And as to the District of Columbia, tent was felt by all classes of the Fourth Precinct. When first acCongress is specially empowered to community. govern it directly and make all laws and regulations needful under that "exclusive jurisdiction." The District is not a Territory. Judge Zane stated that he was surprised at the verdict, and very properly, in our opinion, exercised his judicial authority to set aside the verdict, because it was clearly contrary to the evidence. cused of the offense he started a suit against the gentleman who had been cheated out of his office by this impudent criminal's villainy. Allen was discharged by the CommisOne more brilliant flash of Mursioner, but was virtually condemned ray's plagiarism is the very startlby Judge Zane. If this course had not ing proposition to close Castle Gar- We hope to see the time when been taken by his Honor, it is not imden to the "Mormons" because they trial by jury will have its true sig-probable that the gentleman who are "assisted immigrants." There nification, and effect and force in was proven to have been elected, is no need to discuss this. It has Utah as the time-honored system instead of taking his post would been talked of for a dozen years, and was intended to have. After the have been placed at the bar in a proofs have been plentiful that municipal election several violators similar position to that of Mr. Stock"Mormon" immigration is of the law ought to have beening. not of the class intended to be barred prosecuted. They were not then, by the laws. The ground has been because such tests as were gone over a hundred times, and it made proved that there was no likeis strange that a talented corres-lihood of bringing the criminals to pondent will lend his aid to the justice. The juries were composed dishing up of these mildewed chest- of partizans of the offenders, and in nuts for the public table. such cases as were brought the accused were set scot free. the As for the double headed lobby we shall see what it will be able to accomplish. A great deal of Bourbon will be "punished" and what is commonly called "a high old time" will be had, and it may be that some evil may be worked for suffering Utah, but we regard this as exceedingly doubtful. JURIES AND CRIMINALS IN UTAH IN SETTING aside the verdict of the jury in the Stocking case there is one more proof of the sense of Justice and disregard of party influences which has been exhibited of late by Chief Justice Zane. It will be remembered that the defendant was convicted of perjury, for making complaint against a man named Tarpey for illegal voting at the last municipal election. The verdict was astonishing, in view of the evidence adduced. To us it seemed clear that Tarpey was not entitled to vote and that he was improperly permitted to do so. But be this as it may, it was obvious that Mr. Stocking had ample reasons for the course he took, and it is a fact that everything to which he made affidavit turned out to be correct, and if it can be claimed that Tarpey was a resident of this city within the meaning of the law, at the most Mr. Stocking merely made a mistake. A few such lessons as have been taught by Judge Zane's firm position, aud the course of Prosecuting Attorney Evans at Ogden, will convey the idea that justice may be done in spite of the partizan feeling that is allowed to sway grind and petit jurors in Utah. We believe there is yet time to bring to bar the perpetrators of the frauds of last winter, and we hope to see them and their acts held up to the public gaze and dealt with according to public justice. The Utah Commission, when supplied with information concerning some of their appointees-whom they claimed to be "discreet men" of "honor and character"-which would have been proof enough if they were "Mormons" to have sent them to the penitentiary, mockingDEATH OF BISHOP ATWOOD. ly referred their informants to the courts. The Commission knew as BROTHER MILLEN ATWOOD, Bishwell as we that such an appeal at the op of the Thirteenth Ward, departtime would have been not only a │ed this life, from a complication of farce, but would have exposed the complaints, superinduced by old age, complainants to prosecution and at his residence in this city, at 12:30 perhaps a suit for libel. a. m., December 17th. What chance was there for justice, even from the grand jury? Would they have indicted the men who figured in the frauds perpetrated on the Rio Grande Western? Not likely. Take the case of a minor offender. In the First Precinct H. E. Mitchell voted, was charged with illegal voting, and, by his own confession before the justice, had not been in the Territory six months before the day of election. He was committed to the grand jury Feb. 17, 1890. He was a "Liberal" and that "Liberal" body promptly ignored the