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The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16
THE PROBATE COMMISSIONER
Merle Walker Denies that He Paid
O'Bryan to Resign.

There was some comment yesterday on
the report that there was a financial ar
rangement between Gus O'Bryan, who late
ly vacated the office of probate commits
sioner, and Attorney Merle Walker, who
succeeded to the place. Mr. Walker says
the statement to the effect that he paid Mr..
O'Bryan to resign is not correct. He says
that he gave up his place as deputy prose-
cutor in the city Police Court to succeed
O'Bryan as probate commissioner. When
the latter resigned last winter Attorney
Walker supposed that he would, of course,
take up the duties of office. When Mr..
O'Bryan withdrew his resignation and de-
cided to remain in office until his time ex-
pired Walker says he went to him and ex-
planned that it placed him in rather an en-
barrassing place, as he had given up one
position to take another. 1t was then ar
ranged that Mr.. Walker was to stay in the
Office and receive a regular salary each
month from Mr.. O'Bryan. This arrange
ment prevailed until Mr. O'Bryan'S final
resignation a few days ago.
when it was decided that Mr.. O'Bryan
was to CO." said Mr.. Walker, II said to
him that he had been very good to me
and had paid me Il salary out of his own
pocket it would be no more than right for
me to reimburse him. l told him that as
long as / had the money and had been
benefited greatly by association with him in
the work of the Office 1 was very willing
to repay him. / did so, and the amount
turned over to him equaled what he had
paid me as salary"
1t has been understood that Mr.. O'Bryan
would at the request Of the County Com
missioners, make an examination of the
books of the different county offices. Com
missioner McGregor said yesterday that the
board asked Mr.. % Bryan to investigate the
books of the clerk, recorder, sheriff and
auditor. Mr.. OBryan said he would ex-
anime the books of the clerk as far back
as John r. Wilson's terms, but would not
agree to go as far back as this with the
books of the other offices. According to Mr..
McGregor the matter was then dropped.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16
Cable Notes.

Lieut.. Gen. Sir Francis Grenfell. inspector
general of auxiliary forces, and in supreme
command of the British force of occupation
in Egypt, has been appointed governor of
Malta.
The Hong-Kong correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says; War prepara-
tions continue here without abatement and
the mines in the Lai-Mum pass have been
charged"
The frozen surface of the River Suchona,
at Velictusting, Russia, broke yesterday
while a number of people and vehicles Were
crossing the stream. Twenty persons were
drowned
The Strasburg Neuste Nachrichten says
that Count Stolberg- -Wernigerode. a captain
of cavalry. mas been cashiered and sem
fenced to forty months Imprisonment for
fatally stabbing with his saber a sergeant
named Schienhardt. in September last.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16

discussion was on the difference of longitude
between Paris and Greenwich. 1t is a
graduation for Americans, that the best
direct determinations of the difference of
time between these two fundamental points
cidentally in 1872 by the United States
coast survey. 1t was executed as a check
on two determinations of our longitude from
Paris and Greenwich, respectively. The
work has been directly done four times
by the French and English and has been
repeatedly accomplished in an indirect way
by other European surveys, showing the
Importance of the problem. Thanks to the
efforts of the international association. we
may soon hope to see the present discrep-
ancies disappear"
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16
TracIks for ocean steamshiu..

LONDON, Nov. 15.-At a conference be-
tween representatives of the Cunard. Amer
lean line, French Transatlantic Company,
North German Lloyd line, HamburgAmer-
lean Steamship Company, the Netherlands
line, the Wilson lines, the Atlantic Trans
port Company and the Elder-Dempster,
Furness and White Star lines, presided over
by Mr.. Ismay, it was decided that two out
ward and two homeWard ocean tracks will
be used from Jan. l to Aug. is and from
Aug Is to Jan. l. The regulations adopted
will be circulated and hopes expressed that
all cross-Atlantic vessels and Newfoundland
fishermen will recognize them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.--Arrived: Western
land from Antwerp; Aller, from Genoa.
Sailed: Tauric. for Liverpool; Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse. for Bremen.
sOUTHAAfPTON, Nov. Is. - Arrived:
Lam from New York
MARSEILLES, Nov. 15.-Arrlved: Neus-
lris from New York.
ROTTERDAM, Nov, 15.-Arrived: Rotter-
dasa, from New York
ANTWERP, Nov. l5.-Arrived: Noord-
land, from New York.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. lS.-Arrived: ST.
beriau, from Glasgow,
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16

WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-The following
dispatch has been received at the War De-
partment from General Otis at Manila:
deaths in last eight days. Sick report de-
creasing: five female nurses of the Red
Cross are doing excellent work in hospitals
here Twenty competent female nurses who
give strict attention to work would renCer
hanpfqi1l cpryippf -
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16

