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CTS before l lett
 home, and didn't have chance to read it over"
 'There are 5000 words of it, Mr. Cochran; do you want the whole man usefipt read?"
 'Yes, let her go!"
 For 4hree-quarters of m hour that particular wire was busy. The article was read slowly. the author pausing at frequent intervals to consider the turn of phrase-still at two dollars per minute. He changed some of the sentences, comparing the finished speech with the Bough draft left in New York, until he was satisfied that the latter was a fair report of what he was going to say. Then he "rung off" and paid a bill of about 500 to the telephone. people
 The man who did this in his desire for accuracy was, when he irstcame to the United States, porter in whole sale dry goods store. And he was Q good porter, his vast strength and faithfuIness to business making him in- valuable
 Such man was bound to get on. He went into politics, was admitted to the bar and became the greatest orator in Tammany. He possessed the gift of talking. When he spoke the blood was pumped from his big, strong heart to his full face. until his features, rather impassive in repose, became eloquent l with exDressiOn.
 He was too strong q man to stay in Tammany without quarreling. For years he has been on bad terms with i Croker; and, former workingman as he is he has had the entree, when he chose to use it, to the best so- eiety in Europe and America. He has a country place on Long Island near those of the Vanderbilts and Belmonts and Whitneys. He is a made man, and not yet old nor beginning to be old.
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HatS ShgSt CoTs or 1n q therefore
 7EeaterS. takes the drama seriously. Hence at everyperformance, just as the curtain is about 10 rise. the ushers pace solemnly down the aisles, and, taking the time from the head usher in the middle aisle, repeat the chorus: Ladies who have large hats on will please take them off" and some of them don't, as is the way of la- dies, but the ushers have done their duty.
 Without invitation from the ushers, the reform does go on in more modern playhouses. You will often see a wom- an who happens to be pocketed behind a big hat lean over and ask the other woman to take it off. That wouldn't have happened three years ago. When women themselves order hats off, off they come. The patent collapsible tbeater hats for women are all fail ures; they won't wear 'em.
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Stories of Chicago
,,, f5e I3ls Would Be Wicked If It Knew How


