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Feeling that Flowery Kingdom Ha Math
to L.m in Cm of War.
PROSPECT OF V. ''SVf INCREASING
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Diplomats at Peking Japan Eat
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JAPANESE MINISURx IS A. , ISTIC
EaproMstitirt London Does )
an Early Sattlemant
BERLIN KEEPS' tYtS ON GREAT BRITAIN
Gemaii reel that la Present Bltaa
tlon fcalaa May tiara to Joia
Japan 4a Order lo Mala
' i tain P realise.
. PEKING. Deo. 13. The optimistic feeling
In soms Quarters concerning war between
Japan ana Husaia are sot shared by diplo
mats at Peking, whose knowledge of th
, present situation entitles their opinion to
the highept consideration. It Is positively
known i that th Japanese government' has
drawn tha line or a settlement, beyond
which H will not ruak any material oou
cession ant) It I determined to fight before
yielding what it considers to be its 'vital
Interests. ' It is believed that unless Rus
sia concede Vital point another exchange
Of notes will preclpltat matter
It 1 also believed thai Japan will refuse
any arrangement holding in abeyance the
Question Pf the evacuation of Manchuria,
whloh waa one of the term of th propo
sition recently mad at St. Petersburg, and
which is supposed was intended by th
Russian government aa a feeler. This
would b a violation of pledge given to
Japan by China.
Minister Uceda Is believed to have said
,he would resign hi post, in the event of
such an arrangement. Th most dangerous
factors in th situation is the confidence of
the Russian officials In the far east that a
war would mean an asy victory for Rus
sia, and the challenging tone, of Russian
official.
Many foresee the perils menacing China
In th event of war and the possibilities
that a partition of th empire may result
from China's Inability to maintain the neu
trality of its harbor and subject- Th
younger official and the newspaper .dis
cuss th possibilities of an alliance between
China and Japan, . but the only available
Chines troop are th 15,000 Japanese-
trained men Of Tuan Bhal Kai, who waa
recently appointed commander of" the Im
perial army and navy, who might fight un
der foreign leaders, but whose present offl-
' cers are Incompstent and of doubtful cour
age. , ',.''-;
Wa Tlnar rang- Will Give I p.
Wu Ting Fang, tha well known ex-mln-
tster to th United States, tells hi official
friend that h despair of China' future,
l-see no hope," he say, "for China
The partition of the mplr sooner or
later is Inevitable." He is disgusted with
official life at Peking, and propose to re
sign his political poMltlon at' th first o?
portunity. His experience Is that of the
' majority of th enlightened Chinese off!
cial. lie did good work In negotiating
th commercial treaty recently signed, and
waa summoned to Peking and given th
vice presidency of th board of commerce.
The president of this Important board is
Prince Tsal Chen, a youth, whose- only
qualification Is the faot that he took a
' hurried trip around the world when be
represented China af tha coronation of
King Edward, Yet, h vetoes most of the
practical movement made by other mem
bers of the board.
The greatest dis. Cuirsgement prevail
among th provincial officials, who coma
"to Peking. They all declare that they
never before found th government so
lackjng ia able man.
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Sao Nothing; Bat War,
The two member of th dlplomatlo
corps at the Chinese capital whoa opinions
regarding the present critical condition of
affaire in the fwr east are probably mot
valuable ara Jacanes minister Uchlda and I
' Sir Ernest Mason Satow, who for over
three year has represented th British
government at Peking. It is no secret with
av taern that ther Is only a faint prospect
os war being averted,
Minister Satow was connected with the
' British dlplomatlo service tn Japan for a
Quarter' of a century. U 1 on of the
greatest living authorities on Japanea His
tory and literature, and Is In constant com
munication with th foremost atateemen of
Japan. He I quoted aa saying that nr
ten who Imagine that Japan will not fight
for what It conceives to be It greatest In
terests' doe not know the Japanese people.
MluUUr UchUa Is an adherent of th
"young Japan party," and ha always ad
vocated war If necessary to secure the
vacuatlon of Manchuria.
Sir Robert Hart, director of Chinese im
perial maritime customs, said today that he
feared China would be th chief auSsrer
In the war should it occur, for It might be
around between the two mlllstonea
Th decadeno of th Chinese government
baa never been more completely displayed
than in these tlmea, when it ministers go
from legation to legation Imploring other
governments to help China without any
thought of China helping itself. There la
ministers no Prince Chung, Marquis Tseng
or hi Hung Chung all are venerable con-
servatlvea like Prince Chiiig.
Berlin Eyes Great Britain.
BKRUN, Dec B. The German Foreign
otUce, la sUqiatlr.g the trouabllltlea of war
la the far east, flxee its altenUon at this
Bioment on Great Britain rather on JapaivJ
for It Is revognlsea that Japan Is only watt
Ji.g for Great Britain to glv the word be
fut beginning hostilities. A new and even
tuM portentlous element la th situation, as
It is locked upon here, Is the rising feeling
In Great Britain that Rueala must yield or
Japan and Great Britain ought to fight It.'
Tha Associated Pre learns from the
highest diplomatic source that tke German
government, while still refusing to believe
that war. la certain, I convinced now that.
If War betwren Russia and Japan comes,
Great Britlan will take a part tn It. because
th British government looks upon war a
1 possibly the only means of saving and re
eetttbUshlng ita position ia the east.
