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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
SAN HOSE But r.; IT.
The Wretch.s eody Mu.iIated Re
fore He Was fired.
CONFESSED THE MURDER.
But He Denied the Subseo.s: n.
Outrage. Said a Negro
Preachar Paid Him
to Do Il.

In the presence CT rcafly 2.000 peo
plc who scpt aloft ellis t defiance and
shouts Of JOY, Sam Hose, a Negro who
committed two Of the baSeat acts known
10 crime. was burned at tne stalk. IL 4
public road ono and QUO half miles from
Newman, Ga, Sunday afternoon. BE
fore the torch was applied to the pyie.
tie Negr, WAS deylvcd of his ears
ingers ard other portions CT his ana
omy. The Negro pleaded pitifully for
his lie Shi!e the mutilation was going
"n, but stood the ordeal Of fire With sur
i'cisirg fortitude. Before the body
aas cool it was cut to pieces, the bones
:nrc crushed into small bits and cven
. tree upon which the wretch net
his fate, was torn up and disposed OF as
"!venirs. The Negro's heart was cut
! several pieces, as Vas also his liver.
ose unable to obtain these ghastly
.ciics direct paid their more fortunate
poSSessors extravagant sums for them.
ou.aIl pieces Of bone went for 25 cents,
and a bit of liver, crisply cooked, sold
for 10 cents. One of the men who
lifted the can Of fkeroscne to the Negro S
head is said 10 be native CT the com
monwcalth OF Pennsylvania. His name
is known to those who were with him.
but they refuse to divuige it. The mob
vas composed Of citizens Of Newman,
Griffin, Palmetto and other little towns
in the country loand about Newman,
and Of all the farmers who had received
word that the burning was to take place.
Hon. ". Y. Atkinson. former COVER
ror Of Georgia, met the mob as be was
returning from church and appealed to
them to let the law take its course. In
addressing the mob he used these words
Some Of you are known to NE and
when this affair is finally settled in the
courts, you may depend upon it that
Ill! testify against YOU 4 membe,
ii the mob was seen to draw revolver
I'D level it at Governor Atkinson, but
, is arm was seized and the pistol taken
fcom him. The mob was franticat de.
::ys and would hear to nothing bat
burning at the stake.
Hose confessed to killing Crawford
i:at denied that he had outraged Mrs
Crawford. Before being put to death
The Negro stated that he had been paic
s12 by "Lige'' Strickland, a Negro
preacher at Palmetto, to kill Crawford
Tonight q mob Of citizens is securing
the country for Strickland, who la;
left bis homo and will be lynched il
caught. Sam Hose killed Alfred Gran
ford, white farmer near Palmetto anc
outraged his wife, ten days ago. Since
that time business in that part of Tx
state has been suspended, the entire
population tui aing out in an effort t:
capture Hose Governor Gambler ha:
b. en- asked to send troops here to pre-
serve order for a day Or two, as it j:
feared the Negroes may wreck vcngc
ancc, many threats to that effect hav;n>
been made.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
The Great Reunion.

