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The Portland daily press., 1884-02-14
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA.
The indications for New England are
cloudy weather and rain, followed by partly
cloudy weather. southerly winds shifting to
westerly, falling followed by rising barometer,
and rising followed by falling temperature.
Colder weather Friday.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-14
NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
Splendid Exhibition of Mexican Produe-
tions Promised-Expectatisn Of a Great
Fair.

uuus EFo@hscu-AxPcCtath "a Cro"s
Fair.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-The director gen.
eral of the worlds exposition has been notified
by General Disz, commissioner general for
Mexico, that 10000 ieet OF space in the main
exposition building is required for the exhibit
OF Mexican minerals, woods, etc., and 10000
feet outside the building for the Mexican gar
den, the building for the Mexican commits
sion, and for 8 camping ground for battalion
Of Mexican troops. Director General Burke
has designated $4,000 feet inside and 100000
feet outside the main building. Over $780,
600 has been appropriated by the Mexicaos,
who will send magnificent band of musicians
and a corps of Cadets.
A special commissioner will leave New Or
leans on the Goth inst. to conclude arrange
ments Nth the Central American republics.
and with South America, for displays Of the
products OF those countries. It is probable
that the main building, although larger than
the centennial building, will not afford sufic-
lent space, and proposition is now on foot to
erect special building for the collective ex-
hibits Of the United States government depart
ments, each State, Territory and the chief
cities. The governor of Louisiana will recon-
mend large appropriation, and local organi-
cations are being formed throughout the South.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-14
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

LAcoNIA, Feb. 13.-The Masonic friends oi
Col. j s. Holt rendered him reception this
evening in honor OF his 90th birthday. He
has been Mason sixty years, and Is hale and
hearty.
Drunk as His Daughters Funeral
The funeral of Emma Lizzsrt, who drowned
herself SATURDAY., took place today. Her
father, when returning from the grave, was
arrested and lodged in the lookup for being in
toxicated,
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-14
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The Portland daily press., 1884-02-14

A Bangor gentleman has received the fol
lowing letter from Senator Hale:
o. 8. SENATE,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
Affidavit of Thomas +. Murphy of
Augusta.

l, Thomas f. Murphy of Augusta,
Me-, ON oath, depose and say that l
at one time worked at the printers
trade in the office of the Kennebec
journal, at said Augusta, and be-
came familiar with the style and
peculiar face of the type used in the
establishment that | have seen and
carefully examined the one original
copy each of the two forms Of circr-
lars, known as the Madigan Circu-
lar, issued and circulated broadcast
in Maine in 1875 that find conclu-
siye evidence that these circulars
We're printed in the Reanebec Journal
office; that they were set in long
primer modern type used in that es-
tabIishment in book work for the
State prior to 1876, when they pro-
cured type one size larger; that by
comparing the printed circulars with
a copy of the Acts and Resolves of
the State of Maine for 1876, any
practicable printer will readily OBJ
serve that the face Of the type in
both is identical, noticeable feature
being the small capitals which are
much smaller than the average small
capitals in fonts of type; that a
still more certain proof is the fact
that the width in the circulars is the
same as the width of the columns of
the JomWal for that year, namely,
thirteen and one half ems plea,
| further state that | knew the
printer who set the type for these
circulars in the Journal office; that
he has told me he set the type and
that the manuscript copy from which
the circulars were set up was in the
handwriting of Mr.. Blaine's private
secretary, but he declines to make a
public statement of the facts lest he
might be charged with unfaithfulness
to the interests. of his employer
THOMAS F. MURPHY
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, !
(SuPPoLNs, ssh August 20, 1874 !
Subscribed and sworn to this day before me.
PATRICK OLoUGHLIN,
Justice Of the Peace
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

ings are now pending in the United
States Circuit Court Of Arkansas, to
which you are openly party of record,
Concealment of the Investment and
everything connected with it would have
been very easy had coneealment been
derirablo, but your action in the matter
was as open and as fair as day. When
the original enterprise failed, l know
with what severity the pecuniary loss
fell ON you, and with what integrity and
nerve you met it, Years having since
elapsed, it seems rather hard, at this late
day, to be compelled to meet a SANDER
in matter where your conduct was in
the highest degree honorable and straight
forward Nou may use this letter in any
way that will he OF service to you. Very
sincerely yours, w. T., JR.
The words, Indeed, l am sure that
no one received bonds ON any other
terms, We're interlined in the foregoing
letter in MIR. Blaine's own handwriting
We hereby certify the foregoing to be
true and correct copies of the original.
Boston, September II, 1851
WARREN FISHER
JAMES MuLLIGAN.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
Affidavit of Daniel Buckley of Augusta.

