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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Lsvsr Given an Ovation.

4 dispatch from Lexington says
when it became known that A. Frank
LsVer had been nominated for con-
gress a large and enthusiastic crowd Of
the people Of Lexington assembled in
front Of the Hammer hotel TO show
him their appreciation cf having car-
ried their banner to victory. The sodl-
eocs was composed OF about 500 per-
sons, sd included many Romen aid
children. The Irene Brass baad from
SAKE Gstaa Wss ous IN full force aao
rendered triumphai music during the
evening, Amid appiauss Mc. Lever
was introduce. By j. 4. Muller, Esq,
and g.van rouslng reception. Mr..
L5yer outlined lis policy, clearly and
distinctly, saying that ne would be the
representative Of the whole seventh
district; that he felG his responsibility
in assuming the togs Of the late DR..
Stokes. hs Was satisfied tnat he coulo
not Go better, DuS pledged himself to
Dc lhe best he could for his consaiiu-
EMS IN both district sad county. Hs
said that be stood by the principles OF
the Democratic party, Nnlea were
broad and liberal, aid would do his
best 10 protect l&0or as we'll as Capital.
Ee had 70 promises t0 make ezcspa 10
do the best ne could flr all classes OF
his constituents. Ge thanked tee peo-
p:a of OisnsecuTg for TIC compliment
cary vote give Lexington, also the ether
coantiss ln TIC distr.oE. Mr. Lever
appeared pale AID iaslgusd aslf feeiiag
Gne a1eaB responsibility Testlag upon
him, but his yoiae Was irm and uulai-
terl1g. Hs concluded By saying thas
the people Of Lexington hsd placeo
their fSs in his keeping and nc had
brought II back unspotted. At sns
coneIu sioa q MS speecn Messcs. Fox,
harmon ard Eird preson:sd Mf. Lev6-
With hanlsoms Wairec Of cua flo asrs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
The IoMa's Close Call.

CAPTAIN Robley D. Evans Of the bat
tleshiS Iowa is authority for the story
that had not Admiral Ceryera mace
his disastrous sortie on July 8, the bat
tleship Iowa and its crew would nave
gone to destruction in the harbor.
Captain Evans told the story to a
friend while travelling recently from
Cincinnati to washington.
"Only luck prevented the destruction
Of the Iowa." said the captain. The
dav after the storming Of Ell Caney
General Shafter made an appeal to the
department at Washington for help on
the part Of the feet. He desired that
the feet enter the harbor and create a
disturbance, thus divertinS the atten-
ton and preventing further slaughter
Of the Americans when the city was
taken. Orders were sent that a bat
tleship enter the harbor and a consul
tation was held. It was decided that
the Iowa should enter the harbor the
morning of July A.
Captain Evans told the officials that
il they told him to go, of course he
would go, but it meant the destruction
of the Iowa and every man aboard.
81 know the harbor to Got," he said.
az have been there many times"
Then making sketch Of the pass
age, which reminds one Of letter S,
he said: Fright there" pointing with
his pencil about the middle Of the let
ter. "the guns Of the enemy, $50 feet
above the water, bear directly upon this
point; the guns have an accurate range
and when my ship reaches that point
eooGbv to the Iowa and Bob Evans"
There was another consultation, and
Evans was ordered to prepare to enter
the harbor the morning Of July 4. The
Spanish feet left the harbor the morn
ing before the appointed day, Cervera
preventing the sacrifice by making his
final. dash for liberty.
The Iowa was to send one man with
the Merrimac's party and Captain
Evans lined up the men for the purpose
of securing volunteers The clerk Of
the ship called $50 names and each man
responded, Here am I. send me-"
CAPTAIN Evans remarked that he could
not send the whole - crew.
"Who does not want to go?" he ask
ed.
L uCIG was ~ cAo 60.
We'll boys, some Of you fellows got
to die. Murphy. step out here. You
too, Mclean.
Taking a penny from his pocket he
said: Murphy, you're heads. Nc
Lean, you're tails. If it comes down
heads you go, Murphy. If it comes
down tails, you are to die, Mclean"
I'll give you $50 for your chance to
60" said Mclean.
Murphy shook his head.
The penny was tipped and 1t came
down heads.
I'll give you 500 for your chance"
said Mclean. Murphy smiled and
shook his head.
"I'll give you s1rO cash." said Nc
Lean excitedly. Murphy shook his
head again. and Mclean burst into
tears and sobbed ike a Child, then was
led back to the ranks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
COMMANDERS QUARRELs.
a AEiatorical Parallel 10 the Sampson.
schlcy Controversy.

