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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
THE COTTON CROP.
The Total Number of Bales and the Move.
nent.

New ORLEANS, Sept. 4.-The New
Orleans Exchange issued to-day the
official report of the cotton crop of the
United States for the commercial yeaI
ending with the close of August, 1890
made up by Secretary Hester.
The report states that the total crop
amounts to 7,311.322 bales, exceeding
the largest crop ever grown 10y 265,4Se
bales, and the crop of last year by 373.,
OBJ. The statement will bear the
closest scrutiny.
The report objects to the method of
deducting the cotton consumed in the
Southern cotton ports from the totals
Of the cotton shipped across the Ohio,
Mississippi and Potomac rivers. The
secretary has obtained reports from
every mill in the South and claims that
his statement does not contain single
element of the estimate. The total
Southern consumption for the past
year is reported at SAG. 1868 bales, against
4S1, ,245 last year.
The number of mills in operation IS
27O, with 1,665,l91 spindles. Thirty
nine new mills, with 241.S64 spindles,
have commenced work during the year,
and Is new mills have been completed
and will be at work this fall. Forty
four mills are idle, number Of which
expect to start up again at an early
date
The total number of mills in the
South is now 1856, with 40,S19 looms and
1,S19,291 spindles. The increase of
spindles during the past year is equival-
ent to nearly one half of the entire
number reported in the South by the
census of 1880. The census of that year
showed 164 mills, with 761, 800 spindles.
The gain within the past ten years
has been l72 mills with 1,226,4T7 spin
dies, the increase in the number of
bales of cotton consumed having been
357,615 or more than 1S9 per cent.
With reference to the cotton move
ment for the year the statement makes
the net receipts at the delivery ports
5,657,174, a gain over last year 3O6.S29;
overland district to Northern mills,
937,471, a decrease from last year of
1928, Southern consumption exclusive
of 3O,217 bales taken from Southern
portS) 516.6II7, gain over last year OF
67,719, and the total crop 81 1922 bales,
gain over last year of 373,032.
Foreign exports, including o5, ,491 to
Canada. were 4,955,9 ,931, gain over last
year of 165, ,253.
Takings OF cotton during the year
for consumption in the United States
amounted to 2,S46.152 bales.
Of this 1,799,25S bales went to Nor
thern Spinners, against 1,7S5,9I9 last
season. This shows an increase of only
1929 bales, against an increase in the
South of nearly 6S.0OO bales.
Not only is the crop of 18S9-90 the
largest ever produced, but it has NOV
ed off with uneXampled rapidity and
brought full prices throughout the
year; netting to the farming interest
handsome surplus.
One of the curious features of this
years movements was the shipment of
more than 10000 bales of American
cotton through Ontario, via the Canada
Pacific railway to Japan. Fifty bales
were also shipped to Japan from the
port of New York.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
II has struck Terror to Europe.

NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-In the inter
view with Chauncey NJ. Depew cabled
from London, and published here this
morning, Depew says: 81 found the
continent of Europe almost in a panic
over the Mckinley tariff bill. In Ger.
many" he said, Il found it a matter of
universal discussion and even a guard
on the railroad and hotel keeper dis
cussed it most anxiously with me. In
France the alarm is even greater, us
people seem to believe that to carry out
its measures would entirely ruin their
commerce. This terror has broken
through the official crust of the upper
classes, and soaked well into the people
of the manufacturing districts. in
Germany and France particularly
whole villages and districts, where the
people subsist from year toyear on noth
ing but the product Of their labor sold
in America. believe that the Mckinley
bill means starvation to them
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
The Comfy Debts.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-The census
bureau few days ago issued balle-
tin containing the financial condition
of the counties in South Carolina. The
total decrease in debt during the last
ten years was Sl5S,5S1, or y per cent.
The counties having no bonded debt
are Oconee, Anderson. Abbeyllle, Edge
field, Aiken, Orangeburg. Newberry
Fairfield. Lexington, Rickland, Darl.
ington, Georgetown, Williamsburg and
Marlboro. Having $1,000 and under
$1,000, Sumter, Barnwell, Hampton;
Chesterfield and Marion; $1,000 and
under $4,000, Beaufort; $4,000 and
under $4,000, Horny, York and Pick
ems; $4,000 and under Sloo,oOO, Ian an
caster; 100000 and under S250,COO
Laurens, Chester, Union and kershaw:
$4,000 and under $4,000, Colleton and
Charleston; S250,0OO and under $500
0o0, Spartanburg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
Smallpox in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, Aug. 31.-The
smallpox outbreak in this part Of Texas
and along the Mexican border IS be-
coming so widespread as to cause
much alarm in this city. The disease
is spreading, and while a few days ago
there were only few cases, there are
now twenty-five or thirty. There is
seldom time when smallpox does not
prevail here to greater or less extent;
but heretofore the pestilence has been
confined to the Mexican and negro
quarters. Now. however, there are at
least a dozen serious cases IN the fash
ionable residence centre Of the city.
The health authorities are taking no
steps looking to the termination of the
disease, and none of the patients has
been removed to the pest house. At
Waco the outbreak Of smallpox has be-
come so serious as to necesSltate the
establishment of quarantine. There
are Il number of cases at Lockhart.
while Eagle Pass and several other of
the towns along the Mexican border
are under quarantine regulations. At
Eagle Pass the disease is very fatal,
and many deaths have occurred.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
honor would permit me to do so.

