Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 13, 1883, Page 1

1 | .. |HE OMAHA DALY BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. " A FEARLESS FLATHEAD. Missouri's Vest Onrafled by the fawny Chieftain Charley in Montana, “You May Take Charlos to the Reservation, But He Will Be Dead.” Pathetic Indian Bloquence and White Faced Bravado, Missoura, Mont., September 12.— Senator Veat and Delegate Maginniss, of the Indian commissionors, returned to- day from St. Mary's Mission, Bitter Root Valley, at the Flathead agency. The Indians refused to sell any portion of their reserve or move to another reser- vation. They said they had no grievances, were highly pleassd with their ¢4 nt Ronan; all they desired was to ke whisky away from their young men. Pen- doreille and Kotenia, the chiefs, endorsed the above. St. Ignatius mission schools, also on the resorvation, were visited by the commission The scoools are well conducted by Sisters of Charity and priests. About fifty Indian girls and the same number of boys ave being educated, and show feinarkable proficiency _in the different classes. Senator Vst spoke highly of tho teachers and pupils. The council at St. Mary's mission yesterday was rather dramatic. Charlos, a flathead chief, with a few Indians, has steadily refused to go upon the reservation. The Indians cultivate a few ranches, but are steadily growing poorer and the vally is thickly sottled by whites. The reservation In- dians and whites want the Indians re- moved to the reservation to avoid antici- ted trouble. Inthe council Vet and aginness sat opposite the chiefs and brought an interpreier; Vest explained his mission. Charlos, who is a noted brave, gazed defiantly at Vest a moment and then began to reply: ‘‘We are onlya fow. We are poor and weak. You want to place your foot upon our neck and grind our face in the dust, but I will mot g0; I2will go to the plains.” *‘“ ez Perce Joseph tried to go to the Pplains,” broke in Vest; *look where he 18. There are no plains now. The white men were as thick as le: ves from ocean to ocean. If you do not get a title to your land _here like the white men the soldiers will come some day and place you upon a reservation,” My hands and those of my people aro feee from the white mau’s blood,” said Charlos; when the Nez Perces came here we protected the whites. Why does the white take his heart from us now?" Then he teok off his hat, threw it upon the floor, stamped upon it, and with blazing eyes gazing upon Vest he shout- ed: *‘You may take Charlos to the reser- vation, but there will be no breath in his nestrils Charlos will be dead. He will never go there alive.” Senator Vest answered the tawny ehieftain in language as emphutic as his ‘Y own, that he must abey the white man's 3 laws as implicitly as did the white man. If he did not he must go where the gov- ernment chooses to send them. Before the council broke up Charlos agreed to go to Washington with Agent Ronan aud talk the matter over with the great father. The commission leave to-night for Helens and the Blackfoot agency, then to lli‘urt Assinaboine to meet the northern tribe. e The Oklahoma Raiders. Wichira, Ks., September 12.— David C. Payne, president, J. B, Cooper, treas- urer, C. B. Calvert, secretary, and A. W. ' Harris, assistant secretary, the ofticers of the Oklahoma company, an or- ganization for the purpose of locating and entering Indian Territory, were arrested here to-day upon a warrant issued by United States Commissioner.J. F. Sher- man, on complain: of the United States attorney, J. K. Hallowell, charging them with conspiracy to violate the law of the United States, and commit certain of- fences against the lands of the United States by settling upon lands in Indim Territory; that Payne and his colonists have three times been expelled from there by order of the President of the United States. Payne, known as *‘Okla- homa Payne,” was brought before the commiasioner, and the case was continued till to-morrew. o ———— The Villards at Portland. PorTLAND, Ore., September 12.—All tho guests of tho Villard party reached here this morning at an early hour. Im- posing demonstrations of welcome were accorded the party. The decorations on the streets and public buildings were the finest and most elaborato ever seen in the northwest. The procession was two miles in length, representing all branches of business and industry. At the pavil- ion speeches were made by Hon, id C. George, representative "in congress; President Villard, Carl Schurz, W, Evarts and others. Thousands of visi- tors from all parts of the northwest are in the city. General Grant attracted much sttention, but declined to make a apeech, e — The Ba d Wire Monopolists, Curcaco, September 12,—The Wash- burn & Moen Manufacturing company, patentees of barbed wire, fiied a bill in court to-day to restrain all manufactur- companies from manufacturing more than 25,000 tons of barbed wire annually, according