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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
She Was Badly Fooled.

Aronance that may have tragic con-
sequences developed at New Orleans
Thursday. A man who gives several
names and has told a Dumber OF con
ficting stories is locked up at police
headquarters. 1t is charged that he
impersonated Capt. Clark of the battle
ship Texas, which is now at New Or
leans and induced Miss Bertha Warten,
of Cincinnati, to marry him. Miss
Warten with her brother,in-law, Alex
AronsoD, of 10 South Canal street and
the latter family were stopping at the
St. Charles hotel where they made the
acquaintance of the man who repre-
sented himself to be Capt. Clark. After
courtship of two days the wedding was
celebrated Wed nesday afternoon. That
night Capt Clark went aboard the
battleship and acted in such manner
as to arouse the suspicious Of the Off
GERS. He was locked up and this fact led
to an investigation by Miss Warten's S
relatives. The bride is prostrated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Persons Killed and Several Others
Wounded,

The blizzard prevailing in Missouri
last week caused fatal railroad acci-
dent near Kansas City on Tuesday
night, Feb. 81.
The fast St. Louis day express, due
to arrive in Kansas City at 5:45 this
evening was delayed by freight train
which struck in a snow drift two miles
south Of Independence, Mo-, about 12
miles out Of Kansas City. The St.
Louis local passenger train, running
forty minutes behind the fast express,
came on through the binding storm
and crashed into the express train ahead
the engineer having failed to see the
danger signal which the first train had
sent back. Such was the force Of the
collision that the parlor car in the rear
Of the first train was literally cut in
two. When Engineer Frank Raymond
and his fireman escaped from the
wreck they crawled out through the
windows Of the parlor car.
Fire added to the horrors of the
wreck, Goals from the furnace of the
shattered engine having fallen among
the debris Of the spliatered coach, and
soon the whole wreck was ablaze. Two
or more persons were burned, it is be-.
lieved. A list Of the dead and injured
SO far as known follows:
Mrs. j. G. Schmidlapp, Cincinnati,
instantly killed: body recovered.
Unknown woman, body consumed in
wreck.
Injured:
j. G. Schmidlapp, Cincinnati, will
recover:
Miss Schmidlapp, Cincinnati, scald-
ed will lose sight both eyes.
Mrs. j. G. Bake, Cincinnati, mother
Of Mrs. Schmidlapp, badly scalded, eye
sight lost. but may recover.
W. R. Vaughn, Cincinnati, newspa-
per reporter, scslded and right arm
crushed, am putation necessary.
L. F. Sheldon, Sedalia, assistant su-
perintendent telegraph Missouri Pacific
painfully scalded.
Brakeman Frank McAfee, St. Louis,
badly bruised.
Mrs. Elizabeth Peters, Kansas City,
scalded.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lee, Cincinnati,
scalded.
William Rost, farmer, who came
from his nearby home to assist the i'm
periled passengers, is quite sure that at
least three women were burned, in the
wreck. When he reached the car,
flames were cracking through the splin-
tered woodwork at one end, while at
the other cloud of blistering steam
was belching from the locomotive,
which had ripped the coach open from
end to end. Ga every side were men
and women crying for assistance.
The body Of one woman was jammed
in the roof Of the burning coach and
that it vas not reached by the rescur-
ers according to Mr.. Rost. The body
Of another woman vas consumed in
fall view Of the passengers who gather
ed about the wreck Mr.. R R,st and
others reached into the burning debris
aud tried to drag her out, but she was
pinned under heavy Wrecksge. Mr..
Rost says the young woman was appar-
entity dead as he reached her hand and
there was no response TO his efforts at
rescue.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
Just Couldn't Help It.

Allen Harper, white man Of Darl-
ington county, 20 years old, has been in
the penitentiary II years, serving .
sentence Of % years for horse stealing.
He made personal application to the
governor for pardon. Ga being asked
why he stole the horses he replied.
"Well, / just couldn't help it l learned
to steal 'em in the Confederate army.
His case is under confederation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
Coming Nearer.

