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and ois,erns are well filled throughout the
county. The ground Is thoroughly wet.
The farmers are rejoicing and say that
a rain or two In the summer VIII secure
a good crop. 1t has been years since
,hsrs has been such season In the ground
al this time Of the year.
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DEFEcT M rnE LAW.

Parts, Texas. January 17.-Joe Jones, Il,
f. Givens and William Swink were
brought here today charged with relcas-
ing win Green, who killed IL. w. Berry
at Antlers yesterday, and allowing nm
to escape. on arrival here they were dis
charged as there was no law 10 cover
the case. Under the Federal statutes II IS
no crime TO release a prisoner. no matter
what he may have done, unless he has
been indicted and a capias issued OF there
is a bench warrant out for him. This de-
feet In the Law was not discovered until
today.
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miles from the heart Of the city and are
easily reached by electric car, and are
worth conservative cstinhate) 5000.
.. We have secured the following liberal
charter for 30 years, from December 9,
1886:
Charter.
Section i. A corporation Is hereby formed
In accordance with the laws OF the State
OF Texas, under the name of the South
Texas college.
Sec. 2. The purpose of this corporation
Is to establish and maintain a college for
| the education Of white males and females.
Sec. 3. The place OF business Of said
| corporation and the location Of said coll
legc shall be In Harris county. Texas. the
general office being in Houston.
Sec. 4. The above styled corporation
shall exist for the term OF fifty years
from the date OF the filing of these arti-
Giles In the office of the secretary OF
state.
Sec. 8. This corporation shall be under
the management OF board OF trustees
consisting OF thirteen members, each a
member OF the Baptist church. seven of
whom Shall reside In Harris county.
fNatncs given esewhere)
Sec 8. All property OF this corpora ton
shall be held in trust by its said board
Of trustees and their Successors in office
for the use and benefit OF this corpora
ton and the accomplishment of its pur-
pose ms set forth In section ..
Sec. 7. This corporation shall have no
capital stock
Sec. s. This corporation shall be author
lied to accept and receive and to hold
lands, buildings and endowment funds,
and any other property. real, personal or
mixed, for the uses and purposes OF this
corporation. whether acquired by pur-
chase, GIFT. donation, devise or otherwise
Sec, o. The Indebtedness Of this incor-
poratlon shall not exceed si00 coo at any
ono time. amended TO read 5000, by ac-
ton OF confereuce)
B. As stated in section OF the charter
tho following named brethren have been
chosen as trustees and the management
has passed from our hands to theirs; l..
y. Lamkin. g. w. Smith, |. S. Myer, Is
:, Fltzgerald, a. ". Darling, II. W
Priest, II. c. GIeiss, z. L. Dennis OF
Houston A. II. Mitchell OF Austin, VIM.
spller Of Ada. Glenn Bsssett Of Rich
mond ]. ], Fielder OF Navacota, G.. S.
Tumin Of Bronham.
We most heartily commend the import
ance Of this enterprise to the prayer
patronage and purses OF the Baptists OF
South Texas.
\ resolution was here introduced that
the South Texas Baptist Missionary ana
Educational conference request the
board OF trustees OF tina South Texas col
lege 70 50 amend tho charter 81 said col
lcGe as to mako tho board or trustees
elective by this conference. Carried.
Another resolution 10 amend section .
Of the college charter 70 read: THE in
debtedness Of this Incorporation shall not
exceed 5000 at any one time" was also
carried.
on motion l.. L. Foster Of velasco was
resfwuei
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ARRESTED FOR ADULTERY.
Woman Travelled From Minnesota to Re
gain Her Child

Beaumont, Texas. January 17.-Fred Il
Mckay and woman, supposed to be his
wife, were this afternoon arrested nv
Constable Shields on warrants charging
each with adultery. In tho warrant the
woman is named as Alice Fiiclenger, alias
Jefferson.
These warrants were Issued last We'd
nesday at the instance OF George G.
O. Brien, as attorney for n lady who ar
rived In the city Tuesday morning and
registered at the Rose hotel as Mrs. Nc
Kay, Minneapolis MINI. This woman
claims 10 be 4. y. McKay's lawful wife.
though she and he have lived separate for
about three years. Two children. both
boys, were the issue or their marriage.
The Youngest has been In the custody OF
Mckay and to GIT possession Of the child
is what Mrs. Mckay says induced her to
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A SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE.
Further Steps for Baptist Institu-
tion at Houston.
PROCEEDINGS OF S. T. B. M. 4 E. C.
O@oers Elected, Trustees Chosen and
Charter and bylaws of tho Pro-
posed School Adopted.