VALETTE, Island of Malta. Nov. 15.-The
imperial yacht Hohenzollern, with the En-
peror and Empress of Germany on board.
arrived here to-dav escorted by the German
war ship Hela and the British torpedo boat
destroyers Ardent and BanShee. The forts
and ships exchanged salutes with the Ho-
henzollern.
The HohenZollern, on arriving here, few
Emperor Williams pennant, instead of the
imperial standard indicating that his
Majesty was present incognito.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16

LONDON, Nov. 15.-The Khartum honors
have been gazetted. Captain Kenna, Lieut..
AIontmorency and Private Byrne, of the
Twenty-first Lancers, and Captain Smyth,
of the Second Dragons, received the Vic
toria Cross; Lieut.. Gen. Sir Francis Gren-
fell and Mai. Cen Lord Kitchener are made
knights Grand Cross of the Bath; Slatin
Pasha is made knight commander OF St.
Michael and st. George, and many others
receive various decorations.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16
MUST LEAVE BEFORE JAN. 1.
Spanish Government Notified to Get
Its TrOOps Out of Cuba.

us IrOOps Uut Oh OuDa.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-The government
has renewed and strengthened it's determi-
nation that the Spanish evacuation of Cuba
and the American occupation shall not be
deferred beyond Jan. L next This conclu-
sion has been communicated to the Spanish
government within the last few days, in
answer to an urgent request that the date
of evacuation be put off because of the
large number of Spanish troops remaining
on the island. who. it was represented, could
not be moved before Jan.s1. Not being a
subject which could be treated by the COM
missions at Paris or at Havana, the request
of the Spanish government was forwarded
to Washington through the French embassy,
which received also as forwarded by cable
the refusal of this government to put off
the date of assuming American control.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16
STEAMER COLUMBIA SUNK.
Went Down in the Harbor OF HiIo, but
No Lives Were Lost.

SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. 15.-The steamer
Centennial, which arrived here from Hilo
to-day. reports that the steamer Columbia,
bound from Honolulu TO this port, sank in
the harbor of Hilo on Nov. 2. The Columbia
opened her seams when about four hundred
miles off the Hawaiian coast and imme-
dfateIy put back TO Hilo. She had a number
oR passengers on bOaru, but there were no
casualties
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16

ated a sensation here by attempting to take
the life of Assistant Matron Carson, of the
Door of Hope, is serving six months term
in the workhouse. Yesterday Matron Gre
goire, at the police station, received a letter
from him asking If she had seen his daugh-
ter. 'She slipped away" he said, land we
think she may have gone to Terre Haute."
Matron Gregoire will reply TO him that his
daughter is safe from herself-the girl said
she was prompted to her violent acts by
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16
RnnIler McNnurhton Bani1rupt.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-James McNaugh-
ton. the former president OF the Tradesmen
National Bank. to-day filed voluntary pc
tition In bankruptcy. There are no assets
mentioned in the petition, and the amount
of liabilities is placed at 81. .l2l, l50 In the
list the Tradesmen National Bank is named.
but the sum due to that institution by the
petitioner is not stated
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16
Remnins of CoIoneI MiIlinms.

HAVANA, Nov. 15.-The remains of the
late Colonel Williams, chief quartermaster,
were conveyed to-day to the steamer Sara
toga for shipment north. Rear Admiral
Sampson, General Wade, General Butler,
Colonel Clous, the British consul. a number
of friends of the deceased and the Ameri-
can newspaper correspondents, accompanied
the body from the cemetery to the wharf.
The route followed by the funeral process
sion was lined by crowds of people. The
casket containing the remains was covered
with the stars and stripes.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16

John Walters. a farmer OF Robinson, ILL.,,
has not yet learned that his daughter Ger
trude. otherwise Gladys Watson. who cre-
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-16

The guardianship case of Farlow against
Farlow at GreeaSburg, in the courts fol
eleven years, has been decided.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26

A very serious question for our
lawmakers at this time IS to say
whether or not the people want the
lien law repealed. Can the repeal of
the law do anything towards helping
the farmer? Then the question will
be asked if the law is repealed, will
merchants give credit on anything
short of real estate security? As we
have before expressed, we do not
think it will be for the best interests
of the people to repeal the lien law,
and the more we think of the matter,
the more are we convinced that the
very evil which is sought to be render
ed by the repeal of the law will initiate
against class who will not submit to
such oppression. The lien law is like
everything else, bad when abused;
the laws of nature are bad when abus
ed, but if a man whose financial con-
dition is such that be must have
credit to transact his business, and be
uses that credit properly, who will say
that credit to him is not blessing?
In our judgment the lien law should
not be repealed, but better still, en-
forced to the letter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26

