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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
Wind Storm at Florence,

\ severe wind storm, accom- panied by
some hail and heavy rain, passed over
Florence about 3 o'clock Thursday.
The wind blew terrific rate, and many
thought cyclone was approaching. A
large portion Of the tin roof on the
round house Of the Atlantic Coast Line
shops was torn eff. 4 new frame build
ing, belonging to Evans McCall, color
ed, in East Florence, was blown five
feet from its pillars and otherwise dam
aged by being twisted up. Numbers OF
large tree limbs were bro ken Oft, and
the poles and wires Of the telephone
and electric light companies also came
in for share of the damage. The cloud
which was an angry-lookipg Que passed
from northwest to southeast. The
lichtring flashes were very vivid, and
the loud peals of thunder were severe
on nervous people.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
Fighting the Railroad

The truck growers Of Charleston
county have boycotted the railroads
and in future will ship by steamer in
stead Of rail. Some time ago the Char
lesion Truck Growers association asked
for cheaper rate to eastern markets
by rail. The roads refused the request
and as result the railroads will loose
all the vegetable shipments out of this
territory. Arrangements have been
made with the Clyde steamship line to
handle all the truck business out OF
Charleston. Additional steamers will
be put on and the shipments will be
made quick. The rates are consider
able lower than the rates'by rail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
FIVE MEN KILLED
In a Battle Between Soldiers and
Policemen.
TROUBLE ABOUT zTHE PAY.
Faulty Records Make Payment
Very Slow and Many Cuban
Soldiers Angered and
Hence the Fight.

A dispatch from Santiago, Cuba, says
FIVE men are dead and ten wounded as a
result Of fight Wednesday night be-
tween gendarmes and disappointed
Cuban soldiers at Cuevitas, three miles
from Santiago, where the. payment OF
the Cuban troops is progressing. Five
thousand Cubans had gathered there to
receive pay and after three days only
$50 had been paid. Thousands who
had been disappointed at other points
had come to Cueyitas, as the last place
of payment in the province:
The imperfect list caused great dis,
satisfaction, and rumor circulated
that the paymasters would leave Thurs
day, alarmed the men who had not been
paid. They began to collect IN groups
and to show their annoyance. Finally
their threats became serious.
Capt. Beliat with twenty gendarmes
was present to preserve order among the
applicants and the United States troops
protected Col. Moale, the officer having
charge of the payments. Suddenly
Capt. Beliat, who was mounted, was
surrounded by mob, struck By stones
and bottles and shot in the arm. His
men promptly fred volley into the
mob, three persons being instantly
killed and thirteen wounded,
two of whom died Thursday morning.
Col. Moale's guard promptly sur
rounded the money Office, but took no
part in the fighting. For few min
utes there was lively conflict, carbines
and machetes being used freely. Capt.
Deliat was the only genaarme wounded.
all the dead were colored Cuban SOL
diers. Thursday morning payment was
resumed under heavy guard. There
are rumors that force is being organ
lied to attack the pay Office, but these
are probably unfounded.
Gen. Castillo, civil governor OF San
tiago de Cuba, was at Cuevitas at the
time and soon restored order. There is
no doubt that the inaccurate list will
cause a great deal of hardship. Many
veterans have vainly followed the
United Staes commissioners for six
weeks, only to find that their names are
rot l::5ted. Cen. Leonard Wood, mill
tary governor, does not, however, anti
cipate serious trouble.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
FORTUNE HUNTERS RESCUED.
The Suffering was Great and Many
Died from Starvation.

