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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-20
Three Georc;a Stories.

ATLANTA. Feb. 15.-''Dr. j. D. Jar
rared. of Messy Creek. mas ayorng
Jersey calf which differs from calves
i, common, in that its front feet are
exactly like those OF Young mules,
said Col. Joe Underwood. OF Cleve-
land. The other day.
That's nothing. replied Rev. SIM
mons, VINO was in the group oi listen
ers. i saw . Whole drove of hogs
on the road between Fayetteville and
rairburn. n2d the feet of the Whole
lot of thea were round lik a Young
cots. arl., 80. 4 c!oyeu foot among
them. I,.cy belonged to aman named
Reeves, and he probably is in posses
sion Of the breed today
Talking about strange critters,
said a tall mountaineer, dressed III the
conventional brown Jeans. "youfal.ars
don't know nottlin. l was standln
for deer my dogs was runnin long
las: summer-but don't say anything
about that part Of it-whcn pulled
down on the darndcst thing YOU ever
saw. 1t drapcd when l shot, and when
! went TO cut its throat l.oticcd one
foot was like a bears, one legs had
wool OH it like wildcats, sharp claws
and all, and blamed if the other warn t
like game roosters.. ..'-Consututlon.
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accepted by the partiesssof the second
part at par. That is. at S1St, 063 per
ounce Of standard gold
''Fourth-No bonds hall be deliver
ed to the parties of the second part, or
either Of them, except in payment for
coin from time to time received here
under ;whereupon the Secretary OF the
Treasury Of the United States shall
and will deliver the bonds as herein
provided at such places as shall be de-
signated by the PARTED of the second
part. Any expense of dellvev out OF
United States shall be assumed and
paid by the parties of the second part.
'.Fifth-In consideration of the pur-
chase of such coin, the parties of the
second part, and their associates here
under. assumed and will bear all the
expense and inevitable loss of bring
ing gold from Europe hereunder; and
as far as lies in their power, will exert
financial influence and will make all
legitimate efforts to protect the treas
urv of the United States against the
Withdrawals of gold, pending he COM
plete performance Of this contract.
In witness hereto, the parties here
to have hereunto set their hands in
five parts his Sth day Of February, 1895.
J. G. CARLISLE,
Secretary of the Treasury.
august Belmont & Co.. in behalf
of N. NJ. Rothschilds & Sons, of
London, and themselves.
j. P. Morgan & Co.. in behalf of
a.iessrs. Morgan & Co., OF London,
and themselve.
Attest: W. E. Curtis.
Francis Lynde Stctson.
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Fireman as Incent!iari-S.

YPsILASTI. Mich. Feb. 17.-Samu2l
Graham, captain of House Company
No2, was arrested this morning char@-
ed with incenoisaiSm. For the past
eighteen months fires destroying va
cant houses and out5uildings, have
been frequent on the east side, ard the
fact that Cap; Graham S men were al
ways ready to respond caused suspic-
ION, which the police followed up.
Charles NJ. Walker last night made a
confession duplicating Capt Graham
and Fireman Archie Harrison. Gra-
ham was arrested, bat Harrison can
not be found. The mysterious fires
ceased when several weeks ago the de-
partment was 1eorgarized and the
system of paying firemen by the hour
for work performed was abolished.
Graham declares that he is innocent.
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IN iNiN EHse.

CALHOUN. S. c.. FEB. 1G.-An ugly
case Of poisoning has been brought 70
light in this neighborhood, by which
GooGlOe Davis has lost his life. The
facts as far Us ascertained are that
Polly Davis. tic wife of the dead man.
jamie Sharp, I. gil, Jasper Oliver ali
negroes, conspired to poison GoodIoe
Davis. jamie Sharp was sent 10 buy
some rat poison, which Oliver put III
to whiskev. which Dayis drank After
getting sick from the effects OF the
draught he told some one that re WAS
poisoned and lived only q few hours.
The TWO women have been put II jail.
Oliver made his escape. out has been
since captured It is sud that the
woman wanted to get rid OF hey htiS-
band so that she could narrE Oliver.
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4 True Soldier.

