The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-08
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Washington, March There con-
tinue many evidences of the existence
of a big New York syndicate which
means to get possession of the Uncom-
pahgre gilsonite lands in the event OF
the adoption of the leasing provision
This syndicate is said to be represented
by DR.. Warren of Utah, who has been
here for year, living at the National
hotel, and closely watching develop
ments. The syndicate is undoubtedly
prepared to make exceedingly advan-
tageous bids to the government and
secure the leases in the event of the
passage of the Lacey amendment to
the Rawlins amendments. Its repre-
sentatives from the first have been
back of the stiff fight put up in the
house committee against the unfettered
opening of the reservation.
There was a new development in this
long contested case this afternoon
Secretary of the Interior Bliss sent to
the senate a letter from Acting Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Tonner, to-
gether with a joint resolution drawn
by the latter, postponing the opening
of the reservation until November L
next. In his letter. the secretary says
the resolution is prepared to secure a
pOstpOnement of the opening, in case
fails to become a law before April l,
the date now fixed for the opening.
The secretary says: Il have hereto
fore urged the postponement of the
opening of the reservation until April
l. 1892 but if it is not deemed expe-
dent or desirable to postpone it for
as long a time, 1 consider il as of the
highest Importance that the time be
extended for at least six months, as
proposed in this joint resolution. 1t
will be impossible to complete the al
lotment to the Uncompahgres in a
shorter time, if, indeed, it can be done
within that time"
LETTER FROM COMMISSIONER.
Accompanying the letter the acting
Indian commissioner quotes from a re-
port of the Ute commissioners, dated
Feb. %, in which they declare that be-
cause of the heavy snow no allOtmentS
can be made on the UncOmpahgre
reservation before April 1, and that it
is imperative that the opening be post
poned for a sufficient time to permit
allotments to be made. The acting
commissioner says if the current In
dian appropriation bill should not be
approved until April 1, the amendment
pOstponing the opening (even if re-
tained) would not be effective to pre-
vent the opening on that date, and
serious complications would result from
the lands being open to entry for a
limited time.
MGREW'S CASE.
Senator Cannon is now about to start
his campaign against McGrew in the
senate. This afternoon he asked Chair
man Hansbrough of the public lands
committee to report the adverse action
of the committee on the McGrew NOM
ination to the senate. This will prob
ably be done tomorrow, and the case
will be disposed of at an early execu-
tive session. There is no reason to
doubt that McGrew will be rejected.
Comptroller of the Currency DAVIS
has been notified of selections of the
following officers of the First National
bank of Pocatello. Ida: William A.
Antilles. cashier. in place of NJ. C. Sen
ter. The comptroller has approved the
Commercial National of Chicago as a
reserve agent for the First National
bank of Sheridan, Wyo
David E. SOrensen and Eugene H
Dunmon of Ogden, Utah. and Charles
w. BUCKLEY OF Boise. Ida, have been
appointed clerks in the railway mail
service.
A postOffice has been established at
Bedford, Uinta county. Wyoming, with
Charles Center as postmaster.
Wiley II. Oliver was today commits
stoned postmaster at Bald Mountain,
Wyo.
Private Charles c. Coe, band. Eighth
infantry. Fort d. A. Russell. Wyo.. has
been transferred to the band, Second
cavalry, Fort Wingate. n. NJ
Private Frederick Gundel company
c, Eighth infantry, Fort d. A. Russell,
has been ordered discharged.