The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-11

and to cOnstrsse for themselves tne
tice which, against all the teaching: and |
command OF civilization. debase~ women
inss. % In q fair % contest. ~1 %rsns @ shi. chief
city of Mormonisun from Mormon control
is something to make their hearts hound.
asers 'n nnS ,hs;r % jos ssf ]. n.ishssnsa % Sy the
Thought that Christian CIVILIZATION the
year of jubilee IL come"
The Herald. the organ of the Mormon
at this hour has not yet decided
upon what they will say on the subject.
PHASES OF THE FIOHT.
Interesting Facs. Relating ." the Fa"'oa.
Fight That Ended Yesterday.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 9.-Never befor. in the
history of the territory has n political con-
test been bitterly fought as the one
which closed Saturday night for the els.c-
ton of municipal officers for this city.
The question at issue has been neither rs'-
publican or democratic supremacy, hut
Mormon W.. Gentle. The last election
was for a member of the Legislature.
which resulted i'm u liberal anti-Mormon
carrying the city by a majority of Al, and
has caused every voter to come out and
work for his interest for the liberals tn
again carry the city and the peoples party
tor Mormons, to prevent its defeat from
which i'm all probability il could never re-
cover.
The interest was >o intense that the
legislature on Saturday adjourned over to
Tuesday. The city was from one end To
the other decorated with flags and hunt
ing a. though il Gas "a national holiday
and during the past week torch light pro-
cessions with thousands of men paraslcd
the streets nightly. During the past two
years the increase IA the Gentle popula.
ton has added millions tai the value Of
property. In fact the increase i'm value
for the past two years has been greater
' of IN. m ..ryit"rS. ay Thi~ Is directly due 10
the Gentle efforts. The Gcntilcs COM
prise about two-thirtls of the business men
of the city, and own over D per cent. "f
the assessed value of the property.
There have been many local issues
which have bs,coinc prominent questions,
the need of public improvements: of po-
lice, and, in Short the need OF the many
benefits which "a municipal government
ought to confer. After forty years of Nor
mon control there is not one paved street
in the city; there are no sidewalks except
those laid by private enterprise; the water
supply is limited. though water i'm ab,in-
dance can he had il proper effort Ia
made; u policeman is never seen two
squares from Main street; and all this il
i'm a city of 5000 population. In a. larger
sense the great overshadowing question
which dominates i'm elections. municipal
campaign this attitude of the majority of
the people toward the governmcnt under
which they live. The Gentiles demand
that what laws are passed should be ap-
piled. and when the courts of last resort
have decided that the laws shall be valid,
respeesi1a ss s Them. % % TSe la law 3 "f issa ~ making
polyeamy unlawful was hagrantIy vio-
lated. The same law prohibited any
ss s5S.oo worth Of properly. This was de-
family disrcgarticd and the Mormon
church became q a. business concern !"
On the passage of the Edmunds-Tuckcr
| act the church owned the Deserct telegraph
OF stock in the gas company of Salt Lake.
| 1t also owned the Deseret Evening Nems.
the Salt Lake theatre, H. &; NJ: l. savings
| Deserct National and other banks and ~
| large amount of improved and uuin-
ssSys gsn raSiss prSgers said i s''S sn :G shrh aiS
| owned Si:D,OID of the one million dollars
| of capital stock of the lions Co-operstive
cattle hands and lands In
| different parts of the territory. II was this
i.II Violation Of the law which led I" the act ct
| by congress escheating this surplus tn the
public schools. IL is n remarkable fact
the passage of the confiscation act. They
! deplored IL. as they realized that they
would b1 s charged With rebbing The s,! Nor, ,,,c
| church, is n greater menace to the b,isi-
ness interest than any trust which exists
i'm the East. The Edmuntls-Tucksr laws
, have been sullcnly submitted to.
The sioux Bill
wAsHINGToN, Feb. 1O.-Pr,.sisicnt Har
| risou to-day sent to congress the report oi
| the Sioux commission. In "a letter trans
| initial he says the commissioners had ns
| right to- bind and reprcss congress ths
| executive 10y their construction of tls
statute. but they were agents of the United
| States, first, to- submit IA definite PROPOSE.
ton for the acceptance of the Indians
and. that failing. To agree upon modified
terms, To be submitted tn congress foI
\ ratification. Good faith demands that Il
the United States accepts the lands cesis.ti
| "a beneficial construction of the act giveI
10y our agents should also he admitted ant
observed. The secretary of the in
terror submitted draft of thu
bill embodlying the recommendation a
the commission requiring the Legislation
| of appropriation necessary To carr.
into effect the provisions of the act, whicl
the president says, should he pronptl,
made and he immediately available. Th,
bill provides for the following appropria
! tions: For lO.,gD cows and 40 bulls. 500.
ing implements and houses, SO each. AN,
for Indiaas taking allotrnents. SssD.UO
; for day schools. teachers and f,irritur
with provisions for the compulsory al
tendance of the chilCren, s150.0o; 70
I'D school buildings. Sp.gO: 70
$1,000; to pay for ponies takeI
10y the military. S3OO.OOO; To pay tn
| Crow Creek Indians for DEFICIENCIES i'm al
lotnents, S1s7 .0ss: for extra beef rations
$1OO.OOO; to purchase. land for the SAINT c'
Sioux. Sss2 900. There are additional sec
| tiosls on minor matters.
The subcommittee of the special hou-'