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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
FARO BUILT THE CHURCH.
Bishop Prt eD Good Fight, and the
sports Clipped "a $500.

Bishop Pas lD Good Fight, and the
sports Clipped "a $500.
Bishop Worthington Of Omaha isDow
strict cnurchinan His sermons are
severe in doctrine and hold out little
hope to sinners unless they repent.
However, the bishop knows human ma
ture He learned it in the best school
for an education of that kind-the far
west.
Years ago, when Mr. Worthington
was recent graduate f1om the theolog-
ical seminary, he began his gospel work
in Butte, Mon. The town was then a
mining camp pure and simple. 1t had
saloons, darce halls and gambling
rooms, but neither church nor school.
Its inhabit tants were rough, tough and
ready-lnanlines was their god, and it
was this mauliuess which made the
west what it is.
At college Worthington was boxer
and an oarsman. In Butte these accom-
plishments served him well, for they
gave him strong arm and quick eye.
His gospel services were held in tent.
There was no money to build a church.
One day as he was walking along the
principal street the bully of the town
approached him.
"Do you want to ight:" asked the
desperate.
"No," replied the clergyman.
"Then take that ~
But "that" never came. Worthing-
ton warded off the blow, and with his
good right fist sent the bully to grass in
scientific fashion.
That night the affair was talked over
in Cy Henry's gambling house.
81 like that chap Worthington, " said
Bill Johnson. ''He strikes good blow.
Let's all play for him tonight.
The proposition was agreed to, and
the next morning $1,000 won at faro
was presented to the minister. That
money built the first church in Butte.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
a Homicide In Charleston.

CHARLESTON, Dec. 25.-A homicide
was committed in this city as a result
of an argument over the Transvaal war
between an Irishman and an English.
man. Matthew Gleason, Irish, and Alec
Logan, English. engaged in the contro.
yersy, which grew warm. Logan went
home, got q shotgun and returned to
the scene of the dispute. Gleason hav-
inc left, he shot and killed another
Young man of Irish descent, Nike Ho.
ran. who had been in no way connected
With the dispute. Too much barieycorn
rather than admiration for either John
Bull or Paul Kruger, was at the bottom
of tho affair
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
NOnleSick.

A recent 1ticle on homesickness re-
calls the reply made by young Swed-
ish maid 70 her mistress. 1t expresses
clearly, though in imperfect English,
what every sufferer from homesickness
feels.
"You ought to be contented and not
fret for your old home, Ina," said the
lady as she looked at the dim eyes Of
the girl. "You are earning good wages,
your work is light, every one is kind to
you and you have plenty Of friends
here. -
"Yas'm," said the girl, "but it is
not the place where do be that makes
me vera homesick, it is the place where
don't be. Youth Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
ON AN INSPECTION TOUR.

Tho Chester and Lenoir Officers Ridc
Ovrr Their Road.
RALEIGH, Dec. 25.-The new officers
Of the Chester and Lenoir narrow gauge
railway have completed their first in.
spection trip. They say the company
has ali the money necessary to make the
road an i'm mportant one.
The plan is to build from each end Of
the road until one terminus is Charles.
ton, the other Bluefeld coal mixes, W.
Va. Work will begin On the extension
from Lenoir, through the mountains,
and the guage will be changed between
Hickory and Lenoir in 90 days.
The section from Hickory to Chester
vii! remain narrow guage until the
grading to Canb berry is completed. Then
it will also be changed to broad guage.
Il is hinted that the Seaboard Air Ltne
is the new owner. AS yet the secret is
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Tried to Ride Over Bridge.

KNOXVILLE, Dec. 23.-John Wear,
in drunken condition, attempted to
ride across railroad bridge 70 feet
high at London, Tenn. and had forced
his horse along about 10 feet before it
fell between the crossties. An on.com.
ing train was tagged just in time to
prevent horse and rider being killed. In
attem pting to get the horse off the
bridge Sam Eldridge and William Bog
gus were knocked off the structure and
the former was killed. The horse was
Init slightly injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

Judge j. S. Pope. ex.state senator, IS
dead at Iebulon, Ga.
The postoffices at East Point and Nc.
Pherson, suburbs of Atlanta, were
burglarized and 81, 500 secured.
Maxine Gomez has assured General
Wood that he will cooperate with him
in obtaining a successful administration
and in preparing for independence.
Governor Bloxham has appointed J.
r. Parrott Of jacksonville on the board
Of trustees Of the State Agricultural
college at Lake City. Fla, 10 fill the va
cancy caused by Judge Fosters death.
a. ". Peterson, who disappeared
from Yankton. S. D., after having, it is
said. embezzlcd money from the county
treasury there, committed suicide by
jumping into the Mississippi river at
st. Louis.
General Mormon of Louisiana. ad-
infant general of the United Confeder-
ate veterans, denies that General Jou-
bert the Boer commander, was ever
--i-h Louisiana trooDs during
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
LARGE FLOUR MILLS BURN.
City Of Augusta Visited by Another
Serious ISlaZ'.

