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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20

boast. Then came the trans-continen.
tai railroad, and the Mormons found
themselves hemmed in by civilization.
While the contact with civilization
checked the growth of polygamy, rail.
road facilities have aided the mission
aries in gathering saints from all
parts of the world. immigration has
greatly increased and is still increasing.
"a At each semiannual conference, held
in April and October, missionaries are
sent to new fields, selecting those where
the greater degree of ignorance pre-
walls. The immigrants brought to Utah
by the, Mormon church authorities are
mainly from the overcrowded cities OF
Europe, and are usually of the most
ignorant and degraded classes, whose
minds are sclouded by the grossest SUI
perstition. They are not the class who,
in time, become loyal citizens, for they
are too deeply imbued with fanaticism.
They know othing of the principles OF
republican government, for the priests
teach only loyalty to the Mormon the
ocracy, which is opposed to both re-
igious and political freedom.
The object in bringing these immi-
grants to Utah is to control them in the
interests of the church governments;
otherwise, they would be advised to re-
main where they are. Other missions
aries do not believe 1T necessary to
transplant their converts to American
soil. The Mormons, however, are car
rying out their system of concentrat ton
which gives them despotic power.
Elections are apparently fair, but those
who have abided with. the saints any
length of time know that the church
nominees are Invariably elected, ex-
.cept ina few districts where the
Gentiles are in the majority.
To refuse to vote as directed is
disc edience to COUNSEL 3 and "a viola
ton of the initiatory oath. "A Mormon,
whether polygamist or not, always
votes for Q Mormon, as against a Cen
tile, and he uses the same prejudice on
juries.
Deception has ever been tile practice
of Mormon officials in their dealings
with or government, and their state
ment that polygamy has been aban-
doned should not be relied on. How
ever, it may be in the most pepulous dis
.tricts, but the power of this theocracy
is steadily growing stronger, and will,
no doubt, in time, become more trouble
some to thisygovernment.
J. n. scANLAND.
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ing this oath he agrees to forfeit his
i life, by having his throat cut, in token
of which he draws his right hand across
his throat, as the oath is read to him.
That this is true is evidenced by the
similarity of the statements Of many
apostates. The mysterious death lof
a number Of them, III the manner indi-
Gated, adds weight to their revelations,
lSoitWill be seen that a Mormon, wheth-
er polygamist or not, is not only OPP
posed, to, democratic institutions BY
the nature Of his oath, but is ansenemE
to, the United States government. They
do not regard any oath, other thanstha!!
administered by their church author
tiles, as binding upon the conscience.
They deny the authority of any church
or state, except their own, to administer
an oath. This is one Of the cardinal
doctrines Of the church, and the priests
take especial care to strongly impress
|1t upon their fana teal fonowers. s ss
The Mormon church is secret soci-
ETY., and has code OF. signs and pass
words by which, the members recognize
each other in any part of the world. a
ypurely religious denomination does not
require this. Such an organization, so
closely united, and composed mainly Of
ignorant fanatics, is a menace to- our
government. Fanaticism is the worst
feature, for it does not listen to reason,
and seeks to convert the world to its
own darkness, or exterminate the ''un-
believers. Thisis them ormon Code y.
and it has not been changed since the
false prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., pub
lished the s'Mormon Bible..' The lead
ers of the Church Of the Latter Day
Saints have generally been designing
men, who left the states charged with
crimes, and naturally they hated our
government, and have SO taught their
dupes. When they were driven from
Nauvoo, Ill, this oath of hatred to the
government was added to their creed.
Driven from civilization, the Mormon
leaders resolved to get as far from it as
possible, where they would be isolated
from the world, and could build up a
government of church and state, with
polygamy as it's basis. Here they
thought they could in time be sufficient
ly powerful to defy the United States
government, and for this purpose all
men capable of bearing arms We're en-
rolled in the militia, known as the
Brothers of Gideon or ''Danites."
Here they sought to carry out the most
degrading social experiment that ever
poisoned the humqn mind. But for
tunately, again, the discovery of gold in
California prevented the threatened
danger of the rising rebellious govern
ment. The great Salt Lake valley was
on the direct route to California, and
the country sWarmed with Gentiles
The immigrants stopped at Salt Lake
City for supplies, and many wintered
there, some being compelled to labor
for means to enable them to proceed to
the gold fields. It was the industry of
these immigrants mainly which gave to
that country it's. rapid growth, and not
that of the Mormons, as they so proudly
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
MORMON THE OCRACY.
= Is Steadily Growing Stronger
and More Tyrannical.
Outside o lts5i Of the Centers of Population
ePolysanay Il Still Prncticed Gem
eralIy-TreasonabIe Church
Ceremonials. a fs i
Especial Salt Lake scitysLetter

