The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, July 14, 1905, Image 4
A RASCAL TREED.
Leakage in thc Cotton Report
ls Officially Confirmed.
HOW IT WAS WORKED
The Secret Servite Men Show How Gov
ernment Employee and New York
Brokers Were In Collusion.
Holmes, tlie Rascally Em?
oloyee, Dismissed.
A dispatch from Washington says
as the ie.-ult ot tho investigation by
secret service agents Into the charges
made by Riobard Cheatham, secretary
of the Southern Cot; on association,
%that Information had been given to
cotton brokers In New Yoik by snne
person or pern ts in tho bureau of
statistics of the department ot r g Heul
ture, Secretary Wilson Saturday made
public au official report in which ho
slates that Edwins, Holmes, the asto
oiate statistician, has been guilty of
"juggling" thc olllcial report. The re
port says lt has been found that Mr.
Holmes communicated advance lu'or
'matlon to L C. Van Riper, a New
Yerk broker, and M. Haas of New
York, who Mr. Van Kiper said, acted
as a go-between lu convoying informa
tiou from Holmes to other New York
brokers, Including Theodore Trie
Stops have, been taken by Secretary
Wilson to prevent any further leakage
of the department ligures andan entire
reorganization of the bureau of statis
' tics and manner of preparing monthly
crop reports has been out-lined by
him.
The papers In connect ion with the
investigation were ?e?oried to the
United Status attorney for thc Dis
trict of Columbia and ho has reported
that in Ids opinion a criminal prosecu
tlon will not ile against Holmes
Holmes bas been dismissed from the
service of the department.
Accoiding to thc report, Wilson
Judd of New York, formerly in the
employ of L. (J. Van Kiper, Induced
the latter to tell of his connection*
with Holmesand then co in in u nica tea
the information to Mr. Cheatham.
Van Riper became the. principal wit
ness in the investigation conducted bj
the secrjt service* and said he was in
duccd to communicate Hie fact that
advance information was hoing giver,
out by ll dines because he had beard
that Holmes and his associates had
intended to try to manipulate the June
cotton report. Using this Information
as a foundation tl ic secret service
agents interviewed numerous persons
who had been mentioned by Judd and
Van Kiper, as well as gathering a mas>
of correspondence including many let
ters witton by Holmes tu Van Riper
aud others.
The report made to Secretary Wil
son ard the .secretary's comments to
gether with tho eel ails of the new plan
of conducting the bureau of statistic*
makes more than 1,000 words. It re
views the entire investigation begin
ning with tl.echaig s lb t were lair
before Secretary Wilson bj Mr. Cheat
ham several weeks ago.
01IAUOKS UV 01I1CATIIAM,
' The ob arges of Mr. Cheatham were
backed up with evldenco that certain
Information had been given to cotton
brokers in New York by come person
or persons employed in tho bureau ol
statist les, relativo to the acreage', ano
condition of the c -tu n crop of the
United States prior to the OM ol al pub
licition ol' the Information, and thai
the crop ligures had been tampered
with in the eh par. mont, in tho inter
ests ui certain cotton speculators S c
retary Wilsen determined at once upon
a thorough Investigation and furnished
the cUlcers of the United States se
cret sei vice all of Hie ?vidence willoi
had been given to tho department.
The agents then were put In touch
with Mr. Cheatham and directed te.
usc every possihietir.it. to ascertaiti
whether there bad been a leak lo the
department and if so to furnish th(
secretary with the name, f tho per
son or persons responsible. Holmes 1.
the only employe of the government
who has been found to have had anj
connection vs it ii supplying information
to brok., rs prior to too pu bl I cition of
the olllcial rep ?rt.
After reviewing tho charges S.ce
tary Wilson gives a summary of the
testimony adduced b?for? secret sor
vlce agents. Mr. Van Riper, the New
York broker, under examination, said
he became at(j tainted with Hohnes in
New York in August, 1001, through a
"mutual friend." According to this
testimony Holmes told Van Kiper lie
could get information concerning tho
government orou report, prlnclpallj
through tiie report of thc general
agent and the reports of thc State
agents. Van Kiper said Holmes fur
nished liim with information from
time to time, for several months, in
advance of tbe publication of tho i r
ola! Ilgurcs, ano that the information
furnished by Holmes corresponded ex
actly with tho Heures afterwards pub
llshed as tho olllcial orop reports Van
Riper stated that a Mr. Haas of New
York acted as a go-between for
Holmes and himself and ho was given
to understand that Haas was seco ri og
Information for Theodore Trice, a cot
ton broker of New York. Thc wit
ness said bc met Haas at the Hotel
Waldorf and was told by him that tho
report for June 1005 would bo 76 per
cont, on condition, and 12' or 13 por
cent, on acreage', which was as bear
ish as they coul l make it; and thai bo
was going to see Price, with whom he
would liavo an Interview and wanted
to soo Van Kiper after bo saw Price;
that in abOUl au hour Haas called on
him and said that at tho reediest <>f
Price he was going to Washington to
see If they cou d not got tho percent
agc a little hillier and thc acreage a
little smaller lo make the roport more
bearish. Van Kiper tcstltied that
tho olllcial report wis more bearish
than tho Ilgurcs previously given him
and that he took t his to mean that
thc effort to Influence thc report had
succeeder!.
