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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-30
Lived On BUGS and Berries.

PLANTERsvILLE, Dece mber 22.-The
negro boy, John Hughes reported lest
in Carvers bay by my dispatch OF Dec.
Is. is alive but not as sac and sound"
as some of the various Other reports
make out. The State printed, exclu-
sively, the story of the loss Of the boy
a d his probable fate and your CORES,
pondentis is now in position TO narrate,
from personal interviews, the story OF
his fortnight's sojourn upon roots and
tussocks and his advent from Tery
dismal cline. How the boy wealth
cred the hlizz ard is inexplicable ualess
it is by -eason Of his hardy rearing, for
ne was enocI.v clad, and, as he says,
when night come on l jus bunk up
Chin er tree en- sorter pull mi coat ooer
nj head, en- ketca what res kin. y
He blew and blew his horn until his
mouth was sore and finally when nun
ger overcome him he ate such berries
as he could find and declares that one
Of the most delicious morsals he has
ever tasted was the head and bones of
sparrow tha! he came across, tae re-
fuse from an owls meal. that be ate,
feathers and all He had but two
macthes in his pocket, but as they were
wet was unable to kindIe a fire with
the aid Of dried twigs and branches.
As lime went on he became benumoed
oy the cold and water, in which he
was from ankle to knee deep most OF
the tine, and sometimes waist deep,
and nature made voracious demands
that were no. easily satisfied, but he
relates that he came across very large
burg supposed to be beetle with
wings, which he chopped up fine and
ate, after which he became perfectly
deaf for several days. AS he wandered
toward the east he found more holly
berries than usual and feasted on them.
The boy eventually heard calling for
hogs and COWS by which he made MS
way, crawling and half naked, with
his limbs frost bitten and swollen, to
the house of Mrs. Moore who has re.
scued him from imminent death by
her kind treatment and care, feeding
him upon stirlulants and gruels and
giving him covering. The negroes,
including his own parents, show no
desire to do anything for the unfor-
tunate wretch, 50 his present welfare
must be attributed,to good Mrs. Moore.
This is very remarkable story Of a
boy being lost IN swamp for two
weeks, including the last freezing
sPeIi3 and & oaid not o= IL 5psz:UHEa a
for the fact that every statement Is
verified State.
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agreed on peace with the United
States or any otthe conditions prescri
bed By our legislature; the pecuniary
consideration was not enough-no,
not by some hundreds of thousands
Of dollars. I am informed taat Swe-
den, when she lstely effected her
treaty with these pirates, submitted to
pay $500, 900, including presents, etc,
and an annual tribute Of $50, 0C0 more.
Denmark IS now threatened by the
dey. and will probably be obliged to
,av high for an accommodation:
Hollant 'S negotiating; she has paid
large sums here before for disgrace
fu! peace with hese lnarauders.
las nothing I. ore is to be effected
in this unfortur ste mission, shall
now soon shape my course toward Ha-
vre. in France"
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A TOWN ALARMED.
May Ii cid, Kentucky, Threatened By Ne
gro Mob.

ST LOUIS, Dec. pa special from
May field, Ky, says at 3 o'clock this
mcrning every man Of that town and
every boy who can carry weapon IS
on guard there, for an attack by al
army OF negroes is expected at any
moment. The whites are being rein
forced hourly by citiZenS from sur
rounding towns. 1t is thought that
before daybreak there will be com
menced the ffercest race war ever
known in the South. For As hours
news had been received at Mayfeld
from different points that the negroes
were organizing in large bodies for
the purpose OF visiting the town and
wreaking vengeance upon those who
lynched jim Stone, the rapist, Mon
day morning and followed this By
whi5ecaping some of the colored fam
lies who live on the outskirts.
At 9o'clock last night telegrams
from Water Valley said that the ne
,"oes had massed there $50 in num-
6er and that every one had some sort
of weapon. a half hour later ne rs
OF a similar nature came from Win.
90. These reports, in addition to
many of similar nature received
from surrounding towns during the
evening, caused the greatest conster-
nation, and preparations were at once
made for a ba. tie. Men first saw to 1t
that their homes were barricaded, as
we'll as that could BE-. and then they
proceeded to the hardware stores,
where every one who could use a
weapon was handed one until the en-
tire stock was distributed.
a dispatch was sent from May field
to Fulton as soon as the alarming re-
ports came in asking aid OF the white
citizens at that place. 4 reply came
at once, stating that a special train
would be chartered and a body OF
armed men would reach May field as
soon as possible. At 10 o'clock las!
night, the reports had become so
alarming that the FIRE bell was sound
ed and all the citizens assembled in
the public square, where they remain
ed expecting the attack at any hour.
a message from Paducah received at
II o'clock, stated that g body OF ne.
groes was being organized there, but
that they would probably not march
upon Mayfeld before daylight. Al
1890 o'clock this morning body OF
citizens from Fulton reached town.
They report meeting a MOB Of 300 ne
gross. every one armed with a rifle,
on the outskirts OF the town. No at
tempt was made by the negroes to IN,
terfere with the Fulton people, and il
was evident that the former are wait
ing for reinforcement.
Guns have been ordered from Pa
ducah and are expected at any mo.
ment on q special train. st 2;3C
o'clock this morning several shots
were fred at negroes who were seen
on the outskirts Of May6eld. There
was no response and the negroes re
treated, evidently toward the larger
body.
Will Suet, a negro aged IS years
| was shot and killed early this morn
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Teachers journal.
To The Editor of The State:

To the Editor of The State:
Mr.. Il. Louis Schaife opened his ar
ticle yesterday as follows: "As South
Carolina is one OF the few States
which does not support an educational
journal, it would be WE'LL" etc. For
fear that the impression that South
Carolina has no educational journal
viii be widely circulated, I write to say
that she cannot now claim such an ua-
enviable distinction. The Sheridan
brothers of Barnwell, well known
educators OF the State, are publishing
monthly an educational journal called
Carolina Teachers Journal. l have
received three copies Of this journal,
ard if the teachers of the State will
give it the patronage it deserves, lis
publication will fill long felt want
in the educational circles of the State.
Possibly, MIR. SchaIfe has not seen 5
copy ofthis journal. I know that he
and ali persons Interested IL educa-
tional matters will be glad to know
that our State has an educational pa,
per worthy Of support Will the teach
ers support IL
E. S. DEEHER,
Columbia, Decent 90. 1895.
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A BIG FAILURE.
ONE OF THE LARGEST BANKS IN TIE
WEST FAILS.

Several O;her BaDks and Other Prominent
Business gouses IN Chicago and Other
Cities Goes Down in the Crash.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-At 10 o'clock
this morning a large crowd gathered
around the doors of the National
Bank Of Illinois aud creditors dis
cussed the probability Of realizing
from their deposits. On the large
door leading to the counting room
the following notice was posted:
This bank is in the hands OF the
national bank examiners. By order
Of the comptroller Of the currency. !"
Posted over the doors and walls IN
the corridors were notices from vari-
Gus depositors Of tue bank stating
that checks given on the bank Satur-
day would be paid by the signers.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock the an
nouucement was made Of the failure
of E S. Dreyer & Co., an old estao-
lished banking institution.
WaSmandorff & Heiuemaun, bank
ers at las 147 Randolph street, were
carried down by the financial crash
today and closed their doors.
Judg, Freeman appointed the Sc
curity Title and Trust company re.
ceiver for E S. Dceyer & Co. and
Wasmansdorf & Heinemann.
The receiver for Dreyer & Go. was
appointed on bill fled by E S.
Drecer in the superior court this
morning asking for a dissolution Of
the partnership and distribution OF
! the assets. Robert Berger was made
defendant. The court was told that
the assets were $1,000, 900 and the liza
billties $3.50 900. The bill says that
the partne ship agreed to close up the
business oa: have been unable to
agree as to the manner il which it is
to b. done. The bill also says that
the assets consist of real estate, mort
cages, stocks, notes and accounts re-
ceivable, while the liabilities are open
accounts and certificates Of deposits.
There has been great depression in the
value OF real estate recently, the Dill
says, and unless the asses!s are han
died in a conser ratiye manner great
loss will result. Therefore receiver
is asked for to close out the business.
By a conservative handling of the es-
| tate, the complaint says, the assets
can be made to realize Sl50.000 more
thaa the liabilities. None OF the otfi
GERS Of E. S. Dceyer s. Go were at the
bank today and creditors OF the insti-
tuition could get no information as to
the failure.
The firm of E. S. Dceyer & co. is
one of the oldest banks in Chicago and
had always been considered one OF
the frmest.
The receiver OF tae firm Of Was
mansdorf & Eeinemann was appoint,
ed at the request of T. Wasmansdorf,
senior member OF the firm. He ap.
peared in the Superior court and
named his partner, VIZ. Hei2emann,
as defendant. The assets are given al
1850, 900, with liabilities Of S4l5, ,0OG.
: o ras-I u,
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ssnansdorf estate y

