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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
Sl34.S32 60
&c, Cotton Makes &c. Prices.

Not OILY on Provisions, Clothing,
Furniture and all the actual neccssarles
Of living, but as we'll on things apper-
tanning t. our enjoyment and culture.
This IS specially true as to Pianos and
Organs. Wise Manufacturers realize
that in these close times prices must
be exceedingly low, and they are meet
ing the emergency. Notice the latest
advertisement of Ludden & Bates
Southern Music House, Savannah, Ga,
in this issue. and write them for their
Four Cents Prices. This is wide
awake-uerer- get.left anu thoroughly
reliable house, whose offers always
mean just what they say. It costs
nothing to write Ludden & Bates for
Catalogues, Prices and Easy Install
ment Terms, which they send with
pleasure.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
THE pH0SPHATES.
State Inspector Jones Makes His
Annual Report.
ROYALTY PAID TO ESTATE
The Industry Has improved a
Little. Full Facts and
Figures About the Phos-
phate Funds.

The following is the annual report Of
the State phosphate inspector:
To His Exccllency ". IL Ellcrbc. gov
ernor, and chairman board Of l'hos
pha;c commissioners:
Sir: have the honor to submit this
my annual report as State phosphate
inspector for the fiscal year ending De-
cer!hcr 3lst, 1898.
Tie condition of the State IS phos-
phate industry January |, 1888, was
far from encouraging. The mining
plants Of all the large companies had
been closed down. with the exception
of the Beaufort Phosphate company.
The price Of rock was about the cost OF
production. aud sales were hard to Ell
feet. About February lst, the sltua,
ton improved. and there was demand
for our river rock. This demand has
since continued at advancing prices.
and our shipments would have exceed
cd last year but for the advance Ia
ocean freights, caused by theenornoas
shipments of cereals and the war with
Spain. The price of hot air dried river
rock on January 1st, 1898, was two to
two dollars and twenty-five cents per
ton, f. o. b. On December lst, 1898, one
of our companies refused an offer OF
two dollars and sixty-five cents per ton
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
SENATOR Tillmsn is oft and out

SENATOR Tillmsn is o1t and out
oppo ed to the proposition Of establish
ing county courts in this State, and
says that 'instea of lessening taxes
they will be increased. for the expenses
will be increased 80 per cent. and an
other thing, the people living, at dis
tance from the court house will be
forced to undergo extra expense in their
litigation by reason of the inconvenl-
ence and trouble in getting to the judge
of Il le county court. 1t is presumed,
of course, that this functioDary will re-
side at the county seat.
BRYAN is level headed statesman,
and occupies a more prominent posi-
tion in the ewes Of the people today
than he ever did.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
Where Oh. Where?

The Springfield Republican says;
'Ex- Pension Commissioner Corporal
Tanner is in favor Of opening the SOL
diers homes to G. 1federate veterans,
and the St. Paul 7. neer Press IS free
to say that the north went too far IN ra
tifying the 18th amendment and giving
the ballot TO the negro, Where Is the
black man likely to be found when the
reconciliation is complete:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

A COL oRED debating society in Jones
precinct had this weighty subject un-
der discussion the other night: (Which
is the most useful, the sun OF the
moon?" After considerable wrangling
on both sides, during which they waxed
warm and eloquent, the judge, an old
Negro, promptly decided thatthe moon
was the most useful, as it ''shined at
night when the people needed light,
while the sun, he only shined in the
daytime when they could do without
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
4 Desperate Negro.

\ special from Selma, Ala. says:
Sheriff Joseph Lumi'kin, of Dallas
county. was shot three times last night
by Charlie Nelson. & negro who he was
trying to arrest. Nelson had been in
Jail, charged with shooting man some
time ago. The negro broke jail. after
ovcrpowering the jailor. and officers
have been searching for him. Last
night the officers surrounded 4 house in
which Nelson was located and attempt
ed his arrest. He opened fire on the
officers. and the sheriff was hit three
times. None Of the wounds are thought
to be dangerous. The Negro escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
sl1,Sl6 50
Total royalty due. i.
a Very Sad Case.

