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WHAT THEY WANT. Some of Cur Manufacturers fcr the "Open Door" Policy. A LETTER FROM McLAURiN. ? / < i ne vxrowmg inicicdi ^ Southern States in the Trade Across the Pacific Ocean. The following correspondence is published by request of Senator McLaurin: "Spartanburg. S- C., September 1899. Hon, B.'R Tillman. Hon. J<>1 u T "M'-.t ?J. U.,*, William Rllif.tr. JU. iuuuaunu, jui-u. r. Hon. Stanyarne Wilson, Hod. \V. -J. Talbert, Hon. A. C. Lattimer, Hod. Thomas J. Strait. Hod. Janus Nor on. Hod. J. William Stokes.?Dear Sirs: We ask your consideration of the following: South Carolina is now the foremost state in the south in the cot ton manufacturing busine?, Dot o-vly i*. spindles, looms and cuiber of ban is employed, but also iD amount of cotton consumed. She is nearly, and before the expiration of twelve months, will Ko noTf, tn Massachusetts in number of spindles?the second stats in the union in the conversion of raw material into finished products, The mills of thestate, on a basis of 1,000,01)0 bales per year, consume about one-third of the entire cotton crop of the state, and if present ratio in the increase of spindle> continues, it will not be many years be' *1-- t-lio mi1!? will lure LAIC ic4uuciu^uw v* vuv reach the total cotton crop. "The business of cotton manufacturing is the paramount manufacturing interest of the state. Next to agriculture it is the principal employment of our people. It returns wages directly to a very large percentage of our population, 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 -L j craae. ?i Dy any ccauce una ucm?uu should be cut off, the mills would be compelled to shut down, or to get into direct competition with the other mills which are making goods for home consnmrtion You can see at once what the importance of the China trade is to us; it is everything. The prosperity of the cotton mill business of South Carolina depends, in our opinion, upon the China trade. We believe that the expansion of this trade is the hope of the cotton mill industry in the south. "According to the best of our information, 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 fri-im t.Tip flnited States gWVLD to China find a distributing market at the three northern treaty ports of Newchwarig, Chefoo and Tientsin. The first named is the treaty port of the great province of Manchuria, already recoenized. in the railroad and mining enterprises as an exclusive sphere of Russian enterprise. The second is the treaty port of the province of ShantuDg, in which Germany claims exclusive privileges similar to those conceded to Kussia in Manchuria. 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 narrow area; but through them is done most of the fnwtm trade nf north Chini. It Only requires one step forward ia the extension of the authority of Russia and Germany to destroy the terms of equality on which the commercial nations of the world participate in the advantages of Newchwang and Chefoo, and the movement on Peking which is generally assumed to be part of the policy of Russia, would necessarily threaten the commercial interests which center at Tientsin. "Up to this time we are informed that pressure brought by the governments of Great Britain and the United States has led Russia to declare its purpose 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 material Russia entirely disregards the imperial Chinese customs of Newehwang regarding the port a? if it were already in a Russian possession; ?iid it fcc that Russia, for the protection ? !' irs own trade, may see fit to carry thi- dis* otn'minofinn TV?ir>f nf imrv. i?. 1 f 1 J' her own custom duties on American cotton goods. In suoh an event, our trade with Manchuria would be seriously handicapped, and might, conceivably, cease to exist, as did our trade under like circumstances, with Madagascar. "The effect of this would be afarreaching one to the cotton mill industry in the south; up to this time, the federal government has shown a disposition to insist on the maintenance of its treaty rights with the Chinese empire, whenever there seemed any danger of their positive infringement, but as wa have indicated, the process of substituting for the authority of the Chinese government the jurisdiction of a foreign power, as a gradual and insidious one, and its completion would mark the disappearance of all pre-exist ing treaties. We are, therefore, led to believe that equality of commercial opportunity in China can be maintained only by a decided stand in the interest of their trade on the part of the nations who have most to lose by the creation of spheres of exclusive commercial influence, and that any effective assertion of treaty rights must involve the stability of conditions now existing. "When you consider the vital interest of your constituency in this question, we feel certain that you will deal with it in the way best fitted to bring about a satisfactory solution. In our opinion, this can be most easily reachcd by supporting any line of policy of the federal government based upon the strict observance of our treaty rights iu China; or which, in other words, insit that no part of that empire should be subject to the influence of any government without given to the United States equal commercial rights and privileges with the most favored nation. As we understand the situation, the question of the expansion policy of the government is in noway involved. The maintence of our lights in China does not include an attempt to bring other countries under the influence of our flag, 'rue open ana declares purpose of those who are solicitious about these rights is that in all questions of trade and commerce this country shall be put on a parity with its rivals in the far east. This is not a question of territory; not a question of empire, hr simply a question of trade and of the right that our people now enjoy to conduct a profitable commerce with the Chinese empire in any portion of its territory. All that we demand is perfect equality with other nations. 