Show correspondence THE PHELPS TRAGEDY wyoming september editor deseret news I 1 herewith send you tue evic evidence relice taken take a by the coroners jury over dver the body of J M phelps who accidentally shot himself today to day about 4 p mi ate dinner with him toddy today to day at STI collets colleas Col lets at 1 p in he be left this place bajc and star ct far home feeling well at 4 he was found under hiss his bag gy gy on the right side with the top 0 of bib is head blown off and both barrels of his double harrel barrel shotgun discharged ed A coroners inquest was held an and his body put in a buggy and to mont moat pelier to his grief stricken famay ay who biad ad been notified of the fatal accident hec ident by telegram I 1 I 1 I 1 jwo A BAGEY we elsewhere today to day publish the substance suo stance of this sad affair and the details do not conflict therewith with we append our correspondents report et ef the COTO coroners ners jurys verdict ED NEWS Olt VILLE RANCH co wyo sept ay 1886 we the members of the nj juby im paneled to enquire toto futo the cause and mauner manner of the death of J M K phelps whose body lies before lis is find that he be came to hi his death at a point about one quarter mile west of 0 00 0 snyders ranch on the and montpelier road uintah co bunty i tinty wyoming territory by the accidental ace discharge of his shotgun on this tb that A day of september 1886 at about abdul na tt 4 1 pm p m 4 signed H J Fore foreman ilian 0 00 0 SNYDER p 6 1 D C HICKMAN SYL COLLETT WM A JF SIGHTS 0 E SNYDER J P and acting coroner correspondence A WARNING TO TUB biting AND ITS BEAVER CITY Sept 28 1886 editor deseret news for many years past utah a land blessed of the lord has been greatly afflicted by a coterie of unprincipled whining conspirators who are discontented with everything that savors of truth morality ind and laird lair d aling tibey have fastened themselves on to our alel blessed sed commonwealth like barnacles barnacled barn acles on to a ships bottom botto jm able troop of leaguers with the assistance si stance of the general government that has too much by tar far inclined its ear to their plaintive walls wails has already done much mischief to the people of this realm and ere long will work great injury to themselves for all that has been done by the powers that be to aid this unprincipled bombina tion they are still dissatisfied and tilled filled with disappointment this very emall minority have not yet obtained control of the local re revenues ve of the territory iu in order as they imagine to enjoy themselves and lord ikover ic over the great majority however they are determined to take lake time by the forelock by ventilating their revolutionary lutio nary Isca emes before the country to have ample time to inflame to puo lie lic mind to incite congress to continue to make greater inroads upon the constitutional liberties of the mormon people if congress will wil lend an ear to their growling murmur ings and so 60 far forget itsel foy playing into their hauda hands in granting them the legislation desired the loval league of utah will be as much dissatisfied as ever it is not in the nature of things for such characters to be satisfied and as far as happiness is concerned c they are entire strangers to such a blessing the prophet isaiah in contemplating the coming forth of the boo book k of mormon as a preparatory work to prove the second coming of the messiah refers to the bitterness that would rancor in the hearts of those who cepro reprove v e with malignity the meek of the earth they however will reap disappointment for the prophet exclaims it shall even be as when a hungry man dream eth and behold he be leateth but he awake awa keth tb and his bis soul is empty or as when a thirsty man dream eab and behold he drinkuth drin keth but he be aud and behold he be is faint and his bis soul hath appet appetite lt so shall the multitude of all the nations lie be that tight fight against mount zion it is true tr the moment a roan man who is famishing for food or water drops to sleep he dreams of appeasing his hunger by part partaking aking of a sumptuous repast orto quench his thirst the gurgling foun fountai tai n bursts before him when he I 1 magines imagines that he be is satvati satiating the cra clavings cravings cravi aings of his bis soul but when h he awakes lilba like the oppressors of zion he is faint and filled fille with the most acute disappointment notwithstanding the many miny failures of this confederation they still persist in assailing our motives with glaring falsehoods and with the aid of priests editors politicians and other demagogues keep tanning the flame of public animosities against us in order to to obtain the desired le legis legislation lalion to bring us into a more galling captivity the next term of congress is a short one beginning in december and ter mina ting g march marc li ath when taking out the holidays that body will only have a fraction over two months in to deliberate air their oratory and pass sich sach s ich measures as may be