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HTDIfK ON TRIAL. J r iepnted Murderer of Rice Before the ! Court THE $25,000 CHECK IN EVIDENCE. The Check Was Accepted Though the Genuineness of the Signature Vas .'.'.! j .. : Doubted. New York. Special. The taking ol Widence was besmn in the trial of Al bert T. Patrick, a lawyer, on an indict ment charging him with the murder of William M. Rice, in this city, in Sep tember, 1900. John H. Wallace, paying teller at Swenson's Bank, where Rice had an account, identified a cheek for $25,000 payable to Albert T. Patrick, is one that had been presented to him. t was the misspelling of the name Ubert that caused a telephone call to Rice's apartment .which resulted in the discovery that Mr. Rice had died the .previous day. Counsel for Patrick ob jected tx every question asked on "this line on the ground that the witness could not I testify to; hearsey evidence, fbut the recorder overruled the objec- j Itions until Assistant District Attorney Garvin asked who answered the tele phone. He sustained the objection that Mr. Wallace could not tell who it was. Wallace testified that he had never sen Patrick. until the day the check bras presented. So far as he knew, Rice's business was attended to by Jones, the valet-secretary. "In your opinion is the signature on the check I the signature of Wm. M. Rice ?" asked the. attorney for the pros ecution. Counsel for Patrick objected, but the witness was allowed to reply. "In mytopinion,";he said, "it was not written by Mr. Rice." On, cross-examination Wallace-said that when the check was returned to the bank endorsed "Albert T. Patrick," and "Albert T. Patrick" he. stamped it V'accepted," although he had doubts as to the genuineness of the signature. Finally he said: "I do not know what "Is wrong with the signature, but I don't like it. It does not look natural Ito me. The final curve of the "M" for instance, looks as if it was an after thought." i f O. Weatherbee, a clerk in the 'bank of Swenson & Son, said he knew iRice for 12 years. He was asked to tell :Of a visit alleged to have been made by ! Jones, the valet-secretary, to the wit mess' home, in Brooklyn, but this was ruled out. Weatherbee said he had never seen Patrick until the day the check was handed in at the bank. He had not known Patrick to be connected In, any way with Rice's business. When Patrick called at the bank, he saw Mr. Swensen. In the conversation that day Patrick said Rice's body was to be cre mated, as ."the old gentleman was a i crank on cremation." Patrick also said rthere had been an understanding be rtween him and Rice as to what was to be done ith' the proceeds of the .checks. Weatherbee said it was his opinion that the $25,000 check was sot signed by Wm. M. Rice, f Counsel for Patrick objected, to the .admission of the $25,000 check as evi dence, on the ground that the defend 'ant was under indictment for forging ;that check andlhat it would not be fklr to bias the minds of the jury by ad mitting it. I f r j "This check is one of the steps jby "(which I intend to prove the conspiracy rbetween this defendant and Jones," said Mr. Osborne ' "The prosecution . should not be al lowed to say thatJ a murder was com mitted because they think a check was .forged," said Mr. Moore, for Patrick. I The recorder admitted the' check. j Under cross-examination Weatherbee said he was not an expert in handwrit ing and he could not analyze the sig rnature on the check. The doubt in. his mind was more general than specified. The witness said he did not decide the Check was not genuine when he first examined it. ; This was before it wai stamped "accepted.' - - . Mr. Weatherbee then " testified that the check was accepted and certified, and that the certification, was sancelled fhy Mr. Swenson after he had talked f wlth somebody over .the , telephone. ! To Observe McKInley Day. Memphis, Tenn., Special. Acting Mayor Henderson has issued a procla mation calling upon the ty officials and public institutions to observe Janu ary 29th as McKinley's Memorial Day and requesting that contributions be made to the memorial fund. The uons for the same purpose on Sunday, INDUSTRIES DEPRESSED. Majoilty of Cuban People Are Ready For Annexation. Washington, Special. Col. - Tasker Bliss, the