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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-09
BLEDSOE WRITES
Concerning the VacIIIatIon Of Certain
ConRressmen and Their InconsIs-
teney on indian Affairs.
To the Ardmoreite.


subcommittee on Indian af-
fairs, of both house and senate,
met with Major McKennon to-
day. All suggested amend
ments had been printed. and
they undertook to consider
them, but agreed instead that
each should study a copy care
fully, so that when they meet
Saturday a bill can be drawn
agreeable to all.
The suggestion has been
made that a proviso be append
ed to the bill by which, if at a
joint election of the Choctaws
and Chickasaws they agree to
confirm the Dawes-Choctaw-
Chickasaw treaty, that then the
law shall become imperative as
to these two nations and the
Dawes-C -Choctaw-C -Chickasaw trea-
ty shall become operative with
all its disagreeable features.
This same proposition would
permit the Creeks to ratify their
treaty, which was rejected, if
they would do so in a reason
able time. Ainsworth will prob
ably do all he can to get this
provision inserted in the bill
and General Porter will prob
ably assist him in order to get
another chance for the Creeks
to ratify. There may not ap-
pear to be much in this, but it
may become the most danger
Gus obstacle with which we will
have to contend.
| have said before that moth
ing is settled except that there
will be legislation. Men of US
ually pronounced views seem to
have no trouble in facing about
on this question. The PROPOSE
tlon considered with most favor
by some of the members today
may be wholly abandoned by
them tomorrow. 1t largely
grows out of the fact that they
don't think congress has any
right to force allotment of title
and they want to find a means
of compelling the Indians to
consent. They talk about the
inviolability of Indian rights
and then lie awake at night
studying some means of depriv-
ing them of these same rights
and the means contemplated, in
spirit, violate the very rights
whose sacredness they are as
serting. In other words, they
insist that they have no right or
power to do a thing and then
proceed indirectly to do this
same thing. They can't do
these things without the con-
sent of the Indians, but can
force the Indians to consent
and then do them.
The various proposed amend
ments are not open to- the pub
lie, but are to be kept secret un-
til after next Saturdays meet
ing. The members of the COM
mittee are evidently afraid of
being talked to death about
these proposed amendments be-
fore the committee meets to
consider them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-09

A chronic kicker is bad enough,
but a continual scratcher is worse.
Better initiate a mule than a hen.
Hunts Itch Cure will do up the
worst case of itch, letter and ring
worms, itching piles, eczema known.
Price 80 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-09

so doses for 80 cents. Is the same
size of other 81 bottles, and money
refunded IL DIR. Simmons Cough
Syrup fails to give entire satisfaction.
Try IL; costs nothing II not satisfied.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-09

Backache, spraing, bruises, cuts,
rheumatism speedily cured by using
Hunts Lightning on. Failing, money
refunded.
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EVENT OF THE SEASON.
The Athletic Clubs Entertainment
and Masque Ball.

On next Wednesday evening the Sac
ramento Athletic Club will give its sew
enth annual mask ball, and all arrange
ments for a first-class entertainment
have been comDleted.
One of the chief features of the pro-
gramme viii be six Chinese characters,
who Will burlesque each act, and con-
clude the athletic part of the entertain
ment with a great Chinese dragon act.
Another novel feature of the evening s
entertainment viii be a cake walk, free
TO all corners. Cake walks are now all
the rage in Eastern cities and on the
stage and the club will present to the
couple making the most graceful and
stylish appearance a handsome and
enormous cake.
All numbers on the programme and
the grand march will be given with cal
cium-light effects.
Madame Anderson. the official cos
tuner. Will be a Gil j street on Tuesday
and Wednesday. and at the clubroom
on the night cf the ball.
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BOATHOUSE RAIDED.
Fisherman Hemberger Suffers at
the Hands of Thieves.

