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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-25

" ares on the banks OF the
DANCES. II has four hundred churches.
monasteries on every side OF It, con-
gents on every hilltop, and you can't
throw stone without hitting a priest.
RUsslAs RELIGIOUS TRUST
Talk about the United states Steel
company and the modern trust. The
biggest trust on earth Is this Greek
Catholic church, 1t has eighty-seven
million stockholders IN Russia alone,
and every oaC Of them Is subject 10
daily assessment The money flows
In a steady stream week day and sun
day all the year through, and the
amount in the treasury is beyond COM
putation Even the church itself does
not know what It has. The capital COM
lrolled by the synod, twenty-five mill
lion dollars is a bagItelle In COMPARE
son with the total assets. aud the Ni,-
WO,VOO year furnished by the govern
menl for church purposes is a urOp IN
HE bucket compared with the gifts vi
The people.
We think we have grand churches,
They are nothing IN comparison with
The cathedrals and churches OF Russia.
There Is one church here when cost
bQ0OO,OOO TO build, aud there is a cathe-
nral In st, Petersburg which cost more
Than the Capitol
The Moscow church | refer to Is that
pf our Savior" Ii stands on the DanKs
OF the Moscow river just outside ne
60 'i, a. erI 10 s'v ,,, n soiuV" ,,C uo,
From any part Of Moscow. The cnurch
10 Of white stone, built In the shape OF
Greek cross. IL has golden cupolds
nj It's corners, and great dome IN the
center, AL OF which are covered with
copper. plated with gold, II took mne
hundred pounds Of gold leaf to p.ate tht
dome, and II Is estimated that there IS a
million dollars worth Of gold upon H.
Uhe interior OF the church has marbles
Ind precious stones which cost $l.JOJ,vOO.
and there are sacred pictures within II
which cost 100000
The ST. Petersburg church Is st.
lsaac's cathedral IL has cost about
twenty millions ana IT'S gold dome IS
hs large as that OF the capitol al wash
ington. II took hundreds OF pounds
pf gold 20 plate italmost as much as ne
dome Of the church OF our savior The
kazan cathedral Of ST. Petersburg mas
q silver fence about its altar, made OF
half % ton Of Russian plate which was
recaptured by the Cossacks from Ma
poleor Bonaparte, ana the cathedral oil
st. Peter ana 81, Paul has spire plat
ed with pure gold ana an interior
gorgeous with gold ana silver
TREAst-RFs or THE KpENtTN
A'A'''' W."
You have all heard OF the Kremln.
the hOllest place In this holy Guy. MOs-
COW is twenty-five miles IN circumter-
ence. II Is mighty commercial ANA
manufacturing center,having vast busi-
ness buildings and hundreds OF iacto-
rles. Right In the heart Of 1t Is a
space surrounded by Il wall a little
more That q mile IN length, THIS space
IS filled win old churches ana palaces
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-25

boo liberal and 10 allow liberty Of con
science throughout Russia, but this Il
frequently denied and his holiness 4
charged with fanaticsm.
However that may be, there are {
vast number Of Russians who do no
belong To the Creek church There ar
In all more than 10000 RomaI
Catholics, almost 100000 Professionals
about 10000 Mohammedans an,
j.OOOOoO Jews. The Greek priests, how
ever are the dominant religious foro
ln most parts Of the empire and tn
people follow them.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-25