deemed of great importance by the majority of congress and may not have time to get up the necessary heat to tamper with the liberties of this people the present session however this will be just as god proposes the revolution that this class referred to are hastening will not go back until the culminating point is reached what they do not accomplish during the coming session they will tr try hard to achieve during the fiftieth session of congress which will continue till the summer of this body will adjourn in time to enable the politicians to prepare prepared prep aref for the conventions whick the respective parties will hold bold to nominate their candidates for president the country at large has endorsed the debarring ot of the people from every vestige of right that innately belongs to freemen even if washington jefferson and other departed heroes beroe I 1 were to visit the country and take tak observations of the adroin workings of the legislative and judicial branches brae ches of the government and not forget to take a peep at the utah courts when in session they would not be able to recognize it as the same government which they lichel under the guidance of almighty gud god who is responsible for this state of affairs the people they have repeatedly peat edly encouraged as well as instructed ted their servants whom they placed in power to dispossess us ot of our inherent rights in all this they will oon foon f learn that they nave hilve been 1 11 god the almighty is about to withdraw his spirit from tile the inhabitants ot of the lan dafter which the scenes of shiz and the and will ensue no reflecting man need deed be astounded to witness wit nessi strange barange things as the coniing coming presidential i lection or more especially p ally at the period of inauguration perhaps the two great gi eat and other oiher political factions fac tont which may inay come into being in the near future through their insatiable thirst for power position and lucre each aspirant backed by his bis respective followers will for what they determinedly believe to be their rights winch the parties may view f AS bf I 1 tv unjustly wrested from them and anba tap the shouldering ing volcano upon which the people are reposing if such a crisis should arise which is more than probable in the absence of national recognized authority the secret combinations with other existing influences would materially add to the disorder perhaps some of my readers will exclaim what are you on div ih ehg 9 us uis remember Ke member the disputed election of tilden and hayes scenes as a poi pointer liter to io this direction if tilden who was honestly elected had repaired to washington and justly de demanded minded his bis seat blood bloodshed blied would have ensued the great statesman dreaded this and he shrank from making anakin the attempt let such A a con oft of circumstances arise in the diar r future and the aspirants for of tice will have no compunctions regard lug bloodshed so as they get the places however Howe vei in Til Tilden dens 8 day the theotime the time had not come the powers that be had bad not put themselves squarely on record their cup was not quite full Another actor to be taken into account ia that this people had not been sufficiently ground upon the nether millstone or despotism despotis miu m order to engraft into our very souls a perfect love tor for human liberty let our present training serve as a bohomol masier to us that when our day arrives which is dawning we will protect every man in his rights witness what we nave learned d during the past few years while contending for our mats which have been trampled upon with impunity also what we will most likely be obliged to learn n r gawiuk gar aug liberty duri during L the next two years or upwards we have more moie especially of late vars incessantly importuned importuner congress and the president for our inherent rights we have ha e been obliged at expense to hire eminent legal counsel to defend us before the courts but a deaf ear has bas been turned to all our humble and the courts have sat down clown on us at alie expense of that eternal justice which never sleeps f e I 1 will now close this article by inserting a quotation from a letter written b by the prophet joseph smith to john johnc C calhoun if the latter day saints are n not 0 t re restored 8 t 0 red to all th their e ir rights and paid for all ali their losses according eor dit to the known rules of austice and judgment reciprocation and comin mn n honesty among men that god will come out of his biding place and vex this nation with a sore vexation yea the consuming wrath of an offended god shall booke through the nation with as much distress and woe ad 96 independence has blazed through vio wi pleasure and delight who cannot see that everything is tending to this point then will the bottom dro drop dut of trie toe utah rings hal hallucinations lucin and they be like the hungry man that he be hatefi and the thirsty man that be drinkuth drin keth they will be completely en shrouded in disappointment |