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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
"No Such Premium. -

Strange as it may seem some msgis-
trates in different portions Of the State
have had the idea that because 9 man
loses his citizenship upon being con-
Vicsed and sent to the State prison he
is not required to pay taxas after he
is set free. One magistrate wrote the
attorney general about the matter and
Mr.. Bellingsr replied as follows:
Dsar Sir: In your letter Of the 21st
inst, you ssk to be informed IF a man
who has been convicted and served his
time out at the penirentiary at Oolum.
bis, is amenable to poll taz?" In reply
I beg to say that no one is relieved Of
the burden Of paying taxes, either upoa
property or r,ll, by reason Of indict.
ment or conviction for crime. The law
does not place such a premium upon
violation of Law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
From Dorchester.

And it now appears that President
Roosevelt was CT the house Of Stewart,
South Csrolinisns Ct tie olden times,
defendants of Gen. Daniel Stewart OF
Revolutionary fame. VIM. P. Housesl
Of NeWberry says that among the child
ZEN Of Gen. Daniel Stewart we're Dan
ael Mclaughlin Stewart and Martha
Stewart. The family lived at Dorchss-
ter, in this state. Daniel Mclaughlin
Stewart Hss the father Of Capt. 4. o..
Stewart of NeWberry, but noW in Florl-
da. Miss t4srtaa Stewart married
James Stephen Bullock Of Georgia, and
her daughter married Theodore Roose-
7elt Of New York, who was the father
Of the present Theodore Roosevelt,
president of the United states.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Promptly Convicted.

A dispatch from Buffalo, N. Y, says
Leon F. Czolgosz alias Prsd Niem,n
was found guilty Tuesday Sept "a, Of
murder in the first degree by jury in
part 8 Of the supreme court, in having
on the 9th day Of September shot
President Willism Mckinley, the
wounds inflicted afterwards resulting
in the death Of the president. The
wheels Of justice moved swiftly. The
trial Of the assassin consumed eight
hours and 26 minutes and covered .
period Of only two days. Practically
al Of this time was occupied By tha
prose cution presenting case SO clear,
SO conclusive that evea had the pris-
oner entered a plea ef insanity it is
doubtful if the Jury would have retura-
ed verdict different from the one
rendered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Wreck on the Southern.

4 wreck oocurrsd on the Southern
rsiiWs7 Wednesday night nea1 Colum-
bis, occS!oneG By Tar eod eo,Asion'
No lives we're lost, rus several persons
were badly Injured. The wreck
blockaded the track fer 5 while, but
under tbs direction Of Superintendent
Welles the track vas quickly cleaIeo
and trains over the division are run
ming on time Thursday. TIE follow
los is list Of personal i1juries: Pas
sergers, j. J. Mundy, Lenoir, n. c.,
ljghs shoulder and chest injured; j.
D. King, Biskopviile, confusion OF
ches:; l.. V. Wicker, Columhir, shout
Ger Dsulseu. Employ es, 4. S. Biuns,
Charleston, fsenan, right arm bruised;
N. Il. Boone, Rossov.:le, bsgesgemas-
ter, left shoulder Grrained; B. I. Nice
iy, .ensineer, left Shoulder bruised;
Joha Riser, mail clerk, l1jurea inter
naiiy; y. Il. Kestec, oolored, fireman,
left ankle fractured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
EVIDENCE OF CONsPIRACY,
4 Spscimsn Of the Testimony in the
schlsy Case

The most remarkable testimony yet
given before the Solley court Of inquiry
is that Of Lieutensnt Commander L. P.
Heilner, who VAS navigating cfioer Of
the Texas in the battle Of Santiago.
Describing to the court the alleged
danger il which the Texss Vas placed
BY the Brooklyn's celebrated ''loop," !"
Heilner affirmed thst the distance
between the two ships was only $50
yards, yet when he was given the Of
fetal chart drawn up By HsiiEe- him
self SID signed By lin aad ether naval
officials including Secretary Long il Eaa
shown that the nearest the BTocklya
came to the Texas Tas half mile.
Heiiner promptly eztriosted himself by
declaring tbe chart inacourate and this
refutation Of tee oGsial document was
approved hy judge Advoes;s Lenly.
This is very strange, fer sAe chart il
question purpotts 10 have been prepar'
ed By seven naval officers, tie naVigat-
ing o&oars Of the participating vessels,
endorsed by the secretary Of the navy
as correct and submitted to the senate
committee in auostantistion Of the
charges agai1st Sah1ey. TIE secre!are's
report the Chart closed by saying: In
reconiling difsIeLcss Of opinion il re-
gard to distances, bearings, ranges, ETC.,
full liberty vas given to the repre-
sentative Of tbs ship under dis
cussi3n to bring IN any argument
OF data he considered necessary, and
the ooald submits this report with
feeling that under the circumstances
it is as clearly corrscs as is possible SO
long after the engagement. This $50
long after the engagement" was three
months-July to Ootober-yes after
more than three years CcnnsL ar
Heilner repudistes his recollection Of
three nonshsl Verify this incident is
sweet morsel for those WHO Eave been
charging a conspiracy against Schley.
It is con6rmstive Of that change and it
also discrsoits Eeilner's testimony
Tho S.ote
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Lost One Eve.

