of Vespucci's letter on his third voyage has the name Amerigo in the place of the Christian name. Nineteen editions had Albericus, and subsequent Italian editions had Alberico. The one with Amerigo on the title page was published in 1506, but M. Marcon suggests that this was never intended to be a variation of Alberico, but rather an adaptation of Amerique, a name already known and applied to the New world, to Vespucci's name to distinguish him, as we now say "Chinese Gordon," to distinguish the particular Gordon by suggest ing one of his greatest feats. The paper, which is very learned concerning the geography and geographical publications of the sixteenth century, is not yet concluded.-Philadelphia Weekly News.

RETAINING A HUSBAND,S LOVE.

The factory has been running by combined steam and water power for some time past, but it is the purpose of the directors to employ steam more extensively hereafter. An engine of 125 horse power is being put in place, and will be ready for work by the last of the week.

respect your sense, and come to Sheriff Fowler's barn the weapon
terms of his Own accord. To was accidentally discharged and a
be born a woman is to be born boy named Burrill was shot, the
a martyr, but the husband ball fracturing the bone of the right
that is worth wedding is worth upper arm.
keeping; and if a little artifice, a
pleasant smile, a contented heart,
forbearance, devotion and tact will
hold him, by all means let him be
held. Men must be taken as they
are, not as they should be; they im-
prove under the refining influence
of mutual interest and love, and he
is a very wretched specimen of hu-
manity who cannot be counted on
to shield his wife from the buffets of
the world and be an anchor for her
when youth and beauty have proved
unfaithful.-Ex.

PROVO NEWS.

deeper

The fire alarm has not been sounded in our quiet city for some time, but some of these days we Many women lose the love of shall hear it, and then such a helptheir husbands because they are too less lot as we shall be it would be ignorant or too indifferent to keep pitiable to behold. It makes me it. Ask any of your friends how shudder to think of the loss and sufthey captured their other half, and fering and panic that would result they will tell you frankly, "I don't from a fire started in the dry rubknow." A man's heart is ensnared bish and frame buildings in the cenby a pretty hand, nice teeth, a tre of one of the principal blocks. round, low voice, frank eyes, beau- No means within reach of our cititiful hair; by the way a girl walks, zens could prevent such a fire from talks, plays, rides, puns; by sweeping almost the entire block. her gifts, her smiles, her ami- After such a calamity is over we ability, good tastes, generosity, shall probably have fire regulations, or the very manner in which she but it is doubtful if we do before greets, fascinates or abuses him.we are so easy going. She may not know how she won To provide for sprinkling the him, but if she doesn't know how streets the city council are having to keep him, the best thing for her an artesian well driven, just off the to do is find out. There are many sidewalk at the northwest corner of things we know by intuition; the the courthouse lot. A depth of 206 rest have to be learned by experi- feet has been reached and a good ence. Conscious of her abilities or flow obtained, but the water, like inabilities as a wife, a wise woman that of artesian wells generally, is will learn how to keep a husband not cool nor very pure, and it is the just as she learns to keep house, to intention to go still make chicken croquettes, chocolate to improve it if possible. When cream, bread, beds or lemonade, this is done, a large tank to contain and if she doesn't, why, some siren 2000 gallons will be erected over the will for all time relieve her of the well, from which the sprinkler may trouble. Men like to preach down be filled. extravagance, and style, and dress; Last November Joseph E. Smoot. but the woman who bangs son of President A. O. Smoot, a her hair, hides a blotch or scar young man of twenty-two, took to under a piece of court-plaster, his bed, complaining of a severe pain who wants pretty gloves, trim just above the right hip near the slippers, perfumes, balms, cold spine. The cause of the trouble creams, finger curls and fancy no- proved to be an abscess. Several tions to increase her charms, is the attempts have been made to probe woman who is admired by them all. the troublesome thing, but without Common sense and ugliness may success, until last Friday, the 20th be morally wholesome, but they're inst., when Dr. Pike performed a not alluring, and art is apt to successful operation in taking it triumph over nature unadorned. If away. All these months the patient a man is fond of flattery, let him has been confined to his bed, with have it. If he has ambitions or the exception of an occasional day schemes listen to him with open eyes of comparative freedom from of wonder, and, no matter what the pain during the early spring. occasion is, never permit your The crisis, however, is now knowledge to exceed his. Men thought to be over, though the despise smart women, but have no patient is still very weak, not less fault to find when her talent is than a gallon and a half of pus havlarge enough to appreciate his ing passed away from the place of greatness. Men like to be looked the abscess since the operation was up at, depended on, quoted and performed. The infliction is thought referred to. An ugly temper is a to have been caused by some heavy trial that few women are able to en- lifting the young man did last fall dure. The only cure is silence. while hauling rock. You can't kiss a furious man; it Thursday afternoon another aconly makes him worse. The thing cidental shooting took place here in to do is to keep still, let him cool, town. While two boys were playand let the matter drop. He willing with a pistol in the loft of

