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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
O,,mpt>,s Cap.1an Dies.

The navy department has received
caolegran announcing the death
at Kobe, Japan, Saturday OF Capt.
Charles V. Gridley OF the cruiser
Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship.
No particulars are given.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
Another Appeal.

The Vienna CORES pondent OF the
Daily Mail says: "Spsin has ad.
dressed another appeal to the powers
to intervene in the war, and Austria is
prepared to acoede, but only in con-
Junction with otksr poTers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08

Mr. Arthur Sewa'l, Of B.th, Ne,
candidate for vice pres'6eut on Inc
democratic ticket IN 1895 has o5ereo
the ship Roanoke, now at San ffAn.
cisco, to the go7erna ct to transport
troops. He says the sup can be osteo
up for about 3 500 nsn SHd oOo Iocs
of fright.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08

The p ughkeeps:e, n Y Eagle As
serts that this country has now won II e.
right to give the Philippine I,Iauds
new name, and suggests that they
should be called Dewey Islands here
after, inasuuch as I'VE do no: want
any goo American soil named after
that Old brute Philip of Spain.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08

THERE is no doubt no" that : palm y
fying squadron, composed ct four
snlen6id cruisers and two to5p 60
Boat dss,royers, is imprisoned IL San
1iago harbor. This feet IS IN cur
opinion doomed to capture or ces.ruc-
ton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
We Arc a. Wa BI,h Lon.t,cs

W y -~'O G " q WAN C0
Under this caption the Nsw York
Journal says perhaps one reason
why We don't get on better in our war
with Spain is that we fcd it difficult
to realize that we a'e r.anosuvrinp
against nation Of luDa,i,s. Weyler
the most important nii:ary member
Of the collection, may pot b, ;ns4i =
himself, but he ss:u mes thai his coun
trymen are, for he tells them that tie
right thing to do is to give him an
army OF $4,000 men with which to in
wade the Ua.ted States and subjuaa.e
the Yankees I: would BE- disresoec!--
full 10 regard Mgr. Saerz de Ursuri Y
Crespo, Archbishop OF Santiago de
Cuba, as prelate not up to the aver
age OF Spanish intelligence, yet we
learn that at banquet given there
the other evening to Admiral Cervera.
His Grace delivered speech in which
he said: 1T is L o. sufficient to be VIC
torious on the sea. the Spanish f Y
must float on tte CApitol," meaning
Washington this unfortunate &C
clesiasiic, in common with the mass of
Spaniards, is plainly under the delu.
sion that it was Montojo and not
Dewey VINO won at Manila, and that
our other fleets have suffered disasters
about which nobody outside of Spain
and Cuba has heard. The course OF
low diet which is in store for Mgr.
saenz de Urturi y Crespo, Archbishop
of blockaued Santiago de Cuba, may,
by Heavens grace, be the means OF
clearing his brain and restoring him to
reason. But nothing can BE- hoped
for in the case of the demented Spani.
ards as q race. In their histories this
war will remain q ssries of brilliant
victories for them. Their mad chron
iclers write only Of victories for mad
readers. Gibraltar is still to Spain q
Spanish and not British possession.
TIE sadidstes.
War or no war the politicians and
candidates are bound 10 have their in
ming. No pledges have been fled as
yet, but the Columbia Record says
the foiio6ing Candidates are likely to
be in the race this sammer:
For Goyernor-Governor W. &.
E!lerbe, Colonel r. B WATSON, E. L.
Archer, Joel B:uoson, George D.
TllIman and 0. L chunpers.
Lieutenant Goyernor M. B Nc
Sweeney and G. G Foatherstone.
Secretary Of State-O Z Temp
kins, R. N. Cleveland, II. R. Cooper
| and R r Aenpnill.
Comptroller General. P. D.r.
ham and L. P. E.too.
Attorney Gensral-G. Duncan Bel
linger, Cole L. Bls-se, g. q Evans,
George s. Mower, Knox Livingstone,
! Q. P. Townsend and John 7. S.oan.
State Tressucer-Di. W. q. Tim
norman.
Aujutant Genera J. Gary Watts,
J. w. Floyd an1 Henry T. Thompson.
Superintendent of E EIucation-T G.
Robinson, W. a. Brown and E D.
Smith.
Railroad Connissioney-9. B. Ev-
ans, q. r Thomas. j. W. Gray, N.
&. Slanse !, J. E PettigreW, Calvin
W. Garrls, E. B. Berry and J. \.
Sigh.
Superintendent OF Penitentiary-
". a. Neal, 3. q. Clun, D. J. Grit
fifth.
Some Of these, however, ars not
strongly probable. Among the rath
er doubtful are Geo. D. TIlmsn and
D. L. Schumpert, for governor, and
Henry T. thompson TO. sdjutant
general. Noae of the oilers is as
certain as death and taxes, but they
are about as cer.ain as sn uncertainty
oan he
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08

