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Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 1&, . 187L OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOUSING, DECEMBEIi 23, 1903 TWELVE PAQES. SINGLE COrY TIIKEE CENTS. Fhe JAPAN IS CAUTIOUS It LiT6i Bo Opportunity of Being Aocuwd 'of Eatpo-.iibllty fot Wai ' REPIY REJECTS FUNDAMENTAL PC . Ba!d Mikado Fot Gwrantao Borer- I t'gntT of Chin of Oom. SITUATION GRAYER THA" EVER BEFORE Ctill Cmioajtibla of Pao fio Eolation if But " lift AoV Qolcklj. aaMM S JAPANESE PRESS NOW 'JRGES ACTION newspapers Aak Thnt Limit Be Set tn - the Raaslnn: Tactics ef Agir elaa i laae-lent "eg. TOKIO, Dc. H. -l: If asserted In official circles her thit ths Japan reply to Russia rejects ti-.i furdarncntol points at Issue, which are understood to Include mu tual guaranties for the preservation of Chines and Corean sovereignty while a curing their 1n1t-ttiil Internet a. The situation l graver than a? nee the commencement of the negotiations, but Is tlil susceptible to a marine solution if -Hub! wl'.l quickly reconsider U reply. r The fact that Minister Komui-a called on Baron da Rosen, the Rues:an minister, yes- I leruay. inaieao. 01 warun "' I oa Komnra. Is explained by tna tact tnat I the baron Is suffering from an ear affec- tlon. But the explanation has an obvious I Oiplomatio significance ana ia inierpreiea i that Japan la determined not to allow Kua- sla possible ground for claiming Japanese Impetuosity as an excuse. The visit Is not Tnllered to b necessarily tantamount to an ultimatum as rumored. War preparations continue apace. The .transports and tha warships ran sail ajt five minutes' notice. Ths Japanese government proposes Imme diately to undertake the completion of th Scoul-Fusan railroad under the direct su pervlalon of Japanese. The press Is eagerly urging the government to set a limit to the "Ruaetan tactics of aggression and insolent negligence." Kspeets Deetelon la Twa Weeks. NEW YORK, Dec. 22. A report is cur- rent hers, says a Times dispatch from I Peking that Japan's request for the recon alderation by Russia of Its reply to th I Japanese demands was accompanied by tn I specification of a time limit. It Is th ex- I pectatlou In St- Petersburg, the Times adds, that th question of war, will b decided In fourteen days. Fraae aadKala4 far Pear. PARIS, Dec. Q. Confirmation was oh-1 tnJnetl from official aourcea today of the I reports that Foreign Secretary Lan.do wn I and Foreign Minister Delcass hars within th laat few days tnada strong represents- I Uona at Toklo, with a view to averting a I crisis between Bussla and Japan. . . TbT-s Is reaaon to believe that these rep- j resentatlons. coming at the critical mo-1 ment when Japan a reply was being handd to tho Russisn minister, Baron do Rosea. I senators who have particularly Interested exercised a powerful fsstralnlng Influenca. I themaslves In the pending Wood nomlna This Is aspeclaUy true of Lord Lansdowna I tlon. with an y especially to tha protao- awlng to Great Britain being the aity of Japan.' , . ' Th terms of tha Japanese answer are not yet known her, but owing to th ae- ts on tttken by Great Britain and Franc I the official here are confident that th answer permits of a continuance of ths diplomatic negotiations toward securing common grounds for an agreement. Press dispatches front Toklo affirm that the Japanese ministers abroad have been might appoint Major Oenerul Leonard Wood instructed to deny tha sensational reports to be lieutenant general. Involving "Jump regarding th relation between Japan axd Ing" of a number of distinguished general Russia and to say that while Japan re plied to Russia yesterday; Its response waa not In th nature of an ultimatum, that it demands simply changes In some of tb determined points, and, finally, that Russia is ready to continue (he exchange of dlplo- matlo views.' It is added that ths Japanese now give every evtSenc of a pertflo tend- ency. This Information accords with the views prevailing in diplomatic circles here, Th Temps today published the following .,..V. .. 'Th fra f HiiuM.jAn. ...... , .ij, . ! about to be reached on th. main point, at , ,, . . ,,..,i . j ,1' ,hloh i. ,.,T.i. more eorrcUy, of pride, which Is causing " , r... to. v-"" aired and bopei that a oompromlse ttaf an. tory to both parties will be arranged Tha official of the Japanese legation In alst that they da not believe there Is any Immediate danger of war between Russia and Japan and expreaa tha opinion that tb dispute will be settled amicably. . They dd, however, that Japan will not abandon any of Its rights la Manchuria and say that If a conflict occurs tttsy beliav the Jsp- anes will obtain thn first victory en th aea. LOKDOJf , Dee, K- Ths Japanese consul Press: "I shars the view of Baron Havaihl ' (the Japanese minister to Great Britain) that war will not break out. In view of the secrecy with which- th negotiations have been conducted t - Toklo and St. Petersburg, It seems to me that many of the reports reaching this country concern ing what has ban Suing on are based oa niUlnforraatlou.' An offiulal of th Toaoiiaui Specls bank said: Thar Is nothing In our advices to lead to th belief that there will be wsr. Busine telegraas wr received today. the nature of which would not be likely if war Waa regarded aa Imminent."' Other leading Japanese business tnea ex pressed similar views. t WIU KM MaaekerU ef PMSite. BT. PETERSBURG, Dec H. Of the Rua laa warships recently at Chemulpo, Cores, ln connection with th disturbance there. only the cruiser Boyarla remains at that place. AU the ether vtasels have returned to Port Arthur. Vice Admiral Stark, commanding the Russlas Paclfls squadron, whila the war ships Wvr at Chemulpo, had aa audience with tha emperor of Cora. Aceordlr.y to Port Arthur paper, soma of th Chines militia fought la the rank of th Cnlnese robber bands ln th recent encounter wltn Russians. Th paper contsndsdkat Russia Is compelled to taks acUvs' steps to rid Manchuria ef th 1 b&aus. becauss L't.lna has not ruiniloa I aA Its treaty engagomeata, Seoat Stery of m Utrtk. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec XL There la ae truth la the report published by a new agency la ths United States that th ws.rlua recently gav birth to a 6s4 sen. f j-rhM story Is pronounced absurd. It la i.Jnl out that sKa Uvi ,i Almniutlv pubUo li-'s and that aay concealment rf such aa event as Ut eoe referred to would to iu.v.wi.Lia, MORE ON THE PAPAL MILLIONS Latest Story U that a HnilfMt laatktlf Bronght n ItalMr EIm WIi Had th Mtirr- ROME, Deo. a According to the lles- Tgero tne story that Cardinal OottI, prf of th propaganda, recently handid to . po nj.uoo.ouo said to Have been con- --Jnated In the fact that the finan- V 'nation following Pope Leo's den ; v; -it of over J100.000 u found. Aftei ff . search and although no j. know whev. ney had cone u a cer tain monslg. .iving in the Vatican, lie at flrat asserted that ha knew nothing of the matter, but being: more clearly ques tioned and the evidence against him gather ing he one day aald to the pope: "Be pa tient. Ood will provide for the needs of the I Holy See. Boon afterwards the man signer appeared with a friend and said that Pope Leo bad eonOded the money to him. requesting him to return It to hia successor four months after hie death. SCANDINAVIANS ARE AT HOME Mare Arrive at rni(ta Taaa . Any Prevloa Tear end Htur COPENHAGEN. Dec 2J.-Th Scandlna- Ytan-Arnerican. line steamer United States, from New Tcxk December , arrived, her today with 860 Scandinavians from the I'nlted States on board. They are to spend Chrtatmaa with relative. The steamer was d(.,,yt, by , fot , tn Nonh The. Influx of Christmas excursionists fro ,h, unit-d Btatoa U unnrecedfuued Much ot th, money tntiy ,.vei ln America wUl distributed In Christmas presents to rcatives and friends. DUTCH VOTE TO BUY GUNS They Are far stoeklna; with gams , of Kraaa's Jastly Celebrated Paelaeatars. THE HAGUE, Dec. a The 'recond chamber of the Dutch Parltraent- voted tl.760.0n0 to purchase new Krupp quick- firing guna. The meaeure was only carried by to to 81 votes, and after a heated debate, th socialists and progressists contesting th necessity for a large army expenditure. especially In view of ths outlay required in connection wltn new social legislation Bryaa Has Tsar's Fkatoa-raah- BT. PETERSBURQ. Dec tlr The czar nas eenf his photograph, with his auto graph affixed, to William J. Bryan Ambassador UcCormlck gave luncheon today to Mr. Bryan, Prince Khlkoff, the minister of publlo works, and other high offictala. AJ TO "TREATMENT OF WOOD tut Tkat Prealdeat Will draat Ka Fmnr, kat leaatsr Ieals Story, WA8HINOTON. Dee, ai-To of tha tlon of aoms of the veteran officers or th army, th president has expressed nlmaelf very plainly to th effect that these officers have nothing to fear In tha immadiat fa tura. As it waa pointed out to him that there considerabls apprehension among ths friends of these army officers lest, upon the retirement of Genera Chaffee with the rank of lieutenant general, the president officers who never would have a chance to attain the highest rank by reaaon of Gen' era! Wood's Incumbency for fifteen years, the president has I specifically sxpreased himself as having n such Intention. Incl dentally his remarks Involved an- under taking on his part to promote some of tiles gnrJ omcera reierrea 10 axier n Chaffee's retirement. But h did not state that when he made uch promo! t on , as hs saw fit be would cot close the 41st by ap- I hmm"S T " reached, with tb committee is expected to ",ilm.p?rtnt '"""'"w m'" 1 that will be had pon the Wood nomination. -Senator Warren's attention was called to I , ... . . , , . . I a purported Interview with bim in which he ,K., ,v, nr..M., I ' " had given assurances that General Wood would not b promoted to th position of lieutenant general during his (the presi dent's) term of office, if re-elected. Senator Warren said of ths m&ttsr: . ' "President Roosevelt has not to my knowledge announced what be would do It re-elected In General Wood's promotion or what he would do about any matter which might arise tn th future, and,-of course, I bav not attempted and would not attempt to speak for him. MINNESOTA FILES ITS BRIEF Attoraey Geaeral Seta Forth Reaseas for Salt Acalaat Nprtkersi So-, rarities Cesapaay. WASHINGTON Dec 12. The brief of the state of Minnesota la th suit of that stats against the Northern Securities com pany was filed hi th supreme court of the United States today by Attorney General Douglass and Messrs. M. D. Munn, and Goorgs B. Wilson. Ths brief is a document of 178 pages and Its authors contend that th merger of th Northern Paclft and Great Northern railroad companle tn th Northern Securities company was for th purpose of stiffing competition. After stating that the action was brought to enjoin the consolidation