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lands be requested to wo-,,
preparation for the purno 1A lor a q,
eating forage plants. '0Se Of pro -
Inc resolution was paSsss
Governor Wells mad
ADDRESS on the results of -, very IA,
and ne made some s1gg 1,-s .contereT5--'
may become of great 7i729S-lons vbic.ss
the west He said thai N lance =
conference was not 90 ,Iough IN.
nave been wished. vet r. as vas -
ginning Of an important Nd. "aS The h.
.,.,,, suggest that when we e a5ant
ti.su l 20 not want TO l,r,----l1lg1
e sinle, mat we say when we ~, Tia,
aSain' OF we might autho-,s-tl n-sss,,
chairman TO call a meetirg re h
suggest that these cOnfe-a9o,II want n
ern governors be continues =, Of Esz.
many matters Of common .iuere a..
which We might take ac-;eS-IeSt q
matters beyond this ouasrfC. nay
control OF arid lands. We ~-t.,OI "a
a conference once each vea~ sl1 hll
six months -'-' OF ever
Governor Richards said ~.
nothing more than getting 90 even 2
was the result of the corfsre,,,, Ualntsi
mad been accomplished. 49, nuct
Governor POINTER and a+b,.-...
IN the same strain, the resuI+ os MOVED nov
was a motion that was carris5 !. Naicl
again at the call Of the chan NEE
BeIore adjournment. Govarno-
moved vote Of thanks m - unit
Wells and the people Of SsT- 11VIncl
their kind reception. lake tll
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Bradley, H. n. Mayo, G. W. Keifer, c.
2. Allen, L. E. Hall, ]. f. Allen. NJ. B.
SoWleS, ID. S. Spencer, A. j. HOSmer, G.
d. Plummer, Z. F. Root, ]. L. Wells,
G. L. Hicky, William Igleheart, W. c.
Jennings, ]. H. Brown, T. A. Grant, S
c. Park, G. P. Holman, ]. NJ. Bidwell.
G. H. Post, E. A. Smith, J. D. Keifer. c.
S. Burton, N. w Clayton, z. L. Car
penter, F. A. Hale, K. c. Kerr, z. S.
Ferry, c. Brown, jr., F. W. jennings
Charles Read, W. P. Minor, ]. L. Miner,
]. P. White. J. ]. Stewart. A. L. Brat
tain, c. A. Quigley, W. w. Cluff, T. B.
Beatty, r. L. Tracy, ]. E. Game, W. B.
Sprague, F. B. Knox, S. V. Shelp, H. c..
Coffin, 1. Lewis, Thomas Marshall Ed
mund Wilkes, j. L. Franken, G. l..
Rood, Arthur Brown, T. J. Amy, AlVa
Lewis, E. NJ. Fowler, l. P. Palmer, r.
H. Terhune, J. Q. Cannon, P. T. Farms
worth, A E. Hyde, H. c. Lund, w. W.
Chisholm, George Y. Wallace, o. J..
Salisbury, T. Bruback, D. NJ. Day, S. J..
Kincaid, T. G. Weber, w. T Gun
ter. S. J. Henry, c. H. Brink, w. l..
Ellerbeck.
Mesdames Sells, S. F. Walker,
Bootes, G. 3. Wells, Lewis NJ Cannon,
w. A. Rossiter, George %. Cannon,
George H. Horne. Gemmell, PfoUtz, S.
]. Kenyon, L. c. Miller.
Misses Weber, Murdoch, Emily Can
non, Kate Wells, Munroe, Lowe, Sails
bury, Terhune, Mabelle Snow, Clara
Clawson, Freed, Zane, Sibyl Anderson,
the Misses Sherman, the Misses Shear
man, Critchlow, Washeman and
Bootes.
Messrs. J. F. Critchlow, F. W. Little.
G. n. Nolan, Robert Hardness, W. G..
Shoup, A. r. Derge, C. c. De Graw, ].
". Thompson, c. J. Gibson, S. Barlow,
Grant Hampton, D. H. Wells, ]. T
Goodwin, w. J. Lawrence, Max Smith.
G. z. Blair, E. " Silver, J. T. Harris,
II. S. Scott, G. n. Lawrence. B. Y.
Smith. William Skinner, J. P. Best, G.
Westervelt, w. d. Thompson.
The general committee for this de-
Hghtful occasion was composed Of HOyt
Sherman, chairman; L. H. Farnsworth,
George L. Nye, E. s. Wright, H. Girls
void, J. c. e. King, John Q. Cannon
and S. K. Hooper. John @. Cannon Wtas
chairman of the committee on decora-
lions, DR.. Wright on refreshments, Sid
ney Hooper on floor arrangements. L.