On Tuesday morning Of last week
Mrs. Waring, Of Georgetown, who has
been stopping at the Nixon house at
Sumter, S. G., was found in an uncon-
cious condition in her room by the
chambermaid. At glance it was seen
that something unusual was the mat
ter, and a physician was summoned
Immediately. She told the doctors
that she did not want to live and there
is no doubt that she fully intended to
end her life. a letter vas found in
herroom asking that \. S. Gibson, of
Florence, and Mr.. Waring, Of George
town. be notified of her death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
Killed bv Robbers.

\ dispatch from Havana says Fran
cisco Godoy. Ramon Cabbelt and Jose
n;scno Perez, ,hree Spanish soldiers,
we're arrested at the Regia Railway
.,ation Thursday as they got of train
from Matauzas The prisoners are
accused of numbering and robbing
Spanish major of guerrillas at Matan-
zas. Information Of ahe crime was
telceraphed to Havana and officers
we're sent to Regia to watch the incom-
in- trains. When the prisoners were
searched at police headquarters So, 600
was found in their possession. This
money is supposed to have been the
proceeds Of the robbery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
C,t His Name on Morro,s Cannon.

While the Yale was anchored of
Moro castle, after the surrender of
Santiago, sailor by the name Of Nc
Lean. to illustrate his patriotism, rowed
ashore, climbed to the top of the grand
cid structure, and filed his name good
&nd deep in the topmost of the an
rient guns which point out to the sea.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
Poor Drucs voisted on Japar..

Inferior and adulterated drugs have
heen introduced into Japan in such
large quantities that law had TO be
enacted to the effect that all drugs
landed in Japan must be inspected at
the government laboratories before be-
ino offered for sale.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

IF the soldiers in Spain's Cuban
armies knew what was good for them
they would remain on the island, beat
their swords into pruning-hooks and
grow up with the country. There is
plenty of room for them there, and
the tropical sun might in generation
or two roast the most virulent Of thei,
Peninsular qualities out of them. Il
ripens the spirit of iasular patriotism
as it does bananas, with extraordinary
rapidity. aud they would become good
and loyal Cubans almost before they
knevit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

The York Yeoman says if Tillman
had done nothing but appoint Babcoek
superintendent of the insane asylum, he
would not have been governor IN vain.
Dr.. BabcocS is one of the Leading ex-
pelts in the United States on insanity,
is native South Carolinian and loves
his state and the work for her poor uD-
fortunate5.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

THE BraGdock, Pa, physician whois
interested in statistics Of American
hero-worship finds that he has peronal-
ly ushered into the world five Deweys,
three Hobsons, one Schley and one
Miles, and in the households of his pa.
tients 20 dogs, II cats and 9 goats an:
swer to the names Of the heroes Of
1O0S
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
purai,1e Cloth of Old Egxpt

The cloth OF the old dEgvptians was S"
good that, though it has been used for
thousands of years as wrappings fer
mummies, the Arabs of today can wear
it, It is all of linen, The ancient Egyp-
tiaus considering wool unclean.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
Mr.. James NJ. Smith of Columbia, S

Mr.. James VI. Smith Of Columbia, 5
c.. writes: Dear Sir-lt gives NE
great pleasure to say that the Uld
North State Ointment bought of you
has entirely cured me of eczema when
everything | had used previously failed
10 give any relief 1t is great medi-
cine. and I would not be without it in
nv house. | use it for almost every
thing, where any medicine is needed,
and have gotten the best of results
every time. Respectfully,
James NJ. Smith
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
pus,,o.y New Fortified uarbor.

Russia is going 10 turn the harbor of
Libau. en- the Baltic, near Riga, :nto
frst-class naval station and fortress.
7 he port will ue closed 10 merchantmen
and foreigners. for whom the harbor of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
STORMS OF 1898.

