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INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS. Subscription Price, $1.00 pcr Year in flrfn VOL XI. COLUMBUb, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1905. hi NO. Tl. Three Cents the Copy. GUNBOAT BLOWN Frightful Loss of Life Results From Bursting of a Defective Boiler on Board. NEARLY 100 HURT,-MANY FATALLY There Were More Than 250 Men Aboard the Vessel at the Time, and of These 15 Sailors Are Missing The Accident Occurred in the San Diego, Cat., Harbor Just Before the Vessel Was Scheduled to Leave. San Diego, Cal., Special. Twenty eight members of the crew of the United States gunboat Benning ton were killed and four-score sailors were injured, 24 seriously, at 10 o'clock Thursday forenoon by a boiler explosion that disabled the ves sel in San Diego harbor. Fifteen sail ors are missing. There were more than 250 men aboard the warship when the accident occurred, and many men were hurled or forced to jump in to the sea by the terifflc explosion, which lifted part of the deck and com pelled the beaching of the ship. The Bennington, at the time of the acci dent, was lying in the stream just oft the commercial wharf at H street. The warship had received orders from the Navy Department at Washington to sail this morning for Port Hartford to meet the monitor Wyoming and convey the monitor to Mare Island navy yard, San Francisco. EXPLOSION TERRIFIC. Steam was up and everything was in readiness ' for the departure of the Bennington when the starboard for ward boiler exploded with a, terrific roar. , The explosion was 'terrific People standing on shore saw a huge cloud" of steam rise above the Ben nington. Columns of water were forced high into the air. A dozen or fifteen men were blown overboard by the force of the terrific explosion. Capt. Wentworth, who was looking at the Bennington when th,e disaster oc curred, says he saw human bodies hurled over a hundred feet upward. The air was clouded with smoke which enveloped the ship. When the haze cleared -away, only a few -could be seen on the decks, while a number were floundering In the t water. - A boat was lowered from the vessel's side and. most of the men in the water were picked up and taken on board. On board the Bennington were pre sested terrible scenes. The force of the explosion had torn a great hole in the starboard side of the ship, and the vessel was 'already commencing to list, A section of the upper deck was carried away from stem to stern. Blood ' and wreckage was distributed over the entire space, the after cabin and that part of the ship adjacent to the exploded boiler resembling a charnel house. The shock of the ex plosion penetrated every section of the ship,? blood and ashes being found as far as the stern of the captain's cabin. Great damage was done in all parts of the vessel. The boiler which exploded, it 4s said, was regarded as unsafe. Commander Young stated that during a recent return from Hon olulu the steam pressure was kept' re duced in that particular one. -List of the Dead. San Diego, Cal., Special. Saturday night's summary of casualties aboard the gunboat Bennington, in San Diego Bay, gives a total of 60 dead and 50 in jured, six probably fatally. A number of men are still missing, some of these may be dead, and probably a dozen of the injured will die of their wounds. Following is an official list of known dead, with ages, occupation and place of birth or enlistment: . " , - Ensign Newton K. Perry, 26, Colum bia, S. C. M A . Lesley M. Taylor, 28, seaman, At lanta, Ga. , Bert A. Hughes, 19, seaman, Clarks- vilie, Ark. . -.w utnrfei Peace ProaTesS. I V C - w Paris,,. By Cable. Emperor Nicholas! cruise in the Gulf of Finland to meet Emperor William is the , subject of much momment in the press. Certain newspapers express the fear that the German Emperor will Influence the Russian Emperor over Far Eastern matters and will hinder the carrying out of the peace programme, while others are of the opinion that Emperor William will seek to estrange Russia from France. Mine Superintendent Shot by Drunken Man. Bristol, Va., Special. A