Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

YOU received 2" by Damned cold"
General Garfield said afterwards to
n friend that he had no patience with
such idiocy. He was not ashamed
of his having been canal boy,
neither was it matter Of boasting.
II was q mere incident in his life of
the least importance in shaping his
after career.
Norm onism and the MormOns.
New York. 2S.-John Sharp, one
of the u Mormon bishops, is here.
He is Presdeh, aud Superintendent
of the Utah Central and Utah South
ern railroads and Vice President
AMI Superintendent of tie Utah
Southern Extensions; also Il Director
of the Union Pacific. Being inter
viewed he said that the death OF
Brigham Young had not altered the
Mormon policy. We do not expect
railroad extension or mine develop
ments to interfere eith Us as Muvmons
Mormon institution Iii the least.
Along the lines Of our new road, We
seek the alliance OF settlers and cap
italists. They give Us no trouble
and we do not interfere with them.
We aid each other. There are, of
course, some noisy, troublesome do
roushts and II smatterinS OF busy
! ,es always trying to create Il sen
.:uon and always attribute their
illure to get up in the world. to
Mormonism. but they don't amount
to much. Eight-tcntha Of tho 20
pie are Mormons, and very few OF
of the younger people leave the
faith, while additions are constantly
being made by immigration. Two
thousand immigrants arrived at Salt
Lake this season from Europe. The
Quorum of twelve which became the
head of the church at the death of
Brigham Young, still retain their
power. Theil funcitins as apostles
have been in no way abridged by the
election of John Taylor as prophet,
or bv two councils chosen to act with
him. He further said that Utah was
anxious to be admitted as State
and added, not only is polySamy q
mart OF the Mormon faith, but it is
obligatory. Those who say other
wise are not true MormOns or do not
know what they arc talking OF.
Some made their consciences easy
with only one wife on one pretcXt
or another, and doubtless in some
individual cases polyeamy is impro-
vident or perhaps impossible. 1t is
not compulsory as there are no pen
alties, but it is obligatory, part Of
our religious faith and it can not be
counted out. Since the decision of
of the Reynolds case there has per
haps been comparative decrease in
polygamy, but that is not due 20 the
decision any mo1e than to the fact
that Mormon girls are devotees Of
style and fashion rs much as New
York girls, and young men find it
somewhat harder to support more
than one family than their fathers
and grandfathers did. Before the
Reynol Is decision was made, we did
not believe that the anti-polygamy
law of 1862 was constitutional, and
paid no attention to it; but, now it
is law, and it has certain effect.
He suys that tho church has in Italy
Is pastors, Is lay preachers, 1860
commandments, 2,OS5 children in
schools under II teachers, and II
students in a theological seminary
which is located within 400 yards of
the Vatican at Rome, and two pro-
fessors. There are now five differ
ent Protestant evanSelizing agencies
in Italy, the Baptist, American
Episcppalian. Wesleyan, English
Walnensians, and the Free Church
of Italy. the last two being mainly
supported by Prosbyterians and
Consregationalisis.
The Chinese Proclamation ais lac Not
"a Mum and BrOtier!"
WAsuINdToN, Nov. 29.--The fol
lowing proclamation has been issued
by the President:
Whereas satisfactory evidence has
been given to me by the Government
OF hi, Majesty the Emperor Of CHINA
that no discriminating duties on tom
mage or imports are imposed o'
levied in the ports of that nation
upon vessels wholly belonging to
citizens of the United States, or
upon the produce, manufactures or
merchandise imported III Tie a,nr.
Therefore |, Rutherford Is. Hayes,
President of the United States OF
Amoricn, by virtue of the authority
in me vested 10y law, 10 hereby Ic-
care and proclaim foreign dis.
eliminating duties Of tonnaG" and
import within Che InitCl States are
and shall be suspended and dlscoh-
tinued 50 far rs respects the vessels
of China and the produce, nanufac-
lures and merchandise imported
therein TO the United States from
China or from any other foreign
country, so long us tho exemption
afore said on the part of China OF