The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-23
Ex-senator McCOnnell's Patriotic
Part In 1t.
NUGENT'S STRANGE FREAK
Big Mining Suit in Which Arthur Brown
of Salt Lake Figures as One OF the
Attorneys.

state. That Senator Mcconnell should
take sufficient interest to leave his lucra-
tive business and 20 On to Washington to
lend the weight of his personal influence to
the settlement of these boundary lines
speaks well for his patriotism, and if there
by he can secure to Idaho such a magnif-
cent city as Spokane or even Colfax, he
viii go down in history as one of Idaho's
principal benefactors. Much interest is
manifested in this matter by all our citizens
and they wish Senator Mcconnell every
possible success.
THE GOVERNORS PERvERsITY.
The action of Governor Wiley inlappoint-
ing r. j. Matthews of Blackfoot as COM
missioner of immigration, labor and Stats
tics for Idaho in the face of the pronounced |
opposition and protest of labor organiza-
tons all over the state, is severely criti-
cised here. Mr.. Matthews is a prominent |
member of an organization known as the |
Bureau OF immigration and Investment, |
and it is objected to his appointment that |
he is liable to use his position to further |
the interests Of his bureau rather than OF |
the people Of Idaho in general. OF course |
as the legislature made no appropriation
TO salary any such officer, If he acts at all |
it must be with the hope of inducing our |
coming legislature to pass some kind OF
bill authorizing such an Office and providing
for the payment of its agent, but for all
that, with an official or semi-official posi-
ton behind him, it can be readily seen how
valuable his services might be to his COM
pany, and how much he might make out Of
the job. The appointment of Mr.. Matthews
was very Ill advised.
HIS HONOR, JUDGE NuGENT.
| The bon tons OF our city, or at least
! quite few of them, still continue to pour
out the walls of their wrath upon the de-
voted head of mis- honor, Judge Nugent of
the district court, for his decision that his
court had no jurisdiction to abate houses of
prostitution as public nuisances. Along
! Warm Springs avenue on the line of the
| electric railway, quite a number of our
wealthy people built homes for themselves.
| Notably among these were G. w. Moore,
| Ex-Governor E. A. Stevenson, l. T. Cas-
ton, and many others. The natatorium is
also in this portion of the city. A woman
of shady reputation, named Jennie Mark,
attempted to build house of i'll repute
among these palatial residences, but was
enioined temporarily on action brought by
property owners against her in Judge NJ
gents court. When the case came up for
final hearing, Judge Nugent dissolved
the injunction on the ground that
his court had no Jurisdiction
to abate houses of prostitution
as public nuisances. The sporting
fraternity generally, together with the de-
PENDANT IN the case. are jubiiant over the
decision. and Jennie will continue in bust
ness. The plaintiffs to the action are
highly indignant, and will take the case by
, the shortest route into the supreme court,
where it will likely be given the right of
way and a decision reached directly oppo-
site to that of Judge Nugent. The adverse
decision of Judge Nugent is regretted the
? more because the strong and decided
grounds against houses of prostitution
taken by Justice Wier a few years ago kept
these places considerably in the back
ground, and 1t is feared ali will be changed
now and they will come again obnoxiously
= to the front. 1t is also feared that this de-
p clsion will operate disadvantageously to
the cause of decency and morality in other
!. parts Of the state. 1t seems strange that
a with so much law and precedent on the
other side, Judge Nugent should lave ruled
in favor of the lower rather than the re-
spectacle classes Of society.
! BIG MINING SUIT.
i Great interest is manifested in the Tyler
It Last Chance million dollar mining suit now
going ON in the United States court. The
Tyler men concluded their case in chief
; and Judge Hepburn opened the Last
. Chance side yesterday morning. In his
~ speech to the jury he said his side claimed
q priority of location, and that his company
7, had confined their work within the limits
e of their own claim. He held further thai
q there was no hanging wall of Last Chance
lode at points claimed by plaintiff, and ht
ID would bring into court specimens of ore
IS from the surface showing the extent an(
q character of the ledge, and that they haC
lie found ore bodies in their underground
T. works beyond points where the plaintiff
q claimed the hanging wall to be. The cast
l. will likely continue another week yet
~ GATHERING SUCCESS.
= From all accounts the Leap Year bal
D. given by the ladies of Disc and comiu,
d off at the Capitol hall was a glitterinJ
!, success. The hall was handsomely an
l. becomingly decorated, the music superb
T. the young ladies were very much dissatis
al fed over the management of the hall Oh
te account as they say that the Marie
Id LADIES took over amount of authorit
as to themselves. AT any rate they intend
le give a ball on their own account in tn
a. near future and manage it to suit them
10 selves. They have already cajoled our to
he susceptible governor together with GU
I'd equals susceptible secretary of state int
It, granting them permission to hold thei
at party in the capitol building. Thus the
think to Guido the other side and scor
several pOlnIS In Jlelr favor.
- sUNDRIEs.
Every indication points now to great al
tivity in mining matters in this immediat
W. vicinity early in the spring. 1t is now sci
he tied that Boise is to have stamp mill an
of smelter. This will encourage the owner
of of small claims near town that carry To-
grade ores to develop and work then
81 Quite a number of prospects near heI
carry ore that will run easily SO to the tol
he 1t viii pay 10 work such claims.
II Mr. Arthur Brown, of Salt Lake, is
n the city. He is retained in the Tyier-La
ch Chance suit on behalf of the plaintiff. NJ
at Browns eminent legal abilities and h
er wide reputation as profound lawyer rel
ne der him conspicuous figure in the Unite
ny States court and create much intere
ed whenever he addresses the court.
es Phil Sheridan Post, 6. A. r., have con
re-. pleted their handsome two-story brick G
lie, State street. ana will dedicate it with al
p proYriRte exercises tonight. The buildiI
in is credit to the city. The Grand arm
ng boys are iubilant over the success Of the
ed venture. which will pay them in pecur
ry airy point of view, besides giving them
ne comfortable place in which they can NEE
'er The Phil Sheridan post is a strong on
er- and cuts quite a figure in Grand arm
on matters in the state.
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THE KNUTSF0RD HOP.