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Show A (ItlOI) ItKl'OIU). - liirlrt I lilt llialh-iiget Ilia llffjuirra lo an Intratlgatlou. Tho Hall I.aku Triune hat lit-rn for nioiithaualngltt anti-Mormon culumna to luap upon mo unlimited an malign autubiiH. In every Inatauce It haa Uvn without inure. I haao never lieeu thu aggrraaor ami have only au-taercil au-taercil after qul.-lly walling f. rinonlln to II ml ii iwrlunlty to t nler the field. That par liaa lntlinat.il that I had liccn engaged lu romo deajairale thing "baclr call" lu "Mleldtnin.' I linv. on rand otur chnlleugi-d atuldlcatlon of whatovcr It It they think they poa-ta. poa-ta. Ilolllaler hat publicly admitted that he had been Irylutj todllcuvtf aomithlng ngalnal me. Htlll nothing come but Intlmntloii. Tiny teem to proceed Ufioii tho aMunillou lhat a tnitli. IVraonally, do nut lother myaelfaa to what Ihvanfellnwa may print, Irtit at they are trying to dritroy Iho good eltcct of my work Jn Utali, I il.--.lrr, III Iho Inter cat of that work, to make known what It wat I did In Michigan lhat thla paper la. hlidlug at at derogntory to mc. - lteadera of Iho Xcva may recall my lellericonicrulug the Indiana of the lulwlla reeerratlon, lu Michigan. I mild tail llttlo In thoae lettera na to the lierncutloiia I hareautlered lecauie of my work for thoae mt indlatw. I atnlcdthat after loijg t Ifort I ai-curcd Iho nutrition of thu Pntldent nud thruugh hint nUalnnl an Invotllga tlon. That done, I turned thu work , over to the agenlt of lliogoumniciit. I liaj ejiiit four )eara tin that at oik abtwlutcly 'da llhout money and with out price." I hud held to It with n etrango and atuUurn teunclly that 1 cauunt mynelf explain. I rcua a -cr nun nud "getting ou Inycara." The lullana could not appreciate what I win doing for Hum, Tlure wot not eaeu "thauk-aiu"ln It for me, aud a el I "ttaycd"w.ih the Hol' until I bad In lucid the Uultud Btatea govenimtnt lo tome my relief. Then I Mtouiiurciii.orcemy ueplettxl purui by Itclitrlux. 1 'went to Kalamaioo, Michigan, where 1 had Inen aonra before, and obtained ob-tained of the truatcva of.that Iriatltutloii, the Unllnrlaiithurih, which had bttu .hut up for mveral yeara. In which to glveuui-leituiv. Kalamauxilaonly abuut 153 mllea from Iho laal-ella rt-aer ration, and tho rlru-lender of Iho tbtuvce whom I hn.1 I-om-I got Ida wife lu K. lleforu I had given my fourh-itun-a lhat man had htard of my wolk lu K and hnatemal there to Inaugurate n tight agallut lur, Ihe aumc right which wat begun on the raaervntlon where, ua I have Mid In preMoua artlclm, the thlevet turlial h lpir aud hlrcil a muat dlarepulablu cluniitertublaikguanlnie, The leader lea-der of the thlovta, at 1 have aald, came to K'alitu.itoo and ciuilow-J broken-down laaryrr, and "Ihe nu-aii-i at mail In town" to ilK,t m,.. Ho cjiuo Into one of my meet-Irixt meet-Irixt and attemiUal to create a (lot- by nuklrg chargta agalml ine lu the name of the men whS hud fought mo uu the imi nation, j lloodial the town Hlth acnrrlloua publl cnllona. Ho anealed aluut Ihe t-lly among