to Mecca go ON from all parts Of the
Mohammedan world, vast crowds Of
HludoOs wander up and down the Can
ges worshping at lis shriHes. the chi
uese make holy Journeys To- the tomb
Of Conlucius and you see bands Of
pilgrims throughout Japan going from
one holy mountain 20 another 70 pray
Here IN Russia the pilgrims are mill
Lions. There are famous shrinp9 in diff
fercnt parts Of the country where they
worship. At Kiey such visitors number
hundreds of thousands @ year and the
same is true OF Moscow and other
places
THEY ARE PEASANTS
The Russian pilgrims are largely
peasants. They travel about in gangs
Of from three to 20, with their baggage
upon their Lacks, and their shoes eth.
er tied around their necks or held In
their hands. Both women and men are
bareloOted and usually bare legged,
having unWra pped their stockings 10
Keep them clean I say unwrapped, for
the Russian peasant has a cloth which
he binds about his legs and ankles in
the place of a stocking covering the
foot and The leg well up the calf,
There are thousands OF these pill
grims IN Moscow at this writing. You
may see them walking through the
streets, crossing themselves at every
church, ana now and then stopping and
kneeling to mutter their prayers. They
kiss the golden pictures OF the Savior,
the virgin and the saints above the
shrines, and as there are shrines IN
every block II is quite a chore,
IN THE SHADOW OF THE KREM-
LIN.
Think Of a crowd OF religious Nl-
grims so great that policemen are nee
essary to keep II In order as II hurries
TO prayersl Think Of blocking the
streets of Chicago with would-be wor-
shippers, and you have some idea OF
what goes on here in Moscow / went
the other day into the walled part OF
this city and was stopped by the
throng at one OF the shrnes.
The police had formed two long lines
like those you see outside a theater
waiting to get TO the box Office on an
opening night The lines were made up
Of old and young, poor and rich, peas
ants and those Of the middle classes,
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Tor he final resting place. The
late Pope Leo has chosen the
church of ST. John latcian and
10 this beautiful structure the
hOnna OF lhn hnlN mLn MIl DE
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RUssIAs RELIGIOUS TRUST. "s,,s::;?a :ss.11.

10 marry IN the roman 'dOnoI'
lhuicn "a priest lH1Hl De hI'bIt' .' '.'
,htth Oalhollc chNI'h every ''HaIV"l,
ior tne priesthood must Dn in'liIt1' put
u hr becomes u priest aha his "It al's
ne cannot marry asalN' llr ~ men
expected TO go INTO monastery TOT ihe
f'st OF h's me-
Ih'ra are TWO classes OF lue C.eIsy
lne nlacks ana inc whites lhe piarhs
are the monks ana the whites are the
priests Ihe BISHOPS are always select
cd from ihe oIArk 'le'tl ana lhel
nave hlsh'f SOCIAL sldlHlnk lhdh 'he
'rdlh'iy priest lhe monks lll me lhoii-
4sleiles 'lehd ihtsl oI lhell tNhr H'
ias'ihs ana prayer lh'y 40 not nave
amy special "oih, ana lei0 RIGOROUS
ives
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-25

OSCOW,-I am IN the jerusa-
lem Of Russia. In the holy OF
HOLES OF the worlds great
est empire, Moscow has
more pilgrims than Mecca,
more shhnes than Rome and
more worshipers than Ben
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ROUGH ON THE GENERAL.

During the recent visit Of Mai. Cen
Baden-Powell to Liverpool. the Ia lies
OF the city, In particular, paid him
special honor. and 80 impressed him
that he reclprccated by revealing the
well-kept secret Of why he Is not a
Benedict. "The ladies are critical he
pleaded. "and see no great points n
me. have had that pretty straight
from one OF them myself" And he
told the story OF how when In South
Africa,his duty was to tell an old Dutch
lady that SHE must leave her house,
which was wanted as a police station.
lie told the lady to 60 and presumed
she would obey. Finding In a few days
that she was aull IN possession, he sent
his men to turn her out. She refused
TO 90, and she said no one had told
her. "Oh, yes" replied a sergeant,
the general told you himself Then
came madame's silencing retort. you
don't mean to say that that N,.ie red
faced man was the general-"-United
Service Gazette.
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Mother, and Ia said to annually bring
in thousands OF dollars
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
MINNESOTA'S BIRTHDAY.

Fiftyfour years ago today President Polk affixed his
signature the which created the territory of Min
and provided for the administration of laws by the
people who be governed
The tremendous growth in the wealth and popula-
ton of the territory to which given the name of
Minnesota scarcely conceivable to the present lnlab
itants of that magnificent empire which then made
an autonomous body.
The lawmakers at Washington regarded it a
wilderness that might we'll be gotten rid OF in some
manner and it turned the people who were
laying the foundations of empire The territory We
enormous in extent extending from the western boun-
Diary of Wisconsin the base of the Rockies. Except
for few settlements it wilderness, in which the
wild animals and wilder natives held sway.
But the optimistic eye Of the empire builder fixed
On it. His sanguine mind had already peopled it and
made productive its fertile plains.
In the realization of the hopes of the who did
the pioneer work this outpost of civilization the
actuaity has far beyond their expectations 1t
conceivable to them that in the span of mans
life the wilderness would be the of civilization
of its own that it would become the granary of the
world.
In marking the birthday of Minnesota there should
be in the heart of every nhabant of this and the
vast territory which that time formed into
practically self-governing commonwealth feeling
of gratitude the who helped redeem the wilder
and make the of Minnesota be Synonymous
with wealth and progress, it is today.
There Scotsmen who will Withhold their SYM
pathy from Master Reeke who was fed srychnine on
cold potatoes until he explains why that he has given
over bannocks and brose and taken to murphies
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
AUTHORIZE VOTING MACHINES
House Bill Entering Wedge for General
Adoption of Device.

