The evening world. Newspaper, December 9, 1903, Page 1

‘WEATHER—Snow and rain, clearing Thursday. EDITION gf “Sassy Ste,” by Creator of " { “ Circulation Books Oper to All.” 1.” | Sunny dim i] CLR caaediiitekieatioinead —New Comic in To-Day's Evening Wor | “ Circulation Books Open to All,’ ] % PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORK, W. EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1903. PRICE ONE CENT, SHFLOS J.P. MORGAN IN BIG SHIP SCANDAL Lawyer Guthrie Prevents Full Story of the Sale of the Bethlehem Steel Plant an Important Letter from the Press. Row Among the Attorneys, in Which Mr, Guthrie Angrily Accuses Mr. Untermyer of Uttering a Falsehood-- Perkins Testifies that Schwab Didn’t Own Plant. ' Further remarkable disclosures were made to-day in the hearing be- fore Special Examiner Oliphant in the bondhciders’ suit against the United States Shipbuilding Company in the testimony of George W. Perkins, partner of J. P. Morgan, concerning the sale of the Bethlehem Steel Com- pany to the Shipyard Trust. The most startline revelation was that the Bethlehem Steel Plant was not really owned by Mr. Schwab, but that Mr. Schwab was used by J. P. Morgan & Co. as a dummy in selling the plant to the Shipbuilding Com- pany. This was brought out when it was shown that the contract of sale of the Bethlehem Plant -* 5 signea not by Mr. Schwab, but by J. P. Mor- gan & Co, ean SAYS DUMMIES HELD STOCK. According to Mr Untermyer, counsel for the litigant bondholdérs, the stock of the Bethlehem steel Company was held in the offices of J. P, Mor- gan & Co. in the names of Mr Sonwab, his clerks and secretaries as dum- mies, ' Another amazing fact drawn from Mr. Perkins was that, though he had never been introduced to D. Leroy Dresser, he was willing to place $2,100,- 000 with trust companies to be loaned to him. And just as remarkable was the statement of Mr. Perkins that.his firm was willing to accept $5,000,000 ' alee services without having investigated the financial standing of the company. In other words, J. P. Morgan & Co. accepted what represented a year’s earn- knowledge of the value of the properties of the shipyard combination or thelr earning capacity. ‘When the hearing opened to-day Lawyer William D. Guthrie, counsel for the Schwab interest, made a strenuous effort to prevent the making public of the full story of the connection of J. P. Morgan & Co, with the gale of the Bethlehem Stecl Plant to the United States Shipbuilding Com- peny, which brought on a bitter argument between himself and Mr. Samuel Untermyer in which Mr. Guthrie accused Mr, Untermyer of uttering a fleliberate falshood. ASKS ABOUT LETTERS. Mr. Untermyer, as soon as Mr. Perkins went on the stand, took up the ander & Greene, and the Paris firm of Morgan, Hojes & Co., in which Mor- ‘the moral and financial support of the French banker. Mr. Untermyer showed to the witness a letter that had accompanied he reply of Morgan, Harjes & Co. to the cablegram from J. P. Morgan & (Co, asking that a “cordial view” be taken of the defunct trust. y Mr, Guthrie made strenuous opposition to the making public of this ®orrespondence. iven by ‘you to the pr tr. Guthrie to Mr, Wnterm iteps with the co! Mr, Untermyer flared up and turned to Examine: oll! it. ‘Mr, — miner,” he said, “I do not intend to submit to the dyspeptic behavior of Mr. Guthrie, This gentleman came to one of these hearings with a bundle in securities of the United States Shipbuilding Company as reward for their 8 tf bec ings of the trust and interest on $7,000,000 without having the slightest Py worrespondence between J. P. Morgan & Co. through the law firm of Alex- k gan & Co.. requested that the United States Shipbuilding Company recetve |i } of letters that had no bearing on the case and hac not been marked for a fidentification, and which he distributed among the press.” i “That is a deliberate falsehood,” exclaimed Mr. Guthrie, Mr, Untermyer declared the fact’ that the letters had been given for publication was known to the representatives of the press then present. Mr. Guthrie retorted in his cold, dignified voice ir, Examincr, this is positively indecent on the part of Mr, Untermyer. I ask that you do not allow it continue.” “Mr, Untermyer, go on,” said Mr, Oliphant. WANTED If STRICKEN OUT. Mr, Untermyer asked then that his objections to Mr. Guthrie's remarks go on the record. Mr, Oliphant asked Mr, Guthrie if he had any reply to make, Mr. Guthrie deplied sneeringly in the negative. “Then I shall make that letter public at my convenience,” said Mr. ‘Untermyer. Then he turned to the witness and questioned Mr. Perkins concerning the-visits of John J. McCook, of the firm of Alexander & Green, "hee! ik & Co. the assistancd of J. P. Morgan & Co. toward organizing the trust, he had | a. replied tliat his firm would not take Hold of the matter unless they took en- tire charge and control of thé combination. 