prevailing has rendered the prairie grass highly inflammable. `Great damage has been done to farms and farm improvements. sent the German interests; while northwest. The capital stock was England will doubtless order the $150,000. Unless matters prove Calliope's return to Samoa from Syd- worse than expected depositors will ney or replace her if she is materi- probably be paid in full. As yet no A few days ago a prairie fire ap- ally damaged by the hurricane. steps have been taken to hunt proached the town of Mt. Ver- The London News, referring down the absconding cashier, but a non, at about three o'clock in the to the coming Samoan con- reward for his capture will probably afternoon. The inhabitants turned ference, says: "Germany must be offered at once. As he has had out en masse to fight the fire, but in abandon her ideas of reducing the a week's start he is undoubtedly on vain. Though aided by people from preponderating influence. The ap- the safe side of the Canada line. the neighboring town of Mitchell, pointment of Bates as one of the It is learned he disposed of all his they could not stop the fire, and it | American commission shows that property in this vicinity some time consumed the entire town, leaving any claim in that direction will ago. all the families in it homeless. The render the conference entirely nugaloss amounted to about $130,000. tory." Several other villages have been destroyed in a similar manner, one of them, Leola, containing 300 inhabitants. A furious wind drove the sweeping flames from farm to farm and from village to village. The total damage will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. A Scoundrelly Cashier. Desperadoes Captured. On the night of March 20th last, as the east-bound Atlantic & Pacifie passenger train was pulling through Canyon Diablo, west of Winslow, Arizona, it was boarded by four masked men. The train was The doors of the First National moving slowly and the robbers Bank were closed last evening. The mounted the locomotive without Alderman Smith returned to cashier is in Canada. There is a difficulty. By threats of shooting Minneapolis April 10, from Sully woman in the case. P. F. Pratt, the they forced the engineer to stop the County, Dakota, where he went cashier, went to Minneapolis a week train. One of the men stood guard to investigate the extent of ago last Thursday, and on Fri- over the locomotive while the others the damage by the recent prairie day the bank officials were took the fireman to the express car fires. "It was a terrible sight," he startled by a note from the and compelled him by threats to call said. "I did not suppose that the Merchants Bank of St. Paul to the Wells Fargo Express messenfires were so bad. There are at that the account of the First Nager to open the door, which the robleast 100 families in Sully County tional was overdrawn $20,000. Abers entered. They searched the meswho lost most of the wheat they had. messenger was at once dispatched senger and obtained from him Some of them saved a few things, to St. Paul and discovered Pratt had between $200 and $300. A safe but in most cases nothing, was drawn out about $8,000 due the containing several thousand dollars saved. Those who witnessed the bank and about twice as much was not touched and no demand fire told me that the flames jumped more on his check. A bank exami- was made on the messenger to unfour and five rods, so that ordinary ner was notified and gave the books lock it. None of the passengers fire protection was of no avail. One a hasty overhauling. Enough was were molested, and no resistance man was sick, and his daughter in learned to show that matters was offered. In fact it would have bed, when he saw the fire coming, were in a bad way, and that been useless, and the robbers had a and his wife rushed into the barn to Pratt is short nearly $100,000. decided advantage. After the robuntie the horses, while he ran to Not knowing where the end bery the four masked men started save the girl, and he had just car- might be, the directors con-south. As soon as possible, Sheriff' ried her out on a plowed field when cluded to place the bank in the Buck O'Neil, of Yavapai County, the fire sprang upon his house. His hands of the examiner and he will Arizona, collected a posse and started wife barely escaped. The horses appoint a receiver. It is impossible in pursuit. were burned. I saw where 400 sheep at the present to tell the amount of were burned in a heap. The people Pratt's villiany. Correspondents of peradoes had made for Utah, and he of Blunt have done a good deal for the bank both in Chicago and New followed, being close upon their the sufferers, but they are unable to York allowed Pratt to overdraw track. While he was after them a do half enough, and I hope the good to the amount of $15,000. In addi-dispatch was received stating that people of Minneapolis will put their tion to this he raise 1 $30,090 an the he and three of his men had been shoulders to the wheel at once. Seed personal vote of Mrs. Neland, an killed. This was accepted as true wheat is what they want particu-aged widow residing at Dayton, who by his friends, as the pursued party larly, now that the spring season is trusted Pratt to manage her business were known to be desperate men, at hand. Everything that can be matters to a large extent. It also but fortunately the rumor proved to given in the shape of relief ought to appears that Pratt,in company with be false. be turned in at once." H. S. Sparks, has been speculating in wheat, and Sparks is overdrawn. $10,000. A Sudden Stop. In Castle Garden, New York, on April 10 six English boys being passengers on the steamer Wyoming, were detained on the charge that they had been hired in England by a man named Rew, to work on his brother's ranch in Iowa. The boys will probably be sent back to England. Samoan Affairs. The sheriff learned that the des The robbers made the best time they could into Utah. Word had been sent ahead to the sheriffs of Last summer the good people of Kane and Garfield countics, and Anoka were horrified to learn that about the last of March two of the Pratt was on intimate terms with a fugitives made their appearance at handsome young woman of doubtful Cannonville, Garfield County. It is reputation. The scandal soon be stated that there were about thirty came public property and his wife men attempted to arrest them, but took her two children and went to the two robbers kept them at bay Boston where they have since re- and managed to escape. They travsided. Soon after this the grass eled eastward, and had gone about widow also disappeared, but it is forty miles when Sheriff O'Neil alleged she has since lived in Min-came upon one of them, neapolis where Pratt supported her "Bill" Stiren. The sheriff's party and her illegitimate child. had the drop" on him, so he gave The There was quite a contest in the up. This was on April 1st. bank directory at the meeting in next day another one, John J. January over his position on ac-Smith, was taken, and on April 4th count of the scandal, but it was the remaining fugitives, Tobe Quince finally decided that he close up and Charles Clark were taken into certain business matters with which custody. As the penalty in Arizona he was familiar before closing up his affairs with the institution. It is believed his stealings began at that time. A Washington despatch says: It is authoritatively stated at the Department of State that the three treaty powers concerned in Samoan affairs -England, Germany, and the United States, have reached an understanding, by the terms of which they will each keep but one war vessel at Samoa, pending the termination of the Berlin conference. The vessel to be sent there by the United States will be the Alert, 1000 tons, now at Honolulu. The The president of the bank is L. H. German corvette Sophie, now on her Pincknor, a well known business way out from Zanzibar, will repre-man of this city, and pioneer of the for train robbing is death, the robbers were armed and would have shown fight had their been chance, but this was not given them. a On April 10 the prisoners and sheriff's posse came up on the Utah an attempt THE DESERET WEEKLY. lest he should find no track ahead, and pleaded to be released from the Behind the road Central train from the south. It was of the cars except that of Hart were deemed best not to attempt to go seriously damaged. back overland, as it was that feared The dead and wounded were made to rescue them. would be put upon the train and brought did not consider the risk necessary, The sheriff to Chicago. The bodies of the dead so concluded to go by rail. On April tablishment, and the wounded were were taken to an undertaking es10 he placed his prisoners in the conveyed to Mercy Hospital. It city jail for safe keeping, and cannot be learned that Manager continued his journey next day, McCool was on board, but the party going by way of the Union Pacific in his car were friends who had been to Denver; thence the party will visiting him at Los Angeles. It is ble and several passengers gave up. make the trip by rail to Arizona. For a time escape seemed impossiThe prisoners are a decidedly account says that the freight engi-all faces were pictured the fright difficult to get the exact facts. One Several ladies prayed aloud, and on bard-looking quartette. about five feet six inches high, the boiler head; another that he es- pears to be only a few moments Clark is neer was crushed to a jelly against natural to mankind when death apmedium complexion, slender build, caped unhurt. It is also said that hence. The train crew