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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28
TRIPLE LYNCHiNG.
Three Negroes Hanged am. H;daisd vat,
Shot in Virginia.

STAUNToN. Va, OF. IA special
from Clifton Forge Va, today /" Tie
DAILY News says: This mornings Gang
Of six armed drunken heroes came into
town. and boasted loudly that trey mad
come TO take the place This created
terrible confusion On the streets. as al
the negroes had pistols and other
weapons. which they exhibited freely.
They walked ahGu; the streets. insult
ing ladies and committing o!her "l!-
RACES. and creating i terrible riot. y
plumber of citizens decided TO arrest
them, but the negroes violently resisted
arrest and broke away from their would
be captors, who gave chase. When the
negroes had nearly reached Ir1ngate
they turned and commenced firing upon
their pursuers. and battle between the
posse and the rioters ensued. Phillip
Boiling, a brakeman uf the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, was killed outright
at the first fire, and Frederick Wilkin-
son was injured seriously. The officers.
after some diff, uliy. captured five OF the
gang, including the leaders, but one is
still at large.
Two large mobs. numbering in all
about 500, formed in the town and met
at Sweetwood's store ut about 10
O'Clock tonight. They fired salUtcs. and
then the two comhined aud marched to
the Jail where the prisoners, taken in
the afternoon, had been confined. They
attempted, after firing into the Jail for
some time, to break open the door with
ram. but it was too strong and resist
ed their efforts. They then procured
axes and sledge hammers and broke in.
They took out three prisoners, and TAX
ing them 10 gully about half mile
fro Il the jail, strung two Of them up to
tree and filled them full Of bullets.
The third prisoner. who was boy SIX
teen years old, they brought back to the
Jail to lock him up again, but finally let
him 60, and he escaped. The fourth
prisoner, who had been crippled with a
bullet in the afternoon, was still in the
jail, the door of which had been repair
ed. Breaking in again, they took him
cut, and putting him in cart. they
hauled him to the same place and hung
him to the tree that the former two had
been hung on.
Another member Of the gang had
been shot down in the afternoon near
Irongate and left lying by the side Of the
railroad track IN dying condition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28
HOLD YOUR COTTON.
IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE GREEN
VILE ALLIANCE
TIL: Farmers Advised 70 Hold Their Cot
ton fu- :,.,cr Prices and TO Have 1t
E.'si.!,.d When Sold By .Alliauce Weigh

Gi;EEHvlLLE, 5. G., Oct. l9.-The
Gr.thviil- County Farmers Alliance
met i'll special session today for the
purpose Of -Iklng some action on the
vexed question (with them) Of the buy
ing and sel!i2g Of cotton. They passed
the Iollo wing resolutions, which is in
tehded to have tar-rcachlng effec. and
70 uulte the Alliance of the South in
an etfort to raise the price Of cotton:
Whereas. cUtton is our cash product,
and producers ara forced to take for IT,
prices below the cost of production.
Not only the farmers but the merchants
who furnished them supplies Oh time,
must sustain loss. The profits Oh cot
Ton are divided between spectators
and manufacturers.
We the GreeEville Farmers Alliance,
do advise our farmers to refuse to sell
their cotton at the present prices, and
to at 0ace warehouse 50 much cotton a.
viii satisfy their creditors, and bor
row from banks or individuals on ware
house receipts, and hold their cotton
for better prices.
That the action of our meeting be
published throughout the Cotton States,
aGj Se ask the farmers to at once.
through state and county Alliances, ac!
in accordance herewith.
That all suh-Alliances arc hereby re-
Ques,ed to call meetings at once to act
on these resolutions.
The Alliance of this county proposes
to accomplish the purpose of the reso-
lUtlcn Icy concentrating the cotton
brought to this market in the Alliance
warehouse for the purpose Of having it
graded into lots, $50 that each grade
can be sold at its true market value
The warehouse will store cotton fifteen
days free OF charge to buyer and seller
alike, enabling the seller to hold his
cotton for better prices and the buyer
to get large lots for shipment. After
the fifteen days free storage is out, the
cost Of storage and insurance Will not
exceed twenty-five cents for the first
month and twenty cents for sui
s5quent months.
A committeeman of the Alliance says:
1T is now generally conceded that the
present crop is far short OF that OF last
Year, and OF a much tiEer quality; get
the prices are below the cost of produc-
ton. 1t therefore must be apparent to
ali that there is everything to gain aad
nothing to lose by holding. Some OF
the Greenville banks have agreed to ad-
vance literally on warehouse receipts
y resolution was also passed asking
every true Alliauceman not to sell his
cotton until be takes it to the ware
house. The Alliance proposes to have
grader OF cotton, or grade it them
selves by types" from New York.
The cotton buyers here are dehea. and
if the plan Of the Alliances ID earried out
they must buy Alliance cotton at the
warehouse and have it weighed by ALL
ance Weighers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28

