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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
A Fatal Duel.

C.L Po~ell and J. s. Cverstreat,
two prominent naval stores msnufac-
turer5, slot snd killed each other in 8
fsce to-faoe duel sbout 10 80 o'clock
Wednesday. OGorstrset vent to
Po8ell's still, nine miles west Of olso,
Fla to see about some haads. The
two man had some words and both drew
their guns and commenced firing, from
what fa:ss are st present obsa;2abls,
both men enptied thoic guns, without
doing any .nage, Powell then went
into the house and came out with
rifle. Both fred together an1 both
fe.i. O7erstrset was shot il the fore
head s1d Powell just be!oH the heart:
Overstreet vas killed instasly snd
Powell only fingered for al hou2.
Powell was one Of the largest operators
and o1nezs Of turrsntine lands in
Florida.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Information Wanted.

Tho comptroller general Thursday
received letter the contents Of which
arc given IN the hope that some one
coavsrssnt with the facts may see it
and write the lady. The writer Of the
letter is Mrs. Fanny Z Hutchinson, Of
BAtes7;lle, Independence county, Ar.
ka2sss, sad says: II want to know Of
Of tie disposition Of the estate Of
JACK Or John .Pr;!ohard, the estate
left hy him when he cams Test. To
tie best Of my recollection it YES and
is situated ID Piekeas district. L you
can give me any information [ will be
very thankful. I sm the only living
child and when John Pritchard cied [
never received my part Of rich estate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18

TIE Republican plan is said
TO be to admit New Mexico and
Oklahoma as states, not be-
cause either has population
enough to entitle it to one re-
preventative, but because the
admission Of both would doubt
less add four more to their ma
fority in the senate. The popula-
tion Of New Mexico is l53, ,o93;
Of Oklahoma 81, ,S34, and the
ratio Of representation in con-
gress IS 173,90l.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Jack Not Always Victim.

4 shipping master named Mlllet put
q sailor aboard the British freight
steamship Beltor, just before she left
her Brooklyn pier for Fernandina.
Millet had received an advance note
from the agents Of the ship for SIS,
the amount Of the sailors wages for
one month. The note was payable
after the ship sailed, provided, OF
course, that the sailor should be
aboard. Feeling sure Of his man, Mil
let paid him $12, his share Of the ad-
vance money. The other Sc represent
Ing Jacks expenses for board AMI other
things, the shipping master retained.
Jacks baggage was put aboard and
be appeared to be ready for the Toy-
age. A moment after he got the
money, however, he climbed over the
ships side and went running up the
pier. Millet saw him and started after
him. After leaving the pier Jack ran
into a saloon. Millet came in painting
and saw Jack standing placidly up
against the bar drinking a schooner Of
beer. A throng of longshoremen were
doing likewise at Jacks expense. Mil
let said: "Come, man, hurry with your
drink: the ship is going to pull out IN
moment
Jack stared hard at Millet, and said:
"What ship are you talking about"
Millet asked Jack to quit foolinG and
come along. Jack looked indignant,
declared that he was an honest British
sailor. and had nc recollection Of hav-
inc seen the shipping master before.
Then he grew warm and said he sus-
pected that Millet intended to "shang-
hai''. him, but with the help OF the
honest laboring men present he hoped
to prevent any such high-handed pro
ceedine. The longshoremen growled
approvingly Of Jacks sentiment. Mil
let began to get nervous. Jack invited
the bartender to fill 'em up again for
all hands. NIillet saw there was not
much hope Of getting Jack to return
to the ship. so appealed to him to at
least give back the S12. Jack said that
inasmrch as he had never seen the
shipping master before, he did not see
how it was possible for him to have
any Of the shipping masters money.
The lon@shoremen growled again in
chorus and moved toward the shipping
master. who got out in hurry. The
honest sailor was still setting 'em up
several hours later, and the longShore-
men were swearing that they would
see that nobody interferred with his
rights.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18

NoH the ship c9n1es around the great
hesdlapd. Soo7 she will strike the
wAsre aad we will go aboard her. Tears
Il ships going out. Laughter for ships
cnni7g in. Now s;1s :.rcaes the wharf
G'h-o 81 oct the Tl2r;ss Block not up
TIA: ssnyway with au:r rscing long lost
;:ieaJs, fer you will aav. eternity Of re.
raioa, Stand hsok Sc: give way u2til
Other millions coma aboard her. Fare-
vel! to sinl F yell to struggle! F are
eeli to sickness! Farewell to death !
II assed a-a oil they who enter in
through tbs ea.ea ;n!o tie city"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Ar The SHoW.
What Was Heard During Most AG,
sorbinq Scene.

