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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
Mrs. Mcklnley Much Weaker.

CANTON, O.. Dec. 6.-Mrs- Mckinley
survived the night and the spark Of life
still burns, though dimly. She is rest
ing quietly, but is much weaker than
at any previous time. During nearly
the entire night the family remained in
the sick room, expecting every moment
to be the last one
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
Acid Chambers In Ashes.

CHARLESTON, Dec. 6.-Fire here de.
stroyed the acid chambers at the Read
Phosphate works, few miles out Of
this city. The mill building was saved
by heroic work of the employees. The
origin of the fire Is unknown. The loss
is about $4,000, which is covered BY
insurance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
JeGries to Meet jackson.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4-Peter Jack.
son and Jim Jeffries have agreed to
fsht 20 &c nds before the Occidental
club at the ,echanlcs' pavilion early in
February for rs per cent of the receipts.
The preparations for the fight were
made by Young Mitchell, who repre-
sented Jackson, and Billy Delaney, on
behalf of Jefries. The two heavy.
weight pugilists will meet on Monday
evening to sign articles for the fight.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
To Veto Aneifoosba!l Bill.

ATLANTA. Dec. cit Is announced at
the capitol that Governor Atkinson
will veto the antifootball bill. This bill
to prohibit football il Georgia passed
the house and senate almost unaui-
mously. Only three votes were against
it in the house. It is very probabls
then that the bill could be passed over
the governors veto with ease, but the
governor knows that, in the crowded
condition Of things, the bill would not
be reached again. The governor has
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
Reduced Rates For Delegates.

COLUMBIA, S. O., Dec. 6.-President
Wilborn of the cotton growers conven-
ton announces that all the railroads Of
the south have agreed to give delegates
to the convention to be held in Atlanta
on Dec. 13 reduced rates, the particu-
lars of which may be learned from
ticket agents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
SLAYER OF q Family Escapes.

CINCINNATI, Dec A Ripley, W.
Va. special to the Times Star says,
John S. Morgan, the murderer Of a
family, who was sentenced to be hanged
Dec. 16. has escaped from the Jail.
Great excitement has been caused and
posses are going in every direction to
try to apprehend the murderer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
TRIPLE SLAYER CAPTURED.
Murderer OF the Sinsley Family Now In
Jsil at Marion.

Jaii at Marion.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 6.-Bill Scott,
the negro charged with the murder OF
John Q. Singley. wife and son. near
Greensboro Wednesday night by cut
ting their throats and then robbing the
house Of 500, has been arrested IN Perry
county and jailed at Marion.
When news of the arrest reached
Hale county excitement became intense
and mob organized to go to Marion to
lynch Scott. The sheriff at Marion tel
egraphed Governor Johnston for aid
and the latter instructed the sheriff to
use the Marion rifles il necessary to pro-
protect the prisoner and to obtain an
order for removal Of Scott to Selma jail
from probate judge.
At last accounts the mob had not
reached Marion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
a Bill Against Football.

RICHMOND. Dec. A bill has been
introduced in the senate to abolish foot
ball where an admission fee is charged.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
arca Eira at Lacrosse.

LACROSSE. Wis. Dec. Fire mere
DESTROYED the Mcmillan Opera House
and Pomeroy blocks. Loss, s20o,eoo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
Notice.
FIcE OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR,
CLARENDON COUNTY,
SSISG. S. c., Sept. l, 1887.

In accordance with Section 49O, General
Statutes it is unlawful for persons to en-
.roca in or offer for sale any pistol, rl1e.
cartridges less than .45 calibre, or metal
knuckIes. without first having obtained
license therefor,
Now therefore, take notice: Any per-
son found dealing in pistols, cartridges, or
knuckles without first having paid to the
County twenty-five dollars for license vii!
be prosecuted, and if convicted, they shall
he punished by fine not over $500, or I'M
prisoned not more than one year or ooth
at the courts discretion.
- '''O T. C. Owens,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes.