WUITTMN HY liol,M l s.
Th? letters produced by Van Kiper,
which bc alleged were written by
Holmes, were ali signed with enc ini
tial "H." Most of these letters wore
for tlic purpose of making appoint
ments with Van Kiper but tho follow
l ig note dated August 20, 1004,shows
the relationship between Holmes and
Van Kiper:
"If y(ni have bought any of that
stuiT sell it out at once and sell asl
much as you cnn In addition, Wo are 1 <,
going to show a very slight decline j
and as this is totally unexpected lt
will semi things down like fury. Other
parties will closo out tomorrow and
soll on Thursday. Where is 'PP Tear
this up. It may go up a little before
(friday but probably not."
This letter was signed with tho ini
tial "H." Van Riper testified that
ail ot the loiters surrendered were
from Holmes and that their contents
had reference to the state of the cot
ton report. A lar^o number of letters
and telegrams signed with the initial
"F" wore sent from Wow York to
Van Ul per. Nearly all of theBe con
tat nod information oonoernlng tho
cotton report, together with instruc
tions te sell or buy on the market, ao
cording to the Information furnished
and all of thom closed with tho ad
monition to destroy the letter.
The seoret service agents learned
that *T" referred to In Holmes' let
ter was F. A. Peckham,, of New York
and that the letters signed the initial
"F>? were F. A. Peckham.
' 'TU YIN tl TO MAKE .MONKY."
Peckham was Interviewed in New
York city and stated that the only
exil (nation he had to give concerning
.the letters was that he was trying to
make some motey in the c >tton mar
ket, declining to say anything of his
relations willi Holmes, Haas or Van
Riper. Shortly after he was Inter
viewed it was learned that Peckham
came to Washington and held a con
vocation with Holmes over the tele
phone in which he lcquired whcthoi
Holmes Intended to resign his posltlor
or whet ho r ho expeotcd to bc dismiss
ed from the goverument service. Peck
ham wass'en again by government
agents but wr uld not dlscuBs his rela
tlons with Holmes.
Homes was Interviewed by seorel
service agents and considerable spa.M
lu the report ls ?lven to his explana
tlons. Tao first questions asked hin
were ns to his relations with Peekhan
and N an Riper.
Homles said that they all had beei
on very Intimate terms socially am
that when he had occassion to VIBI
New York, which was frequently, lill
hotel bill had been paid by Van Ripe
or Peckham. Holmes admitted tba
Peckham, Haas and himself were a
onetime associated in a business ven
turc In which Holmes was to have ai
iuterest equal to the tum of $0.000
which ho was to roceive as a gift fron
tlie other members of the li rm. Sub
si <|iienily Haas transferred his Interes
In this firm to L. C. Van Riper am
Van Hi per stated that the com pan
was organized for the purpose of hand
ling cotton. Helmes testified tha
this was true, but that he was no
aware of thc nature of thc organiza
tion at tho time he got an Interest i
it, and that when he learned the obj< e
of tile company wus to handle cottoi
he withdrew from lt.
1 u.i) nus MININO euoKKTY.
Under further examiuhtlon Holme
stated that he had sold to Vau Ri pei
about Keb. 19, 1005, a three-fourtl
interest In some mining properly 1
Idaho for $7:?,000, this amount ha>
lng been paid to him by Van Riper i
two Installments In currency. In th
I connection Van Riper stated that
c intraot had been made botwee
I tolmos and himself whereby Va
R'P'rr was supposed to have acquire
a seven eighths interest in some mil
ing property, but that bc had nevi
seen the pr ?porty nor had any idea ?
to its value or as to its exact looatloi
Van Riper said that Holmes wislx
to have a contract signed which wou
show that Van Riper had paid
Holmes a largo sum of money for tl
mining property, In order that Holm
might be able to account for the pc
session of so much money. Van Rip
says lie knows that Holmes receive
a very large amount prior to the sig
ing of tlie contract and he believes
was not for mining or other propert
Secretary Wilson says there s-ems
be every reason to believe from tl
report of secret service agents th;
Holmes e uld have given appro]
mately corri ct information anywhe
from one to three days In advance
the publication of tlie oillclal rcpor
During nearly tlie entire cotton r
porting season of 1903 Holmes was
rharge of thc bureau of statistics
Hie absence of Chief Statistic^
Hyde, who was in Kurope. Sit co th;
time he has had access to the repor
of Held agents who furnish the da
upon which tho cotton reports a
bated, rho most important of th-?
rt p' rts cunio from Field Agent B. <
Widtc and from che several Sta
agents, lo all of which Holmes lu
icccss. 11 was found that altcratioi
had been made In tho ligures of M
White's report, for October 3, 190
md that these alterations appear?
lo bc in Holmes' handwriting.
OKA I.S ONLY WITH PACTS.
Secretary Wilson says a large mn
jer (ff persons made statements of
rencral character, founded on rumi
md incapable of verification, and f
,his reason they were not made a pa
)f his report, whlcn ls intended
leal witli facts only.
