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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
THE JURY BILE.

The bill introduced into the House by
Mr.. Thurman seems to have created con-
siderable talk, and the opinions on it are
various. II is in reality merely an ex-
tension of the Poland bill. No doubt lis
object is to do away with the open venire,
and the chief objection to it is that it
does away with the open venire. This
bill, if it shall become law, will in no
way affect juries in prosecutions under
the Edmunds law, for all incompetent
jurors can easily be purged from the jury
box by the Prosecuting Attorney. At
different times jurors have sought to
remain in the box, but the search
ing questions OF Mr.. Dickson have proven
their incompetency. The incompetency
of the additional jurors can be provided
for in the same way. An open venre
rs rule can very easily be
abused and that is the great
objection to it. We believe it can
be said of the open venire as used by
Marshal Ireland that as rule il has put
better men into the jury box than were
put there by the old system of selection
under the Poland law; this has not been
owing to the merit of the open venire
but to the Marshal. The jury system has
been very largely abused in this Territory
by not selecting the names of the leading
and ablest men in the Territory to serve
on juries. Business men do not like to
serve on iuries because it takes them from
their affairs; still that is no reason why
they should be relieved from jury duty.
If the jury system is the lhulwark
OF our liberties, then the best
citizens of the commonwealth should
be selected to serve on juries.
Such service would make them feel that
they are in reality citizens OF free Re-
public, and that in republic law and
order rest upon the citizens. II would
make them realize that as citizens of the
Republic they are responsible for good
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
THE MORMON LOBBY.

The New York SUMS Washington cor
respont says that it is understood that a
vigorous lobby has been employed to de-
feat hostile legislation in the House. This
is merely a rumor, and it must be esti-
mated as rumor. Lobbying is bad
thing and should not be allowed, but If
it is allowed it is thing that will be
taken advantage Of by all needing any
secret aid. The Sun says the Mormons
are rich and are inclined to spend some
of their wealth in preventing hostile
legislation. On the supposition that this
is 80 the lobbying OF the Mormons means
that they use OF money can prevent hos
tile legislation. II it can be employed to
prevent hostile or other legislation, it
means that the men upon whom
depends the enactment Of legislation can
be bribed. A man who will accept n
bribe is equally as culpable and base as
man who will give one, and II Nor
mon lobby in Washington can prevent
hostile legislation, such lobby must pre-
vent it by influencing members of Con-
gress. People greatly over-estimate the
strength of the Mormon lobby in Wash.
ington and the influence Of the Mormon
church outside of Utah. From the man.
ner in which the press and people Of the
country talk about Mormons lobbying at
Washington one might think that city
was like Rome, of which it was said, "a
city for sale,if one has the money to pur.
chase IL -
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15

New York, January 14.-Among other
bills cited as apt to be affected by lobby
work, the Sun says: The Mormons are rich,
and are inclined to spend some of their
wealth in preventing hostile legislation.
They know very well that behind the moral
crusade which is now conducted against po-
mon industry and patience have created in
the deserts of Utah is endangered, and they
are trying to save it by the sinews of war.
1t is understood that a vigorous lobby has
been employed to defeat the polygamy bill
in the house, or at least to remove its most
ruinous conditions. This fact and the char
acter of some of the agents employed in the
work will not help the opposition. If the
Mormons had been wise they would have
allowed the case to stand on its abstract
merits, which are far stronger than the ad-
yocacy of hired traflickers in legislation.
Polygamy is rapidly declining under inf1u-
ences which are destined to crush out the
evil, unless it be strengthened by intolerant
persecution.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
DEATH OF WILLIAM JENNINGS.

