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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
Many Reported Killed.

CoNcoRDIA, Kan, april 2S.-The
cyclone which swept through this
section OF the state on Sunday even.
ing was probably one of the most
severe that Kansas has ever expert
enceG. Its path was about 100 feet
wide aud extended fully 20 miles. 1t
formed about o'clock Saturday even
ing near the little town Of St. Joseph,
in the eastern part of Cloud county.
and passed in northeasterly direction
through the northern part of Clay and
probably into the southern edge Of
Washington counties. Fortunately.
it struck no towns, but its course was
through thickly settled portion of
the Republican valley. The cyclone
was funnel SNAPPED and its power un-
limited. Houses and barns were lifted
into the air and dashed back 10 earth.
Trees were uprooted or broken off,
and everything in its track was de-
stroyed. The first victims of the storm
were Eli Belthazzer and wife, living
about mile east of St. Joseph. The
family was just preparing to seek re-
fuge in the cellar when the Storm
struck. The six children were all
more or less seriously injured, and it
is thought two of them will die.
About a mile further east the home of
Julian Trembly was destroyed and he
was killed. The greatest damage was
done south of Clifton. Two farmers,
L ?. Peterson and is. Haynes, were
killed, and a number of others whose
names could not be learned. At one
place woman and child were killed,
and at another a 5-year-old boy. The
body of the latter has not yet been
found. Several people are reported to
be seriously injured south of Palmer,
and some of them fatally. The num-
Der of killed is reported to be II, but
the list will doubtless be increased by
another 81 hours. Over 25 persons
are said to have sustained serious in
juries. Over 20 families were rendered
homeless by the storm. TIE suffering
OF those injured was rendered greater
by the severe hail and rain that close
ly followed the cyclone.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
Capture of the Competitor

WASHINGTON, April 3O.-Advices
have reached Washington confirming
the report from Havana OF the capture
by the Spanish naval forces Of the
American Schooner Competitor, load
ed with arms and ammunltions of war
for the insurgents, and with a party
of men aboard. Contrary to this re-
port, however, it was found that the
vessel came from Key West and not
from the Mosquito coast, as reported,
and there is reason to believe that the
Spanish officials were aware IN ad-
vance of her departure from Key
West and were on the lookout for her
appearance on the Cuban coast. The
Competitor was seized at Punta Ber-
raco, on the north coast of Pinar del
Rio, and according to the Spanish re-
ports there can be no question Of the
legality of the seizure, for she was
not only inside the marine league
over which the Spanish jurisdiction
extends but at the moment the Span
iards swooped down on her. was act
ually engaged in landing men and
stores.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
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Thrown ont AZ a Eeeler.

COLUMBIA, April 30.-Col. +. W.
McMastsr has taken hold of move
ment to have Convention here of
sound money men. He urges that
some action be taken, and has issued
the following address:
"It is manifest that a majority OF
the business men OF the State are op-
posed to the free coinage of silver, and
that if there is free silver plank IN
the Democratic platform the Republi-
can party must win.
by prompt action on the part of
the business men of our State we may
avoid the catastrophe.
LET a convention Of self-appolnted
Jefferson Democrats met in Columbia
at 10 o'clock NJ. May 13. Let ten men
come from Charleston, five or more
from Columbia, Spartanburg, and
Greenville, and two or more from
every town and village IN the State.
Let this Convention, representing
themselves to be true Democrats, pass
the following platform or some paper
embodying the idea:
1--WE, a Convention of citizens Of
South Carolina protesting torepresent
the majority of true Democrats in the
State, declare that we are IN favor OF
sound money, and tariff sufficient
to meet the expenses OF the Govern
ment.
THAT we heartily endorse the poll
cy of our noble President, Cleveland,
in maintaining our present gold stand
ard, and in preserving the credit ofthe
nation.
That we are uralterably opposed
to coming silver at 16 to l.
LET the Convention thus constitut-
ed elect delegates to represent the true
Democracy of South Carolina. Let
these delegates 60 to Chicago and
claim their seats on the ground that
the Tillman delegates are not Demo-
Gratis insomuch as they advocate cheap
and therefore dishonest money.
IF the delegates thus appointed by
our business men succe ed IN gaining
their seats the National Convention
may and probably will have a majcrI-
ty of votes for sound money, and the
truculent Benjamin will receive a
stab under the fifth rib and the weight
Of his mailed hand being removed,
his deluded satellites will top over to
true Democracy and South Carolina
will be delivered from Egyptian dark
ness.
F. w. MCMAsTER,
Columbia, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
The Worlds Wealth.

