Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-06


Col. II. O. S. Heistand and promoted by
Major E. L. Hawkes.. The investiga-
tion by the subcommittee Of the Sen
ate has been progressing all the past
week and bids fair to land Colonel
Heistand high and dry before a mill
tary court. The charges and allega-
tions published in The Globe have been
practically admitted by Colonel Heis-
tand, thus
1. He originated the company.
g. He secured the services OF Major
Hawkes. to promote it.
3. He handed in, in his own hand
writing, the names Of Assistant Secre-
tary Of War Meikleiohn, General Cor
bin and others as members of the
company.
T. He used the Government funds to
telegraph General Otis at Manila, in
the interest OF the company, touching
a site for the proposed factory.
g. He held at the time the mill
tary commission he now holds, and
was on the Adjutant Generals stan as
an assistant In the War Department
g. He paid Major Hawkes. some Of
the Indebtedness of the company to
that gentleman, and held repeated CON
ferences with him to further the in
terests Of the enterprise
And now he tells the Senate commit
tee that as a military officer with a
pull" he had a perfect right to do these
things
Major Hawkes. secured besides, an
appointment in the civil service at Ma
nila as part payment or settlement Of
his claims against the company from
Assistant Secretary Of War Meikle-
John. a member Of the company.
All this has come out in evidence,
and Il looks exceedingly dark for Col
onel Helstand. General Corbin had
knowledge of the company, took under
advisement becoming a member Of the
concern. and subsequently withdrew
or declined He could see nothing
wrong in Heistand belonging to il and
attending to his military duties, for
which the taxpayers paid him salary
FOR his full time.
Here is a gem from Colonel Heis-
tand's testimony:
"I cautioned Major Hawkes. not to
use my name or official position" said
Colonel Heistand in answer to a ques-
ton from Senator Burrows. 81 eau
toned him I'm this regard before Cen
eral Dudley. I regarded the project as
entirely legitimate and so regard It
now, but I feared lest the use Of my
name might be improperly interpreted
We had a fear of what is called yellow
journalism. 1t might have been taken
up as a sensation"
The colonel had no fears Of "legiti-
TfeHFn % q mt tho
ince OF the latter to expose anything
but to sail in and get its "divy."
The coloneps evasions on the wit
ness stand and his lodging and squirm-
ing may be surmised from the follow
ing extract:
"Why in the thunder don't you tell
us all that was said at your conversa-
tion with Hawkes. in New York;" eX-
claimed Senator Cockrell impatiently
after considerable questioning Of Col
onel Heistand. "You tell us part Of
the story and swear it is all that was
said. Then you turn about the next
minute and talk Of something else"
Senator Cockrell seems to have
taken the Bertillion measurements of
Colonel Heistand all right, but he let
Adjutant General Corbin Of too easy.
Maybe. however, in the report Of the
committee the prospective successor
C?) of General Miles will be attended
to-. so that President Roosevelt will
feel Il to be his duty and pleasure to
crop the ambition OF this Office gen
eral, who fought the battles in Cuba
all by his little self in the War De-
partment, and who had his ponderous
say in reply to Colonel Roosevelt's
opinion Of regulars and Rough Riders.
Here is the extract about that cable
gram to General Otis.
Senator Cockrell asked about Colonel
Heistand's inquiry regarding sites for
cOrdage factory.
81 telegraphed to General Otis. It
is the only thing in the whole matter
that has given me any concern said
Colonel Heistand.
Senator Cockrell read the cablegram
and reply, as follows
"Charge to War Department.
Government rate
Oficial Business.
War Department Telegram.
War Department Telegraph ONCE,
Washington, ID. G.
Received July q, 1899.
July ~ loJos
To Otis Manila:
Is there procurable near Manila, on
deep water accessible by spur track to
railroad, manufacturing site 20 acres;
probable cost.
HEIsTAND.
Western Union Telegraph Office,
Western Union Telegraph Co."
The answer, which was also read Is
as follows:
Manila, Aug I, 1899.
Agwar (Adjutant General, War Depart
mentl Washington:
Number Of available sites between
Bacoor and Cavite well protected, per-
mitting building OF wharves to deep
water-about "a feet. Price depends
upon vicinity to villages, and now
fiuctuating. OTIS"
"These we're Official cablegrams and
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