They have ample means at their command and they have consequently hounded him ever since, and I have no doubt will continue to do so till they have driven him to his death. I am sorry to say I fear they will in time succeed in their hellish purpose. Such is my firm belief, and at this conclusion our committee has arrived. fenders and supporters would challenge the world for an equal in intelligence and patriotic sentiment. Its history is a record of deeds of valor, sacritice and statesmanship of the highest order. It has always been, is, and will continue to be, a party of principles and action. It is a party of positive convictions, and its principles are proclaimed without fear and followed to their legitimate end, It has never stopped to enquire, "What that I had made with thieves in Michi-enemy. gan, and thinking to injure me because I would not dam the Mormons; went among my friends here and reported it from the standpoint of the thieves. asked a well known Salt Lake Rian to write to Kalamazoo for the facts. A statement was sent to Salt Lake then signed by over fifty of Kalamazoo's Mr. Ellis is in my honest opinion an best known citizens protesting against honest, straightforward man! and a powthe injustice of circulating such ru-erful confederate to whomsover's cause is the best policy?" but always it has mors, and giving assurance of my good he may espouse, but, I repeat, his fear-asked, "What is right, and what will standing and reputation in that city.lessness will finally be the end of him.bring the greatest good to the greatest He is, moreover, a scholar and a writer of think I am too lavish; I have neverthe high attainments. It is possible you may less not overdrawn the picture. Whether my judgment is worth anything, you may ascertain from any of the banks here or of any citizen of good repute in this place. That paper is in Salt Lake now, and can be seen if any one wishes to read it. When the Salt Lake Tribune, in October 1899, reopened the attack it be gan upon me in June of the same year, a citizen of Salt Lake, not knowing of the paper referred to above, wrote to a gentleman in Kalamazoo who bad lived ju Salt Lake several years, asking him if he had known me when I resided in that city and what he knew of me, mentioning that a paper here had been making very damaging insinnations against nie. By permission, I place the reply before the public, not because I want it to know what is said in my favor, but because I want it to understand how utterly mean the Tribune, to which the truth of the whole matter was known, has been in attempting to knife and destroy the influence of a man who was opposed to is long-pursued scheme to drive the Mormons out of Utah by persecution and robbery. Following is the letter: KALAMAZOO, Mich, Oct. 24th, 1890. DEAR SIR:-Your favor of the 20th inst, is at hand. In reply will say that I am pleased to be in a position to give you the desired information. I will therefore give you a condensed history of Mr. Ellis' career during my, about four years, acquaintance with him. Hoping I may have rendered you as well as Mr. Ellis a good service, I will close by saying that it will always afford me pleasure to do a deserving fellow-bemation I am ready to give it, and to refer ing a favor. If you desire further inforyou to other prominent citizens here. Yours respectfully, [Signed] MEYER DESENBERG, Mr. Desenberg, let me say, belongs to a family that is known in mercantile circles all over Michigan and which, wherever known, is honored. I deem it an honor to count this man and his large family in Michigan my friends. Many people in Salt Lake know him and his most estimable wife, and to them his word needs no corroboration. The fight forced upon me in Kalamazoo was by no means the worst vengeance wrought upon me by the thieves whom I brought to justice, and I could tell you a tale that cannot be paraieled in history. I ask the attention of the anti-Mormons to my challenge for an investigation. CHARLES ELLIS. OGDEN REPUBLICANS. Mr. Ellis came, I think, about four years ago from Mt Pleasant in this state where he had been given lectures to the Unitarian society. Thence he came here in the same capacity and by force of his extraordinary eloquence and sound The recently organized Republican arguments, at once brought new club at Ogden have issued the follow life into our society, which hading address: been seriously languid for some time. It was not long, however, before rumors To the citizens of Utah: were afloat assailing Mr. E.'s ch rac number?" principle, and that is expressed by one The Democratic party has had but one word "policy." If it became satisfied how best party success could be attained, its investigation extended no further. It has repudiated for the moment every act and principle of the Republican party, the wisdom of which time demonstrated, and subsequently adopted the same as its