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A lookin' jes that awful way
 That he doss now. Cause everywhe-e sle -elks we meet Turn round to see :. 2. oL --s street,
 And smile and bow. An girls. Of course wouldn't care To have 'em cry an smile an stare
 Like that at me. But s'long's Jim stands it, what's the
 diff? He lets 'em kiss him jes' as if
 He didn't see! One time I heard lady say We had a skelington hid way
 In closet dim. But I'd bet you she'd laugh to hear That what made her so scared was dear
 Old soldier Jim! His arm ain't half as big as mine, But he says he ain't got no whine
 Er kick to make. He listed cause he knew twas right An licked the Spaniards out O sight,
 For freedoms sake!" He said it awful loud an grand An father thinks he's got more sand
 Than any one. But Jim laughed: "PshaW! this kid, I
 bet, Will make as brave soldier, yet,
 As holds gun" An then I cried; I wasn't mad. Er wasn't urt, CT wasn't bad;
 But cause, you know, The war is done-(I say it's tough!)- Before a feller's big enough
 To even gol
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The Caterpillar,s aTuscle.

The common caterpillar has more than two hundred muscles.
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n R. J. P. RUNYAN, Physician and Sur v geon, Office in rear of Anderson-Meye Drug Co. Residence, No. 1916 West Second Avenue
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
1T MEANS WAR.
Unless the Uoited States Backs Complete
II Down.

U Mess Ihe oaOsc states BACKS So0PAoSS-
y Down.
The Washington correspondent Of
The Atlanta Journal says SPANS re-.
fused of the demands of the United
States means war. It is flat refusal
to grant independence to Cuba, Rep
resantati7e Grout, member Of the ap.
preparations committee, when shown
the official statement Of the letter said !:
Gentlemen, it means war, and war at
once"
The administration views the reply
of Sagasta IS meaning nothing less
than a fat refusal to grant the de.
mands of this country. The president
authorized Assistant Secretary OF State
Day to communicate with the Madrid
government to the effect that the re-
ply of Sagasta was unsatisfactory to
this government,
Communications have practically
ceased between the two governments,
the reply of Sagasta making another
uItimatum to Spain out OF the ques.
tion. The president is already draft.
ing a message to congress, in which
the reply of Spain will be given in
full. It is thought this message will
practically turn the matter over to
congress, with suggestion that the
time has come for armed Intervention.
There is nut one construction put on
the answer Of SagasGa, that is that
Spain's response is war if we interfere
with Cuba at the present time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
Going Pisnr wheat,

Georgia farmers are making exten.
sive preparations to decrease the acre
age of the cotton crop. The effect OF
overproduction has fallen heavily
upon their shoulders, as 1t has lowered
the price Of the product upon which
the masses depend for livelihood.
It is just the season now that the seed
must 60 into the ground, and it is
estimated that but little more than half
The usual crop will be planted. 1t has
been clearly proved that cotton can
net be raised for less than Z cents per
pound. Hence at 5 and = cents, the
price il has been bringing for the last
few years, it Is improbable. Many
of the farmers will not raise stalk OF
cotton this year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
THE SAME OLD YARN
That Ras Been Sent from Oubs for Num-
Der OF Years.

That aas Been Sent from Cubs for Num-
Der OF Years.
The Spanish Minister at Washing
ton late Thursday night received a
cablegram from the governor general
of Cuba, saying that the captain gen
eral reported the paci6cation OF the
eastern provinces SO far advanced that
it had been decided TO rescind the re-
concentrate order in these provinces
and allow all subjects of this decree
to return to their homes in the coun-
try. To aid in the reestablishing of
the reconcentrados upon their farms,
the cablegrsm states the government
will grant them protection of the
Spanish military forces augmented by
local relief cou-mittees to look after
their immediate needs. Economic
kitchens, it is said, are to be establish
ed to support the reconcentrados while
waiting for their first crops to mature,
and they are to be furnished farming
implements and seeds by the govern
ment. To supply them ready money,
such OF them as are able, will be given
employment upon public works, and
it is asserted by the authorities that
these measures will result in the spec.
dy rehabilitation of the rural commu-
mites in the eastern provinces.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
FAMOUS ANONYMOUS LETTER.
Rccsived by General Lee-ssys Tools Who
SltMine We're Killed.

