The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-28
THE STATE SPECIALS.
TIE BARoNs AND The LEASES.
The Franklyn Cattle Company's Mud
die With tho State OfHciais-A Kill
lug at sherman-Tho Race for
the County Site at Kauf-
man-Other Specials.
Austin.


AUSTIN, Aug. 27-lSpecial. The
Franklyn Cattle company, an alien
corporation, now using State lands
free ofcharge, and oontestiDg the pay
ment of taxes on its vast herds, is
Gaping the climax by unblushing
check. Hhoy are the chief free-grass-
ers, and are assuming to control a
vast range. II has entered into and
formed contract to gruze on its range
during the winter, at II per head. II. coo
mead OF cattle belonging 10 the Stand
ara Catile company, which ia com
PEELED TO yacato the Indian Territory
under President Cleveland's order.
Mr. A. s. Rabbit, reprosenting
the Standard company, made ib9
contract with Colonel Is. B. Groom.
agent Of the franklin company
on the SJh Instant Subs oueptlv Ia
learned OF the lease by tho State Of
lands iii Greer county, snd now writes
to tho parties leasing, expressing de-
sire 10 annul, if possible, his contract
with the FRANKLIN company, provided
ne can get the Day Cattle and Land
company, who are leasing lands from
the State, TO winter his cattle at 81 Der
mead, as he considers the leased range
more sale and desirable" Mr., Bah
bltt says his company, having to move
Imelr catIa, S in a tight box"
Ih9 FranHlyn company genei-
ously comes TO their relief,
and blandIy propose, for the
moderate sum Of 81 psr head, to winter
cattle on inc STATE school lands, for
winch IL pays nothing. Ii it takes 10
acres per mead TO carry tho cattle
thf' H"' tue winter, this Is 10 cents ner
acIe, no rate of2O ccnts "a WA.
An e44J.aym-nt Of the euclosnrS act
would have prevented such aa the
ABOVE; ana II the governor had author
tty, under the act his friends sav il
WouId haNo D96n enforced. IL is said
the Day company cannot winter
the stock Tor tha Standard
compauy, and, Of conrse
the Franklin fellows viii pookci
$4,000 for tho use of State school
lands.
Tuesday afternoon o we'll dressed
stranger scored buggy at Weeds
livery stable, Late the some evening
he, with young lady agod about n
years. drove up 10 the residence o!
j. n. hilleG, q farmer living eight
miles north Ot town, on the Interna-
Ilonal railroad, wh,r3 they put I'm
Tor inc night as n'Gn and wife. We'd
nesday mCrnine tho man returned 10
AUSTIN. Mr.. killon's suspicious were
aroused and he questioned tho girl
closely, but all he could get out
OF her was that she yeg
nom Dallas, where her parents
are well or and highly respected, and
that she had been seduced and ruined
by the man who took nor to Mr.. XII.
len 8.
Late yesterday afternoon Mira, ED
CreRry was knocked down on a pub.
lie street by negro footpad and
robbed Of her purse containg Sl3.
The eolored Baptist church, of Don.
ison, filed . charCor to-day.
Values la COmRnche increased S2g7,-
ODD; AtRscOsa decreased 1919 200; Ellis
decreased Ssl3jl8.
4 good rain fell hero this afternoon,
but too late to benefit cotton, which
has been badly injured by prolonged
dry weather.
y The land board is receiving quite a
number Of bids from actual sstt,erg,
nearly al Of whom want lands Ia tho
Panhandle. The awards win be made
Tuesday next.
Charlie Dick, whom, it Is alleged,
committed a mWderOus assault upon
his wife q few nights ago, was brough,
IN from waco to-day and lodged In
jail. lie protests that he Is innocent
OF the charge, and asserts Jlat he can
provo h. was IN Waco on the night
tho decd was committed.
Tho Georgetown and Austin base
ballisls play match game h0ra 10.
morrow,