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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
rho prIca OF Cotton.

The price now railing for cotton
seems to The Journal to be too low
and uawarranted by the conditions
that surround the crop. It is often
outside the province Of a daily news.
paper to advise the farmers either to
hold Or sell their clop of cotton, but
in the present instapce we feel certain
that the price must shortly 60 higher.
For several weeks professional bears
have ruled the market. This clique
cannot long keep control of the situa.
ton. for the plain and eventually con-
trolling facts are adverse to their dom
nation. Tie theory of a record.
breaking" crop las long since been ex-
ploded. Many OF the frst estimates
were too high By from one to two
million bales. This is the opinion OF
the governmental bureau, aud Of
those who have travelled through the
south, observing conditions and Civ,
ing their opinions regardless OF the
efect or the price of the staple either
way. The action CT the bears on yes
terday in putting down the price OF
cotton on account of the rainfall, is IN
keeping with the policy OF these profes
sional depressers of cotton's price from
the first. Competent judges say that
the rain came too late 10 do any good,
and there is strong probability that
it did harm. The price OF cotton is too
low. The Journal predicts that it
VIII 60 higher-much higher-and
those WHO can afford to do so should
wait for better prices. .-Atlanta Jour
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
preachsrs snd the Dgsp spsarr.

The Columbia Register says the
answers Of the State preachers to the
circular letter sent Gu. BY Governor
Eileroe in reference 10 the liquor pro
bIem were still coming il briskly and
voluminously Wednesday. In some
instances long printed sermons accom-
pany the answers, and the Governor
is being amused, if not edited aud en-
lightened by the response to this
sounding of sentiment. The governor
will not give out any Of the answers
for publication; he proposes to scoop
all the newspapers on lniS point IN his
message to the legislature, but it is
stated that a eoodly majority OF the
replies received 50 far favor the dis.
pensary law. O2e divine was sure
the consumption OF liquor had been
considerably reduced Siuca the dispen-
sary law went into effect, but the
cause ascribed FOR the reduction
was that the quality OF the staff
sent by the state d!spensary to be re,
tailed Was so rotten" that i! disguised
even the "sots." Not q few OF the re
plies favor high license. It is inter
es!ing to note also among ths replies
that few favor PROHIBITION, on the
ground that this method Of dealing
with he problem is imprac!icaole.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
One Way to Defeat Them

According to the Rock Hill Herald,
Cspt. W. L. Roddey, a very promi'
nent business man from that thriving
city, suggests that good way to de.
feat the original package agents would
be for the state to impose a heavy IL
cense tax on every persoa or agentsell-
ing liquors in any town, city or county
in South Carolina-say Of ten thousand
dollars. The state could well afford
to pay the license because the money
would at once 60 back into the state
treasury, while but few dealers would
pay such tax for the privilege OF
selling whiskey in any city or town
in South Carolina. The law may
present hinderances 10 the enaction Of
a system of this kind, but we have
been told that it does not. 8 regula-
ton such as suggested by Captain
Roddey would soon rid the state Of all
original package dealers" The Co.
lumbia Register says the adoption OF
that proposition would be high license
with vengeance. Il would have to
be modified, if it ran the gauntle! OF
Simonton's court. Some friends of tie
dispensary are working on the de-
tails OF such plan for dealing with
the original package question and
they may evolve a satisfactory solu'
ton by the time the general assem- bly,
meets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
Ktllar inrhA EInS.

Jack Cummings and Walter Griffin,
two New Orleans professional boxers,
spared before 8 large audience IL that
city Wednesday night for the benefit
OF yellow fever sufferers. Both men
fought hard and soon became exhaust
ed. Ia the 18Th round Griffin hit
Cummings a hard punch. He sank to
the A0orand was removed to hospital,
where he died at Is Tuesday morn
ing. The cause Of death was hemor-
rhage OF the brain. Griffin was also
badly punished, but that afternoon re.
covered sufficiently to warrant his re-
moyal to court. Cummings hsd been
married but seven months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
The Cotton Crsp.

