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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29
NEGRO olsFRANcAlseMENT
That 4. the All Absorbing Political Topic
la Nirginis.

in Virgins.
Richmond. April ., The question Of
calling u constitutional convention ia
Virginia has been practically settled -
far A. the Democrats are concerned. a.
majority Of the delegates to the Demo
cratic state convention. which meets at
Norfolk on May ?, are instructed in ia.
yor Of making the call for the conyen.
ton a party issue. This matter is now
the ahsobing one in Virginia, aud the
demand Tor the Acknowledgement Of the
negr,es aud other constitutional reforms
has entirely overshadnwed the original
purpose Tor which the meeting was
called
The constitution under which the peo-
pie now live was adopted IN 1863 by
what was known n the Underwood
convention. That body was composed
Of northern soldiers aud negroes. The
white people Of Virginia. very many Of
whom were then DISTINGUISHED, had liz.
tie or no part in the formation Of the
organic law under which they have since
lived. There is an overwhelming sen.
timent In the state la favor Of climinai.
ing the negro vote from It's politics for
ever. This can only be accomplished
by n constitutional revision. The elm.
imation Of the negro vote is demanded
not only from the great black belts Of
Virginia, hut also by the white counties.
Some " the largest aud most influential
of the latter elected delegations and in.
structed them TO favor convention.
The keynote Of this radical suffrage
reform has been sounded by the declara.
tions Of the great negro counties These,
In effect insist that the present politi.
clans cannot continue In the Old Doinin.
ion. The plain explanation Of these dec.
larations is that the people ARE tired Of
the means which they have bccn forced
o. cnuntcnance in order % retain white
supremacy in the state. They now de-.
mand that constitutional convention
shall be- called and the negroes removed
from politics. The elements opposing
this movement are the great corpora.
tions. the local oiliceholders aud the Re.
puhllcunA
Some Of the Democrats, including
Governor Tyler. have taken the position
that their party cannot carry the COM
vcntion at the polls ON May 2S. They
insist that the elements named with the
addition Of illiteute whites, will defeat
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29
Weather Bureaus Warning

Following is sent out 10y J. NJ.
Lee, Superintendent, II. & T. c.
Z. Il from Houston: Houston
Texas. April IS, 1900. To all
Agents: Following from L. S.
Government bureau:
J. NJ. Lee Superintendent, Gall
weston, April 2S.-Excessive rains
throughout Brazos drainage basin
will probably cause decided rise in
Biazos river. Overlooking much
low land from McLennan county
south to Gulf during next ten
days, please warn residents along
river. Cline.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29

On the floor of the senate last
week Senator Plat declared that
Congress could have nothing to do
with the conduct of affairs in Cuba.
lie maintained that the president,
alone, as commander.in.chisf Of the
army, could direct the affairs of
that island. Those who were at a
.oss a few months ago for a def
milton of imperialism" and to
know the difference between ex-
pansion and imperialism, have re-
Gently had some illustrations which
should make these matters clear
Neaiherford Democrat.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS

For Congress, Seventh congressional
district.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29
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For short time, you can now get
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toning and wash my print, thorough
IT, Call and examine the work iu
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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29

There is now a strike in China.
The legal executioners who have
been receiving 500 cash (25 cents
say they cannot live comfortably
IN the money and now demand 80
cents per capita for their work.
The authorities have refused to
pay it, but have promised them
an increase Of business.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29
Notice.