Mir. P. 0. Hagersy Of Macon, Ca,
Was painfully Injured late Saturday
night by the explosion Of a bottle o.
arolonaris wster he vas opening and
a. result Of the accident vii lose one
Of his eyes Mr.. Hagorty WAS opening
the bottle of water which is very i:esVl-
ly charged with gas, when it burst, a
fragment Of tie glass penetrating the
eye and completely destroying the pupil.
As soon as possible he was given SurSi
cal attention and the pain wss scma-
what ale7iated, but the surgeon st onsa
saw that the eyesight had been com
pletely destroyed. Mr.. Hagerty Rss
removed to the city hospital where he
still remains under tie care Of the sur
geons. His many friends deeply re-
gret the accident and heartily sympa-
thize With him ia his sth otion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Opsn Cotton Beaten Out Of the Bolls
By Rain.

The following is the weekly tulletiz
| Of the condition Of the weather and
| crops il tie State issued last week by
Dirccto7 Bauer Of the South Carolina
section Of the climate and crop service
Of the United States Weather bureau:
The ires Of the week ending s a. NJ,
Moniay, Sept. %, was warmer, the lat
ter portion decided cooler than usual,
with m=ximum temperature Of SO de.
arees at Blsekville, and minimum Of
A degrees at GeeeaVllle. The winds
we're generally northeasterly, and we're
high during part Of the week. The
suashine was generally deficient during
tae first Of the week, while the last
three days were almos! cloudless.
The rainfall ranged from 0.21 at
Charleston to SO al Anderson, With
excessive amounts over all but the
southeastern portion Of the State. The
rsias Wecc damaging 70 open cotton,
and csuaed foods il all the ''up coun-
Try" streams, submarging loWlands to a
greater depth than any previous freshet
this season. The rains were beneficial
to groHing and immature crops. A
drought Of considerable severity pre-.
7s::s in the southeastern counties,
along the immediate coast, to ths in
jury osfall truck crops; there also the
srourd lacks sufficient moisture to
quickly geruinate recently planted
seeds.
Cotton picking Has delayed, and open
cotton beaten out Of the bolls, by the
heavy rains and winds. The recent
cool weather checked the rapid and pre-
mature opesiDg and decreased rust and
shedding. In some sections s large
portion Of the crop is open, in other
places but little has as yet opened. The
croo is further advanced, and poorest
over the eastern half Of the State, while
ovsr the western half it is unusually
late, with many young bolls that will
require at lesst q month longer to ma
turs. Sea island continues to bloom
freely aad has improved.
Cern is being gathered, and the poor
yields confirm previous estimates. Kics
is not SO good as it appeared tc be be-
fore harvest; in the Georgetown district
the crop is short; harvest is nearing
completion. The hay crop is the largest
in years, ard much Of it has already
been secured in fne condition. Sweet
potatoes are very good. Peas are good
Oats are being soWn, and some have
come up to good stands. Minor crops
as rule promise excellent yields.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Repairing the Damage.

Tie Galveston News makes the
statement that the city, which was
overwhelmed by d .ssster about year
ego, has Gu;iog the past twelve months
spent mors than SIS, 500,O in repair
ing the damages Of wind and food.
Immense business blocks, big grain ele-
vators, huge sserehouses, foe church
es, paissial residences and costly thea
ters and public buildings have been er-
eased, and Today Galveston stands as a
much finer and more imposing city
than it WAS before the dresdful havoc
Tss wrought by the tidal waves that
swsp, over it. In addition to the re-
building it is stated that Gal7eston's
export trade during the past year has
exceeded 500, 100000 and has been
SIG, 600, ,OOO greater than for any year
preoe ediDg the disaster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Death Was Inevitable.