The great reunion Of the Veterans of
the ever to be yenerated Confederaey
is now but little more than month
off. The uGdying patriotism Of dea,
old Charleston is ooz;ns at every pore
and such extensive preparations arc be-
ing made for the reception and enter
tainment of the thousands who viii
visit the old shine Of chi,alry ~ will
cause this to overshadow.all cthcr rsu0-
ions, especially in open handed hospi-
tality and the coming together Ct the
scattered survivors Of the heroic armies
that stood the shcck of the world 5
charges in legion for more than four
years. As the Rock Hill Heral& says
it is to be great occasion and every
old Veteran who followed the Starry
Cross ought to be there, and as the bat
talion's move once again over Charles
tons proud thorougntares, hear as in
days Of yore the invincible rebel yell. :"
1t will be there and will awaken memo
ries of the immortal achievements Of
the grandest armies that ever faced an
overpowering foe in battle. ticu. Joe
Wheeler will deliver the grafton and
the ever-faithful city will be gorgeous
in holiday attire in honor OF the coming
once again of the men who stood her
firm defenders for so mary years The
Veteran visit to CharlcstoS may be
their last pilgrimage to the Mecca Of
Southern chivalry and honor, and there
will be no disappointments. The News
and Courier tells US Of the great pre-
parations being made, AID FROM it We
learn that more money has been sub
scribed than in any of the other Reunion
cities and the end is not yet. Nearly
$4,000 have been raised and tie
sources Of contribution have by no
means been exhausted. In addition
to the funds secured for the entertain
ment of the Veterans the city has ex-
pended over $50, 0G0 in the erection of
the handsomest Auditorium in the
Southern States. There is another very
significant indication Of the general
interest in the Reunion, and that is Of
all the money raised not $500 have
come from people or places outside Of
city of Charleston, and not cent of
the fund for the entertainment of the
Veterans is the result OF municipal ap
preparation, but represents the patriotic
offerings of the people Of the city to
the men who wore the Grey. The COM
mittce on quarters and housing has pro-
vided sleeping places for 80, 900 visitors
and every day new names are added to
the list of those who will assist in tax
ing care OF the guests. \ very i'm
portant feature Ct the arrangements for
the reception Of the people is the spc-
cial effort that IS being made to give
the ladies every comfort that is possible
under the circumstances, to which re-
ference is made elsewhere The COM
mittee on restaurants has secured the
names of places where meals can be
furnished to 25, 600 persons daily.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
yory Hard Wood.

Some Of the petrifed wood found in
Arizona. it is said is so hard that steel
tools will not work It. the petrihcations
being only three degrees less in hard
ness than a diamond.
An exchange gets Off the following:
I want to be farmer and till the virgin
soil, and labor in the sunshine to sweat
and stew and boil; want to earn large
acres, whereupon the rye 10 SOW, and
watch the cornstall1 waving, and hear
he mortgage grow; I want to be a
farmer, and grow Hubbard squash,
the pumpkin and potatoes, and other
stuff, by gosh; want to be farmer,
I do, upon my soul, but l haven't got
the money to buy a gopher hole.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26

-cot. c,:rr.ax :. tee 1c 1TI ccs1t
where Te were we sew az arm oH the
sea ahead which We took to be Caoanas
bay, and we made for it with the in
tention Of crossing it in its narroWest
part.
Hearing voices behind, We hid TO let
the speakers pass, and found they were
some OF ours. quartermaster OF the
Teresa and two sailors Of the furor.
They were in better conditions than
we, for they had had the good luck to
find some food; but one of the sailors
had piece Of shell in his leg and a
severe head wound AS We neared the
water we could occasionally see
shark rise to the surface. This mace
my companions hesitate about enter
ing, but al last persuaded them, TWO
Of Us assisting one CT the marines VINO
could rot swim. When We were half
way across a big fish rose behind us
and gave US great fright, but we were
all so desperate that We scarce cared
if we lived or died. We got safely to
the opposite shore, though how we es-
capped l know not, for was afterward
assured the bay swarmed with sharks
and caimans. A sailor now guided
us. as he said he knew the way to Fort
Sccapa, but when night fell we were
again lost in the bush. We lay down
ard slept in our wet clothes, but were
awakened by the firing Of heavy guns.
This gave us our direction, for we took
them to be the guns Of Socapa- After
sleep we resumed our journey in the
direction whence We had heard the FIR
ing during the night, and were again
all the morning without solid food,
though we did get some water. a
sailor climbed a tree and made out dis
tinctly Fort MORO. This news restor-
ed our sinking courage and We pushed
On till We came to small beach; but
there our strength failed and we sank
exhausted to the ground. Yet, just
when we had finally given ourselves up
:or lost, help came in the shape of some
Spanish guerrillas who discovered US
and relieved our wants, afterward TAX
Ing Us off in a boat to the Mexico,
where ended a journey I shall never
forget
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
River OF Death.