to contract. The damagos for over manufacture are laid at $100,000, —— Reunion of the Iron Brigade, La Crosse, Wi, September 12, reunion of the Old Iron Brigade takes place here to-morrow and nextday, Gen, o. 8. Bragg, the old commander of the brigade, is expected to-n,ght, torother with a number of distinguishcd military leaders in the first army corps, The The Land Robbers of California, SAN Francisco, September 12,—The proposed gigantic land steal involving several million dollars worth of United States redwood timber lands has just been brought to light. The lands are situsted in the northern part of Cali- fornia, comprised of the most valuable redwood timber on the coast. The Post special says, applications for possession wero prepared and signed by dummies. Several hundred applications of this kind have been filed with the government au- ernment officials are acting in collusion with the parties engineering the schomo. If the promoters succeed they will con- trol one-sixth of the total lumber supply of the state. Afiidavits aro now being filed proving fraudulent acquisition. The United States grand jury will investigate the subject. R — HUGH J. HASTINGS DEAD.) Sudden Death of a Noted New York Editor, Mossorri Brac, Soptember 12, Hugh J. Hustings, proprietor ef The New York Connnercial Advertiser, died here at ¥ o'clock this evening. Mr, Hastings did well till night before lust. He then passed a restless night, and complained of great weakness. Tuesday morning pnuomonia in the left lung developed. i)urinu tho day he was very weak. Toward evening he rallied. His spirits at all times were cheerful. His family physician, Dr. 8. Vanderpoel, saw him in the evening. He was then bright, his respiration 26, tomperature and pulse 100. This merning he had no fever whatever, but his respira- tion fell. At 4:30 this afternoon condition was better than at any time since pueumonia set in. At 7 o'clock, after partaking of some stimulant, he suddenly expired without a word. He was conscious to the last. Dr. Hughes pronounced death due to paralysis of the heart. WYOMING WICKEDNESS. Two Skulls Cracked With an Ax for $53—The Green River Bridge Repaired. CHEYENNE, September 12, —Last Sat- urday two parts of a freight train sepa. rated because of a break in the coupling and came into collision over a bridge a few miles west of Green river, broke down the structure and wrecked eleven cars. The bridge is now repaired and trains are runuing regularly, A bloody row occurred this morning on the prairie three miles from Cheyenne. James Knight a freighter, and two men, H. Moore and J. H. Wenzel slept in Knight's wagon. About daytime Moore arose, struck Knight with an axe, knocked him senseless and then attacked Wenzel, who, after the first blow awoke and fought, taking the axe from Moore, not however, until he had received another blow on the head. Moore then took his revolver and shot at Wenzel four times. Wenzel has two bullet holes in his chest, ono in his left arm and one through the left hand. A soldier from Fort Russell, out duck shooting, went to the rescue, and Moore fled o v.r the hills, Wenzel's skull is fractured, and a ball passed through both lungs. Knight's skull is fractured. Neither is expected to live. Mooro’s object was to get §5: which was in Wenzel's satchel, but it was unsuccessful. Officers are in pursuit. Wenzel's home is Clarion county, Pa. Little is known of Moore, e ——— BPORTING NOTES. THE NEW BASE BALL LEAGUE, Prrrssura, September 12.—Delegates representing Chicago, Philadelplia, Bal- timore, Pittsburg, Washington, Rich- mond, Indianapolis and St. Louis met at the Monongehela houso to-day and or- ganized “The Union Association of Base Ball Clubs,” by electing the foliowing officers: President, H. B. Bennett, Washington; vice-president, Thomas J. Pratt, Philadelphia; secretary and treas- urer, Wm. Warren White, Washington; board of directors, A, H. Henderson, Chicago; M. B. Scanlon, Washington; A. G Pratt, Pittsburg; Thomas J. Pratt, Philadelphia. The constitution and by- laws of the American association wei adopted with fow changes, i Communic; tions from Hartford, Brooklyn and Mil- waukee, encouraging the formation of the new association, were then read, after which the following was unanimous- {1y adopted: Resolved, That while we recognize the validity of all contracts made by the League and American association, we canuiot recognizo any agreement whereby any number of ball players may bo re- served for any club for'any time beyond the torm of their contracts with said club, A BICYCLER LAID UP, 1IL., September 12,—In the bicycle race to-day, William Wood- sido, Irish bicycle champion, was violen(- ly thrown, breaking his left arm in two places. SeRIN e — “THE STATE O DAKOTA," The Proposed Constitution Nearly Finished—A Fine Opening for Phmbe, Stoux Faiws, Dak,, September 12, Woman suffrage was tinally dealt with in the convention this evening, The article allowing women