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terday, were three or more subjects of the King of Italy. Our treaty with that friendly government (which, under the constitution, is the supreme law of the land), guarantees to Italian subjects dom

The Americans are at once the most
patient and most impatient people in
the world. When they have grown
tired of any grievance they move to
their revenge with the swiftness of a

hawk."

The Post says Saturday's occurrence in New Orleans will form a deplorable page in American history.

iciled in the United States the most con-
stant protection for their persons and
property, making them amenable on the
same basis as our own citizens to the laws
of the United States and the several States
in their due and orderly ad- ROME, March 15.-The Riforma de-
ministration. The President deep-nounces the New Orleans lynching as
ly regrets that the citizens of New an outrage, and says it is a disgrace to
Orleans should have so disparaged the the United States that such acts are
purity and adequacy of their own judi- possible within its borders.
cial tribunals as to transfer to the past
Signor
sionate judgment of a mob, a question Breganze will interpellate the govern
that should be adjudged dispassionately ment in Parliament regarding the
and by the settled rules of law. The Gov-affair.
ernment of the United States must give
to subjects of friendly powers that secur-
ity which it demands for our own citi-
zens when temporarily under foreign
jurisdiction. It is the hope of the Presi-
dent that you will co-operate with him in
maintaining the obligations of the United
States toward Italian subjects who may
be within the perils of the present excite
ment, that further bloodshed and vio-
lence may be prevented, and that all of-
fenders against the law may be promptly
brought to justice.

JAMES G. BLAINE.

NEW YORK, March 15.-The following are copies of two telegrams which passed between this city and Italy re lating to the lynching of Italians in New Orleans on Saturday: Rudini, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rome:

society. The men who organized this defiance of formal justice are not ashamed of what they have done.

BOSTON, March 16.-A London cable to the Boston Herald, dated to lay says: A dispatch from Rome state that the news of the massacre of the Italian prisoners at New Orleans did not become generally known in tha city until this morning. It created a profound sensation and cables have been passing between the cabinet and the Italian minister at Washington. The general feeling is one of the ut most indignation and thirst for repris als in some form.

In the talk on the streets and it public places strong protests are uttered against any representation of Italy a the coming American exhibition.

An English visitor, mistaken for a NEW YORK, March 15.-El Progresso American, had a narrow escape from Italo Americana, the leading Italian being mobbed. It is expected the sub paper of this city, has a savage editor-ject will be brought up in the Chamber ial on the New Orleans killing, saying of Deputies. a more horrible tragedy has never been committed even among the most barbarous tribes. All narratives confirm the fact of the tacit acquiesence and connivance of prominent citizens, and impunity in the face of the law. Therefore the more severe must be the account and explanation asked. The editor having telegraphed for opinions from different Italian papers throughout the country, has received many replies, all deeply deploring the killing and demanding reparation.

Father O'Leary of the Jesuits this morning performed the last sacred rites of the church over the body of the elder Marchesi, who was shot yesThe Italian press of New York, unani- terday, and said mass for the repose of mously representing a colony, notify you the souls of the slain. It was an imof the massacre at New Orleans of several pressive spectacle. The Sicilian surItalians already acquitted by an Ameri-vivors, gathered together in one of the can jury, and demand intervention by the home government.

The answer was:

Your cablegram received. I have already demanded from the Federal Government energetic and prompt measures. WASHINGTON, March 15.-Baron De Faval, in his protest to Secretary Blaine, said the local authorities in New Orleans not only failed to prevent a meeting which had been publicly announced and was known to be hostile to the Italians, but also held an attitude purely passive during the massacre. He said he was obliged to reserve for his government the right to demand any and all reparation it judged necessary. The third Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Adee, speaking of the matter tonight, said: "This case is without precedent in the diplomatic history of the country. Of course I cannot predict the outcome nor discuss it. It is not easy to predict what will be the course of procedure.

"I cannot see," said Representative Morrow, of California, "how this affair can become an international issue. The vengeance of the mob was not directed against the Italians as a race, but at a band of supposed murderers who escaped their deserts by a miscarriage of justice. It seems to me the only action to be taken is for the relatives of the murdered men to sue the city of New Orleans for damages on the ground that the city failed to furnish proper protection. It was not a race riot in any sense of the word."

LONDON, March 14.-The News, commenting on the lynching of Italians in New Orleans, says: "Italy's indignation is shared by the whole civilized world. In nearly all such cases in America corruption is at the root of the evil.

more comfortable rooms at the parish
prison, were given more liberties than
usual. They were sincerely thankful
for their escape from death.

