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8 THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1M7, HESTER’S WEEKLY COTTOH STATEME1T [.South Atlantic States, where crop re i turns were below early anticipations. St. Pan! the most eonspicu- Weekly Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Jan. 11. — IT:::::, clevri in th»- T’nite.f Slates for the we*. 1 .;r gal« f3.47o.0-«5.63*:. an iwrcas** «>f 9.5 c* nt over wo-k. Excluding N>w y C*4V. :!:e To- si is 41.22S. 145.*«)*. nr. inerc over last week of 9.5 p« r cent. -*n was given of th^ in- • I States Steel Cor- ; rices of steel rniii against any rising * rpo-.p of conseri ng the i.iv*. NEW Hester j change for the ORLEANS. Jan. 11.— Secretary weekly New Orkans Cotton E.\- Ri .$*.<>41. Inc l) Chi'*ngo and p: ent ever the 824.000. that hi»\ of the s ah< ad last y« 1.312.' < nd ir b< last during of 316.000. The amount brought into sigh^ the past week has b^en 427.354 bales ag -in^t 224.6SK bales for the same days last year, and 252.312 bal^s year before last. ; he movement since September i shows 1! I'nired States ports to COTTON EASIER HI ■ nn <■: conv<-; ring the sal<- it company 1 to work "as surv operath u:nt to :h. bat officer of the Department of Texas for use in the court-martial proceedings. He also encloses a sworn statement of one witness,'a hospital steward named Francis Oilmans, taken by Inspector- General Garlington by his direction and also a report from Gen. Crozier. . hi f of ordnance, ai'.d Capt. Rice, with r- spcto the Springfield rifles, model of 1893. in use by the soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, its operation, etc - ., in the proximity of the post where the soldiers were in barracks. The shooting occurred about midnight. The Secretary then analyzes the tes timony given by a number of the wit nesses. citing libera!!.- from the evi dence given by them. The following are excerpts from th< Secretary's re- eipts 6.4S-'.i ■rlatid. igainst year: .Mi sslppl. 21 rket closed tin late reaction ai level of Saturtla ; ■ -we!-, firm. T Potomac rive s to Nort nern mi 1- a m !\inada bilies Hj:a r.st 471. ?43 last lt< X '* s' li.-i | at the el i. e of "im .* rc i.! year f, |*? r t r , n^'iin.*! .7.' S i : > DMT netn isiifi !*i 1:i’ 1 m ‘ 1. :. 0 »M t li rt! St 111 iHf t ji-.ir. Tti'-'i make the ota rc.f \ #-nu nt FMi.-f Sr-pt-mb r 1. v7 4 afi 7.416,* *.,v vcr... K<»r«*irn • < r? s for t he we#* •c been 251 312 attains! hi, las t V# in kin?: th. total ti.us far for the HCH on 4,576,418 against 8 7..0.3 ,m insr •ear The total t iking* of me near mills. North and fit nth and c* mo 4 »! us far f>»r tl.o si’nvm have h ■r n \47 ,91.» iqa ins: 2.? U 2.V" Iri.M yea Stocks if th* seaboard f nd he f* lead- 1m: Southern Intel io u • • r ha ve ill- cr* asefi durin gr the wee k 7.6* 1 bales against a d<—rease during •!*’ cot rr sponcl- ins rerun! Ins seasot n: 1J2, '♦9! including stc eks lef ov T ‘‘t M, ■ porta «n»! inr.iior owns from thr las t erop rnH th** numl )*r of hale b oucl t into ? i f-: n f th if f.n r rom the new crop, the* > apply 1“ del.. ’s a p; Inst 01*. tor flu* .«*?!m*- peri .<] J; m •ca r. Weekly Interior Cotton Towns. NEW YORK . Jam 11.- -'! h • following Is th*- movfm •nt of spot cot ton at the leading bio-tinr cotton tow is f< ►r t h • Week ending Friday, January 11: v - It) K c TOWNS— *5 c. o £* c. 1 X 8 7% « W X 1 ^ Albanv . . . . 406 rim 4510 111 ) 5 . . . . 35.-»2 3::7! 60 19516 Atl.'ilitn . . . ioi:. 13751 /:r«*nh:nn . . 71 552 2628 f’L.-trlofto . • • iou 2!»9 2f*:) fohnr.hM . i :’0F. 0.) ifi«»o t'elumb.is. Ga. 10% v;3 r. o 650 27513 <"o!um.. Mips.. IfifiS ir.:: 4 ns 5 4 OnlliiF . . . . 7’f‘SO 4982 f.rccnvlllc . . i r.: n 2074 14 140 Greenwood . . 1 V 100 51 1 f»*!cna . • 227 ’ 182ft;: I it tic Rock . . in 1 -1 *7 IOI* 19214 Macon .... io% ! 271 :'!«<) 6312 Meridian . . • J4f*J • ii 1S670 Montgomery . . 1A | ft 574ft 5740 28286 Nashville . . . } IL1* ♦ 539 Nntcher. , . 'IK, 272*> 207i Newberry. . . | 14 14 17o4 RnMffh . • • . Ki% 47 W 870 . . . . I 1331 Home . . . . 304 ... 5926 Selma . . .! *S*> r.oo 6484 Shreveport . .1 10 3-16 >57*? %Tf*7 1600* 22614 Vieksburg . . . S3DI ;.S3 32357 Yazoo City....| | 5SR3038 13269 skangej • total sale DCkS tates bonds today were : LIVERPOOL spots closed 5.86 ; NEW YORK spots closed 10.70 i NEW ORLEANS spots closed 10 7-16 | THE LOCAL MA RKET. | The local r ,;tnn market yesterday I was dull at the following quotations: , Range of Pricet I Good Middling 10% : VI. irt Middling 10L Middling 10% NEW 1 stead} a: per e< nt: ; .v York Money Market. ORS. Jan. 14.—Money 3%a5 per cent.: ruling r •losing hi". 3L per cent; -nt. Time loans easier; "Jose Martinez was a drug clerk who lived in a house fronting on the north side o' the ggrrison road, immediately opro-dte the garrison wall and B bar racks and next to the alley. He was ~!;ting inside his front door, with the d'ng by a 1 the alley, and he was able to identify the men whom he had seen on Four teenth street, as colored men in uni form. His horse was shot twice, and he was shot in the arm and his arm shattered so that it had to be ampu tated. His horse jumped forward with the shot and fell, Dominguez falling with him. "Mrs. Moore, wife of the proprietor of the hotel, and her husband sat in the window looking toward the bar racks. They could see the flashes of the guns. They heard them at Cowan's house: heard the volleys, heard the reloading: heard the second volley when they started down the alley to ward the Miller house. "Mr. and Mrs. Hale Odin, the former a graduate of Ann Arbor, and engaged in the land and immigration business, occupied rooms on the second floor of MiHer'i? hotel. They heard the shoot ing at the barracks, coming north, and they took position at a window in. the alley near a bed. in which was sleep ing a hoy 11 years old. He stood up is utterly impossible. "The sworn testimony of every man of the battalion who was in the neigh borhood of Fort Brown was taken and was in the record originally submitted. In this each man denies that he en gaged in the shooting or knew any thing aibout it. On the face of the evidence already reviewed, the de nials under oath by the nien of the battalion, do not overcome or meet the overwhelming evidence that men of that battalion did do the shooting, con tained in the testimony already sub mitted to the Senate, and confirmed by the evidence herewith transmitted.” NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Examine label on your pa per. It tells how you stand on the books. Due from date on the label. Send in dues and also renew for the year 1907. ■d. as !v thinks. insid went to th le say, 'Hitrr ■nt. per ■nt me rear. Middling Low Middling Good Ordinary Ordinary Spot Cotton Movement. Rcc-s. giiip. Jan. 12, 1H07 60 Jan. 14. 