According to the now plan outline
>y Secretary Wilson to govorn tl
^reparation of monthly reports of tl
?ureaii of statistics, the general spo
al field agents and State agents w
.eport on speculative crops diroctly
-he secretary or acting secretary i
agriculture. These reports will r
nain sealed In the custody of the
?meera until thc day the official r
>ort ls tobe made, when thc agent
eports will be opened and thc ollie!
eport compiled under strict preca
ions. There never will be at ai
ime, in the possession of tlie bu re?
f statistic! or in any one olllco of tl
cpartment, except while the comp
,tlon ( I thc otil?la) report ls heh
nade, complete Information from tl
corespondents in all of the o?ttx
?tates. Texas and Georgia, two
he largest cotton producing State
viii be separated from the group
eports from townships and coontie
lereafter there will bo three spec!
ield agents, instead of one, asilgni
0 tho work of collecting statistics f
he cotton crop reports. These agen
/ill have no c mimunication wil
aoh other and will report on dlffc
nt groups of States. Secretary W
.n's report oloses as follows:
"There will bc no more opportuni
or advance information on reports
peculati ve, crops.
"In tho report of the secret servi
pcratlves, Edwin s. Holmes, form
ssoclato statisticians, ls the only e
lartmontal employe Implicated ant
ave dismissed him from the servi
f tho department.
T\v< Ivo Hundred YOUTH OM.
Tho Town of Shoibtwno lOngle.
ias hut. passed ita 1200 annlvdrsa
nt although lt ls 1200 years old,
as only 800 Inhabitants. Thc Cv?
ms celebrated by tho prod nation
wehe tl b'caux each typifying t
jading historical ovont happening
ho loo years lt represents.
Six ThouHAiid Killed.
News from Olessasays: Kttimat
1 the number killed during tlie fi
nd rioting of lavtweck run as high
,000, tho greater number were si
own, but many of the bodies wi
io! aerated,
History of the War Between the
Japs and thc uussians.
KACH MAKING WAE.
The Result of Seventeen Months' Fight
ing and the Reputations that Have
been Won and Lost as Battle
Followed Battle. Map
of East Revised.
TUB CAU8K.
(1.) Russia's policy of playing fast
and looso with ber promises as to tho
evacuation of Manchuria, whereby
China's sovereignty over that land
was practically annulled, and the
equal commerolal rights herein of tho
rest of tho world seriously threatened.
(2 ) Russia's refusal to recognize
Japan's paramount Interests In Korea,
and her own "diplomatic" moves in
that peninsula, looking towards treaty
rights, under whloh she r&ight gain
control of tho port of Fusan, tho more
northern harborB of Vladivostok and
Port Arthur having proved less ser
viceable than had been anticipated.
(3.) Japan's seven-year old grudge
against Russia for outoastlug ber from
Port Arthur at thc dose of her con
test with Chiba, aud (also) Russia's
fatal Iguoranco of Japan's prepared
ness and her over-oonlldeuce in her
own strougth.
DURATION,
From February 5th, 1004 to June
lltb, 1006-403 days.
TH 10 KK8ULT.
(1 ) Japan has reacquired control
of Korea, establishing a protectorate,
and appointing an American, Durham
White Stevens, as adviser to tbe em
peror, Yl lieu!.
(2 ) Japan has regained possession
of Port Arthur and the Llaotung Pen
insula, and of such of Manobura as
will warrant its return to China, with
"cpan doors" to the trade of the
world.
(:t ) International law bas gained a
oleare r knowledge than bas before been
bad of what constitutes "contraband
of war," and to what lengths a naval
officer may properly go In tho "right
of search." Both of these advances
have been made largely through tbe
prompt, diplomacy of Secretary of
State Hay.
(4 ) Russia certainly will not get on
the Paol tic coast, tho "lco-frco port"
for which she bas so loug been look
lug.
OIIHONOLOaY, 1903.
July 28.-Opening jf diplomatic cor
respondence between Japan and Rus
sia, relative to the Manchuria situa
tion.
TDK YEAH 1904.
February 6.-Diplomatic relations
broken cff.
February 7.-Japanese troops oc
cupy M sampho, Korea.
February 8.-Gun boat 1 Korletz"
fires first shot of the war, off Che
rnulpo. Togo attacks the Port Ar
thur ll JCt
February 9.-" Variag" and "Kori
ct/." sunk Japanese tn ops 1 md Che
mulpo.
February 10.-The Czar declares
war. Japanese occupy Seoul.
February ll.-The Mikado deolares
war. United States announces neu
trallty. A Japaneso merchantman
sunk by Vladivostok linet.
February 12-Russian mine-trans
port "Yonessei" sunk at Port Arthur.
February 28.-Skirmish at Ping
Yang; tirst land action of the war.
March 6. - Kamlmura bombards
Vladivostok.
March 8.-Makarofl takes com
mand at Port Arthur
March 27-Kuropatkln reaches
Mukden.
April 4.-Kurokl occupies Wlju, on
the Yalu.
April 13, - MakarofT goes down with
the "Pctropavlovsk," during a sortie,
from Port Arthur.
April 20. -Vladivostok Squadron
sinks tlie transport " Klnsbu Maru."
