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HOLMES IS FIRED' Disseminator of Cotton Statistics Gets the Ax. STATEMENT OF WILSON Facts Relating to Leak from Agricul tural Department Made Public. Hew Scheme Was Successfully Worked. i i A Washington special says: As the result of the inves'igation by secret j service agents into the charges made i by Richard Cheatham, secretary of the Cotton Planters' Association, that , information had been" given to cotton brokers in New York by some per- : son or persons in the bureau of sta- ! tlstics, department of agriculture, Secretary Wilson Saturday made public ; an official report in which he states j that Edwin S. Holmes, the associate ! statistician, has been guilty of "jug- ! gling" the official report. The report j says: j "It has been found that Mr. Holmes communicated valuable information to , L C. Van Riper, a New York broker, ; and M. Haas of New York, who act- i ed as a go-between in conveying the information from Holmes to other New York brokers, including Theo- ! dore Price. Steps have been taken by Secretary Wilson to prevent any I further leakage of the department fig- j arirl on pntirP rpor^anization of Ui W U" A** VMV** w . Q the bureau of statistics and manner of preparing monthly crop reports has been outlined by him. The papers in connection with the investigation were referred to the United States attorney for the District of Columbia and he has reported that in his opinion a criminal prosecution will not lie against Holmes. Holmes has been dismissed from the service o? the department." According to the report, Wilson Judd of New York, formerly in the employ of L. N. Van Riper, induced the latter to tell of his connection with Holmes and then gave the infor-; mation to Mr. Cheatham. Van Riper ! became the principal witness in the j investigation conducted by the secret ! service and said he was induced to communicate the fact that advance information was given out by Holmes because he had heard that Holmes ; * and his associates had intended to j try to manipulate the June cotton report Using this information as a foundation, the secret service agents interviewed numerous persons who had been mentioned by Judson and Van Riper as well as gathering a mass of correspondence, including many letters written by Holmes to Van Riper and others. The report made to Secretary Wilson and the; secretary's comments, together with the details of the new plan of conducting the bureau of statistics, makes more than 4,000 words. It reviews the entire investigation, beginning with the charges that were laid j before Secretary wnson Dy mr. Cheatham several weeks ago. After reviewing the charges Secretary Wilson gives a summary of the testimony adduced before secret service agents. Mr. Van Riper, the. New York broker, under examination, said he became acquainted with Holmes in New York in August, 1904, through a "mutual friend." According to this testimony Holmes told Van Ri- ' per he could get information con cerning the government crop report, j principally through the report of tho general agents and the report of the slate agent. Van Riper said Holmes furnished the information from time to time for several months in advance of the publication of official figures, and that information furnished by Holmes corresponded exactly with the figures afterwards published as the official crop report. It was planned by certain inter. ests, including parties in responsible position in the bureau of statistics to use influence to have Mr. Hyde sent to Europe so that Mr. Holmes would be the acting head of the bureau of statistics, and in this po sition would have a free hand tc furnish such reports as were wanted. According to the new plan outlined by Secretary Wilson to govern the preparation of monthly reports of the bureau of statistics, the general spo floiH ??{?pnts and state asents will Vi<n w0w ? w report on tie successive crops di rectly to the secretary or acting sec retary of agriculture. These reports will remain sealed in the custody of these officers until the day th? official report is to be made. Olmstead Succeeds Holmes. Victor H. Olmstead has been ap pointed associate statistician of the department to succeed Holmes Mr. Olmstead has for some time pas' held the position of chief of the di vision of domestic crop reports. REBEL SHIP BEING CHASED. Black Sea Fleet Hot on Trail of thv Kniaz Potemkine. According to the latest reports received in St. Petersburg, the Kniaz Potemkine has escaped her pursuers and is still at large in the Black sea, with the torpedo boat destroyer Smetilvy and the Black sea fleet hot on her trail. There is little doubt that she is heading for Poti or Ba tcum. -A : MUTINEERS SURRENDER. j i Crew cf the Kniaz Potemkine Enter Roumanian Port, Haul Down Flag ard Vessel Returned to Russia. ; The flag of St. Andrew once again floats over the battleship Kniaz Po- j temklne and the toroodo boat, which I I ------ - i have proved such terrors to the Black j i sea communities for a couple of ; weeks past. The formal surrender of the mu-tiI uous