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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06
First Day Of the Silty,Ihird
Semi-Annual Gathering.
VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE
OF 0nlCerS and Members Of the Church
Of Jesus Christ Of Latter
day Saints,

The slxty-,hird semi.annual Confer
ence OF the Church OF Jesus Christ OF
Latter-dRy Saints convened In the
Tabernacle, Salt Lake CITY, At 10 u.
M, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 1899.
There were on the stand, OF the FiTst
Presidency, MILFORD Woodruff and
Joseph +. Smith; OF the Council OF the
Twelve Apostles; Lorenzo Snow,
Franklin ID. Richards, Moses Thatcher,
Francis NJ. Lyman, John Henry
Smith, Heber J. Grant, John w. Tay.
lor, Mariner w. Merrill, Anthem H..
Lund, and Abraham II. Cannon; Pat
rlarch John Smith; Of the presiding
Council OF Seventies: Seymour b.
Young, G. ID. Fjelsted, John Morgan,
b. IL. Roberts, George Reynolds and J,
Golden Kimball; OF the Presiding
Bishoprlc: VIM. b. Preston, Robert r..
Burton and John II. Winder.
There were alan many other leading
officers Of the Church from various
parts OF Utah and surrounding states
and territories.
Conference was called TO order by
President Joseph II, smith.
The choir and congregation sang;
Come let US anew our Journey pursue
Hnll round with the year
AMI never stand slll ull the Master appear,
M adorable Will let us gladly fulnl.
Opening prayer by President a ngus
NJ. Cannon.
Singing by the choir.
Han 70 the brightness OF Zions Glad morning,
Joy 10 the lands that Ia darkness have lain.
PRESIDENT wILFORD WOODRUFF
said that through the mercy and provi.
dence Of God those present this morn.
ing had been preserved 10 again AZ
tend the semi-annual Conference OF the
Church OF Jesus Christ Of Latterdny
Saints. Quite u number Of our breth-
ron and sisters had passed from this
state Of existence into the spirit world
since we last met In Conference. In
turn We should also pasa away. While
we had the privilege OF meeting tOgeth.
er In this capacity, he trugted that our
hearts would be united In prayer before
the Lord, that we might enjoy the ia.
| spiration OF Almighty God, the giit OF
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CONTINUED on page 3.
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the three cities being nearly analogous,
they we're all considered ut the one
hearing.
With much patience and skill the
case was fought and defended, and at
length, on January 80, 1891, decision
was rendered, the provisions Of which
were 10 take effect May 9Th following.
by this decision the railroads were
ordered TO cease and dcsist from charg.
ing higher rate to local shippers than
their proportion Of the through rates
from foreign ports; that 10 TO say, the
roads were required not only 10 cease
changing American shippers more than
they did tho Foreigners, or even 10
charge both home aud foreign ship
pcrs the same rate; they were even re.
quired TO give the former the benefit Of
the pro rata reduction due TO them as
being nearer the point Of destination.
The importance OF this decision will DO
manifest TO every reader; to the tea
Importer Of San Francisco alone Il
meant n difference Of about $4,000
per annum.
Bat the eastern roads, though fairly
defeated. concluded to reslst the pro-
posed reduction; they ignored the de-
clsloD, and awaited another contest
when the case should be carried into
the courts for confirmation. Accord
ing to the dispatch today, they have
been defeated again. Perhaps
they will attempt further 70.
slStancs;the ymay choose that valorous
part which sometimes Ia worse than
discretion, and prolong the contest by
carrying tho case on appeal 10 the
court Of last resort. Should that 10
done the shippers are still la the enjoy
ment Of the victory they have won;
for under the restraining order, the
roads may not depart from the terms Of
the original decision pending whatso-
ever appeal or delay they may
DO abls TO secure. On the other
hand they may, pending FINAL
acceptance Of tho adverse decision,
resort 10 that must ready Of rail.
road weapons when defeat seems Ger.
taiu-and offer to compromise. This,
in fact, Ia what the Southern Pacific
actually did do Immediately after the
commissions order. IL agreed TO re-
duclion Of one.third In favor Of the
San Francisco shippers that IL, It
made rate OF cents instead OF o; a
proposition which, while not meeting
all that the latter were entitled TO un.
der the decision, was stilI acceptable to
them for the time being.
Much might be written as to the
conditions which have emboldened the
transportation companies to discrimi.
nate so unlustly against their home
patrons, and as 10 the dilemma In
which this confirmed decision and
order places thom. Enough Inns
been here cited, however, to show
that Justice can DO obtained when prop.
erly sought and resolutely commended
for; and to emphasize this fact, 30 i'm
portant to local business men: Aitci
having once won your case you car
compromise on your own terms anG
upon basis from which the other par
Ties dare not try to escape for fear Of 4
worls fate.
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SALT LAKE SHIPPERS, TAKE
COURAGE!


