Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXX, Number 61, 2 December 1902 — ENGINEER ROSS OUSTED [ARTICLE]

ENGINEER ROSS OUSTED

, SALT LAKE, Dec. I.—A special to the Tribune from Boise, Idaho. Mays It becaifie known today that previous to starling for Chicago to attend the live stock show on Saturday. Governor Hunt had removed State Engineer Hoss from oiflce an.J ha,i ep-po nteri Jarr.-:-s< Stephenson of I'ocatello to fill this position. This action of the governor had been preceded by considerable correspondence with th".- state en-glnter. In which the govrnor is s , aid to h-ave clmrged Engineer Kors with violation of the state law In making reports direct to the secretary of the interior instead of to s'tat-e official*. Engineer Hops, it is also said, Is charged by the governor with seeking to prevent the carrying out of projects for the reclamation of lands under the Carey act. The case promises to be sensational,' Ro?>9 having decided, it is fa id to Ig. nore the governor's order for his re-1 rnova I.