III

BENJAMIN HAHRISON,

PnESIDE:-,rT OF THE U",ITED STATE:-; OF Al\IEmCA,

1'0 (tU those iolco shall see ttiesc presents, (,'1'eeti7lq :

Know ye, that reposing special trust Hull confidence in theintegrity aml abi lity of Jum; LITTLE, of Ohio, I L10 appointhim to be a Commissioner OIl the part. of the United Statesfor tlio adjustment of clnims of citizens of the United Statesllpon Venezuela, pursuant to the Convcutiou between thoUl1itctl Stntes of America aJHl the l'uitoll States of Yello-zucla of the 5th of Dccemher, ISS::;, null l10 authorize andempowcr him to execute and fulfil tho duties of that Officeaccording to law, and to have and to hold the said o flice ,with all the powers, privileges, aud curolumcuts thereunto ofright appertaining unto h iin, the said Joux LITTLE, until theend of the next session of the Senate of the United States,and no longer, subject to the conditions prescribed hy law.

In testimony whereof I have caused theseletters to be ninde patent aud tho seal of theUnited States to be hereunto affixed.

Given nuder my hand, ut the city of Wnsli-[SEAL.] iugtou, tho sccoud day of Scptciuber. ill the

year of our Lord ouo thonsaud eight hundredaud eighty-niue, and of the Luc.epeudeuce oftL United States of America the one hundredan d fo u rtccn tli.

DEXJ. HAHHISON.By tll Pre it1 ut :

ALvEY . ADEE,Acting cl'etal'Y of State.

IV

DOC'l'OH .JUAN P. HOtTAS PAUL,

CONS'fITU'l'IUNAL I)HE:,;IJ>ENT 01" THE UNfTED STA'rES 01" VENEZUELA,

Tu aU tllose 'lO/lO s!wU I:íCC tl,ese }Jresellts, G1'edillg:

,Vhereas, by vil'tne oí t11e Conveutiol1S concluded between the Uuitcc1 Statos of Venezuela :.tuc1 the Uuited State~ oí Ameriea on tIlO 5th of D ecornber, 1885, the 15th oí l\Ial'ch, 1888, anc1 the 5th of Oetobe!', oí tho 8:11ue year, approvec1 by the N atiol1:.tl L ogislatllre ftncl exchanged on the 3d of J une nl­timo, a Mixec1 Comrnission is to be convcl1ed at ,Ya81lington, with the oLjeet of reconsic1ering tile deeisions oí tbat which sat at Caracas in 1867 anc1 18G8 uuder tlle COllvention of April 25, 186(:;, anc1 fol' tIl o adjndieation of aH claims of C01'­

pora.tions, cOlllpauies, 0 1' inc1iYic1nn,ls, cjtizen~ of tlle Unitec1 States, preseutec1 to their Gover11111ent 01' to its Legatiou :.tt Caracas before tlle 1st day of Angust, 1868:

",Yhereforc, ¡ti order to carry iuto ofiect tilo aforesaid stip­ul a. ti on~ , a nc1 aIl t110 ot11e1's contained in the saül Convell­tions, reposillg {nn contidenco in the ability, learning, and patriotism of Citizen ,JosÉ ANDHADE, 1 have appointec1 hiru, with the affirmative vote of tho Federal Coui1cil, to act as th e Commissioller on tle part of Venezuela. in the afol'osaicl l\lixecl Commission, investillg hilll with all tbe ueee::;sary powers to cluly ancl fnlly carry ont the Conventions refened to herein.

[ l5EAL.]

In testimony whereof, 1 give these presents , uneler m)' hand, 'ivitb th e Great N ational Seal affixecl herennto, and conntel'Siglled by tlle l\Iinister of Foreigll R elations, at Cara.cas, tIte eighth day of August, 1889, tlle 26th year oí the Law ancl 31st oí the Federation.

J. P. ROJAS PAUL. Thc JUinister oí FOl'eign Relatiolls :

A. PAItEJO.

v

COMl\IISf;ION OF .JOHN V. L. F lNDLA Y.

OFFICE 01<' THE CO)[l\USSION,

WASHINGTON, Octo~er 10, 18SB.