and to work on a salary is uncertain.
Thousands do it, of course, and'a small!
per cent. of them get on Tery well, but
such cases are rare We have had ex-
perience in that way, and we know
what it is to be thrown oIt OF employ
mcnt and left stranded without money
and with sickness. We have hard times
here, and suffer many privations and
disappointments, but l would not e1-
change it for the east, for here we have
a hope of home by and by, and there
we could hope for nothing. Here You
are Your own master, there You We're
the servant of your employers, who,
because they paid you pitifui salary
sufficient to keep yourself and family
alive, felt that they owned You body
and soul. III take Kansas with Its
trials and disappointments in prefer
encc to the east"
Yes, so will T." said John, "but DO
think the settlers who come here to
build up homes and improve and beau
TRY the land, ought to receive better
treatment from the government. There
is no justice in giving up TO corpora
tions and cattle kings all the chOlce
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28
Sho ODeued Fire.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. II A sensa-
tional but bloodle:ss street shooting oo-
CARED here in front Of the United
states court house. Mrs. Fannie Hotf-
man. poStmistress at Coalburg, Mr.. j.
T. Hill, the manager of the Sloss Iron
and steel Co., and Deputy Marshal
Schoenfeld, we're stan ding in the street
when Mrs. Hoffman opened fire On
them, firing three shots. She was
within three feet Of the men, but none
of the balls took effect. 4 police ar
rested ner and took the pistol from her,
but she Immediately reached into a
large basket which she carried, anddrew
another large gun She resisted arrest
and created Il sensation by yelling while
being taken to jail. She Wss afterwards
released On 500 bond. Mrs. Hoffman
has been regarded as eccentric for sew
erai days. The trial OF Hill and other
prominent Coalberg citizens has been
going on IA the United States court.
she had them arrested on the charge OF
impeding her in the discharge OF her
duties as postmiStress. She says Schosn-
field and Hill were conspirlng to defame
her character, and she tried to kill them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28

don't know that move you and con.
troll your actions, and more it is hardly
likely that they will know it, since
there is no one to tell them but you,
and they'd never take your word for
anything, not if you were to swear to
it. So YOU see have got the advantage
of you, Scraggs, and if you want to do
any warning just go ahead. But you
are making a great fuss about nothing,
ANYHOW. Wait until I make an attempt
against the girl, won't you?"
'If you have no designs on the girl,
Pearson" asked Scraggs, will you
please say what your purpose is?"
'sWhy, what should it be, except to
make all the money we can out OF
Green, just as we intend to make it out
Of every other settler"
''Then how is it you do not fndit nee
essary to deport yourself toward other
settlers as you do toward the Greens?
Why is it you find it necessary to go
there so often?"
'I supposed this was free country,
Scraggs, and that man did not have to
explain to other people the reason
why he chooses to go Lere or there.
But since you force the question on me
I don't mind answering it. I goto John
Green's occasionally because like
Louise. To be honest, frank and conf
Dental with you, Scraggs, I'll go FUR
ther and say love her. I'm speaking
the truth when I say that, so help me
God. do love Louise Green with all
my heart and soul, and never have and
never shall love anyone else. And now
having gone this lar, III go further.
love her, and I've sworn that she shall
be mine. She loves that Paul Mark
ham, but he shall never have her. I
cannot win her love, but I can get her
in my power, and force her to come to
my arms and submit to my caresses,
and by Heaven I will
"Hary Pearson, beware! This is
going too far, and they shall be warned"
$50 and warn them. They'll not be-
Eeve word you say. I'm not afraid OF
you, for you are powerless."
''Alas! that is too true. I am the
ucL1O1I dAl SOo eAS sAAO 0NAAiV, S-4>i So'1A
lies will be taken as gospel truth,
while the truths I speak will be be-
lieved by none. So much for being
your tool. But, nevertheless, it is my
duty to warn them against you, and
I'll do it. I'll give them fair warning,
and if they don't want to heed it they
can only suffer the consequences. If
you wanted to marry the girl nov"
eBah. I don't want to marry her, and
7 don't propose to do anything of the
sort. You know that that matter is
settled for me. The folks at home have
kindly selected woman for me, and
all I have to do is to go back and marry
her, which I am going to do in a few
weeks. don't love her and never did,
but she is rich, and money is what we
are after"
Scraggs made no reply to this, and
Pearson went on:
II shall 80 back there andmarry that
woman but viii not be compelled to
stay there with her. will soon find an
excuse for coming west, and once here
I will work to my ends and find my
happiness in the society OF my little
wild flower of the plains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28
Go Slow, G:rls.

