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DINE FOR SPITE BARXWELfevS. (X, THUBSDAT. JANVART14, 1808 ^ ROQMVfftt Ufa Samtor TUIl With Lmd Crib Dial DFADLY DISEASE NIGHT RIDERS GUILTY ’ V • ■ -• -' 4— CAN BE DETECTED IN TIME TO - - ^ CCRE IT. Official AIumxuia ertimii b Made of Wonderful Dlacoverj by Famous FIEND LYNCHED SIX SENTENCED TO UK liAXOKD AND Hi Attimpted to Assault s Lady In Lsxlnctoir „ AND THEN BOWED THEMSELVES V- Remainingv Two Convicted of Mur der la Second Degree, With Pun- SHERIFF WOUNDED President Gives Out Result oLSecret In vestigation — Tillman * Adntiti Having Tried to Obtain Land in the West—Wanted Sections for Himself, Family and Secretary. **T IWaffifegton. D. C.. Jan. 8.—Presi dent Roosevelt tonight made public the details of an investigation by poatofflee inspectors and secret ser vice agents of Senator Tlflman’s con nection with’ an alleged “land grab’ In Oregan. As he presents the evi dence to Senator Hale, in response . to the latter’s request to the heads of the various executive departments for a statement of the operations of ^jj^Beerct'BCrSTceTThe President un dertakes to show: That Mr. Tillman used hl» influ ence as a Senator in an effort td force the Government to coWPSl a railroad corporation to relinquish .i*s control of land grants from the Biologist of Philadelphl*. anuounc-'ment, the gfegrei* disc'*-' ery ^gains, consumption,' *.lnce the finding of the tuberculosis bncltus by Koch, has Just been made public. Th's is the discovery by Dr. R C. Roseburgh, famous biologist auJ holder of the dhalr of bacterology at Jefferson auedicai qollege, that that the •tubercidosjs germ can bo ’•eailly found in the I lood long be fore U Peaches the lungs, that it is then In a conlit'on which makes it readily amenable to destruction by simple treatment and fresh air and that is 1 wm r )or be possible to use a perfect anti-toxin which will stamp the disease out entirely. Through Dr. Roxburgh's discov ery' consumption from the greatest scourge of modern times, dwindles down to the easiest tie-ted di-ease in exlstance. Dr. Rosebu r gh has tested his dis covery and his method upon 15- cases In none of which was there a failure. friTted States tn ordcr thaV he alul matter, he says: sit A his family and his secreUry, J. B. Knight, might profit through kbe purchase of some of the land; That the Senator used his Gov ernment franking privilege In nu merous Instances for the conduct of private business. Comparatively few Senators were favored with the opportunity of reading the President's report to Senator Hale, but those who did read the report took a serious view of it, although most of the Senators re fused to believe that Mr. Tillman had ever done anything In violation of his oath as Senator. Senator Tillman does not permL the^ct that the President was giving out the charges against him to alter his determination to make no state ment until Monday. He said that, -he could not make his reply so com plete as he would desire for to morrow's papers, and that he would therefore withhold whatever remarks he might have to make until Monday, when he would make a statement to the Senate. No effort was made by him to conceal the fact that when he had learned the facts concerning the r.'.IIroad grant he had made air ef fort to obtain portions of the land in the names of himself and members cf his family, but declared that as. nt most, he could have gotten pos session of only a few hundred acres, b+s efforts were, after all, in behalf rf the public and not especially In his own Interest. Will Reply Monday. Immediately after the conclusion of the chaplain’s prayer Monday Mr Tillman will ask the recognition of, the Chair on a question of personal privilege. ’ Departing from his cus tom of extemporaneous speaking, he v ill read his statement, thus insur- irg more careful adherence to what ^e desires to say than he would be ikble to give In an off hand speech* The pommunication to Senator Hale la nearly 3,000 words long, and in addition there are appended nu merous exhibits including copies of letters w-rlUen by Senator Till-. man and Mr agent, William E. Lee. showing that they did make ap ef fort to secure several quarter sec- tions_of the Oregan land, and the reports of the postofflee inspector-? \»ho Investigated the transactions of the land asenti-. It was