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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
ASAO TALE CFTRE SEA.
Nine Persons Drowood by the Cspsiz!og Of
SoEt.


The schooner Spaad yell, C ,pt, Col,
lIer, from Marco Fis. for Key West,
was struck oy squall Thursday while
Fl Ma7ouesas, Is m.ies from Ky
West, and caps 4 Nine persons
were drowned out of IS, all told, on
board. Among the victims were the
three children Of Capt. Collier George,
Tom and Wilbur, aged, respectively,
foU~, six and eight years and the en-
tire Nichols family, Bradley Nichols
and his wife, their son and the latter's
wife and two grandchildren. The
family was from Bridgeport. Conn
Those saved are: Capt Collier, San
uel Cales and Jesse Green, deck hands
aud R W. Bates. of Myers, Fla q
passenger The Nichols family is said
10 lave been well to do. all had oeen
staying for month or two at a small
hotel kept by Capt. Collier at Marco,
and they were on their way home
The survivors say the Speed dwell,
whic is small vessel Of about 25
tons, was making slow headway this
morning against a head wind. About
Z o'clock Capt. Co 'lier was at the
woeel and the Nichols family and the
Collier children were in the cabin
asleep Suddenly a squall came up
and the boat was turned ever. Collier
the deck hands and Mr.. Bates were
swept into the sea, but caught the rig
ging in time to save themselves. The
men lsshed themselves to the rigging
After being there for two hours the
sea subsidized Then they got the diney
loose, baled her out with hat broke
board in two pieces, and, with these
TOR oars, rowed toward Marquesas
After going three miles they were
picked up exhausted by fishing
sloop and brought here this evening.
Samuel Gates, one the survivors,
who was seen at his home here tonight
said: Capt Collier has been sailing
for 25 years IN these waters. He IS
not to blame. Before we kn W it we
were lifted off our feet and into the
water. As for these po r people down
below they were penned n like rats.
The wife Of the younger Nichols rose
to the sky ylieht. I was clipging TO the
rigging. Sue waved hsr hand at me
and that's the last So " of her. When
oe got off 70 hours later they were
all dead. We did not see a thing OF
the children or hear cry. We had
to bale with the hat sll the time we
were in the dingy and often came near
being swsmped Soon after being
brought into port Capt! Collier and
Jesse Green went out on the yacht
Buccaneer, accompanied by a diver,
to try cover the bodies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
Divorce Earces."

Under the above caption The Allan.
tas Journal says $50 long as there is
such variety OF laws in our states
on the subject Of marriage and d.
yorce it will be impossible to make
divorce DEGREES effective save in such
il stances as the parties involved de-
sire them to be so. a case which
shows how futile our divorce laws
are is that of Nat Goodwin, the actor.
Three weeks ago his wife gained di-
vorce in a New York court. The evi-
dence showed that Goodwin is not ft
to be husband and the court decreed
that he should not marry again dur
ing the life of his divorced wife.
What did Goodwin care for this de-
cree2 He knew that it had no force
outside Ct New York and last Sunday
when he and Miss Maxine Elliott, the
leading lady OF his company, found
themselves in Cleveland, Ohio, they
procured license and were married.
When they go back to New York
they will be recognized as man and
wife because they were legally mar.
ried in Ohio. Such instances are very
frequent. What are We going to do
about itq A national statute regulat-
ing divorces has been advocated by
those who believe that the federal
government should do everything,
but, of course, this matter must rest
with the states. a uniformity OF state
laws on the subject Of marriage and
divorce would be an excellent thing,
but there is little hope Of it. The
American Bar association has lent lis
aid to the effort for this uniformity,
but with no perceptible effect. 1t
seems certain that we shall nave loso
along with all sorts OF laws as 10 mar
riaoe and divorce. It is q very easy
matter in this country for q man 10
have as many wives as he pIeases ora
woman as many husbands as she
wants, provided they are held one at a
time. TIE divorce business is asian.
dal on our civiliz alton" The last re
marx OF the Journal is SIS true as
preaching, but we fail to see nov a
national divorce law would help mat
ters. If the Journal really wants 8
remedy for the divorce business, which
IL has the franBness to say is a disgrace
to our civilization, we suggest that
the South Carolina plan Of not tole.
rating divorces or divorced people at
all. This is the only true remedy for
the evil.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
sna;n Snzinr Wsrahipa.

