The house during all the meetings of conference was comfortably filled, and all felt that they had attended one of the best conferences ever held in this Stake. cupy it temporarily; and notwith-fore. Then in architecture, when F. MINSON, Stake Clerk. UTAH ARTISTS IN PARIS THE friends of James T. Harwood, a young Utah artist who has gone to Europe to complete his studies, will be pleased to learn of his doings in Paris, the artists' notable success. The following letter to a brother artist in this city dated July 19th, appears in the Salt Lake Journal of Commerce of the service remitted, so that makes them I am was the greatest living landscape painter. He bought quite a number of his pictures and advised others to do the same. I visited the Exposition the other day with a gentleman from Salt Lake, Mr. Lavagnino, and his brother and family, who live here. We ascended the Eiffel Tower and took lunch up there. One can realize the size of Paris from there, for that is all you can see as far as the eye can reach. The last time I saw Dallin he wished to be remembered to his friends in Salt Lake. His model of Lafayette is a very good thing and he is coming along nicely." YALE'S WOODEN SPOON. in what year the wooden spoon A correspondent wishes to know celebration of Yale College ceased." The last wooden spoon, which was originally intended for presentation paradise, where he has achieved passes has two years of his army to the most popular member of a very keen, and as the school is lim-class, was conferred upon a member ited, every American that gets in of the class of 1871. The first was keeps a Frenchman out. given to a 52 man. The presentavery glad it is all over and I have tion was elaborately gotten up, and done so well. I have been studying was followed by a promenade dance, up for it all my odd time evenings which was attended by the parents and mornings for the last six months, and friends of the celebrating class. but except for the last four weeks I Each class strove to outdo the one did not lose any of my day work preceding it. over it. The boys paid me the compliment to predict that I would pass. 15th inst: "I bave not left Paris and the schools yet, but I start next week for two or three months out-door study. I should have been gone long ago if I had not started in for the competition of the National Ecole des Beaux Arts. On the 24th Since I last wrote, I have done of June, the examination started quite a lot of painting at the Julian. with between three and four My Prof. Benjamin Constant, told hundred competitors, myself in- me one day that I had drawn long cluded. It lasted until the 16th of enough and to go to painting. That July, and on the 17th the results pleased me very much, as I wanted were posted up, and I am very to start but felt a little timid about pleased to tell yon that I was one of it. The next week we had a very the seventy-five who were admitted interesting boy as model and I went as full members of the school. I am in for color with all my might. It now furnished by the French brought very encouraging criticisms, government with free schooling for and at the end of the week a fellow two years, with professors took a notion to it and bought my in painting, anatomy, history and first painting! As he was criticis other branches who are equal to ing on something new to me, I told any in Europe. It is a very great him I was just beginning. "Keep honor to be a member of the Beaux on," said he, "you will come out all Arts, for they have privileges which right." That gave me encourage others do not, and many who have ment. I have spent a lot of time at been here for years have not been the Exposition, and found it the able to pass. I worked with a young most tiring pleasure I know of; man who had made quite a reputa- there is so much to see. Many of tion at home in America before he the students made a business of came, and he has been here for it and did it right up at one three years; but he failed this time swoop. going day after day and has tried two or three times be- until they had seen it all. There fore. Three of the Americans have never has been and probably never higher class numbers than I, but I will be such a chance to see as great have the highest of any who have a collection of pictures. There are not taken the examination before. all the best pictures that have been Number 1 is high and 100 is as low painted in the last twenty or thirty as can be taken and stay in. My years-Corots by the stack and every number is 29. The examination is other painter of note. It is a fine very hard. All are packed in one chance to compare one painter with room and have to hold their work another, as well as the different with the knees and one hand and schools; but it is admitted by all draw with the other, the top of the that the French looms up above sketch resting on an upright iron everything else; Spain comes next, rod. After drawing the examina- then America makes a very good tion includes history, architecture, show, but falls away behind the anatomy, perspective and modeling. the first two, and so does England. The questions in history are given You