- It I fi-ered that matter will go to such
a point that i would- not be at all surpris
ing of Greet BriSMn rxpieoaed Its willing
riesa, providing Ja).n agrees t accept a
cifiain speuio curjpromlae. to guarantee
to back Japan. If neceasaryl by force of
arms,
There are no known development and
t.he dlplomata da not .expect any Imme
diately, or until the Ruaelun reply to
Japan request tor a reconstruct loo of the
Wat Ruaalan note is received,
gtr Frank Laecellwt, the British aat-
POPE RECEIVES ALL CARDINALS
Season's Greetlnsrs Arc Exchanged by
Pontiff and His Kearest
f Raak.
ROME, Deo. 21. The pope received all
the cardinals' end high prelates today
and they exchanged the season's greet
ings. The function was unusually Inter
esting, as It waa the first of the kind
under the' present pontiff.
The reception took place In the gorgemi
throne room of tha private apartments
of th late Pope Leo XIII, now renovated
and used as Pope Plus1 public reception
room.
The pontiff, la spotless white robes, ?u
seated on. the throne, while the cardinals
ranged themselves in front of him, ac
cording to precedence. Behind them Were
h. nth., .hu.nh Ilnliar4.a In (hair nriU.
Tne ,. of tn. -sac cardinal
1 Or-rlla, rend ft -hort happily worded
speech, to which the pope replied with
his usual affability and modesty. Th as
semblage then advanced and kissed the
pontiff's hand and broke Into small groups.
Pop Plus, speaking personally to each of
them, '
Th Vnlted States was represented at
the reception by Mgr. Snton, titular arch
bishop of Hellopolls, of Newark, N. 3.. and
Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the American col
lege.
GRANTS DIVORCF TO PRINCESS
Daoajhto,. - of Don Carlos, Alleged to
Have Eloped, Released front
. Marriage Bonds,
DRESDEN, Dec. 23. The court ha dis
solved th marriage of Prince Frederick
and Princess Alice of 8choenburg-'Wilden.
burg. ' , . v
The princess, who is a daughter of Don
Carlos, tha Spanish pretender, was reported
ome time ago to have eloped with her
coachman, an Italian named Emlllo Ma
bernl, but ' this was denied from several
sources and she began divoroe proceedings
against Prince Frederick on the ground of,
bodily injury- and forcible deprivation or
her liberty,
The prince and1 princess wer married by
the present pope while he was Patriarch
of Venice and the princes expects that
the pontiff will agree to the dissolution of
the marriage.
The court simply announced the decree
of divorce without explanation of th rea-
sons. 'The proceeding were" In entire pri
vacy, though no concealment wa mad of
the fact that each side accused the other
of infidelity,
AL0NZ0 CRUZEN QUITS PLACE
Htkraakaa la Porto Rico Hu Resig
nation Accepted by Secretary
'of Treasury.
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SAN JUAN. P.' R. Deo. 21. A cablegram
ha been rectved from Secretary . of th
Treasury Shaw, accepting th resignation
.of Alonso Crusen, ' oustoma collector of
Porto Rico. It Is expected that W. H,
Elliott of Indiana, commissioner of tk
Inferior for Porto Rico,' will succeed Mr,
Crusen, and be in turn will be succeeded
by Regis H. Poet of Wew York, who at
present 4a auditor of Porta Rico. .
It Is reported that President Roosevelt
will permit Senator Eevcridg of, Indiana
to nam th new collector. - The resigna
tion of Mr. Crusen Is the result of th
recant investigation into tha , charges of
smuggling made against certain officer
of the United States navy and Porto Rlcan
officials. -i
CHAMBERLAIN WINS VICTORY
New Haa Is Elected from Shropahlre
la Fiscal Qaeatloa Cam-
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LONDON. Dec. e.Rowland Hunt, lib-
era unionist and ' a supporter of Joseph
Chamberlain's fiscal policy, has been
elected to represent th'j -tudlow- division
of Shropshire In th House of Commons,
to succeed Robert J. Moore, liberal union
ist, deceased, by a majority of (70 votes.
Af th last election Mr. Moor was elected
without opposition, but at th previous
contested election his majority wu nearly
The' Issue was clear cut. Thax contest
waa fought exclusively on th fiscal ques
tion. Th constituency was deluged with
organisers and speaker from Birmingham
and representative from the Free Food
leagu. , -i
DREYFUS COMMISSION MEETS
Hoar Report of Directors, bat .Will
,C...td.r th Case i.v.ral .
, bays. . ,k
PARIS, Dec. 23. The Dreyfu commis
sion today considered the report of Victor
Mercler, one of th director In th min
Istry of Justice and th reporter of-th
Dreyfu commission, on the evidence sub
mitted by War Minister Andre.
The member of th commission say th
document In the case are voluminous and
theey propose to thoroughly study them, so
that a decision Is not expected to be ren
dered for some day. It Is generally sup
posed that th commission will support M.
Mercler' findings, and that thsy . are fa-
I vorabl to Dreyfus.
JEWS FEAR FURTHER RIOTS
May Tell Rase La a Government at At
leged Lavrteaa Plaas (or Christ
anas Pay.
LONDON, Dec. 21 Th Jewish Chronicle
announce that a Joint meeting of th for
eign commute and the board of deputies
of the Anglo-Jewish association will be
heW December 16 to consider th question
of making repreaentatlona to th Russian
government through the Foreign office rel
ative to the report that fresh anti-Jewish
excesses ars threatened at Kishineff on
the Russian Christmas day. The Jewish
Chronicle adds that It understand th
matter Is already engaging tk attention
of Foreign Secretary Lansdown.
