Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-19

BRUARY 10, lass
oreeDed ths ooDDitsea. he euI.eire<
~ poople o. Ctah % aDcne The thrift
sest most hoeses and seopssase 2sopis
q eoe voF1d, and ehalieneod eo0osfi-
-on nth any Oder eosumanifv q "a ~
peo9fese they hass made In all thai
Roeo 70 oooeeltute IN ealiRhseoed and
ceviif0ed pe0pie. Ihe whole oppoett3oa
70 t1o admssstco of Gtah. b said
| maahs b suDmed up in to psoposs-
tssns- an soAult UPON rsliatous belief
aAd n ettemue 70 govern The maiafisy
~ Q minority. The 0ofmops we're OBJ
tecse Of aoose heoause they held vos-
fnR power which could noa Be leaiti
masslp ovefcone as the tolls. he ssid
shAs toey bad never hroken q peumise
o betrayed tF0sG. end therefore theii
s'ncesity n this matter Ought nos 10 b
Qoo1eiooed. He eooseodsd In legal sr,
| aument that II the state broke : con.
pact made With al the other states
| represented By eoneress, the latter bad
the inherent power and ell that val
necessary to enforee the provisions O!
the contract.
II asked vhen, in his opinion. th.
peopie Of Utah could Be trusted s<
make this coopacs and sxefciss ths
pcvers OF ssa1ehood, he would answer
most sclenniy and empessicaiiy, nov
OeleRaes Du6oia, Of Idaho, addressed
the Committee IN opposi ion 10 the ceti-
taoo for sdmieeioo. He admitted The
popalattoo Of Ussh TO be $4,000 and
sef6cient, % far - namhefs 90, TO en-
title the territory 20 statehood, bat h<
DECLARED that this population vas main
u imported directly fro0 Europe BY the
Mormon church. Rven With an insuf
dcseot police force he said the number
OF arfeoes vas enofmously dtspropoe-
s1ooaeo 20 the population and the vast
majority Of perssns arrested Were con
vicfed. Utah bad teen blessed With
superior climate and soil. She Iay on q
line b=tvsen the eess and California.
Yet, With euch advantages her taxable
vealth only aggregated so m,0 600,
100000 II which vas railroad prop
essy mot owned In Utah, and $1,000, 900
OF which belonged to the 5000 gentle
inhabitants Of that territory. Her tax
able wealth averaged only Sl75 Ger
capita. while in the neiQhboRinQ terri
tories it ranged from 600 TO 500. He
asked to Be- informed BY any advocate
OF aamiasion II the practice Of Brigham
Young % Joseph Taylor was nov cd
mitted 10 have been wrong, and be AZ.
Rued that the course Of the Nosmous 10
the future could b best judged By their
pas1.
They bad been driven out Of Utah By
reason OF their polyQnmous practices
and had eseablished themselves in
Illinois. where they founded the city OF
Nauvoo aud undertook 10 do the same
thing they ere now trying to accom-
plish. They secured Q city charter
which made them also independent OF
tons OF such Q character a. outraged
she people Of the state. Who ross In
their might ard drove them away.
Crime was rife IN Utah and
he criminals had the sympathy
Of the entire Mormon people. II
any reform vas promised any Absti-
nence from the practices ps0nounced BY
Law 10 be criminal. Tue men Who
promised IL were ostrsci9sd. The leQis-
iatufe refused 70 make provisions for
she arrest and punishment Of criminals
and the United states government Was
compelled 70 bear the burden Of the
local RoveTument OF the territory. The
nev constitution Was half trick. half
I've and thoes Who presented it
did NOT come - free men to
free uen, bot With osinReinR
and covardics proposed 70 bind them
sslvss for the future In way which vas
required Of no other state. The terri
tory could mot come IN under shis ool-
sstsusioa - an equal, and psovision
aRainss the amendment Of 10 e0ustitu-
tion ~ therefore entirely neeatosy os
entirsiy wrong. The 0snsiles q The
sssfito5y did not bsltsvs thas ysass Of
statehood would elapse before The con
stitution would be shsu0ed 70 unoot the
news Of the church.
Richards asked leave 10 reply 10 Mr..
Dubois, bus Senator Paddock, not .
nembeR Of the commiltse, but pres NJ
40 an interested party, stated tbat the
opponents u shs pssitton vould gait
further opportunity 10 press0s sheir
oase, and the committee therefore ad-
jou1ned for the day.
Desses Keep Away.
LoSDou. Feb. 16.-Che Bsitish gov
efnmens deny the statement that an
EuRiish military force IL about 10 enter
vrnesoela- They Say the indemnity
vas paid in DeceUber upon protest.
More Opsinissic.
ST, PBrRnsSunO, Feb. 18.-The Rus-
sian press 10 becoming moro optimi tic
iu iss view Of tho situation In Europe,
A. Al kx~ 80
Of Prince BIspaeck's 3 tutention TO haste q
the settlement OF the Bulgarian qoss-
tion.
Abyssinlan Deseeses.
MAsowAH, Feb. l8-DeRlac, AZ in
fueutial Abyssiuian chief, has deserted
King John. He hiss arrived at the
Italian camp and offered his services 20
the commander in chief Of the Italian
foeooe.
Al Asslgn0eas.
CmunxAfl, Feb. l6.-Mueller and
GogFeave, reotiAers, importers and
wholesale liquor dealers. assigned to-
day. Liabilities $780, and assets
$4,000.
The Fidelity Cases.
CmcmuArI. Feb. 16-In the federal
court today motions for new trial and
arrest Of jud9ment in the oase Of Ben
z. Hopkins we're overYuled. Hopkins
vili be sentenced vhsn vel enooRh Ia
appear in court. The indictment
against Director Zimmerman. OF ths
Fidelity bank, Vas noiied. Hopkins In
Jail is snfisrinR from dropsy. aud said
today thas he expected to die st any
inmate. He IL very sick man.
starving lsdlaas.
EpnosroH, n. W. T., Feb. 1s.-Cun-
uinQham, o member Of she nofthvss
council. has jost retsrned from Q triI
| 70 Lac is Biohe. He reports the condi
ton Of the Indians there a. deplorable
These Indians have been cut od from
government assistance since the Bic
rebelitoa. They are nov rsidins set
tiers os eating them out Of provision
BY bsaainR. The state Of Affairs 10 tb'
Edmonton district 10 no better. Thl
Indians are sosusiiy dying Of starvs'
ton.
nst-Natsaaee League.
WAsHmorcu, Feb. l6.-William Me
GAfcheii. Of HeV Yosk. agent fog th
natter al anti nuisance teAgue, 70 here