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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

directions. williams cried 20 them 10
come back and carry OH the four mon
Who Etll stood like marble statues,
frozen with terror. They obryed. and
they were lifted into the baggage wag-
ons as inert as corpses
When Joseph tell from the window
tho mob ON tho stairway rushed down
ana out OF the building "a nud him
and u was this which saved tho lives
N willard Richards and John Taylor.
willard started 90 leave the room.
thinking lll were dead but hlilHrlf but
Elder Taylor called 90 him. he returned.
took up the body % John, which was
bleeding from four CHASTITY wounds. and
carried him into an inner dungeon cell
aud placed him on nlthy mattress
which was lying there. saying. III your
wounds are not fatal, want you 90 live
10 tell this story"
Nearly an tho inhabitants 81 Garth
age followed the mob in their flight ~
horror. the governor came TO Carthage
IN The nlght, wrote an order Tor the
citizens ~ Nuuvoo to defend them
selves. aud then the miserable coward
Nod 90 quincy.
Having provided as we'll aa possible
Tor the wounds NJ John Taylor. on tho
morning OF the 2hth OF June. Dr. Rich
ards started FOR Nnuvoo with tho
bodies of tho martyrs they wcrr met
lN ANnNNANNN OF lNmrutlNi SAINTS
whose wuiliugs assembled into tho ears
" Almighty God. Ten thousand poo-
pie were addressed by Apostle RichardH,
Col. Markham and others who admon-
ished them 90 keep the peace and trust
90 the law FOR % remedy Tor the awful
crimes which had been committed. and
when the law failed 10 call upon God
In heaven TO uycngc them Of their
wrongs.
The bodies NJ the martyrs were
taken 90 the Mansion house. cared FOR
boy loving friends. The loved ones Of
the dead Prophet and Patriarch were
nrHt admitted and zen upon the dear
faces ana Kissed them and begged for
one more word NJ comfort.
Early the next morning the bodies
were placed loo collins covered with
black velvet. and the CaakptH were then
placed iu rough pine boxes, Tho doors
were thrown open ana ten thousand
people walked through the Mansion
and EaErn upon the mnrtyrpl clay. an
this time the people were 100 constant
expectation of uu attack by the mob
army upon tho defcnHslOsH city.
AZ night tho house was closed and
thyn the collins were lifted out ~ the
boxes and concealed IN an apartment OF
the Mansion, while bags N sand took
their place loo the outer caakCta. A
mock funeral was held. the bodies were
carried lu n hourFo 60 the graveyard.
and there deposited lu the earth with
seemed necessary because the enemies
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

At Carthage, after the governor loft,
the external situation was this The
guarding of the San. had been LEFT to
General pumiur, who hal the Carthage
GroyH under his command hut Deming
retired during the day flr fear ~ his
lie, as he saw the determination OF the
troops 60 Couuiyo no murder. The main
body ut the company was stationed In
the public square, one hundred ANA nfty
yards from tine jnil, while oight men
were detailed. under tho command OF
Sergeant Frank 4. Wuron. Co guard
the prIs0uar. The diHhauied mob mill
VA had come M 90 Carthage 20 the
number 0f two hundred. with their
faces blUCkened with powder ard mud
The Carthage Grcya We're Informed that
the ASSASSIN band was ready. and u
was then arranged that the guard al
the jul should load with blank cart
ridges and that the mob should attack
the prison and meet with some show OF
resistance
Within the iail. the brethren. Joseph
ana Hyrun, John Taylor and Willard
Richards. were connncd In o room up-
stairs ana were busy during the day.
wgltlng letters, converting and praying
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was TO be consummnted while he was
absent nt Nauyoo. II Ford had been
man OF greater daring It might with
certainty be assumed that his visit 10
Nnuvoo was a part OF the conspiracy
ana that ho went there 10 avoid the
appearance OF completely IN the muir
der This ~ certain. that while Ford
was addressing the people, a sound like
the distant hiring OF q cannon, or the
slight sound of distant rumhling thun-
der was heard by many IN tho audi
cnce. and by some OF Ford'a aides. who
stood near him. and they whispered
something 10 him, aud without loss of
time and In the groatust haste, he and
his escort rode out Of Nuuyon. Their
departure was more like q Night than
the dccorous lcaye-taNlug ~ the exc
ecutlve Of the state accompanied by a
command OF troops. A cannon was
fired az "A certain point distant from
Carthage, ns signal that the maasn-
Gre hnd been accomplished, but IL was
never known whether or not this was
the sound which attracted attention az
NauvoO, Governor Ford's hRsty night
at that time has always been doomed
conclusive evidence that no had been
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