special from n.an v cava: This aiter- f TrnnHoio ahmit five miles I east of this place, Jasper Abshire shot and fatally wounded A. M. Hall, sup erintendent of Kelly and Irvines mines Mr. Hall is still living, but the physi cian says he cannot live but . a short whiter Abthlre was drunk and rowdy and was asked to leave. He refused and Hall lead him to the com misary door and let him go, whereup on he shot Superintendent Hall three times in the breast" Abshire Was dis armed but not arrested. A posse went from thi3 place thia evening to P . prehend Abshira.' . TO ATOMS Andrew Kamerer, 25, fireman, Lon donville, O. v Joseph Newcomb, 27, seaman, Bar ton. Harry Mosher, 25, fireman, Newark, N. J. : Wilbur W. Wright, 32, steward, home unknown. Michael G. Quinn, 31, fireman, Kil kenny, Ireland. Clyde Haggbloom, 25, Leadv'lle, Col. Kirley F. Morris, 24, fireman, Owens boro, Ky. Warren Paris, 36, coal passer, Ian sing, Mich. Wm. C. Wilson, 19, seaman, German town, Cal. Stephen W. Pollock, 24, coaL passer. Honesdale, Pa. Emil Dresch, 24, seaman, Newark, N.J. Wm. Staub, 21, fireman, Bridgewater, S. D. John L. Burns, 20, seaman, Chi cago. Glen Brownlee, 24, seaman, Galves ton, Texas. Wm. I. Cherty, 24, blacksmith, Salem, Mont. ; Walter G. Grants 23, coal passer, Chi cago. John' Goika, 18," seaman, Milwau kee. - .-'John McKone, 23, fireman, Leadville, Col. v Edwin B. Robinson, 23, seaman, San Francisco. Charles O McKeen, 25, coal passer, Pueblo, Col. Charles J. Kuntz, 20, seaman, St. Louis. - Harry F. Saunders, 19 seaman, Springfield, Mo. 1 Jodie W. Kempton, 18, seaman, Loveland, Col. Robert B. Carr, 18, seaman, Den ver. Harry F. Smith, 23, seaman, Harri son ville, Mo. : Preston. Carpenter, 20, seaman, Ara: pahoe, Neb. -' Robert L Savage, 2S, seauian," Waco, Texas. , Leroy B. Archer, 20, seaman. Fowler, Col. Don C. Archer, 19, seaman; San Francisco. Richard T. House, 21, seaman, Colo rado Springs, Col. Albert H. Schoregge, 21, seaman, New Ulm,- Minn. John C. Barchus, 22, seaman, Clarin da, Iowa. L. J. Guthries, 25, seaman, New York. c Matthew G. Chambers, 23, seaman, Lewiston, Idaho. Frederick M. Brown, 26, . machiist, San Francisco. Josiah Ezell, 27, seaman, Waco, Frederick J. Geiss, 29, coal passer, Cincinnati. Claude H. Stevenson, 23, seasan, San Francisco. , Emile C. Hoffman, 25, blacksmith, San Antonio, Texas. Joseph Hilscher, 24, fireman, Seattle, Wash. Edward B. Ferguson, 36, chief ma chinist, San Francisco. Elmer U. Brunson, 20, seaman, Chi cago. Four unidentified men of the new draft, who joined the Bennington at San Diego. , Seven men, names uncertain, known to be in flooded compartments of the vessel. Thomas Burke, machinist. Joseph Hunt, oiler. George L. Clarke, chief machinist. C. W. Brockman, gunner. Unidentified number of - men still missing. San Diego, Cal., Special. Forty-seven of the gunboat Bennington's dead were buried Sunday in a common grave in the little military cemetery on the crest of the promotory of Loma, high above the waters of San Diego Bay on the one side, and within sound of the booming surf of the.Paciflc on the oth er. Without the crash of drum or sound of brass, without pomp or pa rade, yet with simple impressiveness, all honor was paid to the nation'! dead. . , Telearaohic Briefs. Having been acquainted with the recklessness of certain chaff aurs, an owner of a residence at the- corner of two streets in England has pasted upon the outside of his house this placard: "Motor 'car drivers are re quested to leave this house where it is." - : '. President' Roosevelt has ordered a full investigation of the affairs of the entire Department of Agriculture. Fireman's Story of the Accident. Fireman E. G. Hopp makes the first statement as to the cause of the acci dent He says that shortly before the explosion one of the boilers was found to be leaking badly, and the boiier- Tatrpr wna sent for to repair the dam age. Before the latter came the explo- itmI TTnnn saw men an D1UU vrwvfc -rr - ovnt him killed outright and he him otnnnMi for a moment The dead were given a military, burial Sun rfav afternoon at the military reserva tion at Point Loma. Services