H. Farnsworth had charge Of the pro-
gramme and George L. Nye had charge
of the invitations. All connected with
the affair have every reason to con-
graduate themselves on the complete
success of the entertainment.
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rangement applying to Utah, Arizona
and other states alike, where natural
conditions are so varied. He also made
known that sheepmen opposed anything
which would tend to give monopolies
control Of the ranges or to restrict the
grazing privileges on the public do
main. Mr. Cailister admitted that the
people of Texas favored national leas-
ing. because conditions are radically
different there.
Governor Lee agreed with Governor
POINTER except that he reversed the or.
der. favOring cessiol to the states and
leasing by them instead of by the gov
ernment as first choice, otherwise the
benefits would inure to mOnopolies at
the expense of small cattle growers.
On Governor Lees motion commit
tee consisting of Governors Richards
Smith and Poynter was appointed to
draft resolutions on the lines discussed
The same committee, on Commissioner
HOlcombs motion, was delegated to
prepare an address to the governors of
the western states, requesting them TO
urge the legislatures to memOrialiZe
congress fer the better conditions to be
desired in the arid land domain.
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j.
sure that had the sultan rivs, -
promise TO pay an mediate gia--I.-.-- rs
would have been made. am ~ =.
opinion that in the translation - ,-s
remarks the Dragoman mfsfn-a----..-- s
ms language, conveying to The MINIS
the promise of which he sDasi-- 80
stead Of a declaration that an -
would be made Of the proper eva-+---!
department. 01-'s
MY government is desfrous - g..
filling its just obligation. and is -. !.
claims Of the missionaries can r.. e7
tablshed they viii undoubtedly h, -
tied. But it seems ridiculous f1- = !.
press TO speak Of a rupture of di1r-
matte relations in view Of the mr.
portance Of the matter and Of the sr--
amount involved -'-
/ may add that my government =
responsible in the eyes of fntarna-f,-..
law for damages done the proDar-v /.
foreigners during a revolution As,
time Of the revolt, however. the srI
lime porte provided ample Drorar--,,
for Americans and their Interests -7..
is all that could have been exDacra5 ;
1t. Not a single foreigner was Rms
or injured.
My relations with the state dan,-.
ment are so cordial that I can hasa
believe there is any foundation for >.
report that rupture is impending an
besides the officials are too far-sas,-,
and possess too much judgment n, 81
sumo the responsibility Of such a g-7r,
policy"
Those close to the Turkish roiris...
declare that the United States woulj h
a greater sufferer than Turkey in +Ss
event that diplomatic relations wen
suspended. 1t was pointed out that tEa
Importation Of American goods inn
Turkey is much larger and more vsI-.
able than the importation of TUrkfb
goods into the United States. The
are several hundred American nfsSf7r.
aries with their families. besides 6-bs-
American citizens in Turkey and tbz-
would be left without the protection p
the United States and would have u
depend upon that which could be al.
1Orded by a neutral power
SO far as Turkey is concerned. 1hs-
are comparatively few Of her subjects
in the United States and the minig-
does not believe that they would be in
any danger even should his legation Be-
withdrawn.
Senator Jones Buys Mine.
Bakersfield. Cal, April 19.-Tha Big
Blue gold mine near Kearn. which has
been lying idle for several years, has
been sold TO a representative Of United
States Senator J. P. Jones for $l5eA
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not strange that men should be proud
of such ancestors. There need be no
fears for a people he thought who
meet crises as Lexington and Concord
were met and in closing predicted that
this nation will go on to a future
grander than its brilliant past.
After music, Fisher Harris was intro
duced and after speaking of the medals
and the object Of their presentation ne
spoke with deep feeling and eloquence
Of the country and the splendid spirit
in 1776 that flashed up all over, the
country when the call to arms was
made for the Spanish war, causing the
sections TO forget their bitterness and
putting to flight the peeSimists who had
been crying that the old spirit was
dead The speakers were accorded
close hearing and were literally ap-
plauded when they closed.
Grand March Begins.
+ At the end of the speaking the grand
march was lead by Governor Wells and
Mrs. John Q. Cannon and the real fun
of the evening began.
The orchestra of fourteen pieces
furnished delightful music. Light re-
freshments were served under the
supervision of Franklin on the balcony
at the rear of the musicians stand,
and in the reception room punch was
served.
