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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
4 Case of Conspiracy.

The correspondent of the Columbia
State, at this place, under date of the
10th instant, says it leaked out here
that day that warrants were 10 be
sworn out against several part les
charged with assisting in the murder
of the late Treasurer Copes The
same correspondent says that it was
also brought to light Monday that a
scheme had been inaugurated by
Dan c. Murphys family and
friends by which the States most
important witness was to sign an af-
fdavit setting forth that what she les
titled to against Murphy at the trial in
May last was false. and that she was
paid by the detectives to testify. The
following facts were obtained from
Auditor G. B. kitrell, who had some
thing to do with the capture of Murphy.
That several weeks ago Dan Murphy's
wife, who is a sister to Clemie Bars,
the witness in question, left her home
and went to Georgia, the southern
portion, where Clemie Bars was living
and, by means of threatening her life,
forced her into South oarolina. When
they arrived at Denmark the party was
met by several friends and taken to a
house near Dan Murphy's fathers.
There this girl, so she says, was forced
to swear that what she tistifed to in
court was false; that i she didn't come
to Orangeburg and swear out an atli-
davit to that effect she would be sum-
marily dealt with. Being there alone
she expressed her willingness to do so.
Consequently she was secretly
brought here early in the morning.
The horse and buggy was left outside
the business portion Of the city, while
she and her sister, Mrs. Murphy, came
on the back street and went to Col.
Browning's office. That gentleman
being out they wentin front and we're
awaiting his return when Clemie saw
Mr.. kitrell and ran to him and asked
his and the sheriff's protection. The
girl was Immediately taken to the
sheriff's office and there guarded until
she was sent away. This startling
scheme has caused no little excitment
here and il has caused the people to
awaken airesh to the wilful and malic
ious murder of their beloved county
treasurer, who was SO brutally murder
ed for his money Times and Demo-
crat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
Belgian Marriage Licenses.

A recent enactment in Belgium has
made it obligatory for brides to have
their marriage licenses or marriage
lines" as they call them in that land
of fens and dikes, gorgeously bound in
gilt-edge morocco. This is consider
ately done-or, in other words, done
for consideration-by the municipali-
ties, who have now taken to binding
up a quantity of more or less useful
information with the documents.
There is summary Of the Belgian
marriage laws, rough and ready les
son on the treatment of children, and
a table with spaces for a catalogue of
the issue of the marriage. The table
contains room for twelve children to
be entered, SO this may be taken as a
gentle hint that that number is the
extreme limit tolerated by Belgian
burghers in well-conducted family.
The manual seems only to need the ad-
dition of a few choice receipts and a
hint or two on the best means Of oh.
tanning divorces in order to defy criti.
ciSm.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
Suuk1u a Collision.

HAVANA, Sept. 19.-The cruiser Bar
castegui was wrecked at midnight by
coming in collision with the merchant
steamer Mortera in the canal at the
entrance of the port Of Havana.
Admiral Delgado Parejo and three
otaer officers and many of the crew
were drowned. Gen Parejo's body
has been recovered. Capt. Ybaneze's
body was also recovered, but in
badly multilated condition, indicating
that he had been crushed in the col
lison. The cruiser Barcastegui has
been employed on government busi-
ness between different ports OF the
island of Cuba. The Barcastegui was
a third class cruiser, carry five heavy
and two rapid-fre guns. She was OF
1000 tons displacement. She was
built in 1876.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
AN ENGLISH SNAKE STORY.
The Weird Tale of the Terrible Dragon OF
Sockburn Downs.

Sockburn Downs.
In the old English ''chop" book and
folklore stories the Yorkshire dragon
is always referred to as the hampton
Worm" the word worm" meaning
snake or dragon; hampton being the
name of the man who finally succeeded
in Staying the hideous creature. An.
other old-time English myth, scarcely
less popular than that of the Lamptor
worm, is that of the dragon of Sock
burn Downs" The name of the maj
who slew the Sockburn nightmare i:
still preserved, and is that of one
the best known North Country" fami
lies. His tomb is still to be seen in th'
ruins of the church at Sockburn, wher
also he lay in efigy with rude sculp
ture of the dragon at his feet. Whel
the old church had crumbled to an un
recognizable mass Of stone and mortar
the effgies of the hero and the worm
were removed to Sockburn hall.
Among the other relics preserved at
this hall may be seen the identical
falchion or sword with which the mon
ster was slain. Near by, almost in
sight of this miniature museum of rel
les, is gigantic bowlder, lying in the
midst of Worm Field" Here, the
legend says, the creature attempted to
hide itself on the day when it was pur-
sued and vanquished by the hero OF
Sockburn Downs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
GREAT MOSQUE OF DAMASCUS.
Rebuilding OF the Famous Fame Now In
Rapid P-oSress.

