The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14

SHOOTING AT SALT
LAKE.
Instantly Killed-R. r.
smith MOrtally Wounded.

smith MOrtally Wounded.
r LAKE, Sept. s.-Much excitement
used by a shooting affray this morning
ch one principal was killed and the
uossibly cannot live till morning. The
Ia took place at the depot just as the
Flor shouted GAIL aboard" DR.. Sned-
.as sitting in a car when r. T. Smith
and as Smith reached a point in the
pposite Snedaker the latter arose and
HE ball going through Smiths left
Smith fell and an officer disarmed
ker and was leading him out of the car
Smith arose to his feet and fired two
striking the doctor in the back the ball
through his body. Snedaker expired
1iately. Smith was carried to the hos
There he IS dying.
\ men were we'll known and highly re-
n citizens. Smith came here from Cal
nine years 9 and was formerly a
Der of the legislature of British Column
Dr. Snedaker's home is in Lexington,
hcky, where he was long a prominent
Elan. He came here four years ago for
kalth and for some time has been prac-
| his profession with good success. His
daughter and two sons have been spend
lis year with him, but a few days ago
br Lexington.
| cause of the trouble IS said to be the
|tion by Snedaker of a young lady sister
lady to whom Smith was going to be
led in two weeks. Smith took up the
Iel for the father of the girl, and a week
tapped Snedaker in the face and told
10 leave the territory or he would kill
Snedaker armed himself, and this
ling the two met, both happening to be
! on the same train.
.koroner's inquest was held on the body
bedaker. The jury declared that Smith
n self-defense and was justifiable.
kETARY EvARTs ON THE NOR
MONS.
difference Between Preach and
Practice.
(IcAGo, Sept. 9.-The Times Washing
becial says: The attention of Secretary
IS to-day was called to the fact that a
her of emigrants had embarked from
he for this country with the intention OF
W CdlI LdhC SiIy W JUN Vic V1OIi uOIlS,
K they supposed they wouldbe unmolest.
the full enjoyment of the religious be-
Ind customs of that section. 1t will be
(mbered that some time ago a large mum.
IF emigrants passed through the country
ward to Utah having left their owr
TRY to escape the restrictions placed upon
! because of their belief in Mormonism
especially the practice of polygamy
ke was at one time and is now a law il
! in the territories, and particularly Utah
biting %polygamous marriages. At tina
Secretary Evarts issued a circular to the
fdinates of the state department in for
countries giving notice to foreigner
emplating going to Utah with a view o
being polygamy that they would be duly
ecuted if they did so for violating thi
The object of the circular was to dis
bye foreigners from coming to this countr,
a view of joining the Mormons.
eretary Evarts was asked what he pro
h to do with the immigrants now on thei
to Mormondom. He said that if the
hpted to carry out their peculiar view
gard to marriage they would be proceed
kainst at ne for polygamy. They woul
Feated as criminals and punished accord
They had received due warning j
lars issued to foreign countries, and j
rdance with this circular, which has bee
ply circulated, prosecution would at ono
bstituted against them. There could b
bistaking the circular.