case. Millen Atwood was the son of Dan Atwood and Polly Sawyer, and was born at Willington, foiland Co., Connecticut, May 24th, 1817. His father was a farmer and had but poor health. Millen's educational advantages were consequently but limited. He remained with his parents until he was 21 years old, when he went with his brother to learn the mason trade, remaining with him till 1840. During the year last named he learned that the "Mormon" Elders were preaching in the house of a neighbor. He attended and listened F. M. Wilson was before the Jus- for the first time to a discourse upon tice in the same precinct on Feb. the principles of the Gospel as re21, for illegal voting, and by a trifl- vealed through the Prophet Joseph ing technicality, "a mere scratch," Smith. The name of the preacher escaped committal. A member of was Joseph T. Ball, and Millen at the grand jury subsequently met once became an ardent believer. the Justice and, knowing nothing Speaking of his conversion he said of the merits of the case, asked him to the writer, in his characteristic what he had done with Wilson. way, "Something got down into When told he had been discharged me that has never gone out since." he remarked: "Well you might as well, for we would have done nothing with him.” To commit perjury a person must wilfully swear to that which he knows or believes to be false. This element of intent was palpably absent in the Stocking case. And when a jury of his political opponents convicted him of a crime that it was clear he had no intent Take the case of the "Liberal" to commit, disgust that partizan culprit Allen, who changed the feeling should be carried to this ex-votes as judge of election in the On April 27th, 1841, having the spirit of gathering, he left his father's family and went to Nauvoo, arriving there on the 21st of May, when he beheld the Prophet for the first time. When he saw his genial, rair, mud and cold jocular, frank, openhearted manner get off till he was ready. Suddenly through all his former ideas of the solemn the man's manner changed to one weather, for the Missouri River, gravity and venerable appearance of the softest gentleness. He took enduring untold hardships and disof a Prophet vanished like smoke, the Elder into the house, enter-tress. but instead of being disappointed tained him hospitably and procured In February, 1847, Brother Athe was intensely delighted. He the schoolhouse for him to preach in, wood responded to a call to go te had no difficulty in feeling at home a large congregation being present, Pisgah for Charles C. Rich, this in the presence of a live prophet, including this erratic man, whose being the hardest and most difficult as he discovered, when he conversed name was Le Roy Burt. Before trip he had ever undertaken. with him for the first time,two days, | Brother Atwood left he begged his On his return from Pisgah he was after his arrival. pardon scores of times for his rude-appointed one of the Pioneers to go He was baptized in the Missis-ness, and fully made amends for his into the Great West and explore to sippi River on 2nd of August, 1841, rough conduct. by whom he did not recollect, and confirmed on the river bank by Elder Joseph Cole. On April 10th, 1842, he was ordained an Elder by Willard Richards. find a resting place and home for the Saints. With the other members of the advance guard of those who opened up this vast region to civilization, he left Winter Quarters April 8th, 1847, and traveled 1031 miles westward, passing through the many trying scenes incidental to that marvelous journey. During the same mission Elder Atwood and a missionary companion applied for entertainment at the house of a Baptist preacher, who was very bitter against the Saints. Soon after becoming an Elder he He said he would take them in not was called to go on a preaching as servants of the Lord, but as "vagmission through the States of Illi-abonds of the earth." They stayed nois, New York and Connecticut, overnight and in the morning One day, while passing through a and started accordingly without Brother Atwood said, as they were stretch of hostile Indian country, purse or scrip. He passed through leaving, "Inasmuch as you have President Young told the brethren many hardships and vicissitudes, entertained us as servants of the to keep close to camp and not scatter but on the whole greatly enjoyed Lord you shall have the reward of out. Feed being scanty, however, his labors. In the course of his a servant of God." The old Baptist the horses kept going out a considtravels he reached Chicago, and shouted savagely that he had enter-erable distance, a number of the was seized with an ardent desire tained them as "vagabonds." Then brethren accompanying them as to visit his father's house, but was you shall have a vagabond's