Weekly Standard from Leavenworth, Kansas • 1

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JL Hxi Democratic staxdabil THE DEMOCRATIC STANDARD i the best paper published In Kansa. It it em pharically the organ of the Kansas farmers, and defends them against tbe aggression of the monopolists. Every Democrat should take it during this year, as it wUl be of nnuual Intel est. is opposed to high tariff, prohibition and mono, poly. Tou can do your neighbor in the country kind serrice by inducing him to subscribe.

One dollar a year in advance. WHOLE NO. 78. LEAVENWORTH. KANSAS.

FRIDAY. ST. JOHN. AX ODD IDEA. PROHIBITION AND PLURAL INCALLS BACKS BECK.

What the Kansas Senator Said to the Chicago Inter-Ocean On the Silver Question. "The political majority rests between the Allegheny and the Kocky Mountains, and an alliance of the Mississippi Valley and the Gulf States in the immediate future on economic and social questions is inevitable. The interests of these sections are identical and opposed to those of Xew York and Xew England; and with a majority of the votes in the lower house, and after the admission of Dakota, and a conse-oticiit majority of votes in the electoral college, it is more than likely that the next presidential election will be fought on issues now presented. These issues are the relations between labor and capital; the protection of American industries by a revised tariff; the control of railroad corporations; the establishment of an abundant aud satisfactory currency. So far as I know the sentiment of this great interior region is practically unanimous in believing that the coinage of silver should be continued.

They regard it as an essential factor in the prosperity of the country, and believe the argument against it to be fallacious and unsound. They have never experienced any inconveniences resulting from its alleged depreciation, or snperabun- dance. They find as much can be purchas ed by a silver dollar, a silver certificate, a gold dollar, or a greenback. A 11 predictions of disaster now made were orginally made hen the coinage law passed in IS7S, and ail have been falsified. The people are hiinetalists and willing that gold and silver be recognized in the currency of the country, but if the attempt of I he Wall street brokers aud capitalists to demonetize silver is pressed too far it is not at all improbable that the result of the struggle will be the establishment of a sin gle standard of silver, and the practical demonetization of gold.

There is a feeling in the west of discontent that is rapidly ripening into exasperation, at the efforts of the administration. in connection with Wall street hunkers. to interfere with the currency in the way now promised by President Cleveland and Secretary Manning. This feeling applies not alone to the present administration, but to the administra tions of Presidents Hares- Garfield and Arthur, alike delinquent on this subject, each openly violating the law and defying the will of congress. Silver has been habitually stigmatized and degraded bv the efforts of the past three administrations.

Today there is a larger per cent of silver in the treasury represented by outstanding certificates iii circulation than gold, and the senseless clamor about the failure to circulate the silver dollar and the difficulty of iniitK'iiit; people to take it has no foundation in fact. The people do not want gold or silver as a circulating medium. They prefer paper with a proper reserve of coin to make it a safe medium for business transactions, and even if silver be depreciated to the extent claimed by President Cleveland. still it is a better currency than the greenback, for at least Sf cents in coin is In-hind every dollar of a silver certificate, whereas behind the greenback dollar there is but JJ0 cents in gold. It is unquestionably true that the entire bonded indebtedness of the country is lawfully payable in the silver coin of the United States.

The silver dollar was legal coin when the bonds were issued, and if there be an excess of silver dollars in the treasury the natural imiuiry suggests itself why the president and Mr. Manning do not apply it to the payment of that portion of the public debt subject to call. A somewhat minute canvass of both houses leaves no doubt that the coinage of silver will be continued, and the efforts of the administration and the bankers be defeated." "And what of the propriety of a uniform international monetary standard?" "It would undoubtedly be of great benefit if the European powers would unite with the United States government in some agreement by which silver should be regarded as a common basis of circulation. Congress enacted at its last session that an effort should be made to secure the co-operation of England, France and Germany to this1 end. In pursuance of this law enacted, the president sent Manton Marble, of New York, on a monetary mission to Europe last summer, and he reported an un-coiKjuerahlc indisposition fn the part of the great powers to unite with this country in a recognition ot silver.

The effort failed, as have all previous efforts, notablv the one under President Hayes when Messrs. Evarts. Thurman aud Howe were in Paris. So there seems no prospect of any agreement iK'ing reached to recognize silver as a part of the money of the world." "But do you favor a temporary suspension of silver coinage "Bather than have even ateinporary suspension of silver I would have fre" coinage: and if the issue be forced, I have no doubt both houses of congress would favor the deposit of silver bullion in the treasury and the issue of silver certificates at a stated market value which should be legal tender. Kather than add anything more to the silver dollar I would rather eliminate a little gold from the gold dollar.

I think the free coinage of silver would promote an equalization between fiold and silver." Winter has been called the ruler of the inverted year, and when he lays his icy hand on nature, all things acknowledge his power. But he has lost much of it now. St. Jacobs Oil, the conqueror of pain, drives away reehumatism, and the eople are happy. A STRIKE TFREATESXD AMONG THE ELEVATED EUGDJEEES.

The Magnates Ont on the Lin Preparing for the Trouble A Conference Held Which May Result in Borne Satisfactory Settlement. New York, Jan. 6. The Manhattan elevated railroad management has decided not to accede to the demands of the engineers and in all probability the engineers will go on a strike early to-dav. They are simply awaiting a formal communication of refusal, which they expect to get at 11 o'clock in a conference to-dav with Colonel Hain.

Meanwhile, without waiting for the conference the Manhattan railway company has taken th initiative step and will run no Second, avenue or Ninth avenue trains to-day so that they can concentrate their forces on the busier lines in the event of a strike. Jay Gould, Cyrus W. Field and CoL Hain stayed out last night and rode up and down the lines of Sixth and Third avenue taking a look at things. Before the strike at midnight they ordered the city hall branch, closed and it will be closed to-day with the Second and Ninth avenues. The object t.f this Is to make the remaining force of engineers go as far as possible to-day in operating the roads which be attempted to keep open.

At 30 p. m. a committee on grievances conferred with Col. Hain and Treasurer Galloway, and it was agreed that the company would submit a proposition to them at o'clock to-morrow. Its thought that the matter is settled.

A few minute after the hour appointed for consultation between Col. Hain and the committee, ten engineers arrived. Mr. Arthur and the committee went to the office of the elevated road and were admitted to Col. Haln's office where the proceedings were conducted in private.

A few minutes later the committee came out reported by Hain and Arthur and went to the director office where a con erenee wa held. The door was closed and the engineers presented the ultimatum in regard to the proposed strike-Just what Hain in behalf of the directors said is not known at present as the conference is notjyet concluded. The state railroad commissioner O'Ronnell this morning call ed at the office of the elevated railroad and informed the superintendent that under the charter of the company trains on the second and ninth avenue lines could not be withdrawn without violating its charter. There was a hurried consultation between the superintendent and such of the directors as could be found which resulted in the sending out of orders to the effect that the employes of these two lines should at once report for duty and begin running trains. Rebels Threaten Mandalay.