CampJ. b. Robertson would feel
itself under lasting obligations to
the person who removed the camp
roll book from the office Of III"
county judge some wears ago, il
they would kindly return the same
to the sdiutant ofthe camp.
II. b. Stoddard, Commander.
W. G.. Mitchell, Adjutant.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29

SAM Jones gets OF something
good in the following: The
most beautiful sight in the world
Is to see a family gathered around
a hearthstone, with the head Of
the household reading his local
yaper-paid in advance
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29

The city editor Of a st. Louis
paper has fallen heir to $4,000.
100. We are glad 10 see a brother
'hus rise from obscurity TO the
front rank Of great thinkers and
leading citizens. Richmond
n.aatar
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29

Wcatherford. Tex, April 2s.-Tho
jury in the case Of Charlie Carroll on
charge OF arson, brought In a verdict Of
five years Ia the ponitentiary. The
indictment alleged that the
defendant So fire Ia the county Jail ON
March 20.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29
Running Train. Again.

Mobile, Ala, April 2s.-Both the Mo-
bile and Ohio aud the Louisville aud
Nashville railroads made their first
through runs Friday night since the
floods interrupted traffic ON their lower
divisions,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-29

Klngiisher. o. T. April l0-Ira L.
Norton, u farmer living south Of here,
was thrown from his horse and killed
while riding after jackrabbitA
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
WILL FIGHT ROBERTS.
Women VIII Continue Opposing His
Admission to Congress.

Members of the American Female
Guardian Society and Home for the
Friendless, among whom are prominent
women Of New York, are disturbed
over the prospects of Bringham Il.
Roberts being seated in Congress at the
next session of that body, and they
have held a meeting to declare against
his admission to the national Legisla-
ture.
Several womens societies throughout
the country have taken stand against
Utahs Representative on account OF
his polygamous ideas, and they are de-
nouncing polygamy and urging all yot-
ers to bring influence to bear on their
REPRESENTATIVES in Congress to prevent
the seating of the lnan from Utah.
Helen Gould says: Il feel the prin-
ciple of polygamy for which he stands
strikes at the root Of what is sacred
and beautiful in oar home life, and
am glad to lend what little influence l
may have to oppose t.
Mrs. George Watts, president Of the
Guardian Society, says: 1--WE intend to
attack the evil, not from the religious
side, which seems unnecessary in the
present case, but from the legal. We
believe this is the best way to reach
the voters and prevail on Congress not
to seat Mr.. Roberts. We hold that Mr..
Roberts is a law-breaker, and he has
failed to keep his word, which he gave
when he went to Washington as Il
member of the commission which
sought the admission Of Utah into the
Union as q State. According to the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
CHARGED WITH MURDER
implicated in the Killing of a Man
Named Lsard

Daring fair week last fall, the dead
body of mill operative named Leard
was found lying near the tracks of the
Southern railway at Columbia. 1t was
evident that he had not been hurt by g
train, for there were no marks on his
body, except an apparently slight
wound. Even this was not at first seeD.
but an Investigation showed that the
wound on the head, while it had affected
the brain, was not necessarily fatal.
I.eard was originally from Orangeburg
County. The Columbia Record says:
Magistrate Smith held an inquest
during the absence Of the coroner,
who was absent from his Office BY per
mission Of the governor. The jury
brought in verdict that death had re.
suited from causes unknown to the jury,
and there the matter was apparently
dropped. Magistrate Smith, after hear
ing the testimony, did not believe a
crime had been committed, but the peo-
pie in the vicinity in their talk persis-
tently connected the name of another
operative named Bennett with the
homicide. He had gotten ''his time
cashed in and left the night Of Leard's s
death.
"a warrant was sworn out for him
and the sheriff at one time sent q
deputy to Aiken to find Bennett, who
had been reported as being there CT at
some Of the mill towns 10 the couoty,
but he was not found. Recently Ben
nett was again located in Aiken coun-
ty and Sheriff Cathcart wired Sheriff
Alderman to arrest him. This be did
Thursday aud deputy was sent down
Thursday morniDg, who brought Ben
nett to Columbia and lodged him In
isii. Bennett had nothing to say
about the case, but simply denied his
guilt. He would Eot say whether he
was with Lesrd the night Of his death
-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
Cotton Acreage Increased.