reward guards. All at once a host of Inditotally without nieans. He prayed replied Brother Atwood, and de-ans swept down upon them like a hard for the Lord to open up his parted. way, and started one morning bright and early to perform the journey on foot, going around the edge of Like Michigan. On the way he met a gentleman, who asked him where he was going. On being informed, the stranger remarked that it was too long a journey to go on foot and invited him to take passage with him, which he did, going by boat to Oswego. Brother Atwood had heard of some members of the Church being in the latter town so he made diligent inquiry in the hope of discovering them and was sent by different people from one place to another, each time to find that he had been Brother Atwood arrived at his father's house July 18th, 1844, and soon afterwards went to New York, where he heard for the first time of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph and the Patriarch Hyrum Smith. He continued preaching until March 17th, 1845, when in response to a call upon all the Elders inthe mission filed, he returned to Nauvoo, reaching there April 7th. Three days after his arrival he received his patriarchal blessing under the bands of Patriarch Father John Smith, and about the same time was ordained a Seventy and set apart a member of the Tenth Quorum. whirlwind, greatly frightening the horses and causing much excitement in camp. Brother Atwood held a lariat in his hand, the other end being attached to a horse, which ran at a pretty high rate of speed, but he kept his hold and shouted "Whoa!" As the beast slackened his pace an Indian would give it a whack and off it would go, until Brother Atwood's position was getting desperate, as he was flying over the sagebrush at a tremendous rate. He relaxed his grip and went head over heels, coming off without further injury than having the skin stripped almost entirely from his face. The Indians got away with quite a number of the horses, but nobody was killed in the raid. On the 15th of April, 1845, he commenced working on the Tempie, continuing until August 15th, when Brother Atwood was one of that he began laboring on the Nauvoo noble band who arrived in Salt Lake House, remaining at this occupation Valley on the 24th of July, 1847. until, with his fellow-workmen, By call, in August of the same year, be was driven off by the mob. he started back to Winter Quarters, From hardships and exposure he and arrived there on Nov. 30th. was laid up with the ague, and was On the 15th of Jan., 1848 he went very ill. But before he had entire- to Nauvoo, and gathered up ly regained his strength he went to work building wagons to enable the Saints to move West, as the people were constantly harrassed and maltreated by merciless mobs. hoaxed. Being directed to a par- Having been peremptorily or a quantity of goods and conveyed told him he was tired and remaining in encampment until ber 19th, in President Young's comwanted to rest and would not March 1st, when they started pany. Brother Atwood escaped without injury, and when he returned to this city brought in a wagon load of Indian prisoners. THE INDIAN QUESTION. In the winter of 1849 50, the Inson existing. Sitting Bull made a dians were very troublesome in the proposition, which is, in the disneighborhood of Provo, making fre THE circumstances connected patches, being scouted as a wild and quent raids, killing and stealing with the tragic end of Sitting Bull wily scheme. In a nutshell, it was cattle and also killing and wounding will awaken a sad interest, and per- this: That the agent and the old some of the people. Brother At- haps some indignation, in the chief should make a tour of the wood was selected to go with an ex-minds of all humane people who be- tribes from one to another, and inpedition to put a stop to this mar- come familiar with them. In con- vestigate the Messiah doctrine, until rauding business, and was absent sidering the subject, the naked facts they reached those with whom it nineteen days. A battle was fought of the affair should be scanned. originated. If the latter failed to on the ground on which Provo now Every Christian should take into produce the tangible proofs of the stands, there being brisk firing on account the cause of the initial at- correctness of their statements, then both sides. One of the brethren tack upon the old chief. So far as Sitting Bull would throw up his was killed and quite a can be learned it was simply this: views and cease the dances. This number seriously wounded. The noted red man believed im- proposal was as straight as anyplicitly that that same Christ who thing could be. It was foundwas crucified at Jerusalem nearly ed on reason, indicating that the nineteen hundred years ago was man who made it was open about