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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
On to Cuba.

Unless the present plan is suddenly
changed, the American army Of occu-
patton will sail for Cuba about October
10Th. This statement is made upon
the authority of an army officer usually
well informed of the plans Of the war
department. According to the officer,
the army will include two corps and
possibly three, or from so, 900 to 80, 900
officers and men. The troops will land,
for the most part, at Havana and from
there be distributed through the island.
According to this officer the Seventh
corps. now stationed at Jacksonville
under Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, will
form a part of the force to be sent to
Cu6a. to be followed. possibly, by the
Second corps. now at Camp Meade
under command Of Maj. Gen. William
VI. Graham, Light Battery Billy" as
he is known in the army. These corps
are largely made up Of volunteers, and
according to the present plan, it was
said, it is not the intention to send
volunteers to Cuba who do not wish to
go. BY the time the movement is or
dered, there will be plenty of regulars
in condition to take the places Of any
volunteer organization which does not
care to spend the winter or longer in
l'uba.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Gives Up the Ghost.

Mr.. Bynum. since his salary of So
900 per annum has been discontinued
as chairman Of the national gold Demo
cratic organization. throws of the
mask and, in a published letter, defines
his position. He believes that the par
ty has served its purpose and cannot
accomplish areunion Of the two wings
of the Democratic party. He is con-
WINGED that the Bryan wing will reaf
frm the Chicago platform in 1900 and
renominate Bryan unless it is over
whelmingly beatenat the polls this fall,
and the way to secure such a result is
for gold Democrats to support Rcpubli
can candidate As the goid Democra-
tic committee was not prepared to go
so far Bynum gets out. He Will join
the Republican party and so on the
stump for it, and the other gold Demo
Gratis can go where they please
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
That's What He Is.

The Baltimore Sun says: Perhaps
the most remarkable primary election
ever held in Alabama, if not in this
country, was the one held Saturday last
in the Eighth congressional district of
that State. 1t was the primary O. the
Democratic party of that district to Sc
lect nominee for congress, but most
Of the Republicans and Populists of
the district participated in it, and every
man 'oted for the return to congress Of
the hero Of Santiago, Gen. Joseph
Wheeler Freesilyer and gold advo-
Gates, free traders and protectionists,
territorial expansionists and contrac-
tionists, rich and poor, black and waite
regardless Of past, present and future
party affiliations, all united on the one
proposition to send Gen. Wheeler back
to congress Not a vote was cast
against him in the district. 4 very
heavy vote was polled throughout the
district In thus honoring Gen.
Wheeler the people Of his district have
honored themselves. He is an able
representative, gallant soldier and
loyal American. The State says he is
all these things and more-he is ''an
enemy to the national honor crazy
tiatist. popocratic Bryanite.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Sad Partings.

The Spanish transport San Francisco
sailed for Spain from San Juan Thurs.
day. There was a repetition Of Wednes-
days scene when the Asturias battalion
of Spanish troops marched to the wharf
for embarkatiou. Capt Gen. Macias
and his staff reviewed the departure Of
the soldiers, who said farewell to their
sweethearts and wives Some of the
soldiers wept profusely, and there was
quite a pathetic aspect to the affair.
As the ship swung away from the pier
the soldiers on board Of her raised a
faint cheer, and the women proceeded
to the sea wall. where they stood for
hours waving their hardkerchiefs until
the San Francisco was only speck on
the horizon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
HE WAS USED TO IT.
Why General Wheeler Refused to Re.
treat at Ell Caney.