Scarcely day passes without ITS
newspaper story CT some young woman
who met man so interesting that she
thought she couldn't live without him,
so She married him il haste and after
wards learned thai he Wa5 IN cX-con-
Wet or a brute or already lad a wife or
two from whom he had separated with
out the formality OF Il legal divorce.
In such cases the blame Is !ai'i upon
the man, who generally deserves more
abuse than he gets. Bat girls, look at
the matter seriously a te" minutes and
see if the trouble might not have been
avoided If you had not been in 100
much of Il hurry. Marriage means
partnership for life: deGrees Of divorce
are merely exceptions that prove he
rule. Would aGy m:Hl enter into Il
business partnership with rs LITTLE
knowledge OF the other party us YOU
seem satisfied with: Well, no-not
unless he We're sWeet-auuiet Iunaslc.
Talk is cheap. girls: it can be made to
order as fast rs the tCDgne caa run,
especially when there is Il pretty lace
to inspire it and two willing ears to re-
ceive it. Don't fear that some other
girl viii get the fellow unless you Sc
cure him at once.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28

have spark of honocyet unobscured.
l would say what ! have, and oppose
your designs on Green's daughter, even
if | lost money BY it. IN q case like
this money cuts no figure With ne"
You are very pious all at once,
Scraggs," said Pearson with q light
laugh, ''and l wonder you didn't turn
preacher in your young days. You
would have made an eloquent sermon
izer. But we'll drop this subject, If You
please. for the present, and when l
form designs against Green's girl, such
as YOU mention, and find am IN need
of vour assistance in carrying them out,
III put up the stuff and make you
solid"
you'll do no such thing" Scraggs
exclaimed with wrath as he arose and
paced the floor. no money will induce
me to aid in betraying that girl or any
other girl into your power. But III tell
YOU what will do" Scraggs said, stop
ping before Pearson and looking him
square in the eyes, "Tll warn John Green
against you, anu Il "HA' Wan
against You"
You will?" exclaimed the young man
springing up with flashing eyes and
clinchcd fists. 'sYou will, eh?"
Yes, WILL replied Scraggs, calmly
maintaining his position.
For a minute the two men stood
silently cycling each other, Scraggs cool,
collected and immovable, and Pearson
at first angry and flushed, but slowly
calming down. At last the latter broke
into light laugh, and with toss OF
the head spoke:
Don't be fool, Scraggs," he said,
ssbecause that don't pay I hare no de-
signs on the girl, and besides if I did
have your putting in wouldn't do any
good Do you suppose the Greens, or
any Of the other settlers, would take
your word in preference to mine? OF
course they wouldn't. It's you that is
known as heartless villain, while |, IN
the shade back Of You, am known as
kind, feeling gentleman. These people
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28
Snakes In a Treo.

CLARKs8UEG, w. Va, Oct. is
While two lumbermsn named McCray
and Deuers were telling timber near
Cleveland. Webster County, they cut
down a large limetree. which was liter
ally alive with snakes OF variety
never before found in this vicinity.
They were brown in color, large IN size,
having yellow jaws, from which they
continususIy eYicted Shiny matter,
and were exceedingly vicious, attack
ing tie men as soon as the trse fell
After killing a large number McCray
and Deuers were obliged to retreat
securing assistance they returned to
the spot, and i general slaughter took
place. not less than five hundred repFl-
les being killed. Investigation was
then made, and from fifteen hundred to
TWO thousand esse ;'eree 1oun in yarl-
ous parts OF the tree.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-28
Saved by 4 Dog.

CovNGToN, KY. Oct. 18.-Mrs. En-
ma Smiths grocery and residence on
Bullock street was destroyed by fire
early this morning. Mrs. Smith and
her four children had 4 narrow escape
from death. The lady arose at 4:3O
o'clock, made fire and retired again.
Half an hour after she was awakened
by her Newfoundland dog tugglng at
the bed clothing and barking furiously.
She was nearly smothered by smoke,
but groped her way to the bedroom OF
her childsen. The room was full OF
smoke, but she got them Out of the
burning building just in time.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-31
GIVES ITSELF AWAY.