BE IT KNOWN that tllü nIldersigllC(I, Commist;ioncrs, ap­pointed, respectively, hy tIte Presitlellt of the Ullited States of Aruel'icn, n,nd the GOYOrlllnent of the Unitod Stntes of Vene¡,mela, Íll pursun,ncc of tIte C011 Yelltion lH.'l t.wccn saic1 countries fol' n, roopenillg of the claims of citizells of tIJC Unitod Sta tos agaiust Yeneznoln. umlor tllO Treaty of April 25, 1866, cOllclnc1etl at '''ashillgtOl1 Docomuel' 5, 1885, havo tbis clay chosen .ToHN Y. L. FINJlLAY, of Baltimorü, 1\1(1., U. S. A., as 'l'f¿iJ'd 001rl 'miS8iollel', Hlleler amI ill compljance with Article two of said COl1velltioll, to fin the vn,callcy cn,nsetl uy the resignation of Sallluel F. Phillips.*

JOHN LITTLE, Comrnissione1' OIL tite part oi tlle [J niled Strttes oi Amerlca.

JOSÉ ANDRADE, COllunissinne1' OIL tlLe pa¡'t oi tlLe [lnited State.~ oi Venezuela.

* HOll. Sn.muel F. Pbillips \VfiS chosen as 'I'bird Commissiol.ler September 3, 1889, n.lld bis resigllatioll, presented October 2, was a('~epted October 3, 188~.

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LIST UF CLADIS BEPOltTED IN TIIIS VO LUjll(

No. OF CLADr.

ALhiatti, Alhino ...... ... ........ . ... .. . .. . .. ..... .... . .......... .... . 3·J Aspillwall , \V. H. , eXI'(~ntor of G . <1. I1o",l:1.ll<l , fl ((l..... .... ... .. .... ... .... .. 18 llarlles, .Ja nlt'g, LIeirs of. . . ... .... .. ........... . .. . . .. ... .. . ...... .... ........ .. .... ..... in lleales, Nohle~ :1.1111 narrisoll...... ..... .. .. .. .. . .. .... ... ..... ...... ..... . ..... ....... :.:ll-l Bettiker, Pan!... ... ... .. .. .. .......... ........... ....... ............ .. ...... .... ... ......... fi

Erissot , All1elia (1(-'..... . ......... .. ...... .... .. . ... ........ . ...... ... .. ...... ... . .......... 27 C:llliz, .José F. Gareia.............. ...... .. .. ..... ... . ... ... .. . ..... . ...... .. . ..... . ... ... 47 Castel, .JOSl: .. . ... ........ .... .......... ...... . .. .... ............ ... .. . ..... . .......... .. .. .. 21. Clark, Margaret Watson ele..... ...... .. ... ... .. ............... ..... .. ... .. ..... .... .. I D C()rtés, .foh n ....... ....... . ..... . ..... . ......... ..... . ..... ...... ............ .. . ....... .. ... 42 COl'\vin, A lll OS B.................. ..... ................ .. ........ ........ .. ..... ....... .... . 3D Cox, \Valt er S., adllll'. of .Johll P. Adt1111S, f t al.. . ........ .. .. .............. .... G :~

D('llnell, .Jolm , E xeclltors oí . .. .... .... .. .... ....... ... ..... .. .. ...... .. .. ............ :3 Driggs, 8pth ..... ...... ........... .... ...... .... ...... .. 7, 10 , 11. 13, 14 , Vi, :31, 32, ·10 Driggs, Set h, reprcscnting t he beirs of Helljamin Goodrich..... . . .. . ...... :~:¡

Dl'iggs, Set h , reprü!:'entillg tbc O\\'ncrs of tile hrig (}oucl H t tll rn.. 41 Drigg-s. 8eth , reprcselltiug t lle ",ido\\, a ud Ileirs of Captaiu J ollll Clark. 43 FillU , Lorenzo H ... .. ................... .... ... .. .. ............... ... ........ .... ..... . .. , :.:l4

Flanagall. Braclley, Clark .\-; Campan)' .............. ... .. . ................... ....... 20 FOl'l'e!:it, }>ealp. (1..11<1 Dnlauey ......... oo • . 'o . . . ...... ... .. . .. .. . . ..... . oo, 00' • f)

