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M. C. GREENE, Editor and Proprietor.
PRICE HAS A LIST
Of All Correspondents of the
Census Bureau.
IS STATEMENT OF JORDAN
Sensational Assertion Made at Hear¬
ing Before House Committee.
Can Name Four Men Who
Have Divulged Figures
“Gentlemen, cotton is king today.
Cotton statistics are now on trial.”
With these words Chairman Whds-
worth of the house committee on ag¬
riculture, opened the general hearing
cn crop statistics before his commit¬
tee at Washington Friday,
Assistant Secretary Hayes of the
department of agriculture; President
Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton
Association, Atlanta, Ga.; J. H. Tay-
’cr, president of the National Ginners’
Association, Dallas, Tex., and many
southern members of congress, repra-
senting planters, were at the hear¬
ing.
Assistant Secretary Hayes was the
flr3t speaker. He gave in detail the
plan of the department of agriculture
for gathering statistics and changes
recently made in the system of the
bureau of statistics. He said the de¬
partment proposed to retain the crop
reporting board; to have 2,800 oaunty
reporting agents; forty one district
agents and several supervising inspez-
tors who shall travel and instruct dis¬
trict agents.
Different codes were to be furnished
each district agent monthly, and tho
agents' reports are to be given to
computers in sections to avoid the pos¬
sibility of leakage. With the perfect¬
ed reports, Mr. Hayes said the mar
Lets would be less affected. Frequent
nnd accurate reports would work
against the speculator, he said, and
the weather bureau reports will fur¬
nish a guard as to conditions for the
time between reports.
Mr. Hayes said the department of
agriculture would be benefited greatly
by having more agricultural statistics
at its command. He said an acreage
census should be taken every five
years and would be of great assistance
to the crop estimating board. When
asked about the accuracy of the cot¬
ton estimates for last year Mr. Hayes
said that judged by statistics In gin¬
ning the cotton report was within 2
per cent of the actual production.
President Harvie Jordan created
something of a sensation, when he
taid:
“1 have received letters stating that
certain coriespondents who report to
the census bureau are also correspon¬
dents of Theodore Price, the cotton
bear of Wall street,” said Harvie Jor¬
dan, president of the Southern Cotton
Association, to the committee.
Jordan’s remark was something like
a bombshell. Representative Burleson
of Texas was on his feet In a mo¬
ment. "I can promise,” said he, "that
if their ncmes are furnished Mr.
North, and this is found to be true,
they will be immediately discharged.”
Mr. Burleson went on to say that
the bill providing a heavy penalty
for any government official or em¬
ployee who gives out official informa¬
tion will scon be passed, and that it
would reach any representative of the
• government who gives out informa
tion to Mr. Price or anybody else.
Mr. Jordan said later that he had
referred to four correspondents of the
census bureau, whom he kneTv sus¬
tained these relations to Mr. Price,
id he understood Mr. Price had in
J f s possession a list of all the corre-
/ondents of the census bureau.
w PROPOSE INSURANCE LAW.
Kentucky Legislature Will Discuss
Legislation.
After many days of deliberation and
argument hv counsel for the state and
life insurance companies of the coun¬
try, the Joint committee on insurance
of tho Kentucky general assembly
agreed upon measures proposing to
regulate the companies, which meas¬
k ures will he presented to the assem-
ly for approval.
LEGAL ACTION RECOMMENDED.
New York Life Will Be Asked to Re¬
fund Campaign Boodle.
Recommendations that legal ac-
lon be instituted to recover cam¬
paign contributions made by the New
York Life Insurance company were
submitted to the trustees of that com¬
pany at New York Wednesday by the
special investigating committee head
ed by Thomas P. Fowler. It is rec¬
ommended that the money be recover¬
ed from such officers and trustees as
counsel shall decide are liable there-
for.
CHARGES AGAINST JEROME.
District Attorney Accused of Conspir¬
acy to Whitewash Offenders.
Charges including subornation,
perjury, bribery of lawyers, miscon-
version of millions of dollars and
the enlistment of District Attornev
Jerome into a conspiracy to whitewash
the offenders were made against the
Metropolitan Street Railway hearing Company before
and its officials at a
the assembly committee on ways ar
means at Albany, N- Y.» Thursday.
REVIEW BY THE COURTS
Seems to Be Bugaboo Feature of Hep¬
burn Rate Bill—Cat Is Now Out
of the Bag.