The magnificent livery stable of McClellan & Drake is nearly completed. Those who examine its architecture and appointments pronounce it the finest building of its kind in the Territory.

A pleased audience witnessed the performance of Moore & Gillet's London Specialty Company, at the Opera House, last Thursday evening.

The accident to David Meldrum brought to public notice once more the fact that the service of the W. U. Telegraph Company, in delivering messages in Provo, is quite carelessly performed. James A. Bean, who happened to be at the herd when the boy was shot, telegraphed ahead for a carriage to meet him at the depot, to find when he reached here on the train, three hours later, that the messenger was just starting to deliver the message.

The First Ward Sunday School had an out at Neilson's Grove on Thursday and the children of the Fourth Ward were there on Friday. It is needless to say they enjoyed themselves.

The Fourth of July is to be cele brated in grand style by the citizens of Provo. Hon. S. R. Thurman will deliver the oration, and the best talent of the city will afford a worthy setting for the patriotic gem anticipated. Unusually beautiful fireworks will close the day's hilarity.

Hon. Wm. H. King will orate at Payson on Independence day.

The weather is hot and dry. A great deal of forbearance is manifested by the farmers in claiming their water rights, and if the present drouth is good for nothing else, it will answer a good purpose in that.

Provo is to have a savings bank, besides another commercial bank. The first will be an offshoot of the First National, but the last is backed by eastern capital.

The merchants are busy furnishing the railroad hands up Spanish Fork canyon.

Provo, Utah, June 28, 1889. A.

THE RECEIVERSHIP.

On June 29 Receiver Dyer filed the following:

In the Supreme Court of Utah Territory.

The United States of America, plaintiff, vs. The late Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints et al., defendants. To the Honorable Supreme Court:

The order appointing me receiver of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides, among

other things, that I shall report to the court at least once a month, all of my doings as such receiver, etc. I have at the beginning of each and every month submitted a full and complete report of all my doings in compliance with that order, so that all the information asked in the order made on the 22d inst. is before this honorable court, except the whereabouts of the deposits.

dredge, Sharp, Dinwoodey, Grant suggest, and, unless otherwise or-
and others for $157,666.15, which dered by the court, shall so offer,
was perfectly good for the amount, that advertisement be made to lease
which was paid October 1, 1888, and these sheep at a cash rental to the
upon which I collected $2233.60 in- highest responsible bidder, the per-
terest, as shown in my report for the son taking the sheep to give bonds
with sureties satisfactory to me, and
month of October, 1888.
in penalties sufficient to secure the
performance of said bond that such
lessee will at the expiration of the
year, return the full number of
sheep; all losses and accidents to be
at the risk of the lessee, and the
sheep to be returned in as good or-
der as those delivered to him. If
the court should desire to make any
further or different direction in re-
gard to this matter, I most respect-
fully pray that they make an order
to that effect, and give me such di-
rections in regard to the leasing
thereof as to the court may seem
proper.
FRANK H. DYER,

Should the court wish that some
definite steps be taken to attempt to
loan this money or any part of it, I
should be very glad to make the
effort; but I most respectfully re-
quest that the court will determine
the security to be taken, the terms
and times of loans to be made, and
assume the responsibility thereof in
case the money should be needed
and required to be produced when
the decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States shall be ren-
dered in the pending suit.

FRANK H. DYER,
Receiver of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Receiver. Salt Lake City, June 28, 1889.