May 1.-Hattie of the Yuin.
May f>. -Oku lands at Pitscwo.
May ll. Russians destroy and
evacuate Dalny.
May 14. -Port Arthur Isolated.
May 16 -Japanese battleship "llat
BUO' sink by a mine, and thc cruiser
"Yoshino' in collision.
May 22 20.- Taking ol Nan Shan
Hill. The first of Port Arthur's de
fences.
May 30.-Japanese occupy Dalny.
June 14 16.-Battle of Vafangow.
June 16.- Vladivostok squadron
bomb; 'ls Wonsan, Korea, and sinks
tho transports Sado and Hitohaohl.
Ji te 27.-Kurokl and Nodzu cap
turo tho Fenshin, Ta arid Motion
masses.
June :i0 :u of llaicheng.
July 13 17.-Russian volunteer crul
lers, St. Petorburg and Smolensk seize
die British steamer Malacca and the
berman steamer Prince Heinrich in
,ho Red Sea.
July 20 21 Third raid of Vladi
vostok squadron.
July 25.-Torpeda boat attack on
'ort Arthur lleet.
July 2030Capturo of Wolf Hill,
'ort Arthur.
July 31. Japanese begin to ad
vance upon lilao Lang. Hattie of
if ant zo Pass. Count Keller killed.
August 8. Oku seizes New Cnang
md Haloheng,
August 10. Wlthoirt klllc;. during
ortle from Port Arthur; tho lleet dis
>crsed and damaged.
August 14.- Kamlmura defeats
Vladivostok squadron; Rurik sunk.
August IO 21, First Gonoral as
ao't upon Port Arthur.
August 2(1?September 4,-Battle of
jlo Yang.
September 19 21. Fort Kuropatkln
aken; commanding Port Arthur's
niter defences.
Outobor 11-21 . - Hattie of Shake
tiver.
October ?16. Ki >Jestvensky sails
rom I.'bau with Bullio tquadron.
October 20. Armies go Into winter
l'iarters be foro Mukden.
Ostober 22. "Thc Dogger Hank
hi trago," (Later settled by arbitra
Ion )
Ootober 26.-Kuropatkln replaces
V.rixielT in supreme command.
October 2<>. Japanese attack Fast
sokwan forts and occupy Khlungshan.
Novomoor 10. - Russian destroyer
lostospny escapes to Chofoo with (Un
latches, and is blown up to avoid cap
ure.
November 30.-Storming ot 203
Metre HUI,
December 0-10.-First Japanese fire
destroys Port Arthur fleet,
December 18.-First promanont
breach made in Port Arthur main de
fences.
December 28 31.-Nogi takes Kek
'.van positions.
TUB YBAtt 100?L
January 1-Stoessel otters to Surren
der.
January 2.-Surrender of Port Ar
thor.
January 3.-Rojestvensky arrives
oft Madagascar.
January 10*1.1.- Cossack raid In
Japanese rear penetrates to New
Chang.
January 25-29 --Battle of the Hun
RI vor. (Sandepas.)
February 15--Third Pool flo squad
ron sails from Liban, under N chri
ton*. .-'
February 21-Maroh 12.-Battle of
Mukdon.
Maroh 10.-Rolestvensky sails east
from Madagascar.
April 8.-Itojestvensky arrives off
Singapore.
May 2-5.-Vladivostok torpedo
i o its raid Japan's north coast.
May 8.-Nebogatoff'ssquadron Joins
Rf Josvensky.
May 28 27.-Battle of Sea of Ja
pan.
May 28.-Cruiser Gromhoi seriously
damaged by a mine near Vladivostok
June 3 -Euqulk with three oruisers
rcaofus Manilla; vossels entered.
June 9.-President Roosevelt opens
diplomatic correspondence with the
fighting powers, looking for peaoe.
Juno ll.-Russia and Japan pledge
themselves to peace parley.
MOST IMPORTANT ACTIONS.
Port Arthur and Chemulpo attacks.
-(February 8 9 ) Togo and Uriu
commanding the Japanose and Alex
lon* the Russians. Russia lost 2 ves
sels and 7 disabled; the Japanese 2
torpedo boats sunk. The victories
gave Japan the command of tho far
East waters.
Yalu River-(May 1 ) The Japan
ese under Kurokl defeated the Rus
sians under /.isselltch, thus opening
the way to the Invasion of Manohurla.
71,500 men engaged, tho casualties
being: 3,190 Russians, to 2,039 Jap
anese.
Nanshan Hill and Klnohow.-(Maj
22-20 ) This vlotory of the Japanese,
under Oku, out l*jrt Arthur off frotr
the north. 140,000 men wore engaged
the oasualtles amounting to 1,70;
Russians and 2,300 Japanese.
Fafangow.-(May 14 15) Stackel
berg's attempt to rc enfoi ea the Pori
Arthur garrison was defeated by Oku
thc former losing 4,033 men and tin
latter 1,120. 120,000 men wero eu
gaged.