1 SOT 19 - Stock on Hand. kept. 1. 1906 January 14. 1907 . .10 .. 9* Sterling excliat ino r s in bankers demand, and a- bills. Posted r ;e Arm. with actual bus- bills at 4.851.'aS520 for 4.80C0a$365 for 60-day tes 4.Sla% and 4.83% .66. 1.801 Bar GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. . .6.296 Comparative Cotton Statement. NEW YORK. Jhji. 11. -The following 1*5 the comparative statement, of rot ion for the week ending Friday. January 11: 1907. 1006. Net port receipts 328,413 160,1 efpts since Sept " ** ~ “ NEW YORK. NKXV YORK. Jan. 14.—The ootton mar ket was moderately active today and ruled generally easier at the close, at a net decline* of 21a26 points Sales for the day were eptirnnted at 250.000 bales. The opening was barely steady at a decline of 2a9 points in response to lower cables, and the market sold off to it net decline o' 15 points shortly after the call as a result of the large Hous ton estimate, for tomorrow. Around this level the market was steadied by covering and rallied 4 or *5 points from the lowest, but eased off again shortly after mid day on reports that spot aztton was of fering at concessions in the South and reached the lowest point for the day in the lat** trading under bear pressure, liquidation and stop loss orders. The close was at practically th* lowest prices of the day with the near months only a few points from the lowest level of the session and some of the. later positions making new low records. Private wires from the South reported that hedged cotton was being offered at concessions frojn the price of Saturday, and according to the official reports the markets were unchanged to '/•c. lower. Port receipts for the day wore considerably over the exports. Receipts of cotton at tbe ports today were 81.525 bales against 54,049 bales last week and IS.658 bales last year. For the week (estimated) 315,000 bales against 270.311 bales last week and 135,243 bales last year. Today's receipts at New' Orleans were 23.013 halos against 7,609 bales last year, and at Houston 14.541 bales against 4,067 bales last year. Spot cotton closed steady, 30 points lower, middling uplands 10.70; middling gulf 10.95; sales 1.500 bales Futures closed easy at the following quotations: CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—A decline in the i price of wheat at Liverpool weakened prices today in the local market, May eloping at a* net loss of ! s c. Corn was a shade lower and oats wore Provision. 1 ?c. higher. on the close were from 15 to Wheat- May July . Corn Jan. . Open. High. Low*. Close. Mr, 76 % 39% 39" Juiy Oat? - Jan. May July Mess >i Jan. May July Lard- 43 s 33% 36% 33% 43',; 34% 36 % 33% .16.07% 16.15 16.07% 16.15 16.72% 16.40 16.S 16 70 .Tan. . . 9.27U 9.49 9.25 9.40 Maj . . 9.40 9.57 V. 9.40 9.5714 Jttlj . . 9.47% 9.62 *2. 9.4714 9.62 Vs Short It ibs- x Jan. . 8.87V. 8.97V. S S7V s.97% May . . 9.05 9.17V 9 00 9.17 V 2 July . . 9.22V 9 30 9.20 9.27V4 DRY GOODS MAPKET. NEW YORK. Jn n. 14.—The dry jroods market opened vc rv firm today. Many largrft buyers are in from pH parts of he.-rd fr.im f, j 'of his door, fin the grrrisoon t door and heard some one sa; up ard jump.' and he sa'.v n diets, .irst in a group of five 'brpe f \v«ntv nr more, iumning risen walL They w*v4 15 from ' him tvlter. he sow them jump. Later he heard shooting in the alley back of his house ap<l from the window he saw ~ T'lprs in the allev shooting- from their hips. ■ The witness McDonald, an elderly : ".am.— ter and builder, iivir.tr half a j black from the garrison wr.il on Adams stret. to the erst of Wash inn* on. was •-wakened by the tiring. came down to r he vnrr’-nn road and walked west to Washington street Saw shots fired from the inside of the garrison, one front the gallery of one of the barracks j and ope from the ground. He then saw twenty or more men assemble in front of the garrison wall on the garri son road near the garrisan gate, under, the lights of that gate near- by Eliza beth street. He saw them -divide into two souads. one going west and the other ea~t. He then heard a lot of shooting up th° alley toward the Conn and Miller Houses. He Fecognized them as colored United States soldiers. “G. TV. Rendali. who with his wife ooouoied a room in the second story of tbe telegraph station, was awakened by two shots. He looked out of the window toward the garrison wall and saw from 15 to 30 men .moving around between the barracks and the wall. in' front i in the bed that the three of them. T! dl 7~\ Sl ? nTvn r ° I neighborhood of the Tillman he such in the light of the lamns at ! other uests of tlie ho t e l, a 1< the country. Raw silk has declined sharp ly within the past few days. Dressed goods are selling freely for fall. Job bers and printers are selling unusually large quantities of staple printed goods. Exports fo Exports since Sept. I. Stock all IT. S. ports. Stock at "int. towns, stock at Liverpool... A tun. afloat for G. B. . 247.727 .4.548.618 .1.320.827 . 678,740 Cotton Receipts. NEW YORK. Jail. 11.—The fol are the total net reeelpts of cotton at all ports since September 1: Bales. Galveston 2,45 Orleans Mohlle innnh i"harlestoii VV'ilndngton Norfolk Bnitlinore New York Boston Newport News Philadelphia San Francisco Brunswick Port Townsend Pensacola Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. Jacksonville Laredo. Texas Minor ports .. 