Especial Salt Lake 5CitysLetter.l
The increase of Mormonss iii the
United States, and the consequent
growing power Of the, church, viii, at
no distant time, prove a serious men
ace to our social and political in
st tat l1ocn unless the anaconda is
checked in its poisonous growth.
It may be necessary to again use
military force to quell these rebel
ious people, as was done soon after
they tied; in Y tab and. had attempt-,
ed to set up an independent govern
N mEent. Their recent election of po-
{lygamist to- represent them in CON
gress shows that the church and state
have not been divorced, as they claim,
and that polygany is still "a live is
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20

a few months ago the Italian archae-
ologist, Sig. Franceshini, discovered in
the Church Sof Santa Croce, Florence.
Italy, the tomb Of Lorenzo Ghiberti, the
designer Of the famous baptistery
gates. He also found at q later time
in the Convent Church Of SAINT Am
brose six famous graves containing the
remains Of the Florentine sculptor
Mino of Fiesole;; Andrea del Verrocchio,
the Florentine sculptor, goldsmith and
painter, who was the master of Leonar-
do da Yinci; Simone Pellaiuolo, Andrea
Sansoyino. the sculptor: Granacci and
Leonardo Tasso.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
"A. ". M,CUNF

norant and superstitions immigrants
brought to these shores by the prose-
lyting agentssof that church. It does
not matter whether or not these immi-
grants become poly gamists upon their
arrival. The fact that they have taken
an oath Of loyalty to the church, and its
constituted authorities, is sufficient. It
is an unusual thing for a religious or
der to require an oath from it's mem
bers, but the Mormon theocracy does
this, and part of that oathsis treason to
the United States government. Apos-
tates, who have become disgusted at the
hypocrisy and oppression of the church
of the so-called sLatter-Day Saints,''
uniformly state that the Initiation oath
is one Of the most revolving nature.
1 The new convert swears eternal en-
nifty to the United States government, =
to ..obey counsel without questioning
authority" and to never reveal the
secret rites of the church For yiolat-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
SCORED A POINT.

Col. H. A. Leonhauser scored one VIC
tory over the opposition in st. Paul when
the board decided that for the present the
testimony taken before the court martial,
when seven members Of the 18th Minne-
sofa We're convicted Of rioting, should not
be admitted.
BY this ruling the representative o.
Gen. Young was in a measure debarred,
and throughout the day he was unable
to collect his scattered facts in such a
way that they would. enhance the posi-
ton taken by his chief
1t had been confidently expected by the
advocates Of Gen. Young's side OF the
question that the testimony given in the
court martial cases would be admitted,
but when a typewriter copy was pre-
scented Lieut.. F. NJ. Catlin, representing
Col. Leonhauser, made strenuous objec-
tions which were sustained.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
MINOR n EWS ITEMS.
For the week Ending Aprll u.

- = - Nc ~ eek I'm lnk ApfAA To-
The National league baseball season
has opened with IL clubs.
William Tut (colored) was hanged
lat yield, KY, for wife murder.
Four persons were burned to death
in fire at the almshouse in Chatham,
| N. b.
| The Iowa populists will hold their
state convention in Des Moines Au-
gust 16.
William thinner celebrated his one
hundredth birthday at his home in
Clinton, Ia. g5s
The great reunion Of ex-confederates
will be celebrated in Charleston, S; c.,
May 10 to Is. 81
Serious floods and loss of life were
reported from Grand river valley in
western Ontario.
The celebration Of the twenty first
anniversary Of the pope's coronation
took place in Rome.
Solomon Hatema, an Indian, shot
and killed his wife, child and brother
at his home near Graf, I. r.
Miss Eva Permission, aged Is, spromi-
fnent in social circles in Anderson, Ind,
died in a paroxysm of coughing.
Near Gainesville, Ala, a young farm
er named Andrew Mack shot and killed
his wife and then killed himself.
Three men were killed and two fatal
" injured in a boiler explosion in a
sawmiH near Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Rear Admiral W. S. Schley has been
assigned. to duty as a member of the
naval examining board in Washington.
Sam Washington, a negro, was
hanged at Yazoo City, Miss, for the
murder of a plantation manager named
Coker.
Manuel Chavez was hanged at San
Quentin, CAL. for the murder of wom-
an named Georgia Roderiguez two
years ago.
Secretary Hay has notified the United
States consuls who were obliged to
leave on account of the war to resume
their posts in Spain.
While trying to rescue her niece,
Clara Woods, Miss Katherine Williams
and the little girl were both drowned
in Lake MERGED, California.
Mrs. John A. and Mrs. Joseph A. Will.
ever, sisters who married two brothers
on the same day about so years ago,
died on the same day at Asbury, n. J..
An avalanche of snow struck a rotary
snow engine in the Cascade mountains
in Washington and hurled it down a
canyon 1000 feet deep, killing six men.
A tornado passed through the resi-
dence portion of Ottawa, Kan, and
many small buildings were blown down
and several residences partially UNI
rooted.
z The exports of silver for March were
$5,2s6,607, imports $3,125,s5 an excess
of exports of $2,16O,74s, against an ex-
cess of $1,51s,36S for the corresponding
month of last year.
The exports of gold for March were
81, 109, 845, imports So, 1S7, 575, an excess
of imports of $2,o77, 73O, against an ex-
cess in the imports for the correspond
ing month of last year of 81, 5ls.367.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
Could Not Convict

