The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-22
SUIT FOR DIVORCE FILED.
Mrs. Aiherton Is Defendant; Duke Of
Westminster Is Correspondent.
FRIENDS ARE TRYING TO SETTLE IT
Major Athcrton Has Refused 100000 to
Withdraw the Case from the
Courts.

London, February 2i.--Mnjcr ]. Ather
ton, second In command Of the Twelfth
the Prince OF Wales RoyaD Ianccrs. now
In South Africa. has nlcd a suit FOR Ill.
vorcc against his wife, Mabel Louise
Anterior. naming the duke Of Westminster
as correspondence
With the announcement OF the nllnr OF
the suit OF Anterior VS. Atherton and
Westminster, the long anticipated divorce
proceedings cf Major Anterior against his
wife. with the duke Of Westminster agm
Ing In the role Of correspondent have ~
length mntcriallxed within tho nnst
thirtNslx hours lawyer who is locked
npon as the leader OF the divorce court
har has been retained In hchalf Of the
petitioner Tho case can not bc exercised
In court AT amy rate for some months.
and tho friends OF the Jus, married duke
may yet succeed In compromising tho mai
ter and preventing q trial, Bnt as Major
Athertcn Is reported To- hayr already re-.
fused check for $4,000 as compensation
for the injury lie Is said to have sus.
,olned, the task ahead Of those who are
trying to arrange settlement. among
whom Is said to be King Edward himself.
would seem TO be insupcrnhe The prti,
tloncr In this sensational scandal belongs
70 ono Of tho crHck regiments In the
british army Major Athcrton ought 10
have succeeded 10 Tho command OF the
regiment when ~ late coloncL the earl
of Alrlc WAS killed In South Afrlca In
June last. but he WAS passed over la
favor Of Colonel g. r. Nation. who
commanded The British forces which re.
The respondent, Mabel Louisa Ather.
ton. Is n sister III Sir Aubrey Paul. BARI
she married the major in 1872. They have
good looking. stylish woman about Is
Years 81 agS She, belongs to Londons
smart set. When Mrs, Athertou went to
Sonth Africa her husbands regiment was
WIN Lord Methnen's command AZ the
Moddcr river and she proceeded there.
Mrs. Athrrton was ~ the Modder river
denounced the plaque ~ women ni The
front In South Africa. Tho duke Of West
minister, then Lord RclgraVc, aud the
bi4thor Of wei known South African
millionaire. whose name bns also been
mentioned with that of Mrs. Athertun,
were al the same camp. For n long ino
Major Atherton remnined in ignornnro %
INC camp gossip hut finally some of HIS
prot her officers notified him Of tho facts
in tho case. Mrs Athcrton returned 20
England IN October md stopped on ~ the
Island Of Madeira There She took pas
sage ON steamer which wag taking
the duke of Westminster home. They ar
rived In London November Z. Sincc tb,
return nt Mrs, Mhcrton tho Grosvenor
family thc dukes nnmc Is Hugh Richard
Arthur Grosvcnorl has been engaged ia
an attempt TO prevent the case getting
NcnOr. the dukes mother Invited Mrs
Atherton to her house rhis move sllenccd
the roSslps for y dine. then c0mr the
reuor, of the service OF n citation on the
duke of Westminster the day uf Ills nnr.
rihre, which was dlsproyed by the fact
TINT the suit was not then fled
The duke of Westminster was married
at 81. inul's church, kuiuhts Fridge Lon.
don. February ld 10 Ms Shclagh West,
daughter of Colonel William CORVALLIS
West