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The new South-news., 1905-07-15
SOLD INFORMATION TO
NEW YORK COTTON BROKERS
EDWIN S. HOlMES, ASSOCIATE STATlSTClAN IN DEPART.
EENT OF AGRICULTURE DISMISSED IN DISGRACE.

purpose Of making appointments with
Van Ripper. bci .hc following no;e
Angus; %. 1924. shows ihe relation
ship between Holmes ana Van Rip-
er.
"If You have BOUGHT any Of that
staff sel il ont o. oacc and sell as
nuoh as you can 10 addition. We are
going 90 snow siica. decline and as
ials is totally unexpected &c wil scai
things down Ike fury Other parties
VIII close oni and ssl on Thursday
Where ;, Pi Tear this np. il may go
ap h.iie before Friday bat probably
not.n
This letter was signed with The in
iiisi "H."
Van Ripper Testified that an ,hc lo,-
ters surrendered were from Holmes
and that their contents bad reference
to the state of the cotton report. 4
large number Of letters and iclegrams
signed with the initial "F.n were
sent from New York 10 Van Ripper.
Nearly an Of these contained infor-
nation furnished and an OF them clos
ed with the admonition to destroy the
letters. The secret agents learned
that cap" referred 10 in Holmes
letters was +. A. pcckham. Of New
York. and that the letters signed with
the initial "Fn were written by +. A..
| peekham.
Secretary Wilson SAYS that there
seems TO be every reason 20 believe
from the report Of the secret service
agents that Holmes could have given
approximately correct Information
anywhere from one to three days in
advance Of the publication Of the OIL
cial report. Daring nearly the entire
cotton reporting season Of 1908
Holmes was in charge Of the bureau
OF statistics in the absence Of Chief
S,atisiician Hyde, who was in Eu'
rope. Since that time he has had
p access to the reports of the field
agents who furnish the data upcr
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based
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come iro" ''''" Nt'"' ~ - ""i''
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an oi "n'cn ''o''nes n's "a" ''',''
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neen '.''ae !" .ns "sn''s "l "'
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,hat 'nese ",'''"''o"s "Pf'''e" " =
III Holmes 7"nuNi''i"S
- Aceoroihs 'o lne nc" P'"' o"'''he
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Is .an,;ons III ..'.,, ~
e ,;mo IN ,h. nos,o.s;oa - ~ -
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The new South-news., 1905-07-15

Odessa The city continues under
martial Law. Some Of the regulations
have been slightly relaxed. 1t is now
possible to 90 TO any part Of the city
or harbor without military pass.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15
Old Negro Hanged.

Hopkinsville, Ky.-George Holland
an old negro, was hanged here for the
murder two years ago OF an unknown
white man, whom he found asleep By
the roadside, near Pembroke, Ky.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15
m. RACK Sea Squadro'

sebastopol. The Black SCI. sea % .
nuder. Rear Admiral krufe
ron, 'urnss sIf from is seond voyage z,
.a' .a' The squadron included =
lain Georgi Pobiedonos'ez'
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

A,rst. Ga.-A special TO the hef.
aid says that Darilngton' >, -,,.s o.' q.
Coz Company closed It's doors because ,aa1s ., :,
,lt. ,sa hsnk. The company has large m oe
..s;ts ard a capital of sl2o'ooo'
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

Philadelphia. -Geor q. Pierre
chief Of the Bureau o'ty Propertv
resigned At the requs OF Mavor
Weaver, the resignati@ili take -.
feet At once.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES
LATE NEWS ITEMS PROM OCS
NA1IONS CAPITOL
ROOT DACX IN THE CABINET
Former Secretary Of War Accepts
State Department Portfolio. Work
to His Liking. Hay was a Philla-
thropist- Memorial Service.

The death Of Senator Hay viii be
felt in one Of the enterprises in Wash
ington. about which lif,le has been
known. and which has distinctly
philanthropic aspect Nr. Hay was
one Of the moving spirits in the organ
ization Of the Washington Housing
Association. which had for is busi-
ness the building Of comfortable. spa
cious and modern tenemen;s suited
for the crowded sections OF the city,
where the working classes and those
of moderate means have been at the
mercy of hard conditions in the pc
euliar landlord system in vogue in the
capital. The society was started
three years ago. by a number of men
prominent in officia, life II was sug-
gested by ex-Surgecn General Stern
burg, who took leading part in the
attempt 10 counteract the building of
small and cheap alley tenements that
were let to colored people at outra-
geously high rents The district gov
crnment lent its aid to the movement
by forbidding the use Of alley prop.
erty. This servt} to increase rather
than lower rents for the poorer elias,
of people. Then Secretary Hay anC
several friends came into the organi
zation and gave it an impetus by the
investment of large sums. which ha,
resulted in the construction in differ
ent parts of the city of hundreds o.
houses planned on the fiat system
but with only two stories. The plal
has been most successful in providin.
dwelling that are in every way sani
tary. The rents are based on
per cent return to the stockholders
This brings the rentals down to abou
one half those charged by real estat
agents generally throughout the city
The tenant who takes approved ear
of the premises receives at the end o
the year one months rent free Nj
Hay invsted upward of 100000 i
this philanthropic enterprise. II
kept his connection with it quiet,
not secret, and few knew that it wa
to his money that the success of tn
association was in a large measus
due.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

