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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
4 Tale Of Horror.

The French fishing vessel Valiant,
Captain Pierre, bound from st. Mig
uel, struck an iceberg on the Grand
Banks on the 10Th instant aud almost
Immediately foundered. She had
seventy-three fishermen en- board and
all took to the boats; but only one Of
these boats has thus far been heard
from. When she lett the vessel her
complement was seven men. Three
of them perished from exposure and
hunger. The bodies Of the first two
were thrown overheard. but the survi-
vors, IN thejr desperation, were driven
to canuib&Iism and ate the lhlrd. The
boat was pickeG u4 Thursday By the
schooner Ejc.or Eugene, which ar
rived a. ST. Pisrre. Tae survivors are
in a shocking condition AID are Sd
badly frost bitten that their arms must
be amputated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
Six ConyIc.a Par,lnnen.

TIE Governor issued the following
pardons Friday GA the recommends 4
ton of Dr. Pope, surgeon Of the Peni-
tertiary:
JOSEPH Boles, convicted in Beaufort,
1896, of h2u.e breaking ard larceny,
ard sentenced by Judge Earle 10
eighteen mon?hs.
Monroe Holland convicted IN Aiken,
1895, Of house brs,king aaG larceny,
and sentenced by Judge Gary to FIVE
years.
Peter Green, convicted IN Besufort,
1895, of burglary, and sentenced by
Judge Gary to five years.
William Laysolh, convicted Of ''an
attempt 10 murder by poison" in Or
angeOurg, 1895 and sentenced oy
Jadse Townsend to five gears.
Dr.. Pope says they are al wsli ad-
vanced Il. consumption and c&Erot
i've many weeks longer N prison and
are constant source Of danger 10 the
other c0nvicts
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
King Eourd aT LAST.

John G. King, the lorg ltss heir
of his brother, Louis King of New
Orleans, that was supposed to be con-
cea]ed in Troy by persons who wished
to get possession Of the property, aD-
peared before the district court IL New
Orleans on Friday to prove his iden-
tity. An attempt to prove thai he
was unit to control the large fortune
failed, and the court ordered King
put in possession Of the property.
King acknowledged that he was 8
oeavy Grinker and that ne was a
tramp, sleeping Ia the police station
at Troy when he heard Of the death Of
MS brother and his accession to the
urOpertY
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
SPANlARDS DONE UP.
$50 Troops Killed by Insurgents Under
Garcia.

a dispatch from HAVANA says Gen.
Nicolas del Rey has been recalled to
Habara from Santiago de Cuba by or
der OF Gen. Weyler. The cause of his
recall is the great victory obtained
over Gen. Rey by Gen. Calixto Garica
near Guamo, q report of which was
published last week.
Further details concerning the bat
tie received from Manzanillo under
date Of April 10, have created a senss-
lion in HAVANA. They show that
the Spanish column of 1000 men was
utterly put to rout by the dynamite
bombs that exploded, and instead Of
10 soldiers being killed as the official
report declared 200 were blown up by
the bombs aud $50 we're slain by the
insurgents during the confusion and
excitement Of the panic. stricken col
umn. The bombs were planted in the
road On which the Spanish were
marching. They did not explode pre-.
matuSely as was declared last week.
The six bombs exploded Simultaneous
ly in the centre ofGen. Rey's column.
a Spanish officer writes the follow
ing description of the battle to his
family IN Habana:
the explosion was so terrible as to
curdle the blood of the bravest men.
From the centre OF our column sud
den shock came which threw us to the
ground. We remained deaf and
blind for a few seconds. The cries OF
cur wounded soldiers were awful.
When ! was able to stand, I saw
around me heads entirely cut of:
IRON bodies. pieces of human limbs
scattered here and there, and men
without arms or legs crying 10 heaven
in the gasp Of death. 1t was perfectly
easy few seconds later for our sue
cessful enemies to rout US and disperse
our column, in which nothing of mill.
tary order and discipline remained.
'As soon as the first shots of the ir-
surgents were heard after the explo-
sion, cur general, followed by his staff
and some other officers and soldiers,
fed to Guamo. Our panic-stricken
crowd followed the generals party,
closely harrassed by the Cuban caval-
ry, which made havoc IN our ranks. "
The writer of the letter adds that
the Spaniards left on the field nearly
all their arms and ammunitions be-
sides a considerable convoy OF provi-
sions they were carrying to Guamo.
From other letters tits learned that
General Garcia il person led the Gu
bans and that since the landing OF
General Rolof's expedition in Cuba,
the use of dynamite by the Cubans is
incessant in Oriente. This has put
the Spanish soldiers into state of ter
ror. The Spaniards protest against
the use of dynamite in the war as
barbarous. Notwithstanding the fact
that they have also tried 70 EN- mploy 1t,
bat unsuccessfuliy, on account OF
the swift military movements of the
insurgents.
The DiarIo del Ejercito, which is
the newspaper organ of the Spanish
army, publishes official figures show
ing that the number of armed men on
the Spanish side during the two years
OF war in Cuba has been 272, ,2S2.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
Electric Car Causalty.

