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AND TOPEKA TRIBUNE, YOU IV. NO. 15. $1.00 A YEAR, f TOPEKA, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEHBEB 30, 1892. 1 OmCIlt PAPEB OF TUB IFJBIOPLX'a PAKTf OF KANSAS. SECEETAEY POSTES TRAPPED. Jbwsxl Citt, Kas Ootober 3, 1802.V Mr. Q. L..Dannellst Gibsonburg, Sandwsfo County, Ohio: ! Dbab Sib: I understand that you pur chased a farm from Mr. Foster (who is now secretary of the United States treasury) ia 18G6, payinsr him 7-30 notes for the same Enolosed find stamp for reply, and you will do me a favor by answering if the above is oorreot. Give detailed answer of purohase and payment, and oblige, Frank It. Fobbest, Jewell City, Kansas. . Gibsonbubq, Ohio, Ootober 17, 1892. Mr. Frank B. Forrest, Jewell City, Kansas: Dxab Sib: In regard to enquiries enolosed to me, will say, that in 18G6 I purchased eighty Boxes of unimproved land of Hon. Chas. Foster, now secretary of the United States treasury, for the sum of $800.00; and apart of first payment was mads in 7-30 notes, the exact amount I have forgotten, Wit was not less than $150.00 and not more than $200 00. After Mr. Foster re ceived said notes he gave ue a $10 bill a a part of the accumulated interest. I do not know how the deal between Mr. Foster and myself ever beoame public as I have no reoollection of ever mentioning it to any one, and if I did it must have beon years ago, and then only in a oasual way, viz.: that they were the only brads I ever saw. Respectfully, Q. L Danmbls. Upon receiving Mr. Dannels' letter, I wrote to Secretary Foster and received the following letter: TbEASUBY DlFBTMKNT. I Washington, October 31, 1892. ) Mr. Frank B. Forrest, Jewell City, Kansas: Mt Dbab Sib: I never heard of Mr. Dannels, of Gibsosburg, Sandusky oounty. It is possible that I sold him the acres of land in 1866, but do not recall the fact I ' I did, I am quite sure I was not paid in 7 30 notes. Very truly yours, Chas. Fosteb. After receiving Mr. Foster's letter I eent a copy of it to Mr. Dannels, and re ceived the following reply: Gibsonbubq. Ohio, November 7, 1892. Mr. Frank B. Forrest Jewell City, Kansas: Dkab 8ib: TourB of the 3d inafc. contain ing Mr. Foster's reply to you came to hand last Saturdiy eve. In reply will say that I believe that I oan send you evidence that I am not unknown to Mr. Foster, as the letter that I shall enolose to you oonoerning an old mortgage on the same eighty acres in question, ought to be occlusive evi dence to you that Mr. Foster knows me, to say the least; and in regard to the 7 30 notes I am willing to testify before any magis trate. The exact amount of course I would not fix, but it was either $150.00 or $200.00. And further, my brother aoojmpanied me to Fostnria, where I made the purohase, and he will testify to the same thing; although I have not asked him if he would. I venture the assertion that he will. I am aware that Mr. Foster is in a high official capaaity, and that he has an immense amount of wealth, and that my situation is just the reverse. But fortunately, or unfortunately, this place has been my home since my birth, and as to my standing for honest dealing, truth and veracity, I refer you to L W. Miller, postmaster of Gibeocburg, O.j J. IL Tebby ; & Sons, hardware merchants; Sunth fe Dohn, lime manufacturers, P. L. Bowers, hardware merohant; S. B. Stitson, druggist; Smith & Saunders, merchants; Johnston & Joseph, attorneys at law; Daniel Smith, at torney at law, also one of the oldest settlers of the township, a democrat, while I am not; the above are all of Gibsonburg, Ohio. Do you want any more? If you do I will send you a list of names next time. In conclusion, I don't want to boast of my honesty or truthfulness, but I don't like to be tailed a liar, even by lion. Chas. Foster. I gave my suffrage to Mr. Foster eaoh time he ran for oongress from this district; also for governor of Ohio. And so Mr. Foster never heard of G. L. Dannels, of Gibson burg? I wonder if he remembers of ask ing me to watch one James MoCarty, to see if he voted for him the first time he ran for congress? Did you ask him why he gave baok the $10 after receiving the 7 30 notes? If he didn't receive them,' why give me baok $10? Respectfully, G. L. Dannils. Mr. Dannels enclosed a letter from Secretary Foster of April 0,1392, to shew that Mr. Foster did know him. Uere it is: Trkabubt Dbfabtment, ) Washington, April 6, 1892. J Mr. O. Iu Dannels, Gibsonburg, Ohio: Mt Dxab Sib: I have yours of the 4t.b. I do not know what I can do. Of course I will warrant and defend the title. Do you know anything about John Knox, to whom the mortgage was given in 1857? The mort gage is undoubtedly paid, but a reoord of that fact has not been filed at the proper place. Tours very truly, Chas. Fostzb. Mr. Foster is trying to evade the ques tion of 7-30 cotes, and in doing bo has placed himself in a very bad light To show what kind of a man Mr.' Dannels is, read the following letter from I. W. Miller, postmaster at Gibsonburg, Ohio: Gibsonbubo, Ohio, Oolober 24, 1892. Mr F. B. Forrest, Jewell City, Kansas: G. L. Dannels was born and raised in this oounty, has resided in this neighbor hood all his life, except three years in ths army, he ia a man of good habits and char acter, trustworthy, etc Tours, etc., I. W. Miixib, P. M. Further correspondence will develop additional testimony, and may prove in teresting. Frank R. Forrest, Jewell City, Kansas. The farther correspondence spoken of by Mr. Forrest is received in time to make it a part of this record. It is as follows: Tbbasubt Dbfabtment, I Washington, November 10, 1892. ) Mr. O. L Dannels, Glbsunbu-g, Ohio: Mt Dkab Sib: I have your favor of No vember 7. I have no reoollection of the mortgage to which you refer. My sugges