Sioux City. lathe Big Sioux riv-
er is higher than it has been in twenty
years and general alarm exists along
its banks for fifty miles above Siouy
City.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15
Dead From InhalinR Tumes

Chattanooga. Tenn. Warner Carr,
aged seventeen years. was found dead
and two other boys, Floyd Lon, and
Rob Rose, unconscious from the ef-
fects Of inhaling the fumes from the
Citico furnace.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15
p.othschnd Gives s6oo'oQ

New York. The late esoff eesof.e
,yhonse de Rothsehild len s u.
h. expended in Charities o. p a. a.
l;rds without distinction % p
The new South-news., 1905-07-15
An Auology From Aui~

co,.tantinople-The AmerlfsA
test against the indignl'y ~ i =
Ia,st;os' a, us,' was subjected BY me- Z T..
s'rh, ,esa'a Immediately after hin''
S1ousns' Sr"r. :, tho situatio., sen. dy, sn
aware asa is'rodneer :, Of ambassador ,Isns
the la;rGs W,n;s.er Leishmsn at iEo' !o'
Il,.na. On ~''' 10 express to him hi- l.Ss ~,
,sssars esre regrets, and to annsane1g ,' d a. !.
sny had been instantly d'sH'
incident is closed
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

Monlreal.-An application for bail
for Messrs. Gaynor and Greene was
refused by Judge Ouime, Of the court
Of kings bench.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

Berli. The new japanese loan Of
$l50, ,00t, 900 vas quoted a: quarter
OF 4 point premium on the Bourse.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

weldlnr hy electricity il brought IN
such perfection that Welding appa'a-
tns can be carried 20 railroad rack
and two rails joined as soiiiiy as y
they had come out Of the ro.l7s "i''
IN ono piece.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15
SCIENCE NOTES

There are dozens Of species OF aiee
which never indulge in slumber. ANA
from three to rvs species OF serpent1
which also never sleep
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

A lemon pie from one Of the largo
bakeries in Chicago has been anaiyIea'
With the result that it was fenad 20
contain no lemon. butter or eggs I"
was made Of starch paste and various
produeis OF coal tar
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

Chief Engineer Stevens IS n'''"s
.on eny;neers Of more than oru'n''s
,,;ranee TO have charge OF as lh'u'
-oo,;ons Of the Panama canal. ne
aoe's 70 sail with them Tor the 'S
n,s in ten days. Chairman snoif
IN 90 AT the same time. EhsinY
Wallace did not organize WORK OF, on
a,na, as it was thought he wou'a
ohle to do it. An army engineer
| mat Wallace's work was on pae
md nowhere else. Assistant O,a =
rngineer Daunchy, who IS IN '"i
6 the work now. is the oniy ma"
{ ,;yes up to Mr.. Stevens iaeais'
r ;dea that ten capable men III e1
i Of as many sections OF conss, ss..fn
y work will relieve him OF cons.. a,a.
e Se'sils. S"' ! and President ROos'Vel =
II approved Of it.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

British posforce has entered mo
en- agreement vita the Marconi oo"-
many whereby mcas4ees are no~ r''
eclyed al any telegraph once IN mo
limited Kingdom for trausmiss'oh
from the wireless coast stations 20
shlus at sea nucd out with tho Mar
conf apparatus.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

Chairman sbonts, OF the ,.,;an an
raI Commission. says condition
'ro Is,hmus will be made hea'
,amfortable ,.,r and enjoyable beiope
real work Of digging the CANA
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

The ear approved the list Of peace
plenipoten.iaries and their expert ad
yisers chosen to take part in the con
ference at Washington. He has con
ferred upon his ENJOYS the fullest
powers, even authorizing them to fix
the amount of indemnity that shall be
paid to Jaran. cne name has been
added to the list as previously an
nounced = that of Admiral Rassin,
who knows Japan and japanese peo-
pie well. The president of the Odes-
sa bar. another leading citizen, and
two university professors, all of whom
took part in the Zemstvo Congress at
Moscow, have been given foriy-eight
hours notice to quit Odessa, and they
are forbidden TO reside either in Mos
COW or st. Petersburg. A report comes
from foreign consulate in Moscow
that Prince Troubetskoi, the head OF
The Zemstyo Congress, and other re-
form leaders are to be arrested. The
spirit of revolt in the southern prov
inces is spreading to an alarming ex-
| tent.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

