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Show CAINE INTERVIEWS CLEVELAND. The mormon Side of the Story Receives Re-ceives Scant Attention from the President.. Washington, December 11. Delegate John T. Caine, of .Utah, has presented to the President a denial of the charges of threatened threat-ened insurrection against the United States authorities, and made a short statement of what the church regards as the truth of the matter. The President replied to him briefly ! and vigorously, as his manner is, and denied one of his requests in such a manner as to start the rumor that an altercation had taken place, and that he had refused to listen lis-ten to explanations or excuses from, the Mormon side of the affair. Mr. Caine went on preparing his papers next day,' and last evening submitted seriatim . denials' of: the' stories of the uprising telegraphed East since Saturday night. Ho proposes to furnish fur-nish other matters as rapidly as it can be sent to him, and will MAKE AS VIOOBOUS A FIGHT AS POSSIBLE To uphold the toppling power of the Church. Regarding his interview with the President, Presi-dent, he said that it had no approach to a scene, and that he had been assured that all the statements he had to present, would .receive .re-ceive fair consideration.- The President's point blank refusal was when he demanded the names of his accusers. The response was direct, and to the point, and was followed fol-lowed by no explanation or reason why it could not be granted. Mr. Caine thought he was justified in it, and will make the request re-quest again. From the Mormon standpoint ns represented by Mr. Caine, the alleged uprising up-rising is one of a series of stories usually, sent out from Salt Lake City about the opening of. every Congress. It has a tendency ten-dency to CONCEOTBATE THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNTBV ON ITT AH, And to make members of Congress feel that the only way to subdue the Mormons entirely en-tirely is to continue the present officials whose success in preventing any damage i3 always the culmination of the story of the outbreak. The Mormons are thorough haters of Governor Murray, who reciprocates in hatred, and they always regard him as the author, or at least the supporter, of the stories. The alleged reason for sending them eastward now is to retain the present officials offi-cials through the present Administration. Governor Murray, it will be remembered, was bitterly attacked by John D. White, of Kentucky, on the floor of the House some two years ago, to the great satisfaction of the Saints,but was reappointed, nevertheless, and has nearly two years to serve. |