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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A Severe Criticism.

What the imrerialists have left Of the
American conscience is being disturbed
By the methods which were use to eff:
feet the capture of Ageiaaldo. Many
newspapers and individuals have en-
tered their protests against the employ
ment Of such means, and the eonclu.
sions reached many be summed up IN
the words Of. tie NeH York World,
which takes it's evidence from Gen.
Funston's own account Of the achieve
msnt. Il says: I'VE hsve nov the sue
cessive steps clearly before Us: treash-
cry by Aguinaldo's confidential agent;
forgery by Gen. Funston, fraudulent
expedition composed Of fagalo and
Macabebe traitors and four American
officers is disguise; the sgpeal to Ag-
uinaldo for fuod 70 save them from
death by starvation; Aguinsldo's pro-
mpt sending Of the fooo; his instant
order that the supposed American pris-
oners bs kindly treated; the faai scene
with the traitor Tagalo throwing his
arms about the entrsppsd leader" The
eriaode, says The Word, raises two in
terestiDg questions: FIRST; if for the
name of Fanston, Kitchener be substi-.
tused, for the name Of Agunina!do, De-.
Wet, for the name Of Lscuna, Boths,
etc., how does the account impress ths
average American? Sec,nd, is Every
thing fair in war; Gen. Funston
has his reward and the Filipino traitors
who aided him will have theirs; but
men of mental integrity will think
them very dearly bought. We should
not like to think that We had eaten q
maa's food while straVing ana had then
forthwith delivered him up to bis
enemies. But this repugusDce m;y be
merely survival of the aboriginal bar
ba1ism which forbade the betrayal OF q
man whose salt one had eaten.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A SLICK THIEF
TOUCHES ths southern Express
for Five Thousand.
THE PACKAGE WAS OPENED
5aswsan Columbia and New
York and Strips OF Brown
Paper Substituted
for tha Bills.

TIE Southern Express Company has
been struck again. The robbery was
either committed on the road between
Columbia and New York city, or else in
New York city, or else in the New York
transfer Office. The thief, however,
was smooth article, and he did thejob
according to Royle. Indeed he did it
so neatly that the robbery was not dis
covered until the package reached the
New York bank to which it was consign.
ed. Monday General Superintendent
Ssdler Of the Southern Express Company
was at Columbia looking into the matter,
spd it is stated that he and all other
officials are satisfied that the package
LETT the Columbia eff ,e in proper form.
Il is also c,rta;n that the package left
the Office of the shipper in the same
manner
1t appears that on Thursday last the
Bank Of Columbia for Said d through
the express flee here package con-
taiuing S. 600 IN amount, to be placed
to the credit OF the local bank. The
package was made up in the bank By
one of the officials and fortunately was
aot sent bja porter, but By one Of the
officials TO the express ofise where it
was olivered and the proper receipt
gwen Nothing more was thought of the
shipment until Saturday when the pre-
sident Of the Bask Of Columbia receiy.
ed telegram from the Bank Of Com.
m.r,e saying that q package had been
received marked to contain S.. 900 In
cash but that it contained only slips Of
brown paper. Thea the investigation
began. Most careful io7eatigstions
show the robbery vas not committed in
Columbis. It is thought by those at
voskpn the case that tue package vent
through to New York city all right and
was not moiested un,;l IL got into the
New York chc,, wnere it laid over all
night before 1t WAS delivered to the,
bank.
While the N ,neY was gone when the,
package Wss open d, aud the neat strips
Of brown paper just the sizs and weight
Of the bills we're found therein instead
Of the cash, the Bank of ooluabia,
from which institution it vas shipped,
does not lose one dollar Of the amount.
The loss falls upon the Southern ES-
press Company and will doubtless bs
made good forthwith, the company tax
ing it's chances Of locating and eaptur-
ing the thief. The loss is, OF course, q
heavy one for the express company, but
it is gratifying to know that the eVi-
dence indicates that the robbery was
committed q. the other end OF the line.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
After the Railroad Commission.


T. Larry CAN'T, who is now con.
tributor 10 the Spartsnburg Herald,
says: So far as our state railroad COM
mission is concerne7. tits a fraud Of the
first water. Uuless change is made
in its m memberships, tie commission had
better be abolished. When I ran my
saw mill near Inman, l was made by
the commission to pay more than one
third the money received for car
load Of lumber for simply hauling it II
miles. furnished the timber and cut
and hauled the logs from the woods to
my mill. I then carried the lumber two
miles and half to the railroad on Wag-
ons aud had to both load aDd unload
it on and from the cars. All the rail-
road did was to couple up that csr and
drag it II miles, and as I have already
stated, the road took more than one
third Of the gross proceeds, Of my lum-
Der for this slight service. I complain
ed more than once to our board of COM
missioners about this outrage; but
nothing Has done, and I finally had to
sell my saw mill. The railroads not
only pay the salaries Of our beard Of
railroad commissioners, bat trey are
furnished free transportation; and I
sm told the members are often gwen
Palace cars stocked with liquid and
other refreshments with trained SER
wants to wait on them to caVcrt ever
the state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
In Mark Ranna'S Town.

