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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
AN ELECTION RIOT.
Blood Spilled at Phoenix Ten
Miles from Greenwood.
A WHITE MAN SHOT DOWN.
The Story in Detail. Relatives
of the Republican State Chair
man Shot. A very Seri-
OILS Affair.

At Pheeu 10 miles below Green
wood on election day there was most
serious occurrence in connection with
the election. Giles y. Etheredge was
killed instantly, Thomas ?. Tolbert,
Jr., was badly wounded and several
Negroes were hurt. There is great feel
ing about Phoenix and throughout the
county, and the probabilities are strong
ly favorable to one or more lynchingS.
About 9 o'clock Tuesday.moruiag Giles
o. Etheredge and r. &. Cheatham,
citizens of the Phoenix section, went
to the store of J. W. Watson, where
the State and federal elections were
being held, aDd at the instance OF sew
eral citizens reproached I. ?. Tolbect
for the unusual proceeding he was eri
IDENTIFY directing. On the small piazza
in front of the store Tolbert had an or
dinary looking ballot box, and in 1t he
was directing all the Republicans who
had no registration certificates to dropa
certificate, marked BLANK No. ), read
ing as follows:
BLANK NJ. ..
5 ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County.
This certifes that the undersigned, be.
ing over the age Of y, male resident OF
the voting precinct.
of Ward -. and legally qualified to
register and vote therein, did, on this,
the 9th day of November, 1898, pre-
sent himself at the said voting pre-
cinct to vote for r, R. Tolbert, the
Republican candidate for congress IN
the Third district Of said State, desiring
and intending to vote for the said r. +.
Tolbert, and, upon his attempting to
so vote, was denied the right to so vote,
and his vote thus offered to the proper
officers was rejected.
And the undersigned further states
that prior to such an attempt to vote,
and as required by statute, he had ap-
piled for registration, under the laws
Of South Carolina, being entitled tc
such registration, but had been refused
and denied the ris sht to register; and ne
further states that if he had been per,
mitted to register and to vote at said
election, he would have voted for X. h.
1olbert, the Republican candidate for
congress in said district.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
Captures the Senate.

Republicans will control the United
States senate after March 4, next.
The present party division Of the sem
ate is: Republicans 43, Democrats 81,
Populists 6. Silver Republicans 6.
Prior to the late election the figures
were changed by a Republican gain of
two, viz: McComas, of Maryland. who
will succeed Gorman, and Simon, Of
Oregon, who was elected to fill va
cancy. This increases the Republican
total to IS. The terms Of seven Repub-
lican senators expire March 4, next
leaving 39 hold-over Republicans.
The elections Of last week made certain
the choice Of 10 additional Republican
senators. This gives total of 48, or
two more than majority over Demo-
Gratis, Populists and Silver Republicans.
There are 81 Democratic hold-over
senator's. To this number last weeks
election will result in addin four Ger.
tainty and one probably, making a to-
tai Of rs. The Populist and Silver Re-
publican hold-overs number 8. This
was increased Tu esday by l.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
,be ascane ofTolbert and his hackers.