The discovery has been made that
about ten days ago thieves broke into
the boathouse of Sebastian Hemberger,
which is anchored about three miles up
the river, opposite Bryte's dairy.
Hemberger is confined in the County
Jail undergoing a years sentence for
drawing a rifle on a pleasure party in
August last
The burglars-for there were evident
ly two of them-broke into the scow and
stole a 220-foot fishing seine, lot of
clothing and bedding. dishes and all of
the chairs, beside an alarm clock with
IS. H scratched on the back. Two
thermometers and a cooper's tool, used
for cutting grooves, is also missing.
The thieves brought with them a
screwdriver, with which they forced the
door and broke open trunk. This i'm
provised Jimmy" was left behind, and
is now in possession of Sheriff Johnson.
" ho is investigating the case.
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Note-Total and average for September
and October are for seven years. *tor
tour months. iFor ten months.
The greater number of these storms
are reported as occurring during the
months OF May, June. July, August and
September; the hotter the weather in
summer the greater are the number OF
such storms observed and reported. The
records for 1896 and 1891 show a great
er number recorded. Possibly this IS
due partly to an increased number OF
observers and TO more accurate records
of those storms than during previous
years. when a much smaller number
was reported.
II is true that during cool summers
there are much fewer electrical displays
than during hot summers with long
continued spells of excessive heat. Had
I the time 1 should be pleased to pre-
pare A chart showing the counties
where electric displays We're recorded
from 1891 to 1897. BY such means the
points in the State where the greatest
number Of electric displays are OBJ
served would be plainly indicated. No
doubt, if our summers in California
We're as wet and stormy as in the
States east of the Rocky Mountains our
record of magnificent electric displays
would be equal to those OF the East.
In March 1881, when l took charge Of
this station, it was reported to me by
numerous oldest inhabitants" that
there was no such thing in this State
as thunder and lightning. AS the same
idea had been reported to people in
the East. inquiry was made of this Of
fee asking if such were the fact. Our
records for this station were searched
and an article prepared and published
in the Monthly Bulletin" of the Cali
forna Weather Service for June, 1893
covering the years from July l, 1871
10 May i. 1893.
The following are descriptions by the
voluntary observers of electric storms
Of severity that We're recorded by them:
September IA. 1SSS-yivd sheet and
forked Lightning. accompanied by heavy
thunder, passed over Sacramento. re-
ported by the observer. at three differ
ent times during the day-in the early
morning: in the forenoon, lasting untn
a short time after noon; and at night
when ii was the heaviest ever recorded
at this station. and will. no doubt, be
long remembered by the people of Sac
ramento. The State Fair was going on
at the time, the Pavilion was crowded
with pecrle who watched with awe and
wond arment the continuous and vivid
streaks Of forked lightning which We're
almost binding TO those watching the
unusual electrical phenomena, as il
spent its fury in its journey overhead
The very loud and cracking sounds Of
the thunder. as 1t would peal forth IN
an almost continuous roll. made the
children cry. women turn pale ana
stout men trereble. The display OF cleo
tricity vas grand while il lasted It
made hut a poor impression on visitors
from the East, as a thunderstorm. but
TO the native born it was a curiosity.
because such a display was the first
time they had ever seen serpentine lines
with purple tinges flashing through the
Sky. This storm passed from the south
east, moving toward the northwes-:
rainfall. 012 OF an inch. The previous
two storms passed over this city from
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OUR CHIEF ELECTRIC STORMS
UPWARD OF FOUR HUNDRED IN
SEVEN YEARS.
They Generally Occur in Warm
Seasons or at the Clase OF
Hot Spells.
By J. A Barwick, Observer Weather
Bureau

By ]. A. Barwick, Observer Weather
Bureau.)
The following article will appear IN
the Nor thly Weather Review" tNaSh-
ington D. CO for December, 1891:
The electric storms of California are
not local to any one portion of the STATE
over another; thunderstOrms are op-
served as occurring on the same day
over S0o miles apart, viz: at Plcacho,
San Diego Count, in the southeastern
portion of the State, and at Yreka, SIS
kiyou County, in the northern portion
of the State.
During the thunderstorm OF August
10, 1896 electric displays were observed
in the following counties, beginning N
the north and going south. viz: Siski-
you. Modoc Lassen, Tehama, Sonoma,
Alameda, Santa Clara, Mono, San Ber-
nardino and San Diego. SiSkyou and
San Diego Counties are nearly 500
miles apart.
The greater number of thunderstorms
in summer June, July and August) are
confined mostly to the counties of the
Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada
range Of mountains. Scarcely a day
passes in GUNNER but what the tops
of thunder head clouds, such as cumu-
io-stratus and cumulo- nimbus, may be
observed from Sacramento over the
Sierra Nevada range Of mountains eS-
pecially in the northeastern and east
ern portions of the horizon.
The greater number OF these storms
are noted in July and August, during
and at the closing of a hot spell in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys.
AS the hot and moist-laden air rises it
strikes the upper southwesterly cur
rent of air and is waited over the
Sierra Nevada mountains, where the
moisture is rapidly condensed, forming
these thunder head clouds. 1t is among
such clouds as these that so mucn
sheet lightning is observed and report
ed by observers in the foothill and val
ley towns.
The tahulated data herewith gives a
record of all electric storms reported
by the voluntary observers throughout
the State from September, 1891, to Oc-
tober, 1897, inclusive:
Total number of thunderstorms record
ed as having occurred in the State of
California from September, 1891, to Oc-
tober. 1887:
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TRUSTEES sale.

