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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
Msrchaota' Excursiou.

As usual-Richmond-vith one
stride, has stepped to The front-and
by great eForts-is in position to dc
better for merchants in the South
than has been done for any otLer sec
ton of the country. Always On the
alert to do things advantageously for
its patrons-the merchants CT Rich
mond, assisted by the Chamber Of
Commerce and its Traffic Bureau
have been enabled TO arrange for spe
cial excursion tickets for merchants
on August 18th, 18th and 14th. Tick
els purchased on any Of these dates
are good to return fifteen days from
date of sale, and entitle the holder to
travel on any of the regular trains to
and from Richmond. All tickets dur.
ing the three days will be sold for one
fare for the round trip. Richmond is
noted for It's commercial resources, as
well as for lis historic achievements.
4 business OF forty millions is done
here annually By the various whole
sale houses IN addition to ssles
By its Manufacturers. sggregating an
equal amOunt-Whlcl AFFORDS an Idea
OF the extent of their facilities and the
size Of stocks carried here. It is be-
li2ved By the merchants generally,
that this excursion will be OF i1calcu.
liable benefit to those merchants along
the line of the various railroads hand
Ing Richmond business Il not only
gives them an opportunity to get ac-
quainted with the members OF the
firms with whom they do business, but
puts them in position to judge now
gr6at Richmond has become as COM
mercial center of the South. Don't
forget the dates-AugusG 12th, 13.h
and 18th. Tickets purchased on any
of these dates will allow you to return
any time within fifteen days from
date of purchase. Hotel rates will &c
from Is cents to 50 co per day.
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SI;yer'e Heavy Dc"p.

Silver bullion exper.e cd Thurs.
day the most violent break ., tae en-
tire seasons decline. IN London the
price dropped 1-2 penny ps- cu2ce
from yesterdays price, selling 25
81 pence per c.lnce, sgainst q -
pence month ago. The New \ K
price fell 20 SIS 81 cents DID, g bceaG
of ! II cents an ounce from yester-
day and / IA cents wiInia q uloaEI
At this price the bu'};7n W u Ct 4 e
silver dollar is = tribe more !nan 43
ce1ts. Lordon dispatches aScriSed TO-
days weaknesses III silver % liquida-
ton by New York holders CT tie
metal. N sucl decline d; toGsy's
has been Witnessed since June, 1893.
Tne Indian nints were e.csed 20 free
coinage Oh July Is. Ct "a. *sar. Ga
the next day silver builioa ic.i il Lon.
don from 81 - pence per oUgce 70
price be!ow 80, bu: rallied s-lroiy
lat tpr
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11

Worl has 5een 1ecaiv3d froa vs.
pacaiso tha. the American bark Eo2
a2tum. Captain New5a,i, from New
castle, y. S ". j., Aprii 9. for Panama,
cas- oeen lest on Ester Island, ,
sma,. island !:ing IN about Y south
.atllade and 10 wsSs longitude, a1G
!2at aIi on beard were laved. The
Nonautum was built at NeW5uryq port,
Mass, ia 1865; sac registered j,l00
tons, w&s IT'S t feet long, 81 feet
be2m and %. feet deep, h&iled IRON
Port Townsend and owened BY D. 4.
CartTeu.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
Tabscec Dealers Fail.

Davidson BIOS. C Nsw YORK: deal
ers Ia Leaf io549co Thursday aSslgned
10 Million 5. Cuijarn&u, wi;hoUt pref.
erence. The fcm is composed OF
Aaron a d PLi:i2 David ca. The
amount involved is SAID % be about
si25 600. Losses sustained By expert.
'1eaIs IN mschiaes for tfe msnufac-
,0re of tooscec c:garattss sre sad TO
have caused the failure. The Com
merciai Union Cigar 2Id ClgareEle
Co. Thursday assigned to Adolph
Myer without preference. The liabli-
lies are said to be $35, GOO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
; Dgrcerous Capture.

The surgeon genera! OF the marine
hospital service has been informed by
wire OF tee capture today q three
GGasD refugees At P0n:a Gorda: !cn
TIE c.5ast q: / ',,ori&2. who are sUsp8cseI
OF h2v;2g yal,ow fever. TIE c2P!~ye
was Tie .es:;it OF the coast insEecgi24
s7gy.ca ~ .Ge S;aIa ard the national
government the suspects were scat
- tts i .;s,-s:nt;la station a GAario,.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
Japen's Condition.

