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The UTAH OELEGATEsHIP.
Cannon Says the Mormons WIN Insist On Po-
iygamy

| Cannon Says the Mormons VIII Insist On Pc.
iygamy.
WASHINGTON, December 23.-An evening
| paper publishes all interview with Cannon,
II Utah, In which, after It ating that he re-
| ceived to.jGs votes TO CampbelI's |, ST.. aud
otherwise citing the familiar grounds of his
claims for admission a. a Delegate, he re-
plies To various interesting questions as fol-
lows:
" Mr.. Campbell raises the question Of in
eligibility Ola the point Of your having plural
wives. How about thai ?"
"fes, I'm Mormon" replied Mr.. Cam
non, - uut this - a Iate dav to raise that
question. Certainly the statutes of the
Cniled States, as revised In 1862, make ii a
penal ohence 10 have more than une wife, but
have served A. Delegate three terms.
ain on mJ fourth tenn, bat circumstances
have 'ot changed. | say that this il a late
DAY fuF that plea. The whole trouble has
ARISEN from the desperate attempt of the
Governor # Utah To usurp the rights aud
votes Of tie propIe. The returns from the
Territory are that was elected" continued
I annon, - aud there IL no doubt thai Con
';frss sill sustain the returns. My religion
Is the only poiut raised, and not that am al,
alien Ii tie certificate If Mr.. Campbell is
IA" pri'Ha tacia evidence, he can not have
his seal. hope to 90 IN OIL my broad cer-
1 ncate and the election returns. Campbelrs
Certificate is unusual. IL cont aims state-
m"nIs that Inyslidare it,"
al. you a minister In the Mormon
Church," broke III the interviewer.
Well, We are all ministers In our Church. |
We lave 40 paid ministers. Al services one /
Is as liable 10 Ue called upon to preach as
,uotheI."
:" L. MormoHism increasing?"
"Oh. yes; it always Increases"
suppose another Law, one more rigid,
houid be made To abolish MOrmonIsm, Will
oar people Try To maintain their views aud
lac theory If taking more than one wife ?"
- Yes. the religion can not he done away
,Hh?"
Have you held any other Office than Del
gale it, Utah?
have been member Of the Legislature
nd Chancellor If the Board If Regents"
pplI-d Cannon.
- To return to the contest remarked the
'porter. - keifrr, a. Speaker, refuses to rec
ynizr you
- Well lie does not call the roll in Utah. |
lat may be failure of recollection. This :
in'" objection sas raised against Inc la the ,
orty fourth Congress, but was finally adj 1
Iiited by the III aurnous vote Of the House,
I'd shall succeed IN this eontestn
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Small Poxin Chicago

CHICAGO, December 25.-The small-no.
seems TO continue In the city at the same
rate II mortality and increase as heretofore.
one VI the chief causes Is that the country
towns send their eases to this city for the au-
1n"r'''es 10 care Tor. One man was discov-
efea In the outskirts of the city who had
been taken with the disease while working
Oh farm in DuPage county, and had at
once been hustled off ON foot 10 Chicago.
MS lace was mass Of blotches, and he was
steering for the pest house. The disease
has broken out at The county hospital, three
cases being dlscoveredthere. They of course
are oeing taken away and all visiting at the
hospital has been interdictad for the present,
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TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