tion is that you tret some one to send me a paper describing the property mortgaged, and description of the mortgage, with re lease for me to sign. I oan'l do it here be cause I have no data that would enable me to prepare ths proper paper. Very truly yours, Chas. Fosteb. Compare this one with the one he wrote Mr. Dannela, April 6, 1893. But J it might be well to send you the letter Mr. Dannels wrote to Mr. Foster which brought the above reply. Here it ia;- Gibsonbubo, Ohio, November 7, 1892. Hon, Chas. Foster, Secretary Treasury of ti United States: Dbab Sib: I have before me two letters, one written by yourself to me, dited Wash ington, D. C, April 6, 1892, concerning an old mortgage still on reoord atthecouit house atrainst the eighty acres purchased of youinlSCG. I hope you will give it the proper attention and remove the same from said records. The other is a copy of a letter written by yourself to Frank R. Forrest1, of Jewell City, Eas., in which you say that you never heard of G. L. Dannels, of Gibson burg, Sandusky oounty, Ohio, and yet you say that it is possible that you sold bim land in 1806, but do not recal the fact, but that you are quite sure that you were not paid in 7 30 note'. The letter to myself and the one to F. R. Forrest look rather inconsist ent as they both lay before me. Now, Mr. Foster, I want to state the faota ta you and re if you cin't recall them: I, in company with my brother, older than myself, came to your plaoe of business at Fostoria, Ohio, and finished a daal, which in your absence had been partly made with your fathtr, for eighty acres of land in Madison township, Sandusky oounty, Ohio. The consideration being $800.00, ono-half cash, balance in four annual payments Of the cash at that time paid you, there was either $150 00 or $200.00 in 7-30 notes. After you received the nott, the justice of the peace who did the writing, congratulated you on your good fortune, and you re turned me a $10 bill as a part of the aoou mulated intere.it. With these statements oan you recall? My brother still lives and remembers very distinctly that I paid you some bonds, but, liks myself, does not re member the exact "mount, but do re member that you returned to me $10 as a part of accumulated interest. Very respectfully, G. L. Dankxls. Gibsonburg, Ohio. You may use the entiro correspond ence as you see tit In the proof sheet I sent you on Wednesday last I think there was a typographical error, as to date. It is in Mr. Foster's letter of April 6, 1892. The error is April 0, 18G2. Please correct. This undoubtedly will finish all correspondence with Mr. Fos ter on the 7-30's. Hoping you success in the Advocate, and with the grand achievement obtained at the polls on the 8th in Kansas, I am still growing in the faith. Fraternally, Frajik R. Forrest. Jewell City, Kansas. Get in the "Wagon. Get your name on the Advocate list at once, so as to get the treasury fraud expose, proceedings of congress and the state legislature, the result of the mone tary conference and all the other rich things the paper will contain during the coming year, xne taoniaiea statement of the state vote will probably be ready to print next week, and you will want a copy to keep for reference. Some of our contributors are taking a vacation, but they will be on duty by the end of the year. 1 . A Correction. Editor Advocate: In tne National Economist of the 2Cth inst, just issued, I find the following under the head cf "Supreme Council," as special corre spondence, Memphis, November 19, 1802, to-wit: Congressman Otis, of Kansas, fol lowed West, but seconded the nomination ofLoucka. He said that he could cot return to his people in distant Kansas if Macune was elected president; that he was covered all over with dark clouds of accusation, which be (Otis) considered sufficient to unfit him for the office. threatens a split. It he is elected we of the west will have to withdraw from the national order, for we have had enough of the purchasod allies of the southern democ racy. This report does me great injustice, as I never uttered the worda there quoted, cor entertained the sentiments therein expressed. As you were present You will call to mind the nominating speeches and the sentiments uttered. I had no expectation of saying one word, until after the very remarkable nominating speech of Gen. West, of Mississippi. The substance of what I did oay was that I considered Brother Loucks justly en titled to the position for the incoming term, and gave my reasons. I also stated that for the good of the order, and in ths interest of the great movement in the northwest, we desired to have some per son nominated for president against whom there bad cot been such a con tinued and bitter fight. That personally I was friendly to Brother Macune, but did not believe it was for the interest of the order to make him our national pres ident And in iny statements upon that occasion I feel that I voiced the senti ments of our membership in Kansas. I said nothing about any "threatened split," or any "withdrawal" or other form of "secession," for I knew nothing about any such foolish moves, nor had I, up to the time of Gen. West's speech, heard about any such thing, only as reiterated in the false and partisan press of the city of Memphis, and to which co good Alliance man gave anyheed. I should not now notice this report only aa it claims to come as a special cor respondence to the National Eeonomit9 Any one who knows me knows that 1 have always advocated the utmost unity, harmony and fraternity. And I trust this statement of the actual facts as they occurred will place me right before the Kansas membership I had the honor to represent upon that occasion. Youra truly, Johh G. Otis. : Washington, D. C , November 2.1, 1832.