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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-27
PERlSHED IN THE FLAMES.
Three Women Lose Their Lives--Mrs. Nc
Leod's Fatal Jewels.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 22.-Fire
broke out in the Ledgerwood bakery
on Oachita avenue at 1. a. m. 1t IS
in the southern part of the city, where
boarding houses abound and in an
hour three women had been burned to
death, six boarding houses, several
storehouses and fifteen cottages, in all
worth 100000, had been swept away.
The dead are: Mrs. Murat Scanned,
Mrs. Henry J. Mcleod, Austine Sti-
vets, colored. Mr.. and Mrs. G. 81.
Brownson of Macon, Mo. Mrs. Pea
cock and others were injured, none
dangerously.
A strong wind famed the flames,
but prevented them from moving IN
the direction of the big hotels and
bath houses The streets covered by
the fire were Ouachita, where it orlgl-
mated, Sealey, Malvern, Wodblne and
Orange.
The Ledgerwood bakery was in a
frame building, on the second story OF
which Mrs. Scammon had furnished
apartments. Charles Ledgerwood first
saw the flames and in his efforts to
extinguish them, neglected to warn
people in the neighborhood. Nothing
was heard of Mrs. Scammon until the
fire was over, when her bones were
found in the ashes of her house. Mrs.
Mcleod was a guest of the LaClede
boarding house. Shewas aroused and
with her husband started out OF the
house, but before reaching the door re
membered some jewelry and returned
| for it, against the advice of her hus-
band. When she started back she found
her way blocked by the flames. Her
husband tried to reach her and almost
lost his life in the effort. She endeav-
! ored to rush through the flames but
/ fell down in the midst and perlshed.
The remains of the colored woman
were found in a partly saved room in
the same house.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Brownson, of Missouri.
| had thrilling escape They lived on
the third floor Of the Ouachita board,
ing house, and when aroused found
the house wrapped in fire: Escape oy
the stairway was cut Oft. They rushed
to the window and cried to the people
below for help, but none could be
given them. Mrs. Brownson tied sew
eral sheetsand blankets together, max
ing rope long enough to reach down
to the window below. She went down
first, entered the second floor window
and escaped by a back stairway.
When her husbend reached the second
floor the stairway was blocked by
flames and he had to jump. He re-
ceived several bruises and the woman
was badly laceraUed in sliding down
the rope.
Twenty-eight buildings were burned,
including fifteen cottages of an aggfe.
cate value of $25, ,OO0.> The boarding
houses destroyed are the Ouachlta, Il
linois, LaCledc. Missouri and Bloom
IL yton. t,acn OF these was worth 50
UV0 with conterts The other loses
are the E. Randolph resldence. worth
So. .OVJ; the Tennessee Stables, the
West House. the Latter worth 50, 0U}:
Z. Joplins :;r,cery, 5000; K. L. WI
iiiams store and dwelling, si2.to2;;=i.
II. Hudgius residence, 81, ,OG0.
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The CnlOadel Rifle.

EDGET1ELD. Feb. 22.-Johnnie, the
eleven-year-old son of Sheriff ": H..
Outz was accidentally killed by Allie,
his nine-year-old brother, this morn
ing. The sheriff vas absent from
home and one Of his elder children
loaded a rifle for protection. Allie,
supposing the gun to be empty, point
ed it at his brother, and in some way
it was discharged, the ball taking ef,
feet in the face of the deceased and
coming out at the back of the head,
causing instant death. Sheriff Outz
is one Of our biggest hearted men and
he and his good family have the deep
sympathy Of the community.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-27

