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Show PRESIDENT GEO. Q. CANNON DEAD J ' "" I? nlafliiKiilalnil Uilinli UmiiIit HlltililiiliH to Ilroiiilillli nntl lln (l, 'Initililo Ilia I-oiiij iiml I'suilliil Caret r. n George J Cannon senior apostle of the Mormon church, first counselor to President Lorenzo Snow, and for many years a conspicuous flgurn III the commercial com-mercial financial and iolltlcnl alTalra of Utah, died at Monterey, California, at an early hour Irlday morning, April It 1 he end came peacefully At I 10 a m he nas seized with aaiiddrn sinking spell Ills family physician, llr (lift was with hlin hut strong stimulants failed In revive him and he fell Intun deep sleep, which half an hour later mini In death Iherr was no aulTerlng during the last hour of hi life, ami he was conscious con-scious until he fell Into the sleep from which he never wakened The body was taken to Han I 'run els-Co els-Co where It was prepared forahlpment to Halt Use President Cannon a death waa not unexpected Kor months he has been In III health and for a month hlsi-oii-dltlon has been critical llr Cllft hi physician In speaking speak-ing of the cause of Alle (annona diath said Apostln I ulilmii s death waa due to llrouehltls nn I enlargement enlarge-ment of the luart, tin latter being superinduced by coughing Ho nas also III a very weak slate and really was not far from nervous prostration He has been lingering III about the tame atate for two weeks, but since his last attack he hat novtr had a chance of recovery Until the very end, when he dropped olT to sleep, he was conscious. 1 ho news did not reach Hall Lake until no clock In the morning, as the telegraph ofllces at Monterey were closed The nana came to Angus M Cannon In a message from John (J Cannon, at follows "lather left ut thtt morning at 1:50 Death came tcacefullv Plcaso Join with family In consulting about funeral fun-eral " In an hour the newa had spread from one end of the city to the other, andun upper Main street, where the church iittltulloiia are located there waa a icrltable profusion of half masted lege Thlt mark of retpect waa die-llayed die-llayed most prominently from the lice Ulve house the residence of 1'rrsldenl Jnow, the Deserct News nfllre, lon'a (taring's Hank X Trust company, . Ok M I, Co-op Wagon ,V Machine, company, com-pany, and Utah Light ,t Power company com-pany Crcps was In evidence for half .UiUJiJai-lS.I-lrM,llir News onice, every door bearing Itakuot of white ami black President Cannon left Halt Lake for' California March 13, in hopes of retaining re-taining his health He had been all" ng since his return from Honolulu several months since About the tlrst of March he had an attack of grip which left him much enfeebled, and ho lelt for the coast aa soon as he naa able to travel Ills condition showed much Improve ment for a few daya, hut this mis followed fol-lowed by a decline which terminated In death Ills demise waa hourly ex-peeli ex-peeli il for several daya, yet It nevertheless never-theless produced a shock wherever he was known In high church circles his loss Is deeply deplored Around all the thiirch olllcea there vtas a fuueral air Tor nearly the entire en-tire afternoon