The Deseret News from Salt Lake City, Utah • 9

marc TK a 12 neu 0 IV bmw nS iallal it also appears there were five instead of four as before stated who went up the creek the fifth filth and one having been subsequently seen cutting across the fields the two who went down the creek williamson and smith probably stayed in the brush on a part of 0 robinsons Robin bobin sonssous farm most of tuesday evening as that gentleman walked around his farm and found tracks leading in but butt none leading out that evening and he told parties in pursuit he believed they were in the brush but bud they did not make a search cre there which would probably havo have been a dangerous operation williamson being armed and an ambushed party always has a great advantage over a pursuer mr robinson walked around his farm on wednesday morning and then found tracks leading out of the brush strengthening the opinion that the desperadoes had been secreted in that locality conference at paris A conference was held at paris idaho on saturday and gunday sunday sunday feb 12 and 33 elder 0 rienrich pres preg presiding iding valter walter hoge clerk the conference was addressed bv president 0 0 rich and elders A williams and james hart and bishop bishops 8 budge geo osmond and A hunt meetings were held each day at 10 a and 2 the sacrament was administered on bun sun bunday sunday day afternoon ohp the following settlements were represented georgetown ben- nington ning ton montpelier preston breston Pre liberty ovida ovid paris bloomington st charlescharlea and fish haven the other settlements ef of this stake being so fan far fa distant and weather BO so unfavor- ableab no reports were received from them the settlements were represented generally in very flourishing condition a decided improvement pro in the spirit of the people tending tto 0 a operation cooperation co 0 0 of labor and an increased desire to honor gods servants arci and jive live the lives of latte rd saints A great number in each of the settlements had renewed their covenants by baptism rebaptism re and a greater disposition to honor the law ef of tithing had been manifested than had ever appeared in our tithing settlements many man having liquidated their entire indebtedness which they hadbad allowed to accumulate since their firs first settlement in this valley and the books now showed more square accounts than at any time previously the sunday school interest was working au a great amount of good amongst the rising generation co operative stores cattle and sheep herds were reported as in a progressive and self sustaining condition some of which were yielding ver xen neryvery large arge dividends to stockholders the he relief societies were well represented making efforts to obtain a representation of the manufacturing skill of the pioneers of thesa mountain regions it also appeared from the representation given I 1 that the population ati on of these va valleys aleys was steadily increasing by home growth as well as by the incoming of new settler sj who have left oldoid older olden arld and less favor able locations to establish themselves in a country where so many facilities exist necessary for their comfort and prosperity the general authorities of the church were presented and unanimously aan aon aau sly sustained by the congregation and also the following local authorities were presented and sustained without a dissenting vote charles rich president of the bear lake stake of zion william budge presiding bishop MEMBERS OPOF THE lillian COUNCI COUNCIL Ii geo sirrine john A hunt neils 0 leight sleight ri edwin Austin Miner wilcox alonzo BIngham Geo osmond nells williamson anders beck hyrum rich solomon I 1 EI OF THE DIFFERENT 4 WARDS henry lewis georgetown joeph joeph To ePh NV moore bennington charles charlea robinson montpelier henry UD dairydalry alrymple mple preston peter jensen ovid edwin austin liberty henry home rome paris parts george osmond bloomington john A hunt tit charles hyrum rich fish fiah haven isaiah tufts meadowville Meadow ville ira lake town randolph ay iy stewart randolph wm lee Wood ruu samuel pike almy williamwiiliam burton button evanston HIGH PRIESTS quoi QuOr QUORUM tuu tum niels president Pre Adent 0 rich and john counsellors Coun SEVENTIES NM davis president win wm aired and hugh findlay Pi adlay counsellors Coun Couns ellois ELDERS QUORUM wm aham as president daniel jacobs and walter hoge counsellors Coun HOME missionaries ira era Ne bekerbeber hugh findlay nelisnells daniel jacobs geo osmond james IL hart robert price william A hymas elymas joseph IV moore 0 merrill superintendent OF olf SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN ill THIS stare STAKE bishop geo osmond conference adjourned sine die WALTER HOGE clerk of conference FROM SATURDAYS DAILYDAMY MARCIL MARCH 18 stormy rain bain hallhail and snow today to day lecture member remember Be the lecture of elder joseph smith at the ward assembly rooms on monday night on the early history of the church criminal matters yesterday yest erday james mayfield found guilty of larceny was sentenced by the court to imprisonment in the peni pont sent iarylary for one year in the case cage of dudley bremen found guilty of complicity in the same crime judgment 9 was at the request of the public prosecutor suspended and the prisoner prison ep discharged on his own subject to be brought benore before the courtat any time improvement society the