The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-10-06

scheme ror the rehabilitation of silver
as money metal by a union OF all na-
tions OF the western hemisphere with
the silver using countries OF Asia, has
been obliged to defer the preliminary
steps. 1t was hoped to gather the
delegates from those countries at the
international conference in the CITY
of Mexico, and it was part OF the
plan to make it uncomfortable for
European nations holding to the sin
Gle gold standard by negotiating trade
and commercial treaties between the
nations parties to the conference,
allowing trade advantages to the
silver using countries. All this has
fallen through and news comes from
Mexico, where Diaz touched upon
the subject in his message to
congress, IN which, after describing
the reforms he jnangurated in Next
can finances, he says: unfortunately
the lian thus made had to be deferred,
hostilities between nations most deep
" interested China and Japan) hav.
ing meanwhile superveued.'
Tie rra>i lent's Pardon Proclama:ion
WASHINGTON. Sept %. The pres
ident has issued the following pro-
clamalion:
"Whcrcas. congress, by Il statute
approved March -, 1882. ana ny
statutes in furthcrance and amend,
mcnt thereof. defined the crime Of
higamy, poIygamy ana unlawful co.
haDitation in the territories and Other
places wlthin the exclusive jurisdlc
ton of the tuitHd States. and pre-
scriDed Il penalty tor such crimes
and.
"Whcrcas, on or about the 9th day
OF October, 1890. the Church Of the
Latter Day Saints, commonly known
as the Mormon church, through It's
president, issued manifesto pro
! claiming the purpose of said church
to no longer sanction the practice
Of polygamous marriages, and calling
upon all members and adherents o
said church to obey the laws OF the
United States in reference to sale
subject matter: and.
Whereas, on the 18th day OF Jan
uary, A. ID. 1898, Ben. amin Harrison
then president of the United States
did declare and grant full pardon ant
amnesty to certain offenders undel
said acts, upon condition OF futur'
| obedience to the requirements. as il
fully set forth in said proclamation 0
amnesty and pardon; and,
Whereas, upon the evidence nov
furnished me | am satisfied that tn
members and adherents of said churcl
generally abstain from plural marri
ages and poIygamous Capitalization
and are now living in obedience tt
the laws, and that the tim
has now arrived when the in
tcrests of public justice ant
morality will be promoted by tn
granting of amnesty and pardon t.
all such offenders as have compiled
with the conditions OF said proclama
ton, including all such offenders a
have been convicted under the pro
visions of such acts:
"Now. therefore, !, Grover Cleve
land, president of the United States
by virtue of the power in me vested
do hereby declare and grant full
amnesty and pardon to all person
who have in violation of said act
committed either of the offenses O
polygamy, bigamy, adultery, unlawiu
cohabitation under the color OF poly
gamous or plural marriage, or who
having been convicted of violations 0
said acts, are now suffering depriva
ton of civil rights in consequence Q
the same, excepting all persons VIII
have not complied with the condition
contained in said executive proclama
ton of January 4, 1898.
| lin witness whereof, etc.
''GROVER CLEvELAND."