Capt. Shoemaker Of the revenue cut
ter service Thursday received report
from Lieut.. D. H. Jarvis, commander
of the revenue cutter Bear, containing
an account of the rescue Of the
gold seekers who rushed into the kot-
zcbue gold country, Alaska, in the sum-
mer of 1898. Lieut.. Jarvis was taking
the Bear north to Cape Barrow on her
regular trip. At Cape Prince of Wales
he learned Of the awful destitution
which had overtaken the gold seekers
seekers at Kotzebue sound. On arri-
val there he found terrible condition
of affairs. Men had died of starvation,
scurvy and by drowning, and he obtain
ed list Of is deaths, but the list is by
40 means complete This list has been
published in the Associated Press dis
patches. Over one thousand Of the
gold seekers had wintered there. The
Bear, after relieving as much of the
distress as possible and leaving stores,
lime juice, etc for the survivors, took
81 of the survivors toSs. Michael, where
they were turncd over to the military
authorities. Lieut.. jarvis reported
that he left between 225 and 23O sur
vivors at kotzebue sound. He inform
ed the department that he would p.o'
badly proceed to Cape Barrow and upon
his return would touch at kotzebue
sound and pick up any who desired to
return with him.
The rush into the Klondike country
was caused by false rumors Of rich
strikes and misleading advertisements.
Two women and young baby were
among those rescued. Another woman
too i'll to move, was left in care of a
Quaker missionary and his wife.
Among the list Of destitute persons
found there by Lieut.. Jarvis is men.
toned G.. w. Berry Of Virginia.
Lieut.. Jarvis, vino accomplished the
rescue Of the gold seekers at kotzebue
sound, is the revenue officer who dis
tinguished himself in the winter Of
1S97-9S by leading a relief expedition
from TanHauk, 300 miles below St. Mi
chaels to Point Barrow. Over 1000
miles of snow and ice in the dead of
winter he pushed an expedition for the
relief of the ice-inprisoned whalers at
Point Barrow. He arrived there with
almost 500 reindeer after four mouths
of almost indescri5able hardships. 1t
was the only Arctic relief expedition
ever attempted in mid winter. For his
heroism on that occasion the Presi-
dent recommended that congress give
him vote of thanks and award him
a gold medal.
a pgOTOGRAPH sWINDLER.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
Touched a Live Wire.

4 special dispatch from Rock Hill to
The State says: ''What came peril
ously near being a fatal accident occur
red Tuesday afternoon at the residence
of Mr.. r. I. Sadler on Johnston street.
The storm Of an hour before had blown
down one of the electric light poles.
Little Rufus Sadler, six year old son
of Mr.. r. T. Sadler, came along and IN
some way touched a wire with his hand.
In an instant he was thrown upon his
back with one live wire in his hand and
another on his neck. Mr.. Sadler was
near and fortunately an axe or hatchet
also. he ran to the boy and with a
stroke cut off the deadly current. The
boy was unconscious for some time but
gradually rcgaincd his senses and Will
be all right in day or two.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
oLEoMARGARINE PRODUCTION.
Enormous Increase During Last Ten
Years. Enemy of the Farmer,

The amount Of o:eomargarine sold IN
the United States for the year ending
June /, 1899, has just been computed
by the pure food department in re-
port which shows that during the year
there were $780, 900 pounds of this
product manufactured in the respective
States Of the Union.
A comparison Of the amount Of oleo-
margarine sold since 1888 is also given,
and is as follows: 1888, 2l,513. .531
pounds; 1889, 81, 3225, 527; 1890, 30, ,664,
ops; 1891, II, 33229, 406; 1892, IS, 1854, 153:
1898, 81. 1.224, ,2S7; 1891, 69,632 246;
1895, 56.95S, ,234; 1896, 50,S53, 234;
1897, Is, 531. POI: 1898, 5l,5l6, 1876;
1899, S7,SO0,Q00.
In speaking of these statistics chief
clerk George Hutchinson, of the pure
food department, said: Few people
are aware of the great profit the oleo'
margarine manufacturers reap or the
competition the farmers have to con-
tend with. We take as basis that
there were 81, 100000 pounds Of oleo.
margarine manufactured in the United
States last year. The average amount
of butter produced by each COW in the
United States each year is about 200:
Thus the amount Of oleomargarine sold
last year displaced 430, 900 COWS, worth
at $50 COW, 1922, 600. This will
give some idea Of the great loss to the
farmer Of the United States. But let
Us look at the comparison between the
cost of butte. and oleomargarine and
see the profit which the dealers and
manufacturers Of initiated butter make.
The average wholesale price OF oleonar-
garine is 10 cents pound. The aver
age price Of butter during the year Is
about 20 cents pound. This shows
the difference between the average price
of these products to be 10 cents a
pound. Bat we will add 2 cents for
the cost Of selling the oleomargarine.
This would leave profit of S cents d
pound on the 81 800, 600 pounds, or q
net p,oft to the dealer Of 81: :C24, 600 a
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
KILLED HIN AT SIGHT.
Negro Had Attempted to Assault His
Wife.