The surgeon general Of the marine
hospital service has been Informed that
the bubonic plague has appeared on the
island of Coz1ncl of the coasto Yuca-
tan. 1t was brought there from Brazil.
Quarantine officers in Mexico, in the
Gulf States aud in Cuba and Puerto
Rico have been directed to observe
strict quarantine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
THE CaICAMaUGA MONUMENT
The Commission Meets and Calls for
Designs and Proposals.

The Columbia State Of Wednesday
says: Things have been gotten under
way for the erection of the monument
and markers Of the State Of South Car
olina on the battlefield of Chickamauga.
Yesterday the commission appointed
under the recent act Of the general as,
semhly met in the governors Office and
took the preliminary steps toward the
erection Of the monuments. AS re-
suit of the action taken yesterday all
the monuments must be completed by
the middle of next September. This
shows that the commission means to
start at the work before it iu busi-
ness-like manner.
All the members of the commission
were present yesterday, as follows:
Gov. McS9eeney, Adj Gen. Floyd,
Gen. @. Irvine Walker Of Charleston,
Col. J. H. Wilson of Sumter and Capt.
G. K. Henderson Of Aiken.
The matter was thoroughly discussed.
Then the board decided to advertise at
once for proposals and the following
announcement embracing all details
agreed upon was made:
Designs for and proposals to erect the
same are desired for the following
monuments to be erected for the
/ Chickamaupa battlefield:
Ooe large monument for all the South
Carolina troops engaged in the battle
Of Chickamauga.
Four markers, one for each; Ker-
shaw's brlgades; Tenth and Nioteeuth
South Carolina regiments of Mani
esult's brigade; Tweaty-four,h South
Carolina regiment, Gist's brigade, and
Culpeppers battery.
The proposed dimensions OF each
must be stated in The proposals.
The monuments all to be of South
Carolina granite, Winnsboro, or equally
as good, and are to be erected in such
positions of the battlefield as may be
designated by the commission, on the
foundations furnished by the park COM
mission.
All work, except joints, to have
rounded edges, and all lettering to be
cut in the V shaped incisiou. The let
teriug will be designated by the COM
mission hereafter.
The cost of the work cannot exceed
$1,000. All proposals must state in de-
tail how the bidder proposes to execute
the work.
The work, the monument and mark
e1s, must be completed by September
10Th, 1900.
The successful bidder will be required
to give bond for S.. 900 for the faithful
performance Of the contract.
Preference, where other things are
equal, will be given bidders who are
residents Of this State.
Plans, specifications and proposals
must be deposited in the adjutant gen.
erals Office on or before March 20, 1900.
The commission reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Two Of the members of the present
commission were members of the com
mission appointed under the act Of
1891, which body in 1895 adopted a
desgn for the Chickamauga monument,
which provided for granite monument,
surmounted by bronze palmetto tree,
with two bronze figures on the midway
ledges. This monument was to be &c
fee. l inch in height and l3 feet
inches by 10 feet i inches at the bsse.
Its estimated cost was $40, $50 complete,
or So 500 without the two bronze figures
referred to. The design was pleas
ing one, and gave general satisfaction
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
Frozen to Death.

Robert Brigham, of Reem's Creek
N. c., was found by police IN Asne-
Vile frozen to the ground with his
horse standing near by. Brigham was
still alive when found and was taken to
the Mission hospital and given immedi'
ate attention, but died without regain
;ng consciousness. He was about sixty
five wears old. Thomas Taylor was
found frozen to death near Marion, n.
c., Sunday morning. He was drink
ing when last seen alive
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
The Killed and Wounded.

The British will no doubt in the end
conquer the Beers, but they will pay
very dearly for it. A dispatch from
London says the rapidly growing casu-
atty lists are being classified as quickly
as possible. They show that up to
Wednesday morning the total number
Of casualties was II, 1874, Of which 2, 3l9
were added during the last fortni ght.
The casualties are classified thus:
Killed 1898; wounded 6,S38; missing
3, l73; disease $50.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
AFamily Tragedy.

