Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-09-12
EDITORIAL VACATION.
The Moulders of Montana Opin-
ion Quit Their Jobs fer a
Week and Indulge II
Jamboree,
The Recital of Which Reveals
the Acts Of Really Great Men
When Untrammeled by
esponsibiities.

The return to me city was made
about 7 o'clock, and the eveniog wss
devoted first TO a business meeting Of
the association, and later TO visit ID
Judge" @. {. Goodwin, the able and
fearless editor Of the Salt Lake Trib
uue, who about ten years ago founded
the Tribune ~ a Gentle papeT, and
forthwith commt need pouring hot
shot into the Mormon institutions.
For the first five or six years Of the
unequal warfare he carried his life in
b hands, aid was, a. he has since
learned, sc seral times marked for re-
moval by the destroying angel, )" but
IN those days he moved abroad only
In the company of q trusted body
guard, and though dOossisd, the SEN
tence was not executed. OF late years
the change has rendered extreme eau
tiOn unDece ssry, but the days Of con
slant vigilance have left their mark on
the intelligent counteusnce 0f the
brave man, and has unquestionably
eyed him In appearance, though otin
mental fire. He gives one the impress
sion of being ever on the alert. and bis
deep-set, dark eyes rove Testlcssly
from place to place, IS II expecting
danger from any quarter. 1t Is some
J satisfaction TO note that these years Of
care and danger have been reverted
! by the ultimate success q the Trib-
une, which Is now the leading paper
OF tie CITY, and housed in its own
ouartes-. completed last May, and Is
perfect in all the appointments - any
newspapers office in The land. Satur-
day night We sept the sleep Of The
lust, and arose sunday mOTnirg re-
freshed and fully prepared far ths AZ
duOus program Of the day, which
opentd Vith a ride Ground the city in
a monster "tslly-hO' coaeh, seating
sixty persons, and a propOrtiOnstely
Iarze wsgonette. holding forty more
Tue first place Of interest visited wa
the Temple, a building said t. hav'
been designed by Brigham Young, and
which has been in course of consirue
ton since 1854. 1 is now approach
completion, the finisl on one OF tn
t, main towers having been put in pOsi
tion the day before we arrived, TO-
achievement having been made no
ticeable by a small American fisg fiy
ing at the apex. The building Is con
strucied OF solid granite, the walls be
ing ter (, et thick. IL 10 about 20Oxl5
feet on the ground, and Is 100 fee
high, the tnwers at each end rising
o a height Of 2C0 feet. Ihe interior
u tn be divided into rooms, and will
: used only for ceremonial services {
d the church. AS mark Of especiI
d favor our equipages were admitted
the eucl6 sure surrounding the build
ing, where an enterpllsing srtist too
our apho.o" with tie Temple for
background The building has co
thus far ABOUT four million d0llais az
\ will probably use up another miilio
| In completion. 1t - built only
money is forthcoming aud in uniI
cumbered by debt Next we We
conducted 70 q smaller building know
as the Assembly Hall, the walls al
ceiling Of which are decorated wi
allegorical frescoes, illustrative of q
landmarks Of the Mormon faith. A
oblIging old sinner reeled of yard
two Of description, and then turn
us loose to continue our toDrne
waich Jay through the residence pc
ton Of the city. En- route we're show
Brigham's house. aud the adjOi0n
domiciles Of several Of his wives, VIII
across the way reared in arcbitectul
splendor "Amelia's Palace, " the he.
Of his favorite wife. The Tithi
House and several other places
lesser renown were ehown ne, but
glory Of all seemed to have departs
rhefesidenegs Mormon end Gent
ARE OF q class such as iAiriy we'll
do people elsewhere live in-comf 60
able and well built, but no such p
aces as one now sees in progrsssl
American cities--the surroundings Z
what make salt Lake city one OF I
, most beautiful placrs on the contlns
--trees, shrubbery and well-k'
Il lawns everywhere. These are
NJ adornments that round out the piefl
III aud create feeling N the slranl
III That here Is the place 10 live and 4
The ride IVES ended about noon q
q Al o'clock We went BY appoi
II ment 10 the TabernacIe, where se