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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Phosphates and Fertilizers.

A writer in the French paper l. En-.
grais, recently said, commenting on the
Paris Exposition, and especially the
American exhibit at this E1positiop:
The American exhibition in the gall
lery of mines is in all pointsremarkable,
and complete specimens of all the
phospbates exploited in the United
States were expected, but the dlsap-
polntment was great. There was moth
ing, or nearly nothing, bearing oa the
varlo is phosphate explorations in
Florida, Carolina and Tennessee. Oae
of the finest productions Of America
was found completely ignored" 1t is
easy to see the cause of this neglect,
in the fac. that the Southern States as
a whole, took very little interest in the
Paris Exposition, and thus failed to
present to the world one Of the largest
industries of that part Of the Uulted
States, and one which furnishes the
chief source of wealth to the citizens
of certain of the more important States
of the South. This is a feature in which
however, it is safe to say, The South
Carolina Inter State and West Indian
Exposition will surpsss any that has
ever been held in this or any other
couatry. It would be strange if this
shculd not be the case, seeing that this
Exposition will be held at Charleston,
the largest manufacturing centre Of
O. mmercial fertilzers in the world,
which is surrounded by regions which
contain som, of the richest beds OF
phosphate deposits which hsye been
discovered in this country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
A Severe Storm.

The heavy gale which swept the New
England coast last week created havoc
among the large number Of schooner1
caught Of the north shore Of Boston
and the beaches Of New Hampshire and
southeastern Maine. More than dos
en- schooners were wrecked, large
number of others were damssed and
several narrowly escaped being dashed
to pieces. Serious loss Of life reported
up to early this afternoon were in the
wreck of the Gloucester fishing schoon-
er Mary A. Brown, which was wrecked
off Hampton Beach, n H., whose crew
Of seven men perished. At 3 a. N:
life savers discovered parts Of vessel
coming ashore. A patrol of the shore
was then begun. Shortly after3a1d
the body of a sailor was picked up and
much Treckage washed in. The Brown
vas q two. uasted vessel Of Is tons
cross. She was built at Bath, Me-, in
1876. A schooner was reported On
Scarboro beach at noon. The storm
moved northwesterly. Severe gales
swept over Nova Scotia and New Found
lend,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Tillman Scores One.

To Senator Tillman belongs the
credit OF Obtaining the passage Of the
first bill Of the section in the Senate.
1t Was the bill making an appropriation
for the Charleston Exposition. Just
before the ship subsidy bill vas called
up Senator TlI!man Was observed cir
cu!ating freely around the chamber
converting earnestly with certain re-
publican senator's who might have been
inclined to interpose an objection to
the immediate passage OF the bill:
He returned to his desk with snile OF
satisfaction on his face and presented
the bill for immediate consideration,
He briefly explained the provisions Of
the bill and the object 10 be obtained.
bis explanation was entirely satisfac-
tory, 30 that the measure passed with
out dissenting vote. The bill ap-
propriatss s25o,sse fer the eSassitien.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Burned to Death.

Wednesday Pat E. Balm, ex.consta-
bic, and highly respected citizen of the
Garland precinct, Dallas county, Texas,
was burned to death in John Chapman 5
saloon. According to his dying state
ment he was drugged, robbed and then
set aire. His clothes were saturated
with four ounces Of turpsntine
and then ignited with s match.
His body was burned to a crisp before
the fire could be put out by those who
discovered him. His eyes were de-
stroyed by the aames and there was
a sound piece Of skin on his body. He
died at PArkland Hospital two hours
after being taken there. John Chap
man and Z D. Faulkner, Chapman 5
bartender, were arrested charged with
the murder, and three other men are
being looked for. A body of armed men
without masks, said to be farmers, call
ed at the county jail and demanded to
be given the custody Of the men charg'
ed with Bains murder. They declared
it to be their intention to burn them
ss Baine had been burned. Jailer
Ovens met the men at the barred Jail
door, which vas looked. He told their
leader it would be useless for them to
take further proceedings as the prision
ers had been taken from his custody
early in the night aud conveyed to the
j Ill at FortRorth az matter of precau-
ton for their safety. The men de-
parted, but there are fears that they
may return tonight. No one believe
the men haye been removed. Sheriff
johnson and his Deputies are far in
the country districts looking for sus-
poets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Rich Bag Picker.

