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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06

The Columbia postmastership
has gone to an old line Republi-
can, Doctor Ensor the incum-
bent, and because McLaurin did
not get a Democrat for heplace,
some ofhis newspaper opponents
seem to take it as a sweet NOR
sci of hope, that his influence at
Washington is not so powerful
after all. If McLaurin lands a
Democrat, he is abused and his
motives are questioned, ifhe fails,
he is no good. It is a case of
'tdamned if you do, and damned
if you don't" The Senator
doesn't seem to worry at all
about this condition, and he goes
right along attending to his
business of looking out for what
he conceives to be the best in
terests of his people. He will
in few days deliver an address
before the Southern Cotton
Spinner's Association at Atlanta,
and from there he goes to de-
liver an address before the
New York Chamber of Commerce,
the most important commercial
body in the world. To be invi-
ted to address before this body
is a compliment not only to the
Senator's ability, but to South
Carolina.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06

careful watch, the fire was con-
fined to the mercantile portion
of the town. Theloss is exceed
ingly heavy to our people as
very little insurance was carried
in proportion to the amount of
property destroyed. The total
loss will reach nearly one hun
dred thousand dollars, while the
insurance is only about thirty
eight thousand. A great many
sustaining total losses, and in
some cases loosing the savings
of a life time. Everything was
done that could be by willing
workers to save the goods in the
stores ahead of the fire which
all knew would be burned. The
total losses are us follows and
come in order as the buildings
caught:
Smith & Dennis, general mer-
chandise, loss $500; insurance
$4,000.
S. S. Carroll, jewelry and toy
store, loss 81, 200; insurance
5000.
! Hill Bros, grocery, loss 81, 400;
insurance 5000.
F. M. Simms, grocery, loss
S1.750; insurance 5000.
W. J. Wingate, barber, loss
S400, no insurance.
J. B. Harper, buggy storage
house. loss $4,000, insurance
ls1,50
Nose Harrell, grocery, loss
$500 no insurance.
Bank building, loss $1,000; in
surance $500.
Masonic furniture, loss $3.50;
insurance $500.
DR.. J. F. Culpeper: druggist,
loss S2, 500; insurance 81, ,050.
R. G. Severance, general mer-
chandise, loss S11. 900; insurance
S4,8
W. H. Loman, general mer
chandise, loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
G. A. Smith, general merchan-
disc, loss $4,000; insurance S.
1000.
J. R. Ramsey, general mer-
chandise, 81, 900, insurance $500.
G. G. Johnson, jewelry, loss
$500; no insurance.
Pythian Hall, loss 81, 200; in
surace $500.
L.Anderson, general merchan-
disc, loss $1,000; insurance 81
500.
Louis Loyns, general mer-
chandise, loss S2,00O; no iusu-
rance.
A. J. Broom, dry goods and
clothing, loss $4,000; insurance
81, oOO.
yelling & Bonnoitt, loss S10,-
1000: insurance unknown.
Armory furniture, loss 81, 900;
insurance S400.
sc. Telephone exchange, loss
unknown.
Hill & Hicks, barber shop fur
niture: loss $500; no insurance.
McSween building, loss 5000
insurance $4,000.
The postofice and residence
of Capt. W. H. Keith and the
Presbyterian parsonage damag-
ed slightly.
The bank vault and all the
safes have been opened and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06

The Florence Times, like all
other Anti-McLaurin newspa-
papers, will not give any intelli-
gent reasoning why it continues
to abuse Senator McLaurin, but
contents itself with making light
of those who will not be dragged
into it's mode Of fighting an
opponent. Brother Aver is a
splendid fellow, but there's a cog
10 his wheel misplaced, and oc-
casionlly he gets pretty shacke-
ly. He don't mean any harm by
it, and will learn better after
awhile.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
TIMM0NSVILLE IN ASHES.
Business Portion of the Town Swept by Fire
AIouza Smith and ". F. Dennis Ares
ted for Arson.

