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I 'I I Vol. 5; No. 40 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JUNE 16, 1906. Price S Cenis I I A I I UTAH'S SUPREME COURT The Supremo Court of Utah as at , present constituted Is not any great credit to the state, some even call It j a disgrace. One of Its members has gained a "reputation," being mixed up In very shady mining stock-jobbing transactions and lending his name and : the prestige of the office he holds for the purpose of foisting on the public worthless mining stock or at least mining stock of very doubtful value. Numerous Instances tending very , strongly to show that such is the case have already been brought to light and exposed more or less in the public press. It is now said that Chief Jus tice Bartch is just at present Inter esting himself In alleged mines In a neighboring state. A movement is on I foot for the more stringent enforce- ' ment of post ofTlce laws with a view of preventing the malls from being used for promoting the sale of fake mines and the like. The Kearns crowd of knockers and grafters have at least one redeeming quality. They fight to the last ditch. They always are beaten but they fight to tho death. Tho Tribune and the gang has opposed every Federal ap pointment that has been made for the past two years. Their opposition counted for nothing, but they continue to oppose not only the appointments. ,, - but their confirmation by Iho senate. -". They protest, trumy up charges and J, make endless turmoil only to bo f( beaten and made ridiculous. As usual J they opposed tho nomination of H. f E. Dooth for United States district nt- l t torney and having failed in provent- ', Ing his appointment are now bending all their energies to prevent his con- I flrmatlon. One of the prime movers ft In theso schemes is no less a person- 5 ' ago than tho very erudito (?) and ! , debonair justice of tho supreme court, ? tho Hon. W. M. McCartyr McCarty, . of course, owes his election to both the district and tho supremo TTenches i i to tho Kearns gang of which ho has f from Us inception been a member, and J a subservient tool. Ho has been i " faithful to his boss and In that has I the advantage of the chief justice who I has tho facility of changing his coat i as often as he thinks ft- Jb prudent to do so. Pro-Mormon to tho extent of seeking political favors from tho head of tho church, ante-Mormon, pro Kearns, antc-Kcarns and pro-Kearns again aro a few of tho political antics of the chief justice. McCarty, how over, has been reasonably faithful to his boss all along,, notwithstanding that at times he has flirted with tho opposition, but ho was only fooling them In order' to make his nomination and election sure. All tho legal learn ing that both aro possessed of might bo contained In ono very small head. It's a good thing for litigants and at torneys that there Is ono lawyer on tho supremo bench and that he Is honest and upright. In years gono by 13. B. Crltchlow found the endorsement of Rev. It. G. McNieco very efficacious in procuring him a Federal appointment. That was when Benjamin Harrison was president of the United States and the recommendation of the Presbyterian divine counted for moro than all other endorsements combined; that was the Mire when Prebyterian church influ 3iico was worth having. In the late contest for tho appointment of United States district attorney Mr. Crltch low had tho endorsement of Mr. Mc Nieco and others of tho Prebyterian hierarchy but they were of little valne. Times have changed. Chief Justice Bartch had his picture and a write-up In tho Telegram tho other day. He must bo a good can vasser who Induced tho judge to pay 1100 for tho "courtesy." Ex-Senator Kearns Is in hot pursuit of tho phantom that ho will again be chosen "to misrepresent this state In tho United States senate. He hopes that his "American" party will this fall carry Salt Lake, Weber, Summit, Carbon, Juab and Tooele counties and that two years hence his party will elect sufficient members of tho legis lature to make him a senator. Tho business men of Salt Lake much deprecate the course of the Tribune in dally sending to the east 2000 (copies of the paper filled with libels on Utah, libels so gross that they se riously Injure tho business Interests of this city and state. But tho