Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-31

The event Of the year In the legal
and financial worlds was undoubtedly
the decision Of the supreme court last
March ln the matter u the Northern
Securities company Their ruling that
this was an illegal combination was,
however. reached by 80 close a vote as
5 20 4-Chlet Justice Fuller ana Justices
White Holmes aud peCkham dissenting
from the majority.
Events Of more spectacular though
less important nature have been the
conviction of whitaker Wright Of
swindllng English investors out q
slOO 100000, which decision was fol-
lowed within Few minutes by the
prisoners dramatic suicide; and the
freeing Of Mrs MayOrick after four
teen years imprisonment TN Englan
ana her arrival In this country.
one thing which has marked the yea
I'm % way distinctly discredltable To tht
country has been the fact that lynch-
lngs have reached total SURPRISING
the worst heretofore known IN lsg5
i0i lynchings occurred IN 10 states, w
OF them In the south. During the ihst
six months Of 1904 81 ynchlngs had oc'
CURED, the year ending with the APP
paung total Of 1871
STRIKES AND A SALOON.
The labor troubles OF the year 50
marked that at one time 100000 men
ana women were out on strike, have
been given a somewhat unusual I'M
portnnce because OF the remarkable
developments which followed a strike
called by the Western Federation OF
Miners in the Telluride and Cripple
Creek districts Of Colorado rms
strike, originally declared because OF
hours soon developed into a contest
between law and order and anarchy
and murder. Things eventually reached
such pass that Gov Peabody de.
clared martial law in the disturbed
districts and sent I'm state troops A
conflict OF nearly two months then
compelled the surrender OF the West
cru Federation, but at cost OF some
four score lives on both sides and a
total expense. including wages OF
many millions Of dollars
The two strikes Of the meat-paokers
m Chicago and eight other large elites,
which. In July and August, called out
$4,000 operators, and the more "old-
fashioned" strike when $4,000 opera
tors left their work IN 81 OF the big
wooden mills VI Fall River were nota-
BILE more because OF the numbers IN.
yolved than because Of any decided
victory for either party TO the dispute
one sociological event OF the year
deserving special notice was the esiab-
lishment Of what has become known
as the subway Saloon" A liduor
shop on a crowded downtown New
York street was, IN July, equipped and
opened under the ownership OF a CON-
many including some OF the most pub
lie spirited and philanthropic men In
that city AZ the formal opening
Blshop Potter made cOmmendatory
address, which fact was Instantly
taken up throughout the country and
made the text Of n heated debate. The
promoters OF the saloon have an
nounced that they propose TO give pure
drinks at a fair price, to take away
from the business the motive Of I'M
mense private gain and 70 sell no liquor
10 minors or drunken men. The ven-
ture is ayowedly an attempt TO apply
here principle which has been sue
cessfully worked out In England, OF
conducting a saloon decently and hon
estly, 80 as to improve as far as pos
sibe o situation which, II Is claimed,
cannot be met successfully by absolute
prohibition.
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
In the religious world two events Of
unusual Importance have marked the
year. In England q decision by the
house OF lords has nulllfled the ANAL
gamation, proclaimed IN 1900, between
the Free Church Of Scotland and the
United Presbyterian church AT that
time Moderator Mcqueen OF the first
named body led a revolt against the
union, In which he was supported by
barely two dozen Scottish ministers,
and IN which he was opposed by thou
sands OF the largest and most intluen-
tal parishes of the country, After
four years IN the courts McQueena
little party row finds itself successful
and suddenly In full control OF church
properties valued IN the bulk at more
than s50,OOo,O0O,
Across on the continent an epoch
has been maraked IN the history OF the
Roman Catholic church by the praotl-
cal notification OF the Concordat en-
tered into century ago by Napoleon
| and Plus VII II has been said that
this document was so equitable that
It satisfied neither France nor the
church, but the coordination OF gov
eminent and church interests which Il