lows: established in Salt Lake City, as folDistrict No. 1. Both sides of First South street between East Temple and Fifth West street. District No. 2. Both sides of First South street, east from East Temple street, to the military reservation. District No. 3. Both sides of Second South street, between East Temple and Fifth West streets. District No. 4. Both sides of Second South street, east from East Temple street to the military reservation. District No. 5. Both sides of Third South streat, between East Temple and Fifth West streets. District No. 6. Both sides of Third South street east, from East Temple street to the military reservation. District. No. 7. Both sides of West Temple street, between South Temple and Eighth South stree's. District No. 8. Both sides of East Temple street, between South Temple and Eighth South streets. District No. 9. Both sides of First East street, between South Temple and Eighth South streets. District No. 11. Both sides of First West street, between South Temple and Eighth South streets. District No. 12. Both sides of East Tem ple street, between South Temple and First North streets. District No. 13. Both sides of South Temple street from East Temple street to Third West street. District No. 14. Both sides of Fourth South street to the military reservation. District No. 15. Both sides of Fourth Works on the contract with Dubois & ley's Canyon conduit, at a price of Williams of Denver, Col., for the Par$86,592, with bonds attached, was read and approved. Mr. Pembroke again offered the following resolution, which was defeated on Tuesday night: "Whereas, it has been asserted in a communication to the Council, signed by many prominent business men of this city, that legal opposi ion will be made to changing the site of the joint city and county building and against further delay in the construction of said building, which delay would occur in any such change as contemplated and be detrimental to the interests of this city, and "Whereas, while we may think the site of the Eighth Ward Square superior to the original, we view with alarm any effort to further delay this building; therefore, be it "Resolved, that we do request the committee of the City Council to endeavor to procure the sanction of the joint committee that steps be taken to immediately commence the construction of the said joint county and city building on the original site." Councilman Anderson-I see, Mr. Pembroke, that you don't want any public building. Mr. Pembroke (springing to his feet and assuming an air of injured innocence)-I do, most decidedly, and I don't want any one to insinuate that I do not. Councilman Anderson (in the lanSouth street from East Temple street to guage of cheap circus parlance)-Oh, R-r-r-r-a-t-e! (Laughter.) Fifth West street. District No. 16. Both sides of Second East Street, between South Temple and Eighth South streets. Sec. 2. This ordinance to be in force from and after its passage. The ayes and noes were called on the passage of the ordinance, all the members voting in the affirmative. ANOTHER PAVING PROPOSITION. Acting Mayor Parsons (wielding the gavel)-Come to order, come to order, gentlemen! The motion to adopt the resolution was lost and Mr. Karrick moved that of the city attorney could be obtained. the matter be deferred until the opinion City Attorney Merritt (curiously)— What is my opinion wanted for now? Mr. Karrick On the proposed change of site. City Attorney Merritt That has already been positively and definitely expressed. The agreement as to the proposed change of site between the city and county was then taken up. A proposition from Foster & Morrison to lay sidewalks was laid on the table. The proposition is as follows: To furnish first class cement sidewalks, the concrete base to be 34 inches thick, and to be composed of gravel and standard hydraulic cement, the top dressing or finish to be of an inch thick and composed of the best Port- Mr. Pembroke called attention to the land cement, and lay the same in the fact that the agreement provided for a best manner and conform to the grade committee of three from the city and given by the city engineer, at the rate three from the county to carry out the of 16 cents per square foot, not includ-contract, and moved that it be amending any grading. This would make ed so as to provide for an arbitrator in the cost of the six foot walk a little less case the joint committee might fail to than $1 per lineal foot. Mr. Pembroke then offered a resolution providing that when the council shall publish its notice of intention to pave First East Street, between South Temple and Fourth South Streets that the material known as Stradamant mastic asphalt, for which Mr. Remington is agent, be designated as the material to be used. The resolution was strongly opposed by Mr. James on the ground that such a procedure would virtually exclude all other bidders. The resolution was lost. PROPOSITION REFERRED. The proposition of Foster and Morrison was referred to the committee on streets with instructions to report on the matter at the next regular session of the Council. agree. Judge Bartch-It is a question in my mind if the county court can legally appoint an arbitrator, as the Supreme Court of the Territory has ruled adversely upon such a case. City Attorney Merritt (addressing Judge Bartch)-Is it not a question in your mind as to the right of the county entering into any such agreement as proposed? Judge Bartch (hesitatingly)-Well, I should not like to express an opinion on that matter. City Attorney Merritt-I doubt very much if the county can sell its half of the original site to the city, inasmuch a clear title by purchase. These are facts worth considering. Mr. Hall (changing the subject)—In case of a failure on the part of the committee to agree, they could be removed and another appointed in their place. The motion to appoint an arbitrator failed to carry. Mr. Karrick (apparently disappointed)-It now looks like we will not have any public building during the present administration. I move that the whole matter be referred to the city attorney for his written opinion. City Attorney Merritt (warmly)— Mr. Karrick, I have expressed myself plainly in this matter and should be easily understood but it seems for some reason that I am not. Mr. Karrick-Well, what is your opinion? this time I will endeavor to be City Attorney Merritt - Well, understood and will give my opinplainly as I could in writing, though I ion orally in a few words as were engaged at the task for forty years. It is this: I doubt the legality of the city building jointly with the county on either of the sites, in the manner of procedure it has and is now adopting. More than this I cannot and will not state. Mr. Pembroke-Another objection I have of going to the Eighth Ward Square is that I have been informed on reliable authority that a few feet below the surface of the ground is a substratum of quicksand and it will cost at least $150,000 to erect a foundation there. More fruitless discussion followed, after which a vote was taken on the adoption of the agreement and deed, which resulted as follows: Yeas-Parsons, Spafford, Anderson, Heath, Wolstenholm, Armstrong, Cohn, Hall, James. Noes-Pickard, Pembroke, Karrick Lynn. On motion of Mr. Hall the Mayor was given authority to execute the agreement and sign the deed. The Council then adjourned until Tuesday evening next. HOW REPORTS OF DEBATES IN CONGRESS GROW. The reports of congressional proceed of the property on the express grown, so large as to be burdensome, clusively for a public building. condition that it be used ex- and are in imminent danger of becomTo ing useless. There are two specific use it for other than that purpose is a reasons for this increase: one is the violation of the condition. The report of the Board of Public positively that the city cannot obtain stenographic exactness, and the other I say printing of every trivial detail with BONDS APPROVED. is the permission in both branches of years, a striking illustration will be Jefferson Davis, Rusk of Texas-were Both houses were filled with remark able debaters, and the subjects that were continually before each branch were so absorbing in interest that almost every senator and every representative desired to be heard. As the form in which the proceedings are reported has changed since The habit of speech is greatly chang that time, the comparison of different ed. At this time any one who will periods can be made with approximate take his seat in the gallery of the Sen- exactness by stating the proceedings in ate, as the senators assemble, will be uniform pages of one thousand words interested during the "morning hour," each. From March 4, 1861, to March which is often marked by what may 4, 1865, the number of pages filled by be called a sharp debate; but when the the proceedings was twenty-five thou"morning hour" expires, and the sand four hundred. Twenty-six years "regular order" is announced, the afterwards the Fiftieth Congress conspectator will very probably see a vened. It lasted from March 4, 1887, gentleman rise and unfold a mass of to March 4, 1889, and the report of promanuscript and begin to read. ceedings filled twenty-eight thousand He will next see, out of the eighty-three hundred pages. eight senators, probably seventy-five, and possibly more, if the Senate be full, absent themselves from their seats and retire to their committee rooms to write letters and transact both public and private business, until the pages shall inform them that the reading of the manuscript, in progress when the senators left the chamber, is about to close. In an uneventful period, then, with nothing especially to excite or disturb the country, the number of pages filled by the proceedings of a single Congress is greater than during the whole period of the war, with all its mighty issues at stake. Four years later, the Twenty-third Congress convened, extending from March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1855. It was, if possible, even a more exciting and excited body than the Thirty-first. It was the Congress which repealed the Missouri compromise a measure which led to unparalleled acrimony and recrimination in debate. All the deep feeling which had been exhibited on the slavery question in the Thirty first Congress was greatly intensified, and the debates lasted on this single question for many months. The first session of the Thirty-first lasted until September thirtieth, and that of the Thirty-third until August seventh, and the proceedings of both Congresses filled only twenty-three thousand