Our coast was again swept by two
disastrous storms, on the 2Sth of Au-
gust and October I'd, doing great
damage to the mining feet. The Beau
fort Phosphate company were the hea-
West sufferers. Their two dredges,,
,:Orlethorpe and ''Tomocheechee,
were badly wrecked; their hands pick
ing fats we're blown ashore and damag-
ed. The dredges were towed to oa-
vannah for repairs. Little mining was
done by this company in September and
none in October. The loss in produc-
ton to the several companies on ac-
count of the storms would aggregate
about 5000 tons. To this add the loss
in production Of the Coosaw company
during January and part Of February,
say 5000 tons, together with the Farm
ers Mining com pany's plant for Janua,
ry, February and March say 10000
tons, and we have an unavoidable ag-
gregate loss Of about $4,000 tons during
the year, But even with this loss the
production Of the States mines shows
gratifying increase Of 23,0O2 tons
over last year, 1898, as the following
statement Of operations for the year
will show:
oprp.TrovS FOR THE YEAR
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
unmen Scarce In ESrnt.

Egypt is the only country in the
world where there are more men than
women. The male sex in the domin-
ion Of the khediye exceeds the feminine
by LEO AnN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
COMPANIES RESUME.

The Coosaw company resumed min
ing operations during the month OF Feb
ruarv. The Central Phosphate COM
pany Successors to the Farmers Min
ing company, resumed work about
5,pril Isl.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

THE Knoxville Sentinel says that
Croker declares free silver is deader
than a door nail, and the New York
Boss never plays loser if he knows it.
This is the kind of stuff that the gold
bug press continually dishes up to their
readers to prove that the silver issue is
thing of the past. Croker knows no
more about the silver question than he
did about New York election, which
went exactly opposite to what he pre-
die,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

The St. Paul Globe thinks the brav-
est woman of the year is Mrs. Lucinda
Reese, of Brazil, Ind, who has asked
for divorce, ten thousand dollars ali
mony and the custody of her fourteen
children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

Ions.
The total number of tons Of
rock mined during the year
;s 99,3l5
A. ,g,;nst last wear 16,3l3
Increase in produ ction. 23,ooz
The total number of tons OF
rock on haLd December 81,
1898. is. 5S,Olo
a. acoirst lastvear 1897 26,659
Increase of rock on baud of 1856
SHIPMENTS.
Tons.
The total number of tons of
rock shipped during the
7seS ef '0l1s 81. COS a
Arainst last wear. 1897 -. 95,237
A decrease in shipments Of l,l3o 16
Of the rock shipped or sent to
market there have been
shipped:
To foreign ports ......... ot, - W
Coastwise ports. IL, Iol
Charleston and Beaufort. Is, l62 II
Total shipments 81 09o q
RoYAMTIES.
The amount of ROYALTY due the
State for the year ending
Dec. 81 is. ........... SO, ls9ol
The detailed amount of royal
ties is as follows:
Royalties.
THE Coosaw company on
shipment of 6, ,62l tons at 80
cents 5,310 80
The Coosaw company on ship
cents cents 7,195oO
The Beaufort Phosphate COM
pany on shipment of 15.-
$50 50-100 tons at 25 cents S,91l 81
The Empire Mining company
at at a5 cents 479 80
James Reid, by Thomas Tai
bird, States attorney. On
shipment of 1863 74-l00 tons
at . cents 4244
Receiver for Farmers Mining
company on shipment Of
3,449 tons at 25 cents =. o62 -
Total royalty on shipment Of
94,09S24 100 tons SO. l19 81
*The 6, ,621 tons shipped by the Coo
saw company at 80 cents per ton was
the balance of the rock on hand April
1st, as estimated by the company. See
report:
THE FARMERS MINING COMPANY.
Statement Of royalty account:
Oct. l6, 1897. To balance
due the State SO, ,3s400
TO be accounted for by re-
ceiver eff Federal court.
November, 1897. To
2,4ll tons shipped
at % cents per ton 5000 %
Year 1898. To 3.449
tons shipped at 25
cents per ton S62.25 l,4G2 80
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25