Joseph Glenn, farmer living near
Bluefelds, W. Va, killed his daughter
and her lover and then cut his own
throat Wednesday afternoon. he had
forbidden Albert Marsh to call on his
daughter. On returning he found
Marsh in the parlor with her. He or
dered Marsh to leave and uoon his re-
fussl began shooting at him. Ellen
Glenn sprang in front Of her lover and
received the charge in her throat, dying
Instantly. The second shot killed
Marsh. Glenn then cut his own throat
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Mckinley VIII Not Interfere.

Washington, May 23.-The Boer en-
voys visited the White House, according
to previous arrangement, to pay their re-
spects to the president. No official status
was given the visitors and they presented
no credentials. The ENJOYS We're received
i'll the blue parlor, no one being present
but themselves, the president and Secre-
tary Cortelyou.
At first the conversation touched upon
a variety of subjects. The Beers talked
about Washington; told how they ad-
mired the city and the president escort
ed them to the porch at the rear of the
executive mansion, where a splendid view
is obtained of the monument and the Po-
tomac river.
President Kruger was finally mentioned
and the visitors then stated their purpose
in coming to this country. They said
they understood that what Secretary Hay
told them was final and that the position
OF the United States was that this country
| could not interfere in the struggle in
South Africa.
The president confirmed this view. He
said the action he took some time ago
lwhen, at the request of the Tmnsvaal
government, he had offered his good offices
to England to bring about peace) he did
with great pleasure in the hope that it
might possibly bring the conflict to an
end. This offer had been declined by
Great Britain, and he said there was moth
ing further which the United States could
do in the premises.
The ENJOYS minated they were glad
to feel they had friends in this country
and then babe the president good-by.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Trade Report.

New IOrk-R. G. Dun q 20. REVIEW
of Trade for the past week says:
Business is not what it was a year
ago, but men do not agree in defining
the difference The working force, then
! increasing fast, is now decreasing.
Works are stopping to relieve exces-
sive output in manufactures of paper,
cotton, wool, leather and some forms
of steel, while prices are suddenly re-
duced for the same purpose in lead,
wire and nails. What seems to some
mercy spring dullness" others think
the beginning of reaction" The rem
edy for one difficulty does not fit the
other and there is more need than usual
for close attention to the meaning of
events.
In place of the wild speculation in
securities which swelled exchanges a
year ago, there has come such liquida-
tons that 20 preferred industrial stocks
have sold this week at prices averaging
1914 per share, though the same
stocks sold in April last year for 500. So
per share, and 20 common have sold
this week for $3S.49, which sold last
year at $7699, double the price. Yet
many of these have earned and paid
good dividends and all have enjoyed
year of extraordinary business.
The industrials have reached the low
est average they have ever known,
while the 60 most active railway stocks,
though depressed about 81 per share
since early in April, are higher now
than year ago. Business in some
lines has been hindered by the holding
OF prices so high as to check consump-
ton. The closing of works by the steel
and wire company, followed by the re-
duction of $40 per ton in prices of it's
products, the closing of many paper
mills because of over-production, the
sudden reduction of 70 cents per 100
pounds in lead from the price to which
1t was raised late in December; the re-
port that tin plate works may be closed
awhile for similar reasons, create a.
feeling that some business has no long
er the guarding and guiding influences
of prices answering quickly to the de-
mand for consumption. Transactions
at Pittsburg in Bessemer seem to be
largely at guaranteed prices" so that
definite quotations are avoided, though
much Bessemer from the east is Of
fered at very low figures. Grey forge
is shade lower there and local coke
at Chicago, while No. Lehigh is quot
ed at $21.50 here. Bars at Philadel-
phia are IL, while the Pittsburg asso-
citation reaffirms it's quotation of &c,
which is shaded. Plates also sell there
at II cents with LIS cents quoted at
Philadelphia. The demand for struc-
tural products has been decreased by
building strikers.
Atlantic exports of wheat (including
tiour) in three weeks of May have been
S,232,041 bushels, against 7,O16,54O
bushels last year and Pacific exports
2,2O3,903 bushels, agains. 1867 ,906
bushels last year. Wheat has advanced
over a cent
Failures for the week have been III
in the United States, again lat last
year and 80 in Canada, against II last
year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