Macauley's Theatre was 50 crowded
the last night Of the Julia Arthur en-
gagement that there was no room for
the Fool Killer who came late. down
in the parquet was couple IN need OF
his services. They had been engaged
probably tTenty hours, and within nEe
minutes everybody in their TiclnIy
knew It. TWO young men who think
Miss Arthur the greatest as well as
the most beautiful English-speasing
actress were in front Of the loving pair.
Trouble started with the second ac1'
when Miss Arthur swept on the stage
gowned in her Cleopatra costume, q
vision Of perfect loneliness. The au-
dience gasped its admiration and the
only male creature that had been en-
gagged since Eden whispered to the cot
ton-locked damsel beside him: ''That's
Just as you looked last night ETanse-
line"
Then followed the scene when jose
phine, with all the seductive power Of
her voice, her beauty, her love and her
womanliness, coaxes the sulky Napo-
Aon. from his room. The house was
scarcely breathing. The two young
worshippers were living on Miss AZ
thurs pleading. The voice Of the girl,
who had bitten off more love than she
acald digest secretly. rasped them to
sa:th again.
"Henry," she grated, that's just as
begged you after We Quarreled to
night"
Again came comparative peace until
Napoleon began to urge the divorce.
Josephine sinks on sofa overcome.
Her husband offers her water. She
shrinks from him. "That water Is
poisoned, Junot. Drink thunders the
emperor, and Junet drains the glass.
Would you dc that, Evanseline,
grunted Henry, turning calf's eyes on
her.
"I'd do It If loved him. I'd drink
poison for you, Henry" she whimper'
ed, seltinentslly.
That was past all patience. One Or
the men whtrled in his seat.
"Fer heavens sake, young woman.
drink It, and drink it quick" be said.
The voice from the stage was heard
alone after charlottesville Courier
Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
OutlanGish.

The tramp entered the private Of
fee Of q South Water street cheese
merchant.
"Bess," began the knight Of the tig.
can tribe, Use g Beer, an I wants
yer to help me to land in South AZ.
RIGA"
"rll help you to land On the out.
side!" blurted the busy cheese mer.
chant.
Den, boss, I'll be an outlander."
And the tourist vanished before the
bombardnent Of ripe cheese.-Chi.
cago News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
The Farewell.

Goodbye" said the pale. determin-
ed man, as his wife lung her arms
wildly about his aeck, and gave way
to food Of weeping.
'Do not go ints unnecessary dam
GER" she cried. 81 know you viii be
brave and return with hopors."
And he was gone. he was not OF
50 the war. No; he was baseball
umpire, and he was leaving home for
the opening game. - Philadelphia
North American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Tit for Tat.

The resolution of Mr.. Moody,
of Massachusetts,, fora congress
sional investigation of the right
of Louisiana members of con-
gress to hold their seats, Friday
drew a rejoinder Representative
Fleming Of Georgia, who pre-
sented a resolution for the in
vestigation of the right of Mas
sachusetts members of congress
to hold their seats. Mr.. Moody's
resolution asserts that certain
class of voters were disfran-
chised in Louisiana, thus invali-
dating the election Of Louisiana
representatives. Nr. Fleming's
resolution, III part, recities:
"Whereas the constitution Of
the state of Massachusetts,, in
contravention of the provision
of the Federal constitution, I'M
poses additional publications for
suffrage by declaring that no
person shall have the right to
vote who shall not be able to
read the constitution in the
English language and write his
name.
"Resolved, That when the
said select committee shall be
appointed it shall be charged
with the further duty of in
quiring and reporting, by bills
or otherwise, whether the rep
resentatives from the state
of Massachusetts, are entitled to
membership in this house and
whether the number of repre-
sentatiees from said state should
not be reduced"
Mr.. Fleming is right. His
resolution will expose the hypo-
crisy of such men as Moody and
will efectually put a stop to the
intended raid on the South.
There are other Northern States
besides Massachusetts, that
should be investigated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
May End Fatally.