An interesting feature Of the pub
lished report Of the Maine testimony.
issued from the government printing
Office, was the famous anonymous
letter mentioned in the evidence of
Henry Drain, the clerk Of the Ameri
can consulate at Habana. The letter
was received by General Lee few
days after the Maine disaster. It is
dated February 18Th, 1898, and signed
"Admirsr. It's in Spanish, written
apparently by fairly well educated
person. The certificate translation is
as follows:
1T should be remembered that at
dawn of the day of the terrible catas.
trophe an individual was killed in a
small boat, together with another
who vas found wounded and pris-
oner. They were going about the
cruisers Maine and Alfonso XII and
as the said individuals are OF the
worst antecedents as harbor thieves, l
have interested myself in inVestigat.
ing what connection this occurrence
could have had with the explo-
sion of the Maine and I have discov-
cred that those two men, together
with another, who is called Pepe
Taco, had bought in hardware store
in Merca6eres street, called la Marina,
a hose such as is used by divers, and
that the three lett Regla in 8 small
boat which they placed under the
wharves OF Santa Catalina, and they
were lettering about more than an
hour and a half, while Pepe Taco,
who is a corker and a diver, probably
the best in these parts, did the work
to bring about the explosion OF the
Maine. With the data went to Re.
gla and discovered that the family Of
the dead man who lived in the utmost
misery in a house in Rodriguez Ba-
tista street, had moved to q well fur
nished one on Gilbert Street. There
I learned that they had agreed with
some merchants Of Muralla street for
tbs work of blowing up the ship for
the sum of S6, 000-s2, 900 in advance
and the other 50, 600 after seeing the
result. But they did not come out OF
the adventure very well, having been
attacked when they were retiring, the
result OF which was the death of one,
who left his teeth in the boat, and an
other one wounded, the third
one has not presented himself to
collect the rest OF the money,
and it would be probably secretly done
that, by paying him the rest that the
others will not now pay him, he would
declare the truth of all this. The one
whom I called the third is the diver
Pepe Taco. who is unwounded, who is
no doubt afraid to present himself to
collect the rest. In Muralla street,
they tell me was the place where the
business was arranged with Messrs.
Garcia Corujedo, Villssuso, Maribona
and one whom I do not remember {.
The man who is arrested is being ad-
ministered morphine constantly to
see if he will die and not give evi'
dence, so as not as they express it, to
spoil the affair after it has come Off so
much to their taste.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
NEED NOT FEAR FROST.
Director Bauer Reasoures tho Doub flu to
That Eject.

The Columbia Record says that ow-
ing to the sharp and decided drop in
the temperature Wednesday night
and the frosty feeling OF the atmos.
phere Thursday morning some fear
was entertained for the fate of the
fruit and early vegetable crops. And
there were those who were uneasy as
to what Friday night might bring
forth. At / o'clock Thursday after
noon, however, Director Bauer assured
Record reporter that there was no
danger and that nobody need be
alarming himself about the matter.
The temperature, he said, would fall
still lower but there would be no fros!
in this section. There would be no
general frost in any part Of the State,
though some portions of the upper
part OF the state might see a little OF
Jack. But this would iniure nothing.
The southeastern states is the only
section OF the Union that has escaped
the ieezs. Montana and the north.
west have been treated to 10 and &c
degrees below zero and northern Texas
| has just had killing frost, but this con
dition has been relieved to some extent
during the last day or so. The frost
has extended as far east as central
Mississippi valley. But in no instan
ces has any serious injury to crops re
suited, because in those sections Whers
the freezs occurred the crops were not
far enough advanced to be hurt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
Tho German WAY.