President Hnow was closeted with prominent members of the church nnd other visitors and when ho went to his private resilience at 4 o clock he gave ordera thut he was not to bo disturbed aa he did not tare to discuss the sad event in his present atate of mlud It was sshl by n member mem-ber of the family, however, that the aged president hat taken the death of one of his principal advisers very much to heart, and regrets, probably moro than an) one else, outside of the family of President lannon, the lattcracall to another sphere Apostle Lund in commenting oo the event, said " To speak of (leorge I) annon Is to talk of tnc nisiory of t ej; church and thatlsa rather exhaustl eP subject. Home men live longer Hunt others and do much less If n mat 'si' life la to be measured by the work ef has done, then II must be said tl ill (Jeorge ) Cannon was a Methusela i That he will be missed as a strong in; nf In the councils and conduct of t el! church there cannot be any doubt " '' IIIIXIKAI'IIU AI. t rji-orire Qiisvle caaaon ws 1m ra M Jaaai 'tl II iraf la I Uer- 1 Ka.lm I Ills portTiit were llentve fanm aal Ann QvsvUt aailr wnre natttf of the lale tir SUn 11m Oatit En II orfaaaa family early rert id- shew that djl nsntewts apnlinl mr laiiiraarsteaeiuae-I' eaineurlirlnallv from iae banter of iwsUiMf sad AroMaed bui Ileal i i he lole ef tan trf refus-e on eenuni f p luteal er rsllai Iial troubles aad lb name f the place to whtlf bey -ol sad whlrh u -nil In ibe fsrallr & ealM OlfillahslKaa I II In the M.b I P laairaatrs mesna hi llmr iilsre f w llNirye giajrle 4 ana a waa the oMsat iif llalf father wfamllir alHl ht lor tnnertlfMiwtlholiL riT Miesahera t hi- fan ih nrraevi eoavsfts to d a Mormm fallli In lit rp-! whcie they wirtLI bsrtlrr,l Jtne H IN, tir Hilev John lay Sr." who afierwanl iNYara rel lent of the ilka1 asonrhur h Jl omliurl Amerlraln Aiiai-l tail Jlr M ana enten l i h emfil v f Mr Tartar who OaB Ibe rdluir I Tlmn. awl sn..a,a al the N iT"i' vnn Nrlshla r I- mm Ihut dale until Outstli l ho a- a mi mln r if J ihn Tsvlor"a ftmlK.f and wast nlNlntHl an el h-r hv I naildeiit Ta,kaJa Kehmary t la and a few lars later lM-rama s V sevanlv V When the M rmrnia were Irtven irat of Net tl toxin lata I'n-ldent l snum then a Imy nf It, J wenloutwllh the msln Ur to WlaleMVnsr U vera Ihe n it vear he en ! the t Ialn-al4 fj arrived In Halt laihe fs-tntieri. IMT tielife of the utcHM-, ra Two yeara later he waa (wiled f tn l allfornla i a a inlaalon fur Ida ehureb sfiJP while there waa aelevttal wllholhers tnrnean a lalaalon to the Hwsdwlrh lalsnda snl laadralt In Honolulu en the Itih of IMwmber, ism 'I I'raaldeol Can lion mnslanl In the Handwlrhil lalsnda for three sad a half yeara, and la that's tlmelassld tu luive msde uver too eeairerta.t mostly native. Inthlawnrk I'realdentCsnnoatl pitnsiiii.M GhoiQi: g cannon I took ttiAl-Mtlihe m Uiflflml tolftrnttilU w ttllftQ UtKUis'i1 . later tramvlatsnl ttv, liatolt cf Munuim Iniu ihal loosu Ilo rrtmrt to fallfornl In Irtl anj (or time a.lMrdApo llo I stTle f I Tratl on M autulilofraiiltf ami thru mn on to Hull lettkn. On hU arhn. ha Mtnironi0f the prWentol tbt Urtnltth qusirvui of hptpuU anil mhii arifrwtrdj wm (inlcrtNl tot rrtwMorftaminil tnlMlcitatbe HamlwkhUlatit Hut XtrUm 1'rraMrnt Caonoo -Ur-4thU nit-Mton he wan callixl to California to it In the imiiltratlon o( a Mfr tnrn lie dr;rtnl frutn Halt . In May lrA ami tiponhUirrt-tallitCulltnrisla tiponhUirrt-tallitCulltnrisla naa choM-a tohaectrriof the int t lun wt rk In that atatn anil Oftfot. 