The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-25
DISCLOSURES TO
BE SENSATIONAL
Several New York Cotton Brok-
ers Summoned to Appear.
Have Already Made State
1nents Telling What They
Know Statistical
Board to Meet.
.lRy .Associatcd .Prcss. )

WASHINGTON, July A.--The investi-
,ntion OF tho. leakage OF the cotton re-
ports OF the Department of Agriculture
was begun to-day by the Federal grand
fury. In accordance with the call OF
District Attorney Beach, the jury assem-
blcd at Ii o'clock and promptly entered
upon the work before It. AS Mr.. Beach
E entered the room he declined to express
57nn opinion as to how long the inquiry
would continue, 10 state how many Will
ncsses would be called, or to give any
Information whatever, except that ne
would personally conduct the inyestiga-
tion. There was no witness present when
the jury was called to order. js|
Sensation Coming.
(Bv Associated rrcss.)
NEW YORK, July Subpoenas re-
n,,r.rg the presence OF reveral local cot
ton brokers' before = Federal grand jury
ii, Washington wtlero the Federal au-
tho ,scs are making an Investigation OF
The cotton report scandal, were served
Sin this city to-day. More subpoenas are
in the hands OF the Federal officers here,
and they will be served as soon as the
persons named In them can be located.
Irhc attendance OF those named In the
4 sui,poenas is required in washington be-
fore the end OF the present month. s
VI 4 Federal official here said to-day that
vail the men upon whom subpoenas have
been served have made statements, 10th
signed and sworn, In which. th.J tell all
they know Of the so-called cotton
scandals.
a 1t was upon these statements. for
wardcd to washington, that District At
torney Beach caused the subpoe mas to be
issued. When. where. and before whom
the statements were made could not pc
learned.
..We have nscertained enough" said
he Official who declined to permit the
use OF his name. ITO Justify Mr.. Beach
In institutlng tho proceedings already
begun by him in Washington. That the
disclosures to follow will be In the ma
ture OF a surprise goes without saying. .'8g
Board to Meet Tomorrow.
(Ry Associated Press;)
4 ZION from the American Cotton Manu-
facturers Association, appointed at the
recent meeting at Charlotte, n. G., to
take up with Secretary Wilson the cues.
ttion of Issuing new June cotton acre
age report cali,d at the Department Of
Agriculture to-day and were, IN lengthy
conference with the Secretary.
At the conclusion of the conference Sec
retary Wilson gave out the following
statement:
.'The Department of Agriculture has
determined that the Statistical "a Board
shall meet wednesday, July 26th. TO con-
slider whether revision Of the June cot
ton acreage should be made from exist,
ing data or from n new inspection, and
10 make public their findings or estimate
at l2 o'clock on that date, or the earliest
convenient date thereafter"
The cotton men Informally discussed sanart
4 No reprcsen tations OF inaccuracy were
made against the June report. and the
members or tho delegation appeared sat
isned with the decision of the secretary,
announced in the statement issued. The
suggestion was made that a weekly re-
port of condition OF cotton should be
Issued. but 1t was not urged upon the
depart . cnt. It was said that most of
the cotton men realized that Nore fire.
present appropriation for gathering crop
statistics