eighteenth ward improvement so i clety was organized last evening wita with the following officers president john nicholson ls lyl and 2nd and vice presidents mahonri young and BR patrick secretary decker assistant secretary chas smith treasurer lo 10 renzo young librarian edward kirby directors 0 caldercaider and young wung besides the foregoing bishop young was wag elected honorary president of the society storm and disease dr 0 ormsby of loganlogon was in town for a short time this morning we learned from him that a most terrible storm has prevailed on the route of the utah northern blockading the road effectually it will take several days to clear the blockade he came by sleigh from logan to deweyville Dewe thedr states that he has had one hundredand awen ty five cases of diphtheria during the winter that disease being very prevalent lent in logan andits vicinity ogden junction marchu 17 in st louis the st louis globe dem nem democrat of sunday march 1 12 thus thua announces ta taylor lor of salt lake city and 11 pratt of st louis elders in the mormon chuichchurch ara are to holdbold service today to day in union hall no 1310 broadway at 2 and 1 7 pm the first named passed through this city twenty five years ago on his way to the land jand of the saints latterly he has haabeen stationed in iowa ii bIther whither he returns in the interest of tho the faith which is in him utah northern the sentiment of the people of this county is emphatic in regard to the tho utah nor thern proposition whatever benefits this railroad may be to othe other portions ofthe territory it will iii be a positive injury to Mi asoula county counts the productions of utah will wipe out all the wealth thatthai years of pa patient tient toll have accumulated berehere our dl distance stancl of miles overa over a rugged road will practically put ua us at the foot of the class of which utah will be the headand we will havebave to swarm into some other schoel school montana missourian uis Mis boulian supposed suicide Sui cido tt it is gener allyaily believed that john becic beck the man advertised a few days ago a 0 as missing from his hiahomo home in ta the ward committed suicide in jordan some articles of clothing having been picked up on the banks of that river above the ward bridge which have been identified as having belonged to him efforts have been made mado to find the body but they have been so far aa we can learn aa yet unsuccessful mr beck had seen been een in low spirits for some time previous to his hia disappearance home industrial company joseph walker jonnjohn rees john A knight and johnf 01 06 lad have associated together in a business capacity under the name and style ot the deseret carriage and wagon company and have opened the premises recently occupied by mr A hopper second south street immediately east of first east street it is essentially a home industrial place of business where vehicle vehicles will swill be mademada to order fronifrom the farm wagon to the family carriage the members of the company are practical inen men and should be sustained in their enterprise good home productions always being en titled on principle to preference of patronage we are pleased to see this branching 11 out in this exceed exceeding ingi important de- partmentpart ment 4 ui home industry brownes phonographic monthly we have received no 5 of Bi brownes ownes phonographic mwry a journal devoted to the interests in teresta of and phonograph ers published at 2 per year year by scott bi browne owne broadway 3 new york among its contents we notice cc reporting exercise exerciser I 1 phonographic les Leb lessons sons 2 easy style exercise from the vicar of wake field offered improvements for reporting savle american philological logical society editorial I 1 cor original I 1 al articles ac ac all mor or orless ae ss interesting and instructive to all interested in the acquisition or progress of the beautiful art of phonographic raphie writing fro from prom a perusal of the contents of the number received we believe the phonographic journal will be found very iery very useful to beginners in and that many serviceable hints suggestions and improvements will be found in its pages by advanced students and reporters and to all such we recommend it an success yesterday I 1 the NEWS mentioned the fact face that the water had been turned into the pipes of the tho waterworks water works sw I 1 later laten in the afternoon the hydrants were tested and proved to be a complete success the following is an of the result aa as near as a couldbe judged erom prom an inch nozzle nozzle a solid stream was thrown a height rising of 80 feet and from an inch and a quarter nozzle a solid stream about 70 feet the force being sufficient to carry spray nearly a hundred feet an inch and a half nozzle sent a solid stream upon the dome of the city hailhall this test demonstrates demo strates the fact that the waterworks water works are an unqualified success and those who havet ha seen the hydrants at work in the large cities of america state that those of saltsait lake operate superior to them As a constructor of waterworks water works mr elier Eller ellerbeck beuk has shown himself a master handand gether together te with his successful manipulation of the gas works indicates that he depos possesses ses sesia a great deal of mechanical and engineering skill and ingenuity one of the tho escaped desperadoes fatally a ta 11 