1 hl wurk lio i4Tfurm 1 In rtnintviloa iu the lubllratlnn u( the rtrrn Manila hi. the thurth tairi f lhwi anllhe tubllntlon u( the Ituuk o( Mortuoii In Ilia llawallulta brn newa Mai rrrrlvel that Johnton .tmr waa movlnti towant ttah lril Irnt Caiiou i-tarlM at unco tor h tue anlarr TMUt4li l.uUe In January ltfaH llr waaatoitNtudH ntljutatit itrneral of the army tarlntturrraaUixl tv Hrlitham ouiiftTtorraUtlnvaiou aatlivaan after v.i arnt tu Ullmore Luti tab)kb the lrerrt Newa. whro halt Lake Mibu il utM HnkiitttitltUwoikunttlHrptcubtr V when he wa enl uion a ml-Mlon totU rar.tern atatea 1 be rtl reached him m ft. wn when he wait on hU way to Salt Ijke ir4 In thrre-iuartera vt an hour he waa rtHita alurt The work tn the f ate rn fleM w cf a nrr iWlltaie nature rrulrlinr the hUlifit tjptjolj tlllomary lTratic if the eitrrine blltrrnm! thateillel amowr the tH'oflatfaln.t tbailofw Dtoiiaiuii aUtHiunt of pilTKarny llj nvrkhn cf IfttTiof lutroilurtttm from (lomitor Then I Kane 1 rMlilentthhonaufvpeIrtJlari-4vlv Ina many mtn hlh In authority an4 In Urtw Ivrfore them the trun ktateof .fflr-4 In I U? Ilehal cbartte of the eaurn mUkioa tlurttf ,, tear-n sndissn Ml1 w, llM tn, tn) il n aaei t f rthnrhulrh In that territory rtnrftha limit lim-it hlle n thl- mlaalnn In flotnner tM ha m vh men an arMiasse. UinillKesseaDcvmsde thade, I if Parley V Trail and nn blare rn b- m ten m ntha later waa ordained tn ,t om e Tl u wm Aug- M mi when be is bat tl reera of ace lie bad lirea sn na le th" I re lor forty-one years last toonsfter hu ordlnstlon President Tsnnoo aordere1 ipon a ralaalon to (Irest llrltaln d resehl I lverfaol belore Ibe year was t but l-ef re he left Halt I she heealsbliahed sehurehl lnllaolltre In thlaeltr tin his mm to Mar I he waa aent to Waahlnf ton lb Hon Wllllaroll lloojr Ihetwobavlne en rh iaen I nlied "tales senators when the lempt ws- msde to bsve Utsh admitted aa a ite He waa then but ta yeara of are After nereaasdj urned In July President Cannon i ned to I- irope snd presided over the nils theretl I theailumnof lull lllaourney e over the plains that vear was filled with a rrareat p-rll beosu-eof the Indtsn wsra at were ravine 1 ut Ihi trip wsa made In fplv and 1 realdent twnnon a tnlaalon work i- endfsl h-- hnvlne airnl f mrleen of the nf--n prece,llnir year- lu the inlaalon (leM In the winter i f lni s. ln-l lent foenon or-n or-n lial the llr.l Hoi dav Nrbiail In Hall Idhe I lo January t the nest yesr he established cjuvenll ln-trilor to which Journsl he nirlbuted the fruiu of hla pen fur msny Mrs In l-e; he wsa made general supertn-q supertn-q lent of tl' lieaeret mlav Hihuol rnlon t will n he .i ntlnued I hold till the ml !ulhatam year 117 President canaon - apa In mI ly llrlaham ousif lo take rue f the Ilea ret Ni w tltatwsathen pub i I aa a weekly and aeml weekly While hanre of the publleatl n he eaubllahet the -rret tenlne Mewa and conducted It till lit i -eaa