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Show GEH.DJ. IilS DEAD. A Useful Life of Seventy-Sevsn Seventy-Sevsn Years. ! I A Brief Review of a Noble Pioneer's Life and Devoted De-voted Labora. The Date of the Funeral as Yet Not Decided Upon. Yesterday afternoon the sad news of the demise of General Daniel II. Wells reached this city. He was ailing ail-ing for about two weeks before death overtook him, which occurred at 1 p. m.. March 24. It is a grievous bereavement to his family and a cause for general sorrow threnghout the territory. ter-ritory. . Daniel Hanmer Wells was born at Trenton, Oneida county, New York, October 27, 1814; he was consequently in his seventy-seventh year when he died When quite a young man he moved to Illinois and lived at Commerce, Com-merce, which was afterwards known asNauvoo. Here he became intimate with the Prophet Joseph Smith, whom he greatly admired. In the persecution persecu-tion that came with the martyrdom of the Prophet, Squire Wells, as hn waa I called, cast in his lot with the afflicted Mormons, joined the church, took a prominent part in the defence of Nau-voo Nau-voo and followed the people to Winter Quarters. After returning to Nauvoo to settle up his affairs he came to Utah, reaching this place in 1848, and has ever since occupied a prominent place in the affairs of the territory and in the hearts of the people. Like Joseph Smith.the prophet,he was first a Whig and afterwards a staunch Republican in politics. He folfilled a mission to Europe from 1S85 to 18S7 presiding over the church cn that continent con-tinent during that time. He was possessed pos-sessed of a love of fairness of human rights, which caused him to lean to the "Mormon" side of the controversy in the earliest years of the church, until finally he forsook all and cast his lot with the despised "Mormons." He was for many years second coun selor to rrestdent Brigham Young and at his decease was made a counselor to the Iwelve Apostles. When the Manti temple was cempleted he was appointed to take charge as president which position he held until his death; As superintendent of public works as a military officer, as mayor of Salt Lake city, as a member of the Legislature, Legis-lature, and as an ecclesiastical officer he was eminently successful and won the respect and..Uem of all with whom he wf-"fc "kited. He was a man of chari - nd, affectionate, cheerful andl ;in-, |