to become the deliverer of the to conviction on the basis of eviIndians, and restore them to the dence. If there had been a genuownership of the lands in this coun- ine desire to settle the question try. In the attainment of this ob peaceably on the part of those to ject this same Christ was, at whom it was made, we see no reano distant day, to destroy the white son why the course pointed out by people. Associated with this belief it should not have been pursued. there existed a species of peculiar Instead of taking this sensible ceremony, in which dancing was method, and thus bringing the logic On the 16th of September, 1852. the chief feature. While engaged of facts to bear upon the chief, it he started on a mission to Great in this rite some of the participants was evidently decided to take a Britain. He landed in Liverpool would fall into trances, on recovermore direct and a decidedly bar. on the 5th of January, 1853. He ing from which they would tell of barous mode of disposing of first labored in Scotland, then as having seen the Messiah and num Sitting Bull. A posse of Indian President of Carlisle Conference,bers of their friends who had been police, dispatched to his camp for then of Bradford Conference, dead for a long time. Connected the purpose, pounced upon and and subsequently as pastor of the arrested him. If this action was district comprising the Wiltshire, not taken in order to precipitate a Somersetshire and Lands End Conferences. He performed a good work, but limited space will not admit of detailed description of his In the winter of 1850 all Brother Atwood's father's house arrived in the valley from the East. On the 9th of March, 1851, he was set apart to be a member of the presiding council of the Sixth Quorum of Seventies, by President Joseph Young. labors. with the Messianic belief, it is also Being released to return home he set sail from Liverpool on May 4th, 1856, and reached the Iowa camping ground on June 27th. He started across the plains with a handcart company on July 15th, It has nowhere appeared that the passed through all the hardships in Indians were to undertake the percidental to a journey of that des-sonal labor of establishing them cription and arrived at home Nov. selves in possession of the lands. The new belief inculcates the idea 9th. He joined in the move south, in 1858, returning to the city in July 16th of that year. that the Messiah was to attend to all that business himself. It looks very much as if a good many white He was ordained a High Priest people had an idea that there was May 9th, 1873, and was set apart as something in what is popularly a member of the High Council by conflict and a consummate tragedy in which Sitting Bull should be one of the victims, it is difficult to imagine a modus operandi that would have more effectually attained that object. Of cours the cavalry were close by, so that when the police were getting the worst of the fight involved in the attempted rescue led by the son of the chief-a child of twelve years of age--they could step in and do up the job by putting in the finishing touches of the tragedy. It appears that, through the medium of the telegraph, the Indians belonging to Sitting Bull's band are guilty of another grave offense"they have abandoned their famlies and are now heading for called the "Messiah craze." Else the Bad Lands." This, in the President Daniel H. Wells. He why should there be so much light of a statement which fol anxiety to crush it? lows, to the effect that "the soldiers are in hot pursuit," reads like a grim and senseless joke. The situation makes the fact appear that the poor savages were escaping to save their lives. It seemed to be a acted in that office and calling until December 25th, 1881, when he was The question of the honesty of the ordained a Bishop and set apart to Indians in entertaining the Mespreside in that capacity in the slanic belief is one worthy of conThirteenth Ward, by President sideration. Sitting Bull gave evi Joseph F. Smith. From 1877 until dence of the genuine character his ordination to the Bishopric he of his confidence in it. This choice as to whether they should also acted in the capacity of Home was indicated by his propo- abandon their families and go to the Missionary in this Stake of Zion. sition to The funeral services was held at the who visited the chief at his camp their families by being summarily Agent MeLaughlin bad lands, or remain and abandon Thirteenth Ward Assembly Rooms at 10:30 a. m. on Sunday, December and stayed there over night without sent to the spirit world. By going to any idea of molestation of his per- the bad lands they had, at any rate, a 21st. hope of preventing for a short season guilty persons to justice, will find among the numbers of people who at least their wives