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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
THOUSANDS KILLED.
Terrible Loss Of Life on the Island
of Ceram.
AN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER.
A Huge Tidal Wave. Whole Coast
for Miles Transformed Into Inn
rnense Mud Puddle. Corpse
inense Nj
Everywhere.

The San Francisco Bulletin says the
disaster that overlook the island Of
Ceram on the second Of last month
cost the people Of that district immense
loss in life and property. The steam:
ship American Maru, which arrived
Wednesday from the Orient, brought
sdvices from Ceram and reports that
five thousand people were destroyed on
that island alone when the dreadful
earthquakes of November shocked the
japanese and aeitated the islands adj ia
cebt to the empire.
Oa the night Of the second, the
people of Ceram were awakened by a
terrific shock Of earthquake that seemed
to wrlk from north 10 south. Every
one lied from his house into the public
square. 4 few hours later it was re-
ported that the water was rising In the
bay CT Anbonia The sea came for.
ward in the shape of huge tidal wave
and forced the water into the bay en-
trance. 1t can up 80 feet over the
lowlands. At Pauholy and Samasocroa
on the bay, the waves swept over the
tops Of trees, 30 feet high. Out of
nearly l 800 inhabitants only 10 es-
clped.
The whole coast fer miles was trans
formed into a huge mud puddle.
Eorpses we're everywhere Broken
trees and portions of houses were hurled
in the ooze. Every few rods were
great mounds Of stones and boulders
that had been washed up from the sea,
changing tie entire topography OF the
country. The exact number killed
along the coast will never be known, as
the cerpses are many cases yards IN
der the new ground. At Hatoesia out
of 500 people, 100 were killed and 40
wounded. The balance escaped to the
hills, where the shock Of earthquake
was first felt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
THE LUZON GUERILLAS.
They Harass Supply Trains and Carry
Off Isolated Americans.

A dispatch from Manila says Col.
Smith, with detachment Of the Seven
teen,h infantry, surrounded and cap
tured in village near Malasqui party
of glerillas who had made their head
vuarters there. The party Included
the band which assassinatcd seven off,
cials at Malasqui for frieud!iness to the
Americans.
All are insurgents who became b; j.
dts when the disintegration Of the Fill
pino army began. They kept the coun
try around Malasqui in state of terror
for several weeks, and committed 25
murders in less than that number of
days When they were caught they
were promptly sent to Gen. MacAr-
thurs headquarters at Bayamhang ~
train 1t is expected that they will be
speedily tried and either shot or hung
as an example, If convicted.
The whole country north Of San Fer
nando ald between San Fernando and
Manila, except within the permanent
line of troops around the city aud the
closely patrolled stretches of railroad,
swarms with similar bands. Probably
they will be increased BY men from
PIlsr's army, many of whom are max
ing their way south to join the iusur-
gent force in Cavite province. These
people, for the most part, succeeded
in dodging Gen. Grant, Col. Bell and
Col. Hoods troops, who are securing
the country for them. They devote
their energies to ambushing commissary
wagons and to picking up soldiers who
leave their commands. Every day
some wagon train is fred upon or some
soldier disappears.
Gen. Wheeler's secretary, Mr.. Gar
lett, was disarmed and slashed by a
by boloman almost within sight Of
headquarters, his assailant pursuing
him almost into the headquarters build
ing. The policy OF these rufiians is to
make the country uniuhabitable for
Americans and to frighten natives into
refraining from giving any assistance to
the Americans, as we'll as to compel the
inhabitants to support the insurrection
Frequently they raid and loot towns.
The brother of the president of linus
went outside the town the other day to
harvest some rice. He was captured
by his compa;riots, accused Of being a
spy, and executed.
Only small portion OF the iusur-
gets arms have been ':rrendered, and
the problem Of suppress;ng this guerilla
warfare is anything but easy of solution.
Some of the American officers think it
worse than fighting Indians, owing to
the difficulties Of the country and the
trouble of locating the enemy, who re-
sort, when hard pressed, to the amigo
dodge and hide their guns. Some Of
the Americans favor the issuance Of a
proclamation declaring all natives found
with arms to be bandits, punishable as
criminals, instead of being treated as
prisoners of val
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Deserved Success.

