Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-15

and not dollar OF the money. And now, in addi-
little over that amount which am held 10 take
care OF partly through verbal understanding and
partly through written OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES due IN
April on land bonds and 10 fall due in July on LIST
mortgage bonds Now, / have proposition 10
make 10 you, which | think Is most liberal and
iair going as far as possibly can 60 without ruin
ing myself past ali recovery. Ir YOU will look al
copy OF our agreement IN your hands you VIII ind
there Is still due 10 me $4,000 OF land bonds and
$32.OO OF lst mortgage.
In order TO square myself with my friends. need
and must have $S6,0O0 lana bonds and sae0 LIST
morlgaseCS45,On In all-still leaving 5000 OF
mine in your hands
Now, II you viii take up these $40 900 OF coupons,
paylnY me the cash therefor. and give me the
<45oO or bonds wiz let ali the remainder OF Our
matters stand until you are perfectly at ease and
ready 10 open correspondence on The subject your
sell In other words viii leave the matter In your
hands until the Fort smith enterprise is out OF
out
l trust, in consideration OF our many wears OF
friendship as wei as IN view OF the peculiar rela
TONS @ have held In this matter, you viii make al
Pray let NE hear from you at your earliest leisure
and greatly oblge yours truly, j. &. BLAINE.
". Fisher, Jr., esq
lsl and Is from Fisher 10 Mr. Blaine. IL set forth,
as OF the greatest importance that the parties
owning the interest in the $4,000 and invested by
then In the Northern Pacific railroad should receive
what is due them And, he wrote, unless some
thing was done about 1t he would be forced TO let
Blaine settle directly with them.
The next letter, dated Boston, October o. ISL is
from Fisher to Blaine. stating that IL have hereto
lore advised you that had been frequently impor-
tuned lor the securities OF the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and as last resort had 10 surrender your
obligation for the benefit OF TIE parties in interest
who now say that after so lcng delay they Will
take the securities, put require you 10 refund the
money"
The next letter is as follows:
AUGUSTA. Me-, Nov. 80, ISL.
My Dear Mc. Fisher: write Mr.. Caldwell this
day earnestly asking him TO relieve me from The
very pressing and painful embarrassment entailed
upon me by raising the money loaued TO you ana
Mr. Caldwell has paid me 5000: there remains
$l9,OOo cue, with considerable interest. There Is
due also to me, under contract with you $4,000
land bonds and $50 coo 1st mortgage. Retaining In
my possession the $4,000 land bonds collateral
TO the note, there is still due 10 $4,000 land
bonds and the 1St mortgage bonds s32, Coo have
aready made one proposition for settlement, To
which call Mr. Caldweils attention / must have
the matter settled In some Way, and at once. Pray
communicate with me On the matter. Sincerely
yours, j. G. BLAINE
W. Fisher, Jr., Esg
r Sit is very important to me that have
solne Don0s next Week. IL you don't accept the
this: Let me retain the land bonds now in pos
session as satisfaction for loaned money, and you
pay me the 10000 land bonds and sSa COO lst mort
gage due to me under the contract do not make
thlS proposition TO be bound by it, merely suggest
way quickly.
The next letter is from Fisher to Blaine, dated
Boston, November 4. 1871, and hopes Caldwell will
respond TO Baine'S request promptly and satisfac-
tory. Fisher could do nothing uutil he saw Cad-
Well VINO was keeping out OF tie way OF creditors
"You have had more bonds than you state In
your letter. II you have given any TO parties at
washington or disposed OF them 10 others IL is no
concern of mine, and OF course, must be accounted
1or In any settlement hereafter"
MI. Blaine wrote TO Fisher from Augusta Novem-
Der q, 1871, that he pressed daily Tor the bonds
which he had not been able TO deliver; that il he
Were suffering alone he would not bother Fisher,
but parties who had paid this money were earn.
estly demanding the consideration promised 10y him
tBainel, which he could not give because he did
not receive the bonds he was entitled TO by con-
tract He was ready TO do anything reasonable.