A correspondent Of the London
Times gives some interesting facts in
relation to the recent burning of the
great mosque of Damascus, once the
ancient cathedral of st. John the Bap-
tist. The Turkish government has ex-
erted every effort since the calamity
to prevent any report of it from being
published. He says: The Christians
were accused by some at the time OF
setting the building on fire; but, as
the fire broke out in the high roof Of
the building a little before noon, the
accusation was so manifestly absurd
that it had little influence on the Mos
lem mind. Had it occurred at night,
when the facts might not have been so
manifest, the report would have met
with reader acceptance, and it is in
possible to say what, in that case
might have been the consequences,
to the Christians. Moreover, as there
was high wind blowing toward the
Christian quarter, if it had been
at night when people were asleep,
the destruction must have been
much more extensive. The work
Of rebuilding seems to have
been taken in hand with vigor.
A gentleman in the city recently TAX
ing ride with his wife and son out
side the gates, met hundreds of men
bringing in the large poplar beams
for the work, which they were draw
ing in carts by ropes, with loud sing
ing and clapping of hands. The riders
at once turned away by another road,
giving them as wide berth as posi-
BILE, for it is hardly safe for Chris
tian to get among them in their pres
ent mood. The library, containing
books and manu- scripts of priceless
value, was saved from the flames; and
nothing of value was lost, excepting
the most precious gem Of aE-namely:
'Othman's Koran which was deposited
in place apart, and was not thought
of until too late. This is said to have
been land probably really was) one OF
the very four exemplars deposited by
the Caliph Gilman, A. Il. 80, in the
four great mosques of Mecca, Medina,
Kufa and Damascus-the only surViv-
ing copy. These were to be kept
there as the sole authoritative copies
after all others had been called in
from every quarter of the Moslem en-
pire and committed to the flames. It
is matter of congratulation that the
ancient inscription in Greek on the
cathedral wall-over the silversmiths'
and sandal-rnakers' bazar--has not
been injured. 1t is the thirteenth
verse of Psalm cxlv., the name Of
Christ being added thus: Thy king
dom, O Christ, is an everlasting king
dom, and thy dominion is from gener-
alton to renerat tion -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
THE WILDERNESS OF cEyLoN.
a Deaf Elephant Supposed to Be Sacred
TO Buddha-

n DeaS ElepnanC supposed 20 So SsScEo0
TO Buddha-
We were in the absolute wilderness
of upland Ceylon, where the virgin
beauty and freshness of nature. un-
spoiled by man instills new sensation
into every soul which vibrates to
her mysterious -oice, says Cornhill
Magazine The 'olling green patenas
are cut off sheer and straight from the
encircling belts of jungle as though
measured off by human hands, strik-
ing feature Of these elevated regions
which has never been satisfactorily
explained. The mountain ranges which
inclose the grassy plains are clothed
from base TO summit with primeval for
est, heavily draped with moss which
forms a green fringe, hanging from
every bough.
An appalling loneliness broods over
the scene, no song of bird stirs the
silence, and the; deathlise hush which
reigcs over the gloomy forest is un-
broken even by the rustic of leaf, for
noon is the midnight of the tropics and
the black depths of the haunted jun
gle are wrapped in spellbound sleep. At
nightfall the 1.-the cheetah glides
stealthily through the shadows and
crouches for his prey among the crowd
ing trees. The branching antlers Of
the elk rise above the tangled under
growth and the moose deer browses in
the shade Of the messy boughs along
which the wildcat creeps, while the
savage boar roots among the fallen
leaves.
When the rising moon Eliminates
the lonely Landscape, herds of wild
elephants emerge from the dark jungle
and roam over the vast expanse of
desolate country which still renders
the interior Of Ceylon almost an un-
known land. The elephant grass,
which breaks the uniformity of the un-
dulating plain with rustling sheaves
of long greet spears, is the forage for
which the stragglers of the herd scour
the patenas, and many Cingalese su-
perstitions linger round this elevated
tableland.
Inc recent SpOOT VI al elepudut
marks our track and ceases at deep
pool known to be favorite drinking
place of the wild animals which haunt
the jungle. 4. deaf elephant frequent
ly perambulates the Elk plains. He is
supposed to be sacred to Buddha, and,
therefore, invulnerable, no sportsman
having hitherto succeeded in piercing
his hide-a fact probably due to the
great age of the animal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
ARcHDUKE Ladislauss death bv the

