The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, July 13, 1905, Image 3
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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: MUTINEERS SURRENDER.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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made puDiic in conuecuuu wim
removal of Edwin S. Holmes, Jr.,
i assistant statistician of the depart- j
i ment of agriculture.
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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.
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I ROOT laPPfllNTED
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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
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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.
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THE LEAK VERIFIED
Secret Service Men Report;
Anent Cotton Figures.
SCANDAL IS DEVELOPED
Every Shred of Evidence Will Be j
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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.
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BONES OF PAUL JONES
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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?
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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.
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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.