davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
WOMEN LAID BRUIN OUT.
Brave Fight Of Two Molus River Matrons
Both Unhurt.

VANcEBoRe, Me-, July l7.-There i
still little of the old time pionee.
spirit to be. found among the womeI
of the present day who live in tht
sparsely settled regions IN this sec
ton.
It has cropped out no more plainly
than in thrilling incident at MoluE
River, a provincial town, few nights
since, in which two women were The
heroines. Roderick Mcdonald, who
lives in one of the remote parts Of the
settlement, was absent from home
leaving his wife and sister as the sole
defenders Of his household, and most
successfully did they show that they
We're able to cope with the task.
Just at dusk the two women, who
were busy about their household
duties, were suddenly attracted by a
believing among the cattle in the
barnyard. They listened for a mo-
ment and were convinced that the
noises were those of terror among the
animals
Without the slightest hesitation
the women armed themselves with
the only weapons at hand, an axe and
q pitchfork, and sailed forth to meet
the foe, and a most formidable op-
ponent they found.
Only o few steps had been taken
before they saw an enormous black
bear, who stood aggressively await
ing them. At either side of him lay
an OK, which had fallen under his
heavy blows, while the rest of the
cattle were huddled closely in one
corner of the yard, believing piteous-
ly in their fright. The women lost
no time.
Mrs. Mcdonald, excited at the
sight of the dead animals, rushed at
the bear with pitchfork and thrust
it deep into his neck. A roar Of
mingled anger and pain followed, and
witha sweep Of his paw he struck the
weapon from her hands and sent it
rafting on the other side of the
yard.
The other woman had not been idle
in the meantime, and as the bear
made this movement she struck at
him with an axe, disabling one of his
forelegs, Mrs. Mcdonald ran for her
pitchfork, recovered it, and the two
plucky women then went at bruin with
hammer and tongs. Mrs. Mcdonald
worried him with the pitchfork in
while her companion did deadly exc
cution with the axe
The battle was short and sharp,
and the bear was dead in a few mo-
ments. He. was very large and old,
and two hunters with rifles would
have considered hum a good capture.
The women had their clothes badly
torn, but beyond few scratches and
the fright, suffered no injury.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
HIS DYING CONFESSION.
Dick Hawe's Statement About Killing his
Wife and Daughter.

Dick Hawe's Statement About Killing his
Wife and Daughter.
The written confession of Dick
Hawes, the notorious wife and child
murderer, will never be published in
book fern, as was expected. The
following details, which are contained
in the confession, clear up some OF
the mysteries of the crime, and are
now made public for the first time.
Hawes states in the confession
that he did not contemplate the muir
ders until Friday night before they
were committed on Saturday night.
It was then his wife refused to leave
the city, as she had promised to do,
and the plan Of putting her out OF
the way for good was quickly decided
on.
Detectives have hunted in vain for
the conveyance Hawes was supposed
to have used to remove her body to
the lake, and his confession clears up
that part Of the mystery. His wife
and children were induced to drink
liquor until both were intoxicated,
and then, under some pretext, they
were taken to the lake and murdered
on the banks, and their bodies were
thrown in.
They were not killed at the house,
as it has always been supposed. He
says the negro woman, Fannie Bryant:
who was convicted as his accomplice,
assisted him from beginning to end,
and when the bloody work was finish,
ed, they swore terrible oath never
to betray each others secret.
The confession admits that Fanny
Bryant told the truth IN her testl-
mony that Hawes took little May
from her house on Monday night
May would have been murdered Oh
Saturday night, but they could moi
induce her to drink the liquor, ano
another plan had to be adopted tc
get rid Of her.
In concluding the confession Hawes
wrote that he fully deserved the late
in store for him, and he wanted nt
one else to die for his crime.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
IN BATTLE ARRAY.
Three Hundred Blacks Armed With Win
chesters Threaten to Clean up the Whites
in Revenge for the Recent Trouble. Quiet
Restored.