Navasota, Texas. January 1I-Thrrsday
session: AT the close of the discussion
on How Shall We Continue This Organ
ization?" by Rev. L. d. Lamkin, II. c.
Gleiss, j. C. Midyett, J. F. Duncan. @.
W. Mccall. Geo. Cook. the congregation
sang Down al the Cross"
ON motion OF Professor Dobbs. the COM
mittee appointed to correspond with as
sociations. churches and pastors was
heard from.
Kew. L. ID. Lamkin had done nothing
because he thought the South Texas Bap-
list Missionary and Educational confer
ence was dead.
Rev. J. c. Midyett had taken the mat
ter up, had gotten some associations in
terested and one to appoint messengers;
had always believed 1t would lie n sue
cess. Notwithstanding the blunder at Hous-
ton In not organizing permanently last
April.
G. NJ. Daniel had oanvassed Evergreen
association and finds a growing interest
since securing college charter, but they
are DESTROYS Of definite plans and action.
j. i. Duncan moved to 80 into perma-
nent organization.
Rev MIR. Glciss read the report OF the
committee on constitution. and after some
discussion the amended constitution read
as follows:
Constitution Of tho South Texas Baptist
Missionary Conference:
Whereas. There is great need for more
thorough organization and systematic co.
operation IN the development OF our Bap-
list interests In South Texas; we. the
represen tatives OF churches voluntarily as
sem5ied together. DO agree to and adopt
the following
Constitution:
Article ]. This body shall be known as
the Baptist Educational and Missionary
Conference of South Texas
Art. Ii. Its objects shall be mutual con-
ference ana advice between the Baptists
OF South Texas IN regard to MI missionary
ard educational matters, and especially
to encourage and foster the interests Of
the South Texas college located at Hous-
ton. whose board OF trustees Il email have
power to appoint.
Art. III. The members Of this conference
shal De delegates elected from their
churches each church being entitled to
two delegates at large and Jue for each
twenty-five members or fraction thereof
Art. ~. Tho officers OF this boly shall
be president, two vice presidents, a sec
rotary md treasurer, who shall perform
the duties pertaining to their offices. They
shall be elected al each annual meeting
and shall hold office until their slccessors
are duly elected and installed.
Art. V. The conference shall meet an
nually. the time to be fixed by the con.
florence hut the conference may pro-
vide for special or semi-anual meetings
and the president. with the consent % the
other officers, may call = meeting at any
time
Art. VI. In fits relation to other bodies
this conference Is not intended In any
way 10 interfere with. suDcrc do. or rival
the general convention or any nH=ociotiou
Nor viii II institute any hoard or work
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BURNED TO DEATH.

Bluffdale, Texas. January IL
Middleton. who lives near 'i~,
while sitting before the fire 10
day. nursing her 2-year-old cnl%
nd fell into the fire. TIE emu ~ !.
Immediately, and the mother,
counts. was not expected TO NV
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IIILLSBORO.

