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DEGREES NOT VALID
NORTH DAKOTA DIVORCES DECLARED
ILLEGAL in NEW YORK.

Women Freed In Former State Still
Legally Married in the Latter-Tha
Supreme Court Hands Down a Decis-
ion in a Prominent Case.
NEW YORK. Dec. ,9-The validity in
this state of divorce granted in North
Dakota was the main question at issue
in the suit Of Harry P McGown. clerk
OF the supreme court, against Mary
Emma McGown, II the supreme court.
The defendant. who is the daughter of
DR.. l. D. DeMareSt. a prominent phys.
clan Of this city, was married to Nc.
Gown in iSS. 1Aboat year ago Mrs,
McGown established a statutory resi-.
dence i'll North Dakota and there pro.
cured divorce, subsequently marrying
Harry W. Bell, wealthy tile manu-.
facturer. McGcwn sued for divorce
under the laws of New York. on the
ground of improper conduct with Be-!
1t was not alleged that such improprl
ETY. was committed prior to
The North Dakota Divorce.
Justice Russell. who heard the case
decided that the North Dakota divorce
is Invalid here. He said that it ap.
peared that the plaintiff and defendant
had lived together il this state as man
and wife. and that neither of thera
could dissever that relation, not even
by common consent.
Mrs McGown however. had deter
mined upon a dissolution Of the mar
riage, and for that purpose had gone to
North Dakota. She obtained a divorce
and remarked
"Under the laws Of North Dakota, Z"
said the justice. 1.-The defendant is the
lawful wife of Bell. but under the laws
of New York she is the lawful wife of
McGown, and he is entitled to de.
cree -
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FlTz LOST THE PURSE.
Injunction to Stop Payment of the Check
Dissolved.


san FRAsc1sco, Dec. ls.-The fight
between Sharkey and Fitzsimmons for
possession of the $4,000 purse was con-
cluded during the day, when Judge
Sanderson of the superior court dis
solved the injunction restraining the
Anglo California bank from CASH
ing the check Counsel for Sharkey
called the attention of the court to the
state law forbidding prize fighting, be-
tween which and a glove contest" he
maintained, there was no difference,
and he argued, that case involving
the possession of purse for prize fight
ing had no standing in court. The
judge concurred i'll this view, and said
he would have terminated the proceed
ings earlier, had that point been called
to his judicial attention. The court
held that, under the California statute,
the civic board Of supervisors had no
more power to legalize prize fight
than to sanction duel.
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5RAhc JuRH INVESTIGATION.
Hearing Testimony In the Alleged Mime
apulis "Boot.ing" Cases.

apolis "Bood!ing" Cases.
M:SSEApcLis. Dec :S-The grand
jury was busy ali day listening tc testi.
mony IL the Minneapolis municipal
scandal The work Of the jury i'll tee
morning and portion of the afternoon
was devoted to the Waterman deal
worked by detectives from Chicago
upon certain city aldermen. City ha.:
officials who are connected with tae
waterwcrks department directly or in.
directly were on hand with data of al
description, including the books used
in the various departments. Aldermen
Adams, Harvey and Snyder were a!sc
on deck and told what they knew tc
the members of the jury
With every day new stories OF al.
legged crockednass come out. and it Is
hardly possible to believe tAat the
irregularities should be Of so bread q
nature. Tie matter is the one topic O:
discussion in all circles.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Secretary Carlisle Gives Estimated De-
ffciencies for '97 and 49,

ffciencies for '97 and '98.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - Secretary
Carlisle, in his annual report on the
state of the finances, shows the reve-
nues of the government from all sourc ces
to have been $4O9, 475, ,4OS and the ex-
penditures $434, 1918, 1854, which leaves
deficit for the year ended June 80, 1896,
of $25, 5,204,24 AS compared with the
fiscal year 1895, the receipts for 1896 in
creased $19,i02,205. The revenues of
the government for the present fiscal
year are estimated at $407, 1898, 120 and
the expenditures for the same period
at $472,293, 100, leaving an estimated
deficiency for the year of $64, 500, 900.
The revenues for 1898 are estimated at
$421 1927, ,076 and the expenditures at
1856, 6,047. leaving deficiency for
the year ending June 30, 1898, of $45,-
7iS l70
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Lynched Two and Shot Another.

