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less folly to the most extreme of the crats. Always remember, the oath you "Liberal" faction.

The question is how much weight should this action bave with the Re

publicans of Utah? We think Mr. Brown's point well taken; that is, the committee is not acting by authority. The Republican party, if there be one in Utah, outside of that recently organized, has not expressed itself on the question involved. The resolutions simply express the opinions of the eight individuals who have signed

have taken binds you to me. The Bible says the girl who marries leaves father and mother and follows her husband. I say to you, having taken the oath of soldier, follow me implicitly, shooting even father or brother without question or hesitation, when ordered." We would think that before long this fiery youth would begin to investigate some of the wise "warnings" that the press of the entire world, save his personal organ, has been giving him. His brain appears to be saturated with the idea that his people are a species of cattle of which he is the sole and unThe so-called Republican party of questioned proprietor. While these Utah which they claim to represent, army speeches, up to a certain point, has no real existence, Once in four may intensify his discipline among the years certain members of the "Liberal" soldiers, it will have its weight among faction have met as Republicans and the citizens pretty much the same as others as Democrats, for the sole pur- if spoken to them of themselves, and pose of obtaining recognition in the the reaction that is sure to follow respective national conventions. Then sooner or later, if it does not crush they have gone back into the "Lib-him entirely, will at least convince eral" organization and, most of them, him in a manner more forcible that is acted in violation of both Republican for his comfort that in buncombe too and Democratic principles. lavishly expended there is danger.

them.

This committee-what there was of it, which met and formulated this rehash of ald "Liberal" scraps, cannot be rationally viewed as having any official authority, because the party which it claims to speak for is only a

fiction.

A genuine organization has been commenced in Ogden and in Salt Lake, which we have no doubt will form the beginning of a real Republican party in Utah. It will include people of different religions and wilì reject none who obey the laws of their country and subscribe to Republican principles. What it lacks now is a formulated platform-a plain declaration of political doctrines and a vigorous campaign. Lacking these, the party will lose time and prestige and the Democrats will run ahead and take

the field.

It is time that the Republicans of Utah should have a recognized party, and not remain satisfied with a period ical and spasmodic pretence of embodiment, nor an unnatural fusion with antagonistic elements. Those who are not blind to the signs of the times will see that this is the moment for

ized action and that so-called "Liberalism" is fated to decay.

He seems to have very imperfectly considered the force of the recent election which sent his most vigorous and powerful enemy to the reichstag in spite of the latter's unpopularity in the district from which he was returned. The youthful ruler has evidently received from the result an uncontrolable distemper and nothing of its lesson of warning.

TEN MILLIONS UNTAXED.

A CHARGE has been filed against James M. Ashley, president of the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Michigan railroad, that over $10,000,000 of the bonds and stocks of the road have not been returned on the tax list since 1883.

Here is an example of one millionaire who, it appears, has defrauded the public of Ohio regularly for nearly ten years of a sum equal to the honest taxes of about five thousand of the small farmers of that State, every iota of which they have been compelled to pay or have their property sold under the hammer.

AN EMPIRE OF THIEVES.

At St.

HERR GOLDBERGER is the German Hebrew who recently went up to Moscow to start a bank. Petersburg his visit was a perpétua! fluence and was the object of their delight. He met men of note and inpersonal courtesies. On departing from the capital, the officers wrote on his passport, "Under police supervision." this. He had met many of these gentleHe had no protest to make against men and found their "supervision" something decidedly pleasant. very soon developed a meaning which this seemingly innocent inscription the dictionaries do not define. The men in uniform from this on were impertinent and audacious. At every he was all right, and each satisfaction step somebody had to be satisfied that had its price.

This invasion of his personal liberty notice that he was to leave Moscow grew on him till finally came the forth with, but was privately i formed, as usual, that a certain sum would remedy the diffi. culty. Herr Goldberger this time rebelled. He concluded that underthe could not make a bank a paying enter"supervision" of a swarm of thieves be prise,

This report of "police supervision" has confirmation a plenty to entitie to full belief. Herr Golderger's opinion. that wholesale blackmailing is a sys tem of the government, has been amply justified.

WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

DUN & Co., in their trade review for the week ending June 6, 1891, say that it is both a matter of surprise and congratulation, that the money markets and trade have been so well sustained in spite of heavy exports of gold. The exports of products are much larger than a year ago, with not much differ ence in imports; but the excess of imports was very large at this time last

year.

Secretary Foster has called in the This sort of robbery of the weak by 43 per cents., and in interviews with the strong has been going on for a long bankers announced organthe ability of time with no systematic effort be- the Treasury now to pay off the ing made to correct the abuse. whole of them if desired by holders. Without going into its merits, He also made most positive and resswe venture the prediction that if the suring statements regarding his power outrage is endured much longer, there and determination to maintain the will be an upheaval in public opinion purity of gold and silver in use. that will cost the men with the New York money market has been millions more by a considerable sum, than their dishonest withholdings easy, rates on call dropping from 34 to will amount to. 3 per cent., with heavy receipts from the interior. Money is tight at St. Louis, at Nashville, and at Cleveland, while in other cities all legitimate

BUNCOMBE OF A BOY RULER. THE German Emperor is giving evidence of a high pressure power altogether amazing for a person of his slight experience in the management of a great government. In his latest speech to the soldiers occurs this morsel of folly:

The protest that is now being made against political corruption will not bear comparison with it. Taxes come nearer home than politics to the

man

The

countrymen, against the Social Demo-meager living. "I warn you, who are mostly young that labors ten hours a day for a needs are easily supplied. Money is

firm at Boston, but in good demand

at Chicago and Milwaukee. view says:

The re-illegal incumbents. A suit to recover ernment is maliciously false. It would the salary unlawfully drawn by them be found on fair investigation that the will now lie, unless satisfactory ar- masses of the "Mormon" people underrangements can be made in settlement. stand better and are more devoted to those principles, then people of their class and the same time of residence in the country in other parts of the Union.

"Throughout the West and South, the fine crop prospects give encouragement, almost the only complaint now coming from New Orleans, of drought in the adjoining region. In the Northwest continuous rains have made the prospect unsurpassed. Chicago reports larger receipts than a year ago of flour, wheat, cheese, hides, and three times as much wool; smaller receipts of oats, rye, barley, and but one-third as much of crude meats; with full trade in dry goods, and bright prospects generally. St. Louis notes a fair volume of trade, Milwaukee great improvement from rains, and St. Paul also, while at Minneapolis the lumber trade is unsurpassed. At Omaha and Denver trade is fair, and at Kansas City dull because of too wet weather. At Louisville the outlook is good, but at Nashville a heavy dry goods failure causes some depression, and there is no improvement at Memphis. New Orleans reports trade dull, cotton in fair demand, sugar active, molasses dull, and rice quiet and lower. At Savannah trade improves and at Jacksonville is quite steady."

This only disposes, formally, of the three seats in the City Council for the Fourth Precinct. But the case of the Third Precinct is precisely the same. It is not to be supposed that any further But that many of them are now hesiopposition will be made to the three tating as to which of the two great People's Councilmen from the Third national parties has the better claim Precinct taking their places. Further upon their support is a fact, and is litigationon the part of the intruders and evidence rather of their familiarity usurpers would only result in expense with constitutional principles and the and trouble to them. It is fair to pre- theory of popular government and of a of ignorsume, then, that they will at once desire to be right than vacate and that the six lawfully ance or apathy. And the style elected Councilors will take their of argument in use among professional places. politicians and strong partizans on There could scarcely be a more either side, does not serve to give them striking example of Utah "Liberal- confidence in making an immediate ism" than the usurpation of these decision. Instead of a clear distincoffices. It was clear from the first tion being drawn between the conflictThe iron trade has improved. The that the law was against it. The courting doctrines of the two parties, appeals boot and shoe trade is quiet, wholesale upheld the law. Everybody knew are made to prejudice and passion, and merchants being averse to credit. In that the offices were illegally pos- the misrepresentations indulged dry goods it is noted that there is no sessessed and illegally retained, and tend to confuse instead of enlighten talk of prices. Cotton goods are being that the salaries received for them the Inquiring mind. sold very low in many cases. Wool were illegally drawn. But it was moves slowly, but yielding at the West gives a better prospect. In breadstuffs the decline continues, and wheat is 2 cents lower, corn 2 cents, oats 1, and cotton also declines three-sixteenths.

