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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-15
Massacre the Europeaus.

London. oct. 1.-THE PEEK correspond
ent of the Daily Chronicle says: There is
a rumor in circulation that a plot Is on
foot for a massacre Of the Europeans.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-15
Against England.

Rome. Oct. 15.-The Italio says: France
has concluded a treaty with Abyssinia
against England In the Fsshoda affair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10

Walker, Mimi, Oct. 9--When the
troops reached the agency, they found
that the friendly Indians had them
selves made a picket line covering the
whole line of woods which surrounded
the settlement. as many as 90 of the
Indians having done picket duty. Now
that the troops are on the ground,
these formal preparations for defense
will probably be abandoned, but there
Will be Indian scouts Que all the time
ready to bring prompt warning of any,
thing that even looks dangerous.
Last night ah-Ge-Ciay-B one Of
the head men of the Bear Island In
dams arrived on the Agency Point with
q canoe loads Of the Bear Islanders,
comprising those who are for peace.
There are IS or 100 in the party. men.
women and children. They went into
camp about five miles from the agency
and Mah-Ge-Gay-Bow called on Gen
eral Bacon at once. He said that he
had told the hostiles on the islands
that he could not go with them, that
he and his friends were for peace with
the white men and that they were
going to the agency.
'.All right said the hoStileS laconi-
cally, tell them what we are doing"
and they allowed Mah-Ge-Gay-Bow to
depart in peace.
Kan Win Min &c Ka Da Zin," said
the old man when he was pressed for
information aS TO the number of hos
ties, their present whereabouts and
their intentions for the future. This
being interpreted means: Il don't
know anything more about it,
He did say that. so far as he knew,
none of the hoStiles We're killed in the
hight, but they all say that AS to how
many Indians were actually on the
warpath the agency Indians are dis
posed TO hold the number down to
something under 100 and many of
them say that there are not more than
20 or 30.
DR.. Hart has prepared a paper which
the Indians. are being asked to sign as
fast as they come into the agency. 1t
is already signed by more than 100 In
dams, including a dozen or Is of the
head men and chiefs, from Flat Mouth
dom. IT reads. as follows:
ITO the Great Father. Washington:
we, the undersigned, the Chippewa
Pillager Indians of the Leech Lake
reservation in Minnesota, deOlOre the
outbreak of some of our brethren upon
this reservation, and believing you de-
sire that justice shall be done in your
dealings with US. we have therefore,
resolved in council assembled, to re-
main loyal TO the United States and
friendly to our white brethren, and We
agree TO use our influence with our
friends and relatives of the Bear
Island Indians to lay down their arms
and quietly submit to the authorities Of
the United States"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
DEBAUCHERf IND IHHUMANITY.
STORY TOLD BY A DOCTOR OF A
KANSAS INSTITUTION.
Openly Complains That Member of
the State Beard of Charities Is
Culpable Member.

Kansas City, Oct. 9.-A special to the
Journal from Topeka, Kan. says:
Dr. C. II. Wetmore has rendered his
resignation as superintendent of the state
insane asylum at Topeka to Governor
Leedy and the state board of charities.
Accompanying the resignation was ia
letter to the governor, in which DR.. Wet
more gave his reasons for resigning. The
letter tells an astounding story of alleged
cruelty, inhumanity and debauchery at
that institution under the present man
agement. The doctor tells of alleged in
stances of death of patients from neg
lect; speaks of the ''drunkards and in
competents placed over the unfortunate
inmates" charges that a state Joint
exists at the asylum; accuses Chairman
II. G. Jumper of the state board of char
tiles with being on a continual debauch
for the past Is months and openly charges
subordinate officials with attempting to
ruin pure women.
These are only a few of the sensational
charges made in the letter. which is pub
lished in full. DR.. Wetmore- declares he
stands ready to prove every charge and
says he can prove even more.
DIR. Wetmore is an apDointee of the
present Populist administration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
Washington Office of The Herald,
1415 G Street n. w.