~~"~f@F"
1T Por. Antoaio. Jamaica. IL = repcri
to the Department of Commerce. al.
s,ses american exporters 20 exefe.-,
more care IN tae packing Of cerea
foods Tor tropical markets. lie s.a,c
irsi many kinds q cereals. par;ial.>
cooked or otherwise prepared, i-r
ported into 1amo.-a from lac rai.e.
States dave found a fairly good &C.
mand amoa, al classes. hn, have VI
.en been source of disappointment
and loss. not only 20 ,he individual
consumer. but 70 tie dealers. This
he agent >cys. j. due TO careless pack
ing, and accounts in tie main. fci
The short-livei popular y Of mesi
brands of cereals imported in card.
board boxes Tae aseal says. "frou
close observation of climatic inan'
ences. after having obtained the view.
Of the local merchants. ] would rec
ommend that these and all oh.s com
mldi,ies intended Tor use In The trop
les and liable g. be affected b. moi>
iure be exported In packages line.
with paraiine or moisture-proof pa
per. 1, is toe unanimous opinion her.
that they would keep in good eondi
tion for longer time than they do al
present This method Of packing ie
tropical countries is used in England
with the result that fewer complain
are received with regard to good
from that market
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

r,;hr Roo, has accepted tne's-
dents profer of the seeTesapP
'4' .tate in succession to johnny,
The duties of the secretary o. ono ae
meal ap strongly to Mr. Root. ohs = :
appV~l 'ra occasions. notably durinne
hoxer revolt. he attended IN w. y,
'o 'ence Of Secretary Hay from n y, ?,
iuston ip,,te to many details Of id.'.,' the !
'"s Ha1ar'men. work and he enloye''
experience.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

John F. Stevens, Chief Engineer %
81. Panama Canal, will shortly A.
~. 49, HE duties and rsorgsnize 'he
sua;reering susI, force on the ls'hmus'
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

Encouraged by the convic''en :"
senator Mitchell in Oregon oe.,
,.rx hitchcock will probe deeper '.l in,0
N. land frauds in the west ana s'"'"'
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

A memorial service in tribute to the
late Secretary of State John Hay,
was held at the churcl. Of the Cove
nant at the same hour the funeral
services were being conducted a'
Cleveland. Practicalls AL IS sfsaeial
was pfess -. u.ho
members of<AAe, diplomatic corps WV
wers in the city attend IN oous
Tha ehaucel Of the church ana 'ne
now always occupied by the Seere'.,
~ and his family were drapeu "
mourning and large number Oh 10 10
-, oGer;nys surrounded the pulpi,
,e,er The choir had sung lead hino
" Light" and other hymns tna' ma ma
aear to the deceased. Dr. lev
Me s Hamlin, seeretary,s pas'S !,
-ads brief address in eulogy OIL "
statesmen. paying him the compli'nme' m
Of saving that Rarely has there oe'
day of such world mourning
This J, He declared that the eNaml
set by Mr.. Hay had elevated 'le s''
dard of the diplomatic relations
,he world from svasiveness ana ia'
Mood 70 ,ruthfulness, direetness
ho,est courtesy. and that so nri
haa ue new order been iixed u
aoula be no return to the me'nous
the past.
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

nv the use OF the substance called
,hcrmitc. whlcn consists principahy o.
a mixture OF aluminium and IRON oon.
and which possesses the properly p,
continuing tc burn spontaneously ~
ter having once beer igni,ed. proonc'
ing temperatures a. hish as sooo DC
rrccs ccntlxradc. Il has become p'ss'-
Die 20 make steel castings oI enormous
sl.o and weight tree from flaws
From the observations made by re-
cent antarctic explorers Prof 'n''"s
Ham has rccalcuiated the av'rasa
temperature Of the southern Menus
phere as compared with The northe'".
and his results diGer. In some respects
from those heretofore accepted. he
nnds that the mean temperature south
! OF the equator. for the entire year. Is
b ebout two and three.auartera degrees
/ lower than that north OF the eaua'o'
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

The Comptroller Of Currency y mas aas
.h"~;zea M the charge in title OF tne
Whitney National Bank OF - Ss~ Ss,;or. o
w. ~" - the whi5ney-Censral Nation
ri Rank
The new South-news., 1905-07-15

