The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-27

vention at Montpelier. and there il was
developed that Senator Edmunds will
have a stubborn light to get back to the
Senate The convention was in the
hands OF the anu-Edmunds men. and
they managed things in such a manner
that the name of Edmunds Wa not
mentioned even in the N hottest vav.
There Was no mention OF him in the res
olutions- His friends in the Convention
were afraid 70 present any Compliment
| airy resolution about him le.t the vote
upon il should disclose the extent of The
opposition to him in the REM blicau
party OF Vermont, of which he once was
the pride and glory. But things have
now cnanged,s and 1t would almost APP
pear that the decline and fall OF Mr.
Edmunds are near at hand. He will
have 10 swear TO support the Republi-
be DEFEATED. : :, =
During the past week part of the time
OF the Senate was taken up Ia debate
on the amendments to the House bill
70 repeal the preemption, timber cui-
ture and desert land laws. In toe
course OF the debate, General Sparks.
Com missioner OF the Land Office, anne
10 Tor good share of sharp criticism on
account OF his unjust treatment OF
settlers on the public domain. The
General has been very lav;sh-as was
Mr.. Dement,, his friend-in making
wholesale charges of fraud" against
western settlers, and his extraordinary
| rulings have been the subject OF much
adverse comment. Again aud again his
rulings have been upset. and many
people wonder why the General" does
not resign. or why lie is not asked TO
resign on account of his incompetency
fur the office he holds. In the discussion
IN question. Senator Plumb. of Kansas.
declared that the Commissioners
wholesale charges of fraud" against
the settlers are untrue, and are based TO
great extent upon tTifiiDg end tech
meal violations of regulations OF the
General Land Office which involve no
moral turpitude and spring from no
dishonest intention. IL xaS true that
frauds had been committed. but it was
not true that all or any large proportion
of the men who have opened up and
settled the western States and Terrific
ries have been guilty OF fraud upon The
Government. Mr.. PLUMB said that he
acquired q homestead in Kansas some
thirty years ago under the pre-e0ptIon
law, and be presumed that some keen
eyed and leather-lunged agent OF the
Land Office ut the resent day might
be able 10 find that he had neglected to
observe or had been guilty of a technical
violation of some regulation and so was
guilty of fraud"
Reference to General Sparks calls TO
mind the case OF Surveyor General.
Dement,, which has occupied the atten-
ton OF the Senate COMMITTEES on public
lands for several days Ia week. Mr..
Dement, had sent on Z statement
declaring, under oath, that the news
paper correspondents had grossly mis-
represented him and cOnspired TO de
feat his nomination. In the face OF
this the committee decided 70 hear the
testimony OF the correspondents again,
and upon one or two DAYS Ia week
they responded to the invitation. Their
testimony does not vary worth a cent.
Mr.. Balm, of the uorid. refuted the
charge Of conspiracy, and stuck to the
tyuthfulnesS or The interview in the
paper with which he was connected:
"Dementimpressed ne" said Balm. '.as
a man seek ng newspaper notoriety.
He asked me curing our interview If /
would not work into my dispatch some
complimentary remarks in Salt Lake
newspaper about himself and the able
management OF his Office. 1 told him
that l could not, as / had Just had an
interview with Land Commissioner
Sparks. who bad lauded him highly and
paid him greater compliment. and
that intended 20 publish that. THIS
seemed TO please Dement, immensely,
and he asked me If would not in
corporate some complimentary ohser-
vation- about Sparks as coming from
him tDement). 1 saw that Dement,
was trying to organize little mutual
admiration society through me and /
told him that l could not publish it
4 decision in this vexatious case viii
be reacted soon. and II Will De blessing
to hear the end of il.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes. the lannon's
English war correspondent, was mar
ried, in this city, on Saturday morning
last, at St. Johns 2. E. Church, to
Miss Louisa Meigs, daughter OF General
"a. c. Meigs. of Washington. ID. Q. The
rumored engagement of Mr.. Forbes 10
| Miss Meigs has been matter Of news
paper gossip for the last three or four
years, and for Once { c gossip proves
/ to have been correct. II Is said that
4 Miss Meigs was in love with Mr.. Forbes
1 long before he bera ne acquainted with
her. During his brilliant career as a
war correspondent she became enamor-
ed with his writings, and cut many
excerpts thereirom in admiration
of tie man. Finally, ne got introduced
to him and last Saturday became his
wife after > courtShip OF four years. He
made his wife a very unique wedding
present, consisting OF necklace upon
which are suspended twelve Of the gold
medals which had been conferred upon
him by many distinguished persons for
bravery in the field of battle as a war
correspondent Mr.. Forces Is q man
over so years OF eye. and viii be remem-
bered BY many Salt Lake people who
heard him lecture in the Theatre some
three Years ago. His bride has BEEN
quite popular in Washington society,
and is about thirty years Of age.
JoHS lRyISE.