\ special dispatch from Tuscaloosa,
Ala. to the Atlanta Journal says:
People in the vicinity Of the court
house, which is in the center of the
business part of town, were startled by
a loud report of shotgun fred twice in
rapid succession at go o'clock Wed
nesday morning. Investigation showed
that John Thomas, would-be assailant,
had been shot to death with bird shot.
At Cuba station, about three weeks ago
while Mr.. C. NJ. Stallgorth was absent
from home, John Thomas, negro en-
ployed at Stallworth's saw mill, entered
the room where Mrs. Stallworth, was
asleep about 10 o'clock at night and
after choking her into insensibility, at
tempted to ravish her person, but was
frightened away before his hellish pur-
pose was accomplished by the approach
of the ovcrseer who was attracted by
the screams of Mrs. Stallwcrth. The
negro was shot at several times, but
succeeded in making his escape. Mr..
Stallworth had since that time done
nothing but search fer the brute Thom-
as, who was a good machinist, came to
Tuscaloosa about two weeks ago, and SC.
cured employment with the electric
light company. He had had his bicy-
Gle sent from Cuba to Tuscaloosa for
repairs before he attempted the out
rage, and wrote letter to Cuba to for
ward the handleb.rs to Tuscaloosa to a
fcsious name, which he gave in the let
ter. This gave his whereabouts away,
aud Mr.. Stallworth went to Tuscaloosa
on the northbound Q. & c., at 40
o'clock Wednesday morning, and while
standing talking to his brother, who
lives there saw the negro coming up
Greensboro street on his way to work.
Mr.. Stallworth stepped inside the mar
ket house and got his brothers gun,
which was loaded with No. S shot, and
crossing the street, called to the ne
gro:
Is that you, john
The negro turned round, aud seeing
Mr.. Stallworth, replied, mo, sir, this
amt me, and started to run, when Mr..
Stallworth emptied the contents of both
barrels ia his back and shoulders.
Thomas ran about block and fell,
where he died in about fifteen minutes.
Stallworth offered to give himself ur
but no one seems to want him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
Plant Wheat.

4 farmer writing to the Macon Tele-
graph tells how any farmer can make
wheat enough fer home consumption,
and why he should make it. He says:
AN ordinary farmer can spare two
acres Of land; lce him take this land
turn it well with plough in Septcm-
Der, and about three or four weeks lat
er put ten bushels Of cotton seed broad
cast, also broadcast two hundred pounds
CT phosphate, SOW his wheat crop on
this land with a turning plough shallow,
all ploughing to be well done, insuring
the ground to be well broken. This
will make about fifteen bushels of wheat
per acre. Two acres tried in this way
will furnish about six barrels of -four
at 9. cost Of about FIVE dollars. To buy
this -four in the market would cost
about thirty dollars.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
An unholv Alliance.

\ dispatch from Manila says: Gen.
Bates has returned from Sulu, having
successfully accomplished his mission
there. After FIVE weeks negotiation
with much tact, an agreement was
signed which in substance was as TO-.
lows: American sovereignty over
Moros shall be recognized and there
shall be no persecution against religion;
the United States shall occupy and
control such parts Of the archipelago as
public interests may demand: any per
son can purchase land with the sultan's
consent: the introduction Of fire arms
shall be prohibited; piracy shall |e
suppressed; the American courts shall
have jurisdiction except between the
Moros. the Americans shall protect the
Mcros against foreign invasion and the
sal:an's subsidy from Spain shall be
continued. The sultan and several
chiefs signed the agreement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
THINKS IT IS a SCHEME.
The Governor of Washington Talks Of
the Trusts.

