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"“I “hi hi“ II'III 4‘l
informed thent that Mr
hut in do with the. pup
lit wai: entirely arranged
pideputtuient of justice on-
attorney. geneiul, Mr.
Knox. , 4 ,
I h rouith
NIn,w tite‘se‘tj shim. as III Iniitttnr of
“i‘act need do investigation whatever
i ‘ NJ). shadow of prep! has been oi“ cut:
Eh
I
(04‘; tulip}: Patches:
‘ flutters: "
a government in c‘oiinée-
.4 I: acquisition of the title
4&4“ h company to the Pane-4
“pd. oil; the icyetitlon 04! the
* a syndicate Iof Ame‘riean
”ii lied either one or 0th or
‘ companies I deem it wise
4 the cpngress all the it:-
It. PM” on‘ the subject.“
the witr‘e ‘tl‘rst brought to. my
‘xll‘m Smith shelters himself
I ’ bag? “was that he merely ac:
(“0‘0 the statements ubitb but! up-
péaflmluIsImpec published. in New
Y‘ork,‘ thethirid owned by Mr. Joseph
‘ wit, is idle to' say that the
.ituiitzer and
tighrsfous‘ are ill httorine‘ti in this respect
aha! believe“. the statements they see
. tit print. even though they appear in It
atiwspapcr‘phblishetl by Mr. Pulitzer.
. tit ‘III Iesoiutlon in‘ retoience‘
til. hes chltrttns. 1 therefore lay all
til Inc #00? .
mid by its- followers to
tilt“ press Is substantially"
.r ‘us‘ corrtf‘pti "by or on
Itlie‘“ g‘ui’ei‘llli‘le t 0'!“ “fire
p44 a the transactions: a:
' his] iriiaum canal property. was
“tithe“: Its“ lI‘rench owners-‘ that: 4‘
. the eiiiaos'uve ttlsti‘tuony recorded in
gotten possession of the
tiiiiry“ that s'inting tl
o4‘it is alleged made "it
. ties! In theywimkt‘mpor
thutftho government has
' icu‘i‘e‘d or agreed to the
of Icrtain Ilociiiueiitlii
‘1!" Taft \vI'Is sec r'ctai
ti ‘ that by‘ an
me I were .“wlped:
flfiaflrendn‘gmaii mean-hives
is only sur-
~ ii fstultyl So utterly.
at tile storlcswimt. apparent-
mermaids.
’ apt-iii of lnlq‘ultv. in point or lutaniv.
wioiigd‘pltig. there is nothing to:
lie I‘produceti in behalf of any of them.
The! consist slquIyI'ot‘ 0. string of tn~
tiltin‘luii liliela. 4;!lulv41'orm they are III
. I. part llhais upoi‘III‘deviIinainn-upon Mr
’i'a‘t't out! lllr..fltii:liiaoii, for instance.
Rtjt they. NIH toet‘ Wholly and III
mm: parity III IllhI-Il upot‘: the. l‘uited
States government. 1 do not believe
u?é should! collliei‘ii ourselves with the
particular individuals who wrote the
Ilt'lai; and libfltpis editorials. IIIIiI-ics
froth correit‘p‘oi idn‘uta‘ or articles in the
news Collllliliil.I I'l‘h’e‘ r‘ct‘tl‘ ofI‘iI‘nIlI-I is
"ll‘r Joseph militant“. editor and pm
or dot: of firewood. wan:- uie (‘i' in]!
at: offense at which hire Pulitzer has
bill!“ guilty la in Ifo‘rn44i a libel upon in
Iilvitluuls. the great ‘iiiittry done is in
bi ckeniiii; tile gpod: name or the
Ailier-itau people. It abo‘uld not be
Mr to u air-ale citiae'n to sue liir.
Pulitzer for. libel. lie sliotiid be piosc-
anti-tic“. tor“ pol by the fitmeriltnental
in point’ of encourage-
choose. iniltfiliah‘ a public servant who
Ibotrnys‘ hit: t‘rIIIIII a public servant.
,4wlio is. gulity of liltttkniall or theft or
‘iiit‘auciul‘ tilulib‘ncal Iv it! any kind. and
‘ a titan‘ gull‘lydis' Mi. Joseph I’nlitzer
has been entity ‘in this inhiance. it
is therefore. t4l high national duty to
I bring to: justice this ‘vllltler or the
American people; ii‘iia “Hill who won
tn‘tiiy‘ uii‘diwteltedl‘y and without one
"ebudowr of‘ Notification, seeks to
blackon tit- cha- cit-r or reputable
IE-ptilvstc citlhenienu tie. cop: II t the gov-
et’nuient” of.“ Ni! oyl'n countrv iii the
eyes of“ 41hr civilised uotid or mung
.dotng of the bascs‘t and t‘oulcst kind.
when he has not one shadow of just!-
ticultoit of any. sort or Ilescilptlou for
the charge he. has made. The attorney
general has under cous“kic:ntlon the
permit: which the pvt out-tidings against
Mr. Pilliltitir shall he brought.
Meanwhile: l submit. to you all the
accompanying papers so that Hill may
have. before you toutpletc ini’twmntiou
’on the sublet: [can your attention to
“my communications in my Inessages
to the congrciis o'l‘ Jan.“ 20 .1002: Man I:
“ll. 1903: Dec. 7 “WI: lab. 4. 1004'. and
Dec. 17. 1.900 “it: wlticiiil‘ set forth at
length the Itistnrv of various phases of
itho whole trhiisactlon. I recall you:
nitentii‘m to tile report and opinion of
the attorney {general r“cntleietl to iuc.
