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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
Money in Electricity.

In recent address before the Mon
tauk club, of Brooklyn, Charles ".
Price stated that over $500, 900, 900
had been invested in electric lighting
in the United States and that the totsl
horse power required in the electric
lighting of Greater New York was not
less than 200, 900 horse power, and that
in the last thirteen years since the birth
Of the electric railway there had been
an expenditure of more than sl,7G0,-
600, and that now any one could travel
by electric cars frcm Paterson, n. j.,
via New York, to Portland, Me-, with
only three Insignificant Interruptions
which collectively amounts to less than
fifteen miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
Shoots a Doctor.

a dispatch from Richmond, Va,
says news reaches there OF the shooting
and probably fatal woundiDg at White
Pains, Brunswick county, Sunday
morning, of DR.. W. H. Temple, by
Rev. j. E. Riddick. The latter is g
we'll: known Methodist minister and
claims that DR.. Temple, who was at
tending his wife as her physician, had
insul,ed her. Riddlck was arrested
at once and lodged in Brunswick
Jail. Temple vas shot in four places.
The Spartanburg Herald says: Rev.
J. E. Riddick, the principal referred to
is well known in Spsrtsnburg. He is a
graduate of Wo6ord Cvllege, was a
cIsssnate of Mr.. Jas. Co6eld, of
this city, and during his college days
vas identified with the most cultured
element Of this city"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21

form Of State, homes, church and school
education that Christians can devise.
''Fourth-The great social questions
C. the age will be given prominence.
The selishness Of mankind in every
form of greed, commercially or polisi-
cally, will be considered as of more
serious consequences to US as people
than many other matters which too
often engage the time and attention Of
mankind.
"Fifth-The paper will declare its ab:
horrence of war as it is being waged
today not only in Africa, but in the
Philippines aud everywhere else:
''Sixth-On the matters Of finance,
or tariff or 'expansi1n "r matters Of
public concern which ha. to do with
measures of this character, the editor
has personal opinions which may OF
may 10; be voiced in this paper. If he
gives expression 70 them it vii! be 10
no dogulatic or positive manner, as it
he knew what the whole Christian trnth
vas concerning them. Ia regard to
many Of these questions, | do not know
what is the Christian answer to them.
In regard to others. my study Of them
has not yet resulted in convictions that
arc streug enough to print | do not
wish to declare through this paper a
pa!icy concerning certain political
measures which arc no. clear in my
own mind
"Scyepth-'The main purpose Of the
paper will be to iuauence its readers TO
seek first the kingdom Of God a nation
seeking the kingdom Of God first Of all
will in time find right answers 10 all
disputed questions and become pow
erful sad useful nation.
"Eighth-Editorial and other articles
written By reporters will be sigued by
the writer's. The exceptions will be
small items aud such local and tele-
graphic news as 10 its nature does not
require signature. There will be no
Sunday paper, but instead Saturday
evening edition suitable for Sunday
reading.
4 ,Sisa to take this oppo unity to
thank the many friends everywhere
who have sent me words OF eucourge-
uent. 1t has Leen inpssible for me to
answer them personally. also wish to
express to the most Of the Christian
correspondents who have sent me as
surauce Of their prayers for this weeks
work my deep ackuoRledement Of the
source of whatever strength I have felt
in preparing for task which lies be-
yond the reach of and merely human
effort. May God bless the use Of this
paper to the glory of HIS kingdom on
the Garth. Charles NJ Sheldon y
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
His Proper Place,

A few days ago franklin J. Moses
was arraigned in the district court at
Boston on the charge Of larceny.
Thirty years ago Moses was Republi-
can seallowag and during the recon-
struc.ion period held the Office Of gov
eruor Of South Carolina. He vas a
conspicuous figure in the army Of north
eru adventurers and scoundrels, who
came south at the close Of the war for
purpose of plundering helpless people
and having acquired the habit OF steal
ing, it appears that he was unable to
shake it of. After the overthrow OF
carpet. bag rule in South Carolina he
went to Massachusetts, where he has
since led very checkered and unenvla,
Bile career, figuring in numerous dis
graceful escapades. He is now, how
ever. in the hands Of the law for steal
ing, and it is to be hoped he will be
sent to the penitentiary, which is the
proper place for him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
a GREATiRECORD.
Over Four and 9 Half Million in Cot
ton Mills This Year

