St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-25
TATTLERS' GAY STORIES.
EAYESDR0PPERS NATURALLY DECLINE
TO MIME INFORMANTS.
KYLE AND HUNroN VERY GOOD.

KYLE AND HUNTON VERY GOOD.
The Bribery Investigation q Cold.
Clammy Farce-WitnessesD De-
cline to Name Authors of In
culpating Tales SkuIking
towards Before the Committee
-Worthless0Ru bbish.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The senate
bribery investigating committee has
sent the testimony taken in the first
part of its inquiry relating to the at.
tempted bribery of Senators Hunt0n
and Kyle to the printer. and expects to
report to the senate within few days
the result of its Investigation in this
direction. 1t is understood tqat the re-
port will entirely exonerate Senators
Hunt0n and Kyle in the matter.
Mr.. Edwards said that his first infor-
nation as to the interest of the sugar
trust In politics had came to him in the
spring of 1892, when it had contributed
$4,000 to the cause of the "anti-snap-
pers" in New York state, but he had
thought comparatively little OF this
until he had heard of its far larger
| donations in the fall of that year. HIS
first intimalion of Mir. Havemeyer's in
terest in tariff legislation had been re-
ceived from an interview with that
gentleman published in the Brook
lyn Eagle as early as the 25th
OF last January, In which he
had said that the tariff bill would be
looked after when it should reach the
senate. I'VE are not without influence
i'll the senate" Mr.. Havemeyer was
represented to have said; "We are not
impotent." Mr.. Edwards also said that
Harper's Weekly. OF which eX-Secre-
tary of the Interior Schurz is editor,
had asserted that the sugar trust was
not without friends in the cabinet and
in congress, and he said that he had OBJ
tanned his information about the re-
ported meeting of Mr.. Havemeyer with
Senators Brice and Smith at the Arling-
ton hotel i'll this city from newspaper
publications.
With reference to the speculation of
senators in the stock of the sugar trust,
he said that it was matter of common
report in New York that four or five
senators had engaged in this specula-
ton; but he said, owing to the fact that
their dealings came under the class
known as privileges. puts and calls.
there was no record kept of them, and
the fact of their transactions would be
difficult of proof.
He suggested that Messrs. Have
meyer, John L. Searles. ex- CONGRESSMAN
Lefevre, Cord Meyer. Ii. l.. Terrell and
Mr.. Reed be summoned as men who
would throw light on The operations of
the sugar trust.
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION ''-
was brought 10 sudden halt by the
committee demanding that Mr.. Edwards
give his authority for the statements
made in his testimony concerning Sec
rotary Carlsle's interview with the
subcommittee of the finance committee
and the committee drafting the sugar
schedule. This MIR. E. iWards declined
to do, and, the committee insisting, he
asked to be allowed 10 consult his attor-
ney, Judge Dittenhoffeer, who was in
the city. The request was granted, and
the committee took another recess
while MIR. Edwards went in search of
his lawyer. Mr.. Edwards returned to
the committee fooui afteran absence of
an hoar, accompanied ,byfJ Judge Often
hoetfer. After a. brief conference. The
committee decided to postpone further
consideration of the question of eXcus-
ing Mr.. Edwards from divulging his
authority for certain of his statements
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow 10 allow
Judge DittenhOeffer to consult the au.
thOritleS bearing upon the case.
JOHN S. SHRIVER,
the Washington correspondent of the
New York Mail and Express, was ex- 4
ainined Ill regard tn dispatch which
appeared i'll his paper Oil May -, stat
ing that an interview between certain
United States senators and members of
the sugar trust, held in parlor of the
Arlington house, had been overheard by
wire manufacturer who occupied the
adjoining room. Mr.. Shrlvpr was
asked the name Of his authority, and
also the name of the wire manufacturer
mentioned. -
Mr.. Slriver said the story had been
given him by congressman, but he de-
clined to give either his name or the
name of the wire manufacturer, his rea-
SONS being that the congressman, while
he gave him the story for publication,
did not wish 10 be brought into the
scandal, or he called upon 10 testify.
and had made witness promise not to
reveal his name. MIR. Sbriver said
that the wire manufacturer on the
morning following the conference
met tile congressman and seemed
in an excited state of mind. He slapped
the congressman on the shoulder and
remarked that now he was certain the
Wilson bill would never pass because
the night before he had occupied a room
next to that occupied by some sugar
men, and had overheard enough of the
conversation to lead him to believe that
the tariff bill was dead. The wire man.
ufacturer also stated that several SELL
atOrS were in the room with the sugar
men and he had recognized them by
their voices. He likewise volunteered
that at times the discussion became so
heated and loud that he was unable to
sleep and was therefore kept awake and
obliged to hear all that was said. Mr..
Shriver stated to the committee that
he had no personal objection whatever
to giving the names of the parties.
The committee excused Mr.. Shriver
after brief effort to arrive at the source
OF his information. until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, Informing him that
he could take the time in the interim to
consult the congressman who had given
MIN his information. and also lawyer
as 10 his liability in case he should per-
sist in declining to reveal the authority
for his publication.
After Mr.. Shriver was excused, Harry
w. Walker, Washington correspondent
of the st. Louis Post-Dispatcn, was
n nd lad IN 4, Ia 4
obtained the Information published by
him in dispatch in which he had
stated that prominent member of the
cabinet, and had intinated that the
president:himself, had confessed that the
Democratic party was under obligations
10 the sugar trust. MIR. Walker also
confirmed Mr.. Shriver's story about
the occurrences in the Arlington hotel
between members of the sugar trust