Authority to purchase and use the
voting machine and a state standard
OF excellence for such machines are
the features of a bill introduced IN
the house yestdreay by Representative
Armstrong. Hennepin.
Mr.. Armstrong; bill provides that
the governor shall appoint a voting
machine commission of three members
to serve for four years. At least two
members of the commission shall be
master mechanics and all machines for
sale in Minnesota shall pass their ex-
animation and approval.
Manufacturers of voting machines
desiring to enter the Minnesota field
must notify the commission and pay
denomination fee of 5000. From such
fees the expenses of the commission
are to be met.
The installation of voting machines
is left with the political subdivisions.
After their introduction has been de-
cided upon, the governing body may
purchase any machine authorized by
the commission.
feature of the bill Of first interest
to st. Paul is the clause providing for
changes of election districts after the
purchase of machines. A rearrange-
ment Of precincts or voting districts IS
authorized, permitting the districts at
the time of their Encouragement to
contain 600 male electors. The changes
are to be made by the council or gov
erning body and must be made at least
ten days before election.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
THE EXPIRING CONGRESS.

The Fy-seventh congress will go of existence
some time tomorrow. 1t will die unwept, unhonored
and unsung.
When it into being it had before it the posi-
bity of accomplishing much in the way of undoing
what its predecessors had done, and thought
pass needed laws. These hopes have been realized
in any appreciable measure. ~'--
Now i'll its expiring hours the body confronted by
the necessity for passing great number of bills, and
there is hope of that necessity giving birth the
invention of means to do the work
The mOmentOus affairs of legislation have been gem
orally neglected in the desire the part of the
leaders to push their schemes. AT time has
that body been free from the threat that unless pet
or partisan measure given place the business of
the would be obstructed-and it is worthy of note
that in former session of congress has libusering
been effective in the upper body The members have
talked much and accomplished little
If it did the country with the effective
stranging of all needed legislation this record of the
senate would not be unmitgated evil There have
been times innumerabe when vital interests in these
United States would have felt in the
that the would do nothing but talk
The house has not been conversationally indus
trous the senate but has been engaged very largely
in the consideration of private bills of local
importance. And in its last moments it has deal
with of appropriation bills to the exclusion of all
Others. 1t has kept with the senate in everything
except in the amount of talk wasted. s-'-"'
The record of the congress is the record of the Re-
publican party for that deectabe organization has had
complete control of all the branches of government The
party has evaded the trust issue has lodged the
bill and has declined commit itself with regard to the
commercial relations OF Cuba with the United States
When the platform builders of the G. O. P get busy
next year they will have strain themselves bit to find
that i'll the journal of the Fyseventh congress to which
they may point with pride"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
SEEKS NON PARTISAN BOARD.
Cole Would Have Railroad Commits.
sion Under Primary Law.

A bill designed to make the railroad
partisan board and provide nominal
tons thereto through the primary
election, was yesterday introduced in
the house by Representative Cole,
Walker.
Mr.. Cole, as chairman of the house
committee on elections, is giving a
great deal of attention to proposed
election legislation, and has introduced
several bills of general Importance.
His railroad and warehouse bill seems
to be in line with a popular demand
for some change in the present system,
and has already received many prom
ises of support.
His bill provides that nominations to
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission shall be made at the primary
elections, which in itself is a most
sweeping change from the present con.
vention system; but the real kernel of
the nut is reached with a non partisan
clause, which has at least the charm
of originality.
The names of all candidates for
nomination to the state railroad and
warehouse commission are to be print
ed on the primary tickets of all the diff
ferent parties. On the primary tickets
they are simply to be designated as
candidates for the Office they. seek, and
in no way is their party affiliations to
be indicated or suggested.
The arrangement provided for tho
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
PEANUT POLITICS.

