Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-14
Gossip from the State
Capital.
IN FAVOR OF THE FIGHT.
a Few Interesting Facts About inc
Great Dam Recently Com
pleied at Austin.


Bailey ana lnouas =, N' - nri-
Worth, were here this week on p
vate business. The Fort Worth silvvr,
maetinR from present Indications WI.
be largely attended, the pfiii9 ~
young senator told me; and as i1r .n
tt-Bqtzsimmons set-to, VIZ W. iS,ns
can Just say that Fort worth lV,ns
In the petition from Dallas TO let Sr
come of, and we think when we JON
hands up there the combination is
strong one" he said.
40 for Captain Powell. that was n
huge Joke he played on an avenue
Dutch saloon keeper while down i herg,
The ex-cIty attorney secured Jump
of crushed sugar and prepared wv
Jumps of salt to resemble ~ re pr
ceeded to the Dutchman's place OF
business with a friend whose feilsious
lincllnations are so well known IN me
Fort that he prefers his name Win
held from publication, ana mhue the
seemingly reasonable proposition tnaI
the three Jumps of sweetness would
he placed In a ron on the bar, each OF
the men selecting q lump TO gamble
on. nnd the first fly that came alohg
and landed on one OF the Jumps anu
"stald there" the owner OF that lump
was to pay for the beverage as long
as the little insect remained. the
fly came" landed on one OF inc
Jumps OF salt, saw what ne hah
struck and very soon transferred ms
operations to the Dutchman's lump OF
genuine sugar. Captain Powell and
his friend remained until they had In
Obliged to their hearts content anu
departed. carrying the three lucky
lIaves with them. The Dutehman
was heard 10 say after they departed.
"Vell. I be tambed II dat don't beats
tho very deevl. Use put ily powder
all over dis darned house. and XIII
every vone Of the tambed leetle deev-
lis"
Judge Norman G.. Klttrell OF Hous-
ton was in Austin the other day. He
said to me. ~ take II that tile tfi-
umph and supremacy OF the Demo-
cratic party Is Of supreme Importance
to the people OF TeNas-nnd That the
aspirations Of any ana every inll-
yidual must he subor1nated to that
one great end" How rs this suprem-
acy 10 be maintained Is therefore the
most important question Of the huurP
II certainly will not be If Democrats
this early begin bitter fight among
themselves over an Issue which IS not
pertinent to a campaign for state OF
fcers. In which questions OF state poll
cy should alone be Involved. OF all
times In the political history Of Texas
when conservatism, prudence and
calm and dspassionatc counsels should
prevail this Is the most important
Good Democrats differ upon the ques-
ton OF the coinage Of silver and
about standards aud ratios, and It
must be remembered Texas coins no
silver or gold, and whether the ratio
Is to be 10 to 1 or ] toll, has no more
place properly In the platform Of Il
convention called TO nominate state
officers, and to give expression to the
party Judgment ns TO state policies,
than II has In the declarations or rcHo-
lutlons of Methodist conference. II
the national convention declares Tor
free silver az l6 to LIVERY Democrat
should stand on the platform ana sup
port the candidate. II ~ declares
against that policy, he should do the
same. should certainly do so In 2eithCr
event, The state convention 10 nonl-
mate state officers should be held
after the national convention. ana
should ratlfy the platform OF the ma
uonnl convention upon the financial
question. with the Light now before
me | stand with the national admin
istrauon because there are evident
signs OF returning prosperity and re-
stored confidence, and what result,
might come from free silver cninag,
are uncertain, and the Interests in
volved ARE too uncertain 90 risk tn,
danger OF a change, Disaster nigh
follow No man, however wise car
toll what the result will be-nor VIVA
year may bring forth"
Hon. Jonathan Lane Of In Grang
EOult
not indorse the sentiment OF Judg
CLARK in declaring that II the sllve
plank was Incorporated in the nation
al Democratic platform that he coul
not longer affiliate with the party. Tn
gentleman from Fayette who Tough
whatever the declaration OF the mex
national Democratic convention " o.
the financial question. he will aocep
without recourse"
The recent excursions to Austin I
give citizens of adjoining cites an
towns good opportunity to get
look at the great granite dam, prove
great success, two or three thousan
visitors taking advantage OF the rate
How many citizens IN Texas recognig
the magnitude Of the Austin dam
wonder2 The city's Investment in tn
enterprise amounts In the aggregat
to Sl,60O,0Q0. II has taken Just IN
amount to erect and carry to con
plete success this stupondous undo
taking. The water power out there
li0O0 horse power The dam creat
fall Of sixty feet. 1t Is 1900 feet
length, measured on the crest. M
rests throughout Its entire length u
on p solid and refractory rock, risiI
above TO q heiRhth OF nearly 70 fee
The width at the bottom Il &C 70,
and at the top i6 The water fhi
down an incline changing by gen,
curve to Il horizontal direction ne
the bottom, and spends Its force
the water below. instead OF the b.
OF the stream. The entire exterlC
Including the massive capstone.
OF the stream. The entire exterl,
II dEessed with granite and the
terror of limestone rubble work.
laid In hydraulic cement Twenty-t,
thousand car loads OF material we
used In Its construction. The city
furnished with thlrty-pno electric
towers each with sis 1000 c. r. lam
Qs.00p candle power and one ~ t
campleteHt waterworkb systems
America The wants OF the city
pumping. electric lighting, street ca
electric motors, etc. do not exec
1000 horse power The taxes on /
500 valuation to meet this indebtt
ness is Si.0e,
The report showing the soholas
population of the state VIII he Co
pleted about the midie Of the mon
] learn from the department OF edu,
ton that the 100000 mark will
reached for 1886. made an lhvestii
tion the otaer day and found that
Increase has been very rapid a
shows With what rapdity the state
being populated For the year enli
August 81 1850. the scholastic nonu
tion was 3s6.t59 and for each year I
lowing as follows; 1851, 26i. S7l; rs