broke the horns from the oxen sup
porting the bnpti1mHl font. Ehlle Ford
mndc rare sport Of the sacfcd cdlhce.
one Of his attcndnKts remarked;
mnushlp. and 10 was a damned shame
that they ala not let Joe Smith nnlsh
H."
Another said; "iiut ~ IL dead by this
time. and he viii never see this temple
again"
Brodhcr william @. storrctt stood by
and replied; They cannot Kill him un-
an No. has finished hla work"
Al this Ford gave a Significant smile
ana one OF bile aides Htnnliur by said;
whether he has finished his work or
not. hy O.. he VIII not see this place
again, Tor he D. finished before this
time"
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The Tragedy Enacted at Garth
age. Illinois, June AZ, 1874.

II 10 now Ave years over the half
century mark since Joseph Smith. the
founder Of Mormonsm. and his brother
uyrum. were nssasslnatcd at Carthage'
ui.nola. The nfty-nfth anniversary
Of that terrible deed occurred on June
9Th. and though most Of those who
were contemporary with the Prophet
have passed away and two generations
of "Mormons" have succeeded them.
the martyrdom remains as wildly Inn
pressed upon the minds Of an believers
10 the doctrines taught by Joseph
Smith. aa though they had been actors
10 the tragedy. To thournnds Of pco-
pie. here and elsewhere. however the
thrilling story VIII be Unfamiliar. and It
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SATURDAY, july I, 1899, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

and singing. Between three and four
o'clock no the Prophets request. Amos
pc Taylor sang the sweet ana comfort
Ing hymn found ln The hymn book OF
today. and beginning "a poor wayfir-
Ing man o. rriuf,' when % was dura
Joseph asked him Co repeat o. Ue TO-.
piled that he dld not feel Ike singing.
lie was oppressed with a sense ~ come
Ing disaster; but 20 crafty iIyrum. he
sans the hymn again. with much tender
feeling.
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Informed by some OF his companions
" he had not been fully advised OF the
plot and a. details before that Joseph
Smith and his companions had been
murdered.
Ford and his aides occupied q room
In the NauvOO mansion that day
Orrlu l.. Rockwell heard ono uf thon
az thrcg o'clock say. THE DEED Is
DONE BEFORE THIS TIME"
The governor and his company went
10 the Temple. Some or the officers
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

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MARTYRDOM OF JOSEPH SMITH.

