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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-29
FORFEITURES OF LAM
BAKER GIVES AM
PIE NOTICE.
Urgently Requests County Papers Il
Publish Ii and Aid in saving
Lands TO Purchasers.

Austin, Texas. March a7.-To the Pub
lic This will give you notice that the act
authorizing the forfeiture OF school land
sales under acts of 1881 and 1888, as we'll
as all others which may have to be for
feited from time to time. will not take
effect until ninety days after the adjourn
ment of the legislature. This will give all
parties who desire TO put their school land
accounts in good standing ample time to
pay up their interest.
l would urgently request local or county
papers to publish this item as 1t is OF
great Importance and public interest, be-
sides a patriotic service to the State. For
the next four months all persons could be
fully advised through this public notice
and large expense saved the State In post
age. Besides it will help many men 10
prepare to have their land.
Below | publish the law in full. Very
respectfully, Andrew J. Baker,
Commissioner.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Texas:


State of Texas:
Section l. That If upon the first day Of
November OF any year, any portion of the
interest due by any person to the State OF
Texas for lands heretofore sold by the
State Of Texas, whether said lands be q
part of the public domain or shall have
been heretofore set apart for the public
schools, university, or any OF the other
various State institutions, has not been
paid. 1t shall be the duty of the land COM
missioner to indorse on the obligation of
said lands Lands forfeited" and shall
cause an entry to that effect to be made
on the account kept with such purchaser
and thereupon said land thereby be for
feited to the State, without the necessity
of re-entry or judicial ascertainment and
shall revert to the particular fund to
which it originally belonged and be re-
sold under the provisions OF the existing
law. or Of any future law; provided the
purchaser Of said land shall have the right
at any time within six months after such
Endorsement OF lands forfeited" to insti-
tute a suit in the district court Of Travis
county, Texas, against the commissioner of
the general land office for the purpose OF
contesting such forfeiture and setting
aside the same upon the ground that the
facts did not exist authorizing such for
teiture; but II no such suit has been In
stituted as above provided. such forfeit
ures OF the commissioner of the general
land office shall then become final and
conclusive; provided. that II any purchaser
shall die or shall have died his heirs or
legal representatives shall have one year
in which TO make payment after the first
day OF November next after such death.
This act is cumulative and is not intended
to deny the State the right to institute
any legal proceedings that may be deemed
necessarS to secure the purchase money or
pOssessicN of the land so sold. And this
act is intended to be applicable to all
purchases heretofore made under any or
all of the various acts OF the legislature
under which land may have been sold by
the State
Sec. 2. The fact that the authority OF the
land commissioner TO make forfeitures Of
land without judicial ascertanment has
been questioned. and the fact that there
are now more than ten thousand pur-
chases which can be forfeited under the
law for non payment of the interest due
thereon. and the further fact that II il
almost impossible and certainly mprac-
tlcah!e TO institute so many different suits
against so many different purchasers.
creates an imperative public necessity re-
curing the suspension OF the constitutional
rule providing that bills be read on three
several days, and the same Is hereby sus-
pended
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Hon. Samuel G.. Graham. deceased, late Of
Johnson county. and member OF the FIJI
teenth legislature OF this State. beg 10
report the following:
Whereas. Hon. Samuel G. Graham. a
member Of the Fifteenth legislature OF this
State. departed this life IN johnson county.
Texas, on the 18th day Of January, 1897.
and
Whereas, the house OF representatives
desires to place upon its records ~ me-
mortal to the memory u this Just and up
right citizen and legislator, therefore, be 1t
Resolved by the house Of representatives.
That in the decease OF Mr. Graham the
State of Texas has lost o.e of LIS most
passed by the intelligent zeal and patriot
whose modesty IN manner was Only sur
passed by the intelligent yea. and patriot
ism which illustrated his life. as well In
civil as in the official relations Of re.
Resolved. further. That we hereby ten
der confidence, and sympathy to the fam
lily OF deceased, and IN token thereof, for
ward copy Of these resolutions, attested
bv the signatures Vt the speaker OF the
house and the chief clerr. aud that a page
Of the house Journal be appropriately in
scribcd to his memory.
Boyd.
Shropshire.
Pitts,
Committee.
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FRIEND OF DIR, GRAM
CONFIDENT THE SHERMAN N
WILL CONTROL PATRONAGE
The Protest Against Two Of Greest|
Men Has Imbued Grant Brig.
nde With Fresh Courage.