and passenand about 32 years of age. Quince several of the wounded in the other gers worked heroically. Men bent is about 36 years old, dark complex-cars of the train were left at the forward gasping for breath, felt their ioned, near six feet in height, and scene of the accident. This is not way to the tender, and found water weighs about 160 pounds. is also dark complexioned, five feet were not badly damaged. Smith believed to be true, as the other cars to dash on the burning ties, while eight, inches high, sharp nosed, and is slightly lame in the left leg. running on time and the extra safe to move ahead. Later-The passenger train was of the engine to see whether it was others went a few feet ahead Stirer is aged about 38, is 5 feet 9 freight, inches high, light complexioned, cusable through some inexvery small eyes, prominent nose, dispatcher, was allowed to follow. error of the train as heavy build, and walks with swagger. a At Lorenzo the grade is very steep, He keeps his eyes on and the engineer of the extra saw the floor most of the time, but the train was unmanageable just as occasionally glances up without he perceived the lamps of the pasraising his head. Quince Smith and senger train. He whistled for the were chained gether by the feet; Stirer and crashed into the private car, driving to-brakes, but too late. His engine Clark each had a set of irons on When spoken to they would seldom. car ahead. In addition to being it upon the steps of the Pullman reply, and when they did it was in scalded, James L. Hart had both a most surly toue. They evidently his legs broken; Henry W. Lamb, think the game is up with them, also in the private car, was scalded and are as sullen as though the about the face and body; Palmer, death penalty had already pronounced. In the afternoon their over the freight engine into a mass been the freight brakeman, was hurled irons were taken off by a machinist of debris and escaped with a scalded month, snow and wind storms of Since the opening of the present manacles had been fastened on by a John Byender, engineer of the pas-over portions of the Middle and a bath. The face and terribly burned blacksmith at Panguitch, Garfield senger train, was severely hurt. The Southern States. At points on the extraordinary severity have swept County, this precaution being taken fireman of the passenger train said: coast, great damage has been done that they might be given no chance "We cannot be blamed for the acci- to shipping. At Norfolk, Va., a dent; it was pitch dark and densely cyclone created a tidal wave, which foggy when the crash freight ran extra". The freight en- in contact with some lime piled on a We were running on time, but the came. flooded portions of the city, doing gine ran right through the last wharf, caused a fire to start, which great damage. The water coming coach, and then the boiler burst. were simply awful. The cries of the dying and injured $200,000. The damage by wind and destroyed property valued at over had been thrown over them, and Boiling water their flesh was terribly scalded. water is probably an equal amount. and the men took of escape. Railway Disaster. was The following is an account of the accident on the Chicago, Santa Fe & California Railroad April 10: The regular eastbound train just leaving Lorenzo station, fifty miles from Chicago, at 4:30, when the accident occurred. Attached to the rear of the train was a private car of Manager McCool, of the California Central, occupied by. J. F. Hart, Mayor of Brookline, Massachusetts, and a director of the Callfornia Central Railroad, his wife, Boulanger's Trial. hands. During the last few days scenes of furious disorder and excitement have taken place in the French while ahead all was darkness and was on fire far as the eye could see, mystery. But it was death to linger in that caldron of fire, and when the surroundings either meant moving or death, the effort was worth the attempt and a start was made. The ments required to pass over the suspense and horror of the few moble heat and smoke cannot be exburning track and through the terripressed, but the train finally pulled out of the flames to fresh air and safety. Storms and Fires. A few days ago a fire swept through the business portion of the city of Savannah, Ga., doing damage to the extent of $2,500,000. An Outlaw Killed. Following is an account of a desoccurred a his son Henry Robert Hart, his Chamber, over the question of try: perate fight which niece, Miss Winslow, J. L. Lamb, a porter known as "Harry," and ing Boulanger. By a very small few days ago, resulting in the killa cook named Thos. Smith. Just as the train was pulling out of the staing of a noted desperado named tion with a fast stock train follow-langer may be permitted to remain raided the railroad station at Fall's Bill