Wednesday morning about 3:
30 o'clock fire was discovered in
the store of Smith & Dennis on
Orange street and it quickly
spread to the adjoining business
houses. Being blown by astrong
wind and everything being very
dry, the flames leaped across
Orange street and caught the
bank and masonic building.
Once into the solid new block of
handsome brick stores and with
a favorable wind, it was only a
short time until the main busi-
ness portion of the town lay in a
smoking heap of ruins. The
town had no water works and
the people were perfectly help
less.
It looked at one time as if the
tobacco portion of the town
would be destroyed, for it simply
rained burning brands of fire
among these buildings, but by
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06

found to have stood the fire all
right. The money and papers
in all of them being unhurt. The
contents of the bank vault were
in spleneid condition-not even
showing any signs Of fire. The
bank of Timmonsville is now do
ing business at the office of the
Jno. McSween Co.
A sensation almost as great as
the fire itself was the arrest of
W. F. Dennis and Alonza Smith.
composing the firm of Smith &
Dennis, charging them with the
burning of their store, the place
the fire originated. After what
was supposed to be suspicious
rumors, a committee of six citi-
zens of the town, accompanied
by an officer, went to the home
of Smith and Dennis with a
search warrant and searched the
residence and premises, finding
lots Of shoes. hats and other
goods packed in boxes and hid.
den in the barn, being covered
by hay. Mr.. Dennis was arrest
ed On the spot, being unable to
account for the presence of the
goods, and a warrant was issued
for Mr.. Smith who had left fo1
his old home in Clarendon coun,
ty a few hours previously. He
was arrested brought to town
Thursday morning. Both are
now in the Florence Jail awaiting
the preliminary trial which will
take place tomorrow.
The burnt district will be re.
built at once with substantial
brick buildings and Timmonsville
will once more take her place as
the best business town Of it's size
in the State. The burning in nc
way effects the tobacco interest
of the town, as some of the
largest mercantile establish.
ments in town are still left, such
as the immense stores of The
John McSween Co., D. A. Trax.
Ter and others.-Timmonsville
Enterprise.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Our octogenarian friend of the

Our octogenarian friend of the
Laurens Herald, Col. Crews,
has become so accustomed to
seeing spooks, that ne has reach
ed the stage where every pro-
gressive move is regarded by
him as something to be Stunned.
It was the same way with him
when he heard of Fulton pro
pelling a boat up the Hudson by
steam; it gave him such a fright
that he almost took to the woods
for fear the thing would reach
Laurens, and make sinners Of
his readers. When he heard of
people riding on rail roads, he
made sure it was a scheme
of the devil to entice people off
to torment, and the thing had
been in operation fifty years be-
fore he would risk himself on
one. It is the same with him
to-day, only more so, every idea
not old enough to be covered
with moss, is looked upon with
suspicion, and as being vile.
This accounts for his paroxysms
of fright on the advent o.: pro
gressive ideas for the Democrat
ic party. The old gentleman is
welded to his old pipe and rock
in-the-sack-ideas, and he sincere
ly believes what was good
enough for the people of Laurens
nearly a century ago when he
and his friend Hoyt Of the
Greenville Mountaineer we're
boys, must be good enough now,
and any advancement will be
streneously opposed by him.
Old age has this effect, the mind
runs back to childhood, and
hence Crews weekly blasts to be-
ware of McLaurin's ''Progres-
sive Democracy"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
CAN UNEOLY ALLIANCE. !"