This is sworn to before Wm. J. Clarke, clerk of the Supreme Court. OBJECTING TO JUDGE ZANE. Accompanying this is a detailed statement of the receipts, showing Mr. Williams asked the permisthat the receiver has received in sion of the court to file the following notes, rents, dividends, personal document, which was ordered done: property to the amount of $285,005.86. The statement of disbursements is In the Supreme Court of the Terrialso itemized. A summary shows:

In complying with said order of June 224, 1889, I submit herewith a detailed statement showing "the respective sums of money received" by me "as such receiver;" "the names of the respective parties from whom it was received," the time each amount was received and what it was received for. The money has been in my care continuously-no person having had one dollar of it for any purpose whatever, except that it has been deposited at three banks in this city -that of Messrs. McCornick & Co., Messrs. Wells, Fargo & Co. and the Deseret National-as shown by my • report to this court of June 1, 1889, neither of which "paid or agreed to pay for the use thereof, or any part of it;" my information being that no bank will pay interest upon uncertain deposits and there has been no time prior to the thirteenth day of May, 1889-the date of the adjournment of the United States Supreme Court-that I could assure my banker that said money could remain with him him $33,456 15 for even a period of sixty days; and as soon after, May 13th, 1889, Balance on hand June 29, 1889, as was possible, I to came $251,549.71. Of this there is dethis court asking for "advice and direction," as to what disposited with McCornick & Co., $174,602.65; Wells, Fargo & Co., position was to be made of this said money. I will state further, that I $48,114.08; Deseret National Bank, have not "loaned, invested, or used $28,832.98. said money, or any part of it." The several sums were deposited in the banks at the times they were respectively received, and have remained there ever since, except such disbursements as are shown by

the account.

It is nearly or quite impossible to make a suitable loan of such a sum of money as this in the market. There is no demand for "call loans"

In this city. Loans can only be made for a definite time and in sums comparatively small. To negotiate the whole of this sum, on personal security, it would be necessary to substantially engage in a banking business. The banks themselves refuse to pay interest on deposits. I have made enquiries at the banks to see if I could obtain interest, and have been informed that they would not pay any.

My credits at the banks have been exactly for the amounts which I have deposited with them.

Disbursed by order of court, in

salaries, etc....
For the investigation of charges
against the receiver...
Current expenses for past seven
Rebate on lease of Church F rm..

months.....

Total disbursed.........

$27,365 3

4,779 07
1,243 95
67 80

The court ordered that the receiver ask for bids for interest for four months on the funds in his hands, from the banks, and inquire if the receiver's bondsmen would consent to the procedure. He is to report his action on Saturday, July 6th, at 2 p.m.

Mr. Dyer also submitted the fol-
lowing to the court:

In the Supreme Court of the Terri-
tory of Utah:

The United States of America,
plaintiff, vs. The late Corporation of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-
ter-day Saints et al., defendants.
To the Honorable Supreme Court:

As receiver of the property of the defendant in the above entitled action, I wish to have the order and direction of the court relative to the leasing of sheep in my hands as receiver. I have 30,000 sheep, which have been for the past year leased to The only thing ever done which at W. L. Pickard, J. J. Freeman, and all approached anything like a loan, others; the payments on account of was a transaction with John R. said leases are now about due. The Winder in the summer of 1888, at lessees retain possession and take the time of the general settlement care of said sheep to the first day of or turning over. He, the said Win- September; but the usual time for der, informed me that they did not leasing sheep is earlier in the year, have the cash to settle with, the and should be in July. These sheep same being the settlement author- should be leased before the time arized by the court on the ninth rives at which I am to resume the day of July, 1888, and I accepted possession of them, so that the lessee temporarily in lieu thereof, will be ready to take possession when a certain note of Woodruff, El- the former lessee gives them up. I

tory of Utah,

The United States of America, plaintiff, vs. The late Corporation of the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints et al., defendants.

said Chief any matter

Now come the undersigned, the attorneys of the Receiver in this cause, and on his behalf object to the Honorable Charles S. Zane, Chief Justice of this court, sitting or participating in the consideration of any and all matters touching or involved in the said cause, for the reason that he has been heretofore connected with the same as attorney and counsel. And we object and protest against the Justice sitting in involving the conduct of the Receiver with relation to the fund in his hands, or the consideration of the question of the loaning thereof, or the place of deposit, or the persons from whom the money was received, for the reason that heretofore the said Chief Justice, when not upon the bench, was employed, and, we are informed, paid to act as counsel in regard to these very matters, and as such counsel expressed himself in open court in opposition and in hostility to the management of said Receiver, and it is contrary to the law of the land that a man should act as judge in the same matter in which he is interested or has been employed as counsel. Dated June 29, 1889.

