St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
Witnesses Before the Pool
Committee Know But
Very Little.
Mr.. Littler Smooths Away
Harsh Things Said About
Cameron.
Fear in the House That the
Force Bill Is Alive and
Kicking.
Until Mr.. Spinola Sees 1t in
It's Coffin He Will Not
Rest Easy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-In the silver
pool investigation to-day David B. Lit
tier was recalled and questioned fur
ther regarding the time of Senator
Cameron's purchase Of silver and OF its
disposition. Mr.. Littler explained that
he did not want it understood that $780,
600 worth of silver was exactly the
amount that the senator purchased. 1t
might have been somewhat less, for it
was purchased inrupees. MI. Cameron
told him that the check for the margin
put up, So, 600, was dated the 5th Of
May. He had talked with great many
people on the silver question while IN
Washington last year, but had no inter-
est in purchases and did not (of his rec
ollection) suggest to member OF the
house or senate or to any government
official the buying of silver. To Mr..
Rowell, Mr. Littler said he was not ell
gagged in lobbying or influencing mem
berS of congress in behalf of legiSla-
ton. He had no interest in the silver
bill except as a citizen of the United
States. In reply to Congressman Ding
ley'S inquiry as to the date OF the sale Of
EHr. Calneron's Holding,
Mr.. Littler could not remember exactly,
but taking Mr.. Cameron's check of
profits as a basis of calculation. the
date OF sale must have been five or six
weeks preceding that date, or possibly
month. His best recollection was that
the silver was sold before the bill was
passed. Edward Curtis, of San Fran
cisco, a member of the st. Louis eXecu-
tive silver committee, testified that he
had not mentioned Mr.. Flowers name
in connection with silver purchases to
Correspondent Bogart, as the latter had
testified Yesterday. Mr.. Bogart had
since said to him that it must have been
some one else. He did not tell him that
any senator or representative had been
specializing in silver, and had no
knowledge that any one had. He had
no knowledge of any silver pool. Mr..
Curtis having said something about
hearing that party of New Workers
who were interested in silver had been
at the Shoreham hotel, he was asked to
give the name of his informant. This
name ne was unable to remember, but
promised to
Refresh His Memory
if possible. Gov. West and A. j.
Warner, he thought, were in the room
at the time. r. j. Dunnell. WASH
ington correspondent OF the New York
Times, who was witness yesterday,
again took thu stand and said that K.
j. Wynne was the person from whom
he received the information OH which
he sent dispatch to his paper, the pun
port of which was that a conversation
had been overheard between two MEM
bers of the investigating committee to
the effect that il they had known that
the revelations concerning Mr.. Cam
eron would be made they would have
been reluctant to enter into this lnves-
tigation. Mr.. Dunnell said that he UNI
derstood the conversation occurred in
the committee room. Mr.. Wynne, who
is connected with the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, was the next witness.
He explained that he merely delivered
the information to Mr.. Dunnell as a
message from Gen. Boynton, the chief
correspondent of the Commercial Ga
zette. The committee then sent for
Gen. Boynton, but the messenger being
unable to find him Immediately, an adj
journment was taken until tomorrow.