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Ripper said that Holmes wished to have a
contract signed which would show that
Van Ripper had paid to Holmes large
sum of money for the mining property,
In order that Holmes might be able to
account for the possession Of so much
money. Van Ripper says he knows that
, Holmes received q very large amount
prior to the signing of the contract, and
he believes 1t was not for mining or other
property.
To Prevent Repetition.
Secretary Wilson says there seems to
be every reason to believe from the re-
port OF secret service agents that Holmes
could have given approximately cor
rect information anywhere from one to
three days In advance of the publica-
tion OF the official report. During nearly
the entire cotton reporting season OF
1913. Holmes was In charge Of the bu-
reau OF statistics In the absence Of
chlef statlstlcan Hyde, who was In Eu-
rope, Since that time he has not had
access to the reports OF field agents who
furnish the data upon which the cotton
reports are based. The most important
or these reports come from Field Agent
IS. O. White, and from the several State
agents. to all Of which Holmes had ac-
cess.
~ was found that alterations had heen
made IN the figures Of Mr., Whites re-
port for October 8. 1908, and that these
alterations appeared to be In Holmes
handwriting.
Secretary Hay said a large number OF
persons made statements OF general
character. founded on rumor. and In
capable of notification, and for this
reason. they were not made a part OF
MS report. which is intended to deal
with facts only.
According to new plan outlined by
secretary Wilson to govern the prepa-.
ration Of monthly reports OF the Bu-
reau OF Statistics, the general and special
field agents and State agents will re-
port on speculative crops directly to the
Secretary or Acting Secretary OF Agrl.
culture, These reports Will remain
sealed In the custody OF these officers
until the day tho official reports Will
be made, when the agents' reports Will
be opened and the official report COM
piled under strict precautions. There
never Will be at any time, In the pos
session Of the Bureau OF Statistics or
In any one Office OF the department, ex-
cept while the compilation Of the official
report ia being made. complete !ntoF..
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-Four Facts For
Sick Women
To Consldez
Lydia 3. Pinkhan,'s Vegetable Compound
Has an Uncqualed Rceosd Of Cures
Mrs. Pinh1ant's Adciee Is Conf,den-
haI Free, and aiuays Helpful

i Z. ~ Il Z q y s . = . J.
TiHsT.--That almost every operatio,
in our hospitals performed upon women
becomes necessary through neglect III
such symptoms as baokache, irregular
and painful menstruation, leucorrhna,
displncements of the uterus, pain in
tho side, burning sensation in tho stom-
aeh, bearing down pains, nervousness,
dizziness and sleeplessness.
SECOND, The medicine that holds
the record for the largest number of
absolute cures of female ills Is Lydia
p. Pinkhhm's Vegetable Compound.
1T regulates, strengthens and cures
diseases OF the female organism us
nothing else can.
For thirty years It has been helping
women TO be strong, curing backache,
nervousness, kidney troubles, all utter
Inc and ovarian inflammation, weak.
ness and displacements, regulating
menstruation perfectly and overcom,
ing It's pains. 1t has also proved itself
invaluable in preparing for childbirth
and the change of life.
Tn1RD.-The great volume OF unso.
lieited and grateful testimonials on al.
at the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, many of which are from time to
time published by permission, give NIB.
solute evidence OF the value OF Lydia
Il. Pinlsham's Vegetable Compound and
Mrs Pinkhnm's advice.
FOURTH. Every ailing woma in the
United States is asked to accept the
following invitation. It is free, will
bring you health and may save your
life.
Mrs. Plnkham's Standing Invitation
observation-disclosures suffering from any
form Of female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters are
received, opened, read and answered
by women only. From symptoms given,
your trouble may be located and the
quickest and surcst way Of recovery
advised. Out Of the vast volume OF ex-
perience in treating female ills Mrs.
Pinkhnm pro badly has the very knowl.
edge thatwill help your ease. Surely,
any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish
If she does not take advan tage Of thiI
generous offer of assistance.
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to manipulate the government collan re-
port. He atnplflsd Secretary Wllson's
report md called upon the secretary to
make public Mr.Van Rlner's entire state
nicnt to him. Mr.. Van 1aiper's statement
is ms follows.
lit came to my knowledge early In tho
year, Without solicitation on my part
that plans were being laid TO Influence.
or manipulate the figures of tho governs
mcncs reports on cotton during tho SUM-
incr months beginning with June. It wns
planned by certain interests. Including
parties In responsible positions In the
Bureau Of Statistics, to Use Influence 10
( have Mr.. Hyde sent to Europe 40 that
Mr. Holmes would he the acting head
OF the Bureau Of Statistics, pnd In this
position, would have a3free hand to FUR
,ish such reports ms wanted.
Kept Back Of Their Plans.
was also cognlznnt OF the fact tha {
advance informat onito certain brokers
from time to time, but when tfolr plans
for changing or manipulate Ing tho cotton
report figures wcer exposed to me,
}lmVnedntely consulted my attorney re-
RardinE the matter and upon his advice.
listened to their stories and kept bnck
OF their plans In some cases having wit
ness unknown to them, until the June re-
, port on acreage and condition on cotton
came out
From what know OF their various
conversations and the plans that were
laid months In advance, I believe that
thorough investigation OF the bureau
OF statistics would show that tho real
acreage reduction was from IS TO %
per cent. and not II 10, as announced OIL
uune 3D. I would suggest, or ask, that
further statement he made or asked for
from the Agricultural Department as 10
what they found by investigating tho
records of said bureau. AS long as part
OF the matter has been made public.
why not the whole?
My attorney and others will back me
up In the statement that had nothing
to do with the plans made by these par
ties to manipulate the government figures.
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Sidewalks No Wider.