It seems that history is repeating it
self in the Sampson Schley controversy.
A sriter in The North American calls
attention to the fact that the battle Of
LAKE Erie, in the war Of 1872, Wss fol-
loved By iast such quarrel, md it
ragged for thirty years. Perry and Ell
1906, the tfhcers concerned, became
permanently estGapged, and the nation
became divided into rank paItissnt OF
he tao men. In the battle Capt. ..
H. Perry, Ct Rhode Island, command
I'd The feet from the LAWIer CO, while
Capt. Jesse D. Elliott Of MarYland v as
second in command on the Niagara.
The dispute grew out e the tact that
Perry report, while givlrg Elliot praise
for ticient services with tne squadron,
was uesstisfa otoTy to the ofhvers ct FL
llott's ship. They claimed that Perry
rs regarded the action lost when, after his
own ship had been put out of action,
he came aboard Of the Niagara and h&o
sn interview with Elliot asserted that
tllG Stl!G H6o AOG IOoS, GA0 SofS 001A
oirectiors win respect to the handling
OF tbs ships and guns thas within ten
minutes tie enem5 struck his colors.
Subs Queltiy there followed charges
and Tie oounttT charges, and the mat
Ter was finally carried before court Of
lnqairy in 1915. The court made a
oolotrumisa finding. according to both
.ficsrs high rraiee. But the ennity
that mad been aroused between the
par;iasns Of the TWO commanders con-
linued for many years. And curi0usly
enough there WAS later historian in
the case, who, like Maclay, came in
for lot Of severe criticism. ae Was j.
Feninors Cooper, and the crilisms Of
his history OF the battle of Erie led to
several IIael suits, one being against
the Commercial Advertiser OF New
York.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
An UuexnecteS Result.

An amusing episode occurred at o
political meeting at Lavendon dur
ing the general election. After hear
ing the speeches of the candidate and
his supporters an aged conservative
from Wolverton mounted the plat
form and caused some mystery by dra-
matically holding aloft a walnut,
when he proceeded to say:
"This is a political walnut. Tho
rough shell represents the radicals;
the next, the thin, bitter skin, is the
liberals, and the kernel represents
the good conservative"
a man in the audience cried out:
"Now crack it,"
The Wolverton tory did SO, when,
10 and behold! the kernel was rot
ten! The admixture of laughter and
chagrin that followed may be mag
ined.-London Spare Moments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Hat Pins.

Now that aatpins are selling for ST.
900 downward, the minds Of lnYentiYe
geniuses are turning toward a pin that
will stay in the hat, past all dansec Of
falling out Recently there was 81
patented split that was provided with
a little spring which worked by pres-l
sure.
A very nice natpin, with a head Of
amber, had an amber fastening accom-g
panying it and fastened by a gold:
chain. The fastener was stuck in thes
hat so that to lose the hatpin you must!
lose the hat also.
A very ultra little piece Of jewelryl
Is a band Of pearls connected witk the,
hatpin by 4 gold chain. The pearl
band is used as a broach or as a PIN
upon the breast The gold chainI
bangles from the hatpin and makes a.
pretty piece OF fnery for the womaD,
who likes ..tiXings." The band may;
match the hatpin, and be-of any jewels!
or plain gold. -
any device is good 50 long as III
holds the pin; and when you refectI
that every year there are hundreds OF
dollars lost in hatpins, the economy of
a little fastener is easily computed
Philadelphia Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
a Mob After Them.

The Jail at Shelbyville Tenn, is be-
icg heavily guarded to prevent the
lsnohiEg Of Anna Field, negro Won-
an, and Jumbo Field ana Clarence Gar
nett, negro boys. William Hart, a
printer, was found dying in path lead
Ing to the Field Wonan's house Satur-
day night. The two boys have confess
ed to the murder and all three have
been indicted. Monday night forty
masked men made an attack on the
jail ard succeeded in breaking the door
and getting into the corridors, but they
could not get into the prisoners cage.
The jailor summoned q posse and man
aged to beat them Of. The threats
continue.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
An Eouest Confession.

