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wish it understood that am stating this
under oath
Mr.. HUTToN-We so understand it
Nh MULLGAN There came commu-
nication from Mr. Blaine, inviting Fisher
and me up TO his residence. declined 10
90. for the reason that did not want 10
have il said that had gone 10 see Mr.
Blaine ! wanted to come 10 this com,
mlttec room untrammeled by any intlu.
ence Mr. Fisher went mp TO Mr.. Blaincs
house, or at least, No so reported to me:
and he told Mr. Blaine about certain facts
that ! could prove, and certain letters
! had got Mr. Blaine SAID that if
should publish them they would ruin him
for life, or that if thus committee got hold
Of them they would ruin him for life
and wanted 10 know it ] would not sur
render them. / told him emo, aud that
| would not give them tu the committee
unless il should Wrn cat that il was nee
essary for me 10 produce them. After
my examination here Yesterday. Mr.
Blaine came up TO tn" hotel the Riggs
House, and there bad a conference with
Mr. Atkins. Mr.. Fisher and myself. He
wanted 10 see these letters that | had. |
declined to let him see them. liz PRAY
ED. ALMOST WENT 0N tits KNEES
WOULD SAY ON his KNEES AND INPIoEEp
MI TO THINK OF ms SIN CHILDREN AND
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points Of the letters / had made that
memorandum so rs % he able 10 refer to
here when questioned. He asked me TO
lei him read the letters aud showed him
this statement too. After he had them
read, nc asked me what vented 10 do
with those papers; il wanted TO use
them. / told him ! nev r wanted 20 use
the papers and would not show them to
the committee unless called upon 10 do
so. lie thcu asked me ir | would give
them 10 him. There was one letter in
particular that he wanted me 10 give
to him. ! told him | would not DO
il. ana The only reason | would not do %
was because ! saw n stated ln one ot the
evening papers here, the sur, ! lhink.
that the Blaine party were going To com
plctciY break down the testimony that !
had aiycu yesterday that they were sat
islivd about that. said ! should not
publish these letters unless my testimony
were impeaChCd or impunged THIS was
the only reason that | wanted Ia keep
them tut wanted 10 keep them for that
purpose. These are the taCts gentlemen,
and leave them 10 you. II | under
stood thc order under which the com
mittee met. this committee has power to
send for persons and papers, amt want
The committee TO get for me those papers.
Mr.. Blaine hl- got them, and would not
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BLAINEs MANSION IN WASHINGTON
$4,000,

His real estate Augusta is now valued ut. b6 900
His house and furniture at Washington
now worth at "A low estimate ............ 100 900
His other property is estimated at. at least. 900 900
These facts show that, while having other lawful
occupation, and spending at least twice his official in
come. James g. Blaine has during his terms in Congress
accumulated great fortune, largely in of ONE
MILLION DOLLARS How has lac become million
arc How he account for his present large wealth
Muigan and Fisher account for part of il by The rev.
citations of his of hs influence and official action
Speaker of the House of Representatives
There is other explanation of Bainc's wealth than
the abuse of public office for private gain Can any hon
with these facts before him. vote for James G..
bninp for President
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Jane G.. Blaine entered Congress Representative from
Maine, December 1868 He left Congress resigning
United States Senator his appointment Secretary OF
State March }, 1891.
His average salary Representative and Speaker and
as senator was s. 900 per year which yielded him during
the years of his service total of sos 900
During his term Of Congressional service Mr..
Blaine lived literally and entertained stump
tuously. spending certainly not less than
average of 500 600 per wear or a total of PIG 900
When James 6. Blaine entered Congress the
assessed value of his property in Augusta,
Me. was rs follows
House and ot occupied toy him. ............. 80
Other property, debts due &c................ 900
Tota value 0L property ON enlerlng COngress l.ijn
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1t must be- borne in mind that on June
L.. 1876. Mr. Blaine had his celebrated
sunstroke which lasted just long enough
TO have the investigation stopped and post
poncd 1t was not completed because Mr..
Blaine was appointed to the place in the
Senate made vacant by Secretary Morrill,.
where he was ont ofihe jurisdiction of the
House and the investigation ceased, very
happily for himself The following are
the more important of the letters.
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CASTING an Anchor to the WindWard.

