New-York tribune., 1882-04-08
SHEPHERDS EXAMINATION.
ppnnIc1NG MORE CoRREspONDENCE.

| PRODUCING MORE CORRESPONDENCE.
| LETTERS THAT PASSED BETWEEN The WITNESS AND
MR. nuRIDUT-REFUsAL OF THE LATTER TO
| WRITE FURTHKR-sH1PHEIDS LETTER TO WAL
KER BLAINE
| WASHINGTON, April THE examination OF
Jacob shipherd resumed by the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs this afternoon The letter written by
General Grant Senator Jones, OF California, ana pup
lished in New York on May 10 1881, was denhed by
the witness as tho one which he had stated had pre-
vented the offer the presidency OF the Peruvian Com
pany TO General Grant through fear OF political dier-
ences with the Administration. subsequently, however,
conferences were had with General Grant The witness
said that copies OF the prospectus OF the Peruvian Com
pany were sent to Senators, and that copy was
sent 10 Mr. Hewitt, OF New-York, from whom
there merely a verbal response lie had recognized
Mr. Hewitt being among the capitalists whom he de-
sired to approach and. capitalist, he had sent TO
him the documents with note stating that If he wished
10 look into the subject he he wtness) would be glad to
confer with him Mr. Hewitt sent him n very courteous
verbal response the beat Of his recollection that
was the totay all the negotiations that he had with
any member OF the House Of Representatives.
The witness then produced several letters written TO
him by Mr. IIurlbut The first of these dated at Belv-
! dere ILL., June q, 1881 follows:
am in receipt of your favor OF June 3. think un-
dersand the case Of your clients You must howeyer %
be that the decision OF an affair 80 grave ana IN
voving such possibilities does not belong TO
| me. ,., "a A., .. q.
|
from the President 1t is my duty to carry
| out such instructions as receive.
The second letter. dated at Bclvidere, Ill., June l6,
| 1891 was follows,
fact that take cognizance of your case unless IL
be referred to me from the ranos o 70 nave
taken by the United States, must be decided upon at
| Washington.
The third letter dated at the Legation of the United
States Lima Peru, September IL 1881 and was as fol
| lows:
ain receipt OF your letter Of 9th August with docu-
and sealed letter for Senior Manuel Arizola The
either by mail by telegraph such instructons as
you state forwarded To me by Secretary 0sate
II have any serious design Of carrying out the large
plan yOu MENTION II l. ofvery great importance that you
should be represented here at by some singulary
| competent person, you will find the ground occupied
10y others Peru needs nmedat" help, and froln very
territory from the grasp Of Chilli The probability ls that
her fate will be decided within two months
OF course would prefer that American corporation
should control this duestion does seem to
be such corporation able ready and willing to act ana
cure the aid which she requires IT your claim sue
cessOr Alexander Cochc ia to be submitted To me,
shall need for proper consideration clear statements
of its origin and extent, the evidences which
tain ii. A. yet nd Of these in any papers sub
mtcd to me. None Of them so far as can see, esab-
lisnes anything approaching Ia the magnitude OF the
claim you make. Iawait further COMMUNICATIONS ooth
| from ou and from the Department
The fourth letter dated at Lima, October l. 1sSl,
| and read as follows:
| acknowledge receipt OF your duplicates and Of
last letter. | sincerely wish that the claim
which you represent solid and substantial az you
appear tO consider 1t, and so niOsed ana declared D
the United states. IL might IN that case be OF great
wrote by last mail stating my troubles in accept
ing with full faitn ideas the matter. There are
Il, What was the discovery" by Alexander Co
che ( TO what extent aud 10y what instrument has the
80 What is the legal evidence OF the legitlmIa0n OF
the natural son under whom you claim title ! have
taken some pains ascertain the and the facts
to those three points, and, 50 far as nave gone nni
nothing encouraging Cochet could not have discovered
| he urr Ill
tiliZer by the Incas SO tar | can find, he never
canned This and whatever discovery he may have made
and for which the premium Of 5000 tons was awarded
by the Committee on Prizcs-it certainly was not Tor
! that use What then lis discovery to guano !
in regard tie rates, and evidently considered that
OF more Importance than the other can lind no recog
| milton by Peru OF his claim right except the pre-
900 tons aud that is only the report Of
nitee, which seems never 10 nave been acted on. Is
| there any other document binding on Peruf If so
would IKE to see It, Granting that tochet had vad
claim, to whom did II descend on MS deathf Naturai
by the Law Of this country can be legitmized and
executed before pubic OiIcer IN prescribed way, by
the puaivc father the other by testamentary recog
milton in last Will Both assume and require an act 10
be done by Cochet In his lifetime have knowledge
of any such act default Of such act, his relatives
| low in France succeed to his rights
write these things TO yOn, not formally and as Min
stcr that may call your attention i'll time to che
French LandreaW is in this city, and has made con-
ditonal sale OF his rights, estimated by him at
500 600 to Gillian agguire, to be offered TO the
Government Of Chill for 100000 or $l,5OOOO0 The
privilege Of purchasing at thar rate extends Tor six
YOU are satisfied with your title. you ought 20 very
| speedily, for the complications daily becoming
In the absence of any evidence to the material
points suggested 1 can, of course. have opinion
the subject and scarcely expect me TO USE any
official authority until possess such facts, sustained by
evidence, not merely BY pamphlets and extracts from
| newspapers.
On October -. 1881 Mr.. Hurlbut wrote to shlpherd
the following short note:
Yours of 18th September duly received. aud in
ply wish to state that do not pretend 10 be fully m
formed as the French society, which il is understood,
has offered its aid to the Peruvian Government Mr..
Emore undoubtedly folly Informed, and my informa
ton to Drcyus corresponds with his statement
On October 20 Mr.. EInrlbut wrote to shipherd:
Yours Of September % duly received have lit
tie to write you OF interest The Chllial plenlpOen-
arcs arrived mere to-day; but AS yet nothing Is known
OF their purposes The whole OF Peru is dy accept
INC thc Government of Mr. CaderOn, and Perola is
ported prisoner to his own troops II may be as
sumed that negotiations VIII De under way before
you ns and. If you expect your interests to be
looked after by tine United States had better obtain
Instructions TO be sent me by telegraph As yet
have of the character indicate III your letters
company which represents, you state, such vast in
terests, and numbers among lis members such heavy
capitalists, well afford the expense OF elegaphng
do not know that any change OF dominion over the
Satire territory viii take place, but II s among the pos
abilities. Chill means To seize ana hOd u II she can ana
Peru alone cannot prevent it. The United States can II
they choose but the Government at home must say So
Hitherto this has not been said or II said have not had
notice of it. Everything waits for the acton OF the
United states
On November % Mr IIurlbut wrote again to shipherd
in an altered tone follows:
have to the Department your correspondence ad
dressed 20 me, 10 & pe te y, ' , ~ y LIZ man an
structions from the Department decline correspond
ence with you II you satisfy the Department Of the
validity of your Cochet claim, Will very theoretically
and hfully carry out Instructions received You
have failed wholly to furnish me with any proof,
although requested. and have repeatedly written that
instructions to be sent which have never
received The Of your letters is disagrceablc and
do not wish further communication.
Mr. shipherd remarked that there letter Of later
date copy OF which had been forwarded by Mr. IIurl
but himself the State Department This letter, dated
December II, read, "a follows
have tried as far could, To make you understand
that have, and ought not TO have, anything TO
do with company yourself its agent. or with