CUT TEND0NS0F HIS HEELS
Ladroaoa Plad Preeldeato flnacepltble
to Achillean Treatment aad
Administer lO
MANILA, Dec It-Ladrone recently
looted the municipal treasury at Bosoboso,
In Luaon. They captured the predente
and cut the tendon of bis heels. The eon.
slabulary pursued th band and succeeded
in recover! u part of the stolon funds.
Treaty Bttntts Cnka aad Italy,
ROME. Dec. a Slgnor Savins, th Ital
ian minister to Cuba, has been authorised
to sign a treaty of commerce and navlga
lloa between Italy and Cuba clmlliar to that
of l&W between Itajy and Mexico and In
cluding provision (ur arbitration ia hs
ua of d.oyuua.
BEARS MEN AND MUNITIONS
Colombian Boat Sighted ky Ooghlan Eat
Baiploiotn Apasaraaoa.
onSmnmaneSnW
NAVY DEPARTMENT CANNOT INTERFERE
Is Wltboat Awthorlty to Do Anything
hot Leok Ost Until There la
Intension of Faaasia'i
. Preclnets.
WASHINGTON, Dec. JS The following
cablegram waa received at th Navy de
partment today from Rear Admiral Cogh-
lan, dated Colon:
"Mayflower report met with Plnson, car
rying . $00 men and munitions, bound tor
base at Tltumati."
Official map of the . Navy department
do not show any place by th nam of
Tltumati, "but the supposition is that .h
point referred to 1 Tumate, a group of I
three. Islands, lying half a mile from
me .;oiomtian coast, in me uun or i
Darien, and about thirty miles southeast I
or vpe Tiouron. me lumate lsianas i , Chicago some tim before, of the un
belng a part of Colombian territory, the cla!tned hoard of Gollam. This account
oeparimem is wunoui any power 10 ac,
beyond cbservlng the movement of this
detachment of Colombian troop. i
ine situation at tne isiana or i-ines, now- i
ever, is quite amcrent, as tna isiana is i
within Panama territory and it ia not to
be expected that the eighty or more Colom
bian who wer landed ther will be per
milted ' to remain.
Postal Eataaaletneat Rtralakteaect,
The Republic of Panama, through .its
minister, M. Bunau-Varilla, has filed ' Its
first protest against the action of a United
States official affecting matters pertaining
to that republl.' In a long dispatch to I
the minister,, the Panama consul at Sua
Francisco, B. Aria Ferraud. jr., has noti
fied him that the postal authorities of that
city bad refused to accept registered mall
or parcela post addressed to the Republic
of Panama. The consul state that thea
authorities Insist on mall being addressed
."Republic of ' Colombia." The consul re
fused to comply , and referred the matter
to the minister, i
Minister Bunau Varilla promptly laid
the matter before .Acting Secretary of
Stato Loomis. who at once notified . the
postmaster general, asking him to take
auch step as will rectify the action of the e"nt QUr miles; population, ,. , tmer
San Francisco authorities. " Mills county on additional;., area.
The postmaster general, urjon recelnt of
th communlcaUon from th State depart-
merit, sent the following telegram to (the
postmaster at San Francisco: ' -
You are herehv lntnirti tn. ..,.f t I
registration ronll matter, properly prepaid I
l'.-ircu aanressfla to points in the
rnfi
Republlo of Panama and to issue registra-
.kun rwoiyta tnerexor. ' f .
Walker Explains Conditions.'
Rear Admiral Walker, retired, called
upon AcUng Beoretary of BUte Loomia to- I
day and explained condition on the Isth-
mu of 'Panama when he left there a
rek ago. his eoncluslons being that these
wer very satisfactory. ' : , , I
ine admiral bad a double mission first, I The comptroller of tile currency has ap
to look Into tk condition of th plant and r. roved th conversion! of the First bank
properties of th Panama Oanal oompany
ana tn exacf amount of work so far
aompUahed by tho engineers who.-are.-opr
eraUng under th agreement mad last
pruig oeiween tne united states govern-1
ment and the Panama Canal company. Th I
second purpose of the admiral's visit wo
to serve a the representative of the prest-
dent from a political point of view, and
while on the Isthmus he ha kept th chief
executive fully advised to developments.
Consequently, there wa little for th ad
mlral to add to hi preceding reports.
Shows Paaanaalaa Approval.
M. Bunau-Varilla, the minister from
Panama, brought '(o the Stat department
today an Interesting document in the shape
of the "Official. Gaaette" of that republic,
containing the resolutions passed by the
municipal councils 01 twelve oi in prin
cipal province 'of the Isthmus, approving
the action of th provisional government
or Junta In ratifying th Hay-Bunau-Va
rilla canal treaty. . .
The object In bringing th document to
the Stat department waa for th purpose
of answering the criticism which have
been made In soma quarters that the ap
provnl ef the canal treaty did not come
from th representative men of the Isthmus.
Rear Admiral Walker informed th pres
ident that in his opinion It would be ex
pedient to leave the marine the protection
of the Republic of Panama and that It was
unnecessary to increase the force of ma
rines in Panama or in Isthmian waters.
Regarding the health of the marines,
Rear Admiral Walker told th president
that it could scarcely be better. He said
that while the marines were welcomed and
their preaenco realised to be for th best
Interests of the republlo th sending; of
regular troops might, caus a feeling of
uneasiness.
Despite the peaceful report mad by Rear
Admiral Walker the probability la that two
more battalions of marines will sail next
week on th Dixie and th . Philadelphia
from Colon. It is' felt at the Navy de
partment that It will be well to have a
sufficient force In Isthmian waters to per
mit, of frequent relief for th force ashore.