Tom L. Johnson's success in being
elected mayor Of Marx Hanna's town
shows the value Of 9 strong personality
snd the usefulness Of convictions. The
Honorable Tom is a free trader and
single tazer in national politics and
advocates 8 cents fares on municipal car
lines. He has made money out Of street
railways, but COW that he is million
sire does not appesr to be sverse to the
people profting from municipal rail
ways. His stand Oh this matter alone
is enough to explain his election along
with the defeat Of all other Democratic
candidates The Srste.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
An Election Row.

United States District Attorney Re
SER, while at precinct No. / of tLe
twenty fifth ward, St. Louis, Wednesday
was wounded in the left arm By stray
shot fred by one Of gang Of negroes.
MIR. Roster had challenged the vote Of
one of crowd Of twenty or more ne
groea. An officer started with the al
legged repeater to q patrol box. The
prisoners friends closed around the Of
fcer, fred forty or 6fty shots for the
purpose Of intimidation, and released
the prisoner. After the negroes had
escaped, it was found that Mr.. Roster
had been wounded, not seriously, how
ever.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Too Sensitive.

4 prominent citizen of Wilmington.
N, c., had fight few days sgo with
a Philadelphia man who objected to
the Wilmington citizen cssting admir-
ing glauces at the Philadelphia mans
pretty wife and her glad clothes. The
Wilmington citizen says his wife called
his attention to the pretty waist worn
by the Philadelphia lady, and the Phil
adelphia man thought the Wilmington
citizen vas staring impudently. An un-
prejudiced judge would say that the
Philadelphian IS too big fool to de-
serve to be the husband Of an attrac-
tive Eoman.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
They Are Chummy.

A Washington dispatch to the Char:
lesion Post says Senator McLsurin Of
South Carolina, Whois still in Washing
ton, was at the White House Tues
day afternoon, and had talk with
President Mckinley shout some South
Carolina matters. The Senator stated
that there was nothing in his talk with
the President Of public interest. Since
the adjournment Of Congress the sena-
tor has been frequent caller at the
White House. It is understood he will
will leave Washington for South
Carolina within short time now.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
War Everywhere.

War feeling is intense in Japan. It
is threatened in Russia and Germany.
But actual war exists with Great Bri-
tain and the United States. While
there is uneasiness in several Of the
South American States that may lead
to hostilities. This is the most lament
able condition for the beginning Of
new century which many Of the states.
men and philosophers expected would
be the Inauguration Of universal peace.
There is no need to despsir, however
for there is a tremendous revulsion
against war. That is hopeful for the
peace Of Christendon.-NeWport News
Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
What It Would Do.

The sum collected by the internal re-
venue bureau under the provisions Of
the war revenue act, from June 13,
1898, when the act, went into effect, to
February % 1901, was 1921, 81, ,515.
This sum Of money would have built an
inter. oceanic canal, opened the arid
lands Of the west to cultivation bya sys-
tenn Of irrigation and made navigsble
every desirable waterway in the coun-
try. And who will deny that these in
vestnents would have been better ones
than the war for which this money has
been spent in the far east?-Atlanta
Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
After a Long Absence.

TWenty-nine years ago, when the fam,
lily Of s. G. Richard, Esq, vas residing
in Newark, Ohio, the youngest son,
John, then boy Of II, ran away from
home, and, until Wednesday, when he
came to Bellefontaine to lock for his
parents, nothing has been known Of his
whereabouts. he has been soldier Of
fortune, and has lived in California and
Mexico during almost sll Of his l:ng
stay away from home and friends. He
was almost overcome to learn Of the
death Of his mother, which occurred
several years ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Can't Beat Him.

Garter r. Harrison has been re-
elected mayor of Chicago for the Sec
ond time and will this week commerce
his third term as the chief executive Of
the city. His cffoial plurality over
Judge EIbridge Hsneoy, the R publ
csn nominee, is % 257 votes. The to-
tai vote Of the city is: Harrison 1856
852; H,neoy l2S,695. lu the last
nayoralty election the vote vas, Hsr,
rison, Democrat, 149, 1876; Carter, Re-
publican, l07 357; Harrison's plurality,
Il 059,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A Good One.

The Daaville Register tells a story
Of Page county, Virginia, farmer who
lost his knife while barreling potatoes
having aold his crop to New Yo:k
firm. Next seed time he thought he
would get something extra, SO ordered
his seed pota,ocs from a Michigan firm.
Whom be opened the barrel, he found
his long lost knife, and slso found that
be had paid high price for potatoes
which he himself had sold some months
earlier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
It Rained Shingles.