The grand jury Of the District e .,
Columbia reported an indictment ~. ="
sonsn;racv against Orrin G. staples
ns;ne,t in social and business ch-
rlss. Tracy L. Jerords. former a., a.,
sistant United States Attorney '."u OH.
rehr and Eliza II. Fitch, all Oh '",'
;,n l II is charged that the defend.
srts nnlawfully eonspired to deiIau' ~
ans' aha .;.;zens of the District of colnm
h;s M and others by making false repre-
',a,;ons ol~ a as TO the financial s'ano
ING and responsibility OF the en- in.s'
state Live Stock Insurance 'on'p''
&c the District.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
Tuesday.

The Temeraine won the second race
for the Canada cup on Lake Ontario,
beating her adversary, the IroQuois,
by over mile.
With four inquiries under way, the
Equitable society, it was believed, will
be the most investigated corporation
in the country
In prize fight on board the United
States cruiser Yankee on July G. It
was learned a coal passer received In.
juries from which he died
Having signed a contract with a
firm in Creusot, France, the Venezue.
Ian government will have 12 new bat
teries of campaign and mountain guns,
worth $1,000,OOO.
Question of indemnity is believed to
be the chief obstacle IN the Portsmouth
peace negotiations. The future Of
Sakhalin, Corea. Port Arthur aud Man
churia was settled by the war
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
PENNSY PAYS IN CASH.
Will Mo Longer Use the Check System
and All Employees Will Get Money.

Philadelphia, Aug. 14-The Pennsyl-
vania is perfecting arrangements for
the paying of its employees in cash in
stead of as now by check On some
of the divisions the new system has
been tried and found to work admir-
ably. There are employed on the
Pennsylvania nearly 10000 persons.
For the last 35 years the employees
have been paid by check.
1t was found that the payment by
check caused the men to absent them
selves from their work for a long
time and, besides, in many instances
1t was very inconvenient to get the
checks cashed
There was another reason why
there is a desire to have the employees
paid in cash 1t is that many of the
men had their checks cashed in places
that are not prescribed as a deposl-
tory of the railroad. And, beside, It Is
understood that in many cases the
men were compelled to pay from IS
cents up for having their checks
cashed.
To make this change will mean
revolution In the system of handling
the monthly payrolls. 1t will seem
like old times to see the pay car COM
ing around. For years this was the
method pursued and it is understood
that 1t is the best system.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
Presldent,s Midsummer Trip.

President Roosevelt, on his return
trip to oyster Bay from Chautauqua
Friday, passed through New York,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. At
every station where a stop was made
he was accorded a greeting as affec-
tionate as 1t was enthusiastic.
During the afternoon Mr.. Roose.
welt made brief addresses from the
rear platform of his car at Salamanca,
Hornellsville, Elmira and Waverly
His speech at Salamanca was sImp.
ly a complimentary address to the peo-
pie Of city Of which he Is fond and
an appeal to the people to conduct
themselves always with honesty and
decency in private life and relations
with view thereby of bettering the
government of the state and of the
country. At Hornellsville the presi-
dent touched effectively upon the hor.
rors of the yellow fever epidemic now
raging in New Orleans.
At Elmira, where convention of the
volunteer firemen is being held, the
president addressed his brief remarks
particularly to them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
NO INpEMNlTY-eoLDwlN SMITH,
He Declares That Japan Should Re-
ceive No Money From Russia.

