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Show ' Dnchess Insists Upon a Divorce Former Vice-President Morton's Daughter Decides Against Efforts at Reconciliation. PARIS, June 12. Tho members of tho Morton family nro greatly pained by the publicity given to thc domestic misfortunes of the Duchess Dc Va-lencay. Va-lencay. occurring, as. It docs, at thc samo time as thc death of Miss Lena Morton. "With tho view to tho avoidance of further fur-ther speculative reports, the following ad-cltlonal ad-cltlonal statement conies from thc friends of thc family: "Mutual friends of thc two families had sought to effect a reconciliation between the Duke and Duchess De Vuloncnv, and the mother of tho Duke signified lier i7o-slro i7o-slro to withdraw tho application she had made to tho Vatican for thc annulment of tho marriage. Hut the family of tho Duchess Irrevocably decided that a reconciliation recon-ciliation was Impossible, and that the Duchess should secure a legal annulment of her marriage. To that end proper logal rteps have been taken In behalf of the Duchpss to secure an annulment. Tho grounds are Ill-treatment, without any allegation of scandal." |