The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-25


rons pawn me the cash therefor and give
| me the $500 of bonds. viii let all the re-
mainder of our matter stand until you are
| ready to open correspondence on the subject
| yourself.
u trust in consideration Of our many years
of friendship, as well as in view of the pecul-
| lar relations have held in this matter. you
will make an effort to do this. Yours truly,
y. G. BLAINE.
Nv. Fisher. IT.. ESQ"
"BosToS, Sept s., 1STl.-My Dear Blaine:
| Ii is the greatest importance that the parties
owning the interest in the So, 0lJ. and invest
| ed by them in the Northern Pacific Railroad.
should receive what IS que them; and unless
| something is done about it i shall be forced
| TO turn the document over to them and let
you settle directly with them Mr.. Caldwell
tells me he has paid you his last note due 20 u
should Judge it was for your interest TO settle
WARREN FISHER. JR"
Mr.. Blaine's letter of October ]. 1871. already
published, is the answer TO this etter.
boston, OctoGer2l, lSil.-My Dear Blaine:
! Ye sterday received your favor of the 2Ist
inst. 10 wkicl / replied by telegram:
Mr.. C. has not been in this city for four
weeks. He is now III 81. Louis.
''In the meantime can say nothing further
than WI I have heretofore told you-that
Mr.. Caldwell represented 10 me that he mad
paid for your account and for which he has
your receipts. all hut $3.50 of the 81, 0O0
which you loaned. ami for which you re-
ceived as collateral $4,000 of the Lite Rock
for $G0.0JJ, leaving you now in advance of
funds, even if Mr. Caldwell had paid you moth
ing.
Il have heretofore advised you that 1 had
been frequently importuned for the securities
of the Noi thern Pacific, and as Il last resort |
had 10 surrender your Obligation for the ben
eft of the parties in interest, who now say
that after long delay they Will not take
The secur ties. but require You TO refund the
money. l remain,
WARREN FISHER, JR."
AUGUSTA, Me-. Nov. 3.-My Dear Mr. Fish
er: write Mr.. Caldwell this day earnestly
asking him to release me from the very press
| iUg and painful embarrassment entailed upon
| me by raising the money loaned to you and
him last winter. There is still due TO me
$4,000 land bonds and the first mortgage
| bonds So, 900. L have already made one
| proposition for settlement. | must have the
mater settled in some way. ana at once. Sin
| Cerely yours, j. q. BLAINE.
wv. FISHER, Jr., esq
Boston. Nov. 4, 1S7l.-My Dear Blaine
| Your letter OF the Cd inst. received. L hope
Mr. Caldwell will respond TO your request
promptly and satisfactorily. can not say
| anything until / see Mr.. Caldwell | remain
! yours, etc, etc, w FISHER, JR-"
/ AUGUSTA Me-, Nov. lS71.-My Dear Fish
| err: am pressed daily for the bombs. Let me as
| sure you that if were suffering in this matter
alone wouli not bother you. But how can
| do his with parties who have paId their mon
| ey earnestly demanding of NE the cOnSidera-
| ton promised hy me. | lUlh sacrifice q great
reH IA get Il settlement do not wish to
seem impOrtunate and troublesome. but if
! you knew the agonieS have suffered i'll this
| matter during the past six months you would
! pity me, am sure, and make great effort TO
y. q. BLAINE.
warren Fisher. Jr., ESQ.,
| BOSTON, Nov. 10, l1Sl-My Dear Blaine:
! am in receipt of your favor of the Sth inst,
| from which am led to inter that the contracts
! | made through you to your Eastern friends
! have not been fulfilled on my part but such
! is not the fact, as L have delivered each and
/ every one of them, all the securities i'll &C.
I cordance with the contracts. You are well
| aware of the condition of the road and that
| you have received your full proportion of the
! bonds. / think You can readily see that can
| make no proposition further than as the road
| progresses, 10 deliver your bonds in accord
| aEce. l remain with kind regards,
WARREN FISHER. JR."
