The morning call., 1890-09-10
LINCOLN ON THE STAND.
Raum'S Deputy Testi6eS Before The lnYes-
tisatiDg Committee.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Deputy Pension
Commissioner Charles t. Lincoln was to-
day before the Raum Investigating Commit
tee. He testified that the completed files
system recommended by Lemon did not
commend itself to his Judgment. Claimants
without attorneys were placed at disad-
vantage by it. Probably less than per
cent of the original claimants were without
attorneys. An attorney might secure con-
siderable advantage in time of adjudication
by certifying that claims were complete
when they were not so. Witness did not
think any particular attorney had been
benefited by the order. Washington at
torneys. as whole, might have been bene-
fitted because of their location. He did not
believe the slightest degree of Partially or
favoritism had been shown by an officer or
employe Of the Pension Bureau toward any
attorney. The new order was giving more
satisfaction to the country at large than the
original plan, and had considerably expe-
dited business, although some injustice was
worked, perhaps, toward claimants with at
torneys.
II. Rossback, mechanical engineer, start
ed in to tell how he met in Memphis several
years ago Frank A. Smith, who, he had
been told, was the patentee of the universal
refrigerator. Commissioner Raum objected
to the line OF inquiry.
Cooper insisted that he would prove by
witness that Smith was working on the citi-
zens of Memphis, trying to create corpora
ton, just as has been done here that the
citizens OF Memphis invested and the paten-
tee decamped. just as he had done in Cali
fOrnia afteTward; that lie next came to the
Pension Office as the best place to work and
organized IA scheme, with the aid of the head
of the bureau, that was fraud
Commissioner Raum interrupted to say
that Cooper took his refrigerator charges
from certain newspaper articles. The men
who wrote those articles knew they were
lies, and Cooper to-day knew they were false.
He had not proved his charges and now
sought to throw out drag-net to bring in
other things to break down the enterprises
In which he (Raum) was interested. He did
not propose to have his private business
subjected to an investigation unless the
House decided it.
Lewis argued for full and fair inyestiga-
ton. Ii the invention was impracticable
and worthless the country ought to know
i, because he believed an officer of the
United States should not use his official
position to boost any worthless enterprise.
lie answer to question Cooper said he
dld not know as lie could prove that General
Raum knew the invention was frand but
he could prove that he ought to know,
After further discussion the matter went
over and Smyser was recalled.
Cooper asked il he had not told Lewis. n
member OF the committee, that he had no
money invested in the stock. Smyser re-
piled that he told Lewis while the stock was
entered 10 his name, he did not own ali of
It, but represented some gentlemen in Ohio.
This brought Lewis to his feet and there
was a wordy war between himself and Smy-
ser for some time.
Lewis finally admitted that he might have
misunderstood him. Adjourned.
The State Fair.
SACRAMENTO, Sept 9.-1he second night
of the State Fair brought quite a large
crowd TO the Pavilion, in which the exhibits
are now almost complete. A great MANY
strangers are already In the city. and great
crowds are expected tomorrow, The ex-
hibit is probably the finest ever seen here.
both in the pavilion and on the stock-grounds.
Active preparations are being made for
the coming annual meeting and tournament
OF the State Sp0rtsmen's Association by the
Pacific Sportsmen's Club Of this CITY. which
has the matter in hand. A trap-sboOting
tournament will take place at Agricultural
Park October 9Th, 9th, 10th and 18th. Each
day there will be matches at live birds. for
which large list Of valuable prizes and
trophies have been secured by the commit