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
q certain Deed of Trust, executed by Rob-
ert H. Petit and Mrs. d. D. Petit, his
wife Cat that time of the City OF Sacra-
mento, County of Sacramento, State OF
California, but now of the County OF
Placer. State aforesaid), TO VIM. Beckman
and j. l.. Huntoon, of the City OF Sacra-
rento. County of Sacramento, State of
California, as Trustees, dated January 81
1894, and recorded on February l. 1894 in
the office of the County Recorder of the
County of Placer, State of California. in
Book '5S' of Deeds a page ''S9, :" and fol-
lowing, and on application OF the holder
and owner of the promissory note secured
to be paid by said Deed of Trust and be-
cause default has been made in the nav
ment of the Indebtedness secured to be
paid by said Deed of Trust. the under
signed Trustees. will sell, at public auction
10 the highest and best bidder for cash in
United States gold coin. at the front OF
the Courthouse, Of the County of Saera-
mento, in the City of Sacramento, State
of California, on Monday. the 2Sth day of
February. 1898. between the hours of 10 a.
M and u m tsaid sale commencing at the
said hour of 10 m. of said day), the fol-
lowing described real estate with the i'm
provements thereon, situated in the Coun-
IL OF Placer, State of California to wit:
The south half of the southwest quart er
OF Section Three, Township Eleven North
Range Seven East. Mount Diablo, Base
and Meridian. Together with all water
rights appurtenant thereto.
WM BECKMAN, Trustee (SealD
j. L. HUNTOON, Trustee. (SeaI)
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
SYLL.ABI.
IS. F., No. 710-Departmen One-Fne
February {, 1889

IS. F., No. 110-Department One-Fiied
February q. 1889
Margaret +. Walsh respondent; En-
ma Il. Hunt. appellant. Foreclosure.
Order denying new trial affirmed. Judg-
ment modified.
Where there is no express authority
in the person to whom note or other
instrument is intrusted or delivered 10
make alterations therein, i. is only
where such writing is patiently incom-
piete in some respect, such as an omit
ted date. or a blank space required to
be filed 10 make the contract express
the intent of the parties, that there is
any implied authority to insert new
matter. or make any material addition
therein.
Nor does ii make any difference that
the alteration is made before delivery
Of the instrument
The mere writing of an instrument in
pencil. either in whole or in part. can
not of itself be said to be negligence.
since the law recognizes the validity OF
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GREAT DAY FOR COURSIAG.
A LARGE CROWD AT AGRI-
CULTURAL PARK.
Two Stakes Run Off Yesterday-A
Sacramento Dog Wins First
at Dixon.

Under the new management of the
coursing park no gate fee is charged,
and the result was that some six hun
dred persons We're on hand to witness
the running, and betting on the heats
was lively. Following are the results:
SAPLING STAKE
B. & d. Trinket beat c. Woodworth'S S
MorelIo
j. McDonald's Duke of Wellington
beat r. Enright's Cricket
Nethercott Bros Jessie S. beat ].
McDonald's May Day.
c. Galagher's It beat w. Pierce's
Penelope
T. Sheehan's Crafty beat Ed. Lloyd's
Quirt.
Condrey & Rought's Jealousy beat
Balsz Bros Red Cloud, Jr.
Dan Walsh Reception II. beat B. G.
DIS Bingo.
Alvord & Young's Tress beat Tryon
& Scott's Euck Massie
Second series-Duke of Wellington
beat Trinket, Jessie S. beat 1t. Jealousy
beat Crafty, Tress beat Reception II.
Third series-Duke of Wellington beat
Jessie s.. jealousy beat Tress.
Final series-Jealousy beat Duke of
Wellington and won first money. the
Duke second, TresS third and Jessie S.
fourth.
BEATEN DOG STAKE.
j. II. Ryan's Forest Queen beat j.
Stebbins' Pryor
Condrey. & Rought's Arrah- Coon
beat j. McDonald's Tinker
Alvord & Young's Elta A. beat Sac
ramento Kennels Rattle Bones
E. Lloyd's Mission Boy beat Rustron's
Lady Sutter.
Condrey & Rought's Faster and Fast
er beat Ed Bovlan's Fire Chief.
l.. McMahon's Lily of the West beat
Soldier Walkers Nancy Lee
j. Kelly's Sarcastic, Jr., beat ]. Nc
Donalds Mr.. Dunk
]. Hills Kitty Lonsdale beat w Ty-
er's Flora.
Sutter Kennels Mail Carrier beat
Boylan's Ingleside.
Sutter Kennels Combination beat J.
McDonald's Pansy.
j. McGuire's Pride of Arizona beat
]. II. Ryan's Peter Maher
j. H. Ryan's Montana beat ]. Kelly's
Tic-Tic
Second series-Arrah-G Go-On beat For
Lily of the West beat Faster and Fast
er, Kitty Lonsdale beat Sarcastic, Jr.,
Pride of Arizona beat Mail Carrier
Montana heat Combination.
Third series-Arrah-Go-On beat Mis-
sion Boy, Lily of the West beat Kitty
Lonsdale, Pride of Arizona beat Mon
tana.
Fourth series-Arrah-Go-On beat Lily
Of the West, Pride of Arizona a bye.
Final series-Arrah-Go-O beat Pride
of Arizona and won first money, Pride
of Arizona second, Lily of the West
third.
COURSING AT DIXON.
The Dixon Coursing Association
opened yesterday under the manage
ment of George Ehman. A special car
containing coursing men and their dogs
went over from Sacramento. The Dixon
Band was in attendance, and all ar
rangements for the comfort of the Wis
itors We're we'll looked after.
The first prize of $37 went to William
O'Neils Promise Me of Sacramento,
and the second prize of SO to NJ.
Walsh's Tipperary Lass of Port Costa.
Next Sunday 81 % stake will be run
off at Dixon.
The record-union., 1898-02-14
BASEBALL FOR 1898.
The State League Preparing FOR
the Coming Season.