'kWe write this letter with the urgent request that you will use your influence to insist upon a policy on the part o: the federal government which "svil secure ihe results above outlined, anc I which are so tali or consequence xo uu people. We believe that the policy cthe federal {r>verm?ent should be sue! that while ir ?:<;i:;acd-? rothicgin con ccs.-i"t;s. it rtq iii? > < w-ry thing in tlx equality of trail-.;! ' such protectior t.. our commerce w- h'ch v.ill not male' i? depend upon the vhim or selfishncs: of -cy (>'.h? r foreign p<> ac-r. We rccoc r.ize th?- right i:i other oplft to protec i\:<-ir n,vn intr-rPsT. hut we do EOt TCC ttjiz : tii- ::giu i'i the dismemberment of a frit r.d'y | o>*.( r to shut us out en tirvly, where, undi r ?? *e-eiEent already in -x.f. with such ;?nwi r we are fully pro tcet? d, ai:d hai-e equal rights with othei jHopie. W'fwihcr *e should trade c: - " t ?i.j rot 'Allii a TM'-nuiv" powe-. miuuiu u<> <i< {cTfi : ii-i vtr-.iict of our rival: io tru^'o. I?:;t the ?j *rit and result o! th.it rivair;. blu.u'd depend upon yr\ce$. ai d i.ot uimmi Given the open C' or, *>; have no f- af< a-> to the l'tsuh or us ij the hilar-* p? asperity of ouj couinKd.'vwsiith l ours respect! uliy, "John I> Cleveland. ' P< r Wliitntv Mfg. Co. "John il Montgomery, ''Pres. a;.d '1 roas. P*.colet Mfg. Co. ant S,-ar:an Mills ' II D. Wheat, "PriS. ar.d Treas Gaift;ey Mfg. Co.' ' J. A Carroll. "Pr< s Ci.cr.'k' v Falis Mfg. Co. T?. R. Brown "Pre.-Menr and Treasurer. Cow pens Mfg Co. 'GeorgeS Coffie. ' Pros, ar d Tress. Knner City Co. ;^\V E. Lucas. ''Pres.-Trcas. Laurens Cotion Mills. the reply of senator mclaurin'. *''Bennetts vi le. S C , Oct. 12.1899Mes-srs. J. B. Cleveland, J. H. Mont 1 i r* _ ? l L? gomery ana utner^, oparcauourg, o. v, I)ear Sir: Your letter has been re ceivtd. I fully coucir in everything you say about the importance of th< retention of tlo trade of the south witt Chi^a The 'open door policy1 is wha we need and want. This has hereto fore b-icn secured by 'treaty rights, which have been respected by othei cations only to the extent to which ii conduced to their ;rxde interest. TFbil< ostensibly recognizing these 'treatj right,' other nations, in violation oi then, have acquired territory and cx eluded therefrom our legitimate com merce. Russia has gradually absorbec Manchuria and is building a railroad across Siberia to command the trade o! China. Germany has been cative anc waiting ia expectancy to obtain the Philippines. Japan has given R'issii [ ail the fruits of victory or 1S02. Francc | has been the willing tool of Russia. I hs* been nassive in hej fear io assail her. "This was the status in the east wher the battle of Man la occurred. This victory thwarted all the schemes ol Russia for the dismemberment oi China, and rendered its absorption anc partition impossible. If you want the 'open door.' the United States now holds the key. The archipelago of the Philipines lies along the coast of Asia for SOC miles and commadsit. Manila is the point in the east which is the center of ocean traffic. It is the onlj point where foreign nations could have obtained commercial stations without i struggle. ''In the vicissitudes and good fortune of a war with Spain, and without anj intention of doing so. the United States has acquired the possession of the Philippines, which give to her para mount political and commercial advant ages. "My judgment is that the control oi them, or at least of some portions, i; the only safeguard for our trade inter ests in the east. The abandonment ol them means the dismemberment oJ China, its partition among the European powers, and the inevitable loss of oui Chinese trade. '*1 note you say in your letter, 'thai the question of our rights in Chim does not include an attempt to brim other nations urder the influence of oui flag; that this is not a question of ter ritory; a question of empire, bm simply a question of trade, etc.' 4'It seems to mc that the quertion o! trade is not alone involved. The com mercial and political aspects of thegrea' problem of the hour in this country are > 1 J * 4. * 1 ^1 | mseparaoie, aaa it is useless iu uiusu uuj eyes to this fact. Would it Dot be folI ly for us to sacrifice our commercial in j tcresrs for purely political considera i tions? The maintenance of our trade it the eas.t does not necessarily mean the forcible annexation of the Philippines, or the denial of the right of local sell government, but when the war is endec by treaty or otherwise for congress t( settled all questions in a just and con stitutional way. ';I do not favor the adoption by this country of a colonial policy because of the vexed ar.d threatening problems growing out o!" i^. but I do think that. " --.