of the two rail road companies because they are parallel and oompetlting lines within th state of Mlnneaoia and that . tb. circuit court of the United Slates for the Eighth district decldod the case contrary to the eonten tloa of the state, th attorney present their assignment of errors on th part of th circuit court- Tb-u are twenty-nine of tbes assignments, but ths principal ones are that th decree la erroneous ln holding that ths Northern Securities com pany waa cot organised for the purpose of consolidating the two appellee railway companies; holding that the ownership of the stock of th two companies by th Northern Securities company does not amount to a consolidation within the mean Ing of the acts set forth tn th appellant1 bill: In holding that the Northern Becuritic company dues cot. in fact, control tha tw railway wimpanfai by virtu ef Its ownsr- stUp of the stock of such railwsy com penloa and In not holding that taa Northern I Becuritlo company was by Its locorpor I store Intended ta be and Is a devise for I evaCxug th Us ef t& slat, ADMIRAL WALKER RETURNS United S:atot Canal Gomsusiioser Has In- apooted Boat of Propotsd Waterway, EVERYONE IS PLEASED ON THE ISTHMUS America O facer Eismit Opialoa That Paaasaa Caald Cars far It self Aaalaat rare leat ky Calasakla. i I NEW Walksr, TORK, Dec ZL Rear Admiral United Btates representative on the Isthmian Canal commission arrived her today from Colon on the steamer 8egurance. Admiral Walker would make no statement, but Inquired for th latest developments In the Panama question, par ticularly desiring information as te the opposition In this country to the treaty. In an interview later in the day Admiral Walker said: 1 "I arrived In Panama on November 15 and have been kept pretty busy. I went over the canal route and Inspected the properties of the company and found them In good condition. As to conditions in Pan ama I was very much pleased v;lth what I saw. Everything Is quiet there now and the poop's are very happy. Business Is go ing on ln confidence and the conditions in the commercial world down there are ex-cellent-1 The people are united aad of only on vole." Regarding the landing of Colombian troops on the Island of Pines he said: "It la miles from the island to the main land and I de not think they will land ln Panama. I doj not look for any trouble. The marines will be able to deal with any situation which may arise," "In ywir opinion," the admiral waa asked, "would Panama be able to take Ms own part If the United State were to with draw its helpr "Tea, I think It would be ebl to take care of itself.- I am satisfied, without th help of the United States. However, as I have said. I don't think Colombia wilt do anything." ' Admiral Walker made a tour of the canal with a party of engineers. He said that th engineers had remained behind. Th ad' mlral left at once for Washington. Don Luis Vi Core a, minister from Nica ragua, was also a passenger on the Segur anca. He would not discuss the feeling of the Central ' American republics toward Panama. ' Coft-hlaa Weeds More Coal. WASHINGTON, Dec 3. Rear Admiral Coghlan has cabled the Navy department requesting that an additional collier be as signed to his squadron. His request will be granted, but a vessel has not yet been elected. t Ships for Westerm Ceast. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23. Ths United states cruiser New York arrived here today from Bremerton, Wash, it la understood that it will at once proceed- to. Panama. The commandant of the Mare Island navy yard has been ordered to draft 260 men from the receiving ship Independence and sent them here to Join the New- Tork to morrow. Supplies for the cruiser will a loo be In - readiness. The torpedo boat de stroyer Preble and Paul Jones have . re ceived 'supplies of ammunition, at ' Mars Inland and ore expected her tomorrow. In readlnen to steam south with the New Tork. - Th torped boat destroyer Perry baa been, placed ln commission, but Its crew has been transferred to tha Preble. Captain Fenton, who has been In command of - the torpedo fleet on this coast for two years, will leave on the New Tork and another officer will command the Paul Jones. On their way to the Isthmus, the torpedo boat destroyers will coal at San Diego, Prehillnque bay and Acapulco. Should their supply become short during the remaining run of 1.280 miles to Panama they will depend" on 'the New Tork for fueL Minister Baekaaaa at Celsa. COLON, Dec 22. William L Buchanan, the United States minister to th Republic or Panama, arrived her today on tha Panama railroad company's steamer Yu catan and immediately took a train for Panama in company with United States Consul Gudger. who cam to Colon to re ceive th minister. - Dial Coaxes for Marl aea. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 22. The United States cruiser Dixls which ia to take the new Caribbean Sea battalion of marines to Colon, passed In the Delaware breakwater 1st tonight Th Dixie will arriv at tb League Island aavy yard tomorrow where th new battalion Is assembled under Brig' adler General Elliott, commandant of the marine corps. It la expected that tha cruiser will sail for Colon before the first of the new year, the exact time being de pendent on the repairs the Dixie may need. SCAPEGOATS CUT CF REACH Alleged That M Wke Brlke Csaa cllmen Have Left Stat at Kaasas. KANSAS CITT, Dec 22. Iu an endeavor to learn more of ths Inside workings of the alleged paving combine, the grand Jury at Kansas City, Kan., today called several contractor who were examined last week. In 1902. it has been developed, the brick agents, contractor and promoters had full swing and brick paving and sewer contracts were passed by th wholesale, notwtth standing the city had to pay P a thousand more ior bricks ln that year than la any other before that time. In explaining this the coalractora shifted the burden on th agents for the brick companies and those agents are now out of the Jurisdiction of the court and refuse te testify voluntarily, W. W. Atkln. of the contracting firm of W. W. Atkln Co, toM th Jury today that hs had heard many rumors of boodle In th awarding of contracts by th city council, but h knew of no money being used to his personal knowledge. He had always been liberal, he admitted, ln hi contribution to municipal and county cam paign funds. GROWTH OF THE RAILROADS According; Railway Age S.TS3 Mllee Have keen Balls This Tear. CHICAOO. Dec 22. According to th Railway Ags ths total railway mllsag of th United State on Jaauary t 1X4, will be toa.ttil nvlea. th present year having added 1,73 mile. This mileage Ues into account all of th new track laid up te the last day of the year. j Compared with IMC, the present year Is about oa a parity la matters of rallwa oonatruotion. The construction reported wa done on SH line aad thirty-ulna atates and terrltortea, including Alaska. Early m th year It waa shown that there were 1,600 sulies of railroad under construction, but labor troubles and financial difficulties caused aoms of tao work to be b&4oaea. JAILED FOR MAKIMG A MASH tailed State Coaaaalsslmer Salesaea ad Friend Ckarfced with Oolaar Se la laaat hertsed Place. CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Chargod with operat ing In th center of the fashionable shop ping district of Chicago a distillery, contrary to government regulations, five officers and Instructors of the Columbus laboratories were today arrewted by United States deputy marshals. One of the five prisoners waa United State Commissioner Salomon. Th laboratories are located In a sky scraper office building In State street, at the corner of Wsphlngton. The arrests were made on complaint of United States Revenue Agent Levi O. Nutt, the technical charge being displaying the sign of a distiller snd making a mash fit for distillation ln a place, other than a duly authorised distillery. These arrested were: Charles Norton, practical distiller and rectifier: J. A. Weaener, Ph. C M. D., chemist; A. Gehrmsnn, M. D- bncteriologlst; W. A. Evans, M. S.. M. D., and A. D. Salomon, nlted States commissioner, northern district, lecturer in the laboratories. Today's arrests are dmibtleis the out growth of a bill for Injunction filed recently In the United States dlntrlct court against Dr. Evans, Dr. Gerhmann, former city chemist. United Stutes Commissioner Salo mon and others, charging them with con ducting a school wherein pupils were taught to manufacture Imitations of various liquors and cordials. A suit for JW.000 dam ages. It was said, would follow th injunc tion proceedings. In th annual catalogue of the laboratories it la stated that pupils are taught bow to manufacture gins, rums, brandies, bitters, cordials and specials In fact, every kind of liquor there is in the market: how to make the essence and all the ingredients used In th m&nufecture ef the same; how to Initiate Imported liquors and straight whiskies, how to give new whiskies artificial age and how to give low proof goods strength. Charles Norton, who la at the hesd of th academy, and one of those arrested, said Our processes are perfectly legitimate. . I don't think wo have violated the distilling laws. We aim ln our academy to teach the compounding, rectifying ' and distilling of all liquors and spirits. By this we mean all specific brands." Commissioner Salomon Is named in the catslogue of the school ss Instructor In government laws and regulations, pure food laws and the keeping of government books. United States Commissioner Foots gave an Immediate hearing to the Ave persona arrested today. At the request of the de fendants he. continued the hearing until December (0. All the defendants war re leased on bond. Later Prof. Norton said: Today' developments were no surprise to us. We bad contemplated that sum action would be taken and ware perfectly willing. As s matter of fJiet. we have technically violated a Ixw. We de make mash ln our academy. ' That Is againHt the law. But we were told by the aumonues in warn ington that we might make mash under the circumstance but Dot use lu W do not us th mash. If th revenue agent Were- to nappen to rirrm in almost anv oolleae or even at tha city laboratory they would find the same kind ot a violation or uie tnasn aw as iney did here. Our deslrs Is that a ruling be given ia the matter, and In the meantime we will .take the itvv. ' ils to secure legislation allowing an -academy of thla kind to make mash. When the law re garding mash was enacted there-wer no such Institutions us ours, and consequently there was no prevunon msde for sucn work. ROCKEFELLER GIVES MONEY Iveralty f Chicago Receive Mil Ilea anal a Half fsesa Head t . ' Standard Oil Company. r. CHICAGO, Dec 22. It was announced today at the Forty-ninth convocation of tha University of Chicago that donations amounting to $1,850,000 had been received from John D. Rockefeller, founder