were held at 2 o'clock on the Point, and lminohM. -wilt convey across the bay the living officers and men able to at- teno. NOftTH CATOUNA FIREMEN Great Parade an Event of the Gather Ing at Winston-Salem. Winston-Sfalem, Special. The fire men's parade which was witnessed by thousands, was a magnlfiecent display of the fire-fighting forces of the Old North State. The parade formed on Trade street and, when it' began mor Ing about 10 o'clock the streets - in that section were blocked., with , hu manity. " The line of march was:, as follows: Up Fifth to Summit, Sum mit, to Fourth, down Fourth to Main, down Main , to Salem Square, and back upr Main . street to the court house, where it disbanded? First came three mounted policemen, followed by Chief Marshal . A. S. Hanes with his aides; Winston Cornet Band, Forsyth Riflemen, automobiles,- In which were officers of the associa tion, mayors and other visitors; dele gates in carriages; Danville band. Then came the companies in alphabet-) ical order,, headed by Ashevllle. Winston-Salem bringing up the rear. The fire companies marched in the follow-: ing order: , ':H Ashevllle Department The chief's wagon and hook and ladder truck. - Charlotte Department Chief's auto mobile and engine. - Concord Department Hose wagon and hose reel. ' . "', Durham Department Hose wagon. - Elizabeth City Department Engine and hose wagon. FayetteviUe Department Hose wa gon and hose reel. Goldsboro Department Two .hose wagons. Henderson Department Hose wag on. High Point Department One hose wagon and two companies. . Klnston Department Hose wagon. Newbern Department Engine, hose wagon, hose reel and rag-time band. Raleigh Department-TChlefs buggy, two hose wagons, hook , and ladder truck. Rocky Mount Department Hose wagon, engine and hacks. Salisbury Department Hose wagon. Tarboro Department One hose reel. Salem Boys' Band. : Salem Eagle Hose Company No. 4. Winston Company No. 1 r two Ven gines and one hose wagon. Winston Hook and Ladder Company Salem Rough and Ready Company, two engines, one hose wagon and one hose reel. Winston Company No. 2, one engine and one hose wagon. All the visiting companies showed up well, as did the local departments, which brought up the rear. The v pa rade was a mile or more in length and was one of the best ever seen in the city. . Drowned in Tar River. Tarboro, Special. Ed. Lewis, , a white man 55 years of age, was drowned in Tar river, just above the county fridge, Mr. Lewis, who had been work ing on a raft of wood, attempted to swim acrtoss the river and is supopsed to have been seized with cramp W stricken with heart failure when within a few feet of the opposite bank. Tie body was not recovered until the after noon. Tar Heel Topics. A suit has been instituted again the local camp of the Morgantch Woodmen of the World for allege! damage to the health of a son of M . W. P. Mabe when he was recentv being initiated into the mysteries ct the order. An operation became nec essary, it seems,, on account of inj ries sustained on that occasion and is just now beginning to walk aboi after an indisposition lasting over t months. In an attempt to save the life .of t, friend who was drowning in the suit! at Morehead Sunday afternoon, sli men came near forfeiting their livei A line of 25 men was formed from thl shore in order to rescue the man, bu' the line broke,' leaving th six men t the mercy of the waves. After a har struggle one reached the shoal ant showed the others the way in safely. Governor Glenn was in the grant stand at Winston-Salem when it was struck by lightning and two negroes seJ riously stunned. He was not shocked ir the least. . Governor Glenn will be tendered ar informal reception and elaborate ban quet upon occasion of his intended visi to Wilmington the latter part of thi: week where he goes to review the en caniDment of State Guards. Time and efforts are being expended freely foi the success of the elegant entertain ment. - ''" " A horse attached to the buggy of Mrs Alice Fowler, a rural mail carrier fro Burlington, became frightened at a nassing train and ran away, hurling the; occupant of the