pages, less by one thousand four hundred pages than the record of the proceedings of the first session of the Fifty-first Congress. To make a comprehensive and most suggestive comparison, let it be stated that from the inauguration of Washington, in 1789, to the close of the Civil War, in 1865, the report of the proceedings of Congress, for the entire seventy-six years, filled one hundred and seventy-seven thousand four hundred and ninety pages. From the close of the Civil War in 1865 to the first day of October last, being twenty five years, the number of words e ployed in reporting Congress was t hundred and eighty-one million. Hence the Congressional reports for the last twenty-five years contained one hundred and three million five hundred thousand words more than all the reports from 1789 to 1865. In an earlier era of the government the contrast would seem still stronger. Take the first eighteen Congresses, from In the House of Representatives, the 1789 to 1825-thirty-six years-from the spectator, when he seats himself in the inauguration of Washington to the ingallery, will probably see repeated, as auguration of John Quincy Adams. nearly as the analogy of the proceed- All the discussions on the subject of ings will allow, all that has been said setting the Federal Government in It should of course be said that the of the Senate, with the addition of a motion, which were very able, and at reports of the seventy-six years were habit, which is not extensively, if at that time supposed to be very long; not throughout in as full detail as the all, practiced in the Senate, viz.: the all the proceedings on funding the more recent and current reports, but permission to print speeches, not one National debt; all the discussions of that is the very thing that makes the word of which has been delivered; and the famous Jay Treaty; all the debates first class valuable, and practically also the setting aside of odd afternoons, during the stormy administration of ruins the second class to the ordinary generally Saturdays, for debate only, the elder Adams; all the debates for reader by its inaccessibility. The auwhich means that some one deputed the periods of Jefferson and Madison, nals of Congress in the first thirty-six by the Speaker will preside, with the on the Embargo and the War of years named are readily accessible, understanding that no business is to be 1812; all the proceedings for the easily handled, and well indexed, and done, and that any member who ten years following the treaty give an accurate report of all the prochooses can come there and deliver a of Ghent; in short, the entire proceed-ceedings and of all the speeches that speech upon any subject he may se-ings of Congress, under Washington, had special value. lect, whether it is pending before Congress or not. The essays which are thus read on a single Saturday would often fill a large sized octavo, more extended in point of matter than a volume of Bancroft or Motley. John Adams, Jefferson, Madison and If the proceedings of Congress for Monroe are recorded in 26,000 the next thirty-six years from this pages, actually less by two thousand time are reported upon the increasing three hundred than were recorded in ratio that has distinguished the reports the debates of both sessions of the Fif since the close of the war, the aggretieth Congress, and very little more gate will probably require four hundred than the words of the first session of large volumes, or six hundred million Few have reckoned the magnitude the Fifty-first Congress, which adwords-equivalent to a library of more of the increase in the reports. The journed on the first of October last. than twelve hundred volumes of the general presumption is that it comes Other comparisons of interest may be ordinary octavo and duodecimo edi from the increased membership of made readily. One of the most excit- tions, both branches of Congress. This ac-ing Congresses-supposed to be the This evil has grown to such gigantic counts for part of the increase, but is most important ever held in the ante proportions that every one will admit a not a sufficient cause for the whole. bellum period--was the Thirty-first, reform is not only necessary but inThe Senate is larger than fifty years beginning March 4, 1849, and ending evitable. As to the various phases of ago by a little more than one-half- March 4, 1851. The compromise meas that reform, much might be said. At fifty-two then, eighty-eight now. The ures of 1850, involving all the phases the same time, it would involve personHouse today is not one-half larger in of the slavery question as it then exist-al criticism, not of individuals but of membership than it was fifty years ago. ed, called forth a debate which fer classes; and if the reports are limited to But the volume of the reports of either thoroughness and ability has perhaps readable dimensions, the remote, if house today, compared with those of never been equalled, certainly never not the immediate, effect would be to fifty years ago, is prodigiously great. surpassed, in the history of the govern- reduce the list of eligibles for effective The reports of proceedings in the ment. service in Congress. Twenty-sixth Congress-March 4, 1839, Men who naturally belonged to a to March 4, 1841-take scarcely one-former period