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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, March Flor Connec- ticut: Fair and warmer tonight and Friday: light to fresh south winds.
 Weather notes: Considerable cloudy weather with tiurries of snow prevails in other sections east of the Rocky mountains. The temperature contin- ues low ill the south Killing frosts were reported as far south as Jackson ville, Fla.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
FIRED ON THE CONSUL.
Drunken Russian Soldiers May Cause
 Cnrin,,s TTro,,h1o ;, Cl,;..

Drunken Russian Soldiers May Cause
 Serious Trouble in China, Japanese Mail says: On February 10 the Russian soldiers behaved with great violence at Chefoo. A whole squad became intoxicated. They gath cred around the British consulate and killed the consuls Chinese servant out of pure wantonneSs. The consul re- monstrated and threatened to report them.
 The Russians were ordered by their drunken commander to line up and fire at the consulate. Half of the Rus sians refused. The other half fired straight at the consulate and the con- sul narrowly escaped being killed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
LARGE RESIDENCE BURNED.

New York, March 7.-The resi- dence at Frank Dexter at Eighty-third street and Eleventh avenue was en- tirely destroyed by fire early to-day, causing a loss of $4O,OOO. Several of the inmates had narrow escapes, but no one was injured.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
MAIL RoBBER WILL RETURN.

San Francisco, March 7.-Joseph A. Conlin, the New York postal clerk ar rested Tuesday charged with stealing a registered mail bag containing over S40OOO, will be taken back to New York to-day, together with the woman who accompanied him in his flight. Conlin will waive extradition.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
v1LLsLoCATE IN CANAAN

Canaan, March 7.-The New York Condensed Milk company has been looking over the territory in the n0rtll- western part of Litchtield county and the firm has decided to locate in tl1ias place and build q creamery. Seven acres of land have been given to then1 by the town.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
ALL HIS ACTS APPROVED.

Caracas. Venezuela, March 7.-(Via Haytian cable)-All of the acts of General Castro, the president. of Venezuela, have been unanimously ap- proved by the Venezuelan constitu- tional assembly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
cP. CLARK SOME BETTER,

s1w Haven. March TIA message
 Nice, received to-day by c. Peter & atafen that the condition of
 111s Ehax1eaa F C3zx1k, is some E |f et1s " 4kex IT boons as he
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
STATE MESSENGER DEAD.

Boston, March 7.-James D. Arm strong. one of the messengers at the State house, died at his home in Chel- sea late last night of heart disease. He was Fl years of age and had been q meseenxer etnce the civil war.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
FLOUR FOR CHINA.

Tacoma, Wn4h, March T. Contracts < m beine c1oaed here by q China firm f0f 0Q ba1S41s o& Aour per month
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
NOT REQUIRED TO RECANT..

Native Converts In Cnlna Wlu Escape
 This Pledge.
 Vancouver. B. C., March 1.-The Shan Tung province governor has an nulled the recantation pledge of native converts. In the province are 10000 Roman Catholic converts and 15,O00 Protestant natives. Last July procla- nations were issued throughout Shan Tung calling upon all Christians to re- cant. The governor has also issued q proclama ton warning natives against molestings missionaries or converts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07

FOURTEEN BELOW ZERO. Sara toGa. \. T., March 1.-The ther. mometer registered II degrees below zero this morning.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07

ARRIVAL OF STEAMERS. ss New York, March I.--Arriveds Steamers Cufic, from Liverpool; AMes stcrdam, from Rotterdam. 's
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07

Bloemfontaine. March Tt is re- ported that General De Wet is now without guns and is hard pressed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07

