The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
A DIVORCE LAW.
a Draft Of a BIN for Adoption in An
States Outlined.
THE AMERICAN PARTY C0SVESES.
A New Political Party Called 90 Order ss
st. louisa Combine Arranged to
Control the Output Of Win
dow Glass.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. Sat the
meeting Of the uniform law commits
sion yesterday, John G. RiehberE, Esq,
Of Chicago, as chairman Of q special
committee appointed for she purpose.
reported a draft Of q divorce bin for
adoption in all the states, to be sub
mitted to the National Bar association.
If the association approves it, the
members viii! urge its adoption by
their different state legislatures. The
bill is modelled after the divorce law
in force in the District Of Column
bia, which was drawn by commit
tees of congress- which represents
the entire country. The bin provides,
in brief, that no person shall be en-
titled to a divorce who has not resided
10 the state two years before bringing
suit; nor unless the defendant shall
have been personally served within
the state or shall have voluntarily APP
peared in such action. No divorce
shall affect Che legitimacy of children
Of such marriage. except where it shall
be declared void because of a prior
marriage The proceedings shall
be had in the county where the
complainant resides, but process
may be directed to any county in the
state. lit shall appear to the court
that the defendant is nonresident at
the time of application for divorce,
and that the cause of action arose
while the defendant was domiciled in
the state, and the defendant has been
absent from the state for a year after
the return of one summons not found,
the court may authorize notice of the
suit by publication. The court must
hear the case by examination in open
court. and divorce shall not be grsnted
in default unless the Judge shall be
satisfied that proper means have been
taken to notify the defendant and the
cause Of the divorce has been fully
proved,
TEE AMERICAN PARTY CoBvENEs
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25-Col. E. H. Sell
ers and James Il. Phelps, of Detroit,
arrived here yesterday to make pre-
liminary arrangements for the first
convention of the new American party,
which meets to-day at DFuid's hall.
The convention viii be called 70 order
by Col Sellers. who said last night that
he did not know how many delegates
would be present. BE hoped that every
state would be represented. In an in
terview, Mr Phelps said:
The call for the convention was issued last
month by Col. Sellers. and suf1cient number
| Of responses have been received TO warrant Us
/ In the conclusion that the time has arrived for
the organization OF O new political party in the
United States There Is widespread discomfort
in the rank and file of the old parties and this
fact must be evident 70 all intelligent persons
The American party viii be broad enough TO
admit all good citizens of this government re-
CARELESS OF their place Of birth or religious be-
liels It viii be the party representing the
people. and not the corporations There Is
Just as much need for it now as there was for
the republican party some 40 years ago.
WINDOW GLASS TRUST.
CmCAGO, Aug. 25.-The American
Window Glass association, c strong or
ganiZatlOn along the latest improved
trust lines. viii be the outcome OF the
meeting Of glass manufacturers held
here yesterday. II viii take the place
Of the old trust which went into vol.
untary liquidation four years ago this
fall, but It win be stronger than the
old body. 1t is proposed to organize
along the line of the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Co the corporate title Of
the plate glass men. The
products Of all manufacturers
viii be paid for at an agreed price and
turned over to the manager of the
4 trust who viii distribute the products
among the jobbers. Production viii
be prorated, according TO the number
IF pots operated by each manufae-
urer. There are 1900 pots ia the
country and the new association viii
control 800 of them. As soon rs the
association is formed, there viii be an
increase made in the price of glass and
wages, 1t is said. viii be raised ten TO
twenty per cent