to so far surPass New York's best as to make that seem a Pygmy beside her giant.
 This latest undertaking in the arebi- teeturaI line in Chicago is to be a tower surmounting as tall building as the city ordinances will permit. As the ordinance does not limit the height of towers Chicago's latest production will when finished, be 382 feet high.
 In the top of this great structure the men who are building it say they will have their offices, where they will be in close touch with things celestial, until inc time they die at least.
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intention being honest.
 T his proba bly, means that has kept little of the Sa.oo0, GOO that. he has won from the rural adyenturers who have come to. town to buy eoun- terfeit money and have not even got sympathy.
 It m a y puzzle you that the game
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g IA A NA
 so profoundly a few weeks ago, the work of fitting up Squirrel Inn No. r goes merrily on, and it is now about ready to be opened.
 It is on the Bow cry, sandwic h e d between two sa- loonsi drink i n g places are ten 10 the block in that
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#ignatedreal Paris ian =gayety his winter But Chi eago=ha8 not taken tostllis formofpub- lie entertainment aslle arisia1s do. T T .1'hle=queaoHab1e he
 masquerades and
 o-called French
 balls hayenotbeen. patronized by the
 very best people
 as Roswell Field
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The Park theater in Brooklyn was the scene of Min nie Conway's s tri- umphs years ago. It has seen Bern hardt, Irving and other foreign ce- l e b ri tie s, and D o 0 { h, Barrett a Il d all t h e American artists of the first rank,
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 their confidence in him.
 Afr Letter announces that the Inl+A trpst is reality and ready Tor 9osi- ness but that he is not playing the title role as president. He assures aa .ll anxious public that the milk be "lll cell them shall be pure and unaauz5er- ofad and that it will not be sold at a redTeed price. He bids for the patron ace of those interested in the preEenz ton of cruelty to animals by assuring them that the cows will be well cared for and kindly treated.
 In all of his printed interviews 3lf. Letter lays great stress upon the 5aet that the milk combine is a#trust# for the benefit of the people. He does not claim that the benefit to be derived will be in the form of q reduced price, but in the betterment of the sanitary condition of the cows. and a part of the public believe this because Ar. Letter enjoys their confidence.
 It is well for Mr. Letters reputation, however. that it is milk and air that ne is selling. If the combination were either milk and water, or air and gas' the public would be inclined to be sus- pieious of even Mr. Letter.
 There is, by the way, $1o,oo0.oo9 in vested in the milk combination. Mr Letter does not say how much he owns
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at8hat=When the village boy is to leave home and to4he eitXto seek Hid for the deyelopme n 0 f his abilities, the date of=his depar- ture his destina-
 tion and the req son for his going
 are published in
 the town newspa-
 per; hey are an
 nouneed= from the
 church pulpi Is
 they are talked of blythe school lehil- =dreIl. Before ne
 gz4 cT leaves ne 8lSIle
 each and every one
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CTS that are WOA
 ying D T. A h. drew. and his as- sociates of | h Q Chicago s c h o o l board. The latest trouble is a point blank refusal on the part of the
 teachers of a new school to appear a m O n g t h e ir scholars in bloom CTS. They insist 41,4 4Io -aI OCl-
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civilized W o r ! q. People talked of them, writers wrote of them, and artists pictu r e q them, and then the wonder was over, for other cities had built buildings as high and higher than those in Chi cago.
 For the past four or five years the city of the lakes has had to take a back seat. among those who were S,,,slIspo
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ton s a c h [, the Shamrock, is=to be launched in May. The old ideas of boats are demOl- ished by this queer
 monster. Her east keel is composed of
 close to 100 tons of lead, instead of a big timber and her mainsail I a r larger than that of
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came to the front as a producer of startling wonders in the archi- tectural line. She added story after story until it seemed as though the limit had surely been reached, and then she capped them all with the Ivan syndicate structure towering 3o9 feet above the sidewalk.
 But during these years Chicago has not been dead, but sleeping. She has been waiting for something worthy of her best efforts, and now she proposes
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ie national in- terest.
 That afternoon he called up New ' ofk- newspap c r office over the long distance phone rates, two dollars per minute.
 "Pd like to have you read over my speech, he said q dictated it to one ofyourre report-
 TfA
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In Touch with Things Celestial.
 The Chicago sky-scrapers were more than a seven days wonder to the entire
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The erecu-Goods King.

Poor old James MeNally, the Green Goods King. has again announced his
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Thenter Refornl.

Who says that the wave of theater reform has not struck even New York?
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SouirreI Inn No. I.

Amid all the talk about Bishop Pot ter's apology for the saloon, which
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When He Goes to Gotham.

Yes, Chicago is certainly big town. but in some ways it is. country town
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IIA4 t4til
 nip ul at F oE a deal in wheat, later the head of
 compressed air syndica tte, and now tie president of a milk trust We say again 1lr Letter enjoys the public confidence, least that part of the public which did not believe in 4lr Letters ability to corner the wheat market, aad-8o  1,- n0fhlTlgT DA
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mart of the public has an 4n2oeliez .-.z od confidence in MT Joseph Lelles, .
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Proof-RendinE s2 A Minute.

Some days ago Bourlle Cochran de- livered a speech in the west upon a top
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she Won,t Wenr Rloomers.

There are other things besides the of the married women teach
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that this
  steel This work of renovation necessary conditions over which hall Faneuh hall  end vi ast or a ge o come.
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Chicago Tries 10 Be Bad. Chicago has been surfeited with what -be entertainment managerg have des-
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The new Defender, which is te keep s cup agafnst Sir Thomas Lip-
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
The Word Damn.

The State of Mississippi has decided
that the use OF the word damned IS
profanity, says the Memphis CONNER
ciaI-Appeal. This seems singular
when we consider the origin and the
meaning Of the word 1t comes from
the thorough reputable Latin word
'damnare, 10 condemn, aud, taken by
itself, there is nc profanity in it. EerH
pften the preacher does not hesitate to
tell such Of his congregation as are de-
!inquent that they are damned; and
the use Of the word here is profanity
under the Mississippi decision. which
declares that any words importing an
imprecation Of divine vengeance, or
implying divine condemnation" con-
stitute profanity If one person speaks
Of another as condemned or hope
less fool. he could not be hauled un
for swearing, yet the meaning would b.
about the same as if lie used the word
damned" " OF course, the latter word
is lacking in gentility and pobteness,
but there is no more essential profanity
in it than there is in the word ''uDmit!-
rated
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
FILIPINOS ARE INS0LENT.
They Present an Ultimatum and
Threat to the President.