captain IN the Carthage Groys. the
Prophet and his party were brought
that afternoon ana admitted 10 bail.
Meanwhile Joseph and fiyrim Smith
had been arrested for treason. This
charge was based upon the calling out
OF the Legion. and the placing VI Maui
VOC under martial law proceedings cun-
strucd into armed reslFtnnco 90 legal
process. Nothing was done IN this case
until nlrhtfnll when the accused With
out u hearing were thrust into the Car
tharo jail by Justice Smith, now acting
arbitrarily In his capacity ~ Captain "
the Groya Governor Ford sanctioned
that II was necessary Tor the safety Of
the prisoners though the latter ~ the
time protested against the lrcnrccfn-
tlon John Taylor. willard Richards
and o few other friends accompanied
Joseph and lyfum 10 prison
ut was the beginning OF the end the
plot was fast communicating. once more
and only once, ala the brothers emerge
from the JAIN alive. their doom was
sealed "'rhc law cannot roach thcm.'
said their plotting murdCrorH, but
powder and ball shall"
Governor Ford next morning grant
cd nu interview TO tho Prophet coming
90 the prison flr that purpose Colonel
GcddcH ana others accompanied him;
during their conversation the Prophet
charged tho governor with knowing
positively that hc and MS brother were
innocent OF treason. ana that ihelr cne-
mics had begun tho troubles which had
eliminated in the present situation. lie
also claimed that Ford had advised him
To- use the Lesion IN the way thnt he
had. In the event of "a threatened mo-
hocrntic assault upon Nuuvou. a. 10
the ENpositor nnoir. the Prophet said
that he WAS willing o. be- tried again.
and ~ found guilty. 90 make suitable
rcpnutiDn. That was "a matter he
maintained. f1r the courts Go decide
and not Tor moh1 10 settle. Such was
the main substance Of the Interview.
The governor ne parting renewed bis
promise that the prisoner should hn
protected. and pledged hiH word that 10
be- went 10 Nuuvuo-nH Dc contemplated
dolng-hc would take Joseph with him.
Both promises were uukept
In the afternoon the two brothers
were arraigncd before Justice Smith
nt tho court house ON o. charge of trvl-
son They asked Tor time Go obtain
witnesses. The request wuH reluctant
b. granted. and the court was adj
j0uruod until noon next day 90 enable
tho prisoners 90 send tn NuuyouHiN
miles dlstant-for their witnesses. Sub
requoutly the military Justice without
notifying the prisoners, postponed the
trial until the 2gth 81 June.
The remaining details of the tragedy
are vividly related by President Geo. @.
Cannon IN his Life OF Joseph Smith,
the Prophet"
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Governor Ford went 10 Nauvoo on tho
morning N tho 9Th ~ June. lsiA oc-
compuniod by body ~ troops, when
he arrived there he made u public
speech before thousands ~ the Saints.
IN which ho used this expression. ~
great crime has been done by destroy
Ing tho ENpusitor press. and placing
the city under martial law. aud severe
nt0nemont must be- made. 80 prepare
your minds Tor the emergency"
Whether Ford was fully Cogniznnt ~
the plot 90 murder the Prophet during
hls absence from Carthage ~ not alto
gethcr clear. lie was unqucrtlonably
aware OF the murdcrouH feeling which
existed among the Carthage Gruys. and
the men who were associated with Low
Williams and the Laws, iighcol. Fos-
tiers ana others az Carthage. n has
been stated upon good authority. ana
II has never been disputed. that he was
Informed ~ the Intentions of the mob
hut he vonturcd into Nnuyoo. Would
n cownrdly man like be- was have dared
10 risk himself IN such manner at
such "a time, n he was fully advised ~
the time the massacre was 20 take
place? The presumption o. that he was
Indifferent M 10 the fate which would
hcfnll the Prophet and his companions.
hut that he ana not know, MS some OF
his officers ala that the bloody deed
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SALT LAKE TEMPLE,

Tho Salt Llk' Tonplc WIN close 'n
Friday evening, June 3oth. and reopen
on Monday, August TN 1899.
LORENZO SNOW,
President
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Nauvoo artists William
Maudsey
Smith three tcir maryrdom Very fcw these
Frederick English
In from
birthplace
sharon, Windsor VI, December
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-26

Mr.. VIM. Cheathem, Of Guy,
was in town Friday.
Hon. w. L. LaFollette was in
our city last Saturday.
VIM. A. Carlton, of Lewiston,
was on our streets Saturday.
w. L. Lyon visited Spokane
Wednesday, returning next day.
Sam Eng, a Walla Walla Chi
naman, has started up restaurant
in Manila.
Jas. II. Brown was over from
Moscow last Saturday afternoon
and night.
See the advantages of a Buckeye
drill before you buy. See them at
Lindley's.
Taxable values at Lewiston
have increased nearly fifty per cent
in the past year
Misses Laura and Daisy Bar
bee visited Miss Lizzie Kincaid, of
Palouse, last Friday.
Al. Fincher has returned to
Pullman from Spokane, where he
has been working since May.
Now is the time to buy crockery
and lamps for Iess than cost.
PLoUGH & WATERS.
When tramp strikes you for
"handout", refer him to the ad.-
Men Wanted-in the HERALD.
Mr.. Harry Moore. the we'll
known young society man of Mos
COW, was in our city last Monday.
One glance at the Moline hacks
and wagons will convince the most
skeptical that they are the best in
town.
The college Y. M. G. A. received
this week from Manila a cash do
nation of $500, presented by Lieu
tenant Edward Kimmel.
Owners of ducks are now re-
quired to take extra care 'ot them
as the open season is here and the
young nimrod has turned himself
loose.
Captain Wainwright, of the
u. S. Army, who is travelling over
this section Of the country in quest
of cavalry horses, is finding accept
able animals scarce, as out of the
seventy five offered to him here, he
chose but five.
-Grand Recorder J. NJ. Pickens.
of the A. O. u. w. Of this state, haa
mysteriously disappeared from his
office in Seattle, and in spite of per-
sistent search on the part of init.
mate friends, relatives and mem
bers of the Grand Lodge of Work.
men not the slightest cIew has been
discovered as to his whereabouts.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-26
FARMERS. ATTENTION