/
/ | do not know whether the charges
made against the chairman OF the
National Republican committee are
true or false, but do know they have
been made by journals Of character ana
standing again, and again, and 90
know that in the face of those charges
Matt QUAY has remained silent and has
neither sought nor attempted to seek
opportunity to vindicate himself from
them. | do know that as a great Re-
publican leader ne owed it to the great
party at whose head he was either to
brand them us infamieS or to prove
their falsity, or he owed it to that par
tv to stand aside from its leadership.
He has not done either, and for this
! denounce him. The Republican party
cannot afford to follow the lead OF 4
branded criminal. He has failed to
Justify himself, although opportunity
and ample time has been given. lie
remains silent. His silence under such
circumstances is 4 confession OF guilt.
An honorable man does not long daily
when his honor is aSSailed. lie has de-
layed too long to justify belief in his
innocence, and he stands convicted
criminal before the bar of public opin-
ion.
Under such circumstances he should
be driven from the head of a party
whose very life his presence imperlls.
The Republican party has done enough
for its pretended leader. Let him be
relagated to the rear. 1t IS no longer
question of his vindication. tbs now
a question of the life of the party itself.
kennedy read his speech from manu-
script, occupying about half an hour IN
its delivery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
Ghostly Indications of Crime.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, August 3l.-A
haunted house is exciting people OF the
city of Decorah and promises to disclose
a tragedy of the darkest kind. The
house was Occupied by a young woman
anda man named johnson. The Wo-
man gave birth to child which was dis
posed of by some means, as yet IN
known. Shortly after this womans $
screams were heard in the house. and
from then on no one has been seen or
heard on the premises. This was
three months ago. The household
goods remain untouched. 1t is thought
by the authorities that both the woman
md babe were murdered by johnson
An apparition has been seen, it is al
legged, by a number of the best people
of the city, large crowds congregatiug
near the house nightly. Investigations
is being made.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
Slaughtered the Family.

SAN ANDREAs, Cal. Sept. "a ter
rible tragedy occurred at West Point, a
mining town III Calaveras County, Fri
day night. y man named Gallagher
shot his wife fatally and then commit
ted suicide. Gallagher had been drink
ing heavily. and in a fit of passion Kill,
ed his family and himself. The wife
is not yet dead, but she is not expected
to live. Mrs. Gallagher has kept the
hotel at West Point several years, and
lately her husband has been away, but
she sent him money to return. lie
came home recently and it is said
wanted more money. but his wife re.
fused to advance further sums to him
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
One Step Too Far.

LANDSFORD. CHESTER COUNTY, sept.
3.-NeWs reaches us that Fin Cureton,
the colored ferryman 1T Landsford, on
the Catawba River, a few miles from
here, lost his fifth child by drownlng
on the evening Of the 3lst ult. This
child, daughter. known by the some
what ridiculous name of Sweet Cheese ;!
was aged about y years. She WAS en-
gagged in throwing leaves in the river
and catching them as they lloated past
the rear end Of the ferry boat, which
was anchored at the shore. Becoming
careless, she leaned out too far. and,
losing her balance, fell into the stream
The body has not been recovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
a Rise in Provisions.