Young Rush, Mr.. Williams and an
other Young man were the positive wit
nesses. Rush picked up off the floor
Of the piazza, at the spot this tall Ne
gro. Joe Circuit. was noticed TO stand,
a red memvrauuum book having III II
the inscription j. +. Circuit aud
some il:egible scrawling. Two wit
uesscs testify that this book fell out OF
Joe Circuits pocket, and that 1t fell
out as he drew pistol. There is pos
itive testimony by two boys that Joe
Circuit fired the shot that killed Eth
ereGge.
These are about all the positive state
ments in direct relation to the shooting,
and the corouer's jury SO rendered a
verdict.
Tolbert was hit by somebody's shot
and some others were hit. In an hour,
a party Of Negroes, most OF them
armed, gathered about half mile
from Phoenix. Later they moved pre-
sumably to Rehoboth church, two miles
distant. When the Greenwood dele
CATION. hundred cool men with guns
arrived, the plan Of following the Ne
groes and dispensing them was talked
Of, but it was decided to refer every
thing to the inquest.
Ine gathering at the store could
hardly be called mob, as there was
no wild talk and no pronounced excite
ment. Among the men present, who,
while expressing deep indignation and
determination to avenge the killing OF
their fellow citizen, were against hasty
action, even against organization, were
Senator j. Milton Gaines, who lives
near by, Postmaster L. NJ. Moore OF
Greenwood, Prof. 7. NJ. Wright, Mr..
J. W. Watson, J. V. Dufhe and others
Of high repute and known grit. Sena-
tor Gaines naturally became the leader,
and his cool course probably kept down
fury.
Behind this death and trouble is a
black story. For two or three weeks
past Tom Tolbert and r. ?. Henderson,
a young white man heretofore esteemed
in this section, have been holding meet
ings with the Negroes-sometlmes at
weird places and unholy hours. A
party Of young men attempted to locate
these meetings to break them up, but
the meetings were always held and the
participants gone before they could be
definitely located. At one meeting at
Damascus, r. P. Henderson made an
incendiary speech, telling the Negroes
that Greenwood county was theirs, that
Phoenix and Ninety-Six would be car
ried by the Republicans. This was
.'nigger news" but today shows that
was real news.
Henderson is relative Of the Toll
berts and had become seized with am
bition to hold Office. He was about to
be appointed postmaster at Edgeheld
and had promised to appoint a Negro,
some say Joe Circuit, as the clerk, but
the Edgefeld people notified him that
this meant death. He is quite young
man. During the sad scenes at Kirk
sey's today his mother, a noble Christ
ian lady, was buried at Damascus
church, near the Negro church Of Da-
mascus, where some OF the meetings
with Negroes hao been held.
Tom Tolbert, like all the Tolberts,
is good citizen with this one fatal ex-
ception of tempting the Negroes. He IS
about thirty-fve years old.-State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16

difficulty secured a jury. The verdict
mentioned the customary unkown par
ties as responsible.
1t is reliably understood that two other
Negroes shot Wednesday are lying in
the woods nearby. No inquest was held
over these. Later in the day party
found Ben Collins, another Negro in
the Tuesday fight when Etheridge was
killed. Collins was on the place of ".
II. Stallworth, Sr., and he was prompt
ly killed and left there.
Rhett r. Tolbert took the Gleenvi!le
and Columbia up train at Donald's,
lodging a crowd looking for him.
Chief Kennedy says that he IS at
the Mansion House in Greenville. He
will probably go to Washington.
Thomas Tolbert has been moved to
Abbeville. He will likely die from
wounds. Rhett Tolbcrts family is at
Due West. Jim Tolbert, whose wife
is postmistress at Mccormick, has left
on demand of citizens
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
NEWSPAPER OFFICE SACKED.
a General Fight in Which Ten Ne
groes Are Killed.

The committee of 25 men represent
ing the mass meeting Of white citizens
in the execution of the provisions Of
the resolutions adopted Wednesday, de-
manding the departure of Editor Manly
from the city and the removal Of The
Record plant, were to have received a
definite answer to their demands from
representative Negroes at 7.30 a. NJ,
Thursday morning. Chairman A. NJ.
Waddell was to report the answer to the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
An Election Oaity.

The latter days Of the campaign de-
veloped some oddities in eleetioneering.
A few days ago several prominent pol
iticians, candidates for Office, went
down in the coal mines of Cherokee
and Crawford counties, Kansas, and
made speeches to the miners. On one
occasion, while 900 feet below the sur
face, the candidates crawled through a
tunnel and made speeches while on
their hands and knees because of lack
of space to stand up in. Tie cam
paigners spent week in the mines,
working among 10000 miners, only
coming out into the open air at night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
a Good Yield.

The Cotton Plant says: Col. T. j.
Moore, Of Spartanburg County, tells
the Evening Star that he has already
picked 1886 pounds Of seed cotton
from one acre and thinks he will
gather FIVE hundred pounds more.
This is a good lot of cotton from an
acre of ground, but it is likely there is
not much money in it after all. The
Cotton Plant would like for Col. Moore
to tell it's readers the net profit on
that acre of cotton and how it was cul-
tivated. Every farmer is trying to
find out the way to make money in
growing cotton
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
Ladies' Take Notice,

Brother Bacon, of the Edgefeld
Chronicle, says; Ladies must now
have their dress skirts made long-de-
cidedly iong-touching the ground in
front, and sweeping on the ground two
inches behind. Lately we have been
out into the haunts Of fashion, and we
know whereof we speak. And a
worsted walking dress must have sleeves
exactly like mans coat. Brother Ba-
con is au old bachelor, but he seems to
be posted on the subject of ladies
dresses, and VIC hope they will take due
notice and govern themselves accord
incly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
The State Farm.

