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Tho State School Lands

DALLAS. March HrpAIp. -
yorr o,uno,a.,, :, ...,...,. u.
io"r ooriespohueh' III yesloruay hhhALD
from western Texas, either does not I'M
derstand or has strange views in regard to
,he noirto irvo,vod IN Tho eynosition moaa
,,'. " ''c '"uo
by the kendall committee in the house
of representatives at Austin, in regard to
frauds in the sale of state school lands. He
assumes that though the law may have
been violated, the state received the lawful
price of the land and therefore ought to be
content. To any one who has carefully
read the Kendall report, this position must
seem remarkable not to say inexplicable.
The facts reported show that the land was
not sold at its legal price, but was taken
discrimiuatingly, wateIed sections and all.
at tho lowest price permitted for any
OF the lands that district surveyors con-
niying with spectators and non.resdents,
had committed official perjury, while they
should have acted in good faith as guardians
of the interests of the state;. that the names
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NAMING THE CHILD
Family Dispute that Ends In u Separation
and n Diyarcs Shit

Family Dispute that Ends In u Separatlon
ana Divorce Suit,
John w. Britton, his wife and daughter
Mary A. appeared IN special term of the
supreme court before Judge Larremore,
yesterday, as the promoters of suit on the
part of the daughter to obtain a decree of
separation from her husband, Charles Ap.
pleby, on the ground OF cruel and inhuman
treatment and abandonment. The father
OF the plaintiff appeared quite substantial
and the ladies were richly dressed, the
mother in plain silk and sealskin CLOAK.
and the daughter in u suit of embossed
silk. Both wore black velvet hats, that Of
The older lady beng decked out with some
tspknots OF HE same color, while on that OF
the younger was bound n tropical bird OF
brilliant pumagc, with one wing left loose
to ilutter In the breeze.
The parties to the suit were married In
October 1871 aud until October 10, 1881,
| lived together in the house of the wiieis
parents, when he husband left and took up
his quarters elsewhere. A short time after
this the wife commenced the present suit.
CHARGES AND DENIALs.
| In her complaint she charged that NJ VA
! rious times during the four years they
| lived together her husband used threaten
Ing and abusive language toward her, put
ting her in fear OF bodily harm, and that n,
finally abandoned her and neglected. e
provide for her and her children. leayint
them TO be supported by the bounty Of hel
parents. The defendant denied In his an
swer the allegations ofcruelty, and asserted
that on one occasion his wife Threatened
him with her clinched fist, and that he i
now aud always has been ready TO proyid
her with o suitable home any where but n
her father'shouso, but that she has ref /
70 with him. On the trial both sides absr
doned the charges Of cruelty, and the csv
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The Late Gortsohakom and the Gar

The intimacy between Prince Gortscha-
kotf and the late ear dates from ISL, when
all Russia was occupied vita the question
whether tho Emperor Nicholas would sue.
coed in marrying his younger daughter as
suitably as the Grand Duchess Marie. u
was then Prince Gortschakoirs mission to
accomplish brilliant union between the
Grand Duchess Olga and the only royal
heir to throne disposable under the cir.
cumstances-namely, the Crown Prince
Carl Of Wurtemberg. King William | the
most stubborn of Suabians, showed himself
little III favor OF the project; lin the liberal cir
Giles of the country they would hear Meth
ing OF u Russian marriage, and the youth OF
the heir Of the Wurtemburg crown afforded
Il welcome pretext for the dilatory answers
TO the hints that had been dropped by the
Russian ambassador. To have achieved
this marriage after numerous hindrances,
and thus to nave fulfilled the favorite de.
sire OF the emperor and ratified the ambi-
ton OF the court was service which would
alone have suffered to secure for the skill.
iul mediator the lasting gratitude of the
sovereign. But ,Gortschakotr Contrived Ia
add another to it. Resigning for the time
he was passionately longing, he prom
ised the empress that he would remain il
Stuttgart until her youngest daughter wa.
completely accustomed to her new circum
stances. 1t was necessary for the young
princess to adapt herself to a hard and OBJ
stinate iather-in-aw, to forget the grandeur
and easy tone of the Windsor palace, anC
to make herself at home in narrow circle
composed for the most part of whimsical
pretentious beings, with limited provin
cial ideas, For eight years the prime,
was the coniidant of all the Difficult
ties and small annoyances which tn,
crown princess had to endure; he was tn,
unwearied mediator and counselor il
all the small storms which troubled tn,
Stuttgart court, and which at times, sucl
as during the events of 1913 and 1919, coulI
become painful enough. 1t was service
which the Emperor Nicholas never forgot
With almost his last breath he Commende,
the minister to his sons affection, an,
from that day Prince Gortschakoif has beef
the best loved figure of Alexander's court
|-TNew York Herald.
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for the wife was showed to rest solely on
the charge Of abandonment.