186.76J . .1.139.69; .. 118.291! 16,241 44,1 301.010 51,311 77.548 84.131 4.964 394 5.688 Total .6,452,902 World’s Visible Supply. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. IX. - Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible 'apply of cotton, issued today, shows that the total visible Is 5.374.327 against 5.218,- J0S last week and 5.42(5.461 last year. Of this the total of American cotton >s 4.268.127 against 4.151,303 last week and 4.088.451 Inst year, and of all other kinds. Including Egypt Brazil. India, etc.. 1,106.- 000 against 1.067,000 last week and 1.343,- )00 last year. Of the world's visible supply of ootton. .’here la now afloat and held in Great Tlrltain and continental Europe 2.659.000 ggaltist 2.764.000 last year; in Egypt 725.- A00 against 204.ot>0 last year: In India. ^63.000 against 726.000 last year, and .ho I'nitcd States 2,000,000 against 1,731,- H00 last year. New York Cotton Exchange Statistics. NEW YORK. Jan. 11.—1 lie following etatlstles on the movemnte of cotton for the week ending Friday, January 11. Were compiled by the New York Cotton {Exchange: Weekly Movement. This Poet receipts To mills and Canada. Bou. mill takings, est. tStook loss int. towns. year. ..328.257 .. 54,415 .. 68.000 .. 15.924 Last veap. 163.296 86.419 61.000 13.813 tnto sight for week 434.748 246.927 Total Crop Movement Port receipts 6.454.755 5.3S3.787 To mills and Canada.. 639.870 457.657 Rou. mill takings, et*.... 1,099.000 1.035.000 Int. slock ex. Sept. 1.... 584.162 546,522 Into sight for soaeon... .8.727.787 7.422.966 NEED OF SEASONABLE WEATHER IS NOTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY NEW YORK. Jan. 11.—Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: There are some cross currents in trade which prevent generalization, hut ns « whole, the situation loses little by comparison with preceding years at this early stage of the season. The need of seasonable weather is noted throughout the country. In wholesale and jobbing spring season activity is not marked as yet, but It is to be noted that a number of lines of cotton goods liave been advanced, that Eastern shoe manufacturing centers are fllied with buyers looking around, and that ship ments of goods on orders are being called for. The Western centers also report rather more buying from coun try merchants and some liberal pur chases of agricultural implements. In dustrial lines previous .activity con tinues without changes. Some few lines, of steel and iron, notably struc tural shapes and cast iron pipe, are in request, but finished lines are active, and the market as a whole is strong, with leading authorities making opti mistic predictions as to the coming year's trade. Some shading of prices nn far off deliveries is shown. The open winter allows of great activity in building, but there is not the unani mity as to the predictions of record- breaking construction noted a year ugo. The ear shortage question is still acute, though mild weather helps the railroads. Summed up. the situation is that retail trade is backward, that some of the few lines of wholesale trade scent to be taking a breathing •■Tell, but that the heavily sold ahead < ">nd’tlon in most lines guarantees a future large turnover. Relatively the best reports come from the Southwest ern states, the Northwestern reports are better, the on!- pep’ - reports as to Open. Hieh. T crw. Clo« January ...9.32 9.32 9.18 9.17 March .. .9.50 9.50 9.32 9.37 | Anril ...9.59 S.39 May ...9.63 9.64 9.48 9.57 j June ... 9.52 ! Julv ...9.70 9.71 9.57 9.57 i August ...9.60 9.50 j October ...9.58 9.58 9.49 9.45 Movement at the Ports. | Receipts and Exports. Today. Week 1 Ornsolidnted net receipts.. 81.975 132.395 Exports to Great Britain.. 21,113 55,357 Exports To France... S3R 34,669 Exports to continent. 34.191 55,812 ! Exports to Japan 800 5.610 , Stock on hand all ports. .1.292.445 | Since September 1. 1906— 1 Consolidated receipts 6,585.297 1 Exports to Great Brit tin 2 081.658 Exports to France.... 660.172 . Exports to continent. Exports to Japan 1.904.848 113.383 Price, Net Receipts, Sales. Stocks. The Ports. 1 Price. !Reets.|Sa1es 1 Stck. Galveston . . 110 9-16 2502/1 5001416891 New Orleans 10 7-16 110% 'l0 5-16 220151 4100 381034 Mobile . . . . 1940' 358 59383 Savannah . . 9342) 1620 173715 | Charleston . no 255| 70(1 13715 Norfolk . . . . 110% 28731 821 49353 ! Wilmington . !in-% 2379! 16580 | Rftltimore . . ! 10*n J. . . „ , , 9128 ! New York .... '10.70 I 1500 159074 ! Boston . . . 10.70 3SSJ ! Philadelphia .. Port Townsend ,10.95 *'iios! 1760 Pensacola 16705 Miscellaneous . ]57 i Interior Movement. Price. IRects. : Sales. Stck. Houston • . . 10 9-161 145411 469 81978 ! Augusta . . . 10% 1 14461 763 47336 1 Memphis . . . 10 5-16| 2805 4100 173510 j St. L#ouis 10% 1 6oo; 29025 1 Cincinnati .... ! 1036 8633 | Louisville . • • 10 11-16! j 1 1 LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 14.—Spot cotton in fair demand: prices 8 points lower: Anter- iean modelling fair 6.62: good middling 6.14: middling 5.86; low middling 5.64; ! good ordinary >. . 4; ordinary 5.00. The i sales of the day were 12.000 bales, o f which 1,000 bales were for speculation and export, and included 10,300 bales Amerl- ! can. Receipts were 35.000 bales, including 32.600 bales American, Futures opened ami closed easy; Amer- iean middling G. O. C.: Close. January 5.46L January-February 5.46 February-March 5.44% Mareh--April .. .43uJ April-Mav .43 ' ! May-June .43 June-July 5.42L July-August ... .42 • August-September .... .361- 1 September-October .... 5.301- October-November .... .36 November-December .. -25% COTTON SEED OIL. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Cotton seed -'ll firm. Prime crude in barrels f.o.b. mills 3i%n36; prime summer yellow -5; prime summer white 47; prime winter yellow, 47c. NAVAL STORES WILMINGTON. Jan. 14.