There is always present in the minds of the Repub-
lean politicians in St Paul the lingering knowledge that
II city election carried by the Democrats it is always
possible deprive them of the fruits Of victory by ap
pealing to the legislature.
Representative Gregory of St. Paul is just now the
champion OF these peanut politicians. He has been fig
urng ont the conditions and finds that the fruits of the
successive victories of the Democrats at the polls will
be practical control of the administrative branches of
the city government for years That the people
desired this does all impress Mr.. Gregory He
wants to give the people chance change their minds
and he has, TO the end that the opportunity may be
afforded introduced bill in the house which will make
the Offices OF city clerk corporation attorney and city
engineer elective.
1t did occur to Mr. Gregory that the people were
clamorng for the extension of the elective ballot until
II was shown that the majority in the council intended
TO carry out the expressed will Of the by electing
Democrat to the Office of corporation attorney and
practically announcing that a Democratic city clerk
would be elected upon the expiration Of the term of the
present incumbent And he is very frank in admitting
that what he aims the deprivation of the Democrats
of those Offices .......
Mr.. Gregory makes argument as to the desir-
ability OF such law he proposes. He probably has
never gwen the least thought this phase of the matter
HIS sole object is to give the Republican politicians an
other chance before the people The Democrats would
not have doubts of the results such an appeal but
mat VIII not prevent them and right minded Republicans
from deprecatng the methods of Gregory and his
prompters. .... 49,.
There is absolutely no demand for such law as is
proposed. There offices enough on the ballot at
present and there is ustable excuse for electng
"tcaIS whose duties consist in the administration of
purely professional or clerical duties
1t IS not likely that Mr.. Gregory will attain his OBJ
Ject III hurry He has overlooked the charter provision
Tor the election of these officers Or perhaps he is in
line with the congressman from New York who met an
objection from fellow member that bill was uncor
sttutional with the rejonder:
What's the difference? Surely you wouldn't let
niue Thing like the constitution stand between friends
like you and mel'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
FEBRUARY SHOWING
IN FEDERAL FINANCE
Public Debt Change, Receipts and E<-
penditures, Etc.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March o.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close Of bust
ness, Feb. %, 1903, the debt, less the
cash in the treasury, amounted to $685.
1888, which is a decrease as COM
pared with Jan. 81, of s. 1863, $50.
The monthly comparative statement
of the government receipts and ex-
penditureS shows the total receipts for
February to have been $43,028,17S. and
the expenditures, $37750,749, leaving a
surplus for the month of $5,277. 430, as
against 50, 060,44 surplus for February,
1902.
At the close of business Feb. % the
national bank circulation was $685.
796,S45, an increase for the year OF
$24, 363,97S and a decrease for the
month of $1,174,701. The circulation
based on United States bonds was
$3.50, 361, an increase for the year
of $3.50, 437 and a decrease for the
month of $1,927,57S. The circulation
secured by lawful money amounted To-
$44,13S,4S4, an increase for the year Of
$5,I1S,541 and for the month of $1j2,-
SI1. The amount of United States
bonds on deposit to secure public de-
posits, including 1884 900 state and
city bonds, was 1928, go and TO Sc
cure circulating notes. $342 1850.
The coinage executed at the minis
in February was S9,196,SS0, as follows:
Gold, $7,4SS,510; silver, 1881 600; nil
nor coins, $1ST3T0.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
DISCUSS CONVICT LABOR.
House Committee Breaks Ice in Fry
Berger Investigation.
Ira B. Mills,
j. G.. Miller.
C. F. Staples.
Commissioners"

