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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Pension Reduction.

The pension board completed its
work Wednesday and the total number
Oh the rolls is SAT-, against Z, lO6 last
year. The board has given each appli-
cation full consideration and it has
Weeded out those not entitled to pen
sions as far as possible, 30 that the list
this year is about as near just and equi-
tsole as it can be made. Following are
the numbers for each county. Able
Vile, 1873; Aiken, $50; Anderson, $40;
Barnberg, 80; BarnWely, lob; Besufort,
27; Berkeley, So; Charleston 81; Chero-
kes, 158; Chester, SO; Chesterfield, l35;
Cla.eI don, 1872; Colleton, 286, Darling
toD, 100; Dorchester, SO; Eigefeld, 81;
Fairfield, Ill; Florence. l3l; George
town, 38; Greenville, 1856; Greenwood,
120; Hampton, III; Horny, l5l; Ker-
shaw. Ill; Lancaster, 222; LauIsns,
218; Lexington, 40; Marion, 1870; Mari
boro, Ill; NeRbarry, 142; Ooonee, 165;
Orargeburg, 1876; Pickeus, 238; Rich
land, 1852; Saluds, 146; Spartauburg, $50;
Sumter, l65; Union, 40; Williamsburg,
113; York, 289.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Attempted Murder.

T. j. Hughes, merchant at Lock
hart Junction, in Union County, vas
assaulted and Iobbed Thursday night.
Mr.. Hughes is q widoWer aud lives
alone in his store, and that night about
8 or 9 o'clock, after he had closed his
front door, soma one knocked at the
door and Mr.. Hughes opened it and
turned round to 90 behind his counter,
supposing it was customer that wanted
to trade and just then hs received a
blow on the back Of the head from some
kind Of a club which felled him to the
floor and he remembers nothing more
till late in the night when he came to
himself and was very cold and just able
to crawl to his bed, which IS in a back
room to the store, and he laid in bed
with his front door open till morning
when he vas found by some Of his
friends in q very serious condition.
There was considerable blood over the
floor where Mr.. Hughes craWled about
before he came to himself. He naa
$1,000 and pistol in the store which
Ia missing,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
4 Young Mans Fall.

A dispatch fro.a Greenville to the
State says the community was greatly
surprised when it was announced on the
streets that a shortage bad been dis
covered in the pos Office. The fact was
not known to the public until legal pro-
ceedines hsd been instigsted against
Frank N Jordan, the money order clerk
and assistant postmaster, who had en-
tire charge Of the financial affairs Of =
Office. He was arrested and tax -
fore Commissioner j. 6 Haw ~
where he made q full and complete
confession Of MS guilt, and there was
no need of further investigation, so
that he was immedistely bound over
to the October term Of the United
States court in the sum ofs1, 800. Mr..
Frank Nichols, the postmaster, who is
an uncle Of Jordan, gave a justified bond
for the appearance Of his nephew for
trial at the time specified.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Kills His Fourth Man

Henry Huffman, we'll known animal
trainer with the Wallace shows, met Q
horrible death at Peru, Ind Thursday,
being killed by ''Big Charley, " a mons-
ter elephant, while the animal was
bathing in the Mlssinsinesw river.
Big Charley" wound his trunk about
Keeper Huffman and hurled him far
into the stream. The man was unin.
jured. and when he returned he said:
why, Charley, l didn't think that
Of you; aren't you ashamed Of your
self?"
The next instant Huffman was
grabbed by the big elephant and
thrown to the bottom Of the river and
held there by the forefeet Of the animal,
Then, with great roar, the elephant
ran away. Severa! showmen shot ct
him with no effect. He broke down
fences and roamed about in big field,
keeping everybody at a distance. Ap-
Piles loaded with strychnine were thrown
near him, and he ate one. An hour
later he laid down and was in terrible
agony. A riAe shot finished him. Big
Charley" weighed over three tons, was
valued at s1O, 600, and in his lifetime
had killed four men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Jones Says His Say.
Charleston, s. c., April %, 1870.