—Spirits tur pentine. nothine- doing; receipts 28 casks. Resit: firm at $3.80; receipts 220 Tar firm at $2.40; receipts 380. Crude tur pentine firm at $3 35. $4.50 and J4.50 re ceipts 95. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Jan. 14.—Turper tine firm at 68%: pales! 325; receipts 560; ship ments 1.677. Rosin firm; sales 2.481; re- eeiots 2.449; shipments 5,136; stock 77.5SS. Quote: A, B. C. $4.10; D, $4.10; E, $4.13; F. $4.20; G, $4.25; H. $4.15: I, S4.50; K. $5.15: M 5.50; N, $6.25; W. G., $6.75; W. W.. $7.00. CHARLESTON, Jan. 14.—Turpentine and rosin, nothing doing. the garrison gate. He couldn’t tell th,^t thev were armed except that he saw flashes from thn discharged guns. There were five shots fired within the garrison wall. He saw them make a break, for the wall and go over the wall—he thinks eight or ten in num ber. but he couldn't tell where they went. Shortly after, the firing began in the alley and continued for 10 min utes. He heard the word of com mand. Mrs. Rendall says she ran to the window: thought the shots seemed to come from just inside the the post at one side of the gate. "Mr. Sanborn, the telegraph opera tor. a Union soldier in a Maine regi ment, and who had been in Browns ville thirty years, was sleeping in a room back of the telegraph office on the ground floor Was awakened by the firing: said it seemed to be right in front of the garrison gate just out side of the wall, very near the window After the first firing he looked through the shades of the blinds and saw one colored soldier come from the direction of the alley between Washington and Elizabeth streets along the .garrison wall. Did not seem to be hurried, had his gun with him. and walked through the small gate toward the quarters of the barracks Between the time of his being awakened and seeing this sol dier there was a few minutes’ inter val. About the time he looked through had ceased in NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Examine label on your pa per. It tells how yOU Stand On | the Winds the firing f, , , n . , . front of him and' he he; the books. Due from date on the label. Send in dues and also renew for the year 1907. BROWNSVILLE SHOOTUP (Continued from Page 1.) isfaction that he is clear of guilt, or of shielding the guilty, I will take what action is warranted: hut the circum stances I have a'boove detailed most ertainly put upon any such man the' burden of clearing himself. (Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT. The White House. Jan. 14. 1907. Secretary Taft’s report to the Pres ident is largely a review of evidence taken by Maj. Rlocksom and Mr. Pur dy. The report is introduced by the setting out of letters to Inspector- General Garlington and Mr. Purdy. That to Gen. Garlington recalls the dis charge of the men of Companies C. B and D of the Twenty-fifth Infantry for participation in the Brownsville riot, acting on official reports of Maj. Bloeksom and others, says the matter : has become a subject of discussion in ; Congress, and says accuracy of the conclusions reported by Maj. Bloeksom has been questioned because of an ab- ; sence of the evidence in full upon which he made his speech and as to who committed the crime charged. All ; these matters, the Secretary says, ‘‘re- 1 quire the setting out of the evidence in greater detail than is contained in Maj. Blocksom's report.” The Presi dent. the Secretary says, is of the i opinion, in view of the new phases j which the matter has taken, that Maj. ,- Bloeksom should be directed to return j > Brownsville and to other places : here evidence upon the subject mat- ard firing in the j alley back of him. ! “The witness. Schriever. 20 years I old, living on the garrison road, per- ■ haps 150 feet east of the alley, saw a coupie of volleys fired from inside the ; garrison from between the barracks , and the garrison' wall. | “Theodore, Martinez, caretaker of the I Yturria House, on the corner of Wash- j ihgton street and the garrison road, i was awakenPd by the shooting from j the direction Hf the post. Couldn’t ! say whether the shooting came from • the inside of thb' garrison or,from the I edge of the wall; He found bullet holes ; in the Yturria House the. next, day, 1 having an alignment from the barracks of the post. ! “Tamayo th'e J scavenger of D com- 1 panv. testified that he was at the cor- i ner of the barracks near the kilchen of- ; B company, which put him near the I garrison gate, marked with a red cross ! on plat. He heard a shot toward the garrison wall, but thinks it was out side the wall, about 45 yards from where he was standing, toward the al ley. He saw nn one between barracks and garrison wall.” Next is a reference to the Cowan house, where there was a children’s party. As the firing approached a maid rushed to the window of the boys’ bedroom on .or near the alley, saw the men come opposite to the house in the alley, and recognized them as negro soldiers. The Cowan house wasvfull of bullet holes. The dining room lamp was shattered by a bullet, and another bullet, gbing through several partitions, broke a plate glass in a wardrobe and was found behind the glass. Mrs. Leahy, the proprietress of the Leahy Hotel, testifies she heard the firing from the garrison and from her win dow saw the upper barracks of B com pany and from there saw the flashes of shots fired from that porch. She. a a man named Herbert Elkins, and a lawyer named Judge Parks, since dead, the Secretary says, were all aroused with their heads together, were locking out of the window on to the alley as the men came up. They heard the re- . mark, which other witnesses report. tb»n I calling for a volley at Dominguez, and z-i"- I t'ne expression of satisfaction at hav- f r0 rp | ing hit him. When the boy made a ,ater remark to the mother, which she an swered, it cailed the attention of one of the men below to their presence, whereupon he took his gun and fired , at point blank range at them. The ! bullet