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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-15
LOCAL HISTORY
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY is

1S49-Great Salt Lake City divided into
nineteen ecclesiastical wnrds by the
church, each ward containing nine
blocks.
lS53-Thc ship Elvira owen sailed from
Liverpool with 345 Mormons on
board, under the direction OF Joseph
w. Young. bound for Salt Lake. They
arrived in New Orleans March 81.
lS60--William Price ordained first bish-
op of Mormon church at Goshen.
1869 Elder Nathanial s. Jones. sr. dies
In Salt Lake City.
1S65-while asleep in tent in City
creek canyon, James Lindley. James
Wiles. John Mullcason and Robert
slide and perished.
lS69-Rio Vlrsen county was created by
act Of the legislature OF Utah
organized into Moale ward with Ran
dolph Fl. Stewart as bishop.
lSS2-Elizabeth a. Whitney. widow Of
Salt Lake City at the age of 81
years
1sSG-In the third district court Samuel
+ Ball and James o Poulson were
found guilty of unlawful cohabtatlon
and two other Indictments against
them were continued. John w Smell
WAS also found guilty of similar Of
fense. Robert Morris was sentenced
by Judge Zane 10 six months impris-
onment and $50 fine
1SS7-Isaac Broollbank of Salt Lake City
sentenced 10 SIX MOnlDS lmprlSOn-
ment and $500 fine for unlawful CO.
habitation.
1SSS-Frances A. Berg In Logan charged
with adultery.
1S90-Judge Orlando w. Powers was the
guest OF honor at banquet In Salt
Lake City and presented with $4,000
for his splendid work in leading the
Liberal party 10 victory In Salt Lake
City.
1S97-Elder Stephen r. Rose "A veteran
in the Mormon church. dies at Pleas
ant Grove
1S99-Jim Williams knocked out by Mexi-
can Pete at Ogden Remains of John
Garretson. one OF the victims OF the
Bingham snowslide. founu.
1901-Prof Karl c.. Maeser dies sudden
ly. Mrs. Mary a. Maughan, aged S4,
dies in Logan.
1902-Mortcnsens trial set for May 5.
CITY committee retires from Hilton
fight Counties of state ask that
railroads be looked into
19oS-Miss Pearl Qualls killed and eight
others injured by train striking a
sleigh full OF merrymalsers.
1904-Report of loss of Mrs McLaughlin's
jewels at Mentone. France. Attorney
Snow disbarred by supreme court for
six months. First message OF Mayor
Morris.
1905-Directors OF the Salt Lake Route
1oo7ME D. R Thompson recommended
as receiver for Utah Land office
Utah Elks capture Los Angeles. r.
r. Turner OF Beaver county appoint
ed 10 equalization board Culmer
building sold to l.. A. Marks. Mar
shal Spry takes office Former Po-
lice Chief Lynch appointed chairman
member state board OF land commits
sioncrs.
1ooS-Heinze visits Salt Lake Lumber
men in convention. III, II Wilson at
tempts suicide. City musicians ar
- range to entertain Hartmann. Mayor
Thompson fined for contempt
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PROPHECY" OF THE END.

