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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-07
Rumor of sIIco,,.. c.,,,,.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Lee,lon
has been gathering additional facts
bearing on the defalcation Of
Cashier Silcott. There has been 4
good deal Of speculation rs 10 WHY
Silcott took up n number OF notes
at the National Metropolitan Bank
just before he disappeared. Leedom
has secured an explanation, which
is to the effect that the cashier
forged the names Of members of the
House and others 10 thirty-five notes
aggrcgating SIi,5O0. 1t was these
notes which he took upo November
9TH Leedom's theory is that this
was Silcott's object; il is believed.
however, that he can be extradited
IL is reported this morning that
he has been seen in New York en-
route for Buffalo, and that nc has
been arrested in Albany. The re-
ports lack confirmation. The con-
gressional committee are busy with
the investigation. Members Of the
House claim that the government
viii have to make good the sums lost
10 them.
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San Juan Stake Conference.

The quarterly conference of San
Juan Stake was held at Bluff San
Juan County, Utah, ON the 2sri
and 18th Of November. Owing to
unavoidable circumstances only part
Of the wards and branches was
represented. The teachings and
testimonies were Of the usual char
acter, all tending TO strengthen the
faith and better the condition of the
SAINTS, II lived up to. The reports
OF the Bishops showed that the
saints were improving in good
works, and endeavoring TO keen IN
with the spirit Of the times.
CHARLES L. WALTON,
Stake Clerk.
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TRUTH"
The Significance Of the Word as Ex-
pressed BY Our Lord.

AMERICAN FOKK, Dee. D. lSSg
/ Correspondence of the DEsERy-r
Z NEWS. d am tbetrutb >,
John VII How complete an ans.
wer would this sentence have been
TO Pilates cynical query, "what is
truth7" But the wearled Roman
Z governor received no reply, even II
he expected it, while the humble
but despairing disciple was assured
that Christ Himself would he found
the only possible solution TO all his
doubts and questiOnings. The I.ord
revealed Himself to His discipIes.
but not to men Of the world. The
former wished to know that they
might DO; the latter desired TO know
for the sake Of knowing. II am the
truth" This word truth, Is n
iavorite one with 1t. John. He
uses it and its derivatives almost os
many times as do all the rest of the
New Testament writers taken TO-
gether. 1t is found both in his pos
pei and epistles. In the gospel St
John sometimes uses il 10 exnress
his own deductions. They are true
the truth. But most frequently n
is put by him into the mouth Of The
Lord Himself.
In Greek, rs in English, the wonI
has two meanings which must be 4
carefully distinguished from each /
other. In the first place "t1lth,; |
means the correspondence between |
belief and fact. a man has the /
truth with respect tOan object when
he knows what it is;iwhen his jIeaS
compared with the object will be
Iound to be like it.
The object also which Is thus oc-
known is called lie
truth" Philosophers distinguish
these two meanings by the terms
subjective" and ''objective.' sub
ective truth is knowledge conform
ng to TACT; objective truth is reality
he outward thing. Now il seems
lear that our Lord uses the worJ
here in its objective sense. Hesavs
o his questioning disciples that He
is the truth: "f',-the wor5
5 emphatic. "I'' who sit herr in
Jewish form and Jewish dress in
he upper room in Jerusalem, in
his year OF the world 1888, declare
0 you that i am the truth. All
hat relates TO Me as a person.
whether to action, feeling or thought
elates TO the truth. Whether /
rake or sleep, whether l speak or !
eep silent, whether am aloneor in !
my every act, thought, !
-eling and word relates to and 1
part Of the truth. In Jesus the c
'hrist is the solution Of mysteries c
elatlng TO God, man, duty and des
ny. lie Is not merely scientific L
nth, nor economic truth, nor philo- 5
'phic truth, but the truth of God. a
II is strange that intelligent men e
In be satisfied with the misty or 1
nperfect notions concerning Jesus I;
hrist. He is the mightiest person. p
force in the world today. Bis p
arck may be master Of European h
plomacy. but even the ssiron h
ince" quails before a sbaven "
lest sitting in the vatican, whose 81
ny title to recognition is a claim n
be the representative on earth Of Al
sus Christ. Gladstone may stand n
lrivalled in the parliamentary de- l.
ties Of England, but Jesus Christ CO
e orators going all over the terres- b,
al globe. What is the secret OF
lrist's extended and ever increas- j,
influence? Who was He? What III
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multitude were pleased to listen snd
20 follow. He did not forbid. After
ward they Turned against Him and
reviled Him. Then He addressed
Himself 10 the work OF strengthen
ing the listening number Of His adj
herents. The night OF His arrest
found Him with only twelve imme-
diate followers, and Of these one was
a traitor.
His upbraiding Of the unrepent-
ant cities in which most Of His
wotks had been done Il no less sig
nificaht. "Woe unto thee. ChOraZin,
Woe unto thee BethsaIda! for II the
mighty works had been done in
Tyre and SijOn which wefe done
in you, they would have repented
long ago in sackclOth and ashes.
Howbeit, / say unto you, 1t shall be
more toleiable for Tyre and Sidon
in the day Of judgment than for you.
Matt. Ii, 2l-32
His unsparing denunciation Of
hardened scriLes and Pharisees
shows the same thug. "Noe
unto ye, scribes and Pharisees, ny
pocrites! We serpents, ye offspring
OF vipers, how shall re escape the
judgment Of hell?'' Matt. XIII, %
30. To the same end is the lamen-
tatiOn over JerIsalem: go. Jeru-
salem, Jerusalem, which kllleth the
Prophets and stOneth them which
are sent unto thee, etc.
But where is this powerful and
sympathetic Jesus now? VIII He,
after the lapse Of nearly nineteen
hundred years, manifest the same
characteristics rs He then did Oh
earth? He said TO His followers
that it was expedient for them that !
He go away; for, if He did not do /
30, the Comforter would not come.
''But II 20, / will send Him unto |
you" And this new guide was to |
carry on the work which Jesus LEFT. |
''He shall glorify me, for he shall
take Of mine and shall declare it !
into yOu." And He was 10 abide
with the disciples forever.
Hence the apostolic writer speaks
If Jesus Christ, the same yesterday
md today, yea and forever (Heb-
ii, S. He will carry on the same
work, and manifest the same char
forever. He is the same
'erson now, with the same plans,
wishes and susceptibilities that He
lad when He walked the earth in
'alestine.
/ have given a group Of facts. Be
ind these are many more. Be
ind all these is the person. We
rho would be strong, steady Latter
ay Saints must become acquainted
nth Him, so that our lives will not
e dependent upon tickle feeling,
ut upon Jesus, the rock, who Is the
"truth.''
DIR. ED. IsAACsON. !
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fected, and spent the time watching ,i
the coast as it gradually disap-
peared from view. When the shore
line dropped below the horizon L
let fly a carrier pigeon, bearing my
farewell to Brazil"
The Emperor eagerly q uestioheu
the interviewer about evSnts IN
Brazil. The Empress appeared
dszed. She said she would never
forgive those republicans for THEN
rOughness. The party, en- route to
the hotel, were respectfully greeted
by the people.
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EXCEEDINGLY ONE-sIDED.