buggy to the ground with a violent force. The woman wad painfully injured. ' Mr. Plummer Wiggins, of Shelby, had THirch&sed the 31 tire outfit of The Scot tish Chief, a paper hitherto published bv Mr. M. G.; McKenzie, at Maxton, and will in the future assume the man agement of the paper. The purchaser is a newspaper man of wide experi ence and ability. The new boilers provided for the stt p. hosnltal by an appropriation of the. last Legislature have arrived and are being installed. Kill bib Many Newsy Items Gathered . From all Sections. ' Charlotte Cotton Market t These figures represent prices paid ta wagons: ' Strict good middling ... . .'. . . . . . . .10 Good middling .... 10 Strict middling . ..... ......... . . . .10 Middling -7. . .10 Tinges ........8 to 10.10 tains . . ... ......... .7 to 8 ; General Cotton Market Galveston, quiet ...... .... ......10 New Orleans, quiet ........ 10 Mobile, dull iasz. Savannah, quiet , "78 ..10 .,...,.....,.10 ............10 n u ............li .....11.25 .. ...... 10 11-16 ............10 Charleston, quiet Norfolk, steady .Baltimore, nominal New York, quiet . Boston; quiet Philadelphia, quiet Houston, easy . . . Augusta, steady . . Memphis, steady .....10 ....10 St Louis, quiet Louisville, firm ...................10 DAN TEACHY HANOED. The Murderer of Robert Rivenbark Hanged at " Kenansville He Pro tested His Innocence to the Last. Kenansville, Special.-8 Dan Teachy was executed here Thursday morning in the presence of about thirty per sons, including, officers, guards, wit nesses, physicians, ministers of the gospel and newspaper men, for the murder of Robert Rivenbark. At 9:30 the death warrant was read to him, to which' he listened unmoved, although his sister, who sat by his side, was greatly agitated. He was then baptized and received into the Presbyterian church by the pastor and , session of the Kenansville church." Prayers were offered by request by Rev. V. A. Royal, a Methodist minister, and Postmaster Jones, f Governor Glenn was intercepted by telephone at Warsaw on his way - to Wrightsville, but refused to interfere. The prisoner was apprised of the fact and was earnestly; requested to make a statement. ae only thing he would ' say" was:"" .?-'.? ': .f v.t ?. "I am not guilty, but was convicted because people swore lies on me." '"" . STORY OF THE CRIME, On the night of Wednesday, March 4, 1903, near the village of Wallace, Robert "Rlyenbark left the home of his father about 8:30 o'clock and went to the home of one Easter Williams, col ored, about one mile away,; to secure her services as a laborer on his straw berry farm -the next day. At this house were two negro women.'one negro man and child. The evidence is that Ri venbark made a contract with the two women and the man to come to his place to work for him the following day, and started away in search of other hands. v As soon as the door was closed and he had proceeded eight or ten steps from the house and there was no light visible, except the moon, which was shining brightly, the ne groes neara tne quicK, snarp report oi a pistol, and almost immediately - Ri venbark pushed the door open and fell inside the room saying he was shot. He was followed 'almost Immediately by Teachey, who sprang upon him and beat and kicked him' unmercifully. When he had finished with Rivenbark he turned to the negro woman, Easter Williams, and, began beating her over the head with the pistol, which was still smoking in his right hand, and a stick in his left. While this was going on Rivenbark, having to some extent regained consciousness, got out of the door and started home. He proceeded about 150 yards down the road, when he fell exhausted, and began calling at the top of his voice for help. He was hoard by Mr. Jim Dixon, a farmer near there, who came to his relief. He told Dixon that he had been shot by Dan Teachey without cause", and knowing he could live but a very short time, he wished to make a statement concerning the affair to some one while he was still in his right mind. Dixon then called Mr. Harvey- Booth, who came to the road, and together with' him" heard the story of the killing from the lips of Rivenbark, iwho said that when he left the house he vnet Dan Teachey, who said: "By - what are you do ne here?" Rivenbark replied: "I am here to get these people to help me work my strawberries.". Teachey then said: "G d you, they can get their ivine without work and I am going to kill you,"- and fired, with the result above mentioned. The ball took effect n the right side of the abdomen, caus ne death two days laterr about 6:00 o'clock Friday afternoon, March th. . The case was hard fought through all the courts, but his conviction was at last secured, followed by his execu tion.