"We have heard as many opinions
on the railroad question as there are
members of the committee, and each
man is afraid to bring the court re¬
view feature to a vote,” said Chair¬
man Bikins Friday when the senate
committee on interstate commerce at
Washington adjourned until next
Thursday without having taken a
vote on a bill or considered an amend¬
ment for judicial review of orders of
the interstate commerce commission.
This statement was made in the
presence of Senators Dolliver and
Clapp, who are contending for the
Hepburn bill in the form that it came
from the house. It was said in jest,
but it is believed that it more nearly
expressed the situation than any pre¬
vious alleged authorltive announce
meat. The committee agreed that im¬
portant amendments will not be voted
on until Friday of next week.
Ostensibly the committee adjourned
because Senator Tillman was sudden¬
ly taken ill with threatened pneumonia
and could not be present, and because
Senator Cullom will return from Flor¬
ida some time next week and cast his
vote in the committee. The real rea¬
son for adjournment is believed to be
the attitude of certain democratic
members in not disclosing their posi¬
tions on the court review feature. Nei¬
ther republican faction in the commit¬
tee was certain of the outcome and a
vote therefore was not insisted upon.
Without taking up the question of
judicial review of orders of the com
mission, the committee considered
many amendments offered to other
sections of the house bill. Senator
Carmack offered an amendment in¬
creasing the interstate commerce com¬
mission from five to nine. This amend¬
ment was adopted by a vote of six to
five, as follows:
Affirmative—Elkins, Aldrich, Kean,
Carmack, Foster and Crane.
Negative—Fovaker, Dolliver, Clapp,
McLaurin and Newlands.
It was agreed, however, that
Messrs. Cullom and Tillman may have
their votes recorded on this amend¬
ment and this may change the re¬
sult, though this is not believed likely.
Several amendments were suggested
providing for both inclusion and ex¬
clusion of express companies and pro¬
prietary cars under the bill, but no
action was taken. There was also a
number of amendments offered to sec
tion 1 of the Hepburn bill, on the sub¬
ject of what is known as joint rates.
No amendments were offered at the
session which had an ybearing upon
the court features affecting rates fix¬
ed by the commission, It had been
said that Senator Knox would pre¬
pare an amendment on the subject ac¬
ceptable to the president, but this ru¬
mor could not be confirmed.
Both republican factions express the
belief that Attorney General Moody
is the president’s chief advisor on
the subject of pending railroad rate
legislation and he is opposed to any
amendments looking to the retrial of
any case after the commission has in¬
vestigated a rate and corrected it,
if found to be unjust or discriminative.
Senator Tillman has served notice
upon the interstate commerce commit¬
tee that he will press for an amend
ment to the pending rate bill under
the terms of which express companies
and Pullman cars will not he placed
under the control of the interstate
commerce commission.
HOST OF ALABAMA TEACHERS.
Over Two Thousand Persons Took
the Examination for License.
The total number of persons who
took the examinations for teachers’
licenses at the January examination
in Alabama was 2,207, of whom 1,541
were successful in making good
enough averages to get certificates.
This left 666 who did not show enough
efficiency to be allowed authority to
teach in the schools of the state. The
per cent of the entire number who
passed was 69 2-10. Only 42 per cent
of the negroes were accepted.
JEFFERSON DAY BANQUET.
To Be Held in Kansas City—Promi¬
nent Democrats Will Attend.
Governor Joseph W. Folk and Sen¬
ators Joseph W. Bailey of Texas and
William J. Stone of Missouri have ac
cepted invitations to respond to toasts
at the Jefferson day banquet of the
democratic editorial association of
Missouri, to be held in Kansas City
on April 13. Invitations also have
been extended to Clark Howell, edi¬
tor of the Atlanta Constitution, and
Governor John A. Johnson of Minne
sota.
GROWERS FORM ASSOCIATION.
Raisers of Dark Tobacco of Three
States Are Getting Together.
The Dark Tobacco Growers’ Asso¬
ciation of Kentucky, Tennessee and
Virginia was formed at Lynchburg,
Thursday, representatives from three
state associations meeting together.
Vice presidents are to be selected from
each state. The association is for
the purpose of co-operation in sale
of dark tobacco.
GHAY. JONES CO.. GA.. TH URSDAY. FEBRUARY 22 , 1906.
ATLANTA’S BID ACCEPTED
Georgia State Fair for This Year Goes
to the Gate City Again by Vote
of Special Committee.