The Barton Heights Town Council met
Friday night and refused 10 grant the
REQUEST OF several citizens That The side
walks be more than three feet wide.
Recently lie Council authorized the Is
suaneF Of bonds for the building Of side
walks through the town, Some of the
citizens desired these sidewalks to be
Z wider than three feet. hence the petition
to the Council.
The Council authorized the Mayor tc
appoint committee of nine. TO ha known
AZ the Public Improvement COMMITTEES.
Six members arc TO he citizens and three
80 be members Of the Town Council.
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sociate statistician, is the only depart
mental employe implicated and have
dismissed him from the service of the de-
partment"
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nation from the correspondents IN ali
81 me cotton states Texas and Geor-
ga, Two OF the largest cotton producing
e.atcs, VIII be separated from the group
o. o. reports from townships and counties.
Hereafter there will be thrcc special
Held agents, instead OF one assigned
TO the work Of collecting Statlstics for
the cotton reports. These agents will
have no communication with each other
and will report on different groups of
states. Secretary Wilson'S report closes
as follows:
There Will be no more opportunity for
advance Information on reports OF spec
iuative crops.
I'm the report of the secret service OPP
erative. Edwin S. Holmes, former as
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Denial by Price.

GIBy Associated Press)
* NEW YORK, July s.-Theodore Fl.
Price, the New York cotton broker. to-
day declared that he had had no ac-
quaintance with or knowledge OF either
u g. Van Rlper, or NJ. Haas. from whom
he Is said In a report OF the Department
Of Agriculture. to have received informa-
on4concerning the cotton crop.
Mr.. Price said to-day that the Wash
ington report on the leak of cotton satis-
he had received no Information from the
department In any way: that his name
had been brought into the matter: that
he had received no Information from Mr.
Holmes or the department in regard to
any OF its reports directly or Indirectly:
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were written by r. A.. Peckham.

were written by r. A. Peckham
Mr.. Peckham was interviewed in New
York City and stated that the only ex-
PLANTATION he had to give concerning the
letters was that he was trying to make
some money In the cotton market, de-
clniHg to say anything of his relations
with Holmes, Haas or Van Ripper. Short
~ after he was interviewed. 1t was
learned that Peckham came to Washing
ton and held a. conversation with Holmes
over the telephone. in which he inquired
whether Holmes intended to resign his
position, or whether he expected to be
dismissed from The government service.
Peckham WAS seen again By government
agents but would not discuss his rela-
tions with Holmes.
What Holmes Said,
Holmes was interviewed by secret SER
vice agents and considerable space in the
report Is given to his explanation. The
first questions asked him were as to his
relations with Peckham and Van Ripper.
Holmes said that they all had been on
very intimate terms socially, and that
when he had occasion to visit New York,
which was frequently, his hotel hill had
heqn paid by Van Ripper or Peckham.
Holmes admitted that Peckham, Haas
and himself We're at one time associated
In business venture In which Holmes
was to have an interest to the sum OF
5000, which he was to receive as a gift
from the other members Of the firm
subsequently Haas transferred his in
terest In this firm to l.. G. Van Riper
and Van Ripper stated that the company
was organized for the purpose OF hand
ling cotton. Holmes testified that this
was true, but that he was not aware of the
nature of the organization at the time he
was given an interest In II, and that when
ne learned the object of the company
was to handle cotton he withdrew from
| It,
Under further examination Holmcs
stated that he had sold to Van Riper.
about February 10, 1906, thrae-fo urths
interest IN some mining property In Idaho
Tor sl3,eo this amount having been paid
] 70 MIN by Van Ripper In two inslalments
IN currency In thfs connection Van
| Rlper stated that contract had been
made between Holmes and himself where
hy Van Riper WAS supposed to have nc.
CURED a seven-e ighthN interest In some
mining property, but that he had never
seen The property, nor had he any idea
as 10 ITS value or Its exact location. Van
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Olmstead Appointed.

