The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-22
sHIPHERD's TESTIMONY.

WASHINGTON, March 21.--Shipherd stat
ed that the letter of May 21st was address
ed to the President and as he had been
informed by letter from his Secretary, j.
Stanley Brown was referred to the State
Departments. The letter of May 25th was
read. It was as follows:
May %, 1881, Sir.-On the 21st inst, /
transmitted to the President duplicates of
the present enclosures which, presume
have been or viii be referred to the Depart
menf of State. enclosed those for Minis
ter Hurlbut to be handed him in your des-
cretion and at the proper time. The copies
to the President were accompanied with .
letter of explanation. / shall be glad to
be summoned to Washington in due course
before Gen. Hurlbut and Gen. Fitzpatrick.
Instructions are prepared Very respect
fully, = = -s-.t 8 - fs1
sr J. R. SHIPHERD
Shipherd. was here asked in regard to
inclosure alluded to in his letter and stated
that he had net made copies of enclosures
as the originals were in the State Depart
ment. He believed the majority n>not all
of them were in print. The principal en-
closure spoken of was the prospec-
tus of the Peruvian Company. The other
enclosures were then identified by Shipherd
as they appeared in the printed volume of
was then read. It was addressed to the
President and alluded to enclosures which
were also found in the printed correspon-
dence and were identified by Shipherd. The
letter of June 4th was addressed to the
President and simply called attention to
the enclosure, which was the IA page let
ter to Minister Hurlbut, already published.
Shipherd was asked by the Chairman:
Ibid you have an interview with Min
lister Hurlbut before he left for Peru?'
II did" Shepherds letter 10 Hurlbut. in
which he asked an interview, was read,
and Shipherd stated that ON the merning
of May 90 he received telegram from
Hurlbut. the tenor of which vast viii
be at the Fifth Avenue hotel on Sunday
and Monday; state when an interview
with YOU can be had" Shepherds letter
to Hurlbut arranging for an interview on
Monday morning, May 80, was read.
Shipherd stated that he met Hurlbut about
o o'clock, Us arranged. and after some in
terchange of courtesies, Hurlbuf began
conversation with the abrupt remark,
but, Mr.. Shipherd, your figures are enOr-
NOUS" / replied, said Shipherd. Gen
eral I'm not responsible for figures or
facts" Hurlbut then stated to me that he
had been sert to me to tell me that the
President regarded my case to be as strong
in law and equity as it could possibly be,
but that it was unfortunate that Peru
should be in snch a deplorable condition
He added that the prime condition on
which the President would consent TO act,
would be thst the claim should be put in
such shape that it would not impose
hardship upon Peru. but should be remedial
and should enable Peru TO pay her indem-
nifty and get out Of her trouble with Chilli
II that could be done. the government
would heartily endorse the scheme. He
further said this claim must not be pressed
upon Peru In the Shylock spirit. Il (Ship
herd) replied that we expected the United
States to assist only If the affair could
cemmRnd the approval Of every fzif5nind
ed man. / asked him il the Secretary Of