The Bambelg Herald, in . recent is
sue, makes this honest confession: "A
gentleman writing in last weeks issue
of the Sumter Naichnan and SCush-
ron, in advocacy OF the proposed nsW
Lee county, quotes BanbsIg as EsVing
a tax levy OF only Inroe mills, ne seem
ing to argue from this tnzt Smaller
counties reduce taxes. We co ao5
care 10 mix up in tie lev county hsot.
but it is entirely wrocg tnss smaller
counties mean lower taxes. 1t Is true
that Bsmberg has tax levy Of OILY
three mills at present, but We are Dad-
ly in debt, and have had TO borrow lion
eY every year since the county Ess
formed. II will take about Six mills
levy next year to put Cur county On
cash basis, and il mas been fully dom
onstrated that re csnnot run OF :
three mills tax. It should be rem5L-
bereo, too, that this county has FIVE
dispensaries within its borders, ani the
oounty's share Ct the Profits lsss year
was something like 81 OG0. II addi-
ton to this, ne have q large railroad
mileage, and this helps US materially
il the matter OF taxation. The Sea.
board Air Liae, Southern Railway, and
Atlantic Coast Line all run through
this county, and re have as veil the
American Telephone and Telegraph
CompaDy's lines, the Postal Telegraph
Company, and the Western Uolon Tel
egraph Go. With all this properly,
our tax levy ought te be low. 1t is
very we'll to argue for smaller counties
on the matter Of convenience, but the
lower taxes or even equal taxes propo-
sition will not do, nor will it hold good
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
HE BREAKS DOWN.
czo'gosz y lied in All CT Ter
!cr from FrghF.
Hs NOV REGRETS HIS AcT,
And Sent a Messaga 70 His
Sa:har. The Mu-dar rs
e wis N w Quite

Czolgosz, President MsKilley's mur-
derer, il the custody Of Sheriff Ca! J.
we'll of Erie coanty, sud2l 6elu iss,
arrived ia Aubura 1T 3:l5 q. N FRI
day. TIE prison is only about 50
yards from the depot. Awaiting the
arrival Of the t,ain there was a crowd
of about 200 people. Either for fear
of The crowd, which was not very &c
n orst'a.ive, or from sight Of the ri
soa, Cz ;lgo'z legs gave out and t@o
deputy sher #, were compelled to prsc.
iicaily carry he man in!o the prison.
Inside the gate his condition became
wcIge, aud he was draQged up the
stairs and into tho main ball. he vas
pl: c d in a sitting posture on tbs
bercA while the handouts were being
removed, hut &c fell over and mcaned
AID erosned, evincing the most abjsct
terror, AS soon as tie hand cuffs were
uri, cssd the msn was dragged into 'he
prirc!ral keepers thioe. As in the
case Of sill Irisore ers tie eff ,ers in.
mediately preceded to strip him and
put on new suit of clothes. Daring
this operation Czcleosz cried and
yelled, rakisg the prison corridors
echo with evidence Of bis terror. The
prison physician, Dr.. John Germ; ez
amlned tee man and order: d his re
moval to the cell in the ,ndemned
row, which he will occupy until he is
tak:n from the cell to the electlis
chair. The doctor dec, c,ared that the
man was suffering from fright and ter,
ror, tut sad that he was sbsnming to
some extent.
The collapse Of the murderer was a
surprise to every one. En- route Fl; N
Buffalo he showed no indication OF
breaking dcs 3. He ate heartily Of
sandwiches and smoked cigars when
not eating. He talked some and ex
pressed regret for his crime. lie said.
II sm very sorry for Mrs. Mckinley"
he reiterated his former statement
that be ht d had no accomplices and
declared that he had never heard Of
The man under srrest in St. Louis Who
claimed to hs7e tied the handkerchief
over his hand. co2cesling the pis .ol
With which the president was shot. He
says the handkerchief was not tied.
H. went behind the Temple Of Muaic,
arranged the handkerchief SO as to
hide the weapon and then took his
place in the crowd.
By Jsiler Mitchell he sert this mes
sage to his father:
TELL him I'm sorry I left such q
bad nane for him."
CzolgoEz was n formal condition
Friday afternoon and seem to have
fully recovered form his collapse.
There are 60e cells for condemned
men il the prison, and CzolgoEz was
placed in the only vacant Cell, 50 all
are roa occupied.
Tie keepers are constantly on guard
10 the room, which is separate from
he main prison, but to gusrd against
an sttenpt on Czolgosz's part to COM
nit suicide, tWo more guards have
been added and one will corstsntly SIT
in front of Cz,lgosz's cell al will have
a key go that any attempt at self de-
ssruclion may be easily frustrated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Watched by Police.

