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Fisher went. After witness testified yester-
day, Mr.. Blaine called upon him and asked
him about some letters which were. in his
possession, and wanted witness to give them
up to him, but witness declined to do so.
Witness said Mr.. Blaine almost got down on
his knees and pleaded for the letters, saying
they would ruin him for life; and when wit
ness further declined, Mr.. Blaine asked him
to think of his wife and six children. He
besought witness, and almost contemplated
suicide. He offered to get him consulship
Mr.. Blaine to take them under pledge that
he would return them. This was in the
presence of Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. Atkins.
Witness then retired to his room and Blaine
followed him and wanted to look at the let
tiers again. Witness allowed Mr.. Blaine to
take them, and Mr.. Blaine refused to return
them and still retains them. There were
about eighteen letters"
Mr.. Blaine in his testimony next day adj
mitted taking the letters and that he had
them in his possession. Mr.. Blaine tried to
get these letters on the;very evening that Mr..
Mulligan arrived in Washington, and before
the latter testified at all. Mr.. Blaine says
himself that Mr.. Mulligan refused to come
to his house on the evening of his arrival.
He went to the Riggs House himself and
found Mr.. Mulligan in the barber shop.
Said Mr.. Blaine: flames, they report that
you are an enemy of mine" Mr.. Mulligsn
declined to talk with Mr.. Blaine until aftsr
he had testified before the committee.
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gan, after receiving them upon his solemn
promise to do so, will be treated in another
chapter.
A subsequent discussion of important
phases of the Mulligan letters will show still
more conclusively that Mr.. Blaine is the man
who best appreciated the damaging dis
closures their presentation and explanation
would make. 1t is an open secret that sew
eral attempts have been made to buy these
letters of MIR. Mulligan, directly or indirect
ly, the source of which attempts does not re-
quire very vivid imagination to discover.
Mr.. Mulhgan was an unwilling witness at
the investigation. He had no desire or mo-
tive to injurc Mr.. Blaine. The facts known
to him came into his possession, while hold
ing position of trust and confidence with
men who appreciated his fidelity, his honesty
and his intelligence.
The more thoroughly the Mulligan letters
are sifted, those which Mr.. Blaine has and
which Mr.. Mulligan still possesses, the more
clearly will it appear that Mr.. Blaine as
speaker of the house of representatives did
not conform to the rules which should gov
ern the conduct of public men, and that
when his acts were brought into the bright
sunlight of publicity lie wholly disregarded
what men of all nations consider the highest
of all virtues-the plain, unvarnished truth.
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CHAPTER III.
EIr. RlaiDe's Estinntc Of Nr. MuIIigan's
Character

Mr. BlaiDe's istiIGntc Of Mr.. lIuIIigan's
Character.
In what esteem Mr.. Mulligan was held by
Mr.. Blaine, can be best learned from the lat
tcr's testimony before the congressional COM
Elittec in 1870. llr. Blaine faid:
] nave known MIR. Mulligan a long time,
and he was confidential clerk of nv broth
or-iu-law in large mercantile business.
was familiar with him in the counting room,
and the relations between us were of the most
confidential cl,4nlricc. We have had a great
deal OF conversation at times. He is a man
o! intelligence and "A man of marked charac-
ter in many respects.
The whole tenor of the investigation at
Washington in 1876 demonstrates that Mr..
B!aiuc's statements need corroboration, and
hence what Mr. Fisher and Mr. Atkins have
TO say OF \lr. Muliigan will be interesting in
this connection.
Mr.. Warren Gisher, jr., testified at the
same Investigation:
have known Mr. Mulligan intimately six
teen or twenty years. His character is the
best. would say ii is rs good or perhaps
better taan that of any man | ever knew.
Mr. Elisha Atkins. an eminent merchant
OF Boston, corroboratcs this testimony by
saying that he never heard anything said
against his reputation for truth or doubted
his word himself
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CHAPTER VI.
Mr. Blaine Looses his Nomination.