struck the screen through which j they were looking-, struck the lower | sash of the windi w, which was raised, and went into the ceiling and through [ into the room just over the Odin's room. Mrs. Odin says that the bullet went through her hair; that her face ' smarted from what she thought was powder from the gun. and that the men who fired it could not have been more than tivelve feet from where they were standing. Mrs. Odin testified that ! the face of the man firing the gun was ; that of a freckled or speckled face (negro.. They also testified that the men came up the alley in files of two, first in a squad of seven and then a squad of five, one man leading each | squad, and that in the light of the | street lamps and the "flashes of the I guns, they were able to count twelve, ! and that they were ai! negroes, in uni- i form, three or four without hats, three i or four in shirts. j ‘Odin testifies he saw them running | at double quick down the alley toward i the barracks some minutes afterwards; ; after he had heard the firing in the saloon, locomotive engineer and a locomotive fireirJ.n, tes tified to seeing negro soldiers cross the street. The clerk of the hotel and a guest of the hotel, were on the ground . floor and secreted themselves in ! the sample room heard the working | of the guns, the extracting of the cart ridges and the guest, who was very ; near the men, heard the voices of . negroes, in the discussion over Domin- I guez. The Starck house stood on the east side of "VYashington street. It : was next to the house of a man named ; Tate, who bad knocked down a mem- i her of Company C with a revolver a few days previous. They doubtless mistook the Starck house for the Tate house. The assailants could not fire into the Starck house except by going clear to the front of it, for it was pro tected by a livery stable wall to the south of it, which was not touched. They thus indicated their desire to fire into that particular house. They fired some eight or ten shots into the second story rooms of the front of the house, in which there was a light and in which rooms four or five children of Mr. and Mrs. Starck were sleeping. Reference also is made to the squad that went to the Tillman saloon and their acts while there, at which place Frank Xatus. the bar keeper, was killed and a man named Preeiado." the editor of a Spanish paper published at Brownsville, was 'wounded. The latter testifies he. saw the men who did the shootiner and they were ne gro soldiers. There were no bullet News in Paragraphs TEMS LEGISUIORS WRW n BAILEY FERNANDINA. Fla., Jan. 14—The Norwegian ship Ruby, Capt. Erricsen, drawing twenty-one feet of water, la den with lumber for the Canaries, went hard and fast aground just south of the quarantine station while being towed to the lower anchorage this af ternoon. Tugs will endeavor to pull the ship off tonight, but fears are felt that this cannot be accomplished. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—A petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Annie Oakley vs. the Charleston, S. C.. News and Courier and Evening Post of the same city, was presented to the Su preme Court of the United States touay. It is a damage suit and th" newspapers seek to have the court review the pro ceedings of. the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. AUSTIN, Tex.. Jan. 14.—The State Senate tonight adjourned at 10:3<l o'clock without having reached a vote on the resolution to investigate the alleged dealings of United States Sen ator J. W. Bailey with certain corpora tions. The subject was debated for many hours today before crowded gal leries. Adjournment was forced by friends of Senator Bailey by a majority of one vote. In the House Senator Bailey’s friends had the floor today under the joint agreement to give both sides four hours before a fi*al vote on the resolu tion. On motion of a Bailey adherent an adjournment was taken until tomorrow to arrange for Governor Campbell's in auguration. Tonight It seemed to be the general "opinion that the House will insist on an investigation. Final action is expected Wednesday. CL. imittee to Investigate. Senator Senter was taken off the floor shortly after speaking over seven hours by a point of order, the chair fcverruling the point of order, hot losing on an appeal from his ruling. The substitute resolution was finally adopt ed by a vote of 18 to 12. The substi tute provides for a committee of seven members, Senators, to investigate the charges against Senator Bailey prefer red under oath and report to the Sen ate if an investigation of the charges he deemed advisable. It was taken to the morgue and the coroner is investigating on the theory of murder. ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Commis sioner of Corporations Garfield, G. W. R. Harriman, of XeV York, and two ether persons, whose identity is not known, had a conference of several hours with President Roosevelt at the White House tonight. The conference continued until after midnight. None of those persons present would dis cuss the nature of the conference. AUGUSTA. Ga„ Jan. 14.—Rev. Sparks W. Melton todav declined the call presented by a delegation from First Baptist Church of Knoxville, Tenn.. saying he felt it his duty to remain in Augusta. The call from Knoxville carried a material financial advance. HAVANA. Jan. 14—The three Amer-\ Jean teamsters in the employ of the army who were arrested by the provost guard at Camp Columbia Saturday on the charge of having assaulted a woman at Marinao were surrendered to the civil authorities today and will be brought to trial Tuesday. The vom- piainant is a negro woman, not a white woman, as was at first reported. In vestigation by the provost guards indi cates that- probably no grave offence was committed. SAVANNAH. Ga._, Jan. 14.