ISSL, rSo WILH L0e carnage OF our - re q,
Ia which, If thy soul bo plunged, like
the bird in the text, 1t shall 60 forth
free-freal
Gen. Fish said that he oncs stood at
8 slave block where an old Christian
minister was being sold. The auction
esr said Of him: "What bid do hear
for this nan' He is q very good kind
of man; he Is q minister. Some
boay said, Twenty dollars" (he was
very old and net worth much), some
body else, Twenty Ave-" Thirty,
Thirty fve," Forty" The aged
Christian minister began to tremble.
He had expected to be able to buy his
own freedom, and he had Just $40 and
expected with the $40 to get free. As
the bids ran up the old man trembled
mora and more.
ty Eve, Sky, Sixty ave-" The
old man cried out, Seventy" He
was afraid they would outbid him
The men around were trans6xcd.
Nobody dared bid, aud the auctio1ee,
Struck MIN down 70 h1mSelf-COne!
But oy reason of sin We are poore,
than that African. We cannot buy
our own deliveratce. The voices ot
death are bidding for US, and they bid
US down. But the Lord Jesus Christ
comes and says: Il will buy thai
man. I bid for him my Bethlehem
manger bid FOR him my hunger or
the mountain. bid for him my ach
ing head ! bid for him my fainiins
heart, I bid for him au my wounds
4 voice from the throne of God says
sit Is enough! Jesus has bough
him" BJught with a price. Ths
purchase complete. It is done.
The great transactions done.
sn ny Lords, and be is mine.
He drew me, and followed on,
ehsrns& 70 csafess the veiee divine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
The FONOR ROLL.
mu,re E,u o. tho PALMETTO Rinas. Al
kar, 4 @.

The fcIlo#ine is the muster roll OF
the Palmetto r he5, OF Aiken. s. G.,
now Co L. First regiment, South
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17
The Appropriate Reply.

The attempt of Spain to charge upon
the United states the failure of au-
tonomy in Cuba adds to the gravity of
the existing situation only in so much
as it further illustrates the hypocrisy
Of Spanish diplomacy and teaches this
government that time spent in argu-
ing with such an antagonist is time
wasted.
II should not be necessary for the
american state department to take any
specific notice of this latest bit of Span
ish effrontery. The best form which a
reply could take would he the out
spoken recognition Of Cuban independ-
ence. Then, if to us Spain were dis
posed to credit the failure of her fake
scheme of home rule, to US she might
also award the responsibility for assur-
ing in Cuba the establishment of the
genuine article.
OF all the plans which have been con-
sidered for the freeing of Cuba it seems
to us that this is the best. Recognition
of independence would be quickly fol-
lowed by the accomplishment of inde-
pendence in fact as well as in name.
The day that Witnessed the signing at
Washington of such a proclamation
would, ere nightfall, put into the hands
OF the Cuban representatives. in this
country sufficient money, credit and
supplies to effect the expulsion of the
Spaniard from Cuba inside OF thirty
days. 1t would also dispose of the
Cuban war debt, leaving Spain, who
contracted it, TO pay it or face the
music Of reputation.
This proposition is defensible because
IL is right. 1T comedies to the people
Of Cuba what our forefathers claimed
for the united colonies. nothing more
and nothing less. The few Cubans in
the pay of Spain whom recognition OF
tie Cuban republic would disgruntle
ave on a par with the Tories of the
American Revolution. The Tories
claimed to be better than the rude and
ill-clad followers of Washington who
bore the brunt Of the battle for Ameri.
can freedom. The Cuban autonomists
profess to be the superior class in Cuba
But they in reality are the towards OF
their race--the men who hope for free
dom but do not dare in its behalf
Independence for the patriots of Cuba
and a fig for Spain should now be the
motto al Washington.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17
Our New Battleships.