In the year 1889 there was, among
certain con6ding members of the Nor
mon church, an activity of prepar
alton for the end of the world, some
thing after the order Of furores in other
sects Mt times There was setting of
houses in order by many, in anticipa
ton of a highly important event. The
cause for this anxiety and partial clean
up is to be found in the autobiograp ply
of Joseph Smith, the founder of Nor
monlsm, wherein it is written that he
made the following announcement on
April 6, 1S43:
l was once praying very earnestly to
know the time OF the coming Of the Son
of Man, when | heard voice repeating
the following Joseph my son, If thou
llvest until thou art eighty five years old,
thou shalt see the face Of the Son of
Man therefore. let this suffice, and
trouble me no more in this matter"
Joseph was born in 1905, so that had
this prophetic revelation" been full
filed the Savior would have returned to
earth in the year 1890 Many of tho
saints had implicit confidence in tins
promise from Joseph Smith. and it was
for that reason that many of them quiet
ly made preparations in their expec
fancy In fact, there was so much zeal
manifested in some quarters over the
matter that officials of the church de-
termined that some explanation must be
made as to supposed causes for the dis
appointment that they knew must come
to the faithful. So in the year 1890
they informed the people that the
Savior would not appear that year, ac-
cording TO understood promise, because
the world was not yet prepared to re-
ceive Him; and that it was therefore
the more incumbent upon the saints to
further work in all earpestness to bring
about the necessary state of prepared
ness. Besides. they pointed out, the
Lord was scheduled TO appear in the
temple, and that inasmuch as that edi-
fee was not yet completed it was not
to be expected that He would mako His
appearance for some time to come Hav-
ing explained the matter away in that
fashion, the Mormon leaders are care
full never to mention it again. II is
realized that further dabbling with the
matter may give the saints good cause
to truthfully and accurately conclude
that, after all, they have only been fol
lowing false prophets
There was one important event that
occurred in 1890, though, 1t was the
appearance of the Woodruff manifesto;
and properly lived up to that document
would indeed have proved to be sa-
vior to the Mormon church. But it
ism Z.
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WHAT THE SPEECH MEANT.

The Lincoln day address of Presi-
dent Taft appears TO have caused good
deal OF bewldcrment in the East In
some quarters it is held TO be spur
TO Congress 10 get in and do business,
especially by way of putting into law
the President s programme, which in
| cludes Federal incorporation of con
Germs doing an interstate commerce
business, tho strengthening of tbc anti
trust law. and Investigations Of various
sortS.
In other quarters 1t is construed to
mean Just the opposite. and from these
come the assurance that the Federal in
corporation bill will not be pushed that
the antitrust law is sufficient as it is,
or even too severe if anything, and
that the Investigations will leave every
thing practically as before. From the re-
port that the New York business men
arc pleased with his speech, we Judge
that the latter is the correct view: this
is also strengthened by the fact that
Congress appears determined TO do as
little ms possible beyond passing the
naval appropriation bills.
The idea is strongly conveyed by
those who hold that President Taft Is
speech means strenuous push for leg
lslatlon 10 carry out what is called the
% administration programme, - that the
President has set Congress its task, and
expects that body to execute that task.
This, however, is not a proper view to
take. The President is at the head of
the executive department of the Ma
tional Government Ii is his business
TO execute the laws, not to say what
these laws must be, nor even TO con
strue their meaning and effect. Much
less is it his business to map out a
course of legislation and require Con
grcss to enact it, Such view is a
pcrversion of the central idea upon
which this Government was founded
We have three separate and coordinate
branches of the Government, the legis-
lative, the executive. and the judicial
Neither must cncroach upon the func-
tions of the other, 1t would be no
worse for the President TO dictate to
the Supreme Court how il should decide
cases before ii, than for his to boss
Congress in its legislation. Or, on the
other hand, for Congress to commit
the like trespass on either of the other
two departments.
But we do not construe the speech on
either of these lines. 1t reads to us
far more like a cry of distress. wall
for help. II is plainly an attempt at
defense of the evil work of the Repub-
llcan party on the tariff bill, and a
frightened attempt TO induce the peo.
pie to forego their dissatisfaction with
it. A partisan plea and defense it is,
surely, called forth by the gathering
storm of discomfort with the selfish
and faithless acts Of the Congressional
bosses, and comes from President Taft
because he is supposed to be the most
effective agent through which the grow.
ing fear of a Democratic House of Rep.
'csentatlves may be quelled.
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1T WAS TAUGHT IN 1S42.

