The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

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pluck not easily to be measured.
During the excitement caused by
the offences under discussion, and
points, and in some cases from old
thickly settled counties, aid has been
rendered by the governor in every in
stance when it could be done; and yet
in some cases, when rangers have
been sent. they have been coldly met
by some of the county officers, who
seem to feel and act as if the presence
of this force was an intentional retlec-
ton on such officers. Upon the sub
jects of unlawful fence cutting and
sheep killing, the governor has sent
written inquiries TO many counties to
ascertain what has been done by local
authorities in regard to this matter,
and of all the replies received they
alike state that nothing has been ac-
complished in arrest.ng and punish
ing any one for these offences, for the
reason that no one has been found to
whom guilt in such matters can be
made to attach.
The rangers have been ordered, and
are ALWAYS UNDER ORDERS, to assist
in every case where they can do so,
and kept constantly busy, as the re-
suits of their work will show, and
yet, because they cannot accomplish
impossibilities, and cannot be multi
piled, without the sanction of law, and
sent to dozens of places where they
may be needed, or are supposed to be,
the executive is held to blame by those
who do not understand the real sltua-
ton.
In the views herein expressed, as to
the many causes operating to give an
usual support in the public mind to
the lawless acts of fence-cutting, and
in the suggestions through which
some solution may be had to these
troubles, it should be understood that
these are my personal opinions only,
and must be judged by their value
and soundnesS alone, as in any other
individual expression on the subject;
and to that part only, of this public
utterance, in which the line of action
and the limit of authority are indicated
as controlling the stats police force,
is an official character intended to be
given. w. I'll. KING.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Gov. Ireland yesterday pardoned
Sam Norwood, convicted in Travis
county, of the theft of carpet and
sentenced to two years at the Novem-
Der term, 1881. The pardon is to re-
store him to the rights of citizenship,
his term expiring on the Goth of Sep
TENDER, 1888, and is granted on the
recommendation of a number of good
citizens of Travis and Gonzales
county.
hnc hi
nation declaring the amendments, as
a lopted by the vote OF the people, to
be part of the constitution.
The governor granted, on applica-
ton by telegram, from Sergeant Shee-
ly to Adjutant-General King, permits
sion to imprison man named Bar
tholomew, in the barracks at Ring
gold. The man was arrested, it is
stated, for murder committed but a
few days ago, but the particulars are
not stated in the telegram.
The governor has appointed G. c..
Dibrell one of the board of managers
of the state lunatic asylum, in place of
Alfred Smite, resigned.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The charter of the Texas CONNER
mercial Travellers Association, of
Galveston, incorporated by Messrs.
Vance Allen, z. Hennesey and R. p.
Sergeant, was filed with the secretary
of state.
Also, charter of the Grimes County
Improved Stock Company. Capital,
$4,000. Incorporators; J.Y. Chinski,
P. A. Smith, L. s. Bearce and II. II.
Miles.
Capt. Bains has prepared the gov
errors proclamation of the adoption
of the constitutional amendments for
publication.
THE DISPUTED AREA.
Patents have been prepared in. the
general land Office for location OF a
large amount of land in Greer county
under veteran certificates. This is
virtually asserting the states juris-
diction of the county, despite the
claim to it by th1Hgeneral government.
THE UNIyEy ETY OF TEXAS.
The following hdents have ma
circulated since our last report, max
ing 152 registered to date, including
thirty -elght young ladies:
Val Henry, Austin, Texas, academic
department.
George Smith Berry, Abilene, Tex,
academic department.
Miss Josephine Strong, Austin,
Tex, academic department.