through t'.ljs investigation that the alleged J rmerest of Senator—Tillman was brought to light, and fatefully, i 1 appears, that it was at his Insti gation that the inquiry was begun. The President's communication tc Senator Hale opens with the state ment that he had secured for the 1 ^ Senator information* touching th ’ > employment of special attorneys special agents, inspectors, etc., and *■ the report conveying this informs tion he was transmitdlng. Then he says that it is “not only the right but the duty of Congress to Investi gate the workings of the secret serv ice 6t detecMwi agents by ,which alone the Government can effectually safeguard itself against wrong^ do ing, punish crime, and bring to Jus tice criminals.” The President continues: I would like to state here that very frequently accusations have been ma/le v to me privately by mem- .7 hers of the two houses to the ef- - * feet that the secret service has been traetf as a— L p©Hce of morals,' or to shadow Senators, Congressmen and other' public officials. Hitherto the effort to discover the basis for such allegations has always been fruit less. % I should be greatly obliged if any information could be furnished me tending to show any instance - where, this has b^R-dohS la times "But a case has just arisen of a different kind, which It seems to me I should put before you as Illustrat ing in striking fashion the wsky In which Investigations begun by any of these various agents in the strict line of their duty may develop facts of high importance, which Jthe in vestigators would not in the~ffrSi Instance have sought do discover, which, when discovered, ought not to be hidden or suppressed, but the development of which may tend to create an erroneous impression that the agents in question were being used for purposes not within the line of their lawful duty:” The communication then recite- that .Senator Tillman on Februarj 19, last, called the attention of the Senate to the circular of the Oregon land syndicate, which' alleged tha 1 Senator Tillman was among those who had spoken for a part of the land to he disposed of and quotes Senator Tillman's deal as follow^: ‘T have not bought any land any where In the West, sor undertaken to buy jkny. - I have made some in quiries as one naturally would, in roaming through the West." T simp-J“ an y of the tajid. J • Munent of 20 Yean in Prison. Union Gltyr Tenan- Jao- 7^—-WIth_ a verdict of guilty in varying de- grdes/tthe Jury in the night rider trials-reported at 8:45 p. ,m. to night. r—“— The* 12? 1 men found Garrett John son, Tid Burton, Boy Ransom, Fred Pinion, Arthur Clear and Sam Ap plewhite guilty of murder in the first degree, with mitigating circumstanc es, and Bud Morris and Bob Huff man, the other defendants, guilty of, murder In the second degree and fixed their punishment at 20 years in the penitentiary. The punishment of the six first natned defendants was left to the court and may be death or life im prisonment. The defense filed a motion foF a new trial, which was set for hearing Saturday, and which will be overruled as Indicated by the court, when sentence will be pro nounced. The court will sentence the six first named defendants to death. The jury had been out since 2 p. m., but because of the Illness of Juror Rdsson had not been able to consult until 6 p. m. There was a difference of opinion among the ju rors as to the degree of guilt of the defendants, but an agreement was reached quickly. The defense demanded until Mon day to move for a new trial, but the State opposed it and the court fixed Saturady as the day, intimating that the motion was a mere form anj- way, which would be overruled. The defendants took the verdict r «Jth calmness-as Hrey had been ex pecting It since closing of the argu ments. Attorney Pierce- turned to them wlfen it was announced and said: "We will tear this case Xj pieces In the higher court.” . ~ ' >. » would have had my attention called to it but for the investigation as set on foot in connection with the pro posed purchase by me of some of the timber, land in qestion. Of course if I decide to make the tender and go into the lawsuit, I will bear your proposition in mind, but I would have you understand that nothing I do here in the Senate will be done because of my personal purchase of Deed Commuted About Dark Wed nesday Night—Screams of the Wo- m'an Frightened Negro Off, but Bloodhounds Trailed Him Down, and He is Shot. Lexington, Jan. 6.