can count the English painters when all are placed, guards being on one hand, while France has hunstationed to prevent cheating, and dreds of them. Benjamin Constant, the questions are taken from all the in one of his articles to the press, way between 2700 B. C. and 1889, gave American art a big puff. He A. D., so you can't very well look said they were taking the lead in the matters over the morning be-landscape and that George Innes The event grew more and more elaborate in design and more and more expensive. In time the college societies took a class interest in the elections, and presented their favorites as candidates. This naturally led to wire-pulling and the adoption of electioneering methods, which are familiar to those who today take a hand in the conduct of political campaigns. not infrequently the harmony of the Bad blood was engendered, and class was seriously disturbed, and in at least one instance has never been healed. Things were in this con. dition when the feature was eliminated from the social life of the college. We are not sure, but we are of the opinion that the faculty took the matter in hand and made itself responsible for its overthrow. Out of the wooden spoon celebration grew the present magnificent junior promenade. For several years the significance of the wooden spoon was supposed to attach itself to the student who was elected chairman of the junior promenade committee. He retained the copper plate from which the handsome invitationswere printed. Since the memory of the wooden spoon affair has been entirely obliterated we believe no such significance is attached to the honor though it still remains the highest social honor conferred by each successive class, and the strife for it is hotly, though thus far in every case generously, contested. The Deseret Weekly. PUBLISHED BY ing for appointments to office by not reflect any credit on their party, and favors the idea that they consider these evils a benefit to a "live" THE DESERET NEWS COMPANY, the demagogue, the partisan, the city and something to be tolerated SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. SUBSCRIPTION PRICH Per Year, of Fifty-two Numbers, Per Volume, of Twenty-six Numbers, IN ADVANCE CHARLES W. PENROSE Saturday, 1.50. EDITOR. PIETY IN POLITICS. political trickster and wire-puller-if not openly licensed. and enforced. was reproved, assailed, proscribed by of iniquity, and so We are opposed to such dens $2.50. every freeman, and this is what the "Liberals" of Utah are in earnest Christian patriot, priest or pishob, in trying to suppress them we are may rightly seek to accomplish by on their side and ready to applaud word or deed for the sake of the them. country, for the sacred cause of liberty-that posterity may receive unimpaired that which cured at so great a cost for THE following extracts from the We have no hesitation in claimEpiscopal address of Bishop Perry, ing that Christianity is an element of Iowa, is commended to the atten- in politics, and that its claims to tion of those who would entirely be considered must be maintained exclude religion from politics and The experiment of Church officials from the exercise of divorcing our public education from the rights and privileges of Ameri- all recognition of can citizenship: Christianity is not so great a suc"With political parties the Christ- cess as to warrant the attempt to ian bishop, as a bishop, can have eliminate the Christianity of our nothing to do. He possesses his fathers from all recognition on the right as a citizen in common with part of the State in other matters. his fellow citizens. He is bound as In our fear that we may do injustice a citizen to exercise wisely, faith- to the unbeliever, we wrong the fully and in the fear of God, those Christian, who has rights to be reinestimable rights secured to him as spected as well as the infidel. * * * It will be well for Salt Lake City well as others by our forefathers. God give us the return to the purity to see to it that the refuse from But it does not become him to ar- of the first days of our dear native the city on the Weber does not find raign or applaud one party or an- land. God grant that we may never a permanent lodgment here to beother save as the interests of the as a nation, or as individual Chris-come a nuisance and a reproach. faith or church of God are concerned tians, forget that our fathers trusted It has been stated—and that from in God, and ascribed to Him their "Liberal" sources-that the reject or assailed. our common DEFENDING INIQUITY. their Salt Lake superior they should be ready to echo its strong words of opposition to prevalent vices-in Ogden. ed gamblers have been welcomed by their fraternity here, and their votes are wanted to help swell the "Liberal" count in, next February. There may be something more in this than mere rumor. tion to their But there is a common ground strength and success.” above all party platforms or principles, where the Christian patriot may stand, and where his voice should utter no uncertain sound- THE "Liberal" papers of Ogden the assertion of the right of the City vehemently resent the stricpeople to the