Tux WIFE HAS Hkk WAY.
They had had two children born to them,
one named Fanny Britton aud the other
John Britton, ana the naming of these chill
dren, according to the testimony, seems to
nave been the most potent cause of discus
sion, For the first, the mother proposed
the name she now has, in honor of her own
mother, To this the husband objected,
saying he wished the child named after his
mother. what is your mothers name?"
inquired the wife. elizabeth Ann was
the reply. "Ohl that's a horrid name,"
said the wife; II wouldn't have any child
OF mine called that. She must be named
after my mother or have no name at ALL"
The wife had her way, The struggle came
when the boy was born, the mother propos-
ingto call him John Britton, after her father.
This the husband would not tolerate, and
announced his determination never to
yield the point. On October 10, 1881,
the day of separation, she announced to
him her final determination to call the
child John, and then the cable parted.
There had been some slight disagreements
between the defendant and his mother.in-
law ON the question OF soothing syrup after
the birth OF the first child, and little loud
talk at the table on some other disputed
point. but the foregoing appear to have
been the most aggravating circumstances OF
the case Testimony was also given on be-
half of the defendant that he had offered to
make suitable provision for his wife apart
from her parents, even sending her dia-
gram ofthe apartments for her approval
Counsel for plaintiff commended that case
' OF abandonment had been made out, while
counsel for defendant insisted on the
opposite.
Judge Larremore said the only question
In the tease was that of abandonment, and
while reserving his decision expressed re-
greet that the parties could not become
recOncied
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Corsicana.

CorslcANA, March H.-[Special. IA
young man named j. B. Upton, until lately
employed as book.keeper in u cotton
brokers' office here, fell dead last night on
the depot platform at Houston. he came
to Texas several months ago, for his health,
but becoming worse, decided to return to
his home at Sweetwater, Tennessee. He
left here at noon yesterday, feeling some
what feeble, and il is supposed the rough
ride caused an internal hemorrhage DR..
Blair, his uncle, left to-day for Houston,
and will return with the remains tomorrow.
The much talked OF cotton suit was de.
oided to-day in Justice Walton's court.
Two weeks ago farmer named Owens sent
two bales of cotton to town In charge OF q
man named Sneed, with instructions
to get the receipts and leave them
at the cottou-yard to be called for by
him. Instead of doing as directed Sneed
sold the cotton, turning the receipts over to
the buyer and decamped with the proceeds.
Owens brought suit to recover the cotton, as
the receipts are all made to bearer any in
nocent person might have been taken in
Walton decided IL was merely a breach OF
trust, as the buyer could not be proven u
party to the fraud.
Fifty new post-oilice boxes arrived day
or so ago, and will be placed in position us
soon ss painted.
Professor DeHume, the rope.walker, was
buried yesterday.
The Texas Express mule ran about two
blocks this evening without driver. No
one hurt.
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NEWS BY SPECIALS.
Continued from First Page.
GalYnstnn.

