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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
CROP CONDITIONS.
The Regular Weekly Weather and
Crop Bulletin.
WHAT TNEcROPS AREDOlNG.
What the Observers All Over the
State Report to Headquart-
ers. The information
Consolidated.

The following is the weekly bulletin
Of the condition of the weather and
CROPS of the State issued last week by
Section Director Bauer of the South
Carolina bereau of the United States
weather ard crop service.
Another week of even high temper
ature. with mean for the week Of 19
degrees, which is 3 degrees per day
above the normal.
With few exceptions. the rainfall
for the week was excessive over the en-
tire State. Heavy rains caused streams
in the upper Savannah valley to over
flow and seriously damage land crops,
while in the lower Savannah and the
Salkehatchie valleys, where from six to
over thirteen inches Of rain fell, large
areas were inundated and crops in Barn
well, Bamberg, Colleton, Hampton and
Beaufort county lowlands were severe
ly injured or entirely destroyed. Over
the entire State there was too much
rainy and cloudy weather, retardlng or
entirely suspending farming operations,
damaging crops, and delaying harvest
ing. The average rainfall for the week
was 3.66 inches, while the normal Is
approximately 1.30 inches. The per
centage of possible sunshine was as low
as 10 pc, cent. at places. and mucn be-
low the usual amount over the whole
State. All crops stand in imperative
need Of clear, dry weather.
Young com seems to be doing nicely,
but old corn is sproutins and rottlng IN
the shuck; it is too wet to house 1t.
Fodder continues to be damaged as 1t IS
gathered, or drying and rotting on the
stalk.
Cotton suffered severely during the
week; some boil worms noted in several
counties; too wet generally to pick cot
ton, and open cotton is sproutlng,
while ripe bolls are rotting; the plant
continues to shed its leaves and fruit;
Cotton was blown down and suffered
from inundation over the southeastern
counties.
Rice was materially damaged in Col
Teton and adjacent districts by high wa
ter, but upland rice is doing nicely.
Rice harvest is delayed.
Sweet potatoes, sugar cane'ano pea
nuts are doing well. Pea vines have a
rank growth, but need sunshine for
curing. Haying is awaiting clear
weather; large crop of hay will be cut
if the weather permits saving 1t. 1t Is
too wet for turnips generally, but fall
gardens, pastures and truck are making
rapid growth.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
Town Swept AWAY.

The town Of Jerome. Arizona. was
completely wiped out Sunday night by
fire, cntailing loss of over $1,UOo.0O0
in property. Eleven bodies have so far
been recovered while score or more
arc said to be in the ruins or missing:
The fire originated in cabin and
spread so rapidly and tiercely that 1t
was impossible to save even the cloth
ilg. The fire was confined exclusively
to the business portion of the town,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
Tillman in the Northeast.

United States Senator Benjamin R.
Tillman, Of South Carolina. accom-
panied by Senator William +. Chan
dler, visited Portsmouth, y. H., last
week and was shown over the city by
Mayor John 5. Tilton and Hon. Frank
Johnes. The party visited the navy
yard and were received by Commodore
Remey. \ banquet was rendered Scna-
tor Tillman at Hotel Wentworth by
Mr.. Jones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
A Yirginia Tragedy.

Last Monday J. B. Schmidt shot and
killed Edward Hoffman and son. John
T. Hoffman, lumbermen from Bucking-
ham county, operating on Schmidts
place on the James river, in Surry
county. Schmidt went to the Hof-
mans mill and deliberately shot Young
Hoffman seven times with a Winches-
ter rife in the presence Of his father,
killing him instantly. and then turned
upon the father, who piteously begged
for his life, and shot him repeatedly
until he was dead. y posse was sent
to arrest Schmidt but he refused to sur
render and was shot near the heart.
He fingered several hours when he died
of his wounds. cursins at every breath.
\ New York man. who had been in
a state of suspended animation for
twenty-five months came to lie again
last week. An exchange says that
while he missed al! Of the war, he has
returned in time ito see the fun with
Alger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
Weather Predicting.

The New York Times says that the
art of weather prediction is not half 50
difficult and abstruse as some people
believe, and one man who knows the
accepted formulate can work them about
as we'll as another. By the way, when
will the bureau chiefs reveal to the
public the fact that thunderstorms do
not cool the air, but that cool air pro.
duces thunderstorms? That cart has
been in front Of that horse about long
enough.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
Arrived at New York.