The Murray Drug Company, Of Co.
lunbia, furnishes one Of the proofs
of the proposition that well d.
rected efforts, sound business methods
and perfectly fair dealing will lead to
success. Starting some years ago, ia
an uatried field, under circumstances
not the most encouraging, this COM
pany has extended its business all over
South Carolina, and tinds its customers
steadily increasing in number and in
the size of their orders 1t is one of
the established institutions Of Colum-
bia, and By its example has contributed
no little to the spirit Of enterprise
which now pervades our capital city.
The company is under the management
Of its president, DR.. W. j. Murray, who
was its founder, and to his energy and
constancy the success Of its business IS
very largely due.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Guerillas will be Hung.

Isolated bands Of bushwack;ng in
surseuts who are caught by our forces
in the Philippines are likely to be sum
marily dealt with. At the cabinet
meeting Friday the matter was discussed
at some length, aud it was the general
sentiment that the situation demanded
vigorous treatment. As long as the
insurgents keep up show Of an army
under a sem5larce of discipline, they
will be treated as prisoners Of war when
captured, but when they degenerate
into isolated bands Of marauders, har-
RAISING our forces by cold-b!ooded as
sassinations, it is the judgment Of the
officers in command in the Philippines
and Of the president aud the members
of the cabinet that the situation de.
mauCS i summary action.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Death of Wash Shell.

Capt. George Washington Shell died
suddenly at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon
at his home three miles from Laureos.
He was in Laurens Friday on his way
home from Greenville, where he had
been on business pertaining to his
Office, district census supervisor, and
while there had on attack of something
like cramps, but soon recovered sufh-
ciently to travel and Immediately came
home A second attack, which proba,
bly, affected the heart, proved too much
for lis then weakened condition to
Withstand and he expired almos5 sud
denly Capt. Shell retired from public
life in 1895 and has since devoted his
time IL farming on modern and ex-
tensive scale. His appointment a:
district census supervisor was confirm
ed only few days ago and he was in
the discharge of his new office when
the summons came. Capt. Shell was
70 years old, a man Of pleasing address
and marked ability.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
a Good Change.

By direction Of the president, Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, U. S. ", was
Wednesday assigned to the command of
the division of Cuba, relieving Maj.
Gen. John r. Brooke, y. 5. A., Mai.
Gen. Wood will, in addition to his
duties as division commander, exercise
the authority of military governor of the
island. On completion of the transfer Of
the command, Maj. Gen. Brooke is or
dcrcd to repair to this city and report to
the adjutant general Of the army for fur
ther orders of the secretary Of war. He
will be accompanied by his authorized
aides. In relieving Maj Gen. Brooke
the president expresses his high appre-
citation Of and thanks for the faithful
and efficient service rendered by that
officer as governor of Cuba.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Don't Want to Know.

The United Stated Senate Thursday
by decisive vote and practically with
out discussion laid on the table the
Pettigrew resolution of inquiry as to
whether or not United States forces
had recognized the Filipino Insurgents
iag anG had turned over Spanish sol
dicrs to the insurgents. The vote on the
resolution resulted Il ayes to 20 nays
as follows:
Yeas-A:d:ich, AIli,on, Beveridge,
CC.yttc-, Chandler, Clark of Wyoming,
Deboe, Depew, Ekirs, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster, Frye, Gallingcr, Gear,
Hanna, Hawley, kean, Lindsay,
Ledge, Mcbride, McComas NcCumber,
McEuecy. McLaurin, Mcmillan, Nelson
Perkins, Platt of Connecticut, Plat Of
New York, Pritchard, Ross, Scott,
Sewall, Shoup, Spoener, Stewart
Thurston, Wellington, Wetnore. Vol.
cott--4l
Nays-Bacou, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Clay, C,cSrell, Harris, Hei,6eld, Hoar,
Jones OF Arkansas, kenney, Money,
PettigreE, Pettus, Rawlins, Sullivan,
Taliaferro, Tillman, Turley, est-20
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
The Tobacco Planters.

The tobacco grower of North Caro-
lima have begun m"yement to raise
the price of the product throughout the
soutbcrn States, whic;l planters say has
decreased in len years from 81 cents
per pound to y cents. District con-
ventions are to be held in the tobacco
growing States in January for the pur-
pose CT appointing delegates to con-
vention to be held in Raleigh on Jan.
II. The purpose Of the convention
will be TO organize 4 company to buy
the cutire crop Of bright tobacco grown
in the States Of North Carolina, South
Carclina Virginia and Tennessee, and
tic farmers are to enter into an agree
meDt refusing to allow the trust,
which the growers claim is reducing
the price. to purchase any Of the pro,
duet for FIVE wears.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
a Horrible Death.

