Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-08
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Washington, Feb. s


mony he had admitted that he was in
the habit of using liquors to excess and
he was subjected TO severe cross exami-
nation this morning by Attorney Worth
ington to show that he was in tbs habit
of getting intoxicated, that he regarded
his love foi drink as his particular weak
ness. that he had been frequently warn
ed by officers of the church to change
his habits in this particular. While adj
hitting that he bad INDUCED freely in
Iiouor. witness claimed that whatever
warnings he had received had come to
him after be had refused to pay tithes to
the church.
On redirect examination by Attorney
Carlisle, witness was asked as to num-
Der of residents of Provo, and he said
that ten of them we're living in polyga-
nous relations. In some cases he knew
of this because he was personally &C.
quainted with the families. He also
said that George Taylor, brother-in-
law of Senator Smo0t, had, during
Shoots candidacy for the Serate, ap-
preached him and urged him TO abandon
bis democracy and vote with the repub-
Leans because ''it was the will OF the
Lord" '1t appears to have been the
will of the Lord" added Prof Wolfe,
"but | did not change my politics,
Ia answer to Senator Knox, witness
said that the male and female students
at the college at which he had been a
professor believed polygamy divine
institution, but did not believe in its
practice. VIM. Thomas, of Spanish Fork,
Utah, spoke of going through the en-
downment ceremony and of taking the
oath to avenge the blood Of the prophets.
His right arm was Amounted at the
same time, for the purpose of making it
strong. The oath had weighed heavily
on bis mind, because it seemed to him
contrary to the word of God, and to bis
duty as a citizen. He had been dropped
from the church in 1880 because he
had spoken too openly against plural
marriages.
To Mr.. Worthington witness said tina 4,
although the oath weighed on his mind,
he had never mentioned it to anybody
until last summer when Mr.. Owens,
('tbe paid spy" OF the anti-Mormons,
as President Smith called him) approach
ed him on the subject.
Asked whether he had done anything
to "avenge the blood of the prophets on
this nation" witness said:
"No, but | have enlisted twice to de-
fend the nation" daughter Nor did
be know of anybody else who had ever
done anything to ayenge the prophets.
10 answer to Mr.. Carlisle witness said
that he knew Morris Nicholson, who had
told him about four years ago that he
was going TO Mexico "where he could
live his religion" in other words, take
another wife, admitting that he could
not do so in Utah.
SO many invitations have been sent
out by the Roosevelts to their relatives
to be their gufsts at the wedding of Miss
Alice that the problem of accommodating
them at the White House is about the
most perpexing they have to contend
With, these pre-nuptial days. I. Miss
Alice is not bOthering her mind about it.
She is leaving the problem to the others
and devOting her time 10 the acceptance
of gay round of dinners, lunches end
dances. Those who have been in the
company Of Miss Alice in the last day
or two say that she is thoroughly enjoy.
ing the lavish entertainments being
given in her honor and that she never
looked better in her life. Besides the
formal affairs, she finds time to lunch
with her girl friends and 70 dance until
late at night.
Opponents of the Hepburn bill in
the House were disappointed today at
the feeble showing made by them in the
final vote They expected about score
OF supporters, but only seven republican
members had the hardihood 10 stand out
against the measure. The democrats
we're united. There was practically
full attendance on the floor The inn
portant feature of the bill is the provision
empowering the Interstate Commerce
Commission to substitute for an I'M
reasonable rate one that is reasonable
and fairly remuneratiye, which shall
thereafter be accepted as the maximum
which may be charged.
A bill making it unlawful for any
railroad official to give free transpOr-
t,tion and carrying severe penalties for
both the giver and receiver of passes, is
to be introduced in the House by Mr..
Gaines, OF Tennessee. The action of the
committe Of the whole yesterday in v0t-
ing down his anti-pass amendment to
the Hepburn railroad rate bill has aug-
cred the Tennessee member for the de-
feat OF his motion was due to the sup
port which about twenty democrats gave
to the majority of the republicans 10
their successful efforts to prevent any
amendment to the measure. To even
up with these democrats Mr.. Gaines
will ask for a democratic caucus on the
proposition and attempt to bind bis side
oil the House to the anti-pass crusade.
When the amendment wss up yesterday,
about two score of republicans voted for it.
1t is said that the United States may
be asked to take a hand in Haitian fl
nances, in a way similar to that in
which the money trouble of the republic
OF Santo Domingo on the other half Of
the same island have already been treat
ed by this government.
Peter G. Reagan, a member of the
Maine legislature, called upon the Presi-