Every man. woman and girl have pair of shoes before the
weather he and we know place where their wants
be better supplied than with Judging from the number OF shoe
being opened gets that there large
with Nearly all shoes bought
sold that basis getting the benefit of
the discounts
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-08

At 1:30 the senate reconyened and the
committee consisting Of Mr.. Allison
and Nj. German reported through the
former. He said that the committee,
With like committee OF the house. had
waited upon the president and informed
him that the two branches of congress
were in session and ready to receive
from him any message ne might desire
to present to them
Mr.. Allison reported that the presi.
dent had informed the committee that
he would Immediately communicate
with congress in writing, aud he ex-
expressed the hope that the delibera-
tions of congress might result in great
good to the country and reject homo,
upon itself.
The presidents message was pre-
sented by Mr.. Pruden. the presidents
assistant secretary, and was at l:So lald
before she senate and read.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
should the Indian claim prove unbound

should the Indian claim prove unbound
ed.
Another case grows out of the dis
covery Of oil-bearing strata on the res
ervation of the Seneca Indians in Cat
taraugus county. Two companies were
contesting for the right to drill and
appropriate the OIL under concessions
from the Indians, when there came into
the case a third contestant with for
midable claim. This was the Ogden
Of this whole reservation was granted,
subject to the Indian right of occu-
pancy, by James 1. to the Plymouth
company, and that this fee, on the in
corporation, in 1892 of that company
with the colony of Massachusetts,
passed to the latter When Massachu-
sets and New York adjusted their con-
f1icting claims of territory this fee in
the former was admitted, and the COM
pact was subsequently ratified by con-
gress. Massachusetts afterward con-
veyed all it's interest to Robert Morris,
who mortgaged it to the Holland Land
company, which in 1893 became the
owner under foreclosure. In 1910 the
company conveyed the land to Ogden,
and he organized the company now
claiming title and conveyed the land
to 1T. The company is awaiting the
extinction of the Seneca tribe to take
possession of the land, but, meantime,
claim that the Indian right is only one
of surface occupation, carrying no title
to minerals or oil underground
These two cases illustrate, what ev-
cry lawyer is familiar with, the vitality
Of title claims saved from extinction by
the numerous exceptions to the opera
ton of our statutes Of repose, and
liable to arise at any time to disturb
titles on which people have rested Sc
curely for years. They but add their
weight to the numberless other cases
that call for speedy adoption Of law
having for it's object the perpetual
quieting Of all such demands, so that
one receiving a deed need go no farther
back than his immediate grantor for
his chain of title.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02

until Feb. Is, he would then close UP
his theater and no longer operate it
In our city. He said he would not al
low women to mingle with the audi
ence, and that he would, on his word Of
honor. shut down the wine rooms
under the stage, permitting no one to
enter them and no liquor to be sold
in them. He faithfully promised that
no women should solicit the patrons Of
the place and to simply give a legiti-
mate concert hall entertainment
Mr. Sodini invited me to visit his
theater every night of the two weeks
If I would consent to allow him to
reopen" continued Mr.. Morgan, land
stated that he simply desired to pro-
tect himself against loss ON the con-
tracts into which he had entered before
the mayors order.
Mr.. Morgan refused to allow the
letter received from Mayor Doran to
leave his possession but read the epistle
to the reporter and held it before the
light that the reporter might see the
official signature. Asked why he had
not gone before the grand jury with
the information he had collected
against Sodini's place instead of the
mayor, Mr.. Morgan said Mayor Doran
had promised to close the theater if
1T was not conducted aus the proprietor
had given his word it should be, and
that he had considered the mayor the
proper one before whom to lay the facts
in the Gaze
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02