ni) frlenJa, aa arton whom I oould uaiiio Haao dom, In Htalt lake, trying to create prejudice aialnat mo utll lent io deter tlio pcjrle from com-lug com-lug to hear me. Ilut liutind of turn. Ingagalnat me, the troplo tnlds "We tee no ovldenc of arrongln thla man nml c will aUnd by hhu until jou nrnreycur thargta." In oien melting, melt-ing, wherein thla man at ho had been cngaod lu Itgtil mo waa iriaeut, the leople, a I trgu audience, deniandtd an IliaiMllgalloii. A Cimimltt.t, of the tiest known and rellablo iltUeua of Kulamarooaaoa uomlnate.1 an I eeloct vd byiiiiaiiliuout vote of the audience to hear and Inveatlgito nny chargea that might bo preferred agaluit me, Inaddlllou, the imople lualtt-J mu lo remain aud continue iuylcalurca,aud 1 I remained there nine montlia, i 'lhat coniiultteeatoiuemitaudor I ganlae.1 and notliltd luydif mcera lhat it aiaa ready to hear and lurcaligate I tm Ir chargea ngalnal me. 'Ihe loin. I niUtui wat given but three wwktuy1 the people lu w huh to make llielr lu-1 a ntlgaltoni, hut it extended tho llmej jprjw.ti.a.-.in m niMuiewwaiHui arul -ant four wcekton theatork, In onltr U give my upjjoliruta all the time they needed lu obtain thtlrerl-ileum thtlrerl-ileum and make Hit Ir iae. At the end uf une month Hie committee made Ita reort to an audience that, at yeu can rem Illy Irntgln", rrowdcd the laill'lln,t in whh li I watlectuilogto Ita utuiMt rapacity. That I may not he accused nf making a alatemeiil lu my imn favor I will quote tbe ckwlng I aragrapln of the commltlce't report "IVheli Ibn eninndltee compared the evblenna rerrUfd Inun Mount I'li-oaallt III Mr. nil.' Uxor with tlial ngalnal Idm anil tra.k Into lamtlderrallen tbeebaracter of tbe man Htm piibllaUeil tlio itiarvaa agilliathlin, lb i, vraa but one alraliElil-rbruanl, alraliElil-rbruanl, linni-i tblng lu d , and lhat aaaa .""liUlhliii "Ilia coniMitltee Ihti to any further Ibal Hie tl'mutio nlara leatliiioiiy put lu on la-Hi ablr-t l- a. vot'liiiltiuiia na lo mak. II Jiiipta.lieabli n. rtnlxaly II III Ihla rtla.lt, lull iltea Hie a.-lett (for wlttilt Nlr- r,llla aiaa lecturlnir al lhat time) full a.ann.nce that oonvln. log and iilniueatlnnahl. proof atnaoltered ua eon Tl.HMr. r..tla'prln.lpnl detainer: thai la, ono A. N. Ilmarn, of baring la.u for mauyyraira a rliidl-lla-e, mallelniia and untruthful man. waoia a-or-f trilt nor t Irlitttd erWeeoatll. "On the nib, r nan I. Mr Mile- liarar-ter,notnnlr liarar-ter,notnnlr In Mount 1'li.Miant, bun do where for the atai Iblrtv veara a na atiow n by unipieailonaMu teailumny to bare la-eu gou.1. -r or an locaereaaona anur tviinniiiee. after a full, enrerul and iinpanlal Inir.tl-eatlon Inir.tl-eatlon of the cbnrgra preferreil agaln-l At r. Kllla, would report lhat the anl-l chartrca harnn.-! )Ha-uauaaliifil. "Uio eominlllee wuuld any hirtber that iiiueli of tbotaatlmonr lae.1 before II lltnlial to the follo-Tlii a aa Ibo onuaoef thlt alla.