The following correspondence between
Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. Blaine shows very
clearly one of the channels in which Mr..
Blaine was useful 10 his friends. There
is great deal of prejudice against the
National banking system in this country,
some of which is unfounded; hut il is just
such favortism as Mr. Blaine shows in
the following letters that has brought the
National banking system into disrepute.
The people know something wrong goes
on behind them, that all men do not
stand upon an equal footing; and It is
"a matter of favoritism rs Mr.. Blaine
saws in his letter.
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give them mp TO me.
MI. LAWRENCE Mr.. Blaine has these
papers, Ans. les ne took them from
me last night.
To Mn. LAWRENCE No one was pres
ent but Mr.. Blaine and /. ]
dld not yet them Ohe letters) surrepli.
tiously. They were given to me 10y Mr..
Fisher for any purpose deemed proper.
70 MIR. ASuE Mr.. Blaine has the mem
orandum.
Mr. Baines friends are inclined to dis
pute Mr.. Mulligans word and to brand
him rs liar hut this is what Mr. Fisher,
Mr.. Mullgau's employer, and MIR. Blaine :
friend and partner in certain railroad
transactions, says OF Mr. Mulligan's char
actcr ln answer 90 a question 10y the
chairman of The committee
Hi, character is the best, ! would say
II is as good ms, or perhaps better than
that of any man ! ever knew. | never
heard 10 questioned
And va answer 10 "a question by the
chairman Of the committee Mr.,
Adams another friend of Mr.. Blaine,
said Of Mr. Mulligan's reputation.
Il have never heard anything against
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AuersrA, Me-, 18Th Nov. 1869.


Ny DEAR MIR. FISHER: II is quite evil
dent to my mind that at the approaching
session Of Congress there will be an eX-
pansion Of the currency TO the snount OF
nifty 20 seventy.fve millions of dollars.
The form it win take, think. will be an
addition To the National Bank circulation
West and South.
My object in writing is to ask in season
n your friends would desire to establish
Bank at Little Rock2 In WILL Bic TO
SOME EXTENT A MATTER OF FAVohiIiSM As
TO WHO GETS ruE RANKS IN THE SEVhRAL
LOCALITIES. AND Ir WILL BE IN MY POWER
10 CAST AN ANCHOR TO rHE WIND
WARD IN yR BEHALF ~ You DESIRE
ro please think over the mat
Ter. and confer with Mr.. Caldwell; and
let me know y'r desires rs soon as you
reach any conclusion. There Is, of course,
no special hurry; but thought ! would
suggest the matter in order that you
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ArGusTA, Maine, July ,. 1869.