from being themselves arraigned together and come to these mountains from the made widows and their children will have to suffer the penalty for Eastern States and from the Old fatherless. their wrong-doing. World, there are sure to be There is great danger that the If people who believe in Christ some who will be dissatisfied sanguinary incident referred to may not be baptized in His name and regret the change, and will lead to a bloody war. Those and observe those ordinances and who will desire to retrace their steps. who are fleeing for their lives are commandments which He institut-It takes considerable independence doubtless driven to desperation.ed, without being subjected, in this of character and stability of purThey may resolve to sell their lives land of alleged civil and religious pose to meet successfully the novel as dearly as possible, and thus, by liberty, to the stripes and cruelties experiences, new difficulties and unone step succeeding another, many endured by our friends in Kentucky, expected trials, attending such a scenes of bloodshed may be enacted. the guaranties of freedom that are change of life and locality as is insupposed to be inalienable are noth-volved in starting a new home in ing but a snare, and we are not liv- these mountain valleys, and every ing in a land or an age of free colonizer its not equal to it. The thought and liberty of conscience. wonder should be that so few become dissatisfied. LATTER-DAY IGNORANCE AND In spite of the boasts that are We sympathize with our friends made of the progress of civilization who have thus been maltreated for The return of an occasional family and the spread of liberal and Chris- the truth's sake, and deeply deplore from Utah to their former place of tian sentiment in the world, bigotry the ignorance, brutality and anti-residence has no bearing upon the and intolerance still hold great Christian conduct of people who question of the truth or error of sway, and the spirit that kindled pretend to be Christians and Ameri- "Mormonism." It merely stands the martyr's fire, that crucified | cans. as a test of the individuals, their Christ, and that tortured and killed proclivities, their stability, their the prophets of old, fills the hearts adaptability to new conditions or of men with bitterness and murder their lack of vim, endurance and today, against those whose faith enterprise. runs counter to their own. A TEST OF STABILITY. The Bridgeport, Conn., Standard refers to this subject and makes some sensible remarks connected with it, from which we take the following: ANYTHING that relates to the "Mormons," that is if it is or apWhatever excuses may have been pears to be unfavorable, seems to made or reasons alleged for the mob-make an impression on the minds bing and driving of the Latter-day of newspaper meu, and if it be ever Saints, the assassination of their so unimportant it is caught up and leading ministers and the persecu-handed around and copied from pa-perienced, in a greater or less degree, tions against the Elders and mem- per to paper, till the whole country bers of the Church, religious intol has an opportunity of seeing or erance and sectarian hatred were hearing of it. the moving causes of the hellish acts that disgrace the present century. "A lazy man is not made capable "After all, these men have only exwhat thousands of others have gone through with who have left the hills of old New England, not at the call of a 'latter day saint,' but for the pursuit of an ignis fatuus which promised less We noticed, some time ago, the work, more riches and, in short a betcomments that were being made tered condition generally. Thousands over a story about some Pennsyl- of these adventurers have died in the struggle to work out their fortunes, The outrage perpetrated in Howe's vania "Mormons," who had re- and other thousands have managed to Valley, Hardin County, Kentucky, turned to that State from Utah, live along somehow, or have gone home disgusted with the craze for new referred to in another column, is but "disgusted with their experience." adventures. At the same time, we one of the outbursts of this Satanic The story is still going the rounds, must not forget that the bone and spirit by which professedly "Christ- with various remarks. Fifteen per-complishment has been of eastern sinew of western enterprise and acian" people permit themselves to be sons are said to have returned to the origin. But not all who have gone actuated. In all the deeds of violence Cumberland Valley, and it appears West to grow up with the country perpetrated in the South upon the that their chief, if not only com- be elevated even temporarily above have ever 'caught on' long enough to Latter-day Saints, there has never plaint, was that they did their old and habitual surroundings. been