the ballot at school elec- tions and granting her the right to hold office pertaining to school government, was passed. The plan for taking the census of the proposed new state was discussed and adopted, the expenso of which is to be paid in serip issued on the treasurer of the new state. The commit- teo's report on banking and municipali- ties involves taxation of railroad and other corporation property and places it on the same basis of taxation s ull prop. erty, other than charitable, religious and educational property, number of representatives for the nesw state is flxed at 55, maximum 100, ators, minimum 25, maximum 33, The coavention is getting in its last work and business is moving toward completion rapidly. ——— Fire Record. Lexixaron, Ky,, Scptember 12 —At a fire this morning in the stables of the Lexington Street Car Company, fifty mules, fourteen cars and the entire lot of harness and stock, feed and the stables, were totally destroyed. Loss estimated at $40,000; well insured, Undoubtedly the work of incendiary. Lowei, Mass., Septomber 12, —Seven of the thirteen ice houses at North Chelmsford, belonging to the Boston Ice Company, burned last night. R —— The Labor Commission, New Yokk, September 12.—John Roach, ship builder, resumed testimony this morning hefore the senators of the Education and Labor commissions. He wished to correct some misapprehensions thorities here, it being alleged the goy- which see ned to exist in the minds of the his | G { two Motts claiw | approached them public in regard to his previeus testi- mony. — CAPITAL NOTES. LINCOLN AT HOMB, WasniNeTox, September 12..-Secre- tary Lincoln returned from lowa this morning and was at the war department to-day. THE PRNSACOLA SUPPERERS, Commodore English, acting secretary of the navy, last night received the fol. lowing telegram from Lieutenant Com- mander Welsh: PrNsacoua, Soptember 12— The naval forces will issue rations to-morrow to the destitute of the reserve, Gov. Blaxham has never noticed the telegram sent him as authorized by the department. Great indignation is felt at the navy department at the course pursued by the state authorities of Florida in not paying attention to the necessity of caring the destitute on the reservation of I, even when appealed to by the naval authorities for —— GRAPH NOTES. Yellow fover has broken out in Hermosillo, vamas and Mazathn, Mexico. Pensacola is still healthy, At the na yard six new cases and two deaths yoster miners of Onage City, Kas., have n advance of wages and the strike is ended. The war on pussenger ratos between Chicr and Council Bluffs remains unchanged, o roads not having openly met the Wabish, The new Haytian war vessel, built in Phila- delphia, will be nam Jessaline,” when trausferred to the Haytian authorities, She made & successful trial trip, The North Dakota convention met yester. day at Fargo. 1Its object is to_oppase the ad- mission of the southern half of the territory into the sisterhood of states. The Polish dtizens of Chicago yesterday celebrated the two hundredth anniversary of tha expulsion of the Turks from Poland; by King John Sobrieska, by the victory at Vienna, George F. Slosson has issued a challenge to Jasab- Aetigitor to play a game of billiards for the Balk line championship emblem and a stake of §500, the game to be played within 60 day. 7 'i'he committee of the trunk line freight agenta is in session in Cleveland. _Tho pro- coedings are zealously wecreted. It is said that the business in hand is revision of the classification of east bound freight. Fifty members of the Union Mutual Tnsur- ance association, from various states, met in annual couvention in Chicago yesterday. The day was consumed in hearing reports and dis. cussing remedies for evila in the present busi. m . f the association, nal corps station at Smithvills, N, C., reports to the chief signal office, that the maximum velocity of wind there Tuesday, was 93 miles, and its average volocity for six hours was 70 miles. Thirtesn vessels and pilot boats are ashore or sunk. Of the many vessels in she Wilmington harbor, only two held their anchorage. The oldest pilots say in duration and vinlence the storm excesded any they ever experienced. The revenue cutter, Colfax, though in immiuent peril for several hours, rode the waves, ———m— SLAUGHTERKED AGAIN. The Union Pacifios Buffor Another Defeat at the Hands of the Port Hurons by a Score of 5 to 2. . The game yesterday was well pluyed throughout and called into force all the skill of the gentlemen from Michigan to enable them to win. The decisions of the umpire were most absurd and proved that gentleman one might say, entirely ignorant of the rules of base ball. His ignorance clearly lost the game for the U.P.’s. McKelvy pitched a superb game, Baker evidently playing in hard luck having to change off with Bandle in the seventh innings his sore hand giving out. Larkin (late of St. Loius) filled the position of short stop in a