The OvfgoHas, and all protection or
gaf.s for that matter. has happy faculty
OF giving iueli away when attempting to
paliiatc iarItf burdens. II says:
The adoption OF tariff for 4 revenue
only wo.ild put ~ end 10 discussion Of
the question whether q tariff is a tax
Every iaiiff iinpo ed upon the pure rev.
enue principle Is . difrc: lax upon the
consDmeT.
In iae same article that paper with I'M
usual candor admits tha, the object of a
protective tariff Ia to IIlnl. imports. Now
TO lImi, imports Is te increase the price Of
home products. This increase ofthe price
OF home products Is paid OF eourse by the
consumer. It Is paid % the manufacturer
OF the home product. Il Is a Tax pure aud
simple. I. Is true as stated BY The Orsgo-
Hiaa that tariff for revenue only is tax
upon the consumer, but II differs from the
tax imposed for protection In this. that the
former tax Is paid Into tho Golfers Of the
general government and there becomes
the property of ali the people including
him who paid IL. and ali the people of the
nation receivs due benefit from Il, while
The tax levid fer protection Is paid by the
consumer but II Is paid 10 and lnutcs 10
the benefit OF the manufacturer. AS q
matter OF fact there is no Ionger any dis
eussion among Informed people whether
the pro.ectivc tariff Is a tax. tie admit
ted BY all who have without bias investi-
gated the subject.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-31
s~--l--za7--ssz
CHEAP POLITICAL CAPITAL.

The StateSmas, Joasaai, and other ICE
publican papers are attempting TO make
some political capitalou of the TACT that
when the State Board was making Sc
lection OF superintendent; of the Insane
Asylum TO succeed DIR Harry Lane, Secre
tAry of State, Mcbride, voted for DR. Lane
while the governor voted for DR. William
son. They say that If the governor had
voted for Lane he would have been retain
ed in his position. Now the truth Is this
Secretary of State Mcbride and Treasurer
Metchan had agreed that DIR Lane, dem
ocrat, must be bounced and republican
given the place. This is the practice OF
political parties in Oregon, and few men
there are who oppose such practice wheth-
er democrat or republican. This inform
alton we have from morethan cne repub-
Iican In Salem. Mcbride knew when he
voted for Lane that he would not be re-
tained. lie would not have voted for him
II his vote would have retained him. There
is but one way TO account for his,voting for
Lane, and that was TO secure the little
cheap capital which his party papers are
attempting to heap up for him. Had Nc
Bride really wanted Lane would have
continued to vote for him, for, with the
governor voting for Williamson, and
Metchan voting for Rowland, Lane could
not have been removed. The truth is just
this: Nc Brides and Me,chan's votes GUST
ed Lane. The governor did not help onst
him unless he voted for Rowland which he
dill not, we believe The Statcsmda's hui
iabaloo Is a sham
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-31
A Haunted Mouse.

Tais body Of ours has heen likned to
tenement Il often hiss haunted apattmen
the stomach. Scared nv the eldlioh
sprite. dyspepsia, diSestian flies and refuses
TO return. What can break the spell, what
can rsise the ban laid upon the nhhAFpy or
gansi We answer unhesitatinsly, Ho'tet-
ters Stomach l}itters. and Ne are warranted
In the response by thu recorded testimony
Of myriads, covering period over third OF
a century. A course Of the Bitters. hegun
In any stags Of the sflliction,a persistently
followed, will terminate N cure positive. pot
partial. Tho Bitters restores tone to tho
spipaatio nerve, renews and purities the
juices e1uding from the cellular tissues that
act upon the food digestively, expels bile
from the stomach aud the blood, and pro-
motes regular habit of body. Malrris.
kidRey complaint. nervousness, rheumatism
and neuralgia kivs way to thia medicine.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-31
SATURDAY.

