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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

Teche Encampment No. ls K.
Of Il. Meets every Friday evening
al 1:s0 p. m.
Ed Boyle, S. A. Benthall.
, Recorder. Worthy Chief.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

Cypress Camp No. "a w. of W.
Meets the first and third Monday OF
every month.
S. A. Benthall, c. E. Reynolds,
Clerk. =. T..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
Eleven Deaths from Fire.

The death list Of the disastrous blaze
in the tenement at 81 Jackson street
New York last week nov numbers II.
Patrick Byrnes, % years old, long
shoreman, who lived in the house, died
in Gouverneur Hospital. He lived On
the second floor Of the tenement and he
was the first to discover the blaze. He
helped all the occupants Of the floor
to escape, but went back into the blazing
rooms, it is said, to get some money
which he had saved toward paying his
sisters passage to this country from
Ireland. He may have found escape
by the windows cut of, for he tried to
60 down by the stairs, which we're all
ahame. A policeman dragged him out
of the building, but he was SO badly
burned that his death was expected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
A Mob's VENGEANCE,

VIM. Woodward, Of Searcy County,
Ark, who shot and killed his step
daughter, Mrs. Lsurena Thomas, was
killed by mob. After killing his step
daughter by shooting her with Win
chester rifle, Woodward shot himself in
the breast. The wound would probably
have proved fatal but Woodward was
still living when mob Of fifteen men
entered his house and with clubs beat
his head almost to jelly. Life was
extinct before the mob ceased beating
him. The origin Of the trouble was the
arrest of Woodward on warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Thomas charging her step
father with forcing her into improper
relations with him. Woodward was
tried and bound over to await the grand
jury's action. When an officer started
with him to the county jail at Marshall,
Woodward made break and escaped.
He went quickly to his farm, secured 8
Winchester rife, and going into the
field where his step daughter was at
work, fired two shots at her, both tax
ing effect. He then shot himself, after
he had commanded his wife to kill him
and declared he loved his step daughter
and regretted that he had killed her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
Carpet-Baggers In Cuba,

A dispatch from Havana says it is
probable that Estes G. Rsthbone, the
suspended director Of posts, will be ar
rested within the next few days. The
postal inspectors assert that they have
evidence duplicating him beyond any
question. Mr.. Rathbone's replies in
the course of the examination Thurs.
day before Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General Bristow, and the inspsc-
tors, were regarded as very unsatisfac-
tory, more than establishing the sus-
picions that have been forced upon the
Investigators during the past few
weeks, until proof has accumulated to
such an extent as to compel them to
look upon Mr.. Rathbone as guilty. It
is also understood that the authorities
will ask for the extradition Of the head
Of the printing firm at Muncie, which
sent bills on bill heads other than those
of the firm, bill heads Of purely fc-
ticious firm. Tae defendants will be
Neely, Rathbone, Reeves, Rich and the
Muncie printer. Rich will be accepted
as States evidence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
An Elevator Accident.

The elevator in the hotel Walton at
Philadelphia fell seven stories Wednes-
day and injured FIVE of the passengers
and the ELEVATOR boy. The two passen-
gers most seriously hurt are j. G..
Pringey, a delegate from Oklahoma, and
Brenton f. Hall, a delegate from Michi-
gan. DR.. Burton and Walter Hunter
of Delaware, Marcellds West Of Wash
ington and DR.. Camden Of Texas were
also among the injured. Pringey and
Hall have broken legs; DR.. Camden Of
Texas had an arm and leg broken, hav-
ing been thrown out of the elevator as
it fell. All of the injured are being
cared for, two having bean taken to
hospitals. The accident caused intense
excitement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
A Snake Story.