By a bid of nearly $10,000 more
than that of Macon, the only other
competitor, Atlanta secured the Geor¬
gia state fair for 1908. The execu¬
tive committee of the State Agricul¬
tural 'Society in session at Macon
Wednesday voted 18 to 16 in favor
of Atlanta. The successful bid was
$47,100.
The Atlanta contingent was jubilant
at the result, as Macon had put forth
the most determined effort of its ex
istence toward securing the agricul¬
tural society’s sanction of the fait.
Atlanta's bid was presented by W.
R. Joyner, who stated that it needed
no comment and that he would not
make any speech or argument other
than tho figures themselves and the
showing made by Atlanta last year.
Atlanta’s bid was itemized as fol¬
lows: Agricultural premiums, $12,000;
other premiums, $13,500; bonus to ag¬
ricultural society, $5,500; advertising,
$6,000; and races, $10,000.
Macon’s bid, which was supported
by speeches by Mayor Bridges Smith.
A. L. Dasher, Felton Hatcher, T. P.
Haley, E. E- Small and Joe Hill Hall,
was itemized as follows: Premiums,
$20,000; bonus for agricultural soci¬
ety, $5,000; races and horse shows,
$12,000. There was no provision for
advertising.
All the members expressed some
surprise that there should have been
any hesitation on the part of the ex¬
ecutive committee }n making the
award and that the vote should have
been so close, in view of the differ¬
ence in the guarantees offered, But
although Atlanta outbid Macon by
nearly $10,000 the State Agricultural
Society committee debated the
award for nearly two hours. The
discussion evidently was heated, judg¬
ing from the noise of debate heard by
the Atlanta delegation. The award
was made in executive session.
‘‘Macon offered as much cash for
the state fair as she could well af
ford,” said a director soon after the
matter was decided by the committee.
“We did the best we could and then
assured the committee that we would
appreciate the award. We reviewed
our past, successes and laid the whole
matter before the body in such man¬
ner as to impress the members with
our eagerness. We did our whole
duty', and the fact that Atlanta came
with a larger hid and convinced the
agricultural society that she ought to
have it again, reflects in nowise upon
those who represented the Central
City.”
M’CALL ON BRINK OF GRAVE.
Illness of Former President of New
York Life is Serious.
John A. McCall, former president
of the New York Life Insurance com¬
pany, is seriously ill at Lakewood, N.
J. In fact, his illness is so grave
that the last sacraments of the
church have been administered.
A friend of Mr. McCall has inti¬
mated that the latter would die a poor
man. He said that Mr. McCall paid
to the treasury of the company $235,-
000 which he had advanced to An
drew Hamilton. He surrendered for
cash all his life ipsurance policies.
They amounted to about $400,000, and
Mr. McCall, it was said, got about
one-fourth of the amount on them in
surrender value.
Of the $235,000 payment only $85,000
was in cash. The balance was secur¬
ed by a mortgage on Mr. McCall’s big
summer home at Long Branch. This
place was recently sold.
ALASKAN GOVERNOR RESIGNS
Brady Sends Quitting Paper to Roose¬
velt and It is Accepted.
President Roosevelt Wednesday af¬
ternoon received and accepted the res¬
ignation of John G. Brady as governor
of Alaska.
The resignation was handed to the
president on behalf of Governor Bra¬
dy by Judge Peele of New York. No
announcement, of the successor to
Governor Brady has been made.
CUT BIGHT STEEL BARS.
Convlcted North Carolina Murderer
Breaks Out of Jail.
Burton Jarrell, convicted of the
murder of W. C. King, in Warren
county, escaped Thursday morning
from the Raleigh, N. C., jail, where
he had been placed for safekeeping,
while Garfield Hicks, who was sen¬
tenced to death for being implicated
in the same crime, refused to flee.
There was some doubt as to Jarrell's
guilt, and the supreme court was con¬
sidering his appeal. Jarrell (sawed
his way through elgh'; steel bars.
WRIT SERVED ON BONI.
Final Action for Separation Taken b/
Buncoed Anna Geuld.
A Paris dispatch says: An “urgent”
writ was served on Count Bonl de
Castellane Friday, making him defen¬
dant in the separation proceedings of
his wife, formerly Anna Gould. This
decisive step wa3 taken after renew¬
ed efforts to effect a reconciliation
had proved fruitless, The count ac-
cepted service of the writ.
