Show EVENTS edmunds law prosecutions deputy united states marshal henry whetstone returned to ogden from cache valley july 11 after a trip of several days he was seen next evening by a representative senta tive of the Stan standard darc to whom he be stated that he had bad made four arrests while away they were all under the edmunds act thomas O teil was arrested at logan on the charge of unlawful u 1 cohabitation ole olson he arrested at smithfield on the same charge and willard bingham of TreD trenton tOD was the next vio vie tim later on he went to providence where he be arrested hyrum Hock on a charge of adultery the three first named were for unlawful cohabitation and had already answered once to the same charge they were to appear before commissioner goodwin some time during the week released from prison july 18 J H tidwell of sanpete county was released from the peni tertiary tent iary he has served a 60 days sentence for living with more than one wife he was detained 30 days for the fine and costs number of prosecutions district attorney peters has completed his official report to the department part ment of justice of cases prosecuted in utah under the laws of the united states the report makes the following showing UNITED STATES ISM 1885 27 convictions 8 acquittals lm 12 1887 2 20 1888 20 30 1889 36 ectal amounts received for fines penalties and forfeitures dorfel tures 1885 00 1886 00 1887 17 96 1888 94 1889 01 total 91 returned elders elder john W P F volker of og den returned to salt lake city july TW 12 from a mission to howiand holland HOTI and he left utah on october ta 1885 went direct to the netherlands and presided over the InIs mission sion there at that was the only missionary in that irti particular cular field a year later ten missionaries were engaged in the work with him shortly after his arrival in holland F elder I 1 d e volker began a translation of certain tracts which were freely distributed in the houses of the peo 10 e he has also translated into the B E language a number of church publications including the book of mormon mormon which will shortly be issued from the preas of the voice of warning some 2000 copies have already been printed in dutch in amsterdam the church has now from to members and a sunday school numbering about 70 children A relief belief society has also been organized there with a present membership of forty about que one hundred converts emigrated to utah from holland during the stay day of elder volker in holland in addition to those who have accompanied him and he and his co laborers baptized altogether some 00 converts at a place named groningen greningen Gro the missionaries on several occasions encountered a small amo amount u nt of opposition but with this exception they were kindly and hospitably treated and there was an evident desire among the people generally to investigate vesti gate the truths of the gospel the meetings were as a rule well attended and productive of satisfactory results elder volker who is succeeded as president of the mission by elder F A brown states that he believes there is a good future for missionary work among the dutch the missionaries now in holland include elders 1 P F collette of smithfield and H W judd of gatab kanab when they first went there they were unable to speak a word of the language but have now after two years residence well mastered it and proved themselves energetic and faithful workers in gods cause elder heber bennion returned on july 11 from a mission to the northern states he has been absent since september ath 1887 he labored mostly in the states of kansas pennsylvania aud and west virginia he baptized twenty six persons into the church nearly all of them belonged te the bick er sect whose origin and faith have already been described iu in these columns elder bennion was everywhere treated with kindness and hospitality he is but 30 years old yet this is his second mission his first covered a period extending from 1862 1882 to 1884 when he labored in michigan and adjacent stages cases Sf an endorsement it is with feelings of great and sincere pleasure that I 1 am able to acknowledge the receipt of the first volume of that most excellent of all periodicals your DESERET WEEKLY I 1 endorse with all my heart your advertisement of its worth as the beginning and continuation of a select library of the most important events historical incidents and i n te resting correspondence from all parts of the world of such an oracle every member of the church may well be proud to the families of zion I 1 would urge its purchase from at least no I 1 of the present volume for preservation in bound form here there is a revival taking place by renewal of covenants and talk of membership by new candidates for progress WM patriarch CLEAR CREEK CANYON joseph precinct sevier county july 2 1889 the immigrants at five pm p m july 12 the company of saints sainte which left liverpool in the steamship wis wie conein of the gulon line on the alt arrived in this city all in good health they were in charge of elder john W P F volker of ogden who returned home from his second mission to holland the ocean voyage was greatly enjoyed by the immigrants the weather was extremely favorable throughout the trip and comparatively little seasickness sea sickness prevailed retailed rev ailed the journey occupied occupies rather longer than had been anticipated however in consequence of one or two u unforeseen circumstances owing to the strike which recently occurred at liverpool among the employed emp loyes of the steamship companies a scratch crew had to be obtained for this particular trip of the wisconsin but all went well and the passengers were treated with characteristic courtesy and kindness by the gu ion on officials the steamer reached new york on the afternoon of july 3rd ard just one hour too late for the passengers to get through castle gardens and inasmuch as the fourth was a holiday the immigrants grante bete obliged to remain in dock durin during the whole of the following day ang and night ht kne aney were met upon arrival at N new ew ja york rk by mr gibson of the gulon guion line by whom all the necessary arrangements for transferring the company westward were made on friday the ath the saints sainte proceeded on their journey taking the old 01 J dominion steamer to norfolk va at which place they boarded the cars of the east tennessee virginia georgia railway system thus they traveled as far as kansas city and