MY DEAR Mr.. FISHER You ask me
if | am satisfied with the offer you make
me of share in your new railroad enter
prise.
OF course am more than satisfied
with tn terms of the offer. think il q
most liberal proposition.
If hesitate at all, it is from consider
atIous no way connected with the char
acter of the offer. Your liberal mode of
dealing with me in all our business tran
Sactious of the past eight years has not
passed without my full appreciation
What ! wrote you on The 29th was in
tended to bring Caldwell To II definite
propositions That was all.
90 To Boston by same train that car
rics this letter, and will call at your office
tomorrow ut twelve NJ. II YOU don't
happen to be in, no matter. Don't put
yourself to any trouble about il.
Yours
j. G.. b.
w. FISHER. .IR.
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one received bonds on any other terms"
were interllncd IN foregoing letter in Mr.
Blaine's own handwriting.
We hereby certify the following to be
true and correct copies of the originals.
WARREN FISHER.
JAMES MULLIGAN.
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as he states In his defense number 3. he
says: mo one will ever know from me
have disposed Of a single dollar in
Maiue Remember that his business was
as open as the DAY and that he was
dealing IN open market.
AUGUSTA. October 4, 1869.
Ny DEAR MIR FISHER: Find enclosed
contracts of the parties named in my let
ter of yesterday. The remaining CON
tracts will he completed as rapidly as cir
cumstances will permit.
enclose you part of the C5HgyeSsi0H-
al Gloje, of April 9, containing the point
10 which referred at some length in NV
previous letter of 20 day. You will find
~ of interest ia read n over and see what
q narrow escape your bin made on that
last night of the session. OF course il
was my plain duty 10 make the ruling
when the point was once raised. II THE
ARKANSAS MEE HAD NOT, HOWEVER, HAP
PENED no COME TO NE WHEN At THEIR
WITS END AND IN DESPAIR, THE
BILL WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE
DEEM LOST, OR AT LEAST POSTPONED
For \ YEAR. thought the point
would interest both you and Caldwell.
though occurring before either of you en-
gagged in the enterprise.
- $3.50 ''''''' '-'''' ''''''-
oughly appreciate the courtesy with
which you have treated me in this rail
road matter; but your conduct towards
me in business matters have always been
marked by unbounded libcrality in past
years, and of COURSE, have naturally
come TO expect the same OF you now.
you URGE ME- TO MAKE As Much AS L
FAIRLY CAN OUT or THE ARRANGEMENT
INTO WHICH WE HAVE ENTERED. 1T IL
NATURAL THAT SHOULD DO MY UTMOST
TO rms END AN BorHl'Ln ONLY by
! ONE TiiiN",ANp THAT is DEFINITE AND kN'
| i'REsSLD ARRANGEMENT WITH Mr.. tAip-
/ WELL" am ANXIOUS 70 acquire the inter
! est ue mas PROMISED me nut l 90 not get
uehii'e Understandings WIN MN aS4-
ana win YOU sincerely, 49,.
'' =. 'bAiNE.
!" +. JR" Esq"
,,-,r.,., No no, ,.co
Az, nm NIo F,su,g. F,nd on 'g",,
eto Gon chacl, i, no. ,c % q
burns subscription;
presume you VIII receive ny same mail
me " p Sehs uue On an me snoscrlp-
uons already forwarded 10 You, ana also
on me Io!icWlnE;
/ fhll9 helSeN' beliaSl '..... ...,..... 10000
A. ". johnson, belfast ..,........ 1000
!" - Johnson beIaSl .''..'....'. 0,uOO
Nahum /. Munro, belfast. 1,WY}
Z. u, Hazeltlne, belfast .............. BOO"
rms makes Tl2',oOo IN all have lis,
/ poS'u Oh IL - uouDtlul II dispose OF
any more out | ShalI Know by tomorrow.
so thefe WIZ DC no deiav 70 emoarrass
| you IN any way, No one M" eteF Eno'o
JF0w me #"t I at"P'Se" ~ "H9Ie dostdr
Z" M"t"o' 80 "''e IRE" ~ no empofyNsS,e
mem a. W@'"@ "'W W. Cddce". L
9on wish you TO settle that matter with
MI NaIdWeii uIl you near from me again.
IicasC schu Ic'clPt 10 a. ~ /. 'oourh,
HhoWhe9ah' We lollis HulN,
81 -. BLAINE
W. ishhk' Jh'' Esq'
AlleI rec q ihe Iellet IN regard 10 M.
Auahs tHst lcltgiHpueu AGAIN beIa-
no hau RET Il, ana think the suspension
was ut once ordered NY HIM. j. &. Il.
/. 81 SEND only TS,uuo tlus morning.
VIII send T2OoO remaining tomorrow
morning,
80
a ~ ~ ~, "a; W. ''" 'C'.; '0o''
INL
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THE TEXT OF THE LETTERS.

N ITNTN- IWUG IT, INOU,
Ny DEAR MIR FisHER thank you
for the article from Mr. Lewis. II is
good in itself and will dogood lie writes
like a man of large intelligence and com
preheusion.
Your offer to admit me TO paricipa-
lion in the new railroad enterprise ia in
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W. FISHER. JR.
| Personal.
AUGUsrA, Maine, October 4, 1861