Charleston, S. G., April %, 1901.
Editor The Grsenville News:
Sir: I cannot bs responsible for
Senator John L. McLaurin, in his
meeting the challenge of Senator Till
man to debste the questions Of great
moment to the people; all the people
Of South Carolina at this time. I hope
they will meet. Senator MoLsurin
still claims to be a Democrat, aud I
regard him to be the true exponent Of
the twentieth century Democracy. l
am prepared to meet and take Senator
Tillnan at bis challenge. I do SO as q
white Republican Of mary years stand
ing in this my native Stste Of South
Carolina. Having served this people
in peace and in war | am prepared to
meet the foe anywhere, everywhere in
our State. The paramount thought
will be with me: What has Senator
Tillman done, or rather what has he not
done for the material interest Of my
much beloved State and commonwealth.
when Greek meets Greek, then comes
the tug Of var" Let it come.
(Signeo) T. Barker Jones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Held I'D a Train,

At an early hour Friday morning the
Southern Express car on the Central Of
Geogia's through train from Atlanta to
Savannah was robbed near Gordon, Ga,
By two white men. After binding and
blindfo!diog the express messenger
White-the men took his keys opened
and rihsd the small locsl safe. They
got several packages, but missed one
containing $1,000 in silver. How much
money was secured cannot be as certain.
ed, but it is believed to have been
small. Not much business is transact
ed on that train locally. There was a
considerable SUN in the large through
safe, but Messenger White convinced
the men that he could not open it even
if be wanted to, and they did not try.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Grand Old Hampton.

sit is remarkable" says the Charles
ton News and curier, show kindly the
leading Confederate eavalrymen have
taken to Republican policies. Mosby,
Rosser, Wheeler, Fitzhugh Lee, and
now Butler. It is a very curious
development, but perhaps they could
not break themselves Of the habit Of
scouting in the enemy's lines" In
stead Of scouting" our contemporary
evidently ment to say ''foraing." As
thus amended the explanation is philo.
sophie. Yet the greatest Confederate
ca7alarymsn Of them all holds these
political foraging parties in wholesome
contempt.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
The Terrible Cost.

The New York Tribune, which has
been distinctly pro-British in regard
to the South African war, summing up
the cost to date ssys the gold mines Of
the Rand probsbly will be made to ve-
pay the millions expended, ''but never
from mine OF veldt can arise the thous-
ands Of strong young lives that have
been spent in the same cause. Seven
teen Thousand lives, Of her best picked
men! And it was to have been merely
a military promenade to Pictorial 1t
is an appalling proof Of the illimitable
uncertainties into which a nation
plunges blindly and hesdlong whenever
it goes to war" The United States is
paying the same price for the Philip
pines,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
sEWs WOUND IN1MAN's HEART.
Remarkable Operation Performed in
StLouis CITY Hospital

With 8 stab wound and three Stitches
in his hesrt, Philip Gum is st the St,
Louis, city hospital, and from present
Indications seems likely to recover. He
was operated upon by Dr.. q. L. Neitert
who is probably the first person in the
world who seRed together a wound in
the heart Of q living person. Three
sutures closed the opening, which wss
about oDe-hslf of an inch long, snd
which penetrated into the heart cavity.
Whie his hear; was exposed to the air
Gurn emerged from the anesthetic,
manifested perfect consciousness and
talked to the surgeon and his attend
ants. During the hour and . half re-
oulved for the operation, hypodermic
Injections of salt solutions were kept
up to coupteract the loss Of blood
Dr. Meter remoV. d section of the
breast bone, exposing the percardium
or &C vering Of the heart. IL was found
that the knife had penetrsted this, and
blood was spouting from this, and
spouting from the aperture with every
notion of the most delicate crgau Of
the body. Al incision was made In
the percardiun, ard a large qnsnity Of
blood which had pulsed from the knife
wound in the heart was poured out.
This revealed the heart, which patpita
ted violently. As it rose and fell the
avenue by which the blood hsd esoap
ed from the hesrt becams visible. The
point Of the knife blade had entered
the right ventricle and had pierced to
the cavity. Luckily the knife had en-
tered the heart obliquely. and the re-
suit was that the opening between
cavity end the percardiuu was lip-shsp.
ed en- both sides. The wound acted as
8 valve, and at each pulsat:cn # bloc d
through the heart but susll quantity
escaped through the artificial opening.
The task Of stisching this uusual
Vound was very difficult. The motion
Of the heart cannot be gepressed, and
Dr.. Neiteri was forced to make the
stitches while the organ was shifting
about After the delicste operation
vas finished the peIcardium was
seged together. The portion Of the
breast bone could not be replaced, and
the operation was concluded by stitch
ing together the skin ani outer tissues
which cover the chest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
CUBAN COMMISSION,
Passed Though Columbia on their Way
to Washington.