P. L. WILLIAMS, ARTHUR BROWN, Attorneys for Frank H. Dyer, Re

ceiver.

Judge Zane remarked, "We will take no action upon it at present."

CONCERNING IRRIGATION.

The following have been received by Governor Thomas in response to his request for information on the subject of irrigation, to submit to the Senate committee which will visit Utah in August next:

WOODRUFF, Rich County, Utah,
June 22nd, 1889.
Hon. A. L. Thomas, Governor of
Utah:

Dear Sir,-With the view of meeting the wishes of Irrigating Engineer Hinton, as expressed in his letter to you of May 20th, and in response to your communication to the county court of this county, the matter of collecting information regarding irrigation, etc., for the use of the committee of the United States Senate that contemplates visiting Salt Lake City in August next, is having attention here.

SCIPIO, June 11, 1889.
To his Excellency, Governor A. L.
Thomas.

Tonight a spectacle will be beheld within the borders of this city which, since it was built, was never witnessed here before. Six thousand people will gather in that wondrous building here, called the Tabernacle, to listen to a concert, the proceeds of which will be sent to you.

in any other way be of any aid to you excepting with such funds as a most generous communiDear Sir, I have noticed in the ty would gather and send to you. Salt Lake Tribune that there will be Yet were you on the spot and saw a Congressional committee come to the hundreds of kind ladies and Utah this summer to investigate good men who with unceasing enthe subject of irrigation in this west-ergy devoted almost their entire ern country. They want all the in- time to gather means to send to you, formation they can get. I thought you then would feel as though we it would not be amiss to send a few were not only all of that same lines about the facilities of Scipio. human family, but that we all were There is, about eight miles south of kin, ready to do what gladly others Scipio, on the ridge, a natural lake would have done for us, had the which we use for storing our water calamity befallen us. in the winter for irrigation in the The county court of this county summer. The lake now is about has appointed W. P. Nebeker a two miles long and one mile wide; special commissioner to attend to when we can get it full it affords us the business in question, and em-sufficient water to mature powered him to call to his aid the our crops. This lake could necessary help, to give the matter be made to hold ten times the the attention its importance re- amount. It is a natural basin for quires. four or five miles above its present dimensions. I suppose that the Sevier River can be brought, into this lake. If it can, water could be stored here to irrigate thousands of acres of land that is now a barren waste in this valley. The river runs to waste all winter and I think the matter worth investigating. At least a survey should be made to find if it is possible to get the river into the lake. It would furnish homes for a great many people. It would be impossible to find a more favorable spot for a reservoir. I thought it best to inform you of this before the committee arrived, so that you could gather all other information that you wished for in time to inform the committee.

It is designed to prepare mas, as far as possible, to indicate the courses of the principal streams in this county from which water is taken, or can be taken to irrigate land, the principal canals or ditches used in connection therewith, the sites for reservoirs, etc. But to get all this in proper shape for the intelligent use of said Senate committee, in time to be sent to Washington, to meet the request of Engineer Hinton, was deemed to be impossible here at the outset. It was therefore thought that the next best thing that could be done under the circumstances was to get as full and complete data as possible, put the same in as good shape as the time and facilities at command here would admit of, and the delegation from this region going to Salt Lake City to meet the Senate committee take said matter along in person, hand it to said committee and be somewhat prepared to answer all questions that can be anticipated as likely to be of commerce: asked by said committee.

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I remain, yours respectfully,
GEORGE MONROE.

JOHNSTOWN CORRESPONDENCE.

The following letter was sent to the Mayor of Johnstown by one of the relief committee of the chamber

SALT LAKE CITY,

June 12th, 1889.

town, Pennsylvania:

We think that the said data, maps,
etc., can be got ready to forward to
you by August 1, in compliance with To the Honorable Mayor of Johns-
your request in your communication
to the county court, but that possi-
bly, when made acquainted with the
circumstances, you would deem it
quite as well on general principles,
and perhaps be a trifle safer besides,
for our delegation in person to hand
either to you or to the Senate com-
mittee the material we are able to
collect regarding the subject under
consideration.