GALVESTON, March l4.I-Special. THE
newly elected members OF the city council
and Mayor elect Fulton were inaugurated
this evening. The retiring mayor made an
able farewell address, aud the inaugural
address of Mayor Fulton was replete with
sound suggestions. The harbor improve
ment, water supply and and financial con-
dition formed the three leading features of
his inaugural, and were handled in an able
manner. The address meets with general
commentator.
This community was shocked at
the sudden demise of Captain James
G.. Hurd, an Old and prominent
citizen, in his 10th year. Captain lIurd had
been i'll about week, but was up yesterday
and feeling comparatively well. He was
suddenly taken worse, and died of heart
dis ase Mt II u. III. to-day. Captain Hurd
has been actively identified with this city
since its inception, and landed on Galveston
island in 1885, during the struggle for indie
pendence. lie served in the navy of the
republic, on board the schooner Brutus,
commanded by his father, which rendered
lean cruisers. The Brutus was wrecked in
Galveston bay during the great storm OF
1887 For many years Cantain Hurd
held prominent position on the Morgan
Line and for the past five years has been
United States government inspector of
mills at this place. He leaves wife,
daughter and hosts of friends TO mourn his
loss. Flags were displayed at halfmast in
honor OF his memory. His funeral will
take place from his late residence on Church
street at 2 p IN. tomorrow.
G. W. Potts e. Co., dry goods merchants,
on Market street, were closed by l.. d II.
Blum to-day. Assets or liabilities not
known.
G. Il. Kelsey, of Corpus Christi, is here,
and has purchased material and will begin
the publication ola daily paper called the
Public, at that city shortly.
The following changes in the passenger
department OF the Cult, Colorado IL Santa
Fe have been made and will 80 into effect
tomorrow; Montgomery Miller will be
| southeastern passenger agent at Montgom-
| cry, Alabama; G. Vansickle, north Texas
passenger agent at Dallas; Starr S. Jones,
south Texas passenger agent at Galveston;
]. II. Robinson is appointed general trav-
cling passenger agent at Galveston, with
general supervision over all the travelling
passenger agents.
Cotton exports 1904 bales.
The weather has moderated and is pleas
ant.
| Weather bulletin, for the cotton belt, fur
nished by the signal service, in conjunction
with the several railways of the state;
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A Scene In Court,

The case of John Wilson, charged with
robbing John C. Jackson of s276 at q room
on State street, was on trial before Justice
Brayton yesterday afternoon. Numerous
witnesses were examined. Including several
women. Mr.. Jackson says he is the editor
of newspaper at Minneapolis and ST. Paul.
The hearing occupied all the afternoon, and
the case went over. In abiding to visit
to the Wilson parties, ID. James Leary, the
prosecuting lawyer, said: Your honor, its
Gods truth, wnen left that place carried
my revolver in my hand. They followed
me, four Of them, and its Gods truth, II
was foot race from State street all the
way to the exposition building on the lake
'front.'
G. Stuart Beatty, lawyer for the defense
What is your business, Mr.. Leary, any
way2
Mr.. Leary-Oh, collect practice some
and live oil my rents
Mr.. Beattie-You were convicted OF for
gerry once, were you not? The supreme
| court struck your name from the list of at
torneys, did it notI
Mr.. Leary-Yes, my name was stricken
| Off in my absence.
Mr.. Boattie--ln your absence? Yes. Al
' Won msde " n - ,'Dt to be absent.
/ &s. l.gar.. l,at my father never served {
term in sta.e's prison for forging Unitec
States bonds lnter.Oceau.
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usly i'll from pistol wound received