Mr. Blaine LoOses his Nomination.
From that time to the present Mr.. Blaine
has kept those letters out of sight. He did
pretend to read them few days later in the
House, but Mr.. Mulligan denied that they
were read verbatim, or that all of them were
read. The effect Of the introduction of these
letters was fatal to Mr.. Blaine's Presidential
aspirations. The Republican national con-
vention met in Cincinnati on June the 13 Of
that year, and the full force of the damag-
ing disclosures was felt as the delegates were
assembling. An event which happened on
Sunday.June II, gave the case new aspect.
As Mr.. Blaine was ascending the steps of
Dr. Rankin's Church in Washington, he sat
down upon the steps and said to his wife:
Mamma, my head pains me; l am afraid
! am sunstruck. Call a carriage, take me
home and send for DR.. POpe.''
The news that he was dangerously Ill was
dangerously i'll was flashed across the coun-
try and turned the tide of popular sympathy
in his favor. On Tuesday night Mr.. Blaine
telegraphed to Eugene Hale that he was en-
tirely convalescent." Mr.. Blaine did not
however, recover the ground that he had lost
by the investigation, and it is well known
that Mr.. r B Hayes received the nomina-
ton of that convention. The sunstroke also
served to close the investigation. Later Sen
ator Morrill, of Maine resigned, Mr.. Blaine
was appointed by the Governor to fill the va
cancy, never took his seat again in the
House, and the subject was never resumed
by the congressional committee, so far as
related to him.
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CHAPTER II,


His Acquaintance with Mr.. Blaine.
After M Blaine had graduated at Wash
ington College, in Pennsylvania, he went to
Kentucky to teach school. While there he
met Miss Stanwood, of Augusta, Me-, whom
he afterwards married. Her brothers were
prominent business men in BostOn.-Mr.
Jacob Stanwood, Of No. 10 North Market
street, and Mr.. Ebcn G. Stanwood, at No.
49, State street. MIR. James Mulligan was
(Ee confidential bUOkkceper for Mr.. Jacob
Stanwool, having entered his employ in
1871, and in the year before his death. In
1865, he left him and was employed by the
Adams Sugar Refinery Company which was
controlled by Mr. EDen c. Stanwood, Mr..
Warren Fisher, ir., and Mr.. Aquila Adams.
IL also became the confidential clerk of
Warren Fisher, ir. Mr.. Warren Fisher, ST.,
4 wealthy retired merchant, who had large
landed estates in Boston, thought so highly
Of Mr. Mulligan that he made him one of his
trustees at The time of his death and he still
manages the estate at the present day, to-
gctncr with other trusts OF like nature. AZ
ter Mr. biaine's marriage his wifc's brother,
Mr.. Jacob Stanwood, advanced to him the
money with which 10 buy an interest i'll the
henopbec Joayrtd newspaper AZ Augusta, Ne,
and from this time forward Mr.. Blaine and
Mr. MulIigan were on intimate terms. They
mad scores Of interviews in relation to bust
ness and spccuatious. Mr.. Blaine frequent
~ addressed Mr.. MUiEgan in letters as my
Dear James," aud Mr.. Muligan has a more
intimate knowledge Of Mr.. Blaine's specula-
TONS than any other man il the United
States.
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CHAPTER w.

How thc Mullig1H Letters Came to the
surface.
The Republican candidates for the presi-
dental nomination in 1876 were Messrs.
Blaine, Coukling, Morton and Bristow, with
the chances very much in Blaine's favor.
IN order TO Kill OF Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Morton
startcda number OF railroad Investigations
in the Democratic house. Among the rcso-
mtious introduced was one by Congressman
Tar5oN. of Massachusetts, on the 3d day of
hiay of that year which stated that it had
been alleged that the Union Pacific railroad
hal in 1871 or 1872 purchased a certain num-
her of Little Rock II Fort Smith Railway
bonds, paying therefor largely in excess of
their value, and claiming that the transaction
was from corrupt design. MIR. Tarbox de
mdndcd an investigation by the judiciary
committee OF the House. Mr.. Blaine hap
pcucd to Toe absent at the time from the floor
of the House, and Congressman Frye, of
Maine, in his behalf, objected to the adop-
ton of the resolution. In this connection IL
should Ice stated that Mr. Blaine on the 24th
of April had made general denial with par
ticular reference 10 this alleged payment of
$4,000. The resolution was promptly pas
sed, and the investigation was begun. Ii
proceeded without any disclosures until the
5Oth of May, when the sub-judiciary commit
tee summoned Warren Fisher, Jr., OF Bos-
ton, who had contracted 10 build the Fort
Smith Il Little Rock railway, and James Null
lgau of Boston. These witnesses were cal
led 10 testify in relation to certain bonds
ana stocks alleged 10 have been sold or Civ
en- to Mr.. Blaine. On the first day of Mr..
Mulligau's testimoney he mentioned that he
had certain letters in his possession written
10y Mr.. Blaine to Warren Fisher, Jr. This
led Mr.. Blaine, who was apparently shocked
and startled on thus finding that
the letters were TO be made public, to secure
animmediate adjournment Of the commit
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CHAPTER I.
who is James 1TuIiigan?