Business failures for the week mentioned were, for the United States 24, and for Canada 13. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were, for the United States 179 and for Canada 26.

JUSTICE AT LAST.

THE decision of the Supreme Court of this Territory in relation to the usurpation of "Liberals," in holding seats in the City Council to which they were not elected, was rendered June 13th, and will be found in another part of this paper. It will be seen that the ground taken by the usurpers was entirely technical. There is nothing in their appeal from the decision of the District Court to show that they were legally elected, or that they had any right to the offices which they have persisted in holding for about sixteen months out of a two years' term. The Supreme Court sweeps away their cobweb demurrer and confirms the decision of the court below.

entirely consistent with the whole
"Liberal" scheme to capture the city.
It was founded in fraud, conducted
infamously, consummated corruptly.
It will surely end in the death and
condemnation of the disrupted clique
that conceived it and carried it into
execution.

The claimants for the seats in the
City Council are to be congratulated
over their victory and complimented
for their persistency in contending for
their rights, which are rather the rights
of the People who elected them to
office.

66 THE

MORMONS" AND PARTY
POLITICS.

IT is claimed by the advocates of
Utah "Liberalism" that, "The great
mass of the Mormon people are not
acquainted with the character of the
government of the United States; they
neither know, appreciate nor reverence
these principles."

The main fact advanced in support of this statement is that now the People's party is dividing on national party lines, a great many of the "Mormons" do not know whether they are Democrats or Republicans.

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We maintain, what we have shown many times, and that long before the present political movement was inaugurated, that the differences in principle between the two parties, when the truth is closely adhered to, are few and not so radical as many advocates on either side have claimed.

Both parties believe in the autonomy of each State and the supremacy of the Federal authority in national affairs. Neither believes in the right of the National Executive to invade a sovereign State or unsolicited interfere in its domestic affairs.

Each party advocates a tariff. One, it is true, says it should be for revenue and the other for protection. But when it comes to actual practice, both want revenue by means of the tariff. And in the tariff measures of each party, some articles are placed on the free list and others are made dutiable. Absolute free trade or universal protection is not demanded or considered practicable by either party. There are free trade Republicans and protectionist Democrats.

On the silver question there are advocates of free coinage and others of limited coinage in both parties. One party tends to centralization of power in the General Government, the other This judicially establishes the fact We are pretty well acquainted with to the strict limitation of that power beyond question that the "Liberal" the "masses of the Mormon people," within defined lines. But neither holders of the seats for Councilmen and we know that the idea which pre-party would extend the power beyond from the Fourth Precinct "usurped vails that they are unacquainted with what it believes to be constitutional reand intruded" into those offices. And the character of the Government under strictions, not cripple it so that national that the People's candidates were duly which they live is erroneous. affairs could not be maintained with elected and are entitled to the offices know further, that the assertion that honor at home and abroad. out of which they have been kept so they do not appreciate or reverence long. Costs are assessed against the 'the principles of that system of gov- no wonder that people who have not

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A KISS.

ONE of the rarest incidents on record of love confounding the law has just

much attention to parties prived of the exclusive control of the LIBERATED, NOT BETRAYED, WITH should be puzzled when asked to join cemeteries. either, and it does not argue unac- By reformatory efforts of this kind quaintance with the principles of popu- and by arbitrary proceedings, Balmalar government, or lack of reverence for ceda soon made many enemies among its institutions, because they stand the influential classes of the people, between the Democratic and Repub- and these succeeded in turning a lican parties and desire closer compari

son of their doctrines than some of their advocates present, before they pledge themselves to acceptance of the policy and support of the candidates of either of the claimants upon their suffrages. Give them time and they will get there.