own. In fact, it is in the habit of pitching its previously occupied by the Republican tent this year upon the camping ground party. In a word, it has studiously studied party policy, and its policy has been de been a follower and not a leader. cided by its effect at the polls. It has It has been persistent in one thing only opposition to the Republican party and its principles, whether right or wrong. Republican advocacy of any principle is sufficient to secure the seal of Democratic condemnation upon it. The Republican party does not claim a monopoly of all political virtues. It does not assert that the Democratic party is bereft of all. It does not claim that the Republican party has made no mistakes, or has not had within its ranks unworthy men. But it does claim for itself courage suffi cient to admit its error, and pursue an opposite course when its error is ascer tained. It is proud of its opinions, if experi ence has proved them wise, but it is the first to call a halt when they are shown to be wrong. The Republican party is a party of advanced thought, of patriotism and courage. It saved the Union when it was in imminent peril, and when the Democratic party was deaf to the calls of patriotism. It re established the national credit and works for the greatest good of all. At a called meeting of the Republicans made the United States of America a ter and they came from the place where of Weber County, assembled to consid-power second to none on earth. It is a he had been lecturing before coming er the wisdom of organizing the Repub-friend to both labor and capital, and here. These rumors finally grew so lican party in Utah, the undersigned violent that in justice to him and our were appointed to draft a brief address to society we could no longer ignore them you upon the subject. We invite you to and therefore appointed a commission of unite with other Republicans and assist six impartial men of approved integrity in the promotion of a party that exists in to inquire into his former career. To be every other State and Territory in the brief I would say that during a four Union. There seems to be no good reaweeks investigation extending over son why the Republicans of Utah should thirty years of his life we failed to dis- not unite with their brethren elsewhere cover anything damaging to his charac-in building up and strengthening the OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 19, 1891. ter. The worst that anyone had to say was that he was too plain and outspoken for his own good, and this verdict seemed to be confirmed by our discovery of the source of the persecutions of him, as they may be properly styled. party with whose principles they are in In the performance of our duty we ask The Isabella reservation of Indian lands in this State lying in that part of State where Mr. Ellis was doing his work, being and becoming more and more valuable, a clique of rich and heart- "In its infancy it was weak, because less speculators combined and, in most few were brave enough to array themcases, succeeded in beating the ignorant selves against prejudice and power; but Indians out of their lands. Mr. Ellis in its principles were so just and they so aphis open and fearless, and forsooth noth- pealed to the better part of good men, that ing-sparing way, heading right for the they were soon embraced by the masses, mark, espoused the Indians' cause, going and the weak infant became a very even to highest authority at Washington, Hercules in strength. Patriots flocked to succeeded in having an investigation its support, and beneath its bright banner made which resulted in bringing some of all classes and conditions of men marched the culprits to justice. It is obvious to the music of the Union and good govthat this clique has become his death ernment. The list of its illustrious de For the proof of these assertions we appeal to the history of our united country, and to all who love her and wish to strengthen her hands we extend a cordial invitation to join the Republican party. O. R. LEONARD, AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE. Editor Deseret News. I herewith forward to you the report of the semi-annual conference of the Australasian Mission, held at Kirikiri Hauraki, January 9, 10, and 11, 1891. For some time past President Bing had been traveling in the north end of the island in company with some of the Elders who are laboring there, and on his return traveled overland to Auckland where, a few days later, he met the Elders of Ngapuhi who had come down by steamer, and Elders J. P. Beck and H. S. Geddes from the Ngatikahungunu tribe and several of the native Saints also from there. The following day we all boarded the steamer Argyle and after a pleasant ride of five hours arrived at Shortland. In the evening a Priesthood meeting was held with the native members of the Priesthood and the Elders present. At 