London, Jan. 6. The Times correspondent at Mandalay telegraphs that a few-thousand rebels are scouring the country within a radius of twenty miles of the capital and that they threaten to attack the town. Fears of an encounter are felt owing to the great reduction of the English forces at Mandalay by the withdrawal of troops for the expedition to Behorna. The Pope's Health.

Koine, Jan. 6. It is learned on the highest authority that there is no truth in the alarmist reports which hare been put in circulation regarding the health of Pope Leo. So far from his condition being pre carious or is officially announced that his holiness Is in perfect health. Three Men Drowned.

Princess Annemd, Jan. 6. In the wind and rain storm which prevailed Monday night three men were drowned near Bock Creek while trying to make the shore in a small skiff from their vessel, which waa anchored a few hundred yards from th shore. PEOPLE AND EVENTS. Pennsylvania has four living ex-governors.

Mr. Gladstone's personal mail pouch contains about letters every month. Mrs. Brownlow, the famons parson's widow, is still living at Knoxville, Tenn. Mr.

Tees, for many years the champion chess player of Pennsylvania, has given up the game. Three snow-white heavers were lately captured in the river St. John at Ii. Justin McCarthy and Mrs. Campbell Praed jointly have written a novel, -The Right Honorable." Ernest Kenan has applied to the Empres Eugenie for permission to publish the letters written by the late emperor to Mm.

Cornu. Get Them B4L TEKMS OF srr.ciaiTroN MFMornvr-h St miako rti mmi'icrs a year: Leav-enworty Daily stAM. a year, in advance OFFICIAL FAl'KIt ---Tin- SrAo.Kl Is the official uairfjr of lA'avetmortli County and City. is tiie official jiujxv of Die 1 nlu'il itiiti s. THE REAPPEARANCE Or ST.

JOHN. A few years ago an Olathe luuycr, "formerly of Missouti," got Into the state senate, lie became known fur his fervid oratory ami for his zeal in behalf of prohibition. He had already been conspicuous in temperance meetings and hail won the good opinion of On- people of that faith. Bismarck (jrovi! blossomed forth h.s a rn-tlfzvoiin for tUriu, and in tin tabernacle thrre, surrounded hy trees ami birds ami green grass and liim -lands. St.

ami hi fellow orators held forth to niril ami weeping 'I In- prohibition v. a fostered in Hi'' chimin ami school hollies and got into Hie caucuses and primaries. Tin? politician- nw the nave coming ami cot their little i r.if Is a.ly to ride it. St. John as on tin- crest and his li'ial good enough for a long stretch ol fair weather and perhaps a bit of a storm.

Might -ars ago T. Anthony was a candidate lor for tin- governorship, where hi' had served one term. Jolni A. Martin was his chief competitor, and St. John as a poor third.

The lie-publican hosts met in representative hall in Topcka to tight, il out. It was unj thinvf to heat Anthony, and it soon became apparent that he could not he renominated. St. John held the bal-inee of power, t.ilt some of his men Were weakening and diifting towards Martin when the Anthony and St. John forces secured an adjournment.

I 'pon reassembling the convention nominate! St. John. Anthony had performed the marvelous political feat of transferrin! his forces intact to John. When the latter vas inaugurated more songs and prayers ascend, wards heaven than were ever heard he. 'ore in Kansas.

during his terms the spared no effort push the caue ami was a target for the hutts of tin1 anti-prohibition anny. lie went down in MH2 I tore Glick and The kicking" did ii. and t. John set about get linn en. next appeared as a lecturer on prohibition, and then its the prohibition candidate for president.

With the of an experienced politician, the fervor of zealot ami the grim iletermination of a martv went into the Mate of New ork. where the parties were so evenly balanced that a straw might turn (In- scale, and id all his energies lo winning vote-, for well knowing that fully four-fifths of them must rome from the Kepi'bli-can ait. The eoitnt showed a Democratic plnrality of 1.117. si. John was avenncd iiti jubilant ami boasted that prohibition had beaten the Kepnblican candidate.

Jt was true. The anathemas of the Republican press and politicians tilled the country with clamor. The I leinocntcy were resium d. as u.ilit lie and set to work to u'Htht in the ollices. resident Arthur, who had been left out in the cold hy the Republican convention, was kind enough to I-.

Legate, supposed to be St. John's sharpest political adviser, a land office receivership in the iiortl) of I'laho where, thounh the lees ate small, the tisliiti'4 ami scenery delicti heart of man. Now St. John reappears as a prohibition lecturer, as full ot hold utterances find startling prophecies as ever. He paints the whi-ikey tratlic in lurid colors, predicts its final overthrow and the reitrn of cold wntcr." lie finds I.eaven worth's battlements tip ami nuns out as they were in the days when he was governor and was wont to predict sreaf disasters because prohibition and the drnx the Kansas twins, found no welcome here, hut its people proclaimed this the land of the free ami the home of the brave and took theirs straight and over the counter.

I.ct us nive st. John credit for the good he did. It overbalances .1 great deal of his cranky comlncl, ami as he is still engaged in the Work of breaking up the Kc-puhliciiu patty we have no hard words lor him. He can look about him here in Kansas and enjoy the sisht of every one of his old eueuies in the Kepnblican patty on the Mourners bench getting r-ady for baptism and full admission to the prohibition rhnreli. Though they cursed him once th are now the devoted followers ol that idea for which In- preaches and lights.

M. John and his idea have comiuered the Ue-pablican parfv of Kansas. KANSAS QUARTER-CE N7ENNIAL At a meeting of the survivors of the W-aiidotte Const it tit ional convention, held at Wyandotte, on the of July, lssf. initiatory action was iken in reference to a celebration hy the people of Kansas, st Topcka. on the of January.

of the twenty -tilth antiivcry of the admission i.f Kansas into the I'nion. In pnrsitaiiee of that a 'jmi. a meeting was held on the 21th of November. tti the rooms of the Historical society, at Topcka. to make preparations for such cclchrat'f in.

that meeting a program of proceedings was in pat made up, and a committee aj-pointed to perfect Die arrangement. The exercises will occupy the afternoon and vening of the day. those of the after-tiooli are to embrace addresses hy cx-tiov. Charles Kohinson, the first governor of the fitate. ami by IJov.

John A. Martin, the present gov ernor. Poring the evening other addresses which may be called out by the presence of prominent citizens ill he niiule and short addresses will be delivered hy persons on tilt! subjects assigned to them, as follows: Hon. S. X.