Having leased Iiestand, Warner
& Co.'S warehouse at this point, we
would respectfully request the far
mers tributary to Pullman to call
and see us regarding sacks, storage,
and price Of grain. We solicit a
share of your patronage, and guar
antee reliable and fair treatment.
Our warehouse being accessible to
both railroads, you have decided
advantage for prices from all buy
ers. Mr.. 6. Fl. Layman will have
management of warehouse.
Yours for business,
PALMERToN & HARVEY.
Office in HERALD building. At
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-26
THE NEVIS OF THE CITY.
Record Of Happenings Of q Week
in Pullman.
What People are Doing and how
They are Doing it.

-Goorge FORD has returned from
Portland.
S. Privett was over from Col
fax the first Of the week.
L. J. Swank of Uniontown was
in our city last Saturday,
C. R. Harold, of Palouse, was
in Pullman last Saturday
George Neighbor and his bride
were in Pullman last Sunday.
Mrs. Girard Clarke, of Steptoe
Butte, spent last Saturday in our
city.
Mark Twain is writing book
that is not to be published for 100
years.
Prof E. T. Darrow and wife
are home from their outing on the
Oregon coast.
6. w. Pedicord and wife, of
Palouse, were among the visitors ia
this city last Saturday.
Samuel Chambers returned on
Thursday from an extended visit
in the Wehfoot state.
H. G. Hancock; and w. e.
Mashburn, Of OakesdaIe, are visit
ing this week in Pullman,
The wheat so far thre8hed in
the vicinity of Moscow has averaged
over 35 bushes per acre.
over one hundred members of
the First Washington Volunteers
at Manila have re enlisted.
Mrs. Boliou and daughter of
Genesee, have returned home after
t. weeks visit in our city
Mrs Nj Gender left Thursday
for Portland 70 order a complete
stock of new fal and winter millin.
cry goods.
Mr.. Chas. Keys and wife OF
Moscow were visitors here this
week, the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Price.
The Walter L. Main circus is
headed for the PaIouse country
again and will reach here sometime
after harvest.
Sheriff Canutt has organized a
chaingang at ColfaX, composed of
county prisoners, which he has put
to work on the roads.
old timers say that Aug. rains
are generally followed by dry fall
and all predict splendid weather in
which to harvest the crops
w. E. Wilson, principal Of the
EIlensburg Normal School, will de
liver lecture next Sabbath eve
ming at the Presbyterian church
Professor and Mrs. Charles A.
Barry returned last Friday from
the Sound, where they have been
spending their summers vacation
Regents Stevens, McCroskey
and Garfield were in town last Sat
urday on business connected with
the construction work at the col
lege.
Mr. Charles Isaacson, farmer
living near Pullman, reports that
his ninety agro field of fall-sown
wheat just ~tbreshed, averaged II
bushels per acre.
Quite a large number Of brick
were destroyed by the recent rains
for the contractors, who are making
brick for the new college buildings
AS consequence the contractors,
who had completed that part of the
work, will have to resume opera
tioDs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-26
Our worthy marshal has had