MACON, Ga, September A. The Tele-
graph says the corn crop is estimated at
l.6O, 100000 bushels. In 1889 it was 2
100000 bushels, the largest ever har-
vested. The average crop for five years
past has been l 500, 100000 bushels: The
large surplus from last year renders 1t
probable that thesupply will not fall be-
low the average. Notwithstanding this
years shortage. The oats crop is poor
in quality in many localities and will
not exceed 575,OO0,O00 bushels, against
751. 100000 bushels last year, which was
the largest crop ever grown. Provisions
have advanced, owing to the increased
price of corn. Hogs for January deliv
cry at Chicago are % per cent. higher
than last wears prices.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
Fatal Eailroad Wreck.

PITrsBURG, Sept IA special to the
acknowledgement from Warrington,
W. Va, says: "Early this morning a
freight train ran into the "Spick up on
the Baltimore and Ohio just ";,Gt OF
Warrington, causing a terrible wreck.
Engineer Cordell and an unknown man
were killed and sixteen cars were piled
Oh top of each other The wreck took
fire and the cars and contents were
almost totally destroyed. Traffic was
DELAYED several hours
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
HE FELT AWFUL QUEER.
The Hair Raising Experience OF Tele
graph Editor.

ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 2.-Mr. Tom
Murphy, telegraph editor of the Allan
ia Journal, is glad that heis alive to-
night. He had strange experience to
day while in the discharge OF his daily
duties.
He had opened number of tele'
grams, read them, wrote heading for
them and sent them to the printers
when he had a hair raising experience
He opened a telegram, read 1t as his
eyes grew big with horror, and then
getting up he went over to fellow
workers desk and said very earnestly,
"Do look like 4 dead man."
NO, what makes you think so?
Just read that" and Mr.. Murphy
showed the telegram under his friends
nose while he wiped cold beads Of per
spiration from his reeking but massive
brow.
The telegram was from Augusta,
Mr.. Murphy's former home. 1t read
something like this:
journal, Atlanta, Ca: Ship the body
of Thomas D. Murphy on the next
train. See that it is enclosed in a neat
casket and we will pay all expenses
Chronicle"
Mr.. Murphy was pulling his hair to
see if be was really alive, when he
opened another telegram, and then 1t
was all that he could do to make him.
| self believe he was not corpse.
, It was from his father, and asked
that the body of his son be sent to Au.
gusta on the first train and he would
meet it with some of his friends at
Coyington.
The Chronicles message was answer
! ed by Mr.. Murphy, telling his old pa
! per that he was the liveliest corpse
imaginable. :.
| His father and his friends had left
Augusta, so Mr.. Murphy waited until
the down train left, and took passage
upon it to meet them at Covington.
The old mans feelings can better be
imagined than described when he met
his son in the flesh. well and healthy
instead of meeting his lifelesS body.
Mr.. Murphy is at loss to know how
the report of his death reached Angus
ia.
He says it makes a fellow feel awful
queer to read about his own body being
put in neat casket for burial.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
The Grcenville News, of September ,,

The Grcenville News, Of ofSeptember ,,
in commenting On the above says:
DR.. II. NJ. Smith says he did not say at
Walkers Cross Roads what the Green
vile Daily News reported him as hay
ing said. Captain G. ". Shell says If
DR., r. NJ Smith did say what the
Greenville News says he said at Walk
ers Cross Roads he said what was un-
true. Major w. \. Hunt, of this city,
says he heard DR.. Smith say at Walkers
Cross Roads what the Greenville News
says he said and what Captain Shell
says is untrue. Lieutenant Governor
Mauldin says that he was at Walkers
Cross Roads and heard DR.. Smiths
speech there and that the report Of that
speech in the News is correct. We
have not seen John I. Bramlett, county
chairman of this county, but the re-
porter who obtained the information
on which the report Of the Walkers
Cross Roads meeting was based receiv-
ed most of that Authorization from Cap
tain Bramlett. We are Informed that
that gentleman stands by his statement
made to the News reporter and says
DR.. Smith did say at Walkers Cross
Roads what this newspaper reported
that he said. We are further informed
that. Perry Smith, of the Walkers Cross
Roads neighborhood, is another man
who understood DR.. Smith just as Ma
jor Hunt, Lieutenant-Governor Maui
din and Chairman Bramlett understood
him, and that there are scores, and
perhaps hundreds, OF men who will say
that he said what we reported that ne
said.
This is one of the most interesting,
complicated and peculiar developments
of this interesting, complicated and pc
culiar campaign. The gentleman we
have quoted say DR.. Smith said atWalk-
er's Cross Roads that he, Tillman, Shell
Stackhouse and Simpson got togeth-
er and divided four fat offices among
them in advance. Captain Shell says if
DR.. Smith said SO he said what wasn't
true.
DR.. Smith says he didn't say SO, but
that he said something very different.
That is what we call on the whole a
very pretty kettle of fish.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
4 Cannon Spiked.