Hillshoro, Texas January 15.-The Farm
ers National bank elected directors and
othceTs as follows; Thomas Ivy, T. s.
Smith, John II Davis John $. Casey. John
j. Warren, 5 L. Howard and Colonel John
ID. Warren. Officers; Colonel J. y. War
ren, president; Thomas Ivy, vice president;
John J Warren. cashier
Hin County National bank directors: f.
NJ Turner, ]. a. LaBryer, c. /. Phllips
G. j. George and Erastus Jones. Officers
not elected yet.
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ABILENE

Aonene. Texas January l5.-The Farm
ers ana Merchants National banl, o,ao,as
the following: Ed S. Hughes ,,, eiec,ed
+. W. James, vice president; Henry '1 Inr,
cashier; J. NJ CUNNINGHAM ss 1a"es,
cashier Directors: Ed s. HugbeS 't C,hal
Kenyon, =. w. James, George e ,1 1iIns,
and Henry James, &c u Harris
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WACO

Waco Texas, January 1.-THE pro,,
cent National bank directors: w. T. Watt
W. r. fersuson, ID. r. Gurley. s G N,ivs
; r. kirksey, W. B. Brazioton 7 %
Downs G.. II. Randle and ]. d. RelI az ~
ncsrs; W. 7 Watt. president. s. G. olJve
4 an d, II, Downs, vice presidents; A. l..
ant cashier s'S' Assist
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CAMERON

Cameron, Texas, January I5.-At the an.
nual meeting Of the directors of the Firs,
National hank, at its office Yesterday me
OLD directory and officers were re-rIsr,ea.
John " Herey. president. John b. Nc,
Lane wee president; T. T. Hardy. Cashier
Tom Peoples. John Il. McI,ane and n "
Hardy '"''N - -
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uo,,r,, ToR sMITHvlLlb

Smlthville. Texas, Janua; M J
n ass meeting of citizens he. sr N,
noon all preliminary aIi's,ss ck h.s
made to build a s2o,ov m'd 40;
stock company was Organizes ii
present Indications the coh"'
let within thirty days.
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DIRECTORS ELECTED.
DALLAS.

Dallas. Texas, January 16.-The banks
Of Dallas held their annual meetings Tor
the purpose OF electing officers for the
ensuing year. The new officers ana boarus
OF directors are as follows:
CITY National Bank-J. c. OConnor.
president; ]. L. Schneider and f. NJ. Rear
don. vice presidents L. o. Tension, cash.
Ter and II. z. Hamilton, assistant cashier.
Beard Of directors: C. A. Heating, Alex
Sanger. j. Il. Schneider, ]. c. O'Connor.
r. NJ Reardon, Il. Q. Tension and Guy
Sumpter.
National Exchange Rank-The Officers
for this bank have not yet been elected.
The new board OF directors Is az follows:
l. W. Springer. w. H. CASTOR, w. II.
Getzandaner, r. IL. Hearne. George N
Aldredge, Royal a. Ferris and John NJ
Simpson. >,
American National Bank - W. n.
Thomas, president: C. c. slaughter, vice
president; E. ] Cannon, cashier. Direc-
tors: w. II. Thomas, c. c. Slaughter h.
]. Cannon. j. B. Wilson, l.. 5. Thorne,
w. c, Padgitt and T. S. Miller.
National Bank Of Com'nerce--J. u.
Adoue, president: j, NJ. Harry, vice presi-
dent: T. w. Grlffiths. vice president; j.
u. Estes, cashier; d. w. Carnes. assistant
cashier. Directors: James Moroney, 7. W.
Griffiths. r. T.. J.. Knight, j. y. Adoue'
j. NJ. Harry, F. G. Moore, c. A. ROBERT
son and S. ]. Howell.
Mercantile National Bank-J. Huey
president: A. V. Lane, vice president
Paul Furst. cashier. Directors: j. Huey
s. Philip. A. r. Taber, W, II. Abrams,
A. V. Lane, Paul Furst. II. S. keating'
]. L. Harris and Edward Gray.
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FRoM POST CORREsPONnENTs

Lufkn. January 16--Rain fell all las,
night and still pouring down. The streets
are Hooded.
Sandy Point. January IA s,eady
twelve-hour rain has soaked the ground
thoroughly and stopped the farmers from
breaking up land. 1t is cloudy TO-DAY
Wind from north.
Livingston, January l5-Considerah,c
rain has fallen since yesterday noon. max.
ing the ground very wet ana quite soft
though a sharp norther Is blowing now ami
1t will probably be dr!er and colder to-
morrow.
Willis, January l6.-It has been raining
here for three days a warm, slow rain
and now looks as IL We would have some
cold weather. The ground is In splendid
season now and farmers are all ready To-
begin blowing as soon as the weather
breaks
Paige, January ia slow, steady rain
teil mere all day yesterday and last might
and today is very disagreeable ana grad
ualiy growing colder. Farm work. which
was progressing nicely, will be suspened
Tor several days owing to the thoroughly
wet condition OF the ground.
Cameron, january l5-There wns rain
here all yesterday and last night. Tanks
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SuICIDED.

