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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-14
THE X. OF L. CONVENTION.

The near approach of the next national
convention of the Knights of Labor at
Richmond, Va, next month, and the
possibility of great changes being made
in the workings OF the Order, bring it
again to the front for public considera-
ton. BY certain amendments to the
constitution, it is intended by the dele
gates to abolish the district assembly
system altogether, and so order things
that working control will be more central
lied then it is now, and thus reduce the
chances of mischief to minimum. 1t
cannot be denied, that in the first forma-
ton of the Order, thousands of men
gained admittance who were never born
to lead in any public measure, and who,
by reason of their seniority OF date OF ad-
mission, claim more power than the new
corners. This class of men, of whom
Martin Irons was specimen, being un-
der no central control, and belng-as all
weak men are-more or less affected by
local feeling, could steep the whole organ
ization in trouble before the central direc-
torate could be made aware of the
trouble. To avoid such catastrophe it
is absolutely necessary that supreme con-
troll should rest in a central body, and
that no strike, boycott or other disturb
ance should take place in the name of the
Order, unless sanctioned and directed by
the central body. AS the DEMOCRAT has
so oftened advocated, these months OF
peace and quietness in the labor market,
should be turned to account in perfecting
the details of efficient organization for
any trouble that may come in the future,
and as the general executive board can
not handle all matters diligently enough
to meet the wants of the Order in distant
localities, corps OF competent and trust
worthy inspectors or travelling agents
should be formed, whose duty it would
be to travel on the orders of the central
power, and return detailed statements of
what they found, on which judgment of
future action could be bas Il by the ex-
ecutive board. The great trouble to
meet is the aptitude of men of insufficient
mental power and equpoise to force them
selves forward and push themselves into
prominent places for which they are
totally untitled, and by their actions
bring discredit and trouble on the organ
iEation. Among the thousands, who form
the rank and file, is an abundance of
good material from which to fashion an
executive element, and they should be
chosen for their mental requirements,
without fear or favor, and when given
power to act, be supported in what they
do, by the central body. The idea that
troubles can occur in one locality, that
differ from those in another, and require
different remedies, should be abandoned,
as all things of whatsoever nature or de-
gree OF magnitude must be passed on by
the central board, before healthy work
ing OF the organization can be achieved.
For the good of the toiling masses every
where. it is devoutly hoped that the
turbulent element in the Order can be
held in bounds or efectually expelled,
and that those who have the framing of
the new constitution will remember that
they are working for all, and not for any
one locality.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-14

lasting friendship between himself and
those who differ with him in their spirit
ual beliefs. The act of raising the rank
and powers OF this gentleman, proves
that the outside world is alive to the fact
that the day of deliverance from the
thralldom of Mormonism is at hand, and
that Utah Territory, in common with the
whole of the country, will be open to the
labors of the ministers OF Gods gospel.
The growing strength of all Christian de-
nominations is such as to warrant be-
lief in the conversion OF many who now
are away from their early teachings, and
only through such means can Utah be
ever restored fully to her rightful place
in the nation.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-14
MAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Postoffice Department

WASHINGTON, D. c., July /, 1886.
Proposals will be received at the Con-
.ract offce OF this Department until 4
F. P. m. OF September IS, 1886, for carrying
the mails of the United States upon the
routes, and according to the schedule of
arrival and departure specified by the
department., in the Territory of Utah,
from January L, 1887, to June 80, 1890.
Lists of routes, with schedules of arrivals
and departures, instructions to bidders.
with forms for contracts and bonds, and
an other necessary information, will be
furnished upon application to the Second
Assistant Postmaster-G General.
WILLIAM F. Villas,
Postmaster General
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-15
A Lapp Wedding.