- 1.1. ... II pOS&lUiC, wu; ;mcu ijiates oiivun, maintain sufficient ir:lerests in the islands to command tqual trade rights with other nations in China. This will prevent for a, long time the dismemberiu??!t of this vast empire. England and Japan favor the integrity | of the empire, but they alone cannol I cuarantee it aeainst the other Europe an powers. With the weight of the influence of the United States throws against dismemberment, it would be rendered impossible. "At present. Hong Kong, under Brit' ish infiuenc?. is the great distributing center of tiie orient. Manila, under American influence, will occupy a bet fa- sirztrcrin and <rr?n?rranhifi r>nsitinn. | and should become a commercial centei of that portion of the world. Commercial supremacy is the goal of everj ciriiized nation?it is ouly attained through commercial progress and commercial expansion. In this great battle among the nations, without desigc of our own, while they were haggling themselves, Dewey sails into Manila bay, and we find foothold within twe days' journey of this land of consumers' where half cf the population of the world in congre>ratod within an area nc larger than the United States. ''There is much political rot in the constant parading of the term ^imperialism." It is a misnomer, intended tc confute and dcceive. It involves the idea of the incorporation into our bodj politic as American citizens, millions of the semi barbarous inhabitants of a tropical country. I do not believe ? - 1 ? - - - ? t J _ 1.1 J _ sucn a imnz lsmienaea, possiuie or uesirable; nor is such a result necessary to secure such commercial expansion as we want. I think the dictates oi common sease will govern the American people, acd the ghost ;'imperialism,''sprung for political effect, will ' not prevent them from gathering the j lull fruits of the victory so easily won. ! and treadiDg the path so plainly blazed i out by an overruling providence, i It will be observed, therefore, thai : the question of our trade in the east in^ volves both political and commercial I consequences. Upon its settlement, it j my judgment, depends the future wel! fare of our people ia maintaining equal j ity of opportunity in the eastern mar kets. A mere superficial view will noi i reveal its transcendent importance, f To the sotitheru psople it is fraught 1 with moiuem.tous conscquences. Cotl ton manufacturing in the south has r j grown in a few years with phenomenal I p j rapidt'j. Millions of dollars are now 1 j invested in mills. - i The product of these have found re 1--?- nu: A 3 iaucerauve IIiaiKeiS m uuiua a.uu vluci i countries of the east, our cotton goods t being peculiarly adapted for clothin? 3 the teeming millions of that warm cli mate. Their trade ii the hope of i his t great manufacturing industry of the - south. If it is cut off by other nations. ; not only the manufacturer but the pra ducer of raw cotton will suffer. The 7 present advar.c-3 in spot cotton, which our planters are cnj>yiog, is largely r due to the mills of the south. They r have for;fd the local maiket above Xew t York. With active competition in lo? cal markets Liverpool and New York ^ f exchanges no longer fix the price of , raw cotton. fao the southern psoplc i :.ff ?rd to sacrifice their commercial and ... . r t i^dus'iial iotere?ts for more political ' r sentiment? ( "At the time of the acquisition of / the Philippines, like most of our people. Ikaev nothing about the Dew ^ questions suddenly jrojccted by this S 1 unexpected event upon the attention . and consideration of the American peo- ' pie. I have honestly and earnestly j sought information, and studied them, so that I might be able to take such a position as would be right, and conduce " to the best interests of the couutry. 11 am willing to concede honesty of ' purpose and siuceiity of conviction to 1 others on thc?J questions. It is diffi- ^ cult for a representative to view this ^ question as he should while the war is , in progress, aiid both parties attempt- r icg to make political capital out of it; [ one making frantic appeals to 'stand by the flag.' and thejjother criticising on J - ourjanitarian grounds everything that e . is said or done. When these questions are considered by congress, it is my I purpose to act and vote for what I con- ; J ceive to be lor the best intarests of i South Carolina. A discharge of duty t to the best of my ability will come up to the full measure of my obligations. "As you request, i will use my utr most endeavors to preserve and inforce t nli nf rmr 'frGatv rights' in China, but a with the lights now before me, I feel e that these are feeble safeguards. The * United Slates, with the control of the , Philippines, by treaty or otherwise, will i be in a position not only to insist upon. 1 but to assert equality of trade rights ii: : the east. Without this, all she can c.. , :l is to respectifully but firmly protest j against their violation by other nations. \ * but, as ia the past, is not in a position I 1 to assert and maintain them. Yeura 1 j very truly, "Jno. L. McLaurin." j -1 The New Eoad. I From Wilmington the Atlantic Coast k i Lice authorities have issued the fol- i 3 lowing circular announcing the open- \ ' ing of their new line from Denmark to ] : Augusta: 1 [ To Agents and Contractors: I ! TVe take pleasure in advising of the 1 r opening, Nov. 1st, 1899, of our line to ( : Augusta, Ga. The new line is an ex l tension of the Atlantic Coast Line rail- f i road of South Carolina. The stations J ; are as follows: r Distance from 1 ; Denmark, S. C. 1 i Hilda, C 7 1*2 miles 1 Barnwei S. C-, (Junction < > with Southern Railway. .15 miles ; r Duubarton, S. C 27 miles ] s Robbins, S. C 35 miles 1 i Augusta, Ga. 64 miles ( ^ ?