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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-30
FOrQOtten History.
Time When a Mormon Ran for
President.

The presidential campaign OF
1874 was marked by candidacy
which the American people have
ceased to remember, writes Shan
non Mountjoy, in the st Louis
Calo5e-Democrat. During the cam.
paiCn the Norman church advocat-
ed the claims of its leader, Joseph
Smith, to the presidency of the
United States.
The history of the Mormon poll
tics In Northern Illinois, and the
part played by the leaders of the
church are not matters Of present
interest. Every Well informed
American is familiar with the
names and careers of perhaps two
dozen of the chief saints out in
Utah, but not one person in hun
dred stops to think of the personal
political history of these men be-
fore the emigration of 1S46-47, or
of their past in Missouri and Hi
nois, from 1887 to the murder OF
Smith at Nauvoo in June, 1874.
The story of this part OF our pol.
itics has come down to us only II
synopsis. The interesting facts Of
1t are hidden in the musty files Of
old newspapers or in occasional
pamphlets, the titles OF whicl
sound strange to our ears. IL
October, 1913, the Times and Sea
sons, newspaper printed at Nau
VOC, published an EDITORIAL tn
title of which was "Wbo Shall b
Our Next President?" The pape
urged the Mormons to supper
that candidate who would pledg
himself most unreservedly to right
ing the wrongs inflicted upon I'll
saints in the Missouri war. In tn
following November Joseph Smit
ADDRESSED letters to Henry Clay an
John G. Calhoun, which were III
questionably written by Sidne
Rigdou, the ablest puhicist G
the church.
The onecuestion to which Smith
as head of the Mormon Chnrcl
demanded answer was, "What WI
be your rule of action to us as
people should fortune favor your a
tendency to the chief magistracy
CLAY AND CALHOUN.
The replies of Clay and Calhou
nre thoroughly characteristic
& Abo fuo men Clay said that b
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-30
ROAST FOR CLAY.

The following paragraph is GER
tainly as ridiculous bit of villih-
cation as was eter public mans
fortune to hear, especially when
such n man as Smith was the villi-
fer and Henry Clay the villlhed.
In your answer to my question
last fall, that peculiar trait of the
modern politician, declaring, If you
ever enter into that high Office you
must 60 into it unfettered, with no
guarantees but such as are to be
drawn from Your whole life, CHAR
actef and conduct, SO much re-
sembles a lottery vendors sign,
With the goddess of luck sitting on
the car of fortune astraddfe of the
horn of plenty, and driving the
merry studs Of beautitule without
rein or bride, that / cannot helE
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-30
MORMON PLATFORM.

The Mormon platform, written
by Rigdon and the two Pratts, is
certainly curiosity to the readers
of this day. Of course, its first
provision was the punishment of
the Missourians. They were to
feel the sword of the civil law, if
possible, but in default of that they
were to be turned over to the buff
lettings of satan for 1000 years.
The following remedies were rec
commended for Americas political
ills:
/. The membership of congress
was to be reduced so per cent and
the pay of the members fixed at 81
per day.
2. Every convict, state and fed
eral was to be pardoned, and the
future punishment for felons was
TO be worked on public concerns,
chiefly the roads.
3. The slaves were to be gradu-
ally emancipated by 1850, their
owners to be reimbursed out of the
surplus from the sale of public
lands and funds saved by the re.
duction of the pay of representa-.
tives.
A. A national hank was to bt
established, the officers OF which
were to receive 50 per day. The
currency of the bank was to b'
Limited to the amount OF "capita
stock and interest in her vaults"
5. The president of the Unitet
States was to be given ample pow
er to suppress mobs by the use o
the government troops.
6. Every lawyer as soon as b
could repent of his past iniquitie
and obey the ordinances of HEAVIER
: was to be sent to preach the Cos
pei to the destitute without purs
or scrip"
Z. The federal constitution wa
to spread from ocean to ocean, an
the United States was to give
} welcoming hand to Texas, Mexie
) and Canada.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-30

Losr.-A small gold crnss. on the
night OF the concert at the school,
house. Return to Chronicle Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-30
CAMPAIGN METHODS.