Ex-Mayor William Jennings passed
quietly away to-day at about q quarter
to o'clock. He had been sick and con-
fined to his bed for several weeks, and
the enquiries after his health have come
from all classes and all quarters, but for
the past week or so small hopes had been
entertained of his recovery. In his death
the Territory loses one OF its most prom
inent and enterprising citizens. The
name of William Jennings will ever be
identified with the early history of Salt
Lake City, and our city has produced no
more public spirited man than he was.
He was one Of the leading business men
of the city and during long and active
career he had amassed very consider
able fortune. He was essentially friend
OF the workingman and when times were
tight and business dull it was always
his policy and pleasure to under
take some new enterprise requiring the
expenditure OF very considerable sums of
money, thereby giving work to the unem-
ploycd and food to the hungry. No
greater tribute can be paid to the MEM
ory of man than to say that he was
truly the friend OF the poor, and this may
well be said OF William Jennings. He
was too we'll and favorably known in the
community of which he was leading
citizen to require his merits and his vir-
tues to be set forth imprint. In his death
the city and Territory have lost most
estimable citizen, and all who knew him
will join us in extending to his bereaved
family heartfelt sympathy.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
IN THE LONG AGO.

The Inauguration OF Presidents and
Governors in these days has come to be
such an ostentatious concern that it is
pleasant and life-and-hope renewing to
turn to accounts of how Governors were
inaugurated in the long ago. From the
Chicago Herald we take an account OF the
inauguration of Ohio's first Governor:
The noise and attempt at a demonstra-
tion which occurred to-day at the Inaugural
tion of Governor Foraker caused one of the
old Jetfersonian Democrats present to detail
to the Herald correspondent the simplicity
which marked the inauguration Of the first
in 1903 He was native of England, who
came to Ohio as an educated, polished
physician, and was elected in 1902, He
lived in Chillicothe, then the capital.
The first State House was n jaii-like
structure. and remained standing until 1910.
In those days every State patterned its OBJ
servances from the national system, and the
4th of March was Inauguration Day. But
when Tiflin was to be sworn in the day was
Friday, and superstitious Assembly chose
to begin the government of the new State
on more auspicious day: So on Thursday,
was made, and as Edward Tiffin, Esq, had
received 1864 votes from the counties of
Clermont, Belmont, Adams, Ross, Jefferson,
Hamilton and Trumbull, he was declared by
Speaker Nathaniel Massie duly elected. K
%,ai committee was appoinsed, to notify Edward
pleasure as to taking the oath of office. An
answer was received, and at l o'clock the
Senate attended in the representatives
Chamber and Judge Meigs, afterward Gov
ernor himself, administered the oath. His
Excellency addressed both houses yery
briefly. In fact, the first Inauguration address
delivered in Ohio contained less than 2O1
words. There was no further display, nor
does the record show that there was even an
opening prayer. But the Governor made
up for his brief speech by sending
in message next day which, too, was
short-just half column in the papers of
to-day. Tiflin served two terms, was sent
to the Senate, but was prostrated by the
death of his wife. He resigned from the
United States Senate to be member of the
State Legislature, where he could serve the
State and be at home near the grave of the
wife he loved 80 much. He is buried beside
her at Chillicothe, where four Ohio Govern
ors are laid away. Two of his daughters are
yet living, one of them being Mrs. DIR. Com
eggs, of Cincinnati.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15

government, and that when they have
no heed for the public welfare they to the
extent of such heedlessness put a pre-
MUM on bad government. The greatest
danger that menaces republican govern
ment is the tendencies Of the citizens to
shirk public responsibility. This is par
ticularly noticeable in the matter of serv-
ing on juries. II the new bill becomes
law, the Clerk of the District Court and
the Probate Judge should select the
names OF the best men in the commun-
ity; il it does not, and the Marshal con-
tinues to have open venires placed in his
hands, he should subp@n@ the best men
in the community to serve as jurors.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
Mr.. Gladstone's Postal Autorronb.

MIR. Gladstone is, as is well known.
fond OF using postal cards for his com.
munications. Although the law is that
nothing must be written on the address
side OF the card save the address, he in
yariably puts either his name or his
initials there. Thus the recipient is sub.
jected to q charge of two cents extra
postage. Probably the extra autograph
is worth it.-Chicdgo Times.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
She MAY Have conc Down.