We would be pleased to hear from you at your earliest convenience, and shall endeavor to the best of our ability to meet your wishes in the premises.

Very respectfully,

W. P. NEBEKER,
Special Commissioner.
WESLEY K. WALTON,
Selectman.

P. S.-We shall watch the newspapers and endeavor to see at about what time our delegation should be in Salt Lake City, to be sure of meeting the Senate committee; but, should you get any information regarding the time of their arrival, not known to the public, we would deem it a great favor if you would inform us by postal card thereof.

My Dear Sir-As one of the executive committee who has the raising of the funds for the benefit of the sufferers of your city and valley in hand, I was selected to attend to the shipping of some wearing apparel to you, and have today shipped you by Pacific Express a case containing various articles of clothing, which the express company has kindly consented to forward without expense, and which I trust may reach you safely in due course of time.

Although this Territory is nearly three thousand miles away from the place where this most terrible calamity occurred, we all have felt the shock as though we were almost in s ght of you and could not only feel but also see the frightful havoc caused by that most terrible of floods.

For days, the messages came over the wires; in reading them the eyes would fill with tears, and though we knew that money could and would be raised and sent to you as expeditiously as possible, no one had the power to raise one single life or heal a broken limb, or

Knowing that all were ready to give with cheerful heart their mite to aid you, we thought it best to devise a plan by which each one could give and yet each one receive their value back. For once all fac-' tions have disappeared, the Mormon people and all others have combined to carry out that greatest of all teachings, "the greatest of them all is charity."

I hope when these lines reach you that the worst of all your sufferings may be over, that those who have within the past ten days found naught Lut grief, despair and sorrow, can once more look upon the brighter side of life, and looking cheerfully into the future, resign the past to a kind providence, and with that faith still clinging to them. push onward and begin their lives anew. The load which you have been obliged to carry has been a heavy one indeed.

Within a month I shall be on my way to New York City, and going over the Pennsylvania road remain one day within your city. I hope that by that time the ruins will have disappeared, and everywhere new houses will be going up, characteristic of the energy of the people of our country, who through flames and flood and blood rise like the phoenix from the ashes with greater energy and majesty and strength, such as could only come from and to a people who have made liberty the highest boon of man, bowing before nothing else on earth and only that one greater. power, the Deity.

Following is the reply received:

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 19, 1889. DEAR SIR:-Your very kind communication relating to sufferers from the recent flood received.

From the sympathies of friends far and near, for their very substantial contributions in both money and supplies, which have come forward with unprecedented promptness and liberality, our citizens are very grateful and cannot express themselves as they feel.

To your good people, whom you describe as holding a concert, the proceeds of which are to be applied to the relief of sufferers, we can only say, thank you.

The crown jewel of charity is liberality to the stricken.

When you reach here and take a
survey of the surroundings in
person, you can form a more cor-
rect idea of the true condition
caused by the flood on May 31st,
and the prospects of our people for
resuming.
With fraternal regards for your
favors shown us,

I remain yours,

strange sight for some time he was
about to speak, when the vision in-
stantly vanished and he found him-
self sitting up in bed, wondering
what it could all mean.

He went to work as usual at 6
o'clock, and about 7 he saw a lad in
the distance riding toward the works
on horseback. As he came nearer
he discovered it was his brother

W. C. LEWIS, Treas. Fund Com. Joseph. He advanced to meet him

DEATH OF BISHOP WATSON.

.

and addressing him said, "Joseph,
William is dead." Joseph burst into
weeping and said it was true, and
that he had died of cholera. On
reaching home James ascertained
that his brother expired at 4 o'clock,
the precise time when he saw the
vision.

structed. Beside him on this line were a splendid engine and tender, with no cars attached, While he looked at and admired them a voice said to him, "Get on the engine and drive." Turning to a friend of his who he thought was standing by him, he said "I have no experience in driving; you get on and drive and I will be your fireman." This man declined, saying that Brother Watson should be the engineer and he the fireman. They both got on and away they sped. As they progressed they beheld many inferior roads converging toward the line they were on, with dirty, ugly engines and coal-trucks traveling in the same direction. A collision seemed inevitable. The engineer resolved not to stop, however, but to increase the speed and dash boldly on. As they approached the other trains they bent their heads and there was a tremendous crash. When they recovered from the shock they beheld ruin on every hand. among the trains of the other lines, but the engine and tender they were on were unscathed and sound as ever.

