The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Senator Denies Story That He Has
Become a Democrat.
IMPORTANT MINING BILL
DELEGATE FERGUsoN's MEAS.
URE APPLIES TO UTAH.
Authorizes Exploration and Purch-
ase of Mining Land Acquired By
Mexican Cession-Supreme Court
Decides a Utah Case-Estimate5
For Surveys-Levan's Postmastcr.



Washington, D. c., Dee. 6.-Senator
Cannon was asked by The Herald this
afternoon: Have you joined the Wa
Shake club of ogden, as reported IN
Utah newspapers?"
81 have not joined the Washable
club" he replied. Any individual or
newspaper that states that l have done
so is wilfully and deliberately deceiv-
ing. The rolls of the Washakie clu5
viii afford absolute evidence of the
truth of my statements and anyone
who had made the siEhtest effort to
ascertain the facts could have sscured
the information. Tbs Washable club
arranged a series OF lectures Oh bime,-
aliism and kindred topics. 20 be adj
dressed by sundry Democrats, silver
Republicans AID FOpuists. NJ name
was the first to appear on the pro-
gramme, and l delivered the opening
address of the series on LIN -ta' isn.
That is all there is to the matter"
Asked for his views as TO legislation
of the session, Senator Cannon sail:
Il have no faith in the report that
there VIII be a short session, or chat
the currency question viii rot he agi-
t2ted. The whole subject viii be
brought before congress and actively
/
foremost issue, and cannot be ignored
IMPORTANT MINING BILL
An important bill was introduced by
Delegate Ferguson Of New Mexico this
afternoon. 1t authorized the explora-
ton and purchase of any mine that
may be discovered within the bouu-
daries Of land acquired by Spanish AID
Mexican cessions within the states Of
Utah, Colorado. Wyoming and Ne
vada, or the territories Of New Mexico
and Arizona It declares all such lands
and mines open to exploration, occu-
patton and purchase. under the min
ing laws. Any person qualified to ac-
quire title shall have the right to ex-
plore and prospect for mineral depOs-
its, post discovery and location notices
and mark boundaries and be liable to
the owners of the land only for actual
! damage. The locatOrs shall mark the
boundaries within three months from
the time of posting notices of location.
and commence proceedings to acquire
lawful rights to establish mineral
claims. Preliminary to this the locator
shall tender the owner $3.50 per acre.
| If taken, this carries title. The federal
courts are given jurisdiction in these
cases, and the secretary Of the interior
is authorized to make rules necessary
to carry out the provisions of the pro-
posed law.
WEBER COUNTY CASE.
The supreme court this afternoon. in
an opinion handed down by Justice
Harlan, affirmed the decision of the
Fourth judicial district court of Utah
in the appeal case of Louis e. Adams
and Watson n. Shilling VS.. Hiram IL
Henderson ct al. This case involved
the foreclosure Of a mortgage on some
lands in Weber county, and the affirm
alton confirms the title of Henderson
and his associates.
The treasury department estimates Of
necessary expenditures for the ensuing
fiscal year, submitted to congress to-
day, contain the following items:
Boise assay office, salaries. So 800:
wages of workmen, $3.50; contingent
expenses. $1,000.
For surveys of public lands: Utah,
$4,000 Idaho, $4,000; Wyoming. $500.
Completion of Boise public building.
100000.
UTAH POSTMASTERS.
Fourth class pastmasters appointed
today: Utah, Levan, Juab county,
Peter Thygerson. vice William Brown.
| removed.
Idaho. Frazer, Shoshone county. Fred
II. Judd vice William knepDer. dead:
Rudy, Fremont county, J. 8. Carr, vice
J. F. Haycock, resigned.
r. B. Thurman Of Utah is at the OK
ford
Frank E. Hanson was today commits
stoned postmaster at Fillmore. Utah
A restoration and reissue pension was
/ granted Joseph G. E6muh son, NI-scJ s..
Ida. A widows pension is granted
Maria Edmundson, Moscow, Ida.
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