Show VISIT TO NAUVOO AND C U Jail Jai Where Joseph Smith Was Killed Used as Private Residence A CHANGE Olf Ol SENTIMENT lijo Tragedy I Now How Nu Upon lIon n nn 11 Al Ala n a by b of Stalin Special Correspondence Corre Nauvoo July Jul a Anticipating that thata a n few tew facts tact the present con condition condition dilon and situation of or whorL the th Mormon people wore wre persecuted persecute mobbed and finally driven from In 1810 1840 as also all the City CI of ot Carthage where tin tIm tl Prophet of ot the tho nineteenth century to together gether lh his hI brother staled sealed thou testimonies 1 with their blood would he be beof of Interest tu to tho tIme renders readers of ot the tho News Is my ray only reason for tor pub lub milling tho time following illo laboring In tho the Southern JIll Hit 11 note no Is conference near Versailles Versailes county count with wih my amy companion Eider 1 W WA WA WA A Wilcox Wro wo we wore Stere et favored with wih a it I visit from rena President P F S 5 Parkinson and lain his hi first assistant U Ii M t Olson and UH us al wo were wre so near to tt tt tin ito places plaes we thought It t u m good Rood Idea Ilen to take advantage of t tho the op opportunity opportunity and go and see nee lEe for Cor our present condition and to 10 learn If It possible the general feeling In regard to the acts act of that people during hat from ISH 1844 to 1816 and further to io learn lear the general feeling of ot If the time prea ent cot Inhabitants of rC those cities cles towards toward our people as al a 1 whole Accordingly According ACI on In July 1901 Elders Parl Parkinson Olson Ol on and I boarder boarded time the train At 1030 n a in ama 1 wo we landed In Ih Carthage and went direct n the old oldcourt court house where here the th preliminary trial of ot Joseph and ammO Byum Smith was aas hole helu before Justice Smiths Smith on June loth th two to days previous to their martyrdom Time The old ohl court Is I built buit entirely entre of stone and amid was wan erected In II the time year 1833 Anti and nd remains today with very ery few If It any changes The next ulace 1110 of ot Interest we visited led was the old Carthage jell jail Jai which Is Isnow 11 isnow now used as a n private residence by Mr Ir Irand and anti Mrs Drowning Browning relatives of ot tho the Eros Hros Co of at Salt Halt Lake City and by paying a small fee ree we wo were per permitted milled to go through It I The bullet hole In the door which was wal va made by the tho shot tired red from the tho mob and aOI ant the tho shot which killed Hyrum Byrum Is II still to be bo found although daubed over with wih a n little putty and ammO paint The blood stain about four tour feet east from the leer door where Hyrum tell fell fellIs tellIs cli Is still on the time Irrespective of the tIme scrubbing and Ind wear of at the time boards The ro stain seems leem to lo have faded odel In time tho cen center center ter let thereby leaving It I In a n rather ting ring Ing shape shalle figure lur We Wo laud had the tha pleasure of ot meeting a number of prominent citizens and aged ogel veterans and after ater conversing with wih them In regard to tho the tragedy of ot Juno June 27 1841 ISH we found to lo our surprise that time the universal opinion seems to t exist that Dial It was a n cowardly and amI unrighteous net art and Ind they absolutely refuse to share tho the blame They seem to be 10 ashamed of ot It and anti I am al pleased to lo note that the prejudice which used to exist In that city against our out people Is II almost abol abolished We again took the train Saturday evening after uter a n pleasant t days das visit vl l In and Ind finally naly arrived at Mont Montrose MontrOIt Montrose rose Iowa Just across the river from Nauvoo Hero here It was where five days daB lelous to tho the assassination of ot Joseph am an John Taylor and WIllard Wiard Richards had crossed over or from Nauvoo Nau 00 to consider the he advisability of ot seek seeking seekIng ing lug a n place of ot refuge for tor the tho Saints In tho time western wilderness And n here It tt I was aaa where he ho uttered the remarkable concerning the Saints being driver to tl the Rocky Holy Mountains and becoming a mighty people It I was vas wal quite Quie late when we arrived at atMe atMe Me Mc The ferry ferr boats boals had hod stopped slopped for tor the time and as a n consequence we wo had hat to 10 crosH cm time the enormous river a dis tunco tunce f rf or ore mile mil und and a n half In a smal small Hat flat at boat Time Tha evening was Wan WR most beau beautIful and amid ald what seemed to 10 add more pleasure to the tue voyage was waa the time cool breeze which swept wept down don the river white while the glorious old moon shed forth her light down don upon the tho water ns as ni though she were vere too anxious to dispel the darkness of ot night and mark out a n clear path nath pah to sail sai In On tho time other side on a 1 large bend of at the tho river ter was peace peacefully peacefully fully lul situated In Ira a table land elevation gradually ascending step Ite by step rout tho limo river bank UI up the hill hi the ancient city ol of ot tho time Saints