Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-05
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. BLAIR CROSS-BXA A Believer in BIaine's Fora
 eign Policy.
 HIS INTERVIEWS WITH SHEPHERD. The Latter Looking For PO-
 litiCal Knowledge. DAvITT'S RELEASE FROM PRISON,
A New Chief Secretary For
 Ireland.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Peruvian ScandaI-Senator Blair Under Cross-Examtnation-H Interest in the South American Poltcy--Money Required to Rebuild our Rotten Navy Other Matters of Interest.
 WASHINGTON, May 4.-Senator Blair, being cross, examined before the Shipherd investi- gating committee this morning, said that he was more interested in the South American policy of the government than in the Peru vian company and any profit coming from it to him. The occupation of Peru by Chili is important in case it should be necessary to protect an inter-o oceanic canal. Witness was introduced to Shipherd by c. R. Egan l Shipherd desired him to call the attention of 1 the State department to the Peruvian com pany. In July witness had another inter- l view with Shipherd, when the latter explained 1 the purpose of the company. Having the l impression that he controlled both the l Cochet and the Landreau claims, Shipherd' s l specific and immediate object was to get wit | ness to ascertain what attitude the govern l ment would take toward Chili and Peru and what policy it was proposed to pursue in the | future. Shipherd thought that knowl- | edge essential as 8 basis of any business in l the operations of the company Witness told Shipherd he would gladly see Blaine ! about it. Blaine explained to witness the instructions to Ministers Fitzpatrick and l Hurbut, which seemed satisfactory to Ship l herd Blaine seemed clear that the Ian | dreau claim was entitled to the good offices 1 of the government. The session then ad- 1 journed.
 Preliminary to the commencement of the | Star route trials this afternoon, motion was made to quasi the indictment against Mir. l Turner on account of alleged wrong doing of the grand jury. A motion was also made 1 for the government to indicate whether Mir. l Brady was to be tried as an official or pri- vate citizen. Judge Wylie overruled both i motions and said he was ready to swear the l jury.
 1 Mr. Bliss called attention to the absence of 1 Dorsey, saying that he believed Ingersoll had made deliberate false statement when he said Dorsey would be on hand ''You are & liar," yelled out IngersolI. ''You are liar. '' The court reprimanded both of the gentle men, and said it would tolerate no such scenes, and order was restored. The defense said they were ready to proceed. The State said they would not proceed until Dorsey should sit in court with the other accused 1 Ingersoll refused to answer Bliss as to whether he expected Dorsey at all. Bliss | appealed to the court to ask him. The judge said he was not trying cases in that way. so without determining whether Dorsey would l be on hand then or not the cases were ad- 1 journed until Tuesday, May 16th.
 The Secretary of the Navy to-day sent to l the House voluminous report replying to inquiries regarding the condition of the navy. l The most important feature was paper l showing the estimated time and cost required | to make each vessel efficient to engage in bat | tie with an enemy of the same general classi- fication. Quitting these whose hulls are considered unfit for repairing, of the sixty | three vessels in the list thirty three are re- 1 ported efficient for immediate use. To repair the remaining thirty and put them in condi- | ton as indicated above the estimated cost is $3,172, ,OOO and the time required ranges from l three weeks to eighteen months, in most | cases being from six to twelve months, and on five of the number eighteen months being l estimated as the time required with full force of men employed. In answer to the House inquiry about the penetrating power l of the most powerful gun ln actual service
 he stated Sthat the most powerful gun is an eight-inch muzzle loading rife converted,
 whose actional power at one thousand yards distance is to penetrate plank of solid
 wrought iron 8A inches thick, the force being sufficient to carry the shot just through the plate. It's range is 10, 28O yards at 37 yards elevation end weight 1,730 pounds, the ball
 weighing 1S0 pounds and it's charge 35 pounds
 of powder. There are fifty one of these guns
 actually available for service. The cost of
 repairs put upon vessels in the navy since 1865 foots up 1928, ,075, ,O40, and the total cost
 of vessels was $72, ITS.
 The Secretary of War sent to the House to
 day, in response to resolution of inquiry, a
 statement showing the United States forces
 in Arizona to be 104 officers and 2,273 enlist
 ed men aside from the command of General
 Forsythe, not enumerated in the report
 Most of the South American States come
 to this country, mainly to New York, to get
 their paper money and government obliga
 tions of all kinds printed. There is no law,
 however, in this country to punish counter
 feiting of any such obligations except oul
 own. This fact gives the counterfeiters oi
 foreign securities every facility, and they
 have taken advantage of the absence of law
 on the subject to ply their trade with gooc
 deal of success. Various foreign govern
 ments, notably Brazil have spent many thou
 sands of dollars in hunting up counterfeiter;
 of their money in the United States, only tt
 find that our government was powerless il
 the matter, though the detective machinery 1T
 the Treasury department has been placed 8
 the service of the aggrieved governments, ant we have done all that can be done in the ab
 sence of law to punish the criminals bill intended to remedy this evil has beer before Congress for three years, but ha
 slept in committee till last Monday, when i
 was reported from the Senate Judiciary com
 mittee and placed upon the calendar. It pro
 vides that every person in the United States
 who with an intent to defraud makes coun
 terfeits of any bond or other security of an,
 foreign government intended to circulate 8
 money, shall upon conviction be punished b.
 heavy fine and Imprisonment The need O
 enacting such law, from business stand
 point appears from the fact that these for
 eign governments are thinking of transfer
 ring all this work to England, where the law upon the subject are stringent and efficientl,
 enforced Moreover, the safety which coun
 terfeitars now enjoy in certain importan fields of work encourages the business, ant
 is regarded by the Treasury as an ever-pres , ent temptation to honest engravers Ther . is no opposition apparently to the bill, ant
 its passage is assured if it can be reached
 The report that both Hill and Brown, Sen
 ators from Georgia, will resign their seat
 lacks confirmation, though it is correct in re ' gard to Hill. He has placed his resignation 5 in the hands of the Governor for action whel
 he pleases. The rumor wast that the Cover nor was waiting for Browns so as to act o s them together. Near friends of Brown state
 however, to night that he is not i'll enough t
 contemplate resignation The delay of tn
 Governor is to fix his successor. It is gen r erally expected that MT. Gordon will be re | turned.
 Neither Hooker McPherson or Andsrso
 have yet been chosen secretary of the Re
 publican executive campaign committed Tn
 chances seem to be in favor of Sergeant al 1 Arms Hooker.
 The latest rumor about Minister Lowell
 recall seems to come from Massachusetts f where it is said he is expected home in Au g gust. It may be definitely stated, however g that no recall has yet been issued by tn T President and that his successorsbip has nc b been submitted to the Cabinet. The know - ing ones say, however, that the change i Il Il England's Irish policy gives the chanc e waited for to recall Lowell without preiudic j. and that it will done in the course of tn q summer.
 f The superintendent of the bureau of gee j. logical survey sent to the House to- day d communication recommending an approprif 9 l tion of $25, 900 to extend the operations c Il the bureau into Alaska
 y The Attorney General has given write I opinion in which he comes to the same COT y clusion as to the calling of continued 5's a @ lately indicated by Secretary Folger, tha those bonds must by law be called the higt
 est numbers firat