The conduct of the campaign
was characteristic of Mormon meth
DDS. The ablest members of the
church Immediately took the field
for the ticket. o. p. Rockwell,
who had been acquitted of the at
tempted assassination of Governor
Boggs, of Missouri, and who was
destined for an UNANIMOUSLY cruel
career in Utah, was sent to Ken
lucky. John d. Lee, who was le-
yally shot on March %, 1877, for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-30

long and honorable public career
ought to furnish a sufficient basis
for any speculation as to what he
might or might not do upon such
an issue as the Mormon wrongs,
that, personally, his heart went out
to them in their pitiable misfor-
tunes, but that he could enter into
no engagements, make no promis-
es, give no pledges to any partic-
ular portion of the people OF the
United States.
Calhoun coldly replied that if
elected he would enforce the laws
according to his conception OF the
authority vested in him by the fed
eral constitution. He also called
Smiths attention to conversation
between them in Washington city
some two years previous, and reit-
Grated for the benefit of the Nor
mons statement which he made
at that time that under our pres
ent system of government it was
pure folly for the Mormons to talk
about any such thing as our case
against the State of Missouri"
These replies stirred Smith to
white heat, and produced from his
pen a batch of genuine Mormon
screeds, this time evidently not
written by the accomplished Rig
don. Clay's answer seems to have
aroused the ire of the Mormon
president, for in the Times and
Seasons May ID, 1914 there is al
open letter to the great Kentuck
ian couehed in spirit OF vulga
impudence and wor1ed in thu
maudlin, dithyrambic prophets
strain which Smith deemed thu
only suitable medium for his ezca
thedra communications.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-30

looking stock of LADIES' ard CENTLEMENS real
CLOTHING we much hand for this
reduce this line have inaugurated this Cea
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
New System Of Policy Shops Has
Sprung Up in New York
City.
MILLIONAIRE IN THE gPEN
Two Policy Shops Raided by Anti-Policy
Society Aided by the Police and Nun
Der of Men, Women and Children
Found Bucking at the New Game.

New York, June l3.--Two raids on al
legged Policy shops have been made by
agents of the anti-policy society with the
aid of the police. Many women and
children were found in both places.
1t is stated that in the 10 days which
have elapsed since the death of Captain
+. Norton Goddard, who was for years
at the head Of the society, new system
Of shops has sprung up with branches all
over the city. Captain Goddard had
fought bitter war against the vicious
penny collecting swindle and succeeded in
breaking it up here after hav-
ing sent the millionaire head of the syn
dicate to the penitentiary.
According TO the society's officials, the
captains death was the signal for the
resumption of the game. 1t is being con.
Quoted from headquarters in New Jer-
sey and Chicago gambler is said TO have
furnished funds Amounting to one million
dollars.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Justice Brewer, of Supreme Court, Fa-
vors woman's Rights.

Justice Brewer, of Supreme Court, Fa-
vors WOman's Rights.
New York, June l3.-David J. Brewer
associate justice of the United States
supreme court, has aroused much ap-
plause among the vassar college seniors
by an address in which he referred to
woman suffrage and intimated that at
some future time woman may occupy
the presidential chair.
"In this land" said the justice, "we
have no privileged class that comes to
its opportunities by inheritance. You
are a privileged class, for you have had
the privilege of college education. Do
not give yourselves entirely to the enjoy.
ment of literature, leaving the republic
to take care of itself. You owe to your
country the duty of serving it with all
the advantages of your education, for
who shall say that within the next de-
cade the suffrage shall not be extended
to men and women as it has already
been in many of the states who shall say
that before gray hairs shall come to your
heads, women like Queen Victoria, shall
not sit in the White House to glorify
this nation as Victoria glorifed England
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
Merchants in Indiana Fleeced By
Bogus Checks.
STANDARD OIL PAY ROLL
Forged Pay Checks Range in Value from.
so to $1,000 and is Very Clever For
gerry and is Being Worked in Ohio.
Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

Chicago, June ia dispatch to the
Tribune from Van Buren,, Ind, says:
Merchants in this vicinity have been
fieeced out of 100000 by bogus checks
on the Standard Oil May pay roll has
developed on the arrival here of assist
ant Treasurer F. S. Davis from New York
to investigate
The forged pay checks range in face
value from $50 to $1,000 and are dupli-
cate numbers of the genuine Standard Oil
checks through which fact the frauds
were discovered
The forgeries passed the banks ana
were not discovered until checking up be-
gan at the company's offices. The sig
nature OF +, S. Blake, treasurer of the
company, is so well initiated that it de-
ceived the bankers familiar with it.
1t is said that bogus checks are being
received at New York from the Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky on
fields, in each of which investigations are.
being made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14