Scorpions, centipedes, tarantulas and
other poisonous insects and reptiles
are on board the German steamship
Arnold Luyken, which is now at
New York. They have burrowed
in the logwood with which the hold is
filled. Seeking warmth the brownish
scorpions crawl along the steampipes
of the winches and across the decks.
A number have been captured and
killei, while the chief officer of the
Arnold Luyken has preserved large
specimen in beer bottle. The mates
scorpion is four inches long. Within
the hold the cleaning, many eyed in
insects and brilliant lizards people q
den of fascinating tints and repulsive
suggestiveness dangerous to the steve
dore and the sailor. Some lougshore-
men in the Erie basin have lost their
fingers through the sting Of the tropical
bred scorpion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
NeWberrY College.

Nesberry College closed one its most
successful years last week. The grad
uating class numbers eighteen as fol-
lows, j. E. Barre, Lexington; j, Z.
Boland, Little Mountain; } +: Brlm:
Dawson, Ca; B. T. Bozhardt, NeWber-
~; T.. P. Copeland, Esrhardt; D. j.: 5.
Derrick, Leesville; H. W. Fulmer, Hill
ton; D. F. Goggins, New6er1y; 5. T.
johnson, Renno; Miss NJ. i tombstone,
NewberrY; J. B. kilgore, NeWoerry;
j. D. Luther, Prosperity; Z. Y. Olney,
Charleston; A. 2. Sites, Spring Hill,
T. l. Swygert, Peak; J. r. Unger, Mt.
Willing; D. L. Wedaman, NeWberry;
G. F. Werts, Newberry. The gradual
ing exercises were attended by large
crowd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
CHARLESTON BLIND TIGERS.
What is Being Done by the Police to
Suppress Them.

GoveTnor McSweeney received last
week a report from Mayor Smyth, Of
Charlestop, as to the work Of the city
police against the "tigers" alleged to
exist IN Charleston. The report is &C.
companled by the following letter from
Mayor Smyth, of Charleston:
City of Charleston.
Executive Department, June Is, 1900.
To his Excellency, the Hon. NJ. B.
McSWeeney, Governor of South Caro-
lima, Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir: |
herewith forward for your perusal
copies Of statement of cases submitted
to the Court of General Sessions for
Charleston county, which convenes on
June IS, 1900, for violations of the dis
pensary law for three months, and also
letter to me from Chief of Police W.
A. Boyle, explaining this statement.
Please note that these cases are in ad-
dition to those submitted at the Febru-
ary term Of court, and cover cases made
out from February 20, 1900, to June
IS, 1900. Very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
j. Adper Smyth, Mayor.
The other letter is that Of Chief cf
Police Boyle, Of Charleston. The list
of cases that are to go before the June
term of court, Charleston is gotten up
in very neat shape. The index shows
that thirty-nine alleged tigers" have
been dealt with and rsided, or cases
made out against them. The index
shows that forty cases hare been made
and sent by the magistrates to the
higher court. The witnesses in all Of
these cases are J. E. Doar and Z. B.
Hendrix. There are great number Of
reports made of raids by the police
force. Chief Boyle's letter, which
states the exact status Of the cases,
reads:
Central Station, Office Chief Of Police,
Charleston, S. c., June Is, 1900.
Hon. j. Adger Smyth, Mayor, City
Dear Sir: Accompanying this letter is
a full report of the cases bound over
for the Court of General Sessions which
convenes Monday June IS, 1900, for
the violations OF the dispensary law, to-
gether with the additional evidence Of
raids and seizures made against the
parties indicated. After an examina-
tion of the report and it meets with
your approval l would ask that you
have the same forwarded to his Excel
lency, Governor NJ. B. McSweeney, in
order that he may see the work Of this
department on the dispensary iinc
Please call his attention to the fact
that these cases have been made only
for the June term of court, like cases
being made for every term Of court, and
if the raids given to strengthen such
cases date further back than three
it doesn't follow that this is
all the work the department has done
for the time embraced during these
raids. In other words, this is only
report for the June term of court. My
annual report shows always what work
is done by the department on this line
for the preceding year.
Very respectfully,
W. A. Boyle, Chief Of Police.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
The Charleston Vote.

