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COTTON LEAK
NOW
Verified in Report Just Rendered
by Secret Service Men.
SCANDAL IS IN THE AIR
Charges Made by Southern Cotton As¬
sociation Hold Good--Wilson to
Give all the Facts.
A Washington special says: The
long expected report of the secret
service officers who investigated the
charges of irregularities in the prep¬
aration and publication of the gov¬
ernment crop reports, prefered by
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
-Cotton Growers’ Association, has been
placed in the hands of Secretary
Wilson.
When seen Secretary Wilson re¬
fused to give any intimation as to
the result of the investigation or what
action he proposes to take, but saic
that the whole matter would be made
public. He declared that nothing
would be withheld. The case, he
said, had assumed the nature of a
scandal and he proposed to give the
public every shred of information he
had.
In connection with the giving out
of the report, it is understood that
the announcement will be made or
complete reorganization of the statis¬
tician’s office.
The Washington Post of Friday
printed the statement that, as a re¬
sult of the investigation of the
charges involving the cotton statis¬
tics of the department of agriculture,
the removal of Edwin S. Holmes, as¬
sociate statistician, who was suspend¬
ed some days ago, will be announced
'by Secretary Wilson in connection
with the report of the secret service
agents.
“There is the best of authority,”
The Post says, "for the statement
that the report will show that the
charges of Richard Cheatham of At¬
lanta, secretary of te Southern Cot¬
ton Association, that figures relative
to the cotton crop were not only ma¬
nipulated for the purpose of affecting
the market at different times, but
that they were given out in advance
lor nee in a speculative wny by a
__‘ill New fork, were well found¬
ed. The secret service agents found
that Holmes had grown immensely
wealthy in a few years.”
PRESIDENT SCORNS FILTHY LUCRE.
Makes Address Before Educational Associ
tion on “the Duties of the Rich.”
A crowd of 30,000 persons wffiich
turned out to welcome President
Roosevelt made the closing day of
the National Educational Association
convention, at Asbury Park, N. J.,
Friday, the most impressive of all
the great educational meetings.
“The Duties of the Rich” was the
subject matter of the speech whicn
the president delivered to the edu;
cators.
“After a certain point has been
reached,” he said, “money making
can never again stand on the same
plane with other and nobler forms
of • effort. The roll of America’s
worthies numbers among rich men
only those who have used the riches
aright, who have shown good conduct
in acquiring it, and not merely in
lavish generosity in disposing of it.”
GAINESVILLE GETS STATE COLLEGE.
Florida Educational Board of Control
Selects Site.
The Florida board of control met
Thursday in joint session with the
hoard of education and located the
U6W university at Gainesville by a
vote of six to four. This places the
university in one of the most attrac¬
tive towns in the state and meets
the wishes of four-fifths of the peo¬
ple of Florida.
The principal contestants were Lake
ty and Gainesville. Lake City takes
er defeat heroically.
E THOUSAND COTTON BALES BURNED.
orsge Warehouse in Meridian, Miss., De¬
stroyed With Loss of $175,000.
! ’ire at an early hour Friday morn
destroyed the building of the Gulf
press company at Meridian, Miss.,
r 14,000 bales of cotton were in
age and about 5,000 bales were
oyed. The total loss is estimat
$175,000, partially insured.
! is Refused Gavnor and Greene.
plication for bail for Messrs,
r tend Greene was refused at
I, Saturday by Judge Ouimet
■|»urt ■ of king's bench.
REBEL C ™ RRENDER -1
Mutineers Sail Into Roumanian Port
and Haul Down Flag--Vessel
Returned to Russia.
The flag of St. Andrew once again
floats over the battleship Kniaz Po
temkine and the torpedo boat, which
have proved such terrors to (he Black
sea communities for a couple of
weeks past.
The formal surrender of the muti
nous crews occurred at Kustenji, Rou
mania, Saturday afternoon after a
series of discussion and negotiations
between the Roumanian authorities
and the leaders of the mutineers.
The Roumanian officers who board¬
ed the battleship on her arrival call¬
ed upon the crow to surrender, in
which case they would be treated as
foreign deserters or else leave the
port forthwith.
The mutineers wanted to be per¬
mitted to take off the treasure which
was on board the Kniaz Potemkine,
but the Roumanian authorities de¬
clined to acquiesce.
The Roumanian flag was hoisted
over the Russian vessels as well as
the Russian so as to prevent any
attack on them in Roumanian waters
by the vessels of the Russian squad¬
ron.
A later dispatch from Kustenji
notes the arrival of the Black sea
fleet, and says: Admiral Kruger Sun¬
day afternoon boarded and took pos¬
session of the Russian battleship
Kniaz Potemkine, King Charles of
Roumania, having sent instructions to
the commander of the Roumanian
squadron that the vessel be delivered
to the Russian authorities without
raising difficulties.
The torpe/j boat, which accom¬
panied the Kniaz Potemkine, left tor
Odessa without surrendering, declar¬
ing that she had not mutinied, but
that the Kniaz Potemkine hau forced
her to follow.
Admiral Kruger arrived with his
squadron early Sunday morning and
after exchanging the customary sa¬
lutes, intimated that he had come
to arrange for the transfer of the
Kniaz Potemkine. The formalities of
the transfer were soon completed and
Admiral Kruger boarded the Kniaz
Potemkine.
All of the sailors wished to sur¬
render with the exception of Matus
chenko, leader of the mutiny, who
resisted, and -wanted to blow up the
ship.
v All the pams-vs and books belonging
"to the vessel were destroyed.
It appears that the decision of the
rebels to surrender the Kniaz Potem¬
kine was made when it became evi¬
dent that no other vessels would join
in the mutiny. The crew of the bat¬
tleship seemed to be unaware of the
surrender of the Georgi Pobiedonos
etz.
A considerable number of the crew
of the Kniaz Potemkine surrendered
to the Russian squadron, alleging that
they had acted under compulsion.
The coal supply of the mutinous
battleship was nearly exhausted, but
there was ample food on board.
A Russian priest, after transfer,
held a service of purificatVin on board
the Kniaz Potemkine, sprinkling- the
vessel and her flags with holy water.
Admiral Kruger’s squadron, which
brought a crew for the Kniaz Pc¬
temkine, sailed with her for Russia
Sunday evening.
IRE OF THEODORE PRICE AROUSED.
Well Known Broker Denies Being Implicated
in Notorious Cotton Leak.
Theodore H. Price of New York
arrived in Washington Sunday and,
through his attorney, requested Sec¬
retary Wilson to withdraw what Mr.
Price characterized as the “unjust,
offensive and unsustained charges and
Implications” contained in the report
made public in connection with the
removal of Edwin S. Holmes, Jr.,
assistant statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture.
Secretary Taft Sails for Philippines.
The steamer Manchuria, having
aboard Secretary of War Taft, Mis?
Alice Roosevelt and a large party
of United States senators and con- [
gressmen sailed from San Francisco ;
Friday for the Philippine Islands.
WOOD IS LET OUT ON BOND.
Atlanta Merchant Charged With Arson is
Released From Jail.
Carey Wood, manufacturer of
skirts, who was arrested and held by
the grand jury a few weeks ago, on
the charge of arson, was released
from the tower at Atlanta Wednesday
on a $1,500 bond signed by his ,
brother.
Wood was suspected of having set
fire to his factory on East Mitchell
street. The fire occurred about 12 j
o'clock at night and the damages
amounted to about $15,000.
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