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

At meeting OF ths Columbia Gel
crsd M,alS:,r. ii uriop, haio on Wed
acscsy, lae following preamble and
resolutions wero passed:
"WEeGeas, as II bss been charged
agd cur;early rumored that George 4.
Kaesser, who has been appointed col,
lecuor Of internal rsvenus for the dis
srict Of Soltn Caroiina, psrt:c;pssea in
tae igncairg cf 8 negro soout 1884, at
CASTOR, Lexington county, demanding
The fist shot, AID sfter bcsStins If hGv'
lrg nIed rho frsE shor, in colst eaenc5
Of .he crowd So lsd tav3ug cAusos up
with tie vlcslp, prior 20 Others IN pur-
sui; suc
Waersas, tie ssid charge remsin5
undenleJ up to this time; and
Whereas, upon inve5tisatio2 the said
charge seems TO be sustained, there
fore
We, the said colosed ministers, as
sanblsd sc Sienhouye hall, C0lunbls, ,
s. u, Cor the purpose OF cunsidering
cnis heinous Master and for TIE pu1-
pose Of taking action, % declare our
spaorrsrcs of th:s dsstsrdiy crime and
Indignantly protest Sgaina5 the sppclnt-
msnG Of The STA G3o-gs Il. & 5estcr,
and If commission has been Issued,
g!esG fer Its revocation until tbe same
has been investigated.
J.S Mo0ley, Chairman,
Z. P. Nalsoa,
=. J. Ramsey,
Committee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Election Of Officers.

At the annual nesting Of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society
held in Columbia Tkuradsy night, tie
following o&te we're elected:
A. Z. White, Of Rock Hill, Presi-
dent.
The vice presidents elected are:
A. 7. Sm9shs, first congressional
district, Charleston.
R. 3. Watson, second congressional
district, Ridge Spring.
T. j, KinaEd, third congressional dis.
tr;cs, Ninsty.S.x.
J. Wash Watts, fouih congressional
district, Mount7ille.
J. ". DunnoVat, nth congressional
district, Caester.
B. i. Williamson, sixth consrsssio1-
81 district, Darlington.
G. &. Guisnsrd, seventh congression-
al district, Brookland.
Executive committee: NJ. L Den
sldsoD, GreenvilIe; A. Porter Haskell,
Columbia; T. 0. Sanders, Hegood; <.
P. Haner, Jr., Haner; J. +. Wanna
maker. St. Matthews: j. G. Mobley,
Winnsboro; G. F. Moore, Beonotts-
vile; j. Il, Wharton, Waterloo; D. E.
E6rd, Lexington; J. ". Dreher: Lees
vile; lredeIl Jones, Rosk Hill; W. G.
Hinson, Charleston; !. J. Browning,
Sedalla; z. Nj. Pegues, CheraW. E1-
oGc;o members: Thomas W. Wood
wsrd, Rockton; j. B. Humbert. Prince
ton; Thomas Taylor, Columbia; &. r.
Molvsr, Palmetto; B. F. Crsyton, An
dersop; r. a, Love, Chester; D. ?.
Duncan, Columbia; Tics. j. Moore,
Moore; T. J. QUINN CHAM, CloUney;
W. D. evans, CheraR.
Col. 7. e. Holloway Of Ponaria was
re- elected secretary, and Mr. A. Game
we'll LaMotse Of Columbia Was re- elect
ed trsssursr. Tho oSioe Of assistant
seore;sry IL to be supplied.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
LOOP TURNED EVEgT5 OF DAY
schley Says Movement Was Turning
Point in Battle.