The estimated amount of money,
gold, silver and paper, of the thirty
two principal governments of the
world, is SO, 100000. Of the to-
ia, gold compri:es 81 ,0S6, 600 600, sill
yer, sl,o71, 900 050, and paper 81, 564,
600, 000. The largest stock of gold is
in France, which has over $3.50, oOO-
0C6. Germany is second, with $685.
600, 600: the United States third, with
s61S,0OC, coo; Great Britaia fourth,
with $3.50, 000, 600, and Russia follows
with more than $3.50, 600. 900 to ber
credit. The white metal" is found in
greatest quantity in the currency of
India, over $3.50, 900, coo entering into
the monetary circulation of that en-
pire. China comes second in point of
silver clrculatien, with $3.50 000.0 600
while the United States is a close third,
our currency being composed of more
than S625, 900, 900 of the commodity,
which many of our Senators and Con-
eressmen insist should be freel y coined
at ne ratio of IL to l. Ofpaper money
we find that Russia has a larger
amount than any one other nations,
S533 000,00 of the long green" going
to make up her circulation. Our coun-
try is not far behind Russia in this re-
spect, there being over S416, 100000 of
pager money in the United States.
Great Britain has $ll3, ,400,0 600 in pa
per currency. Coming to the distri-
button of this vast amount of wealth
among the people of the various coun-
tries, or the percaplta wealth, we find
France in the van with S35.7S for
each one of the thirtyeight million
and more citizens Of that wonderfully
resourceful republic. 1t is especially
remarkable that France should bold
this position, when one recalls the de-
vastating Napoleonic wars she suffered
from during the first fifteen years of
the present century, the subsequent
political upheavals aud her crushing
defeat at Sedan, in 1878, when she lost
not only her military prestiege, but
the two rich provinces Of Alsace and
Lorraine as we'll, and besides huge
warimmediately saddled on her by the
Germans. It speaks well for French
Industry ard thrift. The United
States comes fifth in point of per capi-
ia wealth $3.50 being the amount
that each son of freedom" would re-
ceive if the entire stock of money in
the country were divided among US
eol1ally,a a plan after the hearts of
some of our citizens OF a socialistic
bent, who seek to remedy the existing
inequality, where one man has multi
millions and another is unable to
raise the price, of cooling glass of
larger. While great inequality, un-
fortunately, does exist in the distriou
ton of this worlds oods, all efforts to
correct the evil will doubtless prove
fu.ile as long as industry, intelligence
and thrift are the superiors of lndo-
lence and improvidence, in the
worlds broad field of battle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
A Sea Horror Near shanc hal

LONDON, April 30.-A dispatch from
Shanghai received here today says
that the steamer Onwo has been sunk
by colliding with the steamer New
Chwang off Woo Sung. ten miles
north of Shanghai. The Onwo went
down Immediately and the New
Chwang was beached to prevent her
from sinking. 1t is feared that the
accident has been very disastrous.
Five foreigners and $50 Chinese o.
those who were on board are missing.
4 News Agency dispatch from Shang-
hal published in the Globe says that
by the sinking of the British steamer
Onwo many lives have been lost. The
European survivors of the sunken
vessel are Second Officer Cooper and
Third Engineer Allen. The drowned
include the captain and FIVE English
officers and 800 Chinese The United
States war ships Olympia, Boston,
Yorktown and Detroit sent boats to
the assistance Of the Onwo andsssaved
many lives.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
FIGHTING DUCLS in ITALY.
About tho Only Exercise In Which Ma
t;xcs OF TIC sunny Lnnd IND nLGe.

