The New York herald., 1878-03-03

| appointed his friend, Colonel Thomas o. Stiiwe OF
Indiana, as tnuca states Minister 10 Nen'zus,a-
Colonel Suiwell hsd friend and brother IN law, .
T. Murray. OF st Paul, MINI, who. when ne heard or
| this aud had examined tue grounu, aud while t"i
mage's nomination nad not yet been confirmed, wrote
10 stiwell suggesting to him 10 consider whether
would not be better 10 defeat 1alimssc's nominaton
stated above IL was considered, however better 70
compromise matters and come 10 an UNDERMINING.
IaiinIsge aud Murray followed No objection was W
be naae 10 raiimase's confirmation. stiIweii Was TO
accept Ne Minister, and Murray, alter interviewing
aud arran.ins with the claimants the unncd states
(exactng IN each bai the saount awarded),
wnnc railmsge also, lIrough MS aleni h y dealer
the nsmcl made precisely similar arrangements with
all who spplied To him. Al tniaes being mus sell
tied these worthy ndiyiduais Except lalmasc, VINO
had already gon,) Stiiwel and Murray isit New York
tor 81 Thomas IN the steamer sou,n America Captain
Tinkl lepausD, tne 23d OF December, 1867 From
iheLce they went 10 Caracas, where they arrived Ia
January, 1865
1.-THE DuiLpozEEsn
Tue United States Icgitlo estabish he'd on tho
ground noor OF the Hotel ST. Amand, while stilweli
Murray ana iaim.ge .iveu IN tue same hotel up
stars aud as ali three ignorant oi the language
ana had no SOCIAL scquainlaDce or relations u the
place they spent every vcnins ia eonsui'alion among
themselves stiiweIi presented Murray as hs seerc-
iafy OF Legation 10 the authorizes. Murray mad
sn,ire charge aud eontroi OF ,ne ONCE Of the
Legation. down stars making ali records, writ
! ing all COMMUNICATIONS, meeting all VISITORS re-
ceivipg all claimants 10 wnom he made known
MS lerons--vz.. one-half the amount recovered
| and taxing from each IN assignment OF that por-
Ion aud power oi attorney from each 10 fcceve
"
the coumi-si0D IL any claimant refused 10 come
INTO his (Murraysl he told 10 get hs claim
IN us IA, could iha nao The ear oi the cominissou
anu his cases would bc nrsi attended TO. and woaid
doubtless occupy the wnole tins OF the eommission
which was limited by the convention Under tnis con-
vention duiy OF United states Minister IN
CARACAS 10 present to tue iss'on rec OF charge oi
coursc ali papers on ie therein relating TO auy eiaim
OF say citizen OF tac United States nsaiust VeIczueia
ms was Murray 1uty, or would have been had he
been Nihster u Nc fsusea 10 co tins unless at the
expense 10 the CLAIMANT oi one hall The amount re-
covered. Filming that there would DO NO relief 10
.hem except by Tins sacrifice. most oi them. like
Dgss Aud others, consenscd tnrreto IN order " got
their claims O.iOro the c0niniissioD.
MAKING CLAIMANTS EAT GRASS
Ialinase hHu, previous 10 MS Return 10 Caracas,
made prccsoly similar arrangements with claimants
IN the uned Saios, through MS agent IN New YORK.
nay coaer Front sreel, by the name OF Wheeler.
de .xActed halt also DR.. James > Mack:e's
demonstrating against such extortion i,p CLAIM of
oe So Tor snsy uaa 10 .d,vyy' among several" tseo
Dr. MackicS testimony) rallniage also had po ser
claimants, especially tnosc IN tnc United States to
reccive Tor them AMI withdfaw from tho possession
oi Tue conm,ssion amy certificate or ceriihcates
showing the amount awarucd iheu." And IN pursu-
ance OF such authority no received and TOOK, when ho
n,d from Caracas, ali those certncatcs. Oi these only
the claimants Talimage retanod after his return
tina United states onchaf inc amount In certificates,
and mas received tho instaiments on sucn, ana has,
| by his own confession (see Report Foreign Affairs
1870 bought sola deal. IN these certificates,
| WHY WE AXE DsGRACED ABROAD.
stilwel remained up stairs IN the ho,e 81. Anand
while iu Caracas, rarely coming the
|
had established the oilice OF tue l. .sation
| ony 10 sign tue dispatches and commun catvns Tor
Warrington or TO the Venezuelan goveram mt, winch
were drawn up ana generally wr:tten by Murray.
