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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05

At II meeting of the Academy of
Sciences the prince of Monaco read a
paper demonstrating the possibility Of
shipwrecked people, who have taken
to the boats and are without provis-
ions, being able to sustain life with
what they could catch in dragnot
trailing overheard over night.
BUFFALO, n. Y. nos. in.-Firo was dis
covered at o'clock Tuesday morning in tho
Wheeler elevator. situated on the island op
posito the New York Central freight house,
and it was partly destroyed. The loss on tho
building is about Sl20000; on tho contents,
eilU, 0v0. and on machinery 5000 The ele-
vator which was constructed of brick and
wood had capacity of ~, 900 bushels, and
contained about 100000 bushels OF grain.
Cause of fire not known. Insurance Is sup
posed to be sufficient to cover losse5
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
A Freight Tie-Up an the L, n. A.

A Freight Tie-Up an the L, N. A. a. G.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, 49, A-One hundred
freight brakemen on Che Louisville, New AL
bany a. Chicago railroad struck yesterday,
demanding that an additional man be given
each crew and wages raised to cents per
milo. The strike was inaugurated in this
city, and extended quickly 20 the north and
south divisions OF tho road. Freight traffic
is at n stnndstill
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05

Failure Of the So. f'sw Iron Company.
81. PAUL, MIMI, Hss. .s.--The St Paul
Iron company, OF North Sc Paul, has made
an sssienm snt with liabilities estimated ut
$4,000 Amsts not yet known-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
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o. account at the intimate
connection Of these diseases
with the stomach, brain,
heart and liver, through the
sympathetic spinal system of
diagnosis or locating of her
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
The Girl in White.

The Richmond correspondent Of the
Petersburg Mder-Appeal says: A very
pretty Virginia girl went to New York
last month to spend few weeks with
an aristocratic relative-a widow with
two fashionable daughters. The South
ern girl had never been to New York
before. She took bountiful supply OF
white muslin dresses but no frock of
heavy stuff for evening wear. The first
evening of her visit she arrayed herself
in white. What could be more becom-
ing or more suitable for a warm night2
But the hostess and the two daughters
were horriied. They told the girl that
white was never worn in ''good society"
in New York and that she must
never put on white dress again. while
she was there. The next day the visi-
tor, accompanied by the New York Ia
dies, went shopping and afterwards to
the dressmakers. In week the fair
visitor was properly attired in New York
fashion. In speaking of this to one of
our most noted society ladies-a lady
who has spent a good deal of her time
North and Abroad was told that one
reason that white was not worn in New
York was on account of the exorbitant
laundry rate. Two or three summerssago
she determined to defy Northern custom
and on several occasions appeared in
white dress. She had to pay ten dollars
each time she had dress laundried. And
the dress was not half as nicely "done
up as when the old black lady at home
handled If.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
which would successfully compete with
the 5-cents-a-day labor of the Orient.

WHICH WOulQ SuccSSeIuiIy compete WILL
the 5-cents-a-day labor of the Orient.
"Many machines have been devised,
and some of them are reported to be
very successful. For a time it was 4
much mooted question whether the
stalks should be decorticated in q green
or dry state, but it now seems to be the
more popular opinion that it is the most
economical to decorticate them while
green.
''It cannot be distinguished between
the different makers in favor of any par
ticular one, as the department has not
seen them in operation and can only
have 4 theoretical opinion of their re-
Spective merits, founded on their de-
scriptions, but recent Invention has
been made abroad, which the depart
ment is now investigating, which is said
to decorticate the stalk in the field with
out the use of machinery and the usual
process of rotting and hetchiug. If This
proves to be true, it will greatly Stlmn-
late the growth OF tibrous plants AS Is
now without doubt on the threshold Cf
Il new and great industry in the culture
and manufacture of tibrous plants,
whose cleared ibres are produced IN
vast amounts. But the cultivation Of
both ramie and jute is no longer an ex-
pertinent. Small parcels Of seed for
trial have been distributed BY the de
partment during the past few years. and
both plants are now largely cultivated
in the South and Southwestern States,
many acres in Texas alone being now III
successful growth. p"
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bia and Willamette Rivers. The cap
tain had won the hearts of every one by
her happy disposition, her kindly heart
aud charming manner, while the en-
gineer was cqna!ly well liked for his
upright and m;.nIy qualities. In another
year they bought the steamer General
New.ie for $500 The steamer is Ill
5-l2 feet in length, 20 5-12 feet beam,
and has depth of hold of feet. Their
business is tiourishing greater than
ever. They now carry nearly every article
that can be found in a general mer-
chandisc store Engineer Hill runs the
lower deck, where he looks after the
mems wants, md the captain dickers
with the women on the upper deck, and
is said to be an excellent hand at making
a Shrewd bargain. She steers their ship
of life, and ue. husband gallantly re-
spends to the bells, and goes ahead" OF
"slows down" as she directs, and a hap
pier couple is unknown. When not on
the river their home is in Portland,
where it is said they have accumulated
property to the amount of about $25, 600.
Mrs. Captain Hill is a handsome bru-
uette. about five and a half feet in
height, and weighing about l4O pounds.
She has the happy faculty of making
friends, and no one is more highly
thought of among her large circle of ac-
qudintances than is Mrs. Capt. Minnie
Hill.-Sue Francisco Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
Gen. Sherman Elected from Car.