LONDON, December 2l.-John Ludwes
Krapf, the African explorer and missionary
Is dead.
A fire broke out in Sullivan, Indiana
Christmas night and burned twenty five
buildings.
The steamer Eureka has arrived al Porl
Townsend from Sltka. The Stickeen mines
yielded over $4,000 this year. The steam
er Adams Is ordered to S;tka to relieve the
Wachusett.
| CHICAGO, December %. - The Times
Washington special says: An ex member of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, who has a
fund Of inside facts growing out of his for
mer connection with that body, has decided
| 10 offer resolution in the House immedi-
| siely after the holidays to authorize all in
| vestigation of the affairs of the Northern Pa
ciic.
WASHINGTON, December 23.-There were
issued to-day over Secretary kirkwood's sig
nature twenty seven pieces of bounty land
script 10 the heirs of John Paul Jones, cap
tain i'm the American navy in apFreciaiiye
acknowledgement of brave and meritorious
services in connection with the capture of
certain British vessels of war.
WASHINGTON, December %. General
Crook has arrived here to look af' er his
chances for promotion In the evsnt of Cen
eral Mcdowell being retired. The event is
not likely to happen for some time.
PHILADELPHIA, December 20.-The will
of the late Colonel Forney was admitted to
probate to-day, and there are no public be-
quests.
PARIS, December 21.-General Garibaldi
writes to friend in this city that he will
come to Paris and tr, to reconcile the French
and Italians.
BosToS, December Cot is stated that
Judge Devens will be appointed to succeed |
Chief Justice Gray as head of the Supreme |
Court of Massachusetts.
DUBLIN, December 23.-Peyott, formerly |
proprietor of the Dublin ireland, publishes |
letter in which he says that Feniauism is
extinct in America and in Ireland |
and nearly so in Great Britain.
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+. y. FRESHMAN 4 Bro. newspaper all.
yerttsins agents, Cincinnati, Ohio, announce
that they hay. failed and have made an a..
slgnment. The assignees state the firm has
open accounts with $500 newspapers. and no
estimate can be made If their affairs until
these accounts are rendered. We are sur
prsed, ~ the first place that an Advertising
Agency should fail lrgitimateiy, and, IN The
secoId place, that they not be able "a deter.
mine their standing ffom their own books.
Our experience with advertising agents Is
that they only agree 10 pay begga,ly prices,
that they make IL condition to pay I'm ma
teri&i al retail pricrsou which there are trade
discounts appruximating fifty per cent, aud
that then they " dock the major part Of the
balance for "being out of position etc.
The receipts Of publishers from advertising
agents reminds usnf how the sal lor explained
the distribution VI prize monev--it Is sifted
through ladder; what sifts through goes
% the officers, and what sticks to the rui,rs Il
distributed to the sailors.
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The Confederate Treasury

New York, December 22.-The Worifs
Washington correspondent says: Referring
70 The statement attributed 10 General John.
ston, about the amount Of Confederate money
removed by order of Davis al the eyacaatlon
81 Richmond, Reagan, Of Texas. now III the
House, who was the last Secretary Of the
Treasury under the Confederate government.
70 whom the contents Of the Treasury we're
coniided Al the evacuation Of Richmond. said
that the funds consisted In round numbers If
$500 Ia gold coin, $4,000 lii silver coin.
and $4,000 IN bullion. over 100000 Of
this was paid out to the soldiers, who re-
ceised SIG each. The bullion was stored IN
. warehouse 1t Washington, Ga, and was
there captured by the Federal troops. About
$1,000, which was all that remained iii coin
afser the distribu Ion among The soldiers. was
to two Confederate naval officers
Q take 10 Nassau, but II was captured onthe
way. This explanation of the disappearance
u The Confederate treasures il rs near ON.
:ial - can be obtained at this day.
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Fears for Ocean Steamers

CHICAGO, December pa New York
special says the probability increases of the
loss of the three Atlantic steamers-the CITY
OF London, of the Cunard line, out since
November 18th from London; the Henry
Edye, from Antwerp, November 2lst, and
the Lord Byron, from Hamburg, November
18th. None carried passengers, but all
should have made the trip in three weeks
with the most adverse winds, etc.
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Star Route Business,