Wood I'ioiieers of Kansas." lion. John Speer The Territorial Hon. 1. Timelier. Rejected Hon.

15. Simpson. "The Wy andotte foil vent ion." II m. Thus. A.

(shorn. "Tho state Governments." lion. A. II. Ilortoti.

"The Judiciary of Kansas." lien. C. W. Itlair. "Kansas During the AVar." Hon.

I. W. Tress of Kansas." Ilev. IT. IJichard Cordjey, "The Schools of Kansas." liev.

Dr. F. S. MeCabe, "The Churches of Kansas." lion. Sims, "The AgricnUure of Kansas." Hon.

Alexander Caldwell. "Kansas Manufactures and Mines." Hon. James Humphrey. "The Hail-roads of Kansas." Hon. C.

K. Hoiliday, "Tiie Cities of Kansas." Hon. Noble L. l'rentis, "The Women of Kansas" Hon. Eugeue V.

Ware ill read a poem lirepared for the ooca.sion. THE WAR ON CJEN, SPARKS. The fierce war th! latid thjeve ami territorial riugs are making on Gen. Sparks, romniLs.sioner of the general land office, is serviug an excellent puriwise 111 directing attention to the gool work he is doing. The attempt to crush him with a shower malicious fabrications is proving very illjiulged and reacting on the ringsters.

The lie they have been telling are easily-answered and by persisting in the lies the truth is forel into a prominence it would never otherwise have got. Thus they have instated that his decisions have again and again been reversed by Secretary Lamar, when the real fact is that not a singh' appeal from his rulings has vet lieen sustained. What this means will be understood when it la stated that hts decisions eover an average f4Uto600 daily. Of course, most nl these are trivial or routine, but It can te seen Tt hat a chance is given for appeals. JANUARY 8 1886.

SECOND ASSIGNMENT Of Cases for December Term, MONDAY, JAX. 11, 1SS6. 2100 State vs. Chas. A.

O'Neil. 2171 Same Luce. 2175 same vs. Levi Porter. 17d Same vs.

John Wisher. 21v Same vs. Thos. Kenua. 21M2 Same vs.

Neil O'Neii and B. Breslan. 2P.4 Same vs. Albert A. Fiuning.

Douglass vs. Board County Commissioners. Kirj2 same vs. citv of Leavenworth. K22 Duffy vs.

"Board County Commissioners. S2o2 Douglass vs. Easter. Gohtthwait vs. McCrary.

ftjVH Sims vs.t'itv of Leavenworth et Leonard vs. "Hunt administrator. Hs Same vs. Same. s7n Nobleetalvs.

Waller estate. y2W Heppenheimer vs. Monks. TUESDAY, JAV. 12.

ISStj. S7o2 Douglass vs. Freeling. 1'erine vs. Noble, el al.

Miller vs. Scott, syrio Macauly vs. Yarney, et al. 8'sWl Same vs Miller. 8y.it; Dilworth vs.

Griswold, et a I. Sk12 Harris vs. Burrows, et al. EDNESDAY, JAN. 13, 8Wy Collins vs.

Halpin, et al. tHKKt Friek Jx, Co. vs. Ciarev. et al.

Su2 Clark vs. Harris, et al. fofl Sprat ley vs. Currier. Tin itSPAY, JAX.

It. ISsH. tS Meagher vs. Bennett. ficiger vs.

Fruna, et al. Bovle vs Douglass. rt'lTO Bartiett vs. Bartlett. At wood vs.

Berg, et a I. CosO Fairbanks vs. Male Insurance Company. St77 I'om'incr Engine Co. vs.

Cheesrnan, et al. FlUDAY. Jan, lorn, lS-to. isr Douglass vs. Anthonv.

S0.18 Havens vs. Kansas t'entral Railway Company. 9M1 State of Kansas vs. Pusey, et al. 9105 Broadbere vs.

Desserv. mori Whittaker vs. Hcllmaii. 9111 Chase l'iano Company v-s. Kansas irgan Company, et al.

91 lo Fullaui vs. City of Leavenworth. 9117 If urd vs, Carr. Monday, jas. 18th.

1--mJ. 911IJ Warden State Penitentiary vs. Buck-lev, et al. 9119 Whittaker vs. City of Leavenworth.

9120 Laing, et vs. city Of Leavenworth. 913o Spriagi vs. Devon. l.f5 T'urlay vs.

Alter. 9 K-te Bloomenthal vs. Newman, et al. TIKSDAY. JAN I' Alt 19.

lj. 9245 licnnett vs. Meagher. 914H Nauslmumer vs. Britnk.

9178 Flint vs. Bishop. 917i Meagher vs Bennett. 9IS3 Roderick vs. Dana.

9190 Carroll es. Neelv et al. 9192 Williams vs. Bd. Co.

Com. 9195 Armstrong vs. Citvof Leavenworth. 92il Wright vs. Urine.

WEDNESDAY, JAXfARV 20tll, 18W. 9220 Garrigues vs. Macaule et a I. 9221 Same vs. Dilworth.

9222 Same vs. Conlan et al. 9223 Boehime vs. Douglass. Davis et al.

vs. J-'reeman: THURSDAY. JAN'. 21. lS-So.

9233 Shaffer vs. Board of County Commissioners. 9231 P. By. Co.

vs. Board of County Commissioners. Angell administratrix Co. vs. (tray-son.

S'242 Insley vs. Legate et al. 9243 Towrisend vs. Burdett et al. 924.5 Kvan "vs.

Citv of Leaveuworth et al. 9240 Kelly et al vs. Gordon. FKIII.VV, JAN. 22.

1881). 9217 Harrison Machine Works vs. Wilkins. 9219 Forks vs. T.

S. W. railway com pany. 9252 Douglass vs. Sargent.

955 Hlubaczek vs. Gaiser. 9257 Moline Xatioual Bank vs. Bullen et a I. 6258 Morgan vs.

Turder. SATLTiDAY, JAX. 2:. 1883 DI VOKC'E CASES. 8S7I Mathews vs.

Mathdws. 8918 Goff vs. Goff. 8941 Thomson vs. Thomson.

88 It Douglass vs. Douglass. 89SO I inter vs. inter. 9ol4 Ycspcrinan vs.

Yesperman. 908X Collins vs. Coliins. 9143 Yates vs. ates.

9204 Krnster vs. Emstcr. 9205 Wright vs. Wright. 9225 Gamble vs.

Xeuothaii Gambel. 9231 Miller vs. 9251 (riilam vs. liiilam. 9254 Callahan vs.

Callahan. Hvdervs. Hvder. 9259 Scoby vs. Scoby.