Apou, tho Only Exercise In Which Na-
t:vcs Of the Sunny Land indulge.
Duc!ing is the leading and almost
the Only athletic sport III lta!T. says
the !,.cr. 1t is true shat there is an
Alp:lc club so-ca...cG because It's mem
bcrs climb the lesser heights Of the
Apcuniavs. but there is no cricket.
and. except among the laborln%
classes. ball games of even the inl!dc>t
character are hardly ever played. The
Young Italian gentleman finds IN duel
ing an exercise which is beneficial to
his muscles and sufficiently exciting
to interest him, and the Iniddlcagcd
Italian keeps up his practice with the
foils and occasionally challenges and
fights friend just to show that he l.
not so old as TO have lost :. genial inter
est in the innocent pursuits Of youth.
Duelirg IS contrary to law in Italy,
but the duclist is never punished (un-
less he should accidentally kill NAM.
except in the army. where the sport Is
obligatory and strictly prohibited. The
same curious anomaly exists in Ger
many. where army officers are arrest
ed and punished if they fight
duel and either cashicred or forced to
resign if rhey do not. The Italian Off
Ger. when challenged to fight. is virtu-
ally told: You'll be condemned if you
do and condemned if you don't This
seems to the Ang.o-Saxon decidedly
idiotic. but nothing can well be more
idiotic than dueling. Playing cha
rades in drawing room rises to philo-
sophie heights of wisdom in com
parison with il. At least nincty-ninc
out of every hundred Italian ducls are
of the class technically known as
first blood" ducls. That is to say, the
combat ceases the moment either OF
the adversaries loses blood. In these
duels the sword is always used, and
the slightest scratch on the hand or
the arm-which are the localities usu-
ally scratched-signaliZcs the end Of
the game and authorizes the duelists
to sheathe their weapons and 90 some
where to dinner together. Instances
have happened in which dueiist has
been accidentally run through the
body and killed. but incidents of this
sort are extremely infrequent CON-
pared with the fatalities Of the foot
ball field. Italian dueling is probably
the safest of all athletic sports except
prize fighting as practiced by modern
pugilists by means of letters to the
sporting papers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
Contendins Forces In Cotton.

Not in years has 50 little cotton been
in sight in the worlds markets as to-
day. Depending so largely upon the
American crop, this showing is easily
accounted for in the home shortage
last year. According 10 the Financial
Chronicle, the worlds visible supply
is 3.291,7 ,753 bales against respectively
1919, 325, 1000, ,00l and 3, ,291, ,347 bales
one, two and three years ago. Upto
April 10 the total brought into sight
10 this crop year according to Secretary
Hester of the New Orleans cotton ex-
change, was 6,519, 301 bales, against
9, ,35335, 502 one year ago, the last named
figure being over "a per cent OF the
full commercial crop then. This
shortage would suggest the possibility
of manipulation Of the market, it
not for the fact, for one thing, that
there : little speculative interest, Ell
ther in Amcrica or Europe, End also
the e.ailab.lity of the spinner to
contract for needed requirements when
the new crop is near at band. Outlln-
ing the situation in a general way,
Hubbard Bros. & Co, OF New York,
write as follows: Many merchants,
while admitting the strength of the
position, contend that the N arket will
be governed entirely by trade condl-
tions; therefore with general business
depressed and cotton goods, if selling.
a. all, selling below the prices of last
season, prices are high enough. They
maintain this view TO be the correct.
one so long as 10 encouragement can
BE- found in the outside situation 70 in
duce speculation. Others believe the;
price will be entirely governed b.7 the
prospect for a large crop next season,
and therefore the market will be con-
trolled by weather conditions and no.
by the supply remaining from this
cop. On the other hand, it is held
that the worlds supply will be SO re-
duced in the autumn, that regardless of
the crop, the demand will be so great
that cotton is purchase even in the
face OF depressed trade conditions,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
To be 4 Success.

