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WHAT T H-EY W1-ANT Some of Our 'Aanufacturets for the "Open Dcor" Policy. A LETTER FROM McLAURIN. The Growing n of 1'. Southern GraE-s in th Trad Across the Pacific Ocean. The following corrs:nee lished by -:equest vf eneator Mci in: "Spartanbu.rg, S. C.. Septembe' 1899, lon. B. R1 Tiillman, Hon. n L. McLaurin, ien. Wiliam E i. Hon. Stanyarne Wilsan. 1 NV. W Talbert. Hon. A. C. Lutimer 1. Thomas J. Strait. Iloa. Jm s Nor Hon. J. William St-ks -Dear We ask your co)usideratInof c lowing: Scuth Caroina is irt'. foremost state in th s.uth In the ton manufactur;ing bu-inez, rwt r 1 spindles, looms and uL -ber 4:1 1 employed. but also in amounti o et' consumed. She is near', an,_' the expiration of twelv- r-ords i be next to lasssehuzett, in er - spindles-the secjud State in i. in the conversion of raw iaterial L finished products, The wills of state, on a basis of 1.000J.U0 bales pr year, consume about one-third of th" entire cotton crop of the state. and ifI present ratio in the increase of spiudlcs entinues, it will not be many years be fore the requirements of the mills will reach the total cotton crop. "The business of cotton manufactur ing is the paramount manufacturing in terest of the state. Next to agricul ture it is the principal employment of our people. It returns wages directly to a very large percentage of our popu lation, and indirectly it is the support of many thousands more, A large number of the mills in this state are making goods for the China or eastern trade. If by any chance this demand should be cut off, the mills would be eompelled to shut down, or to get into direct-competition with the other mills whkh are -making goods for home con sumption. You can see at once what the importance of the China trade is to us; it is everything. The pro'sperity of the cotton mill business of South Caro lina depends, in our opinion, upon the China trade. We believe that the ex pansion of this trade is the hope of the ootton mall industry in the south. "According to the best of our infor mation, the question of the continuance of this trade is a question of policy on the part of our government. Statistics show that 90 per cent of all the cotton goods exported from the United States to China find a distributing market at the three northern treaty ports of New chwang, Chefoo and Tientsin. The first named is the treaty port of the great province of Manchuria, already recognized, in the railroad and mining enterprises as an exclusive sphere of Russian enterprise. The 3econd is the treaty port of the province of Shan tung, in which Germany claims exclu sive privileges similar to those conced ed to Russia in 3Manchuria. The third is the treaty port of the metropolitan province of Chili and is the maritme gate of Peking. All three are situated within a comparrtively narro.w area: but through them is done most of the foreign trade of north Chin.t. It only requires one step forward in the exten sion of the authority of Russia and Germany to destroy the terms of equal ity on which the commercial nations of the world participate in the advantages of Newchwang and Chefo~o, and the movement on Peking which is general ly assumed to be part of the policy of Russia, would necessarily threaten the co'mmercial interests which center at Tientsin. "Up to this time we are informed that pressure brought by the govern ments of Great Britain and the United States has led Russia to declare its pur pose to admit the merchandise of other nations into Manchuria on terms of equality with its own, but it is impos sible to say how soon that policy may be changed. It is alleged that in tne importation of railroad and other mate rial Russia entirelv disregards the im perial Chinese customs of Newehwva:. regarding the pert as if it were aircie;y in a Russian ponenioni; andi it r-s ho that Russia, for the protection it own trade, may see fit to carry thi-i crimination to the point of impuaiu her own custom duties on American eotton goods. In such an event, our trade with Manchuria would be serious ly handicapped, and might, conceiva bly, cease to exist, as did our trade un der like cifcumstances, with Madagas ear. "The effect of this would be afar reaching one to the cotton mill indus try in the south; up to this time, the federal government has shown a dispo sition to insist on the maintenance of its treaty rights with the Chinese em pire, whenever there seemed any dan ger of their positive infringement, b-i