All the victims were buried today.
Marchesi, Monosteri and Trapina were
unclaimed up to noon, and the charity
wagon took them to the potter's field.
Politz and Comitz were followed to
the grave by a single carriage and in
Bagnetto's case the hearse went alone.
The others had a large and well at-
tended funeral.

is known to be still at work, and, it is
said, tomorrow will be Detective O'Mal-
ley's day of reckoning. The jury will
also be attended to, but probably
through the courts, as it is proposed to
obtain evidence in the case of those
who were bribed. One of the jurors is
said to have confessed already. The
State had evidence against several be-
fore the verdict was announced. The
grand jury will indict one juror on
Tuesday and more will follow. Fore-
man J. M. Seligman has gone to Cin-
cinnati.

Count Rasponi, of the Italian lega tion in Paris, expressed himself today in very strong terms on what he calle the cruel massacre of his countrymen. He said Italy could not afford to let such an outrage on humanity go with out redress and that it was a stain on the American people that could neve be effaced. He added that in his ow personal opinion, it ended all prospec of Italy taking part in the Chicago Ex position.

Among the Italian residents at L don there is much excitement on the subject and the killing is fiercely de nounced. There is talk of a mass meeting to request King Humbert to de mand redress.

In the Chamber of Deputies today Marquis di Rudini, Italian Premier replying to a question in regard to the New Orleans tragedy, said President Harrison had recognized the right of Italians in the United States to protec tion by the authorities and that he had expressed profound regret at the occur rence, and had charged the governor of Louisiana to guard the Italian residents of New Orleans and to bring the assassins to justice. The premier added that A. G. Porter, United States minis ter here, had called upon him today in order to convey President Harrison's regrets to the Italian government Porter said he trusted the explanations he had furnished would draw even closer the friendly relations existing between Italy and the United States.

Signor Ferrais urged that indemnities should be demanded for the families of the victims.

CHICAGO, March 16.-The excitement arroused by the New Orleans incident seems to increase in the Italian quar ROME, March 16.-Popolo Romano, ter in this city. A committee appointreferring to the New Orleans tragedy, ed last night has decided to call a mass says: "Relying on the foresight of the meeting to decide financial reparations American authorities, and out of re- and that the ringleaders of the mob be gard for a sincerely friendly power, tried for the crime. A local Italian Italy bas refrained from sending an paper devoted much space to a bitter ironclad to the mouth of the Missis-editorial denouncing the lynchers and sippi River.

calling for retribution. Among other The Capitan Fracassa says: "The things it said: "A curse upon the peo weak in America are at the mercy of a ferocious, bloody populace and are tortured and murdered in daylight."

St. James Gazette referring to the same subject says: "The incident shows that the native Americans have ot lost the quality of stern resolution, which sometimes is dissolved by the life comfort and luxury in modern

ple of Louisiana, and may they and their descendants suffer a thousand deaths and a thousand times feel the sorrow that today afflicts the widowed wives, sisters and children." At a weekly meeting of Methodist ministers today resclutions were introduced de preciating the tardiness of justice in New Orleans and other cities, and de

claring lynch law abhorent to our Government.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-During 'the first excitement among the Italian residents of the United States, Baron Fava yesterday sent to the Italian Consul-General at New York the following telegram: "I learn from the papers that excitement is prevaling in the Italian colony on account of the New Orleans events. I have to resort to your influence and authority to urge upon the Italians of New York that they should by dignified, calm and strictly legal behavior show themselves in these circumstances worthy of a civilized country." It is understood that similar instructions were sent to all other Italian Consuls in the United States.

NEW ORLEANS, March 16.- The District Attorney has entered a nolle prosse as to all the indictments pending in section B of the criminal court against the Italians implicated in the Hennessy assassination. This releases Mastranca, Incardonia and Marchesi, the boy. The indictment in section A still holds Sunzerri, Patorono, Jobn Natalo and Prietzy.

NEW YORK, March 16.-The Tribune has from New Orleans interesting special interviews with William Parkerson, the leader of the regulators and others. Mr. Parkerson said he did not take the initiative in the matter; that the meeting was called after the verdict was rendered in the room of a certain citizen and that he (Parkerson) was made chairman. Again he was called upon, Saturday morning, to act as spokesman at the meeting. He felt that it was the most terrible duty he had ever undertaken, but it was the opinion of himself and others that the law had miscarried. When they addressed the crowd at the square, they said they were prepared to do whatever the people desired, and the populace shouted, "Come on." As they walked along, people came from the side streets and fell into the procession, women were crying and men cheering. It was the most terrible thing he ever saw,the quiet determination of the crowd.

New Orleans and 12,000 or 15,000 on
the plantations around it, where they
have supplanted negroes. It is not
true that they are all scoundrels.