A dealer 10 thermometers, who Is
described IS man with a slight foreign
accent, has occssioned the police of the
Third precirc! Of Washington, D. c..
some extra work and hiss excited con-
siderable a1rry ip tbs local detective
bureau. His only ofsnse, appsrens]y.
is that he has twice inquired Fer PIesi:
dent Roosevelt's privste residence, and
that both inquiries were made withla
half q mile Of The house, But the
foreign account and the presence OF q
smell box held in the mans arm ave
taken IS suspicious circumstances.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Closely Allied.

The New York Sun has this to say Of
the new president and the south: IN
Roosevelt the south has a Representa-
tive in the White House more closely
allied to it by birth than any president
since John Tyler. That Mckinley,
during whose administration the accS-
dent Of war aid his own political genius
and friendly heart caused q blessed
mobilization OF sectional prejudice,
should be succeeded by q half southern
er cannot pass without comment. In
restoring the south to her own in the
nation history moves with gentle but
irresistible step.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
PRESIDENT MCXINLEY's WILL.
Gives al Of Els Property to His Below
ed Wife.

Secretary Ccrtelytu went to Canton
Friday 10 assist Mrs. Mckinley in dis
posing cf matters connected with the
late presidents estate. After meeting
Mrs. Mckinley, the question Of filing
the will was taken up. The trying task
Of resji1g it 10 her 1as undertaken By
tee fsithiul secretary. Mrs. Mckinley
mste beIcic sifo7t to bear up and
succeeded II doing so. although the
o:deSl wss difficult for htr. All legal
fc1mslit;es aecesss-y for her 10 sub
scs:oe to 7erc disposed OF. As 8 o'clock
Judge Dag aad Secretary Corselyou
aeat to shc eG:e OF TIA probate Judge
AZ d offared tie viii tf President Ne
kin:eg fer p7obate. They carried
with .hcm tie following:
Il, la s. McKiaisy, widow Ct VII
liam II. Kiple5, deceased, hereby de-
cline tbs administration Of his estate
ard recommend the appointment Of
William R Day aid Gsorga B. Cor
te!5eu as administrators with the Will
az2extd "
This recomme Ddstion bears the date
Of September 27, 1901.
Following is the text Of President
Mckinley 's>Vill.
Executive Mapsion, Washington, D.
G.
Il publish the following as my latest
Hi!l and testament, hereby Ie7okiDg
ali former wills:
$50 C1y beloved wife, Ida S. McKin-
ley, [ aeaueath ali cf ny real estate,
aheEever situated, and shs irceme of
any personal property Of which [ may
be possessa1 az death, during heE
natural life. I make tie following
charge upon all Of my property, both
real and psrsonal. To pay my mother
during her lie 1000 q year, and st
her desth said sum to be paid 10 my
sister Helen Mckinley. II the income
from property bs insufficient to keep
my wife ia great confor5 and pay the
snaaisy above provided, then l direct
that such Of ny properly be sold go IS
to make sum adequate fer both pur-
poses. Wha:ever property remains at
the death Of my wife, I give to my
brother and sisters, share ard share
alike. My chief eoncern is that my
wife from estate shall have all she re-
quires for her comfort and pleasure,
and that ny mother shall be provided
with whatever money she requires to
make her old age comfortable and hap
py.
Witness my hand and seal, this 22i
day Of October, 1897, to my last Will
aud testament, made az the city Of
Washington, District Of Columbia.
'(Signed)
"William Mckinley"
It is given out on sushority that the
Mckinley estate will total 1925, 600 to
$3.50, ,000including life insurance Of S67-
900. Aside from this insurance the es.
tate consists Of real estate here and
contiguous to Canton, and Of DEPOSITS
IN, Washington banks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
The Pistol Law.