In It's issue OF last Thursday the
Daily Dry Goods R scord Of New York
in estimating tee siz. OF the cotton
crop now being harvested says:
= Working on those lines cy which
such close estimates to the actual cot
ton crops of the last t~o years were
indicate crop for 1897 rs obtain
ed, the figures jus. nov OBTAINED
which varies from 5. 953 7oS bales to
9.37I, 532 bales 500 pounds each. For
the last crop. or 1895 81, ouc estimate
was 5 722 901 bales, aginst S.7l4 OIL
bales as the actual ratUros while the
estimate for the previous year, or
1885 was 7,142, 600 bales, compared
wiih 7, I62. 473 bales. Tae ctoseness oi
these estimates 10 the actu2lreturns has
stamped them with the imp-lat OF cor
r3c.1eSS. and for the current crop year
our estimate IS submitted with degree
Of conide1c9 that, barring uoexoected
happenings, the yield fer lS27,9o w!
not exceed the maximum figures OF
9 37I 532 bales OF 500 pounds each.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
Shocking Double Murder.

Two women, an aged and widowed
mother, and her daughter. also wild.
ow, were murdered early Wednesday
morning at their home, 242 Line street
Camden, N. j.. by burglars. The
former was Mrs. Emma Zane, aged rs
years, widow OF Capt. Eli Zane, and
the daughter was Mrs. Sarah NJ. Shaw,
aged IS years. The murderers escap.
ed and the police are without a clue.
The only witness to the shooting was
Eli Shaw, son of Mrs. Shaw, who
has been suffering from severe at
tack Of typhoid fever. The scock was
so great that he was unable to defend
the women and he has thus far been
unable to assist the police in discover
ing the murderers. The tragedy oc-
Cured between 4:30 and 5 o'clock and
was almost certainly tbs result OF an
attempt at robbery. Mrs. Zane was
reputed to be well-to-do, and the neigh
borhood is said to be infested by a
number of tough characters. The only
story of the murder thus far is that
gsthered by the police from the son.
Ee says he was asleep in third story
back room and was awakened by a
noise on the lower floor. He notified
his mother and started down stairs to
investigate. On the second floor his
mother joined him and went before
him into room. the next instant
pistol shot rang out and Mrs. Shaw
fell to the floor. The sou saw the
forms OF two men crouching in dark
corner OF the room, and, terrified ran
to the front room and called for the
police. Mrs. Z,ne was dead when
found and Mrs. Shaw was taken to the
Cooper hospital where she died few
minutes later. Her soa was turned
over to relatives. An examination OF
the premises indicated that the house
mad been entered by forcing the win
dow of kitchen in the rear. 4 lot
of silverware had been gathered on the
first floor and packed ready to be taken
away. The police learned that Mrs.
L me had $3.50 in her possession yes
terday. No arrests have been made.
Shaw does not know that his mother
and grandmother are dead and the
news is being kept from him for fear
Of serious results.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
Mining FOR EThtskey.

Some Missouri man ase. engaged N
the rather unusual occupation OF min,
ing for whiskey, but they A&7e eooG
reasons for thinking their iaoor Viii
be re ewaEded IN > very Satisfactory
manner. FitfE years or 50 ago the
s,eambr at Arao.a, loaded w;ta whis
kew. vent down ia !he Missouri river.
TIE river has since changed its course,
.erd the wreck OF the craft lies mlle
away from the water. Ioe prospect
ors nave located the wreck. aDd are
digging for the wh;skey, which, hav-
ing aged fer half q century, ought to
be in prime condition and sell for a
good price.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20

