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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-28

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-28

Raris Rseora. IN The CIVIC Lee.

Arrived at the present port Of Now York. with
outs pilot, without quarantine formalitle, or tho
payment OF any customs duties. the Half
Moon" flying the orange flag Of Holland.
lape.
The United New Netherland Company of Hol-
land merchants was chartered In Amsterdam In
1921, and under the operations OF that char
ter Peter Minuit, the Dutch Director-Ge en-
eral. contaminated this year. according to-
unassailablo proofs, the purchase OF Man
haitian Island from tho Indians for 90 guildors,
or S24. In beads. buttons, furs. and trinkets; a
hrst-rate bargain TO the Holland.American In
habitants aud their descendants. howove 1t
may have been for the Indians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-28

JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS. takes q thoroughly
gloomy view OF the outlook for this country, In an
IntervIew IN this oity.-Mnneapolts Tribune.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-28

Second centennial Of the discovery Of Man
haitian Island; a steamboat line running to AL
bany; the Clllect Pond drained. an impressive
local Improvement. by the construction of a
canal running from the north end of the Collect
westerly to tho Hudson River. now Canal street.
The municipal expenses Of New York In
1909. the two hundredth year after its settle
ment. were: Wells and pumps. 80. 500; support
OF prisoners. 49, 600; streets. 90, ZOO; the Bride
we'll dain. $4,000: roads, Sl2. 1900; lamps.
$4,000: the watch tpolice Department.. $685.
900; the almshouse, $34 900; salaries and sup
plies. $35.45o, and "city contingencies in
Guiding parchment and quilts, $1,000. q total
of 81 Sc, ZOO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
Maryland stlIl in The waIIow.

an official count of the ballots cast
in the late election in Maryland leaves
no further room for doubt that the
republicans have control of both
branches Of the legislature and that
a republican will succeed Arthur P.
German in the United States senate.
Five members OF the assembly and
one senator were taken from the dem
ocrat;c list OF probabilities and added
to that Of the republicans. Three Of the
members and the senator are from
Talbot county and one member each
is from Prince Georges and Carroll.
This gives the republicans 49 mem
5ers il the house and leaves the DEM
ccra:s but -. It slso gives the repub.
licans is senator's TO s for the demo
Gratis and 3 majority on pint ballot OF
II. The result in TALBOT county arose
from the fact that is votes in Thigh
man precinct were found to have
bee0 counted twice for the democratic
ticket. Tnis being corrected, gavethe
republican legislative candidates ma
j0rities ranging from 16 to 19 votes.
in Prince Georges a similar correc.
ion elected Underwood, republican,
by tour votes, while in Carroll the re-
count showed that S.ansbury, repuoli-
can, defeated Grouse, democrat, by %
votes. Tne doubtful votes in Mont
eomecg aad Washing ton counties also
went into the republican column by
small maiori,ies The democratic state
Headquarters were closed up today
and all :ha members OF the state COM
m;ttee have go4e TO their respective
homes
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
Suicide or Accidsnt.

Tie Charleston correspondent OF the
Columbia Register says the body OF
the drowned man who was found
floating il the surf off Sullivan's Is
land IS that OF &. johnson OF New
York. Whether or notthisis his true
nsms canuo. be stated, but it is the
name under which he was travelling
and the one he wrote when he regis
tered at the Charleston hotel from
NV York. Tuesday morning after
the arrival Of the Iroquois from J Jack
sonville, the steamer On which the de-
ceased made the trip from New York
to Charleston, Mr.. Robert E. Morton,
the purser to ths ship, went TO the u1-
dertaking establishment Of Bolger
Bros, and viewed the body. At the
first glance Mr.. Morton recognized it
as tha. Of &. Johnson Of New York.
Mr.. Morton had not the slightest diff
Guilty in recognising him. Mr.. Nor
ton then made an affidavit that he was
II. Johnson, who purchased ticket
in New York at Pier %. That he was
aboard the ship during its trip to this
city, leaving it Friday afternoon.
The case is Indeed remarkable one
one taat is shrouded in deepest mys-
terry which may never be cleared.
How Johnson met his death is not
known nor Will it ever be known, Tor
40 one saw him. II II was suicide the
cause OF his rash act will probably be
buried win MIN. His effects al the
Charleston botei n room 22l. were
examined tais morning 0y Manager
Green, Depu.y Coroner Vaughan ard
Mr.. J w. HirSch. Tney consisted of
an overcoat, q small hand grip and
& walking cane, al OF whica were
rev. The grip contained nolh.Dg ouE
q soiled handkerchief and a boIIIe Of
neuralgia medicine. Ia one OF the
overcoat pockets was found q pair Of
kid gloves and 8 bunch OF quill tc2tn,
picks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
BORN IN TniS STATE.
The Msyor OF Greater New Yo.k Born in
Pepdlstop.

