Show TALKS WITH TRAVELERS iron Lester Taylor of Moab Is a guest at thp Cullen lie tolls an encouraging en-couraging story from the south and Bays It has been raIning all over the San Juan country heavier than before In years That entire part of the Slate which has been dry as a mummy for I dont know how long IB now thoroughly soaked Of course a large part of Use precipitation was absorbed ab-sorbed Immediately but the rain that now falls will He on tho surface This rain will prove of immense benefit to the M < nb fruit crbp and all other crops for thai mailer There will be a large yield of apples but peaches are liable lo be scant In the mountains of the southeastern part of Utah the precipitation was snow and this will furnish plenty of water during dur-ing the summer The sheep and 1 cat tIe are looking first rate as they have passed an excellent winter on account of the mild open weather and the lleeces are of better quality than usual The growers have been offered 1175 cents but I believe I will hold out for 17 The summer ranges are now refreshed re-freshed and In good shape and farmers far-mers as well as stockmen are much pleased with the outlcok S S Capt J F Gullfoyle of the Ninth cavalry arrived last night from Fort Duchesne and Is a guest at the Ken yon He said he was here as a witness in the United States court in the Olsen Ol-sen and Wallace murder cases and very likely would be called to tesll fy in several whisky cases that might come up Ho said There has been n great und encouraging1 rain all through our part of the State as elsewhere else-where but the ground was so remarkably remark-ably dry that the precipitation has been pretty well absorbed Things are very quiet at the post Vimblsh the sergeant who was in Salt Lake some time ago representing that he was looking up an aunts estate has landed In the Colorado State prison at Canyon City for forgery In Denver The Captain seemed particularly pleased at being rid of this man ascertain as-certain criminal performances that occurred oc-curred while he was a member of the garrison have not been repeated since ho left Cast Gullfoyle has a good word to say for Lieut Young the colored officer In command at Duchosne during the CaplAlns absence and says that ho Is a fine officer Lieut Young Is much interested with Prof Booker T Washington Wash-ington in the hitters effort for the betterment bet-terment of the black race and gives all of his pay for work in this direction direc-tion The Captain was surprised to hoar that oxLieut Flipper of the Tenth cavalry was seeking reinstatement reinstate-ment and did not believe he would succeed L L Solomons of Same Francisco grand president of district grand lodge No 4 I Independent Order of Bnal BrJlli Is a guest at the Knuts ford on route to Butte to Inspect the lucnl lodge He will then return to thiS city lo inspect the Salt Lake lodge of fifty members which Is In a m nourishing nour-ishing condition with Will Waters as prcsldonl Mr Solomons remarked This order has 425 lodges In the United Stales with a membership of 20000 and there are seventylive lodges In Europi wllh 15000 members It Is given entirely to works of benevolence and philanthropy among the Hebrew people We have a fine orphans homo ul Cleveland a great old peoples homo al Yonkers N Y a very line hospllal at New Orleans the Maimon Ides library of 200000 volumes at New York and charitable institutions of all kinds In this country and Europe and besides wo have In Denver the only free consumption hospital In existence exist-ence Mr Solomons Is beinj entertained while Jn town by Rabbi Lo wens to In and on his return from Butte In an official capacity will bi entertaIned by the local society and the Jewish people generally lie is a vary popular popu-lar man Judge Lenox B Shephard United States Commissioner for Alaska at St Michaels is a guest at the Kenyon on route from Chicago to Alaska to resume his oittclal duties But ho observed last night I do not Imag Inc I shall continue In ofilcei as I have a number of business enterprises which claim my attention The duties of ommlHMioner In the last few years have partaken of the duties of a District Dis-trict court a Court of Appeals and a Supreme court for AlMkan affairs have beon In an embryonic condition demanding often the administration of Justice rather along HUM of equity than according to established Judicial procedure But the nw act of Congress Con-gress for the government of the Territory Terri-tory establishes a system of local administration ad-ministration on more clwirlydcflned line There Is I very little outlawry In Alaska We have expatriated num ber of suspects and the soldiers have had R repressive Influence on turbu lence When asked as to Americans coins over to Siberia to mine Judge Shop hard expressed his disapprobation of U and wild he did not bellevo the Rus sian Government would allow it There is no use anyway In going over there said he an there Is plenty of gold on the American side The Judge is an oldtlmo friend of Landlord Per tor of the Kenyon and Washburne of the Manitou |