] G Gross, Of Waterloo, was doing Al
bany yesterday.
Blackn ans thermometer this alter
noon indica the temperature 10 be So
degrees.
G |. Blackman, w c Tweedale and
Steve phillipi left today for the Metoleus
for two weeks outlrg.
Hon Charles w johnson, formerly Reg
lister OF the u Land Office at Roseburg,
has been appointed Private Secretary to
Mayor Mason OF Portland.
Night watch Jones and family left this
noon for Peoria, ona visitwith relatives.
The latter will remain week, but Mr.
Jones will return on Thursday.
The daughter of Sheriff Scott went TO
Jacksonville day or two ago with Sheriff
Birdsey and family of that city, who had
been at the Sheriffs convention In Port
land.
BM Huston and family, w II Huston
and family, Robert Huston and family
and Perry Conn and family went e
Waterloo this morning for couple days
attack on the soda spring OF that popular
resort,
LII T. - NCAillasCIt VI <AlDhHN, Wub II
Roseburg Tuesday. He will about Au-
gust Ist, begin series of lectures In Coo
county ten lectures each in Myrtle Point
Coquille City, Bandon, Empire City, AM
arshfield.-Ashland Record.
Recently at Halsey at a gathering o
the friends of Miss Iva Templeton purs
of $l73.l0 was raised for her. The none.
will be used towards perfecting her edu
cation so she can follow the calling 0
teaching. Miss Templeton has the uni
yersal good wishes of Linn county peopl
in her future life.
Next Tuesday evening q social part
will be given at the residence and on tn
| lawn OF I. Il. Blain,under the auspices c
| the G. E. society Of the u. P. church
Ice cream and cake will be on sale, an
Rebecca will be found at the we'll wit
refreshing drinks OF lemonade. Ever,
body will want to be present.
A large number went to Yaquina ba
today. Among the Albany people wer
Mayor Cowan, Mrs NJ and Albert, Saral
Clara and Jos Sternberg and family, Nj
Max Baumgart and children, Mrs G
Blaekman and daughter, Mrand Mrs S !
crowder, Mrs G J Stewat and daughte
Mrs Curl, Miss Curl, Mrs L C Marshal
Miss Pollock, Mr. Will Davidson, d
Monteith and daughter, and Master Ere
Gastop
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-31

i The Scio Press has undertaken big job
II seeks 10 bring It's readers oysr 10 an ap-
proyal Of MeKinleyism. But The task IL a
heteulean one. More tban half Of the repub
liesns and nine ont oi ten of ihe democrats
end anms.sallianse people in the Forks are
opposed 10 thnt perni.ions system Of proiec-
tionlsm that ta~es the many fo- The benefit of
the few, and the Press aiIi find itself travelling
very rocky toad in attempting 10 convert
these people. In the last issue Of lie Press
Il snys;
rbe way IN which tic Mckinley bill Is in
jufing business In New ORLEANS Il not espee-
tally depressing. The Times Democrat u
iha. city says that the sugar planters Of that
state In consequence OF The prospect Of a
favorable crop and Of .he bounty allowed by
The Mckinley law, are very generally putting
in new machinery, Tic fouhdTies OF New
Orleans ase eyerrun with orders, there Is more
work called for than The force Of labor within
reach can perform, aud Il Il doubtful IL lney
viii be able 70 filI all the contfaeis for machIn
cry which they have takes. |, looks like the
country coaIe stand 70 be ruined in this way
some time without urging the repeal 81 The
"odious tariff sir very ensrgeiicaily.
But has the Iress reflected upon the fact
that there arc only aboa. 73o PRODUCERS Of cane
sugar IN the United States aud that they viii
produce this year with faif crops 500 million
pounds Of sugar. Tha; these men are paid
the enormous sum Of 10 millions dollsrs as a
bounty directly out OF the treasury Of the
United States? That this 10 million dollars
wac and is the peoples money! That The
people mol engaged In sugar making must he
taxed from yeat toyear 10 pay this bounly1 Is
II any wondei thst times are lively among
sugar pfodaesrsf rhis b3un:y oiiwo cents
pouna equals over 50 per cent Of the value Of
the sugar. Now snppose tie govefnmen
should give bounty on wheat Of 80 per cent
of is value. Wonld not times be lively in
that bnsin :ssl. Whe 4 raising would be enoF-
moasly prosperous. TAere H. just as mReh
reasoH for gisiag bosHfy 10 De ssbeaI
grofgsr ds fokhe sugar frsdaesr, bot the
whole scheme Of bounties is scarcely less than
criminal and should meet the hearty condem-
nation Of every honest man.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-31

Mckinley says he is in favor of foreign
products for taxation but prefers domestic
products for consumption. Common peo-
pie are curious to know how Mckinley
can tax foreign product under his bill
until 1t Ii imported and placed In a United
States customs Office. Here 1t becomes
the property of Americans. Hence he
would tax one citizen for the benefit Of
another. This Is the spiritual quintessence
Of McKinleyism, and 1t will soon become
stencil In the nostrils of every honest,
Intelligent voter.