Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-13
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r.,oa Mont, June 13.-Among the
y -.sults of Mr.. Wizards visit 10 the
an order that hereafter there is
"a be sold to any person more than
.".c,es Of Northern:.Paciic lands; for
..,bs mast the west, and especially
~ Yellowstone valley, has swarm
~ Nth eastern SPECTATORS, buying
',,ce tracts of land to be held for the
.s 80 Wizards order completely check
80 these speculations, and is greatly
-,ac;atsd by the farming community.
'f A starvation Report.
n,xvu1y. (ya.) June 10.-Reports
patrick county, in this State, are
., n. easc. that five thousand persons
!. that county are starving. The
a,oucb, :, last year greatly curtailed corn
s,a other crops in that locality and in
.,v no-tions of the county hundreds
1,so,l. are crowding around settle
..r,, impioring aid. Contributions
n.vs ,,seu taken up in different parts of
,.c,un,rv, but have!not been sufficient
q ,elieye the sufferings:of these people.
,oourisr Just arrived gives heartrending
..,,uu,s of the situation. Patrick
.,r,,bouse is thronged with men, women
.,d children begging bread. Some of
,ha women had walked twelve miles, in
sons cases bringing infants in their
AIMS TO beg for a little corn or flour,
wbich could not be got for any consid-
.,.tion. A wagon load Of sheIled corn
,b;cb arrived on Thursday was at once
s,rrounded BY the emaciated and wan
crowd. and all fighting eagerly for a
handful of the precious grain which had
IA M ciyen out to them. Three hundred
neople Of Patrick court house alone
have not tasted morsel of food for two
davs. Some have died: others are dying
in remote parts of the county for want
OF food. Patrick county Is In a very
;solatsd, mountainous and inaccessible
lection of the State, the nearest railroad
s.ation being 45 miles over fearful
road. Suffering is not only among the
humble classes, but well-to- do farmers,
Who have heretofore never known want,
se begging for bread for starving fam
ii,s. Several wagons have been pushed
On. from Danville, and will travel all
night. 1t il to be hoped lives may be
saved, but it is feared it will be impos-
sible 10 reach all the sufferers in time.
Telegraph Extension.
GALVESTON, June 1.-THE Mexican
cable telegraph steamer International
hss arrived. The cable will probably be |
completed tomorrow, and the steamer
will leave to make the final splice at
Brazos Santiago, placing Galveston in
direct communication with Vera Cruz. |
Ended Z InsntisHactorily.
Nrw York, June ll.-Leonard Tracy
end Alex. Brown fought 81 rounds with
bare fists at Coney Island this morning
for 800 side. The battle ended in a
wrangls.
Cannon In New York.
NEW YogK, June 12.-The Tribune
says: Geo. q. Cannon. ex-Delegate to
Congress from Utah, arrived Saturday
On brief business1visit To reporter
Cannon said yesterday: There is no
thing new regarding the situation. Be-
fore any action is taken on the part of
she Mormons they will wait for the APP
pointing by the President of the Com
mission which, under the anti-polygany
hill, il to supersede elections in Utah.
Mormons consider that in the light OF
an outrage, as it virtually vacates all
offices in the Territory, and prohibits
from holding Office, and
from exercising the elective franchise.
With the spirit that has been aroused in
Utah by actisn on the subject. it cannot
be easily upheld. II is unlawful for
Mormons even to care for th,ir
women with whom they may cease TO
maintain marital relations. The bill
makes no provision for that, and it
shows that Congress had confidence in
Utah men. Imagine state Of affairs
in any city where polygamy has been
revered from licentious motives. Why.
the bill will be Immediately taken ad-
vantage of by men to repudiate the re-
sponsibility of caring for women they
had been living with. The men Of Utah
will do nothing of that sort. Mormons
have often been charged with designing
for the purpose of robbery. but he
has no doubt that the community is re-
latively moro prosperous than any other
in tho Union. Its prospects have united
greedy politicians against, it of whom
there are many on the frontier. That
such is the origin Of the recent legisla-
ton il proven by the fact that after
these men gained their point immigra-
ton died out. The new law will not do
Aormons harm. lt.has already brought
ont three excellent publications by Gen
tiles wherein tho rights Of Mormons
Are maintained. To suppose 1t will
crush the Mormon religious faith is to
expect contradiction Of all tho lessons
Of history. Only when carried to ex-
termination does persecution injurc re-
lision. But the law will injure tho ma
terial interest Of religion. Capital is
easily alarmed and values have been
unsteady in Utah. This has injured the
Gsntiles principally, for the Mormons
have but little to do with speculation.
But for the primitive character Of the
Mormon people they would have been
completely Frustrated by the agitation
that has baen aroused and carried on
% actively. Cannon will go back to
Warrington. to look after the interests
@uAh in Congress.
4 Horrible Decd.
CHICAGO, June l0.-Caspar Seyboldt is
baker that vvoyks uiohts last night