The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13
THAT BRIDGE BOND CASE.
Agitation Succeeds 10 Bringing Out
the Real Truth.
ANSWER TO CANDIDATE ALSBuRl
Wherein All OF the Circumstances OF the
Deal Are Given an AirinG-"COm-
meat Is Unnecessary"

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=, houston leNas' ihlH - 10 w
NvWs. ~ November - ~; we 1870 ,,'N't
Si borush, IN me S''ts o. eN@ ~ s,e,1 va
ptlisr uonhS 10 the amount vi S""lf W.
~ ipr thfee orlaEeS 70 pe nun. "E Va
ior salu county. lnese PpuuS, We" W. W.,
~, 10 me Sehlol ime fn ' "s onnrnIni
10 ne 'Akeh 10 Austlu ler ny aIiioNa'
Of we attorney general. ne pohus Were
handed 10 the latter oihc al N the person
OF nls aSN.sant, iion. =: r. M WI"
ana pronouncei them regular ana iullF
W 20 al legal requ rements. Ihc same
gay they Wers duly registered IN WY
ComrtrollerS oihce' ana our senior mem
% accompanied ny MT VIII am l.
Johns Of Austin requested the comp
tro.gr 70 present me bonds TO the scnoo'
the county Judge OF Borden county, ask
ing ne Stale 70 re mem Tor me scn'- ,,
fund Colonel Finley very courteousiy
promlS'1 10 SO present them ana Try 10
get tNo board 10 take th"m. AS the
hoari'S regular meeting would not occur
for several days, our Mr.. T. +, Alshnry
returned to houston leaving the bond
matter with Mr. William :. johns for his
attention after the board had declared
- pleasure IN the mater al rurchdSinS
the securities In question. a few days
af'cr Mr.. Johns advised Us that the board
nad decided to not i7ko the bonds tor
ne r'ason that Horden coraly was TOO
sparse y settled. Before hearing OF the
boards decision however. we rcco vcn
letter from NJ. : swain OF Austin offer
,.,s 10 buy the bonds at a heavy discount
We declined in letter OF perember H.
70 sell ia Swain. and informed him that
ocCn peConhsr .; w. roce'Vcj !, letter
from Mr. johns stating that he had tried
lS best to ct the state to take then
,, 49,, 10 I'ul gen .'u.,. Mao
hool board Meantime letters we're
coming To NJ from Swain of Aus In offer
v ky ~ lor ,te "ohLS' mui
,.r ~. ,n,s NJ, s:n-.,;, bs ''r~'.It nav nav
them for Sfinl This ended thc matter
vi, y or '{,si1'ht Mn ;. u enc
advice r, went To- Auatin And -. inc
rmptroOer to whom hr eNrre~-cl his
r. gre that tue STATE cousiierrd the
thu school Hoard The county. ~ Rorlno
Na- too 'h.uy populated. A. orr MIR.
" me- ne"cod money h. authGrz"i Mr..
SNaE NJ 1orns aff,|,rd 10 .,ic n
Nr swain ai,oI,, Ni r,,'E''G o,J S" an or
about the 18Th Of March the no H. arrived
~ Of u,rnt ~ W., ~ ~, ,Hs
pr chased At PAR ana accrued Interest.
W. think that comment Is unnecessary.
Yet smurt!nr under n loss of about $50
hlch amount constituted all Of our prort
on tedious and difficult work We can not
refrain from expressing our INDIGNATION
ana making an nnncal to thn noopln 70
render "a verdict in the matter. MIR
Charles Tnslcv advises Ms that he com
muu'cated to- i NJ CARLISLE the fact that
Pc nd -omc hoads to sell Din a recent
ir't"rl aud thai he received no reply
from carlisle. hui MIR Swain shortly at
terward wrote to HIN saying he under
stood ho CTnsleyD had some honis to soil
As Tins."y had not mentioned tho fac to
anyone except to Carlisle, Swain evident
IS got nc news from Carlisle.
MIR. Carlisle. for the hoard says in one
letter that We failed 10 present the bonds
IN a, favorable light as Mr. Swain DID
IN nuoih"r lclter he & YES rs reason
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