—One of the most brutal crimes that has ever shocked the people of Lexington county occurred about four miles north of Lexington about dark to night, when a negro attempted to criminally assault Mrs. Thomas Wingard, the wife of a most highly respected farmer. It Js reported here tonight tha. the negro has been captured and lynched. It is also stated that Sher- ITTT. H. Corley received a bullei wound in the leg from the assail ant's weapon. Those returning from the scene refuse to say anything about the capture, and it Is safe to say that the negro has been killeYJ Mrs. Wingard, who is about flftA thtee years of age,- was tn the watei closet, and Just as sne stepped out side of the door the negro grabbed her and threw her to the ground She screamed and the negro ran off The news of the outrage spread like wildfire, and It was not long before the whole country was arous ed. Sheriff Corley was notified at me* 1 and he left immediately with his blooduounds. ft is said that the negro who committed the crime was a stranger CHIEF JUSTICE* RESIGNS. ly want the people of the country to be nut on notice that this swindler at Portland has no warrant whatev er for endeavorihg to Inveigle others Into bis game.” Enclosed, the President says, Mr Hale would find photographic fac- slmllles of letters and envelopes from Senator Tillman and his agent. Mm. E. Lee, bearing on the matter. A letter of Senator Tillman to Oregon attorneys Is quoted as follows: ‘T wired from Wausau, Wls., as follows, and write to confirm it: “William E. Lee, my agent, w^ll see you about land. I want nine quarters reserved. Will forward signed appllcatlorts and money at once. Members of my family are entrymen. Letter follow#-. (“Signed) B. R. T.” “I write now to say that I wired Mr. Lee, who resides at Moscow, Idaho, to go at once to Marshfield and see you about the land, to locate quarters for the seven members of my family, who are of age and one for my private secretary, J. B Knight, whom I desire to let into the deal, and, of course, he wants a quarter for himself.” “A Good Gamble." Wanted Eight Sections. “If I can succeed in cruising th< Government to institute suit for the recovery of the land and make it easier for others as wel^ as myself (the italics are miae) to obtain some of it, I shall do It without regard to the dealings with your firm. I stilPwant to got-some of the timber land if It is possible, and as It is probable that Mr. Lee or some other representative of mine will be In your country in the next two months We will leave the matter of payment for the Initiatory steps and subse quent proceedings in abeyance for the present. Any contract we migh' make will be entirely apart from, and Independent of, my work here In the Senate. I would be glad for you to hold in reserve eight of the beat quarter sections of which you have definite information, and I will In the meantime press the m- vestigation and other work here which will facilitate theAfinal pur chase, and in effect obviate the ne- cessTty of your taking any case In the courts at all.’ “This letter, purely pertaining to Mr. Tillman's personal and prlva;. business, was sent in a franking en- Judge Young J. Pope Will Retire on April 13. Columbia, Jan. 7.—Young J. Pope, chief justice of the South Carolina supreme court, yesterday sent to Governor Ansel his resignation to take effect on April la. The resig nation is given -in the following let ter to the governor: “To His Excellency, lilartin F. Ansel. Governor of the Slate of South Carolina: “Realizing that my time of active service- is drawing to a /•lose and conceiving it to he my duty to re- iire from office, I hereby tinder fh-y resignation as chief jusflce of the supreme court of South Carolina to take effect April 15, 1909. “With love for all the people cl our State,- Yours truly, “Y. J. Pope.” The news of the resignation came as a surprise, not only to the gov ernor, but to the associate justice It has been known that for sonv ime Chief Justice Pope has been In failing health, due primarily to the wounds received during the war, but ms remarkable vitality has kept him In active service and his de cisions have been as clear as usual, iis resignation, therefore,, comes as a shock to the bench and bar of the State and win be received • with much regret everywhere. TOOK HER OWN LIFE. past.” . ; , “ The President enters upon a dis cussion of operations of the special agents and inspectors, saying that in the investigation of specific frauds the operators ‘‘some JLlmes com? across wholly unexpected phases of misconduct.” Often, says the Presi dent, the abuse of the franking prlr- , liege is ttaknowji to the Congress men themselves. . The Tillmaa Matter. 