2Q Dia Cole, MicCook: explain, the reason for wanting the assistance’ A. 1 don't think, he did. 1 told tim, that. we were not interested in the i @Bhipbullding combination, > © © @ Did he not tell.you of his rts to secure the underwriting in Paris? ya 7 is, possibie that he spoke to me about that, — = Q. But when Col. MeCook‘asked: yout6. send these cables to Paris did Ot Sxplain why he Wanted them’ ‘sent’, A. We knew his firm was gen- “counel for the Shiphuilding Company 4 ahd; of/course, understood why mt. . F don't recall that tip Aaah a .efinite reason our c¢. fy’ Paris: er you a that: 1 to the rs mee combine and vounsel for the promoters of the Shipyard Trust, to the ffices f J. P. Morgan | ai Mr. Perkins said that when Mr, McCook had called upon him asking | « LONG SHOTSINFRONT AT NEW ORLEANS. ‘SPECIAL EXTRA. LATE SCORES ~— IN THE GREAT CYCLE RACE The score at 6 o’clock in the bicycle race was as follows: SLY BOOTS, AT 20-101, WINS from Being Made Public by Keeping|9 tis, Fiksa tn panini Oashy While 15 to 1 Chance, Sid Silver, Follows Him Home— Little Elkins. at 3 to 1. FAIR RACING WEATHER BRINGS OUT GOOD CROWD. Eastern Sports Flood the Bet- ting Ring with Money on Horses Fresh from the Ben- nings Meeting. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE-Sly Boots (20 to 1) 1, Sid Sliver (15 to 1) 2, Spec 3. SECOND RACE-—Little Elkins (3 to 1) 1, Trocadero (6 to 5) 2, Joe Dougherty 3. THIRD RACE—Lampoon (2 to 5) 1, Tioga (3 to 1) 2, Royal Pirate 3. HACE TRACK, NEW ORLEANS, Dec, %—After the rain quit failing Tuesday night the weather became cooler and 4 sti foreeze from the north helped dry out the track. Horses werked miles over it this morning in 1.45. Clear and cool weather prevailed for the races and the attendance was up to expectations. FIRST RACE. Five furlongs. Starters, whts.. socks. ae Py Hoots, Wi, Wolt. in. Str, PL, 2 ont i ie 20 : bins. 11 1 AS 6 Mhellotace silned the. chaser ‘octal hut Sid Silver and Sly Boots. These two were off running, with the balance strung out. Aid Silver set a pace the firat quarter, then Sly Boots moved up and passed ‘him, and she came away without an effort In the run home, Spec was wearing Sid Silver down and the latter had to stand a long, hard drive to get second maney. Palm’st and Athlana Were left at the post. SECOND RACE. Mile and @ quarter, Betting, rters, whts.. Jocks. St.HIfFin. Str, Pl. Little Bikin, 18 i ‘rocadero, “2 Joe Dought 1a Jack Dov 12 Curate, | 103, 4 Past, i01, 10 Georgia, Gardner, H. 12 Antaxone. 20 Ber coeds Won ‘easily. Time—2.19 1+ Past started out like a winner in race. had a lot of early speed and showed the way for the first mile. in the run home she quit and Little Elkin then too command. Trocadero made a bold bid at the turn into the home- stretch, ‘but when the final tes came he weakecied and Little Elin drew away at the end and won as he peated Contenet & Breton.. 1,168 5 Leander & Butler.. Newkirk & Jacobson 1,168 5 Bedell Brothers ... Root & Dorlan..... 1,168 5 FI. Krebs & Pet’rs’n Bowler & Fisher... 1,168 5 Walthour & Munroe. Keegan & Moran... 1,168 4 S’mson & V’nderst’t Gougoltz & Fr.Krebs 1,166 5 Dove & _Hedspeth.. ——_—_—_+4+ LATE RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS. Fourth Race—Dan McKenne 1, Potheen 2, Ben Chanre 3, Fifth Race—J. P. Mayberry 1, Josette 2, Beng! Bird 3. Sixth Race—Kiwasa 1, Calcutta 2, Reckless 3. —_——_—_——_-++. ss BATTLED WITH STRIKERS FOR MANY HOURS. TRINIDAD. Colo., Dec. ¥. sy assembied all the deputies he cout Sheriff Clark this afternoon hast- find and left for Berwind COLOMBIA SENDS ARMY TO PANAMA Steamer Lands Force that Is to Journey Overland While Other Bodies Are Converging on the Isthmus. AWAIT WORD FROM REYES TO FURTHER WAR MOVE. Special Envoy to Washington Declares News a Surprise to Him and Says He Did Not Ad- vise Action. . Dec. 9.