highly credit- able manner. Poor old self-sacrificing Whitney “*gavs up” to allow Funkhauser a chance to score running to second in the face of a dead certainty of going out, supposing of course Funkhauser, who was on third would embrace the oppoertunity. What possessed Leo to declime is o mystery. The Port Hurons presented as their battery Beck and Thompson and who played an elegant game, The Port Hurons play good ball and are drilled to perfection. - Not a man in the field is of fered a chance without finding himself fully supported. Their playing is like s well oiled piece of machinery, Their deportment on the field is all that could be desired making it a pleasure to witness the games. To.day’s game will prove unvsually exciting as the re. peated defeats have warmed the U. P.'s up considerably and every nerve will bo strained to hold the **Waolverines” down. There is some misunderstanding as to the location of the grounds and for the infor- mation of our friends from out of town we would state that the grounds are on St. Mary's avenue and only four blocks from the Paxton hotel. ——— THE BUCKSHOI' ARGUMENT, A Neighborly Feud Fatally Finished in Thayer County. Correspondence of Tiin Bex. Hepron, Neb., September 12,—Gn Sunday, September 9th, about 9 o'clack & m., Darius Mott and his son William, aged about 16, drove up to the dugout of Jumes Bishop, on Dry Creck, in Thayer county, 11l fecling between these parties who are near neighbors, had existed for some time, It appears that Bishop who was out in front of his dugout grinding a hatchet, forbid Mott from crossing his place. An altercation then ensued, The hat Bishop threateningly ' with his hatchet, also picking up an ax; that he used abusive language and made threatening demon. strations, and that the boy then picked up the shot gun in their wagon and shot Bishop. = The Motts im to have been hunting prairio chickens, Bishop claims that * Mott drove in and called him *‘a cowardly son of & b—"and said “‘he was going to shoot h— out of him," and then fired. The two Motts claim it who shot; Bishop claim it who did the shooting. From twenty to fifty shot entered the breast and abdomen of Bishop, and will probably result in his death. | " Deputy Sheriff W. L. Thompson ar- rested the two Motts and bmugilt them | before Justice Hendershott, who will held them to await the result of the | wounds, OccasioNar, was the boy was the father "OMAHA, NEB. THU RSDAY MORNING, THE TEWKSBURY CAMPAICN Massachusetts Republicans Determine d to Bary Batler with the 0dors of the Poor Honse, A Clarion Note From Blaine on Butler and the Prosi- denoy, — A Serics of Colored Conundrums from a Eomsville Stotesman, LR . Blaine and Butler, AvausTa, September 12— Blaine was called upon to-day regarding the story published Tuesday, purporting to give his views touching Butler's political future, Blaine ‘he rarely noticed sensational paragraphs of any kind, but he would, in this case, say that tho views attributed to him ware_precisely the re- verse of those he held, He did not beliove Butler could be re-slected governor of Massachusctts, and had the 1ullest con- fidence a republican ident would be chesen next year. Thesy sublican party, he added, would be found far strongor in the elections of 1888 than either in 1 nd 1879. Thillips on Butler. BostoN, September 12, Wendell Philips was ill to-day, but when asked what he had to say relative to the report that ke had become dissatisfied with the administration and methods of Gov. Butler, he wrote the following reply: *‘If 1 prepare anything I'll hand 1t to you to- morrow, but it will be denials, 1 have not changed my mind.” Anything to Beat Butler. Boston, September 12.—The republi- can caucuses in all the wards of the city to nominate delegates to the atate con- vention were generally well attended, quiet and unanimous, far as prefer- ences are given the delnfit:a favor Henry L. Pierce for governcr, “‘best man to beat Butler.” Boston'sdelegation to the convention will be a strong one. Colored Conundrums. LovisviLeg, September 12.—The na- tional convention of colored men, to be held in this city September 24, is attract- ing widespread discussion among the col- ored race owing to dissensions among them regarding the purposes of the as- sembly. E. P. Macrs, & prominent col- ored man of Louisville, furnishes the local press with the following expros- sion of his views: The question is boing asked all over the comtineut, What does the proposed colored national convontion that is to meet in this city propose to do? It is not in my power to say what isin the minds of those who expect to be here, but I will say first the subject of educating the masses should be one of the subjects before us and should be thoroughly discussed; second, how to better ourcons ¥ ~is the aguth; third, whither Salod the south or go west; fourth, “what .lell be our political future? IN ZION. A Fow Days With the Laltor Day Saints, Rev. W. E. Copeland