08‘ch ()‘et. 25“, 1002, with the: accmn‘pIr
alt-lug tincture-tits and exhibits. i call
:your attention to thp coirespondence
til-the ottlcers and agents ot the Pana-
t“:ia Canal company witi: the president:
and other utilcers at the United States
printed“ in Isetiate‘ Il‘oI unseat No. 34 hen.
til. tttit2. also to the copyutt the othciai
proceedliit‘l't or the New Panama Canal
company at Paris our. the 30th of De.-
ceu‘ilicr 1003. together with a report
.4ot the councilIof administration or that.
‘Iuompany printed it: senate. document.
No.133. Jan. 2.8 1004. out! to the. copy
‘0: the geuétal‘coitwvincc by the New
hanitma t‘ItitalI company to the United
$tates. also cdiii‘éi‘i of l‘ eriain telegrams
from the titeilidtiiit of the company
‘ limiting“ at: 9”": ohmic. and Attorney
lleuci‘a‘l 1in0 4
fp‘rtntetl. i ’Ii‘tc‘nut
“01103231006?
Wittii‘e trained» lrw‘ullnete‘d.
l callqyotta attention furthermore to
c44hlegraui it: response
.‘ document No. 285‘.
gaining document. (senate document) NI».
1 Fifti-llilllL ('0:thch second set:-
then, whit‘li“ c6 titliis thew suicides in-
restitution; littti‘ tits whole transaction
Ituude lly is epah'm tor its informa-
great: lief‘oie it to‘ok. action. . .
in‘ the ‘art approved June 28,1002,
canal coilnentih’g‘ the waters 0'! the “Ma
“lantié a‘atl l’iiciiic oceans“ the congress
throv‘itiitd its foliol‘vs‘:
“That the president at the United
some is heiehy intihorired to acquire
for aiid on liebltit‘ (it: the United. States
. .tit‘a cost not cvccotllng forty millions
.of" dtilliirs. the I“.lghia privileges. fian~
‘c iiises; coiicessitms. giants or land. light
it! wiiv', Iiii‘liiiisht‘tth u“orlt.~ plants and
other property retli. personal: and um—
ed at: e‘tlery titans and nature. owned
.by“ tho NeI‘vII’I‘in‘aina (“anal Company
oi' .h‘iu‘hec. ult'4 the isthmus 015‘ Panama.“
.Iiii “it'ii; utopia: plans drawings; recon-.Iis
i4iI‘I thll‘ltitlmitts'of Panama and in Par.
Ii} itichtdlnl; Ili'ii. the capital stat-.1; not
iii (at: that: 09:863' shares or the‘
ID
01' 1hold property can' he obtained."
' lt .tli‘h't‘eiihha. became the ditty or the
‘ r:ttlii§ht ih execution at this statute
hisetlhe' property‘speeiiied from
4 tepid tithe/ht of just
has histruéteti’ to' Isthmus the
It , 3‘3: rid“ at ”:44 ill: I: In“ extbiiination
‘Atio tidy. Gei‘t‘er'il, l nox rep‘iifled that
II at: tta‘e‘tory title do“: as shiatsu:
diluent of Price runes“. Concern.
I about at“ the purchass‘. price“ was
tiletiliitioa‘ tn‘irde to the NeW‘Pdnama
ftlatihl company. in accordance wtti:
i ‘4ct oi' the cdiigl'eiis,“4 and t1“: prop.
. _ was I‘dn‘veii‘ii‘d by that. company to
‘ . l'nltlIdi‘SluttIh‘ it was no veneern
o! the III-Isaiah: or of aiiy‘ tattoo of
stile executive department to iitquireus
“ celved‘t
tilt: nit:
tionIatid fully considered by the non.- .
“to prbvltli: for" tile. construction or a
nth m.
cert: of‘oufs. “
' 1. call your attention to the 110001)):
I4‘pi4iuyiug statement as to the attempt
«to form an Allierlcan continuum 1809
4101'. the purpose of taking over the
‘ property or the French company. This
attempt proved abortive. There was
no concealment in its effort to put
l
through this plsh. its cola: ii I: I". “.‘illll'ot
and abandonment being itinown to ev-
ery ones .
..“ii‘Ie imp‘ostsat points ant lullli in
the accompanying papers and t.. it!“
papers [ngh‘ch II have reduced you
ureias follows:
‘ I'III‘he investigation of the history.
‘pli‘y‘iiiea! o‘ottdittOn and oi: lining value
of the enterprise by the Iftliigl‘m te-
uniting in the enactment at! the 1 III of
1902 autiio‘r’lpiut't the president to ac-
quire the progeny“ for the sun: or $40-
000,000. Iupo'u‘ securing It nutmtucwr‘y
titie‘ and thereupon to aisleru‘ike the
work at construction. tleie fuilut‘e4 p:
the Americunliiation of. the «divert-ulst-
in 1800; the tratismlsslon by me to the
constant: Iran time to time of toll lu~
formation dill! tidyice as to the relic,
‘tions oi! this government to transit!
aI-Iosa ihs4 isthmus and under. the
lietttlas. as to the negotiations on
lliial acquisition of the title and later
as. to the. progrtgssatxl'c oudiizlou 401‘ the
‘work of construction; the piuviotui an.-
‘S‘tates by theIstockhoiders at! the new
“ company and: their snbscqucnh‘ ratifica-
tion; the examination and It: nova! or
the title by Mr. Knorthe arr ngcmcnts
for payment through .1. P. Morgan &
(’o. as the. fiscal agents otItiiis gov-
ernment. and the. payment.‘ ntccordiiutiy.
at the Bunk‘ of France upon proper nth
ciul receipts to the ‘liqultls‘tot's acting
uiulcr‘tbe decree of the .huich court.
the French. governuicuial body having
jurisdiction in the matter, a “" lastly.
the subsequent liltfit‘l‘i'iitlll‘ilit“ I I Hi“
tribtttlon or‘ the filth! to lie“ crt-I tors
land” stockholders of the
under that decree.
