Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
UTAH FLOODED WITH MEMO
RAILS TO CONGRESS.
BEGGING NOT 10 INTERFERE WITH
MORMON PoLyGANouS PRACTICES.
ALI the Children in the Territory
Required to Sign Memorials.
MANY MORMONS REFUSE TO
SIGN THE DOCUMENTS.
Women on their Knees Praying for
Deliverance from Polygamy.
Ten Millions for the Construction
Of the New Navy.
Ten Millions for the Construction
Of the New Navy.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.


SALT LAKE, Feb. 23.-The following ap-
pears in the Tribune: Last night all Utah
was flooded with printed memorials in
to be sent on to Congress, and beg
ging that body not to interfere with the
practices Of the Mormon
Church. This memorial sets forth that
the young people Of Utah are fully in ac-
cord with the doctrine Of polygamy, and
that they consider the practice of the same
by their parents has been uniformly pure
and ~ennobling. For several days past
these petitions have been sent in bundles
all over Utah, and yesterday was the day
set apart to do the grand work Of obtain
ing signatures. Each school was can
vassed, and every little boy and girl old
enough to hold a pen was required to sign.
The Bishops made addresses in each school,
and said: ''He would be ashamed to know
that any little boy or girl would refuse to
sign this paper. You don't amount to
anything if you do not. You will be look
ed upon as nothing. If you sign your
name it will go to Washington, where the
big Congressman live, and they will all
read your names" After this stirring APP
peal mont would refuse TO sign, and as the
line filed out Of the door each one signed.
Many who signed we're in the primer class,
learning the alphabet and unable to
scrawl, and the teachers or Bishops would
get permission to write the names for
them. The children looked upon this as a
sort OF diversion, which broke the monoto-
ny OF the regular routine Of school life,
and had tho natftfnp rnarnArJ;1al Goo-
gress to give them all the smallpox, the
signing would have gone on just the same.
Last night men went from house to house
for names. Children were made to sign, and
grown people who refused knew that they
would be cut of from the Church and their
business ruined. In many instances, how
ever, Mormons refused to sign the vile
document, and politely declined to have
anything to do with the petitions. One
lady, when requested, gave the caller the
following az nave lived in
~polygamy, and I will not sign the nasty
document or allow any child Of mine to
sign 1t. We all loathe and despise it, and
we don't propose to say over our own sig
natures that we like it. It looks TO me az
il the hour Of deliverance for Utah was ct
hand. and I am glad Of it," There are
plenty more grown Mormons who plainly
see the handwriting on the wall. and feel
the ubiquitous reign Of the priesthood in
Utah Is over. Expulsion from the Church
doesn't mean what II did when Brigham,
1.-The Lion OF the Lord" dashed his tail
and FLASHED his yellow fangs at his fright.
ened followers. In every village and ham,
let last night men were tramping about
with petitions. Telegraphic dispatches
went forth from the Church to complete
the work In Q single night, and there was
not q Mormon house or cabin in
the Territory that was not visited by
vile-minded ours, asking little children
to indorse their own shame and that Of
their parents. These signatures will all be
collected in Salt Lake 90 soon as possible,
and q monster petition, several hundred
feet long, will be sent to Congress, calling
upon 1t to forbear to strike the blow.
While the petition Is going ON to Washing
ton, thousands Of mothers who compelled
their children to sign it. because they
dared do nothing else. will be on their
knees praying for . happy deliverance
Utah. A few years ago the Mormons were
telling the Gentiles to get up and leave
the country IL it didn't suit them. They
were bullying and arrogant to the last de-
gree. Now they see the last ditch Just
a few feet ahead, and they are on their
knees duplicating for mercy, and crying
to the very men that they used to insult
and abuse. The petition 10 the last kick
Of the church in the unequal fight. Peti.
tons are too late. and will be like whisti-
ing to stop q tornado.
Feeding Women and Children.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 23.-The chief scene
Of interest in the flooded district to-day
was the distribution Of . large quantity Of
provisions donated by Captain VIM. Hite
to the water-beleaguered women and chill
dren, some OF whom had not had food for
two days. The needful and welcome ar
ticles were taken by men In the life-saving
service. who rowed from tenement to tene-
ment, and hoisted them into second story
windows. 1t was an impressive sight to
watch the withered faces Of old women and
the pinched and pallid c~ountenances Of
children at the Windows, waiting with
hungry eagerness for the coming Of the
life-boats. While the present food has
proved q disastrous one to property, II
might have been more terrible in its re-
suits to the people who have suffered BY II,
had they been subjected to bitter cold.
Washington's birthday will be long re-
membered as q day when the food reached
its greatest hight and began to recede.
CATTLE were taken out OF the shambles last
night as long ss men could see to work,
and until the water became too deep. It
was deemed desirable to kill quite . num-
Der Of steers that there was no possible
chance to get out alive. The water had
risen SO high in the pens during the night
that 1t was impossible 10 get any OF them
ont, and when the reporter left the pens
the cattle were standing with their heads |
just above water, and were being fed with
buckets. 1t cannot be ascertained how
many are lying dead in the pens. The
number. however. Is considerable. The
doors Of Messrs. Graves q Roach's bonded |
warehouse were carried away, and In or |
to keep the whisky from floating down
the river an empty barge was placed across
the opening. Five or six Of the lower
tiers Of whisky barrels in the warehouse
were under water.
for the Value OF q Race Horse.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-During q race at the |
Chicago Driving Park last June. the
jockey who was riding the mare Belle Of
Nelson, either by negligence or design.
rode against the stallion Wolyerton, the
result being that the latter was thrown and
killed. Suit was brought for the value Of |
the horse. which was placed at $40, ZOO, |
and after Q trial Of two days the jury yes