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Show RAUM EXPLAINS Ills IVIIIon to tlie Comrabtiontre YShtn on the Stand Tratenlay. IDAHO REPUBLICAN STATE CON '' ' VENTION BE-ASSEMBLES. i Sfnate and Honse Hate Xot Jlneh 5. "to sliorr frr Thnrsdaj's . Work. PANIC AMONG CHILDREN IN A BERLIN SCHO0LH0USE. A 3ticlii?an Editor Fatally Shot by an Italian Fruit VtnJor at Detroit. Bj Teiesnsb to the Ncwa.1 ciiit(:i.s.t'iisT mm. TUe Inesllsallitn Itesn,nr,l nl ltn.lilnctott Yeaterdaj. Washinuton, Aug. 21. The Itaum Investigation was resumed this,morning and Coojn r, who made the charges, made a brier explanation explana-tion or lib tbslUou, after which Itaum look the stand. The witucss denied that any tmpioye uf the pension office save himself ever owned stock in the refrigerator company and consequently the cliarge that employes had been promoted pro-moted because of such ownership was false. Cooper then demanded to see the looks or the cumiany, but Itaum refused to produce Uum. He was willing Uiat members of the committee com-mittee should Inspect the stock book or the company, lilt not that it should go Into the records. Mr. Raumsald that Cooper gave to the press everything he got hold or aud iias made pullicdoctimeuts entrusted entrust-ed to him for insptctlou by thu con.-mitteeon con.-mitteeon rules. Cooptr Insisted on teeing the hooks himself, and uiuu the committee's com-mittee's refusing gathered up lib books and ipcrsaud It ft the loom. Thu committee then resumed the invettigitiou on their own luok. Commissioner Itaum said he hai borrowed SliVM upon the endorsement endorse-ment ot George E. 1-emon, and rt newed the notes from time to time. The refrijrerator company wa organised or-ganised lstJa&uary and was coru--s)d of men or high standing. He never gave Jinority to any cbim-for cbim-for i-oiuon or any other attorney. Ia-iivou wus anxious to Isave his cases tiefore the Ptnsioii Uftice pu-heil along. He pn-K'iitul a uum-tier uum-tier or stljei omh relating to a rase which was Iriurted to be KllI tXUt ACTION. Witness was asked to make uji twMity-llve or thirty ovsi-s and present pre-sent lib views. I'lib was done. Witness! presented lemon's letter to the committee, and It was read. It enclosed thirty ctni4cte pension castts dated November 16th list, and he cxpresyel a hojie that the bureau would begin thu practice of consid-trim- such complete cases itiimedi-ately. itiimedi-ately. Tlie litter wa referred to detity oomaibs loner for rejairt, and hen-ported against the plana. Therefore There-fore witness made no onler. u riUen " --;rl r.ir taking up lemon's cises in advau . -. .,-. . der. Raumsald, after further examination examin-ation and consldt ration of the matter, mat-ter, thathe.on Dectnibtr2SJ, bsUed auordtrTOUceriiingcoroileti-i files, on which were put casts which seemed to be mint complete and ready for adjudication. Thb had the tiled of RienUy expediting the work of the office. Captain Lemon had nothing to do, he asserted, with the nreparallua or this or any sub-stqueul sub-stqueul onler. Reiireseulatlvo Cooper was re quested liy Uie committee to return ami resume comiJeratlon or the case, w hich he diu, and thecommlt-tec thecommlt-tec adjourned. LAND CK-VNT JMnKElTrnES. The conferees on the land forfeiture forfeit-ure bill liave practically reached an agreement. The terms aru generally gener-ally ujwn the principle of the lull as It ssed Uie house, namely absolute forfeiture of all land opjaislte anil coterminous with sthe (urUon if any aided railroad not now completed. com-pleted. THU DIKKCTOK OF THE MINT today aulliorized thcsuerluteudeiit uf the mint at Philadelphia to make advances on silver bars as soon as received, lu order to relieve the stringency ill thu New York money market. Tlie Tra-ury Dapartment thb evelilug issiieil a circular providing for the redemption lufore Seiiten-berlst Seiiten-berlst or JJ0,,OW, 4 nr cent bonds at lur, aud will, alter Sep tember It, prcjoy to tno owners oi toudsso received ail Interest ou said loud- to and Including August Slst, 1S9I, without rebate ur Interest. Tlioordcror August 19Ui U henby rescinded. ItttTAl. VACIMTIIS. As one result or ! "irst Assklant Postmaster-tJenerai Ctorkson'a recent re-cent iuqwctlon ol tht, postal service in the far west, forty stomp agencies have been ordered ustablblied in San Francl-co, and the working force or the jios-toffice inthitUty has been Increased by six mailing clerks, fiiur.ern delivery and station clerks and five other clerks, at an anuual cxpensu of $19,OUO. Au ill-cntisc ill-cntisc of thirty carriers was onlcred a short time ago. |