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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
FORGING AHEAD.
South Carolina the Second Cot
ton Manufacturing State.
MASSACHUSETTS, is FIRST.
Some interesting Statistics About
the Spinning Of Yarns and
Making Cloth in the
United States.
United States.

The Columbia State, after thorough
ly investigating the figures, announces
the fact that South Carolina will rank
second among the States Of the Union
in the production Of cotton cloth. The
State says this statement may startle
those who have not kept in touch with
the manufacturing progress of the State,
but if the number Of looms be an index
to the turnout Of cloth-as, on the aver
age, it must be-we have high New
England authority for the claim. 9.
A. Dockham & Co., Of Boston, publish
annually textile directory of the
United States which is recognized as an
authority. Advance sheets Of their dl.
rectory for 1896 show the number Of
spindles and looms employed in the
manufacture of cotton, wool and
silk in 1896 and 1898 in each Of the
States of the Union. From them we
make up the following tables showing
the changes in the number Of cotton
looms which have occurred in two years
in the ten leading textile manufactur-
ing States:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Give Rrvsn His Due.

Thanks to Senator German and the
faithful few in the United States SEN
ate the country has been saved from the
useless burden and danger Of a great
permanent standing army, organized on
political lines for party benefit. :
Charleston News and Courier. Thanks
also and in greater measure to William
Jennings Bryan, who, when the Demo
cratic party was all at sea as to its pell-
cy regarding the increase Of the army
devised and urged the solution which
has has now happily prevailed. It is a
good thing to have brainy man like
Bryan as leader of the Democracy, and
The News and Courier ought to give
him his due.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Soldirse at the Grave.

A New York regiment ercamped at
GreeuvilIe, S. c., or rather detach-
ment from the regiment, did an act a
few days ago that is gong the rounds
Of the newspapers and securing for
them complimentary mention. 1hefU-
neral of Captain John McFall, a Confed-
crate veteran, took place at GreenvilIe.
and during the services at the grave
in the cemetery detachment Of the
Two Hundred and Second New York
regiment, now IN camp at Greenville,
marched into the grounds under the
chargo OF sergeant, md, taking posi-
tions by the grave, barred their heads
in respect to the memory of him who
had worn the gray The Greenville
News says the incident attracted much
attention and was favorably comment
ed upon throughout the city. We see
it referred to editorially in the Balti.
more Sun as "a touching incident and
no doubt it will 50 the rounds. There
has never been any lack Of fellowship
between real soldiers. Pestiferous po'
!iticians are the ones who have en-
couraged bitterness, but even theil
power to do harm in this regard Is over,
and it was as natural for the New York
soldiers to do this as it would have been
for Georgia or Carolina soldiers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Bavare the Celluloid Comb.

At Chillicothe, o, Miss Sallie Van
meter, daughter Of Judge J. NJ. Van
meter, and one of the leaders Of society
there, was leaning over an open fire
when celluloid comb in her hair ex-
ploded. and an instant later her hair
was in blaze. Persons near by smoth-
cred the flames before they had inaict-
ed serious injury, but not before a great
deal of her hair had been burned off.
At Wheeling, ". Va, while Miss
Mary Connor was raking the Goals in a
CRATE celluloid comb which the young
lady wore in her hair exploded from the
heat, burning her seriously about the
head and face. This was the second
accident of the same kind occurring
there within week At GAINESVILLE,
O., Miss Lulu Moorehead, while try
inc to deep warm, got too near crate
FIRE. sld celluloid comb in her hair
ignited. \ splendid head Of hair is
gone and her scalp is badly burned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
HE WAS a SWINDLER.
A Negro Buncoes a Great Many Of
His Own Color.