An electric street car filed with
passengers was run into Thurday after
noon by railroad train on the out
skirts of Tampa, Fla, and one passen-
ger was killed, two fatally and others
slightly injured. The street CDR was
without a conductor and the motor
man was taking fares. One Cuban
refused to pay and when seized to be
put eff the car was rescued by three
other Cubans, who assaulted the mo,
torman, holding him down on the
rear platform while the car ran down
grade 10 the crossing. The name of
the man killed is Manul A-cano. The
injured are Antonio Sierra and Viii
liam Forepaugh. The two frstnaned
are Spaniards. Forepaugh is proprie-
tor of circus.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
ANonument 70 Grant.

The tomb Of General U. s. Grant
was dedicated in New York city, last
week. wiGE the most imposing cere
monies OF the kind that have ever
been witnessed in this country 1t is
now u years since Grant died, and
ever since. me movement 10 complete
the monument to his me9lory mas been
pushed wilh 81 earnest persistence.
The amount raised is About $100, ,000.
The principal features o. the cecemo
MES were great military parade, par
tjcipatsd ip by the regular army,
Grand Army apd Confederate Ee.er-
ans, and a sEescn By President Nc
hinley. Mrs. Grant was present and
received q great ovation. The visitors
from all parts Of the country mum
bered something Ike halt 4 million.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
SCOT Water for Planrs,

SCOT wafer, made from tae soot OF
wood fires, is said to be al excellent
fertilizer of house or outdoor plants.
The SCOT should oe bruSned do@n from
he chimneys with long handied
brush, gathered into quart bag and
soaked ia rain wafer over night. The
water, black as ink, Will be ready for
use the next morning. To use about
house plants II should be considerably
diluted It has a tendency to bake tie
soil ard can easily be TOO strong for
the little amount OF eartn IN window
box or pot. It is pefect destroyer OF
insects and worms that sometimes in
fest house plants and may be used n
such cases onc5 Or twice q week until
they disappear.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
State to SEIZE contraband goods and
the seizures should go as far as posi-
BILE to pay for the maintenance of the
oonsto hillary

State to SEIZE contraband goods and
the seizures should 60 as far as posi-
BILE to pay for the maintenance of the
constabulary.
It's all right for the officials to use
the samples of whiskey. ne said. and
he could see 40 harm in al official
even giving bottle sometimes to a
friend
81 would net hesitate" declared the
governor, ito GO in the sample room
and get a bottle of whiskey if felt
the need Of it, but I would never think
of taking any OF the contrabaud IL
quor no matter how choice it might
be-"
Continuing, Governor Ellerbe said
ne had advised the board to turn over
the management OF the details of the
d;s2ersary to Commissioner Vance.
1t would be we'll nigh impossible for
board meeting once month to man.
age everything about the dispensary.
The duties Of the board, he thought,
were like those Of the board CT regents
for the hospital for the in sane. 1t
was to exercise general supervision
over all the affairs and leave to the
management to execute.
On one point the governor was par
ticuiarly emphatic. He did not think
it wise TO leave the purchasing OF
whiskey TO one man. That the board
ought not 10 DO.
Returning to the question of contra
band goods he said that even If the
Beckroge trunk was sold that it had
not been sold in a businesslike and
proper manner. 1t should have been
sold to the highest bidder, he declared.
Il have given Vance order, howev-
err" he said, mot to let any contra.
band things 60 out of the cispensary. "
He went on TO say that hereafter
trunks, cigars and sucn Ike tbiags
se,zad with LIQUOR would be advertised
and sold TO the highest bidder. TIE
seized liquor could not oe disposed 0:
IN this way. out after having analyzed
it could De bottled and sent out ifup
to the required standard. He has al
ready given orders that list of every
trunk, pair of shoes Or anything Of
the sort must.be kept and that he was
going to hold the persons il charge
responsible for everything.
Governor Ellerbe in conclusion said
that he was going to try and carry out
his pledge Of a clean and business ad-
ministration OF the dispensary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
\ Police Officer Killed.

