Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-27
THEY THINK the EDMuMDs LAW MAY De
MADE MORE EFFICIENT.
Judge Carlton Is of the Opinion Thai
Polygamy Is Decreasing.
GEN. RosEcRANs REGRETS The PUB
LEGATION Of HIS INTERVIEW.
Swindling Operations Of Pen
sion Claim Agents.
Isprc1AL TO TIE sNEr1NEL.

ESPECIAL TO n sNETINEL.I
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The Utah Com
missioners are here preparing q report to
present, and ex-senator Ramsey, Judge
Carlton and Mr.. Godfrey had an inter-
view Of ZONE length with the Secretary Of
the Interior to-day. Tho first session Of
the full Commission will be held to-mor-
row. The three members named had .
conference after leaving Secretary Teller
- to the matter to be discussed in the
report. They do not give any particulars
q to what they will recommend, but in 3
general way they claim that while the
Edmunds bill has not accomplished all
that was hoped for, it has accomplished
something, and is in fact the first piece Of
anti-polygamous legislation that has been
done. That there are several points in
| regard to which their experience has led
them to think that the law may be made
more efficient, and they will recommend
supplementary legislation.
Judge Carlton says that while no statis-
tics on the subject of plural marriages can
| O0 OOtoluoOp tnO A0ouAs IA OoAOAuA Ah4uAty
in the farming regions satisfies him that
polygamy is decreasing. Four-6fths Of
the male Mormons, be says, are not, and
never have been in polygamy. About one
thousand officials Of all kinds have been
| elected under the supervision Of the Com
missioners, aud while nearly all of them
are Mormons, not one ID or hiss been in
polygamy. The homogeneous Mormons,
however, believe fully in polygamy. and
he has not very strong hopes that the
homogeneous Legislature recently elected
will enact any law hostile to plural mar
riages. A register of one settlement, ap-
pointed by the Commission, told him that
the only ti-Mormon vote cast at the last
election was cast by himself and his wife,
and the Mormons cast about 500. But
while plural marriages used to be very
common in this solely Mormon commun-
ity, he was confident that no case Of the
kind had occurred for . year, and he at
tributed this to fear Of the Edmunds law.
The Judge found no evidence Of disloyalty
to the Government. except SO far as the
Mormons were determined to obey what
they said was the voice Of God, rather than
the commands Of men, but they would
never resort to resistance. The Judge did
not believe that martial law would avail,
or that any good results will follow from
the employment Of troops.
Card From Con. Rosecrans.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 26.-The attention OF
Gen. Rosecrans is called to an article
published this morning containing extracts
from an interview with him, printed yes
terday in the Washington Republican, in
which he ia severe on the conduct OF Gen.
Wood at the battle Of O~hieksmauga, and
in which he talks Of the relations between
himself and Garfield. He has sent to the
Commercial Gazette, for publication to-
morrow, this card:
The statement in your paper to-day, I'M
der the caption Of rebellion Reminis-
cences," are 30 distorted, jumbled and
contrary to what I have always thought.
known and stated, that nothing short OF
. disavowsl Of the whole thing will do
justice to history. W. 8. RosEcRANs.
Gen. Rosecrans. in . conversation, ex-
pressed regret ut the publication, especially
at the time Of the reunion, where he and
Gen. Wood are in attendance.
Pension Claim Agents Suspended.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Commissioner Of
Pensions Dudley has prepared for District
Attorney Corkhill . large amount Of docu-
mentary evidence, collected by the agents
Of pension officers, in relation to the
~swindling operations Of Pension Claim
agents. Gen. Dudley will detail Q special
examiner to assist the District Attorney
in his Investigations. A number Of dis
honest pension agents have already been
suspended from practice. before the PEN
sion Bureau.
Denver Matters.
DENVER, Oct. 26.-William Cleveland, Q
switchman ct the Kansas Pacific yard, was
crushed to death between two cars this
morning.
One of the Mexicans implicated in the
murder OF four men at . dance near Gard
ner . few nights ago, was overtaken by .
band Of armed citizens last night. A rope
was placed around his neck and the other
end made fast to the horn of . saddle.
The horse was then frightened into . run,
dragging the poor culprit over rocks and
stumps until life was extinct. When cap
tured. he stated that he, with : companion,
had been hired TO- commit the murder.
Unfounded Sensational Report.
LITTLE Rock. Oct. 26.-Supt. Fry says
Of the sensational report autographed by .
special correspondent about an attempted
train on the Iron Mountain road, between
O'Kean and Delaplan stations in North
Arkansas. that the entire story 10 unfound-
cd; that . party Of wood-sawyers employed
by the railroad company tagged the train
70 see II IL was . local train, and finding il
was . through passenger train. explained
their action and left.
et. LOuis Intelligence.
ST.. Louis, Oct. 26.-Fifty operators Of
coal mines ct st. Clair County. ILL.,. we're
indicted for violating the law requiring
scales for Weighing coal to be placed on
each mine.
Between sixty and seventy men. lately