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Show A TOE MORNING EXAMINES, i ' .. PRESIDENT SMITH TESTIFIES i 1 f o i 'Ii AS TO HIS WIVES AND ? ni ' -- i 4 ' ! ;i i; 1 1 J. ! f i J - p:v Frankly Admits He Has Five Wives and That Eleven Children Were Bom to Them Since the ; liS f c i . vr.i i4 J Manifesto in 1890. it i ,v 1 1 ' ;1 4h 4 4 I l ii 3 ? i si ji Vi . U w ' i r'i ; i Mi f i - ' K U 1 : So . I; r great haa Washington. March bocume the interval in the Emoot hearing that It n neceaaary to paat a policeman at tin dour uf tha room uf tha committee. All peruana except tboae Indirectly Interested were kept Hit of tha room, ihiiugh outside the door It vaa lupoealblo aim out to maintain n paMHtga way through the corridor of tha rapluU. Just before tha hearing arms begun today. Sir. Smoot received a telegram from Prow Utah, stating that hla alatar, Mrs. George 8. Taylor, U dead tie aa tha reault of an operation, hnd wo previous knowledge of bar illness and exhibited idalnly tha effect of tha sudden Rhode When tha eommittea rnraa celled to order seven senators ware present Chnlrmnn Burrows gava the ruling on the questions naked of Prwldeut Smith relating to tha polygamiau coiisblts-tio- n of George F. Teasdala, n Morto auch mon npoetla. Ohjecilona questtoning had bean made by the defendant The committee ruled that the testimony bearing upon plural mur. riagea of any member of tbs twelve epoetins, of which Mr. Smoot la one, la competent so far as It relates to such polygamous cohabitation since Sept 28. 1VM, the date of FreeMent Woodruff's uianlftmlo, withdrawing the order at the church, commanding plural marr luges. Senator Beveridge stated that there had been n ndMiiideratnndlng as to whether Mr. Smoot was being tried cm tha chargee of polygamy or of having taken an oath limompntlble. with hla uath as n sonator. Mow, he said, Jt I apparent that them chargee are not pending In this Investigation. Senator Dubois dissented from tbo statement that there had been such a misreal the understanding and said charge la that Mr. Smoot la a member of a Mormon bkvarchy, which subscribes to vowa- lir conflict with waa tha laaa of tbo country and bound to aupiwrt such vows. "Fur the flret time In fifty yearn, said Mr. Dubois, "the relations of tbla urganlxatkwi toward Ibo United Slatea are to be trtod. 8enstr AVUua made a protest against the debate between members of the committee and 111 alnuan Burrows dlrewr.Kl Mr. Taylor to proceed. Quest Ions were then directed to ascertain Mr. Smlihs knowledge of tbe polygamous marriages of Abram Cannon and whether Mr. Smith had performed the efTYlre uniting Mr. C'au-no- n and Lillian Hamlin.' Mr. Smith mild lie had seen newspaper reports imylng that be had done an, but he denied the truth uf the statements. Then Mr. Taylor asked a number of questions which brought out a statement from Mr. Smith regarding hla own position under the laws covering polygamy. He acknowledged that ho hnd violated them continuously since the manifesto of MM snd la ready now snd always has been ready to face the laws of the land. Mr. Taylor asked: "Is cohabitation with n plural wife routrary to the yules of the church?" Mr. Smith asked and received permission to make a statement snd then answer the question lu his own way. He spoke with great farting and directness, Just the reverse at hla attitude on the stand nt yesterday hearing, saying: "in regard to the status of polygamy nt the time of Hie manifesto, I want to say that niter the hearing before the master of rhancery, I understood that we should abstain from relations with our plural families and that rule was observed up to the time the enabling net went Into effect admitting Utah ns n state. Under that act the only prohibition was that plural marriages should cease. Nothing waa said about cohabitation with our I.-- 4 ' . Then fat answer to the question whether polygamous cohabitation wu regarded by the church ns contrary to tha law, ha answered ; It was. Continuing, ha aaid, "This was tha 1 was acd la tha rasa now. - But Mr. placed lu this position, Smith. "I bad a family a plural family, if you please. 