There win be launched at Newport
News one week from today two new
battleships, the Kentucky ana the
Kearsage, which, when completed, will
he the finest ships of the kind aiioat.
The subject of naval armament being
just now an uppermOst one it may be
worth our while to consider briefly
some Of the characteristics of these
two giant war-Yessels. They being twin
constructions. the data of either will
answer equally well for the other.
The ships are 36S feet long and -
feet inches wide at heir widest point.
When fully loaded each will dispace
1896 tons of water, have 10000 horse
power, carry 1910 tons of coal (plus 500
more in an emergency )and furnish
quarters for 5il officers, seamen and
marines. They will travel at normal
gait of 16 knots per hour, with a draft
Of only % feet when full laden. They
will each carry four l3-inch and four
S-inch breech loading guns, and four
teen 5-inch rapid-fire cannon. In addi-
tion there will be twenty 6-pOund, six
l-pound and four Gatlng guns. This,
with four torpedo tubes, complete the
ships armament.
The S-inch guns are IN the upper half
of two two-storied turrets, and are
sheltered by walls Of steel from nine to
eleven inches thick. The 13-inch guns
occupy the lower half of these turrets,
and have steel shelters from Is TO II
inches thick. To pierce the walls of
the lower turret a shot would have IA
strike them from a distance of | 500
yards with all the pent-up energy
equal TO bearing that shot thirteen
miles The auxiliary battery of four
teen flve-inch rapid-flre guns is mount
ed In the superstructure on the main
deck. This superstructure, where II
faces an enemy, is composed of hard
ened steel six inches thick. and no ex.
plosive six-inch shell could ever gel
through the bulwark. Each gun sta
gun by a two-inch wall oc steel. thai
the effect Of penetrating shot and
bursting shell may he localized. Each
Of these guns has a service rate OF
speed OF quite six aimed shDt2 a min.
ute, and as each shot weighs hfty
pounds. little arithmetic tells tbs
story. Each ship win carry 800 tons OF
ammunition.
. A band OF steel : 1-2 feet wide and
ranging in thickness from 4 inches al
sthp stern % 5& inches amidshlps. one
.sit3if above, one half below. the water
line, will protect these ships from the
shots of an enemy. All other exposed
parts are similarly protected, in pro-
PORTION To their liability 20 injury. Bach
OF the armor plates in the vicinity OF
the deck is a band of eellulose which
with automatically ,piug all Shot holes
aan'i'finG water. The energy OF the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

ships will come from Ave great boilers
aboard each, which operate two sets OF
triple expansion engines and turn the
twin screws. More than so auxiliary en-
gines are located on each ship and will
aid the men handling and lowering the
boats. manipulating the anchor load
ing the coal, discharglus the ashes and
performing other feats necessitating
great strength. The operation. of the
turrets and of the big guns Will be con-
trolle1 by electricity. Complete. each
ship will represent an investment close
to Sj,O00,0q0, prices having fallen since
the Maine was built.
When we reflect that of all the great
modern war ships now afloat. number
ing we'll into the hundreds, no two have
yet been matched against each other in
war under circumstances calculated TO
afford fair test OF their efficiency as
fighting machines, the courage Of the
different maritime powers In investing
so much money in them stands out in
prominent relief. Yet this investment
continues. England next year will
spend Sl20, 900, 900, Russia $s0000,0 900
France $4,000 900 and Germany prob
ably $50 900. 900 in additional warships;
and even Uncle Samuel, under the spur
of a sharp necessity. after buying two
new ships from Brazil, threatens to
| build three others.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17
Can Trust the Preside mt. a..