as we have indicated, the process of substituting for the authority of the Chinese government the jurisdiction of a foreign power, is a gradiual and insid ious one, and its completion would mark the disappearance of all pre-exist ing treaties. We are, therefore, led to believe that equality of commercial op portunity in China can be maintained only by a decided stand in the interest of their trade on the part of the na tions who have most to lose by the cre ation of spheres of exclusive commer eial influence, and that any effective as sertion of treaty rights must involve the stability of conditions now existing. "When you consider the vital inter est of your constituency in this ques tion, we feel certain that you will deal with it in the way best fitted to bringr about a satisfactory solution. In our opinion, this can be most easily reached by supporting any line of policy of the federal government based upon the strict observance of our treaty rights in China; or which, in other words, insit that no part of that empire should be subject to the influence of any goverrn ment without given to the United States equal commercial rights and privileges with the most favored na tion. As we understand the situation. the question of the expansion policy of the government is in no way involved. The maintence of our rights in China does not include an attempt to bring other countries under the influence of our flag. The open and delares - ur pose of those who are solicitious akut these rights is that in all qu ions of trade and commerce this country aball be put on a parity with it s rivals inte far east. This is not a uestion of tr !itory; not a question of LmpreLC V sitmply a question of trade and of the right that our people now enjoy to~ 'o duct a profitable commece ' the Chinese empire in any portion f territory. All that we dem'and. is per feet equality with other nation r, ..a r . a e C.* t ru t at IW i i 0 U* I e-To L:ur I COo 11 -rin: ~ ~ ri ni:sfs ,xrnd rAsu nix -B nt i e. . .c. 1.1 -'. omer an OtersSpatanurg 31 . C. I'C car Sir our etter a benre eiv J.I full coIe .ncr i veythig -ou sayi ao thLY ( ~Ie po t of th hinTh 'openc Sdoor Olct. 12. what Me'se s. n . an w an. Ti h hrto sichr Sive been etpte hs by re d Tra-Te aiton fonly oher ent erohihgi r:teducod to ther trade interesth whl fostenblyrenzd the 'treaty gt. -izat. other nations. in violation of rhe. ha. acquire d tE.rritory and Cx :lude: therefromi our legitimate cam inre. Ruessia has graduaily absorbed Mane ur.a and is building a railroad cis' iberia . o command the trade of c i'a Geri tney has been cative and aiting In ex.edtancy to obtain the hilippi'nes. Japan has given Ruissia the frait of viet ry or 1892. France 1as ecen the willing tool of Russia, ind E.eland has beo passive in her fear to asan her. "This wa the status in the east when he battle of M1an a occurred. This vitory thwarted all the schemes of Russia for the dismemberment of China, and rendered its absorption and artition impossible. If you want the open door.' th'e United States now olds the key. The archipelago of the Phili pines lies along the coast of Asia for Su miles and commads it. Manila s the point in the east which is the center of ocean traffi. It is the only oint where foreign nations could have o-ained commercial stations without a traggle. "Iln the vicissitudes and good fortune f a war with Spain, and without any itntion of doing so. the United States has acquird the possession of the Philippines, which give to her para mount political auoa cammIercial advant iMy judgment is tnat the control of them. or at lest of some portons. is the only safeguard for our trade inter vats in the east. The abandonment of them R as the dismemberment of China, its partitin aueeng the European powers, and the inevitable bss of' our Chinese trade. --I note you say in your letter. 