QUICK BANK WRECK
Organized in December and
Now in Hands of Reciver.
PRESIDENT UNDER BAN
Allegation That Officials of the Insti¬
tution Have Done as They Pleased
with the Funds — Depositors
May Be Saved.
The Bank of America, incorporated
in Chicago last Deoemher, with a cap¬
ital stock of $250,000, Thursday night,
was placed In tho hands of a receiver
on complaint of John E. Kavanaugh,
a stockholder. The bill asking for
the receivership holds former Judge
Abner Smith, president and three
other officers of the bank responsible
for the alleged insolvency of the In¬
stitution.
In tho few weeks since the opening
of the bank, President Smith is charg¬
ed with having so manipulated secur¬
ities, mortgages and notes and stock
of the bank that he has obtained
amounts aggregating $146,000. The
other three officers, who, in connection
with President Smith are held respon¬
sible for the alleged insolvency of the
bank are: G. F. Sorrow, vice presl
dent; Jorome V. Pierce, cashier, and
F. E. Greelman, a stockholder and
director.
It is charged against these officials,
together with Proaident Smith, that
they have done as they pleased with
the funds of the bank, have voted
themselves such salaries as they de¬
sired, and have lent the money of the
incorporation on such securities as
they saw fit.
The bank had about $300,000 in de¬
posits, of which $25,000 was in sav¬
ings accounts of working people. Tho
representatives of the bank declare
there is 40 per cent of the cash on
band and a large amount of paper,
the value of which Is unknown. On
this paper depends the chance of tho
hank liquidating In Dill.
Attorney Clarence Harrow, who is
a stockholder, paid up to the extent
of $11,000, personally has come to
the rescue of the saving depositors,
“All savings depositors will be paid
in full,” said Attorney Harrow. “I
will buy their checks as they are pre-
sented at the bank. The bank will
be opened in the morning under
charge of Receiver Healey.”
Mr. Greelman, who Is charged with
unloading a large amount of paper
on the institution, is a Chicago lum¬
ber merchant, and is said to have large
lumber interests In Nashville, Tenn.
McCALL DEFENDS HIMSELF.
Says He Has Lived a Clean Life and
Is Ready to Go.
John A McCall, former president
of the New York Life Insurance com¬
pany, Thursday night sent, from what
may be his death bed, a defense of
his own work In the company and of
his relations with Andrew Hamilton.
The statement was made to his son,
and) others gathered in tho death
chamber.
"If it’s God’s will, I'm ready to go,”
Mr. McCall told ills son. “I’ve lived
a clean life. I’ve lived my life as 1
saw it. No man, woman or child can
say that I ever wronged them.”
METHODISTS FOR "OPEN SHOP.”
All Printing Houses Controlled By
Them Will Be 8o Conducted.
At the meeting of Methodist editors
publishers and mnnngerB of the Unit¬
ed States in Cincinnati, it was decided
that every printing establishment con¬
trolled by the Methodist hook concern
shall hereafter be run on the "open
shop,” making no distinction between
union and non-union workers.
It was declared by those who spoke
that, since the open shop plan had
been introduced, there had been bet¬
ter service in every way, and that it
would be absurd to think of ever re¬
storing the alliance with the unions.
MORE WARRANTS ISSUED
For Persons Connected with Recent
Shooting Bee In Savannah.
Another chapter in the political war
that is being waged between the
rival factions of Savannah, Ga., was
written Wednesday when Henry Go-
ette, connected with the People's
League, swore out warrants for John
H. Monroe, D. W. Jernigan, R. H. Mc¬
Kenna and Thomas Duffy, all holding
Jobs under the city administration,
charging them with carrying conceal-
ed weapons, assault and battery and
assault with intent to murder. j
NO OUTBREAK FEARED.
Washington Not Alarmed Over Con¬
ditions in Shanghai, China.
The state department at Washing¬
ton has received a cablegram from
Shanghai, China, staring that the con¬
ditions in that city are not such as
to cause any alarm. Although the
boycott has diminished it is reported
that no great fear is entertained of
any outbreak.
BOY’S HORRIBLE
Georgia Youth Arrested on Charge of
Burning Younger Brother to Death
for Insurance Money.