A dispatch from London says Spain
has purchased two cruisers which the
Armstrong; have been building for
Brazll, the Amszanius and a sister
shio, unnamed, of 1000 tons each, %
kuots and ten guns Spain is also
negotiating for and will probably Sc
cure two cruisers of a similar type
which have been building in France
for Brazil. The Amazonius is ready
for launching and her sister ship will
soon te ready. Tne Spanish govera
ment is also endeavoring to secure
guns and large supplies OF ammunition
in England and on the continent for
immediate use.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
The Dspeccs osrbo Deep.

From March, 1870, until March
1893, 122 transatlantic vesssIs-
steamships plying between Europe
and America onlv-Hele losten route,
and as direct result of this 6, 369 lives
we're lost. The estimate Of lives lost
from various other causes is $50 The
number Of steamships never heard
from after leaving port was II. The
number burned was 9, and the num-
Der fouD dered was II. The other
wrecks were caused by collisions, be-
ing washed ashore, collision with ice
bergs, etc. From March, 1898, to The
beglnning of Inc present year the loss
of life on the Atlantic has BEEN very
much less than IN former years though
one or two large steamers have had
serious mishaps and ore was never
heard from.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
section by over thirty years.
The sunreme court of the Unite

The supreme court of the United
States rendered an opinion that rate
of interest, charged by national
bank, in excess OF the interest rate
prescribed by law Of the State in which
the loan is made, is usurious, and
that the borro wer may sue and reco7,
er twice the amount of the loan. This
decision puts national banks and
State banks on the same footing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
Our Minister Was in Danger.

The commisseirat officer, Opachees,
who rsc-ntly called al the residence
IN Madrid of Gen. Stewart L. Wood
ford, the United States minister t.
Spain, but @as not received and who
was afterwards sent to military asy-
lura, TIE authorities declaring that he
was doubtless ''patrlotically mad, !"
committed suicide by shooting himself
with q revolver.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
wou,d Maka a Good One,

There is, says an Associated Press
dispatch, considerable sentiment N
congress in favor of passing bill
authorizing the president to appoint
from civil life a brigadier general.
This sentiment is based upon the be
liet and nope that the president would
name FMzhugh Lee to the post. Re
publicans favor the suggestions, be-
lIeving that it would be a tremendous
poi ical stroke This is based on the
admirable conduct of Lee and the ad
miration that all parties and men here
have for him"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09

Thursday night at the residence OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs 4.
C. Heise, on Plain street, at S o'cloca,
Mss Ellen Victoria aeise and Mr. W..
4. Tunander wers united IN marriage.
Mr. Tunander left this city two years
ago and went to Johannesburg, South
Africa He j1urneyed all the way
oack, II QUO miles 10 claim his bride.
Mr. nuuander had been very success
iul in JOhanDesourg at his business OF
decorator and paper hanger, and he
came back to get the girl he loved TO
shsre 1t with him.-Columbia Regis
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
Big Cotton E.Ic,

The large cotton warehouse at
Fountain Inn, S. G., owned oy ]. ".
Givens, containing 100 bales Of cot.
ton. was destroyed by fire Friday
night with its con .ents. The less is
estimated at S36 coo. The fire was OF
incendiary origin a crow bar was
found near the building which was
used to force an eutrance. The door
next to the railroad was open when
the fire was discovered aoou; ! o'clock
IN the nigh, The s4spicion is that
some reg roes, who were 6aed heavily
some days ago for selling coutra5and
whiskey had hand in firing the
building as Mr Giyens is a member Of
- nn,1noil
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
The Oniy Parallel.

Referring to Secretary Longs slate
ment that the cabinet neglected the
Maine question for the LAKE City one,
the New Y: rk World remarks: What
{. superb plc,ure OF great minds in &C
,iou the discreet Mr.. Long mas drawn.
Lord Paimerston lying On his back 81
CABINET meetings sLd absorbing HIM
self in blowing feaIh7r up in the air
is ths only parallel that comes to
nina
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
Killed With 8 Eas Pin.

4 drummer was recently killed IN
Chicago with hat pin. The autopsy
showed not only conclusion OF the
brain, but small puncture which
began near the corner of the left eye
and extended far into the interior OF
the skull. It was not of greater diane.
ter than the lead of pencil
Four detectives have been detailed on
the case. Bradner entered hotel at a
late hour bleeding profusely and fell
to the floor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
A Hart Case.