-;- ' -V. v..-,..- v.;,.?.. -;;., Tar Heel Topics. V Raleigh Post: Prof. Yernon Howell, of Chapel Hill, is hre and has given a contract, for rescuing his automobile- Wednesday afternooi he took Mr. James F. Royster ou for a ride and in Pullen Parte, near pool, the ma-. chine, weighing l.ovu pounds, plunged down a' five-foot-moanKwent.: & con tract has been given tdgprof. Chas. Park, of the A. & M. V&ege, to ex- tricate it. eiuier jf occupants were hurt . Jnded Alien nas reuuww e sen tence of Raymond D. Bynum 15 years imprisonment to z ycav this action , having been ttJJfW after earnest efforts the part counsel for; the dsisnaaai. f- V r. . . . , VT ! - ! - TAR HEEL CROP; CONDITIONS Conditions For Past' Week "as Given Out by the Department - i; The North Carolina- section of., the climate and crop sevice of the depart ment of agricultnre, Issues the folidw inging official bulletin v for . tb opast week From July lVth to ( 20thi" ' inclusive? the weather was generally, ! dry 5 and very warm. The mean temperature for the State at large was f 81' degrees' Or nearly 4 degrees -daily) above the nor mal maximum temperatures above 90 degrees, and reaching as high as 96 to 98 degrees occurred at most stations during the middle of the week. This period was quite favorable for farm work and for the progress of crops, al though, coming so soon after heavy rains, it tended to fire or scald some crops on thin, sandy, uplands. On the 21st showers occurred nearly 'r. every where, which were heavy in only a few places with minor damage to crops. The remainder of the week was show ery, too much rain continues to be received in a few counties, chiefly in the extreme west. On the whole the weather was favorable, and caused considerable improvement in crops, besides giving farmers an opportunity to finish laying by, which is about com-' pleted everywhere, except as regards late cotton and some young corn.. The; soil is in good condition, except low lands which are too wet. Cotton continues to do fairly well and looks thrifty, especially on dark lands ; plants are making too much weed, which will make the crop late; it continues to bloom, but is not fruit ing - well in the east, though plants seem to be well loaded .with young bolls in western counties ; damage to cotton by shedding, rust, boll worm and lice is reported by comparatively few correspondents. Generally corn is doing well, though the yield will be be low the, average; a little old corn on sandy land was fired; young corn is thrifty, except that injured in bottoms by flooding. In some western counties, on account of excessive moisture, corn is tall and thin, but seems to be earing well; much grass' is in the crop ' in places, especially , in , the west Some fodder on old corn is ready for pulling.' Tobacco is generally in fair condition except that portions were injured by, rains which caused weedy growth; dry -weather caused considerable t improve ment in the growing, crop, and made curing easier; cutting and curing, will ; be general within a week. , Peanuts, sweet potatoes,-' field .peas ' and ' gar- dens .were benefitted by; the jperiod of, dry weather. Some j turnip and rutaba ga seeds have been sown and are com ing up nicely. , Qat , haryest is .nearly over i nthe exereme west," inwhich sec--tion oats and wheat were considerably damaged in shock by wet weather; threshing wheat continues with good yields in, only a few counties. Some hay was cut and cured early "in the week, but the season has not generally been, favorable