Grand Army men in Chicago were
very much stirred up Saturday about an
interview with Major Hoyt Sherman, a
brother of Gen. W. 7. Sherman, in
which it was stated that when the Gen
eral and his brother reached the depot
in Milwaukee Friday night to take the
train for Chicago at the close of the en-
campment the old warrior was very
much fatigued; that they were shown
into a car and were just comfortably
seated when lot of members of Phil
Sheridan Post, of Chicago, came into the
car; that they insisted that the occupants
had no right there, and that the General
and his brother were compelled to seek
seats elsewhere. Mr.. ". G. Curtis, COM
mlnder of Phil Sheridan Post, admitted
that it was an awkward affair, but held
that the members of the post We're not
to blame in the matter. The trouble, he
thought, arose out of the fact that the
General was tired and his brother un-
necessarily quick-tempered. The facts,
he said, were that the car had been
chartered by Il number of members OF
the post who had their wives with them.
When they reached the depot they
found the seats taken. and, not knowing
that Gen. Sharman was on board,
ordered the porter to clear the car,
which he proceeded to do. When the
discovery was made that Gen. Sherman
was being elected member of the post
offered him his seat, which he declined.
Mr.. Curtis says the General did not
seem angered about the matter, but that
Major Sherman was in high dudgeon.
They went forward into another car,
where seats had been reserved for them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
HOW TO RAISE JUTE.
A Subject Of Some Interest in View OF
the Fieht Against the Jute Trusts.

A Subject Of Some Interest in View OF
the Fight Against the Jute Trusts.
While off on his recent summer trip,
Mr.. William Rodgers of Georgia visited
Washington City and the Department OF
Agriculture, where he learned many IN
teresting points that will assist him iu
the development of his plans. The fol-
lowing will be of interest:
''Jute will grow in any of the South
ern States adapted to ramie. 1t will
not thrive in very sandy soil, out IN
lands of alluvial bottom or in flooded
valleys, or in high, moist, sandy loan.
Alluyial mold is favorable to its growth.
The land for this crop must be well
broken up in the field until the soil has
been thoroughly pulverlzed, deeply eX-
posed to the sun and air and manured.
March and April are the best months at
the South. Narrowing is necessary both
before and after sowing. 1t Is we'll to
SOW after rainy day The seed is
sown broadcast from twenty to thirty
pounds per acre. From the time of
sowing to the time of harvesting, say
about four months, the only work to be
done is to keep the land clear OF weeds
and to thin out the stalks that grow too
thickly. This work is done by hands
going through the field, and facilitates
the growth of the plants.
''Jute must be cut while the plant is
in flower, because the fibre is then more
glossy and less woody; the cutting of
the stalks can be done either by 4
mower or case knife. The stalks are
eft in the field three or four days till
the leaves fall off and are then carried
to the decorticator.
s'Jute, sown broadcast at the rate of
about twenty-five pounds seed to an
acre, gives eight stalks, eleven to twelve
feet high, to the square foot. The Il, :
600 square feet Of an acre will, there
fore, give $50, 900 stalks, which average
about one and half pounds of market
able product to the hundred stalks, or
$500 pounds of jute fibre, worth two
cents per pound, yielding $1O4 per acre:
sThe decorticating or separation OF
the fibre from the stalk has heretofore
prevented the extensive cultivation OF
these plants in this country, because the
work was done by cheap labor of the
Eastern countries, with which cur better
paid laDorers could not pro6tably COM
pete. But the inventive genius OF our
countrymen has been stimulated during
the last decade to produce machinery
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
State Alliance Executive Committee.