SELF-REBUKED.

him.

been reported from New York. Joseph Shanahan, a highwayman and river strong majority of the congress against pirate, was sentenced a few days ago to As a preliminary to the hostili- the penitentiary. While being led to the station chained to a fellow convict, ties this majority attempted to compe! him to nominate members of the cabin-Shanahan was met by his mother and et in accordance with their views. They sister, who were granted the freedom refused to vote the necessary appropri- with the criminal which the commen ations for the expenses of the govern. laws of humanity demand between kindred on such occasions. In bidding ment; but Balmaceda declined to comShanahan farewell his sister kissed ply with the demands of the majority him in such a manner that and, instead, dissolved the congress and assumed almost dictatorial powers. it attracted the officer's attention, THE "Liberal" organ persists in its but did not at the time awaken any The struggle was continued with assertion that the organization of considerable bitterness on both sides, In a very suspicions of bad faith. citizens as Republicans or Democrats and both parties, in the heat of the short time Shanahan was a free man. is injuring business and will retard the battle, no doubt went too far. In Jan- How he gained his liberty no one had progress of the Territory. Contradic- uary, a majority of the senators and the slightest idea, till the keen officer tions of this absurd pretence, in the representatives convened and declared thought of that peculiar kiss, when it shape of news items showing in its the president deposed as a traitor to the suddenly dawned upon him that in own columns the recent influx of constitution of the country. this last sacred symbol of devotion she capital, have already been cited. This When the manifesto containing this had passed to him a key by which at a morning we find the annexed in the decision of the Congressional party was moment favorable to escape he had Tribune under the heading of Salt issued to the people, a great num- opened his handcuffs and gained his ber of the naval officers revolted freedom. Where there's a will there is and declared themselves against Bal- usually a way. maceda. This gave force to the revolution. The insurgents were aided not only by the aristocracy and the church, but also by many foreign residents, while the masses of the people and the majority of the army expressed their sympathies for the government.

Lake's Business:

"F. H. Auerbach voices the opinions of many Salt Lake business men when he says that Salt Lake is doing more busimess than most of the other Western cities, and the outlook is healthy and promising. He called special attention to the high standard of public morals in this country as compared with those in other lands, and believed that much of the tightness of the American money market was due to the general stringency caused by the emptying of the coffers of the Baring Bros into the insatiable maws of the Argentine republic officials."

This is further proof, furnished by

tself, that not only is its statement referred to above manifestly untrue, but that the Tribune's attempt to make it appear that the present stringency in the money market is attributable to the political movement here, is equally alse and ridiculous.

THE CHILEAN STRUGGLE.

THE insurrection that has been ragng for the last five months in Chile as brought the internal affairs of that ittle republic to the notice of the world uite prominently.

THE JEWISH PROBLEM.

A DISPATCH the other day stated that Lord Salisbury, in answer to a petition in behalf of the persecuted Russian Jews, had promised to conThe dispatches have been contra-sult the Turkish ambassador in Londictory in many details of the battles don, with a view of ascertaining fought between the two parties. But whether the Sultan would favor the it is apparent that the insurgents have plan of opening up Palestine to the succeeded in making themselves exiles. masters of all the important cities in the north. They have secured con

trol over the nitrate fields, which are

said to be the richest resource of the
country. Chile being mainly a coast-
land, they have a decided advantage
in having the navy in their hands.

Balmaceda holds the capital and has
an army many times larger than that
of his opponents, but being almost
without a navy and without money,
the odds against him are very great.

The result of the negotiations that are likely to follow this step will be watched with a great deal of interest. The present Sultan is known to be a liberal and enterprising monarch, as far as those terms can be applied to an Oriental. He has on several occasions shown a preference for Occidental ideas and customs, and would probably have introduced a good many wholesome reforms in his dominions, had

the Sultan.

not the fanaticism of the ecclesiastical The insurgents now ask the powers authorities prevented him from so do of Europe to be recognized as belliger- ing. It is therefore not likely that the In 1886 Jose Manuel Balmaceda was ents. Should the grounds on which plan of opening up Palestine to a peolected president and his election was they make this request be considered ple, who come as fugitives from Russia, considered a triumph of the Liberal weighty enough to entitle the Con- the great enemy of the Turks, would arty over the aristocracy. No sooner gressional party to such a recognition, meet with any personal objection from ad he assumed his office than it is safe to say that Balmaceda's cause y the aid of the liberal majority of the may be given up for lost. It must be It is said that everything in Turkey ongress he obtained the passage of sev- admitted that he has stood his ground can be bought for money. The sultans ral radical measures, aimed directly well and fought valiantly against were always in need of gold. The gainst the "upper" classes of the na- many odds. In the meantime, his present ruler of "The Faithful" is no on as well as against the church. time of office will soon expire, and he exception to this rule. The settlement mong these measures are mentioned will be fortunate if, with the termina- of Palestine by the Jews will, from tion of his presidency, he can lay aside he introduction of civil marriage, and all the troubles with which he has had the Sultan's point of view, be in bill whereby the clergy were de- to contend. the first place a question of how

7 Turkish pounds thereby would into the empty treasury, and as ews as a people are blessed with th, the question can easily be setto the satisfaction of the successor ohammed.

is watching the Russian minister of
finance, who it appears is a very ca-
pable man.