1 married my first wifa more than thirty-eigyear ago, and my last wife more than twenty yean ago. By these wives 1 have had children and I hare preferred to take my own chances with the law and suffer tha consequences the law might visit upon me rather tbaa abandon lb cm children and their mothers. with 1 have continued to cohabit them since tha manifesto of 1890, and they have borne me children since that date, 1 waa fully aware of what I waa knrw J was amenable to the doing. law but, aa I say, I preferred to face that situation rather than to desert them, 1 have not cohabited with these wives oiienly or flaunted the fact, but I have acknowledged the wivee and children as my family. The people of Utah have regarded the situation ns an existing fact. These people as a d and liberal In rule are Ihelr views, and have condoned the offense If offense It is rather than to inierfere with my situation aa they found. It haa been known what I have been doing. I have not been Interfered with nor disturbed In any way. U I hsd been, 1 was there to answer the charges. 1 was willing to fare them and submit to tha penalty, whatever It might be. Mr. Smith paused for a moment, but as Mr. Taylor prepared to aak another question, be again proceeded with hie statement: You must Araw a distinction between unlawful cohabitation and plurHa continued, "The al marriages. stale law In regard to tha latter has been complied with. No marriages have been performed with the sanction, approval, consent, knowledge or connivance uf tbe church or Its officials. But the other law la the one I have presumed to disregard, and which, as I have said. I am ready to fare rather than disgrace myself or degrade my family by turning them off." Mr. Taylor resumed his questioning, "You say there In a state law forbidding polygamous liuhnbitatlon. and yon have been continuing to violate it In utter disregard of the consequences?" he asked. "1 think I have," was the answer, "You have caused your plural wives to hear new children In violation of the law you knew to exist. "That, is correct." said Mr. Smith. Why have you dona so?" persisted Mr. Taylor. "For the reason 1 have lold you. preferred to face the law. 1 could not disgrace myself. I could not degrade niy family. "Do yon consider It an abandon mont of your family not to maintain marriage relations? Mr. Taylor ask ad ht bread-minde- ed. Mr. Smith faced Mr. Taylor and in g low but penetrating voire, said: t "I don't llko to bo Impertinent, but should like you to ask any woman who la a wifi Resuming the inquiry concerning Mr. Smith's personal polygamous relations. Mr. Taylor asked. How many children have you had since the manifesto of 1890? Mr. Worthington objected on the part of the defense and both Sena-cas- e tors Beveridge and Foraker again mid that they thought as thla witneaa said his wives had bore children since tha manifesto it made no difference how many such children hnd been born to him. I contend that It does make n difference." said Mr, Taylor. "It mekq difference how well the fact was advertised that he waa violating the law. It makes a difference whether it waa two or twanty-twIn the effect this example might have on others in the church. Mr. Burrows asked Mr. Smith If ha had married any wlvea between the first and the last he had mentioned during his statement to tha committee. "I have, said Mr. Smith. "How many? "Three." "Then you have five wives now?1 aaid Mr. Uurrowa. "That la correct, waa the response. Mr. Burrows ruled that the question objected to was In order, and directed the stenographer to rend the question: "How many children have you had since the manifesto of M90T" "Eleven since M9o," aaid Mr. Smith. "Each of my Continuing, he said: five wives have borne me children.' "Since that time? naked Mr. Bur rows. Since that time, plied In answer. the witneaa re- CHECK IMPS u New Sidings Along the Siberian Railroad to Facilitate Anti-Russia- n nese, posted la Transfer of Troops. prices coupled with quality. To proclamations in ChiNewchwang, have RAILROADER He Was Held All Night by Hla Cap- u 51.-00- COMPELLING KOREAN AID. m an mo Seoul, March 2. The Russian forces at Anju are compelling the Koreans to supply them with rice, feed and fuel. The Russians are fortifying An Tung heavily, with the apparent Intention of preventing the Japanese from crossing the Ynlu. The commander of n British gunboat bringing down residents of that nationality from Song Chong, reports the death Yl Chat n of Prince Sun, nephew of the former king and n man who has filled nil the high posts In the kingdom. The naval Nagasaki, March 2. prise court la session at 8asebo, yesterday upheld the legality of the capture by Japanese cruisers of tha merchant steamers Argun, Mukden, Michael and Roaalja, anjd the whalers Nicolai and Alexander. Other cases are pending. An appeal waa allowed to be taken within thirty days. ANOTHER DECREE. New Trek, March 3. A decree hrfa been signed by the exar, says a Times