thing Is likely to go on for some time, tho paper having contracted to furnish tho women's clubs who aro fighting Sen ntor Smoot with that number of copies of tho sheet for threo years, on ly about half of which period has ex pired. It's a vild thing for a news paper to work harm to its homo town and to tho people who support It. The Tribune a while ago gavo away books and maps as Inducements for people to subscribe for tho paper. Then it went Into tho music business, but now has descended from literature and has gono into the dish trade as a competitor with some of Its adver tisers. They say Mr. Kearns waxes very eloquent when dlscantlng on tho merits of tho dishes which aro exclu sively of the "American" brand. It is expected that in tho near future washers, wringers and clothes pegs will bo added to tho Inducements to take tho Tribune. The county commissioners siti-c enough mado a botch in tho refunding of $350,000 of county bonds. Tho bonds were drawing 5 per cent interest but were refunded on a basis of 41 per cent interest and on tho payment of i cash premium of ?8,9G0. Rollins & Sons of Chicago being tho purchasers. A. number of tho bids wero a good deal hotter than tho ono accepted.. The Society for Savings of Cleveland, Ohio, offered to take tho bonds at 4 per cent interest, a saving of per cent In Interest for 20 years as com pared with Rollins' bid which would iggregato In tho 20 years ?2G,2G0. De ducting from this tho ?8,9G0 premium paid by Rollins would leave a net differ ence against tho county of f 17,300. The commissioners ovidcnUy wanted to get hold of the cash premium of ?S9G0 which they calculate Is worth to the county 5 per cent Interest per annum for 20 years, but oven taking It on that basis, which is falaclous, however, would still leave a balanco of ?8,340 igainst tho county. Commissioners Miller and Mackay are to blamo for the very unbuslness like transaction. Mr. Wilson, It Is said, objected to It. The present county board has not been a success in any way. Mora's the pity for the Republican party, but tho truth must be told, U. S. CONSUL BOTKIN IN THE H LAND OF PAUL AND VIRGINIA. H Truth Is In receipt of a most Inter- H cstlng communication from United H States Consul Thcodosius Botkln, sta- H tloned at Mauritius. Judgo Botkln Is M well known in Salt Lako and has many H warm friends hero, who recolvo with H Intorcst anything ho has to say, and M iro at all times glad to hear from 'H His letter to Truth Is as follows: H Paul and Virginia's Land, H Island of Mauritius, H April 18, 100G. H Dear John Hughes: H As this place is only 10,900 nautical H miles from Now York, somo of yon H might tako a day off and run over to H spend July 4th with mo. You would H enjoy tho scenery, tho refreshments, H and the shade; and would see human- H lty in all its gradations, colors, char- H acterlstlcs and conditions. Ethiopian, H Mongolian, Indian and Caucasian; H Christian, Mohammedan, Buddhist, H Drahmln, and Fetich; Catholic, Jew, H and Protestant; and every othor class- H 'ficatlon under tho sun. Thcro aro H '75,000 of them all; and, beneath old H England's flag, they dwell together In H loaco, each tolerant of tho others, and H 'ontcnt that ho himself has nmplo free- H lorn to entertain whatever views may H 'ult him host, and worship at tho H ihrlno of his own faith, without a H suspicion of molestation by others. H Surely Great Britain learned a valu- H b!o lesson from her frightful cost in H iio groat Sepoy rebellion. Her H thoughtlessness then In trying' to force H ncn to adopt certain llttlo, peculiar H customs contrary to their religious be- H llcfs and prejudices forced in upon her H t last tho wlso conclusion that such H cts are always an intolerable tyran- H iy, and Inevitably lead to rebellion, 'H confusion and rovengo. Tho Sepoys 'H were Mohammedans and protested M igainst having to wear certain accou- H tromeuts mado of materials which H gvery Mohammedan religiously be- H I loved to bo contaminated and con- H laminating. Haughty, inconsiderate H mllltaiylsm was deaf to those reason- H iblo portcsts, and senselessly sought H to stlflo tho discontent by tho power H of rigid and rigorous discipline. Tho 'H result was a meeting of so many thou- (H sand of thoso well armed, well disci- JM pllned and thoroughly drilled and ad- H (Continued Jago 9.) M