The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 328, Ed. 1, Friday, February 26, 1897 Page: 3 of 10
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NEWS ITEMS
Building and
orflce
taosEDiNoros
CASE
Pl tor > c r Court
f the
February SS The new
streets
TwentytUth
lttWr and h0 wl
fc er the right of
t lrcdcompany to lay track
tt Tin order for lUo train
una when tills
that
probable
TTlt tbercaSon that tbey
for
1 lt not from
socalled union depot
Ln present
longing to tbo Wharf
Teeded by tat > for
railroads were Ions ago
The
premises and al
Jtt Ttcita Iho
Ljratlcniur < hlob < ea ro
to move
the railroads
I to forco
well understood tint the
ii been
tSS provide depot facilities
uld sult hu
a Ot Santa Ko pasenger depot
Rmbeold Unto building will
il that will settle the mat
and
lkttM tncro will be ample faclll
other railroad passenger
ill the
iithe tew depot and though none
Jjun lolned the Sanu 1 e In errct
Vf ta t building the will pay
the privilege of
u litt road for
I
THETELICAN LESE
itlltourttio inatlcr of the propord
irfftlian Wand to a terminal com
j tSu establishment cf wharves and
orw iterrlly on though there has
1m mucb about It In the newspi
liUle Tne report that Captain Mck
lho
Uiu in Austin trslng o have
ill r lll the lease of tho isl uid
Hxviars ago b > the clt > to one
tSaw and by him tran feried to
a McCarthy Co cau ed lho city
I tomlttte to tend a letter to the
3 ottoilsa any such bill until Lo
io dfrom the Galveston city council
Sjtmbirestlsitlng tho matter Mr
ICirthy said todas In reference to
atrbii
bii ranted tho legislature to ratt
ih ehave of Pelican Island o
irj et opportunities Wo havo ab
iiauince however that no such
So li netfiaary In support of this
stleoril opinions of Colonel llobcrt
st the lalo Judge Maon V lllle
jitS I Billlngtr and other eminent
la this thole Pelican matter wo
for the ver bst lull rests of
ail vercn the whole Inside
IstoU aal the schemes tint are bc
KKenltra certain clique the peo
klitoonanliy will soo the affair
Jinilisht
i tH raEiaiiT mmnAir
Itnttopast Galveston his main
aliWrlt bureau and It is gencrallv
tallbaa been of some service to
lefc > lateresi of tho cits It has
itemed by private contilbutlon
aiVsess men of the cllj supple
rjlchscrptlon from the Cotton
ilfew weeks ago It was an
ifSslht Cotton Exchange would
ai port from tho frilght bu
E w It < lld not feel like longoi
IlJauptnso Thib gave rUe to
tilt tho freight Liiiau
HSuta The bureau committer
PiWlt tolas for the pui i ose of
Tfi4lterent and more fqultihl
fti distribution of the expense
Pawn hot It Is said the question
Ptwe the bureau should bo con
iV laroUed
During tho paat
FMdlc spirited business mcu of
> tired about 11 000 for tho
° Muttons for
i i tho good
CS one of tirem aro Inclined
tu v wa not i enly dls
ull
should havo been
110 NKT COURT HOUSK
P alaloneri court Is still en
MwafctUg tho plans and sptcl
tw the proposed new court house
VTlth the committee
ap
l a chamber of commerco in
tin t reSueat
ot the court to
mE10 i1 uch a commit
C h ec e
hallVv ero hard todas
N I tmVkI lut lhcrB aro
PS Te rore a h0 1on
Th
Ktofi lhe ls > sharp
wSS 1 but handsome
> < boforo the
C5itaat Nlck hlch
a o ss CASC
w
l o i mnit iho imif
fe
abraltted lhp Unted
lwlrc tim o
I ll the recesa for
Poor
appeared tor com
garlic
C wig
kSJ joy the
51 SUti
aSaiu
Sa to Cet
back
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Oyers
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V f J 4i
plalnant ond Judgo Wharton Terry repre
isonted tho railroad company Tho argu
ment was concluded this afternoon
AN OLD MAN MISSIKQ
John Haters a whlto man aged 50 years
who resided on Thirtyseventh and 1 has
been missing from his borno for several
days and the matter has been reported to
tho police Tho missing man was a palntor
lis trade B feet 8 Inches tall with dark
complexion and wore a gray beard Ho
has not been Been slnco ho left homo and
bis relatives aro anxious about him
UNITED STATCS COUHT
Consumers Cotton Oil comrany vs Ed-
ward A and David D loden on trial
John Owens vs Gulf Colorado and Santji
I o llallway company argued and submlt
W H Cale lntencnor s Texas Weat
cm Hallway company masters report con
firmed by agreement
hockdvm Mn t lktteii
HlK Titel Vlaiit IIIiik KrccietlSntifa
IV Surges llnc
Itockdalo Texas Tcbruary 25 An en-
terprise which will In a short tlnio at-
tract wldo attention Is quietly being
pushed to completion but a short dlstanco
from tho corporato limits of this clti This
ls tho becond and believed confidently to
bo successful construction of a plant In-
cluding vast machinery Imported fro n
Germans for tho purposo of manufacturing
tho Inexhaustible supply of lignite Ice
Into servlccablo fuel second to nono tor
any and all purposes and which can bo
supplied at figures to dify comp > titlon
Ample capital Is behind this pnjjee tho
owners ot which full satlsftcd thorns > 1 mi
as to its feasibility and certainty jt suc-
cess Hulldlngs of brlcK and Iron aro bcln3
erected and the inachlners or nearls oil
of It Is on or near tho ground an 1 the