Dallas, Teras, March a. --Cecil A. Logan
OF Sherman the Intimate per,oral ana DO.
,,,i,a, ,r,ana !, n y,As cr,r, ~, /,
urea 'i'eha VI -. sOon uA', va
bailas yesterday. ne was very eAuve'an'
over the news from Washington that MrtI
Hanna and Myron r Herrick Of CIeyepl|
~, -, .-.,,., ~. ,or,n.t,m y
had protested against me n0mina''"
two OF Green's friends, Terrell Of San A.
tonic and DR. Clifford, for foreign NIL
,s,nn. ia uoro ~ ~ IA you 40. Il, n
''..'s, Nv WY - I. .,o,a VI
told The Post correspooasa. y .sSss h
oft repeated declaration tnat urAn. |
control Toxas, share Il Inc NcKlnlq II
All tho Grant men have taken 4 I
courage and are Boosting that IN
the only steeds in the stable.
THO Green forces show 4 little cons1al.
,ior hnt sav The state chairman hn III
.lon, oui hi say ,ra ahv win he admiut
tom " ~
'ion .oon 10 +, chicago and is expecat
u ". n,i II, about AnriI l. It is saii 4
reach paii li,, apo' Unnamed conn By Gnl]
pno, ne c, VIII De of Arkansas. he mn
is V., 80 may,co with whom be will ~
,s'e ,,a ~ ,9 MvH,sU canital whsu Grsa
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REST OF ALL

10 cleanse the system In rcntJe ana
truly beneficial manner. when the spring'
time comes. use tho trae and perfect rcn,
cay syrup OF Figs. One bottle will ansna-
.or an the family and costs only so een,s.
me large size 81. Buy the genuine. Mann.
,ac.urea by the California Fig syrup Com.
pehy only and for sale by all druggists.
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II" Memory of Hon, $. G. Graham.

"' VI HUH ~ u, Grnhnm.
Austln, TeNss, March a7.--The follow.
ing appears in this mornings issue of the
house Journal:
Hon l. r. Dsshiell, Speaker OF the House:
committee Room. Austin Texas, March
go Your committee appointed to draft
ana submit resolutions In memory OF the
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statement of the losses, which Va, y,
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
TINWARE.
STOMACH BITTERS.

ganization. The executive committee Will
meet again at Labor hall at o'clock Friday
afternoon. 1t was also decided to hold an
other mass meeting next Wednesday after
g O'CLOCK
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
Runaway on Bridge Square.

F. H Glenwe, living at Inver Grove, mar
rowly escaped serious injury in a runaway
collision on Bridge square yesterday after
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
ALLEGED CONNECTION OF THE
YOUNG MAN WITH THE N. p.
ROBBERY.
SAYS HE WAS IN WISCONSIN.
WAY AUTHORITIES SPENT
SOME TIME
IN ROUNDING THE SUSPECT Up.
His Arrest WAS at Once Tipped OF,
and for Second Time Spoiled
All Plans.

Some time today Detective W. ]. Nc
Fetridge will arrive in st. Paul from
Fargo with several witnesses who will
be examined before the United States
commissioner in the matter of the
Northern Pacific train robbery near
Clayton late last September, and some
interesting developments may be
locked for, although the fact that the
robbers themselves have not all
been apprehended is due to the fact
that somebody who was working on a
branch of the case leaked" when
Harry Lanterman, the young fellow
now in the Ramsey county Jail, was
arrested in Moorhead, and supplied the
local papers with some of the facts in
the case. The authorities including the
postal detectives and the railroad peo-
pie are much veXed at the stupidity
shown, and will go to the bottom Of it
before the case is closed, this being
the second instance when their move
ments were tipped off,
Harry Lanterman, who is but nine
teen years of age, is supposed to be i'm
plicated in the hold-up, or at least pos
sessed of information concerning the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
ORGANIZED UNEMPLOYED
Preparing to Start a Little Business
of Their Own.

