The evening world., 1909-02-17

same In the said city and state or New
York and In many other places, includ'
Ing the District OF Columbia: that Jo'
seph Pulitzer was President OF the Press
Publishing Company aforesaid, and that
the said Caleb NJ. Van Hamm and the
said Robert H. Lyman were employed
by the Press Publishing Company afore'
said In the publication OF the said news
paper called The World, and were en-
gagged In the business and the duties OF
aiding In the composition and prepara-
ton of the said newspaper prior to its
publication as aforesaid; that the Press
Publishing Company aforesaid, on be-
half OF the said newspaper called The
World, did carry on its business In the
Washington office at the time and
times aforesaid. that Is to say, an
office and bureau located In the city OF
Washington, District OF Columbia, and
used and maintained for the purpose OF
carrying on the business In the District
Of Columbia OF the Press Publishing
Company aforesaid and OF the newspa-
per called The World: and that at the
time and times aforesaid, there were
circulated and distributed In the Dis
trict Of Columbia a great many copies
or the said newspaper called The World.
And by way Of a statement OF facts
and circumstances antecedent to the
commission of the said oifenses set
forth IN each Of the several counts OF
this Indictment, and bearing upon and
necessary to the proper understanding
thereof. and Of the false. scandalous,
malicious and defamatory ibe,s In.
volyed therein, the Grand Jurors afore-
SAID, upon their oath aforesaid, do fur
Their present.
That heretofore. to wit, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and e!shty-e!ght, the Compagnie Uni
yerseIe du Canal Interoceanique de
Panama (Which, translated into the
English language, is the Universal
Company of the lnteroceanc Canal OF
PanamaD, body corporate existing
by virtue OF the laws OF France, had
acquired and owned certain valuable
concessions from the republic OF Colom-
bia to excavate and build through and
across the territory OF the said re-
public. to wit, through and across the
isthmus OF Panama a maritime canal
connecting the waters OF the Atlantic
and the Pacific Oceans, and the said
company. had begun and proceeded with
the work Of building said canal, and
had acquired valuable property and val
liable machinery used in the work
aforesaid, and had also had prepared
FOR It,. and owned, many valuable en-
glneering plans, maps and archives re-
lating to and Illustrating said work,
which 1t KEEP: In the city OF Paris,
France.
Appointment Of LiquIdator.
The said company had issued its cap
ital stock to a large amount, to wit, 20
the amount OF three hundred million
francs, and In order to discharge It's
many obligations and expenses the said
company had also issued a series of
bonds OF large amount, to wit, to the
amount or face value OF one billion four
hundred million francs and thereafter
the said company became insolvent and
failed, and to wit. on the fourth day Of |
February, In the year OF our Lord one |
thousand eight hundred and lightweight, |
Its dissolution was decreed according |
70 law by the proper judgment of the |
Civil Tribunal of the Seine at Paris, |
said and BY the terms of which judy |
ment an officer OF the court called a |
llquidator was appointed, with plenary |
power to wind up the said company, |
and with full power In the premises, |
especially to grant and contribute to !
any new company all or any part OF the !
property Of the said Compagnie unlver- |
selle du Canal Interoceanque de Pan
anna, and to enter into and ratiiy with |
the contractors for the Panama Canal. |
all agreements having for their pur-
poses the continuance OF the work. And |
thereafter, to wit upon the twenty-frst |
day Of July, In the year OF our Lord |
one thousand eight hundred and ninety /
three tire, by proper DECREE Of the said
Pierre Gau,ron was duly appointed ,
llqudator OF the said company. with all |
the powers granted in the premises as
aforesaid, and the said Gautron there ,
after duly qualified and was confirmed |
as the sole llquidator Of the said COM
pany
Thereafter, on. to wit. the twenty |
second day OF October. In the year Of .
our Lord one thousand eight hundred .
and ninety.four there was created un-
der and by virtue of the laws OF
France. "Societe Anonyme" (Which, |
translated into the English language. |
10 an Anonymous Soclety'D, a COM |
name OF "Compagnie, Nouvelle Du |
Canal de Panama" (Which, translated .
into the English language. is THE New .
Company OF the Canal OF Panama.. /
with its capital stock fixed at sixty .
FIVE million francs, divided into six .
hundred and fifty thousand shares Of
the par value OF one hundred francs .
each. or this said capital stock, nifty
thousand shares were set apart for the .
Republic OF Colombia, In compensation
and payment for the extension bv the
said Republic of Colombia Of the. con- |
sessions aforesaid, and in accordance .
with the existing law passed in that .
behalf
Keeping Concession Alive.
The said Republic of Colombia had .
demanded from time to time OF the Com
oceanique de Panama large sums If |
money in consideration OF and payment |
OF the concessions aforesaid, and in or. |
der to keep alive the said concessions /.
and prevent their forfeiture, the l!qu.da- /
tor OF the said Company, the aforesaid |
Gautron, made divers payments. Tie |.
balance Of six hundred thousand shares
Of the said capital stock OF the said /.
Compagnle Nouvelle du Canal de Pana. /
ma was offered for subscription. The |
said liquidator OF the Compsgnie Uni. |
verselle du Canal Interoceanque de
Panama, the said GautroA, subscribed |
to one hundred and ifty-eght thousand
debtors and contractors OF the said Com |
pagnie un!verselle du Canal Inter-
oceanique de Panama subscribed for four
hundred and six thousand two hundred
and seven shares, leaving hut thirty
four thousand eight hundred and forty
three shares OF the said capital stock Of
the said Compagne Nouvsile du Cana!
de Panama to be ACQUIRED by the public
generally AZ large. The said Compaga:r
Nouvelle du C:nal lie Panama had It's
principal office In the city OF Paris
France, II was duly org lnized and off,
cered, and thereafter such proceedings
were had that the aforesaid lean Pierre
Gautron, lquldator a. aforesaid of tie
said Comp gnie universelle du Canal In
teroceanlque de Panama, contributed
ceded and transferred 20 the said COM.
pagnte Nouvelle du Canal de Panama all
It's rights, franchises and c1ncessioos
from the republic Of Colombia In the 18th