MAYOR SHAKESPEARE

makes no bones about his feeling in
the matter. He declared bluntly to the
Tribune correspondent that Parkerson
and his associates did just right. He
saw the citizens call in the morning
and knew something was going to hap-
pen.

"Where were you during the riots?"
"Attending to private business."
"Did you take any measures to pre-
vent the tragedy?"
"No."

"Don't you regret it?"

Mafia, having recently been selected on a committee to kill some one."

Provenzano added that Carusa went to an Italian church and took an oath to quit the Mafia. He said Charlie Matranga was the chief of the Mafia gang, and that its object was to kill all who were against it. When a victim. was selected he was invited to dinner, after which he was done up. Provenzane thinks one Dicarlo gave Father Manorita the idea that he was connected with the gang. It is believed here that the better element of the Italians are glad a salutary lesson has been for years been in dread of it. It is administered to the Mafia, as they have

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stated that when the verdict was turned Friday, two men belonging to the Mafia went to the levee flag pole, "No, sir," he answered, belligerent- where one of them put his foot on the ly, "I am an American citizen, and I American flag and hoisted the Italian am not afraid of the devil. These men flag. The American flag was then deserved hanging. We expected dis- hoisted under it. A number of Italagreement and had made arrange-ians standing about when asked later ments for retrial. When I heard of the why they permitted this, said they verdict I was frozen in my seat. These were afraid to interfere. men were punished by lawful meansThe men who did it were all peace. able and law-abiding. The Italians had taken the law into their own hands and we had to do the same. It was what they did in Italy. The Mafia got too strong for them, and what happened? The sovereign took hold of it-the King. Here the sovereign also took hold of it-the people. I'll stand up for law-abiding Italians fast enough," added this outspoken executive, but these men out here, why they hoist the Sicilian flag above the stars and stripes, and one man trampled the American flag under foot.

In Father Manorita's statement yesterday he said he was sure the letter he received was from Provenzano, endorsing the action of the Mafia. This statement Joseph Provenzano this morning most emphatically denies. He said his first impulse was to have Father Manorita arrested and he consulted Chief Gasler regarding the matter and was advised to make a public statement regarding the matter as he thought it would do more good. Provenzano says he has not been connected with the Mafia in any manner. On the contrary he has been an object of their enmity.

They obeyed him (Parkerson) implicitly, just as if he were the military commander. "Of course," said Parkerson, "it is not a courageous thing to attack a man who is not armed. But "About five years ago," says Provwe looked upon these men as so many enzano, "the Mafia sent me several reptiles, while on Friday, after the letters, threatening to kill myself and verdict was returned, the Italian fruit brothers unless we gave the society and oyster steamers along the wharves $1000. We did not respond and Jim hoisted the Sicilian flag over the Stars | Caruso shortly afterwards came to me and Stripes and the prisoners them- and said he belonged to the society and selves had a champagne supper. Mr. that we had better pay the money. He Parkerson said he did not regret the said I could do so by going to Old matter a bit. This was a greater emer- Lake and bandaging my head in a red | gency than ever happened in New York handkerchief, and leaving the money or Chicago. While the Mafia confined on a stump in a swamp near by. I was itself to killing its own members we did to go about my business and they were not resort to violence. But Hennessy's to get the money. I then went to some killing struck at the very root of Amer- of my friends, John Davis, Pat Meally ican institutions, and the intimidation and Ralph Morgan being among the of the Mafia and corruption of our juries number, and they said not to pay it, was to be met only with strong meas- that they would go with me in a wagon ures. Moreover, I recognize no power and see who was there to receive it. above the people." The Italian con- Jim Caruso, who was along, said this sul, Signor Corte, says the trouble would not do. If you go with a crowd was originally between two factions no one will appear. I then dropped of the Mafia. He did not wish the matter and told Caruso to have to fasten the biame for Satur- nothing to do with the society; to give | day's killing upon anybody, but up his fruit stand in the French market thought that a grave responsibility and come on the Levee and we would rested with the governor, mayor and make him a free man. He said he sheriff. There are 20,000 Italians in would do so, as he was tired of the

It is reported that the Politz confession to the State's attorney, while a largely disconnected one, yet gave many important features regarding what the Mafia is doing. He told about a meeting at which it was decided that Hennessy should die. In order to settle who should kill him, ten slips of paper numbered were placed in a hat with a lot of blanks. Whoever drew a numbered slip was assigned to the Hennessy murder.

The Italian consul (Corte) being asked today if it was true that he had expressed his approval of the doings of the citizens Saturday, said he had stated that he hoped justice would be meted out

to the murderers of Hennessy. He was positive some of the slain were innocent, but as to the others he would not express himself. Last December Mr. Corte received a letter signed by the Mafia, threatening him with dire consebuence in case he did not work in their interests and for the release of the accused.