Toronto, Aug. Is. - In the simple
msnner tht characterizes the man,
Goldwin Smith celebrated his 82nd
birthday at his residence, the Grange,
yesterday The event was marked only
by the presence at the dinner table of
few relatives and intimate friends.
Goldwin Smith is following with the
keenest interest the progress of the
Russo-Japanese peace conference at
Portsmouth The game of war and the
game Of peace are both familiar to
him. In conversation Goldwin Smith
said that in his opinion Japan was not
entitled to a cent of indemnity from
Russia, and that the czar should not
pay it,
1T was Japan who started hostili-
ties without formal declaration of
war. Japan has spent enormous
sums, Of course, but so has Russia,
and the latter has lost territory. If the
mikado attempts to enforce his al
legeL demand for 100000 5000 indem-
nifty, or any large part of it, the czar
will be enabled to appeal to the patriot
ism of his people, disorganized though
the nation is, to resist the demands.
And If Japan were to succeed in OBJ
tanning recognition of her money
claim, she could not collect 1t. Ger
many collected from France because
she had conquered France, but Japan
will have absolutely no means of max
ing Russia pay.
Russia has lost territory and
should not have to pay enormous
money claims in addition. If she gives
up Manchuria, recedes from the Pa
cific coast, being allowed to retain a
port there, along with some of the
other territorial stipulations alleged
to be set forth in Japan's proposals,
that is all that can reasonably be ex-
pected of her"
Mr.. Smith did not seem to be of the
opinion that this conference would re-
suit in peace. He seemed more pes
simistic over the result.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
BATTLEsHlP KANSAS.
Is the Largest Ever Launched at an
Eastern Yard.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE battle.
ship Kansas, biggest warship ever
built at an Eastern yard, was launched
Saturday and spring water was used
for the christening by Miss Anna
Hoch, daughter of the governor OF
Kansas. Governor Hoch was present
with his staff.
The suggestion that water from
spring at Camden, ~ j., be used by
the sponsor for the vessel was made
by Governor Hoch and the navy Off.
cials and officers of the New York
Shipbuilding company, which built the
ship, acquiesced.
The Kansas is sister of the Yer
mont, now being built at the yards Of
the Fore River Ship and Engine Build
ing company, Quincy, Mass She vii!
have the same armament as the bat
tleship Minnesota, launched several
months ago.
The keel plates of the Kansas were
laid on February, 10, 1904. She is
known as a 450-foot battleship and her
contract calls for maintenance of Is
knots speed for four consecutive hours.
Her length over all Is 456 feet inches
and her extreme beam 76 feet, 51s
inches. Her trial displacement will be
10000 tons and when she goes on her
speed tes. me will carry 900 tons OF
coal, although her bunker capacity is
2,2O0.
Her armament will be: Main bat
terry, four 12-inch guns, eight S-inch,
II finch breech-loading rifles. 20 IA
FOUNDER rapid-fire guns, II 3-pounder
semi-automatic guns, six 1-pounder
automatics, two 3-inch field pieces, two
machine guns of 80 calibre and six
automatic guns of 80 calibre.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
GOVERNORS VACATION.
Mrs. Higgins Will Be Gone Four
weekS

Albany, Aug. 15.-Governor Higgins
will spend nearly all his vacation on
the ocean. Upon returning from Olean
he said that on Friday he and Mrs
Higgins would sail for England. They
will take the White Star liner Cedric
and be gone in all four weeks.
"The trip" said the governor, 'is
undertaken mainly on account of Mrs
Higgins hay fever, which experience
has shown is best relieved by sea
voyage. shall not fill the vacancy in
the state railway commission until
return"
Since Lieutenant Governor Bruce,
who is representing the state at the
Lewis and Clark exposition, will not
return until Sept l, the acting COVER
nor during the first part of Governor
Higgins absence will be President pro
TEN. Raines of the senate.
Governor Higgins expects to go to
New York today to attend to private
business before sailing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
Mr.. SchWab's Plans.

New York, Aug, IA. - Charles NJ.
Schwab is preparing to go to Europe
for three-months' study of contlnen.
tai shipbuilding industries with view
on his return to America of putting
into operation system of shipbuiIG-
Ing plants along the entire Atlantic
coast. Each plant is to have such an
identical mechanical equipment that
a vessel built in any one of the yards
and in need of repairs to regular
types of machinery can put in at the
nearest yard and there be refitted as
promptly as would be possible at the
yard which built the vessel. Mr..
Schwab's study will be made in the
interests of the Bethlehem Steel com.
pany.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
Thursday.

Daniel S. Lamont left s3,300,000 be
queathed principally to his family, and
remembering his relatives.
A federal subpoena was served on
Mrs. Sarah H. Peckham requiring heI
presence in Washington to testify in
the cotton leak scandals.
Speaker Nixon was nominated for
the 10th successive term as member OF
the state assembly at the Republican
convention in Mayville, N. Y.
Cretans having opposed the landing
of a boat party sent to take over the
custom house of Castelli, a Russian
gunboat bombarded and destroyed the
town.
Barney Oldfeld has a narrow es
cape from death in smash-up on the
race track at Detroit, and is taken to
a hospital. He says he will not quit
racing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-16
Canadian Pacific's Dividends.

Montreal, Aug. 15-At a meeting of
the directors Of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad company yesterday a divi-
dend of per cent on the preferred
stock and of per cent on the common
stock for the half year ended June 30
was declared. The gross earnings for
the fiscal year ended June so were
$50,4S1, 1882. The working expenses
were S35,OOG,79 leaving net earnings
of s15,475,OSS. The total net income
from all sources was $17059,752. The
net revenue available for dividends
after payment of fixed charges and of
the amount applied against ocean
steamships and pension fund, was $S,-
875,6S6. The surplus for the year
after payment of dividends was ST.
784,553.