Show CLEV ELANDS EXIT MESSAGE president grover cleveland yesterday gava chiq la annual message to congre in it lie bravely stands by big tariff convictions and reiterates reiter atea his sentiments abat the tariff must be reduced utah is briefly noticed in the following terse language it appears from tho attorney gener ala report that though prior to march there had been but six convictions in the territories of utah and idaho under the laws and 1882 punishing ramy and unlawful cohabitation as crimes there have been since that date nearly COO convictions under those laws and the statutes of 1887 and the is expressed that under such a firm and vigilant execution of those laws and the advance of ideas opposed to alie forbidden practice polygamy within the united state is virtually at an end the suits instituted by the government under the provisions of the act of march for the termination of the corporation known as the perpetual emigrating fund company and the church of jesus christ of latter day saints have resulted in a degree favorable to tho government declaring the charters of these corporations forfeited and es cheating their property such property amounting in value to more than is in the hands of a receiver pending further proceedings an appeal having been taken to the supreme court of the united states |