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was bounded TO death because he dis
obeyed the law of the Church in this re-
spect.
A poor weakling of a woman, a Mrs.
Kennedy, who was that anomalous thing.
plural wife, was on the witness stand
awhile. She did not make much Of a wit
ness for anybody. though she was sup
posed to be for the anti-Mormon side. She
did not know exactly how old she was
and she seemed TO be weak on dates and
places all the way through She was O
fair example of the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of the
dreadful doctrine, in that it is women OF
exactly her kind who are oftenest the vic
TINS Of the men who practice polygamy
Not that she seemed bad. Mighty few
bad women go into that kind of a penal
servitude-a condition which makes Geor
gia peonage seem like heaven with harp
accompaniment. She did not know just
what year she was sealed as plural
wife, but thought she was married by
Brigham Young. Her testimony showed
that there are a number Of purely Nor
mon towns in New Mexico, which is ex
pecting to come in as State with Ari-
iona, which has also lot OF Mormon set
Elements.
There have been number OF Mormon.
witnesses on the stand, some Of them
Presidents of Stakes" as the jurisdic-
ton of the minor Presidents is called. and
they are poor-looking outfit.
with narrow foreheads. vacant OF our
glorious gains,
Like beast with lower pleasures, like a
beast with lower palms."
they murdered the Kings English, and
the tales they did unfold were quite as
hair-lifting as any that Hamlet's ghosI
ever tried on the Melancholy Dane. Not
murder, oh, dear, no. Except it be the
murder Of morals. but the ioathsome de.
tails of polygamous life are such a trav-
esty on Christian civilization, that murder
loses half its significance alongside Of this
snake that has been scotched, not killed
as we have fondiy believed for 10 these
many years.
An attempt was made to get out OF
some of the witnesses the oath taken in
the Endowment House, but II has no;
been secured yet. Each witness has been
quick to say that 1t was impossible to re.
member the obligation taken there, but
that there was nothing in it that would
come in conflict with the oath to support
the Constitution Of the Emitted States and
TO defend it against all enemies. both for
eign and domestic" Such an oath as Sen
ator Smoot took, with mental reservations
the Mormon Church.
The Senate Is getting mighty tired OF
the whole business, but il is thought tina
the hearings will drag along for some
weeks yet, and then be stopped till after
the elections. Utah business men who are
Mormons are sending out petitions and cir
culars to bring influence to bear on the
Senate to let Smoot alone in his seat The
Mormons are moving heaven and earth To
keep Smoot in.
Gen. Miles had an experience with a
"bucking" automobile the other day He
left it standing quietly In front OF a
friends house, and suddenly the thing
did. 1t Hoped of down the street. ran
into the curb. fatteDed out tree and q
| tire, and was corraled by "A policeman. Its
usefulness was ended until Ii was taker
to the shop and new wheel adjusted.
Two different men who have recent,
hunted the President with intent to injurt
him, even getting into the White. House
| have been declared insane. and incarcer
| ated in the asylum.
Mr.. Palmer, Superintendent OF the Gov
ernment Printing Office, has informed tn,
Committee on Appropriations that he 1.
| going to begin putting typesetting ma
chimes In his big print shop. Sherman
| once said that the way to resume was Jus
TO resume. Mr.. Palmer thinks the sam,
thing about typesetting machines. Tn,
Government printers have been shown,
the issue of from year to year because O
the disposition Of the Typographica
Unions to object In no uncertain terms {,
the proposition. The President some tim
ago showed that the Unions couldn't rul
any Department OF the Government. an,
so the Gordian knot Il cut. It will prob
ably meyer be tied again.
L
Senator and Mrs. J. r. Burton are bot
Christian Scientists.
Representative Murdoch Kan.) was r,
nominated without opposition the othe
day. Mr.. Murdoch comes from the Bi
Seventh District Of Kansas. which wa
formerly represented By Senator Ions
who was elevated to the Senate. Nj
Murdock Is Q young man, but Kansa
i seems to be quite proud Of him.
Animal BANQUET Of the Second coYps.
The Second Corps held one Of the mos