The Yellow river. which has been
named the Sorrow OF China" is prob
ably the most destructive stream on
the face Of the earth. In less than 100
years it has changed its channel four
times. and the point where it empties
into the sea has from time to time been
moved up and down the coast dis
tance Of 800 miles. It runs through =
vast aIluvial plain, and is fed by
streams from great system OF noun
tains in the north. When the snow
melting on this range comes at time
of heavy rains, the result is sure to be
a terrific food. 1t has been estimated
that in the past three centuries over
100000 human beings have perished
in the floods Of the Yellow river. For
destructiveness. both Of life and prop
erty, this stream is unparalleled, and
the sobriquet bestowed upon it is am
My justified by its history.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
How 1t Feel, to Re Sho.,

Lieutenant Hains, commanding an
artillery platoon under Captain Potts
in Porto Rico, was wounded on August
y. the day the war ended. Talking
with his brother, Captain T. Rankin
Jains, he said:
"On the morning Of the 18th Captain
Potts was ordered to proceed up the
San Juan road with five guns for the
purpose Of slelling the Spanish
trenches at Asomanta.
Soon after we slackened our fire the
enemy took heart and began to re-
turn. General James H. Wilson sent
me with a gun up the road in advance
Of the rest to try and enfilade the
enemy. went up the road on horse
pack about 200 yards and found a COM
pany OF Wisconsin infantry on bend
If the road which formed cover from
the Spanish fire. I passed beyond
them, and the gun was unlimbered in
the next turn Of the road in a some
what sheltered position. My men lay
down by the roadside to escape the
Spanish volleys, the Mausers coming in
a storm with each volley.
"I told the sergeant we would have
try at them for luck, anyhow. AS !
could see no Spaniards nearer than
500 or 600 yards, had him run the
gun out Of the road a little. We had
no sooner done this than the fire sud-
denly increased fercely, so the gun
could not be served. We hauled the
gun back to the next turn in the road,
where we were Joined by the second
gun, still unable to do any great execu-
ton owing to the sheltered position Of
the enemy. The fire continued with
ierceness, but from our new position
we brought house into view. I had
the gun instantly trained upon it, as I
saw several Spaniards outside Of it,
and felt certain it was not empty. The
very first shot landed fairly upon the
side Of the house and, penetrating,
burst inside, sending things flying. The
enemy broke cover and turned to the
sergeant, saying: That was good
one; now give them -.
"As I turned something struck me
through the body. knew was badly
hit, but felt no pain after the first
shock 1t was like being. struck over
the shoulders with a club. I passed
my hand to my side and brought it
away full Of blood.
"The sergeant saw me and ran to
my side. They've got me this time
said. He put his arm around me
and led me away and let me lie down."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
An Ingenious Device.

Formerly the ashes on steamships
were gathered into great cans, hoisted
to the decks with more or less difficulty
and thrown overheard. Among the
new devices for labor saving in this
direction is chute into which a very
strong air current is forced. The ashes
are placed in the chute as they ac-
cumulate and are almost instantly
blown through this conductor into the
sea. The amount Of labor saved by
this means can scarcely be appreciated
by those who have not watched the
wearisome dragging Of the enormous
quantity Of refuse from the furnaces
in steamships and large plants of this
description.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
Good Work of tho Anclents.

Eighteen hundred years ago or there
abouts, the Roman emperor Trajan
built g bridge across me Danube, the
piers of which are found by the Rou-
manian engineers solid enough to sus-
tain a new structure, which will unite
the towns Of Ternu SEVERN, in Rou-
mania, and Gladoya, in Servia. In the
middle Of the structure the statue Of
Traian will stand tour squares to all
the winds that blow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
oo tho Troil of II Pension.

A somewhat pathetic letter comes
from an old colored citizen. 1t is as
follows:
de rain has done beat down my cot
ton. an most er my con is done ruint.
MY son wuz sojer il de war wid de
Spaniels. He lost two legs in it. Do
you reckon de guv-ment will give him
50 a leg fer 'em?"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
A paper published long obituary

A paper published a long obituary
says an exchange, of a man who had
died in the community, closing with the
atement that a long procession Of
friends followed the remains to the last
roasting place. The family read the
nore and discovered the supposed error
and asked the editor to make correc-
tion in the word roasting, but he said
he could not do it until the seven years
back subscription which deceased owed
him had been paid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
EnEel Sea Bottom.