-k upon Mr. I.llla. "totoral yeara ago, that la, in tbe year I'M, Mr. UlllaUeuantn hit filtration of fraoda and wronta a-ra-lralel tia,u tbo Indiana of lb, laabelln (.'onnty reaoraa tlon, ,aa reaitllof hla Work a litilnl-er or Ml, Plraaant men. among whom are anaerat or tlm oaanort of the Ml. I'lcutant -C-iri.iK, aro now Indicted Itt I nltod tftatna count aallh a prnaprcl of eonal lion. Thla fact in the eathnation of many reliable men In Mi. I'leaaam, la tin. t-blcf .aim-oftbu r.ttnnt'a auai k llnl In addition to Ihla, II la clear In tbe muinilltve that Mr. 1311a' thrt.togtml lllef, while not In Ibem aelaea ncccaanrlli ridteor aamtig, were aa a matttr of fn t verr ebje, llouable to mana utilitarian U-heaera) and Ihe ibarKMagalnat Mr. Mill tare In the main due. not lo nny hnuioratltr In tila charm- ter, but to Ida theological Iterealea, Vour comnilttce, lb, rrfere, for theae lewaina alau, nflernu Impartial liireatlgallon, la-g h-taeturalairl lluttliouo of the ebarip. actillat Mr. 1111. hare lieeu ailatnlneil andthathelaalUI worth) efyour .a.u-lideuce .a.u-lideuce and eatetm. signed. I II. Ilt-'on. rl.alrmin, Mt.ri.lt llhaKMll MJ, A.J. IIOI Vila, I N, Ntntiiro, A.J NllAKMrHtlir, MLta liucntnn. K tl auaroo, Midi , t'oniuilllee. Jan. SO, la. I f, nuw, the 7. liu'K.or any otln ra of lhunnll"Mornion" ring that h-w lam tr)lngfor litany moullia lo force me out of Halt Lake bvtauae I aroutd not join in me ciantor lagaintt tuu "Mormon" a-oi le, hat any doubt at to lhoJutt.ee of lhlareart, I make unto Ihcnt tbe follow lug rualllou. Apixitntfor youravlrea one, tuo or auy number of yourinvn (altotvlug me lo appoint au npial number, tth laarliea being InatriKted to unite lu thu nptiolutiiieiit of a chairman not of tltlier party) and I will rucurenud plarela-furu thoae men tile erldelicy tiponrhii-i'tr.-ttaiamaZ3Qmiji battl their conclualon, and theuuly condition con-dition I will linpoae la that the Bait lake Tribune, ually and weekly, ahall publdli the llndliig of theae men lu Halt l.aVe. Having no faith lhat they will do anything m honoruhlu I wlali to In cor or tte aa a part of Ihla article a letter Irom the "II. F. Underwouil," who lip truduceilum litre, to the ahnlrman of that cominlttit-. Mr. Underwooil, I with In any, la a man of national reputation re-putation aa a lecturer and writer. He at foryeara editor of The InCir In lloaton; later he founded Jl.e Oiten (Xiurt lu Chicago and Iim Ixen editorial writer for other eminent Chicago pa peril. He la n "iVeotlilnker" of that data that pUcie the t lilt llaaU on thu "thinker," aaiumlng that all metiaruor blight to belli thlt country 'frie.1' Away lauk In Iho uveutlet he wat In Halt Lake and hit Yoiiex It tho only "tdtwral" paper tlial I know of that lint tiuken editorially lu faaor able tt rma of the Murmon la-ople. Ilut how tor Mr. Underwood 'a letter. StiSoitiiil'AtinRriiKiT, fttictoo, lice. 17,1J37, I. (1. Ilntgg, Kalamaroo, Mhh.i lhurKlr-Iu n My In your loiter of In. tiulrydatid ILn. litli, I hate tuaaylliut I hopo you wilt carry out a our buldahle purl.-o..rhooplng.Mr. nftaalaiork r.ir jnureoelely. Ho la nu inriieat lllaual thinker who haa Ihe ennraeu of Ilia con. Vb-tlona, ami a able to praat lit Ibem Willi a Igor nud In a literary form that com-lunula com-lunula tho altonllou of inunatidMoiuiii oMnK-lllgelieeatid iiilture. 