The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-15
4 RING OF BLACKMAILERS.
ruE FRAUDs or GODLOTE y. ORTH's
Friends IN VENEzUELI.

WAsHtNGToN, July En- order that tue
,ufi,c NAV have clear ida OF the yillalnous !
character Of the orcrajiors 81 the NeneHuti'
Rins, ~ which the Hon. Gcdiove = ottu' we
rubhcnn candidate for Gov rnof OF ihu'an"'
VISA IRON incnt member, send YOU uet"'eu
account of three OF the claims which were
t.sstu uucn by the bleCkm illng commlsslon'
ma he colecticn OF which Orth endeavored 10
+, v.,nfcrced by making war upon weaker
republic.
Fift, there ia the William f. wiet claim. Mr..
vile. many years AGO hired a house In Caracas,
r,,pr the lover pari IS a rtorehouse for ngricul-
tr.Itmrleu onis viii he had imported from
New York. while he let room IN the upper
ts,t 20 ~ NgsoHic lodge. When he had sold out
D. tly the whole Of ms sock. there being indi-
,tiens Of rising In the provinces, II was
t,u.ht test to strengthen the military forces
~ ne capita, and the house occupied 10y Wnlet
W. ired 10y the authorifies for use 10y the mill
tafy. An old resident Of Caracas informs me
III at this time the stock remaining In Willcts
u,-e could n1l have exceeded $1,000 in value at
tcumost II when the troops w're qunr-
terrD In tn bul .iug ~ VI. removed what goous
he lad rem MinL on ami, consisting pfnclpa-
~ ,f ulou.he, ni va .icu th' pr mlsts. Aitsr
aIIse If i'm, and n eli auYc OF Administr'tion'
buWcyer. i'pt u.tde ca IN ~ u nc I,un So
ito,,ri, am ~ lie t. give tue amount wncd
csiIniated his |, $50 Ills Claim lnr lnueul!l-
h,,a,,e ed wlrn Ia died, and thus It would have
no, in,d 10 IT,, -ent DAY had II not been Tor
tue Mixed COmuii Zion.
INITIATING CLAIM.
When the con,tui sion or4anizei power
Of .tUrae, from MillcLs heirs wa sought ana
oltnn d IN favor u VIM. T.. Murr,y, WIN
Fl t.t an. hutizlig ID Yd NJ. ialmage. thu Amer
. kan mu.is 30 cf, To- draw the certificates
Lsu.d On aw r.s from the board. linen tue
..n anded Tor the ne-t traction of ali the goods
s tGr House, s9,6S' Tor a sasometeT, 1900 Tor
tfu-uf. uit.ls-fNil4, ana tuucs paid on GOODS,
$3.50 for a deut due ~ the Masonic lodge which
hid us Il az IT u tie hose for a dye room.
hou.e, 2o63 movins effects from the ouse,
snu SJS,U<l.g, for tnt,Iest. wuich WAS chur ed at
the rate ot Is nsr cut. per annum' making
In the exan'ination of this clsim by the Mixed
c. tnssion, wni, h WIS CONFUSED OF DAVID NJ.
Tain ,ee, on the part Of the United sthtos, and
J. T.. What ne, on the part Of Venezuela. with
ouns man n med Macnedo, who nad been
secret. - Of ialmaee's gas company in Ciraras.
frumpire, no original invoices were produced,
mr. b ks OF acc UNITS, nor receipts Tor duties
y id, nor vouchers OF any Kind TO suDstantlate
lie {, I'M. II WIS not even shown that Wet
paiI the uwuer rent for the house while II was
occapied by the troops in point OF fact he did
mt. M valid roofs whatever, in regard to the
Iie't ultu losses we're Presented 10 the COM
Mission, lniess We c"li SUCH an aindavit SAID TO
have Jeep sworn to Oy a brother OF Mrs. Millet,
which was drawn by the attorney, MURRAY, and
lern o,foIe lhumas n. Sulwell, the American
Munster and member OF the Ring. ex parte.