dispatch from n Russian correspondent, Instructing M. de Plehve, tha minister of the Interior, to adopt strict measures against patriotic manifestations. It Is held that these demonstrations are not only often Inappropriate, because they celebrate Imaginary victory but that they are also likely to produce counter manifestations. The attitude of the pupils of the high school for women haa caused the government to close that establ- ishment. IN STATE OF SIEGE. , 9 4O The advance guard of all the new suits that are to come. We were fortunate in having sent to us about 75 Spring Suits SAMPLE- S- BOSTONIANS. Everybody ought to wear Bostonians because they give erceHent satisfaction in every rcsp:ct. They are made from strictly first quality material, on perfect fitting lasts by skilled workmen. Prices, $3.50 and $4.00. t S&2 -- s. U- CUM -SEE -US We are located in building formerly the old Stratford Furniture Store. Just north of Z.CM.L A 7v of a kind only, that our. buyer, Mr Last, picked A A One at up less than va ue. These comprise all the new jT weaves, and, of 9A 79 course, are made up in the new Eton ' 7 9A Jacket Shapes. Tomorrow we place them on sale at less thla their value. ' O JL R8AAOOOOaayyyvyvyyyyyyy)YVVVVVVUUVUV( 7 - f Last & Thomas? 44444444 444444444 Ogden Knitting Company ' New York, March 8. Port Arthur, Vladivostok and the region traversed by the East Chinese railroad and the Blagovestchensk and Trana-Balkand Amur territories have, cables the SL Petersburg correspondent of the Her- - ...KNIT SKIRTS... FOR LADIES 50 Cents Each SEE PRICES IN OUR WINDOWS Yhone J67-- Z 2274 Washington Avenue, Between 22nd aid 23rd Sts. We Have What You Want in Typewriter Supplies Spargo's Book Store. For Courteous Treatment Stop at The Inn Dew-Dro- p CLEARY (SL KINNEY Props. ASK YOUR FRIENDS AS TO WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN WELL TREATED. A great shoe busi- Ladies French Kid. ness, built- upon New heels, new tips. Regular - honest principles Months ago we began preparations for the largest shoe busishoe and direct our in our history ness to the Largest manufacturers of Ladies' buyer went Men's, Boys and Children's shoes in America, placing with them the largest contract for slioes ever placed by a western shoe dealer. represent the handsomest coLcetion of shoes ever brought to Utah 4 1456,000,000. THE LARGEST PURCHASE EVER MADE BY A The shoes are here, systematically arranged in our store for uick selling, and they . SALE. Introduction Shoe Sale. WESTERN DEALER. 4 ,4 Examiner Telephone Nuiehem Day. 234X; night, sc. 4. introduce our new Shoe Store we place on sale $25,000 worth of shoes direct from the Largest KIDNAPPED. n. tors But Finally Raltased. Texas, March 3. Daniel Houston, St Petersburg, March 3. Since brother of E. & Cushing of Cushing, fleet the disappearance of the Japanese have from Port Arthur, the authorises bun awaiting anxiously the next move of the Japanese on su. There 1a an inclination here to believe the Japanese have been discouraged by the failure of their attacks and peranhaps by losses they have not nounced. It la evident even from the meager Information regnrdtng the Russian dispositions In northern Korea that the plan for cheeking the Japnn-ea- e land advance la perfect and that heavy reserves are being brought up the Yalu river. Every energy of the authorities la now directed to prevent n blockade on the Siberian railroad. Twenty new sidings, each of 2.200 feet, are being erected. Owing to the heavy movement of rolling stock carrying reinforcements, wu munitions and commissary supplies eastward, them la great danger that la bringing - back the empty cars the whole line may be stopped. With the sidings now building the authorities hope to be able to keep the line clear and to send eleven trains in each direction dally. Advices from Siberia say the army reserves from the rural districts seem to be much more anxious to go to tha front than the townsmen. Many of the latter are presenting physicians' certificates of illness. The government bank balance March 1. showed n decrease of only I4.U00, 000. The gold In hand amounted to The Manufactories. Pacific railroad taken from the station houwh. Rio by party ot men. A noi.1 the door, in Cushing s said that he had been taken avLr would be held for a ransom ut E. B. Cushing has received a miL1-froDel Rio saying that his towt had returned to a section hoiu.TWr that point In a dated conditio, 7?! that he would be taken to Del Hio special train. He said that ah had been with the men all ?' waa