Between now and Monday the question will
be decided definitely.
Elliott Will Go Senth,
' The official announcement Is made that
General Elliott, commandant of the marine
corps, will go to th Isthmus, as the admin
istration wishes him to make a thorough
Inspection there, both from a military and
sanitary standpoint. Th DIxi will also
carry a number of mpld fire guns. Com
manding th two battalion wilt be Ueu
tenant Colonel Riddle and Lieutenant
colonel issuer.
Among those to go are Captain Cyrus
Ford . chief quartermaster, Captain H,
U Matthew and Captain Ell K. Cola.
General Elliott will be aocompanied by his
two aides. Captain Frank E. Evans and
Captain Harry Leonard. It Is expectsd the
Dixie will sail from Philadelphia on Mon -
day. A long cablegram was prepared fyr
Rear Admiral Glass today- under the per-
sonal supervision of Secretary Moody. It
waa largely one of Inquiry as to conditions
on th Isthmus and the probaMe need for
more marines. On Rar Admiral Glass' r.
ply will depend to some extent th depart-
ure of th two additional battalions.
Reyes Koto Nears Completion
The note of General Reyes to the Stat
department, though not yet filed, ia neaiing
completion. General Reyea was ' working
at the final draft for some time today. It
is expected that the note will be presented
within th next few day and that General
Reyes will then return home at once unless
ha has reason to exprt an answer to at
least some of his suggestions.
Reyes Will Haste Horn.
"War oa Panama means war with the
United States." la the subatanr of cable
grams which Geaeral Reyea the Colombian
minister, la sen6:ig lo Bogota and to hi
CCuuQuutd oa Bxud Page.)
will fight fcjiold fortune
UoldSnms lrarw that Hv Millions
Werer Left Indisposed Of by
- Waaderlac Vaelo.
NEW YORK, Dec. Zl Jacob aoldflam, a
New York real estate dealer,,' ha filed
a claim to Illinois property sold to be
worth $3,000.0 through Increased value
since the death of his uncle, Isaao Gold
flam, who was murdered twenty-two year
ago by a footpad In Chicago. '
Isaac left Warsaw when he was 17. In
Warsaw were hla brother, Baul, and a
sister, Esther. From time to time the
absent brother reported hla progress, but
ever told them he had become wealthy
and was the lending cltlaen of Oquawka,
III. An his millions Increased hi com
munications ceased altogether.
About twenty-flv year ago 'Jacob Gold-
flam, son of Paul, cam to this city to
seek hi fortune. Threer years later Isaac
was killed and. It la stated. In the absence
of known nelr, the ,tte waa turned over
t0 the administrator. Heirs of
lMlB0 Qmdflam wer
advcrtiKed for, but
tn. Bephew thls rtry rtrvrr saw the d-
vertlsement. It was
nly recently that a
-ed a' story, printed
Warsaw paper reprod
WM written to Jacol GoIdMam and be
visited his former ho.o In Russia to bol
lftt docnmfflUr. L,
nee of hi kinship.
u. v.a. returned
ome with this and
ney from each of
him to art in their
wun B newer of aU
his relatives authorial!)
behalf for the acquh
Hon of th estate.
Other alleged heir -J Ix.lng heard from
and a brisk legal com
at ia looked for.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
.
Comptroller' Aataorlses Change ' of
State Bask at Loop City
to a National '
WASHINGTON, Deo 23. (Special Tele-
gram.) George W. Pohreck of York, Neb.,
who has been letting hit son, Charles,
now, taking a coarse pf electrical engineer
ing at Columbian university, left for home
tonight. ,
William H. Alexander ha been appointed
regular and Cass Swarts substitute rural
carriers at Grlswold, Ia.
These Iowa rural routes will be catab-
1!she1 February 1: Ayoca. Pattawattamle
county, one route;, area covered, . thlrty-
thlrty-sl squar miles; poulation. . SOO.
Olldden, Carroll-county, one- additional;
re' thirty-two equar mllesj- popuUrion,
KS- Harlan, Shelby county, two additional;
area, eventy-slx equar mile population.
l.frW. ManV'a, Crawford county, two addU
inn.l- Hftv.fonr ,ouiu-e miles: noou-
latlon, TSQ. Reasnor, J
'taper county,' one
route; area, nineteen J
luare mile;' popiK
latlon, S3S.
Nebraska postmaster.
appointed: i Kills,
oee county. Charles f V. Olllett, vice H,
pye resigned; Ives. Sundy county, Oren
B. Bailard. -vloe J. If Brunt. Tetdgned ;
Watt. Lincoln, counftr. Mrs. Nettie, A.
Bowen, vloe M. P. Prtisser, reslgnad. '
of Ixiup City. NeU, ltj the Ftrt National
ao-ibaak. with 125.000 cant I.
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HAZARD OF LIFE, ON ROAD
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Pennsylvania Officer Makes. Compart-
aoa Between Death by Ajcxrl
'' . r ' ' ' oat aad War. . -
HARRISBl'RCJ,' Pa., Dec. a Hnsardsi of
railroad life are sharply emphasised -in the
annual report ofi Major I.' B. Brown, sec
retary of the Department of Internal Af.
fairs. In whloh a' parallel la drawn be
tween the casualties among railroad em
ployes In this -state during the last year
and .the union losses on som of the great
est battlefield of the civil war. .The cas
uatle9 wong gteam railway employe in
Pennsylvania for the year covered by the
report were 11,1X3. The combined figures
for the steam arid street railways show a
greater number of . casualties . during , the
fear '.than occurred to the union army In
any ons of th great battles of the civil
war.
