The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-07
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The whole IA ~ a Soeh'll

Thp Nhult IA 10 NuNhell,
There ha,c bsou iu.fi Uo.d n b0tu
houses OF ColFrrss bulls wutnnfIl 1F thl
presdent 'u appoint commission % ran
ard mnTE The bnuyHUF. |IU. NliEprs "A d. RI
tion 81 'ha Indian lrriln.y emo fIH'tl'' .
Texas, 100 connection HIfr riM 30 com
missiOn appointed p. iE.' bInuf ul
las congress toe HHrgr passed 90 suuIu.
bill, but y Wa 30. ,tvi coo by the house
The house committee 100 .Nr teal .uI,vH hos
reported IA favor ~ thu appUmtmr-r ~ "a,
com mission on the plii II lhr United S,atrs
and the bill. containing tAe nee AIRY pTo
visions Is now CA the calendar, nuu
IL will probably be- disposed ui 90 "a elFiI
dsy The Texas legislature IN ISIS! passed
40 !ot authorizing tue EuycfIOr %. That
state "a appoint = cnWmI ion 20 &c, loo COO
JunoNo With teder'i commission Tor ,ht
purpos- above iuilcs.od
This bpupdry controversy, ssys Wgsn'
ing,on telegram - the Missouri R'pul.t
can, has been pending Hr twenty-five
Years. On the one hand IexrS aims that
ne boundary line between pltt ~ tae
Indian territory and mat state ~ VITA. Il
now known as the norm fork OF Rcd river
up TO the degrees OF Longitude
100 west rom I,osu0u aud % Yves, rom
Washington, Snu, nn the other baud II Is
claimed By the United States tia, fge
true boundary is whs Is EuOTn gs TIE
South fork OF Red uveE hence the terri
tory lying between ihtsa tw0 streams Is
that which is in dispute, aud IL i known ~
Gresr county "a Texas End Ia
designated on The mrus If the state, lhF
extent OF the disputed 'Hut Is about 2,iU0
square miles The issue b-twvru Texas
and the government grows Oh; pt different
Interpretation VI The irealy u. 1919 bt'
tween the uui,Cd States and Spain and the
b. =
and Mexico with reference t. ihe boundary
line.
The report OF the house committee on
the territories says - much OF these irea-
ties as is pertinent reads - follows: The
boundary line bowen the Two countries
west OF The Mississippi shsi! begin IN The
Gulf Of Mexico a. the m nth # tLe river
Sabine, in the sea cnntinn ng HlIia along
the western bank OF that river TO the thirty.
second degree OF latitude, thence by u line
duo north 10 the degree OF latitude where
Il strikes the RIO RDxO OF NatchUGcheI
or Red River, then following he coarse
of the Rio RoXU westward 10 the degtcs 81
longitude 100 west from London ard
% from Washington, the whole
being as laid down in Ne ish's map of the
United States, published At Philadelphia
improved to the LIST of January, lSlS.h
Texas was admitted into the uni,n upon
this boundary line 9th OF December 1915 }
hesaid Melish map Is now on file III the
state department, and upon it only one
steam is laid down as Red river and that is
shown to be continuous stream, without
fork or tributaries until alter IL passes tar
beyond the said meridian. At the dates OF
said treaties but one stream was known US
Red river.
Subsequent explorations have discovered
the fact that there exists two streams
north and south forks of the Red river,
vph 40 har hafnr, all tau al
longitude is reached, aud the point OF con
troversy Is, which of those streams is the
Red river contemplated and intended by
said treaties, las laid down on Melish's
map" By the legislature of Texas this
territory has bsen indicated as an integral
patt of the state. defined and designated as
GrSer county. 1t has been placed in land
districts. Its vacant and unappropriated
pu1 lic domain has been set spsrt-oue.hall
for bubble schools tor the education of chill
dreA in Texas, without reference to race or
colot, and the other for the payment Of the
state debt. 1t has been placed in judicial
4istdcts: 1t has been included in slst-:
\ at5f76l and representative districts, end
"a part OF the Eleventh congressional dis
trict of that state.
In August, 1881, James s. Irwin was in
dicted in tie state district court OF Wheeler
county, Texas 90 which the territory now
in dispute had ~ statute besn attached for
iHn Hial pnrposSs) !Or ire murder OF one
Eris -, com GlittsG N Greer county. The
defend ant was Brought 10 trial. A plea to
The i1risdictien ut tue court vas by hym en-
tered upon the ground that Greer county
l. was not part OF rtZls. nor subject 10 ia
jurisdiction. The dstis, court, Hot.
Frank Willis judge, oY-fYulCd the ples,
held that G!esr C'u.;v vas part OF Texas,
and that her cnugil ha! cogn2Lnce OF the
of mss therein C5m.IttteC. Irwin was
convicted OF mufdefi. the hrs degree, his
punishment ASSESSED by the jury 81 'ni-
pri onm5n. in the ps.iteu'iary fnf lie,
| sentenced accordingly ard IS now serving q
lille tern. 10 tie sJa's Gri-Da ~ Te.;'s.
In eti.l more rsc1I Ca hei)te tho same
Judge il vas sGusl' o. parties ovnl0a
property in Greer coustY TO resist the ~
ment OF taxrs 10 tie authorities OF Texas,
and BIZ in iuLc ioI - restrGi! The COLLECTION
thereof because II "eS alleged that q ,e'
county WAS q part Of th- Indian territory
Tho court, upon herring, uiss Jiyed the IN
junction aad hei1 Thai ne assessuiOnt ard
collection OIL taxes il the saiu territory by
officials o! Tsxas WAS legal. thus sa!n De
Gliding jn favor of the jurisdiction apd DC
mioion of Texas over The ,tact o. count.
in controversy. This will serve 10 $40"
with what earnes;rsss the claim oil Texas
is asserted. On the her bend, il IS msin
tRined with equal eHrres'nesl b, tae secre
] Try of The interior III II the territory in coz
versy is part u the Indian territory
much has been rCcited by tne depart
mt of the iut erior in support OF the clam
he United States.