Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-28
WOES DO FOLLOW WOES.
SAft Lake Agitated Over a Promised visi
from Colonel Stanton.

6At Lake Agitated Over a Promised Visit
from Colonel Stanton.
colonel L. Ii. Stanton, chief paymaster of
the department of the Platte, usually spends
some time each summer In Salt Lake. He
is making arrangements now for his usual
visit and recently wrote tho following letter
to the Salt Lake Tribune:
EDIToR TRIBUNE-In view OF the fact that
shall probably visit Salt Lake this summer.
perform the duties hereinafter describcd:
Mr.. 9: " West Mr.. w. G. Hall. Mr.. George
ming, Mr.. Curtis Mason, MIR. Hank Barnes, Mr.,
PTavey, Mr. William Nelson, Mr.. Richard
keyes, MIR X. Macintosh. Mr.. George Y. Wal
lace and Mr.. William II. Bird,
II Is my wish that this committee remain
strictly at their homes or places of business (if
they have any during my stay In the city
Ihat they, refrain from meeting me Mt tho
depot and from rendering me the freedom of
tne CITY. That they restrain themselves from
hilarious conduct, and that they leave me to
the genial quietude OF my own society. My
pose this committee has not been such as TO
give me confidence in myself or them, and
nave no desire to encourage them In render
ing inequalities which one regrets more than
he enjoys.
i know that the duties imposed upon this
Will be kicking, but prefer they should do the
kicking az they are able to kick after my de-
p parture: some ONE of the legal members OF the
ments above imposed are, in the language of
the law, unusual, and therefore should not
usual treatment, and l am going to start in
ny trying 1t on this committee.
me honorable ex-mayor has. suggested to
me that a small body of carefully selected
citizens might possibly be found who would
enjoy In giving me the pleasure of their society
carefully selected" citizen of salt Lake is
quite similar to that with the above comm it.
tee, and my preference is to take no chances,
oh nu1H Nn.
cur before arrive. Yours regretfully,
OMAHA, Ncb, May II. 1898. STANTON.
In commenting upon this the Salt Lake
Tribune replied editorially as follows
The above from the headquarters of the
Army OF the Platte will be read with appro-
pirate sorrow in this city. The letter, how
eoeG eoeG w serve good PURPOSE There are
time that they could not afford to spend $500
to make a visit to the Worlds fair Those
time OF the coming OF the paymaster and they 1y
VIII then think 1T genuine economy. to VISIT
each It mghs an lust expense ss we'll Se ioSe pe
said further that arrangements have We
already been made for the mee1ing Of the pay
as he anticipates, but something such as was
given the infanta in New York on Friday. The
be in the full! uniform of the Salt Lake police.
and In as delicate way as possible the message
will be conveyed to the distinguished arriya!
that there Is II building In the neighborhood of
the city hall whore the freedom of the city is
frequently given to distinguished guests, es-
pecaliy IL they hail from Omaha, and where
the utmost quiet can be secured: This Will be
done on the suggestion of the colonel himself
that unusual people need unusual
reforms prior to the coming of the dis
tinguished guest will be doubtful. but If there
Is anything in an example the chances are
100 to one that there will be need of them i'm
mediately on the departure of the guest.
There was an impromptu meeting of promi-
nent citizens yesterday to consider what was
best to do under the circumstances, and while
no definite conclusion was reached there was a
universal hope expressed that with the coming
OF the expected guest IL would be found with
him very much as the Divisionists here claim
In regard to the situation, that the conditions
than the rest, volunteered the opinion that
they could not much chance for the worse.
At the same time there are people here who
are really pleased with the prospect of Colo
mel Stanton coming and making "A long visit to
Salt Lake. That shows that the peryersity of
the human heart in some cases gets to be