3 in the afternoon meeeting opened with singing and prayer by Elder Joseph Roskelley. Elder Johuson occupied some time in speaking on the On reaching Kiri kiri, the place of first principles of the Gospel. Ellers conference, we found a number of Joseph S. Dame and others, with Maoris who were preparing for the re-native brethren, occupied the remain ception and entertainment of those ing time in an interesting manner. who might attend conference. The next day after our arrival we were joined by other Elders and natives who had come overland from the Waikato and Ngatiporo tribes, enlarging Sunday morning was cloudy but pleas the company of Elders to twenty in ant. Meeting opened with the usual number aud about two hundred exercises. The Sacrament was adminisnatives including a large tered and President Bingham occupied number of outsiders. That spirit of the time in speaking upon the princi friendliness and sociability which gen-ple of tithing. Inasmuch as many erally characterizes a Maori hui pre- questions had been asked regarding vailed in abundance, and the people of that principle of the Church he took the Hauraki district, of which Elder the present opportunity of speaking T. C. Young is President, did all they upon it to the Saints assembled. could to make things pleasant and com Meeting closed with singing, and fortable. benediction by a native brother. At 10:30 a. m. Friday morning, January 9th, conference opened in a large and commodious house, President Bingham presiding. Meeting was opened with singing by the congregation and prayer by Elder Young. with some In the afternoon the general authorities of the Church, President of mission and Elders were presented and unanimouslysustained in their positions and the remainder of the time occupied by Elders Nye and Young in speaking and Elders Hendry and Cutler in singing a duet. On Monday morning the gathering dispersed, most of the people left in various directions for their homes. The Eiders heli a council meeting and on Wednesday left for their fields of labor, all feeling strengthened and blessed in having come together. President Bingham in a short and well delivered speech stated the object of the gathering and expressed his In the evening a European meeting thankfulness in again having the was held, the congregation being very privilege of meeting with the Saints attentive and apparently desirous of in conference capacity, after travel-knowing our doctrines. A testimony ing among the people of the north meeting of the natives was also held of his companions for at the same time in the long Maori hui the last few months. He gave house. a short account of their trip into the extreme north end of the island and of the people of those parts who had never before been visited by the Elders. There were some who favored the Gospel and were, on a whole, a religious and Bible-reading people, but the prospects for proseliting were not the best. Some few, however, would perhaps be baptized at some future visit of the Elders. The districts of Bay of Islands, Whangarei, Waikato, Nauraki, Tauranga, Poverty Bay, Mahia and Hawk's Bay were reported by their respective presidents. The reports, though quite favorable in many respects, showed that some of the members were drifting into unbelief and becoming indifferent to the ordinances of the Gospel and laws of the Church, and were being excommunicated for their persistency in sin and practices of evil; HEMI, Clerk of Conference. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 16, 1891. CITY COUNCIL. The City Council was called to order at 7:45 Feb. 17th, by Mayor Scott. The following members answered to roll call: Anderson, Noble, Armstrong, Pendleton, Wolstenholm, Pembroke, Spafford, Pickard, Heath and Parsons. PETITIONS. Petition of John Wise for a mer. while those who have firm testimonies chant's license. Committee on liof the truth of the gospel were endea- cense. voring to the best of their abilities to perform their duties and live as be-watering trough be placed at B. F. Kesler asked that a spill and comes Saints. Meeting closed with prayer by a native brother. The afternoon services were opened as usual and Elders N. S. Geddes, H. S. Cutler and others occupied the time in an interesting and instructive man ner. After the evening meal we all retired to the long Maori house and had prayers, after which we engaged in in a general good time of singing songs, hymns, duetts and so forth, in which the natives always take the greatest interest and pleasure. the corner of Third South and Third West Streets. Committee on waterworks. Richard Morse et al. asked that a certain ditch in block 55, Plat A, be repaired. Referred to the supervisor, watermaster and city engineer. The Fifteenth Ecclesiastical Ward asked for the remission of $99.10 taxes paid on lot 7, block 81, by mistake. Committee on claims. Joseph Smith asked that