To the Farmers of South Carolina:
After full consideration of all the alb
normal conditions surrounding our in
dustries, the State Farmers Alliance
in conjunction with prominent agri-
cultlrists from various parts of the
State, have reached the following con-
clusions and have authorized a pro-
mitigation of these conclusions for the
consideration of all concerned.
l. In the first place, we consider it
of paramount importance that the ac-
reage in cotton the current year be ma
terially reduced. Every farmer should
seek to make his farm absolutely self
sustaining. That is to say, abundant
acreage should first be set aside for
provisions, SO as to insure an ample
supply of meat and breadStuffs; then
the balance of the crop may be with
safety placed in cotton for the money
crop.
3. We recommend that the use of fer
tilizers be restricted 10 me lowest limit
practicable and reliance be placed
rather upon home made fertilizers;
that wherever practicable such orders
as are deemed absolutely necessary
should be combined and placed
through the State Farmers Exchange.
3. We recommend further that all
contracts for fertilizers be based upon
cotton option as follows: For acid
phosphates per ton f. o. b. Charleston,
10 per cent. to II per cent, phosphoric
acid, we offer IT'S pounds middling
cotton f. O. b. or SO in currency pay
able Nov. l, at the option OF the pur
chaser at maturity. When freight is
prepaid by fertilizer companies,
freight and interest on freight to be
paid in cotton at ) cents per po1nd.
Second, For kainit per ton f. 0. b.
Charleston, we offer 80 pounds of
middling cotton f. 0. b. or 81 N cur
rency. payable Nov. l, at option OF
purchaser at maturity, freight when
prepaid payable as above. Tnird, For
ammoniated goods. q per cent. am
monia, f. o. b. Charleston, we offer
800 pounds middling cotton i. o. b. Or
s17 in currency payable Nov. l, at op-
ton OF purchaser, at maturity, freight
when prepaid payable as above.
If these propositions are not met by
dealers in the spirit of mutual conces-
sion actuating this body and demanded
by the necessities of the case, our re-
commendation is that the use of fer
tilizers be discontinued this year, not
as a matter of retaliation, but simply
because after careful calculation we
are of the opinion that their Use at
higher rates or on different terms will
involve inevitable loss to the farmer.
1t will be observed that no recon-
mendation is made as tocaSh con tracts
The reason for tiis is plain: t cnor
mouslv enhanced value ot anoneE en-
aCias tie fortunate po'sesS"r OF II 10
BUY almost on his own terms.
W. D. Evans. President.
7 " Reid Secretary
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G.. NJ. Efrd,
Ira B. Jones,
w. D. Evans,
J. J. Gentry,
j. P. Glenn,
Committee.
Burned to Death.
Signed

COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 21.-At Z
o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs. VIM.
Norseweather, standing in front OF an
open CRATE, caught fire and was most
horribly burned before assistance
reached her. She suffered agony sew
eral hours before death. Over IN
Girard, about 10 o'clock yesterday:
Mrs. c.. G.. Best, who was recently re
leased from the asylum, was left alcne
in the dining room. She had not en-
tirely recovered her mind, though she
was not considered hopelessly crazy.
In some way she caught fire from the
stove and was burned so fearfully that
death is inevitable in a few hours.
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A Zig Fire.

CoLUNBI->, S. c., Feb. 15.-Ex-com-
missioner Traxler, who arrived in this
city Yesterday morning, brings news
OF destructive fire which visited
if'immonsville Tuesday night. a block
OF ten stores situated almost in the
hear. Of the town was completely des-
troyed by fire. All the buildings were
of woop and were soon in ashes. The
loss is about 81, 600, with little or no
Insurance.
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BLOOD ON THE MOON.
EX-GOVERNOR PROCTOR KNOTT
MAKES LURlD PREDICTIONS.

He Says Bi-SIetalism Must Come or We
Will Have Revolution, and it VIII be >
Worst One than the French Revolution,
Too.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Congress-
man Hatch, Democrat from Missouri,
in five minrtes speech in the House
last Thursday aroused the opponents
of the gold bond resolution to great
enthusiasm He had but little time,
he said, to explain why he was to be a
pail bearer at this financial funeral.
In word, it was because the passage
of this resolution would make every
debtor pay his debt in gold. He read
amid much demonstration letter sd-
dressed by Ex-Governor Proctor Knott
of Kentucky to Senator Blackburn of
Kentucky in which Mr.. Knott charac-
terized the pending proposition as the
last insolent demand of the goidites."
They don't seem to want to leave us
a hereafter. Whenever the govern
ment agrees to pay gold, silver is
doomed for all eternity. As old Judge
Forbis said to Johnny Moore, Good
bye, world: bowdye HELP" laugh
ter and applause.)
The letter continued: "Great God!
how rapidly this long suffering people
are being driven to the dreadful alter
native of slavery or internecine strife
to determine whether they will tame
ly hold out their hands and have the
shaclSles Of a remorseless plutocracy
riveted upon their wrists, or fight.
Now, mark what, I say, if the mex
ora5le law of cause and effect has not
been expunged from the statute book
Of the Almighty, unless a halt is called
p. d. q. you may expect to see the
horrors of the French Revolution put
on the American stage with all the
modern Improvements, and that with
in the next decade. I remember I was
suspected by some of my friends of
political lunacy in 1860 because I pre-
dicted that in the event of Mr.. Lin
coins election there would be war be-
tween the States. They could not see
why it ought to be so. Neither could
I, but knew the causes which were
at work and which would in the long
run produce that result, and I regard.
ed his election simply as the spark
which would explode the mine. So
when the fierce cloud appeared in less
than one short year which deluged the
country in blood for nearly a lustrum,
some Of those who had thought me a
croaker, a mere dyspeptic pessimist,
began to regard me as Byron did JET
freys-as a id discerning fellow.
I tell you, Senators, in all seriousness,
/ see far more reason to apprehend
the speedy approach Of a terrible revo-
luton in this country than Lord Ches-
terfeld saw in France when he wrote
his historic predictions from Paris.
Nor am l alone. That gentleman AS.
tor who went to England some time
ago, bought hun a place on the island
and became a British subject, saw
what is coming as plainly as do, so
he took time by the forelock and
stepped out when there was not such
a rush for state rooms as there Will
be after while. He knew very well
that if things should keep on as you
and | have seen them for some years
past, the time was not far off when
there would be such crowd of his
class of people hurrying aboard every
outgoing steamer he might be showed
| off the stage plank"
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Ourht to be Expelled.

