The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-15
THE SCANDALS LOCAL END.
PANAhfA's AGENT OBJECTS TO MAX
ING CERTAIN LETTERS PUBLIC.

the Navy. Giving Audience 10 he I.essepr.
Tho Panama investigating committee did
not resume its session yesterday until 2
o'clock. being occupied in examining the pa
pers OF Xavier Boynrd. the New York purchas-
Ing agent OF the Panama Canal Company. Mr..
Boyard was the FIRST witness. He testified that
he Is now tho agent Of tho liduidator OF the
Panama Canal Company. and had been in cor
respondence with him for some time. When
asked to produce this correspondence. he
pleaded that II was private. lie said he was
willing to show 1t to tho committee. but OBJ
jected 10 It's being read In open session. The
committee decided to inspect 1t at his Office
OF 10 o'clock to-day. Boyard said he
had practically had control OF rana-
ma Canal affairs In this country since
1880. He was questioned at some lcngth
in regard to his connection with the Panama
Railroad and the relations between that cor
poration and the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany. and this revealed incidentally that Mr..
Genry OF California and Mr.. Follows OF New
York arc not agreed as to which OF these two
corporations Is the moro inimical to American
interests. The fact is that Mr.. Fellows intro
duced a bill In Congress to investigate the
discrimination by the Panama Railroad
against tho shipping interests Of the United
States. while Mr.. Geary introduced another to
discover why the Pacific Mail steamship Com
pany should receive q subsidy from the Gov
eminent when 1t had made arrangements In
furious to American These two
resolutions were united, and q committee APP
pointed to investigate both subjects. and incl
dentally the American committee OF the Pan
ANA Canal Company.
Mr.. Boyard told Col. Fellows that he had
been q director OF the Panama Railroad since
1884. He received one share OF stock from
the Panama Canal Company to qualify him.
TIL other twelve directors are Americans. He
said the railroad found 1t necessary to give OK
elusive privileges to one line Of steamships
between New York and San Francisco. The
Pacific Mail Company had this up to Feb. l.
but as 1t had an arrangement with the pool Of
transcontinontal railroads by which it
agreed to limit the amount OF freight 1t would
take to 1000 tons q month. the contract was
ended. and n new company will soon take Its
place. Col Fellows endeavored to show
that the granting OF. exclusive privileges in
jured American shipping, and that the
road WAS nothing moro than an, asset OF
s s,s, ssnr ny M Gsns, Iss,% pIsl sau P T. snis he y M4.
Geary tried to prove thnt the railroad was jus.
titled and was pot proludiced by its French
which effort, he proved q willing witness M;
Nathan Appleton. who drew a salary Of 10000
witness stand, Mr.: Appleton had been posing
,Rs a , Sssnti,nl but faf qMxe e! Gssr sns h na1tii hst d fTa q
questions disconnected him somewhat. Apple.
ton said he was :mployed in March. 1881. and
subscription was opeucd in December. 1880.
o.TSa mDan .et sGa n"HM sefors you say: H."Ns. a.
Of 9 h. S.,sj y tol ; ;sSf . to aso' m p' Sars anf is sa i n"s.
Twelfth 81 az your N yearly ssla xnnr snnn aiap r., h %,,S S, lite
American Ini.t Or Why you were sn,r;led to a
salary rp,o Al I6 sSp iI, ,nlsf So x,,5 d e.. s ssms%sst q T. the
American eoinmittee' A-Wnst do you meant
,,s S.9 .ssa. sSs ss %.,.s .n e e shsnR %s,.s ?s;''n r." .fs fsi
some correspondenee with Thompson, ldon't rsmem-
) S. .ns NJ. yf isS s1sE 50 buy %:n ,0 sss,, n lsms%s.; l a"s.', /
nI &1WG .s 70 S coSy Sn ,'y We . q ns ss.nu ..p p1. !iysd with my
.Q.Wers you in Washington any part of that year :
S..$$;Ss SySa i. ss' Me- .son anS there, a,s A.-so.
Appleton said he ., knew from the message Of
{. ss the iss' SaildinF Es q tie ' canal i" 81 a Sf fse SsRs scs.
poration.
prSmc.s5 e his sorpCIai:On: :ISnIs have sYnysisa:
whose head was opposed to that corporatien' A.-So.
made the american agent of the canal company. us he
nt SHDb,an's you think i. mighty delicate to draw .
c saie 6 s s5Sn E sSi !, m"SS. 1'' VA, ~ !aid i, s0 do s sa' an" I'd
n wSs rot s s.s't d to Il ,ss' n, rg no.; S not s"r mad, G.,G ,S 4;
American 2rSsu .s sSS 1'' a'eH-S S'a.'1 had Ia r hoped Si' to BE- " 'Sst Ut
Efforts to get the witness to admit that he
pointment were no more successful than on
the previous, day. He did not Der re-
duties. Ali the instructions he could renem-
Der were verbal He Was told his. relations
Wsso , to be manly IA fsIrpn4 %e i s!si. III Hi Is s nd% =
director in the. Boston Artificial Ice Company.
but confessed humbly that he had never been
member having any business relations with
Thompson. lie considered himself the per
letters to members Of, Congress among other
things. lie was asked how it happened he did
a nO1 enfw t IN 5u iGe 1905 A%eT wnsn tho hon n %,ssee %as
tween the committee and the canal promoters.
the company had reached a legal existence.
1880; and Col. Fellows asked him to explain
how he could have failed. to know about the
an Amef sEsn. fIG IL samits.G T tsst Il i w Sss stf ssm%on
Of rrip as IL %. wn, xdu , nSa4 Au si ,n,, 0%m nj ms, was s, re,
been. have FORGOTTEN, Memory. Of course. is trsacher.
SSis%s : J: Y You can. !. the very a.s. p.ymsn.
WOW xso t refuses. .sSe, ssS . aid he he. at p n noP iaoM 81 % ya ah9%R aSins
any .fictal ssnnec,ion with the Amsriean' COMMITTEES:
yer; iSld 70 re- yc9T SALARY Through the se'ismAhs ,
from Sn4 Thompson ssss 9' a.a al d Es"' rs 'nssGnssie'' thereafter
The witness said h0 would try to refresh his
memory and would bring his scrap books to.
day.
Charles Colne. secretary OF the American
committee. explained the mysterious figures
charged interest on money advanced by them.
He could not explain why a large separate ac-
count had been kept for the American com
lice rent and clerical hire: !Io said he was ap.
pointed ~ Thompson. He had been q chief Of
tired Of oficial life. He had heard Thompson
was going to be President @ the American
Thompson was still Secretary OF the Navy
when the interview occurred. He was excused
for the day. Mr.. Seligman Will be examined at
IL O'Clock this morning.