Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-06
INVESTIGATIONS.
Most Of the Committees Take a
Hand In.
But Nothing Startling is Deyel-
,oped from their Work.
Excepting the Little Stir that
Henderson Makes.
INVESTIGATIONS.
TIE EMMA NINE.

INVESTIGATIONS.
THE EMMA NINE.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Trevor w.
Park testified before the committee
on foreign affairs today, relating to
the circumstances attending the pur-
chase Of the Emma. mine by himself,
Baxter and others. During the cx-
animation of the mine, previous to
purchase, he gathered specimens Of
ore and took them TO the assay office
at Salt Lake, when he learned the ore
would pay sl2o a ton, or 81 pounds.
He told Coates honestly he didn't
know the present conditioned the
mine, bat at the urgent request of
Coates to name his figures he told
hin. he would sell for four hundred
thousand pounds cash, for half of ii,
and five hundred thousand pounds,i,e
fully paid up shares for the other half,
the sale to be contingent on the salts
factory report Of some scientific cx.
perts. OF the purchasers selected
Coates and English parties subse:
qucntly selected sillman, whose name
Park did not suggest. Cooke, Nc
Cullough & Co. told him they doubted
if Coa,cs ana partner could carry this
thing through.
llsthcrc was anything dishonest in
,hc sale Of the Emma mine in Eng
land, or any fraud or sharp practice
between the gen,lemc,s,. the witness
said, under his oath, that lie knew
nothing whatever about it. The mine
was worth now rs much as it was sold
for. Adjourned.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT. coMAlrTEE.
+ WAsn1SGTfoiN, April 5-secretary
Ghandlcr,=Gcli.=Babcockza and Colonel
Luckey-arc before the committee on
expenditures in the war department.
Secretary Ghandicr-is- giving specific
direction to Detective Bcll'scvidence,
so far as it,rcla,es to himself.
Joseph Perran, cashier Of the Ma
tional Park Bank, Of New York, was
examined in relation 10 the account
OF Geo. IA. Pcndleton. He said the
account was closed up, and all,checks,
papers, etc, transferred to the Ma
4=tional= Commercial Bank in Cincinnati
which was the extent of-his knowl
edge in the matter.
Secretary Chandler testified. Tie
letter Of appointment of Charles Bell
dated January Is, 1876, was shown
and Chandler identified it as Il rcgu:
lar official document. Chandler saiu
that Bells name was first mentioned
by the president in cabinet meeting
He, the secretary, had experienced
considerable trouble in securing
chief Of the secret service. .Subse
quently Bell called with note iron
the president, and was told to cal
again, which he did several times
One day General Hurlbut was in tn
!, witness offioc when Bells card cam
in. The witness then threw it cars
lessly on the table and told the mes
senger to to say to Bell that he wa
engaged. .Hurlbut says: Bell
j why, know that man. lie was
+ spy for me during the war
r was in service seven months the
2 made sergeant, witness said il h
: could stay in the rebel army sevc
: months as spy and keep his nee
e out Of halter he must be smart fc
: low and ought to make good detet
tive. Wirncss appointed him NOR
ron what General Hurlbutt said tha
upon the accommodation Of the pre-
= idcnt. The witness was under ii
Y impression that Bell handed him
!, card, but failed TO find it since. III
witness. had never spoke to Gcner
: : Babcock or Colonel I.icky about i
y THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFEAl1
IS WAsulSGroS: April 5-rhe hon
: committee on military affairs I'll
= morning examined tluartc,mast
Gen. Aleigs concerning the rcmos
Of the quartcrmastcr gcniral's Off
III to the corner Of Pennsylvania aven
T. and Fifteenth streets: Meigs said
:, considered there was no cause for I
a. a. removal, and if there had been
.. . would have protested against it
! ! ; account oflhc grcaticxpenscinvolv,
- and because there was no benefit /,
= ~ rived from it.
hc INDIAN N.AFFAIRs-COMMlTTE
# WAsnrSGToN, April G.--The no,
a committee on Indian affairs too
on examined Ralph Mcckcr, correspo
r. ent Of the New York Herald, w
er reference 10 statement made
: him concerning frauds in Indian m
".~.I agement, He states that he had
- personal knowledge of any but
ent, heard many suehtl,ings while at L
led Peck and elsewhere on the Misso
river, few years ago and 4
SO brought some Of them to the att
tion of the members Of this &C