We understand that some of South
Carolinas representatives in the leg
islature are seriously thinking of pro-
posing san Act, entitled an Act to
require railroads to give members
of the general assembly free passage
upon all railroads operated in this
State" OF course they will not sue
ceed in convincing the general assem-
bly, that the measure has merit, but as
a curio we would like to see the bill
proposed and would like to be
on hand to hear the argument in it's
favor. It is true that railroads
have no souls to save, bat it is equal
ly true they have rights that should
not be trampled upon any more than
the rights OF the humblest citizen.
The idea OF men selected to make
laws who are so small of mental cali
bre as to not be able to think of q
measure that has more breadth of
mind in it than the saving of tue lit
tie railroad fare they pay to go to
Columbia at salary of four dollars
per day. They should 60 further and
propose an act entitled an act to re-
quire the railroads to pay laundry
bills of the Legislators also their pin
der and whiskey bills, one would be
as meritorious as the other. If this
proposed bill had been presented to
the legislature BY some member from
the Islands near Charleston, prio, to
1876, it would not have occasioned
any surprise, but in this day and time
for proposition to emanate even
from the islands around Charleston,
the outskirts of civilization, where the
educational missionaries have not yet
reached, is enough to make US pray
that light be Immediately shed in
that locality.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26

Rev. David NJ. Ramsey, pastor of
the Citadel Square Baptist church in
Charleston recently delivered ser
mon in which he offend ed the news
paper men throughout the State.
The subject of the sermon was Some
undercurrents," and in it he charac-
terized newspaper reporters as being
accorded the privilege of writing
without being annoyed with such
small and stubborn things as facts. :"
In other words, newspaper men as a
class, are liars. This eminent divine
should not be harshly dealt with by
the press, but handled rather in pity.
He is the same minister of the gospel
who figured at military marriage in
Charleston recently, and when ap-
pealed to by the young man to pro-
tect him from the horror OF being
welded in law to fallen woman, de-
cined. The young man, surrounded
by the woman's relatives each armed
and threatening him with death, and
in this condition he protested his in
nocence and pleaded with Rev. David
Ramsey to not be party to the out
rageous affair. The case we speak OF
is in the courts and the public will
then see whether Rev. David Ram
sey is proper person to oNaracter-
ize newspaper men as liars.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26

The Charleston Critic complains
because Mr.. Phil Gadsden is being
singled out for condemnation for Sec
onding the nomination OF Judge
Benet. 1t should not occasion any
surprise with our contemporary when
it finds that when one Of its represent
atiyes undertakes to act for himself
and does something commendable,
that he should be marked out by
Charleston's political conclave for
condemnation. Mr.. Gadsden would
have voted for Mr.. Bacot had that
candidate remained in the field, but
when there was no opposition to the
reelection of Judge Benet, common
sense as we'll as courtesy demanded
Benet's nomination to be seconded
from the Charleston delegation. We
looked for this courtesy to come from
Mr.. Bscot, but it did not; neverthe-
less he voted for Judge Benet, and
stood up on both feet to let his col
leagues see there was nothing small
in him.
The political association formed in
Charleston after the death of the Ia
mented Ferguson will understand
before many moons that there are
others besides Representative Gsds-
den that propose exercising their own
manhood, regardless Of the political
society of which Mr.. Redding is the
recognized head. The demise OF
Hugh Ferguson carried with it the
obllteration of one-nlan power and
hereafter the politics of Charleston
will be like it is all over South Caro-
lina-free and independent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26

Constable Newbold knew all about
the case, and it mattered not how en-
ergetic or how vigorous and how
much talent could have been dis
played in prosecuting the case, the
whole thing could only have resulted
in whether or not Turner was killed
by accident The jury came TO the
conclusion the killing was an acci-
dent, and accordingly acquitted Mr..
Newbolc. The Spartanburg Herald
and such other newspapers as allow
their prejudices against the dlspen-
sary or any other law to give them
violent spasms because a constable
who is charged with the execution oil
the law, is not hanged or sent to the
penitentiary, Justly or unjustly' Will
not have much weight in the pubic
mind.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26
When You Have q Bad Cold

You want the best medicine that can be
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Remedy.
You want a remedy that will not only
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You want remedy that will counteract
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You want remedy that Is pleasant and
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Chamber!ain's Cough Remedy is the only
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qpirements. This remedy is famous tor its
cures of bad colds throughout the United
States and in many foreign countries. 1t
has many rivals, but for the speedy and
permanent cure OF bad colds. stand, with
ont peer and its splendid qualities are
everywhere admired and praised For sale
by Il. B. Loryea, the druggist.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26
TAX RETURNS.
OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR,
CLARENDON COUNTY,