The steamer Ola Dominion arrived
at New York Thursday evening from
Norfolk. having on board Lieut.. Sc
grera and four other officers Of Admi-
raj Cervera's squadron and 80, seamcn
who have been in the naval hospital at
Norfolk. They are enroute to Santan-
der. Spain, and will sail on the City Of
Rome for that port with the remainder
Of Admiral Ccryera,s crew.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
No Goats Wanted.

The Danish steamer Tyr reached New
Orleans Friday from Havana with l 500
goats. They were shipped from Gal
weston to Havana in the belief that the
people Of that city would be so hungry
that they would Ike goat meat. but
Gen. Blanco placed so heavy tax on
goats that it did not pay TO land them,
and they were brought back to this
country
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14

''Taare aa, no ,'rn,aad, reaaa;: :. Stir 'rH
or ii reducing the TX
y es no, .';7t;c" rGai'g All hcac :? make
TIE den and?
D,tsru, ,h., l:,nn-ar y = ,v"ri,,r:'.,mr,;.
inl orcr'. crn;idiur i.rsn'11 r,.'E' ll'r IL.
r,an"
Does mrt r.c sh-.ws. ND. - nverw.-k.o.
poo.iy clad, !unuc,uf ca,Ia:..: - tue f.rn-
ers make he 6eoa'd:
Does rot III. constitution. both OF TIE
sta,r and na'ior, which y"u have >w"ril 70
support, ln:.ke tn demand?
Does not civilization Ioake the ic;nauG?
roes not every Democratic platform that
mas eeer been aiopted both Eati"pai and
State, make the demtuI?
Doe not every opponent Of the Mckinney
AID Dinghy tar fl acfs make tie demand?
Daes not charity. The greatest Of the thee
virtues make the demand?
Let us ser if reaso does nos make the de-
r,snd See State Constitution, article |, sec
lions 6 ard I: article 3 se",iou ~; article
s, section 6. latter c'auSe: a;so article 10,
section ,. See L. 5 constitution, article ]
srci;cn 10.
Possibly never before hrs any State or
political party 20 utterly disrrgerl"d and
r-pudiasei the teaching and doctrines Of her
t,rmer iilust ious statesmen.
Let US see how this tax operates. The
Average two borse farme-, who pays taxes
on $500 worth Of pro?erty and uses three
tons OF fertilizer PER plow, pays to the sup
ror, OF the State institutions OF bigher Learn
lag about as follows:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
Impure Water.

Dr. Cyrus Edison states that the So
called malaria cases at Montauk
Point originated there from impure
water. DR.. Nicholas Scum declares
that typhoid fever will presently rage
there Dr. Edison says 1t would be
less cruel to line up men and shoot at
them than to make them drink Camp
Wikoff water.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
a Preacher to Hang.

The Delaware supreme court has sus-
tanned the decision Of the lower court.
which imposed sentence Of death OF
Rev. William H. Fisher, colorcd, of
Del. charged with breaking into the
house of Mrs. Maria Hunt. of that city
at night. for the purpose of committing
a feIonious assault Fisher has been
sentenced to be hanged on October !.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14

Paris. Sept. 10.-President Felix
Faure sent telegram of coincidence
to Emperor Francis Joseph immediate
ly upon receipt Of news of the assassi-
nation, and he has since countermand
ed the arrangements for the shooting
party fixed for tomorrow at the Marty
preserves.
The police here believe the murder
the result Of plot of Italian anar-
chists. and that the assassin is identi-
cal with one Luccessi, who is wanted
by the Bologna police as dangerous
anarchist The man known as Luccesi
was implicated in the recent truobles
at Milan, after which he fed to Zurich.
While at Zurich Luccessi was present
at a meeting of Italian anarchists,
when seven were selected, including
Luccessi to assassinate the principal
European sovereigns, including the king
of Italy.
4 French detective WHO was present
at the meeting in disguise, warned the
French foreign Office which communi-
Gated It's information to the Italian gov
ernment. As result King IIumbert
was carefully guarded, as was also NJ.
Faure.
About week ago another meeting
Of the same band Of anarchists was
held at Zurich, and those who hal been
selected at the previous meeting were
accused of cowardice.
Thereupon Lu:cesi said: Il will
show that am no coward. | will kill
some one.
The following day he left Zurich and
went to Bale, proceeding thence to
Geneva
Washington. Sept. 1O.-Thc state de-
partment late this afternoon received
confirmation of the repur:cd assas
sination Of the empress Of Austria.
The following dispatch was received
from the United States consul at Gc-
neva:
"Gcneva. Sept. 10. 1:J3 p. m.-The
empress Of Austria Just ;'ssasslnated
here BY Italian anarchist.
(Signed) ''RIDGELY
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14

