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VARDANIAN WAS WITH COTTON MEN SINEWS OF WEEVIL WAR. A bight the south may demand Of THE GOVERNMENT. MiMßlaaliipi Governor Saw no Reason Why a 801 l Weevil Fight Appro priation Should He Kegurtled as a Gift—lmportant Addreaaei Upon the Subject of the 801 l Weevil War Were Heard from Experts. Think It Can Be Cheeked. Shreveport, La., Dec. 13.—T0-day’s sessions of the National Cotton Con vention were largely taken up with speeches by prominent delegates and discussions of the boll weevil problem. Probably the most important addresses were those of Dr. W. D. Hunter of the Bureau of Entomology, Depart ment of Agriculture, and Prof. J. H. Connell, editor of the Farm and Ranch of Dallas. Tex. At the afternoon session Gov. Varda man of Mississippi appeared on the stage. He was greeted with applause and addressed the delegates briefly. He had no doubt but that the federal gov ernment would lend its financial as sistance to any proper method to check the ravages of the weevil—not as a gift, but as a matter of right; for, he said, the Southern states contributed their just share of taxation for the ad ministration of the national govern ment. The first session was called to order by Permanent Chairman Peters promptly at 10 o’clock. He introduced Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the Bu reau of Entomology. Dr. Howard said he was here as the personal repreeen tative of Secretary Wilson, and he spoke of the interest the Secretary is taking in the fight on the boll weevil. Explained Government's Work. Mr. Howard briefly reviewed the history of the insect in Texas and Louisiana fields and said that Dr. W. D. Hunter, who has had so much val uable practical experience in combat ing the spread of the pest, would ex plain the work of the government more fully. Dr. W. D. Hunter said in part: "The ravages of the boil weevil have affected not oniy the cotton producers of Texas, as well as of the United States, but have also disturbed the general economic conditions through out the South, and have caused dis turbances in every quarter of the globe where American cotton is used in the factories. It has caused every person in the world, who uses cotton in any form to pay more for it than formerly. The pest was first known to occur in Texas in the vicinity of Brownsville about 1892. Since that date it has advanced annually forty or fifty miles, and there seems no prob ability that it will not eventually reach all parts of the South where cotton is pioduced, if it does not indeed reach other cotton producing countries. At present the Infested territory covers practically all of the cotton producing counties in Texas, and the larger por tion of six parishes in Louisiana. Nu merous reports regarding the occur rence of the pest outside of the states that have been mentioned have been investigated and found to be errone ous. Will Die On*. “Careful investigations of the life history of the pest reveal few factors that seem to indicate that It will die out as has been the case with some of the injurious insects, although it is not beyond the range of possibili ties that some such occurrence may eventually take place. The only sug gestion that has been offered towards checking the invasion of the pest is in the establishment of a wide zone of land In which the cultivation of cotton should be prohibited. On account of the many difficulties In the way of such a procedure and on account of the reasonable degree of success that has attended efforts toward controlling the pest in Texas, it seemed doubtful if such means would be justified. Weevil ltavnaes In Texan. "The effects of the ravages of the boll weevil in Texas may be sum marized as follows: "First. It has during the past five years caused a loss of at least SBO,- 000,000. "Second. It has increased decided ly the area required to produce a bale of cotton. "Thltd. It has practically destroy ed the credit of the small farmer, who has been In the habit of depending up on cotton, although farmers who have diversified their crops are still able to obtain necessary credit. “Fourth. It has had the effect of driving large numbers of negroes from the cotton lands of the state. Negroes lend themselves poorly to the modifi cations in the system of producing the staple, which are necessary on ac count of the ravages of the pest. In tense cultivation, to which negroes can be brought only with great diffi culty is one of the great essentials in producing a crop. "Fifth. It has forced a diversifica tion of crops, and in this way is con sidered by many parties as a benefi cent Influence. While this may be the ultimate result of the work of the boll weevil, the depression that comes from the