The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-23
MIX RAILROADS IN
STANDARD OIL WAR
Texas Congressman Pro.
pounds Leading Questions
to Mr.. Hitchcock

CHANUTE, Kan, Feb. 22.-W. E.
Connolly. for the advisory board of the
Kansas Oil Producers association, to-
day wired Congressman Campbell at
Washington charges against the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railway COM
pany, Identical in terms with the
charges filed against the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe, alleging collusion
between the railroad company and the
Standard Oil company in the matter of
rates, and also alleging the controlling
ownership of the railway company by
the Standard Oil company.
Tries to Corner Hitchcock
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 22-An-
other chapter in the Usage oil lease in
cident developed today when Repre-
sentative Stephens, of Texas. intro
duced two resolutions in the house,
one addressing inquiries to the secre-
tary of the interior regarding the
lease Of the gas and oil lands belong
ing to the Usage Indians. The resolu-
tions calls on the secretary for a copy
of the Foster lease and all subleases
under that parent lease giving the
dates Of approval or rejection and
dates
The other resolution asks under what
authority of congress the Foster lease
was made and under what authority
OF law the subleases were approved.
The secretary Is asked whether he did
not ratify the suitcase to the Alameda
company and whether this was not the
first suitcase so ratified and whether
he had not previously refused to ratify
subleases.
The resolution calls for list of off,
GERS, directors and stockholders of the
Alameda company, with information
as TO whether any of these persons are
personally known or in any way re-
lated TO him (the secretary, and If SO,
the name of such person and how re-
lated
The resolution directs the secretary
TO say whether he did not on Feb. 13
last, in a letter addressed to the chair
man of the committee on Indian af-
fairs, write that the commissioner of
Indian affairs also shows that there
is no necessity for the proposed legis-
lation in order to protect the existing
rights OF the parties who filed under
the said Foster lease, and that it is not
deemed advisable nor indeed would it
be just to revive or extend the said
lease for ten years or for any other
period without the knowledge and con-
sent of the Indians"
The resolution continues:
And If you did write this letter
please state what information you have
since received which has caused you
to recommend the adoption of the sem
ate amendment to the Indian appro--
priation bill extending said lease for
ten years on $4,000 acres of said
Usage Indian lands without first Sc
curing consent of said Indians"
The statement recently given out by
Secretary Hitchcock is cited, in which
he said 'the original Foster lease was
an unheard of monopoly and nothing
short of public scandal" and the reso-
luton asks the secretary If he was cor
rectly quoted, and if so to state why
he now recommends the extension of
the lease.
Secretary Hitchcock tonight said
that he could not recall any such COM
pany as the Almeda.
Representative Scott (Kan.) intro
duced a bill today placing pipe line
companies in the category of common
carriers and subject to the Interstate
commerce laws.