enjoyment of liberty tures upon their city council by the Of course in the event of their protected by law; the maintenance "Liberal" organ in this city and camping here for the winter they of good order and equal administra- manifest considerable ill-feeling. would all support their own-the tion of justice; the repression of For once we felt that we could en "Liberal" party, to which they wrong-doing and the curbing of vice; dorse the remarks of the latter jour-naturally belong. There would be the promotion of industry and the nal, and we think they were no outcry about "colonization" protection of honest dealing; the mild and fair when the facts are on their part, or provision of an independent judici- duly considered. That Ogden has any objecary; the recognition of the right of permitted if not openly counten-dence for actual resithe people to the best possible civil anced and sheltered gamblers and They may not be under any "conregistration purposes. service on the ground that a public prostitutes ever since the "Liberal" tract," but which way their “vote office is a public trust, and is not to City Council was organized, is too and influence" would be cast is be given as a reward for political or palpable for any paper, no matter well understood, and no blocks would partizan services, but is due to one how "Liberal," to dispute. It has be found in the way of their regiswho can perform its duties and meet been a disgrace to the municipality tration unless they should be placed its responsibilities best; that the and a scandal to all re- there by vigilant watchers of the government is to be administered spectable people of either party. People's Party, and these should not for the advantage of the The endeavors of deputy-Marshal | not be lacking. For if gamblers party in power, but for the Pratt to break up the dens which move here for a season in order to people as a whole; that the multiplied so rapidly in Ogden after vote the "Liberal" ticket, are not man who gives or spends a dollar for the last municipal election have the spirit and intent of the election the purchase of a vote is a traitor to been endorsed by the best people in laws violated, just his country and a foe to every free- the community both "Mormon" and though these knights of the green as much as man in the land; that the raising of "Gentle," in Ogden and in this city. cloth were simple grangers laboring money ostensibly for legitimate And the anger of the "Lib- here temporarily for a living? uses, but really to secure party tri-eral" Ogden over Ogden needs purifying, but the umphs at any price, "deals," trad- this matter does work should not be done at the ex organs at mal-odorous pense of Salt Lake, either morally, socially or politically. Let the po lice "look a leedle owut." THE SALT TRUST. WE ARE living in the times when everything that can be "trusted" will be trusted, that is, put into the form of a trust. The different articles of industry, commerce, and even of small traffic which have been tied up in this way for the benefit of monopolies under the name of trusts,are getting too numerous to classify or enumerate, and they keep on increasing and threaten to bring in everything, as previously suggested, that can be brought in. "The Gentiles being in power will editor says he received from James be able to manage things in a way P. Gardner, formerly of Whitesto strengthen themselves at the boro, but now of Salt Lake City, viz.: polls." "Gentiles carry Salt Lake City today by one hundred majority." And that "In consequence Salt Lake will be widely advertised and capitalists and persons seeking new homes will turn their attention in that direction.” This is one of the private dispatches sent East, which the "Liberal" organ says we cannot produce. The regular press dispatches conveyed a similar impression. They Whereupon, of course, the "boom" will set in, and the real estate specwere framed with that intent. That ulators will will find an ample field is why the eastern press generally has been misled concerning the for their operations, while taxes will soar aloft, and to "sell out" will election. For a similar reason that be the poor man and small property regard to Utah, which the “Liberal” misapprehension of the facts in owner's dernier resort. The St. Louis Republic attempts to philosophize on the situation, and among other bits of nonsense offers "There was no separation of the organ admits is prevalent among the papers of this country, is kept up and increased. Lying dispatches have been sent, occasionally, for many years from this point, often through the Associated Press, for the purpose of manufacturing and spreading deception in order to stir up trouble for the "Mormons.” The object in this instance is to work up the "boom" that is wanted for the benefit of real estate speculators. better No one knows this than those who have the misleading dispatches, The country is now alarmed, says the Peoria Journal, lest the great North American Salt Company of New York, with its $11,000,000 capital, is a trust that will gobble up all the salt mines and factories of the country and put up the price The