The figure of the street railway follows:
Curing the year th number of passenger
billed was forty-one, and Injured, l,fli; of
the employe of the street railway corpora.
tlnns twenty-one were killed and !Zi In
jured; of other persons 168 were, killed and
1,000 injured, making th total number
of fatal accidents on th line of these
corporations 227, and th total number not
fatal !..
In discussing th casualty figure reported
by the various roads Major Brown palls 'at
tention to th. significant fact that ther
wa a decrees in th number of employes
Injured last year as compared with the
year before of I, Ml-
BRUSHES ASIDE RACE THEORY
Eminent Santera EthaolosTlat Bay
Old peleatlsta Erred Aboat
the Eaqolmanx. '
NEW YORK, Deo. 23. Basing hi opin
ions upon data collected by several ex
Pploref sent' out by MorrlK. Jesup of
thl city, i Dr. Fran Boas, curator of
ethnology of the American Museum cf
Natural History, haa announced bis belter
that previous theories as to th origin of
American and Aalatlo tribes around the
north pole are founded in error. Th cura
tor declares that the tribes around Bering
sea and east to Greenland are subdivision
of on race, and that tha Esqulmaux'a
position a a distinct race, so long con
ceded, can no longer be sustained.
'It seem clear." he says, "that th Iso
lated tribe of eastern Siberia and those
of the northwest coast of America form
one race, similar In type and with many
element of culture In common. Th in
vasions of eaatern tribe In America have
disturbed the former . conditions, . but
enough remains to lead us to think that
I the tribe of thl whole area must 'be
I considered as a single race, or at least that
I their culture is a single culture, which at
I one time waa found In both the north
I eastern part of the old world and . th
I northwestern part of th new world
Heretofore the dweller of the Arctic
region were believed by many aclentlsts
to be the oldest existing race and to be
of pre-glacial origin. ,
ESCAPES IN DOUBLE SHACKLES
-m-mm at
While Watchmea Sleep Alleged
Forger Leaves Trala la
Klghtelothea.
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec fS. Shackled
with leg irons and attired only In his night
clothe Thurlow W. Parker, alias Brown,
an alleged forger who has tuea eluding the
Portland police for werka, walK-vJ off a
train at t'mauua and made hi escape
while DeUctlv Day slumbered Ir a. berth.
The officer left Parker la euarg f a jtor-
Urt who fell asleep. -
ALLEGES A FALSE SHOWING
Such ii tha Teitimony of Wittoii in Eaar
I log of Ehipbuilding Oaat.
GUTHRIE CANNOT !T ART AN INQUIRY
Attempt of lawyer to Qaeatloa Sevrs
paper Mea la Mad Impossible la
Preseat Hearing; by Order
at Referee.
NEW YORK. Dec. U At th opening of
the United State ship building hearing
today. Counsel Untermyer at onoe took up
the subject of the publication of the
Alexander correspondence, declaring 'that
so far as h knew, neither himself, his
associate counsel nor anyone connected
with his office had anything to do with
giving th correspondence to th press.
-"However," he continued, "I do not se
how the question of contempt of court in
the publication of tM report can be raised
in anything but a Pickwickian sense." He
aid that he had learned hat no less' than
fifteen copies for the correspondence had
been made and distributed broadcast In
New York; that he, himself, had had hi
copy only during the - examination. He
said that coplos of the correspondence had
been offered for sal in newspaper office
in New York. -"Under such clrcumstancea,"
he continued, "It is absurd to claim that
uch correspondence la privileged."
Durtnr Mr. Untermyer extended re
mark on th subject h referred to the al
leged "lack of courtesy as shown by op
posing counsel" and "effort to sidetrack
the real issues in the case."
"At another time," he sdded. "we shall
be very glad to go Into this matter."
Mr. Guthrie, replying, declared that he
had summoned three witnesses from the
paper (the World) which : published the
correspondence yesterday and asked per
mission to (ro Into the matter, but Counsel
Untermyer objected to a hearing on thl
subject being Interjected into the shipbuild
ing hearing.
Referee Doesa't Care.
Refere Oliphant sustained th objection
an1 directed that the complainant' , next
witnaas, Alfred Rose, an , account
ant who mad an examination
of . the .Bethlehem . Steel company
for Receiver Smith, be called. Mr. Guthrie
entered a protest against the exclusion of
his newspaper witnesses and announced hi
Intention of bringing th matter befor th
crurt. - .
Mr. Rose testified as to ' the . financial
status of the Bethlehem company from July
ft, 1E99, to October. 19(18, his Information
prior to July SI, 1902, being derived from
reports of officer of -the firm. For the
year and three month since then h had
made a direct personal investigation. '
During a . pause in the examination Mr.
Guthrie brought up another sensational ex
traneous subject by stating that he had
been Informed that the process server who
served a subpoena upon Jchn-W. Gate
yesterday had used Mr.. Guthrie's card to
gain access to Mr. Gates. Mr. Untermyer
aid that th aobpoena had been served by
an employ of hi office and that If he had
resorted to "any such unprofessional con
duct" he would be Immediately discharged.
M.. 0tea . -.waa- to have . b"T . examined
today and sppeared at the hearing accom
panied by his counsel, but upon stating
that be knvw nothing of the matters on
which Mr. Untermyer desired to. interrogate
htm he was excused. .
. Discrepancy la Report.