Down the room was a long table, COW
cred with coarse cloth, perhaps, if for
grand folks, but much more likely in its
native baroness. Upon the arrival Of the
wedding party the feast began. Boiled
meat was brought in large dish, or just
as likely piled up on the table till it was
full. On the top of this came dirty
bowls, full of grease. Round this savory
and appetizing repast gathered the hun
cry Lapps, ravenous as wolves, and fell
upon it with appetites that would aston
ish any western dweller in cultured
land. They came to eat, and they did
eat. Lumps Of meat were seized by Ma
ture's forks--fngers as black as Goals,
innocent Of water for unknown periods,
clad in ancient grime-plunged into the
grease, and then, all luscious and drip
pling, conveyed to the cavernous mouths
Of the assembled. After this came the
dessert-reindeer cheese, cut into pieces,
dipped into the grease, and eaten with a
horn spoon or fingers. Huge draughts Of
corn brandy washed all down. Right
diligently was the bottle piled, with ever
and anon quaff from the grease-bowls to
keep the brandy from taking too much
effect, the grease leaving its traces on
the drinkers faces till at last they shone
in their fatty coating. Now began the
real wedding joy'-guests singing and
shouting with all the vigor of powerful,
healthy lungs. Songs were improvised,
generally senseless, because the impro.
wiser was so. Soon some of the guests
fell asleep on the table. and were shoveled
on to the seats-or under them against
the walls by such of their comrades as
were able to take part in the next pro,
ceeding, i. e., dancing, if such it could
be called. Afresh rose a tempest Of
shouting and Jumping wild scene, we
are told, our ears cannot conceive. Fid-
dlers scraped and scraped, and were en-
couraged to scrape yet louder, while
some Lapp, more musical than the others
beat time with pothook on the kettle
bottom. Soon the floor was dotted with
the forms OF those who were too drunk t.
jump any more, and there they lay snor
ing, while their comrades hoped ant
roared over them till they, too, fell annie
the slain. The general ending was tha
the whole party slept together on th'
| floor.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-15

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of almost any style, can be accommodated BY
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ALEX. WISE.
winnemucca, August 7, 1856.
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-15

All kinds Of complicated Watches Cleaned and
Repaired, and warranted for one year.
French Clocks, Musical Boxes. Organs, and
Fine Jewelry Repaired. AuiS'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-26

Mr.. Grinnell, his assistants, Messrs. Ing
ham. Walker and Furthmann, Mr.. Foster
and Inspector Bonfield, sat in the formers
office chatting an hour after the verdict was
rendered. 81 feel very sorry for the jurors"
said Mr.. Foster, impressvely. ''If the day
ever comes that the ropes are placed about
the necks of these prisoners the members
of the jury will not be out of danger. 1
have urged the prisoners to have all their
friends exercise their influence against vio-
lence between now and the end of the case"
Il want to say" interrupted Inspector
BOnfield, ''that if any violence is done by
the friends of these men that the lamp posts
of the city of Chicago will bear fruit. In
my opinion the police will be powerless to
quell the popular rage and public vengeance
will be summarily wrecked upon all the
friends and pronounced sympathizers of an
archy.'
When the reporters were admitted to the
jail at four o'clock yesterday afternoon all
the prisoners had apparently resained their
compOsure. Parsons, as usual, was talka-
tive and perfectly willing to express his
views. He appeared calm and collected,
and was evidently posing as a martyr.
When asked what his opinion of the YER
dict was, he said: ''There was popular
clamor for our death. There was an insa-
table thirst for blood. The beasts of capi-
talists have secured their ends. 1t is labor
led to the scaffod i'm chains. l consider
the verd ct simply war of capital against
labor. What could we do? We are all
poor men, while the men who were back of
the prosecution have plenty of money at
their command All the ef,esrs Of the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-26
Observation-Disclosures,

Serious riots have occurred at Nagasaki,
Japan. between the Chinese and the Japan
ese. Five Chinese were killed and one
hundred wounded.
The town of Saric, in Sonora, Mex,
having population of 700, was swept out
of existence by floods a few days ago.
Grain fields were ruined. The loss of life
and damage to property are not known.
The nine policemen charged with the
willful murder of jackson, on the Shank
hill road, Belfast, have been arrested and
sent to jail. They intend applying to the
Court of Queens Bench for admission to
bail.
An attempt to assassinate the President
of the Republic of Uruguay was made on
the 18TH. As he was entering theater at
Montevideo man fired revolver almost
point blank at his head. The ball entered
the Presidents cheek. infiicting a slight
wound. The infuriated crowd attacked the
assassin and maltreated him so terribly
that he died shortly afterwards.
On the Goth bullion to the amount of
e96, 900 was shipped from London, and to
the amount of 950,000 from Paris, for
America.
The London Times of the Goth gives prom
inence in its columns to letter suggesting
the prosecution for treason on their return
to their homes of the Canadian delegates
and other British subjects who figured in
the Chicago convention.
Dudgeon's wharf, at London, on which
was stored 10000 barrels of petroleum
burned on the Goth. The loss could not be
estimated.
A London dispatch of the Goth says the
British steamer Aberdeen, from Hankow
for London with $500 tons of tea, foun-
dered while leading the China sea. The
fate of the crew is unknown.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-26
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