ignorance of these learned of the great preservative to "war newspaper editors when they touch times" figures. Not much danger. It on Utah affairs is both ludicrous and is a scheme to sell stock and beat the profound. The municipality here unsuspecting out of a lot of money. has always been as distinct from the sent Some people are up to just that sort Church organization as it is or can and printed thousands of circulars of scheme. If you don't bite you be in St. Louis, and the present City for the land sharps, conveying the will not be hurt. The oceans are Council has four non-Mormon mem-idea that this city had gone over to full of salt. No combination can bers. What is meant by the "Gentile” management, and therecorner the product for long. Sea "separation of the local communi- fore that it is a good place to specuwater was the old way of getting late in. salt. It is only 102 years since the Syracuse mines began to turn it out at the rate of ten bushels a day, which soon glutted the market and ran the product down to fifty cents a bushel. Don't mind the salt trust. It is a short-lived swindle. And even if the oceans were to become exhausted, we have enough in the lakes and mountains of Utah to last the people of the earth for a long time to come. ty from the general body" will take PROOFS ARE AT HAND. THE Utica, New York, Press of August 8th has a long editorial on the great importance of the "victory" of the "Gentiles" in "carrying the election in Salt Lake City." It abounds in the common errors FRANCE IS READY. IN MENTAL DISORDER. FROM all over the country come exchanges and clippings from various papers with comments on "the civic election in Salt Lake," the of eastern journals about the terrible by M. De Freycinet, the French "transfer of the city's affairs to Gen-condition of affairs here, where, it tile hands," the breaking forever of the "Mormon power" in the "municipal administration," etc. The following from the Des Moines, Iowa, Register explains where some of them obtained their erroneous impressions: "A late number of the Salt Lake Tribune brings glowing accounts of the Gentile enthusiasm over the result of the city election last week." Even Denver papers have fallen into this error from a similar cause. The chief effects predicted are— THE statement recently given out minister of war, that the army of says, "for years it has been an un- that nation had been increased from safe place for a Gentile if he breath- 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 men, naturally ed a word against the ruling caused some little flurry until the power," where "a good many men explanation was made that the minhave been missing whose demise ister was speaking more or less was credited to the Mormons," and figuratively. His meaning was where "the streets are in a terrible that that was the substancondition, without sewers, side tial result of the recent order lengthwalks, paving or proper grading," all attributed to the dreadful "Mormons.” The foundation for all this tirade is the following dispatch, which the ening the term of compulsory service, the age of liability having been extended from forty-five to fifty years. All the terms of service in the different reserves have also WE LEAD ILLINOIS. OTTAWA, Illinois, is rejoicing over having the first electric cars operated in that State. An informal opening took place Marga claimed gun for been considerably increased, and it now seems that he did, France No doubt the upon this condition being reached leads the world in preparation and is all that is the minister deemed that the effec- ability to go to war on short notice. it, but that will only cause othtive military force of the republic ers to adopt it, especially if in a had been increased fifty per cent. competitive examination it proves This, of course, allayed any tenits superiority; but that will only dency to excitement, and we doubt cause the other nations to take hold not there were those beyond the of it the quicker, so Belgium would Rhine who were disposed to laugh all at once be reduced to practically at themselves for permitting any the the same footing that she now occuother feeling than that of amuse- 15th inst., and was celebrated pies. She will have to learn, if she ment at the minister's system of with an excursion by prominent does not already know, that even if computation to take possession of citizens. The announcement says there were international patent rights, war would dissipate them with as slight compunction as it does human life. the electric system means a great them. And yet, as we look at it, the STILL ANOTHER WEAPON. THE UTAH WESTERN GOES. It seems that the right of way will be secured by the Utah Western along Fourth West Street to Ninth North Street, in spite of the opposition that at one time appeared so formidable. If the majority of the people in hat vicinity have no objection, we cannot see why any one else should be hostile to the project. The street on which the new road is to run is already occupied by a railroad track, and it appears that John W. Young, the President of the road, is willing "to aid in an arrangement as will