Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 297, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 October 1903 — Page 6

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1903.

;9G0,060 KOT ENOUGH

it ivnti. iiavi: sAvnn tiic Miirm itniir. company. Hnin, Howe", 31lht I!ar Ilcon Avoided If Scliwnl 11ml Consented lo Raising Sf2,00Of00. LEWIS NIXON'S TESTIMONY 3ioni: mht ox tiii: affaius or tiii: ivitrxKKD comihnatiox. Schwab' Defense Ontllned In the Qnestion Pat by III Attorney, IV. 1). Guthrie. NEW YORK. Oct. !3.-Thc nature of the defense which Charles M. Schwab will roako to the charges that have been made against him in connection with the financial affairs of the wrecked United States Shipbuilding Company was sharply outlined during the latter part of the hearing before Examiner OUphant late to-day. Lewis Nixon was still on the stand, and, under cross-examination by W. D. Guthrie, counsel for Mr. Schwab, there was an effort to show that tho corporation would not have succeeded if the $2,0u0,000 promised under the Sheldon plan of reorganization had been made available, and that it could not have continued its existence even if it had received the much sought for $000,0 which, it Is alleged, was wrongfully withheld by the Bothlehern Company. Mr. Guthrie showed by Mr. Nixon that the $.0,000 would have been absorbed without relieving the company of all the financial embarrassment which It suffered, and then asked if it would have been honest to the other creditors if the interest charges on account of bonds had been paid on July 1, the date of the crisis in the affairs of the concern. The witness testified that his talk over the telephone with Mr. Schwab when the latter said that he had advised the directors to refrain from attending meetings had occurred after the plan of reorganization had been published. The witness identified a letter he had written to Mr. Charles Wetmore, giving some estimates, and swore that before he wrote the letter he did not know that thero were errors in the books of accounts of the combination and still believed the reports of the accountants were correct. The accountant's report, secured by the Trust Company of the Republic in August, and the circular sent out by the trust company at the same time were produced and offered in evidence. It developed during this proceeding that both bides ara anxious to secure tho presence and testimony of Accountant IV. D. Simpson. Mr. Untermyer said he understood Mr. Simpson was in Massachusetts. lie is to be examine 1 as to the correctness of his reports. Mr. Guthrie then produced three letters written by Mr. Nixon to Mr. Schwab in May last, and made them the basis for a defense of tho reorganization plan and tho withholding of the Bethlehem profits. The first letter was written on the 7th of May, and referred to the meeting which Mr. Schwab was to have with Mr. Sheldon, of tho reorganization committee. It impressed upon Mr. Schwab the necessity, of obtaining money, and urged that measures for the relief of the company bo speedy. The second letter, written a day later, drew attention to the rumors as to the company, which Mr. Nixon said would embarrass tho concern with the banks who had loaned it money, and suggested that some public statement be made. The third letter, written on May 2J. formally approved the plan of reorganization, and pledged the co-operation and support of the writer. Atter some preliminary questions as to the letter. Mr. Guthrie asked Mr. Nixon if the $2.000,000 promised under the plan of reorganization had been promptly fur nished if he believed the company could have met its obligations and the plants continued in operation. Mr. Nixon angwered affirmatively, and then Mr. Guthrie asked: "If the receiver had not been appointed, could all of these plants have been kept in operation?" Mr. Untermyer objected to the question, saying that it had not been shown that tho money was forthcoming, and that the reorganization plan involved the elimination of the bondholders. "On condition the money was obtained," answered Mr. Nixon, "I am satisfied the plants could have been kept running." Mr. Guthrie then asked Mr. Nixon if he could have kept the company and plants going if he got the SJOO.uft) from Bethlehem, and despito th fact that the fixed charges amounted to approximately $1.700.000. The witness answered firmly that he believed that ho could and that he had been willing to make the try. lie wanted more working capital, but would have done the best ho could. Mr. Guthrie asked the witness what he would have done with the liuo.OuO if he had fot it, and led him through a calculation showing how quickly it would have been absorbed without materially bettering the condition of the company. Ho first deducted the $250,000 paid by Bethlehem, and then took out the &t2.300 due on July 1 in payment of Interest on the first mortgage bonds, and