Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-04-13
A Serious Difference Between
the Senator's from Penn
sylvania.
Shepherds To.day's Testimony Of a
Slightly Sensational Character.
Free Trade Democrats EndeayOr.
Ing to Establish an Issue
for the Next Campaign.
Capital Notes.
THE suIpHEnD's DEMONSTRATIONS,


THE suIpHEnDs EXAMINATION.
Washington. April l3.--Sbipherd's ex-
animation was resumed. Witness admit |
ted that Blaine always spoke with great
dignity, ns became his high Office; that
he never committed himself in words,
but when the witness thought over the
drift of his several interviews, ne was
profoundly impressed with the belief
That the secretary was il accord with
their wishes. Witness said he had among
his letters in New York an autograph ap-
proyal by Gen. Grant of a draft of the
dispatch which the witness prepared and
expected to ask the secretary to eend
Hurlbut. Alsoa copy OF an introduc-
tion from Grant to the president. Wit
ness said that at the time the personal
friends of Arthur, Garfield and Grant
were interested with them. Witness de-
clared that Blaine didn't know who the
stockholders were, but simply discussed
the claim on its merits. Senator Blair
never was stockholder.
Witness said that Secretary Blaine
once told him that good diplomat sent
dispatches which might mean one thing
in the body of dispatch, and entirely.a
different thing on the margin.
Relating this to friend. the latter
said to witness, Did the secretary say
that? Well then, we have got him, for
1 saw. and he did, in my hand, a dispatch
to Hurlbut upon the margin of which
was penciled Go in Steve"
Witness thought Blaine changed front
because he feared he would no longer
remain in the cabinet and feared an ex-
posure and SO decided to finish witness,
ana he regarded Blaine's letter denounc-
ing the Peruvian company as fraud
and swindlc, deliberate attempt to
assassinate mans character.
Witness said VIM. Henry Hurlbut, of
the New York World was the friend who
saw the marginal note, "Go in Steve"
Witness never learned that the secre-
tary desired to use this claim for his own
personal or pecuniary benefit.
PARTLY SENSATIONAL.
Shepherds testimony to-day was the
first that had boon sensational for some
time. Even some of the committee are
inclined to distrust Shipherd, but others
think there's much truth in his story.
DECLINED.
Jno. NJ. Hubbard, of Chicago, has de-
olined the appointment of treasury
agent to Seal Island, Alaska.
NATIONAL LAND LEAGUE.
The national land league treasurer't
report shows the recripts since the
league was formed, Slsl, 200; remittan
ces to Eagan and Mrs. Parnell, sl69,0O(
from league and sl04,OOO direct.
ANOTHER INTERVIEW.
Senator Cameron held another inter.
view with his colleague to-day to tall
over differences between them, but Nc
adjustment was reached, and according
to Senator Mitchell none is probable
The Pennsylvania republicans are try
| ing to prevent any open rupture. be
cause it would have n bad effect in thu
state.
Il SECRETARY HUNT.
! Secretary Hunt says he will so to st
Petersburg May first.
1 FREE TRADE DEMOCRATS.
The free trade democrats are maxim,
strenuous efforts to have the comm!
campaign conducted upon the issue O
tariff reform, but thisis stoutly oppose,
by protectionists-uot only by protec
tionists. but by others, who, although
themselves In favor of the tariff reform
, plan, refuse to make it an issue. Som
. party leaders who advocate making tn
tariff reform prominent this year, il
view Of fighting the next presidentia
. campaign upon it, are provoked at th
! disposition manifested to avoid this is
! sue. One of these, prominent membe
, Of congress, said to-day that he had n
!, hopes Of democratio success until th
, party declared itself upon distinctly
principles; that he was in favor Of til
party planting itself squarely upon til
tariff reform, and of saying to those VIII
/, do not believe in this issue that they ha
r better get of the democratic party, an
: he said: "As long as half the democrat
in congress continue to vote again,
q the other half on questions in which til
g people are most interested, We will ne,
II or succeed"