United States army officer, detailed as 'collector of 'customs at Havana, was b ef ore the ways and means committee concerning the Cu ban reciprocity. In opening his state ment ho disclaimed : authority' as a sugar expert and said his knowledge was confined to that of for three years in an an , observer official dosI- tion, dealing with the trade of Cuba. This had led him to hope that if there was any change in the tariff it would be such an adjustment as would throw into the hands of the United States the largo amoun t of : Cuban trade now taken by fore: gn countries, condition of said it j was Speaking first -of the the Cuban industry, he greatly depressed. The leading Ha vana banks were refusing further credits to the sugar planters, and when this occurred it was a sure evi dence of the distress of the planta tions. He roughly estimated the su gar ; industry; of the island at $200, 000,000 - and said about three-fourths of the people pere dependent In one way or another on the sugar indus try. :-:y-: -Tri:i: Chairman Payne asked Col. Bliss, to specify what advantages the Uni ted States could gain from Cuba and Mr. Payne also called attention to the low" tariff rate Cuba imposed against the United States. ! Col. Bliss said the average ad 21 per cent, designed to valorem rate was about and he presented tables show how a tariff readjustment could throw practically all of the Cuban trade into the hands of American pro- ducers. At present, he boueht S66.000.000 of w said, Cuba tiich jthe UnK ted States furnished $28,475,000, and the balance of about $37,000,000 came from foreign countries. .On many ar ticles such as fresh beef, railroad iron and other specified articles, the Uni ted States had a practical monopoly Of the, trade. But on many other ar ticles, totaling about $45,000,000 the United States had but $10,000,000 of the trade. "By a reasonable modification of the Cuban tariff," said Col. Bliss,! "at least 86 per cent, of this trade can be thrown to the United States." He submitted a list of articles on which a differential of about 33 per cent favorable to the United States as against other foreign : countries would give us the trade. In reporting on this to the war department the condition had been imposed upon him not to reduce the revenue of Cuba, Under such circumstances, he thought It would ; be necessary Ito first I raise Cuba's tariff rates, for purposes of revenue, and then with a sufficient differential to give the United States the control of the trade. This he put forward only tentatively as one of several plans proposed to the war de partment. ! The members, of the committee questioned Col. 'Bliss ,onthe details of the proposed readjustment In the course of the examination Represen tative Newlands of Nevada suggested, that without our political control of Cuba there might be servile labor to compete with American labor. He added:' ;!-." "Are the Cuban people prepared to come into political relations with the United States?" j "I think a great majority of the Cu bans are ready to come in," Col. Bliss replied "As a Territory or as a State?' asked Mr Newlands "They, would be glad to come, in as a1 State or a Territory,' or under I the millitry authority, almost in any, way In order to come under the authority of the United States" "If invited to come ; In first as a Territory, then as a State, would this be accepted?" , f . "I think it would"- Continuing on .this topic Col: Bliss said be thought commercial union with Cuba would postpone political union Personally he was not U con vinced of the wisdom of annexation. The feeling1 In 'Cuba' was one of readi ness to accept any conditions the United States might impose. Louis Place; and Mr. Mendoza ' of the Cuban delegation were heard briefly. ' Two Selected. " v Atlanta, Ga., , Special. The commis sion to Select two Georgians that Will be placed in the Statuary hall- at Washington, met for the first time at the cap! to!. Although the decision of the, commission will not be announced until July, an informal vote showed a preference for Alexander H. Stephens and Dr. Crawford Long. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL New Enterprises that Are Enriching Pur Favored. Section. 