The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-09

P. saw Senator Morton, and then soon
after sent his friend Luther b, Wilson to
talk with Morton about the matter. Mr..
Taylor and Nj. p. were in close ConsulIa.
ton every day, and the latter reported at
first that Messrs. Wade and Morton
would see tho President aud endeavor to
influence him to extend 10 the Cubans
belligerent rights.
About the end Of November Mr.. P.
reported that Senator Morton had drawn
up proclamation recognizing the Cubans
rs beiligerents, which he had taken to the
President to sign, who had, however, dc.
clined to do 80, being antagonistic 10
the policy which the administration cx-
pected TO follow. 1t was about this time
the Cubans caused TO be published posi-.
tive announcement that the President
would recognize them rs belligerCnts,
which was based, no doubt, upon the sup
position that lie would follow the advice
Of Morton and Wade.
$4,000 FOR NEWSPAPER CoRRRspOS.
.r DENTS.
Previous to these movements, however,
Mr.. Taylor had deemed 1t necessary TO Sc
cure the aid Of certain correspondents In
creating public opinion, and so in October
had n talk with u Mr. Latham, who was
mixed up in the Alaska investigation with
the correspondent Of the New York Sun
and the Philadelphia Inquirer, and who Is
also law partner Of Col. PiCketts, Mr..
Taylor's own attorney. Mr.. Taylor told
Mr.. Latham TO promise Cuban bonds In
side Of tifly thousand dollars in all 10 va
riOus newspaper correspondents in wash
inCton il they would write up tho Cuban
cause and advocate the early recognition
of the Republic Of Cuba. Mr.. Latham
told Mr.. Taylor afterwards that lie bud
promised certain of these bonds, but. that
| Il would be much better TO pay the actual
money to the correspondents, or If this
could not be done, to obtain from Ruiz the
release OF some bonds, and give them d.
rectly ind Internationally to the CORES
p0ndcntS.
$4,000 FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
As soon us Congress assembled in De-
Cember, Mr.. Ruiz 30 far modified his con.
tract with Mr.. Taylor US 10 agree TO fur
nsh him with from thirty 10 forty thou
sand dollars in money, 10 he used ilnmG-
dately with members Of Congress. MIR.
Taylor then went to work TO induce the
members To vote for the recognition if
that question should be brought before
the House, and to work in general way
for the Cuban Republic in all matters
which might come up. He saw many
members for this purpose, and among
others, Mr.. GOlladay, Of Kentucky; But
Ter, Of Tennessee; Dcwcesc, Of North
Carolina; Fitch, of Nevada, and McCor-
mick, of Missouri; but it is not known
positively who accepted brides and who
did not, it being conclusion, however,
that such were rendered. Towards the
close Of December, Mr.. Taylor became
dissatisfied with his contract, and went TO
see Mr.. Ruiz, and insisted that both bond
and money shouldbe given TO him direct
" To use with Congressman, and not kept
in the hands Of Il third party until the re-
cOgnitiOn Of Cuba was accomplished.
This Mr.. Ruiz promised 10 do, but not
Immediately. About the end OF January
Mr.. Taylor wrote to Mr.. Ruiz, again, de-
Clining to have anything further TO do
with the matter, assigning US reason
TINT no money or bonds, aS promised, had
been furnished him.
a NEW CONTRACT, s., 100000 FOR A REso
LUTON OF CONGRESS.
Before this period, however, Mr.. Lcmus,
the Envoy from the CuOnn Republic Ind
made another contract with DR.. d. W.
Bliss, OF this city. This contract pro-
vidcd that two millions of Cuban bonds
should he put mp with some bank or de-
pOsitOry by Mr. l.cmus, and the same
should be paid over TO DIR. Bliss. if Con-
grcSs should pass resolution recognizing
the bclligerent rights Of Cuba, or any
other resolution which should modify the
neutrality laws of the United States so us
10 practically give 10 Cuba belligerent
rights. The consideration Of this agree
mcut on the part of DR.. Bliss was that lie
should use all the means in his power 10
accomplish tho above specified result.
The two millions Of dollars were deposited
with the Safe Deposit Company of Wash
ngtOn, by Mr. FcSsar, the Treasurer Of
the Cuban Junta in New York, DR.. Bliss
signing with him on the Register.book in
order 10 prevent the withdrawal OF the
bonds by one party without the consent Of
the other
WHO WORKED FOR IT.
DR.. Bliss then made arrangements with
several well known lobbyists to assist
him in getting Congress TO pass the dc
sired resolution, and among those en-
ploycd were Luther b. Wilson, Wells ].
Babcock, George II. Pcnnfcld and Isaac
l.. Gibbs, whom johnson, when PrCsi.
dent, appointed Governor Of Idaho Ter
ritOry. These persons went to work in
dustriously among the members 10 secure
the success OF the measure in which they
are greatly interested.
Senator Morton introduced in the Sen
ate bill modifying the neutrality laws,