—The which has arrived here from Savanilla, reports that Colombian steamers have. landed 1,100 men, from Cartegena, near the mouth of the Atrato River, on the Guif of Darien, to open a way over the Darien Mountains into Panama. Other troops from the Department of Cauca, Colombia, are sald to be con- verging on Panama, and from all parts of Colombia troops are reported to be marching or waiting on the result of Gen. Reyes's mission to Washington. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Dr. Herran, the Colombian Charge d'Affaires, to-day authorized the siatement that if troops from Cartagena hi landed near the mouth of the Atrato River, as reported ‘n response to a telephone message saying that a fierce battle by the French steamer which has ar- lis raging between guards and strikers. The battle started at | |» o’ciock this afternoon. Both sides are entrenched. GHERARDI, BRAVE OLD SEA FIGHTER, IS DYING. gi ResmAdmlval Who Did Heroic Work with Far- ragut at Mobile Bay Mortally III in Connecticut, STRATFORD, Conn., Dec. 9.—Rear- Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, U. 8. N. (retired), 1s dying at his home here from diabetes complicated with nephri- tls. His physician does not expect him to live the day out. Rear-Admiral Bancroft Gherad! was born in Jackson, La,, Nov, 10. 1832. He entered the navy as midshipman from the State of Massachusetts June 2, 1346 and servea continuously until Nov. 11, 1894, when he was retired from the active list. He served on the Ohio and in the Pacific squadron unt{l 1853, when he entered the Naval Academy and was made passed midshipman in June of that year, In 1865 he became master and Neutenant. In July, 1862, he was made lieutenant commander and served in the engagement with Fort Macon in that year with credit to himself. In 1863-64 he commanded successively the gunboat Chocoma and the steamer Port Royal, of the West Gulf blockading | squadron, In the latter vessel he took part in the battle of Mobile Bay and during the action, by orders of Capt. Thorn- ton A, Jenkins, to wh essel, the Richmond, the Port Royal was lashe:l, he cast off and drove away the Morgan, Gaines and Selma, rebel gunboats, and received personal compliments from the flag oMcer for hig work. Later in the war he commanded the Pequot. In 186 he was made Commander and in 1874, as Captain, he commanded the Buropean Squadron, He witnessed the bombardment of Alexandria and in 1884 he was made Commodore. In 1887 he was promoted to be Rear-Admiral. ‘Then, after two years as Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy-Yard, he took command of the North Atlantic Squad- ron, He was in command in the time of he civil war in Haytl and did much to estore order there, He again became Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy- Yard in’ 1893, retiring a vear later. KROONLAND SAFE AT QUEENSTOWN —_eo Red Star Liner Made Her Way to Port with Steering Gear Disabled—Tutonic Will Take Her Passengers. QUEEN| WN, Ireland, Di The Red Star I) teamer Kroonland, whicn sailed from Antwerp for New York Deo. 6 and reported yesterday that her gear was disabled and that she rning here, arrived in the inner Queenstown to-day without Her steering gear was disabled yester- Yay morning, but, she had little dim. uiity in steering by means of her twin Strews. ‘The Kroonland hes 00 pas: sengers on board: | ‘The pas the Kroonland will belitaatasraat tacthe waite eter lie steamer Tutonic, which saas from Liy- erpool to-day and from Queenstown to- morrow for New York, At the offices of if the American lne it wea said that no further } irticulars had received as to the :..cldent which Compelied the Star sicamer Kroon: Jand, bound fram Antwerp to New York to put back to Queenmown, ‘The de: Spaiches "state that the Kroonland ‘a aticers er the, itt h The ofiicers of the line say that, the mails firet See ee a eeatre will pontine tral Hoyawe on ontontc, 9h the hte & una phat th pecnpers KNOX HAT FACTURY TIED UP: BY STRIKE Two Hundred Makers and Finish- ‘ere Called Out by Nationa Union, Owing to Dispute! About Wages. ‘Two hundred hatmakers and finishers, employed in the Knox hat factory, Grand and St. Marks ayen' Broo! lyn, went out on strike to-day in re- nse to @ cali from the heads of the national union, ‘This is the first strike that has oc- curred in the Knox factory in t fifty years of its operation, A ohang' stent for the payment of piece is at the bottom of the