The record Of South Carolina in the
matter Of the projection Of new capital
in cotton mills since Jan. l can no
longer be classed merely as wonderful;
it is phenomenal, and indeed it is to be
doubted if there has ever been such a
squirt in any industry during tie same
length of time in the world.
Surely the cotton mills are coming to
the cotton fields. They are being
moved from thier old nests, but the
people at home are building them and
putting their money into them. The
rate at which cotton mills are being
established in South Carolina just now
means that the State is in the midst Of
al industrial revolution the like Of
which has not been known in the bis
tory Of the State. The cold figures,
officially recorded, in the Office Of the
secretary Of state, tell the tale more
forcibly than it can be presented in any
other way. They show that South Car
olina at her present break-neck pace
will rot be long in standing at the
forefront Of the manufacturing districts
of the country.
Taking into consideration Thursday s
new mills, and the fact that there have
been 10 Sundays since Jan. l, the daily
average of capital put into cotton mills
since the opening of the year is very
nearly ST, 1000. On Wednesday the
papers fled in the Office of the secre-
tary Of state showed $780, 900 put in
new mills; Thursday the jump was a
greater one, being $3.50, ,00C, making
very nearly million dollars of new
cotton mill capital in two days. This
drives up the total capitalization Of new
mills since Jan. l, including the Easley
mill. chartered fe ' days ago, to the
stonishing total of 81, 525, 900, over
four and one-half million dollars.
Thursdays official record vas as fol-
lows: A commission was issued to the
Iceman mills Of McColl, Marlboro
county, the capital of which is to be
100000. The corporato-s are F. p.
Tatum, T. B. Gibson, A. ". Morrison
Charles Iceman and A. K. Odom.
Then a charter was granted to the
Alpha cotton mills of Jonesville, Union
county, capitalized at 100000. The
officers are W. L. Littlejohn, prsident.
and J. j. Littlejohn, secretary and
treasurer. The Anderson Yarn and
Knitting mills fled with the secretary
of state notice of the increase Of its
capital from $50. 900 to OO,0G0. and
the changing Of the name Of the concern
to the Riverside Manufacturing COM
pany. This means sl50,OOO Of new
capital. If the company continues in
the knitting business it will perhaps
have the largest knitting mill IN the
south.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
KNEW HUMAN NATURE.
How Lawyer Hackett's Insight Stop.
ped a Foolish Lawsuit.

peQ g FOOLISH. .LaWSQlt.
A good lawyer learns many lessons
in the school of human nature, and
thus it was thst Lawyer Hackett did
not fear to purchase q tract Of land
which had been 'laWed over" for
years.
Some Of the people wondered why he
wanted to get hold Of property with
such an incubus of uncertainty upon
it. Others thought athat perhaps he
wanted some legal knitting work, and
would pitch in red hot to fight the line
fence question on his own hook.
That's what the owner of the ad.
joining land thought. So he braced
himself for trouble when be saw Hack
ett across the field one day.
Said Hackett: whats your claim
here. anyway, as to this fence?''
Il insist" replied the neighbor,
"that your fence is over on my land
two feet at one end and one foot at
least a, the other.
well, replied Hackett, you go
ahead just as quick as you can and set
your fence over. At the end where
you say that I encrosch on you two
feet set the fence on my land four feet:
At the other end push it on my land
two feet. %
But" persisted the neighbor,
"that's twice what / claim"
II don't care about that, said Hack
ett. There's been fight enough ovel
this land. I want you to take enough
so you are perfectly satisfied, and ther
we can get along pleasantly. Go ahead
and help yourself
The man paused abashed. He had
been ready to commence the old strug
gle tooth and nail, but this move Of
the new neighbor stunned him. Yet
he wasn't to be outdone in generosity.
He looked at Hackett.
Squire" said he, "that fence ain't
going to be moved al inch. l DOM
want the land. There want nothin' in
the fight, anyway, but the principle Of
the the thing Lewiston Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
Military Vandalism.