“i Am Respo‘pa his."
The I‘Iiittiint: canal transaction was
actually‘ carried lbrouyfi: not. by clllicr
the then secretary of state, \lr. .lnlii:
May. or the the» secretary of Ivar. .\ir‘.
l-lllliil ltoot'. both of whom. -lio\vc.vIIr.
wcrc cognizant o! it“ “w essential
features. but by the t‘l‘icn attorney con.
oral. Mr. P. t". Knox. at present sclio~
tor front l't‘ililiil‘lI'lllilll. l directed. or
approvct’i every action and an: ‘l'Itrtlittli‘I
slide for all that was done in carrying
out Ihc will of the congress. and the
provisions of tho law. ciiuI-II-Ii by con-
Igrcss after cxlnitistitz‘c cxanilnutluii
and discussion. wore scrupulously cont-
piled Willi‘ by the executive. While
the transaction was pirating)! saw Mr.
t‘I“oiuwcli but two or three times, and
my eoiiiiiitiiilcuiions with hint \vcrc
limited to the exclutiig‘e of purely
formal conrtcsics. Setuctntw lio4v or
caslonally saw him lit the sonic lil:lll~
tier. l‘doubt whether Mr. liIIIII licitl
any conversation with llilll. The at-
torucy general saw him frequently, as
he was counsel for the l'aimnut coin—
puny. 'l‘heir communications were
olilciul. as“ rcprescnllur; the two sidcs.
i inclose copies of my I‘tIl'l‘t‘siullltli‘ilt't"
with hir. \‘tjiliiun: l‘mdlcy lv‘oulkc. who
lit-st brought these scandalous stories
to my attention.“ and with Senator
li‘noxand Ztli“. t‘rontwcti. to Will)!" .1
‘It'4rote in response to the request of a
gentleman who wished to know about
the stockholders in the Panama t ‘unui
company. 4 '. ‘ I
The title» to the. Panama Iattal proper
ties was Icstcti in tho. .\.~Iv ‘aniiinit
t‘annl t‘i'oinpuuy of i-‘raucc. which was
the legal owner thereof. and the old or
so called Dc. lesseps company had a
large. equity therein.
company per in any other .“Inieticnu
company. iior did this government b: we
any dealings with any 4AIllt‘llCflll‘ coin-
pany throughout the within
The“ exact legal status. to the must
mlnbte‘detall. appears in the exhaus-
tive opinion“ ot‘Attoruey Generai Knox
Iappro‘v‘ln‘g the title to be. given to the
United. States; w:bitb clearly estab-
‘of France (with the. concurrence of the
iiquldntor or. the old company:)4 .itud not
any American. corporation or syndicate.
Trsniioth‘ns Csrrin‘d’ or: Openly.
The action of the. United States gov-
ernment was. of course. wholly utilit-
titteuccd by and had nothing what-
ever to do with any question as to
‘who were or who had been the. scent!“-
ty‘ holders of either the new oi old
.cIIiiipaitv. Who such security holdeis
were wits not our affair if' as It inat—
Itor of fact. the canal companies“
either or both. had been owned by
American citizens or by citizens of
any other: nationality. it would not:
‘IIhtjtve altered“ in the slightest degree
the action taken by this government.
Our concern was to. get the canal
property which We‘s owned by the
‘tttio was clear. 0n:- transactions
were carried no openly and were pup“.
.‘llsh’é’d in detail. and We. dealt solely
‘(so fit. as the interests of the old
I'ant‘t‘m‘a‘ company were concsrueth
.with the: liquidate!“ appointed: by the
proper French governmental body. the
'civli tribunal of the Mine. and; in
some“ tribunal“. with the new Panama
Canal company.“ which also Int into
liquidation upon the. sale to th United
States. All our tiansactions were
carriedon openly and were published
lll detail.
The distribution of our payment oi.’
4‘ the salt
Illiorizatlon ol the stale to the. United“
two companies
The title was not in a \‘ow .leisevi.
lishes that the only party dealt with“
was the New Panama C'a‘utti Company
branch. company and to scatter the‘
aceordah'ce‘fivlth‘ the decree of this‘44]
TUESDAY, DE‘C‘. 15,“ load.
i“ W‘Thé receipts and so
counts of out“ treasury
alievt‘ the payment of the money into
the Bank of' France and account for
the money being paid over to. the liutIiI
dutor appointed by the civ ti Iribhinul of
the Seine and to the. New l'annnia
t‘auai (“oinpituy of France. the proper
Iion oi' the $40. 000000 being 128.000.-
000 francs to the ilquidator ot‘. the. oitl4
company utid 77. 500,000 {times to the'
New Panama (.‘lli‘lili Company of
France in liquidation.
intuitu wet follow-ed to the letter the
Ilvt‘l‘vc oi the hovernutenml tribunal of.