A New York dispatch which mp
pears on the fpt page OF this issue
under the caption, az railroad com.
pany restrained from granting special
rates." Ia fuller OF information and
interest than most readers are aware OF,
and POSSESSES more importance indeed
than tho general run OF newspapers,
with all their wisdom, viii Mt flrst
thought give It credit for. A local
controversy, now somewhat In aboy-
ance, between the Salt Lake Chamber
OF Commerce and the railroads, gives
TO the item alluded to peculiarly
lively and absorbing aspect.
According to the dispatch an order
has been granted restraining certain
railway from giving special rates to
foreign shippers on goods to San Fran.
cisco, the complainants being New York
and New England shippers vino felt
themselves Injured In their business
by the fact that the defendant
company, In conjunction with other
oceanic aud railway transportation
companies, no manipulated rates that
foreign shippers were charged leSs
than one-half a. much for the whole
distance from England to San Fran.
cisco as the oomplainants were charged
from New York tothesame destination.
The suit was Instituted, we are further
informed, TO confirm tho order Of tue
interstate commerce commission filed
In 1891.
This latter order, which the decision
OF Judge Wallace Ia New York yester.
day confirmed, was tho result OF "A
most important and stubbornly CON
tested hearing before Commissioners
Morrison, schoomaker and Voasey In
June, 1900. The case was brought by
the New York Board Of Trade and
transportation company, the Phila.
0elphia Board Of Trade and the San
Frinci.co Chamber Of Commerce, the
former two against New York and
Pennsylvania lines, and the latter
hNNAAht NhN t2hhAhNAA aNAHNs AANns
John D. Herman represented New
York, Reed aud Petit repretoutel
Philadelphis, aud 3. W. Sears, Esq.
OF this city, represented San Francis
co. New York's claim was that goods
were carried from London aud Liver.
pool Ella Atlantic ports to San Fran.
clsoo for about one-third OF the rate the
local shippers were charged upon sim,
liar goode to the same point. Phlladel
phia's claim was OF the same genera
tenor San Francisco claimed thai
tea was carried from Yokohama to nj
transcontinental common point
through the Pacific portatil cents pei
pound, while the rate from that por
TO the same points eastward was
aents per pound. The grievances o
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DEATH OF TENNYsOy.

AT half.pRst one O'Clock this morn
ing the spirit Of the poet laureate Of
England took It's flight.
Alfred Tennyson was born In the
year 1910, Mt Somerby, Lincolnshire.
Tho family from which he sprung was
A large one, he being the third. The
touch OF the muse was manifested at
a very carly age, aud in 1897 IL little
volume entitled "Poems OF Two
Brothers" made ita appearance, being,
"A Tia name indicates, the Joint produc.
tion OF himself and his brother Charlos.
II attracted but slight attontisn AMI
soon became entirely obsolete. He
went to Trinity College, Cambridge,
to complete his education, and there,
two years after the appearance OF the
ill'starred "BrOthers," his merits as a
poet received recognition through a
composition entitled "Timbuctoo " ior
which no received the Chancellor.
medal. This production contained all
the characteristics OF his peculiar
style ana was regarded Mt that
time as tho precursor of great
things. From this point he pro,
eeeded on In his rhythmic career, and
In 1872 his "Poems" in two volumes
were received by the public in man,
ner bordering on the rapturous and IN,
author was ut once installed In tn,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06
THE PEOPLE WILL CHOOSE.

Two Of the political rartles Of the
rerritory---the only two In fact that
have any excuse for existing and that
have any chance for arousing onthu-
siasm or hope Of achieving success
have now held their conventions, pro-
mulgated their platform md declara-
ton OF principles AMI named their
candidates for Congress. Utah's poll
teal history an'5rds no parallel to the
good. natured but tumultuous scenes
that characterized both these gather
ings, nor to the universal Interest
which the campaign has already
awakened.
For the fimt time IN It's his
tory are the people Of Utah
arrayea In alignment with the
national organizations for the pur-
pose OF electing n member of the
national household; that tnoy arc
equal to- all the requirements
OF the case md will in-
form themselves As 10 all matters poll
teal wherein information Is needed,
goes without the saying. They have
already had one general contest under
such organizations, but for local officers
or y; In TINT campaign they developed
an aptness and sagacity In dealing with
the new conditions that must
have been m gauso OF profound
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06
THE LAST OF THE DALrOys.