Washington, D. c., oct. 9.-Indian COM
missioner Jones, in his annual report for
the year ending June 80, 1898, has this to
say of the work of allotting lands on the
/ Uncompahgre reservation:
THE commission was unable to make
any aIlotments until April l, 1898. on
which date all lands in the reservation,
except those containing gilsonite, elater-
| lite and other like substances, were opened
| to settlement and entry. A number of al
| lotments were, however, made to the I'm
/ compahgreS on the Uintah reservation.
/ From information received from the COM
mission, it is believed that it has made
4 many allotmentS to Indians who were
I not in occupation of the lands allotted,
/ but were unwilling to remove to the Vim
! tab reservation. l doubt the authority of
I law to make such aIlotmentS, and am OF
/ the opinion that there is some question
/ as to whether, when the Indians were in
! possession, the lands can be allotted To
| gress should be asked to legalize the al
i lotments on the Uncompahgre reservation
after the first day of April, 1883. There
! appears to be no objection TO such legis-
/ lation.''
The commissioners report that the Fort
! Hall Qdaho) Indians have agreed to sur
render a portion of their reservation to
the United States, but that congress has
not ratified the agreement. The Uintah
and White River Utes have also agreed
to relinquish a portion of their lands for
! SuCH VI lIiS OLCOilpduSIcS as lSllON {
there. 1t has been submitted to con-
gress, but no action has been taken by
! that body. The commissioner says that
| it is expected the commission that ne
gotiated these treaties will have COM
/ pleted the work assigned to it by next
April.
! As to the work of the new Uintah COM
missioners, the commissioner reports their
appointment, but says they will probably
! 1T commence work on that reservation
until they shall have completed their worl;
on the Uncompahgre reservation.
I : considerable portion of the report is
devoted to the financial difficulties of the
Idaho Canal company, contractors for
the construction of canal at the Fort
Hall Qda.) reservation. Chief Inspector
/ Graves, in charge Of irrigation work, has
been directed to make a report. The CON-
! missioner expresses the opinion that legal
! proceedings will probably be necessary to
protect the interests of the government.
FRANK II. HOSFORD.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
THE PRESIDENTS OUTING.
Some of the People Who Will Ride to
Omaha With Mckinley.

Washington. Oct. 9.-The. special train
which will carry the presidential party
to Omaha. where they will be the guests
of honor of the Trans-Mississippi expo
sition, leaves here at 8 am. tomorrow,
over the Pennsylvania, to Chicago- Inc
president and Mrs. Mckinley will join the
party at Canton. Those leaving here viii
be Secretary and Mrs. Gage, Secretary
and Mrs. Alger. Postmaster General and
Mrs. Emory Smith. Secretary Bliss, Sec
rotary and Miss Wilson, Assistant Sec
rotary Meiklejohn,. Secretary Porter and
Secretary Cortelyou, Mr.. and Mrs. w. n.
Babcock. The train will be an eXeep-
tfonally handsome one, composed OF I'VE
Pulmans, with dining, Observation AID
baggage cars, ETC.
Another distinguished party leaves over
the Baltimore & Ohio at am. tomor-
row This will include Generals Miles,
Shafter. Wheeler. Greeley, with members
of their STATS and their families; the
Chinese and Corean ministers, each with
large stats; the Argentine and Brazilian
ministers, Secretary Quesada of the
Cuban iunta and representatives of lead
ing newspapers of the country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
EDUCATION OF INDIANS.
Gratifying Progress Reported By
Commissioner Jones.

