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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
ADOPTING Sherman's Policy.

Mr.. Chamberlin in his speech in the
house Of commons last Thursday com
plstely vanquished the American critics
who have assailed the British for the
cruel methods adopted to exoezminate
the beers in South Africa. He pointed
out that he was merely calling the ef-
fective policy and devastation which
Sherman used in South Carolina snd
Georgia during the civil war. Taking
this Chamb erlsin speech and its effect
the Baltimore Sun says that MI. Cham
berlain made pertinenEly reply to his
critics. Americans are the last peo.
pie who ought to object to tactics Of
that kind. We never knew how to
wage war in the most efficient Wsy un-
til the United States showed the world
how it could be done in the civil war.
We have simply adopted your OWE tas-
tics, and you ought to be proud that
the mother country is willing to learn
from your republic. Imitation is the
sincsrest form Of -Asttery, and to the
best Of our ability ne are prscticlng In
South Africs the same humanity
which your generals displayed in their
house. burning, cattle, stealing, crop
destroying expeditions in the south.
We may not be quite as efficient as you
proved, but IN tame We nope to show
ourselves masters Of the game l."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
Mortality Statistics.

The census bureau Thursday made
put;ic the mortality statistics for the
yesr 1900. ". 4 King, chief Of the
vital statistics division, says: "The
most important feature Of the result
presented is found in the decrease in
the general death rate in the registra
tioa area Of 1.6 per 1000 population,
a decrease CT nearly 10 per can't. and
the decrease il the rates from the par
tic,i!ar diseases to which the general
decrease is due.
The effect Of the advances made in
Medical science and sanitation and il
the preventive and restrictive measures
enforced by sne health authorities is
still n ore s;rikingly shown in the CON-
psra.lve rate for the registration cities
Of the country taken together. La
1890 the death rate in I'll registration
cities Of 5000 CT moro population Was
81 per 900; in 1900 the rate vas 1876
per 1,0OG IL 81 cities Of 5000 popula-
ton and upward, 6 reduction Of "a per
1000.
The decrease in the general death
rste, ald in the rates due to diseases
most frequent in the early years Of life,
Oh one hand, and the increase in the
rates to those diseases occurring
generally st advanced ages, on the
other, mean also increased longevity.
''rhe average aye at death in 1890
was 31l yeaEs, il 1900 it was 30 2
years. The total number Of deaths re-
ported IN 1900 vas !, l,O39,09 in 1890
it Was 81, ,4l0.",
The total deaths IN the southern
States f4r 1900 sre as follows: Ala
osna rs, ,699; Florida 6,482; Georgia
26. 94l; Ksnracky 27,09l, Louisiana
2U.955; Marsland 2O,422; Mississippi
20, 25l; Missouri 3S,084; North Caro-
lima 2I,G6S; South Carolina II, 1866;
Tennessee ~, 572; Texas 34,l6O; Viz
ginis 25,252.
Portland, Ore., with death rate Of
9.5 Per 1000, shows the lowest NOR
tslity, and Shreveport, La with 10 .,
the highest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
A Dearth of Children.

A remarkably outspoken letter on
the lack Of children in New England
families is printed from the Hon.
David Mills, minister Of justice Of
Canada at Ottawa. Writing TO friend
Mr.. Mills says: "The Nsw England
people are upon the soil, but not Of it.
They obviously dislike farming as
much as their women do having chill
aren, and wero it not for the incapable
among them, and ths foreigners who
have taken up thsir residence among
them, there. would be neitter children
born nor fields cultivated Il left to
themselves, the existence Of descen-
dapt OF the Pilgrim Fathers would be
as rare as the grsst suk, and the race
is sure to share the fate Of the dodo.
There must ba a very serious problem
for the United States statesmen. Stop
tae foreign immigration and the United
States would not incressc in population
snd after q time their numbers would
begin to diminish. There is obviously
something wrong with people who,
under conditions 80 favorable, have
such small families. The United
States woman does not realizs her du'
ties to God and her country, and thinks
more of her oRn pleasure than she doei
Of the responsibilities which the Crea'
tor has imposed upon Ler."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
Hard on Sampson.

