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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Reported Dead But Living.

An attempt to obtain the payment Of
an insurance policy on the life of man
supposed to be dead, but who has
turncd out to be alive, has coue to
light Oo July 10, last, Aaron Wolf
>ohn was living in Los Angeles. Cal.
On that date his father Bepj Wolf
shon, tailor, received news that us son
was dead from iuha}ing gas with suici-
dal intent iu the rooms Of a woman
who at that time refused to give her
name. The sous life was Insured for
$40 900 in the New York Life company.
Evidence was produced purporting to
prove that the dead man was none other
than Aaron Wolf,ohn. The insurance
was paid to the public administrator in
Los Angeles, Cal, but before the money
could be turned over to the young
nlau's father, Aaron was reported TO
have been seen IN Chicago The dis
covery was made by an uncle residing
in that city and the young man's par
euts were notified and on Aug II the
attorneys, Sale and Sale Of St. Louis,
wired to the headquarters II the New
York Life Insurance company, which
at once made demand on the public
administrator for Sl0. 900, the amount
If the insurance on Woif,ohn's life,
which IS still held by him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
& Terrible Disaster,

4 terrible disaster recently took p ace
at Ama!i the popular tourist resort on
the Gulf If Salcrto About 2 clock
an enormous rock, upon which stood
the Cappuccini Hotel, slid bodily into
the sea, with dcafering roar, and
without moments 5 walning, carrying
with i. the hotel, the old Capuchin
monastery below, the hotel Santa Cal
eriua aud several villas Many persons
we're buried IN tn: debris, which
crushed four vessels to the bottom of
the sea, destroying their crews. The
mass OF earth which slipped was about
fifty thousand cubic yards The porula
ton is iu state Of terror, fearing fresh
cslauities. Troops baye arrived upon
the scene a'd begun rescue work. 1t
is believed that the loss of life is heavy,
including number Of monks and the
occupants of The hotel. As yet it is
impossible to ascertain the exact num-
Der. Amald is small but lively toxn
of 1000 inha bitan,s, situated at the
entrance of deep ravine surrounded by
imposing mountains and rocks of the
most picturesque forms The Capuchiu
monastery wa, founded in 1912 by Car
diDal Pietio Capucauo for the Cis,er
,iaus, but came into possession of the
the Capu :hips in 1888 The building,
which stood in the hollow of the sea to
a height Of 23O feet, contained fine
cloisters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
ShreWd Hindu Priests.

Hiadu astrologers, according to Bonn
bay papers which have just been re-
ceivvd, are attributing the famine,
plague and British reverses 10 the pc
cullar conjunction of The planets, when
on the l5uh Ct November, seven planets
were 10 the >iga of Scorpio. The Hin
dus Of Bombay, therefore, to avert fur
'her calamity aud insure success to the
British arms, arranged for special
prayers and religious ceremonies at Que
of their great temples. Seventy five
learned Brahmins cfhcialed. The FIRST
act was a presentation Of gifts to these
priests Of valuable shawls and money.
The priests then invoked divine bless
ings on the rulers aud ruled, and the
people sang hymns in Marathi aud
Gujara;i. At the close Of the service
three cheers were given for the long
life, glory and success of her Majesty,
the Qleen Empress.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Three Leading Questions.

William Jennings Bryans attention
vas called 10 dispatch from Washing
ton stating that he had written Con
srcs>man DAILY Of New jersey that he
would make several speeches in the
east, discu>>iog trusts aud Imperialism,
and he was asked as TO whether the
r, port Indicated any intention of
abAuc oniug the silver question. He
said: Congressman DAILY has probably
been mi>quoted. I expect to make
several speeches in the east but ex-
pect to discuss tae money question
along with other questions. There are
three questions now prominently be-
fore the people, to. wit: The money ques-
ton, the trust question and the Philip
pine question. Whenever make
political speech l discuss all three
questions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Death Rather Than Capture.

