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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
A Rattle TO the Death

LEXINGTON, Ky, Jan. ga battle
to the death took place in Mercer Coun,
ty between a valuable saddle stallion
and a jackass belonging to William
Thomas, stock raiser. a few days age
a mad dog bit Thomas's little boy and
horse. The horse went mad and kick.
ing down the door of the jackass' stable
began biting him. The jack retaliated
and for fifteen minutes they fought, US,
ing their teeth, heels and forefeet. Final,
ly the jack tore loose the stallions left
ear with his teeth and the horse then bit
a piece from the jackass' neck.
This seemed to make the jack more
ferocious than ever and, grabbing the
lower part Of the horses neck in his
teeth, he tore out the windpipe, but the
high-mettled stallion did not give up
and before falling he kicked the jacks
hind leg, breaking itjust below the hook,
He then fell dead. The jack uttered a
long loud bray and went into his stable.
He was covered with blood and so fear
fully wounded that his master killed
him to put him out of his misery.
The boy was treated with maidstone.
The stone stuck three times and he
shows no sign of rabies. 1t is believed
that he will recover,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
The Ghost of the War.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Feb. 6.-BishoI
John p. Newman (the great war Meth
odist) of the NJ. f. Church has just
closed the session OF the one hundredth
annual Arkansas Conference IN this
city. In an interview to-day he eX.
pressed the following sentiments in re,
gard to the force bill:
81 saw poor Window a month ago
| was in his office IN Washington |
told him that he could think Of force
from now until the end of time and
that they would accomplish nothing
Public conscience is the energy Of law
We must secure an Intellectual and
moral elevation to the masses through
all these Southern States. Then the
force bills would be unnecessary.
Il am opposed to invoking the ghost
of the war. There are some OF our old
United States Senators who are always
sitting at banquet with the spirits Of
departed heroes around them-it is the
banquet Of the dead.
Everybody knows that am Re
publican, having been Chaplain OF the
United States Senate under the admin
istratlon of Grant and Hayes, and that
l am loyal to the last degree. At the
same time my future as a Republican
is before me, though her party manag-
ers act as if the future Of the party
was behind them. Religion and edu-
cation are the great remedies for these
political evils. Our national leglsla-
tion is carried on as if we were two
people, when it ought to be as if we
were one. II a force bill is needed, it
is needed as much in the North as it is
in the South"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
Poisoned at a Boarding School.