92il5 Turner vs. Turner. 92t9 1 'oiler vs. Porter. 9274 Haver vs.

1 layer. 927 Spalding vs. Spaldiug. 9J79 Smock vs. Smock.

9281 Wrick vs. Weick. 9282 Smith vs. Smith. 9234 Hunter vs.

Hunter. 0285 Forge vs. Forge. 92so Houlettvs. Houlett.

93o3 McDonald vs. McDonald. 93o6 Timmous vs. Timmons. 9309 Burge vs.

Burge. Bonskowsk'i vs. Bonskowski. Pierce vs. Pierce.

1317 Luckan vs. Luckan. 9318 Abies vs. Abies. MONDAY.

JAN. 25, Sasson vs. Freeman, et al. 92tl3 State of Kansas vs. Pat MeCrysial.

9:354 Same vs. Black. 92ti'i Douglass vs. Anthony. 92118 Frcy vs.

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. 9218 Kunvan vs. Overton. 9270 Douglass vs. City of Leavenworth.

971 Martin Co. vs. Overton. Tt'KSDAY. 28, lSSfi.

9324 State Ex Hel vs. John Haunon. et al. 9272 Davis vs. Bedgood.

9273 Gordon vs. Peiidery.admini.stralor,S:c. 9275 Darlington vs. Conradh. 9277 Warden State Penitentiary vs.

Jones, et ai. 9278 Pickett vs. Rivers, et al. 928S Hnnivs. Wade.

9289 Trocon vs. T. S. V. By.

Co. 9290 Anderson vs. Koitenhaus. 9292 Harris vs. Wright.

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27. 1S.V. 929.3 McKissick vs. Munn.

9294 Wood vs. Wetzel. 929ti oung vs. Fenlon. 9297 Dixon vs.

Toliver. 9298 sinith vs. Stahl. 9299 Union I'ac. Kv.

Co. vs. Mo. Pac. Ry.

Co. 9300 Green vs. Law et al. 9302 Meloy vs. Forsyth et al.

93U5 Boyd vs. Pies et ai, 9307 tiri'frith vs. Evans. 93i is Work et al. vs Reach.

9311 Hershfield vs. Sternberg et al. 9312 Kimbal et al. vs. same.

9319 Tobey Furniture Co. vs. Angell admr. Arc. 9320 Dugan vs.

Cole. THURSDAY, JAN. SS-IRSQ, 4790 Ernster vs. Leavenworth city. 5282 Atchison vs.

Hook. 7383 Board County Commissioners vs. 1-oote. 8763 Douglass vs. Adams estate.

8K44 Same vs. ickel. 8845 Same vs. Nangle. 8h4 Same vs.

Beauchamp et al. 8848 Same vs. Haug. 8853 Same vs. McDonald.

8855 Same vs. Johnson. 885ti Same vs. Rogers 8858 Same vs. Heiling etal.

8859 Same vs. Brady et al. 8887 Same vs. Bannon es al. 888 Same vs.

Lammers. 8894 Same vs. Galvin. 8901 Same vs. Cranston.

8940 Same vs. Hannon et al. 9l8t Same vs. Jobson et al. 8903 Richards vs.

Fair et al. 89u5 Same vs. Robinson. 8908 Same vs. Doyle.

91rt7 Whitaker vs. Douglass. 91 lis Same vs. Same. 9174 I 'phain vs.

Same. 9180 Wisnorwski vs. KoehanowskS. 9214 Hazen vs. Hazen.

et al, 89:3 Pendery vs. Irw in, et al. 9229 Rogers et al vs. Rogers. 9240 Oliphant vs.

Oliphant. 9248 Long vs. Wolf et al. 9250 Zimmerman vs. City of Leavenworth.

Cure for Piles. Piles are frequently preceded by a sense of weight in the back, loins and lower parts of the abdomen, causing the patient to suppose he has some affection of the kidneys or neighboring organs. At times symptoms of indigestion are present, flatulency, uneasiness of the stomach, etc. A moisture, likeprespiration. producing a very disagreeable itching after getting warmisaverv common attendant.

Blind, bieedine or itching piles yield at once to the apjuipir uon or ur. rsosanKO pne remfly, wnicn acts directly upon the parti affected, absorbing the tumors, allaying the intense itching and affecting a permanent enre. Price Address the Dr. Bosanko Medical Piqua, O. Sold by Humphreys uavis.

A Card. To all who are sufferine from the errors and indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, fec, I will send a recipe that will cure you, FKEEO tUAKOt- luis great remedy was discovered by missionary In South America, bend a self-nddrwsed envalope to the Rev. Joseph T. Ismak, xew York vty, VOLUME XIII. I hen.

again, there have liwu the Uiost grossly exuberated reiKrts In regard to assumed dissatisfaction of the president. Then: are inventions of the rings. A letter of Mr. C. (wstield, ho is a candidate for sjM-cial of the land department and recently visited the president to ask Ids help in the matter, makes this plain.

Mr. Bowstield, writing under date of December to a friend, says of his visit to the president: "I asked him fir his indorsement, and mentioned prominent men who would vouch for my character and fitness. The president said. 'If Mr. Sj.aiks wants you.

my name goes down for Tin: Kev. Dr. Hey Molds, rector of the church of the Covenant in Junction City, ho died at the rectory in that place on Monday, December IWth. of paralysis, was sixty-eight years of age, and had filled a place of great usefulness and ability dur- lug his entire career, lie entered the war in lWI, as chaplain of the Second Kansas regiment, and at the close of the conflict was made chaplain at Fort Hiley. He was placed on the retired list few years since and accepted a call to the parish where he died.

Dr. Heynolds was well known in Leavenworth and all over the ate. He was a mail of extraordinary force and ability In-tii in the pulpit a nd literature. His tuneral was largely Uishop Vail, Dean Klleroy, Dr. iieattv itiid other clergymen otliciating, The Doctor tirst in Lawrence in the spring of aiifl had resided in the stale for near twenty-eight years.

Ki.vd the following from the morning paper: I.yneli swears that in1 lias published this proclamation thirty times In the daily ami four lilneilt tile weekly ill (lays ItelWefn tile ul.nve tlates. And then I lie aftidav it T. Lynch Iwini; U'lly sworn, ileiMe and that the aliove is a true correct and tiupa simieit 1 VNK i 1AM It. iiH anil svvoi to before me ttiis 1st day of .1. W.

XKIIIAI'S. County Clerk Tic affidavit itself the lie to every iit made hy Anthony. Mr. Lynch only swears that the hill is "true ami correct" and remains unpaid." We do not en re to discuss the matter. The county cleric, acting for the hoard, ordered these notices in the Si.v.mai;i thirty-four times, and we charged regular prices for the work.