n most mo t beautiful IH lo Ic location cation for tor any city cl Finally after thirty minutes tugging at the time oars wo we 0 landed on 01 time the rocky rock shores of ot Nauvoo As An A the tho water was wal HO no nice nie and warm we could not resist f the temptation and andas as 8 a result we were soon noon n paddling anti and ald around In time tho river On our way to the holt ho I a n distance of at ono one mile Ille anti u a 1 halt half front from thu river wt tre w met nici a n number of at people who seem seemed seemed ed e eager r to lo with wih us u about time the Mormons Of OC course we did not nt let leton leton on nt itt ft first l that we Wt worn wont worl Mormons they laid toll us all they thie knew and I think many things that they the did not know Time The proprietor Mr Ir Wm Win C e e of ot the time only hotel hole In Nauvoo seems sms to lo lobe tobe tobe be very vr friendly towards the J r and Indeed Inde a 1 very Vcr Ver generous antI and cowl goott gO hearted m mIn man n On 01 Sunday morning ho drove us UI over the iii city cl In II a n double tory lurry Ho lie 10 Is I i very oveil 1 acquainted wih with the time city c and ns am ni n a consequence It made mode our trip more mon pleasant anti and profitable pro Among time the many Pinta of ot Inter interest we ove visited were werf the lii of oC Joseph Smith Young John Taylor Talor Wilford Woodruff Wo r I I Lorenzo renzo Snow Goo Gee Oe Q Cannon Omin 01 Pratt lartey 1 7 IU Daniel H II Wells Well II Sidney Win Marks Heber O e Oliver Young Y Time The oldest houM In th the ell city which still stands today wa was wall built buill In 1137 by 11 one Thoe Thos r c C White The roll rOIl dene dence of ot Joseph Smith was taa a avery avery very common comm n structure and was toss wa oc occupied copied euple d by b him until time the completion of et tr the Monition House Houi when Hyrum met mG meted ed 1 Into Josephs residence and ami Joseph J Into the and thus thy remain remained In ed tO until the martyrdom We W also al O visit lilt visited ed td the tile old match math factory which It is al almost 1 most niest ready d to tumbledown tumble tumbI down the house time the old Wg W hell and a 1 number r rot of ot old ten store building and ad many other points of or Interest too numerous to men mentin mentIn tin leers here MreA A few I little old mold shacks mark th the place IRe whet where wit the lb temple once cows stood while the stone from cons the Mine IliUM nce have Imae ben been put Into a of fit other oIlier Among Amon the tut many I make maim mention of It the Nan YeS Jail tin Methodist church of ot Xau Nau TOO CIO as is also alio one of ot the tM lant dwelling II In the tb city are a all built bunt entire ly I of stone to from rom the temple On 0 nf of the old oh Mw m men n dwelling I noticed with aith marked Inters interest was II that they were werf very 1 large nail and darab rable A number of ot them have hae these tb ansi and four tour torte capable of ot ac I o a multitude of or people Jon Jar opts ph It how has ha IS 18 1 or It 1 rooms f v r r s ha hu has tour four cur stories and usher C Kimball three and as U n R by b miter 1 lIer taka tk a at same of ot them h he bt ls is totted forced to think that they have 5 Iv I been beon built to stay It plainly shows show to the whole world that the Morin n fl Church from JIll its l Infancy has had bad a 1 band of and nasa men m n and women Most Moat nil all of ef time the large structures lures tures were built In the early forli We Wl next drove out along tIme the III la lust road the Prophet nail his brother over ever trod tro 1 In Ita Nauvoo It IL was wall the old aid road they followed when on their way to macut their fate We AVe finally arrived nt at the thu old Mormon cemetery situated off all on a hill bmW about 2 miles of ot the city This we found to t bf be In a 10 avery aery ery very bad had condition A forest of trees Iree has grown Brown up among the tIme graves since share tIm tho Saints loft left and cattle entile no doubt have been running among the head hemi stones Knocking thorn them down anti and break breakIng breakIng Ing lag them up 11 until very vcr few now stand erect Some Soma trees over oer two feet teel In diameter have grown own on some of ot the Of late lale years Joseph Jo eph Smith pre of ot tho the church has done a u act avery very ct good and thoughtful ad al by b lilac placing placIng ing lug a 1 wire Mire fence around th the grave r ve yard yarl thus Ihus It from further damage by time the cattle entile Today Is la Inhabited by b about hundred people mostly all fill Germans Gorman The Time Catholic element seems to o prevail Time The grape rap crop crol seems to tobo too tobo bo o greatest product There lit is very ry little prejudice In iia that City against our people taking laking every everything eur thing into consideration and the lieD IWO people Ill Ide as its a whole seem scent to voice oll limo tho senti sentiment merit ment that land had the Mormons stayed ther today toda Nauvoo would have ha been heen another And then ihen methinks Of Ot all nil sad lad words of ot tongUe longue or pen The rudest are aro these It might have bave b boon el THOMAS H n BURTON |