Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-25
WAS NOT GOV. TANNER
Hut Railway Wen at Denver aud sal,
Lake say IL was-Oov. Tanner
Ut Home, III.

The announcement was made yestor-
day that Gov. John r. Tanner was In
town. Late last night Il was said the
report Of the Illinois executives pres
uuce here was erroneous. To-day. the
first statement was adhered ". and the
other was characterized as a mistake.
Il was insisted that GOV. Tanner came
TO Salt Lake. went north 10 ogden ON
lt q. W. passenger 40. .. and ut the
junction city boarded the oregon Short
Line train for Market Lake. Idaho. II
the railway officials should be mis-
taken. that the supposed passenger Is
such a striking double aH " Do tahuh
tur the governor, aud 10 be allowed u
travel upon John R. Tanners pass and
handle Ills mail. then the short Line
men viii have 10 be On the lookout Tot
the worker ui u clever trick ON them.
What makes the matter uncertain j.
that an Associated Press dispatch
from Springfield, IN, ON wednesday
last stated that Gov. Tanner was la
Springfield, too 800 10 leave mis- room.
OF guurnu 10 this dispatch syrC true,
then Gov. Tanner could not have made
the physical transition 10 Salt Lake iu
twenty flour hours. DE could not do is
even " De- had been "a well man. Here
la what the pfCaa dispatch said.
Springfield, iii., Aug. 1.-The rpndi-
ton Of Governor Tanner was uu-
uuangcu tuuuy ale uNs uo fever. but
Do very weak 10 viii be- several days
before Do eau leave hll bed
hut the railroads here were not the
only ones fooled lu THIS matter Here
Us what Thursday Denver News,
which came 90 hand this morning, says.
1t was reported last night as au aJ-
rotuto certainly that Governor Tanner
arrived iu Dvuycr on the burlington
az G.lj last night and departed uu hour
later Tor inc west over inc itlu Gruulg.
lng circumstances arr these.
Governor Tanner la no an igfro-
uuout visitor To- Colorado. ana like n
bruut many well posted travellers, hc
utH lIH tr.nEtumn ana mail addressed
care " Scott Bryan. Union depot,
Denver by this method he can rsr
Into The depot ana ask the ticket agent
Tor his kilograms aud letters with the
least puHHiulC delay Tor uu does not
know whom be- may receive an urgent
usrHUNt 900 ftturu nome without max
luE rtap in Denver.
Last evening az $40 o'clock q man
clu. ~ go. ugkst uihco anu asked
Clerk Woody Matl0ck FOR mail ad.
dressed 90 Governor tanner. Mr. Mat
lItb uuuuuu out tuu ulUuts duuN, ua
WuU uH transportation over the Rio
Grunde and RIO ur1ndc Western u
Ogden, uthcr passes read 10 Market
Lake, Idaho, where the governor n
heavily utvrvutru in mining property
aud where ho does considerable hunt
ms on his frequent trips.
"Wuudfprd a. Mltluuk. ticket agent
/ az the Union depot. said last night.
Governor Tanner uf Illinois, win "a
party uf four gentlemen, arrived here
I over the burlington route from Chicago
| at $3.50 this evening aud luft for Market
[ Lake. Ida. ON the Denver ANA itlg
/ Grandc road. / dli not see the COVER.
NOT close. but noticed him with other.
] about the depot when Air. Van Nlgct VI
! the party came around TO attend o.
| baggage truuHicra 1 had only "a Few
] words with Sit Van Nleot as / was
/ busy and he was iu "a hurry. but he told
] me they were going Tor deer hunt 10
I Idaho, ANA would remain there Until
tho cold days drove thcm away, which
would probably be q month
/ The probability, however u that Gov
Tanner o. 90 al Springfield, H., ana tn,
| railway men can Dc len TO search oul
the Identity Of the other fellow.