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The Republic, bj m Rcecat Dtelaioif
Does Wot Reoogrnlse Divorces
Orsalci la United States.
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The laws of Mexico have always
been strict in regard to marriages and
divorces. Recently a case has been
decided in the City of Mexico which
attracted attention on account of the
plaintiff's prominence in society and
the legal points involved. In fact, the
civil court found it necessary to estab
lish a precedent, as no case of the
same character has been tried in the
republic, says the New York Times.
* In 1895 an American citizen, Edgar
Joseph Hahn, of St. Louis, married
a young Mexican lady, Senorita Par
Diez Barrosso. The wedding was a so
ciety event and some of the chief dig
nitaries of the land were present.
Mutual disillusionment and a separa
tion followed, a baby girl being left
? with the mother. The lady In the
case is the plaintiff, and*, it is said,
she desires to marry again.
The rules of the Roman Catholic
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church do1 not permit a divorcee to
marry. The question of one desiring
to do so was not to be considered by
the church, and there was no civil law
s to cover the case. The laws of re
form make ; a civil .'Ceremony neces
sary to a legal marriage. As Roman
Catholics consider marriqge a sacra
ment, both civil and religious rites
are :the rule; and the former taking
place first. In case of annulment of
; tl^e marriage'contract new vows may
be taken.
The plaintiff in question claimecT to
have discovered after, her marriage
that her husband had a wife living,
from whom he was divorced. There
fore. as her church did not allow her
to marry a divorced man—or him to
marry her—she prayed that the con
tract be" declared null and void. This,
it is said, the church, was ready to do,
but, a civil ceremony being necessary,
it fell to the court to decide her real
status, and it lias taken several
months to reach a decision, as it felt
the responsibility of establishing a
law which, in view of the steady
growtlT’bf foreign colonies in the re
public, > may be frequently tested.
If the man had no right to marry,
the lady’s situation was, a peculiar
one-^though she chose to accept it, if
thereby she is allowed to make a new
marriage. Fourth Civil Judge Jesua
F. Uriate decided the marriage to be
null and void, owing to a prior union
on the man’s part, though he had
been divorced from" his (wife in the
. United States, #hefrO it was a lawful
act for him to marry again. As he
. had acted in good faith in his Mexican
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marriage, no action against him was
taken, and each party had its own
costs to pay. . r
Thus ji is clear that, while Mexico
recognizes a foreign marriage, she
does Tiot recognize a divorce secured
in any country as giving a right to
marry again within her limits.
The status of the child did not coxpe
before the court, it having died a lew
months ago.
The consensus of opinion among
Americans seems to be that Mexico,
through her courts, has taken a wise
step in endeavoring to preserve the
sanctity of the marriage vow.
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Items Around Town.
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A strike for higher wages among
the c;ew of the Linda, caused con- >
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siderable delay in tin load i.ig the;
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.Rampart freight last week. . . . f
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The Telegraph station here has j
received a large consignment of.
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w re and iusulators for the com- j
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pletion of the line beiween Tauana i
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and Rampart. ,
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G. A.* Diver received a large
shipment of. machinery and sup
plies on the last N. N. boat. He
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will begin operations as soon as the
snow flies.
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Suicide on the Str. Susie.
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John Light, of Lighton, Mich.
a dec tbaud on the Susie, committ
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ed suicide on the vessel below Tan
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aua, by shooting himself through
the head with a \2 caliber revolver.
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Judge Balliet empaneled a coroners
jury wh:ch rendered a verdict in
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accordance with the above facts.
The body was turned over to the
N. C. Co. for interment on Ceme
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CREEK.
A <1 i^cription i f the peculiarly favorable
c R<ijtoiis ; extending throughout
the creek - Viewed by an expert.
B ginning at the month of Big Min
ook creek and enumerating the most im
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portant tributaries entering from the left
as we approach the divide separating t
from Eureka, we first come to Hunter^
creek, about three miles from Rampart.
Relative to the area drained, quantity
of water, and width of valley, it ranks as
one of the largest creeks in the division,
being nearly thirty miles long and carry
ing six to eight sluiceheads of water dur
ing the entire working Season. It has
somecharacteristcs faAoring the miner
more strongly defined, than any other
creek in this division, in as much as. the
claims near the mouth can be successful
ly worked either summer or winter; but
summer work seems to have the prefer
ence as the shallow ground, abundance
of water and plenty of timber, afford am
ple facilities for ground sluicing even in
the creek bed proper. While if the mi
ner could have his ground made to order
for hydrauclicing he would not change
the nature of the fine benches in any par
ticular, in fact he could not with any ad
vantage to himself.
Tnere is no place along the creek
where the water cannot be easily brought
onto the highest ground, either for liyd
rauliping or ground siuicmg, and we have
in no instance on these benches, the
heavy muck that has caused so much
discussiou as to the feasibility, or in in
stances, the possibility of hydrauclicing
in this frozen region.
For unles immediately all through the
creek proper, can be seen continuous de
posits of gravel ranging from 5 to 20 feet
deep and overlying an outcropping rim
that would provide sufficient fall and
dnmping ground for every particle of
debris without the application of scarcely
any other agent save water. This fav
orable condition notably in tfie benches,
is not confined to those of the lower end,
but is common to all.
The first prospects found on tHfe creek
were taken from these benches, and not
at all surprising should it be, for one has
only to take a pan of dirt from along
ihe rim to find from prospects to pay.