Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-20
THIRD EDITION.
THURSDAY EvEN'o. APRIL 20, 1882.
THAT MARGINAL NOTE.


| HURLBERT BEFORE THE COMMITTEE:
| Tho Peruvian Minister 3 Brother Explain!n
Shepherds Chicsnery and Deceit
His View OF Blalne's Advice to
! "Go IN, Stephen
WASHINGTON, u. c., April 2O.-William
Henry Hurlbert appeared before the for
eign affairs committee to, day. In refer
ence to his acquaintance with Shipherd he
said Shipherd sent him message that he
(Shipherd) desired to see witness. In
December Shipherd sent another message
and in this second note he saw that Ship
herd Wished .o lr.as It zrpsar that vit-
mes: wanted :" .ee him. rhen such
"a rot tLe .i;e b. er7 msars. The
clerl then read frcn, chirherd's testi
mcny his description ct tbs interview
between himself (shipherdl and Mr..
Hurlbert, in which the latter is accredited
with saying that he had seen and held in
his hands a dispatch from Mr.. Blaine to
Minister Hurlbert, upon which was written
a marginal note, "GO III, Steve Witness
replied "1he whole narrative of this
Conversation with me is an absolute
and profound Misrepresentation of the
facts. He sought an interview with me
and gave me a long narrative of his rela.
tions with Blaine, and complained bitterly
of his treatment by the secretary. There
is no truth in his statement that told
him I had seen such a dispatch with the mar
ginal ,te. The story Shiphcrd gave of
the instructions sent to Minister
Hurlbert with contrary construction
upon the margin was an old
story and Mr.. Hurlbert first heard of
it through tho Peruvian minister, from
whom he gained the impression that
Blaine had said a marginal note had been
placed OH the letters of instructions to in
dictate his real views. l supposed when
Shipherl told me the story that Blaine
had intimated to Shipherd that the marg
inal note might have been sent to com.
plete instructions i'll the body OF dis
patch"
Witness said his relations with Blaine
were of a friendly character and originated
entirely out of the situation attending
the assassination of the president and his
(witness') interest in his brother who was
minister to Peru.
In reply to further questions witness
said he understood Garfeld's policy was
to give effect to the Calderon government
and bring about peace in South America
without spoliation of the territory of Peru.
Witness never had much faith in Blaipe's |
methods, and always considered him a
political ilirt, though personally he liked
him, and witness brother had great |
confidence in Blaine.
Witness testified that Blaine had never |
indicated to him disapprOval of the course |
of his brother, the minister, and the latter |
in letters to bis brother expressed great |
and Indignation at the re
proof administered in the state department |
last December. One letter |
from Minister Hurlbert declared Shipherl |
an indefatigable nuisance, and the writer |
hoped Randall would call for all the papers |
in the department in reference to him
and his affairs. He Hurlbert) |
had received his ideas of the South |
American policy of the government in Il
personal talk with Garfield and Blaine,
but he noticed in Blaine's letter to him a
disposition to hedge and feared
he would be recalled.