The Columbia State had anoth'
er Koester fit. In it's issue OF
last Monday, it covered space
of two-and-one-half columns
struggling with its spasm. The
State disclaims any intention OF
prosecuting Koester; perhaps ii
objects to the word prosecution
persecution would come nearer
expressing its intentions. The
colored ministerial union of Co.
lumbia and the Columbia State
are active witnesses against
Koester to prove that he once
upon a time, aided in the lynch
ing of a negro.for assaulting a
white woman, and because OF
this alleged aiding in said lynch
ing of a nergo fend for commit
ting a heinous offence upon a
respectable white woman, the
colored ministerial union of Co.
lumbia and the Columbia State
thinkPresident Roosevelt should
withdraw the appointment OF
Koester. In the States two-and
one-half columns of retching,
there is no intimation whether
or not the State is a member OF
the colored ministerial union,
but both institutions, the union,
and the State are allied in max
ing the same fight against Koes-
ter, who has the misfortune OF
having the bitter animosity of
the editor of The State, and it is
known, when that editor hates,
he will combine with anything,
from colored ministerial union,
to the devil, to crush an oppon-
ent. Koester may have aided in
lynching, as the State ''jocose-
ly"(s) charged, but if the State
is not hypocritical, in its oppo-
sition to lynch law, why did it
not, with the evidence itprofess-
es to have, see to it that Koester
was prosecuted in 1893, the time
of this alleged lynching, instead
of perecuting him, with the aid
Of the colored ministerial union
in 1901? Does the appointment
of a personal enemy to a lucu-
tive Office justify the exposing
of a crime after concealing it for
eight or nine years? Oris it the
policy of the State to stand in
with lynchers so long as they
are personally friendly with its
editor. So far as the charge
'sjocosely" made in the State of
Koester's connection with a
lynching is concerned, we know
nothing of the circumstances,
but il strikes US that the editor
of the State is the last man on
earth to bring such a charge af-
ter keeping quiet these many
years; the moment he 'sjocosely"
made the charge, anybody who
knows his hatred for Koester,
would have labeled it Malice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
SUSPEND JUDGMENT.

The arrest of Alonzo Smith
and his copartner, ". F. Dennis,
former respected citizens of Clar,
endon, for the burning Of Tim,
monsville, was indeed great
shock to everybody who knew
them. The account of the fire
is published elsewhere from the
columns of the Timmonsville
Enterprise and the press dis
patches, but since it's publ,
cation, a preliminary has been
held and Smith and Dennis re-
manded to jail to await the Civ
ing of bond. The published ac-
counts make it appear very blue
for the parties arrested, but we
have it from a gentleman who
was present at the hearing and
he gave it as his opinion
that the men are innocent, and
will so prove themselves if ever
they get before a jury. We have
known Alonza Smith a number
of years, had business transac-
tons with him, and have always
found him a man of integrity
and high sense Of honor, and
from our knowledge of the man,
before we could be brought to
believe that he would be a party
to such a crime the proof would
have to be very convincing. Mr..
Dennis is only a casual acquaint-
ance, but those who have known
him all of his life speak of him
as a man of excellent character,
and from the section Of Sumter
county where he was raised the
best men have volunteered to
sign a bond for him in any
amount.
Mr.. Smiths friends S t a n d
ready to furnish bail as soon as
the order is signed. This speaks
well for both of the men who
are charged with a crime that, if
guilty, will send them to the gal
lows or to prison for life. 1t is
a confidence in their innocence
which prompts their friends to
come to the assistance in their
distress.
We hope that the public will
not become prejudiced against
the parties charged, and that a
suspension of public opinion will
be had, for it often happens that
men are charged with crime from
some circumstance, of which
they are victims, and when the
case is developed and the circum-
stances are investigated, they
come clear, having fully estab-
lished their innocence, which we
hope will be the result of this
case.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06

A sign of the way in which the
Democratic party has fallen from
grace is found in the fact -'>"t
not one single first clas' IT,
politan newspaper outsi.v o e
solid South, supports its tenets
unreservedly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Pyny-Balsam Steps the Tickling,
nd quickly sllays Inflammation in the throat.

What's this? England plan
ming to call out all her reserves
to whip the Beers? Impossible!
If she were fighting somebody
her own size it would be differ
ent, but the Beers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
The State fair was a success

The State fair was a success,
considering the strengency Of
the times. The management
had every thing there to crafty
the curious, and to entertain the
fun seeking. Colonel Holloway
secretary of the associatio n
merits the concentrations of
everybody for his excellent
MANAGEMENT.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Reliable ard Gentle.

"a pills pill" says the saw. But
there are pills and pills. You want a
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tie. Mustn't grippe. DeWitt's Little
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table. Do not force but assist the
bowels to act. Strengthen and invig-
crate. Small and easy to take. The
r. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac NJ.
Loryea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
To the Public.