Ii is quite freely insimated today
that General Shafter will be called to
testify before the S,hley court Of in
quiry, because Of the publication in the
Chicago News, Of August lOth. NAL
colin Mcdowell, who was at the front
with Shafter at Santiago. on that date,
published over his signature here an
article setting forth that on July 2,
1898, while with Shafter, he learned
from Major Noble, Of General Skaters
staff, that the French consul at Ssn-
tisgo had sent word to Skaters head
quarters that the Spanish feet, on the
following day at =. m, would make
a dash out of Santiago harbor. Shsfter,
SO Noble said, had caused the informs-
tion to be wig Hagged At once to Ad'
miral Sampaon, on board the New York.
Notwithstanding this information Sam
son Withdrew with the New York on
the following morning, ten minutes. be.
fore the time set for the appearance Of
the Spanish feet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
Col. Neal PardOned.

The State says Col. Wn. 4. Neal,
the former superintendent Of the State
peDitentiaIy who Was convicted IN June
in the court Of general sessions for
R;chland county, Of failure to turn over
within 30 days 30 his successor public
funds n lis hands and Ess sentenced
to serve four months in the county jail
ard pay fine Of 81, 600, hiss been par
doned. TIE pardon Wss not surprise
to tbs general public in view Of the re-
narkably sIong petitions and letters
that the governor has been receiving
for the past week. When Gel. Neal
was informed Of the action Of the gov
ernor he weps like child. Soon aftsr,
wards, the man whose case has attracted
the attention Of the people Of the State
SO much during the past few months,
took the train for Anderson and went
to his family circle, declaring that he
has nov to start out upon life aneW and
show the World that be could yet be q
man, though he had gone thzoug b
enough to kill an ordinary mortal.
Thus ends case that has excited uni
verssl comment, and one which has
commanded the attention Of the courts
to a considerable degree.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
Glenn SPRINGS Leased.

A dispatch from Glenn Springs to
The S,a.e says news Of interest to the
whole State, especially the inValids and
summer pleasure seekers, is that an
agreement has been reached for the
lease Of the Glenn Springs hotel and
water property to men who will develop
both to the fullest. The contract hsE
not yet been signed but will soon be
and the lease will take effect Jan. lst,
next. The lessees are John <. Gar
nsta Of Hampton county and T. D.
Darlington OF Laurens, the former 8
shreRd and most successful business
man of large means, and the latter 8
hustler well knoEn on the road, and il
business al Laurens. Great improve
nents will be made in the hotel for the
next season and lhs sale Of minera
water vii! be pushed all over the coun'
try. The Glenn Springs by Mesars
Garnett & Darlington is guarantee
that it viii be put where it belonss-at
the head Of the southern minera
springs properties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
WIEN THE EARTH.RCCKED.
Thousands F,ocked to the Altar for
Prayer.

"Tbere is eomething uncaDny about
an earthquake SHOCK" said gentle
man vho Tad experienced seismic dis
; tuSba1ccs and tie terror caused by
| them. "The sensation" he continued,
"oaused by the quiVsring and rocking
Of tie earth Ells every fbre Of person
| with sve. SAT- this forcibly illustrat
ed a. the tins Charleston was wrecked.
| That earthquake shock was preosptible
throughcus Georgia, being especially
noticeable il the middle part Of the
Stale.
The night Of the earthquake there
vas Methodist csrpm9etine IN pro-
g7ess at Eiuf Spri2gs, near Iebulo1.
There vas great crowd st the meet
ing, and the people didn't seem to be
IN q very religious frame Of mind. The
prescher delivered al eloquent ser
mon on death and the judgment, snd at
lis close converts Wers invited to tie
altar. But the people didn't take kind
II 10 the inVitation, and only three or
four went up to be prayed for. The
minister begged the people to come for
ward, but his appssls fell on deaf ears.
Back sone distance from the sand the
young people were chatting as uncon.
csrnediy rs il the issues Of time and
eternity had not been presented them.
"The minister seemed to be Giscour-
sged By the coldness Of his hearers,
and was on the point Of closing the
service. But just as be was about
to Say Let US pray the first
slight shock was felt. 10 an instant
e7erybody under the stand became
as still as death itself. Faces
blsnched and eyes were opened wide in
terror. No one at first sesmed to resliz,
what had caused the earth to rock as If
in spaam. With the coming Of the
next shock, however, some realized
what it meant, and the cry of earth
quake was heard.
Hardly had the dread word been
uttered when there WAS rurh to the
lnourners banch. l never saw such
stampede in my life. In less time
than it takes to write the altar was sur
rounded by hundreds who were dazed
Rithe terror and crying On the Lord for
mercy. A third shock came while
those frightened were at the altar, and
it came near throwing some Of them
into oonVulsions.
The minister was the only one who
seemed not to be frightened, and he
began praying in tones that had a
quieting effect upon the people. But
,I vss hours before calm vas restored
and fear banishsd. The quivering Of
the earth had something 50 uncannY
about it that the people we're ready to
believe that the end Of time was at
hand.
Il shall never forget thst scene OF
1000 psrsons, who had been deaf to
the appeals Of the preacher, fleeing in
terror to the altar when they felt the
earth begin to rock."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
Death in Court Room.