wa-s ired l-ater he In company IU llrtvhan oune )r eonduetist Ibe pub Hoi f r a time Ihla w alnisrr llealao le what I- ron-ldere-l liyltie Mormon two M i lie he -tandard hlatt ry nf J m ph Htnllb la me oiherrburrh w rk st this time n s l i-ln wsv the e was oo other man In lerr I rv eki eptlmr llr eham Snubs', who kas snlte r who wa- r, nneeted with no my SI I aoeh interallied Intervals He waa -.elated wllh thai un llna-of the I M I I waa one of lb rlirliial lionl I f dlrwetora wa-sdlreetor I Ih I hi II Ps Iflr retimed I waa cooneeied with a number of banks in l-riy ss well as other merrshtlle Inalltu hi- manrof whlib he helN-,ttniwusbllah In tart Mr t snnon waa elected delegate to n naa m rvlruf In that eapsettv until leal ieu he was esc tided berauas be was a polys il I lnljrham iunrrdlial In 177 and by his will .fdrnt t annon llrlnhsin ur r snl aert tarrlneum were made eieeuiors of thsl vument Tbeealsle wsa much oomlleBtel fause of thn lanre liumtierrf lelra In INTO ft waa I rouaht by some of the dlsaallslled e snlJudeeJ H. Horemau, whowaathen llhe territorial lienrh Issue,! an order that a iMindsof Iheeleeutorsbe Inerenseil lbey fasiwl to furnish tbe Invressasl bond snd were Btlo hepenltentlsry for eonteml tnf court If w wreka later Chief Juallee Hunter sue- Sard Judse llorsmsn snd he relessetl tbe prls-ssera prls-ssera ibe work of sdinlntaterlnrr ibne-tste vss ben continued until Ibe work ws- pacd Sertotbe Urlfbsm TToune Trust eomisa When Apoatle John Taylor waa elrrux rears! rea-rs! uf tbe churrb In INa. tleortfo Q Lsonon uljneephl' Hmlth were made hla counatlora sail sltbougb tbe nrat prealderuy wsasubae- Jteutly roorirantied twice In Itsal, wbea Presl-ntTsvlor Presl-ntTsvlor illetl snl In leva, when President Bo,a!ruffdtcd. Prealdent Cannon snd Joseph r Smith continue,! to lie tbe prrsldrol s coun-Hlors coun-Hlors through all the changes IPreal lent cannon leaves a family ronalstlng sf rive wives and twenty seven rhll Iren f irtv-vnogrnbl irtv-vnogrnbl children snd ono gnst grand child lllsuratwllr tlliatHthll Cannon by win in la hal eleven rhll Iren died In im: In a lake City haven uf thn children born of thta sslon are atao dre 1 and tl can are all Ibe srsths thst bsvemiurred In tbe family a,The five wives allll llvlnir are harsli Jane fsnnou, Hits T Cannon, Martha 1 lannon Emily 11 Cannon and Curillne Y Cunnon Tbey are glveu la the order uf their msrrlagea Tbe vouogeal Is Ibe daughter of Prc-turnt brlgbani Young and la tbe one who wsa with sliu In Monterey through hla alrknesa an I at Wa death oho la the wife lrealdrnt Cunnon soiillnued to live with slier the msnlfealoif Ibe church against pol)gsmv snd wss known Is his legal wife sTbc following children survive him JohnQ Cannon, Mary Altre t annon t-mlly Cunnun wlllev Sylvester cj Cannoo I rook J t su-aoo su-aoo Angus J Cannon llugb J CsLnun, Hoa-snnsJ Hoa-snnsJ lnnnoo Irvine JophJ Csnnon I res. ton J (anoon Carl g Lannon U nil mi T fnnoo,lleed T Csnnon llwln T Cunnon lteaterT Cannon Amelia r Lsnnon (ham lirlsln fwlsT Cannon llrlgbsml Cul non Wlllsrd T (snnon time 1 Cannon, llal-fllfleQ llal-fllfleQ Cannon t-twy 1 Lsnnon Collins 1 Cannon Clswaon Y Csnnon Wlllonfi Csn-ton Csn-ton Aurcllus Y Csnnon UeorgluaC Csnnon |