Washington, Oct. 9.-The annual report
of Commissioner of Indian Affairs VIII
liam l. Jones shows a general advance
niert in the condition of the nation S
wards Education, the greatest factor
in solving the status of the Indians, is
being pushed forward in the service, and
nov there are l47 Well-equiDped boarding
schools and an equal number of day
SCHOOLS engaged in the education of 1885
pupils. The average attendance ana en-
past Il years. Inquiries show that 50 per
cent of these pupils who have gone
throush the schools and returned to their
homes are reported TO be in good physical
condition, contrary to the frequent sug-
gastions that the change might break a
naturally strong and vigorous co1stltu-
ton OF the pupils attending school, 3
per cent are reported as excellent or nfSt-
class. 10 per cent as good and medium.
while only u per cent are considered bad
or worthless, showing. in the commits
sioner = 1uogmsni, the value OF system
which can IL u generation develop from
savaees &c per cent of good, average men
and women.
Under the present regime, the large net
decrease in enrolment and attendance OF
last year has been changed into a net
increase of 1,040 and Sy5 enrolment and
average attendance. respectively, for the
present year. The reservation schools
show the largest gain.
Agents are now being urged to greater
exertions to fill the schools to the limit
OF their capacity, and future oeveiop-
11aots AR. Jones predicts, will undoubt-
edly emphasize that regulation enforc-
ing compulsory attendance upon the
schools must be enacted. The placing of
Indian children in the public schools of
the country for the purpose of co-educa-
ton. of the races does not appear to meet
with much success, but fuller test of
its value and practicability is to bemade
this year.
The school plants in the service are
valued at over So 900 600 and larger funds
for keeping them in repair are urged. Out
OF the general school support fund the
Indian Office contemolates the expendi-
ture of sufficient sum to radically in
crease scholastic facilities for the great
tribes of the southwest. and TO that end
adequate additions will be made to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
consummated the beginning of a new

consummated the beginning of a new
administration in the church, he was
glad to be present to bear his testimony
of the truth of the gospel. He was
pleased, he said at the manifest de-
gree of humility that seemed to prevail
among the brethren.
He rejoiced that the Lord had seen
fit to so promptly fill the vacancy SO
recently left vacant by the death Of
MILFORD Woodruff, for he always felt
that the best results could not be had
if the presidency and twelve were not
complete.
The Lord. he said, had spoken,
through his prophets, and today the
evidence would be given that the Lat
ter-day Saints We're a united people.
The work of the church. he said, is
advancing, growing abroad, and the re-
sources Of Zion are increasing, and this
people is becoming a remarkable peo-
pie. They can't help it, for the Lord
is with them and his inspiration is with
them and is made manifest through
the priesthood and the elders
We are entering upon times, he said,
that will be prosperous for the Saints
and for the rest of the people. We
should be prepared to meet these good
times, properly equipped, to enjoy them
to the utmost. If any of us are in
debt, we should endeavor to pay our
obligations. If we cannot pay them all
at once, take them in order of senior
ity and pay them one by one, and 1
have no hesitation in saying that we
will receive blessings for it, No man,
ne said, ever failed to receive blessings
for honesty.
NOW is THE TINE TO MARRY.
The Latter-day Saints are a people
who believe in marriage, and now is
the time for young men and young
women to marry, and the mothers and
fathers of Zion should teach these doc
trines to their children
To attain the greatest degree of favor
in the celestial kingdom, the Saints
must observe the laws of the Father
to Mary, and multiply, for this is one
of the fundamental principles of their
religion.
In conclusion, he bore testimony of
the truth of the faith of the Latter-day
Saints, and that the priesthood were
the dispensators of the Fathers word
on earth.
APOSTLE BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Apostle Brigham Young said he
would speak only for a few moments.
but he would like the attention of the
large gathering, for he realized how
difficult it was for those in the remote
portions of the house to hear the speak
ers.
He had rejoiced during the meetings
that had been held, at the remarks
that had been made.
Great ideas, ne said, had been adj
vanced, great principles proclaimed,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
RUDGER CLAWsoN.