Serious ISlaZ'.
AUGUSTA, Ga. Dec. 25.-Augus5a nao
another serious fire last night. Berry's
big -four mills we're destroyed, together
with q large amount of grain and -four.
The mill building was valued ct S2o, Geo
and the machinery at 5000, while
there was some s30 900 worth OF corn,
wheat and -four There was a total OF
about $50, 0C0 insurance.
A break in the Golfer dam at the cleo
trio powerhouso, where q new race and
wheel were being put in, left the city IN
darkness. Consequently there was con.
siderable excitement when the general
alarm was turned in, and a large crowd
of people focked to the scene OF the fire,
the tremendous blaze lighting up q
large portion Of the city.
Fortunately the mill was in :. lot $50
lated from other buildings, or there
might have been another disastrous con.
fagration. The mill was q complete
loss
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Tax Returns,
OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR,
CLARENDON COUNTY,

CLAtEND DUN COUS IL,
Manning, S. c., Dee. 20, 1899. }
The Auditors office will be open
from the first day Of January, 1900, to
the twentieth day of February, 1900,
to receive returns of personal prop
erty in Clarendon County for the
year 1900.
The Auditor will be at the follow
ing places in person on the dates
mentioned to receive returns:
Pinewood, Monday, January Sth,
1900.
Packsville, Tuesday, January 9Th,
1900.
Pamela, Wednesday, January 10th,
1900.
David Lewis Store, Thursday, Jan
uary 18th, 1900.
Snmlnerton, Friday, January 18th,
1900.
Davis X Roads, Saturday, January
18th, 1900.
Jordan, Monday, January 18th,
1900.
Johnson's Store, in st. Marks
township. on Raccoon road, near
DUTIES old store, Tuesday, January
lOtD, 19OU.
Foreston, Wednesday, January
18th. 1900.
Wilson'S, Thursday, January 18th,
1900
Alcolu, Friday, January 18th, 1900.
w. N. Youmans', Saturday, Janu-
airy Goth, 1900.
Saurs Store, Monday, January 22d,
1900.
New Zion, Tuesday, January 23rd,
1900.
S. c.. Turbeville's Store, Wednes-
day January 24th, 1900.
J. T. McFaddin's Store, Thursday,
January 25Jh, 1900.
McIntosh's Store, Midway town
ship, Friday, January 26th, 1900.
Taxpayers return what they own
on the first day of January, 1900.
All personal property must be re-
turned this year.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter
the first given name Of the taxpayer
in full. also make a separate return
for each party for the township the
property is in, and where the tax
Davers owns realty, to insert the
Dostof1ice 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 twenty-one and sixty years
on the first day of January, 1900, 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.
All the returns that are made after
the twentieth day of February will
have a penalty of 80 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
wear, 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 glance that the Audi
tor has no time to take III 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
l hope that all taxpayers will do me
the favor of making their returns IN
time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

British Ship Ariosto Lost OFT
Hatteras, Il. G,
CARRIED CREW OF THIRTY
All but Nine Took to the L:feboats
and Pcrished IN the Heavy Seas.
Captain and the Remaining Eight


CAPE HENRY, Va, Dec. 25.-Ihe
weather bureau Of Hatteras, y. c., re-
ports that the British steamship AriosSo,
Captain Barnes, from Galveston TO Nor
folk fer coal. thence to Hamburg,
loaded with cotton, corn. wheat aud
meal, stranded on Ccrecoke beach, u
miles south of the Hatteras weather bu-
rcau Office, at / o'clock yesterday alter
noon
The steamship carried crew OF 81
men. Twenty-one men abandoned the
steamer and took to the boats soon after
;he stranded. The boats we're wrecked
IL the heavy seas and the entire q were
drowned. Captain Barns and the re-
naming eight men were taken from the
ship by Captain James Howard ana
crew of the Ocracoke iitesaving station.
The rescue was effected with di1l-
Guilty, owing to the heavy sea. the land
ing taking almost the entire day. Cap
tam Barns and eight surviving mem
bers of the crew are now being cared
for at the lifesaving station.
Some water is making in the bold OF
the vessel, but she is still in good COZ:
6ition, and probably can be saved II
prompt assistance is rendered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
!Clynu Returned to Prison.

