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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
STARVED TO DEATH.
That Was the Fate Of Some of
Our Sick Soldiers.
LEFT TO DIE LIKE RATS.
What Surgeon Ward, Of the United
States Army, says Of the
Horrors at Camp
Thomas.

y Kansas City special to the Boston
Globe says:
Wearing his uniform, Surgeon Ma
jor Milo B. Ward, who was in charge
Of the field hospital at Chickamauga,
denounced the war department last
night in an address at Beacon Hill Con-
gregational church, for the horrors at
Camp Thomas
Some one is to blame" he said,
for keeping an army of IS, 900 men at
a camp where all the water was unfit
for dog to drink; where there was no
drainage, no proper food or medicine,
and where the conditions were so un-
healthy that every man Of the 5000
had intestinal trouble.
''Three-fourths Of the army slept in
little dog tents, as we called them.
They were five feet long and four feet
high. There were no cots. The men
slept on the ground, and it rained near
ly all the time for six weeks.
''Our division hospital was arranged
to hold 200 men. but we had over 800
sick men in it. Each tent was arranged
to hold six men, but we had 10 and y
crowded in.
There were not cots enough, and
sick men had to lie on litters on the
wet ground sometimes for week. The
sick came in so and Is at time, and
there were no cots, no medicines. no
food for them, except the regular army
rations issued to well men.
"We had so little medicines and Of so
poor variety that we actually could
not prescribe for the sick men crowded
in there so close that you could not
walk between the cots.
''The nurses were detailed for nurses
because they were the poorest soldiers
in the camp. They nursed the sick
eight hours in the day and then work
ed three hours digging sinks and
trenches and cleaning up the camp.
Under these conditions, what could
the doctors do? The government made
nc provision at all to feed the sick at
Camp Thomas I make this statement
boldly. I know it will be denied, but I
can prove what l say. The sick would
actually have starved to death if they
had depended upon the government for
food.
Some did starve to death. Others
were fed by the Red Cross society. The
moment man became sick he was re-
moved to the hospital, his rations
stopped, and he was allowed 25 cents a
day for Communication of rations. But
he could not draw that money for a
month. The consequence was that the
government gave no food to hundreds
Of sick and dying soldiers.
''We appealed to the Red Cross So
ciety and it fed the men"
DR.. Ward praised the Red Cross So
ciety, the woman nurses, and the chap
lains. He said that when he is mus
tered out he will tell Of abuses at the
camp which he must not tell now.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
THE sPANIARDS MUST GO.
They Must Get Out of Cuba by Deeem-
ber 81.

Officials at Washington are watching
with interest the progress being made
by the military commission at Habana
in securing the evacuation Of the island
Of Cuba. The commission has been
very slow in making reports to the war
department, but from the latest receiv-
ed it appears that the body would like
to have more definite instructions as to
procedure. It seems that the Spanish
side has said that they could not begin
the evacuation of the island until the
first Of November, and that it could not
be completed before the 2Sth Of Febru-
ary next.
In view Of the alarming state Of the
Cubans whc are suffering from hunger
and the inability, under the present
uncertain conditions, of obtaining
work, the President decided that he
could not assent to the consumption of
SO much time. Therefore he caused
the commission to be instructed to de-
mand that the evacuation by the Span
iards begin not later than October 10,
and that it be completed by December
31st next. What the result of this de-
mand will be is not yet known, but it is
said that the administration is deter
mined to tolerate no dilatory tactics on
the part Of the Spanish forces IN leav-
ing the island, although disposed to
permit reasonable indulgence.
Notice has also been taken of the ex-
pressed purpose of the Spanish captain
general to remove from the island the
remains of Christopher Columbus, with
part of the surmounting monument. If
4 monument is not permanent fixture
then it's hard to decide what is, and it
is possible that attention will be called
to the infraction of the terms of the
protocol, although this must be done
with haste in Older to succeed in its
object, as the removal is said to be fixed
for next Tuesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Taken from The Colon.