then showed that the interest charges on Aug. 1 would have swallowed the balance. Mr. Nixon explained that the attack on the credit of the company was due to rumors that it would not be able to meet Its interest obligations. Creditors were pressing and he said what he had in mind was to utilize some of the bonds in the treasury In borrowing money. "Do you think it would have been honest to have paid the July interest with all of tho past due and rapidly accuring indebtedness?" asked Mr. Guthrie. Mr. Nixon objected to the word "honest" and Mr. Guthrie changed his question to "do you not think there is an honest difference of opinion as to the justice of paying the Interest charges and do you not admit In your letters that to continue business would precipitate immediate bankruptcy?" "I wanted money." said Mr. Nixon, "and wa.i prepared to make almost any sacrifice" "Was It not a fact that tho board of directors thought that because of the want of accord, the accumulation of debts and the pressing need for money, the proper course was to publish to tha world that reorganiftztlon was necessary In order that people would no longer deal in securtles on which interest could not be paid on July 1?" "Most decidedly." said Mr. Nixon. "I did not want the people to continue dealing In the securities." Schwab 3fuy Intervene. NEW YORK. Oct. 23. Through an order rranted late to-day Charles M. Schwab was granted leave to intervene as a complainant In the action recently commenced in the Federal Courts by tho New York Security and Trust Company against the United States Shipbuilding Company and James Smith, jr.. as receiver. The defendants at the same time were allowed to file an amended answer and cross-bill, and Roland B. Conklln. Max Nathan. Jacob W. Mack and James D. Mayuire, as creditors and stockholders, wero given leave to intervene as defendants. Lawyer Defers, representing Mr. Schwab, explained to Judge Lacomb that the issues of the action were such that Mr. Schwab should properly he a complainant, the answer of the defendants containing allegations of such a character that Mr. Schwab should in all fairness Ixs given tho opportunity to ccmc in and show his position. Bank Cashier Dies of Apoplexy. PITTSBURG. Oct. 23. Edward It. Kramer, cashier of the First National Bank of Allegheny, which suspended yesterday, died to-night at his home In Sewickley, aged fifty-six years. Death was caused by apoplexy, followed by paralysis, lie had been in good health until to-day. when he suddenly became ill. He was At the tank on Thursday and worked )te, siylng he would be back this morning. The severe nervous strain through which he has paascd durinff th laet few days t thought

to have hastened the attack. Mr. Kramer had been cashier of the bank for fifteen years.

Hecclver for 3Intcli Company. TACOMA, Wash., Oct 23.Frank B. Cole, of Tacotna, was to-day appointed receiver of the Washington Match Company byJudge Hanford, of tho Federal Court, in session at Spokane. In a suit In Tacoma last week it appeared that the company had received $:.V"0 in cash subscriptions to tho stock. Jud?e Spell declared. in giving Judgment against the company, that its methods were reeking with fraud. Will 3Inke Iiurglnr Proof Vault. TRENTON, N. J.. Oct. 2 The Electric Protection Company, capital $3,000,000, was incorporated here to-day to manufacture electrical burglar-proof vaults. WOULD DISRUPT EMPIRE CIIAMUERLAIVS POLICY CONDEMNED II V THE FItEE-TRADE LEAGUE. Doke of Devonshire Elected President of the Organization Victor Cavendish n Frce-Trnder. LONDON, Oct. 20. At a meeting held tonight in Westminster of the parliamentary committee o'f the Unionist Food League the Duke of Devonshire was unanimously elected president of the league, and Lord Goschen, chancellor of the exchequer in the second administration of Lord Salisbury, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, who occupied the same office from 1&j to 1102. and C. T. Ritchie, who resigned as chancellor of the exchequer this fall, were elected vice presidents. Among those present was the Duke of Manchester. The meeting approved the issue of a manifesto setting forth the views of the league. .Briefly this manifesto expresses the willingness of the league to consiJec in a friendly and loyal spirit any definite plan the premier may submit to Parliament. It criticises adversely and at considerable length, however, Joseph Chamberlain's proposals, and declares they would impose all the disadvantages of an imperial Zollverein with none of its gains and tend to promote the disintegration rather than the union of the -inpire, whilo leading Inevitably to a policy of pPDtettlon. Victor Cavendish, heir to the dukedom of Devonshire, who was appointed financial secretary to the treasury a fortnight ago, spoke at Derby to-night and made some interesting revelations. lie said he aIso had written a letter resigning his