On Tuesday afternoon Of last week
the Cuban asaemblage commission nov
en- route to Washington to confer with
President Mckinley upon the relations
Of the United States to Cuba, and see
what are the chances for securing
Cuba Libre," passed through CoIum-
bia. They were travelling on the Ses-
board Air Lines elegant metropolitan
limited train, which happened to be q
very heavy one, loaded with eastern
tourists fastening home from Florida.
The gentlemen were travelling in the
last car on the train, and occupied the
observation end, from which they had
been viewing the country on the way
up from Jacksonville.
In the party were Gen. Domingo
Meoez Capote, president Of the com
mission; Gen. Pegro E. Betanccurt.
Gen. Rafael NJ. Portundo, Mr.. Diego
Tamayo and Dr.. Pedro Cor z.l,z Lor
ento. These are the members Of the
commission. They are accompanied by
Pedo M. Enterzs, interpreter; Col. NJ.
NJ. Coronado, editor Of La Discussion;
NJ. Marquee Sterling, representative of
the United States press Of Cuba, and
correspondent Of 81 Mundo.
The train arrived here at $40 o'clock
tuesday afternoon, and stopped here
for about a quarter of and hour. A
representative of The State called upon
the party Of Cubsns. AS he enterod,
and before be could speak, all rose and
bowed. One of the party is an aged
gentleman, and one Of the most polite
ever seen here. None Of the party, save
Signor Entenza. could speak English,
and his English was as pretty as bis
Spanish. The gentlemen stated that
they were very much pleased with the
appearance Of the country through
which they had passed; that their trip
thus far had been most pleasant, and
without accident or incident; and that
they hoped to accomplish something
for their beloved country. When asked
how long they would be in Washington,
they shook their heads and said that
would depend upon the shape things
took aftsr their arrival.
No more distinguished looking rarty
Of gentlemen ever passed through Co.
lumbia. The majority Of those in the
party were exceedingly handsome men,
and their sbility was manifested time
and again in the brief talk with them.
At this point Travelling Passenger
Agent Bate Of the Seaboa1d Joined
the party, with instructions to take
them through to Washington, seeing
that they were given every attention.
The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
| HUNDREDS KILLED.
BY the Explosion Of Chemicals 10
Alderman a Town.
THE FACTORY DESTROYED.
The Fire Spread to Aej cent
Buildings Igniting smokelsss
Powder. People Fed
from the Village.
from the Village.