'that the question of our rights in China does not include ca attempt to bring other nations uroer the influence of our flag: that tS is not a question of ter ritory; rs a questionl of empire, but simply aquestion of trade, etc.' "It seems to me that the question of trade is not alone involved. The com mercial and political aspects of the great problem of the hour in this country are inseparable, and it is useless to close our eyes to this fact. Would it not be fol ly for us to sacrifice our commercial in rests for purely political considera tions? The maintenance of our trade in the cast does not necessarily mean the forcible annexation of the Philippines, or the denial of the right of local self government, out when the war is ended by treaty or otherwise for congress to .ttled all questions in a just and con stitutional way. "I do not favor the adoption by this country of a color ial policy be-:ause of the vexed end threatening problems growing out ed it, but I do think that, if possible. i iited States should mantain .stftii c i terests in the is lands to comi:rii equal trade rights with other tva: .cs in China. This will p'reven t f -r ang time the dis membe;... :: of this vast empire. England and .Jpan favor the integrity of the empire, but they alone cannot uarantee it acainst the other Europe an powers. With the weight of the in fluence of the United States thrown against dismemberment. it would be renered impossible. "At present, Hong Kong. under Brit ish influence, is the great distributing enter of the orient. Manila, under American influence, will occupy a bet ter strategic and geographic position, and should become a commercial center of that portion of the world. Coin m~rcial supremacy is the goal of every civilized nation-it is only attained through commercial progress and corn mercial expansion. In this great bat te among the nation, without desigmn of >ur own, whiie they were haggling thmslves, Dewey sails into Manila bay. and we find foothold within two days' journey of thisland of consumaers! where half of' the population of the word in cougregated within an area no larer than the United States. --There is nmuch political rot in the contant parading of' the term " imper ialism."- It is a misnomer. intended to c~nfuse and deceive. It involves the idea of the incrporation into our body aolitc as Ameic-an citizens, millions f the s.'ci barbtarous inhabitants of a troia country. I do not helieve suna inin.:1 is reaue. i'ossuei or dc siabe no' is such a resut necessary o secure -uch commercial expansion as wew t I think the dictates of emI moa anse wil govern the Ameri :sm.''sprun fo iiical effect, wil not prevent themi from gathering the ful frit ** the v er l'o eaily n i out r an a prov~tin ee. al it of' opruet in the eastern mar \ . .--c -..seiia1 vise will not reveal t- traca imponauce. T the, southern people it is frautght v.ith . mmientous corscittrnc.es ('ut to. manufNcturinig in the south has I in a few yCars with phdenomenal at . Sillions of dolIr are now i . tl i n ill, pro et these found Ie S erative maikets in Chi:.a aud other ..1Nt s If the Cast, our cotton goodsj beinz reculiarly adapted for clothinr :I. oIir millions of that warm cli T', ir trade is the hope of 'is tt miufacturing ii!dustry of the I f it is eu! (Il by othe r nat ions. lv tI e manufacturer but the p.ra ot r av cotton will suffer. The -( at *dvaree in sfpot cotton, which 1 r I-lanters ire - jAi ying. is largely due to the nill-s OF the, soutl'. 1ley 1 are !or *. U the local narket above New Y \rk. Wit h active conapetiTion i 10 cal ma-kets Liverpool and New York exchann s no longer fix the price of raw cotton. an the southern people offird to tcriti ether cnvnercial and itds'rid i-'er s for more rolitical "At e time of the acquisit1ou of h I i .s, like nes of our pco ple. 1 krv nothirg about the re-w e-tions uddenly rj-:cted by this .ted cvent upon the attention I'd co:.Sidcration of the American peo I have honestly and carnestly .a.t tiformation, and studied them, 0;,_t I might be able to take such a oti a; would be right, and conduce to the best interests of the coantry. I am wiilina ro corcede honesty of purpose and 5incrity of conviction to o.thCrs en these questions. It ii diffi cult for a representative to view this li;estion as he should while the war is in progress, and both parties attempt ing to make political capital out of it: one making frantic arpeals to 'stand by the flag.' and the'other criticising on numanitarian grounds everything that is said or done. When these questions are considered by congress, it is my purpose to act and vote for what I con ceive to be for the best intarests of South Carolina. A discharge of duty to the best of my ability will come up to the full measure of my obligations. "As you request, I will use my ut most endeavors to preserve and inforce all of our 'treaty rights' in China, but with the lights now before me, I feel that these are feeble safeguards. The United States, with the control of the Philippines, by treaty or otherwise, will be in a position not only to insist upon. but to assert equality of trade rights i