Washington, May 2O.-William H.
Hunt of Montana has been selected to-
be secretary of state for the island of
Puerto Rico. Mr.. Hunt was recently APP
pointed agent for the United States gov
eminent before the Chilean claims COM
mission, a position which he vacated to-
accept the last appointment. He is a
son OF the late Secretary Hunt, and
lawyer of high standing in his own state.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
A Stylish wedding.

New York, May 20.-It is now an
nonuced that Senator Clark will give his
daughter, Miss Katherine Clark, Jewels
valued at $4,000 upon the occasion of
her marriage to DR.. Lewis Rutherford
Morris. Six thousand wedding invita-
tons win be issued, and it is said that
the total cost of the wedding will be at
least $l25.OOO.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Metal.
CoaI baron Dead.

New York, May 2a-Frederick A..
Bell, who made vast fortune in the btu
minous coal business in Pennsylvania, and
who was subsequently president of the
Buffalo Elevating company, is dead at
his home in Madison, N. j., aged SIS. He
leaves an estate valued at S25,OOO,OOO.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Killed in n Wreck.

Chicago, May 20.-A special from Quad
alajara, Mexico, says:
A work train on the Guadalajara branch
OF the Mexican Central road ran into am
obstruction, wrecking the engine and a
number of cars. The American engineer
and 10 Mexican laborers were killed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Prominent Railroad Man De.d.

Chicago, May 20.-Homer Earl Sar-
gent, formerly general manager of the
Northern Pacific and one of the founders
Of the Union Stock Yards here, died, Sat
urday, aged rs years.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
CROSSED THE VAAL RIVER.
THE BRITISH HAVE ADVANCED.
HOers Have Entirely Left Natal-Gen-
ernI Butler Now Has No Opposition
Roberts Reorsanixing His Forces
Pretoria is &c ting Alarmed.

London, May PA dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg says the Beers are re-
ported to have entirely left Natal, leaving
Laings Mex free. If this is true 1t leaves
the way open for Butler to advance INTO
the Transvaal as soon as repairs to the
railroad are sufficient to insure good COM
munication.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Found Dead In the River

New York, May 24.-The corpse found
in the North river is that of j. w. Moyle
mining stock broker of San Francisco
who disappeared from the Hoffman house
April o.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

Cape Town, May 23.-The British
troops have arrived at Veereenlng, IN the
Iransvaal, north OF the Naal river. The
bridge across the Naal was found intact.
Twenty free Skaters and two loco
motives We're captured.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Spokane Market ReDOrt.

Poultry and Eggs-Chickens old,
1O@11c ID. live weight; springs, $40
4.5O per doz.; ducks, $4@5 per dog;
geese, dressed, 12c h.; turkeys. live,
10@12c, dressed 12Q13c; eggs, fresh.
$4.00@4.50 case.
Observation-Disclosures, 30@40c per
cwt; onions, $1.O0@1.50 per cwt.
Live Stock-Beef, live steers, 4c,
dressed. 6h@71a; live COWS, Sc, dress
ed 81 Q615c; veal calves, dressed,
7Q9c; mutton, ewes &c, wethers 3hc;
hogs, live, $4.75 per cwt. drssed, So
per cwt.
notwithstanding 1Oc each;
short wool pelts. SO@5Oc; medium
wool, 5O@75c; long wool, 75c0$1.OO.
Tallow-No. l, 4c per lib; No. 2, Sc
per Id.
Hides-Dry No. 1 (16 lbs and up
ward), 15@12014c; sailed hides,
steers eco lbs and over), &c; cows and
all steers under 60 lbs, &c; calf skins,
sailed, &c; sailed kip, 7c; stays, bulls,
Aye.
The local mills pay the following
prices for grain, delivered: Club wheat,
4Oc bulk, 42043c sacked hluestem, 42c
bulk, 45c sacked; red, CSC bulk, 40@43c
sacked.
Wheat.
Portland-In the local wheat market
SIC, the prevailing offer for No. l Walla
Walla, failed to bring out any wheat.
Valley was nominally unchanged at
51@52c, and bluestem, 53@54c. The
port is we'll blocked up with wheat and
there will not be very much business
until more ships are available.
Tacoma-Wheat, quiet and unchang
ed; bluestem, SAC; club, sic, both for
export.
Metal.
New York-SiNer certificates, 60A
Q6OAc.
Bar silver, Coo.
San Francisco-Silver bars, 60hc;
Mexican dollars, 4Sl&@49c.
Mexican dollars, 471ac
London-Bar silver, steady, 27Kd
| per ounce.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Preparing for the Worst.