Three Hundred Blacks Armed With Win
chesters Threaten to Clean up the Whites
in Revenge for the Recent Trouble...Quiet
Restored.
BAMBERG, July 15.-News from
Kearse, township in Barnwen coun-
ty, where the race trouble occurred
some months ago, is to the effect that
there is more trouble between the
races. A man just in from Kearse
states that over 800 negroes, armed
with new Winchester rifles, had
gathered, and that serious trouble
was anticipated. One negro had
been killed, and several of both races
were injured. At p. M a white mill
tary company left this place for the
scene of the trouble, and the whites
will be reinforced by those from the
surrounding counties. No cause is
assigned for the trouble beyond the
bad blood between the races, caused
by the riot some time ago.
BLAcKv1LLE, S. c., July 16.-The
prompt and determined action of the
white people of Barnwel county pre-
vented any further trouble at the
Kearse settlement. Most of the de-
tachment of militia who went to
Kearse's at the pleading call from
the people, have returned from the
scene of the trouble: An Associated
Press representative saw the Captain
of the relief squad, and from him OBJ
tanned the latest information from the
scene. He said:
Il have not the slightest doubt but
that there would have been very seri-
GUS trouble at Kearse's had not ouu
squad arrived promptly on the field
The news that aid had been sought
and was coming was diffused and the
negroes, if they at any time had des
perate intentions, abandoned them
for the present at least. The fight
and show of determination on the
part of the whites Of the county it is
thought by all, had it's effect upo1
the negroes and no further trouble
is anticipated. The negroes have al
returned to their work. Eleven ne
groes ambushed several young white
men but they all left and cannot b.
found. The body of CAN'T, the ne
gro who was riddled with bullets
was viewed by many Of the negroes
There is no excitement in the neigh
borhood. The colored women, wht
are generally the most boisterous
talk quietly about the conflict. |
possible the ambushers will be al
rested. Several white men wer'
wounded, but they are getting alons
as well as could be expected. Hears
is probably fatally wounded. Med
cal assistance from Charleston ha
been telegraphed for the wounded;
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

"A special to the Louisville Even
ing Times from New Albany, Indi-
ana, says: The Gosport accommoda.
tion train on the Menon route COLI
ded with freight train at Smith
viii, a flag station eight miles south
of Bloomington at $50 o'clock. len
lives are lost.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
A WILD RIDE.
Passengers On an Express Have sensa-
tion-An Engineer Locked In Mad Fire
mans Arms-A Thrilling Story Of Hair
Breadth Escape from Death.


EVANSVILLE, Wis, July 16.-The
passengers on the Chicago and North
western express had a wild ride yes
terday while struggle for life and
death was going on between the fire.
man and engineer. On the floor Of
the locomotive cab lay Engineer
Steve Hobetting, powerless in the
grasp of maniac. The insane man.
his face blackened by coal dust, his
clothing stripped from his body, in
the life and death struggle, brandish.
ed wrench, which he had clutched
from the engineers tool box. Both
his arms We're in the grasp Of the de-
spairing man beneath him, but the
men on the depot platform at ely
man, one Of the towns through which
the train passed, could see that he
had nearly freed himself, and that
in another moment, unless some help
should come, the murderous blow OF
the wretch would fall.
The maniac was Fireman G. l..
Hastings. Near Watertown he had
stepped from the cab to the tender
to cool off. He did not return, and
Engineer Hotetting reached back
from his seat, pulled aside the cab
curtain, and looked out. AS the cur
tain moved aside Hastings bounded
in from the tender and clutched the
engineer about the neck, and threw
him headlong to the swaying foot
board. There the two struggled as
the train dashed on at full rate OF
speed.
The engine left without fresh fuel,
was slowly losing steam, but rushed
on at rate that could mean nothing
less than fearful tragedy at the first
switch.
AS the train swept past Clyman
without stopping the passengers and
train crew realized that something
was wrong, and a party hurried for
ward. Writhing and struggling
among the blocks Of coal on the ten
der, they saw the engineer and his
maniac assailant. The latter was
overpowered and taken to the bag
gage car. A moment after he fain-
ted. Consciousness did not return
until twelve hours had elapsed. The
hot weather is given as the cause OF
his insanity, and there are fears that
he cannot recover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
The Old Man Looked Ahead.

Chicago clerk-I would Like to
have the day off tomorrow.
Employer-Why, you are rather
soon about asking for holiday: You
haven't been working here bat
week.
Clerk-I would not ask, but Tn to
be married.
Employer-Tut! Take two hours
at dinner tomorrow; that's plenty OF
time. If you can do that I went
mind letting you ofa week when you
go to get your diyorce.-Memph1s
Avalanche.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

-ugo Blindsee, aged so, and his
two sons, Hugo, aged 6, and Max
aged -, were struck by train at
the crossing at the corner of Pauliva
and Kinsie street, Chicago, on Tues
day night and fatally injured. The
sudden closing of the guard gates
penned the unfortunate trio helpless
ly on the tracks in front of the com
ing train.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
What Congress has Done.