RUssELLvlLLE, KY, Dec. l9.-The
mob that beleaguered the Jail all night,
in the early morning took Arch, Dink
and Bill Proctor out of Jail, lynched
two of them and shot the other to
death. Arch killed two men, Doc and
Aaron Crcfton of Adairville, this
county, on Nov. 2, 1895, and the broth
ers were accessories All have had
three trials
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One Candidate Withdraws,

CHICAGO, Dec 22.-Ex. Congressman
George E. Adams, a prominent candi-
date for the United States senate from
Illinois. has withdrawn from the race,
and his headquarters at the Great
Northern have been closed. He gave
as reason for his withdrawal that he
had decided to devote his whole time
to his business for some time to come.
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Eminent Jurist Dying.

LEXINGTON, Va, Dec. -. Hon. John
Randolph Tucker, the eminent jurist
and dean of the law school of Wash.
ington and Lee university, is critically
i'll at his home here. He has been con.
fined to his bed for three weeks with
pleurisy. He is 10 years of age.
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the Independence of the Island but
the Committee Recommended It-Ac.
tion Followed by a Sensational State
ment by the Secretary.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-The main
event of the day in the senate was the
presentation by Mr. Cameron of the
report of the committee on foreign re-
lations favorable to his resolution rec.
ognizing the independence of Cuba.
An agreement was speedily reached by
which the resolution and report go
over until after. the holidays. Aside
from the Cameron report Mr.. Morgan
(Ala.) presented further report on
the same lines, embodying the views of
himself and Mr.. Mills. The Offering of
the reports served as prelude to sew.
eral brisk exchanges between senators.
Mr. Hill IN. " desired to know
whether the reports went into the con.
stitutional question of the legislative
power of recognition of independence
Mr.. Cameron promptly answered ths;
everybody conceded this power and
Mr. Morgan pointedly adSo,' that de-
nial of such power W. lyreposterous
Mr. Vest also c..me forward with
some remarks which promised to give a
sharp personal turn to the debate. He
spoke of his astonishment in seeing
Secretary Olney's public statement de-
claring that the executive alone had
the power to recognize independence.
Mr.. Vest had hardly begun when Mr..
Hale Rep, Me- made point of order
aust him on the ground that debate
was out of order. The Missouri sena-
tor willingly yielded, announcing that
he would speak later OH the resolution
he had offered declaring that recogni-
tion Of independence is a joint power of
the legislative and executive branches.
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coMPERs AGAIN CHOSEN.
Re. Elected President of the Federation
of Labor Without Opposition.


of Labor Without Opposition.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.-At the Fedora.
ton of Labor convention the election of
officers was the main feature of the
days session. Samuel Gompers was
renominated for president amid great
applause and was elected by acolama-
tion. Mcclure Of Philadelphia was
unanimously reelected vice president,
but declined. His declination was not
accepted. James Dundan of Baltimore
was reelected second vice president
without opposition. James O'Connell
of Chicago was reelected third vice
president. M. NJ. Garland of Pittsburg,
for fourth vice president was reelected
without opposition. Delegate Edward
Hitch of Baltimore presented the name
eff Frank Morrison of Chicago for sec
rerary, vice August McCraith. Mr.
Morrison received all unanimous vote
of the convention John B. Lennon of
Bloomington, His, was reelected treas.
urer without opposition. Nashville,
Tenn, was selected for the next place
of meeting over St Louis, Kansas City
and Salt Lake
Some Resolutions Discussed.
At the morning session a resolution
declaring III favor of an income tax and
denouncing government by injunc-
tion'' was debated at length. nearly all
the delegates present participating.
Some of the speakers condemned the
courts severely, but most of them
held that the constitutions were
against the laboring classes more than
the courts and favored abolishing al
constitutions as ii was SO difficult tc
amend these instruments go as to com.
ply with the changes CT the times
When vote was taken TIE resolution
was lost.
The silver question was then taken
up and resolution reaffirming the
action of the three previous ccnven
ticns in favor Of the free coinage Q!
silver and denying t!ias in &C doing tht
Federation endorses or will endcrs;
any political party that has or may
adopt free coinage was passed.
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independence of the republic Of Cuba be
and the same is hereby acknowledged by
the United States of America
That the United States will use it's
friendly offices with the government Of
Spain to bring to a close the war between
Spain and Cuba.
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Concentrating in Santa Clara

HAVANA. Dec. 19.-It is now estab-
lished beyond doubt that the insur-
gents are concentrating their forces in
the province of Santa Clara. with ti:e
intention, apparently. of moving west
ward to the province of Matanzas and
Havana
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-12-25
wholesale Ch uese Smuggling.

Ell PAso, Tex, Dec. l9 During the
past few days Chinese by the wholesale
have been smuggling themselves across
the river several hundred miles below
Ell Paso and also across the Mexican
line in Arizona. j. H. Behan, Chinese
agent at this point. catches bunch Of
the yellow kids every day trying to
pass through to New Orleans or San
Francisco
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poachers Caught Redhanded.

