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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
The Conductor Ignored Orders.

SPARTANBURG, S. c., April IA
terrible wreck occurred just about dark
last night on the Ashville and Spartan
burg Railroad, between through
freight from Asheville and a material
train, near the rock cut above Landrum.
The freight had orders to wait at Mel.
rose fifty minutes to allow the mater ial
train to pass. The conductor diScbeyed
his orders and attempted to make Tryon,
when the two trains came together
Both trains were running at high rate
Of speed when they collided at point
lust half mile beyond Horseshoe
trestle. Both engines were demolished.
The fireman and negro on the material
train were killed. Both of the engineers
and eighteen of the hands were badly
injured, many of them fatally, and it is
thought one negro had his leg caught IN
the furnace and burned off before as
sistance came.
All day yesterday the wounded men
were being treated by physicians from
Asheviile and half dozen amputatlonS
OF legs and AIMS were made.
When the collision occurred a car
from the rear end Of the material trlan
broke loose and ran back four miles to
the rock cut above Landrum. The
flagman, knowing the danger OF the
passenger train running into 1t. ran
back the entire distance and arrived
completely exhausted. but just in time
to flag down the regular passenger Iral n.
By this splendid effort, another horrible
disaster was avoided.
Trains were delayed several hours on
account Of the wreck, but are now run
ming on schedule time.
It's isimpossible to ascertain the names
of the conductors or any of the parties
killed or injured.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
The Town and the Trains.

CHARLESTON, S. c., April 15.-The
war between the town of Graham's on
the Augusta division o. the South Car
ol!na Railway, and the railroad compa-
ny has broken out afresn. To-day the
railroad company appeared before
Judge Simonton in the Federal Court
with complaint that the town au-
thorities were interfering with the
traffic of the road and she carrying of
the mails, by threatening to arrest its
servants and employees. Judge Simon
ton issued an injunction restraining
the authorities from arresting the en-
ployees of the road or interfering with
the trains. The writ is retlrnable
April "a. The authorities of Graham's
claim that the trains are run too fast
through the town. 1t vas the marshal
of this place who, some months ago,
shot and killed a colored fireman on
one of the South Carolina Railroad
trains
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
of crops, and has given a wonderful
stimulus to agriculture in the Southern

of crops, and has given a wonderful
stimulus to agriculture in the Southern
States.
Superintendent Porter closes his re-
markably interesting and instructive
article by saying: "The advance and
development of any part Of the country
is step forward for the whole. South
ern progress, it should be remembered,
is national progress, aud, as such, the
North can and does rejoice at it, and
Northern men will note with gratiGca-
tion the wonderful results Of decade
of industrial development as revealed
by the eleventh census. In the spring
OF 1884 I visited all the Southern iron
producing regions, ard l repeat now
what I said then, namely: that the
great need Of the South is still further
diversifcation of industries. The next
decade must develop steel manufac-
lures, the further manipulation of iron
and steel into machinery, the manu-
facture of furniture along the timber
belt and OF the better grades of cotton
goods in the vicinity Of the cotton fields.
If the advance is along these lines, the
year 1900 will mark more remarkable
and more satisfactory industrial devel-
opment in the Southern States than
1890"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
Miscarriage of Justice.

