The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-04-04
CHARGES OF BRIBERY
In Connection With Transfer
OF Danish West Indies.
Danish "NO Sale" PARTY Anaoas
Expenditure OF $500, 900 in
Bribing Americans.

Washington, March 27.-A genuine
sensation was caused in the house TODAY
oy the presentation by MIR. Richardson
OF tennessee, the democratic leader. OF
charges alleging the corrupt use of a
fund OF 100000 in connection with the
sale of the Danish West Indies. The
charges were contained in an alleged
secret report OF Captain Walter Christ
mas 10 the Danish government, which
declared that ne had employed corrupt
means TO bring the negotiations for the
SAFE oi the islands to a contamination
The report, extracts from which Mr..
Richardson read, mentioned the names
OF Abner Mckinley and his partner.
Colonel Brown; c. W. Knox, who was
described as IAN intimate friend of
Senator Hanna;" Richard p. Evans.
who was said to represent "Mr. Gardner
and his friends in the house" and two
press associations, the names of which
were NOT given, as having been interest
ed in the matter. The charges against
members OF congress were not specific.
Upon the basis OF this report Mr..
Richardson asked the adoption of a
resolution for the appointment of an in
Vestlgatlng committee of seven. The
speaker ruled that the matter was
privileged, after Mr.. Richardson had
amended his resolution so as to
specifically include members of the house.
Great excitement attended the whole
proceeding. The house voted down a
motion to postpone consideration un.
I'll tomorrow and the resolution, after
beng amended in minor particulars, was
adopted. The speaker Immediately ap-
pointed the following committee to
make the investigation: Representa-
tives Dalzell of Pennsylvania. Hit OF
Illinois, Cousins of Iowa, Mccall of
Massachusetts, republicans, and Rich
ardson of Tennessee, Dinsmore of Ar
kansas and COWherd of Missouri, demo-
Gratis.
lt IS said the answer of the state de-
partment to the Richardson resolution
VIII disclose the fact that according to
the record the United States government
has refused to have anything to do with
any persons as parties to the treaty who
were not directly connected with the
Danish government.
Resents the Charges.
New York, March 28.-W. C. Brown.
on behalf of himself and Abner McKin,
ley, has written a letter to Chairman
Dalzell OF the investigating committee
IN which he says that the charges. so
lar as they relate to them, are unuuali
hedly y and maliciously false in every par
tlcular, and Offering to appear before
the committee at any time.
Christmas Denies 1t.
NnU YnrE Mnrob
Mails correspondent in Copenhagen has
had talk with Captain Christmas, who
ls not the least astOnished by the Amer.
lean scandal, says the London CORES
pOndent of the Herald.
The Danish no sale party" he said.
hopes TO break off the sale by the help
OF scandal. For that purpose some
body stole my confidential report to the
government and engaged a certain per-
SOD, an American citizen, to go to Wash
lngton to start the scandal by deliver
ing the report to Representative Richard
son and to the newspapers"
Captain Christmas gave out here on
February 19 declaration, under pres-
sure OF an oath, that no member of the
American congress was either directly or
indirectly interested in the sale of the
Danish islands. He says he sent this
declaration to the foreign Office with a
demand that it be forwarded to the
Danish ambassador, M. Brun, in Wash
lDgton. 1t was also published in all the
Danish newspapers without denial.
Il have no claim whatever on Amer
ica, said Captain Christmas, "but only
on the Danish government for my work
and expenses.
'lt seems to me that the mo sale
party is not acting for the benefit OF
their country in trying to disturb the
entente cordiale between America and
Denmark"