The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-10
4 DYING CONFESSION
A Tribune Correspondent Who
DETAINED ClaggetlH
ACKNOWLEDGES HIS INFAMY.
Judge Beatty Returning to Idaho With His
Commissi0n-Claggett Searching
for Presidents.

BoIsD CRY, idaho, March Especial
telegram to THE HERALD. One Flenner
has telegraphed to number of papers,
among them being the Tribune, that Nc
Donald, editor of a north Idaho paper, saw
Phil O'Rourke pay King and Emery $500
each to vote fer Claggett, the money being
paid in the Overland house of this city;
and to your correspondents own personal
knowledge Mcdonald has not been in Boise
this year. A ripple of excitement occurred
here this morning when the deathbed con-
fession of Flenner, the correspondent of the
Salt Lake Tribune and editor of the Boise
Hornet, became generally noised about. His
illness was of short duration and he con-
fessed to many of the Vaccinations of the
political ring here which in the past have
enslaved the state and still seek to perpetu-
ate the bondage. The Dubois clique are
much exercised lest some of their political
methods be ventilated. This is the rever-
end minister whose lascivious proclivites
predominant his moral ideas to such an
extent as to cause his downfall and excom-
munication from the folds of Christianity,
The West Shore, of Portland, which has
been shown US, is authority for the state
ment that he is a sWindier and collected
certain sums illegally by misrepresentation.
His death would have caused no comment
were it not for the fact of his having
been the tool of certain political
tricksters and his surprising confession.
When confronted with eternity he evil
IDENTIFY sought to make amends, and by a
EOirpl1incr 1oA+ 8 ~,
bag. His bribery charges, which are
stated above, he confessed were mere
hatchings, intended to injure the political
future OF these members. The reason for
the solidity of some of the Dubois voters
was also divulged, it is said, but this has
thus far been successfully smothered.
The house did very little to-day. The
amendments made Saturday to the appro-
priation bill were adopted and ordered
printed. A concurrence in the senate
amendments to the county officers fee bill
took up a long discussion. Pending adop-
ton, the house went into committee of the
whole on the revenue bill.
In regard 10 mines, patented ones are to
be taxed SIS an acre. A long discussion
ensued over the exemption of church prop
erty. Another one Of those quarrels en-
sued to-day, this time between Martin and
Skatteboe, of Latah county, and it all
seems to have come about from the late
senatorial fight owing to the former going
for Claggett.
While the revenue bill was under discus
sion Skatteboe jumped to his feet and
commenced to abuse Martin without cause.
it being thought by some that his mind had
become unbalanced, as nothing had been
done or said in the house by Martin, but he
then arose and gave Skatteboe piece of
his mind and said he knew how to vote, but
the gentleman (Skatteboe) had gone fire.
quently into the committee room to shirk
voting, and personally. he knew the gen.
tleman had been writing letters to their
constituents detrimental to his (Martin's 81
character but he could face his constitu-
ents at home, while Skatteboe intended to
stay away for some time after the legisla-
ture adjourned.
The churches were then exempt, but the
attempt to exempt secret and benevolent
societies failed. Amendments to the
revenue bill were ordered printed tonight,
and the house proceeded to consider the
act creating a commissioner for the
Worlds Columbian exposition and appro-
priating money to secure a proper exhibit.
and 200 was appropriated for the pur-
pose of defraying the expenses. One mem
Der said he was in favor of send
ing the greatest exhibit in the
union-the legislature. One north
Idaho man said he was opposed
TO the appropriation, as it was not neces.
sary to bring in emigrants as there was
no place for them to locate.
The senate did no business to-day and
have taken a recess several times, in the
hope that the house would transmit some
business. Another legislative appoint
ment bill was introduced, making the
sscond.