AUGUSTA, Maine, October 1, 1867.
My DEAR SIR: | spoke to you Il short
time ago about Il point OF interest TO your
railroad company 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 was reached, and Julian, of Indiana,
Chairman of the Pubic Lands Committee,
asd. by right. entitled To the floor, at
tempted to put on the bill, as an amend
mpnt. the Fremont I'll 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 Julians amendment
was likely 10 prevail il brought to vote.
Roots and the other members from Ar
kansas, who were doing their best for
their own bill (to which there seemed TO
he no obiection) were in despair for IL
was well known that the Senate was hos
tile 10 the Fremont scheme, aud if the
Arkansas bill had gone back To the Senate
with ,Iulian's 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
his constituents that the bill should pass.
| told him that Iulian's amendment was
entirely ont of order. because not ger
name: hut he had not sufficient conf.
dence in his knowledge Of of the rules to
make the point, but he said General Lo-
gan was opposed TO the Fremont scheme,
and would probably make the point. |
sent my page TO General Logan with the
suggestion, and he AZ once made the
point. could not do otherwise than sus-
tain It. and so the bill was freed from the
miscellaneous amendment moved by Ju.
liam, and at once passed without objec
ton.
At that time had never seen Mr..
Caldwell, but you can tell him that, with
out knowing II did him great favor.
Sincerely yours,
j. G.. BLAINE.
w FISHER JR., Esq , "a India street,
Boston.
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This letter must he read in connection
with Mr.. Blaine's defense number ,. in
which he said that the Little Rock " Fort
Smith road never had any bill before
Congress, but that il derived all 1t had
from the state Of Arkansas. He here
SAYS in his own handwriting that the
Little Rock Il Fort Smith railroad was
interested in bill before Congress, and
that had the bill not passed, the road
would have been ruined forever. The
following letter refers To the same matter
and he speaks of the bill to Mr.. Fisher as
gONr bill. These two letters must be read
also in connection with Mr. Blaines de
mand in the letters of June 29th and July
2d. for more stock and more interest IN
the road. He used hls influence in aiding
the passage of the bill as a lever by which
to obtain more stock from Caldwell and
Fisher and he shows TO them in his two
letters of Oct. lth the channels in which
he could he useful.
The following letter also dated Oct. 4th,
gives in Mr.. Blaines own hand writing
positive proof that so far from buying
bonds etc, in open market ut the regular
market price rs he stated in his defense
number one. he was on the contrary, act
ing rs agent for Fisher in the State OF
Maine and was selling bonds and mort
cages to his friends and was to receive
unusually large commissions for doing
the work. In other words, he was giving
in return for favors done Fisher and the
Little Rock n Fort Smith railroad when
he was speaker of the House of Represen.
tatives exceptional advantages for making
money out Of this road and so far from
all his business hcing rs open as daylight,
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every respect rs generous as | could ex
pect or desire. | thank you very sincerely
for il, and in this connection | wish to
make suggestion Of a somewhat selfish
character. Ii is this: You spoke of Mr..
Caldwell dispoSing Of share OF his IN
terest to me. If he really designs TO do
so. ! wish he would make the proposition
definite, so that could know just what
to depend on. Perhaps if he waits till
the full development of the enterprise he
might grow reluctant TO part with the
share; and | do not by this mean any dis.
trust of him.
! DO NOT FEEL THAT ! SHALL PROVE \
DEAD HEAD IL TUE ENTERPRISE ne /
ONCE FMBARK IL TT ! SEE VARIOUS
CHANNELS IL WHICH I KNOW | CAN BE
USEFUL.
Very hastily and sincerely, your friend,
! c. BLAINE
Mr.. FISHER,
India street, Boston
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India street. Boston

In this letter Mr. Blaine thanks Mr..
Fisher for his very generous offer, and yet
in his defense number one, he said that
he bought all bonds, stocks and mort
cages in open market and NJ 'hc regular
market price. He also speaks of Ca d
well dispoSlng OF IA share to him. That
does not look as though he bought them
in open market The question at once
arises in what channels could Mr.. Blaine
be useful to that road. lie was not an
attorney. he could not act ms an attorney
for the road. He was not railroad con
tractor or builder. lie could DOT assist
in building il, So there were no channels
open for usefulness except as Speaker of
the House of Representatives and in
tlucncing legislation.
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It; never doubted anything he said
Still Mr.. Mulligan's reputation is not n
matter Of importance 70 the people, What
they want 20 know is whether Mr. Blaine's
own letter, prove him guilty Of selling his
influence rs Speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentativeS. Mr. Blaine did not obtain
possession OF all the letters IN 1875. A
number Of them were in the possession Of
Warren Fisher. and were never published
until sept, 10Th of this year, when the re-
twenty letters were given to the
dolly papers. and accompanied by the
following explanatory note from Mr..
Fisher and Mr.. MuIligan:
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PUBLICATION OF THE MISSING
LETTERS.

Ga September 10Th, 1894. the following
in The daily papers.
r. the Pop'r ~ the UH,tcd States.
Believing that il Is our duty 20 lay he
fore oar fellow cOuutrYmen the following
documents which have been In our pos
session, we have placed the originals for
safe keeping in the hands of Messrs.
Soher & WEIGH, couuselors, of Boston,
and herewith submit their contents with
out comment The letters from Mr.
Fisher are lettcr-prcss copies of The orig
mats.
The words, Indeed am sure that no
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AUGUSTA, Me. Oct. 4. 1860.
Ny DEAR Mr. FISHER: Find enclosed
$4,000 check in pay't of A. Il =. Co.
burns subscription.
! presume You will receive by same mail
the 30 pr cent due on all The subscrip-
tons already forwarded to YOU, and alse
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J. G. BLAINE.
w. FISHER, JR., Esq "a India street,
Boston.
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After | reed the letter in regard TO M
Adams case ! telegraphed again. Della.
no had retd, and | think the suspension
was ut once ordered Ivy him. j. G. b.
p. ST. send only $4,000 this morning.
VIII send - GOO remaining tomorrow
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w, + Jr., Esq.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-13
The Nashville Homicide.

