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14 Sunday I was introduced to Brother Eugene Shopman a
Prusian A vary intelligent man spoke 7 Languages had
lived among the kings & princes of Europe and the leading
statesmen of America, done a good Deal of surveying on
the Government works was a leading officer in the Prusian
Armey that guarded the Kings Palace. On one occasion
He with 10 other officers spiked 300 Prusian Cannon that was
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^ placed to guard the kings palace Shopman was instruted
by his Mother to do this so they could not fire upon the people who
had gathered in a body to petition the King to give them certain
rights which He had promised thisem His Mother was for the people
His Father a Prusian General & for the King, Shopman obeyed
his mother instead of the Father & saved the lives of the people
but He with all the officers interested had to instantly flee the
country & come to America. His Father was a rich man and
recast one half of them at his own Expens. Shoppman was
offered a pardon if he would return but he does not feel disposed to
He is teaching school at St George. I attended a Meeting in
the Tabernacle at St George W Woodruff spoke 58 Minutes
Lot Smith 25. Afternoon sacram[en]t Administered Milo Andrews
spoke 30 M W Woodruff 10, Authorities of the Church presented and
sustained. E Snow spoke one hour and the conference adjourned
I visited a short time D D McArthur, Pendleton, & Gates, and
spent the Evening with Br McAllister returned to my room & slept
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