A special to The Herald from Wash
iagton says: japan will insist that
the United States assume contingent
responsibility IL the matter OF arbitra-
tor Of her differences with Hawaii on
the subject OF immigration and the
tariff. It is understood that this is
Gre OF the sensational conditions upon
which Japan will consent to arbitrate,
aod that if this responsibility is not
assumed by the United States, Japan
viii break { If negotiations looking to
srJitration and back up her demands
By naval demonstration il Hawaiian
waters. TIE state department has not
ye: received any official commnica-
ton fcou the japanese government
on tits Blatter and the administration
has not Indicated whether or not it
viii comply with the japanese de.
msDd when made. An official OF
the japanese legation said IL aninter-
view;
y an not officially informed con
ceruiuc the terms OF arbitration, but
that Japan should ask the United
States to take NJ cognition OF it and as,
sune an ultimate possibility f. r
the decisions OF the ar5iter as regards
Hawaii, being carried out seems TO
me very natural. If the United
States refuse TO give Us guarantee 1t
is probable that the arbitration propo-
sition will fsil. We prefer to enter
tain a grievance and to indemnify our
subjects ourselves than to arbitrate
after the indignity of the refusal by
The United States of SO just request.
Neither the United States nor the da-
waiian government can justly plead
disinterestedness. Frequently IN the
Hawaiian japanese correspondence OF
late a pending annexation has figured
as 3 factor il the situation. This
should operate IN the arbitration case
as well
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
w. !. Hill Insoec

w. y ILL, LIS SOeC!OE.
When Mr. BILLS report was read 10
the Board all the members insisted
tha! the names Of every nlan shorE,
together with the specific amounts,
Shor!d &c given BY Gr. Hill IL his
monthly reports. Mr.. Hill was sent
fer and he appeared. He explained
that many OF those reported short were
not really short, but that he lad t.
report the difference found between
the amouats he went oatwith Charge
against them and what he touGd from
t&eic books. II some Instances they
had made mistakes and the amounts
al difference were really not shortages.
he thought therefore 1n2t the pubiica
Uon cE the amounts before these mis-
takes had been Investigated and rccti
fed UaS an III j1st.ca to them. IN this
the z2eGbers Of the DoaTG agreed with
him ard i Was decided tha: hereafter
monthly rsports should Ue made TO
the boacd o. alI dispensers actually
found Short a;ter full iavs s.igatio4 Of
ali acco&ntS and claims, together with
lie aciual amounts Of the shortages.
TIE disposition 0ilne board is 10 make
public every shortage ald prosecute
any nan wGo IS found s2crt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
vbatRccan,s . orTharoa

w hlie unp2cklrg q case OF h27ana
tobacco Thursday afternoon at Phlia-
deIphia an empIoye Of the firm OF
Fet5erlain Brothers discovered the fol.
lowing letter upon single saeet OF
note paper:
Havana, April 4, 1896.
To whom it may concern:
There isin Moro Castle three Arnerl-
can ?nen that were captured IL Rio
Del Pinar. They a.e not allowed to
Communicate 10 any one to apply for
reIlef from the Ucited States govern
nlent. tske this r2eaDs to nJtlfy
rersons in the United STATES for them.
Tnay bad papers for honorable dis
charge fccm the arG1y in 1865. They
Give their homes as Ceramic Tn,
PniladeJphia. Tne msn were on 8
tour Of Cocks excursion.
(SicneC} .Annio Luci, Havana.
The cargo OF io9acco, OF which the
message IaGen case was part, arrived
at PhiIaGeipnia or the steamer Senaca
from Havana ca April 10, 1895. It
laid n the bonded warehouse until
the latter part CT March las:. wnen the
tariff exc;t9ment caused : number Of
t2b&cco men to taEe out gccds con-
s;gCeG TO them. S.Gca ;a&s time the
case has ceen standing 10 Eetterialn's
store ulopeosG. Tire ia;Esc wss for
warGed TO the Sta:e department st
w aSlInp ptOn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11

IHc farm IS the p.ace 10 rear i good
iamIly. They are free rom TIE vices
CT the city, sDd have something TO 40
that tends 10 elevate and fit them Tor
he duties Of Lie.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
WEnvESNA- NIGHT.