I, Daniel Buckley, of Augusta,
Maine, on oath depose and say that
| was in the employ of Hon J. G,
Blaine at his residence in this city
during the four years from 1873 to
March, 1871; that during the poll
itical campaign of 1875, my atten-
ton was called to a large pile or
stack, some two feet high, of printed
circulars or documents in his house.
The pile had been wrapped up in
paper and tied up, but when my at
tention was called to it, it was open
at the top, the string being united.
1t was a pile of Madigan circulars,
as | saw with my own eyes. | read
the circular 1t made an attack on
Mr.. Madigan as a Catholic. l took
one of the circulars. WIS excited
about the circular, because it at
tackled my religion.
l further say that this pile OF
printed copies of the Madigan Cir
cular was done up in small pack
ages, and shipped away from Blaine's
house. The said pile of circulars
was in Mr.. Blaine's office at the
house. My attention was first
called to said pile of Madigan Cir
culars by two domestics in Mr..
Blaine's house, who were Catholics,
and who had full as much feeling
about the anti Catholic circular as
| had. 1 did not make public the
fact that these circulars were dis
tributed from Mr.. Blaine's house.
| deemed it matter to be kept
private ON account of my relations
with the family and it would have
remained so had not received pos
tive information that Mr.. Blaine
had sent word to one of the leading
Catholics of New England that on
his word of honor he never had any
thing to do with the Madigan Cir
cular in any manner, Knowing as
| did the facts as | have stated them
l felt compelled to do my duty tc
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
TX
ArGusrA. October 4. 1860.


M Dear Mr.. FISHER. Find inclosed
contracts of the parties named in my let
ter of yesterday. The remaining con-
tracts will be completed as rapidly as
circums tances will permit.
inclose You part of the Congress
iosai GioJe of April 9th, containing the
point to which | referred at some length
in my previous letter to-day You will
find it of interest to read it over and see
what narrow escape your bill made on
that last night OF the session. OF course
it was my plain duty to make the ruling
when the point was onecraised. If the Ar
kansas men had not, however, happened
to come to me when at their wits ends
and in despair the bill would undoubt-
eddy have been lost, or at least post
poned for a year. | thought the point
would interest both you and Caldwell,
though occurring before either of you en-
gagged in the enterprise.
beg you to understand that | thor
oughly appreciate the courtesy with
which Won have treated me i'll this rail-
road matter; but your conduct toward
me in business matters has always been
marked by unbounded liberalty in past
years, and, Of course, have naturally
come to expect the same of you now.
You urge me to make as much as fairly
can out of the arrangement into which
we have entered. 1t is natural that |
should do my utmost to this end. am
bothered only by one thing, and that is
definite and expressed arrangement with
Mr.. Caldwell. am anxious to acquire
the interest he has promised me, but |
do not get definite understanding with
him as have with you.
| shall be in Boston in a few days, and
shall then have an opportunity to talk
the matter over fully with you. | am
disposed to think that whatever | do
with Mr.. Caldwell must really be done
through you Kind regards to Mrs.
Fisher, Sincerely,
j. G. BLAINE.
w. F., Jr., Esq.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
CONVICTED.
Blaine the Author of the Madigan
Circular.
Adopted Citizens, and Particularly Those
of the Catholic Faith, Should
Read and Ponder.

The following damning evidence
of the duplicity of James G. Blaine
is copied from the Boston Pilot of
September 9th;
Ex-Governor Plaisted S arraign.
ment of Blaine for the publication
and distribution of the Madigan
Circular has now become question
,f deep national importance and
the conviction of Mr. Blaine, ON the
sworn testimony of several men of
unquestioned character, has caused
a profound sensation in Maine and
throughout New England. The
case against Blaine is complete. His
silence under thecharges isexplained.
The man who could write, approve
or circulate document like the
Madigan Circular" is unfit to rep
resent any American community, in
any position, and his election to the
Presidency would be a calamity to
the country, and especially to those
whose religion he hates and maligns.
The Pilot has refused to publish
vague charges in this matter against
Mr.. Blaine, but there is no longer
reason for reserve. He is by this
testimony convicted of being at least
anunscrupulous and ntruthful man.
To a gentleman who wrote privately
to the editor of the Pitt, Mr. Blaine
asserted positioely that he had
nothing to do ~iM the Naaigan Cir
cular."
With regard to the character of
Mr. Daniel Buckley, whose affidavit
is printed below, we may say that
for four years he was trusted EN-
ployee at Blaine's residence This
affidavit is the strongest link in the
chain of evidence against Blaine.
A correspondent of the Boston Post
writing from Augusta, Me-, says !:
"Mr. Buckley bears an excellent
reputation in this city, where he has
lived twenty years. a prominent
man here said to-day There isn't
"A man on our street, Democrat or
Republican, who will not say that
Dan Buckleys reputation for truth
and veracity is unimpeachable.' Mr.
Buckley is now employed by the
family of the late Judge Rice in
Augusta, by whom he is highly re-
spected.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

