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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
The CnloaGed Gun,

Thursday morning, about 10 O'Clock
ice D-rry. aged 16, while playing
with an ''unloaded mUsket' killed mis-
ten year old brother, Brantley. He
says that one of the neighbors passed
ard gave him some gurcaps ard
while trying to see il the gun would
pop" them it fred. The lead, which
was big one, struck Brantley just
above the right ear, blowing ctt the
whole top OF his head About the
same hour, Charley Berry, brother Of
the two above named, had his thrCat
cut By Edie Nixon, at White ond.
The knife being dull, Berry escaped
with bis life. All Of the above named
parties live in the lower edge Of Aiken
county.-Columbia Register.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15

TOO MASY Does -Tae fo]lowing,
from the Rock Hill Herald, we ccm-
mend to our members CT TIE Leg;sla-
ture: Talk about this Southern sec.
tioa becoming independent. How can
it do So, when the AK returas show
that there are more dogs than sheep
on the plantations. The Legislature
is responsible for 1Gis condition. Il
would place we'll, say s. psr fead OF
dogs aud require that all tsx-paid can,
ines shculd wear ti;linguiShirg col
lars or be foc' 'eited to the dog kil!er:
there would be fea5sr yeIpirg h0pne S
aud ours, less anxiety about hydropnc-
bis, and the farmers would be able 10
raise more sheep"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
= Eins to The LegIslsture.

Our Legislature, when it convenes
N January. will have some very in
portant questions to decide. Primar::-
iy, 1t ought 70 devise ways and means
Eor the reduction of taxes. The peo-
pie are not prosperous, and the taxes
that burden them SO heavily should
BE- reduced. This is g monentous
matter. That the South should pros
GER While the price OF cotton is below
tha cost OF production is an inpossi:
oiiiGy Every sensible man knows
his to be true. The production of the
soil constitute the foundation OF ali
prosperity. And Sc, when agriculture
makes po2r re:urns. distress must Is
g-ueral We are not prosperous
paople. Oar taxes should be reduced.
We heartily endocse the above from
Tbs Eieefe.a Chso, icl3 Tae Reform
faction went into po7er on promise
OF q reduction il lakes, and we think
the promise shoul b bep: About
he OILY reduction in expenses that
.a4 legislature has made IS IN reduc
ag the feas paid newspapers for dong.
quoiic sdver;i<.ng. Tlis does noE
amount tc drop il TIE bucket. L
ms tna! tae h&rGe- the times gets
y higher the taxes go. The people
are Gstting tir,d Ct Il, and unless 8
c@aoge is speedily made they will De
heard from.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
IN commenting on the shane!es

IN commenting on the shameless
u.e Of money IN buying co!ored voters
Il he recent e!sc icn ia Augusta
Ga, the GreervIl!e News says:
fha4ks to the constitutional conven
rinn aud. Iarge!7, 10 the efforts OF
s na:or B r. Tnlnan. elections in
) uL5 Carcliaa are confined &c wh;!o
poole aud the Negroes wno ere pop
erly owners and not iilIterate. 4
cam 9aign like this which has brought
d;Sc:edit upon the city of Augusta
you'd ce impossible uodsr pcesea.
couditiors IN SCu!1 Carolina"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
4 Coed Etsn story,

Ii is said that goldfish are 50 nnmef-
o1s that they are bejng washed upon
Long Island By tie surf, and cau2h'
By the inba2itaais, on me oeaca.
without tackle Of any kid. Iha: IS .
pretty good fish storv for as far north
as Long Islaud sound,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
Cua FAHiiEas Must CcM8sNE
os=cra, Da.le,,s Plan so Fu. the Price Q:
Gotten as EGi- EjeuTa7.