changes necessary before a complete system of diversification may be followed is apparent to all parties who have investigated the matter in Texas. Cut Down Production. “It will be noted that cotton pro duction in Texas has decreased an nually (with the exception of one year, 1800) since the invasion of the pest, although the reduction has not, on the whole, been very decided. This absence of a great falling off in production is due to two principal factors, (1) that there has been a considerable increase in acreage, and (2) following the sug gestion of the bureau of entomology of the United States Department of Ag riculture and their own experience, the planters of Texas are becoming fa miliar with the proper system that must be followed to mitigate the dam age by the pest. The system recom mended by the Department of Agri culture, as the result of several years study of the habits of the pest, and experiments upon a large scale In va rious parts of Texas Is now generally known as the “Cultural System.” The greatest danger to be feared from a further Invasion of the cotton belt Is that this system, which has been found to work well in Texas, may be less applicable elsewhere. Many conditions of climate and plantation practice show that there will be Increased diffi culty when the pest reaches the allu vial lauds, which produce the bulk of the crop in the eastern portion of the belt. This emphasises the continuation of the experimental work of the de partment in regions that are about to become invaded, A trlegrum to Mr. Howard from a fib-nd iii Washington was read ts the contention and it wss received with a storm of applause. It was as follows! "A bill appropriating lIM.WS for fur ther Investigation by the Department of Agriculture was considered favor ably yrau-rday by a sub-committee of the House of Jlspr eaentsMves and will ROYAL Baking Powder Is Most Economical Because it makes better and more healthful food* ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. to-day be considered by the full Com mittee on Agriculture.” Chairman Peters was instructed to send a telegram of thanks to the sub committee, expressing the apprecia tion of the convention for its prompt action in regard to the appropriation. A telegram also was ordered to be sent to Secretary Wilson for his earn est efforts in connection with the ap propriation. German Expert Talked. Dr. Otto Gagzow, imperial German agricultural and forestry expert, repre senting Baron Speck Von Sternburg, the German ambassador to the United States, opened the proceedings of the afternoon session by reading a phper on “The World’s Interest in Cotton.” He said: “Concerning the cotton question, not only the United States but Germany and the whole world have an intense interest in it. Germany is a great cot ton consumer, but we can never produce cotton in our country. A few years ago we started cotton raising in our colonies, but up to the present time the growth, when compared with the immense production of America, Is in considerable. This great production and your excellent methods are two of the great reasons why Germany must learn from the United States how to cultivate cotton. I came to this convention only as a learner, not as an instructor.” Dr. Gagzow said an old enemy of cotton, the army worm, had been con quered, and he saw no reason why the boll weevil should not be exterminated by agricultural methods. Dr. William Stubbs, director of Louisiana Experiment Station, also ad dressed the convention. BEAUFORT MINING CO. SALE Of ItH Property Near Port Royal This Month. Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 13.—8 y order of President Jacob Paulsen, the entire ten acres of real estate and other property of the Beaufort Mining Com pany will be sold to the highest bid der for spot cash Dec. 20. The prop erty is two miles from Port Royal docks, and three miles from Beaufort. It is considered a fine site for shipping and manufacturing purposes. Pembroke New*. Pembroke, Ga., Dec. 13.—Z. P. Hall of Groveland has sold his mercantile interest to E. M. Beasley of this place. Mr. Beasley will take charge Jan. 1. The Pembroke academy is nearing completion. The Building Committee is trying to have it ready for the spring term. It will have ample room to seat 400 children. Minister A. J. Edmonson of the Christian Church, with his wife, has arrived from Friendship. Tenn. He will take charge of five churches, Pem broke, Meldrim, Hagan, Springgrove and Southwell, and will make Pem broke his home. Pembroke is making arrangements to have two Sunday-school entertain ments for the benefit of the children, one at the Baptist Church Friday be fore Christmas and at the Christian Church the Monday after. To Try Dntcli Fanning; Near Bean fort. Beaufort, S. C„ Dec. 13.