A story comes from Berkeley County
which almost equals that related Of the
Spartan boy who allo owed fox 10 gnaw
his entrails before he would let the
theft Of the animal become Known. 1t
seems that negro named Hayward had
fallen prey to the temptations that
usually beset his race at tbls tlme. He
saw fat, healthy, young pig aud could
uot obey the COMMUNICATE, which say
one must not covct or steal his neigh
boris goods. The pig played too dau-
gerou>ly near the man and in short
while resolution fed and the pig was
stolen. The owner of the porker, &C
companied by several friends, went to
arrest Hayward and, very naturally,
that Individual made tracks at very
lively gait and Missaae many OF them.
He ran towards Goose Greek aGII while
midway the stream his pursuers came
upon him. Hayward was told that he
nigh. as well come out, as a boat
would be secured asd eventually be
would be caught. Hayward paid no
attention to this advice, but deliberate
!y plugged his head beneath the water
and committed suicide. The pursuers
on the bank We're simply horrl6ed at
the act aud never thoug bit fora moment
that the negro would adopt such
desperate methods Of avoiding arrest.
The water in which Hayward drowned
himself was not over three feet deep.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
BRYAN viii Be the Candidate Says
Mr.. Danforth,

Elliott Danforth, chairman Of the
Democratic State committee, returned
to New York Wednesday after trip
through the South, during which he
talked with Senator James K. Jones,
chairman Of the national committee,
aad most of the chairmen Of the South
ern Democratic State committee. Wed
ne.d4y afternoon Mr.. Danforth gave
an Evening Post reporter the result Of
his observations and some information
about next years rational campaign:
Il found be said, That the senti-
ment was generally in favor of select
ing some Western city other than
Chicago as the place for holding the
National Convention. The members Of
the national committee have a strong
feeling against Chicago on account OF
treatment they have received from the
newspapers there since they established
headquarters in the city in 1896. 1t
looks now as if either Milwaukee or
Kansas City will secure the National
Convention. Milwaukee seems to be
in the lead.
Il also discovered that there is gen.
eral feeling in f,vor of establishing the
headquarters of the natiopal commit
tee next year in Washington.
Senator Jones favored Washington
in 1896, but gave way to MIR. Bryan,
who was in favor of Chicago
In my trip through the South OBJ
served one thing which will be consid,
cred of particular interest in New York,
namely, that none of the leaders seemed
disposed to insist on free silver as the
main issre Of the campaign next year.
They did no; say they had abandoned
the idea, but they acknowledged that
the situation had changed siuce 1896
and that the dominant issues next
year were trusts and imperialism. That
is to say, they are not wiliiog to rcpu--
diate the Chicago platform, but they
see that new issues CT far-reachlng in
portarce have come up latel ly aud that
their choice should be recorguized
Even ip States like North Carolina |
found that the anti trust aud antl-lm
perialism idea engaged the attention Of
the people more than the free silver is.
sue. In fact, I might sum up my OBJ
servations by saying that the sentiment
of Democracy in the South is such that
| am confident there will be little
trouble in bringing about union Of
the Democracy OF the whole country
next year.
The Democratic National Conven-
tion," said Mr.. D.nfor,h, will be held
short time after the Republican Con-
.ention, according to custom. No
matter when it is held there is no
doubt about the head of the ticket.
Everywhere l heard only Mr.. Bryan's
uame mentioned. They are not talking
about candidates for Vice President
yet. An E4stera man Will probably
be selected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Kllled on q Trestla-

A dispatch from An o.ersoo to T
State says on Wednes lay, the shjf5iS4s
engine at the Charleston and Western
Carolina depot ran overMrsJ 4mes Jones.
Mrs. Jones, with her Two little boys had
just returned ou the Gle p. m, train
from Christmas visit to her mothers,
and, accompanied oy her husband, was
walking short distance up the track,
toward their home near the OR C,5ton
mill, when the accident happened. It
seems that while they were crossing
a small trestle they were overtaken by
the eAgine. Mr.. Jones gathered his
TWO little sons aud jumped from the
track, the eugiae brulsing one of the
children Slightly. UaabIe to save his
wife, he gas compelled to see her man
gled under the wheels of the locomo-
tive. Mrs Jones lived about 30 mio-
utes after her injuries. She was wo-
man of good repute and highly spoken Of
by her neighbers. She was about 30
years of age, and her husband, who is a
carpenter at Orrs new mill, and tWo
children survive her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
a Girl Hung.