The Rev. 4. R. Fowler, was recent
~ convicted at Green7iIle, s. O., OF
forgery and seat to the penitentiary.
Fur time Fowler was engaged IN
the ministry, serving the Presbyterian
church. The Presby!erjans soon found
him out and repudlat=d him and then
he commenced raising money on
forged papers. Strange to say both
bis nalds were shot off and it IS
claimed that the loss OF his hands was
not accidental.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
Talked Too Soon.

4 few days ago Secretary Long, OF
the naval department, made state
ment to the effect that, in his opinion
nothing had developed to connect
Spain with the Maine disaster in an
official capacity. The secretary was
quoted as having said that Spain had
been eliminated He tried to explain
that he had said nothing of the Kind,
and now Secretary OF War Alger is
trying to still further classify Mr..
Longs position.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
To PrIte.t Havana

A Madrid letter says 1t IS defelteiy
reported there that fresh SpSnlsn
squadron destined for Cuba, IS oelng
Organized at Cadiz. It consists OF iour
iron cJads, the Carlos Y, Pelayo, Al
fonso XIII, and another, several gun
toats and transatlantic steamer.
Active work is also proceeding upon
the torpedo boat cestroyers Pfosperi-
ma Audaz and Ossda, and upon the
toruedo boats Habana, Retancsa ard
Barcelo, which form the second boat
Aotills that Spain is sending to Cuba.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
An Old Yrtersu Dead,

Gen. W. +. Talifero, a Mexican war
veteran aad commander OF the Er
glnia troops during the john Brown
raid, major general in lhe Confeder-
ate army and an ex Judge, died al his
home IN Gloucester county, a., re-
Gently. Gen. Talifero was IN COM
mand Of James Island atone tine cuc-
i0.- the war
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
Another srEoclous Crime.

An old Indian doctor and a little
girl who KEEP: house Tor him, have
been found hanging from trees near
their cabin, at the head Of Irish Greek,
near Morganton, n, c The two went
there about a year ago, and spent most
of their time in hunting herbs Threats
had been made against the old man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
Asked Him to Lsave.

Rev. +. Weber, of Rondout, n. Y
while assistant prizes: OF St. Peters
German Catholic church, R1ndout,
on Tuesday made reasonable and un.
American utterances. Arch blsnop
Corrigian has therefore asked him to
leave the diocease.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
The Country Editor DID It.

The Loud bill has been defeated.
The country editors did it. When
you come to think about, it is queer
that the weekly press was able to eL-
EFT more iahuenc. in a Republican
congress than it recently did in the
South Carolina legislature. State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
AGRGAT SENSATION.
4 GANG OF ROBBERS OPERATEAT PO-
MARIA, S C..


Pror,lnene Cltizsrs OF That Section s-e
Found with Stolen Goods in Thsir Pos
session Sd srs Arrerted-So Telling Who
are Complicated.
A special dispatch to TIE State says
the bottom has 5esn knocked" out of
Pcmaria ard war in Cuba is placed
in the background for the time being.
1t is we'll kno IN the most daring rob
b RS, wanlon burning Of build
.es have been going on here for
S .veral -ears and little atter1i m
seems to h w been given it, as ali
rhoughri 1t Was band Of home raised
J Ssle James, and none cared %
strike for fear Of teing struck back
So bold and daring had this become
that GOO. While men So y parti-5 drive
in the place in the bright moon light
or early dawn rob and leave Without
even reporting the matter or iames.
how yer well were the parties known,
for fear OF bodily itjury or secret
burt. FIRST, E r Hlpp's store was
burned, robbed first, it was thous bit
Then the railroad detot wss forc!oI,
entered and wagon loads taken thsn
Sv.zer s. Cos store robbed Of several
hun dreu dollars worth Thee again
the Southern railroad At this time
detectives came, secured E large lot of
the stolen properly, but by PERM.
cicus practice and methods Of the rail.
road. better compromise and get
money than to punish the culprit "
the matter was hushed, although
some Of the best citizens" Or so sup
posed, were IMPLICATED Then came
the burning of C'l. Bolloway's gin
house and other buildings THIN the
last, by which tits hoped the parties
are trapped and broken up, was that
two weeks ago. D H.pp's large store
of plantation supplies was robbed.
Mr.. Hipp lay apparently quiet, but a
detective, in the guise OF picture
enlarger," came upon the scene. He
fouad a wagon load and two buggy
loads OF the stolen goods in the house
OF Mr.. a T Riser, a former clerk
also in the barn 10 kegs of blasting
powder belonging to the railroad.
This was in a house near the railroad
built for that purpose. The house
was burned, and, it was supposed, the
powder, too, until its finding. Mr.
Riser lived with his father, q most es
timable citizen and q strict church
member; we'll to do farmer. Goods
of a smaller nature were found in
other houses of men of good repute
So far, the authorities have ARE sted
Jas. a. Riser and bis three sons, Al
hert + Joe and Willie, and John
Buckley, white, and Willis and Will
lam Baker, colored. There is no
particle of doubt that there are a
large number interested, and what is
so astonishing, so much so, as to Dor
dor Oh disbelief, is that some of the
most well-to do farmers, men of iami
lies and strict church members, some
even of wealth, are thought 10 be im-
pl1cated and should any one peach
on his pals, then, in that case, can
only say, ''the end is not yet" The
question the good people are asking
each other is: Whittier are we drift
iog," when some OF our best men are
turning robbers and frebugs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09