—Mr. R. C. de Bruyne, a native of Holland and a graduate of the Stuttgart University, is a guest at the Sea Island Hotel. He is here for the purpose of planting, ex perimentally, a number of acres In a variety of vegetables. Ten acres will .be devoted to lettuce. His method of cultivation is new to this country. Heavy fertilizing is said to be a part of the system. Recent experiments by him in the vicinity of Asheville are said to have been very successful. His planting will be done on the farm of Mr. C. U. V. Benton, on Broad river, several miles from Beaufort. ARK YOU SICK ? If so, where? Headache? Dry, hacking cough? Foul tongue? Loss of appetite? Lack of energy? Pain in stomach? Bowels? General weakness? These are but a few of the signs of indigestion. Some others are: Wind in the stom ach or bowels; constipation or diar rhoea; pale complexion; spots before the eyes; dizziness; loss of flesh; irri tability; sleeplessness; nervousness. All these symptoms will plague and torment you, and will never perma nently leave you, once you suffer from them; only are sure, in time, to get worse, if not treated by the best known scientific methods of cure— Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets. These curative tablets are composed of Ingredients which modern knowl edge of the true inward processes of digestion approve of, as forming the best, safest, surest and most scientific combination of medicinal drugs, that can be used to relieve all the condi tions of ill-health brought on by this much-dreaded disorder. A disease so "protean" or change able in its manifestations, assuming so many forms, characterized by so many different symptoms that, more times than not, it is mistaken for some other disease altogether, and the poor patient may die, or ut best al low the seeds of permanent chronic sickness, to germinate and take root In his system. So It ts a real danger we ask you to avoid, when we say: In case of doubt, take Htuart’a Dyspepsia Tablets. Kven If disordered digestion is not the real cause of your sickness (which probsbly, though, It Is), yet your di gestion is neatly certain to be out of order, and If allowed to remain so will seriously complicate your alcknesa for you. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, then, will be sure to do you good, end will not interfere with any other medicine you may be taking. They will help to make your food make you atrong, and thus. If In no other way, help you back to health by helping your system to throw ulf dis ease like a healthy duck shake# water off Its ba< k. Shake off your at< knaee with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. SAVANNAH -MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY.DECEMBER 14. 1904. MET DEATH IN TREACHEROUS MUD. Bailie. of Two Prominent Men Burled in Mud Near Wilmington, iv. c. Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 13.—The drowning of John H. Gore and John Bruen of Wake Forest, reported in the Morning News dispatches, has more than the ordinary element of tragedy in it. Mr. Gore was one of Wilmington’s most prominent attorneys, and was a partner of ex-Gov. Russell. With his brother-in-law, a young man of about 22, he left Wilmington in a launch with several others for Mallory’s creek, about six miles below Wilmington, to shoot ducks. There the party divided, Mr. Gore and Mr. Bruen going in one small boat of the kind called by the negroes ’’Trus’ me Gord,” and the others going in another boat in an other direction. The boat in w-hich Mr. Gore and his companion were shooting upset. They clung to the overturned boat with their dog. When last seen by those remaining in the launch the men were making frantic efforts to withdraw- their legs, which were Incased in hip-boots, from the mud. The parties in the launch tried to get to them, but grounded some distance away. Mr. Harris, a friend of the two men, took off all his cloth ing and entered the other small boat and made an heroic effort to get to his comrades, but the wind, w-hich was blowing a gale off shore, swamped his boat and it w-as with great difficulty Mr. Harris regained the launch. Night had set In in the meantime, and after fruitless efforts to get to the men, who constantly called for succor, the launch came on to Wilmington. Parties were immediately organized and every foot of the banks and surrounding marshes was searched. The next morning, after probing the mud with poles, in the mout'h of Mallory's creek, the bodies of the two men were found be neath the mud, over w-hich there was not more than a foot and a half of water. The mud in this locality Is of such a character that an ordinary oar stood on end will sink of its own weight to a distance of five or six feet. MACON’S NEW ALDERMEN. The (election Was Without Any Spe cial Incident. Macon, Dec. 13.