During the course of talk with Hon.
". II. Fleming recently the subject of
the war was introduced and Nir. Flem-
ing related the following little incident
which occurred while he was in Boston:
Mr.. Fleming said that in conversation
with some northen gentlemen they were
discussing the fight at Santiago, and
the part that the several generals play
ed at the crisis. Shafter and other reg
ular army officers advised,a retreat from
before FL Caney for the reason that the
Spaniards greatly outnumbered the
Americans at that point Gen. Wheel
er, as is known, bitterly opposed re-
treat and said that it would be last
ing disgrace to the American arms for
the troops to give up single inch of
of the ground they had so dearly won.
These northern gentlemen were enthu-
siastic in their praise of the ex-Confed
crate generals courage at this crisis,
and said it was in striking contrast to
the proposed alton of some of the regu-
lar army officers. Mr.. Fleming told
the gentlemen that the explanation was
probably very simple one. He said
that these army officers had all been in
service on the Federal side during the
civil wal; and had therefore never known
what it meant to be outnumbered by
the enemy, but that joe Wheeler
never had an opportunity to fight on
other terms. He was always outnum-
bered and his normal condition was to
fight on the minority side. Itwas moth
ing new to him. OF course the gentle
men laughinsly accepted the explana-
ton, and said that it was no doubt
quite true.-Augusta Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
ARUPTURE WITH GERMANY.
That Appears to be the Possibility Of
the Future.

The news at the navy department
Wednesday that the Germans are look
ing to the acquisition, by force or
otherwise, Of the important island Of
Cebu does not lessen the presumption
that Germany is to be reckoned with at
the mouth Of American guns. a state
department official said that this was
the most aggravating intelligence re-
ceived from the Philippines and there
was no telling when the feeling between
Dewey and the Germans would become
so acute as to lead to an open rupture.
Deweywill not hesitate to command in
stead of temporizing when on the deck
Of the Oregon.
The state department has always
received the most pacific assurances
from the German ambassador here,
yet it is noted by the navy and state
department officials that reports con-
stantly arrive offensive to the position
of America in the Philippines. The
navy department is notdisposed to hes
ltate much longer in announcing the
real mission and true destination Of the
two American battleships The secre-
tary of the navy announced a few days
ago that the Oregon and the Iowa were
under orders for Manila, with an Incl
dental stop at Honolulu.
This bold and truthful statemet rat
tied the state department and on the
following day an official Of the latter
department authorized the statement
that these two powerful ships were
going only to Honolulu to be attached
to the Asiatic squadron, which would
be then FIVE thousand miles away. The
denial is not inspired by any infractioa
of the protocol, but because the des-
tination being Manila, where the
battleships were not needed against
Spaniards or insurgents, it was too evi-
dent that the movement was against
German insolence and interference.
This is now still borne out by the or
der dispatching reinforcements to Gen
eral Otis.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
THE REPUBLICANS MOVING.
Candidates From All Congressional
Districts to be Nominated.

The Republican State executive com
mittee held meeting in the city We'd
nesday in the grand jury room at the
United States district court house. The
committee was looking into the pros
poets for Black and Tan" and Lilly
White" rule in the future, and trying
to decide what to do for the future vel
fare of the party. Among the most
prominent Of the members were Gen.
Robert Smalls Of Beaufort, collector Ct
the port at that point. Tolbert of Alb
beville, +. H. Deas of Darlington and
Cochran Of Anderson. Besides these
leading counselors there werea number
Of aids, who helped to swell the num-
Der.
Tolbert, who is chairman of the com
mittee, presided over the deliberations.
1t was decided, after much discussion.
not to call State convention to nomi-
nate State officers and put them in the
field to make fruitless race. 1t is
proposed, however, to make strong
pull to elect Republicans to congress
and candidates Will be nominated fol
each congressional district to oppose
the nominees Of the Democratic party.
An important feature of the conyen.
tion is the effort MADE to coalesce the
''Blackand Tan and the LILLY White"
factions Of the party. \ committee
was appointed for this purpose. Thi:
committee is composed Of the regulars
who are anxious to settle the difference
in the ranks Of the disgruntled politi
clans and thus afterwards have a har
monious continuity of action among
the members of the party when an effort
IS made to obtain public Office.
The meeting also made provision fol
the reapportionment of the counties il
the Third District. 4 number of new
counties have been formed from the old
ones in this district, and provision hac
to be made for the number of delegates
they will be entitled to in future con.
ventions, whenever they may be held
The decision to put candidates in the
field for congressional honors will ne,
cessitate district conventions, the dates
of which will be fixed later, In the
Sixth district, from which Z. r. Deas
comes, the convention will be held on
the 9th Of the present month.-State
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
THE WAR IS OVER.
Ex-Union Soldiers Escort the Remains
Of Winnie Davis.