Unfortunately we have no accounts
of the process of law, if any, by which
the Hebrew merchant is driven from
Russia. We are told simply that it is
all done because the victim is a Jew,
and nothing more. The same ill-
fortune follows that unfortunate race in
Russia now that attended it in West-
ern Europe 100 years ago. It is just
100 years since France extended to the
Jews civil and political liberty. Other
countries followed slowly, and it was
not until 1858 that England gave the
Jews complete emancipation.

papers do not send reliable correspondents there to ascertain the real situation. And yet we raise a perpetual howl about something we know nothing of.

Russia has a jury system, justices of the peace, established tribunals, provincial legislatures, a national senate and two councils, one of which has legislative powers. It is true there is no written constitution, but there is an abundance of written law.

en, England has long befriended ey. This power cannot afford to the good will of Great Britain. If i Salisbury takes this matter up in est and gives the Sultan, to underd that the English government Id like to see Palestine opened as a Nicholas I. established the grand e of refuge for the Jews, the probcouncil in 1801. This is composed of ty is that the Sultan will be glad the ministers of the Czar, the grand lige his English friends, as well dukes, and all the high civil and miliɔtain the pecuniary benefits that tary dignitaries. This body frames accrue from the transaction. Of late a class of apologists for Russia laws for the Czar's approval and acts verything seems to be in favor have been springing up in America. as a supreme court in cases of high speedy solution in this way of One of them, Col. De Arnaud, has treason or otherwise, if necessary. it may be called the Jewish pro- written a book entitled "The New Era There is also a second grand council n. Should Lord Salisbury really in Russia." In this he tries to disprove composed of 120 members, which dates n negotiations with the sublime much of what is charged against its existence back to Peter the Great te on this question, we may expect that country. He was interviewed a in 1711. The third grand council is ee in the not far distant future, a short time ago by the Charleston World vish State established in the moun- correspondent in New York, as to is of Judea, under the protectorate, Russia's treatment of the Jews. He haps, of the great British lion. contends that they are harshly treated because they are dishonest bankers and stockjobbers, and that Russia is justified in expelling them. He denies that their religion has anything to do with their expulsion. But he damages his argument by comparing the course of Russia toward the Jews with the treatment of the Mormons by the United States. He says: "They have been driven from one section of the

HE DEPOPULATION OF IRELAND.

HE last census of Great Britain ows a total population of Ireland of 06,162, which is a decrease of 9.05 cent since 1881.

The decadence of the Emerald Isle
8 gone on for the past half century
d more rapidly than in any other
rt of the civilized world. The follow-country time and again, and yet the
g figures speak for themselves:

called the holy synod and sits in St. Petersburg. This is composed of church dignitaries and occupies itself mostly with religion.

These are some of the main features

of the government. That the nation maintains its power with such vast interests at stake and with such a complication of influences operating to effect its dissolution is the best of evi dence that its organization is vigorous and thorough. The fault is in the kind of government rather than its want of vigilance. As compared with the modern republic their tendencies are on precisely opposite lines. The foremost principle of a pure republic is the elevation of the common people and repression of the aristocratic spirit. The principle underlying the If he has no better illustration of his government of the Czar is the strengthargument than this, he will fail to con-ening of the aristocrat and degradation vince intelligent people in America of the commoner. The strongest testhat the Jewish religion has had noth-timonial against Russia is that it will ing to do with the cruelties practiced not tolerate the inspection of the upon them in Russia. And the par- world. Like a conscious criminal the allel which he attempts to draw be- head of the nation bolts himself within tween the New Orleans lynching and his castle and with guns and armaits causes, with the Russian treatment | ments closes his nation against interof the Jews, is no fairer comparison course with progressive intelligence. than the other.