Mr. Rose' in his ' testimony spoke of th
discrepancy between the annual repbrtg of
the Bethlehem company and th statement
submitted to the Stock Exchange committee
at the time application to list the stocks
of the shipbuilding company was made and
"surmised" that ' th excess In earnings
given in the latter statement might have
been due to failure to charge oiT deprecla.
tion allowed for in the annual reports.
In the Stock Exchange statement, cur
rency assets . of July 81, 1902. were over
stated to the extent of over $300,000, he said,
as shown by th book of the company. The
over-statement was brought about largely
by 'the Inclusion, in live assets, he said, of
bad accounts. .
L. C. Root, third vice president of th
New York Security and Trust company,
which loaned J3B0.OO0 to Messrs. Nixon and
Dresser on their not on August 11. 1902,
testified that so lar a he knew this loan
of 7350,000 wa the only on made to Nixon
and Dresser 'and that no loan has been
m&a to tne Trust company ot me-repuDiic.
It had been understood befor tjtat th
amount of this loan was 1700.000 and that J.
P. Morgan & Co. deposited thl amount
with the trust, company to provide fund
for the loan. It wa upon tha New York
Security and Trust company that the t7.
246,000 check waa drawn by Mr. Schwab to
provide Nixon and Dresser with fund for
tha purchase of th Bethlehem plant and
Mr. Root , waa questioned' about Mr.
Schwab' daily balance at that time.
It was shown that Mr. Schwab's balance
wa rapidly Increased Immediately prior to
August IX 1903, to an amount sufficient to
cover the amount of the check, but Mr,
Root could not aay whefher this was by
deposits from Morgan, ft jCo.
Inquiry about other loans, however,
brought out the fact that on August
1902, th trust company loaned to Oliver
Wrenn, Mr. Schwab's secretary, 12.000,000,
taking a security United States Steel cor
poration preferred stock, the loan being
repaid December I, 1902. Mr. -Root did not
know that Mr. Schwab ,was connected with
this loan.
Bethlehem Compaay Prosperous.
Mr Rose gave a technical description of
th effect of the charging off of $20,000
from th Bethlehem asset In November,
1902, declaring that tha shipbuilding com
nan v had bought ' on representations In
th book of $250,000. In current assets,
which th fact did not bear out and that
this amount had appeared as current as
sets In th statement to tha New York
Stock exchange. ,
. Taking up then the alhged withholding
of Bethlehem dividends, which, Vlt
charged, wa Instrumental In wrecking the
shipbuilding company which owned the
Bethleherh took. Mr. Uttermyer ob
talned from Mr. Rose tho statement that
th Bethlehem .company, which on April
1, 1902. had debt amounting to $712,000, had
by September L 1908. emerged entirely
fro-n debt, having paid Off $2,0OQ since
April L J90S. and $7&0.0w0 during the month
of August. In addition to applying this
urn to "debt reduction, Mr. Rose stated
th Bethlehem company had sine July
21. .1903, Invested $313,625 tn the Uruguay
Iron company. - Upon Mr. Guthrie' ob
jecting to this as testimony concernln
transactions subsequent to the Joining Is
hi in thl case, Mr. Uttermyer rejoined
that "one of the most significant phases
in our cas 1 that of matter arising since
th Joining of action."
In regard to net earnings Mr. Rose
figures showed that the earnings, $330,1'
lo ltut, had increased iu $1,K"..W1 ISP:
anl Xl.S62.a30 In 19U2. ' dividends of $U2.WI0
being paid in 190L nope in 19U2 and $.20,000
L la 14
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Ralo or Baovr Thorsaar la Kut, Fair
la West aad Colder la South Por
tion rrtday Fair.
Temporatare at Omaha Yesterday!
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hlet Exerntlve Says Slate Will Walt I
to Be
Whose Money
' It Is.
Governor J.i'H. Mickey waa In the
city yesterday to confer a-lth District
Attorney Summers relative lo the Indict
ment case of former Adjutant General
L. W. Colby, and with President G. W.
Wattles of the Nebraska commission to
th Louisiana Purchnso exposition relative
to the St. Louis exposition.
He was' closeted for some llttl time
with United 8tatea District Attorney Sum
mer at the federal building. Relative to
his conference with the district attorney
th governor said to a reporter for The
Bee
There I nothing much I would ear to
say about th matter Just now. Gen.ral
coioy naa, aa you Know, compueu wim nij i
demand on htm for the $2,280, 'which la I
now. on deposit In the First National bank
at Lincoln, subject to my -order as gov
ernor. An additional sum of ' $200 also
was deposited by him of his own volition,
which Is, I suppose,- to cover the armory
rental matters, such as- the Wymore
armory rent, which he ha since paid. I
already have engaged an expert accountant
o go over the books, of th adjutant gen
erai' office. He will begin work January
10. I asked an appropriation lor thl pur
pose in my inaugural address, and had the
legislature granted it this matter would
have been settled up long ago. Th ao-
count of the adjutant general' office will
be gone over thoroughly.
I cannot say Just what action tha state
will take In the matter of the hearing of
General Colby before the United State dl-
trlct court, and until it is determined Just
what th right of th state are In th
matter. Should It turn out that It la a
state affair entirely when we look Into It.
Wo cannot undertake to do anything until
It has been determined what claim th gov-
efnment or state has on the money. I
made a demand on General Colby for a
ettlement shortly after my Inauguration.
Further than this I must b txc,u.ed from
saying anything about the matter.
1 am here also for a llttl conference
with Mr. Wattles, president of tho Ne
braska commission on World' fair mat
ters. ' It is nothing important. ' Just
talk over matters of a general nature.
"Oh, no. I am not worrying much over
the cranks. In fact, I am getting used to
them and their vlMta at th executive office.
