The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-01
CHARGE THAT LIEUT.. COL. HEI-
STAND TRIED TO FORM ONE
IN MANILA
PREFERRED BY MAI. HAWKES.
Names of McikIejOhn, COrbin and
Other Prominent Men Named in
Connection With Pro-
posed Monopoly.
SENATE COMMITTEE INQUIRY

WASHINGTON, Sept 3O.-The senate
subcommittee of the committee on mill
tary affairs, consisting of Senators Haw-
ley, chairman; Proctor, Burrows, Cock
rell and Harris, began this morning the
investigation of charges against Lieut..
Col. H o. S. Heistand, of the army, in
connection with the alleged Manila hemp
combination. The charges were preferred
by Maj. E. o. Hawkes., formerly vol
unteer officer, and were deemed of suf-
flcient Importance to warrant an investi-
cation by the senate.
Col. Heistand was present today at the
opening Of the inquiry in company with
his attorney, Charles W. Neeuham.
The committee decided that the pro-
ceedings should be public In brief, the
charges against Col. Heistand are that
he, in connection with other officers in
the army and some other officials of the
government, attempted to form a COM
bination to control the output of hemp
from the Philippines, using their official
position and influence to further their
ends.
Maj. Hawkes. preferred the charges to
the secretary of war and also to the
senate committee on military affairs.
They were denied by those again.
whom the allegations were made
After some consideration the senate
authorized the investigation, which be-
gan today.
HAWKES. RETAINED COPIES.
At the opening of the inquiry several
Important documents from the war de-
partment were submitted to the COM
mittee, including a copy of the
charges made against Colonel Hei-
stand and his reply to them. In his re-
ply Col Heistand says he was identified
with the proposed company and consid-
cred his connection with it legitimate
and hol1rs:.l..- Some time prior to tne
making of the charges Col Heistand
says he ceased all negotiations with
Major Hawkes., effecting a settlement
in full with him. Major Hawkes.
delivered to him all the papers
in the case and took receipt
for them. Subsequently Col. Heistand
received a telegram from Maj Hawkes.
in which the latter said he had retained
certified copies of all the letters and pa
pers in the case and had photographs
of more important documents Among
a the papers sent by the war department
were those relative to the appointment
OF Maj. Hawkes. to the army and assign
ment to the Philippines customs service
and his removal from that place.
At the afternoon session Maj. Hawkes.
was sworn and testified to the state
ments heretofore made in the senate
which caused the investigation. He went
into details and read copies of letters
which Heistand had written to him. The
most important development during the
day was Maj. Hawkes. testimony re-
gardtng the first meeting of some of
those who were projectors of the pro-
posed Manila Rope company, which was
held in Dudley & Michener's law office
in this city in the summer of 1899. Those
present, besides the attorneys, were Coz,
Heistand and W. E. Wharton. In an
swer to an inquiry as to who were in
the company Col. Heistand wrote the
following list of names:
OUT FOR THE MONEY.
William W. Dudley, Lewis T. Niche
ner, E L. Hawkes., James E. Boyj,
George D. Meiklejohn, Charles H. Allen
H. o. S. Heistand, H. c. Corbin and
Lewis B. Jackson.
Maj. Hawkes. produced a paper contain
ing this list, saying he saw Heistand
write the names. Col. Heistand inspected
the paper and said he thought it was
his writing, but where or when he wrote
the names he had no recollection Mem
bers of the committee brought out the
fact that Boyd Meiklejohn, Allen, Cor
bin and Jackson We're not present at
the meeting. Some discussion arose as to
the cable message from Gen. Otis con-
tanned in a letter Heistand wrote to
Hawkes., regarulng a site for a hemp fac
tory in the Philippines. The committee
wanted to know who sent the cablegram
to Gen. Otis, which called for his re-
ply.
Col. Heistand said he sent it as a per-
sOnal message.
The letters which were read today
were copies which Hawkes. had retained
Heistand acknowledged most of them,
saying so far as he could recollect he
had written them. The committee adj
mitted them, subject to changes which
the originals might show. These orig
inals are in Heistand's possession, and
he was asked by the committee to pro-
duce trem, and he promised to do So
The investigation will be resumed to-
morrow at 10 o'clock