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Show llielellisli,eliili leases. WAtmi.MlluN, April SO, The question ques-tion of the ellonstono Park leases was again Investigated by thollouso public laud committee, C. Waters (Montana) for four) cots manager of II e Yellow-ktol Yellow-ktol e P.irL Aasnclation, testifying. A I, tier was read I y htm, addressed to T. 1 Oskis of rtl. l,oultu subslaucu as follows! "The parly to whom $5OU0 worth of tho Yellowstone Palk, Association slock Is to go when paid for In dividends, divi-dends, Is It. 0 Kerens of Ht. I.ouls. Will J ou (lease havu (llbson or the i roier person notify him of the situation, situa-tion, namely, the amount held by ordtrof the directors. My friend will I robsl ly explain to him fulls, as he dislrcd." A member of the committee asked witness to w horn the term "my friend" refund. Wiluiss replied that It waa lilt law-yir. law-yir. Witness was askid again to till why tho fouDO stock waa to J ronilted, and for whaturose, Watera feaid hu had come to Washington to secure certain Kate from Htcrctnry of thu Interior Vllns, hut had accomplished nothing, nnd, ujon eeelug that lie could not gel all) thing done, he said In (lakes that when another administration camo In, he could gel tho matter through, Hu ackuowleilgtd all acquaintance ac-quaintance with llussill Harrison, ami raid that at thu tlmu ho thought Hint he might Intercede ill the matter and hcllihlm get things fixed up. Upon closequestloulng by a member of the commllti o hoeald that Jl KX) of tho stock w as Inlended for Itussell Harrison, Har-rison, lut Urn', neither hu (Harrison) norKireus knew an) thing about It. Harrlscn, however, was lu givo his aid purely for the iiil llu good, and did not know that stock wns set aside for him until last spring until be was told BO. Waters furthir sail that hu nevir (romlsed Itussell Harrison slock for his lnllueiice, and, whin hu wns told oflt, Harrison afpiarid very much cmt -urassed, and sail he would not have had the matlir done for anything. any-thing. Harrison lolj him, said Waters, that lio would see Secretary Nokloandlaytbo matter before him; but whether that was ovir done hu illd not know, as (Jilsou had tome on tu Washington to attend to the matter and stajid until It was luncludtil, Thu loinmlttee will continue tho In. vesllipillou Monday, |