My Dear Mr.. Fisher: | am doing all
in my power to expedite and hasten the
delivery of that stock. The delay has
been occasioned by circumstances wholly
beyond my control. But | shall reach
conclusion within few days and make
the formal delivery then. 1t will be an
immense relief to get it off my hands, |
assure you; far greater than it Will be Tor
you to receive it.
You must have strangely misunder-
stood Mr.. Caldwell in regard to his pay
ing tho e notes. He has paid me in all
lust 1000, leaving Sl9, 900 due, which |
am carrying here at 5 and 81 per cent
interest, and which embarrasses me be-
yond all imagination. / do not really
know which way to turn for relief, | am
so pressed and hampered.
The Little Rock and Fort Smith matter
has been sore experience to me, and if
YOU and Mr.. Caldwell between you can
not pay me the $4,000 of borrowed
money, don't know what | shall do.
Politically am charged with being a
wealthy man. Personally and pecuni-
arily am laboring under the most fear
full embarrassments, and the greatest of
all these embarrassments is the $40, 900
which | handed over under your orders,
and not one dollar of which | have re-
ceived. Of the $3.50 original debt,
Mr.. Caldwell has paid So, 900, and So, 900
only. Can you not give me some hope of
rslief in this matter? 1t is cruel beyond
measure to leave me so exposed and so
suffering.
You know my profound regard for you
and my faith in you. We have been
friends too long and too intimately to
allow shade between us now. Yours
truly, j. G. BLAINE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
MORE ABOUT THE BANK.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,

iIoiSE UT filNESfN AIlN 70 |
WASHINGTON, December 0, 1879. !
M Dear Mr.. Fisher | wrote very
hastily both to yourself and Mr.. Cald-
we'll in regard to the bank. A further
conference with the Controller of the
Currency gives some additional facts
which are of interest, and this letter is
intended alike for yourself and Mr..
Caldwell. Please show it to him. They
are now allowing 90 per cent circulation
ON 1910 bonds instead of So and then
So, as at different periods in the past.
They gave me the assurance that you
shall have full S450,00O circulation on a
bank of S500,000 capital. You can, of
course, deposit 5-20s il you please, but
you will get no more than 90 per cent of
circulation. They will cost you more,
of course and though you get more in
terest, you will very likely be disturbed
in the quiet possession of them very
soon by the operation of the funding
scheme. The opinion gains ground here
quite rapidly, as you might infer from
Secretary Boutwel's report, that the
debt can't be funded at less than per
cent. BY taking 1910 bonds, therefore,
you would be undisturbed as long as the
banking system lasts, or at least for
thirty years and more. None of the
l0-40s mature before A. d. 1901, and
that is quite long enough to embrace
within the scope of any financial oper-
alton. 1t might be well to have your
formal application for your increase of
capital, and then take such time as you
wish for getting your stocks subscribed,
II you desire, | will confer with Senator
Rice in regard to forms, etc. 1t might be
better now to let me take the lead. Yours
very truly, j. G. BLAINE.
w. Fisher. .Jr.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
Affidavit of Colonel Charles B. Morton.

l, Charles b. Morton, of Augusta,
County of Kennebec and State of
Maine, one of the proprietors and
publishers of the Neio Age, pub
lished at said Augusta, on oath do
say that in 1875 was employed by
the Eastern Express Company and
had charge of the office of said COM
pany in this city; that during the
political campaign of that year |
sent, in my said capacity, by express
to many towns in the State, and in
Aroostook county for the most part,
packages of printed circular signed
" Protestant Democrat" and now
known as the anti-Catholic Madi-
gan Circular" that said packages
were sent to the express Office from
the residence of the Hon. james G.
Blaine in this city, the headquar
tiers of the Republican State Com
mittee, of which Mr.. Blaine was
then Chairman; that the express
wagon was sent to Mr.. Blaine's
house for the packages on order re-
ceived from thence that | saw the
said circulars from packages that
were loose or broken, and read the
circular at the time, and know
whereof | affirm. | am not able to
state the precise time when the pack
ages aforesaid We're sent out from
the office of the express conpany,
but according to my best knowledge
and belief it was August of that
year-1S75. l was in the employ
of the express company over eight
cen years, and had charge of the
office nearly half of that time.
CHARLES b. MORTON.
STATE OF MAINE, KKNSEBEc SIS.
August 81, 1854.
parsoualiv auuaared the abor named Colonel
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
WAsHINGToN, ID. C.. A

