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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
A Bloody Sunday

AUGUSTA, Ca. Dec. 25.-This was
probably the bloodiest Sunday in the
history of Augusta. John Wigglns,
a negro. waylaid Anderson Williams,
also colored, on the South Carolina
side of the river several miles from
Augusta last night, killing him and 1t
is said also attempted to kill another
old negro. The murderer fled to AL
gusta. Negroes living in the vicinity
of the crime learned that ne had come
TO this city and was at the home of his
sister. They followed him here and
asked assistance at police headquar-
ters to make the arrest. Detective
Joe Murray was detailed for the work
with instructions to call for further
help from the police precinctin which
Virgins sisters house was located.
Officers Wrenn and Stringer accompa-
MED him. Virgins was told by MS
sister of the approach of the officers
and as they entered the house where
he was lying, the murderer opened
fire upon them shooting Murray twice
in the face about the nose and mouth
and Stringer near the eye. Murray
will die. Stringer may recover, but
he will be injured for life. The negro
then fled followed by Wrenn.
The pistol shots attracted people IN
the neighborhood to the streets, and
among these was John DAVIS, white,
an operative in Richmond factory,
near Augusta, who came to the city
10 spend Christmas with his family.
Davis was shot in the breast by
bullet from the murderer's pistol, and
died in half an hour. Wrenn pursued
the fugitive to the river bank, where
the negro hid behind clump Of trees.
Holding a pistol aloft in his right
hand, the scoundrel told the officer he
surrendered, to come and take him.
The officer advanced, and the negro
shot him in the leg with a long bar
relied pistol he had concealed in his
left hand Others joined in the chase
but the murderer reloaded his weap-
ons and made a desperate fight. He
was directing his steps toward the
bridge, hoping to escape into South
Carolina. Just as he approached 1t,
however, one SQOL uit ulll anu IduSeo
around inficting only flesh wound.
His weapons were empty then and he
surrendered. The presence of a num-
Der of policemen on the scene when
he was captured was the only thing
that saved his life.
The only thing that saved the mur-
derers life IS the fact that the Leg
lslaturc that has just adjourned passed
law empowering the Judge to call a
special session OF the Superior Court
in criminal cases for immediate trial.
The negro will be tried within two
weeks. and February winds will prob
ably blow over his grave.
There was great excitement IN the
city all day, and a mob of several
hundred gathered IL front of the jail.
They only murmured their discomfort
though. and no attempt was made to
raid the jail. which is guarded by
special detachment of police and by
deputies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
A.. -usta at Fever Heat.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec 27.-Joe Murray
the detective wounded in Sunday S
shooting, died atnoon today. This is
the second death as result of the Of
fray. Immediately after the news OF
the death of Detective Murray became
generally circulated this afternoon,
the talk of lynching the negro Wig
gins. who did the shooting, was reviv-
ed. Murray who died at noon was
wounded Sunday Tonight large
armed force is in the Jail. The Rich
monod Hussars were made ready for
duty and are under armsat the armory.
Their horses are saddled and brldled.
and all is in readiness to move at a
moments notice There are fears OF
a conflict before morning, for the
authorities swear they will give their
lives in defense of the law. There IS
feeling of unrest in the city, but It Will
be impossible to take the prisoner
from the jail if resistance IS given, and
the sheriff has given, his word that
he will protect the prisoner, and
defeat any mob that assaults the
prison
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
The Court roo m at this testimony.

