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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-28
Michipan's Electoral Vote

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. l9.--In
addition to strengthening and extending
the State election law with the purpose
in view of throwing additional safe
guards around the ballot, the present
State Legislature will consider a bill in
troducod bv Representative John Llpor
Of Detroit, which provides that the
Presidential Electors corresponding with
the congressman shall be elected. not on
general ticket, but by Congressional
districts, and the two at large on the
general ticket. Michigan is entitled to
thirteen votes in the Electoral College.
There has never been time when the
Democrats could not carry from two to
eight Congressional districts IN the
State. while under the present system OF
choosing Electors the vote Of the State
has always been pumped solidly in
favor of the Republican candidate by a
rousing majority.
The State as a whole would give 4
Republican majority. but the Pres!den-
tial vote failed to represent the ma. orlty
of the communities that composed the
State. In 1888, for instance, the Demo-
Gratis elected seven Of the eleven Con-
gressmen. but the Republicans carried
the State by narrow margin.
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$500 for Vote.

OLYMPIA. Wash, Jan. 21.-Just after
Speaker Shaw, OF the House, yesterday
afternoon issued the call for nomina-
tions for United States Senator, Repre-
sentative John /. Metcalf arose and said:
gentleman of the Legislature of Wash,
ington: i hold in my hand $500, which
was handed me by Harry A. Clark OF
Spokane Fall with the express under
standing that / cast my vote for {. IL.
Calkins for Senator Several seconds
of profound silence prevailed through
out the hall, Metcaif sent the money
to the Speaker and resumed his seat.
4 motion was put and carried appoint
inra committee to investigate the charge
of bribery and the House adjourned un-
I'll S .. m.. when 4 vote for Senator was
taken. Squire received 43, Calkins Is.
Carroll l.. Squire has 4 majority OF
both houses.
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4 School Room Murder.

SYRACUSE, Jan. 21.-Wilbur 7. Bark
er walked into the public Bassett street
public school at il o'clock this morning,
and in the presence Of forty pupils fired
twice with revolver at his wife Nellie,
who is teacher in the higher depart
ment. Both shots took effect, one go
ing through her hand and the other lodg-
ing in the tleshy part of her hip. Bark
er then dropped their thirteen-months-
old child that he had been carrying and
pursued his victim. who ran into hall
way. She crouched under a stairway
and begged for her life, but he fired
three more balls into her head
He then ran into the street, Jumped
into his cutter and rode furiOusly away.
He had not been captured up to late
hour last night, but had been traced
twenty miles and the police are only
half an hour behind him. Mrs. Barker
lies in an unconscious condition, with
but little prospect for recovery.
Barker is handsome man, fifty years
old and has been a successful travelling
agent for publishing house. He has
been married three times. lie married
his present wife, who is only about
thirty years old, two years ago last Oc-
tober. He soon became very jealous,
and her relatives say, entirely without
cause. She finally took the child and
left him.
Barker's relatives say that they believe
he is insane on account of his extremely
jealous temperament. The disparity in
their ages was the principal cause OF
the trouble between them.
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= rillr Romance.