A 'New York dispatch says: Accus¬
ed of the lleudish crime of pouring
benzine over his (sleeping brother
end then burning him to death, to ob¬
tain $3,000 insurance money, Alexan¬
der Legler, 22 years old, a member of
a prominent family of Baxter, Ga,
was arrested in Jersey City, Wednes
day.
The Legler brothers for a year had
been living at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Rutherford at No. 413
Summit avenue in one of the finest
sections of Jersey City, when Carl
Legler died on December 18 last, four
days after he had been burned almost
from head to feet in his room and In
the presence of his brother.
It was through Mrs. Rutherford that
Chief Murphy obtained the first clew
to the death of the young man, as It
had not been reported to the police
and the body was shipped to Baxter,
Ga., the home of tho victim's parents,
December 19, the day after his death.
Mrs. Rutherford told Chief Murphy
that she was awakened on the night
of December 14 by hearing Carl Legler
scream in agony.
Mrs. Rutherford said she and her
husband rushed into the room of tho
brothers and saw Carl in his night
robe and Alexander lying on the fioo"
near their bed. He was untouched
by the fire.
Mrs. Rutherford said Alexander leap
ed to his feet when they entered,
and aided in putting out tho fire, but
he could not explain it. She said the
Inside half of the bed, where Carl hud
been sleeping, was the only part
burned.
The outside half, where Alexander
had been lying, was hardly touched.
There was an odor of benzine in tho
room, and the bed clothing indicated
that the fluid had been poured over
it. An empty fruit jar that had con¬
tained benzine was on the floor.
Mrs. Rutherford told the police that
during the four days Carl lived, Alex¬
ander was given all of the physioian’s
prescriptions to fill. She said lie al¬
ways brought, back the prescription*
instead of filling them.
Chief Murphy found that Alexander
; had obtained $3,000 insurance on liis
brother's life, but none on his own.
j to though do ho had promised his brother
so.
i ' He made several contradictory
j statements after his arrast.
BONJ NOW ON THE RUN,
Spendthrift Count Will Accept Any
Little Old “Alimony” from Anna.
A Paris special says: The financial
negotiations in the Castellano case
do not relate to Count Boni’s allow¬
ance after separation from his wife,
formerly Anna Gould, of New York,
as he has simplified this branch by
stating that he does not expept a
large amount. The count’s announce¬
ment was made to one of the lawyers
of the countess. It was most emphat¬
ic and is substantially in the following
terms:
“I declare to you, and I swear to
the exactness of my declaration, that
1 not only do not demand, but that 1
will not accept any sum beyond that
small amount which constituted my
income before my marriage.”
The attitude of the count leaves
the lawyers of the countess to con
alder only his outstanding Indebted¬
ness, which reaches an enormous sum.
The Castellano marriage contract
gives the countess her separate in¬
come, not subject, to claims for tho
debts of her husband. This contract
insures tho protection af the count¬
ess’ fortune against being absorbed
in the present controversy, and also
prevents the count’s creditors flora
taking legal action against tho count¬
ess.
The amount, involve.d has been swol¬
len to enormous proportions by exces¬
sive charges for money advanced.
One gentleman, Intimately familiar
with every detail of the Castellano
case, said that, when people sought
advances reached three years ahead
advanced reached three years ahead
on an anticipated Income, the bor¬
rower usually got one-tenth, wiille
nine-tenths went to the usurers. This
applies to the financial situation In
tlio Castellano cfl.se, comparatively
small advances now reaching a gigan¬
tic aggregate through excessive
charges.
PAT CROWE IS LIBERATED.
Jury Failed to Convict Him of Kid¬
naping Young Cudahy.
Pat Crowe, charged with the rob¬
bery of Edward A. Cudahy, the Omaha
packer, of $26/00. In connection with
the kidnaping of Mr. Cudahy’s son,
five years ago, was acquitted at Ozna-
ha Friday afternoon. The jury was
out fifteen hours.
The kidnaping of Eddie Cudahy
December 19, 1900, and his ye least
upon payment by his father of $25,
COO ransom, created a great sensa
tion, and the search for the kidnap
ers was stimulated at the time to the
offer of a reward of $50,000 by Mr
Cudahy.
Last October Crowe was arrested
in Butte, Mont. He was put on trial
February 7. There was no evidence
positively to identify Crowe as one o!
the kidnapers.
VOL. XII. NO. 15.
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EXHUME CORPSE.
Alex Legler, Georgia Boy, Arraigned
In Jeriey City Court on Charge
Of Fratricide.