| StilwelI ccommcnded 10 hr Seward the appoint
mcpt OF u counsel Tor or on benai OF the United
States ctzsns, whose claims were 10 be presented,
10 appear pciorc tho commission, ana rcc0mmcn
Mt. W. r. Murray Tor that place, gentleman OF
would be useful TO our ci.izens.n Ar seward hoe
| over, declined Having iorced all claimants 10
| submit 10 Their exaclions, anu ralimag. having
| SUCCESSION
Ian Commissioners who refused 10 come into his ar
rAug.meuls and navng secured The appoin lnlent as
umpire vi his Macnado, aud imposed "a OF rules
for proceedings on his plant colleague the Venezuelan
Vnlxians, ioroaaing Tho appearances Of any counsel
iUr cisinapts before the COMMISSION, 0rdcripg
ysssiony Win closed doors. &C, tnis COMMISSION At
last wentto work. This work Was. norrsd through
IN tho most Tcnar kAbie manner. Viiaiane found he
could pot submit 70 the enormous prctensions OF the
clsinan,s. VINO, some cases, Without TITLE Of
tiied dam.g ges I'm $500, ,oOo s24o. ooO)
rus was tGc roAarkabiu case OF Bealcs, Nopio a.
claim Whatever, was adjudsed 10y tho um-
pmo, AucnadO, evcntuaity) 10 have right
ornmsnt OF vsuesusls TO vsi,aa.s his tNoDis' s.
contract tor line vi steamers ron New YORK TO La
gusyra Having rejected or a,d ASIDE those claims
and Murray's) exactions, anu having referred "
MaShsdo Amos, all the In winch they
~ 70 amounr and nnaiiys having received me- -
cision, confirming almost ia each case Tallinage'.
views, tus commission hastily finished ITS abors aud
PROOF ~ rns STATE DEPARTMENT.
Before thcir departure, however, tncy remained a
day u sign and distribute the famous ccrlin
Gates 10 eacn case subdivdcd IN some cases Into a.
many ten or even twenty certificates vi equal parts
| OF the amount awarded Ineso wore made payxbie Ia
bearer pass without ind0rscment, ana wore
then onc-half retained and the other han delivered
oor Left Tor inc claimants Tne cert'dca'e book,
printed III Now YORK by ralnage's order, carried
out by hm 10 Caracas, having sthl therein the
each certincsse issued, showing number, name anc
amount as "A cnequo book, Is now deposited IN the
state Department. rhe certificates are slii n some
cases held by tho ciaimants-that is. oae-haif o
holds AID hold by retention and purchase, mofe Of
them than any o,ner one person
couSrRYs GOOD.
The foregoing iacts arc known to everybody In
Caracas and Arc unqucstonaDiy known To every sue
ceodiug United Stacs Munster TO Vrnezuela-lo Par
trdRe, Pile nnd RuBsoii--nUnc OF whom could tail 81
Know Tins history. Macnado found, utter exploits
that he could NOS remain IN Venezuela. Ho left io
tho United states to meet railmage add settle ac
connis. He atcrward married lady In BALTIMORE
ana, having been summoned appear before III.
House Committee IN 1916, he lott for Europe, and
residcs there.
Mr. Erasius C.Pruyn, Of Albany, a son OF tho lat,
Mr. j. L. Pfuyn, happened To 50 out 10 Venezuela
IN December, 1905, IN company win Suwen anu
Murray remained IN CARACAS uii 1870 and during
part OF tho time, alter the fight OF Stliws Murray
and rallmage-navng been appointed United state.
Commercial Agent thcre-ne renamed la charge o
the United states Legation there until the arrival
tho new Mins,er-Parridgc-in 1859 .iic also know!
how all and each OF tho facts related nero ar,
true Ana Mr.. H. BoultoD, Mr.. Foster Mr. Sturup, the
Danish Consul General, with every other memOer o
tho diplomatic and consular body thcrc know II tC
WHERE COMMITTEE CAN riSp FACTS
Those easily learn TO
themselves the truth or lastly OF the statement her
made, by reading tho various reports oil the House
Senate committees (of Foreign Anairs) this matte
Of the NuuezueIau when have bec
published aud presented 10 the House since 1859, an
especially ~ the House Report (lE apringcr chair
man 0! sub-tomniiitccL printed in August 1876
These facts supper sd uy evidence, and by tho
LESSONS oi ralnage and the now reveaiod lotters
Murray 10 Stilwei, snow fraud that Is unparaleic
since the famous Gardncr Mexican mno fraud, who
was exposed ia 1851 aud 1852 No who reads tina
evidence have any doubt as 10 The course whic
honor anc seli-rcspect require al the hands OF ou
government. H. j. NJ
YOUNG HOPEFULS.