Charleston, S. c., April l5.-In the
Lake City lynching case Friday the
government consented to verdict of
not guilty against the three men under
indictment, the evidence being INSULT
cient. The three are, Clark, Kelly and
E. Rodgers, all members of the Second
South Carolina regiment. The dis
qualification of Lee, one of the two men
who turned states evidence, materially
weakened the prosecution.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
Mig Fire In O.hkosh,

Oshkosh, Wis, April ID. Two large
factories and several minor plants and
buildings went up in smoke in about
two hours yesterday afternoon. The
loss aggregates 100000, and several
acres were swept clean.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
IN FAVOR OF THE VILLAGE.

The tax case of John Latzske and other
farmers against the borough Of Belle
Plain was decided by Judge CALDWELL in
favor Of the borough. Mr.. Latzske and
other farmers refused to pay taxes for
general village improvements on their
farming lands. The lards had never been
plated. and on that account they claimed
they should not be taxed the same as
plated lands. The case and decision are
important, as nearly every town is sim
ilarly situated
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20

Instead Of eultivating more definite aim
IN life, the average man wastes his time in
searching for larger and easier target
L. A. w. Bulletin.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20

It's well to begin at the top Of the ladder
and 60 down-in case Of fre.-Golden Days.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
In Rfns ParIance

Miss Fox-Papa, why does young man
give his fancee a diamond ring?
Mr.. Fox-Oh, that's the forfeit he puts
up to insure q fght.-Jewelers' Weekly.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
sPAT IN a STREET CAR.

SPAT IN "A STREET CAR
DR.. w. II: Hanscom, one Of the medical
inspectors, arrested Alexander Pandore
on an Interurban car, and charged him
with having. contrary to the ordinance.
spat upon the floor Of car.
The inspector first called the attention
Of the man to the law, handing him q
copy of the same on card, but the man
did not heed the warning, and SO was
taken into custody.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Joseph Mcdonald, general delivery
clerk in the Duluth postofice. shot him
self through the lower left leg yesterday.
shattering the, bone.
e James +. Bassett, Of Commons Bassett
& Co., grain merchants OF Minneapolis.
died suddenly in the West Hotel Of pa
ralysis. VI Il al 4
At an early hour in the morning Peter
=. Berg went to his barn, in Red Wing.
and cut his throat with a razor. He was
discovered several hours later in 4 pool
of blood. Physicians think he may live.
Disappointment In love and religion are
given as causes for the rash act. He III
about IS years old.
William Manro created sensation in q
colored barber ship in Minneapolis by at
tempting suicide. He swallowed the great
er portion Of the contents of bottle OF
landanum. He was taken to the city hos
pital and pumped out.
An unknown man was killed. at Elk
River by Northern Pacific passenger.
train. He was riding ON the trucks and
fell off, Nothing was found on him to
identity the body.
81 The 14-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Nulty while playing ball. was caught in
the machinery at the coal dock at Fertile.
and instantly killed. 5 ss
There is $50 miles OF ice IN Lake SUI!
3perior from Duluth harbor out toward
the Sault. and the News Tribune figures
that in case that proposed summer car
nival is a success they may be able "a
show their visitors an excellent article OF.
skating.
At Winona William Deilke gave his pa
rents Quitesa scare yesterday morning BY
discharging g revolver loaded with blank
cartridges and then shamming death. The
coroner and police were summoned, but
+ Il was some time before they could ret
the young fellow to talk. 3ss I
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20

The greatest trouble in everyone's life 10
something he never had.-Atchisca Globe.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
PARDON GRANrED.

r : q Z 4
Pardon was granted at an adjourned
meeting Of the state board to Herman
Smith. ST. Paul. He has served three
years of 10 years sentence for grand
larceny. ,i f
j p conditional pardon was granted to
Frank Warzecha, sentenced to five years
from Stearns county. 1t was assault in
the second degree and the; offense was
not without provocation.
Pardon was granted to William Hagger-
ty, Blue Earth, on the ground that he
was not guilty Of the offense for which
he. was convicted. He has served three
and a half years now Of his five and q
half-year sentence. The crime was grand
larceny in the second degree, robbery of
a small sum from a tramp.
Harrison Dodd, too, got his liberty He
Is the man who killed the destroyer OF
his home in Itasca county and was sem
fenced to Is Years for it because his at
torney neglected to call witnesses. AS
further extenuation of his offense, If he
did not have justification enough any
way, it is urged for him that he nursed
faithfully the man he had MORALLY
wounded, making no attempt to get away
from the consequences. e3S
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-20
MLl[INNESO IA NE VS..
IMPORTANT TRANSFER.