the cast. Without this, all she can e is to respectifully but firmly prote; against their violation by othernations.. but, as in the past, is not in a positio.: to assert and maintain them. Yours very truly, "Jno. L. McLaurin." The New Road. From Wilmington the Atlantic Coast Line authorities have issued the fol lowing circular announcing the open ing of their new line from Denmark to Augusta: To Agents and Contractors: We take pleasure in advising of the opening, Nov. 1st, 1899, of our line to Augusta, Ga. The new line is an ex tension nf the Atlaatic Coast Line rail road of South Car 'lina. The stations are as follows: Distance from Denmark, S. C. Hilda, C......... ....7 1.2 miles Barnwei S. C., (Junction with Southern'Railway.15 miles Dunbarton, S. C.........27 miles Robbins, S. C... .. .. ...35 miles Augusta, Ga........ .....64 miles Freight trains will be operated via the new route on and after Nov. 1st. 199, and it will be our aim to give prompt and satisfactory movement to all shipments offering. For the present our through passen ger trains will be continued via Den mark and Southern railway (formerly South Carolina arnd Georgia railroad). Will advise y ou later as to exact date through passenger trains will be opera ted via the ::e-v route. Issued by H. M. Emerson, Gen. Freight & Pas. Agt. Approved: T. M. Emerson, Traffic Manager. Dishonest Naval Officers. A gigantie system of official fraud and corruption has been unearthed at Sebastopol. Forty-three government officials have been arrested and will be tried by courtmartial December 2d. Among the accused are many high naval officers, including the former senior port officer, Commander Relitsky, sev eral wellknown constructors, nearly every emief engineer of the ships in Russia's B'ack sea fleet, the commissary officers and others. It is reported that several of the accused have committed suicide rather than stand trial for, if found guilty, they would be banished to Siberia. Vice Admiral Tyrtoff, the Russian naval commander in the Black sea, is responsible for the arrests. lie alleges that the officials of the various government departments from Sebasto pol, to Nikolaeev have for a long time been engaged in a huge con-pi::y to misappaopriate funds and sell govern ment supplies, covering their defalca tions by forgery and suppressing infor mation by widely distributed bribes. The affair has created the greatest sen sation. A Small Riot. A news letter from Searight, Ala., a lumber town, says that place was a scene of terror early yesterday morning. The Negro employes of the turpentine stills were paid off Saturday night and hundreds of them, both men and womena, came here to get irunk and take poss ession of the town. Finally a row start ed in Falk's bar and dozens of pistols were fired. Then bedlam reigned for an hour or two. The white men got together, armed twemselves and scat tered the Negroes, who subsequently rallied and started back. They were met near Dunston's stable and a partial engagement ensued, the whites fi::ally succeeding in forcing the Negroes back to the camp. Three Negroes are re ported shot. The blacks arc still in the swamp and the white men are awaiting their return. Dewey's Thanks. Frank A. Vanderlip, chairman of the Dewey home committee, has re cived the following letter from the ad miral: Washington, Oct. 2; Dear Sir: I acknowledge i he ci't this day of the title deeds to tihe ha tiful home presented to me1b 1 : countrymen. My heart i., full of grat itude to them for this overwhelming expression of their regard for me, and I request that you will al~co accept and convey to the committee my heartfelt thanks for your and their efforts. Very sincerely yours. (Signed) George Dewey. Foul Play Suspected. Nelson Slappey, agent of the Southern railway and postmaster at Westdake, Ga., was found dead in a swamp near that place Friday. Some game and his gu with one barrel empty were found beside him. The entire top of his head was blown off and there is suspicion of Ifoul pla THANKSG1VING DAY. President McKinley Calls on the PeoplI to Give 'i hanks. TO GOD FOR HIS BLESSINGS. The Last Day of November Fixed as the Time for Especial PR ayer, Thanks and Charity PY lide at 3eKley Wdnetday is sued the follov.ing dhanksgiving procia teation: Byt President of the United States. -Proclamariou. A national custom dear to the hearts of the reoplc calls for the setting apart r oe d y in each year as an occasion of sp.cial thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessings of the preceding ycar. This honored observance ac quires with time a tenderer significance It euriehes domestic life. It summons under the fa ily roof the absent chil dren to glad reunion with thoe they love. Seldom has this nation had greater cau-e fer profound thanksgiviag. No great pestilecce has invaded our shores. Liberal employment waits upon labor. Abundant ernps have re warded the <tforts of the busbandman. Increased comforts have come to the home. The national finances have been ustaincd and made firmer. In all bra; ches of industry and trade there has been an unequaled degree of pros perity. while there has been a steady gain in the moral and educational growth of our national character. Churches and schools have flourished. American patriotism has been exalted. Those engaged in maintaining the hon or of the flag with such signal success have been in a large degree spared from disaster and disease. An honorable peace has been ratified with a foreign nation with which we were at war, and are now on friendly relations with ev ery power of earth. The trust which we have assumed for the benefit of the people of Cuba has been faithfully advanced. There is marked progress towards the restora !in of healthy industrial conditions, a . under wise sanitary regulations tile island has enjoyed unusual ex emption from the scourge of fever. Che hurricane which swept over our new possession of Puerto Rico destroy ed the homes and property of the in habitants, called forth the instant sym pathy of the people of the United States, who were swift to respoad with generous aid to the sufferers. While the insurrection still continues in the island of Luzon, business is resuming its activity and confidence in the good purposes of the United States is being rapidly established throughout the ar chipelago. For these reasons and countless oth ers, I, William McKinley, president of the United States, do hereby name Thursday, the 30th day of November next, as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed as such by all our people on this continent and in our newly acquired islands, as well as by those who may be at sea or sojourn ing in foreign lands; and I advise that on this day religious exercises be conduct ed in the churches or meeting places of all denominations, in order that in the social features of the day its read significance may not be lost sight of, but fervent prayers may be offered to the Most High for a continuance of the divine guidance without which man's efforts arc vain and for divine consola tion to those whose kindred and friends have sacrificed their lives for country. I recommend also that on this day, so far as may be found practical. labor shall cease from its accustomed toil, and charity abound toward the sick, the needy and the poor. In witness whereof I have set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this 26 day of October, in the year of our Lord 1899) and cf the independence of the United States the one hundredth and twenty-fourth. Tilliam McKinley. (Seal) By the president John Hlay, Secretary of State. They Must Pay. The United States court of appeals at St. Louis having decided that suicide cannot be urged by an insurance com pany as its reason for refusing to pay a policy, unless it can be sho'r' that the individual at the time of taking out the policy contemplated suicide, some inquiries with regard to the matter were made amoung the insurance com panies in New York. It is stated as a result that the decision is not a prece dent, as it simply follows the laws of the state of Missouri. In fact, the 1rnited States supreme court decided in a me from Pennsylvania that an in surance e~npany may refuse to pay a plcv 6, e irs of a suicide on the ground that it i., against public policy to pay insurance on the life of a sui cide. flowever, most of the companies now stipulate that their policies shall be incontestible after one or two years, while some of them have done away with the suicide clause altogether. Has Forty-two Wives. Forty-two wiv'es scattered throusghout the world, four of whom are in Chicago was the confession made Wednesday by Walter L. Farnsworth, a Chicago candy commission man, who was arrested charged with bigamy. Farnsworth also admitted that he was a man of many aliases. Some of these are Charles Bradford. A. J. Hlittig. S. L. Thomas, A. L. Kiefer and Bradshaw. "I can not tell exactly how many women I have married," said he. "I k-now of eleven in Europe, four in