Webster, Clay, Calsixth of the space given to the reports houn, Benton, Cass-were there in full of the Fiftieth Congress. vigor; and the younger men of prestige But if we go back only half of fifty land power-Seward, Douglas, Chase, The methods of reform might, there fore, better be left to the day when Congress is ready to enter upon the work. It is sufficient at present to call attention to the abuse, and to illus trate its magnitude. INSIGHT. FTRUTH AND LIBERT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1891. And love, the fairest of all fair things building, and that it will be more ad- Now, therefore, the said city and Grows rank with nettles and poisonous things respectively, and for all public pur Unless it is watched and tended. There could not be anything better than this I tell you all will work out clear, poses for which said building may now VOL. XLII. council and court within thirty days afrer their delivery to said joint committee; and in case of rejection, new or amended plans shall in like manner be obtained by said committee and submitted and acted upon within a like period. Upon the adoption of the plans and specifications, bids for the erection of said building in accordance therewith shall forthwith be advertised for, for the time and in the manner required by any law in the premises, and the order of said council and court, and the contract or contracts awarded to the lowest responsible bidder; and the work of construction commenced as soon as reasonably possible after the award of said contract or contracts; and said contract or contracts shall stipulate that said building shall be completed in every particular within two years after the execution thereof. All said work shall be done under the supervision of a competent architect, to be employed by said joint committee, subject to confirmation by said council and court; and all said work shall be subject to approval or rejection by said That the said city and county shall WASHINGTON SQUARE. Below are the forms of agreement and deed between the City and County of Salt Lake, providing for the erection of a joint public building on Washington Square, as submitted to the City Council on Tuesday night, March 17th, and adopted with slight amendments by the County Court on Wednesday, March 18th: This agreement, made the-day of, A.D. 1891, between Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County, wit nesseth: To carry into execution this contract in detail, said clty and county shall appoint as their joint agent a joint committee, to consist of three members of the City Council of said city, to be chosen by said Council, and two members of the County Court of said county, to be chosen by said County Court, but in said committee, said city and county shall vote as such, and shall That, whereas, said city and county each have one vote, to be cast by a have heretofore entered into a contract majority of its representatives. Said to erect by their joint means a city and joint committee shall forthwith upon county public building upon a certain its appointment proceed with all reapiece of land formerly owned by said sonable speed to contract for and obcity, situate at the southeast corner of tain, on behalf of said city and county, First South and First East streets, in from a competent architect or archiSalt Lake City, for the joint and com-tects, all recessary and proper plans mon use of said city and county; and said city has conveyed to said county an undivided one-half interest in said proposed building site; and Whereas, the City Council of said city, and the County Court of said county, are now of the opinion that a certain other lot of ground, to wit: block thirty-eight in plat A, Salt Lake City survey, now owned by said city, will be a more desirable site for said and specifications for the same build- Said city and county shall each be liable forthwith for one-half the amount certified in writing to the recorder of said city and the county clerk of said county, respectively, to be due for the construction of said building from time to time by the supervising architect and countersigned by the mayor of said city, or acting mayor, and the chairman or acting chairman of the said county court; and said city and county hereby bind themselves, each to the other, to forth with pay each its one-half of all such amounts when and from time to time they are so certified. And whereas, said city is greatly in need of larger and better offices and apartments than it at present possesses, and the erection of a building jointly with said county will greatly facilitate the obtaining of the same in a manner financialiy most convenient and generally most desirable for the city, now, therefore, the said city, in consideration of the premises and of the arguments herein made by said county, hereby covenants with said county that upon the adoption of the plans and specifications for said building, as herein before provided, the said city shall and will forth with duly execute and deliver to said county a deed of an undivided one-half interest in fee simple in the aforesaid block thirty eight, which shall be a copy of the deed hereunto annexed and marked "Exhibit A;" and the said "Exhibit A" is hereby incorporated into and made part of this contract. respective