phut with a npaclt for turning put be-
tween D00 and COO tons of fuel per diem w 11
bo In nctivo operation In a few mcnlhs
The success ot the tnterpilse which nna
to bo assured must undoubtidly iujio to
tho great benefit ot Itcckdalo anl jMltm
rounts and lho citizens hero who are List
luforuied fiel Jubilant over tho o ipects
for tho town Thero In no boom btltlt
about this but a conviction that naturil
advantages must b > their own vr flit
force Improved conditions Increased pep
ulatlon trado and commerce on a laris
of solidity and permanence The fi os iph
Ical position of Itockdalo in tho > rv Lcirt
of tho cotton dlstrl t with Inco Aarable
conditions as to heiltli end oasilv mpplid
water In abundance needs onlj th rodl
tlon ot cheap fuel mid a liltlo outs l cap
ital to make this ono of tho most tnriving
cities In Texas
An engineer corps of tho Oulf Cdorado
and Santa le recmtls ran a surveslng line
Into tho suburbs here lauslng mans to
think that tho Santa To would noon be
running trains heie That this will ultl
matcls hapjen has long been believed but
w bethci any serious intentions nre now
felt or not ls not known It would juy the
roid to como here
Preparations aro all completo for tho
cilebratlon of tho first anniversary ot lin
Oak camp No 222 Woodmen of the orld
tomorrcv night Tho Ancient Order ot
HrrculcV will bo presentid nt Hie city
hall follow etl bs a banquet The affair
promises to be Interesting and ileiint
Several Ilotkdallnns visited the battle-
ship Texas and aro loud In their praises of
tho ship but seem to agreo that there was
lark of is tcm at Galveston In handling
the crowd III stating this thos do not
think that hospltallts and kindness was
wanting but procedure and mani m nt
Tannin Is proceeding here satisfactorily
and much new giound Is going Into culti-
vation Merchants nro aiding farmers ly
selling them corn nt about what it costs
Ihem laid down lure tho prevailing flco
today IkIiik 3i > rents per bushel The rank-
est ropullstn appnclato this favor which
Is Indeed a favor tho merchants having to
pay cash for lho corn which they sell on
credit
There Is some talk of J S Knlamlty
Bonner lalo of Houston settling down In
the newspaper business here and many
citizens would bo glad to havo bin do so
ss ho Is believed to bo the right man to
put up agaiubt tho popullstlc press
Gullies llli NolTB < OHili >
Gainesville Texas lebruary 2J John
XlcConneli agent of the Itusk penitentiary
left todas over tho eastbound Kats with
Klmer Joucs under a fiveyear sentenco
for tho murder ot George Huinpbers two
sears ago last September His accomplice
T A MaEruder is now serving a tbirty
icai sentence for tho bamo crime
John Walncr who killed the notorious
Bill Lewis at Wynncwood I T about ten
dass ago and who was held without ball
bs tho examining court sued out a writ of
habeas corpus btoro Judge Kilgore at Ard
morp I T and was granted lull iu tliu
mm ot 52DOO which was promptly hoa
and ho was released
lhls afternoon at lho High school In this
ells Miss Lcta Kenncrles daughter ot S
Stevens Henneries A
J Kenncrles of
Sirnkglus while plaslng clack tho wlhp
was thrown vlolentls to tho grouud break
her arm below tho elbow Dr Conson
ing
who was tailed thinks nothing serious will
result
I nle llm llirHKriliilm
Ialesllne Texas Icbruarj 23 The
Dllnd Doonn Concert compans hell tho
boards at tho opera house last Owing to
some mistake thes were not billed here
but wcro booked otherwlso a full house
would doubtless have greeted them As it
audience was out who
good
was a vers
viro will pleased Ith this truls wonderful
miblcal genius
Vtbterday being a holldas business
recreation At tho
gavo way for considerable
fair grounds somo good lares had been pre-
pared for tho occasion
Colonel Gcoigo V Uurklll has returned
from Houston
Mr W C Iirandon and bride nee Jllss
Maude Hepler of Minfield Kan havo ar
ilvcd In tho city and arc at home at tho
Comiierclal
Dr and Mrs Druna Wallaco of vew
York are guests of Mr and Mrs II J Wal-
lace Old Town
m
Mint 111k nnilhrrlnInw
Hallctsvllle Texas February 2r Lewis
Lindsay eamo to town this morning and
surrendered to Sheriff Houcblns telling
him that he had shot and serlousls wounl
ed his brotherinlaw a renter on his
place Lindens while a negro Is consid
ered ono ot tho best men in the count
bolng a man who is In every respect n >
sponslble Ho ls worth not less than 10UJ
Dcputs Sheriff Miller has gono to Investi-
gate tho matter
Two doctors have been arrested here du
Ing lho past week on a charge of Ulejaliy
practicing
llltil from lll InJurlrM
Conznlc3 Texas Tebniary 25 Mr John
Llnsley who was thrown from a wagon at
Karncy on Tuesdas last was brought to
his borne In this city yesterday and lied
for
last night Much sympathy Is expressed
his bereaved parents
nliiii TIHi cli llr aiiB Amh
recommends the uso of tho greatest of all
tonics MaltNutrine and suaraniees
the merits claimed for it Tor sale by all
druggists
HOUSTON DAILY POSTi FRIdIt MORNING FEBRUARY 26 1897
HIGHEST COURT DECISIONS
S > nopscs of Opinions Handed Down