post, as treasurer of King Edward's household, but he "did not mail it." lie explained that he did not like the idea of retaliation, but iow he believed it was necessary to "defend British trade." Mr. Cavendish is credited with being a free-trader, and his consenting to remain in the government created comment at the time of the crisis. Chief Irish Secretary Wyndham. whose declaration on the fiscal question has been awaited with considerable interest, which has not been diminished by his successful land bill fight, spoke at Dover to-night. He announces himself as thoroughly in accord with Premier Balfour and Joseph Chamberlain in fiscal matters and he paid a tribute to the former colonial secretary as "the man who had seen the lack of wisdom of the nation entering the commercial lists without arms and without armor." Colonial Secretary Lyttelton (Liberal Unionist) has been re-elected a member of the House of Commons from Warwick and Ieamington with a greatly reduced majority. He received 2,689 votes, while Mr. Berridge, the Liberal candidate, received 2,493, the majority being 190. At the last election In this district Mr. Lyttelton secured a majority of 831. The reduced majority of Mr. Lyttelton in Warwick and Leamington, occurring, as it did, in Mr. Chamberlain's district, is taken by the Unionist press this morning as an indication that the food tax argument of the free-traders will figure heavily in the general election whenever the government goes to the country. SYMPATHY FOR CANADA COJI3IENT OF LONDON WEEKLIES ON THE ALASKAN DECISION. Sntnriluy Ilcrlerr an Bitterly AntlAmerican as Ever Alverstone Accused of Betrnylns Trust. LONDON, Oct. 24.-With the exception of the Saturday Review, which displays its anti-American bias in an even more intense form than usual, the weekly papers, in their comments on the decision of the Alaska boundary tribunal, adopt fairly impartial views and decline to believe that Lord Chief Justice Alverstone was actuated by other than honorable and judicial motives, or that he was guilty of the breach of faith charged against him. The Saturday Review, however, declares that "one more betrayal of the same nature will strain the imperial connection to the breaking point," and congratulates Mr. Chamberlain upon being out of the government on such an occasion. All the weeklies naturally sympathize with Canada. The Spectator believes that after momentary expressions of annoyance the Canadians, being a sensible people, will realize that they are as much bound by the decision as they would have been had it been wholly favorable to them, and that if Lord Alverstone's mind was unconsciously biased it was not certainly in the American direction. The Spectator says also it is heartily glad that such a difficult question has been settled, becausejt might imaginably have led to war between the United State3 and Great Britain. The Speaker, in an extremely sensible article, points out that the decision is perfectly consistent with the Behring sea award, and that Canada ought to remember the triumph of yesterday in the bitterness of to-day. DERATED DY CANADIANS. Members of the House of Commons Discuss the Decision. OTTAWA. Ontario, Oct. 23. In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Bourassa made a speech on the Alaska boundary award, supporting the American contention and agreeing with Lord Alverstone as far as the decision as to the strip of land along the coast was concerned, but disagreeing with him in respect to the islands in Fortland channel. The opinion of Mr. Bourassa is that all the J island should have gone together, either to the United States- or to Great Britain. Mr. Borden, leader of tho opposition, de clared that Canada should have withdrawn from being a party to tho treaty once it had seen the character of the tribunal. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. in reply, spoke with some fueling. He said that the position of Mr. Borden was somewhat severe on the chief Justice of England. The premier was willing to wait' to see the opinion of Lord Alvertsone before deciding against him. In his own opinion Canada had a good case. Byut there were no doubt arguments on the other side. In regard to the opposition members who advised the government's withdrawing after the King had ratified the treaty, the premier said they should think seriously of what they meant. Suppose the United States would have placed tho American Mag over the disputed territory, then Canoda would have had to withdraw in shame or go to war. Mr. Gourley. of Colchester, in ending the debate, said that there was a secret understanding between Canada and Great Britain to sacrifice, territory for lrnierial interests. Sir Wilfrid Laurier nsked how he arrived at that conclusion. Mr. Gourley said: "By a process of reasoning." Sir Wilfrid Laurier: "Then your reasoning is false." j Have you tttn Mrs. Austin's New Dres3?