4 special dispatch from Washington,
Ga, to the Augusta Chronicle says:
The disappearance of tall black Ne
gro with about $500 belonging to the
Negsoes of this town and county has
caused much indignation and excite
ment among them.
About two months ago tall, black
Negro came to this place representing
himself to be minister Of the gospel,
a doctor Of medicine and lawyer. By
his pleasing manners he soon won the
confidence Of great many Of his color,
and was dined and pampered to con-
siderable extent.
He brought with him a catalogue Of
Sears, Roebuck & Co., the great de-
partnens store Of Chicago, III. He
said he had the interest of the oppTess
ed Negroes al heart, and the above
mentioned firm had sent him here to
sell them all classes of goods at whole
sale prices. He agreed to take in pay
ment their notes payable next fall with
out interest, provided they would pay
the freight charges in advance, He
collected SOC. from one as freight on a
buggy, 75c. from another for freight on
lGC pounds Of meat, 81 from poor
country Negro as freight on ten sacks
Of .guaao.
He was also representative Of build
ing and loan association, and collected
SO from an Intelligent Negro preacher
as lawyers fees for drahing up papers
ami application for a. loan of $1,000,
with which the preacher was going to
build church. In addition to the
loan he was to furnish him with car
riage to go to the church in.
He sold every conceivable article Of
MERCHANDISE, and was special agent for
everything and everybody. He was to
have solid train load Of provisions,
guano, buggies, wagons, dry goods,
ETC., to arrive here March l, and just
before the time he skipped for parts
unknown. The Negroes are trying to
raise $50 to offer as reward for the
erstIhile DR.. Murray.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
The Democrats in Congress Aade a
Successful Fight

The Democrats gained every lmpor
tant point for which they c0n:ended III
the framing Of the army bill, and the
measure as amended BY them is faI
more satisfactory than it was inlts orig
inal form. The best of all the amend
ments of the measure is that offered by
Senator German, which was adopted
after sharp debate. It provides for a
reduction Of the army on July /, 1901,
to the number allowed by law on March
81, 1895. This removes the apprehen
sion that the country would be commit
ted to large standing army.
The bill as it passed the senate pro
vides for regular army Of $4,000 off:
GERS and men, which may be increased
in the discretion of the president to not
exceeding 63, 0G0 enlisted men, and an
additional volunteer force Of 50, 900 "to
meet the present exigencies Of the mil
jtary service. The threcbattalion
and squadron organization is provided
for in the infantry and cavalry regl,
nents, and the artillery regiments are
to consist Of fourteen batteries each
TWO Of which may be organized as field
artillery. The maximum strength IN
enlisted men Of company Of infantry
sill be sixty-ive; Of a troop OF cavalry,
sixty-fve. of battery of artillery.
eighty. The number Of regimental or
sanizations will remain as at present
twenty-five regiments Of infantry, ten
IF cavalry and seven Of artillery. With
this organization the theoretical maxi.
mum Of enlisted men would be 30, no,
With nearly 1900 officers in the line
and staff departments.
There is now serving under the Fed
eral flag regular army nearly equal IN
numerical strength to the force Of o.
0nO men which the president may re,
,ruit under the terms Of this army re-
organization bill, and in addition there
are about so, 600 volunteer troops-the
latter being l6, 500 strong in the Philip,
pines. In Cuba there are at the pres
ent time 80, 900 volunteers; the regu-
lar army on that island being represent,
ed by about y, 500 troops. There are
l2,700 regulars in the Philippines, and
5000 more are now on the way to Ma
Mia in FIVE transport ships.
1t is believed that 5, 900 troops vii!
be sufficient for Porto Rico and Hawaii
as there are no signs of trouble in either
of these new possessions. The army
bill makes no material alteration in the
fighting strength or territorial dlspos!
ton of the forces already in the field.
The Democrats in congress are to be
congratulated upon the successful tight
they have made against the imperialls'
principle which was embodied in the
original army bill. They improved the
measure immensely.-Atlanta Journal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Blue and Jenkins.

The attention Of the ladies who are
securing funds for the Victor Blue tes-
timonial is invited to the letter Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt on John Micah jenkins
of South Carolina, who at Las Quasi
mas So distinguished himself that fat
the request Of all the other captains
he was promoted from junior captain to
acting major, aud because Of his gal
lantry at San Juan promoted to major;
who, in the Kettle hill charge followed
the Spaniards into their lines ''practi-
cally by himself" aud had to be re.
called, his hat shot from his head
and his coat almost in tatters. South
Caroli.a women are going to honor a
brave representative Of this State in the
navy; let them also honor hero it con-
tributed to the army. Make it a Blue
and jenkins testimonial!-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
MARYLAND Eonors SchleY.

Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley
received Tuesday from the people OF
Maryland, his native State, a superb
testimonial Of the esteem in which he
is held by the people Of Maryland and
of their appreciation of his services to
the country curing the late war with
Spain. incidentally, he was cheered
by thousands as he rode through the
streets of Baltimore. and at night 400
of the representative men Of the city
and State gathered to witness the pre-
sentation of the testimonial and join
in banquet given in his honor. The
testimonial proper took the form ef a
ma ,uifcent medal of gold and dia
mondS, the gift of Mary land, presented
in the name of the State, by Gov. Lloyd
LosnGes. The medal, in the shape OF
the Mar! laud coat-of-arms, is made of
GOLD in base relief and enamel, sur,
rounded by circle Of diamonds aronnd
which IS al oak wreath ntsiued With
diamonds, held by a ribbon OF blue
enamel, the edge Of which Is set with
diamonds and on which is the inscrlp-
ton: MARYLAND honors her. SOU
Winfield Scutt Schley."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
RESULTS OF THE BLIZZARD.
What Damage has been Done to Crops
in Various States.

The Chicago Tribune last Friday
published dispatches from States in
which the crops have been injured by
the severe weather of February. The
statistics show the following condi-
tions:
Illinois Wheat not damaged in cen
tral section, but iDjared in southern
section.
Iowa-Peach crop destroyed; pears
and apples damaged.
Wisconsin-Winter wheat injured: !:
potatoes in pits frozen.
Michigan-Potatoes in pits 40 per
cent. crop; peaches 80 per cent. crop.
Nebraska-Peaches, pears and apples
damaged badly.
Missouri-Meagre fruit prospects.
Kansas-Small apple crop; strawber-
ries killed.
Georgia-Peaches, prunes and pears
all killed; early vegetables ruined.
Florida-Citron fruit and trees dam
aged Is per cent; general fruit crop 30
per cent. better than last year; 90 per
cent. Of vegetable crop destroyed.
Vi.ginia-Full yield in apples; early
vegetables and berries damaged.
Louisiana-Loss to orange crop $50
600 to 81, 900, 900; truck farmers loss
$500, 600; sugar cane damaged.
West Eirginia-Wheat crop all right;
potatoes 50 per cent. crop; apples 10
per cent. crop; live stock suffered Sc
verely.
Alabama-Market gardens complete
loss; wheat prospects fine.
North Carolina-Growing vegetables
safe; peach buds injured; snow saves
wheat crop.
South Carolina-Wheat, oats and
fruit trees safe; damage to vegetables
and fruit blossoms in State 100000.
-Kentucky--Peach crop killed; wheat
S. per cent. crop; apples all right.
Callfornia-Lemon and orange crop
short; apricots damaged; rain needed.
Delaware-Peach crop almosta total
loss; pear crop short; ;>plums, raspberries
and blackberries killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
& Thrilling Story.

The race Of the courier Of United
States Judge Claytcn's court for the
life of Walla Tonka, the condemned
Caocta9 Indian was won By hairs
breadth by the courier, VINO made the
wild ride from South McAiester to
AIikchi. Waila fonda was to have
been shot Monday morning for the
murder Of his un le and had come to
the execution grounds, as he had pom
ised to do, having been at liberty pend
ing inal action by the court. Last
week rcprieve for rehearing Of tie
case was ordered by Judge Clayton,
the courier dispatched on the eighty
mile journey. Rain vas falling in tor
rents and there was every causefor fear
that he could not make Alikchi, as he
had but one broncho to carry him the
distance. It was after midnight Sun
day morning when the rider reached
the flooded Kianuchi river Here he
stopped till daylight and then with his
hand on the pommel of his saddle swan
the. stream with his pony. The pony
was almost exhausted when Big creek
was reached and long detour was
necessary, which caused hours Of de-
lay. Night came and more rain when
the Seven Devils hill was reached the
broncho fell to the ground with the
rider, and both slept, though but ten
miles from Alikchi. Before dawn they
were up again and finally the bron-
cho bearing the courier, staggered
to the execution grounds where the wit
ness, executioners and stolid Waila
Tonka were waiting the the fatal nom.
ent. The Indian heard his reprleTe
without comment and will appear be-
fore Judge Clayton forthwith.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
a Fatal Fight.

