, 1875-12-22
COL. ttOlVEN'S CLAIM.
Dealings with FalEh Officials In St.
fctersfbarK AMI Washington cay, >


.Sttn York Snn,
Col. John 4. Gowen. tho American engineer,
who tB treating with tho British Admiralty for
Tho contract uf raisins tho iron.clat! Vanguard,
sunk III tho british Channel, In lHG2 completed
tho groat work Us raiHiDg tho Hassian ileat IN
thD harbnr OF Snh7stolnl. md presente1 hiB bill
fur Payment. Tho lcn,nn1 waa for :Jj, 400 roll
hlta, wtlicl, IL c'lnal to atnut that number Ut
dcllnra in gtconbackB. Tho Urnn,l l>ltan Con-
atantlto. I.url High Admiral. from whom Col.
fiowuI received Tie commission, Improved thu
claim md "rlorc'! It paid, 1t vas hand
cd 10 Gov.- -Hop. filnzinhl H. who recommended
Of Murine krahe, however, Thought 1t too d1sa!l
ATTN to 10 paid III bnndh, aud ,rn,o"nl to ray
tho nluloy IN ton yrhrH ~ nInuit instaiitnants.
Tim Colonei would not agree tn ti'in.
ii Wol!. tho tiEatnl UHk9 haa ulurcu ttRt you
bo paid, "pal1 the Minister. mud Won lnyu In
find you tlIa mouey but my budget III !nade up
aud don't SEQ exactly how it ia to bD managed.
ion'h bcltrr 40 Ahioad mud travel Tor G NINTH,
a1'tl when you come bach your money will no
ready for YOU"
4 lnonl, later tho Colonel again presented
hlniAnlf to The Minister.
well, s', yo't've done arretty thing haven't
yon-t,sed htii III my aeratIment5' was tho
raltry lGtW0 1oul}leH. I wan your trtnd hut I'LL
derstaMl honaeloTth 1m your enemy. mil 4halI
oppoHo" you even gctln'g QUO dollar Of yuur
The 10000 roublcs matter referred to was
claim OF which tomo officers Of Tho Marine d.
phrnont Ind tried to totlau1 Inn, nll. hoforn
leaving st. Petersburg. nrtiny upon tia RIyice Of
Assistant Minister uf Marine Gregg, lle tlal laid
tho 1acta OF tile eaeo before thu Aliuaser Of Jus-
ttco. who made them q sub joct Of complaint to
krabbo, MD l,cueo tho latter anger. .
t'1f YOU don't pay nc. said thu toloncl, "1l
hayo e SEQ his lnlIsrial l!,ghneHB. tho Grnnl
Duke Constantine, ahoht H.
''iou may 70 10 tho Gb,ii II you Ike; but
you'll never Eet dollar ii l csr help It," Was tho
reply.
CoI. Gowcn w1otc tho Grand Duke, saying tim.
ho had not been paid, nnEl requesting Nil audi
oucc. Whnt followed III best told in lin OWN
words,
IAN ni1a-de.camp called Upon Mo with tho
message from tho Grand Duke TINT slloull ho
paid before left Bt. Petersburg, and requesting
me to call at h.s painco baforo o'clncl tho naxt
morning. On arriving at tho palace was shown
into tho Grand Dnkee apartment, where. to my
aurprigo h,ltl annoyance. 1 fund him cnnyorBinI,
with tho Minister uf Marine, MY declared onetuy.
Tho Grand Duke hrosr, kEcoIs bands with mc.
and Ful: "Cu3. 0owel,, l have Ind higher
opinion Of you than nj any other foreigner who
has over coma to this country, aCl am very
to 10 paid
"Why, your Imperial IEiEhness, have mover
boon pail ono ccut." 1 replied.
"Tho Minister tells ruu Iiu has paid you" eaid
lie. turning to krabbe.
ii liz lus been palI. I paid him myuclf," aaia
Kratbe, throwing significant gia,:co at nc.
mo, air-ynu lsiluv that havc not received
ono ponny," exclaimed.
~ canuos allow this alter2ation in my pros
enco." said tic Grand Duke.
But. your Imperial HiEhncHs, I aFsura you
~ continued, vixen lio Interrupted uc, Bay-
ing:
q Col. Gowcn, whom do you suppose would
beIlnyc,-you, u stranger. whom l llnvo known
only few yearB, or II :iini~ter Ut tho Empire r
'' 1t is not AoceBrary t" Leuss either of liz. I
said. III hnye been pnitl, surely lhero III Bnmo
rcoorl Of It In thu Ucp1ftlnpht {Iuyt, fin hnnt,9