France which had the authority to4
Inakc sucb‘u dccree. the civil tribunal
of the Seine. We had neither desire.
nor authority to go behind this decree
of this propel“ governmental body. as
all the:
lily ltoltlcis of both companies bail
been settled bv the. decree of say)
court by Iutlficatlon of the album-
tloh \vhiIh r'cs'ulted it: that division.
Did Not Diitrib‘ute I Dollpr.
i wish to make as c“leui as possible
midi its emphatic us thisslble the state
input that we did not have anything to
do witht tie tllstr‘ibution of II dollar of
000 we paid as regards any
..stoekholdcr or bondholdcr ot the,
‘Pi‘fll‘lt’ll I“I)lllptlliles save that “I- ifol
4lo‘u4tcd out the award of the arbitiatora
appointed in accordance with the (le-
I-rec of the it‘l'riicb court which bad
deal! with the aubictt in awarding ll
c‘ciii‘Iiu proportion to the old company
and“ a4 certain proportion to the new
Iompitny. Ahy‘ question concniulua
the atocklioltleiu. bondholdeis or other
ilt‘llelltfllllllt‘fl of the proceeds of shit:
was purely I: question for the civil tr!
initial of the Seine. the lIrcnI-l: coterir
niculitl body. with which this liillitil!
Initl nothing wiuiicvcr to do.
l'litlei“ these i li'rilllie‘iiillITN“ there was
noi the slightest itcctl i“oI .\li“ t i““oniIIe!l
to I lvt- .tiiv ini'“:oiiii tilon on the sublet!
of the copipaiilcs for \\lli(li be illitl
liocn Ionnvel. 'iiib‘. govmiiucnt has no
'I‘HltiiIt‘ill with Mr. ("I“outwcil's relitiimi
to these coitipiinics oi“ either of Iiiciu
“or with the amount ol’ his professional
IIompI-iisuiloii.
.4”: this gI‘IvI-rtiint-nt In inquirc who were
4illc security ilIIltlI~I“II oi‘ the coiupui‘ilca.
NtIvcrtiIcicsi: MI“. (“I“‘on‘iwcll or his own
at‘tholtlit‘ltuk submitted iii the. logrtlitd'
will: a Iupv or his Mutt-meld published
on the till: lust. anti II ill! b l transmit
itoi‘cwltli. it fill! list of the stockholdcie
ol‘4 the New l’iiititiiia I‘Itnni t‘ompauy of
France on Jail. 15. litIMt tnnnibcriitl:
live!“ tlJltltil. and it list of all stockhold-
ers who were present at a special meet-
in‘pbiiibc colitpuny‘ held Feb. :3. 0:02.
iiiiitledialclt‘“ uric: the «able Iii'ft“l or
IheIcooipniic was made to the l oiled
Rtatcs IIbIII 041.1002: to aI-Icpt the
uppinlscnieut of E’sliltltlt'llltlil IuaIic by
the lslbiiiluit taunt coniinis ion and to
sell for salt] sum the Panama .Iiinl
cunt-casinos nittl other property and tilt
slittics o! the Panama Railroad I“Illll‘
putty. 4
lie hm: also furnished the n ccrtitied
copy of tlic llnuim-port of the lion)»
dolor of the old company. which was
tiled on June 2!": last iiitd turnout)“ tip-
pi‘ovcd by ‘llll‘ civil tribunal or the,
Siliilti. together \‘l'lill Ii ‘tllliiiiiltli‘y ill}:
count prepared and signed by salt!
ilquliihtol- at: late as the “Jith llli.
Old Company's Stock Worthless.
1 also Houston I: translation or the
two resolutions with the vote upoi:
ilicui adopted at 44;: meeting of the
sititltitoidctjt: ol' the new company held
oil It all “in. loot
lliittliy‘ r iiiFIlilp‘ illi‘! attic.
“All these documents l litrcwltli
transmit as It hail of this message it
appears from iiit“ili that the Itetiitors
oi? the chi compnm iiuian-I“ 220.200
patties who itiIIc icI-ctvcd tiiIideiitis
out of the funds in the hands or lb’ti
il‘t‘itiltiiitov. trim in his letter states iii!!!
in this preheat mouth of hot ember i I:
second out! ittui distribution to the
ct i‘etlitors will. be begun and illtil lite
int-race dividend ht‘il't‘ttii’ul‘t‘. paid to
cttcii individual “as 4478‘: francs, or $100.
No payment whatever was oi“ will be
Initt‘ic Iipoli the stock of the old c-uui
puny. as l‘! was “otthless lion: the
day Do Lesiteps failed, and this cuts
out from ‘consldciation all misieuditi‘c
those to anybody ot‘ the stock of the
olil‘ Panama Canal company. It has
not received and will not receive it
penny. Even when the bonded lndeht
ediie‘ss the. dividend i an: thus inform-
ed. will amount it: the aggregate to
only about 10 per contain. It. likewise
Ipltliuly appears that this distribution
by the llqtiitlator of the old company
but: been openly conducted at‘ his of
tied in. Paris. No. 50 Rue Etienne \lar
ce‘i" I‘vhelre all the. tortilla» accounts
tiui‘l.‘ r‘et‘otdsof his payments tire on
file.
