The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-01


WorI>-Great Seal, as RemodeIed,
Will be Delivered This Morning
STAFF officers viii Have to Buy.
Dress Uniforms-Othcr News ira
Connection With the Civil and
Military Authorities of the State.
There was no clerk elected at the
meeting of the state board of land
commissioners yesterday. There are
several reasons why this condition pre-
walls. The principal one is there were
SO many applications that the members
of the board could not agree without
consideration, hence the matter was
! deferred until the meeting tomorrow.
William NJ. Thompson, the chief clerk
of the late house, is believed to be the
man who will get there in the end.
Thompson is a competent man and
adapted to the needs of the place. He
is a thorough person; is a splendid pen
man and in addition to this has bust
ness qualifications which make him
especially desirable Then too, his Re-
DuDl1CdllSDl mas never USCu QucSllOIlSu
and that makes him special object OF
favor.
The board did nothing yesterday be-
yond considering the matter of clerk
and listening TO a report of the COM
mittee on rules. which reported pro-
gress and asked for a day or two more
in which to complete its work, which
was cheerfully granted.
1t appears, however, that there is a
section in Red Butte canyon, section sc,
school section, where everybody who
wants stone goes and takes the same
without saying, by your leave; or any
thing of the sort. This was brought
to the attention of the board yesterday
by man named Miller, who says in
a letter that he is the proprietor of
quarry and when he gets contract
the other fellows come in and ruin him
by underselling his best rates. The
secretary was instructed to notify all
persons who take rock from this sec
ton that in future they would be treat
ed as trespassers and prosecuted as
such.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
The state board of equalization held
a meeting last evening at the Office of
the secretary. The business transacted
was CT purely routine nature and may
be considered as preliminary to the
genuine labor of the body which is to
come later on. Kelly & CO. were
awarded the contract for printing the
books in which the returns of mines
will be recorded.
The secretary was instructed to order
a form printed containing the instruc
tons to the various county assessors
which will be mailed as soon as CON-
pleted. After doing this work the
board adjourned subject to the call of
the chairman.
CODE COMMISSION.
The code commission have all quail
fed and have received the certificates
compile and codify. The commission
held a meeting yesterday at which
more preliminary work was done. The
members of the commission have not
as yet, appointed a clerk, but will do
so as soon as the needs of such an
official are demanded.
GREAT SEAL.
]. C. Murphy & Co., will this morn
ing deliver to the secretary of state
the new seal, made according to law.
1t is a beauty and the new design is
even better than the one rejected.
There have been certain changes in the
manner of execution which were sug-
gested by the designers. and when the
first impressions are taken it will be
seen that it was perhaps a good thing
the first seal was rejected
DRESS UNIFORMS.
The governor, the adjutant-general
and Lieutenant-Colonel Newman, aide
de-camp, held a meeting in the office
of the Acknowledgement yesterday
morning at which the question of uni
forms for the staff OF the commander
in-chief was discussed. 1t will cost
something for a staff officers dress uni
form in the future. 1t has been de-
cided that the members of the staff
shall wear the dress prescribed by the
army regulations and this being so the
average man who fills the position will
have to down in the northwest corner
of his pocket and eXcavate $1I5 Nor is
this all. The government supplies the
ordnance department with $4,000 in
stores and the men will probably draw
a dress uniform. Should this action be
taken the line will have to wear
dress uniform and the various captains
and lietenants will be touched up to the
tune of $3.50. The enlisted man is
exulting.
There are two vacancies on the gov
errors staff, and one of these is that
of general inspector of target practice.
It is stated that Colonel E. w. Tat
lock will be appointed to this place, al
though yesterday 1.-THE governor said
he had no announcements to make.
BATTERY BALL.
AIT the meeting of the battery last
evening c. NJ Jackson was appointed
first sergeant, vice ]. ]. Williams elect
ed TO first lieutenant, and Clerk Hutch
ings was appointed caisson corporal.
The arrangements for the battery
bail, which will take place next Thurs
day evening, have been nearly per-
fected, and a good time is assured.
Governor Wells, Hon. George NJ. Can
non, Adjutant General John Q. Cam
non, the governors staff, Hon. R. c.
Chambers, Hon. Jacob Morftz, Sheriff
Hardy, Harry Edwards, Martin Null
vey, Hon. James Glendinning, Hon.
George NJ. Scott were added ito the re-
ception committee.
Hon. r. c. Chambers and Hon. ia
cob Moritz were elected honorary mem
bers by reclamation.
SIGNAL CORPS.
The signal corps will meet on Mon
day evening at the Office of the adju
tant general for instruction. 1t is ex-
pected there will be first-class turn
out as There is business of Importance
he ,,eoY.ted T,iaI1fanant Ayel