The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-07-20

holiday requested can not be granted
with due regard to the public interest
The necessity for strict economy on
the part of this department is obvious
and so urgent that the department
would be justified in recommending to
the president action involving serious
additional expense to the government
whatever might be its desire to meet
the wishes and promote the pleasure of
it's employees.
A complaint about the packing of
the cotton sent to Spain has been
made by the Barcelona Cotton Ex-
change to Mr.. Rider, the American
consul there, and forwarded to the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
The sale Of American cotton in BARGE
Iona amounts to 100000 bales year
The Spanish merchants complain that
as a rule these bales arrive in a de-
plorable condition, the fault lying en-
tirely with the American shippers. The
packers, it is alleged, use bad quality
of gunny cloth and sometimes the
same baggings are used two or three
times, resulting in several pieces OF
different bagging being used with two
or three marks showing. This causes
much confusion, the lettering is very
often indistinct and on many OF the
bales the marks are so illegible that
they have to be distributed at hazard
among the receivers after all the bales
have been landed. The Barcelona mer
chants express the wish that in the fu-
ture the American bales may be as
well made as those from Egypt or
British India.
The Census Bureau is engaged in
gathering important information
about manufacturers. Richard Cheat
ham, Secretary of the Southern Cot
ton Association was in lengthy con-
ference with District Attorney Beach
regarding the recent cotton investi.
cation. Mr.. Cheatham proposes to re-
main in Washington for some time
and will assist in the preparation OF
evidence upon (which possible criml-
nal prosecutions may be based. Secre-
tary Wilson has sent special agents
to the dark tobacco districts OF Ten
nessee, Kentucky and other tobacco
states, for the purpose Of verifying
and correcting the Departments TO-
bacco figures This is in Difference to
the wishes of tobacco growers the
South who have communicated with
the Department, expressing apprehen-
sion that the statistics have been ma
nipulated.
President Hubbard Of the New
York cotton exchanges has handed the
following to the Associated Press:
"Permit me to ask You very kindly
to correct misapprehension of the
press in regard to my letter to Presi-
dent Roosevelt concerning the disclos-
ures in the department of agriculture.
have never written to Secretary Will
son and my letter was not the sequel
to any correspondence with him con-
Quoted by my brother, Samuel I. Hub
bard, when president Of the New York
cotton exchange. My note was prompt
ed simply by the recent revelations
and had for its purpose solely to make
clear statement of the attitude OF
our exchange"
Commercial insolvencies in the Unit
ed States in the first half of 1905 were
6,21O in number and $55,0O4,oS5 in
amount of defaulted indebtedness. Nu-
merically this shows scarcely any al
teration in comparison with the 8,214
failures in the corresponding six
months of last year, but a most en-
couraging decrease appears when last
years Liabilities of $79,490,909 are
considered.
Richard Cheatham, secretary OF the
Southern Cotton Association, was in a
long conference ith District Attorney
Beach and Mr.. Morgan, acting chief
of secret service bureau, regarding
the recent cotton investigation. Mr..
Cheatham proposes to remain here for
sometime and will assist in the prepar-
alton of evidence upon which possible
criminal prosecution may be based.
Panama -On the recommendation OF
Colonel William C. Gorgan, Chief
Sanitary Officer Of the canal zone,
the quarantine against La Boca, in
consequence Of the discovery of cases
Of bubonic plague, will be removed
from noon of July is.
The threatened demand from the
officers and men of the Russian man
of war Lena, interned at Mare Island,
for their parole, on the ground that
such clemency had been extended to
the officers and men Of the Russian
vessels interned at Manila, has not
vet reached the State Department.
Press dispatches announced several
days ago that such a demand would
be made. It is not likely to receive
serious consideration.