Lion Yang.-(August 20-Sept. 4
Thc general conllict between the tw<
entire armies, Kuropatkin and Oyarai
commanding in person. Of the 420,
000 men engaged, tho Russian oasual
ties are given at 22,050 and the Jap
ane8e at 17,539. The victory lay witl
Japan. Kuri patkln's retroat to M uk
den was masterly.
Shake River.-(October ll 21 ) I
second contest between the jiame com
mandera and forces as at Llao Yaug
resulted In a virtual draw, thougl
thc Russians were compelled to con
tinuo their retreat. To tab sasualtles
"82,717; 07,808 Russians and 15,87
Japanese . j
203-Metre Hill.-(Nove ber 3) Th
bloodiest of the conlllots \ fed ahou
Port Arthur, the Japac i*> victor
leading dlrcotly. to the.\i>' " rende
of the town. The Russu.is lost 1
killed and wounded about 3,000 men
the Japanese fully five times a
many.
Port Artibur.-Isolated on May M
1904} surrender, January 2, 1006
siege of 232 days. Tho garrison (43,
(?32 men with 77? guns,) was conn
mauded by Stoessel; the attaokin
force (87,902 meh with (508 guns,) b
Nogl. From the 19th of August 3
distlnot attacks were made and 3 soi
tieR; the lighting was practically coi
tinuous. Total casualties have bee
given as: Russian 32,745; Japaner
97,480. Russia surrendered 24,30
men, 540 guns, 82 070 shells, 127 toil
of powder, 35 252 rifles, 2.200,80
cartridges and 1,920 horses. Thc tU
tory had cost Japan about $100,000
000, while the Russian linancial los:
Including the value of the destroye
fleet, was not less than half again r
much. "Considered as a demonstr;
Mon of the pitch to willoh human foi
tltude and valor may be carried, tli
siege of Port Arthur relleots the hlgl
cst credit on both the defenders an
assail au ls. and is destined to rank I
history among the most memorabl
feats of arms."
Hun River, (Sandepas)-(Januar
25-20.) Grlppenberg's bravo, but fr?h
less attempt to turn the wing <
Oyama's army cost him 12,000 mer
with u loss to his enemy of but 6,001
150,000 were engaged.
Mukden.- (February 21 March 12
The greatest of tho land actions <
the war, Oyama and Kuropatkl
again facing each other, with foret
of from 700,000 to 800,000, engage
along a front extending from (50 t
100 miles. Japan's casualties amoun
cd to 41,222; those of Russia to nearl
90,000. Oyama's "spoils" Include
(50 guns, 200,000 shells, (50,000 rlllei
25,000,000 riile cartridges, 2,Ot
horses, 350,000 bushels of grain an
foddor, and 1,000,000 bread ration
"In the numbers engaged, ir. ex ter
of the hold, In tho duration of tl
struggle, and in thc magnitude of tl
losses Mukden so far overshadows a
previous battles of which wo ha*
definite information, from Maratln
Lo Sedan, as to stand in a olass by 1
self. It glvoH Oyama rank as a stra
oglst of tho llrst order. It cooli rn
the Impression that Kuropatkin, wit
lils habit of preparing for retroat b
foro going into battle ls not a g rei
commander; above all lt proves tl
superiority of thc Japanese soldier."
The Sea of Japan. (May 27 28
The annihilation of tim comb)m
diets under Rojostvensky. (3(5 vc
sols of all classes, mounting 372 gun?
by the Japaancso, all classes, with s
unknown number of torpedo boat
bhe whole mounting 330 guns, at
?oat to Russia of ?73,500,000, and tl
Kain to Japan of absolute command
bbc situation In the Far East. 0 ba
tleships, 6 cruisers, 1 coast def en
vessel, 2 special service boats, and
;lestroycrs of the Russian licet we
sunk; and 2 battleships, 2 coast (1
fence vessels and 1 destroyer wo
captured, along with 3,000 prlsonei
Including Admiral R-desvenaky ai
Nchagatoff, 8,550 Russians wero kill
or drowned, Including Admiral Voi
kersham. Japan accomplished tl
itt a cost to herself of but 3 torpe
boats, sunk. 113 men killed and 4
wounded.
Killed i>v t'oAohos.
At Ashburnc, (lt., Kathleen, t
throc-ycar-oid child of Mr. G. W. P
kins, ls dead of congestion. She v
tho plcturo of health, but ate a pea
about 12 o'clook and died at 3. Sho v
buried Wodnesday.
PLANT ALFALFA.
& Movement to Stimulate th? Culti
vation of Hay Crop.
Mouth Carolin* Agricultural Soo'cly
oir.u-h PromluiUR ror lient Y lol?l
On Two and Kl vo Acre?.
Bulleton No. 103, Issued by Clemson
College, gives a report of tho success
ful cultivation of alfalfa durlug the
past four years, at its Experiment Sta
tion, near (marleston, and shows that
on the bed four years old, tho result
of last year's six cuttings in equivalent
per acre were as follows:
Oreen. Dry.
April 19, ilrstoutting ..16,129 4,624
May 24, secondcuttlug ..14.548 2,536
June 27, third outting ...10,740 2 (180
July 25, fourthoutting .. 9.191 2,202
Aug. 23, tlfth cutting ... 7 282 1,971)
Oot. 10, sixth cutting... 3,636 1,414
Total.59,341 10,400
Or lu dry bay, a little over 8 tons
per aero. This plant, introduced some
years since through California, la now
being largely grown through all the
Middle Western States, and in 1903
Texas is reported to have planted 250,
000 acres.