ARcHDUKE Ladislauss death by the
accidental discharge of mis- rifle while
hunting adds another to the remark
able list of violent deaths in the reign
ing house of Austria. The Emperor's
brother, Maximilian, was shotin Mex
leo; his son Rudolph, heir to the
throne, committed suicide; the late
Archduke Albrecht's daughter was
burned to death: Archduke Johann
Salvador has disappeared, and, it is
pretty sure, was drowned, and last fall
Archduke William was thrown from
his horse and killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25

An Ohio man, who is being sued for
breach Of promise, makes the defense,
relates the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, that he proposed and was ac-
cepted on Sunday, and that according
to the laws of that state contracts made
on Sunday are not legally binding.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
BeheadinS the Chinese.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-The State
Department this morning received ca
BILE information from China etfectual-
ly disproving the accuracy of dis
patches recently published alleging
that the work Of the commission en-
gagged in the investigation of the ku-
Cheng missionary massacre has been
blocked by the refusal OF the Chinese
to execute those found guilty unless
all future demands had been waived.
Minister DENLY has wired the Depart
ment that seven men implicated in
this outrage had been convicted and
executed. This was corroborated in a
dispatch few hours later from Consul
General Jernigan, in which he said
the decapitation took place there this
morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25

Ex-CoNGREssaIAN George d. Till
man is quoted as saying that in Gen :.
NJ. G.. Butler. Carolina had one of the
best senators she ever had, and a bet
ter one than she is likely to have again
soon. This is pretty hard on his
brother and Senator Irby.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25

The Boston Herald thinks it is dis
respectful to refer to Gov. Morton as
New York's favorite son, and says he
is New York's favorite "old gentle
pnon -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

By Mr.. J. G. Otis, OF Union:
l. Each organized county shall be a
body corporate with such powers and
immunities thatshall be established by
law. AL suits and proceedings by or
against the county shall be in the
name thereof
2. No organized county shall ever
be reduced by the organization Of new
counties to less than four hundred
square miles. No new county shall be
formed containing less than four hun
dred square miles or containing less
than eight hundred inhabitants, ac-
cording to the last State or national
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25

At the close OF the aQCreSS OF Mrs.
Neblett Mr.. McCown, of Florence, Of
fered a resolution instructirg the
committee on suffrage to report 9
clause to be inserted in the Constitu
ton granting woman's suffrage. Ten
members objected and the resolution
went over under the rule.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER is.
There were several measures intro
duced-most of them being repeti
tons. Those constituting really new
matter were as follows:
By Mr.. Aldrich: THAT the General
Assembly shall make due provision
for the maintenance of the free com
mon schools and for all the existing
State institutions of higher education.
By Mr.. Gooding, of Hampton
''That the right of the people of this
State to fish in the unnavigable run,
ming streams and running waters OF
this State shall not be denied OF
abridged. The Legislature at its next
session shall pass such laws as shall
secure this uniform right.
By Mr.. McMahan, Of Richland: To
regulate the suffrage. This ordinance
gives the suffrage to all male persons
who shall own real estate of the value
of $500, and to all others upon whom
the Legislature, in its discretion, shall
extend that right.
By Mr.. Lowman, of Orangeburg
The inter marriage of white persons
with negroes, mulattoes, or persons OF
mixed blood, descended from a negro,
or their living together as man and
wife, is prohibited in this State. The
General Assembly shall enforce this
section by appropriate legislation.
AS TO COUNTY TREASURES.
By Mr.. Parler, of Colleton: There
shall be elected by the electors in each
county county treasurer whose term
of office shall be four years whose
duty it will be to take returns of all
taxable property and Of all poll taxes
assessed thereon.
2. All persons liable to poll-taN by
law shall make his return in person
or through an agent who shall have
written authority to make such return,
and such returns shall be made once
each year.
3. No return of poll tax shall be
copied from any previous return os
book.
4. The Legislature may enact such
laws as will insure the proper assess.
ment, collection and disbursement OF
such taxes.
EDUCATION SUPERVISORS.
BY Mr. a. II. White, Of York: 'The
supervision of public instruction shall
be vested in State board Of su-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25