Governor Nichols has been earnestly/ considering the matter, but will not make public his reply to Secretary Blaine yet.

NEW ORLEANS, March 17.-A Mafia warning, received by W. S. Parkerson, who led the citizens' movement on Saturday, does not make him feel uneasy, although there may be some foundation for it. Parkerson treats the letter lightly. He knows that if a hair on his head were touched, it would result in terrible punishment of the Italians and Sicilians. The result of the events on Saturday is that Provenzanas and Matrancas are accusing each other of being members of the Mafia, and from this some important facts may become known. The grand jury is investigating the charges of bribery of the jurors in, the Hennessey case, and it is understood that they have some important clues. Today the grand jury was instructed to make a rigid investigation of the occurrences of Saturday. The records of the registration office of this city show that Antonio Marchesi registered as a voter on October 3. He is one of the four whom the Italian consul claimed were still Italian subjects. No record is found of the other three.

NEW APPELLATE COURT.

[PUBLIC-NO. 113.]

In case the full court at any time cases appealed from the highest court
shall not be made up by the attend- of a State, nor the construction of the
ance of the Chie Justice or an associ- statute providing for review of such
ate justice of the Supreme Court and cases.
circuit judges, one or more district SEC. 6. That the circuit courts of
appeals established by this act shall ex-
ercise appellate jurisdiction to review
by appeal or by writ of error final de
cision in the district court and the
existing circuit courts in all cases other
than those provided for in the preceding
section of this act, unless otherwise
provided by law, and the judgments or
decrees of the circuit courts of appeals
shall be final in all cases in which the
jurisdiction is dependent entirely upon
the opposite parties to the suit or con-
troversy, being aliens and citizens of
the United States or citizens of differ
ent States; also in all cases arising
under the patent laws, under the
revenue laws, and under the criminal
laws and in admiralty cases, excepting
that in every such subject within its
appellate jurisdiction the circuit court
of appeals at any time may certify to
the Supreme Court of the United States
any questions or propositions of law
concerning which it desires the in-
struction of that court for its
proper decison. And thereupon the
Supreme Court may either give its in.
struction on the questions and proposi
tions certified to it, which shall be
binding upon the circuit courts of sp
peals in such case, or it may require
that the whole record and cause my
be sent up to it for its consideratio
and thereupon shall decide the who
matter in controversy in the same
manner as if it had been brought there
for review by writ of error or appeal.

An act to establish circuit courts of appeals and
to define and regulate in certain cases the
jurisdiction of the courts of the United
States, and for other purposes.
judges within the circuit shall be com-
Be it enacted by the Senate and petent to sit in the court according to
House of Representatives of the Unit- such order or provision among the dis-
ed States of America in Congress as-trict judges as either by general or par-
sembled, That there shall be appointed ticular assignment shall be designated
by the President of the United States, by the court Provided, That no justice
by and with the advice and consent of or judge before whom a cause or ques-
the Senate, in each circuit an addi- tion may have been tried or heard in a
tional circuit judge, who shall have the district court, or existing circuit court,
same qualifications, and shall have the shall sit on the trial or hearing of such
same power and jurisdiction therein cause or question in the circuit court
that the circuit judges of the United of appeals. A term shall be held an-
States, within their respective circuits, nually by the circuit court of appeals
now have under existing laws, and in the several judicial circuits at the
who shall be entitled to the same com- following places: In the first circuit, in
pensation as the circuit judges of the the city of Boston; in the second cir-
United States in their respective cuit, in the city of New York; in the
circuits now have.
third circuit, in the city of Philadel-
phia; in the fourth circuit, in the city
of Richmond; in the fifth circuit, in the
city of New Orleans; in the sixth cir-
cuit, in the city of Cincinnati; in the
seventh circuit, in the city of Chicago;
in the eighth circuit, in the city of St.
Louis; in the ninth circuit, in the city
of San Francisco; and in such
other places in each of the above cir-
cuits as said court may from time to
time designate. The first terms of said
courts shall be held on the second
Monday in January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-one, and thereafter at such
times as may be fixed by said courts.

