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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28

to write 1e ters from Pekin without
seeming to complain. We had very
hard life there, and l could not make
sny Of you unca.y By writing daily oc
curcances. Thank God, / can't go
there again under the same circum
staucos. TIE doctors made ne leave
with the baby because it was utterly
impossible to get food or milk for him.
Such deSolation as there is every.
where there makes ore sick at heart.
What is to become of the poo: people
this winter none Of US can say. Even
now it is difficult foraging; and what
must it be for the poor Chinese? The
British, Americans and japanese have
been humane in their treatment except
ia some cases. 1t is a great problem
what to do with China, and it will take
years to settle it.
After the scige we had our first home
mail, b :iuging yours aud Lllla's letters,
besides several from friends in New
York State. You may be sure they we're
more welcome than ever before.
MIR. Reid did rot have charge Of
clothes, ard had actually to remain in
the hospital until we could get hin a
psir Of Chinese blue cotton trousers
made. Ali Of his institute papers and
letters were burned. l saved mothers
and fathers pictures and Mr.. Reid's
fathers photo, with DR.. Charlisle and
and Philips Brooks. These pictures
happened ail to be in your trunk with
my wedding and reception dresses, and
for this reason that trunk was precious
beyond words. II vas used to barricade
the church door at the Methodist mis-
sion, and had not been broken into
when MIR. Reid went back to that mis-
sion from the British legation with a
guard Of sldiers. The trunk was only
hat full, but still l am only too thank
full to have anything. My silver, with
Mothers, was lost. We did not cave
even our Bibles, as both silver and
Bibles were in the Chinese trunk,
which was looted first.
This letter must 60 by the first mail;
so must stop for today. Baby sends
his dearest love ard a kiss and says 'ta-
ia" to Hettie for her photo. Do send
me your photos, and beg Sally to let
me have Uocle Williams. l must have
your faces near me.
Mr.. Reid hopes to come to Shanghai
by the new year.
Our Father keep US each loving and
faithful in His service.
Yours lovingly,
S.llie Reynolds Reid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
a FEARFUL CRIME
Two Old Ladies Murdered and Their
Bodies Burned.

Two old ladies-7iolet j. Colley,
aged Is, and her neics, Jane Cath Col
ley, vho lived alone in house on a
man throughfare, i've miles from Char
lotte, n. g., were Wednesday night
murdered robbed and their bodies burn
ed The CID ladies were generally report
ed to be wealthy. 1t is known that they
had a goo5 deal Of money. They had
lived q retired life for years and seldom
7entured away from home, not even to
the city except when business compell-
ed visit.
The house which they occupied stood
within $50 feet of the 70 Adside. Near it
was small building which they used
as kitchen, and in which they kept
their stores. People passing along the
road tuesday morning noticed that the
small house had been burned. There
was no sign Of life about the place, and
al investigation showed that the
dwelling had been ransacked from top
TO bottom, indicating that most
through search hae been made for the
money which the OLD ladies were sup
posed to have kept in the house. Burea-
US, cabinets and desks had been open
ed and their contents strewn about
Every nook and corner Of the dwelling
| bore evidences Of having been searched.
lie general Surroundings and the 40
sence Of the old couple pointed all too
plainly to case of murder, robbery
and arson. 1t was no surprise when a
search of the ashes Of the small build
ing revealed two burned stumps, the
bodies Of Miss Colley and her niece.
The supposition is that the old ladies
were attacked while they were at sup
per, after which their residence vas
sacked aud the house in which their
| bodies lay was fred, For years past
they had been known to be sccumu-
lating money, and had probably ST, 200
| saved up. There is absolutely no cleW
to the perpetrators Of the deed. The
neigaborhood people are greatly stirred
up, AID both city aud county officials
are using every efort to get trace Of
the murderels.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
DID NOT BESITATE
rha Truth Regarding General Lee
and the South.