It is regarded as of so much impor
tance in that Slate that an associa
tlon has been formed called "the Tex
as State Alfalfa Growers' Association,"
lt. IC. Smith, of Sherman, ls the
president, and E, H. Peters, of Cal
vert, ls the secretary. Mr. Smith is
the largest grower of alfalfa lu Texas,
having this year 1,200 acres under cul
tivation, as shown lu tho report pub
llshcd In The News and Courier on
20th instaut.
lt has boen proved by the crops
grown at tho Experiment Station that
lt can be grown lu the State to ad
vantage, as orops of tho last three
years arc now growing, as well as that
of 1000. The official returns show
that in 1903 the importation in and
through Charleston for the lirst seven
months of Eastern aud Western ha>
averaged in value over $10,000 per
month, much of which will not com
pare with alfalfa hay for ?took of all
kinds. Tho Agricultural Society of
South Carolina hasdeolded to offer a
prlza of ono hundred ($100) dollars for
the best outturn of sound, dry, alfalfa
bay on live acres, and Hf ty dollars for
thc best on ono aore, cut and cured
during the year 1000.
As the early fall is the beat season
for planting alfalfa in the South
(about the last cf September, and as
the land requires thorough preparation
before planting, as well as high fertl
llzitlon, the best means to accomplish
this ls to sow the land with cow peas
with hoavy application of fertilizers,
which should be done at this time.
All persons who desire to enter this
competition should send their names
and addresses to Mr. J. Packman
Culsolm, 21 Broad street, Charleston,
S. C., secretary of the South Carolina
Agricultural Society, who will furnish
the address of the seedmou from whom
this Society has obtained seed, and
also with ' Farmers' Bulletin No. 31,"
jf the United States department of
agrlculcurc, which gives full dlrec
tlon for the cultivation and saving of
ilfalfa. It should be noted that
though alfalfa is delicate, and needs
care during thc lirst year, that once
established on the land, lt will con
linue to elvo heavy crt ps for many
years without replanting.
The secretary of tbe Agricultural
Society will bo pleased to furnish all
letalis In connection with these pre
miums and tho awarding of same
Those who desire to compete must
{Ive their address, stating if they de
dre to enter for the live or one aon
competition. The premiums are of
hired only for new crops to be plauted
in tho fall of 1005.
W. G. Unison, Thomas P.nckney,
Samuel G. Stoney, Jas. S. Murdoch,
Jno. S. Ilolback, Theodore. G Birker,
tgrloultural committee of the Agrlcul
iural Society of South Carolina.
STILL AT LARGE.
If io MutilllOUH )',: (, Ir.ihlp tn Still
M?Htor ol tho Illack Hot?.
A dispatch from O.lossa under date
if July 7 says the Knlaz Potemkin,
,he mutinous Russian battleship, still
u'.cuples the centre of .thc stago here,
fhc authorities aro well Informed
ibout her movements and her opera
Ions at the various Black sea ports
orm tho topic of continuous specula
Ion and comment In business and
inicial circles. But as thc opinion
?rcvttils hore that she will not return
o monaco Odessa the O.leaslans view
1er doings Interestedly, but not
utiplcd with any particular alarm.
Tho fact that the Kolay. Potemkin
s still at large, cruising In the Black
ea, threatening ports and holding up
teamers and other craft ls beginning
o bring criticism upon thc naval au
horlties, owing to their apparent
lowness and lack of energy In pursu
lg and terminating her piratical
areer. The torpedo boats which it ls
eported are trailing tho Knlaz Po
emkln have done nothing, although
lie whereabouts of the battleship has
ever been a secret. The Black sea ls
) small that she has never been out
f reach of the lleet which left Odessa
Wednesday and which is popularly
ipptsad to bc following the renegade
ir the purpose of effecting her surren
or or sinking her.
If the licet- ls In earnest, lt can easl
r meet tho Knlaz Potemkin within a
amparatlvely few hours. Tho belief
general, however, und thero ls gen
ral continuation of lt, that tho main
irilculty confronting tho lleet regard
lg the Kola/. Potemkin Hes In the
tot that the orews of tho ships aro
>rongly disinclined to engage the
iiitlnous battleship, lt ls reported
n good authority that their orews
avo actually refused to attack her.
ii tito meantime commerce on thc
lack sea ls being slowly resumed and
lastwlse and other steamers arc clear
ig from Odessa on i/neir former sche
ide.
W*H it Ah Attraotlon?
The Johnson News says: "A beau
ful lady riding horseback astride
as one of tho attractions In Johnston
,st Friday morning. As she dashed
p and down Main street on her snow
hito ohargor, with head erect and
or feet llrmly planted In the stir
?ii?, all business ceased ror awhile,
len rushed to the doora and out on
ic street to catch a glimpse of tho
dry-like object. Tho men gazed in
jstacy and soliloquized: "How beau
Iful and lovely 1 Why can't our ladlos
dc horseback that way?" The ladlos
toked askance at tho performance and
lubtcred: "Tho contemptablo thing
) rldo a horse man-faHhlon ant*
rcsscd In skirts, too! She ought to
c ashamed of herself 1" Bur, the iaiiy
alloped off and disappeared aa If she
as a fairy."
v??ATHEK ABD ORui'?i
Kain Very Qoueml, In Momo Ptnoet
Too lloavy.
