Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-07
They Are Said to Have Been Written
by Senator Quay, and Date
Away Back.
THEY ALL TELL OF
VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS.
Some Are Requests For Money and
Somo Pertain TO Bond Transac-
tions-some Are a Little Sen.
sationally Inclined.

Philadelphia. Oct 6.-Among the
letters introduced by the pros, lion
against Senator Quay and his son was
this one from Haywood to Cashier
Hopkins under date OF Nov. 20. 1896:
Yours Of 18th inst. with Enclosure
received which herewith return sign
ed. Purchase an additional 100 shares
Of the same stock at no. 100 shares at
100. 100 shares at iO7. 100 shares at iO6.
or course purchase all for less. II you
can. so that the average will be main
tanned. My information Is that this
stock will 20 higher In the near future.
Your friend. Mr. Elkin. Is a partner
in this transaction. AZ you will see by
the signature on the note. Mr.. w. Is
TO have the use Of fifty from November
I. 1896. You and he can arrange when
he can use H."
The first Quay letter was to Hopkins
under date Jan ~. 1897. saying:
Dear John: Give George HUM
$4,000 for me. II is for a margin In
some stocks. Send me note for $685.
600 and will sign and return"
The next dated Sept q. 1897. r. rs
follows
- have At Huhn's 900 shares Of Met
! wish YOU TO take Il out for me I,
stands IllO.Sl2.5O Aug. 81. and with
your SOL 1926 will make 1l7243750 will
owe your bank have 100000 New
Jersey bonds, 1900 shares Of New Jer.
scy stock. which will change into
Met. as soon as they top notch In Jer.
sey a reached. That is 10 say vii
sell the Jersey securities and pay of
the indebtedness The Jersey bond
ought to go to par within 60 days
when they are par the stocks will b'
nj least fifty. II will pay a small div
idend next year Please write me OF
recelp, Of this"
p 81 suppose there IS some circu
lar 10 the Met holders explaining wha
war done at the meeting. II there g.
please send me one
The next dated Sept %. 1897. ask
permission 10 make an overdraft o
$1,000 to be- carried Until November
reads further.
You can carry II as an oyerdraft o
send me due bin here"
The next, dated Sept % 1891 f. a
follows:
Your letter IL 20 hand. The arrange
ment about the stock f. satisfactory
Also the following. all signed b.
Quay
Oct. 2s. 1897 Enclosed send you
power Of attorney to transfer 100
shares Of Consolidated Jersey stocl
Please wire me on receipt"
The next was dated Oct p. 1897
MY dear Hopkins. enclose cert
= fcate number a. 1898. for the 100
shares n Consolidated Traction com
pany. Of New Jersey according
promise Please wire me at seiwckle,
: Pa. on the receipt ! will be Mt Sc
wickley over tomorrow. Friday, goin
there In afternoon, will be- at Beave
see 200 shares Of Jersey sold yestei
day at g. suppose Il was mine.
think you can get that and better &
E all Of IT,"
There was the following dated No
: 27, 1897;
Dear Hopkins enclose note an
p tG2, S57 2ba your request. presume
is for the $500 Of Met II 80 thin
you must have forgotten 20 collect u
cash dividend Of a. 20 per share. ha'
( your telegram saying tina, bonds a
- low again. How much OF that sto'
have YOU soldi We will leave here
or before the first of December; mo
likely will be home by then"
Another ON Dec "a, 1897, reads
Dear John Yours TO hand, ] W
+ Ict you know before drawing on 20
e Please write me and give me statomc
Of my account When did You he
= about Metz thought when | bong
this stock that IL would 90 We
much higher than IL Is. but am COZ
monciug 10 foel like letting IL 60 20 "a
Il ON again nj lower figures. There a
no rates az present aud the action OF {
Spanish government and the prcsiden
message will be- quoting and pacific "
On Dec 2, lS01, this was sent
"Dear John: A. 10 the Met scr
the reason Tor its cheapness is that
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