AdespeEste shooting ARRAY occurred q
Reynolds. Miss, Wednesday afternoon
in which four mon were wounded, three
Of them fatally. It is thought that
circumstances leading up to the diff,
Guilty as related by Senator Esrl Brewer
and Hon. J. G. MCGOWAN, lawyer;
from Wster Valley, who were retained
in the case, are as follows: Otto John
son vas being tried before Justices
Shelby and Warner on q charge Of
seduction. TIE evidence was all in and
the Justices Rad rotired to make "
their verdict. More than 100 men were
present in the room at this time wher
suddenly a shot was fired, supposedly
By Otto johnson. Intsntly other shots
were fired, fully half . hundred in al.
and when the smoke cleared away Otto
johnson had three bullets through the
body, Len Smith, who testified agsinst
johnson, one through the breast and
the father Of Lsn Smith one through
the arm. Otto johnson, Len Smith
and J. W. Dawson are probably fatally
wounded. Eight or ten had narrow
escapes. All tne parties to the diff
Guilty are farmers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
SALE OF CHILDREN.
Oyavs 0QssGIons Which confronts
Officers In Philippines.
SLAVERY IN THE ISLANDS.
The Pracs;cs Will bs Stoppsd.
LIBERATION OF Many Slaves
is Ss;ng Forced on
Technical Flaws.

The War Department officials sre de-
termined to interfere with the traffic in
children which has been going on in
certain parts Of the Philippines, con-
stituting one Of the gra7est problems
with which army officers in that section
have to deal.
Reports received at the War Depart
nent state that the traffic is confined
to the natives in the Department Of
Mindanao and Jolo. the trsmc comes
as result Of the inprovidence Of the
people, and families who have been
stricken by famine DO not hesitate to
seek relief By the sale Of their children.
Major j. s. Petit, First Infantry, for.
merly colonel Of the Thirty. frat Volun-
teer Infantry, the commander Of the
Second district in that department.,
says, however, that he hasabout broken
up the traffic which has been going on
in children Of the TirenaIys, degsner-
ate race south Of Cattabado.
Kindred questions which confront the
military authorities in that section Of
the Philippine archipelago is the state
Of slavery existing under the Moros,
With whom our pacific relationship can
only be maintained by the most adrolt
and diplomatic negotiations. Major
Petit says that slavery can only be
abolished in one Of Two wsys-by war
or By purchase, and he adds that the
latter process would be futile. In the
Third district Of the department,
where Major O. J. Sweet is in COM
.nsnd, the slavery question Is con.
stanr source Of trouble on account OF
slaves escaping from one master to
another. That officer says:
"Whenevsr q question relating to
slaves comes before me I simply make
the owners prove their slaves beyond
doubt, in which case I have nothing to
do with them, busiu case can pick
isw in their title I give the alleged
slaves freedom papers. Thousands OF
Moros are held as slaves who are by
right free persons"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
Serum. Then Moouitoes.

A dispatch from Havana says Sur
geon Major Harvard says that though
he will not conduct furtner yellow fever
experiments with infected mosquitoes
on non-immunes, he has offered to allow
infected mos g 1itoes to bite man prev
iously inoculated with Dr.. Calds's
serum. If the disease does not develop,
the mos quitoes will be allowed to bite
other men similarly protected. Tbs
moouitoes to be used arc those which
recently bit two men, from the effects
of which the men died. Dr.. Harvard
says that DR.. Caldas has two men whom
he has already inoculssed who are will
ing to be bitten By the mosquitoes. The
matter was fully explained to them, but
the explanation did not cause them to
withdraw their consent to being bitten.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
4 Dreadful Crime.