SO many hard things are said of the
United States senate nowadays that
the people who have not kept track of
its performances may think it is getting
more than it's due share Of censure. We
do not think that anything more is
necessary to give man a just appre-
citation Of the mental and moral level
Of the senate than the statement that
if the Nicaragua canal bill can be
brought to a vote, there is clear ma
jority in favor Of it in the upper house.
Half a dozen sentences will disclose the
facts, which are unquestioned and I'M
deniable by anybody, either friend or
foe. The bill proposes that the United
States shall guarantee bonds of the
Nicaragua Canal company to the
amount Of 100000, 900 10 promote the
construction Of an inter-oceanic canal
across Nicaragua. Now note the cir
cumstances. First, the Nicaragua Canal
company is bankrupt and dead. It's
assignees are simply waiting for a gift
from the government under title of aid
to a work which they cannot perform
Second, the concession under which
this company originally proposed to act
is worthless. The United States has
been Informed officially, by a represent
ative Of the Central American repub-
lie, that the alleged privilege is with
drawn, If it ever had any legal exist
ence. Third, board Of competent en-
gineers of the United States has re-
ported that the engineering problems
connected with the construction of the
canal have not been worked out by the
engineers Of the defunct company, or
by anybody else, and that no work
ought to be undertaken and no money
promised until competent survey has
been made of the route, it's practicable
ity inquired into and the cost duIv
ascertained. Fourth, the best estimates
available show that the Nicaragua
canal would probably cost $3.50 1000 900
before it was ready for use.
Confronted by this array Of facts
what business man Is there who would
vote to put one dollar Of his own money
into such an enterprise under existing
circumstances? The man who favors
1t votes to steal an unknown sum from
the people to promote a scheme fraudu-
lent on it's face. When it is ascertained
as the truth that a majority of the SEN
ate Of the United States can be depend
ed upon, in the face of the evidence. to
vote $10OO0O,00O Of the peoples money
to bankrupt concern to dig a canal
costing $35O,0OOOOO, If it can be bu1It
at all, across a friendly country which
declares that no legal permission to
construct the work is in existence. then
we think that the senate has taken ,ts
own measure, and that no further COM
ment on our part Is necessary. No
grand jury in the United States would
hesitate to indict the members Of
common council that should be guilty.
of any such crime against their con-
StituentS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02

we sent 1902, 496 worth of our products
and whence we imported $59,31S,756
worth Of her products in 1890, before
reciprocity, and to which country we
sent S13,S27914 worth of merchandise
and brought back S79 $50, 159 worth Of
her products under reciprocity in 1894.
Mr.. Charlton will not be long in Wash
ington before he will learn that the
only reciprocity the coming admins
tration wishes is a mere pillow sham,
Of no use but to conceal the soiled slip
of protection beneath it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
BADGES FOR REPORTERS.
Ordinance to Be Introduced in the
Council Tonight.


There will be introduced at the meet
ing of the board of aldermen this even
ing proposed ordinance authorizing
the chief Of police to issue to all duly
accredited daily newspaper men of the
city badges in the shape and Of the gen
eral design Of the star worn by the DO
lice officers, although smaller and diff
fer1ng enough to prevent any mistake
These badges are to be issued only on
request Of the managing editors Of the
papers and will only be issued to those
who have a right to them
The passage of this ordinance and the
issue Of the badges 1t authorizes will
be protection, not only to the legiti-
mate newspaper men, but to the gen.
eral public. There are a number of
persons in ST. Paul who make a prac-
tice of attending banquets, balls, enter
tainments and affairs of like nature on
the ground that they are reporters.
At such entertainments admission is
seldom refused to those representing
themselves to be reporters 1t is, how
ever, great injustice to the public,
and the passage Of this ordinance will
protect every one. The badges will
prevent pretended reporters passing DO
lice lines at fires, etc.
Ordinances of g. similar character are
in effect in all of the large cities Of the
country, with the exception Of St. Paul.
In every place they have been found OF
great value to the newspaper men and
to the public. The ordinance to be in
troduced tonight is a copy of the one
in operation in Milwaukee. 1t is under
stood that almost all the active news
paper men in the city are in favor Of
a measure of the kind proposed and
that it meets the approval Of many Of
the members Of the council, who rec
ogniZe that it's enforcement will be
check upon the operations Of impostors
ard will help that portion Of the public
which is brought in contact with news
paper men.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
A SOUND MONEY SECRETARY