The present Congress cannot be
charged with not having done any
thing. It has done much. Much
that will have to be undone, and
much that the people will have cause
to regret. It has doomed to de-
struction all that has been accom-,
plished by half a dozen wars and the
wisdom of 100 years of statesman
ship. It has done too much. The
people should give it an eternal rest:
if they are ever again permitted to &C
to the polls and vote.-Cncinnst:
Enquirer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

Two freight cars loaded with six.
teen tons of powder exploded at
Kings Mills, o., Tuesday afternoon,
causing the explosion Of the cartridge
factory, which set fire to thes uround,
ing buildings, about ten Of which
We're destroyed, and killing six per:
sons and wounding twenty men and
women.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
Very Illiterate.

Policeman: "Excuse me, Major,
but isn't that your dog?,
Major B.: .''Certainly.
Policeman: "You see what the sign
savs-sNo dogs allowed in this park?'' :
Major B.: Yes, but that dog cant
read; he is very illiterate. Good
morning, sn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
alltbe Comforts ofHome.

'Now, here is an advertisement
that looks promising" said a young
man who was looking for lodgings.
"What is that? 2"
''It says all the comforts of home. y
Don't chance it. It means that
you can smell onions frying IN the
kitchen, be invited to help amuse the
baby and have the pleasure OF hear
some weak-voiced girl play and sing
hymns on an organ all Sunday after
noon."-Louisville Courier-Journai
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

During marriage ceremony O.
Gently in church at Christiansourg,
Va, a goat deliberately walked Il
and interrupted the ceremony by civ.
ing the groom grand send-of wi&
his head. The bride fled tothe pulpit
for safety
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
1t REQUIRES a Head

A.: preaching don't require much
head work" :, :
B.: s'That's what I thought until |
read in a paper the other day that a
colored preacher had conquered a
stubborn mule by butting him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

DIR. Charles K. Barlow, one OF
the leading dentists Of Poughkeepsie;
n. Y, has taken no food Of any KIND
except a glass of milk or q cup OF COT
fee each day for forty-fve days:
When he began ssfasting he weighed
245 pounds andmeasured forty inches
around the body. He no " weighs 2O1
pounds and measures thirty-six inches
around the body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

"A lett<Y from Pension Com mis-
sioner Raum sent to the Senate. IN
response to a resolution of inquiry
shows that the total number Of pen
sions at all the agencies was 537,479
in Nav 80 last.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

Two freight cars loaded with six
teen tons Of powder exploded at
Kings Mill, o., late Tuesday after
noon, causing the explosion Of 9
cartridge factory, burning several
houses and killing six persons and
and wounding twenty men and Wo-
men. -Four of the wounded have since
died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

jay Gould has gwen about two
acres Of land in Broadway, Irvington-
on-the-Hudson, to the Protestant
Episcopal: and Presbyterian churches.
For long time these churches have
yainly endeavored to get possession
of this property Nh. Gould bought
it and gave it to them in equal
parts. as it lies between the two
churches.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

Nicholas Costello, the Oldest
citizen of Massachusetts, died On
Sunday, aged 1os years. He was an
I1ishman and stalWart Democrat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

The President has signed th
silver bill, and. it is now in full force
The Springdale news., 1890-01-24
Elsh0aek and fine Goyeruorsblp.

