The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-05

DALLAS, JUNE Zi.-hrS. Mary Lindsey, aged
eighty-two years, died to-day. She was ma
tive of Bourbon county, Kentucky, and the
mother-in-law of Mr.. Charles L. Martin, well
known in Texas journalism, with whose family
she was residing at the time of her DEATH
The synagogue scandal is still the all-absorb-
ing topic. Rabbi Schulz is out in another
lengthy card tonight, asking a suspension of
Judgment by the public, promising to fully es-
taDllSh his innocence and expose what he
terms vile conspiracy against him. The de-
velopments expected at the trial tomorrow
night are awaited with great interest.
The cOrOnerS jury verdict to-day fully eX-
honOrated the Texas Pacific train men for the
killing of the boy Henry DevereauX last night.
EX-Judge w. III. Price is believed to be dying.
lie has been i'll for several weeks, and delir-
iOus for sixteen days.
Parties in on the southbOund Texas Cen tral
tonight, report a terrific rain storm about
twenty miles north, near Plano, this after
noon. A belt OF country six miles wide, north
by south, was flooded us If by a water spout,
and great deal of corn was damaged. Full
reports of the damage i'll the country are not
received. The Texas Central track was mum
dated, and in places washed, but gang of
cOnvicts was placed at work after the storm
making repairs. Indications tonight favor
rain here, which is badly needed 1t rained
in the Sherman neighbOrhood heavily nearly
all Sunday night.
The recent assemblage here of several mem
berS of the eighteenth legislature, was made
the occasion of a discussion of the law ere
ating the new state insane asylum. 1t is pro-
vided that the superintendent of the asylum
shall have had three years experience as man
ager of insane people. This was discussed in
legislative session, and was objected to but
passed, it being asserted that there was more
than one petson besides DR.. Wallace eligible
under the bill. The bill also provides
at once, so as to superintend the erection of
the building and to secure, also, the temporary
asylum provided for i'll tile bill. The trainers
of the bill pointed to other appointees there.
under, but the public will have to await devel-
Opments. DR.. Wallace will be in Terrell
where the new asylum has been located, this
week, and it is reported that Representative
Frymier Will move there from Crockett, his
present home. The appointment of DIR. Wal
Ian has sprung the question as to whether he is
not the only eligible person for the position
under the terms of the bill, as many assert no
one else in the state has had the required three
years experience and that this feature of the
bill was virtually in his special interest.
GALVESTON, June 27.LThe State Teachers
association convention was opened by Rev.
DIR. Crane, with devotional exercises Ques-
ton was raised whether some of the teachers
appointed on committees were members of the
association, and resulted in some of Cne gen.
tlemen enrolling their name. Professors
Richardson and Waggoner were appointed adj
ditional members of the committee on school
laws. Professors Gwyn and Baldwin read pa
pers last night, and they were discussed to-
day. Professor Keyte read paper on geology,
after which recess was taken for enrolling
new members.
Major Richardson then read paper on
mathematical studies, handling the subject in
Miss Moore, of Baylor University, in clear,
distinct voice, read paper on Praise OF
knowledge"
Miss Matte Sanders, of Round Rock, then
read a selection, ''Archie Dear with splendid
effect, and was followed by Professor Hand
who read paper on George Peabody, which
was a fine penegyric ON the dead philanthro-
pist. The convention then adjourned until s
p. IN.
This evening the teachers were regaled with
an excursion on the bay, and visited the break
water, returning highly delighted with their
The various school superintendents met i'll
convention at the Pavilion, at 4 p. m. to-day
and were called to order by the president
Professor W. c. Rote, Of San Antonio, who de
livered very able and eloquent address on
General Education and Value of Supervis-
ion." 1t was replete with thought and peril
nent suggestions, which, if practically Carried
into effect i'll the management of public
schools, would make them the great civfliZing
forces of the world. After the address of Pro
feSsor Rote, the superintendent resolved
themselves into conductors meeting, and
adopted programme OF exercises for the USE
OF the summer normal institutes. This was
done to secure harmony throughout, and make
the work more efficient. The convention
then adjourned until 3 p. m. tomorrow, and
the superintendents proceeded to the Central
wharf, to join i'll the excursion on the bay, but
the boat had departed, much TO their clIagrin
The night session of the convention promises
to be quite interesting.
Quite number of delegates INDUCED i'll q
dip in the surf this morning.
The night session of the state teachers assO
citation convened at O'Clock.
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES:
The voluntary principle, stimulated by de
COLLEGES. Rev. ". c. Crane, president Of Bay.
lor university, took the affirmative, and by
historical precedent in ancient as well as mod
ern times made strong, trenchant, eloquent
nf
untary principle. He was listened to witt
close attention and at the conclusion of his ad
dress was loudly applauded by the large audi
ence present. He was followed by DIR. JohT
Collier, president of Mansh Id college, who haC
an able and telling argument in refutatiOn o.
DIR. Cranes position, and said higher education
tional as well as state pride and SHOULD
be kept and maintained by the samt
methods as the public free schools
He spoke in eloquent terms of the state uni
versity and the grand monument it would be
to the intellectual growth and liberty of the
people of Texas, and closed with an eloquent
peroratiOn on the future educational advantage
of the state. DIR. Crane briefly responded and
successfully refuted the statement that he
opposed to the state university, but he wanted
to see it become like the university OF Virginia
the capsheaf or mother of all higher educa
tional institutions in the state, be they denomi
tiOnal or not.
Hon. Ashbel Smith then spoke in behalf o.
the state university, its scope, professors
and the efforts that were being made
to make it the grandest educationa
institution in the south. He was followed by
Professor Keyser, of Dallas, who ably refute6
some of the statements made by Col Smith
and held that the word university was a mis-
nomer The discussions were aftentively lis
tened to and were intersperced by choice Sc
lectiOns of music by the Pavilion band.
Ex-GOv Roberts was TO have delivered al
address, but owing to the extreme lateness o.
the hour 1t was postponed until the morning
session. The convention then adjourned un
til $50 tomorrow
NOT DROWNED YET.
Albert Stockley, who was supposed to b,
drowned, and for whose body his brother ha,
bad a force Of men dragging the gulf shore al
z hey, was found Tonight drunk and asleep in
h hause quite a distance below where ne Ell
ID the gulf.