China, three in England and oxer twenty others in different parts of the world, but to save my soul 1 could net tell how many. I married them for different reasons.I did not live long with them. The-y v~l all tell you I was gil t them. A e. o S t he Charlotte Observer .a:~tal. ,. C., Friday night asys that Ed. Ulount, a Negro who at tempted to assault Miss Maloy Moore ad her younger sistev, as they were eturning from church Thursday night, was captured and tried before Judge Dosey Battle, who was holding a special term of court at Lumberton, the judge postponing a murder case, in which he was engaged, in order to try Blount, who was convicted and sen teaced to 15 years at hard labor. He will reach the penitentiary 28 hours :fter the committal of the crime. "I have used your -Life for the Liver and Kidneys' with great benefit, and for Uyspepsia or any derangement of the Liver or Kidneys I regard it as be ing without an equal." James J. Os borne, Attorney at Law, Boliston, Ndwm the fo0d more dI aEMO= LIEUT. VICTOR BLUE. He is Presented With a Beautiful Cup by His Marion Friends, Lieut. Victor Blue who arrived with his wife last Wednesday at 31arion S. C., on a brief visit to his mother and other relatives, was the subject of an interesting "function" Thursday even ir-g. when, before a brilliant and appre ciative assembly, the ceremony of pre senting him with the bautiful loving cup, contributed by citizens of the cow munity in which he was reared, was conducted in the spacious rooms of the Marion library. The principal apart ment was draped with the national colors and tastefully decorated with flowers; and the artistic surroundings formed an attractive setting for the animated picture of beauty and chivalry gathered to do honor to the gallant lieutenant and his lovely bride. The appearance of the lieutenant and his party at a late hour of the evening was the signal for the prompt execution of the programme that had been arranged in anticipation of the event. lion. W. J. Montgomery in appro priate remarks introduced Hon. J. E. Ellerbe who had happily been chosen to make the speech of presentation Mr. Ellerbe performed his agreeable duty with the grace and skill of the practic ed orator, and was warmly applauded. Those who know that elocution is not in the lieutenant's line did not expect him to essay a stiff and formal recita tion of his thanks, and were pleased when he simply arose and smilingly thanked his friends for their remem brances. There was a spontaneous movement of the onlookers to grasp his hands and shower upon him hearty congratulations for the exploits which had given him a lofty niche in the tem ple of fame. Mrs. Blue received her husband's en thusiastio friends with a graciousness and suavity that charmed all who had an opportunity of paying their respects; and the gratified recipients of her graceful acknowledgements withdrew from her presence, with fixed impres sions of the fact that the winning of his amiable bride-one of the fairest pro ducts of the Land of Flowers-is the worthiest, as it is the latest, of the gal lant lieutenant's illustrious achieve ments. His leave of absence did not permit Lieut. Blue to prolong his vigit to M.r ion, much to the regret of his friends there. He and his bride took the cars Friday evening for Washington. THE MIITIA PRIZE DRILL. Capt. Kirkland Issues a Circular Let ter to the State Militia. The following was sent out from the headquarters of the Richland Vol unteers Thursday to the captain of every military company in the State: Dear Sir: I have secured contribu tions to the rsuont of $125 to be of fered and conmested for during fair week as first and second prizes for the best and second best drilled company in the South Carelina militia. The Atlantic Coast Line and South ern railway will offer a rate of one cent per mile to companies in uniform, in parties of 25 or more, and the tickets will be sold without the coupon attach ed. The armory of the Richland Volun teers will be open and all visiting com panies are invited to use our armory for their headquarters while here. I have undertaken to get up the drill, and it is my earnest desire to have all companies of the Snuth Carolina mili tia contest for the prizes. I will gladly make the best possible arrangements for quarters and board for any company that will inform me that it is its desire for me to do so. Owing to the fact that I will not have time to communicate with the captains of all the companies that will attend in