released early the following ing and told how to make his 8 to Del Rio. E. B. Cushing hu left for tha The Texas rangers have been hE to help Mr. Cushing, han? New York, March 3. Russians say they intend to place mines at the mouth uf the river at Kewchwang and use the Slvouch 'a floa-Jn- g fort, but there are no Indications, according to a Herald dispatch from Tien Tsln, that they mean to defend Kewchwang. been torn down by Russian soldiers. At this point Mr. Fh raker and Mr. TEAMSTERS 22. STOCKMEN Beveridge objected and In discussing J. C. PLATT SADDLERY CO. cap the questions both expressed the opln ton that tho witness had stated fully rias a full line of Gloves, Blankets. that he had violated the lawa and that Whips, Tents and Wagon Covers. Mfrs. of High Grade Harness and he hnd been frank In regard to hla Stock Saddles. re aeons and finally that the committee Phene Site 2271 Washington Ava waa advised on that subject. Mr. FOraker said that after such a statement aa had been made by Mr. Smith It waa unnecessary to ask the witness concerning hla opinions on the subject of good morals. Wives. Mr. Hoar moved that such quesWith the wives you had married tions be not allowed at this time, but previous to the manifesto, you mean? if at a future time It waa found that Mr. Smiths statement was not. full Interrupted Mr. Hoar. said Mr. and complete the committee That la what I meant, might I understood that plural marSmith. question him. Mr. Dubois then asked Mr. Smith if riages were to cease and ever since the manifesto until the present time there It wss not understood by those In rervr haa been n plural marriage In authority that It waa the duty of tbe the church performed in accordance polygamist to continue to provide far with Its teachings or with the connivand support his plural family after the ance of the church. And he added manifesto of 1890. many larger establishments and It was to be a polygamist that tha company had decided to Mr. Smith answered that. with greater emphasis, I know whereI could own not of knowl say my force Its wishes in tha manner stated. of I speak." generally so understood. Introduction sale a aUte the Southern . MINING RIVER. rather think he added "that one of them has hnd three children I could tell you n little Inter. He said In reply to Mr. Taylor that he bad attended the dedication ever else at tbe St. Louis exposition and DUNKARDS FOR TEXAS. hnd been accompanied by hia plural name. Edna Smith, by wife, Fa Arranging to Hava Them Senator Suiool had been with them Santa ColoniM tha Pacos Valley. on that occasion when they hnd been 3.-Record- March. Chicago, photographed In n group. In reply to n question by Senator Herald today says:. Arrangements have been made by Smoot, he said: "Each of my families haa a home of tti own in Salt Lake the Santa Fe railway for the estabCity, and comparatively near to each lishment of two large Dunkard colonother. Since the manifesto my cum ies in northern Texas 'and in the Fecos tom baa been to live with my first valley. Between 300 and 600 families wife at her home, but I have visited are expected to locate In the colonies. Through Phillip Swlhnrt of Tippemy other families. lie also said, replying to Mr. Tay canoe, Ind.i the Dunkards of many lor, that he had been present nt the slates have agreed to sell their homaa on n large scale In the reception to the president at Senator and Kearns' residence nt Salt Luka City, sections named. Contracts have been and that he had had one of hia plural signed by the Dnnkarjd committee and wlvea with him, but that she was not signed by the Dunkard committee and 15,000 by the railway hu reserved the one whom be took to St LouU. be"My attitude toward my wlvea was acres of land In the Pecos valley 0 tween Carlsbad and Roswell, and of general knowledge, he said. acres In northern Texu, between Senator Sniooti counsel objected, however, to tho assumption that Sen- Hereford and Bovina. On the latter ator Smoot knew nil the cirrnmst uncos will be colonised the Dunkards who connected with Smith's wlvea. "We desire to engage in cattle raising and on the former tract thou prefer to put Senator Smoot on the mainly, he who desire to engage in fruit railing. what stand and let him tell knows, remarked Mr. Van Colt. WAR ON POOLROOMS. Being asked whether he had token tha test oath In 1899, before voting. Mr. Smith hesitated and Ms counsel Tslsgraph Company Rafuau to nsked that he be confronted with the ply Them Informatlan. oath. The question was temporarily New York. March 2. An open wu withdrawn. hu