New-York tribune., 1882-04-21
.he canno, cypress or despo Peru of territory she may
demand indemnity and security .
With ereat respect your obedient servant c.-n

,ne canno, Cypress or espo Peru of territory she may
demand indemnity and security -a,,
With great respect your ooedien' Sor'"py s. GRANT.
PSI return the paper you sent to my mouse
orSe date of that letter wa. jus, before the depar
ture of the special missonoi S nt contract Of the
crss Indmsr,si sS with Morton. Bliss &Co IN 1891 A
-Iknow that cav in Boston paper me boSo'' A"'e
fser think such contract published a., r
do you account for the reference to the Peru
Wan COMPANY in the published CORES pondencei A
o Ight seems TO me to be thrown that by dates
shrnld for II the whole by the pistoi sho
oEWhat do you mean by that Al cannot recall
any sluson at all mace by my brother to me feLVn IAN
Company before he went to Peru, except hs asking me
II had ever heard of this person. shipAerd ana ms ie
ing me 9o "a ssy he mad an been of nos by
President GARFIELD, 70 see thls person an, % 10 % heard
anything of the man. and knew nothing a6on, nun MI nt
he back from his home to sail ior fl ny T1i
by this individual one Of which Thought ihost
open bzen offer Of brbe lie sdu tla n' w m Ala
NOT DO so was due TO me; 5on sGII'F tr me- e that
TO do T. 81, salG: Hrcs,,srt iSu !" look into this man
and his concern To me- the face of this note re ~
with You TO Peru 10 20 through All the bases o tn.S
man claims. TO get 10 the bottom OF ths ts @ d a. out
to send home the Government all tnat you tlu
t from the beginning to the end. ncuding thus letter
That advice he took ana not sslS hI ma, gSen nv
brother thai advice because am glad TO say tha IN m
INV intercourse with Mr. Blame never saw he sIgnp I'M
est reason doubt that, II this communlcau3h na' & Uen
made TO him by my brother before he started or I
and he had that scandaous Ltile Hote no Ho n ~
have hesaIed TO entertain this shlphero Nhoi n ,
tually entertained more or less una"ares al subsequent
period. ,, -. ,, n~o.he- was an the
steamer which about TO SSH. when the news oi 'e
assassination of President GARFIELD Was ,G him 70
doubt what 10 do Du' The "l'AeS9 ao'Se" "A ~
Sal and he dld So
THE OWNERSHIP OF THE LANDREAU CLAIM
o-uaye YOU an, knowledge information about the
ownership Of the Landreau claims Al have oeoh III
formed that the persons chiefly active In ls1 in press
cla IN
ident / think. of Philadelphia; Ex-Governor Henry D.
Cooke OF the District Of Columbia, Jay Cooke ana
Joseph Garter. think. OF Phliadepn1a. ,,or,,ed in
what is called the BllDourn case now pend NJ Al Dc
Odd YOU ever near that Mr.. Corbin, General
Grants brother inlaw. owned at one ume nan oi 'ne
Landre claim I A.-lea. nave hoafd 'h-t. III. 80
Mr. Belmont-Oo yol Know WnotLti ~ tf3 ~, o.
donc about he claim during the adunstIalon Oi tv,
d,pt fIayes A-No have cOnVersed win MI EVar Is
about IT, but ne does not seem TO have any definite
notions at ali OH the subject -. -. a,Ao,
again the 4th Of August 50 far as paPIe oTG @
ulnens sh1w Al eann3t Hnl - roo'TS W. 6 II Hib of
August .-.....- -, vr sh,o,e,d With MFR
Rlsnei A-Yes. Mr.. Shpherd does not seem to nave
ever known DR. Blaine until after TINS crime ~ ms con
,bis person was brought my brothers attention. not
nv Mr. Blaine bat 10y President Gardeid. .
nv Nr Bsinc TO the American Minister at Llnia the
Peruvian Minister spoke OF the Docy OF tne l'Pdtcn,
and Mr Blaine said that there were certain tlgs ~non
he would like to say but which he mad NOT te consuu
tionl authority say ana also that on 'he inl slD pi
that same dispatch were MS personl P "a I I
,ish.s an the matter Did you understand uOn ldt re-
rvan Mini that the Secretary O state vas uelng
tSe american Minister at Lima TO 40 what ne
regarded as an uncOnstituilOn thlng ior hInseu
70 dos Al eOull hardly draw mat inference
Tha Inference was that the secretary OF ctate was
rather explaining to the Peruvian Minister Wny ne co1d
not do except in a marginal bo'e uhconSu'"'io"a44F
what he wanted 10. D., ,.-., ,,uo..
O-Do Won know how that letter from GeneraI GTant
to the Peruvian Minister came TO be written Al ne
latter apeaks for itself Ii shows that the Peruvian MIN
lister had called General Grant TO see nun - A..
OF was simply an opinion brought abOut IN that
Sxay %SH UNDERSTOOD andffstoo9 that the Peruvian Min
lister had nad old personal acl,alntance cH.a WIN
Genera Grant that ne was Peruvian Munster IN emma
when General Grant vsteG that country anu lIa. nc
was able aud very glad show General Grant civltes
at PeBng that time. Al all events ne seemed u De
By the charrnal.-Ihe Peruvian Minister Was MI Eli
moret A.-les, sir. go -, ,,,,. ,...,
Q-DO you now understand that MI I'a ne sununl'eu
IN MIN The dispatch or q copy ofrt Al do not
nv MIR orl-Dd YOU unders tand or get thc Impression
from the Minister taat there was Gspatch
from the Secretary Of state 10 our hner al lima on
tory TO the body OF the dispatch Iihat was t1e
original impression lett on my innd. III was h.ray
formed lt was simply general impression bom the
'o"Did Won have any subsequent information from
vonr brother In relation tout A.-Never
By the chairnanIlas that impression Deen cohhrheu
by recent interview Win VAe ieIu'i"H --AuS'04
O-Iias il been removed by that interview A.
QiestatiBgy)-Well Yes sh0dd IAihK O"oNI " say
IL has been removed, 0I course.
MIR Blonnt-The lack OF constitutional power referred
to b. the ecretaryd 1t lie IN the condition OF the
President Al that time, and he naDiy oi 'e oecre"rS
of STATE % with him q fue Nltues5-1 es
Tue examination of mir AurlDert Den- eldcu' lnc
Chairman announced that he further hearing Ia ms
matter postponed untu monday htAt, lon II VIC
expected Blaine, aud perhaps other Witnesses