Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-14
GOSSIP OF WEEK
At BOISE CITY.
Gov. Gooding ExpIodes Another
Mormon Combine" Fake on
University Displacement.
BAD LAND OFFICE SCANDAL.
r. g omciaIs Arc Accused OF Grave
irregularities In Their Admin
Istration of Affairs.
snncInl Correspondenee

sneclal Correspondence:
poise Idaho, April iS.--Gov. Good
,,g returned recently from trip to
,he northern part OF the state, where
no attended a meeting of the board
Of regents of the University of Idaho,
,ord at Moscow incident 10 the burn
TOO of the main building OF that insti-
tuition.
lie reports great loyalty shown that
institution by the people of Moscow,
who have been doing all that Is within
their power to provide relief during
his unfortunate situation. While the
buildings were yet burning prepara-
lions were being made by the city au-
+horities and numerous citizens for the
care of the students, and 1t was due TO
their timely aid that IL was made pos
sble for the school work to continue
with but little Interruption
In an interview with the News"
representative this morning, the COVER
nor said. Work upon the reconstrlc-
zion Of the University building will be-
Gin Immediately. Plans are being laid
and contracts let and the work will be
pushed with all possible speed" While
The total loss incurred by the contla-
grafton is equal to about 100000 an
amount equal to 100000 was covered
by Insurance. This was upon the
building itself, and will assist greatly
IN the work of replacement.
ANOTHER FAKE.
When questioned as to the "Gooding-
Brady combine" for the displacement
of the university. e., the allegation
that the Mormon" people had con-
spired with the governor and Chairman
Brady for the removal of the agricul-
tural college to the southern part of
the state the governor said "The al
legation is entirely without founda-
tior. No such thing has ever been
thought of, much less talked about.
As respecting the Mormon people and
the university, | want to say. that the
institution, from the time of its in
cepton To the present, has received no
more loyal support than has been ac-
corded ii from that source, The rec
ords of every legislature show that
they have always been loyal In up
holding that institution. not only with
their means. but with their good faith
and patronage Also
The governor also paid n visit to the
site of the new asylum situated at ORC
Fino He reports the work on this
building as nearing completion. The
work OF construction was done prime
rally by asylum inmates, thus material
ly lessening the cost TO the state. on
the 18th of this month, some 20 in
mates Of the Blackfoot institution will
be removed to the ORC Elmo asylum,
which Will hereafter receive all con-
signees from the northern part of the
state, The facilities provided by ma
ture, make ORC Elmo an ideal spot for
such an institution.
ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES.
As respecting facts concerning the al
legged irregularities I'm the offices Of the
surveyor general and register and re-
oeiver OF the land office, but little can
he cleaned at this time. However, this
much Is known: Something IL wrong.
G o. Pollard. the government inspector
from Washington, ID. c., has just COM
'rleted an investigation running through
five weeks. from March 2 to April 10.
and has sent off TO Washington, to the
department of the Interior, a whole
trunk full of affldavi,s and other docu-
mentary matter, Surveyor Eagleson
is charged with locating certain parties.
about 30 in number, including near rel
atlNes, upon very valuable timber
claims IN township 2 north, range
east, on Fall Creek, about 40 miles
east of Boise city, before the survey
was made, that they might have n
claim on these holdings when the sur
vey was made and before the state had
n chance to make its selections. The
survey was made In the fall of 1908, and
the state selector sent out there last
summer proved to be an ally in the
pool and here is when the state land
department got wise, Before the sun
had gone down. It dispatched another
Inspector secretly to that district by
another route, who prepared counter
report, thus preventing the culmina-
ton Of the "locators' plot, and secur-
ed to the state such lands as there
were left to choose from.
GRAVE CHARGES.
Eagleson Ia also charged 18th pocket
Ing $3.50, which should have gone to his
craftsmen. 1t came about In this way
lie accepted from the state land board
an order for certain plats. for the maxi
ing Of which he was to receive 5000. His
men were already too busy to do this
extra work, so EaglesOn proposed they
wished to come and get this work out
on Their own time. which he represented
10 be $240, only 40 per cent of the
amount they should have received. This
leey considered inadequate remunera-
ton, but needing the money would ac.
tept the work. When completed Eagle
son delivered the work, entered his
voucher claim and drew his warrant
nom The state auditor of $500, handed
over to his craftsmen s2i0 and kept
the balance, $3.50.
o.her inside information received yes
u. 'ay reveals the fact that the receiver
a. ING and Office Is also sweating anx-
ious drops.
II Is claimed that he gave an order
20 a certain numbering mill 10 eut tim
pei rom government land, for which
CONSIDERATION he was to receive lumber
io' the construction of house here
III the city, He built the house, the
llaterial for which cost him only si26.
"nlch should have cost him $4,000.
VI - claimed further that he con-
..t,Nned safe which the department OF
I'VE interior authorized him to sell to