A New York special says: Accused
of having murdered ids brother, Car!,
for the purpose of obtaining life in¬
surance mcney amounting to $3,000,
Alexandor Legler, Jr., was arraigned
itt court in Jersey City Thursday. Tho
examination of the prisonwr was post¬
poned, howover, until Saturday,
at tho request of Chief of Police Mur
phy, who desired time to get together
witnesses. The case is one of the
most extraordinary in the police an¬
nals of Jersey City, in explaining
tho cast) to the court, Chief Murphy
laid that the pvtsonor was suspected
of having poured benzine over his
brother, Carl, and of having set him
»flre while he slept, and added that
it was believed that when Legler saw
that his brother would not succumb
to his injuries, he caused the victim's
death by administering some powder,
presumably of a poisonous nature. Tho
police announce that they will endeav¬
or to have the body exhumed by tho
authorities at Baxiey, Ga., whither it
was taken by Legler soon after ills
brother's death.
Alex Legler, who resides In Bnxlev,
and who is the fathor of the young
man who is under arrost, states that
be does not believe his son is guilty.
Ho says both of his sons had insur¬
ance policies In the same company,
and ho says ills doad son told him
previous to his death that his brother
helped him to put out the fire, and
that Alex., the young man arrested,
rendered him all the assistance pos-
sible.
Mr. Legler says Mrs. Rutherford is
not on good terms with his son.
Ho says his dead son’s policy was
payable to ills mol her, and Alex had
no interest.
HELL 13 AN IMPROVEMENT
Upon United States So Far as Negro
Is Concerned, Says Bishop Turner.
Bishop H. M. Turner, addressing the
BOO delegates attending the conven¬
tion of negroes in Macon, Ga., Thurs¬
day to discuss racial problems, said:
"1 used to love what 1 'thought
was the grand old flag and sing with
ocstaey about the stars and stripes
but to the nogro in this country the
American flag is a dirty and contempt-
ible rag. Not a star in it. can the
colored man claim, for it is no longer
the symbol of our manhood rights
and liberty.
“I have heavd of both white and
black men perpetrating rape upon in-
nocent and angelic women but no
negro in this country has been tried
by the courts and found guilty of the
heinous crime of rape in fifteen year-.
•<\ know that ihloody-hamled and
drunken mobs have said so, but what
Christian people would accept what
they say? Yet there are millions of
men who pretend to he moral and
claim to be sensible in this country
who go to these drunken mobs to get
information relative to the conduct
of colored men.
“Without multiplying words, I
wish to say that hell is an improve
ment upon the United States when
the negro is involved. If a little igno¬
rant and stupid whlto man, who was
never heard of and never would be
heard of until ten thousand years
after the resurrection trump, wishes
a little notoriety, he begins to belle
and slander the negro and bounds
into popularity. And I challenge any
one or all of them to meet me In pub-
lie discussion and 1 will show that
the negro is a far better man than
they are.”
CASH FOR FISH HATCHERIES.
Two Carollnas and Georgia on the Ao-
propriation List.
The house committee on merchant
marine and fisheries decided Thurs¬
day to report favorably on a bill ap¬
propriating $60,000 for a biological sta
tion on the Gulf of Mexico. Bills for
fish hatcheries were agreed to as fol¬
lows: South Carolina, $25,000; North
Carolina, $25,000.
An appropriation of $2,000 was also
agreed upon for the buying of addi¬
tional land at the fish hatcheries at
Bullockville, Ga.
AID COTTON ASSOCIATION.
la Urgent Advice of the Wilmington
Chamber of commerce.
Supplementing tho efforts of tu«
Southern Cotton Association, the Wil
mlngton, N. C., chamber or commerce
has adopted resolutions urging con
certed action by trades bodies all
over the country looking to a reduc¬
tion of acreage for the next cotton
crop not loss than 10 per cent from
lest year’s crop.
PROBE FOR TOBACCO TRUST.
Kentucky Representative Wants Low
Prices Investigated.
Aep-esentat.ive Trimble of Kentucky
introduced a resolution In the house
Thursday requesting the secretary of
commerce and labor to investigate the
low price of leaf tobucco nnd to ascer¬
tain whether it is caused by a “com¬
bination in the form of u trust or
otherwise, or conspiracy In restraint
of trade and commerce amongv, the
several state» or with foreign coun¬
tries.”