Tho fol lo wi PI/ in TL report of crop
conditions as compiled by Section Dh
reotor IUuer: ?
The week ending Monday, July 3d
bad a nearly normal mean tempera
turo, it having been very high at thi
beginning of tho week with a maxi
mum of 90 degrees at Blackville 01
June 27th, and was comparatively coo
during the middle of tho wo.k with i
minimum of 01 degrees at Allendale ot
Juno 29th. There was moro than ai
average amount of cloudiness Tnt
winds woro mostly easterly and dry
ing.
Copious rains foll In the s wanna!
valley counties and along the southern
coast; excessive rains in the cxtremt
western and northwestern counties
The co operative observer at Walhalls
reported over thirteen lnohes for tnt
tunolr y.M.I liirnil utwiworu <?or?f? Vftl 11
..wv?. ?JW?.?.?~.W.. nuvncis, Bw?.w??..iv
light, occurred in the central, eastern
and northeastern counths where tin
drought has been only partially relit v
ed. Lands were washed and bottom
lands Hooded in Oconec, Plokens and
parts of Anderson, Greenville and
Barnwell counties; in all other sec
tlous the rainfall was wholly beneil
cl al.
Cotton Improved In general appear
ance and growth, although lt has not
attained normal alzo except in a few
scattered localities. Tue cotton crop
ls uneven and irregular in size, growth
and fruitage, though it ls blooming
normally over practically tho whole
state. There are fewer complaints of
deterioration, lice and shedding than
last week. In the dry s?otlons some
plants are blooming to the top. Sea
Island cotton continues small, though
generally healthy.
There is little if any, improvement
in early planted corn which continues
unpromising; later plantings have Im
proved in color and growth, but are
still being seriously injured by worms
and recently by chinch bugs lu places.
Wheat thrashing is under way and
tho yields are very poor. Rice is do
ing well. Tobacco is being cured; the
crop ls poor and shows tho bad etTeots
of drought. Peas arc being sowp ex
tensively. Pastures and gardens are
parched except where recent rains
have partially revived them. Water
melons are being marketed Sweet
potato slips are being set out since
tho rains, and where set out earlier
aro doing well. The general crop out
look ls more promising than hereto
fore, Lut ls still poor where moisture
is deliclent, which includes about half
tho state.
CRIMINALS OF DEEPEST DYE.
Stioh Wero tho Parties l^ynohrtl by
Mob at Watklnuvlllo.
Mr. S. W. Bailey, of Athens, Ga.,
tells a thrilling story that throws
light on thc character of some of the
parties that went to their death a few
days (?Ince at the hands of the Wat
kinsvlllo mob. Tne story as told bj
Mr, Bailey indicates that these parties
must have at the time of its occur
renee been planning ju .t such a mur
der as in the case of Mr. and Mrs.
Holbrooks.
Mr. Bailey kept a store on the Scull
Shoals road, a .few miles from Wat
kins ville, and near tho scene of the
Holbrook tragedy. He moved from
there to Athens last January. One
night about four yeais ago Mr. Balley
says that four negroes oarao to his
store about ten o'olook and in the
number were Rich and Lewis Robin
.on, tvo of the negroes who kihee! the
Holbrooks couple.
His wlfo was In the store, and they
attempted in many ways to lind out
where she kept her money, by asking
her to change a tv, nty dollar bill.
She suspected danger and called to
her husband. The negroes went out.
Mr. hailey got his pistol and sat down
In the rear of tho store. They came
back again, and saw him there and
then left.
Last December, just bofore Christ
mas, a negro named Wiley Durham
came to the store about midnight and
wantod Mr. Balley to get up and go
Into the store to sell him some arti
cles. He was told that lt was too late
Lo open the store and that he could'nt
<et what he wanted. Ho was accom
panied by another man, and when Mr.
Halley went to thc window and lookod
jut he recognized that man as Lon J.
Aycock, the white man who was shot
Lo death by the mob a few nights
duce In Watklnsvllle.
Mr. Halley had just sold his farm
ind was was getting ready 0o go to
A.thens, and at that time lu had the
money realized from the sale of his
farm in his house.
The negri who was with Aycock at
ihat timo was one of the negroes at
me time suspectod of the Holbrook
murder, but later on released. Mr.
Halley ls satlsiicd that he would have
md trouble had he opened his store at
?hat timo.
Young alan MniuldoH.
Thc Columbia Record says "News
las been received here of thc suicide
if John A. Hendrix at New Castle,
vy., Hendrix v/as a well known and
jopular young Columbian and up to a
cw months ago was correct In his
lablts. Ho was formerly employed by
W. D. Lever and from there went
vi th the Hell Telephone company. A
cw weeks ago ho ran away with a
imall amount of money belonging to
die company and was not heard of un
/ll a special agent of tho bonding com
>any hore Wednesday stated that
lendrlx had killed himself by throw
ng himself under a moving train,
lendrlx ls well connected hero and
he news of his death will bo rccolved
vlth universal regret."