Nays-Andcrson, Barker, Berry,
Doyle, Dudley. Farrow. Fitch, Gage,
Jervey, Kennedy, E. j.; Lee, Nc
Gowan, McMahan, Montgomery, W.
J. Ragsdale, Read, J. H; Sheppard.
Smith, Jermiah; Smith, R. F.; Won
Kolnitz, Wells, White, S. E.-23.
4 number OF the delegates (mostly
those who voted in the negative) had
entered upon the journal their reason
for their vote. The general purport
Of these was that whilst they had con-
fidence in the integrity Of the president
they could not adopt the language of
the resolutions
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-25

1udL tilC UOuOCo wv VI sAO oSc@1S oiAetA
never be increased except to repel in.
vasion, suppress insurrection ordefend
the State in time of war.
BY Mr.. klugh of Abbeville: To reg
ulate the formation of new counties
also to regulate the business and fix
the liabilities of insurance companies
also to lay a capitation tax of s1.5O
and a special tax on vehicles-the pro-
ceeds thereof to be applied exclusively
to the maintenance of the public roads.
By Mr.. McKagen: To prohibit
members of the Legislature from
holding any other office of trust or
profit.
By Mr.. OTIS of Union: To author
ize' the Legislature to license the carry
ing of concealed weapons; also, to eX-
empt minors from road duty.
By Mr.. J. O. \. Moore: To fix the
liability of common carriers for the
acts of their servants and employees,
in cases of personal injury; also to
prohibit the giving of free passes to
public officials, including members of
the Legislature.
By. Mr.. Nicholson of Union, TO
authorize the Governor to appoint an
inspector of Illuminating oils, and of
all accounts Of public officials; also
of all State banks and banking houses
By Mr.. T. E. johnson Of Spartan
burg: To organize the school system
of the State-providing the officers
now existing, and also the two-mill
tax for the support of the schools. 1t
provides for separate schools for the
two races. 1t requires the Legislature
to support the higher institutions, but
limits the annualappropriation to one
sixth of the taxes collected, in the pre-
vious year, for the support of the
schools.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Harrison. of Hampton, offered
the following:
i. That each county form an election
district.
2. That the officers of each county
shall be a clerk of the courts of Com
mon Pleas and General Sessions, a
register, sheriff, coroner, a probate
Judge for a term of four years, and an
assessor and treasurer.
3. The clerk Of the court shall dis
charge the duties Of master.
/. Three or five directors to take the
place of township commissioners, to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-10