Pretoria Tuesday, March 3.-1t is said here in Boer circles that the lead CTS of the burghers in the field Will surrender with a majority of their followers if assured of amnesty and assistance in starting life afresh. and if q free pardon is granted to the rebels
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
& Foul Murder

a dispatch from Winnsboro to the
Columbia State says the night before
Christmas about nine clock while the
noise Of cannon crackers was desfening
all over the town, VIM Rosbsrough,
colored. was foully sssassinated. The
homicide occurred within 100 yards
Of the colored Baptist church where
Rosborough had been attending bust
ness meeting Of the deacons. While in
the church person came to the door
and told VIM. Smith, the sexton, to
inform Rosborough that some one want
ed to see him across the street. Ros
borough went out, and while crossing
the street the assassin fred at him the
fatal shot with a shot suu hesvily cbarg
ed With squirrel shot. The load penet-
rated to Rossorough's heart. Ros-
borough was q highly respected snd
prominent colored citizen of the town.
He was the leading butcher aud also
kept restaurant, and was making
money. 1t was known that he had about
s10C on his person before he went to
the church. As he did not return it was
thought he had gone home. Scare b was
begun for him snd his body was found
in corDield pear the church about
three o'clock Christmas morning. The
corpse was terribly lacerated-his watch
and money gone aud all his pockets
turned inside out. White snd colored
people here are much worked up over the
homicide. Several negroes have been
arrested charged with the crime.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Fire Proof Eggs

According to a statement in the NeT
York Herald hens fed by a PenDsyl-
vania fancie7 on asbestos siftings laid
eggs that were unaffected by fire and
hence would not cook satisfactorily.
The shell, it appears, is asbestos snd
ireproof, though the contents are nor
NAL. Chickens hatched from these
eggs are said to have no feathers but a
do9ny covering resembling asbestos.
The chickens are much liked, but there
is no market for the irsproof eggs. The
asbestos egcs recalls the indis-Tubber
fish described seme time since in the
New York Sun. An angler, having
aught two suckers of one size, put
rubber baud about the two to see
whether they c,uli swim SianesetHias
fashion. They swan Of all right and
were lost to view. Returning two years
later to fish at the same place the vera
cious anglo- caught several fish each Of
which had two heads and two tails
with ono body. When they were cut
opeo for cooking two backbones were
found, but they we're bound close to,
ge,her by a liganent, aud disagree
able rubber f.vor rendered the desh
unpala ta5le. Shoes smeared WIKI the
blood we're waterproof. These two yarns
enti.le the spinnc7s to the head OF tie
cl ass
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Smallpox in the state.

The State says Dr.. James Evans has
made preliminary report TO Gov. Nc
Sweeney in regard to the condition Of
smallpox in this State, which gives q
complete review Of the situstion and
the conditions existing at both the
opening and close Of the year. The re-
port shows that there is not as much
smallpox nov prevailing as would be
generally supposed. There is more or
less Of the disease in the counties Of
Fairfield, Union, Srartanburg, Barn
we'll, Beauf ,rt and Orangeburg. For .
while during the summer it was confined
almost entirely to Union county, which
had not been free from it during the
year, and which county has b,en the
focus from which the adjoining counties
have been infected with ons or two ez-
ceptions, where it came from North
Carolina. There are at present few
cases on certain sea islands, the origin
Of which has not yet been traced. The
lack of power to enforce general vacci
nation is one Of the greatest drawbacks
to the work Of the State board of health.
The disease now prevailing is Of more
7irulent type than heretofore.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
preYslence Of LeprosY.

An appended report to Geo. Mac.
Arthur's review Of the civil aEairs Of
the Philippines for the past fiscal year,
gives soma rather startling facts regard
Ing the instruction and prevalence Of
leorosy in the islands. According to the
estimation Of the franciscan fathers,
ss7s Major Guy L. Edie, the writer Of
the report" there are no less than 3d.
600 lepers in the archipelago, the major
portion of these being in the Viscsyss.
Leprosy wss introduced in 1888 when
the emperor of Japan sent ship with
$50 lepers on board to the Philippines,
a present to be cared for by the Cath
ollc priests. Thus the seed was plant
ed, and as no practical methods were
ever adopted to eradicate the disease
or prevent its spread, it has taken firm
root, and spread into its present for
midable phase. A house to house in
spection inaugurated last January
found more than huadred lepers con-
cesled in dwellings. These were sent
to San Lszaro hospital in Manila, but
many others escaped into the surround
ing country. A commission is now
engaged in the work Of selecting 8
suitable isisnd or islands for the pur-
pose Of isolating sll the lepers in the
archipelago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Soldiers Sick Of It.