OF two hundred and eighty English
Presbyterian churches, two hundred
and forty have temperance societies.
Christian Union.
The University of Virginia is said
to have more alumni in the present con-
gress than any other institution in the
country.
In an Enolish church in London the
communion service is celebrated once a
month in Hebrew for the benefit OF
some converted Jews.
The LARGEST church in Washington.
n. G.. ts the coIored Methodist Church
on NJ street between Fifteenth and Six
teensb streets It seats 3. 800 people.
and ,ll but $40. 900 of the cost, $1i6, 600,
has been Maid Wash;moto,a Star.
-; e. .;-
.;on a ytan taabnr n n "ppsSy Sontbarn M sabonl l
was was asked ..Wbere is Afr;cap,' The
professor was surprised at the answer,
which was not altogether incorrect.
..Afrjca.'' said the Young man, sis in
Virginia.
m. roo.;rts of ~. Rr;t;.h .rd
Fore;rn R;bia Soo;aty I Lost year wars.
e1 15S 1s6 s5 and those of The Amer;-
cor R;h1e Society," were s5as o10 5a
The total issnes Of the two Societies for
the year were 5, SCI. .344, or an average
of about 18, 600 for each working day
N. Y. Post.
Rev. William H. Roberts. DID,. a
distinguished Presbyterian divine, IL
brarian of Princeton Theological Semi
nary for the past nine wears and also
stated clerk Of the General Assembly,
has accented a cali to the chair of prac-
tical theology at the Lane Theological
Seminary, Cincinnati, o.
Il will frankly tell you that my ex-
perience in prolonged scientific investi-
cations convinces me that belief in
Coda God who is behind and within
the chaos of vanishing points of hui
man knowledge-adds a wonderful
stimulus to the man who attempts to
penetrate into the region of the un-
known.-Pr0f Agdss:z.
The impression seems to be gaining
ground in England that the quarrels in
the Salvation army are threatening the
disintergation of that queer organize
ton. As an indication of this it is
stated that at the recent ssmonster meet
ing" in Exeter Hall, London, General
Booth called for collection of f2,000
and received only Ell.
-Durino a single centurv the trans
lationls of the Scriptures have Increased
fve-f,Id. the evanpelical miss;onarv So
o;at;os tan-fold. tbo nrn,bor ~ r,;es;on.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-26
THE YEARS CROPS.

The Late Rains Have Broken the Drought
and There are Now Prospects of Fair
Crop of Corn-The Wheat Crop Falls
I5.OOO,O 900 Bushels Short of an Average.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.-The Cincinnati
Price Current of yesterday says: More or
less heavy rainfall has occurred in various
sections of the West the past week, notably
in the Ohio valley and portions of Iowa and
Illinois, while moderate rainfall has reached
a very considerable breadth. In some local
tiles in Kansas, where the drought had been
very severe, late rains have aggregated
fall of eight to ten inches.
These rains of the past week and previous
ly have broken the drought in large por-
ton of the West, but great extent of the
corn crop west of Indiana was beyond being
restored to any approach to nominal condi-
tons. With favorable autumn, however,
much will result in lessening the extent of
damage to the corn crop. Scarcely second
in importance to the influence upon corn is
the beneficial effect of these late rains upon
pastures and water supplies for stock, an
| important relief now being secured in these
particulars.
In regard to the general situation of the
corn crop there is little to be added to what
mas D6en SalQ. lnoTe seems UO Dc llttl0
room for doubt of curtailment of the crop,
amounting to 800, 900, 900 to 4OO, 1000, 900,
compared with last year.
The wheat-producing countries of the
| world, exclusive of the United States and
Canada, promise an aggregate of fully
1,50O 600, 900 bushels this season, or $500. :
900 bushels below an average production.
In the United States and Canada the pro-
duction will be about 75,000.0 900 bushels
greater than last year, or say $4,000. 900
short of what may be accepted as an aver
age, so that the years wheat crop of the
world, as now indicated, will fall 50,000,-
900 bushels short of an average product.
| If these calculations be justified by actual
results and it be considered that the United
States has an available surplus of previous
growth amounting to 3O,000,O 900 bushels,
with practically nominal stocks abroad.
During the past year the United States
exported 95, 900, 900 bushels of wheat, flour
included. With crop of fully 453, 600, 600
bushels of this years growth and available
surplus of previous growth of $4,000, 000
bushels in excess of needed reserves, the
available supply is approximately 465, ,000.-
900 bushels, from which can be spared foz
export 12O, 600, 600 to 1875, 900, 900 bushels
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-26
General sedgwiok at Psso del Norte.

Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. 21.-General Sedg-
wick arrived here last evening and imme-
diately crossed the river at Paso del Norte
where he held a secret conference with Con-
sui Brigham. After the conference, which
lasted an hour. he was escorted to the Mexi-
can Central depot where he took a train for
the City of Mexico. General Sedgwick's
credentials are directed to Minister Jack
son and he states that his mission
is to that gentleman alone After
cOnferring with Minister jackson he will
return to Paso del Norte and make a thor
ough investigation of the Cutting case. The
Mexican customs inspector made thorough
inspection of General Sedgewick's baggage
at Paso del Norte, although his escort an
nounced him as special envoy from the
United States. An envelope containing his
credentials and instructions was subjected
to thorough scrutiny. General Sedgwick
reports that his mission is not diplomatic
one, but simply one Of conference and in
yestiEaiion
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-26
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News
WASHINGTON.

The demand for one and five-cent pieces
has been greater for some time than the
Treasury Department could supply, but ar
rangements are now being made for meet
ing all orders.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Fair
child on the 10Th issued call for SIS, 900, 600
three per cent. bonds to mature on October
l, next. The bonds included in this call are
as follows: Fifty Original number
104 to number 123, both inclusive; 800
Original number 1,522 to number 1, ,677, both
inclusive; s5O0-Original number $50 to
number 728, both inclusive; 81 Original
number 4 206 to number 4, 1885, both inclu-
sive; 0.00O-Original number 1O,24S to
number L, 1868, both inclusive; total, s15,-
900 OOO
Governor Porter, First Assistant Secre-
tary of State, denies the truth of the pub
lished reports to the effect that Secretary
Bayard intends to retire from the Cabinet
as soon as the Mexican muddle is settled.
During the last few days the Treasury
Department. issued warrants for nearly
ss,OOO.OC0 for the payment of pensions.
An official dispatch was received at the
War Department on the Goth confirming
the report of Geronimo's willingness to
surrender.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-26
ourt were preiudicsd against us. The

court were prejudiced against us. The
judge was unjust in his rulings. Grinnell
was actuated by malice and hate. have
been workingman all my life. have ad-
vocated the labor cause, and if it is for this
that am to die, will mount the scaffOld
with a firm step. While not a fatalist
consider that am the creature of circum-
stances. Have hope? Well, you know
what Pope says: Hope springs eternal in the
human breast Of course we hope We
shall carry it to the Supreme Court and see
if the constitution is worth the paper it is
written on"
Referring to the theory of who threw the
bomb, Parsons said he considered it the
work of an irresponsible crank who had no
connection with the Socialists and was not
in sympathy with them. "Who knows"
said he, ''but what it was thrown by a man
from McCormick's-one of the strikers who
had seen his brother shot down the day be-
fore. He could have attended our meeting
that night, thrown the bomb and the blame
be attached to us. Any one could buy a
bomb for fifteen cents. 1 do not believe
that Schnaubelt ever threw that bomb. He
has simply fled to avoid the violence of the
police. We have been convicted without a
vestige of law. We are Anarchsts-that is
enough. And let Inc tell you what that
word Anarchy means. 1t is from the
Greek words .Archy- Ruler and 'An'-no,
meaning mo rnler." Is there any crime in
that? Our enemies have construed 1t to mean
force and annihilati0n."
Mrs. Parsons said she did not care to talk
about the case. She was surprised beyond
all measure at the verdict She did not see
how it could be rendered according to law.
If her husband was hanged he would be
hanged in just cause and was innocent of
the crime of which he was charged. She
warned her husband against talking too
much to the reporters.
Spies said he had nothing to say. The
verdict simply meant war against the Or
ganizatiOns of labor.
Engel, who only speaks German, expressed
himself pretty freely in his native tongue.
He said the judge was one-sided. The po-
prejudiced against the prisoners. The ver-
dict was a cooked up affair. he said. He
asserted that he had never had any trouble
in his life and denied that he had been inn
prisoned thirteen years in the old country.
1t was shown that the verdict had been ar
rived at before hand owing to the quickness
with which the jury had arrived at an agree
ment He had had no idea of being hanged,
but was ready to die for the principle which
he maintained. He, for himself, expected
an acquittal, but there was no use trying to
fight mOnOpOlies.
Neebe said he was glad he had received a
sentence, for had he been acquitted it would
have been bad for the other prisoners.
There was no case against him whatever,
and the mere fact that he had been sem
fenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary,
when there was no evidence against him,
would shown what an unfair trial it was,
and call attention to the others. The
verdict was great surprise to him. He ex-