TIE Columbia State says the people
Of this State have beeo watching the
municipal contest in New York with
more than ordinary interest owing 10
the fact that the man who has now
been elected mayor was born IN this
State. When it was known that Mr..
Van Wyck had been elected the peo-
pie OF Columbia talked OF MS past
history and an interesting story as 70
the man who was carriage driver IN
the Van Wyck family at that time
was recalled.
During the day reliable Information
was btained about Mr. Van Wyck's
South Carolina his ory from lady
who formerly lived near the family.
Here is what she said:
Robert Van Wyck, the newly
elected mayor Of Greater New York,
was born in Old P7ndleton, S. c., and
spent the early part Of his life there.
He has one brother, Augustus, who IS
living in New York. Sam, another
brother, was killed early during the
war in the northern part of Alabama.
He was q Confederate soldier. His
children live in Anderson, S. G. The
remaining brother, William, died in
New York. His sister is the wife Of
Genera. Hoke OF North Carolina. The
father of his family was from New
York. The mother was daughter Of
Mr.. Sam Maverick, who lived and
died in Pendleton. Mr.. Maverick was
the owner OF more real estate than
any other one man in the State. His
possessions lay in South Carolina,
New York and Texas.
Zone OF Mr.. Mavericks sons, AU-
gustus, went early to Texas and was
engaged in the war between the Texas
republic and Mexico, and was at one
time made prisoner by the Mexicans.
His home was ct San Antonio, where
his defendants still live. He was IS
sociated with Crockett and barely es
capped the massacre at the Almo. At
his death he owned more land ia Tex
as than there is in the State OF Sou.h
Carolina aud his cattle were so mum
erous that it was impcact:cable to
brand them. The no brand was the
mark of his ownership, 50 that to this
day unbranded cattle in Texas are
called Mavericks
Atone tina the Van Wyck Family
brought to Pendleton Walter Gibson,
as carriage driver, Gibson married q
Miss Lewis and gave up driving.
Then he wandered a ray to one OF the
Sandwich islands, and eventually be-
came practically the owner and king
OF the island. He was prime minister,
and, though under the monarchy, re
was practically dictator OF the. govern
ment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
Tragic u oath at spartsnbuzs.

Aspecial dispatch from Spartan burg
to the Columbia Register says: Mr..
n. P. Sorrenson, one Of the prop.ie
tors of the PIedmont steam betting
works OF this city, died Wednesday
afternoon from ipj lries received in an
accident at II o'clock Wednesday.
rhe des.h was most tragic one. Mr..
SorrenSon had number OF importan!
letters to mail on the Columbia train,
which goes down about noon every
day. His place of business is very
near the East Main street crossing,
and as the train always stops there, he
decided to just step OUT and hand them
to the mail clers as the train on the
S. a. & c., road passed. In going
out to mail the letters, IN lis eager
ness, he went too near the track and
the car steps OF the mail csr struck
him on the right thigh, crushing II
and throwing him on Lne track. For
tunately he mad presence OF nina TO
throw his body to one side, and the
car wheels only passed over the shoe
of his left foot. The train was stop
ped instantly. Mr.. Sorrenson was
carried TO his home and num0er OF
the best physicians in toe city tr9atad
him. DR.. Non, Jr., smputs.ed the
right limb. Mr. Sorrenson gradually
weakened and shout O'CLOCK died.
He leaves wife and one child. He
was fine business man, had accUmu-
lated proparty, and was sell insured. !"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
NnIad In = Politica, Row.