The Columbia correspondent of The
New aud Courier says early Wednes-
day morning Mr.. c. ". Taylor, Of
Manchester, \. H., Was killed by an
accident. Mr.. Taylor went to Colum-
bia recently to accept position as
mechanical workman atthe Penitcntiary
Hosiery Mills, operated by Mr.. j. NJ.
Graham. He liked his work and was
acceptable to the owner Of the mill, and
he went to his New England nome to
bring his wife and child here to live in
Columbia. He returned Tuesday with
his family and Wednesday morning
went to work. In some way, while
working With belt on the electric pull
ley, his overalls caught in the betting
and he could not extricate himself.
Finally. after being pulled over aud
battered several times, the clothing was
torn aud be fell about ten feet to the
ground. Both legs and one arm were
broken. Mr. Taylor survived for about
forty minutes and died from the effects
Of his wounds. Strange to say, Mr..
Taylor was talking Tuesday night with
his wife about how happy be was in his
new Southern home, and how he liked
to live in the South, being Of delicate
constitution, and he told his wife that
when he died he wautcd to be buried
hern
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Where They Are At.

Well. next simmer witnesses another
political campaign, and for this especial
reason our representatives in Washing
ton will, perhaps, be PLEASED to receive
communications from the dear people"
at home. Those who are interested in
the governmental distribution of seeds,
speeches and other litter and literature
are indebted to the Congressional Re
cord for the Washington addresses OF
the South Carolina delegation ia con-
gress. Senator McLaurin is at the Ok
ford; Senator Tiliman at 1905 4. Capt.
tol street; Representatives Jno: Stan
yarne Wilson and William Elliott at
the Normandie; D. (. Finley and W.
Jasper Talbert at the National; Asbury
c. Latimer, 220 East Second street, S:
f.; J. William Stokes, 3l3 L. Capitol
street; and James Norton at the Me-
troroli.an.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
TO BE ROLLING PALACES.
The Southern Railways Florida
Limited Trains This Season.

In Increasing the service TO three
trains each Way daily between New
York and the principal resorts CT the
south. the Southern railway has in
cluded the famous Nec York and Flor
ida Limited. which will he put on the
line jan - next Upon this train the
company has b, lit up much Of its en-
viable reputation as caterer to the
travelling pnblie.
This year, the Raleigh Post says the
coaches of which it is composed will be
superior to anything which have yet
been operated ovel the Southern lires,
in spite Of the hishStandar! maintained
in previous Years. Ii will include IL
braly. observation and double drawing
room cars. as we'll as diaing cars. and
the latest ideas in compartment G. ach IS;
in fact. the train will consist Of all the
essential features Of a first class hotel,
and the monHtony aud other disagree
able features incident to the average
railway travcleri is almost entirely OBJ
yiated
The trip between New York and
Jacksonville by the new route is made
in but little over ~ hours, although
in that time the traveller goes from
winter to summer land The other
traius sorth are 81 arranged that
th,o?gh cars are operated daily be-
t.ccn New York aud Florida. Like the
limited train, they are made up of the
finest grade Of sleeping and parlor ears
built oy the Pullman company, and
s,e:ial ARRANGEMENTS have been made
fer dining service, which will be appre
ciared by pa'rons
There is ever2 indication that the
tide Of travel this year will be much
greater than in the past owing to vari
,ns reasous, and the company will
d.ab'less receive its share OF the pat,
ronace in return FIR the enterprising
and liberal ro,icy which is has adopted.
The States
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Spanish Cruelty.

Sonora Carmina Lopez, who was the
wife of Cuban general, and who in
1897 escaped from Cabanas Fortress, in
the guise of nun, and who took refuge
on sn Argentine warship, which con-
veycd her to Buenos Ayres, was held
with her four children at the barge Of
fee IN New York Wednesday, having
arrived here from Rio Janeiro on the
steamer Wadsworth, en- route for Cuba.
The family is returning to its old home
after long exile. Gen. Juan Lopez
was FIVE years ago wealthy planter
worth s2,0O0,OOO. He was arrested
and sent as a political prisoner to Ca
banas Fortress, where three years ago,
With one hundred and thirty-seVen
other prisoners, he was shot. Shortly
after his widow was apprehended and
cast into the prison set apart for wo-
men. Her four children were taken in
charge by the sisters Of charity. After
Sonora Lopez had been in prison two
months she effected her escape by the
aid Of two American sisters of charity.
Sonora Lopez is returning to Cuba to
try to regain her estate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
An Atlanta Row.