of the university. Of this amount SM00.000 in real estate, improved and unimproved tn ths ltn mediate vicinity of the university, waa formally transferred by Mr. Rockefeller. For current expenses of th university dur ing the year beginning July 1st, 1904, rt5.OO0 was givn; l&5,0uv was donated for th com pletion of ths power plant and Improve ment of the grounds and $50,000 Is given by Mr. Rockefeller for tha work of excava tion and exploration m Oriental lands. Hon. George W. Ross, premier of On tario, delivered an address at the university today on "The Politlool Cleavage of North America." Tha speaker discussed at length the causes which led to the division Of the North American continent between the two nations by which it la now had. Speaking of the movement recently in augurated by Joseph Chamberlain to feder ate the English colonies on the basis of imperial protection against the world. Premier Roes said: It requires no argument to show thai the establishment of commercial relations within tne empire on the basis of rjrefer. ential tariff would greatly strengthen the ties which bind all the colonies. Including Canada, to the empire, and remove still further tn th background whatever In ducements remain for closer commercial reunions wiiu I lie uiiiuki Btates. Premier Ross said that he did not desire to leave th impression that the Canadians looked with aversion upon the American form of government and the activity which this nation baa exhibited ln every depart ment of human enterprise but cited many Instances ln which Canada bad followed the lead of the United States, greatly to its own advantage MISSISSIPPI SUES PACKERS Stat Revenne Agent Aak Tax 3 19,000.000 fresa Many Ca. JACKSON, Miss.. Dec E.-Th state rev snu sgent has entered suits against large number of packing and brewing com panies which do business In this state, for back taxes on their refrigerator cars Among those sued are the 6c h lit a Brewing company, Anheuser-Busch Brewing com pany. Standard Oil company, American Cot ton Oil company. Armour Packing com pany, Cudahy Packing company. Swift and Company and a score of other concern. The sgent asks that these concerns be mads to pay th taxea on their cars used in this state for the last ten years. Ths total amount of the assessments Is tlt.uuO.Ouu, FATAL TO THIRTEENTH GUEST Twelve Betel Inmate Ksean Fir In tnjnred, knt Tnlneky Iiak-r Destroy the Seat. MENOMINEE. Mich., Dec 2.Iir day caused twelve person to Jump from th second-story windows of th Travelers Home, a small rotel ber. The tnirteent guest, Jsmes Beatty, waa found drad ln the ruins. Joseph Vorarhek was fatally burned and Wilfred Barney and Joe-ph Vorachek seriously. Fn d Jeneki wss badly Injured In Jumping. Tha botel waa Jtrac- iM-ail' drtrod SCflWAB FILES 11 IS ANSWER Daniel Bains a Promoter of tb United State Shipln Id ng Oompanj. KNEW NOTHING OF VALUE OF PROPERTY Says He Did Ket Act la Celtaslea with tke ReorgaatsatloB. Syndicate la Aay Attempt te Wreck Ceataaay. NEW TORK, Dee. 22. Charles M. Schwab today filed his answer to the croa b II ot th United State Shipbuilding company nd James Smith Jr., Its receiver, ln th nlted States circuit court for the southern district ot New Tork. Th case Is that ot he company and Its receiver against th New York Swurlty snd Trust company nd Mr. Schwab.- After admitting certain of th fundamental facts which hav here tofore been estsblished. Mr. Schwab takes up the various allegations and charge of th cross bill. H says; I deny that I ever was or became one or tne promoters of the ship building com pany, or that 1 snd a number of pernors assncisted with aie scqiilred the capital lock of the Bethlehem Steel company, as sverred In said cross bill. I admit that the nronertv of aald Reth- lehem Steel com pan v was on the 12th dav oi August. .encumbered by a first mortgage executed by the' Bethlehem Iron company, the predecessor In title of rsld steel company, to secure bonds aggregating Jl.Jil.OVi. bearing Interval at the rale of e per cent per annum and a purchsse-money mortgage executed- by said eteel company o secure ine payment or iJ.wiu.mw, Bearing Interest at the rate of per cent per annum. Denies Sale at ExcVeelve Rate. Emphatic denial is msde that he ever conceived any scheme of transferring to tha shipbuilding company the stock ot th above company at an excessive rate or upon conditions permitting blm or his associates to control the ship building com pany or to absorb for his benefit "all of Its property and assets, to the injury of Its creditors and of Its bona fide bondholders and stockholders or otherwise.'' Continuing, Mr. Schwab said: , I deny that with anv nurnose of ift-nm- pnsmng sucn intent and purpose or other- wis L or any associate of mine, repre sented to the ahlDbulldinc enmnanv that the said shares of stock were worth the sum or gJU.gcn.WK); that the ssld steel com pany had during the fiscal year ending July Zl. 1H02. made a net Droll t In Ita noeratlona amounting to the sum cf tl.441.20H: that ita aaia surplus a wools on July 31. 18U2. Mr. Schwab denies making false rep re scjitation regarding the Bethlehem Steel company, ana repudiates connection with John W. Young. He says: I admit that I sm the owner snd hoMer of upwards of S9.0UO.OU0 of thn tin ooooin rJ bonds, and upwards of t9.WX).0OO of the tlO.- OOO.OOO of the preferred stock, and of JS.OOO.