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B | L |_ FOR SUBSIDIES
Passed in Senate by Almost
a Strictly Party Vote.
SIX NEW MAIL LINES
Are Given to Gulf Ports, While the
Measure Provides for Estab
tablishment of Thirteen
New Contract Lines.
At 3 f&W minutes nfter 6 o'clock
Wednesday evening the senate cast Its
final ballot on the subsidy shipping
bill, which was passed by a vote or
38 to 27. All the votes for the bill
were by republican senators, and five
republican senators voted with the
demoncrats in opposition,viz., Burkett,
Dolliver, I.aFollette, Spooner and War-
nor. preceded
Tho vote cn the bill was
by action on a number of amendments
and this by an entire day of debate.
Many important amendments were
accepted, but only in one case was
a modification agreed to that, was not
in accordance with the wishes of man¬
ngors or tho bill. The exception was
nil amendment offered by Mr. Spoon-
er, eliminating the provision giving
half pay to members of the nnval re
serve who have served less than six
months.
As passed, the hill establishes thir-
teon now contract mail lines, and ln-
creases the subvention to tho Oceanic
line running from the Paetfie crest to
Australasia. Of the new lines three
leave Atlantic const ports, one run¬
ning to Brazil, one to Uruguay and
Argentina, and one to South Africa.
Six from ports on the gulf of Mexico,
embracing one to Rrazil, one to Cuba,
one to Mexico and three to Central
America and to the Isthmus of Pan-
am a; four from Pacific coast ports,
embracing two to Japan, China, Phfi-
Ipplncs direct, one to Japan, China and
the Philippines via Hawaii and one to
Mexico, Central America and Pan-
atna.
The bill also grants a subvention at
the rate of $5 per gross ton per year
to cprgo vessels engaged in the for¬
eign trade of the United States, and
at flic rate cf $5 50 per ton t" ves¬
sels engaged in the Phll'npine trade,
the Philippine coastwise lav/ being
postponed until 1909.
Another feature cf the hill is that
creating a nnval reserve of 10,000
officers and men who are to recofre
retainers after tho British practice.
Vessels receiving subsidies are re¬
quired to carry a certain proportion
of naval reserve men among their
crows. The aggregating compensa-
tion for mail lines is about $3,000,-
000 annually, (No feteom vessel of
less than 1,000 tons is to receive aid
under the bill.
When the shipping bill was dis¬
posed of (be statehood bill was made
the unfinished business.
GILLETTE CAUSED SEN8ATION.
Swore on Witness Stand That Carter’s
Friends Ostracized Him.
Major Cassius E. Gillette's testi¬
mony was concluded at Savannah
Wednesday, and the Greene and Gay-
nor trial moved on to other witnesses,
not, however, before the session had
proven (he most interesting and dra¬
matic that has yet been held.
In the cross-examination of Major
'Gillette by Mr. Osborne, for the de¬
fense, a sensation was created when
tho witness plunged int oa revela¬
tion of I lie difficulties he had encoun¬
tered in Savannah because of the
prosecution of iCaptain OJjerlln M.
Carter. He and ills family, he inti¬
mated, had been received but. coldly
and there was a practical ostiv.c in
from that society in which Carter
had long been a favorite.
The most dramatic feature of his
evidence developed, however, when he
quoted a conversation he had bad with
Mr. Osborne, the attorney cross-ex¬
amining him, in which tile latter had
told him that the animosity developed
against him because of rlils attitude
toward Carter, “for brazen effrontery,
was without parallel in tho history of
crime.”
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BIG BUILDING IS WRECKED.
Largest Structure in Augusta, Ga.,
Nearly Destroyed by Fire.
A fire In tho Leonard building, the
largest office structure in Augusta,
Ga., threatened the principal business
block of the city Friday afternoon.
The building was badly wrecked, but
not destroyed. The contents of near¬
ly all of the offices were destroyed
by fire or ruined by water.
The loss is estimated at $50,000, in¬
sured to the extent of 76 per cent.
The building was one erected follow¬
ing a $1,000,000 fire a few years ago.
AUNT CARRIE AGAIN JAILED.
Afterwards Released in Order That
She Might Deliver Lecture.
Carrie Nation appeared at a bar
room in Hot Springs, Ark., Wednes¬
day, ami began lecturing the crowd.
She charged was with ejected and lodged in peace! jail*
disturbing the
S-ater she was released in order to
fulfill her lecture engagement.