Gen. Macarthur is confronted by the
fact that the term of enlistment for
most Of the soldiers in the Philippines
will expire on June 30th next, and they
are nearly all eager to qlit the service.
1t is true the war ended year or SO
ago, according to Gen. Osis, but then
a general doesn't like to be that lar
away from home without an army, and
Gen. Macarthur knows that the co.
900 men under his command have no
idea of continuing in the service beyond
the time of their enlistment. Hence
it is that he has recommended the Of
fering of bonus of $3.50 to each man
who will re, enlist. As the Augusta
Chronicle says how could there be
severer commentary on the wars that
are being vsged in the Philippines and
South Africa? In the latter case the
British are offering Sl.23 day for
volunteers to subjugate the Beers,
nearly four times the regular pay, and
Gen. Mac Arthur is proposing bounty
equal to nearly two years pay to in
duce American soldiers to re- enlist.
We cannot doubt that the men il
South Africa are as loyal to Great
B;itain as her average subjects, or
that the men in the Philippines pos
sess courage and the love of country.
Their icst enlistment establishes this
Then why are they about to lay down
their arms and retire from the war
when their services are still needed?
In our judgment the answer is 20 be
found in the fact that they are dis
gusted with the war they are waging
1t does not have the approval of their
consciepces or enlist their patriotism;
but must have the appearance Of CROSS
ing the ocean to subjusate people
with whom We have nothing in COM
mon, and who are bravely battling in
defense Of their native land to the best
Of their ability and equipment. 1t is
natural that the gorge Of the Ameri-
can soldier should rise against such
warfare, and that having un"ittingly
gotten into it, he should hail with sat
isfac,ion the expiration of his enlist
ment, and the chance to get out"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
DOCTOR vACCINATEs BIS NOSE
While Administering to Others He
Got it in the Neck"

Serious as the present smallpox out
break has sppeared at various times,
it has not been without it's numerous
features, though some Of the episodes
which have caused many smiles have
seemed anything but funny to the
principal actors in them.
One physician in this city had q
slight scratch on his right thumb, and
while he was vaccinating number OF
his patients just little of the virus
touched it unnoticed. BE knew shout
it 48 hours later, when it ''took." Il he
has beon out Of practice for week or
two, he has at least the satisfaction Of
knowing that according to accepted
theories he is immune from smallpox.
His experience, however, is ss moth
ing to that Of one Of the vaccinators on
the staff of Dr.. Alonzo Blsu7elt, chief
Inspector of the bureau of contagious
diseases. This doctor had a slight
pimple on his nose. and while he was at
work with needles and tooth. picks it
itched and he absentmindedly scratch
ed it. This took" too, and in a few
days the unhappy man was in sec!usion
nursing the huge red, purle, sod blue
probosics which would cause to fade
into insignifcance the greatest effects
of the widest western "nose-palnt II
brought near it. It is trying sltus-
ton for model Of sobriety.
In striking contrast Of these cases IS
an old story in connection with them
to show that the infection IS not
always 50 easily passed along from oae
It was in the height Of the great biz
zsr3 that a man walked into the de-
partment Offices, then in the police
hesdousrters building, with severe
case right in the sloughing stage, when
contsgi ion is supposed to be almost un-
syoidable for all unvaccinated who
come in contact with the patient. The
stranger said he had been refused ad-
mission to an up town hospital, where
his trouble was recognised, and that
az cabs could not get around he had
come down town on she Sixth avenue
elevated road, only to be stalled for
three hours in car 80 crowded that
! the passengers were standing on the
seats and it was necessary from time
| to time to open the windows to let out
some of the heat from their vet and
steaming forms. This, too, was con.
dition most favorable for the spread OF
the disease.
| The msp was sent to the pesthouse as
| quickly as he could be got there, With
out rescrting to any other public CON
| veyarce, and the officials had every:
thing in readiness when the prescribed
two weeks had gone By to receive the
majority, If not sil Of his fellow pas
! seDgers, none Of whom, however, came
under their care. Still, the doctors
| conclude every story Of these days witt
| the remark: The only way to be safe
1 is to be ysccinated. New York Times
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Big Fire in Marion.