nt the Latest Sitting
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Cnne of In > e M > cr front Ilrll Ilfe
SiasiPticp llpprrrtM AlclIlcr
uer from llnrrU AOtriucd
Dallas Texas Tebniary 23Following
nro ssuop es of opinions rendered bs the
court of criminal appeals of Texas Dallas
term Tebruary 21
ENIV JOHDAN from Kills conviction
for violating local option lawMotion for
rehcarlng overruled
It ls contended that artlclo
378 docs not
provldo a penalts for tho sale ot Intoxicat
ing lliuors in a subdivision of a county
other than Justice
precincts cities or towns
d V 1 1 a ° U n Utcd that a
rortlon of article 138 Is unconstitutional
because t attempts to punish bartering o
glv ng aNa > intoxicating liquors In local
option counties lYv election In this case
was upon the propoitlon as to whether the
Hi In oxloatlng liquors should bo pro
hibled That part of tbo Indictment which
charges tho eehango or gift ls merely sur
plusage and wo so treat It
Opinion by Davidson J
S A HALL rrom Dilljt eonvlcllon for
running n blind tiger Itoversed and dls
missed
The Indictment nowhere allege that the
election for local option was ever 1 cId in
tho town of Lancaster or that tbo cominls
sloncrs court bad declared tho result or that
publication wot ever made to put the sanu
in fnre Thfbu clatters nie neeessirs aver
ments
Opinion by Davidson J
FLI KKMDALL from Dallas conviction
for cattlo theft Itoversed
The fctate inalnlv rolled upon recent
pos e son niter the Ihefl Vppolhnt testl
fled that he bold tbo row as tho agent of
Mrs Wlllains nnd tint sbo gavo as a
reason for securing his services to sell the
animal that her husband would not furnish
her with clothing and sho deslnd to sell
this animal In order to obtan necessary
clothing for hir iktsoii Ho imlcd claim
lng ownerRhlp in the animal nt ill times
The State In pbuttal prove Mrs Wll
Hams that sho did lot aulhorlo tl c de
fendant to s ll tho animal and gave him no
authority to do so nuver hail ans eonvu
Bation with him uud knew nothing about
tho transaction Tho evidence nbovved that
tho animal wis the property of Cameron
and was In tho possession of Williams and
his wife Appellant ofierel to prove bs
sovcral witness that about the time and
Just pievlous to the taking ot said animal
they had a conversation > ith Mrs Wll
Hams iu which sho stated In subjtanco the
same facts testified to bs the defendant
Till tntlmons wis excluded This wus
error Where a wUncus teslfl ° s on the trim
to a fact and lho opioslng sldn sIiqws or
attempts lo show that he made conflicting
statements about that fact then the pirts
lnroduclng the villus can provu that lit
made a similar statemont soon after tin
trans ictloi occmrcd
Opinion bs Davllson J
W II GMinKTT from Navarro ronvlc
tlon for perjury Iloicarlng granted and
Judgment reversed
On a former das of this term this Judg-
ment was nffirmel this court presuming
that although no plea ot non est factum
was contained In tho record ot the trial
court that tho tcstlmons of tho Itness
to tho effect that ho had not signed the
nolo sued on was material Jieure el Jill
could bo assigned thereon Upon a lecon
sldciatlon wo btllevo wo were In error and
hold that It devolves upon th < Stute to
show that a plea of non est factum was
HI til elso tho alleged false tcstlmons t f tin
defendant would be immaterial that is tbe
State bavins fallid to show that the plea
ot non est factum was filed In the civil suit
tho fact that appellant swore on Uio trial
thereof that ho did not execute said nolo
Is not shev ii to have been material to nns
Issue In tho cp c Hence perjurs coiill
not txi nsslgnel Uureoti
Opinion by Dav liUon J
ANDV THOMPSON from LlnMloue con
vlctlon for gaming Uchcailng overruled
The Indictment cbar ci that ho mt at a
game placd with dlco commonly called
crops Appellant contends t at he should
havo been Indlctod and tried for belling
nt a banking gamo or table Kvery fact
charged In tho lndlctmout was proved In
this rase lho Stnto had tho right to pro-
ceed against him for belling nt tbe game
plased with dice commonls called craps
or for betting at a banking game or table
Having elected tbo Sttto is concluded
Opinion b Hurt V J
DAVE MYEHS from Dell conviction for
murder llfo sentence Itcversed
On tho trial tbe State proved by Chamb-
ers that he was at the place of tbo homi-
cide cr the night It ocurrel that about a
half hour after i o clock a m he In com-
pany with Mas berry and others left said
house that Just beforo he left bo went out
en the gallery of said house and Mas berry
camo out by him and whilo thes were so
standing defendant came out and requested
witness to pet Dlnkley and Jones to leave
said If he didnt get them to have there
would bo hell raised befoie morning Evl
denco was Introduced to show Illfeeling by
appellant toward tho deceased Defendant
prorosed to provo bs the witness upon
crossexamination that the manner of the
defendant was not at all thrcattnln but
was peaceful and quiet that h thought de-
fendant meant that nlnkley would likely
cause trouble If be remained thero and that
