The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-07

S60dUOT SHOup, u iOdIlO, dCCOlL-
panied by Mrs. and Miss Shoup, is
making short visit with his brother
in-law, Mr.. James Glendinning, in this
city. The party arrived yesterday
morning and intend leaving for Idaho
today. The senator has just returned
from Washington, where he has been
attending to the interests of his con-
stituents since his reelection TO repre-
sent his state in the national Senate
short time ago.
Opening More Indinn Reservations.
In conversation with Herald re-
porter, Mr.. Shoup said he had many
public matters to attend to at the
national capital, the principal of
which were details relating to treaties
with the Uncompahgre and Nez
Perces Indians. Last August he intro
duced certain amendments to the
treaty with the Uncompahgres formu-
lated in 1880, providing for the segre-
cation of the mineral and agricultural
lands of thai reservation and the al
Ioltment of the latter to the Indians in
severalty. Neither this treaty nor a
similar one with the Nez Perces have
ever been ratified. and the amend
ments introduced by Mr.. Shoup. look
ing to the carrying out OF these
treaties, were confirmed since which
commissioners have been at work
segregating the lands and making the
allotments. which work is now near
ing completion, so that the extensive
and rich mineral lands in gold, silver
and especially asphaltum, which are
found in the Uncompahgre reser-
vation will soon be thrown
open. When the commission
gets through with the Uncompaghrees
they will endeavor to form a similar
In the matter of the Nez Perces. the
roll of all Indians entitled to receive
compensation is about completed, and
the warrants will be drawn very soon
in favor of those about whose claims
there are no contest. and within very
short time nearly 600, 200 acres of this
reservation will be thrown open for
settlement.
Senator Shoup has also taken an
active part in arranging for the open
ing of the Fort Hall reservation. and
civil engineers are now surveying ana
constructing irrigation bitches IN tnat
region. after which a commission VIII
be sent to negotiate with the reds a
treaty to throw open to white settlers
the balance of their reservation.
The senator. while in Washington,
also busted himself endeavoring to Sc
cure the opening up of new mall routes
in his state, the enlargement of Fort
Boise and other matters.
Silver Sentiment Grows Apace.
Speaking of silver. Mr. Shoup said
he was exceedingly gratif1ed at the
growing sentiment in the east IN la'or
of the white metal. The business men
of the nation were coming TO realzs
the fact that the great depression OF
the last few years IS the olrecC res III
of the characterization OF Sill
pathies were formerly with the
single standard are now becoming
ardent supporters of the free coinage
of silver. This sentiment is growing
also in England, on the continent ana
in Australia Should the United States
declare for free coinage" said the sena-
tor. land 1 am convinced they will do
en- within the next six months or
twelve months at the furthest, all the
principal nations Of the earth Will
establish out ratio of 16 to l"
'.To what do you attribute the re-
cent advance in the price Of silver?'
queried the reporter.
ITO the increased demand for silver
in the arts and the growing impression
that silver must soon be restored 10 lts
proper place as money.
vance to speculation?"
mo, speculation played an important
part in debaSing the white metal, but
it has nothing to do with the advance"
Monetary Conference a Snare.
'eWhat do you think of the proposed
international monetary conference?"
''It is a scheme by which monometal-
lists hope to retard the restoration OF
silver. 1t was so in the previous con-
ference and should our government
again send commissioners it would re-
suit only in failure to decide on any
ratio satisfactory TO this country"
you do not then favor our govern
ment taking any part in another con-
ference?'
mo, not until this government has
declared for free coinage at a ratio of
16 to 1; after that we can
afford to accept an invitation
to meet with foreign nations
in conference, if our ratio is not salts
factory to them. I believe this nation
has the power and will exercise it, to
fix the ratio, as we are the largest sill
yer producing nation in the world
In regard to the female suffrage
struggle now going ON in Utah, Mr..
Shoup said he had nothing to say. 1t
was purely a local issue and he had
no means of knowing whether the in
se-tion of a woman suffrage clause in
the constitution would or would not
initiate against statehood.
Mr.. Shoup said he intended leaving
today for his old home. at Salmon
City, Idaho, where he has been en-
raising for. the last quarter of a CEN
4,rY.v- NT,-c Ssho,,vN ond Miss Sbonr,1 will