With tie opening ofthe scbley court
Of inquiry Wednesday Admiral Soaley
began tie fifth Gay Of bis testimony
and the third dag Of lis cross-examins.
tion. Questioning Sshtey as to the
cause q tie delay in beginning re-
connoissancs after Cer9era's where,
abouts were discovered, the admiral
said two days we're necessary to coal
snd to be rssdy in case the enemy came
out. Tie cross, examination On the bat
tie o. Santiago began With the question
as to what Was the first movement Of
tie Brocklyn'B helm alter the enemy
| chips we're sighted coming out.
I'VE Wsre heading west by north, u
he replied. ''At first the helm was to
port"
Capt. Cook gave the order for the
tu-r?"
YES"
"You regard that turn as very i'm.
portent, don't you9"
u think it was movsVena that de-
cided the events Of the day"
The admiral said IN response to aues-
tions thst he had rot mentioned the
loop in the report Of the battle. It
vas an incident of the battle which he
had no idea would ever come into con-
troversy. Capt Cook had given the Or
Ger without orders from h;m, excep.
ulder his general instructions 70 close
in and keep sonsWhsre about 1000
yards away, outside Of the b1oadside
torpedo range. When the time came
for the turn Capt. Cooks conception Of
tie movement eoi1cidsd with his own.
''Do you assume full responsibility
foc the turnV
absolutely. III did not give the
order, I approved it," replied the sd
miral.
did the Brooklyn stand in tad a.
tempt to sink the Spanish asct in the
chsnne!?"
II started in at frat to help the 9th
er vessels and have them help me. l
felt & we could atop the Spanisrds tae
ba:sleships could go in and sink them.
never had aDy idea they would get
away"
Continuing, he said: eve esslmst-
ed that the Brooklyn had goos inso
Wiehins a mile CT mile and half Of the
mouth Of the haroor and was within
range Ct tbs shore batteries. Thought
FOR some Twelve to fourteen minutes the
a:gsh:p had been within tsnge Of less
than 2,OG0 yards iIon the Spanish
chips. They looked very c.ose," be
aaid.
when the Spsaiah ships succeeded
IL getting out OF shs bsrbor Wi:hous be-
ing sunk il accordance With orders,
what alternative was there but to chase
them2'
The admiral said that while several
OF the vss.els had failed to jvia 10 the
chase, leaving she work after tie sink
ing Ct tie Tsresa and Oqnerdo to
the Brooklyn and Oregon, this vas
because they couLo not fo.ioR st the
pace Set by the S;soiards.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
A Prodigal'S Tragedy.

A sad story from Paris IL related Of
q prcolsat son named L ;u!s Dussaux,
wno, af:er tee years absence from
home, reeurced f1om fsr country to
acknowledge MS misdoings and thfoH
himself On parental indulgence. When
he arrived hons Thursday night st
lis old residence in the Rua o'Argout,
the young man was alarmed at seeing
sjgas of i1ourAlEg. O1 ensering 80 in
1er room he found his mother bathed
IN tears sneelsag BY the eide Of : cotnn
conszlning the body et his father.
''Ycu slzyeG away TOO long" said his
sooD,ng mother. You broke your
fathers hart aid his grief az your ao.
yerce ki:scl lin. He GIsG Tlursdsy. !"
Overovmo W!ta sorrow, the youss man
lei. upon lis ia5hecs' corpse, kissing
II franti1s.l3, and saen, rushing from
tins rcom, e se.zsd knife, ana IN al
aocea5 Of rem9rse p,unaec It lnto ms
b1east. He Was tax, 4 20 the Hospital
cs .s Uhari,e, Wlsre Ee lies II d grave
GvIdltloa.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
The Banner City of Anarchists.

Spring Valley, Ill, is the oaaner
al srehisG eisy OF the Uaited States.
Ffl5h popuiaiion OF 7,UUO, IL nas 5OO
people Rno are anatc0!s!s. Inst meaRs
lnat one OUT Of every a Of It's popuia-
tion is sn anarchist, or between Z and
8 ger cent. No city in the Un!ted
States csa shoW anything like TINS pro-
porlioc Of the followers Of the red Tag,
and it is d 1ubtfui il any city in the
world can. 1t Is quite tr1e that there
are other American cities that contain
more anarchists THAI Spring Valley.
Chicago, for instance, has :. .0U0, so-
cocdirg to Capt. SohustSler, Wao has
the most accurate knowledge Of this
subject Of any man on the polics force,
Plttsbu1g Is ssnosher anarchist centre,
and has l,5OO dormant Cz,lgcEzss.
Paterson, N. j., is generally regarded
as Veritaoie hosDsd Of anarchy, and
with good cause. Yet Patterson has
only ZOO anarchists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
A Show Wrecked,

