Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-10-03
First DiOiSiOn Pacific Fleet
Ends IS, 1000 Mile Cruise

division OF the Pacific feet, the fore
guard Of the American navy. which Is
TO assemble in Pacific coast waters
by order OF the president, steamed
through the Golden Gate at sunrise
Friday morning. The four armored
cruisers passed the heads In file for
nation. led by the flagship West Vir-
glnla. flying at her masthead the two
starred flag OF the commander OF the
fleet, Rear Admiral James II. Dayton.
Five hundred yards to the rear came
the Colorado, followed at like dis
OF letter he had received from Attor-
ney General Bonaparte, agreeing. for
the government, to immunity for the
Chicago & Alton in return for Its turn
ing states evidence against the Stand
ard Oil Company. In the letter Mr..
Bonaparte said that while some parts
OF the pledge made by the government
undeniably were open TO adverse crit.
iclsm," II would stand by the promise
in every particular. The letter In
structed the district attorney TO move
that the special grand jury called TO
consider the Atoms case be dismissed.
President Moffitt, in pamOh!et Is
sued by MIN. declared that "for IS
years other shippers have shipped
freight out OF this territory under cir
cumstances similar to those uuder
which the Standard oil Company was
indicted and fined" adding: rs there
any reason why the Standard oil has
been selected as a victim
Judge Lands instructed the jury to
make thorough investigation into
Months charge and, II It found eYi-
dences OF other violations. TO return in
dictments against the offenders.
After reading from the Mofritt book
let the reference to the Standard as q
victim" Judge Lands said:
Il hope may never cease 10 tell
you that no man can truthfnlly allege
what have Just read"
The local attorneys of the Standard
ard were then summoned before the
court and personally examined by him
as to their knowledge OF the pamphlet.
Each denied ever having seen or heard
OF Il.
Reluctant to Dismiss Case.
In his censure OF the Alton railroad
officials Judge lands gave reason for
belief that he Was reluctant to dismiss
the charges.
Among other things" said the
court in his arraignment OF the rail-
road officials. "one circumstance that
weighed heavily with the court In de-
termlning what ought 10 be done with
the Chicago & Alton railroad was the
keeping of false records by the com.
pany. These records. containing hcti.
tious accounts, were later used in
forging other accounts by the railroad
company's agents. These agents we're
compelled 10 do 80.
To-day there are many men In the
penitentiary serving sentences for
making false entries such as this rail.
road company compelled its agents 90
make. That seemed to me 20 be OF
such a character and such a state OF
crimiuaiity that the order for your ap.
pearance was entered. II developed
that previous To this order some one
representing the government had
made some agreement with the prose
cution by which the railroad company
would be exempt from prosecution. the
purpose being 70 fnd out by whom.
when and under what conditions the
published rates we're reduced
The court then made clear the fact
that II was at the request of the attor.
ney general that the motion OF District
Attorney Sims was granted for the
dismissal OF the rebate charges.