The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-14

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| complete the work assigned TO It. and also the
reason why II would not have time He showed
| why Chill ought to consent to an extension Of
| the life OF the Commission beyond what was
originally agreed upon. but he also took Mr..
Gresham to task for not having promptly
urged that extension upon Chilli As is now
we'll known when at length the request was
made. Chill did not comply with It.
| The actual result OF tho settings OF the Com
mission. which terminated Monday night
show the accuracy OF Mr.. ERan's forecast
Forty-three claims came before the Commits
| zion. Of which forty we're presented by the
| American side OF the total number twenty
| I'VE were disposed of while on eighteen no
| nnal decisionwas rendered. thus showing that
| another six months or three months should
have been conceded for finishing the work.
or the twenty-five cases disposed Of twenty
| four were American. Most OF them were dis
missed on demurrer generally on the ground
OF want Of jurisdiction under the terms upon
which the Commission was constituted. Others
were dismissed upon their merits Where
damages were allowed the amounts were in
all cases heavily cut down. The Central and
| South American Telegraph Company claimed
s163. 1886 for damages TO its line during the
| war OF 1891 between Balmaceda and Congress.
and received an award OF $40. 1880 L. c.
Dubois. on claim Of 2.451. 1855. So for INJURIES
to railroad property during the last war with
| Peru in 1880 and 1882. received an award for
sl55. 232. W. s. ShriRley. on claim OF s12.-
| 717.51 for property destroyed In tho war OF
1901. received an award OF 50. 1876. @. h. Bor-
den. for the detention OF q ship and false ar
rest in 1889 received so 1877. so out OF q claim
| OF S32. 20Y 10. Wells. Fargo i Co. compro-
Peruvian money tokens seized in 1880. and
accordingly received an award Of S2y. 194US:
ss45 claim. eT ths desrac,ion Of proS
| erty In 1891. These amounts taken together
make less than quartz, OF miiiiop. ,,.
ton included four OF Grace brothers & Co.
arising during the war with Peru, namely.
d:po;t: sss;e4SSs les iSS l9' e. q share: IL
css 81 spf assS e S 's 81 fSs ' tcp
s9ons,s Of o 81 f os G1 Gas &c
sugar in 1888 makes six in all belonging to
| that house. other claims dismissed on de-
ri sh Es o. ana of
:ssesIye!y. 4 llEe, claim q s n; Chester, o.
SS6 600 for personal damages received during
evidence. Dismiesals on demurrer further in
1 s6a S Tor alleged breach Of Contract
that Of c. @. Wilson for DESTRUCTION Of property
odsstin "moantSs to Tor the
| seizure Of Ruano deposits In the war with
Dtass claim
with interest The claim OF J. l. Thorndike
ss var s4n 81 on
ing; the claims Of Charles Watson and Eliza
MSapns ST S & s
Se were Sr sS A
that II {! Of the late 4, l. TrumSuil Tor $500.
tentIon Of the Itsta. was reached. and that was
| dismissed on demurrer.
| II We turn back to the reasons for the failure
| OF the Commission to accomplish more. we
in july az
months; The reason for liking that term. rs
thirty claims had been filed at the legation at
Santiago: and he estimated that not m ore than
Com mssion. In those twenty the evidence
was also nearly all on flle. and he learned that
the chisS 1 FoFsie % aini,ser ErrSzsris e
pense. and '" seeerdnaiy CONSENTED to ak
months This he con sidered ample, e properiy
claims wer. ON s'hf HE s Hu @ashinston and WERE
brought forward, Accordingly. when the
ast L ,0 ssGesa thas view H the
number OF cases actually to come before II.
CSan anne ms MoS o a0i the and also
the counsel and agent for Chill undertook to
to their an r. 'S
cession. when the Combustion held Its nrst
meeting for business. Oct 9; from which date
| the six months ran. It made most liberal al
rsSaitsis, pleading, &s Hitefward il was
but The Zine was still in sun Client.
Meanwhile, on Oct 8, all the Completeness
States. together with the Gillian and United
| States counsels and secretaries signed reso-
was FORWARDED a the same day to Secretary
Gresham. as well as to Chill. and MI Egan
D"cemSer that SECRETARY Gresham. under re- e.
| newed pressure from number OF claimants
to ss rsaqsst iST %o5s ns W Ba
! about to adjourn. and there was no time lett
for negotiations. 1t was hoped that when Il
brought about but il was never agreed to. =,
How. then, does the matter stand as to the
treaty under which the Com mission was estab-
lished provides that all claims that may have
.Hs o. a e Rs''ss q %aai
shall; from and after the conclusion OF the pro;
sss eoG e :Aia nsJ GonslSa. sd
| and barred" It Is there ore evident that the
sls and nan
sIded sdysIssiy: While 4 i trss that many
| amounts have been enormously cut down. yet
there were some left which involved large
from the QUESTION Of amounts. the Claimants
! whose cases were not decided at all cannot but
|
| some award in their favor. and hence must be
bitter at the failure to procure the extension
| Of the treaty time.
| But may not chill consent to a new Claims
Commissionr OF course. that 10 q possibility,
but the chances seem to be against ii. Chill
has but two claims left. one OF S227.OOO,
| founded on the lta,a case. and another small
| one. filed by Mr.. TrunbuL The United states
| has sixteen. aggreRating much more; and
| Chill seams likely to hold her present advan-
tage. The remarks OF the swiss Minister in
| the speech with which. as its President. he
closed the Com mission. have already been re-
ferred to. After saying that claims which had
| been duly filed were. through no fault OF the
| claimants left unatludieated, he expressed the
hone that the two contracting Governments
| will. by n future understanding. AFFORD the
| claimants whosa claims Rave not been settled.
an opportunity TO obtain Judgment thereon in
| harmony with the generous and peaceful inten-
tons which animated the framing OF the Con.
this statement was made. because IL will
| give our country a starting point for new nego-
! tiAtlons. Mr.. Egan said that the Gillian Foreign
| Minister originally urged a short life for the
Commission. and he also considered that
| ha adj ~ ha nv ha n mil