Lectures Upon the Subject of Mormonism, A fow days ago Rev. W. E. Copeland returned from a trip to Salt Lake City, and on Sunday delivered an interesting discourse on what he saw while in the beautifal home of the saints, Mr, Cope- land eays- Having spent o month in Ziou, you may expect that T should have something to say of the remarked religion, for even its most bitter enemies must admit that it is wonderful that such a religious system could have started in the past conturies and have reached such propor- tions would be nothing surprising, but that in this century, when there are rail- roads, tolegraph, tiewspapers and widely ditfused information, only proves how much credulity yot vemaing in human na. ture. But then credulity will not ex- plain Mormonism, for I found many men and women of unusual_intelligence, who were now or had been Mormons, 1 saw the most of what are called in Zion apos- tates. It appears that when Mormonism tirst started there were signs and won- ders and an unusual degreo’ of brotherly love, it was & revival of of primitive christianity, Joe Smith saw visions, dreamed dreams, and a man of no edu- cation, yet ho preached with great power and eloquence, many of the early misy- ionaries were men of eloquence and dis- tinguished for their lives of self doniul, they literally started out without purse or scrip, depending on_ a power outside of themselves for guidance and support, they were undoubtedly honest and ' earn» est, and in the ewrly history of the church thero was & wpirituality and brotherly love unknown in the chureh, this " atiracted many persops of intelligence and drew them away from the various sects. Then the Mormon church is founded upon o literal interpre- tation of the Bible, and avoids the forced mounings given by sectarians to various portions of the 3 what was written inplain blac lte was - cepted, and the most ignorant could un- deestand the new religion, Mormons believe neither in a trinity or in endless misery; by their custom of baptism for the dead they propose to fulfill’ all the ordinances and then save even the hea then. They have steered clear of many of the hardest dogmas which have bee stumbling blocks in the way of so many, And I must confess that the sermons which I heard in the tabernacle were the most entirely consistent biblical sermons that I ever heard—every practice, even the plural marriage, was supported by numerous passages from the L!eri pture, and on Bible grounds it is impossible to disprove Mormonism, as many distin. guished preachers have found out to their sorrow. I never saw a people who had a more abiding faith in God and in hig guidance and protection, Indeed that Journey over the plains under the guid. ance of Brigham Young was the most re- SEPTEMBER 13, 1883 the wilderness of the children of Israel or the Hegira of the Mahomedans evidenced such entire confidence. A groat army of men, women and children, starting out on a journey of over one thousand miles, through a trackless wilderness to seek a home in an unknown country, with scant provisions for their journey, deaths fro- quent, suffering constant, and yet with no longing for the ‘hesh-pots of the Gen- tiles, pressing forward to the end. All tho early history of the church abounds in similar examples. Almost any of the early sottlers will tell you instanco after instance of divine interposition in their behalf, The result is' equally wonderful with the hegira. Salt Lake valloy is & great garden; Ziona charmingeity. = Thesaints have prospered; plenty and comfort is on overy hand, Pleasant homes, orchards and gardens, tomples and elegant resi- dences, are to bo seen everywhere, Whatever of wrotchedness and _misery is concealed in those homes, and there is doubtless much. is not to bo seen on_the outside. Mormonism is pleasaet to look look upon. All the external evidences of prosperity abound, so far as the stran- ger can dotect. There is less of vice and crime and poverty than in other com- mun| of w simtlar size; to all this the Mormons point. and say, verily, God has bleased us. The Mormon church of to-day has greatly changed; the early spirituality is gone, instead of & movement possessed of great spontaniety, there is a theocracy, the most complete which the world ever saw. If everything be not done decently everything is done in order, and Prosident and his Counselors, 12 Apos- tles and their Counselor, the Seventy, the Bishop and the Elders, each oftice has its duties defined, and in every Bish- opric there are teachers who visit all families in their ward once in two weeks, 80 that the condition of the whole church is accurately known. And the Saints are for the most part satisfied; this much the Mormons, ure better off than they evel were before. They have more free- dom and far more comfort than they ever dreamed of: Of ‘course Mormonism has its dark dark side, which, however, the sojourner is rarely able to see. The worst feature to my