We are indeed our people once more.
The remains of Miss Winnie Davis, the
daughter Of the Confederacy, were es-
corted by grand army men from the ho-
tel at Narragansett Pier, R. l., to the
depot on their way to Richmond for
burial. The following correspondence
explains itself:
Headquarters LSedgewick Post, G.. a.
R., Department Rhode Island, Wake
field, Sept. p. 1898.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Rockingham ho-
tel, Narragansett Pier, 4. l.
Dear Madam: In behalf of the Off
GERS and members Of our post wish to
offer the services Of our members to es-
cort the remains of your daughter from
the hotel to the railway station.
Respectfully,
j. ?. Chase, Commander.
Mrs. Davis replied as follows:
Narragansett Pier, Sept. q, 1898.
The Commander of Sedgwick Post, G.
a. r. Wakefield.
Sir: In memory of our pleasant So
journ in Rhode Island, and the cordial
ity Of the whole population with whom
We have come in contact, I accept with
gratitude your kind offer.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Davis.
Great pleasure is expressed by the
garrisons at Narragansett Pier over the
spontaneous tribute Of the men in blue
to one whom the soldiers of the late
Confederacy loved so well.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
TRYING TO DODGE.
Mckinley and Alger Held RESPONSIBLE
for Death Of Troops.

The effort of the leaders in the war
department and those who have come
in for condemnation over the scandals
of the war to hide behind the system
which they found in vogue when taking
charge of the department, will not be
successful. They may excuse them
selves on this weak plea, but the peo-
pie will not excuse them. If they
found bad system they should have
reformed it. They we're not put in
charge of branch of the government
to tread in the footsteps Of those who
went before, provided those footsteps
were not going in the right direction nor
travelling in the most expeditions way.
If they inherited bad system they
should have inaurgurated a better. But
no system Of business can be held re-
sponsible for the features Of this war
which are being held up for censure.
The New York world says:
But it was not the system" that
caused Mr. Mckinley to call out 300 :
600 volunteers where 10, 900 were all
that could possibly be needed or, as
General Schofeld warned him, handled
by the war department. 1t was not
the system" that compelled MIR. Nc
Kinley to sidetrack Miles and the COM
petent military men and turn the army
and the war department over to politi-
cal favorites, to Alger and his crew Of
sons. 1t was not the system" that
selected the pest camps and oficered
them with men, especially with medi-
cal officers, CT no experience and of no
potential ability. It was not ''the sys-
tenn" that made Nj. Mckinley refuse
to right these wrongs by dismissing in
competence and putting competence in
it's place after the horrors of the pest
camps and the pest transports were ex,
posed
These counts in the public indict.
ment brought against the war depart,
ment and the Mckinley administration.
by the people, cannot be answered by
lodging behind the system. The peo.
pie are in earnest. Good men have
been needlessly sacrificed to ignorance,
incompetence and neglect. Soldiers
have died of starvation and lack Of
medical attention when our treasury is
bursting With gold and onr granaries
with provisions. The administration
that puts incompetent men at the head
of a great department and keeps then
there over public protest, must suffer
the legitimate effect of its course. Not
the system il the war department is tc
blame, but the man at the head Of the
department aud the president who kept
him there. Augusta Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
he military. After the mill