1 A Large Increase. " - An Increase of; almost, 191 -per cent in the capital invested In the tiirpen- ' tine and rosin industry v and; of 152 per cent, on the Value of the, products therefrom is shown in the census re port issued last week from Washing ton, D. C; oh the. manufacture of these K products in the United States. The total value v .; of : turpentine and rosin products I consists .of $14,960, 235 the value of 754,670 barrels "of spirits of turpentine, $5,129,208,- the value ot 2,563,087 barrels4 of 1 rosin, and $255,354, the value of miscellan eous products, such as tar, I pitch, rosin, oil, charcoal, refined tar, etc. Frbm the distillation of 4,033,153 bar rel of crude turpentine by the 1503 establishments exporting, there re sulted 24 per cent of spirits of tur pentine. 55 Of rosin ATI 51 nsr oont r . mm jwtm, WUWt of Other products. The. consumntinn of fepirits of turpentine in the United oiaitjs is j,io t,uoo ganons, or 53 per cent, of the quantity manufactured, ana of 10193,969 barrels, or 7.6 per cent. The amount of crude tur pentine (barrels) gathered and total value by States follows: Alabama 373,005, value $2,033,705; Florida 1, 212,935, value $6,469,605 ; Georgia 1, 515,569, value $8,110,468 ; Louisiana 20,299, .value $115,324; Mississippi 35,529, value 51,772,435; North Caro lina 361,729, value $1,055,695; South Carolina 190,095, value $787,656. Textile Notes. s Dennis C. Howarth. nresident of Chester (Pa.) Manufacturing Co.. has made a proposition, Jor the purchase of A m mm -' mmm ' . ...... me Mempnis renn.) uotton Mills, a plant of 14,600 spindles and 250 looms. If the transaction is closed, it is claim ed that the Chester Manufacturing Co., will remove Its plant to Memphis anjl there consolidate with the purchased mill. : , Eagle Cotton Mills of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., will be rebuilt The plaint was destroyed by fire last week, and its pro prietor, W. H. Dustin, who now states that he is in the market for entire new outfit, to include 3000 to 400 spindles and full' complement of power, etc., for manufacturing 4 to 16 yarns. About $50,000 will probably be expended. Andrews Loom Harness Co., has pur chased the. plant and business of the Spartanburg Loom Harness Co., of Spartanburg, S. C, and will continue same. A capital of $30,000 is represent ed in equipment and facilties for man ufacturing looni harness used in textile mills'; Messrs. Isaac Andrews and S. Vernor Muckenfuss are the managers. - The building for the textile school of the North Carolina College of Agricul ture and Mechanic Arts at Raleigh is n earing completion. Large quantities of textile machinery have been receiv ed, and the installation of it will begin in a few days. The textile School will give thorough courses in carding, spin ning, weaving, dying and designing. It' is reported that Lockhart (S. C.) Mills will build an additional . mill in order tQ provide increased freight traf fic for the Lockhart Railroad. This rail road Is said to have been guaranteed, when built a certain quantity of freight annually from the mill, which it has failed to receive. The company now has 25,000 spindles and 800 looms. v Enfield (N. C.V Knitting Mills has or dered i eleven additional knitting, ma chines, wi th ribbers and Ioopers to match, and will also install dyingvplant within sixty days. The company naa been operating until now ten machines on the nroduction of children's hosiety. Increased production ' will ze 225 dozen dally. Ouachita'' Cotton Mills of. Monroe, La., is nearfng completion, and expects to.be manufacturing- inside of two months." There will ,be 500 spindles ana 150 looms In- position 1 for operation. The company met ' during the week and re-elected its past year's off leers. They Include Uriah Jllllsap, president Harriman (Tenn.) . Cotton Mill Co. hna mit Its nlant - in naitial operation. after a shut-down of jsome-- months. p.niHra eaulnment will be operated as rapidly as possible expeienced - hands being scarce. Tnere are e&w spinaiea In the mill. - V , . - -; B. L. Battle Manufacturing - Co:, o. Warrenton; Go., will probably rebuild its knitting mill, which was burned last week at a loss-of $30,000; however, a definite decision has not been reached. The Chamber of Commerce of Hums ville, Ala., Is corresponding with Phil adelphia (Pa.) parties