the order compelling him to connect his premises with a sewer main on First East Street be rescinded. Committee on sewerage. A. W. Stevenson et al. asked that vendors be prohibited from selling their wares on the street corners. Committee on license. Saturday morning meeting opened at 10:30 with singing and prayer by Elder Milton Bennion. Elder Peter Beck who was the first speaker, gave good instructions to the Saints and was followed by others of the Elderslicense. Committee on license. E. Kelly asked for a rebate on liquor and native brethren. I. L. Sackett and William Lawler, proprietors of the Bijou Theater ou Second South Street, asked that the Council appoint Mr. Charles Gates as special policeman. Granted. John Shepherd asked for a renewal of his lease of the North Bench sand pits. Committee on public grounds. Carlysle & Bernard asked that the unexpired portion of the term of their liquor license be remitted. Committee on license. Cunnington & Company and two hundred and two other business men asked that the merchants' license be abolished. Committee on finance. J. W. Summerhays et al. asked that Alma Timpson be appointed special policeman, without pay. Granted. H. F. Hapgood et al. asked that electric lights be placed on Fifth Street at the corners of B, D and F Streets. Committee on improvements. WANTS THE OLD FORT BLOCK. The following petition was read: To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun cil of Salt Lake City: "Gentlemen-Several weeks ago I petitioned your honorable body for a lease of what is commonly called the Fort block of this city, for a term of years, at a nominal rental for depot purposes of the Deep Creek Railway. I was induced to file my petition because of the fact, well known to all, that there exists a necessity for a railroad running west from Salt Lake City into the State of Nevada. Our citizens were so anxious that the road should be built that they had in the past given every reasonable assurance of their desire furtherance of the enterprise. For sevto furnish such aid as they could in eral weeks past I have been engaged in the preliminary work necessary to be done before cominencing the active work of railroad building. "It is well known and universally conceded that the Fort block, for which I Lasked a lease, is not located in a section that renders it particularly valuable for public purposes and the inhab tants of the city have never yet received in any way any benefit from the block. It is so situated as to be valuable for depot purposes. "Although there seems to be a unanito aid and hasten the building of the promous desire upon the part of the public jected railroad, the policy of leasing the block for a term of years at a nominal rental has been questioned in some quarters, and the matter has remained in abeyance since my petition was filed. "Under the circumstances, I herewith submit an amendment to my former proposition. I propose now to purchase the For: block upon the following terms: "1-I will pay to the city the sum of of road are constructed. $150,000 for said property, when 200 miles "2-The deed for said block to be executed by the city and delivered to me,and the sum mentioned to be paid by me to the city when 200 miles of the Deep Creek Railroad shall have been built to the west and cars running through from this block. This petition to be granted upon the express condition that work be commenced upon said road within ninety said 200 miles are built, excepting only days and continuously prosecuted until such delays as may be caused by the clements or such other things that are unavoidable; said road to be built to Deep Creek within eighteen months, and the balance of 200 miles within two years from this date. "If my proposition is accepted, the city will receive a fair compensation for the railroad project and enable the company land, and at the same time it will aid the to build the road. The city will not part with its title to the property until two hundred miles of the road are actually built and in operation and said $150,000 paid to the city, the road itself being deemed by me a sufficient consideration for the block. The city will then turn into its treasury a sufficient amount of the money to enable it to do its part towards the erection of the proposed city and county building, or to increase the city's water supply. THE PAWNBROKERS' ORDINANCE. The bill for an ordinance providing for licensing and regulating pawnbrokers was read by title and laid over for one week. The ordinance creating the offices of captain of police and three deputy ser geaats, and providing for their appoint ment by the Mayor, was taken up and passed. THE SCARCITY OF FUNDS PREVENTS PROPER POLICE PROTECTION. be done before the track shall have been laid. The cost to the company will be less now than at any subsequent time. I also find that the railway line near Mr. Folsom's property