The most beautiful of all of the souv-
enirs Of the great naval battle of July
3 off Santiago reached the navy depart
ment Saturday from Capt. Converse,
commanding the Montgomery at Guam
tanamo. 1t is bronze bust of Chris
topher Columbus taken from the flag
ship Cristobal Colon which lies below
the surface of the ocean 20 miles off
Santiago. The navy department has
offered to place in charge Of the Smith
sonian museum until some permanent
disposition can be made of them, all of
the relics recovered from the wrecks
save the captured flags which must go
to the naval academy at Annapolis, so
this bust will be sent to make nucleus
for what probably will prove to be one
of the most interesting collections in
the museum.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
SOUTH CAROLINA'S DEAD.
Inquiry Concerning Volunteers Who
Have Died Since Enlistment.

1t seems that pension attorneys in
tend to lose no time in getting data in
readiness to ''pull Uncle Sans legs. "
Already they are making inquiries Of
the authorities concerning those who
have died since they enlisted into the
volunteer service for the war with
Spain.
Adjutant and Inspector Gen. Watts
has received the following letter from
an attorney in regard to the matter:
We understand that the following
named soldiers in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war who enlisted from the State
of South Carolina are dead. Will you
kindly tell US the name of the town or
city from which they enlisted.
J. L. Best, company i, First regi
ment.
H. A. Gilbert, company :, First re.
giment.
J. NJ. Kinard, company B, First re-
giment.
Mcleod, company =. First re-
giment.
". L. Mathews, company H, First
regiment.
W. D. Ovens, company |, First
regiment.
L. Shine, company =, First regi-
ment.
T. J. Stincs, company H, First regi-
ment.
J. S. Stukes: company =, First regi-
ment.
G. B. Vaughn, company F, First re-
giment.
S. W. Mathews, company H, First
regiment.
G. R. Vaughn, company =, First re-
giment.
If you know of any others who have
died we will esteem it favor if you
will give US the names and service and
tell us from what town or city they
enlisted We desire this information
for the possible use and benefit Of the
heirs Of said soldiers.
Gen. Watts would be glad to receive
any information from the relatives
and friends of the names mentioned
with the facts as to their death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
YARN OF THE NEW YORK's CAT.
Was Shaken Overheard by the Jar Of
a Big Gun.

This is war story going the rounds
which, however strange it may seem, is
youched for by every jacky and several
officers on the cruiser New York, and
then the cat is exhibited as convincing
proof. The cat is black one called
Niger. He is young and is active in
this northern climate, but on the block
ade he spent much time sleeping. His
favorite resting place was the forecas-
tie, and he was often to be seen stretch
ed out on the cool side Of a hatch coam-
ing or at the base of the forward tur-
ret
On the night of June 4, the one af-
ter that on which the Merrimac was
sunk, the New Orleans, on the eastern
end of the blockading line, opened fire
at about $50 on what was supposed to
be Spanish torpedo boat. The New
York headed in the direction of the
firing Immediately and also opened fire.
The first shot was from one Of the g.
inch guns in the forward turret, aimed
pretty well forward and with but slight
elevation. Of course the conclusion
was heavy. More than that, the shot
was unexpected, and several men stand
ing about the forecastle were thrown
from their feet by the force of the dis
charge.
Now the chief beauty Of the story is
that no one saw lust what happened to
the cat at the time the gun was made
to explain the matter, simply hiatus
left, and the story told when the men
engaged in washing down the decks
heard the plaintive cry Of cat from
over the ships side.
1t was finally located at the foot Of
the port forward sea ladder. Beside
this ladder hung two hand ropes, just
reaching to the surface of the water.
With his claws firmly imbedded in the
very end of one of them clung Niger,
the black cat. One Of the sailors
climbed down and lifted him out Of the
water and brought him up to the fore
castle, where he was rubbed dry, fed,
petted and wondered over until the Of
icer Of the deck hailed the forcastle
from the bridge and wanted to know
why the washing down Of the deck had
been stopped. That officer is one Of
those who vouch for the fact that Mig
ger was blown overheard by the dis
charge of the gun and spent eight hours
in the waters Of the Caribbean sea hang
ing at the end Of rope.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Killed His Brother.

