Crystal River current., 1886-10-16
been completely divided into two parts By
some powerful force.

been completely divided into two parts By
some powerful force.
At the Mormon General Conference
st Coxville, Utah. an epistle was read from
from their hiding place. It urges the MoFmons
to maintain their faith and bitterly assails the
United States Court officers for their persist
emit prosecutions Of the Saints, and says these
prosecutions are the fulAnment Of an old pro-
phecy. It calls upon the Saints to cling to their
principles and trust in God for their deliver
ance, which viii surely come.
General Jackson presented his letter
Of recall to President DIaz ON the 7th and left
the railway depot he received from the Ameri-
can colony and other foreigners and Medcans
the greatest ovation that was ever given to any
American In Mexico, with the single exception
Of General Grant. The American colony PFC
sented him with handsome oil painting Of
the Valley Of Mexico, which he acc spted in q
feeling speech, full of gratitude to his country
men here.
A special from Washington says:
1.-THE Presidents back is up. He is indignant
at the violations Of the CivilIservice order Of
July, which forbade federal officials from tax
ing any active part in politics, and he proposes
to make some striking examples, which will be
warning to minor officials. l think that
those who will be selected for sacrifice at first
will be Delany, United States District Attor-
,ney in Wisconsin; the Collector of Internal
Revenue at indianapolis, and the postmaster
at New Orleans"
An attempt was made early Sunday
morning to wreck the East bound passenger
train on the Missouri Pacific at Greenwood,
thirty miles east Of Kansas City. Rails, ties
and other rubbish had been piled upon the
track in a curve, and had the obstruction not
been discovered by farmer who tagged the
train, disastrous wreck could not have been
prevented. There is no clue to the perpetra-
tors, but as 1t was in the old train robbery dis
trict 1t is suspected that robbery was intended.
The American Board of Commission
ers Of foreign Missions is in session in Des
Moines. The report OF the foreign secretary,
DR.. r. N. Clark, of Boston, stated that but
four missionaries out OF 400 had died during
the past year, while four veterans, with an
ANcFAkt tcIul VI bcKvlCC VI LOIty-bA years. uAu
retired. Then followed general survey of each
foreign country where missions are conducted
by the boards. The report closed with the fol-
lowing summary: Number Of missions 22,
number Of stations IS, whole number of labor
ers sent from this country 434, whole number
Of laborers connected with the missions 2, 1893,
and the whole number Of pupils in the mission
schools 39,sT. Following this report came that
Of the treasurer, Ian gdoD 8. Ward, Of Boston.
It gave IS the cost OF missions for the past
year e620, ,640.50, cost OF agencies s9533 81,
cost Of administration e22, ,s55. .60Htotal expen-
ditures cess 2s5.7l, and total receipts from all
sources for the year $659, ,667.20.
The large number of discharges made
At the Government Printing Office. in order to
reduce the service to the limits of the appro-
priation, creates the widest excitement, espec-
tally among the female employees, whose dis
tress, accompanied by tears and protestations,
is most painful to witness. Public Printer Ben
edict, however, has diecriminated, 60 far -
possible, In favor Of tn ose having families to
support.