The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-29
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Ia TIE srxsese xhzcb follows an ~
s<r-ezssr.x ssary Is tex The re~FestA-
he esrzcrss 81 Utah are represented as
t<sax ss,st earnestly IN favor u > ke-
p.szsezs xscsSry 81 tie coming sA-c-
ssgs. TheF have observed ulth aazrzs
tie nznnaer q F4-dozs grante1 Ne--
mon criminals by Presssisns Caersl4-si-
and hare ffzRy discovered what they
~szi,rs 20 be the cause IH . word, tie
story i thzt Mr.. Cleveland i allied
q r-okvzzny 20 tie Sxfent Ct co8sla-
sh5p h<tween herself and the favored
of al ether xiFes Of the late Br1gzEa
Young and kDOxn 70 the followers %
the asI4ee4 rs-opnet - the uineFeeath-
X i TIE fEzf ttks kIn-sS1p uzs htafsa
AZ vsxnesE s9-sas tine aEo. s7zt = 81
gftes5 no comment 1r+ss TIRE conduct ~
tbs ess5r5 executive esgnyircez& resident
tserssj@z that this relationship vas
renoxrszeas. ard thai fxgors Br1Eler y
,sxssse sta lavish hand. As result
tie zarst crisaiE1is under ssse izxs
sgzinst FosyEGmy are aiso~ed TO
esz4r-s 5zl.iiee. soaae hare teen ine2r-
cerztess 0-lF - he pardones-some 81
thesa almost before beiDg confined
long ezoagh 70 have their hair crop
red
Tse rssritzt1e people % Utah. szvs
the zv5ssfe- coaster the workings 81
The Eesfnanes- Tucker tSii a farce. The
impression has gene forth among the
MSrDezs that in Cleveland they have
freed xho viii stznd by ther8. That
feeling has extended - ali the efkerr.
of toe territory. and hz. resulted Ia
lazitv e. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of ali the
Laws directed against the crime Of
f.oiTganE Ia n investigation the
Leasser foand that ia I&s5 the president
had fsar6Orses IA convicted Nor
mons Ia fss7 the number fen 70 three,
and increased IN i.-= 20 nine. In al
eases Cleveland stated that the pardonS
weye grznfsd upon the recommends
tious 81 fhe I ish commissioner. gov-
erroT Of the territory. and justices Of
the supreme court OF Utah. When
reminded OF this fact sat Lake people
exrlainesI that this was no excuse
whztevst. sinoe the people referred 70
xere Bat a part Of the present admin
issratlon- aad IN recommending par
doas were oaly carrying out the same
lax principle that nov ehzracferEzes
them IN allowing criminals 10 enjoy
ftse4am after h@sag regularly con
Figted.
The Leaasr alleges that Amelia Fol-
som the nineteenth wIfe OF Brigham
Yoamg. and Frances Poison, the ~ife
n PresiGen. Cleveland. are cousins,
huf beyond thu j. unable TO state the
exact relationship. The best people
81 salt lake Eify are IS confident Of
the relationship q ihsv are OF the fact
thai the pre-i.sa4 l. inf aenee3 by II.
Ihi. be3ief i not shared only b those
* Republican percussion In fact,
there are not nos any Democrats in
Utah saTe those o. Mormon faith.
Mr. Amelia Folsom Young. a. all
81 tory Tezite-, ~as tie most favored
of Brigham YounE'S ziycs, says the
LsasfsT. Brigham built q monument
% his affection for AF.asi5ain the shape
90 4 handsome strgift1rs. kE0wu -
the Amelia Palace 81 a ca@t Of
sigDo on the Geztb OF Young this
passed into the hands Of the church.
and Amelia now lives IN a more
Inu.esf dwelling. She l. described as
about - years ~ age. stu retaining
many marks OF y0utAfui beauty. she
noN preside. in the heaFf= oi the peo-
pie a. the queen of the WHO'S 81 the
prophet Sith ~ much dignity, aud j.
respected quite a. Wuch. as hen her
goTd ruled the hafenl She Vas
even respected by the Gentle pop1ia-
ton, though 10. admitted into their
society.
The T0lsoms. accorjing 10 the
LeGdsr. are divided into two great
fsmilirs-;he Bost1n an3 the Segs
York families Mrs Cleveland he
longs - the latter Jacob Folsom. OF
T .nhfidge. Vt. was the father e the
New Yors family.
~ Portsmouth,, y. IL. the home Of
many Of the FOis0ms, the Leader rep
reetntativs found several citizens gh0
remembered Amlclj8 Fol ON She @as
bora ina Buffalo and moved - P8rts-
moaih while child. Judge Folsom
81 Portsmouth B. securd c0asia %
Amelia He sid not think her nearer
rciatesi 10 ! RANGES Poison than fourth
or a tn cousin. Auelia's relatives did
not seeH 10 te as proud OF he- a. they
insight have lecn. IL !. not known ex-
acuY Gbcn she embraced the Mormon
lath. Her marriage with Brigham
NuHuE was solemuiKed Jan. - isss5
Amclia'~ nans has gone dos p - his-
tory as Brigham Uu9 Is "iasf Sc,
Though BOT hi laI wife Miss Selma
Ur-eab1ek was nexl IN line sad TO-
loaiug her carie q host oi Others.
soiJe say forty. bat il j. generally al
united that q BtEhaH Fcsiiy loved
any one after the lrst zen years OF hi.
plurality that love va. fer Amciia
ihe article conclude. By stating t'iai
Dele e Dubois ci Idaho haa presar-
el = report, which &c wii huit in a
p-f "a Ga c-tusrc-s shoNIl tA g Pre-
lIcut Cleveland bas been uniformly
partial l. Mormon criminals. that 81
tuc campaign Progressed be was bc-
coming hure so1 iHUre partial an
idaho have been Iar4oaad than have