News reached Greenville Saturday Of
a horrible homicide IN Wednesday
night beyond Caesars Head, when
Charlie Robinson shot and killed his
elder brother, Berry Robinson, at the
latters home in Transylyanie county,
North Carolina. The fratricide was
brought on By quarrel over nutmeg
CRATER. Charlie Robinson. who is toll
gate keeper, and this summer has been
driving for the Caesars Head hotel,
went to his brothers house under the
influence of whiskey and emptied one
barrel of his shotgun into his brothers
heart. The shooting was in North
Carolina. in sight of the State line,
over three miles from Caesars Head.
Charlie Robinson lives in Greenville
county, South Carolina. He is now in
the Transylvanie county jail at Brevard,
and is PROSTATE over his rash deed.
He is a married man, with nine chill
dren. Berry Robinson leaves wife
but no child. They were known to be
on good terms the day of the shooting,
and the affair has caused great regret
among the mountain people, among
whom the Rcbinsons were prominent
family, Charlie being an industrious
young man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Storm in the Northwest.

A special dispatch to the State Jour
nal from Lima, o., says: 4 tornado
visited this city Saturday. The path
of the storm was short and narrow, but
its force was terrific. 1t came from
the northeast, first leveling the barn Of
Jacob Boze and burying number OF
persons i'll the debris. Mr.. Boze had
his shoulder broken and George Had
sell, seventy years Of age was badly in
jured. Anumber Of horses were killed.
A new house was lifted from its founda-
ton and deposited in the street. The
Quilna brewery. Lima egg case factory,
aud a number of adjacent buildings
were unroofed. The high school building
was demolished, letting the roof ana
first and second floors into the cellar.
Fortunately school was not In session,
it being Saturday. a portion OF the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail
road shop was unroofed and Henry Caz-
we'll was buried in the ruins, being seri-
ously injured.
The Detroit. Lima and Northern re-
pair shops were wrecked and the men
only escaped by taking refuge under an
engine. In the western part of the
town house occupied by Willis Me-
Ribbon was carried 20 feet off the
foundation and Mrs. McKihbou was
badly injured by stove topping over
on her The six year old son Of Sgd
ney Walthy, playing in the yard, was
carried away by the wind and flying
debris and has not been found. The
city water works buildings were un-
rooted and the occupants escaped al
most by miracle. Over 50 residences
were more or less damaged and the pro-
perty loss will be very great. No estl-
mates of losses has been made at this.
tIme
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28

1000 more years passed on: and it Vas
the Nativity. .almosE 1000 mbre
years passed By, aad he will prob&bly
soon turn another leaf. What it shall
be | cannot say. 1t mag be the demoli-
ton of all these monsirositieS OF tur-
pitude and the establishment Of right
eousness in all the earth He can do
it, and hewili do il. am as confident
as if it were already accomplished. How
easily he can do it my text suggests.
1t does not ask God to hurl a great
thunderbolt OF his power, but just to
rise from the throne on which he sits
Only that will benecessary.
1t will be no exertion Of omnipotence.
1t will be no bending or bracing for Il
mighty lift. 1t will be no sending
down the sky Of the white horse cavalry
of heaven or rumbling war chariots.
He will only rise. Now he is sitting in
the majesty and patience of his reign.
He is from his throne watching the
mastering of all the forces Of blasphemy
and drunkenness and impurity and fraud
and Sabbath breaking. land when they
have done their worst and are most sure
ly organized he will bestir himself and
say: my enemies have denied ME
long enough, and their cup Of iaiquity
is full. | have given them all oppor
tunity for repentance. This dispense
tion of patience is ended, and the faith
of the good shall be tried no longer.
And now God begins to rise, and what
mountains give way under his right foot
I know not; but, standing in the full
radiance and grandeur of his nature, he
looks. this way and that. and how his
enemies are scattered. Blasphemers,
white and dumb, reel down to their
doom, and those who have trafficked in
that which destroys the bodies and souls
of men and families will fly with cut
foot on the down grade of broken decan-
tiers, and the polluters Of society that
did their bad work with large fortunes
and big social sphere will overtake in
their descent the degraded rabble OF ur
derground city life as they tumble over
the eternal preclplceS, ana tne Woriu
shall be left clear and clean for the
friends of hums nifty and the worshipers
of Almighty God The last thorn
plucked off, the world will be left
blooming rose on the bosom Of that
Christ who came to gardenize it. The
earth that stood snarling with its tiger
ish passion, -thrusting out its raging
claws, shall lie down a lamb at the feet
of the Lamb of God, who took away the
sins of the world.
And now the best thing | can wish
for you, and the best thing | can wish
for myself, is that We may be found his
warm and undisguised and enthusias
tic friends in that hour when God shall
rise and his enemies shall be scattered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Hilton S.

