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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-18
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1889.
BEN TERREL,S SPEECH.

The largest and most lntelhSent
crowd that for many years has gath
cred in the court house assembled
last Monday, to hear Ben Terrefs ad-
dress. The court house was packed
and more than half of those present
were Alliance men. At 11.30 o'clock,
the meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. James Mcdowell. Col. Jas.
E. Tindal, president Of the county al
lance, then, with some appropriate
remarks, introduced the Hon. Benz.
Terrell, of Texas, national organizer
for the Alliance. Last week we pub
ished on our first page Mr.. TerreEs
speech delivered in Columbia, togeth-
er with a personal description OF him.
We shall, therefore, this week, give
only brief outline of his speech.
MI. Terrell said, if the farmers
would only unite in a systematic ef-
fort, all working as unit, there
would be no difficulty in their hold
ing all their cotton until the price
reaches satisfactory figure. They
could, of course, get advances on
their cotton, by giving small rate OF
interest for the use of money, and
thus, while holding their cotton for a
higher pice, yet could at the same
time get money for immediate use.
He advised against an Alliance max
ing special arrangements to buy from
some particular merchant. This is
not the correct idea. The proper
way is to get money, and then for the
CASH buy wherever one can get the
best prices. A prosperous mere hant
says he has lost a big sum, say $780,
900, in bad debts, but still the mer-
chant is prosperous. What is the
reason of this? Why the merchant
has really lost nothing: he has made
his lost money out of those who did
pay. Alliance men, farmers, every
body, must get on cash basis: LET
those who have, help those who have
not. Alliance men ought to work to-
gether and trust each other. Then
they will become prosperous, inter-
dependent people. he, or the ALI
ance, made no war on the merchant.
Rather his aim, the aim of the ALI
ance, was to get things so it would
benefit the merchant. The merchant
would not have these big bad debts
which the good people must pay. OF
course then the merchant could sell
cheaper, equally bene6tting tho mer-
chant and ali others. Let every man
get out of debt: wear old patched
clothes, and live on dry bread if nee
essary, until he does get out of debt,
and then let him once out keep out.
IF sll will work together, individuals,
sub-alliances, county alliances, State
alliances, all as a unit, the cotton, the
great crop of the South. can be held
till it brings price that will pay for
making it. There are among lawyers
some bad men, who have done harm
to the farmers, and in consequence
some men have sworn they will never
vote again for a lawyer. This is all
wrong. I'VE should not visit the sins
of the Individuals upon tie class.
Many lawyers are aaoT gerry
- as2p!e i2 I'd world.
~ u. :, raIyp The chaTres on
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-18
Wilmington Columbia & Augusta Railroad.
MAY 18th, 1889.

DAILY. tDaily except Sunday.
Train on Florence r R leaves Pee Dee
daily except Sunday 5 Is NJ, arrive Row,
land Z 35P u. Returning leave Rowland
Z 90 A ~ arrive Pee Dee 10AM.
Train on Manchester d: Augusta r 4 leaves
Sumter daily except Sunday 10 35 N, arrive
Pinewood II 40 NJ Returning leave Plne-
wood u Oh N, arrive Sumter 25 II.
J. R. KENLY, ). r. DIVINE
Asst Cent Mane'r Genl Sup't.
T. NJ. EMERSON, Genl Passenger Agent,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-06