is located so as to occupy and destroy a portion of the graded wagon way and leave a deep and dangerous cut for six or seven hundred feet in length. The slope has been protected by the erection of a fence which, if properly maintained, and the width of the wagon way restored, as proposed in the communication of President Bamberger, will leave the road as good or better than formerly. The work of widening should, The committee on police offered the however, be done simultaneously with following report, which was adopted that of exacting the railway grade. As a and the nominations confirmed: proper precaution against having our streets unnecessarily disfigured through "Your committee, to whom was rethe work of construction by the several ferred the marshal's report for the year Mr. Pembroke--I think this a mat-companies having franchises to build ending December 31, 1890, beg leave to railway lines along the same, I recom-state that they have examined the same mend that cach company be required to and especially the recommendations submit maps and profiles of all proposed therein, viz: to increase the police fore to work for the approval of the council be-fifty men, the city to purchase the butfore proceeding to build any portion of tons and other regalia used by officers of their lines. the force, and to have a certain class of criminals photographed. "I therefore respectfully suggest whether a railroad extending westward into the State of Nevada, together with $150,000, will not be of more benefit to the people than the block of ground which I de ire to purchase for depot purp ses. "All of which is respectfully submitted. "JAMES H. BACON." ter of great importance and should be acted upon without further delay. The city will not be compelled to run any chance the chances are all on the other side. I therefore move that the petition be granted. Councilman Pickard — I as strongly in favor of the construction of the Deep Creek Railway as any man in this city, and during the last five years have subscribed thousands of dollars towards it, but it is no nearer completion today than when the project was first set on foot. I have interests to protect in that portion of the city in the shape of much valuable property. To grant the petition would be a general public outrage. Another thing, gentlemen, I do not think the Council can legally dispose of that property. If it is done, I shall test the lawfulness of the transaction, even to the carrying of it to the court of last resort. Mr. Pembroke-In deference to Mr. Pickard I will temporarily withdraw my motion. The matter was finally referred to the committee on public grounds. TO SECURE THE WATER. The following resolution was submitted by Councilman Pendleton: "Whereas it is the intention of your honorable body to convey the waters of Parley's Creek Canyon to this city by the means of a conduit at a considerable expense to the city; and Whereas there have been several locations made in said canyon in the last few years, and if said parties are allowed to remain in peaceable possession they will acquire a title to it by law; therefore, be it Resolved, That your Lonorable body appoint a committee to investigate and to otify said parties not to use sail water in said creek, and that the committee be instructed to see what water rights can be secured at a reasonable price and report at an early date.". Committee on irrigation. MUST LOWER THE GRADE. Adopted. NOTICES OF INTENTION PUBLISHED. Report of the city recorder of the completion of publication of notice of intention for extension of water mains on Thirteenth East Street midway between Second and Third South Streets to midway between Third and Fourth Streets was read and filed. FRANK GLENN APPOINTED SERGEANT. POLICE Mayor Scott reported that he had appointed Patrolman Frank Glenn to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of Michael Cantlan. Committee on police. MORE MEN WANTED. City Engineer Doremus asked for FOR THE APPROVAL OF MAPS AND City Attorney Merritt reported an REPORTS O. K. "We are fully aware that an addition of fourteen men is desirable and would add greatly to the efficiency of the force, yet the present number of inen have in a creditable manner preserved the peace and good order of the city during the fall and winter months, when more rough other season of the year, and taking into and lawless characters gather than at any consideration the approach of spring, which will no doubt relieve the city from many of this class of persons, and the scarcity of funds in the city treasury, we any additional expense at the present do not feel justified in recommending time, but in the near future would favor the adoption of the marshal's recommendations, and also the establishing of a police station in the western part of the city, in the vicinity of the depots. "We recommend that the marshal be authorized to purchase