E nily Hilda Bake, domestic, was
hanged at Brandon, Man Wednesday
morning for the murder Of Mrs. Lane,
her mistress. The execution was pri-
vate, orly few persous obtaining the
privilege of witnessing it. Miss Blake,
who was only q years old, walked
firmly to the scatold without assistance
aud was the coolest Of the party, with
the exec sptiun OF Hangman Ratcliffe,
She made no statement. The girl Con-
fessed that she committed the crime,
say ing she did it because she loved
Mrs. Lanes children aud was jealous
of the mothers love. Her trial was
very brief, as she refused all offers Of
counsel and pleaded guilty.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
ToSue The Owner.

The GreeuvlIle News announces a
coming suit against Mr. J. L Min
naugh Of this city BY Greeuv!lIe man
who came here to see the State fair and
started out TO do so, attempting to
walk down an elevator shaft Here Is
what The News says: Calvin Smith,
a we'll known Greenvllle man, has
brought suit against j. L. Mimnaugh,
proprietor of the Grand Central hotel,
Coumbia, and q wealthy business man,
fnr s., 900 because he fell down an Gle.
vator shaft in the hotel while 10 Colum-
bia attending the 1898 State fair. Mr.
Smith was severely injured and has
Just now become able to walk without
crutches. He alleges that because the
shaft was unprotected the proprietor is
liable for damages. At the time Of
the accident Mr.. Mimuaugh, while he
owned the building, Was not the pro-
prietor Of the hotel.-Columbia State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
TIE EARTH QUAKED..
one of the Worst Shocks In
Years Felt in California.
CAME CHRISTMAS DA4Nag
Hotel at Hemit. Badly ShaEy
and Eastern Tourists Terria
fled Rush From Theil
Rooms in Fright.

At4:25 o'clock Christmas mornI
severe earthquake shock was felt o
large portion Of Southern Califo
the undulations lasting ~ sec
The entire center Of the shock
peared to have. been at San .Jacin
Small town in Riverside county.
business portion Of San Jacinto Cor
Of two blocks of t~o-story buildings,
some Of which are built Of brick. Ten
or fifteen buildings were damaged,
chimneys being toppled over and walls
cracked and shaken The total damage
at San JAeinto and Hemit. small town
nearby, is estimated at $4,000. The
large tourist hotel at Hemit was dam
aged and the hospital at San Jacinto
also suffered. The rear wall of the
johnson block. at Hemit fell. No per,
son was injured at either place as far as
known. The shock was heavy at Santa
Ana, Anaheim, San Beroardino, River
side and other places, but no particular
damage is reported except from San
.Jaclnto and Hemlt. a dispatch from
San Jacinto says nearly every two-story
building was wrecked and it is estimated
that the d'mage will aggregate over
$50 600. The main shock was preced-
ed by loud. roaring sound and awak-
ened many just in time to escape from
the doomed building. The busioess
street is such wreck that tons of;de-
bris had to be removed before the build
ings could be entered.
At S4boba Indian reservation ,six
squaws were killed by falling walls, two
fatally injured and many seriouslytln-
jured.
The shock caused dry artesian wsh
to flow larger streams than ever befds9
Considerable damage was reportedH
the nearby villages.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Found Murdered.

Some dead, with bullet in the back
of his neck, was the coalition In Which
Mr. Z. Beverly Turner was f"und near
the stable in his yard Wednesday nj. hi.
MIR. Turner lived near Fcrsnsou wharf,
IN Isle Of Wight county, Va. aud was
a well known Saw mill man: owning large
Interests near his home. Mr.. Turner
was last seen alive about 6:3O o'clock,
when he went out to feed his stock.
Some time afterwards be was found
lying not very far from the house, and
between him ana the stable were found
his hat and lantern, evidencing that he
had made an attempt to reach tie
house after being shot. The motive
for the murder Is unknown, hut man
named Nat GiIligaH has been arrested
on suspicion OF being the slayer OF the
dead man. Gi!igan vigorously protests
Shi innocence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
StoneWall Jackson's Way.