relative to the establishment of a rug- factory, in Huhtsvillle. - i , Anchor . Mills of Huntersville, ti. C, is reported as to double Its preseot plant of 4100 spindles, .. . . Burnett & McKee Company of vVicks- burg, Miss., has been charter, with ca pital- stock of $60,000,f for dealing' in and manuftcturmg cotton ? and other wise handling the stapled ; - . Uenoir ' (Niy C.) Cotton Mill has- pur chased the machinery for its plant and said, equipment is now being placed in position. There will; be 6000 spindles for oiiiAiiiiag, jsj jwau wiiuu, imu. opera tions are expected to commence in vie near future. Capitalization $75,000. Lauraglenn Mills of Shelby; N. C., was sold at public auction during the week to Jphn E. Hurst of Baltimore, Md., who was -president of the compa ny. The price paid was' $4200. It is a 2800-spindle- plant fo rmaking yarn and jail twine, and was capitalized "at $50, 000. ' v - . - Messrs. W. W. Gregg, Robert E. Gregg, C. B. Curtis, W W. Gregg, Jr., and J. V. Gregg of Nashville, Tenn., have Incorporated Leeds Woolen Mills Co., with capital , stock of $30,000.' ' - It is reported that Victor Cromer, Chas. Cromer and Wingert 3ros. of Hagerstown, Md., will establish a silk mill, that theyiiave leaked building for the purpose, and will instill ten looms to start with. , ; . J. O. Kretzschmar of Memphis, Tenn., has purchased the plant of Memphis Lint Co., and will operate same, in stalling considerable new machinery; ? Eagle Cotton Mills, at Lawrenceburg, Tenn., was destroyed Ifr fire last week. It was a 3500-spindle j plant making carpet warps, twine and rope, and em ployed 125 hands. W. 1 H. Dustin," the owner, had made considerable improve ments during the year. - A greater portion of the machinery for Lenoir (N. C.) Cotton Mill Jias ar rived and is being placed in position. At the start 3000 spindles will be oper ated on fine yarns, and another 3000 spindles are to be purchased later on. Company is capitalized at $75,000. S. Kohorn and others bt Starkville. Miss., have incorporated the Textile Novelty ; Co., with capitalization of $10,000. - ; Celebrating Colony Founding. Mobile, Ala,, Special.-The first day of the celebration of the 200th anniver sary of the founding ofj the. first perma nent French colony in Louisiana and the establishing of Fort Louis s la Mobile in 1702 by John -Baptiste Le Moyne and Sieur. de Bienville, I was ob served successfully. Alter a parade of civic organizations a bjronze tablet was unveiled at the court-house, bearing an inscription in honor of the. Le Moyne brothers. De Iberville and; De Bienville. The, programme consisted of an invocation by Robert Moses, ad dress and presentation by Hon; C; W. Butt, acceptance Lr Mayor T. S. Fry and benediction by 3tey. W. H. R Cox A salute of 21 guns wai fired. , Fire In Georgetow n Georgetown, S. C, Special. At lf30 o'clock Sunday morning fire broke out in the express office building, spreading on either side and destroy ing five other buildings with contents. The Georgetown Times, - the post-; office, C. W. Rouse's j stationery and: Job printing; L. G. Walker, lawyer ;? M. .W. Pyatt, lawyer; j Col. Sparkman, insurance; : ingman and Bryant bi cycles;, the Masons' V lodge; ; Walter Hazard, lawyer; P. M. Matthews, civil - engineer, and the telephone ex change all lost heavily. The aggre gate amount is placed a $20,000; in surance $70,00. ! . Telegraphic Ticks. Rev. J. G. McCullough,' a Methodist minister, aged 82 years, died atWal halla, S. C, Thursday . The report Is current In" Germany that' there is A great scarcity of plows in England, because most of them have been beaten into , swords. :; , . Samuel E. Allen, of j Salt Lake City, owns a Wycliffe Bible, one of the first books printed in England. The volume Is at least 300 years old. y At a meeting of : the Senate commit tee on public buildings and ' grounds the following favorable reports - were authorized: To make j addition to the cost of the public building at Atlanta, $500,000; to increase the cost of public building Newport. News. ,V ' fnv 200.000 to 425d.0m: ' v .1"-:'- Day. Set Fprti yf-: Savannah, Ga., ' Special. In v the. United S tates district court for the Southern district of Qeorgia assign ment of the case of Benj. D. Green, John :IV Gayner and