a horse for the patrol wagon, to replace the one which died, and that this report be received and filed. We also recommend that the mayor's nomination of the following officers be confirmed: W. B. Parker, captain; John Donovan and Ed. Jenny, sergeants." STREET SPRINKLING. be appointed to report the area of the district to be sprinkled and the percentage of tax to be levied for sprinkling purposes. The motion was carried, and Parsons, Karrick and Wo-l tenholme were appointed as such committee. Mr. Parsons moved that a committee The committee on sewerage to whom was referred the reports of the engineer and superintendent of sewerage stated TO REPRESENT THE CITY. that they had examined them and Councilman Pendleton was appoint found them to be correct and recom-ed by Mayor Scott to represent the mended they be accepted and placed city in arranging with the farmers on file. Adopted. an exchange of from Parley's Canyon. APPROPRIATIONS. A CLAIM SETTLED. The arbitrators appointed to arbitrate between the city and Hanlon & Benson on the latters' claim for extra work done at engine house No. 1 recommended that the sum of $2,152.39 be paid the contractors in full settlement To the Hon. Mayor and members of the of their claim. Adopted. City Council: The following report from City En gineer Doremus was read: IN HONOR OF GENERAL SHERMAN. for canal water The following appropriations were made: E. Kelly, Peacock license.. .... 78 43 60 00 5435 13 75 5 75 11.00 22 50 123 65 182 70 ......... 1,755 40 $1,957 60 Gentlemen-In accordance with the requirements of your resolution of the 11th inst., relative to the location of the grade of the Salt Lake and Hot Springs Rail- "Resolved, That it be the sense of this way, and in reference to the accompany-council that appropriate resolutions be ing petition and communication on the adopted by this council in honor of Gensame subject, I beg to report that I find eral W. T. Sherman, now deceased." a portion of the embankment complained of by your petitioners to be from four to five feet higher than the final street grade will probably be; and inasmuch as it will necessarily have to be lowered at some future time, I recommend that it Mr. Armstrong offered the following JC. Cutler & Bro.................... resolution: Adopted, and Councilman Anderson and Messrs. Noble and Armstrong appointed to draft the resolutions and present them at the next meeting of the Council. Total......... Carl Johan Thyrelius, ex-Secretary of State, died lately at Stockholm, 79! years old. PANDERERS TO VICE. "Can an adult be baptized without his consent?" fornia are getting in their work upon "If the case is correctly reported, can General Sherman be buried with the rites of the Catholic church?" ceremony was performed in the gen-divorce is more widely spread than we eral's sick chamber. In a published bad sup? osed. In the last twenty years, "The almond-eyed celestials of Cali-interview Rev. Father Rudolph Meyer according to Dr. Willcox, there have of St. Louis university, than whom been about 315,000 genuine divorces probably no better authority on the for known causes in this country, and Romau Catholic church laws is known, in 1885 we granted more than all the speaking on the subject, said as fol rest of the Christian world beside! lows: "Some misunderstanding might In that year the number of have occurred which resulted in the divorces in the United States was administration of extreme unction more than 23,000, and yet only 21,000 without the full knowledge of the were granted in the remainder of facts as they existed. This is hardly | America and in Christian Europe. It probable, however, as the laws of the is not proposed to say at this time church, as taught to all priests, unmis whether this number was too great or takably point out the course to be fol- too small; it is certain, indeed, that in lowed under such circumstances.” many cases legal separations of man "Can extreme unction be adminis-and wife were effected where they tered without baptism?" was asked. should have been refused, and equally "Most positively it cannot. Before certain that divorces should have been extreme unction can be administered | granted in other instances, if divorce the rites of the church must be com- in thecry and practice is right; but plied with, and one of the most im- there is food for thought in the simple portant of these rites is baptism. No figures as they are given by Dr. person can become a Catholic until he Wilcox. Mr. Simon E. Baldwin, has received baptism." of New Haven, well known as a lecturer on law, and more recently as the president of the American Bar "Under certain circumstances. A Association, is entitled to special hearsick person who has expressed willing-ing when he declares his opinion on ness to affiliate with the church and in the subject, and it is well in this place the meantime becomes unconscious, to note