7 TtttO, leading up tp the Tiilm*’> “The letter continued.” writes the President, "in stating In detail what was to be done In order to enable the Senator to get the land. The Wil liam E. Lee, to whom Senator Till man thus referred as his agent, wrote to Reeder and Watkins, under ddV of December 7, a letter, photograph ic copy of which Is herewith submit ted. marked ‘Exhibit D 4.’ In this letter Mr. Lee explains that he had written Senator Tillman fully as to the status of the land matter, ad vising him it was a good gamble, but that the Senator was lecturing, so that he did not get Mr. Lee’s let ter until a week and a half previous ly. , The letter continues: “ ‘In case Senator Tillman gets in on this deal with some good land in the eight quarters wo want, I am satisfied that he can T>e of great help in getting matters started from Washington and cause the Govern ment to got busy and do something along Jthe line you-desire. He will set up such a bowktb&t it wlll be im-- possible to do otherwise. It srlll be very lmportaBt„. fot your whole scheme to have a man of his influ ence here to aid you at this end of the line. k By all means save a lot of good land for us, as -we intend to be of more value than any one of the othara in .this Then is quoted Senator Tillman’r resolutions providing for the Insti tution of the land suits, after which the President quotes from the Sena tors letter of February 15 to Messrs .Reeder and Watkins. Says the Pres ident! "He states that what he has done In .stirring up the question of the Oregon land grant to railroads has been done entirely apart fro: personal interest he has In the mat ter.^nn* adds: -‘Although I never photo- ‘ Exhibit \ Young Atlanta Wife Drinks Car bolic Acid and Dies. Atlanta, Jan. 6.-—Brooding ovs ,her, unhappy wedded; llfe-.and sepa- ration from h<T husband, Mrs. Ellen Stokrs, the attractive yaung wife >f N. R. Stokes, a young' carpenter, who resiles at Hellwood. drank an ounce of carbolic arid on Monday iftr-rnoon, shortly after 12 oYlor];, .ml dted shorty thereafter at tin Grady hospital, thither she was tak- n for treatment. On Monday afternoon Mrs. Stoke* left her home at 256 Hellwood ave nne, where she has been resldtr.v with friends, and went to East E^d. where her hiuband was engaged lir work upon a house. She asked bin :o take a waiK with her, which for some time he refused to do. Ffhally he consented, and husband and wife walked away. During the walk she asked him if l.e was going to come back and llv Rabies From Hone. Newbusg, Ala., Jan. 4.—Miss Ruby Green, daughter of a well ;nQwn farmer, died, yesterday..aftet-. noon from hydrophobia contracted In an unusual manner. A mad dog re cently bit a horse owned by Mr. Green, father of the young woman The horse later went mad and was shot. Miss .Green had a slight abra- turned rich to find that his wife B l°n on her left -wrist and in some •-l.uad- •eowwd- A -divorce, re-married jr^iie velope, of which I attach graphic copy, marked D 5.’ "I call your attention to the let ter of Mr. Dorr to the Postmaster. General under date of November 22, 1908, (‘Exhibit E.’) |n which he asks for relief frUm the cases wHTrh Senator Tillman had brought against* him. saying that he had no knowl edge that Senator Tillman desired his operations to he kept hidden and secret, from genera! public knowl edge. The report of the inspectors seems to indicate that this young man, Mr. Dorr, acted in good faith, but that he used Senator ^Tillman's application for land as an advertise ment.” Thirty-four Drowned. Odessa, Jan. 6.—The Russian steamer Sviatoslav with a crew of thirty-eight, came Into collision near Novorossiski with the Greek steamer Poseidon. The Sviatoslav sank with in . three, minnlea Thirty-four of net crew were lost. Wife Was Busy, Too. Brocktqn, Mass., Jan. 6.