NIoHU aESTFSaIG> - ~, @HO
Seriously speaking, the idea OF sucn
an army precludes all chances OF an
in vasion OF this country. It would
take the allied armies of Europe to
Withstand such 2 force as the United
States can muster in times of need.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
Our Fighting stzeng b.

Should the United States and Spain
unfortunately go to war the fighting
would be coa6Ded almost entirely 10
the water, SIS Spain would hardly at
tempt to il vade this country in the
face OF the enormous size of the a..
mics we could raise. It is asserted oy
those who have investigated the facts
that the United States has thorough
ly orgapizod finely equipped fighting
force OF ia 362 officers and men that
could be assemhl. ID at any point with
in ten days ready for action IN every
particular. Should the exjgancies Of
war demand that the fighting force of
the country be called oat 10 AIS, ,7OI
men could be equipped and put into
the field il a months time The fol.
lowing table shows the quo!o of SOL
dlers each state and territory Wouli
furnish:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
THE G00D SHEPHERD
SERMON sY TaLM2GE TEAT PC
TuRE5 GREEN PASTURES.

An Iare.es'tas Discourse On 81. pEs d.
Pia,d. Shspaerd's Crock. Saepa"rc'o
Dog, Sa"pa,rd's Pasture G-ouacs acG
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
NO FIXED SENTENCES.
How j. NJ. Bennett Would Reform
Modern Prisons

]. M. Bennett, of Minneapolis, read a
parer on the subject of Prisons" at
the rooms of the Philosophical society
in the Endicott building last evening.
Mr.. Bennett advocated in his papeP
the changing Of the present laws so
that prisoners sent to the penitentiary
could be sentenced under the indeter-
inmate plan. The fixed term in pris-
ons in this and other states was char
acterized as relic of barbarism. Pris,
ons were a necessity to society, b,It
more good could be accomplished by
having a commission consisting of the
warden and prison board decide when
a prisoner should be discharged than
under the present plan. A step in the
right direction had been inaugurated
by the grading and parol system. and
it would not be long until the legisIa-
ture would amend the present law so
as to allow sentences to be made I'M
der the indeterminate plan. In the
appointment OF the commission, which
would have charge of the proposed
system Of discharging prisoners, the
speaker advised that they should not
be appointed for political reasons, ow-
ing to localities or nationalities. In
the discussion which followed tho pa
per Mr.. Bennett favored the pardon
ing of the Youngers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
COMO VILLA REPORT
sUPT. FITZGERALD's sTATE7;E,,,H
SHOWS 1,327 BOARDERs DUR
ING THE LAST YEAR.
NOT QUITE 100 WERE WOMEN.
MAY WAS THE MONTH WHEN TuT.
LARGEST NUMBER 'cIyENT
OUT"
SHOWS AN INCREASE OVER 1896.
Receipts From the Sale of Mauufoc-
tured Goods Amounted to $4,000
Expenses $21 900.