Lieutenant Of Police W. E. Gruber
wss found lying il a patch OF brush
in the northern part OF Jacksonville,
Fla, Friday morning toully murdered.
He was on day duty yesterday and
left the police station about $50 last
night and that was the last heard OF
him until his bedy was found cold in
death by a negro about 10 o'clock this
forenoon. Near by was woman's
bslt and a handkerchief, leading TO
the belief that Gruber was murdered
either by a woman or oy jealous
lover or husband. Gruber's skull was
crushed il, giving evidence of having
been bit by club. When found he
was lying on his face. His pistol was
gone, but otherwise nothing had been
disturbed. An investigation Will be
nzde oy the ccroler's jury tomorrow
morning
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
Starving Cinnamon Fight.

Hong Kong advices say letters from
SzcEUan province Sh0w jhac 81, eco
Chinanen are massed IL one army in
ne city CT Il chow 70 enforce demands
for food. Two pitched battles have
taken place betweeG tie mobS and
government troops in which 120 sol
diers were killed and wounded Two
regiments of regular troops have left
Chung kiang for the seat of trouble.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
Make Home Happy.

This is an injunction that will be
beeded by all VINO look to the promo
ZION of the pleasures OF others. a
happy home is indeed the happiest OF
places. One source OF happiness IN
the nome circle IS good music. a
sure source of gooo music is a good
piano-such IS may be had from NJ.
A. Malone, Columbia, S. c.. Read
what he has to say in his new adver-
tiSement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
4 Slay Miner Killed.

The badly mutilated body of John
Skilko, Slay miner, was found BE-
side the Southern Railway tracks
Thursday morning between Cardiff
and Brockside, eighteen miles west of
Birmingham, Ala. Two theories are
advanced as to how he came to his
death-one that he was murdered by
negroes last night for the purpose of
robbery and then laid across the tracks
and was run over by q train; the other
that while intoxicated he walked on
the track and was killed by the train.
Coroner Barkhalter held an inquest
over the remains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
AConfederare Monument.

The Confederate monument erected
through the efforts Of tie Daughters
OF the Confederacy of Dallas, Texas,
vas unveiled Friday morning. The
Hon. John Il. R-agan delivered e
eulogy or Mr.. Davis. Other eulogies
we're pronounced as follows: On
Gen. r E. Lse, by the Hon. George
n. AIdrige; on Gen. Stonewall Jack
son. by Judge E, W. Lightfoot; on
Gen. Albert s. Johston, by the Hon.
Norton G. klt:rell; on The Private,
by the Hon. 4. T. Watts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
Tortured with Hot Ecus.

Three masked men entered the Hew,
1T House, q small tavern near Sharon,
Pa, and committed brutal assault
ca Lambert Hewitt, the proprietor
They heated irons over a lamp and
applying them to him, compelled hin
to tell where MS money was hidden
They stole $500 and escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
CLEVELAND'S SPEECH
AT THE BANQUET OFTHE NEW YORK
REFORM CLUB
Commented on by ". Jennings Bryan,
Late Democratic Candidate for the Pres
idency-He is Courteous but Critical.
Read What Ee Say:

The Hon. W. J. Bryan writes as
follows to the New York Journal IN
commenting on the recent speech OF
President Cleveland before the
Reform Club of New York:
The presence of Mr.. Cleveland, two
members of his cabinet and such emf
nent gold Democrats as ex-Copgress
man Turner, Bynum and Patterson
made the banquet an important poilt
ical event, snd the address delivered
by Mr.. Cleveland may fairly be &C,
cepted as setting forth the present
views and future purposes of the bolt,
ing Democrats.
Probably the most une1 pected thin g
in the address was his reference to the
Republican administration. He bor.
rows emphasis from a scriptural text
and sccuses the Republicans of return
ing in hot haste to their wallowing IN
the mire of extreme protection. This
is an unfair criticism, because the Re
publicans have never shown any dis
position to abandon extreme protec
Iicn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
John I. Castor,
An.ipr rCr,,,,is-;0D