Four men were kilIedin pv-.;cal
row at Frankfort, Ky, on Tuesday.
Several Democrats having been out.
side the town for the purpose, 1t IS
charged by the Republicans OF cor
railing negroes in bull pen to pre-
vent their voting Tuesday were stop
ped on their route back to town BY a
party headed by Frank Egoert and
o.hers. In the battle that followed
one o. Egbert's men, Howard Glore,
was killed, aud William Smith, driver
for the Democratic party, had his leg
shot off by Egber.. \ negro was kill
ed by stray bullet at the same time
and was found near Glore On the
roadside this morning. The battle was
renewed doTn toHn when Deputy
Sheriff Teakins attempted to arrest
Eyoer5. Ieakins was killed aud E5-
bert &lso fell, dying instantly from g
bullet from Teakins pistol as he fell,
or frcn taat Of one OF tae bystanders,
one Of whon va: Eg6er-S bro!ner-ln-
!ow
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
,,vrI SaryTcs F-smIns+ior.

The United States civil service corl-
mission has ordered tnat al examina-
ton be held by It's local board IN Co
lumoia on Saturday, December 4
next, commencing at 9 o'clock a. NJ,
for the grades of clerk aud carrier IN
the post office service. Ooly citizens
of the Unitd States can be examined.
The. age limitations for this examina
ton are as follows: Carriers, II and
40 years; clerks, II years. No appli,
cation will be accepted for this examl-
nation unless filed with the under
signed, on the proper blank, before
the hour Of closing business on Nov.
13 next. Applications should be filed
promptly in order that time may re,
msin for correction il necessary. The
com mission takes this opportunity Of
stating that the examinations ara open
to all reputable cit:zens OF the United
States who may desire 10 enter the
service, without regard to race Or 10
their political OR religious affiliations.
AL such citiZeus are invited TO apply.
They shall be examined, graded, and
certified with entire impariiality, and
wholly without regard to any consid-
GRAFTON save tneic efficiency, as shown
by the grades they obtain IN the eX
animation. For application blanks,
full instructions and information rela
tive to the duties and salaries of the
different positions, apply 10 Hunter
A. Gibbas, secretary board Of eXaUin-
ers, postotice service, Coiumoia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
10 ENDEMIC o. Eaver.

The Columbia State says Prot.
Barnes. OF Clemson College, states
that, il company with President Hart,
zog, made careful inspection oftie
hospital OF the institution. 1t was
found that there were only Two cases
OF fever in the hospital. One OF these
san ordinary case otr2sl&rial fever.
The other aas a case Of typhoid fever.
An investigation Shows that the latter
patient developed case Of typaoid fe.
yer two days after reaching the col.
lege. Prof. Barnes says there is abso-
Iu!eIy no occasion for any apprehea-
sion about Lne reappearance OF fever
at the college. He says that 10 ins!l-
tuition nov mas better sanitary arra3 ge-
ments than Clemson. This viii be
reassuring news to the parents Of the
boys at the college, IL view OF the re-
cent report Of the temperance OF ty-
pho!d st the college.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
Ths Green EYED Monster.

At o'clock Thursday night terri
ole and bloody tragedy occurred in 8
cottage house at the corner OF Germa-
MA aud CASTOR avenue, Dallas, Texas,
where Mrs. Emma Smith kept . small:
boarding louse. There boarded with
her Two men, James Boswell and
James Baton. Boswell walked into
Mrs. Smiths room and shot her in the
Inroat. The man turned on Barton,
shooting him twice IN tie body, ana
then blew his owa brains cut, falling
dead. In statement, the eight year
Old daughter of Mrs. Smith, said ::
''Crc!e jim Boswell came into the
room and said TO ne, Mamma loves
jim Bartou more than she does me.
He tGen shot mamma, and also shot
Mr.. Barton, and then ran into the
yard ard snot himself" Mrs. Smith
and Barton will die tonight. They
were seat TO the city hospital. The
triple killing caused grea! sensation
IN tie naiShoorhocd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
The Chtc< Cause.