The governor has been notified Of a
murder near DaEkins or Blairs, n
Fairfield county, OF the Aaheville diTis:
ion Of the Southern, and has been asked
to offer reward for the spture Of the
slayer. The ltrter to him IS from Mag
istrase Joo. D. Blair and he ssys .
negro named San FsrroW shot and
killed his wife this week, then shot hls
father and another WOMAN. The two
lstte. are bsdly wounded. 4 posse OF
constables chased the murderer sll
night, bat the fellow made his escape
in boat on the Broad river. Fsrcow
is black negro, about 5 feet 10 iOches
high and weighs $50 pounds. Hs il
slightly crippled in right leg and his
right foot i: turned ever on the right
side so that be walks OF the side Of his
foot. He has been acting SIS a fsgmsn
for the Southern railway here, AID oniy
came home on Tuesday. He brought
q Winchester rife along with him 10
the purpose be accomplished, and fod
as soon as his crime was committed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
FILLED WITH LEAD.
A n ,rrowing Crime ccmmilsed
Near GharaW.
TIRED 70 MURDER VICTIM.
One Of the Nest Estimable Young
Ladies' OF McFarIsn, North
carol'ns, Liss at
Deaths Door.

A dispatch from Wadesborro, N. G.,
to The State says horrid crime met a
terrible and swift punisbment near Nc
Fsrlan, about 12 miles from that place
Wednesday. Miss Lena Keith, q
highly respected sid prominent young
woman Of the community Tas assaulted
and probably fatally injured by regro
named Luke Hough. The latter was
csptured soon aftsr his crime, dragged
to the scene and swung to limb, after
vL;ch the body WAS literally shot to
pieces.
Miss Kieth, who'is about 20 years Of
aga lives with her brother on farm
about one mile from McFarlap Shortly
after dinner Wednesday Mr.. Keith left
home, going to town, leaving his sister
at tie house. BE had not been gone
long before a negro walked into the
house and asked where he was. Miss
Keith Was frightened at his appearances
and tried to deceive him by saying that
her brother was at the bsrn, and would
soon return.
The negro said he knew Mr.. Keith
vas not at the barn aad seizing chair,
he struok'the young woman terrible
blov over the head shatteriug the chair
and rendering her unconscious. After
be- had accomplished his purpose, the
negro tried to cut her throat, evidently
usiCy dull knife, as he only made
long zcar. After regaining conscious
ness, Miss Keith managed to make her
way to the home Of a neighbor, about
400 yards distant. Just as she reached
the house she agsin lost consciousness,
falling in faint in the yard, and it was
scme minutes before she was able to
tell what had happened. She finally
recovered sufficiently to give fair de
seription Of her asssilant.
By this time large croHd had gath
cred from the surrounding country.
B!oodhounds had been telegraphed for
aud money was quickly raised 10 charter
a special train to carry them to the
scene. The knife which the negro tried
to uss on Miss Keith's throat was Left
Oh the premises, and vas recognized by
one OF those present as belonging to
negro namcd Luke Hough, who
worked on nearby farm. The crowd
Immediately set out in search Of him,
and when found he was trying to wash
blood of his clothes.
He was Immediately seized, and ad-
uitted his guilt. Pending decision as
to what mode Of punishment should be
neted out to him, he ESs taken to Nc
Fazls1 and locked in the guard house,
while mob Of mora than 250 sur
rounded the building. The r;ngleaders
held a consultation and decided that
Hough should be hanged. The door of
the prison Wss burst open, rope
thrown around the uegro's neck and he
was dragged and kicked to the scene Of
bis crime, about mile distant. There
the rope vas thrown over limb, aad as
the body cleared the ground volley after
volley vas fred into it, the negro being
literally shot to pieces. The victim Of
the assault is one CT tbs most highly
esteened young lsdiss in her section.
She is 50 badly i0j1red that it is not
thought possible that she can recover.
The wounds on hear head and chest are
thought to be mortal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
More Rural Deliveries.

