Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-23
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, June %.


Slocum, of New York, son of the late
General Slocum, and at present U. 5.
Consul to Weimar, Germany, to be first
United States Consul General at Bona,
Congo Free State, was sent to the Senate
today by the President The appoint
ment of Mr.. Slocum to this very i'm
portaut position will be, it is thought,
somewhat of blew to the missionary
interests, which have been endeavoring
to obtain the position for one of their
number. 1t was thought best, however,
by the State Department to give the
position to man already in the service,
who would not be influenced in any
way in making reports on the conditions
rs he finds them in the Congo Free
State. No instructions whatever will
be issued to Mr.. Slocum to investigate
conditions in the Congo Free State, but
it is tacitIy understood that he will send
the State Department, from time to
time, full aud complete Information
relative to the alleged atrocities, the ex-
istence of which is denied by the gov
eminent of King Leopold at Belgium.
Several Senators and Members OF
Congress who called at the White House
today predicted that congressional adj
iournment would be reached by Thurs
day or Friday of next week, unless
Senator McCumber's "Scotch stubborn
ness" prevented. "McCumber is one
of the cOnferees on the pure food bill, "
said one of the callers, "and he may
take it into his head to block things for
a week. We just cannot get through
unless he is agreeable to the proposition.
Representative GroSvenor, of Ohio, who
had a talk with the President, said that
he did not think the House would pass
a resolution setting an adjournment day
until ahout three days before the day
itself. eff we were TO pass that reso-
luton on Monday" said Gen. Grosyenor.
"a whole lot of bills would be allowed
to slide through under suspension OF
The rules, and that is exactly what we
do not want to have happen. 1t has been
the custom for many years to provide
for a suspension of the rules for six
days before the date decided upon for
President Roosevelt's latest order for
an octopus hunt by the Department OF
Justice is not confined to the Standard
Oil Company. Attorney General Moody
is instructed also to go after the rail-
roads. He will play no favorites.
Wherever he can obtain proof of the
railroads granting rebates to the Stan
dard Oil Company, or to any other con-
Germ, he will bring suit. Some time ago the
various district attorneys were directed
to scout around for evidence along these
lines. Not only will prosecutions be
made under the Elkins act, which would
merely assess fine on the offenders,
but under the anti-conspiracy statutes,
which carry a jail sentence. Attorney
General Moody, who some time ago an
nounced his determination to retire to
private life this summer, will remain at
the helm on the earnest solicitation OF
the President, who believes that the
success that has attended his recent ef-
forts in the courts against other trusts
augurs a satisfactory outcome in the
present campaign. An indication OF the
scope of the work may be had from the
Garfield oil report. In that document
the following railroads are named as hav-
ing granted secret determinations to the
Standard Oil Company. The Pennsyl
vanis, the New York Central, the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois, the Rutland,
the Central Vermont, the New York,
New Haven and Hartford, the Southern,
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the
Chicago and Alton, the Missouri Pacific,
and the Southern Pacific. If the evil
dence procured by Commissioner Gar
field and the agents of the Department
of Justice against these roads is what 1t
purports to be, not only will the roads be
prosecuted under the interstate commerce
law, but the officials of the roads stand |
the chance of going to jail on the charge
of conspiracy to violate federal law.
The President has placed no limitations
upon Mr.. Moody IN the matter of pros
ecutions. Should he have evidence that |
the President of the Standard Oil Com
pany was party to the secret agree
ments with the railroads, whereby the
was enabled to crush out COM
petition, he would make John d. Rookie
feller himself one of the defendants.
One Of the officials of the administra-
lion, connected with the trust prosecu-
ions, when asked TODAY whether he
expected to land John d. Rockefeller,
Dr. any of the presidents of the railway
under his new trust prosecu-
ions, he hesitated a moment, then re-
olied: 81 hardly think so. About The
pest we can do is TO get the traffic mana
yers, the men directly concerned in the
granting and receiving OF rebates. 1t
would n)t be worth while to 90 after the
Jerks, and we could scarcely make out
i case against the heads of the concerns
involved, so we shall strike about half
way up"
The Interstate Commerce Commission
will hold hearing in New Orleans on
Thursday, June %, to take further testi-
nony in regard to the relation of rail-
'oads to the oil industry. Attorney John
I. Marchand is now in the South gath
ring facts to be laid before the commits
ion. The hearing will last only one
lay and will probably be limited to
question of rates.
Bids we're opened at the Navy Depart
nent today for the construction Of the
mo Ia. H,oksoo. IL