1 boi-u roo ulUi-ayno attention lo tugiitnudln. delltille'1 rumora. -a'o man aa bo ol lataea btiliilitig and ahum ut Mr. Kllla haa done inn hope toe, apoml.n-pri-. n union an I taltiinuy I lute knonn lilm ijny aenra nnd I know milling "drroiitory lii IlUiliaraetor." I la hate Ida life will -onirefirorablt with lhat rf nnr (if Ihe uu n aa ho api attempting to prejudice ) ou, and the laliiiiut. a lny, ngalnat blui lalioiildiill ition Ibem to make Ibalr elurgiva dailnlliiurol to aecouiiianr Hum Willi proof, la roro nllowlucllit.u til harcan) wilgbtwliaioaer. ""-u'u 'irida )oura, (signed) Ul", UNnciiaaooD. IataiittotayfurtlierlhatlnMay ltsO, a meddlewjie person In Halt Iiakc, h-andng, through rumor of thl fight lhat I had made with Ihleact III Mltlll gan, and thinking to injure me bocaure I would not dam tho Mormons; went among my frlcnda hire ami ritorted It from thu atamlioltit of the tbleaea. 1 aaked a 'vtll known Hall i.tke man to write to Kalainttoo for Ihe facta. A rlatemint watneiittu Halt Ijiko then algned by orcr fifty ot Kaloumtoo'a laatkiiowutUUriu prolotliig agalnat tho Injuatlte of circulating tuch ru mora, and g ivlug nwurautu of my good alundliiguud reputation lu that city. That paa. r la lu Hall l.ako now, nnd cull be tietilf any one wltht a to read It, When tho Halt l.ako Jn'ntne, In OclolerlShl, rrotiemal the attack It begun be-gun itili uie lu Jutiu uf thu aiino a tar. a cllUen 'of Halt Ijikc, not knoulug of the tper reforrod lo alwve, wrole to a gtnlleinaii lu Knlunaioo who bad llicd lu Halt Lake neveraljean. atklni; him If he had kuoavu me when I nildul In that cllv ndatlialliokiieur of me, mtntloiilu'g that n i-apet hero had Ueu making aery damaging liuluuatioua ngalnat me. lly ptrmlaaion, I plate the reply la fore the lamlli, not bti alike I ,', f, to know wLall.Mll lu my faaor, but Kcau.elwant It to iiiideraUnd liow u,uf yr".'f"" ''"". h. which Ihe truth ut the whole matter wa known haalK-enln nlleinpllng i, knife an dtatroy Ihelnllueiico ol a man v? io:'.i,ii'1'?.-1 V5 '" ls,'Ki"wl "'heme todrlaethe Jtjnuout out of Utah by mtutlon aud rphU ry. Following It the I. Iter It At tar iron Mich, lht!llih, lMk liatu Mai Your favor or Ihe .mil lii-l. Hat hand, lu reply mil nay I bat Iai,ipl,a-.-J lot-jln nia-alllon tu glao you the dralreil Information. I at III thtrefhreclae ten n ooiidettacd hlatorr "f Mr. I Ilia' caricr dnrliig my, abonl fotir teara, nennatnlanii Willi lilm Mr. I'llla mine, I think, about font yeara ago rnittl Ml I'leaunt InlhlaaUte where be had U-eu alien lecture lo Ihe Unitarian noelitr. 'I lieneo he cialno here In llio atna.!iifeic!tyanl by force of hi eairt.rdluary elo-itteio-o . and ntmnd anruineiita, at unco brought new llfti lull, our noelely, which had leen a liotitly languid for noiuo tliito. It tana not long, lioweTrr, before ruinort were albrat nwalllng air. Il't ebtnie-li ebtnie-li r alnl thav lauiie from the place where he hail been lecturing liefore coining here. Theae rutin.