An inventory Of the estate Of Sarah
Z. Gardner, an eccentric old woman
who died last spring, was filed in the
probate court st Newport, R. l., Wed
nes4ay. Miss Gardner, who lived to be
more than seventy claimed to be a di
rect defendant of the fsnous Commo
dore Perry. For years she lived ia q
vretcned hovel in the most sqaalid SEQ
ton Of the city. She lef. will, hoT-
ever, naming Lewis L. Simmons e1ecu
tor. without bonds and With the stipula-
tion that he need not make 81 invsn-
tory to the courts, but that after all her
debts snd funeral expenses were paid, !,
he was to turn over to she Rhode lslssd
Society for the Prevention Of Ciuelsy
to Animals the residue Of the estate.
This is now found to be $50, 900. Fol
wears Miss Gardner had devoted her
life to rummaging in ash barrels. When
her home was searched piles Of rubbish
were found, besides expensive silk gar.
meRts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
VERDICT AGAINST DR KILGO.
Rev. T. J. Gattis Wins His Suit for
SANDER.

Adispstch from Raleigh, N. c., says
noted legal contest in THAI State
came to close Saturday when the jury
awarded to the Rev. f. j. Gas,is, .
Methodist minister, $4,000 as dam
ages in his libel auiI against tho R3y.
Dr' John e. K!lso, president of Fri
nifty collefe; B. N. Duke the million
alse to 9aceo manufacturer cf the AMIR
lean Tobacco company, aad W. Il.
Odsll, wealthy cotton m.aussc.rsr.
The last t:Eo arc trustees of Trinity col
lege, which IS the Methodist in.:itu-
tioR fer young men IL Norsh Carolina
Il is the r.aitbiess endowed Institution
in the South AJsn;io Ststes, havias
received benefse.:os to tie amount cf
$500, 000 from tie Dascs
Mr. G.esis used for $4,000 dam
ages. The suit was based oo a speech
made BY President k.tgy, il Whlch ne
said Sir. Gat:is vas hasS slider, =
h.pocrite asd that he r,isiled gossip
over the coueter. Massss. Dase szd
Oiell were made parties 20 the sui: By
reason Of the fac: that as trustees Of
tie c1liege they 7ossd to have Published
Dr.. KHgo's speech. The suls involved
the leaders OF the Methodist ohu;ch
in North Carolina. II arose out of q
controversy between Dr.. Kilso and
Justice Walter Clark Of she North Caro-
lima supreme court.
Judge Clark, who vas a trustee of
Trinity, charged that Dr.. Kilgo had
the reputation IN North Carolioa Of be.
iEg a 9lrepu!ier aud manipulation Of
the ward poIltician typo. &c demand
ed his removal and when the charges
were heard before the trastees, Mr..
Gattis gave testimony against DR.. Kilgo.
lnreplyiog to them, Dr.. KLgo denounc.
ed Mr.. Gsstis. and the trustees, after
generating Dr.. Klgo Of charges,
decided to publish ali the proceedings,
which Included the presidents speech.
Almost the entire church was arrayed
against Mr.. Gastis al the meeting Of
the conference. DR. Kilgo was made
the hero Of the occasion. Bishop Dun
can OF South Carolina was witness IN
the case at the recent trial and af-
fldavis were read from e1 Gov. E!lerbe
aud Uaised States Sanator McLauria
Of South Carolina, who testified to Df.
Kllgo's high character.
Tne trial was in progress ten days
aud Twelve Of the ablast lawyers in the
State addressed the jury. Governor
elect Aycock appeared for the defence,
concluding the argument. Tha vcrslct
vas surprise. AS Oxford, where the
case was tried, there is great prejudice
against the American Tobacco com
pany. The case is appealed to the su
prem court, of which Judge Clark, one
of the central figures in the trial, is a
member. Judge Clark will not sit on
the case when It reaches that court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Could Not Resist,

After having served for twenty three
years the firm Of Frank aud Do0ols, OF
Nsa York, whose employ ne entered
as errand boy, and after having been
advanced until he had full chsrge OF
the cfice as manager, William N. Gates
it is asserted, confessed that he lad
long been ro0biDg his employers and
vas involved in ruin. The full amount
Of his alleged stealing is not known,
bnt it is believed he has taken $50, 600,
nerhsps moro. he is nov fugitive
through tho courtsey Of the men he 10
said to have robbed, who were reluct-
ant to see him imprisoned, and who Of
fered him the opportunity to escape.
Expert accountants are eudea7orlng to
straighten out the tangle which Gates
books for the last seven years seem to
show. Meantime the amount Of the
alleged defalcasion increases, though
it cannot by any possibility reach to-
tai which will embarrass Frank & d.
bois.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Wireless Messages.