mind is not Polygamy, (about which such a tremendous excitement has been raised, as though a Polygamist de- fied Divine as well as human f-‘l:. when there is more co-called Divine authority for Polygamy than_for Monogamy) but the power of the Priesthood, the very order of Mormonism,is the saddest thing; the people have absolutely no mind of their own, men and women they are but puppets in the hands of the Priests. Whatever order Presidenc John Taylor issues is absolute from one end of the church to the other, and should Polyga- my be, finally suppressed the Mormons will be no more loyal subjects of the United States ~than they are to-day and the Gentiles will be no better off. A theocracy overtops all other governments, God’s will must be superior to man's will, and so long as the Mormon church continues there will be the same contest, the same irrepressi- NQW ‘boetwhen the Mermon and the Gentile. " I'donot much wonder that fhe Mormons hato the Gentiles, They have labored hard and long to turn a wilder- ness into a garden. They have como thousands of miles to establish what they believe a true church and a true government, and now the Gentiles threaten to take away their inheritance, and do so far as possible seize upon the government. On the whole, I think the Mormons bear with exemplary patiance the abuse heaped upon them and the at- tempts mado to overthrow thyir chureh, for the civil and religious government are all the ame, The Mormons in the past have committed ~attrocious mu ders and perhaps would do the same to day did they dare. But the Jews did the same in Old Testament times, and wo teach the children in the Sunday school that they did right. Now the Mormons claim that they are the favorites of God, and present fully as much evidence as the Jows ever presented. I do not be- lieve that any of the methods proposed will ever settle the Mormon broblem. Persecution only drives them together and strengthens the power of the priest hood. Brute force may avail, but with what shadow of authority can baute force bo used? The Mormon system, civil government and all is a religion, just as much as Romanism, or Mcthodism, or Unitarianism, and if the United States have the right to destroy the Mormons, they have the same rieht to destroy Pres byteriunism and Romanism, — If Mormon- ism is obnoxious to the peoplo of the United States, and can be destroyed, by and bye Romanism or Protestanism may be equally obnoxious, and may be de- stroyed; which forever puts an end to rel- igious liberty. Better Mormonism were thie ovil a thousand fold moro than they are than the loss of religious liberty, Nor can the various churches established among the Mormons avail anything to dostroy the power of the priesthood, - for these churches profess to be founded on the same book on which Mormonism is founded; for it is not ook of Mormon, bug the Holy Bible, which is the founda- tion stone on which Mormonism rests. But few are led out of Mormonism into the sectarian churches. When a Mor- mon apostolizes, he is through with Bible reiigion altogether, These agents are destined to so modify Mormonism as to bring it into accord with the rest ef the United States, Ed ucation, and in this direction the Sects are doing a good work and deserve ull praise, for they aro founding gond schools i all parts of the territory, and thereby compelling the Morwons to improse their own schools, As the Mormons boe come intelligent the power of priesthood declines; the apostate are alincst univer- sally intelligent. Commerce comes next. as ruilronds multiply and the Mormons a mpelled to mingle with the Gentile, ntolerance is mitigated, they be- come ashamed of their polygamy; indeed, it soon comes to cost too wmuch to haye wore ihan cne wife; they b impatient of priestly dictation; they ebey only those commands which aré cou- venient, and after » while cease to obey altogether, Third, a liberal religion, not confining itself to the Hebrew Bible us the text book of religion; while the Mor- mons will not listen to the sectarian preachers, they will listen to a liberal preacher, and ‘once convinced that the Hebrew Bible is nst infallible, they soon withdraw in whole or in part from Moi- monism. 1 was never more convinced of the value and power Unitarianism than in my brief stay in Salt Lake City. ne also markable instance in _history of a com- plete trust in God, Not the sojourn i | Would some gift of fortune establish Unitarian churches throughout Mormon- iy sure, the emigrants taken charge of by |. dom, and more would bs done to eman- oipate the Mormons from the power of the priesthood than by all the other churches eombined. Mormonism, to my mind, is of great value to the religious world. 