The Rev. Joha Rexroad, a Baptist
ministar Of Lewis county, ". Va, and
a wealthy landowner, will lose his life,
aud his Deighbors, Clark, Simmons and
Jas. Bonnet, also farmers, will &c tried
for murder as the result Of a quarrel
over rails from line fence The wind
blew the rails oo the Rezroad land.
Simmons and Bonnett went to recover
them. Rexroad met them aud hsi
fight ensued in which Simmons was
>worsted All parties armed themselves
and returned to the rails, when they all
fred simultaneously Rexroad was
mortally wounded. The others escaped
injury. but were arrested. Simmons
is cxpresid-nt of the county court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08

''It will be seen that ID two years
South Carolina has risen from fourth to
third place and North Carolina from
eighth to sixth place; while New Hamp-
shire has fallen from third to fourth
and Pennsylvania from sixth to eighth.
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Maine
and Pennsylvania have suffered an
actual falling off in the number Of their
looms. The net loss Of the seven north
ern States in two years was 6,434 looms;
South Carolina's gain was 7.2Ol looms;
the combined gains Of North Carolina
and Georgia were $500 looms, or halt
Of South Carolina's gain. So much for
the changes up to last year.
':As for 1899, &C nsideration OF the
figures and known facts will prove that
South Carolina must take second place
before the year is out. The figures
shov that in 1898 this State lacked only
1872 looms Of cqualling Rhode Island S
total. But in Rhode Island the NUM-
ker is decreasing or stationary, while
in South Carolina many more than the
number required to make up the differ
'tence are now being installed or have
been ordered. By the close Of the year
this State will be in second place, never
to lose it except to take first place. Ap'
plying the same facts and figures, we
can forsee that before next January
North Carolina will have dislodged
Maine from fifth place and Georgia
taken Pennsylvania place, now eighth.
In spindles South Carolina is max
ing as great an increase as IN looms, al
though, because of the number OF Sepa
rate yarn mills in New England, she
does not rank as high. The following
figures for the same years show the
changes in the spinning business
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Came In Troops.

Misfortunes follow some men in rap
i'd succession. The Maryland papers
tell Of farmer in that state who three
weeks ago lost three children from dip
liberia, the next week his barns and sta
bles were burned, and with them his
stock, farming implements and grain,
and the third week his house burned in
the night and he and his wife and re-
naming child were almost frozen be-
fore they reached a neigbbors house.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
The Rita Prize Money.

In the United States District Court
in Charleston Thursday Clerk c. J. c.
Hutson made out and Judge Brawley
signed 295 checks to the officers and
men Of the cruiser Yale for their share
of the money accruing from the sale Of
the Spanish Rita prize After the Rita
had been captured by the Yale and had
been sent here the government bought
her for s125, 900. The prize money to
be divided was $4,000. Capt. Wise
of the Yale was sent check for SIS. 99l,
and the smallest amount received by a
seaman was Sl6.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Nav Succeed Simonton.

Much interest is manifested in the
news that Senator McLaurin, Of South
Carolina, may succeed Judge Simonton.
when the latter retires. Several mem
bers Of the South Carolina delegation
have been seen, but no one could be
found who would confirm the publish
ed reports The senator is known to
be very friendly to the administration,
aud the president is said to regard Sen
ator NcLaurin very highly.-Columbia
Record
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
a Fast Train,

The great record Of the Burlington
route, between Chicago and Burlington.
made on ID Of January, was ecllpsed
on the 18th. when the actual running
time was SOP miles in 4Sf minutes.
Including stops, it was 534 minutes, at
several places, for many miles: the
speed was over hundred miles an
hour, and this. too, with very heavy
train. 1t is hardly possible to conceive
of such speed, bnt the official records
admit of no mistake.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
a Hard World.

A homeless Banderer found the front
door Of the Second Presbyterian church
in Charlotte open few days ago. 1t
was warm within and entering he ate
his frugal neal. He was detected, re-
ported to the police, and when taken
before the mayor was fined $3.50, but
failing t. pay up he was sent to the
changing. What hard world this
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Want EGGS Badly.

