The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-14
THE STATE CAPITAL.
CHARTERS GRANTED - LEASES.
Keep the Water Forever Trce-Scrgean,
Siekers' Rangers and the Fence.
Cutters Fight-Full Particu-
Iars-Other Notes, Etc.

AUSTIN, Aug. ll.-LSpecial. - Char
tered: Dallas Paint and Color com
pany, capital stock $4,000. Incorpora-
tors-H. Hamilton, w. NJ. Young and
j. Il. Mcfarland.
The Land Board is in sessionto-day
and 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 it was re-
fused, and the sent5ment of the board
seems TO favor the permanent with
drawal Of all lands immediately front
| ing on the water couISe that the water
may be free for all time to come.
| The Acknowledgement is in receipt {
| the official report Of the fight with fence
cutters in Edwards county, on the after
noon of July 20.
The fence of &. b. Green, near Green' S
| Lake, Edwards county, was cut some
time ago. and detachment of Captain
| SilEer's company under command St
Corporal 8arra, was O1Tlered to investi-
gate, and if possible, arrest the iencecut-
ters. On the 18th they left camp, reach
ing Greer's pasture on the 18th. Ike
rangers GO q ,ealed themselves some two
hundred yards form the fence, which
was being rebuiltby oneJ. Landigan,an
employee of Greer. short time after
NJ. i. IlelEpUlll JOlllf LINiiSOn, IleliT y
ijunton and one Mason drove up lsH
head of cattle and asked Landigan Il
they could water them. He said no,
that Greer had given orders that the
! fence be closed. Hemphill then drew
his pistol and ordered Landigan to get
out OF the gap and let the cattle pass.
He did so and the cattle We're watered
and driven, of. 'Landigan then closed
the gap. The rang ers in their conceal
Whimsical hel n ~
the fence would be cut "a
the afternoon remained quiet and did
not show themselves. About O'Clock
Greer received note from Hcmphtll
stating that if he did not leave the gap
down and give him access to the water
for his st oclS he would cut it. GreGr
refused, and so stated in the note to
Hemphiil, who, on n eeiviHg it, pro-
ceeded With the help of BuDtOn, Brunr
son, and Mason, to round up about fifty
head OF horses and driving them to the
fence cut it and watared them. The
Rangers saw them commit
the act and advanced from
their placs Of concealment. Hempkill
and II il comrades seeing them approach
dismminte6 snd took refuge behind. a
stone fence, The Rangers advanced to
within. l5Gyards and ordered them to
surrender. HemphillS swore he wCaud
not and tired his Winchester. -'he
Ran gers returned thstire, and after sew
eral shots had been exchanged Hemp
hill. BruAson and Bunson mounted
their'hOrses and lefs, leaving Mason on
the groRnd dead, TWO bullet holes
through his breast and one through. the
brain. w. M. Baker,, of the RangeFs,was
severely wounded in, the left side. The
Rangers having concealed their
horses some two miles Off did. not
follow. and Hemphilf and his party
escaped. Hemphill and Bunton were
The hAst families in this county. Mason
was employed by the North and South
! Plano Fence Cutting Association.
headed, it is said, by some of the largest
/ free grass cattle men in the Northwest.
Private letters received here from Bun
ton and Hemphill give, it is said. an
entirely different eoloring to the affair,
and it Is asserted the Governor will be
asked to have ii thoroughly investi-
gated.
The Comptroller to-day paid the bal
ance due the University contractor. lie
also paid the following counties their
school apporti0nment: Orange, 1880
Gregg, $3.50; Red River, 81, 3iS; Robert
son, S2i,S90.
The assessment of Oldham county,
shows an increase of $.1,22Q4i9; Kerr, 1885,
Az; Throck morton, i24,s00; Navarro
1912, 90l.
General revenue paid.in, 81 200: avail,
bic school fund, $1,000.
| The drouth continues; upland cottor
il ain ost ruined, while the yield in the
bottoms will not exceed fourth OF {
CROP.