Deseret Evening News | 1900-03-13 | Page 5 | East Boundary of Texas

ra t or of Texas II special to the hom Dallas Texas saya h SaYers wrote See Sec rr of State John Jo hay requesting t data dalo that would lead to a 0 correct do de determination termination of at the location ot of the east eastline line of at the che State of Texas whether It ItIs Itis Is the west wul bank or of the river rIer or orthe orthe the middle or of the stream This Question arOle over oer the UIO matter ot of jurisdIction In Inthe inthe the prosecution of a man charged with murder on a boat In the Sa Sabine Sabine I bine Secretary 1111 flay In n a letter re received to today day dBY replied that Con Congress Kress passed an annet net act In 1849 giving con consent enl that the Texas legislature le slature might extend the tho States eastern boundary SO liS as to In chide chlde within Its limits ot of the tho SabIne Pass Pails ot of the tho Lake and or of the Sabine river from Its mouth as AI far north all as the degree of north latitude The Texas In 1819 on nn net act extending the eastern boundary In with the tho above aboe or of Texas will now make demand upon Louisiana for tor II a surrender of the man for tor the killing on the steam steamboat steamboat boat and will probably get him