The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-17
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Mr.. James T.. Lyon, Of Racine. Wis.
one OF the original owners II the property
subsequently known a. the Emma Mine. has
testified Al great length before the CongTes-
sional Committee concerning the means By
which the stock Of that company was put
upon the London market. According 70
biz statement Albert Grant. the notorious
English stock manipulaior, framed the
prospectus OF the company ia London.
and received ElOO. 600 FOR his assistance In
working up the scheme, for which be re-
ceived the powerful influence II the London
Times and other influential Journals.
Ex-senator Stewart Of Nevada and TrenOr
W. Park were the American representa-
tive II the mine in England, and their rep
resentations a. 70 the value o. the property
we're backed by renort from Prof. Sill
man. who had made personal examination
II the mine. and who stated that ore q,
the amount Of S3.500. go had already been
removed therefrom and that much more re-
NAMED. The banking house ~ Jay Cooke,
McCulloch & Co.. was paid g.. 900 for the
use Of it, name. and Gen. >chenck, Ameri-
can Minister 20 England, was presented
with 600 shares 81 stock al gro q share for
the use Of his name a Director. Professor
>iIliman received about $4,000 for his re-
port.
II j. stated that Minister Schenck has
asked for and obtained leave ~ absence
from England. in order 10 return home and
explain before the Congressional Committee
his connection with the fraudulent Emma
Mine scheme which j. now the subject Of
inquiry. Gen. Schenck denies that he re-
ceived one dollar As a consideration for the
Use - his name, and claims that be himself
was victim to the manipulators Of the
scheme.
The startling intelligence was telegraThed
from Washington, on the %, that the
House Committee on Expenditure in the
War Department had secured indi-putable
evidence u the most gross corruption in the
administration ~ his office by Secretary Bel
KNAPP Mr.. Caleb y. Marsh testified before
the committee. that I'm order 70 secure the
position Of post-trader At Fort sill he had
paid t. secretary Belknap's wife the sum Of
Sl0, 0Oo in cash and - 900 annually since
his appointment. or an aggregate amount y
$40 .Oo0. 1t was further stated that Secre-
tary Belknap did not deny the truth ~ the
statement. and that be had al once rendered
his re-ilnatisn TO the President. which had
been accepted. ON the same day, in the
House, MIR. CIymer. Of the committee
named. formally presented a resolution Of
impeachment against william w. Belknap,
late Secretary ~ War. for high crimes and
mlsdemeanors. which resolution was adopted
by unanimous vote.
The public debt statement for March
shows a decrease If debt during the preced-
ing month Of s3,272. 733; total debt, les
cash in Treasury, =, ms, 233. 0so.
Levi y. Luckey has resigned bis position
as Private Secretary 20 the President. and
the latter has appointed BIZ son. Ulysses, Ia
bis place. Mr.. Luckey has accepted a re-
sponsibie position in the Department ~ the
Interior.
II H. stated that President Grant ha~
directed Attorney -Generi Pierepont 20
Immediately commence legal proceedings
against the late Secretary Of War Belknap,
M,ssr~. Msr-h. Toiniin~on, and an cfher-
couce rntd Ia the Fort sill bribery case. The
ohensrs charged arc punishable by finc and
imprisonment "a the Penitenfinry for from
one 10 three Year,, and the persons con-
vir'ed are forever disqualified from holding
Office.