WASHINGTON, December 81. - United
ststes District Attorney Bliss said to-day
that be was getting together evidence in
about fifty Star route cases. The amount Of
r'oney involved he declined TO give, but
limited that u amounted to several millions.
The prosecution will soon begin and would
Dc carried on In the usual way, that d first
By going through the hands Of the Grand
Jury. The principal part Of the ca.es viii
be tried in Washington.
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WASHINGTON, December 22.--The Secre.
tary Of State received the following to-day
dispatched from the Charge d'Anairs Of the
United States u St. Petersburg:
ST. PETERsBuRs, December p, 1881.
To FTettRgisHysea, Washington:
General lgnatiefi, OF the Russian Govern
ment, has ordered active search for the sec
ond cutter Of the Jeanette expedition, and
will furnish all funds necessary from St.
Petersburg. For subsequent needs | will
draw on you. l have long telegram from
Melville, and understand that the same
j went through last night TO the Navy Depart
ment- will communicate with Melville
through Ignatieff As regards possible meas
ures TO find the second cutter.
(Signed) HOFFMAN,.
The following additional dispatches in
correspondence with the State Department
relative to measures fo- the relief of the
Jeanette, have been furnished for publica-
lion:
PARIS, December q, 1881.
To Frelfngftuysea, Washington:
Immediately upon receipt of the first
news from the st. Petersburg correspondent
about The Jeannet.e, saying that 6.O00 rou-
Dies were needed, transferred that sum
through the Messrs. Rothschild TO General
lgnaetif al 81. Petersburg, with request to
draw on me for any further sums required
for the sHccor and comfort Of Captain DE
Long and party. have to-day received the
following telegram from General Ignatieff:
Have fastened to communicate TO YOUR
correspondent news received from Yokou,sk
aid nave given orders to the Governor TO
lake most energetic measures for the rescue |
ni the shlpwrecked crew, together with au- |
thority to undertake all necessary expense, |
f"r which have promised TO reimburse him. |
toigned) CoNTE IGyATIEFF."
fod will see by this that everything DOS |
sibie is being done by the Russian Govern
ment TO secure the safety and speedy return |
of Captain De Long and his men. If you
or The Secretary of the Navy have any sug-
gestlons, shall do my utmost to act upon
them. / intend 10 send a special correspon-
dent to meet the party OH its way here, and
a. u VIII be some days before be will start,
perhaps you or the Secretary of the Navy
might wish to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity and send dispatches or forward mes
ss2es from relatives and friends of the party,
sy correspondent al ST. Petersburg teIe-
graphs me that the distance by wagon roaf
10 The point where the crew are is 1000
miles, requiring from a single traveller pro-
'ided With papier dfavren at least q month |
also learn from St. Petersburg that the
Emperor has personally given orders tina, all
necessary clothing, provisions, money and
transportation shall be put at the service OF
he Jeannette party, which gives full assur-
.nce that everything possible will be done
or their aid and comfort.
(Signed) ]. GORDON BENNETT.
WASHINGTON, December %, 1881.
70 James Gordon Bennett P0yis:
The telegram with news or your senereus
'rosision received. Before its receip, had
ent the following cable to Hoffman Then .
pilowes the telegram already puhIished1.
Nolsned) FRELISGHCYsEy. Secretary.
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Southern Railroad Connection.

CHICAGO, December 27.-The Texas &
faeific railroad Is now completed to juno.
ton with the Southern Pacific railroad at
III Paso. Texas, and will be opened Is .
through line for business to all points in
New Mexico, Arizona and California about
January lst. Sleeping cars viii be run on
express trains from 81. Louis to Demiue
without change, aud third-class sleeping
cars will be run on emigrant tra aims with but
one change to California.
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SAMUEL SMITH aud his wife, coIored. III
Manhasset, In The township Of North Hemp.
s5sad, Long Island. have been married ten
years, and are The parents VI six children.
Mrs. smith has been an invalid for SIX
mouths past and 80 iii that Ter death was
looked fpr daily. She had dread Of Ieav-
ing her children. Jest they should not he
properly cared for after her death. The sick
woman bad younger sister whom she de-
sired her husband % marry before her dealt,
N | the husband and sister entered Into n
mutual agreement that IN case Mrs. Smith
died they would be- married. THIS delay the
sick woman would not listen 10, and 10 paci.
fy her they were married. Since the mar
riage Mrs. Smith has 50 far recovered her
health ~ to be up and about, and bids fair 10
live for some Time 10 come. Smith aud his
two wives are living happily under the same
roor-N. y. Heraii
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Has IL occurred to any Of our publishin.
brethren that II would be a good thing 10
adopt the "pay In advance " system for sui
scrip'iohs; TO put the prices to where h
would be an object to paying subscribers, l.,
notify subscribers If expiration beforehand
aud To invariably stop subscriptions at exp,-
ration Of time to which they are paid? On,
paper can not well do this without beinl
worsted. but If the principal papers wouln
agree to adopt the rule IL would be bcrterfr
all concerned. Montana Is not Tow, and
never will be again, little community
where every man IN known and where it wa.
comparatively safe 10 do credit business
Tie time has also come when the people ex-
pect Montana papers to compete In prize
with those who do the cash In advance bust
ness, aud IL can only be done by working Oh
the same basis.
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MADRID, December pa dispatch from
Tangier says: The troops dispatched by the
Emperor of Morocco to capture the Chief.
b"u owena, have Joined the latter in pro-
claiming holy war against the French.
They subsequently defeated the tribes who
refused to join them. The revolt is spread
Ing, and the Emperor has not the requisite
means for suppressing IL.
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Steamers for the cen,ra, p.e;s.

