UTAH. 



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25 men behind, a majority of whom re-enlisted. 

 By a proclamation of the Governor, Aug. 19, 

 1899, was made a legal holiday " for the purpose 

 of general thanksgiving and rejoicing," and that 

 all the people might join in welcoming home the 

 brave men who volunteered to serve their country 

 in time of war. 



Mining. Utah is third on the list of the sil- 

 ver-producing States, having an output of $9,- 

 696,969 in 1899, and sixth among gold-producing 

 States, having an output of $3,369,509 in gold. 

 Utah's output of copper in 1898 was 3,750,000 

 pounds, with an increase in 1899. Wolfram or 

 tungstic ocher w T as found in the Deep Creek dis- 

 trict, and as it is very scarce in the markets of 

 the world it will become a valuable find when 

 railroad facilities permit of its transportation. 

 In 1898 more than 673,297 tons of coal were pro- 

 duced in the State. In the year there were 3 fatal 

 and 14 nonfatal accidents in the coal mines. 

 Utah's total production of coal in 1898 was 673,- 

 297 short tons; cash value, $784,787.42. 



Mothers' Congress. The Mothers' Assembly 

 of Utah, familiarly known as the "Mothers' Con- 

 gress," began its second annual meeting in Assem- 

 bly Hall, April 10. Kindergarten work, heredity 

 and environment, and the relations between the 

 mother, the child, and the state, engaged most of 

 the attention of the ladies present for the first 

 day's session's. There was a large attendance, 

 especially at the evening session, many delegates 

 being present from various towns. 



Education. On Jan. 9, 1899, the State Super- 

 intendent apportioned the sum of $246,014.48 for 

 83,113 children of school age, thus giving for each 

 child $2.96. On Dec. 31, 1899, there was $250,- 

 245.87 from tax collections in the treasury avail- 

 able for apportionment among the 84,419 children 

 of school age in the State. In Salt Lake Coun- 

 ty 87 per cent, of the children of school age 

 attended school. The value of the property 

 controlled by the trustees was $183,961.65. 

 Three new buildings were erected in 1899, at 

 a cost of $5,428.33. The average salary paid to 

 teachers was $65.73 for males and $46.48 for fe- 

 males. There were 108 teachers employed, 50 

 males and 58 females. There were 7,310 children 

 of school age in the county 3,713 boys and 3,592 

 girls. In Davis County $8,271.78 were appor- 

 tioned among 2,748 children of school age. In 

 Tooele County there were 12 school districts with 

 1,685 children and 30 teachers. In Ogden County 

 there were 5.390 children of school age. 



The Auditor's report for July showed receipts 

 on hand, $898.66; loan due Treasurer, $940.07; 

 total disbursements, $3,778.63; warrants paid, 

 $3,778.63. The Davis County Public School Li- 

 brary Association has in active operation the 

 first free circulating library system that has been 

 tried in the State. 



The United States Government has granted to 

 the State a 60-acre tract within the Fort Douglas 

 military reservation, on the bench east of and 

 overlooking the city for a university site, 

 conditioned that the institution shall establish 

 itself there before 1904. Four buildings are to be 

 constructed, known as the library, the normal, 

 the museum, and the physical science buildings. 

 The regents of the university asked for $84,200 

 for the general maintenance of the university 

 proper; for special purposes, $7,150; for State 

 normal school, special, $3,700, kindergarten, $4,- 

 600: for branch normal, $15,000. The biennial re- 

 port of the university showed an attendance dur- 

 ing the last two years of 733 students 331 males 

 and 402 females; total number of graduates, 107; 

 normal graduates, 376; registration for 1899, 585 



250 males and 335 females in tho university 

 proper; in normal school, 332; kindergarten de- 

 partment, 9; in preparatory school, 114; summer 

 school, 50; grand total, <>(>(). For the mainte- 

 nance of the Agricultural College for the next two 

 years the sum of .$4<i,(>or) was asked. The value 

 of the buildings and real estate was $1(55,800; 

 of the college equipment, $30,222. 56 ; of the ex- 

 periment station equipment, $7,281 90- of the 

 live stock, $3,091.50. 



Mormon Affairs. In the semiannual confer- 

 ence of the Mormon Church, held at the taber- 

 nacle on Oct. 10, the secretary reported the num- 

 ber of schools represented as 1,019; male officers 

 and teachers, 7,524; female officers and teachers 

 52,624; grand total for 1898, 116,703; total collec- 

 tions, $17,264.33; balance on hand, $3,986.21 

 Every one of the 40 stakes of Zion, reaching from 

 Canada to Mexico, was represented in the gath- 

 ering. 



The revenue from church tithing for June, July, 



August, September, and six days in October was 



shown to have been $164,900; for the year 1899, 



the tithings amounted to $700,000 in cash and 



. $800,000 in produce. 



Legislative Session. The Legislature was in 

 session from Jan. 10 to March 17, and consisted 

 of 2 Republicans and 16 Democrats in the Senate, 

 with 15 Republicans, 26 Democrats, and 4 Cannon 

 fusionists in the House. 



The bills passed and approved by the Governor 

 included the following: 



Permitting the use of testimony given by wit- 

 nesses in criminal cases at subsequent trials when 

 such witnesses are dead or beyond the jurisdic- 

 tion of the court. 



Making the theft of any range or domestic ani- 

 mal, regardless of their value, the crime of grand 

 larceny. 



Providing that only property taxpayers who 

 are qualified electors shall be eligible to petition 

 for or vote upon propositions for town incorpora- 

 tions. 



Providing for the creation of a State institute 

 of art. 



Establishing a branch of the experiment sta- 

 tion, under the direction of the State Board of 

 Horticulture, in southern Utah. 



Providing for the erection of a hospital for the 

 Utah State School for the Deaf and Dumb at 

 Ogden, and carrying an appropriation of $3,500. 



Giving the State Board of Pardons authority to 

 parole prisoners and to reduce the sentences of 

 convicts for good behavior. 



Exempting all the wages of a married man for 

 a period of sixty days after date of rendition of 

 judgment. 



Making the lien of a docketed judgment sub- 

 sist for eight instead of five years. 



Repealing section 1,499 of the Revised Statutes, 

 which required the doing of $50 worth of work 

 on a mining claim within ninety days from date 

 of posting notice of location. 



Providing for the removal of the University of 

 Utah to the site granted by Congress on the 

 western edge of the Fort Douglas military reser- 

 vation, and providing for the construction of 

 buildings therefor and improvement of grounds 

 at a cost of $200,000. 



Political. For two years Utah will have but 

 one representative in the Senate of the United 

 States. The joint session of the Legislature ad- 

 journed sine die a few minutes after midnight, 

 March 17, without having elected a Senator; 165 

 ballots for Senator had been taken without any 

 one of the 8 candidates having received the 32 

 votes necessary for election. 