THERE j. 4 suggestive feature con-
nectesI with the recent proceedings
in the Third District Court, Judge
Anderson presiding, in the investi-
cation arising out Of the application
Uf John Moore for naturalization.
The solitary case Introduced by
The "I.iberal'' whips ts prove that
The s-AIornlons" should not be adj
mitted to citizenship because it is
falsely claimed that their religion
involves the death penalty upon /
apostates, or those who disObey the I
Priesthood, was completely smashed |
aHnihilated. The murdered man
still lives, breathes, moves and has
a being. But even before he was
discovered, rs a resident OF Spanish
Fork, the testimony showing that
the "AIormon" murder manufac-
tured by Martin Wardell was myth
was 50 overwhelming that Judge
Anderson, in the course Of the pro- ;
ceedings, informed the defense tina
it was unnecessary TO introduce any
more testimony on the point, the +,
assassination having been disprOved. :,
Now, the fact that Martin War
dell's testimony, so far as it related !,
20 the only murder case the Glib
erals" were able to rake up to make T
= point on the blood atonement fab =
rIcation, was wicke,lly and infam- :.
uusly false is notorious. The evi I,
dence Of his perjury was admitted -
10y the judge when he stated
that the story had been disproved
and therefore no more testimony :,
was needed on the point. Not n
withstanding these indisputable =.
facts, go far as We are aware, not Il :,
single step has been taken toward -,
the prosecution Of the INSCRIPTIONS -
tool who coined an Internal false b.
hood to fasten odium and bring OPP =,
preston upon a whole community. -
Either the story Of Wardell was "a,
the proiuct Of depraved spitefulness
Dr the plea Of insanity would hold -
In his case. But even should it -,
LTanspire On investigation that the -,
POOR wretch is Of uHsound mind, -,
although described rs sthoughtful ~
md gentlemanly' by the "Liberal'' -,
'rgan, this would not relieve the
officials from the per SCI
ormance Of their present duty. o@'
Nobody familiar with the usual %
ficial methods here doubts. rs we =
iewed it, that if a "NIormon" had !"
ttered such stupendous fslsehoods O-- s
nder oath rs were evidently per l- =,
etrated by Wardell, he would have =
cen prosecuted, indicted and con- -
icted for perjury in short order. -a'
Il was also a prominent fact OF p
lie investigation that although , IN.
ldge Anderson admitted, while az
Ie proceedings We're in progress, r. ~
lat the WardelI murder story had -
en- disproved, he made 10 men 20 y.
IN Of the fact in his decision. In az ar,
ed That document was, 10 our
aiding, in the nature Of an argu-
ent for the prosecution rather than
judicial paper. II virtually treated -
other side as if no defense had 1883
en- made, Notwithstanding the RET
idence from that quarter was both oha'
luminous and powerful Grow
L..
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Weekly Bank statement.

