Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-19

the accused man does not settle he
will have a long term to serve in the
county jail. The state game and lisa
commissioner is authority for the
statement that Klantzslsy is an old OF.
fender, having been arrested before
for killing mountain sheep. 1t seems
that klantzsky shoots the animals Tor
profit and not for pleasure, and that
on one occasion he received 500 for
the nead of one OF the sheep.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE su.
preme court OF the United States haA
just rendered decision very far.
reaching in it's effects It's bearing
upon divorce laws and marital rela.
lions is the most sweeping In import
ance ever enunciated.
A dissenting opinion was given by
Justice Holmes. who declares the nc.
ton of the court win illegitimize
many children.
Under the decision no state can dis.
solve marriage unless both parties
to the suit are residents Of the state.
and any marriage subsequent to n
divorce not gained on an application
Of this kind is Illegal This invalid
ates the divorces OF the South Dakota
type and makes marriages subsequent
to such divorces Illegal.
This is the second divorce case
that has ever come before rae United
States supreme court Heretofore
the court held that divorces arc stale
matters and not in the purview OF the
United States supreme court. The
present opinion was written 10y Jus
tiee White
The case is that ofsJohn w. Had
dock against Harriet Haddock Of
New York. The decision is In favor
of the woman.
The Haddocks We're married in
1868 The husband claims to have
been an unwilling participant in the
ceremony and left his wife immed-
lately after the marriage rites, and
during all the time has only seen her
twice. Twelve years later he secured
a divorce and married another WON.
an. The New York supreme court
neld the second marriage Illegal.
Justice White lays down the gen.
eral principle that a state in which
only one party to divorce resides
has no right to dissolve a marriage
tie, which all other states must re-
spect.
The courts decree will carry con
sternation into many OF The most
prominent families of the country.
1t will make Illegal tne marriage OF
Mrs Rhinlander Stewart, Lillian
Mabel Wright, the Baroness
des Tears. Flora Bigelow, Blanche
Molneaux, Mrs. T. sunern Taller,
and many others.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. April 17.--Eras
tus Bingham. 81 years old and mem
her of the Mormon church since his
early childhood, is dead at his home
near Mesa City He was born in Yer
mont and followed his church breth-
ren throughout all their wandering
viclssitudes to Ohio. illinois and Mis-
souri, and then as member of the
Mormon battalion to Salt Lake, ar
riying there few days after the first
pioneers.
He has been twice married and is
the ather of % children, 20 OF whom
are still living.
Bingham now has a granddaughter
of the fifth generation who is a young
woman. His second child, a son. mar
ried and became the father OF 10
children.
His posterty viii number 500 and
there are eight pairs of twins among
them. He came to Arizona as an oil
Gcer in the church about ~ years
ago.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE
president this afternoon sent a mes
sage to congress advocating the pas
sage OF an insurance law for the Dis
trict OF Columbia based on the recon-
mendation of the recent Insurance
at Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, April IL
Leslie Peters, the white school boy
VINO shot and killed Ralph Burnes, a
negro. last night, when the latter and
4 negro companion attacked Peters
and his sweetheart while he was es-
corting his sweetheart home from a
party. is a popular hero today If any
charge is preferred against Peters it
win be mere matter of formality.
The affair tends to increase the
feeling against the negroes but quiet
relgned this morning.
sheriff Horner said he would not be
if n mob invades the negro
settlements after dark tonight, as
no militia Is stationed there.
Assistant Attorney General Ken
nlsh has arrived here to assist the
prosecution in connection with the
burning OF the three negroes Satur-
day at midnight Three more arrests
were made today-Emily Taylor
whose father was killed by one OF the
burned negroes last Christmas; Fred
strokey, a carpenter and Harry Car
son, a laborer Bond is being ar.
ranged for each.
BUSINESS men have started pro
ject to raise fund Of honor for Les
lie Peters. One of the promoters
cath 4, ,vao awuactad ID would reach