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HIGHER COURTS.


austin, TeNas, March p. - Following
M. me or.fuious delivered nv the supreme
....-. .-t-.
We. t---
SARAH J. WINNIE EFT Al. vs. q. g.
FANkE, trespRss to try title. from
Hays county, Third district--Judgment
cf DISTRICT court affirmed and that OF
the court OF clvl appeals reversed.
Robert H. Wvune IL Tho common source
80, no =, T., -, -
vi u'''' ih""'l"S Sia'"' IS ms :'-its' eN-
cepi as to the claim OF Amanda j. Nynns
who was tho widow Of Pohegs II. Wynne
r,-e4.i. ,t ,.a,,.h ,,,,,.ar Of
attorney executed 10y mo WHO" anu
daughter Of r. II. WINNIE after his dea tn
7-,., ,o,,..- - o,,o,-,,,. "a, question re.
'' l'~"r' W ''''i .'e' 40
cites thai Amanda j. Nyhhe was me
widow and Sarah j. V-ynnc the daughter
W - "a - -,
tHe grantee h"l'oH' 10 u'Nt'uP' tN'ap
liah aud dispose OF all land and land
risirrs hal,oglnp f., the estate Of r. n.
-. -. -
Nti'Nt' Hreta7'i' an" St"Si"hS ~ IsF-
resent and ~ aage our interest in said
estate with tlli power to DO and perform
all and every act and thlng necessary
t. -. done ia the premises D."
I. The court OF civil appeals construed
tine words, "of which we are lawful
heirs" as limiting the interests which IL
was iutendcd 20 empower Horton TO de
veiop. establish and dispose of" If this
power Of attorney Wa inaper,tlve as 10
Amanda J. Wynne, Who was not an hel,.
~ the estate Ia any sense. and her 2ower
a. attorney tyoitlI have ronfrrre1 no
have alttnorizrd tbe ssie Of thai ,cbIoh
she did not own ond We must presume
that III. intended ihe tnsfrtIn1ent 10 have
sornc effect and TO enable her agent 10
llo ,9' No, sPinY eGts 'nerslnger wnien II
,,nn ei,,e,, 4, ty NJ ,,,, -, -, o,l.I
r.st $500
with tbe. ianpuare which Follows 81. mar
rs ,b.ti the ea...nt was eenaraiiy "a zen
resent and manage our interests IN tho
said estate. u Is manifest from tho
,l,nf. ~ dtHrn,'e, a,,a ~ 40, =. a.
lands belonging 10 the estate OF n. H.
Wynne, which probably were unknown
Ia dnnIIste,,, ~" I'M I'M ~ Wou ',i,
ianFuagr used To- hold nat he gr,lntots
Of the power sought 20 reduce % pos
,sssi2n aU iaeir interests u tna lands.
rms Inscription OF Amanda Il. Nyhne AS
IN the land and her relation 10 ihp os-
tale However ineorre1t II may be- 1t Is
not uncommon Tor non-profes ho1nl nco-
pie q regard the widow 90 heir Of her
Deceased husband and we conclude that
IN" words "of which We are heirs were
intended 10 express wba; the parties IN
d"rHtood 10 be their relation to the de-
ceased. and not To limit the interest TO
be- developed. published and disposed
or by p the agent. Vhe district court
properly construed this power of attorney
and awarded 10 o. o. parke ali Of the
interest which Amanda j and Sarah j.
Wynne had in the property at the time
the power OF attorney was made.
The Judgment nf the court OF clvll pp-
peala r. r,vareed and that OF tho trial
aourt S. affirmed.
Opinion By Brown. J.
AETNA INSURANCE. COMPANY vs.
l. T. UOLCOLtH. suit on policy OF
second district - Reversed and re-
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MINISTER CONvIcrrn

Oklahoma City. o. r., March "a -Gsoro.
s ,,, an Afro-Indian preacher or
n,u'ne county was lodged In the Federal
lrtans Johnston claims To hsvn h,,',y 20
p pofy servant of General Albert sydnev
I ISn ,.s and caught him in his arms ss
,vouS Sbi,1'ai iei, from his horse mortailv
revival IN the tail until his term az ,S Sir a
Jays imprisonment expires. vi uulrty
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A sMAI.L WRECK

Taylor. Texas, March g.--Lert night as
local freight train No. 81 was nearing
Taylor and about four and one-half miles
from town, a. freight ear toaded with coal
from Rockdale broke In two, causing a
bad wreck, In which twelve cars were
ditched, The engine kept the track and
no ono was injured
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THIRD DEATH SENTENCE

Brennan, Texas, March H.-Joe Good
son, the third of the four negroes charged
with the murder of Thomas Dwyer, was
tonight at ll:i5 o'clock convicted OF muir
der In the first degree and given tho death
sentence, the case having been on hearing
since Wednesday. Goodson appeared as
immovahle as the two who preceded Inn
NJ hearing lis awful doom. An <ppeal Will
be taken In all the eases. the principal
none % the defense being based on the
refusal of the trial judge to grant a
ChAnUe of wanna.
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ONE reason why
the l,y d GSaSlad , si.s W s.sss
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good for but one thin isss Z q
solely at one set Of orrs.. y g
r..d. nave fa, been q ~Seres n. a..
c n .oI SIX years. grev -. ~
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soma ssomscn. The pain 10 ie6 Ia 4. g
wonld have light spasms mr. Nv ~ o.
period and when the spesrnr ~ y u
suner from severe soreuea M Ie,vi
oeur nothing to touch me. isi.s -
severe headaches; burning r ~ saadu
winch almost caused me 4 W 4
not lay my head down vitSon, 'u.ae
lace was poor; eyes looked An. 1nda
! was constipated and s,tff,,sJ !.
bowels would act. I could ~ " rlaV
ness IN region Of stomach fS.MG
the best doctors here but H., ~ ~ ~ q
porary relief had given ~ X ssk
getting we'll again. Al Ia ~ " ~ q
Or. Fierc-'s Fayorite Prescripsas IS
Iasen two bottles, one Of .hs az, Y!
any signs Of my old diseess. ~ ! ~ n
menses regular without ache - -. Y
feel Ike new person" You,ss. -
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form, without unwarrantably extending
the meaning of well defined word and
doing violence to n well established cam
on OF construction
We conclude also that the cotton was
not in depot within The meaning of the
terms of the bill Of lading.
The Judgment is reversed and will be
here rendered for the plaintiff In error for
the value of the property at the time of
lts destruction. with interest as part of
the damages
opinion by Gaines, C. j.
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FORT nEND co1rNry s,,oom