WASHINGTON, Feb Ex-senator
Hunton has received letter from
Lieut.. Gen. Schofield acknowledging
the latters thanks for Senator Hun
tons remarks in the Senate urging
the confirmation of the General snom-
nation apropos of the fact that Gen.
Schofeld was military Governor Of
Virginia. The letter is as follows:
My Dear Senator: Many times dt-
ing the past twenty-five years pleas
ant personal messages have come to
me from Virginia, but it las remained
for YOU % make the first official and
public declaration of the TACT, which
has always been SO dear to me, that L
had gained the friendship and conf
dence Of the big hearted people Of Nir
ginia. This IS an honor far more
dear to me than any militar.. rank.
and I thank yoa very sincerely for
having taken so fitting an occasion 10
make public declaration of that great
honor. Very respectfully and truly
yours, J. NJ. Schoefeld.
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one high pressure cylinder of forty
two inches diameter, aud two inter-
mediate cylinders of fortytwo inches
diameter. She has twelve boilers Of
the single end type, each nine feet SIX
inches in length and fifteen feet IN
diameter.
Before the first break down the aver
age revolutions to a minute were six
ty-two. When repairs had been made
they could not do better than thirty
five and after meeting the storm it be-
came necessary to reduce it to thirty.
The first break down occurred 1880
knots out at sea. 1t was the piston of
the intermediate cylinder that cracked.
The second nishap was the occasion
of most delay. 1t was on the fifth Of
February that it occurred. The isolat-
ing of the injured cylinder affected
the control of the steam, which passed
directly from the high pressure to the
quadruple expansion cylinders. The
after cylinder became so heated that
the centre become disabled. 1t was
necessary to wait for it to cool before
anything could be done After the
second repairs, La Gascogne got along
without further trouble to her engines.
Before the repairs were made the
second time. however, La Gascogne's S
passengers learned something of the
terrors cf the sea. The strom which
the steamer ran in on February 9Th
was doubtless responsible for the sec
nd accident, b because Of the strain 1t
put on the lessened power facilities
which had been strengthened by some
new work. This new work readily
heated from friction. Steerage way
was lost ana the steamer rolled into
the trough of the sea.
The passengers al remained below.
It was 10 a. m. of the fourth that the
cyclone started. That night and the
following one We're Sleepless ones.
Many who retired on the second night
got up after the accident The rolling
of the vessel was frighful. Huge seas
dashed against the port lights, and
one heavy wave reached its bulk up
nearly to the bridge. 1t damaged one
boat and carried away twenty feet OF
rail on the main deck The broken
piston rod weighed seven tons. Chief
Engineer Martin says that it will take
about Ave days to repair the damage
done, and will cost about IS, 900. La
Gascogne will be started out on We'd
nesday next. Eighty men, the full
complement of the engineers staff, are
engaged in disconnecting the broken
rod.
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= Sad Story.

CoLcNEI>, $. c.. Feb. ia sad
story comes from Edgefeld County.
\ colo,ed woman had a son, about II,
who vas afflicted with a peculiar NAL
hd-. She !"as advised to carry him
10 Augusta. and on Monday she start
eG 70 tnat place with the boy in wa
"on ana some country produce to sell
70 buy the medicine. While on the
way snow began falling and the boy
was frozen to death in his mothers
arms The grief stricken mother left
the corSe in house ard went to Au-
gusta to buy coffin for her child
News.
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Disastrous Storms.

HALIFAX, \. S, Feb. 15.-Iele-
graph advises received from South
Bay, Cape Breton, state that the place
has been wiped out OF existence by the
storms of last week The property
washed into the sea inclddes fish
houses, wharyes, boates. stores and
fishermen dwellings. No lives We're
lost, but several families living on the
beach were rescured with great dlifi-
Guilty, and saved nothing but the
clothes they wore. Greencove reports
that the storm was the most disastrous
ever known on that coast. Boats and
the fish houses were nearly all swept
out to sea OF wrecked on the beach.
No mail has been received since Feb.
3. and there is no telling when the
roads will be cleared.
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e. Sacrali.io:is Thief.

