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Show MINISTER SCHENCK AND THE EMMA MINE. Senator Stewart has thrown new light upon general Schcnck's Emma mine transaction. In a conversation with a reporter of the Cincinnati Commercial, Com-mercial, Mr. Stewart defends the minister min-ister to England, lie says that Schenck regrets that ho allowed his friends to choose him a director. Ho adds that Sehenck is poor, and that his home is mortgaged. A wealthy friend, knowing know-ing his circumstances, advanced him money to buy a share in tho Little Emma. Soon afterwards he accepted a directorship in tho company, lie didn't seek the place. It was urged upon him. It yields him about $1,200 a year "a small item to a rich man," sayd senator Stewart, "but considerable considera-ble to a poor man like Schenck." Mr. Stewart says that Schenck know nothing noth-ing about the mine, and told all who applied to him for information that mines wero uncertain. Jay Cook & Co. gave him all the information he pos-possesaed pos-possesaed about silver mining. This seems to be a poor excuse even for minister Schenck to make. He might liavo said that so good a thing as he supposed the Em an miuo to be was worthy of attention even by a minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary, ex-traordinary, and that he wouldslicktc it, and let tho "rirtuous" politicians talk. But tho $1,200 salary looks rather insignificant for such a magnificent magnifi-cent director as Schi-nck. |