General Toplc-P. .imary work.
$50 Praise Service. CoDdacted by
the choir. Devolionsl, led Dy Rev. j.
w. Shell, Fountain Iun.
Primary Teachers Unions. a pa
per b5 Mrs. Mary S Wnilde1, super
intendent primary work, Charleston,
s. G.
$50 Needs Of the Work. Address.
Mr.. J. Il. Miller, field worker, Mari
eta, Georgia.
10 Adjournment
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26TH.
General tooic-Our Methods.
9 60 Devotional T. f Whiiden.
9.l5 Sunday School Institute. Mr..
J. Il. Miller, Georgia. General Dis
cussiou.
1900 Normal Lesson. b Rev. B.
P. Robertson, Gatfney.
1880 Question Drawer.
lI.GO Presenting Normal Diplomas,
BY Prof. r. 0. Sans, Supt
11.30 The Home Glass. Prof. J. i.
Gamewell. Spartanburg. Discussion.
1900 Ways and Means. Reports OF
Committees. Miscellan eous.
Leo Farewell words.
/ so Adjournment.
Every county VICE president IS re-
ouested to be present il person, if pcs.
sible. st Camden. # not, be sure to
have written report sent, giving con
G;tion and prospect Of the orga anized
Sunday Schoo: work II their respect.
i've counties.
Let every person expecting to attend
TIE c0ryeotioH, 50 sdvise Mr.. j. Z.
Vaughan, Camden, S. c., BY August
10th.
Lei the officers in the various coun-
ties see to il that a county conVenuon
is called for 1897 aC0 every effort used
10 make It success.
County Treasurers are urged to col
lee. and forward to Bsv. W. I. Her
bert. Treasurer, Florence, S. c., the
pledges made to the last State Con7ers
ton for State work.
Let all workers 6e7outly pray for
Gods presence and guiding influence
IL this annual convention.
In behalf Of the Central Executive
Committee,
CHARLES Il. CARLISLE, Chairman.
The following reduced round III ip
rates are authorized on al railroads
operating II South Carolina, and they
have been requested u notify all their
agents: Abbeville, $z75; Andersen,
$40; Augusta, Ga, SIS S5; Blacks
burg, s. 35; Camden Junction, $l.25;
Carlisle, 81 So: Cheraw, 80; Co)Um-
Dia, $3.25; Darlington, 81 90: Der
mark, S465; Fairfax, S6.15; Green
vile, IS co; Greenwood, s715; New
berry, IS so; Orangeburg: s. 25; Pros
perity, IS %; Rock Hill, $3.25 Spar
tanburg, S6.S5; Sumter, SI.95.
Tickets to be sold August 23, q and
IS, to be limited 10 continuous passage
IN both directions, with final limit
August 2Ssh, 1897. Ifoa.ciaG forms
not required.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
LITTLE INIQUITLGS
DR. TALMasE ON SINS THAT NG68GE :
AT THE EEART.

Gambling Is a VIne Thai Begins Hi:h i-!t-
tie Sins and Grows 20 Eea;:g.l E:l1o7.:,ssis=
Severe Arraisum ent OK Gi:: Ea.e-;'.ssss
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

General IOplc.-Ulr Hans.
Devotional. Rev. 4. T, Jamison.
as Reports rom county vice Pres
idepts continued.
4:45 Workers Conference. Plans
for extending the Organized work,
led by Rev. W. l Herbert.
$50 Reports OF Committees. Mis-
on;Io1ar-,S
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11

have accomplished M object il pu.
you on the lookout. l; IS : great deal easier
10 fall than il IS to get UP again. The ,rou6!e
IS that VIXEN men begin 10 90 astray trom
the pa:6 Of duty they are apt 20 say:
There's 10 use Of ny trying 70 set back.
we sacrificed ny responsibility. can re-
turn. And trey 90 or until they are "
teTly destroyed. tell you, NY frieGis. that
God this moment, BY his Holy Spirit can
change your entire nature so that you VIII
0e I different man n { minute.
Your great waEt-what is il: More s2lsryy::
Higher $ocial position: Ne, 70. viii tel
you the great want CT every man, If ne hes
not already ob;a;ccd lit IS the grace OF
tod. Are there arp who have fallen victims
y tie sin lhaJ ! have been re2rehe2&ing"
You are IL . prison. Tou rush against The
va. q dis prison and ~ 70 get out, aGG
you fail, acI you turn around and dasa
against the other wall until there 5 blood
o. the gates and blood on your soul. You
VII never get out in this way. There is only
one way Of getting out. There IS key that
can un.ock ;aa: prison house. 1t is the key
Of the house .: Dayid Ii is the key that
Chris; years al his girdie you VII allow
HIM to put tina; Key &c the lock, the bolt vii
shoot back and The door wiz swing ope1 and
you I'll! be , :-ee man in Christ Jesus.
On, Irodisa}, what \ business this IS :or
you. feeding swine, when voUr father stands
in the tc0a; d0gC. siC.l..!I.g lis eyes..at 10
each the :ir>l glimpse 0; You" return, and
the cal; Is &s isI IS II will be, auI the haFps
5t he.TeI are ail strung and tae Zee: free.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
Kind Performance.