Grizzled Confederate veterans will
smile grimly but triumphantly at the
news that the British authorities have
appointed Lieutenant ColoDel Hender
SOD, professor Of military history and
biographer of Stone wall Jackson, Oh
the staff of Lord Roberts. Colonel
Henderson has had no practical mill
tary experience. The avowed reason
for his appointment is his familiarity
with the tactics and methods Of "Old
Jack" In other words, the Eoglish
are doing their best to reincarnate aud
enlist in their service the Confederate
leader by employing the man who has
most intelligently and thoroughly
studied his campaigns. This is the
highest com mpliment we have ever heard
Of being given the military genius of a
dead soldier. If the British govern
ment can work into its generals the
brains. audacity and energy Of Stone
wall Jackson, and into its troops the
confidence, endurance and patience Of
Stonewall .)ackson's men, the Boer.
NAV as we'll surrender now; for the
English soldier has courage, discipline
aud equipment. If Jack>on's men had
been provided and cared for like the
United States or British soldiers Of to-
day. aud he had lived, he would proba
hly have whipped the earth by now
Green7ille News
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Glenn Up the Old Leaf.

Have you turned over that new leaf
for the coming year? If you have, just
turn it back. You need not bother
yourself about turning over new leaf.
Clean up the old one first. How is it
possible for you to satisfy your con-
science by turning over a new leaf
when the old one is so full of your
shortcomings the past year? Just
resurrect that old leaf and spread it out
before you, examine it closely. What
do YOU find? Have you Injured any
one? Then repair the damage aad erase
that item from the old leaf Have you
paid your suoscri :tiou? If not, do so,
and erase that item Dou't you recol-
lect that you wronged somebody soDe
time back? Well, straighten out that
matter and erase it from the old leaf.
And there are many more bad looking
i,ems on that old leaf which ought not
to BE- there Get them off Clean up
the old leaf! D=vote this year in ex
pending your best efor to gee the old
leaf clean, aud when YOU get it clean,
keep ii clean, and there will be 10 ne
cessity for turning over new one.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
The Press Association.

The miuutes of the South Carolina
Press Association S last annual meeting
held at Harris Springs IN the summer
have at last been Issued from the
presses aud are now bciug sent out to
the members Of the ASSOCIATION III varl-
Gus portions of the State. The MIN
utes have been neatly cotton up aud
the lltlie volume Is au interesting one.
Besides containing the addresses de.
livered during the session IN an ap-
penLix are gwen most entertaining per
soaal recollectluns about Sout:. Carolina
journalism by Cul. Crews aud Col.
Hoyt, the veteran newspaper Editors
aud publishers. 4 meeting Of the
special committee which has charge of
the arrangements for the coming trip
of Tie ulembers Of the association TO
Cuba is to be called shortly. 1t Is
likely that the association will 60 on its
CUBAN expedition some time Ia Eeoru-
airy. Due anuUuucemeut Of the time
Of the meeting aud what is proposed
will be made-rhe State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Marrying in Philippines.

Gen O.is has issued decree authoriz
ing the celebration OF civil marriages
iu the Philippines He cabled Secre,
tary R ,ot to that effect Wednesday and
the secretary promptly approved the
action. Heretofore all marriages were
celebrated by the Catholic church SO
that Protestant and nonChristians
were prohibited FROM marrying. The
decree does not interfere with the Cath
ollcs, who may be married according to
their own rites but extends the prl7l-
lege of civil marriage to those who de.
sire it, just as is practiced in the United
States.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
INDUSTRIAL BOON.
The Figures Showing Last Years
Business investments.
CLASSES OF ENTERPRISES.
Statement That is Significant.
The Capital That is In
yoIved in the Years
Record.