Upon receipt Of Consul Ridgclys no.
titication Of the death Of the empress,
President Mckinley sent the following
message Of coincidence:
Executive Mansion.
Washington, Sept. 10.
TO His Majesty, the Emperor of Aus
tria. Vienna:
Il have heard with profound regret
Of the assassination of her majesty.
the empress Of Austria, while at Ge-
neva, and tender to your majesty the
deep sympathy Of the government and
people Of the United States.
(Signed) William Mckinley.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14

Farmer who pays on So 0,
pays tO.......... ...............S - 81
Merchant who pays on S3r0,
pays to....... ......-.......-..-- o.
Mechanic who pays o. $500,
pays to ......... ............- 81
Lawyer who pays on $500
pays lu...-...... ...-'-..........
Doctor who pays on $500,
pays NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Banker who pays Oh 800,
.............................. 81
Manufacturer who pays On
$500, pays to.....-............ q
All professions except fn-tu-
err " g
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14
PRISE IS It's SIDE.
Senator CoHro; Replies 70 Sen
atcr Morris Card.
FERTILIZER TAG QUESTION.
Recounts Some Of the History Of
the Course of His Bill in the
Senate. Some Figures.

Il reply TO t.oi. Nprr.ss '.amplifyiug'
c1.uu.uM;:a;lor ~ Nuur issue of the 18th
lit hici hc ctar;:t~ - e h" expo .ure Of
the whole matter. e the fertilizer tax tag
liii, permit ne t. say: 90! Norris States
soule s:cts. leaves Others hot starred. and
vret. cvctfx::icts soIne Of bis own statements,
namely: After the bill hid been rejected
| .seui again 10 biGi snd saih Il he would
couSrat would undertake TO get the Gem
su,, board 10 a"poi..t committee sc.
SOW the fact Is, the bill was rejected By
:he senate o:: tee 18th of Jauua,y, 1888. rs
the journal WI sho*; yet he says the COM
miitre Was ayrcinied .'a'ch 10th, 1897,
,:ea-y one car before the bill was rejected.
T5e n!i referred 70 vas introduced IN the
Sp:a'e in the early part Of the session Of
1897 Bear ia mind that this tax tag bus-
ness has been in operation since 1879, with
cui one word OF statutory law TO punish, or
even prevent enc from using the ags over
.s lons ~ they last or tor making them,
ard Ill the class OF tags that have been in
use mny third rate printer in the state can
produce without violating one word of the
statutory law.
The bill carried five pop siians instead
o! three:
sirst--To prevent iuitatiag or counter
feitiug the tags.
Seco do reduce the tag TAX FROM 25
cents per t n to 10 cents per ton
Tnitt-ro provide 4 more rigid and COM
ple.e iDspec ion OF fertilizers.
Fou tho dx a s'ariard for fe ;i!izers.
F:fth-ro provide for The CANCELLATION O.
the tax tags.
knowlng full well from previo0s expert
erce with whas suspicion some of the Glenn
-ou people looked on any bill il refe ence
TO tn. tag TAX, tspecia ly one carrying a
pro posltl"u 10 reduce the tax and ther eby
ease the burden from the CONSUMER. | eu-
deavored TO gather all reliable data possible
ia reference 10 the subject aud to grove be-
yond al possible dou the utter worthless.
aess Of the preseut tag tss, and that the con
sumer pad the tax. l made contract
with manItac:urer to sell ne dissolved
bones at certain price per ton, sacked and
tagged. then sent g. 80 to the State teas
| urer for 100 tax tags, and received the fol-
lowing document, notice certi 6cate, receipt
ecistle, or whatever it Is:
No. 1929. Clemson College, s. C.,
October IS, 1896.
70 L. S. Connor, Orangeburg, 5. c.
Dear Sir: Upon the State treasurer GER
tiacate that you have deposited with his Of
flee TWO and 5C-100 dollars, 81 90. have
ordered privileges tax tags shipped as per
your order of Oct. "A. 1896, 100 priv. tax
Tags for fertilizers.
Respectfully,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-14

