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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
TIE cRANK's LETTER FILE.
Queer Requests from the Innocent-A
New Innovation.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1S.-In the
Interior Department there is file kept
of all the letters addressed to the Secre-
tarv or other officials by "cranks. 1t
is called the ''crank letter file. There
are a great number of cranks IN the
.ea1ntry, and from the Letters received at
the Interior Department they sesem
to be very communicative. Some OF
them are very modest and moderate in
their suggestions or requests, but
majority are quite erratic in their com
municauons. Some of the letters re-
ferred to in this file can hardly be said
to have been written by cranks, but for
the extreme novelty of the requests and
7axident misinfoImation of the
writer's, these leTreSS go We~a the restn
An Indiana m&n has just wrlrreT to
the Secretary of fhe Interior stating t1at
he wants $3.50. He says he is old and
feeble, and Eeeds the money and thinks
the gover1nent ought to give it to him.
He therefore asks the Secretary. for the
amount suggested, and requests that it
be forwarded as early as possible.
AN Ohio man Is a little more modest
in-f1s;ced uesc ,l7ee- r says lie has farm
Of $40 acres, and that it is nortgaged
for So, ,0CO. That amount, he says, will
lust exactly get him out OF debt and
start him square with the world, the
$40 acres of land, of course, being on
the credit side. He asks the Sectetary
to send him $4,000 by return mail as
loan, and says be will pay it back to the
government in instalments.
4 novel request has just been received
from school teacher in Kansas City.
This teacher makes a mild requisitlon
for full set of blanks such as are used
in the Interior Department. He
explains his request by stating that he
teaches civil government in the high
school and wishes to give his scholars
an object lesson concerning government
blanks, applications, appointments, etc:
In postscript he adds that full set of
patent Office, pension, Indian bureau,
education and census blanks will be
doubly appreciated. As full set OF
the various blanks requested would
ABOUT fill two freight cars, it is not
likely that the Secretary will forward
them
A Cincinnati man has just addressed
a postal card to the department upon
which he inscribes a very startling re-
quest He simply says:
please send me, by return mail, a
Civil Service Commission.
The Cincinnati man who makes this
request signs his name and gives his
address, and he is doubtless patiently
awaiting a civil service commission. a
doubt is felt in the department as to
whether he wants real live civil service
commission, or report of the Civil
Service Commission, or blank applica-
ton for a civil service examination. Until
this doubt is settled no action Will be
taken in the matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
TIE PRESIDENT INVITED SOUTH.
He Expresses His Qualification at the In
dustrial Growth Of This Section.

WASHINGTON. May 23.-Breckinrldse
Jones of Decatur. Ala. called on the
President to-day, and in the name OF
the citizens Of New Decatur invited him
to attend the ceremonies to take place
there on the 29th inst in celebration OF
the opening of various industrial enters
prises. The President received Mr..
Jones Very cordially, and assured him
that he took warm interest in the in
dustrial growth of the South, and eN-
pressed his qualification at the, many ev-
iGenceS of material advancement which
the South was exhibiting. The PreSl-
dent said that he regretted that the state
of public business would not permit MIN
70 be present in person at the opening
of Decatur,S new enterprise.
At the suggestion of the President
and Secretary Noble, Judge Shields, As
sistant Attorney General for the Interior
Department. will attend the ceremonies
at New Decatur, aud Will represent the
administration on that occasion. 1t Is
possible that some member Of the Cabl-
net will go to Decatur, though none OF
them have vet decided to do so.
4 delegation of citizens of FrederlckS-
burg, Va. also called on the President
and invited him to attend the County
fair to be held there in October. The
President said he would consider the
matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
United States Attorney.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The President
to-day appointed Abial Lathrop Of South
Carolina, to be United States Attorney
for the District of South Carolina. rice
Leroy F. Youmans, removed.
ORANGEBURG, S. G., May 24.-rSpecial
to The Register. THE appointment OF
Abial Lathrop of this city as United
States District Attorney will gi1e gene
raj satisfaction here. He is highly
esteemed by the Orangeburg bar, every
member of which is pleased with the ap
pointment.
Mr.. Lathrop was born in Genessee
County, New York. in 1S45. lie read
law in the office of Judge Bangs, now of
Buffalo, n. Y, and afterwards com
pleted the course in the office of ms
brother, William Lathrop. He was ad-
mitted to the practice Of Law in 1871 in
the State of Illinois. He came to South
Carolina in 1876, since which time
he has been engaged in the practice of
his profession at this place. He no"
enjoys a lucrative practice, and has the
confidence and esteem of all who know
him. He has never taken an active
part in politics, but his honest convlc-
tons guide him in everything: His ap-
pointment is a most agreeable surprise
to himself and to a number of his
friends.
Mr.. Lathrop was married some years
since to Miss Heidtman of this place.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Swallow a Rattlesnakes Heart.