anything that could be truth- not succeed so well, temporally fully urged in justification of those as they expected to do. It is shameful attacks upon peaceable stated that they lived "in a canyon eitizens. They have been purely where the sun scarcely ever peneevil, unlawful and anti-Christian. trated," and if so there is no wonThe responsibility for them rests der their farming operations were "Probably the Pennsylvania connot only upon the individuals who not very profitable. verts to Mormonism were caught by perpetrated them, but upon those Of course it is alleged that they the stories of big crops and little who, by falsehood and misrepresent were "induced" to come to Utah by work, and found that the distance between the State which they left and ation, aroused the worst passions of highly colored inducements from the new land of their adoption had the human heart against innocent "Mormon" Elders, who promised not abrogated the divine fiat which and God-fearing men and women. them an easy life and land without brow" the price of average human makes labor and the "sweat of the The preachers of different churches, limit; all of which is entirely progress and success. They know the editors of several papers, aud the erroneous, for "Mormon" mission- better now." officials of the States and locali- aries simply preach the gospel of ties where the violence has Christ including the gathering of occurred, will have to meet the Saints, and have no worldly intheir share of the responsibility ducements of any kind to offer to before the bar of eternal Justice. converts. They who instigated these crimes, It seems to us that reflecting and they who failed to bring the people ought to be able to see, that and active by transplanting to a country where, it is alleged, that more of the necessaries of life can be produced with less labor than at home. If he goes at all, it is for the less labor. and the access of results may take care of itself. COOK'S INCONSISTENCY. THE Rev. Joseph Cook, of Boston, one of the most pronounced egotists of the century, has, since leaving here, opened his mud and home: "The Sultan of Turkey lives and venom batteries upon the much "Mormons," and Goodwin, who by the masses of mankind, and abused "Mormons." He was re- was snowed under in the late elec- though the two peoples are as discently taken to task for his state- tion by a joint "Mormon" and similar as any diverse races can ments in that line by the Denver Gentile vote, because he favored possibly be, it is a a common error Republican. He wrote a reply to disfranchisement for religious be to class them in the same category. that paper, which was published. lief. Then there were the preachers- The Sultan is a very different In it he said: "I did speak on the representatives of the religious personage to the popular ideal of 'Mormonism' in Salt Lake City wing of the anti-"Mormon" con- that monarch, and we copy from this week Thursday, and was inter-spiracy, who contributed their the New York Sun the following viewed on the same subject." It quota of fabrication and falsehood. brief description of his ways and his would appear from this that Mr. Why should their be any difference Cook conceived the idea that people of opinion between such a company in Salt Lake City did not know and the Rev. Cook, who, on the anything about "Mormorism," and occasion of his first visit to this city. that it was consequently nece obtained his information about sary that he should appear on the "Mormonism" from a female antiscene and enlighten them. The fact "Mormon" society? is, however, that he himself is ignorant on the subject, and has taken special care to remain in that, to him, blissful condition. Being thus ignorant in regard to "Mormonism" he has never, from a just or intelligent standpoint, spoken upon it here or any where else. repre thinks pretty much after the fashion of other high European sovereigns. He rises very early and takes a cold bath, something unknown to Turkish he enters his study and sits down beSultans before his day. At 9:30 o'clock tween two mountains of paper; one, It appears from a dispatch, dated all Turkish newspapers and translations from foreign newspapers; the at Chicago, that the reverend dis-other, documents of State. By his torter has had himself interviewed side sits his secretary, Sureya Pasha with whose aid he goes through all the dailies and clippings and reports. Every State paper is read carefully by the Sultan himself, who boasts that he has never affixed his name to a document that he had not first read through. After having disposed of both batches of papers, the Sultan lunches plainly and without wine. When the Sultan is alone the table service is china; when guests are present it is gold. After luncheon the Sultan usually drives or