Frederick Walker, who did such
beautiful work in art, and who died so
young that all the great promise in him
could not be disclosed, began his draw
ings for the Cornhill Magazine by an
interview with Thackeray, wherein he
was much agitated, and the great writ
er proved correspondingly kind.
Walker had an exceeding reverence
for Thackeray, and greatly dreaded an
interview with him.
Bring him here" Thackeray had
said, land we shall soon see whether
he can draw"
So, early one morning. the young
man was taken to the authors house In
Onslow Square. The drive was a ST.
lent one. for the artist became every
instant more agitated and distressed.
This Thackeray noticed at once, and
did his best to set him at ease.
Scan you draw" he asked, after a
little general conversation. "Mr. Smith
says you can"
"Y-e-es, think So" stammered
Walker.
I'm going to shave" said Mr.. Thack-
cray. would you mind drawing my
back?"
So he turned about, and Walker made
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09

world, the one at the cathedral in Mos
COW, and the other at the unfinished
pagoda of Mengoon, little north Of
Mandalay. If the former was the big
ger of the two, it was cracked, and
therefore useless as bell, while the
latter, though whole, had dragged its
supports down till 1t rested en- the
ground, and would not emit any sound.
Now, however, 1t has been reswung,
and can claim attention as the biggest
bell, in working order, in the world.
In 1896 the Burmese community de-
cided to have the bell raised, and en-
ployed the Irrawaddy Flotilla Com
pany, limited, to do the work. The
work has been successfully accom-
plished. The bell hangs on a large
steel girder, with distributing girder
on the top of it, and the main girder
rests on two large iron columns, %
feet high, which rest on concrete foun-
dations. The bell swings, with its low
err rim about three feet from the ground.
The weight is about % tons, the cir
conference at the base being 51h and
at the top 20 feet. 1t averages over n
foot In thickness. The bell itself Is
over - feet high. and the shackle,
which was intended for logs Of timber,
about II feet. The pin in the shackle
has diameter of 16 inches. The bell
was cast about the beginning of the
century by King Bodaw-paya as an ac-
compartment to the huge brick pagoda
which he never finished.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
VILLAGE ON FORTY MILE CREEK.

drugs, and one should be able to sew.
A woman Is of the utmost assistance,
but few of the sex have ventured out.
In the baggage which the four carry
should be pieces Of tanned skins, shoe
leather, flannel and wool, everything
for repairing the Alaskan wearing APP
parel. One Of the number should be
able to cook and the fourth should un-
derstand the art of putting up quick
shelter. All should be willing and ready
to share and share alike in hardship.
One of the hardest things the pros
pector has to endure'is the sight of the
sacks of gold dust that are being ship
ped from every seaport and the tons of
ore that are being, sent down from st.
Michaers and south from Juneau. In
one day there came advfces from st.
Michael's that 81, 400, 900 worth of gold
dust would be shipped by the Wells
Fargo south, and that s76S,O00 in dust
was awaiting transportation. In one
day there came down on the Puget
Sound steamship 100000 in Alaska
gold. .,r ~ ,.,.t@..
Ladue was one OF the first to strike
the Yukon region, rich In gold. He set
tied Dawson City and built sawmill
However, he found it difficult to get
men to work for him at $fJa day. He
has made a fortune out Of the mines
and will return to Dawson in the spring
with his wife.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09

upon placed him under the care and tn.
telage of two Catholic priests. The
priests labored in Nacogdoches parish,
where the boy was born, and they
tried industriously to keep their pupil
in lines Of thought that might possibly
take him into the clergy. The lad stood
1t for time, and at the age Of 10 sud
denly took the matter into his own
hands. He wanted to fight Indians.
The priests were powerless, and, with
great deal of shrcwd planning, young
Tom made an enlistment as n private
in the Texas Rangers, starting west for
the scalps of the Apaches and CO.
manches in 1854. A year knocked all
the romance out of this boyish ambi-
ton, and he was willing to come home
and buckle down to his books. He al
ways had some outside plan In his
head, and while he was still under his
majority in years he was editor of a
paper and had been sent as n delegate
to the conventions in Charleston and
Baltimore. He studied law and was
barely out of his teens when his father
took him into his office rs partner.
Ochiltree fought his way to a colon
elcy in the Confederate army. After
the war he told the people of Texas,
through his Galveston paper, Ito stop
crying and get solace in work" His
ability was marked enough to attract
the attention of President Grant, and
Grant made him the marshal for Tex
as. He and the President became great
r..o io ha nj IaI; vI,t
ed in seeing no one more than he did
in seeing Tom Ochiltree.
Texas owes as much to Ochiltree as
1t does to any other man that ever
came from the State. He has been
untiring In his efforts to keep the
State before the public. He did so
much in this respect with the papers
that he edited he was at one time sent
to Europe as emigrant commissioner
for Texas. This gave him opportunity
for many trips abroad, and he became
as fluent in the continental languages
as In English. He actually became a
feature in the London papers, and the
old journals used to advertise inter-
views with him as the New York pa
pers now advertise their weekly grist
Of Sunday matter.
Col. Ochiltree has a reputation for
knowing more about good things to
eat, for having eaten more good things,
for having helped more people to eat
the best things than any other living
man In this country. He Is also no
second on the proposition of beverages.
The good taste in eating and drinking
was natural for him, and he declares
he protested loudly and industriously
because the nurse insisted he should
have nothing but milk during his very
early life. He likes the good things Of
life no more than he does the bright
men In life. Where he Is there is a
certain center of keen wit and ringing
stories. He Is versatile In his eating,
as well as In his mind. He stands the
chuck of the plains as well as the chef
d'ouvres of the metropolis. and he will
relish the poor stuff of the chapparel
IL the men are about the table that
] make the diners forget the dinner.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09
None of His Business.

