The Portland daily press., 1873-04-23
oe s,c,, claim is made-to make

INV navment of such claim is made-to make
/. q, atement of facts, relative to the case, for
the instruction and benefit OF tn0se "non IL
INC oonoern The facts are these. Before
n,, "y or,igrotion 20 Palestine, we appointed
Vic .Co6sul Loenthal, (of Joppa, a German
FOWL as our agent, to purchase certain lands
and o,ber property, for us in the vicinity of
los. as it could be done in that manner,
much cheaper than to purchase it ourselves
after we should arrive there. We forwarded
the necessary funds to do so. He procured
the property from the ignorant natives, by
fraud, bribery and intimidation. Then max
ing out false vouchers to us we were helpless
" compelled to acceed to his eXtortionate de-
mand. We were successfully 'jewed." This
swindlng transaction was brought before
Consul Beauboucher, at Joppa Tor aaluss,,
ment. when the INSCRIPTIONS villany "
Loenthal was fairly unmasked. Yet Beauocu'
cher shielded him in this unmitiSated swln
ale and he was let off without refuhding any
of the money he had cheated us out OF. We
then entered complaint to the Department of
State at Washington against both of them,
petitioning for their removal. Thus quar-
rel was inaugurated between the colonists
pouring their grievances into the ear OF the
Secretary OF State and the Consuls replying
in Standardization. In addition to this misfor-
tune internal difficulties presented themselves.
Some were losing faith in the enterprise, and
were getting discouraged and wished to get
home. So they ''seceded" and joined the
Consular faction; the Consuls using such
names with theirs to the State Department
against the rest of the Colony.
Now, if Beauboucher expended any money
at all, in the interest of the Colony, he GER
tainv gave it to those few who Joined his
party, and that too rather for political pur-
poses, than any charitable design. claim
that altogether, he did not pay out $500 in
all that he ever paid to the Colony, or any
part fit. in any manner, directly or indi-
rectly. So if the State of Maine has any
money to pay to the savior of their colonists.
let her pay it to the estate of the late large
hearted, philanthropic Moses S. Beach, for
mer editor Of the N. Y. Sun. He was the
man who rescued the Maine colonists not
Beauboucher of Jerusalem, nor johnson of
Beyruit.
Samuel L. Clemens MARK Twainl thus
correctly alludes to this fact in his 'Innocents
Abroad lpage 614). 1t was an unselfish act
OF benevolence; it was done without ostenta-
ton, and has never been mentioned in any
newspaper think. Therefore it is refresh
ing to learn now that another man has re-
ceived all the credit of this rescue OF the colo
nists. Such is life."
Although never receivel the benefits of
his kind donation, yet the occasion that calls
forth this article, is happy and appropriate,
though I confess somewhat tardy one-in
behalf of those colonists, to publicly ackno vi
edge our lasting indebtedness to-and heart
felt appreciation of the sympathetic kindness
of the late Moses S. Beach, whose Samaritan
like compassion on helpless people, found
substantial expression, in the form of check
for $500, which enabled some forty members
of that ill-starred colony to reach their homes
in America again. "Honor, to whom honor
is DUE" So if $500 would send forty back,
now IS IL snar sa o. e's
In view of the foregoing circumstances and
facts, respectfully suggest that before such
claim be allowed and paid, on the part of the
State of Maine that due examinati,n be made
OF its merits. Z. E.