YoRKyILLE, S. c., April 12.-Here is
a remarkable story of miscarried JUS
tice that came to light in Yorkvllle
Yesterday afternoon: Last week, Rob-
ert Hill, William Farrar and William
Berry, all colored, were convicted for
breaking into the store OF 5. 5. Plexlco,
of Sharon, some time ago, and each was
sentenced to the penitentiary for the
term of three years. They were convic-
ted on the evidence Of a little negro
boy, ten or twelve years old, but he told
such straight story that the jury be-
lieved him.
It developed yesterday, however, that
none of the negroes are guilty OF the
crime with which they were charged.
Since receiving his sentence, Boody San.
ders, alias Goore, who plead guilty OF
burglary of the store of Miss Maria Nc
Pheeters, has confessed that he also
committed the Plexico robbery. Hear
ing of the confession. Mr.. PleXlco OBJ
tained a statement as to where the
goods were concealed, and yesterday at
ternoon went down to Sanders house
and secured over $50 worth Of them.
Another strange circumstance was
also developed. When Sheriff CraW-
ford arrested Boody Goore, alias San
ders, he also brought Fred Sanders
along as an accessory after the fact, and
for receiving stolen goods. When
Boody plead guilty, the solicitor mol
pressed the case against Fred Sanders.
It now turns out that there is every
reason to believe that Fred was guilty
as charged, if indeed he is not princl-
pal in the burglaries. Mr.. Plexlco is
satisfied that the negro knew all the
while where the goods were secreted,
and charges that be has been making
use of them at his pleasure. AZ any
rate, Fred has again been arrested and
committed to jail.
Just what is to be done in the case of
the other three negroes, has not yet de-
yeloped. Mr.. Piexico informed Inc
Enquirer late yesterday evening that ne
would at once try to get them out OF
the trouble, and to accomplish this there
are two courses open. One is to apply
for new trial, and the other IS to Sc
cure from Judge Kershaw a recommen-
dation for pardon.-Enqulrer.
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Rats ResponsibIe.

GOSHEN, Ind, April 10-A miner
named Snyder was found dead here a
few days ago, and two tramps arrested
charged with his murder. A sensa-
tional account was published in the
New York papers, regarding disclosures
made by his wife, who lives in New
York, in the presence of the tramps
leading to their seeking him and at
tempting robbery, which resulted IN
his death. Now the coroner's verdict
has been made public, to the effect that
Snyder came to his death by falling and
striking his head against a bed post,
and that the gashes in his head which
were supposed to have been caused by
blows from cudgel were caused by
rats, which had been gnawing on the
dead body for perhaps day previous to
the finding of it. The two tramps who
have been held charged with the muir
der, some articles belonging to Snyder
being found in their possession, have
been released in consequence, and have
skipped the neighborhood.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
Daring Jail Delivery.

RUssELLvILLE, Ky, April "a
ing and successfully carried out es
from the county jail was made here
evening at $50 o'clock. There W
twelve prisoners in all confined in t
Jail. They were allowed the liberty
the corridors during the day and were
locked in cells at night. Last evening,
when the jailer went to put them in
their cells, he found seven of his prison.
ers absent. They cut the bars of one OF
the windows during the day, and as
soon as it was dark they leaped to the
ground, a distance of twelve feet.
The men who escaped are jeff Porter,
white, who was under Indictment for
the assassination of George Grim, a
wealthy farmer; Henry Gill, JEFF Town
send and Solomon, colered, who killed a
negro at Adairville over game of crap
a few weeks ago; Bell Busky, negro
housebreaker, Buck Baker, white,
charged with shooting into a train, and
Ed Morton, negro, for stealing. The
sheriff and large posse are securing
the country for them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
Two Brothers Suicide.

LANCASTER, PA, April 9.-Milton
Kaufman, a young man of this city,
uied ten days ago under mysterious cir
cumstances. and last night his brother,
Harry, died from the same symptoms
which resembled arse1lcal poisoning.
Their father to-day stated that Harry
had confessed to him that he and his
brother had taken posion with the ob-
ject of dying together. The boy would
give no explanation Of the act.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
A Cowardly Father.