Chairman Clement Manly, Of the
North Carolina Democratic executive
committee, telegr&phs the Ne% \ oTk
Word concerning the late election:
The clief cause waicn brought about
The Democratic triumph OF Tuesday IS
fuller understanding wAicn the
people have Of the Chicago platform
Of 1896, aad all t1atit means for the
p1es-rqa:io2 OF individual rights and
Tor a rsturn to national prosperity,
and for the reason that's ireer and
uaDurchassd expression of the peo
piss will vas had On last Tuesday and
tnat RepQ3lic4n promises are false a4d
end cnly n the promise. Bryan is
Lae embodiment Of the leading fe2tUrs
CT Democratic faith and theiH constant
1nyieIding champion. /; he lives and
is in heslth he wllI be nominated by
the Democratic party for President IN
1907
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
LATEST FROM OHIO.

The OAio Legislature stands Il Re.
publicans, 70 Democrats and one
doubtful on the official returns re-
ceived up 10 Friday night. With q
dozan or more of the IS couniss very
close there have been no material
changes except in Wood county,
which will be clained By both parties
till the courts pass or Inc action Of
the supervisors. There have been 40
unusual proceedings before the re-
turning boards of any Of the counties
excap. Inat OF Wood, although both
parties have had their representatives.
and attorneys IN the county seats,
wherever the vote was close. Char
man EcConvilie Of tbs Democratic
State committee has not chaaged his
claims Of & Democratic maj ority on
Joint ballot and will not do so till the
official returns OF all COUNTIES are n
ard show the final results to dltfer
from those he has at hand.
R9pub blican Chairman Nash insists
that the legislature stands Is Repubh,
cans to 20 Democrats and that the
ms iority en- joint ballot for Senator
viii no: o. less than FIVE. He saws he
is satisfied with the situation IN Wood
county. What he feared was that the
official count might wipe out the small
Republican plurality IL that county.
Since the face OF lhe official tailv sheet
show g plurality of 81 for the Rspuo,
licsn representative. Judge Nah IS
ready and willing TO have q ~ courts
pass on the case.
IL Wood county Friday Norris, the
Republican candidate for representa-.
tive, filed a protest against the board
counting the vote OF Freedom town
ship because the ballot should be tai
Lied in blocks o. five. This precinct
gave Norris Isl and Mears, the Demo
crstic candidate for representative.
263. Il the vote Of the township had
been thrown out it would have in
creased the plurality OF Norris by III.
out It was counted. The Republicans
insist that \ orris will be declared elect
ed in Wood county and that the legls.
jature stands Is to 20.
Counsel for both the Democratic and
the Republican committees st Bowl
ing Green have agreed to submit the
Wood county case at cnce to the CIR
cult court and the lawyers on botn
sides vent to Toledo for that purpose.
The court will be asked to dec;oe
whether the election board can go be-
hind the returDs. o. course it will be
lef: for proceedings in contest 10 the
house tc decide whether the vote OF
Center township shall be counted.
Information has been received at
Republican headquarters Of protests to
the Soldiers Home vote st Dayton on
the ground that tue voting precincts
were not in the proper place. L that
vote should be thrown out the Demo
Gratis would gain two representatives.
from Montgomery county and one
senator, enough (on the claims OF the
Republicans to make the legislature
stand 75 Democrats TO = Republicans
on oint ballot.
Chairman Nash says there are about
40 precincts in the State where these
technical points on the location Of tie
polls can be raised, and if it is made
an issue Of contest it will work ootn
ways with no one kno wing the final
result.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
Tha oubar Giri In Luck,

Mrs. Celia Wallsce, who resides at
Chicago, and is achlidless widow, has
taken . fancy TO Evengei;na Co>icng
Cisneros, the Cuban refugee, aud O.,
fered to adopt the Cuban maid and
make her an neirto fortune estimated
ov friends OF Mrs. Wallace at $500, GOO
Evangelina looks with favor upon the
proposition and took it under advise
ment. When it was explained TO her
that the written consent Of her father
would oe necessary before the adop-
ton could De MADE legally, she said
she thought he wo0id be willing TO
take the step.A definite answer will be
given to Mrs. Wallace within a rea-
sonable length oft:me from Washing
ton, whittier the Caoan girl returned
today. Mrs. Wallace. came to Chicago
from Saratoga, n. y, several years
ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
A Merchant a.sssstna:ed.