The New Panama Canal Company of
lI‘rt‘ii'Ice4 is in liqnldatlt‘ui As the ac-
ooatpanyittg papers: set forth. this.
liquidated company received as its
proportion of the $40. 000.000 the sum
oi 477300.000 i‘ttInI-It. and this“ amount
Wii‘it distributed bv the liquidation in
three. payments through four leading
habits of ‘Parjis covering a period of
the p.‘ttst, four years. and to sharehold-
er‘i numbering, IIIIbout 0.000 I'm“
silt or the transaction was not only
ltbti publicly. but was contempora-
it may therev'vith advertised in tlie‘
II tltldI financial papers or France.
ahthttts banks making‘ the payments
too proper receipts from all the
pit” l4es4 .to whom payments were made.
as is; ciliii‘tomttry in such oases.
The. capital of the New Panama (‘a-
old Company or France was. (I5 000.000
francs, and the. distillmtiou thus
depa current
In these pa y- ]
Iontllt-ting rights of tho ‘oecu-l
it was no! [lie al‘t‘nlv4 .
to: the pinposc oi“
“statements recording: II possible pnrw
it lIyonnalse of hurt}: as a pi‘oiier‘ cute”w
Indian of the some. appointed upon
such liquidation.
Recently III request was niade by a
private individual to.inspeI-t the rec—
ords or these payments. but ausz-r
was made by the custodians tiiiit they
saw no proper reason for granting:
‘stIciI request by It stritngcr. and. inas-
inticb iIH there is not the slightest
ground for suspicion of any bad faith ‘
in the transaction. it hardly seems
worth while to make the request. btit
it the. congress desires i have no doubt
that on the request of out“ ambassador
in Paris the lists of individuals will be.
shown‘ him.
\v“l“utte\ei in width this g0l"ellllll(‘l4ll is
interested to ant‘Hllglll. about this
transaction. So far as this govern»
the is concerned every step of the
sllgitest importance has been made
public by its executive. and every step
taken in France has there been made
public by the proper officials.
Directions of Congress Followed.
'l‘hc conuicss took the action it did
take after the most minute and ex-
imitative examination and discussion.
Iiiid the cch utive currlcti out the di-
rection of the. congress to the letter.
Every act of this government. every
act: for which this government had the
slightest responsibility. was in pursu-
ance of the act of the congress lit-re
untl following out the decree. of the.
civil tribunal of the Seine in France.
lI‘nrthci-niorc, through the entirely
voluntary not ot‘ Mt“. t'rut’nwcil. i out
now able to present to you full in-
formation us to those actions in
iI‘ranI-e will: which this government
did not have any concert: and which
are sci forth in the accompanying pa-
pet's.
it may be well
to recall that the
New l'IIiiaiuu t‘anal t‘ompany u!
Franco did not iisclf proposcwr fix
the item-I- s-iotaloboo :is the valuation
i ol‘ the canal and railroad pi“opci‘,4tlcs.
l‘ltttt sum was first fixed by our lHlii“
lotion canal commission in its reports
‘ it: the congress after two years of in:
\‘INilfJI'l‘llHil and personal inspection of
‘iiil lili‘ properties and work already
tlodc. whereby the properties tintl the
Work done were in detail :Ipp'uisetl at
that sum as their value to the [lulled
States. The French Ioiupaiiv sicutlllv
refused for met two \cars to make
any offer whatever in answer It: the
many writtenrequests of the istliininn
canal Ntililllllfikitill, and II but: its pres-
!tlt'ui Illti approutb the question of
pricc ll W as on the litisis of $ltItIt.IIIIo
lltib. l.iiit“l‘. under conditions not new
Os‘ItII‘I' limv to rehearse. the company.
by I‘Iiblc. ilt“t't'“]tlt‘tl Ilic apprulsIInIcnI
til' $“ii.i.thiti.tlt‘i“ ‘Inntlc by our commis-
sion. 'l‘hls government. therefore. oc-
tiuil'l“tl till the properties and coticcs-
sinus. boil: of t'tllllil and railroad. at
its ‘mvii valuation ant] price, the cute
:zl'ces approving the price and author-
i:. lot: the c.\pIIiIIlltuic of the money
after tlic Itosi cxlmusilic c\. Iniluatioii
and dim .isainti.
l ll‘IIliriilili litrcwiib lists of the doc-
iiiticitts in the possession of lllt‘ depart-
ment of stoic, (be tiop:ii“IiItI-iit of just-
Ilcc and the department of war. so
that if congress sees it! it may direct
that llicy be printed. They are out!
always have been open in the exam!»
nation of‘ any member of the congress.
'i‘bcvc is no object in printing them.
but ihcrc is also no objection in print-
int: lbciu save that H is a useless ex:
pciisc.I
l also transmit II list or the docu-
ments furnished by .\lr. t‘mmwcll.
’i’lil~2t’)ltt'tlllIl ROOSEYICLT.
’l‘lic White House. Dec. if». 1005*.
Making the Spot Disappear.
““41 be: pardon for intruding upon
“(Will time" sold the polite. stalling
‘inan with the small bag in his hand.
."It haw kci“ is It nIiiIutatnc i know it
as well as anybody. But“ if there is
llll_\’ of 3"“. that itas'u spot of grease
on his cool. waistcoat or trousers."
he added. opening.“ his bag and taking
out It small cake. of soap and It sponge.