I-AykENS. FEB. 15.-t ralik !. -"errT,
a Young white man, was arrested last
week charged with entering New
Prospect Church AID robbing it. He
sold the church bible and Il caHpet II
this city, claiming that he bought
them from a negro, but he cannot
name or identify the negro. The
Young man claims 10 come from
Greenville and to have good family
connections. The bible has been re-
covered.-Advertiser.
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SAFETY OF A STEAMER.
NEWS THAT BROUGHT TEARS OF JOY
TO The EYES OF MANY.
The Long Missing Steamship Arrives at
Last The News Received at the Offices
of the Company with the Greatest Ex-

element.
New YORK, Feb. 15.-When the
news reached this city last Tuesday
morning that the La Gascogne, large
ocean steamer with some four hundred
passengers aboard, which left Havre
for this city over three weeks ago, and
which was given up by many as lost,
was sighted off the bar, there was the
greatest excitement around the com
pany's Office, which was crowded with
anxious inquirers, who had relatives
and friends on board the steamship.
They had been standing around with
pale faces, expecting at any moment
to hear the worst.
When the word came that the ship
was safe for moment stiffness reign
ed which was almost painful in its IN
tensiv. Agent Forget for a moment
was rendered speechless, which evl-
denced how anxious he had been for
she safety of La Gascogne. Then he
regained himself and became wildly
hilarious. He shouted, ran here and
there, grasping the hand of this one
and that one, and fairly jumped up
and down over the floor in the excite
nent of the moment. Then be put on
his coat and started for the French
Line pier, where a tug had been IN
readiness for several days to take him
to meet La Gascogne should she be
sighted. Several of the anxious ones
waiting for news started from the Of
fee to board the tug with Mr.. Forget.
Many wet eyes could be seen IN the
French Line Office when the good
news was ascertained and the tears
were not from the eyes of women
alone. Strong men wept as little chill,
dren. The strain of days of worry had
been too much for them. One man, a
Mr.. Richie, broke down completely and
sobbed as if his heart would break.
Mr.. Richie had three daughters on
board La Gascogne, two of them OF
very tender years. He had abandoned
all hope when the joyful tidings came.
The delay of the steamer was due to
a broken piston rod and to the terrific
gales which have swept the North At,
lantc for the past week or more and
brought disaster to many a staunch
craft. Capt. Baudelon and officers
and caew of La Gascogne brought the
ship and passengers through the gales
and made port without help. From
the time they left Havre on January
26, until Monday, they spoke no trans
Atlantic steamer and saw only a four
masted schooner, the one which re-
ported at St. Pierre, Miquelon, \; S,
as having seen large steamer OF the
banks apparently in distress last Sat
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Wrecked by Gas.

MEADv1LLE, Pa, Feb. ia gas
explosion, followed by fire, complete
" wrecked the residence of 6. H. Cut
ter, the lumber office building of Cut
ter & Bro, and caused the death of
George Cutter and serious injuries to
his wife. son and house maid. There
had been for some time. a leak in the
fuel gas supply pipe in the street: and
this morning at S o'clock, George II.
Cutter. Willard Cutter. Charles Cut
ter. son Of George. and W. NJ. McClin-
took were in front examining the leak.
A locomotive and caboose passed and
the gas ignited from the engines fire
box. Two deafening explosions fol-
lowed, completely wreclsing the two
story residence. which fell as if it were
a heap Of rubbish and kindlinS wood.
The warehouse and Office ruins took
fire instantly. The flow Of gas added
to the fire. and Iii less than five min
utes nearly the entire mass was IN a
blaze. Mrs. Cutter and the servant
Girl. who where in the house, were
badly burned and injured, but will
probably live. The boy, Charles, was
fastened IN the wreck by a huge timber
which rested on his slcg. TWAS thought
his leg would have to be cut off, but a
persistent effort was made to fight tne
flames away from him, and by heroic
work. the firemcn were given time
enough to secure powerful jack screws
and he was liberated. Itwas necessary
to cover him with clothing to protect
him from the heat Of the fire. which
was but a few feet away. All three
victims were taken to Spencer Hospital.
Nm. Cutter was badly burned by the
explosion. and was thrown clear
across the street Charles was also in
iured. but not seriously. George Cut
tor. who died shortly after the eXplo-
sion. was badly mangled. He was
carried TO a neighbor's house and died
in few minutes.
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4 DISPENSER Short.