Negotiations which have been pending
between the G. G. Washburn FIGURING
Mills Company, owners Of the Washburn
mills. and the Washburn-C Crosby Co., OPP
Grating the plant, have finally ended in
the purchase OF the entire property, and
hereafter the title to this famous group
of mills will belong to- the Minneapolis
company. The transact Ions necessary to
accomplish this have been carried on. by
!, William Il. Dunwoody, who went to Phil
.adelphia for the purpose, sand advices to-
day from him show that the deal has
been closed whereby he and his associates
IN the Washburn- Crosby Co. secure the
controlling interest in the G. G.. Wash
burn Touring mills
The capital stock OF. the q. 6. Washburn
Company exceeds $1,OO0,0OO, and it is un-
,derstood a premium over this. sum was
paid for the mills Even att this price the
property is considered so valuable that
the purchase is,regarded as a highly sat-
1sfactory investment. In making 1T, Mr..
Dunwoody and his partners have shown
: their full confid enceiin the future Of Min.
neapolis as a milling center. s5s
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-12
THE MARKET ELSEWHERE.

New York, March 11.-Quotations on
the stock exchange left off fractionally
above yesterdays close, and near the
highest.
Trading at the outset was of hest
tating character, showing a disposition
to follow any move in the specialties.
This was indicated by a rise in Sugar,
the Improvement in this stock cancel
ing the earlier declines. The general
market moved sympathetically. Sub
seQuenuy there was a rise on Metro
politan Street Railway, which dropped
it eight points. This incident stlnu-
lated short sales in other stocks, with
concessions quite material in Manhat-
tan, Brooklyn Transit, Sugar and Bay
State Gas. The latter was particular
liz Influenced by the action of the Bos
ton exchange authorities in discontin-
uing trading in the stock
This action was subsequently taken
by the governors at the local stock
exchange. The railway shares moved
very sluggishly, and attempts to i'm
prove them were retarded by the heav-
mess of the Union Pacific issues, in
which foreign selling will be quite pro-
nounced.
Various pesslmistic expressions as to
the probable character of the bank
statement which had been ripe during
the week, were partly eradicated when
the statement was published.
The salient feature Of it was a con-
traction on surplus reserve of only
S1.975125. The loan account showed a
reduction of over $4,000 900; cash de-
crease $4413.O00. which reflected sub
treasury operations in connection with
the Central Pacific settlement. The
statement was received with consider
able favor in the street, and induced ac-
tive buying, raising the general level
of prices above last night. The clos
ing was strong and active.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-12
IN THE COPPERS.

The outlook for the year in the lake
mining regious seems almost beyond be-
lief. Never have there been such active
times in the mining towns of the five
great iron ore ranges OF Michigan and
Minnesota as today. Most of them are
overcrowded, improvements are in or
der, business men are increasing their
stocks and they are having as much
business as they can comfortably do.
While attention has been directed away
from the iron mine securities toward
copper and eastern investment, the
mine shares have gradually advanced
from 30 10 40 per cent more than they
were last autumn. Mines that have been
idle for a score of years, that have filed
with water, and whose very existence
has been forgotten by many, are being
pumped out and reopened to add to the
output of the coming season.
The STANDARD Copper Mining Com
pany IS the name Of a new company
which has just been organized. The
company viii be capitalized for 100 900
shares at par value of $25 The sub
scription price of the stock is SIS a
share and a deposit Of 81 per share is
required for the stock subscribed. The
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-12
MARKET NOTES.

Old Dominion Mining company is
said to be producing copper at the rate
Of 1886 bars per day. each bar weighing
300 pounds, or 40.S00 pounds of copper
per day. and to be selling this copper
at the going prices.
Manhattan viii employ the third rail
system of electricity on all of its lines,
and the work will be prosecuted as rap
idly as possible.
The first four of the twenty semi IAN
nual notes recently given by the Cen
trail Pacific railroad company in settle
ment of the governments claim against
the road amounting to nearly $4,000, zoe
were anticipated and paid into the Uni
ted States sub-treasury at New York,
yesterday, by Speyer & Co, represent
ing the officers Of the Central Paciflc
company. The available cash balance
in The treasury is increased by this
amount.
American Air Power went up 10
points on curb yesterday to S5.