NEW YORK, December &c. p. Hunt.
ihgton, Vice President Of the Central Pa
enc RAILROAD, yesterday closed a contract
WITH William Crainp & Sons for the con
strurtion Of two steamships forthe company.
ihesr vessels ale to be $50 feet long, forty
Two feet beam, twenty--ight feet deep of
hold aud about 3.40o tons capacity. They
are TO be employed principally for coal trans
poraiion from the coal mines Of the comma
ny, at Mount Carbon, to San Francisco, and
VIII be completed about November /. 1882.
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SINCE the war between France aud Ger
many ended the growth Of the two countries
In population las been curious In Its con
trasts. Germany has increased by 1900,
600 souls, but FraEce by only $4,000
Births In France In 1907 were 2Gi In ever,
1000 inhabitants, but In 1875 there wer.
only 25a IN every loo. The figures whici
correspond 10 those In Germany are rs 3 5
aud Isl For 1867 the excess Of births over
death IN France was 10000; In 1878 II wa
only 9si7j. Germany, on the other hand.
shows al excess for 1860 of AS 900. and H.
1878 one Of 556,506. With these figures a.
a starting point IL Is intimated that ut the
end "f the century, provided emigration and
immigration do not interfere with the con
ditions ~ they now are, France will have
scarcely 100000 people TO the G0,0OO,0oU
that Germany will -Bradsfreefs.
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Mining Plant Fire ia color.do

DENVER, December pa fire yesterday
destroyed the shaft-house and all other
buildings except the concentrating works Of
the H-zeltine mine, In Willis gulch, owned
by the Haz"ltiIe Mining Company, Of Phil
adclphia- Loss. from $4,000 10 $4,000.
Insurance, 5000.
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Northern Pacific Branch.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-The Northern
Pacific road yesterday opened for business
the new Fergus Falls and Black Hills branch
which Is completed to Fergus Falls, sixty
four miles from Wadena, on the main line.
One train is to be run each way per day be-
tween Wadena and Fergus Falls.
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Poor Relations.

WARRINGTON, December 27.--A special
from Staten Island says Samuel Carr, aged
~ years. brotler-in-iaw u the ,ate Com
modcre Vanderbilt, has been for twenty
years N Inmate u he County Tiovr House.
lie WIS taken out yesterday BY Cornelius,
70 n William, and placed iii Iii Institution
II New YSsk.
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tx POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES i'll ~.
the "a ri January take the presidency II the
Lincoln National Bank, New YoIk City.
lis late chief clerk, Col. Van Worner, will
be paying teller Of the bank.
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TIE MEASURE which 1t Is said WlIletts
will iniHduee In Congress, to extinguish thu
Legislature In Utah and have il governed By
a Council appointed by the President, Is the
one favored by Governor Murray, of Utah.
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HE SAT- Lake Tribune denonnces the
Union Pacific Railway Company severely
ior refusing ~ allow Mrs. Paddock's hook
On Utah 70 be sold Oh The trains III that
mad. II says, 1.-THE trulhfnluess of Mrs.
Paddock's book cannot NJ denied; Il shows
me workings II tl,e English penal colony.
called llle Mormon Church, Iii clear. cai,-
~, bat Startling light. = and thoa In eatn.
pxny otI*r ~ hitairnnce III The saie " o4hcr
lilefatnre, inxIuIs Iug lho nnsh nnrn<s.
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TX SENATOR EDGAETOS, Of Minnesota.
who made way for Window, ha% received hts
rec"mpense III Ire appointment to the Chief
Justicrship Of Dakota
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ROUTE AND PERSONNEL.