NV YORK, Dec. 7.-ReServe de.
crease, l,lSS, 1O0; specie decrease.
SIS2,2OO. The hanks hold $50, Og1
in excess Of the rule.
Later.-Four bodies have been re-
covered from the ruins, but not
identified.
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A SECRETARY Suicides.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. T.-August
Schuttenberg, secretary OF the
school board, shot himself this
morning because Of the discovery of
crookedness in his accounts. Sehut-
tenberg raised the bill Of the Boston
publishing house from IS to ssOS
and drew the money. When
the discovery was made last
evening he refunded the money,
but an investigation Of the
books was ordered and he killed
himself rather than fare the other
crooked developments. Schutten-
berg was n reckless poker PLAYER,
and ii is believed he lost a thousand
dollars Of the school money.
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A Terrible Tragedy.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. casper CHS.
Ply, n machinist, loved Mary An.
son, daughter Of John Anson, also
a machinist. Clispy was n con-
firmed opium smoker, and Arson
had forbade him visiting his daugh-
ter. This morning Clispy went 10
Anson's house while the family
were at breakfast. Angry words
passed between the men, when
ClIspy drew n revolver and fired at
Arson, inflicting n mortal wound.
He then shot his sweetheart Mary
and her younger sister, Agnes, IA
tally wOunding the former and seri-
cusly injuring the latter. The
murderer then placed the pistol to
his own head and blew his brains
out, dying in half an hour.
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a New York pier ON Fire

New YORK, Dec. :, ep.m.-The
pier Of the National Steamship Go.
on the north river is burning. Forty
men were employed on the pier
when the fire broke out. 1t is feared
that a number have lost their lives.
Six or seven were rescued after be-
ing badly burned.
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WILMINGTON, Del, Dee. -
While John G. Patterson was stand
ing Mt the Delaware Bank coun.
ter this morning, clipping cou
Pons from bonds which he kept on
deposit there an unknown man
seized Patterson's deposit box,
containing thirty thousand dollars
IN securities, and ran away. The
police are trying 10 find the thief.
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Six Killed In a Riot .

New YORK, Dec. The steam
ship finance, from the Brnzilian
ports, arrived this afternoon. Cap
tain Baker states that at Marauham
he heard Of a riot in which six
persons were killed and twenty
wOunded-all natives. On Novem-
Der 9th, when he left Para, all was
quiet.
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THE WORK BEFORE CONGRESS.