defendant was anxious to get Illnklej away
In order to keep him from gittlng Into
troible with tho women lho court ex-
cluded this opinion of tho witness This
was error
Opinion by Hurt 1 J Henderson J
do = a not sit In this case
VIROIIi DAVIS from Johnson conviction
for forgery Affirmed
Tho evidence Is amply sufficient to sus-
tain tho conviction
Opinion by Henderson J
j J unNDKItSON from Clay conviction
for x Mating local option lawAffirmed
There was no error In overruling appel-
lants application for a continuance There
penalttldrf wltnebses to
was no error In
testify as to tho contents ot tho Internal
mense vhlch was afterward Introduced
revenue evidence There was no error
troduced In
riefuslng lo change tbe venue because
or
uch thangS is conflneJ to felony caes
Opinion by Henderson J
Palo Ilnto conviction
LAMDERT from
mlW
viction for violating local option law
tfirmed
from the record that the en
U appears
re county of Palo Pinto voted upon torl
option at the election under wblch
a rteto
prosecution was based It Is contended bv
appellant that the election was Illegal anl
old because only 228 qualified voter pe
tlttoned therefor when tho law required D
and that as the order ot the court appear-
ed to be based solely on the petition that
tho presumtloii can not bo Indulged that
tho court made iho order on any other ac-
count than that stated The court has tbo
Inherent right to Isaue the order without a
petition Tho statute requires the cojrt to
Issuo tho order when petitioned by 210
voters We can not Inqulro is to what ln
duccd tho court to m ko the order nor will
tho members of the court bu heard < o dens
that they ordered the election of tbclr own
motion notwithstanding tbo recitation In
lho order that the mailer was called to
their attention by petition Tbo court did
not charge that local option was In force
lovcer It he had done so there would
havo been no error
Opinion by Honderson J
T n CALLISQN from Parker conviction
for assault to rape Affirmed
The testimony set out In lho motion for
contlninco appeal a to us wholly lmm
terlal There was no request to postiionc
the case for two dass after the service ot
tbo Indictment It appears tint appellant
went to trial voluntarily lucre was no
error In the court permitting leading quci
lions lo be put to the prosecuting witness
sho was the dntghtor of tho defenlant and
uneer his Influence an manifested an un-
willingness lo testlfs In tbe case The
rtorge of tho ccurt clearls pointed out the
law of iho case Tho testlnony wo bellove
to bo amply sufficient
Opinion by Henderson J
ALIUED SIMON Jr from Oregg comic
lloni tor assault with Intent to murder
Affirmed
W o think ihe charge of tbo court correct
The evidenco supports the verdict
Opinion bs Henderson J
M ADnLItnilGEll from Harris conv lo-
tion for perjury Affirmed
The niotloa to quash the Indictment wo
not well taken Two statement were as-
signed for perjury ono ls that appellant
Bvvore tint tbe name ot O Uustenbacli was
not written on Bald bond bv him and the
other that the name of O Iustenbacb had
not been written on said bond and was not
on said bond when ho dellverel said bond
to Albert Erlohson sheriff of Harris coun-
ts It was only neecssars for llo St ite
to prove that he made either of lho above
statements nnd then to show tlm alslts
ihreot In order to obtain a conviction It
Is contended that the court errel in nm
charging on circumstantial evidence No
exception was taken nt tlio lime and the
second assignment Is supportel bs sltlvc
te llmons hence there as no error
Opinion b Henderson J
j rt MClOUD from Ilaslor conviction
for mutdor lite lievreed
Tlio verdict la as follows We tho Jury
find the defendan guilty as charged In tin
his punishment at
indlctmcrt and assess
contnem nl In the pcnHeatltry for life
This aenllct is void because It does not find
ot whId PP > 1
the degree of murlcr
was guilts This case P rcls k t e
our
Mate Wo seo
reason to ehango
o dnlon
Opinion bs Henderson J
Minn mi four I
Austin Texas Fbruars 25Irot codings
todas
ot tho supremo court
from McLen
Hollon
AffirmedHalo > s
Certified questions answercdIloernerxs
National bank from Tarrant
Traders ct al > Clillion trom Comanche
el al from
Adams rt ol xs Mauerman
lTnhtcvcis al xs bdrs of MastcriKii
htcvcis
the i ma tot lho court
reversed m Ur m t
of t civil aPtals a 1
Is reman
rendtrs
ed
judgment and tho cause
llcvcrsrd and remanded
Hermann v
Likens tt al from Harris
Sit for March llllland tt al xs Crr
lErrmo National bank
ct to March
leiniileton it al from Clas
vr Writ iferror refusedHartford Fro In
surauco company vs Watt Iron Mr jrn
nan Houston tnd Texas Central Railway
otson from Travis
tompaiiyvs Dismissed for want of Jur sUrUori at
International > < rM
tcrvvhlte vs
from Houston
Railroad compans
cm cnlelcher et al xs Rungo el al from De
Rehearing refuscdMustaln xi
Stokes
votlIn aVodlsmlu overruledllcrmam
vs Likens from Harris
Motion for rehearing s uumlt JJ
from McLennan
al
et
et al vs Ulaggo
Railroad Commission of Texas xs Houston
and Texas Central Railway company from