Allow me to say few words in praise Of
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cured my cold and the pains in my chest diSap-
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Chamberlaiu's Stomach and Liver Tablets.

Try them
When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite.
When you have q bad taste in the mouth
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are conStipated.
When you have 4 headache.
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite, cleanse and
invigorate your stomach and regulate your liver
and bowels For sale by The R. B. Loryea Drug
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.

Communications must be accompanied by the
real name and address Of the writer IN order 10
receive attention.
No communication Of . personal character
will be published except as an advertisement.
Entered at the Postoffice at Manning as Sec
ond Glass matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06

Il. II. McIntyre, St. Paul. Mimi, who has been
troubled with diSo-dered stomach. says,
'.Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets do
me more good than anything have ever tSken. y
For sale by The f. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac
NJ. Loryea. Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06

,-on;es Of this paper may be found on file at
uoShinrton in the office OF our special cores
pondent. +. G. SiggerS, 9ls F street, n. W.,
Washington, D. G..
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20

This signature is On every box Of the genuine
Laxative BromO-Q uinine Tablets
che remedy that cures o cold I'm ONE day
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20
DEMON DANCE.
Orgies i'm Rochester i'm Which Ne
groeS Flourish RaZOrs
and Fight.

A Rochester, n. Y, dispatch says {:
I,ouis Miller and his wife are out of
the penitentiary after serving three
months for disorderly conduct. They
returned to their home and found that
every bit of furniture had been carried
out of the house by some OF their
friends and sold to secondhand deal
ers. In investigating the complaint
that was Immediately made the police
found out that the Miller house has for
some time been the scene of demon
Dances
The tdemon dance" the officers are
informed, is so named because OF the
demoniacal conduct of the people en-
gagged in it, and is southern importa-
ton. A dozen couples usually attended
at the Caledonia avenue house. They
dressed in the most fantastic costumes
and beer and gin flowed freely. When
the revels reached their height every
man and woman present drew razor
and the fury of the dancers broke forth.
Around and around the room the dan
GERS waltzed. swinging razors and MAX
ing vicious passes at each other. If a
person was unfortunate enough to cut
any body during this dangerous pastime
he or she was Immediately set upon by
the others and treated roughly. When
the sport became too tame two negroes
jumped into the centre of the room and
engaged in personal encounter. Free
ouently these fighters were rivals for
the hand of some dusky damsel who
was present. The Millers learned that
the proceeds from the sale of their
furniture went to pay the expenses OF
| these orgies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20
ABSENT MINDEDNESS,
Absurdities Into Which Victims of
the Habit Have Fallen.

When lapses of memory become
habitual, the person is properly called
absentminded The Chicago Tribune
relates the following absurdities into
which some victims of this disease
have fallen:
A bridegroom Of "a hours left his
wife, strolled around to his mother-in-
laws house and asked her if her
daughter was at home. This came
from force of habit. He had been call
ing there daily for some time. and it
probably occurred to him that he had
not paid his usual visit.
A Chicago bank president is unable
to account for three-quarters Of an
hour of his life. He went into res
taurant as usual and ordered his lunch.
Nearly an hour later he found himself
in his office chair and suddenly re-
membered the order.
He went back across the street and
asked if the luncheon was ready. The
paid the bill and gone away some -
minutes before. that he had put his
hat on as he went out and that he
(the clerk had not noticed anything
peculiar in his actions.
The bank president cOngratulates
himself that he can be trusted to be-
have like an ordinary mortal even
when he doesn't happen to have his
mind with him.
An editor Of a daily paper has laid
himself open to unkind remarks by
trying to take up a collection in his
office. Happening to want small
coin he turned to his fellow worker
and asked for quarter.
Haven't got ii, but here's a dollar"
the man replied as he tossed it over.
The editor put the dollar in his pocket
and Immediately turned to special
writer at the next desk and said;
Miss -, could you lend me quar-
ter?" Then, seeing the man from
whom he had got the dollar grin, he
added hastily: "Oh, never mind. / just
got dollar from Brown"
In Analysing his conduct he said
that Browns reply that he did not
have quarter was apparently the
only part of the transaction that made
any impression upon him. But he is
under suspicion in that Office and wi
probably never be able to live 1t dc
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20

