Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-30
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Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
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that be had ARA ED to % to Cleveland,
Ohio, shortly a. r bis retirement from
flee on March aud take up the prac-
lice oflaw. The Impression that Secretary
Garfield and ether members Of The caOi-
ne. have is that there is to be a clean
sweep and that if auy OF the present
cabinet members has place in the TAFT
cabinet, it will be Meyer, The present
poslu aster general, who it is believed
will be secretary of the navy. This pre-
dclion ofmen close to the administfation
GUS Luke E. Wright, secretary OF war,
out Of the runniDe but all the reports
hat have come from Augusta insist on
placing him 10 his present position.
Former Lieutenant Governor Woodruff
is mentioned ss possible cabinet officer.
There sppesrd to be no doubt of the se-
lection OF George w. Wickershsm Of
New York to be attorney general.
Although WiCkersbam has been report
ed az declaring that he would not &C
eept a cabinet position.
1t was not j. Pierpont Morgan, IS gen.
e,ally supposed, who took the initiative
to have the steel corporation acquire the
control Of the Tennessee Goal q Iron
90. According to the testimony given
late yesterday by George W. Perkins, OF
he Morgan firm, it was Lewis Cas- Led
ygrd. agent or attorney for the syndicate
that had acquired large holdings of the
Tennessee Company stock. This tes!i-
mouy was made public today. The sub
committee of the Senate judiciary con-
nittee which is investigating the matter
Ras anxious to find out whether the real
object of the absorotion of the Tennessee
Company by the S eel Company was t.
help allsy the panic or to help speCnla-
tors out Of a tight hUle "Who was the
patriot who undertook this deal IN
order to stop the panic" ssked Sena.
Tor Overuan OF Mr.. Perkins. "As
recollect tbs attorneys of the part
1ersbip proposed it to the steel corpora
ton" was the reply. 1t vas 10 this
connection that LedysTd was first men
Toned. Lister Perkins ssid that Led
y.td vent to see Morgan about alleV'a'-
iog the market troubles He gave the
anne Of the syndicate on the under
3 aadirg t. a! 1t was not to be made
public. Perkins said that Judge E. b.
Gary engineered the merger but la'er
Mr.. Morgan became very much inter-
ested Gin toe effort to stop the panic and
avert any further serious consequences"
Perkins said that he did not know ex-
actly how the syndicate had secured
control Of the majority stock OF the
Tennessee Ocal and Iron Company.
A number Of questions ssked bySer asoTs
Culberson, Overmau aud Kttredge we're
sidesepped by Perkins, who, throughout
the afternoon, was reluctant witness.
he could not tell what proportions Of
the total output Of iron aud steel the
ACQUISITION Of the Tennessee COmFaoy
had enabled the steel corporation to con-
troll. He did not know whether it wss
or not about so per cent, and he did not
know whether the Tennessee Company
was considered the chief competitor OF
the steel corporation. The merger, be said,
was absolutely solely" to prevent aD'
other crisis In the money market aud
that the steel cOmpsny did not really
SAINT the Tennessee Company. While
the steel bonds were exchanged for
stock OF the Tennessee Company and
substituted for Tennessee stock as col
lateral for loans, he explained that this
helped the financial situation because
the public had more confidence in steel
bonds and the latter could be sold rad
lily for cash. Just how much cash
figured in the merger Perkins was un-
able to say, but he was suxiOns to i'm
press upon the committee that the mef-
ger was neediul TO restore confidence.
The commit ee will not me't again until
Tuesday when other witnesses will be
cslled. Among those it is expected will
be Judge Z Fl. Cary, II. T. Prick,
Lewis Ca5s Ledysrd, John w. Gates
snd other members of The syndicate
which was so loaded up with Tennessee
stock.
A clean sweep Of the Roosevelt Cabi-
ner is the programme that appears t.
have tean decided upon by Judge Taft
when he takes charge Of the government
on March 4. Such is the information
that has reached White House visitors
within the last few days. All reports
from Augusta are to this effect.
According 10 information now at hand
the relations between President Gomez
and Vice President Zayss OF Cuba have
already became strained because of the
appointment of Ricardo ArDauto, an
editor who hss frequently attacked
Americans, a. chief OF the secret police.
Zlyas desired The retention Of joe
Verona. who hss occupied the position
for the last ten years and who is Ead to
hsve made Gu excellent Tepu alton.
The situation is complicated by the fact
thai practically the entire force Of the
secret police rendered their designations,
derIiDiug to serve under ArnsutO.
Should the dispute develop he
Uaited States government will take a
baud 10 its settlement, IS il is regarded
IS pc ,uliarly unfortunate that the new
Cuban regime should begin with a
quarrel among the newly installed Off
Gals of the government.
Ssh A Persian prince is 10 town.
When be is at home he is known as
Prince Nome Kalvstz and everybody
koN tows to him because be lie the great
grandson OF Fsshli Shah, who was on
ibe Persian throne some years ago, and
is The granddaughter Of MObammed Ali
Milzs who is shsh just nov. Prince
Kalvsiz is stopping with the Persian
Consul, Ali Kuli Kahn, and is here to