SEC. 2. That there is hereby created in each circuit a circuit court of appeals, which shall consist of three judges, of whom two shall constitute a quorum, and which shall be a court of record with appellate jurisdiction, as is hereafter limited and established. Such court shall prescribe the form and style of its seal and the form of its writs and other processes and procedure as may be conformable to the exercise of its jurisdiction as shall be conferred by law. It shall have the appointment of the marshal of the court with the same duties and powers under the regulations of the court as are now provided for the SEC. 4. That no appeal, whether by marshal of the Supreme Court of the writ of error or otherwise, shall hereUnited States, so far as the same may after be taken or allowed from any disbe applicable. The court shall also trict court to the existing circuit courts, appoint a clerk, who shall perform and and no appellate jurisdiction shall hereexercise the same duties and powers after be exercised or allowed by said in regard to all matters within its existing circuit courts; but all appeals jurisdiction as are now exercised by writ of error or otherwise from said and performed by the clerk of the district courts shall only be subject to Supreme Court of the United States, review in the Supreme Court of the so far as the same may be applicable. United States or in the circuit court of The salary of the marshal of the court appeals hereby established, as is hereinshall be twenty-five hundred dollars a after provided, and the review, by apyear, and the salary of the clerk of the peal, by writ of error or otherwise, court shall be three thousand dollars a from the existing circuit courts year, to be paid in equal proportions shall be had only in the Supreme quarterly. The costs and fees in the Court of the United States or in the Supreme Court now provided for by circuit courts of appeals hereby establaw shall be costs and fees in the cir-lished according to the provisions of cuit courts of appeals; and the same shall be expended, accounted for, and paid for, and paid over to the Treasury Department of the United States in the same manner as is provided in respect of the costs and fees in the Supreme Court.

this act regulating the same.

SEC. 5. That appeals or writs of error may be taken from the district courts or from the existing circuit courts direct to the Supreme Court in the following cases:

In any case in which the jurisdicThe court shall have power to estab-tion of the court is in issue; in such lish all rules and regulations for the conduct of the business of the court within its jurisdiction as conferred by

law.

SEC. 3. That the Chief Justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court assigned to each circult, and the circuit judges within each circuit, and the several district judges within each circuit, shall be competent to sit as judges of the circuit court of appeals within their respective circuits in the manner hereinafter provided. In case the Chief Justice or an associate justice of the Supreme Court should attend at any session of the circuit court of appeals he shall preside, and the circuit judges in attendance upon the court in the absence of the Chief Justice or associate justice of the Supreme Court shall preside in the order of the seniority of their respective commissions.

cases the question of jurisdiction alone
shall be certified to the Supreme
Court from the court below for deci-

sion.

From the final sentences and decrees in prize causes.

In cases of conviction of a capital or otherwise infamous crime.

In any case that involves the construction or application of the Constitution of the United States.

In any case in which the constitutionality of the law of the United States, or the validity or construction of any treaty made under its authority, is drawn in question.

In any case in which the constitution or law of a State is claimed to be in contravention of the Constitution of the United States.

Nothing in this act shall affect the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in

And excepting also that in any such case as is herein before made final in the circuit court of appeals it shall be competent for the Supreme Court to require, by certiorari or otherwise, any such case to be certified to the Supreme Court for its review and determination with the same power and authority in the case as if it had been carried by appeal or writ of error to the Supreme Court.

In all cases not hereinbefore, in this section, made final there shall be of right an appeal or writ of error or review of the case by the Supreme Court of the United States where the matter in controversy shall exceed one thot sand dollars besides costs. But no such appeal shall be taken or writ of error sued out unless within one year after the entry of the order, judgment, or decree sought to be reviewed.

SEC. 7. That where upon a hearing in equity in a district court, or in an existing circuit court, an injunction shall be granted or continued by an interlocutory order or decree, in a cause in which an appeal from a final decree may be taken under the provisions of this act to the circuit court of appeals, an appeal may be taken from such interlocutory order or decree granting or continuing such injunction to the circuit court of appeals: Fro vided, That the appeals must be taken within thirty days from the entry of such order or decree, and it shall take precedene in the appellate court; and the proceedings in other respects in the court below shall not be stayed un less otherwise ordered by that court during the pendency of such appeal.

SEC. 8. That any justice or judge who, in pursuance of the provisions of this act, shall attend the circuit court

of appeals held at any place other than to be brought to that court, shall have
where he resides shall, upon his written the same powers and duties as to the
certificate, be paid by the marsbal allowance of appeals or writs of error,
of the district in which the court and the conditions of such allowance,
shall be held his reasonable expenses as now by law belong to the justices or
for travel and attendance, not to ex-judges in respect of the existing courts
ceed ten dollars per day, and such pay-of the United States respectively.
ments shall be allowed the marshal in
the settlement of his accounts with the
United States.

