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Show LOCAL HISTORY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1803 Tho sixly-nlnth quorum of seventies partly organized at Pnrowati. 1SS2 William Jennings elected by tho Mormons mayor of Salt Lake City. ISSi Wyoming legislature and prominent citizens of llm territory visit Salt Lake City. Thoir visit was extended two days; thoy willed upon tho Utah legislature. A number of speeches wcro dollvored. 1S85 Alia In Littlo Coltonwood canyon dentroyed by a snowsllde and sixteen lives wore lout. Tho following persons wero dug out, dead: James Watson, Mrs. John Ford, Tlmothv Madden. Madden was laken out nllvo and conscious, con-scious, but aftor talking with friends and telling them he was hurt and could not live, died fow hours aftor-ward. aftor-ward. Andrew S, While, Jon.- Reagan. Rea-gan. Barney Gllson. David 1 Evans. Frod Culllnan. Matllu Hlckcy, child of John Ford, four children of Ed Bnllou, Charley Falk (Chinaman), Big Jim (Chinaman). Thirteen persons wore taken out alive, some of whom were Injurotl slightly. The property loss was S5n,00n. The others rescued are: Alhert Thomas. Louis Oliver. A. E. Fuge. Joe Baker. Morcan Rlchnrdu. John Burroughs. Mrs. Sam Keisc. Ed Bnllou. wife and daughter, Mrs.. Cornelius Johnson and child. ISSC John P. Ball nnd John Y. Smith of ' Salt Lake and Thomas C. Jonos found guilty of unlawful cohabitation, the latter for crlmo committed In 1SS3: two othor indictments asnlnsL him wero continued for the term. James Moyle and George II. Tavlor were also convicted of a like offense, while two other Indictments against them wcie continued. All this in the third district dis-trict court. I'tnh supremo court sustains sus-tains the decision of Judge Powers In the Lorenzo Snow case. President George Q. Cannon, for whom federal ofllclals had boon hunting for several days, and for whom United Stales Marshal Ireland had offered a reward of $n00. was arrested forty miles wesi of Winnemuccn. Nov. The arrest was made by Sheriff Fellows of Humboldt county, who found President Cannon In a stateroom in a sleeper. A dispatch dis-patch to Tho Trlbuno announcing the arrest stated "that Cannon offered $1000 to tho sheriff for permission lo continue his Journey west." Marshal Ireland of Utah brought the prisoner back from Wlnncmueca. When Promontory Prom-ontory wus reached President Cannon mado an attempt to oncnpo and Jumped from the train while It was moving. He struck on Ills head and shoulders and was badly bruised. Half an hour later he was recaptured, and In his pockets were found a revolver, re-volver, two loaves of broad and a bottle bot-tle of wntor. Cannon had boarded the went bound train tho Friday night preceding his arrest at Willow Creek, fourteen miles from Ogden, and wns accompanied by four friomls. An escort es-cort of troops was sent lo accompany United States Marshal Ireland and hlH prisoner, as It was feared that an attempt to resc.uo Cannon would be made. The excitement In Utah, particularly In Salt Lake City and Ocdon. whs IntoiiHO. Miirslml Imlniwl landed his prisoner in Salt Lake on Wednesday morning, February 17, at S n. m. Soldiers with ilxed bayonets met tho party and escorted it to the United States marshal's oillce. President Pres-ident Cannon presented a battered appearance. ap-pearance. Ills nose was dislocated, his countenance marred and scat-rod, and his head swathed in handnges. His bond wns ilxed at $25,000. which ho gave, and was released, and soon after wns driven to ono of his houses on his farm southwest of Salt Lokc. Tho hearing of his case- was postponed post-poned a month. ISSS Fusion ticket with Francis Armstrong Arm-strong for mayor elected In Salt Lake City. In the ilrst district court, Ogden, Og-den, the following were sentenced to the penitentiary by Judge Henderson for unlawful cohabitation, viz.. Al-vln Al-vln Crocket of Logan, four months: William Williams of Hyrum. six months and $100 fine; Mads Chrls-tensen Chrls-tensen of Farmlngton. eight months; Carl M. Borgstrom of Brigharn City, four months and $100 fine; William II. Griffin of Newton, three wars and six months and $300 fine: Mar-rlner Mar-rlner W. Morrill. Jr.. of Richmond, live mouths; James Hansen of Brig-ham Brig-ham City, six mouths and S100 fine: Charles A. Anderson of Hyrum. two months; Ira J lion of Hyrum. six-months six-months nnd $300 fine; Hans Peter Hansen of Hyrum, six months and $200 fine: Ulrlch SUuirer of Willnrd. six months; Gohart Jensen was flried -.$50. Thomas Henderson discharged from the penitentiary. 1SS0 OIo A. Jensen of Clarkslon. Cache . .county, discharged from the penitentiary. peni-tentiary. 1S90 John F. Bock of Spanish Fork discharged dis-charged from the penitentiary. 1SD1 Former residence of President George Q. Cannon at First West and South Temple streets solzod bv United States marshal as escheated church property. 1892 Application for amnesty for polyg-amlsts polyg-amlsts signed by tho ilrst presidency and tho npostles and dated Salt Lake City. December 10. 