bun declared on pool rooms here Did Senator by the telegraph Overman Senator company which supSmnot ever advise vou to persist In plies returns from the various race cohabitation? your polygamous tracks. " deprived of their inhave formationSuddenly I think not. 1 Mr. Smith after the Jockeys and odds discussed I never, so far aa remember, for the first race of the afternoon had been received, more than one hund' my private affairs with him. "Are the mmetlee yonr advisors? rooms where bettors congregated, were "I receive advice from nil good men, thrown out of business until the larger but no more from them than other conrerna established telephone connecelders of the church. tion with rooms In Chicago where the "Did thry ever advise you to desist necessary news wu obtained. from the practice?" The trouble grew out of notice servNot that I know of." ed upon the pool room syndicate In "Has Mr. Smoot visited you nt your January, Increasing the iMesameni for residences? telegraphic service and informing the "He has been to ray first wife's gamblers that an Inspector from tha callbe I make shat may house, where company's office must nt nil times have ed my official residence. free screw to the rooms. Asked about George Teasdslc. one When the sounders sudof the twelve apostles. Mr. Smith ssld denly stopped,telegraph there wu an anxious he knew nothing of his present domes- inquiry from nil parts of the city and tic relations, lie thought, however, the managers werd informed that they Mr. or two three until years ago, that had been eut off because the Tensdale had had two wives. Mr. although admitted, had not inspector, been perSmith also waa asked about Apostle mitted to carry nut their orders In John W. Taylor, and if he is reputed of the 1 aid. been formally declared in uf siege. , . RUSSIANS WILL wile-Joh- K -- "Have yon tbc.l!fhii doubt of It. "I havent much doubt of It Asked where Mr. Taylor now la. Mr. Smith said ha did not know; that some weeks ago Taylor bad been sent to investigate a tract of lead offered the Mormons and he had sot heard from Mr- - Tajr him sinre. He hnd been lore home In Salt I .ate City only once. Could nm an apostle be a polygamist without your knowledge? asked Senator Dubois. "No, air, not unless he violated tha rules of the church and I don't think any of them would do that. Then shy say 'I think' and 1 suppose? " I "Because, replied the witness. never saw any uf them married to any woman." Mr. Smith said that Apostle Merrill and Heber R. Grant are reputed to be polygamiau; he had seen two women who were pointed out as Mr. Grant's wives. Mr. Grant la now In Europe la the interest of the church. He hu with him hla second Henry Smith is. the witneaa slated, the husband of two wives. He la a kinsman of mine, he aaid, and "I know positively about him. Did you ever ad vine him to desist from tha polygamous practice? I never did: 1 could not consistently do so while I myself was practicing the system. Mr. Smith was asked about other apostles. Mr. Cowley la, he aaid, a reputed polygamist. Roger Clawsoacon-la not. He was especially explicit cerning F, M. Lyman, president of tho apostle, and la the line of succession to himself. Mr. 8m!(h said that Mr, Lyman being preseut, should answer for himself, but the committee Insisted and he replied that Lyman waa reputed to have two wives. Have any of these men taken plural wlvea since the manifesto of 1890?" asked Senator Beveridge. I repeat said President Smith, bringing hla hand down on the table with some emphasis, "that since the manifesto of 1890, no man hu enured into plural marriage with the knowledge or approval of the church. He wu uked by Mr. Taylor about MarionScolea Teudale, deceased, who It wu stated, had naver met Mr. Teaa-da- le until 1902. Mr. Smith replied that be had not known the lady, but that ha had understood that Mr. Teudale had not known when he married her that he hnd another wife. When your elders go out and make converts in other lauds, do they not present the rlghtfulneaa of polygamy, a religious virtue? This question wu put by Senator Hoar and wu answered In the negative. They never discuss polygamy. Mr. Smith said, "unless compelled to do so. They do not advocate polygamy In any way. Indeed, the elders are Instructed not to advocate plural marriages at all; it la a thing of the put. 4, IDOL MARCH UTAH, FRIDAY MORNING, edge. ii ' ' OGDEN, j . - , . $3.00 value, . Sale price $2.50. f . CHILDRENS SCHOOL SHOES. 83c, $1.00 and $1.25 Never before' has such good shoes been offered at this price. |