New-York tribune., 1882-02-18
THE PERUVIAN COMPANY.
SHEPHERDS EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS.
his VIEWS OF WHAT THE COMPANYs INTERESTS IN
LILLE RAILEN RFPuRIIC DEMANDED-ms FREE
DEPARTNENr 0r sTATE.

the correspondence IN regard 20 the IcruNlan CCl-
pany. The full text of the Secretarys letter is as
| follows:
| - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WGSHINGTON, Feb. II, $50.
The Secretary Of State whom referred he reso-
requesting the President In furtho compliance with The
resolution Of the House Of the oath ntmc to iurb.sh
this House with complete transcript Of the letters OF
Jacob X. Siphcrd, esq, Of NeW-GOrk dattd june z,
| August 10, September . aud November l5 1881,
and Of the replies thereto In the files OF the Depart
mCn' OF state also copies Of any letters al eady com
muncaed from which names Of persons and bIms have
been omitted, and thai the President be requested 20
inform his House what measures have been taken TO
recover the letters deciared to he missing from the es
Of the Department has the honor to report to the PeS
dent as follows:
That complete transcripts OF the letters referred to
In the resolution by names aud dat and oi Other Iet
ters already communicated from which the names OF
persons and firms have been omitted are herewith re-
turned, together with list OF tue same.
@ Tha the only reply on c in this Department to the
said letters of Jacob r. Shipherd is dated December
II. 1851, and is herewith returned
3 The measures taken ,tr TO LecqEieE ieI Of tS te
Department were careful search in the files Gnd
archives Of the Department, and request Tor similar
neced with Department into whose possession said
letters might have come in the course Of nusin,ss
made searches dc which proved to be frIitless
The search IN the Department, rs has already been re-
pOrted was equally fruitess. Respectfully submitted
TIE President FREDERICK I. FRELGNGuUfsEN
The President.
In a letter from Mr.. sbipherd to Minister Hurbut,
dated Now-York. June p 1881, Mr Shpher1 says:
Among the renrcsentaiye gentlemen with whom Ihave
already sh al be confidential negotiation In
le premises Imay name such "a thes5 T.. ID. Morgan.
William 4. Dodge, Hugh McGullOch. Noryn Green. W.
r. Garrison K. BGmont = B: Hmiehdfn, 'ohn hy' nay
Eugene Hale, Murat Halsted, Whileiaw Reid, FisA y
Uatcd, Samuel Sloan, Marshall jewell H. J.. Dawes, b
d. Babcock, John A. stewart, Jay Cooke, EVarts
WuGc. II. Il. Payne IIo ace Whit, David D0ws co.
Joseph Mcjil H. B. Hyde, 4. 3 Hewitt, W. L. Scott j.
ID. Cameron howard Crosby Hobson Hurtad9 q Co..
sidney Dillon, Morton Bliss Co., H. H. CIlin a. .
Barnes. Henry Hilton, j. Il W. seligman Co, NJ: n
Jesup Il Co, Drexel, Morgan & Co.. William W. Astor,
Horace CdG"cI.
Representative Bcmonts resolution, in response OF
which the correspondence sent 20 the House today
was offered in tue House for the purpose Of disclosing
the names of the persons supposed be Interested the
Peruvian urany, which had been withheld by the
State Department. when the correspondence was sent TO
the Senate some days ago.
Under date of New-Yok October 10, 1881, Mr.. shep-
herd writes TO Secretary Blaine, and says
have to-day addressed to you copies of letters To the
originals CT which nave hcen transmttce to tbs Hon
George : Boutwell, counsel OF ms company at Washing
ton, TO deliver - the respective addresses
sHrHERD TO MINISTER HURLBUT.
Under date Of NewYork. October 27, 1881, Mr.. ship
herd writes to Minister HGrlhut:
For your own satisfaction. may say that our
staff council, including such r'prrsena'lXe end various
men rs Governor Bon well Scuator Eaton, senator
Coukling Collector Rob ri>On "x-CongressInan Lord
and Senator Blair absolutely agreed on this rs on
every other point material TO he pending issues and the
most radical suggestions OF policy have he hearty auto
H Ot &c neral Grant, VINO u now one ol us
Ihc significance OF all ts You need no ah from me tn es
Innate occurs to quote YOur recent c0rre5pDnd
cnCr. Tue IpnmrHt we heard here Of the decree OF
September p. wrote to senator Blair the iutermedi
arv hetwccH thc Secretary and myself when am away
II ON Wl-hiG gton.
he bearing OF al these great interests Chill
clearly as t. II there j. no Peruvian Government there
s no Government admit ri hs, and 10 establish
them. The Continuance OF CddcrOn or The time beng IL
vital Won src t. al have at STAKE and Interests
Ors should easily decide Secretary Blaine II aside
FROM that hr hcsaics. In yOIs OF September IL you
said had received such dispatches Secretary
Tf.fr a. tHti hagu M
DcpaitGe the Secretary p lced IN my hands al
dispatches he had sent yOu aud read for myself
The phrs ing m s own, but the elect Il exactly what
described II Ca,deron IL wi7c he viii make
Mr. Tracy the present Consul here, his
Minister Flenipoeuuhy to cooperate with
Mr. Blaine and mys,lf here, as yOu are working with
hum in Lima, aud 10 other Commissioners are needed
Mr. Tracy l. ideal in ris Peruvian Oyalty-sOn ~ an
thoroughly aud exceptionally intelligent and comm9nds
aud deserves the highest respect lie Is honest and hon
ortblc a- few men are. WHEN first bought
tis e we saw three markets for a. and OF these three
original quarrel know nothing ana care no. ng Ieru
the under dog auI rympaics he Wlih heF Iicre
are strong why shOld prefer 10 deal with
should not make her the first offer.
Ru, certainly have not bought this great interest
10 lay II at the feet Of Peru To refuse
she may choose. We have right wei as she, and We
have abundant alternatives If Peru wishes to challenge
TO uTc them
OF these the Gillian is only and is only suggested
10 make lear the general fact that have at i,a,t
alternative. need ell on this point Mr. CaldcrOn
spc d. hc can have =. We are ready whenever he l.
ready The moment he tbes tue proper assurance
be viii hear r. spending like echo. My telrgrapbic
addres, lcallc is Jacket New York" 1t might be bet
ter slill or you 10 cable Nj. Blaine III cipher.
ME. uUE1BUr 10 SECRETARY BLAINE