The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-18

poaAnAhuec Hau HSTccu 10 INFORM tho SER
gean!-at'arms that 1t had no further nc, ,d
ior the, attendance Of Shphcrd, and that
he might be discharged until further mott.
tication. No time was fixed Tor any future
meeting OF. the committee in regard to the
Chili.Peruvian nlattet.tq IiiSgG; II pf't5f
It has leaked out that tho committee
decided 70 examine Mr.. Hit, ,ex.as5slan,
secretary OF stutc. \ secret session will be
held;to.norrow.3 12t 1ssasr74.'''' il5''T
Ar Open Letter From Shipl,cr.,.
|,WAshlSdToS, May l7.-Shipherd las
addressed the following letter to Nj.
Williams, chairman Of the foreign affairs
committee, and adds, "'it is all. | have to
say on the subject = .,,s,. N .gI.,..lr.'
"sir. Directly. after my examination
James G. Blaine, q volunteer witness, was
heard Tor several days and later seiat,
Blair. Blaine occupied tho entire sessi n
in addressing the committee, and devoted
consid !rable portion Of that address to the
creation Of n cloud Of upparent issues, all
new, and supported by prima facie evil
dencc, intended 10, discredit me Us II, wit.
ness and TO destroy the force OF such testi-
mony as had already given. Senator
Blair's recollection differed from mine on
q point which, Blaine and his friends deem
Important While Blaine's testimony, 80
FAR as it tended to conlradic. aud tiscrcdit
me, was grossly incompetent and mnch OF
1t itirrelevant, butby permission OF the com.
miitee it has gone.into the official record
and out to the country US proper evidence,
aid au infinite wrong has been done in
consequence, not only 10 me personally,
but to the very large interests I represent.
laOn the 18th inst., | was Regularly sub.
ptenaed to appear before the committee ut
u 4. ~, this day, and TO bring with me
copies OF NIL correspondence between my
self and any person or persons whatsoever,
anu al! papers und other evidence in!mv
possession, tending to show what L did or
attempted to do to. enforce the claim OF
the Peruvian company, or TO induce, tho
United States to enforce this claim. In
obedience to that subpoena II aprcscnted
myself at the appointed hour, ut the place
appointed, and was asked by you whether
was now prepared to comply literally,
with - the ~ total demand e..abovel,l re.
cited. II hud mo choice but ITO
answer in . the negative. VI was
then peremptorily dismissed, being asked
no other question and being allowed to
make no statement and no explanation"
nov beg to knotify! the committee, through
you, that am prepared to supply in effect,
although cannot literally, a!l the evidence
called for. l further state that the evidence
includes an important letter from theIpres.
ident OF the United States recently discov.
cred, correspondence with Official and un-
Official representatives, Of Peru and
with the Department OF State through
my COUNSEL Whether thista evi-
denceg may or; may not be OF
value to the (; committee, it il
neither my province nor my clrc
to inquire. a 7 u have lsi completed
my duty in the premises, ~ in
bringing it. US commanded. but a this
documentary evidences With much more
which Ilneed not here specify, enables mo
absolutely to disprove every imputa,ion
upon my veracity and 1.-The consequent
value OF my testimony, Which, byassertion
orsuggcstion has been put iuto record when
last heard. respectfully submit that, in
the premises, my personal right as m us.
sailed witness, is entitled to consideration.
10 allow volunteer witness, in Il public
liarangue, tclegupllcd to al Iarts OF; the
country, to charge me with false swear.
ing, and to support. those. chargcs
BY! improper, yet prima Dfacc I:prooi
imposes, II p, am, rightly advised,
upon the committee, assuming SO grave II
responsibility, an obsolutc duly Of hearing
a reply, Ms explicit asfthe premises, may
warrant. 4 l ask no favor i made no! s.,s.
gestion us to the testimony to be taken or
| rejected, but L do submit that the commit.
tee, which has allowed its sessions 10 be
made the vehicle OF 4 pcrsona. assault, in
the hearing Of 'the whole country,
has used IA license 'aito which IS
annexed an unquestionable l,luty.FIln
answering Blaine, and in correcting Senator
Blair, shall cOnfine myself within the
same limits MS II addressing Il court of
judicature. mo Limitation, SO narrow. us
this, has been used by the committee here.
toiore: wait only to know, whether am
to be heard at I'LL. Will you be 10 kind rs
to lay this ote,before the committee and
to advlsefme OF their decision without
delay. i iGtiH ,j.nVf..,f'Iuty!l"
Had It not been Tor the unfortunate md
dreadful occurrence Of Saturday, week
am confident this Il. would hayo been
achieved .tbisG scason. 80 Furthermore, the
government would have been enabled to
abandon coercion md would buyo return
~ ~ tA.S SOhotlkutlullNilltsuu3Dl " lNCieDull.
try. We should have been able 10 co.opc-
rate with the liberal party in passing sew
eral measures Of reform ,whichnre ofthc
utmost importance for both1lrcland and
England, |, such as county government, the
extension Of the representative system and
the extension OF the franchise to house.
holders. II Laws would undoubtedly, have
been passed in few years for, the granting
to us OF a more or less complete iorm OF
national selfgoyernment. 4, Such is the ab.
stract OF my. policy and my motives.layn
.iT}pLpli 7.7--t-7 >s~--- ---77----t ys,t D..!,
i. afl The Flow OF Gold 10 Europe.s sTI"
jfNYw ioRK, sMav'l7. resident! yermil
yc, Of the, Merchants bank, SAYS, Of 1.-the
gold sttipmcnts: Sixty or ninety DAYS ago
certain. parties h9uyh. large. amounts Of
sterling on time and nos they have to
meet their calls, as those who loaned in
!: Europe do not care TO renew5tlcln. bills
are maturing and &!b.nkcrs, who issued
them, haye no alternative bnt TO 4 meet
!; them. This will /, make =, = money
!. dcarer, London. y, Is s,.. the, general
! clearing house Tor; NIL ( The \ European
nations, and, thus, 10 one can tell, exactly,
J, how il Is distributed; 1, is something which
J, their own corrCsponUcnts here rpiinn, toll