The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-17
OLD PARTNERS IN TROC BILE.
MIR. HArEs'S PRTI.fTE sEtRIT TRY IND
COMNTSSTONIK In DTC.
Some Very Peculiar Business Operations In
the Northwc.t-A Letter from T>-GoVcrnor
Hayes Creditors Demanding their Money.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-An unsavury bit Of
scandal has leaked out here within II few days
which affects nearly tho honor " the aesthetic
individual who performs thu responsible duties
Of private secretary To- Returning Board Hayes
that casts suspicion upon the integrity Of the
soon who prcsidcs over the Agricultural Blu
rcau and incidentally involves the Fraudulent
President himself. A few years since w. Il.
Rogers went to Minnesota for his health.
There he met an old-tme friend W. g. Lc Due.
and by and by the two formed q copartn.rshin
and entered upon general commission bust
ness. lie Due had been college friend Of
Hayes, and n appears that the three worthless
Rogers. lie Due. and Hayes. became Interested
Jointly and scverally in spcculations in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin lie Due and Rogers were
doing business In Hastings Mimi. and also OPP
Grating in land and a general commission
business at Eau Claire. n little town in Wscon-
sin. The Land ONCE FOR northern Wisconsin
was located at this point. and Rogers. and, II is
said. Hayes and L. Due also were largely in
t.rcst,d in land spr.ulatlons. The chief clerk
Of the Land Onlrc' n Mr.. Putuam. it is alleged.
was Interested with the trio.
1t does not appear that either Rogers or lie
~, had great deal OF capital. but IT il assert
Hayes. then Governor of OHIO. who was their
principal reference. They borrowed money
largely. il IL said. As is the custom in that
country among commission merchants, they
gave ~ collateral what ar" known MS wheat rer-
uiiaairs. This species of security IL somewhat
tLD S"uth Mrn uf nn.ana ,yhn H., ,I,is s,,,, ~ ~
business advance 10 planters money and then
srll their cotton. and after ds,lucting their nd
vnus.a Interest nnI n,,tssi,n bnr,l 90, H.,
bnian1n Grain "nmmissi"n n,.,y"Innts in H..
Northwest do something Of the Kind also. and
will by ,,ivin, y,hnt Ara tmov'u ,s Vim, ~
tinratcs-that is. a call on them for so much
,yh,.t when thn crnn nnu,.s III, ,,,rt -
in thn fnii /, seems Inn, R",,nrs & ~ Il.
Du. or Te Dur 4 Rn,r,r- vhicIav'r
"f 'bandl"r / Hrnwn oi lrilVn,l"c,," si,,,,',
H. ,.ollntrrnls wirnt rertincnfrs 'Thr i,,,n,v
was either 10 he r"paid or Chan,iirrS Br,'wn
were Ia hay, the amount ~ Nhanf th, rDr, N.
Gates nle,itnd called f"r. Thrv s,t nn,ibnr
And tlioy suol 10 rn,over their rn,i,"y. and .6i
ma .tnrnt f,r rr'n.innI ana mi r,..t mi ~
hny0 nnt l,.nn arls ~ enila,t u il,,s.rl 4
/ ~ pns f.fl.t Thor ipva.t,nn,.. -, IL IN,
inni nt,,',i liJ NH rl''t ,r ,,' 49, H. "a
LrnEa Alan, tLis Tine 'itRe ,,r,.t f,,r1 ~
1876 was committed nnd netilrnin., BnnrJ
Haves hnram" de- facto pr1si'lrnt Ind "ne
ni.inhar al In, ur,, ~ E,,,,.r. & I - I'm, ~
rau, n ri.n'Inr ~ his 1,iiul"ne,'s nnieial
b''ms.i'oii MA H., ,b,r 4, . ,,,,'i, , M, ~, \"
sinnnr ~ Ayfi.uitnra1tc r,.nrss',t ~ -. 't,.,.,
horticultural interests of Tho snnntrv 49,
@hnniIrI Er,vn claim thot tb"r,' ~ AM. ,1,f
al 20 ,,,r.y TO-, IsJ aise",J g. W. 80 " ~, ~
an ul'tN TO- " tu, , .ol tnrii a,'iuI
s,ri, h,,r r.,,,,.,,i ~, - 90 ,,,,',,,, III -,
siar. " ,t n'l9,',e iI' IT, in' ih.N
sln h tn"' ulIy "uNah',h W. money Itihel-
R"po n'h re 'S emu is ,,, nos'Fs
~ 10 NM, IT, r. " r','i'r az ut.S ~
w, ~. 'is cilioi IT,, l'.''s. II
II , hy sur SUI, p'ipi, W. ~ w. l." snow
~ ~ au"u' VIZ inatuI ul"l. sl"l' = ."nuirI ~
ii,',Mn ~ vi s ,,' w. ", H. y,
Ia MI q i,ri wv, " ,, " "it.n
nh" n,rs,s ',r , - ~ 80, H.;
,b rar u' Tii,' w nH'.s w.,
cnn,ract /, is sdrniitei h"v,rv"r MAJ nov
hay ic,,, , IL " va. ,l,1
""inrs"n'.nt ~ E,,@r" T. In, IT,
$3.50 i1 - d., 80 ",,, n ~.
insness with Putnam in Eau Clair. and in'sii
~, IL H., 's ,' t'.9 'll'' IT,