bring all the roads along one street nto a union depot." This will no doubt be the ultimate adjustment, and will save a great deal of valuable street space and much public inconvenience. In either case the situation is A NEW repeating rifle, described ominous enough. The world has as "marvel of ingenuity," has such a never, since the day the Persian been submitted to the Belgian hordes were hurled against the government by a soldier with an handful of Spartans at Thermopylæ, inventive turn of mind known as beheld any such army as the French Lieutenant Marva. He seems to nation could now put into the have devoted considerable time and field in the twinkling of an eye, so attention and has doubtless lost to speak. And these are all disci- much sleep in his efforts to perfect a The suggestion made by Councilor plined more or less, capable of en-destroyer that would kill faster than Le Grand Young to put a stop to during hardships, thoroughly loyal anything else yet presented for the excessive and horrible locomoto France and immovable in their public favor, and the chances are tive whistling that makes both determination to wipe out the series that he has succeeded. The gun is night and day hideous, is a good of disgraces which began at Woerth aid to be a wonder in its way, one, that will be endorsed by the and culminated at Paris in 1871. De being among other things very suffering inhabitants of the western Freycinet's statement, therefore, in simple. It weighs only seven and a part of the city and by the public this light ceases to present any of fourth pounds, and can be discharged generally. the features of a bon mot and as- accurately as often as forty times in We are in favor of railroads and sumes those of a statement which sixty seconds, and we suppose at telegraphs, and all kinds of expediis full of significance for all the random it could be "turned tions means of locomotion and compowers of Europe. loose" at the rate of at least one per munication. We hope this new second, by one who knows how to road to the Lake will be built and handle such weapons. Each of the operated and become successful, also cartridges carries thirty-two and a the other roads in which Mr. Young half grains of powder, and is so con-is interested, as they are all full of structed that it cannot explode during the process of loading. promise of benefit to Utah. And if they prove also of benefit to him, we do not think any consistent person will object. Now that Boulanger is in perpetual exile and all his hopes are forever crushed, it might as well be said that much if not most of the credit for the present efficient and powerful military system of France is due to him. As Minister of War The announcement comes like so he effected a thorough reorganiza- much surplusage that "doubtless the tion of and infused a renewed Belgian government will adopt the The two competing lines we morale into the army. It was his new weapon for the army." Of have through this Territory boast that within twenty-four hours course it will. That is what the are not harmful to the peoafter being called upon, even the gun was made for. But it does not ple but the contrary. More lines most remote of the corps would be appear that Belgium will be made a are bound to come, and those who in the field fully equipped for pro- first-class power, or even recognized have enterprise enough to put them tracted service and headed for the as a power at all because of this ad- through should receive encouragefrontier. If he told the truth, and dition to its munitions of war.ment rather than opposition, provid ed the public benefit is had in view and remunerative employment is found for local willing hands. INTOLERANCE IN WEST VIRGINIA. A GOOD SELECTION. vertible truths taught by the Elders to citizens, and which God Almighty are presented with any prospect has given to all men and women of success. The dispatch says, who dwell beneath the shining sun. "The missionaries are working in the boldest manner." Well, that is the proper way to AN Associated Press dispatch preach the Gospel, and that is the THE appointment of W. W. Riter, from Wheeling, West Virginia, was work the missionaries have to per- Esq., as superintendent of the Utah published lately in the DESER- form. Would it be better if they division of the the Consolidated ET NEWS and has appeared in preached timidly, or worked secret- roads, is looked upon by conservamany papers. It is full of untruths ly? tive business men and respectable and ought not to pass without some But "an organized movement to people of all parties as wise and correction. We do not propose to drive them out is probable."Just so, timely. The division embraces all notice every erroneous article or and such lawless and hellish move the railroads in the Consolidation dispatch that is published against ments are made more probable by south of Ogden, and the position "Mormonism," for that would re- the dissemination of just such dis- is a very important one. Mr. quire, every day, more space than patches as Associated Press agents Riter was chosen for his is at our command. But occasion-seem to delight in sending over