—T. C. As kew was elected treasurer of the Cen tral of Georgia Railway and the Ocean Steamship Company, at a meeting of the directors today. Resolutions upon the death of President' Samuel Spen cer. of the Southern Railway, who was a. director of the Central, were passed. I MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14.—The first 1 great re'igious function of the year at | the Guadaloupe basilica was held yes- ' terday. Tiie occasion was the annual j pilgrimage of the archdiocese of Mex- I ico to the sanctuary of the virgin. I Monsignor Alarcon, archbishop of Mexico, pontificated at that ceremony. | It is estimated that over 25.000 per- ' sons attended the function. The mu- I sic was exceptionally fine. | AUGUSTA, Ga.. Jan i train was wrecked on 14.—A freight Atlantic Coast Line at Screven, Ga., seven miles from Jesup. Two firemen killed. CORDEI.E. Ga.. Jan. 14.—The Security Trust Company. Spartanburg. S. C . and reported to h-ive purchased the $35 000 sewer and .$10,609 water extension bonds voted November 14. at private sale. De nomination $1,000. Interest 5 ner cent, payable annually. Maturity. $5,000 Jan uary .1. 1930 to 193S inclusive. LAREDO, Texas. Jan. 14.—Capt. Thomas W. Dodd, vice president of the Texas-Mexico railway, died 1 today aft er a prolonged illness. Capt. Dodd was horn in Georgia in 1S40. " BAINBRIDGE. Ga.. Jan. 14.—News reached here today of a destructive fire at the Arlington Lumber Co.'s plant, which was totally destroyed this morning. The loss is estimated at $10,000. j MADRID, Jan. 14.—There was a Bilboa today, which was attended by Bilbao today, which was attended by some rioing. The Government's ener- I getic, precaution in holding the garrison j in readiness prevented serious distur- I banees. There was a similar manifes- I tation at Sansebastian. where 30,000 I persons paraded about the town. The demonstrations, however, passed off peaceably. NEW ORLEANS. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 14.—Spot cotton closed easier, low middling and lower grades 8-16c. lower: middling and high er grades 1-16c. off: middling 10 7-16c. Saits fur the day were 3.060 bales and 1.050 bales to arrive. Futures opened steady at a decline of 8 to 11 points owing to a disappointing Liverpool and large movement. The bears had the better of today's market, and the close was steady at 13 to 20 points lower Ilian Saturday. Cotton futures closed steady at the fol lowing quotations; ter is available, to have the evidence ' and up when the men approached the reduced to writing and taken under j Cowan house. They describe the move- sanctity of an oath, and that Assistant ; ments of the men who did the shooting Attorney-General Purdy should accom- j as being under order and having the party him. “and shall conduct a care- | march, of soldiers—that is in files— ful. thorough and impartial examjna- : with a leader who gave the word of January February March ... jlipril May June .... July 10.07 10.04 10.04 10.06 10.09 10.12 10.16 EARLY DEMAND FOR STOCKS SAGGED OFF NEW YORK. Jan. 14.—There was some early aggressive demand for stocks today, which caused a show of strength in the stock market for a time. The demon stration of leadership for advance was m evidence in tne market, handling of a handful of speculative favorites but the later market showed a decline of specula tive interest The market lapsed into dullness after the working off of orders aecun. - ulan:d in commission houses over Sunday. Tit ■ latter sag in the market was partly due to disappointment over the volume o:' these accumulations, which gave rise to complaints from commission houses and little promise of a growth of out side "=entiment in the market sufficient to sustain n campaign for a. rise in prices. . arlv strength entererl largely >n (Tie trade and collections come from the I Western railroad stocks with Southern tion of the witnesses." The Secretary adds: “The President wishes me to say that Maj. Bloeksom does not go as a prosecuting officer in the trial of an indictment, but only as an examiner, to elicit the truth, and to put the evi dence In respect to the matter in con venient and permanent form. “The President has reached a con clusion as to what the facts are. but this should not influence Maj. Rlock som in his examination, for if the President's conclusion in the matter is wrong he earnestlv desires to be set right.” To Mr. Purdy the Secretary wrote: ' “Mr Dear Mr. Purdy; The President has directed you to visit Brownsville, accompanying "Maj. Bloeksom. of the inspector-general’s department, to con duct a thorough, careful and impartial examination of the witnesses as to the issue who were the perpetrators of the crime committed on the night of the 13th of August in the town of Browns ville. Tex., by shooring into the various houses and killing one man and wounding the lieutenant of police, I enclose a letter, which, by direction of the President. I have sent to the ln- srector-general. as instructions to Maj. j Bloeksom." The Secretary transmits to'the Pres- j ident a copy of all the testimony taken ! except the statement of one witness. * which, -he says, had little or no bearing or weight on the measure raised upon the present evidence, hut did have a • trust worthy, a very direct hearing upon the issue to be raised in the 1 court-martial proceedings pending attains! Capt. Macklin. an officer of eqe of the diseHnr—c-a . n-o e-. T p*e s. This hqs been transmitted to the commanding command. These three witnesses say j that with the two lights, each 150 feet j away from the alley, together with the flashes of the guns with the volleys | that were fired, they recognized the j men who did the shooting as negro | soldiers in khaki uniform. After firing ! from the alley at the Cowan house they I came out into the middle of the street, j and the witnesses described in detail! i how one man got into a mudhole and I directed the rest to march around it, i and the number of, bullets that were i fired in the middle of thf street, some ( of the bullets striking the rear of the ■ Leahy Hotel. Part of the squad started I toward Elizabeth street but were called : back by their leaders and disappeared | up the alley. They describe the j pumping of (he guns and the extrac tion of the shells. The secretary re- | fees to Lieut. Dominguez, a policeman i of 20 years' experience, and one of his men recognizing those who did the shooting as uniformed men: to Dr. Thorne, a physician, who heard the men go bv his house as he lay ip bed i not more than ten or fifteen feet from where the men were, of hearing them 'utter words indicating their desire to shoot somebody who was going by and declaring the voices were of negroes. A short distance beyond the Thorne house the men who did the shooting came t the Miller Hotel, which stod on the southwest corner of the alley and Thirteenth street, and there as they tame to ;he mouth of the alley, the?' saw Lieut. Dominguez, of ;he po lice. passing along Thirteenth street on a whit- horse, and two - .