Pretoria, May 23.-An open air meeting
was held by the local Hollande1s, 200 of
whom were present to consider the stu
alton in the event of Pretoria's being be-
leaguered. A committee was appointed
to see about securing a place of security
for women and children.
DR.. Heyman contradicts the reports cir
culated regarding the health of President
Kruger, which, he says, is good.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

1t Is estimated that Rockefeller's div
idends from all sources will this year
amount to $75,O00,OOO.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
The Crash.

AS the engine of the freight struck the
single engine, the latter was driven with
terrific force into the rear end of the log
tram. Such was the force that the lone
engine was pushed right over the caboose
OF the log train, grinding it to pieces. 1t
was followed IN the mad plunge by the
second engine, which telescoped into the
first.
len seconds after the crash the train
burst out In mass of flames that mount
ed hundreds of feet in the air Three
oil cars that were near the head of the
tram, each with two loaded tanks were
thrown into the pile and caught fire. As
the flames neared the oil it could be heard
to sizzle. A tremendous explosion fol.
lowed throwing iron and scraps 800 feet
INTO the air. Six other explosions fol-
lowed IN quick succession. One of these
explosions was caused by an engine boiler
bursting.
Although there was a bare ten seconds
between the crash and the outburst of the
1iames, the train hands did not seem to.
lose their heads for one instant. The
engineer OF the log train put on steam
ana pulled his train out of the way, saw
ing about Is cars from the flames The
only damage done to the log train out
side OF the caboose was that the logs were
signify Jared, not badly enough to ne
ceSsitate the reloading of the train.
AS soon as the wreck occurred two.
brakemen ran to the rear of the freight
tram to flag another lone engine which
was due about this time This engine
arrived shortly and was quickly coupled
TO the rear end of the freight and pulled
most of the train out of danger Al
together nine cars were destroyed and
two engines.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Beers Win IA Victory.

New Castle, May 23.-General Butler
has received the following from Bethuen:
NV lille marching in the direction OF
New Castle, one OF my squadron OF Be-
thuens mounted infantry was ambushed
by the Beers, six miles west OF Nryheld,
and very few escaped. Lieutenant Lasum
and Captain Long are among the missing.
The tolal casualties were about 6O. L
viii march tomorrow for New Castle via
Dundee"
Butler detached Col. Bethuen and 500
men from Dundee May II, with instruc-
lions TO march 10y Vaults drift and show
his force at NQutu, which was reported
evacuated by the enemy, preparatory to
return of the magistrates and civil es-
adjustments to the district. He was to
JOIN Butler at New Castle afterwards.
y patrol four miles from Irommel was
attacked by Beers. The affair was I'M
important except in showing that the
Beers are ON the lookout for any chances
of shipping and are still in the neignbor-
hood.
Roberts is still at Kroonstad reorgan-
izing his forces.
General Rundles forces are encamped
at Trommel, recuperating.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

Further details OF fighting at Mafeking
say Commandant Eloofs followers de-
serted him, whereupon Eloof fired upon
them himself and then surrendered.
The dispatch also says that one party
of Beers was driven out of the staat and
allowed to escape, as 1--WE had sufficient
prisoners"
The capture of Eloof and his followers
cost Baden-Powell three men killed and
four wounded.