Ok Wednesday last over five hun
dred bills were introduced in th'
Senate. OF course most Of then
will never sec daylight again. a
few Of them, however, relate u
questions which are forcing them
selves upon Congress in manner
that imperatively demands action.
Perhaps the most prominent and
urgent OF tlTese questions is that
OF trusts. Powerful financial COM
binations are becoming so numerous
in many Of the States, and the op-
pressive power they are able to and
do exert is so great, that their sup
preston is demanded by the people
with more vehemence than almost
any other reform. The first bill in
troduced into the Senate was one
offered by Sherman, declaring all
trusts unlawful, giving persons power
to recover by suit any excess Of
prices advanced bya combination,
and making it n misdemeanor 70 |
become an officer Of trust. Several
other Senators have introduced bills
Of a similar character, aimed at the
prevention Of trusts.
The subject Of pensions is receiv-
ing much attention in the Senate,
and several bills relating to it have
been introduced. One provides for
the giving Of pension 10 all ex-sol-
iiers who are net. able TO perform
manual labor. Another would give
o all Union soldiers of the civil war
me cent for each day Of service.
Thus soldier who served one year !
would receive n monthly pension Of {
S.65, and so on. Senator Turpie, Of l
indiana, a Democrat, is the author Of )
his bill. !
The subjects Of banking, coinage (
nd currency, which are inseparably Il
llied, are receiving much attention. :
here is a strong tendency in favor =
the free coinage Of silver, TO a
hich added strength is given by ],
&c influence Of senators from the !;
ew States. Senator Mitchell has >
Itroduced bill to prevent ohjec- g,
enable and to encourage desirable "
migration. b
The tariff continues a subject of 4
Iramount Importance, and it is Re
'ticeable that the Democratic doc tv
ines of the last campaign are grad tn
lily winning acceptance, more or d.
$ qualified, among the ranks Of N
e Republicans. tn
The House has not yet fairly u
tied itself TO business, nor indi- M
ted in what channels the minds =,
its members mostly nun. But il 40
very likely that topics prominent pc
the Senate will also be the leading r
Is in the lower branch Of the ~ ~
.ional legislature. Sr,
10 direct reference has been made fur
Utah affairs in either house, so OF
rs has been indicated in the ~
s reports Of congressional doings; thf
from remarks made by Delegate on
ne, telegraphed from Washing iro
and published in our issue Of = =
Irsday, it will be seen that he ~
S not anticipate early special Scr
on by Congress in respect to me
n the
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Tho chinese Rc.,rir,ion A.,

OTTAWA, Dec. The following
telegram has been received by Pre-
mier Macdonald:
con behalf Of the breadwinners
and electors Of this city, earnestly
protest against any modification of
the Chinese restriction act. The
measure Is necessary for protection
against the dangerous invasion Of
the worst form Of debased Monaghan
heathenism, which tends only TO
degrade labor and impoverish the
country.
t5igned) THOMAS CUNNINGHAM.
Member-elcCt for New westmiu-
ster, b. G.. District.,
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THE FUNERAL
offhe Late Jefferson Davis Fixed
for Mcdnc.dnY NcNf.

CHARLESTON, <. C., Dee. "A
memorial meeting will be held hero
on Wednesday out Of respect TO the
memory Of jefferson DaTig. The
city offices will be closed and there
will he n general suspension Of bust
naEg
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SIGNS or sroUENINC.

RALEIGH, y. C.Dec. Flags OF
the capitol and public buildings arc
half-mast. At mass meeting las
night Governor Fowle presided. A
committee was appointed 20 attend
the funeral Of Davis.
MONTGOMERY Ala, Dec. IA
meeting Of the Confederate Surviv-
Ors' Association was held last night
10 make arrangements for memorial
services on the day Of the funeral.
Governor Zay sent n telegram to
Mrs. Jefferson Davis saying; cit is
the wish OF our people that his
grave he made beneath the monu-
ment To the confederate dead, on
Capitol Hill, ut Montgomery, hard
by the very cradle Of the confeder-
acy.''
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. - Gov
ernOrLee has sent the following tel
egram-tO Mrs. Davis: "The sympa-
thetic cords Of the hearts Of our peo-
pie are deeply touched at the loss Of
one we have ever regarded with the
greatest affection and memory,
whose valOr and virtues we VIII ever
hold sacred"
MOBILE, Ala, Dec. Upon re-
ceipt Of the news Of the death OF
Jefferson Davis, the citizens began
draping their houses. The probate
court Is closed. II is understood
that three Alabama regiments will
the funeral.
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EXILED EMPEROR.
Dom Pedro, Ex-Emperor OF Brazil,
and Party Land at
Lisbon.
a CORDIAL RECEPTION FROM
KING CARLOS.
Making Arrangements for the Fu-
neral OF the Late jefferson
Davis.
TRIPLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
AT ST. LOUIS.
RumOred Arrest Of Silcoti, at Al.
bany, y. Y.-Impudeut
Bank Robbery.
Triple MURDER AND SUICIDE
ATsT LOUIS.
BY Telegraph to Tho SEws.l
THE BRAZILIAN EN.ErPERoR.
Dom Pedro and Party Received nj
Lisbon nv Don Carlos.

