San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-12
AUSTIN LETTER.
Special Correspondence Daily LIGHT:


Special Correspondence Daily LIGHT:
AUSTIN; Tex, March 10.
During the legislative excursion
to Llauo today, Representative Lo-
gan, of Tyler, Smith county, and w.
+. Farmer. grand scribe of the Pop
ulist party and correspondent for
247 Populist papers, had a lively
set-to, in which fists, blood and a
pistol cut an interesting figure.
The trouble occurred in a coach on
the return of the party. Accord
ing to eye witnesses, Farmer and
Logan were exchanging severe but
gCOd-natured cuts in regard to pol
itiCs, when Logan replied to one of
Farmers quips, "Ob, well, there
isn't a Populist who wouldn't sell
his party for $40" This enraged
Farmer, and he pronounced the
statement as a I'D lie" That
was too much for Logan, and in an
instant the gentleman from Smith
county was on his feet and Vigori-
ously pounding Farmer, who took
his licking sitting down and with
out returning blow. Two or
three Neutrality-suspicious. interfered
and the men were parted. Farmer,
whose face looked like a funeral,
got up and stepped upon the back
platform Of the coach, presumably
to get bit Of fresh air, but he i'm
mediately returned and passed
Logan by few steps. Here he
stopped short, wheeled around and
brought his hand up to his hip
pocket. Burmeister, Of Mcmillan
county, grabbed Farmer and
wrested the pistol, which Farmer
still held in his hippocket, from
him. Friends again interfered
and the men were pursuaded to &C.
cupy separate coaches. The deadly
gun was Invested of its load and
the matter blew over. Logan, it is
said, didn't "tote" gun, or the hip
pocket break Of Farmer might
have proven the signal for lively
few minutes in the crowded car.
This excursion to Llano was
sprung, the legislators themselves
hardly know why. 1t may be
mere talk, but some one has said
that the railroad company got 1t
up as token OF appreciation for
the defeat Of the bill increasing the
taxation Of the railroad companies.
The bill, which is said to have
been one OF Gov. Culberson's pet
ideas, is believed by some, to have
been defeated as sort Of token Of
appreciation on the part Of the
Legislature of the Governors recent
letter. However that may be, the
excursion was complete success
and was enjoyed by everyone ex-
cept perhaps Billy Farmer.
Austin is probably the only town
in the state in which theatrical
combination of the Baldwin Mel
Vile type, can perpetrate "Ten
Nights in a Bar-rOOm," EAST
Lynne" etc, for two successive
weeks to houses crowded from
dome to parquet, and then play
return engagement to large au-
diences.
The new city water has been
turned on, and the mains are being
tested. Several hundred petitions
for water connections have been
made by the citizens.
Major G.. +. Dutton delivered one
of the finest scientific address
es ever delivered before the Texas
Academy Of Science, in the chrmi-
cal lecture room Of the university
Friday night. The subject was,
THE Relation Of the Scientific Man
to Modern Civilization" and was
treated in plain and logical man
ner. The audience was one Of the
largest and most select that has
vet attended the meeting Of the
Academy of Science, and received
the address with liberal applause.
The lecture will be published in
pamphlet form by the academy and
can be obtained by addressing
President G. B. Halstead, Of this
city. P.
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