Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
From Washington.
rCouespondende of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, May II.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt, their
son Archie, ard Assistant Secretary
Lqlta and the usual secret service guard
a I'd following of servants, left for "Pine
Kuot," Virginia. st IL O'Clock today on
the private car Magnet, attached to the
regular Florida express OF the Southern
Railway. If schedule is maintained, the
President will reach North Garden, the
nearest railroad station to Pine Knot, at
2:9O D. m, Wagons will be in waiting
at the station TO take the party out the
I2-mile drive to Mrs. ROosevelps coun-
Try cottage. Secretary Latta and the Sc
cres service men will make their head
quarters at Charlottesville during the
Presidents stay in Virginia.
When President Roosevelt left Wash
iogton today for "Pine Knot" Mrs.
RScssyelps country home in Virginia,
he took With him a complete transcript
of the testimony, as well SIS the report OF
Attorneys Kellogg and Severance in the
Hartman case. During the next three
or four days he expects to study the
papers thoroughly, and if possible arrive
at conclusion as to whether 1t wonid
be practicable to prosecute the railroad
wizard. and attempt to dissolve his COM
bipations. 1t is known that he shares, 10
a certain extent, the doubts that exist In
the minds of some of the members OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission. AL
enough be is satisfied that Hartman is
morally guilty Of many Of the offences
charged against him ne is not at
all sure that he could be convicted
in legal proceedings. 10 fact, he is in
clined to believe that Hartman has, in
number of instances, kept within the
line of the law. In going over the case
undisturbed by other business, the Presi-
dent hopes to reach positive opinion
one way or the other. He will let the
Department of Justice conduct its study
of the case independently. When the
attorney generals recommendations are
finally made the President will then
be in q position TO act upon them
intelligently. Also, it is believed
that certain questions Of expediency
have presented themselves TO the
President. Representations have been
made to him that prosecution OF Har-
riman would bring about such a dis
turbed condition in the business world,
that panic might ensue. The Presi-
dent will give this phase of the matter
earnest and serious consideration, al
though at this time he is disposed to re-
gard it as a "bug-a- boo" raised by the
timorous hearted and those Immediately
interested 10 keeping the Hartman
manipulations out of the courts. 1t may
be stated on the best Of authority that
the President will do nothing rsshly,
and it is safe to predict that unless he
sees a reasonable chance Of convicting
Hartman and dissolving the alleged
illegal combinations of his railroads, he
will not take the step.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
is Oh the war path. The members are
indignant over the publication OF the
confidential report of the special counsel
10 the Hartman case, and have begun
a rigid investigation with view to dis
covering the "lesk." An emrloye Of
the commission is under suspicion. II
the identity of the man can be estaL-
lished he will be summarily removed.
The commissioners deplOre the publicity
over the Hartman case, in view of the
fact that the investigation was made
upon direct orders from the President
and it was their desire TO submit the
papers and records in the case to the
President before making their findings
public.
Two witnesses at the Brownsville hear
ing today tesifed that the first fir
ing on the night of August lS came
from the direction of the Fort.
Charles E. Hammond, of San Antonio,
who was in Biownsville on the night Of
the shooting, head the men who were
doing the firing pass the hotel, and from
their voices he said he could identity
them rs negroes.
1t is learned that the man who was
Wednesday night assaulted with dan
gerous weapon III front of the De Sofa
apartment houle vas Alejandio Garland,
an attache of the Peruvian legation.
Charles Edwards, secretary of the demo-
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee, is said 10 be his assailant. 1t is
said that Edwards left Washington for
jamestown yesterday. Miss Scott, over
whom The row was about, has also dis
appeared.
Ebentzer Ellis, librarian Of the Fish
Commission, was found dead at his home,
1888 Fifth street northwest this morn
ing. 1t is supposed that death was due
to heart disease. He wss from Michigan.
The Interstate Commerce Commission de-
cided today that one railroad may not receive
preferential rats on its own supplies carried
by another. In other wordsa railroad must
pay the same rates for shipping coal or con-
structiOn material over another line that in
dividual shippers pay.
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