—The election to-day to fill four vacancies in the alder manic board passed off without spe cial incident. The reason for the quietude is easy to understand as there was practically no issue at stake. The nominees were named about a month ago by the Demo cratic primary and their election is re garded as for the most part a for mality. However, President Howell Harris of the Municipal League and others have called upon the voters to swell the vote. It was expected that at this time the voters of the city would decide whether the city should issue $275,000 in bonds for the purpose of paying the floating debt of \he city. Judge Felton of the Superior Court enjoined the election several weeks ago. The new men who were to-day elect ed were: First Ward, Prof. F. A. Gut tenberger; Second Ward, J. B. Mel ton; Third Ward. Leon Dure, and Fourth Ward, Capt. W. M. Sloan. The latter succeeded himself. A Gin for I'pln nd-Long Cotton. Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 13. —T. G. Kent of New York has been here several weeks working on a roller cotton gin to gin the upland long cotton, which has a seed like the regular upland cot ton and cannot be ginned on the regu lar sea island gins. He has been working at the Valdosta ginnery and his invention has been fully developed. It Is like the regular sea island gins, except that it has specially designed strippers and feeders. It also uses air from the big air drums to blow the cotton down under the rollers. This gin takes the seed from the cotton without cutting up the lint and will add considerably to the value of the new long staple cotton. PEPPER THROWING CASE WAS CONTINUED. '’’Owing to the absence of several witnesses in the case in which Annie Small is charged with assaulting and throwing cayenne pepper into the eyes of Phoebe Salve, the hearing was con tinued in Police Court yesterday morning. The eyes of the Salve woman were said to be in such a condition that she was unable to appear in court. It is understood the ease will be vigorously prosecuted. This is the second of the kind within the last two weeks. OFF FOR VALDOSTA. A telegram from United States Mar shal George White was received here yesterday morning ordering all the United States prisoners held for trial at Valdosta taken before Judge Speer at that place at once. Deputies Joieph F. Doyle and J. Ben Wilson left last night with the prison ers. All of the men are held for either violations of the postal or pension laws, or for attempting tn make and pass counterfeit money. There sre only four or five prisoner#, all of whom were bound over to court by Commissioner Johnston. CITY BREVITIES. The Central of Georgia's suit against the A inert l an Cotton Company was dismissed from the docket of the Su perior Court yesterday Fannie Welle, who assaulted Motile liasor withs pocket knife, wee Kited U or thirty dare uu the rltsiugang In puiio Court y water day morning The difficulty occurred at duetard and Co ben etroeta. COULD NOT SAY THAT IT WAS NAN WHO GOT THE REVOLVER WITH WHICH YOUNG WAS KILLED IN THE CAB. Nail Pntter.on Stood Before a Pawn broker in Court While the Man Scanned Her Fare In an KIT on to Decide If It Were She Who Had Aeeoiniinnlrd the Man Who 11ml Piireha.eii the Herolver from Hint. Could Not identify Her. New York. Dec. 13.—A dramatic sit uation developed to-day in the crim inal branch of the Supreme Court, w-hen Nan Patterson, on trial before Justice Vernon M. Davis for the mur der of Caesar Young, stood up in the court and faced a pawnbroker, Hyman Stern, the witness who sold the re volver with which Young was killed. Stern w-as unable to identify the prisoner as the woman who accompa nied the man to whom he sold the re volver. He was not certain whether this man had a smooth face or wore a moustache. He was not asked to identify the photograph of J. Morgan Smith. > Police Captain Sweeny was recalled and identified the photograph. He said that he saw Smith on .Tune 8 last, and gave him a grand jury subpoena. Ob jection w-as made to the introduction as evidence of a copy of the subpoena served by the witness, and the jury was excused while Justice Davis lis tened to argument of counsel. Mr. Rand informed the court that the theory of the prosecution Is that Smith and his wife were eo-conspira tors against Young, although they had riot planned to killed him. The prose cutor further said that he was pre pared to prove that Smith and his wife, with the active connivance of the defendant’s father and also with the connivance of the defendant’s law yers. had fled to parts unknown. “When I say the defendant's coun sel,” continued Mr. Rand. “I do not mean you, Mr. Levy.” Justice Davis reserved decision on the question raised. Much of the testimony to-day was given by experts as to the result of their examination of skin taken from Young's fingers. Dr. Ernest J. Lederle said that a microscopical examination of the bits of skin had failed to dis cover traces of powder. Dr. Charles Phelps said that the di rection of the bullet that killed Young had been from left to right, and that the revolver was held from three to five Inches from the body when the shot was fired. Carolinian Arrested at Valdosta. Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 13.—A. P. Fryer son was arrested here to-day on a tele gram from Clarendon county. South Carolina, asking that he be held un til the sheriff or some official could reach here. It Is understood that Fry erson is wanted for running off with another man's wife. The woman came here with him three or four days ago and they were boarding at the Mims House on Savannah avenue. Fryerson denies his guilt, but says the woman came on her own accord and not through any inducements from him. A message from South Carolina says that an of ficer will come for him at once. Judge Speer at Valdosta. Valdosta, Ga.. Dec. 13.—The United States court for this division is in ses sion here and a large number of visit ing lawyers, jurors and witnesses are In the city. The criminal docket will be taken up Thursday and several cases are set for a hearing. The feature of the week was Judge Speer’s lecture on "The Life and Times of Robert E. Lee” before a large audi ence to-night. It was delivered under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Alleged Murderer Indicted. Macon, Dec. 13.—At a session of the Bibb county grand jury Hall Schofield, the young white man who shot Green King, the old negro, at Vineville Branch, a district of Macon, several days ago, has been indicted for mur der. Schofield has been in Jail since the crime was committed and has been under the care of physicians. A plea of insanity will probably be entered. TOBACCO THIEF BOUND OVER. Thornton Williams, who was arrested by Detective Bostick Monday on a charge of having stolen three caddies of tobacco from Francis Hart, was bound over to the City Court by Re corder Myrick yesterday morning. ARGUMENT HAS BEGUN IN CLYATT PEONAGE CASE Attorney General Moody Dwells Upon the Im portance of the Case in Its Bearing Upon Peonage Generally. Washington, Dec. 13.—Argument was begun to-day in the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Samuel M. Clyatt vs. the United States, in which the court is called upon to deal with the question of peonage. Clyatt is a resident of Georgia who, In 1902. was convicted In the federal courts of thut state arid sentenced to four years' Imprisonment at hard la bor on the churge of having held two negro men In peonage on account of debt, In violation of Section 5526 of the Revised Statutes. Congressman Wllllatn G. Brantley made the first presentation of the esse. He appeared for Clyatt and claimed that the record failed to es tablish the fact that the men were held in unlawful servitude, the ap prehension being In the nature of an arrest. Senator Bacon also appears in the esse for Clyatt. while Attorney General Moody will represent the gov ernment. The Attorney General has filed a Odors of Perspiration fSXTSmgu."" Royal Foot Wash Mope Chafing, care# Sweating. In long fwnlles, Herd rn Ite at fir uggtels, er preestfi from BATON DRUG CO., AUssU, He. Meeey beak 1 1 pet satisfies fie m pie Itar Meeel eteme. HIGH CRIMES AND MISOEMEANORS. Continued from First page. office,” he said, taking up the merits of the case. He was sure that the House, if it was satisfied from the tes timony that Judge Swayne was an un just and unworthy man, would not hes itate to see that the formal charges were made against him, “and he be ar raigned at the bar of the Senate and there tried." Mr. Clayton was particularly severe in his arraignment of what he charac terized as Judge Swayne's excuses and exculpatory testimony regarding his failure to acquire u residence In Pen sacola. “The judge," he said, striking his desk, “when he studies the euse and the report, says that he did not swear far enough and he tiptoes on this ques tion of residence.” Judge Swayne’s amended testimony, he declared, amounted to but little, because when the judge took the steps to acquire a residence In his district, "he had wind of these Impeachment proceedings.” Continuing. Mr. Clayton said that the Impeachable offense of Judge Swayne in violating the statute as to residence had been committed, and could not be cured by the judge's sub sequent acts. Glllrft Spoke for Mwuyne. The question of Judge Swayne's resi