The governor of the State Of Wash
ington smells mouse in the con7en-
ton Of governors to discuss the ques-
tion Of trusts. He writes to Governor
McSweeney, from Olympia, Aug. sl8th,
as follows:
Ny Dear Sir: Iregard the presentsat-
tempt, by the calling Of thessgovernor's
conference, to concentrate public
thought upon State legislation as "a
remedy for the trust evil, as a very
adroit attempt upon the part Of the
Republican managers to temporarily
eyade great issue. In this scheme,
it ann;ars to me. Governor Sayers OF
Texas is being used as catspaw to
remove Republican chestnuts from the
fire. Clearly and plainly trusts, or
great corporations, will continue as
long as the cause which produce them
remains in full force and effect. These
are: First, private control Of public
money or what is known as "the
money question" Secondly, railroad
rebates and special privileges granted,
or the railroad question. Thirdly, the
protective ta:itf, or the tariff question,
and fourthly, in some instances, our
patent laws. No trust can exist un-
Jess based upon one Of these, and each
and all are absolutely and solely de-
pendent upon national legislation.
Now, to conclude that these primary
and fundamental causes can be reached
by State legislation is reduction to an
absurdity which I certainly hope our
people will not be guilty Of. 1t is self
evidentlya very shreWd attempt to take
the questions l have enumerated out Of
the next national campaign. VIII our
people be caught il this trap?
Sincerely yours,
J. R. Rogers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
FURTHER DETAILS.

Further details of the terrific storm
have been received In addition to the
vessels already reported wrecked are the
following:
Schooner Aaron Rephard, five lost,
three saved.
Bark, unknown, crew Of II, all lost.
Diamond Shoals lightship, crew Of
%, % all saved.
Unknown steamship, whnse cargo has
Three big schooners in the surf, now
breaking up, crews probably aggregating
80, unheard Of.
The Diamond Shoals lightship which
was stationed 15 miles off Hatteras,
and which had withstood some fierce
storms, was torn from its mooring by
the 100 knot hurricane and blown high
aud dry at Hatteras.
The schooner Frank Mccullough, II
men, with coal, from Norfolk to Savan-
nah, is unheari Of, and probably went
to the bottom with all on hoard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30

other islands in the vicinity at Ports.
mouth, Big and Little Kinnaket,
Ocracoke and smaller points, fully 90 to
20 houses, four or FIVE churches and
numerous stores, barns and warehouses
were either washed away or damaged
beyond repair, and as result numbers
arc homeless and destitute, and many
others have lost crops and hocks. Stock
and implements and the fishing interests
have suffered greatly. In few days =
fairly complete report can be made, but
at present rumors outweigh true state
ments and an accurate footing Of the
damage cannot be reached.
washed ashore, crew Of about %, all
Lost
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
a Snake Story.

There is Pennsylvania man who
isn't bothering himself much about
snakes. Some way he discovered that
they were fond Of nitro -glycerine. He
puts this in their haunts and follows it
up with an innocent-looking bait into
which he inserts lot of red pepper.
When the coating melts and the pepper
gets hot, the snakes get mad and go to
Iashing the ground, and then comes the
explosion which disposes of the snake,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
Nerroes Excluded,

"The town Of Fitzgerald, Ca, which
was built up by G. \. R. men from
Northern states and their descendants
exclusively, does not allow negroes to
become inhabitants, said N Mr. 0. B.
Giddings, Of Savannah. This may
seem to be discriminating against the
black race with a vengeance, but so tar
there has beeu no complaint at the
operation of this municipa. exclusion
act, and there is no probability that 1t
will be modified or repealed IN the near
future. Fitzgerald is rather unique
among Southern towns il this regard,
for I do not know of another ia Which
the negro is absolutely barred: " hat
the penalty for violating the will OF the
Fitzgerald whites would be | am not
informed, but so far no negroes have
been rash enough to Try to force them
selves into the town.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
a Conyict' S Book.

A convict in the Kansas State prison
has written a book on prison life. He
urges the granting Of permission to
smoke and the abolition Of the lock
sten and saws: Without doubt there
ore men here who are where they
should be; there may be some who
sbonld have been born here. On the
other hand there are unGuestlonaoly
some men here who will make g9od
citizeps some day. The writer believes
that the average convict leave, the pTl-
son a better man than he was when he
entereS there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
& BIG SAVING.
Comparative Costs Of the State Con-
stabularY Force