A despatch to the Greenville News
concerning the campaign meeting IN
Charleston Saturday says: Colonel
Hoyt especially had the solid support
of the prohibitionists, whose avoWed
candidate he is. He made strong
speech and delivered it well, and while
the county may be placed in the
doubtful column Hoyt will probably
get larger vote here than either Of the
other men who are in the gubernatorlal
roce." Our recollection is that in 1892
less than two hundred votes were cast
for prohibition in Charleston county.
There has beeu nothing to indicate any
wonderful change since then. Charles
ton may give Colonel Hoyt plurality,
but they will not be prohibition votes
by iugful.-Columbia Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
& Bad Showing.

A travelling man with a gingery
tongue thus delivered himself at the
Kimball:
Some time ago a gentleman friend
Of mine was walking along the streets
of Manila with an educated Filipino
when several drunken Americans stag
gered out of saloon. He turned and
pointed at them saying:
!" There is the civilization that you
are giving US. Before the var there
was not saloon in Manila. Now there
are 49,
perhaps that's the reason MoKin-
ley's soldiers are so slow in getting
from Manila to China to keep the Box.
ers from killing our missionaries, ;"
quietly observed a curbstone patriot.
Atlanta Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
Throws Them Out.

The Columbia Record says: Chief
Of Police Boyle, Of Charleston, has sent
to Governor McSweeney list of the
cases made out in Charleston fer the
June term Of court. There are thirty
nine individuals charged with violating
the law, there being in several instances
two or three cases against each. Chief
Boyle seems to be quite active in hav-
Ing arrests of this kind made, but they
usually amount to nothing, as the grand
jury continuously throws them out.
This is why blind tigers flourish in
Charleston.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
AN INTERESTING CASE
a Divorce Granted in Another State
is Recognized.

During the session of the court last
week at Lexington a novel case came up
before Judge Klugh which was as fol-
foWs:
John B. Sharpe and Mrs. Maggie
O'Brien were indicted for adultery.
The indictment charged that John B.
Sharpe and Cynthia L. Sharpe were
married in this State in 1876; that
some FIVE or SIX years ago the said
Cynthia L. Sharpe left the said John
B. Sharpe and removed to the State OF
Utah; that some time after she left
this State John B. Sharpe removed to
the State of Georgia and became cit
izen Of that State; that after Cynthia
l.. Sharpe had become citizen Of the
State of Utah, and had her domicile
there, she instituted an action for di
vorce in the fourth judicial court Of
the county Of Utah, State Of Utah,
against John B. Sharpe; that said
Sharpe was duly served with the pro-
cess of said court and filed an anwser
in said case; that said judicial court
of the said State Of Utah, after full
hearing Of said case, pronounced de-
cree, absolutely dissolving the mar
riage of said parties and released them
from all the obligations thereof. That
since that time the said John B. Sharpe
and Maggie O'BrieD had married in the
State Of Georgia and about one year
ago returned to Lexington county, S.
c., where they are now living as man
and wife, etc.
When the case was called Mr.. G. 7.
Graham, attorney for the defendants,
moved to quash the indictment, con-
tending that the indictment having
shown that the donicile Of the wife
being in the State Of Utah and that
the court of Utah had full jurisdiction
because in such case the wife could
have a separate domicile under the
principles announced by the supreme
court of the United States in the case
Of Cheever vs.. Wilson, 9 Wall; and the
defendant having filed an answer to
the proceedings in that case, that the
decision of the court of Utah was bind
ing on the courts Of every State, and
the defendants could not be convicted
of adultery under section 1, article l,
constitution United States, and section
9O5 R. S. U. S., and the decisions of the
United States supreme court and many
other decisions. After hearing the ar
gument of Mr.. Graham and examining
the authorities, the solicitor announced
that he believed the court was bound
by the decision Of the court Of Utah
and he would mol pross the case. Judge
Klugh said that he was satisfied that
the decision Of the court Of the State
of Utah, which had jurisdiction Of the
case, would be binding, and the defend
ants were entitled to have the indict-
ment quashed. 1.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
THE CROPS.
Weekly Bulletin Issued by Sec
!
ton Director Bauer.
HOW THE CROPS ARE DOING
Review of the Situation and
the Outlook Throughout
the State Of Cotton
and Corn,

