The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-12
THE ARKANSAS CYCLONE.

favored by concert of such merit.
THE ARKANSAS CYCLONE.
That uncertain and terrible destroy
er, the land hurricane, has been doing
some wild and fatal work in Arkan-
sas. The dispatches describe it as one
of the most fearful storms ever wit
messed in that section of country. AS
far as known, the track lay through
3ibb, Perry and Dallas counties, and
all along its path the destl uction was
terrible. The dead, dying and wound
ed, were found in numbers startlingly
large. Forests and dwellings were
swept away or torn to pieces. In
other ways the terrific power Of the
wind was shown, such as denuding
trees and cotton stalks of their bark.
a farmer driving with cotton to mar
ket has been entirely lost, and
his wagon and mules carried a quar-
ter of a mile. Large numbers of per-
sons whose houses were wrecked have
been left entirely destitute. Without
doubt the full horror OF the storm
does not yet appear, nor the list of
the killed entirely filled out. This
: was probably the same cyclone men~
| toned in the special dispatches from
northeast Texas, as having passed
through that section last Friday even
| ing, and seems to have been the most
destructive, IN that region, since the
great cyclone, which utterly destroyed
the village of Savoy, ia no:th Texas,
many years ago
The state of Texas is hardly aware
OF the extent of the debt she owes to
the Fagacity and far sighted states
manship of the Hon. John Ii. Reagan.
We do not know Mr.. Reagan persons
ally, but every citizen of the United
States, CT any intelligence,
is familiar with his nation
al reputation. A letter of
Mr.. Reagan's, in 1857, shows with
what readiness he took hold of the
suggestion to induce the federal gov
eminent to remove the Texas Indians
on to the reserve in the western part
of the Chickasaw country.
This removal was effected two
years after the date Of that letter. and
must have been largely attributable
to the efforts of Mr.. Reagan. This,
as an Isolated case, would be worthy
of remembrance, but would not have
called out this tribute to him, but for
the fact that SO many incidental SER
vices of Mr. Reagan crop out now
and then, in the papers of tbs state,
that THE STATESMAN takes pleasure
in reminding its readers of Mr.. Rea-
gan's active patriotism in their be-
half.
The appointment Of Mr.. William
II. Masters as general freight and
ticket agent of the Santa Fe, as an
nounced in our Galveston special, is
an excellent one. both as regards ability
and experience. Mr.. Masters is widely
known to railroad men as well as the
general public Of Texas as safe,
honest and skilled freight agent. He
formerly held very responsible posi-
ton on the Texas and New Orleans
railway under the management of
Judge Crosby in years gone by. His
many friends in Houston and else
where will be glad to hear of his pro-
motion the more especially as it is
highly deserved,
REL is again snatched from the
jaws of death by a further respite.
England will show a short-sighted
policy if she hangs him, and it is to be
hoped that a wise discretion will final
ly decide to commute his punishment
to imprisonment alone.
Texas Live Stock Journal: It is
sometimes supposed that the estab-
lisement of what isicalled a quarantine
line in Texas is for the purpose of
stopping the movement of Texas cat
tie south of that line. The object is
to divide the state as experience shows
to be necessary, the cattle from south
and east of the line to be confined to
established trails after crossing the
Texas Pacific road, and the cattle
north of the line to haye free access
over any open range. The line de-
sired is for the purpose Of obtaining
the removal of restrictions imposed by
law in other states and territories
against cattle on large section of
Texas known to be free from disease,
and not for the purpose of obstruct-
ing but of regulating the route for
travel for those under suspicion of
imparting the so called Texas, southel n
or coast cattle fever.
There is no evading the question,
Colorado draws the line at the parallel
SO; Kansas at 81. The Panhandle
association at the Texas Pacific; New
Mexico and Arizona draw the line
somewhere in Montana with al adj
Unstable attachment to suit the cir
cumstances, and disagreements be- |
tween stockmen are fattening more
attorneys than beef. There is a chance
for Texas to guide other states in this
matter, or there is chance for giving |
the other states and territories an eX~
ccse for action that is detrimental to |
our interests.