Hlavory In Philippinen,
In a bulletin issued by thc bureau
f labor In a report on labor In the
TllUippincs it is stMted that peonage
,nd serfdom are still quite genoral in
he islands. It says: "Over forty-one
ier cont of the employment is In ag
Iculture and in these Industries pcon
,ge and serfdom and slavery still ex
st and wage system ls not really cs
ablished. Where wages are nomlnal
y paid they aro often but another
method of continuing tho relationship
if poonsgo>
HulOWtu'd tn Jail.
At Washington, K.lward Green, a
icgro, an Inmate of tho llnltod States
)istrlot Jail, committed suicide by
tanging himself to the window bars In
ils cell by moans of an handkerchief
md a twcl. The authorities at tho
ail are of the bollef that tho man
mded lils life hecauso ho was dcapon
lent, brought on by his oonllnemont
md because of the knowledge that a
ong xentonco was awaiting him whon
io would bo trlod.
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A Memory rf Juno.
Somewhere, aiown the stream of Time,
Amid lhe isles of June, I know,
A (hy is anchored, over which
The sweetest winds of momory
blow.
The earth was vestured as a bride,
In richcst?dics and brightest bloom;
The plushing breeze that kissed lier
cheek
Was slumberous with Its rich per
fume.
I
White clouds sailed slowly o'er the
deep j
Of heaven's blue, serenely still,
And not a sound of discord broke
The harmony of Nature's will.
Yet, faint and far, through leafy
aisles,
Was heard the wood-bird's mellow
call
The lapping sound of woodland stream,
Or rippling laugh of waterfall. j
O, friend, who stood with me that day,
Do you reeall thc matchless morn
When, from thc Leathon tome, for us
One white, red-lettered page was
torn
Hands clasping hands, heart spoke to
heart,
In language all unknown 'til then,'
And from their Undine sleep our sou's
Awoke to dreams, how mad! How
vain! j
I know not what life holds for you
Our ways were parted long ago; I
And far, o'er pathless seas, our souls
Have drifted with the ebb and How
Yours may have reached some shelter
ed bay
And, anche red safe in sunny cove,
Have long since ceased to think of
mc
Blest by some happy, hcartsome
love.
While T, tho sport of Idle waves,
Toss still in Ocean's stormy strife;
Far, far from rest and peace; for mc,
Love ls the saddest thing In life.
Yet, anchored in those "isles of
bloom,"
That sweet June heyday lingers yet*
And time, nor change, nor lapsing
hours
Can ever cause its sun to set.
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This groat specialist has had over twenty- five
years of expo- ioixco In ?io study and troat
rooat of diseases of a eli rou I j or lingering na
t'iro, and wo unhesitatingly say ihn thoro Ia
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Professor Clifton F. Hodge, blolog
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urging Un extermination of all cats by
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worst existing enemv of bird life, chargo you any whore from l to $25 toroon
' Tnis has become a matter of nation
alconsctiuenoo," says Professor Hodge,
' and demands the attention of cities,
as well as of people in tho country. I
bave niven much attention to this
subject, and I am firmly conv?note!
that the oat ls the worst enemy tho
bird has. Not excepting the severities
of winter, scourges of disease that
might prevail In bird families, and all
other enemies of bird life oorablned,
tho cat is tbe arch fiend of them all,
and stands at the head of the list as a
destroyer of bird life. We need the
German method of cat traps,
thoso that in one
oats In Hamburg.
year killed 30,000
suit ut ?on alone, but nit down and write to Dr.
Hathaway. Ho ?iii counsel and advise you
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A IiOiiK Sontonoo.
At Waco, Texas, a sentence of ten
centuries, or 1,000 years, in state's
prison, has been pronunced upon Lse
Robertson, a negro laborer, who at
tempted to assault Mrs. Alonzo Robin
son, wife of his employer Mrs,
Robinson's husband was absent at the
t-lme and in resisting the attack her
icalp was badly torn and one hand
?vas bitten to tho bone. The jury
jould not assess tho death penalty, as
A\e deed was not accomplished, but
,hero being no limit as the timo he
night 1)3 given in the penitentiary,
ibo court made lt ten centurias and
inc day ever. Tho negro asked the
ionrt to pass sentence in order that
die term might begin at once.
Deadly Haan Dall,
A dispatch from Savannah, Ca.,
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igo, by a baseball bat, slung away in
inger by Willie Lipschutz, who had
itruck out 12 year old Harry Exley,
ion of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Exley, died
Wednesday. Tho Eily boy was au on
ookor and ill luck has it that he was
tandlng right in the way when the
jlpsohutz boy Hung away his bat In
lisgust. Tho skull of tho Exloy boy
vas fraptured."_
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Governor Folk of Misse url has in
tructed the sliorlff to prevent gamb
ing at thc St. Louis raes track, and
t ts reported that in order to uphold
ho law thc governor will send a oom
moy of ml I tia to St. Lc uh.
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