T Motion submitted and ovtrriiledGutf
Colorado nnd Santa Fe Railway MJW
as Rowland from Lampisas to argue oral-
ly motion for rehearing
IMrnt Ill trlf Ciitsri < > f Appenl
Galveston Texas February 25Irocced
Incs In tho court ot civil appeals for tbo
Third supreme district1
AfflrniedJ S McGown et al xs M K
Owens et al from Grimes Texas and Ia
cine Railway company vs >
h llahge
grill et ux from Gregg Caroline
U al xs M W Shaw et al from Galves
Roversed and rcmandedD D Thomas
s H W Davis et al from Aransas
MotlonB overruledFor rehearing Louis
Covven vs Bioombrg Raphael from
Cameron To reform Judgment J B Camp-
bell et al xs J W Lauderdale from
Washington To dismiss as to Itoalna Hat
la now deceased D Englehardt vs Thos
and lloslna natls from Colorado
Motions granted To dismiss cross np
peal D Englehnrdt vs Thomas nnd Ros
Ina Ilatla from Colorado To rcverso and
remand case agreed motion Central Coal
and Coke company vs E L Smith from
Lllcrtr
Motions submitted To file transcript
D J Inglebart xs James II Selkirk from
Matagorda C C and E J Inglebart xs
Wm Selkirk et al from Matagorda For
rehearing II J Gautier xs Thomas Mc
Henry from Galveston
Hon Jonathan Lane of LaGrangc D R
Peareaon of Richmond Mr E J Ingle
hart wife and child of Matagorda attend
the court of appeals today
llenrsie HnpiunliiK
Hearno Texas February 21 The Na-
tional Cotton Oil mill started up again last
Monday morning after a breakdown last-
ing over two weeks Tbe capacity of this
mill U about sixty tons and employs be-
tween fifty and seveniyflxe hands
While out buutlnc yesterday Henry
Stewart colored accidentally discharged
his gun and shot a finger off
Melville D Landon Ell Perkins lee
tured hero last night to a fair Bliesd au
dlenco on tVn Phllqsoph of Wit Ho
Is a republican from the start and says
tho MeKlnley policy will certainly bring
prosperity though It may Jake a year be-
fore he gets It under eood headway
At a meeting of tbe stockholders of tbe
Hearnc Ilulldlng and Loan association
held last night lho following named offi-
cers were elected to serve for the ensuing
term G I Dranum president II II
Eastcrwood vice president T N Gra-
ham attorney W P Ferguson treasurer
E M Weyl secretary
THE A AND M COLLEGES
Hrtcf
Statement of the National
Land Grant Act
INTEREST IN INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
Pint lllrrclnm at the TexiM Ilistltn
tlntt Labored I ntler JH ntl iinlu r
Illiernl Aliliroiirtntlun eetlcd
College Station Ttxas February 21
At thero stems to bo a growing Interest In
Industrial education In our Stato and somo
ilrslro to engrail IU features jpon both
public and prlvato tchools it ma > not be
Iropportuue to glva a brlet statement ot
tbo National land grant act by xlrtue ot
which the Agricultural and Mechanical col
leco xv as established It has been asserted
Hut It In the early da > s ot tho llepubllc
the opportunities tor bclentlllo end prac-
tical education bad been equal to those of
feieil for training men ot the learned pro
fessions tbo advent ot tho steamboat and
rail car would have occurred at an oarllr
Into It wan the recognition ot tho Im
portance of Buch orroitunltlcs that led In
after scars to the establishment ot mure
liberal practical education
Conspicuous among tho scientific schools
wern the Rensselaer Iolyletbnlc Institute
at Tros N Y established In liJt the
Shotfield bthool an adjunct of Yalo tol
legc vvLlch bal Us beglnnliiB In 1SI0 tho
Lawrence Scientific school In connection
with Harvard unlverslts In U17 and tbu
Chandler Scientific school In connection
with Dartmouth tollcge established In 1S51
Hut tbo tamest practical educators de-
sired a still more eompiehcnslve s > stttn
lho Ideal of which would combine Iho traln
luir ot tlm band with that of tbo Intellect
and Invest labor wllh tho rault ot honor
nnd dlknlts eomminsurntc with Its valuo lu
lho woild s tcnitoins
In tbo sear 18 > i In response lo numerous
retltlous a bill In piomnte tho liberal and
nrnrtlcal tdututlon ot the lndustilil
classes was putrid bs both bouses of ion
Kres3 It bod been drawn with great earn
hv the Hon Justin S Morrill ot Vermont
and proposed to give to the several Htatos
mill rerrltmlts 20 COO ntrts of public land
for cHch of their benntnra nnd representa-
tives In congress for the purposes nlovo In
dictated
The bill was vetoed ty President lluili
anan
In 18C2 n similar bill wns passed which
gave SO 000 acies or land to the Mntis and
Territories for each of llulr nieiulitis In
iKith br inches of congrtss lhls bill le
celved the appinral ot President nil coin
Jills 2 lMk Its origin itors lallol it the
new eduiation bill bemuse It propose I to
extend to the Industrial lasses Hie ndvan
tnto of a llberil nidation by new methls
of Instruction While among bo stltiicri
to be tntlUit It wns dcclnitd that tbe Id 1
lng olilecl was to teach those relating to
nuriiulttire nnd the merhanlial irts tho
li ngii a < of tbo act maklnn tbe grant ile
thired ipeclliealls that It waa not Its i ur
ptifcc lo exclude other sciences The de