The organized unemployed. at their regu-
lar meeting yesterday afternoon. adopted the
report OF the organization committee, which
recommended the wood and coal business as
being the most profitable one to engage In
at the present time. number OF strangers
present requested that the objects OF the So
ciety be explained to them. The president,
A. Paradis gave a brief outline OF the plans
to be carried out, and said. IN part. that
II was intended to exclude politics from the
club in SO far as the policies OF the various
political parties were in harmony with the
aims OF the society, but II must be apparent
to all intelligent people that the Republican
party should be opposed to the bitter end,
as that party was guilty OF disregarding the
rights OF the workingmen right In st. Paul,
and he urged his hearers not TO forget how
unjustly they were treated last fall, when
$4,000 WAS appropriated from the mayors
contingent fund to give relief to the unem-
ployed and placed into the hands OF the AS
ISOLATED Charities for distribution. He de-
class legislation. in that It specified the
amount Of salaries to be paid to all city
officials excepting day laborers.
After some more speaking, the following
L. A. st. George, T. II. Mcmahon. s. Feehan
E. d. Peppard F. X PrevoEt J. NJ. Nc
Carthy H. Dammen. Mark Bishop, John Fla
herty. Peter Ege W Dasmode. J. Larkin, A.
Sweeney, J. Reedy, J. Oaks. P. o'Connor and
8. Darwdy.
The executive committee met in executive
session and appointed the following subcom-
mittees
e. D. PepDard.
To secure permanent headquarters for a
wood and coal Offices. Feehan, Peter Eye
and T. H. Mcmahon.
l. A. st. George was elected treasurer and
gave bonds In the sum OF $500.
The executive committee was authorized to
prepare an address 10 the citizens OF ST.
Paul. explaining the exact object Of the or
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
MONROE SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Interesting Programmes Rendered
in the Various Rooms.

Closing exercises were held in several Of
the grades Of the Monroe school yesterday
afternoon. The scholars in the different rooms
gave Rotations and read compositions on
various topics. Probably the most interest
ing of these were those in the room of Miss
Flint where the subject of the talk was Lon
don. with some of it's noted buildings and
sketches of some of the more prominent
historical events. Each scholar was given a
subject and some of the pupils treated them
quite cleverly. The subjects and readings
were as follcw1:
St. Thomas Hospital, Edna Smith; London
bridge AmeI Lofgren; poem, The Bridge"
Olga Barfus; the monument, Rose Mischek:
the embankment, Ethel Spangler; BsHl. Of
England. josephine Iverson; the Albert
Memorial, William Steiner; Buckingham
palace Arthur McCaffrey; Trafalgar Square.
Willie Powers: Windsor castle. May Jette;
the house of parliament from the Thames.
Marion Miles; Tower of London, Alice
Shafer; Cheapside, Willie Royston; st. PauI's
cathedral from the Thames, Mollie Gallagher;
announcement of views, Willie Fisher;
Westminster hall, Kate Sweeney; poem. Two
Queens in Westminster" Nellie Nolan. All
these scenes and incidents were illustrated
by stereoDticon views.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
VAN AUKEN GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Furnishes the Central Station OIL
GERS Surprise.

