Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-24
WASHINGTON.
Further Testimony in the
Shipherd Investigation.
He Forgets Him self and Gives
Away the Mysterious
Senator.
Smythe, of North Carolina, Min
lister to Liberia.
The House Elections Committee
Will Report in Favor OF
Bisbee.
The House Passes the Chinese
immigration Bill.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March o.
The witness testified that the
Landrean claim is now held by an
American, but he declined to say by
whom. The legal name of Ship>
herds organization is "The Peru,
Wan Company" incorporated under
the laws of Georgia, in 1870, and
every share of stock is held in this
country. But beyond this, no in
formation was gained in regard to
the company's affairs.
Mr. Shipherd stated that his first
connection with these claims was as
counsel for the parties who held
them, in March 1881. Mr.. Shipherd
first submitted them to Ex-senator
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, who
kept the papers three weeks, returns
ing them with the opinion that the
claim was valid, and offering to lay
it before the President.
In the course of his testimony,
Shipherd, forgot himself while ex-
planning the connection of the mys>
terious Senator heretofore referred
to as attorney to bring the matter
to notice. Secretary Blair, he said,
had an interview with this Senator
at his (Shipherd's) Office in New
York, where the Senator then was on
his way from his home in New
Hampshire, At this point, signs of
amusement on the faces of his
hearers recalled him to his text.
While Shipherd has refused to men
ton the name of the Senator, this
reference goes to confirm the state
ment published that it was Senator
Blair.
The witness was asked how he
came to obtain a charter under the
laws of Georgia, and he explained
that in looking about for the most
favorable conditions, he heard of a
charter which had some time since
been granted to Duff Green by the
State of Georgia, and which con-
tanned such extraordinarily ad.
vantageous features, allowing
the establishment at any
point in this country or
abroad, that they decided to obtain
this charter. The. company is now
acting under this charter, and the
stock has been regularly issued, and
under the clause permitting branches,
they have established their head
quarters in New York City.
In further explanation concerning
his Senatorial counsel, Mr.. Shipherd
said the Senator at first declined to
take a fee, but later did take one,
after the opinion expressed by the
Secretary of State and others, that
the matter would never come before
Congress. Still later, when it be-
came apparent that the matter was
likely to come before Congress, the
fee was returned and the Senator's
connection with the company ceased.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The fol
lowing call has been issued
To tho American People:
The President having signed the
treaty of the Geneva Conference,
and the Senate, on the 11th inst,
having ratified the Presidents ac-
ton, the American Association of
the Red Cross, organized under the
provisions of said treaty, proposes
at once to send its agents among
the sufferers by the recent floods, with
a view to ameliorating their condition
50 far as can be done by human aid
and means. Contributions are urgent
ly solicited. Remittances in money
may be made to Hon. Charles j
Folger, secretary, treasurer and
chairman of the board of trustees,
or to his associates, Hon. Robert T.
Lincoln and Hon. Geo. B. Loring,
commissioner of agriculture. Com
tributions of wearing apparel, bed
ding and provisions should be ad-
dressed to "Red Cross Agent" at
Memphis, Tenn; Vicksburg, Miss,
and Helena, Ark.
(SigneG
CLARA BARTON,
| BANCROFT DAVIS,
FREDERICK DOUGLASS,
ALEX. Y. P. GARNErT,
Mrs. OMAR D. CoNGER,
A. S. SoLoMoNs,
Mrs. S. A. MARTHA CAUFIELp,
r. d. MUsEY.
Representative Black is somewhat
improved to day.
The President to-day nominated
John Ell. Smyth, of North Carolina
to be Minister to Liberia.
The sub committee of the House
contest have agreed to report favor>
able to seating Bisbee.