Terrell. Texas. January l7-Mra \, Il 4
died yesterday morning IRON ,stai
of n dose of rough on rays, u. II
sricidal intent. Efforts were I'm, u
her from the dreadful effects Oh w.
but to no effect
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Denlson, Texas. Janusr,, :.
elect Of the National ba,,, rbrec'ors-
c. 5; Cobb, w. b. Munson 7 n pe dl,,;
" - Fisher II. A. Slack. u II - ,Guinn'
w. n, Cobb l.. Epstein, ]. NJ rn llama "a
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Yoakum. Texas January I'm. G.
Ramey has announced himself candidate
for mayor at the general election. lie Is
one OF Yoakum's Oldest residents and is
identified with most Of her leading inter-
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POPS IN WILLIAMSON.

Taylor, Texas, January IA cores
pondent from Georgetown states that
thirty-two popallst clubs we're organized
in Williamson county last Saturday at
tho various voting boxes throughout the
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TEXAS POLITICS,
WOMAN CANDIDATE.

Greeuviie, Texas. January 17-Miss
Nanny Harrison has announced as pop
ullst candidate for the office of county
superintendent of schools.
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thoritles here. as well as reflect !
proprietors CT the hotel Nos
fully yours, Donaldsor q
Proprietors Hota n
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WARN PoP CAMPAIGN.

Fort North, Texas January l7.-Hon.
II. :. p. Ashby, chairman Of the popu-
list executive committee. indorses Hon.
Barney Gibbs statements and says that
the populists viii carry out Il warm cam
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CORSICANA.

Corslcana, Texas, January l5.-Bank Of
fcers-elect:
City National: r. e. Prince, president;
j. T. Sullivan, vice president; A. s, un-
derhll. second vice president; S NJ. Kerr,
cashier; z. C. Townsend, assistant cashier.
Directors: s. NJ. Kerr s. u. Curtis,
]. T. Sullivan, r. Z. Prince. y. II. Woods,
Jr.. A. Fox and A. S. Underhill of New
York.
Corsicana National-George r. Jester,
president; w n. laynie, vice president;
f. W. Johnson. second vice president; c.
". Jester. cashier; George f. Jester. as
slstant cashier Directors: W. d, Haynie,
George T. Jester, c. W. Jester j. W,
Edens. G W, Pruitt, e. W. Johnson Rich
ard Mays z. r. Terry. j. W. Bartlett.
First National-James Clarity. president
Joseph Huey, vics president; f. II. Church
car hier Directors c. II. Allyn. !. f.
Whiteselle, r. N. Collins, James Garrity.
j. Huey
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ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Expenditures BY Commissioners Has
Stirred Up the Public.
Mr.. GRESHAM FILES AN ANSWER
Claims That tho County Owes Him Money.
Corn Exported to Europe--Notcs
and Personals.


