Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-27
MISS COUzINS TALKS.
First Lady Admitted 10 the Bar 10
Utah twenty-five Years Ago,
WILL LECTURE IN THIS CITY.
Subject, "rhe Financial Consplracy"--
10 be Entertained by the Wo-
mans Press Club.

As foreshadowed in the NEWS, Mis-
ph wle Couzlns arrived In this city
last evening accompanied by her
brother, John L.. CouElns. Both
vlsllors came here dirsct from Denver
They took quarters ut tho Tompleton,
where they expect to remain during
the next two or three weeks.
To u NEW 8 representative this after
noon Misc Couzins said she was on her
way TO the Pacific coast from New
York, and that the journey was com.
noncel Ia May lsst but had been
interrupted by frequent political and
social Disturbances, the nrs. Of which
was the big strike among tue Ponnsyl'
yAnia miners, whose condition she
studied Tor several weeks. Coming
westward sho was again halted, this
time In Colorado, where she took tue
stump for the Populsls, and during
the chmpaigu--a most bitter one-her
voice was heard, as she says, almost
every night, crying for reform.
Ailss Couzins expects to deliver a,
least one lecture nud probably series
In this city before leaving. Tho adj
dress that che has decided upon IL tho
"FlnEncial Conspiracy" In which sho
says sue prop osrs TO "feview tho
financial questions OF the country from
1851 % tbs time VI tho Issuance Of ihu
Old demand notes, grooubacks policy,
ss.lA IRuuAnNtlgullsm
Uf silver, ETC."
on the question Of the Issuance Of
gold bonds Miss Couzlns spoke em.
phatically u not warmly. She de-
nouncrd the action AS Illegal ami an
iptC drt VI John Sherman. "lhero
IN NO law authorizing u SlOO,OUO.OJO
treasury reserve, ana / propose TO
show Ito expose the scheme
which IA wild cat In all It's
| characteristics. To Illustrate what 1
/ mean" continued the lady, 81 shall
use lot OF uOtes--all bogua-issued by
| state banks many years ngo and
/ captured by my father when chief OF
/ police OF ~. Louis from 1861 20 1850"
At this junotufe Mlis Couzins pro.
| duocd n packet VI nOtte, no two OF
/ which were alike anu all OF which rep
resented large number which ahe
| said had been destroyed by her father
and police commissioners OF ~. L-uls
during the period named because they
were counterfeit. "Whil0 they are
very pretty and good W far as they 10
they are oAsily oounterfeiIed ana there
IL the danger In the new shsmo."
Miss CouElus visited Utah once be.
| fore. That was twenty-five years ngo
/ when she Gays ~ was thoughtless,
| happy girl, fresh from school" That
visit was Of particular Interest, how
ever, not only 10 the then young LADY
hurtolf, but h the people OF the rerfi-
tory, ingsmuch as during that
period sho became member
! OF tho Utah bar. Bhs was
tho first lady 10 secure that Ole.
| tinCllOn In Uth, anu Ia order 70 be-
successful q great deal Of pref udlce aud
few apparent legal obstacles had 10 be-
overcome. Ia speaking VI tue event
Miss COuzind saiu; "Miue was n test
case and was made more for the
benefit OF Miss Snow than for
myself Miss snow was little more
dituient than | was anu On the advice
Of Judge Mcliean-a lovely mani
submitted 10 tue ordeal. The result
was that both US were admitted"
The Misc snow referred ~ was Miss
q. Gootgina snow, daughter 81 tho
veteran Utah attorney, judge ZeTub-
babel Snow. The date VI admission
was September 2lst, 1872.
Miss CouziBs will be rendered re.
ceplion by the Utah Woman's Press
club on Saturday evening next NJ the
rooms Of DR.. Ellie II. Ship.