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 10
Frank McDermott and George Madden
fought duel Saturday in the Big Horn
basin. The formers wife left him after
a tilt and went to Madden's place. Nc
Derluott, carrying six-shooter and tax
ing his fve-year-old boy along, went
after the woman. Madden came out with
a rifle, which he aimed at McDermotts S
head. McDermott raised his son to his
breast, and the ball struck the little tel
low above the ear, glanced and landed ID
his fathers face. McDormott fell, but
fired three shots. The boy died within
an hour and the father is fatally inJur-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
WHITE REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE.
A Convention of 10S Delegates of the
McLape Flind.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April ia new
Grain South Carolina's political history
has begun. Last night large number
of the former Republicans, Greenback-
ers and Independendents met in con-
yention in Columbia. The convention
was held in the dining hall Of the Co.
lumbia Hotel. So quiet had the ar
rangements for the meeting been kept
that scarcely any one was aware Of the
matter, and the intention of the pro-
moters was almost entirely unknown
save among themselves. The conven-
ton met at o'clock, and the roll of
delegates showed 1O8, only twelve of
whom were negroes. Among those
will be recognized as old Independents
present were the following, most of
whom politicians: j. Hendrix McLane,
V. p. Clayton, postmaster at Columbia:
w. W. Russell, the famous and "caloric"
Greenbacker; DR.. Munro and Postmas-
ter Hunter, of Union; Simon Coriey, of
Lexigton; Odom, of Edgefeld; Prick
EFT, of ST. Matthews; DR.. Boyner, of
Florence; Harmon, of Spartanburg.
There were many more present, repre-
senting fifty-eight clubs recently or
ganiZed in various portions OF the
State.
The complexion of the convention
was novelty in Republican meetings
in this State. 1t was composed of three
elements, the preponderating propor-
tion being native whites, and the 9TH
ers being cid "Unionist men," who
have been forced to the rear since the
war, and negroes.
The convention was called to order
by McLane, and a "Republican State
League" was organized. This is to be
a portion of the National Republican
League" organized some time ago.
One who was present stated afterwards
to the State representative that the
'league was organized principally to
fight the Brayton Republicans and that
gang who had been InOnopollZlng the
Republican party in this State for the
past two years, and to prosecute the
organization of a white Republican
party in the State, with such negroes
as wished to come in" The organiZa-
ton was effected by the State executive
committee, the names of whom could
not be ascertained. The organization
being effected, the new league proceed
ed to elect full set Of delegates to the
national convention of the league to be
held in Cincinnati, Ohio. at an early
date.
The following were chosen: State
at large, J. c. Hunter, Union; F. Mich
OILS, Greenville. Regular Congressional
District delegates-First, DR.. R. w.
Memminger, Charleston, A. Lathrop;
Second, T. A. Owdon; Third, W. w.
Russell, J. S. Russell; Fourth, NJ. Whit
lock, J. E. Green; Fifth, J. Clark, A. Il.
Bowen; Sixth, T. E. Bell, j. D. Degraft;
Seventh, F. NJ. Prickett, c. L. Scott. j..
After the convention had adjourned
it having lasted about one hour and
a half-an experience meeting was
held and large number of the mem
bers gave graphic accounts of their po-
litical experiences during the past de-
cade, and maybe they will have similar
experiences to relate ten years hence.
Their movement has been started.
Time alone will tell the result. The
purpose of the organizers to hold their
convention was known to the State yes
terday afternoon.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
Rlncked With Ice.

PORT HURON, Mich, April 13:-The
St. Clair River is completely blocked
with ice from the flats to Lake huron.
Lake Huron is also one vast field OF ice
as far as one can see. The Grand Trunk
transfer boats are stuck IN ice and trat-
tic has been completely suspended since
last night. The steamer Conger, OF the
Port Huron ferry line, is fast in the ice
two miles below the city. Such COM
plete blockade at this season has never
occurred before.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
His Haste Made Waste.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April i5.-Sev-
eral months ago the postoftice atSeward,
Oklahoma, was robbed. There being no
safe convenient, the postmaster after
that put his stamps and money in the
oyes of his cook stove. Friday he built
fire in a hurry, and forgot to take the
treasure out. When he thought OF them
the oven was red hot, and stamps and
money were all gone. His loss was
something over S40O.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
The State Sustained.