Orangeburg, S. c., July %, 1898.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1898,
FRAGRANT HILL TOWNSHIP.

whfnw ar ne Or NV Or, hf ne qr8 II 5
. hf no q, Sc Or NV Or .......... ..36 II 8
1928 acres Of s side Of ne ar sw Or
and 8l-3 acres of s side Of NV Or
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

Given under my hand this e6th day of July
1893, at the Office OF county treasurer of DickIn.
son county, Kansas, ,G.
Oh. PATTIsoN,
County Treasurer
By W. A. MAfTEsos,
Deputy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
LINCOLN.

all that part ne q of 1871 ly-
Ing south of right Of way c K
and n railway, also Its l and 2
seq 19-13-1, also lot l ne q 3O-l3-
l, also parcel land as follows:
commencing on side right Of
way G k& N X X at point 9 o.
100 chains due east OF east line
section 10 running south to
Smoky Hill river, thence up
the river to g line Of section 30,
thence n to place of beginning,
being part Of section 10 and
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An Eloquent and Interesting Letter on Army Life From MT. George S.
 Valiant.
1'When the Moon-Beanns Steal Through the Branches of the Trees and Fall Upon the White Canvass Tents,
 the Picture is En-
 chanting

ade. The Brigade is composed of the First Arkansas, the Second Kentucky and the Ninth New York Regiments.
 It is generally believed here that we are not destined to remain here very long. Steps are beng taken right away to equip us. while many brigades that have been here several weeks are no better off than when they first came.
 Our Arkansas regiment Is having to defend itself against the jeers of regiments from Northern States. In the depot at Chattanooga a New York regiment was waiting along with us to be carried out to the park. Some members from both regiments met and when our boys said they were from Arkansas the New Workers sneered at them. One of the New Workers is in the hos pital for repairs and another is nursing himself and warning his comrades to beware of "those Ark ansas fellers.
 Our regiment band is practicing daily. It plays several pieces very well. "Yankee Doodle' is played frequently and most everybody is familiar with it. "Dixie" Is played just as often and its first strains bring out a rousing cheer through out the camp. Southern blood runs In every vein and our boys will march to Dixie" with as much ca gerness and enthusiasm as did our fathers in the sos. Arkansas will maintain the reputation of South ern soldiers won during the Civil War. We will wear the blue and march to the strains of Dixie" and wipe a Spanish army off the face of the earth. All of us are anxious to be sent somewhere where we can scent the smell of powder and make a record for ourselves and our State.
 With best wishes for the success of the GRAPHIC, I am
 Very truly yours.
 GEO. $. VALIANT.
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ANOTHER FROM oAlcAMAuoA.
Very truly yours.
 GEO. $. VALIANT.

The following is a letter received by Mir. Chas Campbell from Mir. D. s. (Jack) Waits, who is now a member of the Fencibles. He says:
 Pardon me for not writing soon CT, for it is almost impossible to write to anyone while in camp. I re- ceived your box with contents all 0. K. and allow me to tender my thanks for the same. I had more friends when I had that box than I ever had in my life.
 We arrived here all right, after being on the road AS hours, with nothing to eat but hard tack and corned beef.
 There are 500O0 men in camp here, scattered ele zen miles. 1t looks like they are enough to lick Spain, with out q second call. Will Hart, Chas. Vance and Robert Thompson are all with me in my tent; my tent it's as much theirs as mine. The first day we came here IS men died, one was shot for poisoning the spring, and one was killed aceidently. Two sick men are all we have in the Fen cibles; one I think will die; his name is Sonderman and he is from Little Rock.
 I guess I will close, as it is time for taps. Yours very truly,
 D. S. (JAcK) WATTS.
 Address all my letters 10 D. $. Waits, Chicamauga, 1st Ark. Vol. Co. B.
 N. B. When writing please enclose stamps, for we can't get any here for love or money. D. $. W.
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LLOYD THE WYNN FIR.
Of the Medal Which Changes
 Hands Each Week.

At the weekly shoot of the Pine Bluff gun club Thursday afternoon, on their premises near the water works, Mr. J. T. Lloyd killed B out of the 25 birds shot at. The shoot is held weekly and fine marks manship is shown in each contest.
 The following are the names of participants and the number of birds each killed:
 Out of 25 birds, Lloyd killed 23; Arnold, g; Howell, 21; Simpson, r; Clements, 19 Coles, 19; Speers, r; Hannah, 19i Williams, Is; SorrelIs, 20.
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REV. CALDWELL RETURNS
From a Six Months Tour to the
 HO y Land.

