The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
GOVERNOR FOwI.E AT THE
NATIONAL. CAPITAL.
The $IA7,OOO COmprOnise-TIle
Governor willing to Pay the
Amount, Hut Objects TO the S4I,-
500 Interest, Etc.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October ..

WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 2.
Governor Fowlc, +. II. Busbcc, ESD,
Hon. s. +. Phillips and Attorney-Gencral
Miller, spent several hours to-day con-
ferring about the $147O00 compromise.
hope to telegraph you the result as
soon as the conference ends.
Governor Fowle protests against the
admission of Gcronimo's band. found
that the wardcpartmcnt waSnot wholly
committed to the idea, though Secretary
Proctor refused to say anything more
explicit about it. Maj. w. w. Flemming,
formerly of Charlotte, who is building up
Il good practice here by the way, tells me
that he thinks Geronimo cannot he set
tied in North Carolina unless the land
isbought from private parties or granted
by special act of the Lc9iSaturc-which
is not probable.
Fifty thousand dollars worth of Ashc
vile property was yesterday placed III
the hands of MeSSrs. Jenkins and Rich
ards, an enterprising real estate firm:
here, and they are going to pushlt. They
EXPECT more in a few davs. Mr.. Edward
Jenkins, senior partner of the firm, is Il
North Caroinian, and is familiar with
the wonderful resources of the State.
tic llllilKS lie can lllttkC S'llS St'i'S ~
several most desirable parties.
October 3, 1889
Governor I'owlc stated to me this
morning that he thought the terms o..
the compromise withrcgard to the Sl+I.
600 worth of railroad bonds would not
Lc determined until tomorrow. He ami
Mr.. Busbec spent several hours i'll con
sultation yesterday, started work on IT
again this morning ut II o'clock, and
will be engaged on it until late hour
this evening. Governor FOwlc says that
the State does no. object to paying the
$147 900, but he is unwilling to allow
the St1 800 interest charged after the
bonds had muturcd. The bonds were
bought bv the United States treasury
and the Indian office Mr.. Busbcc has
To interview these two departments to-
dav, that is the cause of the delay. Gov
crnor Fowlc says he is willing to pay the
$147,O 900 down, and leave the S+l,-
800 interest to the Supreme court OF the
United States to settle. He thinks the
decision of that tribunal would bc Ill
favor of the State. The Governor hopes
after this is settled to have, with other
resources he has at his command, sink
ing fund of So, 100000 to the credit oi
the State. He says State taxes were
never lighter than they now are, and the
party never i'll better trim. He was
asked at the department yesterday why
Secretary Proctor hit upon North Caro-
lima as place for the Indians, he re
piled: 81 suppose Secretary Proctor
found out after he took charge of the
war department that North Carolina
i Al. 4 81 -
and wanted to send his ApaChes among
a people who had the courage to keep
them straight. But we don't want them,
and suggest that il he vetocs my prop
ostion to colonize them i'll Vermont, he
shall next choose Massachusetts, and
put John L. Sullivan i'll charge OF them.
think if our able Governor has any
thing to say i'll this matter-and he Ger
tainlv will havc-Gcronimo and his
braves willnot occupy any OF the fertile
valleys or beautiful mountains OF "Ihc
Land of the Sky"
The Star of this evening says:
"If Governor Fowle is not the most am
liable man in the country, manners and APP
y aranccs count for nothing. He might
readily pass for the original governor OF
North Carolina who made certain Ia
nous remark to the governor OF South
Carolina. He is rather short, smooth
faced man of rotund proportions, with
merry twinkle in his eye, a cordial man
ncr and speech full Of wit. In calling
on the President he had the advantage
of not being an office seeker and he soon
drew the President into social laugh"
The President assured Governor Fowlc
that the Indians would not be sent to
State that did not want them.