A correspondent Of the Evening Post,
writing from Manila under date OF
Feb. 2, says: When Gregorio del
Pillars body was found American soldi-
ers stripped it CT every bit Of clothing,
taking the rings from the fingers aud a
locket from the neck. Not a stitch Of
any kind was left on the body every
thing being taken for souvenirs. For
two days the body was left BY the road
side uncovered until its ordor was Of
fens;ve and some Igorrotes were ordered
to cover it with dirt. Among the
things taken were his watch, money, a
gold and diamond ring"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
Drew Lors 10 Kill Goebel

a dispatch from Frankfort, Ky,
says: a letter received By States At.
torney Robert B. franklin says that
Bransfeld Bertram, sheriff of Breckin
ridge county, who recently died of
pneumonia, revesled on his deathbed 3
blot of which he had knowledge to
murder William Goebel. According
to the story twenty-five men drew lots
to determine who should do the killing
Twenty. FIVE beans, tweuty.four white
and one black, were placed in a box
and each Of the twenty-five men drew a
bean. The man getting the black bean
agreed beforehand to kill the Demo-
cratic sspirant for governor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
DRUNK WITH POWER
Extinction Of the Boer Republics
Demanded by the Troops.
sLoEMFoNTElN OCCUPIED.
The Beers Profess Satisfaction
With the Conditions. They
Say the British Shall Never
Reach Pretoria.

The British war Office officially an
poupced the following Wednesday at
ternoon: "By the help Of God and the
bravery of Her Majesty's soldiers, the
troops under this command have taken
possession of Bleemfontein and the
British flag now floats over the presl-
dency, which was vacated yesterday
c7euing by Steyn."
Delarey, the Boer commandant, wires
that in his battle Saturday the Brltlsh
force.was estimated at 10000. The fa-
nous Guards brigade, the flower Of the
British army, were under Colville IN
the fight. The first assault was repul-
sed, only two Beers being wounded.
The second assault WAS made on the
hills to our left. These hills were OF
great strategic Importance. Appreciat-
ing this, and 300 men defended the
position from 9 o'clock in the morning
until suudown. The burghers fought
like heroes and three times repulsed
the massed British, who kept relieving
their tired men. Every attempt to
storm was defeated. At sundoRn there
were not fifty yards between u.s.. The
British lost heavily. A later dispatch
says the British lost seventy killed
and three hundred wounded.
a dispatch from Pretoria says the
reply Of Lord Salisbury was received
there Wednesday. The publication Of
the dispatches Of the two presidents
caused a great sensation here. The
general opinion is that the presidents
selected the right moment to make sus-
gestions for conclusion of peace. The
federal forces are content with the ez-
cellent results. The British have suf-
fered tremendous losses.
a dispatch from London says the
soldiers Of Roberts army hailed with
JOY the report that Lord Salisbury had
refused ary overtures for peace except
unconditional surrender. The men
feel that they have broken the enemy's
strength after tremendous efforts and
hardships and the loss Of many COM
RAIDS and they demand as revenge the
utter extinction of the Boer republics.
The New York Journal prints this
which 1t says came as a special from
Pretoria, Tuesday via Berlin, Wednes.
day: "Tbe burghers will only cease
fighting with death. Our forces are
returning to our first line Of defence on
our own soil. The Natal campaign
was longer in our favor than we expect
ed. The British will never reach Pre-
toria. The burghers, Steyn, Joubert
and myself as we'll as all others are
united. There. are no differences.
God help US. s'Kruger."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND LIVES
Is Whs: the spanish.American War
Cost this Country.

