Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-22
ACCEPTED.
Queen Victoria Accepts the ResIena.
lions Of Premier Gladstone and
His Cabinet Min sters.
mrs. Crawford Continues Her story OF
shame aud Degradation In the
Crawford Divorce Case.
TnE REsIGNATIoNs AccErrEn

LIN hENAhNAIlONH AtGEpTHn.
{ LONDON, July 2l.--- Gladstone at
O'CLOCK THIS afternoon received from the
queen her acceptance of the resignation.
oil himself and his ministers. The mar.
quis OF Salisbury left Dieppe to-day TO,
London.
CRAwFORD-DiLKE SCANDAL.
| LONDON, July 2l.-Mrs. Crawford re.
sumed her testimony to-day in the Craw.
ford divorce case She said Sir Charles
Dixie declared that Mrs Rogerson, al
whose house he used to meet the witness.
was his mistress. Mrs. Crawford assert.
ed that she believed 1t was Mrs. Rogerson
who wrote the anonymous letters accus-
ing the witness of adultery with Capt. Eos
ter, and her object was to screen Dixie.
While testifyiDg under cross-examina.
ton, Capt. Foster entered the court
room. II was seen that she became less
confident in manner, and her replies
were often made in stammer.
ing way, aud after long pauses
She said, among other things, that
Sir Charles Dixie told her he had
four mistresses, Mrs. Rlgerson, Sarah,
Fanny-and another woman whose name
was unknown to witness. Continuing
Mrs. Crawford reitera' ed her belief that
Mrs. Rogerson wrote the anonymous
letters in order to screen Sir Charles
Dixie at the expense of Capt. Foster.
Mrs. Rogerson had helped the witness To
secure some Of the interviews she had at
Mrs. Rogerson's house with Capt Foster.
have no object, she declared, in making
this statement except to tell the truth.
The jury asked Mrs Crawford to de-
scribe the room in the Warren street
house in which she alleged Sir Charles
Dixie used to meet her. She took a
pencil and made diagram of the apart
ment.
Mrs. Ashton Dixie, sister of Mrs
crawford and sister-in-law of Sir
Charles, testified that Sir Charles Dixie.
after Mrs. Crawford made her confession,
suggested quiet separation between her
anu her husband ana offered to contribute
to Mrs. Crawford's income.
number of servants testified that
ladies secretly visited Sir Charles, and
he made regular designations at the war
rem street house.
Mrs. Ashton Dixie said after Mrs
Crawford's confession Sir Charles pike
came to the witness house and asked for
''Nirglnia," Mrs. Crawford, and that he
urged her to quietly separate from her
husband, so as TO avoid publicity and the
scandal OF divorce proceedings.
AN ORGAN WITH A'FAvoRITE.
LONDON, July 2l.--The Times saws
that 1t Is an indispensable necessity that
the strongest statesman in the Irish
party be chosen to administer Irish
affairs.
"Another important change" the |
Times says, (Which is absolutely neces |
sary, Is the transfer of Mr.. Hamilton, un
der secretary at Dublin Castle, who is .
the driving wheel of the administration, !
to some other office. He is man of re- .
markable ability, but it is idle to disguise !
the fact that he has grayely compromised |
his position as prominent Official by |
his close connection with Mr.. Glad |
stones policy, of which, indeed, he is
believed to be in some sense the author.n
AWAITING THE APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, July 2l.-Gladstone, as soon
as bis messenger returned from Osborne
with the queens acceptance of the resig-
nations of the ministry, notified his col
leagues. Gladstone will not pro-
coed to Osborne to personally
surrender to the queen the
seals of office until her majesty shall have
appointed his successor. 1t Is officially |.
announced that she will summon Sails
bury to form new ministry. Salisbury
is due there tomorrow.
RIOTING AT MARSEILLEs.
LONDON, July 2l.- The Royalists' riot.
ing at Marseilles continued yesterday and |
last night. The military at midnight !
charged the mob, capturing 200 rioters |
ana turning them over to the police. Ten .
persons were wounded during the con-
hict