The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-12
TILE STATE CAPITAL,
CHARTERS GRANTED - LEASES.
Keep the Water Forever Free-sergeant
siekers' Rangers and the Fence
Cutters Fight-Full Pnrticu-
lars-Other Notes, Etc.

AusTIN, Aug, ll,lSpecial. thar
f6fet: Dallas Paint and Color COM
pany, capital stock $4,000. Incorpora-
tors II. Hamilton, W. NJ. Young and
j. X. McFarland'
The Land Board is in sessionto-day
ana made awards of the land bid on in
the several counties. A petition was re-
ceived from Pecos county, asking the
board to sell land fronting on the Pecos
river TO actual settlers, but IL was re-
fused, and the sentiment OF the board
seems To favor the permanent with
drawal or all lands immediately front
ing on the water course that the water
may be free for all time TO come.
The Adiutant-ieneral is in receipt 4
the official report Of the fight with fence
cutters in Edwards county, ON the after
noon of July ~.
The fence of Gn u. Green. near Green's
Lake, Edwards county, was cut some
time ago. and detachment of Captain
Silkcr'r company under command OF
Corporal Barra, was ordered TO investi-
gate, and If possible, arrest the ieucecut-
ters. ON the 18th they left camp, reach
ing Greer's pasture on the 18th. The
rangers concealed themselves some two
hundred yards form the fence, which
was being rebuiltby oneJ. Landigan,an
employee Of Greer. A short time after
NJ. ID. Hemphiu, John Brunson, Henry
| Bunton and one Mason drove up $50
head of cattle and asked Iandigan If
they could water them. lie said no,
that Greer had given orders that the
| fence be closed. lIemphill then drew
his pistol and ordered Landigan to- get
out of the gap and let the cattle pass.
He did so and the cattle were watered
and driven OFT landigan then closed
the gap. The rangers in their conceal
mcnt witnessed this, and believing
the fenGo would be cut in
the afternoon remained quiet and did
not show themselves. About O'clock
Greer received a note from llenphill
stating that if he did not leave the gap
down and give him access to the water
for his stock he would cut it,, Greer
refused, and so stated in the note to
Ilemphill, who, on receiving 1t, pro-
ceedod with the help of Bunton, Brun-
son, and Mason, to round upftbout fifty
head of horses and driving them TO the
fence cut il and watered- them. The
Rangers. saw them commit
the act and advanced from
their place Of concealnont. Hemphill
and his comrades seeing them approach
dismOunted snd took refuge behind n
stone fonce. The rangers advanced 10
, within lbO yards and ordered them TO
surrender. Hemphill swore he would
not and fired his Winchester. The
Rangers returned the fire, and aftor sew
eral shots had been exchanged Hemp
: hill, Brunson and Bunton mountej
their horses and left, leavinS Mason on
the ground dead, two ballet holes
. through his breast and one through the
: brain. WIN. Baker, of the Rangers, VAS
: severely wounded in the lCft side. The
{ Hangers having concealed their
/ horses some two miles of did not
r follow, aud Hemphill and his party
i escaped, llemphill and Bunton were
1 raised near Austin, aud are rela,ed Ia
, the best families in this. county. Mason
n was n deSperado, and IL Is well known
was employed by tho, North and South
Plano Fence Cutting Association
headed, II Is said, by como of the largest
free grass cattle mea In the Northwest
> Private letters received here from Bua
!: ton and llemphill give, II Is said, al
lc entirely different coloring 30 the afiSir
"a and IL Is asserted the Governor will b
"a asked to have il thoroughly investi
W. gated.
e e The Comptroller to-day paid tho ba
y ance due the University contractor. ii
also paid tho following counties thei
school apportionment. Orange. 81 10,
he Gregg, S9,5lO; Red River, 81, $50; Rober
son, S24,SsM
les The assessment of Oldham count
on shows AN Increase Of S22b, AN; Kerr, Sl0.
" ~; Throckmorson, $4,000; Navarr
AS $6i2Nl.
General revenue pald. In, 1000: avail
BILE school fInd. $3.50.
The drorth continues, upland cott,
ner s ain ost ruined, while the yield In {
the bottoms viii mt exceed 4 fourth OF
not crop.