the military. After the mill
tary, the procession was formed in
the following order: r. f. Lee Camp
No. l. Confederate veterans, Geo. D..
Dickett camp, visiting camps, veterans
from Soldiers home, Sons of veterans,
honorary pallbearers, active pallbearers,
hearSe, family, friends in carriages,
Hollywood association, Hollywood Ju-
nior association, Oakwood association,
Oakwood Junior association. Hebrew
association, Confederate Museum asso-
citation, Daughters of the Confederacy,
Lee and Pickett camps, Ladies auxili-
aries. private carriages.
With the band playing the dead
March in Saul" and the tolling Of bells
of many churches, the procession start
ed towards Hollywood cemetery, march
ing between dense lines of humanity
the entire distance. The procession
was nearly mile in length, though the
carriages were driven two abreast. The
streets were lined with people the entire
distance and along the drive in the ceme-
terry leading to the grave, distance of a
half mile. and all about the grave itself
were hundreds and thousands Of people
Of all classes and conditions.
Co. B. Second regiment, under Capt.
Russell. was detailed as guard to the
approaches to the Davis square and
prevented the crowding of the drives
and kept the crowd from entering the
section. 4 rope was stretched about
the circle in which Mr.. Davis is in
TERED, and detail of police assisted
the military in preventing the crowd
from entering. The sun was just sink
ing behind the hills when the head Of
the procession came in sight along the
road that winds in and out among the
trees by the rivers bank. The milit'-
ry formed at the foot of the terrace
overlooking the Davis circle, which IN
turn overlooks the river and commands
view of the city. There was scene
just as the veterans turned to take the
left hand drive that will never be for
gotten by those who witnessed it.
The services at the grave were SIM
pie but deeply impressive. After the
casket had been placed on the suppor-
tiers, the face section was removed for a
moment and Mrs. Davis and her daugh-
ter, Mrs Hayes, kissed the deceased.
Mrs. Davis sat in an arm chair near the
grave during the service and Mrs. Hayes
knelt by her side. The Centenary
Methodist Church choir sang "Sleep
Thy Last Sleep" the committal prayers
were read by DR.. Carmichael and then
the vast and sorrowing crowd dispers-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
CONSTABLEs FIRED ON.
They Were Led q Chase and Fired On.
The Result

An attempt to assassinate party of
dispensary conssables was made We'd
nesday night about II o'clock in the
neighborhood of Cripple Creek, Green
vile county, a vicinity where crime
and lawlessness reign supreme, just
out of the city limits, beyond the Air
Line depot.
The constables believe a decoy was
laid for them, and they were certainly
shot at from ambush. For some time
they have been informed Of whiskey
selling in Cripple Creek, but, suspecting
trap, refused to walk into it. Last
night, Chief Constable LaFar, with
Constables Alton, Bishop, Cooley and
ex-Policeman Head, acting on informa-
ticn, made raid on several places in
Cripple Creek. They secured some
beer, but the place where they had
been told was big haul they found
nothing, and this strengthened their
suspicion.
Starting back to town on the road
which runs along the Southern track,
they were fred at by someone 20 or %
steps in the rear. standing behind an
oaS on the side of house. Five shots
from pistol were fred in rapid success
sion. Fearing that they might hit in
nocent persons in some nearby house,
the officers did not fire but made rush
on their assailant. Failing to find any
one after diligent search, they then re-
turned to town indignant and thorough
ly aroused. The shots went between
the men and over their heads, whist
ling uncomfortably near.
Chief LaFar. in charge Of the party,
is determined to find the guilty parties
and while he gives no names, his sus-
picions are strongly fixed upon a white
man who is not entirely unknown to
fame, or rather, i'll fame-State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
VALUABLE SOUVENIRS.
Contents of the Infanta Maria Teresa's
Treasure Chest.