To tie Editor of The State:
pe!;eviUg as I do kat ihs coiur2ls
CT your valuable paper are ope2 70 the
discussion Of any AID all subj cts
which is 10 relieve the farmers CT cur
southland OF TIE ggeat fnarcisl strain
under which they arc row passing,
secd you private letter from the Hen.
NJ. G. BI!ler in ThicA he expresses his
views at Scne length / would be
glad If you would publish this latter
as I am sure it would be appreciated
by mary OF your Subscribers.
w. =. BRADLEY.
Troy, S. c. Dec. 3.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
1-r- Too,,, osri1Ia Tinoe s,rsrGa

The Thomasyilie Tines says 'Gaor,
gia wants fewer, simpler and plainer
avs, without so many surplus where.
ases. whevsiores and therefcres The
multiplicity Of laws, msny OF them
couched in language susceptible of
ncre than cue construction, is the
oaae Of tee state" What is true of
Georgia IS true OF South Carolina.
Oar member Of the Legislature should
paste this paragraph IN their hats.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
THE TALE OF WOE.
Southern Mills Pushing New England
Kills TO the TEall.

Although Boston is the centre o.
the cotton mill business of New Eng
land, the men prominently connected
with the trade would have little tt
say concerning the action OF the Fal.
River manufacturers in voting to re
duce wages beginning Janua,y l. The
treasurer of one of the Fall River
mills who wss willing to discuss the
matter said he regarded this cut as the
beginning Of serious time, not only
fer the Fall River print mills, but 70,
all the cotton mills in New England.
The key 10 the whole situstion, he
said, is the -eiative cheapness Of
southern labor, which could not be
better shown than by the fact that i:
cost the same mill in Georgia OF
North Carolina 81 cents to produce 9
poucd Of material and IN New Eng.
land 6 cents. With this fact in mind
It is evident that the cut OF 10 per cent
is net going TO help matters much and
the only thing that will DO any good
at present will be Q radical cut OF say
20 or 25 per cent. This would inevl.
tably bring on q strike, but, with 6
cut OF 10 or !! per cent, he say2 thsra
would be little likelihood Of a strike.
as tae operatives ere we'll atquainted
with the conditions and know that 2
reduction OF some kind IS necessary.
Even This would still leave differ,
ence OF about 25 per cent or the cost
Of (he labor in favor CT southern mills
toe great q difference 10 struggle
against successfully. In the first place
says the treasurer, the southern mills
have every natural advantage; :hey
have cheaper cotton ard less burden
some taxation. Some Of the big mills
in Fall River, for instance, have 2
yearly payment of $4,000, SIS, 900
and even $4,000 in taxes to make,
waere2s IN Georgia and North C$ro-
lima the mills are in many Instances
exempted from taxation FIR 10 or y
years. Il sin !sbor, however. the
crest difference lies, according to the
official quoted, for the labor in the
south is SIS coed as it is here ard taken
as Wn0!e IS ABOUT IS per cent. cheap
err TIE southern lahorerS have had
2hout 10 years training IN mills start
"a by experienced cotton m2nUf4c:u-
r@rs aG6 ATTEND as many m3c>s:aes and
turn out Just IS good ."urk Us cgsYgg~
yves a tne best Nv Z Ea-4.-aa-er..1t2!!llls &
A&o.hsc grea: advaGc4ge the s,Utharn
ca.iis a&re IS :. ::.5t beias hammered By
irggiS.r-!cn n Massachusetts the
hours OF lab5rers are limited 10 IS s.
week, while IL the south they are ia
inned. Tae only hope for the New
England mills, according to the sp2a
&er, IS either in the Improvement 10
Tie print clo!h market, or in a general
eyeuiGs-up CT coadttiCls between the
aQrtn ard !he south.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
TnE Andelso2 InteIligencer says ID

TIE AndeIso2 IGteIieencer says !he
iceliag IS gaiaing ground among hu-
mare Fecp;e Of the State that the Leg.
isla;ue should PISS q bill authorizing
the establishment. OF seperate white
and co!ored j1veniie r7fcr,natories
Fer the reason that il is g pity 70 ia
prison children among hardened crimi-
rails, almost every ether State IL the
Caio2 except this is provided with
such retormatories. Rev. Richard
Carroll, prominent colored minister
OF Colum bia, has recently contributed
q very sensible article to the Columbia
napers on this sutisc:, which deserves
! attention OF cur lawmakers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15

q WEATHER PROFIT.-One of the
best weather prophets is the spider. Il
there happens to be a web in the Sc
cjuded corner OF the porch, watch il
carefully for few days or week and
the spider will unfailingly predict the
coming Of storms When the spider
sits quiet and dull II the middle Of its
geb, rain IS not far off. If it be active
however, and continue Sc during 9
shower, then It will be Of brief dura
ton. and SUNSHINE Will follow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15