A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the State Farmers Alliance was
held in this city last night.
Mr.. N. L. Donaldson of Greenville,
who was elected State Business Agent
at the last meeting of the Alliance,
was authorized to receive bids
and propositions from manufacturers
and merchants for furnishing to
members of the Alliance as individuals,
or as organizations, anything and every
thing that a farmer needs or uses.
Mr.. Donaldson is now ready to re-
ceive propositions and prices from
manufacturers of and dealers in agri
cultural machinery, implements. tools,
etc., fertilizers, and supplies of every
kind.
These propositions and prices will be
kept, strictly confidential and will be
only made known to members of the
order. The idea is, while seeking to
secure for the farmer the lowest prices
and best terms possible, to also give to
such dealers and manufactures as
choose to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity, by making close figures, to in
crease the volume of the business. 1n
this way it is believed possible to secure
mutual advantage 10 all parties con
cerned.
The business agent, Mr.. Donaldson,
will transmit these propositions and
offers to The members of the order
throughout the Slate through the proper
channels.
Mr.. Donaldson was also authorized by
the executive committee to travel with
Mr.. Terrell through the State, when
practicable, with tue object of facilitat-
ing the establishment Of the State En-
change, the joint stock company which
was provided for at the late meeting Of
the State Alliance. Mr.. DonaldS0n's
efforts will be directed to advancing in
every way possible the early establish
ment OF Il c Exchange, from which so
much benefit is expected to be derived
by members of the order.-Columbia
hegiSter, Sept 3.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
ERROR OF JUDGMENT.
How Lightning Rod Agent Protected
Barn.

Barn.
''About fifteen years ago, when | was
in the lightning rod BUSINESS in this
State" said Detroit insurance man the
other day as he slowly slipped his ginger
ale, 1--WE got a job on farmers big
barn in Nankin township. We had had
hard work to get him, as he was an un-
believer in the virtue of the rods, but
he finally consented ard we went ahead,
giving him the most solemn assurance.
of course, that his barn would be pro-
tected beyond question. We had just
finished work when a thunder storm was
observed coming up and he remarked
that it would be good time to test the
rods. We put our team in the barn, but
preferred the house for our shelter.
"Weli, the storm came along and, as
1t reached us, there was flash and
bang, everybody got a shock and when
we came to look out the barn was on fire
in dozen places. Before we could get
the team and wagon out 1t was too Late
and they burned with the structure.
How did you explain it to the farm
err" was asked.
1--WE didn't explain it at all. He did
the explaining. He got down shot
gun and explained that if we didn't get
beyond range before he could count fifty
be would open fire. We got and we
never even went back to claim the iron
work of the wagon"
''Could the rods have been valueleSsI
Certainly not"
'Then how did it happeu2"
81 think it was an error in judgment
on the part of Providence. think the
idea was to strike the house and kill me
and my partner!"-Detroit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11