Iodoform Liniment is the NEE plus
ultra Of all such preparations in re-
moving soreness, and quickly healing
fresh cuts and wounds, no matter how
bad. 1t will promptly heal old sores
cf long standing. viii kill the pois-
on from Poison Ivy" or Poison
Oak and cure Dew Poison. Will
couateract the poison from bites of
snakes an stings Of insects. 1t is a
sure cure for sore throat. Will cure
any case of Sore mouth, and is supe-
rior remedy for all pains and aches.
Sold by druggists and dealers 25 cents a
bottle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
DISEASE IS RIPE.
The Spanish Soldiers in the PHILIPPINES
Suffering.

As result of the meetings Of the
national assembly of Filipinos, thus far
held in Malolos. there is now entire
confidence in the American government
on the part of the insurgent leaders.
All the members Of the assembly ex-
hibit an earnest desire that future re-
lations of the Filipinos with the Amer
leans may be Of the most friendly charac
ter
The condition Of the Spanish prison
ers is beginning to excite anxiety among
the military officers here. Eleven thou
sand of these prisoners are quartered
in churches and other public buildings
within the narrow confines of the
walled city, where most Of the Spanish
people also live, where the American
garrison necessarily is quartercd, and
where Gen. Otis has located his army
headquarters.
The members of the sanitary corps
are kept constantly at work clearing
OFT the filth that constantly accumu-
latcs The SpaniardS have not the least
knowledge of the laws of sanitation.
The result is condition threatening
general outbreak Of some seymotic dis
eases at any moment Typhoid fever
is also increasing at an alarming rate
The authorities feel it absolutely es-
sential to the health of the city to get
the Spanish prisoners out Of Manila at
the earliest possible date.
Similar conditions are reported from
Cavitc, where the Spanish in the hands
of the rebels are suffering from lack
of the necessaries Of life. To make
matters worse the sailing Of the hospital
ship Rio has been repeatedly delayed.
1t is now stated positively that she will
sail Thursday. Probably by that time
she will have considerable accession
h., ,D,-,1,1 I.&
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
The English Sparrow.

An Alabama paper gives the pestifcr-
Gus English sparrow certificate Of use
fulness. 1t says: \ planter near
town told us last week that the boil
worm was simply running his cotton
patch, when the sparrow fund them out,
and in three days there was not mil
ler nor worm to be seen, while the spar
rows were there by the thousands. "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Gen. Toral Insulted.

\ dispatch from Madrid says when
the train conveying Gen. Toral arrived
at the station at Bojar crowd which
had gathered insisted that the general
should show himself Upon his doing
so the gathering loaded him with in
suits. Gen. Toral, who is i'll with fe-
yer, uttered few excuses and beat a
retreat in order to avoid being struck. ;"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Fatality in Pittsburg.

Capt. Geo. Adams, aged %, and
Capt. Chas. Miller, aged %, were in
stantly killed while conducting fire.
works display and reproduction of the
Manila battle at Allegheny river in
front Of the exposition building at
Pittsburg, Pa, Thursday night. Capt.
Adams was a native Of New Orleans
and had been engaged all summer at
Atlantic city giving fireworks displays
and exhibitions Of deep sea diving,
from Ioungs pier. Capt. Miller was
native of Asheville, n. c., where his
father and mother still reside.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Murder Mystery Solved.