New YORK, Feb. 1.-Miss Helen
Potts, daughter of George II. Potts, a
wealthy railroad and mine owner, who
lives at Asbury Park, and has an office
at 40 Wall street, died suddenly this
morning in the boarding school of Miss
| Lydia Day, No 32, w 4Oth street from
morphine poison.
Miss Potts, who was beautiful and
accomplished girl, 20 years old, had
been an inmate of Miss Days school
for about a year, finishing her educa-
tion. She had been troubled with ner-
VouSneSS and insomnia for some time,
and had received prescription from
Carlyle w. Harris, a medical student.
and warm personal friend of herself
and her family. This prescription
called for 25 grains of quinine and one
grain of morphine, to be made into SIX
capsules, one of which Was to be taken
nightly.
The prescription was put up at Mcln-
tyres drug store, 992 9th avenue. Har-
ris kept two capsules, and gave the
others to Miss Potts, telling her to fol-
low directions. That day Harris left
GOWu lOF Olu OluG COluIO1C, duo NH4AO
there, he received a letter from Miss
Potts, saying that the medicine had
given her a severe headache.
On Thursday last Harris returned to
the city, and calling on Miss Potts told
her to continue taking the capsules.
Last evening the young lady took an
other capsule, and at IL o'clock her
room mates were awakened by her
heavy breathing and they found her al
most uncons cious. Medical aid was at
once summoned and the doctors pro-
nounced the patient suffering from
narcotic poisoning. They worked with
vigor and restored her by 6 o'clock in
the morning, leaving her at that time
out of danger. At o'clock they were
again summoned to find her at the
point of death. all their efforts were
unavailing and she died at II o'clock
this morning.
The idea of suicide in the case is out
of the question, and there are several
theories as to the cause Of death.
The prescription may have been put
up by an inexperienced druggist, who
substituted morphine for quinine; the
whole grain of morphine might have
been put into one capsule, or the girl
may have had the prescription renewed
and died of the cumulative action of Il
large number of capsules. The coroner
will make a thorough investigation.
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Hooker said that he was getting a
little tired Of the broad cast accusations
made against the people of Mississippi
before tribunal which had not the
power 10 try them. He protested against
the raising of sectional auimoslty.
Cannon attempted to put an end 10
the political discussion by calling atten-
ton to the absolute necessity Of the
speedy passage of the appropriation
bills, but his remarks had little effect,
the controversy being transferred from
Mississippi to Tennessee, Williams of
Ohio crlticising and Richardson defend
ing the conduct Of Senator Harris.
After rather stormy scene between
the chairman (McComas) and Breckin-
ridge Of Arkansas pertaining to the
question Of recognition, the committee
rose and reported the bill to the House.
No quorum appearing the House with
out disposition Of the bill adjourned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
Cleveland and Hill Meet.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-At a dinner
given tonight at the Manhattan Club
by Senator VIM L. Brown to the Gov
ernorS of the club and six others, EX.
President Grover Cleveland and Gov
ernor David B. Hill met each other face
to face. The centennial banquet, at the
Metropolitan Opera House two years
ago, was the last occasion upon which
they met. Since then they have been
as strangers, and many things written
and said Of the two men only tended to
widen the breach.
To this condition of affair was due
the great interest taken in their meet
ing at the dinner tonight, although the
affair was strictly private oie.
Ex-PreSident Cleveland arrived at {
o'clock and moved about among the
guests shaking hands and conversing
in a most pleasant manner. At a quar-
ter to S So'clock the banQueters, thirty
two in number, entered the library
room, where the table Was set. The ta-
ole was in the form Of an oval. at the
head sat Senator Brown with Lieuten-
ant Governor Jones on his left, and
seat for Governor Hill. who had not at
that time arrived. on his right. At the
opposite end of the table was Fred r.
Condert, president OF the club. En-
President Cleveland occupied seat on
his right and Ben J. Wood on his left.
At . O'clock Governor Hill was an
nounced. As he entered the room
every one arose and applauded. The
Governor advanced to his seat, bowed
to Senator Brown, and then, looking
directly at Cleveland, smiled and bowed.
Cleveland as pleasantly returned the
recognition. The Governor then
bowed to the other gentlemen and took
his seat.
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Present New

Of the twenty-four new members
fourteen go to the west. Nebraska s
quota Of three is doubled. Minnesota
and Illinois gain two each. One each
is added to California, Colorado, Michi.
gan, Oregon, Washington and Wiscon.
sin. The South profits by the increase,
but rot so much as the west. If Mis-
souri, be counted southern State, that
section gains total of six seats. -Four
of these go to Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia and Missouri, and the remain
ing two to Texas. In the middle States,
Pennsylvania gains two and New Jer-
sey one. Massachusetts, with an addi-
ton of one, is the only New England
State that shows change.
These changes will exert an impor-
tant, though not decisive, bearing on
the electoral vote. Under the existing
apportionment that vote is 401. Under
the new bill there will be 444 members
in the electoral colle~r, requiring 223
to elect. The gain in tectors by States
is as follows.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
The Alliance Bank.

COLUMBIA. Jan. 2S.-The trustee
stockholders of the State Alliance En-
change have been in session almost con-
tinuously today since 10 O'Clock this
morning until after midnight. trying to
arrange for State alliance bank. The
bank has been organized, however, but
the members absolutely refused to give
one word for publication, keeping theil
action q stricet secret.
The stockholders elected the following
directors and adjourned: J. a. Sigh,
W. II. Zimmerman, J. T. Tindall, J. W.
Stokes, J. T. and ID. p. Duncan.
The board of directors held a subse-
Quent meeting, but did not elect officers,
as far as can be ascertained. They will
not say when they will meet again.
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The Formers College.