Stockholm. June l3--King Oscar. in
a long and vigorously worded letter 10
the presiden' of the Norwegian storthine
declares the accession TO the throne and
oath OF Norway king makes il the kings
duty not to pass over In silence the pref
crcnce Of the Norwegian council of state
on the occasion of his majesty's veto OF
the consular bill. The king maintains
that he did not oyerstep his perogatiyes
under the constitution aud says that a
consideration for the union imposes up.
on the king the duty OF exercising con.
S,itutional rights.
The king demands respects for his
rights as king in accordance with the
constitution in order TO promote the
welfare Of the country according to his
convictions. Because no member OF the
council or state has regarded himself as
in n position TO couniersign the veto,
did not make the vote unconstitutional.
He states that ii is incompatible with
the idea OF constitutional monarchy
that the king sink to the position OF
mere tool OF the state council. as would
be the case II IL was necessary for the
state council TO countersign his acts
He says that when he vetoed the act
he not only met the refusal of the coun'
ell to eountersign it, but by the resig'
nation OF It's members. More than that,
the reigning couselors threatened to
expatriate and Norwegian who cooper
ated in carrying out the decision.
After this attempt of the council TO
violate the constitution, the sorthing ap'
proved their stand by declaring legiti'
mate that the king Of Norway ceased to
reign and the union Of the two kingdoms
was dissolved.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
MONEY NOT TAINTED.
Andrew carnegis's Attitude In the Great
Homestead Strike.

Pittsburg, June l3.-Theodore J. Shaf-
fer, the retiring head of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers, has voluntarily made the state
ment that Andrew Carnegie's actions
during the great Homestead strike of
1892 were in no way inimical to the
members oi the union. President Shaffer
said:
Il have carefully examined the books
relative to the Homestead strike, and
find that Andrew Carnegie is not men
toned in any manner as being antago-
nistic to the mambers of the organiza-
tion during that crucial period. Mr..
Carnegie favored arbitration
Mfr. Shatfers statement was occasioned
by the recent opposition of the laboring
classes to the acceptance of gifts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14

Athens, Greece. June l3-Iwodorc r.
hlyanni., tho popular premier, was stab
bed aud mottnlly wounded by II prnle.'
sional gambler named Ghcraknris at the
main entrance 20 the chamber or dcpu'
tics at ) o'clock r. NJ, today.
The assassin, who was immediately
arrested, said thai be- committed the
,lsed out Of revenge against the stringent
measures taken by the Premier Delyan'
mis- against gambling houses, all OF which
were recently elosed The premier ar
rived at the entrance Of the chamber In
carriage. Gherakaris approached IA
luted the premier and opened the car
rlagc door The premier was in the act
of thanking Gherakaris for his courtesy
when the gambler plunged a long dagger
In NJ. Delyannis' abdomen, inilicting a
frightfui wound.
The murderer was oyerpowercd by the
attendants. Medical assistance was inn
mediatcly summoned and the wounded
man taken TO the Red Cross station
where an operation was performed In
an effort TO stop internal hemmorage
This was unsuccessful and the premier
died nj 7.3O o'clock.
The news spread quickly but II is i'm
possiblc TO describe the evidence Of the
sorrow or anger OF the crowds, who at
tempted to lynch the assassin. The
iynching was prevented by the gend'
armies, who rushed the prisoner from the
building to the prison. 1t Is estimated
that 10000 persons witnessed the re-
moyal of the body from the Red Cross
station 10 his late residence.
Members OF the cabinet and chamber
Of deputies were among the crowd many
weeping The cabinet met this evening
at the residence Of the president OF the
chamber and decided that the body lite
in state in the chamber until intermcnt,
King George. who was at Taoi, announc'
ed that he would at once return to Ath'
cns. An investigation by the police show
that Gherakaris was recently liberated
from prison, having been sentenced to
Is years for the murder of his wife.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
No New Developments in the
Chicago Teamsters Strike.
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
Boston Benefit Performance Nets $500
For the Benefit of the Striking Teams.
ters and Receipts Exceed the Expend-
itures According to Statement. g..

