The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-04-27
ALEAGUE WITH HYMEN
Runaway Couples From Chicago, and
Other Points.
FIND READY MILWAUKEE HAcKMEN
To Point out Convenient Ministers
Willing to Tie the Knot.
FIND READY MILWAUKEE, HACKMEN
To Point ont Convenient Ministers
Willing to Tie the Knot.
"a GooD THING FOR THE TOWN"
The Ministers Explain. and Will Peti-
tion for More Stringent
Marriage Law.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 27.-The
members of the Milwaukee Ministers as
sociation feel that there is good deal to
explain relative to runaway marriages
and they are going to prepare an expla-
nation for the public. A committee for
this purpose has been appointed con-
sisting of Rev. A. A. Kiehle, Rev. Henry
NRhren, Rev. M. B. Ryan, Rev. w. P.
Hellings and Rev. NJ. NJ. Parkhurst to
draw up a petition to the legislature
asking the passage of more stringent
marriage law and also to prepare an ad-
dress to the public explaining the atti-
tude of the ministers on the runaway
marriage question. Rev. Mr.. Parkhurst
has been looking into the matter from
the hackman's standpoint. The hack
man, he said, first located ministers as
near the railway station as possible and
ascertained what hours they could usu-
ally be found in. Next he found out
whether the minister asked too many
searching questions from runaway
couples, and lastly he made sure the
minister would make a division of the
marriage fees. If this was all satisfac-
tory the hackman then became a regu-
lar runner for that particular minister
and took all his trade to him. Mr..
Parkhurst confessed that he saw moth
ing especially reprehensible in this on
the part of the hackman. If there was
any blame it rested with the ministers
who were lax and who were sometimes
overzealous in uniting runaway couples
in the holy bands of matrimony. Sew
eral ministers differ with the Rev. Mr..
Parkhurst. They took the ground that
the ministers were doing all that could
be expected of them and that the fault
lay with the defective state laws. AS it
was now justices of the peace could
marry any person, so that in case the
ministers refused the parties would SIM
ply look up a justice of the peace. One
minister suggested the justices were
more particular than some of the minis
ters, but the sentiment was coughed
down. Rev. ]. A. Davis thought there
ought to be more restrictions, and this
was mildly approved. A number OF
AdChuCA WOEO ECCA Out IC1uSCO " Idlk
on the subject, saying that there was
nothing in it. - s'We know our busi-
ness, see?" said one jehu. eve do the
hauling, say nothing and saw wood.
There's plenty of ministers that want
our trade and we know it. All they
''I'll tell you how it isl said another
hackman. There's good bit in it for
the hackmen and for the ministers, too.
More Chicago people come up here to
get spl1ced than anybody knows of
They come in on one train, get tied, and
away they go back on the next train.
Now, Il claim that's good thing for the
town; it's foreign capital coming in and
nothing going out. / haul for two min
listers and we get along pretty well to-
gether. We used to take these (moon-
shine) couples to the hotels, but now we
deliver the goods direct. I guess the
ministers won't hurt themselves trying
/ to-have any new marriage law passed. y
/ Beginning Early.
| WASHINGTON, April 27.-In order tc
/
as heretofore, the committee on public
buildings and grounds have been in
structed to enquire into the spractibility
of providing sufficient shelter east of the
capitol for the protection O. persons who
may take part in the inaugural reremon,
les. The savage weather. Hof past years
has endangered many lives on such oc.
casions, and this move is quite commend.
able. The idea is for temporary struc.
ture with water tight roof large enough
! to shelter the entire crowd. It could sbe
arranged without great expense.
William Astor, the New York million
aire, died IN Paris on Monday night
Mr.. Astor was the father of Mrs. ]
i Coleman Drayton, and was greatly wor
liried oyer the Rarrawe- Fox- Mill 1haul