The California Baseball League is or
ganizing for the summer campaign. 1t
has leased the old grounds at Sixteenth
and Folsom streets, san Francisco,
where games will be played during the
season of 1898, in conjunction with
grounds in Sacramento, San Jose, Santa
Cruz and other places that may come
into the league.
The league is open to all clubs in the
State age limit u years Applications
viii be received up to and including
March II, 1898, after which date the first
series of games will be arranged. The
Secretary of the league is George W.
Howell, Sixteenth and Folsom streets,
San Francisco.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Richard White. Chico: II. f.
Adams and wife, San Jose; w. r.
Spaulding. Truckee: w. B. Sargent
New York; S. w. Carleton, Geneva
George w. Morse, J. Kraker, H. S. Kel-
ler John Mackie, San Francisco; j.
Whitaker, Gait; L. j. P. Merrill George
l.. Arnold, Los Angeles; Thomas f.
Flint. San Juan: L. C. Morehouse and
wife, San Leandro; J. c. Skif, St. Louis
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FOR STEWART RIVER.
Two Galt;tes Who Expect to Find
Claims Awaiting Them.

The steamer Whitelaw, which left
San Francisco for Alaska on Saturday,
had among its passengers James y.
Hicks and 7. I. Still Of Gait. They are
bound for Stewart River and Hender
son Creek, via the Chilkoot Pass. where
they viii join a. j.. Phelps and compan-
ions, who went in last fall.
MIR. Hicks accompanied the Phelps
party to Lake Linderman, and came
back for sunnlieS
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DIED AT ELK GROVE.
John N. Andrews of That Place to
be Buried TO-DAY.

John n. Andrews, one of Sacramento
County's best known citizens died at
his home in Elk Grove yesterday morn
ing.
The deceased was q native of Massa-
chusetts, and was JS years of age. He
came to California over thirty years
ago and settled at Elk Grove, where for
number Of years he was agent for the
Wells-Fargo Express Company. He
leaves a Wife and daughter.
The funeral will be held from his late
residence this afternoon, and Will be
under the auspices of the Elk Grove
Lodge of r. and A. NJ, Of which he was
a member. The interment viii be in
the Masonic Cemetery at Elk Grove
The record-union., 1898-02-14
Two Wayward Girls.

A couple of young girls, one aged ID
and the other 10 years, left their homes
in Franklin a few days since and set
out to see the world. Coming to this
city they boarded a train and went to
Suisun. There they We're apprehended
and returned to their homes.
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G. A., No. 25(-Department Two-Filed
February / 1SaS)

William II. Holt. respondent; Fran
ces NJ. Holt and John Willis Tyler APP
pellants. Action TO reform deed. At
firmed.
A mistake of one party at the date of
a conveyance which is known or sus-
pected BY the other party, without ref
erence to a prior mutual mistake in the
agreement, is ground for reformation
Of the deed, under Sec. 1899, c. c., if
no rights of third parties are involved.
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Death of Duncan Fraser.