A reporter OF the Columbia Register
has recently visited Fort Hill for the
purpose of seeing what progress has
been made in building. The reporter
says:
President Strobe, who is at the head
of the college, is the right man for the
place. He keeps himself thoroughly
posted on everything that is done about
the works, and directs and supervlSes
everything in detail. Prof. Strobe has
had an extensive experience in building
as we'll as conducting institutions OF
this kind. Work is now being pushed
on the laboratory for the purpose of
getting it in shape to receive the para
phernalia of the agricultural depart
ment, recently turned over to the CO.
lege. The residence for the treasurer
and a professors residence are nearing
completion. Prof. Strobe says that the
failure Of the Legislature to make the
necessary appropriation last session
will retard the building OF nece "a y
accommodation for the students. The
entire work is now being done by the
college trustees The plan of letting
out the buildings to contractors did
not prove satisfactory, and all the con-
tractors have been dismissed.
There are now one hundred c0nVicts
at Fort Hill. They are well Guartered
and dislike being returned to the low
country. The stone quarry is in
charge Of Mr.. II. \. Powell, who has
forty convicts busy at work getting
out the stone for the main building
The brick yard is idle at present, but
will be put in operation soon. One
million blick Will be ready for use in
the spring, when a tull force of hands
Will he put at ork erecting the
twenty-four buildings that are needed
for the college
Mr.. j. !. 'uggar, graduate of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College, has charge of the expert
mental farm department. He has been
thoroughly educated in the theory Of
experimental farming and this year
will prove whether he can manage a
farm. as the Clemson farm offers him
every opportunity to demonstrate his
capacity.
His pay roll for free labor amounts
to $37l7 per week. This force will be-
largely increased in the spring. Presi-
dent Strobe says that ninety-iive boys
have already entered their names Oh
the register and desire to enter the col
lege as soon as. opened. Two-thirds of
these bo:s are from the low country.
Professor Strobe says that those who
wish to enter the first year should regis
ter their names at once, as there is
every probability that there will be
far more applicants than can be accom-.
m0dated.
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An Appeal From the Poor.

HAMBURG, Jan. 3l.-Four thousand
unemployed workmen of this city held
a meeting Sunday to consider measures
looking to an amelioration OF their con-
dition. 1t was resolved to send petl-
ton to the Senate asking that landlords
be prohibited on the next quarter day
from eylcting tenants unable to pay their
rents also asking that loans of 50 marks
be advanced to destitute workmen from
the state fusds and that poor children
in public schools be supplied with hot
meals daily. The committee formed to
help relieve the distress Of the unem-
ployed distribute over ten thousand free
meals daily
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.
Activity Among Leaders Caused by Sen.
ator ingalls, Defeat.

NEW YORK. Jan. 3l.--A short time
ago there was news that tie action o
the third party boomers throughout the
country would be governed, in large
measure, by the result Of the great
struggle over ingalls, in Kansas. If the
Farmers Alliance could not control the
politics Of a state in which it had a
heavy majority OF the voters, it would
have 40 prospect of success in national
moyemet; but If, On the other hand. it
should win in its first serious campaign
in northwestern state. the fact would
be proof that the time had arrived for
the organization ola new party IN the
United States.
Kansas vas the pivotal state, and
there the signal was to be hoisted. The
Alliance had shown itself to be all pow
erful in several southern states; but
there was an imperative necessity that
| it should win a triumph in the north.
Its success at Topeka this week is, there
fore, an incident Of drst-class Importance
to the third party boomers.s
Even President McGrath, of the Kan
sas Alliance, who was last year opposed
to the formation Of a new party, has
changed his mind. The Alliance man
ayers in Nebraska and Minnesota are
ready to follow the leadership of Kansas.
and several o. the Alliance leaders in
the south ere dssirous of cooperating
with their northern brethren in a nation
al political movement. 1t is believed
that the four states Of Kansas. Nebraska,
Minnesota and South Dakota are sutfi-
cient to form nucleus around which
other states will yet rally.
The Alliance boomers are to take up
the business ofpreparing for the Nation
al Union conference which IS to be
held in Cincinnati upon date that has
not vet been fixed. The call fer this
conference, which was issued in Decem-
Der last, bore the signatures of Alliance
officials in seventeen northern and
southern states, and all industrial Or
carnations were invited to take part IN
it. The Knights OF Labor, will send
delegates to it, and half a dozen agr!cul-
tural associations, including the Color
ed Farmers Alliance, will be represent
ed at it. The greatest OF all the trade
union bodies in this country, the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor, has given no.
tice that it cannot take any part IN the
conference or in the formation Of new
political party.
The experiment of bringing together
the workers in the cities and the tlllcTs
of the fields in order 10 GAIN political
ends was made in Washington last week
at conference held by the so-called In
dustrial Confederation. but the result OF
the experiment was not encouraging to
those concerned IN it.
So far as can be learned by the re-
ports from various states. the platform
and the measures Of the Kansas Farm
cas- Alliance are likely to find favor at
the Cincinnati conference, for Kansas
carries the flag.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
Indians Eaten by Wolves.