The Jeanette left San Francisco on july
., 1879. The route to be pursued from this
city northward was arranged by Captain De
Long, and extended northwestward to the
Aieutian Islands, thence to Oonalaska. From
this point she passed through UnaIga Pass
into Behring's sea. After ccaling at Ooua
laska she proceeded to St. Paul's Island
where supply of fur clothing was taken on
board. St. Michaels was next reached. at
which point dogs, sledges, snowshoes. ma.
tives, and such additional clothing as was
desired were secured. st. Lawrence bav
was next reached, passing thence into Beh-
rings strait and into the Arctic ocean, along
Wrangel Island. The Jeanette was last
heard from In that locality.
The Jeanette had on board thiry-tbree
souis-twenfy-five forward and eight aft
Tue Commander Is George w. De Long. AZ
years Of age. lie was born in New York
city, aud graduated at the Naval Academy
In 1865. He is married.
Lieutenant Charles w. Chip, u. s.y..
the executive officer. was born In Kingston
y. r., is 30years of age and unmarried.
Lieutenant John w. Dannenhower. u. 4.
n, Is the navigator.
Passed Assistants urgeon James NJ. NJ.
Amber, Us. ", is the surgeon.
Chief Engineer George W. Melville, U. s. |
n, i the engineer. He has q wife and three |
children living In New York.
Jerome j. Collins, the scientist Of the ex-
petition, Is native Of Ireland and 3s wears
d age. he has been for several years con-
nscted with the New York Herald.
Raymond L. Newcomb is a native or
salem, Miss, 20 years Of age and unmarried.
lie i the naturalist and taxidermist OF the
expedition.
William Dunbar, the Ice pilot. Is native
Il New London, Conn.,. and As years of sce,
ie has been al sea since his fifteenth year.
on whaling vessels, of which he
~ beenmaster for the past ten years. II
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Che 4lsu alOnh-tt'sst.
JAMES Fl. MILLS. PUBLISHER.

The Pullman Car Company has got Into
trouble it'll TIE Canadian authorities Oh the
charge u evsdiug the customs laws.
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THE famous Tichb0rne Claimant IS serv
Ing out bis time patiently at Porsea convict
prison. lie was sentenced 10 fourteen yeas
seiVitude. lie has nov served seven yeaas
aud eight months, by which, under the
" marx system or good time law Of En-.
gland, be has now redeemed ten years VI The
s'Iitence. lie las TO remain three years yet
Enormous petitions have been pr. seuted 10
the Home Secretary for bis release, that f. on
Hampshire, where the Tichbonre estates az,
I"cai"d, aegregatiug l3.Zll names. The
Claimant las, however, no hope Of reIea,r
until he completes his time.
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THE trial II William AID Addison r
Bnrns, at Cian"n, Pa. charged Nth fDrgina
titles to Missouri lands, ended this mont
the conviction Of both defendants upo.
all counts. They were the most exieEsivr
dealers In the United States in these fraudn.
lent titles. The evidence showed that tIl.i
Income from this source during the pa
eight years was over $4,000 Their wealts
and social prominence proved serious obsis
eles IN the prosecution. Every means tina
money and influence could command WEI.
used aud witnesses have been iampered vii
ard threatened. The defendants were abb.
defended. Tie trials at st. LOUIS of Dayia
y. Bingham, John r. Richards, aud Samuel
l.. Carter began the 20th.
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THE ransplantaton Of the North Amer
lean RerieW FINN Boston Ia Se~ York Sc. M.
I" hav" been complete, aud have heard y
curious statement about IL within few days
IL has been not only generally believed bu,
authoritatlvsiy given out that Mr.. Rice. la,
lug the means 10 crafty his tastes, had mad.
up bis mind to emulate that publisher VII
said that some people kept yachts, but tina
hr chose an equally expensive luxury and
kept = magazine" Now 1 am informed n
tn" mnst positive manner aud by man Wis
knows, that the real owner of the North
american Is none other than the owner 81
Pat0le-Mr. Pierre L0fillard.-N. y. Letter
tn boston 1dcertiser.
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On "Wednesday Judge Cox placed Guiteau
IN The dock, where he should have been luss.
ago. GHit"au's trial has exhibited All ir,so
lent eGrontery On his part, and a faIterlug
forbrarance om Judge Cox's part, that la,
Disguised tue world. Guiteau has claIm-G
10 be- his own counsel, and In reply to Judg.
COA's threat 10 place him IN the dock, has r..
peatedIy defed him. lf the assassin SHAH
now be kept quiet, . great outrage will Dc
suppressed. GuItean had the assurance o.,
Christmas day to issue a greeting Ia thr
American people. The testimony Of experts
fortunately tends to the opinion that he L.
sane enough 10 be hung.