AFTER n career OF high.handed and
widespread crime, the details OF which
read more like tho contents Of n lurld.
backed novel than u plain recital OF
actual facts, the Dalton gang OF des.
peradoes has been blotted out. There
mus, have been something abnormal
In the birth and conditions antecedent
thereto Of such men Us those who yes.
terday met the death they have 10
long meritod, and that too whil.
engaged In one OF those act,
with which their names nave becom .
almost synonymous-bsnk robbery.
This story OF the one who was mortally
wounded ia OF itself illustrative OF the
characteristics oftho gang--they were
"brokc," aud AZ the officers were pren.
ing them hard they wanted to get ont
Of the country. or course with minds
30 warped with natural and cultivated
malformatlon as theirs, the only plan
for raising money that could suggest
itself was robbery, and In It's accom-.
plishment they underwent the only
reformation possible In such cases. II
ia good and great thug that no more
will peaceable, lsw-abiding comm ami
ties live within the shadow ola con.
slant fear because OF the proximity OF a
den OF scoundrcls, and a very sad and
sorrowful thing that several good citi.
Gems had to yield up their lives In
order that so desirable contamination
might be reached.
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place which be 10 a. ever siuco held
partly by merit but principally by
common consent tho laurel-crowned
songstcr OF the rsalm.
II were n aupe iiuoua tusk TO discuss
the merits or d,imeriis Of Tennyson's
works; his namt Ia male and his fame
IL secure. Like, the great commander
Wellington, ths canonizlng OF whom
In verse at the latter's death was one
Of the poet Ia aieate's boat efforts, he
gained place from which he could
not aud canir1t DO toppled, without
refefenceSo u 'iclal merit and without
taking provi ential intervention into
account II may, however, be said that
alls OF his poetry was not the
equal Of somo parts Of IL; that
he gave bil;.h TO rhymes, couplets,
quatrains aud NO on, de criptlve OF
nothing, suggestive u nothing and
aocomplishii nothing, this In Ian
guage whlcI II would I've the rarest
charity to eall quaint, 20 grossly ut
variance with any class Of syntax,
phraseolog,t or permissive construction
was II; bur ahe next sentence might DO
one that slowed with n soulful fervor
aud accom- 3 llshed In wordsand measure
Ms graceful. pointed and exact as any
that ever ,sll from the pen Of a Ma
caulay, n iiibbon or tho immortal Pope
himself lie was truly a wonderful
man and liir departure from this sphere
Of action will not be- ohronicled as nm
event wtDse consequence win not be
felt.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06

ESoLnhatES are anxiously asking
themselE yes what the Russian Emperor
IL going to do about the seizure OF the
seElcrs In Beriug sea. For the Car,
II is claimed that British eeaiers have
unlawnslly caught a number Of seals,
and this, for this reason some Of the
intrud,f's were taken into custody.
The OIar demands that they be pun
lshed, tut Lord Posebetry protests and
sends two English men.oi-war to re.
lease the prisoners. a tornado Of war
has bH ore this started from no larger n
cloud .on the international horizon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06

IsJTH Republicans aud Democrats
having named their candidate fof
Delegate TO Congress, It behooves the
Liserals Mt their convention In Ogden
neIt Wednesday to DO careful how
they try to press the button lest they by
IN stake take hold Of live wire.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06