As tie result Of peculiar bet Buck
Campbell is Dangerously i'll ct his home
in Ashley, Pa, acd the docsorz ssy he
may die. Campbell bet Save L;ehec.
man SO that he could sit OF s rsdiatoE
lorger tl2ac the laateS could. Tic con.
tes! lasted fjrty i've nj -utes, aad tlen
Campbsi fell &c the a;o- unconscious
ard se7srely burneo. Sic1ermsa co.
Of q second after Canpb;ll Ire ls:-
ter wss taken home il 4 CAB, eausb5
cold, ard pnsunoais set in. lie was
SO bsdiy bur1ad that If he rscoVers be
will be lGne for life. Liebernan vas
but little Injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18

GENERAL Wood, who knows
what he is talking about, insists
that some measure Of reciproci-
ty on sugLr and tobacco is
necessary to restore prosperity
ard stability to Cuba. 1t is SAID
with a protectionist sneer that
Cuban patriotism begins and
ends with sugar and tobacco;
but this is an ill-natured remark
that is capable cf much more
extensive application.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Rapid DEVELOPMENT.

"You are in business in Montana?"
asked the passenger In the skull cap.
eyes," said the passenger IN the
smoking jacket.
"Is business good out there?''
Eyes. In Ete last two years our
plant has increased in size more than
1000 per cent"
"Great Scott! What was the size
Of your plant originally"
"It consisted Of a pair Of Belgian
rabbits. Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
He Knew the Act.

Vaudeville Manager-No, we can
not book you to act. You see, we do
not allow any profanity in our house.
Badd (of Wrcughten and Badd)-
Why, sir, there is not profane eN'
pression-not even any slang-in ouz
turn.
Manager-I know. But we do not
allow the audience to swear, either
Baltimore American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Entitled to Compensation.

Patience-Is that so that your en-.
gagement is broken?
Patrice-Yes, it is.
"And the ring; that's gone too?"
"Yes; the mean thing asked me to
return it."
"Why, you wouldn't want to keep
the ring if the engagement was
broken, would you?"
Certainly, would. Why. he wore
out four of my waists and nearly
fractured my ribs in three weeks
Isn't that worth some compensa'
ton ?''-T onkers Statesman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
T,oynltv-

"Your wife," observed one Of his
friends, says you are decidedly in
favor of amending the laws so as to
give women equal rights with men
in voting, holding office and dispos'
ing Of property"
eff my wife says So" said Mr.
Meeker, "it's so. I have always been
of the understanding that my mar
riage VOW bound me o love honor
and o. K. her in everything."-Chi'
caco Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
He Guessed Wrong.

6roTa-you seem to be q hustler.
! saw that lie Insurance agent go into
your house this morning, and IN less
than half an hour after him came the
doctor.
Smith-Well, what do you gather
from that?
BroTr-Merely that you were IN g
great hurry to undergo the physical
examination and have It over with.
Smith-You're wrong. The doctor
came to examine the insurance mans
wounds.-Philadelphia Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18

"Oi say, father" said little Jimmie
O'Brien, "whoy didn't Saint Patrick
sign the Declaration Of Independence?
Didn't they ask him?
"Yis, Jimmie, they asked him all
right" said Mr.. O'Brien, but, We see,
he fought tn man that brought it to
aim was wan O. these autygraft- hunt
ers. an he checked him out O. the
house."-EaGper's Bazaar.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
It'o Wicked to Lie.

"I'n surprised, dear, that you'
friend, Miss Singleton, should encour
age wickedness."
"Why, Charles, she wouldn't. Ho"
can you say such thing"
because she did. She asked me how
old thought she was, and she knew
1 was too much of gentleman to tel
the truth. h."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
D-o,,bcry Fulfilled.