Chicago, June l3.-The teamsters'
strike today showed little change
in the position Of employers and strik'
ers. The waiting attitude was adopted
by the union leaders as well as by the
employers.
President Shea asserted that $1,000
had been sent to the teamsters by
Boston theater where a benefit perform.
ance was given to aid the strike last
Friday. According to the finance COM
mittee of the Teamsters Joint Council
the weekly receipts for the strike fund
now are 5000 in excess of the expendi.
lures. ...
The Railway Express Drivers Union
held a meeting and voted to remain on
strike until satisfactory settlement is
made with the express companies.
Officials of the Teamsters' Union are
making arrangements for mass meetings
to be held in various parts of the city.
The public will be invited to attend and
representatives of the unions will be on
hand to tell why the strike was called
and the reason why a settlement has
not been made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
Bids Opened For Constructing Military
post at Honolulu.

Seattle, June IL Four bids for con
otructing building. at the government
military post at Honolulu were opened
today at the office OF Quartermaster
Frank A. Grant. The work 10 be- done
eonsiats Of erecting oiiioers' quarters,
barracks, building for the post exchange
stables. wagon sheds and other necessary
structures, together with plumbing and
electrical wiring.
Following are the bids;
Young 4 Potter. plumbing only, slS,'
$40; Haste 4 Dngan, on entire job
sgl3.a0i; brigham Il Ilaska, slg0,7s7,
on entire job ]. Il. Barrett, $2i5,IS2 on
entire job.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Customs Receipts Show An Increase
During Nine Months.

During Nine Months.
Mexico City, June l3.-Statisties Of
imports AMI exports for the first nine
months Of the fiscal year have been pub.
lished. The imports amounted to gold
value of So 100000, a gain of $500.
900 over the corresponding period OF the
previous fiscal period. The chief increase
IL In foods from the United States, the
gain being s3,7o2,OOO. France comes next
with a gain Of sl,O55.OOO and Spain, Ger
many, and England show fair increase
Customs collections show a notable in
crease, being sG,OOO.OO0 in the first ten
months this fiscal year as compared with
similar period Of the previous year.
There is a notable gain in the sale Of
American boots and shoes here and large
shoe stores operated by American
manufactures are to be established in
the city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14

Nome has eablcd the Alaska Club Of this
city and H. $, Ryan, special delegate to
Washington, asking that the treasury
department feacind Its action In abolish.
Ing the quarantine station at that port
during the summer. The treasury de-
partment arranged for the service Of q
contract physician TO board the ship" as
they entered. but such action IL OBJ
jected 10 by Nome officials and members
Of the Alaska Club who claim that con.
tagcous diseases are liable TO spread
open season. President Chilburg, Of the
Alaska Club, and Mr.. Ryan sent tele'
grams 10 Secretary Shaw this evening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
DEMANDS EXPLANATION.
Italy Wants to Know Why Umbria Bonn
barded Pender Island.

Vancouver, D. c., June l2.--Captain
Camille, commander Of the Italian cruis'
or umbria, at present In this port, has
received from Rome the following tele'
gram;
reported in English papers that you
bombarded Pender Island. What have
you TO say in explanation
AT Pender Island are located the tar
gets which the British ships at Esqui.
malt use for target practice and at the
suggestion of the commander OF the
British cruiser Egerie, the Umbria's crew
had target practice there last week No
property was injured during the practice
and no complaint Of the target practice
was made by the residents Of Pender Is
land.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
Wreck on Southern Railroad at
Golden Gate. Illinois.
TwENTY.NINE ARE INJURED
Train Was Carrying Members Of the
Confederate Veterans to q Reunion at
Louisville, Kentucky, When the Rails
Spread, Cara Fell Over Embankment.

Albion, ILL.,, June l3.-Three persons
were killed and 90 were injured in q
train wreck Of the east bound passen.
ger train on the Southern railroad at
Golden Gate, Ill.,, today. The train was
the Cotton Special" and was carrying
u large number of confederate veterans
10 a reunion nj Louisville. Ken.
While the train was running at the
speed of 80 miles m hour the engine
struck a spread rail on trcstle 20 feet
high and the engine and four coaches
overturned and fell to the bottom OF a
ravine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
STRIKE IN NEW YORK.
Foundry Employees Cause StopPage OF
All Work.