LIVINGSTON Mon, Dec. 22.-George
A. Scott and another man named Deck
hard have been thrown into the govern
ment guardhouse at Fort Yellowstone
for killing elk in the national park.
They were caught redhanded while
shooting down bunch of II elks a
short distance from the camp of some
government scouts.
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ACTION POSTPONED
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS GO OVER TILL
AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

Secretary Olney Opposed Recognizing
the Committee Recommended It-Ac.
tion Followed by a Sensational State
ment by the Secretary.
The herald., 1896-12-19
SCHEME TO STOP GAMBLING.
Belgians Adopt a Novel Method to Make
the Evil Conspicuous.

The Belgians are very clever people
and are just now doing particularly
smart thing-in the Yankee sense. They
have invented a method of bringing
about a much needed reform in their
country, and, at the same time, of MAX
ing money out of the very evil they are
striving to eradicate. We have more
than once had occasion to speak of King
Leopold and his interest in the gambling
tables of Ostend. Now, as the harm
that these tables are doing is rapidly
becoming a national scandal. and as
Leopold will not relinquish this very
fruitful source of dollars, the inventive
Belgians are quietly starting hells all
over the country, so that the matter
will force itself upon the notice of the
government (Which, of course. shuts it's
eyes to Ostend), and necessitate some
special legislative acts to put down the
evil. Then, when the matter comes
before the chambers, Leopold's little
Ostend game will be shown up and the
gander parable be brought forward
Thus lies braves Belges" are endeavor
ing to lessen gambling by increasing it
clever and new feature of what the
Yankees term financial piety." The
latest hell is a so-called club at place
called ErrgaelinneS, on the Franco Bel
gian frontier. This interesting institu-
tion has circulated 100 900 business pros
pectuses among the residents of Paris
alone, and is no more of a club than
the waiting room of railway station is
a drawing room.
The herald., 1896-12-19
WILL NOT DESERT GRAY GABLES

BUZZARD'S BAY. Macs-The fact
that President Celeveland has purchased
a mansion in Princeton, N. j., seems to
nave carried with it the impression that
when the chief magistrate becomes a
private citizen he will no longer spend
the summer months at his home in Gray
Gables. This impression is erroneous
The spring of next year will hardly have
passed before the president and his fam
lily will occupy the Gables, and they will
remain as late in the fall as the weather
continues to be suitable for the comfort
of the family improvements and alter
atlons, extensive and expensive. are now
being made on the resident estate
A big sea wall is being built to keep out
the high tides of BuzZard's bay. One
hundred acres of land will be reclaimed
and converted into park and farming
LANDS. The sea wall is the largest ever
built on Cape Cod. A new and larger
lily pond will be constructed and plant
ed with choice bulbs. Several large and
ursightly sand hills are being leveled
and used for filing. New outbuildirgs
and new stables are going up, and roads
are being built through the woods. Gray
Gables will be summer paradise
Boston Evening Transcript.
The herald., 1896-12-19
UNITED WORKMEN.

st. Elmo lodge No. 23S initiated two
candidates Monday night.
Pasadena lodge No. ISL gained ten
new members by initiation last Friday
night.
South Riverside expects to organize
a new lodge this week with fifty charter
members.
There were over $50 applications for
membership made the first ten days of
this month in California
new lodge was organized at Fresno
last week with membership of eighty.
Yosemite lodge of Fresno has doubled
its membership the past six months
On August 1st the membership of the
A. o. U. w in good standing was 362,-
26S. This was net gain in membership
for twelve months of 19,083 During
1895 the order disbursed $7.313.41 from its
beneficiary fund, bringing total bene-
ficiary payments to nearly $40, ,000, 900. 1t
has larger membership than any other
fraternal insurance order or old line in
surance company in the United States
AS secret order it ranks third In mem
berShiD
The herald., 1896-12-19
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAS.