tlgn lclrik In establish Institutions of ieiru
Ing o ibt hlghtsl ordir as romiir htnslve
In scope an the deslrn wns liberal No por-
tion of this National fund or the Interest
rrlsinc then from can be ilther dlnitly
or Indlreetlj cpeiiitnl loi the erection
lieservation puieliin tu itpalr of bulll
liuts It wiik txiiielid that lho Slates and
Tertllorles would suppls lliesj inlnnt anl
varvlng wants and maintain tho bounty ot
the National overnmtnl Intnet The mil
Izatlon of Iho desire foi a thoioiigh > stim
of ncchnnlcul training bs shop liistiuetloii
and prarllce for sludtiila In lint dcpirt
ment was not ntlalmd until 18711 At Hie
Ctiiltnnlal Fxposltion htld nt Ilillaillplila
In that sear the Uusidnn goveinm nt nude
an cxhlllt nt this ftaiure ot he sysl m Iu
uiignrattd In their lonple and Its slm
pllrlty nnd fldaptablllij lo lho purposes de
flrrd it once eommendtd it to practical cd
urators
It ban been aptly sail lint the American
mind Is slniv to adopt new bit is or prim I
pits without demonstration but when n
ineasuio Is shown to be practical It la
reads In reap the benefits lho foundin
of these colleges for Ihe purpOMi of eo itlu
rating the bead nnd the lni 1 and rlcvntiig
tl o llfo of the farmer and Iho mechanic
was an Innovation
lho friends of exlstli g colliges looked
ill en It supplctnutds
Tbe avtrage liglfclator approached It wo
rlls There was a common belief tint
these colleges would simply add nnotlitr
lo Ihe existing Institutions whoso purpose
was to train young men for tho learned
rioftwslon and not for the active business
pursuits of tbo tounlry They were tnler
nled rather than supported and seemed to
requlro an apologs for tbtlr existence In
some Instances they vveio thieatimd eon
stantls with strangulation by n iflintiest
oi position In tho South especially Ibcrc
never was a more Inopportune time for so
radical a venture In cdutatton Theic was
a goneral repugnanto to the system be-
cause of the auspices under which It waj
Inaugurated The asperities naturalls cii
geiidortd by a great revolution and tho
friction attending lecnnstrucllon together
with the dubious future nt the country
envirored the cause with n formidable ar-
ray ot discouragements Tbo aciuiuuli
tlons of two centuries bad been nvvept sway
property values destroyed and the labor
system illporgaiilted Men long accustomed
to comfort and opulence were wholly Im-
poverished mil there was exorbitant laxn
tlcn aud scnrclts of revenue The first di-
rectors entered upon the dlschurge of their
duties under renditions of tho most tils
couraglng character
There was a lack of funds for buildings
and other n cessary purposes They had
given Ihe new educational scheme but Ittlo
thought or study and there was llttli In
the experience of the past to guide Ihem
The lesults sought were far different from
thoso attalnrJ by existing Institutions nod
could be reached only bs dltftrtnt tncth
ods
There wero no models for Imitation 1 he
colleges ond universities found no difficul-
ty lu procuring trained men for tbo learned
professions but tho men whose training
and Inclinations fitted Ihem for work In the
new odiicallonal scheme wcio scarce In
mott Instances they bad to be trained for
theso positions They had to arrange tho
outllno of Instruction in harmony with and
study the limitations suggestions and scope
of tho law nut In spile of every advtrse
luflucnco there was an oulapokui declara-
tion of loyalty lo tho new ssstem that was
each day rewarded with keenr sympathy
and n more wakeful concern aa theso awl
cultural and mechanical eolleges steadily
worked their way to a conspicuous place In
popular regard Public apathy retreated
beforo clearer light and broader views Op
position gradually yielded as men became
enlightened on the subject
We regard the unlvetslty as Ihe crowning
glory ot the Stale and hopo to see It en-
couraged by a liberal polles Tho coplo
are deeply Interested In Its prosperity and
nothing should Interpose to hinder or re-
tard Its progress Tbo medical department
la deserving of Iho most generous trtat
ment Us success In affordlns tlm joung
rren of tbe Stale ample facllllles for tbe
study of medical science vindicates Its
claims upon tho public And tne Prairie
View Stato Normal chool Is making tteadv
ami substantia progress at a branch ot
ra <
the University to afford the coIoVmI youth
an opportunity for professional training
All aro an Indispensable part of tho cdu
catlonal machinery aud have n great work
to perform Tho board ot directors of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college took
tbe Initiative last year by Inviting a meet-
ing and conference with the regents to pro-
vide measures to bring the Institutions into
harmonious working rttalltms and to main-
tain a spirit of friendly cooperation It
has been lho policy ot the directors not
etily to give no occasion for antagonlsnm
but to retrain from perpetuating those
which may lvae existed lho only differ
ciice i which wo proposo to foster with
either Stale or denominational schools are
llioso generous rivalries which spring from
