Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-18
SOCIAL EXTREMES AND INDI.
CATIONS.


writers aud political roformsra. The
events, however, fully Illustrate the
anomalous condition Of our social or
ghuizatlon, M coutrastej with our po-
litical system. How such extremes In
society can arise In country where
universal franchise prevails, Is one OF
the questions which puzzle tho politi-
cal philosopher. For example read
this dispatch!
"Now York, Fob. s.--At high noon 10.
day Miss Louisa shepard. daughter u
Colonel Elliott y. shepard and grand
daughter Of the laie william II. Wander
biltwas married TO william II. schieifcr-
lin.
"rriviiogod frionds were allowed 70
look at tho wedding presents this morn
ing. They are stored In the grand parlora
aud present s,arilingly brilliant array.
At the least computation they represent
monetary value Of sipO00o.~
Among other things Is n silver dinner
soi Of six pieces, each Of which a gold
liuod aud mngnInccnuy wrought. 4
card attached boar. the legend, with
the commitments OF Mr.. and Mrs. u. Har.
rison.'
''rhe most costly gin T. necklace Of
dlaingnd pendants. the whole formed Ia
the sYapc " fedr.do-lis In thi. neck
lace arc 10, diamonds. many of tLcm OF
seyor1 carats weight. Hepr,sented in
money vniuo tho ornnment !. Offset by
sloo 900. IL ia the piit of Mrs. and Mrs.
WI. Sloane. other aims aro 10th mag.
nlliccu, and oo.iiy.r
,n, In.
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:" .n'- V'su "'' '.''. " H", : "'" "','
uo'Ihts' Ato 'hat the iI'H'u"h' " '"e
uniied STATES anu MS WIG are among
the donors Of these presents. Anu
further, that a private person named
Shane makes present Of eos dia.
mondr, worth 800. 900 In cash. There
would srcm In be no,hing wrong IN nil
this
uo,o IA IA. o,,,o,,v.,,.
~ wv ol'h' ieo, o.--S''fNeu 70 uo''n
~ 'h' very h'art OF the ul'y' suoh W"'
'he a'u ISSUE 'iA' o''oi MIS- mary ' ~.
'npeig' handsome young woman o' 10
who lived In the basement OF a house on
broomo street.
'strotcliod ut fhll longth on the cold,
bare iloor lay tho woman's body all day
Yesterday. Several candles burned ON
the floor near Tho head or The corpse and
throw their iilckoring, uncertain rays
ao"u' 'ne inl''''u'e pun''et-' IN NV
.y' y. ". ''u, mu.'s 'S ,,, .'',,' ~,
,,",', ~ -, ~ -. r. 81 ,i
oro ~ ,,e men ,yas ,ho he,,t.hrotor
husband.
awben food became -earee tho woman
had herolcally given up her portion IA
her two children, eating only what was
absolutely necessary to sustain lils. The
husband aud fethori Max Rronberg,
was out OF The city looking Tor work. aud
whom week ago the iood supply dwin'
diol 10 nothing MnI Rosenberg ceased
.NlnF' ino ,n''nreh gov " so"u ''N'hs
s'u'', ,na'''so,y no'tn"n''' uu' Wv ,'A
-, s.5 a.. -, Nv ~. w., 49,,
ncl,i,.r ,oit. ~ hnr.m,i,.no, -, !, asS
for charity.
Tuesday afternoon the woman lay on
a miserable cot, her ewes sunkon, hoi
features white m marble. Every few
minutes she went Into violent convul'
SONS, sue gradually grew wore until
she uieu'
IL cannot bo denied that these ex
tremeH show great wrong In the pre-
vailing social system. And the qucs
ton arises, can tho condition exist will
safety To the IlepublicY The Chicago
7tioa contends that the lavish di.pla,
OF diamonds at the weddi.,g, can, II
no sense. bc responsible for the dealt
Of the starved woman at the othe
end Of tho street. II says tina
II all tho wealth Of the Vanderbilt
were distributed In New York, hun
ger would still prevail. II says tina
Nero flddl.d while Home burned, bu
that the ilddling did not cause the con
Migration.
Technically this isall true. Nero d.,
not burn Rome, hc flddled while /
burned and then punished the Chris
tianH for burning II. The Christian
held that such a man rs Nero, prcsage,
the destruction OF Rome. For sayln,
this they were murdered ms tn,ltors an,
disloyallsts. The condition OF Rome a
that time was socially ON u pa