Pasadena company No. 32. uniform
rank. will come over next Wednesday
evening and join Los Angeles company
in battalion drill.
Los Angeles company No. %, uniform
rank, will take part in the tournament of
roses parade at Pasadena on New Years
day. OF course, il will make a creditable
appearance.
Sir Knights Adolph, Routzahn, Gle
mans and Gordan visited Santa Monica
last Friday to advance the work of or
eanlzing company of the uniform
rank at that place. At that time Capt.
Adolph delivered to Rev. Merlinjones
his new chaplain uniform. he having
been duly appointed chaplain of the
Third regiment. This is the first chap
lain's uniform of the uniform rank in
California. and it is very handsome 1t
win be worn in the tournament of roses
parade at Pasadena New Years day.
Los Angeles company No. 25, uniform
rank, are now practicing some fancy
drill, and together with the Riverside
company will contest for the prize at
the Pasadena tournament of roses on
New Years day. The Americus clun
will please take warning.
Purity temple No 2, Rathbone Sisters.
elected the following officers at their la ST
meeting: Katie Folkreth, M. e. G.:
Maud Brownfield, Z. S.. Hattie Gordan.
Il. d.; Catherine Bright, NJ; Chic. Rout-
zahn, NJ of r. and c.; Bette E. Nickel
N. of F.; Kate Kingswell. P. T.; Mary
Corpln, q. OF 0. T.; May Stansbury, p.
ment VIII be given at the first meeting
night in January.
Grand Chancellor c, F. McGlashan
and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
H. Shaffner visited Paio Alto last week
to assist in the organization of lodge
The herald., 1896-12-19
SHE GATHERED HOTEL SPOONS

Miss Lillian Brunz, handsome young
resident of Boston, was arrested last
week by Inspectors Cleary and Nc
Causland fer taking spoons from the
Hotel Savoy. Manager Fred c. Risteen
claims to have seen her pocket silver
spoon.
Miss Brunz denied that she had taken
anything, but a search of her apart
ments on Commonwe avenue net
ted over twenty dollars worth of plate
belonging to the Plaza, Copley Square
and Castle Square hotels. Her practice
was to go out to dinner with young mer
and take the plate for souvenirs
She always wore the most elaborate
of costumes. is well-to-do and, though
she has no need of working, some time
ago bought an interest in millinery
store
A well known bank president bailed
her out. This is the first arrest OF q
spoon collector ever made in Boston
though the hotels have suffered heavily
from the fad.-New York Journal.
The herald., 1896-12-19
CHOSEN FRIENDS

Guardian council No. 80 had an inter-
csting session on the 11th. Grand Re-
corder Wallis and State Organizer Pea
body were present. Four candidates
were initiated. after which there was an
election of officers, with the following
result: Fl. Kearney. councillor; Miss w.
Lownds. vice councillor: Mrs. H. Kear-
ney, instructor: j. " Baden, secretary;
j. Won Poser, treasurer Miss X. Farrell.
prelate; d. Shea, marshal; Miss X.
o Brien, warden; Sam Mecary, guard !:
Fl. Slotterbeck, trustee; j. Davidson,
representative
The San Francisco initiatory team had
lightweight union candidates for work
last evening at Union square hall in that
city.
State Organizer w. A. Peabody of this
city has been i'll the past week.
The herald., 1896-12-19

who are not members of clubs to find
open alleys evenings when they want
them The proprietors find more profits
in the clubs. The price per month paid
by a club for the use of four alleys once
a week varies from $50 to $40, and 80
cents night extra must be charged to
pay the boy who sets up the pins Even
clubs some time find it difficult to secure
Accommodations. One organization whose
members live in the vicinity of Fifty
ninth street, has been obliged to go to
One Hundred and Fourth street. Il
have become intensely fond of bowl
ing" said a beginner, but it is terribly
discouraging to go to one alley after an
other and be told that club is in pos
session. I don't care, either, to belong
to a club."-New Yor Times.
The herald., 1896-12-19
FoREsTERs OF AMERICA

Court Sunset No. 6S will give a social
masquerade at their hall, 1919 north
Main street Monday evening, December
2Sth.
Installation of officers by all the courts
first meeting night in January
Court Sunset will initiate two candi-
dates next Monday night.
Court Franchise will have public i'll
stallation, entertainment and ball the
first Tuesday in January.
Extensive preparations are being made
by Court Columbus for their grand pub
lie entertainment, installation and ball
at Music hall Jan. 5th.
The following is list of the officers
elected by Court Sunset No. 6S Monday
night: U. G. Augustine, chief ranger; j.
Snedecker sub chief ranger; John Cas-
terra, treasurer; T. Everligh, financial
secretary; F. H. Pelim, recording sec
retary; p. Cushia, senior woodward; l.
l. John, junior woodward: P. Moran.
senior beadle; Mr.. JONES' Junior beadle;
Mr. Smith and A. l.. APPEL. trustees.
The herald., 1896-12-19
ROYAL ARCANUM