- of the $10.0i,000 of the common stock of he shipbuilding enmoanv ixaued for the Slock of the steel company, but I deny that any associate of mine are the owners of ths remainder of the preferred stock snd common stock Issued for the stock of th Bethlehem Steel company, except that old and transferred some of said bonds and stocks to third parties. Tlld Hot Withheld Dividends. H says thst If tha first mortgage bond be declared null and void the assets of the company will greatly exceed Ita debts; that th shU?bullV" company, is not anilUed tq enforce any alleged' Indebtedness sgaluet him ; that neither he nor Ms associates In fluenced 'he "dummy" directors. He says that be had nothing to do with withholding dividend payment by the Bethtehem com pany on stock held by th - shipbuilding company. After specifically denying any snd every charge of fraud, unlawful combination, con. sptrscy or wrongful set in his connection with the affairs of th Bethlehem Steel and United Ststes Shipbuilding companies, Mr, Schwab details the history ot his relations with the two concerns, practically brought out ln the hearings ln the suit ln New York, saying that he knew nothing of the value of the constituent plants of ths shipbuilding company He then says: As to the charges ln the cross bill ths I acted ln collusion with the reorganisation syndicate in an attempt to force the In anluanitv t awalsl Mnmnariv an1 a ni I n Is i r I aver that uch charges are false and malicious. I aver t lat James Smith. 1r. receiver ot the siiipDuiidlng company, know thru such charges are untrue. 1 sm inrormea and beiie-e tnat upon sucn n examination and appralaal It will ap pear that the new working capital of the (even constituent conpunies, excluding the tiethienem. does not exceed tne sum ol ll.6on.mJ: that a great part. If not th sreater nart thereof, mav be wasted and lost by the contlnutince of the receivership snd that such shipbuilding plants cannot be operated and keut working as coins concerns witnnut tne aatmion or very largi sum ot money, aa necesssry working capi tal. - Mr. Schwab closed bis defense by deny' ing every charge of fraud, misdoing, un lawful combination and confederacy and "humbly pray to b hence dismissed with his reasonable coat and charges In this behalf most wrongfully sjustained," SAYS HE CONFESSED CRIME Evidence e( Witness Against Allege. Montana Dynamiter. Correber tcel ky Wife. BT. PAUL. Dec 2k. A special to the Dis patch from Helena, Mont., says that Myron Shanks, continuing his testimony In th trial of Isaaa Oravell for alleged dynamit ing of the Northern Pacific railway, said that Gravelle had told him about dynamit Ing a street car track In Butt. The wlt ness also stated that Gravelle had asked him If be would take 23,000 or (30,000 east after the railroad had paid it and get it changed into other bill. Shanks said that Gravelle admitted robbing a powder ho us near Boxeman and this city and that he had hidden the dynamit ln a haystack in Broadwater county. Another Important witness for ths stat was Frank Terriault, at whose home on Dearborn creek Gravell stopped for two nights and where he got some not paper similar to that on which aom threatening letters were written. Mrs. Myron Shanks also testified corroborating her husband testimony. SOUTH 'WANTS PANAMA CANA Governor of Geerglav Say tkat Actio ef President la Rlgkt. ATLANTA, Ga.. Dm. 2 At a dinner given by the business men to Brigadier General Barry, in command of the Depart' ment of the Gulf, Governor Terrell of Georgia, in response to the toast, "Tha Stats," ee hi among other things: With many things that President Roose velt has Ooiie, Inured, with perhaps moei of the acts of bis admtnlirsikn 1 diner, but there are two thinss which I mt hesrtily endorse, f endorse the etabilb ruent of the Department of the Gulf arui I mt heartily endorse th recognition of th tnd pendent of Panama, nhicb aueana tne conatruction cf an Isthmian cttrial, a thing which we southerner sre moat deeply anil most vitally Interested ln. It la not ana can not be mad a party matter. W want the r&n&l, and we are In a fair way to eel It. ai.d If we do tot gvt It now It will b . , it,ia. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST 'A If TrVwfw1 jJP ASS Tta Vriwlw JTs a. an Ik a. m . . , . SO 1 n. as 0 S . an S r a. aa H a. as S3 9 a. sa...... a S . n 4 4 n. sa 48 R bb 44 IA a. aa n. an 41 t a. sa...... V T n. as 4 IS as SS n n. na 1 . a sa FIX SHORT LINE MILEAGE Passenger Rat Agents Arrange Mat ter and Leeal Bwrean Oat re Will Be CI seed. - Th Transmlstouri Passenger association. bureau, which has been maintained In tb Pacific Express building for soma time, will be closed and tnov to Chloag about February L It hss not been decided whether W. K. .Cundlff. who baa had charge of the bureau, will go to th Chicago offlco I or remain her. I The cause of the closing ot tn omroi was th adoption of the new 2.000 mile In terchangeable coupon ticket by th eaaoeia Uon at th meeting held in Kansas City a short tire since. This ticket displace th script ticket which hss been in use In the transmlssourt territory, snd which has been sold throt-gh th. local buresu. As th. . , . . . . , . k.k transmlssourt bureau Is only a branch of the Western Psssenger association, and the tew ticket almost a duplicate ot th regular 2,000-mile ticket sold by the asso- ciatMn, it Is believed it csn b band'.ed to better advantage ond with leas expense through th headquarter of th association In Chicago, A meeting of the