The numerous friends of Bishop
James Watson, of the Nineteenth
Ward, will be shocked to learn that
he died at his residence at half-past
eight o'clock on the evening of June
27th. His illness was brief, he being In the early part of 1856 a man
first attacked at four o'clock on the named Thompson called upon James
morning of Saturday, June and invited him to attend a lecture
22nd. The complaint was inflam- to be delivered by an Elder of the
mation of the bowels. He suffered Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
considerably for a few days; day Saints called Hodson, who pro-
on the 26th he became comparatively posed to prove from the Bible that
easy, but gradually grew weaker. Joseph Smith was a prophet raised
In the afternoon he was seized with up in this age to usher in the last
faintness and it was supposed that dispensation. James remarked to his
he had passed away. He subse- wife that he should go and hear the
quently recovered, but soon began lecture, that he believed the man to
again to sink until he fell asleep at be an impostor, and that he should
Brother Watson told his dream to
the time already named.
take his Bible with him, and if he a brother who was noted for having
James Watson had light-blue found the matter as he supposed it a gift to interpret. He said "The
eyes, fair complexion and brown would be he should arise in the new railroad is the fullness of the
hair. He was of medium height audience and expose the imposition. gospel revealed through Joseph
and stoutly built, and naturally pos- Mrs. Watson tried to dissuade him Smith, the other lines are the reli-
sessed considerable physical from this purpose, but to no effect, gious sects of the day and the cars
strength. When at rest his counte- so he went imbued with this inten- the sectarians; the new locomotive
nance had a grave and thoughtful tion. He listened to Elder Hodson, is a new branch over which you will
aspect, but was mobile, animated who spoke on the literal gathering preside and the man who acted as
and expressive when he engaged in of Israel and the setting up of the fireman will join the Church and be
conversation. His sympathies were Kingdom of God in the latter days your assistant. The collision signi-
acute and his disposition inclined to and was convinced that his state-fies that opposition will be met with,
mercy, but when once convinced ments were true.
but by strong argument and deter-
that a person had abused his confi- He at once began an investiga mination, you will be able to de-
dence it was not easy for that indi- tion of the doctrines of the Church molish it and vindicate the truth."
vidual to regain the forfeited place and attending meetings. Bishop It happened that a great opposi-
in his estimation.
Lunt was Pastor of the Newcastle tion arose against the church. It
He was born at Low Walker-on- District at that time, and invited was so intense that all the members
Tyne, Northumberland, England, him, although not then a member of were discharged from their work,
June 6th, 1833, and was the son of the Church, to remain during a Brother Watson included, except the
Robert Watson and Barbara Mora- Priesthood meeting, the occasion man who appeared to act as fireman
lee. He evidently inherited a being the trial of a man for his fel- in the dream. Brother Watson com-
strong spiritual nature from his lowship. The man placed on menced business as a contractor on
mother, who was specially gifted in trial objected to his presence, on the his own account and pursued his
that direction, while from his ground that he was a non-member duties in the Church with great zeal.
father, who was inclined to skepti- and he was about to leave the hall, He had been ordained to the office
cism, he derived a tendency to when Brother Lunt requested him of an Elder and soon effected an
question everything before receiv- to remain, as his testimony would opening in a place called Crumling-
ing it. So strong were his religious yet be wanted in a future day as to the ton, where he baptized three persons.
feelings in boyhood that they super- validity of the trial. The man was Following up this success no less
induced a tendency to melancholy, cut off from the Church,and in veri- than forty were soon added to the
and he was favored with some un- fication of the prediction of Brother Church, a new branch was organ-
usual spiritual manifestations while Lunt the question of the validity of ized, with Brother Watson as Presi-
yet a lad.
the proceeding was afterwards dent, and his fireman of the dream
sprung, James being a witness and as his chief assistant and adviser.
testifying that the person referred to He retained the position until he
was justly excommunicated.
left for Utah in 1863, the dream be-
ing thus verified in every detail.