LfsEOS, Dec. THE steamer
AidJidS, with ex-EmperOr Dom
Pedro Of Brazil and party on board,
and flying the old Brazilian flag,
arrived in the Tagus this morning.
She anchored of Belem, n suburb OF
Lisbon, opposite I.azarettO. but was
not compelled TO undergo quaran-
tine. The party came ashore i'm
mediately.
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MAIL SCHEDULE.

Following IL the Schedule OF arrival and
closing OF Mails at salt Lake CITY Post
Once, November22, lSss.
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THE REMAINS

Of Jefferson Davis are lying in state
in the council chamber Of the city
hall. The coffin rests upon a cata.
falque, devoid of much Ornamental
ton. The casket has a silver plate.
upon which is tile simple inscrip-
ion, jefferson Davis, at rest. -
withate Of death. Badges
Of the Confederate asSocia
lions, the flag OF the Washington
artillery carried through the war,
and a bunch Of wheat and n pair OF
crossed Spanish dnggers, fastened
together with purple ribbon, are the
only other ornaments. The room Is
darkened and lit up by clusters Of
electric lights, their brilliancy being
dimmed by the sable drapery. Sol
diers in uniform stand guard.
Stacks Of arms and cannon stand in
the corners Of the chamber, and all
round the walls are rows Of plants
and shrubbery.
Since early morning people have
been coming in 10 obtain last look
at the dead. All classes are repre-
scented in the procession past the
beir. The number Of cOlOred people
is marked. Mourning is general.
a noteworthy event this morning
was n telegram sent by Mayor
Shakespeare TO Secretary Of War
Proctor, officially notifying him Of
The death Of ex-Secretary Davis and |
The date Of the funeral.
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Snow I'm EurIan.I
4 Bold Thief.

LONDON, Dee. "A snOwstorm
prevails here.
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constantly doing, to the irreparable
damage Of the nations moral tone
and ethics.
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sfET BY Don CARLOS.

LISBON, Dec. Dom Pedro and
party landed at tire naval arsenal.
Before they len the steamer she
was boarded by King Carlos, who
extended n warm welcome 20 the
CS-EmperOr. Dom Pedro was In
excellent spirits, and appears not TO
have suffered by the recent events
in Brazil. Ii is said that he
intends TO issue a manifesto to the
Brazilian people.
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Mail. Arrive nj SiO>e n
Depot.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-02-22

seemed AN age to us. but which In
reality was but a few minutes. he stag
gered to his feet (for all this time he
had been kneeling) shook his massive
bulk. looked tiercely and defiantiy
around, made as IL he would have
marched straight through the dining
tent. where the snowy cloth glistoned
white under the tent lamps, then, with
a parting shrill. trumpeting scream Of
concentrated wrath and malice. some
fresh idea seemed to enter his de-
mented brain, and he rushed into the
Jungle.
Just then smothered groan struck
like the peal of ioy-bells on our anxious
ears, and muffled voice from beneath
the folds of the shaminna in Macs
well-known tones, groaned out; "l.ook
alive, you fellows. and get me out OF
this, or I'll be smotheredr'
In trying to get out of the way OF
the first rush of the elephant, his foot
had caught in one OF the tent ropes,
and the whole falling canopy had then
come bodily upon him. Under these
he had lain, able to breathe, but not
daring to stir, while the savage beast
had behaved as has been described. His
escape had been miraculous. The cloth
had several times been pressed so close
over his face as nearly to stifie him. The
brute. in one of his savage. purpose
less thrusts, had pierced the ground
between his arms and his ribs, pinning
his Afghan choga, or dressing-gown,
deep in the earth; and he said he felt
himself sinking into Inconsistencies,
what with tension of nerve and brain
and semi-sutfocation together. when
the brute had happily got up and
rushed Off"
"How did you feelp" I asked.
well. can hardly tell you. When
ever recognized that the brute was
on me, / felt at once that my only
chance of safety was to lie perfectly
still. Once or twice the oppression
on my face from the heavy canvas was
almost suffocating. and when the huge
tusk buried itself in the earth close to
my side, could scarcely refrain from
calling out"
at must have grazed your ribsp"
at did. After that l seemed to
turn quite unconcerned. All sorts OF
funny ideas came trooping across my
brain. l couldn't, for the life of me-
help feeling cautiously about for my
pipe, which had dropped somewhere
near when tripped on the ropes. !
seemed. too, to have quick review OF
all the actions | had ever done, and
was just dropping off into dreamy
unconsciOusness. after pulling des-
perate race with my old crew, when
your voices reused me to sensation
once more. FROM Hon. J. hgles'
"Ient Life in Tiger Land"