ELLESyILLE, n. Y, May 22.--While
number of the residents Of this village
were discussing the question whether
consumption could be cured or not, one
of them made the following extraordl-
nary statement:
II am positive, from an experience Of
nv own, that the dread disease can be
cured. When I was about twenty years
old I suffered from consumption in its
verv worst form. One day an old man
said to me: IF you swallow a rattle
snakes heart you will be cured.
Il was inclined at first not to try the
old mans cure, but as l grew more weak
l could not get the strange remedy for
nv disease out of my mind and began
to wish that I could find rattlesnake.
Soon a teamSter from one of the tanner
les came by our house and heard him
say to my father, I just killed big
rattler.' I asked the man where he had
left it. On learning the location l ran
eagerly to the spot on the hillside and
soon saw what to most people would
have been repulsive object, but to me,
at that time, seemed a literal fountain
of youth. took the rattler home and,
with the excuse that wanted the fat
and oil from the reptile, induced my
father to skin it. He did so, and as
soon as he cut open the snake watched
anxiously for the heart. Soon had 1t
in my hands and was trembling with
emotion. gazed upon the little, qulv-
ering, dark looking object in my palm
and handled it as lovingly as young
lady would a costly pearl.
while l was fonding 1t | said,
Father. that looks good enough to eat.
Not having the remoteSt idea of my in
tention, father said, 1t does, that's a
fact. At that instant l clapped the lit
tie heart into my mouth and swallowed
it at one gulp.
: The rattler'S heart, as it entered my
stomach, gave me peculiar thrill, and
l took but little notice of my fathers
disgust and anger. From that day |
felt myself growing stronger and better,
and in less than a year | was well and
hearty, and have continued in good
health to this day
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
THE SLEEPING WOMAN OF ATTIcA.
Her Condition Improving and Her
frances Shorter and Less FREQUENT.

frances Shorter ana Less c1eQUeHI'
ATT1cA, May 2O.-Mrs. Emma Alt
house, whose continued frances during
the last two years have attracted so
much attention, has taken a change for
the better and there is chance that she
may entirely recover, though it is very
slight For the last month her condl-
ton has gradually improved, until now
she can again partake of some nourlsh-
ment; her breathing is more natural
and her trance periods are less frequent
and shorter. Two months ago she was
given up for dead and her vitality be-
came so low subsequent to her rallylng on
that occasion that all of her relatives
became convinced that she could not
live. Mrs. Althouse partakes of small
quantities of nourlshment, is able to
move her hands, and seems much
stronger, but she is wholly powerless to
sit up in bed, where she has lain during
the two years of her illness. Lately she
has had no medical attendance, and
strangers have been more rlgld!y eX-
cluded from the house than ever before.
Her last trance lasted onl a week. and
she has had several short maps Of three
or four days. In one of them she
plainly saw the scenes attending the in
auguration of President Harrison, but
her strength was not sufficient 10 fully
describe them. She also knew about
other events which had tranSplred, and
which were not mentioned IN the slck
room. The longest trance she had was
the first of the year and lasted thirty
FIVE days. Another continued thirty
three days, but the average until lately
was between fifteen and twenty days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
rEELAND ZOE THE MIKADo.
Extraordinary Seismic Manifestations
Severe Punishment of Two Journalists