s oispatcn from Cn&c,cIGe ssys one
auodEs0 aap ten VI TIC rlcS Lorses o.
60IfaIo DNi g WIG Tes5 sAoW We1e
cfusaed to ossth IN railroad Wreck
neag Lsxllston at ) Geek Tuesday
morn-Eg. Auocg tls nOrBes killed Was
OLD Tsp, Co.. Cocy 1s7ollte sadoIe
Acr:e. ''Old Eas!e," the star rig
AccEe, vas kl.!so and his Mingled nocy
Eail OF top " one OF shs WIeoSad en-
s.nss. ms team o. luiss .ha: orea
Us De.G Sood cvaca Rer5 slsO kuled.
Cv.. Coy S.sEG today q. tie sa.as CT
lie Hzuck sGG 3s hs2Is prlkel over -hs
o.1uglcsr. He says lis -o's Is sou, 0O0.
IAs aca.ue2s Was a4e result Of haso-
sna ooiiI9io2 5ecneep Z IGse s0GtEoouno
:re:gn5 C:sin aAd tie seculN s>c>;Cn O.
.4G saoW gr4In, SID WGs cue I? e mis-
understanding OF trdsEs. S97eEal trsla
2saas were iEj4Ie1, but nc oae was
klt;eC.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Triple Tragedy.

The story Of triple tragedy has
reacasd Shreveport, Ls., from Green
wood, La, Il mlies from Shreveport.
rhe past,es implicated we're ali negroes
and Ners employed on plaDtsEloa
knoan as the Hoss plaae, near Green
wood. Wash RsaiinS eaIeged the
hone Of Vicsorls Anderson. negro
womaD, and 5ou1d ter II the company
of S negro named Charley Wiinams.
He a. once opened ire On Victoria,
killing her instantly. The weapon was
then turned on Williams, Who attempt
ed to eacape, but failed and Was fatally
wounded. KaElins rushed to the door,
turned his weapon on himself and pull
cd Ihe Trigger, oyIng insJsEJiy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
BOERs STILL FIGHTING.
They Inaict Another Disaster to
Brirjsh Arms.

A dispatch from London says Lord
KitcheRtr has reported to the var Of
fee a disaster to the British neal
Bethel, eastern Traas7ssl, in which
two guns were lost, several officers
killed or Eoundsd, and 81 men we're
killed and 16O wounded.
The following is the text Of Lord
Kiicheler's dispatch dated Pretoria,
Nov. /:
Il have j1st hesrd Of q severe attack
made On sne rear guard of Col. Bsn-
sons column when about 20 miles
northwest Of Bsthel near Brokenlasgte q
during thick mist.
''Hhe Strength Of the enemy is re-
ported to nave been !, 900. TRey rushed
sRo gums with the rssr guard, but it is
uncertain whether they were able to
move them.
Il fear our casualties were heavy.
Col. Benson was wounded, but noE Sc
7ere!y. a relieving column will rescn
him this morning"
Later, Lsrd Kitchener te!egraphed
as follows:
Col. Barter, who marched from the
constsbulary line yes.e1dsy, reached
BsIson's column early this morning
(Frids;) unoppogsd. 10 reports that
Jol. Benson oied If his wounds,
THE other casualties are the follow
ing:
''KiIled-Col. E. Guinness, Major F.
D. Murray, Cspts. u. ". Lindsay and
+. T. Thorold, L.euts. E. V. !. Bcooke
and &. + Shepherd, and Second Lieut..
s. J. Ccrlets.
Died OF his wsulds-Cspt. Eyre
Lloyd"
LORD Kitchener then gives the names
cf II other chicsrs who we're wounded,
most Of them severely, and announces
that 81 non commissioned officers and
men we're killed and 100 wounded, add
ing that four Of the latter hs7e since
died Of their wounds.
The dispatch rhen says:
Il assume that the guns have been
recovered and the enemy has with
drawn, but l have no further details.
II deeply regret the loss Of Col. Ben.
son and the officers and men who fell
With hin. II Benson the service loses
most gallant and capable officer who
Invariably led MS columa with marked
success and Judgement.
The fighting Was st very close quar-
minssion By both sides. Inc enemy
suffered heavily, but 1 have not yet
received 9 reliable estimate.
The Beers retired east.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Postomce Robbed.