A FIRE occurred on Main street in the
business part of Marioo not long after
the middle Of Christmas IS night, and des-
troyed four stores with all their contents
except iu the case OF Mr., W. s. Fox
worth, who saved his books and papers.
The origin OF the FIRE IS not known, but
is attributed to the careless discharge
Of fireworks by late Christmas revelers.
1t was dlcovered between 2 and o'clock
in the building owned By Joseph Hsrrell
All of the structures were of wood aud
very conbustible, and the flames made
rapid and for sine irresistible head
way. Our town is not provided with aD
engine or any organization for combat.
ting FIRE; but thanks to the usual good
fortune that seems to befriend the town
in such an emergency, the wind was
moderate and blew from a favorable
quarter. The buildings tnat lay in the
path Of the conAsgrstion were COM
paratively isolated, and there was
enough space between Fo1Eorth's and
J. E. Mlddleton's stores to enable the
citizens, by dint ofstrenuous and uutir-
ing exertions, to save the Middleton
building and check the progress Of the
devouring element.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
OUR RAILROADS.
Record of Building for the Past Year
Splendid One.

South Carolina has made splendid
record during the past year in the mat,
ter of railroad building though last
year s record was thought to be an ex
cellent one. She is keeping up in this
as IN other lines of industrial improve
ment. Here is what the annual report
of the State railroad commission on
this line will say this year on the sub,
ject Of new roads:
During the fiscal year the following
new roads have been completed:
THE Seaboard Air Line from Cheraw
to Ca7ce, a distance Of 81 miles, which
links the South Bound railroad with
the Palmetto and gives the Sesboard
Air Line through line from Rich
mond to Tampa and other Florids
points. Besides it opens up a vast ter
ritory between Cheraw aad Columbia
hitherto isolated from the markets of
the State. This new line also material.
ly reduces passenger and freight rates
between Columbis aud territory about
the city Of Camden and Cheraw.
1.-The Northwestern railroad from
Sumter to Camden, distance Of q
miles, constructed and own by its presi
dent and manager, Col. Thomas Will
son. This. road materially reduces
rates between Sumter aud Camden,
aud consequently between Camden and
Charleston.
"The Lockhsrt railroad from Look-
hart Mills on the Board river, dis
tance Of 13 81 miles. This road was
built to accommodate the extensive cot
ton milling interests on the Broad river
and will doubtless facilitate the fur
ther use and development Of the un-
surpassed water power at thss point on
the river.
"The Conway and Seashore railroad
from Conway, 8. c., to the seashore,
distance Of Is miles, giving the country
through which it passes direct COM
munication with the Atlantic Coast
Line system Of railroads and the Wac
camaE Line Of steamers. MIR. D. T.
McNeill is the general manager, and
the management Of the road is active
in further development Of the com.
munity through which this road passes.
"A neE road in under construction
from Union to Glenn Springs, called
the Union and G!ec: Springs. railroad:
1t has been completed distance ot
four miles from the city Of Union to
the Buffalo Cotton mills, and is under
the management Of the Hon. I. o.
Duncan.
THE Southern railway extension
from Allendale to Hardeeyille, a dis
tance Of 81 miles, connects the South
ern railway with the Plant railroads
over which it makes through connec-
ton from Washington to Florida points.
''All these new roads are carefully in
spected by the commission before au-
thority was given for passenger traffic,
except the Conway and Seashore, which
has since been inspected and pronunced
absolutely safe. The Southern and
Seaboard Air Line links are marVels Of
sound railroad construction, bsing es-
pecially designed and built for heavy
through traffic.
"The total new mileage constructed
since the last annual report amounts to
2O3 81 miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Spending Money on q Dream.