G. r. Van Auken, the young man &C
cused of completely with Robert Hamp
in securing $500 from the Germania
bank two weeks ago on a blank check
alleged to have been stolen from Thuett
Bros, the South ST. Paul stock buyers,
walked into the central police station
shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and gave himself into custody.
Hamp was arrested shortly after the
alleged fraudulent transaction, but Van
Auken left the city, it is claimed, with
all of the money secured, and the police
have since been looking for him. 1t
was learned that the young man went
to Chicago, and upon the offer OF 500
reward by Thuett Bros. for his capture,
circulars containing a picture and
description of Van Auken were sent
throughout the country. None of the
sleuths, however, who were on the trail
of the 800, could locate Van Auken,
and a genuine surprise was created yes
terday when he gave himself up.
The prisoner refused to discuss his
case at any length. He asked that no
one be allowed to see him, but explain
ed to the authorities that he had sur
rendered himself upon the advice Of an
attorney He said that there was an
arrangement pending between his rela-
ttves and Thuett Bros. toward settle
nleDt OF the CnecR affair, anu IIdl III
giving himself up the further obliga-
ton Of 500, which would have gone to
the police had he waited to be arrest
ed, would thus be avoided. Charles H.
Van Auken, the prisoners brother, held
a lengthy consultation with the young
man during the afternoon, but stated
that the family desired to make no
public statement concerning the young
er members predicament. Van Auken
is a good-looking young man Of twenty
four years, and belongs to an estimable
family.
Van Auken had a narrow escape from
falling into the hands of the law before
he was ready to give himself up, as
Lieut. Pothen learned of his presence
in the city, and was searching for him
Tuesday night He called at the young
fellows home, but could not gain adj
mittance, and while Van Auken says
he reached st. Paul Tuesday morning
and spent the night at Minneapolis. the
police believe that he was in reality
in hiding in this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23

makeup Of the party who pulled off the
trick. When this was first discovered
it was decided to find him. He had
lived at the lodging house in Fargo, Of
a Mrs. Goodman, and was absent when
the search was begun. He was be-
lieved to be infatuated with the
daughter of the house, and man was
sent by the postal authorities to board
at the place. The man was named
Barnes, a brother of Police Officer
Barnes, of Fargo. Lanterman disap-
peared right after the hold-up, and was
traced to Eau Claire then to Green
Bay, Wis, afterward to Chicago, and
as far away as Pittsburg. From this
point he fell into the trap and wrote
to his friends at Fargo. Barnes was to
report when Lanterman returned home,
and last week did so to United States
Marshal Cronin, at Fargo. The latter
advised the st. Paul authorities and
Deputy Marshal George Henry, accom-
panied by Detective McFetridge, Of the
road, went to the place without delay.
It was planned to have him at
certain place at a fixed time, and, al
though his identity was unknown to
the younger Barnes, who was to watch
lOl Ilo IcIIi II, lie was PlChSu uP ny
Marshal Henry and brought to st. Paul
last Saturday night. Arriving here the
next morning, he was taken without
delay to the county jail, and not to the
central police station as was stated at
the time, and has been there ever since.
He has made no statement to anybody
until yesterday, when he was seen by
q man who knows him we'll and to
whom the lad said he knew nothing Of
L. I'D 81 Io& h.,
was in Wisconsin on the date when the
train was held up. AS soon as he was
arrested the information was given out
to the local papers at Fargo and Moor
head, and wired to the Twin Cities.
Thus in measure the plans by which
the authorities hoped to discover the
names and whereabouts of the men who
actually committed the robbery are in
a measure baked, and they are wroth
in consequence. They attribute the
blunder to the over-anXiety on some
body's part not to be overlooked when
the credit and reward for the capture
of Lanterman were distributed.
Lanterman was arrested on the in
formation of a hackman in Fargo who
claims that he himself was hired to
drive the men from one place to another
the night the robbery occurred. His
testimony, given through the detective
CHdHEelS SOIIe weeks ago. IS To Inc
effect that failing to please some Of
his party he was threatened with a
dynamite explosion, and in the end pull
ed out of the scheme, which, he claims,
to have heard discussed. His testi-
mony is said to be supported by state
ments secured from other quarters. The
dynamite found in the car is safely
stored in a local hardware house.
Claim Agent j. T. Newton, of the
Northern Pacific road, asked about the
case, declined to discuss it before some
action was taken by the federal au-
thcrities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
7 able MgHts.

Come direct to Michaud's for the new i'm
ported Table Nuts. We don't sell last years
left-overs:
New Table Nuts, extra selected, per
pound .........l Z12c
New Table Nuts, the best, per pound =. lac
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
DELEGATES to St. Lonis.