parts Of the education he would have
received here would have been a
knowledge of how to make his way
among fellow students while at the
institution, and fellow citizens when
he had finished. This story OF his that
he had been beaten and hung up by
chain till his feet barely touched the
floor is maliciously false, and is SO
stamped By every cadet that l have
spoken to about it.
When Lieut.. jenkins was command
ant st the citadel, he put an end to
the hazing business by threatening al
cadets who took part in it with expuI-
SIGN. AS a matter of fact. hszing was
abolished while Lieut.. Jenkins was
commandsnt at the citadel, but 1t was
abolished by the cadets themselves.
They held 8 meeting and voluntarily
agreed to stop the "pernlclous habit.
In fact, previous to this time, every
cadet bad baen required to sign q
pledge to not engage in hszing, and
no less than three had been expelled
for committing the o6ense.
Before and since that time all re-
cruits matriculating, have been re:
quired 10 sign a pledge that they will
not while al this institution engage IN
any hszng.
The high standard of this institu-
ton, the pride the student body has IN
making and keeping it the West
Point OF the South" and the high
reverence they have for the esprit de
corps is enough to convince the ordl
nary mind that waen young man
who wears the ''citadel gray" solemn
" obligates that he will not engage IN
hszing; that he is entering into an
agceemeatthat he intends to and does
TIE article 1 have replied to IS mis-
leading, and if accepted as true, Is
calculated to irjlr this institution.
Ny intention is 10 correc. this erron'
eous impression as far as lies 10 my
power, and l cannot but think that
the writer of that article did not real,
izs the magnitude OF the wrong ne
was doing this grand old academy"
a reasoning mind will readily per-
ceive that it was an exaggerated &C.
count. and founded upon what the
boy, Way, himself said, and [ hope
this article will set the matter right
and free the parents OF other recruits
from any anxiety they may have as
to the welfare of their boys at the cit
adel. All the other recruits say they
are well pleased aud would not think
of leaving. W. W. SMoAK.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
THIS $40 HCG COST 5000.
1wo Farmers Sought Over him In a IoDs
AID Expensive LawsEit.

II now develops that the famous SIC
hog, the subject OF litigation between
Noah hingsoerry aud John Zimmer,
will cost the latter. the defendant, not
less than $1,000. The celebrated case
OF Howard County. brought here on
change of venue from the bayette
Circuit Court WAS decided IN the Ran
dolph Circuit Court Thursday after.
noon. The case was called lest Satur.
day afternoon, and we2t to the jury
Monday evening. On Tuesday the
jury awarded q verdict ia favor OF the
plaintiff, Kin9sberry, for 81 damages,
which leaves L INNER the defendant to
pay the costs, amounting to over ST.
900. There are also two SANDER cases
growing out Of the hog case. One OF
them b?s been compromised, and tee
otber pr0babIy will be. The full
amount OF the costs IN the three cases,
inciu.ting attorneys fees, tc be paid
by defendant, Will aggregate tie large
SUM mentioned. Tie hog case is
known ca he docket as that az Noah
kingsberry against John Z.mEer
The Court history Of the case woulG
fl q book, and among the lawyers 1t
isregarde6 as one OF the most famous
cases ever tried IL the Stale of Missouri
twas suit for possession OF a hog va!
ued at SO. Noah hingsDerry and
Jchn Zimmer I've on adjoining farms
in franklin Township, Howard Coun-
", near New franklin. About 2
year aad a half ago q hog s:rayed on
to Zimmer's farm. Kingsberry iden-
ti6ed the hog as one Of his, ard sent
&c thinner for it. Z.mmer refused TO
give it up, when Kingsberry began
suit for It's possession, giving q reple-
win bond. The Court ordered the
constable to take the bog from I'm.
mer and restore it to kingsberry.
IN the first trial of the case, before
a justice Of the peace, there was a mis-
trial, and new trial was ordered.
The second resulted in q verdict IN is
v2r OF kingsbarry. An appeal was
taken by Z.rlmer to the Circuit Court
of Howard County, and when the case
came to trial it resulted IN second
judgment to Kingsberry's favor.
Owing to the alleged misconduct Of
one Of the Jurors: the judgment was
set aside and a new trial ordered.
Z;mmec's attorneys at once entered a
motion for 8 change of venue, which
was granted to this (Randolph) county
WITH the result as given.-Moberly
No, Dispatch to Globa.Damoccat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
BRYAN the Man.

Arthur Sewall, the Maine million
aire, who was put on the Democratic
national ticket last year 10 the displeas-
ure OF many Democrats Of the South
and West, in a recent interview ex-
pressed the belief that Bryan will
again be the presidential candidate Of
the Democratic party IN 1900. While
he thinks be sees a great popular de.
mand for denomination OF the silver
tongued Nebraska statesman, ne
frankly admits that ne sees no eyl-
dence that the demand extends in his
oKn direction.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
Blind Tiger Keeper Killed.

3 white man named Oliver Brum-
bles was killed by Deputy Walter
HeY bert about five miles west Of Ma
rioa Thursday. Bruubles was the re.
taller of blind tiger" Liquor and had
reported TO the authorizes OF the law,
who were endeaToring to correct him.
Bcum5les IS supposed to have resisted
his pistol being empty, and no direct
testimony having been given by the
deputy. he was shot three times.
This is the fifth death, three Of which
were hoWicides, that can be traced d.
rsctly to liquor as cause, il this Sec
ton lately.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
Too Late, j edge.