takes gymmastic exercise. Upon his return from his recreation he again retires to his study and works till the tasks of the day have been performed. in that city. He is sented as stating that he agrees with Governor Murray, and wishes Utah to be deprived of popular government and become wholly A day or two since we quoted a prey to professional, political barfrom the chief anti-"Mormon" nacles and demagogues. He is organ, published in this city, a anxious to see the Delegate to Constatement to the effect that the Rev. gress from Utah deprived of his Cook had, while here, met with seat. His opinion on this subject twenty-five prominent citizens and was probably formed from informahad gone away well informed. We tion obtained from C. C. Goodwin, ventured the remark, based on this the defeated "Liberal" candidate in assertion, that he had met with the late Delegate election. Mr. well-known active political and religious anti-"Mormon" conspirators, and had consequent ly departed well stuffed with falsehood and misrepresentation regarding the majority of the people of Utah. In his communication to the Republican the reverend Cook established the justice of our inference, as he gives the names of some of the individuals by whom he was interviewed. He says: "It was my fortune to meet at Salt Lake City a distinguished company of gentlemen including the Governor of the Territory, Judge Baskin, the United States Marshal, with lawyers preachers and editors. I was happy to find that there was no divergence of opinion as to either facts or princiciples between these experts and myself on the Mormon question." were Caine's crime consists, we presume, SULTAN OF TURKEY. "The home life of the Sultan is staangely different from the prevalent the Hungarian traveler, who has reideas of it. According to Vambery, cently returned to his home from a long visit at the Turkish court, the harem has ceased to have any significance for the life of the Turkish among sovereign, who lives with and loves his one chosen wife as would any other The European sovereign. His affection for this chosen wife is so strong that during her recent illness he ate and slept his leisure time. His daughter, Naime little and was by her side almost all Sultana, has been educated in all European accomplishments, and is a pianist of rare talent and remarkable execution. As an Islamite the Sultan, of course, allows that female slaves are presented to him, but he does not take them into his family in any way, in fact, never sees their faces. Abdul Hamid II is a believing Moslem, Vambery says, yet never forgets that he rules over Greeks and Armenians as well as over Mohammedans. Not only the clergy of his Own creed, but also the Greek and Armenian patriarǝhs, are frequently recipients of his presents. The Sultan is far from be ALTHOUGH Turkey is open to the commerce of the world, and people from all nations freely visit Constantinople, yet the real condition of Turkish society is little understood and the most erroneous ideas preOf course there was no divergence vail in relation to its inner life. All of opinion between himself and kinds of foolish stories are told con- ing an orthodox Mohammedan, for he such a bevy of conspirators against cerning the Sultan and his court, encourages the fine arts, has founded popular rights. The Governor's and of the condition of women in a museum containing statues, to look at which, according to the Koran, is a course as an intriguer against the Turkish households. Once in a deadly sin, and has laid the basis of majority of the people is well-estab- while some truthful traveler gives the education of Turkish women, for lished. Mr. Baskin's ambition to reliable accounts, not intended to which, too, his creed finds no endorsement. Besides the business of live become Utah's delegate to Congress pander to popular ideas but to con- politics, plans for the introduction of has been proved by his past career. vey the truth, and these are alto-a constitution in his empire occupy Then there are the lawyers who gether different to the highly col-feels an obligation to do this for his have conspired io produce the ored tales usually told about the people, yet fears they are not ripe for it. subjugation of the majority of disciples of Mahomet. It is very "In Europe the ground was prethe people to political serfdom. much the same with the Turks as pared for constitutions by centuries of The editors, too, are mentioned with the "Mormons." They are liberal government," he said to Vammeaning, of course, Hollister, a greatly misrepresented and as little transplant this Western growth to the bery. "Now you come to ask me to practical advocate of robbery of the is really known of one as the other stony soil of Asiatic life. Let me first much of the Sultan's attention. He |