Cost this Country.
''.rhe Spanish American was has cost
this country 100, lives.
This statement was made to q Sa-
7aunah Morning News reporter by
Health Officer Brunner. When asked
to explain what he mean; by his ap-
parently very eztravsgan: statement
Dr.. BruuDer said that he did not refer
to the several thousand soldiers, who
we're killed in battle or died Of wounds
and disease in camp aud hospital dur
ing the war, nor particularly to those
she has succumbed since being muster
ed out, from diseases contracted during
their service ia the army.
Il mean" he said THAT the war has
resulted in the deaths Of that number
more than would have died otherwise
by reason Of the dissemination of in
fectious diseases, some imported from
trorical countries snd others engender-
ed By the assembling together OF large
numbers Of men in camps under uosan-
itary conditions. Every army camp
proved centre Of disease which had
disastrous .ffcct upon the community
in or near which the camps were sit
uated and the seeds Of which were af-
tergards scattered to other comnuRi-
tics.
.'rhe cocanpmcnt Of the troops at
Savannah was a mistake from sani
tary standpoint" said Dr.. Brunner
Il have no desire to see another such
encaupment here. The sanitary con-
dition Of the camps here was undoubt-
edly good and the men enjoyed better
health, perhaps, than at other camps,
but the effect upoo the health Of the
community was bad.
When came back here from Cuba
last spring" laid Dr.. Brunner, Il was
astouaded ct the heavy death rate
which had prevailed during the several
preceding months. l could account for
this on no other basis than that it was
due to the presence Of the troops This
theory was confirmed with the depart
urc Of the troops from Savannah. As
the troops departed the death rate de-
creased snd by summer it was down
to normal again. The mortality fig
ures for Savannah for the first FIVE
months Of 1899, taken without expla-
nation, make poor showing. The fig
uers for the remaining months of the
year compare faVorably with the fg-
ures for previous years"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
Yonne PETER Commit suicii;.

a dispatch from Kansas City, Mo-,
says j. Sherman PETER, son Of the
Hon. ". A. PETER, former Urited
States senator from Kansas, WAS found
dead in bed in roomipg house in East
Eight street Wednesday afternoon.
On the bureau was found a box that
had contained morphine and a note
reading: Father I don't like to do what
am doing but I am tired" In the
dead mans pocket were found several
typographical union working cards.
He Was about 90 years old and Wss a
a linotype operator. He Wss not
known to be despondent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
Will Fight 10 the End.

A dispatch from President Kruger
dated Pretoria, March, l3, s p. NJ,
via Berlin, says: "The burgbers viii
only cease fighting with death. Oar
forces are returning in good order to
line Of defense Oh our own soil. The
Natal campaign was longer in our favor
than we expected, The British Will
never reach Pretoria. The b1rghers
Steyn, Joubert and myself as well as sls
the Others are united. There are NO
differences. God help Us.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
Sentenced to BE Hung.

John. NJ Wamplcr was sentenced at
Gladeville, Va, Wednesday to be
hanged for killing William jenkins at
Norton, Va, three weeks ago. Wamp,er
is leading bushes man of that Sec
ton and jenkins was a prominent
attorney
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21

A kingdom for cure.
You need not pay so much.
A twenty FIVE cent bottle Of L. L. & K.
Will drive all ills away.
See I'D. and try it-ueve. fails.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-21
WIDOW OF Won K[II[LER
SHE PASSED THRogfGH sr pA1r
LAST MIGHT ON HER WAY
HOME
PARENTS LIVE IN DETROIT
Her Father Being III. b. Ledyard,
President of the Michigan
Central Rail-
road.