crews occurred at Kusteaji, Rou- j j mania, Saturday afternoon after a ; j series of discussion and negotiations j i between the Roumanian authorities ! and the leaders of the mutineers. The Roumanian officers who board- I ed the battleship on her arrival call- I en upon the crew to surrender, in j which case they would be treated as I foreign deserters or else leave the port forthwith. The mutineers wanted to be permitted to take oft" the treasure which was on board the Kniaz Potemkine, but the Roumanian authorities declined to acquiesce. The Roumanian flag was hoisted over the Russian vessels as well as i the Russian so as to prevent any attack on them in Roumanian waters by the vessels of the Russian squadron. A later dispatch from Kustenji notes the arrival of the Black sea - - * J ?: Qnn. ncei, aaa says: Aumnai mugci uuu day afternoon boarded and took possession 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. I The torpedo boat, which accompanied the Kniaz Potemkine, left for Odessa without surrendering, declaring that she had not mutinied, but that the Kniaz Potemkine had forced her to follow. Admiral Kruger arrived with his squadron early Sunday morning and afte'r exchanging the customary salutes, 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 surrender with the exception of Matuschenko, leader of the mutiny, who resisted, and wanted to blow up the ship. All the papers and books belonging to the vessel were destroyed. It appears tnat me decision ui me rebels to surrender the Kniaz Potemkine was made when it became evident that no other vessels would Join hi the mutiny. The crew of the battleship seemed to be unaware of the surrender of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz. 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 purification on board the Kniaz Potemkine, sprinkling the vessel and her flags with holy water. Admiral fcruger's squadron, which brought a crew for the Kniaz Potemkine, sailed with her for Russia Sunday evening. THEODORE PRICE ANGER-ED. _______ Noted Broker Says He Was Not Mixed Up in Cotton "Leak." Theodore H. Price of New York arrived in Washington Sunday and, through his attorney, requested Secretary Wilson to withdraw what Mr. i Price characterized as the "unjust, offensive and unsustained charges and ; implications" contained in the report *2 Ul, 4-Virt made puDiic in conuecuuu wim removal of Edwin S. Holmes, Jr., i assistant statistician of the depart- j i ment of agriculture. I Taft Sails for Philippines. The steamer Manchuria, having j aboard Secretary of Wlar Taft, Miss I Alice Roosevelt and a large party 1 of United States senators and con! gressmen sailed from San Francisco i Friday for the Philippine Islands. COSTLY BLAZE IN COTTON. | A Storage Warehouse in Meridian j Burns, Entailing^ Loss of $175,000. Fire at an early hour Friday morn J ing destroyed the building of the Gulf ; Compress company at Meridian, Miss., j Cher 14,000 bales of cotton were in i storage and about 5,000 bales were j destroyed. The total loss is estimatI ed at $175,000, partially insured. | Gaynor and Greene Refused Bail. An application for bail for Messrs. Gaynor and Greene was refused at w? CV<, ,, hv TnH p'Jk Onimet I IViULKieai Jamiuaj ^J ? of the court of king's bench. TOTAL FATALITIES OF FOURTH. Figures Show Fifty-Nine Killed and Over Three Thousand Injured. The total figures of the 4th of July casualties received in Chicago from various points up to 2:30 Thursday afternoon, are larger than at the same hour last year. The totals amount to 59 killed, and injured 3,169. Last year at the same hour deaths were 52 and the injured 3,059. y I ROOT laPPfllNTED i By President to Succeed the Late Secretary Hay. ANNOUNCEMENT TO COME Well Known and Prominent New York Lawyer Tendered Cabinet Position and Accepts Important j Trust Imposed. A New York special says: It can be definitely stated that President Roose velt has offered the position of secretary of state to Elihu Root and Mr. Root has accepted. A dispatch from Oyster Bay is as follows: While no official confirmation ! is obtainable of the announcement j that Elihu Root has accepted President Roosevelt's proffer of the secre- i taryship of state, in success to John i Hay, it can be said that the presi- ! dent will authorize a statement to be ; made regarding the matter. The pre- ! cise nature of the statement is not ; known. Mr. Root boarded the president's special train at Jersey City just be- j fore it left for Cleveland at 5:45 on Tuesday afternoon. While the mem- j bers of the president's cabinet re- i tired to their apartments on the train 1 at an early hour Tuesday night, the j president and Mr. Root remained in j conference for sevaral. hours. Then) it was that the president broached j the subject of Mr. Root's returfi to ! the cabinet All phases of the situation were considered carefully, but at that time, i Mr. Root did not indicate that he ! would accept the portfolio of state, j On the return journey fro mthe Hay fuceral, their conference, interrupted b/ the mission on which they were gene to