There was a time, not many weeks
ago. when public opinion would have
been adverse to an adjournment Of con-
gIess in advance of a settlement of the
Cuban problem. At that time the pub
lic was disposed to doubt the presi-
dents flrmness. This feeling, although
based upon an imperfect understand
ing of the situation, was natural and
WIDESPREAD.
But today no such doubt exists. Cir.
cumstances have interviewed which
have effectually removed it. The presi-
dents policy is now better understood.
The reasons for that caution which
seemed like cowardice in him are com.
pretended. Our former unprepared-
ness for the consequences of a resolute
policy has been in great measure over
come. 1t is perceived that the chief
executive while seeming to avoid de-
termined action. was simply biding his
time-waiting for the opportune mo-
ment and trying to get ready. When
that moment came he proved grandly
equal TO the emergency. The history
which William Mckinley and a pa
triotic congress have been making in
the past few days is history which will
bear the inspection of the future. No
line In it will ever have to be erased.
This being the situation it is clear
that congress can adjourn whenever it
gets through with its routine business,
and can safely remit the further man
aGemcnt of the Cuban question to the
| chief executive, in whose province it
rightfully belongs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

The city OF Chicago has agreed to
permit children of the poor during the
coming summer months. 10 use the city
school yards as Fairgrounds, and a So
ciety Of women has been formed to
provide the necessary apparatus for
the youngsters amusement and TO take
care Of the little ones while at play.
Scranton unfortunately has very few
school yards large enough to be of
much value in such a directions; but
Scranton has several natural parks, and
these ought soon TO be put in first
class condition
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

The introduction recently at Albany
of a Workmen's compensation bill,in
imitation of the act passed last year
by the British parliament, should warn
thoughtful Americans that a new legis-
latiVe subject of great interest must
in future be reckoned with. The AL
bany bill, like the English act, pro-
poses that workmen engaged in certain
hazardous occupations, as for example
the operation of trains or the mining
Of coal, shall be compensated by their
employers for all accidents arising out
of their employment. The employers.
on the other hand, are authorized to
provide this compensation out OF a
fond TO be charged on the books as a
necessary cost of the business, the
same as rent, fire insurance, renewal
and repairs. etc. the idea being that
ultimately the consumer will foot the
bill
When this measure was first pro-
posed for enactment in England the
cry went forth that it was ultra social
istic. But Lord Salisbury in support
| ing the bill in the Lords, pointed out
| that it was not more sociaistic than
| the system then existing, under which
| workmen and the dependents of work
| men made productive by accident
We're often thrown ON the charity OF
the community and supported by pub
| lie taxation. If II is the province Of
| 20 iN,t ~
| the weak and helpless then certainly
! the enactment of legislation making
! provision for the victims of industrial
| accident is properly within its province
The precedents of factory inspection
and other industry regulating laws en-
acted in this country make untenable
| the position that such a law as is pro-
| posed above would be antagonistic tC
the theory and practice of American
| government.
The one large obstacle in the way
of such a law in this country is the
fact that its enactment in one state anG
non-enactment in another would i'm.
| pose upon the industries of the form.
er state burden which might render
it impossible for them to compete sue.
cessfully with rival establishments not
so burdened. This difficulty was not
experienced in England, because there
one act OF parliament covered the
whole kingdom. But the principle Of
the bin is thoroughly sound. The con,
sumner who enjoys the fruits of labol
performed at great hazard should pay
n price adequate for the insurance o.
that labor. Most employers already
carry out policy similar in effect, al
though voluntary on their part. Al
would welcome an enactment like tha
proposed II assured that it would ap
ply to competitors as well.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

never correct, and you never got any
prize. All you received for your money
was a cheap magazine or story paper
and some experience. The reputable
newspaper or magazine. one worth the
price charged for it, does not have TO
resort to such questionable expedients
as these to secure circulation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON, MARCH II, 1898.

