The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-25

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beflI, lad that hh mifid M dllohnfptd nhtl
mfai0f notice. No time Eua hfed ~ %
mnhef meeting In fegafd ~ The Ohilith
peruViaU matter,
NJ shiphefd, after me- abrupt iefmlnt.
lion Of fis examination today pro-
pared q long l,ttef 10 Chairman
Wilkins ~ the foreign affairs CON
mites which was handed 10 Mr.
Williams tonight. Shiphefd says On
the 1gfh of April last ! was nQi icd ny you
officially Ia The presence ~ The committee
that my examination would pc temporarily
suspended, with the Inclination ui % recall
which I connected with instructions glyen
me during the prOgIe'a OF my lofIl'f 'Naul
inatiOn with reference to TIE pro-
doction upon my next return
from New York Gf documents anu
correspondence. and with q general demand
the pending for an OMNIBUS discluSurG'
Diryotly thereafter MIR, James q Blaine, q
volunteer witness was card lor several uhys'
and later Senator Blair. MIR, Blaine occu-
pied an entire session in undressing nc
committee, and devoted a considerable
portion OF that address to the CREATION
of q ground of apparent issue, all new
and supported by pTIma iacie evidence lu'
tended to discredit me as q witness ana
DESTROY the force OF such testimony
rs l had already given, Senator
Blaine's recollection differed from mllc
vi ~ lbAll' hblNIi i'iiNhN 80"
important. The whole of Mr.. Blaine'S tes'
titmOny so far as it rendered to contradict
and disCredit me, was grossly incompetent,
and much of it irrevelant as well; bu by
permission OF the committee 1t has gone III
the official record and has gone out to
the country as proper evidence, and an III
finite wrong has been done in consequence,
not only to me personally, but to tue very
large interest | represent. On the I'm
inst. | was regularly supp@naed TO appear
before the committee at IL O'Clock III me
forenoon of this day, and to bring with
me copies of all correspondence
between myself and any person or persons
whatsoever, and all papers or other
evidence IN my possession tending to
show what | did or attempted to do
to enforce the claim of the Peruvian
| company or to induce the United States to
force this claim. In obedience to that sub
puna and to obey the Instructions alluded
to, | presented myself at the appointed hour
at the place appointed, and was asked
by you whether | was nov prepared To-
comply literally with the total demand
above recited: | had no choice but to
answer in the negative. ] was then
peremptorily dismissed, being asked
no other question and being allowed to
make no statement or explanation. | now
beg to notify The committee through you
that ] am prepared and have
at all times since the subpoena
was served upon me, been prepared to
supply in effect, although | can't literally,
allthe evidence called for. | further state this
evidence includes AN important letter from
the president OF the Unlled, States recehtiS
discovered correspondence with ofhclal
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: l
have completed my duty in the premises
in bringing it as commanded, bur
this documentary evidence with much
more | need not here specify, enables
me to absolutely disprove every i'm
p~utation on my veracity and the canse-
quent value of my testimony which by
assertion or suggestion has been put oh
fully submit that III the premises my per-
sonal right as an assailed witnes
is entitled to consideration. To allo"
"a voluntary witness, in a public harangue,
t~elegfaphea to all parts OF the country t.
charge me with false swearing and to support
those charges by improper, yet prlma lacie
proof, IMPOSES, if am rightly advised, upon
sibility, the . absolute duty OF hearing
a reply as explicit as the prem
ises may warrant. ask n"
favor, l make no suggestion as to testimony
to be taken OF rejected. ! do submit
that the c%omlaittee when mas
allowed its sessions to DC made the
vehicle of personal assault i'll the
hearing of the whole country has used a IL
cense to which is annexed an unquesilona-
BILE duty. In answering Blaine III correc,
ing Blair, | confess myself within
the same limits as Sa
dressing court of adjudication. NJ"
limitation so narrow as this has been USED
I,, A. ,,r,r,f,t.a harptOflrp. WlIi |
only to know whether | am to b.
heard at all. Will you be 50 kiui
as to lay this note before Tue
committee and to advise me o! their dec's
ion without delay,
l am, sir, your obedient s'rvaht,
JACOB Il.
To Hon. Chas. G. Williams Chairman, etc
W~AgHiNGTON, May lS-the committee
| On internal revenues is ad gised by ReVenit
Agent Chapman. at TOcCOD, Georrla' INA |
me accompanied Deputy Collectors Dta'sc'i
. and Shepard into Ouonee county laSI "Ighi
and captured the still which CO.. nun
Collector BrlytOn, Of South Crollha hfs
lie, and brought out the still ana twu
Illicit distlllers.
Indians bring In the report from Harris.
burg, Alaska, that white miners have been
fl Lting among themselves; quite n numhsi
have been Killed. The secretary OF ths
navy has been asked to send the Jitr4
/ NAAkAo EltNhANA " hAihh'AA'tN W. AN'Nhht 'h"AaA. I
The collector OF customs at Wrau1el,
Alaska confirms the report OF fatal quar-.
rcling among the miners.
A report was made TO the house TO duy
from the judiciary committee in the case of
a land grant to a railroad in Michigan,
in which the legal points involved cover
the cases OF many ~ the rpius
involved in the Cnbb bill. The railroad
was not begun within the time named and
the lands included In the grant were pld Ell
Ou the market 10y tle gO'oInuent a VI sold
Afterwards construction of tue road was
begun, and OF the completion oiOne section
the company selected the lands already sOld
by the government or pre-empted. The
judiciary committee held that the govern
mcnt has a right 10 declare the uueIrgei
lands forfeited In this and III similar clses,
at any time after the expiration of the time
fixed for the completion Of the road,
ia the granting act, and tha'
Of construction after the expiration oi
the time fixed for its completion hy
the grant ng act, II does 80 az a.,
risk Of Aub-equCnt forfeiture. The CJrr
miftee recommend. however, Thai
where the work Of construction has been
prosecuted in good laith, anu When supe.
! iiuf Intervening equities exist, forfeiture be-
not declared. esptcid ly ~ tie road, DhcL
compile ed, will lie Of great pubic value aud
utility.
THis evening 4 fire broke out DO the I'VE
torn trick Fuildiug on PclHsyivau'a eve
me. known a. The old Cnsol cis buildInt
When uhe interior Of this building hufIei
our lha sail isll and crushed fir roof ul INr
]adi9il. 3 taH-s'ory b.rk building 40 9I5
Tanu--lyauit Hverua. and this w1s OILS
fdrsir.reI. The hrua.c building Uas
u1rfi OCCUPIED us o. m4 ket and partly a-
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