CHICAGO. September "a Herald
special says the effect of the speeches
in Congress on Wednesday last by Con,
gresham Cannon. and the disgraceful
scene following, have just begun to be
felt throughout his district. Both Re
publicans and Democrats alike censure
him in strong language, and the bad
break he made Will cost him q great
many votes among the better class OF
people who feel that the Fifteenth dis
trict has been disgraced and humiliated
by it representative The outlook at
present is that he will lose every coun-
ty in his district. There are fourteen
Republican newspapers in this district
that refuse to support Cannon, and they
have wide influence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
Killed by Electricity.

WHEELING, W. VA, August %
At { O'Clock this evening, Il colored
man named Joe Solomon. employed ID
the Wheeling Terminal Railway com
panv's tunnel, now in course of con-
struction, stepped ona wire which sup
piled the current to the electric lights
in the tunnel headings and was ms
tantlv killed. \ man who IS known
only by his contract numCer stepped on
the same wire just as Solomon fell ano
was instantly killed Two other men
were shocked from the wire. Both men
wore thick soled leather boots, ano
neither's body were burned or mangleo
| in any way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
Three ,Icn k;lic bv Foul Air.

NEW YORK. Sept. AT q o'clock this
morning three men were suttocated by
deadly gasses IN an old cesspool on sta
ten Island. One was employed to drain
out the receptacle and clean out the cess
pool. Suspicious indications led a sec
ond 10 investigate and lie was followed
bv tie third, who saw that the first two
needed assistance. III were poor labor
ing men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
Killed by an Electric Wire.

CINCINNATI, August 30 Thomas
Dow, aged %, a lineman Of the Brush
Company, was standing on an iron fire
escape and was about to runa loop into
a second-story window. lie caught a
live electric light wire and instantlytell
back dead on the fire escape. His right
hand was nearly burned off.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
ina Storm of Fire,

MAUCII CHUNK, Pa, August 30.-A
partyIof moonlight excursionists on the
SWitchback Railroad here barely escap-
ed with their lives last night. Mrs.
Theodore G. Mumford, the wife OF the
proprietor OF the SWitchback, had ar
ranged an excursion over the gravity
road. Threatening clouds had portend-
ed a storm, and when the gentlemen and
ladies' were in the height Of their enjoy
ment it burst upon them in ali its fury.
Forked lightning played over the burn
ing mines. the electricity communion
ted with the ever arising gases, and for
miles the scene reSembled that of q
burning prairie. While the merry
makers were admiring the sight a fierce
brighter blast lighted up the noun
tains. Closely following came terrific
peal of thunder. 1t appeared as If the
heavens had opened up and swallowed
the hotel and its surroundings. Ladies
sWooned and even the brayeSt of the
gentlemen present held their breath,
knowing not which way to turn. A
forked tongue of fire passed completely
through the house, entering at the rear
of the ballroom and emerging at the
front, tearing away everything in its
path and completely shattering every
article of glassware in the bar. Every
body In the house was stunned, several
more injured by the shock, but luck
lily none were serioulY hurt. The storm
was one Of the heaviest ever experlen-
ced in this locality. The party were
compelled to wait until morning before
making the return trip, as the storm
continued for several hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
Republicans Draw n Color Line.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, September 4
The most bitter political fight ever
waged in West Virginia is now in pro-
gress in this county between the Nut
ter and Dis factions Of the Republican
party. The fight is in reality race
war, the Nutter men being composed
almost exclusively Of white Republi-
cans and the DIS faction enrolls the
negro vote under few white leaders.
The County Convention three weeks
ago became disorganized mob, reyol-
yers were tlourished. dozen men
knocked down, and the police We're
compelled to interfere and end the
fight. The same night Nutter was
Waylaid and shot twice. Y week ago
members of the Nutter faction ralded
the State Tribune office, beat Editor
Reber senseless and broke up the office
Fl, tlres.
Two days later Nutter and John S.
Mcdonald, custodian of the Federal
building. met p. W. Russell, one of the
Dis leaders, on the street, drew their
revolvers and fired on him. Russell
escaped without serious injury. Mem
berS of both factions go armed, and a
bloody fight is imminent at any time.
The county gave over sixteen hundred
Republican majority two years ago.
but the Democrats expect to carry 1t
now
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
MADE A RAIN OF IRON.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF A BIG GUN
LOADED WITH DYNAMITE.

Tke Fragments Sent Sky High and Scat
tered Over Many N1i1cs-Nobody was IN
jured, but Scores Were Scared Nearly to
Death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-10
A REPUBLICANS WRATH.
SENATOR QUAY DENOUNCED BY :
CONGRESSMAN.

An Ohio Member of the House vents h's
Rage at the Defeat OF the Force Bill ana
pours Ont the Walls OF His Wrats. Cpou
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-26
Katy Officials.

A special from Denison arrived here
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon bringing Re-
oeiver George A. Eddy, General Superin-
tendent J. J. Frey, Division Superin-
tendent Maxwell, Simon Sterne, the emil
nent New York lawyer; Z. EIIery
Anderson, g prominent stakeholder
er of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
and Col. Green, representing the Mer-
camille trust company of New York and
Mr.. Hagerman, a leading lawyer of
Kansas City. Mrs. Sterne and Mrs.
Anderson accompany their husbands.
The party enjoyed q drive about
the city. Mr.. Eddy, being indis-
posed, did not leave his car. The
other gentlemen were met by a commit
tee of citizens and shown over the city. A
meeting of prominent citizens and
Messrs. Sterne, Hagerman and Ander-
son, counsel for the receivers of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, was held in
the Dallas clubroom and conference
had regarding the reciprocal interests of
this city with the road, and also for the
purpose of the visitors informing them
selves concerning public feeling toward
the investment of money in railroads in
this state.
There is rumor afioat that Mr.. W. P.
Morrissey the efficient and courteous
freight agent of the Santa Fe here, is TO
be transferred to Galveston and placed in
charge of the Office in that city. MIR.
Morrissey has host of friends here who
will be sorry to see him leaYs this city,
but whose good wishes for his continued
prosperity will follow into his new field
of duty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-26

truthfulness of it. People are learning
that it doesn Z pay to lie in an advertise
ment any better than it does anywhere
else. The theory that a suckers born
every minute, and he's just as likely to
come in here as anywhere else won t DO
for a permanent thing. l think that
there has been noticeable improvement
in this respect lately, and that business
men are rapidly learning that honesty is
the best policy in an advertisement as
well as outside of it.
ga curious thing is the difference
there is between advertising for women
and for men. For a man an advertise
ment must be short and to the point. It
ought to treat Of but one subject, and to
be written as tersely as possible. Men
read advertisements on the jump; they
never deliberately sit down TO go through
the advertisements in a paper. For a
woman, on the contrary, you can put in
as much detail as you please; once q
woman is attracted to an advertise
ment she will read it all through, no
matter how long it is or how fine the
type Is. Then there is no use putting
an advertisement for man in Sunday
paper. If you make it big enough to be
seen in one of those enormous sheets, il
will be too long to be read by man. An
ordinary advertisement such as would at
tract him in a week day paper is buried
IN the Sunday great editions. But you
can take a page on Sunday and be GER
tain that the women will look for it and
read it all through carefully. Thous-
ands of them buy the papers, and es-
pecially the Sunday papers, for no other
thing than to read the advertisements.
The big dry goods houses know that, and
that is why they all use the Sunday pa
pers SO freely.