Ogden Herald | 1887-11-13 | Page 1 | The Lamar-Sparks Controversy

the tile eniar sparks controversy washington nov I 1 ta ry famar during o 0 rj int ervel an AK liport er today to day mij said in vla fhe a az blu htA tits tem ent that 1 lils letter to Q CoM commisa mist m r sparkie had I 1 1 been submitted tv to and approved by the Iret ident before it was sent to the commissioner bo he wished to nay say that neither the president nor any other member of the cabinet end mind indeed indeed no one outside of his ilia own 0 of ficeto fice far as he knew had any know edge whatever hat ever of 0 the receipt ot of the commissioners letter or hie his reply thereto until it was delivered to the president last evening