locally slice the quietus was put on the
| new court house project as she has beer
over the ac,,o, =, ,bo oo,,,,,,, .o,,,,,,a.,.,
49,
CID III SpeHu'hs over s9VP Tor repairs OF
the bay bridge piers without advertising
| for bids or giving out the matter In nm
ordinary husiness l,ke r,ar,or r.ar..o,..
" ''"s A"s'e n''e
oeeh fnohg expressions oil disapproval Of
the action Of the commissioners and there
is movement on foot to emplov an en-
,,,.,,a- o., ,,,,, to-, ,,,o -,
~ .N0" NV ''-e 'sp"." ia'eis' "'"us
ana report as To what would. In his esti-
nation, be fair price for the work done.
The money TO nav for the .srvioas -, thu
! engineer ia ia he r,i,ad he no,ni.,r s,N
srr,ption An amoun,s Of 81 or ,bs,eabn,,1.
for ,aoh subssriht.r ,rha list has sI.ast,.
been started and II ,s moi dnnb,sd ~,
sufficient sum win he spee.iilv roisai ~
dcfrav ,u, tho ,acessar,, sy,a,,s,s 80 49,
ipyestipa,lon SeanV-hiIa ,ha r,a.,ar T.,
being a GOOD deal discussed and "nro,,i
! nent citizens" are living views sus inter
views freely to the reporters and tbe NH.
lie
GREsHANrs ANSWER
~, 80, +,
80. ".ta"St ~ Sahe Oh galveston
a., 49,, "i'e' G'e''"'" mas Deeh hieu
80 NJ, ~ u'.s' w co'iI !.
,ai,',,. 80" cVuiiey' com
That on November 30. 1S7i walter C,rcs'
ham was by the commissioners court an
"',i'eN osNh' vi odiFes'oi' county 70 Peil
VI 800 io,i leagues VI galveston county
sNt ,,,'o'. In'u'
~. "a. ~ puiSu'ice VI 'iie appointment
county. made sales OF various traits ~
land out Of the grant. crrActs nurohosars
and so,n, 'o arr, eciGe IT, -, an
That the tot9l original selling price If
said lands amounted to s29.S52.62.
Ihat the amounts collected by SAID
,res"ai. on sac S"les at'louoteu 70 s'9-
'rh, 49, e ~ Az 20 c,,vo,.on
co,,otv ~. s,,rn ~ st0 5st-t .,r,nctnaI INA
interest evidenced by notes IN the hands
" said Walker Gresham.
That said Gresham made lease of por-
lions Of said lands, collecting as ;ents
,otal OF saS3l.Zs making total COLLECTIONS
Dy IN, nun Oh s'V,-p,'oo.
Iha' sNu Wafer Preshau, IL enitieu 70
a,,o,,,, ~ s,ies snd LEAFS - ,52 a,
nrno,,rti1,. n sigfo 70
WA o@tcr alInu5nz the corruisslors
there remains in the hands Of Walter
Gresham the sum OF t45.s94sl, and the
notes as aforesaid
Wherefore. the plaintiff prays judgment
against descendant for the sum of $40
isA77 and for such other sums as said
defendant may be shown to have collected
Tor pla'piln. etc. - ~,
'l1nfi 'IreI,i'',' pS du9nei M "s rs
attorney > JONES arms wv sa'
ahn cole,No.S' wv oiers III
r'celpls az ,ne county ueasHre, ,or an
sums 'ial'hta ~ -"t iou'l!' ~ aiAo ~
s,or, r. DO a,rr,,rt ~ s,nis q
l,or,,, ,,-,,, r,r,pC.pr,
'ofH fS'N FL ~ -
The steamship Acacia whleh salleh TO-
day FOR Fleetwood, haa for cargo lsi3ll
bushels and ii,Gsa "a KS OF corn the Agsre-
gate weight being 7l6s.oo0 pounds and the
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Good News to the r.
of the South 80.

1t will be welcome news - X
of the South to learn that pr 'iHs.aI
away, the head of the iirm ~ 20 d
& Co., is personally IN cna'pb t 81
office in San Antonio, Texas, ains IA
way is without doubt the ie Az trss5|
list in the United States IN i,lis liz i
of all delicate and private IL yscsgj
liar 10 men ana women, anu ,ssrty a
as being successfi In nrsnsiss
many forms OF sexual anu nave a
eases where other doctors ,rouhA \
private nature whatever sn4uIe 81
to call or write in fun connl.,on tIs|
skillful specialist. Consui'au'-
ofupa ~. nv ma II .tflJ
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On FIRST day Of next March
ins tnat we now occupy as a
riAce, ana as we VIII have to occ
ing erected. we Will be compelled
II order to do this we have de.
Hardware, Stoves, Tinware. Woo,
Guns, Pistols, Rifles, Ammunitio,
our line 1t will pay you to buy Ia,
abcut ~ per cent cheaper than an
Can at our store and be convinced
J. s. DUNLAY HARDwAR
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PLEASING MUSICALE