Baroness Von52 Ketteler, wife of the
German ambassador who was assasinated
Cy the Chinese in Pekin at the beginning
OF the Boxer eitbreak spent a short
tlme IN Minneapolis last night waiting
uhtll the prlVatescar of her father, H. Is.
Ledyard, president and manager of the
michigan Central railroad could he
coupled on to the Pioneer Limited that
Is now hurrying her over the last few
hundred miles of her long journey from
emma to her fathers home in Detroit.
baroness Won Ketteler is still suffering
from the shock of her husbands horrible
death, and the weeks of terrible suspense
that followed, and last night while her
private car waited on a side track in
the depot sheds she remained secluded
In her state room guarded from intrusion
by her brother, Henry Ledyard, and the
train men,
Il am very sorry said young Mr.. Led
yard, when seer by the G 10 b e, "but
IT is impossible for me to tell you Il
thing. My sister has not recovered from
her terrible experiences in China and L
and all on board the car have refrained
from leading up to the events that L
nope she will in a way forget.
Il am very sorry, but I have not learn
ed single thing from her of her actual
experiences and / do not know a bit
more about it than what you, and ali
of us read in the newspapers
No, the baroness is not seriously III,
but she is almost Frustrated, and / am
trying to get her back home, where ]
hope she will in a way recover from the
shock of it ALL"
When the news Of the outbreak in Chi
ma reached this country the young man
and his father at once exerted themselves
to establish communication with the
members of their family in the besieged
Chinese city.
At last, after a terrible suspense, news
came of the relief of Pekin, and then
came message from Baroness Won Ket-
teller informing her family that she was
homeward bound. Meet me at Yoko-
hama, the cabfegFam read and thu
father and brother at once made prepara-
tons to catch the steamer that left Van
couver for Japan Sept. u.
But the father did not make the trip
Young Mr.. LedEard was engaged to be
married and his leaving suddenly to
bring back his sorrowing sister meant
either the postpOnement of his mar
riage or a hastyf marriage, and this the
young man and his fiancee decided upon
arrangements We're hurried and several
days before thessteamer left from Van
eouver young Ledyard was married.. ard
with his bride started to catch that
steamer. .s.s-4
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-21
DR.. 0HAGE SHOWS F|CHI
HE SAYS HE WILL STAND FOR THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
RIGHTS
CITY ENGINEER IS oBDURATE
Mr.. CIaussen Says He Proposes to
See That the Charter Pro-
isiOns Are En-
forced.

DR.. Ohage will not resign, but viii
make fight with all of his energy for
the right of the health department to
supervise the garbage collections.
Under the terms of the new charter
the supervision is placed with the COM
missioner of public works, the city en-
gineer
DR.. Ohage contends that the matter
should be left with him, by making him
special superintendent, without pay.
He says he obtained the appropriation
for the disposal of garbage. The appro-
priation, $25, 900, has this year suffced for
the work, and there is still left in the
fund $1,000.
WITH this sum the doctor proposed
to establish a plant wherewith the
city should handle its own garbage,
tus saving more money = The plant,
as proposed by DR.. Ohage, would corr
sist of teams for hauling the rubbish
and a barn. Arrangements were pro-
posed by him and accepted by farmers,
who take the. garbage, whereby they
would furnish wagons, counterparts OF
= the ones to be secured by the city, and
meeting the transfers with the loads
and change teams, givin gclean wagons
in return for the loaded ones.
DR.. Ohage says: when the new char
ter was framed 1 was assured that TO
changes had been made in the workings
of the health department
II secured the appropriation for this
work, and it is not right that it should
be taken away from me to help the
street and sewer fund. If more money
is necessary in that department, let
additional appropriations be made, but
l will not have the efficiency of the
health department impaired while 1
am in office if any amount of work on
my part can prevent it,
Under the system as now managed the
health commissioner has added four jr-
spectors to bis staff, making eight In all
and then dividing the duties of the eight
has arranged tie inspection both of the
work of his department. and the garba ge
work so that all complaints are handled
much quicker and easier than If the two
forces were to be separated
However, City Engineer Causen has d
different way Of looking at the question
He states that the additional work to his
department will be very slight, as he
already has ward commissioners who
could easily look after the garbage work
in addition to their other duties as ST.
pervisorS.
DR. Ohage declares that he will have
the bill which was introduced at his in
stigation prohibiting the dropping of fruit
skins or splitting on the sidewalks of. the
city brought before the board of alder
men again. The measure was approved
unanimously by the assembly, but Was
killed by the board of aldermen be
cause il was believed that it would. he
impossible to have the ordinance en-
forced The health commissioner Was
unable to be at the meeting of the alder
men when the bill was killed, and SD
did not have a chance to explain the
reasons which make the ordinance so M
portant and the reasons why it should
pass.