The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

w Butler Duncan Jr, and her brothers
are Theodore A Havemeyer Jr., and H.
O. Havemeyer Jr. Mrs. Charles M Del
richs is her aunt.
Her father, Theodore A Havcmeyer,
was one of the brothers who formed the
formidable sugar trust and made fortunes
almost beyond the counting.
The Havemeyer estate includes the
Madison avenue house, a farm at NAH
wah, N. J., and the palatiaI Friedheim at
Newport, which was leased to Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer last season.
The Sugar trust has been called the
most arrogant combination in the
world" Theodore Havemeyer was known
as 1.-The diplomatic member" Henry O.
Havemeyer as 1.-The fighting member"
| and John B. Searles as 1.-The pious men,
Der" Alternative wags called them the
saccharine sovereigns.
For generations the Havemeyers have
been, as 1t were, STEPPED in sugar. The
mysteries of the trade have become fam
lily traditions. The germ of the NAM
moth Sugar trust of today was a house in
Vandam street. in this city, measuring
% by 40 feet. There in the year 1902 two
German immigrants took up their quar-
ters. They were Frederick c.. Havemeyer
and his brother William F., who had
learned the business of baking sugar in
London. The house on Vandam street
came to be known as the Havemeyer
bakery. They married and their wives
took a hand in the business. A hogshead
of sugar was an average days work.
The business grew INTO the American SUI
gar Refineries Company, with a daily
output Of 10000 barrels. Mr.. Theodore
Havemeyer was the first president of the
American Sugar Refineries Company.
The big trust was investigated by a COM
mittee appointed for the purpose by the
nj bod TIa inv TOW.
was a farce. 1t was as barren as the
alkaline plains.
The Arbuckle Coffee Company warred
upon it In vain. The Sugar trust lives
and fourishes Miss Dora Havemeyer
may be called the daughter of The Sugar
trust.
Here is what Miss Havemeyer regards
as one Of the choicest bits of literature.
1t is her future husbands decription of
the battle of Cienfuegos, and was pub
lished in the Century.
LIEUT.. WINsLOW's STORY.
From his Article in the Century Maya.
zine (March).
After many efforts the cable was final
ly grappled, the Nashville's boat being
not more than fifty feet from the shore
and the Marblehead's boat a length fur
Their out, both boats being within two
hundred feet Of the trenches and directly
in front of the demolished cable house.
In the Nashville's launch we were trying
to bring the cable to the surface at the
bow of the boat, and I was forward, SUI
perintending the work. Suddenly the en-
envy opened fire with their Mauser rifles
We could not tell what direction the
fire came, as the smokeless powder gave
no sign Of their position, and the wind
blowing in from the sea carried the sound
away from Us, or else it was drowned by
hn of "a hTaa NTa
splash of the bullets in the water about
US, and 1 ordered the steam cutters to
open fire again. Now the bullets began
dropping so fast that the little sheets
of spray where they struck the water
could be plainly seen by the ships and
those overheard realized that the enemy
was III force, and began a terrific can
nonade. Hoping that the ships would he
able to check the enemys fire, we work.
ed on In the boats until we brought the
cable to the surface. The ships were now
searching out the country with shell and
shrapnel. All along the ridge and down
its sides our projectiles were falling
shattering the rocks, bursting, and send
ing the fragments into the air In clouds
of dust.
Over our heads the Nashville was
throwing shrapnel about the trenches.
Still the enemy's fire increased, most
of the bullets falling between the
launches and the steam cutters, which
lay hundred and fifty yards to the
eastward and outside the reefs. After
getting rope under the cable and Sc
curing It, I stood up In the boat and
made rapid survey of the situation.
Anderson and his men were still work
ing hard in their boat, q little to sea-
ward of the NashvflIe's. Just then saw
marine III the Marbleheads steam cut
ter fall, shot through the head. Turning
In the direction Of Andersons boat.