One ofthe most disastrous explosions
OF record occurred Thursday afternoon
st the Electro. Che mical works near
Griesheim, Germany, where smoakless
powder is manufactured. Most Of the
boilers exploded. The noise was 80
tremendous that it was heard at great
distances, including Frankfort and
Msyenee.
The factory immedistely became a
mass of d.mes and q northeast wind
carried tbs sparks to neighboring vii
lagos where several houses were also
set on fire.
Eighteen cylinders, each containing
| sbout 100 hundred-weight Of smoksless
powder, were in the room where the ez-
| plosion occurred.
Troops were at once ordered to Cries
helm to prevent the fire spreading to
| the large benzine reservoirs nearby.
Fire brigades from every place in the
neighborhood hurried to the scene, but
owing to the dangerous nature Of the
disaster and the fear Of renewal Of
the explosion, the greatest difficulty
was experienced in stopping the pro-
gress Of the fire. Only after five hours'
strenuous effort was the cor6,grstion
to some extent controlled and the dan
ger passed, SO as to make it possible to
begin the work Of extricating the bodies.
It il, feared that nearly 200 persons
have heen killed or ininred.
The fire continues to burn, although
the greater part of the Frankfort IRE
department and the troops are trying
to prevent its spread to the buildings
outside Of the fire zone. Hospitals have
been impro7ised in the vicinity.
The flames spread with frightful "a.
pidity to the adjacent buildings and
they ran over the river Main to
Schwanheim. When second explosion
occurred the fumes and masses Of burn
ing chemicals made it impossible to
stay in the vicinity. The inhabitants Of
Griesheim were ordered to leave their
village, which they did fleeing to Frank
fort.
Ike lasi explosion occurred 1:5O p
m, and when it was ascertsined that
no further danger was anticipated the
inhabitants were allowed to return to
their homes.
At $50 the fire was still burning and
the work Of taking the bodies from the
ruins was being carried on by torch
light, gaslight not being obtsinable.
Ali railway traffic with Frankfort
was stopped during the FIRE, except for
trains earring the injured, but it has
since been resumed.
Four sheds for dressing the wounds
Of the injured have been erected.
The catastrophe originated in small
FIRE winch ignited several recepsacles Of
piroic acid, causing terrific explosion.
The houses adjoining the factory were
partly burned and partly demolished
By the violence Of explosion. It is
still impossible to say definitely how
numerous are the victims.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
AN OUTLAW HANGED.
Just Before Death He EZoneIated
Three Men Now in Prison.

Thos. E. Ketchum, alias Black Jack,
| the train robber, vas hanged at Clayton,
N. NJ, on Friday. The rope broke,
but the fall jsrked Ketchum's head of.
Twenty deputies guarded the isil
throughout the night. Hundreds OF
armed men, many Of them cowboys
from the surrounding country, arrived
during the morning. but no demolstra-
tion occurred. Ketchum has been the
most noted desperate Of the sonth west
for many years and although he was
credited with having taken the lives Of
some Of his fellow outlaws, his e1ecu-
tion Friday was for an attempted train
robbery in which nobody was killed.
The crime was com uitted near Fol-
som, n NJ, August Is 1899 Single
handed Ke,chum held up Colorado
and Southern passenger train. He Or
de1ed the engineer aud fireman to un-
c,uple the engine and leave the train.
The conductor and mail agent opened
FIRE. Ketchuu received the contents Of
double barreled shot gun in his right
arm, but quietly changed the rife to
his LETT shoulder. He succeeded in
wounding both Conductor and mail
agent. He vas captured the next day,
tried and given the extreme penalty.
O1iDg to rumors Of organized bands
making preparations to rescue their
cemrade, extreme precautions were
taken to hold the prisoner, who was re-
moved from the Folsom jail to Clayton
last week by special train, under a
heavy u,rd OF deputies. "Black Jack"
is said to have Deen the leader Of band
Of outlaws who committed many train
robberics and other raids in Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona. This band
has been scattered since lis arrest,
seven or eight having been killed
Clayton Kstctun mailed letter to
President Mckinley Friday morning,
in which he says:
Standing in the presence Of death,
where no human aid can reach me, |
desire to communicate to you some
facts which msy, perhaps, be the
means Of iberating innocent men.
There are now three man 10 Santa Fe
penitentiary serving sentences for the
robbery Of the United States mail at
Stems pass, Arizona, in 1897, namely:
Leonard Albertson, Walter Huffman
and Bill Waterman, and they are as
innocent Of the crime as an unborn
babe. The names Of the men who COM
mitted the crime are Dsye Atkins, Ed
Bullin, Will Carver, Sam Ketchum,
Broncho Bill and myself. I have given
to my attorney ia Clayton means By
which articles taken in said robbery
may be found where We hid them,
and also the names Of witnesses who
1--we in that vicinity who will testify
that myself and gang were in that
neighborhood both Immediately before
and after the robbery. The fsct that
these men are innocent and are suffer
ing impels me to make this confession.
While you cannot help me, and while
I real.zs thst all efforts to secure to
me conmutation Of my sentence
have signally failed, I wish to do what
I can for these Innocent men, who, SO
far as I know, never committed q
crime in their lives. I make this state
ment fully realizing that my end is fast
approaching, and must very soon meet
nv Maker"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
The Texas Kind.