of the knights of the pitchfork who
have been lounging around town
and incidentally imbibing too
much booze while waiting for the
clouds to roll by. Monday six of
these unfortunates were marched
before the police judge, who i'm
posed stiff fine on each, and those
who were broke were released on
their promise to return the next
day with the money. His Honor
rightly judged that they would i'm
medlately skip out and give our
town a wide berth for while, this
being certainly better than sending
them to the lookup and putting the
city to the expense of feeding the
prisoners.
Our friend J. E. Nessly, of the
Spokesman Review, seems to have
mixed things a little in his report
OF the opening exercises of the In
stitute, in this city last Tuesday
when he wrote that Rev II. c. Ma
son offered the opening prayer, and
was followed by Professor Charles
H. Keyes, in an able address enti-
tied practical Child Study" In
view of the fact that Rev. Mason
was on the headwaters of the St.
Joe and Prof. Keyes was in Massa-
chusetts on that date, we think
there must be misunderstanding
somewhere.
John Robinson, one of the sec
ton men, received bad scalp
wound this week by accidentally
falling in front ofthe hand car. He
was sitting in front on barrel as
the crew were coming in from work
when someone suddenly put on the
break and the jerk threw him for
ward directly under the wheels.
/ which rolled forward bruising him
about the face and head, and cut
ting a cash in the scalp about four
inches long. Drs. Page and VIII
son sewed up the wound and the
injured man is able to out today.
hoy Turner gave a delightful
birthday party to a number of his
young friends, at the Turner home
near the Congregational church,
Monday afternoon, the occasion be-
Ing in honor of his 18th birthday.
The afternoon and evening were
pleasantly spent with games and
refreshments were served. Those
present were: Misses Fern and
Flossie Webb, Roxie Paimerten
sad Lulu Hattrup, and Masters
Ray Sargent, Willie Hattrup, Ray
Chambers, Ronald Chapman, and
Lawrence Chambers.
At a meeting of Moscow's citi-
zens last week, it war decided to
raise funds by popular subscription
for the reception of the Idahe Vol
unteers now on their way from Ma
nlita. The meeting was well at
tended and liberal sum was prom
lsed; enough to insure a royal re-
ception. Arrangements mere com.
pleted for a two days celebration,
and the freedom of the city will be
gwen to the returning volunteers.
Stewart Small and party re-
turned the latter part of last week
from their camping trip to Lake
Chatcolet and the ST. Joe river, and
report an abundance of fine fishing
IN those waters.
R. Owen and family, who have
been visiting the family of B. f..
Taylor for the past two weeks, left
Saturday morning for their home
in Upton, Iowa.
DR.. S. B. Nelson went to Spo-
kane Wednesday to test the Hazel
wood dairy herd of cattle for tuber-
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Tbo vacbt Shan,rool tho obol

rived in New York last Saturday
after duick transatlantic voyage
of only fifteen days.
The reputed leader of the va
quis in their present outbreak is a
woman named Santa Teresa. She
is described as J modern Joan of
Arc, wearing q modified cowboy
COSTUME, with 3 short skirt, brill
liant d6ckerchief and wide sombre-
ro.
The action of the Moscow au-
thorities in not allowing laboring
men to lounge about the town, has
resulted in boycott on that place
by harvest hands, and signs are
numerously posted over the country
warning working men to keep away
from Moscow
Mr.. w. H. Enos, of Johnson,
was in town Thursday wearing
the large white hat he won at the
shooting tournament last February.
Mr.. Enos is q pleasant gentleman
and rattling good field shot, but
he says game birds are very scarce
this season in his neighborhood.
Levi Anksny, the well known
Walla Walla banker, has offered to
bear the entire expense, amounting
to between $1,000 and $4,000, of
chartering vessel to bring the
Washington volunteers from San
Francisco to Seattle in a body after
their muster out at the former
place.
The Bunker Hin mining com
pany do not intend in the future to
depend on county sheriff for pro
lection from dynamiters They
have constructed sort of block
house on top Of their concentration
which, when stocked with few
gatling guns, will act as a sort Of
damper on future miners excur-
sions.
The Second Oregon Volunteers
brought back with them, on their
return from Manila, real live
Filipino who Is now an object Of
much curiosity in Woodburn, Or.
The specimen in question Is an in
telIigent 13-year-old orphan boy,
picked up by the regiment as a
mascot, and brought to America al
his own requ est.
Johnny Hogoboam, who was
injured last Friday at Lapwai and
a brief mention of which appeared
in last weeks 5 HERALD, is doing as
well as can be expected from the
nature of the injuries he received.
The jaw bone was fractured, one of
his ears was badly torn and his
head was cut and bruised, still The
little chap will soon be up and out
again.
-Drs. Coffey and Johnston, of
Colfax, have removed three bones
from the right wrist of Nels Nelson
one of the two quarrymen who were
injured in an explosion near Wa
wawai two weeks ago. Both men
are getting along as well as could
be expected and Nelson will escape
without the amputation of his arm,
while Johnson's eye, which was
thought to be destroyed, is also i'm
proving.
Tive burglaries were committed
in Moscow last Sunday afternoon.
About 4 p. NJ. an entrance was eff.
fected by back window to Hod-
gins and Reese's drug store, and
about $40 was taken from the till.
A hobo was arrested but as no proof
of his guilt could be secured, he was
discharged. The Golden Rule store
was also broken into, the burglar
prying open a window and breaking
the latch. He procured $12 in