Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-02
SCIlENCk.
Minister Schenck Sails for Am.
erica To-Day.
Ills Case is Brought Before the
People.
He Denounces the Evidence a
False.
Still they Comtinue.to Go for the
Distinguished Minister.
scheuck in the Sweat Room.

Schenck in the Sweat Room.
WAsulSGroN, March l.-Scpator
Stewart tclcgraphcs from San Fran
CISCO that he desires to testify before
the house committee on foreign rela-
tions in the Emma Mine investiga.
tions.
1t is understood that Minister
Scllenck will sail for America next
Thursday and will appear before the
committee in person. The friends of
Gen. Schenck now in this city say
they are possessors Of letter written
by Lyon making demand on ex.
Senator Stewart for 100000 under
threat of publishing his story. They
also they that his story is impeachcd
in every material assertion by every
witness and by documents in the lii.
CATION now pending in England
ALlrrLE TESTIMONY.
Referring to the telcgrams-scnt to,
London in 1871, that senator Blain
had introduced q resolution calling
for an investigations of General
Schenk's connection with the Emma
minc-in conversation with Park, the
latter said he had fixed the matter
with the general whom he had induc-
ed to give Park his note for the stock
and then to write him letter saying
=tt&i,is note and stock were not sufficient
security he would-give mortgage
on his house and lot in Washington.
Mr.. Park said he had certified this
statement to Stewart if Stewart would
do something and~would dry up. The
correspondence between S. T. Pafferd
-n,,th S-t,et,ek-wne read ,-whieh--saiscd-
the question Of whether Schenck
bought and paid for his shares Of the
Emma mlae stock. One of Pafferd's
letters. threatened publication of all
the facts and irregularities which he
-knew-of. Schenek replied that-he
would not answer such structures.
The witness Lyon stated that Patfc,d
had an interview with Schenck who
told Patferd that he did not know
much Of the witness. except that lie
was an adven,urer and asked Pafferd
whether his name and statements were
not better than that of Lyons, as they
occupied high aud more responsible
positions. Paticrds said to Schenck,
there were many concurrent circun-
stances to induce persons to. believe
,hatmoney was givento himto float the
stock, he has had patrimony from his
fathers estate in mines in Mimi. and
Wis. Gu this he borrowed $25, 1000
to pay for one half his stock aud the
other $4,000 he borrowed from Park
and hadNno yet paid it all back.
The witness said. to Patierd that
there were no coal mines in Wisconsin.
Subsequently the witness called on
McCuIloch, Of The banking house of
Jay Cooke, McCullach & Co., wien
McCulloch asked hhp to let up on
Schcnck and not be too severe on him,
and said the general was very indign-
ant whenever The name of the Emma
Mine was mentioned. The witness
said in reply that he was not SURPRISED
a, that aud could not forgive Shenck
for calling him al adven,urer. MeS
Culloch Informed him that Scherck
had denied that he called him ansad
venturer. The latter's name was so
disrGpufable in financial circles that if
it had been known in England that
Grant was the protector and promoter
Of scheme subscription would not
have been secured even with General
|'Schenck's name for the prospectus.
Fifty thousand circulars were sent out
liz single day by Albert Grant to as
MANY persons residing in different
parts of the United Kingdom. The
fcommittee authorized Colonel Gorham
to inform Senator Stewart that they
would have been wherever he should
present himself, about two weeks
hence. Lyon would then be recalled.
Lyon continued: Park told him
that Schenck sold the, mine. The
witness believed hat this withdrawal;oi
J, Schenck's s name depressed prices Of the
mine and other American securities
The chairman laid before the com.
mittee the following telegram dated
London to-day. Addressed to him
self: i, ,
Report of Gen. Schcnck's connec
1 ton withethe Emma Mine, published
4 in to-day's London Times, states that
Jas. E. Lyon testified that told him
l gave Senator Stewart 1900 share.
to become director to assist in get
ting Schenck on. the board. Thi,
!. statement Is absolutely untrue.
have never seen Lyon nor had any
communication with him in my life