Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-04

ersl Bousparte makes the following
grave charges at appears that the
defendant corporation was ACCUSED by
one of it's former employees, whose en-
nifty IL had incurred by causing bis
prosecution for a criminal ofense,
Of committing long series Of
violations of the interstate commerce
Law; tina! its course, while these charges
were under investigation, was dislngen'
uous. obstructive and suggestive Of con-
seious quilt; that il was indicted BY the
grand iury fOl 76 such violations upon
evidence obtained from its own Tecords,
sl,hough, according to its statement aud
me testimony Of its officers, large i'sr'
Of the records which might have shown
many further violations Of law had been
burned, the circumstances under when
the destruction of these records was as
serted being, to say the least, very sus-
p.cious; that, when 1t was brought to
trial it professed TO explain the re-
bates charged against it as compro-
misses OF claims by the shippers for
loss,s, an explanation inconsistent
with the entries in is own books and
which it failed to sustail by corrobo-
rating proof readily obtsinable from
friendly witnesses that some OF the
evidence it offered was, indeed, held
legally inadmissible by the court, but
this proof war, 10 fact, produced, and In
passing sentence the court, in substance,
pronounced such evidence unworthy OF
credit that 1t was convicted by The jury
on every count of the indictment. and
lis violations of The law were declared
ty tbe court to have been Intentionally
and systematically made finally, that
lis penalty was fixed By the court al
only one fourth of the maximum, after
a careful consideration of oil the attend
ant circumstances, and with view 10
preventing such intentional and system
attic disregard of the law IN the future. "
Commissioner MscFsrlsud will shortly
propose legislation which will put an
end to the BenDing race track, he
saws he is only waiting for the decision
of the Court of Appeals IN The test case
which is now being considered as to bet
ting at the track.
Frank Wynne, son Of the Consul Gen.
eral to London, was arrested in a Chine Sc
cafe en- Ninth street last night for disor-
aerly conduct. His companion was
Allen ]. Willis, OF Philadelphia. Wynne
left $15 collateral for bis appearance IN
Police Cour. today.
Eecretaries Root and Metcalf had q
| long conference with the President to-
day concerning the Japsuese exclusion
question and the recent negotiations
with the Japanese government.
The reported acquisition of Assistant
Postmaster General Hitchcock as gen.
eral eastern and southern manager fol-
the Taft boom, has filed the Taft CO.
horls with encouragement. Hitchcock
acceptance of the offer has not yet been
publicly announced, but there is a little
| doubt that he will take the job. If he
does, it may be confidently predicted
that new life will be instilled into the
Taft campaign at once.
President Roosevel.'s hoFsemsnsnip
test is made one Ct the regulations
| governmeiog the appointment of persons
| ia civil life to be second lieutenants
| 10 the army and examination Of
lieuteuants for transfer to the Artillery
Corps General orders with Presidents
amendment wereissued TO day.
Senator Aldrich, chairman Of the
finance committee, returned to town
today. He will have conference this
evening with Senators Allison and Hale,
slso members of the committee who,
with him, have been charged with
the duly of preparing a financial
bill which will prevent recurrence
of the recent money s.ringency.
Senator Aldrich says that they will
not be able to report bill for several
weeks, and that the deliberations of the
committee have not reached so definite q
point that he can discuss them.