Tie -N;iA;,,a jour,r.i Of "Wednesday
aas an ar,ic!e on the situation of the
farmer, from Which We clip ll;c follos-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03

would attack again on level ground.
The whites carried their dead with
them on their detour and then took
them up the hill once more.
That night the four dead We're placed
in the unmarked graves on the bald
butte. These men We're John Marks,
an Englishman, Riel Roquessa French
Canadian, Hans SWeiger, a German.
and John Forbes, a native Of Ohio. For
two days the survivors remained close
to the hill while the wounded We're re-
covering. Then Jean Pierre and Rob
ert Marks accommodated Silver Bow
canyon. They found everything safe,
and the party went on to Virginia City
without further molestation.
In 1875, II years after the battle,
headboards We're placed by Chris John
son over the graves of the four men
who lost their lives in this desperate
conflict These headboards, however,
have since rotted away, leaving moth
ing to mark the resting place of these
brave men save four heaps of stones.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03
* Strange @oinoiden oe.

They We're talking of strange coincl
dences, and the little woman said:
"A few weeks ago / arrived in Butte
and the city being more unique than
any other that had ever visited, / de-
sired to see as much as possible of its
surroundings its resources and pleas
ure grounds. So I became familiar
with the gardens springs. canyons,
etc. Then I visited the large stores,
and while in one of these occurred the
coincidence. l was in the art depart
ment looking al some fine paintings III
oil when the clerk called my attention
to a collection of Art Photographs in
black and white Many of Them
continued the little woman, were eX-
cellent, but one in particular was real
ly beautiful. 1t represented tall, dark
woman with wondrous black eyes
clustering mass of dark hair that fell
about her shoulders. The figure was
draped with an oriental scarf and the
effect was exquisite. The picture bore
so striking a resemblance to woman
friend of mine, with whom 1 spent
part of the summer in the Colorado
mountains, that I determined to buy it.
Il will take this one.' said. turn
ing to the clerk, how much is it?'
" Pardon me, madame, may I look
at the picture?' said a masculine voice
at my elbow.
How strange he said, looking at
me rather quizzically. The friend of
whom I speak I knew in New York. l
was very i'll some years ago and a re-
markedly handsome young woman was
called from Bellevue hospital to nurse
me. I was for the most part deliripus,
but her face seemed to fascinate ne
l feel that 1 owe my life TO her ski!lful
nursing and would like to meet her and
tell her so. l was advised to go to
Europe as soon as possible and have
spent the greater part of these last five
years over there. l lost all trace of the
young woman who saved my life but
/ remember her distinctly. They told
me in New York that she had gone
West This picture is strangely like
her"
nau peSll listening Will dSlOnlSn-
ment TO the story the man was telling.
why, sir, your friend and mine must
surely be the same"
rs it possibe?" he said.
My friend is trained nurse,
graduate of Bellevue hospital her
name is Miss
"Roseman?" he eagerly asked.
Yes, Miss Roseman, and she resides
in a western city and is superintendent
of a school for trained nurses.
BY this time we We're so enthusi-
astic you would have supposed we We're
old friends. He gave me his card
which proved him to be a mining engi-
neer, and was delighted to receive my
friends address. He said he would
call to see her on his way to New York,
as he was then going to San Francisco
to attend meeting of engineers
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03

Just beyond the refinery, out of Ana
conda, in what is known as American
gulch, rises a high, bald butte. One
who rides from the city down the Deer
Lodge valley will, if he looks closely
notice near the summit of this slightly
butte three graves. These are visible
from the road, but one whose curiosity
may lead him to climb the steep and
rugged sides of this hill will discover
fourth grave, just over the top and
on the opposite side.
Few in this busy city of Anaconda
realize that those four graves on the
summit of hill so near the city mark
the record of a battle as desperate as
ever was fought in Montana in those
days when white men in struggling
parties-dauntless pioneers of a gener-
alton ago-ventured to explore and
wrest from the red men the treasures
of this new country. now developed in
to the state of Montana. While Q
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03