truth 80 eh,, 90 might edifv one an,
atha. @ ,s,staes ca,,ns.ls ~,
t,monias a. I'D sdnini,trntlons, M
needaI ~. ii.ss,ns M . Nv dnv. th.,
,ye ,r,,,,,, ,,,,,iass,ard and con,nyehend
Tho ras,'oasit,i,l,ss Which ~ ve,s
nnder ~ Goa M Heavenly Father.
Whan he ,saectlL that ihia com.
p.,atiyaiy I,,,i', tand of mon and ,ra.
men bag ~ hasn - ga,S,red intn IN,
vaiisvs -, H., mountains. from
vii na,io,. ,,,Jcr Ionvcn. ,v ~,
Recommendation ~ tho go,pel of Josus
Christ, for the purpose Of carrying out
a,d disnans,,,,nn a. whirh wo ii~.d,
he realized indscs as aII Tho saints
muet mo, ~, rssnonaIbilItv resting
unon ns ~ mon no saints ~ cod An
every noe n, The w,rId. was very
Great.
I,p.eali o,h,r disnens,tlona and gen-
crations nf man ~. were placed heru
ON a niIa.ion- We lived Ia the spirit
world I,,fore ycc came here: we dwelt
In The pr.'ence M Cod, and Il had been
our ioftnns or orr Js,ilny--call h
which Won please--to he born in the
preson4 v.neratIon when the God OF
isrneI'6n1 s,'t III hand for tho las,
time 10 buiid IN lila kngdom upon the
earth. 10 ptepare His pcople Tor the
great event which awaits US.
Tber, hnJ be.n no di-pensation
frauyht with greater importanco than
this nnd Tia desire while WE were 10.
petl,cr in this Conferonce was that the
Apostl.s and gldera who might adj.
dreaa Us ahould have the shirt OF the
Prirsthood mon them,
He THANKED God that he etlll
lived - thai his life had been
shared until now. When he
looked back upon the past, he real.
lied that the majority Of hia former
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with whom he had
neon nsaoolated frprn the foundation OF
This Churuh--had gone into the spirit
world: and n, .xp.cie,l ehoflly 10 fol-
low then, there.
From the time wa were first led into
these mouu,ain valleys by prophet,
seer and revelAtor, who was clothed
now IN, bnnd M cod had been mani.
iested among The people, aud that In
fnlfilment oi the reveietions and proph.
eei.s r,rorded In ey.ry book handed
down In us M M, word OF Qod TO the
n.
lilo Hinoerely honed that while we
lived In the fiesh We would fully re.
alIze nll our responsibilItIes anu tho
work which IA required at our hands.
lie desired TINT Ia. saints would, us
mr. ns posaible during this conference,
law asId, All business cares, and pay
stflct attention 10 the work now before
us-that we might be of one heart aud
mind. nnd be filled with light, truth
and power 10 receive the teachings OF
our brethren.
ELDER SEYMOUR IL YOUNG
addresaed the conference. In substance
NJ follows, n was n great blessing 10
come together in general Conference.
and 10 listen 10 our yenerated Presi.
Dent who has been faithful fot 40 many
wears. He reIoleed In having a stand.
ing with Inc neople OF God. The
saints mad made progress aInce the
or,nnIzatIon Of the Church. which had
n ANAL bepinnIng. The Cosptl mad
sn,eaJ IN nenrIy nil the eiyilized
nations Of The globe. The ElJers md
hcen endov ed with pow,r and autho.
rItv Thev mad gone into the world.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06

SoME annoyances We poor mortals
must Of necessity endure in the midst
Of our brightest Joys. The hand'organ
Mad the parachute jump are dull SON
titlons that may not be foregone.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06

IT ia said that Catholic church
raembers have concluded to present
the Pope with n throne Of gold next
ycnr.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-20
WHO MURDERS THESE CHILDRENg
Il Is Time the Law Steps In and Furnishes
these Unnatural Parents.

Il Is Time the Law Steps In and Furnishes
these Unnatural Parents.
The other day while a party of East
Penn people we're picking huckelberries
on the BlueMountains the skeleton Of
baby was found hidden among the
brushes where the little one had been
thrown by some cruel unnatural
mother 1t is not known how the
skeleton came there and no one in the
neighborhood is under suspicion for
the horrible crime. This is only an
Other instance of the moral deprayity
that prevails now to such an alarming
extent and threatens to assume greater
/ proportions if the perpetrators of these
inhuman crimes are not apprehended
and dealt with to the full extent OF
| the law. The cases that come to light
through one means or another are
only few of the many that are com
mitted through the year, but they
should be sufficient to put our officials
on their guard. A little more than {
year ago the half decomposed body o
an infant was found in the mill race a
, Weissport and buried without investi
CATION. Who was the mother of thi
child 2 The world will never know
Later 1t was rumored that the body o
child was found near the Mahonin
! Creek; following this an infant is burie
| at midnight in the cemetery in thi
4 place of which the world would neve
o have known had not the ADVOCATE e.
a posed it. Only week or so ago
- Trachsyille girl left a new born bab
J. die Of neglect in a garret, and now
e skeleton Of another infant is discovere
T hid among the bushes ON top Of
l. mountain miles distant from habit
ton Is it not time that some sy
tematic effort was made to discovl
who it Is that commits this dastardl
inhuman work and that they be pu
ished for ity Let the officials of Il
towns and townships keep a clos
D, lookout in the future and bring Il
guilty parties TO punishment.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-20
COUNTY IT'D BITS.
EVERY NOOK AND COHNEi REPRE-
sESTED ~ THIS COLUMN.