Belvedere Hall was crowded last even
ing at the musicale given by a number
of young students Of music. The audit
ence were appreciative of the efforts of
the young performers and many friends
sent pretty floral pieces to them The
programme was long and it was well
nigh midnight before the last number
was completed. 1t opened with a piano
duet by Misses Carrie Drummer and
Grace Crosby; Miss Myrtle Tannehill
played an imitation of a selection on the
music box; Master D~elatour played Ry-
der's imitation of the bagpipes and Miss
Emily Schultz played familiar melodies
Miss Elsie LIE Marie gave a tarentelle
n Miss Kate yreeland sang with great
taste.s verdis "Miserere'' was played
with much expression by Miss Flossie
Ernst. The pretty melody. ''The Bells
of Shandon." was played by Miss BERTHE
Wittke, and Miss Mary Clark played
"Dreamland." Miss Juliette Dodds play
ed, n was followed by little Carrie
Mabie. A pretty little ditty, 'Grandma's
Advice" was sung by Myrtle Tannhil,
and Bessie Witt, and so amused the
audience that they had to respond to a
iASdity Sltoic- lfOl d6 SdNdilSItt WdS
played by Master Walter Schultz, and
the Chase of the Butterflies was
played by Miss Bessie Witt. Leybach's
pretty "zauberfote' was played by Ethel
Van Blarcom. The Misses Barr closed
part one with sQui vive Galop.'
Part II was opened with a duet by the
Misses MacMurray. ~..Snepherd Song"
Eva Riggin. Song of the Night Winds
by Leybach, was played by Oracle Cros-
by. Sydney Smiths "Diavoio'' was play
ed with much technique by Miss Eliza
Kyle. Miss Edna Barr played the
"Whirlwind," and Miss Lizzie vreeland
followed with Happy Thoughts" a
duet was sung in a pleasing manner by
Misses Eva Riggin and Katheryn Fors-
ter. Miss Ethel Smith sang .'Watchman,
Tell Us of the Night" and Miss Rose
Dodds played the Butterflies Carrie
with pretty variations. Misses Grace
Crosby and Madeline Zeltner played a
selection on the autoharp and guitar.
Paderewski's "Minuet' was played by
Miss Amy Hedges, and Miss Georgina
Reusch played a bolero by Leybach
The Misses Dodds played a duet, and
Misses Zeltner and Crosby a sweet
melody on the guitar and ~autoharp. The
programme was closed by a selection by
Miss Nellie Barr.
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DEFINING ITS POWERS.
Decision of Interest Affecting the
Dixon Crucible Co.
Special to the Jcrseu citu Meas

SUecsutiO INC JERSEY Guy NslN
TRENTON, jun %. ~1os6.-Judga Magic
filed yesterday in he office of the Clerk of
the Supreme Court AMI opinion setting
forth his reasons for giving judgment for
the plaintiff on demurrer in the suit of
John Linn v. The Joseph Dixon Crucible
Company. The latter company became
insolvent and a receiver was appointed in
1881, and he continued to act until 1890,
when the injunction was dissolved. In
the meantime the injunction had been
modified to allow an election of directors.
1t was after the modification that the
plaintiff was employed to perfect a re-
organization of the company. It was
for these services he brought suit after
the reorganization was effected. The de-
PENDANT company he'd that the services
of the plaintiff We're rendered wher it
was incapable in law to- exercise any Of
its franchises except that of electang di-
rectors, and that the supposed undertake
ings then made were in contempt of the
Court of Chancery and void.
In deciding for the plaintiff the Judge
ruled that pending the injunction and re-
ceiver the company had power to take
resumption of property and business. In
exercising such power it could employ
agents and incur a liability to compensate
them for their services. Whether the
compensation of such, agents is a liability
which can be charged upon the assets
of the insolvent company in case it fails
to resume its business, query; but for
be held liable if the injunction is dissolved
and the receiver removed