The Charleston News ard Courier O!
Wednesday published The following let
ter from Gen. Wade Hanptoa and &C
dressed to the editor of that paper:
My Dear Sir: lu the News aud
Courier of November 10 is an spprecis
tive ,ribate 10 Gen Lee by Mr.. Raackel
Which | have read Si!b interest aud
pleasure, but tie writer has fallen into
sc error wh,ch | au able to correct on
the authority Of Gen. Lee him self.
Nr. Hanckel irtin:stes that Gen. Lee
felt embarrassed in determining the
course be would take when the war be-
tween the states took plsce, but in this
he is mistaken He Gil not hesitate q
moment s1d while like msny Of US who
fo!loseG him, he doubtless regretted the
var and doubted the wisdom of it, he
fel: that his duty demanded that be
should give his services to his native
state, and he never for moment re-
rreted that be bad followed the die
tates ef duty. He once ssic that duty
vas the subiimest WORD ia our language,
and # ever there vas man whose every
action was prompted by sense Of duly
he surely Was that man.
Some tine after tie close Of the
war had the pleasure OF spending sew
ersl days with TIE general at his home
in L xingt3n, and once while discuss
ing the war be said: I only did whs:
my duty demanded. l could have tax
en- no other course without dishouor,
and if was al to DO over should act
precisely as did.
1t was his in'ention to wri'e his
tory Of the war, but, unfortunately for
the Sou,h aud for the truth of history
death cuI short his work But he had
commenced the work, IL which he be
gan BY speakiog OF the differences Of
opinion as to the true construction Of
the constitution and how these oppos
ing views were soTo in the convention
OF 1887, and he then went on to say
that those differences in 1861 culmiDa
ted in blood. tut rot in treason. If
there was soy treason pertaining to the
war, it surely was ros on the part Of
Gen Lee or Of the soU:h.
Wade Hampton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Paper From Seed Cotton.

The Atlanta Journal Thursday after.
noon says that plans have been eonsu-
mated there for the erection Of ten
plants for the manufacture of cotton
seed hulls into paper Of different grades.
Robert Thomas Of New York, at pres
ent in that city, says that the scheme
is being backed by the National Saw
Company, with 5000, 900 capital and
that work will be begun in putting up
the plants in about thirty days. He
says he is also backed by the Standard
Oil Company. It is the intention to
have the factories scattered throughout
the cotton belt, and they will ez :end
from Texas to North Carolina. The
plants will rnn with capacity Of 125
to 200 tons each Per day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Hard on Roosevelt

The Columbia State says Gov.
Roose7elt's decision in the ice trust case
is no surprise. Mayor Van Wycks
answer made it clear that he could not
be removed on account Of his connec
ton with that corporation. The mayor
has done nothing criminal-though Te
are far from acquittiDg him Of blame.
But during the campaign Roosevelt re,
ferred to the mayor as violator Of the
law. All that time Roosevelt had the
mayors answer in his possession or il
his reach. The next vice president will
20 into Office with biackened reputa-
tim
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Killed. Injured.
Total
sTETEEs MISSISSIPPI

Adviccs received from the storm
swept sections of Mississippi, Arkansas
and Tennessee indicate that the loss OF
life and damage 20 property is far great
er than at first reported. .,
In Mississippi the greatest loss OF hfe
and damage to property occurred near
Tunics, Lula ard BinnaDdo. A report
By carrier from point l3 miles from
Tnnica says that the tornado's devas.
tstion was SO great that ii will take
weeks to calculate and repair 1t: Five
Negores lost their lives on the Hamlin
In Tunica the school house, church
and number of buildings wee totally
demolished. More than 90 Negroes are
missing ard it is feared that several y "a
Of them have perished. Cotton Is re-
ported badly damaged. -, :,
At fernando white man was ElIleo
and Negro fatally Injured by Tying
debris. Numerous sawnills, several
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Will Do No Harm

The Chicago Chronicle says money
is being subscribed in Massachusetts
to test the constitu,ionality Of the
election laws in Louisiana and North
Carolina by which, it is alleged, most
Of the negroes are d:sfranchised. and
ofoourss the Massachusetts, people have
right to spend their money that way
if they feel like it The incident will
Lot, however, tend to break the solid
South to any great extent. 1t is a
good rule in politics as in other things
to mind your own business
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
The Vote Declared

