The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

dered the sheriff to 60 to Pirewood and as
sumo charge The Senator was telegraphed
to the next day BY the town council; upon
this the Governor Immediately ordered the
Adiutant General to have arms gotten
re.dy for shipment and to order a delal!
from the Sumter Light Infantry 10 be got
ten in readiness. This order was lmme-
Giatelv sent to Captain Lee WHO. IL the
shortest tiu.e imaginable. had his ccsup;;ly
ready for marching orders; for this exceed
,nriv promut response the Sumtet coin-
paay deserves great praise. Later another
telegram gave assurances OF quiet, and
vL-u the Governor satisfied h!mSe.t hi
would be we'll be called in his orders abnnt
the shipment OF arms. and gave orders
10 dismiss the Sumter company then
resting on their arms. Why II w. t'rat
Magistrate Rasin. after sending tina; alarm
iug disputcA, did not reply when a>k-d tor
particulars Is not known, aa.t Ii :sft hIln
open to much criticism, some going so far
rs to say that he TOOK to the swamp, carr
ir- his fright with him There WIS some
th:ng wrong-So.acboiy wIS badly scared
or excited to such an extent tnit t:icy tor
cot Clarendon hal sheriff, who Is tle
chief executive OF tie c"nh:y, Il" from
what we CAT gather mach 81 the excitement
WAS caused by the blundvlS Of the NV Off
Ger, who of all men should have remained
c.'tp:.
The delegation are looking ous for Clar-
endon's interests. Dr.. Woods did much
talkee .taIkee last week. He spoke on vafi
onS subjects shook his tius-r "a; Bacot Of
the Charleston delegation nni otherwise
gave that delegation to understand that the
back Of his bapu WAS to item il c"nSe-
quence OF the News and Courier making II
app ur last year that he bad - blooming
case Of smallpox" The doctor Gains that
he graduated ut tue Charleston Medica!
College with f:st honor in 1869. ana the
News and Courier purposeiy tried to crush
him because Of his ability, and that he will
rise to question of personal privilege and
"-xcoriate that vile sheet
The seed cotton license bill affecting
Clarendon was killed in the House.
Messrs. Richardson and Jones spoke for it,
and DIR. Woods, aided by the Oraueeburg
and Sumter delegations, spoke against it.
resulting in its defeat by q vote Of 81 tc 81.
Had there been full House the license
would have been abolished. we believe.
The Senate has about finished with the
bills that went over from last session, and
they will begin the consideration of new
legislation What has become known as
the "Appelt local option bill" WAS lotro-
duce6 Oh the first day, but so f the Judi
ciary committee to whom it was re!eried
has not reported; they will take It up on
Wednesday and when It Is reported there
will be spirited fight for the bill. not
withStanding the fact that many legislators
feel that things should remain as they are
until after the next election. We are not
confident of its adoption this time but the
llquor legislation to come will be on the
lines indicated in the bill.
Solicitor Wilson has not appeared as yet
and his presence is missed in the engross-
ing department. The delegation are wait
ing on him for the preparation of several
bills The bill that is to be introduced IN
tbs Senate with regard to putting the clerk
of courts Office on salary will be put in
as soon as the solicitor can prep re il; the
notes were given him by the Senator. A
petition to exempt certain portions OF the
county from the stock law is now IL the
hands Of Dr. Woods, who Will have bill
prepared to cover the case; so far there are
no counter petitions against the measure
II is source CT pleasure to state that me
the tax levy for the coEhty Will be reduced
one-fourth of u raill and perhaps more. de-
pends upon the passage OF the salary bill.
The Seuutor estimates Il saving o. At least
ST, 500 to the county if this bill passes.
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