Here is little more matter from the
affidavit of Mr., Justus Morse, made,
signed and sworn to at Pleasanton,
Iowa, March %, 1887, which is OK
ceptionally plain and convincing upon
the matter Of which it treats:
I further state that in the year 1912,
al Nauvoo. Illinois. Elder Amasa Lyman
taught me the doctrine Of sealing, or
wifery. aud that within one year from
that date my own wife and another wo-
man were sealed to me for eternity,
in Macedonia. by Father John Smith.
uncle to- the prophet This woman was
the wife OF another man, but was To be
mine in eternity, And the said John
Smith also taught mo that If an unmar-
ricd woman was sealed to me that she
was mine for time we'll as eter-
nifty and that l was not limited as TO
number.
.Tustus Morse joined The Mormon
church in s33; he held the positions of
elder, seventy, and high priest under
Joseph Smith; and he was one of the
special political agents sent out by Jo-
seph in May. 1914, TO advocate his
candidacy for the Presidency of the
United States. So we see that he was
III lUG NuHnutH'f VI iHN uiHu'St VI iHt
church leaders, and his words with re-
spect to spiritual wifery and polygamy
are worthy of reliance. The proof he
brings forward with respect to his per-
sonal practice of these doctrines while
the church was at Nauvoo brands as ut
terly false the denials Of these doctrines
and practices officially made by Joseph
and Hyrum Smith at that time. And
inasmuch ms the Utah church officials
now not only admit but contend that
Joseph and Hyrum and others Of the
leadership at Nauvoo taught and prac-
ticed spiritual wifery and polygamy,
the denials made by the women Of the
relief society at Nauvoo are rendered
worthless as being rank falsehoods. All
the evidence goes to show that the
c. Bennett. or that if il did so it was
adopted with avidity by those in the
high places of the church
AS we have heretofore stated, when
polygamy is the matter under discus.
sion, not word concerning it that may
Nv uh.'icu Wy iuf HibiihoH uIcialcuS IS
TO be believed. They will lie on one
side and then on the other-today a
thing is true with them. and tomorrow
it is false; anything up to complete
reversal of their own statements with.
in the hour may be expected from them,
and utilized by them In their squirm-
ing defense of their immortality. 1t
is for that reason that when the church
officials or their organs now proclaim
that there is no new polygamy their
statements may be and are set down by
! those who are acquainted with their
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of teachers in the Indian schools. if there
Is law covering the case, there is moth
ING further TO say; but if not, the First
Comptroller of the Treasury is likely
TO hold up those accounts also, IL
would be an impossible idea, however,
for the Government TO pay for the
schooling IN general of its officials, or
of applicants for positions. The fact
that the law requires applicants to
show by examinations their already
this fact
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sUGAR-BEET CONTROVERSIES.

The time of year for the beet sugar
contracts for the ensuing season to be
made between the bcct.sugar compa
mics and the farmers has come again,
As usual, there is IA disposition among
the beot-supar raiscrs TO try TO get
better pay fer their bccts. This is, also
as usual, resisted by the factory com
panies MIR. Ecclcs, president of the
factory at Logan, in response to This
move of tho Cache county farmers for
better pay, said the pay would rather
be less than more. Probably in this
ne voiced the general idea of the com
panies, II so. the outlook for the
farmers is forbdding as 10 their hopes.
In former years, the farmers, speak
ing as to q general average, obtained
| FOR ton of beets' enough TO buy a
hundred weight of sugar, from the
Utah factory at Lehi, which was the
first successful sugar factory in the
State, on scale of any magnitude.
The same was true of the Ogden fac.
tory when IL was established. But
now the farmer gets only seventy. five
pounds Of sugar for his ton of beets;
while the bcets make quite as much
sugar per ton as before. The difference
is in the raise of price of sugar, and
this raise in the price of sugar is made
by reason Of the monopoly assured TO
the bcet-sugar factories here through
their alliance with and general control
by the great American Sugar Trust.