speaking is best. Nobody knew where you had gone when you disappeared % suddenly from Provincetown, and supposed at first that your disappoint- mcnt with Helen had something to do with it."
 "Of course it had. I thought my absence for a time might cause her to change her mind.''
 He looked inquiringly i'll the direc- tion of his hopes. He probably saw enough there to speedily convince him that there had been no change.
 Mrs. Willis face now assumed an expression of severity that was rare with her.
 II must talk very plainly to you. Louis," she said. II don't know what brings you back, nor where you have been. nor am pleased to sec you here; for you must know that your presence here is annoying to Helen. She told me of tho engagement she had contracted at Boston when she came back, and approved of it; but l must tell you that. had nothing of that kind stood in the way, there could mover have been any hope for you with her. Her father has always treated you with great kindness, because you were adopted by the sister he loved; but neither he nor have been blind to your defects of character nor to your vices 1 have tried to treat you well because my Husband asked me to; but l will not pretend that I have in the least overcome my dislike to you. Ii Helen shares in thls feeling can only say that it is perfectly natural. You went away without giving me chance to say this to you; but now that you have come back on so foolish m errand as that which seems to bring you, feel that can not say it too quick, both for Helon's sake and for your own good. It may save you embarrassment and pain"
 The subject of this very plain lesson had not been invited to sit down; but the omission did not discomposc him any more than the reproof. He talked comfortably in the old rocker, regard ing Mrs. Willis as though she were telling some interesting incident, with ] which he was not connected. When l she paused, he carelessly asked:
 Aren't you little hard on mep"
 Il said," resumed she. .'that ] thought at first that you had gone away on account of your disappoint. 1 ment with Helen. But the next day came the news of that disgraceful af. fair over at Truro, where two or three
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-06
MISSION SUNDAY scHooLs
\ Place Whsro Ono Needs to Keep 4
 His Wits About Hun.

Plaoe Where Ono Nseds to Keep All
 Ills Wits About Him.
 If there is any place where one needs to keep all his wits about him it Is in the mis- sion Sunday-school, says the Boston Cou- rier. The urchlns who are there gathered together have no reverence for either things sacred or things profane, and they are ready to question any thing and every thing said to then with frankness and bold ness which is eminently disconcerting to any one not accustomed to thls sort of thing. They arc not above playing tricks and laying snares for their teachers. On one occasion a young rapscMlion in North-end school remarked in Q sanctino- nious tone:
 My father drinks"
 Tho unwary teacher falling into the trap, began to talk to the class of the evils of intemperancc, and of how much little Johnny was given to tho dreadful habit of intem- perance. She waxed eloquent and spoke at considerable length, secretly feeling that l she had never done better and that she must surely make an impression upon her pupils.
 And then when she had made an end of speaking and all the c4ass were supposed to be in an eminently edihed condition of mind little Johnny finished his sentence with aA air so innocent as to deceive. if 1t were pos sible, even the very elect. My father" he said, s'drinks water" And he smiled confdingly into the face of his teacher as if he were sure of her ap- proval and as if he enjoyed the approval of clear conscience, as indeed very likely | he did.
 On another day when teacher was en- deavoring to impress upon 8 class of news l boys the beauty Sf righteousness and to give them some sort of a leaning toward the paths of decency, sobriety and godli- ness. an impudent, saucy-faced youngster, known among his companions as "Bully Sam," leaned forward and, holding out to her battered nickel which had the general appearance of having been run over by 8 horse-car, observed:
 "I say, now, pN give you that to stop" l It may be judged how much effect the lea. son had after that
 Still again, clever Boston girl had under taken the task of lnstructing pewful of newsboys, bootblacks and telegraph mesI | sengers, and the lesson chanced to be upon the raising of Lazarus. Taking into account l the fact that the boys knew of the telegraph, and finding that it was very hard to interest them, she turned the talk to electricity by asking if there was any way in which the dead could be raised to life, and going on to say that there had been people who be; lieved that it could be done by electricity.
 She found that she had at last gained their attention, and, threading to lose it again, she went on little with her talk about the force and its manifestations. The boys lis- tened intently, and presently one of the dirtiest and most reprehensible of the gang gave hitch to his ragged trousers, ex. pressive of satisfaction and interest.
 "Well, now," he said, ''we're learnin' suthin'n
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-06
WORK OF INVENTION.