-r**11 V?A AT\A?nf TT1<* ( xrejgut UUiUS Will UC na - the new route on and after Nov. 1st. * 1899, and it will be our aim to give ? F prompt and satisfactory movement to ' 5 all shipments offering. * For the present our through passen- ( ' ger trains will be continued via Den- ( F mark and Southern railway (formerly ] i South Carolina and Georgia railroad). ^ : Will advise you later as to jxact date through passenger trains will be operab ted via the new route. t Issued by H. M. Emerson, ; Gen. Freight & Pas. Agt. 1 r Approved: T. M. Emerson, t Traffic Manager. k P Dishonest Naval Officers. 1 A gigantic system of official fraud t and corruption has been unearthed at 1 ( 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 j port officer, Commander Relitsky, sev, eral wellknown constructors, nearly every chief engineer of the ships in P Russia's B'ack sea fleet, the commissary <t ^ officers and others. It is reported that ( several r\f the aeensed have committed I 1 suicide rather than stand trial for, if found guilty, they would be banished to t , Siberia. Vice Admiral Tyrtoff. the t ' Russian naval commander in the Black j , sea, is responsible for the arrests. He i alleges that the officials of the various j | government departments from Sebasto- j nnl f-n \ikr/l?AftY liavfi fnr a lorn? time , , been engaged in a huge conspir.c:- io i t \ misappaopriate funds and sell govera- i l ment supplies, covering their defalk- { tions by forgery and suppressing infor- s ^ mation by widely distributed bribes. { . The affair has created the greatest sen- ? " sation. t A Small Riot. | 1 A news letter from Searight, Ala., a j ! lumber town, says that place was a ; scene of terror early yesterday morning. v The Negro employes of the turpentine > stills were paid off Saturday night and hundreds of them, both men and womeD, came here to get drunk and take poss- t ? ession of the town. Finally a row start- ; ed in Falk's bar and dozens of pistols were fired. Then bedlam reigned for c ' an hour or two. The white men got c 1 together, armed twemselves and scat- a tered the Negroes, who subsequently a rallied and started back. They were ] ?i Tk?4.?>? ^ JLLieo UCdl JL/UUSIUU 3 3tAUlC auu a^axuax ^ > engagement ensued, the whites finally r 1 succeeding in forcing the Negroes back j J to the camp. Three Negroes are re- e ' ported shot. The blacks are still in j 1 the swamp and the white men are o 1 awaiting their return. r i Dewey's Thanks. TFrank A. Vanderlip, chairman of > the Dewey home committee, has re' ceived the following letter fron the admiral: i wasnington, uct. zr> ; Dear Sir: I acknowledge the receipt j ' this day of the title deeds to the b'au- I tiful home presented to me by my i ' countrymen. My heart is full of gratitude to them for this overwhelming expression of their regard for me, and I request that you will al?o accept and convey to the committee my heartfelt 1 thanks for your and their efforts. ' Very sincerely yours, (Signed) George Dewey. Foul Play Suspected. ; Nelson Slappey, agent of the Somb&s - railway and postmaster ' al WesJ^, I Ga., was found dead in a sw.amp a i that place Friday. Soixe gau>e"iind his f gun with one barrel empty were found t - beside him. The entire top of his head i - was blown off and there is suspicion of t t foul play. I pgji? ffrw??wi^?mrnmmrntm?a?? ?? THANKSGIVING DAY. President McKinley Calls on the People to Give Thanks. TO GOD FOR HIS BLESSINGS. The Last Day of November Fixed ?.s the Time for Especial Piayer, Thanks and Charity Preside at McK:uley Wednesday issued ihe following thanksgiving profanation: the President of the United States. ?Proclamation. A national custom dear to the hearts >f the people calls for the setting apart f one d*y in each year as an occasion ?f special thank^eivinc to Almiehtv }od for the blessings of the preceding ear. This honored observance acquires with time a tenderer significance .t enriches domestic life. It summons mder the family roof the absent cb.ilIren to glad reunion with those thev ove. Seldom has this nation had greater :ause fV-r profound thanksgiving. No ;reat pestilence has invaded our bores. Liberal employment waits ipon labor. Abundant crops have regarded the (ft' >11, of the husbandman, increased comforts have come to the tome. The national finances have >een sustained and made firmer. In all >ranches of industry and trade there las becD an unequaled degree of prosjerity. while there has been a steady ;aia ia the moral and educational ;rowth of our national character. 