The Gavana Official Gazette on
Wednesday published an edict signed
by the Soanish military judge calling
uoon Evangelina Casseo Cisneros
to present herself for term Of fifteen
days in jail, and ordering all civil and
military authorities to endesvor to ap,
prehend her, and, if captured, to send
her to HAVANA Jail. The edict was
too late. The young lady had already
arrived IN New York.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
AN UNTRUE STORY,
NO HAZING AT The ClTACEL ACaO-
ENVY.

Cass of CADET Wayne Trusi; in the Tale
OF Crusl Tces'm ,ns-Ths Boy Simply
Deserted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-20
READS LIKE 4 ROMANCE
TIE RESCUE OeAG Al FRCMA5 SPAN
iSN BISON

In EsvanA by R-pr.sene tive fthe
New York Jourasl. sidsd by Two Other
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-01
RAPID TRANSITIN NEW YORK
ANEW UNDERG ROUND Plan TENTA-
TIVELY ACCEPTED.

The Lower and Middle East Side of the
City Entirely Disregarded-Underg
From the Battery to Tooth Street on the
West Side, and ON the East Side Across
Harlem River to II Point East of 3rd Ave-
New York, Dec. 31.-The rapid tran
sit commission to-day accepted tenta-
lively a new underground plan of rapid
transit submitted by Chief Engineer
William Parsons. The feature of the
new plan is the entire disregard of the
lower and middle east side of the city.
President Orr, of the rapid transit
commission, said:
AS the result of a very careful study
of the rapid transit problem in this
city, the rapid transit commissioners
have agreed, Professionally, upon a
route beginning at the South ferry and
running thence northerly as two
track railroad along Broadway and
Park Row to Chambers street From
Chambers street the route proceeds
northerly as four track railroad un-
der Elm street and Fourth avenue to
Forty second street, thence westerly
under Forty second street to Broadway,
and thence northerly under Broadway
and the Bouvelard to 104th street.
AT 104th street it is proposed to di-
vide the railroad into two track branch
es, and that the westerly one of these
branches shall he carried to the north
under the Boulevard, Eleventh avenue,
Elwood street and Broadway to point
in Kings Bridge Immediately north of
nection may be made with existing
railroads running to the north.
THE easterly branch, starting at
104th street and the Boulevard, will
run in a northeasterly direction under
private property, 10Sth street to Central
park and LenoX avenue, thence north
erly under LenoX avenue to the north
to Bronx park.
"1t is also proposed that here shall
be appropriate loops at the South ferry
and city hall park.
The plan of construction is an un-
derground road from the Battery to
109th street on the west side, except
across Manhattan valley, and on the
east side across the Harlem river to a
point east of Third avenue. Beyond
those points it is proposed to build an
elevated road. The Harlem river
would be crossed in a tunnel near the
end of LenoX avenue, and by bridge
at Kings Bridge"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-01
DEATH or JOHN J.. TREAT.
Occurred Last Evening at the Residence on
Orange Street.