The many friends OF Duncan Fraser,
the well-known member of the Caledo-
nian Society Of this city, who last year
went on visit to Scotland. will regret
10 learn Of his recent death in that coun-
try. lie was always q prominent figure
at Caledonian gatherings and was an
expert in the Scottish dances.
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Was Geared Too Hiph-

on-keeper Ed. Donnelly, who for
a few months flourished in the Seroggs
building at Tenth and X streets. and
during that time cut wide swath down
the line. is now in Seattle, With his face
turned toward the aurora borealis. He
leaves many to mourn him.
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Stelling is Practicing.

Henry Stellng of Davisville, who is
to shoot a 100 bird match here on Wash
ngton's Birthday against Otto Feud-
ner of San Francisco, has been doing
considerable practicing at his home.
Last week he scored 90 out of 100
pigeons.
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First of the Season.

The first spring lamb of the season,
the genuine article and the only spring
lamb in town, may be found to-day
(Monday) at the Clauss & Kraus' butch
er shop, Seventeenth and / streets. This
firm is. as usual, in the lead.
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Otto is Himself Again.

Otto Anderson, the bartender who on
Saturday night pumped morphine into
his system with view to ending his ex-
istence, was after several hours work
brought out of his stupor, and yester-
day morning was very little the worse
for his experience.
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The Red House stock consisting of
dry and fancy goods, millinery. hosiery,
gents underwear. caps. hats, etc, IS
now being closed out at big bargains. y
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Until further notice, we will give &C
all cash purchasers a premium of Il
per cent. in either garden or flower
seeds. The Pacific, 5.2i to 129 st.
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q. A, No. 2S.}-Department One-File
February II, 1889

Charles Morris, appellant; A. A.
Courtney, respondent. Action to re-
Scind a contract. Reversed.
When party knowingly misrepre-
sents material facts, the law will not
permit him to derive any benefit from
the transaction. A purchaser has q
right to rely upon representations OF
the seller as to facts not within the
purchasers knowledge: and the seller
cannot escape responsibility by show
ing that the purchaser might have as
certained that such representations
We're untrue.
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e.. A, No. 126-In Bank-Filed Febru-
arY IL 1889

W. Fl. Spurgeon. appellant; Santa
Ana Valley Irrigation Co, respondents.
Action to determine rights to stock.
Reversed. Mcfarland, j., dissenting.
If a company assumes the right to
sellt the stock Of delinquent shareholders,
certainly the purchaser is entitled to re-
ceive certificates for his shares in such
form as may enable him to employ the
ordinary rights of a stockholder, unless
there is something in the charter or by
laws of the company inconsistent with
such rights.
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The Popular Restaurant at Ninth
and j streets. charges popular prices.
Everything first-class. Meals prepared
by expert cooks A fine meal for 15c.
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such instruments equally with those

such instruments equally with those
written in ink or printed.
The rule that when one of two inno-
cent persons must suffer by the wrong
fui act of another he must suffer VINO
placed it in the power of such third per-
son to do the wrong cannot be carried
to the extent of making one person civ
lily liable for the crime of another.
Where material alteration in a con-
tract is made by a stranger to the con-
tract, such an act, without the privity
of the grantee or oblgee, does not avoid
the contract in its entirety, even though
it be without the knowledge or consent
of the party to be bound, but amounts
TO a spoliation merely, which will not
prevent a recovery upon the contract
in accordance with its original terms.
where those terms can be ascertained.
And an agent without authority is in
this sense held to be stranger to the
transaction.
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McMorry sells groceries. Agent for
! Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron 531 NJ street.
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Orange and grape fruit trees in lots
of 10000 or small orders: ali varieties
olives. Harry s. Lands, Orangevale
The record-union., 1898-02-14

Before going TO Klondike call at the
e Dorado, S26 street.
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Electrical lamps at Scott's. 3O3 j. "
Try McMorry's Soc tea. 531 NJ.
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(S. F., No. 3T9-In Bank-Fiied Feb
ruary 3, lS9S.l
City and County of San Francisco.
respondents; Mrs. Ellen Grote, appel
LIANT Recovery of land. Reversed.
Where the husband declares a home
stead upon his property, the wife has
an interest in the realty which he can
not take away from her by any act Of
dedication on his part. No matter how
clear his intention 10 dedicate may ap-
pear he cannot do SO while the incum-
brance rests upon the land.
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Grim, No 230-In Bank-Filed Feb
ruary II, 1889
The People, etc, respondent; Charles
Marshall, appellant. Murder. Affirmed.
Prejudice to the defendant must be
shown before mere error in instructing
the jury Will be made ground for re-
versal.