the phase of the matter which can be baptized while in that state. A he presents. He says that uniformity verbally expressed desire is sufficient as to the causes of divorce is hardly to to warrant the administering of the sac-be hoped for in the United States, but rament of baptism." that there is no reason why there should not be uniformity everywhere in the main conditions of divorce jurisdiction. In other words, it should not be possible for a person legally divorced in ane State to be not divorced in another. The usual doctrine of private international law requires that one party to the divorce should have had his home, his legal domicile, in the State or county granting the divorce, but some of our States grant it to a man or woman simply resident within their limits, while the actual domicile of such person is hundreds or thousands of miles away. As an illustration of the trouble effected by this condition of affairs, Mr. Baldwin cites the case of an Englishman who came to this country a few years ago, leaving his wife behind him, and settling in Kausas. A year after his removal to that State, he applied for a divorce; notice was given to his wife by publication, as the law of that State requires, and, though she had no actual knowledge of the suit, and, therefore, could not appear to defend herself, the man's petition was granted, and he married again. When his first wife learned of the occurrence, she applied for a divorce in England on the ground of his adultery with the other woman, and the English court granted her ples, holding that the Kansas marriage was null, because the man's actual domicile was in England, though he had made his residence in Kansas. The turmoil occasioned by these two legal actions is as well imagined as described. remedy quick and efficient is not easy to find, although much has been said and written on the subject, and all are agreed that some reform should be instituted. It is proposed in some quarters that an amendment to the Federal Constitution be adopted, giving authority over marriages to the National Government, and in others, where the present wisdom of this action is doubted, that uniformity be brought about in the divorce laws of the several States. There is, indeed, activity were "As the matter has been reported in ors it was learned that there were many like it in Chinatown; but not one would locate them. Yes, the place I tell you of was broken up and the celestial owners arrested. But the vice has secured a foothold, and so long as the Chinamen are permitted to remain the vice will continue to grow. It's horrible I know; but truth is not noted for its pleasant pictures." "THE DIVORCE PROBLEM." The latest important contribution to the many dissertations on divorce is made by the Independent, which presents a valuable symposium of the opinions of gentlemen qualified to express themselves intellige: tly and clearly on the subject. Whatever conclusions they reach, the main facts in the case remain unchanged and ask our best attention to a problem of increasing importance and corresponding difficulty. We hear from time to time that divorces are more frequent than formerly and understand in a general way that there is danger in the present tendency to legal separation after marriage, but we do not often stop to consider whither that tendency is leading us or to inquire The question as to whether General closely into statistics which might Sherman became a Catholic before his show us more than we care to know. death by being baptized into the But the article in the Independent, church, and whether extreme unction written by W. S. Willcox, Ph. D., was administered to him, has caused a makes plain in two or three numerical good deal of newspaper and general statements the status of contemporary comment, and there is a strong desire divorce legislation, and leaves us with to know just what religious rite or the conviction that the business of SHERMAN'S RELIGION. A 1 along the latter line at the present time, and considerable progress is probable in the early future; but the variance of State regulations is very great and the problem confronting the people is yearly growing greater. THE NEW AIR SHIP. CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The famous and flighty Darius Green was nearer success than the present operator of the Pennington flying machine. The machine flies all right enough, but it flies after the fashion of a toy balloon, with a lifting force nearly as great as that possessed by the little red circus toy. In fact, the effort of one finger is enough to bring the ship to the ground from its lofty position near the ceiling of the big exposition building on the lake front. FRANCESCO CRISPI. propeller fan revolve. There is no car Inventor Pennington claims that he will yet construct a ship of aluminum that will sail the air successfully and carry passengers. There