NEW York, January 14.-There is increased
"Undaunted," which left this port for Phil
adelphia last Friday. The tug-boat reported
at Delaware breakwater that during th,
storm she had to cast off and let the ship %
when twelve miles south of Abscom light
Since then nothing has been heard from her
Besides Captain Hamilton and his family
there We're on board Harry Long, Pennsyl
A regular crew had not been shipped.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15

GERMANY is fond OF islands. Just com
PEELED TO let 90 OF ihe Carolines she has
pocketed the Samoan group. We don't
know that il makes any difference to the
United States. We are not out snipinp
after any islands, but it seems queer
piece OF business that country can 90
around seizing things in this way without
any claim by right of discovery or prior
colonization.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
Good for the steel Traac.

New YoRK, January 14.-Much interest is
elected IN the steel trade by the placing of
the contract for 10000 tons of rails bv the
government of Victoria for railway CON
struction. 1t is stated that the whole con
tract, together with the necessary railway
fastenings and other materials, amounting
TO nearly 10000 tons, has been secured by
Frisco Sons, Australian merchants of Lon
don and Wolverhampton.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15

SENATOR EDMuNDs is little "gone" on
the matter of marriage. He has intro
duced in the Senate bill providing for
the collection, by the Bureau OF Statis-
ties, OF statistics touching marriage and
divorce. That is just the information the
Federal authorities in Utah desire,
especially the marriage part. The infor-
nation can be had by applying to either
Mr.. Taylor or Mr.. Cannon.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
Gladstone to Knock Out The Con.
seryatiyes.

LONDON. January 14.-Parliament will
adjourn tomorrow until Wednesday. II is
stated on good authority that Mr.. Gladstone
and his colleagues have become reconciled.
The Earls Spencer and Granville, the Earl
of Derby and the Marquis of Harrington
have given their consent to the course of
tactics suggested by Gladstone, and he will
take the first chance to overthrow the Con
servative government,
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
success Of sOrphcus and Eurydice,,

New YonK, January 4.-The second per-
formance of "Orpheus and Eurydice'' by
the American Opera Company attracted q
great throng to the Academy last night.
Scenically this opera is put on the stage in
manner never before witnessed here. At
each succeeding performance the principals
ana chorus work more smoothly and har-
moniously together. On alternate nights
the company appear in Brooklyn, where the
most fashionable audiences greet them.
"Lohengrin" and "Faust" will be produced
during the next two weeks.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15
An AntI.CooIIe Pc,itton.

SAN JOSE, Cal, January H.-The Anti
Coolie League this evening decided to circu-
late petitions asking Congress to abrogate
the Burlingame treaty.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15

THE bi-metalists should not despair.
Every cloud has silver lining.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-15

The object Of "THE MINERS EXCHANGE"
is to bring just such parties together for
the Purchase and Sale of Mines, etc. To
this end the Manager, Mr.. Thackrah,
purposes to conduct the EXCHANGE" as
q Bureau OF Information, and to Register
from time to time, any Mines or Mining
Claims that may be offered for sale; Sc
curing complete record thereof, with
Abstracts of Title thereto, promoting
thereby the final negotiations between
all the parties concerned.
Correspondence Solicited.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27
Il B,stterdy's Moral.

A boy, on perceiving beautiful but
terfy, was so smitten with his gaudy
colors that he pursued it from flower
to flower with indefatigable zeal; at
first he attempted to surprise it among
the leaves of rose; then he endeay-
ored to cover it with his hat as it was
feeding on daisy; now he hoped to Sc
cure it as it revelled on sprig of myr-
tie; and now grew sure of his prize on
perceiving it to loiter on bed of vio-
lets; but the fly still alluded his at
tempts. At last, observing it half.
buried in the cup Of tulip, lie rushed
forward. and, snatching at the object of
his pursuit with violence, it was crushed
TO pieces The dying insect, percciving
the boy chagrined at his disappoint-
ment, addressed him with the utmost
calnness in the following words: "Be-
hold, now, the end Of thy Improbable
solicitude; and learn, for the benefit of
thy future life, that pleasure, like a
painted butterfly, may serve to amuse
thee in the pursuit; but, if embraced
with too much ardor, will perish in thy
grasp"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27
Beauty.