Germany has commenced diplomat
ic representations to Spain relative tc
the Cannamaba case, and the German
cruiser. Geier on her way to Bahia, was
ordered to get ready to 60 Cuba, if sat.
isfaction is not quickly forthcoming
The German version of the Cannama.
ba case is that some Cuban insurgents,
during the night OF March is, attack.
ed a German refinery 81 Cannamaoa,
belonging to the firm of Fisher &
Schmidt, OF Trinidad, province OF San
ia Clara. The insurgents are said to
have rifed the safes, burned the build
ines, killed four prisoners and wound
ed 10 occup pants of the refinery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
Gsp. Lee VIII Protect tho Newspaper
Men In Havana.

MaD In Havana
a special dispatch from Washing.
ton to the News and Courier says in
case war is declared Consul General
Lee and the correspondents OF Ameri-
can newspapers now in Havana will
be taken aboard the Government YES
sells now in that harbor. Senator Platt
of New York had an interview Thurs
day morning with Assistant Secretary
Day in behalf OF the war correspond
ents in Havana, and Mr.. Day assured
him that there will be no objection to
the newspaper men being furnished
with transportation on United States
ships if hostilities are declared. Mr..
Day says there are now two Govern
ment vessels in Havana harbor, which
would be placed at the disposal of
Consul General Lee in case of an
emergency. He has also been notified
that he may have additional vessels
there if he wants them. Mr.. Day in
formed Senator Plat that the Span
isrds are particularly unfriendly to
the American newspaper men assigned
to duty in Havana, because Of the re-
ports they have been called upon to
send to their respective papers, but he
assured Senator Platt that Gen. Lee
has full authority to take care of all
American citizens in Cuba, and he
can be depended upon to take good
care of his journalistic friends, who
have stood close by his side during all
the trying times in Havana.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
ARRESTED FOR BlGAMY.
a Charleston 1Isn MarrIes Young Girl
Under an Assumed Name.

a Charleston Msn MarrIes Young Girl
Under an Assumed Name.
A dispatch from Charleston to The
State says Hunter E. Sharp, a we'll
known man about town, was arrested
there Thursday at the instance Of DR..
J. L. Miller of Fitz gerald. The charge
against Sharp is bigamy. Dr. Miller's
only daughter, Bessie, came to Char.
lesion some months ago to be treated
for some trouble with oereyes. Sharp,
under the name of W. G. Wilson, paid
her marked attent ton, subse quently
following her to Fitzgerald, wnece be
married her on February 3. He re
mained at her fathers house with her
for some weeks, but then without her
fathers knowledge, took her to Macon
and then brought her here, arriving
Thursday night. The girl was sent to
a boarding house, while Sharp went
to thsSt. Charles hotel. At the board
ing house the girl was told that Sharp
was already married, having a wife
and two children living in Charleston.
She taxed him with it at once, and
then hearing that her father was IN
town, looking for her, she went to
him. The authorities were notified at
once. and Sharp was arrested and
locked up. Dr.. Miller is well-known
physician in Fitzgerald and his daugh.
ter is pretty girl OF about Is years OF
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
PREPARED FOR ACTION.
woodwork Removed from WaIahips and
Entrance to Harbor Pstrousd.

Entrance to Harbor Pstrousd.
Every preparation for action has
been taken by the United States war
ships at Key West. All wood work
was stripped off exposed spots and
sent ashore. The wood pilot houses
on the cruisers were taken down. To
certain extent interior woodwork
was also removed asd sent ashore.
Even the sailors wooden boxes were
removed from some of the ships.
These precautions ha7e been adopted
to prevent, so far as possible, the dan
ger of flying splinters in case Of action.
The officers sent their personal Valua-
bles and belongings to be stored on
shore. The Castine and two torpedo
boats left their anchorage after dark
and steamed southwark, where they
will patrol during the night. Capt.
Sampson is particularly anxious to
watch closely the Havana entrance to
this hasbor, and also to afford addi-
tional safety for the Iowa, Indiana
and New York, which lie unprotected
six miles out. The naval station Off.
Gals have received orders to overhaul
their marine engineering stock, SO
that it could be used instantly in case
of emergency. The establishment OF
patrol is considered, by the few who
know of it, as most significant. The
entire feet is now in readiness to move
in Is minutes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
RaYa Mnrpen, IN Ting.