Rv Associated prrss.)
s WASHINGTON. D. c.. July s.-Victor
H. Olmstcad has been appointed assoc
ciate statstician Of the Department Of
Agriculture. to succeed Edwin S. Holiness
Mr.. Omstead has for some time past held
tho position OF chief Of the division OF
domestic crop reports in the Bureau OF
Statistics and was also formerly assist
ant statlsticinn OF the department. He
wa s assistant director Of the Census and
of Cuba and the Philippines. #
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VAN RIPER MAKES
LONG STATEMENT
Asks That Investigation Be Made
More Thoroug Explains
Action.

NEW YORK, July s.-~L. c. Van Ripper,
whose name was mentioned in Secretary
Wilson'S report as having received adj
vance information on the condition of the
cotton crop made a public statement az
ter the publication of Secretary Wilson's
report to-day In which.h declared that
he had nothing whatever to do with bling
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that the alleged statement OF Secretary
wilson. rs FAR as he has II. brought MS
name into the matter only through thu
testimony Of one Van Ripper, whom ha
did. not know. and had never seen OF
previously heard Of: that until no waA
anle 70 secure fuller. report on The suh>
tnct. he could not make his denial nor.
explicit: and that meantime, any paper
mentioning his name In the matter, did
SO at Its own risk. +
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but merely on legal advice and in the
hope Of doing a great public service.
followed the plan as outlined and ad-
vised by my attorney and at the proper.
time took such measures as ! deemed
right and Just to the cotton trade and
to the Agricultural Department"
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Story of the Crime.

-
The story OF the crime for which
Estelle Townsend Smith was convicted on
yesterday Is familiar to many.
Mr.. and Mrs Sheppard X Smith lived
~ small house on the outskirts of
Manchester with their two children, boys
3of fiVe and two years of age. They
we're quiet people who did not assoc
5clate with the neighbors. 1t was known
that they were Northern people. who
pad lived in Columbia. Va, before com
Ing to Manchester Smith worked as a
horse clipper in Richmond.
On the night of Wednesday, April 9th.
the neiEhbors heard cries at the Smith
house and We're later called by Mrs
Smith, who said that her oldest boy was
III.
s Upon reaching the home, the neigh
hors found the boy dead, His body was
naked and covered with bruises and sea b ).
On The floor was a razor strap, with
which the mother had iIbscn beating tho
child when he died.
Inc woman was arrested and taken to
Jan The body of the child was subjected
10 rost-mortem examination and buried
Later ~ was examined and another post
mortem was held by DIR. Ennion Villa ms
Tor the defense. This was done TO nrove
thal the statement made by Mrs. Smith
mat the child was addicted to evil nras.
d t!Nes ana lhat she had beaten him in an
tendeaYcr to cure him.
smith the father. in the meanwhile,
had gone North, He was found and az.
tested in New York Sergeant Wright,
of the Manchester police force. Was $ snt
10 Albany with rcluisi,ion papers, which
were accepted, and Smith was brought 10
the Manchester jail
Mrs. Smith belongs TO an excellent New
York family and is well connected in
K virginia. Her husband. too, Is related "a
4 prominent people In New York city.
Tho trial began on Tuesday. June 9th.
4 lDo' al ~ O'Clock N the morning in the
Corpora ton Court of Manchester hefors
8Judge William lizard Clopton. MIR. C. r.,
Page appeared for the Commonwealth and
Messrs II. N Smith and Il. H. Wells for
the prisoner.
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Visiting Her Son,

Mrs C.. l.. Frizell. OF ST. Louis, is vis-
iting her son. Mr. G. K. Howell. the
architect, Of this city. in his new homo,
No. 1920 West Grace Street,
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discriminating Letters.