Consul Roose7elt, of Brussels. re
ports to the state department. that a
station has been established at La
Panne, Belgium, for the exchange Of
wireless telegraphic messages between
Belgium and England. LIS Panne was
selected on account Of its being the
point Of Belgium littoral nearest the
English coast and a mast of the Mar
conf system 13O feet high was erected
there. The Dover Ostend mail boat
Princess Clementine was fitted up with
temporary apparatus for use in exper-
mental trials. Al additional mast vas
affixed about 60 feet. From that ex-
tremity the telegraphic waves are pro:
jscted towards each coast: A special
room has been fitted up on the steamer
for the instruments and from that room
the cable is carried to the top of the
extended topmast. It is confidently
expected to maintain communication
between ship and shore for at least 50
miles, which is about half way across.
With stations at L. Panne and Dover
those on board the vessel will be able
to keep in touch with the land during
the entire trip across. Recent expor-
iments showed that replies arrived With
the same regularity and oelerlty as Or
dinary kilograms. When about ~
miles from O5tend the captain vas
about to telegraph the stsuoa master
at Ostend the probable hour Of his ar
rival. Various telegrams were sent
from the vessels to Offend, Brussels,
Dover and London, and the reception
of each message was acknowledged
promptly. subsequently, the consul
adds, message was sent from the yes
sci to the station at Dover court, Is
sex, distance Of nearly 80 miles, in
cluding.mauy miles Of cliffs and seas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Z YOUNG EIGHWAYM8N.
he Will Stay in the Psniteoiary Five
Years

Charleston recently sent batch oi
thirty crimioals to the penitenitsry
Amopg the member is a ten year oic
boy, who gets Eve years for snstcbiug a
pocket book from lady. Here is sc
account Of the youthFul criminal as
Civ, By the News sud Courier:
Photographs Of The most notcriou:
members of the penitentisry delegation
we're taken from the police Saturday
afternooa. When the photographer
went to the jail the prisoners hailed
MS s,ri7al vish more or less pleasure.
They al seemed glad to learn that pic
,ures OF the bad nigsers' wou.d be
preserved. The boy Singleton, the
youog highway robber, WAS the proud
est negro in the buoch. He was so de
iishtee over the thought Of having his
photograph preserved in the police
arcalves that he brushed himself up
snd did the best he knew how in the
way Of looking pleasant. Before his
sitting he asked for pocketbook.
This created surprise, but the boy SAID
he wanted to pin it on his breast, so it
would show 10 the picture. 1 is er
highway -o5ner he SAID hehiad smiles
an as is goin up for stealth a pocke,
BOOK wants to hab ons oh dem ting
ar me brsa-t. The lug>e 1as pin
ed ou the boy shirt, where it would be
seen, End he stood up With his best eE
pr. ssion. while the photographer press
ed the button. The pictures Of the
other criminals were desired By the po
lice, aud these will be preserved soE fu
ture reference.
Mu,h comment is being made as to
this case, ard it is likely that some
good people will undertake to secure a
pardon and seud the boy where his
character may be formed A writer il
the News aud Courier says: The
case OF the Singleton boy has attracted
great deal of attraction. He was with
another boy in King street one after
noon when a young lady passed BY
Sne was wearing purse suspended
srnu her belt, and i contained about
S65. The boy follosed her until he
saw good opening, and without word
he ran up close and sDstcbed the wal
let. z crowd had him cornered in
Wentworth street few minutes later,
but the purse was not found. At the
trlsl the boy said he took the money,
but gave IL 70 another boz when he sa "
the crowd following hiu. While the
boy is young in years, he is Old In ez
perience and time, and he is believed
to have been the leader Of young rob
Der band which had been operating
quietly for some time His stay II
Colunbis, however, will help to de
velop his body, although it is doubtfn
if it will improve his mind or his NOR
ais"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Six Hundred Million q Year,

The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
sent to Congress the annual estimates
Of the expenses Of the Government fol
the coming year. They aggregate s62s,
74l, 762. This is a slight decrease
from the total estimates Of last year.
The appropriations for the present
year are 1886 s55 362 The estimates
cover every branch Of Government
service and by department are as fol-
lows:
Legislative, $40, ,s5s,7oo; executive,
1888 400; States department., 81 10,
l4s; treasury department, Sl59,S69
1876; var department., SITS 6oS 34o;
navy departm sns, s85 9l3, ,24S; interior
department, $40, 799 7O5; postofioe de-
partment, s6 295 ST; department OF
agriculture. 81, 669, ,U50; department Of
labor, SIT, 1856; department of justice,
Sc. 993 10
Tne details of the war and navy esti-
mates, including rivers and harbor5,
have been published.
The public building estimates include
Baltimore, Md, custom house 5000 QUO,
New York custom house $500, 900,
Tsmra, Fla, Court House, postofice
and custom house sl00, 0O0, marine hos,
pital at Honolulu $2OO, 900.
The total for rivers and harbors, iu-
cludins continuing contracts, ID s3S, :
8S1, ,3l7.
The total for pensions is sl44 OOO,,
OOO for fees and examinations s1D,
900, and fo1 pension agencies $545 23O
New consuls are estimated Tor as fol-
lows: Nuch~ang and Hangchow S. 900
each, Port L'mon, Costa Rica, 81 O0o;
Moscow, $1,000; Mansanlllo, Cuba,
81 500.
gor Indian affairs s9,250, 57l.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12

