Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-17
THE LETTER IS HERE
RaWliHs'S Resignation Received by tho
Governor Today.
HE RETURNS 1T UNOPENED.
Los Angeles Cots II First and Salt
Lake Noxl.-Rawllns Seals
His Lips.

II has come at iasli Tho long and
anxiously looked for letter containing
Tue tcaignaiion OF Delegate Rawlins,
which was posted In Walhln ton on
Tho 'th inst, arrived with Governor
Vests mail this morning, much TO the
satisfaction Of his Excellency, who
now feels that ho has washed his
hands OF the trouble.
The "mystery" IL mystery no
longer, aud tho explanation OF tho
whole affair Is simple enough. That
The communication was actually
mailed at Washington there can be- no
doubt, inasmuch NJ II bears tho post.
marx Of that city, date May 9Th, and the
hour $3.50 a. m. IL seems that there Ia
one mail bng despatched direct to Los
Angeles and another, to Salt Lake City,
but by some unfortunate means the
sorting clerk dropped Delegate
iaWllns'h letter Into the one TOT Los
angeles, where IL was received on
Alhy ldihi at3:3O n. M, as the post uark
lnulchles. On tile envelope (which was
addressed TO Governor West at the Ex-
eouiiVe oiiicc, Salt Lake CITY, In u
plain, TOLD HANDY is also atampei the
wordt: "Mia.sent TO Los Angeles,
Col" The letter was received az tne
postoiiice In this city last night,
the postmaTk allowing tue time 10 have
been 1880 pm" When Governor
W.sps muil, in bulk, came into hi.
hands this morning, there, sure
enough, was the all-lmportant Raw
Inns letter, which-in accordance with
the Governors stated intention, M
mentioned In Mondays News for the
nfst tim,-he took the very earliest
opportunity OF turning over to the
writer, un0pened.
His excellency afterwards had an
Interview with Postmaster Nash, who
explained u him tbe methods OF dis
patching the maila Tor the west adopted
at the general office nj Washington,
and II was soon made apparent how
thu Irritating mistake had happened.
When seon by NEWS reprebe ntn-
tive about IL O'Clock today Governor
Vests lace beamed with smiles OF
satisfaction.
eyes, sir" he said to the reporter,
"tbe letter has come, and nj once
h"hucu ~ UHcr W hf. haWHns lust as
| received st."
"rhen do you intend TO do anything
further In tho matter now?1 was
askcd.
Tbs Governor, with q decided shaks
OF the head, replied la the negative.
"No, sir, do not, !" he added; al have
now done my duty, as understand IL,
In the premises, and the whole matter
now rests with Mr.. Rawiins himself
and the public.
Delegate Rswlins was next sought
after by the NEWS representative, He
was found Ut his desk In the
Hooper building shortly before noon
lie received the reporter with a ara
ciOus smile and instinctively drew the
envelope containing the letter from
his pocSet, as though AT once anticipat.
ing what was wanted.
"Yes," hs said, In response to an
inquiry; 81 received II from the Cover.
nor this morning, and here It is."
"Wouid you allow me TO look at the
letter, MIR. Rawllns?" asked the repor.
ter.
ono, | am not prepared to do that,D
was tho answer, "but / will make the
contents known when deem II neces-
sary 10 do no."
"Would you care At this time to offer
any statement Or exi lanation to the
public through tho columns OF the
NEws?"
Delegate Rawlins paused for an In.
slant and then sail very dccisivoly:
"No, | have nothing nc all 10 say Mt
present. but will state what / nave
To AT some other tims, 30 that there
eau be no mistake about the matter.
When do expialn,it will bo In such a
way that the public will be clearly In
formed upon It,"