The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-08-09
WHO EUCHEED UNCIE:sAMa. :.
Confederate Millions ms. which 4 i he did no


WHO EUCHEED tNGLE;sAMa
Confederate Millions. 5whici, he did not
WASHINGTON, July 27.-In response
to Senate resolution calling upon him
for evidence in the treasury department
relating to property Of the United States,
or to which the United States has valid
claim, which is held in adverse posses.
sion, the secretary of the treasury to day
transmitted to the Senate the reports of
the solicitor Of the treasury and the com.
missioners of internal revenue on the
subject; and also the reports of FL. b.
Littlepage, letely employed as an agent
Of the treasury department.
s The acting solicitor of the treasury, in
his report, says that there is no personal
property in charge of his Office, but it
has been suggested that there is personal
property now held in adverse possession
to which the United States has valid
claim. If this be true it would probably
be advisable to recommend an approprl.
alton for its detection and recovery.
The commissioner of internal revenue
says that the only property 10 charge Of
his Office is real estate acquired under
the internal revenue law. He says he
can furnish such statement, but says it
will take some time, and as he is doubt.
full whether the object of the resolution
was to obtain such statement, he asks for
more definite instructions.
81 According to letter from Littlepage
to the solicitor of the treasury, dated
October 19, 1887, it seems that he was
employed ".to assist in the prevention
and detection of frauds upon customs
and revenues. p He says:
After,my several conversations with
you + infer that my: special assignment
will be to recover such properties
belonging to the late Confederate States
as have been fraudulently or improperly
concealed"
In concluding, he says:
t.sAbove all, I desire that my special
assignment be, kept a profound secret"
In q letter dated November II, 1887,
Littlepage says The vent to his home in:
King William County, Virginia, to
examine his old Confederate papers
and recorded while. in Europe, which
under orders Of the then Confederate
States Government. to the captain were
copied accurately He says he found
that in the winter OIL 864 he was ordered
TO. the Confederate ship Texas, alias the
Pampeiro. This vessel was built at
Glasgow as No. 1 sloop.of.war, and was
to have received her armament and
.equipmen. while lying of the coast of
England by another vessel. Capt. Henry;
Sinclair, Of the Confe ederate States navy,
superintended; L; the construction of the
vessel; her cost being s., 400, ,000,s all Of
which Was fully paid BY the Confederate
Government.s The vessel, he says, started
to sea, but having been reported as a
sConfed ederate cruiser was seized. Capt.
Sinclair, rather than carry her through
|:the Courts, secured her release by guaran.
;teeing that she should not go into the
hands Of the Confederacy until they.
should be entitled to have her. He then
chartered her, and when, a few months
slater, the! Confederacy collapsed, she was
sailing under the same charter. 4.
He adds that this; vessel was fully paid:
for; by the COME ederate Government, and
should belong to the United States. She
Lis still valuable and lis now trading,
between Edinburgh and Copenhagen.
He adds that there are several other
|: :Cly de:built steamers, constructed by the
Confederate Government, similarly dis.
posed Of by: their agents 5or captains,
ahonld now belong to the United States.
There were also two powerful rams
built by Laird & Co., on the Mersey,
ostensibly for the Chinese Government,
sbnt inspected and tested by Confederate
officers. They were, he says, seized by
the British uthorities, and were finally
disposed of by the Confederate agents in.
charge, and are now in the British navy,
having recent been seen by Admiral
Luce sat; Bermuda flying the British flag.
Littlepage also speaks of certain pow
|Gerfuls Clyde built steamers and Of certain
rams; built in France for the Confederate
Government, and also states that parties
who recently visited Capt. Sinclair's
house; found Its linen, crockery, cutlery:
&C., bore the letters O.:S. NJ, which arti.;
cles are supposed to have come from the
ship Texas. He adds that two new.
Clyde built steamers, the City of Peters
burg and Old, !, Dominion, which were
built for the Confederate Government
and spaid for: BY it,] are now running
between Liverpool and Dublin. He
adds ;s3.:.s
zstIs .sa beg to file ansitemized statement of
Confederate properties unrocovered by.
the United States Government, but
which might have been recovered had
proper steps been taken. ] believe that
amount of the property described may
yet be recovered, although 80 many years
have elapsed = = -
The itemized statement here referred;
ito enumerates property Of various kinds
{inclnding cash amounting in value to
10000, 600, most of which is in English
hands. He estimates that there are.
sc, 200, 600 worth of unreco property
in the United States, not including the
value Sof many millions of dollars worth
Of cotton belonging to the Confederate
Government shipped from Brownsville,
Galveston and Matamoras, since the var.
The latest thing in the way of trusts
lis; the gamblers trust that is now in opera.
stionain New York. According to a New
York correspondent three of: the most
prominent sporting men of. that city are
5managingit, and their intention is to-
ststfreeze out" all others who are not in
their organization. The "trust" caters
fnltha. .na mi nn tastes nf- all classea of 40.