ou earnest endeavor to further to lho ut-
most tho success ot this rollego In thoso
peculiar elements of power and qualities
ot attraction belonging to Its atproprlate
sphere
It ls performing a servlee along prac
tical Hues uudcrtakcu by no other luull
tutlon In tho Stale There ls no other
ot equal advantages where Texas biia may
be educated foi 1ms mollis lho cost
being but llltlu above hniuo expenses Tho
broad ration ot Its lustructlon and prac-
tice enables Its giaduales lo ut onco bo
come wage earners
It frequently dctclops aptitudes In tlio
students toi ecrlaln lines et ennlosment
tho existence ot which neither Ihem
selves nor their most Inttmatu friends
were conscious Its Influence ls tending
lo divert a large proportion of iho souug
moil of the btntu tiom tho alrend over-
crowded li allied proft salons to the adop-
tion ot ludusttlal pursuits
Men skilled In these unployncnts are
alwajo In demand Those endowed with
lalrut In thesu lints should have ntnplo
facilities fur their tlovolopinenl No Statu
can be truls ur pcriuant litis great In tho
hlgtust and best sinse of the word so
long ns It depeudt upon othir States to
suppls these advantages Next lo tho
tics ot kinship theie Is no attainment of
more lasting or binding forco than that
which students feel for schoolmates It Is
a Mirrowful and portentous thing for the
parents to diprlvo Ihem et this Iniporlaut
clement ot sort ess In social political an I
business life bs Bending Ihem ubiond til
bt > tducated among otraiifccrs with whom
thiy mas never have Inteuourso or con-
verse
In this age of contest anl rivalry lu
evtry department mid buslnis our State
should hold tho place to which her Bio-
graphical position btr vast tmnurtci nnl
her rapldls Increasing iipulatlon Justly
i mltli btr by maiding he sons to rank
with tho best minds of tbe couutrs
Her own sons should be depended upon
lo lend nnd direct her rest mil glowing
Inlrrisla nnd not be remanded to drudgery
and unskilled labor heinus of n lack ot
opportunities ttoii the miecess of lhls
eolleio di ponds In a lar > o measure not
mils lho txtent nnd digno to which nrrl
cultural kunwlidgo shall bo dltsimluatd
ainonr the farmers of the State but ulsn
the detno uf progteks wblch ahull It
undo lu all the oris uf llfo Larfclj over
half ot our voting and laxpaslng i pu
latlon belong lo the Industrial clansts
lb 5 stand nn a foundation for the sur
ctss ot all nnd are entitled to the fullist
Iiistrucllon upon tho evtry day piuhlcuue
of farm garden dnlrs and mechanical
pursuits
Chemistry Is a prominent featme on ac-
count of Its tlOBii itdallon to nitrlfiittmi
and tbo mnniifiit till lng lMlrnst ot the
eounlr 1 lit in In toustnnt di niand from
Die pro le for anal ton of hulls oils
water and ferlllUeia and for tho assiy
or minimis anl oris In lis vel > rliary
work and uilglnil resenrchts and Instruc-
tion In Ihe Mtiatotu ihsslolnits and ia
tholois of animals more than ordinary In
Itrtst lias bun nttrarlea al homo and
nbiond and set Its laboratory riicllllIcK
and apparatus mo of the liunsl luadrqunto
rliarictir lho inllege hat been lu exist-
ence more than twenty 3 r without n
building for tho use of lho agricultural
features Including llltialintlon inaltir
nipurnlus hoohfl rn ores ml t Lrialei
stating capniHs foi tho largo number of
students under Its Instruction Is It n
matter for surprise that no grialer num-
ber of its students hive lien graduated
fiotu Its halls tu n life ill on the faint
Dois not this nifcleet coupled with Ihe
ktio lcdta that public honors mil preftr
mtnts lie through piotcsslonal thaiincls
servo to educate the voulh nwny fuin tlio
farm7 Tho rtatest financial sueeeuies lu
nlrleultuie are being attained In uncial
litUH ot work in uiilrli small lapllal
brings conipainllvels largo iituins Our
taunt ru nro ncioinpllsbliig much by the
shier forte of mimclo nnd well iildtd b >
Hie bounty of niilure but lu this ni of
sharp tompellllon motn tliuii ever do liny
iieil that lutellltnet which will inuble
tinm lo do meiie woiTt with lens i Hurt
bs ssatematlslng their labor and noiiu
mltlug their I lino and strength bs making
every blow effective Excluding thtse
nilvantnMS resulting tu the Individual till
zrn it Is urgeil tlat In these iluja or fre-
quent violent dlsliirbaniiK when uini
inerce Is 1 Incktd and Ihe regul r lienllliy
flow of busliitss among thn Industries of
tho cuuntry is Interrupted over wide
arise we neid mm ut trained Intelhcts
and skilled hands Slate pride mid iitrlot
Ism wro having been ediiinleit In urn
I nth wtVh labor and Invested with an In-
telligent comprehension of what its rights
are can safely be trusUiI tti delermlno
whtro such rights end and tliose ot capl
lal begin We can submit abundant evi-
dence tha the Agricultural and Mcbnn
Ital college Is turning out men of prac-
tical nblllty as well as theory In the hlhher
agricultural and mechanical pursuits
Win re ver Kund thov llluttrate thn value
of tho training they have received aud nro
honoring Hie Slalo that gavo them birth
end tho Institution that eduraled them