If we iire entitled to pay for the still. Uc VV iil get it. I'lti'iitm rinN and plural marraiges are treated of to-day in a communication from a well-known Leavenworth man who is an interesting writer at any rate. We agree with him in the matter of prohibition, but believe that one wife is enough for one man. and sometimes one too many.

Two or more women to one man would give them an unfair advantage over him. It is heller to take good care of one woman than poor care of two or three. fin: Foil Scott Mini it boasts Dial rents are low in that city. Is that a sin ol prosiHTily, general. Kansas City Journal.

Yes, hen il Is also a laet a it Is in Fort Seott to-ilav that then- is a iteinaiul I'oreveiy house to rent. Kxorhitant rents have, killed many an otherwise tluivini; phice. Fort Scott MmiUor. Kxorhitant rents are as bad as exorbitant taxes. Moderate rents, promptly paid, with a demand for every house are the Signs of true proserity.

Tnr f-oitrth anntlat meeting of the Democratic editors anil publisher" association of Kansas is called to meet in the parlors of the Windsor hotel, in the city of Topeka, on riday, January ISHli, at 2 o'clock p. m. This is the regular meeting of the association, and it is earnestly desired that all Democratic editors ami publishers of Kansas be present. Tin: advantages of advertising are strikingly illustrated in the order just received hy Mr. S.

1J. Nib's, the ISoston advertising agent, for otic insertion of an advertisement in one publication for This is probably the largest order ever given for one insertion of an advertisement, and shows the extent to which advertising is done by those ho appreciate its benefits. Thf. mayor and council with City Clerk Shepherd are entitled to praise for the admirable manner in hich the registration is progressing. The gentlemen who are at the head of the city government have demonstrated that they can tackle a big thing hen it comes their way.

John lint: and Kichard Hoe. celebrated characters, have taken up their residence in Atchison ami appear regularly in the police courts. This is a great fall from the proud position these gentlemen used to occupy in the arithmetics and copy books. and does not do credit to the social atmosphere of Atchison. II.

Ci. has purchased the Ilard-wieke interest and is now sole proprietor of the Atchison t'tHvinX, Clay is a hard- worker and a conscientious new spaper man and everybodv will wish him success. Clav's next move should lw to gobble the postofrice in his town. Ma.H'U of Topcka, apt. L.

Y. (Ireen. of l.ahlwm City, and apt. San- ford, of Taola, have been appointed to clerkships in the pension office by (Governor Glick. They were all recommended by Grand Army posts.

Wir TKVKii other differences mav exist here, everybody is for the Leavenworth, Northern and Southern road. It is crood to see the old Var horses nulling together so heartily and vigorously. It means busi ness. Tin; western niemlxTS of congress returning from their brief visit to their con stituents, declare that no silver legislation can get through the house unless it is to grant unlimited coinage. A Harris, who hails from somewhere in the vieinityof Tonganoxie, comes to Leavenworth to oppose the railroad pro position.

He talks like a man who haI re ceived a retainer. Most of the Atchison saloon keepers ho have closed have opened restaurants, cigar stores or temperance billiard halls. None of them have gone intothedrug store business. TttK affairs ot Arizona have been manipulated by unscrupulous men until the territorial debt amounts to which eats up over .50,00 a year in interest. At the rale of registration since the hooks opened Leavenworth will register 1,000 voters by the time the books elose on the 9th.

Sow that the Standard has its railroad boom in good shape it is anxious to see a board of trade building under way. Sexatob Ixoalls is an enthusiastic silver man as will be seen by the interview with him published to-day. Tom Kekxe's admirers trust that his illness may not impair his usefulness on the stage. It is reported that there were only five persons at the Jarbalo anti-railroad meet ing. The weather is lovely at New Orleans-hut Kansas widowers had better stay here.

Hunt's Remedy cures Bright's Disease of the kidneys, nervous dieaseas, female weaknesses. Hunt's Remedy cures headache, eostive- vess, dyspepsia, diseases of tne liver and kidnevs. The best doctors use Hunt's Kidney Kem- edy among tne-ir most yaiueriprp-seripnons. FLOOD AXD STORM- GREAT DAMAGE DONE Rf PENN SYLVANIA. Three Million Dollars Worth of Lumber Carried Away The Heaviest Snow Storm of the Season John L.

Sullivan's Latest Brutality The Doines. Pittsburg, Jan. 5. A Bradford sic- eial liays: Heavy rains for the past two nays anil large quantities ol snow in the timbered hills have Conspired to produce the most violent Hood km.vwi in many years along Driftwood and Sinnauiahoiiing creeks. Thousands of logs from mills were broken from their fastenings and are going down the streams.

It is said the loss to the lumber men will approach At this place there is over two feet of water in many streets. All telegraphic communication to the cast i lost, and trains are obliged to Dag tHeir wiy Report from Cameron state that the greater part of the place is under water, and the residents are in greiit fear ley their houses be swept away. Many residences had to be vacated. A million feet of logs were torn loose and swept down Hunt's Run. Saw mills and dams at various plaees along the creeks are much exposed and in Imminent danger of being earned awftv.

The Storm. Chicago, Jan. 4. The severe snow and sleet storm which has ben raging since Saturday throughout the northwest has seriously interfered with the telegraph wires in all directions. All lines west of here are down and communication with the east is very uncertain.

Dispatches received from Sioux City, last night reported a blizzard there. It had been snowing and blowing steadily since Saturday, and there whs already a toot of snow on the ground and no signs of the storm abating. De Moines. Iowa, also reported a heavy snow storm. St.

Paul dispatches reported the same throughout Minnesota and Dakota. Chicago. Jan. 5. Dispatches revcived here this morning indicate that the heaviest snow storm of the season prevailed very generally throughout the west and northwest yesterday and last night.

In some sections it was accompanied by very hiii winds, which drifted the snow badly. A fall of from 15 to 30 inches is re)orted from different parts of Wisconsin. In many localities trains were badly delayed and travel impeded. In this place a high wind has been blowing sine midnight, accompanied by light snow. Sullivan's Latest Brutality.

Xcw York, Jan. 5. The World, this morning says: Another leaf was added to the garland that adorns the brow of Boston's pet, John L. on Sunday. The scene of his last encounter was the Gilsey house, this city.

His victim was a newsboy, a mere child, sickly and inoffensive. Sullivan was just leaving the Gilsey house in a drunken condition when a new sboy-ran up and said, "'papers, gentleman Sullivan replied, you, I'll send you to 1," and as he spoke he struck the little fellow in the mouth with the head of his umberalla, The boy fell almost senseless, his lips horribly lacerated and three teeth gone. Sullivan walked leisurely away. A guest in the hotel tried to induce the boy to accompany him to the police station in order to effect Sullivan's arrest, but the timid child replied. "I guess not, mister.