again near Santa Ana, and robbed a
drummer, who was riding down Santiago
CANYON, of several hundred dollars. On
Thursday night, the 2Sth. City Marshal
Inslev of Santa Ana, received word that
the outlaw had taken refuge with the
girl in the house of a Spanish family
named Para, near the head of the Santi-
ago Canyon. and he left Santa Ana at
midnight with Il posse. BY daylight on
Friday the house was surrounded and
the posse advanced, expecting to get the
outlaw. The expectation was vain.
Morales had probably heard of their
coming, for he was not there, and the
Para family said he had not been there.
WILD GOOSE CHASE.
Then the posse divided, and made
thorough search of the hills in that
vicinity. but found no trace Of their
man, although Spanish sheep herder
told them that the outlaw had hidden
the girl aud would play with them alone.
The pursuit has been kept up the whole
of to-day, but without avail to a late
hour tonight. and Sheriff Aguirre Of
Los AuStlCS NouutI, liC LuoSt bo''N
capturer of criminals in Southern Cali
fornia, and L perfectly fearless officer,
has taken the field to aid the Orange
County men. Aguirre will endeavor to
trap the desperate.
Morales is we'll armed and desperate,
and every Spaniard in the country,
through fear or friendship, will shield
him. He has four hiding places, one in
Santiago Canyon, one in La Ballona,
twelve miles South Of Los Angeles, one
at Malaga, fourteen miles North of La
Ballona, and the fourth at Pedro Lopez,s
ranch, near Newhall, about twenty miles
North of Malaga Gong from one Of
these places TO the other he makes q
complete circuit of the city, stealing
horses as he wants diem on the way, and
having friends every few miles who
will shield him. The only possible way
to catch him is by ambush somewhere
on the road. The whole country here.
aboutS is tcrrorzed by the outlaw, farm
ers being afraid to go out of their houses
after night, and even residents of the
suburbs of the city are alarmed. Mo
rales will probably commit several other
murders before he is finally captured, as
he has sworn to kill Sheriff Aguirre.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
SHE RODE LIKE A MAN.
A Young Woman Who Attracted Atten-
ton as She Sped Her Bicycle.

saw rather novel sight in the park
on Sunday-a woman riding astride a
bicycle, and yet SO perfectly pleasing
and modest :, position did it seem hat
itapparently attracted no special alien
ton, althoug gh she WAS riding along one
of tue most crowded drives. There arc
two bicycle clubs with lady members,
but this is the first time have seen one
venture into the park in this fashion,
and since she seemed to do it with so
little inconvenience to herself she will
probably soon have many imltators and 4
great encouragement will be given to an
admirable form Of exercise for women.
She was a young woman-about 20, !
should judge-slim and graceful and
extremely pretty. She rode one Of the
bicyclcs in which the wheels are both of
medium size, the forewheel but little
larger than the rear one, and the saddle
is lifted to the proper height by
steel stem. A mail bycicle it
is called, l believe, but seems emf
nently suited 10 the female, if one may
be permitted to say so, in consideration
of the fact that the weather is hot and
humid.
On this little saddle the lady sits, her
feet resting on the pedals, somewhat
forward, and neither wheel interfering
in the least with her skirts, which hang
around her very much as if she were
sitting on a high, narrow chair. The
girl l saw wore gray gingham gown,
made with one PLAIN, moderately full!
skirt of ordinary walking length The
waist was plain skirt waist OF the same
material, with a turnover collar, under
which was loosely knotted blue and
white scarf. It was fastened down the
front with gold studs and belted with a
broad canvas belt of blue to match
the scarf. The full skirt sleeves were
gathered into cuff fastened with gold
sleeve links. On her head was one of
those stiff blue straw sailors, with q
plain band of ribbon about it, such as
the women buy at the fashionable hat
ters'. She wore dark brown pigskin
SHOES and no gloves, and looked busi-
uesslike, comfortable and cool.
She was riding in company with some
half dozen male cyclers, and did not
seem in the least conscious, managed
her wheel skillfully, winding confidently
in and out among the carriages, aud
evidently found her costume quite
fitted for the purpose and not at all In
the way of her management Of her steel
horse. Since ! saw this I have heard
several women announce their intention
of following suit.-Brookya Eagle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
A APRETTY YOUNG PILOT.
Capt. Minnie Hill, Master Of the Clatsap
Chief on the Columbia River.