Mr.. Edward s. Wheat of Nashville,
Tennessee, an account Of whose death
at the hands Of his father-in.law, VIM.
Spence. appeared in the telegraphic col.
umns of the HERALD yesterday, was a
cousin of Colonel Melvin Nudge, of
Compton. He was native of Quincy,
Michigan, where his parents now reside.
His father is President Of the First Ma
tioaal Bank Of Quincy, and man Of
wealth and high social position. Wheat
was the first recruit to enlist, at the age
Of 10, in the volunteers at the call for
troops in 1861 in the town of Quincy,
and served through the war. leaving the
army as First Lieutenant Of the Fourth
Michigan Battery. While in the Army
Of the Tennessee he wooed and won Miss
Spence, Of Murfreesborongh, whom he
married after the close Of tho late war.
About the same time his father-in. law
and murderer was appointed United
States Marshal and Wheat as a United
States Deputy Marshal under him.
Later Wheat became United States
Marshal himself, and held the Office for
several years. Colonel Nudge is well
acquainted with both parties. and has no
idea Of the reason for the murd sr, which
occurred in broad day light in the most
cold blooded manner
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-13
Moving the Mails.

Captain C. E. French, Postmaster at
Santa Ana, arrived in the city last night
with ten days accumulated mail
from that place The distance is 35
miles by the usual route, but he had to
make detours to avoid breaks in the road
and miry places, SO that at least forty
miles were travelled in making the trip.
He found the principal part of the Santa
Ana river had initiated the San Gabriel,
and started westward. The principal
current leaves the old channel above
Anaheim, and, passing west of that
place, finds an outlet on the Alamitos
Rancho to the sea. This new stream,
with the Coyote Creek, make five swift
rivers to cross between the Santa Ana
Office and Los Angeles, and all bridgssare
broken but the covered bridge in this
city. Mr.. French will return this morn.
ing with ten days accumulated mil
for Santa Ana and points below on the
coast
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-13
Carpenters. Union Organised.

On Tuesday evening, the llth inst,
an informal meeting of carpenters was
held in this city for the purpose Of or
ganizing Union, and tho following pre-
amble and rcsolu tion was adopted:
Whereas, it is desirable that we rescue
our trade from the low level into which
it has fallen, and that, by mutual effort,
we raise ourselves to that position in So
ciety to which We are justly entitled;
and in order to cultivate feeling Of
friendship among the craft, and to ele.
vate the moral, Intellectual and social
condition Of all journeymen carpenters;
furthermore, to assist each other to Sc.
cure employment, to furnish aid in case
Of death or permanent disability, and to
unite for mutual'relief and other bsnev.
olent purposes; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the carpenters and
joiners Of Los Angeles, now assembled,
organize themselves into Union, under
the auspices of the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America, subject
to the constitution and general law
which govern that body, and also sub
ject to the rules which govern the loca
unions Of the brotherhood.
All present signed the roll Of organiza
ton, and officers were elected for tn,
term. 1t twas decided not to send for {
charter until after the next meeting
which will be held at Good Templars
Hall. on Saturday, the 18th inst. a
7.30 P. M, thus giving those who desir
it an opportunity to become charte
members. All carpenters and joiner
are cordially invited to attend.
This brotherhood was organized ii
August, 1881, and now has local union
in nearly every city Of note in the Unit
ed States and Dominion. San Francisc,
and Alameda, California, and Seattle
Washington Territory, and Victoria
British Columbia, represent It thus ia
on the Coast.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-13
The railroad s,saas,on.

The condition Of the railways is stead
lily improving. Assiatant Superintendent
z. 4. Hewitt thinks that the eastern
overland will be open on Saturday, and
TO San Fernando at the same time. In
Solsdad CAhon there II much work 70 b
done, and II may require ten days 10
open tho road, provided there II NO
heavy rain during that period. The re-
port Of tho breaking Of the bridge over
the Colorado river at Yums, Is . mistake.
The only break In that vicinity b in the
small bridgs ovsr . slough between Yu.
~ sAd n nio. but thst viii be immsdI-
aasly fspairsd and ths trains b regular
= sooa = ths bridgs = nspdsd over ths
san Gabriel and eanta Ans rivers. The
r,sds 70 A.stsi.a sHd sszss Aza VIII ss
epsa about ~ senns tlns = Ne othsr
sso1s. Tie high ve>w ~ bsss Ne
psinclpal oaass q dslay = repeiriag TIL
ma vlish ~ lcur rivssu y aon
oiI1l4 olg1C nllH