GiREHHvILLE, :. C., Jan. 222.-Wil-
liam Hail. l9 wears Old. Of this city, has
had opportunity to learn that true
love never runs SMOOTH Hall was
married last night 20 Miss Leila Lang
ley, 10 years old The marriage was
without the knowledge OF the girls
parents, and as the Young couple were
preparing to retire last night the girls
rate father entered and led his daugh-
ter away from the astonlShed but mad,
rcncG bridegroom. Hall was arrested
this morning for abduction and spent
the greater part OF the day IL jail, but
he inally succeeded in gaining the
good will OF his father-in-law and was
permitted this afternoon 30 return to
his Youthful bride. The young couple
are employees in the lIuguenot Mills.
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Morton as u Machine.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The Vice
President, after all, is merely parti-
san. as was shown by his arbitrary rul-
iDgs in the Senate to-day. The party
lash was applied to his back, and the
punishment was so severe as to cause
him to promise to do the bidding Of the
Republican leaders. however humlllat-
ing such a performance might be.
Mr.. Morton came into the Senate
chamber this morning with a set Of
written instructions in his hand, con-
sisting Oh rulings upon all important
questions likely 70 arise not provided
for in the rules The Republicans
realized that the Democrats occupied
a position on the correction OF Tues
days Journal which might lead to in
terminaole debate under the existing
rules. The referee, Aldrich, was put
forward to move to ignore all further
proceedings and take up the gag
rule"
After a long and desperate fight Vice
President Morton ruled as his party
dictated. and the rule is now before the
Senate for discussion.
Without the dictation of the Repub-
lican leaders Mr.. Morton would prob
ably have ruled justly, but the de-
cisions he was expected to render were
written out for him in advance on the
supposition that they would be suS-
tained by the majority, and he simply
went through the form Of reading
them.
AS the situation stands tonight the
gag rule" is before the Senate for con-
sideration, but there IS no limit to dc
bate, unless Vice President Morton re-
sorts to further arbitrary rulings
News and Courier.
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enougA 10 disGualifv him from going
20 Washington cit. as the representa-
t!yr On the floor OF the American Sen
ate, 0f the purity aid honor Of the
proud Stale OF South Carolina? o.
Carolinians.. Shall this man go to
Washington as your representative and
be = st:inClAg re3Toach to the State
What has ;his proud state done to be so
diShOnoreG.
Al the Slories won by the peerless
G;l!huuu, vino for forty years Oh the
.!0nr Of lnc American Senate Was the
admiration OF the world. and who made
go Into eclipse.
OUGHT TO HAVE: BEEN THOUGHT OF
BEFORE.
And. too, 30 give this man the posi-
ton. W2ds Hampton, in his old age, is
driven from the service OF the people
to whom he gave Il lifetime Of heroic;
Wade Hampton. whose incorruptible
integrity is Known the world over;
Wade Hampton. one OF the foremost
cavalry leaders III the annals of war
fare: Wade Hampton, who shed his
blood from the heights Of Gettysburg
to the shores of his native Carolina for
this people: Wade Hampton, who never
saw one moment Ct his existence that
re would not have cheerfully laid down
his life for the honor of his State;
Wade Hampton who when your homes
and liresideS. altars and temples, four
teen years ago. We're in imminent peril
Of desecration by vardal horde, brave
l7 breasted the storm, and, with COO
clear head and steady nerve, led you
into peace and security, has been cold
~ driven from the service Of this peo-
pie he loves so well, and the position
given to this man.
How long, @, Carolinians, will you in
whose veins flows the blood of heroes
submit, yes, tamely submit, to this
crowning outrage on the honor Of your
State and the dignity of her foremost
citizen? VIII you stand idly and 81
lently by and see all the past glories
of YOUR State. that clu ,ter thick around
us, and were won by heroic virtue,
buried forever in dishonor? Will you
transmit to your children this dishonor
as a LEGACY? No. never, unless the man
QOOG ClSDIdN eu w SOuA oilSo - O-ACIAeo.
Rouse yourselves, and rally, and
speak out for God and country, or for
ever hereafter hold your silence, and
le it be said to the world that the vir-
tues displayed by your sires are ex-
tinct, and that you accept degradation.
Know that one son of Carolina Ito the
born raises his voice for the
honor of the State, and will continue
to raise it, and will never falser, never
Yield, until her honor is safe or life is
extinct.
y sons Of Carolina. who upon the
fields CT Your coua:ry displayed more
than Roman courage and Spartan vaior,
rally upon hilltop aud in valley and
swear bY the Great Eternal that the
honor OF your state snail live and in
y0Gr keeping shall never die. Swear
it. Swear it. aud show TO the world
thu. YOU mean it. respectfully,
Ellison s. keitt.
Eaorse Plantation. ). c., Jan. II, 1891.
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p BIC EXODUS SWINDLE.
Thousand, OF Negro Victims Copsre.ated