the Court roc M at this testimony.
The captain said that the houses in
West 18th street were III the 2lst AS
sembly district of which Commissioner
Martin was leader.
Witness then said Il man named
Proctor wanted to open gambling
house Proctor came to him with a
letter from Commissioner Sheehan
asking him to give Proctor what he
wanted. a man called Maynard, q
paymaster of the aqueduct committee,
was to be Proctors partner.
Proctor was introduced to me as a
respectable man by Commissioner
Sheehan. : said he Il visited Com
missioner Shcehan and told hira the
superintendent did not want to allow
Proctor to open the gambling house.
Superintendent Bvrnes had told me
if l allowed Proctor to open he would
break me. Then Commissioner Shee-
han said if Proctor was not allowed to
play John DAILY would not be allowed
to play"
did Sheehan know that Maynard,
Proctor's partner, was a gambler
He must have known
did Sheeham say Days was run
ning'"
YES. sir. he did, I said it was not,
and he said man was in there the
night before.
Schmittberger said he was tranfered
to the Tenderloin precinct in Decem-
Der, 1898.
THAT is regarded as the best paying
precinct"
That is & mistaken idea. It's glory
has faded"
"What is the best2''
The 11th, | think.
Schmittberger received tip to keep
his hands off two keepers Of disorderly
houses whom he named. One because
her house was frequented by official
personages and the other because she
had been of uset to the police in setting
up the Gardener case, where one
of the agents Of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime was cntrapped
and sent to prison.
He acknowledged that he had receiv-
ed the $500 from the agent Of the
French Steamship Line, but as a pres,
ent. not as a bribe. Schmittehcrger
said that he carried the moneyto Capt
Williams from Officer Martens fol
the latter's promotion to roundsman,
$500, and later on 81, 600 for Martens
promotion to be sergant. Witness heard
that when money was paid for promo.
tons it passed through the hands OF
Charley Grant and Capt Williams.
When Schmittberger had no more
to tell he said: Il have told all l know
about the police department. and have
made clean breast Of everything.
felt that for the sake Of my wife and
children I was justified in coming for
ward and telling what I knew.
The committee adjourncduntil next
Wednesday,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
,Tbe Storm Breatbed Death.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-Reports of death
and damage to property in the great
storm are received constantly this eve
ming Three fishing smacks wen
down last night off Stornaway on the:
Scotch coast, and all their crews. mum
oering 90 men were drowned. The:
British bark, Kirmichael. which was
driven on the breakwater at Holyheadr
had filled. Twelve of her crew were
saved with the breeches buoy and sew
en- We're drowned. Many coal miners
Oh the Donegal coast have lost their
huts in the storm At Teelin house
collapsed and three occupants were
killed. In Strainolar two persons
were killed by I; falling chimney.
Several vessels went adrift in Aber-
deem harbor and grounded. The roof
of the Macdonald art gallery was rip
ped open and many valuable pictures,
were injured. The brig Liven was
wrecked in the Firth of Clyde near
:Androssa. and her crew Of five We're
drowned. At Loch Winnoch, near
Paisley, part OF a three story cabinet
factory was wrecked. Forty persons,
were buried IN the ruins. Four were
killed outright and twenty we're il
iured seriously Tie proprietor was
s-rrc!l on the back by a falling timbe!
and is dying. G@ly five persons es
capped without INJURY. The coast.
steamship Brook Was stranded las.
night near Berwick. Scotland. and
her crew was brought ashore with tht
breeclles buoy The gables were blown
OIL ;,ozea ho;lS2s III Yarmouth and
the tide III the river Iare rose several
feet above the normal high water
mark. Hundreds Of houses have beer:
flooded. Scores Of small ships and
sailing vessels are aground along the
coast. The majority Of them will be
tioatcd Numerous cases OF death or
severe injury from falling tiInbers,
trees and chimneys have been report
ed this afternoon from all parts of the
United Kingdom. Dispatches from
the Continent Sa:Y that northern
France and Germany suffered severe.
" from lnc Storm. although the loss
OF life and property cannot be estima-,
ted as yet At Hamburg many vessels:
went adrift and collided or grounded.
The tide was the highest since 1882
The lower parts Of Wilheimshaven on
the North Sea were flooded and the,
dykes would have gone if the garrison
had not worked energeticaliy for.
hours to strengthen them. Lubbock
and Colberg also suffered much dam,
age The German bark Charlotte
Capt. GerdcS which sailed from Sa-
vannah Nov. II for Hamburg, is
ashore at Egmond Aaan Zee. She is
a total wreck and her cargo is being.
washed ashore Some OF her crew
reached land while others were.
drowned. The British bark lamar E.
Marshall Capt Utlrey. and the Nor
we@ian ship. America. Capt. Franten,
have been driven in on the sand bank
at Greenock.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
TIE PRESIDENT AT GEORGETOWN.
Grover Cleveland Pays Visit to the Sam
pit City.