Ol Tuesday night late, the postcfice
at Ruaherfotdton, n. e., was broSen
into and the safe blown to pieces. The
robbers and SAFE crackers secured al
amount Of money, several checks and
notss and s Lot Of stamps. There is
NOT the slightest clue as to Who the
daring burglars wore. Entrance was
efscsed by breaking down the back
door. The possofioe in R7thsrforosol
is frame building, occupied for no
other purpose and DO one sleeps IN it.
The safe explosion was evidently the
work Of ARTISTS in that line. Mr.. J. s.
Mcdaniel is postmaster at Rutherford.
ton,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Sent Him a 'POssum.

The Washington correspondent OF
the Charleston Post ssys some South
ern "sentleman" sent to the President
the other de7 'possum. The card OF
the donor vas not sstached, but it was
labsled "Booker Washington" The
President is said to be very fond OF
'poasum, and as the new butler Of the
White House, Henry PincIney, is 6
South CaIo!ins negro, he is familiar
vita tbs srs Of preparing the dish in
true South Carolina style. It is said
the President will have it served on his
tsp!e st SONS future time. The Prssl-
dent would ike to know, however, who
his "adnirsr" is.
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cf agaip, Dr.. MaoDonald stepped to
the cnsir and Put his hand OYER the
heart.
Il said he fe!: 20 pulsstSon, but sug-
ges:ed that ,hs cGcceEt De turnsj On
tt i few seo?Lds sza;n. Onos more
thc b2&; becsma r's,d.
A. 7.lo tny cur-ens Tas turned OF
f4r svo1. Tbs p1ysiciac5 presaaa used
tbs acc.4o.eopa So cInsr tess 20 &C.
terMi3e + any l.fo remained, a9d st
III lie WsS13n rsis!9g lis hsad 81
Gvuao3G: "GeatisDe1, tie prisoner IS
1esd."
4.as Witnesses fled from the death
czauoc-, mas Of t2em vi5!n:.' aHscs-
q. aDG sAo pudy w&s taken rom the
eha.r SD lsiG on 81 opeEa.iaE Eaoie.
/. was cu-;ed secretly within ~
hGu-s il tie Dri.l2 Yard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
From One Potato.

Al ia.SrosIios ssrioaiGuEal item Is
-epclnle- IL tno Londgu fines ITon
is issue OF C3t. III. lSUl: "A Mr..
Vsoher Of H-cktoro Fasm, Lear Poose,
lssa Year p!&nteo enc t0ssGo, whlon
procccso han n number, az there
HouiQ Lave Deeu SILL uoIs, hso not 6
ooy losl Cne u ms c!es a1tec laa PoLs-
10 Was Gu: in pisces Inc Farmer
having saved the wloie OF taen, h&o
them planted, winch A5 has nos dug
", ano 1ads that they lave multiplied
10 tie 1un1er ot 1886, AID weigh
l3oWs. 3qss, Hh,ca cataSlAIy Is very
great incceaso lrom ore single 1905 l1
LWv Years"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
State Exhibits.

We are requested to announce that
no shipments to the superintendent Of
the State exhibit in the State building
ct the exposition st Charleston be
made without notifying the superin-
tendens. Otherwise they will be
charged full freight rates. Notify
Superintendent a. ". Love, Chester,
s. c., and he will send shipping direc-
tions and frank.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
"I'll Smash Everythingi''

The German press is discussing in
lively fashion the following utteranes
attributed to Emperor William:
III no commercial treaties are nego-
tiated, I shall smash everything to
pieces"
In a. sdd-ess at a maetiDg Of the
Fieet Society in Hanover, Capt. von
Welthein, Of German Navy, is repre-
ssnted to have said:
"Germany's interests in the five re-
publics Of Central America, in view Of
Amerioan competition, can only be
naintzined when re have feet strong
enough to say to the Americans Hands
Of.'"
TGis declaration vas received with
stormy applause. The papers gener-
ally ignersit, and the Fteisinnigs Isl
tuDg observes:
There is species Of political mis-.
chief-msking which, while not unish-
able under the Penal Code, is none the
less cslculssed to cause apprehension
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
S11icide Made Easy.