thence over the rock bock island route to pueblo the remainder of the journey to salt lake city being accomplished via the D ar B G the engine was unfortunately broken down fifty miles this side of norfolk and occasioned the saints a delay of twenty four hours in reaching their destination we are informed that from knoxville to memphis tennessee on the fast east tennessee virginia georgia railway the company did not meet with that consideration which might have been expected in addition to the inconvenience of their cars being attached to a freight train they were without tee ice and water for a considerable time and when the conductor was appealed to the only response to the complaint was that he had nothing to do with passengers only with the freight portion of the train during the balance of the long railroad journey the immigrants were treated well by the companies officials four cases of 04 measles broke out among children two on the vessel and two on the railroad but neither was of a serious character nine missionaries on their return to utah were among the company idaho and the mormons cormons Mor mons the decision in the case of D F chamberlain vs A woodin in the contest for the office of sheriff of bingham county was given by judge berry at blackfoot idaho on saturday the contest arose upon the question as to whether the nat embers of the mormon church i who had withdrawn from that organization at rexburg before the last election were or could be legal voters under the test law of idaho judge berry threw out enough votes cast by the mormons cormons who had withdrawn from the church to givs chamberlain three majority holding that the mormons cormons had not withdrawn in good faith in the constitutional convention convent too at boise on saturday the committee on suffrage asked to be relieved from considering the question of woman suffrage and that and were referred to the committee of the whole the committee on preamble and bill of rights made its report in which was the following the exercise and enjoyment of v lilious faith and worship shall be for ever guaranteed and no person ahall be denied any civil or political politic sl privilege or c capacity acety on account ut ftp of his big rell religious g principles but the liberty of conscience hore here by secured shall hall not be cow to dispense with oaths or affa sav marions or excuse acts of licentiousness or justify polygamous or other older pernicious practices inconsistent with morality or the peace or safety of the state nor to permit any person organization or assoria to di directly estly or indirectly aid abet bet counsel or advise any person to 0 o commit the crime of bigamy or polygamy or any other crime the ahe suffrage committee have it is M telegraphed to senators edmunds munds tellers and others as to what hect the embodiment of the test WU prohibiting mormons cormons from the ballot abot would have on the acceptance or of a 4 constitution by congress the senators oena tors are asked to answer at by mail the D C C P ry I 1 have just had an interest ang rg interview with mr P F M r wn president ent of the tb e denver coa orado awo canyon pacific railway company mr hr brown came to kan kanab ab to buy supplies for his surveying out outfit fit the iu survey down the grand and colorado Uio rivers has been completed from grand junction colorado to perry in ArI arizona ZODa a distance of 60 miles it has not been found i far to rt 1 so cross over the tue colorado rado river with the road waa but the line can be materially aily I 1 improved and shortened by g several short tunnels tu iha rough 8 soft sandstone formation the mouth of the san juan lm T T ferry but little bluff has been encountered and fully joiy d five per cent will be plow scraper work in no instance a maximum grade of over sixto tn feet bet to the mile been adopted opt w the average grade will not ex seed five feet to the mile it f brown is very much enczur aed w by y the survey so far made aud and bals your correspondent that the UM must go through in quick order the 48 soon as the e survey through grand rand canyon is completed ai irk will at once be begun all along ian une eat ousa this arand grand canyon is like a shaft s bugh the country from to OW wi hau f NA in depth exposing many 0 act mineral veins and wha ledges or an aeo a road makes it possible to ap arr h toese ledges this bids fair to the and aa greatest gold er P mining district in the world almost bet the entire wash of sand ad Q savel vel banks in this river in the ta d canyon an on is impregnated irold old dust du v ve I 1 which however is ith ne e and has to be gathered gath tiled quicksilver silver but even inex iced hands make fair wages at 94 p haa ur jaro wn means business and fafa doubt struck on a fl fine ne enter an jun 8 88 49 or miles from grand colorado lorado takes the road 1001 boat connection connection on the rado ado river tr LAWRENCE C MARIGER J JAB AA rane kane county utah y 9 8 1889 the new appointees P it 14 now U 8 marshal E it 14 wisa As on july 17 mr par botved ved his commission and as he was required to give bonds for the faithful performance of his official duty he rustled up the following bondsmen M H R cullen geo A lowe P F auerbach W 8 mccornick M H walker J E bamberger james hogle jacob moritz B R C chambers and bolivar roberts next morning mr parsons appeared before judge zane having filed his bond wah clerk mcmillan and took the oath of office mr dyer was notified and gave instructions to his deputies that he was no longer their chief officer the deputies have had little or nothing to do that day and the new machinery is not yet in running order who of the old force will be retained is unknown as tet yet but rumor says the changes will I 1 be sweeping as boonas the new dew marshal DIS gets the business in hand mr Va variants rians commission also arrived july 17 and next day he assumed the duties of district attorney taking the oath of office before judge zane now that mr peters has been relieved he will endeavor to arrange his affairs so that he can start for his ohio home immediately the interest in the presidents appointments point ments is now almost past most of the democratic ing been superseded by republicans there is likely to be one more change in the supreme supreme court in the near future in the he resignation of judge judd when his place is filled there will be two democratic and two republican 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