GEORGETOWN, S. c., Dec. 22.-The
SEA coast people of South Carolina
have always been noted for their hos
pitable spirit. Georgetown entered
with enthusiasm into the project of
entertaining the President of the
United States. Nothing which the
means Of the people permitted was
lacking to show their appreciation of
Mr.. Cleveland and their recognition of
the sportsman complimenthe he bad paid
10 their woods and waters.
The principal streets of the town
were decorated with flags and festoons
and the houses bore banners emblaz-
ored with notices of welcome. The
shipping in the Sampit river was gaily
decorated The ladies devoted two
DAYS to make the spacious hall of the
Winyah Indigo Socity, an ancient
organization dating backto early colo
nial days, a bower of beauty, The re-
ception and luncheon wereto be given
in this building and the inner ana
outer halls were decorated with ex-
Quisite taste. Big. palmetto trees bedded
Ia gray Spanish moss occupied the
corners, while arches and festoons Of
cedar, palmetto, gray moss and glossy
leaved evergreens dash ed with crimson
color. almost hid the walls. The
National and State flags were promin-
ent The National colors draped
against the graceful crest OF palmetto
tree.
At 1:45 the President arrived on the
f! Wistaria and diserabarked at the South
Carolina Steamboat Companys wharf
to the welco ne of every bell in the
city and steamer whistles in the har-
Dor. He and his party were met by
Mayor Morgan and the executive COM
mittee of the Palmetto Club, and were
driven in open carriages through the
principal streets to Winyah Indigo
Society's hall. Here the ladies Of the
committee were introduced to him.
and the President took his position in
the outer hall at TIE junction of Old
Glory and the Palmetto flag. The
reception lasted until 3 p. ~. At that.
hour the inner room of the main hall
was entered. where the luncheon ten
derd by the Palmetto Club was served.
The Presidential party were seated at a
centre table which was surmounted by
a canopy of crimson bunting trimmed:
with green moss and holding in the
centre a bell of snow white can1elias.
the officers of the club sat with him; );
the rest of the company We're served
from buffets.
At 3:45 the Presidential party was:
escorted to the railroad station and
left at o'clock on a special train for
Lanes, where the Wildwood will be
attached to the fast mail train of the
Atlantic Coast Line, northward bound.
At the station of the Georgetown:
and Western railroad a special plat
form was erected and beautifully dec
grated. Along this the President.
passed lc his car after the reception,
over carpet Of pine needles and un-
der arches of palmetto The President;
expressed himself as having enjoyed:
his visit greatly and also as highly ap-
preciating the unobstrusive and unex-
! acting courtesy which had been shown
him. The weather was delightful.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02

\ frog farm with about a million
head of stock is carried on success
fully by man III Contra, Costa coun-
tv. California. He started ranchlng
in frogs few months ago with herd
of about 1000 frogs, and is already
making lots of money. He supplies
the markets of San Francisco, Oak
land and other large cities on the
coast. It costs little ornothing to raise
the frogs. and the rancher is not anx-
ious to trade his ranch even for gold
mine, 50 he says.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
MURDER SY WHOLESALE.
White People OF isrooi.s Coun'~ !Trc.i.- :.