Moran, the outlaw, who has ing, it ran into the rear of a passen- in Belgium, though it was reported Mills, and the railroad people deAccording to latest advices Bou- for a year past. Two weeks ago he been terrorizing BramwellCo. W.Va. ger train at high speed, demolishing the private car and exploding from that country. that he had been ordered to depart termined to put an end to his career. the boiler of the freight engine. Large quantities of steam escaped, scalding those who got away from the effects of the crash. Detective Baldwin swore out a war- into the room. Seeing a man he near the wrist. By this time Wal- Territory, and a cowboy who had all the cartridges from his two revolvers and then fell. He died in two minutes and when examined twelve wounds were found on him, six bullets being found in his body. The three detectives received eight balls. Wallace was lying at the point of death. Baldwin was in a serious condition. Moran never spoke after the firing began. There is general satisfaction at his death. Dynamite Conspiracy. The following account of a desperate conspiracy was telegraphed from New York April 7: going. the regiment of which Kit Carson was colonel, and the two old soldiers hugely enjoyed meeting again on that occasion. Since the Indians were constantly on the war path at that time, it was only natural that our conversation should turn on that topic. Colonel Pfeiffer was persuaded to relate an adventure which he was rather averse to talk about, because it awakened the sad reminiscence of his wife's death. There was a small military post by the name of Fort McRae-now abandoned-on the Rio Grande. It was a wild-looking spot and a dangerous one, because the Indians use it a great deal for driving their stolen cattle across the Advices to the San Francisco river, which is comparatively shalChronicle of recent date, respecting low and free from quicksand just at elemental disturbances in Ecuador that point. The river describes a and other portions of South Am- semi-circle about forty miles in dierica, say: Inspector Byrnes, after securing Fitzgerald's confession, took him before the grand jury, where he repeated the confession, and indictments were found. Earthquakes in South America. is disaster in the province of Manavi. MISCELLANEOUS. ameter, and on account of its banks A succession of earthquakes of being bordered by rocks, thick bushes more or less severity have occurred, and ravines, the teams cannot follow and are apparently still occurring, its course in that neighborhood, to the southward. That damage but have to go across what is called has resulted is almost certain, the "Jornado del Muerte” (Journey An explosion, presumably of although advices are wanting. The of Death). The road takes its name dynamite, which occurred Feb. 8, shocks having uniformly moved because so many horses and other in the rear of Stevenson' brewery, from east to west, it is probable that stock, and even men, have perished has been found to be the work the seat of the disturbance is in the there from want of water. The miliof labor union men, four of ecuadorian center of volcanic activ-tary and their trains used to take whom are in custody at police ity, the highlands of Chimborazo. large, transportable water tanks for headquarters. One of the men In- Latest advices state that the concus- the men along with them, and to spector Byrnes has in charge made a sions have been felt as far north as travel at night, so as not to be afconfession, and told of the guilt of Buenaventura, and therefore it is fected by the heat. The animals, the other three. The informer is not impossible that, should the dis- however, had to be unhitched while Henry A. Fitzgerald, formerly turbances continue and increase in the soldiers were in camp, and walking delegate of the Ale and violence, the force of the concus-driven fourteen miles to the vicinity Porter Brewery Employes' Protec-sions may even extend so far north of Fort McRae and back again, meretive Association, who compose a as the Isthmus. A dispatch datedly in order to get a drink of water at local assembly of 8,300, embraced in Lima, March 4th, says: The re- the Rio Grande, and thus be saved, District Assembly 49 of the Knights ports from Guayaquil, which state if possible, from a miserable death. of Labor. The men implicated and that slight shocks have continued There are hot springs within nine who are in custody are John Zoy- from 11 p. m., on the 2nd, are not miles of Fort McRae, and thither dent, of the local assembly, Patrick confirmed, but it is feared that there Colonel Pfeiffer went one day with F.Close and Thos. Reardon, members his wife and an escort of about of the executive committee. O'Contwelve soldiers. While he was nell was president of the executive bathing, the men were on the lookcommittee and