Manning, 5, u, Dec. 22, 1881.
The Auditors Office will be open
from the first day of January, 1898, to
the twentieth day of February, 1898,
to receive returns of personal prop
ertv and real estate for taxation in
Clarendon County for the year. 1898.
The Auditor will be at the follow
ing places in person on the dates
mentioned to receive returns:
W. J. Gibbons, Wednesday, Janu-
ary 26th, 1898:
J. J. McFaddin;s Store, Thursday,
January 27th, 1898.
McIntosh's Store. Midway town
ship, Friday, January 2Sth, 1898.
Taxpayers return what they own
on the first day of January, 1898.
All personal property and real es-
tate must be returned this year.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter
the first given name of the taxpayer
in full, also make separate return
for each party for the township the
property is in, and where the tax
payers owns realty, to insert the
postoffice as their place Of residence,
and those who only own personal
property, to give the party's name
who owns the land they live on as
their residence, which aids the tax
payer as we'll as the county treasurer
in making the collections and pre-
venting errors.
Every male citizen between the
ages of twedty-one and sixty years
on the first day Of January, 1898, eX-
cept those incapable of earning a
support from being manned. or from
other causes. shall be deemed tax
able polls. This does not apply to
Confederate soldiers over fifty years
of age.
Ali the returns that are made after
the twentieth day of February will
have penalty Of so per cent. added
thereto, unless out of the county du-
ring the time Of listing. Not know
ing the time of listing is no excuse.
The assessing and collecting Of
taxes is all done now in the same
year, and we have to aggregate the
number and value of all the horses,
cattle, mules, ETC., and their value
that there is in the county, and have
same on file in the Comptroller Gen
erals Office by the thirtieth day Of
June each year. And from that
time to the first day of October each
wear the auditors and treasurer's
duplicate has to be completed and
an abstract of the work in the Comp
troller's office by that time, which
will show at a glance that the audi
tor has no time to take in returns
or do anything else much, between
the first day Of March and the first
day of October each year but work
on the books and blanks. Therefore
hope that all taxpayers will do me
the favor of making their returns in
time,
J. EBERT DAVIS,
Auditor Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26

Charleston has the most enterprls-
ing politicians in the State; a few
weeks ago the sheriff of that county
died and before the undertaken was
sent for party of politicians went to
Columbia to get the dead mans shoes.
Now another prominent official is
in very feeble health, Kinloch the
clerk of Court, and his house is being
watched every day and night for the
death messenger to arrive. Should
this official drop of we venture to say
that the body will not become chilled
before some OF Charleston's politicians
will be en- route for Columbia.
Wehave been amused watching
this modern lots OF public alter VIC
tins, with the same amount OF pleas
ure it used to give US to go down to
the market to look at the buZzardS as
they would wait for carrion to come
their way. II a vacancy does take
place in the Clerk of Courts Office in
Charleston, Governor Ellerbe should
by all of the laws of decency refuse
to give the appointment to any man
who would so far forget the instincts
of manhood by soliciting a promise
before the vacancy took place or be-
fore respectable time has elapsed
alter the vacancy occurred.
These observations are not imagin-
ary; we saw enough in Columbia last
week to convince US that somebody is
fishing around for somthing, and that
he is burning with desire to. per-
suade the governor to throw Clerk Of
Court Kinloch's shoes to him, as
quickly as possible after that official
shakes off this mortal coil.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26
500 REWARD SlOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
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The proprietors have so much faith in its
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Send for list of testimonials.
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Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26
Auditor Drakeford of kershaW Suicides.

Camden, Jan. pa special: to
the News and Courier says: Mr.. John
R. Drakeford, county auditor, COM
mitted suicide at noon to-day by
shooting himself through the head.
He has been dyspeptic for some
time, and a great sufferer His rash
act is deeply regretted, for he was one
of the best of men-honest and kind
hearted. He was royal Arch Mason
a member Of the knights of Pythias
and also member of the Knights o:
Damon, in which latter order he was
insured for $4,000. A daughter, about
grown, and a number of other rela-
ti!es survive him
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26
There seems to be considerable un

There seems to be considerable un'
easiness about the situation with
Spain, and for days past exciting ru'
mors have been floating about which
have an ugly tendency. Several war
ships nave been ordered to Havana
and it would not be surprising If IN
the next few days we hear the news
that some Spanish gun boat has fred
upon the stars and stripes. In that
case the ball would be open and a
naval battle between the two coun-
tries would result. There are many
Americans who are anxious to Join
the Cuban insurgents, and if wa1
does break out, the opportunity will
be q. -rded to free Cuba from the
tyrannical oppression of Spanish mis-
rule.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26

Because jury OF Spartanburg
county came to the conclusion that
the killing of Mr.. Turner by State
Constable Newbold was the result of
an accident and brought out a verdict
of acquital, the Spartanburg Herald,
an anti-dispensary fanatic, has turned
itself loose to condemning Solicitor
Sease, and charges that he did not
present the prosecution in compe-
tent manner. Everybody can under
stand the animus of the attack upon
the solicitor. The jurors which tried