There is unanimity of opinion among
the believers in a sound financial sys
tenn FOR this country, as there is among
its opponents. Just as Republicans
Democrats and Populists who hold the
theory that governments can "make
money" and that the public can he
coerced into accepting this fictitious
stuff at it's face and parting with their
property in exchange for it at its nom
inal value, so Democrats and Renubli-
cans who believe that the standard or
value is fixed by common consent and
cannot be determined by legislation
any more than can the prices Of COM
modities, find themselves on a common
platform, although they may be as far
asunder as the poles in their opinions
relating to the tariff and to the proper
relation of a government to the indi-
vidual. All the latter class will be ex-
ceedingly gratifed by the statement Of
his views given to the public by the
new secretary Of the treasury. Mr..
Gage has views and does not hesitate
to express them. These opinions can
not properly be labeled either Demo
cratic" or Republican, any more than
there can be a Republican and a Dem
ocratic view of the law Of gravitation
or the expansibility of steam. Thew
are drawn from the common experience
of all nations. They are put forth by
q secretary of the treasury called Re
publican, but they are substantially
Identical with the recommendations
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
NEED THE TORRENS TITLE LAW.

HsbED IRE IORhENS TITLE LAW.
We have not observed as yet that
sufficient attention is being given in
this session Of the legislature to the
very important bill for relieving our
land titles of their uncertainties and
confusion, and reducing them and their
transfers to the simplicity of exchanges
of personal property through the me-
dunn of what is generally known as
the Torrens land title system. But the
SESSION is not so far gone but
some measure may be considered
and adopted. Illinois is considering
amendments to the law passed two
years ago, designed to meet the OBJ
lection to it sustained by the supreme
court, and Ohio and one or two other
states are also considering similar
measures. There is hardly q term Of
court in any Of our judicial districts
in which there is not more or less Eti-
cation caused by defective titles, and,
as the state grows older and these
transfers become more numerous this
kind of litigation is certain to increase.
The most striking proof Of the INSULT
cheney of our title laws and of the
need of simplifying them is the exist
ence of title insurance companies to
insure titles against attacks, just as
other companies insure against fire or
death.
A New York paper recently contained
two news items that illustrate the un-
certainties of titles under our system.
which the Torrens method would
entirely relieve, and, for the future.
prevent. A remnant of the Montauk
tribe Of Indians have brought suit TO
recover the whole of Long Island east
of Canoe Place inn, territory occupied
by farms, summer resorts, railways
and other corporations, Of which they
claim they have been cheated. and
which is now worth many millions of
dollars. The fact that the court gave
them permission to bring suit after
hearing indicates that there is a legal
foundation to their claim, and it's eff
feet will be to disturb titles, affect their
land values, involve occupants in large
expense and enrich some lawyers, even
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
BANQUET TABLES TAXED.
Nearly 1900 Are Present at the
WOOdmen's Feast.

The sixth biennial session of the
state camp of Modern Woodmen will
convene at Assembly hall, Third and
Wahasha streets, today at 10 a. m
for the purpose Of electing seventeen
delegates to attend the national con-
vention, which convenes at Dubuque,
To-, June 1 next. Last night the Wis
itlng delegates, numbering 354, and
their wives, daughters and friends
were royalty entertained with an infor-
NAL reception and banquet on the
main floor Of the Market hall building
Covers were laid for over 1000, but
some $500 delegates and guests attend
ed to sit down to the repast, which
commenced promptly at .. m. \
large number of invited guests were
among those who sat at the festive
beard, among whom were: Mayor F.
B. Doran, Harry Franklin, of ST. Paul;
NIessrs. G. G.. Laybourne, w. H. KEN
per, Of Minneapolis; Judge J. H. Boyle
and G.. r. Laybourne, Of Duluth, and
B. D. Smith, Of Mankato, and E. M
TCusley, Of Howard Lake. The ban
QUet was provided by the nine ST.
Paul camps, and the four camps Of
the Royal Neighbors, the latter being
ladies' auxiliary to the Modern
Woodmen. During the banquet an
address Of welcome was delivered by
Mayor f. B. Doran, which was fol-
lowed by several informal toasts.
State Consul G. S. Schurman, of st.
Paul, presided as chairman and toast
master and introduced the following
speakers, all Of whom responded to
toasts: DR.. G. A. McCollom, W. H
Kemper and Harry Franklin. Sew
eral musical selections were rendered
during the evening by the ST. Anthony
Camp Mandolin orchestra, J. n
Mounts and Ryder's Mandolin orches-
ira. The hall was beautifully deco
rated with palms, flowers and ever
greens.
Messrs. J. L. Hughes, Harry Frank
lin, w. A. Bamford, w. Gross. A. J.
McIntire, l. O'Connell, ]. Mccormick,
c. E. Nelson, R. Williams and c.. S.
Schurman composed the committee Of
arr arrangements, and Mrs. DR.. Penney.
Mrs. Bronson, Mrs. Mccormick and
Mrs. Kleinfelter represented the four
camps of the Royal Neighbors. Thu
convention is expected to close tonight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
ONLY MAYO REMAINS.
Former Factory inspectors Fail to
Pass.