The investigation of prison labor
conditions commenced last night by
the house committee on prison labor
promises to prove before it is conclud-
ed that the subject has engendered the
bitterest of feeling beside demonstrate
ing how little some of the investigators
and witnesses know about it.
Mr.. Sanders committee began the
Fryberger investigation last night
with Mr.. F'ryberger. as master of cere-
monies. He administered oaths and
conducted the examination of w. L.
Heffelfinger, of the North Star Shoe
company, Minneapolis; Warden Henry
Wolfer, of the Saltwater penitentiary,
and w. G.. Jordan, of w. B. and w. G.
Jordan, contractors, who employ the
labor of 230 convicts in the manufac-
ture of shoes.
Mr.. Heffelfinger was very much in
earnest, so deeply in earnest that he
started off with a real vigorous cuSS
word, and Anthony Yoerg, as mentor
of the committee, was moved to eau
ton the Minneapolis manufacturer
that ladies were present.
Mr.. Heffelfinger contended the state
has no right to engage in the manu-
facture of shoes to the prejudice of
free citizens who pay taxes. He said
the prison contractors paid last year
about $41, 200 for labor on a shoe pro-
QucI dSSTeS2Illl5 between SoUU,UUU ana
100000 or Z per cent for labor, while
in his factory the labor cost was %
per cent of the value of the product
He offered several remedies, first
abolition of convict labor in the shoe
industry. If this could not be accom-
plished he would have the machinery
removed and all prison-made shoes
hand work solely. He would have the
contractor pay at least $4,000 per year
for light, heat and power, and instead
of paying go cents per day for con-
Vict's labor would have the price at
least $1.25 per day, and suggested a
price up to $2.4G per day. He would
have all prison made shoes plainly
stamped on the soles as SUCH. and re-
duce the number of conWcts employed
in making shoes. He preferred the en-
ployment of convicts on road work
Warden Wolfer insisted that the en-
ployment Of conVicts in the manufac-
ture of shoes interfered perhaps less
with free labor than in any line of
manufacture at which they could be
employed, and pointed out the enor-
nous expense the state would have to
undertake to employ the men now in
the shoe factory in the Irvine industry.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03

10 transfer the 230 men on the shoe
contract to the home industry, he said,
would involve an investment of 1925
IN new machinery. and from $1,000,0O0
to S1250,G00 per year to carry on the
business.
He showed how the penitentiary is
self-sustained, returning a profit of
$3S,OOO to the state last year, and testi-
ned that Minnesota gets more for it's
convict labor than any other state. All
questions tending TO show that the
state should receive a larger contract
price for its cOnvicts' labor was met
with the argument that Minnesota gets
more than other states, and that no
article of trade is worth more than it's
highest market price.
The labor men present estimated
that the labor cost of a welt shoe to
the prison contractor is % cents per
pair, and stated that in the outside
factories it is As cents per pair. Con-
tractor Jordan swore that the labor
cost on convict-made welt shoes is 40
cents per pair.
Mr.. F'ryberger wanted the contrac-
tors books laid before the committee
for examination. Mr.. Wilder insisted
that if the contractor was obliged to
lay bare the inside workings of his
business. the outside manufacturers
should be compelled to do the same,
that the committee might not act in
the dark.
Fryberger insisted that a wide diff
ference existed. The independent man
ufacturer could be required to disclose
only such secrets of his business as
he desired. Mr.. Wilder suggested that
If any discrimination was to be shown
he should prefer to abandon the in
vestigation in its infancy. The re-
mainder of a three hour session was
consumed by Mr.. Yoerg in securing
searching explanations of time books
and a desultory fire of motions for ad-
journment on the part of several very
tired members. The hearing will be
continued Wednesday evening
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
WILL TRY TO PROVE. 100 90 aroa
THAT KNAPP is INSANE,
He Pleads Not Guilty, of the Murder of
49, o4a MifeeHannah.

Fte T1SaoS NOV Su'ity' OF ehe M urder OF
80 neA .apWifse Claimant.
HAMILTON, Ohio, March 2.-Alfred
Knapp was arraigned today in the po-
lice court for, the murder of Hannah
Goddard. and pleaded not guilty The
family of Knapp intends to press the
defense Of insanity to the last. Fear of
the electric chair, along with the
pleading of his relatives, who think
they can prove that he is insane, and
the failure of the police to find the
woman's body, lent reason to Knapp's
plea of not guilty. 1t is thought that
whatever will, be his punishment for
any of the murders in Hamilton, Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis, he can gain
a long respite by fighting, even in the
face of his own confessions
Knapp was accorded the privilege
of naming the day for a preliminary
hearing. Knapp sat with his hands
folded during the arraignment and
seemed to be the most Indifferent per-
son in the court room. He seems to
believe that his folks will prove him
insane and that the worst fate that
awaits him is commitment to an asy-
lum.
A dispatch from New Albany. Ind,
says that the body of a woman was
found floating in the Ohio river today.
1t answers the description of Hannah
Goddard Knapp, including the gold
band ring on the left hand and the
gold earrings that Knapp maintained
would be found on the body. The no.
siery also answers the description
given by Knapp.