The Bright Newsv Occurrences Of the Week
Briefly ChronicIcd Tor Our Many i,enders.
Throughout the County aud Eise"hero.
In some parts Of the county water
melon parties are very popular.
z The Welch Congregational church
at Audenried will be steam heated
rThe public schools of Banks town
ship will open on Monday. August 30th
for a ten months term.
4 Daniel Rafter, of Jeanesville, was
caught under falling platform at a
picnic the other day and badly in
iured.
z Local talent rendered three act
drama, "Tried and True" at Auden-
ried on Wednesday evening to a large
and appreciative audience.
: We erred last week; it was not the
Ms Hollow Sunday school that pic
niced i'm East Penn on last Sunday a
week. but the East Penn Sunday
school.
: Richard Eustis, superintendent ol
the L.ehigh Coal aud Navigation Com
pany, at Nesquehoning, died at his
home in that village on Monday even
ing between 6 and Z o'clock, from
cholera morbus.
The Farmers Alliance of Pleasant
Corner will hold their first annua
picnic in Obert's Grove, on the after
noon and evening of September Bird
Prominent speakers are expected to b'
present on the occasion and all who
attend can count on having goodanC
enjoyable time.
4 The time for holding the Demo
cratic County Convention, in Carbon
is now drawing near to hand anC
politics are growing more interesting
daily. The aspirants for the diiferen
offices are looking over the polling dis
tricts trying to bring out good strong
men for county delegates TO work il
their interest in convention, and tn,
delegate election will be the first move
ment to make the political pot get NJ
to boiling heat.-Cor. to Hazletoi
Plain Speaker.
E In trip by carriage through por
tions of Northampton, Monroe anC
Carbon counties the present week W,
found that the commissioners Of Car
bon and Monroe counties pay mucl
more attention to guide boards a
crossroads than do those of Northamp
/ ton. Our sonstables who swear at eacl
. court that the guide boards are all III
mean to swear, we presume, that in tn
legal sense those boards which neve
e were put up never could be down.
/ South Bethlehem Star,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-20

The Democracy Of Carbon county
met Monday in Mauch Chunk with "a
view Of harmonizing the factions.
They succeeded, but not until they
hammered harmony into each other.
Those who had some sense permitted
the mob, to yell itself hoarse and when
they wanted to pound each other they
were allowed TO do that until their
hearts were content, and when they
tired Of all, one or two gentlemen who
stood in the back ground aud VINO had
some control, then slipped forward anC
with a wave of the hand brought fortl
the harmony that they so desparatel!
fought for two hours. Having Tough
each other with a great deal Of Yigo
for the past year, the Democrats il
little Carbon will now start in T.
trounce the common enemy-the Re
/ publicans.-H Hazleton Plain Speaker,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-20
NIAHUNING,
Breezy Batch of Lively Happenings In a
Lively Community.

A Breezy Batch of Lively Happenings In a
Lively Community.
Rev. S. Il. Stofilet, of Waynesburg,
Pa, spent a few days in the Valley last
week.
Quite number of Mahonng Demo-
Gratis attended the county meeting at
Mauch Chunk on Monday.
F. d. Klingerman is having his
grist mill repaired.
The Pleasant Corner Sunday
school picniced at Glen Onoko last
Saturday.
Mrs. Abigail Lentz, 80 years OF
age, of Steinsville, Pa, was visiting
Mrs. Kate A. Nothstein during the
week.
A. ID. Miller recently purchased 1,
acres of land, the remainder of the
Hunsicker estate.
The annual picnic of the Norma
Square Sunday school will be held il
the afternoon and evening of the 27tl
inst.
Rev. \. Bartholomew will preacl
his annual Harvest Home sermon or
Sunday morning.
Miss Amanda Hoffman was agree
ably surprised by her many friend
last Saturday evening, the occasion be
ing the seventeenth anniversary of he
birthday.
The teachers examination for thi
township will be held next Monday
when the teachers for the coming tern
will also be employed.
John Nothstein, well-know
citizen of the Valley, died last weel
aged about 70 years. For many year
lie was the proprietor of the popula
Pleasant Corner hotel now owned b
the Smith Bros, but of late years h
kept candy and cigar store at Norml
Square. Deceased leaves a wife an
two sons to mourn his loss. IN
funeral took place Thursday at tl
Ben Salem church, East Penn, and VIZ
largely attended.