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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
Twsnty-rnrse Indians Perish.

PoKEGAMA, Minu., Sept. IA cou-
rler brlues rerost that the bodies OF
t1enty.three Chippewa Indians, bucks,
squaws and pa apoose lie upon the sands
between hare and o. stead, a small set.
tlement on the EastAra shores OF Lac
Mile Lacs. They are scattered over
ten miles Of this country and will in all
prob ability prove food for thei. buzz .rds
and wolves, as the country where they
lie is too FAR r.om civilization for burial
ceremor;es. The Iodieas left their re-
servatlon two months ago aud built a
hunting lodge along one of the forks of
ShaSridee Creek. Chief Wascouta was
the big CHEF OF the party and he persisted
with hi3 followers. The first bcdyfouud
by the cou-i,r was that OF an infant,
barely year old. Then came those Of
two squa4s and Il e children. They
had evidently turned West when the
fires swept through the forest.. A ride
of mile brought him to pile of ashes,
which marked The site of the hunting
camp. There was one tepee. the shriV'
eled raw hide thongs marking the place
where it stood. Around it were the
ruins of half dozen b;-ch wood brak
shanties, and pro.rudi9g from the aehes
were the fused barrels Ct IS aad shot
guns. Then for five niles the pathway
was lined with che-red b)3ies. The
courier counted tTenty-three.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
arrast1ue Hirel eMcials.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-Ch!ef Hasen
CT the Treasury secret service, received
telegram today announcing the arrest
II st. Louis, Mo-, this morning of Sec
1etary Smith, ot the St. Louis Bank
Note Company. This company, it Will
be recalled, printed and engraved the
S. and 90 warrants of the State of Miss
issippi, which bore striking simili.
tude to United states money. The
president Of the company will be ar
rested when be returns TO st. Louis and
Agent Holmes, of the company, who is
in charge Of the Chicago branch, will
also he locked after. Ia the meantime,
the United States district attorney at
Jackson, Miss, is preparing a case
against the State officials o. Mississippi,
Governor Stone and others, in the same
case. The Mississippi officials refused
to call in the warrants, but the fact thst
they have been declared illegal by the
general government has, it is said, had
The effect of destroying public confidence
in them as money, aud the banks refuse
longer to take them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
BARN BURNERS KILLED.
An o ,gen'ned Gang OF Fiends Shot Dow n
by Indignant C,ts5us.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Sept. six negro
barn burners were taken from the Gus
tody of officers at Millington last night
and shot to death by mob Of unknown
men. Millington is village in the
northern part of Shelby County on the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Southwest
Railroad. Recently there have been
number of fires in the vicinity of Mil
lington under such circumstance as to
indicate that they we're the work OF an
organized gang of iDcendlaries. Cotton
gins, numerous barns and Other out
houses and one or two dwellings have
been burned and the diabolical WORK
eliminated in the destruction of the
buildings or the fair grounds At Mil
lington.
Several negroes were charged with
completely in these deeds Of arson and
yesterday evening Deputy Sheriff Rich
aroson arrested Dan Hawkins, Glenn
White, Warner Williams John Hughes
Ed Hall and Robert uainas, al col.
ored, on warrants charging them with
the crime. The arrests were made at
keeyiIle, which is station on the
Chesapeake and Ohio and SouthW estern
Railroad below Mlllington. The prls'
oners were to have had a preliminary
hearing before justice Of the peace
at Millington today. The deputy and
one guard, a white man named Atkins
started for that point, carrying the prls-
oners, who were chaiced together IN
wagon. AS the party neared the Big
Creek bridge, very lonely spot in a
dense forest and cane brake, aimos5
jungle, Q voice from out the thicset
was heard to say: Turn to the right,
the bridge is down." The deputy who
was on horseback ordered Atkins, who
drove the wagon containing the prison
ers, to tuln into narrow road Leading
to the ford. AS be did 50, a band OF
about fifty armed men appeared and de-
manded the prisoners. The deputy re-
mCnSlrated with those who seemed to
be the leaders Of the mob and protested
against any violence, but to no purpose.
While the officer was being held under
cover of revolvers the rest OF the moo
drew their weapons and opened a mur.
derous fusiIade on the defenseless prIs-
oners. Oae of the prisoners, HAWKINS,
threw his arms about the white driver,
imploTing protection, when one OF the
mob placing G revolver close to his
head, blew the top of his skull off. The
men were not masked, but neither the
deputy or the driver, Atkins, recog-
nized any of them. None Of them live
in that community and it was quite
dark where the murderous work was
done. Deputy Richardson immediately
apprlsed the justice of the peace of
what had been done. The jury was
summoned consisting of four negroes
and eight white men and an inquest
held. The verdict was in accordance
with the facts as detailed by the only
witnesses.
Judge Cooper of the Criminal Court,
summoned Deputy Sheriff Richardson
before him today, and questioned
him closely concerning the lynching.
The Judge is prepared to issue bench
warrants for the arrest Of all parties
with reasonable suspicion of being
connected in the crime. At half past
/ o'clock this afternoon, Deputy
Richardson was arrested On a bench
warrant issued by Judge Cooper,
charged with being an accessory.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
The alllanca in Gaorsia-