—Twen ty-two years after leaving her a poor map, Albert Moore has re- TOOK HIS CASH OUT OF STORM. Two Polite Thieves Engage An At lanta Pharmacist and Bob Him Lady's Room In Atlanta, With Bay- aor in His Hand—Fought When Mlitle He Smiles. Aitcnia, h*n. ajK? »t.' —Maa# ftVOfk whffctl - YhJgh iTfooff' Wft# IHT rToner ififf Wv- to W carelttl wd sen IhH the! airy flourished like a green bay tree i»y the brook side fcoubl a more courtely conduct hold-up have been managed than the one practiced up^ on Dr. James Q. McRae, proprietor of the Capital avenuA pharmacy; at the pharmacy building, 38 Capital avenue, about 9:30 o'clock ph Mon day night, says the Jcnirnal of thD city • / As Dr. McRae was busied at hi? desk In the fi-.*nt room of the phar macy on Monday night, two white men can.e into the store apparently 10 escape a heavy downpour of rain Che outside. McRae arose I'roui his desk and walked forward o wait upon his supposed customers there being no other person besides :he three in the whole Luljdingv “Hello, Doc!” came the saluti- lon, from bo*.., - the. men, who ap- tieajed very friendly and polite. Not to lie o Ldone In courtesy bj uiy ohe, the doctor responded In l •ike affable n anner, prepared to en- oy/a friendly caat. * “It's a hold-up. Doc.” Insisted the lower of -ho two men, while the do< - ior continued to lauxh and enioj this apparent’y unceremonious greet- mg. Then the r)liber of shorter stat- 'ire, who was the leader In the work, whipped ont a revolver and shoved it into the face of the astonished pharmacist, while the second rob- Y*r followed suit and both called out “Get 'err up! Get ’em up. Ooc”—still politely. » Dr. McRae realized at last that he was the victim oJ a hold-up and aise^Til? hands In obedience to the nnnands of the highwaymen. He was still not to be outdone in point of good humor and courtesy, and ontinued snr.ling until the end of »ie episode. While one of the men kept the loctor covered, the other rifled th< homes are properly shut up at night. The Atlanta Journal says -Jiegror armed with a razor, was found con cealed beneath a bed at the home of John C. Kirkpatrick, in Kirkwood, Monday night, and an encounter fol lowed between Mr. Kirkpatrick- and the negro, in which the former had the middle finger of his right had severely bitten by the negro, and a s ear almost slashed in two with e razor. - __ The negro was concealed in the bedroom of Mr. Kirkpatrick’s two sisters, but, owing to the fact thkt one of the sisters was away at the time, the other slept with her moth er Monday night, and the room in which the negro was found wa's un occupied. ‘ It Is-b^lleved that the negro enter ed while the family was at supper, and for over four hours remained undiscovered in the house. For the greater part of this time Airs. Kirk patrick, the mother of J. C. Kirk patrick, and her daughter, were alone downstairs. Upstairs, how ever, was another son of Mrs. Kirk* patrick‘8, Walter Kirkpatrick. While supper was being eaten, the house lay easily accessible through several windows- open in the front. The negro must then have enteredr and evidently Just after he had entered, becoming frightened, concealed himself be neath the bed. Mrs. Kirkpatrick and daughtei after supper went to the sitting room which adjoins the room in which tip negro was found, and there apem «*, .r^Via*::^.« Several times the daughter hearc ■ of h ^ * a noise from the adjoining room and concluded that there must be a do? beneath the bed. She finally be came half convinced that it waa e man beneath the bed. She and her mother, however, re tired without making an investiga- - FSp.,r l u 7!»™ e 5 l0 H„ k n ,e Mr ..J- 7 mother told him of the noiae that if money ranging from $20 to $25 Then coming back he joined his companion who was still smiling •t the genial and obliging doctor from behind a revolver. - “Now, Dbc. if they ask you about his, tell'them that two chaps from \'ew York ca ne around to see you o get a little cash.” With this they 'Kith moved away to tue door, eal.- ing back to the dpetor as they pass ed out, “Good night, Doc.” Th< loctor responded, feeling that a haul of all his day’s cash would insure 'hem pleasant slumber, with a hear-. t.y “Good night,” which closed th/ scene. / Dr. McRae ' immediately phq/c.l the police station, his call being answered by Officers Fain and/Bar- field. Two men were arrested near by, but neither was Identifiediiy Doc- or McRae. One of the men, says he doctor, was much lowe* than thf ither, being 5 feet 6 inches, while be othir must have beCn nearly 6 feet tall. KILLED HIS LOST Xml Another X’iaiLH' and Stole Host’s Pretty Brids. / ^ San Diego, Cal., Jan. 6.