'Lurches aad schools have flourished, ^mericaa patriotism has been exalted. { Dl. .e engaged in maintaining the hon>r of the flag with such signal success lave been in a large degree spared from i: * aa? i Lisabici auu uiacasc. a.u uuuuiauic )eace has been ratified with a foreign iatioii with which we were at war, and ire now on friendly relations with ev:ry power of earth. The trust which we have assumed 'or the benefit of the people of Cuba las been faithfully advanced. There s marked progress towards the restorairn of healthy industrial conditions, in . under wise sanitary regulations Le island has enjoyed unusual ex mption from the scourge of fever. the hurricane which swept over our lew possession of Puerto Rico destroy:d the homes and property of the inlabitants, called forth the instant sym)athy of the people of the United states, who were swift to respoad with generous aid to the sufferers. While he insurrection stiil continues in the sland of Luzon, business is resuming ts activity and confidence in the good purposes of the United States is being apidly established throughout the ar;hipelago. For these reasons and countless oth?rs, I, William McKinley, president of :he United States, do hereby name fhursday, the 30th day of November lext, as a day of general thanksgiving md prayer, to be observed as such by ill our people on this continent and in )ur newly acquired islands, as well as jy those who may be at sea or fiojourn,ng in foreign lands; and I advise that on ;his day religious exercises be conduct ;d in the churches or meeting places )? all denominations, in order that in ;he social features of the day its real significance may not be lost sight, of, 3ut fervent prayers may be offered to ;he Most High lor a continuance of the livine guidance without which man's efforts are vain and for divine consola:ion to those whose kindred and friends lave sasrificed their lives for country., T i?/iAAiv>mAyin ftlcA f V> o f Ar> ^1Q ^ O Tf i X i uj ^ u u. aiou tuau vu uuig ? ;o far as may be found practical, labor shall cease from its accustomed toil, ind charity abound toward the sick, ;he needy and the poor. In witness whereof I have set ray land 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 ami of the independence of ;he United States the one hundredth md twenty-fourth. William McKinley. (Seal) By the president. .TnVin TW Sor?r<starT7 r*f Statp Tlisy Must Pay. The United States court of appeals it St. Louis having decided that suicide jannot be urged by an insurance company as its reason for refusing to pay i policy, unless it can be sho*n that ;he individual at the time of taking out ;he policy contemplated suicide, some uquiries with regard to the matter yere made amoung the insurance companies in New York. It is stated as a esult that the decision is not a precedent, as it simply follows the laws of he state of Missouri. In fact, the [Jnited States supreme court decided in i ease from Pennsylvania that an in surance company may refuse to pay a joIk-v to ti o b*irs of a suicide on the ground that it id against public policy .0 pay insurance on the life of a sui:ide. However, most of the companies )097 stipulate that, their policies shall )e incontestible af:er one ort?vo years, f- r\ w-1 s\ f Vtnnn ViorA .\T* A O TTT Q T7 T iillVs CUUIC * 'i. LiiVUi HU * t, UVUV Or TT C* J mh the suicide clause altogether. Has Forty-two "Wives. Forty-two wi?es scattered throughout he world, four of whom are in Chicago ras the confession made Wednesday by rValter L. Farnsworth, a Chicago candy mminissinn man. vrhr> was arrested iharged with bigamy. Farnsworth also Emitted that he was a man of many iliases. Some of these are Charles Bradford, A. J. Hittig, S. L. Thomas, V.. L. Kieferand Bradshaw. "I canlot tell exactly how many women I lave married," said he. "I know of leven in Europe, four in China, three n England and over twenty others in liferent parts of the world, but to save y soul I cculd not tell how many. I nirriff? tViAm fnr diflFfirp.T)t, 7Pasnn<! T [id not live long with tliem. TVy ^ill :11 tell you I was g">od t > them." Sv7;fr. JusticeA ? e-.inl to ;he Charlotte Observer W<iu i.ujiix-rton, >i. C., Friday night ays that Ed. Blount, a Negro who atempted to assault Miss Maloy Moore rnnnfror cicf^r a c f.Vi&rr uvi J uuu^vi n ^<i v eturning from church Thursday night, pas captured and tried before Judga )ossey Battle, who was holding a ,pecial term cf court at Lumberton, he judge postponing a murder case, in rhich he was engaged, in order to try Blount, who was convicted and senenced to 15 years at hard labor. He pill reach the penitentiary 28 hours ifter the committal of the crime. "I have used your 'Lite for the Liver md Kidneys' with great benefit, and or Dyspepsia or any derangement of he Liver or Kidneys I regard it as beng without an equal." James J. Os)orne, Attorney at Law, Boliston, ; lenderson 3o., N. (J. LIjSUT. victoe 7 He is Presented With a Beautiful Cuj by His Marion Friends. Lieut. Victor Blue who arrived witt his wife last Wednesday at MarioD S C., on a brief visit to his mother and other relatives, wa3 the subject of ac . _ 4.r m rri luierebiiLjg luucuuu xiiur&uay eveuiag, when, before a brilliant and appreciative assembly, the ceremony of presenting him with the beautiful loving cap, contributed b7 citizens of the com munity in which he was reared, was conducted in the spacious rooiB3 of the Marion library. The