Quite lively sensation has been
started up among tie lawyers Of At
lanta. The grand jury ~ecent!y had a
good deal to say about Lawyers at the
Atlanta bar who carry on brokerage
business in litigation and are guilty Of
barratry and other unpr0fes>ional prac-
tees. At a meeting Of the Atlanta
Bar Association resolutions were ad-
opted and a committee appointed to
draf; public address. la this the law
yecs have strongly denounced the
course pursued by the grand jury, de-
clariug that it was the duty of the
grand jury to investigate the charges
it made aud to indict any members Of
the bar whom it believed to be guilty
and not make indefinite charges which
were re election upon the bar generally,
without specifying the guilty ones.
Mr.. T. II Austin, a member Of busi-
ness firm 4 Atl4ota, took hand in the
dispute and published very scathing
card in which he cited the names Of
CSIldsu Ia" SIS hIOIE IS 6SSGSSI VI
beiug guilty of improper and unp, ofes-
sional conduct IN seeking to place his
firm in the hands of 6 receiver. Two
or three street fights followed the pub
lication Of this card, aud now Mr.. Aus
tin has begun proceedings against At
torneys S. &. Tapp and G. Z Langley,
with a view of expelling them from the
Atlanta bar. He is proceeding against
them before the grand jur" on the
charge Of violating the law :, Inst bar
ratry, before the bar association, on the
charge of unprofessional conduct, and
before Judge Lumpkin with regular
disbarment proceedings under The law.
The matter has created Qcite stir and
the Atlanta papers are full Of ccmmuni-
cations first on one side and then on
the other Of tae controversy.-Ausnsta
Cnroricle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
ANOTHER BRITISH REVERSE.
General Buffers Army Was Defeated
With Big Loss.

a dispatch from London says the
var Office has received dispatch an
nouncing that Gen. Butler has met with
serious reverse, losing ten guns.
Gen. Butler was attempting to cross
the Tugela river. Finding it impos-
sisle to effect his object, he ordered a
retirement in order to avoid greater
losses. He lef; l. guns behind The
following is the text Of Gen. Buffers
dispatch announcing his reverse:
Butler to Lansdowne: Chievely
Camp, Dec. Is, $40 p. MI regret to
report serious reverse. | moved In
fl:ll strength from our camp near
Chicvely at o'clock this morning.
There are TWO fordable places in the
Tugela river, and it was my intention
to force passage through at one of
them They are about two miles
apart.
My Intention was oforce ore or the
other with one brigade, supported by a
central brigade. Gen. Hart was to at
tack the left drift, Gen. Hildyard the
right road and Gen. Lyttleton was to
take the ceutre and to support either.
Early in the day | saw that Gen. Hart
would not be able to force a passage,
and l directed him to withdraw. He
had, however. attacked with great
galla.i.rv and his leadi'g battalion, the
Connaught Rangers, | fear, suffered
great deal. Col |. 6 Brooke was Sc
riousl y wounded.
Il then ordered Gen. Hidyard to ad-
vance, which he did, and his leading
regiment, the East Surrey, occupi, d
Colenso station and the houses near
the bridge. At that moment | heard
the whole artillery | had sent to sup
port the attack-the Fourteenth and
Sixty-sixth Field batteries and six
naval y pounder quick f.es-under
Col. Long, had advanced close to the
river in Longs desire to BE- within ef-
fective range. 1t proved to be full Of
the enemy, who opened glaDclDg fire
at close range, killing all their horses,
and the gunnerS were compelled to
stand to their guns. Some of the
wagon teams got shelter for troops in
a donga, aud desperate efforts were
made TO bring out the field guns.
The FIRE, however, was too severe,
and only two we're saved by Capt
Schofeld and some drivers whose
names | will furnish.
Another most gallant attempt with
three teams was made by an officer
whose name l will obtain. OF the Is
horses l3 were killed and as several
drivers were wounded | would not al
low another attempt, as it seemed that
they would be shell mark, sacrificing
life to gallant attempt to force the
passage unsupported by artillery. |
directed the troops to withdraw, ''hlch
they did in good order. Throughout
the day considerable force Of the
enemy was pressing On my right, but
was kept back by mounted men under
Lord Dundonald and part Of Gen.
Barton's brigade. The day was in
tensely hot and most trying on the
troops, whose conduct was excellent.
We have abandoned ten guns and lost
by shell fire one. The losses in Gen.
Hart's brigade are, I fear, heavy, al
though the proportion Of severely
wounded is, l hope, not large. The l4th
and 6Gth ieid batteries also suffered
severe losses. We have retired to our
camp at Chieyelry."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Murdered in Honduras.