WAsHNGToN, d. c., April 10, 1872
Ny Dear Mr.. Fisher: ] have your
favor of the 18th. am not prepared to
pay any money just now in any direction,
being 50 cramped and pressed that | am
absolutely unable to do so Please send
me copy of the notes of mine held by
you with indorsed payments thereon.
would have been glad, indeed, instead
of demand upon me for payment of
notes, if you had proposed a general set
Element of all matters between us that
remain unad justed, There is still due to
me on articles of agreement between us,
so, 600 in land bonds and S3l 900 in first
mortgage bonds, making Sl0l 900 in all.
For these bonds the money was paid you
nearly three years ago, and every other
party agreeing to take bonds on same
basis has long since received its full
quota. alone am left hopeless and help
less, so far as | can see. Then there is
the S25, 900 which 1 borrowed and paid
over, under your orders, to Mr.. Pratt, for
which | have received no pay. Mr..
Caldwell paid me a small fraction of the
amount as | supposed, but he now says
the money he paid me must be credited
to another account on which he was my
debtor, and that he denies all response
bility, past, present and future, on the
S25, 900, for the payment of which must,
he says, look solely to you, ] only know
that delivered the money to Mr.. Pratt
on Your written order. | still owe the
money in Maine, and am carrying the
greater part OF it at s per cent-nearly
1000 per annum steady draw on my re-
sources, which are slender enough without
this burden.
Still fuIther, left with Mr., Mulliken,
January, 1871, So, 900 in land grant bonds
Union Pacific Railroad, to be exchanged
for a like amount of Little Rock land
bonds irih Mr. CaldteeH, he to change
back when | desire. Mr., Caldwell de
clined to take them, and you took them
without any negotiation with me or any
authority from me in regard to the mat
ter. You placed the Little Rock land
bonds in the envelope, and have the
original envelope with Mr.. Mulliken's
Endorsement thereon of the fact of the
delivery to you. Now, do not complain
of your taking the bonds, provided you
hold yourself bound to replace them.
The worst of the whole matter was that
the bonds were only part mine, and
have had to make good the Others to the
original owner
There are other matters to which |
would refer, but my letteris already long.
do not think, under the circumstan-
ces, it would be quite wise or kind in you
to place any note or notes of mine that
may happen to be in your possession in
the hands of third parties as collateral.
In any event ! ask as a simple favor
that you will not do so, and that YOU will
send me by return mail copy of all
obligations of mine in your possession.
Mrs. Blaine joins me in very kind
regards to Mrs. Fisher, and in the ex.
preston of the hope that You may have
pleasant and profitable tour in Europe
Sincerely yours, J. G. BLAINE.
Warren Fisher, Jr., Esq.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
' III,
PERSONAL


AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct. 4, 1869.
W. Fisher, Jr., Esq. "a India Street,
Boston,. DEAR SIR: l spoke to
you short time ago about a point
of interest to your railroad com
pany that occurred at the last session OF
Congress.
1t was on the last night of the session
when the bill renewing the land grant
to the State of Arkansas for the Little
Rock road " as reached, and Julian of
Indiana, Chairman of the Public Lands
Committee, and, by right, entitled to
the floor, attempted to put on the bill,
as an amendment, the Fremont FL Paso
scheme-a scheme probably well known
to Mr.. Caldwell The House was thin,
and the lobby in the Fremont interest
had the thing all set up, and Julian's
amendment was likely to prevail if
brought to vote Roots and the other
members from Arkansas, who were do
ing their best for their own bill Ito which
there seemed to be no objectionl, were
in despair, for it was well known that
the Senate was hostile to the Fremont
scheme, and if the Arkansas scheme had
gone back to the Senate with Julian $
amendment the whole thing would have
gone on the table and slept the sleep of
death.
In this dilemma Roots came over to me
to know what on earth he could do
under the rules; for he said that it was
vital to his constituents that the bill
should pass. | told him that Julian's
amendment was entirely out OF order,
because not germane; but he had not
sufficient confidence in his knowledge
of the rules to make the point but he said
General Logan was opposed to the Ere
mont scheme and would probably make
the point. | sent my page to General
Logan with the suggestion, and he at
once made the point. could not do
otherwise than sustain it; and so the
bill was free from the misehievous
amendment moved by Julian, and at once
passed without objection.
At that time | had never seen Mr.,
Caldwell, but you can tell him that,
without knowing it, | did him a great
favor Sincerely yours,
J. G.. BLAINE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

have disposed of. 1t is doubtful if |
dispose of any more, but | shall know
by tomorrow, so there will be no delay
to embarrass you in any way No one
will ever know from me that have dis
posed of single dollar in Maine So
there need be no embarrassment in talk.
ing with Mr.. Caldwell. / don't wish
you to settle that matter with Mr.. Cald.
well till you hear from me again. Please
send receipt to a. 4 p. Coburn, Show
hogan, Me.
Yours truly, j. G. BLAINE.
After received the letter in regard to
MIR. Adams case telegraphed again.
Delano had returned, and | think the
suspension was at once ordered by him.
j. G. b.
P. 81 send only $4,000 this morn
ing; will send 81 200 remaining to-mor-
row morning
So, 900.