''We may prove before the campaign is
over that James Mulligan never existed, or if
be did that he stole the letters that were the
private property of Mr.. James G. Blaine and
therefore is not entitled to any credibility as
! witness,' said leading Massachusetts
Republican the other day.
Mr.. James Mulligan is Boston gentle
man vino became famous in 1876 in the
Blaine congressional investigation at Wash
ineton. All that time the ''Muliigan letters
was phrase upon every tongue. Since
tncn thousands Of men who were familiar
with the damaging details Of that invesliga-
ton have partially or wholly forgotten them.
Tens Of thousands of new voters have come
upon the stage Of manhood who know no.
thing Of tie exciting, scandalous and almost
tragic events to which they refer.
Certainly more trustworthy witness Than
Mr.. James Mui.ig&n never was put upon the
stand in This country. Mr. Muligan is 4
single gentleman of wealth and good stand
ing in the community. He has resided in one
of the hotels il Boston for the last twenty
five or thirty years. His character is above
reproach and his word has never been ques-
toned.
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CHAPTER V.
Blaine Contemplates Suicide.

The importance and value OF these letters
ere conclusively shown by Mr.. Blaiue's tev-
erish and uncomfortable anxiety TO get pos
session of them. The main facts of his at
tempt to secure them from ATulligan have
lever been shaken. The story is admirably
Nd by the reporter of the Associated Press,
10 sent from Washington to all the papers
his country the following concise state
1t the facts:
mes Mulligau said he wanted TO make
ment before continuing his eXamina-
Te said that when be arrived here =
re down from Mr.. Blaine requesting
IS ana Mr.. Fisher to call at his
Witness declined 10 10, but Mr..
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WORK
Sewer on Fourth Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, August 27, 1884. {
Sealed bids will be received by the Board OF
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
city of St. Paul, Mimi, at their Office in said city
until IL M, on the Sth day of September, A. ID.
1884, for the construction OF a sewer on Fourth
(4th) street, from st. Peter to Wabashaw street
in said city, together with the necessary catch
basins and manhoes, according to plans and
specifications file in the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties in a sum
of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the gross
amount bid, must accompany each bid
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President
official:
Il. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board OF Public Works.
241-251
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF OTTER.
~ tail SIS. District Court. 7t1 Judicial District
In the matter Of the assignment of A. f. MenardI
and s. a. Menardi, under the firm name of Menardi
Bros,
Notice is hereby given that Menardi Bros Of
Fergus Falls in said county and state have by deed
in writing. dated July 30th, 1884, made a general
assignment TO the Undersigned of all their property
not exempt by law from levy and sale on execution
for the benefit of all their creditors without prefer
ence.
All claims must be verified and presented to the
undersigned for allowance.
Such Gains should be presented within twenty
days from the date Of publication Of this notice
Dated at Fergus Falls, MINI, Aug. IL, 1854
o. a. GILMAN
Assignee.
POstofice address, Fergus Falls, ottertan county
Mimi aug1s.9y mon
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The name. Joseph II. wiIliams-S5, O00,''
is erased in pencil ISee over.
FOURTH PAGE OF MEN. BOOK
In addition TO the common stock preferred
stock and first mortgage bonds agreed to be
delivered 10 the respective parties named on
preceding page, Mr.. Fisher agrees to deliver to
J. g. Blaine similar amount OF land bonds and
IS per cent OF first mortgage bonds, viz:
Land bonds, IS. $4,000.
First mortgage bonds, 6s, S3s, 500.
The same TO be delivered By Mr. Fisher as
soon SIS resdy for distribution.
FIFTH PAGE OF MEM BOOK
The other contracts on different basis are IS
follows:
/. With Joseph A. Sanborn and Charles N.
Bailey, Mr.. Fisher agrees 10 deliver:
$1,000 common stock.
5000 preferred stock,
5000 land bond.
10000 first mortgage bonds,
All for Sl2,50O, payable
SeO0 $4,000 Nov. 25, 1859.
$500 5000 Dec. 5, 1863
sl,7po 1850 Jan. 5, Is7O.
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FOR PiLE. LANGTID.

