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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
ATTACKING THE DIVORCE MILL
south Dakota's Leading Industry In
Danger Of Destruction.

south Dakota's Leading Industry In
Danger Of Destruction.
Sioux FALLS. 5. d., Dec. 24-Much
! interest is manifested over the proba BILE
tate of the South Dakota divorce in
tustry when the Legislature meets in
January. There is a decided tendency,
! specially in religious circles, toward
L lengthening of the time for gaining
legal residence from ninety days to
one year. OF course such change
would abolish in South Dakota that
peculiar and fascinating institution
known as 1.-The colony
North Dakota requires but ninety
days and Nebraska but six months and
the causes for divorce are no more
numerous nor are the courts supposed
TO be any more lenient in South Da-
kota then in those States SO that the
change would effectually and immedi-
ateiy destroy the divorce industry Of
the State
The attack on the law is led by the
State Woman Christian Temperance
Union which last September adopted
a strong resolution on the subject and
made Mrs. ANNA A. Cranmer of Aber-
deem and Mrs. Irene Adams of Web
ster committee to lobby at Pierre
this winter for change of the law
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
SHE. is NO WON A N.
Interesting Case Comes Before the Yves
superior Municipal Court.

Interesting Case Comes Before the West
superior NJ unicipaI Court.
West Superior, Wis, Dec. 24.-Some
unusual facts were brought out in a case
before the municipal court this morn
ing, when Matthias Staiha was arraigned
for deserving his wife.
The couple were married in Poland.
The husband has been here a year and
his wife has just come over and has had
the man arrested.
The attorney for the defense set up
the plea that the wife was Il hermaph-
rodite and could not legally enter mar
riage relations. He presented to the
court the specific dispensation from
the archbishop of Poland signed also by
the imperial government, annulling the
marriage on the ground that the wife
was no woman. He has also certificates
from physicians in Poland and Germany
showing the same fact.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
is STILL AN INDIAN.
important Decision Involving Tribal Il
latiOns.

important Decision Involving Tribal Re
latiOns.
Elano, Oklahoma, Dec. 24.-In the case
of Morrison VS.. Wilson in the United
States court here Judge Nurford held
that Il male CHILD born to white cih-
zen of the United States who had mar
the plea that he vbgkqjcmfwyp : CO
member of that tribe and entitled to
ried a female Arrapahoe might still be
member of the tribe and that laws OF
descent in Oklahoma applied to Indians
and that administration of Indian des-
cent was entitled to lands so allotted.
The decision was redered in an eject
nlent suit involving 100 acres OF land
adjoining Eleno, Of great value and SO
it is of great Importance as similar
questions are pending in all the COURT
of the west where allottments have re-
Gently been made.
The decision is contrary to the de
cision in the northwest under similar
treatment with the Sioux.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
wyoming Election Cases.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. "a Action in
the election case, in which the prize is
two seats in the Legislature, has been
postponed by the Supreme Court till
II o'clock on next Tuesday. In setting
new day the Chief Justice advised
the lawyers to be prepared to proceed
further at once in case either side was
dissa tisfed with the result Tuesday.
Senators Carey and Warren are ex-
pected home to-day for the holidays.
A mandamus to secure places for Gar
bon county Democrats as Clerk and
Commissioner will come before the
Supreme Court in a few days
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Saws the Girl was Kidnapped.

ArcHIsoN, Kan. Dec 24.-Charles
L. Stroud and w. j. Archer of Des
Moines, Iowa, accompanied by a.
year-old girl giving her name as Maud
Stroud, arrived here in spring wagon.
Yesterday Archer had Stroud arrested
on the charge of having kidnapped the
girl from her mother in Rockford, III. !,
twelve years ago. He says that Stroud
is the girls father, but that the court
In a decree of divorce gave her to the
mother and Stroud stole her. The
mother now offers reward of 81, ZOO
for her. Archer claims to De a detec-
tive and has been with Stroud several
weeks
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
PANAMA CREDITOR.
A St. Louis Attorney Files a NIysteriou
Suit-wants S50O.OoO.

