News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-27
MORMON INVASION OF MEXICO.
Thousands of Polygamists Preparing
to Leave for Mexico.

Says the Cincinnati Enquirer, it is now
nearly two years since the first hint
began to reach the public ear concern
ing the extensive movement of the veal
thy leaders of the Mormon church for
the establishment of new Zion in Old
Mexico. The story has been both af-
frmed and denied several times within
that interval, but in the mean time the
purchase of land in Mexico has been
going steadily forward, and reports have
come from Salt Lake of the departure,
one after another, of prominent Mormon
families to take up settlement in the
new region. In chat here yesterday
with s. B. Aldrich, business man, of
Salt Lake, who has been in New York
purchasing goods, he said, nong other
things:
1.-The fear of Mormon persecution and
vengeance is altogether dying out in
Utah. The wealth of the land has in
duced steady stream of emigration
from sturdy and reliable Eastern com
munities. The younger sons of New Eng
land and Middle State farmers have
come among us in large numbers, and
the GENTLE population has grown so
strong that the Mormons are being push
ed to the wall in every direction. There
Is no question whatever about the move
ment towards Old Mexico, although
they have attempted 10 keep it the pro-
foundest secret. The purchases there
have been conducted through John w.
Young, who is son of old Brigham
Young, and George w. Cannon, who
was formerly Delegate in Congress, is
an elder of the church, and is wanted at
Salt Lake for the violation of the Ed
munds Anti-Polygamy law. John w.
Young makes his headquarters in New
York City for the most part, where he
has been carrying on extensive financial
operations, with the capital of the Nor
mon Church at his'back. They have
been building railroads and conducting
land speculatiOns, ami have established |
banking and commercial agency in |
New York City under cover of the names !
of Il number of Eastern men, who APP |
pear to be willing to make money out of |
the Mormon Church as well as in other
directions. The territory they have
secured for the new occupation of the
Latter Day Saints is in the land of the
Zuni Indians. They have purchased
outright about four million acres of land,
and have scared a Government conces,
sion for the improvement and working
of about ten million acres of timber and
mining land. Cannon is already fugi-
tive from justice, and Just before
left Salt Lake it was whisper
ed around that his wives
had received message from him to ioin
him at some point in the Southwest and
go down with him to Mexico. The an
thorities were informed about the mat.
ter, but are perfectly willing that Can
non should leave the country for fine
country's good if he prefers that to tax.
ing his chances with the law Mt Salt
Lake. 1t is now understood in Utah
that the Church is operating on def.
mite plan to gradually remove all the
faithful to Mexico. The allotment of
families who are to go is made at the
Presidents house. The names of all
the male members of the Church are
thrown together in a box and then
drawn out. Every tonth is marked for
departure to Mexico, and after the draw
ing has taken place every tenth man is
notified and given n certain length of
time IN which to dispose of his worldly
and take his departure. If
he owns property he is required to sell it
out at once. There is a pretty foir de-
mand for property in Utah from the in
coming Uentlle tide, and, as rule, the
are sold to Gentiles. If it is
found impossible, however, to unload in
this way, the Church orders an apprais-
nj, and takes it off the mans hands. so
that he can proceed to the new territory
nnhampered by any possessions in Utah.
It is likely that several thousands of
Mormons will leave the Territory this
winter. Many of them object to the