The State board of canVsssers met
Thursday in the Office Of the secretary
Of state. The members present were
Treasurer Zimmerman, who presided;
Secretary of State Cooper, Attorney
General Bellinger, Comptroller Cen
eral Derham and Anjutant General
Floyd. Mr.. Jesse T. Gnatt acted as
secretary.
The board met to declare the vote as
cast in the State and had not there
been two contests presented to and
heard by them the session would have
been of a routine character, for the
Official vote has already been tabulated
and given in full detail to the public
through The State.
The contests were from the first and
seventh congressional districts. In
the frat, W. W. Beckett, who opposed
Col. William Elliott and was defeated,
protested against the certificate Of
election being given Col. Elliott. In
the seventh A. D. Dantzler, colored,
made protest against DR.. Stokes be-
ing elected.
The grounds upon which these de-
feated Republican candidates made
their contest have already been pub
lished and the whole matter was gone
over again Thursday. Beckett was rep
resented by John D. Edwards, Negro
lawyer of Charleston, and Dsntzler had
as his attorney, Jacob Moorer, Negro
lawyer of Orangeburg. Congressman
Elliott was represented by Mr.. William
Elliott, Jr., and Congressman Stokes
had as his attorney MIR. B. q. Moss Of
Orangebu-g.
Both contests were dismissed as
there was nothing to sustain either Of
them, and the certificates Here awarded
to Congressman Elliott and Stokes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
No Wonder.

The Spartanburg Herald Gays:
abraham Lircoln's portrait in the
white house fell with crash few
night ago. It is no Woader. Prin
ciples of government which moved
Mr.. Lincoln have been trodden under
foot by latter day Republicans. If
Abraham Lincoln was alive today he
would most assuredly repudiate the
Republican party"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
The Kansas Way.

4 photographer Of Seneca, Kaa.,
recently took one of the most unique
groups that ever stood before camera.
In Ceptralla there is woman who IS
living with her second husband, ha7-
ing been divorced from her first. The
other day the divorced husband visited
the town snd called on his former wife
and her new partner. Seized BY an
i'm pulse, the woman proposed that all
three should have their pictures tahen
together. The husbands had no OBJ
jsctious and the group proceeded to
photographer, where a likeness was
taken, the woman standing between
the two men
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Damages Awarded.

4 dispatch frou Greenville to The
State, in speaking Of the court proceed
irgs, says the afternoon session Of We'd
nesday those Of Thursday and Friday
morning we're spent in the trisl Of the
case of Lula NJ. Davis VS.. the Southern
railway. This suit is brought against
the railway for $50, 600 damages on ac-
count of the alleged killing on the
track, Lear Westminster, in January,
OF the plaintiffs husband, Joseph D..
Davis. The jury rendered verdict in
favor Of Mrs. Davis, awarding her So
00e damages,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
MAZDA q Rad Traja.

The Atlantis Joucnalsays Cuba IS be-
coming mere aud more convinced that
she Jumped out of the frying pan into
the fire. But she hsd better try to
look pleasant about it; oae bad break
on her part is all ,hat the admlnistra-
ton wants to rectify that one made BY
President Mckinley in promising her
independence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Killed by q Fall,

a dispatch from Yorkville to The
State says about FIVE o'clock Friday
afternoon negro boy named Mcknight
was delivering packages on horseback
for w. E. Ferguson, grocer. The
horse ran of and threw the boy, near
one of the colored churches, and drsg-
ged him about 100 yards, when the
saddle girth broke, leaving the boy near
the residence of MIR. j. B. Pegram.
When the parties reached the boy he
was dead. He was aged about 10 or IL
cars.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28

~o,i6enccs aid hundreds Of Negro cab
IT, we're blown away.
TIE storm overwhelmed the town Of
A,kahucle, Miss, about 5 o'clock in
he afternoon ani in few minutes
nearly every building vas demolished
Nanr of the ;cfims were pinned under
he sre:kage and were sx'ricated with
ur. diGculty The tornado passed
10 II E northeast ap3 caused much dam
s.c through tie couotry districts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
STATE OFFICERS.