RALEIGH, Dec. 21 Today Sheriff
Hutchinson of Rockingham brought to
the penitentiary 4. G. Flynn, white
desperate, who murdered his brother
bv shooting him in the back, but was
sentenced to only II years imprison-
uent. Flynn escaped a fortnight ago
from a convict farm near Weldon. went
to Greensboro on q train, thence walked
20 miles TO his home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Illicit Distillcrs Nabbed.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Dec. 2l.-Lee and
James Matthews and Daniel Jones have
been arrested in Jackson county for
Illicit distilling. They were brought to
Huntsville by Deputy Marshal Holsen.
back and were put under bonds after
trial before a commissioner. a l00-gal-
Ion copper still, cap and worm were de.
stroyed by Deputy Collector Lanier and
Deputy Marshal Harris yesterday, near
Plevia. The outfit was in operation,
bat the operatives escaped after long
CHASE
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Hodges Secures u Pardon.

ATLANTA. Dec. 2l.-L a. Hodges, who
killed his uncle. Sam Hodges, in
Lowndes county two years ago and was
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary, has been pardoned by Governor
Gambler. The order was issued by the
governor upon the recommendation of
the board of pardon commissioners.
The killing was the result OF bad feel
ing which had existed between the two
men for several months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Young Lady Fatally Burned.

MACON, Dec 2l..-Miss Lula Stevens,
aged 81. member of a we'll known fam.
ilv. was burned to death yesterday. She
was in a room by herself at her resi-
dence on Hawthorne street when in
some manner unknown her clothes
caught fire. Her screams attracted help,
but when it arrived she was in mass
OF flames and had been SO seriously
burned that death resulted within a
fayy horrs
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Shortest Route to Flor!dn.

MACON, Dec. 25. - The closing Of
traffic arrangements today bASwecn the
Gainesville and Gulf railroad, just
completed, FROM Sampson City, Fla, to
Gainesville, Fla, and the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad furnishes
the shortest route between New York
and Middle Florida. Fast freight and
passenger service will be put on as soon
as possible The line will handle over
l, 500 cars of early vegetables from Flor
ida to the east each spring.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
E.ookk.4nar Tries Suicide.

CHARLOTTE, N. c.. Dec. 25.-W. L
Pittman, bookeeper in the Merchants
and Farmers National bank o. this
city, attempted suicide BY cuttilg his
throat. He was found at an early hour
ir room in the Central hotel, slowly
bleeding to death with deep cash i'll
the neck. He was removed to st. Pc
ter's hospital and restoratiVes applied,
bnt he remains n a critica! condition.
No cause has yet been assigned for the
deed. Pittman is married and came
originally from Tarboro, in rnis state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Convicted Of Coun:erfei,ins.

CHARLOTTE, n. c.. Dec. 2l.-The
United States court for the western dis.
trict of North Carolina has adjourned
after an unusually long session. Judge
II. C. Ewart presided. The closing
days of the term were consumed IN the
the trial OF Mrs. Eva Ozement, Mrs. G.
r. Bradwell, Jack Maynard, J. E. Tai
lev and 4. ". Edwards. indicted jointly
for making and passing counterfeit sill
yer dollars. All the defendants were
found guilty, but sentence was not
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
CONNOLLY AT SAVANNAH.
Former Private Secretary 20 Cber!ln
Carter Gives Bond.

SAVANNAH, Dec. 21.-M A. Con.
molly, formerly private secretary 10
Captain O. II. Garter. arrived here yes
terday from Havana and ga7o bond III
$1,000 fer his appearance before the
United States district court.
Connolly was recently indicted, IL
connection with John T. Gayaor, E. H.
Gayror, &. D. Greene, o. -. Carter
and others. for conspiracy to oefraud
tie government OF large sums of money
in correction with contracts for the i'm
provemoat OF Savannah river and har-
Dor and Cum berland sound.
Secretary of War Root ordered his ar.
rest in the Cuban capital several days
ago
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
cousrired to XIII Witaess =?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 2l.-Ed Fow.
Ter, Spencer Bowman and Marion Bear
den. three white men, have been brought
here from Atlanta and will be given a
preliminary trial before United States
Commissioner Cornish on charge of
conspiracy and assault with intent to
murder. The trial will occur after
Christmas. 1t is charged that they
were in conspiracy to murder q gov
ernment witness named Jesse T. Thomp-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Woman Dies Of Starvation.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 25.-The dead
body Of a white woman, who was per-
haps As years old, was found in one Of
the rooms of the unoccupied house at
s35 Campo street yesterday. The woman
had gone into the place about a week
ago and died OF starvation. The body
was taken to the morgue il decom-
posed state. The police think that the
woman was Mrs. Jennie Elise Spohr.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Layy:on Fund Now $50, 600.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-AdjutantG Gen.
eral Corbin estimates that the Lawtcn
fund, including subscriptions received
and pledged, amounts to 530,0G0. IL
has beer decided by the committed haV-
ing the fund in charge to have the fund
reach $4,000. It was originally In
tended to only raise sufficient SUM to
ray off the mortgage on the Lawson
homestead in California, but it is low
believed that the people Of the country
would be willing to contribute al
amount which will place Mrs. Lawton
and her children above want.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Dispute Ends In q Tragedy.