COLUMBIA. Feb. 15.-The first of the
dispensers 10 come to grief on account
of shortages is Mr.. B. 0. Evans, the
dispenser at St. Matthews, in Orange
burg County. Governor Evans is
very much interested in the matter
and viii see it through to the end. He
says that there is but one thing for him
to do and that is to have the dispen-
ser arrested and prosecuted on the
charge OF fraudulent breech of trust
and larceny. How the shortage oc-
CURED is no concern of the State, and
it will lose nothing by the shortage, as
the bond has already been turned over
to lawyers 10 sue and collect for the
amount of the shortage, which is re-
ported to be from 81. 300 to 81, 800. The
bondsmen are F. J. Buyck and Philip
Rich, and they are more than able to
pay as large bond as might be re-
quired. Governor Evans says that he
cannot possibly understand how the
shortage could have gotten to be as
large as reported. If the county board
had checked up the accounts and IN
sisted on settlements he does not see
how the amount could have gone up
to s., GOO. The dispensary only carries
a stock of $1,000, and the shortage
charged up must have been the result
of series of months The whole
matter. Governor Evans says, will be
carefully Investigated and dealt with
as it ought to be. Mr.. Scrugg, one of
the inspectors, went to st. Matthews
at the order of Governor Evans and
checked up the business and stock and
has the stock ready to turn over to the
successor of Mr.. Evans who will be
put in Immediate charge. 1t is the in
tention Of Governor Evans to have the
dispensary reopened at once, and with
that view the board for Orangeburg
County has been ordered to elect Mr..
Evans successor Immediately. The
State Will not lose a sou, Governor
Evans says, and so far as he can un-
derstand the settlements that are be-
hind are with the county and town
authorities, and ought not to have
been allowed to run as long they have
Governor Evans says that ne will lose
no time Or opportunityin prosecuting
any of the dispensers whose accounts
are short and that the inspectors have
instructions to visit all of the dispen-
saries just as soon as possible. The
bonds are to be scrutinized as we'll as
the accounts Of each and every one of
the disnenSerS. News and Courier.
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Killed the Natives.

SIDNEY. \. s. w, Feb IA dis
patch faorn Perth. West Australia,
Says that seven men have been arrest
ed in Coolgardie for massacreing an
entire native tribe, including women
and children. The men had gone out
gold seeking, and were encamped
near the village of the tribe which
they are accused of exterminatlng.
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Whnt a Goose

WAI-HAI-WAI., Feb. 15,-General
Tai. of the japanese army has conn
1nitted suicide ina moment OF anger on
account of the dcsertion of a number
Of his suborilinates.
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WILL THE GOLD STAY?
THE QUESTION NOW ASKED BY
WALL STREET MEN.

Two Years--How the Treasury Has Been
Drained--A Thoughtful Review OF the
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CARLISLE'S CONTRACT
AS MADE WITH THE EUROPEAN SYN
DICATEFORG GOLD.