A Chicago man hss struck on new
scheme and proposes to open shop
where people who want to commit sui
eide can DO il nicaly AID without much
trouble. All they have to DO is to 60
in, take seat in aa electric chair,
touch the button when they aro ready
and the apparatus does the rest. It is
not stated what he proposes to charge
foc the accommodation. !
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
British Losses.

We hs7e rea.oE to consra:u:ste our
selves that the Philippine l5:sads are
rot peopled by Beers. TIE Latest eth' :
oial report shows tbs British casualties
il South Africa Stree the beginning Of
tie war to be 54S officers snd 5.S25
ne2 killed in sc;ioD; 1929 oh,e AID
1852 men wounded, 365 officers aEo
S, I'll men captarei or missing, sId
1878 dsaihs fr3m oiscsse snd acci-
DENTS total Of 55, sos desd, wounded
a. q MISSING.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
THE FIRE FIEND.
The Business P,rlion of Tlms
nonzv;l Laid IN Ashes.
w. r. DENNIS ARRESTED.
He and His Parsnar, e Man Named
Smitr, Charged With Applying
Gle Torch 70 Thsir

4QS LOWu Ct ilUMVEs'iIle, OA s..c
Wilmington, Columbis ard Augusta
Railroad, between Sumter and Flor.
ence, was visited By most disastrous
Ere On last Wednesday morning sE four
o'clock. Nfncsy-ive thousand dollars
vorsh Of property, including twenty
three houses, vss destroyed. 4 dis
paech to Tie State says the tcEu vsz
awakened By terrific explosion aud
summoned to witness the greatest Ere
in the b;s:c: of the p ace. The ez-
p!csion was that Of = keg Of powder in
cue cf the anaIl stores in the postohsa
block, supposed to be that Of Smith &
Dennis. The fire spread rapidly, aided
By an east wind. Soon the jsEelrg
house OF S. s. Carroll, tie grocery
sso.es of Hill Bros. aDd Marion Sims,
we're burning beyond control. By
great effort the postcfioe Nas saved,
out nothing could prevent the ive from
crossing the street aud burning the
carriage houss Of J. B Harper, Win.
gate's barber shop, Hsrrell's grocery
and finally taking hold Of the bank and
CuIpeprer's drug store, thereby insur-
ing the destruction Of 8 solid brick
square Ct 10 stores. There was roth
ing with which he FIRE could be fought
ard a crest company Ct citizens suf-
fercd the awful ordeal Of watching the
business heart of their town burn to
the ground. When the FIRE had burned
to the hardware house Of Yelling and
Bonreist it stopped, there bsing street
aorcss which is csuld not 80. It was
fearful scene and brought tesrs to many
eyes.
The fcllo7ing stores were burnsd:
s. s. Carroll, loss $1,000; insurance
$500.
L Anderson. loss $1,000; insurance
$4,000.
Will Winsats, loss $500; insurance
aoshi1g
". E. LoTnan, loss 5000; insurance
$4,000.
Gus johnson, loss $500; no insur
anoe.
Hill Bros, loss 81 400; insurance
$500.
G. 4. Smith, loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
4 c. sa7erenoe, loss s11, 900; insug-
aDae 81, 800.
J.F. Culpeper, loss 81. 500; insur-
anos 1,0SO.
F. NJ. Sims, loss $1.,75o; Insurance
5000.
MoSaesn building, loss $1,000; in
Surance $1,000.
We;li1g & Bonneitt, loss $4,000;
iIsaEsnce uTkuoSn.
Sansbury & LcEhorn, loss $40, no
insurance..
j. B. Harper, loss $4,000; insurance
81, 500.
Arnory Furniture, loss 81, 900: in
sursoce s400.
Psthian hall, less $1,000; insurance
1878.
a. J. Broom, loss $1,000; insurance
81 sou.
Bank building, loss $4,000; insur-
anae $500.
LOUIS Lyons, loss $4,000; no insur-
a7oe.
J D. Ramsey, less 81, 900; insurance
$500.
Masonic Furniture, loss $3.50; insu--
arcs $500.
sn,ah s Dennis, loss $500; iasur-
anee 81, 800.
This constitutes the largest portion
Of business houses Of the town. At
one tine the large store Of John Nc
Saee1 was in danger, also D. H. Traz-'
ler, but were saved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
None Too High.