SEC. 12. That the circuit court of appeals shall have the powers specified in section seven hundred and sixteen of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

SEC. 9. That the marshals of the several districts in which said circuit court of appeals may be held shall, SEC. 13. Appeals and writs of error under the direction of the Attorney may be taken and prosecuted from the General of the United States, and with decision of the United States court inthe his approval, provide such rooms in Indian Territory to the Supreme Court the public buildings of the United of the United States, or to the circuit States as may be necessary, and pay court of appeals in the eighth circuit, in all incidental expenses of said court, the same manner and under the same including criers, bailiffs, and messen-regulations as from the circuit or disgers: Provided, however, That in case trict courts of the United States, under proper rooms can not be provided this act. En such buildings, then the said marshals, with the approval of the Attorney-General of the United States, may, from time to time, lease such rooms as may be necessary for such courts. That the marshals, criers, clerks, bailiffs, and messengers shall be allowed the same compensation for heir respective services as are allowed for similar services in the existing circuit courts.

on this mission, made preparations at once to fill it, and on the 15th of May, 1855, Prest. Smith, together with other brethren, left their homes in Farmington, and other places, and on the 19th they arrived on Bear River, north of Brigham City. On the following day (the 20th), the camp consisting of the following named brethren were organized for traveling: Thos. S. Smith, (President of the mission); Francillo Durfee, (Captain); Wm. Burgess, Jun., (lieutenant); B. F. Cummings, (sergeant); D. Moore, (historian of the camp); Ezra J. Barnard, Thos. Butterfield, Wm. L. Brundage, Nathaniel Leavitt, Pleasant Green Taylor, Israel S. Clark, Charles Dalton, Geo. R. Grant, Isaac Shepherd, D. Moore, Geo. W. Hill, Gilbert Belnap, Wm. Birch, John Galligher, J. W. Browning, David H. SEC. 14. That section six hundred Stephens, Baldwin H. Watts, Joseph and ninety-one of the Revised Statutes Parry, Ira Ames, Jun., Abraham of the United States and section three Zundel, Charles McGary, Wm. H. of an act entitled "An act to facilitate Batchelor and Everet Lish. the disposition of cases in the Supreme From the encampment on Bear RivCourt, and for other purposes," ap-er the expedition continued the jourproved February sixteenth, eighteen ney through Malad Valley, over the hundred and seventy-five, be and the Malad divide and down Bannock same are hereby repealed. And all Creek to the Poitnent, which stream acts and parts of acts relating to appeals they crossed on Mr. McArthurs bridge, or writs of error inconsistent with the paying $11 for that privilege. On the provisions for review by appeals or 29th they arrived at the ferry on Snake writs of error in the preceding sections River, immediately below where the five and six of this act are hereby reBlackfoot River empties into the pealed. Snake. It took them three days to cross the river with their wagons and stock, the ferry-boat needing repairs before it could be used. On the 2nd of June the journey was resumed, and a northeasterly course taken for about sixty miles over an almost trackless waste of barren sage brush plain, and along the right bank of the river. until Market Lake was reached. Then the camp turned to the left and traveled in a northwesterly direction, over rocks, sage brush and sand, by way of Mud Lake and up Spring Creek (now Birch Creek), until they reached the Salmon River Pass. Through this part of the country they made an entire new road, not having as much as an Indian trail to guide them. Continuing through the Pass over the divide to the upper valley of the Salmon River, the head-waters of the east branch of that river, now known as Lemhi River, was soon reached, and here President Smith called a halt. Selecting five brethren of the camp, he proceeded, on the 14th of June, about thirty miles further down the

SEC. 10. That whenever on appeal or
writ of error or otherwise a case com-
ing directly from the district court or
existing circuit court shall be reviewed
ind determined in the Supreme Court
SEC. 15. That the circuit court of ap-
the cause shall be remanded to the peal in cases in which the judgments
proper district
or circuit court for of the circuit courts of appeal are made
urther proceedings to be taken in pur-final by this act shall have the same
suance of such determination. And appellate jurisdiction, by writ of error
whenever on appeal or writ of error or or appeal, to review the judgments,
otherwise a case coming from a circuit orders and decrees of the supreme
Court of appeals shall be reviewed and courts of the several Territories as by
determined in the Supreme Court the this act they may have to review the
cause shall be remanded by the Su- judgments, orders, and decrees of the
preme Court to the proper district or district court and circuit courts; and for
circuit court for further proceedings in that purpose the several Territories
pursuance of such determination.
shall, by orders of the Supreme Court,
Whenever on appeal or writ of error or to be made from time to time, be as-
otherwise a case coming from a district signed to particular circuits.

or circuit court shall be reviewed and determined in the circuit court of appeals in a case in which the decision in the circuit court of appeals is final; such cause shall be remanded to the said district or circuit court for further proceedings to be there taken in pursuance of such determination.

Approved March 3, 1891.

THE BANNOCK STAKE OF ZION.

BY ANDREW JENSEN.

dians. This was done under the direc-
tion of President Brigham Young,
who, also, about the same time, estab-
lished frontier settlements on Green
River east and in Carson Valley west,
with a view to extending the borders
of Zion, the intervening valleys and
suitable points to be filled subsequent-
ly with settlements of the Saints.

locate a settlement. On the 15th they selected a site for a fort and a tract for farming land, after which Prest. Smith returned to the main camp, which moved upon the site chosen on the 18th.

