| Show That company Y that proposes to I build sidewalks iI in iii the city should 1 get et to work rp The e peor-le peor are r J ready a r ri i r. r to t take ke h hold l of th the matter and nd now Awhile while the 1 weather feather j is go good l i is the j j s 's r rime time ime to C g t of f the t h wat walks s 1 lid hid Let the them tye e laid for even a short shore I. I distance and those those that that are ars ari back back- backward v f i ward l now V will ill be all aU ready for sidewalks side- side walks v l s a as s' s as they y sc see the t the the-bene- benea bene- bene jit Jit t of f tl them Cl Charles Stewart f Parnell Irel Irelands Ireland's nd's r r grett greatest t tle le leader der since the e days of OConnell died QC 1 el died suddenly 1 evening ry o at Brighton Eng While hi his death death will Ke lie e universally m mourn mourn- u n F d Ly y the ie Irish I i h p people it will ill be a blessing to Ireland in that it will unite urite the the contending factions of th the Irish party tr I and 1 the battle for home 1 rule nl fo for Ireland will will willbe be continued t with ir greater er yi vigor o c. c The matter of closer grading in r pur our schools h as considered r q b by y the teachers of the county at the ti 1 f Mant M tute last t s-t Saturday t is a ye very y important import- import ant nt subject and Q the f the e 1 question l shows shown that the teachers are arc are 1 th thoroughly horous rou l y in earn earnest st in their e efforts forts J to o make nak their schools of the the most i r possible ios os bl benefit to their pupils It Iti i should hould b be a of pride to to the people of the county to note the effort th that is being by the loathers t to improve the schools and they hey should h uld have the good wishes I 10 And assistance of every citizen who Vho is s a log Joyer er q of education in their r. r poble noble oble work I fJ I city fathers sh should uld take take steps steps step fo tto adopt councilman n Graves sug sug- 1 gention to establish a grade agrade on Main Ia l St Street e t. t As r 4 the matter now stands it itis is not safe ife for any any anyone one to lo build side side- M walks or or put buildings on t the he street treet as as they do n not t know wh whether c heir ir improvements will be al allowed owed to o stand as is they are placed or or hot not When When a grade is established they c cf f m might be obliged to go down dawn or up several ev r l st p ps get set into their build build- If a n grade was established now to c conform as near as possible to the present condition of the build- build l 1 alre already c dr greeted it t w would uld save I great a areat trouble in the future I 1 great debate 4 ov Cambell ambe 1 and Major ajor McKinley I y r in Ohio l io th the other oth r da day As far as we we tive could could judge fudge from the l. l t newspaper reports the major got gott goti t i the the worst of it The Governor mentions a great many instances instances' i where H wages of laborers have been cut down since the passage of McKinley's famous bill that was I framed for the protection protection-of protect on of Am rican ri- ri ican i- i can labor labo and asks the Major to pp paint t out a single instance where a workmans workman's wages were raised in inconsequence inconsequence consequence of the bill but hut he failed to mention a case A battle Between two such men as Cambell pad and nd McKinley must surely be a fierce one and we wi will l have to wait I for the verdict of the intelligent j people eople of Ohio before it can be determined de- de for a certainty which of them them ha hal l the best of it The f following declaration tion and resolutions adopted unanimously by bythe ih the Conf Conference rence at Salt Lake last 4 eek effectually settles the questions pf of Church interference in politics find and poly polygamy my Th They y are worded in good plain English and cannot be misunderstood by anyone It is to tobe be e ho hor hoped ed d t that this his wi will l forever settle I the he internal strife in this territory and aud that all parties will unite nite in furthering furthering fur fur- furthering the general al welfare r of the thet t i fY y DECLARATION BY FIRST c Concerning the official report af of the Utah Commission made to t the tle e Secretary of the In Interior in which they allege During D g t the past t year y ar c notwithstanding the manifesto reports reports reports re- re re re- have been received by the ports commission of eighteen male persons who vho with an equal of feIn females fe- fe In males ales are believed to have entered into nto polygamous marriages during the have to say it is utterly utterly utterly utter utter- ly without foundation in truth We repeat in the most solemn manner the declaration made by President Wiford Wilford Woodruff Woodruff at cur General Conference n held last October th that t there there have been no plural marriages solemnized during the period 0 ii named nied Pol gamy or plural marriage has not been taught laught neither has there been given permission sion to o any peron person per per- son on to its practice tic but on i. i the c contrary it t has been strictly for- for bidden tr WILFORD WOODRUFF GEORGE GEORBE Q CANNON J JOSEPH F. F SMITH of the Ch Church of First President Presidency c J Jesus Christ ti x A C i. i i i J Jr r WHEREAS Th The Utah Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion ion with one exception m in Il their report to the Secretary of the Interior Interior Interior Inter Inter- for 1891 have made many untruthful untruthful untruthful un un- un- un truthful statements concerning the Church of Latter-Day Latter Saints and the attitude of its members in iii relation relation rela rela- tion to political affa affairs rs and WHEREAS IS s Said rep report rt is an official official cial document and is likely to greatly greatly greaty great great- ly y prejudice th the people e of the nation against our church and a nd its members and it is therefore unwise to allow its erroneous statements to pass pass un- un n now ow therefore be it Resolved d By the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Latter Saints in itt general general gen general gen gen- eral confer conference nce assembled that wf we deny most emphatically the assertion assertion assertion asser asser- tion of the Commission that the church dominates its members in in political matters matter and that church and 1 state are united Whatever appear appearance there may have been in p past st times because men holding ecclesiastical authority were elected to civil office by popular vo vote voe e there is now no foundation or excuse for forthe forthe forthe the statement that church and nd State are united in Utah or that the leaders of the th church dictate the members in political matters that no or any influence ence whatever of an ecclesiastical ic l nature has been exercised ex- ex exercised exercised ex ex- ov over r us us' us by our church leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers in reference to which political party we shall join and that we have been and arc perfectly free to unite with any or no political party as we may individually elect that the Peoples People's Party has been entirely 1 1 and finally dissolved and that our our fealty henceforth will be to such national political al party as seems to tous tous tous us best bes suited to the purposes of republican government also be it beit it R That we do not believe e there have been any polygamous marriages solemnized among the tre Latte Latter Day Day Saints during the period named by the Utah Commission and we ve denounce en the statements which convey the idea that such h marriages have been contracted as false and misleading and tI that at we protest against th the p perversions of fact and principle and intent contained in the report of the Commission Commis ion and dc de c clare that the manifesto of resident President dent W Woodruff forbidding future plural marriages was adopted at the last October Conference in all all' sincerity and good faith and that we have every reason to b believe lieve that it has been carried o out t in letter and inspirit in inspirit inspirit spirit and ind all statements statements to the con- con conI I tralY are entirely destitute of truth and it is further Resolved That we app appeal al to the press and peor people Ie of this country countr to accept our united declaration and protest to give it publicity and to aid in disseminating the truth that fals falsehood maybe refuted and justice justice justice jus jus- tice be done to a people continually m maligned and and- almost universally lly misunderstood And may God defend defend defend de de- de- de fend the right I Idaho is experiencing a mining boom Sever claims have been staked out in the to town site |
