The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-04
GREAT CONGRESS.
president Cleveland Regrets His
Inability to Attend.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS.
Hon. Thomas Patterson. Ex-Seeretary
Noble and Thomas L. Fitch.
California and Idaho Delegates Named
1Ir. Patterson VIII Speak on Silver
Contest Over an Ogden Estate-The
Power Dam Controversy.

OGDEN, April president Cleveland
is extremely sorry, but he finds the pres
sure of his office too great to enable him to
attend the sessions of the Inter Mountain
Stock Growers association and Trans
Mississippi Congress this month. Secre-
tary Armstrong, of the former orgaEiza-
ton, has received the following letter:
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WASHINGTON,
March 2S, 1888.
X. L. Armstrong, ESQ, Ogden Utah:
My DEAR SH-The president directs me 10
say in reply 10 your favor of the 2lst inst. that
such that it will be impossible for him to &C
cept your kind invitation. He is on this &C
count, however. none The less grateful Tor the
kind remembrance and evidence OF esteem
which your invitation furnishes. Very truly
yours HENRY T. THURBzR,
Private Secretary
Secretary Armstrong is in daily receipt
of a large mail which includes letters
from stock growers all over the west.
The congress which convenes on the Goth
viii be an event only second in magnitude
to the Trans Mississippi congress.
THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATES.
San Francisco has been the first to
name delegates to the Trans Mississippi
congress. Mayor Ebert of that city, in
conjunction with the board of trade,
chamber of commerce and other represen-
tatiye business organizations, has selected
the following gentlemen as delegates to
the Trans Mississippi congress, which
meets in Ogden on the 24th instant:
James d. Phelan, Ira P. Rankin, VIII e.
Fisher, A. P. Williams, John Taylor, w.
It. Whittier, Irwin c. Stump, H. Shain
e. b. Pond, Albert Gallatin, w. ID.
Adams, William Alvord, & G. Towne,
a. R. Briggs, r. E. Bunker, Hugh
Craig, Julian Sonntag, John T. Cutting,
Horace Davis, H. L. Dodge, H. Dutard,
Wendell Easton, A. B. Field, p. MEG. M.
Bean, F.. A. Flaben. Henry B.
Hunt rs John T T Kennedy E Tioro Charles e
W. McNear. Stewart Menzies. Henry
Payot, Alfred Bowler, j. K. Firth. n.
A. Judd, Daniel Meyer, Harry G. Wise,
Charles NJ. Yates, f. s. Moody, e. w.
Ferguson, II. A. Williams, A. Sparbook,
d. M. Burns, Barry Baldwin, w. w.
Montague, F. w. Eaton, Levi Strauss, /.
w. Hellman, John /. Sabin, Irving NJ.
Scott, l. J. Truman, G. S. Laumeister,
W. 7. Y. Schenck, Abner Doble, II. H.
Sherwood, ID. G.. Camarnois, Frank Dali
ton, John ID. Spreckels, William J..
Merry, Rolla V. Watt. Clinton G.
Worden.
A circular letter setting forth the objects
of the conference has been sent to each
appointee. A rate of one fare for the
round trip has been made by nearly all
the railroads in the Trans Mississippi
country to Ogden, and roads not having
done so are expected to make rates in
time for the congress. The Southern Pa
cific company is expected to make its
tickets over the Central Pacific for the
Worlds fair good from the 21st of April,
so as to allow those in its territory who
expect to take in the congress to stop at
Ogden and do so.
IDAHO DELEGATES NAMED.
Idaho has been a close second and
Governor Mcconnell today notified
Chairman Harvey of his appointment of
the following delegates:
w. B. Hepburn, Osborne; Albert
Hagan, Cpur d. Alene; A. J. Mcdonald,
Post Falls; j. Il. Forney, Moscow; D. j.
Mahana, Leurstown; Daniel c. Look
wood, PocateIlo; P. A. Devers, Weiser;
James Gum, Boise City; Isaac Phillips,
Silver City; E. B. Lennon, Haley.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS.
-Four evenings will be devoted to special
addresses, SO as not to break in on the
business of the congress. No set pro-
gramme viii be followed. Hon. Tom NJ.
Patterson, of Denver, will occupy one
entire evening, taking as his subject
''Silver.' Ex-Secretary of the Interior
Noble will probably address the congress
on some western topic. Thomas l..
Fitch, of California, viii also speak.
THE POWER DAM CONTROVERSY.
Judge Miners time was occupied al
most exclusively today with the hearing
in the Power Dsm case, which was not
finished and will be resumed tomorrow
morning. Arguments We're made by
Ogden Hiles for Wilson ana A. r. Hey
wood for a number of the defendants.
The statements were based entirely upon
the law in the case and the report of the
referee. No sensations were sprung. In
case the court sees fit to reopen the case
things will awaken however.
CONTEST OVER AN ESTATE.
Some time ago, William Smith, an aged
bachelor, died at Five Points without a
viii and leaving no heirs. His estate is
valued at So, 600, and there was lively
contest over the appointment of an adj
ministrator. Two petitions were filed
with the probate judge and hearing was
had on Saturday. The case was taken
under Amusement, but this morning one
of the petitions was withdrawn and Ras-
mus Christoffers was appointed admins
traitor. There may be heirs to the estate
in the east, as some time ago Washing
ton attorney wrote to the county clerk
egarding Smith.
RECEIVER SESSIONS BOND.
Byron Sessions, appointed receiver OF
the estate of William Crawford, the
wealthy rancher who disappeared from
Evanston some time ago, today went be-
fore Judge Miner prepared to file his bond
OF S75, 900, but on account of several OF
the sureties being absolute strangers to
the court the bond was rejected. The
receiver viii obtain new bondsmen and
fi'e his bond today. The attorney of
Thompson viii move for the setting aside
OF the order appointing the receiver On
the ground that Judge Miner had no
jurisdiction.
LUNoY EXoNERATEs BINFoRD.
At the council tonight, a resolution was
adopted, authorizing the city recorder to
advertise fot bids for paving Twenty fifth
street. all outsiders being barred
Mayor I,undy filed has report on the
fire chief investigation, completely exon
Grating Binford and censuring the water
company for the light water pressure.
The fire committee will make another re-
port at the next meeting
After trarsacting a small amount of
routine business, the council adjourned