There has been s3 much ;aIs of late concerning IEon. ". Nj. Fish back for Governor tha' tue follow ing taken from the Ft. Smfth E'e yaGer might not be amlss:
 Some weeks ago We published an item nominating Hon ". N. Fishback as oar choice for the next gubernat iaI candidate, iu reply t9 which we received q prl- vale letter from Mr, Fishback stat ing that ss | sa part of tLo m ~f t}eu sW o} tte Arkansas de meaee ha #,a#a a gfyz7n=,# proves nus HPeteal ana ia tl5 iui Ec=3> enJitle,j to secoud ttfm, aod Chat in case Gov. Eagle was q candidate for reelection, thsre should be no opposition to hlm.
 We see from some af our eX han ees that there k some doubt as to Gov. Eagles oardidaey for q sec ond term. Ii ths b. true, we in. sist that Col. FishbaeI shoHli he his successor.
 H. k q democrat whose honesty of purpose has never been doubted he has no superiors and but few equals n the country as q states man and tinaneier, and through his instrumehtal9ty the state has been saved the pay yrent of several millions of dollar of fraudulent ds hs
 Thee afe many other arguments thas can be brought m favor of Col Flshuack aS our most available tim ber tpt Governor, but these will suffice for the present.-SeYieI County Democrat
 Speaking m this connection VIC append the following. from the Loneke emocrat he Demo crat sp,aks bA the ears. Louol,e euHty te9ne 6@ E,sf-s a9me.
 he IL,lSpiIlgs .(eWa .a} e tha; tp1 Eagle nJil uat be a caua date .e.' re election. The News is ms. taken or las been mi-infofmei We take pls asure IT Informing 1hy News that Gov. Eagle not only viii be, bat k a ceadi ate for rc eleetidl To yhe office of governor, which hc fills With erea3t to himself and bcH. it 10 the state
The Springdale news., 1890-01-24

RACE WET! "Call out the troops! ooh for Grant and strong govern. ment"
 On the 10th ot January in the year of our Lord 1890, in the "loY al" city of Alton. in the loyal state of ! Illinois, twenty to thirty adult negroes. aet mFsmed Y hat hand.el youug eools ai b"sh ,exes, walked in and took possession of the white public school of suId Joy. al" city to the great disgust and indignation of the poor white trash who occupied the aforesaid iustltu- ton. After seeing their hopeful and aggressive progeny comfortably seated at the desks alongside ot the white children. the coons, thlak- ing their work complete and tLe'r mission ended, retted 3lh the gratnitaus information that "our chlluns jes as good as yaos But alas! No sooner had the adult negroes departed than trouble be. gan to brew in the "loyaI' camp, The white gnls eurled up their pre- bosels at their cololsd brothers, snd the young ooons grinned at thrrr white sisters, which led 10 gener- al engagement between the two "loyal' families. ill winch all took part, regardless of race color. sex or previous condition Of seryltude The encounter resulted m pro. miscuous scattering of hair, wool md blood over ihe floor, threug' the yard and out ou the street where tho irrepressiblc white trash follow cd up the nniof utare sen> ana daughters ot Ain a utterly lie moralizing and sths fed,ng them : "Ihe colored troops fought nobly but were overwhelmingly out-num hered:" Shades of John Brown What are We coming ioi
The Springdale news., 1890-01-24

THERE seems L. be eogsld ranIe dissatisfaction in tbe ranks ot the Republican, party of Arkansas. Tbert is dI' isIon among themi some beng n favor O, Il Tree, lair and open fight while others desire that Powef Clay tan should be boss and that hts commands sball be ,deeesi fee Iat er, aud disrePuta auIe clement, k led by In, Arkaa- aas o.att L, si.tel and small satel t,s .ao1 T, tbe R sef, Republican, whose eaitur, have oeen bought bl | F9ss mastershaP srsometneB e. ..aiI, II : od. I'm former, anu respectable element is represented by ghs ao.e I4tlle Rock Republican and other smaller papers such a@ thu Benton County Journal and Sulphul sprpgs Speaker I'm ds h tn.aestng aud demeerA. 5 are eEio5ilg t. The following from fh Speaker shows how that paper stands:
 Is there any wonder why the people of m the south and especial } Of Arkansas do mol take klnd} je the republican party? They juJge It by what they see of Il here how even republicans themselve, afe mi hemd d evtn.tn =ma4ters ta- cetniag tgeef.-=ss@.n party atfaH,- ih5 sa47ailV come to the eoneIa- sion. that although boss sm in the democratic party k bad enough t K mild compared t lie way it=s- carlr =ou1G che 5cIu t7n5 amP, small u9 lre Tn aet ls however, true rentblica IN uotrei reseHi rd lh Arkansps, Il, T can Il be under the present order ot things. There must b. change, aaJ Itls getting high time that republicans were getting their eyes open to the true
 ituauoH hey are i'll an embaf- rassing condition, fram which they must extrtcate themselves, II they
 yer hope as party to achieve anythlng Tn the state.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-24