public purposes, which shall And in further consideration of said conveyance said county hereby agrees that upon the adoption of the plans and specifications as aforesaid, it will forthwith proceed to advertise and sell, in the manner provided by law, its un-jointly with said county will effect the divided one-half interest in the said purpose of obtaining for said city said heretofore intended building site on necessary enlarged accommodations the southeast corner of First South and for the transaction of its public busiFirst East streets, and will forthwithness in a manner financially most conupon receipt of the proceeds of said venient and generally most desirable sale pay to said city an amount equal and advantageous for said city, to said proceeds; provided, that the time within which such advertisement, sale and payment shall be made may be extended by consent of said city. And subject to the hereinafter mentioned conditions, the parties hereto hereby release each the other from all liability under the contract, heretofore existing between them for the erection of a joint building on the aforesaid site, at the corner of First South and First East streets, in Salt Lake City, and, subject as aforesaid, said contract is hereby abrogated and declared to be of no further effect. the Mayor of said city and the chai man of the County Court of said cou ty, who shall be the agents of said c and county, respectively, for that p pose; and that the same shall be forev maintained as a public park, unl and until both parties hereto sh hereafter otherwise determine. T expense of making and maintaini said park shall be paid equally by sa city and county; Provided, That th total original cost of making the sam shall not exceed twenty thousand d lars ($20,000), and the cost of maintai ing the same shall not exceed t thousand dollars ($2000) per annu uniess both parties hereto hereaft agree upon a different cost. Said city and county shall not entitled each to possession of all pa of said building, but the various offic apartments and parts thereof shall apportioned and divided between s city and county equally, so that ea shall have an equal number of equa desirable apartments therein. S apportionment shall be made by joint committee of said city a county, to consist of the Mayor of s city and two members of the coun to be chosen by said council, and t chairman of the County Court of s county and two additional members the County Court thereof, to be chos by said court. Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises, and of the contract made by said county to unite with said city in the erection of said building and to pay one half of the price thereof, and to further pay to said city the amount equal to the proceeds of the sale of the said county's undivided one-half interest in a certain tract of land situate at the south-east corner of First South and First East streets in Salt Lake City, heretofore intended to be used by said city and county as a site for such a joint public building, the said city by these presents grants and conveys to the said county, its successors And in case legal proceedings shall and assigns forever, an undivided onebe commenced to restrain either or half interest in fee simple in the aforeboth of the parties hereto from said block thirty-eight (38), as numAnd the general supervision, ca carrying this agreement into effect, bered and platted in Plat "A," Salt and control of said building and the time necessarily elapsing until Lake City Survey, Salt Lake park when completed, the repair the termination of said legal County, Utah Territory. But maintenance thereof, and the employ proceedings shall suspend the running the said city hereby reserves ment of all persons whom it may of any time or period herein provided out of this grant the right to use all of necessary to employ in and about sai for the doing of any act by either or the surface of said block, except such building and park for their care, repa both of the parties hereto; provided, as is actually covered by the said pub- and maintenance, shall belong equal that said city and county shall use all lic building, and any additions thereto to said city and county, and said en reasonable diligence on their part to hereafter made, or any additional ployment,supervision and control sha bring any such legal proceedings to a buildings thereon hereafter erected for be exercised by said city and count termination as speedily as possible. the joint use of said city and county through and by means of a joint cor And in case, upon the termination of for like purposes, for the purpose of a mittee, to consist of the mayor any such legal proceedings, either or public park or pleasure grounds only, said city, and two members of th both the parties hereto shall be re- for the use and enjoyment of the pub-council thereof, to be chosen by sai strained by a court of competent juris-lic, and the right to lay out and adorn council, and the chairman of the Cour diction from carrying this contract into the same with walks, drives and lawns, ty Court of said County, and two a effect, neither party hereto shall have or claim any damages from the other as for a breach hereof; out thereupon each party shall be released from all liability hereunder, and the satd contract