There is something in beauty,
whether it dwells in the human face, in
the penciled leaves of flowers, the
sparkling surface of fountain, or that
aspect which genius breathes over its
statue. that makes lis mourn it's ruin.
1 should not envy that man his feelings
who could see leaf wither or flower
fall without some sentiment of regret!
This tender interest in the beauty and
frailty Of things around us is only a
slight tribute of becoming grief and af-
lection; for nature in our adversities
never deserts us. She even comes
more nearly to us in our SORROWS and,
leading us away from the paths of dis
appointment and pain into her soothing
recesses, allays the anguish OF our
bleeding hearts, binds up the wounds
that have been inflicted, whispers the
meek pledges of better hope, and, in
harmony with spirit of still holie1
birth, points to that home where decay
and death can Eever come.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27
Religious Notes.

The Chalrch Standard protests
against the use of fans during church
services; thinks that their use cannot
he defended, except in rare instances,
and urges that, as they will he brought,
they should at least be used very
quietly. a.
In France, all religious instruction
has been abolished in the public
schools In the place of religion there
have been introduced theatrical repre-
sensations, at least in the city of Paris,
for which both participation and at
tendance are obligatory.
The little town of Plainfeld, Mass,
among the hills of Hampshire County,
with feeble church, has been repre-
sented by one or more of its inhabit-
ants on foreign missionary ground from
1915 uninterruptedly to the present
day.
The one-hundredth general assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church is to be
held in Philadelphia, in 1883. It has
been decided to raise centenary fund
Of So, 900, 900 for various church enter
prises.
The children of the Southern Meth
odist Episcopal Church contributed
during the centennial year $4,000, to
be invested, and the interest to be
used annually in helping weak Sunday
schools in frontier work.
The Mennonites of Germany have
united. founded congregation in Ber-
lin, and propose to establish professor
ship in connection with the Berlin Uni
versity, and to furnish the funds for it.
The Baptists Of the North in the
United States, after stirring discus
sion, have resolved not to abandon their
mission on the Congo River.
TALMAGE has preached thirty years
and has lost but one day, and that
through sickness, twenty -four years ago
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27
Crying aud snia,iny Not religion.

had rather to-day keep the church
up on the level with the angels, but I
would run the gang-plank out and. take
mp every sinner on level with me.
All the shifting and crying that you
do around an altar will do no good, but
you must quit your meanness and then
there will be no need of crying and
weeping. Good Lord, show us that
this is the gospel that makes us cease
doing evil and urges us to do good.
Your aid follows who are not PRAYING
in your families, you haven't got re-
ligion. The best way to 60 to God is
through the means of good. Religion
is negative goodness and positive right
eousness. Now, man who just stops
his meanness, he is only half a
Christian. He becomes an old goody-
goody in the church, and when he dies
and goes to heaven 1 reckon the angels
will say there comes Brother Goody-
goody. They never do anything
wrong, you know. If that is all that is
necessary, why, a preacher might put a
half dozen wooden posts in his church
and he would have one of the best
churches in the world. This is mega
tive goodness Negative goodness,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27
xraysAs TORNADO.