principal apartment 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 atd 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. Hod. W. J. Montgomery in appropriate 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 practiced orator, and Kas warmlv atmlauded Those who know thatelocution is not in the lieutenant's line did not expect him to essay a stiff and formal recitation o{ his thanks, and were pleased when h8 simply arose and emiliDgly thanked his friends for their remembrances There was a spontaneous movement of the onlookers to grasp hi? hands and shower upo'v him hearty congratulations for the exploits which bad given mm a loity nicne in tne temple of fume. Mrs. Blue receive- her husband's enthusiastic friends with a graeiousness and suavity that charmed all who had an opportunity of payiDg their respects; and the gratified recipients of her graceful acknowledgements withdrew from her presence, with fixed impressions of the fact that the winning of his amiable bride?one of the fairest products of the Land of Flowers?is the worthiest, as it is the latest, of the gallant lieutenant's illustrious achievements. His leave of absence did not permit t , ni , 1 i . * _ x.i Jjieut. i5Jue to prolong nis visit to iu^rion, much to the regret of his friends there. He and his bride took the cars Friday evening for Washington. THE MILITIA PRIZE DRILL. Capt. Kirkland Iisues a Circular Letter to the State Militia. The following was sent out from the headquarters uf the Richland Volunteers Thursday to the captain of every military company in the State: Dear Sir: I have secured contribu turns to the amount of $125 to be of fered and contested for during fair week as first and second prizes for the best and second best drilled company in the South Carolina militia. The Atlantic Coast Line and Southern railway will offer a rate of one cent per mile to companies in uniform, in parties of 25 cr more, and the tickets will be sold without the coupon attached. The armory of the Richland Volun teers will be open and all visiting companies are invited to nseonr 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 South Carolina militia contest for the prizes. I will gladly make the best possible arrangements f?r quarters and board for any company that will inform me that it is its desire for me to do so. Otfing 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 Inspector 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 wi.l be larger than named, and will say further that all that is contributed will be added to the above amount. Respectfully. W. N. Kirkland, CaDtain R. 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 following questions in her homely but pointed fashion: "If a deadly serpent had broken loose from some circus, and was writhin' and twistin' his way through Jonesville, swailerin' down a man or a woman every few days, would men stand with tb?;r hands in their pockets, or leanin' up against barn doors a whittling arguin' feebly from year to year, 1 t - L 1 * _fi.? _71 u* wneiaer n was ueafa, aiwci <ui, lw ict him go free? After they had seen some of their best friends swallowed down by it, wouldn't 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 serpo.Dt at so much a year to crunch and swaller folks accordin' to law? And would it bo any easier fopjthe folks that was crushed and swallowed, and for the survivin' friends of the same, if tliey was killed by act of Congress?" ? ' - _ * t i i: Li-.t toe advocates 01 nign or iow license read and reflect on the abovs. The president of 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 ? t get 10 per cem: more wages oecausethey are worth more to the company. No extra pay is given on Sunday "and the rule is to handle as little freight as possible on that day "without detriment 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 forbidding anyone to use them. Mrs. W. N. Mitchell, of Atlanta, Ga., has inaugurated a movement to have the picture of General Robert E. Lee placed in the gallery of superintendents of the National military academy at West Point. In reply to a letter Secretary of War Root says Col. A. L. Miller, present superintendent of the academy, will place Gen. Lee's portrait in the academy gallery, if one is provided, showing General Lee in the uniform of a United States army officer. Gen. Lee was superintendent of the academy from September 1, 1852, toMareb 81.185*. i PREACHER HANGED. ) ; He VVibhed t~> Marry His First i Lcve Who Was Rich i i SO CAVE WIFE STRYCHNINE. : Woman He Courted While Contemplat:ng Murder Was Chief Witness Against Him -Died With Resignation. llev. G. E Morrison was hanged a 12 o'clock Friday at VernoD, Tex., for wife inurder. He met his death resignedly. On the scaffold he said to the select party of 20 witnesses permitted at the execution: i!I am innocent. Circumstanc* s over which I had no control have placed rue ia tbis position. L have taken ray trouble ia private to rav God. 1 admit that I have acted indiscretely. I have- done no worse, however, than huudreds of men who stand high in the religious, social, business and official circles of your State. I have done nothing to confess. I am in the hands of my Maker. He know? that I am innocent." Morrison's neck was broken and death appeared to be painless. T?1. * A 