The following is the weekly bulletin
Of the condition of the weather and
crops Of the State issued last week by
Director Bauer of the South Carelins
section Of the United States weather
bureaus weather and crop service:
During the week ending 8 a. m.
Monday, June IS, the temperature
averaged slightly warmer than usual,
but was free from extremes, and was
highly favorable to crop development.
There we're widely scattered showers
every day in the week, generally light,
but heavy in the wastern portions, on
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday,
where the ground was still wet from the
previous weeks heavy rainfall. On
Saturday and Sunday the showers were
more general, covering the entire State.
Except in the western portions, where
the rains hindered cultivation, and in
portions Of Bsmberg, Barnwell and
Orangovurg counties, where the ground
was still wet from previous rains, the
weeks rainfall was very beneficial, es-
pecialiy SO from Sumter northward and
northeastward, where gardens and to-
bscco stood in need of moisture. Lands
were badly washed in the Piedmont
section.
Crops Of all kinds made favorable
progress under the above weather con-
ditions except in those sections where
there has been an excess Of rain, max
ing the soil too wet for cultivation, and
fields are becoming grassy.
Corn is small for the season, but has
good color, and is now very promising.
Earliest has been laid by. Bottom
lands, in the western counties, are too
wet to cultivate, and grass and weeds
threaten the crop.
There is general complaint Of grassy
cotton fields from the western countiee,
where chopping is unfinished and cul-
tivation was hindered, and in portions
Of the south central counties. Else
vhere cotton, although small for the
season, is growing rapidly, but lice
continue to infest many fields. They
are, however, gradually disappearing.
Sea island cotton needs hot weather
and moisture. With the exceptions
noted, the crop is clean and well culti-
vated.
Tobacco has improved and is doing
veil. It is buttoning low in places.
Cutting and curing has begun in south
ern Marion county.
The wheat and oat harvest is nearly
finished. Thrashing has begun, and
the reports continue to indicate coed
yields. Some grain was damaged in
the shock by the rains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
Hard to Down.

The Filipinos must be remarkable
people. We are told by the admins
tration that they are as dangerous in
peace as in war. That is to say the
administration assures US that the war
is over in the Philippines, but We can
not spare any of our 65, 600 soldiers in
that ouarter.-Atlanta Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27

high duty of the government to main
tain its authority, to put down armed
insurrection and to confer the blessings
Of liberty and civilization upon all the
rescued peoples. The largest measure
of self-government consistent with
their welfare and ou; duties shall be Sc
cured to them BY law. To Cuba inde-
pendence and self government were as.
sured in the same voice by which war
was declared, and to the letter this
pledge shall be performed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
A Big Fire.

Five blocks Of the best business build
ings located in the heart Of Bloominglng
ILL.,, were destroyed by FIRE which started
at 1870 o'clock Wednesday morning;
The Mclean county court house, valued
at s4OO, 900, was completely guttedo;
The records were saved. Nearly %
firms were burned out. 1t is estimated
that the losses will foot up between
81. 500 geo and -, ,000.000. Two lead
inc hotels, the Winsor and Phoenix:
were burned, but all the guests escaped.
The FIRE started in laundry. Its cause
is unknown.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Thirty. Five Persons Hurled to Death
in Railroad Accident.