small party of trappers and gold-seek-
ers stood guard at the hills top, charge
after charge up the side of this hill was
| made by ebloodthirsty Crows, who grew
more vengeful and bloodthirsty with
every repulse that was made. The hill,
now barren and solitary, visited scare
ly by anyone from January to De-
cember, once ran red with blood while
white men fought for their lives against
overwhelming odds.
1t was back in 1S63-the year when
gold was discovered in Alder gulch--
that this most desperate battle was
| fought. To a trading post of the Hud-
son Bay company, in the Northwest
Territory. news came of the marvellous
| gold discovery in Alder gulch. A party
was organized to cross the border, pen
citrate the unexplored regions of Mon
| tana, and try to obtain some share of
! the coveted gold. The party comprised
| "a men, all of whom were hunters and
| explorers trained in the wilds Of the
northwest and injured to every hard
| ship. All were armed with improved
| breech-loading rifles and none Of them
| ever failed to hit what he aimed at
Donald Mckenzie, a Scotch Canadian
| Of herculean proportions, was selected
as captain of the party, and Chris
| Johnson, who afterwards settled on
| Foster creek, in Deer Lodge county,
| was selected as guide. With rs pack
and saddle hrses they started, August
%, 1868, on their toilsome, perilous
journey of 1900 miles.
The party had calculated that they
| would reach Alder Gulch in six weeks,
but their way was unknown and prog
ress was difficult and slow. 1t was
October 2 when they crossed the noun
tains at the northern boundary of
Montana. They came down from the
| mountains into what was known as the
Gros Ventre Indian country, and
thence proceeded through an open
country until, on the evening of October
scene of their sanguinary conflict Deer
| Lodge valley at that time was a mag
| nificent pasturage. But the party
concluded to camp in the gulch on &C.
count of the extremely cold nights at
the time and the protection which was
afforded by the heavy timber which
then filled the guch.
Just as breakfast was finished on
the morning after their arrival, one Of
the party turned his glasses in the d.
rection of Silver Bow canyon. In a
moment he lowered the glasses with
the exclamation:
BY the holy smoke! There are TO-
900 Indians!"
All who had glasses lost no time then
in training them in the direction of the
canyon. There were not 10000 Indians
coming. but there were between 700 and
800, half of them squaws. The party
concluded that it would be foolhardy
to attempt to fight such a large party
on the plain or in the timber So it
was decided to climb up the butte and
make their defense on the height. There
had been a light fall of snow during the
night, so they could expect plenty of
water on the hill in the event of a seige.
AS they We're getting their horses out
of the timber, the Indians discovered
the little party. They seemed to hest
tate, and then, just as the white men
We're beginning the ascent, five of
them rode up to within about 500 yards,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-12

Mrs Charles T. Brahon. widow OK the en-
Sfneer who was recently killed BY the over
turning OF a hose reel while aIsswsTlhE =
call of fire. viii receive about Siso rom Lhe
IRE and police departments Mrs braoon
was left practically pennies ws.n i9ur
small children The FIrsnens Reiief As-
ISOLATION, Notwithstanding that Enginser
Eraison was not a member. VIII give tne
WIDOW Sle0. and the nremen i.laiNlduAiay
WI contribute about SS0 A col.eciion
taken up among the poaicemen VIII amount
TO between ST. and SO
There is a growing sentiment IN the nre
department that every member ouSh, 10
be compelled TO belong to the ASSOCIATION.
In times past the association has con-
fribused a relief fund Oh two occasions 10
widows of firenen who Were not members.
Chef Kellogg thinks 1t would be proper
ii establish a RUE that every member
of the department he required 10 contribute
TO the support Of the relief association
The plight OF Mrs Bra5on IS one 10 ex-
cite the sympathy of the public. She has
been an Invalid for over two years, and IS
in delicate health now. Contributors for
the aid OF the bereayed family will be re-
ceived at the Post-Inteiiigeacer business
office.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-12
TWO SMALL FIRES.
Sarah McDOnough'x Shanty In Free
mont burns Down.

An alarm was turned in from box ia at
1880 o'cicck last night for a eonfiagration
in the residence of J. Hoft, 100 Howard
avenue The family went down town and
left lamp burning on the washstand.
which exploded and set fire to the place.
The roof was badly burned. bat the de-
partment extinguished the flames in TWEEN
ty minutes and the loss will not exceed
500.
Last evening about Q o'clock an old
shack in Fremont caught fire and made
quite blaze for half an hour. The shanty