Lieutenant Commander Sobral Is
correct when he informs his fellow
Countrymen in Spain that the United
States does not want war. But he is
in error in saying that IL is afraid to go
to war. Spanish banking on Yankee
cowardice would be exceedingly peril
Gus fnanciering.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17
AN OBJECT LESSON.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The progress of the Cuban business has
afforded IA useful lesson touching another
matter. The battleship Oregon, one OF
our four mightiest, built upon the Pacific
coast, is now at San Francisco waiting
orders to Join the feet In the West Indies.
II subsequent events cause the admins
tration to bring her TO the eastern coast,
she will have TO travel 1900 miles,
through tempestuous cauldron about the
Horn, instead of 5000 miles, which would
be the voyage were she able TO pass from
the Pacific to the Caribbean sea, through
a Nicarauga caI al.
Germany has just connected her western
aud eastern coasts by means of a canal
south of the peninsula of Denmark. There
has been talk Of France building another
between the Bay of Biscay and the Med
iterranean. avoiding the passage around
Spain and Portugal The value TO the
United States of canal across the
Isthmus of Panama can be easily reck-
oned. The German canal cuts off a cir
cult around a territory of about % 900
square miles. A Bay of Biscay-M -Mediter-
ranean cut would cut off the circuit
around the peninsula of 100000 square
miles, or less than the state of Texas. A
Nicaragua canal would cut off for our
ships passing from the Atlantic to the
Pacific a voyage around the South Amer
lean continent, of which the number Cf
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

The post ofice department has de-
clared fraudulent all puzzle publca-
tions which offer prizes for the filling
in of missing letters. Papers printing
these puzzle offers cannot hereafter go
through the mails. The scheme in
question looked simple. You wrote out
what you thought were the answers to
the puzzles and SEM them, with a sum
OF money. 10 the advertiser. expecting
to get some one of the numerous prizes
offered by him: but the answers we're
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

Unless this difficulty with Spain Is
settled soon the Wilkes-Ba Times
will be obliged to purchase a new dress
of bold face type.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

Astrologers predict that Spain will
lose valuable territory in June next.
The astrologers are evidently a month
or two behind time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

A good reply for President Mckinley
to make to Premier Sagasta's appeal
To him to coax the Cuban insurgents
to accept autonomy would be to quote
the De Lone letter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

Mr.. Wanamaker is likely to be ham,
pered rather than helped by the auxil-
iaries collected around him. Those
among his advisors who are rot recog-
niaed has. beens must be put into the
equally unsubstantial class known as
political feather weights. We except
from this category such men as Leach
and the Van Valkenbergs, but the less
said of them perhaps the better.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

European powers are evidently of the
opinion that it would be too expensive
to lavish anything but sympathy on
Spain just at present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

1t is a pleasure to note that England
and Japan are still friendly toward us,
Notwithstanding Mr.. Whites curt re-
fusal TO entertain a triple alliance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

The Emperor of Austria need not ex-
pect that the United States will ask his
consent to the doing of it's duty in
Cuba. The emperor of Austria should
remember that he has troubles of his
own.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

1t seems about time that something
was heard from the Delaware peach
crop.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

an unmiXed blessing for the Republic
can party, but it will at least help the
newspapers by enabling them to print
some spirited news.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17

square miles reaches seven millions and
q quarter.
--o--
No scheme OF engineering on the globe
equals. in importance to the country con-
templatlng IT, that of the Nicaragua ca
nal Doubtless very many people require,
to convince them of Its wisdom, lesson
SO Impressive as our pending preparations
for war,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-17


Sheriff Martin and lis deputies were ac-
quilted by jury of the vicinage, and dn-
der the instructions of judge who COM
mands the confidence of all who respect
integrity and yield obedience to the law.
The verdict was q judicial declaration
that the law must be obeyed by oil,
whether citizens or aliens, and IL other
prosecutions and punishments shall be
necessary to enforce the lesson of that
verdict. they will surely come. There
is safety to the humblest alien himself
only in the scrupulOUs maintenance OF
law. lie is helpless TO defend himself un-
less the law shall be his protecting shield
under all conditions and circumstances.
The rich as rule. don't need the law
for the protection of person and property.
but the poor need it always: and the pitt
able misguided aliens VINO not only gave
uO their employment without the pre-
tense of con plant against their employ
ers, but marched to Lattimer to forcs
others by violence TO do the same, are
those who most need the protecting care
of the law.
The verdict in the case of Sheriff Mar
tin and his associates is not an eXcep-
tional one. 1t is not a departure. in any
degree from the established law in this
state since it's organization, and its les
son will be finished only when it shall be
confessed by all that every one who Vio-
lates the law shall be punished, and that
every one who is summoned to testify
shall be protected. The one thing that
the alien element of Pennsylvania must
learn, and learn speedily. is that this is
government OF law. and that all must
| be obedient to its mandates.