FLOCKING TO AMERICA

ALIENS PEOPLING THE COUNTRY AT AN ENORMOUS HATE. Nearly One 3I!IIIon Persona Were Admitted In the Flacnl Year Endetl June 30. SARGENT'S ANNUAL EEP0RT STATISTICS PRESENTED DY THE IMMIGRATION COM3IISSIONER. Increase of Steerage Passengers Over Previous Year IVns 208,30.1 Number of Rejections. - WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The annual report of Commissioner General Frank P. Sargent, of the Bureau of Immigration, shows a large Increase of steerage immigration over that of the preceding year, the aggregato for the fiscal year of 1903 being &57.0W, an excess over that of last year of 20S.C03, or 32 per cent. The statistics show an increase in immigration from all foreign sources, suggesting as the chief causes of the influx of aliens into the United States during tho year tho Inducements offered to settlers here, rather than any special causes of discontent In their own countries. Of the total steerage Immigration there came from Europe 814,507, from Asia L"9,9GC. and from all other sources 12,573. If to these figures are added those representing the total arrivals of alien cabin passengers, 61,209, the result will show that the total immigration of aliens to the United States during tho year aggregated 921,313, or 103,043 more than the greatest number reported for any one year. The greatest number of immigrants, 230.G22, came from Italy, an increase of 52,247 over last year, while Austria-Hungary furnished 20C.011, an Increaso of 31,022; Russia 130,093, an increase of 28,743; Germany 40,ESG, an increase of 11,782; Sweden 4C.02S, an increase of 15,134; Ireland 35,310, an increase of 6,172, and England 26,219, an Increase of 12,644. Of the Oriental countries Japan was foremost with 19,908, an Increase of 5.C9S, while China contributed 2,20?, an increase of 5C0 over last year. Of tho total number of steerage aliens G13.U6 were males and 213,900 were females, of whom 102,421 were less than fourteen years of age. There were of these 3,341 who could read, but could not write, and 1S5.GC7 who could neither read nor write, leaving a balance able both to read and write of m.OßS. The total amount of money brought by them Into the United States was $16,117,313. Exclusive of those denied admission at the land boundaries of the United States, .769 alien immigrants were rejected for various causes, the number of rejections being nearly double those of the preceding year. Of theso 5,812 were paupers, 1,773 were afflicted with disease, and 1.0S6 were contract laborers. Concerning these figures Commissioner Sargent says: "The most noteworthy features In this statement are those In relation to the rejections of alien contract laborers and persons suffering with dangerous contagious diseases. With respect to the former it mnv fnlrlv i- re sumed that the extra vigilance of the of ficers enarged with the enforcement of the law has resulted In the detection and exclusion of the largo number given, 1.0SG. which is in excess of the number vMiwinii during any previous fiscal year since the establishment of the bureau. "As regards the reflection f rMen-ia aliens, I must reiterate the statement made in ine last annual report that it exhibits upon the part of some of the transportation lines SUCh a Wanton fHsrffr;irrl nf (tia laws of the country as fully vindicates tho wisuom oi congress in authorizing by the act. annroved March 3. loon, tho i of a penalty for bringing diseased aliens to A t f A . . mis country in tnose cases in which the existence of the disease was perceptible at the time of foreign embarkation." Commissioner Sargent recommends that an examination by competent medical officials be mado of immigrants on behalf of this government at foreign ports of embarkation. He believes that skilled physicians, representing this government, should be detailed for this service. The commissioner refers tn th rwvn dnn. ger to the country found in the colonizing m i . . ... oi mien communities in our great cities. "Such colonies." says he. "are a menace to me pnysicai, social.- moral anu political se euritv of the countrv. Ttmnvpil frnm thi sweatshops and slums of the great cities ana given ine opportunity to acquire j home, pvprv alien. Iinwpvfr rmllrnl Vila (ha orles Of government and individual right may nave been, w r become a conservative a sunnorter in theorv and nrnrtfpA nf thni institutions under whose benign protection he has acquired and can defend his household eoods. Suitable legislation f thnmfnro urged to establish agencies by means of .11. 