The bottom Of the Pacific between
Hawaii and California Is said to be so
level that railroad could be laid for
500 miles without grading anywhere.
This fact was discovered by the United
States surveying vessel engaged in
making soundings with a view Of lay
ing cable
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
School Children Provided For.

At RoubaiE, one Of the socialist
strongholds of France, the 1900 pub
lie school children receive free food
and clothing at the expense Of the
town. Their dinner at school consists
Of soup, bread, vegetables, meat and q
glass of wine. At the beginning Of
simmer and Of winter each child re-
ccives complete suit Of clothes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
a Strange Pet.

Perhaps the strangest pet ever kept
hv man was q wasp which Sir John
Lubbock caught in the Pyrcnces and
resolved tc tame. He began by teach
inc it to take it's meals on his hand, and
in q very short space Of time it grew
to EXPECT to be fed in that way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
An exchange gets of the following

An exchange gets of the following:
| want to be farmer and till the vir-
gin soil, and labor in the sunshine to
sweat and stew and boil; | want to earn
large acres whereupon the rye to SOW,
and watch the cornstalk waving, and
hear the mortgage grow: want to be a
farmer, and grow a Hubbard squash:
the pumpkin and potatoes and other
stuff. by gosh; [ want to be farmer. I
do upon my soul, bat | haven't got the
money to buy gopher hole.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
A SPECIAL dispatch to the New York

A SPECIAL dispatch to the New York
World from Manila says: 1T is the uni
versal opinion among army men here
hat it will require the presence Of so
600 American troops to occupy the
territory that has been taken and
to keep open communications among
the islands. =" We would infer f""nr
this that our forces are no: making
much progress towards pa"ifyiny the
natives Of the Philippines.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
Lar-e LnudLoldcrs.

One of the largest landed ,proprietors
in Europe is the prince Of Schwarzen-
berg, who owns 207,37l hectares Of land
in Austria, Bohemia and Bavaria. AS
many as 296 different industries are
carried on in them, giving employment
to 7,10S persons, OF whom 1,4S0 are
females.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
Artificial Flowers.

Artificial flowers were unknown to
the ancient civilized nations of Europe
They are first mentioned in Italy in the
fourteenth century, but in China they
were known at an earlier date.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
MemO-y's Foes.

A German scientist claims that the
memory IS stronger in Summer than in
Winter. He says that among the
worst foes Of the memory are too much
food, too much physical exercise, and
too much education.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26

THE New York Worlds account of
the burning of the Vanderbilt country
place, Idle Hour, where ". K. Van
derbilt, Jr, and his bride were spend
ing their honeymoon, contains this bit
Of information: Two Pinkerton de-
tectives were on the premises. One
was outside the house, the second had
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
to Idle Hour, at the express wish of
the bride, and occupied room on the
same floor as the young couple.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
Not Worried.

A newly discovered story about Hen
~ Clay is to the effect that when his
wife was asked if she was not worried
by his gambling she replied: "Oh, net
at all. Mr.. Clay always wins"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26

II l511 when the SpaniardS. nn3"r
Eelasquez, were devastating C;ol. i
chief by the name q: l4,r"y. WAS con-
deuned to T." i,nr:.c,: alive. When
urcal; .: r;:u >s;:Kcl" embrace Christian
;,v i ii, ayu!, might iiud admission
iuto Heaven. he inquired if the white
men would 90 there. On being an
swered IN the affirmative, he exclaim-
ed, Then | will not be Christian;
for I would not go again to a place
where I must find men so cruelr' What
impressions Of Christianity are we Civ
inc the heatllens of the Philippines?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26

You may talk about the scorcher
And the century he has made,
But the suns the greatest scorcher
When q century in the shade.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26

The only man that doesn't make a
fool Of himself occasionally is the one
that nature saved the trouble.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26
STATE DISPENSARY.
The Formal Report of the Legis.
iativa Committee.
EVERYTHING is ALL RIGHT.
The Profits and Losses, Receipts
and Disbursements, Assets
And Liabilities Tabu-
lated.