The statement is going the rounds of
the press that the Georgia Alliance has
disbanded. This is not strictly true.
The Georgia Alliance is badly dlsGg-
ured, but still in the ring. The Ian
caster Review, which is an Alliance
paper, says the present bad plight of
the Georgia Alliance seems to be due
to two causes, politics and mismanage.
ment of its State Exchange. When it
went into politics as an organization it
was $4,000 strong, but in a very short
time its membership was reduced over
fifty per cent. It's political venture was
but the beginning Of the end, 1t seems.
The politicians who captured the organ
izati0n proved to be too big a burden
to carry. The indications are that it
will scarcely recover from its bitter po-
litical experience. Its late annual
meeting at Dublin was slimly attended.
1t elected officers, however, for another
year. The State Exchange, in which
the members had put over $4,000, was
closed with a debt hanging over it of
$4,000. It's thought that its organ
will soon suspend, as it too has been
losing money heavily. The Alliance in
this State if wise will profit by the sad
experience of its Georgia brethren.
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a Horrible Murder.

ANDERSON, S. e., Sept. Barbara
Hall an old colored woman, was snot
and killed last Saturday N orning about
l o'clock by her two grand sons, Law
renee Rutledge and John Andrew Rice.
The circumstances of the tragedy an
IS follows: Gilbert Rutledge, the step
father of the two boys, had given them
severe thrashing, and they after arm
ing themselves with shot gun loaded
with buck shot, went to theI Hall wo-
mans house, where their stepfather
was, with the purpose of wreaking
their vengeance on him. She refused
them admission. They then fired at
the door, behind which she was stand
ing. The shot passed through the door
and entirely through the old woman,
making hole in her chest as big as
an egg. q number of negroes were
arrested, but after hearing the evidence
at the inquest ell were released except
the boys above named and they are
now in Jail, held for trial.
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Grover and German.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-There was
a story back of the wholesale discharge
of employees in the government print
ing Office last week not disclosed in the
casual announcement That there had
been reduction Of the force because OF
the adjournment Of congress. Of about
500 employees oischarghed, nearly 300 Of
them had been appointed on the political
recommendation of Senator German.
The MARYLAND senator is chairman of
the senate printing committee. He has
been in position TO make trouble for
every public priater who did rot honor
his acquisitions Tor patronage. Uudsr
the last Republican administration he
contr oiled about 200 appointments, al
though he was then only maj ority
member of the committee instead OF its
chairman. Captain Fl. T. Brian, the
foreman Of printing, is German ap-
pointee, and has been retained through
several administrations on the Mary.
laa.. seniors demand. Public Printer
Benedict had determined TO dlslodge
Brian when he took charge of the office,
but found bis own nomination held up in
The senate, and Senator German would
not permit it to be confirmed until Bene-
dict promised to keep Brian as foreman
of printing. The recent onslaught By
the public printer OF Germans appoin"
tees is OF orders from the White House
The war between President Cleveland
and Senator Gormau, growing out OF the
tariff debats in the senate, ls getting
more selious every day. The action of
tie Maryland federal officials recently in
resigning from the campaign committee
at the request of the president, although
advised by Senator German not to do
so, shows that the Gorluan.Cle7eland
factional war in the Maryland Democ-
racy is getting serious for the senator.
The entire Maryland delegation in the
house stood cut against Senator Cor
man in the last house caucus and voted
agant accepting the senate bill. Con-
gressman Rsyner, who recently an
nounced as a Democratic candidate for
governor, will stand as an adnllnistra.
tlon candidate against German domino.
ton in the state of Maryland.
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a New Railroad.