heretofore existing between said city and county for the erection of a joint city and county building upon the heretofore intended site, at the corner of First South and First East Streets, shall be at once revived and be and remain in as full force and effect as though the present contract had never been made. EXHIBIT A. This indenture, made the...........day of..........., A. D. 1891, between Salt Lake City, party of the first part, and Salt Lake County, party of the second part, witnesseth: trees, flowers, statuary, fountains and ditional members of said County Cour to be chosen by said court. DEATH OF DANIEL H. WELLS At 1 o'clock March 24 one of the gre souls of this great age passed to rest. It is generally known that Cour selor Daniel H. Wells was sufferin from a severe illness. But the news his death will be a sudden and hea blow to the community. He was ailin for several days in Mauti and comi to this city on March 14th he graduall grew worse, his sickness taking t form of pleuro-pneumonia. He exper enced much distress until shortly fore his death, which came to him pai lessly though he was conscious to last. And the said parties hereto covenant, each with the other, that no building, and no part of any building, to be at any time erected on said Block Thirtyeight (38), shall be used for a jail or prison or public pound, nor shall the Police Justice or any Justice of the Peace or other inferior magistrate now or hereafter having jurisdiction of crimes or misdemeanors, be permitted to hold court therein; nor shall any part thereof be used for the Fire Department of said city. Also, that That, whereas, the said Salt Lake neither party hereto shall convey, enCity is the owner in fee simple of the cumber, lease or otherwise dispose of whole of block 38, as numbered and its interest in said block, or in said platted in plat A, Salt Lake City sur- building or buildings, or any part vey, Salt Lake City and County, Utah; thereof, or devote or permit the same to and whereas said city is greatly in need be devoted to other than public purof a new public building for the ac- poses, without the consent of the other commodation of its officers and the party hereto. And the said city and more convenient transaction of its pub-county covenant each with the other lic business; and it is agreed by and be- that, upon the completion of said tween the parties hereto that they shall building, said block shall at once be laid with the Prophet Joseph Smit join in the providing of a joint city and County building, to be erected upon said block 38, for the joint and common use of said city and county for the out and beautified as a public park Daniel Hanmer Wells was born Trenton, Oneida County, New Yor October 27, 1814; he was consequent in his seventy-seventh year when died. When quite a young man moved to Illinois and lived at Com merce which, when the Saints occupie it, was afterwards known as Nat voo. Here he became intima whom he greatly admired. In the persecution that came with the ma tyrdom of the Prophet, Squire Well as he was called, cast in his lot with è afflicted "Mormons," joined the urch, took a prominent part in the Fence of Nauvoo and followed the nts to Winter Quarters. After rening to Nauvoo to settle up his afrs, he came to Utah, reaching this ce in 1848, and has ever ce occupied a prominent place the affairs of the Territory and in e hearts of the people. He was for many years second Counor to President Brigham Young and his decease was made a Counselor to Twelve Apostles. When the arti Temple was completed he was pointed to take charge as President hich position he held until his ath. As Superintendent of Public Works, a military officer, as Mayor of Salt ke City, as a member of the Legisture and as an ecclesiastical officer was eminently successful and on the respect and esteem of all ith whom he was associated. He was man of character, kind, affectionate, eerful and generous to a fault. He as gone to join the great spirits who id the foundation of this latter day ork and to rest from his labors. eace be to him, and may God comfort is bereaved family and friends. STAKE CONFERENCES. ST. JOHNS. The quarterly conference of the St Johns Stake of Zion convened at St. Fohns on the 8th and 9th of March. Present on the stand were the Presiency of the Stake, High Counselors nd Bishops of wards. Also Bishop ohn Hunt of Snowflake. The reports of the Bishops show rogress temporally and spiritually. At present the outlook for crops the oming season is better than ever beore. A more settled feeling pervades Our settlements, and a spirit for solid mprovement is manifest. The principal subjects dwelt upon by the speakers were faith, the power and authority of the Priesthood, and the proper education and training of the young. The Church School, under the efficient management of Brother J. W. Brown, is becoming a power for good. Good public schools are also running in all our wards in Arizona. The statistical report was read and the general and Stake authorities were unanimously sustained by the confer ence. Conference opened Sunday morning, at 10 a. m., with singing and prayer. President McArthur remarked that he, together with his Counselors, had visited all the settlements in the Stake except three; found the people feeling well in the