—News* has reached here of a tragedy fol lowing a Christmas celebration at i ranch neap Vallecltos, in which two men were Rthed-Dy a gtfefct, who caped into the mountians of Lower California, carryXng off the beau tiful wife of one of his victims. The killing and kidnapping is be loved to have occurred Christmas lay, Victor Cota, owner of the ranch, and his father-in-law, Jose Rbdriguez, were the men who met ^eath. Mucie BerdUgo, who had been Invited to fpend the holidays vith them, was the slayer and-after:, ne had stabbed and cut her husband and father to pieces,, he forced Mrs. Cota, a bride of si* months/to go with him into the mountains, Tracks of the two were discover ed leading into the mountains below the ..boundary-Mine, and tt is believ ed that the man has found refuge in Lower California. A posse Is now engaged in a S'.arch of the mountains on the American side of tne line, and is now a widow. He will take EAT to his new boms in California. Killed Himself. Amcricus, Ga. f tan. 4.—Col. Jos. C. Roney, tor tweniy years post- master here, shot himself through the brain with a pistol early- this morning, dying a» his wife ^rho lot, reached his bedside, and the fear of increased bad 1th Is believed to have caused '7 ! ' she was around the horse. Protest Against. Decision. Scrataton, Pa., Jan. 4.—The Cen tral Labor Union, representing 75.- 000 /workmen, today adopted resoln- tious anent the decision of Justice Wright protesting against the pro posed imprisonment of Gompeitc Morrison and Mltchkl. .and ap / lag to President Roosevelt to uso his office "to. maintain the in ty of the constitution.” Had His Throat Cut Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 5.—B. F \ikridge was found on the street with ‘litr Throat unit.—xtkrldge nays he was attacked by a crowd of men at Ochlocknee rlv.er. He declares the men would not v ieu him the rea son for the attempt bn his life. He says that they held him and with -iflee pointed at his heart, one man *ut his throat. He says further thflC they fRre'attiiea Ho Tynch hlffiT— Perished in Cemetery- 5 ount Holly, N. J.. .Jan. '5 - uel 8. Shinn, aged eighty-two years, was found dead in a lot ad Joining a local cemetery, wher$ hs perished in the col<J after wandering from home barefoot and hatless. Detroit, Mibb., Jan. $.—*ThO membered body of Carmichael, a Methodist was found today near Columbus la the southwestern 7> part of St. Clair County. . ; 1 ’. investigation was begun St onge to clear sway a temporary ty ae to the Identity of the and to obtain eluee regarding _ murder, and the motive for the crime. Identification of thn, clergyman was soon effected by vllle Lindsay, who urea sent _ the county for that purpoee by Mrs. Carmichael, who had been in grant J 5 listress since her nusbnad fulled to return home *a expected laat ing, and who surmised thaTthe ister was the victim as soon M teard the report that been murdered la tue urcST - ’ " j But eluee of the murderer and hie motive were more difficult to Ob* tain. There was a rumor that 0 strange man hnd left a train Hickey let in the afternoon, and had been directed to the Oolambos •hurch, and there were other rn- morae indicating that two men went implicated In the crime. The fact ,, hat several' ooine wera fonnd * he clothing of the dead man and in he ashes In the etovee precluded ^ wae not ..hat the murdered minister had >nemy tn the world. . The Rev. Carmichael had bona »»• c-;; vHchigan about ten yean, and tot wo years had been pastor of three ^ had been heard beneath the bed He. got a lamp, and, holding it neai the floor, looked beneath the bed. A negro, crouched against 'fhe “wall," 5 razor held in one hand, looked back at him. In the dresser In the bedroom t* pistol was usually kept, and Mr Klrtyiatrick sprang for the drawer In Which he thought it to be. The pistol had been moved just a few | ys before by his mother. He turn fed to find the negro crawling out from under the bed. The two grap pled. The negro was short, bu? of stout build, and a hard struggle followed. With the first slash of the razo- he negro