A very animated meeting of the
citizens of Pearl City and vicinity
was held in Eva court house yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock.
There were over fifty persons pres
ent, representing different nation
alities.
J. A. Hassinger of Pearl City
acted as president.
The meeting was called to make
regulations under which the citi-
zens could act in the present chol-
era outbreak.
1t was decided after a great deal
of discussion to forbid people from
Honolulu going into Pearl City.
The citizens present came to the
conclusion that they did not care
to have any more trains run through
Pearl City and decided to allow
the morning train on the railroad
to run through Tuesday morning,
returning some time during the day
and remaining in Honolulu until
further notice.
A petition was addressed to the
Board of Health asking that a
physician be sent to Pearl City to
investigate into the health of the
place. 1t was learned later that
the physician asked for had been
granted as in the case Of Kaneohe,
to which place DR.. Howard went
yesterday.
It was decided to buy three bull
locks to kill for meat. These we're
bought from Alex. Dowsett. Pur-
chase of more will be attended to
later, as the necessities of the case
demand. A census of Pearl City
and vicinity will be taken and the
exact situation with respect to the
condition of the people learned.
Those who can afford it will have
to buy their meat, while the poor
will have the same given them free
of charge. Forbidding catching of
fish has told on the people and it
is hoped the purchase of bullocks
for fresh meat will obviate this diff
fculty to a great extent.
There will be another meeting Of
the citizens at 10 a. M, today. At
that time it is thought the matter
of allowing trains to run, will be
reconsidered.
The railroad company has prom
ised to run trains through the place
at a rate of fifteen miles per hour.
At noon yesterday a guard was
placed at Halawa on the Govern
ment road and another at Puuloa
station. There will be three
watches. No person from Homo
lulu will be allowed to enter Pearl
City.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-10
HILO PLANTERS WANT RICE.
They Send an Agent on the
Steamer Hawaii.
Vessel Arrives Yesterday and Departs
Again for Kahului-ClaudineM May
Sail TodBy-Departures.

The steamer Hawaii, Captain
Fitzgerald, arrived from Hawaii
yesterday afternoon and according
to orders came to anchor outside.
G. L. Wight went out and ordered
the vessel to Kahului for a fresh
supply of coal. She will return to
Puuloa, this island, and load rice
for plantations on Hawaii. Her
departure from the place men
toned is subject to further orders.
The vessel was not chartered by
the planters, but Captain Fitzger-
aid was requested to return with a
cargo of rice. A. Cockburn, agent
for Theo. II. Davies dE Co. at Hilo,
was sent on the vessel to make
arrangements for purchasing it. He
told Mr.. Wight that the Hilo
people wanted the steamer to pro-
ceed to Kauai for the rice, but Mr..
Wight was doubtful if the steamer
would be allowed a landing for
such a purpose her coal supply
would run short, causing serious
predicament for a steamer. Finally
it was decided to send her to Ka-
hului, as above mentioned.
Captain Fitzgerald stated yester-
day that opinion was almost evenly
divided on the question of whether
or not steamers would be allowed q
landing. It seemed to him that
people who had interests at stake
were in favor of allowing freight
and passengers to be landed.
The Hawaii left Paauhau on
Sunday being forced away by
stormy weather. She tried to run
in at Mahukona, but could not for
the same reason.
It could not be learned positively
last night if any island steamers
would leave port during the day.
It is understood that the freight
and passengers from the Likelike
will be transferred to the Claudine
today. If it should be decided to
send the latter vessel she will stop
at ports on Maui and then proceed
to Hilo.
Captain Campbell could not
state anything positive regarding
the movements of the inter-island
vessels.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-10
COPYRIGHT QUESTION RAISED
Important Letter from the Libra
rian Of Congress.
lished in the Hawaiian Islands
Cannot be Copyrighted.

A letter was received by the last
mail that may have some bearing
on the suit of A. V. Gear and B. L.
Finney VS.. G. G. Kenyon and E..
Norrie now before the Courts. One
object of the suit is to gain legal
possession of the title "Independ-
ent," claimed by both the plain
tiffs and defendants. The letter
was written by the Librarian of
the United States Congress and
reads as follows:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, !
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 1895. !
MR.. +. l.. HOOGs.
SIR Please remove copyright
from the "periodicaI'' entitled, "The
Paradise of the Pacific" edited by
yourself. Books or other articles
published in the Hawaiian Islands
are not lawful subjects of copyright.
The penalty for false claim is one
hundred dollars.
Very respectfully,
A. R. SPoFFoRD,
Librarian of Congress.
Mr.. F. L. Hoogs.
The above letter was shown to
different people who are inclined to
believe that the Librarian is labor
ing under a misapprehension. The
publisher of "The Paradise of the
Pacific" does not claim an Amer
lean copyright; simply an Ha-
waiian certificate which has been
granted according to the laws of
the country. If the stand taken
by Mr.. Spofford is tenable, Hawaii
has no right to protect publishers
and the copyright laws Of the coun-
try are void. This question has
never been raised before and is an
interesting one. The publisher Of
"The Paradise" has written to the
Librarian for additional informa-
ton on the subject.