Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-03-21
sHlpHERD on DECK.
He has Recovered and is Be.
fore the Committee.
By Singular Fatality he is Unable
10 Find an important Letter.
Secretary Hunt Receives q Cable
Message From Lieutenant
HarbOr.
shipl'srd Before tho House Committee

Washington, March 2l-J. r. Shipherd,
before the house foreign committee to.
day, asserted that his sickness was bona.
hde. He asserted that he was truthful
man. The chairman assured him that
the committee believed he had not been
trifiing. Beng asked for the missing
letters OF May 2lst, 10Th and 3lst and
June 4th. he looked through his files and
announce d that by some fatality he could
not find the letter of May 21st. The
others were found and it was decided to
let him obtain the missing copy at some
future time. Shipherd states that the
letter of May 2lst was addressed to the
president, and as lie had been informed
by his secretary, j. Stanley Brown, was
referred to the state department. The
letter of May 25th was then read, as fol-
lows:
May 25th, 1SSl.-Sir: On the 2lst inst.
transmitted to the president duplicates
OF the present enclosures, which l pre-.
sumo have been or will be referred to the
department of state. Ienclose these for
Minister Hurlbert. to be handed him in
your discretion and at the proper times.
Ihe copies to the president were accom-.
panied with letter of explanation. l
snail be glad to be summoned to Wash
lngton in due course, before Gen. Hurl.
ton and Gen. Kilpatrick's instructions
are fyErsppar prepared. Very respectfully,
On the morning of Nay Both, Shipherd
then stated, he met Hurlbut at about 8
O'Clock, and after some exchange of cour.
tesies. Hurlbut began the conversation
by the abrupt remark, "Mr. Shirherd,
your figures are enormous" I replied,
"I'm not responsible for figures or facts" )"
Hurlbnt then stated to me that he had
sent Tor me to tell me that the president
regarded my case as strong In law and
equity as it could possibly be, but that
it was unfortunate that Peru should be
in such u deplorable condition. He add
ed: II presume the condition on which
the president would consent to allow it
would be that claim and
simply called attention to the en-
closure which was the fourteen page let.
ter to Minister Hurlbert already pub.
lished.
Shipherd was asked by the chairman
"Did you have any interview with Minis.
ter Hurlbert before he left for Peru?"
Answer-"I did,
Shipherd's letter to Hurlbert, in which
he asked an interview. was then read and
Shipherd stated that on the morning Of
May 2sth he received telegram from
Hurlbert which was:
1 will be ct the Third avenue hotel
Sunday and Monday and state when an
interview with you. can be had.
lSigned s. A. HURLBERT.
Shipherd's letter to Hurlbert arranged
for an interview on Monday.
Shipherd was here asked in regard to
the enclosure alluded to in the letter,
and stated that he had not made copies
OF enclosures, as the originals were in
the state department, and lie believed
that a majority. if not all Of
them were in print. The principal
circular spoken of was q prospectus oI
the Peruvian company. The other en-.
closures were then identified by Ship
b erd as they appeared in printed vol.
ume of correspondence. The letter Of
May 3lat was then read. II
was addressed to the president
and alluded to enclosures which were
also found in the printed correspondence
and were identified by Shipherd. The
letter of June 4th was added to Presi.
dent Gowez.