"The late editors wife is something
of humorist."
''Indeed?"
+ Eyes. Took line from his original
salutatory and placed it on his tomb
stone"
What was it?"
"We are here to stay!"-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Money Tight.

Drug Clerk-I've been docked a
weeks salary for making a mistake
and killing man. Lend me five dol
lars, won't you?
Friendly Policeman-Couldn't pos
sibly. I've just been suspended a
week for killing another one.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Following instructions.

Young Sammie Spender is carry.
ing out his Governors wishes faith
fully, isn't he?"
Flows that?"
tWhy the old gentleman left instruc.
tions in his will that after his death
his dust was to be scattered to the
winds. Life
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Slow to Realize.

"My DEAR" said Mr.. Bickers to his
wife, "I saw in the paper to-day de-
cision of a Virginia court that the
wife may, in some cases, be the head
Of the family"
John Henry" replied Mrs. Bickers,
"the courts are sometimes very slow
about finding out things!'-Puck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
A Case in Point,

Money" remarked the man who /.
given to trite remarks, ''is the root o:
all evil"
That's nonsense" answered the
commercial friend. II have read the
histories treating Of the subject will
great care, and I am convinced that
the snake who made the trouble in thu
garden of Eden didn't have dolla'
to his nane."-Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Mothsr, Sisters and Wife.

"Mar spends twenty years Of his
life in Sleep"
"You are mistaken; he spends at
least five Of the twenty years IN bat
ting with his women relatives who
want to make him get up."-Chicago
Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Connuc;al Galleries.

York; see t,:cy have new cure
for rheumatism. They roast the pa<
tlelt.
TcTson-ITy wife must think have
it-Baltimore American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
Exclamation of Her Penehant

81 notice that she has her portrait
painted but never has her photograph
taken"
Eyes. You see the camera Is 50
exact"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18

In giving ycur children presents
give them something useful and sub
stantial.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18

not sea them ircm earth.
Y:a-s ago vas at FRI Island, Locg
Isisad, sna [ vent up in tee cuooia
from sh;ca they telegraph 10 NV Yer.
tie app7csch Of vessels hou:s before
they come into port. There IS an open
ing il tie wall, and sae operator puts
his telescope through that cpsajng and
looks ont aad sees vessels far out at
ses. While wss talking With hin he
went up an9 looked cut. E,e sad, I'VE
are expecting the Ar s>ns tonigas." l
said: Is i possible You know asltaose
vessels? Do you kEoa thcn IS you
know mans fsce?' He saic: Yes:
never MAKE mistake. BsIore see
the bulls ofsen know then, By the
masss. | !now Ehen sill hayo watch.
ed shem 50 long" Oh, WHIST g,aad
thing it IS to have sai2s tolesFaphed
sad her.llcd long before they oone to
port, that friends may cams coHl to
the vhayf sid Welcome their absent
ores. So today We take ouC stand IN
The wstchtower, snd through the glass
of iaspe:ation we look IF AID see s
whole fest Of ships coming II. That
is the ship cf pesce, With one star Of
Bash!ehan 3;ating a5ov1 tie top gal
lants. That Is the ship o& the church,
mark osaalt Watsr h;g2 unon tae smoke
stack, shoai9g sae Ass iad rough
weather, Gu he Captain Of Ss.v sion
commands he-, srd I'll ia veil With her.
Th9 ship cf heavan, mishties. ccsft
ever launched, millions CT passerseTs
waiting for p,illioas mere, prophets acd
msrayras in the cs5:n, ccrozarors at
he FOO: Of tie nss:, Wti!e from tae
igAicg hs1d; are w4virg his way SIS if
they kaeR u, and We Wsvo bscs sgaia,
ro- they axe ours. they went cut from
OUT cwn households. Oar! Hail, hsI.
Put OF tie black and pu. ca the white.
When Titsns play quoi;s, they pitch
mountains, but who owna the g'gsntic
natural for,cs We are oors>aGiiV reading
shout? Whoze hand ia cR tie throttle
valve Ct the volcanoes? Wao:e io9s,
sud {eDly pjautcd ca the fco5stool,
mskea the ccn.iasntS qui7er? Coo! |
must he s. pesce with him. Through
tie Lord Jesus Christ, this Coz Is mine
srd be is yours. I put the earthquake
that shook Palestine AZ tie elusifz;on
against all the GoHa rookings cf the
centuries. This God cn our side, re
may challenge all the centuries CT time
and ali the cycles Of eternity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-05
DUG UP TREASURE SHIP.
Yankee Got Gold Intended For Brit
ish Troops.