The hosts of the occasion were Gov
ernor Wells, General Penrose, Judge
c. c. Goodwin, Messrs. L. M. Bailey,
Hoyt Sherman, s.. Ewing, ]. C. E. King,
NJ. L. Richie, e. A. Wright, Eugene
Lewis, Swan, r. S. Lyon, H. c. Hill,
w. E. Ware, l.. H. FarnsWorth, F. S.
Harris. S. c. Hazelton, c.. w. Snow,
G. L. Nye, G. B. Pfoutz, L. u. King,
William P. Minor, A. B. Moseby, NJ. c.
Fox, Hobbs, c. P. Smith, D. R. Gray,
Weber, ]. Q. Cannon, H. NJ Wells,
Frank Pierce, J. H. Kimball, S. X
Hooper, T. r. Stephens, E. W. Whit
ney, E. P. Gaylord, E. d. Woodruff, J.
c. Thompson, H. Griswold, ]. j. judi
son, w. c. Bogue.
Guests Who Were Present.
Among the guests were Governor
Richards of Wyoming, Governor An
drew E. Lee, South Dakota; Governor
William A. POypter of Nebraska, Gov
ernor Smith of Montana.
MessTs- and Mesdames ]. H. Young,
s. w. Stewart. c. B. Stewart, S. T.
Pearson, w. c. Bogue, G. A. Lowe,
Leonard, Byron GroO, w. NJ. Ferry, z.
Q. Howard, A. E. Lyons, c. H Nc
Mahon, E. ]. Jolly. E. D. Miller. c. A
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leasing of the public arid lands of the
United States by the general govern
ment, has interested and agitated the
people of the arid states, and
Whereas, A conference of the COVER
nors of the said arid states was called
to meet at Salt Lake City, Utah, on the
18th day of April, 1900, to consider and
consult together concerning the said
question and the control, management
and disposal of said lands, and
Whereas, At said conference there
were present the executives of Utah,
Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota
and Montana, and the personal repre-
sentatives of the governors of Idaho
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The anniversary of the battle of
! Lexington was ffttingly commemorated
last evening by the Utah Society Sons
of the American Revolution. The So
ciety annually observes this date with
a social entertainment. The affair last
evening was given rat Christensen's and
eclipsed in briliancy any former affair
given, and was also a delightful OPEN
ing to the supplementary social sea-
| son. Besides the prominent people of
the city there were also present the
governors Of the arid states who are
visitors here.
1t was also made the occasion to
present the medals given by the Ma
tiOnal Association Of the Sons of the
American Revolution 20 the members
of the Utah society who served during
the recent war with Spain.
The medals are made from metal
taken from captured Spanish guns and
designed after the emblem of the Sons
of the American Revolution.
The members who were honored in
this way were: John O. Cannon, lieu
tenant colonel second United States
volunteer cavalry; Everett B. Ferris,
private Utah light artillery; S. K.
Hooper, second lieutenant Second
United States volunteer cavalry: T. A.
Meacham, Surgeon Young's regiment,
Second engineers, United States Yolun-
teers; G. H. Penrose, assistant sur
geon, lieutenant Utah batteries. United
States volunteers; J. F. Preston, jr.,
States artillery; w. K Weight. cap
tain Seventh infantry, United States
army. The latter four were not present.
They are still in the Philippines; their
badges, however, viii be forwarded TO
them
Hall Prettily Decorated.
/ The hall was made specially beautf-
full for the event. The decorations were
artistically arranged and showed the
result Of much ingenuity and good
taste, the large room being particularly
we'll suited for the display Of beauty,
light and color which characterized the
event.
Flags formed almost the entire decor
alton, and they were used in a unique
and an effective manner. Large flags
were draped and festOoned above the
musicians stand, while the balcony
itself was banked with palms and
Towering plants. At either end were
Calling guns, Spanish cannon and
stacked rifles, conspicuous among
them being the cannon sent from
Manila by Major Young.