Chairman Wilson of the Ways
and Means Committee, 1t is Presented
to the House--On Our Knees to the Man
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The Bill Authorizing the Issue of 80 Year
:; Per Cent. Gold Bonds, and Advocated
by the Administration, Killed by Ma
jority.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-12

conveniences for the passengers, to-
day no ones convenience is consider
ed, nothing but the demands Of the
wind.
The history of the cup-racing dates
back to 1850, when Commodore Stew
ems, of the New York Yacht Club,
ordered the America from George
Steers, the first and one of the most
famous of American designers, The
America was schooner, a two-master,
while the defenders Of today are only
sloops, with a single mast. Stevens
took her abroad and beat everything
IN English waters in 1851. She was
sold to an Englishman shortly after
her epoch-making victory, and was
turned into blockade runner during
the civil war. She failed il this, and
to escape capture was sunk in st.
Johns River, Fla. After the war she
was raised by the government and
put into commission as a training
school for naval cadets. When the
Cambria came over to race for the
cup in 1870, the America was rehtted
as a yacht and competed, winning
fourth place, while the Cambria got
only tenth She was finally sold to
General B. f. Butler, Of Boston, and
is now in possession Of his son Paul.
An effort was made to take her to
New York for the international con-
tests. All the defenders IN the races
Of 10, II, '76, and 'Sl, were yachts
built for their owners pleasure, with
no idea Of defending the cup, The
first trial races to choose q defender
were held in 1881. Since then 80
much money has been spent on the
yachts that now they are merely rae
ing machines there being scarcely
any accommodations on board. A re-
action from this machine style of
yacht is looked for before long Here
are the names Of the challengers:
1870, Cambria, keel schooner; 1871,
Livonis, keel schooner; 1876, Coun-
tess of Defferin (Cansda's representa-
tive), centerboard; 1881 Atlanta,sloop;
1885, Genesta, cutter; 1886, GRlates,
cutter; 1887, Thistle, cutterj 1898,
Valkyrie, cutter.
The defenders have been: 1870,
Magic, centerboard schooner; 1871,
Tappho, keel schooner, aud Columbia
centerboard schooner; 1876, Madeline,
centerboard schooner; 1881, Mischief,
sloop; 1885, Puritan, sloop; 1886,
May flower, sloop; 1887, Volunteer, sloop;
1893, Vigilant sloop.
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The Yacht Race.

The interest Of sporting people is
directed to the races now. going on be-
tween the American boat Defender
and the British boat Valkyrie III. On
August 22, 1851, an American yacht
won cup in British waters, since
which time all England has been I'M
successfully endeavoring to win it
back again. The cup was known first
as the Hundred Guineas cup, but
ever since the great victory OF the
American yacht has been called the
Americas cup, in honor Of the
winner.
The gentlemen sports Of both coun-
tries have periodically suffered the
nervousness of energetic pulling" for
the home yachts during those years,
and every succeeding race has created
created interest. Boat-bullders have
been called on to exercise their ut
most ingenuity in the construction of
cup challengers and cup defenders.
The result has been that great head
way has been made in the progress of
knowledge Of making boats light OF
draft and OF great sail surface. Gam
ed knowledge on these points has
added to the speed Of yachts. The
America and the Aurora of 1851 are
little like the great canvas carriers of
today, built with reference to nothing
put the speed that can be gotten out
of them. The earlier races for the
cup were between boats that were
bnllt for cruising, with all sorts OF
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-12

Already the Populist vote is great
or than the vote cast for John @. Ere
mont in 1856, and there is not to-day
single state where the Populist SEN
timent is not growing. The questions
of to-day are questions of right and
wrong as they we're in 1856. 1t is not
in the nature Of man to be long salts.
fed with questions Of mere policy
questions Of the head only. He de-
mands something more Man has, If
not soul, then moral nature which
takes the right and wrong Of things
into consideration, and as in 1854 the
two great parties refused to consider
questions of the right and wrong Of
slavery, they failed to answer to the
demands of humanity and broke into
fragments Neither old party to-day
presents a moral question, their diff
ferences, which indeed are slight, in
volve no question Of right or wrons.
At most they are only questions Of
policy or expediency - mere head
questions in which there is no soul.
humanity makes no demand for the
long continuance of such parties, and
the soulless things are doomed to 60
to fragments as did the two great
parties of 1854
Philosophers have affirmed it, and
no student has ever denied tnat Ellis
tory repeats itself"