the men declaring that under the new system their wages are re- duced from 85 to 3% a week. After a long discussion with the ma: 2, 0f the factory the union leaders called a ke to-day. Mr. Knox would not dia- use the matter, ‘Phe company changed the material tn two of the cheaper grades of hats, President ae ley, of the Union to-da to hie, ‘beln| Ink slower to shrink c cones, Makers sont from rat “4 $5 a week on the ave wiren whon Is Mocdy part, of. th change cut down the wages of of them ro pouch inl Ba week, would not stand tt j ‘shers' ‘ihe new material was! less ylelding and| Jury rendered a verdict o! They erty in this lt AMERICANCOUNTESS IS MARRIED AGAIN | Widow of the Earl of Strafford, Formerly Mrs. Samuel J. Col- gate, Becomes Wife of M. T Kennard. LONDON, Dec, 9—Cora, Dowager Countess of Straffo—1, formerly Mrs, Samuel J. Colgate, or New York, and M. T. Kennard were quietly married this afternoon at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, this city. of Stafford, is the @ Samuel Smith, o! e wai gate, 8 wealthy merchant of this city, dled in 1888, leaving his widow and fortune. In 1889 and he then re- Rerone daughter a hangs The widow went to Londc lived there for three years. turned to this clty and was married in Grace Church chantry on Doo, 6, 1898, to William John Byng, fourth Barl Strafford. He was killed by falling un- der a train May 16, 1890. ‘There were circum death that pointed to sulc! nees avout the ide, “De: nisadventure,"" evidence rived at La Guaira, it Is directly in op- sition to the advices of both himself and Gen, Reyes. Gen. Reyes stated that the La Guaira dispatch was the first Information ne had received of the reported movement af Colombian troops, He declared, how- ever, that If it is true, as stated, that) such movement has taken place, it was without any orders from hum, Upon coming to Washington as the ] special representative of the Colombian Government, Gen. Reyes tomporariiy relinquished the command of the Colom-' bian army, the duties falling upon Gen Castro, second in command. Reyes confirmed the stutement recent- ly made by Admiral Coghlan in a re- port to the prior to his departure for Waassning- ton he had given instructions to the Colombian troops to make no hostile | aemunsiration wad! he was heard trom, | und suid thut these troops were now awalling orders, which, however, would fot come trom im Uirest, put trom the Government at Kogota. Asked ax to the probable length of his stay in the United Suites, ne. re: ued that it was indehne, He would, he said, hold another vonference with becretuty Huy in the course of the next few duys, The polnt on the Gulf of Darien where the Colombiin troops are reported to have landed is believed to be Just about on the dividing line between the terri- y of Panama and Colombla, and it roornbie the troops will not cross the border without further instructions Leva Gugota, Wal upon the reports Government by » Reyes and by the two commissioners, Jimines and Blanco, who left Washington two days ago on their return to Cartagena. Lieut.-Gen. Young, chief of staff, to- day authorized the statement that the War Department was ready to dias- patch troops to the isthmus on short n ce, should their presence be de- manded. Although the statement here- tofore has been denied it is learned that. the department has taken notice of the repeated reports that Colom- ‘lan troops were assembling at differ. ent pointa with the avowed purpose of making a hostile demonstration against Panama, and has perfected all military plans to repel such an invasion. SNOW DUE; NOW ON ITS WAY HERE Storm from the South Atlantic States Should Strike the City This Afternoon or Evening~ May Rain with it, Too. Forecaster Emery told all persons who inquired that the best he could do in the weather line was to predict snow and rain, “The snow and the rain," he said, “will strike here this afternoon or even- ing. Down in the South Atlantic States it is raining. ‘There ts snow elong the edge of Georgia, Tennessee and North Caroline. Both tae rain and the snow are travelling this way. Thus far the two storms are not accompanied by high winds, but when they reach New York they will develop strong winds,” ————— a WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Thursday for New York Gity and vicinity: thatthe Barl had been oud, eptic seizures, After her second widow hood the Count