Capt. H. S. Lubbock, superintendent
inspector for the First district, re-
Gently from a tour Of inspection OF
steamers in the Portland district. Since
his arrival here his attention has been
called 10 an article lately published in
regard to what women can DO and are
doing in the way Of earning livelihood.
The article spoke of lady who was en-
pineer of a steamer on the Columbia
River, and, thinking that history of
the fair one might prove interesting, a
Chronicle reporter called on Capt. Lub-
book with view of learning something
of this paragon. She is not an engl-
neer, as was stated, bat is master of the
vessel. There is but one other lady
captain known III the United States who
mas a master license on the Mississippi
River.
The lady commander of the Columbia
was born in Albany, Oregon, In 1865,
and lived at that place until ashort time
before her marriage with Charles Hill,
which took place in 1888. Nr. Hill was
at that tine purser of the steamer Jo-
seph Kellogg. He continued IN this po-
sltion for three years, being assisted in
his duties by his youug wife. Living
economically all this time they managed
to save 81, ,OO0. With this money they
purchased an old schooner, and con-
verted her into trading boat, putting
small engine into her. Mrs. Hills
next step was TO take out a second class
masters license. She had studied navl-
cation, and had thoroughly learned the
Columbia and Willamette Rivers while
assisting her husband. and she passed
her examination without any trouble.
Her husband obtained an engineers Il
cense in December, 1886, for the steamer
Minnie Hill, to run from Portland to
Astoria, 4 distance of 10 miles. They
then bought stock of goods on credit
and launched into a trading business at
the various points on the Columbia
River
Their venture was crowned with sue
cess, and in the second year their busl-
ness had assumed such proportions that
they were obliged to get a larger
steamer, for which they paid three thou
sand dollars, money which had been
made by them during their first year in
trading, besides paying off all indebted
ness. They bought the Catslap Chief,
and on November 20, 1887, Mrs. Capt.
Hill applied for and was granted mas
ter's and pilots licenses. and on that
day she entered on her duties as COM
mander of the Clatsap Chief, while her
husband went on as engineer. A larger
stock of goods was put on board,
as they had found it profitable to
branch out and take in more territory.
Another year followed, and their for
tune was pretty well established. Capt
Minnie Hill and her husband and their
trading were known all ever the Colum-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-11
DARLINGTON BASEBALL INCIDENT
True Story Of the Difficulty Between
Young Dargan and Marshall.
(Drlington Ne'oS, Sept. g.

During the match game OF baseball
plaved here between the WadesbOro and
Darlington teams on Friday afternoon
last, one of the saddest events occurred
which it has ever been our unpleasant
duty to chronicle. The Wadesboro boys
were, as rule, a fine, manly set Of
fellows. and were moreover excellent
bail toSsers. As Darlington also had a
good team, the game, as far us it went,
was the finest ever seen in this town,
and was much enjoyed by large con-
course of spectators. In the latter half
of the seventh inning, Darlington was
at the bat, the, score. standing eight to
four in favor Of Wadesboro. Two men
had been put out on the Darlington side,
and Mr.. VIM. Marshall, the umpire for
Wadesboro, declared Mr.. McIver
Williamson out on third base,
which would have made the side
out. Emile Dargan, an eighteen
year-old son of Congressman Dargan,
was the next at the bat on the
Darlington side, and with a view to
taking his place at the home plate in
the event that his side was not out, was
"a. - :: ~, how'd Tho nor
noiuiuS a oaV .li n.s - n".;sfoa ,.ith tbo
lnston oe!S "eao ;,o' ., s,'ea -ha mto of nv
,e Seluio. W W;,,;enp iEe 1 ND " ins;Stoi thot be
had been pushed from the base by the
third -baseman. This brought on words
80" 80 n..s an5ad t,H tho for,nar saving
wv s.IHLaoas "es saTs go 49, ont taIIS l;e ;,
r,a tuv,er tDeo 90 .s s+snd;ne % some distance
huo wv ~ S aeton ,,ai,;no +hiS ramarl-
H"n,a rpaa. .'tU turnad | as e 70 I.lt, off Mar,
Iaa ihaIT ar;Jentiv ] snarv at What he had
Sa;d rushed towards him with his fists
cIinched Cline * if to strike. Just as he
coached Daroan. the latter turned sud
denly and seeing Marshall upon him,
onicL as thought struck him upon the
mood with the hat which he was holding
in his hand Marshall fell fiat; in a
moment a crowd gathered around. and
. General row Was imminent. This was.
howaver fortunately prevented by some
of the cooler heads, who hurried Dargan
onicIly from the grounds. The Wades-
boro hovs we're, as was natural, very
much excited at first, but by the time
the train arrived that night on
which thew were to leave for home, they
had evidently calraed down considerably
and we're diSposed to take a more ra
t;onal view Of the distressing occurrence.
The doctors who examined Marshall de-
clared that his SYMPTOMS were verv seri
ons bnt notwithstanding that fact, his
friends decided that it would be best 10
taIe him home that night. Since then
repeated reports of his improvement
have been received, and Yesterday the