dence also was discussed by Mr. Gtl lett of California, who insisted that Judge Swayne had distinctly shown an intent to make Pensacola his home. All the efforts and Industry of the parties making the charges against Judge Swtuyne, he said, had not pro duced a single witness who said Judge Swayne resided or had a home in Dela ware. To his mind, Mr. Gillett contended, it made no difference if Judge Swayne was not in Pensacola over twenty days a yrtir, because he might have been somewhere else, “doing business for his country.” The record, he declared, showed that Judge Swayne went to Florida, Alabama and Texas to hold court. “There was no evidence,” he maintained, "that anybody suffered in jury by reason of the fact that Judge Swayne wbh not In Florida.” The judicial acts of Judge Swayne • were next taken up by Mr. Gillett, who justified them on the ground that Judge Sw'ayne not only had the legal right to act as he did in the several cases complained of, but also had Juris diction so to do. While he admitted In reply to a ques tion by Mr. Palmer, that traveling over the country by Judge Swayne in a private cur of the Jacksonville, Tam pa and Key West Railroad, then in the hands of a receiver appointed by Judge Swayne, was a thing that ought not perhaps to have been done, it did not constitute an offense of thPat enormi ty, Involving that turpitude that should cause his Impeachment. No harm nor injury, he asserted, was done, nor was it shown that it was Intended for any corrupt purposes. Expense Account Principal Thing. The subject of the amounts charged by Judge Swayne and sworn to as hav ing been expended by him for reason able expenses, was. said Mr. Gillett, a matter requiring consideration, and unless explained away and excused by some circumstance, was a serious ac cusation. If the $lO a day. he said, was collected by Judge Swayne with wrongful Intent, fully believing and knowing he had no lawful right to the same, its collection should not be ex cused. But, he argued, if It was col lected by Judge Swayne In the honest belief that he was allowed a fixed sum of $lO a day regardless of the actual amount of his expenses, he should be excused. “This," he said, “Is the only question worthy of consideration.” Mr. Mann of Illinois provoked laugh ter by calling attention to the fact that Mr. Gillett had made a report In the case one way and a speech the other, and he tried to secure a categorical an swer as to whether or not he thought the resolution should pass. “When the roll call comes,” said Mr. Gillett, “the gentleman from Califor nia will tell you.” "Then,” retorted Mr. Mann, ”1 shall be compelled to vote after the gentle man.” “If you will follow the gentleman from California," quickly replied Mr. Gillett, “you may vote correctly.” This response was greeted with ap plause from a number sitting around him. Texas Man for impeachment. Vigorously urging the adoption of the resolution of impeachment, Mr. Henry of Texas declared that Mr. Gillett had made an argument in fa vor of emasculating the charges against Judge Swayne except the one count of Improperly certifying to his reasonable expenses. Judge Swayne, he said, should be impeached for “misbehavior, corruption and tyranny as a Judge” and he urged the House to vote in favor of the resolution and send the charges to the Senate. Mr. Powers of Massachusetts de clared that the real question was whether Judge Swayne ought to be impeached upon one or more articles of the specifications. He reminded the House that it had no constitutional power to pass on the guilt or innocence of the respondent. “We have no right,” he said, "to take from him the pre sumption of innocence which he en joys under the constitution.” All the House had to do. he said, was to say whether there had been a probable cause of guilt. If the path of duty In this case, he argued, was beset with doubt, he would gladly accord the ben brief In which he says, speaking of the importance of the case: "Imme diately upon the certification of this case to the Supreme Court several of the district judges in the fifth cir cuit, in which numerous prosecutions for violations of this statute were pending, refused to try any of the cases, and postponed the same to await the decision of the court in this case. It is, therefore, quite evident that the executive arm of the law, so far at least, as the enforcement of this statute is concerned, is practically par alyzed. "Notwithstanding the fact that sev eral United States courts have held this law to be constitutional, the gov ernment Is powerless to compel Its en forcement or observance, even In the most typical and flagrant cases. We think we may truthfully say that up on the decision of this case hangs the liberty of thousands of persons, most ly colored, It Is true, who are now be ing held In a condition of involuntary aervltude, in many cases worse than slavery Itself, by the unlawful acts of Individuals, not only in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment to the con al But lon, but lit violation of the law which we have her# under considera tion.” CHRISTHAS PRESENTS! Waltham Watches HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. **The Perfected American Witch," in itlusfnted book of interesting inforrmtion ibout quitches, free upon request. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY. WALTHAM. MASS. “RIVERSIDE” grad* k HPMitlly recommandad. SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERS CALLED ON TO HOLD THE STAPLE Protective Association Thinks a Higher Price Should Be Secured for It. Shreveport, La.. Dec. IS. —At a meeting to-night of the Southern Cot ton Growers’ Protective Association, presided over by President Harvie Jor dan of Georgia, the following resolu tion was unanimously adopted: "The Southern Cotton Growers’ Pro tective Association recognizes that the South faces a monetary crisis, due to the recent depression in the price of her great money staple crop, cotton." The resolution speaks of the bear ish speculative Influences and contin ues: "We know that at the present prices of manufactured cotton goods and the splendid trade condition throughout the civilized world the mills can absorb the entire output of the present crop at 10 cents per pound, paid to the produc ers. We, therefore, earnestly call upon holders of spot cotton in the South to stand firmly together and demand a minimum price of 10 cents per pound for the remainder of the cotton crop In their possession. We earnestly In voke the aid of the bankers, merchants and other allied Interests throughout the South tn successfully resisting the present crisis which confronts South eflt of that doubt to Judge Swayne, “hut.” suid he, "to my mind the path of duty is not beset with doubt.” The question, he contended, was one in volving the liberty of American citi zens, and he thought that the one act alone of Judge Swayne's arbitrarily fining and Imprisoning two members of the bar of his court was tn itself a stench In the nostrils of the people. Defended by Littlefield. Disagreeing with Mr. Powers that the question was one of probable cause, Mr. Littlefield of Maine said he did not feel that the facts as they were disclosed by the record had been stated. Upon all the specifications ex cept the one of the expense account, Mr. Littlefield defended Judge Swayne. He would not, he said, vote for any specification he felt the Senate would not sustain. “If you believed," Interjected Mr. Henry of Texas, "Judge Swayne act ed fraudulently In making these ac counts, don’t you think these other specifications would throw light on his Intent?” “No," replied Mr. Littlefield. “I don’t think this House, in an impeachment proceeding, will undertake to present to the Senate and stand before the people on the proposition that It Is necessary to rely upon the atmosphere created by unsustalned charges to sus tain a charge that in vague in Its character.” He was driven, however, he said, to the conclusion that the evi dence disclosed In the esse of the ex pense account could not be ignored. Tyrannical, Said User. Mr. Lamar of Florida, who filed the original charges against Judge Swayne, closed the discussion by de nouncing the Judge as tyrannical and corrupt. He congratulated the people of Florida and of the whole country that there was at least one specifica tion upon which all were unanimous .and that was that Judge Swayne “had knocked the federal government out of money that ought to be In the fed eral treasury.” Mr. Palmer moved the previous ques tion on the resolution with an amend ment providing for Judge Swayne’s Im peachment of "high crimes and mis demeanors.” The original resolution specified only "high misdemeanors." The previous question was ordered. 198 to 61. The vote then recurred on the resolution, which was agreed to without division. Immediately after the adoption of the impeachment resolution Mr. Pal mer offered the following, which was adopted: ln>|>< acliment desolation. "Resolved, That a oomrnlttee of five go to the Senate and at the bar in the name of the House of Representatives and of all the people In the United States, to impeach Charles Swayne, judge of the district court of the United States for the Northern district of Florida, for high crimes and mis demeanors In office, and to acquaint the Senate that the House of Kepre senfatlves will In due time exhibit par ticular articles of Impeachment against him and make good the same, and that the committee