The letters produced by Van Riper
which he alleged were written by Holmes,
We're all signed with the initial az"
Most Of these letters were for the pur-
pose of making appointments With Van
Rlper' but the following note dated Aug
nst 20, 1901, shows the rclat ionship he
tween Holmes and Van Ripper:
II you have bought any of thai
stuff sell II out at once, and sell ms
much as you can in addition. we are
going to show very slight decline,
and as this is totally unexpected. it
will send things down like fury,
Other parties will close out to.mor-
row and sell on Thursday. Where
Is p? Tear this up~ 1t may so up IL
little before Friday but probably
not"
This letter was signed with the initial
III"
Van Ripper testified that all of the lei :
tors surrendered were from Holmes. and
that the contents had reference to The
state and cotton report. large nun
Der Of letters and kilograms signed with
the initial "F'N were sent from New
York to Van Riper, Nearly all of these
contained Information concerning the
cotton report, together with instruc-
lions to sell or buy on the market. ao-
cording 10 the information furnished,
and all of them closed with the admoni.
ton 10 destroy the letter.
The secret service agents learned that
p referred 10 in Holmes letter was
y. A. Peckham, Of New York, and that
the lettsr signed with the initial "F,,'
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HOLMES REVEALED
OFFICIAL REPORT.
/ca..,.,.a f.x ,,..
Continued from First Page:

and wanted to SEQ Van Ripper after he saw
Price: that in about an hour Haas called
on him and said that at the request Of
Price he was golag to Washington to sec
II they could not get the percentage a
httle higher and the acreage a little
smaller to make the report more bcarlsh.
Van Rlper testified that the official re-
port was more bearish than the figures
previously given him, and that he took
this to mean that the effort TO influence
THE report had succeeded.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-27
ela -Four places New Stock.

The placing of $500 900 of the att
thorized sll, 100000 new stock of the
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and St
Louis railway has begun. The outlook
Is that the stock will be taken at par
very promptly In authorizing its is
sue the directors stipulated that no
part Of the sl1000,000 should be sold
for less than par, and stockholders
have the preference in the subscrip'
ton
The expectation that the New York
Central directors would take mp other
important financial matters this spring
or summer is dissipated by the author.
iiatiye, statement that William X.
Vanderbilt has determined to stay
abroad until fall.
There are matters OF Importance
still under consideration by the con.
trolling powers Of the Vanderbilt sys
TEN. but it is generally conceded that
no action viii be taken until Mr.. Van
derbilt returns TO this country He has
taken the initiative in the plan for &
closer utilization Of all the lines q
the Vanderbilt system, and his person
al approval to each step is essentia
before It's adoption Much has already
been accomplished in this direction
but important points must still be set
tied before the whole comprehensive
scheme is accomplished.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-27
New contract For oliver CO.

The work on the COZ ract in charge
Of the oliver Construction Company
AZ Wickliffe, which involves the NOV
ing OF the Mobile and Ohio and the
Illinois GENITAL tracks back some dis
fanco from tho river front has been
finished sd far ais the latter road -
concerned. although ID VIII take at
least eiEht more months to complete
the moving OF the NJ ana Q. rails 70
the desired point, aad last night twelve
cars Of the Oliver company were for
warded by the Big Four TO BeechYilie
| Ind. on the Chicago division Of that
road, where they will begin another
large contract. Three cars had already
been sent on and the last twelve make
the total number necessary 10 com
mence the work, and include steam
shcvels, sleeping and eating cars 10
the men employed or The Job, and too
cars. The new contract includes IN
cutting down Of many heavy grades
the filing Of other, and q general re
construction TO the track and right &
way along almost the entire Chicag
division,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-27
BOTTLE Of WINE
VIII be Broken Over the Duncan
Cannon This Afternoon
IMPOSING SCENE AND ELABoR.
ATE PROGRAM TO MARK
CHRIST ENlNc or HIsToR-
ic GIFT.