ously i'll from pistol wound received
lately.
Mrs. L. A. Meriwether, Il noted temper
ance lecturer, of Memphis, Tennessee, pro-
poses visiting Cleburne if her expenses are
paid. She is endorsed by the press of the
country as an able and eloquent speaker.
The spirited horse of Mr.. j, W. HudginS,
Pacific Express agent, while at the Santa
Fe depot this morning became frightened
at passing locomotive and started up the
street in regular Texas "bueking' style.
After going only short distance Mr.. Hud'
gins, who chung to the reins brought him
to a halt, doing no great damage.
Mr., S. A. Slaughter has gone to Waco to
have moulded the iron castings for the
courthouse.
J. d. Cowley, who has been confined to
his room for some days with measles, is out
and about.
The post-otlice is being re-painted.and re-
paired.
Mr.. ]. Il. Franklin, general agent OF the
"Goldens,n is billing tho city. This
troupe will be well patroni2ed by our PEG
pie.
Mrs. G. S. CLAYTON, of Alvarado, md her
mother, Mrs. Wilson, OF Tennessee, were
in the city, guests of the family of Mr.. j
D. Rutledge.
i, Il. Ross and son, of Alvarado; c. J,
Larceny, Fort Worth, and Hersohel Fen
ton, New York, are guests at the Fcnning
ton.
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BosroN, March IA sensation was Gre
sted in the legislature to-day by a message
from Governor Butler yetoing the bill
making Augmentation for expenses and va
rims charitable aud retormatOry institu-
tions He says it contains appropriations
tordistrict purposes some of which are OBJ
iectionable and others not, and are but
continuation of what he says is the vicious
practice OF writing in one bill different APP
propriations for entirely diverse objects.
He quotes this method as applied to CON
gressonal appropriations, where II IS
great bar to satisfactory Legislation. Most
ofthe appropriations in the bill, he says, are
for the payment of salaries, expenses and
the cost Of supervision of the state aims
house, work.house, primary schools and
reform schools, and he estimates the
appropriations Tor salaries at SO
per cent of the amount to be expended
for the maintenance of these institutions.
Salaries have been increased rather than
diminished He is convinced the common
wealth employs more officers and agents
than are necessary to do its business, and
that the state Institutions are managed
with unnecessary extravaganza. lie de.
clnes TO be responsible for such bill, and
won't rllow it to become law without
his approval, as he might do,
The plea that all appropriations
are audited aud supervised by the
state auditor asa protection against robbery
is not correct, as his business is but to ex-
anime the arithmetica features OF these nc
counts rather than TO go behind them and
ascertain if honesty CharacterlzsS the tran
saCti0ns they represent The governor re-
turns the bill unapproyed, asking the legis-
lature to pass another bill cutting off large
amounts of salaries and placing proper
checks on the expenditure of money, so it
can be known how it has been spent and
where il has Luue.
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MARSHALL, March ll.-[Special Char
ley Kritz lett for I'll Paso yesterday, in his
elegant pay-car, and will smile on the
boys. by the way, Charley always pays
as he goes.)
The action of the legislature in approving
the lease of the penitentiary conylcts does
not meet the appreciation of our people.
They feel that great wrong has been in
ilicted upon the state in pecuniary way,
aud that this lease system should be ab0l-
ished as cruel and inhuman to the poor,
unfortunate cOnvicts. Let these people be
kept within the walls OF the states prisons.
Let the state take care OF and provide for
them in n humane aud Christian-like man
ner. This IS what the people want in this
matter.
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eniug TO take Dukes life unless the latter
should make reparation for the rum of his
daughter. This letter was very explicit,
aud distinctly tells Dukes that If he did not
DO his duty as a man he would have TO
suffer death. The testimony Of the COM
monwealth that Dukes shot Mutt when the
latter was resting and making no threaten
ing movement was practically mistaken.
Alter large number OF witnesses had been
examined to show good character tor
Dukes, the case was closed ms far as the
evidence is concerned, and the court adj
iourned. Addresses TO the jury are being
made to-day, and the case is expected to go
to the jury this evening.
The testimony all beng in, ar.
ment in the Dukes-Nutt muir
der case commenced this morn
ing. The commonwealth did not seek to
break down the defendants character by
rebuttal. Hon. c. Il. Boyle Tor the de-
Tense, asked what the commonwealth
claims in the case, 10 which Hon. W. II.
Playford replied; 1--WE claim that Dukes,
the defendant, is guilty OF murder IN the
st DEGREE The case seems to battle the
% senuity OF the defense, as there is scarcely
an argument on that side that cant be
constructed in favor OF the commonwealth,
The points of law submitted by the defense
and read by Il. IL. Lindsay were, IN sub.
stance, that if Dukes considered himself In
danger of bodily harm, real or apparent,
the shooting was iuStitiable. Justice VIII.
son was asked TO charge the Jury that
Dukes correspondence was extraneous, and
formed no part of the crime charged. Hon.
w. II. Playiord opened his address 20 the
jury at 1880 p. m. The prisoner shows
signs OF weakening. General feeling is de-
cldedly against the defendant.
W. II. Playtord SPOKE two hours this
afternoon for the prosecution. lie said the
murder OF Captain Mutt, under the circum-
stances, was in point OF iniamy unparal-
leled in the criminal annals OF any state
since the foundation of the republic, Judge
Wilson's charge was exhaustive and OF
great length. After delivery, the case was
given TO the Jury.
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government decree has been issued in
France containing six articles relating to
the employment OF children in French
factories. II is absolutely forbidden to EN-,
ploy children in the manufacture of certain
dangerou chemicals, or to let boys under
II or girls under Is years of age work in
mills. II is also made illegal TO allow bows
or girls under certain age TO draw an,
trucks on the pubic streets or highways or
when inside the manufactures TO draw any
vehicle which, together with the load,
shall weigh more than 100 kilogramn.s
Neither must children be employed in
manufacturing bone, horn, or mother OF
pearl articles, the dust from which is injuri.
ous to the lungs, nor In business involving
risk 10 life and limb, as, for instance. in
shingling roofs Proper ventilation of the
factoriesis made compulsory. Exit from
factories in case Of fire IL also made special
care in the French republic. Chlcagn Ex.
press.
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WAxAHAcHIS March l4.-[Special.l /
Waxahachie is still on boom. Many
handsome residences are going upand pros
poets are now tlattering.
The churches were crowded last Sabbath.
The justice of the peace has been busy al
this week trying cases for violation of the
liquor law, and has about forty cases to try
vet.
w. II. Allen, prominent attorney from
Terrell, spent Sunday here.
News has reached here OF the killing of a
negro named Dab Smith by another negro
named Quelland in the southern portion OF
this county. The murderer escaped.
The postmaster says the circulation Of
the HERALD is rapidly increasing in Waxa-
hache, and now exceeds that OF any Other
paper.
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Paris,

