San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-13
AUSTIN LETTER.

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb IL, 1892
The Alice murder case which has been
transferred TO Travis county Is calling
forth much interest. A jury has been
impanneiled after some difficulty. fifty
men being considered not eligible. and
the case is to be tried straightway. Those
who were summoned on the jury and
were discharged for various reasons were
quite glad of what they considered a mar
row escape from performing disagree
ablesduty,
A McLeEnan county man in Austin,
Thursday, was all enthusiasm over the
probability of Clark, of Waco, running for
governor at the coming election. There
was no doubt in his mind as to the GER
tainty of his being elected should he put
himself into the hands of his friends. He
asked a Banco county hayseed near by
what he thought of the situation and who
he intended to vote for. Jim Hogg every
time" was the answer. Hes not the far
mer's friend" came the disguised reply.
"Ya-as," said the brother from BlancO.
"that's so guess, but I've got a boy
named for Jim Hogg, born the day he
was elected, and s'pose I'll have to vote
for him anyhow"
This week no complaints have been,
heard among theatre goers as to the style
Mobiles was here in his new melodrama,
"A Son Of Thespis," and tonight Joe JEFF
ferson will be with us; not to speak OF the
ever popular actress, Katie Emmett, who
plays matinee and night performance
on Saturday.
Milton Noble in writing this new play
has put together all the happy fruits of
his wide experience and the result Is
most entertaining and enlghtening play.
1t is something odd and quite novel; ON
the whole out Of the ordinary way.
Il. j. Allen, who represents q
Kansas City company. has filed char
ter for the Velasco & Northern railroad.
Its proposed that this road shall cross
every trunk line In the state, and more
over will give Velasco an outlet to the
north. The OriginatorS OF this scheme
are much interested in the establishment
of refrigerating packery at Velasco.
which was discussed with encouraging
results by the convention of cattle men
which lately convened here.
There has not been such a tightness in
the Austin money market during the past
two weeks or so as far the last six or eight
months. There IL little change in ! cal
circles, but foreign money is not near
enough to supply the demand, and 1t is
impossible to get money here
under ten per cent. The sentiment
evinced by the alien act has
made foreign capitalists extremely chary,
and they do not come to invest their
money in state showing so much hos
tility TO them, especially when they can
easily place their money at as good rates
and better security in half dozen other
states of the Union.
The broad asphalt walk around the
capitol is the most popular promenade in
Austin next to Congress avenue, and a
gay throng may be seen there every pref
ty evening the year round and every
bicycle in Austin is there. 1t is remark
able how quickly a good wheelman can
is hard to realize that the pavement is
that long until you measure il by
the length and breadth of the capitol
The dummy line to the dam is still we'll
patronized and the scheme so far has paid
well. The car makes trip each hour
and the ride out and back is very enjoy
able one.
Mr. Ernest Rische, of San Antonio, was
here Thursday in the interest of his man
agement Of the opera house at this place.