Superintendent ". A. Neal, and the
board Of directors Of the South Carroll
ma penitentiary, have arranged to give a
free excursion to and from Columbia
to the State Farm on November Is.
The invitations includes all visitors to
the State Fair who care to see the farm,
and the visitors are promised a big
barbecue or other entertainment. The
excursion will be at the private ex-
pense of Superintendent Neal and the
board of direstors. Their object is to
furnish taxpayers the opportunity OF
seeing what is being done.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
Won the Prize.

ENSIGN Willard won the prize of 500
offered by patriotic American citizen
to the first American soldier who would
plant the stars and stripes on Cuban
soil. As soon as he got the money
Willard set about distributing 1t
among the men who accompanied him
upon the expedition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
Paid for Them Pigs.

Two little pigs caused contention be-
tween a couple of neighboring farmers
in Shannon county, Mo. Each claim
ed both pigs. They went to law about
them, and when the posts amounted to
$50 the litigants compromised by each
taking a pi@.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
Plant W heat.

The Edgeield Chronicle says: Many
of the farmers Of Sonth Carolina, and
especially of Edge6eld, We hope, are
arranging for a big wheat crop next
year. 1t is wise course. Very wise.
There ought to be a big -four mill in
Edgei eld town, IL addition to those at
various points in the county. And
they ought to be run on Edgeheld
wheat to. What is true Of Edie6eld
is true Of every County in South Caro-
lima, and we commend the good advice
of the Chronicle to the farmers Of this
county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
Hundreds Sick.
county.

The steamer Penn arrived at San
Francisco, Cal, Wednesday from
Manila. When she left Manila there
were 1900 sick among the men and the
physicians were terribly dismayed at
the progress smallpox was making. Ac-
cordipg to Sergeant Palmer, in one day
there we're ten deaths from smallpox.
Cant. Linn said he knew of but five
deaths from that disease in a single
day. The flth poured into the canals
by the Chinese is said to be a prolific
source of disease.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
Takes the Cake.

The Columbia Record says: erich
land county has precinct that should
be accorded the palm for taking the
least interest in Tuesdays election.
At killians only one vote was cast.
The managers did not even take the
trouble to deposit ballot"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
a New Industry

4 Kansas man has discovered that
brandy can be made from wet elm saw
dust, and discouraged prohibitionist
asks what chance the good cause will
have when man can go forth with a
rip-saw and get drunk on fence rail?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
Wonderful Voice.

A colored citizen of Sedalia, Mo-, has
most wonderful voice. Speaking in
an ordinary conversational tone, 1t IS
said, he can be easily heard across A.
acre field, and when calling at the t'
of his voice his words may be dist
euished for more than mile.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-16
a Prediction.

Ex-senator ingalls, of Kansas rises to
predict that Mckinley will be beaten
and the Republican party knocked into
flinders two years hence. We hope so.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Homestead 1897.
Land Office at Tuscon. Arizona.
August 5. 1893.

Land Office at Tuscon. Arizona.
August 5, 1893.
Notice q hereby given that the fol.
lowing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make nalproofin sup
port of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk OF the
District Court at Phoenix, Arizona, on
September 10, 1898. viz. Paschall Il
Hughes, of Mesa. Arizona, for the SEA
Sec. IS, TIP. l, N. R. 5 E.
He names the following witnesses 20
prove his continuous residence upon ano
cultivation of said land, viz David F
Watkins, Dennis Frank Barley, and
John L. Anderson of Mesa, Arizona
Henry A. Hughes, of Phoenix, Arizona.
+" EUGENE J;aTRIppEL.
First pub Aug. u, SO. ! Register.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
PHOENIX l. MARIcoPAl

PHOENIX d MARIcoPAi
Grain leaves Phoenix at sp. %. Al
rives at Tempe at $50 p. m. and :
Maricopa at $50 p. M.
Train leaves Maricopa ut 81 :. >
Arrives at Tempe at 6 45 .. M. AndA
PHOENIX at 7:l5 q. m.
Close connections made with South
errt Pacific At Maricopa, also at Temp
with stagest Tor Goldield. Connection
made ut Phoenix with S. f., p. Il +
for Prescott and Congress.
PHOENIX AND MESA CITY.
Leave Mesa at Z 80 ! m, arrive .
Tempe 8 m, and Phoenix $50 .
Leave Mesa at I.30 p nj, arrive.
Tempe 200 p m. and at Phoenix
$50 p m. IS
.eave Phoenix at $50 %, arriy
al Tempe at 1000 . m, arriv9-at Mes
at 1890 a M.
Leave Phoenix at 8 p m, arriv
Tempe at $50 p m, arrive Mesa
6 p n.
All trains run daily end will stcI
at any point IN signal.
Q. G. MCNEIL.
+. D. SANFORD, Gent SUP
Genl Pass. Agt.
General Office, Phoenix.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Homestead 1901
Land Office at Tucson, Arizon.
:" july ". 1898