AUGUSTA, April 27.-The leading
business interests of the south and
prominent officials of southern rail
ways cordially endorse the Southern
States exposition at Chicago, and are
actively supporting the greatest enter
Prise ever undertaken to advertise ano
develop the dormant wealth of the
South. The southern advisory COM
rlittee has been called to meet at At
lanta, May 1st, to perfect a thorough
working organization. There is no
coubt that the exposition which opens
at Chicago on the 18th of August and
continues for three months will be a
grand success. The following letter
las been received from Vice President
Andrews of tha Southern railway:
New York, April %, 1896.
Nlr. Patrick Walsh, Chairman South
ern Advisory Board Chicago and
Southern States Exposition, Angus
Ia, GA.
Dear sir: In The absence of our,
president in Earope, your letter of the
l1th inst, asking the cooperation Of
the Southern Railway company in
behalf of the Southern States eXposi-
ton at Chicago has been referred to
me.
In reply beg 10 say that we have
Investigated the matter and will take
pleasure Ia making an exhibit, if salts
factory arrangements can be made.
Yours very truly,
a. B. Andrews, First Vice Pres.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
Teller Will Bolt.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Two nota
bic speeches by Senators Teller and
Sherman, representing opposing ele
ments on the hnancia! question, We're
heard in the Senate today Mr. Teller
addressed himself particularly to the
Ohio Senator, controverting the views
held by him, and maintaining that no
honest effort had been made in the
present Congress to pass a tariff bill.
The Senator referred in passing to the
Mckinley candidacy, saying tnat the
motto of Advance Agent OF Prosperi-
ty' was deIusive, as no prosperity
could come until financial conditions
were reformed. The climax of Mr.
Teller's speech was reached when he
announced that he would vote as he
spoke, and that he would not hesitate
to separate himself from the great
party with which he had been allied
forty years if it pronounced for the
cold standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
Fatal Error After Forty Years.

CHARLESTON. S. c., April 3O.-Dr.
A. N. Cohen, a druggist OF long stand
ing, on upper King street, has been
charged with causing the death Of a
negro child, last Friday oy carelessly
compounding medicine. \ coroner,s
inquest has been held and the verdict
states that the child came to its death
through DR.. Cohen scarelessness. The
accused WAS bound over for trial be-
fore the next term of the sessions
court. 1t is claimed that DR. Cohen
put into the medicine FIVE cents worth
of strychnine instead Of one-hfth grain
of the same poison. DR.. Cohen IS
we'll known in the city and has been
in the drug business for forty years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
BETRAYED Confidence.

LONDON, April 30.-Dr. w. Play
faci, against whom a verdict for s12,
900 was recently rendered in an action
brought by Mrs. Kitson alleging SLAM
der and defamation of character, has
withdrawn the appeal which he enter
ed against the judgment of the court.
The terms of settlement with the
plaintiff are not made public. The
doctor betrayed professional conf
dence, and it was charged was mista-
ken in his conclusions besides, and
the result was the heavy verdict stat
cd
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
THE WHOLE MINING TOWN ALMOST
SWEPT AWAY.
Spread-People Barely Escaped With
Their L,ves-The Town TO be Built gam
,h. .f.,1I
More Substantially.

Their LIves-The Town TO bs Built Again
More Substantially.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo, April 25.-
One million dollars is conservative
estimate Of the damage done by fire in
the heart of Cripple Creek this after
noon. Some estimates are as high as
two millions The amount of insur-
ance will not exceed $3.50. 900.
When the FIRE broke out in Carey 5
second hand store, the danger of big
conhagration was not perceived, nd
was thought that the fremen, who were
early on the scene would have the
ames under control in very few
mllutes. But in short time the fire
had spread to the adjourning building
and brisk wind sprang up. The oc-
cupants began to move out. but many
had waited too long and were unable
to get their goods. Some barely es-
capped with their lives. Several women
were dangerously burned. The heat
became so intense that buildings on
iuto service, and goods were hauled
away. Not tenth part of the goods
were saved. BY the time the postctfice
had caught, it became evident that the
only way to stop the progress of the
fire was to blow up the buildings with
dynamite. This was done under the
supervision of the fremen. and a
number of buildings had to be sacri.
feed. before the fire had reached them.
While one Of the tiremen was placing
a big charge under the Sisters Hos
pital The dynamite exploded blowing
his leg off.
The fire was started about l o'clock,
and by four it had demolished the
blocks between Third and Fifth streets,
on Myers, between Third and Fifth
streets, on Bennett street. stopping be-
tween Third and Fifth, on Carr.
With the exception of few buildings
on the Third street side, nearly all the
buildings between Third and Fifth
were destroyed. Many people lost
everything they had. The people not
affected have offered shelter to the
homeless, of which there are several
hundred. The burnt district is to be
rebuilt at once with brick and stone
buildings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
The Financial! Issue.