The Standard Oil Company is spend
ing 81, 900 to ascertain what stuff the
dream of Thomas Clevenger, farmer,
who lives near Nottingham, Wells
county, Indiana, is made Of. Two weeks
ago Clevenger dreamed that on Ger
tain spot on his farm there was rich
pool Of oil. Around Nottingham there
is much good oil territory that the
Standard and other companies have de-
velcped, but Cle7enger's place is Of the
line, but he went to the Standard and
told them Of his vision and invited
them to erect rig thereon AID verify
his dream. Clevengcr went away dis
appointed st the Indifference of the
bosses, but two nights more in success
sion he had the same dream and he
once more went to the Standard men
and made such strong appeal that
they ordered drill started on the spot
pointed on: by the farmer. Clevenger
is closely watching the downward pro:
sress of the tools and the latter psrt Of
the week will tell the story.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Chinese Burn Christians.

A dispatch from Pekin says the Rev.
Mr., Kelly, the Presbyterian missionary,
has reported to Minister Conger the
burning By Boxers Of l9 Catholic Chris.
tians, and now says he has received
further confirmation Of the burning Of
ps,ive Christians, He ssyr the number
burned is ri and that thousands Of arm
ed Chinese have been seen in the San
ho country. Mr.. Kelly in fret req rorlins
the occurrence admitted his information
was from Chinese sources and said that
the Japanese, who have jurisdiction
over the territory 80 miles north IN
which, it il alleged, the outrage occur
ed would Investigate the report.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Found Dead in Bed.

J. |. Braswell of Everett, Fla, was
found dead in his bed at a boarding
house in Charleston Wednesday morn
ing. BrasHell has been in the city
for some days. He was found drunk
in the streets and sent to the city hos
pital to be treated for alcoholism. Ee
left letter to his wife, Mrs. n. e:
Bfaswell, and another to the hospita!!
authorities, giving his right name and
asking them to send his body Aome'
BrasWell had been a dealer in turpen-
tine st Tampa, Els. He lay down
across the bed with his head leaning
over vessel, snd fred e bullet into his
brain.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
McRE SOLDIERS NEEDRD
Men Wanted to fill up Regiments in
the Philippine Service.

Doyou want to go to the Philippines
to fight? Uncle Sam needs more SOL
diers to take the place of those who
have been killed, died Of disease, gone
crazy or whose time expires next June,
and already the recruiting officers are
looking out for new men. The Colum'
bia Record says Sergeant Bonner, from
one of Charleston ports, and several
privates were in Columbia Wednesday,
but whether to Ell j " Columbia's Christ
mas festivities they did not say. At
any rate the sergeant exhibited copy
Of an order, which is as follows:
To All Recruiting Offers: Make
active canvsses at your station aud
surrounding towns for white men,
especially those itted for the Philip
pine service. Endeavor to largely in
crease enlistment of desirable men,
and where necessary send members Of
party to surrounding toms, to canvass
and distribute circulars, posters, and
hand bills"
The order is signed by Col. Hodge,
in charge Of this territory.
In speaking Of the order S:rgeant
Benner said: That this would prove
an unusally desirable aervice, as a
large number Of entirely new regiments
will be organised, and young men can
join these and remain with comrades
and friends, much as in the organisa.
tion Of volunteer regiments. It is un-
de,stood that about $4,000 men are to
be enlisted. As many as possible will
be accepted at all recruiting Offices; and
they will be forwarded to some point
designated as a rendezvous, probably
San Francisco, whence, after some
preliminary drilling, they will be sent
on transports to the Philippines. An
order to establish e recruiting once ia
Columbia will probably be the result Of
this visit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
value of COttOnSeed.

It has been decided by the Memphis
Cotton Exchange that hereafter the
dealing and prices affecting cotton seed
and cotton seed products shall receive
more attention than has been the rule
in the past. Complete quotations re-
specting the product are to be given.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange has
appointed committee Oh cotton seed
and the probabilities are that arrange
ments will be made shortly for quota
sion regularly Of that product. Grad
ually the exchanges are coming to
recognize the real value Of this com.
modify, which for years was regarded
IS hindrance and waste product