"iJ n, 1890.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-.
loving named settler has filed notice OF
LIS mention to make fual proof in
support OF his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of the
District Court at Phoenix, Ariz, on
September 10. 1898, viz: George W.
Allison, Mesa, Maricopa Co.. Ariz.. for
the NFf Sec. z. TIP. S. R6E.H
de n mes 'Ae following witnesses to
prove his continuous RESIDENCE upon
and cultivation Of said laad, viz: Fred
G. Weekes,, William NJ. Gilbert, Thomas
Anderson and John L Anderson. all Of
Mesa, Arizona.
EUGENE j. TRIPPEL.
: trse pup July ~. 20. Register.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19

in the Mesa FREE PREss,a paper pub
lished at Mesa, Marioopa county, Ari-
IONA. The same is hereby granted, and
the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at 9he Office ofeJerry Mlllay, a
Notary Public, at Phoenix, Arizona. on
the 9th day of august 1898. at 10
o'clock "a. M. to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged fail
ure
Hearing before Register and Receiv-
er U.s.. Land Office; at Tucson, Arizona
on the 81 day of September 1898 at 2
O'clock, p. N. N
JOHN A. 30 VIVIAN.
J.. Receiver.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
Contest Notice.
q. s, Land Office, Tucson, Arizona.

q. 8, Land Office, Tucson, Arizona.
- July Is, 1898.
Complaint having been entered at
this ofics by Frank Grosskopt against
GeorgsF. Watson fbr'failure to comply
with the law be to Timber Culture entry
No. 664, dated March 10Th 1883 upon
the 81 ofSW4 & 81 of Sci Section 80,
Townshfp2 y, Rspge 6 E, III Maricopa
County, Arizona. with a view to the
Cancellation of said entry; Contestant
alleging that entryman did not break,
or cause to be broken, Eve acres or any
portisn of said tract the first year of
said entry; he did not break or cause
t be broken I'VE acres or any portion of
said tract. or cultivate five acres or any
portion of said tract, the second year OF
said entry; He did not cultivate five
acres or any portion of said tract. Of
plant FIVE acres or any portion of said
tract TO trees; tree seeds or cuttings the
third year of said entry; He did not
cultivate ten acres or any portion of said
tract or plant five acres or any portion
of said tracs' TO frees, tree seeds,
or cuttings. the fourth year of SAID entry,
and he has not broken or caused to be
broken, cultivated or planted to trees.
tree seeds or cuttings, ten acres or any
portion Of said tract up to the present
time, :.
The Contestant having fled affidavit
in this Office on July 18th 1898. setting
fosth the fact that after using due dill
gencs he is unable TO- get personal SET.
vice upon the Ccptsstee and: asks that
said sftyieSIsy ss;sthsd by qualification
j Is "A % q, IN
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF NOTICE
FOR PUBLICATION.
f1pifA1 Sko1oe .,,J n01

S"''Cu OtatcS Adnu OIuce,
tucson. Arizona, July 81. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that Viola
9. Kingsbury. of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Arizona, has fled notice of in
tention ~ make proof Oh his desert
lapd claim No. 246O. for The Lots 8 4
4 aud ST 'NW4 Sec. IS. TIP l S. r &c.
before he Clerk of the District Court at
Pho mir, Arizona, on Saturday the 18TH
day of October 1898. !
He NAMES the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and rec
lamation of said" land, Alexander T..
Chandler. William Irwin. John l.. An
derson and Willard Biggs. all Of Mesa
M4aricopa Co.. Arizona.
= EUGENE J. TRIPPEL.
flFst pup Jnly ~ '9S 'iRegister,
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
%Dining station.