Gibos, TIobr. rt \V.... .. ...... .. .......... ......... ... ... ........... .. ..... .. ... . ..... . .. . ... 17 Gowell :tlltl COJle1alHl.............. .. .............. .................. ... . ...... ..... ... ... 11, Halllluer, Nal'cisa tle. ... .. ........... ...... ...... ............ .. ..... ...... ...... .. . .. . .. . 30 Hollins an! 1 ~Iclllair .... ....... . .. ........... ........ . ......... .. .. .... ..... ....... ..... -1 IdIer , .Jacnu.. ... ............ ..................... .. . ........... . ..... . ... . .. ....... ........ . 2

J O\'e, L orenzo.. .. .. ............ ............ ...... ........... . ... ...... .... ..... . .... .. .. . ... :.:l 7 Ketcllum, l\Iorris.. .. ........ ...... ...... ......... ............... ........................ . . 48 Loellr , Cllarles H ........................ ...... ...... .......... .... .... .. .... ...... ... .. ... . ·14 ::\Iatchett, \\'illium ll . ............. .. ....... .. .... .... .... ...... ......... .......... ,....... li3

ThIiller, }<'ranr.iH S ..... . .. .... .. . ... ...... ... .. . ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......... (i2 l\Iiller, \Villiam S..... ... .... .............. ....... ........ ............ ........ .. . .. ... .... . 2:3 l\Iorril [ l], J Oll athall T . [C.]. .. ....... ..................... .. ............... . .......... U O'DwycJ' , Rieb:\J'!l ...... .... . ............ . .. ...... .... ..... ... .... ..... . .. .. .. ..... . ....... 3:3 Peck, L eonardo....... ................ . ... ... .. . .. . ......... ...... .. . .. .... . .... .. .. ... .... 45

P ec k, J .. conardo 1\1.......... .. ......... .... ........................ .. ................ ...... 1)0 l1n.,vllon . R,t]})b .... . o • •••• •.• 00 •• • 0. 0 0 •• '. o •• 'o. oo ....... . 0 o, _ • • • ••• • • • 0 0 ' ....... . .. .... .. o . ' • 2H Hcntt, ElizalJcth B...... ...... ..... .... .. .. .. .. ....... ........ ... . ...... . ...... ...... ...... 12 ~tackpol e, J oseph...... ......... ........ . .............................................. .. . 2~¡

Vlll

No. OF CLAn!.

Taylor , Oli\·er .. . .. . ' ....... .... . .... ... ......... . . 8 Walt er. Amanda G .. f.'xpcntrix of TIlos. U . Walter.......... .. .. .. ...... ...... 52 'Yille t, '\Y. E. , Estate of ...... '..... ... .......................•....... .. ..... . ............ 21 'Yilliallls, John Jf...... ......... ..... .......... . ............. .... ............ ....... ...... 3G IVippel'lnan , Frf' <1erick...... .. ....... .. . ......... ..... .......... ...... . .......... .. ...... 22 \VoodrnfI , fl f.' llry... . . .. . .... ...... ...... .. ...... . ......... ............ ............ 25

NOTE.-FoJ' the llispositiCln m:Hle of th e claims of tllH Uniou Tmmrance Company of Ph ila(le1phia (No. 1). W. P. l\Iurray (No. 4~) ) . Mary E. Spader f t ol. (No. fil ), Clara 1L Tngel'soll (No. 5-1) .. Joseph Daniels (No. i)!j) . William H. Haney (No. 5r. ), Edward F. Brownillg (No. 57), Gusta\'e A. Bréaux (No. 58) , Tho lllas E. ·Waggaman. :t<lministrato)' of .J. H. Cau,,; t t' n (No. 59) . R enry S. Saufonl (No. GO) , all<l N!ülJaniel .Jarvis (No. (jI ), see the Docket of the COllllllission amI tlH.' printe<1 r eport of the Seel'etal',V.