The only important testimony given
at the trial Of Czolgosz was that Of the
surgeons, who we're thus afforded an op-
portunity to explain the character Of
the presidents wound and the exact
cause CT death. Their testimony as
geographically reported for the New
York newspapers is somewhat techni-
csI but highly interesting. The sur.
seons who performed the operation q
short while after the shot was fred and
the surgeon who conducted the post
mor.en examination, as well as the
other attending physicians and sur
geons, agree that death could not have
been prevented nor could that rasult
have been foretold; that all possible
measures known to hedicsl and surgi-
cal science we're taken to preserve Mr..
McKinle3's life, but that from the
first the injuries were fatal and moth
ing could have saved him. These men
are Of the highest rspute in their pro-
fsssion, and this flcs together with
the circumstances that no difference Of
opinion at any time existed among
them should be conclusive that death
was inevitable. The surgeon, who pre-
formed the autopsy testified that the
sfoSss to fod the bullet we're unaVaii-
ing since the family objected to the
muSila5ion Of the corpse which would
have been necessary TO locate the fatal
missile. This makes id evident also
that any further attempt to locste and
extract the bullet while the president
was alive you'd only have hsstened his
death and justiie5 the procedure Of the
surgeons st inst time in desisting from
their search for it. The causes set in
motion by the ssssssin's bullet we're
sioa in operation but their effect vas
certain sad inevitable. Robbed Of it's
technical 7erb;sge that is what the sur
geons' testimony means.-fhe State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Wanted a Change.

Miss Helen Bloodgood, the IS year
old daughter of well.to do New York
er, whose whereabouts have been un-
known, and for whom the polics have
been on the lookout, vas found in s,n
obscure New Jersey hotel living under
an assumed name. She says she "bs.
came dsspondent" and ran aNay from
home for change and was unaware
Of the excitement whicn her myster-
icus departure had created
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02

+ TIE ccur;5sicn CT his crime but him
self; ;las hi father and mother aad 10
c3e else n>d anything 20 DO with and
knew ro;2i3g sbou. l. ="
IT'S prisoner contiaued: Il was moi
tod s13 sh,lg about thsG crime snG i
never tlougas eu51hing about mud ii
un.!i couple OF dsys before com
mixed .lo crime"
Judge Titus sssin repeated IS fol,
lows:
"Es psver ioEd any one about tie
crime and never ictsnd5d to commit
it uHiil = couple day before its com
mission."
Ten Justice White passed sen:anoe
ss fellows:
In taking tie lie Of our balo7ed
president you cor:uittsd : crime which
shocked AID ou5Ca9o& the moral sers
ot TIE civii:zsa goc:G. You have con-
fessed that guilt sad aftlr learning sii
thas at this tiao csn oe learned iTcm
.ne fact5 so5 circumstances If tae case,
y seed jurors have rro2ouacso you
guilty apG have found you guilty Of
Z, ur4eI n TIE GGst ossree.
You hsvo csid, according to the tes
:inony cf c.eaitabio witness AID
yourself tia. 10 other person aided CT
abstted you in TIA commission CT this
terrible act. Gcd grant it nsy be go.
TIE psnslty FOR the crime for ahich you
stand co17icsed is fixed By this statute
ana it nov becomes ny dusy 10 pro
nou1cs this Judgement against sou:
Tho sengssce CT tie cour. j. thss ID
tie veek beginning Oet, 29, 1901, at
the place, IA the manner a2d means
prescribed by Law, You suffer the
punishment Of dasth."
Remove tie pcisoatr,"
The oroHd sloNig flec out OF the room
and court adjourned st 2:26.
Tie dessh warrant signed By Justice
White is addressed TO the agent and
warden Of Auburn Sale prison snd d.
reefs him TO execute the sentence of the
court within the walls Of the prison on
lons day du:ipg the week beginning
Oct. % ne1s DY causing TO pass
through the body Of tbs said Leon Z.
zolsosz current Ct elecsrioisy Of suf-
iic;ens lltensinsy to cause oeash and
that the application Of the said current
OF electricity b Continued un:ll he, the
saiG LACE I. tz3lgcsz, DO dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
4 Shocking Tragedy.