TuoCGH the state Of New York
went Democratic By $4,000 votes at
the last el=cticn, theassembiy remains
Republican, because the greater city
Of New \ ork, although it has half the
population OF the stale, is allowed to
elect only ffty-niae assemblymen out
of total OF $50.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15

IT MIGHT Be WoRsE.-The sverage
county editor Who is revellir e in pud.
dag and s2us ge and spare rio and all
the g&rnishment5 that grateful sub
scr!oers bring TO him. can be glad OF
h:s let even though he is paid il 60
Vocd sometimes " zen he wcl1
ar have chickens, ard in
he re:ds bread. He
born q German edit
so TO Jail cverg siC<
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15

4 WARNING
hunte- 5 Of al
! oar::ridges killed
| c2naot be sold IN
| ii It. Pot hunters
nets or even with g
| cannot expose the;T
! huaters have no re
other men unless
that be urd -rsto
OF the hunting
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15

But / remark, again, &c want more
common sense IN doi2g good. Oh,
row many reople there &re who want
|. 10 dc goc2 and they are dead failures.
Why IS i.2 They DO not exercise the
same tact, the sane ingenuity, ths
sens StraCegen, the same common
el.a II tie wo1k OF Christ that tney
90 II "or..dlly things. Othsrwlae they
w5ul3 succeed il this direction as
veil IS Ghey Srccsed II &ay Other.
there are many men who have a. &r.
cog24t way WITH them, altEcggh they
may not iEel arrogant II taelr soHi.
O.. they have 8 patzoD.z.Gg way.
Ghey talk to man Of the world in 6
manner which seems TO say Don /
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15
PRACTICAL WISDOM.
DR.. TALMAGE CALLS FOR MO7E OF
IT IN DOING COED.

Wants More Common Sense n Matter5 CT
Relision-Absurdlties Of Churca Aychi-
lecture and Mapsgement--Ths Great
Need OF the u rid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-15

Q man. Q woman, I wish today I
could snow you tha burned hand OF
Chr:st-burned IN plQcking you cat
of the FIRE, burned IN sDa:ching you
away from the fame. Aye, also the
burned foot, and the burned brow, ard
neart-burned Tor you. BY lis
stripes ye are healed"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21

o'clock and although physicians were
Immediately summoned, medical aid
was useless and he passed away two
hours later.
Henry J. Meyerding was born in VOL
Vanbettal, Germany, Jan. %, 1928. He
came to this country in 1855 and after
spending a year in Chicago reached
Minnesota in 1854. He went to New
Ulm and resided there until 1862 when
he came to st. Paul. During his resi-
dence in New Ulm, he was sheriff Of
the county and was in New Ulm dur
ing the Indian massacre. During the
thirty-f1ve years he resided in st. Paul,
he held various positions of trust. He
was a member of the board of educa-
ton from the Third ward for thirteen
terms, and was a member of the house
of representatives from this city in
1874. He was for ten years connected
with the health department of the city.
He is survived by his wife and five
children, Hen1y j., August, Charles, An
ME and Mrs Mollie Schroeder All the
members of the family with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Schroeder live in ST. Paul.
The funeral will be held Friday after
noon from his late residence at 2
o'clock, and half an hour later there
will be services at st. PauIs Evangel-
ical Lutheran church, of which the
deceased was a member.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21
BELL TOOK A HAND.
West Side Alderman Takes Part in
Municipal Court.