The walls were entirely hidden be-
meath flags, cross Sabers, banners and
pennants, noticeable among them being
many Spanish flags captured from the
Filipinos by the boys of the Utah
batteries. From the chandeliers hung
small Cuban and Americ9 'ags and
the entrance to the receipt pom was
arched with flags and
The guests began to ;r.. shortly
after and were receive n the ball
room by the officers of tb ciety and
their wives. Shortly befC4 the bugle
sounded assembly and the guests were
welcomed by President George l.. Nye
Mr.. Nye in his eloquent remarks re-
ferred to the struggles of the fore
fathers at Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Val.
ley Forge and at Yorktown; at Lexing-
ton and Concord and spoke of the un-
conquerable spirit that carried them
through those trials. He paid a high
tribute to Washington and thought it
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delivered a speech in support Of it. The
substitute follows:
Iaat nothing in this act contained
snan De construed as changing the ex-
isling mining laws Of the United states
ouO IN ally suit, action or proceeding
hereafter commenced Involving the va
hulty or an unpatented mining location
on the public domain, any party alleg-
lIlg an interest in the subject matter
may put the competency of the locator
ia issue ana the court shall determine
ais tier the locator was a citizen or
hau declared his intention to become a
eltlzen OF the United States at the
1liliS the location was made"
Inns amendment, he said. was fair
anu JUST. The opposition 70 il was not
the miners Of ice-bound Alaska. who
were not represented in this capital.
put was the hand of spectators. who
nau rounded uD ali the claims they
could get hold of and were represented
ny 1 loopy here in Washington.
preference For American Miner.
am FOR the American miner" he
declared, and believe he should be
sven preference in the location of min
ing claims over the aliens who don't
even declare their intention of becom-
ing American citizens. That is all
there is TO my amendment"
Mr.. Spooner (Wis.) opposed the
amendment and declared that the
charges made against an army officer
could have nothing whatever to do with
the question at issue. AS to the amend
nnent offered by Mr.. Carter. he said
II would affect not only people in
Alaska, but because Of its wording.
nllght also greatly injure the Ameri-
tan miners now operating in Canada.
Inc proposition of the amendment was
IN his opinion, abhorrent to every fair
minded man. 1t was retroactive legis-
Iatlon, affecting the rights of people
throughout Alaska.
IL was q proposed change of existing
IdWs' as the supreme court had held
Inat only the government of the United
states could call INTO question the citi-
zenshlp of a locator of a mine. He
pointed out that the suits now pending
could be easily dismissed and again in
stltuted, thus enabling an individual TO
can into question the citizenship of a
mine locator.
As Mr.. Carter admitted that his
amendment would apply to all the ter
rltorles OF the United States, Mr..
spooner challenged it's right to be put
upon civil code bill for Alaska. where,
he declared, it had no business
He maintained that the rights Of the
original locators Of claims in the Cape
Nome district ought to be determined,
not by congress, but by the courts, act
ing under the law as it existed when
the rights Were acquired.
Mr.. T1llman urged congress to take
no action that might deter Firms from
leaving Russia and settling in Alaska,
mus affording a good population for
the district. The bill was then laid
aside, and after a brief executive ses-
sion the senate a p. m. adjourned.
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these arid lands. They are a burden
and an expense. 1 would say that the
government should cede the lands to
the states, and if that is not feasible,
lease them
Il understand that these resolutions, Z"
said Commissioner Clinton of Idaho,
favor cessiOn to the states rather
than control by the general govern
ment. We don't want a change. We
are here for Idaho TO oppose any
change in the control of these lands
No change will be of benefit to Idaho"
Governor Richards undertook TO ex-
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Guests who Were Present.

/ of said states. The following was agreed
/ upon as the concenSus of opinion as
/ represented at said conference. And
/ the following resolutions were agreed
upon TO be forwarded to the represen-
tatlves in congress from said states:
/ Resolved, first, That the people of
the states here represented are OPP
posed absolutely to any legislation or
any action Of any kind looking 10, or
having for its object, the leasing of
the public arid lands of the United
States by the general government or
any agency thereof.
Resolved. second, That the present
laws providing for the control, manage
ment and Disposal of the public arid
lands of the United States are best
adapted to the needs and requirements
OF the country, and conducive to the
settlement and occupancy thereof by
bona fide settlers
Resolved. third, That if it shall be
found that the present laws affecting
the arid lands are not satisfactory to
the congress of the United States. hen
we favor cession Of the arid lands to
the several states wherein they are
situated under such terms and cOndi-
TONS as viii guarantee the benefits of
the free homestead laws TO the people
of the United States. and that will pre-
vent SAID lands either by fee simple
title or by the leasing thereof from
passing into the possession or control
OF large companies, synd;cates corpora
tons or wealthy individuals in large
quantities to the exclusion of others,
and under such conditions that the sew
erai' states may have the income arts
ing from said lands to be devoted TO the
reclamation and Improvement thereof
for settlement by bona fide citizens"
Not Strong Enough For Lee.