1*1 T* n ine came ior wnica nev. u. r* Jiorrison 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 posse?sed 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 rtrimo ttic T-T o ttoc V>rtrn Ui- lUib nftO tULli-i Al'v/ )1UJ UUIU and raised in Illinois and went to school at Carbondale. There he be. cane acquaintd with Miss Anna Whittlesey, who tubsequently 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 erudition and made offer of marriage. He pretended thjt his wife had been dead 11 years, that he hai quit preach ing, had been succ -s^fally engaged in tbe cattle business tor ci^ht years and o*ce<i a ranch near Higgins, Tex. Oo his return to Texas he began a correspondence with Miss Whittelesey, urging his proposition of marriage, stating that be had for a number of years intended to come to her when he could do so honorably, and he believed he could now see the time. This siate1 ment was made one month before the death of his wife. He procured strychnine for the ostensible purpose of poisoning animals which he said were catching his chickens. On the day previous he had procured a box of quinine with empty capsules. On Friday night before her rtaafli ATra IVTirrisnn wnt 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, telliog him that he was afraid to use it for fear he would poison his neighbors chickens. The package had been opened. Sunday night he preached and alluded in a pithetic manner to the parting with loved ones at death. About 10 o'clock that night he called upon his neighbors for assistance, announcing the serious illness of his wife. She was found id paroxysms and spasms. He delayed sendiDg for a doctor who arrived after the wife's death, *n the meantime he had kept up his correspondence with Miss Whittelesey, 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 rr-turn from Topeka he was arrested, held a few days, was released on bond and fled. About three months thereafter he was arrested in San Francisco, returned to Texas, tried with Miss Whittelsey as the main prosecuting witness, and given the death penalty. Miser Murdered. Leon Jackson, a miser and eccentric character of Newport, Tenn., was murdered at his home early Friday morning. Three men called at the house nstAnsihlv r.n pftt 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 secured $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 express agent and postmaster at Nicholson, G-a., was knocked in the hrai -vith a club by unknown parties as he Je! t his office Thursday night late, and while unconscious his pockets were a :J n v_ j ^ 1..^ Tinea or in mousy uuu uluci valuables. It was some time before he regained consciousness and made his way to help. Mr. Bond's condition is serious. There is no clue to the robbers. Leaders of Men. Lord TVolseley, 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 almost 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, Fia,, says that S. 0. Jones, section boss, was killed 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 cowcatcher-beam struck him in the small of the back, killing him almost instantly. His wife and children witnessed the accident. Straight to Eeaven. * Samuel Walrous, one of the murderers of Gr. W. Engberg and wife, wa3 hanged in the jail yard at Austin, Texas. Friday. Before dying Walrous said he was going to heaven. James Davidson, convicted of the same crime, will be hanged Nov. 24. Ella Ewing, the giantess, has had built for herself a new residence near Gorin, Mo. The house was constucted on a scaie proportionate to Miss Ewing's needs. The doors arc 10 feet high, and the ceilings and windows look like those of fabled giants' castles. The proprietress of this establishment is now 8 feet 4 inches tall, and is still growing. SNAKES AND NOTHING ELSE The Sole Product o? Linkvllle Xeai Southern Border of Oregon. "Linkville," cr "Klamath. Falls," i3 situated in an obscure corner over tlie California border line in Oregon, and may be reached in twenty-four hours' travel from San Francisco, iou nave only to take the northern-bound train for Ager, thence a stage line of about twenty miles conducts you to your destination. It is impossible to associate "snakes" with the beautiful and varying scenery through which you pass as far as Klamath Hot Springs. Trees and streams and all the glories of mountain scenery greet ycu on every hand. You drive through a luxurious growth of evergreens and shrubbery; you cross and recross numerous streams; you breathe the soft air of Shasta and Siskiyou. But when you have left Klamath Hot Springs a few mile3 behind, there' is an appreciable difference in the landscape. Sparcity of vegetation Ar-. xv. ^ *. A 4 jo me iir&t. uusex vauie ciiaiige. At every turn of the road, the aspect becomes more barren, more forlorn, and more desolate. Finally, you seek in vain for a tree or a shrub, and at last, dust-covered and weary, you pull up at a dry, withered village that produces nothing on its hard, rocky soil but re voiung snaKes. xou nave reacnea Linkville, the haunting retreat of serpents. There is a bridge in Linkville that spans Klamath . River. From this bridge, which is a vantage point as far as view is concerned, a most extraordinary sight meets the eyes. Along the river banks, at irregular intervals of a few yards, are