in q Railroad Accident.
A passenger train on the Macon
branch Of the Southern railway ran into
a washout one and half miles north Of
McDonoush, Ca, Saturday night and
was completely wrecked. The wreck
caught fire and the entire train with the
exception of the sleepers was destroyed.
Every person on the train, except the
occupants of the Pullman car, perished.
Not a member of the train crew es-
capped. Thirty, FIVE people in all were
killed. Following is list of the dead:
William A. Barclay, conductor, At
lanta.
j. E. Wood, conductor, Atlanta.
j. H. Hunnicutt, conductor, Atlanta.
J. I. Sullivan, engineer, Atlanta.
W. ". Bennett, baggagemaster, At
lanta.
T. D. Maddox, cotton buyer, Atlanta.
W. j. Pate, Atlanta.
Twelve year old son of W. j. Pate,
Atlanta.
H. R. Gresham, Pullman conductor.
George w. Flournoy, Atlanta.
D. c. Hightower, Stockbridge, Ga.
W. ". Ipark, Macon, Ga.
Elder Henron, travelling man, sup
posed to have been from FLORIDA.
j. R. Florida, Nashville, Tenn.
Y. 0. Ellis, bridgeman, Stock bridge.
D. Y. Griffith, supervisor.
J. H. Rhodes, Aagman.
John Brantley, white, fireman.
Will Green, extra fireman.
W. L. Morrisett, pump repairer.
". R. Lawrence, forman extra
gang.
Ed Byrd, colored, fireman, Atlanta.
Robert Spencer, train porter.
Four bodies yet unidentified.
Eight Negro section hands.
The following passengers were res
cued without serious injury:
Jesse L. Rohr, Baltimore.
Walter Pope. Atlanta.
Miss Mary B. Merritt, Boston, Mass.
Miss Clara Alden, Boston, Mass.
j. G. Flynn, Atlanta.
+. Schreiner, Chattanooga.
E T. Mack, Chattanooga.
J. J. Quinlan, fagman.
T. G. Carter, Pullman porter.
Handy Tomlinson.
Tremendous rains Of daily occurrence
for the past two weeks have swollen all
streams in this part of the south and
several Washouts have been reported
on the different roads. Camps creek,
which runs into the Ocmulgee, was over
its banks and its waters had spread to
ell the lowlands through which it runs.
About mile and half north of Nc
Donough, the creek is somewhat near
the Southern's tracks and, running
alongside it for some distance, finally
passes away under the road by heavy
stone culvert. A cloud burst broke
over that section Of the country about
6 O'Clock Saturday night and presum-
ably, shortly after dark, washed out
section Of the track, nearly 100 feet
in length, Into this the swiftly NOV
ing train plunged. There was not a
note Of warning. The storm was still
raging and all the car windows were
closed. The passengers, secure as
they thought, and sheltered com.
fortsbly from the inclement weather
went to death without an instant's
warning. The train, consisting Of
a baggage car, second coach, first
class coach and Pullman sleeper, was
knocked into kindling wood by the fall.
The wreck caught fire few minutes
after the fall and all the coaches were
burned except the Pullman car.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
Expelled Them.

Because FIVE students IN the Iaw de-
partnent of the University Of Tennes-
see saw fit to play baseball with the
"Origiual Bloomer Girl" Baseball
Club of Chicago, who are touring the
South, DR.. Thomas ". Jordan the dean
of the institution has expelled them
from school.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27

IatterSOn-AnSWerm my question.
McSweeney-Yes, | amin favor Of it
and | have enforced it better than any
other governor. (Cheers and counter
cheers
Patterson-Is Charleston in favor Of
the dispensary?
McSWeeney-Go ask Charleston.
The question was repeated with the
same answer.
Patterson-Will Charleston support
you?
McSwecney declined to notice this
question.
Some one in the crowd yelled eyes,
because they favor blind tigers"
He again referred to the custom
house affair in which $1,000 worth Of
liquor was dumped into the harbor aud
all the fish made drunk. In Beaufort
McSweeney did not mention the dis
penssry for Beaufort is against the dis
pensary. In regard to the PoDs case
Patterson said that be commended Ne
Sweeney for that, but the issue is the
liquor law. He read his check paying
The News and Courier $40 for announc-
iug his Candidacy. He saw that the
comptroller general had written letter
saying that Governor johnson Hagood
had bought but four papers out of his
contingent fund. Patterson denied that
| Col. Aldrich wrote his speech, charge
which, by the way, was never made.
He characterized it as q falsehood. The
ruuor around in several places was that
Aldrich helped him write it. That
was not denied. He jumped on dis
crepances in The News and Courier 5
report Of the first and second days when
these reports we're made by different
reporters. He was not bowling sue.