flow 1t Has ovolutionizsd tho Condition
 of Working-Mon.
 In the manufacture of boots and shoes the work o1 500 operatives Is now done by 100. |.
 In making bread boxes three workers can do the work of thirteen box-makers by old methods.
 In cutting out clothing and cloth caps with dies one worker does the work of three by old methods.
 In leather manufacture modern methods have reduced the necessary number of workers from 5 to 50 per cent.
 A carpet measuring and brushing ma chine with one operator will do the work of fifteen men by the old methods.
 In the manufacture of flour modern i'm provements save 75 per cent. of the manual labor that once was necessary. In making tin cans one man and boy with modern appliances can do the work of ten workers by the old process. By the use of coal-mining machines 1GO miners in a month can mine as much coal in the same time as 500 miners by the old methods.
 Ono boy by machinery in turning wood work and materials for musical instru. ments performs the work of 25 men by the old methods.
 The horse power of steam used in the United States on railways, steamers and in factories and mines was in 1888 12, 100, 900 | against 1,61O, 900 in 1850. In the manufacture of brick improved de vices save one-tenth of the labor, and in the manufacturing of fre-brick 40 per cent of l the manual labor Is displaced. In stave-dressing twelve co-laborers with l machine can dress 12,O00 slaves Tn | the same time that the same number of
 workers by hand could dress 2, 2,5O0 slaves. l In mailing on shoe-heels one worker and q boy with machinery can heel 800 pairs of shoes per day. It would require five l workers to do the same by hand In the manufacture of carriages it useo | to take one man thirty-dve days to make a carriage. It is now made by the aid of ma. chinery with tho work of one man In twelve days.
 | In the cotton-mills in the United States | tho manual labor has been reduced about 30 per cent Now one weaver manages from two to ten looms, where one loom was
 formerly tended by one worker.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-06
PIONEER JUSTICE.

How an Old-Timo Squire Settled Q Con-
 troversy in . Fow Minutes.
 A story that Judge Reilly occasionally re- peats when the subject of Michigan justice is up for discussion runs substantially as follows, says the Detroit Free Press:
 When Gratiot County, Mich., first began to be disturbed by pioneers, and after 1t had its first justice of the peace, farmer named Davison walked three miles 10 secure a warrant for the arrest of his neighbor named Neacham for assault and battery. To save the constable 8 six-mile trip the de- fendant walked with the plaintiff. They encountered his honor just leaving his house with his gun on his shoulder, and Davison halted him with:
 Esquire, want . warrant for this man for striking me-"
 "I'm in m awful hurry" said the squire. "Come in tomorrow"
 'so'm in hurry. and I'm golng to have raising tomorrow"
 'sMeacham, did you hit himW asked the justice, "Yes."
 "Davison, o1d you strike firsti"
 'sNo."
 "Meacham, had you rather work for Davi- son three days than go to jailF'
 "I guess so," answered Meacham.
 "And will that satisfy you, Davisonl"
 "Yes."
 s'Then mako tracks for home and don't bother me another minutel My son has just como in with the news that an old bear and three cubs are up the same beech down at the edge of tho slushing, and I'm going to have some bear meat if it upsets the Su- preme Bench of Michigan. Court stands adjourned at present" .a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-06

sharpers leeced young Mix out of thousand dollars, a cards. Your name was mentioned in the matter. I don't know whether any crime was commit ted, or not; but there was great deal of indignation expressed against you and the feeling is not over yet. If am not much mistaken. that affair had more to do with your absence than anything clsc."
 Louis smiled complacontly.
 People don't seem to have any charity for my little failings," he said. 'I don't believe Pm any worse than other young men; but everybody cries out at my little scrapcs as loudly as though they were quite of lenses. But no matter; wanted to tell you where had been. I think it will interest you to hear"
 Neither of the ladies expressed the slightest curiosity on the subject, but he went on.
 'I went down to Nantucket about the time you mention. The Nellie Willis'' was on her way south, and put in there unexpectedly; I've forgotten for what. Uncle Aaron met me on the wharf. He was surprised to see me. I told him some kind of story why Ileft Provincetown, and after we had talked few minutes, he asked me to make the trip with him. He knew that Ihad learned Spanish enough to be of help to him at Havana We'll to cut the | story short, agreed, and went-'' "You didr' Mrs. Willis cried, rising and coming straight to the speaker, in her excitement. ''Where did you leave the barkP''
 "At Havana, on the second of this ! month";
 "Was my husband wellP' .. "Quite we'll, ma am."
 "Thank Heaven for that good news!" she fervently exclaimed. l II thought / should be entitled to some thanks for coming straight here and telling you," Hunter observed.
 Pardon me; we are both of us under obligations to you. Our minds have been relieved of heavy burden. But what detains him?"
 With perfectly straight face and easy manner did this man utter the fol- lowing explanation, which showed him to be as accomplished a liar as he was a scoundrel
 "We found Havana in an uproar over the Lopez expedition. and the Captain could not dispose of his cargo. After waiting there ten days for the excitement to subside, he concluded to go around to Kingston. in the island oi Jamaica. He knew that letter from an American posted at Havana at that time would be detained, and perhaps
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09
TO FIX A MINIMUM.

