The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Items of Interest.

in nearly every state are revealing some
very interesting facts about the way in
which that pious political organization
has been conducted.
The Atlanta Journal is authority for
the statement that more men were killed
at the recent presidential election in
Guatemala than were killed in our army
and navy in all our fights with Spain.
These Central American republics are
dandies.
THE transport Minnewaska. recently
sailed from the wharves of Charleston,
deep laden with men and munition on
trip to Porto Rico. The Minnewaska is
very large vessel. We extend con-
gratulations to Charleston upon this
evidence of good work one on her bar
by the jetties.
The people of South Carolina have
very properly endorsed Governor Eller-
be for another term. He deserves it.
He has been the Governor of the whole
people, irrespective Of faction, and a.
majority of the people of South Caro-
lima believe in him and trust him, as
is shown by the vote in the primary.
The Army and Navy Journal is au-
thority for the report that the First
South Carolina regiment will be kept
in service, and that the officials are dis
gusted with the petition business, and
do not think it soldierly. What there
is in it is not known, except that the
First is at Jacksonville, and seems like
ly to remain there.
Iris useless to look backward and long
for the former state Of things that will
never come again; but the course of
true wisdom is to look forward, and if
possible try to grasp the aim Of God in
these wonderful changes, and seek to be
what ne would have US to be in their
midst and in the peril Of their admin
istration.
Two Boston jokers the other night
''held up" J. B. Schoefel Of the Ire
mont Theater as he was driving along
suburban road They did it merely for
fun of course. Mr.. Schoefel entered
into the spirit Of the joke splendidly.
He knocked one Of the make-believe
highwaymen down and horse-whipped
the other until the blood came. Practi-
cal jokes are so enjoyable!
The President is having difficulty in
getting commission to investigate the
war department. There are various
reasons why men who have figured in
public life prominently do not care to
act>as investigators. They think tha t
it is very doubtful if it will be posi-:
bic to make such an Investigation as
will satisfy the country. If the bot
tom facts are not reached the commits
sion will be severely criticized.
The yellow fever in Santiago doesn't
show any invidious distinction, but
treats the so-called immunes just like
it does other folks and lays them out
with as little ceremony. The immune
business, as it was carried out in re-
cruiting the immune" regiments, was
farce. Most Of them were about as
immune against fever as they would be
against Winnipeg blizzard.
BLANco says in proclamation: s'We
have been vanquished because we are
Spaniards, but there is no human pow
er which can force US to resign our
glorious nationality" Well, nobody
wants to. They can stick to their
glorious nationality till their teeth fall
out, but they were not "vanquished be-
cause they we1e Spaniards," but be-
cause they didn't have gumption enough
to know when they were tackling the
wrong fellow.
A sweetheart's hugs and kisses may
be something new in the materia medi-
ca, but they worked wonders in the case
of.David Blum, youngSs' butcher, who
attempted suicide by means of illumi-
mating gas. The doctors in the New
York hospital had given Up hope Of re-
yiving him when pretty Nathalie Took
er, to whom he was about to be wed:
came along and brought him to consci-
business in short order: She caught
David in her arms, and hugging and
kissing him besought him not to die.
David opened his eyes. When he saw
his sweetheart he embraced her. The
doctors smiled and departed. 1t is ex-
pected that the wedding will be on
schedule time.