SYCAMORE, Ga, Dec. 25.-Clements
ROYAL shot and instantly killed Dan
Luke at this place last night. The two
men became involved III dispute while
at W. D. Fountains store, when Royal
pulled his pistol and sent 8 bullet
through Luke's neck. infictiug wound
which was at once fatal. Both men are
of prominent families and bore good
reputatiops. Royal fed after firing tbs
fatal shot and has not yet been arrested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
The Real Reason.

Smithers-Why don't you run for
school director, Brown?
Brown-Well, you see, sir, there is
the farm to look after, and the work on
the roads, the timber to cut, the strong
party feeling, my views on the educa-
tional question, my tax theory, my ideas
of the money problem, and then, be-
sides-my wife wants to run.-Harper's IS
BaZar.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
aru;ston's Indebtedness.

ASS1sToS, Ala. Dec. 25.-Negotia.
tions which have been pending for some
time between the city of Admission and
holders Of the city's bonds, which ag-
cregate $2SS, 500, looking to the adjust
ment Of the city's bonded Indebtedness
upon lower interest rate, have been
brought to a successful conclusion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Shot For Resisting Arrest.

M1LLES, Ga, Dec. 25.-John Carter,
q negro, was indicted for RAINING a
blind tiger by the grand jury OF ScTeven
county. When the deputy sheriff at
tempted to arrest him last night, Cartss
attempted to escape and was shot down,
receiving fatal wound.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
,r,,i,, D.not For Columbia.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 25.-The South
ern and Atlantic Coast Line railroads
made a splendid Christmas gift to Co.
lumbia. Today it was definitely an
nouaced that these roads will build a
union depot $40 feet long, to cost $780,
900. It is said that this will be ths
finest passenger station IN the south.
The Seaboard will have separate de-
not. q very handsome affair. Work will
be commenced at once.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Steel Plant and Coke Oven.

KNOXVILLE, Dec 2l.-The Virginia
Coal, Coke and Iron company has pur-
chased Richlands' rolling mills at Rich
lands. Va. The plant will be moved to
Bristol, Tom. The Dora foundry at
Pulaski, Va, will also be moved to Bris-
tol. The company has purchased three
large farms near Bristol, upon which a
steel plant and coke ovens ma be
erected
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

Southern railway officials announce
that bv Jan. Is they will be able to fur
nish ali cars necessary to handle coal
from East Tennessee mines, a blockade
having been caused by the company
hauling its own supply to various points.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

Mrs. }. IL. Crowder, who was II
iured while riding on en- accommoda-
tiou train from Madison to Huntsville,
Ala, las secured a Judgment for S15,-
600 damages against the Southern rail
way.
The attempt at revolution in Guate-
mala has cone 70 an end, according to
advices to the state department from
United States Minister Hunter, who
cables that the government troops sur.
rounded and captured nearly all of the
insurgents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

A writer in London advertises to fur
nish manuscripts to persons who aspire
to become authors, but can't write, at
SO much a volume.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

\ large refrigerating plant is soon to
be erec:ed IL Manila by the United
States.
In a speech before the Independent
club at buffalo Hon. Clark Howell de-
clared for expansion.
During the present year 26 cotton
mills we're esta blished in South Caro-
lima with capital stock Of S., $50, 900.
The North Carolina association at
Washington has inaugurated move
ment looking to the erection OF O monu-
rnent to the memory of the late Gen.
eral Robert E. Lee.
Rear Admiral Bradford has asked au-
thority from the navy department. to
establish bureau at the naval training
~ - - ~
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

The use of coal for house heating is
not nearly so general in Europe as in this
country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

\ secret understanding i; said to have
been arrived at between China and
Japan.
Nestor Ponce deLeon, lineal de-
scendant of Ponce deLson, discoyerer
of Florida. is dead at Havana, aged 6s
years.
Revised lists of the British casualties
at the battle of Colenso show that 137
noncommissioned officers and men were
killed.
The American Bell Telephone COM
pauy has declared regular quarterly
dividend of 3 per cent and an extra div
idend OF l-2 per cent.
Chairman Jones has called the Demo
cratic national committee TO meet IN
Washington Feb. 90 to select place
for holding the nominating convention.
Brigadier General Thomas n. Ander.
son, commandant Of the department OF
the lakes, with headquarters in Chicago,
will be relieved from active service Jan.
Il, 1900, by the obligatory operation of
the Law retiring army officers at the age
of 81 years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

Julia Morrison's trial for killing
Frank Leiden has been set to begin at
Chattanooga Jan. 2.
Judge Bradbury OF the Ohio supreme
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

Judge J. S. Pope. ex.state senator, IS
6aa6 at Eahllnn Ga
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-19

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