WINNIPEG. Jan. 30 Rev. J. Sette,
missionary among the Indian tribes
around Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba,
writes that camps of indians hunting
on the East side of Lake Winnipeg, not
very far from Blood Vein River near
Dog Head, were visited by band of
wolves about one hundred in number.
They attacked the camps and killed
many Indians and devoured them. One
Indian cudgeled and killed twenty
wolves, another Indian climbed up a
tree with his gun and shot down
twenty. One got on a.stage.which was
not very high and the wolves got him
down and devoured him. There is a
great panic among the Indians in that
quarter. The Indians say there are
no deer. consequently the wolves are
mad with hunger.
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4 Mob Kill Two Negroes.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 31.-At Car
bon Hill, Walker county, mob OF
white men surrounded cabin occupied
by nine negroes and fired fifty shots,
William Denman and John William
son, We're killed, and seven Others
wounded, two fatally. The mob es-
capped unhurt. The supposed caus-
was the work of the mine strikers,
whose places had b cen taken by the ne
groes. More trouble is feared and
arms and ammunition sent for.
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Dead Drunk on the Track.

AsHEvILLE, February 2.-Dan!el
Lee and Andrew Caldwell. Of Madlon
County, while under the influence of
whiskey, lay down on the track yester-
day morning and was run over by a
heavy freight train which left Marshall
about o'clock. Lee was Instantly
killed. his body being cut in two and
horrible mangled. Caldwell was so
seriously injured that he can hardly
live. One leg was cut of, below the
knee. and the other was badly crush
ed. \ jug of liquor, which they had
with them was not injured. Both men
were married and leave families.
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HACKED TO PIECES.
Terrible and Brutal Massacre of Christ
ians by Low Chinese.

ians by Low Chinese.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.-There is
recurrence Of the old fanatical hatred o.
Christians in China, more particularly in
Szechuen, where a massacre Of Christ.
ians occurred, Of which we have only
Just GOT particulars, though the scene is
only short distance from Chungking.
which is now a treaty port.
The converts of the Franciscans and
Lazarists are very numerous IN Szechucn,
and we frequently hear of trouble be.
tween them and the followers Of the
popular Observation-Disclosures, Bud
dhinm and Taouism-but it is seldom
nowadays that the fanaticism Of the per-
secutors proceeds as far as killing its un-
fortunate objects, as was the case with
the small Christian community OF
Loonsti-hsn, in the TaChu prefecture.
In the middle Of the night an attack
was lAade by several thousand Of the
worst dregs Of the populace, lnfuriated
by tanaticism and egged on by the hopes
OF "a rich booty. They raided the houses
of fifty or sixty Christian families, set
the buildings on fire, and carried off
everything portable.
The mission premises were surrounded
and burned, amidst the howls Of infuri-
ated villains who threw number Of
Christians into the burning buildings,
where they perished in the most horrible
agony, which proceedings We're watched
with devilish pleasure by their erstwhile
neighbors.
The murderers seized upwards Of
twenty Il o:e victims il the nelghborhood,
and butchered them in cold blood, and
with all the revolving refnements of cru
city which the placid looking Chinese un-
derstand so well. Most Of the bodies of
the murdered people were cut or hacked
to pieces and thrown into the river.
During all this time the officials were
invisible, and the impression in well in
formed quarters is that they kept out OF
the way on purpose. The magistrate at
Ia Chu kept himself locked upip his va
men, though he knew what was going
on outside, for the European priest in
charge of the mission fled to the magis-
trate's residence for safety.
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Blown to Atoms.