A dispatch from Washington says 1t
is acknowledged in administration cir
cles that Agoniallo. the Filipino's rep
resentative in Washington: has practl-
cally submitted an ultimatum to the
president to recognize him at once as
ambassador from the Filipino republic
or take the consequences. The Fill
pino delegation who have come to Wash
ington as the agents Of Aguinaldo have
issued an address to the public in which
they say: Gen. Francisco Nillanuedaly
Felipe. governor general Of the Eis-
cayas. has, upon the retreat OF the
Spaniards from Iloilo and its occupa
ton BY the Filipino troops, acting un-
der directions from Aguinaldo, issued
a general manifesto Of amnesty to the
Spaniards Of that city and province.
guaranteeing them all liberties under
the republic as enjoyed by the Filipino
people. The manifesto also calls upon
the Spaniards to stand BY the Filipinos.
as brothers with mutual interests. for
the establishment of just govern
ment The proclamation has had the
effect of pacifying the Spanish residents
of the city and causing them to yield
willingly to the authority Of the gov.
ernment of the Filipinos. The paper
shows much ability upon the part of
the governor general and 4 familiarity
with many of the most important events
of history.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
a Burglar Killed.

On last Wednesday considerable ex-
citement was created,in Anderson by a
jail delivery, George j. Rice, who was
in jail for breaking into C. F. Jones &;
Cos clothing store some time ago, and
Negro named Green escaped from jail
about half-past 9 or 10 o'clock in the
morning The sheriff, at the time, was
absent from the jail. Returning, and
finding the two Negroes gone, he organ
lied posse and started in pursuit. A
young boy, Frank Hammond, joined
the posse. A messenger had been sent
to Ounce Hammand's farm, short
distance from the city, for bloodhounds
to track them. In the meantime the
ruaaways had been apprehended on the
Murray Spring Branch. Young Ham
mond called on them to surrender, but
their only answer was to hurl stones
and other missiles at him. Hammond
then fired a pistol, the ball striking
George Rice and wounding him fatally.
He died in few minutes. Green was
finally caught and brought back to the
city, and safely locked up.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
REDIsTRICTING THE STATE.
How tbs Counties Are Grouped in the
New Districts.

The House Of Representatives spen
a great deal Of time Wednesday in dis
cussing the bill proposed by Mr.. Patton
rearranging the congressional districts
in this State, The fight against the
bill was hard one, but it passed by a
safe majority. This measure purposes
to repeal the law creating the Shoe
string" districts formed to keep the Re
publicans out Of power. The following
are the proposed new districts:
Pee-Dee District Marlboro, Chester
field, Darlington, Marion, Florence,
Horny.
Santee District-Georgetown, Will
liamsburg, Berkeley, Charleston.
Wateree District Fairfield, kershaW
RichlanG, Sumter, Clarendon.
Edisto District-Orangeburg, Barn
we'll. Bamberg, Hampton, Colleton,
Dorchester, Beaufort!
Saluda District-Aiken, Lexington,
Edgefeld, Saluda. Greenwood, Laurens
and Newbcrry.
keowee District-Abbeyille, Ander-
son. Oconee. Pickens and Greenyille.
Catawba District-York, Cherokee,
Chester. Sp&rtanburg, Union and Ian
caster
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
a Remedy for the Grip.

Rev. W. T. Lander of Williamson,
5. c., published in the State year ago
a remedy for the grip which has had
most beneficial effect in number Of
cases. He says: For the sake Of the
suffering public | would say that the
dose | have used for grown patients has
been level teaspoon of baking soda,
dissolved in plenty Of water, taken
every two hours until the headache and
soreness are gone, then one extra dose
for good measure 1t is not the best to
take a dose just after eating. have
rarely found more than four doses need
ed. Since the system is in an acid
state, ca!omcl, Of course, it is very
dangerous medicine. and many deaths
from influenza are, without reasonable
doubt. traceable to the use Of calomel
in the disease.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
Town Killers.