James had an elder brother named
William, whom he greatly loved.
So strong was his affinity for him
that when the two would separate
On the 5th of September, 1856,
even for a short time and William James was baptized by Elder Wil-
would walk away, James would liam Thompson, the same man who
stand and gaze longingly and affec- invited him to attend Elder Hod-
tionately after him until he disap- son's lecture. He was shortly after
peared from view. When William wards ordained to the office of a
was 19 years old James went to work Priest, and Elder Lunt said to him,
at a place about seven miles distant "Go and thrust in thy sickle and
from home. At that time the chol- reap, for the harvest is ready, the
era was raging in that part of Eng- laborers are few, and you shall yet
land. At four o'clock one morning be the means of bringing many into
before James got out of bed, he be- the Church."

held his brother in open vision. He Brother Watson engaged in
appeared to be suspended in the air, preaching at every available
his feet being a short distance from opportunity, and soon after his ordi-
the floor; on each side of him was a nation he had a singular dream.
personage dressed in flowing white He thought he saw a new line of
robes. After gazing upon this railroad, excellently and solidly con-

He left Liverpool on May 30th, 1863, and arrived in Salt Lake City on the 11th of October of the same year, having crossed the plains in the old fashioned way-by ox-team transportation.

He is well and favorably known as a member of the firm of Watson Brothers, builders and contractors, his brother Joseph being his partner. Their reputation for skill in their line is second to none in Utah. Many handsome and substantial structures in this city and elsewhere bear testimony to that fact. Among these are the south section of the main Z. C. M. I. building, the shoe

THE DESERET

factory of the same institution, the
Hooper-Eldredge Block and other
buildings. The deceased was owing
to his kindly and fair-dealing dispo-
sition, personally held in the high-
est esteem by his workmen and in
deed by all others with whom he

had close relations.

WEEKLY.

vice that in the interim pending
It was announced during the ser-
the selection and appointment of a
Bishop to succeed Brother Watson,
the affairs of the Nineteenth Ward
would be under the direction of
Elder August W Carlson.

marks of that planations of the glorious hopes the crew and passengers of the illnature with and anticipations brought to light fated Danmark, deserves to be reex- overboard his own cargo and saved through the fulness of the Gospel of membered. Twelve times did the Christ which he had embraced, and gallant sailors row their boats to the whose precepts he had made his sinking steamer, and twelve times rule of conduct. The closing prayer returned through the surging waves was offered by Bishop Alfred Solo- laden first with the women and soul was missing. male passengers and crew, till not a children and afterwards with the hand a tiny life was added to their number in the person of an infant, On the other to which one of the rescued women gave birth. Such a splendid display has well earned for those heroes selfish humanity, and noble daring, of consummate seamanship, unthe applause ploits have awakened the world. America had the opporwhich their exall over tunity to pay her recognition first. Since then the King of Denmark and the Princess of Wales have acknowledged the gallant act in the congratulation; and on the twentyPrince Bismarck has sent a letter of name of their saved compatriots; fourth of May the honors were completed by congratulations and testimonials given by the chief magistrate of London in the presence of a vast concourse of leading merchants and citizens.

Bishop James Watson, a good and
The earthly remains of the late
upright man, were followed to the
cemetery by a remarkably large cor-
tege, which numbered 81 vehicles.
Peace to his ashes.

CURRENT TOPICS IN EUROPE.