Extraordinary Seismic Manifestations.
Severe Punishment of Two Journalists.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-The Occi-
dental and Oriental Company's steam
ship Belgic arrived yesterday bringing
Chinese and japanese adyices to May ..
The Japan Hail (newspaper) states that
an earthquake of a most unusual char
acter was recorded at 2:07 p m. April
IS in the seismological observatory OF
the Imperial University at Toxic. The
popularity of the phenomenon lay not
in its violence, but in the extreme slow
ness Of its oscillation, it taking from
fonr to seven seconds to complete one
forward aud back motion, chiefly in a
horizontal plane lying South and North.
There were few vertical motions, how
ever. of equally slow periods. The phe-
nomenon lasted ten minutes and thirty
six seconds, no damage being done as
yet reported.
Yokohama papers give an account Of
the severe punishment of two japanese
journalists who published with a sketch
of the new liberal constitution picture
of the skeleton of the Emperor One
was sentenced to three years imprison-
meat and fined, while the other received
one wear in prison and was fined.
Count Herbert Bismarck is to receive
the japanese decoration Of the First
Order of Merit and the Grand Order of
the Rising Sun for his services in the
treaty revision and the engagement OF
Imperial advisers.
Heavy floods have done great damage
in several provinces and in the city OF
Kloto
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
MORMONS IN SPARTANBURG.
A Fine Field for Missionary Work by
ANY Church.

The Mormon elders have invaded the
Thickety Mountain region again. Sew.
eral of the brethren, perhaps eight of
them, are in that neighborhood. They
have little following by people whose
morals and manners would be improved
by rigid practice of the Mormon pre-
cepts. If some of them should migrate
to Utah, our country need not put on
sack cloth and ashes. There is belt OF
country, about the headwaters Of Thick
etv, which affords a fine field for mis-
sionary work by any church. The peo-
ple have been neglected. The Christian
missionary and Sunday school teacher
have passed by on the other side: These
Mormons come to them and offer such
a gospel as they have. A few of the
people accept it because they think 1t
better than no gospel. Mormon mis-
sionaries are not very desirable. They
do not come to the people with the best
gospel. There should be no place for
their teachings in our County. But II
is not worth while to become very ind.g-
nant and talk about violence towards
these saints from Utah. If our churches
had done their full duty towards these
poor. ignorant, unlettered people in
past years, the Mormon elders would
not have found sympathetic hearers and
ready followers. That they have done
so, right here, almost in hearing of the
bells that ring out from our fine city
churches, is a sad commentary on oul
home missionary spirit.-Spartan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
The c., N. & Z. r. r.

Mr.. C. J. Ellis, the chief engineer Of
the c., n. & L. R. R., and his assistants
have been encamped in the suburbs OF
the town for several days. They have
been making several preliminary sur
veys on both sides of the town and en-
deavering to secure the best location Of
the route to enter the town. One line
will be located on either side~of the
town and the cost of each will be eSti-
mated and the most practical selected,
regard being had to cost and conven-
ience. AS soon as the location is decid-
ed upon work will be commenced on the
whole line and the work pushed rapidly
to completion.
Messrs. ". G. Childs and VIM. H.
Lyles of Columbia have been il the
city for several days in the interest Of
the c., n. & L. R. R.-Newberry Her.
aid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
THE CONGO RAILROAD.
It VIII Cost s5, 900, 900 and Ground Will
be Broken this Fail.

|
BRUSSELS. Nav a2.-The engineers
who have been nosaa2.is,S S1ue surveys and
nrenaring,she plans for the Congo Rail
I'D around the cataracts have compile
Ned their work. At special meeting Of
the foSal Geographical Society at Ant
werp they ha$e. made known the condi-
tions under which sSasee road will be built.
They say that it will taSe>S5, 100000 to
build the road, equip it with
stock, and pay interest on the lnvesr7
ment during the period Of construction,
which is fixed at four years. The total
length of the road viii be. .426 kilometres,
or about 264 miles, and it will extend
from Matadi, at the head of navigation
on the lower Congo, to the village OF
Ndalo, on the South shore of Stanley
Pool.
In the first sixteen miles between Ma
tadi and Palaballa are found the only
difficulties of construcli9aE-7-7WT-ii11ica are
occasioneapy the rocky and rolling ma
ture<0f the land The rest Of the route
IS laid along the plateau behind the
hills that skirt the left bank Of the
Congo, and is exceptionally favorable
for railroad building.
Only three important bridges will be
required. One of them will be $50 feet
long over the Inkissi River, and the
others will each be $50 feet long over
the rivers Mpozo and Kwilu. The COM
plete planssare to be published without
delay. 1t is expected that ground will
be broken this fall.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Mormons Made to Move On.