undertook to bring out for Indians at the top of a rock Stevenson to terms. The prisoners about ten yards from the springs. constituted the executive commitBut the Indians outwitted them, tee at the time of the explosion. Acand captured the lady, while he had cording to the informer's statejust time to seize his rifle, and wade Frontier Life in the Army. ments the committee were about to across the river without a stitch of invent some scheme whereby StevThe routine of army life and the clothing on. Knowing the Indian enson could be made to recognize monotonous march through the character, he calculated they would the union and discharge non-union | wilderness does not prevent a sol- not kill his wife immediately, but men. The first plan was to send dier's making an interesting ac- take her to their hiding places, and union men to the brewery to apply quaintance now and then with make her do menial work. He for work and state that they were prominent characters. Thus the therefore made for the fort to give not attaches to the union. Union writer was so fortunate as to fall in the alarm and send reinforcemen who secured employment under with two well-known frontiersmen ments. He was followed by this disguise were to place greese who happened to meet at Maxwell's the Indians who sent arrows after in the beer and ale vats. Several while we were all enjoying that him, one of which entered his back, applicants who visited the brewery gentleman's hospitality. One of with the end coming out in front. failed to get employment. The con-them was the famous Indian fighter, In this condition and with the arspirators then conceived the plan to Kit Carson, who had come down row in his body, he ran until he blow up the brewery. The engine from his mountain home on a flying reached an inclosure of rocks, of dstriuction, it was planned, visit. His personal appearance dif- where he made a halt and defended should be exploded in the engine fered very widely from the type himself for several hours, while the room. An opportunity to reach usual among men of his kind and burning sun shown on his bare the engine room was not afforded surroundings. His voice was quite body, causing intense pain. He the conspirators, and dynamite was mild, and whoever looked at his was known by the Indians as an exfinally used in the area. smooth-shaven face and his hair cellent marksman, and when they The detectives who have been on combed down close to his head, found that they could not get him the case learned recently that would have taken him for a minis-out of his stronghold without losing O'Connell stated at a meeting ter of the gospel, rather than for a several of their number they gave it was one thing to blow man who had many years been the up the seige. They had no sooner up a brewery and another to terror of the Indians all over the left than he ran for dear life to the reach the Indian Territory line western country, and on whom they post, nine miles away, and at last on the evening of April 21 and looked even then-about two years reached it more dead than enter Oklahoma at noon next day. before his death-with fear and awe. alive. When the surgeon exThe chairman of the meeting gave The other man was Lieutenant- tricated the arrow the a glowing description of the New Colonel Pfeiffer, who had served in tire skin peeled off from his en THE DESERET WEEKLY body from the effects of the scalding for nearly twenty years. In many sun; and he was at the point of households throughout the land it France offered a large sum of money death for almost two months. His is believed in as unquestioningly for a successful cure of diphtheria, The Academy of Medicines in escort, meanwhile, went in pursuit as the Hindoo devotee believes in and this is the best obtained there: of the Indians who had captured Brahma, or as the Mahometan in Equal parts of liquid tar and turhis wife, and were almost within the prophet of Allah. Somewhere pentine are put in an iron pan and each of them when the savages, there is a person eager and willing burned in the patient's room. The finding that the lady would be an to pay $1000 for a million canceled dense resinous smoke gives immeincumbrance to them in flight, killed her on the spot, and rious collectors have been engaged soon their stamps, and in many places indust-diate relief. The fibrinous matter took to the bushes. the necessary million. No one has cases of a moderately virulent type. in the fond endeavor to gather up coughed up. This is effective in all becomes detached ever stopped to inquire the mean- Dr. Deriker claims that his method and is ing of a million, or to figure for a has been even moment how long a time it would reaching to the worst class of cases. take for one person to collect a million stamps. more successful, Both remedies are of such a charused with ordinary care. acter that they are not injurious if Whenever new troops arrive at the frontier, the savages make it a rule to test, if possible, the enemy's fighting qualities and efficiency in their own peculiar warfare. Since they have advantage of thorough knowledge of the country they are apt to get the better of the soldiers, unless they are commanded by officers who have experience in fighting the savages.