The cyclone that struck the southern
part of Granville county last week, kill
ed FIVE people one Of whom was Mr..
Paul Cannady leading farmer. Mr..
j. W. Harris q merchant was seriously
injured and may die. 1t is stated that
deoris we're carried 10 CT Is miles 10
Kittrell, the people Of which place
were astonished by a windstorm that
rained shingles and pieces Of lumber
and Observation-Disclosures Messenger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Hard ON the Goat.

"And, shure, they tell me your hoos-
bands very litberary?"
THAT he is, indade."
THAT he devours livery thing in the
way of book OF paper that coons
80 the house"
''Shure, he does"
"And vot in the name of goodness
does the poor goat get to ate?"-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
WillGoOn.

The respresentstivs Of the Filipinos
at Madrid said recently that while the
capture Of Aguinaldo was a severe blow
t. them it was not decisive. He added
that the Filipinos would elect . new
President and maintain the struggle for
victory OF death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Takes the Oath.

The war department Thursday re-
ceived information from Gen. Mac
Arthur that Aguinaldo has taken the
osth Of allegiance to the Z aited States
under the term, Of amnesty offered by
Gen. Macarthur by direction Of the
president.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10

The Abbeville Medium says hand
some woman FELL into Long Cane snd
when she was rescued a ten.pound cat
fab was found entangled in her wire
hustle. Her husband wanted to set
her sgain, but she wouldn't consent.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09
THE DENVER-ELDORA
RAILROAD RESUMED

Eldora, Colo, Aug. 6.-Denver Re
publican Special.)-A contract was let
yesterday for the grading of the new
railroad to run from Superior to Eldol1l,
about twenty-five miles. The contract
was given to J. .R. DeReemer of Den
yer.
Trains will run from Denver to Su-
periOr over the Colorado & Southern Il
distance of nineteen miles. From Su-
periOr the road will run up South Boul-
der canon for nineteen miles. thence
the range to Eldora is crossed below
Tennessee mountain.
A line is projected from here to Carl
bOu. one of the Oldest silver mining
camps in the state, seven miles north
of Eldora. EldOra will be the terminal
point until next spring, at which time
the line. the promoters say, will be eX-
tended to Steamboat Springs.
The company has made arrangements
with the coal companies at Superior to
supply coal. They will lay coal down
here for $3.50 per ton, just onehalf
of the price which has prevailed here
Contractor DeReemer said to-day
that the grading would start as soon as
he could get his outfit together ut Pu-
eblO and Denver. Mr. DeReemcr built
most of the d. & r. G. road in this
state and the fact that he has the CON
tract for the construction of this new
line speaks well for the completion of
the work.
The estimated cost of the road is 500
600 mile, including rolling stock. 1t
is expected the road will be built by
December 1st of this year The new
road promises a rate of S1.5O Il ton on
ore from Eldora to Denver. The
freight on ore for the same distance
now is $3.50 per ton. About eighty per
cent. of the grade from Superior to
South Boulder~Park is an old grade of
the burlington, made years ago,
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09
QUESTION OF EXTRA SESSION
OF COLORADO LEGISLATURE

Denver. Aug. 6.-The question of an
extra session is brought to the front by
Judge DiXons decision adverse to the
revenue law. The News advocates
and the Republican opposes such Il
measure. The Republican says
THE people have already suffered at
the hands of the Fusion Legislature al
most more than they can endure. and
to bring upon them the calamity of II
special session would be an unpartlon-
able violation of public rights and in
tercsts."
The News discusses the question as
follows:
1t is the opinion of those who have
studied the matter that the governor
should not hesitate to call an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature to pass the rev
enue law over again, and cure the sup
posed defects pointed out by Judge
Dixon. While Auditor Crouter and
some others are of the opinion that the
state will have enough revenue, even
under the old law, provided the county
assessments remain Mt the high figures
az which they have been placed, yet in
that event the fiat tax on corporations.
the tax on liquor dealers and various
other new taxes imposed by the new
revenue law would not be collected
The net result Of proceeding under
high assessments and under the old
law, would be to increase the taxes of
those who have been paying taxes
right along and permit the escape of
corporations and other interests spe-
cially designed to be reached by the
new law
The Supreme Court will not consider
the appeal from Judge DiXon's decision
until Judge Campbell has returned
from Europe and in all probability will
not be able to reach it for several
months. Unless an extra session is
held and the new law placed beyond
attack, the tax collecting under this
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09