1t shows the growth and genesis of a religion; shows us just how Chris- tianity may have ntnrtmf and grown; it repaats the history of the first century in the Christian era, so that the world has an object lesson to which it cannot closo its eyes. And Mor- monism further shows in its com. ploteness a truly Biblical church, With no doubts, with no concealmerts, with no twisting and turning, Mormonism takes the Bible literally, as it must be taken if it is a revolation, and makes its roligious aystem according to the plain toachings of the Book. Mormonism shows to tho world just what a church founded on the Bible must becomo, if left to itself and not checked and changed by external influence. Here in Zion is a theocracy such as the Biblo toaches, such as all churches would be- come which are founded on the Bible wore they relioved from external infiu- ence, Other churches are modified the- ocracies, the church of the Latter Day Saints the genuine thing. Wo have found it out of joint with the times; it is an anarchism, and we are driven to the conclusion that its fountain, the Bible, belongs to another age. We are com- polled to listen to tho voice of God and more or less reduce our dependence on Hebrow scripture. albtasd NS, SYMPSON'S SIGHT. THE OLD WORLD. A Princely Reward ror>I‘im Years of Military Service in Germany, The Status of Irish Agitators To~ ward the Churoh in America to be Considered at Rome, The Sobrieski Celebration at Viennm ~The False Prophet's Occu- pation Gone. GENERAL FORKIGN NEWS, A PRINCE'S REWARD, Loxnox, September 12, —The emperor of Germany has conferred upon Prince Alexan-er, of Hesso-Cassel, command of the Thirteenth dragoons on the occasion of the Prince’s completion of the fiftieth year of military service. Prince Alex- ander cordially accopted the honor, show- ing that he has abandoned all anti. Prus- sian tendencies, and that entente cordiale between the emperor and himself has been restored, The appointment of Gen. Scmitz by the French government as ambassador to St. Petersburg creates an unfavorable impression in Berlin owing to his Alsa~ tian origin. The sultan, during an audience with the German ambassador, declared it the intention of Turker to adhere to the poli- One of Oar Dmaha*l’hyéioians Restores 2 Blind Mau's Eyes. A Very Remarkable and Interesting Oaso of Burgioal skiil Mention was made in the Ban yester- day of an elderly man named Sympsons, who had come to Omaha to be treated by an oculist, and whose sight had been re- atored. Surmnising that the physician re- ferred to might be Dr. Graddy, the Bre reperter whose attention was called to the matter dropped in at the doctor’s office yeaterday to learn further pm® ticulars of the matter if he knew them, ‘‘Yes, the old gentleman was a patient of mine,"” said Dr. Graddy. ‘‘He is one of the most interesting cases of the kind I ever knew. Soventeen years ago his sight began failing rather rapidly, and at the end of a year ho was practically blind aud he remaimed 80 ever since, months ago he came here, and I found him to be suflering with DOUBLE OATARACT. 1 gave him some hope of relief and three days later I extracted the cataract from oneeye. This proved in two weeks to be so satisfacwory that he decided to have the other eye operated upon also.” “How old is he?” t ‘‘He is nulrx-d ht yeara. old, quite feeble and, in fact, in a state of general marasmus, a condition unfavorable to an operation. The interesting feature is, however, that Le now sees, without glassos, what we call twenty-twentieths, or, in other words, normal distant vision. When you consider that with a natural eye, vision at sixty-five, is only a little more than half of the standard taken as normal, this becomes very interesting in- deed. The eyes, by the changes wrought, have become a sort of OPTICAL INSTRUMENT for infinite clijests, objects at a distance of twenty feet “or more. Each eye is oqually good, both as regmds distance and réading. For reading he accepts a glass of the same strength that a normal eye would at fifty-five, and reads No, 1, or Brillinut tyj **What is regarded as a fair, average result!” askea the reporter. ““The best suthorities upon the subject sny that with glasses twenty-seventicths for distance and No. 14, which is double jica, for reading, may be considered » what do you attribute this extra- 'y result?” “There are two abnormal conditions in the eyes,” said Dr. Graddy, **which have probably existed from birth, In the tirst place, the eyeballs are too long, ren- dering him myopic, (near-sighted), and secondly, the index of refraction of the oyes, is considerably above the normal, ow, that the lensus are extracted, which reverse the refraction of the eye and the index of refraction of the humors, no doubt reduced by age, but still above the normal, there remains just sufficient of the excessive rofraction power, to bring the rays of light to a focus on the retina.” Thanking the doctor for his explana- tion the reporter folded his book and withdrew. ——— METHODIST MINISTERS. The Second Session of the North Ne- braska Conference, The second session of the nort Nebras- ka annual confercnce of the Methodist- Episcopal church convened this