If a grlcfstrlrken people rioerglng from a
war that brought balikno ey and Im-
posed exorbitant taxes bellevd that souul
public pnllcs demanded Mrgn appropria-
tions to found It should their representa-
tives in these times of comparative pros-
perity and light taxation bisltnlo to ton
tiibute to Its neteahary growth rnd ex-
pansion to meet the wauls of the rlBlng
feneration
lis support rests upm tbo high grounds
of patriotism and duty L H Ross
To Cliiiiiue Con nt > Miien
Navasotn Trxaa Tebniary 21 Judgo 1
II Teaguti went down to Conrao > cxttrday
morning and returned to the city In the
evening The purposo ot the trip was to
confer with County Judge Cooper of Mont-
gomery county In rciarl to tlm matter of
calling thn projioceil election to ballot on
tbo receiving or rejection of the proposi-
tion to detach a strip of land from the
west nd of that county and w tho
tamo lo Irlmei county Judge Teaguo says
that ludgo Cooper Is very much opposed
to ordering thn election on tbe ground uf
tlm i nneetssary coal when It Is bis can lid
opinion Hint the scheme will not bo sanc-
tioned by tho xoters either of Montgomery
or Grimes county but tho order will M o
to bo entered as the law while not niaiidl
tory upon lho Judges can be enforce I by
jef
fi
Spring
Suits
J
8
VJ
DiBoarding
your Winter
Suit is now
simply a
luostion of a
week or bo
Heavy
weight gar
meiits will
noon bo a
tiling of tho
past Our
lino of Spring Suits con-
tains all tho elegance
that brains goniua and
art can put into a gar-
ment and joined to this
youll find an economy
of price an essential
feature of tho showing
Mens Suits 7x50 10
1250 and 15
Young Mens Suits 6
7 750 and 10
Mens MJIitn Welsh IVints
spiniK pettwiis il M and 12 CO-
ED HI AH
M MM01 II ClOTIUHIt
Making
Pretty
Homes
It would com front Ihe harp Increase
In our W ill lnpei lmstnem rlnee II o re
tent petln I of sunshlre dispelled the ebllly
nil nnd win iv niUts Hint n greit iiunilier
> ir jwople throughout Ihe finite nw tuisy
ir iklnn their bonus prntty nnd nttrnctlvo
Willi our new and iKuiullful p > illurrs
The re > eiit springlike wiather bill no
iloutii siiKgestisI nee Itsl Iniprov n eiiii
nrd the t htsip prices now orrtrlnc have
tindel to luiriy Ihem along
Let iw show vol how ehteiplv Sim can
loiiutlfj vmn Inline with tirltlit md it
trKtlvo Wall Papers
Tell un what iooium sou mve to ittcr
mill caniplts will > u proiiptly mailed
JAS BUTE
HOUSTON
mnndiuiua proceedings p thn district court
nnd whlih step Iho piomotera of lho plan
Ihrraleii to take Tbu gain or luns to tvlther
counts In the way of pro e rlly nnd popu-
lation Is nut of an great value the land
amounting lo only several hundred acres
md population al out JOO
lho i let lion will lu nil probability ba
railed foi anl tho suivey made In April
nnl then shoisd thn mtasuie lecelvti a
majority In both tounlles it will have lo
wall two scars lunger for the convening of
Ihe next Lil liture and lerilvo lho rallfl
tnllon ot that Imdv iieforo tbo longed for
elnnho i in be muilc
I lie Hill Mei > ill Hinl
Heal Tuxas ltbniary 23 At tho opcr
house last nlMit Caruhronous tribe No 38
luiliovtd Order of ltud Men gave their
first banquet and euleilalnmcut which
was ono uf tbo greatest social events of lho
stason
T ho programrao consisted of recitations
music aud trlbu sreuea after which the
gutsts were Invlled to a sumptuous lepast
whith was elegant In every particular
Judho 8 It lllako of Ilellvllle waa chosen
orator for tbu occasion but owing to
lain train failed to materialize
lr i O Magrader prophet of tbe trlbo
In a few well chosen words stated the ob
Jitl origin and the crow Hi of the order
This tribe ls only a fc7 months old but
growing stronger every tlsy It tt ono
ot tbe most substantial tilbes In the State
Ilrjiui larva Hems
Ilrynn Texas February 2G Meatra
Dunn Daly saloon men of this city havo
nado arrangement for au Associated Press
Who In hi placed In their placo of busi-
ness on March 17 tho day of thn big fight
and havo tho operator horn to take tho
fight by rounds Those Interested are high-
ly pleased at the opportunity ot gottlus U
Ilrht as It takes place
The Colbya of Houston gavo a perform-
ance at tho opera house last night It wag
n good show and they mado a fine Impres-
sion The lluckman Parco Comedy company
tinder direction of Mr Thos J Keogh la
rehearsing Jiero and will start on tho road
In a few da > s with a completo repertoire
Thn weather Is fine but armors say
rain Is beginning to bo needed
THI MOnilllN WAY
Commends Itself to the well Informed to da
pleasantly and effectually what was for-
merly done In the crudest manner and
dlsagrrtably as well To cleanso tho tyt
ttm and break up colds headaches and fe-
vers without unpleasant after effects us
tho delightful liquid laxative remedy
iiyrup ot Pigs Manufactured by Califor-
nia Fig Rjrup Company
Market HnHketB 35c to 175
With Covers
Round Hampers 90o tdi125
Squaio Hampers 200 to 275
We want your Basket Trade Also
C L Theo Bering Jr
610 Main Street
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