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Show P CASE mmm Kt Jones Tells of Bllected by Him-Kiid Him-Kiid Glavis. ' En. March 17. Tho con-IVhe con-IVhe validity of title to K. coal claims in Alaska jJrto Washington today, Vfnntiou of witnesses in weeun before United jHonor McGce. Jones, special, agent 'Band office, occupied the fcTday, liis testimony re-fcWto re-fcWto the evidence ho and lKHected from tlio Cun- BBallinger-Piuchot iu-'Bj-injectcd into the pro-inquiry pro-inquiry from E. C. juiissl for tho claimants, a sensational statement fnes before tho congrcs-c, congrcs-c, that James N. Shcri-r-of the government's fi had thrown the case lg counsel for the claim-k claim-k evidence collected b3' he laud office, tsked the witness if ho aunsel for the claimants early all tho affidavits iment agents bv the cult cu-lt Mr. Sheridan bad d the attorneys to cx-Sence cx-Sence that they might erity of the signatures ts. The witness denied f.knowledge. iger Involved, ho told Fred II. Mason, imants whose affidavit "at Mr. Ballmgcr, then fl'fb general land of-pr of-pr of legislation to per-ion per-ion of larger areas" of fids than was then per- (Mr, Mason 's affidavit, rt referring to the Gug-itions Gug-itions was based upon ,atenient tbat several ifctiunicated with the Cun-K?on Cun-K?on construction of a What a representative of. ft claimants was then in iting with the Guggen-ito Guggen-ito an interest in the lims. Hons occurred after the lod their certificates, ho aess frequently clashed poys for the entrymcn, Ir. Jones was injecting JargwmcntS into his tcs-ijhearinir tcs-ijhearinir progressed and fontinued with increased iling. Mr. Hughes asked er if the witness could $ contempt for the dis-id dis-id to the authority under uiry was being prose i mmissionor replied that it ho had no such power. |