The vote for State officers fell be-
hind that for presidential electors: In
Aiken county there were Is votes re-
corded against Gov. McSweeney and %
against j H. Tillman, lieutenant-goy-
ernor-elect. Ia Newberry there was
one vote against Mr.. Tillmsn.
6o ia cto
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
Cotton Picking Record.

In cotton picking contest at Go,d
Hope, Ca, Wednesday Warner 5. bale
gathered 723 pounds Of the staple. bls
friends claim be has established .
lecorG.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28

is as follows:
R. D. Lee, 1928; B. H. Moss, A.
1856; NJ. W. Simmons, A, ,l99; W. W.
Williams, 47, 7,199; Cole L Blease, IL
233; W. Mob. Sloan, 47,23l; W. P.
Pollock. Al, 1893; NJ 8. Cantey, Al, 1919;
D. H. Behre, 1882
W. D. Crum, 8, 525; L. ". G. B'a-
lock, 8 579; George Holmes. 3,579; T.
A. Odom, 8, ,579; Jas. ". Talbert, g.,
579; Il. J. FELTON,, 8 579; R. ?. Roberts,
3,528; NJ. K Holloway, 3,529; 6. W.
Murray, 3, 3,521.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
THE AMENDMENT.

The vote on the proposed constisu-
tional amendment So to thu limitation
upon the taxation of Columbia, George
town, Rock Hill, Charleston and For
ence is as follows, by counties:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
THE EXACT FIGURES
Population Of South Carolina by
Counties.
AN ADMIRABLE SHOWING.
An increase of Little Over
Six:sen Per Cent. in
Ten Years, Which
is Good.

The population Of South Carolina, IS
omcisllY announced Friday by the CEN
sus bureau, is $40, ,3l6, against ,l5l,-
l49 IN 1890. This is an Increase since
1890 Of lo9, l67. OF l6 per cent. The
population in 1880 was 995, ,577. show
ing an increase Of l55 572, OF 1875 per
cent. from 1880 to 1890.
The population by towns will not be
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-28
CONGRESSIONAL
illiam ". W,

The vote for representatives. in con-
eress is as folloRs:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-07
Nav Be Disappo;nted,

The Aberdeen News predicts that
when the census figures of South
Dakota are given out there will be
great disappointment in the princi-
pal cities of the state. It places the
total population of Sioux Falls at
below 1000, which gives an in
crease for 10 years Of only 10 per
cent. Lead it gives as the second
city in the state with an increase Of
IS to Is per cent The next largest
per cent Of increase is credited to
Aberdeen, where it Is placed at Is
per cent. Next in ratio is Water
town, with increase Of 20 per cent.
The ranking cities, according to
population, is given as Sioux Falls,
Lead, Deadwood, Aberdeen, Yank.
ton, Watertown. The paper con.
cedes the possibility that Yanktor
may exceed Aberdeen by . very few
but declares that neither will +;
very far from 4 200. The pape,
quotes these figures Of the result 0
careful computations made from al
investigation pursued for som,
time, several sources Of information
being utilized.
i Z : i
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-07
"Full Dinner Pals at Fall River.
Prosperity Boom on the Wane.

Prosperity Boom on the Wane.
Washington, D. c., Sept. IA
leader Of organized labor, who call
ed at democratic headquarters this
afternoon said:
SIT looks as If the bottom is about
to fall out Of this prosperity boom.
There is great strike threatened
by the anthracite coal miners be-
cause their wages have been reduced
and the coat of their food, clothing,
powder and other supplies has been
increased. There is another deep
cut in the wages Of $4,000 cotton
mill operatives in Massachusetts.
Many cotton mills in that state are
running on short time. The silk
mills in New Jersey after being
hampered for years by protective
tariff are in a deplorable condition.
one Of the biggest firms in the state
having recently taken advantage Of
the bankrupt law. There is a'sc
threatened stagna:ion in the metal
industries.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-07
Fruit For Sale,