My health la not suffering a bit. for t
have gulned eleven pounds dnrlng the last
several month and never felt better in my
Ufa" .... 1
WOOD'S- LETTER -IS-GIVEN GUTi"r i p-rtiy ..ver h, ,.,: Thi
War Department Permits Pnbltoatloa
f of Hla Invitation for aa la.
V - vestlgatlon.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 23. Th War de.
parttnent has mad public th 'following
letter: , , . ,
MANILA. P. I.. July 28. l03.-To th Ad
jutant General V. 8 A.. Washington. D.
C Fir: 1 have the honor to Invite your
attention' to statements made In the edi
torial columns of the New York Sun of
June 2, 4 and anil later dxtes, which
clearlv charae me with conduct of a most
censurable character perhaps contemptible
wouui do a cetttr wo.-o. aimo l invite your
attention to rr source rrom wmcn tne
paper claims to .hftve obtained Its Infor
mation. nnmlv. RtxtMmpnti 'nf TTImt Ueu,
tenant James F. ftunnte ate major United
States volunteer ea'-alry), made to various,
reliable parties, and to request that the
matter oe referred to tne inspetor gen
eral or the army ror such action as may
be required under the circumstances or o
any other authority which the war de
partment may deem prooer. I enclose
herewith a statement of the facts In the
cse. totrether with true ooDles of letters.
extracts from letters, etc., bearing on the
sunieci. '
The matte is now one or three and a
half years' stanCIna- and during tho greater
portion or mi penoa i nave peen witnin
eay reach of the eggrlevd purty or par.
tie. -i ne statement eneio'ea nvei tnt
addresses of most nf the persons who have
mire or less knowledge of tha affair. It
will be noted that many of the letters are
confidential In character, - the originals of
wh'ch are in the confidential official flies
of the secretary of war. very renrt fully,
. Brtgad'er Oeneral U. S. A.
SEARCH FOR SOUTH OMAHA MAN
Police Making; Quest at tastaaeo of
Aged Parents of Edward
KUltlea. '
TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. 28. (Special Telo-
gram.) Dawson dispatches say that the I
whereabouts of Edward Klllllea are being
earnestly sought In the Klondike by north-
west rnouniea ponce i or tne oenent or ni
aged 'parent , living on Seventh street.
South Omah. Th old folk ar aged,
having passed the 90-year mark, and 'are
anxious to see their son again before they
die. .Klllllea went north several year ago
and at first wrote home regularly. For a
long time his parents have not hoard from
him. Officer all along the Yukon ar en-
deavorlng'to get som trace of htm.' -
FATAL END OF CELEBRATION
Two Persons Perhaps Fatally Bnraed
While Playtnsr Saata Clans
Near Denton.
LINCOLN. Deo. . A telephone message
from the village of Denton, fifteen miles
from Lincoln, asking for physicians, says
t a Christmas entertainment In a school
house- two mile from there tonight John
Shields and Kate Sullivan were perhaps
fatally burned j and others slightly In
jured. ' 1
111 Sullivan, acting aa Santa Claus.
wa enveloped In cotton, which took fire.
Shield and others went to her assistant-.
WARNED TO BEWARE OF THE ICE
Owners of Properties Along Allegheny
Rlvar Aro Told Breaking tp
May Be Bad.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 2J.-Ther Is
great
dsnger owing to the warm weather condi
tions of a breaking up of the Ice In the
Allegheny rlter. "The weather bureau offi
cials havs aent out warnings to the Inter
ests along the stream and preparations are
being made for what may ho the worst
movement t.i msny years.
The loo ia irotn twelve to fourteen Inches
tbUsk. Some property loss has already been
reported iu tha vicinity of Freeporb
JjJJ SIXTY-.T1IRE5.
Striona AooiJent Occur i en Baltimore. A
Ohio Bai'road io Pfoniyhanla. .
FAST TRAIN STRIKES OBSTRUCTION
Ibgioe v LsaTH Triok, Oarrylng AH
Ooaobai to Brisk of Praolpia.
TwrNTv n Tutarv ptncfiN. luiiiRm
Many of TaCM Hart In Wr90a lct(l
, to Di fron Injuria
STEAM FROM ENGINE SCALDS WCUNDCC
daperlnteadent 'of Road Make state
moat Sarins? that at Least Thirty
Flvo Are Dead aad Crew
A Is Mlaalag,
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., . Deo. 88. Wit.
a terrible craah ami a grinding nolae, th
Duquuna Limited, the faatest through
passenger . train ' from Pittsburg to New
York on the Baltimore ft Ohio, plowed into
a pile of lumber' at Laurel Ryin, two mite
west of Dawson at 7:46 o'clock this even
Jng. Blsty.tm-M UVes wer loet and thirty
.,nona wr lntiiro.t
Th train, left Pittsburg thl evening.
,,,. a :,w minute late. In charge of
William, Thornley, engineer, of Connells-
vtlle. When approaching Laurel , Run,
which la a particularly fin piece of road
bed, the train waa r ruling at a high rat
of speed. Suddenly th passengers wer
.thrown from their seat by th lightning
ilk application of th air brako and a
moment later there was a terrific craah.
The train waa mad up of two baggage.
two day coaches, on sleeper and on
I dining car, and at th time , wa
I carrying, at th lowest estimate, 150 pa
aenger. Th train ploughed iov-g for ay
I considerable distance axd tha car wer
I torn to pieces, passengers jumping, scream
In, falling from the wreck a It tor alone
Suddenly the engine awapred to th left
and th coach plunged down over th
embankment to th edge of th Youghlo
gheny river. . .