passenger rat clerks of the transmlssourt lines was held yester day at the offices of th bureau- Th meet ing was called for the purpose of figuring short line mileage to be used In connection with the new ticket. Th short lln mile age will apply on the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe. Colorado ft Southern. Missouri Pacific, Union Pacific, Burlington and Oil cago & Northwestern. v COLBY 'AND LOWE GIVE BOND Pnt fn Secnrlty for Tkctr Appearance on Indictments Before Fed eral Cenrt. General L. W. Colby and Elliott Lowe, I Indicted by the federal grand Jury, filed I their bonds with the United States district I clerk yesterday for their appearance before th court early In January. The dates for their respective trials hav not yet been set. A number of prisoner confined in the Douglas county Jail and under indictment for miscellaneous offenses were brought before Judge Munger Tuesday and the Cates of their trials fixed. They were: Jiine Davis, charged with robbing ' th postoffic at Edholra. Neb., - trial set tor I January (. Frank Baumer, Standford An- derton. Silos Bli lead. Charles Ewlng, Goorg Frereri Frits Grombeck and Joseph Oliver, selling liquor to, Indians; maia ei for from January to . All of the to-1 etised were assigned counsel by the ocurt. W. H. L. Henderson. Indicted for selling liquor to Indians In November, pleaded guilty. Hi claimed that h wa a com- peratfro stranger . -the: reservation; gad simply- took -another maa'a place at a tors 'and saloon and did not hnow that he waa- doing anything wrong ln selling liquor to Indians. Judg Munger fined hlm 2C00 and cost and gav hint sixty days !n th Douglas county JaiL UNCLE BILL WILL . RECEIVE Pioneer of Omaha Holds Reception tm Friends . at Cenrt Konae Christmas Eve.' preparations are being made at th county Judge's office of tb annual recep tion which to given by Uncle "Bill" Snow den. who will keep "open house" Thurs day afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock. T-ni Ttl'l elalma ta tha tbe flrat whit settler ln these parts. t ia also claimed that hia wife is ths first white woman to arrive In what Is known aa Omaha, and that their marriage was ths first marriage. Unci Bill 1 nearly 80 year of age and la better known, perhaps, than any cltlsen cf Omaha. Hs wss formerly city marshal and held th office of constable for a term of years, being regularly nominated on all th different tickets. Hs has a fund of anecdotes and bits of history relatlv to tb early history of Omaha. For a number of years he has held undisputed sway at tb court house and nothing escaped his observation, and noth ing could be done without hi assistance. Over a year ago he was injured In a fell. He was thus Incapacitated for an active life, and although he was again elected constable, he resigned and now spends his time at his horn, at Twenty-fourth ' and Jones street. H will be taken to the county Judge's offic in a carriage Thursday afternoon and will receive his friends from 2 to a Unci Bill claim that Harry Morrill Is I th only person who has sver been able to excel blm ln telling stories which did not strictly adhere to th truth. H claim ther I a nam for thl kind of stories. but that hs has forgotten exactly what they are called. COULD NOT NAME THE PARTY Prisoner wttk Brnlaed Optics I'nahl Tell Who Beat Him In. - Charles Off was oa a big spree Monday night and th remnants were produced in police court. ""What's the matter." -asked th Judge, noticing Off dilapidated condition. "Jest a little celebration, your honor. "Seems to me It waa a big one." replied th Judge, "where did you get those goggles," referring to Off eyes both of which wer draped In deep black. "That' a mystery" growled Off, can't remember who gave me the black spots; but did I know, I'd Bisks It hot for him. and he shook a burly fist close to th Judges nose. Twenty-flv day," remarked th Judg and called for th next victim. RCBBERS RUN FROM THE MONEY Have to Decamp Jaat aa Tea Thousand - Dollar Ar Sighted la II1L els Bank, BLOOMINOTON. III., Dec 22. Th gang cf zai blowers that ha been robbing cen tral Illinois banks exploded dynamite and wrecked the bank at Anchor last night. Just as SlO.OhO waa exposed the telephone hells ln th office commenced to ring and frightened awey the men after tb-y had secured but iitiie plunuef. It developed that the robbers previously cut all th tti hons wires leading out of Anchor to prevent vomuJuaicetlwn te out- slu ciliea. PLAN OF PROMOTERS lew Tork Kawtpaptr Pabiinkw Diipatouet ln Deal of Shipbuilding Company. TELl TALE OF THREATS AND CAJOLERY Marges. Compan Required to Fnt Stamp of Approval on Frojaat ammmmmmn .' MEMBER OF . FIRM .TALKED '.TOO MUCH Touigar E&rjsa Compelled to leoint Op'r- lon of MariU of Plan. ." WORK OF ATTORNEY AMONG PARISIANS Attorney for United States Shlghelld rnmnanv Writes fresa Franco . J, ny g fn, Bg BTB mi w ma B iW ar nn Underwriter and Otkr. NEW YORK, Dec . The hearing in the --4 8hlpbulld.n irtlW "'"V f't"A tod? un,,l row because of th Illness of Counsel Lntrf. myer of the suing bondholders. Letters and cablegrams which ar al'eged to hav passed between New York end Paris In connection with the United States Shipbuilding underwriting placed in th French capital ar published todsy by th World. Reference to these communications waa made rvcently In the shipbuilding hear ing before Special United Btatea Examiner Ollphant, while Cbariea B. Alexander of the firm of Alexander aV Green, attorney, was undergoing examination. Letter kept secret by agreement of eoun el were said to show what methods had been pursued in order to compel the French- investors to meet ' the calls for money on their underwriting after they had been given to understand through a cablegram sent by the Trust Company ot th Republlo by Its agent. John W, Young, that Its un derwriting was a "success." This dispatch gavs them the Idea that they' only need stand ready to receive their profit as mem bers of th underwriting syndicate. ' Tw Sonare It. .Charles B. Alexander happened to b In Parts at h Mm and to Mm fell the duty ef removing th tals Impression and hold- Ing th signers of th subscription list to their agreement. 