! The Orangeburg correspondent OF the
News and Courier recently had An In
tervlew with Col. Gardner, the engineer
of the Atlantic Coast Line system, du-
| ring the course of which Col. Gardner
Is reported as having said that he had
just heard it rumored that the Louis.
vile and Nashville had bought the
South Carolina and Georgia Road.
Col. Gardner did not vouch for the
statement, but merely gave it as a ru-
NOR which had reached him. Discuss
ing the matter further Col. Gardner is
reported as having said that the line
recently surveyed to Augusta would
probably be built if the Louisville and
Nashville did not succeed in purchas-
ing the South Carolina and Georgia
property. III commenting on the
above the News ana Courier, of last
Wednesday says: THE fact that Col.
Gardner is officially connected with
one of the lines which proposes to build
the new road lends weight to what
ever he may say on the subject which
it would hot otherwise have. There is
no reason for presuming that Col.
Gardner was speaking eXcathedra, yet
in cases of this kind the public will find
it hard to forget that he Is an Atlantic
Coast Line official, and that the name
of the Atlantic Coast Line has been
intimately associated with that OIL the
Louisville and Nashville system both
in the project to build a new route to
Augusta or to obtain control over the
olG route. In regard to the rumor that
the Louisville and Nashville has act
uslly arranged to purchase the South
Carolina and Georgia Road, railroad
men in this city place little faith IN 1t.
No one questions that such a transfer
has been and still is one of the possibil-
tiles, but that any of its details have
been arranged at the present time is
another question. The present owners
have taken possession OF their property
and are operating it in a manner
which suggests that they have come
to stay, at least for period somewhat
longer than would be the case had they
sold out to the Louisville and Nash
vile system. Col. Gardner's belief that
the new line to Augusta will be built
if the purchase of the South Carolina
and Georgia by the Louisville and
Nashville is not finally effected is
shared by many people. On this point
Col. Gardner's opinion is entitled to
some consideration. He was selected
by his road as the man to make the pre-.
hminary survey for the new line, and
he did il. When the road was proj ject.
ed It was stated that it would be built
if it could be constructed within CIV
en- figure. That Col. Gardner believes
it will be done in case the competing
line cannot be bought would seem to
indicate that his survey had demon
strated that the road could be built for
sum falling within the limit set. But
everything pertaining to the subject
has been discussed so often that there
is no reason for adding an additional
word now. Col. Gardner's statements
stand for themselves
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That Extra Session.