“i shall be happy to remove it willi-
out I‘iinrglnu4u {drilling and without.
making anybody to buy my soap. it's
my way of advertising. My dear sir.
allow inc. There is a little spot on
your waistcoat."
He rubbed the spot with the piece
of soup. deftly applied the sponge.
made. a few passes over the cloth with
it piece of cotton shcetlng and said:
"There. sir. that spot. is gone. You
will never scc'it again. And proba-
bly you will never see me ciibci“. as I
travel but once through It community.
.\i‘_v goods will be found at. the shops.
1 take it for granted no one wishes to
buy I1 cake of my soup. 1 wish you
good morning. genticiucn.‘
itone away the gentleman whose gai-
incnt had been operated upon had oc- I great surplus in the. market
casin‘i‘i Io tousult his watch.
i it wasn't time. it had disappeared
with the spot.——I.ondon illustrated
Bits.
. Thoughts and Action.
4. Thought alone will not only not take
you into the kingdom of bear.ci: but it
it“!!! tint take. you even to the Ilium-I:
iahle it is thought“ expressed in ac
lion that takes you anywhere.
You may “think health“ till crack o'
doom," but it‘ you act‘hog and breathe
little you will ltnve‘sick spells and the
undertaker will get“ you at the last.
IWiiicli- reminds me‘ of a story of Elea
Inor‘Klrlt‘a about a man and wife who
were scientists. The woman tempered
her "high siatcnhauts" with cmmntm
sense. She. at‘e sensibly. exercised in-
“WWW 1"""W5 “'9 "“"U‘ll 0t “3‘04!" niude amounted to about 1: I0 francs on Iclllgentlv and was t-“.oint’oiIIIl:ic us...
“to Mint. the New Panama (lanai com-l tratorsochosen by the new company each snafé‘ of mo. ”an“
patty dItl‘ ‘Ivihh the. mtiney which it‘re- and flat liqtildutor. authorised by the donds w It“. ppm during the. ten years
”it matter of fact,» “19 New‘ litdrée‘I‘O‘f‘ l‘hibi 8411140 (‘il‘ll Millmtl‘l of of the company" s (Ix-Iguana», It (hm-o.
l‘i’iiiliilll tl'aital company did dliitr-lb'uté
ithe‘,‘: Seltit: andJ providing for .a deter-
No divi‘
tovc resulted that the shar-eholdci‘it
“lld“ the blightgst
4 rectiy. at
or: wit y glint! of the
Iital the shareholders of the. precedlhiz‘ between the new ind old companies. men: with mum": interest at about 3
i'tinanti‘t t nilItl I-niupanv in accordance we paid the money through the New pep pant
with the“ decree M4 a French abort. And ,‘ York bitching house at Mohave. ..l P.‘
the returns It the French court shew Morgan A: Go. ac‘ttn‘g as fls‘cal agents liquidation Wm“, was concluded in
who wage the masseuse: who. a; .at spammed. into. the Baal: o! Junelust are on deposit with the Crea-
vi‘
tenuous train. mailing-Jo,
u: can turd: Ii it": Root‘
it ' hetuceri its allitrehhldt‘uu miaatltia of: the. pronortlonate division only recovered their origin“! latest-i
fill and happy. and I haven't heard
that she is dead yet.
I But the ltusbaiid “folloIved desire."
and made“ “hhzh statements. “ sat in the
bottle and read more high statements.
nlc beef three times It day.“ and died of
npnplcxy. "Works. without faith on».
gravedigger‘ s best friend.
Go. thou. and be sensible—Nautilus}.
As a matter of fact there is nothing
I
4 Nothing helps those thin, pale
l
I
‘!
“rite accounts and“ recmds of this dead I“ and faith without works is the‘mismm
A Dimple 0!
Find a child with dimples and
chubby arms and legs and you
find a healthy child: Find one
with drawn ta‘ce and poor, thin
body and you see one that needs
Scott’s Emulsion
children like Scott’ a Emulsion.
it contains the very element of
fat they need. it sup lies them
with a peii'cct an at: ullck y
digested nourishment. [brings
dimples and rounded limbs.
Send this advertisement. together with name of
paperln which it appears. your address and (our
. cents to cover postage. and we will send you a
“Complete l‘landy Atlas of the World " :: ‘ ::
SCOTT!» BOWNE. 409 Pearl Street. New York
ABOUT CHI‘Z‘l‘lSTMAS GIVING.
Symbolic and Important Because of
What It Stands For.
(.‘Ihrlsiinus is a symbol. Christmas
airing is. symbolic, sari; Appleton’s
for December. The intpt‘irtant'c I)! the
symbol is the ilii]l()i'lilli(“t‘ 0!" that for
which it stands. Christmas comiucur
orator. the birth ol‘ Christ. the birth
of Christianity. it symbolizes brother-
ly love. heiptuihctss to one another.
unselfish giving“. t)i‘-syml.mis we stand
in peculiar llt“l“il. We are i!“ practical
pceplc, \\“II are It comnu‘miai people.
\I’tl litivc a country of vast, inatcrial
\‘Icultb. it. is hard/“to be. true to out“
izlcziin. Without ay‘mbms it. would be
impossible.
