| Show MITCHELL DENIES HE KNEW indicted senator says his actions have been misconstrued and will be vindicated washington feb 2 senator john oregon who was in kited by the united states grand jury at portland yesterday for bribery in connection with the land frauds investigation has made a statement in which he says be welcomes the most searching investigation of the charges against him and asserts that only misconstrued innocent acts and unwarranted inferences can connects him with the land frauds senator mitchell in his statement says with the final outcome I 1 have not the slightest fear but in the meantime I 1 assert in the most positive manner anever in my life gadany conversation with frederick R kribs what ever in any lands or any other business matter I 1 am equally positively in the statement that I 1 never at any time or place received from illin frederick R kribs or from aay other person for him directly or indirectly any check or checks tor any amount whatever cither on a roseburg bank or any other bank in consideration tor any services rendered or to be rendered by me as senator or otherwise or foe any purpose whatever 1 I tur assert that frederick R kribs never in Us life contracted with roe tor the of A H sanner and myself or agreed with me to pay lor services alleged to have been rendered in part by no in appearing before and persuading binger hermann commissioner of the general land office to make or recommend tho issue of any patents nor do I 1 believe he ever made my such contract with A H tanner the reason that by the artic lesof OUT it was expressly stipulated that I 1 could not be in any interested in any department business A guaranteed FOR PILEO itching blind or protrude Prot rud ing piles your will refund it PAZO OINTMENT falls to cuie you in C tu 14 ays |
