The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-30
AnInrANr GENERAL.

generals report is just out, and in
regard to
PROPOSED CHANGES OF STATIONS
of rangers, he says: GAS soon as
spring opens design establishing a
company permanently in the north
eastern portion of the Panhandle,
and, in the meantime, have directed
Captain Arlington to make an eX-
tended scout through that region.
Captain Arrington's company is the
one | propose to send to the Pan
handle for permanent occupancy,
as my opinion Is that his camp in
Blanco canyon-Once so important
as an outpost against Indians-can
now be safely broken up, and better
service rendered by sending him
further north.
Looking to what 1 believe to be
the best interests of the entire Dor
der, | propose, in addition to the
contemplated transfer of Captain
Arlington and company to the
Panhandle, to move one of the COM
panies, probably Lieutenant Sieker's
to the region of country northwest
of San Antonio, on or near Devils
river, SO as to enable them to clear
that country of outlaws, and to
enter and assist III scouting part
of the vast region now covered as
far as possible by Captain Oglesby's
company. Another company is in
tended to be stationed at some point
in or near the southern spurs of the
Guadalupe mountains, between the
nd hn
southern line of New Mexico, and,
possibly, transfer of Captain Ne
ville's company from his present
camp, near Fort Davis, to some
point further south, or northwest, as
may hereafter be deemed best. Cap
tain Baylor, at Ell Paso, and Captain
Oglesby, in southwest Texas, will be
kept in or near their present fields
of operation, as their services are
more needed there, and are more
valuable, perhaps, than at any other
places to which they could be sent"
EXPENDITURES.
"The appropriations for the year
ending February %, 1881, and part
of that for the years 1881, and 1882,
did not come under my administra-
ton of this office, but find, from
the record, that, on March l, 1881,
the sum of $8,l78 was still held to
the credit of the appropriation for
frontier defense, and andralCa, and
| take it from the way in which the
accounts of this department are
kept, that it is not likely any amount
will be required to be paid from
this sum, and it will, therefore, re-
main i'll the treasury. On March 1,
1881, the amount of $4,000 was ap-
propriated for years 1881 and 1882,
commencing first of March, which,
with 1895 in the hands of Captain
Neal Caldwell, quartermaster, and
81, 215 in the hands of j. b. Jones,
then acknowledgement, made 1884,
210, with which to keep up the bat
tallion for 1881 and 1882 (from
March 1 to February 28)
son the twenty-eighth of Februa-
ry, 1882, there had been drawn from
the treasury $71, 148 from last years
appropriation, and about $4,000
more will be further required to pay
for services of battalion for quarter
ending on that date. or the amount
drawn from treasury on account of
last years appropriation, the quar-
termaster will have surplus on
hand of about $4,000, and i have
$118S, making, with the 100000 APP
propriated for the years 1882 and
1888, the sum of $71, 1873 to carry on
the force for another year.
This sum will be sufficient, l think,
to keep the force effective and up to
its present strength, unless some ex-
traordinary cause should arise to
disturb present calculations.
FUTURE USE OF FRONTIER BAT
TALON.
ain this connection, if any such
legislation should be adopted as is
recommended in the report, have
thought that the state troops could
be beneficially and most prOfitably
used in the, extensive territory de-
voted principally to the stock bust
ness, and that their services could
and would be extremely valuable,
not only in subduing the lawlcss
and disorderly men who would nat
urally seek to prey upon stock re-
gion, but in keeping the peace and
preserving harmony between the
possible opposing interests Of differ
ent classes of stockmen themselves.
at is very evident that the time
has arrived, or will soon be here, for
securing some more certain and def
mite system of fixing the bounda-
ries upon which large and small
herds of cattle, sheep and
horses shall range, and OF
regulating the whole business of
raising and handling them, as far as
may safely be done by law; and il
the legislature, in its wisdom, should
authorize an extensive system of
large and long leases of public
lands for grazing purposes, L am con-
fident that the ranger force, proper
lily managed, and kept thoroughly
efficient and orderly, will be found
ito be one of the safest, surest and
most economical means of making
this system success"
| Result of operations of the state
troops, composed of five captains,
one lieutenant, seven sergeants,
twelve corporals, ninety privates
and five teamsters, total of one
hundred and twenty, from Novem-
Z Der l, 1880, to December 81, 1881
Arrested for murder, Al; for assault
to kill, 81; for horse, cattle and
other thefts, 143. for forgery, swim.
ding and embezzlement,7 for mail
and stage robbery, 3; for smuggling
4; escaped convicts and United
States deserters, 6 miscellaneous
minor offences, 116. Total arrests
351. Cases of note where rangers
assisted in the preservation of peace,
z; number of scouts made, 437; at
tempts at arrests not effected; 1913
escorts furnished, 70; courts attend.
ed, 81 ;jails guarded, 35; Indian par
ties discovered in Texas, Is; Indi-
an trails followed, g; Indian fights
Indians killed, 6; Indians captured
8; rangers killed, criminals killed
L; horses, cattle and sheep recovered
and returned to owners, 2,077
money recovered and returned to
owners, $1,l00; number Of miles
. / Travelled by detachments or scouts
1892.
MILITIA.
The recommendation of General
King to securing an efficient. militis
system have already been published
in the STATESMAN, and no dOubt
they will be adopted by the legisla
ture.
During the last year four new com
panies of volunteer guards were or.
ganized and armed, and ten of thos,
in existence disbanded and returned
their arms to the state, with the ex'
ceptlon of one company.