Advance sheets of the annual report
Of Supt Fitzgerald who has charge of
the Workhouse, show that institution
to be in a flourishing condition. Dur
ing the year 1897 the expenditures were
S2l, 751.55 and the receipts from the sale
of manufactured goods amounted to
$7,898.O2. The number of prisoners re-
ceived was 1927. of which 1892 were
males and 95 females. AS compared
with the number received at the insti-
tuition during 1896 there was an in
crease last year Of 70, there being At
male and 80 female prisoners received
more than in 1896. OF the prisoners
received in 1897 Is were sent from the
district court, s from justices Of the
peace courts of Ramsey county and
the balance from the police court Thc
following table shows the prisoners
received during the twelve months Of
1897,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03

had in our text. Such great leaders in our
age as Beecher, Brooks, Sturgeon, Moody,
have had an Astounding Joy, and as the
waves of the ocean throw off foam from
their crests. SO these men have thrown off
laughter and joy. which has been catching
to all who came near them. The business
man who throws off his business worries
when he leaves the store and enters the
nome with an unclouded face, helps to make
1t attractive. The man who carries the smoke
OF the factory, the worry of the shop and
the scandal OF the street to the home helps
to poison Its atmosphere. The man who helps
TO make home attractive not only has food
and medicine for his own troubles, but he
prevents his children from going elsewhere
tor pleasure and In search OF attractions, with
the increased chances of being led into the
way of sin and DEATH
=, There are times when the best of men and
the strongest OF men are as weak and help
less as children. A robust and manly faith
such as the great statesman and lawgiver of
Israel had will help us to be brave and true
and good In every emergency, through all
mysteries and ,perplexities of life. until we
TOO stand on the border and look over into
the heavenly home land
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
IT STARTS AFRESH
PLYMOUTH CHURCH, WITH A NEW
PASTOR, RESUMES THE BAT
TILE ANEW.
REV. G, E, SOPER'S INITIATIVE.
HIS FIRST SERMON TO HIS NEW
FLOCK URGES SUPREME
FAITH.
REV. G. E. SOPER'S INITIATIVE.
NEW OFFICERS TO BE CHOSEN.
Annual Election of the Congrega-
ton Is to Be Held Thursday
Night.

Yesterday was a. red letter day in the
history of the Plymouth Congregational
church, and its members believe it will
mark q new era Of prosperity and a
turning point in the history Of the
church. Their new pastor, Rev. G. E.
Soper, preached his first sermon, and
the congregation believe in securing
Mr.. Soper as their pastor they will be
able to fulfill the promise of the earlier
days Of the church.
Mr.. Soper comes from Alexandria,
where he was the pastor Of the First
Congregational church, and is a man of
great energy, a very able speaker and
a man with warm personality. The
members Of the congregation feel that
they have been fortunate in securing
Mr.. Soper. and have pledged their sup
pert to him in building up the church
and returning 1t to it's old place among
the first Congregational churches in the
state.
Through a combination Of circum-
stances, the Plymouth church has been
greatly hampered in it's work for
number of years back. For the past
year without a pastor, it was thought
for a time that the church to do eff
flcient work would have to unite with
some other church. But the trustees,
with the aid Of q number of influential
members Of the congregation, succeed
ed in raising the current expenses Of
the church. 1t Is believed now that the
church has taken new lease Of life,
and the election of officers will take
place on Wednesday,.
The Plymouth church was organized
Thursday. June II. 1858. with fifteen
charter members, prominent among
whom were P. P. Furber, P. w Nicols.
William L. Phinney and J. H. c. Will
son. Meetings were first held in what
was then known as the Concert Hall"
and in 1859 the trustees built q chapel
on Goodrich street. This was occupied
until 1878, when the present edif1ce at
Summit and Wabasha was completed
and dedicated on July 10, 1873, by Rev.
G. M. Terry. In 1884 the transepts on
the east and west sides Of the church
were added, to accommodate the in
creasing demands of the then growing
church.
was installed in November. 1858, and
was followed by Rev. A. S. Friske, who
filled the pulpit from the time Dr. Hart
left in 1859 until 1862, when he was sue
ceeded by Rev. Silas Hawley,
who filled the pulpit until 1863, when
Rev. j. F. Dudley took charge, holding
for three years, until 1866. Rev. L. ].
White was installed acting pastor in
November, 1866, and held until 1871.
Rev. c. M. Terry was pastor from 1872
until 1877. The next pastor was Rev.
NJ Meg. Dana, under whose charge
the church prospered as it never had
before. DR.. Dana left in 1891, going
East, where he died a short time ago.
DR.. A. H. Heath took charge a little
later and remained two years, and the
church has practically been without a
regular pastor since then. Rev. A. B.