Show I 1 scandal over cotton to be probed washington july 12 the investigation that will be baade by pi strict attorney morgan H beach into charges that there lias been a leakage of information in the matter of preparing tho government cotton statistics will be far more exhaustive than that conducted by secret service operators at the request of secretary wilson 61 the department of agriculture acting attorney general hoyt has completed his examination of the papers transmitted to him by secretary wilson and he thinks there should be a further and detailed legal inquiry with that end in view he lias committed the entire matter to mr beach who intends to complete his examination of the case before he retires from the position of united states on august ho has aalten up ehfe subject as prosecuting attorney and n all probability will assist when the matter is broughto brought 1 to the courts an out conie of the ina estl gation that Ss believed aby depart tent of justice officials to be a cert airty expense will spared gathering evidence the methods alleged to have been employed by edwin S holmes tho dismissed associate statistician of the department of agriculture and in exposing any accomplices he may in ahls operations mr beach lv have the benefit of the labors of secret service men who were employed by secretary wilson aud also of tha besic talent in his own office Wor kingon the case will be a number of men who ferreted out much of the evident in the prosecution of frauds it Is planned to conduct the examination secretly on the theory that it will be much more effective it has pot been decided whether the case will be submitted to the grand jury prior to arrests if it Is found that arrests are warranted but it Is not believed this will be the procedure the grand jury has adjourned for the summer though it it is found advisable a special grand jury might be summoned COTTON EXCHANGE PROTESTS new york july 12 the new york cotton exchange made public the fol letter the hon theodore roosevelt president of the united states washington D C dear sir on behalf of the new york cotton exchange I 1 want to say that its members have been greatly shocked by the recent disclosures of venality in the department of agriculture upon whose report they have depended for accurate information on the conduct of their common business 1 I beg ta request that a full investigation be made of the methods which led to the corruption with a view to preventing the possibility of a recurrence and that the guilty ones be adequately equa tely punished official representatives should be above suspicions of publications in the of any persons or for their individual benefit and as president of this exchange I 1 to put Hs members upon record as utterly opposed to such culpable proceedings on the line of common honesty I 1 ask you for your most emphatic condemnation dem nation and action upon these practices which make legitimate business impossible and put the members of our body at the mercy of tricksters trick and knaves with great respect I 1 am yours truly walter C hubbard president new york cotton exchange STRICKEN WITH YELLOW FEVER washington july 12 governor ma goon of tho canal zone today cabled that alfred W provo an american canal employed emp loye was stricken with yellow fever at cortozal corozal july ath SON BORN TO PRINCESS london july 12 the princess of wales was safely delivered of a son this morning CZARS proclamation calling the representatives of people to meet with him st petersburg july 12 the clovo positively announces that the emperor will travel to moscow where on wednesday the nineteenth instant he will issue a proclamation summoning the representatives of the people to the palace kremlin somo of the officials of the court already have gone to moscoe to make preparations forea erent |