Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-09
HOME AND ABROAD.
ANOTHER DISASTER IN A PENN.
SYLVANIA COLLIERY.
The Railroad Troubles = Jewish
Theological Seminary = Huge
Raft-Foreign Items.
tsrsaAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrcoRD-usIos.l
DOMESTIC.
Mormon Missionaries in Alabama,

ary neiu, anu nave been vigorously prose
cutting their work during the past six
months. Among other things, your
correspondent finds that Mormon Elders.
under the guise of travellers, go from house
to house, distributing a little twenty-five
page pamphlet, entitled, g Doctrine of the
Latter Day Saints, by Elder John Morgan"
The book contains their articles of faith,
and gives an account of the revelations
made TO Joseph Smith. 1t also claims that
Mormonism is the only true religion.
When a person joins them, the Elders
give him what they call their mystic
sign" which consists of paper,
upon which is written their articles
of faith and the name of every
convert in that section. The possession of
this proves the owner q true Saint. One of
their most enthusiastic converts in Shim-
born valley is w. J. Conger. Living upon
Conger's farm is young man by the name
of Boiling, who has been very bitter to-
wards the Elders and their converts About
six weeks ago Boiling found a paper near
his house, which stated that Mormonism
was the only true religion and that unless
he joined them within thirty davs, and
used his influence to get his neighbors to
join, he must leave that section of country
The paper was signed by all of the Elders
by Conger and a number of other converts
Boiling has not left, and stated
that he did not intend to leave
and thus far no effort has
been made to force him to leave. Last
September or October Elder Davis came
over into Choccoloco valley, within five
miles of Oxford and in a short time he
was joined by Elder Allard, who came di-
rect from Utah. In little while they had
made converts of James Tilliman and his
wife, and later on Hiram Harrison and his
entire family. Tilliman soon became much
enthused with his new religion, and de-
clared that he thanked the good Lord for
sending the Mormon Elders to teach him
the true religion Elders Davis and Al.
lard spent most of their time, while in this
section, at the homes of Tilliman and
Harrison, and few nights ago a commit
tee of citizens surrounded Harrison's house
and called for the Elders. They happened
to be spending that night at the house of
Thomas Richards, and the committee, not
finding the objects of their search, notified
Harrison that he must not let the Elders
stop at his house again. The next day
Harrison bought a gun and a supply OF
| ammunition, and his son wrote the follow
ing note to the citizens: "Come to our
house another night, and some of you will
eat breakfast in hell the next morning.
After writing the notice. young Harrison
shot a pistol ball through the paper, and
then stuck it on the gate post of a man he
supposed was one of the committee
| of citizens. The Shimborn valley Ell
ders were reinforced in January by Elders
Butler and Wilson, and in that section
| they have brought not only their converts,
but many other ignorant people, to believe
| that the entirety of Utah is the exclusive
property of the Mormon Church. and that
| it is a land overhowing with riches, long
| life and happiness, and naturally most OF
| their converts are anxious to get there as
soon as possible. The Elders have very
little to say about polygamy, and tell their
converts that only the church officials OF
any pious members are allowed to have
more than one wife, The Elders are fed
| and clothed by their converts and also re-
| ceiye regular installments of money from
Salt Lake City. Deserted homes, separated
families, and friends changed to butter enc
mics are some of the results already ac-
complished by Mormonism in Alabama.
The Movement Against the Chinese.
NEW York. March Sth.-The Times saws
editorially: The movement against the
Chinese will in all probability cause the
fruit-growers of California a great deal OF
inconvenience and heavy losses. The
wages paid are not low in comparison
with farm wages in the East They are
said to range from $50 to $40 a month with
board yet it appears if the Chinese
shall be driven away that white men will
not come forward and take the money.
The Erening Post, in a long editorial
headed THE Chinese Question sGys
Circumstances combine to keep the ques-
ton OF the relation of the United States
/ Government to Chinese residents of this
! country in its proper place as one of the
! most important issues now before the
American people. The question before
the country to-day Is simply whether the
| United States in 1856 can affo1d TO be less
just than China was ii lS5S.
Jewish Theological Seminary.
NEW YORK, March S,h.-The representa-
tives of thirty orthodox Jewish congrega-
tions of this city-Brooklyn, jersey CITY,
Newark. Boston. Newport, New Haven,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Richmond
met in the Nineteenth street Synagogue
yesterday to discuss the plans for the new
| Jewish Theological Seminary to be estab-
| lished here. a constitution was adopted
The Jewish Theological Seminary Associa-
| ton is to have charge of the seminary,
which is to be conducted by orthodox Jews
solely, and is to receive Hebrew boys at
| very early ages for instruction as teachers
and rabbis SO far no site for the proposed
seminary has been spoken OF. but il is said
at very early date demand will be
made on the heirs of the Jewish citizen
| who, in his will, bequeathed site to this
city for Hebrew seminary.
A Huge Raft.
New YORK, March Sth-The Posts Hall
fax, N. S., special says: B. B. Barnhill. OF
Koggins mines, Cumberland county, has
under construction an immense raft, for the
purpose of carrying to New York about
100000 superficial feet of piles, logs, spars
hardwood timber and boards Its dimen.
sions are: Length, 4l0 feet width, So feet
depth, 80 feet 1t will draw q feet OF
water The raft is built upon a well-con-
structed cradle, which will be launched
with the raft and removed from it in the
water. leaving the raft, with its chains and
binders to support itself. The structure is
| torpedo-shaped at the bow and stern, and
the Gloss section amidships will be in the
form of an ellipse When completed il
will weigh eighty-five tons. About one.
sixth of the cargo has been slowed. The
/ cost will be about $4,000 The raft is to
| be towed to New York by an ocean tramp
| or by two tugs. about midsummer.
New York Stock Market.
| New YORK, March Sth-3 p. Ms-Centra
Pacific, 43; Burlington, 1874 Rio Grande
16; Northern Pacific. 26s; preferred, 5SE
NOrtnweSteIn, lu93 New York Central
| 1869 Oregon Navigation, 103l; Transcon
tinental, 3la; Pacific Nail, sig Panama
| 9S; Rock Island, 30; st. Louis and San
Francisco, II; st. Paul and Omaha, 40
Texas-Pacific. III; Union Pacific. 49a
| Wells, Fargo 81 Co.'s Express, 1913 Western
| Union. 70s Northern Pacific skies, 1f0
Southern Pacific, 109l; Arizona Pacific
| l04; New Mexico skies, 1884 bid.
| Street-Car Strike Imminent.
| BosToN. March sth.-The horse-car mer
are uneasy and talking of strike. Wages
are low and the men complain of many
prosecutions. There is no strong organic.
alton, however, and, in fact, strike rarely
| succeeds here. Even the Engineers Broth
| erhood failed to carry out strike success
| fully on the Boston and Maine Railroad s
| few years ago-almost the only failure in
| the history of the organization. Public
opinion is very strong against strikes.
7he Transcontinental Trouble.
| NEW YORK, March Sth.-There is more
hope of settlement of the transconti-
| mental trouble since the trunk lines have
given it the cold shoulder and determined
not to be drawn into it in any way. There
has been much less spirit shown in wagine
| the war, and there are already rllmors thai
basis of settlement has been prepared
Commissioner Thorpe is very apxlous to
stop the cutting, fer fear Huntington NAV
| be driven to open the Chesapeake and