- ilnnlle grew alolenlUial hi lo.tli-e u, hint and our WH-loly aaecouldni longer Ignore lhaiii nud tberefure appolnleel a coiniudaloii of alx liiiiartuilmeiif.f approval Intigrlty lo lii'itilre Into lit forriii-rcareor. Io lai brief I tioiild eay Ibal during a four vrerka luaeallgatlon attending urer thirty yeerai.rbla life we failed In d la-rot la-rot i rally tiling daniaglug to bla cbarae--ler. Thntrorailbatatiaone had In Mr waa that bo wan loo pluln and outapnkin for hla own col, an I Ihla terdlct aecliual lo lie confirmed h.a our dlacnaery of the warrant tne -arecilll(.nt oinilu, u luey mar bepn.ierlyt)lfd, . the laalvlla naerrall.m of Indian landa hi thla xtaln lylne In that lairt of Hlalo where Mr. I'-lll waa d.dng Ida work, t-aing and iMveiuIng more and more raluat.le, a ctlnue of rich and heart-Icaa heart-Icaa aa-cuIalortcoinilnel and, m moet ta-ea, euccceiled In healing tbo Ignorant IndUntoutoflbelrlanda. Mr. 1 Ilia In hla open nnd fnarloaa, nnd foraooth nothing noth-ing aparlng waa, heeding right for Iho nark, e.pojawl llio Indlnna' auae. going even to hit-heat a-ilbnrlty at M'aahlngtnn, aueotaatol In hating an Inatallgallou nit It arlilcli reaulted In bringing a..ino of the culprit to Juallcc It la obrloua lhattbl ell.uo hat beoomo bin di-ath enemy. Tboythato ntnplo mcana at Iholr comtnand and they haao cunae pienlly houli lol lilm ea er aluce, an I I bavo nn doubt will cnullntlt to do au till Uieyhavedrllen lilm In lit .loath. I am aorry lo aar I fear they will In time aucecial In their lulllah pur-oae, Nuch la my rlrui In-llef. and at tblt conclualon our mniuillteebnaarrlreil, Mr. laid la In my honrl opinion nn boni.it, tfraoiarfWa-unl t.r nn.t a powerful pow-erful coiiradoralo to whoniaoair'a cnuao hoiiiariwianiw., but, J mawi, ,, fMt. leaaiieatwllllliitlly In llio end of bttu. Me It, Inoreoter, a neholarand n wrllerof blab ullalniui ut. llla,aalbleyou may think I inn loo l.rdbi I bare li. vutliii laaa not t tnlraH u the picture. Whelbar my Judguteat la woilu ana thing, )ou may aa.vn.ln fnim any of Ihe Unka htrenruf anyiltiaeii or g,aat uoiiu. Ill lid. ptaee. Hoping mar bare" rendered yon a well a, Vr , got.1 trice, I will etna., by aerlog that It will alaiara allord mopl.-.iirelo.onilaTtllig tlloit-la-Ing a larur If you de.lre further Information Infor-mation I am ren.lt- to giro It, ami to refer you toother pruuiliiciitetll-r-na here. Yourt reaviftillr( signed Mhraii HiaixnKi.ii, Mr. Deaenlerg, let me tay; lo-long lo a family lhat I knuwn In mercantile circlet all over Michigan and which, win roaer known, It honored, I dtt-ni It an honor to count Ihla man ntiJ hit largo family In Michigan my frunda. Mauyiaopln In Hall 1-nke know him and hit moat eatlmable wife, and U them hit wot I medt nocorrofairotlou, Tito fight fotca-l tii-ori mo In lialn. maioo waa by no meant Iho oral reu geauce wrought unme by the Ihleact whom I LrouahlUiJuttlccauJ 1 avutu jell y,at a lale Hint cannot 11 liaraltlcd Inblabjry. I atk thu attention of the aatl-lloriuont tu my challenge for uu Invettlgallcu. L'liAitua i:u.ta. |