-The Overland Monthly. Eating by the Alphabet. IDAHO'S STATEHOOD. of stamps would think if he got a "An enterprising youth in search hundred a day he would be getting a great prize, and yet at that rate it would take him nearly twentyeight years to gain the coveted mil"Have you got anything here be- thousand a day every day in the tion of Governor Stevenson, calling lion. Suppose he could collect one April 2 has the following proclamaThe Boise, Idaho, Statesman of ginning with k' that's good to eat?" year, it would still occupy nearly for an election of delegates to a coninquired a new customer at a well-three years of his time, and then it stitutional convention, to be held known local delicacy market. "How would take nearly as long a time to in Boise on the 4th of July next, to will pickled kidneys answer?" replied the clerk, after a moment's be very little time left either for eat-Territory of Idaho be admitted into count them out to the person paying draft a State Constitution: thought. the money for them, and there would dozen cans. The kitten's life is ing or sleeping, much less doing the Union as a State,and it has been Whereas, It is desirable that the saved, "excliamed the strange patron anything else in the way of daily clearly indicated by leading men of with enthusiasm. "I told my wife," he continued, "that if I failed to foolish the idea is that, with great that so soon as a suitable Constituduties. Thus it may be seen how Congress of both political parties send home a kangaroo, dead or industry, a million stamps could be tion is presented to Congress such alive, before 2 o'clock I should excollected in many years and then admission will be granted; recounted to a purchaser. And yet it seems like something that could be accomplished. "First rate. Give me a for his education, went the rounds seen to the this peo to pect to find the kitten served up for supper, in the latest Chinese style. son, Governor of Idaho Territory, But your happy thought saved her. Now, therefore, I, E. A. StevenYou see we all got tired eating the went the rounds of the papers tell- and in accordance with the fully same things day after day, and so "A few years ago a pleasant story tages which Statehood will confer, fully recognizing the great advanlast month we agreed that during ing how some young person, eager-expressed wishes of the citizens of December we would eat up (orly desirous of obtaining this $1,000 the rather down) the alphabet, taking of the business offices, told his needs ple thereof, and recommend one letter a day, with bread, pota- and gathered up all the stamps in them that they take the necessary Territory, do issue toes, tea and coffee thrown in as innumerable waste baskets. In this steps for such admission; that for my proclamation staples. So December the 1st, we inaugurated the dietary system, way he obtained 1,000,000 of stamps, this purpose they hold throughout with a bill of fare consisting of ap- But if one critically examines the in June, A. D. 1889, an election for ples in many forms, apricots pickled, tale it will be and, as the story goes, got the $1,000. this Territory, on the first Monday asparagus, almonds and the staples. The next day's menu beets, beans, biscuits, buttermilk, stamps from was beef, what an delegates to a Constitutional Conimpossibility it is. To sever the vention to convene at Boise City, in bacon and bon-bons. The next day take a very large amount of time, for the purpose of framing a concount and bunch them, would of the 4th day of July, A. D. 1889, the envelopes, to said Territory, at 12 o'clock, noon, we feasted on chickens, codfish calls, clams, celery, cucumbers (20 not possibly do this work at this rate such constitution, when so framed, The most industrious worker could stitution for the State of Idaho; that cents each), crabs, cheese, cakes, of one stamp a minute, but suppos- be submitted for adoption or rejeccrackers, crullers, carrots, canned currants, canned cherries, citrons, ing he did do this, it would only be tion to a vote of the people at an cider, catsup and candy. And so it at the rate of sixty an hour, or about election to be held throughout this have been a fast day had it not been work. At that rate it would take provided for, and if adopted by the The fifth day would 600 a day, for an ordinary day's Territory, at a time hereafter to be for eggs, but we made