Workers of the ConnellsviIle Coke Region
Resolve to Converse and Fix Wages
The Only Alternative.
There is to be great convention of coal
miners and mine laborers of the Connellsville
coke region at Everson on the 18th, as the fol-
lowing call from Scottdale last evening clearly
sets forth:
10 the miners and mine laborers OF the ConneIs-
Vile coke region, greeting:
On the 18th of April. 1882 joint convention OF
miners and mine laborers, organized and unor-
ganzed was held at Scottdale, and the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
The sense OF the employees has been ascertained,
and large majority are most empnaticaliy In
favor Of demanding conference with our en-
poyers. We deem 1t our duty to inform all
miners and mine laborers employed In the Con-
nellsville coke region that a Joint convention Of
organized and unorgauized workmen will be held
at Everson on Wednesday, Suly II, 1855, at $3.50
A.
We believe the time is ripe for you to take de-
cisive action upon the following resolution passed
at the convention April 1a 1880:
Resolved That 1t is the opinion Of this conven-
ton that the following should be the minimum
rates Of wages for the different classes OF work;
One dollar per 100 bushels for mining room coal;
o. 20 per 100 bushels for mining heading coal and
all other narrow work; s2 10 per day OF eight
hours for drivers, cagers, horseoackmen, timber
men, trackmen and roperiders; chargers ~ cents
Tor coke drawing; 1ox cents per oven for levelng.
and all classes Of work lot mentioned TO De paid
In proportion to the above prices
Each pit or yard Is entitled to one delegate. 10
bear credentials signed by the Chairman ana Sec
retary of the meeting at which he Is elected.
Instruct delegates clearly upon the Following
questions: shall we demand conference with
our employersy IL SO, and our demands are ig-
nored, shall we demand the scale of wages sub
mitted on April IL. We hope all yards will be
represented at the convention. that the opinion
of all workmen interested in the above questions
can be obtained.
PETER WISE M. W.,
q. NJ, PARKER, Sec. and T.,
X. ID. KERFOOT,
JAMES KEEGAN,
ISAAC MATsON,
Executive Board of Subdivision No. 4 Of N. T.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09
LARGEST EVER HELD.

The Flint Glass Convention at Belleirc-No
Trouble. Except From Shade and CHM
uey Men-Addresscs.
While there is great interest in the Window
Glass Workers Convention now assembling in
Pittsburg, there is scarcely less importance
attaching to the National Convention of
American Flint Glass Workers. now in session
at Bellaire, o. A report from this scene Of
activity last evening, said:
The convention met in School Hall this morning
with 172 of the lss delegates present. and hundreds
of glassworkers from neighboring cities were in
town. President W. j. Smith called the conven-
tion to order, and; after the Committee on Gre
dentials was appointed. Mayor Brown delivered
an address of welcome, which was responded to by
Mr.. Smith. The Mayor of Wheeling also ad-
dressed the convention, after which the conven-
tion heard the report of the Committee on Gre
dentials. There were contests: hut this COM
mittee recommended some changes in the matter
that recess was taken for dinner.
The afternoon session was taken up in disposlng
Of the report, which was finally sat down upon,
but too late for the reports from President Smith
and Secretary Dillon to be heard. The latter re-
port is the most elaborate ever prepared. and this
convention is the largest one ever held, large
number of the delegates being new ones.
The shade and the chimney men are the only
ones from whom trouble is expected, as they have
the manufacturers during the last week. The in
surance feature will not be introduced until
Thursday. and there is wide difference Of opinion
as TO iLs success.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09
HERRINGS AHEAD OF MOSQUITOES.

