[sideways text] Rec'd Apr. 28, 1888. ans'd [Apr.] 30 —[1888]— [end of sideways text] PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, GIBSON MILLER & RICHARDSON OMAHA P.O. BOX B. Salt Lake City, U. T. April 19th 1888. Elder Joseph F. Smith, Washington, D. C. Dear Brother Joseph F: Your favors of March 30th, April 6th, 10th, & 12th, with newspaper clippings, and a letter from Geo. T. Curtis, Esq., and one from ...

telegraphed with some degree of freedom, and trust that you have been kept advised to your satisfaction. We heard with great regret concerning the failure of the Huntington Company to keep your contract. It seems strange that Mr. Curtis should not have known of the intention to make this change early enough to have not made such a contract as he did. The general hope is that you have been able to make satisfactory arrangements with the Guion Co. The feelings of the brethren are very strongly in favor of that ...

This division appears unfortunate. We have sent Bro. Richards word ^by telegraph^ to day (as we thought, perhaps, you might be in New York) giving him the views of our attorneys here and leaving the matter for the decision of the attorneys at Washington. Under the circumstances, we think this the best we can do, as time is so short. There is another question underlying all this, which we have had forced upon us, and that is, If No. 5's view is correct concerning ...

and Wilson, upon receiving your telegram requesting an answer, a reply was sent rather favoring the employment of Mr. Wilson. Afterwards, on receiving your communi- cation and seeing the shape things were assuming in Washington, we thought it would be better not to employ him at the present time, if you had not already done so. We presume, however, that you probably had done so before we sent the second telegram. We gather from your remarks that Brother John W. Young has had several persons whom he has retained, and ...

unless he prefers that a letter should come from here. Mr. Bushnell's visit to Paddock, we trust, will be attended with the desired effect. You mention the name of Mr. Bowers in connection with the Chief Justiceship, and ask whether this is in harmony with our friends, &C. Seth is the man that they have been urging and are still desirous to obtain; but it was suggested that if he was likely to miss, another man should be put forward that could be relied upon. Whether this man is the one ...

Our friends declare that great injury has been done by what was said, and they expressed a feeling of shame, because these utterances seem to put them in the position of having made false statements. No one could have been more surprised at these utterances than ourselves and a number of the brethren of the Twelve, because it was understood that care would be exercised upon these points. We have just received a letter, signed by your- self, Bros. Penrose & Richards, in relation to getting delegates to the ...

We were glad that you had taken steps to forestall anything that Gov. West might do of an inimical character. We constantly remember you in our prayers and trust that you will be kept out of the hands of your enemies and be blest in all your labors. Accept our love and remember us kindly to our brethren who are with you—Bros. Caine, Nuttall, Richards, Penrose, and Gibbs, We remain Your Brethren, W Woodruff

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