If I should and he is arrested he would kill ine afterwards. I am glad he did not hit me with his fist or I would not have seen mother again." Desperate Prisoners Escape. Charleston, W. Jan. 4.

Last night excitement was caused here by five prisoners escaping from the county jail. When the night guard went into the jail to lock the prisoners in their cells one of the prisoners knocked Dock Wyatt, a guard down, and a general stamiw-de followed. I'pon reachiDg the jail yard Jailer Bowles was met and knocked down before he could fasten the outer gates. The prisoners who escaped are George and Kichard Jeffrey, brothers, who killed William Douglass: Geo. Beardsley, who killed Henry Moore; Sam Douglass, who killed Tom Peel last I unstuias eve.

all white: Luther Smith, a negro who had besu convicted and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for grand larceny, also escamsf. A heavy reward is offered by the The House. Washington, I). Jan. 5.

Mr. Mullcr. of Xew York, made his appearance in the house this morning for the first time and took the oath of office. After the reading of the journal, the Hoar presidential succession bill and the senate resolution proposing certain joint rules were referred to the appropriate committees. Contrary to general exiectation the committees were not announced after the reading of the journal and the speaker immediately proceeded to the call of states for the introduction of bills and resolutions.

The Hamilton County Election. Columbus, Jan. 5. The house of representatives adopted resolutions this morning, authorizing the committee on privileges and elections to employ a stenographer and incur otner iiecessrry expenses to a proper investigation of the Hamil ton county election cases. The impression prevails that that the committee will lie deliberate and searching in its tnoulry.

Typhoid Fever. Albany, Jan. 5. Information has been received by the state board of health that typhoid fever is prevailing to an alarming extent throughout the state owing mainly to the continued mildness of the winter. If this weather continues much longer grave results is feared.

Editor Resigned. Boston, Jan. 5, (ieorge Ellis, publisher of the Daily Advertiser and Evening Record, has resigned. It is stated that Henry Caltot Lodge ill take his place. An Editor Dead.

Bath, Jan. 5. Elijah Tinton. senior editor of the Daily Times and American Sentinel died this morning at the age of seventy, The lungs arc as much the life (t the body as is the heart. They an easily affected by climatic chant'es aud need something to strengthen them and drive away impurities.

Both, of these Red Star Cough Cure does. It is safe and sure. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Paper Mill Failure. Vandalia, 111., Jan.

5. The Vandalia Paper Mill company made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors. Liabilities about assets, $80,000. My daughter was troubled with neart Disease for 5 years, givea up by physicians, had sinking spells, constant pain, gi-rot swelling over her heart extending left arm, and several pel is of neuralgia extending o.vea entire bodv; doctor could not hefn her. Dr.

Graves' Heart Ketralator cured her within a months. Jas. Tiiton, ioncora, x. tt, i per ootue at druggists. Notice of Petition.

NOTICK 13 HEfcEBY GIVEN that a petition ill be presented at the meeting of the board, ol county eornraissionera lor Leavenworth county in April, for the onranization of a new township, to be Known as Jarbalo tovm-diip, having the following boundaries; Cwmmeiu-ing at the northwest corner of seeUoa 34, "township range 20, thence running east to the northeast corner of section 51, township 9, nnge 21, tbeoee south to tba ontbea3t corner ol section l. township 10, range 21. tbeac west to southwest corner of section 16, township lO, range iHRiu ure Beginning. KENDEE80X. I.

J. MORGAN, one bundrad aud iixiy-turte other. the upper stories of the burning building and away up in the top story appeared the agonized face of a mother holding a child in her arms. Fire bells ere ringing and while the crowd was standing witnessing the burning building a fire engine came thundering dow the street drawn by-powerful horses. )ver the headlight of the engine appeared the ords, 'Kepnblican party." As the, engine drew near the flaming arch the chief cried -haltr and the driver stopped.

-J you see that burning said the chief. said the driver. 'The suffering humanity' said the chief. said the driver. There is a hydrant within that flaming arch," said the chief, and you must penetrate it to reacli the 'I'm afraid we can't do said the driver, 'but we can regulate Attaching the hose there catne a blast of wind, wind, wind nothing but ind.

'You are aiding the said the chief de-sparingly. said the driver, 'see how I am giving that gasping mother once more a breath of pure There was a rattle and roar and another engine was seen coming down the street, on the headlight of which read -Democratic The chief put the same questions to the driver as In-fore, and when he was asked if he could penetrate that arch the driver answered, "No, it would set us back twenty years, but we can keep it from spreading." And straightway they Iwgan to throw mud, mud. mud nothing but mud. Still th? names raged. Another engine was heard eomh.g down the street drawn by a pair of magnificent horses.

The driver sat in the box and the engine fairly Hew over the stones. They drew up at the tiamiiig arch and the chief asked the driver if he saw the burning building, suffering humanity and told him about the hydrant. The driver answered that he would try to penetrate the arch and asked the chief to wrap him up in blankets. Then he lashed the horses right ami left and passed through. Soon the stream of God's living water was turned on and lives saved.

That hotel," said the speaker lowering his voice to a stage whisper, "is the nation and the fire the rum traffic and the blankets the prayers offered up from ruined homes. Now, will you save the suffering mother and child, or let them perish The apostle then sat down and the audience rose to go out. when it was announced that Van Bennett would make a few remarks. The gentleman arose and talked in the usual vein of temperance orators. This brought the meeting to a close.

TOM THURSTON. The Ex-Newspaper Man Tries the Morphine Route. From Tuesday's Dally. The story of an attempted suicide hy Thos. C.

Thurston at the penitentiary has just leaked out. Thurston has for some time past been librarian at the prison and last week he wrote what is called an "improper letter" and gave it to a trusty to mail. For this olfen.se he was sent back to the tailor shop. Up felt his disgrace keenly and Friday night attempted to commit suicide Ivy-taking five grains of morphine. He wrote a note and left it at the door of his cell which was discovered and read by an officer who immediately Informed a physician and the proper reiru'dy was applied namely a pump and he is slowly recovering.

Thurston says he got the morphine during the Jones administration by stealing it when the physician's back was turned and has concealed it since with suicidal intent. Thurston has served five years of his eighteen ear sentence. The note which Thurston wrote was addressed to Squire Keller, and said that Th urston had taken five grains of morphine and directed his body to be sent to Mount Muneie for interment. The officers at the prison think Thurston is playing off. Burning Oil.

Cleveland, Jan. 6. About five o'clock this morning, a fifteen thousand barrel tank of refined oil caught fire from an unknown cause at the Standard Oil Compan ies Works. The fire department together with the Standard Oil Companies, local fire apparatus soon got to work. Other large tanks in dangerous proximity cause apprehensions of a great fire.