- ;te.vs were fired by them at him and hi- h-rse. Dn-uir-rper testified that he was within holes in the gate, hut there were inside the courtyard, of the saloon. The Secretary declares the evidence conclusively demonstrates that the fif ing must have been done by nen with the; rifles of Springfield 1903 model, the only rifles of this kind in or near Brownsville being in tbe possession of the soldiers of the three companies, B, C and D of the Twenty-fifth in fantry. The secretary says: “Cartridge shells 'were found, outside of the "garrison wall near Elizabeth street, and ail the way up the allev from the garrison road to Twelfth street, especiallv at the Cowan house, at the Leahy Hotel, at the Miller Ho tel. at the Tillman siloon and at Twelfth street, near the intersection of the alley. Some 32 shells, seven loaded cart ridges and two or three slips were collected front Mayor Cotnbe and oth ers by Major Bloeksom and Mr.’Pur dy, and were subjected *o expert ex amination by military officers at Fort Pam Houston and by Capt. Rice and Gen. Cfo^ief. of the ordnance bureau, j They proved to be, all of them, ammu nition with marks indicating fh«>t thev were manufactured exclusively for the Government and for use only in u- Soringfield rifle of the model of 1903, with which th«» battalion at Fort Brown was armed. Three bullets were e-etrected. one in the presence of Major PirwVsom at thn Cowan house: one Tty Major Bloeksom from the Yturrta house, end one bv Mr. Oarset from his own house, on the southeast corner of the alley and Fourteenth street. The evidence is conclusive that there were no guns excent the Sr>ringf!“!d guns which would di -char.ae -the bullets from the cartridges found.” The secretary concludes a.s follows: “There is a conflict as to the cir cumstances growing out of the evi dence of the witnesses, which is en tirely natural in respect to transac tions during the day time, and still more natural in respect to the trans actions and the direction of sounds during the nigh% and there are some things about the evidence of McDon ald. Mrs. Odin and of Preeiado, who testify with such detail as to seeing the negro soldiers—the one at gar rison wall and the next at the alley of the Miller’s Hotel and the thirff at the Tillman saloon which, in view of previous statements, shake some or the weight of what they say. Mrs. Odin’s statements bear evidence of be ing affected by conversations with her husband, and there is a somewhat sus picious agreement as to exact details between their two statements. But taking their evidence and all the oth er evidence together with the well- nigh -mathematical demonstration with respect to the cartridges and bullets, I venture to say that no one can read this evidence judicially without being convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the men who committed this out rage were negro soldiers from Fort Brown, and therefore of the battalion of the Twenty-fifth infantry stationed there. “Another conviction that forces it self upon the mind from the reading of this evidence, is that what took place on the porches and just back of the barracks, the volleying, the noise, the ! assembly of the men. and the walking i along the porches, could not have taken place without awakening and attract- Ing the attention of all who were in the i barracks, privates and non-commis- I sioned officers, whether asleep nr not. and that it is utterly impossible that I they should not have been aware tvhat i was going on when the firing continued j for at least eight cr ten minutes there- ■ after. That, a guard which was on i watch, with a sergeant in charge, ion fept front where ’he first firing rook place should not have- been aware that I PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14.—The body of Francis DeLone, the young club man of this city, whose riderless horse was found in Fairmount Park on Wed nesday. was recovered today in the Schuylkill River near a. bridge which spans the river and on which the club man was last seen riding his horse. It is believed .that his mount became un manageable and that DeLone was thrown over the guard rail into the water. When the police examined De- Lone’s body his jewelry and money were found intact. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Jan. 14.— Richard Donan, a midget, well-known in theatrical circles, was asphyxiated by illuminating gas here today. He was found sitting in a chair beside a heater from which the gas was escap ing. Donan was 42 years old, a trifle over 3 feet tall. He was one of the original Lilliputians and had traveled all over the world. RICHMOND, Va„ Jan persons were hurt and a passengers shaken up as a wreck near Benson, N. C.. earlj- t >- day, when the . Atlantic Coast Dine Railway’s Florida special ran into a large locomotive at the water tank near Benson. The injured. Richard I. Valentine, of this city, mail clerk: Engineer J. J. Jennings, of Florence. S. C., in chara-e of the engine attached to the fast train; E. G. Smoot, train man; C. D. Lancaster, of Rocky Mount, N. C. I NEW YORK. Jan. 14.