COnser7ative and cautious
z@nd1ing to pay dollar for dollar. OF
their liabilities abou8 5000, ,0G0 IS for
savings deposits. Dreyer s. Co. had
no savings deposits. The misfortune
which has overtaken both the banking
firms is the cause of general regret
and sympathy. Mr.. Dreyer came tt
Chicago more than 80 years ago fromI
Germany.
Farzon Leach & Co. are the chief
owners Of the Calumet Electric road,
which is new and extensive enter
prise, embracing several towns south
east from Sixty-thjrd street. Toe loan
OF 50, 100000 obtained from the ma.
tional bank was used to build and
equip the road, which is now in full
operation.
The heaviest run on city banks dur
ing the day was directed at the Gar
den City Banking and Trust company
They withstood the attack Of 200 anx.
ious depositors and tonight gave out
the statement that they were thorough
ly prepared to pay everybody who
wanted money tomorrow, though they
believed the worst was over. The
oank has 100000 on deposits, but
the savings department is not large.
County Treasurer KoGk serger is asy
rector and there is a large amount oa
county money there.
The financial uneasiness on the part
of the bankers and depositors has been
aggravated lately by the numerous
failures of building and loan associa-
tons and the exposure of their fnan-
cial rcttenneSs.
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Epworth Orphauage.

Editor Register: a brother pro
poses to give $500 to the orphanage il
50 500 more is raised at once in cash,
for the purpose OF building another
house. At the recent session OF our
annual conference we succeeded in
obtaining il cash and good cash sub
scriptioGs all OF this amount excep;
Sl65. We must have this $+55 al once,
to assure the success of the plan.
The same brother offers 10 give 81
himself for every dollar the church
and others giEe by the 1st
It will give the orphanage a total OF
81, 900.
Do, brethern, come to our help right
now, ard let us work while every dol
lar we give or collect will be worth 81
to Us.
q TT WaDDEE S1,1t
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30ep positors that the lnStltu-
cleared through the failed Nation
al Bank of Illinois. The line OF fear.
full depositors was not long. The
doors were closed at 8 o'clock and only
those depositors who were inside were
paid. The crowd outside. was large
enough TO require the services OF sew
eral policemen to keep them moving.
At the Trust and Savings and Amer
lean Trust and Savings banks there
were small lines Of men and women,
who were anxious to get their money
in hand, and the bank officers were
glad to pay them, as they would inter.
est morey due January l. Both these
banks are regarded as financially i'm
pregnable.
The fact that E. S. Dreyer s. Co.,
and Wasmansdorff & Heinemann, the
banking firms now in the hands Of re-
ceivers, were connected in q family
way with the officers of the National
Bank Of Illinois had considerable to do
with the failure.
ReassUring action was taken at a
largely attended meeting OF the clear
ing house association, which was held
after banking hours this afternoon.
The following resolution, offered by
ex-Comptrolier Of the Currency E. S.
Lacey, president of the Bankers
National bank, was unanimously
opted:
That the clearing house committee,
after calling to their aid such other
persons as they may desire, be re-
ques.ed to formulate a plan which
vii! enable creditors Of the National
bank of Illinois to avail themselves OF
the offer Of the associated banks to
make advances By way Of loans to
sid creditors to the extent Of Is per
cent. upon properly proven claims.
Tie chairman Of the clearing house
committee, stated that the readiness Of
the banks to DO so vas so evident that
it was not probable any formal organi-
zation to accomplish the object set
forth in the resolution would be neces-
sary, although the committee appoint.
ed would give prompt attention 10 the
duty imposed upon them.
William T. Dummer, president OF
the association, and vice president OF
the northeastern National bank, read
tee following, which he had received
from Comptroller OF the Currency
Eckels, dated Washington:
y have appointed Bank Examiner
Mckeon temporary receive, OF tae Ma
tioaal Bank OF Illinois, and l IL
sructed him to publish notice to credi-
tors 10 prove claims. He informs me
that the clearing house committee
will advance rs per cent. cn evidence
Of claims. Notice will be pUblishs2
at once. and if claims are proven -
mediateiy, shall within thirty
be able to pay q very cons!dera IN
yidend. appreciate the action CT
clearing house IN Offering 70 adyaGS
on such certificates. "
The decision OF the clearing house
committee to refuse clearing privilege
es to the national Bank of Illinois
and also to refuse funds by which S
bank could hare gone into yolunt;
liquidation, was chiefly due tc.Arf
astounding discovery that the o oanA
had loaIed 81, 400, 600 to the CAlunes
Electric Street Railway cog.pany on
It's bonds as sole security. Inls 1oan
exceeded the banks capital ana SUI;
plus. Another account Tnlca csyS9S0 a5S
the bankers to hesitate was near $ou0;
900, the debtor being E. S.:Oteyet[ .. ~
Co., Robert Berger, the cniy Pa'!N0@
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Columbia, December :
Two Were Asphyxiated.