Governor Eilerbe is quite willing to
permit the search light OF public opin
ion TO penetrate into the remotest cor
ner OF the dispensary workings.
To reporter of The State lie SAID
that be only heard Of the Beckroge
trunk for the first time few days
ago It was when the above report
OF Mr.. Castor was referred to hi1n
FROM he attorney generals otlice. 1t
Vas thorough surprise. The goCer-
acr containing, said that be had had
taik with CLERK Scruggs soon sitter
the report was referred 10 him. Clerk
Scrusgs said that he had sold the
trunk [. Mr. c. W. Garris.
Col willie Jones was sent for by
the governor and 10 him said that thai
was the fist time lie bad heard OF the
trunk.
Though tie governor did rot say
so. from his talkit was seen that be
was surprised when be read in Ile
Safe yesterday that Colonel JoGes
recalled that the trunk had been put
IN tbs dispeuSary and report mace
Of lis arrival to the board OF which he
is chairman.
Governor Eilerbe did not mince
words IL speaking OF the trunk Incl,
dent. They had as well take the dis
p=rs2ry liquor that is bought by :he
State, . sad be, and present tito their
friends. " Con:ra0and goods are the
property Of the State as much as the
liquor tha! IS bought, he declared and
there WAS no warrant or excuse for
them to be considered in any other
light. The constables are paid by the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
POwERLEss TO RELIEVE

The gold Democracy is impotent to
bring any real relief to the country,
it is long on piatitudes and short on
performance, il reaches lis maximum
at banquet and its minimum at the
polls. 1t is the toy Of those tinanciers
who prate about natio1al honor while
they fatten on the nations extremity,
and is powerless TO protect the people
from the extortion Of trusts and the
greed of unrestrained corporations.
Those Democrats who believe in
equality before the law will naturally
gravltate toward the regular Demcc-
racy and those Democrats who believe
in a government by syndicates and for
syndicates will naturally drift into the
Republican party, because it offers
them the bes. prospects OF success.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05

the gold standard he can join their
organization; if any gold Democrat
repents he can return to the fold.
However much We may differ from
Mr.. Cleveland we must admit lis
courage.
a less resolute man would hesitate
to assume the leadership Of little
band Of $50, Geo, many OF whom voted
the Indianapolis ticket by mistake.
and then accused $500, 600 voters of
being either designing agitators or the
dupes of designing agltators.
4 man with less self-reliance would
re-examine his own conduct t. see
whether it was his folly or theirs
which separated tasn from 5000, 600
of Democrats who once i6olized him,
tut IN the lexicon of Mr.. Cleveland's
maturer years there is no such word
as HnliStakeN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
WATTERS0N is SAY AGE.
SAYS CLEVELAND is SCREENING FORA
THIRD IERM AS PRESIDENT.

What One of Clevelsnd's Ailiss in the
Late Presidential Election Thinks OF
Him Nova Fair Estimate OF the Man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-05
SUNSHINE AND WINDS.

It was practically cloudless week.
The estimated percentage of possible
sunshine ranged from so to 100 and
averaged 81 per cent. The normal is
about IS per cent.
The winds of the week were high
northeasterly-beconing variable.
The indicator. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1894-1911, 1897-08-14
DANGERS OF THE kLONDYkE
REGION.


Washington, Aug. l0-Sccrctary
Bliss has taken cognizancC Of thu rush
10 the klonhyke gold fields and Alas.
RI and has issued the following warn.
ing 10 the general public:
To whom it may concern: In view
OF information received M this dcuart-
mcnt that 1000 persons with 2.uOl tons
of baggage and freight are now wait
ing at the entrance of White paSS i'm
Alaska. Tor an opportunity 10 cross
the mountains To the Yukon river. and
mat many more are preparing 10 ioin
them. deem proper to call the attrn-
iion of all contemplating making The
Trip to the exposure. privaiiDn. suffer
ing ana danger incident thereto at this
advanced period of the season even if
they should succeed in crossing TIM
mountains. To reach Dawson CITY.
when over The pass. seven hundred
miles of difficult navigation ON the YIN.
kon river, without adequate means of
transportation, will still he before
them. aud it is doubtful If the Journey
can he completed before the river is
closed by ice.
81 am moved 10 draw public notice
10 these conditions 10y the gravity of
the possible consequences 10 pcollo
detained in the mountainous wilderness
during 1--WE of SIX months of Arctic
winter, where no relief can reach them
however great the need"
The indicator. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1894-1911, 1897-08-14
POLL TAXES DON'T GO.
That Is the Decision Of the Arapshoe
District Court.