\ dispatch from New Orleans says it
is reported there from an apparently
reliable source, that two Americans OF
prominence were shot and killed last
Monday in San Pedro, Spanish Hon
duras. the same inland city where
Frank Pears was murdered As the
story reached this city, Capt. Jack
Imboden and William Gold were in
their room at San Pedro, when a Da-
tive Of prominence walked up to the
door and, without the least provoca-
ton, opened fire. Capt. lmbotcu was
shot once and Gold was shot three
times. Both men died within a short
time after the shooting. The shooting
occurred last Monday and news of it
was brought to this city by the steamer
Breakwater, which touchod al Bluetclds
on her way home. Capt lmbodcn was
the son OF the late Gen. lmboden, Of
Virginia, who was noted Confederate
leader, and who was at one time the
agricultural commissioner Of his State.
He has been aresident of Spanish Hon
duras for q number of years, being large
ly interested in mining there Very
little IS known Of Gold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Choked to Death.

The Florence correspondent of The
News and Courier says the tsn-year-
old son Of Mrs. Fannie Poston, of 8os-
tick, in that county, met with a pltla-
bic death last week. The little fellow
was playing with some loose corn and
swallowed a grain, which lodged in his
windpipe. The little fellow suffered
terribly for a few days and finally died
from the effects of the swelling Of the
corn. which choked him to death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
Two Men Killed.

The Savannah Morning News says:
"No report OF it was received at Sa7an-
nah, but it was heard yesterday from a
gentleman from Augusta that the first
Southern train into Savannah killed a
man on the Port Royal and Augusta
stretch Of the route. About two weeks
ago the Atlantic Coast Line ran Its
first train into Augusta, and that train;
too, killed man en- route.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
SEVERAL OFFICERS KILLED.

The British casualties included the
Marques Of Winchester, major OF the
Second battalion Coldstream Guards,
who was killed, and Col. Downham Of
the First battalion Gordon HishlaDders
who was mortally wounded. When tho
Highlanders met the murderous point
blank FIRE Of the Beers about 200 were
mcsn down. The Black Watch regl-
ment on reforming was able to muster
only 100 men. The Beers lost heavily
in the trenches and also in the wire en-
eanglements when they came into the
open in an attempt TO make a flank at,
tack on the British.
The terrific British artillery fire pro,
voked no response except from the
Beer rifles uuul nearly I Q clock IN the
afternoon when the Gordon Highland
ers formed to .cnew the attack on the
entrenched kopje. They advanced
with the utmost gallaptry to attack the
Beers, close 10 the place where lay
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
vii Meet in Philadelphia.

The Republican national convention
will be held at Philadelphia June 10
next The place and date were
decided upon by the national commit
the Friday after friendly contest for
the honor of entertaining the con7en-
ton between the city selected, Chicago,
St. Louis and New York. The meet
ing of the committee was held at the
Arlington hotel Washington and was
presided over by Senator Hanna, the
chairman Of the committee. Forty
three of the Is States and each Of the
six territories were represented.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
First Glass Instruments.

If you want a first class piano or
organ, be sure to visit my store or writ
me for information. | handle only
first class MISUNDERSTANDING,
Mason i Hamlin, Mathushek, Ster-
ling, Huntington aud Ludden & Bates
Pianos; Mason & Hamlin and Sterling
organs. Liberal terms and fair deal
ing. No uidddleman's commissions
sales direct from factory. D. A.
Presley, Manager Ludden & Bates
Syuthcra Music House, Columbia,
= mo