Philosophers, lazy men and forks
have many qualities in common. SO, at
least, 1t would appear from the reply
of Turkish pasha to the British min
lister at Constantinople, who had asked
for information concerning the pOpula-
ton and trade Of certain province.
'Illustrious friend, JOY of my liver"
the pasha's letter began. 1.-THE thing
you ask of me is both difficult and use
less.
Although have passed all my days
In this place, have neither counted the
houses nor have 1 inquired into the
number Of the Inhabitants; and as to
what one person loads on his mules and
another slows away in the bottom of
his ships, that Is no business of mine.
20 my soul! o my lamb! seek not
after the things that concern thee not.
Thou contest to us and we welcome
thee; go in peace.
''Of truth thou hast spoken many
words, and there Is no harm done, for
the speaker is one and the listener Is an
other.
"After the fashion Of thy people thou
hast wandered from one place to an
other, until thou art happy and content
in none"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09

king Of Africa. Mrs. Blackman's moth
er has gone to England to contest Bar
nato's will. The mother is Russian,
and she says that Barnato married her
In Russia twenty-seven years ago. The
Kaffir king was known at that time as
Barney, Brolobjitschy, and he disap-
peared In a most mysterious manner
many years ago. Mrs. Blackman says
that, although she was very young
when her father disappeared, she re-
members him very well and readily
recognizes him from his latest photo
graphs. Her mother is now at work
with her lawyers in England, making
arrangements to go into court and con-
test the will, in which Barnato left the
bulk of his hundreds of millions to his
widow and his little daughter. The
case promises big fight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09

next to nothing. At Circle City you
must now pay $40 for fur coat when
you used to get one for S.. And -four,
sugar and spices, the absolute necessi-
ties, have ,adyap9eed 81 Rerscent. The
luXuries-tea. coffee, eggs and butter
are bringing fancy prices, so that man
now needs ten times the sum required
a year ago for travelling through the
settlements Of Alaska.
1t is certainly true that better finds"
are being made In American territory
than in British Columbia Four. hun
dred miles southeast OF Dawson, on
the Pelli river, there has been a find"
located that is richer than any yet dis
covered. Prospectors say that as soon
as attention is called towards the Amer
lean side of the gold field line and work
ing uponit becomes general there will
be gold mined there in greater quaint
ties than has ever been found on the
British side of the Klondyke fields.
The way to travel to Alaska Is in par
ties of four. These can- easily be oc-
commodated in. one room, and can
travel in one small conveyance. One
of the party should be a practical chem
list, or understand the compiling Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-09

which is sold and that which belongs to
the United States, and man is free to
hunt where he win. For your own COM
fort, however, 1t Is well to have some
definite arrangement made with the
nearest authorities, so as to avoid trou-
bic in case of a rich find. o. !.
Another way to reach the gold fields
is by the overland route. Many journey
this way In wagons as they went to
pixies Peak or Bust" years ago. The
route begins at Seattle and follows the
coast north past Sitka, past juneau and
through the Chilcoe pass. and so north
through the gold fields to Dawson. The
finds" here are rich, and when Klon-
dyke is reached, on the other side Of
Dawson, man finds himself In the
very middle of the gold country. The
distance to be traversed is great and
the journey is long, hard one, but,
notwithstanding this, thousands are
struggling Alaska7wards.
1t cost Ladue nothing to become a
Barnato. But those. who want to fol-
low in his footsteps will need something
like $1,000 in money. The country is
more thickly populated now and prices
have gone up, whereas they used to be