cut 'Mr, Kirkpatrick's ea. half In two, another plash rippe.l open his coat, by then, however, Mr Kirkpatrick had gained advantage and had the negroe’s two hand: held to his side. Twisting his heat over, the negro bit the middle flngei- of Mr. Kirkpatrick's right hand. This broke Mr. Kirkpatrick’s hold rurnittg T -iha negro, sprang for th< window and dived through it, though the sash was down, knocking out with his head and shoulders Awe arge panes of glass. ‘He then sue •essfully made bis escape. Outsid: were found his shoes, which he hat aken off before entering. Unde, the bed was found his hat, which was of brown felt, and on the floor was his razor. SOUTH’S FRIENDLY ATTITUDE Entirely Misinterpreted by President Elect Taft. Washington, Jan. 6.—That Judg» Taft has mistaken the sentiment of the people of the South, and that a< ould not expect political preferment as against the principles of the peo pie of tnat section is the statemen made by Representative James Ha* 3f Virginia. Mr. Hay declared ther South th land of Dem< crats, and he assure: the Republicans ; that it is as fo - possible to cnange the principle, here as It is td Change the spots V the leopard. “Tho attitude of Mr. Taft towafd 'he people oteAhre^South Is a mat ter/ of surprise and dlsappoihtinenl to all self-respecting Southern j^en,’ said Mr; Hay. “The peoplo J>f th< tauth, as welT as people elsewhere have principles to Whtcn tney adhen because, they believe them to - U right; but Mr. Taj! sn that by the promise of eYment he can persuai to desert principles \ believe "Is Mr. Taft a Republican be cause he has bee^able to get sor e t hing by being ojie? What jpoi Vy | producUf. does Mr. Taft a/vocate which wil! make for the material prosperity of «he South? Tire South began i- I Amoy, prosper when It threw off Republictu: j eetved yule over twenty-five year? ago; it has prospered ever Mace under Dem- Sfi* without marches at Columbus, AdAir, said ^ China. With his wife and thwA' y hildren, he resided at Adair. ng homf yesterday morning MH Mrs. Carmichael that he was o Columbus to arrange for a >f revival meetings there. He i is hand affectionately to a village of Adair and from' nent all trace of him is lost / Myron Brown, who livte near tha icene of the tragedy, waa tko-,1 o discover the crime ie was waiting at the <eep an appointment thf cold wind irove him to seek shelter in '•hurch. He was surprised to he church doors unlocked and _ ^ ipenlng them, was terrified to see/ ~ he church floor, the pew? and t he Communion table daubed ’ flood and fragments of bloody cloth- ',.-7 ng scattered aH around. Evidently he clergymen, who wae ft years Old nd-of athletic build, had made A errifle struggle for his life. Without invesitflngstl tnfwfiobery r, Without investigating farther, v ^, Brown fled to his home whera he had / i key to the church. He returned te tnd locked the doors and hurried o the village of Hickey, from whleh flace he notified the sheriffs office it Port Huron. The authorities on their aftfral t the church found parts of Urndfo-^ nembered body in the two stOVttt" orated respectively at thf fra*fcgpd - ^ ear, and discovered apparently -a /••**-• tew 'hatched, the handle .of firhieh iad been burned off. A' * Iso found in the church, and R s believed that the dirk served fisr ~ he murder, while tha- hiifhst iced to cat Abe body to plSCSf. , v ; The minister’# horse .Was found to* T 'ay tied to a tree in the village of Mne River, the dead maa’i-otarasit >elng discovered In the Imggy; Pina River is a small village near Thorn ton, on the main line’ of th« Grand Trunk Railroad, and fully nlles from the scene of the CAROLINA’S BUMPER Labor Commissioner Watson G4t*e Account of Farm Products. Columbia, - Jan. , $.- proofs from Commissioner Watsoe’a. report to the Legislature, out to day, shows that the year Just dowd brought bumper crops to the Stile in cotton, corn end tobacco. The corn yifeld la St * is t i$07. which Itself eras /head of beet previous to think j The tobacce yield- litical prtf-J slightly over 25AdA,ttt our peopl J while cotton ii bales. " Tha is $118,000.0*9. ii-. which tie} He was mentally unbalanced and ad trenueuHy left home on Topg trips, being exposed to the elements uud will Aiot prosper wiih R< [two and three days M a Ume.. dtatriovernmenlA”.. • ; ^ s 'V "• *v not have and will ;