Cleveland, was resujned. A j formal tender of the secretaryship of state, vacated by Mr. Hay was made to Mr. Root. His acceptance of the proffer was made in New York, and is believed to have been without reservation at all difficult to overcome. The duties of the secretary of state appeal strongly to Mr. Root On one or two occasions, notably during the boxer revolt, he attended, during the absence of Secretary Hay from Washington, to many of the details of the i work, in addition to his duties as sec-1 rctary of war, and he enjoyed the experience. MIKADO ADDRESSES ENVOYS. Tells Them Their Mission is to Negotiate and Conclude Peace. A Tokio special says: The emperor ! gave a farewell audience and lunch j to Baron Komura, envoy from Japan ! to the approaching peace conference at Washington, and the staff of the j Japanese peace committee Thursday, j The emperor delivered an address to the peace plenipotentiaries as follows: "The president of the United States, being grieved to find the war betw#in Japan and Russia had not been hmncht to a close after the lapse of' more than a year, and being impressed with the urgent need in the interest of peace of terminating the con-; fllct, has suggested that the two governments appoint plenipotentiaries and cause them to meet together to negotiate peace. We were compelled, contrary to our expectations, to resort to arms, despite our constant abiding wish for peace, and if, in consequence of the concilatory, spirit of.' our opponent hostilities could be brought to an end, nothing would bimore satisfactory than such consummation. Accordingly, we at once accepted the suggestion of the president of the United States, and we hereby charge you with the mission of negotiating and concluding peace. You should devote yourselves with all of your power to discharge your mission and make every effort to secure the re-establishment of peace on a durable basis." SO LINEVITCH REPORTS. Russian General Says He Totally Annihilated a Jap Battalion. General Linevitch, in a telegram to the czar, dated July 5, confirmed the defeat of the Japanese at Sanviatz, when, he says, a Japanese battalion was annihilated, and further states that after the capture of the position and the flight of the Japanese, the latter were reinforced and resumed the fight, but all their attacks were repulsed. The Japanese losses, General Linevitch adds, were enormous. NEGROES FORM A TRUST. Ccmbine and Refuse to Work in the Fields for $1.50 Per Day. Negroes in Kentucky are reported to have entered into a combination and flatly agreed not to work ia harvest fields for $1.50 a day, the price offered by farmers. Wlheat is going to waste for lack of labor to harvest it. Farmers are now taking steps to procure Swedish help. TO THE FEDERAL COURTj i I Goes Case of Caleb Powers, Under a ! | Sentence of Death in Kentucky, for Complicity in Goebel Murder. Caleb Powers is to be tried ia the United States court for complicity in the murder of William Goebel at : Frankfort. This was settled at j | Maysville, Kentucky, Friday, when i United States District Judge Coch- ! ran announced that he would take ju| risdiction in the cause, as had been , requested by attorneys for Powers. Judge Cochran's opinion holds that the prosecution against Caleb Powers, | then pending in. the Scott county cir- ! cuit court, has been removed to the 1 circuit court for the eastern district ! of Kentucky by the removal proceed- j ings taken in Powers' behalf under j section 641, United States revised j statutes, and sustains his motion for ! a writ of habeas corpus to transfer his custody from that of the state ot Kentucky to that of the United States. The ground on which the court takes its findings is that from the | petition for removal and the tran- ; script of the record in the state j court it appears that the defendant j has been denied the equal protection ! of the law by the Scott circuit court j and cannot enforce his rights there- ! to in the court of appeals because j of section 281 of the criminal code, as | construed by that courtThe court further holds that the ; decision of the state courts against j the validity of Taylor's pardon is not j a good ground for removal, as it feels bound by the decision as to the validity of the pardon and the validity thereof is not secured by the last clause of the fourteenth amendment The largest crowd ever assembled i hi the local court was present to hear the reading of the opinion. It. reI quired about three hours to finish it. Attorneys for Powers made a mo- : ! t:on that a date be set to hear the ; j question of bail, but Judge Cochran j j did not think it advisable to pass j | upon the question of bail until the j i matter of jurisdiction was settled by i i the court. Judge Cochran then ordered Pow- j ers removed from the jail at Georgetown to the jail at Newport. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Made by President of Elihu Root's | Appointment. Official announcement was made ; at Oyster Bay Friday that Elihu Root has been appointed secretary of state. The announcement is made on the authority of President Roosevelt in the following statement given out by I Secretary Loeb: "Elihu Root has accepted the ten der by the president of the secre- j taryship of state. He will take the j cath of office in a couple of weeks, I but it will necessarily be some little' j time before he closes up his business < affairs. He will not go to Washing- j ton permanently until some time in ' i September. It is the intention of Mr. Root to assume the duties of secretary of! slate- practically at once, although It ! i will be perhaps two weeks before he j j formally will take the oath of office, j j His professional interests are so large ! j that he will have to devote consid- i j erable time to a satisfactory arrange- j ! ment of them before taking perma! nent charge of the state, department A "JIM CROW" PUZZLE. j Tennessee Street Car Law Causes Complication in Bristol, i The Tennesseee street car law is ! proving a puzzle at Bristol, Tenn. j Two-thirds of the car line is on the j state line between Tennessee and | Virginia, being in the middle of the I state line, the street dividing the j cars lengthwise. This puts one-half I in Tennessee and the other half in j Virginia. | The negro passengers, in order to j ; a\oid the jim crow law, will have ; | only to occupy the Virginia side of j the car, but the negroes on the Tennessee side are forced to occupy a certain space. ENORMOUS REBATES DEMANDED ! | North Carolina Lumbermen Want the Southern to Pay Back $100,000. The lumbermen of western North Carolina will make an effort to have the Southern railway repay them a j 2-cent rebate on all lumber shipped during the period in which the advance of 2 cents a hundred pounds was kept in force by that company. The amount involved is about $100,000. j This is in accordance with the dej ci6ion of Judge Speer that the railI way hhd no power to make the advance. TEXAS STORM A TERROR. Lster Advices Show That Twenty-Six Were Killed by Tornado. A special from Fort Worth says: Twenty-six persons are known to have been killed and fifty injured by the tornado, which swept over a portion of Montague county, in the southern part of the state Wednesday afternoon. The property loss will probably total $200,000. ^ I THE LEAK VERIFIED Secret Service Men Report; Anent Cotton Figures. SCANDAL IS DEVELOPED Every Shred of Evidence Will Be j i Made Publi-c by Secretary Wilson. Hyde's Office Will Also Be Reorganized, It is Stated. A Washington special says: The' long expected report of the secret service officers who investigated the i charges of irregularities in the preparation and publication of the government 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 refused to give any intimation as to the result of the investigation or what action he proposes to take, but saiG 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 hu. had. In connection with the giving out of the report, it is understood that the announcement will be made or complete reorganization of the statistician's office. The Washington Post of Friday printed the statement that, as a result of the investigation of the charges involving the cotton statistics of the department of agriculture, the removal of Edwin S. Holmes, associate statistician, who was suspended some days ago, will be announced by Secretary Wtflson 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 Atlanta, secretary of te Southern Cotton Association, that figures relative to the cotton crop were not only manipulated for the purpose of affecting the market at different times, but that they were given out in advance for use in a speculative way by a broker in New York, were well founded. The secret service agents found that Holmes had grown immensely wealthy In a few years." ROOSEVELT SCORNS LUCRE. Addresses Educational Association on "The Duties of the Rich." A crowd of 3U,UUU persons wmcn ! 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 which the president delivered to the educators. "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." LOCATED AT GAINESVILLE. Florida Board of Control Selects the Place for State University. The Florida board of control met Thursday in joint session with the board of education and located the new university at Gainesville by a vote of six to four. This places the university in one of the most attractive towns in the state and meets the wishes of four-fifths of the people of Florida. The principal contestants were Lake City and Gainesville. Lake City takes j her defeat heroically. 