The following was in reply to Mr.. Baine's
! letter of April 10. 1872 already published:
! BOSTON, April t. lS,2.-My Dear Blaine:
| Your favor of the 18th inst reached me this
morning. ! am surprised ut its contents.
| have loaned you at various tunes, when you
| were poor, very large sums OF money, and
! never have you paid me one dollar from
| your own pocket either principal or interest.
| nave paid sundry amounts to others 10
| whom you were indebted and these debts you
have allowed to stand unpaid like the notes
| which Lold. l have placed you in posItiC MS
! whereby you have received very large sums
| of money without one dollar of expense to
!
my part. Of all the parties connected with
| the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad, 70
| one has been so fortunate "a yourself In OBJ
| tanning money out of 1t, You obtained sub
scrptiOns from your friends in Maine for
| the building of the Little Rock Fort u Smith
| Railroad. Out of these SubScript onS YOU
obtained Il large amount 10th OF bonds and
money free of cost TO you. l have your own
I figures and know the amount. Owing to your
political position you were able to work OF
| ,Il your bonds at very high price, and the
I fna /. Nrnl known we'll a
| self. Would your friends in Maine be satisfied
! il they knew the facts? Are my associates
| satisfied TO have you obtain S25.U0o for
| Northern Pacific Railroad and you not make
/ the investment as per agreement: The course
| you have thought proper to take in regard
! 10 my request is rather poor one, taking
Your relations with me, and again ask you
! TO consider it and grant it. You will find 1t
much easier to pay by obtaining the credit,
and | selected tnat course thinking it to be
| the best. If you again decline, i shall be
! obliged to use the notes or sell them to out
| side purchasers Necessity knows no law.
''Wb0teyer bonds still due to you will be de-
! livered as the road progresses. The other
portions of your letter make no reply. You
! know the facts; it is sufficient that know
| them, and it is useless to mention them at this
/ time. Please answer at once. l remain re-
"WARREN FISHER, JR."
The reply to this letter is Mr.. Baines letter
| of April Is 1872. already published. The eX-
! preston obtaining the credit in the above
| letter refers TO al request by MT. flSner tnal
! Mr.. Blaine would give him letter of credit.
! TO be drawn against by Mr.. Fisher during u
! proposed European trip, Mr.. Blaine being ar
the time indebted to Mr.. Fisher for borrowed
/ money. for which Mr. Fisher he'd Mr.. Blaine S
| dC mand promiSsory notes.
The following is marked 'confidential':
WASHINGTON, D. c., Is April, IsId.-My
| Dear Mr.. Fisher: You can do me a very great
| favor, and know it will give you pleasure 20
| do so-just as would do for you under SINH
nn- M
perS are trying to throw mud at me to injure
! my candidacy before the ti cinnat1 Conven
| ton, and you may OBJ erye they are trying II
| in connection with The Little ROCK tOrt
| Smith matter.
II want you TO send me a letter such as the
! inciosed draft. You will receive this to-mor-
row Monday evening. and il will be favor
/ shall never forget il you will at once write
me the letter and mail the same evening. The
/ letter is strictly true, is honorable to you and
! to me, and will stop the mouths OF slandererS
/ at once.
Regard this letter as strictly confidential.
| Do not show il to any one. The draft Is i'll
| the hands of my clerk, who is as trustworthy
| as any one can be. Ii you can't get the letter
written in season for the nine O'Clock mali to
| New York, please &c sure TO mail 1t during
| the night so that it will start first mai! Tues
| get it in the nine O'CLOCK mail Monday even
| ing. Kind regards TO Mrs. Fisher. Sincerely.
! j. e. b.
On the back of this letter was this indorse-
| ment:
Burn this letter Not knowing your exac.
| address i send this to the Parker House In
| order that it may mot be subjected TO sny
| danger IN the hand of a carrier. j. G. ID"
| The following is the Enclosure referred 10
| in the preceding:
"BosTON. April. 1876. Hon. James G.
= B aine. Washing, on. ID. e. Dear Sir:-I OBJ
! Sc We that certain newspapers are making or
/ rather InSinuating the charge that you Own
/ or had owned Sl50,0JJ OF Little Rock For.
/ Smith Railroad bonds. and that you had il
/ some way obtained them rs a gratuity-
The enterprise of building the Little Rock
! s. Fors Smith railroad was Undertaken in 1917
! 10y company of Boston gentlemen, OF whom
! / was mYself one The bOnls of tue rOse