The minute th car stopped rolling ther
wa a wild scan. Many wers pinioned
beneath th wreckage and th scream and t
cnM ,nl Tn u, air wer Leyona ae-
senpuon. jaany wer insane in cneir maa
"ernent and plunged Into tho river.
P'nionea oeneatn in neavy urn.
D- P- m agonisea tones ror rvwM,
So terrific wa th fore of tho wreck '
lhBt hf1-1 Passenger suffered .
moment' unconsolouanes and snany of tha
able bodied inert wer unable to assist 'In
helping th Injured from the wreck, on fve
count of, having fftlntfd. " " , ' ' v
The official statement of Sur.arintftTtdent
W. C. Lores fellow: ' ' . ' ' i.
No. 11 Was derailed by runnltig Into soma
witch timbers, or timber t about that
else, derailing the 'engine and cs-. All
th cars are badly damaged. 7' thlnlt
any of the equipment will tx ble to go
away from the eooldent on its n.wf . hsel
except possibly the Pullman ears - S
diner. The engine Ilea acron both U. ' .a'
Tk- k...... . .... C n ., ,KA .. .. , . U
iniivo tn anvj hi a in in wptuy tw i.iit-cj, g.
Itidwe thirty-five Motile killed.' All , fha
killed were in the smoker. Escaping sterna
from the emrlne weht Into the first co&ph.
caldlng the people. ' Very few of the other
passenger were injured, injured nave been
taken from the werck and are lying on tho
bank. ; Engineer and fircinM oaanot ho
found.
' . ; List -of ttt J. 1 V;
The dead:' ''.' . .
DNQINI5EU WILLIAM THORNLEY of
Hasrlwood, Pa. .
VJIVIBION ENGINEER S.- O, KRATKR
of Ha-elwood, Pi.
FIHKMAN THOMAS COX Of II axel Wood.
P- . ' ' '
HERBERT HOLMES Of ImsltOn; Pa.
JKfiSB DINKS of Tarboro. N. C.
The Union New company agent on the
train.
CHARLES LINDFORD ' Of ConflUnce.
P-' .. . ,
i PTOWARDH or Plttsburir.
J. W. MARTIN of Hancock, Ml.
RICHARD DUCKETT of Baltimore.'
EDISON GOLDSMITH of Conne'lsvlllr.
ra. . , . .
The other Cfty-thre dead ar mostly far.
elgner end negroea who Wer riding in th
moklng car. Th wprk of their Idsnllfioa-j
lion naa not yet cegun. -, r i. ' ,
Th injured ar: . . . .
W. H. Hancock of Pittsburg: s'lght In
juries. . -
John W. Bromley of North rradilock.
Pa.; slight injuries.
Ancte Keese ureenwooa or r.ltseurg,
Pn.: slight bruises and out. , . 1
Thomns J Dom of Hatelwood. Pa.: .
slight injuries.
Conductor Melrtri. the limited conductor, '.
of Hsselwood; slight Injuries, ;
J. W. Martin of Hancock. HI.! allrhtlv f
cut and- bruised.
J. A. Alfti'ter of Bealton. W. Va.: seri.
o-.isly Injured. ... .
Hcnr- Da'-ln of Rookwood. Pa.i badly In- ,
Jured; will die. .
li. ijinarora or xuast Mcn.eesporr, Jra.: .
will die.
William Eflwards cf CnTifterland, Md. .
Thomas Tippler of Ph'ladelnhla,
JMrey Tievl'n of Oe-nnet'evOle.
W. H. Stoddard of CnnnellavlUe.
E. P. Kelfer of Somerset, Pa,
John K. Powers of South Cumberland. .
J. W.1 AMman of Conneltavlllo, Pa.
Aaron Verg of East Pittsburg.
KANSAS BOODLE CASES ' GROW
Attorney Oeneral Coleman Raa I I.
earo Assistant to Haadlo
Work.
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KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3.-Charle F.
I Hutchliuv an attorney employed by th
I cltiaens' committee in Kansas City, Kan.,
I has been appointed as an assistant to At
torney Geners.1 Coleman by the latter to
h"p tl,m ,n ,h" boo,1 ,nqulry- Kf- Coi'
Juan SBjra wiv uiffi'luRuni (in vvuuiu-
Ing serious and th volume of evidence so
voluminous that It I necessary for him to
have assistance. Ther Is, it Is reported,
sufficient evidence t warrant th return
I of eight indictment1 against city officials
and those who bribed them. . ,
With the appointment of Mr. Hutchlna
the Mercantile club and the' citizens' Com-?
mtttee, as well ts th cltlaei.a who took sn
I active part In promoting th calling of the
grand Jvry, ho been granted, every ' de-
I mand made for a thorough Investigation.
THINKS SWEETHEART . KNOWS
I'arents of'Mlsslga; Army Officer
Do
Not . Think Him -'
. . - Deserter.
TOLEDO. O., Dec. 21 First Lieutenant
Floyd Miller of the First Infantry, who
was on duty at the grav of tho late
president McKlnley, and who has been ab-
I sunt from Ids post sine November 29, pent
everaLIays with bla parent in this city
and hua been missing Jlnce December (.
H's parents do not believe that he ha
dt-sertd or that he is the victim f foul ,
play, although they were of the opinion
that be had returned to Canton. Tltey
say be i In love with tbs daughter of
a retired army surgeon named Cook, In ,
Washington, and that they believe this
young woman know of hi whereabohta