IhouSaGSiN GI Negro victims CoDSresStsC
in Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, January 2i.-A dis
patch from Atlanta, Ga, the other day
conveyed the information that Il num-
Der Of ignorant colored people from
the West and South had arrived there
with the intention Of proceeding to
the seaboard and embarking for AT
RIGA. The Post says that the men who
have led these peopla TO flock to At
lanta We're colored immigrant agents
who went through the various South
ern States and made them believe that
by the payment Of one dollar and the
sending OF a two cent stamp they
would receive a ticket which woulG be
good FOR their transportation from the
Seaboard at Charleston or savannah
for a SEA passage to Africa, and for d
tract OF land in that country. This
scheme, it appears, originated in Wash
ington, and its headquarters are now
here, the company pushing it being or
ganized in April, 1854, under the head
OF the "United States and Congo Ma
tional Emigration Society.
Its officers were ali colored men, T.
L. Green being genera! manager. The
capital stock is S2,G000C0. The COM
pany's circular stated that the COM
pany was engaged in the importation
Of African products, and that as re-
suit on the return OF the steamships 1t
was enabled to offer to preferred pas
sensers the following unparalleled in
ducements," which are then named.
The circular requires that 81 and q
tWo-cent stamp should be sent for each
applicant who desired to go to Africa,
but nowhere in the circular is the
statement distinctly made that the
ticket or receipt to be sent for the
money is good for the passage pro-
posed. The circular was evidently
drawn up by some person with consld-
erabie more knowledge and shrewdness
than the officers. who are meStly lgno-
rant men. Green said to reporter
that the trouble at Atlanta and the
coming Of the colored people there to
60 to Africa was due to mlsrcpresensa-
tions made by the Rev. Thos. l.. Peak,
agent for Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee, Peak in turn denies this.
ATLANTA, January 21.-The excite
ment among the negroes over the col
oniZation in Liberia scheme. being en-
gineered by the United States and
Congo National Emigration steamship
Company. does not abate. 1t is estl-
mated that two thousand negroes have
come to Atlanta from Texas and Mis-
sissippi TO wait for the promised ship
to take them, as they expect. from
Savannah to Africa, and the cold
weather OF the past few days has found
t!:am IN such ueSt!tution that the city
has in maay instances been compelled
- aid them.
The Constitution has had the Congo
Company investigated and the dis
closures IL ;a2r paDcr nave created no
:.t:;c excitement among the homeless
negroes IIu!u :. distance, 1nd those OF
.i;iaiita W::u :i;:re pa; their money IN
- Tie ce..ip;ay. There is some talk
among t:itSa !!;,0 nave contributed OF
hr:a@.u>: :;.e i:ra:;er before the Courts,
uG;t Is ;.,ici hss pax: so LITTLE i is not
p:0&X6ic tAaG 5Ucn action viii De
taken.
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a 3Iinistcr Sent to Jail.

Mu.WAvNEE. Jan. 2O-Thc ieV. \.
VI. De Ford, Of Hortonyille. was yester-
day sentenced to five years at Waupen
at hard labol, and in addition VIII pay
a fine OF $50, for the crime OF raising
currency from one denomination to
another. Judge Jenkins in pccnounc-
ing sentence was severe Oh the prlGon-
er. The crime ne had committed, he
saws. was one OF the worst named IN
the statute books. There was 10 eX-
cuse for a minister OF all men COM
mittinC such cTime-a minister whose
business it was TO teach man the very
opposite. De Ford broke down ana
cried like 4 baby.
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q, go. to ce,,...,; Murder.

LI>CuLN. NEE, Jan. lS.-Three &r-
rcs:s have been made within the past
tvcnty-.our hoe:s ii connection with the
murder o:Jsfn Shccdy one week ago to-
nlght. Monday Mcfarland. a colored
barber. was the first suspect. and to-day
he made s confession acknowledging the
killing ard duplicating the wife OF the
murdered man and her supposed lover.
Al are in Jail. Mcfarland declares
that Ms Shecdv agreed TO pay him SIS
GQU to make away with her husband.
Developments OF q sensational! nature
are expected. Shecdy uas az old resi-
dent an; NE!tc wealthy.
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S1fe IsObbPrY.

JACKSONVILLE, Ella, Jan. IA
snsci;i! from Key West TO the Times
Unlon says that The safe in the postof-
Zee there WAS blown open by thieves
cariy this morning and $2,s00in money,
stamps. etc. was stolen, besides the con-
tents OF tNeUty-iour registered letters.
u. J.. I!uter. OF !:ariiWcil, :. G. by trade
:. baker, has bevn arrested on suspicion.
HIS chl.lm. john Cine is missing. The
amount OF money n registered letters
is supposed TO DC large.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-28
I,.aI1s.s Chancbe, Decreasing.