St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 23.-Attorney
John NJ. Glover filed mysterious suit
this morning, in which he asks for
judgment for 100000 for his client,
NJ Henri De BouSSet.
The petition Of itself conveys no in
formation as to what the suit is for,
but Glover admits inferentially that
his client advanced NJ. Herchoffer
$4,000 on Panama Canal stock and
bonds, and that now, since the collapse
OF that colossal French scheme he
wants to get the money back.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
London Globe Burned Out.

LONDON, Dec. 24.-Fire started this
morning in the machine room of the
Globe, the oldest evening paper in Lon
don, the offices of which are located at
SGT Strand, w. c. The flames spread
rapidly and despite the efforts of the
fremen and the employees of
the paper, communicated to the
composing rooms, the editorial
rooms and the stereotype foundry,
all of which were completely
Quilted. The frat addition of the
paper, which is issued at l o'clock,
was being prepared when the flames
were first discovered. OF course it
was impossible to get the paper out at
the usual hour but the later editions
were issued as usual, the matter being
; prepared and the paper printed at the
office OF the People, where the Globe
offices will be located temporarily.
The loss on machinery, presses, an d
type is quite heavy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Exhibit In Charge OF French Sailors

Exhibit In Charge of French Sailors.
PARIS, Dec. 24.-It has been decided
that the French section of the Chicago
Fair shall be under the supervision Of
detachment of French sailors COM
manded by Lieut. Testu De Balm
court. The detachment will be COM
posed of nine warrant officers and
twenty sailors. It will leave Brest
for the United States during January.
While at Chicago the men will receive
an addition to their usual pay of a
rations allowance of $l.10 per day and
the warrant officers from $3.50 to
81. so. ccording to rank.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
SDeciaI Imports

New YORK, Dec 24.-The imports of
specie at the port of New York for the
week were slo9,3 of which $685.
was in gold and $1,000 silver. The
imports, exclusive Of specie, held at
the port of New York for the week
were s12. 291,57 of which 50, 1925
were general merchandise and So, l01'.
$40 dry goods.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE.
Men Formerly Connected With the Nebras
ka State Insane Asylum Arrested.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 24.-Vague
charges of misdoing on the part OF for
mer officials and contractors Of the
state asylum for insane were made
public today, when a grand jury re
turned indictments against eight of the
men, four of whom were arrested, ar
raigned and released on bail. They
are J. Danleur, former steward of the
institution, Dorgan Brothers, coal con-
tractors, and A. II. Sewell, -four con-
tractor.
The charges embrace forgery, embez-
element and obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Fire Panic in New York.

New YORK, Dec. 24.-Fire in the
fve-story dry goods and notion house
at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and
Broadway, Brooklyn, almost complete
" quilted the building at o'clock this
morning. At the time the flames
burst forth there were 300 men, won n
and girls in the building, and pan
ensued. Those on the upper floors
rushed down a narrow stairway,
trampling over each other and shrek
ing for help. Although many were
bruised in the crush and several women
tainted from fright, all escaped. The
loss was $40, 900.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Steamship Saale Delayed.

New YORK, Dec "a. The North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Saale, Capt
Fink, should with fair weather have
been sighted Dec. 21. She sailed from
Bremen the 18th and Southampton the
14th. She is undoubtedly delayed by
the tempestuous weather recently ex-
perienced by the White Star steamers
Majestic and Teutonic. The Saale is a
good sea boat in charge of experienced
officers, and any small delay at this
time of year creates no uneasiness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
BLIZZARD IN NEW YORK.
Coolest Christmas Day In Twenty Years
Promised by tho Weather Man.

Promised by tho Weather Man.
New YORK, Dec. 24.-An arctic wave
has struck town and got down to bust
ness. A furious gale blew off shore
last night and the thermometer went
down in big jumps. The signal SER
vice officials say that tomorrow will
be the col lest Christmas day New York
ers have experienced since 1872. The
signal service thermometer touched Ia
degrees above zero this morning. That
does not express the discomfort of the
cold to pedestrians, because the wind
was blowing thirty-fve miles an hour.
To-day's temperature is Is above
zero. To-morrow's lowest, accordir G
to Mr.. Dunn, will nearly touch zero,
After that it will gradually rise,
although the cold spell will lingel
maybe for many days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
BODIES ON THE PILOT.
| New York & Chicago Express Dashes
Fonr paonle to Death,