for this work,- though very favorable for the growth of the crop. Apples and peaches are ripening rapidly, but there Is much complaint of fruit rotting and falling from the trees. Rains reported: Nashville 0.30, Goldsboro 1.12, Lumberton 0.82, New Bern 1.10, Weldon 1.60, Hatteras 0.20, Wilmington 2.00, Pomona 1.00, Mon cure 1.08, Angier 2.00, Raleigh 3.35, Greensboro 2.34, Ashevllle 0.50 and Charlotte 0.80. Rogers Out on Bond. Raleigh, Special Monday afternoon the case of the State vs. Policeman Isaac W. Rogers for shooting Deputy ; United States Marshal John C. Dock ery came up before Justice Separk, many persons being present. The first motion .was made by J. ' Cv L. Harris, of council for Rogers, ;that: he be ad mitted to bail. The second motion was by S. G. Ryan for the State that the warrant under which Rogers had been comitted be amended so as to show se cret assault; which is a grayer, offense than that with which, he' would' have been charged on account' of Dockery's condition being improved As ,to, the , first motion, counsel for, the State held' that a "preliminary trial. should her' gone into in order , that the court; ; would . know at what amount the bail should fixed. W. B.: Jones, t representing , the State, argued, that bail should' be .?10,; 000, as that could show . that it was. a seicret assault, and; laying in wait S. G, Ryan, representing the Dockery famt ly, assisting the State, said that these s motions were a surprise to him; that, he thought the case would merely be continued and that the State was not " ready, to go into a preliminary hearing , because of the absence of their most material witness, James' H.v Poul He asked for a postponement of the heaiv ing. Harris said that the preliminary hearirig was not asked for ' only bail was. wanted, and that they could have, the preliminary,; hearing at.,any time thev cared for5 it" He added that he had seen 'Dockery twice and he seern ed to be out of danger. The only witj, ness Introduced was Dr. ""Herbert ' A'.' ROyster,-who said 'that Dockery ..was sitting up two-thirds of . the day, , and tKat his temDeratiire and pulse were normal; that one bullethad beeri locat ed over the shoulder blade and thathls condition was good ; and I consider him, as far the bullet wounds' were concerned, as out of danger, and that what he said was without consultation jwith other physicians At this point! counsel , , for the State and Attorney Rvan called the counsel for defendant asiae tor cuusuitattuu. . Justice .Separk announced 4 .that ,he would allow the warrant to be amend ed, to ' eharge secret' assault, arid ' he then .fixed the , bail at,;$5,000. .He ; set the time for the preliminary hearing Tuesday, August 15, at 11 o'ekiefc Hog ers quickly gave bond signed by him self and C. B. Ray, Henry E. Litch ,tord,E. V. Denton,N. BL Broughton and C. B. Edwards. ill- 11IE1III1 ibe'Malter or Cotton Statistics Gone . s Over Csrefttily r . J CONFERS WITH SECRETARtWlLSON. I Representatives of American Cotton ; i Manufacturers' ' Association Hold i Conference With Secretary Wilson j and Assistant Secretaryi Hays,. Rata- i tiye t: Issuance1 of New; Juno Crop') -j'Repcrt.,,. V,.v ,-7; yi ,'-5' "i . . '; ir': -,:t .i-i,.' ' . Washington, Special.-pThe commit tee of the American' Cotton Manufac-Jl ... , .turers Association had; anv hour's pn- -ference with Secretary. Wilson and Asr -sistant Secretary HaysMonday after- hobn. After the1 mill men ' had taken ' their'.'dep'arttEre 'ifirb'm' ihe 1Depment.t-K a statement -was- i issued, ! announcing- that .the question of ilssuipg a, neW je- j port on acreage wasto betakenunder,, considefaUon bjr , the statistical board and that a final aeciWoh;,wIll WreacK-N "ed Wednesday. tv ; iilur: y Thft statement followsi hiiJuM ; l n ' VThe. Department of Agriculture has.n determined that .the, statistical board ' shall meet Wednesday,' July 26, tp con sider whether revision of the June cot- ' 'ton acreage should be made from ex ; -isting. data or from a new inspection, and to make public their, ndings or, estimate at 12 s o'clock on that date or the earliest convenient date