There is some doubt anorg dealers
il pistols IS to when the new law pass
ed by last legislature goes into effect.
The law, however, makes July l, 1902
ss the time when 10 more pistols csz
bs sold Of the usual variety, The ac'
provides that pistols twenty inches loDe
and weighing three pound may then De
sold to those who want them. Such g
weapon could hardly be concealed II
the hip pocket OF one who brought 1t,
but the Law goes even further and pro
hibits the carrying Of any sort OF FIRE
arms, concesled or oter1ise.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
ChiUeSe EnR.

A man asked friend to stay and
have tea. Unfortunately, there was
no tea in the house, so a servant
was sent to borrow some. Before the
latter had returned the water was
already boiling, and it became neces-
sary to pour in more cold water.
This happened several times, and at
length the boiler was overfowing, but
no tea had come. Then the mans
wife said to her husband: "As we
don't seem likely to get any tea, you
had better offer your friend bath!"
History Of Chinese Literature
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Banana for Doctors.

The payment Of the funeral expenses
Of the late president and his surgeons
bills will be msde by congress bya
special act. Congress appropriated
$57 5COin the case Of Garfield, $35, 900
for phyaicisns and $22, 500 for funeral
expenses. It is anticipated that the
expenses arising from McKinle5s
desth will approximate this figure.
While the surgeons bill will not be.
near 80 heavy, the funeral was more.
costly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Librarian Resigns.

G.v:7nor McSseecey has received .
letter Of resignation from the ehc;ent
state librarian, Miss Lucie Bsrosy
which hzs becn formally a~cepted.
Miss Baron vas elected Librarian at
the last session Of tie general assem-.
bly,. Her successor will have over half
the term TO serv..y Th.re Rill be, it IS
under.tood, rumber Of applicants,
among them Mrs. z. L Melton, who
received ths second highest Vote in the
election before the general assembly
last winter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
Never Heard of God.

When Emma Paul was called as !
witness in Baltimore court Saturday
in a suit brought BY her father
against her mother, the astonishing
facts we're disclosed that, although
she is aged 20 years, she did not
understand the nature Of an oath,
had never been to church or Sunday
school, had never heard Of God OF
heaven, and did not know Of the pom
ise Of immortality. It was discovered
that the young woman had lived in
Baltimore all Of her life AID that her
home was at No. 1912 Salisbury slley,
In the hesrt Of a deneely populated
section. Judge Wickes allowed her to
testify, saying that she was sn extra
ordinary and unsatisfactory witness.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02

When maR mas married charming
woman, if be doesn't continue to make
iove to her some other man will!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02

SENATOR Chauncy NJ. DepeW Of
New York has accepted the invitation
to make the chief address at the open
ing of the Charleston exposition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02

CD bodies have been swept mo that
stream.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02

M1sapprehension Corrected.
Hoax-Has NerGeweA gone west to
settlee
JoaX-No; he's gone west to avoid
settling.--Cincinnati Enquirer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
HWilliam Me- Kinley,

It is given out on sushority that the
Mckinley estate will total $225, 600 to
$3.50, 000ilcluding Life insurance Of S67-
900. Aside from this insurance the es-
tate consists OF real estate here and
contiguous to Canton, and Of DEPOSITS
in Was ashingoton banks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-08
Why Old Flats and Houses DON'T Rent

Why Ola Flats and Houses Don't Rent.
Real estate men and owners should
not overlook the fact that the Lake
View Gas Fixture Company, 233 Lin
coin avenue, Telephone North 76S. re-
finish old chandeliers, making them
equal to new at very small cost. Ir
many cases after expanding money for
calcimining or papering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, Ay-specked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has been
done. when at Q very small cost the
chandeliers, brackets, etc., can be re.
finished equal to new. We refinish In
all the latest colors, such az polished
brass, gilt, rich silt, old copper, polish.
ed copper, oxidixed copper. silver and
gold.
We are also makers Of Q iine line OF
gas fixtures 1t prices to suit the times
Call up North 788. Our agent win
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE co..
- Lincoln svsnue. Chica0a