D. stead of being done before j Judge, with notice
g. lle Treasury mister, as was legally required.
time that The Ring took IL up until IL WAS
brought before the commission as an inter-
tioual clam. while In realty II was strictly OF
strvaie nature, such as the commission was
IL on'p. tent 20 pass upon, and such as the Gov
tTument Of the United states could not enforce
tie payment Of wit bout violating the law OF
IatIons. lie Commissioner Cf Venezuela Tro-
tested against the consideration OF the claim on
the ground that II VS. iantastical ana void Of
I'll n eri's; tut nevertheless Mir. Ialmage D.
niited II as Just TO tue amount OF tlfp,5I5oS on.
j. teen went up TO MI almase's yout1 nian
Rachado, who acted "a umpire, and he went
through the farce Of makne further tritiins
IeUu ton, sitter wuich certificates Tor $4,000,
Waite to tie beafer, were issued, of whiC II
ttn unt ceriihc ties to the amount OF $56,OO
N,re delivered to the widow OF Willet, Com
Ms ioner aiu, ee retaining $s5,ooO for hts own
Lse anu that II MS coufeder,tes IN tue swinde.
PHANTOM STEAMSHIPS.
A very peculiar claim was that entered In the
pHme oI Beaie-, Mobiles i Garrison. Col WIN. Ii.
Notifies II -. Paul, MINI, made contract WIN
the Government of Venezuela for exclusive
privileges IN connection with the employment
o. Two 81, nleGs 70 ply between New York and
l. EulbTa, the one TO carry IT. lght ana the
ottrluercn ,udt,e W ith day nxed Tor carr, iug
TIE contact into effect. Dr. Joan &. Bsaler aud
FrC X. CORR, on su, euuenty became Inter
ssted IN the 6 ntenlpialed ehterptse.
The O. yernnent u VenezuelA hesitated
oF5 makins thls contract, md, In order TO
prevent unpl, asaIt re,uits Ia re q misun er-
E1uolng should occur, caused To be Inserted a
Cause mat should INV differences or mlsunder-
standings OF any Kind whatsoever grow QUO OF
uis transaction, tither directly or indirectly
tie subject matter u difference SHOULD be de-
Giaeu in the city OF Caracas. or Ia ..aguayra oy
scommis iOn consisting of Two abiuatufs, one
a. b. chosen 10y NOLles and his associates. aud
tie other by The Government of Venezuela;
and should the ornltr-tors disagree, tnat tulrd
arbitrator should be appointed by the Minister
Of spain IN Carac. :. or 10y one OF the diplomatic
SCENTS Of Dem ark, Bremen, HOLLAND, or Bel
gum. II VS. further ipuiated th"t the decl-
atom OF the albitrators should he final aud WIN
Out appeal, ard that under no preteA1 OF motive
Whatever snouid the eese re con 'trued 80 a IN.
te,raiiuual claim. The designated time having
expired, aid 10 steamer having been de-
spntcued. Neuezueia reseind' the ret.
Con. Noble af,erward employed W, +. Murray,
brutherin law II the American Minister, wnU
set, d 80 general agent Tor the Ring. 10 get the
Csc te.ole the 1ed COMBUSTION as a. inter
cli,nt, demanded $Cl4,OO damages. Comms-
si"i er Nilaiine opposed TIE claim as Ia VIOLA
bol Of tue contract, aud ueld That the con IN -
sion was not competent to try tue case, as IL was
not an In ernational cisim. Moreover, ne denied
thai the cl in4nts had suffered any loss what
socyer o. any act ON the part OF NenezueId.
bu aim &c decided that the conn issiOn was
awarded the claimant. $250,6D in gold ~ The
d IMAGES sust ined An appeal was taken TO
Tain ge's Yuuag man, VINO acted as umpire. and
le 81 course uuhur ed all That the American
tnrmis-ioner nd done, tue Nenezuelin Com
missioner entenHg his protest against tue whole
IrDceeulng, MhlCn he denOuuced as an inlqui-
tous ira I'd.
REsuRREcIING DEAD AND BURIED CLAIM.
There was another claim of GOO Idler anj
sssucatcs f1r Supplies furnished to the old CO.
ltnuI.u 1unfrderIri during her war for indie.
IenJeuce. The cunfederacy was subsequently,
ct-a.iyed, and New Granada, Venezuela, and
~ ai't p"' anne IN 'ependent repubhes. j COO
Idltr go fit4 90 IN ction IN Venezuelan court
torooy The whole Of me Colombian clam,
th"us.i -l"A lei. was justly liable fOf only her
thtv i - ptr cent. Ihe case being sOme-
w. come 'r4ted. II " 3 referred, and the
referee nae report awarding ldIer S1O.520 II 4
~ zoe cur ncY If Venezuela, when VS. equiv
o. at 10 tlue-tentus Of int amount In gold.
1nls hudn1 WAS confirmed by the court our an
au~oi ~ ne >uperior Court being taken by the
lto auit Oh "ctodnt Of alleged mistakes and
,i'@h tui's, INT court d red the matter 70
III itfHiI 4 10 the supreme Court, where tue