DENVER, Col. Feb. "A disgrace
sui row occurred ia the State Senate
tolav. Senator Mills in the course O.
de.y.:te called Senator Pace liar'
Mills threw paper W. 1T /. Peace
49,. ..lhe Senator's cl.ncllel and irught
ric:ously. Ti,e result was iocr DIX o.,
ewes and lively dow OF Ilcod. s. .Ee
contestants were tiuai: : separated. ne
ma. ordered du Investigation oi the
frscas AID adjourned.
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Tenth Victim.

ALBANY, y. Y, Feb. 22.-The work
of clearing up the ruins Of the Dele
van House, destroyed By fire on De
cember 80. was resumed this week al
ter a stoppage of nearly month. At
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon the men
digging opposite the elevator IN
Broadway front discovered portions
of human body burned beyond re-
cornition. No bodies were looked Tor
in this locality. This makes ten bod
les recovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-27
E2.ca Dy Wolves,

ROME, Feb 19.-Eundreds of
nungry wolves from the Alps have in
..tded The plains in the province of
Piedmont. and several villagers have
been killed. The authorities have sent
;roopes toshoot them and many have
jeen destroyed.
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What Was Agreed Upon by Those Who
Were st the Confercnce--Equal Repre-
van4;on of Roth Factions.
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He Says Bi-Metalism Must Come or We
VIII Have Revolution, and it VIII be
Worst One than the French Revolution,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-23
WICHITA ACTS SULKY
She Lies Down on the Floor and
Kicks.
If She Can't Have Saloons She
Won't Do Anything.
ALL LAWS REPEALED.
Every Ordinance Relating to
Saloons is Rescinded.
IF She Can't Have Saloons She
Won't Do Anything.
LAWS REPEALED.

WICHITA, Kan, July 23.-Wichita
went out of the whisky business last
night. When the city council met,
the first thing that body did was to re-
peal all ordinances and parts of or
dinances relating to saloons. So far
as the city is concerned, everybody
can now go into the liquor traffic
without having to pay a municipal
tax. "If the governor and the state
officers want to enforce the liquor
laws" said one of the councilmen,
''let them do it, but the state must
pay the cost. We don't propose to
bankrupt the city of Wichita trying to
carry out an odious law, that can't be
enforced Besides, we don't want to be
bothered by faction demanding the
enforcement of the laws and another
faction criticising us for enforcing it. :"
If the commissioners are removed by
Governor Morrill, and new ones APP
pointed, the new board will be pow
erless, for there will be no ordinances
20 enforce.
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GOLD MINE ON FIRE.
Underground Flames at Angels Camp, Cal,
Causes Great Damage.