TOPEKA. KAN, Jan. 20.-The vote for
State printer resulted: Snow lOl:C. T..
Butler Republican, present lncum-
bent. 80; Jacob Stotler, Republican, So;
Geo. W. Crane, Republican, 20; W: +;
Kirkland, Independent, 3. Snow poIed
every Alliance and Democratic vote, De-
side one Republican vote. that OF hep-
resentative Wheeler, Of LeaVenWoTtn.
Snow was declared elected, and the JOINT
Convention adjourned to meet aWsek
hence to elect United state Senator to
succeed ingalls,.
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.cc;,,onta1Iy Shet an oyster r;rats.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. l7.-Joseph
aGfteen year old negro, was
shot and instantly killed by +. i. Le-
care in Orange Grove Creek this morn
ine lIr. Legare, who is a large planter,
has suffered greatly Of late from the
depredations Of negro thieves who have
robbed his large oyester beds systemat-
icaily. Nr.Lesare, who had his gun with
him. fired as he thought over his head to
frinhten him into surrenderlnS.
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OCRAT.

Mr. Irby, on the heels of his election
to the United States Senate. IS report
ed as making the following statement:
II am going to the Senate as Democrat
and in full accord with the National Demo-
eracy. l am in full sympathy with the Al
lance, but whatever may be obtained by ME
for the Alliance must I've obtained through
the National Democratic party.
ask Senator Stokes II this statement
of Mr.. Irby IS in accord witt, the above
cited agreement? Is 1t Alliance doc
trine? Is it the dortrine Of Il non-Dar-
tisan organization Can the man who
makes such a statement na depended,
upon to effectually protect Alliance ~
terests?
The writer has said, and vii! have 10
say, some hard and unpleasant things.
But he will not knowingly Say o@e
word that is not the truth. II hc a"es
an injustice to any one, and Il Is cla;!f-
ly pointed out and shown to him, he
will exhaust every means to repair IL:
otherwise, it shall stand foreYtr. ile
scorns the spirit that cringes, sQulrms
and covers before any earthly power.
and he equally sco7DS the spirit tslat
for pelf crawlS and feels and worms
himself into position by tricaerl. He
has all his life spoken out f1ankly what
be feels and believes, and will Go so to
the end.
Mr. Irby, with MS record, should have
displayeda q becoming modesty, and not
thrust himself into position to bring
reproach on the State.
That he has done so IS a fact. by do
ing so he shows that be is reckless OF
the honor of the State
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The other amendments offered by

The other amendments offered by
Senator IIoar were agreed to without
opposition. including one increasing
from thirty to forty the number Of SUI
pervsors Of election in a district. The
bill was then laid aside informally.
The Senate then. on motion Of Sena-
tor Eoar. at s p. NJ adjourned till
Monday 1T II A. NJ, after a continuous
session of thirty hours.
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SENATOR IEB1's RECORD.

A people are always Judged by those
they send to represent them. Mr. lrby
may he an innocent man, but the facts
are all the same. His name is on the
criminal docket OF Laurens County con-
nected with the most diahollcal Of
crimes. 1t is & fact he lied the laws et
the State and the people among whon
he lived. The people OF Laurens Coun-
ty are as true, generous and brave peo-
pie as live Oh the earth. 1t is q jsct he
hid out for years from these people and
the laws of his State. Is not this
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TIE ALLIANCE MAJORITY.
ADpANATIC DENOUEMENT

J T \
While in Columbis the writer learn
ed there are nlnety.siX Alliance men,
hers Of the General Assembly Eighty
one make a majority. There are fif-
teen more than majority.
Senator Stokes, by his arbitrary call
ing in (and IN the Cotton Plant Of De
cslnher - ultimo he assumed the sole
responsibility the Alliance meeting
agreed upon and appointed to noml-
nate an Alliance candidate for the
United! States Senatorship, defeated the
viii Of these Alliance men, prevented
the nomination of an Alliance candl-
Gate, and he trampied under his feet
the welfare Of the Order when, against
the protest OF Alliance men, he Went
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