GuwusN. Ga. arc. 3. The res>c
in pursuit OF W&vcriy Pike Ike m;ii
derrr rf Ison. ar account g; whose
unpruvokeG murder appcalr': i'll .Ae
Chronicle ui yesterday. ia>. n!@:lt and
early this morning killed three llcgroes
and reliable information IS that the
total number OF victims is scEea. Lac
negroes known to have been killed are
Sam Taylor. Eli Fraser. and larry
Sherrad. Taylor was Pixies s:ep-fa-
thcr, and the other two negroes MS
close pals. allof whom were supposed
to know CT Pixies whereabouts. Ii
these negroes knew, they refused t.
tell. and the penalty OF NOT telling Was
death. Pixies wife was seen to slip
into his house at / o'clock this morn
inc. She was supposed to have known
where the murderer was and every eff
fort was made to make her divulge:
The mob still has her securely held
and may succeed in making her tell.
The negroes killed were all shot down
on this side of the Ocopilco creek,
about ten miles above Quitman. Tie
report is that a second pose, which
was securing the woods north Of the
Oeopilco have killed four other ne
groes. This wholesale killing is terrible,
But the people of that community
have had terrible provocation. Hard
ly three weeks ago, Tip Nauidin, re-
spectacle white man Was brutallv
murdered on the public read il tie
same neighborhood by two worthless
negroes. The people were greatly IN
censed over the murder, but the law
took its course and the murGerers are
now in jail awaiting trial. Numerous
negroes exultcd over this murder and
even went so far as to hold q war
dance few nights afterwards around
the spot where the murdered mans
life blood oozed out. This. of course,
enraged the paople still more. and
when Isom, the best citizen in the
community was cowardly murdered
by one of the same gang the pcnt up
flood of rage and vengeance was tlru-
ed loose. All Of the negroes killed are
those intimately connected with lsom 5
murder and supposed to be aiding n
his escape. or were in the gang which
held the eXulting var dance over poor
Mauldins life blood. The arresting and
jailing Of Mauldin S murderers had no
suppressing or restraining effect on
other lawless negroes in the neighbor-
hood. Mauldin's murderers have no
more regrets for their deed and nc
more compunction OF conscience than
a dog. Every day they can be heard
singing and laughing in jail. happy
and upconcerned, though the cailows
is staring them in theface. The pose
which did last nights terrible wora is
still banded together doggedly and
determinedly looking for Waverly
Pike. The record Of tonight and to-
morrow remains to be seen. Brooks
county is aroused The wholesale
killing ofnegroes not directly connect
ed with Isom murder is severely con-
demned and it is hoped that the aveng-
ing mob will do no more OF this work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
Wnnnnn Rec for Bread.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-A Lima, Peru,
special saws: Over 1000 hungry wo-
men and children called on President
Carceres, who ordered them dispersed.
Rioting followed, lasting over three
hours. Many persons were killed or
wounded.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
..I,.ona thnr transferred -

Were they transferred"
Yes, sir. they were transferred by
President Martin, and | was transfer
red, too. The liquor dealers complain
ed that made too many bona fde ar
rests. and was transferred to the 9Th
precinct, where there We're few sa-
locus.
Schnittberger remained but short
time in the 5th, when he was trans
ferred to the 9th and shortly after
wards to the 22d precinct There the
collection business tlourished. Policy
shops paid ten dollars q month and
disorderly houses from ten to fifty dol
lars.
Had you any special order regard
ing the protection of certain disorder
" houses:
Yes. sir, when l was appointed l
called upon Commissioner Martin at
headquarters. He mentioned houses
in 46th street and said might let them
alone until the schools were built:
When the schools were built he SAID
to put them out.
"On one accession Martin sent TOR
me to come to headquarters. l had
sent Officer Casey to the house of a
woman named Sadier West, at 234
West 51st street. The citizens had
complained about the house. When
Casey went to the door the woman
told him she was friend of Commits
sioner Martin sand it would be better
to see him before he did anything:
The officer told me and the next day l
receiveda a message from headquarters,
from Martin. | went to see him and
he asked me did I send a man around
to Sadis Vests. l said I did, as | had
received a complaint about the house.
Martin said I should warn the officer,
and apologize to the woman the next
day. l protested, but he said | should
do as I was told. I sent around Casey
and he had to apologize to the woman
the following day for raiding the
home"
A huz of astonisment passed through
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02

! VI lIIC VIZ ~
TO suppose that this class in Europe
who by the prescription of ages con-
stitute the dominant element, who
boldly avow their intention by main
tanning the gold standard to reduce
the social status Of the agriculturlst !;
because. it is for the stability of gov,
eminent that capital shall rule, and
Democracy find its home IN the rural
sections. that they will impair in the
least their power by virtue OF the SIN
clegold standard, to control and ap-
propriate the labor of the maSse :oy,
agreeing to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, is to suppose that
greedy averice can be Stacked, that
the daughter of the horseleech will
cease to cry for more. In Europe the
people have but little voice in the GOV
ernment. the masses are born to labor
and subiection. Antonio has no slips
and shvlock will continue to demand
his pound of flesh. l think any intel
li@ent reader who will carefully peruse
what | have written will reach the
same conclusion that / have-that
there will never be any international
agreement for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, as long as the United
States subordinates her financial sys-
tenn to that of Europe. In this land,
where, in the good old days, when
both metals were money and the ''peo-
! ple titled the lands they owned and
owned the lands they titled, when
the husbandman was prosperous, and
the laborer worthy OF his hire; before
the cold standard, financial craft and
legislative jugglery vastly enriched
the many without individual dlscredlt:
bcfore-eighlv-ive per cent. OF ourpeo-
| pie slrouded in gloom, We're spending
anxious days and sleepless nights, and
the voice of the auctioneer rung
throughout the land signalling the de-
partWe from once happy homesteads,
houseless and homeless families; ii
there IS any man yet putting his trust
for relief in international agreement. |
say unto him: Friend, waive your
delusion. weigh anchor and steer for
the millennium.
In my next article l shall deal with
the silver dollar-which you say the
drop in silver has made so per cent.
fiat and is intirnsically fifty cent.
dollar. l.. W. IoUMANs.
| Fairfax, S. c., Dec. %, 1894.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-24