More than thirty-five years ago, or SEC. 11. That no appeal or writ of about twenty-four years before the error by which any order, judgment, first Latter-day Saint settlement was or decree may be reviewed in made in the Snake River Valley, the circuit courts of appeals Fort Limhi, on the east fork of Salmon under the provisions of this act River, was founded as a mission-river to explore for a suitable place to shall be taken or sued out except ary station among the Bannock Inwithin six months after the entry of the order, judgment, or decree sought to be reviewed; Provided, however, That in all cases in which a lesser time is now by law limited for appeals or writs of errer, such limits of time shall apply to appeals or writs of error in such cases taken to or sued out from the circuit courts of appeals. And all provisions of law now in force regulat- It was at the annual conference of ing the methods and systems of review, the Church, held in Salt Lake City, through appeals or writs of error, shall April 7, 1855, that a number of brethregulate the methods and systems ren were called to go and locate a setof appeals and writs of error provided tlement among the buffalo-hunting for in this act in respect of the circuit Bannock and Shoshone Indians in the courts of appeals, including all provis- far off north, in what was then Oregon ions for bonds or other securities Territory, and Elder Thos. S. Smith, to be required and taken on such appeals and writs of error. and any judge of the circuit courts of appeals, in respect of cases brought or

of Farmington, Davis Co, Utah, a
man of considerable experience, was
appointed to take charge of the colony.
Most of the brethren who were called

With that energy and determination characteristic of Mormon pioneers the brethren immediately commenced to make improvements, and they soon had a black-mith shop in working order and also had coal burned, a plow made and a corral built for their stock. By the 10th of August they had built a fort wall and gates, seven houses and the blacksmith shop, besides breaking and planting several acres of land, and doing a great deal of fencing. They called their location Fort Limhi, after Limhi, a Nephite king mentioned in the Book of Mormon.

Fort Limbi (now spelled Lemhi)con

loss had been sustained in many places by the recent high water.

The general and local authorities were presented and sustained by vote of the conference.

sisted of a neat stockade inclosing a companied by others, traveled to Utah, space of sixteen rods square, located on with pack animals, and on arriving in the bench land a short distance from Salt Lake City, reported the condition the right bank of the east branch of of the Salmon River mission to PresiSalmon River, now called Lemhi Riv-dent Brigham Young, who was much er, in what is now township 19 north pleased with what the missionaries The speakers were President Jesse of range 24 east, Boise meridian. It is had done, and concluded to strength- N. Smith, Lorenzo H. Hatch, Joseph about twenty miles above the point en the settlement by calling more H. Richards, Willard Hatch, M. E where that stream unites with the brethren to go and locate there. This Willis, John Hunt, Hans Hansen, L main Salmon River. It is also about was done at the general conference M. Savage, Niels Petersen and J. H. 125 miles northwest of Market Lake which was held in April, 1856, and Stoudifind. The subject of forgive on the Utah & Northern Ry., or 147 among those who responded to the call ness was ably handled and the Church miles northwest of Rexburg. Market made on that occasion were Thos. schools were not forgotten. Many Lake is 257 miles by rail from Salt Corless, James Walker, Thos Day, other subjects of interest to the Saints Lake City. Richard Margetts and John Preece, of were also spoken upon and many point Salt Lake City, George McBride, brought out which were of benefit to James Miller and Fountain Welch, of all. A good spirit prevailed and al Farmington, Oliver Robinson and felt that they had been instructed and many others. These brethren started their spiritual strength renewed. on their missions soon after conference, some of them taking their families with them. When this new company of missionaries arrived at Fort Limbi, the brethren there were already busily engaged in putting in crops, and an addition was now made to the field on The Kanab Stake quarterly confer the north side, in order to give the new-ence was held in Kanab City, March comers an equal show for farming 8th and 9th, 1891. with the first settlers.

The distance from Salt Lake City to Fort Limhi, the road the missionaries generally traveled in 1855-58, was about 179 miles.

The valley in which Fort Limhi was located is small, but the soil on the tiver is rich, and the table lands afford ed, at that time, good pasturage for stock. Timber was also abundant on the river and on the adjacent mountains.

There is a very good pass through the Rocky Mountains east of Fort Limhi, through which the distance to Horse Prarie, on the headwaters of the Missouri River, is only about fifteen

miles.

August 13th and 14th, 1855, twelve of the company were sent to Utah after supplies, in charge of Capt. Durfee; and B. F. Cummings and John Gailigher were dispatched to Salt Lake City with the mail, being ordered to return as soon as possible.

