Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-21
PERU.cHILI.
Editor Hurlbut Before the investigating
Communicable Denies Many OF
Shepherds Statements.

WASHINGTON. April 20.
VIM Henry Hurlbut appeared before the
Shipherd investigating committee. to-day.
and admitted an Interview with Shipherd,
and MANY of its minor features, but denien
all the substantial statements OF Shepherds
version Of the interview. A notable declar-
alton. as to the marginal note, was: 60 in.
Steve!" All was alleged to have been writ
ten by Blaine on the instructions that we're
given to Hurlbut.
The witness said he never gave the slight
est iniimation that he had seen such a dis
patch The gist of it was, that Mr.. Shepherds
statement rests entirely upon an incident
which learned from some other source. that
a marginal note was made upon a Dispatch.
The witness said: "My relations ~iIh Blaine
were of friendly character. had several
conversations, and from him l learned that
President Garfeld's policy was 10 continue
and give effect to the Calderon government
bringing about peace on the west coast OF
South America without spoiation OF the ter
ritory of Peru Blaine failed to convince me
that he was carving out this policy by his
ways and methods He always suggested to
me something in the nature OF political
flirt As democrat never had much faith
in his methods though personally l liked
him."
The witness saw Mr.. Blaine several times
between September and December and at no
time did he. the Secretary. indicate that he
iisapprovea of his (witness) brothers course
Hurlburt also said that his brother, the late
Minister to Peru consulted with him "a tn
the letter from Shipherd to him rendering
$3.50. 900: he regarded it as bride, and de-
sired to have it Immediately exposed, but the
witness advised him to wait for further
developments.
At still later period in the hearing, the
witness said that the go it, Steve" dispatch
NAV be in existence, and he is not entirely
clear that il does not exist. He was only
emphatic that he had bad no such dispatch in
his possession and had not shown it to Snip
herd.
The witness read letter from his brother
in which the latter characterized Shipherd as
an indefatgable nuisance, who had been
kicked out of the Peruvian legation and state
department, and expressed the desire tina, the
correspondence between himself and Ship.
herd be made public.
The witness did not understand that Blaine
showed the dispatch with the marginal note
upon it to Gilmore, but simply indicated that
only in that way could he express his views.
being stopped fron doing so in official dis
patches. The witness had heard that COrbin,
the Landreau claim.
In 1874 the Landreau claim was pressed in
the state department. as the witness was in
formed by Peter HeOner, ExGov. III. ID.
Cooke, jag Cooke and Joseph Carter. Being
asked, ''Were the same people behind Ship.
herd you have mentioned "a urging the
Landreau claim?" he replied ''Oh, l do not
know, can only infer"
In reply to a question, Mr.. Hurlburt said
in terms he gathered that Blaine approved
of the plans of the Credit Inhustriel in their
efforts to obviate the spolation of the Peru
Wan company, his opinion being based on the
fact that the letter from Gen. Grant to Mr.
Elmore, holding that the United States should
step in and oppose such course on the part
of Chill, was submitted to Blaine, who cor
daily approved its sentiments.
This concluded Hurlbut's investigation.
The chairman announced that Blaine would
appear before the committee at 10. 30 Monday
morning, and the investigation adjourned
until then.