COLUMBIA, S, c., Sept. 6.-Ihe
Journal published an artlcle q teW days
ago saying that it was likely that an ex.
ira session of the Legislature would be
called to amend the election laws otthe
Stste. Senator Irby was seen at the
Grand Central Hotel and when asked Tor
an interview on the subject SAID: Il
did not come here to be interviewed.
came here to attend ths meeting OF the
State executive committee, and when
that is over I shall 60 home" Then
looking N a rather lnsinuallng way he
said: Il do not shoot iu the bushes.
wait uutil the birds come out"
lis that 10 reference to the proposed
independent movement"
eyes, hut I do not think there will
be one. When those fellows get sober
they will think the matter over and
not put out a ticket. There is no cause
FOR 1t. The people have spoken ard
that settles it."
"Do you think there will be an extra
session of the legislature"
"It depends upon clrcumsan ces, "
was the significant reply.
'sWbat circumstances?"
"That IS private" was the pertinent
reply.
"What do ven think of The reigistra
ton laws?"
"They are before the Supreme Court,
I am no lawyer. l reformed and quit
The law, and cannot now give a legal
opinion.''
viii The registration laws have any
thing to do with the calling of the ex-
ira session."
81 d. not know. Go ask Tillmap,"
was the eVasIye answer.
"Do you not think that Governor Till
man has been indiscreet in his attacks
upon the Democratic partI?"
"As understand it, he has not al
tackled the Democratic party. He gave
Cleveland the devil, but Cleveland de-
served ten times as much as he gave
him. Cleveland is not the Democratic
party, nor ls it Represented by such
humbugs as he is. Some people in South
Carolina seem to think that Cleveland
is the embodiment of the Democratic
party. l Idon't."
Don't you think that Tiilman Will
leave the Democratic Darty?"
81 believe Tillman is as good q DEM
ocrat as wears hair. II anybody leaves
the Democratic party CleVeland's sort
ought. am convinced that Cleveland
could not have gottea the nomination II
the Southern States could have known
his financial policy IN advance"
"What about the Reform convention
adopting the Ocala PLATFORM"
s'The convention onlj reiterated what
the Democrats of this State adopted IN
1892 as their platform.
'sBut there are those VINO say that
the platform adopted III 1892 was not
Democratic?"
81 thought It vas Democratic then,
and think so now, aud the people OF
the State ratified it"
With this tie Senator and the repor-
ter parted company.
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Aren't SN0nL

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 4.-Rev. Ben
Castor, who recently gave personally
conducted emigration excursion for
negroes from Atlanta to Liberia, was
shot last night during a general Ggat
in Hancock County. Castor has been
in that County working up al emigra.
tion scheme. Two or three thousand
negroes have become worthless idlers
in consequence. They quit work and
even refused to take an interest in pol
itics. A negro politician named Jen-
kils told the Castor crowd that they
were deluded. Castor and his lleuten-
ants got mad at Jenkins. LAST night
there was pitched battle between the
Two factions. Castor was shot in the
head. Six others were wounded.
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Terrible Disaster,

WAEwAKA, ILL.,, Sept. 5.-At the AS
sumption coal shaft, about seven miles
South of here, at an early hour this
morning, in lowering 8 cage, when
about 200 feet from the bottom, the
wire cable broke end the cage fell to
the bottom, demolishing everything in
its way, the shaft is 1000 feet deep.
The engineer became confused at the
mishap and losing control of his engine
let the up-bound cage go up through
the roof OF the shaft house, carrying
complete destruction in its path. The
whole side OF the engine room was torn
out and the cable drums were wrecked.
Twelve men we're at work below and
they have not as vet beea taken out.
Every effort is being made to rescue
the men.
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Thy WILL BE DONE.

When earth is reached with sunny blue.
And life IS but the caroliDg
OF memories Of pleasant hue, ,-;rr
And thoughts that can no sadness otins
How easy then it is to say,
On bended knee, day unto Gay:
''Thy will be- done.
But when the mornings rosy HsnS ~ oros
We see not through our tear; ;eimmel H,S ssSs esS5
Ard Peace has winged g nt hsssei5 oeteries tjesa
And bird-songs are ou' a'o noo ooNeA'~''
HOW hard thing it is to say,
On bended knee, day unto day:
"Thy will be DONE.
Thrice blessed they, or high or low,
or rich or poor, IN youth or age
Who calmly walk through veal or woe
And con life's lessons page by page,
And with an honest heart can say,
And with child-like trust can pray:
'"rhy will be done.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEES.
Counting the Votes of Congressional Can
dates In Z sch Dlstric'.

COLUMBIA. 5. c., Sept. 5.-The State
Democratic Executive Committee met
last nigh. in the State House. State
Chairman Irhy called the committee to
order shortly before 9 o'clock. Secre-
tary Tompkins and Treasurer Jones
were on hand. a. H. Patterson of
Barnwell and H. II. Townes of Edge
field sent in their designations as mem
bers of the committee and the Iesiena-
tlons were accepted. The committee
proceeded to tabulate the votes of
Congressional candidates in each dis
trict and to declare the result. The
following is the vote for egcn district
and the candidates who received a ma
jority were declared the nominees of
the marty.
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C.,st HIM His Lite.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 6.-NeaE
Newsite, Tallapoosa county. James
Ashley and his son Robert went into
the field where Robert Cross. young
farmer, was harvesting. Robert Ashley
held Cross while his father fired seven
bullets into his body. Ashley fired as
long as Cross breathed, remarking, II
am going to shoot as long as there Is
breath in the id rascal's body" Cross
went to church with Ashley's daughter
Sunday and kissed her. She reported
the matter to her father and the muir
der resulted. a posse is in pursuit Of
the Ashleys, and If caught. 1t is likely
that they will be lynched.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
Killed. O Tramp