Assessment No 236 will become de-
linquent Dec. 31st.
Los Angeles council No. 1889 initiated a
prominent citizen at their last meeting.
The Social club enjoyed progressive
euchre, music, refreshments, etc, at
their meeting Thursday night. A number
of ladies were present.
Sunset council No. 1047 elected officers
Monday night for the year 1878 as fol-
lows: E. H. Woodman, regent; F. F
Schriver, vice regent; DR.. S. II. Boynton,
past regent; H. A. Rutledge orator; f.
w. Prince, treasurer; d. w. Maloon. sec
retary: H. Zander collector; H. Green
walt, chaplain; T. S. Casey, guide; c. J.
Mellette warden: F. B. Haven, sentry;
j.. e. Bilmeyer, trustee; T. Grumbach
correspondent. Further information
about this progressive council will ap-
pear later
The herald., 1896-12-19

made to order in this city. The head
quarters for the Royal Foresters in Cal
ifornia is Los Angeles. Major-General
II. e. Wirsching, commander for Cali
fornia, and Brigadier-General VIM. +.
Reavis, commander first brigade. Cali
fornia, being residents of this city. Maj
or-General Wirsching has just made the
Following staff appointments: r. w.
Martin. adjutant-general with the rank
of brigadier-general H. S. Eberle. in
spector, with the rank of brigadier-ge
eral; Chas. w. Bryson, NJ. D., surgeon,
with rank of brigadier-general; o. II.
Nunnally, quartermaster and brigadier-
general; aides de camp, F. H. Leach, II.
Herzfeld, e. Lloyd, c. nj. Young, with
the rank of colonel Brig. Gen. Reavis
has named the following as his staff: c.
b. Freeman, assistant adjutant-g general;
c. D. Howry, inspector; l.. Dearth nj.
d., surgeon; F. w. Wismer, quartermas-
ter. all with the rank Of colonel; aides
de camp. w. E. Badham, l.. H. Valentine,
f. F. Billmeyer. with the rank of major.
The Royal Foresters give a banquet at
their hall next Monday night.
ANCIENT ORDER FOREsTERs.
Court Angel City No. 1924 initiates
from two to five candidates at every
meeting. The newly-elected officers of
this, court are as follows: A. NJ. Cohn,
chief ranger: ]. D. Simmons. sub-chief
ranger; r.. IL. Howard, recording sec
retary; 2. Robnet, finarcial secretary;
Max Cohn, treasurer; II. II. Genck, sem
ior woodward; VIM. Schott, junior wood
w@ard; VIM. Quinn, senior beadle; c.
Nicholson, junior beadle.
Court Land of Sunshine No. S601, al
though organized but few weeks, is
making good progress. Meetings are
held every Tuesday at I. O. G. T. hall
The officers are as follows: w. A. Stuts
man, past chief ranger; A. Golding,
chief ranger; w. c. Peck, sub-chief
ranger; o. H. Mennett. treasurer; Chas.
f. Pleasance, financial secretary; w. A.
Tracey, recording secretary; T. w.
Golding. senior woodward: A. J. Riley,
junior woodward; J. p. Odin, senior
beadle; j. w. Ellis, Junior beadle: DR..
F. S. Barnard, physician o. H. Men
nett, druggist.
The masquerades given by Angel City
club are largely patronZed.
The herald., 1896-12-19
M'KINLEY's LIFE DESCRIBED
German Magazines Devote Much Time
to Americas Next President

Mckinley descriptions continue to oc-
cupy the attention Of European readers.
Vom FeIs Zum Nicer. that beautifully
artistic semimonthly magazine, pub
liz hef in Stuttgart Germany, brng9 an
cXhau"tiVe review from the pen of c.
Frank Dewey in its number six, volume
sixteen. The article is profuaely illus
trateG and deals principally with Nc
Kin!ey's pat and the cauaes that have
led up to his success. In his psychology
ical study the writer has kept close to
fact, and it is gratifying to receive this
measure of fairness and equity at the
hard Of German publiaher1, who. but
a few years ago, could see nothing short
Ct danger in Mekiniey's tariff bill. The
number f. replete with artistic illustra-
tione and interesting talec, and reflec.a
great credit on editor and publisher
alike.
The herald., 1896-12-19
B'NAI BIRTH

Columbia and Unity lodges of San
Francisco have decided to pay $50 each
year toward the fund for entertaining
the constitutional grand lodge in that
city in 1900 1t is proposed to collect
$4,000 from the lodges-the grand lodge
to give $1,000 and $4,000 more will be raised
by voluntary subscriptions and enter
tainments.
The herald., 1896-12-19
ROYAL FOREsTERs.

This is higher or military degree of
the Independent Order of Foresters and
is we'll represented in Los Angeles. The
Royal Foresters meet every Monday
night at Foresters' temple, corner Of
First and Spring streets, and have a
membership of about 100. Every third
Monday a social is given by the r. F.
The company will soon appear in ele-
CANT new uniforms, which are now being