Denver. Aug. ll.-Asses>or Ames
was yesterday sustained by Judge Pal-
mer in the District Court In his atti-
tude regarding the extension and col
lection of the military poll tax IN Arali-
ahoe county, Judge Palmer decision
Is a reversal OF that OF the county at
torney ana the attorney General ne
spite the tact that all OF his prrdeees-
sors nave done H. Assessor Nlhes re-
FUSED TO extend the p"il taN' Whlch y
special levy Tor me support ol lhi
state militia, ON all men over inc hI1
OF twtntN-one years, ON inc Eruuhu
that the statute proNldihE Tor >uth l'NH
was AMBIGUOUS III us meaning anu
secondly because Tue l'N! Wouid pe III
excess OF the limit oi the per 'apiH
TAX prov lued by Jaw
The ease will he taken 10 the Court
of Appeals 1t Is doubtful what effect
the final result will produce. The as
SCISSOR holds that the statute Is drict-
The indicator. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1894-1911, 1897-08-14

Havana, Aug. 9.-'rhc news of the as
sassination of Senior Cnnovas caused
great CONSERVATION here. ON its receipt
about s o'clock last evening the author
tiles and many prominent local polti-
clans went to the palace Of the captain
general.
The tidings soon spread, and this
morning there was wild excitement on
the stock exchange and throughout the
city. Stocks and shares fell consider
ably.
Consul General T'itzhugh Lee was
among the first to express regret and
sympathy.
Captain General Wcyler still remains
in the field. Al first there was acute
anxiety with reference to the politica.
effect of the death of Cnnovas. bu.
when it became known that General
Azcarraga had assumed Office con-
tidence was restored and all the effect
of 1t was soon manifested ON the ex.
change. All classes recognize tine great
loss of Spain and executive ability OF
Senior Canovas Little CIR nothing has
yet been published on the subject in
the local papers.
The indicator. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1894-1911, 1897-08-14

Santa Fc, y. NJ, Aug. 1O-in the ST..
yer Rivers precinct of Eddy county. re-
Gently. ut II ncighborhood dance eight
prominent young people went through n
mock marriage ceremony. An hour
later IT developed that the man who
performed the rites was n Justice of
the peace, and to make the contract
binding he next day filed the ccrtifi-
Gates of marriage with The county
clerk. The circumstances has kept the
citizens of the precinct in n higl, state
of excitement for several weeks
The parents of the young people M
piled to District Judge H. Il. Hamilton
to annul the marriage. but he declined
to act until regular suits were filed and
the testimony was taken before n duly
appointed master. To-day the Judge
issued an order, expunglng the record
In the clerks office MS to two of the
couples. Testimony Is still being TAX
ing in the cases OF Thomas Nelson and
Charlotte Cook, J. Il. Hnwley md Al
lie Chapman. The judge said to-day
that nm order releasing them from their
nuptial ties would probably entered
up In October.
The indicator. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1894-1911, 1897-08-14

Greeley. Colo. Aug. 9.-'rhc eleventh
annual session Of the second district
normal institute is now being held in
Greeley. The district represents Buul-
der. l.arimer and Weld counties. II
convened this morning in the high
school building, and will remain in se,
sion for the next two weeks with Prof.
\. NJ. Fenncmcn Of the State Normal
as conductor Never before has this
institute opened more auspiciously.
Ninety delegates have already regis
tered and ms many more are expected
during the week.
After some special music ihis morn.
ing, Prof Fcnnemcu gave u talk ON
pedagogy. He was followed by rroT.
Putnam. late Of the Boulder prcparn-
tory school, on arithmetic. Superin-
tendent Harding nf Boulder county
schools next delivered talk ON astron.
omy. Miss Dresser. late of the State
Normal, talked on primary work. fol
lowed by Miss Kennedy. teacher of mu
sic in the Colorado Springs school,
her subject being music. Miss Wilson
superintendent Of Larimcr county
schools. talked on pcpmanship follow
ed by Superintendent Harding ON
grammar. The days exercises closed
with n talk by Miss Dresser ON "Thc
Teachers Duties to Herself" Shr
trcated the subject in happy manner.