BosToS, Dec. 22.-The employees
Of the Hampton House detected a
strong smell Of gas IN tbs corridor
early this morning and on in0estigs-
ton found that it came from q room
which had been assigned couple
who registered as Donald Donovan
and wife. Entrance to the room was
gained by the fire escape and the man
and woman were found lying in bed,
the woman dead and the man Uncon-
scious. Gas was escaping from an
open burner. The mans case was
nronounced critical
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MANFlELD, No, Dsc. 23.-OEen
Booth, 8 constable, is dead, Tom Ap-
pin dying and half dozen Others
were wounded as a result Of a shoot
ing atfray near tue Douglass county
line, seven miles south of here, this
morning. Constable Booths posse
attempted to search the house OF a
German, named Coonsey, who had
been accused Of burglary. CooTsey
resisted and o,f5sned ire With -scdouble
2rreled Shotgun With The above ef'
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Drowned by z SktE.

PDUcAH, Ky, Dec. 23-Allen
Greer, aged 35 years: Mrs. Rud
Ovens aged 80, and her daughter,
Mary, aged y, were drowned last night
in Ciark's river, six miles from here.
They attempted to cross the river in a
skif. which overturned. The bodies
were not recovered. Greer made 8
heroic attempt to save the women, hut
lost his life in the effort.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-30
An au@siur part Of the escape

An an@5ing part of the escape in
connection with Wright is that if he
had waited 10 or Is minutes longer ne
would hive been released. His father
had secured bond for him and was
near the Jail with release order when
the escape was made.
None of the prisoners are charged
with very serious otfenses. Most OF
them were awaiting trial for petty lar.
ceny.
The chase will be renewed with
more vigor, and before the sun sets
Sheriff Cathcart and Jailer Coleman
expect to have all safely back under
lock and key.
Officer Sloan IS now straining his
eyesight to find Melvin Trezvant, who
notified him of the Jail delivery
State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-30
Rryan in Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 23.--Hon.
William J. Bryan arrived in Atlanta
last night from Chicago. At an early
hour this morning he was called on
at the kimball House by Governor
Atkinson and escorted to the execu-
tive mansion, where he will remain
as the Governors guest during his
stay in Atlanta. a large number OF
prominent citizens called on him dur
ing the morning, and shortly after,
noon he was rendered a breakfast 81
the KimbaIl House by the 70
Mems Democratic League.
breakfast Mr.. Bryan was Vi
By Governor Atkinson in
the State, by Mayor ki1s
of the city and Mr.. JACK
in behalf Of the Leag1
dresses Mr.. Bryan
concluding the
peated calls vi
Secretary H2 son
ent in resp En ac-
from zs pleas
knowl z1lly, while
antl Znent between
issue.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-30
This Years Taxes.

COLUMBIA, Dec. 24.-Chief Clerk
Durham of the comptroller generals
office, gave outa statement yesterday
Of the taxable property in the State
and the taxes now being collected for
1895, which is of more than passing
interest to taxpayers. The total value
oftaxable property is shown to be
$170, ,755, 474 while the taxes now being
collected CD this amount, county,
school and Safe, is 50, 159, 065.4S
The statement is as follows:
Total acres of land. 1S,O73, $40
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An Editor Asssss,nated.