Underground Flames at Angels Camp, Cal,
Causes Great Damage.
ANGELS CAMP, Cal, July 23.-The
Utica mine, which has been yielding
$500, 900 worth of gold every month, is
on FIRE. Flames were discovered in a
slope near the 9OO-foot level. The men
got ovt safely, but in few minutes
the mine was filed with smoke and
gas. An Intellectual attempt was made
to smother the fire with steam and
flooding has been resorted to. Thir-
teen hundred inches of water are now
flowing into the mine. It will require
Is, 900, 900 gallons to reach the fire. 1t
will occupy 80 hours. It will take at
least three weeks to pump the water
out again. The loss will be at least
$3.50, 600. The Utica is the largest
quartz producing mine in the United
States. Seven hundred men are en-
ployed. The Utica is owned by Alvin
Hayward, T. D. Lane and the Hobart
estate,
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ATLANTA, Ga, July 23.-The negro
commissioners 70 the Cotton States and
International exposition have issued
an address to the colored people of the
United States, calling upon them to
redOuble their efforts to make a mag
nifcent display at Atlanta. After cit
ing the fact that the exposition COM
pany has complied with their promise,
the commissioners call upon the ne
groes to do their duty, because North
and South will be there to see them,
and they should make their utmost en-
deavor to have such an exhibit as they
are capable of making. The address
urges every negro who can send any
thing of credit to the race for an ex-
hibit, to send it at once.
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FLOODS IN n. MEXICO.
Silver City and White Water
Greatly Damaged.
The Largest Hotel in Silver City
COllapses.
OTHER HOUSES FALL.
The Santa Fe Railroad Loses a
Number Of Bridges.
OTHER HOUSES FALL.

PUEBLO, Col. July s3.-Reports
from White Water, N M, fifteen
miles from Silver City, n. M. are that
a greater portion Of the business Sec
ton of the latter place was destroyed
by a flood last night, but so far as can
be learned no lives were lost. All tel
egraph wires to Silver City are down
and all the news is obtained from
couriers arriving at White Water.
The Simmer house, the largest hotel
at Silver City, and a number of bust
ness blocks have collapsed. The rail-
road authorities report the storm the
worst ever known in that section. The
Santa Fe railroad has lost several
bridges on its Silver City branch and
is badly washed out. First reports
were that several lives, even as high as
twenty-five, had been lost, but later
couriers, while confirming the reports
of damage throughout the section, say
that there has been, SO far as learned,
no loss of life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-23

The Union Pacific is contemplating
Introducing the electric light into their
switch lamps along the system. Had
not the sJfit for a separate receiver
for the Short Line been commenced it
it is understood that the Huntington
yards would have been equipped with
the Edison incandescent lamp, but the
intention has been abandoned It is
argued that the yards in cities having
electric light plants could be equipped
with lights, firm in Chicago having
demonstrated that a light can be at
tached to the lower portion Of lamp
without much cost, and would need less
attention than the ordinary oil lamp,
while the resultant light would be much
greater. The yards at Omaha, Council
Bluffs, Columbus and North Platte will
probably be equipped with the electric
light. Should such a departure be
made the Union Pacific will be the first
road in the United States equipping its
switch lamps with electric lights, and
the experiment will be watched with
interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-23

MANSFIELD, Ohio, July 23.-In the
Harvey Horn debate at Chicago Satur-
day Mr.. Horn said there was prOvis-
ion in the act of 1873 for 384-grain
dollar worth five francs. which was
afterward struck out in the senate be-
fore the bill was passed. Mr.. Harvey
denied that it was struck out by the
senate, and said if that were so he
would stop the debate right there. In
an interview Senator Sherman stated
that this provision was added to the
bill after it reached the house at the
instignation of the citizens of Caifor-
MIA who produce both gold and silver,
but that it was struck out when the
bill reached the senate. Mr.. Sherman
also disputed a number of Mr.. Harvey s
statements
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THEFT OF A BOY.
he steals County Funds in Arkansas and
Is Caught in Missouri.