1t was not question OF money-masing with him,
but TO save his word TO Others, and be was willing
TO sacrifice great deal TO do that. He did not
wish TO be mportunate, but. he concluded ''lf you
knew the agoneS have suffered in this matter
during the past SIX months YOU would pity nie.
am sure, and make great efforts 10 relieve Inc.
Pray let me kaOcr achdt 1 Ianl TO expect.
Yours, very sincerely, j. u. BLAINE
Warren Fisher, jT., Esq.
From Boston, November 10, 1871. Fisher wrote
Mr. Biaine in reply TO the Iaters letter OF the sth
declaring he had fulfilled all the contracts made
through Blaine. He declared that Blaine had re-
celVed his 1ul proportion OF the bonds TO which he
was entitled under the eastern contracts la con-
sIderation OF the length OF road completed. lie
[Fisher could make no prorosi ion further than 10
deliver bonds as the road progressed. lie knew but
little OF Blaine'S obligations TO deliver bonds to
others; but" he concluded, stalking into account
amount Of money you received on the eastern con-
tracts, our relative positions financially in the
contrast Nh. Caldwell Is here, but have not seen
him; still, presume he has paid proper attention
to your letter addressed TO him"
The following was in reply TO MT. Blane'S letter
OF April l3 1S72, already published:
BosToN April Is, 1872
Hy Dear Blaine: Your favor OF the 18Th inst.
reached me this morning. am surprised at its
contents. have loaned you atvartouS times when
you were comparatively poor, very large sums or
from your own pocket, either principal or interest
have paid Sundry amounts TO o. hers to whom you
were indebted, and these debts you have allowed 10
stand unpaid Ike the notes which hold. L have
placed you in positions whereby you have received
very large sums OF money without one dollar or eX-
penSe TO you, and you ought not TO forget the act
on my part. Of all the parties connected with the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad no one has
been SO fortunate as yourself In obtaining money
out OF II. You obtained subscriptions IRON your
friends In Maine for the building OF the Little Rock
and Fort smith railroad Out OF their subscription.
money free OF cost to YOU. have your own ngures
and know the amount. Owing 20 YOUR POLITICAL posi-
tion, you were able to work OF ali Your bonds at
Very high price, and the fact is we'll known TO
Others as well as myself Would your friends in
Maine be satisfied if they knew the facts? Are my
associates satisfied TO have you obtain sa5O0O 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 re-
with me, and again ask you TO reconsider and
grant 1t. You Will find il much easier to pay by
thinking 1t TO be the best II you again decline
shall be obliged to use the notes or sell them TO
outside purchasers Necessity knows no law.
Whatever bonds still due To you Will be del!v- |
cred as the road rosreSseS. The other portions |
Of your letter make reply. You know the facts;
II L Sufficient that know them, and IL is useless
t. mention them at this time. Please answer al |
once. remain Respectfully yours,
The reply to this letter is Mr. Blaines letter OF
April Is, 1872, already published.
The expression 'Obtainlng the credit" In the |
above letter refers to request by Mt Fisher that
Mr.. Blaine would give him letter OF credit, to be
drawn against by Mr. Fisher during a proposed |
European trip, Mr. Blaine being at the time in- |
debted to Mr. Fisher for borrowed money, for |
which Mr.. Fisher held MI. Blaines demand promls-
sorry notes.
From Washington on the 16t b Of April. 1876 MI |
Blaine wrote Fisher "confidentia" letter. asking
for very great favor. He wrote that certain per-
sons and papers Were trying 10 throw mud at him /
and inJure his candidacy before the Cincinnati
vention. because OF his connection with the Little
Rock railroad. He enclosed draft or letter, |
which be asked Fisher TO write out and sign. lie
urged that the matter be regarded confidential,
and at the conclusion wrote 'Burn this letter"
The draft was a letter TO be signed 10y Fisher and
sent to Blaine completely and entirely generating
Blaine, and declaring that his connection with tie
Little Rock road was open, above board and honor
able.
The Broken Telegraph Pool.
From the Baltimore Sum- to-day.