The regular monthly meeting OF the St
Paul Skat club was held at their rooms In
the Defel block, Seven Corners, at which
President Hamm Presided. After the close
OF the regular business the selection Of dele
gates to the National Skat tournament,
which takes place in St. Louis from Jan. q
to "a, was taken up and it was decided that
the two players making the highest scores
should be selected. After one hour and a
half Of hard playing Phillip Martin and II. e.
Drese won the prize and were conceded to be
the champion players OF the St. Paul club.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
MERRILL IS RECAPTURED.
Game Warden Johnson Arrested
Him at Tower.

A telegram to Executive Agent Full
lerton. of the state game and fish COM
mission, from Warden Johnson, states
that Henry Merrill, who recently walk
ed out OF the municipal court here aft
er pleading guilty to having illegally
shipped 185 cartridges, has been recap
tUred at Tower. and the party is ex-
pected back this morning.
An effort Will be made to have Mer-
rill bound over to await the action Of
the grand Jury
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
Tour of Al Mexico.

Special vestibuled train of sleeping
and dining cars with the new open
No-Top Observation Car start from
Chicago Jan. IS and Feb. %, under the
management of the American Tourist
Association. Tickets include all ex-
penses. Apply to Agents Chicago, Mil
waukee e. st. Paul R'y for pro-
grammeS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
Fancy Dry-pieked Ducks and Geese, per
pound,
8 Gents.
wards from
20 Gents.

Fine Navel Oranges, per dozen, upwards
from
20 Gents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
TALKED OVER THE REPORT.
Meeting of the Life Insurance Clear.
ing Company Directors.

The directors Of the Life Insurance Clear
ing company held a meeting yesterday after
noon and talked over the condition OF the
company as shown by the report OF the
experts recently employed to go over the
books and accounts of the company. The
company will take steps at once 10 strengthen
the finances to the extent which the coming
report will show the capital stock had been
impaired, and to take such other action as
may seem to be necessary to re-establish
the good standing OF the company where this
has been weakened by the Developments Of
the last few weeks. The reported resignation
Of President Thomas B.Scott was not rendered
at the meeting yesterday, but may make It's
appearance at the meeting this morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23

noon. team of horses attached to Great
Northern Express Company Wagon No. IT
ran away on Second street and crashed into
GIenwes wagon as he was passing upon
the Wabasha street bridge. Glenwe's horse
was knocked down and trampled by the runa-
ways and the driver was thrown under
the feet of the team. He escaped with a few
bruises, although 1t looked for time as IL
he would be trampled to death.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
CANDIES.

All the toothsome. dainty, sweet absolutely
pure kinds, inviting and wholesome, the
favorite stock of the city. a small outlay will
buy a great quantity, as these prices will tes-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-23
: able RaGsEzns.

full line of new dependable Table Rails
ms. domestic and imported, at prices rang
ing per pound, from
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14
4 - RrIdee al Rouen.

This novel engineering work IS called
. stpoDt trausbordeur' and is designed
to fulfill all the purposes Of a bridge,
while it will offer 10 obstruction to the
passage Of ships with towering masts
On each side of the river will be erected
n small EiGeI tower, about no feet in
height. and these towers will be joined
st tie top by a Iatticework bridge upon
which lines Of rails will be laid. On
these rails viii run a skeleton platform,
which can be pulled frem side to side
bv The agency Of steam Or electricity.
From this platform, which will be 100
feet above the quays, will depend steel
wire ropes, which viii support at the
Level ef the river banks a slung carriage
large enough 10 accommodate tram car
full Of passengers, besides other vehicles.
intended that this novel form OF
bridge shall be in connection with the
tram a7stcn at both sides OF the river,
Sc thai passengers can be carried across
the river Without leaving their seats III
Tie ears Tbo#ork of building the tow
ers has already been commenced, and 1t
is ozue1ted that the bridge will be open
for traffic in is months time. 1t IS saId
that the only continuance bearing any
resemblance to this pont tEansbor-
Ieug2' IS i'm operation at Bilbao.-Cha
bers' journal