Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-09-08

Dsccag i improved. and prospects are
good in south Bengal, HurnHh and in the
central provinces nf Dcrer, lndorc and
Ruslanl.
Death OF Brigham Young.
SA3 Francisco, Aug. 2?.-Thc follow.
ing dispatch from Salt Lake was received
today at 4 O'Clock T. NJ: Brigham
Young died at i! J.. NJ. The flags of the
city are at half-mast."
SALT LAKE, Aug. 29.-Thc opposition
to the succession OF either Joseph Young
or Brigham Young to the presidency OF
the church is outspoken and in very many
cases most bitter. John w. Young; is the
only one at all fitted by natural or nc,
auired ability for the position. lie is fl,
nancialy n bankrupt, and has until the
last six months been suspected of aposta.
cy. lie returned from an eastern resi-
dencc last fall embarrassed, and imposing
heavy losses on the president whose credit
he had been operating on. He was made
first counsellor TO the president. Brigham,
without passing through the subordinate
grades OF promotion, contrary to the
usage of the church, in order to place him
in the line of succession. Since that
time he has been very active, with Brig
hams assistance in working his way into
u position to fill the presidents place
when the time came, and the appoint.
mcnts have been made and the wires laid
with that end in view. That there is IL
strong outspokcn and rapidly organizing
opposition to the Young dynasty, based
upon the personal untitness Of the candi-
dates, as well rs upon the determination
on the part of the church leaders to rid
themselves of the pecuniary cmbarrass-
mcnt that Brigham's avarice and selfish
nrc tnil cd Ln nj, IN
be exempt from the censure which the de-
velopmcnts of the last few months have
made of the murders and blood atone.
mcnt. A. strong party favor the retention
of the succession in allowing John Tay-
lor, who is priest of the quorum Of II TO
act as cX-oilicio president of the church.
Taylor is not only ambitious, but enter
prising He was with Joseph and Hyram
Smith ut NauvOO AT the time of their as
sassination, aud was filled with bullets on
that occasion. He is not an abusive man,
but in every sense of the word Il religious
fanatic, with no more brains than the
other prophets. a strong faction favor
Geo. q. Cannon who has been great IA
vorite of Brigham. He is II smooth, cum
ming. we'll spoken man, and popular with
the masses. lie has been member of
the presidents household, and has 0ccu-
must in great measure bctray t, the
OF John ". Young's chances
by being candidate himself. There are
many who not only believe, but openly
express the opinion that the presidency
should be taken from the family of DO
scph Smith, and this class do not hesitate
10 express the word intruder and usurper
10 BrighGm Young ard declare that the
shall not pass to his family.
The Contcs. will he Il bitter one and what
.ver difficulty there may be. in predicting
he result, it is safe 10 say that the Young
lynasty is practically at an end and that
he struggle for power and authority will
distract and weaken the church erganiza-
ion Ia its foundation The elimination
mi recrimination that will accompany
his contest will be carefully gathered az
~ he outsiders as the Legitimate fruits OF
warfare in which they have no other in.
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