4 recent comparative statement com
piled by Mr.. ". W. Harris, conssabu-
larry clerk, shows that the 81 dlspenscfy
constables now employed by the State
are accomplishing as much as the 99
who drew salaries until about the MD
die Of June
Tuesday he made public compari-
son Of the three months just past. The
decrease in cost to the State has been
81. S97 81 since tho constabuIary was
reduced, these figures being the differ.
ence between the expense accounts OF
May, 81. 1913. SO. and Of July, 8, 696. 30
IL June when the 80 constables served
half the month the cost to the State
was 50. 56l.l9. The total saving tor a
arat this rate will be $2l, ,69o. 0o,
based upon the difference between May
AID July. This is an average OF so9 a
day
There appears to be no adverse com
ment on the policy Of the governor IN
thus reducing the cost Of maintaining
the corstabulary, for the results with
the small force are as satisfactory as
with three score constables- Gov. Nc
Sweeney is getting heavy mail noE.
Mayors aud intendepts from all over the
State are writing him in response to his
circular letter asking their support IN
properly enforcing the law: Some OF
tht>. fficials are loud in their praises
oe TIC d;spcusary law, aud promise to
so To any means to enforce it. But
vail. there may be some blarney, many
of the mayors are evidently sincere In
saying that they are anxious to enforce
this law jCst as any other statute
Those who have expressed themselves
upon the main point at issue do not hes
i,ate to say that the local police can &C
complish more than the constabulary.
The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
He Was Not Dead.

A month ago letter from Mani>s
contained the news that Ellis Rhine
hart of Maysville, Indiana, soldier II
the regular army, had been captured
and tortured to death by Filipinos
Thursday Rhinehart appeared in thai
city alive and we'll. He was just return
Ing home from the West, and had not
heard the story of his alleged death
He had not been inthe Philippines al
all, having been discharged for disabili'
ty before his regiment sailed. His par
ents, who had not heard from him fol
months, were mourning him as dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
Wrecked in & Hurricane.

The steamer Germ arrived at Pennsa-
cola Thursday afternoon with the crew
of three Norwegian vessels who were
wrecked in the Carrabelle hurricane.
There were about IS men. Those who
do not ship on other vessels from this
port will be sent home by their respec-
tive consuls. The Germ will later
bring to Pensacola the crews OF the
Italian barks wrecked in the storm.
One Italian vessel had been loaded for
five months, but her crew deserted and
another one could not be procured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
South Carolina Tobacco.

1t is estimated that the tobacco crop
in South Carolina this year will reach
2O, ,0O0. 900 pounds, worth from to %
cents pound 1t is only within the
last few years that tobacco has been
cultivated in South Carolina as a
money crop, but the farmers find it
more profitable than raising 5 cert cot
ton. Moreover, the cultivation Of
wheat in the Palmetto State has been
so successful that the acreage will like
ly be doubled this year.-Baltimore
Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
"He!aVa.'?

Thd next dictionary published will
contain many new words, among them
the word "hclava > When a man
knocks around town until ; ociodk IN
the morning. and then gets up with
headache like a molasses barrel and a
breath like slaughter house, he al.
ways had hclava time. The word IS
rood one and should have place in
dictionary. Thomas Cat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
He Must Hang.

Charles Mason, colored, has teen
sentenced to hang in Laurens on the
Sth Of next month. Recently his at
torney asked the governor to grant a
respite and stated that he wished to
talked the case over with him. The
governor announced Friday that he
had looked in the case and had de-
cided to let the law take its course.
He has so written to Mason's attor-
ney. at the same time telling him he
would gladly listen to anything he
might haye to say on the s.bject.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
The Penalty Just.

Julius Alexander, colored, vas
hanged at Charlotte, \. c., Thursday
f. assaulting a white woman last
! epruary. He showed no signs Of ner-
vousness, confessed the crime and said
the penalty was just. A colored
preacher in talk on the scafold said
Alexander's crime was lone In which
we are glad to see the law carried out. J"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
Bad News from Chile

\ great railway accident occurred at
Santiago, Chile, Thursday. IA entire
passenger train fell into the river
Mapocha, which runs through the city,
and many lives lost. Although the
tremendous storms that have been
raging for afortnight throughout Chile,
continue, there has been some a0ate-
mcnt. Advices from various points
indicate widespread distress and misery.
Valparaiso and other cities have suffer-
ed severely.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
Cotton in Texas.

i special from Dellas, Texas says:
The hot winds which have prevailed
for the past month have destroyed all
chance Of large cotton crop lG Texas.
Reports from all over the northern and
central sections Of the State are that
the crops will not average more than a
quarter of bale to the acre. This IN
dicates not to exceed 1000, 600 bales
for the entire State.