Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

s,.veu IN dead OF win,.l
tndiknts' .cnanes Of the state m
TOT, ~ n.yIf W. Patten. one o. VA
dea'n % no',Iss. Killed In baiue. ane
Jweiss 'sere ii Haun's NH; Mnsrs
we ~,,rr n unoffending Moilln a',',,
ne@fp b.,ed In cold blood. shos ~ ~.
.r,,nr or prcvocatlon py
w'n,, ,s hand of Misscurens 49,
msfass.s ~ eV.nte 81 the pcrinn'
49,. of these troubles n.,,,..a
S,snsl and religious anll anime n
ssr@ti,lon on larger ,'-,..bn
~ cruel tragedy o. ,,.ti.d me
s".ntr The spark that h'" 80 tne
eoafasratlon. IN thls lns'a ~. iys Moi.
successfui resistance w ~ missouri.
~. al a numerous mop ., ', ,s,.,rl,
non' No Al Cauatlr. Da,iehs eu. ...,,,
is". an N August. tired 70 49,,
On W, "" s,tie9 AZ the state slcei,t'
n.n an,l.Mormon upritlns w
raVgrnof ilaaaf an wv
, s,s,h AZ the head Of ~ W.
,s,r.ing forre III mazda. maae 49,
,h-,r ,hrrat 10 'iextcfminate w,
No.. or drive them from the ~. So s,,,
pnFham Young 10 thia u{an,e -, IA.
MAYED the part ~ a nero hle,Hi- NJ,
dence OF that genius i.r w. .e,t 10
and command that nApe h,i',' ,,.,,rter
Ia
,h.t uarnonlrm has yet prylnc.e. ~
IL ahsrnca Of the firsi l'fesln'r'
no were lnprifnncd IN L.ibeIp ~.
~ 80. 81 the church dstulvei inalhS
w., W. Mn "a President % TIE Iatise
~. .,s,ia. ma s.nior, Thomas " Marsh,
s,,,rr a,s,statlsed) and he. Win hep.I
. klmhall. John Taylor enl olh'.s,
\ No ma escaped death anl hrp.i.,
msnt. nov suptfinlendci me sN,. y
hls people from MlssouiA Nit,t ~.
dsfrflbablc ruteringr. m,N s,,..ss
h.meless and plana,fs ss,,o,, I'M.
~. whrre ihey received a kind wei.
aon,e and late IN April Or early
A. u.x fai9 were Joined bf thf
rrophst and his broiher hyrnm' We,
IA e.caps.i with others fruih theH
captivity In Missouri
SAuvoo.
N.uxoo. Hancock county. Illinois.
now h.came the headquartsra ~ the
church and the chief gathering p'ses
.. The saints. The city was ioanssl
by Joseph Smith upon the site o. .
little village named comniefet. . l'.,,,i
81 on a bcauilfll slope IN a graceful
Ind of The broad and nuceplnE AifslH-
siprl. The place. when the Prophet |
AID his people purchased H. was
swampy and nickly. but un-
DIR The effective sanitary meas
ur.s applied. n became healthy |
And Wholesome. a Joy 10 Al dNelleft.
cslleht 10 all heholdefsL The population
rapidly lncfealinE. srcAi city arose.
isrracs above terrace. from the waters
edro 10 the summit ~ a Tempe
crowned hill. commanding mArnin-
cent sieu u the surrounding lahn.
journ IN Illinois. the Hslnts IN NauNco
and In adjareni settlements Increased |
unIil they aggregated twenty thou
safi soula Many u these came IN the
afrat tide u foreign Immigration.
which. az early AZ June. 1870. began 10
land uuon the shores u Illinois the
bono and slnsN. skin aud genius
Of Ureaf nfliain. the iifst " EurvpcAn
countries 10 BE- penetrated ~ III Iei-
ious missionaries q the chufrn. preach
Ing ne Gospel Of the Cath.
sfinr" while the Prophet and
the main body o. his peope
ether towns IN Illinois and Iowa. the
Apostles. with Brigham Young at their
head. were laying bfoas and deep the
foundations u the British mission,
that mighty source Of strength 20 the
parent Church In America. when they /
landed at Liverpool In April. 1870. the
Church In the British isicr numbered |
lees than two thousand souls; n year
later. when most u them rvturned 10
America. that number had more than
sistisd. nfsachss o. the Church had
been establi4aed In almost every noted
city and town Of England. Scotland.
Wales. ireland. Isle a Man. and be-
tween seven aud clght thousand souls
had been baptized. rlshissn hundred Of
these had brsn con,eficd through the
Individual iabor< 81 MILFORD Woodruff.
The Millsnnlai star had been founded.
and a permanent emigration agency
established. Following the Apostles TO
Eausoo came the Cannon family. rcia.
tivcs and converts Of Apostle John
Taylor. Including George q. Cannon.
the future Apostle. a native of the Isle
q Man. and then mere boy.
franklin D. Richards, now Pfeai-
dent % The Twelve Apostles.
vho cane from Richmond. Berkshire
county. Massachusetts,. vas with the
" Smith. the Apostle. born at Far
West. just after the aacklnE Of the city
By the Mlnsoufians.
The Prophet having appealed In vain
n the general government for redress
Of grievances On account 81 the WRONGS
suffered In Missouri turned hls atten
tlon To the establishment Of Zion AZ
Nauvoo and tho surrounding STAKES.
The klndhenfted people of Illinois.
plying the woes % the eNiicd Saints.
had received them with every demon.
trntlon " sympathy and hospitality.
The legislature rrAntei q most liberal
charter 10 the city of Nauvoo. undrr
which temperance and peace prevailed
Ind religious liberation Tor
al fecis was secured. The
~ the State militia. with the Prophet
a. ileuicnant-Fensrai. papers were
published. Temple, unlvcrs.
ity and other public buildings were
protected. and the city beantihei
and extended on all sides. Every.
thlnr Nas prnspefouN. and the prrma-
hsnt psacr and happiness u the Saints
seemed assured. IN The midst ~ Il ali
the Prophet. on the 9th 81 August, isia
uttered this solemn prenlrti0ni Il
prophecy that the fainif viii continue
10 ruffer much nffilction. and will b.
driven 10 the Rocky Mountains. many
WI apostatlre. othefn will BE- rut 70
Death BY our prosecutors nr loss their
lives IN conaequence of e1nosur, Or dis.
ease; and some VIII live 10 20 and A..
pct IN making settlements AMI build
ins cities. and SO The Saints become n
nminhv people IN the midst u tho
AoATnERiNo STORM.
Almost Immediately the nrouhscy h..
I'm 10 be- fulhllcd. IN fact, befor. IA
was uttered there had been hart low
muttenngH OF the tempest int was
soon TO bfVak IN ultlsas fury uu., ~. |