4 letter from Mr.. John S. Storrs, OF
Cincinnati, O., to the News and Cou'
rlsr should be of interest to our farm.
ers lust at this time. Mr.. Storrs be-
lieves he has information, from inside
sources, which brings him to the con-
clusion that war will certainly come,
and that it will 1e g long bloody and
desperate one, and advises, or asks
the News and Courier to do so, the
Southern planters to put in more corn
and decrease their cotton acreage, on
the theory that all cereals will COM
nand good values, while cotton will
decline, in case war is declared. The
Dorchester Democrat thinks this is
very good advice, whether war IS de-
clared or not, as an abundant grain
crop, aad a limited cotton crop would
be beneficial and encouraging, and
the price Of the cotton produced would
likely realize about as much cash as
would g large crop al low prices, and
the grain crop could be utilized, II
prices did not warrant its sale, IN re-
lnforciDg home supplies in various
ways. mink of it, planters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
SPANS TORPEDO FLOTlLlA.
Our Naval Officers Alarmed at It's Rapid
Approach.

President Mckinley has conferred
with his constitutional advisers with
regard to the coming of the Spanish
torpedo fotills. says q Washington
dispatch. Grave apprehension is felt
concerning this hostile movement OF
the government at Madrid; and there
e disposition to promptly interetere
with the progress Of that fleet.
The President has been advlsed to
send Commodore Schley with the fly,
ing squadron 10 meet the Spanish TO-
tilla, take possession of the coal car
rier and inform the commander OF the
fotilla that this country desires, IN
the interest of peace, that the torpedo
boats return to their own waters. This
advice has been seriously considered.
If followed, the President will want
lie 1orld TO understand that the un-
precedenteG course is taken solely N
the interest of peace. and not for the
purpose of interfering with Spanish
vessels on the high seas
Secretary of the Navy Long is ex-
ceedinely apprehensive of the ap,
Dsoach Of the torpedo fotilla. He has
represented to the President and to the
Cabinet that this fotilla is capable Of
doing Infinite damage to our feet at
Key West II it is permitted to come
within striking distance. Secretary
Long has been advised by naval ofi
GERS that the torpedo dotilla, acting at
night, with typical Spa nish methods,
selecting some night when there is a
foggy atmosphere, might practically
wipe out our fleet. That might be
done SIS SPANS first declaration OF
war.
President Mckinley, hoping for
peace, using every method to main
Tain peace, is confronted with this
menace menace which naval Off
GERS declare cannot be overestimated.
Thev all say that to permit the torpe-
DO fotilla to come within striking dis
tance of our feet would be almost un-
parGonable. President Mckinley full
ly realizes the gravity of the situation
and he also understands that the 6es-
struction of our North Atlantic squad
ron would leave this country at the
mercy Of mercilesS foe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
the Pecp;e


