| Show Danis Indies Instigation Info iilo Hie Alleged Scandal Begun Own Gwi G tl on 01 the Ibe Method of Securing J the Re par Who Sent iiI Him h Washington Members Of Ollie Hie DaisI House HOlse rhu W vI ton nfl April Ih to connection made Ion don on ui ul l ih 1 Vet Indies nth itI wa 11 today odY botOr the thu lai appointed by Speaker er Hen len lence C n fl nr llio thu members of ot tho ce p o was WS present iron Ciron who dW brought tho charges H to th attention of ot Q Representative Interested ana ni nt gum QUi a 4 number of ot spec Jec spectator TI h ship Maxwell Maxwel of ot 1713 tons toL f pt Jt Young loft lOtt let Francisco Oct 10 0 for tOl Hull Bul Mr Own Oron was tho th first witness sworn ty by The fhe witness In good English with wih a R slight Danish I accent nt 11 B Jo ald that In II February last patties In Copenhagen who opposed 1 thu tho ot of the tho Danish h West Went et Indies to IC the t States conferred with wih him And brought to 10 a his hl ha IlLs Christ Chr let a report I Chairman Dalzel nuked vho Who these tartlet Chirman wore we Tho ho Hold Bald they were verc members at of tho t upper bouIe but ho lie did dil not think It I proper to five their nanee lame Mr Upon dron said mild ho hI Ii was Wil it at tho thu representative In this of at these thes parties Mr Oron gave vo way WiY temporarily to toi i Ia Alexander of Lo dc de to make mako a n complete die dis disclaimer Ils claimer r of at any knowledge of ot Christmas or cr tb the Danish transaction Mr 11 Alex Alexader ader iaU Iid ho ha had hal never er Christ lull hail hii never spoken to anyone In or out oct ll of ot Congress as ice to the Danish treaty end ad sn never neVe beard hord It discussed by ly anyone until tarn the recent r presentation of tim mitter ut to 10 the tho house Continuing his statement Mr Oron Gron how the tM Danish parties op Ope t I sate of or the Islands had luul per Mm irn to come como to Washington ud and rd place ace the tho Christmas report before Co r and Ind the public so eo that t tho thu I would woud be known He Ho old tod of or has hav having I ing touted a D note nolo of ot Introduction to 10 I of Ohio ot of arranging Q Gee Oen n nor to meet mett met the latter later In II Washington his hil purpose p ho lie said to cary ca rY out as ns I ts s given giYen at nt Copenhagen that ho he coc i place the tu matter before till men Jt ue sal ind thus thue bring h log It Il to the atten attention otel I tion of ot Congress and ad the tho public Jr Sir r rOon Oron Oon Orn told to In great Ireat detail ot of bringing I tk th papers ars pa Wore Gen Geu eu who rho I at J re ed q t d Wt Wd u 1 tie l the r prop rp parties In Ih ord that thai fiction action acton be taken Th Tb es said that later Inter Ine lien Gen dros Oros Inor concluded that It would be prop M tr t lo 10 I lay la In the th matter mater before the geore sere seret t UrY r of ot slat Mate This WiS was done don and Mr Own Gi raid a ho tie learned that tho the state de d held helI that fliRt It could coull take Ink no ac no action tin tion on and nd d that thol the tue t authorities hero hire had hadla hadi la i to no way ny Committed themselves to Oron Orca Orn ink cold that after Hen Gen wd bd ii decided d cd d not to tI proceed with the netter h he be Gron had prepared a I state lunt for tor the Freds Pree and anI had heul MM Mr 11 Crane a n newspaper man lan to und ird train from th the Associated A Preen t h 5 him tn or the statement and nl also alo to 0 01 n for assurances as to lo Oron standing He lie le later Inter trough Mr Crane that On hI ho m know l about It I but hut its IIA hAuld said uld h wilt IU the he day da after ho hu the tnt that the tho Asso Associated dated Piece FIORD rI could not nOl ute use It I ward h he he ho Ills his hl state wont mont to s nl and all mora mors or loss of tf It wan sas 11 printed rhe The witness s then tima how bow ho lie haul had placed the tho I o before and rd Underwood who had liati hn Bono guno over the tito 1 It What was WIS its your purpose In It before Mr lr Tn Jo 11 get It I Into the tho homo and all before tho the American merican A people In lit 11 response TO tU Inquiries tho the witness took up various branches of ot the thu rn p pHo Ho He HI suld Aitt lie he those MI the theol no Bale ak all party In II Denmark He Ito had beard hert Rogers make Ilko nor ouch le a throat Ho absolutely the tho Statement that hu he h Oron Uron ral bad had a it contract ct with Christmas by I which ho wih Oron anti and were eie to have two twoS thirds of ot Int the tha commission He lie never had made any contract of ot any charac character ter with Christinas but the latter lator haul hall wih matte made over oler a u power lover Oler of ot attorney to him hll ieli Inter Ilter he lie Oron repudiated Mr SAW jaw Christmas he lie but once After anI that Mr 1 Fingers lingers refused rofu ed to tu tuco toco Ater co Christmas Christians or answer his hil letter leter or 01 orAs 0 As AJ to the Christmas Interviews In Which Christmas was waB natle to way say that thattie ho tie hail had negotiations which Miner Me MeI I which mi 1 In his report had hod been instigated by dron witness hn he had hll no n connection with wih them Mr Bitt asked him ly Iy If It he know what prow press 9 vere referred to tn In I the re reports reports orts ports I 1 do not rot know replied Oron Iron Ho Ito referred to the tho reports that h ho he lOron te had boA nd himself been trying to ob oh obtain lain tain a commission for or the coin of at the tho Islands anti and that lint tho the whole matter was wasa WI a tt quarrel between Christmas anti and him 1 nelt over the commission This Mr Mv Olon lion Iron denied and on In support read a n aletter aletter letter slating elating that nn on old alliance be between leter tween certain Danish men nod and Amen Ameri Americans cans In the tho of 1897 1 97 won woe wal oft off ot 1111 18 lR months again He lie le mentioned the names namOI of cf t H II I H II 1 liar 11 H n Flint and himself as lB as the Americans Interest Interested ed at ut that time iliac In the tile sale lale Asked ec A ked a IL state statement statement ment men t In Jr the Christmas report to 10 the effect that t tog iM had agreed gle d to ac ne accomplish n tho tile ole rale tle of the th ii Islands for I 10 per cent of ha his purchase se money Mr Oron 10 aid td there thero wn wal no do such uch aff I 1 ata Ion n itI b i nt t ft t tI Ii Denmark and America Amerl 1 had almost to a I IU I n Just before beote the th when they were ene declared off on In Denmark Mr Iron said Ild ho he undertook ok to reo non tim the negotiations n tonA after ater tho the war IVAr Tho flie committees In II Copenhagen en and Amen Ameri America ca cn had bud not pot been ileen heln dl oled Christmas Caine to the tM States In 11 December Dec 1899 Mr Ir Iron Oron was 1 questioned as al to whether a I proposition wan WM made for tor Christmas and Rogers no ers and anti himself to divide the commission lon He le replied rellie that there were various propositions proportions Asked A ked as a to the threat attributed to Rogers Holers noer In tho the Christmas report In which was made to say sn that he had 26 votes voW In the thI senate and could defeat tho negotiations 0 I I t on s Mr Iron Oron said lie ho never nover was present nt at nn en Interview I between Rogers anti and Christmas i |