Government sought them out in their The population of Ireland in 1841 was seclusion and treated them with rigor96,597. By 1851 it had fallen to 6,574,- ous laws enacted specially against , the loss of nearly one-fifth being gely by emigration to the United them. The Mormons call this perse tes. In the following decade the loss cution. s 11.50 per cent; from 1861 to 1871. it s 6.65 per cent, and from 1871 to 1881 it s 4.40 per cent. In fifty years Ireland lost 4,706,162 from a population of 96,597, or 48.58 per cent."

Should the decrease continue at this te, the Irish problem would be solved another fifty years, by the depopution of the island.

We know better."

THE TABERNACLE CHOIR.

RUSSIA AND THE JEWS. ONE of the statements which Herr Nothwithstanding the fact that day oldberger makes concerning his ex- after day, the newspapers teem with erience in Russia is, that the Russian essays, editorials and dispatches about While the public are jubilant over overnment, with all its immense Russia, we know little in reality about the grand success of the Choral society, (ricultural and mineral resources, the country. Its newspapers do not which so recently proved itself to be worthy of a place high in our estimaill sooner or later be forced into a circulate here. Its language is unintel- tion-its attainment not being a whit ondition of absolute bankruptcy. This ligible to ninety-nine per cent. of behind that of the world renowned atement coming so soon after the American editors. We rarely, if ever, artists hired at the round sum of $2000 to old excitement of a week ago, in see a correct translation from a Rus- appear with it-we cannot forget for a moment its great sister organization, hich Russia so prominently figured, sian newspaper. Some Russian auth- the Tabernacle choir, its peer in all rerather startling. It is noteworthy ors have been translated into English, spects, its superior in one-the equal hat Henry Clews and other finan- and have been widely read. What we balancing of parts. Its appearance every ers see no danger of Russian bank do learn of Russia usually comes forget, to some exten:, how really inSabbath has a tendency to cause us to uptcy. On the contrary, Mr. Clews through channels not in harmony with spiring it is. Comparatively few peohis last report says that all Europe the government. Our great American-ple in this world are privileged to hear

such rich and sweet singing "without money and without price." The stranger never fails to become enthusiastic and overwhelmed with admiration and surprise. In corroboration of this we quote from an article recently published in the Evening Star, Washington, D. C., entitled, "Beautiful Salt Lake City:"

"Did you know that Salt Lake City is one of the most beautiful places in the whole world? After luncheon we went to service in the Tabernacle. On each side of the orgau are tiers and tiers of seats for the choir. *** We got good seats right in the middle aisle and watched the congregation come in. Then the organ struck up, and we stared at each other in wonder, for it is the most beautiful I ever heard, and was most admirably played. The 'vox humana' stop was too much for me, and I actually wept; it was so exquisitely pathetic and sweet.

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After the sermon the choir sang a glorious anthem, which I would give anything to hear again, and at the end of

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CASES.

On June 13th the case of the Peo

I am sure that a word from you on this
point would be very acceptable.
Last week in a special meeting of the
society we passed, amid much enthus-ple of the Territory ex rel. Richard W
iasm, that the prize in the grand choral Young, John Fewson Smith and J
contest (musical contest) should be $5000, W. Tuddenham, relators, vs. Lour
with $1000 as a second grand prize to the Cohu et al., appellants, being an ap
best choir. Also a World's Fair gold peal from Judge Zane's ruling in the
medal to each conductor. Choirs must Third district court, the Supreme
number not less than 250 nor over 300 Court of the Territory rendered the for
voices.
lowing opinion, which was delivered
by Justice Miner:

"Call and invitation" prospectus, copies
I shall be pleased to mail you soon our
of which will be mailed to Wales in view
of persuading the managers of the
with us in 1893.
Eisteddfod" to join hands

"National

come over.

famous Eisteddfod choirs of Wales will
In all probability one or two of the
thing I could read before the Cymro-
A word from you-some-
darian, would be very pleasing.

I trust and hope that the Mirror reported correctly of your intention of gregation, and the organist struck upbringing your great choir to compete at "Old Hundredth,”and that vast throng the 1893 Eisteddfod. people sang the dear old tune. It was tremendously impressive. Then there was a benediction and the service was over."