New York, June lS.--The first gen.
eral strike in ten years of foundry EN-.
ployes in New York has begun and has
caused a stoppage of work at all the
founderies of the New York and Jersey
foundrymen's association. The strike
was ordered by Frank McArdle, presi,
dent of the International brotherhood
against the members of the Association
after demands by the union had been re-
fused. The moulders, owing to provis.
ions in the constitution of their union
can not strike in sympathy, but are rem
dered idle, as are also the bridgemen and
machinists.
A new arrangeent providing for
25 per cent advance in wages and for th'
employment of none but members
the international brotherhood Of Foun
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14

Among the jurors drawn in the United
States district court yesterday to try
the land fraud cases are the following
from Clatsop county: W. +. Joplin,
Knappa; c. Corruthers, Astoria; j. w.
Reith, Lewis and Clark; Frank Warren,
Warenton; w. II. Lewis, Seaside; Perry
Titus, John Day; and R. NJ. Louden, of
Fern Hill.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
Geronimo Was There,

Gutherie, Okla, June l3.-Geronimo,
the Apache chief, who is prisoner OF
war, has returned to Fort Still from Bliss
Okla, where he took part in the Indian
which was witnessed by the
National Editorial Association, II il
stated that he left Fort Still with the
war departments permission.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
SoBRIETY ORDINANCE.
Reward Of Merit for a Man Who Don't
Get Drunk too Often.

New York, June l3.-An ordinance is
to be issued here permitting every citi-
zen freedom from punishment if he shah
not be arrested more than three times
in one year for being drunk. Under the
proposed law when a person is arrested
for intoxication he viii be kept in the
station house until he is sober and then
it will be the duty of the captain to in
form him of the nature of the charge.
If the prisoner can swear that he has not
been arrested more than twice within
year on the same charge the captain can
discharge him without arraignment in
sourt. Poyision is made for Furnishing
those who swear falsely.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
POLICEMAN DYNAMITED.
Attempt to Kill Policeman Williams, Of
Everett,

Everett, June l3.--J. o. Williams, a
policeman, was dynamited this morning.
No one was injured. A suspect, G. +.
swab, was arrested this morning. Mag.
gle Marks, Charles Marks, aged 10 and
Ruby Marks, aged Is, mother, son and
daughter were placed under arrest to
night. The warrant was sworn out be.
fore Justice Bancock by Williams. The
complaint charges them with assault
with intent to commit a felony.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
DIAMONDS STOLEN.
Woman Offers sroo for Recovery Of SIo,'
600 Diamonds.

Woman oilers 800 TOT Recovery OF Slo,'
600 Diamonds.
Berkeley, Cal, june l2.--Iewelry valu'
ed at about $4,000 was stolen from the
apartments Of Mrs. II. @. Bond and DIR,
+. Clements of May 2s, in Berkeley Inn
a family hotel at Telegraph avenue and
Bancroft Bay.
The police have been working on the
case for three weeks without success. To
day Mrs I;ond made the affair public
by authorizing the insertion of an adver.
tisement in the newspapers offering a
reward of 800 and mo questions asked
for the return Of the stolen articles.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE IA, 1905

The jury vent out at 10 o'clock last
night. There il great dissatisfaction with
the verdict, popular opinion demanding a
first degree conviction. Andrew Dod-
son, who fred the shot that killed Dun.
lap, has confessed 10 murder In the frs,
degree and will hang, although no yet
sentenced.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
SERVICE RESUMED.
Bursted Water Main Repaired and all
Trains Run on Time.

New York, June l3.-Through train
service was resumed in the subway at
3:25 this morning. At that hour the
first train passed over the section be-
between l4Oth street and Grand Central
station since Sunday afternoon when the
service was stopped by the bursting of
, 4S-inch water main in Park avenue.
The operating officials expect to have the
line in good running order for the orn.
ing rush today,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-14
PRICE FIVE CENTS

Try Employees, is demanded. Walking
delegates also want to be admitted to
the foundries at all hours.
The employers declare that they will
Hght the strike to finish.