Four People to Death.
Greenville, Pa, Dec. pa New York
Il Chicago express struck and killed
four people yesterday near Elmira, n
Y. When the train pulled into the sta
ton, the bystanders were horified to
see that the pilot Of the engine was
covered with blood, and that it carried
the dead bodies of three persons, two
women and a man. The other victim
was found lying beside the railroad
track some distance from the station.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
The American Telegraph and II

The American Telegraph and Tele-
phone company, the corporation now
maintaining long distance service be-
tween New York and Chicago, are con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY Of connecting
Chicago, St Louis and Kansas City.
The rate for a five minute talk from
Chicago to Kansas City would be 50.
Time Is not charged against the two
people concerned in the communication
until both are ready to say "hello."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Identified by the Wronged Woman.

Keokuk, Iowa, Dec. 23.-John Sho-
man, for sometime employed as superin-
tendent Of bridge repairs for the Chi
cago, Burlington & Kansas City rail-
road at Pennington, Iowa, has been
taken to Topeka, Kansas to answer TO
the charges Of train wrecking and rape.
He has been identified by the wronged
woman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Bands Suggested for the Fair.

LONDON, Dec. a4.-Conan Doyle, the
novelist, writes to the Times suggest
ing that it would be graceful act on
the part of the British government to
offer three of the crack British bands,
including the band of the guards, to
play at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
and squadron of the Life Guards to
take part in the opening procession.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Fire Raging Uncontrolably in
the Reading Company's
Coiliery.
The London Globe Building Com
pletely Quilted = Late
Editions Appear.
Serious Panic at a New York
Blaze Many Narrowly
Escape Death.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa. Dec. 24.-Fire was
discovered in the Reading Company's
West Mahanoy City colliery last night,
and it has been burning ever since,
getting into the inner workings. 1t
has already reached the Buck Noun
tain vein. A nest of sixteen boilers
and several outbuildings sank into the
mine because of the burning away of
timbers. The damage already runs
into the thousands.
The fire was discovered late in the
evening, since which time it has been
raging most furiously in the decayed
tim bers, taking course toward the
main part of the mine. In spite of the
endeavors of hundred or more men,
using several lines of hose, it had at 9
o'clock reached the Buck Mountain
vein, which was worked some years ago
through this drift. The origin of
the fire is as yet unknown. AS soon
as it was discovered a number of
miners entered the drift. They had
gone in but short distance when
Fire Boss Witchey and Miner Henry
Dernstael were overcome by the gas
and toppled over. All the members
were more or less affected, but they
managed to drag the two men
a bout forty yards toward the mouth
of the drift, where they received assist.
ance from the outside. Both men are
in serious condition. When water
was first thrown on from the line Of
hose operated by SWanston Birmingham
an explosion occurred which hurled
him several yards down the drift,
badly burning and bruising him.
At o'clock this morning a terrible
crash occurred and that part of the
drift directly beneath the boiler-house
caved in, carrying eight sets Of boilers,
sixteen in all, into the breach. The
fire was fought to-day from the slope
and the officials have hopes that by
Gu ting off this part of the mine from
all draft and using plenty of water the
flames can be extinguished. The North
Mahanoy colliery is one of the largest
coal producers in the Mahanoy Valley.
It's present capacity is about $50 tons
daily and it employs over 600 men and
bows,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
A Former Dane County Man
& Elopes With a Waseca
Girl.
His Criminal Record Here Given
Of Interest to the Brides
Parents.
How Hammas Stole Eight
Hundred Dollars From a
Cambridge Man.