amount Sr"ater than the Jolns military
rxpen> es e these two armed rivals,
| France sDd Germany.
In couclusion Mr.. McCsll pleaded
that in dealing with the Philippines we
pursue American p-ecedents, and said:
"rhe time has come when we caa
frankly declare cur purposes. Let Us
give these people those assurances
which our history inspired. Let us tell
,hcm that we sill aid them for one year
OF for i've. if need be, in setting up a
Government Ct their oSn, symbol:zHd
by their osp dae, aud we viii lesvo
vi h them al shs- is most glorious in
the meaning CT our 4sg-iberty, iu
denenGeace ao5 self sove7nmsnt.
When Mr. McCall flashed the Demo
cca's applauded him vigorously.
Mr.. Cox. OF Tennessee, member Of
The military committee, spoke sgalost
the general principle Of increasing the
size Of the permanent army.
Mr.. Huh Geo!arcd that Mr.. MoOa!l
had uis.pp-a;eudee the purpose>of :ho
nil &c p.tSlG-Rt unCer me ESa's
of Paris mcst assert the sovereignty Of
ne United States over the Philippine
Lands The people oe the Uoi!ed
States must decide how low our au! lori-
ty there shall exist. Personally he
bell: v4d tha; cur sovereignty ever the
Philippines wcnld coG!iaus as long as
n, ReDuh!io arSu-e6
Honestly, now" asked Mr. vii
lisms, Independently of tie Philip
pine question, 60 you NOT want a per-
msnens army of $4,000 men for other
purposes?"
No, most euphatlcai]y nc" an
swered Mr. Hull
G-ueral debate was then oIesed aud
the bi! was read for amendment under
the 67e minute rule.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
4 NEW CONGRESSMAN
Who Came Very Near Being Hung
During the Civil War

Among the seven new members of
the house of representatives is man
who was cnce sentenced to be hanged
the hero Of one Of the most exciting
episodes Of the civil war. 10 1853 a
young confederate from Alabama named
William Richardson vas captured by
the federal force in Tennessee aud
taken 10 prisoners camp in Indiana
He made his escape and got back to
Nashville, where he had relatives who
symrath;zed with the Southern cause
and vho arranged for him to 60 through
the Uaicn lines with confederate
spy knosn IS "Mr. Paul" The pair
were captured By Gea. Crittenden' 5
forces, taken to MS headquarter at
Murfreesboro. and. after trial before a
dIun-head courtnartial, were SEN
fenced to ignoninlous death by hang
ing, which is the fate Of spies, who, un-
der the rules of warfare, do not deserve
honorable death by shooting.
IN some manner the news was
brought to Gen. Forrest forty seven
miles sRay-thas one Ct the most vaI
liable men in the secret service of the
Confcderacy was about to be hanged by
Gen. Cristeoden, and an hour or teo
before Daylight oa the morning ap-
pointed for the e1ecc;ion Fosrest sur
pv;ssd C1i'teodeDs fp.,os, dem ,caiising
then, killing good msny aud taking
lsrse nambsr of prisoners. D1sing
the fight MIR. Paul and you1g Rich
ardson managed to escape After the
war the latter returned to Alabama,
studied law with his fsther, who was an
eminent member of the bar Of tha,
state, and now comes to congress as
the successor OF Gen. Joe Wheeler. -
Chicago Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Gen Easan Restored.

Brigadier General Egan, commisssary
general. was Thursday restored to du y
BY the Presidents and was at once plac
ed on the retired list. The order issued
by the President RENTED the un-
expired portion of his sentence and re
stored him to duty. This order was
immediately followed by one issued by
Gen. Miles annou acing that Eagaa had
been PLACID on the retired list on his
application, after thirty years of ser
vice. Col. John F. Weston who has
been acting as commiDsary general since
Egsn was suspended, will be promoted
to the full rsuk Of the ohce.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Chinese Cruelty.