regard to the judges, I have asked Adjt. and Inspctor Gen. Floyd to select three men who will judge the contest, and it was my request of him that he appoint men from town that will not be represented in-the contest. I will add that in my opinion the prizes widl be larger than named, and will say further that all that is contri buted will be added to the above amount. Respectfully. W. N. Kirkland, Captain IR V. R, C. Whiskey Licenses. "Josiah Allen's Wife," in giving the world at large a piece of her mind on the subject of license, asks the follow ing questions in her homely but point ed fashion: "If a deadly serpent had broken loose from some circus, and was writhin' and twistin' his way through Jonesville, swallerin' down a man or a woman every few days, would men st and with their hands in their pockets, or leanin' up against barn doors a whit tlirn', arguin' feebly from year to year, whether it was best, after all, to let him go free? After they had seen some of their best friends swallowed down by it, wouldnt they chase it into any hole they .could get it into? Wouldn't they turn the first key on it they could get a hold of? And if it broke loose from that, wouldn't they try another key, and another, till they got one that would hold him? Do you suppose they would rent out that ser pnt at so much a year to crunch and swaller folks accordin' to law? And wnlW it bk any easier for..the folks ut was crushed and swallowed, and for the survivin' friends of the same, if they was killed by act of Congress?" Let the ,,dvocates of high or low li cense read and reflet on the abovs. TnE president -.f the Southern railway system testified before the industrial commission that the company employed 21,000 men, a good per cent of whom was colored. The white men get 10 per cent more wages be cause they are worth more to the company. No extra pay is given on Sunday and the rule is to handle as little freight as pos sible on that day "without de triment to the service." The president considers passes and ticket brokerage as hampering the railroad in its improvements and he would be glad to see a statute f'orbidding anyone to use them. khus and whol..m PREACHER HANGED. He Wished t.o Marry His First Love Who Was Rich SO GAVE WIFE'STRYCHNINE. Woman He Courted While Con templating'Murder Was Chief Witness Against Him-Died With Resignation. Rev. G. E. Morrison was hanged a 12-o'clock Friday at Vernon, Tex., for wife murder. He met his death re-t sig nedly. On the scaffold be said to the seleet'party of 20,witnesses permitted at the execution: "I am innocent. Circumstances over which I had no control have placed me in this position. I have taken my trouble in private to my God. I admit that I have acted in discretely. I have done no worse, however, than hundreds of men who st an i high in the religious, social, busi neEs and official circles of your State. I have done nothing to confess. I am in the hands of my Maker. He knows that I am innocent." Morrison's neck was broken and death appeared to be painless. The crime for which Rev. G. E. Mor rison paid the death penalty was the poisoning of his wife in October, 1897. The motive for the crime was to rid himself of a pretty, amiable, loving wife, in order to marry a lady possessed of means, $10,000 of which was in cash. Morrison married his deceased wife about 17 years ago. At one time they lived in California, then in Oklahoma Territory, from which place they moved to Panhandle, Tex., where the crime was committed. He was born and raised in Illinois and went to school at Carbondale. There he be came acauainted with Miss Anna Whittlesey, who subsequently moved with her parents to Topeka, Kan. In August previous to the poisoning of his wife in Oct., 1897, Morrison met Miss Whittlesey, his school day's sweetheart, ascertained her financial condition and made offer of marriage. He pretended that his wife had been dead 11 years, that he had quit preach ing, had been successfully engaged in the cattle business for eight years and owned a ranch near.Higgins, Tex. On his return to Texas-.he began a corres pondence with Miss Whittelesey, urg ing his proposition of marriage, stating that he had for a number of years in tended to come to her when he could do so honorably, and he believed he could now see the time. This state ment was made one month bef.