WaSeca, Mimi, Dec. PA sensa-
| ton was created here by the arrest of
| Sebastian Hammas upon the charge of
tisamy. The facts as disclosed by the
| records in the proceedings aud the adj
mission of the defendant appear to be
as follows:
Hammis came to Rochester, Mimi,
some time less than year ago, and
there met and won the affections of Jes-
sic Norton, the pretty daughter of a
Well-to-do citizen of that place. The
parents of the girl opposed the match,
and an elopement took place. The part
les were married in st. Paul about three
months ago. The relatives of the second
bride delved into the past record Of
Hammis, and found that he was mar
ried in 1873 at Whitewater, Wis, and
the unfortunate bride of that year still
resides there with two children, the s.
she OF such marriage. They further
found, it appears, that Hammas was in
the habit of visiting his family until two
years ago, since when he has not been
with them, and his oldest child, a boy,
was recently committed to the reform
school. Armed with proof of the facts
necessary to convict Hammas, John Nor
ton, brother of the bride, came to this
city and made complaint before Judge
Keely, who issued the necessary warrant,
mold and will answer to the charge Of
bigamy before the municipal court
The foregoing dispatch is of more than
ordinary interest. Hammas for many
years lived at Busseyville, Jefferson
county, and later at Cambridge, Dane
county. In his youth he served SEN
tence in the reform school for stealing
and later a short sentence for the same
offense. On the 18th of May he was
before the municipal court of the Capt.
tai city charged with assault and bat
terry. After the case had progressed for
some time upon motion of the complain
ant it was dismidded, Hammas paying
the costs. In June any July of the same
year he was once more before the same
court charged with burglary.
Hammas was at this time living over
the store, which was also the postoffice,
Of Ole Bilsted at Cambridge He I'M
fastened a window which opened onto
the stairs by which he reached his apart
mentS. Going down these steps
he entered the store took $500 from
the safe, looted the United States mail
On the first offense Upon this inter
esting trial the Daily Democrat of July
10, 1883, contained the following:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-30
Found Guilty.

-''On Saturday last and ON the fore
noon Of Monday Sebastian Hanlmas, of
the village of Cambridge, III Dane coun-
ty was on trial before the municipal
court of this city on the charge of forci-
bly, entering the store of Ole Bilsted of
the same village on the latter part of
June last and taking from TIL, safe,
which was open a pocket-bOek contain
ing over $500 in money. The principal
evidence given in the case was given
by two boys. They testified that on
certain day just before noon while they
were lying on the bank of the river near
the village aforesaid they saw the de-
PENDANT (Hammas) come down to the
bank of the river on the opposite side
and after looking about for moment
went to a small bush and as appeared
to them, deposited something in it. One
boy remarked to the other that Hammas
hid bottle of whisky. After Hammas
had left the spot the boys made up their
minds to play a trick by stealing the
! bottle. They crossed over on the dam
near by and proceeded to the bush. In
| it they found a large sized pocket book
| which they opened and found it to con
tain something like $500 in money. The
boys were greatly surprised and being
afraid to take the finding placed it back
in the bush went to friends in the vii
lage and told their story. Proper par
ties got the pocket book and in due time
Hammas was arrested.
THE supposition seemed to be that
abou6 half of the full sum of money in
| the book was not discovered by the
thief on account of it's being in different
! openings. 1t is a curiosly constructed
book. Or, perhaps the thief thought
! it best to stow away one half of the
captured booty.
'Hammas denied emphatically his
being on the river bank, as stated by
the boys. The jury was out about 80
minutes when a verdict Of guilty was
rendered.
''Hammas in his youth was sent to
the reform school for stealing. After
being in the school for some time he
was discharged on good behavior. He
soon went at his old tricks again and
| WAS ldIer ulpFlSOueu lOI d SuOlt lIIue
1t was stated that he had been in sew
eral bad scrapes. He is % or % years
of age and has a wife and one child. He
will receive his sentence this morning"
The Journal Of the same date says
concerning the three years sentence
which was administered by the Late
Judge Braley.
sebastian Rammas who was convict
ed in the municipal court last Monday
of burglary committed in the village O.
Cambridge, this county, was sentenced
by Judge Braley to a servitude of threi
years in state prison, one day in eacl
$ year solitary confinement. HANNA.
received the sentence in silence, thougl
with face that was as white as death
l and which clearly indicated the agon.
. which he suffered. The judge, in impos
: ing the sentence, delivered a feelini
D little speech, and rendered some excel
8 lent advice to the prisoner. He sal,
i that his sympathies had been arouse'
0 from the first in behalf Of the defend
q ant, who was a young man, and had
i young wife and toddling boy, and tina
he had sincerely hoped that something
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-01
GUESTS OF MR.. REID.
The President and His Party Spend a DE
aC Ophir Farm.