Governor Lee of South Dakota was
the flrst man to speak to the resolu-
lions and he spoke in a radical man
ner. He is a mediurn sized man, who
doesn't look like politician at all. He
is straightforward. He doesn't know
what policy means and when the fu-
sionists elected him governor of South
Dakota, they knew they had a man
on whom they could put their finger
at any moment But though forcible.
he is not intolerant. He is kindly and
gentlemanly
+ Those resolutions are all right so far
as they 60" said he. But they are
not In harmony with the IDEA with
which we started out. The general gov
l'ernment is deriving no beneht from
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woman Burned t. ID.

Indianapolis. Ind. April l9-A2i'
Mccarthy, a widow s. years Old H@s
burned to death today II her nome =
this city. She died in great agon! , O.
ter suffering for four hours. MS. ~ ~
Carthy tried to put OUT IRE WI -
started in the house before calling ~
help. and her clothing iSui-eL
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GOV. TAYLOR INDICTED.
Charged With Completely In TIE
Murder Of Goebel.

Frankfort, April 19.-IJ is persislsl'-
ly reported here tonight that G0TeE-l
Taylor has been indicted by the gram
jury and that the indictment vas =
turned this morning along with us --s
Of Captain Davis and Green Eo-1T =,
but that this indictment VIII mol =
given out until Governor T5y-9r rs----S
from Washington.
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DEFENDS PERMIT SYSTEM.
DR.. France Testifes In the COsE
d'Alene Investigation.

Washington, April 19.-The cross
examination of DR.. Hugh France vas
continued today before the C0eu
d'Alene investigation. It was mainly
directed to showing DR.. Frances COZ
nection with the permit system.
Representative SUIzer and AttOr1g
Robertson asked a series Of questions
tending to show that the system was
violation Of the fundamental right 70
seek employment and that those seek
ing work without a permit were con-
mEtted to the bull pen" DIT. Frame
justified the procedure because Of ne
disorder following the blowing up O
the Bunker Hill mine.
Much Of the questioning was deSlgnsl
to bring out the extent 10 which Gen
eral Merriam and the United Sta-@
forces participated directly in the e.
fOrcement of the permit system.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mild Resolutions Adopted By the
Governors.

At the afternoon session Governor
Richards called the conference to order
and explained that the committee of
Governors Smith, Poynter and himself
appointed TO prepare resolutions, had
done 50 ard he asked Governor Smith
to read them. They were as follows:
Whereas, The matter of congress
sional legislation looking toward the
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plain the exact meaning Of the resolu-
tons and their purpose.
There are some here who favor ces-
sion of lands and some who do not.
We have had to make concessions.
myself would favor cession of the arid
lands to the states. Governor Thomas
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WILL Guido THE
BEY OF ALCIERS
Gov. Aliens Inauguration
With POmp and SplendOr.
EFFORT TO IMPRESS
THE PORTO RICANS
TilIman's Sarcastic Speech in
United States Senate.

Give Natives Taste Of Our Imperial
istic Grandeur-Greatest Ceremony
EverWitnessed In This Country's
History-Matter of Adjournment
Comes Up-Proposition to Give
Gold Mines In Alaska to Ameri-
cans.
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and Washington and written commu-
nications from the governors of Arizona
and Colorado, and representatives of
the stock growing interests of several
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AOOlAluu6U rage -
existing laws, and to change the order
or things would result in nothing but
harm- There are, he said, but few large
sheep companies in the country, and
the bulk Of the farms are owned by
sheepmen who have developed the
water and agricultural resources. Fur
ther expansion in these directions must
be from reservoiring the water supply,
Whll , easing the ranges must in effect
be the control Of them by large live
stock associations. He favored Gov
ernor Smiths suggested resolutions.
As expressive of Idaho sentiment, J.
y. Clinton. jr., read a telegram from
Governor Steunenberg, stating his op-
position to federal leasing or state ces-
sion. This sentiment, said Mr. Clin>
ton, is general in that state. However,
stockmen are willing to pay a range
tax at so much per capita, but not if
the ranges are to be fenced.
Uniform Laws Impracticable.
Governor Poynter maintained that it
is absurd to think of securing a uni
form federal leasing plan suitable to all
the states, for the reason that natural
conditions are so varied. The legisla-
lures could be depended upon to ham
die the subject satisfactorily.
In Governor POynter's estimation it
would be advisable to adopt strong
resolution against federal leasing and
another favoring cesSion as a last re-
sort, the executives agreeing to urge
as strongly as possible upon the legis-
latures the wisdom of memorializing
congress in these directions
Secretary Callister of the Utah Wool
Growers association showed the i'm
practicability of uniform leasing ar