The age-herald., 1901-10-02
Says Portion of Funds Was Allotted to COrbin, MeiNe-
 john and Others
HAD NO DIRECT CONNECTION
Claims That He Was Promised Pro motion By Meiklelohn-HeW Worked Transaction With Lieutenant,
 Colonel Heistand.

Washington, October 1.-The Senate committee on military affairs today re- sumed it's hearing of the charges against1 Lieut.. -Col. H. O. s. Heistand. Majori Hawkes., continuing his testimony, asked that Colonel Heistand produce a memo-s randum made in May, 1899, by the cofonell and himself. in which s15oooO of the pro-; moters' stock of the Manila Rope Com- pany was apportioned. Counsel for Heis-i tand said his client had no knowledge of such document, but would search for it.
 corbin and Allen Withdrew. he and Heistand by the terms of the, memorandum were to have s40,000 of thst stock and that General Corbin, John; Meikejohn, Chas. Allen, Jas. D. Boyd, W-1 w. Dudley and L. T. Machener were to ! receive the remainder in portions. Only Heistand and Hawkes. were present when the apportionmenf was made. Hawkes. added that no testimony he should give would connect Corbin, Meiklejohn. Allen or Boyd personally with the transaction.
 Hawkes. detailed conversation with Heistand in October, 1899. in which Heis- tand told him that Corbin and Allen had withdrawn from the combination and that Meiklejohn had asked for the return of Hawkes' letter of introduction. It was | given to Heistand. Hawkes. said Heis-
 tand suggested to him that he burn the rest of the correspondence. but he did not l accede to the proposition.
 l During the day 1t was developed that the telegram from General Otis relating l to sites for the hemp factory at Manila was addressed to the adjutant general A letter from Acting Secretary Sanger said there was no record of a dispatch to General Otis which called for the reply.
 Major Hawkes. told of a conversation with General Corbin relative to set- clement which Heistand made for his services in connection with the hemp company. He said General Corbin told him the bill ought to be paid, and to make out his bill and he (Corbin) would forward 1t through military channels General Corbin had informed him em- phatically that he was not in the com pany, and had nothing to do with it Hawkes. said he made out the bill, but Corbin never forwarded it.
 Was Promised Promotion.
 He also said that in an interview with Assistant Secretary Allen the latter de- nied emphatically that he had any con- nection with the company. Haw4kes said he had numerous interviews with Assis- tant-Secretary Meiklejohn, to whom he had presented his claim through thss mails. Meiklejohn had said Heistand! ought to pay it. MT. Meiklejohn, he said. also appointed him in the cust oms serv-, ice in the Philippines. and also promised. him promotion. MT. MeikleJohn asked him for recommendations before making the appointment.
 Major Hawkes. gave the details of his trip to the Philippines, and his return; | after his appointment was revoked. He | saw Secretary Root, but the committee, would not permit him to tell anything of 1 what had passed between them. holding | that Secretary Root was not involved in | the case Hawkes. said he had interviewsl with Mir Meiklejohn in which the lat | ter told him that it would be impossible | for him to secure a position under the government so long as MT. Root was sec- ! | retary of war