As quickly as possible arrangements were made to drain the tank. The lire now at a. m. is still burning fiercely. At ten oeloek the fire still is confined to one tank, and all danger of its spreading is past.

The com pany is unable to give an estimate of the loss. At 11 a. m. the pipes had been tapped at the bottom of the burning tank and the work of transferring the oil to the ether tanks began. Everything possible is being done to prevent the spread of the fire which will only cease when the contents of the tank is exhausted and that will not be for several hours yet.

At 11:15 the situation at the fire remains unchanged. Efforts. of the fire department are directed mainly to the protection of surrounding property, and the oil is being exhausted from the burning tank as rapidly as iiossible. It is now thought that the middle of the afternoon will be reached before the fire is out. Fierce Storm in Colorado.

Denver, Jan. 6. A storm of un usual violence prevails in the mountains. Blockades in the railroads are the worst known for years. At towns in northern Colorado the thermometer varies from 2hto SO below 2ero.

The intensely cold weather was accompanied by high winds, blow ing from the north, winds blowing east and striking the warmer atmosphere caning a heavy snow fall in Kansas. The worst phase of the storm is thejneeessary disas-terous effect it will have upon the cattle interests. It is thought that the storm ill cause a high death rate in southern Colorado. All Insane. Danville, 111..

Jan. tl. The surviving members of the family of the late Walcott Allen, living eight miles north of this city, has gone hopelessly insane over religion. They are all converts of revivals recently held in the neighborhood. George Allen, aged 82, was adjudged insane Mon day, and his brother Heber Allen, aged 34, was adjudged insane yesterday.

Both are heads of families and each has a wife and two children. Their sister Miss Mary- Allen, aged 24, will lie tried for insanity today. The mother, aged 60 years, is also insane. A Druggist's Mistake. Jersey City, N.

Jan. 6. The jury in the case of the druggist Amende, charged with causing the death of Margaret and Ella Holtz by putting up a prescription of morphine instead of quinine, last night ret turned a verdict of not guilty. The Senate. Washington, Jan- 6.

The chair laid bo- fore the senate a letter from the Post-master general complying with the call of the receut senate resolution in respect to the appointment of a postmaster in Maine, allewed to have been procured through the influence of S. S. Brow chairman of the Democratic committee of that state. The House. Washington, Jan.

6. Call of tates for introduction of bills and resolutions resumed in the house, and the following introduced and referred: By Senay, of Ohio, to repeal the civil service act: also to make shareholders in national banks individually liable for debts of bank, Consider Tongaline a very valueble remedy for neuralgia and rheumatism. Have used it with good effect, and con recom mend it. J. I HAMILSOjr.

M. Crab Orchard, Mo. WHAT THE APOSTLE OF PEOHI-BITION SAID At the Eink Last Night The Audience and How it Behaved St. John's Allegory of the Burning Hotel A Sketch of Hia Dis course. From Tuesday's Daily.

According to the announcement Ex- Jov. St. John spoke on prohibition last night at the Kink to an audience numbering in the neighlMirhood of three hundred and fifty people. The assemblage as a tin collection of sill kinds and classes of people, which manifested its approbation or its differences in sundry ways. The proceedings commenced with a prayer that somewhat needlessly lengthy fortho.se who were unfortunate enough as to be away from the stoves.

Three gentlemen wh sat near the rostrum on the. east side of the building then sang the ''River of accompanied by one of their iiiiin- I oer on a. cabinet organ. This hymn I is not an original melody. but merely consists of new words set to an old tune, with the usual result of not improving the tune.

The chairs in which the audience was partially- seated had been placed in rows facing tin east and filled the north half of the rink. Hack of these were the rows of raised opera chairs lomjxjsing tiie seats on skating nights. A little over half the num ber of chairs on the floor were occupied and a sprinkling of listeners were grouped on the bench that runs along the east side of the structure. The opera, chairs were tilled in about the same proportion and those towards the north wall contained a number of bovs from whom at intervals during the speaking come thunders of ap plause, though the older heads of the audience frequently made known their presence by the clap ping of hands or stamping of feet. A few-cat calls were heard at times, but taking the audience without the boys it was a quiet and orderly one.

St. John commence! talking by stating that he knew he was in the minority. He had been in the minority once before; that was in pro-slavery times. He thought it was better to he in the minority and be right than in the majority and wrong. The day and time was coming, and it was not far off when there would lx; an overwhelming majority, ami he warned those in the saloon business to get out of it now while they had an opportunity and not wait until they were forced to do so.

There would be a meeting of the legislature in about a month, he continued, and he would tell the saloonists not to be alarmed that it was proposed to tide over the matter of prohibition until a later session. The feeling in favor of the movement, however, was growing, ami the time was not far away when the object would be attained, and he would give them solemn warning. St. then spoke of the lirst meeting for the cause of prohibition which took place in the vicinity of Springfield, 111., and how Cassias M. Clay spoke to an audience of less than fifty people, and among that number there being only a few men who were willing to brave public opinion, and the danger of being classed as prohibitionists, to attend.

Jiaek of all the others of Clay's hearers at that time stood a tall, lean, lank individual whittling a stick, but at the same time listening in-teutly to every word. That man was Abraham Lincoln who not many years after was chosen as Ihe president and chief representative of the people. In about ten years the party that was now in the minority would in spite of all obstacles put its man in the presidential chair and the hour was approaching when instead of appealing to politicians to uphold the movement it would 1m? impossible with a stone fence ten feet high with barbed wire on top to keej) them out. Then it would be that a singular, but natural, fact would come to light, namely, that each and everyone had alway been on the side of prohibition and advocated it from the first. He wished also to state that Noah hail once been in the minority but he guessed it did not hurt Noah's feelings to look out of the ark and sis- the majority sw imming around.

The cause of prohibition had been struck by many cyclones, but the last one instead of injury had helped cold water on. Here the speaker illustrated how it had been aided, by an anecdote of a (lerman farmer who was intent on moving to Minnesota in spite of his friends who told him that the state was overrun with cyclones that would blow his fences down, and carry his house and barn off, and return a few minutes later for the well and cellar. To all of which the honest Certnan had replied that he would come a trick on the cyclone, and that as he would build his fences of stone five feet through and four feet high and when the cyclone blew them over they would lc one foot higher than before. So. continued the speaker, it is with the cause' of prohibition.

Of political parties, St. John dealt unsparingly his condemnation, of course excepting the new born child prohibition. The Kepnblican party was the cause of the present license system, he said. Here he presented statistics which tended to show that the United States government was the boss of all the liquor traffickers by yo per cent. Every saloon keeper said he knew the value of that little piece of yellow paper which gave them the annual opportunity of purchasing the right to seli liquor under the law of the L'uited States.