Gospel, but having considerable sickness among them. Elder E. G. Woolley remarked that it gave him considerable pleasure to meet with the people of this Stake, after an absence of three years, but could not say he was pleased in being called upon to speak. Thought the people in this part of the country enjoyed themselves about as well as any he knew. Bore testimony to the truth of the Gospel. Bishop Robert Knell, of Pinto Ward, reported his ward in a properous condition with the exception of the different associations, which were not doing well owing to so many being away from home. President McArthur read the 21st section of the Doctrine and Covenants and commented upon the doctrines and principles therein contained; re hearsing the duties of the officers and members of the Church. Bishop John Booth, of Provo, read from the 3rd chapter of Amos, 7th verse: "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His secrets unto His servants the prophets." He quoted several passages from the Bible, Doctrine and Covenants, and Book of Mormon. Commented upon and gave a very interesting and able discourse from them. Choir sang an anthem. 10 o'clock. Adjourned until Monday morning at Monday morning.-After the opening exercises, President A. W. Ivins read from the seventh chapter of John, and showed from it that the Gospel was the power of God unto salvation, and bore testimony that all might know of the doctrine whether it was of God or whether he spoke of himself, by keeping the commandments of God. He cited the conversion of Paul as an example to show how a man might be made to turn from his wickedness, and serve the Lord. Spoke a short time on education, exhorting all to support the Stake Academy, both by their patronage and means. would divide to all the things they most needed. Believed the Doctrine and Covenants to be the laws of God to the Latter-day Saints, just as much as were the laws written upon the tables of stone, said to have been written by the finger of God. Thought the people in this part of the country should be thankful for the blessings of the Lord the last season. Remarked that notwithstanding the severe losses in the Stake, they had paid $29,000 tithing against $23,000 last year. Elder E. H. Snow said the things we had had at conference had been dictated by the Spirit of God. Spoke to the young at some length, encouraging all to read the Book of Mormon and other good books, to prepare themselves for usefulness. President McArthur made a few remarks, exhorting all to remember and put in practice the things they had heard. Choir sang an anthem, Awake, put on thy strength, when conference was adjourned for three months. WM. H. IVINS, Clerk: THE INDIAN PROBLEM... WASHINGTON, March 24.-The War Department is taking advantage of the cessation of hostilities among the Indians of Dakota and has been engaged in gathering authentic information as to the probabilities of another outbreak this spring. A careful investigation has been made by the officers serving as agents at Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies, and their reports are not altogether reassuring. In substance these officers assert that there need or need not be trouble, just as the government desires. An outbreak can be prevented, or, on the other hand, very little will fan the slumbering feelings of the aborigines into a fierce flame. That is to say, the whole case rests upon the care exercised in the distribution of the appropriations. If the Indians get promptly all that is due them, and there is not too much baggling, there will be peace, but the moment the government attempts to pinch the Dakota tribes, the hitherto friendly Indians, who do not feel very complacent over the late trip to Washington, will, it is predicted, surely revolt. These Indians are at present in a majority in the Dakotas, as most of the hostile chiefs have been taken by a Wild West show for a European trip, and the remaining hostiles are thus short of leaders. They realize perfectly well that the chiefs are not held as hostages, but have gone as a matter of enterprise, and so they would not be necessarily deterred from an outbreak through fear of retaliation on their followers. These absent chiefs, however, are perhaps the worst fighters of the nation. Elder D. H. Cannou bore testimony to the truth of the work. Spoke a few moments upon the order of proceedings in Bishops' Courts, and appeals to the High Council. Read the revelation found in Section 68 of the Doctrine and Covenants, also Section 259. NEW YORK, March 27.-Charles ArThe statistical report of the Stake was buckle, the millionaire coffee merchant, read by President A. W. Ivins. The is dead. His remains will be cremated general and local authorities were pre-in Pittsburg. sented and unanimously sustained by Mr. Arbuckle was 58 years of age. the conference. The Sunday School He gained considerable notoriety in a report was read. breach of promise suit, in which Miss Clara Campbell of Ironton, Ohio, recovered a verdict of $45,000. The Jetters will be remembered, in which Ar buckle was called "Baby Bunting" and Miss Campbell "Bonnie." President E. B. Snow thought the things spoken at the conference had been edifying and instructive, and that the words of President McArthur had been realized when he said the Spirit |