visitor at Consuelo's home, and the
young girl invited Jules to go with her
to Dagmars den.
Il promised brother to give the beast
drink today, and l will have to ask
you to help me-"
Certainly" replied Rogers. Con
suelo seized the bar and closed the par
tition, combining the jaguar to one OF
the compartments. ''Now he is Sc
cure" she said. IF you will kindly
step inside and hand me the empty
water jar, will fill it."
Rogers, eager to please one of the
prettiest girls in the country, sprang
into the cage, saluted by an angry
growl. Hearing something click, he
quickly turned his head, and to his
surprise he saw that the iron door had
closed behind him.
Turning his colorless face toward the
girl. Rogers said: please don't joke.
This is serious Look at the beast
He might break through. Please open
the door," pleaded the trembling man.
"Neverr' calmly replied the thor
oughly self possessed girl as she push
ed her hat back from her brow so she
could look fairly into the face of her
victim. Never" she said until you
tell me who murdered George Judy.
Speak, wretch
She raised the bar that controlled the
partition until the bowling beast could
thrust his long paws under the parti-
ton.
Rogers threw himself against the
door, "Let me out, and will tell you.
1t was not Sam"
She put both hands on the bar
Ready. Dagmar" she shrieked.
"Oh, don'tw whined the trembling
coward "Will you let me out?
killed him. Now let me out"
II thought as much" said Consuelo
as she turned to assist her brother and
neighbor who were crawling out
from under the cage.
A pen and ink had already been pro
vided. and the guilty assassin wrote
out a full confession while seated in
the den.
While the people of the neighborhood
were collecting at the house of a JUS
tice of the peace, where Rogers had
been taken. the frightened prisoner
succeeded In getting possession Of
knife. Taking a step backward he
said. Gentlemen. l will save you fur
Their trouble"
He made a slash at his throat and
severed one of the great arteries. Con-
suelo lost no time in taking the proper
steps to secure the release of her lover.
and her efforts were soon crowned
with success.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20
SHAVED TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
He Vowed Never to Shave if Lin
coin Was Reelected.

A vow made by Harrison ingalls, OF
Senaca, n Y, in 1864 nearly cost him
his life. At that time Ingalls, pledged
himself if Lincoln was elected for a
second term never to shave, and he has
religiously kept his resolve. AS con-
sequence he wore long flowing whis-
kers, reaching below his waist. He is
a millwright by vocation, and while
working about machine the whiskers
caught in cog, drawing his head to-
ward the wheels. With presence of
mind he severed his beard with knife
he held in his hand. He is now mourn
ing the loss of a beard of thirty-seven
wears growth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20

1t acts as a
food ; it is the
east e st 70 o d .
Seems not to be
food ; makes you
hungry; eating
is comfortable.
Y ougroW strong
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20
IN ALDEN j
WITH A !
=. JAGUARj
To-
HOW A GIRL FORCED A ::
HOW A GIRL FORCED A
MURDERER TO CON-
TESS HIS GUILT

A few years ago the sparsely settled
community of the Devils river region.
Texas. was thrown into wild excite
mcnt by the discovery that George
Judy. wealthy old bachelor, had been
murdered at night while lying asleep
in his own house.
Judy had lived almost alone in a
small house of two rooms on his
ranch. About year before his death
a nephew by the name of Jules Rogers
had come out to Texas from one of the
older states and established himself in
the house of his uncle.
Mr. Judy owned a large ranch and
several thousand head of cattle. He
was not a cattle king, but he was re-
garded as one of the wealthiest ranch
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20
Pneumonia Can Be PrVntsi,

This disease always results from a
cold or an attack of the grip and may
be prevented by the timely use of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. That
remedy was extensively used during
the epidemics of la grippe of the past
few years, and not a single case has
ever been reported that did not recov-
err or that resulted in pneumania, which
shows it to be certain preventive of
that dangerous disease. This remedy
has gained a world-wi de reputation for
its cures of colds and grip. For sale by
Farrar, Harris g. Marshall,