On the 14th (August) the fort was honored by a visit from a party of government troops and a topographical engineer from the settlements in Oregon. They were in search of some Indians who had murdered a company of Oregon immigrants the year previous. They seemed very much pleased at finding a few whites in that remote part of the country, and after looking at what the brethren had done, and being informed of the time they commenced, they thought it almost incredible that so much labor could be performed in so short a time by so few hands. Up to that time only a few Indians had been seen around the fort, as they had not yet returned from their hunt, but those who were lingering around showed the warmest tokens of friendship.

Sept. 29th, 1855, B. F. Cummings, accompanied by J. R. Clawson and Lot Smith, arrived at the fort, bringing the mails from Salt Lake City. they had left Ogden on the 18th.

On the 17th of November, Capt. Durfee and company returned to the fort with twelve wagons laden with supplies of wheat, corn and other seeds and several hundred pounds of flour. Five families aiso accompanied the brethren.

Conference was adjourned to meet the last day of May and first of June next. JOSEPH FISH, Stake Clerk.

KANAB.

Sunday morning, 10 a. m. There were present on the stand E. D. Woolley and Daniel Seegmiller of the Stake Presidency, a majority of the High Council, and the Bishops of the various wards. The house was well filled with the Saints of this Stake.

The speakers of the day were Prest E. D. Woolley, and Elders James Bunting, W. T. Stewart, in the fo noon, Counselor Daniel Seegmiller Bishop R. J. Cutler in the afternoon. The subjects treated upon were, first. the report of the Stake given in by Prest. Woolley, being quite flatter ing; an increase of faith and good works were manifest. Then the sub ject of tithing, attending to the ordin ances for the dead, condition of the Saints financially, and keeping the commandments of God generally, es pecially the law of the Sabbath. The Sacrament was partaken of.

Prest. Smith returned to Fort Limhi July 8th, 1856, and found the mission: aries in good health and spirits, "notwithstanding they had witnessed the almost entire destruction of their crops by grasshoppers, whose unrelenting ravages had blasted all anticipations of an abundant harvest, the prospect of which could not have been more flattering previous to the inroad of the devourers. The grasshoppers left without depositing their eggs." The loss of the crops put the brethren to serious inconvenience, as they thereby were compelled to again (like the previous year) haul their flour and seed grain from the settlements in Utah. A company of brethren started for supplies on the 28th of July and arrived in Salt Lake City about the middle of August. Most of them returned in the due course of time with provisions, seed grain and other articles Monday, 10 a. m.-Conference conof food and clothing needed by the set-vened in the basement of the academy. tlers. Weather more warm and pleasant. After the opening exercises, Prest in the fall of 1856, when another small Woolley addressed the Saints on the company of settlers arrived to strength-subject of their using their best en the colony, having been called on endeavors in laboring for the salvation missions to do this like the other breth- of the dead as well as for themselves and good health prevailed among the Sabbath day holy. ren who had gone before them. Peace also the importance of keeping, the

Considerable winter wheat was sown

brethren at Fort Limhi during the
winter of 1856-57.

[To be Continued.]

STAKE CONFERENCES.

SNOWFLAKE.

The regular quarterly conference of the Snowflake Stake of Zion was held at Snowflake, March 1st and 2nd,

1891.

By the beginning of December, 1854, a large amount of hay had been cut, the field enlarged, much more ground We were not favored with the presbroken, and about fifteen acres of land sown with wheat, besides which seve-ence of any of the general authorities, ral more houses had been built in the or visiting brethren, but on the stand fort. The weather had been pleasant were the presidency of the Stake, most during the fall, but there was now two of the High Council, Bishops and or three inches of snow on the ground. others. On the 5th of December, Thos. Butterfield, G. W. Hill and seven others left the fort with two ox-wagons to return to the settlements in Utah; where they expected to spend the winter.

In March, 1856, President Smith, ac

The meetings were well attended.

The Bishops' reports showed the Saints in most of the wards to be in good condition both spiritually and temporally, and the prospects for the future tolerably favorable; but much

Favorable reports were given in by the Bishops of their respective Wards Counselor T. Chamberlain reported the tithing paid, which is on the in crease. The statistical report was read by the clerk. The General and Stake authorities were presented and were unanimously sustained.

The instructions which were given were good and timely. The Spirit of the Lord rested upon the speakers and Saints, and all seemed to enjoy them selves in meeting together.

The Sabbath School conference held Sunday evening was also one of the most pleasing features of our conferF. L. PORTER, Stake Clerk.

ence.

Christina Palmqvist, a widow, passed recently her 100th birthday.

The steamer Egil, of Christianssand, was lately wrecked not very far from Harstad.

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