1HE "kIckers" Tn the Repa5li can party in Arkansas against the rule of Powell Clayton, who uses the orga izatien q, persona prep erty lo subSsrYe ls own selfish tn tereets are numerous and constant ly ingreas ns In fael thA re.fe seut nearly the entire wnite Re pu bl'eHn element outside of the close corp, rntl known as the Clay lon ring of qffice holders and their speeial friends. But the pfo testants lack line courage necessary to take Ciaytoutsm by the throat and squetze ut It's iIfe Thy Do sess the strength, and oag also to possess The coura@e of pher eonvie- aets. As We must nnve two pelIt. icai p4rtles, the kepabtleah party should be made respectable H its msnagempnt.-L. k Gazette.
The Springdale news., 1890-01-24
MOHAMMEoAN POWER.
The Establishment and Extension of aral
 Dominion in Africa.

But the problem Of Arab dominion is not on the coast at all but in the in- terior Of Africa. On the coast the Eu- .opoan States can make their influence felt, but t extends no further than q barrow strip of land, beyond which bar barism raigns supreme. And here we arrive st one of the most remarkable phenomena of the are In which we live and the planet we inhabit. The abo- Tigiual inhabitants of Central Africa arc sa4ages sunk ia heathonisn. afflicted by the evils and the weaknesses of saYaee lie, ard perhaps inferior in mental and physical vigor to tho strong CT races af mankind Over them has passed like tempest from the east a horde of men of another and stronger race, which marks them out for slavery and destruction. The Arab invasion of Africa is characterized in every part to which Europeans have penetrated by desperate yelor in arms, by an utter in- difference to human life. and. above all,
 by an enthusiastic and fanatical belief in the faith of Islam. They remind Us Of these ardent followers of the prophet who, in the first ages of Mohammedanism, bore his blood stained standard and his intolerant creed from Spain to the confines of China. and well-nigh overthrow the faith and civilization ot the ancient world Indeed, II we are not mistaken they arc the same men the living interiors Of the pas- sions, the valor and the faith of the soldiers of MoBammed Before the strength eff the Christian Sfates they are now compelled reluctantly to bow; but over the unarmed and untHtared native faces Of Africa they are supreme. Ac- cordingly, what we are now witnessing in Africa, since t has been partially opened to our view, is an amazing rec rudescenee and fermentation of Mo- hammedan power. On the Congo 1t is not the native population, but the blood thirsty Arab slave dealers, who oppose the progress of civilization; the natives ask for protection from these formidable tFrants On the Nile the fierce chiefs of this new warfare have made Khar- toan. seat Of power and authority over the ueighherinE tribes. Tor since the overthrow Of the Egyptian government in the south theY are mastars of the soudau. The capture Of that important position, and the defeat and death of the heroic champion of clx. lila'ion who per iahed there. were much greater events than taeE et6a zaemai To ha at tha time they oeeare=1 faz established pow ef, whether | ass- #as- 8l taa Hah3i or any other uauP. #HleH commands he in
The Springdale news., 1890-01-24

ANOTHER fire eisiied the Little Democrat Tuesday lght. IL orig inatcd in the thtrd story hy tho explosion of kerosene lamp 4 man and hls wife and young sln le fo n were In the upper pant ofthe hatl3iag N the tlme ant aeF were severely bufeed. Tn man cau u1ht h an. pitch I her 7ut of the 0udsa nd he then Jumred out amsell Strange to say neither ot th,m " re ia ally tntnr,d. The less 10 ,he Denarrnt k b-tveea Sf ,00O aad S6 000
The Springdale news., 1890-01-24
The Res, Route Is isY sprlnydaIe.

l.. k gels R pa0acae Is oll its base when Il tries to eBgenj CT strife and ill-feellng and array the eluzens ot Huntsville against the Kansas Cny Bentoavile X Southeastern Railroad. From what wc can learn there were two insuperatl, object tons to the Rogers route, In the first place that town is not on the direct route. and secondly the nat ural djflioulaes were pronounced almost tnsurn ounlalie, shlle the ous bl $ Frlugdale has be found by Capt. Randall, who made thor ough personal examnatian of the proposed route to be all that could be desired Bentonville has no Hines toward Rogers in ttns matter, it IS simply business transaction, con. ducted on business principles, and while "aII roads may lead ta Rome . 1t ls not improbable that Benton
 vile will have this through nd In the near fufure. Suck up for ! our town. brother Republican, but dc not censuro :, her no cetsure Is oeserved V Benton County Journal.