hereaf- , ter." , ; E: -J .: In addition to President Miller, tbe- other members of the , committee, ot v manufacturers present at the confer- " ence were: T. A. Blythe, president Lin- -coin Manufacturers' Association, Phil- t adelphia; Geo. B. Hiss, president Rhod- : hiss Mills,5 Charlotte; J.' W. Cannon,'- : president Cannon Manufacturing Com-, , pany, Concord; S.'B. Tanner, president ': Henrietta Mills',? Henrietta, and 1 C. B. - i Bryant,1 secretary Manufacturers' Asso-f,. t elation. . Mr. T. J. Hickman, of the " Grant Mills Manufacturing 'Company, of . Augusta, Ga., telegraphed , both Sec- . retary Wilson and President - Miller -that he was unable to attehd.Veryiiaai. pbrtant vivas, the suggestion, advanced ,; by' the visiting committee," that the De- " partment issue ' a' 'weekly I in s place- of -v. ' the monthly, .report. The committee. Is , unanimousv in the opinion" that the weekly report would tend ' to! prevent I ? ' violent flustrations, in the price of cot-: ton and would result in a steadier mar ket It was pointed out that cotton rose 1 cent in .5 minutes on the . -strength of the last report, "resulting In 4 a situation demoralizing to large pur- chasers, of spot cotton. Just how Secretary Wilson and Mr. Hays accepted, this suggestion for theJi abolition of the monthly reports is not . known. Chairman Miller declined to' discuss what took place at the confer- - . ence, and referred the many newspapertv men who called him over the, 'phone at' his hotel to Assistant Secretkry .Hays..' The committee agreed, before leaving the Department, that' Mr. Hays' should make public, what took place. Evident-,, ly Mr. Hays was not impressed with this assignment -as' mouth-piece of the,? conference. He talked rather, vaguely ; v about the conference 'and only In gen- eralities. There is good reason for be-. ' lievlng that, several matters, of much J -importance to growers' and .manufac- . -turers of 'cotton alike were considered si and that a statemem,riting in. detait; these subjects may be made public ' la-" " ter.rAU of the members lof .the -rom mlttee had their lips sealed, and. would not even discuss this 'phase of the sit- ' uatlpn.,The members felt that the task of making' public such matters as' ' should be given, the public, having been 1 , left to Secretarv Ha vs. it1 would be'Hs-u Courteous for them to MiscnsstfHwhitjir s iwi .piai . ; ' r Assistant Secretary a Hays' saior; 1 in speaking of . the, conference; ;As I un- , , ' derstand, ' the 'committee8 came here to' ascertain, the facts with: reference to the cotton situation! and1 that the 'de-0 , sires A the , manufacturers :,-are .for ' making the government reports'as sta- ble ' as ! possible. -Jhe attltudeof :the;ll committee with reference to theissu- y anceof a new report 'on 'acreage' was i'. , neutral. I believe ; many of the, jnanu facturers are owners' of cotton and ' , they are also buyers.: They, did nol Jake t sides. They presented no facts bearing on the scandal,' and that' sub ject was not considered., , . r - "The" committee's object' is to1 secure '! an, accurate , report and xner that will , establish' confidence.' I have no hesi- . tancy in saying, this is - what thejr vwil f , 'get', v . - ,:: ': V ' : ' : I Prior to the 'conference i Mr. iMIlIerlj and the members-of the. committee had an Interview withf Richard Cheatham, secretary of theSouthern Cotton Grow ers' Association. They- discussed the " cotton situation atj some length; . 5 , 4 -r,:.0'i,;v-:f ,;f tTe'esiraphic JBriefs ? r T , ' .The, rworld's largest dynamite explo- r sion was set off Saturday" afternoon at Portsmoutli,' H.,;. and tWastfled "br 1 the daughter pf the Superintendent in -charge of the work iht wmnirin'ir ' most , dangerpus-Menace to river navl gaUon on .the New England coast. For-' 1 tyrflte tons of dynamite- were used in 1 tteexplos "l01 tt the C?ar, has K' lordVto-Geheral m'etlth?thau -,killl furnshi Mm33any.amoiint, of , , men and ammunition he mapdem Sfi ThI! acpn. indicates-that..-, RUssia l not sincere in her expres sions of a desire for peace.- -v ; M 1 'V , 1
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