the Pecp;e
The action OF Congress in virtually
declaring war on Spain had g wonder
full effect on President Mckinley and
he took decisive action in the Cuban
matter Thursday. The proposition
submitted by him TO Spain contemplate
a complete and Immediate cessation Of
hostilities in Cuba, the return OF the
reconcentrados to their usual ayoca
tions, and the independence in Cuba,
this Isst feature to be secured probably
on an indemnity basis by which the
island would pay a substantial sum
for its freedom from Spanish rule.
These propositions take wide
scope and there are many details in
the alternative propositions, the pur-
pose being to present every possible
plan promising a solution OF the Gu,
ban problem so long as an end Of the
Cuban war and Cuban indepedence
were EN- bodied in the ultimate result.
It has been made perfectly clear to
Spain that nothing less than the close
of the war and the independence Of
the island will suffice as an adequate
settlement.
President Mckinley and leading
senator's of both parties had confer
ence Thursday morning at which the
senators plainly told him that con
greess cannot be held il check much
longer. They informed him that un-
less he Immediately proposed def
mite and decisive plan Of action, con-
gress would no. wait on him, but
would desl with the situation accord
ing TO its own judgment.
The President freely admitted to the
senators that the negotiations with
Spain were rapidly approaching a
crisis and said that he felt quite conf.
dent conclusion would be reached
by Friday night a. the latest. He
asked that in view OF the fact no &C.
ton be taken by either house until
after that time or until the present ne
gotia!ions could be brought to close.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
HE WILL FIGHT.
a Louisiana Congressman Resigns to Raise
Regiment.

Reglm ent.
Representative Robert F Broussard,
of Louisiana, has rendered his resig-
nation to the governor of his Ststs, to
take effect Immediately upon decla-
ration of war with Spain, says the
Washington correspondent of the
Herald. Mr.. Broussard left for his
home in Louisiana where he expects
to :o-c, regiment which he will COM
nand il. the event of war, which he
says is sure to come. ''I have been in
receipt of hundreds of letters from
citizens in my district" said he, ''of
fering their services in case of hostill-
ties, and l have decided to organize
regiment OF my own. I have spoken
and voted, and will speak and will
speak and vote for war, and am
willing and anxious to back up my
vote and words with sword or mus
ket." Mr.. Broussard is not the only
representative who has announced his
intention of giving up seat in the
house for a sword and blue uniform.
Representative Sulzer, of New York,
was the first to announce that he would
raise regiment in his district, and
Representatives Colson and Berry both
of Kentucky, have expressed their de-
termination to 60 to the front. The
latter was colonel in the Confeder.
ate arrny
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
Great Damage Done ae the Mars Island
Navy Yard.

San Francisco ard a portion of the
State Of California were shaken at
half past eleven o'clock Thursday
night by the most severe earthquake
experienced here since 1868, whan
several persons were killed. This
time, however, no fatalities have been
reported, although there were several
narrow escapes. Vallejo and Mare
Island suffered much damage. The
nsyal hospital was wrecked and the
government saw mill blown down.
Work has been shut down in the navy
yard temporarily and the LOO en-
ployes are idle. Only TWO OF the
building escaped damage. After the
board OF survey had made partial
examination of the state of affairs at
the Mare Island navy yard today, it
was announced that the damage sus
tanned by last nights trenble had
been somewhat exaggerated. While
the survey has not yet been completed
the board is OF the opinion that the
damage will not excsed $50, 900
Work hes, however, been discontinued
and in eli probability will not be re.
sumed for several days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-06
A BANK CASHIERS FATE.
Ho Commits Suicide Because OF . Remark
About Slight ErIo in his Books.

About Sigh t Er, or in his Books.
Cashier Louis Fleming, of the
Brunswick, Ga., Savings and Trust
Company, was drowned Thursday.
Indications point to suicide, but seve.
raj theories are advanced. Bank Of
fcjals announce to night that his cash
and book accounts are straight except
for an error in addition of 800 on his
discount book. Bank examiner Speer
reached Brunswick to day. he check
ed up MIR. Fleming's cash and it prov
ed correct. He then checked his
books and found the small error OF
S1O0. Fleming's attention was called
to the error. He put on his hat and
said he would be back shortly. Two
hours afterwards his body was found
floating in the river. a run com.
menced on the bank. All demands
were promptly met and the bank re-
mained opsn fifteen minutes after
banking hours to pay depositorS. It
is believed that Thursday when Ex-
aminer Speer spoke OF the small error
that Mr.. Fleming became temporarily
unbalanced. He had been working
unusually hard. day and night, for
months, and his high-struDg, sensitive
nature is believed to have given way.
He is believed to have misunderstood
the examiner and taken the remark
as q reflection on his honor.