A very sad ceaEa occurred N the
lower stosioa OF GrecnWooa county
Yu:zday, Ssp:. q, atseinooo. Young
UlareLca Cvlilson, lhs 10 year old son
OF James II. Coli!s9n Of this city was
acc .denGaliy shot SIC Instantly killed
wEite engaged IN tslges shooting with
s Miss McFeat, Vi=l;cr Ct the home
Of her brctner-ln.lsw, Elgeue Bowers,
win whom young Collision was staying.
TIE young lscy had the rife II her
hand and II scne way il went of, the
bugaet striking Collision in the forehead.
Tle bullet came OUT a. the base Of The
skull. He aled instantly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
His Reason.

A parish priest going his rounds one
July day in little Irish village, met
3 farmer whom he knew well, but who
Wss Protestant, and lot membsr, Of
his flock. Says Pat: "Af ye plase,
yer rivelinoe, would ye be SO koind as
to pray ioc ne dropo' rain come Sun
day next, for sorra thiDg'!l grow in
me listls gs.den Rid the present hate
Of the weather." I'm sorry to hear
it," said the priest kindly, ''but Why
do you not ask your own clergyman,
Pat?" ''Ah, snare, yer riVerincs," re-
piled Pat, land what for would ! be
AKIN him to pray for rain wid thin
cocks O. hay a. standing oo his lawn
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Oh: the PITY.

The Columbia State says the Spanish
duke cf Al7s hiss arrived in New York
to Ritnes the International yacht lace.
Reis o(c:.red 10 be seven Ilmes d
duke, nine times grandee Of Spain OF
the fcss class, twelve times mar luis
and fourteen ZINES count. What a
pity thst be cannot be de-married-Tor
he leaves w.fs in Spaln-aoa appro-
prissely subalVided 20 meet The Title
needs OF ths New Yors halIessesl Every
nilIionsire vito manageable dsushte1s
must Ihlrk 1t an outrage upon grscslcai
commoa SENSE LEss all these desirable
li,les and should be concentrated ID
enc unavailable Individual,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Fired at a Train.

Near Lanes on the Central road Sun
day week, a through freight train was
fred into, and t~o small shot irnbedded
themselves in Engineer Layton's shoul-
der. The shot was fred on she fire.
mans side but that Individual was not
touched. Mr.. Layton says he hasn't
any enemies and cannot acoounb for
the shot. 1t came from denBe wood.
A physician extracted the lesion pei.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
He May Run.

The Columbia correspondent Of the
News and Courier says: there is some
talk that Governor McSEeeney will
make the race again for governor aIad
there ia no dobt about the fact he is te-
ing strongly urged to do so and frequ.
ent letters have been received by him
from political friends advising him that
his administration has been SO success
full that he ought to make the race at
ali evants."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Fatal Family Row.

Randall Meets was shot and killed on
the street Of Willacoochee, Gs., Friday
by E:ish Lott, his fstherin Law: Both
families sre prominent. Lott ls we'll
to do. The men had some family
trouble q few days ago. When they
met in the street today esch drew his
revolver snd the shooting began with
out preliminary. Lofts bullet pierced
the heart of Meets and he fell dead.
Lott was not hurt, and at once surren-
dered to the sheriff.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Nav Paw Him.

Some time sgo Joaquin Miller, ''the
poet Of the Sierrss," took lot OF p7al-
ris land N Texas IN payment for ser
vices IS lecturer. AS lie coulcn t
take the land with him a2d didn't have
any particular use for it anyway, he
lett il there anG forgot all about it. Now
they are tapping OIL wells all around 1t
and the old fellow may get more money
out Ct it than he will know what to do
with.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Schley Court -Adiourns.

The Schley court Of inquiry was
brought to sudden termination for
the day in eighteen minutes after con.
Vening Tuesday morning by the an.
nouncenent of the sudden death OF
Judge Jere Wilson senior counsel for
Admiral Schlsy. The announcer
was nade to the oours By Hon. Isidor
Rsynor, the assistant counsel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
For Negroes Only.

A bank exclusively for tbs patronage
Of nc egroes has been opened in Phlla-
delphia. Negroes Who have any re-
collection Of the Freedmen's bank at
Washington will show good judgment
By not getting excited over this Phils-
delphia negro bsnk, and tumbling owe.
each other to deposit in it" says the
Wilmington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
4 Novel Idea,

The prohibition people 1.-the town
of Dickson, Tenn, have struck on sn
original way to get rid Ct the saloon.
Their is only one in that town, and they
have opened an opposition beverage dis
pensary where drinks Of all sorts are
sold at cost. When they drive the
other fellow out they will shut up shop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Practiced on Johnson.