—Andrew C&r- ! negie will be the heaviest personal tax- ; payer in New York, if the list of j assessments made public by the asses- | mors today is not amended. The value j of his personal property is fixed at | $5.060,COO. and that of John D. Rocke- | feller at $2,500,000. The total assess- I ed value of real and personal property j in the city, according to the ass.es- 14.—Four 1 sor's report, is now $6,710,974,185, an number of | increase of ab ut $405,000,000. over that i result of I of last year. The Russell Sage estate I is assessed at $50,000,000, and the taxes on it amount to approximately $735,000. i ROME. Jan. 14.—-Unofficial advices ! | that have been made in an endeavor [ to ascertain Italy’s atitude concerning | a representative of the Vatican at the j j coming peace conference at Tiie Hague, : have found no encouragement. Al- ; though the relations between Italy and j the church are now the best, the Ital- ; ian Government does not think it can I abandon the principle established in j 1899 when the -paph.cy was excluded from the first ‘conference. Besides this. ; there is now another country that ! would strongly object to a papal repre- I sentative—France. NEW ORLEANS, Jan." 14.—A de cision (hat custodians of this city’s debt, averaging $550,000, cannot be compelled to put the money out at in ter" st, was handed down today by Judge St. Paul of the Civil District Court. The money is held by tbe hoard of liquidation. The court hell that the original object of the fund was to restore the credit of New Orleans and that the board of liqui dation is placed above municipal -or legislative control in order to assure confidence. j NEW YORK. Jan. 14.—It was an nounced tonight that District. Attorney | Jerome will go to Albany tomorrow to j present some amendments to the Per cy-Gray gambling law which are de signed to change certain sections of the penal code relating to -bookmaking and betting on horse races. If the proposed amendments are adopted the district attorney believes it will not be so difficult to prosecute violators of the gambling laws. SYRACUSE, N. Y„ Jan. 13.—'Bur dette C. Gowing. chief engineer of the Kearsarge at the time if was wrecked' in 1894. died yesterday at. Tullv, N. Y., his birth place, aged sixty-eight years. He had been on the retired list sinc<t 1895. PARIS. Jan 13.—-Three of -the French' cardinals, Richard archbishop of Par is: I.-ecot, archbishop of Cordeaux, and Coullie. archbishop of Lyons, are hold ing daily meetings preparing for the coming general Assembly of bishops. It is stated that these dignitaries are in full accord with the encyclical of Pope Pius on the church question in France. STATE PRESS VIEWS MEXICO CITY. Jan. 13.—Antonio Mon tes, one of the foremost matadors of Spain, todav was fatally gored bv a bull In a fight. Srontes was about, to play the sword when the bull caught him. The doctors say that he cannot live. SALONICA. European Turkey. Jan 13. i —At Tethechairly, near Monaster. Turk- | ish troops today destroyed a Bulgarian i hand, consisting of eight men, killing 1 six of them and capturing two. both of whom were serevelv wounded. The Tu V c lost two men killed and several wounded WOSHINGTON. Jan. 14.—Commis sioner John C. Clements, of the Inter state Commerce Commission, and Cor poration Commissioner James R. Gar field were in conference with President Roosevelt for two hours tonight. None of the parties present would dis- ■cuss the nature of the conference. Commissioner Clements returned yes terday from Chicago where, with other members of the commission, he con ducted the hearing relating to the merging of the Harriman lines. MODRID. Jan. 14.—Indications are that the ministry will not last out the week, as the efforts for conciliation by the moderate and advanced sections of the Liberals have been unsuccessful. The principal point at issue is the pro posed anti-clerical associations law. Doubt is expressed as to whether the Liberals, although they have a strong majority in the chamber, will be able to form a new cabinet. By this time next year we confident ly hope to be able to write it 1907 the first trial.—Columbus Ledger. It appears that the President ha* resigned a= public school superintend ent of California.—Statesboro News. Senator Bail-v is assured of re-e’ec* tion. Rut he is no longer discussed as a candidate for President.—Athens Call. Savannah will please step from tbe limelight with her citt' election ended, and permit Atlanta to explain why Georgia lost the sub-treasury—Aineri- cus Times-R«cord. In New York tbe authorities are in sisting that the "sacred concerts" shall be sacred. Next, they will be Insisting that church members go to church.— Quitman Advertiser. All the European powers are urging the Sultan of Morocco to dismiss Ra- suli. Very much like admonishing a man to remove a boil im the back of his neck.—Valdosta Times. Senator Foraker is going to force an investigation by the Senate cf Presi dent Roosevelt's order discharging that negro battalion. Veil, a f ew Re publican politicians may be with For- aker, but the people are with Teddv in this matter, and if Foraker don't look sharp he will -only add to the popular ity of the man lie wants to hurt.— Clarkesviile Advertiser. 25 feet of the men as they came out of this was the work of their comrades NEW YORK. Jan. 14.—The gerue- some relic of a tragedy was fc^nd to day in a scow in the East river in the form of the headless and armless body of a man. The dismembered body had been brought up by a drejlge and car ried out to sea it; the mud scow, where it was discovered aud brought back. The negro soldier is like unto the appendix of the human body—of no practical benefit, yet ready.. without a. moment's notice, to cau'e untoldfcutf- fering. Now. that we will soon be rid of this nuisance, we should forever stay rid of it. There is no necessity for the negro soldiers in the regu’nr army and the sooner the Administra tion .realizes this fact the tjojtle.r ;* will be for the country at IttrgeJ—Warren- ton News.