The following from an exchange may
apply to more towns than the one, as
some of the types mentioned exist in
nearly every community: Town kill
ers: First, those who go out Of town
to do their shopping; second, those
who are opposed to improvement; third.
those who prefer quiet town to one Of
push and business; fourth, thosa who
imagine they own the town; fifth, those
who deride public spirited men; sixth,
those who oppose every movement that
does not originate with them; seventh,
those who oppose every movement that
does not appear to benefit them; eighth,
those who seek to iniure the credit or
reputation of individuals. "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
Tolbert Must Leave.

The citizens of Abbeville held a
meeting on last Wednesday at which
resolutions were adopted to the effect
that II. Il. Tolbert, .Jr.. must leave
Abbeville. This action was taken on
account of 1olberts recent conduct IN
the Phoenix trouble his presence here
is undesirable and for the peace and
good order Of the community he had
best make his permanent abode beyond
the limits of this county. No objection
was offered to his remaining to transact
necessary business, but it was advised
that he leave as soon as possible. The
sense of the meeting was that this is a
white mans government. and it would
be maintained by citizens Of this COM
muoity. Messrs. Wyatt Aiken, L. G.
Haskell and Jones T. Miller were ap-
pointed as a committee to inform Tol-
bert Of the action taken By the meeting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01

get exceeds that of the great military
powers Of the world tits within three
millions of that Of Great Britain's vast
establishment by which she ruled her
colonial empire: it was more than the
war budget Of Germany; more than that
Of France or any other nation or the
face Of the globe And this was to real
ize ''the wild dream Of expansion.
Mr.. Johnston time was twice ex-
tended, Democratic members of the
military committee yielding their time
to him.
The Monroe doctrine, he declaed,
would vanish with the annexation Of
the Philippines. If we reached far out
into the other hemisphere we could not
with propriety resist aggregation on this.
In concluding Johnston said that the
cup Of our national humiliation was
filed to overhowing. and closing, he
said:
''We have witnessed the achieve
ments of our soldiers and sailors and
have inspired in the Old World feel
ing Of respect. This country, the bea-
con light Of liberty, this locked and IN
trenched continent, this proud and
erect nation, which never in its history
was oblighed to ask favor of any other
country on earth, now depends on the
intervention of England to keep other
powers off its back. We have become
miserable mcndicant. dependentupon
the mother country. We are compelled
to abandon the cardinal principle of
protection and submit to the open door
policy-at this point the gavel fell and
Johnston said he would not trespass
further upon the time of the other side,
though he was urged to go on.
Il thank the other side, said he:
''for the opportunity to be heard which
| could not obtain from this side,
There was whirlwind Of applause
when Johnston took his seat, and many
Democrats crowded up the aisle to con-
gratulate him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
THE NEWLY ELECT.
Short Sketches Of Senator Griffith and
Messrs. Robinson and Boykin.

Capt. D. J. Griffith will soon lay
aside the senatorial toga for the gafb Of
another office. Senator Griffith is very
popular man personally. and is regarded
a good business man, having been in the
railroad business IA years. Last year
Senator Griffith won the gold watch
awarded by The State to the most pop
ular member Of the general assembly.
He has served as clerk Of the court and
as treasurer Of Lexington county for a
number of years, always winning over
his opponents by large majorities.
Capt. Griffith is colonel Of the Lex
ington regiment, United Confederate
veterans. In the civil war his service
as private for the first few months
was so faithful and valuable that he
was promoted to lieutenant at the age
Of 16. He was captain when IS years
old. He made a good soldier, has been
equally as good citizen, and promises
to do just as we'll as superintendent Of
the penitentiary.
Mr.. T. C. Robinson, who was elected
to succeed NIr. Douthit Oh the Stat
board of contlol, was a candidate for
the Office of State Superintendent Of EIDE
ucation three years ago. He was law.
yer Of good standing in Pickens, and
proprietor Of the Pickens Journal. He
is Woford college man, and possesses
good business qualifications.
Mr.. Burrill H. Boykin is clear-cut
successful business man and farmer.
His father, for many years before the
was member Of the general assembly,
was captain Of the first troop of cavalry
from South Carolina which entered the
Confederate service. Mr.. Boykin, who
is now IS years old, received his collie
giate training at Yale. He has since
devoted his time to farming, and has
been very successful. He was once
captain of a cavalry troop, having re-
ceiyed a commission from Gov. Rich
ardson. This is the first time he has
applied for or received an Office of pub.
lie trust. His work on the board Of
control is expected to be honorable and
faithful State
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
Against Lee County