It was then noticed that probably about
20 members of the choir stood up to OBJ
ject to the confirmation of the apostles,
acting, it is understood, as representa-
tives of the entire body. They stated
their objection was TO Apostle Taylor,
on account of the remarks he had made
about their organization, and they
agreed to meet Mr. Taylor after confer
ence closed. Apostle TAYLOR met with
the choir and the other two DIRECTORS,
took it all back, made a full apology.
and was forgiven. So ended the unfor-
tunate incident
This is the only time in many years
that a dissenting voice has been raised
in the matter of confirming the church
officers.
Rudger CIawson, president of the
BOX Elder stake, was appointed and
sustained as an apostle to fill the va
cancy in the quorum caused by the
elevation of Lorenzo Snow to the presi-
dency of the church
At the morning session, the Emery
county choir furnished the music, in
lieu of the regular tabernacle choir, but
this fact had nothing to do with the
Taylor incident. It was supposed that
the tabernacle choir had refused to
sing on account of the remarks made
by Apostle Taylor, but such was not
the case. The Emery county choir COM
peted at the Eisteddfod and did very
good work, and were invited to sing at
the conference.
The attendance was probably the
largest ever seen at a conference. The
great tabernacle was packed in every
part, besides which there was an over
flow meeting in the assembly hall, and
many hundreds were in the grounds,
unable to gain admission to either
building
APOSTLE JOHN HENRY SMITH.
John Henry Smith was the first
speaker at the morning session. He
said ne was rejoiced to see the spirit
manifested among the Saints from all
parts of Utah, to endeavor to be repre-
scented at this gathering. 1t gave OPP
old friends, a forming of new. acquain-
tances. and was conducive to better
feeling generally.
There is but little doubt. he said, that
there are members of our organization
who are not fully converted to our be-
liefs, and that there are many who ac-
cept the faith because their parents
accepted it. Without 2 necessary effort
to procure for themselves the spirit OF
the gospel, they can never expect to
become good Latter-day Saints
We are, he said, acquitting ourselves
as a people very nobly in scattering
the seeds of the gospel among the peo-
pie of the earth. Our fathers, our
brothers and cur sons are doing, and
have done, their duty, but there is room
for criticism among those at home.
There are a great many of our young
men who are letting their opportunity
slip by-young men who are able and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
GUARD AGAINST SMALLPOX.
Vaccination to Begin Among the
Troops at Camp Meade.

Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Oct 3
Chief Surgeon Girard is getting ready Tor
the movement south of the Second corps
He will begin tomorrow VacclnatlnS tne
troops to guard against an outbreak or
smallpox The colonel has arranged with
the hospitals in Philadelphia and through
the eastern end of the state TO care 1or
the sick of the corps. As fast as the neld
hospitals fill up the invalids VIII De
shipped away in a special hospltal car
carried by the Pennsylvania railroad Inc
corps reserve ambulance company Is pc
ing recruited up to the latest army reSu-
lations and by the time the movement
begins Colonel Girard expects TO nave
a large staff of trained nurses.
Major General Graham has no deIlnlte
Information as TO the movement of his
command beyond the order of Quarter
master General Ludington to the chief
quartermaster to commence the SnlDmeot
of troops Oct. q =
Colonel Howard is arranging the az
tails of the movement and expects TO snip
two regiments a day. The officers at corps
headquarters believe it will be the middle
of November before the camp Is aoand-
oned. ,-.
General Graham is opposed to taking his
command south, and has wired the war
department to forward the corps as
unit TO Crrba for duty as an army OF oc-
cupation The troops are in excellent con-
dition and General Graham thinks II they
are shipped direct across the water there
will not be much sickness
The sick in the regiment that have not
been sent to city hospitals are doing
nicely and this morning over 500 reported
for d1ffV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10

Yesterday was the closing day of the
conference OF the Church of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints. Quite an
unusual amount of interest was cen
tered in it, partly on account of expect
ed sensations growing out of the attack
made by Apostle John w. Taylor upon
the tabernacle choir Everything went
smoothly until the question of sustain
ing the quorum of the apostles, Of
which joan W. Taylor is a member,
was put, then two of the lesser priest
hood dissented. and when asked to
which Of the apostles they objected, re-
piled to John w. Taylor. President Can
non then inquired if it would be salts
factory to the directors TO meet Mr..
Taylor after conference and confer with
him. Both replied in the affirmative
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
CHAUNCEY SEES THE INDIANS.
New York's After Dinner Talker Wis
its the Omaha EXPOSITION.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 9.-Total attendance
at the exposition last week was nearly
10000 Hon Chauncey NJ. Depew and
visiting NV Workers viewed the sham
battle fought by the Indians on the eX,
position grounds. Few OF the distiI guished
visitors from the Empire state had ever
seen ives sern Indians and their methods
e1n9lo-ed IN peace and those IN war
proved most interesting. The battle was
fought along stated lines, Goes-t0- war
LOOKING after the interests Of the Sioux,
while Big Brave was the guiding star of
the Blackfeet. There was brilliant
charge made by the Sioux, routing their
enemies. and in turn there was the-Teturn
cnar-e of the Blackfeet. which had been
reinforced b. lot of Indians who had
been ioafirg down among the trees on the
west side of the camp. In the final
charge the Sioux were outnumbefed and
routed leaving cheir pretended dead upon
the field.
After the battle. Chauncey NJ. DeDew
and the members OF his party, under the
guidance of Captain Mercer and the ex-
position Officials, visited the camp and
looked in upon the Indians. shaking hands
with some of the big men of the tribes
and admiring the little fellows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
BRITISH FINANCES.
ALI the Markets Last Week Recorded
Dull and Inactive.


