New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-15
XAVIER BOYARUS STORY.
THE CONGRESS COMMITTEE HEARS IT.
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PACIFIC NAIL sTEAM
SHIP COMPANY AND TIE PANAMA RAIL
ROAD-A CONFLICT IN DATES

ROAD-A IONIlIOl IN bHi-1'
Tie Congress Committee investigating the aha'rs
Of the Panama Canal Company opened th'lf seSs'"'
I'm the Federal Building O'Clock yesterday ai'e:'
| noon The chairman. John II. Fellows, and Messfs'
Patterson Cioary and StOrcr were present congress
man Geary was sick on Monday, but yesterday 'o'h
an active part In the proceedings Frederc~ a. Oou'
dent vice president OF the Panama Railroad COMPANY
was in the room. We're also one OF inc YOUNGER
members, Of the firm Of J. and w. Selicman a Co.
j. Hood Wright. OF Drcxel. Morgan q Co.. ana MI
Adams OF WinslOw. Lanier 60. lheSe me" "''''
however excused until today when at IL ociocN
the examination Of Jesse ecligman VIII DeEni'
Xavier Poyard who has the custody mere
Of the papers OF the American committee WIS re-
called to the clair lie was asked reeaNhs any
correspondence lie had had with the 'qnu"'o' VI
tho canal company At first he hcsita'ed ABOUT
submitting the correspondence Oh the ground that
/, WAS prvate Later, however, he agreed 10 per-
nit IFS investigation by the committee ut his once
his morning Mt 10 O'Clock. lie said that he ha'
been a director OF the Panama Railroad COMPANY
since April, 1859, but was not MEMBER Vi '"e
executive committee, and was not, ana never h"u
been, n director of the Panama canal Co"'PaA'
The witness declared that the canal company hau
never exercised pcrempOry supervision OF 'he 'aii
road lie said he knew nothing whatever OF lhe
nature of the business Of the American commt'ee'
rs be had not entered upon his duties III li's oo"
mittoc until 1889. lie had received no saar' HUN
the conal company. but was acting only as rep
rcscntative of the quidator in America.
Mr. Geary began TO probe for information regariiis
TRANSPORTATION rates across the Ishm's, ana asHeu IL
.,os,rotio, had not been practsed against Amer-
can shippers MIR. Boyard answered In the hegAu'e
When the present managers had entered upon ~'..'
duties they had formed CONTRACT "i'n "'o
Mail steamship Company. pool compose" VI
transcontinentnl railroads. had had contract "i'
the Pacific Mail Company under the terms OF whicn
oIro, tho ate n
, r,on,b or 5000 COO "A year, the consideration De1hg
that the latter should carry more thah l'-oo
tons of freight each way month. vi '"S "'''
received monthly by the Pacific Mail COMPANY
sj5 900 had been paid TO the Panama han!S"u IN
Many Under that contract the Pacific Mail steamship
con,nsnv had had the exclusive right TO make OILS
n lading between New-York and san Francisco lne
contract with the Pacific Mail had expired Feoruary
and the railroad company had refused 10 Nne" IT.
They had proposed n new contract OH i"ii o "
rates but on the condition THAT the isciHc "Ai O'
many should no longer be subject 10 the P'hhB az
ranrement with the tmnsconncntal roads, but shou"
,an.port over the Panama road all the freight 'hey
couId control The arrangement not being a'siac-
tory tho railroad company had contracted WIN inc
North American steamship Company Tor the eAcluSiN'
,,,e of the lail across the lsnuS Oh Hi ouS'
between New York and san FIandNoo
Congressman storer said to the witness that II
seemed to him that In taking the railroad ny 'S''i'
from all lines. The witness explained thi' sucn
course would lead to such a reduction OIL ra'cs w
ontinenta lines that the Panama ROAD conu MOI
be operated. while the steamship lines woniu "iSo
suffer- through the competitive war. IL was ma'''r
of self preservation in competing with the trahScp-
t,ncntal lines that it should preserve an exclusive
connection for through freight between san FRANCISCO
.ud Nov York with a line on the Pacific and another
on the Atlantic.
Nathan Appleton was then recalled ana examiner
bv Mr. 6;eary who did not hear his testimony Mon
dav the first day OF the investigation. Ihouph
soma e. nnict I'm tue dates given by Mr. ApP''oh' III"
,ho,. ,lllpi,d In some evidence which, IL Ii uId'r-
stood is in the possession Of the committee II was
made to appear that Mr. Appleton was IN error III
naming the time when he began receiving MS saarS
Of 81 600 II alleged also. that there Is e'u'no'
10 show that Mr.. Appleton made his hrst aPphchuoh
for salary to r. ". Thompson. chairman OF the Ah'r
can committee who replied that he had no khoWedge
OF the nature of Mr.. Appletons service ana decheu
70 paw him. Later. # Is alleged, he wrote him urec'-
ing lin 10 make his drafts through !. & w selem9h
:, CO. The fact Wa also brought ont, III cohuiuc
tinn Of Mr.. AppletOns statement. that the Aiheidh
conmi.tre with Mr.. Thompson a chairman Wa
r.nI';. n,IrtrtrG before tn cauai company hau ~
uuir.d n legal existence IN France.
charles Colnr the secretary OF III" company hhn,
some exclamation Of minor payments b." "aS a9h'M
how ne obtaned his appointment ana replied that IL
was through Mr. Thompson.