The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-18


company or To induce the United States to
io.ce this claim. In obedience to that sub,
poena ana TO obey the instructions alluded
-, presented myself at the appointed hour
al the place sppointed, and was asked
by you whether | was now prepared to
comply literally with the total demand
above reeiled; had no choice but to
answer in the negative. ! was then
peremptorily dismissed, being asked
nc other question and being allowed to
make no statement or explanation, now
beg to notify the committeee through you
that am prepared and have
was served upon me, been prepared to
supply in effect, although can't literally, |
all theevidence called for. further state this !
evidence includes an important letter from
the president OF the United, States recently |
discovered correspondence with official |
and unofficial representatives of Peru |
and with the department of state |
through my counsel. Whether |
this evidence may or may not |
be of value to the committee it is neither
my province nor my care to inquire. |
have completed my duty in the premises
in bringing it as commanded, but
this documentary evidence with much
more | need not here specify, enables
me to absolutely disprove every i'm
pNNa'iuh vi my NciuNltN uilu tut
quent value Of my testimony which by
assertion or suggestion has been put on
record since was last presented, respect
fully, submit that in the premises my per
sonal right as an assailed witness
is entitled to consideration. To allow
a voluntary witness, in public harangue
telegraphed to all parts of the country to
charge me with false swearing and to support
those. charges by improper, yet prlma facic
proof imposes, II am rightly advised, upon
the committee assuming so grave respon-
a reply as explicit as the prem.
ises may warrant. | ask no
favor | make no suggestion as to testimony
to be taken or rejected. ! do submit
that the committee which has
allowed its sessions to be made the
vehicle of personal assault in the
hearing of the whole country has used a il
cense to which is annexed an unques,iona-
bic duty. In answering Blaine in correct.
ing Blair, i confess myself within
the Same limits as if ad-
dressing court of adjudication. No
limitation so narrow as tins has been used
by the committee heretofore. ! wait
only to know whether | am to be
heard at all. Will you be so kind
as to lay this note before the
committee and to advise me of their decs-
ION without delay.
am, sir, yohr obedient servant,
JACoB X. SnIPnERp.
To Hon. Chas. G. Williams, Chairman, etc.
, Arrested.
LONDON, May T.-William Nenters, fore
man, compositor and printer Of the socialist
paper, the Freiheit, has been arrested, an(
! was to-day arraigned in Bow street polio,
! court on the charge of publication of ,
scandalous and seditious libel concernin,
: the murderers of Lord Frederick Cavendisl
\ and Mr.. Burke, and thereby encouragin,
! persons to commit murder. The polio,
0 have seized the issue of the Freiheit. An
!, other warrant has been issued against Johi
Neuer, an active socialist engaged on tn
i Freiheit,
i Merters, the Freihei. printer, was re-
II manded for week, but WAS Allowed bail
Mr. Poland will prosecute the case on be
!, half of the treasury. MIR, Bennett, edto
r and proprietor OF the paper, The Radical
will be counsel for the defense.
1t LIVERPOOL, May 1.-THE police here
& acting on private letter, boarded the Nu
tonal line steamer Egypt, which sailed 70
9 New York to-dav. Just before she lett tn
8 Mersey passenees aud crew were all mus
II tered on deck. The vessel was then searche,
ana ten men were discovered slowed in dii
a ferent parts of the steamer. They wer
s. taken to the police station. Two of ther
s. appear to be Americans, and three Irish
u men. They are fairly well dressed. Tn
'r remainder are sea-iariDg men.
MIHNEAPoLIs, MINI, May l7.-Presider
Folwell and Professors Pike and Myer, {
% the State University, were arrested thi
morning in connection with the shootin
affair with students mentioned in thes
dispatches. Professor Pike was held i
y bonds of $500 to appear on the 10Th ns
1t for examination on the charge Of asslu
"A upon Asa Paine with deadly weapon
~ President Folwell and Professor Myer wer
a. released on their own recognizance to al
ct swer at he same time to the charge OF a.
of saut and battery.
" JERSEY CRY, May IA short time ag
y the coopers employed by barrel contractor
4 for u large sugar refinery, struck for an in
:, crease OF fifty cents per day, and the en-
" ployers acceded TO the demand. On Satui
~ day last these coopers again struck for q
u increase Of fifty cents per day and the d,
?, mand was refused, the contractors pul
u chasing barrels at Ohio factories and film
y the contract at last. To-day some of III
a ring-leaders, who have prevented me
IL from returning to work, were arrested io
7 conspiracy to obstruct trade,
u Futures.
n IL A.