Walter Kennedy, contractor and ez:
pert engineer who has tdst returned
from completing some big contracts IN
China said he ss1 twenty six Cinnamon
beh eaded for no reason other than that
they were il his employ. During the
time he was erecting extensive ma
chinery he was practically prisoner
and did not know what moment he
would be taken from his work and exc
euted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12

An explosion Of dynamite Wednes-
day at the mines at San Andres dc La
Sierra Mexico, killed and Houddeo
many miners. At the latest acVlces
II dead bodies had been recovered.
Fifteen il jared pefsons, some OF Thom
will die, were taken from the WTcckaSe,
and the ruins are thought to contain
other victims. Nine cases OF oynanl1e
blew 40 the power house with an sp'
paliipg roar, shaking the country for
miles around.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12

An engine on the Grand Trunk rail
road near lnglewood Jaocsion Oat.,
Wednesday, crashed into hand car on
which were five section men going to
their work. All were killed Instantly.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08
A Horse Banquet.

Horses were the sole guests at a re-
cent dinner given by a company Of
English men and women who Journey
ed from London into the country for
the sole purpose of entertaining their
four footed dependents.
The scene of the banquet was the
Home of Rest For Horses, Friar's
Place farm, Acton.
The menu included chopped apples
and carrots and slices of white and
brown bread mixed with few hand
fuls of loaf sugar.
There are 43 horses at the home-23
of them in the "old favorite'' or pen
sioner" class-and two donkeys- The
most famous inmate is Bones, an old
charger of the Horse guards. who sur
vived the battle of Tel-el-Kebir and
was afterward bought by Dorothy
Hardy. the artist, who used him as a
model He has been in the home six
years.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08
The Owl md the Kntydid.

Still was the night. and the woods were still.
Sing heigh. sing no. my boneyl
When the owl and the katydid chatted away
In fashion quaint and funny.
Sing heigh. sing no. my honey,
Said the owl. 81 called on the moon this eve;"
Sing heigh, sing no. my honeyi
Bet a voice from below chirped. ''katydid too.
Now. that was exceedingly funny;
Sing heigh. sing no. my honeyi
'T sung to the moon,' said the owl in glee;
Sing boot, sing boot. my honeyi
But the other said. ''Katydid. katydid. too"
Sing heiGh, sing ho. sing katydid!
Sing heigh. sing no. my hOneyi
Then all again in the woods was still,
Sing heigh. sing no. my honey,
AM the moon peeped over the eastern hill;
Now, isn't my story funny?
Sing hcigh. sing no, my honey!
james l. PeQuignot.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08
THE STORY OF
THE MAGIC BUGLE

Two brothers dwelt together in Den
mark in that PARKWAY time over which
the mystic veil of myth and romance
hangs. They were all alone in the
world. and all that they inherited was
the little hut in which they lived, and
this contained nothing more than n
few old chairs, n table and an old carv-
ed chest.
1t was certainly n poor fortune that
had been left them. but one was good
hearted and kind, and so he did not
complain. But the elder of the two
said:
ut is not enough for two to live on.
What think you. brother?
I'VE might take our chance and cast
lots" the younger replied.
"'That were indeed foolishi "ince 1
am the elder. it belongs by right to me.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08
Key to the Puxxler.

No. 22O.-Word Squares: 1. 1. Scarfs.
2. Camera. 3. Amused. 4. Rested. 3
Freeze. 6. Sadden. II. 1. Stress: 2.
Trench. 3. Rector 4. Entire. 8. Scor-
ed. g. Shreds.
No. 221.-Transposal: Sun-dry.
No. ODD. - Famous Persons: Train,
Beecher. Hale. Longfellow. Rockefeller,
Whittier. Lowell, Edison. Tennyson,
Holmes, Warner, Twain.
No. 223-Arithmetical Puzzles: 1. 60.
2. Is and %.
No. 224.-Metagram: 1. Frown. 2.
Crown. 3. Brown.
No. 225.-Pictorial Enigma: Dickens.
1. Dog. >. Bird. 3. Can. 4. King. 8.
Skillet. q. Nose. Z. Strawberry. 8.
Nicholas. 8. Nickleby-
No. 226.-Double Acrostic: Primals,
Longfellow: finals, a great poet. Cross
words: l. Lava. ,. Oreg(on). 3. Near.
4. Gone. ). Flea. e. East. z Lamp. s.
Loco. .. Oboe. 10. Wart.
No. 227.-Geographical Names: 1. Nice
2. Utica. 3. Nile. 4. China.