BEAUFORT, April 1.-The decree OF
Judge Aldrich in the Coosaw case has
been fled. It is a voluminous docu-
ment, covering % pages OF Legal cap
paper. The conclusions reached oy TIE
Judge in ''The State eX-Ielatl one 3. II.
Tinman ct al, Board Of Phosphate
Com missioners, plaintiffs, VS.. the Coo
saw Mining Co., defendants, are as fol-
lows:
"The return Of the defendants to the
order herein, dated March 81, is insuti-
cient and is overruled. That the order
to show cause herein, dated March Il,
is made absolute. That the temporary
order of injunction heretofore granted
is continued pending the final determl-
nation of the action. or the further or
der Of the court, and that the plaintiff
do execute and file written undertak-
ing with suretles, pursuant to the stat
ute and the practice of this court, with.
in the next thirty days, to the effect that
the plaintiff will pay to the defendant
such damage, not exceeding S5OO, as oe'
fendant may sustain by reason Of the
Injunction herein, if the court shal!
finally decide that the plaintiff is not
entitled thereto.
"That the order of this Court appoint
ing u. R. Brooks temporary receiver be
continued in full force and effect until
further order of this Court.
Further ordered, that the said U. Il.
Brooks. as receiver, do within reason
able time execute and deliver a proper
undertaking, pursuant to the statute,
in the sum of $780, conditioned for the
due and faithful discharge of his duties
as receiver.
Either party to this action may,
upon four days notice to the opposite
party, apply to this Court for an order
sub stituting some other person receiver
in the place of y. Il. Brooks.
"That either party to the action, on
four days notice to the opposite party
may apply to this Court, or a Judge
thereof, for an order that may be meet
and just, pending the final determine
tion of this action"
dated Aiken, S. c., April 13, 1881.
"(Signed.) JAMES ALDRICH,
"Jud pe Second Circuit"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
A AFranco-Germ an War Brewing.

PARIS, April 16.-M. Herbette, the
French ambassador to Germany has
sent NJ. Ribot, French minister OF Tor
eign affairs, dispatch full OF mlsglV-
ings as to the nature OF the ambassadors
relations with the Berlin foreign office.
NJ. Herbette says that Chancellor Won
CapriYi treats him with formal polite
ness, while the German emperor, who
was formerly invariably affable in his
manner, now speaks curtly and has
shown positive i'll humor toward French
men whom NJ. Herbette has introduced
at receptions.
The news causes increased anxiety IN
government circles here. Hitherto M.
Herbertte's own reports, as well as other
official information from Berlin, nave
shown that NJ. Herbette was a persona
gratu with Emperor William and that
the ambassador was ON the most AMIGA
BILE personal terms with the chiefs ofthe
Berlin foreign Office. Nothing has oc-
Cured between the ambassador and NJ.
Ribot to indicate the intention OF the
German government to increase the ten
sion of relations already sufficiently
strained.
If the French government ascertalns
that the kaisers altered attitude toward
NJ. Herbette arises from dissatisfaction
over the treatment received by Empress
Frederick in Paris his recall is certain.
so far as is known in official circles the
kaiser exonerated NJ. Herbette from all
blame in the matter, while NJ. Ribot con-
siGered the conduct of the ambassador
in relation to the Paris incident to have
been absolutely correct.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
A Kansas Collision.

LEAvENwoRTu, Kan, April 15-At
$40 this afternoon, D. r. Anthony, edl-
tor of the LeavenWorth Times, was COW
hided on the street by Capt. William
Forsesque, who was defeated for mayor
at the recent election. \ large crowd
assembled, butno asSistanceWas offered,
and as Anthony is noted for his game
ness, bloody sequel is looked for.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22