zone July night" continued the tali
man, II had my wheat all stacked
ready for thrashing, and went to bed
feeling as rich as if owned the coun-
try. About midnight, as near as L can
recollect, I heard clap OF thunder.
and then the house began to rock like
willow tree. Then everything was
ouiet for little while, and went to
sleep. Early the next morning my wife
got up and looked out of the window.
"'John,' said she, where on earth is
your wheat?'
"'What?' said I, jumping out OF bed,
whats that you say?'
"'Where's the wheat"
az looked out of the window, too, and
stranger, saw the most remarkable
sight ever saw. There wasn't grain
of wheat within mile of me. There
wasn't remnant of my barn. My
barnyard was gone, the horse, the COWS,
and even the pigs were gone. l got
dressed and walked out doors. The
place was changed, stranger--changed
in a single night. Ny house was set
ting in a garden by the side of creek.
There was a new barn in the yard, some
red cows-mine were white; some black
pigs-mine were spotted; and instead
of wheat there was the allfiredest stack
of cornstocks you ever looked at. 1
thought at first I was dreaming, and
asked my wife to kick me, but I wasn't.
About breakfast time some neighbors
came in and asked where Mr.. Jones
was never heard of him.
He used to live here they said.
He lived here last night
"Then told them of the crash and
the rocking, and they said must have
been struck by tornado. asked
where I was; they said 1 was i'll lizard
County, which was fifty miles south of
where I went to bed. Sure enough,
they were right. The strangest part of
it was, the house wasn't hurt a bit.
The roof even, didn't leak. The neigh
bors said it was visitation of Provi-
dence, and the place belonged to me.
But that wasn't all, stranger. About q
year after l heard from some of my old
neighbors that Jones' house had been
moved right up to where my old house
stood, by the same blasted wind. We
both concluded to stay where we were,
and avoided any trouble on that account
I've been away three months, and can't
exactly say where do live now, but 1
expect l am still at the old stand. y
Netv York Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27
EMPRESS EUGENE.

The following is the latest story that
is told about the Empress Eugene, who
has ever been striking figure since
the day she charmed Napoleon III,
with the wreath of violets which she
wore in her golden hair. "'Twas
morning then, but now the night has
come" A few days ago, says the
chronicler, visitor to the Marcus
church at Venice, where the ex-Em-
press is now staying, observed lady,
dressed in deepest mourning, kneeling
in long, silent prayer before one of the
side affairs. When at last she arose,
she looked about her in search of some.
thing which she missed, and then
walked slowly away, supporting
herself by the wall, toward the en-
trance. The stranger politely offered
his arm, which was gratefully accepted,
the lady meanwhile explaining that one
OF the beggars must have taken her
silver-headed walking-stick away, with.
out which she was Every helpless. "
Outside the church two liyeried foot.
men were waiting; the stranger on re.
firing offered his address card, (alas,
for cruel Nemesis, he was a German
from BerlinD glancing at which the
lady was seen to shudder slightly and
then return the civility by Whispering,
Empress Eugene, and-homeless."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27

positive righteousness, that's it. VI
the two / think the most of the mega
tive goodness. I'd rather have man
in my church that gets drunk once IN
while and works when he is sober for
the salvation of souls than to have
man all the time who will do no work
at all.
The first lessen that God ever Taught
my sinful heart was to quit my mean-
ness, and I started for the river OF de-
cision, and when I got across l burnt
the bridge so that couldn't get back,
and hadn't been on the other bank OF
the river half an hour before was in
the arms of Jesus. Repentance is to
turn your back on sin. Some say re-
pentance is SORROW for sin. 1t amt so.
There amt sorrowful thing in repent
ance. Sorrow is no more part OF re-
pentance than my coat is q part OF Sam
Jones. In the expression, quit your
meanness, there is gospel enough for q
thousand worlds There's many fell
low who wants the Lord to repent and
believe, while he goes up to bless and
save. There's many preacher in this
country fishing on the divine side of
the ship, and there amt nothing round
there but God, and he amt going to
bite on your common old bait. Brother,
brother, get to fishing on the sinful
side of the boat. never go round on
Gods side of the ship at all, for know
he will do what ought to be done. I'm
going to preach like the fellow who
datches the fish. Old fellow, just drop
ypur hook on the sinful side Of the
ship and you will catch tish.-Sam
7ho,oe