hendle'on, Texas, March ia shoo,,n,
scrape occurred about mile below ms
place yesterday, In which Georpe No.
was shot by Andrew Woodfolk My My
a yen 70 take possession OF horse orse.
when Woodrolk drew his KUN ana 49,
into Money. From DR.. s. A Tonte ~" ,Si
attending physician, the reporter lear sms
that Money received ball IN the thishs
a painful but not dangerous wound ~
himself up. vi" saNe
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KOssn IMpnovnMENTs

Kosse. Texas, March n. The Southwest
ern Telephone ana Telegraph company
are setting the posts through Kosso and
state that they expect To make connection
~ tos SCAM within thirty days which
VIII make all Central Texas ro-,nertto,..
NJ seven of the new brick huildings nro
nearing completion. which ada VERY ma.
,srll,y TO the looks Of the town. 81. q
Town; its dimensions are I2ssD Zoe, snJ
y, e,d ieet clear 10 height OF ceiling. rs Cost
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VERDICT or MOTT c1,,rrv

Texarkana, Ark, March 27,-In the case
of Charles Gallagher. charged with tho
murder of r. w. Laird at this place rast
august, in the district court nj Boston
Texas; the jury this afternoon brought in
seventy hours ''s
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A YOUNG CONVICT

Norman, o. T., March Ebert I.owery.
who had escaped from the Kansas stats
reformstory some months AGO was "a
captured near here yesterday and wifi Ia
returned there. lie Is only Is years ola
but was sentenced for blowing IN n safe
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Isl A coNrEsr nEnsELr.

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SHOT EROM A TRAIN

Grapeland, Texas. March 9.-Wm. Biggs
n negro, who says that he lives in Hous-
ton. was shot AT Byron switch last night.
He was brought here. He says that he
was shot by some rson.unknown to him
from the train as 1t pulled into the switch.
The bah went through his thigh.
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MohE FROM LouIsIANA.

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A coon NElGHRoR.

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FRoM HER COUSIN.

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THE $. p. CANpiDATE.

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INCREASED THE LIST 100.

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tons, IL bound itself to transport the cot
ton to Manchester. y. IL. After the exc
cntion OF the bill of ladiug, and while the
cotton still remained upon the platform,
IL was destroyed by fire II was admitted
upon tho trial below that at the time OF
the loss by fire the cotton was the prop
erty Of PLAINTIFF. The trial court found
that the fire was not the result, OF negll-
gencc on the part OF the defendant com
pany and held that by reason of certain
stipuiatons IN the bill of lading, which
restricted its liability as at common law
tho defendant was not liable The tudg.
mcht of the trial court was affirmed by
the court of civil appeals.
Tho bill OF lading stipulated that neith-
er the initial carrier nor any connecting
lire should he liable for loss or damage
pot or place OF transshipment or at place
of landing or delivery.
In order TO sustain the rulings of the
courts below IL must he held that the cot
ton while upon the platform Of the com
press company, was either. In transit"
or I'm depot" within the meaning OF the
terms as used In the bill OF lading. In a
case OF reasonable doubt as TO which OF
two constructions best acoords with the
intent OF the parties to such contract
as this. that should prevail which Is least
favorable TO the carrier-the party whose
language Is used in the contract
I'm transit means literally I'm course of
passing from point to point, and such is
lis common acceptation. Such also is the
literal meaning of the phrase "in tran
situ:" hut for the sake cf convenience IN
goods sold but not delivered to an insol.
vent purchaser. thtv have been glen "A
broader technical Specification. IL may
be doubted whether the phrase Is ever
used IN our language In any other conneo-
ton. IL would seem. therefore, that IL the
parties to the contract in question had
DESIRED to employ a single phrase which
g aid cover the carriers exemption from
liability from the time the goods were
received By IL until 1t had delivered them
to the conslgncc, they would have used tho
more cOmprehensiVo torn The cotton nnt
having been set In motion towards lis
destination was not, In fact. in transit
and we can not hold Il 10 have been con-
structively In transit while on the plat
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-28

a LETTER FRoM ToDAYs LEADER.
Contest Editor:
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Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-04-09

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The house
Friday entered upon consideration of
the conference committee recommend
ing the adoption of the senate resolu-
tions relating to Cuba, which Mr.. Hit
rep, ILL., chairman of the committee
on foreign affairs, has been endeavor-
ing to bring to the attention of the
house for some time. Mr.. Hit was de-
sirous of securing action on the report
Friday, but the hour for recess inter-
vened before the conclusion of the dis
cussion and it went over until Satur-
day. The time Friday afternoon YVES
occupied by Mr. Hit in favor of agree
ing to the report, and by Mr.. Boutelle
rep, Me- who opposed the passage of
the resolution.