Alderman Bell injected himself into
the proceedings of trial In the NUM-
cipal court yesterday, and despite the
lngS OF the bailiff to restore order, in
sisted on being heard in defense of one
OF his constituents, l.. B. Garlough, the
young man arrested by officer Quincy
last Friday, at State and Concord
streets, on the charge of disorderly con-
Duct. It was claimed by the police
that GarlOugh and others, habitually
congregated at the corner where the
arrest was made, and that Garlough re-
fused to move on" when so ordered
by Officer Quincy. Aid. Bell vocifer-
ously informed the court Of Garlough's
good character and declared that his
arrest was persecution, for which Capt.
Getchel, of the Ducas street station,
was responsible. Capt Getchel was in
court to testify in the case and merely
smiled at Aid. Bells ire. After the
hearing when Aid. Bell talked about
getting GetchePs scalp" the West
side captain broadened his smile and
let 1T go at that
The testimony against Garlough was
intended to show that crowds of young
men loitered about the corner and an
nOyed women. Merchants in the vicin-
1ty, the police claimed, had complain
ed OF this practice as injuring their
business, and Instructions had been is
sued to keep the corner clear. Gar
Tough denied the allegations Of the
police, and claimed he was simply
waiting for a friend when officer Gui-
ney ordered him away. He thought he
had right to wait, did so, and was
arrested. Judge Twohy regarded the
evidence against Garlough insufficient
and ordered his discharge
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21
SH0RN OF POLITICS
POSITION OF ELECTRICAL TNSPEC-
TOR NOT ONE OF POLITICAL
PREFER MENT.
EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD.
THE MOST COMPETENT
GETS 1T.
so DECIDES THE FIRE BOARD
Only Requirement of Candidate Is
That He Has Been IL Resident
for Two Years.

The board Of fire commissioners held
a special meeting last night for the
purpose Of deciding whether an in
spector of electric wires and wiring
should be appointed as provided for
in the ordinance recently passed, au-
thorizing such appointment. After a
short discussion the board concluded
to appoint an electrical inspector at
a salary Of 81 1000 year. The appoint
ment will not, however, be a matter of
preferment or favor, political or other
wise, but will be made on the civil
service basis. That is to say, all ap-
plicants will be subjected to q COM
petitive examination, and the best quail
flied man will be selected. The only
condition required is that every appli-
cant must have resided in st. Paul for at
least two years Immediately preceding
the filing of his application. other
wise his application will not be con-
sidered.
For the purpose of securing an eX-
animation that will be entirely salts
factory to the various electrical COM
panies and the insurance interests, the
board decided to invite Manager
George H. Finn, of the Edison Elec-
trio company, who is an electrical ex-
pert, also the electrical expert repre-
senting the Northwestern Telephone
company, and w. H. Merrill Jr., of
Chicago, who is an expert electrician
representing the insurance interests, to
meet the board at some date in the
near future for the purpose of eXamin-
ing the applicants
1t is believed by the board that an
examination conducted under such
conditions will result in the choice of
a competent electrical expert satisfac-
tory to those most concerned in the
employment Of qualified man.
Mr. Merrill, of Chicago, has volun-
teered to come to St. Paul and lend
his assistance in the matter without
any expense to the city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21
PRETTY AND NOVEL.
The Entertainment ut the Park
congregational Church.


One of the prettiest and most novel
entertainments Of the season was given
at the Park Congregational church last
evening, by the. young ladies, assisted
by Miss Carrie Louise Cleveland, Miss
Monica Sans Souci, Mrs. e. b. Smith,
Mrs. w. R. Dorr and Mr.. H. Van Week
Three large curtains hung in front of
the chapel platform, behind which was
the frame for the living picture and
tableaux. In the corners of the room
were situated Japanese tea tables with
Japanese ware, and were presided over
by Japanese misses. A huge Japanese
umbrella was suspended from the wall
in the center of the chapel, lending to
the Oriental appearance Of the room.
The first part Of the programme con-
sisted of a number Of songs from child
life by Miss Carrie Louise Cleveland.
and illustrated by living pictures Miss
Cleveland is a pupil Of Signor Vaunini,
of Florence. Italy. She is an artist of
ability, having a sweet, rich voice. This
was the last opportunity the music
loving public have Of hearing her. as
she leaves tomorrow for her home in
the East.
Following Miss Cleveland's songs was
a tableau, Fiddle and l." with vfo-
lin obligato, by Miss Sans Souci The
next tableau was the gem of the even
ing, entitled 1.-The Minuet," given by
four young men and four young ladies,
who were dressed in the Colonial cos
tune CT the seventeenth century, and
went through The minuet very grace
fully.
A japanese wedding followed. being
represented by thirteen characters, each
one attired in the costume Of the
Flowery Kingdom. Before the curtain
was, drawn on this scene, DR.. Ingersoll
gave an outline Of the Jaranese child
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21
THEODORE HENSE RECEIVES NEWS
OF THE DEATH OF A SIS
TER.
MARRIED A FORMER SOLDIER.
TIE OVER TWO MONTHS
AGO.
NOW HE'S ADVISED OF HER DEATH
Suspicious Marks About the Letter
Results in Matter Being Placed
I'm Chief GOss' Hands.