Key. J. L. Caldwell returned this afternoon on the 255 Cotton Belt train from a tour of the Old World. Mir. Caldwell looks to be in the best of health and spirits. The trip has no doubt benefited him. A GRAPHIC reporter saw Mr. Cald- we'll at the shops, but owing to full grown beard. did not recognize him until he reached the depot, where we heard large host of friends uttering his name. A de- scription Of Mr. Caldwelps instruc- tive travels will appear in the GRAPHIC at an early date.
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WILL MOVE.

The Pine Bluff Wood 6 Cabinet Works will move shortly to East Barraque street. For some time the place of business of this con- cern has been over the American Excelsior Laundry, on West Barra- que street, but the high rate of in- surance has caused Dr. Withers, the owner of the building, to serve notice on it's proprietors to move the establishment. This will TO doubt result in a reduction of in- surance rates for the entire block.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-06-04

Parties living in the East End are complaining about droves of stock running at large in that vicinity and doing great damage to flowers, gardens and shrubbery. One eiti- zen said he lost a fine garden by stock breaking into it. We call the attention of the city authorities to the matter and hope they will put an end to 1t.
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CAMP THOMAS, CHICKAMAUGA, GA,
 May 31, 1898.

DEAR MR. ADAMs:--
 We Arkansas boys are now pretty well swallowed up in the vast army of volunteers stationed here at Camp Thomas, and we are no longer Hons of the hour as at Little Rock. The smiles, flowers, and baskets of good things enjoyed at Camp Dodge have been supplanted by regular soldiers food and rou- tine of soldiers life. We enjoyed a brief notorietY while CD route here from Little Rock. School girls and larger girls met us all along the road with boquets. The journey was a gay one. Our bashfui boys forgot their timldity and coats and caps were soon shorn of buttons and adornments. Affectionate notes written on "hard tack" were scattered along the line and num- Der of the boys have received letters as consequence. Long delays at Chattanooga and at theentrance to the camp were very tiring, but all cheerfully undertook the two.mile march to our camping place.
 Our first impression of the park was something of disappointment. Our minds had been crowded with views of oceans of white tents aRd we expected to see acres upon acres of uniformed men marching in line. Artillery. cavalry and wagon trains were also expected to be part of the panorama. The depots where freight was being unloaded presen- ted an active scene. After leaving them we marched down a dusty road into the woods. We encoun- tered several struggling squads of volunteers and saw one or two companies of awkward soldiers drilling. Otherwise we had the woods to ourselves. In among the trees we pitched our tents, and, af- ter 8 late supper, spent our first night on the famous battlefield of Chickameu9a The place is very pretty and when lights are out at night and the moon-beams steal through the branches of the trees and fall upon the white canvass tents the picture is very enchanting. Our greatest wonder is that between Torty-f1ve and fifty regiments are To- cated out here in the woods and each Is apparently isolated from the balance of the world. Men get lost every day and some have been lost for as many as three days. Our pickets are constantly accosted by soldiers seeking their regiments.
 We are seeing regular army life now and a good many who were in a hurry to get away from Camp Dodge are wishing themselves back. Each day we get in better shape and the army officers are exerting them selves to make all the troops com fortable. At first we were very much bothered by scarcity of wa ter, having only few distant springs to draw from. Water was then the most valuable article in camp and was used almost exclus- lively for cooking and drinking. A system of waterworks is being placed down ana now water is abundant It is said we are again to enjoy the luxury of bath house.
 Order and cleanliness are given first place in army life. Hardly are tents pitched before all hands are put to work scraping bare the regi- ment quarters and ditching tents and streets.
 The Jefferson Fencibles now com pose Company B of the First Regi- mpnt of the Second Brigade of the Third Army Corps Col Chandler Is acting Brigadier Grneral Of the Brig
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nenutx Is Blood Deen.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Casearets, Candy Cathar- tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by purities from the body. Begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, 50c.
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The members of Pine Bluff Camp, No. 6, Woodmen of the World, are hereby called to meet at Prof. Net tleson's school room, Saturday, June 1, at o'clock D. m., as business of importance will be transacted.
 o. R. SKATER,
 Consul Commander.
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A Second Manila Expedition.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3Orders have been received for of Tuesdays troops which compose the second Manila expedition
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