shot narrow escape of deputy sheriff hobaday HoU aday aboutaboul A houbou half an hour before sundown 5 yesterday deputy sheriff john holladay of Santa Sant qwin again utah county got track of one of or the escaped con convicts vints who mur muT murdered dered marden warden bergqu and hastily not notifying a posse to get ready to follow and aid him in capturing the des berado ho he went on ahead alone on horseback following up tho the tracks of the convict over the until it became too dark to see them thern the officer then took to the traveled road thinking his ana ina main would alsodo so anid and he would be able to head him he was right for hebe caught up with him on an the road he had something in his hand that he supposed to be a pis to tollol in the i hope of taking liim alive or wa without about any shooting having to be bedone done mr HoiHol raday rode on past the convict thinking bishis posse would soon arrive he met meta a wagon with nive five men mell in it told them ho was going to capture an escaped convict and wanted their alaidald to 0 secure him none of thomthose men being armed and anci the officer havingbaving two pistols he gave one to one 0 of them by this time thathe desperado who proved to be NV 1 phelps i was waa close at hand and observing ving that the nerve odthe nian man to whom he gave the weapon failed him somewhat orne oine what he took the pistol from 8 him it was dark being past eight the five men remained sit ting rl tha wagon and the of officer fleer approaching within a few feet of phelps commanded the latter to ta throw up his hia handsbands which he fie did not do 13 commanded him hirthe tho see boe second 6 time when phelps fired the weapon so fo close to mr air holladay holiday that the flash slightly scorched his hid right hand and flared in his big pi nce ce buthut the ballmissed illlii him the officer instantly attempted to fire both his pistols but only one was discharged following as quick asa flash with another then with a blow upon phelps head which brought him to the ground when he was secured one orie of the officer rl shots supposed to be tae his first went through the fellows felIo ws clothing at the right shoulderbut did not hurt him andthe other struck him in the left breast be law the nipple going clear th through rough the body phelps was put upon the wagon already mentioned taken to york and a guard placed ever lim him and this morning he was placed on ol board the utah southern tra instill still in charge of mr holladay at Plea piea pleasant sarit Grove Dr al ben Bon benedictbenediet edletedict i who was on the train rendered what surgical aid nid could be given to the wounded mana manmau wh who expired on board the cars near cottonwood station this morning on arriving in the city the body ody was conveyed to thi the federal court house and placed in the cellar under that thi building where it was surgically exa examined miRed by dr benedict assisted misted by dr smi smith ith phelps was the same party who on the ni night 0 ht of tho the break from the penitentiary called at the ther house of A mr andrew cahoon sou south th cottonwood ton wood asking leave to warm himself at the stove andstati stating a that be hadbad been attacked and robbed of a part of his clothing and two horses by a couplecoupie of men mr cahoon not having yet heard of the jalljail a delivery gave the fellow a grey overcoat and a pair of gum boots which phelpshad on when taken it has been discovered that phelps had been secreted for seve- ralhours on the day ho he was captured at the house of one william smith at santaquin San father of TO jos 9 smith another of the desperadoes supposed to be now with william- son and it was at this house where ho he was supplied with provisions a pistol and bowiebowle knife after being taken he said that hahe hadbad resolved to take des desperate arate chances as lie he might tjust ajust just as well dlodio anyhow iletie sta stated ed that he bb was not aware that captain berg harwas dead phelps was about twenty seven years old the reason that mr posse did not reach himm hita was that the they missed him in the darkness thy that at gentleman showed great coolness enni effI efficiency clencyelency and determination in securing his mani mati aill gill sustaining his reputation of being an ati excellent of officer fleer 0 today to day coroner ge geo taylor and a aj jury jurs ury held abt ait an inquest jin quest ove over the body mr mi holladay his brother thomas holladay the five men who witnessed the capture of phelps and arid others beart being among the witnesses the parties who secreted beere fed and supplied pile id arms to need looking 10 after the substance sulsui stance of the verdieverdle fc rendered by the jury is that deceased came to his death from the effects of a pistol shot at the hands of john holladay 5 dap deputy sheriff fl 11 of utah county while in the lawful discharge of his hig duty the evi deuce completely exonerated the officer I 1 from MONDAYS 5 DAILY harch MARCH 20 1 ref refused used ased the court hns has as refused to grant the motion for a new trialtriai in the case of wiggins convicted of murder mulder in the first degree 40 randolph snow writes from randolph march 13 there ig plenty of shiow snow here and not much haybay cattle Are ale dying for the want oraeed of feed inthe rhe the ladiesladles here aro are taking the opportunity of leap yer year mrs celia spencer I 1 and