The President and His Party Spend a Day
RE Ophir Farm.
WHITE PLAINS, n Y, Sep. AFTER
deciding to return to Washington last
evening, President Harrison sat down to
dinner at Ophir Farm with party of 10.
1t included, besides the host and the mem
bers of his family, Chairman T. H. Car
ter, of the Republican National Commit
tee; General j. S. Clarkson, ex- Chairman
of the Republican National Committee;
Russell Harrison and S, V. R. Cruger.
The dinner was purely informal, and
at its conclusion the party proceeded TO
the front of the Reid mansion, where
friends, neighbors and people from
White Plains to the number of 300, with
two brass bands and the local G.. A. r.
post, had assembled.
The President, Mr.. Reid and others
made brief speeches
Private Secretary Halford said to a re-
porter that he saw Mrs. Harrison
yesterday, and then she seemed to be
recovering her health after her recent ill
ness very quickly.
"The report that Mrs. Harrison Is
suffering from an incurable disease is
nonsense" he said. "The President was
much annoyed by the reports published
to the effect that she is dangerously i'll. If
she were in that condition am sure the
President would never have undertaken
this journey and left her"
Soon after the arrival of President
Harrison ex-senator Platt came in with
Mr.. j. Y, Milholland. They were taken
at once TO Ophir Farm, where they were
received by Whitelaw Reid and D. o.
Mills.
Mr.. Platt was ushered into the presence
Of President Harrison, who gave him a
very cordial greeting, Mr.. Platt remain
ed several hours
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-01
New RalIroad Line onsnsd.

PHILADELPHGA, Sep. 1.-The first train
over the Reading Railroads new line to
Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara Falls,
left Philadelphia at $50 o'clock last
night. There was no formal opening of
the road but beginning with the train
named, all trains in both directions will
use the same route The building Of
this extension makes the distance four
miles shorter between Philadelphia and
Buffalo than by any other route and
gives the Reading its own line the entire
distance TO Rochester and Buffalo.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-01
NEWS OF The DAY.

The Democrats of Wisconsin yesterday
renominated G. w. Peck for Governor.
The Prohibitionists of Connecticut YES
terday nominated Edwin P. Anger of
Middletown for Governor.
The Republicans of the Goth New York
district yesterday nominated Charles w.
Gillett for Congress, at Corning.
The tennis tournament at Newport
ended with Campbell retaining the cham
pionship. Hovey won the All Corners
Cup.
The result of the Democratic primaries
in South Carolina gives the State to Till
manism for two years more. The Till
NANTES have a majority of about $4,000
in total of 80, 900.
While walking in Hawarden Park, yes-
terday afternoon, Mr.. Gladstone was
thrown down and trampled by a stray
COW. He was severely shaken up, but
was not seriously injured
Mrs Cynthia B. Stevens, of Manches-
ter, N H., has been held without bail,
charged with murder in the second de-
gree, in having caused the death of
Phoebe Lebrun by performing criminal
operation.
Mayor Andrews, of Gloucester, N. J.,
has received from the city government of
Gloucester, England a resolution printed
on parchment, congratulating the younger
city upon its recent successful celebration
Of the 25Oth anniversary of its incorpora-
tion,
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has decided to have an extensive exhibit
at the Worlds Fair, which will give a
full explanation OF how the trains of the
company are run, the construction of
roadways and other things and material
used, The exhibit will cost between
$6O,O0O and $4,000,
The Sunday excursions from New York,
adopted several years ago by the numer-
GUS railroads, have become extremely
popular. The Erie road officials say that
the number of people who have visited
Shohola Glen and Greenwood Lake this
year is double that of last year and the
season is not near over. The Lehigh VAL
ley's Saturday excursions to the Penn
sylvania mountains also show an in
crease of business.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-01
Charged WIN KmInr an Infant.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Sep Mrs.
r. A. V. Hoffman, of Rock City, town of
Milan, Duchess county, is under arrest,
charged by the coroner's jury with being
responsible for the death of a female in
fant, whose headless remains were found
in q creek in Milan last Thursday. Coro-
ner Carroll held an inquest and the woman
was arrested soon after the verdict was
announced Mrs. Hoffman is 20 years Of
age aud her husband is g. The couple
have lived four years at Rock City, and a
case similar to this one was thought to
be chargeable to them two years ago.