When a saloonist had the temerity to selling intoxicants without this purchased privilege, the United Statas flirt not take him before Judge Crozier, or Judge Martin, or before the state supreme court, nor did it apply for an injunction, but simply dragged him before a tribunal of its own and there seutenced him to prison. He (St. John) had stood by the Kepnblican party until it had repudiated prohibition in its national politics and then he had vowed that if his vote could defeat it it should be defeated. This was before November, 1X84, after the Chicago convention and he was happy to state that he was the means of defeating that party and as many peo ple said, turned the government over to the Democrats. He was a Democrat and that convention had made him one.

Because, continued St. John, men change their political views they are often times called traitors. He knew of some of our Kansas politicians who had been on every side of a subject or issue yet he did not class them as traitors, but simply believed they had seen themselves in the wrong and so changed. In this connection the names of Ingalls, Hallowell and other prominent men of the state were mentioned by the speaker. The saint wound np his lecture by an allegory which be afterwards explained.

"You all remember," said he, "reading about the burning of a large hotel in one of the eastern cities some years ago. How the elevators and stairways were in flames and every means of escape for the unfortunate inmates cut off. There WaS ahydrant in the center of a square, or courtyard, around which the note was built, and this was only accessible by an arcb and this too was in flames. Faces appeared at the windows of Aa Interesting Scrap of History and a Discussion of Natural Rights The Phenomenal Growth of the Mormon Faith Old BrigLam's Revelations. To tbe Staxoako.

The tendency of universal progress in meral. and of human development in particular, is continually to larger individual liberty and responsibility to less and less restriction. To the mind of any thoughtful jhtsoii, therefore, the outcome of the sumptuary prohibition crusade in this country is plain. It will fail because headed backward instead of forward in the path of progress. Just how long the excitement will hold up, and just what eccentricities it may exhibit before it reacts cannot be foretold, but it already shows signs of hav ing spent its force.

No patent scheme, law or ruea-sure f' ie regeneration of mankind will ever ac complish anv permanent good to the race unless it eo-opcrates in souie degree with nature, for, talk as we will, the universe is governed by natural law, and nature pays little regard to ecclesiastical and legisla tive enactments. in the discussion of the question of the natural rights of individuals we are too apt to allow our judgment to be warped by the prejudices of education. We think as we have been taught. The effort being made to enforce the John prohibitory law in Kansas has its counterpart in a similar crusade in I 'tab. to carry into effect the Saint Edmunds pro hibitory law against plural marriage.

As it is our ox that is getting gored here, it is easy to see in it a flagrant violation of the principles of persona! Isberty, but an un prejudiced looker-on and thinker can see in the I "tali matter an equal invasion of natural rights. A man's right to marry two women, if both are willing, is quite as inalienable as hi right to choose his own drink, whether water or whisky. To dif ference what my tastes are, if my neighbor prefers wine to coffee, or if he chooses to have two wives in place of one, I shall not meddle it is their affair and not mine. Twenty years ago a Boston scientist wrote a treatise on the subject, abounding in facts, figures and logic tending to prove plural marriage a benefit to society, and a blessing to the race, instead of a curse as is generally supposed. It was read bv manv of the advanced thinkers of the country and favorably commented upon.

In Lowell, it made converts by the hundred, and some enthusiastic philan-throphists circulated the following petition to the legislature, and obtained about two hundred signatures of respectable women, some of them educated and refined and of high standing in society, when the matter got into the newspapers and the projectors dropped it for fear of a storm. "The undersigned respectfully set forth the grievances under which they suffer as women who are not permitted to vote, hold office or engage in the occupations ojen to men. and who are otherwise restricted in opportunity of earning a living and herewith beg your permission to suggest the remedy for these and other evils, upon which they prav your honorable body to act. 'The social law which now governs society says practically that women should be married, should engage in work at their own homes and should look to their husbands for support. The law of liod and the law of nature likewise command tln-m to be married.

On the other band the census shows that it is impossible to carry out tliesc mandates for the reason that there is a large excess of women; while many of the men from the nature of their occupations, or from choice, or necessity do not marry, and many others are idle, vicious and otherwise unfit to be heads of families. "Yet your petitioners hold that the matter is not itnout remedy. Prejudice and custom have decided in favor of restricting the husband to one wife, but without justice or authority, as we believe. In the book which lies at the foundation of all law recognized in this country there is no injunction against a pluality of wives while there are many examples anil commands in its favor. Men's wives appoarto have increased in proportion with their wealth and ability to provide for them.

Such is the rule yet in the land from hich the Christian nations received their religion. -In presenting their claims to the marriage state your petitioners have no desire to interfere with any existing household, or to ask for the enactment of any law hich shall permit the man to take a second wife without the consent of the first one. They are aware that it may take years to remove prcjutiiees. and that those who become second or third wives may lx-looked on with disfavor, but, confident that their proposed action will ultimately do away with much of the social evil that afflicts and distresses all communities, they are willing to liefirst toengage in this work of reform. "We ask no loosening of the marraige bond, but that the niarraige of the second ife shall be made as permanent and binding as that of the first, and that all the children shall have equal honor.

In the passage of a law permitting plural marriage under such wise regulations as yon shall deem proper, we believe you will have taken a long step in doing away with foundling asylums, ante natal murders, prostitution, marriage infidelity, immorality, sexual diseases and other evils which afflict society, as well as lessening the vagabond population of our large cities." Without doubt the Mormon religion owes its phenomenal growth to plural marriage, the stone that as rejected by the builders of modern Christianity. Old Brigham probably builded wiser than lie knew. Whether lm received his revelation from the prompting of "carnal desire," or from an angel plenipotentiary from the courts of heaven matters not. Nature was on his side, sanctified by grace and gospel, though frowned upon by Parson Newman and Deacon Edmonds. In Massachusetts and New York alone the female excess is one hundred and seventy thousand.

Add to this half as many more women who cannot mary because that many men are living single. In the west the excess is not so great, but the per centage of single men being greater it leaves the ratio of unmarried women about the same. Is it either right, fair or humane for the church and state and Madame Grundy to condemn all these millions of women to lives of celibacy for no crime whatever, to cruelly banish them to a worse than dreary Siberian exile because a few hundred years ago the ecclesiastical moloch knocked plural marraige in the head in order to obtain female vietims in abundance for church immolation Health and morality, public as well as private, are best premated by obedience to the laws of nature, and it should be the aim of the state to facilitate marriage and induce as many of its members as possible to assume natural, lawful and permanent marital relations. Every prohibitory dam erected against the exercise of natural laws only perverts and diverts into other channels, poisons society and causes a hundred fold more harm than good. Liberty.

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