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the production. 1t forbade the con
struction of beet-sugar factory at
Gunnison in this State, after the con
struction of such factory had been eX-
plicitly promised by the local sugar
factory managers, The connection of
the Utah and Idaho merged sugar fac
tories with the big sugar trust was
explicitly exposed in much detail in |
special monograph In Hampton S maya |
zinc.
1t is doubtless by direction of the big |
trust that the Utah farmers arc cut
down in their comparative dealings
with the factories. But the farmers
demands arc undoubtedly Just. The |
reports from the local sugar factories
show that they had year of magnlti-
cent profits the past season. The sugar
have watcrcd their stock
shamclessly, and yet are declaring big
dividends on the water, We believe
that they would have been willing TO
share this prosperity in some degree
with the beet rascrs if they had been
allowed to do so by the big trust which
controls them That they are not per
mitted 10 do so, exhibits in wicked
form one of the most glaring evils of
such monopoly as they have formed
by their alliance with the American
sugar trust.
The farmers arc unquestionably en-
titled TO better pay for their beets,
They should have the same price for
a ton of beets that the factories charge
for hundred pounds of sugar, as they
used to have. And at that, the fac
tories prospercd, paving royal dividends
IN their stock OF late the factories
nave made so much money that they
Jared not let it be seen what their
dividends were, and so they issued big
punches of new stock on no invest
nents TO lessen the dividend rates. They
,an with case (and still make immense
oroits) pay the farmers more for
he beets raised, and to refuse to do
his is a shameful imposition.
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A Harvard man wants revision of
the ten commandments; but he doubt
less would not favor leaving it to Con-
gress. unless he wants them so revised
that nobody would be able to live up
to them, any more than he can live
up to the revised tariff.
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On February 10 in 1854 St Louis was
founded by the French. and In 1900 oc-
CURED the relief OF Kimberly after Il
prolonged siege in the British Boer war.
1t Is the birthday of Gallilco the as
tronomer O56D; John Bell, the Amer
ican statesman U700; Susan r. An
thony the rcformer OS2O: Sllas Weir
Mitchell, physician and author OS29)
Nelson Dingley. Jr,, author Of the Ding
ley tariff bill dS32): Elihu Root. lawyeS
and statesman GSd5), and the day on
which Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna
died In 1904
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THE SALT LAKE FEBRUARY

history as being willful lies. SO far
ms The Tribune is concerned. we could
not believe them under restraint of the
most sacred oath that could be sub
scribed to by man
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TODAY I'M HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED FEBRUARY Is.
"Remembe the Maine"

twelve years ago today the Maine
was blown up in Havana harber. RE
Lhl%moer member me Maine at once became the
battle cry that reused the militant ma
tion, 1t was the call 10 arms that pre-
eipiiated one Of the briefest wars in
history, but war that within the space
OF one hundred days altered the map Of
pom hemisPheres. wrestling from Spain
her colonial empire alike in the West
in1ieS and in the Far East, and made
the united Stalcs OF America a world
power Of the first magnitude
Inc backened maintop of the vessel
Is sim allowed TO rise as a sentinel
rom the waters, Of Havana harbor blis-
tered by twelve years of tropical
weather In spite OF frequent attempts
as NSt congress has moi been induced
TO raise the wreck. although il is more
another anniversary OF the event Will
have passed. The Cubans want the
harbor cleared; The navy department
would undertake the work, but are
awaiting authority from congress
ON February 10 every year since the
Maine was destroyed loyal hands have
maintop and have placed the Stars and
stripes upon 1t and viii do so again to-
day.