the marked ability as a railroad man, ally we have to comment upon wires. But it gives evidence of his probity and honesty and his them, especially when they appear "powerful weakness" on the part of familiarity with affairs and men in in our regular telegrams. the mobocratic "Christians" who this Territory and elsewhere conwish to resort to such“a arguments."nected with railroad interests. We If the Elders promulge error, will congratulate Mr. Riter and hope he not truth succeed in "driving them will continue to be successful and out." If not, are organized mobs wear his new honors with credit to the approved methods by which civ- himself and profit to the Consolidailization overcomes heresy? The dif- tion and the public. ficulty seems to be that our Elders neither break the law, nor teach others to do so, nor do they preach any doctrine that can be contro- THE Lick observatory and televerted by the Bible or good sound scope have already contributed reason. Therefore the weapons of largely to the cause of science in lawlessness and bigotry and intoler- this country, and of course the ance are brought to bear, and benefits resulting from some of their "Christian” people in a “Christian" work have been realized throughout city can find no better means of the civilized world. The grandest meeting the awful boldness and sin achievement yet recorded was on of the Latter-day Saints in holding regular services in a church building of their own, than "an organized movement to drive the Mormons out." It is stated that "serious trouble is brewing in Wheeling," because "the Saints have a church building there of their own in which regular services are held." This is indeed serious. If the Latter-day Saints hold regular services and do so in a chusch of their own, it is enough to make the very wires tremble, as the startling news is carried to the remotest parts of the continent! SEVERAL COMETS TOGETHER. the night of the 3rd instant. While observing the comet discovered by Mr. Brooks, of Geneva, New York, Professor Barnard, with the Lick nstrument, saw several attendants on the object in chief, and scrutinizing them closely was able to clearly and unmistakable determine that they also were comets. Two of But why should not the Saints hold their services regularly if they have a church of their own? Would it be better for them, or for the town, if they held them irregularly? Or would it mend the matter if they occupied a church belonging to some other denomination or persons? People are not obliged to attend these services, nor are they prevented from doing so. Perhaps if the Well, this speaks very badly for Associated Press agent at Wheeling the inhabitants of Wheeling, and were to attend and investigate, he makes it appear they have come on would not find anything very won- this planet some hundreds of years derful to work up into an item im- too late. They ought to have lived them immediately preceded the portant enough to flash over a con- here in the middle ages, and then principal object in its great tinent. But "the converts made they could have fetched faggots and sweep through space; one was nearly have been mostly women and some fed the fires to roast heretics, and in its path at the rear; there were of them have been exported to Utah." thus have "driven them out" of four to the right and two to the We doubt this very much. This is this world in the most expe- left of it, making eight in all. Prowhat is popularly described as a ditious way. Or has the veracious fessor Barnard has a record of hav'chestnut." It has been told so agent of the Associated Press in ing made more cometic discoveries often and been demonstrated so that city been romancing and ex- than any other astronomer living or frequently to be false, that suspicion aggerating? Such newsmakers dead, and this discovery surpasses attaches to its mouldy shell when- sometimes resort to this kind of in interest and importance any other ever it is offered to the public. Be- thing, and Salt Lake, if required, ever made by him. sides, immigrants from the South do could furnish at least one "shocking not come to Utah; they colonize in example." Colorado. So all the talk about "many young girls being induced to leave their homes and go to Utah," is the baldest kind of nonsense. In an interview with a reporter of the San Francisco Chronicle, the We hope the news is not correct, Professor says the comet is one of and that the people of West Virgin- the rarest phenomena known to asia will investigate, find out what tronomers, that is, a comet attended these "Mormon" Elders preach beIt is probable that the statement fore they condemn the doctrine, and, concerning "a general feeling very so long as they do not break any law bitter against the Mormons," is or counsel its violation, leave them probably correct, as that is usually to that liberty which the Constituthe case wherever the incontro- tion of the United States guarantees defined nucleus and a fan-shaped by companions, and will be watched with the utmost interest by the entire astronomical world. In the twelve-inch telescope it is a miniature of a great comet having a well |