We arc men and not machines. We
alter '[lllililil UBMMISSIDNERS
Bill [AW A Milli
Statute Relating to Signcts lei“ Liquor
License Applications Does
Not Work Well
Bitllltl II 1’t):., I, c. lb.—~lI‘i“oni nn
capcilcucc of two years with the low
to ialing to sinners for applications for
:aluflclti county ate inclined to think
but it. is a faicc in its practical \v“0ik
lugs.
it is pointed out that as the. law
reads now, .Hliziiattiies are obtained
from propcity owncts who have no
nieic idea as to the thoracic: ot the
man they are. endorsing than a real
dcnt oi' ifnlifoinia would“ This fact.
in the opinion of the commissioners,
makes the low a force no fat“ as the
”tense issuing bonid is concerni-
’l‘iio signatures may mean absolut y
nothing as now given clthet as to the
desirability of person or place.
’liic mountain of the. board
the opinion that the. law should be
nintciialiv amended. 'i‘hey tbiiik it
would be quite easy to change the
low so as to make the signatures or
value to the commissioners in dolor-
minlng the questions of suitability or
person tutti place.
it is thought that it” the law were
amended so that, signers were not re-
quli“cd from those. who asked for It
renewal of the license, one advantage
would be secured. the. advertising to
be the some in all other respects.
uiqnor licenses. the (‘IOlllllllHHitlllt‘l'H of
tire (ll
Then. it is thought that the, law
should provide that all applications
to: new iucn anti new places must be
signed by five persons and the sigma
turns should be limited In poisons te-
slding within a short distance 0! the
proposed saloon, say. in it (:in like
lridgeport. [W0 or three blocks. ‘
It is .bcllovcd that signatures of
this character would be worth. some-
liaivc hearts and ititaizlnatlons as well
III; btoins and bodies. liycss we iced
on: hiatus and bodies they starve ll ll-
loss \t'c i‘ccd our hcaits and iiflaulnn-i
tom: they Si:ll\'.t‘ ’l‘liI‘ic two iii the
iiiblc no truer words than “Man “Ian-
noi iivc by broad alonc.’ “‘llt‘ll Mi“.
ii. I}. Wells. the English novelist and
littlcntisl, was in this country: two
years one. be void we were it nation I)!
idcnlists. lie saw beneath the surface.
llt' saw that which is obvious and
Inns: iundanicntulwour idealism.
All things good can be put to but!
use. Some people so use Christmas.
A ccrialu woman said to her family
.Ilioitiy lici’urc ()lll'islllittti. "i an: :I'l'ivild
you will find my presents very mean
ti is 4vI‘:ii“. The find is. l but! to spend
so lilllt“li on pcopic i didn't. waiit‘ to
give to. that. l but! very little left to
spend on 4\‘(lll. Sonic odious w-Oiiit-il
\I‘lltilll l lli‘\t“l' thought ol sent tut
I>l‘t“r‘t“lll:i last Christmas. i know tliI-4v
,l'lxt wound to make. lllt‘ lili(‘t)llli‘()i'l-
side. i got ubcutl'oi ililI‘lll ibis .vcntf
i 5011! them more I‘xpcnaiw things
that: they will cvci“ dream of sending
ilt‘. llcsltlcs, 1 intro st‘vcml extra
presents as a suicguaiti. it‘ people
i lli"‘l\Illi thought of send me things.
ill just mail ltilt‘it‘ val lit oiI'I to timin.‘
Was it hit sued to givc‘ oi teccive such
prcscnts‘.‘ 'iIhc pvcscnts for the till:
known people suggest the Atbcutun's
temples to the unknown God. The sug
aeolian is pertinent. ’l‘bls woman's
giving was [Iiingl*--l10l Christian. Site
was worse titan the that: Who would
have no Christmas nonsense. lie was
at least honest. ‘
A young,“ girl with several million
dollars in her own right was showing
her Christmas pr'c “his to her i‘riIiuids.
They were mag‘nl cut, The)“ more
scnit‘d thousands of dollars. The
friends gasped with admiration. To
their amazement they found that
\vbuimci“ else tbcv admired. they
mus: admlic a funny little old fashion
cal dolly. i‘t was of cbcilp materials
and hideous colors. The young girl
appeared to cave mote for it than for
all he: costlv picsciits. \\bv? it had
been made for her by a little old we
lllIill ubo ckcd out her tbicudbarc ex-
itittmcc by selling ilagroni. it’s not.
the act. it's the spirit back of the not.
You can't bquYbrisimzis any
than you can buy It home. You can
ho)“ a house. but you cant buy
home. You can lill\ (liiistinas pres
cuts and (‘brisinias trees. but vou
can't buy Christians.
4—» 'l‘bcrc's nothing so good to: a sore
throat as in“. Thomas ICI“.‘lccttic Oil.
(“area it in a icIv hours. Relieves any
pain it: an) pat“.t
GREAT DEMAND FOR POST CARDS.
._...._.4.