Beginning about July 25th I will
have for sale at my nursery con.
siderable quantity, of crabs and ap.
pies. Some-are specked by hail and
viii be sold very cheap. Selected
fruit, uninjured, will be on sale q,
the same time. Prices reasonable
G. THoxsoN.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-07
REPUBLICANS LOSE INDIANA.
Their Own Poll Shows That the
State Il Democrat. BY IL, 1000,

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. lit
developed at Republican state head
quarters today that their poll, just
completed, shows Indiana to be
Democratic by $4,000 majority.
This revelation threw the Repub-
lican leaders into state Of frenzy
and CONSERVATION. Chairman
Hernly secretly issued a call for a
meeting Of the state executive COM
mittee. To the members of the
committee Hernly said that at the
present time the state is in the
hands Of the Democrats, and it will
take heroic effort for the Republi-
cans to get it back before election.
Po.l-books were carefully gone
over, and the members of the COM
mittees themselves verified the re-
port that the state is Democratic by
5000 majority.
State candidates were informed Of
the situation and were urged to
make q canvass of the state and as
sist in making more thorough or
ganization. Col. Durbin, Republi-
can candidate for governor, who
had been looking after the organiza-
tion in his own part of the state,
will shift the scene OF his opera
tions.
The republican poll shows that
the greatest change from the Repub-
lican to the Democratic column is in
the counties comprising the gas
belt. This is due to the operation
of the trusts in that section of the
state.
"Full Dinner Pails" at Fail River.
Fall River, Mss, Sept. IAN
agreements is being circulated among
manufacturers in this city calling
for reduction in wages of IL. 1-9
per cent, tn take effect September
II, affecting all Fall River opera
tives. The signatures of mill agents
representing about 1000, 900 spin
dies, or one-third Of the corporations
of the city, have already been OBJ.
tained.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-04-27

ing to examine few of the figures for the
counties Immediately surrounding Shia.
wassse and perhaps one or two others which
may offer some marked and instructive con-
trast with those of our own. From the
table below 1t will be seen that the per-
centage of the actual value of Shiawassee
real estate on the rolls is 1873. The per-
centage for the counties i'm mmediately sur
rounding us are as follows: Saginaw, 66. 49,;
Tuscola, 52.71; Genesee, 1859; Livingston,
SQ.36; Ingham, $3.50; Clinton, 51.66. Shia-
wassee has thus according to these figures
been assessed lower than any of these neigh
bors of hers, except TuscOlo and Clinton
In the whole state there are thirty nine
counties which have been assessed lower
still than Shiawassee and some of these
have figures attached to them which make
most interesting reading. Wayne county
will probably be disappointment to some
as 1t appears with percentage OF 64.63,
but II jump be taken from Wayne over to
Kent we find another story with a percent
age of but $500. Luce, Presque Isle,
Montmorency, Mackinac, Lake, Iron, and
Delta are in nearly the same class as Kent
so far as the percentage shows, tho all are
lower than Kent and then comes a rapid
tumble. Osceola, 1871, Keweenaw, 1925;
Houghton, S.27; OntonagoD, 7.31, the latter
the rich iron aud copper counties. Hills
dale has the highest perce ntage of its valua
ton of any of the counties of the state on
its rolls, S4.49.
The percentage assessed in the cities
varies quite as widely of that as the counties
at large. The lowest assessment is credited
to Gladstone, 81 81. Saginaw, in our own
congressional district and a near neighbor,
heads the whole list with 96.41 per cent of
the actual price of its real estate on the rolls
Detroit has 6s.97 per cent, Grand Rapids
but $500 per cent. while some of our nearer
neighbors have the following records: Flint,
70. 35; Howell including the whole town
ship by that name, 77.67; Lansing, 59.32;
st. Johns, including the whole Of Bingham
township i'm which the village is situated,
1851; COrunna, 44.78; Owosso, 42.66, the
latter figure perhaps explaining to some ex-
tent the reason why taxes have been so
high nominally In this city. There are
nearly fifty cases In the whole state where
the assessed valuation has exceeded the
price at which the property was sold during
the year and these were nearly all In the
smaller villages. The tables for Shiawassee
county are as follows: