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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15
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EEv YoNE. Jan. 9.--.tn appaiI!05
disaster occurred il BTo2k;:a ;Ais morn
jnc. Tie hcavy winds of :.st DighS
shook tbe ncn Presbyterian church al
a96 Th71op aTeGnc TO is foundation, and
at / 50 ~: ,n.~nins enc Of :ac rails lei!
v;,h > ,;:a.h on .5-c2-story frame
:,ui:.i,nS ~! .iciug, and brought with II
dcs:h aa3 destruction. Tnc ruined
ca;;d.1e ~as te3an;cd by :he Hott and
purdy tam;!ies They numbered alDe
nc!s1ns. Five OF them are reported
dead. Two were carried out Of the ru-
ins 60 seriously injured tia: their death
yas only question of few hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

On Tuesday morning 81 I o'clock,
as street car or Fourth street, =.
Louis. was oowlinG along ut a Eag'a
rate oc speed, tho two horses ra:.
ora:pst q broken electric light wire
wh;ch hunc like a loop across the
street. The shock killed both horses
Instantly, ard stunned the driver.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15
Judge Kelly Bead.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Cong.essman
Vim. d. Kelly, of Pennsyl7anis. died at
6.20 this e7ccicg, Of intestinal catarrh,
in bis 10th year. Judge Kelly va
born at Philadelphia April 18th, 1914
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

The Hon. Saml. J. Randall has
been duly sworn in as a member Of the
House in the 51st Congress. The cere-
mony took place at bis residence in
Washington.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15
NEW STATE LAWS.
ACTS PASSED AT THE LATE SES-
SION OF THE LEGISLATURE.

The n-x1 of Some CT The Most Important
Euactmenrs OF Interest to the Public.
The following are among the more
important os the Acts passed at the
asst session cf the General Assembly;
FARMING OUT coNvIcTs.
An Act to amend the law in regard
to the leasing and hiring GU: OF cor
victs and to provide for the purchase
of a State farm or farms and tor
the employment of the convicts there
on.
Section /. That the board of direc-
to-s q tbs State Peuitentiary be, and
they are hereby, authorized and en-
powered to purchase out OF the sur
plus earnings Of the Penitentiary q
suitaMe fs-m or farms, to be worked
anu planted by convicts under the
suoerintendency of said board Of dl-
rectors: Provided that the price paid
therefore shall not exceed forty thous-
and dollars. And the said board is
authorized to retain in its hands and
apply to such purchase all surplus
money received and to be received by
It from the operations Of said insti-
stitutiop during the past fiscal year:
Provided, further, that no farm or
farms shall he purchased in Which
said direct ors, or any of them, shall
or NAY be directly or indirectly inter
ested.
Section 2. That no contracts for the
hiring or leasing of convicss to be en-
ployed in phosphate mining shall
hereafter be made by said board Of dlo
rectors.
Section 8. That said farm provided
for in Section / shall have sufficient
elevation to prevent the same from
foods and overfows as near as practi-
cable.
approved December %, 1889.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

B. 0. Jenkins, owner ofa govern
ment distilley oear Earl's Station,
nine miles from Shelby, N. c., was
shot through the body ard mortally
wounded by. 81. McNeilly. store
keeper and gaueer at the distillery.
The cause Of tie quarrel is not now
known.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

General T. G. Jordan, who was
prominent Confederate officer, was
found dead or Monday in a house on
his ranch, 50 miles west Of Gainesville,
Tex, where be had lived alone foc
number cf vsars. It is supposed he
Gied Of heert disease. He leaves a
large fortune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

Peter Jackson the colored Austria
Ian pugilist has sent a cable dispatch
from London to the United States, an
bouncing his acceptace Of the challenge
Of John !. Sullivan to fight for 81, 900
a side. He will sail for New York on
January Is, in the steamer "Adriatic.''
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

While n. s. Pope and c. J. Peat
Of Columbia. we're out cunning on
Tuesday, stray shot from Mr.. Poat's
gun pierced Mr Pope's left eye near
the centre. 1t is feared the sight of
the injured eye will be permanently
lost.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

--Sunda? right in the Methodist
church at Fienirgsburg, Ky, during
ur:oa meeting, in observance Of the
week Of prayer, one minister interrupted
another during bis prayer. 8 sharp
quarrel eHa--ad. and the Methodist minis.
ter drove the congregation out, saying
the scene wac 100 disg-sceful to De toler-
ated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

-WelSer Wright, q member of the
provisional government of Brazil, but
or Engl:shnan BY birth, is in New
York. He says there is no question
that the republican feeling in Brazil is
strong ard solid, and runs through all
classes ofsociety.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

-Thos. a. Jones, employed in the
tool room at the gun foundry of the
Navy Yard. at Washington, has been
dismissed because it was learned that
ne assisted John Wilkes Booth to es-
cape after the assassination of Lincoln.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

Ward NcAllister's New Years ball
the ether night at the Metropolitan
C3era House ccss $14,400 made up Of
Subscriptions Of 500 each from IA
subscribers. ard Air. McAllister says
that Notwithstanding tho rumors about
its having cost $4,000, the expenoi..
lures wele all Kept WITHIN tbs limit of
:ha subscription money. The Centen-
nisl ball, which was given by Mr.
Eis! at the sane house last spring, cost
.106.
It is said that Si!cott, the defaulting
caah;er of she uouse Of Representa-
lives. has never been in Canada at all,
but since nis fight from Washington
has been sccreted in New York State
within 4 few minutes walk Of the
Canada !;7e. It is reported thai the
detectives are Oh ais track andse1pect
&c caoture aim within q short time. 1t
! is slso said there are several other
| Dart;es concerned with him who viii
, Sc exposed and brought to punish
, maNt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

-Thoraas Nelson Page OF Virginia,
ore OF the brightest literary men of the
day, has accepted 40 ia7itetion to deliver
al address IN Atlanta when the Society
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

The American Bank Note Com
p&u: has commenced work on the
new postage stamps. The stamp will
DC about ole-eighth smaller than those
rev II Use: ond the designs will be
changed. She one cent stamp will
continue to be printed in blue: the two
cent stamp now printed il green, will
he printed - carmine, and changes viii
be made il scno Of the other dsnomi-
astiors.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

Thus far twenty of the s11 presby-
tcries OF the Presbyterian Church have
hecu reported as voting on the overture
on revision o. the Westminster Stand
arcs. For revision, 10, against revis-
ion, s.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

1t is not likely that any war YES
seis viii be sent to Colombia at pres
ert as the result of TIE recent alleged
seizure Of Americaa vessels at ports in
:hat country. IS the information in
ths possession cfthe Secretary ofState
would seem to indicate that the Colon
biaa authorities were justified in re
flsing clearance to vessels at points
not regular ports OF entry.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

The engagement of George Wander
bit to Miss Mary Johnston, daughter of
Col. VIM. Johnston, of Aunandale,
Georgetown county, is S. c. announced.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

The State Convention ofthe Young
Mems Christian Association of North
Caroliaa Will meetin GoIdsbcro March
IS, Il, Is, and 16, next. State Secre-
tary Coulter writes that 800 delegates
maE BE expected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15

"A telegraph message costing $2.37
word was recently cent from Portland
to Hong Kong, and au answer received
IT twelve hours Il was first sent to
New York, thence to London, across the
Continent 10 Yokohama.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-23
A COAL MINE FIRE.
The Union Pacific's Best Property
at Rock Springs Burning.
FRANK WOODRUFFs CONFESSION
Concerning the Cronin Murder is ALI Hoax
Two Farmers Have Fatal Quarrel
An Editor Challenged.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 22-[Special tele-
gram to THE HERALD. "A furious fire is in
progress in No. mine at Rock Springs. 1t is
valued at 81 100000 and is the Union Pacifcs
best fuel property. 1t has an average output of
500 cars day in winter and half that number in
summer. The fire was started by the careless
ness of some measley Cinnamon who were
cooking lunch in room. 1t started near an
entry through which there was continual
draft and spread rapidly, The alarm was
sounded at $50 this morning. Whites and
Chinese swarmed from their inclined shafts
but many were cut off. There is no way of as
pertaining the number of men in the mine
when the fire started. At10:30 a terrible explo-
sion of fire damp made the earth tremble and
loosened the coal in other mines. All the
men IN the camp and women and children
as well gathered at the entrance to
No. 4. a distressing din was raised by the yell
ing and shrieks. If husband or son left the side
of woman she Immediately cried that he was
| dying in the mine and implored others to save
her dear one. In the confusion rescuing party
was finally organized. They had left the sur
face but a few minutes when the thunder of the
second explosion reached the ears of the crowd.
AT the tunnels mouth wild tumult followed
and only subsidized somewhat when one dead and
| a half dozen disabled men were brought out
Another searching squad descended in half an
hour and brought back in a short time four in
sensible Cinnamon, with the information that
several others were dead or dying in the
rooms from which their burdens were
brought. The report of third explo-
sion, the loudest yet, followed the rescuers TO
| the surface. Immense volumes OF smoke began
to issue from the shafts, discouraging the eff
forts of other searching parties and settling the
fate of at least thirty or forty men in the mine.
| mostly Chinese.
The mine is operated through tunnels driven
into the hillside Most of these have been
closed. The fight against the fire is being made
with water, but orders have been received from
the superintendent in Cheyenne to try smother
| ing. The mine will be closed for months
| 1t is now known that one white man and sew
eral Cinnamon were killed Among the fifteen
| seriously injured are David Thomas and Ed
Evans, foremen of the other mines; Frank
Hodges and Alex. Dyatt, the former boss and
the latter miner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-23
HAYSEED FINANCE.
Vance's Scheme to Make Farm
Products a Basis for Currency.
THE EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT.
President Gompers on the Question-Inyesti-
eating Emigration in New York
News of the Strikes.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Senate commit
tee on agriculture and forestry to-day had under
consideration Senator Vance's bill to provide
Tor system of warehouses for farm produce
throughout the country to be operated by the
government, which is to issue notes upon de-
posts of grain therein.
Colonel Polk, president of the National
Farmers alliance, read long argument III sup
port OF the measure, which, he said, was formu-
lated by committee appointed by the conyen-
ton of the National Farmers alliance and In
dustrial alliance held at ST. Louis December 3,
1882 He sl1etched the decline in agricultural
values in the face of the marvellous progress
and development of other industries and inter
eSts during the past two decades, and insisted
that something should be done for the farmers
He charged the fault upon the financial system
OF the government which resulted in high priced
money and low priced products. The remedy
Colonel Polk suggested was three-fold:
Ito restore silver to its dignity and place as
money metal with all The rights of coinage and
all qualities of legal tender which gold pos
SeSSeS.
Tissue sufficient amounts of currency direct
to the people at a low rate of interest to meet
tne legitimate demands of the business OF the
country and which shall be legal tender for al
debts public and private.
$40 secure to such issues an equal dignity
with money metals by baSing it upon real, tan
gible, substantial values.
Colonel Polk was followed by DR.. C. w
McCune, chairman of the national committee on
legislation of the alliance, who addressed him
self to the merits and details of the system OF
warehouses as outlined by the bill. He as
serted that merchandise thus stored would not
deterlorate below the market standard, that the
system had proved feasible and practicable III
California, where the Changers bank in 1885,
loaned So 100000 on certificates issued to farmers
on wheat deposited in warehouses owned and
controlled by them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-23
Frank Woodruf's Confession.

CHICAGO, April 22.-The sensational ''confes-
sion" of Frank Woodruff, which was so gener-
ally published last autumn and which among
other things, stated that Alexander Sullivan,
vice president of the National league, in Wood
rufus presence, handed sum of money to Mar
tin Burke one of Cronin's murderers, has been
entirely discredited by the authorities here.
States Attorney Longenecker in dismisslng the
charge of murder against Woodruff referred
to the sensational confession. 1.-THE state has no
evidence to implicate the defendant in the Cronin
murder, except the statement or confession
of Woodruff himself. We have, after full in
veStigatior. come to the conclusion that the
confession was wholly fabricated by the defend
ant, and that he had no connection whatever
with the Cronin murder. The state will there
fore not prosecute Woodruff upon this ind :
ment.'
To an Associated Press reporter to-day States
Attorney Longenecker said: Il am satisfied
Woo IFS confession was simply lie from be-
giuning to end. 1 will admit, however that at
the beginning we credited it so much that it
greatly miSled and hampered us in working up
the case. The fact is as near we now can
ascertain. Woodruff simply made up this whole
story in the hope that his protested knowledge
OF the greater crime might secure him immun-
ity from the lesser offense of horse stealing.
am satisfied Woodruff knew nothing about and
had nothing to do with the Cronin murder in
any connection. His story was simply the cum
ming subterfuge of an inveterate liar and anna
teur horse thief. We are going to send him to
the penitentiary for hore stealing, If we cam
Woodruff's confession was widely circulated
at that time and did great injustice to Alexander
Sullivan and others whose names were freely
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-23
INGERSOLL AND THE POPE.
The Great lnfidel Says His Holiness Does Not
Love America

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. !
New YORK, April GA Herald reporter
called on Robert G.. Ingersoll, the noted infidel,
yesterday to get his views on that interview
with the Pope. Il am not personally acquainted
with Leo Kill" said Colonel Bob Ingerson,
"but have not the slightest idea he loves the
Americans or their country. 1 regard him as
the enemy of intellectual liberty He tells US
that where the church is free it will increase,
ana say TO him that where others are free it
Will not. The Catholic church has increased in
this country by emigration and in no other way.
LII Is possible the Pope is willing TO use his
power for the good of the whole people, Protest
tants and Catholics, and to increase their pros
perlty ana happiness because by this means
ne Will use his power to make Catholics out of
ProteStantS. haven't any confidence in the re-
formation of this world by churches. Churches
Tor the most part exist not for this world but
for another. They are founded upon the super
natural, and they say: Take no thought for the
Father and he will take care of you On the
other hand, science says: A man must take
care of himself Live for the world in which
you happen to be- Ii there is another life, live
that when you get there
do you agree with the Pope in attacking the
present governments of Europe and the memor-
les of MaZZini and Saffi?''
II do not think Mazzini was OF more use
to Italy than all the Popes that ever occupied
the chair of st. Peter, which, by the way. was
not his chair. have thousand times more re-
gard for Mazzini for Garibaldi, for CavOur than
nave for any gentleman who preCendsto be the
representative OF God. But after all. do not
blame this Pope. He is the victim of his sur
round1ngs. He was never married. His heart
was never softened by wife or children. He was
born that way, and to tell you the truth, he has
my sincere sympathy. Let him talk about
America and stay in Italy"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-23
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Cockrell offered re-
solution, agreed to, directing the superintendent
of the census to communicate to the Senate the
forms of rules and regulations adopted by him
for obtaining statistics as to farm mortgages
Plumb'S resolution for an increase of the
treasury purchase and coinage of silver was pre-
Sented.
EuStlS moved as an addition to it further re-
solution that the free coinage of silver is essen
tlal to sound financial policy and is demanded
by all the great interests of the country and that
therefore all laws limiting the coinage of silver
ought to be repealed.
Plumb consented to let the resolution lie over
to give Mitchell an opportunity to address the
Senate.
Mr.. Mitchell addressed the Senate in favor of
the constitutional amendment proposed by him
for the election OF Senators by popular vote
Already fifteen changes had been made in the
constitution, and who could say that any of
them was not well advised. All those amend
tlon. Inc present system q electing Senators,
be declared, was rep5bf cafs and vicious 1t was
in the purpose of the declaration that for some
reason II was unsafe to commit the election of
Senators to the vote of the people, and was
reflection on the honesty capacity, or both. of
the voting classes Among other things Nit
chell declared that secret executive sessions
were no longer in harmony with the spirit of the
age. 1t was relic of monarchy and Should find
no recognition in a republic. AT the conclusion
OF M1tchellS remarks the resolution was re-
ferred to the committee privileges and cleo
tionS.
The House amendment on the national zoo
logical park bill was agreed to- and the bill now
goes to the President
The District of Columbia appropriation bill
passed, and after executive session the Senate
adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-23
WONDERFUL MIND READING.
j. Randall Brown Gives Wonderful Exhibit
tiOn of the Wire Test in Washington.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. I
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The most wonderful
of mind reading exploits, known as the wire
test, was given by j. Randall Brown last night
in the presence of large party of Congressman
and others. An insulated copper wire was used.
One end of it was held by Brown across his fore
head. The other end was taken possession of
by gentleman selected from the party. and d
stranger to Brown. At a signal this gentleman
placed the end of the wire upon his forehead.
He opened his watch and looked at the number
engraved upon it. Brown. at the other end of
the wire, and with his eyes blindfolded wrote
the number, figure by figure, upon a blackboard.
The test was performed under such conditions
as to make fraud or trickery impossible. The
gentleman who opened his watch frankly ad-
mitted that he did know what the number was
until then The figures were small. He made
a mistake in one of the figures, thinking a six
was five. The mental telegraph did not blum
der. The figures which Brown traced upon the
blackboard were exactly as the gentleman
thought he saw them in the watch. There was
absolutely no possibility of communication be-
tween the two men, except by the wire. 1t was
a clear case of mind telegraphing to mind.
Brown had been experimenting on distances.
Ex-Governornor James Pollock, of Pennsylva-
MIA who died Sunday held the wire at Will
mington, Del, not long ago while Brown, at the
Philadelphia end twenty-eght miles away.
successfully wrote the numbers upon which
Pollock fixed his mind. This wire feat of
Browns is far in advance of anything which has
hitherto been performed in the way of mind
reading.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-23
An Appeal to Governor Nichols.

NEW ORLEANS, April Ex-Governor Nichols
has received the following from Bayou Sara:
We have been overwhelmed by storm and rain
Crevasses are numerous along the front. The
old Morgansea levee has broken. Send US boat
at once the people or there will be great loss of
life. (Signed) MARTIN GLYNN
President of the Police Jury.
Governor Nichols at once made arran genents
with the owners of the steamer Arthur Lam
bert and a barge. then at Baton Rouge The
boat started Immediately for Pointe Coupec with
the barges TO render assistance. Other boats
viii be sent up tonight. Governor Nichols was
interviewed this evening and stated that Cap
tain Jackson, president of the International
Transportation company, had placed two
steamers with a barge at his disposal He had
accepted them and they were now en- route for
MorganZa. The Texas Pacific officials
are in great fear of an overflow of their
lines. The suffering in Pointe Coupec is terri
BILE. Ii is reported that the people arc resort
ing TO trees for safety. Skiffloads of people
are passing through over the inundated
street seeking safety on the hills. The situa-
tionin Bayou Sara is frightful not a house in
town is above the food. The break at Nor
CANA is now 400 feet wide and no doubt will soon
eat its way down to New Morgan There are
three breaks between this place and Morgan
and the river Is washing over the leyee along
the entire line.