The following letter from the general
superintendent Of the free delivery de.
partmsnt Of the United States postal
service, to Senator Tillman, shows that
quite soon q number of new rural de-
livery routes will be established in
South Carolina: Sir: I acknowledge
receipt Of yours Of recent date urging the
early establishment Of the proposed
rural free delivery district and note your
statement that your constituents are
very anxious about the deliveries, and
that you would appreciate any action on
the part Of the department which would
CRAFTY the natural expectations Of the
people. In reply, have the honor to
inform you that, in accordance with
your request, the services from Cottage.
vile ana Getsingar have been ordered
into operation from October 1st, 1901,
and that the other deliveries will be put
into operation on November lst. These
are the earliest dates ;at which the de-
partneut is now establishing rural free
delivery service.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28

showers early in the week followed BY
heavy rains over limited aress towards
its close. TIE drought remains un.
broken over the central, southern and
southeastern portions, Cotton needs
rain throughout the State, a1d where
drought prevails is failing fast. Pick
iog has become general. Young Gotten
is suffering from rust, and there is
mere or less shedding over the whole
State. The present outlook is for :
yield much below lsat year.
In Oklahoma ard Indian Territory
dry weather prevailed. but this was
beneficial to cotton, which is doing
we'll generally, except that the plants
are shedding slightly and bell worms
have done some damage. Early cotton
has begun to open and picking is not
general.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
ATRRRIBLE DISASTER.
Sixty People Drowned by the Sinking
Of Steamer,

The steamer Queen has just arrived
from the north, bringing news Of one
Of the most appalling marine disasters
on the Pacific coast. The steamer Is
lander, sailing from ShagWay on August
IA, when nearing the southwest end Of
Douglass Island, at 2 A. NJ, August
Is, and running at full speed, struck .
floating iceberg, and in less than
twenty minutes went to the bottom Of
the deep channel, carrying men,
women and children to watery graves.
The Islander had lO8 passengers and
all we're in bed when the vessel struck.
The shock was so severe that many
were thro IN from their bsrths and the
widest excitement prevailed. Word
was soon passed that the vessel was
doomed and a general scramble for the
life boasts ensusd, many jumping over
board and attempting to swim to the
shore, the distance being short.
In the scramble to get into the bosts
many were hurled headlong into the
chilly waters, which according to pas
sengers arriving from the scene, seemed
alive with human beings. Before all
the passengers had left the vessel she
gave lunge and went down, bow first.
It is known that sixty-se7en lives were
lost. Il will be some time before their
names can be definitely learned, as the
purser lost his passenger list.
Passengers and crow Of the vessel
who have arrived lt Port Townsend
agree that the loss Of life By Thursdays
disaster in Lynn Channel will amount
to sixty-ive, but they admit that there
were probably five or more stoWaWays
on the steamer and that the five chill
dren known to have been on board the
steamer were either drowned or died Of
exposure. So it is possible that the
loss of life will reach over 20.
The death of Capt Foote was very
pathetic. He remained on the bridge
until the steamer was laundering. When
the vessel commenced to sink, and it
was seen that 20 ezpedient could avail.
the captain jumped into the life raft,
which Wss already taxed. Realizing
that his weight would work havoc there
be exclaimed: II see there are too
many mere, SO good bye, boys" and
swan away. He was shortly after wards
seen to sink.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
Three Killed.

A terrible tragedy vas enacted at
Cherokee Falls Wednesday, by which
Ed. Walker, Bud Lipsconb and King
Lindsay, slI negroes, lost their ]iVeS.
They were working IN rock quarry
opersted by Mr.. Fortune for the
Cherokee Falls Manufacturing ccm-
pany and we're drilling . hole in tie
solid granite when terrific explosion
occurred, causing their death. The
cause Of the explosion is unaccounted
for. The jury characterized it as ''of
some unknown substance. Coroner
Vincent made rigid examination into
the case. No one IS blamed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28
A Horrible Affair.

a dispatch from Whitesboro, Texas,
is to the effect that the negro, Abe
Wileer, charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Caldwell, the wife Of . Grsyson
county farmer, at her home on Satur..
day last, Vas captured by mob snd
burned at Nelson's ranch, two and .
half miles east Of Rad ranch. The
negro WAS taken to tree and swung
up in the air. Wood WAS piled beneath
his body and hot fire made. Then 1t
was suggested that the msn ought not
to be- permitted to die too quickly and
he was let down to the ground while a
party vent to Dexter, about two miles
distant, to procure cosl OIL. This was
thrown on the flames and the work com
pleted.