II was sultry night when Cuba's
capital was thrilled by a Fash ms from
a rent volcano and the cable gave To all
Christendom the portcntous news of a
panorama livld with horrors, oil 260 gal
liant men hurled TO death In time of
and bursting she'll TO the student of
history the destruction Of the Maine by
means Of some exterior force, Is assigned
as the immediate provocation OF the
war with Spain and OF the SWIFT retri-
button, In the official utteranccs Of
President Mckinley, however, and I'm the
congress. the tragedy in Havana harbor
was never specifically recognized as a
Gasus belli. Cuba's troubles had long
been smoulderlng volcano at the very
threshold of American norris RuI ihe
destruction Of the Maine was the match
that lighted the magazine of national
wrath, and the violence OF that outburst
was one thai neither the cautious hand
OF conservative president nor the Of
iicial misslvings OF unprcparedness could
long restrain.
The destruction OF the Maine" Cap
tain (aftcrwlrd Rear AdmlraD SiCsbec
said, was the ultimate incident which
impelIed the people OF the United States
10 regard Spain as an Impossible neigh
Today there is a new Maine floating
triumphantly about the seas, to help us
not 10 forget, If such a thing were neccs-
sary, TO "Remember the Maine" The
keel OF the old Maine was laid at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard on October II. 1885
She was constructed from plans which
the navy department purchased In Eng
land. Her displacement was $3.50 tons
when ready for active service, and she
drew little more than twenty-one feet
of water. The new Maine Is about
double her predecessors size, with ii
displacement OF l2,50O tons.
who lost their lives In the blowing UP OF
the Maine were brought to this country
shortly after the Spanish American war
and were Inferred in tho beautiful Ar
lington cemetery at Washington, d. c.,
whore every year their graves are pro
fuscly decorated with flowers and appro-
pirate ceremonies are conducted on Me-
mortal day.
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They say that there is no real han.
piness in the possession of great wealth
but there are some Of MS who prefer
not to believe that until given the OPP
portunlty to make personal experiment
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Doctor Cook has been located again.
this time In Chile. but as usual refused
TO talk Well, there's no money in
talking now
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Apostle Smoct may serve on the Sen.
ate committee of inquiry into causes
of the high cost of living. Should he
do so we may rest assured that he will
leave nothing nndone that he can do
to beeloud the findings.
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BY feeding hen certain foods, the
Cornell agricultural college has sue
cceded in causing her TO lay red and
white eggs. Here is where Willie gets
busy feeding paint TO the chickens in
preparation for Easter.
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If the big stick is to be applied at
all 1t is gratifying TO the public to
suspect that it is Congress that will
he laid ever the Presidential knee.
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that they are not responsible for high |
prices. it is TO be observed that they |
still carry good balances al the banks |
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Momentarily Germany's attention is
distracted from the idea of foreign CON
quest and turned to the matter of sub.
Jugation Of her Socialists at home
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After looking over the general sit
uation bit, one may not wonder that
Republican leaders have found some
cause for worry.
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1t is anticipated that the coming dis.
play of automobiles will be made so
attractive that fellow will want to
buy 'em all
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OF course, President Taft will he
careful not to administer TO his party
fatal overdose of that political sooth.
ing sYrnp.
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\ man who processes TO be willing
to give his wife his last cent may make
the excuse that he hasn't got down to
If vet
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Grating by Colorado IS State boiler
inspector is being exposed. That is All
explosion he wasn't looking for.
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Sometimes when girl is asked foI
her hand her face displays a roya
flush.
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Is stunning gown called such be
cause the bill for 1t would almost knock
man down7
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Not only is meat too high in price
but there seems to be moro bones than
ever in it
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Doctor Hyde. of Swopc case notoriety
appears to have been too soon with his
libel suit.
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At this particular time the crow may
congratulate himself upon the fact that
he isn't good to cat
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No man is so selfish, however, as to
refuse to let his wife have the exclu.
sive keeping Of Lent.
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"Let 'em yell' says Mr.. Taft. We'll,
we should whoop!
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notwithstanding the many excuses
and protestations made by the food
trust magnates in an attempt to show
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And If the grounding really did come
out of his hole, why not Apostle Grant?
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Uncle Joe Cannon is beginning to find
that a sinking ship is readily de.
sorted