| Show THAT PECULIA It RUPORT Tho The dispatch dl to Governor O vornor J C Cutler front from President D 1 It n Francis Francl of the tha St Louis Exposition Commission pub published In the News Ners Ne of pt Wednesday evening cleared up some domo matters which appeared to us very efY cloudy and doubt doubtful doubtful ful fuh When the tho subcommittee appoint appointed ed by tho the House committee of at our State Legislature reported their visit to St StLouis Louis rouls antI and Its HK results our first Impression sion slon was that they had engaged In something entirely outside of ot theIr leg legitimate duty What business they had to Investigate tho the doings dol of ot tim tha St Ht StLouis Louis louls Commission of ot which Governor Francis l was nii president appeared to tin an Inexplicable It had no direct bearing upon th tho ha work vork of the tho th Utah commission and seemed more like J ko n a piece of ot Imper Impertinence than titan anything else cIllo I AVe We Ve also III so very much touch surprised I at nt the course pursued toward them theta by President 1 Francis I whom W wit v found on meeting him him to be bea a 1 gentleman In every Ory sense renee of the word and reputation In that respect was wall an When It was reported report by the subcommittee that on calling Upon tipon him he hal had snubbed Anub d them coil and treated them with contempt wo Wa 0 wondered what the tho cause could have havo been heen That la Iii nil II I cleared up tip now President Francis staten that the com coin committee mitten did not call 1111 upon him nor upon any nn of at tho o officials It seems they simply Dimply ran him at tho the Third National batik bank In St Louis and that he left tho the hank batik abruptly Whether lie ho was In a 1 hurry or did not want to meet Inert thorn there does doell not ap op appear pear front from any account that hut has been boon Tho Tue notion too convoyed conveyed by the sub subcommittee committee that the sal sale of ot what vere called award ribbons was wan carried on onby onby by or under the Exposition manage mottO ment out tn to be Incorrect and the tho Implication that tho the awards for tor Utah exhibits amount lo to nothing Is fur far aside from tho Ohio truth Award A diplomas tutu medals are aro yet nt to bo be delivered to the tho successful competitors and tho the rib ribbons baits bons that Were ero bought and paul cold whether er Cr fraudulently or otherwise have ho no connection with the r real al awards made by b the Exposition commission It wits liS perfectly proper to Institute carry on the tho Investigation ordered by hy tho tIm Holism of HO so that the tho conduct of ot the State commit sian might ho hl thoroughly Investigated but hut that In our opinion did thu not Include u It 1 trip to tu fit St Io Louis u I H to 10 o pry un Into the tho no ao notions nf nt the tho Louisiana Com Coni mission nt Lit tho head of which stood Blood Governor Francis It U h in unfortunate that Utah wits wan wr made to loot look BO so thoroughly ridiculous In tho the eyes eyel of the country In attempting to meddle with the tho affairs over which It Ith had h d no control President Francis I Is Ie naturally Indignant at lit tho the report which was made part of ot our legislative o urn pro proceedings anti and wo we hope Cutler r will so his way cloar clear to nicking making for this tItle State by courteous explanation Ohm tion on |