years assessment will be involved in
all sorts of complications and the bur-
dens of taxation are likely to be mis-
placed.
The sentiment Of the county asses.
s0rs is strongly against holding up
their assessment to the high figures at
which they have been placed unless
they also may assess the property Of
railways, etc, on the same basis as
tney are empowered to do under the
terms of the new law. They are not
willing to let the assessment of other
forms of property stand ut Il high fig
ure with the chance of the State
Board of Equalization, acting under the
old law. placing railway and telegraph
property. etc. at a figure proportion
atcly much lower.
Even should the State Board of
Equalization bind itself to adopt and
make its own the assessment of rail
ways fixed by the State Board of AS
SCISSORS, something the State Board of
Assessors don't seem at all disposed to
do. the death of the new law would re-
lieve the. corporations of the fiat tax
and would abolish the new fees in law
courts and other sources of revenue.
Unless an extra session is agreed up
on it is highly probable that the asses
sors will go home and procure a heavy
reduction in their county assessments,
and the optimistic notions of big
enough revenue for the state even un-
der the old law. will go glimmering
The fifty-Seven aSSeSSOrS of the state
are classed as twenty-nine Democrats
and twenty-eight Republicans. The
new Board of Assessors probably will
consist of S. II. Alexander of Arapa-
hoe, who elects himself; Layden of Ell
Paso and Lysight of Teller. from the
counties of the second class: Callen of
Lake, Hogan of Pitkin and Stevens of
Weld, from the counties of the third
class. and seven others to be chosen by
the counties of lower class.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09

Now that Rostand's play, "L'AiE-
lon," has aroused so much interest in
the melancholy story Of Napoleon's
son, there will be some interest in the
death of the last considerable actor ir
the abortive conspiracy to restore the
empire with the Duke of Reichstadt in
his fathers place. This person was
Varabowski, Pole, who was lieuten-
ant in the grand army and fought at
Waterloo. The conspirators in 1922
took possession of several towns in the
west of France in the name Of Napo-
leon H., but at Saumur the movement
was stopped and the small force they
had gathered rapidly scattered, Vara-
bowsh escaped and returned to Po-
land, where he has just died at War.
saw, at the age Of 105 years.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09

In order to appreciate the extreme
democracy Of the people in the south
east Of Europe. it may be mentioned
that Nine. Karaveloff, wife of the
prime minister OF Bulgaria, continues
to pursue her avocation as school
teacher, and every morning when her
husband leaves home to attend to his
duties as premier she takes her de-
parture for the public grammar school
to fulfill her duties as one of the
teachers. She is very remarkable
woman, and has been imprisoned and
tried on charges Of treason and Of lese
majeste while the political foes of her
husband were in office.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09
Colorado Waters,

The United States geological survey
has published a report of the opera-
tions at the Colorado river stations
during last year. 1t says that in the
year covered by the report about 30
wv acfe-1eet of water was stored in
the reservoirs of the Great Plains
Water Company and the dam ut the
Twin Lakes reservoir was completed,
permitting the use, during the latter
part Of the irrigation season of these
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09

The women Of the German city Of
Magdeburg will honor the memory of
Queen Louise by the erection OF q
statue of the venerated queen. 10
hannes Goetz was intrusted with the
task of creating In Carrara marble tho
figure Of the beautiful queen. The fg-
ure stands on massive cubical base,
bearing on one side the inscription:
Louise, Queen of Prussia" and on the
opposite side: Dedicated by the wo-
men OF Magdeburg.'
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09
State Geologist Dumble of Texas has

State Geologist Dumble of Texas has
disclosed sources Of mineral wealth
that are astounding. He says that in
one county alone, that Of Cherokee.
there are 600,0OO.000 tons of rich iron
ore in sight, and that in east Texas.
as whole, there are 5000 100000 tons.
And by the side Of this ore lies all the
coal necessary to work the ore into
shape. The geologist makes the nat
statement that mo country in tho
world has cheaper material for smelt-
ing iron than east Texas"
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09
Andrew Carnegie intends to erect q
monument to James G. Blaine at Pitts
burg, probably in Schenley Park. near
the Carnegie Institute.

"A memorial of Rosa Bonheur, pre-
sented by Senor Gambart, the Span
fish consul at Nice, has been unveiled
at Fontainebleau, near which town she
dwelt for many years. The memorial
consists Of bronze bull. an enlarged
fac-simile Of one Of her sculptures; tho
bas-reliefs Of the pedestal give her
portrait and representations Of three
Of her principal paintings.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-09

The "brown-tailed" caterpillar has
been officially considered by the Bos-
ton board of health, whose members
aSe ready to acknowledge that this pest
scAn produce the skin irritation COM
planned Of by some residents in the
suburbs of that city. The insect ID
destructive of fruit trees. The hair OF
the worm is brittle and barbed, and
Its action on the skin is regarded as
purely mechanical, rather than poison
Gus. 1t is yet to be determined wheth-
er actual contact with the worm is
necessary to cause the irritation, OF
whether this may result through ths
blowing about Of the hair or fur by
the winds. The doctors incline to the
latter belief. However produced, the
irritation and resultant sickness are
described as being severe.