Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-17
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gszette.I
Washington, May II.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra uazetVe'I
Washington, May H.
Since ex-senator Chandler has APP
pea.ed in the role of an enemy to the
administration by accusing the Presl-
dent of bad faith aud juggler OF the
truth, speculation has beer busy as 10
what measures the Executive would
take to "get even" The least that
would happen to Mr.. Chandler, the gos-
sips reckoned, would be his Official be-
heading. As chairman of the Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission, MIR. Chand-
ler's job is at the absolute mercy OF the
President. BY the stroke OF pen Pres
idont Roosevelt could remove him from
Office and if he we're so removed Mr.
Chandler would have no redress under
the civil service law or other protective
statute. 1t is understood that the Pres
ldent will not attempt to revenge him.
self BY decapitating Chandler. FER
hsps be would do 80 if his arch enemy
had a long tenure of office before
him. but rs there are only three aud
a half months remaining of the COM
missions's life under the law the Pres
ident will probably let Mr.. Chand-
Ter serve out his term. 1t is even
limited at the White Honse that Mr..
Chandler would welcome a discharge.
Were he ousted from his place for his
outspokenness it would give him an OPP
portunily TO indulge in more OF the Bit
Ter speech for which he has become fam
Gus. 1t is further intimated at the
White House that Mr.. Chandler is
guilty of iDgratitude in thus attacking
the President, for, it Is said, the Presi-
dent recently granted the Spanish treaty
claims commission six months more lie
and salary than Congress originally in
tended it should enjoy and that upon the
urgent solicitation of Mr.. Chandler.
The life of the commission expires
September 81. Recent estimates OF the
showing made by the commission, since
its creation after the Spanish war, place
the cost OF fighting claims at about 500
for every dollar saved the United States
Treasury.
The full report of Commissioner Of
Corporations Garfield regarding the re-
lations Ct the Standard Oil Company
with the great railroads of the country,
synopsis of which was sent to Congress
by the President on May 4th, was made
public today. 1t was delivered to Con-
gress accompanied by letter of trans
initial from the President without COM
meni. The document consists of 500
printed pages, or about 25O, 600 words.
1t presents in detail the evidences Of re-
batting and secret rating by which the
standard has been sbe 10 crush out COM
petition and pile up inordinate profits.
rhe most interesting features of the re-
port are reproduced in special letter
from Commissioner Garfield TO the Presl-
dent, designed as an answer to the Stand
ards defense which was issued shortly
after the publication Of the original
summary. In this letter the cOmmis-
-ioner among other things says: at is
an interesting fact that in 1901, in re-
spouse to request from the Industrial
Commission for information as to the
freight rates To certain points in the
South, Mr., Archbold wrote the com
mission and gave the rate from Whiting
to Birmingham, Ala, az A CENTS from
Whiting to Memphis, Tenn, as Is cents;
from Whiting to Little Rock, Ark, as
300 cents; whereas at that time and until
the secret rates were discovered by The
Bureau of Corporations, the Standard
Oil Company was shipping traffic on the
following rates: From Whiting to Biz
mingham, by way of Grand Junction.
80! cents; from Whiting to Memphis,
by the same route, / 5 cents; from Whit
ing Ia Little Rock, by way of East st.
Louis, 26 cents These facts are all
set forth in full in Chapters vi and VII
Of the report"
Frank Washington, colored an elevator
boy, was placed under $500 bonds by Judge
Kimball in the police court today to appear
before the court for trial by jury in the
early part Of June on a charge of assault on
little girls, which he has been carrying on
for months. Last night he stopped tue eleya-
tor between floors with nineyear-Old girl
rs the sole passenger and began to hug and
kiss her
President Roosevelt received visit this
morning from delegation representing the
Merchant Msrile League Of the United
States, which is urging the President to use
his good offices in securing the passage Of
the ship subsidy bill for the sake Of the fast
dying merchant marine Of the United States.
7 he President assured his callers that he
would do his utmost 10 secure the passage Of
the bill. COnfdentially, il is understood, the
President told the delegation that Speaker
Cannon is opposed to the measure and une
he can be won over the prospects for it's pas
sage this session are rather slim. he President
told his callers that if the Speaker will only
give n sign, the measure could be passed. The
delegation left the white House, it 10 under
stood, very much encouraged over the pros
poets and all hands wi ma e an assault later
upon the Speaker with the hope of changing
his mind upon the subject
Australia is nov going to make war on her
rabbit pest scientifically, having raised S75,-
600 for experiments OH BrOughtOn Island, of
Newcastle, reports Consul Cooling to the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor. DIR.
Danyez. of Paris, will be in charge, and it is
proposed TO infect rabbits with such contag
ious diseases that will spread among their
kind but do no harm t. other animals or
Humanity.
Fifty-ninth Congress.