Ol"FICE OF 'l'HE U~ITE]) STATE~ AKD VE~EZl ELA~

CLAL\fS CU:\L\fI f:>t:'IOX ,

1317 F streel (TIl Bun Building).

'Y"SJ-IJXGTO);, D. C., 8S :

Extract of th o minut of the srSSlO l1 It ol.! h} tile COnllllis ­SiOll OH Tnes<by , Augnst ID, l S!)O :

., Ordered : TIJat tIJ e pl'iutcd Opiniolls iu tlJe se vera! cases be ami t1K SI\IllC

are hereby lllndo n part of the ltecord of the Commissiou witbollt h eing en ­tered at leugth upon ita minutes; alld tllat the Secretal')' cause twenty.fivo copies tllereof, eluly certified, incln<1iug tIJe Unlesl\d opt ed by the ComruisRioll , and tlle Treaties, to be bountl and d eposited in the Depo rtment of S tate, Wnsbiugton, D. C., for tb e nse of tbe t\\'o Goyernments. "

In pnrsuance of t1w forogoillg ord er , 1 hm'eh)' cel'tify that this book contains an exnct COP} , ill E llglis h, o f the Hules 01 the Commission , of the Opillioll S nmdered by the C0111-missioners, an(l of tIt o 'rreaties het",een tIl e U llÍte(l States

allll Venezuela relen ed thel'ein. 111 witllOSS ",horeo f, 1 hayo h el'eullto set my h alHl a n(l

atlixed the seal of the COllll1l ission , :Lt tIte saül city of 'Yash-

ington , this ~M da} of ¿~~~ , o f lSDO.

United States and Venezuelan

Clail11S COlumission.

HON. JOHN LITTLE, U. S. CO)DUSSIONJ::R, Olwú·/Jum.

" J. ANDRADE, VE~EZUELA~ Co "Dll SS IO:-;' EH.

" .JOHN V. L. FINDLAY, THIRD CO:\I:IIISSIO~ER.*

HON. J. HPBLEY ASHTON, COU:\SEL FOR TIIF: lJ NITED STATES.

" SA:\IUEL F. PHILT,IPS, COUNSEL Fon YENEZUELA .

FRANCISCO DE P. SUAltEZ, SECnETARy.

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* Appointeel OeL 10, 188ll, subRequently to tbe resignation of HOD. Sanmel F. Pbillips, who I\eted in the saiel c¡tpaeity fmlll Sept. 3 to Oct. 3, 188ll, awl afterwards (Oct. 18, 1t:l8\)) \Vas appointed Counsel for Venezuela .

RULES Ol<' TIIE CO.;\L\IISSION FO I{ TJlE SETTLE)IENT Ol<'

OLA DI :::> eXDEI{ TIIl<: CON\TE?{TION Ol-' D -"-:CE)IHER 5, 1885, BETWE};N '('11 E U NITEll STATES Ol<' A -,'lEIUCA AND

TIn; UXITED STA TES OF VEXEZtTELA.

L

The daims shal1 be entered in n. clocket, pl'oyitlcd for the purpo!:ie, in tIle order of tIleir prescntation rccoguizec1 in Article 11 of tho ConYCntioll, ancl shall be numberecl consec­utivel)' begillnillg with the Clailll first presented, as No. lo rrIte style in each case shall be :

.......................... ... ..... , claiIufint, N o ...... . ..... , against

The United State!:i of Venezuela.

11.

rrhere shall be fil ed in each case (ir ll Ot alreadj' don e), on or before the first :Jlouday in October, 1889, a petition setting forth in plan anel conciso te1"111S, aud without repetition, the facts constitutillg the groulHls of the dailll aJHl relied on as elltitling tlle claimant to relief uneler t!le COllyention ; but the COlDmission, for cause ShOWll, may extend the time for the filing of snch p etition.

111.

If the c1aim be on account of alleged loss 01' darnage as to a nlllnber of articles, kinds, 01' items of property, the amonnt of 10ss 01' clamage Oll accoullt of each, exclusive of interest, must Le stateel; ancl in all cases claims for intel'est must be separatel}' specified, with tho rate demanded nncl time cov-

4

m edo If tlw Claitll , 01' any part thercof, is :tllege{l to ha"e arisell from acts UpOll tilo high seas, thc lI<lllleS of th e yesseIs con com e(l, tIlo p;1,rt taken hy each, 'with th e ll¿tllJef; of thc comrnalld{ng offi-cers, ancl ill Úle senice of wbat gOYel'lllUellts resp ectiycIy engagL\cl, with propel' dates H.ll{1 10caIities, lllust be statec1 .

IY.

If au}' tnLl\s fc r of a cIaim, 01' an)" part thereof, has occllrrec1, tIlO potitioll lllllst state ho,,-, ,,,hOll, 1J.Y \rlJa,t lll cans, fol' what cOllsideratioll, anc1 tu ancl by '",hom the sall1e has h oeu mac1e.