Emaciated children, with pimply, sallow skin,
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Sold everywhere. Price CUTIcURA, so cents
REsoLvENT, 81; SOAP, % cents. POTTER DRUG
AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston, Mass.
Send FOR "HOIc to Cure SKIN Diseases.
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LEGAL

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
- S. In Probate Court, special term, August 90,
1884.
In the matter OF the estate Of Horatio N jackson,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of Vincent N.
jackson, OF the parish of West Feeciana, Louisiana
representing among other things, that Horatio N.
jackson, late OF the parish Of West Felclana Loui
siana, on the 22d day of December, A. d. 1888, at
said West Feeciana parish, Louisiana, died intes-
tate, and being nonresident OF this county
at the time OF his death, leaving goods chattels and
estate within this county and that the said petition
er is the son Of said deceased and praying that adj
ministration OF said estate be to William Dawson
granted;
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard before the
Judge Of this court. Thursday, the 18th day Of
September, A d. 1884, at ten o'clock a. M. at the
probate office, in said county.
Ordered further that notice thereof be given the
heirs Of said deceased and to all persons interested
by publishing copy of this order forhree successive
weeks, prior to said day of hearing In the DAILY
GLOBE, newspaper printed and published at Saint
Paul, in said county.
BY the Court, VIM B. McGRORTY,
lL.s.1 Judge Of Probate.
Attest: FRANK ROBERT. Jr., Clerk.
o'BRIEN ELLER Il OBRIEN, Attorneys for petitioner.
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The following is from the evidence taken be-
fore the committee blouse Mis-. Doc No. 176,
PIP. 103-1O5) Il copy OF the memorandum book
in Mr.. Blaine's own hand writing:
FIRST PAGE or MEN. BOOK
Synopsis on next and following pages of tho
contracts made through j. c. Blaine by Warren
Fisher Jr., assignee OF the Contract for build
ing the little Rock x Fort Smith railroad
SECOND AND THIRD PAGES OF MEM. BOOK
Contracts made by Warren Fisher, Jr., with
the following named persons TO deliver the
stock and bonds named, their paying the
amounts named.
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St. Paul. Mimi, August 70. 1881. y. .
COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE

The undersigned have this day formed CO.
partnership under the firm name and style of
the st. Paul Cement Pipe Works, and have sue
ceeded to and will continue the business of the
late firm of Burnham g Jones, at the old stand
OF Nash street, between Mississippi and DeBow
Streets st. Paul, Mimi, where they will con-
stantly keep in stock full and complete assort-
ment and supply of cement WELL sewer and drain
pipes. WILLIAM G. JONES.
WILLARD G. JONES'
st. Paul, Mimi, August 10, 1884
Aug. 1874 w-Thursday. \
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Dissolution Of C0DartlershiD Notice,

The copartnership heretofore existing unde
the firm name of Burnham & Jones is this dav
dissolved and terminated by mutual consent
All persons having claims or demands against
said firm are requested to present them to Mr..
w. G. Jones for payment and any and all per
sons indebted to said firm are respectfully re-
quested to call upon and make immediate pay
ment to Mr.. Jones who will adjust and settle tn
business of the late firm of Burnham g. Jones.
l.. BURNHAM
W. G. JONES
ST Paul Mimi Aupust 12 1894
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CHAPTEL TX.