The only North and south Line ia izGna ira
versing and reaching the most sections
including the sreat Salt Xiv er valley.
Through tickets for all points in ne u dted
States, Gsnads and Mexico.
Connecting ct Jerome junction with xrains
Of U. va p. by. for Jerome.
............ At Prescott with s'ags lines for
all tho principal mining camps; az Congress
Junction with Congress Gold 10 X. e. for Con-
ere ss and stage lines for HsrQua Halls. St sntos
and Yarnell. AZ Rhoenix yitn the Maricopa d
Phosnix Ry., for points on ~. p. By. also with
8. n. v. BY. At Hot 6prirgs Juncsiou With the
q. O. n. 9. T. Go stage lice, for CASTLE Gre +
Hot SPRINGS; the new AL the year bA' !th resort.
=. N. MURPHY, clio. II. RAR6EN1s
Pres't d Cen. Mgr. GEN TT Il Pass Aet
Prescott. AriS. PRESCOTT Arig.
r. 4. WELLS. =
Asst Cen. Mgr.
resoott. Arisona. ss,-,sa fr.. = e
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
LOCAL IEws.

9s+k-
Der. wingsr j. home again
Attorney Ballard wa. in town on
Monday.
The weather continues to be uni-
formly hot.
Harry Pine bas returned from
trip TO Mexico.
d. A. LeBaron was over from
Florence last week.
E.J. Trippel has bought 40 Nc
Queens almond crop.
T. E Flanagan visited in town
Sunday and Monday
The Democratic primaries passed
of very quietly in Mesa.
G. F. Lampey was in town yester-
day en- route to Florence.
The new dynamo has been put in
place at the power hotise'
A fine boy vas born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Orley Stapley Saturday.
Dewey has captured Manila. he
bomba rded the city for two hours.
Warren Shrine and wife will leave
for the Pinal mountains tomorrow.
Col. Hadley and Col. Taggart we're
pleasant callers at this Office yester-
day.
The Popu!ists elected delegates to
the county convention Tuesday eve
ming.
The Southern Pacific is preparing
to again put on its Sunset Limited
trains.
Mel Greenleaf, Sheriff Of Yuma
county, paid flying visit to Mesa on
Tuesday.
D. L. Murray was yesterday NOM
mated for Sheriff BY the Democratic
convention.
About $4,000 of our volunteer
troops are to be mustered out of the
service at once.
Mr.. Chandler has secured fran
chise for putting his electric light
system in Tempe.
Don't forget the Ice cream and cake
social to Be given tomorrow hight by
the Good Tepplars.
The Good Templars will give an
ice cream social in the old Bee Hive
store tomorrow night.
The prison removal question promi--
ses to be up ia the next legislature
and it will furnish food for a lively
fight.
Stepp and Wilson will open their
restaurant and chop house tomorrow
morning. They will give you the best
there is in The market and polite at
tention.
GO TO G.. F LAMPEY, 526
West Washington Sc Phoenix, for
Carpets. Linolepm, Mating, Window
Shades, Rogers lS47 Tableware.
Diamonds at wholesale.
FOR SALE OR TRADE Forty
brood sows, with pigs or with pig.
Will sellyall or part for cashior trade
for calves, w. G. NORTON.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Homestead Entry No. 1902
Land Office atSTucson. Arizona,
July 81, 1898;

S'Guiy II, 1885,
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has fled notice OF
his intentio tomake final proof in sup
port of his Claim, and that said proof
viii! be mads before the Clerk cf the
District Cart ad Phoenix, A tizona. on
September 10, 1898. viz: William B.
Allison. Mesa, Naricopa CO. Arizona,
for the LOTS / & 2, FL NW4 aSec. TIP.
l s, R. G f.
He names the folio wing witnesses tn
prove his continuous residence upon an
cultivation Of said land, viz. Fred. G.
Weekes, William NJ. GU ert, Thomas
Anderson ard John L. Anderson. ali OF
Mesa, Arizona. it
EUGENE j. TRIPPEI.,
First pub July 70, SO. Register.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
CITY sHEy!INc pERLoR
Y. Y w6iGHT Proprietor
.5fsJ
Shaving. shaimpooing.
Hair Pu''lss. Etc.
GIVE ME A CALL.
$4,000 TO CITY MEXICO AND RE-
trim.

Our neighbors will celebrate their
National Holiday 10 grand style. The
Southern Pacific will cell round trip
tickets to party of ten or more at the
very low rate of $4,000 on Sept. 9th. 10th
or 18th, with final limit thirty days
from date of sale Side trip to Guada-
lahara, the mo. oe.utiul city : f Mexico
3.25 extra. Make your reservation
early. For further particulars, cali on
or address 4
M. D. BICKNELL.
G. PA.