The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
NOTE FROM LIGNOsKI
ANSWER TO The RESOLUTION OF
DICK BOWLING CAMP.
He Claims to BE Acting Under d.
rect Authority OF Generals
Gordon and Cabelt.

taticn, to use his own language, OF some
charges brought against him by some Oh
the members OF Dick Bowling camp, re-
flecting upon his character, and with ref
erence to the resolutions adopted by the
camp on September 10 resembling his .au-
thority to collect funds to be used In. Sc
curing the freedom OF Mac Stewart, at
present incarcerated in a Mexican r-ison.
He denies the allegation OF MIR. =. f..
Warner that he is but self-consttuted
mediator In the case and quotes circular
letter No. SIS, issued by Comme.a nder-in-
Chief John b. Gordon, as we'll as c'rcU.ar
letter No. 8, issued by Csls.'ll W. l..
Cabell. in command of the Transmississirpi
department, both of which recommend that
ex- Confederates assist him IN rails az funds
TO go to Mexico and intercede for Efen art
with President Diaz.
AS to the claim made tina. he is ill.,
billing prestige from being u mernbe- Of
Dick Bowling camp, DR.. LignoiKi says
Il have never in any Of my letters
only in my appeai--eyer mentioned the
name OF Dick Bowling camp; | have solic-
TIED aid entirely on General 1ordon's let
ter and General Cabells, and IL any camp
or any person has ever sent any money
I'm Dirk Do,ylinp "a mn mr. n cant, ain 2 e.
Beavens or myself through c)uc,csy to
Dick Bowling camp. or from any prestige
by nv claiming 10 he n member 81 luck
bowling camp most resne,.r, nI,y 1tcuest
that thev order thar the an,,,,nt ihev sub-
scrbed be returned TO them at once.
Il have only asked of Dick Bowling camp
to assist me in this matter financially, as
have asked others. I did nor ask them for
advice nc IN hnv, should conduct this
business. and don't wish their advice or
II at pittfnl llttle sum of 81 they have con-
TRIMMED Gentlemen keen II Won will
need il i" Continuing DIR. Lignoski saws.
Now. I will quote Judge Kittrell's
remarks and Tho restitution no had adonted
which was as fnllow.
,Rcsoived rbn, while +b;s r.,,n .vr-
rathizes with all nroner efforts that nav
h, made in ordor n sor,,,o tbo n',rdon or
communication ~ Mac stewart tbs 90 ey Con.
federate soldier now unfpr sentence Of
death in Mexico let This camn In law NJ
the recent occurrence nerehv 4. crair, ,ry,
yesnonhii,ilit, fn. tbo on,,o, =. 49,, ,,,.,-.,
assuming or undert,lyin1 - coIi.s, n,ooa,,
for Tho nurnoso NJ nrnr,r,ino ,ho So, =,
extending ala IN said ctau,sr, ~ -, =" .,
real t,r assumed autbority So, ~ -
and action Of This rainn conferr,np snv al,
tnority. real or annarent ~ go n' snch
coiloctton as rcrrasantative - ma ,.n,n
is hereby rascinded w
"For tho guidanca and ;,.or,,,.,.., =, ~ .
most honorahIa Tnaee ts;t,raIi 49, ~, ", ''.e
understand Thar no nor MIR now,,Iro i''',' "
has anything 70 do u,t,b ~ NJ 80, ~
case; General Gordon Ganar,i G.ho,I , 90 !.
myself han evo, a,,,borisad h,,,, Nv, MI,
Dowlfnp conn CIV an, rn,h ~ 80
DowlinS camn N have az ,ai1a ~. v, -.
ity in The Mac stewart case "' any 'i0i
II did through courtosv - ,no o.
-.o,,a. '.''usn 'ouitesS 10 me camp
different con,ns he t ny sno
tain G q Reavens ,s ~ ~,
Dick Bowling camn and tbronah $50, 49,,
to the camp I had the circr,srs oU nr; 80 81
headed 'Dic[ nowiina as,,,, This - .n.eu
done through no .ae,,as. y, c ms was ~ nut
don. nor General CaheIi hu, ,hrar,h w
desire an ,,,. r,a,., 80, -, wv w ousn a
In the camn that nras ,,,h
the CAM, might sb,ra ~ h.,' ~ :. a.
NJ rescnirg sto,y.rt ~ ,h WIN me
honnr attacbed w y, IA iu was any
money 10 lie sent IN Cantoin pe eann =
v,,s az bonor ~ nap,a ~, os,sehs II
hin, rbn az 'n"s w.sheu 10 confer upon
denosiled in IN. pIani,r. es ,d t revS,seu !
NntionaI bar,, a,i ra,,',,. am s'o cnAiios
To do mo same. N r,o,a III ,.i,e'. e.s
MIR. Drew before tho na,nn 80 po',s ~
resolutjrn annoin,ina NJ r., p asSeu
of tho Mac Stowart s,nd !, Wv, Vus.ou ,.ah
and will IN ,vnrL L., horn,o,,,, LII 70,
DowIing oar,n tn ,his r,sat. ns wi1u l,ick
have contjnne5 ~ ~ h a,n m a anu ! would
camn or Some y, u i,s eune 80 nnu not tDe
Win such mtt,r onns, m s .I"t.ei me
tnvostod ~, ,,io anu .s1oieu my
don and cen,rai Co ~ r'1 =, w sens.M GOT
as Az. a,'u Heheiai Napeii IN endeavoring to
character hy 'htsn.y anu Iei'sct uPph my
I was trovoI,na -, ,hs ir uiaits "niie
Stewart and dauo,ina , nv mtssa VI Mac
behaIt ny e"'''' ''ne III us
II now col, uron ths ,,h,,
actions IN his I r,a,,a ~. p1uac 70 jause my
II 7 bava con,r,itteS anu pass upon tneni.
save tho l,fe a. ~ GA .l,mis III Tying 70
Cause then an, -, o't - eo ,,,do Oh tne Lust
.Now thora an A. " W Vouuelnhea.
7 do kpo,, ~ ohe VI tne Memosrs mat
move ~ M,;n MAJ 10 IN sympathy win tris
hero and arana a o'd ina. 10 that hooir old
Hunter: he has Stewart a, NJ. ",Ii,aih
49,, ~ s .. nhu mas deeply 'nte-csted
solicsted aid srnn, tha WIN me lie pas
Houston to the amount of thirty Cd n 5oI-
lars. that will accept and receive with
ntares .nh h 10 nun tor the deep, unsefish
.,N,.s ~ - ,eA ~ my ooh"'l.