Y.

rrIte petitioll lllust a]so state ,,-h eth el' an} daimant, directly 01' indil'ectly, 01' an} other p erson heretofore e:G titlecl 01' cIaim­

ing to be el1titl ed to the cIaim, 01' any part thereof, eyer ro­ceiyec1 an)', amI if so what l-:ium oí mane)' fol' 01' 011 account of such claim 01' part thúroof, anc1 when anc1 froul ",110m tlle same was r eceiyec1, alld whether tilo daim, Ol' an)' part thereof, was eyel' presentecl to auy tribu~al otller than to the formel' l\Iixed COlllmi~sion, anc1 if so what c1isposition was made ther eof by snch tribnnal.

YI.

,\'ller e tIte claim is fOl" propel'ty taken, lost, 01' infured, fo!" whieL' ¡lll)" YOlH.:h er, r eeeipt, 1ll01ll0l'anc1um, Ol' otller wriE1lg was giyen, a eop} the reof mnst be aUacbed to t11e petition, 01' reason assigned for llot c10illg so ; if 1l0t attached, the names of the parties to it and its substance must be glven.

YII.

rrhe petition lllus t eoncluele with a (Iü;tilld statement of the amouut due tlle claimant fOl" caeh item of loss 01' dam­

age ancl the interest claimeu tho1'eo11, t11 e aggl'egate fi1ll0unt

dail11l'tl t Iw snm pai( l tIt -' rl'(lIl if ;LIIY, :\1\(1 tI! ' h ;llnll (, ~: fol' wbieh jndgllH'llt as ;\sk('ll.

, '11J,

rrb e p e titíoll 8ha11 h e \'c l'itic(l by tilo oath 0 1' a flh'IJl :ttit)l} o f tite cla.imallt 0 1' by ono of t it o Sl"" C' I' ;d eh i tl};l l1t s Ul' ¡fa. ' 01'­

p om,tioll 0 1' j Oillt stot:k t.:ompauy, by'" pl'ill cipal a Bi e ' 1' th l' oí, before s()m(~ Om('el' ;\ nthorize(l hy t lJ l' b\\'s of tll{' pl :\.(' to ;td ­

millisk l' oatlls; Of, ÍlI ea:Sé of tbl' ahscll" frllUl th Cllit (' tl State::; of sllcI, C'himant o]' ofti ('(\I' , t ]¡ u S:t ll)(' 1\1<1." lH~ \'el'iti( \(l by a c1nly :tllthori:l.ctl ngent 0 1' nttnrt l 'Y,

IX,

A potitiou Ill"'Y !.¡<: ¡llllt n(lecl nt au," timo h J 1'0 lilla) heal'­lIlg npon leayo gl'ítllt -,(1 hy tIl e COllllllis 'ion,

X ,

It shnJl llot bu 1l 0cn:-lS;ll'\' fo l' tbo uitc(l ~t;1t ' of Yel! -0.1

:;mob in nn.r case to (len.r th o allcgat io l1s f tit e p (' t iti o ll 0 1'

thú ntlitlity o f any d"illl. D nt a gene ra l (1<.l1 ia1 t1l(~ l'eof skdl b e enter e<l o f recol'll 11,\' tlJ c ,'OC1' bry, <l" of 'onrso, a llcJ

th ol'el l)' ,,11 tlle mate rial al1 ('gn_ti oll s of tlle l'et itioll ,-ha ll be cOllsillol'c(l as pllt in issn c , and tll e dailll:.tllt shnJJ be l' q nil'ü(l to est.a,oli s lt them by l ~gal aucl s nili e ient e \' id l' ll ce, AII all­HWel' to a. p etition ll1ay he til ell, in \\'lti c)¡ r as ~ s n <: h onlol' \V il I be mntle r espectillg ftlrth "\' pleaclings in tl, c case as lllay be deemed propol', A tl OllllllTcr geueral 01' s pecial may be ill­tel'pose(l to au)' petítion 0 1' a ns wel',

XI.

No evitleuco 01' illfonnation in th e u:Ünl'e tl lOl'eof wjll b e

receivecl, except sneh as s11l\11 be fUl'Di sh ed 1))' 01' throllgl, the resp ective govel'nments.