a canvas bag containing about three
pints Of Spanish gold coin, another can
vas bag containing fully quart Of
Spanish silver coin. two thick punches
of Spanish paper currency, and few
handfuls of loose Spanish silver coins
were delivered at the banking Office Of
Bologncsi, fairfield & Co., % Wall
street, last Wednesday by a messenger
from the paymaster's department OF the
United States. This package of Span
ish money was accompanied by for
NAL notification from Paymaster Arthur
Brutis, of the North Atlantic station,
that the contents of the money box
found on the Spanish warship Infanta
Maria Teresa, captured at Santiago,
had been officially awarded to Bologne-
81. fairfield & Co., at their bid of
SIS. 600.
This collection of Spanish metallic
and paper money was discovered in one
of the apartments of the wrecked Span
ish warship Infanta Maria Teresa with
IN few days after the crushing defeat
Of Admiral Cervera's feet, just outside
Of Santiago harbor on the 3rd Of last
July. The money was turned over to
the United States authorities as por-
ton of the prizes captured by Admiral
SIMPSONS squadron. 1t was invento
ried and advertised for sale. Several
bids were received and the award was
made to the Wall street firm as stated.
A representative of that firm said he
had not counted the money, but he did
not think the face value of the coin
and the paper notes would exceed
S15, 900.
All of the Spanish money is either
water stained or scorched. More than
three-fourths of it is coin, and at least
one-half Of the aggregate value of the
collection is in gold coiH-Alfonsos,
each piece being worth 25 pesetas,
equivalent TO So in American money.
There are variety Of silver pieces, in
Guiding the one, two, two and half,
and five pesetas, the latter being SINH
lar in size and value to the United
States silver dollar. The notes, which
are printed on silk fiber paper or about
the texture Of the United States notes,
are for 25, 80 and 100 pesetas each.
There is one 1000 pcseta note. Some
of these notes show marks of both fire
and water, and nearly all of the coins
are scorched or rusted. Not any Of the
money, however,is sufficiently damaged
to interfere with its value as circulat-
ing medium. New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Schooner Wrecked.

An Australian paper reports the
wreck of the schooner c. c. Funk on
Flinders island on July 81, with ten
of her crew. The drowned are:
Can't. and Mrs. Ncsson and two chill
dren: \. Hansen. chief mate; J.
Stump. second mate: Charles Olsen,
Peter Nelson, Charles Johansen, Peter
Anton. Able Seaman. The vessel was
driven ashore by the gale and went to
pieces in the surf.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Bloody Work in MARYLAND.

f. P. Myers shot and instantly killed
John Lenhart, constable, and Mi
chael Kerns, bystander, at Carret,
Nd. Thursday, while resisting election
from house. He then barricaded the
doors and windows, but finally was cap
tured by the sheriff of the county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
The Kind He Wanted.

\ young bachelor who was upset by
sewing machine agent, told the lat
ter that his machine would not answer
the purpose. Why, said the agent,
with voluble praise, 1t is the best on
the mar ket IN every respect. That
may be, replied the supposed custo-
mer, but the sewing machine | am
looking for must have faxen hair and
blue eyes. Tit Bits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
The Should Reflect.

If the farmers of the South would
reflect upon the facs that they receive
no more money for 4 crop Of II, 900. 600
bales than one of 100000 but that
the big crop costs great deal more to
produce and market, they might see
the wisdom Of reducing production.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Woes Of Tom MackeY.

Thos. Jefferson Mackcy was arrested
Wednesday in Philadelphia for having
too many wives. The old rascal IS in a
fair way Of getting in the penitentiary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28

triotic and devoted daughter of our
State, in whom we should all feel a
special pride, because Of her works
Very respectfully yours,
Alexander Sprunt.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-06-17
COMPILATION OF The LAWS.
The Book is a Daisy and is Proving Of
Great Value-It Was Necessary.
Silver City independently


The new compilation of the laws is in
full force and effect under the law and
by virtue of a proclamation issued by
Governor Otero to that effect. The In.
dependent has purchased a volume OF
the same for its library and finds it to
be well compiled, thoroughly indexed
and very serviceable from "a lawyers and
official standpoint. The volume is in
the English language, contains about
1000 pages, compact, and the contents
are very we'll arranged. 1t is certainly
proving itself OF great value to all those
who find it necessary to know what the
statutes of the territory contain. namely
the courts, the lawyers. the territorial
and county officials, the litigants and
good citizens generally.
From a typographical standpoint the
book is a very daisy and a great credit
to the public printer and to the New
Mexican Printing company, that did the
work. New and neat type has been
used, the paper is of a very superior
quality, the press work cannot be i'm
proved and the binding is solid, substan-
tial and handsome. The price has been
fixed at $3.50 per volume and is worth it.
The funds realized from the sale of the
book go into a fund to pay for the COM
pilation and printing thereof, and if
enough books are sold. the territory
will be fully reimbursed for the outlay
from the territorial treasury. The COM
pilation was necessary and needed and
the Independent is gratified that it has
been done well and creditable from
every standpOint.