The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-24
A RING BONANZA.
The Grandest Grab Of the Age.
THERE'S MILLIONS IN 1T.

MExICO'S DEBTS TO AMERICANS To BE PAID
BY THE SALE OF HER BORDER STATES
| GLOWING GLyMPsEs OF THE RICH TERRI
TORIES WHICH WILL BE ANNEXED.
A San Francisco special TO the Chicago
Times of yesterday says that: 1t may appear
strange that events which have been Kept
strictly secret in Washington should be
brought to the light Of day in San Fran
cisco. The following facts, which are pub
lished in the Chronicle on to-day, are
strictly true. / am not at liberty 10 give
you the names of my authorities, but can
say, without betraying confi1ence. that
the facts were related TO me by prominent
San Francisco capitalists, who were taken
into the speculative ring referred TO below,
and who, now that they have lined their
| pockets with Mexican coins, have no further
interest in protecting the secrect. How the
public will look upon president who thus
prostitutes international diplomacy 10
aid such jobbers as Butler. Came
ron, and Conkling in swindling poor people
out OF the moneys awarded them by the
Mexican claims commission, remains 90 be
seen. II this story does not explode third
termism, the temper OF the American people
has greatly changed in the past few years.
The story is as follows: For some time past
rumors have been afioat of the intended
purchase by the United States and cession
| by Mexico OF cartain portions of the terri
| tory of that republic. These rumors have
been continually denied by these supposed
to be deep in the confidence Of the mighty
powers of our own and the Mexican govern
ment The Chronicle for long time has
been engaged in trying to delve to the bot
tom of the mystery, and st length, by means
| of private dispatches and information furn-
ished by persons who have been let into
the secret, is enabled to lay before its
readers the following authentic facts: For
two or three years past body known as
THE MEXICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION,
with Sir Edward Thornton, the British
minister, at Washington, acting ss umpire
have been arbitrstipg between the United
States and Mexico in regard to claims for
pecuniary damages growing out of the last
war with Mexico, and depredstions COM
mitted by Mexicsns on American soil. The
| Mexicans presented counter claims for al
| legged deprt dations by American citizens on
| Mexican property. When the arbitration
began each government agreed 10 abide By
| the decision and pay all awards SOON as
the final agreement should be made. The
claims commission has ended its labOrs. The
result is an award of between $40 600, 900
and $4,000 900 to the United States
government. The Mexican treasury is in q
depleted condition, and when the final
award was made, President Lerdos' govern
ment found itself unable TO meet this huge
demand on its resources. The result Was
that negotiations were entered into between
the two sovereign powers tor an amicable
adjustment of this little financial obligation.
THESE negotiations have been pending for
some time past, and have resulted in
treaty between the two governments, the
substantial points of which are now given TO
the public for the first time The United
States of America, represented by Presidsnt
Grant, agree to
ASSUME THE FIN ANcIAI REORGANIZATION OF
MEXICO
to American citizens, and pay all the awards
in full. In consideration OF this obligation
of the United States, the republic of Mex
leo, represented by President Don Sebastian
Lerdo De Tejado, covenants and agrees to
cede to the United States the whole of Lower
California the entire state OF Sonora, which
includes the magnificent seaport of Guaya-
mas, the whole state of chihuahua, and
| parts OF the stat, OF SinalO8, Duran go. and
| Coahuila. The terms OF this treaty have
passed backward and forward between
| Washington and the City of Mexico. All
the resources OF diplomacy here have been
exhausted in their preparation, and they
have finally been accepted by both Presi
dent Grant and President Lerdo, and they
will soon be presented to the senstes OF
the two countries for ratification. The
| treaty will be sent to the United States
Senate, upon its reassem bling early in De-
cember, with recommendation from Presi-
dent Grant that IL be ratified az once. A.
ready the United States is making prepara
| tions to take possession of the newly &C.
quired property. 1t will be remembered
that two weeks ago Rear Admiral Rogers,
| commanding the squadron OF the Pacific,
was ordered to Washington, and left San
Francisco on some mysterious mission.
That mission Is now explained. The Pa
cific squadron is now concentrating near
the Mexican coast, and Rear Admiral Rog-
ers has gone to Washington to receive per-
sonsl instructions in the matter. 1t is SUP
posed that there will be
MUCH INDIGNANT FEELING MANIFESTED
by the Mexicans when the cession is made
know, and our gun-boats and cur men-Of-
war are to be on hand to restrain any open
opposition. The rebuilding OF the double
| tI rreted monitor Monadnock and the sim
| gle turret Comanche, on both OF which ex-
tensive repairs have been made at Mare
Island recently, is also explained by this
| startling piece OF news. The government is
evidently taking every precaution TO secure
the peaceful execution OF the treaty, IL -
shall be ratified, but it is also making every
| preparation to enforce its execution II nee
| esssry, at the mouth of our guns. The fact
| that these negotiations were pending, with
| an almost assured certainty OF favorable
| termination, has been known to leading
/ politicians for some time. Notable among
those who we're in the secret were Simon
| Cameron, of Pennsylvania, BENJAMIN L.
| Butler, of Massachusetts, and Senator
Conkling, of New York. These gen-
tlemen were not slow to take
| advantage OF their knowledge, and
turn it to their own private profit.
Those holding claims against the Mexican
government. which had been audited by the
| commission, knew nothing of the probabil-
ity that the United States would eventually
assume the claims. They only knew that
Mexico was pauper, and they Were
anxious to realIzs whatever they could on
debts which had been outstanding for years,
and the collection of which was now ex-
| tremely problematical. A ring was formed
by those who knew the secret, and many OF
the claims were bought up at merely nonni.