On last Saturday night the Mormon
missionaries who have been preaching
in this and Darlington Counties had an
appointment at the house of one Rush
Riddle, who lives just across the line in
Darlington County. Some time after
the services a large party of men went
to Riddles house, where the Mormons
we're to spend the night. Some of
the party were in buggies, some on
horseback. and some on foot. The IN.
mates of the house becoming alarmed
at The noise of the horses and the near
approach of the company, opc of the
Mornous undertook to escape but
ran into the arms of the footmen
and was captured. The other barred
himself in, but after brief parley
was captured, and the two were carried
some distance from the house, where
they were required to depart from the
State within twelve hours. Report also
saws that the demand was Immediately
obeyed, and nothing has since been
heard of them. We are also Informed
that Mr.. Riddle made some effort to re-
sist the party, but yielded to the force OF
numbers, who, it seems, were strangers
to him. He now claims that he has
been damaged by the company; that they
passed over his young cotton crop, and
seriously injured it, and, if reports be
true, bis ''bravo' was also seriously
damaged.
It is not to be denied that the poison
of Mormonism has been freely inocu-
lated here, and is now being felt by our
churches, and, in some cases, IN the
family circle. - Chesterfield Adrertlser.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Killing Negroes for Their Blood.

The negroes of this and adjoining
Counties have, for several weeks past,
been in state of abnormal fear and
trembling. They claim that there is a
white man, doctor, who at will can
make himself invisible, and who then ap-
proaches some unsuspecting darkey, and
having rendered HIM Cor her, as is
generally the case inSenslble by throw
ing chloroform in her tace, he proceeds
to ill up a bail bucket with his victims
heart blood, for the purpose of making
medicine. After having drained the
last drop of blood from the victims
heart, the body is dumped into some
secret place where it is impossible for
any person to find it.
1t is surprising how some of these lg-
norant black people believe such things,
but it is fact that they, the women es-
pecially, believe itso firmly that they
will not venture out at night, or in the
daytime in any sequestered place. They
greatly fear to cross branch or swamp,
and will not dare to 60 alone.
One old colored woman in speaking
on this subject recently insisted that
she believed it. She says that she
knows the white man makes castor oil
cut of negroes blood, and that in slav-
cry times negro would die before he
would take dose of castor oil.--Nan-
nina Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Incredible Story About Baltimore Girls.

Incredible Story About Baltimore Girls.
O1eIef the Latest fads of Baltimore
girls is to dress in EfsecsA5sla5Eom mead TO
foot, with veil and gloves to match, and
then, borrowing neighbor'S child, show
it around the city. Of course, the natu-
raj supposltion is that the child is not
borrowed, and that the young lady IS
widow. AS a widow is generally sup
posed to be ready 70 catoutr.cI iiaatT'--
iu61s, lI5; ttle 3; mpathies Of the susceptible
Young man are readily aroused. first BY
curiosity as to how long the chlIds
father has been dead; then, what he
died of, and, since the widow seems to
mourn for him, how she must have
cared for the dear departed. And, If
she did care for him, why might she not
care also for another, and why might
not be be the fortunate individual, espe-
cially if the first husband left cash
enough for the support of two, or three,
as the case might be. Of course, when
acquaintance follows, the apparent wild
owhood can be easily and innocently ex-
planned, and the desired happy result
ollow.-Bdltin,ore american.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Confederate Monuneat Unveiled

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 24.-The un-
yelling of the monument to the Confed.
crate dead OF this city took place to-day.
4 large crowd was in attendance. The
military and civic parade was a mile
long. including military from Washing
ton and the fire department maSnlcently
decorated. Confederate Camps from
Baltimore, Leesburg, Fredericksburg,
Richmond and other places participated
in the unveihng ceremonies. a very
impressive presentation speech was
made by r. l. Daniel of Richmond.
The oration was by General Lee. Every
thing passed of satisfactorily.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
The Clemson Beouest Sustained.

The decision of Chief Justice Fuller,
who heard the conest over the will of the
late Thomas G. Clemson. was favor
able to the State. His Honor held the
beouest of Fort Hill plantation, and the
personal property specified, to be valid.
The injunction previously granted IS
dissolved. 1t is said that the attorneys
of Miss Isabella Lee will appeal to the
United States Supreme Court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Mr.. Jacobs at His Home.

ssDick" Jacobs, since his pardon and
return home, has remained on his farm
a few miles from the city all the time,
and is said TO be confined to his bed
from an attack of sickness which is eX-
trelnely severe. He will resume his
vocation of farming, the hands en-
ployed on his place having kept the farm
going and in good condition. and during
MS absence planted the crop for this
year which, if his health does not pre-
vent, he will be able to superintend
from now on.-Greenri1e NeerS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Heavy Frost in Illinois.

BELvIDERE, May 23.-Quite heavy
frost visited this vicinity yesterday
morning. Corn and garden stuffs were
not affected, but It is feared that consid-
cradle damage has been done to straw
berries. Berry raising.has become quite
an industry throughout the Northern
part of this State during late years, and
frost at this time will cause heavy loss.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Minister Lincoln in London.

LONDON, May 23.-Mr. Robert T..
Lincoln, the new American Minister,
has taken up his residence at No. 8
Cadogans Square. Mr.. Henry White OF
the American Legation presented Mr.
Lincoln to Lord Salisbury at the Foreign
Office to-day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
DICE BEER! RICE BEER!

-AU
We are the sole manufacturers Of this de-
iicious and healthy beverage, which after
having been analyzed by all the eminent
chemists in atlanta GA, during 'Prohibl-
ton" and after the most searching scrutiny
for traces of alchoho!, was allowed to be sold
free Of Sta1eSand city license, and so also
more recently alsea IN ths eaelyzing in Flor:
ida 1t fills d ilong felt want for stm1lant nan
and appetizer fh It is not Intoxicating; pleas,
ant to the tastS, contains nourishment ana
specially suit@ ID for persons Of weak and del-
icate .constitut; ions. 1t has the taSteol !aSee
peer q the ts4layor; besides, to aaa .
lis purity and medic qualities, IS special,
ly made of our celebrated world renowned
original Artesian well wat Der. Put up in
cases of one dozen pints at SH'-al-aar dozen:
five dozen ut 81 per dozen, and in essSks OF
ten dozen each at 80 cents per dozen. Casst
must accompany each order. Copyrighted
and patent applied for.
We have no Agents, and none genuine
unless ordered direct from
CRAMER & X E RS TEN,
PALMETTO BREwRY,
Steam Soda and Mineral Water Works.
Charleston, S. c., y. S. A.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
The President RENTS Sim Coy's Fine.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 23.-President
Harrison has remitted the fine Of 800
and costs aggregating $3.50, against Sim
Gov, a Democratic politician, who is
serving a sentence of eighteen months
in the Michigan City, Indiana, prison
for election frauds committed in Indian
apolis. in 1886. His term will expire in
a few days. The petition for the remis-
sion of the fine was signed by number
of prominent Republicans, including
John c.. New.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
Miners Entombed Alive.

LONDON, May 23.-The roof of the col
liery at Merthyr Tydvil. Wales, has
fallen in, killing one miner and entomb-
ing ffty-eisht others. Work is being
actively prosecuted for the rescue Of the
imprisoned men.
LATER.-All the entombed miners
have been rescued.
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More Trouble for France and Germany.
PARIS, May 24.-The Nineteeath Cen
t,sru SAYS that number of Frenchmen
have been arrested by the German au-
thorities at Soutzmatt, Alsace, on
charge of treason.