a special dispatch to the Colum 6la
State from Wexford. S c., says Mr.
A. R. BalIenger, q merchant and
citizen of that vicinity, was robbed
and probably murdered in his store
Wednesday night about o'clock.
Someone came to the door OF MS house
and wished to go in the store. Mr..
Ballenger went with him and WAS not
seen any more unLiL MS son, becoming
uneasy about his fathers delayed re-
turn, went to the store. The door
was locked, but WAS broken down by
some of MS ne;gh5ols and M Ballen-
ger was found stretched unconscious
before the open door CT the safe, with
q wound in his head, from which the
brains were ocziGg. No one saw the
man except Mr. Bai!enger, though
his wife heard him call her husband
to 90 to the sto.e. The roober made
MS exit through a back door. ,er
having taken the precaution 10 lock
the front door. There is considerable e
excitement in the community IS Mr.
Ballenger is q citizen universally pop
ular.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
WHAT GEO. FRED. WILLIAMS SAYS.

George Fred. Williams, democratic
candidate for governor Of Massachu.
sets, who was defeated in Tuesdays
election, has given out a statement on
the election, in which he says, in part:
My views upon yesterdays elec.
ton IN Massachusetts, are that radi-
calism under the democratic name has
o=en strengthened somewhat in It's
position and emboldened in its course,
and will continue IN the field, a grow
ing quantity to be reckoned with in
the near future. The lines are obvi-
ously hardening as between repubG-
can conservatism and democratic poll
cies of change and upheaval, and be-
tween the two no room will evidently
be found for building up a leading op.
position to republicanism.
What is here said Of Massachusetts,
implies with even greater force to the
rest OF the country. The results il
Massachusetts, ought to be decisive of
the insignifcance Of what is called the
gold democratic vote.
The farce has ended in Kentucky,
and it ought to be clear to the little
handful in Massachusetts, that there is
no future possibility either for the
maintenance of an organization at the
hands Of the democratic paaty for
these gentlemen.
ITO cut down Governor Wolcott's
plurality nearly one-half in Massachu-
|setts is very satisfactory to me, though
I am sorry that Our voters did not
come more generously to ths polls.
1T must be remembered that the
Chicago platform has never been test
ed at the polls with an organization BE-
hind it. This year the state committee
was not in accord with the platform,
while next year we shall perfect an
organization, I trust, superior to any
which the democracy has had for
many years We shall then, for the
first time, test the real strength OF our
cause.
with respect to the city ofBoston.
I do rot care to say anything at pres
ect, as I have not the full returns OF
the votes for local candidates.
The indications from all over the
country are that the mex! congress will
be democratic and that there will be
no change IN the issues between now
and 1900: For this I am very grate
ful, and the battle will be kept up in
Massachusetts more vigorously than
ever"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
Horrible Triple Murder.

Mrs. Mary Green, a widow, living
with Two unmarried daughters and a
son about IS years OF age on farm on
Grass LEX, eight miles from Ripley,
W. V. sold a horse Tuesday for S5S.
Early IN the night tbe family were
awakened by 8 rap At the door, the
person desiring admission announcing
himself as Jonn Morgan, an adoptea
son. As Mrs. Green opened the door
the young man struck her With CLUB
ard beat her brains OUT. lie then
killed the eldest daughter with one
blow, and, as he thought, killed the
youngest one in the same way. As
the son witnessed the murders ne
rushed through the rear door and MD
in q corn ciro, where he was soon
found and beaten to death oy the as
sassin. While Morgan WAS searching
for tee boy, Mrs. Green's youngest
daughter revived and escaped into
the woods, where she was followed BY
the murderer, whom she managed to
elude. Morgan rausacked ths mouse,
took what money he could find and
fed. The young girl, the only sur
vlvor told the story to g nelghoor.
Morgan was found Dy officials, in
stead OF citizens, within few miles
Of the place OF MS crime. He con-
fessed MS crime.