assed MOSt Of her ime abroad. She sold some of her prop- id her country seat May, 1 Snow and rain to-night; Thure- day snow, followed by clearer and colder; briek to high northeast winds shifting Thursday to west- erly. Navy Department, that | BATTERIES WILL BE UGED ON TH HENGH AAGER | Trainer Eck Gets Electric Appliances fr of Contenet and Breton, the Couple from France---Team Gets Praise from Sporting Paper iu Paris. — \HEAVY BETTING ON THE BEDELL BROTHERS TO Charley Heinman Backs Them Against der—Latter Denies Report that He War to Quit—Wives of Walthour oH Krebs Bi teries by their trainer, Tom Eck, and he says it will make lap sure. Two batteries were brought into the Garden for the purpose this noon, {Two WIVES ROOT. Mrs “Bobby” Walthour and Mrs. Floyd Krebs are the tyo the track whose attendance is used as a spurt to the effo:ts of their bands, Mrs. Walthour, who occupies a box on the Twenty-sevénth™ ' side of the track, thinks there is but on man in the race, and he gav ‘@ name, besides diamonds and other things, “ Bobby’ will win,” sae “I can see but one man in the race. He couldn't help winning if he, tr “The only ones he might have had to fear if they were not a 1a hind, are Keegan and Moran. Fisher and cwler may be, but not I I can't see where he comesin. I cook for Bobby and I stay here all ¢ He will win sure. He told me so.” : Mrs. Krebs said: “What, Walthcur win? Never. Nothing to et Krebs and then Krebs again. Look at the way he rides.” _—_—OO STORY GOES AROUND THAT © a LEANDER WANTS TO Quin, B 5 O'CLOCK SCORE. |9—"Leander is going to quit.’ ——— This was the rumor that spread Ike | G5TH HOUR, wildfire around the Garden this after-| Leander and Butler ey Walthour and Monroe. Newkirk ‘Phe six-day race was in a turmol! instanter, Trainers, scribes, spectators, big Jim Kennedy and lttle Pat Pow-| i ud te to | Root an orlan ers rushed around in mad has’ nah gsutouk oe : investigate the report. | ‘Nothing to it,” sald Leander. Me itt and Frans Krebs. “} never felt stronger. Am fresh as pape and er ty w top me $3 oe a daisy and can see nothing to stop Saree peg pre mati. | yell I should from winning. Quit? Well T should say | Pave and Heaupecs, sixty-atia not Was 1.278 miles and 6 laps, made by St ‘And Leander looked as if he meant | (Ot sn ne i oe, what he said. Praise for Frenchmen, ‘Tom Eyck, the trainer for the forelgn riders, sald to-day that he considered Contenet and Breton the greatest sur- prise he had ever had in his career as a | trainer, Contenet, he sald, bad never ridden more than an hour before, and was not uted to long races, ‘The show- ing of the team has so pleased the French sporting paper, Le Belo, of Paris, that they called to Contenet and Breton to-day telling them {{ they win the race they will be presented with handsome gold medals and all thelr- training expenses tor this six-day race | Will be paid. Munroe Ras Tumble, During the excitement of a big spurt during the afternoon Munroe, when just in front of the referee's stand, suddenly toppled backward from his MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, Dev, Bowler and Fisher wheel and fell heavily. ‘The | riders made one lap; around the | before Munroe’s partner, | “Bt Walthour, could be mounted) He mained with the bunch, while |was carried by his trainers to jeamp. Munroe was but silghtiy fie | sured and resumed the race as 8008, | rested. ae pF Leander’s Firat Steer, Leander, who, with Nat Butler) ape the favorites in the grind, took his Mik auine sleep this morning. While had rested a number of times, be a When he left the track that in | had not slept an hou rand a half! “But watch me now, I'm off ta | feathers," he said. fr After a hot bath and # (Continued on Twelfth Page, would not again be in New ¥ ODELL’S NEXT TALK. Coming Here to Do Some More Pow-Wowing with Platt. Gov. Odell will arrive in New York to-morrow or the next day to again confer with Senator Platt, who, acoord- ing to a prominent Republican, 1s com- ing on from Washington to meet the Goverror, If bne Senator has decided té return to New York so soon after his lest talk with Gov. Odell It) will mean @ radical departure from ‘this orlg-| 1) me, for after adjournment of Rea: holidays. Benator Eleberg (one “the | insurgents,’ went te Al iy meet Gov. Odelt and. talks ober aie) vation, Report bas it t Elsberg for Chairman 0} County Committee to of Mr. Linn Bruce,