Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-08
LATTER DAY SAINTS.
Re-Opening Of y Long CIssed Mormon
House Of worshiP.

Re-Opening eff Long Clssed Mormon
House OF worshiP.
CLEVELAND, December The old Nor
mon Temple, at Kirkland, where the stake
of Zion was set, and where Brigham Young
and Joseph Smith once reigned supreme,
and which has stood empty and was likely
TO rot down for many years, is now being
opened again. For a considerable time
there was q heated controversy as to
who was the rightful owner OF this
deserted temple. The Salt Lake people
claimed il, and also that branch OF the
church which reject polygamy., The
Smiths wildcat bank burst and the saints
departed TO the west. The Salt Lake branch
of the church, evidently not believing that
they would stand good show in legal
controversy, concluded to relinquish their
hold OF the property, and the "Reorganized
Church Of Jesus Oh st OF Latter.Da
Saints" have taken T. Possession. Only
two or three of the oaiginal Mermons
who refused to 60 west with the head
are left here; a preacher has come on aud
an effort is being made to make converts.
Meetings are being held regularly, and
those who are engaged in the work seem
very 1ealous. In conversation with one OF
them he expressed the opinion that II
might be easier TO plow Rew SOIL but that
the Lord had once selected Kirtlaud as O
stake of Zion, and there was no reason
why that stake should not remain until at
least some further revelation was made
upon the subject. He repudiatsd Brigham
Young, and with the utmost emphasis con-
demned the lecherous. practices which he
said Brigham had introduced into that
branch Of the church over which he hadso
long presided. He said that. tbsse, 8es Jjts
" S-.ve prophet, ard that the visions and
revelations which were alleged to have been
given him were from false sources.
The bay View Iron Minis.
MILWAUKEE,, December 7.-Frequent let.
tiers OF inquiry received here indicate that
the situation Of affairs at the great rolling
mills at Bay View are matter OF interest
to manufacturers in the same line OF busi-
ness at other points. In order to place
the exact situation of affairs before the
public your correspondent visited the
mills to-day. The result OF careful inquiry
shows that the depression OF the iron trade
will probably be as little felt at the North
Chicago rolling mills in Bay View rs at
any iron works in the country. No. steel
rails are manufactured at these mills, but
only iron ones, and for the past few
months the re.rolling OF old rails has
been all the work done in the rail mill. On
this account IL has been running from band
to mouth, being closed half the time, aud
three weeks ago shut entirely for the lack
OF orders. BY this stoppage 600 men are
thrown out Of employment, about one.thtrd
the whole number employed in the mills.
There is no probability Of this mill start.
ing up again in the present state OF the
iron business. nor Is there any immediate
probability that the other mills will he shut
down. The merchant mill and the puddle
mill are still running, but the employees
Of the machine shops and the carpenters
were put on three quarters time at the
beginning OF this month and worked only
seven and half hours daily.