New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

ing TO those who have watched the progress OF thc case
They show that General Hlzen did not TO Washing
ton In 1872 testify upon the subject OF pottrader
SHIPS but that he East upon entirely dlherent
matter. His unwingness to he drawn into the matter
s shown In two OF the letters in which he claims that
| his information that time only second-hand
| In the subsequent arrangement under which Geneta
| Eazen did testify he led to believe. through
| the correspondence of General Garfield that
| his would not be given out. Gen
| eral Hazen WAS summoned his letter OF
March g. 1872 which refers exclusively to the puoica
ton of book and to military matters The letters SUD
sequently written and published by General Garhsiu @
and General Coburn about the time OF the Belknap n-
peachment trial. on this subject, u Is stated WeIe
that General Garfield was ready so to state
on the witness stand in the Stanley la hu he
| been permitted to do so.
| The first letter In the series is the following:
FORT HAYS, Kansas, Feb. A. 1872
DO You take any interest in Army matters since your
| new aud hborious duties with new committee 4
hope the new Army bis VIII pass over to the secono 10
session. and fear my book which gives some space 70
the subjects that are TO be legisated upon, Will pot DO
lime be in the hands Of Congressman before
its worst possible shape You know suers abo
privileges ought have been. and the Commlssary
Department required to furnish the necessary articles
This law the commissaries have managed TO eyade.
The AdutantGeneral then published an order allow
fitness to the Department Commander. This was eooG
compettion, but did not suit the traders who have
always sought exclusive privileges. so the last Army
Of Of" War authority to appoint one, th1i,
| perhaps one. or more) traders at each inil-
public" Mark the ingenuity of this wording. IL gives
Gg M h caG @s 6 o% @ hd ss @
gives the trader full power over his tar of prices auu
the Secretary O War refuses appoint hut one t
post il makes him the old exclusive suter OF oldGn
tines without any OF & the checks 5 we tbcp nry
eges which formerly they could not do. send you
case IN point the most ouIageous IN te Arng @
cerned, as cannot afford to quarrel win the secro-
'"'y tsicncd, "' W Is: ihAzES
| The following is General Garfeld's reply:
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb 13, 1879
DEAR HAzEN: Yours of he 4h inst and It's inclosure
reached me to-day The case You state is great out
rage and very sorry yod cannot let me say II in
the House But w try to attack ig the trader yS system
Very truly you're, tSgned) j. A. GARFIELD
| ABUSES OF PosT-TRADERsHIPs.
To this letter General Hazens response was as fol-
FORT HAYS, Kansas, February 23 1872.
| MY DEAR GARFIELDi Your letter Is reoeiyed. cant
! about the affair of my own knowledge now enclose
the received about the business when wrote
to Pratt TO give facts, leaving out the part men
tioning the Secretary That second letter was what
information as coming directly from Lieutenant Pratt
Of Fort sill, as ne says A." II Is IN matter ,,o OF
Ss dSht With the secretary but with the subsistence
Department. whose fault 1t all is, for wfully falling TO
| order II would seem that Mr.. Evans ana Mr..
Marsh and would add, Reynolds of Camp supply, are
though Of tho actual traders believe them to be
compelled To giyea bonus in order not TO
Mr. Reynolds Informed me that Mr. Eyans @ e who had had
Fort sill business went on to Washington when the law
was passed, armed with all the testimonials OF ntless
that the Secretary told him they were OF no use
10 him, and those letters longer controlled traders
pointment to friend OF his and u he was really SO m
voved in the business as to make his continuance III
and he would Gnd the party there with
whom he could arrange II; tnat he did go
| Marsh to give the bonus. How Reynolds knows this
whether from his own knowledge or from Eyanss story
don't know. | only know Reynolds was in Washington
at the time, looking after his appointment at supply
Nor do know whether or not he Reyno,ds. Is e0mpeed
the whole affair Is that Marsh the seeetarys special
am truly, (signed) wB. HAzES.
TUE FACTS FROM FORT SILL.
The following is letter of Lieutenant Pratt which
General Hazen incosed to General Garfield:
| FORT ELL, l. T., Nov. 25. 1871.
aware that you "a desire TO know whether bonus
ia required from the trader here for the privilege OF
nd ye oesn a asked s 1 wre e SG% be the
%nq0 Th % IF others 4s mfS hdfs f"d feel 10 Do
great wrong, think yon viii ready excuse the pre-
Sumption which NY writing unasked by yoG might lnd-
cate. nave seen and read tho codtraet between D. 3
way, NewYork (ofce of Heter Brothers-my recollec-
on distinct 10 initials or numbo buJ II Is one nf
| Other-Rucreby j =.
exclusive radidg in TINS military yaton
| William W Belknap is Secretary OF War" / am
recy informed that the SAID sum mas been pad since
to include time in February. MI. Marsh Is under
he intimate friend or the secretary oi War
This is not a!i isolated am informed 10y officers
who stationed at Camp supply that Lee hey-
| uolds paid $4,000 outright Tor the same eXclu-
sive privilege there. As the lax here amounts
TO near forty dollars per day selling days which mus
| an can
compelled 20 buy grcvously augmented thereby IL
Is some what anticipated that that information this
subject may reached you from another source. Or
course have desire TO be placed anagonistc to any
authority. am, General respectfully ani truly yours
General W. b. HAzES.
| PREPARING FOR ~ INYEsTGGATIoS.
Three days after his letter, given above, that
is on February 2G 1877. General Garfield again wrote
| 10 G, neral Uazcu from Washington as foows
| DEAR FRIEND: Since writing you day before yester-
day nav, ni coDtd.nce shown your letter 10 General
ard ind that similar fact: have come 10 his at ehton
of tie same those you mention In your otter
War in these rascates of the post-trdders. General
Cobun tells that there appears to be ring of Iowa
men, either relatives intimate friends Of tho otcfe
ary, who concerned In iis business OF pOstraing
and Cuburu apprehensiye tna u VIII appear that the
secrstorv Is seriously implicated in the matter. en-
Joined him the utmost secresy in fegdfu 20 your
self and the OF vour name IN connection WIN the
| information YOU gave | write you, however
| to ask you il you can without cOmpfOmlscS
ss m,gbt he summoned as witnesses to develop the
facts 70 which your letter aludes The thing Is an in-
oerable outrage ana Coburn and nave to-day agreed
hat we VIII double the subject, ana II We can
ge sola ground to stand VIII dive sixhorse team
through the whole establishment II the iacts warrant
Please write me Immediately fully and specifically as
Won can, ana tell how far / may make use OF the
facts communicated IN your former letter. AS over
! your friend, tSlgnthl j. n. SAltlELD'
Generai " b. HAzES, Fort HAYS, Kansas.
| Subsequently General HIzeu wrote the following:
FORT HAYS. Kan., March 2, 1872.
| M DedF GARFIELD:
have iuSt sent General COburn answers TO printed
que,tions upon tn subject OF Army stan II ms com
nittee hes authority to send for persons and papers
can ne not summon uei Ii is very necessary Tor me
m 20 En.i nnn auhi.cl u The publication ~ my