Theodore Hense, a hack driver in the
employ of ]. B. Cook & Son, living at
% Viola street, has asked the local
police to communicate with the New
York city authorities requesting an in
vestigation Of what he considers the
mysterious death Of his sister in the
East two weeks ago. Miss Hense re-
sided in st. Paul until the latter part
Of February, when she was married to
George Schmitt, a discharged soldier,
formerly stationed at Fort Smelling.
Relatives of the young woman 6nGw
very little about Schmitt while the
young people were keeping company
together, though the girl made his &C
Quaintance over a year ago.
Shortly after their marriage Schmitt
and his wife removed to New York city
and relatives Of the young woman in
St. Paul rarely heard from them. The
latter part of last week Theodore
Hense, the girls brother, received a
letter informing him that his sister
had died two weeks ago. The letter
purported to have been written by
Schmitt, but Hense claims it is not in
his handwriting. 1t tells of the girls
U0dlH, DuC UO6S NOT Say now IL CdIIl0
about, whether by accident or sickness,
and, according to Hense, is worded in
a way to cause suspicion and mislead
the reader. These facts, in addition
to Schmitt not notifying him Of his
sisters death until long after she was
buried, made Hense decide to ask the
police to find out about the case.
Schmitt failed to give an address in
the letter to the brother, which has
given rise in Hense's mind to the sus-
picion that he is seeking to conceal
his whereabouts. Hense's sister was
nineteen years Of age and had always
been particularly free from sickness
of any kind. The address where tie
girl died is given as 126 East Thirteenth
street. New York city
When Hense confided his suspicious
to Chief Goss yesterday, the latter de-
cided the case warranted investiga-
ton and will at once communicate
with the chief of police of New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21
SOME SMALL FIRES.
Resident of Cedar Street House
Receive n Scare.


The residence of G. Slofstead, 1856
Mt Airy street. was damaged to the
extent Of $3.50, shortly after o'clock
yesterday afternoon, by flames which
started from a defective chimney. A
portion of the roof was burned off and
the inside of the house somewhat dam
aged by water.
At 80 o'clock yesterday morning the
occupants of a boarding house conduct
ed by Andrew Burgoyne, at No. 52S
Cedar street. were aroused by cries Of
fire. to find the house filed with smoke
from a lively blaze in the dining room.
All escaped without injury, though
some ran to 5the street but scantily
clad The origin Of the fire is unknown.
1t was discovered by Miss BurgOyne,
who awakened the boarders by her
cries The loss on the house, which
is owned by E Lytle, is about $500,
covered by insurance. The damage to
the contents was slight.
A fire. thought to have been of in
cendiary origin, damaged a vacant
one-story frame dwelling house at 796
Sims street to- thefeXtent of $500. short
ly after 10 o'elock last evening The
flames were discovered issuing from
the roof of the building, evidently hay
ing been started in the attic
The roof was burned off and part Of
the lower floor damaged. The building
is controlled by H. S. Ware, and is in
sured.
A chimney fire at Edmund and Vic
toria streets also called out the fire
department at 1880 o'clock last even
ing. There was no damage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-21
TO ENTERTAIN THE LADIES.
manufacturing Members of the Com
merciaI Club Busy.

The manufacturing members of the Com
merclal club have rendered to the ladies of
ment to be held next Saturday, from 8 to 5
p. M, in the club rooms, at the Germania
life building. The manufactures Of this city
VIII be utilized as far as possible in the
scheme of the affair." The large parIor will he
handsomely decorated with products of the
local manufactures, and refreshments entire
ly OF home manufacture will be served
Only portion Of the manufacturers of the
city will participate in the preparations for
this particular affair, but it is proposed to
continue them at intervals Of two weeks until
this occasion will be the American Biscuit
and Cracker company Minnesota Soap com
pany, c. r. Croft & Co.. NJ. A. Gedney Pickle
company. G. Gotzian & Co., Luger Furni-
ture company, Milton Dairy company and
L. L: May & Co. All ladies Of st. Pau! and
vicinity are invited to attend.