The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-13
WASHINGTON.
The Emma Mime Investigation.

| WASHINGTON, April 12.-Rositer W. Raw
mond, y. S. Commissioner of mining stats
tics, testified before the Foreign Committee to
day as to the condition of the mine in August
| 1871 when he pronounced it the best and prin
| cipal mine on that silver lode He thought il
| then worth $250,000 and believed it might de
velop to the value of S., 100000.
Trenor W. Park was recalled and cross-ex-
amined by Hewitt. He testified his acquain-
| lance with Schenck did not begin till after the
| commencement of his negotiations it'll Coates
for the sale of the mine. 1t was not true thai
Baron Grant was induced to take part in the
undertaking by information that Schenck
would become a director. Witness had made
contract with Grant before he park spoke
to Schenck on the subject at all. His CONVEX
sation with Grant concerning Schenck and the
dictatorship was very brief, not over three min
utes in duration. He asked Grant whether
Schenek would be acceptable as director to fill
the anticipated vacancy in the board-the COM
pany having already been organized, and
replied yes, the General would add strength to
the board,
In answer to the interrogatories of Mr. Hew-
lit, Mr.. Park said his motive 10 interesting Mr..
Schenek IN the Emma mine was that he might
have friend in whom he could trust and with
whom he could advise. He should have acted
toward Schenck as he did even If Schenck had
not been the American minister. Witness said
he never heard it was reported in the market
that Gen. Schenck had applied for shares
When Gen.-Schenck was spoken to about be
coming director, he hesitated on the ground
that IL might be improper for him, being the
American minister, to act in that capacity
Witness replied TO Schenck that he could see
no Improperly in becoming director, but of
this the General must judge for himself
Alabama Claims Court.
In the Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Claims, the opinion of the court in relation to
cases known as war risks" was delivered nv
Judge Jewell. The following is syllabus Of
the opinion:
Insurance companies and insurers cannot
recover in this court unless they show two
things: first, that they suffered damage or
prove losses by reason of the destruction of
property by the confederate cruisers-Alabama,
Florida and Shenandoah after she left Mel
bourne; and second, that their business in in
surlng against war risks during the rebellion
caused at net loss, both of which being proved
they may recover sum equal to the amount of
sucn net loss IN their business if their loss by
saldlcrulsers amounted to the aggregate of such
loss, but in no case greater than the amount of
the net loss ON such war risk business. In de-
termining such net loss the amounts paid and
received for reinsurance are to be taken into
consideration.
Mr.. Blaine and the Union Pacific.
The following is copy of a letter written
by Mr.: Blaine to friend in Michigan a short
time slpce touching the story made public in
the indianapolis Sentinel:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, d. c., March %.
My Dear Friend:-Yours received, | beg
you will not be disturbed by Washington ru-
mors respecting myself. The story of nv ever
having received money or anything else of val
ue from the Union Pacific Railroad Co., or
any OF its officers or agents is not only false but
absurd. There is not the remotest foundation
for it, and can scarcely conceive that any,
one would believe it. 1t has been circulating
IN washington for some weeks past in an in
definite, irresponsible and intangible way.
Whenever it shall assume form and shane and
publicity, it will receive conclusive answer.
Meanwhile trust You will hold a peaceful
mind. shall never be injured by stories of this
kind.
tSigned) JIG. BLAINE.
Various Matters.
The Geneva award will be paid between
the Both of this month and the LIST of Nav
after which the interest will cease on the pay
ment
Washington specials say that certificates of
Indebtedness aggregating $4,000 are hawked
ABOUT the streets there at 40 to 30 cents on the
dollar, by witnesses who cannot get their pay.
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the House to day
acquainted Chief Justice Carter OF the action
OF the House on the hdbeas corpus in Kill
bourne,s case and the judge postponed further
proceedings until Saturday morning to await
the action OF the House.
COnnery, managing editor of the N, Y Her
aid, Was before Clyuers committee yesterday,
but refused to answer the question put to him
last week. He said that Mr.. Bennett was not
willing, as newspapers if they revealed their
informant would suffer. The committee
thought the plea frivolous, but decided not to
press the question.
The election for the adoption of state con-
sttuton by New Mexico has been fixed by the
committee for June, 1877.
In the Purman case to day two witnesses
testified that they we're appointed timber
agents through his influence. The place was
sinecure. There was nothing to do