an Easter of nearly five years to count them. people at such election, to be then it. Yesterday we dined, breakfasted Then, if they had to be counted submitted to Congress for ratificaand supped chiefly on jellies. To- again to the purchaser, it would tion, and the admission of this Terday your kidney suggestion saved take another five years. us from starvation, while tomorrow we will grow fat on liver, lamb, lobritory as a State of the Union; that sters, lettuce, etc. A queer thing the qualifications of delegates to about our new food departure is the Territory now required by the laws of said such convention shall be such as are number of things it has put in our Legislative mouths which we never thought of Territory, and such delegates must for members of the before.”—Buffalo Express. Assembly of take the same oath of office said quired of such members; that the election provided for shall be consults ascertained, certificates to perducted, the returns made, the resons elected be issued, and the qualifications for voters thereof shall be the same as now provided by the laws of said Territory for general elections therein. has gone on. Diphtheria Recipes. who is the head physician of the Dr. Deriker, of St. Petersburg, Children's Hospital, and has treated no less than 2,000 cases of diphtheria, and tried all remedies, both internal and external, says that he The Postage Stamp Myth. has found the following a certain For years past there has been an white spots appear on the tonsils he cure for the disease: As soon as the idea in the minds of many young gives a laxative, usually senna tea. people that there lives a man some- When the purgative effect has where who will give$1000for1,000,000 ceased, he gives cold drinks aciducanceled postage stamps. In reply-lated with lemons, limes or hydroing to a youthful correspondent, the chloric acid, and every two hours a Syracuse Herald says: "This can- gargle composed of lime-water and celed postage stamp myth, for such milk. Hot milk was also given as a it must really be called, has been drink, and the throat well rubbed current among American juveniles externally with spirits of turpentine. re composed of 72 members, apportioned Ada County 9, Alturas 6, Bear Lake 1, Bingham 9, Boise 3, Cassia 2, Custer 4, Lembi 3, Idaho 3, Latah 6, Kostenal 3, Nez Perces 3, Oneida 2, Owyhee 3, Sooshone 8, Washington 3, Logan 3, Elmore 3. Done at Boise City, the capital of the Territory of Idaho, this 2nd day of April, A. D. 1889. E. A. STEVENSON, Governor. A MUNIFICENT OFFER. The criticism I am about to offer is not intended as personal, neither can it be construed into a reflection upon the general intelligence of the Capitol Grounds Commissioners; because all men, however intelligent, do foolish things sometimes. There is nothing in the title of "Capitol Grounds Commission" which indicates authority to call for plans; but we may safely assume that they have it, because they say "the successful architect is to re President Angus M. Cannon, of the none in the Church; therefore the The choir, composed of members of schools, sang: "We'll sing all hail to Jesus' name." Prayer by Elder David John, of Utah Stake. The choir sang: 18 To have a successful and flourishing Sabbath School, there should be as little interruption as possible. Nothing short of Stake and other "Let the Holy Spirit's prompting." conferences of the people or other The roll was called, showing justifiable causes should interfere Stakes of Zion to be represented at with the sessions of these schools. the meeting. Funerals should not interfere with The general officers of the Sunday them. Every teacher knows how it is to get all School Union were unanimously difficult George Q. the pupils of a school sustained as follow: toif Cannon as General Superintendent, gether only one session with John Morgan and George God-be not held. This should be guarded dard as his assistants; Levi W. against. Where the Presidents of Richards, Secretary; George Rey- Stakes and the Bishops take a deep nolds, treasurer, and John C. Cut- interest in this work, and the latter ler, assistant secretary and treasurer. attend Sunday school regularly, as Elders John C. Cutler, Thomas C. some do, the benefits are greater to ceive $500 for his approved plans." Griggs, George Reynolds, Jos. W. the schools than where this is not Now, if a real estate agent should Summerhays and Abram H. Can- done. It is also important that conduct the sale of $3,000,000 worth on were sustained as the General punctuality and order be strictly obof property, would he do the busi-Board of the Union, and William served on all occasions. ness for $500, even if it did not take Willes as General Missionary to the more than a day's time? He could Sunday schools. afford to do it, because the physical condition