1S91, presented pre-sented In Washington. At this time. February 13. 1S92, a commlltco of the United States senate was hearing hear-ing arguments from Utahns In bo-half bo-half of homo rule. Tho application for amnesty was Indorsed bv Arthur L. Thomas, then governor "of Utah territory, now xstmnstcr of Salt Lake, and Charles S. Zane, then United States Judge in Utah. The . petition follows: "To the prosldent of tho United States: Wo, the Ilrst presidency and npostles . of tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, hog respectfully to represent to your excellency the following facts: Wo formerly taught to our people peo-ple that polygamy, or celestial marriage, mar-riage, as commanded bv God through Joseph Smith, was right; that it was n necossltv to man's 1il")irc nvni- tatlon In the life to come. That doc-, doc-, trlno was publicly promulgated by our president, tho late Brigharn Young, forty years ugo'. and was steadily taught and impressed upon tho Latter-day Saints up to September, Septem-ber, 1S90. Our people nro devout and sincere, and they accepted tho doctrine doc-trine and many personally embraced and practiced polygamy. Then the government sought to stamp out the practice. Our people almost without with-out exception remained firm, ns they, while having no desire to oppose the government In anything, still iolt that their lives and their honor as mon was .pledged to a vindication of their creed, and that their duty toward those whose lives wero a part of their own was a paramount ono, to fulfill which they had no right to count anything, not even their own lives, as standing In the way. Following Fol-lowing this conviction hundreds endured en-dured arrest, trial, fine and imprisonment; impris-onment; and the Immeasurable suffering suf-fering borne by the faithful people no language cun describe. That suffering suf-fering In abated form still continues. .More, the government adds disfranchisement disfran-chisement to its other punishments for thoso who clung to their faith and fulfilled Its covenants. According to our creed, the head of our church receives re-ceives from time to time revelations . for tho religious guidance of his people. peo-ple. In Septombor, 1890, the present pres-ent head of the church, in anguish nnd prayer, cried to God for help for his flock, and received permission to ndvlso the members of tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that the law commanding polygamy po-lygamy was henceforth suspended. At tho great soml-annual conferonco which was hold a few-days later this was submitted to the pooplo numbering num-bering many thousands and representing repre-senting every community of tho people peo-ple In Utah and was by them In the most solemn manner accepted as the future rule of their lives. They have since been faithful to the covenant made that day. At the loto October conference, after a year had passed by. the matter was once more sub- mltled to the th'dU gathered togrthcr.'" the most potenth'ilM. the solemn vovcniinMT' true situation, nndiWi object of the govcrMk' the vindication nttrnzL and to compel obca and that It tak'eS-3 zX persecution, we 1 that full amnesty nt 7j ajl who arc under d J nt the operation of ! munds-'l uker law.-' " scattered; homes nrf-i' many arc still Imprest banished or In hidln fi bleed for tlie.se. It followed our counsel" T are thus afflicted 4 " ' sackcloth and ash that there Is nnwhcP 'J, moro loyal peonlo tf day Saints. They'll1'1, country except this 'Jf-. 'Jf-. live and die on thlsr1, men of th south wlfKel lion ngnlnst the goyfeE threw down their arif Sat recognition along thqijpjk zcnshlp. the govcrnnjk grant thoir praycr.) with the government Sr, with their fellow clt( 5 of their faith, andj W confidence of tho people, our peoploR J? put aside sonicthln?;-", lives they havo belSr11 cred principle. Hbo' right to ask for. slaw comes when tho clad 1 and justice havo . dated? As sheplit and suffering ppopljB for them and plea honor for their futw tltloncrs will cvcr'S 1S05 Heaviest snowfnlJB, tv known for twein 1S00 Aposlle 'Woodruff sermon on HobertsjB 1000 Utah batlcrymenJL tnry honors. IHlll 1901 Utah legislators!'! lum. "Sl.ll 1002 Positive announcjBri i.onmmgion cui-oiwi route will be bill .7 tween Ir. of U.. C Olivet to sccuro lah Governor Wells sel ' of Homo Telephone . asks for franchise. Kffaj 1903 Legislature honors , coin and McKInley. 1904 Judge Hall In dlst llb against Mrs. Hilton) s fenso. $ mt I 190G Police drivo vagn 1 Stato supcrintendon ha for eighth grade. 7 submits annual mea i., of departments. Bo H1 ommends Incrcaso n ' ' chemist. Republic f rf in armory. FJshcrl " tour of country, "J First" movcmonl. -4 ? n sloners raise salarift v-TromaiiN-. alleged ; l '-m: deported to France.) , 4 ty medical society (. f S. Payne. i : 1007 Bill draftca to to 1 fences. Senator Kfil 7 W . east. United Statl ' Frank D. I-Iobbs dfJIfiD Eclipse store robaccj |