8WEDEN IS ON GUARD. Move to Protect Frontier Because of Norway's Attitude. There Is a high military authority fnr statin* that Sweden is taking pre | cautionary measures on the frontier to prevent the reported threatening attitude of Norway. The Swedish treasury Friday borrowed $6,500,000 to pay extraordinary expenditures. Prominent merchants of Stockholm confirm a report that capitalists are i withdrawing their funds Trom Norwegian banks. ACTRESS 8EEK3 BANKRUPTCY. Mrs. Potter Presents Her Own Petition in London Court. The American actress, Mrs. James Brown Potter, presented ber own petition in bankruptcy in London Friday, and the court appointed a receiver. She lost heavily as the result of recent productions at the Savoy theater and all her personal ef- j fects and her borne at Maidenhead j have been sold. i I BONES OF PAUL JONES -jl Given Into Care of America Amide* Imposing Ceremonies at Paris. Was Founder of Our Navy. In the presence of the highest dignitaries of France, the diplomatic representatives of many foreign governments and civil and naval officials of the United States, the body of Admiral John Paul Jones was formally delivered to the United States government in Paris Thursday. The ceremony was one combining impressive dignity with brilliant military and naval pomp in which the soldiers and sailors of France and the sailors of America united in rendering honors to the illustrious founder of the American navy. The occasion was unique and probr> i ably without parallel, as the funeral was that of a revolutionary hero who had lain neglected in a foreign grave '<} for over a hundred years. The ceremony of delivering the body was held in the American church on the Avenue de l'Alma, at 3:30 o'clock In the afternoon. The interior of this gothk: edifice was J % beautifully decorated with plants and flowers. At the'foot of the chancel rested the casket, wrapped in an American flag and literally buried in masses of floral emblems. At the right of the altar sat Ambassador McCormick, Senior Special ^ Ambassador Porter, Junior Special Ambassador Loomis, United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Rear Ad- ?: miral Sigsbee and other officers of the American squadron. Across the aisle sat Premier Rouvier, with otherr members of his cabinet, practi- $ cally the entire diplomatic corps and |f officers of the army and navy. Scores of American sailors, on either side . ^1 o? the altar, gave a fitting background i'-% to the imposing scene. After brief religious services, Gen? " - 11 TX.? fjSS eral Porter, according to mo mucu ? custom, with the red sash of the | Grand Cross of the Legion of Konor ^ across his breast, advanced alongSVle | the casket and formally delivered ?$j the body to'Mr. Loom is, as the representative of the United States gov- fj ernment, who accepted it in the name * ot the government and commissioned j.| Admiral Sigsbee to transport it to J1 the United States. .'jgB As the surpliced choir took up "My 'y.-Jj Country, 'Tis of Thee," the entire as- ';|S semblage rose and joined in the -Js strains of the patriotic hymn. Eight *& brawny sailors from tflie Brooklyn then stepped forward and, raising the ;.g| casket on their shoulders, ' bore it M slowly from the church to the waiting gun carriage. The carriage waa :?M draped with the national colors and % 3 1? ? KlonV hnrflM. was urawu uy oi*. ??? The cortege was now formed and proceeded to the Esplaaade des In- -} valides. Arriving at the esplanade an v imposing picture was presented. The | French government had erected a ;'Sj large pavilion in which to deposit the coffin. The casket was deposited in the ' ^ center of the j^avilion while the cor- :-$jjl tege passed, rendering military hon- . ^ ors. Later it was bourne to the In- | valid #3 railroad station and placed in j|| a funeral car where, guarded by djjj French and. American soldiers, it started for Cherbourg at 10 o'clock The unusual sight of a detachment ..f? of United States sailors and marines cnri-noriner thrmieh the central thoi^ jg on.ias.u& -? w_ oughfares of Paris aroused great interest and brought out^.n enthusiastic ovation from the crowds along the line of march. The American naval contingent numbered 500 men and presented a fine appearance. All !j along the route the streets were lined with dense crowds eager to see the Amricans. Women waved their handkerchiefs and miniature flags, ana 'g there was a continuous shouting Of ^ "Vive Les Americans." WILL FIRST CLEAN UP. || Life in Panama to Be Made Healthful by Uncie Sam. Life on the isthmus of Panama is to be made healthful, comfortable and enjoyable before the real work ? of digging the canal is begun, ac- - "J cording to an announcement of policy m-ade at Washington Thursday by Chairman Shonts of the Panama Canal commission. "JIM CROW" LAW WANTED. J Street Car Bill is- Introduced in tne Georgia State Senate. Seaator Strange of Bulloch county. Georgia, wants the negroes who rid* on street cars to have separate cart or compartments provided for them, and Friday morning, in the state sen ate, he introduced a bill which, il passed, will require all street cai companies doing business in Georgia to provide separate cars or compart ments for the negroes. SWENDEN ALSO GETTING READY King Oscar Soon to Issue Call for Mobilization of Army. The Associated Press at Stockholm is in a position to state that an or* der for the mobilization of the Swedish army has been issued and that the proclamation to this effect will probably be issued within a week. The mobilization is intended as a means of giving added force to any proposal for settlement which the riksdag may make to the Norwegian storthing.