The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-06
MORE MEDINA MARAUDERS-
GRRENBACKERS AID THE
GOVERN0R.
BOsque and BOnds-Graham City and
Her Public Schools.
Tax Collections for FEBRUARY
1921, 900.
Land Sales RestrIctiOns-NO Watered
Sections to be Sold by the
State.
The New CapitSi-Ete.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

trop or Travis counties, except the
cutting of Mr.. Driskill's fence, and
that he considers recent reports of
other depredations of the kind sensa-
tional. Mr.. Driskill, By the way, has
stretched his wires again since they
were cut last Saturday night,
The governor paid the reward of
$500 for the capture of John johnson,
wanted for murder in Cass county.
A prominent citizen of the State
travelling in North Texas writes the
governor as follows: "As the action
Of the legislature is becoming under
stood the people are becoming very
well satisfied. So far as you are con-
cerned you are universally Endorsed
here. In fact, the leading green
hackers here say they Will vote for
you in the next race. 1t requires no
effort to be an Ireland man in Wise
county"
According to the dispatches to the
San Antonio Express there are thirty
five fence cutters in quod at Castro
vile, in Medina county-ten more
than had been advised in the dis
patches to the governor. The drag
| net in this case will cost the state
"
the governors proclamation.
THE DISPATCH FROM CAsTRovILhf
CAsTR0vILLE, February 27.-To-
day Sheriff Foster, Deputy Marshal
Niggli, and several other deputies ar
rived from Hondu City at p. m. with
thirteen more fence-cutters, all riding
horses tailed together. The following
| are the names Of the victims: julius
Hartung, Louis HartuDg, Joseph
Weber. Olise Duly, Rufe Rathbone
| August Hutzler, August Bader, Sam
Nail, Joseph Wermette and Emil
Bader, this last most potent, grave
and reverend seigneur and big boss OF
the gang.
These fellows meant business from
the word go, and had organized them.
selves into stock company (unlimit,
ED and proposed to have free grass OF
die trying. Their Watchword, OF
countersign, presumably used for the
edificatiOn of their sentinels when the
main body Were plying their gentle
CHECKERS, was D'Hauis-on-the-Se
Their oath, which they had all signed
and kept, reads as follows; ''You
solemnly swear that you will stick to
this crowd, through thick and thin
and help each other out in trouble, sc
EelD you God"
The peace officers have warrants out
for many more and expect to gaihei
them in tomorrow. We now have
80 in Jail and the building is crowded
to its full capacity. Room for more
however, will have TO be made.
These men are full OF pluck anC
look their fate squarely in the face
They hardly realize as yet the full I'M
port of their incarceration, and tht
probable consequence OF their crime
They are, of course, not wealthy, but
believe they will be able to raise tn,
necessary funds for most vigorou'
and determined defense. and though
the enormous bond required is fal
away above their means, they take
matters cody and are willing to stoI
with us for awhile.
The two leaders of the different
gangs, American and German. ar.
both men of staining, FAMILY ant
somSG.S.le'Wealth, and look like, JUS
PTsldt they were previous to thei
craze, simple, working citizens.
The town is full of people, friends O.
the imprisoned and friends of law anC
order. The arrival of the rangers is
anXiously looked for, as our citizen.
| fear serious trouble if some restraint
is not placed before the eyes OF mel
who are liable to talk themselves int
| frenzy. No collision between the two
parties issactually anticipated, but any
further prolongation of the pTesen
| strained state Of affairs is dreaded
All will be well, however, when thu
noses of the rangers horses show il
sight, and in the meanwhile the gooC
work will go on.
| LATER.-Pete Ketchum, an allegeI
spy from the enemy's camp, came tt
town tonight looking around, ant
was promptly arrested for fence cut
ting, and Jailed. Niggli states that he
has held a warrant for him for somt
time, and has been looking for him al
day. Ketchum's obliging disposition
in putting in an appearance just wheI
wanted is much commended.
Captain Joe Shelly, with five rangers
| arrived at late hour and all is quiet
STATE DEPARTMENT.
AID amended charter of the Wash.
iDgton Iron Works Company of this
State, increasing the stock of the com.
"
The Secretary of State is consider.
ably annoyed at the hardness of the
State printer in delivering the general
laws of the special session of the 18th
legislature, and desires to say to State
officers, that they must exercise pa
thence and be assured that as soon as
the books are delivered to the depart
ment they will be forwarded.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
The comptroller warranted yester-
day for payments into the State treas
ury amounting to about $4,000. The
treasurer also received $1,000 for
account of interest on land notes.
which goes to the credit of the avail
able school fund. Taxes collected for
the month of February as reported to
the comptroller amount to $294,000.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
The city of Graham, the county
seat of Young county, according to
adviceS to Hon. B. M. Baker, secretary
of the board of education, has as
sumed control of the public schools of
that place. This will entitle the CITY
to a part of the appropriation made
by the state, where cities thus assume
control of the schools.
The authorities of Bosque county
write the board of education they
want to buy some bonds over any
excess of the amount wanted by the
board. They are desired for invest
ment OF Bosque county school funds.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
There was a meeting of the land
board yesterday to perfect their action
of the previous day.
Sales of school land are restricted to
actual settlers who must make affida-
Wit that they will settle on tho land in
three months from granting of their
applications.
A resolution was adopted that in
future no lands will be sold except to
actual settlers, and to them in quanti-
ties not exceeding $40 acres of agri-
cultural and 1880 acres of pasture
lands to each settler.
The forms of applications contain
ing the conditions of purchase, will be
prepared by the board and forwarded
to the county surveyors at once.
The board resolved that no watered
lands are IN market for sale; that
sketches must accompany all
applications for lease as
well as for purchase, showing
the number of sections applied for, the
number of sections owned, if any, by
theapplicant and surrounding sections
owned or controlled by others.
Some think that the raising of the
price of leasing laEds to eight cents
for dry and twenty cents for watered
sections virtually wifhdrawc fha