Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-04
ELDERS IN 1nE SOUTH.


On the 18th Of November the New
York World published a special die.
patch Of the previous days' date from
Ashland, Kentucky, In which refer
ence was made 10 PERCEPTION" &C.
corded Mormon Elders formerly labor
ing ia West Virginii but at that time
directing their attention T. Kentucky.
The dispatch stated that at q dozen
different point, "lhey have been cum
marily ordered out Of tho state by the
farmers, who have u society known rs
the Mules for mutual protection. No
extreme measures were taken until
Sunday night, when, nj White Posi,
Pike county, n score ot armed men, all
masked, went into a church and seized
two Mormon exhortors, placed them
astride rails, and In thAt fashion CO.
sorted them across the Tug river into
West Virginia. There they were re-
leased with warning that II they ever
returned 10 Kentucky they would be-
hofsew hlpped aud tarred and feaiherod
aud given rougher ride" A brief
allusion 10 this incident appeared Ia
the Associated Press reports 10 western
newspapers about tho came time.
The story IL absolutely false, as the
NEWS IL very pleased to be able to state
upon the authority OF Elder Elias S.
KimbaIl, president OF the Southern
States mission, who has addressed
letter to n personal friend In this
city on the subject. He sayg al
met with and held conference
with tho West virginia Elders
on the 18th, 18th aud 18th OF Novom.
Der, the very time this riding on n
raIp IL claimed to have taken place.
There ia no truth Whatever To the
statements Ia the special Dispatch"
The cause given Tor this alleged ILL.,
treatment OF the Elders was that 10
their West Virginia operations they
had "dupedp a number OF converts
who after going 10 Utah "undsr a
promise of golden opportunItiep. camo
hack In poverty with tales OF horrible
cruelty TO which they had bean sub.
Ioeted,u A speoial dispatch from Par.
kepburg, West Virginia, published In
tho Cincinnati Commeroial asxs,to Of
November 8, tecltea tho same wIrrd
story, anu no doubt Furnished the text
upon which the World CORRESPONDENT
reared hi. romance min. DAYS later.
Upon this subject Elder Klmball
writes: WAt the conference above re-.
ferred to, the Elder. In giving In their
reports OF labor for the past year. said
nothing about any psopIe teturoinv or
any dissatisfaction among the Saints or
friends. These Kind of slories ar,s.nt
over the country quite often OF late.U
with these tematks. thef,tore TIM
whole fabrioat,on NAV be said In Ina |
oomplet.ly exploded. and tho relative.
and friends of Elder, laborlng I'm W,s, |
Virginia and Kentucky NAV ,e, Tho
apxieties and fears nt r,st
A late, incident. however. hns uo,.
tangibillty, and as teleRraohed n gIy.s
n substantially correct nattstIsn of
fact. ItwA.in n Tallahassee. FI,rlt.
dispatsb. and appeat.d nr.t A., ,ha
Atlanta tGal Constitution. under date
of Nov. 20. and wa. nbout thai lin.
sebtt newspapersall oysrth, copn,ry
1t reciles how two Norman Elds,,
Nsbeker and Roger, by nam, W..
arrested and aTraipned bo,or, An.
nnyor OF Tallahassee. oharg,d win |
being ga menace TO the peacc. dignity
and morals OF tho oity:,j a Bn, n, sgOo
each WINS imposed by IN, mnyor Vim
m, on,ion NJ servIp. s,xtv day, 4, lar
or leaving tho ciiv nnis, a. 49,
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