London, Oct. ALI the markets last
week were dull and inactive. The public
was uninterested and dealings were large
~ in the hands OF professions. Specula-
ton was limited.
The expected realization on certain for
eign and American securities, carried here
on German account, tends to depress
values and the complications of forelgp
politics also discourage operators. The
whole attitude of the market is eXpectant
and uncertain. At the same time there
is no disposition to regard with apprehen-
sion the financial and commercial sltua-
ton in the United States and Germany
The prices of Americans have suffered
in sympathy with the bear attacks and
the absence of support.
Philadelphia and Reading 1st preferred
went down q of a point, gold bonds IL
point; Northern Pacific, p: Atchison,. To-
peka G, Santa Fe preferred. Y; Atchison
Topeka &, Santa Fe ordinary, y; b. & o,
p; Southern preferred, Z; D. & r. G.
preferred, Is; D. & p. G. ordinary, a;
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul preferred,
4; Erie preferred Il; Erie ordinary, Is,
and Union Pacific, 1s
Money was plentiful, but rates We're I'M
settled. The rates for three months bills
were 3zs per cent; seven days bills com
manded from ~ to IA per cent and the
rate till Monday is IA.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
UTE ALLOTMENTS
BADLY MUDDLED
Status of Uncompahgre and
Uintah Lands.
LANDS THROWN OPEN
BEFORE ALLOTMENT
New Uintah Commission Has Not
Commenced Work.

Commissioner Jones Doubts Whether
the Uncompahgre Allotnents Were
Lawful and Asks Congress to LIE
galize the Commissions Work
Fort Hall Canal Contract Given
Considerable Attention-Adv
ment In Educating Indians.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
BALLOTS IN A TELESCOPE.
How Negro Preacher In Kansas
Carried Around the Suffrage

Topeka. Kan, Oct. Ex-Governor Leedy
has appointed the Rev. G. d. Olden of
Topeka, a negro preacher, as commission
er to take the ballots. of the Kansas negro
soldiers in Santiago The Rev. Oiden left
today with the ballots They are carefully
packed IN telescope and will be returned
III the same way
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
APOSTLE TAYLOR MAKES
4 COMPLETE APOLOGY
Didn't Mean What He Said and Was Very Sorry
He Spoke
NOW THINKS THE MEMBERS OF THE
CHOIR ARE AS. PURE AS ANGELS

They and Others Refused to Sustain Him as An Apostle,
But Finally FOrgaye Hm---He Said He Never Had But
Two Wisdom Teeth and One Of Them Is Gone, Account
ing For the Bad Break He Made---Rudger Claws0n
Raised to the Apostolic Rank
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-10
The Khalifa Is Not Dishonest.

Cairo. Oct. 9.-The report that the treas
ure of the Khalifa. valued at H309c. coo
(S50,00 600 has been found and was being
forwarded to Cairo, is without foundation.
Even baseless is the report that General
Kitchener will resign the scholarship.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-05

Not satisfied with palming of corn
starch on innocent purchasers for
wheat -four, thus lowering the price
OF wheat to the farmer and crippling
the legitimate milling industry. the
-four adulterators are said to be using
q substance known as '.mineraline,'
announces tho Louisville Courier Jour-
nal. This is kind OF clay, dried and
powdered, and shipped from Green's
boro, N. O. The miller who sells
corn starch in his -four because it is
cheaper is likely to use clay because
II is cheaper. Any suspicious -four
ought to be sharply watched. Corn
meal is cheap and good, but the man
who wants corn bread does not care to
pay -four prices for it.