NEW YORK, December IA spe-
cial dispatch to the Tribune from Bir-
mingham, Ala, says: John J.
Thornton, assistant editor Of the Clay
County Advance, published at Ash
land, was assassinated at his home in
that town Tuesday night. He was
surrounded by his family. his mother
being among the number. It was
just after supper, and ne took up his
mandolin and was playing, when a
load OF buckshot came crashing
through the window and penetrated
the back of his head. Death was al.
most instantaneous. Thornton had
only recently moved TO the town, and
had 70 personal enemies, but his con
nection with the Advance was signal
lied by its initiation OF q series Of ar
ticles denouncing certain lawless
gangs, and it is thought his assassina.
ton was By order CT one OF these
gangs. the murderer to be selected by
lot. No arrests have been made.
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CoTroy is the mystery of mysterie

COTTON is the mystery Of mysteries
in the business world. One mans
opinion about it is as good as another'S.
He VINO can tell how the price is going
to rule from one season. month Or
week 10 another, could foretell when
the millennium is comm; could tell
what woman or a jury would do in
a certain case; could tell what the
trick mule 10 the circus would do
next, could tell where lightning will
strike next; could look ata horses
teeth and tell how old he is. The
short crop OF few weeks ago is tura-
ing out to bea very long crop. The
ten cent cotton" prophesied for
Christmas is getting perilously near to
five cent cotton. The receipts are
enormous and the end is not yet. The
calculations of the wisest have been
all at fault and indeed Developments
this year, as in former years, have
proved that there are no wise men
in cot on
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UeOrGG Ccluc4OSi, pES ESsANOut VI IU0 al
ed national bank. There were two other
big loans which were considered poor
collateral.
1t is reported that the bank has OF
hand about IS per cent. OF its deposits
of 100000, and there is general
confidence that depositors will be paid
= full in short time. The officers
ard stockholders of the bank unite N
saving 50. The last report Of the
bank issued Nov. 5A!h, placed he he
surplus at S1,000,0C0; Undivided
profits, $780, 900, aud .tEal assets. in
clud;inc bcna($I5, ,04Z, 992. The At
te1p-1yi tl f6e bank 10 realize on on t5s %
CtUmet Electric securities aroused
the suspicious of other banks
and the investigation OF the
banks conaltion by the clearing
failure wa~a surprise to the nnb.
lie. There VS. no suspicion on the
part of the rg-depoSitnrS sbat The
banks capital and assets hJ baen
seriously impaired. The no~-iest
creditor is the municipal corporatiOE
city treasurer, Adam Wolf, has $780,
900 Of city funds on deposite there.
The bank was one of FIVE which are
repositories for city funds, and each
OF the banks take tnrns by the month
in cashing city checks. It was the
failed banks turn to pay out IN jan
uary. Mr.. Wolf said he had no seri-
Gus concern about the safety of the
money and has received ample assur-
ance from the other city banks, which
hold city money, that the corporation
will not be embarrassed. City Comp
trolIer Wetherill, who is also president
of the Globe National bank, express
ed the utmost confidence in the city's
ability to meet all obligations prompt
ly. He declared the city was never
in better condition financially and the
failure would not embarrass itin pay
ment of interest money on the first OF
the year. Toe West Park board, OF
which Carl Moll, cashier OF the failed
bank, is g Commissioner, has been
caught to the extent of 100000 and a
large amount is on deposit with Z. 5.
Dreyer, who is treasurer OF the board.
County Treasurer D. H. Kochsber-
ger has $1,000 OF county funds tied
up in the National bank, and Fred ID.
Blount, the newly appointed treasurer
OF the drainage board, had over $780,
600 of district funds at the hank,
whose officers were on his bond. The
bank officers were also on the bonds
of the city, county and West Park
board treasurers. The fact that the
bank officers were bondsmen Of these
public officials was strong reason for
the decision of the otner banks to
force Immediate closing OF the bank
before funds were depleted.
Dreyer has been in the banking
business here for score Of years and
there IS no more prominent citizen IN
Chicago than Mr.. Dreyer. During all
that timethe bank has cleared through
the National Bank OF Illinois. The
first intimation which Dreyer & Co.
received that the National bank might
not resume was yesterday afternoon,
and immediate steps we're taken to
protect their interests. No preferences
direct or indirect were given to ANY
ore. After the appointment of age,
cei7er many generous offers can
from New York and other cities.
Wasmansdorf & Heinemann sto
- in the community as privaS
Tie firm was estaolishe
sS,ago. Germans
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