Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-22
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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga1tite.l
Washington. ID. O.. June %.

correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. ID. O., June y.
Already lhe machinery Of the Depart
ment of Justice has been set in motion
TO carry out the behest 10 President
Rooseyelt's letters to Attorney General
Moody. in which Secretary of the Navy
Morton's conduct as general manager o.
the AtchisoD, Topeka Il Santa Re road
is vindicated, and which says: "In both
the Colorado Fuel case and in the In
ternational Harvester case | direct thai
proceedings for contempt against the
companies be taken by the government. ,
81 cannot at this time outline fully the
steps to be taken, said Attorney Genera
Moody this morning." The proceeding;
will probably be in Chicago. Whether
the government will be represented by
special counsel do not know. District At
torney Morrison at Chicago is very busy
with the beef trust cases, however, and
the selection of special counsel is not
unlikely" President ROOsevelps dis
posal and discussion OF the Morton case
has already aroused some antagonism.
1t is quite clear that the President and
the Interstate Commerce Commissioners
do not agree so far as his exposition OF
the Harvester Company, and the Colo
RADIO Fuel Company case is concerned.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
agrees with the President that the Atcbi-
son ought to be proceeded against. II
does not agree with him that the case
of the roads in the Harvester Company
case is on all fours with it. la an
other important point they cOntro-
vert The statement OF the President.
President R0 )sevelt in his letter Ia
Secretary Morton says that Morton, and
Morton alone, had the courage to appear
before the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and admit the practice OF rebating
on the part of the railroads. The ad-
missions relating to rebating were made
at hearings at Kansas City and Chicago
in the fall of 1901. These admissions
were made by railroad men Of high Of
fetal positions generally. The subcrdi-
mates had previously denied the exist
ence of The rebating system. The com
missioners concluded to no longer dea
with subordinates. They summoned
the highest officials. The officials held
a conference in advance of their appear
ance b. fore the commission and conclud.
ed to make a clean breast of it. Morton
was only one of many to give his testi-
mony to the effect desired.
The statement issued by former Min
lister Herbert w. Bowen 10 reply to the
Presidents action in dismissing him from
the diplomatic service of the United
States on account of his attitude in his
feud against Assistant Secretary of State
LOOMS is not regarded as of importance
by the officials here. Ia it he makes no
charges that have not been thoroughly
investigated, and produces no evidence
that was not considered before sentence
was passed upon him by President
Roosevelt. Mr.. Bowen, however, makes
one statement which officials here
declare is deliberate misrepresenia.
ton of the facts. He says short
" after he had sent to the State Depart
ment information showing alleged i'm
proper dealings between Mr.. LoOmis and
the Asphalt Company, "when this was
followed by cabIed offer from Washing
ton of diplomatic promotion that would
100000 ~ frono naraooo | admit thaf
regarded the offer as an attempt to bride
me, yelled under an offer of higher
position and inspired by Mr.. LOOMS. 4"
What he calls " an offer Of promotion"
was sent by Secretary of War Taft at the
time that be cabed to Mr.. Bowen to re-
turn to the United States to prove
his charge against Mr.. LOOMS and
to answer the counter-charge that
he had instigated the punishment
o the articles rejecting upon the
Assistant Secretary Of State. 10 per.
sonal message to Mr.. Bowen, Secretary
Taft said eff you come out of this all
right meaning the investigation it
was the Presidents intention to send
you as Minister to Chile and later as
to Brazil" This message
Taft made public on the day
on which it was sent, and Mr.. BOwen's
reference to it in his statement as can
attempt to bribe" him is regarded as
additional evidence of his disngenOus-
ness throughout the whole affair.
Four new cases of yellow fever are re-
ported from the Isthmus of Panama by
Governor MagOon. There have beea no
additional deaths since the last report
and four of those recently taken sick
have recovered
Society here is interested in the rumor
that General Nelson A. Miles is about
to announce his engagement to Mrs.
Rush Shipper Huidekoper, widow OF
DR.. Huidekoper, of Philadelphia.
A number of cases have been set for
hearing by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, some at Augusta, Georgia,
July 6 and 7, some at Atlanta, Ga,
July 10, some at Birmingham, Ala,
Tulv ID and others at Huntsville XIV