A dealer in Savannah, Ga, has just
shipped 1000 dozen eggs TO 4abana,
for which he will receive sl.6C per
dozen. The order came before the biz
zard and the egg famine. At the time
eggs in Habana were worth FIVE cents
each. The freeze cut off the supply
aud the dealer cab!ed that he could not
fill the order lower than Sl.G0 dozen.
The reply came back to ship them any
way. II Is said he paid around 80 and
10 cents per dozen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
4 Remarkable Case.

Since May, 1897, a native of Wau-
kesha, Wis, has lived and even at times
performed light work with two bullets
in his brain. By the aid Of X-rays one
was located at the base Of the brain,
right over the spinal column, and the
other in the roof Of the orbit. The
case has batfied the skill Of physicians
who say that according to all rules Of
medical science he should be dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
More Troops for Manila.

The secretary of war has ordered the
reinforcement of Gen. Otis by six regi-
ments. These are the Sixth artillery
scattered along the Atlantic coast
States: the Sixth infantry at San An
tonic: the Ninth infantry at Madison
barracks; Thirteenth infantry II New
York State; Twenty-frst infantry at
Plattsburg, \. y, and the sixteenth
infantry at fort Crook and neighboring
posts in the middle west. These regi-
ments have been ordered to make ready
to proceed to San Francisco and then tc
Manila.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Hanna and His Man.

Senator Hanna has invited Presi-
dent Mckinley to go with him this
week to his place at Thomasville, Ga,
for rest, and the president has prom
ised to do SO if the public business is
in such condition as to permit his
absence. If the trip is made it will be
solely for the purpose of securing rec.
reation, which the president is in need
Of after his long strain in connection
with the Spanish war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
a Terrible Crime.

a dispatch from Clay Centre, Kan,
says murder was discovered this even.
ing in Thelstone township this coun-
ty, A neighbor, going to the home u
John Gilberts, found Mrs. Gilberts and
her four children murdered. The boy
was nine years old and the three girls
three, FIVE and seven years respective
ly. The family had not been seen
since Tuesday night. The door was
found locked and the husband missing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08

two would be dangerous, but the wound
in the abdomen Will in IL probability
prove fatal.
At Is 6minutcs TO clock Wcdnes-
day morning the State received intelll-
gence from the hospital that young
Car;ledge was dead
WAS NOT \ CONSTABLE.
As to the constabulary part OF 1t,
Car:lcdse was not one, though he for
some reason claimed to be- He told
several people so, gentlemen whose We,
racity is unqucstioned. What induced
him to make such statements are un.
known, for Mr. ". V, Harris, clerk Of
the governor for the constabu!ary de-
partment, says that he has never been
commissioned and was in no way con
nected with the force He says that
only yesterday Cart!edge met him and
showed him petition fer appointment
and be wanted to take itup to the man
sion. Nr, Harris tod hlm not to, that
there was little chance OF his receiving
the appointment anyway and that the
governor was too i'll 10 see him. Mr..
Harris says that is the only convorsa-
tion ever passed between him and Gait
ledge on the subject. But there is no
doubt that young Cartledge led people
to believe he was c,nsti5le. Iester-
day he had some words with citizen
about searching premises and the cltl'
zen went to have him put under peace
bond but nothing came of it. While
the fact Of Cartledges being consta-
BE or not has no legal bearing on the
homicide, still it appears that the fact
that he said he was ultimately led to
his death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
Thay All Dodged.

y Joplin No paper says Woman
preacher at that place recently stopped
in the middle Of discourse, and, pick
ing up Bible, said she was going to
throw it at man who was unfaithtuI
to his wife. As she swung her arm for
ward every man in the church but one
ducked under the seat. He was deaf
mute.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
For the Veterans

Senator Tilluan secured the adop-
ton by the United States Senate on
Wednesday Of a resolution authorizing
the secretary Of war to loan the execu-
tive committee Of the United Confeder-
ate veterans for their reunion to be
held in Charleston, S. c., on May 10,
1899, 10000 cots. 10000 mattresses
and 1000 tents.