George johnson, colored, sged 81, Of
Brooklyn, died Wednesday from the
effects Of blow on tie point Of the
JAZZ received in a friendly bout with
Tommy West, the veil known Relter
weight pugi!i.t, at she latter's training
quarters, Whsre West was getting him
ee.f ID condition for contest at Fort
Erie, Canads, with Al Weinig. John
son was taken to hospital and never
cegained consciousness except fer few
minutes after arriving there. West
was placed under arrest and held with
out bail on charge Of homicide.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
a Bich Find.

Explorers in and about Chsms,
Guatemala, have unearthed some rich
finds Of coins and iswels, valued at
$4,000, supposed to have belonged to
the Az.ecs centuries ago. Tie digging
fever has struck the natives, and hun
dreds Of them are gouging into the
earth on the hunt for treasures.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Beer and Murder

The Augusta Herald says "Enms
Goldman baptized an anarchist baby
with beer. Beer and murder seems to
be the strong plank Of anarchists"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-16
CHINA

The loud cry now that smites the
welkin is that China is about to have a
great revolution, or civil war between
the people. If it comes, and it appears
imminent, the foreign powers will a
to lend a hand probably. Grave fears
are felt at Picking that Tuan and Ting
fu-Sian will start the revolt and grave
may soon follow. 1t is
known that already 11,000 Of the gov
ernment's regulars have joined the in
surectionary forces. The reade
spark that may set the empire ablaZe
has flared up and the excitement there
from is widely spread. The renewal
of the Boxer agitation may be a result,
and this has been feared for months.
An account says the "ominOus hints
have come from Pekin that General
Tung-Fu-Siang was arming and drill
ing a large army in the remote regions
of Shen-Si Province, Northwestern
China. This army, it was stated, would
be ready in the spring to take the field
against the allies. China had met the
foreigners through the loose and in
effective Boxer syStem-something like
an unsystematic uprising of militia
and had recoiled from the shock. She
had then collected herself in Shen-Si,
the cradle of her race, and prepared an
army to fight the allies later with their
own weapon and
In the mean time the Russian-Chi-
nese relations are the puzzle of diplo-
mats of the various governments imme-
diately interested. The belief is that
if the rebellion obtains much Roadway
that it is liable to bring upon China a
vast condition of anarchy and chaos.
Hence an immediate settlement of af-
fairs is imperative.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-16
a NEW TAR MACAD AN.

1t is announced by the United States
consul at Hamilton. Ontario, thai good
roads are made there at very reason
able rates. They use tar and call it
"tarred macadam." He saws it makes
a good road. easily kept in order. But
it is not much Of a macadam. The
Romans were the great road builders.
Roads built by then 1000 years ago
can still be used. The nearest to their
system is the road built by the Irishman
Macadam, who was richly rewarded by
England and the roads after his sys-
tenn of building now cover the British
kingdom. A first rate, well-built maca-
dam costs no little, but it is permanent
for generations. The tar road is built
where there is plenty of limestone n
the cost is from 20 to Sc cents a square
yard. 1t costs not more than one cent
a yard to keep it repaired for a year.
1t is, probably, a servicable road. but
it car hardly take the place of the bet
ter road. 1t would no doubt be a very
decided improvement upon sand or red
mud. 1t would save immensely. The
farmers throughout North Carolina
should awaken to the positive neces-
sity of really good roads. 1t is a very
important economic question for them.
and for the United States generally.
The engineer at Hamilton tells how to
build the tar road. The Charleston
News and Courier gives the substance
in saying hat a hard and compact sto e
foundation is laid: over that a coating
of gravel is rolled hard: then a layer
of tar-saturated stone not exceeding
two inches in diameter is laid and also
thoroughly rolled; then mother stra-
tum of the same character. which is
rolled and covered with a layer of
gravel and quarry chips also mixed
tar, one inch in thickness, to be rolled
down from three-fourths to one-haIf
an inch; then. finally. a top dressing o.
screenings, and if a light color is de-
sired it may be obtained by adding
cement"
It would be interesting to know what
would be the cost of constructing such
roads in the sandy. fiat sections of this
state, and how much less it would cost
than the regular well constructed ma
adam.