morning in the First M, E, church, Bishop Isaac W. Wiley presiding. In opening, the Bishop read part of the third chapter, tirst Corinthians, and Rev, 1. B. Lemon prayed. W. I, Warren was thon clected secretary, Soel A, Smith, H. Carter, recording secretary; I, Rhone and N, H. Gate, statistical se The roll call showed the follow- assistant; W, 8. taries, ing members present: W, H. Carter, Wisn Jabes Char- les, Hooper: J, Fowler, W Point; E. G. Fowler, J. Q. A, Fleharty, Oakdule; J.J. ty, Fullerton; J. R. Gear- ames; W. F Grundy, Leigle; N. M. Gale, Blair; C. . Heywood, Mad- ison; Alfred Hodyetts, Arlington; J. B. Leedowm, Wisner; D. Marquette, Dakota; J. B, Maxtield, J M. Richards, J. P. Roe, J. W. Shunk, J. W, Stewart, Om- uha; Joel A, Smith, North Platte; J. L. St. Clair, Albion; J. P. VanDoozer, Papillion; Wm, F. Warren, Fremont; Riley B. Wilson, Columbus. Wm. M. Worley, Tekamah; James B. Priest, Ponca; D, 0. Winship, Wayne; E. S. c{ foreshadowed by the Austro-German alliance. It is expected the czar will meet the emperor of Germany before returning to St. Petersburg. THE KOBRIESKI CRLEBRATION, The Sobrieski festival continued in the Vienna prater last evening, tho princi- pal features being a grand torchlight. procession and display of fireworks. THE IRISH QUESTION IN ROME. It is announced that -mmg the ques- tions to be placed before the Propaganda. and American Jprelates for discuasion, at. the conference in November, will be one concerning the attitude of the Catholie clergy towards Irish agitators in Amer- ica. BROKEN UP IN BUSINESS Hicks Pasha, who left Khartom with 5,000 men for a campaign against Elma- hedi, the false prophet, telegraphs to the Khedive that Elmahedi's religious influ- ence is broken. THE TONQUIN TROUBLE. Paris, September 12,—The National says should the pending negotiations be- tween France and China, as is feared, not take a favorable turn, the French cabinet are disposed to call an extraor- dinary session of the chamber of depu- ties, It is undersood Challemel Lacour, foreign minister, is in favor of according large concessions to China in the interest. of peace. Ministers of war and marine, however, cons'der ita matter of duty and honor to resist the encroachments of China in Tonquin. S (b “7 0 en uEokm sTAKES, o Loxpoy, September 12.—The race for St. Leger stakes for three year olds, run at Doncaster to-day, was won by Duke Hamilton’s Assian, C. Perkins’ Chisel- hurst second, Lord Ellesmere’s Highland Chief third. PRISONERS DISCHARGED, DunLiy, September 12.—The six men who have been oconfined in Tullamare prison on the charge of murdering Con- stable Brown, were discharged for lack of ovidence, PANIC IN A THEATER, CARLSBAD, September 12.— A panic in a theater last night caused by a false alarm of fire. The dcors were found locked and many made their escape from windows. Several persons were injured. BRITISH GUNBOATS AT CANTON, LoNnoN, SEPrEMBER 12,—A telegram from Hong Kong, to the Admiral, states that two British gunboats are now at Canton, and that, in conjunction with Chinese tioops on duty on_shore, they furnish suflicient guard for foreign settlo- ment. THE CHINESE ARMY, Panis, September 12, —The Figare states that the Chinese army concentrate at Pekin, and only await news of the ar- al of French reinforcement at Port Said o invade T¢ DAV C] DusLin, September 12.—Michael Dav- itt is very ill with inflamation of the lungs, Sickness necessitates the cancel- lation of all his engagements to address the National League meetings in various parts of Ireland, Y —— Railroad Accident. WiLrimantic, Conn,, Sepumber 12,— The engine of a section freight train om the New York and New England railroad broke from the train at Andover this morning. The train following crashed into the rear. Eight cars were wrecked and soveral derailed. A brakeman had his leg broken. Two cars were burned. The track is blocked. e They wow't Pay, Hagrrsnona, Pa,, September, 12,—The house this worning, after a lengthy dis- cussion, agreed to the no-pay resolution as amended by the senate, that no apjro- prion be reported after September 10th, except for officers and employes, —— Dist sed Seame New Yok, September 12,—The Pan- ama, which arrived from Liverpoos to-day, brought fifteen distressed seamen, Yi e up from the Nomwegian bark Corcelon, PURIFY TH BLOOD. ITE marvelous vesults of Hood's Saraparills upon all humors and low conditions of the blood Prove it the best BLOOD MEDICINE. Such has Decn tho success of this article. that nearly every family nelgnborhoods have been o samo time, It PURic and enriches the blood, #la, biliousness, and all e stomach caused by & debllitated condi- system occasioned or physical care ersdicates Scrof ula and all foul humors, and pestores and renovates the whole syriem. polat in Hood's Barsaparil- 1a 18 that it ereates an ap- petite and builds up and strengthens the Fox, I"ull‘urwn; R. W. Esteys, Norfolk; O. W, Bavidge, transferred from Minne- sota,