The committee on privileges and
elections in the State Senate submitted
an unfavorable report against Mr.. r. Z.
Carnes. senator-elect from Lee county.
taking his seat. The report is lengthy
and the committee bases its finding on
theground that Lee has been declared
no longera county and hence is not en-
titled to senator In the House the
question of the eligibility of Mr.. D. +.
keels, member from the county" of
Lee, came up. The committee on
privileges and elections reported ad-
versely to his claim The house sus-
tanned the report BY 4 vote Of 80 to Il.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
KILLED IN THE SENATE.
The Bill to Apportion the School Fund
Between the Races.

In the State Senate on Tuesday Of
last week Mr.. Ilderton's bill to require
school Fustees to apportion all school
funds between the races was taken up
for third reading.
Senator Archer moved to indefinitely
postpone.
Senator Ilderton said that it had been
intimated to him that his bill was un-
constitutional. He was no lawyer, but
he thought he understood English, and
he failed to see where the bill was un-
constitutional. The people wanted it
and he had offered the bill at the re.
quest of many citizens. He found
nothing in the Constitution of the
United States that would conflict with
his bill, nor could he find anything in
the State Constitution to conflict with
his bill.
Senator Henderson stated that pro-
badly if we consulted our wishes we
would agree with the Senator from
Florence. If this bill should be passed
the chaaces were that in few months
the whole school flnd would be tied up
in the Federal Courts He thought it
very bad experiment for the Leglsla-
ture to pass law which it knew would
be declared unconstitutional.
Senator Iiderton demanded the yeas
and nays.
Yeas-Aldrich, Archer, Blakency,
Barnwell, Bowen, G.. ". Brown 6. A.
Brown, Dean, Dennis, Glenn, Griffith,
Henderson. Hough, Livingston, Love.
Manning, Marshall. Mauldin, Mayheld,
Mower, Ragsdale, Sarratt, Scarborough,
Sheppard, Standard, Sullivan, Talbird,
Walker. Wallace and Wallcr-29.
Nays Alexander, Appelt, Graydon.
IldcrtOn. Sudduth-.J.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
CONFEDERATE DEAD
Buried on Every Battlefield from
Gettysburg to Rio Grande.
sGMElNTEREsTlNG FIGURES
The Number Of Our Heroic Dead
is Not Known Accurately.
Many Of the Rolls Are
incomplete.

Col. Fox. in his valuable and painS-
taking book on "RcSin entail Losses in
the Civil War. SAYS thata summing
Up Of the casualties of battle and all
minor engagcments-nsins en- official re-
ports only, aa3 in their absence acccr.-
ing Confederate cStimatrs-indlcatcs
that 81 900 men. In round numbers,
were killed or MORALLY wounded on tac
Confederate side during the war. That
the aggregate mus; hay" been fully
this number IS loaeje rlain .5y the fol-
loving official figures rron. incomplete
official Confederate rolls on !i!e in the
war department at Washington:
CONFEDERATE KILLED AND DIEn 0g
WOUNDS AND DISEASE.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
Sensational Charges.

Senator Whitesides. of the Montana
Legislature. created sesation Thurs
day by openly charging that every man
who voted for Clark for United States
Senator had been bought. He men
toned Representative Carr BY name:
and that gentleman shouted you are
an Infamous liar. The grand jury re-
ported that money had been used on
both sides, but there was not sufficient
evidence to warrant an Indictment