HENDERSON, KY, Sept. 1.-TWO
tr amps entered the farmhouse OF John
Gillespie, near Briks City, on Green
river, and, finding his wife alone, they
demanded food, which she refused,
when they helped themselves and plum
dered the house. On her husband re.
turning and ascertaining of the robbery,
he armed himself with a shotgun and,
accompanied by neighbor, went on
the trail. They came upon the tramps
near Congleton, Mclean county. The
ruffians drew their pistols and refused
to surrender, whereupon the pursuers
opened fire, fatally Woundlng one, the
otter effecuing his escape.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
WliDned by Women.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. S.-A
special to the Times Onion from
Waldo, Fla, says: Last night Dan
Virgins, a notorious wife beater, was
dragged from home by masked men
Virgins was carried into the woods
and lashed to tree. Several woman
of the nighborhood, who sympathized
with Mrs. Virgins, we're present, and
as soon as Wiggias had been tied they
began to whip him. After beating him
numerically Virgins was united and
lelf to make his way home. 1t is
thought that Wiggin5 will die.
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[Goes With the Pops.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Today
furnished q genuine sensation in polit-
ical circles by the announcement that
Senator John z. Jones, of Nevada,
who has represented his State IN the
United States Senate for over twenty
one years as Republican,has formally
renounced his allegiance to that party
and cast his lot with the Popullsts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
Totals. 5,442
Majority for Strait, 2, 1871.

LUG IGEIUA IUEI5 dEU luC duUI- 1IIuI8lI
ties each held 8 primary in Beaufort
county, and the question came before
the committee of counting the vote for
Congressional candidates. Each side
claimed to be Democratic. The COM
mittee decided to count all the votes in
each of the primaries for Sullivan and
Elliott. Before adjourning the COM
mittee passed resolution asking the
railroads to give reduced rates to dele
gates who will attend the State con-
Ventlon this month.
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Tragedy-An Explanation From Couass-
BILE GrihbaE's. Is dcst DausbJer--TEe
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No pennance to suffer. Only just one
decisive action of the soul, "Believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ snd thou shalt be
saYed."
Shall I try to tell you what it is to be
saved? I cannot tell you. No man, no
angel can tell you. But I can hint at it
for my text brings me up to this point,
ssThou shalt be saved" It means q
happy lifeshere and prsceful death aud
a blissful eternity. It is grand thing
to 60 to. sleep at night and to get up IN
the morning and to do business all day
feeling that ali is right between my
heart and God. No accident, no sick
ness, no persecution, no peril, no sword
can do me any permanent damage: I
am forgiven child of God, and he is
bound tosee me through. He has sworn
he will see me through. The noun
tains may depart, the earth may burn,
the light of the stars may be blown out
by the blast of the judgment hurricane,
but life and death, things present and
things to come are mine. Eea, further
than that. it means peaceful death.
Mrs. Hemans, Mrs. Sigourney, DR..
Young and almost all the poets have
saio handsome things about death.
There is nothing beautiful about it.
When we stand by the white rigid fea-
lures of those whom ne love and they
give no answering pressure of the hand
and no returning kiss of the lip, We do
not want anybody poetjElng around
about US. DeatL is loathsomeness and
midnight and the wringing ofthe heart
until the tendrils snap and curl N the
torture unless Christ shall be with US.
confess to you an Infinite fear, con.
suming horror Of death unless Christ
shall be with me. I would rather 60
down into cave of wild beasts or q Jun
gle of reptiles than into the grave unless
! Christ goes withme. Will you tell me