Superintendent Of Police Birming-
ham OF Bridgeport, Conn, has issued
a statement in which he announces the
complete unraveling Of the Yellow Mill
pond murder mystery. The superin-
tendent says DR.. Nancy Guilford caus-
ed the death Of Emma Gill by crimi-
nal operation, asserts that the body was
dismembered in a bath tub at the Gull
ford house, and names Harry Oxley as
an accomplice to the extent Of being
responsible for the condition of the
girl and consenting to a criminal oper-
alton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
Twelve Hundred Sick.

Nearly 1900 of the American troops,
at Santiago are on the sick list and
Gen. Lawton reports IS new cases Of
fever today. His report sent to the.
war department is as follows: Sick
1,197; fever, SO; new cases, SIS; re-
turned to duty, 29O; deaths, 1,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28

Ihe crop OF the greatest money value,
in recent years, was that of 1o90-91,
1852, 597 bales, which brought s43O, :
$50, ia. The crop 1880, 5,761, ,252
bales, brought s3l9, 482, ,01O, which is
the value, within about s2,000,000, of
the monster crop Of II, 1919, ,994 bales,
produced in 1997-9S. So it would seem
that the farmer is straining himself to
little purpose. Undoubtedly, monster
crops benefit many interests, such as
transportation companies and indivi-
duals whose compensation is by the bale;
but we hardly think that the cotton
producer is eaten up with a desire to
labor exclusively for the interest Of his
fellow man. As we have repeatedly
said, the producer and the consumer are
more nearly face to face thanthey have
ever been before. If the present crop
be rushed to market, and sold at auc-
ton, the result may surprise everybody
concerned. The speculator seem to
have made up his mind to sit in the
prescenium box, while the slugging
match is in progress-a method Of pro-
cedure which is entirely natural in view
of recent experience. Indeed, the
speculator is just now in the mood Of
the man who was kicked by mule; he
is notas pretty as he was, but he knows
more
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-09-28
The Decline in Cotton.

In al interesting article on the cutton
situation the New Orleans Times and
Democrat says the decline III the price
Of the staple proceeds in q way that
indicates the utter disbelief of the trade
in the monthly reports Of the govern
ment. Most traders seem to think
that prices must go lower still, in con-
sequence Of the pressure Of spot cotton
and the utter absence Of speculation.
OF course, this unanimity ofopinion
may crerate an unwieldy short inter-
est, and turn the market the other way.
Unfortunately. the spinner is far more
independent as regards supplies than
he was year ago. and Mr.. Neill's large
estimate OF the crop will, undoubtedly.
encourage consumers to buy from hand
to mouth. The situation is serious,
especially for the growers of cotton in
this section Of the country, for the cost
Of raising cotton has, this year, been
enhanced by the increased cost Of proyi-
sons and the greaterexpense Of cultiva-
ton, in consequence of a wetter season.
The consensus Of opinion is that no such
yield as that of 1897. So is to be expected
in the country east Of the Mississippi,
but it is believed by the advocates of
big crop views that Texas will make up
The deficiency. In that case, the pro-
uucer in this section may have to face
deficient yield combined with a low
orice, which is a very hard combine to
eat. The persistent decline in cotton
tends to check the Improvement Of trade.
because nobody wants to stock
up with goods on steadily
falling market. Of course, if
the decline should proceed much
farther, the evil will cure itself, since
production will be automatically cur
tailed, from the very fact that no intel
ligent basis of credit will exist. is
impossible that peculiarly favored in
dividuals may make both ends meet,
with present prices; but the average pro-
ducer is fooling his time away. Weare
we'll aware that some Of the profession
ais claim that low prices make for the
prosperity of the farmer; indeed, book
in defense Of that thesis was issued
from the government printing Office,
when the high and mighty J. Sterling
Morton was secretary Of agriculture.
But the most exhaustive comment on
such deliverances may be found in old
DR.. Jonson's reply to lady who asked
an explanation of some extraordinary
utterance of the doctors: Ignorance,
madam: pure ignorance. If the farm
er's prosperity did really increase with
falling prices, then it would be the part
of philanthropy to wipe out values enti-
rely. so as to make his prosperity per-
feet. One Of the most striking facts in
the history of cotton is the extremely
small difercncein money value between
the large and the small crops. The
statistics Of the lastsix crops are as fol-
lows. RalnS Value