CARMEL, n. Y. Jan. 29.-At about
$50 in the morning, an explosion oc-
Cured at the works Of the reservoir
dam in course of construction near
Crafts station, on the New York and
Northern railroad. 4 considerable
quantity of giant powder was stored in
a tool box. and the foreman, Conrad
Connolly, undertook to pry open the lid,
which had been frozen down, with a
crowbar. Just exactly how it happened
no one knows, but Connolly was liter
ally blown to atoms. all that could be
found not filing box foot square.
Connolly leaves wife and two chill
dren. The concussion shook buildings
three miles distant.
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THE APPORTlONMENT.
The Injustice Done 10 New York and
Other States,

BROOKLYN, Feb. 6.-The Brooklyn
Eagle has compiled the following table
on the new apportionment, which is of
special interest. That paper says:
While the apportionment bill is gen.
orally regarded as compromise, there
can be no doubt that it does injustice
to several States. including New York.
Under its provisions the total mem
bership of the House Of Representa-
tives after March 4, 1891, will be 1856, an
increase of tWenty-four over the pres
ent number. No State losses a repre-
sentative. One member each is gained
by thirteen States, two each by four
States, and three by one State.
This table illustrates the gain by
States:
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Democrats Victorious.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. Especial dispat-
ches from Oklahoma City say Later
and official returns of Wednesdays
County elections show that the Demo
Gratis and Alliance tickets have been
victorious. Guthrie and Logan Coun-
ties elect straight Democratic tick
ct. Payse County half and half Demo
cratic and Alliance. King fisher and
three Counties of the South are solidly
Democratic
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Horrible Death.

FLORENCE, S. c., Jan. 29.-Capt.
Dave MorecocE, Of this place, was
Knocked OF Of the freight train few
miles below Florence this morning.
He was notmissed until the next station
was reached, and having gone back in
search Of him. he was found suspended
off Of the bridge over Lynch's creek,
his shoes having caught on an iron pin.
He is supposed not to have known what
struck him, as his brain was knocked
out. He leaves a yound wife here and
parents in North Carolina to mourn his
loss. The Knights of Pythias will take
possession of his body.
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Picked 4 Pimple and Died.

LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 29.-Frank j..
Herr, a prominent farmer, died here
from blood poisoning. Three weeks ago
he noticed a small pimple on his hand
and picked it open. He took cold, blood
poisoning followed and death was the
result. 4 wife and twelve children sur
YiYe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-11
Hot Sprinrs CooIe6 on.

ATLANTA, February "A tornado
passed over Hot Springs about midright
last night. Done store was completely
wrecked, with a loss Of stock OF about
$1,000. The Baptist church was Hooded,
and several residences were slightly dam
aged. Much alarm was caused, but no
lives were lost.
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Went Home Drunk.

Boston, Jan. 2S.-John T. Kelley
shot his father, Michael Kelley, aged 20
years. intiicting probably fatal wound.
It is alleged that Kelley came home in
toxicated at about II o'clock, and en-
tered room on the first floor in which
was a woman at the point of death.
Kelley quarreled with people in the
room, creating disturbance and in a
time went up to his own apsrtrsaS5a
His father demonstrated M
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If in 1892 the States should vote as
the States and Territories voted IN 1888,
the Republicans would have 25O elect
ors to TIA for the Democrats, Repub-
lican majority OF IS.
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SENATOR CAMERON is receiving hot
shot from the Republican press of Penn
sylyania for voting against the force
bill. As Cameron has just been re-elec-
ted for six years more, he can st3Hd a
few hot SnOt.
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Which Result in Finding That a Muir
der Had Really Been omm1tted-The
links of Evidence