seen dark balls ranging from a foot to three feet in diameter. Thev are stafinnarv and as passive as a boulder, which they resemble in color. But if a stone is hurled at any of these strange spheres to your horror snakes will crawl off in every direction, and the ball will melt away as lard melts In a frying pan. The repulsive creatures that have thus bean coiled up in a perfect sphere glide away under rocks, and one minute later not a snake is to be seen in that particular spot. But the other balls of snakes in the vicinity are little disturbed by the stone. As has been said. Linkville Is in a very barren district Nothing whatever grows upon the rocky soil, not even sagebrush. And so the river banks, which are a mas3 of driftwood and rocks, seem a befitting place for enakes. But it is surprising that they should develop in such great numb'ers. When not rolled in balls, they may be seen slipping in and out along the rubbish, and the ground for yards will be a smrirminsr. wrie?line mass. These snakes are perfectly harmless. Indeed, if it were not for this fact, Linkville would not he habitable, for, while the immediate neighborhood of the river is their favorite haunt, they roam for many hundreds of yards away and may be seen along the roadways and around the houses and creeping over the porches. They possess a marked degree of tameness. You may pick them up with impunity, and children play with them on the doorsteps. J. lie -Limn. Viiic ouaacc aic uaLA aj-l i,wor, -with two yellowish stripes on their backs. The average size is about an inch and a half in diameter and a yard in length though many are smaller and some attain much greater proportions. A Remarkable Speller. "I think the luckiest man I ever heard of was examined here along last spring," said an old cl6rk in the Civil Service Commission in a group of official reformers at the Civil Service building in "Washington. "He was from one of the big towns in central Illinois, and had worked for several years in a rolling mill. He was a big, brawny, handsome fellow, and I liked his looks from the first When I am working around these examinations I always pick out my favorites and keep track of them to see if they are win1 ners. I 1 it: OUlUtTLLUW tilib 1C11UVY uau ucgu onmed up by his friends at home to think he could get a good, juicy place If he crammed up on a lot of old questions he had got hold of somewhere, and he put himself down for a $1,200 place. When we came to read the papers for the examination my Illinois friend's papers came to me, and I tell you it was a picnic. Answer after answer was all wrong. He bounded Illinois on the north by Michigan City, and put the battle of Bunker Hill at Yorktown, and in arithmetic he said 'interest was the share a pardner got of the profits,' and that the cube root of 729 was that number multiplied by itsslf several times. But it was in spelling he surpassed even himself. We had twenty words. Tney were given out for all to write down and the applicants were permitted to rewrite thern as they thought was correct I saw my fellow sweating and working like a beaver to keep up and get them all down, and when I got his spelling paper I had to copy his list and carry the copy in my pocket book. Here it is: " 'Speling Exircice. T1n!Ti:?A4iA IATI JCiAllilJL ate .l imfl u*r>xy}ja,<*xw>. Purambullate Booy (Buoy) Orgunnize Doseve (Deceive) Febry Hidrawlic Purfurate Anthrysite Salution Prelimonery Nesesry Backterea Publicasion Auntesedent Sellebrate Fulmenate Ventalation Redemslou "The young fellow had missed twenty-two words out of twenty, and he worked harder over It than anybody [ else there that day. It was genuine work, too. Of course, his hopes were dashed to the ground and he had a good deal of rough talk to let off about the Civil Service humbug. I suppose he must have received consolation from his Congressman, for it was not long after the trouble with Spain broke out that I noticed my young fellow was commissioned a lieutenant in an Illinois regiment, and ne afterwards went to Manila. From all accounts be made a good officer." Curious Ear of the Catfish, The catfish uses his lungs as an op gan. of hearing, says "Popular Science Monthly." The needless lung becomes a closed sac filled with air, and commonly known as the swim bladder. In the catfish (as in the suckers, chubs and most brook fishes) the air bladder is large, and is connected by a 6lender tube, the remains of the trachea., to the esophagus. At its front It fits closely to the vertebral column. The anterior vertebrae are much enlarged. Twisted together and through them passes a chain of bones which connect with the hidden cavity of the air. The air bladder therefore -assists the ear of the catfish as the tympanum and its bones assist the ear of the higher animals. An ear of this sort can carry little range of variety in sound. It probably gives only the impression of jars ur uioiui in waici, Macfeat's School of SHORTHAND "1 ?AND? TYPEWRITING COLUMBIA, S. C. This School has the reputation of being the best business institution in the Stat?. Grad- ' antes ar^ holding remunerative positions in mercantile house?, banking, insurance, real estate, railroad offices, &c., in this and other etates. Write to W. II. 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