1t is now proposed to tunnel the
Rocky mountains at point lying in q
direct line between Denver and Salt
Lake City. A tunnel 1920 feet long
will be driven through Kelso noun.
tain. The new route thus opened
would shorten the distance between
those cities by $50 miles. 1t is asserted
further that the tunnel would strike
into rich quartz veins that are supposed
to run vertically through the noun.
tains. Verify, the engineering skill
of the century Is to be baked by no
obstacles. The energy of Niagara is to
be chained to harness and made to d.
service for mankind. Now nature Is
to be invaded in her Utmost domains
and her most secret treasure house
robbed and broad highway laid
thereto.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

The Walla Walla lynching is calling
out the censure Of the press every.
where. The soldiers were wholly with.
out cause for the outrage. One Of their
number had been murdered, but the
law had stepped in promptly, had ar.
rested the murderer, and was preparing
to uphold the law and do justice to ali.
Had justice been thwarted and the
guilty allowed to escape, there could
have been some reason to palliate the
crime. But here, without a shadow OF
an excuse, soldiers, whose sworn duty
is to uphold the laws, perpetrate an
outrage against all law and order
Such an act Is reprOach against the
discipline that should be maintained
and the officers, who say that they
could not control the men or cannot
bring the offenders to justice, should
retire i'm favor of ADLER men. The dut,
of the army is to maintain law and
, order, right and justice, and be tn.
force behind the civil power to inforcs
the right ard punish the wrong
Something Is materially wrong wheI
they become the agressors and ATTACK
private security.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

Besides the fear Of war among the
powers, Europe is in dread of Juror
caused by an outbreak of socialists.
The May day demonstrations were
looked forward to with dread. Many
of the European cities had troops in
readiness t. suppress any disorder oc-
curing during the day. The laboring
classes of Europe, even to the most Sc
cluded villages, are being II gitated by
the questions of workingmen's rights
and grieviences. The manifestations
are everywhere revolutionary in tone
and tendancy. Here is a condition
that confronts the powers of Europe of
greater magnitude than the petty jeal-
ous;es Of court and state. The laboring
classes, long suffering from the i'll Or
ganized condition of social life, are or
ganizing fast and firm aud in such
world wide unison AS to impart par
ticular significance and gravity to the
demonstrations.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

When we notice the irregular and
desultory manner in which the streets
are being graded in Lewiston, we can
but express II wish that the city would
adopt some uniform system in grading
the streets of our city. A load of dirt
dumped here and there, as an occasion
demands, only increases the roughness
and irregularity of the street and in NO
way improves the general condition of
the grade. A turning of water on
from the mains shows that the drains
are in poor condition. The water
stands in pools and puddles every.
where. Why not bond the city and
pave the streets? The city finances are
in good condition. The improvement
Is needed one and would add to the
value of property all over the city. 1t
would beautify the street and add ia
the health and comfort of all the
citizens.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07
Spring Fever.

At this season of the year the most
vigorous and hearty people often have
feeling of WEAKNESS, tired and worn
out, without ambition to dc anything,
and may break out in pimples and
boils. What you require is mild ton.
ic medicine that will act gently on the
liver and blood, and for this, nothing
equals DR.. Gums Improved Liver
Pills. They give All activity to the
liver, purify the blood and by their
mild tonic action, new vitality and
strength to the entire system. Sold at
25 cents a box by Dent 4 Butler.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

Senator Dolph, in his speech at the
banquet of the American Protective
League last evening in New York, de
livered very forcible grafton and
made many telling points for p-otec.
ton, especially from the standpoint of
the needs of the Pacific Northwest.
Yet he was perfectly correct in saying:
III am entirely safe in saying that the
protectionists upon the Pacific coast are
not such because of their local interests,
but rather for the reason that they be.
lieve protection is the true policy for a
nation. They favor it from principle
knowing that it is the policy tina,
builds up diversified industries and
makes nation prosperous, without
stopping to inquire whether the plac.
Ing of this or that article that they con.
sumo on the free list would or would
not be a temporary advantage to Them
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

The Australian ballot law, as origi-
nally adopted in Massachusetts, applied
only to national, state and city cleo
tions. It was made matter Of local
option, as regards town elections, in
1890; and since then has been adopted
by majority Of the towns in the state,
and more are coming into line daily.
A point Which speaks strongly in its
favor Is that 1t Is being adopted with.
out regard to political bias or local In.
terests; and indications would seem to
point to its ultimate adoption all over
the country.