The commission appointed by Labor
Commissioner Powers to examine can
didates for the factory inspectorships
reported yesterday that six out of
twenty-one candidates for the positions
had passed tile Examination
of the candidates from the ST. Paul
district only two passed, Charles Il.
Craig, Of st. Paul, and G.. e. Hillstrom,
of North st. FauL Mr.. Craig received
the highest percentage and was ap-
pointed
For Duluth and the northern part Of
the state Julius Moersch was the only
one who passed, and he will serve for
that district
From the Minneapolis district, E. B.
Mayo, A. T. Fay and Daniel Buck
passed, and Mayo, receiving the high
est percentage, continues in office. He
is the only one of the old force who
remains. He has. been a member Of
the force for three years Mr.. Fav's
percentage was the same as that Of
Mr.. Mayo's, 80, and Mr.. Mayo's ex-
perience in the work counted in his
favor.
From the st. Paul district, Craig re-
ce1Ved IS, the highest percentage Of anv
candidate. Hillstrom received 3d. He
readily passed the best examination in
mechanics, but fell down ON the gen.
Ae~A ooOJCSIO, I0UuCoQ mis- stand
ing, 1t is said. He is with the North
st. Paul Piano and Organ company.
Craig, the successful candidate. was
Tor many years assistant superintend-
ent Of motive power on the Northern
Pacific.
Moersch, the third successful cand,-
date, is a graduate of German tech
meal school, and spent three wears
with De Lesseps on the Panama canal,
For the past nine years he has been
in the Great Northern shops first in
st. Paul, and later at Barnesvill.
where he is now employed, though he
iIVes at Benson. He will GO to work
in the spring when the saw mills he
gin operations. The other two will be-
gin work at once
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
MIR. GREGG AS HOST.
VIII Dine the Commercial Ex-Presi-
dents and Directors.

Tomorrow evening President Jesse A
Gregg, of the Commercial club. will
give supper1to the ex-presidents of
the club and the board of directors.
Those present will be: Ex-Presidents w.
Footner and E. Vanish. First Vice President
r. e. Hine, Second Vice President G. p
Bowlby. Directors Hopewell Clarke, II. r
Black, Henry A. Castle, E. S. Durment NJ
D. Kenyon. John w. Lane Dawson More
land, DR.. Park Ritchfe A. Schuneman I'll
j. G. Shendrew, f. J.TtWaterous. r. I. WHIT
ney, Condo Hamlin, Fl. A. Boardman. II u
Brown, Moses E. Clapp, Charles Straus. a.
W. Hornick, A. M. Knox, D. r. McGinnis. J.
and N. B. Curtis.
After the supper the semi-monthly meet
ing of the board will occur.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
Charged With stenrinr

Andy Finn was arrested by Detectives
Gruber and Murnane yesterday on the charge
OF stealing valise and several articles Of
clothing from Harry Burgess, a stranger with
whom he recently became acquainted. When
arrested Finn threw pocketbook upon the
roof of low building, which the detectives
later recovered. An odd circumstance in con-
nection with the affair is the possession of a
watch by Burgess which he says Is not his
own, nor does he know how he came to have
it, unless 1t was placed in his pocket BY Finn
in their sightseeing tour of the city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02

Mckinley is evidently forming his
cabinet on the theory Of the reconcila-
bllity of irreconcilable There will sit
at the right of the head of the table
Sherman, facing Alger, whom he bitter
ly denounced for buying off his dele
gates in the convention of 1883, thereby
defeating him of the nomination. Across
from him will sit Gage, head of the
treasury, who frankly declares the
Sherman silver-purchase act to have
been both idiotic and immoral" and
demands the retirement Of the green
backs, which Sherman insists are the
best money any nation ever had