The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-30
SUGAR TRUST SCANDAL
Does Havemeyer Dictate This
Governments Policys
D'D 10 WANT LII RESTORED.
Did the Rich ReAner Revise the Sugar
Tariff Schedule Z
Asa Punished Whe Expessd Party
csrrspssea-Csasry Adatss . csa-
Ssrsses win uaveasyss - Bvies's

Sefrepsseo-Co9ery Adooe CSa-
Ssrsses win uavsasyss - Bsies's.
WAsHlSercs CIrx. May % LIN his sesti.
mony before the sugar trust investigating 4
committee Of the senate. r. Jay Edwards,
Nex York correspondent Of the Phiiadel.
phfa hess. stated that IL was matter oi
common report that Stephen b. Eikins
Was interested in the sugar trust. and that
he and Senator German. being related hy
marriage. had very great business inter
ests In common, also that is was
common report that senator Brics
was closely related 10 II. L. Terrell.
Of the sugar trust Mr. Edwards could no,
rscoilect from whom he had received the
information that $500. 600 had been contri-
buted to the campaign fund by persons
connected with the trust He had heard
tnAt Cord Meyer. jr.. said at the Manhat-
tan Club that he trust owned the senate.
and that Mr.. Meyer Vas frequent visitor
Of Secretary Lamont 1t was common re.
port, Edwards said. that Senator McPher-
son had declared in the presence Of the
finance committee that the Democratic
party Was preparing 70 stab the men who
saved IL
Referring to the part Of his letter that
concerned Clevsland's alleged interest in
the Hawaiian sugar question. Mr.. Ed
wards said:
II met gentleman who spoke to me
about an article had written concerning
an operation on Mr.. Cieveland's law for
cancer or malignant growth. which opera
tion had taken place somewh hero on Bene-
diets yacht This gentleman said to me
'As important - that news 10. there il
something much more important TO this
coming asked him ii It vas something
he could give me. He said not then. a. he
wAs under confidence. Later when
no had the Information that an
attempt had been made TO restore the
queen of Hawaii aad IL had failed. the
gentleman stated that that was the news
which he had spoken Of Ny recollection
10 that he either told me 10 vas on Mr..
Bsnsdict's yacht or as some resort or
pleasure excursion Of some kind. Mr..
Havemeysf, Mr.. Benedict, Mr.. Cleveland
and some others wers present. They had
. general couversati0n about the Hawaii-
IN island sugar interest, and think Mr..
Havemsyor, at ell events IL Was said By
some one, that there would b. . sensation
for the country before con gress met that
the queen would be restored"
Chairman-who said itf
Mr.. EdwArds- Either HAVEN eyes, Mr..
benedict O some one o. In the party. Thia
vich. He had bsen speaker Of the Con.
necticut lsgislatursl
Mr.. Edwards said he had not talked
with Col. Hoyt sincs. but had written him
letter. and that the colonel 10 now dead.
Mr.. Edwards said Col. Hoyt did mot tell
him where he got the information. but bis
imprsssion vas thst he had gotten II from
msmbsrs OF the party. M. Edwards I'D.
mitted shat some Of the conclusions wsrs
his osH and mere conjscturss.
Othsr testimony presented with the r..
pcrt beside that Of the newspapsr corrs-
spondents vas that Of Senator Gallery,
Bourks Cochran and ex-Rsprseentativs
BENJAMIN Lsfsvfs. Mr. Gallery ds1Hod that
he had any conference with Havsmsyer OF
with any Of the others Of the trust,
and that whom he wrote tho sugar
schedule, Havemsyer was looking over
his sholder. Csfery said he had met Mr..
Havsmeyer one day going out Of the
capitol, and was introduced to him, and
had one conference with him. which WAS
held four weeks before the finance COM
mitise reported specific sugar schedule.
That conference WAS held at Senator
Brice's house. ~ was asked" said he.
TO sse Mr.. Havsmeyer. He commenced
an Argument in favor of the nd vaIorem
rate on sugar In preference 10
the specific rate. and number Of figures
we're presented to show or attempt "a
show the correctness Of his argument y
In reply 10 . question ~ TO whether there
had been other senators present at Senator
Brics's house when he met Mr.. Have.
meyer, he said there we're several present,
among them Mr.. White Of Louisiana, and
Senator Hill, and his recollection vas that
ssnasor German had also bsea present
but Mr.. Havemeyer did not meet any oi
them but himself.
Representative Lefsvre denied ths
statement in Mr.. Edwards LETTER concern.
ing the Sunday meeting as ti1s capitol. HI
said he had not bsen In the employ Of the
sugar trust. and had not been ~ the cap.
isoi with any Of the members.
Walker stated that he had mentioned
Joe Hickey - eo-between between Sen
asor vest and the sugar trust. Il have
seen." he said. 'Jos Ricksy with Mr.. Vest
and in little while 90 with Mr.. Reed o,
Mr.. Terrell and get in quiet spot and
talk" He had, however. only once ssen
Rickey viih Mr.. Vest, and on that coca
sion he had seen him within an hour In
conversation with Terrell. tie hsd also
seen Hickey around the finance committs<
members.
Bourke Cochran said Walker had asked
him on one occasion whether he was a.
torpsy for the sugar trust. and he told hin
he had never eesn attorney for the or
ganixasion, but he had declined 20 repre
sent ihs trust In she courts In New Yorh
IN Isss or 1887. He also denied havins
told Walker that he favored Q duty or
sugar.
The senate sugar trust investigation
committes continued its inqalry TO-DAY
&ad examined Senators Voorhees,, Jones
and Vest, Of The finance eommistss. in Re-
gard 70 the allegations concerning the es.
forts OF the sugar srust TO influence isgis-
lation. They made . general denial of al
the charges made Of the exercise Of infa,
encs BY the trust. and specifically contra
dicted the story that Secretary Carlisle
had made . secret visit 10 the com mistes
and demanded that the sugar interests b
protected because Of the Democratic
pArty's Indebtedness 20 the sugar trust.
They agreed that Mr.. caslisIe had moi
made such . visit TO ths com nsftss and
that no such demand had e~en made on
the eommitfee. for ths reasons given in
Mr.. Ed ssrds' istter or any other account.
They also denied the report that meet
ing had been held BY the COMMITTEES on
the saHdsy before the tariff bill was re
port~d for tbs consideration of the sursi
scheaaie. and sasd II the sugar people had
been together In Aay sd dtacsns room shiis
shs s.r.xsa rn - Hna IN nesasor NJ anx tina