Thousands Sold by Local Dealers and
Want Seems to Be on
increase Continually.
iI‘“cI.I people icalize the extent 0! the
trade in souvenir postal cards. which
is now at its height owing to the. up
piouclilng “holldavs. There is an til“
most unending variety of these cards
the
\ftei“ the polite. smiling man had displayed 1). up. \arions dealers. andi
it. would seem as if there would be. a
from this being the case ll(l\\'(‘\‘“'tl
tlcale: told a S‘cntincl l“0[)()i‘ttll tlii
morning. that his assortment was It!
read: budlv broken. and he would
have to duplicate some of his oulcis.
ilc. said that be bad tlll‘t“tttl\' sold UIt‘l
‘i 000 of one grade. 0! these. (:“uids. got
up exclusively for tho Xmas trade it:
not nothing of thc olbci varieties “like
It
(.‘tlitlti come in all sty.lra bout the pen |
MY stvic to those. costing five. to ten]
cents each and while the great trtttic‘
is in the former guide. the Inuit“ c\
penshc ones that rcadt sale. 'l‘bcsci
ate. the. Chiistmas‘ cards solely the
ieguiur souvenir caigs containing local‘
designs and view a
quantities. it is the. regular thing
now to send a cult! of some kind with
ccviI lettei or remenIbIhure sent a
friend. while handicap of them are
used for short messages Without being-
itlcloscd at all. This ti title has bt-
come. quite an important part of the
business of tho stationers and otheis.‘.
and the amount spoilt it: this Will. it)
cally w otild astonisli people“ it it could
be asccrtuii‘iod.
C .A. 8 '1.“ (5‘ I! I .5.-
Bot: Mrathe lholtintltat Haullwastlaugh
lllOl‘t.‘ ‘
ii
I
So to: I
Si lniiucncc
ll selling. in large:
itiict court of the United States.
thing as a guide. Then. if a mini
were not known in a certain locality.
and could not got signers or cnIiot‘sI .
wrs. who would have to swear to
their ltiiowlcdgc of him, liewould not,
be ablc to iiiukc application.
it is thought, told. that signers
ought tint to be limited to taxpayers.
but might to‘lncludc all residents and
business mm: in the vicinity of the
proposcd saloon.
The county commissioners are pre-
paring to hear rcnionstrancos from all
directions. Next Friday they will hear
titc. objections against Zigmiind Sven-
II‘ZII‘y, ‘J ilcsko court. The objection is
tinsnitiibility of person.
()1: Saturday the board will sit in
South Norwalk and listen to the many
'(lbjt‘t‘liulis which are said to‘bm‘c been
odgcd nizainsi Allltilllt) 'i'a'rtai‘cllo.
.vbo w. nits to locate at. 23 Railroad
\t.‘llllt‘
'l" bless something unl‘orsccn turns
up, the board willcoiiiinoiicc tIlII: llOiti‘v
the.» lit lit-itigcport cases. The twen-
ty-tlvc application that are questioned
i‘cuai'tliiig ownership will it: till prob-
ability he heard on that day.
iioornc coughs and study colds that
may ticcvlop into pneumonia over night
are quickly cured by Foley‘s Honey
and 'l‘.“ii“. as it soothes iniiaiticd meni-
bruncs. heals the laugh and mpcis the.
cold from the system. Clifford Phat-
many and it it Plaitited.
M...
MEXICAN LABORERS COMlNG.
Higher Scale at Wages in This Coun-
try Proties Attractive.
\\'ASlllNG'i‘()N. Dec. l0.-’l‘llti atv‘
tractlvcness of tlic4ii‘igbcr wage paid
to tabercrs in the United States has _
resulted in a considerable influx of
\i'cxicuus. according to a special bulle-
tin issued yesterday by the Bureau of
Label. Onlv a few \cats ago it is
stated there. innuigrauts IIj“cie seldom
found more than I: hundred miles front
tilt: border, but new they arc. weiklug
as unskilled laborers and as section
hands as far east as Chicago and as
for north as town. \\'_\“I'uulii‘g and San
, Francisco. They are said to be rapidly
displacing Japanese. (lvceks and ital:
inns in some occupations. Because. of
lack of education and uatntai lnlita
Iti\c the “wit oi the Mexicans it Is
said. is touilnctl to the simple iOI‘mS‘
lot" unskilled labor. yet it is pointed
lout that their immigration is having
important economic efforts to: Mmice
“as well as the United States. and is
becoming an agency of smoothing up
pioacbiug a social iev‘oluii‘on among
Ithe. Mexican labmiuig classes. These
iliniulgmuts. it is stated. are niostlv
ifron: the noon and from the tnlgiatou
labor classes. from a region'whcre ag-
Irlcuiturc and mining are. the chief‘ cm-
] pkmncnts. thk for increasing num-
ibcrs each tear. it is stated. has been
t‘uinlsbed in the mines the. cotton
{fields and in othei employments.
in most iiistauces‘ the bulletin adds
ithesc Mexican laborers are. transients
rmctuinbig home. who carry back a.
Inewer and higher standard of living.
The. conclusion is reached that node:
these. circumstances. Mexican labor
l immigration is not. likely to have. min it
upon the United States. cv
lccpt as it ictzulatcs the. labor market.
llli a limited liliiillit‘i' of unskilled occuI
I potions and iuobably within It. restrict-
.00 “Iron.
CAST . ,
For Infants and Childreih.
the Kit: Y‘ltll Haiti; Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of *
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.
Jacob Katz, of New Haven. has filed
.1 petition in bankruptcy in the dis-
His
Schedules show that he has liabilities
or $850 and assetswi’ $70.
Victo: H. Anderson who conducted
a drug store in Beacon Fails, filed a
.‘llt‘illltlll in bankruptcy in the. district
:4"(titlll ot‘ the United States Sutni‘dav.
rite, Ilcc luicd that he did not have Hill
cicut money to pay the. llllllg‘ fee, of
hill The siliIIIliilI-I: \tllmv liabilillc‘
oi ‘I‘ii. :33. (31 “and acacia oi $3,159.00.
Norwalk Chronicler