of the property remains the same. The statistical report for the year ending December 31st, 1888, was read, showing 52,575 pupils enrolled, and the total officers, teachers and pupils to be 61,091. ELDER JOHN MORGAN ELDER GEORGE REYNOLDS said: In a late circular issued by the Deseret Sunday School Union reference is made to some Sunday The architect, to make even a school lessons prepared for the use of preliminary sketch, must contemthe children of the Latter-day Saints. plate the manufacture of $3,000,000 We have some sample lessons for worth of raw materials, not made as distribution to Superintendents of that amount of marketable goods by said: This report shows a very Stakes and also to the Superinsome established methods, but speci- marked increase over the preceding tendents of schools. These lesally designed and fitted for a pecu-year, but it is painful to say that a sons, which are intended to be liar and special purpose. Some large number of the children of the taken up consecutively, treat on faint idea that it required time to do Latter-day Saints do not attend our the life of Christ. The first numthis seems to have passed like a Sabbath schools. Those engaged in ber is dated for the first Sunday in pleasant zypher through the minds this great work should gather all June. We have eight lessons ready of the commission, because they the children in, SO that they containing the following subjects: note that "nearly seven months of may be trained in the ways of eter- The birth of Christ; Jesus as a time is given competing architects nal life. Quite a percentage of the boy; the testimony of John the Bapto furnish and deliver plans." Of rising generation of Zion are not re-tist with regard to the Savior; the course the architects will immediat-ceiving that religious training baptism of Jesus; the temptation of ly suspend all other business and which is essential to their salvation, Jesus in the wilderness; the marriput their whole clerical force to and one of the objects in gathering age at Cana of Galilee, and first work upon a competition for per- here tonight is to try and infuse in miracle performed by Jesus; Jesus haps a chance of getting the mag-your hearts a greater desire for the cleansing the temple of those who nificent fee of one-sixtieth of one per welfare of your children, and get defiled it by selling oxen, sheep, cent for this work if one of their them under the influence of our doves, etc.; and Jesus and NicodeThese are number can only meet the views of schools. Throw a wall of protection mus. the first eight the commissioners! around about the sons and daughters numbers which have been decided of Zion, and it will be a benefit to upon by the general board of the them in their lives. Superinten-union, and will be sent free to all the dents and teachers should take hold Sunday schools of the Latter-day of this work with an earnestness. Saints, in the proportion of one to Seck for the Spirit of the Lord to aid every four of the number of children you in this direction and He will in the school. It is the intention hereafter to make a nominal charge and ask five cents for the whole of the remainder of the series of thirtyone numbers. In addition to lessons taken from the Old and New Testament, sketches will be taken from the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and other Church works. The numbers which I have who wish to get them, and the mentioned are now ready at the Juvenile Instructor office for those others will be sent out as soon as prepared. The man who stands in front of a jeweler's window and says he will buy a fine gold watch if he has to give 5 cents for it utters a tame joke compared with this proposition. The jeweler might offer the man a toy watch and get his 5 cents. Some bless you. architect may offer the commission a toy plan and get their $500. If he does, such plan will not be worth what they pay for it. WM. WARD. THE SABBATH SCHOOLS. The annual meeting of the Deseret Sunday School Union convened in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, on Sunday, April 7th, at 7 p. m., President George Q. Cannon presiding. While visiting the Saints in Arizona last fall, I had the privilege of visiting the Sabbath School of the Papago Indians. They have their own choir and teachers, and the superintendent informed me that the teachings imparted are having a wholesome influence in raising these tion. If the Gospel has such an inLamanites from their fallen condifluence over them, how much more will it have upon the children born in the new and everlasting covenant? ELDER GEORGE GODDARD There were present on the stand, Singing by the choir, “Our mountain home so dear." APOSTLE HEBER J. GRANT was pleased to learn of the progress being made in the Sabbath schools of the Saints. Fifty thousand and |