Is Caught in Missouri.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, July 23.-L. R.
Stafford, aged 16 years, was taken
from Springfield to New Lewisville,
Ark, little town on the Cotton Belt
railroad, last evening, on the charge
OF stealing ST., 600 from G. c. Won Rhoe,
county collector there. He admitted
his guilt and gave up the remainder of
his plumber, 1924.
Mr.. Won Robe, as county collector, is
compelled to have large sums of money
either in his house or in his Office.
Stafford was a friend of his children
and through them learned of the
money in the house. Early last week
he got his hands on it and disappeared.
Stafford expresses his Willingness to
return to Arkansas and the matter was
kept quiet until the train left to pre-
vent Interference and the necessity of
a requisition.
Young Stafford is the son of J. W.
Stafford, formerly roadmaster of the
Gulf railroad, and for some time a
well-known resident of this city. He
now lives in New Lewisville.
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HOLMES IN COURT.
He Repeats His Story but Is COntradicted
by His Wife.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 23.-At his
own request, II. H. Holmes, insurance
swindler and alleged murderer, was
brought into the office of District At
torney Graham yesterday and allowed
to make a statement. 1t consisted
substantially of a repetition of the
Hatch story and despite a rigid cross
examinati ton, he persisted in his previ-
Gus statements.
When Holmes Holmes was brought
into the room his wife, young and
rather pretty blonde, was present.
When their eyes met they seemed to
shrink from each other. the woman
especially manifesting a feeling of dis
gust and horror at the much accused
man. To prove his assertions Holmes
produced the diary kept by himself
and wife in Toronto, which he alleges
he gave the Pietzel children to watch.
The diary would have confirmed some
of his statements had not his wife
given additional information. She
declared that while they were living
together in a Toronto hotel, Holmes
went away for two days, saying that
he was going on fishing trip. When
he returned he was tired and there
was mud on his trousers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-23
An E1-sherin Shot Dead.

OZARK, Mo-, July 23.-A. c. Grain
was shot and killed yesterday after
noon in his yard at Sparta by Bud
Raw, marshal of the town. The men
had quarreled in the morning and
Grain struck Ray. The difficulty
seemed to end, and the men separated.
At later hour Ray rode up to Grains
house and called him out, firing with
out a word. Grain dropped dead and
his slayer galloped off out of town
toward the Bull creek hills. Sheriff
Thompson is in pursuit of the fugitive.
A. c. Grain was sheriff of Christian
county three terms, and his death will
cause great shock throughout this
section of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-23

The state commander writes US from
Lincoln, Neb., az follows: "After trying
other medicines for what seemed to be 4
very obstinate cough in our two children
We tried DR.. Kings New Discovery and
at the end of two days the cough entirely
left them We will not be without il
hereafter, as our experience proves that
it cures where all other remedies fail."-
Signed F. w. Stevens, State Com.-Why
not give this great medicine a trial, as it
is guaranteed and trial bottles are 10 cts.
at ]. < Jones drug store. Regular size
50c and S1.00
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SIXTEEN INDIANS KILLED.
Attempted to Escape From Arrest in Wy
oming and Were Shot Down.

Attempted to Escape From Arrest in Wy
Oming and Were Shot Down.
H.~EFT LAKE, Idaho, July 23.-On
July ID thirty men left Jacl1son's Hole
to arrest all Indians breaking the game
laws of Wyoming. In Hoback. canon
they surprised camp of seventeen In
dams and took them all prisoners and
started with them for Jackson's Hole.
In the canon they tried to escape and
all the Indians were killed excepting
one papoOse, who was brought into the
Hole. There were 1873 fresh elk skins
in this camp.
John Fl. Carnes, a squaw man, and
one of the oldest settlers in jackson s
Hole, has gone over into Idaho, and
saws every settler in Jackson county
will be butchered.
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IN THE TAYLOR CASE.

The Work of Securing Jury at Carroll
ton Has Begun.
CARRoLLToN, No, July 23.-Prose-
cutting Attorney BresnehRn missed the
train and did not reach Carrollton
until about o'clock, hence the work
of securing jury in the Taylor case
did not begin until that time. The
crowd, however, arrived on every
train, and by noon the city presented
a holiday appearance. BY 6 o'clock
thirteen of the forty jurymen had been
secured. The others will likely be Sc
Bured to-day.
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Ten Years of Rain in Two Weeks.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, July s3.-It
has beeu raining for twenty-four hours
north and west of this city, and is still
pouring down here. On the east side
of the Galistee river, a small mountain
stream, four Santa Fe passenger trains,
south and west-bound, are tied up.
Four bents of the Galistee bridge have
gone down the raging stream. All
trains from the west are delayed by
heavy rains and washOuts. New Mex
leo has had more rain in the past two
weeks than in ten years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-23

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-The trial
of William Henry Theodore Durrant
for the murder of Blanche Lamont
in Emanuel Baptist church last April
began yesterday. Upon its conclusion
he will be tried for the murder of
Minnie Williams, committed in the
same edifce. His attorneys have asked
for change of venue.