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A traveling correspondent of the national newspaper of the Welsh in America, the Mirror, devotes nearly two columns to our Tabernacle, its great choir and a biographical sketch of its conductor, Brother E. Stephens. Among other commendatory things he says:

"Back of the pulpits is one of the larg est organs in the world, also a great choir numbering 350 voices conducted by a Welshman by the name of Evan Stephens, and I can assure you they sing well.

"It is to be hoped they will enter the world's grand musical contest Eisteddfod, at Chicago, in 1893."

Then follows nearly a column giving a sketch of the life and musical progress, names of compositions and mammoth musical entertainments given by Mr. Stephens; ending with

Very truly yours,

The People of the Territory of Utah. by Walter Murphy, prosecuting st torney of Salt Lake county, on relation of Richard W. Young, William J. Tudcomplaint in the Third district court denham and John Fewson Smith,filed Lake City is a city of the first class. alleging, among other things, that Sa divided into five municipal wards that on the 10th day of February, 1880, there was an election held in said city for the purpose of electing a mayor and fifteen councilmen, three from each W. AP MADOC, municipal ward, as provided by law, t Secretary of Chicago Cymrodarian. serve in said city as the city couse Our whole community would be thereof for the ensuing two year proud to have our choir challenge and and that at such election said relat compete with the world in a musical being qualified, were then candidates contest, and should the rumor that the for such office of councilmen in the choir and choral society will join forces Fourth municipal ward of Salt Lake to participate in the World's Fair City, and they each received of the musical contest prove correct, Utah iegal qualified votes of said ward, al of her harmonious sons and daughters. other persons were voted for in said would do herself proud and be proud such election, 482 votes, and that no No financial or other consideration ward by said electors for said office should stand in the way for a moment. save the defendants, and that they received only 305 votes each for said office.

MORE SINGERS.

One hundred young men (tenors and That said .relators were then and basses) may have musical training in there each duly elected to such office connection with the Tabernacle choir, of councilmen, that they had accepted free of charge. Leave name and ad- said offices, and are ready, willing and dress at Coalter & Snelgrove's during have offered to enter upon the de member of the choir to E. Stephens, defendants have usurped and intruded the coming week, or send by any charge of the duty thereof; that said conductor. Applicants will be re-into and are now unlawfully usurping quired to become members of the choir, and must be members of the Church of Latter-day Saints. Instructions will be given at a training school specially for the Tabernacle choir, to which all active choir members will have free access.

Choir leaders should encourage their young men to take up this study while there is an opportunity, as members cannot be entered into this class at all times.

Members of the choir who have not been in attendance lately will please report at once either in person or by letter explaning the cause of their absence, in order that their places may not be given to others.

"Thus you perceive that I am not taking the columns of the Mirror to display an ordinary character, but one of the most successful and talented musicians on the continent of America. When Gilmore visited Salt Lake City lately, Stephens furnished him a chorus of 500 adults and 1000 juvenile voices to take part in his concerts. He has since organized a large choral society, and his Tabernacle choir is doubtless the largest and best church choir in the world. In the face of all this, possibly some of my musical readers will smile increduJUVENILE CHOIR. lously and ask in derision: Who speaketh Tabernacle members have had the thus?" Can it be that true genius could take root and bloom in the Zion of the opportunity of selecting young singers 'Mormons,' between the barren rocks of for the Tabernacle juvenile choir. As far away Utah?' To all such I say, Come the list (300) is not yet full, the same and see, without lens of prejudice blind-privilege is extended to members of all ing your eyes." ward choirs. Brother Stephens de.

intruding and holding said offices to the injury of the people and to the damage of relators, and ask to be adjudged the rightful holders of said office, etc.

To which complaint the defendants filed their demurrer on the grounds:

1. Said amended complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute & cause of action.

2. Misjoinder of parties plaintiff in and Tuddenham, claims to be entitled that each of the relators, Young, Smith to an office which is separate and dis claimed by each of his co-relators, and tinct from the office or franchise they are not authorized by statute to be

joined in an action to establish their titles to separate and distinct offices.

3. Misjoinper of parties defendant in said action, in that it appears that each of the said defendants, Cohn, Noble and Hall has usurped and intruded into and is holding an office separate and distinct from the office which it is

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