The New Orleans Times and Demo.
crat printed Friday cotton crop reports
from about $50 special correspondents
throughout the cotton belt. In some
places there is no increase, but these
are exceptional. Correspondents gen.
orally report from s to 10 or 10 per cent.
Increase in the acreage aud in
some cases as high as 20 per cent.
Ashton Phelps, taking the reports,
figures out Is per cent, increase in
acreage for the whole belt. The South
eastern States appear to have the best
season, though the nights are cool, 70.
tarding development. The use of COM
mercial fertilizers has been very large
in this belt, compared with last year.
but increase in the acreage has not been
so large as the increased sale of ferti-
lizcrs would seem to indicate month
ago. There has been very general
complaint of scarcity Of labor. This
condition, which is especially marked
10 the Southeastern States, explains in
part the heavy increase OF fertilization,
10 lesser extent Alabama and
Mississippi have also suffered tEoiu a
lack of hands the negroes being at
tracted to lumber camps and mills BY
high wages the mills have offered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
Pockets In StoeSinne.

Stocking POCKETS are the latest fad.
a New York dry goods man said the
other day They are made to hold a
roll Of bills, jewelry and Yaluables
that can be stored away In small
space. The pockets are worked into
the top Of the hose. above the knee,
and are made with fastening, so
that there 10 no danger Of their con-
tents falling out There are 50 many
sneak thieves who steal from bed
rooms while the family Is at dinner,
from carriages and from other places
where women are obliged to leave
their money and jewelry when they
are not In use, that the safe receptacle
about the clothing OF the owner is an
absoute necessity. Pockets are not
generally found In women's dresses,
and the stocking pocket has suggested
itself to some inventive genius. It
looks as II these new pockets would
be as safe az any that could be de-
yised.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
a Word for Candidates.

Ladies, gentlemen and little chill
dreD," says the Greenwood Journal,
"this is election year and the candi-
dates for Office are among you seeking
the suffrage of their fellow, citizens.
They are respectable men and surely
not one Of them would refuse to re
spond to any worthy cause; but their
purses are not bursting with gold and
they have many necessary demands
to meet. No there is spongiDg Gus
tom in many communities that should
be broken up, the custom Of torturi1g
candidates who have little money, By
begging them to give something for this
or that thing just because it is deemed
an opportune time to pull money out Of
men for the reason that they are candi-
dates and could hardly refuse for fear
Of incurripg the displeasure of the So
l;citors and their friends. The man
hood cpd womanhood of every
county should repudiate this abomin.
able custom and refuse to couutenauce
any effort to prey upon candidates tor
contributions to buy organs: paint
churches, or for any other purpose
where the generosity of the public is
appealed to for assistance. Let the
candidates come among you feeling
that they ere free from any such an
noyance aud it will give you and them
more pleasure. When worthy candi-
date goes campaigning among the peo-
pie and good cause presents itself he
will gladly contribute to it without So
licita,ion because the act aud the oppor-
tuuity will-serye him we'll. Yes, let
the pride and independence Of a refined
community set this nuisance aside and
let the candidates be received into
your circles with that hospitality which
is characteristic Of South Carolinians
without anything to embarrass the
anxious candidate, for his mental bur-
dens are not few while the canvass is
progressing and many things work 90
gether for his inal discontinue.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06

he moaned. 81 thirst" You will never
be surrounded by worse hostility than
that which stood around Christs feet,
foaming, reviling, livid with rage
bowling down his prayers, and smut
ing up the smell of blood. Y ye faint
hearted, 0 ye,troubled, Dye prosecuted
one here is heart that can sympathlze
with you!
has been said today that Christ was aw-
fully in earnest. If it had not been
momentous mission he would have
turned back from it disgusted and dis
couraged. He saw you in a captivity
from which he was resolved to ext1icate
you, though it cost him all sweat, all
tears, all blood. He came great way
to save you. He came from Bethle-
hem here, through the place of skulls,
through the charnel house, through
banishment. There was not among all
the ranks Of celest;als one being who
would do as much for you. | lay his
crushed heart at your feet today. Let
it not be told in heaven that you delib-
erately put your foot on it. While 1t
will take sll the ages of eternity to ce!e-
brate Christ's triumph, am here to
make the starting announcement that
because of tie rejection OF this mission
on the part Of some Of you all that
magnificent work of garden and cross
and grave is. so far as you are concerned
failure. Helena, the empress, went
to the Holy Land to find the cross Of
Christ. Getting to the Holy Land
there we're three crosses cxcavated, and
the question was, which Of the crosses
was Christ's cross. They took dead
body, tradict:en says, aud put it upon
one Of the crosses, and there was no
life, and they took the dead body and
put it upon another cross, and there
was 70 lie. Rc., tradition says, when
the dead body was pu- up against the
third cross, it srrsng into life. The
dead man lived again. Oh, that the
life giving power Of the Son OF God
might dart your dead soul into an eter-
nal life, beginning this day! Awake,
thou that sleepest, and rise from the
dead, and Christ shall give thee life
Live now And live forever!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
q Queer Lawsuit.

As result of a quarrel over some
chickens which refused to lay eggs two
residents of Coffeyville, Kan, have be-
come involved in remarkable lawsuit
Jason Bryphy the plaintiff, AYERS that
his neighbor, Needham Weeks, present
ed him with ten heus and two roosters
in February last, and assured him that
the hens would lay upward Of sixty eggs
a week. Bropby fed and cared for the
chickens for ten weeks, "dcvoting most
of his time to them, to the detriment
Of other interests" but the hens failed
to lay any eggs. The plain,ff alleges
that he wss unlaWfully deceived by the
defendant, and sues to recover sl00
damages for MS wasted labor and for
expenditures for chicken feed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
The Sons of Veterans.

The United Sons of Confederate
Veterans, who had been in session for
several days at Louisville, KY, Fri
day elected Biscoe Hindman Of Louis
vile commander.in. chief and after
completing their business adjourned
sine die. The Sons Of Veterans will
meet next year in the same city that
the United Veterans meet in and at the
same time. The report of the commit
tee to erect monument to the women
Of the Confederacy recommends that
committee from each State in the Con-
federAcy be appointed by the comman-
der in-chief to raise funds. The COM
miitee also recommended that the plan
be communicated to the veterans. A
resolution was passed pledging the sup.
port of the Sons Of Veterans to the
work of the United Veterans in getting
southern histories into southern
schools.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
The War About Over.

The Beer war is about over. AS
Gen. Roberts has heretofore always full
filed bis prediction 1t is taken for
granted thst.the British will march into
Pretoria this week. Indeed, kilograms
are already beiog received announcing
the fact, and the serious part Of the
campaign from military point Of view
is regarded as over. Any prolonged
defense OF Pretoria IS considered very
improbable, and military men antici-
pate that French will capture the
Transvall capital within a day or two
by sudden and unexpected movement.
Public interest centers in Kruger,
his capture or escape. The occupation
Of Pretoria will be largely robbed of
its value in the estimation Of the Brit
ish if Oom Paul is still, at large and
able to keep alive the dying embers Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
Hanna Still in the Ring.

Senator Hanna denies the report that
he has determined not to be the chair
man Of the new national Republican
committee. A story to this effect was
sent out from Washington Thursday
night, in which it was stated that III
health aud business duties we're re.
sponsible for the Senator's deternina-
tiou to retire notwithstanding the fact
that Mckinney especially desires him to
couunue at the head of the committee.
The story was called to Hanns's atten-
ton, and he authorized this statement:
The statement was entirely unauthor-
lied. There has been no change in
the situation and nothing is decided as
To the future"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
Run Over by Train.

Friday afternoon at Winona, near
Florence, a freight train struck Two lit
tie negro boys, killing the younger and
injuring the othe, perhaps fatally. The
boys were sons of Henry Grant, a
respectable negro farmer. 1t is sup.
posed that the two boys were asleep on
the track. AS they were lying between
the crossties, Enginee Temple did not
see them until too late. Although the
entire train of2S cars passed over them,
the bodies we're not mangled at all.
Death resulted in the one case from
fracture of the skull. The elder Of the
boys has badly fractured skull and is
not expected to live.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
a Shooting Scrape.

J. l. Smith, woodsman at Monroe's
turpentine farm, near Lake City, Fla
was killed Wednesday, and his brother
D. L. Smith, was fatally wounded by
C. R. Mum, with whom the two
brothers had quarrelled. All parties
implicated in the tragedy are white.
Mum, who did the shooting, claimed
an incorrect time statement and swore
to kill the Smith brothers. He then
hastily put into execution his threat.
Mum escaped, but the sheriff. with
large posse, is after him. There are
threats of a lynching if the man is
caught.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
MADE A FORTUNE.
In Speculation on Small sum saVeu
From Business Failure.


Less than a year ago John *. Bucker
was conducting hardware store. ne
was considered q fairly prosperous
country storekeepeT, and his holdlngs,
his acquaintance say, probably fooled
up $4,000. Last winter, however, ne
became involved, ard about the first Oh
January the Bank Of Ephrata, when
held judgment against him, closed him
out at Sheritf'S sale. His downfall
neighbors said. was due to his having
tried his luck on the grain market. Be
that as it may, his liabilities included
bills in favor Of firms in Philadelphia.
Lebanon, Lancaster and Reading.
Some of the concerns made efforts TO
realize when the Sheriffs sale took
place. but the judgments of the bank
were barely covered. and the frGas
believed that their loss was absolute.
When the crash came Mr. BuCker dis
appeared from his home. His creditors
knew nothing Of his whereabouts, anc
if his wife and family did they sa!u
nothing. He had decided to act. it was
afterward learned, and when he saw
the inevitable he collected about 800
and went to Philadelphia and was lost
sight Off
That $500 was Buckers salvation.
He started to deal in stocks. and when
American Tobacco made its first DIS
Jump he was fortunate in having al
most Ill his little fortune placed Oh
that stock. and when the jump came hc
sold out at nice, fat profit. He con-
tinued to place small amounts, ana
again fortune smiled upon him, for
when the great Sugar rise came 1t
found Bucker's money backing it. He
bought, placing his all on Sugar at !3:',
and held on until it reached 1I9l2.
when he closed out. Shortly after he
made his lucky strike a member o. Il
large Market street firm was surprised
to deceive a call from him. He stated
that he wished to pay his old bill and
told of his fortunate deals on the mar
ket. In similar manner he paid all his
creditors in Philadelphia, Reading. Leb-
anon and Lancaster. Just what his fot-
tune may be cannot be learned, but his
Market street friend AYERS that he has
shown a certified check for $4,000 on
one occasion and $4,000 on another.
and that the amount realized is over
100000.
Mr.. Bucker is not the kind of man
who would be looked upon as plunX-
or. but is said to lie very careful ard
reticent.-Rheinhold PENN Spe. New
York Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
FREE BLOOD CURE
An Off Providing Faith to Sufferers

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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
HIs Heart DIspIaced,

DIR. J. Sheldon Wright, who attend
ed Martin Welge, 19 years old, after
he was knocked down by q Brooklyn
trolley car, was witness for the boy
the ether day IN his suit against the
company to recover s25, 900 in the Su.
preme Court, Brooklyn. The physician
testified that when he was called to
attend Welge he found his heart dis
placed. 1t was suspended BY fibre
and vibrated like a pendulum. swing
Ing fully two inches to and fro. When
Dr.. Sheldon was called IN he had little
hope Of his patients recovery. Since
then he has sonaRhat improTed.