to demand that the Senate take order for the appearance of the said Charles Swayne to answer said Impeachment.” Another resolution was adopted pro vlcMtig that a committee of seven be appointed and report 'articles of Im peachment against Judge Swayne. This resolution Mr. Littlefield unsuccessful ly sought to amend by substituting the words "Committee on the Judiciary” for the word "seven." The speaker thereupon appointed as the committee to carry the Impeach insnt Into the Senate Messrs. Pxlmer of Pennsylvania. Jenkins of Wisconsin, Gtilett of California, Clayton of Ala bama, and Smith of Kentucky. The House adjourned until to morrow. lint All (he K*wa I'rnsistlr, From the Boston Commercial Bulletin. A countrymen gavs the fallowing reason for list subscribing to a local newspaper "I gel all lbs news there Is. My wife belongs to Iks women's club, one of my daughters works In the millinery shop, and the ether ts In Ike delivery window si the post of lies, and I’m the village grweer. ern agriculture and commercial Indus tries, and we wish to emphasize our high appreciation of the voluntary proposition of Southern bankers to finance the present situation. “We urge the farmers of the South to organize as speedily as possible in order that they may have a uniform system of co-operation and protection. “We authorize the president of this association to confer with the official heads of allied organizations through out the South for the purpose of hold ing a Southern Interstate convention at the city of New Orleans, or other con veniently located city In the cotton belt, on the fourth Tuesday in Janu ary, 1905, to consider the best Inter ests of the producers with reference to the cotton Industry for 1905. "We urge curtailment In production of cotton and an Increased production of food supply crops. We congratu late the producers of the South on the firm and loyal stand they have taken since Dec. 3 and their financial ability to hold their cotton and pre vent Its confiscation at prices which are Illegitimate and below the coßt of production.” A resolution was also passed com mending the correctness of the re ports of the government statistician at Washington. Killing nf Starke. Starke, Fin.. Dec. 13.—Thaddeus Cummins, Sunday night, was shot and killed near the baseball park. His cries were heard and the sheriff and some others went to investigate and found him dead. Lacy Simmons was arrested, charged with the crime, and while there Is only circumstantial evi dent, it is said to be strong. Haiti to Have Been 11T Yt-n.ra Oltl. Hawkinsville, Ga., Dec. 13.—Jennie Burns, a negro woman, said to have been 117 years old, died at her home near Hawkinsville a day or two ago. obituary! Mrs. William Gordon Logan. Mrs. William Gordon Logan died yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at the residence of her father-in-law, Mr. Jo seph Logan, No. 41<) Bolton street, west. The deceased was but 22 years of age and was married in January. The immediate cause of death was heart failure. She was before her marriage Miss Katie Magee. The funeral will take place this afternoon. at 3:30 o'clock from No. 410 Bolton street, west. Mrs. Logan was a com municant of St. Patrick’s Church. The Interment will be in Cathedral Ceme tery. The pallbearers will be Messrs. Frank McCarthy, Cornelius Mc- Carthy, Hugenia Thomas, Clarence Goette, William May and A. W. F. Alslna. D. L. Ambrose. The death of Mr. D. L Ambrose oc curred yesterday morning at the resi dence of his daughter, Mrs. L. F. Clif ton, No. 1706 Habersham street. He was 68 years of age. During the Civil War he served as a Confederate lieu tenant with distinction. He had been 111 a long time. Three children sur vive, Mrs. G. W. Tuthill of Birming ham. Mrs. L. F. Clifton and Mr. Frank L. Ambrose of this city. One sister, Mrs. D. R. Edwards, and one brother, Mr. J, H. Ambrose, are also living. The remains will be sent to Oliver, his birthplace, for Interment, this morning. —Gov. Chamberlain of Connecticut tells of an old friend who because of his deafness makes some ludicrous and at times embarrassing mistakes. Re cently he was at a dinner party where the lady seated next to him tried to help him along In conversation. As the fruit was being passed she asked him: “Do you like bananas?” "No,” Said the old gentleman with a look of mild surprise. “The fact is." he add ed In a confidential tone which could be heard in the next room, “I find the old-faFhloned night shirt Is good enough for ms.” —Andrew Cai-negle found himself on a street car In New York the other day without a cent In his pocket. A fellow passenger offered him the neces sary nickel, which was gratefully ac cepted. 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