>re the death of his wife. He procured strychnine for the os tensible purpose of poisoning animals which he said were catching his chick ens. On the day previous he had pro cured ~a box of quinine with empty capsules. On Friday night before her death Mrs. Mo:rison went to the Swiss Bell ringers, leaving Morrison at home, who said he had to prepare his Sunday serman. The next morning he took the strychnine back to the druggist, telling him that he was afraid to use it for fear he would poison his neigh bor's chickens. The package had been opened. Sunday night he preached and alluded in a pathetic manner to, the parting with loved ones at death. About 10 o'clock that night he called upon his neighbors for assistance, an nouncing the serious illness of his wife. She was found in paroxysms and spasms. He delayed sending for a doctor, who arrived after the wife's death. '-n the meantime he had kept up his correspondence with Miss Whit telesey, writing her a letter two days before the death of his wife and the day after her burial, asserting his love in the most lavish terms. In the lat ter letter he announced the death of his brother's wife and notified her of his early visit to Topeka. On his return from Topeka he was arrested, held a few days, was released on bond and fled. About three months thereafter he was arrested in San Fran cisco, returned to Texas, tried with Miss Whittelsey as the main prosecut ing witness, and given the death penal ty. Miser Murdered. Leon Jackson, a miser and eceere' character of Newport, Tenn., was mur dered at his home early Friday morn ing. Three men called at the house ostensibly to get something to eat and provoked a (quarrel. Mrs. Jackson was run from the house by their conduct and in her absence the husband was murdered. He was found with four shots in his body. The strangers se cured $600 which was hidden in the house and fled into the mountains. A posse is in pursuit. Knocked in the Head. C. L Bond, who is depot and ex. press agentl and postmaster at Nichel son. Ga., was knciked in the head with a club by unknown parties as he left his office Thursday night late, and while unconscious his pockets were rifled of $26 in money and other valua bles. It was some time before he re gained consciousness and made his way to help. Mr. Bond's condition is seri ous. There is no clue to the robbers. Leaders of Men. Lord Wolselcy, Commander in-Chief of the English army. whose rating of Lee as the greatest commander of the civil war made some admirers of Grant unhappy. has continued his studies of the war with an essay on Stonewal' Jackson, of whom he speaks with al most equal enthusiasm. Few men, he concludes, have been more fitted by natural instincts, by study and by self discipline to become leaders of men. Died for a Dog. A special from Leesburg, Fla,, says that S. 0. Jones, section boss, was kill ed there Wednesday afternoon. To rescue a pet dog he ran in front of a train moving at the rate of 35 miles an hour, when the sowcatchier beam struck him in the small of the back, killing him almost instantly. His wife and chidrn witnessed the accident. -1e' annini,; znastry' in .npan. In a recent report on the leather in dustry in Japan, United States Consul Samuel S. Lyons of Osaka says there are but two tanneries of any import ance in operation throughout Japan one located in Osaka and the other in Tokio-and they are chiefiy occupied in supplying the leather wants of the army and navy. A large tanning establishment is lo cated near Kobe. It was formerly un der European management, but, after several unsuccessful attempts to op erate it, It has been closed. There are, however, many small "home tanneries" in this country, and they are operated exclusively by the "Etas," a class of persons whose occupation Is looked up on as unclean. The beggars "Kojiki" constitute the lowest class In Japant. and next above them are the "Eta," who monopolize the occupation of kil ling animals for food, the tanning anri dressing of leather, grave digging and similar work. The "Etas" are popu larly supposed to be in possession of a secret method of tanning. Tanning being looked upon in Ja pan as a degrading calling, it Is not probable that the industry will ma terIally improve here in the near fu ture; and it Is for that reason, to gether with the additional ones that cattle are scarce in th!s country, and that there is a growing demand in Japan for leather of all kinds, that the United States has a feld in which it may largely increase its exportation of this article year by year.-The Manu facturer. Hair for Manufacturing Purposes. 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