The Plttsburg Dispstch finds that
the investigation has been fully justi'
fed by results. Issays: There cannot
but be a feeling Of satisfaction that the
cour. of i5q1iry has been held. High
" 81 his couatrymen have held the VIC
tor ef Santiago the testimony shows
that the estimste Ess none too high.
II il erred it was upon the lesser side.
Facts have been brought forward thst
might have never become public know
ledge"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
CAUGHT the Thief.

A Parsis1 actress Rho had for some
time .been suffering Losses Of js1elry
determined to set a trap fer the thief.
So she lefss diamond bracelet on her
b1rssu, retiring into an adjourning
roon and bsgan to watch through the
keyhole. Presently starting hoped
through tho window, seizsd the brscelet
and deposited it in the chimney, where
all the missing jsHelry was subsequent
y found. This Was, Of course, the
birds equivalent Of 8 human thief's
habit OF putting stolen property up the
snnnt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
VIII Never Happen.

We st;ll scan IN vain tho society ool-
up1s cf th5 Northern papers to where
she u!;rz 1asGlorabie Repub!ics1s sre
entertaining the negro ca sooisllg
equally bass. Il seous SIS # SIS lrasi-
de2s IS isggi1g this olss5 Of entertain
ment."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Serious Fire in Darlington

Darlington had two fires Thursday,
the first at the Darlington oil mill and
che second, which occurred sfrer night
was at the freight depot Of the AtIansi,
Coast Line. In bosn instances there
was great damage done, The whole Of
the wooden part Of the mill Wss de-
stroyed together Nth large lot Of cot
ton IN bales. The wind was from the
ro1th. TIE gin and fscsory together
with several ou.buildings we're de-
stroyed, including the etiice, though
the books we're rescu:d BY employees.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
Eaten Up by the Enemy,

a special dispatch from Antwerp
says that detachment Of blask troops
recently sent By the Congo authorities
to quell revolt a. Balingis, in K2sssi,
was captured and that the soldiers were
murdered, roasted and eaten. 49,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
a Poser.

What's Booker Washington going to
DO with the negro mechanics he is
training. They would be shot down il
they went to Pennsylysnia, Ohio OF Ill
inois 70 fad employment. The records
show this.
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general and going into the yard Of the
firms residence. These are some Of
the very damaging items Of evidence
which have become pubic. The case
is very strong against tie accused.
They hsd oaiy recently taken about ali
a;1a insurance tLey could secure. On
Saturday the haar.pg aiil be had here
and then every hing will be brought
OUT
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-06
A SENSATION.

4 sensation greater than the fire itself
wss the arEsE6 this afternoon Of ". 1.
Dennis Of the firm Ct Snish 3 Dennis,
who was charged with the burning.
As the runo7 to the effect that thls
was responsible FOR the great fire bryan
last night, late in the afternoon several
oisizsna went to the house Of these men
and On searching the premises iouno
several barrels Of shoes and hats AID
Other goods. Smith left toFn esclg n
she morning for lis country hone, bit
Dennis Was at home. He Was iralIsr
ent in manner and had to be urged TO
20 to the barn and assist the citizens IN
6hair search. He wanted the men to
await the return Of Smith before search,
bus th;s they refused to do. Ddnnis
p1ofessed ignorance Of the goods II the
5acn. Ho was arrested and sent to
Florence. A warrant has been sent for
Smith. These parties came here from
Clarendon county in the winter and
opened small store. They bore good
regulations and the psoyle are shocked
at the turn things have taken.