In admirable condition, promising
and progressing all over the State"
Whatls your national organization
now"
ave nave 100000 members in the
United States. We have organizations
in thirty-tive States OF the Union and
are organizing an average Of l75 State
and local allia ces aday. In Kansas
we have $4,000 members. l will or
ganize State alliance in Ohio on the
10th Of this month and one in New
York ON the 22nd. We will have three
or Iour grand mass meetings in every
State in the Union, then we will go into
congressional districts, and finally, into
the counties. There will be a confer
ence in Cincinnati, May 10Th, of all the
industrial bodies, to take the prelimlna-
ry steps for the presidential campaign.
This conference has been called by the
farmers and citizens alliance, the
Knights Of Labor, the Single Tax
League and various other organiza-
tiOnS."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Secretary Blaine's Reply to the Last Let
ter of the italian Government.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Secretary
Blaine completed his reply to the last
letter from the Italian Government
yesterday, and sent copy of it to the
Marquis Imperial for transmission
to Premier Rudini. Tonight the COT
respondence was given to the press.
Marquis Imperial, in note dated
April 2, says Secretary Blaine's note of
April 1, heretofore published, had been
laid before the Italian Government,
and that Rudini directed him to say
that the Government of Italy had
asked nothing beyond the prompt in
stitution of judicial proceedings
through the regular channels. He &C.
knowledges that it would have been
absurd to claim the punishment OF the
guilty parties without warrant OF reg
ular Judgment, and repeats the original
demand for the prompt institution OF
judicial proceedings, and says that not
until the United States Government
shall have explicitly declared that the
proceedings shall be promptly begun
can the diplomatic incident be consid-
cred as closed.
Secretary Blaine, in reply, says the
United States did not, by treaty with
Italy, become the insurer of the lives
or property of Italian subjects in our
territory, If it should appear that
among the victims at New Orleans
were Italian subjects resident there, IN
conformity with the treaty, and not IN
violation of the immigration laws,
abiding in peace in the United States
and obeying the laws, that public Off
GERS connived at the work of the mob
or failed, upon proper notice or lnfor-
nation of the threatened danger, to
take steps to preserve the peace and
bring the guilty to trial, the President,
under such circumstances, the Secreta.
ry says, will be justified in bringing the
matter before Congress, with a view to
the relief of the families of the Italian
subjects who lost their lives by Vlo-
lence.
Secretary Blaine also says. II 1t IS
found that the prosecution OF the per-
sons charged with the killing OF the
Ital.,.n subjects can be maintained un-
der the United States Statutes, the case
will be presented to the next grand
jury. But if, as seems probable, pro-
ceedings can only be taken IN the courts
OF Louisiana, the President can only
urge the State officials to promptly
bring the offenders to trial; and this
he has already done. He also says, II
the case can only be prosecuted IN the
State courts, and judicial investiga-
tion is not resorted to, it will then be
the duty of the United States to con-
slider whether some other form or re-
dress ~aaJ ~aaJ &C asked.
He adds, that it IS understood that
the Louisiana State grand jury is now
investigating the affair, and while 1t IS
possible tina: the jury may fail to pre-
sent indictments, the United States can
not assume that such will be the case.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
Fatally Burned.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April AT
Tuscaloosa last night the Opera House.
was crowded to see an amateur pertor-
nance, which closed with a tableau rep
resenting the Goddess Of Liberty on a
throne, surrounded by thlrty-tour fairies.
impersonated by little girls. They were
dressed in white material. AS the cur
tain went up a spark from a torch which
Miss Mabel McEachen, the Goddess OF
Liberty, held aloft fell on the dress Of
little Irene Hayes. She was instantly
enyeloped in flames and ran screaming
to the footlights, wore two young men
from the audience seized her and ex-
cuished the fire. AS she passed the other
girls little Ethel Blacks dress caught
also, but was put out before she was
seriously burned. Irene Hayes was
fatally burned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
fatally burn

TIE Rev. Francis Penzotti, a Metho-
dist clergyman and agent at Lima,
Peru. of the American Bible Society,
has at last been released from prison
there after having been confined eight
months for alleged violations OF the
religious laws,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-22
UPWARD And ONWARD.
UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY OF
THE NEW SOUTH.

The Wonderful Progress and Develop
ment of the Southern States During the
Past Decade as Shown by Census Re-
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-22
bladed penknife was used. He viii die.

bladed penknife was used He will die.
Lee was returning home drunk from Eau
Claire and met Smith on the highway.
Thos. schloes, of Medford, is looking for
his son. and daughter who are supposed to
have been stolen by Indians seven years
ago. He recently heard Of a boy in Fond
du Lac who had escaped from Indians and
followed him here but failed to oyertake
him.
The effort of .workingmen at Eau Claire
to induce the lumber companies to run saw
mills 10 hours a day instead Of II seems
likely to fail. The corporation called on
by the workingmen's committee claim they
can get all the men they want to work II
hours. Two companies have already start
ed their mills on that basis. OF the 10 9th
er concerns two or three will run night and
day with two crews working 10 hours EACH
One of these is now in operation.