PARIS, March H.-ISpocr'. l-ioco' m.
ton was defeated in this coua;y bya A"..4-
some majority.
Our sheriff on last night arrested man
by the name of Fillmore Harper, who killed
man by the name of Perkins in Clinton
county, Kentucky, in June, 1881. Deputy
Sheriff Nelson left to-day with the risoner
in handouts for Barksyille, Kentucky, the
reward being $50.
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A suit involving the question whether
information obtained by physician from
patient, orally or by observation, must be
disclosed on the witness stand, has been
before the supreme court in Missouri. 1t
was claimed that the statute referred only
to what had been spoken to the doc.
tor. The law declares that he
'shall be incompetent to testify con-
corning any information acquired by him
from any patient whom he may be attend
ing in professional character and which In
prescribe as a physician or operate as o
surgeon" The court holds that II will not
do. while the mouth ola physician is closed
as TO the talk OF his patient, to open IT as to
knowledge acquired from his own diagnosis
of the case.
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The Creek war,

ST, LOUIS, March u,--Adyices irom the
Greek Indian nation say sneaking Rabbit,
one of the principal leaders of the Piechce
faction, who was arrested some days ago by
General Porter commanding the Chicote
party, was killed at Okmiskee last week
while attempting to escape. Two other lead
erso the same faction have also been killed.
These murders, as they are called, are said
to have aroused the Spiechee men to re-
newed action, and twenty of them are re-
ported to be marching on 0kmislke for tho
purpose Of bringing about fight. General
Porter, with 200 men, has gone ont to meet
an advancing party, and Il conflict is ex-
peCted,
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CHICAGO, March 14.-Ihis morning at the
request of the board of trade, the Western
Union Telegraph company ceased to supply
market reports to the open board, and the
wires connecting it with the regular board
were cut. This was a surprise, as the I'M
derstanding with the open board by the
people was they were not to be molested,
they not having joined the bucket shops in
the legal fight. 1T is said the open board
has been able to continue business by get
ting quotations of the Chicago market from
Milwaukee.
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COLORADO, March l4-ISpecial IA relia-
BILE report is just in from slaughter's cattle
rancho, fifty miles north, that fight oc-
CURED between George Mccain and Dave
Poston, in which the latter was worsted,
Mccain and shot him through the head,
with mortal effect. No arrest as yet.
We have n beautiful day after twenty-four
hours of rain.
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Waco.

WACO, March ll.-TSpecial. IA telegram
was received to-day from Hearne stating
that two negroes not yet fully recovered
from an attack of smallpox had lett that
place, and warning officials here to keep u
look out tor them. Nigilant search and in.
quiry failed to find them, and it is believed
they went elsewhere.
A subscription was raised here to-day for
the family of Woolbright, painter who
fell from a roof few days ago and was
killed, sufficient to pay Off a mortgage on
their home and relieve present necessities.
o. w. Slattery, of this city, who got the
contract for grading and paving the streets
of Fort Worth, returned home to-day and
will soon be ready to so to work.