1 A A A j wnicn, eimer wun or wiinoui ine co-opera tion of the States, aliens shall be made nc qualnted with the resources of the country at large, the industrial need of the various sections, in both skilled and unskilled labor, the cost or living, tho wages paid, the price and capabilities of tho lands, the character ui uir ciiiiin it'?, inn uuiauuu ui ine sea sons in short, nil of that informs Hrm fur nished by some of the great railway lines xnrougn wnose euons me territory tributary thereto has been transformed from a wilderness within a few years to the abiding place of a happy and prosperous population." Commissioner Sargent, in view of the arrival of approximately 1.000,000 Immigrants annually, urges that legislation be enacted to improve the quality, morally and intellectually, of those admitted. The report indicates a marked Improvemetn in the enforcement of the complex and strongly resisted Chlneso exclusion laws. BUSINESS OUTLOOK. (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) influence on the price situation. However, in tho absence of an active demand for domestic consumption, they have not exerted such a great influence, and the result has been that prices have held very steady, with little change from last week, on all the leading descriptions of bituminous coal. "The transportation conditions out of Cincinnati on all-rail coal are in about tho worst shape of any In the West. It is reported that practically all of the Chicago lines out of that territory have embargoed the leading West Virginia trunk lines where coal and coke traffic originates, with the result that shipments are being diverted to other points. The yards of the West Virginia roads in Cincinnati are said to be overloaded with coal, and it looks as if a congestion has been created which will take three or four weeks at the earliest to relieve. "St. Louis continues to be troubled with a congestion of freight In the yards at East St. Iouls, and bituminous coal is soiling there at from 10 to 13 cents a ton over the price that Is prevailing In Chicago on the same coal on a comparative basis of freight rates. This is wholly the result of the railroad situation, which is apparently growing more acute instead of better. Railroad officials at St. Louis nre almost inclined to give up hope concerning tho future of the situation at that point. With the immense world's fair traffic already under way and likely to increase from now till a year hence, there is every prospect of a continued congestion, and at times a situation will bo created which is worse than the one to-day. To tho coal shippers, however, the outlook appears worse than in other lires of trade, for the reason th:U the quantity of coal shipped into tho St. Louis market to date Is hardly up to the normal point. "Western transportation out of the min Ing fields of Illinois and Indiana is just as bad as it has been any time this fall There continues to bo complaint over the shortago of cars at various points, and movement of coal is not thought to be up to the normal point yet. The mining fields of the two States are spotted In this respect. Occasionally an operating company will report that it has been enabled to work on nearly full time, but this is the exception rather than the rule. Production

In the two States will probably average

not more than four days for the present week. "In the Western anthracite trade there has been a continued improvement during the week, and, while business is not yet up to the active point, it is so much better than it has been for the past three months that shipping agents are feeling encouraged. The demand Is picking up among city retailers, who are buying more freely at the docks and are taking larger quantities of all-rail coal. This shows rather conclusively that consumers are buying more freely, because the wagon trade does not buy much coal until It has received orders for it. In all probability there has been a similar Improvement in the country districts, although it has not been so apparent in tho shipping demand from that quarter, owing to country stocks having been very large the early part of the present month. As soon as dealers' stocks in the country are reduced it is probable thero will also be a decided improvement from that quarter." HANK CLEARINGS DECREASE. Drop 31.f Per Cent, nt New York ond l.S nt Indianapolis. NEW YORK, Oct. 23. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings at tho principal cities for the week ended Oct. 22, with the percentage" of increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: Inc. Dec. New York $1161,805.114 .... 31.9 Chicago 1?,220,833 11. ltoston 135.3C4.94l .... 3.4 Philadelphia F-8.7l0.lfi3 .... 13.3 St. Louis &0.42v.301 2.0 .... Pittsburg 45.403,139 0.7 .... San Francisco 23.760, S73 5.S .... Baltimore 25.4S4.120 11.3 .... Cincinnati 22,31S,7;-0 10.3 .... Kansas City 26,42C,4?3 12.4 .... Cleveland 16,021.531 6.9 .... Minneapolis 19.723,402 3.0 .... New Orleans 21.C38.S0l 43.3 .... Detroit 10,2.0.rs 12.4 .... Louisville 9,507,373 6.6 .... Omaha 8,176.703 10.8 .... Milwaukee 9,157,614 13.2 .... Providence 10.S1S.200 6.7 .... St. Paul 6.744.273 0.1 .... DufTalo 6,787,2.'0 2.9 .... Indianapolis 5.867.20 .... 1.8 Columbus 4.2W.003 1.9 .... Toledo 3.4t".6,007 11.5 .... Peoria 3.194.SS7 9.9 .... Dayton 1.S.7,C.'3 17.2 .... Topeka 1.631.27 7.4 .... Rvansrllle 1,4'. 87 26.2 .... Sprinpflold, 111 1.S07.S. 29.2 .... Springnelri. Ü 411.643 43.2 .... liloomlngton, 111 SC3.474 9.6 .... Decatur, 111 2.937,704 .... 20.6 Totals, United States $2,m.lG.316 .... 20.2 Outside New York SS2,CG3,4"i: 3.0 .... Balances paid in cash. MAN BEHIND THE DESK HE RECEIVES LITTLE GLORY, YET HIS WORK IS NECESSARY. If Dudes Re Neglected or Improperly Performed the 3Inn Ilelilnd the un SnITers Corhin'a Address. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-General Corbin, who leaves Washington to-morrow and assumes command of the Department of the East on Monday, to-day issued an address to the officers and employes of the adjutant general's department, of which he has been chief for about six years. He speaks of coming into the office Just in time to meet tho responsibilities incident to a foreign war, and adds: "I was fortunate in having the aid of the best assistant and the most competent clerical force." He quotes the commendation of the Dodge commission of his department and adds: "There is little glory even for the man behind the desk, and yet if his work is not well done no army can be efficient. The man behind the desk in a sense enlists, pays, transports, mounts, arms, equips, feeds and provides surgical and medical treatment for the men behind the guns. That you, with the other staff departments, did your full share in this great work of creating the army that acquitted itself in the war with Spain with so much honor is now history. This work, when once fully understood, will be appreciated." Hitchcock: Will Ask $150,000,000. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The secretary of the interior has completed and forwarded to the secretary of the treasury his estimate of the appropriations necessary to conduct the affairs of the Interior Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905. The estimate places the total requirement for the department at $156,000,000, which is about $3,000,000 less than the appropriation for the current year. The proposed reduction will be made in the Pension Bureau and the Indian office. The estimate for pensions Is $12C,S0O,Ouo, or $1,700,000 less than the appropriation made for this vear. There is a cut. also, of $1,300,000 In the estimate for the Indian Bureau. The estimate for conducting the affairs of the nve civilized tribes of Indians Is $259,095. The reduction in the pension estimate is due to a calculation of deaths of pensioners made by tho commissioner of pensions. Wnr Department' Estimates. WASHINGTON, Oct 23. The estimates for the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, show a net increi.se over the estimates of the previous year of about $130,000, this Including about $16,000,000 for river and harbor improvements for which no estimates were submitted last year. The estimate for the military establishment, which includes tho pay, equipment and supplies for the army, is about $78,000,000. $200,000 less than last year. The estimates for public works of a military character, which includes nrsenals, forts, barracks, buildings and grounds, aggregate $24,000,000, which is about $16,000,000 less than last year. LnmlvoIghta Resignation Accepted. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Postmaster General Payne to-day accepted the resignation of William II. Landvoight, chief of the division of classification of mails of the Postofflce Department, to take effect at tho close of business to-morrow. The delay In accepting the resignation, which was presented yesterday at the request of Mr. Payne, was due to Assistant Postmaster General Madden, who desired that a number of matters pending in Mr. Landvoight's division be disposed of. Barrett Disbarred. WASHINGTON. Oct. 23 Postmaster General Payne to-day signed an order disbarring II. J. Barrett, of Baltimore, nephew of former Assistant Attorney General Tyncr and for some years law clerk and acting assistant attorney general for the department, from practice before the depart nent. Barrett was indicted by the grand Jury as the result of alleged transactions involving decisions of the assistant attorney general in turf Investment cases. Nntionnl Capital Notes. WASHINGTON, Oct. p2.-Senator Cnllom, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, had a conference with the President to-day. He discussed with him the Cuban reciprocity legislation to be taken up at the extraordinary session of Congress next month. To-day's meeting of the Cabinet was very brief and at its conclusion assurances were given that nothing of importance had been developed. Only-four members of the Cabinet. Secretaries Hay and Cortelyou, Postmaster General Payne and Attorney General Knox, were present, the other Ave beins absent from the city. The War Department authorized the construction of a guard house on the Tartar wall at Peking. China, for the use of the soldiers stationed in that city as a legation guard. Other nations maintaining troops in Peking have erected su,ch building on the wall. Mrs. Roosevelt occupied a box at. the Columbia Theater to-night, and witnessed the performance of Miss Marie Ca hi 11 in "Nancy Brown." Included in the party were Commander and Mrs. Proctor, Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Mr. Penchat. Mlasiffslppi Levee Convention. NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 23.-Georgc J. Gould has addressed a letter to Chairman Luce, of the levee commission, in which he praises the objects of the Mississippi valley levee convention to be held here, beginning next Tuesday, and expresses the hope that through it the interest of Congress will be aroused to the extent of providing liberal appropriations for levee protection. He adds

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