mrs fanny spencer dance on friday last there ivas was a fullfuli house all went off quiet and general good feelings prevailed the health of thetha people le is good at present A lame lane evasion thelow the ant a nf relating to the projecting of ofte ve pipes through iiolio he fie roofs and sides of buildings is now in force some people aro are seeking it to evade the ordinance di ilancetiance because it say saya noth indin ingin in regard to the ends of buildings I 1 or the 06 benefit of buch much parties we ve draw their attention to the fact that therel are to all intents and purposes I 1 four sides to a squarely constructed building whether they may wily choose to call the narrower sid sides es ends or ot not anyhow the spirl spirit twid arid I 1 i tent ent of tha tho law jaw should always be considered instead of loopholes for outlets and evasions visiting north bishops jj NV hardy and RT JC burton button have havn just juat returned from a preaching and busibusl business es visit to a number of settlements tle ments of the north on the way they held bold a meeting at kays bilte ille andaud thence proceeded proc ceded to box elder elden county meeting on thomay the way with the people bfof calls fort they addressed assemblages at willard mii city Be bear arRiver river city and mantua at all 0 which places laces they found aa an excellent spirit prevailing especially at the last na named ed placepince where twenty families are located locate dand and where the snow is i now four feet deep they have a operative cooperative co store there and are considerably 0 connected mith with the he operative cooperative co institutions of city 1 the are united peaceful healthy and happy and have havo an abundance of if the tho necessaries of ilfelife 1 another chief justice it will be seen by a dispatch thatthe nomination of alexander white for chief justice of utah has been withdrawn by the president pre aident and that john al coghlan lari lati of califor- nia has been nominated for that position judge dge white mite leaves the office which which he temporarily ailed filled with the respect of that part of the community who are disposed dis postil to the I 1 impartial administration sidn of law and justicejustlee and hisbis knowledge knowledg 6 of legal principles is probably as extended as that of auyany judge that has sat bat upon the benenbench in utah an excellent discourse i sc ourse yesterday afternoon elder john taylor delivered a highly interesting and instructive discourse at the bistrick Di strick school rooms the first pant part of whichwhick wis was devoted to showing how mankind allali ages had been generally opposed to the ahe introduction of th the a princprine principles aples of life nna ana salvation and the latter part was replete with valuable suggestions relative to the course the latter lay day should take in the train i I 1 ing and arid in the shaping of thoi course of their children indi indicating catane catani th the imperative necessity ne of the lata lats ter being kept free from influences that are in opposition tp the truth 1 he alluded to the greatness of the responsibility that rested upon those who have arrived at abl the 4 age ge of maturity with regard to th the rising llly genera ilof fiori the form former er being boing oinoln 1 9 acquainted and knowing how ito ameet meet the opposing and arid evil in- fluencesfluen ces while the younger mam members of the community were not in that position and there foret forer ef liable to be led astray by the mand mana analil in tins ls regard parents should exer i else cir dare careeare in fri the selection of the- eho scholastic cho lastic educators 0 the chilchii chilli 3 dren 11 1 Spec fal to the dismus news yta mat MAL dispatches per PEB vokn dez der myno 1 th tarco men nen killed by a SnowA didodIde a 1 march maich 14 1418 TK between four and five this morning the bb boarding arding hous housea id oftho the th poorman mine sitt situated abed on ophir hill HiJI was swept an avalanche carrying with it tereci three mer mea ana higgins fite fhehie fie foreman man of the mine am and thos laucht one of ther raen fien john toole and the Chi maman marnan cook escaped in some someway fay ray the other three ree menare slap supposed ose to have hive been carried parried with the wrecks rec oyer over the eliffcliff near the brink of which the house wa built andhutbut little hope remains of recovering the tho bodies immediately the snow falfai fallfail I 1 this season is without precedent in the history of the dig dis Jig districttriet rund and fears ture are entert entertained affied that this thia catastrophe will ere long repeat itse itself lf A fu furious rigus wind and snow has ralerf herehera since bince yesterday my and feilds i fair to contincoutin continue ue throughout gort gout today to day ajaeb ftp to the present pm tr I 1 1 1 dead bo bodies dies of james thomas lynch hivel have bee been reco leco vered vereA from the ry of this morning ab rib the poorman foorman mine aline botnbotu aro are terribly mangled almost beyond recognition A force of between ra 73 and mon mn from ophir nudund aud alid wy dry calioncallon are ouon the ground 1 gund and the je covery of the body oy of william himons is momentarily looked ifon ifor i nong long lono continued storms have havo aye ave taken tha 6 1009 out ef of erae somo or the roa inca Camo inialnla a as well ain aln utah fa 1 i i ov ical nil nicil nii il.