W. - T. Gaynor was made. The case . will be called on February 11 at 10 a.; m. Green and the Gaynors are indicted for " con spiracy, with former Capt O. M. Carter to defraud the government of large sums of money - on river - and harbor contracts. Mr. Rountree of At- lanta, cf : counsel for th . defendants, I was in attendance at j the opening cf the court HEAVY SHORTAGE A Trcsled Employe Gets Inyclred fcr 1 . a Large Aipount SALARIED MAN DAS BIG HOLDINGS The Alleged Embezzler Denies Th&S Tbere Is Defalcation, But Has- Sur rendered His Property, 'f Cincinnati, SpecialSenatorial ports were published here on an alleges shortage in the books of Theodore Braemer, who resigned last Sunday hhs . position as secretary and; treasurer of the J. & P. Schroth Packine Ctomnanv- of this city. The story as first published, alleged a shortage of from $160,000 t . $400,000, extending over a period 1 ot twenty years, and claimed 'that r Mr. Breemer had turned over all : of hl property and chatties in trust pending: an examination of the books by ex perts, firaemer denied that there was any defalcation, but admitted, that he had turned $72,000 in personal prop erty over to Harlan Cley eland, his at torney, and Jos. W. O'Hara, attorney for the Schroth Oomnany. Mrl Brae mer talked freely about the case. j Braemer is 45 years old and has been with the Schroths 27 years, most of the? time receiving $25 per ' week as book-' keeper and in recent years twice that amount as secretary and treasurer. Thtr firm did a business of about a millionv dollars a year, which was handled by Braemer. When John Schroth 'died, more tnan a y ear ago, Lieutenant Got ernor Nippert ' became the attorney ot his lieirs, who instituted an investiga tion of the company. This finally culnii nated i av meeting of ; all -.Interested parties at which Braemer- resigned and from which the sensational reports emanated. Harlan Cleveland, attorney for Bramer, and John W.-O'Hara, at torney for the company, and also trus tees, are engaged with the experts in examining . the be oks. The accountants Insist that they cannot complete their . work for two or three weeks and coun sel, say that no reliable statement can be made until that time. Braemer owns one. of the finest resi dences in the city and. it is furnished with all that art" can supply. ' In the sensational reports that have been pub lished no reference is made to , him as having any bad habits. The attorneys and other interested persons will glvt no assurance that the report of the experts on the examination;, ot the books will be made public when coni- i.CbVU, U Viicrjr ouiic kuak j ywojiuiw difference has already been . adjusted satisfactorily by the property that Braemer has turned over in trust 1 Braemer said that he had transferred to the trustees $72,000 in Standard Oil and Cincinnati Gas and Electric stjeks. This, he said, would amply cover any errors" which might be found on tht books. T'll tell you the truth of the matter; said Braemer, "The 'old man' and I have been fighting' for about six months and 1 concluded toquit and I resigned Sunday, Some errors had been discovered in the books and it was mutually agreedT to have an expert gefc over them. In order to indemnity tho company, Attorneys Cleveland an5 O'Hara' were appointed as trustees or my estate and I turned over to them4 $72,000Mn stocks. If any shortage Is found I am to blame. The salary waa $50 a week' and had been tor the past ten years. I owned $15,000 worth ot. stock In the company. I wish to say It there is any ghortage I know nothing of It" V . ' ' . Tillman In a Debate. ' ! Fredonlv N." Yj Speclal.r-Benjamla R. Tillman, United States Senator froo South ' . Ganltnaand, Chis. B. f Landis; resentotivfi-olJgrcss-4 ana; engaged In a spirited joint. -4bat In Dunkirk oh thtr questlsa tiT TJC5 racy vs. Republlamism.w Two 1hdusan3 persons listened , to the addressed which were along the lines of the pisxrom oi 1900 4 A New Steamer h Newport News, -Va., 7- SpetNd-Th Newport News Ship-Building and Dry Dock - Company received word from New York that they had been awarded the contract to build a new l0 steamer for the ;01d Dominion Line.' The ne? Vessel will be haridspmely equipped and will cost $600,000, will be SSS feet Ions, ciid tars a btsa ot 45 feet ,