An Imposing scene VIII take place in
Duncan park, on Jefferson avenue. at
O'Clock this afternoon. when the large
cannon, presented 10 the city by Mr.
" Duncan. after whom the park is
named. will be christened with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
Capt " NJ. Williams, one Of
Cares public spirited citizens. has
for 4 number of years made efforts to
improve Duncan park. and it was due
10 him that Mr. Duncan. presented the
cannon placed there. Capt. Williams
suggested to him that d statue or q
cannon would be an appropriate gift
and Mr.. Duncan accordingly secured
the gun which was once IN the posses.
SIGN of the Confederate government,
by making application to the United
States government The cannon was
procured free OF charge, but Mr. Dun
can paid tae expense Of transporting
| ii from Fort Morgan to Cairo amount
| ng To several hundred dollars. This
| park commissioners. Samuel Hastings
Egbert A. Smith and T. J. Kerth, hat
the cam n propereIy placed with tht
| cannon balls imbedded in cement
/ An extensive program has bean al
RANGED for this afternoon, among tn
| number being an address by Capt w
/ IL William, presenting the canno
to the city in behalf of Mr. Duncan
/ followed By a speech Of acceptance b
behalf Of Cairo By Mayor Persons an
one BY Captain II. B. Thistlewood
4 MSS Maud Kennedy viii christie
the huge gun by breaking bottle {
champagne over 1t, while Miss Modi
1 fiunsm, will be present in the capacft
! Of sponsor. A band viii be IN atten'
ance and large crowd viii no doui
J, witness the interesting ceremonies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-27
LARGEST ONRECORO
Was the Tow Taken Down by
Big Sprague Ycsterd y
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COM
sINE HERE-RiVER MAN SUI
cIDEC-7IVER NEWS.

Tho tow boat Sprasue in charga OF
Captain w liam Croy and Pilots
Henry Nye and John Price, passed
unaer TIC Illinois Genital bridge sue
eesgfully yesterday afternoon and
saaacd past the Sixth street wharf at
5.i5 o'clock for the Brown Acct with
the largest tow ever brought down the
ohio river by any single boat during
Is entire history In all she had
afty-six p.eces. forty-six coal boats
ara ten coal bargcs
The big beat left LOUSY lie Wcdnes,
lay and since that day her powerful
machinery, with a twelve foot stroke,
md her wheel, wIich is forty feet in
diameter, has been driving her
through the water at almost the speed
# a freight train and has succeeded
ID landing har here at least day
ahead Of the time when she was ex
oected,
AT tie Blown fleet last night ten
coal boa and five bargas, loaded to
he brim, wrere added to her tow, max
tng a total Of seventy-one pieces, and
he residents of cities on the Missis
sippi may know VIXEN they see the
monster craft passing down the rivei
for New Orleans, that they have look
"a upon the largest tow ever borns
apon its face since the day when !
was FIRST known that river there ex
isfed
Each boat In the tow has capacit!
If 10000 bushels Of coal, waile eaei
barge viii contain 5000 bushels
g,6ora these figures It may be seel
mat her tow will estimate slight,
over 1,7s0,0go bushels. which, OF
reaching the market at New Orleans
VIII realize over S950,000
The spraguc has been accompanies
OH her cntire TRIP By tao swift llttl
tux Major. aid from Padneah inc ROY
boat Ranger vas by her side to assis
| in getting her tow under the bridge.
Tais IS the last tow of anythin
approaching this size which will b
sent down the riye1 this year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-27

would not only double bur by the dra n
Of additional commerce from the great
states Of the whole valley would p1ob,
ably treble. 50 that with 9foot etage
the total tonnage of the Ohio would
he nearer co.00o. 600 tons than 5000.
0de.
The appropriations for the Ohio
river in the past have been nothing
short of fascical, and if they are to be
followed in the future the 9.foot stag
no matter how feasible and deserg-
ing Z may bc-will not be accom-
pt $ cd 10 a century. The total appro-
priations f3r the yer since the gov
eminent began the work CT river in
proycmeat ii 1887 sacfc only s20.sf3,-
5ie. At this rate IT will require moro
than one hundred years to finish the
Improvement to the end desired.
No. instead Of cartailing yer i'm
.provemcns Let Il 60 forward along
with The building OF the canal This
country IS fun able to Stand It, and by
applying tho arpning.bTife to the 500.
100000 army and navy appropriations
made each year. III order to -four 81
a biz stick and ave European polit c.
fans. 1t would never bs felt.