'His firm Is. counsel for th. trust company here which had charge of th underwriting and th oommunica- ttons, which fill seven columns of th World, are alleged to hav passed between Mr. Alexander and his firm In this city. ' The alleged correapondenc was about July. 1902, and In the early stsges re voire largely around tha Investigation a to tte Dnanclal responsibility of ' those whose signature I had been secured In Parts to th under I writing agreement, which was thsn In tb I car of the Bank d Roma. Baron caivet itogniat ana m. senreyer, a banker, wer th heaviest subscriber. I While both wer much disappointed over I the misunderstanding aa to the success of I the underwriting here, they were stated to. stand ready to pay . their hare. Finally tha situation apparently had been explained to the saUefactlon. ot veryen and prep- aration wer made for the first call upon th underwriters July ZS for 6 per eer.t of the subscription, to be followed by te sec- I ond. payable August. V for th amount. When It Grew Interesting. Then . came th exciting portion of tn correspondence. Th banrlng house cf Morgan, Harje St Co. had been selected to receive payments to be cabled at one to th Mercantile Trust company of Naw. York; but tha subscribers hsd not corns forward on July 25, to which day tha pay ments had been postponed, and on July 21 a letter stated that Mr. Alexander had changed his tone with regard to th situa tion. Th writer la quoted: - , While it may be true thst the under- I writer were not treated properly by louns I ,n leaving mem uuuar m lmumrron ior so long a time tnat all ths bonus had been sold, yet that naa peen wen nonto tor ny the DaMenoe and care with which w. have in the last week riven explanation after explanation to all parties. They ar now all in default from th ih and I hav told Oppenhelro to notify each one that their' Individual nubility, in ea .that rnonsy ia not In New York In time to max ta pay ment, will not ne timiteo to tn amount ot their securities, but thst ther will b conxequentlal damap- to ovary party con nected with tne anair. , The letter criticised severely In a Vt- Fcrlpt tha Impression said to hav been thrown out by th youtgr Harjea, who was reported to be very much prejudiced gainst the whole affair, and that it wa said by th cashier tts.t - there was no market in New York for the bond. Bringing Harfe) Areand. The writer adds that ho saw Karjes at onoe and threatened . to turn th aocoubt over to the Credit Lyonalaa, and thereupon j Harje agreed to tell evtrythtng good he could about th personnel of th company and the affair. Efforts through other sources also were mad, according to let ter and "cablegrams quoted, to counteract th effect of various report circulated ag to th impending oollap of th under writing scheme la New York. . In on of the - letter from Pari Ad dressed to Alexander V Green, Mr. Ale ft ander is quoted ss follow: I constantly aay to ail r sullen that noth ing can be don In tb way ot asalatuig lit underwriter here to dlspoee Of their bonla unless they frankly come forward when notified, acknowledge their liability aal make their first payment, whan all hari will unit la endeavoring to soil acy bonds they may wlah to dispose of. The Vi rwmtesse Dandlgnea sat by m at dinner laat night. brie had soms ot th oott Iron work Mock and had Just t- frraphed. rofus'ng to sell It except for k ilgher price. I think I pVrsuaded ber that It would be good Judgment not to let It stsnd, but I suggested to her that perhaps Scott would make bar an offer In tr.s securities of the new com pany. which will be good enough to tie attractive, as ons ot her difficulties Is the trouble Ot Investing the money she may receive . Mention tk Fen. ' In another letter dated July It. 1 1901, signed by Mr. Alexander, th state- ment 1 mad that ta Investigating the Bank Romano, the writer learned that the pope had M.OOO.Wu In that bank; . that he had a similar aura wrn tb itothacliiias and about th aam amount ln England. According to the World. til word "Dreads" was used in the correspondent to represent Morgan. Harje aV Cc. and la on of the letter credited to Mr. Alex ander, ther appear th following: "I got a pledge from th Dreads that everything good abouid b said of th nterprute. On of th French underwriters Waa I named Bchreyer. and the following reftr- rnce was made to him ln one of the letters: "I hear hs has a millions dolVr he.wt-gin to one old woman to lav,, ,U few .Vr tlon." . ' ! ' In thl same letter bC.i I also til statement; "I have ort,M it to be aV.wri that a leading .gh.S tivr.ker ha- icld. cis that I would get a ruliloa 6-ht In twenty-four hours which' Ih ' r . ( course," Another passage In thl letter Hjimt "i