Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-26
LIVE WASHINGTON WAITS.
The Raum Investigation ~ pndef Way-Pres-
ident Harrison and Family Essving the
Capital for .Rsst md Quist- Report OF
the Rainy Rirsr Com mi asioia Ready -

Capital for Rest md Quist- Report OF
the Rainy River Commission Ready. g 8
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.--The special
| committee appointed to Investigate the
management of the Pension Office under
| Commissioner Raum began it's task to-day.
1t was decided to hold sessions on Monday
| an Thursday of each week, beginning at
10 O'Clock A. N. Representative Enloe, of
/ Tennessee, who, with Representative
Cooper, of Indiana, is conducting the prose-
cution, offered in evidence certain parts OF
the record In the investigation of the last
Congress relating to appointments and pro-
| motions in the Pension ONCE. No objection
was offered by Mr.. Payson, counsel for the
Commissioner, but when Mr.. Enloe pro-
posed to offer the testimony OF Green B.
Raum, Jf.. in the last Congress, Mr.. Payson
said he did not wish to say there was any
thing there to which he would object,
but that he wished to suggest the propriety
of limiting to some extent the admission
of testimony which would go in the record.
For instance, he noticed in the matter Of
fered certain statements purporting to give
at the fourth remove from the original
source, evidence relating to Commissioner
Raum's connection with a refrigerating
company. He did not think the committee
wonld go into this matter. and certainly
evidence In the fourth degree would not be
the investigating resolution relating to I'M
proper influence in appoin ntments and pro-
motions in the Pension Office covered an
inquiry with reference to the refrigerator
company, and he offered this testimony to
furnish basis for the examination of other
persons. After some general discussion MIR.
Payson and Mr.. Enloe agreed upon certain
parts of the record to be put in evidence,
other parts being left for future disposition.
The committee had summoned Secretary
Noble, but as he could not to-day get in or
n rNnfv, l,< q ~x-sA1
him the committee adjourned until to-mor-
row.
The President has arranged to leave
Washington tomorrow morning, for q
weeks visit to Virginia Beach, Va. He
makes the trip solely for rest and quiet. He
will transact no official business while away,
unless it is absolutely necessary. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Dim
mick his two grandchildren and E. W. Hal
ford. The trip will be made by rail, over
the Atlantic Coast line from Washington to
and Norfolk to Virginia Beach. The party
Will leave Washington at 1907 O'Clock to-
morrow morning, and expects to reach Vir-
ginia Beach by $50 o'clock Pm.
ONE of the questions settled at the re-
cent conference between the Canadian Com
nissfoners and Secretary Blaine and Gen.
eral Foster, representing the United States,
was in regard to the establishment of
boundary line between Alaska and British
Columbia. Preliminary surveys have al
ready been made by the United States coast
survey, but hitherto no joint action had
been had. The decision reached at the con-
ference was for a joint or international
prosecution of the work already begun by
the United States. A question has been
raised respecting the proper boundary along
the Aleutian coast, growing out Of a differ
ence Of Interpretation of the treaty provi-
sions on that point, but 1t is expected that
the contemplated survey will furnish all the
information necessary to reach a harmoni-
Gus adjustment of the difference. At the
conference an agreement was also reached
for more definite marking of the water
boundaries in front OF and adjacent to the
city OF Eastport, Me-, with a view to avoid
ing any futher trouble on the subject of the
fishing rights of Canada and the United
States in that locality. 1t was arranged
that al international commission should be
appointed to consider and report regula-
tlons which may be adopted by the United
States and Canada for the proven tion of de-
structive methods OF fishing and pollution
of streams, and for establishing uniformity
OF close seasons and other means for the
preservation and increase of fish. An ami
cable understanding was also reached for
reciprocity of services IN cases Of wreck and |
salvage on the lakes.
SECRETARY NOBLE will soon send to
SouSrcs Vie TepOrbo VI Tue halny RIVER CON- |
mission, which was appointed last summer
to investigate timber depredations in North
ern Minnesota. The report shows that dur
ing the last several years many million feet |
of valuable pine timber have been cut, prin- |
cipally by Canadians, and f1oated down the |
small streams tributary to the Rainy river |
into Canadian territory, where it had been |
Manufactured into lumber. In some instances |
Americans have been procured, it is said to |
make entries OF valuable tracts with a view |
to giving the subsequent cutting of the |
timber show of legality. The report will |
Secretary Noble and Commissioner Carter
that sufficient appropriation be made to |
establish and maintain two or more stations |
on the Canadian frontier, in charge of |
special agents of the Government, who will |
be given authority to arrest timber depre-
dators and bring them before the courts for |
trial. 1t is asserted that prompt and eff
clent steps are necessary to prevent this
entire section from being absolutely de-
nuded OF its valuable timber.
REPRESENTATIVE DURBoRow, Chair
man of the Committee on the Columbian
Exposition, has received communication
from the Secretary of State, enclosing copies
of correspondence between the Department |
of State and the Secretary of the Interior in
relation to question raised by the German
Legation as to the necessity of legislation
for the protection of foreigners who may
eXnlDlt at the WOflQs falr articles which
are not protected by United States patent or
trademark laws. "This department" says |
Secretary Blaine, ''having examined with
care the draft of bill prepared by the Com
of Patents, is Of the opinion that
it would, if enacted, afford foreigners the
they need to encourage them to
lend their exhibits freely to the Worlds
Exposition" The bill referred
to was to-day introduced by Mr. Durborow |
and is identical with that reported to the
Senate from the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations.
SECRETARY RUsK to-day in answer to a
Senate resolution, communicated to the
Senate the report of the special agent of the
Department of Agriculture upon the expert
ments in the production of rainfall General
3. q. Dyrenfurth, who was in charge OF the
in summing up their results
says: "The few experiments which have
been made do not furnish sufficient data 4
from which to form definite conclusions or
evidence upon which to upon or condemn |
The theories of the artificial production or
Increase of rainfall by conclusion. What
has been done so far is altogether prelimin-
ary, but with the benefit of the experience |
yained hope that the subject will be pur-
sued"
CHARLES GIBSON, President of the Yel-
owstone Park Association, was before the
Senate Committee on Territories to-day, and
made some statements in favor of the bill |
Introduced in the Senate to incorporate the
Yellowstone Park Company.
THE Senate Committee on Commerce to-
lay listened to statements from General
,omstock President of the Mississippi River
and Captain Web Samuel, rep
oc IN tino the citv nf St Iouia nj Sta+o |