are few who have faith in him. In a circular the management says that the big ship will be built. He says the buoyancy, screw, vacuum, aeroplane and parachute will be the principles that will run the machine to successful demonstration. "The screw principle," he says, "is used in this ship to prope!, the same as in water. Water is a fluid, so is air. The screw will work in air The public is invited to see the ship better than in water, because the air is -upon payment of the small sum of flexible. The vacuum principle on 25 cents, to watch the greasy-looking this ship is combined with the screw. canvas bag float around for fifteen min- The blades on the screw are shaped so utes. It is not an aimless journey, that after the air is discharged on their this fifteen-minute flight, for the big outer diameter it is deflected at a point balloon goes round and round with al-aft of the center of the buoyancy most mathematical precision. Several thousand people see the big gas bag every day, and all but about a hundred of these thousands are thoroughly disgusted with the claims of the inventors. This remaining hundred is made up of Impressionable people who always stand ready to enthuse over anything new. They are the same people who went wild over unfortunate Marie Bashkirtseff's crazy utterances in her "journal." SHE DON'T NAVIGATE, Emanuele, being minister of interior during the year of 1877-78, it was not till after Umberto's succession to the throne that Crispi became so important and influential, if not irresistibly powerful, in the field of Italian politics. Signor Francesco Crispi was born at Salerno, of a respectable family. He studied for the bar, but evinced an early inclination for political life and au ambition to participate actively in the politics of his nation. He took a chamber and it is utilized to force the keen interest in the troubles which ship in the same direction that it is agitated and divided the early period traveling. The aeroplane principle is of United Italy, and during the triutilized the same way that a sail is umphs and calm which followed the used on a vessel. The parachute is struggles of Vittorio Emanuele, Crispi used to retard the velocity of the air war arduously preparing himself for a ship in its decent. It will be shown career which brought him so much disin the brief description of the ship tinction and which elevated him to how these principles are applied. The the highest position in his own counmain part of the machine is the buoy-try. Though he held office under ancy chamber; this in shape is an oblated spheroid, being larger at the center and tapering symmetrically to a point at either end and looks like a The Mount Carmel Air Ship com-huge cigar. On the inside of this pany has for months been promising chamber are two compartments: one to give a satisfactory demonstration of is a receptacle for gas and the other is the air ship's success. The big ship used as an engine room. The engine that was promised to make the trip that occupies this room is a threefrom St. Louis to Chicago over a month cylinder rotary and propels the large ago has never yet been seen-the only wheel in front of the ship. The fuel air ship that the public has had a that supplies this engine is gas and is glimpse of (at 25 cents a squint) is the fed direct. The main shaft on this big, sleepy looking, wobbly gas bag at engine is hollow, and the large prothe exposition. The News correspond-peller is keyed directly on to it. This ent is not attempting to throw cold shaft is made hollow to let the air water on a meritorious enterprise or pass through it in the cylinders to display of inventive genius. He, in keep them cool. On the top of the common with every other newspaper buoyancy chamber is placed the man in the city, is disgusted with the claims that the air ship people are making with so little foundation in fact. All Chicago is surprised that the management of the ship should not retire with its treasure rather than putting it up incomplete and unsatis factory for a picayunish admission fee. THE SHIP. The model, which is not now in successful demonstration at the exposition building," is about thirty feet long. In shape it reminds one of an abnormally large and fat sun fish. Some people say that it looks like a thick cigar. Perhaps it does--it looks like most anything but an air ship. It is made of varnished cloth, and in front of it there revolves a two fan propeller, which is run by a piece of twine belting that comes from a little motor that is carried under the machine. The tail is the rudder, and two awnings on the side allow the thing to settle to the ground easily. The ship does not carry its own electric power. The cells stand on the floor, and a wire runs from them to the motor that makes the With the acession of Umberto to the Italian throne, the political atmos sail. This extends its full length and |