The late Bishop Richard V. Mor-mon. ris, of the 19th Ward, died on the 12th of March, 1882, and Brother James Watson was ordained and set apart to succeed him in the position on the 4th day of June, 1882. In that office his labors, owing to the size of the Ward-it being much more extensive and populous than any other similar ecclesiastical division in Salt Lake City-were exceedingly arduous, not to say laborious, occupied a great deal of his attention and were his chief care. A short time since another Wardthe Twenty-second-was organized from a portion of the Nineteenth. The details of transferring the business from the latter to the former had not been entirely completed, morial stone in the new buildings of The recent laying of the mebut was to be done on the first of Eton College, claims more than a July next, the 30th of June being passing notice. And this not merely the close of the fiscal year. The because Queen Victoria assisted at people among whom he labored re- the ceremony, for it is doubtful garded him in the light of a father, whether the college receives more and they feel his departure keenly-honor from the royal presence, than as if they had been deprived of the the Queen herself receives by patassociation and services of the head ronizing such a noble institution. fruitful theme of political gossip of the family. For the last two weeks the most Among the later appointments of notice, because it marks an epoch bert to the home of his northern But it is especially worthy of has been the visit of King Huma public nature received and filled in the history of higher educa- ally. As the Emperor of Germany by the deceased was that of member tion. The world has few colleges does not understand Italian, nor of the Stake Board of Education- which can boast which is the ex-officio directory of galaxy of names than those who stand German, they have been nethe Latter-day Saints College. He were educated at Eton. From Bo-cessitated to converse together in the more glorious does the King of Italy underalso, for a considerable time was as-lingbroke to Gladstone sociated as vice-president and di- trious list extends, and it includes opportunity for a French political rector-with Zion's Benefit Building the names of nearly all the most writer to make the following obserthe illus French language. This has given an Society. who have swayed the destinies of was obliged to speak French to his eminent and powerful ministers vation: "Since the King of Italy the British Empire from the reign hosts, it would have been much of Anne to that of Victoria. Mem-simpler on his part to have come St. John, of Sir Robert Walpole and ory recalls the names of Harley and William Pitt, of Fox and Canning and Wellington and many others. Among distinguished literary characters may be mentioned Fielding and Sir Horace Walpole, Hallam aud Milman, Shelley and Grey.

The writer hereof knew him intimately as an honest, upright and

true man.

The funeral service over the remains of Bishop James Watson was conducted in the Nineteenth Ward meeting house on Sunday morning, June 30. The attendance was very large. Not only was the building densely packed, but the number of people on the outside contiguous to it was still greater, while the neigh

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would have been a sufficient prestraight to Paris. The exhibition text, and the ally of Germany would have been able to perfect himself in a language which is necessary for him in order to comprehend the Emperor William or few weeks without any inconvenBerlin might have been delayed a Prince Bismarck. The journey to ience to any one." The suggestion a that the King of Italy should visit in those times these comparatively King and certain French statesby astronomical observatory; because a personal interview between the vast the Exhibition is not a bad one, and new sciences were only in their infancy or entirely unknown. beautiful new building that is now The visit of the Emperor and King men would be a great advangoing up, and which will be dedi-to the old city of Strasbourg, which tage to both France and Italy. cated to Modern Science, stands in is situated in the territory taken beautiful relief by the side of those from France in 1870, has been abangrey and venerable walls where doned through the intervention of classical studies have been pursued Prince Bismarck who does not wish these many centuries. The one rep- to needlessly wound the susceptibiliresents the honored past, the other ties of the French, and who has thus the active and aggressive present. sacrifice for it. and willing to make any reasonable shown himself desirous for peace

borhood was crowded with vehicles. The stand was draped in white and covered with many floral beautiful emblems, contributed loving relatives and friends of the deceased. Among those present were Presiding Bishop William B. Preston and President Angus M. Cannon; also most of the Bishops of the wards of the city and many other leading brethren.

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The service was conducted by Elder A. W. Carlson, who was first counselor to the deceased Bishop. The singing exercises were rendered by the ward choir. The opening prayer was offered Preston. The speakers on the oc- tribute been paid to human courage by Bishop Seldom has a more enthusiastic casion were, in the order in which and devotion than that rendered to they addressed Elder John Nicholson, Bishop Or- the Missouri. The story of Captain no doubt recollect how gallantly the assemblage, Captain Murrell and the officers of member the Italian wars of 1859 will Those who are old enough to reson F. Whitney and Bishop W. L. Murrell's heroic rescue of the crew France came to the aid of enthralN. Allen, all of them intimate and passengers of the Danish emi-led Italy, and how much Italy owes friends of the deceased. spoke of the many noble traits public They grant ship is still fresh in exhibited by min l. the her political existence to the valor Bishop How in Watson midst of a tempestuous sea, eight France to see Italy the active ally during his the of French arms. life, It is now hard for combining re-hundred miles from land, he threw of her hereditary foe. In any future