ish Troops.
Ten thousand English sovereigns.
after lying for nearly a century and a
quarter in an old hulk at the bottom OF
East bay, Lake Champlain, says Ben
nington (Vt) dispatch, have been re-
covered and ere now deposited in the
Allen National bank in Fairhaven. For
many years there had been a tradition
In this part of the state that at the bot
tom of East bay, near Carver's Falls.
was a sunken boat containing large
amount of English gold, with which it
was intended to pay off the troops OF
General Burgoyne in HI.
The gold was shipped from Quebec in
small sloop, with crew and guard Of
ten men, the expedition being under
the command of one Captain johnson.
1t was intended to deliver the money
to Burgoyne at Ticonderoga. as his
men were almost in state of mutiny
because they had not been paid. AT
Ticonderoga, however, Captain John
son found that Burgoyne was in pur-
suit of st. Clair's army in Vermont, so
he started for Skeensboro, now White
hall, intending to meet the general
there.
Learning that the American forces
had been defeated at Hubbardton and
were in full retreat, he concluded to
change his course, go up East bay to
Carver's Falls. near which was a
bridge that Burgoyne's army would
have to cross in order to reach Skeens-
boro. He anchored his boat within
sight OF the falls and awaited Bur
80 - ct
tackled by Americans. scuttled and the
crew killed. After many years it was
learned that the English government
had offered n reward for the arrest OF
Captain Johnson. who was supposed to
have run away with the treasure. Dur
ing the high water last spring the cur
rent was so strong that part of the
denominations over the hull was wash
ed away and a portion of the sloop> ex-
posed TO view.
A civil engineer. who drew the plans
and superintendent the construction of
the big dam at Carver's Falls for an
electric power station, concluded that
he would investigate Taking with him
about thirty men, he changed the
course Of the stream and then with pick
and shovel soon had one side of the
sloop free. a charge of dynamite broke
up the hull. The timbers were found
in good condition. In the cabin were
found considerable glass and other
ware. fifteen muskets. much the worse
for their long immersion, and other
minor articles. An old iron chest was
discovered in the captains room. When
opened, it was found to contain 10000
sovereigns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-05

according to the Wall street prophets,
the plan OF the transcontinental rail-
road will have to be changed either TO
admit OF an exact equality of interests
or to place the balance of power in the
hands Of Mr.. Morgan.
The main object of the railroad. at
least from Mr.. Hills point OF view, is
TO open a quicker and more direct
route to the trade OF the orient. There
are now building at New London,
Conn, a series of enormous freight
carrying vessels which are intended
for Mr.. Hills feet of Great Northern
steamships. These ships are so huge
that they will be able to carry more
freight than any two other ships afioat,
while their engines will be powerful
enough to make them among the swift
est freighters built. With these ships
and his unequaled facilities on land
Mr.. Hill expects to be able to control
absolutely the oriental trade of the
United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-05

hawk would jump awkwardly up and
dart after the scudding partridge, who
just at the right moment jumped from
the ground and over his back, descend
ed on the other side and commenced
running harder than before.
Time after time this was done. At
every attempt the partridge met the
hawk with outstretched neck and rails
ed hackles, in the attitude of fighting
bantam cock, jumping up to avoid be-
ing clutched whenever the hawk struck
at him. In fact, his whole action was
that of a plucky little game bantam.
This went on for some time. until, as
I regret to say, ended the unequal
strife by putting the partridge once
more fairly on the wing, when, of
course. the hawk readily overlook and
captured it. not overmuch to his credit
and still less to mine. /