The statement Of the Secretary Of
State showing the number and charsc-
ter Of enterprises chartered in the S ae
during the past year as compared with
the preceding year is worthy Of more
than passing sstension. 1t shows that
cotton manufacturing heads the list OF
enterprises actually organized and ua
der way; that building and loan, cotton
seed oil, lumber, banking and Ike en-
tcrprises bsspeaking a great industrial
boom throughout the State, have been
the principal objects Of capital seeking
Investment. Richlapd heads the list
Of the counties as to capitalization, aud
Charleston IS first in the number Of
companies. Here is the comparative
statement Of the enterprises chartered
up to this week by classes:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03

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,,oS ,nta IN CON n,n,;,y whera ,he
,,oSr , sscrsd laws ara rrt1nl, 4 n rhc
snsr hy tbe sovrroing class by subter-
fnre and evasion?
I'm rhe forrrp,ntb amendment in
my indgmcnt s!um5crs the most DO
ren, mower ~ rLe command Of the fed
.,al government 70 facilitate a correct
solnt7cn of the race problem. ! know
,Sar la.;sIa,inn cannot nu1 character
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9u' parry S0S @nt' u'G Ao' s",Ia IN
OF Wos1eN' " ~ .e'-ps A",o 'r.;, ~
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Throat Cutting Contest.

In street duel at Deposit, Ala, two
meu were killed aud third probably
fatally woundcd. James Harden 5
throat was cut from ear to ear by his
nephew, Jesse Harden. The former is
dead. John G. Harden, a brother Of
the dead man, was seriously cut BY
Jesse Harden, aud as the fight waS
drawing to a close Mac Russell dis
charged load OF buck,hot iuto the ab-
domen of Jesse Harden. causing death
All the parties are well known AID
prominent in politics. The cause Of
the fight is not known.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
Killed the Sheriff.

VIII German, Negro, shot and iu-
stantly killed Sheriff 7. B. Simkips
Thursday morning at the Scurry place.
six miles north Of Monticello. Cor
man was wanted for murder and Sim
kius and a posse went to arrest him.
They closed in on the cabin in which
the n, gro was conc alcd. A. Siukin>
pushed open the door, German shot
him twice in the breast. The murder
cr escaped from the rear door bnt was
shot down ard killed Mr. Siwkin>
was man of nuch prominence IN JET
fer,on county aud was the father OF
Mrs. j B. Baker and Mrs. W B. Den
ham of jacksonville, both well known
society ladies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
After Many Yeas.

A dispatch from Atlanta says Gov.
Gambler received a communication from
Gov. Johus:on Of Alabama, stating
that James Hail, an escaped convict,
had been arrested in Birmingham.
Hall was convicted of simple larceny
in MuScogee County, Georgia, in 1872,
and sente iced to fifteen years in the
penitentiary. He served nine years
when he escaped and has been at hber-
ty nearly nineteen years. Recently
Hall had qIalrcl with his brother,
who betrayed him to Sheriff 0 Brien Of
Birmiug ham. He will be returned to
Georgia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-03
TEMPEsrU0Us TRIP.
A Steamer Arrives at Norfolk Fl
Liverpool a Week Overdue.

A specia! to The POST from
Va, says: The big JohnstoS
steamer Noranmore arrived her
day afternoon right from Livers
ter one of the most tempestuo1
ssges on record. Capt. Richs
her commander, reported havir
an unknown bark founder at sea
her crew ofl2 men. The Noras
which flies the Belgian flag, is O. S.
tons register She sailed from
pool for Norfolk, Dec. l7rh, ands
nearly week oYeriue, her agents wefe
anxious about her The hurricane
which swept this coast Saturday struck
the Noranmore at sea at night. The
waves rolled over almost continuously,
aud would, Capt Richardson, says,
have zmped an ordinary ship. Soon
after the storm arose the Noranmore
overhauled a strange bark which was on
the point of laundering. Ooly the
stump of one mast still stood, and 9TH
ers having been cut or carried away.
Several lights we're burning aboard her
and II men, believed from their ges-
lures to be foreigners, were seen run
alng about the decks, which were
awasn. A boats crew, in one Of the
Noraumors boats was put over the
side and the met euCAed for the bark.
The boat was swamped aiISastimmedI-
ately> The men, who wore liferesess. .
were picked up bya second boat. which
was, however, compelled to return Il
the Noranmore. While the rescue 6
these men was being affected the ~;
disappeared in the darkness and G
Richardson says that beyond doub S
aud her crew went down. Searca
after day break revealed no sign Of
The esN.lranmore $ steel bow was
iataoblades Of her propeller were
bat s6e=m naged to reach this
without the loss Of a man.