New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-26
DIAZ AND HIS AGENTS.

treatises. Mr.. Prtchard, VINO is marfleu 10 u MICA
lean lady, and has long been q resident OF the CITY
of Mexico. and who was a business partner of Diaz,
is supposed to have lost these documents from his
pocket At all events he offered reward of 800
for certain papers, presumably the ones question,
but before the offer was made they had been
shown by the finder to certain persons and photo
graphic copies of them had been made If the evil
dence which they bear on their face can be be-
lieved Mr.. Prtchard was employed to influence the
American public through the American press In
favor OF Mexico. The first of these documents is as
follows:
DOCUMENT 40. l.
Instructions gwen to Dir. GulermO Pniohard, by
IgnacO J.. Nalarta, Secretary OF state on ME- P1teh
ards departure for the United States.
/. He Is TO defend In the American press Mexico ana
IT. statesmen against the almost daily sanders IN the
newspapers OF the United states. ,-.,
. He il defend aud IN proper and convenient form,
in the American press the OF the Government ana
Congress which the Mexican Correspondents OF the jour
g. lie is to max, known through the Northern news,
true state OF Mexican kuowelge in politics, jurispFu-
Geuce scenccsrts and general literature and ot rs note
worthy establishments Ui public instruction, which the
public aud literary writers Of the North and their cor
respondents IN Mexico are M the habit of ignoring 20
prejudice McNicO's good well rs OF the
political and commercial good understanding ana recP-
rJcaI friendship Of the two nrighbOriug Republics
4 To known u the Northern public the nrotec-
ton and guarantees offered both the government and
The laws of the X pubic To every industrial
ncrcal enterprise that be introduced into Mexico
and also the auxinuSnes, et by the Government itself
and by tine Con rc OF the Union to coneede projects
railroad enterprises which may present themselves
In good faiin. based on equitable grounds.
g. To make known, particularly the United States
and IA foreign parts generally She new era OF peace;
stability ard progress into which the nation entered
by the unanimous wall Of IT'S people ana, In TACT 10
make Mexico properly known wherever az the present
day II "a habfuaIly and with impuni'y slaudered
To properly carry out this work M Now-GOTk. and In
view OF IT. probable results IN favor Of thus Republic
toe following estimate has been approved by the Piesl
dent, Of whom you VIII be- considered private empOye.
MONTHLY ESTIMATE.
For the expense Of FURNISHING articles 2hd notices OF IN
10 pny Tor their insertion n influential ana widely err ~
salary '''--'--''''. 80
IGNAclo /. yALLAErA, Secretary OF State
GUHLERMO IRTCHARD
Marco, oct 81, 1877.
The next letter is from Diaz himself and it ap-
pears from this that Mr.. Pritchard had begun ms
literary work and that il was reasonably satlsfac-
tory:
PDJ MEXICO Dec. p, 1877.
Mr. GuiIERMo PRrTcHIRD. Ver Tort:
Mr DEAR sIH have dulg received your favor of the
Sun UT aud 10y II have seen ali ths Ills on comm9nl,
Inc change which being worked regarding them IN the
press Of that country. believe that IN order that the
services which propose render 20 this county,
b. fruitful they ought TO De sys ematz-d ana organized,
you 10 work jointly with other poi sons equally animated
bY praiseWOrthy intentions, and 10 hts end II
becomes necessary at You should pnt yourself In tie
frequent communication with senior ZImaoOna, aud
that you strictly follow HIS instructions.
regarding the pccunary aid that you nre 90 receive
for labor nave lnfouUrd myscf and am told that
your departure yOu received 500 and that By TINS
steamer II sent TO you sum 81 $3.50, both making tue
amount $500. that you VIII received sat
third
have received tho clippings from newspapers which
annexed to your favor.
Continue communicating to me all the news you may
Judge OF interest. Those. we'll yOur advice viii be
properly esteemed by your most ahecuonate ODcdent
servant, PORfRIo DIAZ
The HeraIfs correspondent writes that no further
payments, excepting 800, were made, aud that
balance Of 81. 900 would appear still TO be due to
Mir. Pntchard.
The third letter Is perhaps the most interesting of
the three; it certainly is the most amusing. 1t Is
written by G. Edward Lester, whose pamphlet en-
titled "The Republic Of Mexico; Historic
Sketch" for which 1t is asserted that the author re-
ceived SO, 900, has been issued within few days.
The letter acqnaints Mr.. Prtchard with some par
ticulars Of thi work, the materials for which are
said to have been forwarded by Diaz and his secre-
tary TO Mr.. Lester through Mr. Pritchard. Mr.. Les
ter also informs his correspondent that he had
promised 10 help Mr.. Cox to prepare a minority
port on Mexican affairs, aud had pledged himself to
assist in similar manner the Special Senate Com
mittee on Mexico.
DOCUMENT NO. 3.
NEw-YORK, Juno TO-
1t Ia all right now and of course l shall do my
work mp IA well as can aud quick as salts
and tribute 10 your noble services % she Mexican
cause during your visit. In the work shall totally
ignore ZanacOna. and In such way will hurt him
worse than any other mode of treating hun. The
trast winch shall (ke Irish authOrl draw between
him tot whom shall not speak, and dAtn and Diaz and
yourself Will him the cOmplctest justice. Five
sand American journals and many abroad, with all
the chief statesmen bankers ministers, oOnsuls,
1ts authors etc. of the world will learn any
thing about tue skunk through my pen.
. The office OF senior ZlmacOna's agent mo 50
Broadway. Weinberg. commission merchantsl outtered
mp with lots OF Yankee notions, samples, etc. Nice
work, this, for pienipOtentary.
will by this mall In fun TO SehOr Mata and shall
keep you and him advised Of all matters by every rtRu
lar ste "mer.
49, Cox WILL during recess prepare minority report
IN reply 10 SohleichCrs Onesded affair n will help
hm, which, OF course have promptly pledged myself
10 do Also, anO her important fact . offered a
resolution In the Senate to allow bis committee Especial
MOXlcOl to SIT during the recess aud also to inquire
into actual condition OF Mexico aud the ndminstra
ton OF Daz with n pledge from TO assist prepaT
ing tue report which means that will write 1t this SUM
mer while he Ia working up the Fall campaign I'll do
IT, you bet tell Malta and Diaz ths-for Mexico my
client now, and VIII DO 80 long sne sticks 10
Another Of the letters which Mr.. Prtchard was 30
unfortunate to lose is said 10 have been from Mr.
Cox nclOsing a copy of Secretary Evarts's instruc
tions of March %, TO Minister Foster 1t is asserted
that this copy was furnished to Mr. Cox long before
tho original made public by some one who
thereby betrayed his trust.