From its superintendent, teachers and
students the Goldsboro Graded School
has supplied ten superintendent of seven
city Graded Schools in North Carolina,
three professors of the State Normal and
Industrial School, one of two State Con-
duetors of Teachers Institutes, one pro-
fessor of the State University, one at
Trinity College, besides assistants at the
University, the Normal and Industrial
School, and other colleges, and fitty-one
teachers in public and private schools in
many counties of North Carolina.
The present Superintendent OF the
Goldsboro schools is Mr.. Julius |. Foust,
who was elected June 10. He is native
of Alamance county, and graduated at
the University of North Carolina in
1890. He taught his first school before
completing his college course. Leaving
the University after his junior year, he
taught school one year, then returning,
finished the course and received the de-
gree of Phi. B. In 1690-'91She was prln'
cipal of the Goldsboro Graded schools.
Then for three years, 1S91-'94, he was
Superintendent of the Wilson schools.
He resigned that position year ago, and
was again elected Principal of the Colds
boro Graded schools, which position ne
held until recently elevated to the Super
intendencF.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-24
MINISTER RANSOM INTERVIEWS
American Missionaries in Mexico Re-
auested to Moderate Their Zeal.

CITY OF Mexico, Sept. %. The Amer
lean minister, Mr. Ransom, has joined
Consul General Crittenden in requesting
the Protestant missionaries not to issue
daily paper attacking the alteration of
the Virgin of Guadalupe, It having been
the intention Of the missionaries to cir
culate a paper broadcast during the
coming coronation Of the Virgin festivi-
ties
The United States authorities here fear
a popular outbreak against missiona
ries, and say that in such event the
United States government would be
placed in an awkward position, as mis-
sionaries would be guilty of having
aroused the popular passions against
them.
The missionaries have been receiving
anonymous letters threatening them with
death.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-24
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-24
LOVE LAUGHS AT LOCKSMITHS.
A Nineteen Year-Old Groom and
Sixteen. L ear. Old Bride Run Away.
lie News and Observer.

Special to the News and Observer.
WARRENToN, N. c., Sept. %
The tobacco market here is very active
and prices are high.
At the late meeting of the Board Of
Health DR.. Foote was elected Superln-
tendent of Health for the county for the
following two years. He received the
vote CT every physician present.
Crops are better than usual, trade
is good and the people hopeful.
Last Saturday morning ladder was
found against a second-story window of
Mr.. W 7. Johnson's residence, by which
his daughter, Miss Florrie, descended
into the arms Of her lover, Mr.. Norfieet
Thomas, and fed, via the Atlanta Special,
to Halifax, where they were arrested and
held for advice" The advice came
about one O'Clock that day, from the
father Of the youthful bride, consenting
to the marriage. Miss Florrie is sweet
sixteen and Master Norfeet is nineteen.
The marriage caused because of the
tender age of the parties considerable
"furry' all has been forgiven and
the doves are once more cooling in the
parental nest.
8This is the second week of the Supe-
rior Court, Judge Boykin presiding. The
most interesting case is the contested
will of the late John a. Williams, a rich
old bachelor. The claim is Mr.. Williams
did not have capacity to make will.
Messrs. Day, Bachelor, Foote and Polk
represent the caveators, and Messrs.
Cook and Green, Edwards and Boyd
the propounders. The case was called
last Thursday and will probably last I'M
til Thursday next.
The NEWS AND OBSERVER daily grows
in popular favor with our people.