The legislative committee, after max
ng formal inspection CT the dispeu-
sary, has submitted Its report. From
tie figures submitted the expense was
greater than the profit the last quarter
the tine covered by the report. The
total receipts for the quarter amounted
to S331I1, 694 y and the total disburSe-
nents to 1891 1861, bringing down
the balance in the State treasury at the
first of the year from SAG 073.24 to
|S3322 |S32, 1873 81. The report follows:
Dear Sir: The committee appointed
by the officers of the general assembly
to investigate and examine the books
Of tie State dispensary for the year
1899 begs leave to submit the following
report tor the quarter ending March
3ist:
The stock on hand was taken on
March 3lst and April 1st by D. F.
EfrG, representing the committee. ana
Messrs. Miles and Boy kin, represent
ing the State board Of control. All
liquors, supplies, machinery and Office
fixtures we're exhibited and taken. as
per inventory submitted.
Tie committee met April l71tA and
proceeded tc examine the books and
vouchers for the months Of January.
February and March. We found the
collections and expenditures, with
vouchers fer each and every item prop
erly recorded.
We append hereto the following
statements: Assets and liabilities fcr
said quarter; profit and loss account,
and cash statement Of receipt and dis
bursements.
We fnd that the books Of the institu-
tion correspond with the cash balance
Of the State treasurer, with the excep-
ton of warrants issued which have not
been presented for payment.
All of which is respectfully submit
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-26

OOOy WOu1O rise 10 pleaO lot cnl4OTeu ;
rights. The Carthaginians used to
sacrifice their children by putting them
into the arms Of an idol which thrust
forth It's hand. The child was put into
the arms Of the idol and no sooner
touched tie arms than it dropped into
the FIRE. But it was the art Of the
mothers to keep the children smiling
and laughing until the moment they
oied. There may be fascination and
hilarity about the styles Of education
of which | am speaking, but it is only
laughter at the moment of sacrifice.
Would God there were only one Jeph-
thah's daughter
Again there are many parents who
are sacrificing their children with wrong
system Of discipline-too great rigor or
too great leniency. There are children
in families who rule the household.
The high chair in which the infant sits
is the throne, and the rattle is the
scepter, and the other children make up
the parliment where father and mother
have no vote! Such children come up
to be mlscreants. There is no chance
in this world for child that has never
learned to mind Such people become
the botderatioD of the church of God
and the pest Of the world. Children
that do not learn to obey human au-
rhority are unwilling to learn to obey
divine authority. Children will not re-
>pect parents whose authority they do
not respect. Who are these young men
that swagger through the streets with
their thumbs in their vest talking about
their father as the old man, ''the
governor" ''the squire" ''the old
chap" or their mother as the old wo-
man." They are those who in youth,
IN childhood never learned to respect
authority. Eli, having heard that his
sons had died in their wickedness, fell
over backward and broke his neck and
died. Well he might. What is life to
/ father whose sons are debauched? The
dust of the valley is pleasant to hist taste
and the driving rains that drip through
the roof of the sepulcber are sweeter
than the wines Of Helbon..
There must be harmony between the
fathers government and the mothers
government. The father will be tempt
ed to TOO great rigor. The mother will
be tempted to too great leniency. Her
tenderness will overcome her. Her
voice is little softer, her hand seems
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07

ter season both the Baltic and the sibe-
rlan waters About half OF each year Rus
STA has no outlet of her own-no independ-
ent road to the outside world for ingress
or egress. No other great nation would
have SO patiently accepted the situation as
Russia has done. and the world will be apt
to say that Russia is entitled to an outlet
al the head of tho Persian gulf. This to-
geth@ with railroad through Manoauria
will give the maselty nation commercial
outlets that she can control in all seasons.
What England breads is not SO much
Russian domination of Persia as Russian
competition in the easI and in Africa When
Russia has a rail line to the head of The
Persian gulf her products. agricultural or
Industrial, can enter Bhe. great eastern and
African markets on equal terms. At pres
ent they cannot. All plans of these times
turn upon trade More trade is what every
nation wants, and when the Mckinley tariff
breaks down from its own inherent vileness
this country will enter the race. At pres
ent IL is handicapped even beyond Russia.