Mr.. Blaine Lacks fhe Virtue Of Truth.
The Auliigan letters contain great deal
of information. The manner in which Mr..
Blaine distorted and partially suppressed
those that he refused to return 70 Mr.. Multi
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MAIR LITTLE ROY.v

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Stebbns, Belchertown,
Mass, write Our little boy was terribly afflicted
with Scrofula, Salt Rheum, and Erysipelas ever
since he was born, and nothing we could give him
helped him until we tried CUTICURA REMEDIES,
which gradually cured him, until he is now as
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September %, A. D. 1884.

All bids to be addressed to the Chairman of the
Court House and City Hall Special Commission
ers.
The right is hereby reserved to reject all bids
of incompetent or irresponsible persons, and all
such bids as may be unreasonable.
No bid will be received or considered unless
accompanied by the bond of the bidder, or bid
ders with satisfactory sureties in the penal sum
of ten thousand ($10,OOO) dollars, conditioned,
that if the bid shall be accepted and the contract
awarded TO the bidder or bidders, he, or they
will enter into and execute such contract; or by
deposit with the commissioners of check for
the sum of five thousand (S5, 00O) dollars on some
bank in the city of Saint Paul, duly certified as
security in lieu of such bond.
No bid will be accepted unless the bidder or
bidders will enter into such bond and give such
security for the performance of his or their con-
tract, as may be required by the Commissioners,
and approved by a three fourths vote of the
County Commissioners and Common Council of
the city of Saint Paul, of the members elect in
joint session.
BY order of the Court House and City Hall
Special Commissioners,
j. j. MCCARDY,
235td County Auditor
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SIS TERRIBLE CASE"

Chas Eayre Hinkle, Jersey City Heights, y. j.,
writes: ''Aly son, lad of twelve years, was com
pletcly cured OF a terrible case of Eczema by the
CUTiCURA REaEDIEs. From the top of his head
TO the soles Of his feet one mass of scabs"
Every other remedy and physicians had been tried
in, in
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"WGRKS TO A CHARM..

Us. Weeks, Esq, Town Treasurer, St Adams,
VT, says in letter dated May 2S: at works to
charm on my baby's face and head. Cured the
head entirely, and has nearly cleaned the face of
sores. have recommended it to several and
DIR. Plant has ordered it for them
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$4,000


The amounts enclosed on left hand margin
above Isl, 4OO)-(S2, 6OO) payable by Mr..
Fisher to Mr.. Blaine.
Blythe withdrawal Of Joseph H Williams from
the list of subscribers, Mr.. Blaine's commission
was reduced correspondingly to S125, 900 OF land
grant bonds and S31, $50 of first mortgage bonds,
afterward alluded to by Mr. Blaine in his CORE
spondence with Fisher S31, 1000. See letter
April 10, 1921 [See Cong Record, June 5,
1876, p. 1907.
The testimony proves without a shadow Of
boubt, by his own testimony, letters and
memorandum-bo book, that he received
S95, 900 OF LITTLE ROCK AND FORTH SMITH
LAND GRANT BONDS, BESIDES SIS, $50 IN CASH,
grdtasity, or as commissions on the sale of
securieties. The entire cash proceeds of the sec
ond sale Of these bonds and stock to parties in
Maine through Mr.. Blaine aoGs s43, $50, and Mr.
Blaine received Of this sum SIS, $50, Leaving Mr.
Fisher only $2S, 900. The usual brokers' com
mission would have amounted to less than
one-tenth of the sum which Mr.. Blaine was
paid. Can any fair-minded man think that
the speaker of the house the third highest
officer in government of fifty millions of
people, is not disgracing his office when he
sits there as stock broker, placing land
grant bonds and stock with q commission,
which was evidently meant to secure his
friendship and influence when legislation
was required.
Taking all the facts above presented in con-
neEtion with his statement before the house
and the whole country, that he ''never had
one little Rock 81 Fort Smith bond) except
at the regular market price," every candid
man can decide whether Mr.. Blaine's state
ments under fire or his letters and the con-
tract give the true facts of the case.