A Primary School of the Little Fish Get
Around the Point-Did They Como From
South Fork Lake.
Whether or not it was caused by the Cone
maugh flood, the fact is that there is shoal and
a school of fresh-watcr herring at Councilman
Cavanaugh's landing. On Sunday several boys
caught over a hundred, and yesterday Matt
himself captured % of those fish fit for fry.
Prior to 1868, when the surface of the Allie
gheny began to be spotted with oil, herring was
easily to be caught from the Allegheny river
steamboat landing with floating line-in July,
August or September-even during mosquito
time. This insect is not due here until August,
most years not until the end of that month.
Then there is water mosquito, without any
sting, which. with apparent innocence, drops
down to the surface OF the river and is promptly
captured by the cute herring.
The habits of this fish have not been studied
since oil surfaced the Allegheny. Last Sunday,
however. the school of herring put in their ap-
pearance Just around the Point, and at once
played about there as though they had escaped
from the South Fork Fishing Clubs lake down
the Conemaugh and Kiskiminetas. Certain it
is that If there were herring in that lake they
would not, when reaching the Allegheny, go
up stream, because of the obnoxious oil, which
has, since 1858, driven them almost totally out
of that stream. and few of them flourish in the
Allegheny's tributaries above Freeport.
The fact that they have taken place Of ref
uge in the Monongahela, even a few feet from
the Point, where the waters meet. is proof posi-
tive that they prefer the one to the other.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09
WANTED FOR MURDER
E. F. Flem0n, a Colored Minister, is
Arrested After Preaching
IN THE ARTHUR STREET CHURCH
For Crime Said to Have Been Committed
in South Carolina in 1886.
BE TAKES THE MATTER VERY CooLLY

E. +. Flemon, alias John Yeldell, was
arrested at 10 o'clock last night in this city,
just after he had concluded services as a
minister in colored church on Arthur
street, on a charge of murder.
The arrest was the result Of a telegram re-
ceived by Inspector McAleese from Sheriff
Thomas F. Lyon, of Edgefeld county. South
Carolina, few DAYS ago. The telegram
stated that Flemon, or Yeldell, had been
implicated in q brutal murder in that
county in 1886, but fed at the time and had
not been heard of since until a short time
ago, when, through letter addressed to
somebody in that locality, it was learned
that he had located in this vicinity. The
description given of the man was that he
was brown mulatto, about 80 years of age,
scar on left cheek, weighed about 175
pounds, and had certain peculiarities of
carriage and build
Detective Coulson and the Inspector at
once started to work on the case, and yes
terday decided that "Rev. E. Flemon," of
the Arthur Street Wesley Church was their
man. Both the officers went to the church last
night and watched the minister in his pulpit
for awhile, after which they decided to arrest
him. They did not interrupt the services. but
at the conclusion followed Flemon to his board
ing house, No. 20 Logan street. He seemed
greatly surprised when told what he was
wanted for, but would not acknowledge that
he was the man. He was taken to Central sta
ton whore he was searched, and q number of
letters addressed to Rev. Flemon were found
upon him. What tho letters contained the
officers kept to themselves Word was tele-
graphed to Sheriff Lyon last night. and he is
expected here tomorrow to get his prisoner.
Flemon, it has been learned. was q student
at the colored college at WILDER, O., until
about year and a half ago, when he came
here and opened a little store at the corner of
Wylie avenue and Arthur street. He made a
little money there, and about year ago re-
turned TO college Six months ago he came
back to this city. and has since been employed
as a waiter at the Central Hotel. He is an
unusually bright and well educated colored
man, and betrays no signs of nervousness over
his arrest. He has been regarded as q very
exemplary man and minister by the colored
people here.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09

President James Campbell tory OF the organ
ization. Take it ali in all, the association
is now in better standing all around than
ever it was before. Owing to the harmony
which has been existing between the work.
ers and manufacturers of late years, the or
ganization is in better financial standing
at present than it has ever been before.
Numerically. the union is also mucn stronger
than in any previous year. and with the excep-
tiop of about ten men every window glass
blower in the country belongs to the organiza-
tion.
There are 100 delegates present, and the
Southside people have made every preparar