William Labatt, assistant ticket agent
for the Santa Fe, captured and osgedi
mosquito Thursday morning claimed
to be the largest and iersest ever seen
in this section OF the country. Laoats
discovered the insect perched on an
inkstard on the counter. The insect
is on exhibition in glass case and is
attracting considerable attention as the
giant Of his rscs. He is more than
half an inch long and stands about an
inch Naturalization News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
An Outrage.

4 dispatch from Athens, Tenn,
says as the outcome Of recent temper
aa.o crusade the Office Of the McMinn
Citizen was raided during the night.
The presses were overturned and the
type WIS dumped into stream nearby.
The Citizen published temperance edi
torials during recent election. This
is supposed to have caused the raid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Nav Attain "SasSiety.'

Gunner Charles Morgan, who accord
ing to Admiral Sampson did not possess
enough social accomplishments to hold
a s'society commission in the navy may
yet get into society" and acquire
those accomplishments which he SO
lately lacked. He has learned to dance
and is now suing for divorce,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Will Not Work.

The Washington Post says the pro-
motion ola few professional ofice-seek'
ers will not build up a white Republi-
can party in South Carolina or in any
other southern State. Yet the people
in that section are quite prepared to
Place the question of commercial pro-
gress above politics.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Gave Them Up.

Marcus Miller, Of Binghampton, n:
Y, educator, inventor and author OF
several widely read political brochures.
who died Wednesday, made an unusual
request during his last hours. It was
that the works Of Col. Robert IDgersol!
5e burned at his grave in Floral Park
cemetery Friday afternoon, immedi-
.tely following the committsl services.
This act was designed by Mr.. Miller to
oe an explicit public declaration Of his
absolute reputation Of Ingersol's
teachings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Killed Himself.

Capt. Frank Grassland Of the Bri-
tish steamship Selms, committed sui
oide in slodgiDg house at Houston,
Texas, Wednesday. he disappeared
two weeks ago and his vessel sailed
without him. he left no letters. A
considerable amount of money was
found on his person.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-01
Great Floods.

The foods st Cincinnati are Subsid
ing. They we're terrific. The whole
city was under water and people had to
90 about in boats to trim the electric
tights. When the water stopped rising
t6ey hunted . dry spot and fred of
cannons and rang bells.
The oasis., 1901-03-16

nish them a carload of bnrros. Bur ros are quite a fad with that branch Of eastern aristocracy whose ancestors grew rich from the profits of soap fac tories, rag picking, etc The burro is a it emblem of tnsir reinmcnt and appreciation of the beautiful in na- ture.
 Stockman: Indications point to the fact that the depleted live stock ranges of Ariz ma will be largely re- stocked with sonora stock. The idea is prevalent that this stock is small, scruhby stuff, and m some cases this may te about right, while ID many cases the difference between this stock and our own native could not be told The more enterprising cattle men down that way have been inn proving their stock for some years, until at the present time their cattle is by no means bad. They have learn ed to breed up by associating with American cattlemen and earning their ways, and this improvement will continue as long as the advantage in price is experienced by them.
The oasis., 1901-03-16
Notice,

To George J. Phillips, Administrator of the estate of Al. Sheltenband. deceased. You are hereby notified that 1 have done the annual assessment, of One Hundred t1OOD Dollars worth of work and improvements for the fiscal year nineteen l900 hundred upon theMonarch mine, situated in the Orc Blanco mining district, in Santa Cruz Co.,, Ariz of which said estate of fAl.Sheltenbrand is a part owner and that said estae has failed to pay its proportion of said assess ment workyou are therefore hereby notified that unless said proportion of said assessmen work and this notice is paid to me within the next ninety ,9o) days folowingthis notice said intere st of said estate will be forfeited and become the property of the undersigned as provided by the U. s. mining laws.
 A. L. STAHL.
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