The death of John L. Treat, one of
our well known business men, occurred
last evening at about o'clock at his
residence, 451 Orange street. Mr.. Treat
has been for many years president and
treasurer of the Treat & Shepherd Co.
of Chapel street, and had long been
prominent business manager. He had
been in poor health for year or more,
although he attended business up to
the day before his death. He was at
the company's store last Wednesday.
On that day, on his way home, at 8
o'clock in the evening, he had poor
spell. and he felt poorly all day yester-
day and remained in the house all day.
Last evening at o'clock he had anoth-
er attack of weakness while in the sit
ting room at his residence. A phys-
clan was called, but despite his efforts,
Mr. Treat expired at 6:55 o'clock of
heart failure.
Mr. Treat was 8 man of prominence
in local affairs, and at one time was
prominently put forward for the office
of selectman. He won in the contest
and faithfully served she town for
that term,
He was g native of Westfeld. this
state, having been born near Middle
town December S, 1923
While yet a young man he went to
Merlden and engaged in business there
Shortly afterwards he came to New
Haven, and engaged in the manufac-
ture of organs and melodeons, the firm
being Treat & Lindsey, who had a
large factory on Chestnut street. Mr.
Treat continued prosperously in this
business for considerable time, and
then sold out to 3. Shoninger, who has
occupied since the place of business
and the additions since erected.
Mr.. Treat was afterwards officially
connected with the New Haven Organ
Co, which was in business on Bradley
street at the location where the Munson
Paper Box Co. now is.
For the last ten years he had been
connected in the the organ, piano and
Thomas G.. Shepard, of the Treat &
Shepard Co. on Chapel street.
Not many years ago he served as
councilman and alderman for the city
He was a prominent member of St.
Thomas church, and was a vestryman
of that church. For a number of years
up to the time of his death Mr. Treat
had been president of the New Haven
Ice Co. He leaves a widow and three
daughters.
Ti', funeral will be held from the late
r, ldence, 451 Orange street, Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr.. Treat was
business man of high integrity as is
testified to by all who had business re-
lations with him, and was an excellent
citizen.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-01
THE OLD STATE HOUSE.
A Fantasy Written on the Receipt of
Drinking Cup Made From One of Its
Timbers.

A Fantasy Written on the Receipt of n
Drinking Cup Made From One of Its
Timbers.
I am much obliged for your kind
thought in sending me a cup made
from beam of the old State House.
You may be sure shall carefully cher
ish this valuable memorial of our Doric
Temple which we shall see no more. II
we might in our reverted and reverent
thought imagine such buildings reared
by human hands to have another life
and blesseds Immortality as we hope
for ourselves, we might think of our
stately and departed friend having left
the storms of life behind it, the attacks
of enemies and even the passionate
love of the friends who once upheld it,
as becoming in its new life the lofty
ornament of some stately hill in the
celestial land and looking down in inn
mortal grace, like one of Paninis Gre
clan temples, on paese like some
classic scene in Hellas or some beauti-
full vale of ITALY. In that world no
modern legislature shall walk its courts
or linger around it's shrine But the
gods of Greece shall dwell in this sec
ond Temple of Theseus. and the legen-
dairy heroes of the old Homeric story
shall ascend its marble steps and fill
its ancient halls in the sweet Elyslan
fields; in cups like this they shall quaff
the nectar of the gods and offer liba-
tions to TheSeus and CilnOn and MI
nerva and Olympian Jove until they
hear in the spirit land of the Gloria in
Excelsis" and the wondrous Child of
Christmas, and Minerva and Jove him.
self bow down before Emanuel. Let
such be it's immortal life in the land
where are no shadows and no decay
forever; where its steps shall not grow
feeble nor it's Doric columns faint and
fall where it's peristyle shall guard it's
hypaethral shrine and its walls shall
forever rise from the Asphodel mead
ow into the celestial air.
BENEDIC1TE.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-01
Il uA4CHmIN's FArA1 STRUGGLE.
He Died in Performance of His Duty mt
the Hands of IL Tough.

Lawrence, Mass, Dec. 31,-The city
was startled early this afternoon by
the news of Il murder at Washington
Mills. 1t was alleged that Calvin \.
Yeaton, a watchman, had been struck
on the head and instantly killed. Yea
tons lifeless body was found in the
French drying room shortly after l
o'clock. Yeatons death was indirectly
due to Edward Matthews. The latter
violated a rule of the mill by entering
the building at the noon hour and
made an effort to sell tickets for So
cial event to the operatives. ..
The Watchman, whose duty it was
to keep out strangers, approached Mat
thews and told him he must leave the
mill at once. Matthews made a quick
retort which made Yeaton angry and
he grappled Matthews and struck him
with a cane. Matthews resented the
treatment and a struggle followed.
Matthews succeeded in throwing his
opponent, and in falling the latter's
head struck the edge of box. He was
rendered unconscious.
Matthews disappeared and his victim
laid in the spot where he had fallen for
some time, but was removed to the
mills office, where he died. Matthews
subsequently came to the police sta
ton with counsel and surrendered him
self. He is about tWenty-one years old,
bears an unsavory reputation and has
appeared in the police court several
times charged with assault. He will
probably be arraigned on a charge of
manslaughter on Friday. The victim
was an old man and was feared by
mill operatives because of his aggres-
Sive ways.