The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-09-11

will not join these unions, and therefore
come under their ban. Mormon miners
are now moving their families away, fearing
repetition of last weeks trouble.
MORMON CONFERENCE AT MINNEAPOLIS.
New YORK, Sept. IA St. Paul special
| says: No cities in the country have spoke
more emphatically against Mormonism than
St. Paul and Minneapolis. and now the lat
ter city is to be the scene this week of a con-
ference of mormons. A dispatch from Oma-
ha states that nine Mormon elders and mis-
sionaries have passed through that city OH
their way to Minneapolis. They are in
charge % Elder Palmer, who presides o7er
the northwest mission, embracing nine states
including Minnesota. The conference in
Minneapolis is to be followed by one in In
LLAMA. Mormnns assert that the persecution
of poIygsmists is mlking converts to Nor
munism.
oUrRAGEs IN WYOMING
CHEYENNE, Wy, Sept. THE sheriff of
Sweet water county has arrested twenty
two supposed leaders of the Rock Springs
rioters including Isiah Whitehouse, mem-
Der elect of the legislature. They we.e
taken to Green river, the county seat Jail,
and will have preliminary hearing to-mor.
row. More arrests will follow. The charges
against the prisoners are murder, arson,
riotiLg and robbery.
PRESERVING A RECORD.
NEW RoRK, Sept. IA Washington
special says: A gentleman familiar with the
affairs of the Chinese legation, says that ever
since the st treaty with China was pro-
claimed, off lis of that government in the
United States have carefully preserve I,
record of all outrages committed On Chinese
in this country, together with atbdavits
and evidence such as diplomatic agents are
expected tn get when required to do so, to-
furnish their government with positive proof
OF wrongs alleged. The Wyoming massacre
he says will culminate in a massing evI.
dence for first class demand for reparation
and satisfaction. Not that China has par
ticulir need of any indemnity for the des-
Sruotion of property, injury to laborers and
the numbering of i'll ,tfensive people, but the
United States being at the head of enlight-
enei nations, these accumulated evidences
IF our superior civilization may some day he
offered fu extenuatiou Of similar acts by cit,
iz.ns of China, alleged TO be only partially !
civilized.
LABOR MOVEMENTS.
CHICAGO. Sept. THE labor demonstra-
Jon here to-day was an affair of considerable
The day was perfect one for
the parade, and fully 5000 marchers werel
ia line, representing Various trade assemblies
aud unions of the city. The parade Is the
,ut growth of an effort to have an annual
nelilay for the working classes of the Cum
try, aud was conducted here under the aus
pices OF the trade and labor assembly. Inl
arranging for the demonstration, it was de-
cidei to not allow the red fig of the social.
lists to be carried, and this provoked coun.
ter movement on the part of the anarchists,
who para lei yesterday. In the column to.
lay the American colors only were display
ell, together with banners of various socie.
ties, and few improvise1 banners, emilia
zaned with mostnes demanding that eight
hours should constitute day, and denounc.
ing convict lab'r. In the column were al
number of decorated wagons, in which the
processes of printing a newspaper, making
horse shoes and cutting stone was illustra
ted. The column proceeded to grove near
the city. where the day will be devoted to
hearing speeches and other forms of diver
sion.
AT NEW YORK.
New YORK, Sept. THE annual parade
''f labor org tnizations Of this vicinity took
place to- l.y. 1t is estimated that fully
5000 men were in the ranks The scene
pre- sente'l every trade that could be named
In ranks We're brass bands and drum corps,
md men bearing flags, banners and trans
psrencies with notices of different kinds,
There were also wagons, coaches and stages,
followed with girls from silk factories The
procession attracted a great deal of attention.
The best appearing body of men were the
bankers, but the typographical union turned
out the largest number of men. The pro-
cession marched down Broadway to Battery,
and was reviewed at Union square by the
president of the labor reformers. After dis
banding the paraders went to the park,
where the day was spent in games and fes.
tivities.
ANTI-M,RMoN AGITATION IN MEXICO.
Ell PAso, Sept. brigham Young the
Second. and his associate Mormon leaders,
who are enthusiastic concerning the estab-
lishment of colonies of Latter Day Saints in
Mexico, which will be allowed greater license
than in the United States, are probably
doomed to disappointment. The success and
influence of the saints lready planted in the
republic are causing wi lie spread alarm. ami
the provincial papers an the Financier. and
other leading journals in the City of Mexico
are violently dem tnding their expulsion and