The sound money advocates think
the indications point to the control OF
the Chicago convention by the sound
money Democrats. 1t is argued that
the practical business men will prevail
in the counsels Of the party, and that
the silverites will be IN a minority.
The sound money men claim that a
large portion of the business OF the
South and Southwest is conducted on
borrowed capital, and that in order to
successfully negotiate their loans, the
interests Of their creditors must be con-
snlted Charleston Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06

NICHOLAS Tesla, the New York cleo
trician and inventor, has succeeded by
means OF the y rays, in seeing through
the bodies Of three men placed one be-
hind another. 1t will be of interest to
watch the uses to which this marvellous
discovery viii be put The Charleston
Sun says man will no longer be safe
when an importunate friends strikes
him for loan, least when one swears
he hasn't 4 cent, the persistent indiss
vidual takes peep through his pocket.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
LARGE Seizures ofLiuuor.

COLUMBIA, April 3O.-The dispense.
ry people we're happy today. Two
wagon loads Of liquor seized about
Charleston were received here this
morning. One wagon load was made
up of the lot seized at Rantowles. The
authorities report that they are receiv-
ing more liquor from Charleston than
ever before. The royalty that IS offer,
ed for seizures seems to be the iacent-
i've that leads to most of these large
seizures
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
This Looks Bad.

EDGEFIELD, April 29.-State Consta-
ble Covar seized at the express Office
at Edgeield yesterday barrel of beer
shipped to Leon J. Williams, q mem
Der Of the State board Of control. The
express agent has given Covar re.
ceipt for the same beer to be shipped
to the dispensary atColumbia. State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
Com es Snuth for a Bride

AIKES, S. c., April 30.-Hon
Thomas James, of New York, ex-post'
master general, and Mrs James Free:
burn Barden of Aiken, were married
at the residence of W. J. Plat IN this
place last evening. Mrs. Plat IS the
brides daughter and the bride is a sis
ter of the first Mrs. James.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
Killed by lightning,

BUCKHEAD, Ga, April 30.-Richard
Flerno, a 14egro preacher, was killed
by lightning about six miles from
here, on the farm of Mr.. Leve Wat
son. The negro was standing by a
tree when struck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06

He Compares the Church TO q Garden Be
csuse It IS the Place of Choice Flowers,
Sa,sc+ F,,,its aud OF Thorough Irrigation
An Invitation to Enter.
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patience, charity, orOtherly klnQneSS,
gentleness, mercy-glorious fruit,
enough to fill all the baskets of earth
and heaven.
Again, the church in my text is ap-
propriately called a garden becuse it
is thoroughly irrigated. No garden
could prosper long without plenty
of water. I have seen garden
in the midst OF a desert, yet bloom
ing and luxuriant. All around US
we're dearth and barrenness, but there
were pipes, aqueducts, reaching from
this garden up to the mountains, and
through those aqueducts the water
came streaming down and tossing up
into beautiful fountains, until every
root and leaf and flower was saturated.
That is like the church. The church
is garden in the midst of great des-
ert of sin and suffering, but it is well
irrigated, for our eyes are unto the
hills from whence cometh our help"
From the mountains Of Gods strength
there flow down rivers of gladness.
There is a river the stream whereof
shall make glad the city of our God. :"
Preaching the gospel is one Of the
acueducts The Bible is another. Bap-
tism and the Lords supper are aque-
ducts. Water to slake the thirst, wa
ter to wash the unclean, water tossed
high up in the light Of the Sun Of
Righteousness, showing us the rain
bow around the throne. Oh, was there
ever a garden so thoroughly irrigated. j..
You know that the beauty of Yer,
sailles and Chatsworth depends very
much upon the great supply of water.
I came to thelatter place, Chatswcrth.
one day when strangers are not to be
admitted, but by al inducement which
always seemed as potent with an En-
glishman asan American l got in, and