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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Ohio Bank Robbed.

A gang Of half dozen robbers Turs-
DAY morning blew open the safe Of the
Citizens Savings Bank at Chardop,
Ohio, and after despsrat, fight With
night watchman Pomeroy and citizens,
succeeded in making their escape. It
is believed they secured less than $500.
The night Watchman discovered the
men at work in the bank. he was
seized, bound and gagged, but not until
he had shot oDe Of the burglars. Dr..
Hudson was aroused by the noise and
went 10 the scene. He was also seized
and tied, hand and foot. It required
three big charges Of dynamite to blow
the safe door of. The robbers succeed
ed in gaining entrance to only one com,
partment Of the big safe. In another
part, which was not reached, it is tired
to places Of safety, leaving Pomeroy
the night watchman, after shooting one
Of the burglars, was badly clrb5ed over
the head. At each explosion che rob-
be7s retired to places Of safety, leaving
Pomerey in an exposed place. The ROB-
bers escaped on hand car.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A Thrifty Sailor.

A dispatch from Beaufort, s. G, to
the Augusta Chronicle, says: Among
the crew Of the United States mentor
Amphitrite, which has been here for
gunner7 pra,tics during the winter. is
an enlisted man by the name Rand.
His pay as q tar amounts to $500 per
month and yet Notwithstanding this
fact, he slows away the snug sum Of
about $500 per month Rand is the
ships barber and receives 81 90 quar-.
ter from each Of the 800 men compris-
ing the ships crew, and 50 90 from each
each OF the thirty petit and ward room
officers for their shaving and hair dress
ing. In addition to this the enterpris.
ing sailor lends money to his impecu,
NOUS shipmatss at 25 percent interest.
A day or Two ego Mr.. Rand was rela.
ting his experience in Cuba to rome
citizens On Bay street, when he was sp
proched by a drunken sailor who reques'
ted the loan of $4,000. The barber pro
duced 81, 200 roll Of greenbacks from
the depths Of his navy blouse and count
ed out the amount asked for, which The
happy jack hastily rocketed and made
of with.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
The Christian Neighbor.

The obllteration Of newspaper is
not often done voluntarily, but We havs
an instance in this state that is unique
and unparalleled, so far as We know.
The Christian Neighbor was established
April 2, 1858, by sidi q. Browne, in
advocacy Of Christianity and peace, aad
for nearly thirty three years it has been
mailed from Columbis, s. G. Two
weeks ago the Neighbor was discon-
tinued by the executor Of its fou 1der,
editor and proprietor, in accordance
with the will Of Nj. Browne, who nade
provision forts publication for period
OF six months after his decease. Not
until the books are opened in another
world will there be revelation Of the
good accomplished by Mr.. Browne and
his co-laborers for this third OF . CEN
tury, with It's trials and struggles for
the advancement 0" peace on earth good
will toward men. ."-Greenville Noun
taineer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Some Solid Truths.

Prssiden, and Mrs. Bookter T. Wash.
ington we're the guests Of honor ct q
dinner, given By tbs New York Social
Reform Club Wednesday night. Mr..
Washington was introduced as the first
speaker. he said: ''In dealing with
the negro race We must bear in mind
that it came from land where there
vas need for labor. Then for 25O
years it was forced to labor in q way
little calculated to give itlove for work.
l believe that in slavery the solution
of the problem was really laid and I be-
lieve if We could have taken it up just
where it was left of when slavery ended
it would have been better for our peo'
pie. They felt that to hold office vas
the highest thing they could attain and
they put more emphasis on the political
than the industrial side Of life. They
thought the object Of education was tc
put them in s position where they
would not have 10 work. Eighty per
cent. of the people in the south depend
on agriculture for living and ne began
with that as basis. We have tried to
make our farm an obi CT lesson to those
around u.s."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
The Real Issue.

The special significance Of election
results in the principal cities Of the
middle western states lies in the en-
pEatic verdict which the voters have
registered agsinst continued corporate
control. In Cleveland, Columbus and
Toledo, three OF the four large cities Of
Ohio, the Demo ocraiic candidates were
victorious; in the fourth Of the Ohio
ouartette, Cincinnati, there was nc cleo
tion. In these three cities the issue was
sharply drawn. The Republican nomi-
nees we're we'll understood to stand for
the corporations whioh hold or hope to
hold municipal franchises, while tbs
Democratic nominees stood squarely for
the cause Of the people as against those
corporations and their continued doni:
nation. The Republicans endeavored
to dodge the issue, but the people would
not have it. They knew that the Re-
publican party stands prs-eminently
and essentially for these corporations,
and in escb instance large majotity
was registered. against the Republican
csndidste.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A Royal Separation.

When the King Of Portugal went to
London in connection with the Q1een's 8
funeral he received a deputatlon OF
Pro'estsnts, to whom he made speech,
promisings 9 continuance Of the enliehs
ened policy Of religious toleration 10
his domiuions. The speech was mani ,
and courageous and was widely reported.
1t was commented upon in Portugal,
and while it elicit'd the enthusiastic
approval Of the Liberals it served to
accen,uate the fued between the King
and the religious orders, which was
originally caused by the alleged inter
ference Of the Jesuits in the secular
affairs Of tho government of that co1n-
try. The unhappy result Of this frio.
tion Wss trouble in the royal household
itself, the Queen taking sides with the
church. According to advices just re
cei7ed from Lisbon, this breach was
wideued and there is said to be proba.
bility of a separation Of the royal
couple.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A Narrow Escape.

Two Young ladies had narrow es-
cape from droRing st Arlington Mills
at Gceer's Wednesday afternoon.
Misses Wood and Armstrong, who live
rot far from the mill, we're driving in 8
buggy going home. While crossing
the bridge ever the river a. the mill,
the mule got frightened at the rush
ard rosr of the river and commenced
backing, and before it could be stopped,
backed the buggy of the bridge, the
two young women, buggy and mule
falling twelve feet into the river, in six
feet of westber. The river vas swollen
6y the bea7y aims OF the past two days,
and the cacreut was very swift. The
buggy with its occupants was sWepa
fifty yards dowmn stream. Two youug
men who saw the accident, and knowing
the helpless and almost hopeless pcsi-
ton of the girls, ran down the banks
Of the river, dashed into the stream,
and succeeded in rescuiug the girls
about fifty yards below the bridge.
Messrs. Arns1oog and Baswell we're
the men who saved the lives Of the
girls. The mule and buggy we're rolled
and dashed out into the stream and the
mule was drowned. The young ladies
were taken to residence pear By and
given every attention. 1t is feared tbs!
they are badly Injured BY the fall and
shock.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Bloodshed in Greenville.

The Rev. James Walker, negro
preacher, was shot and almost instantly
killed by Dan Smith, negro rough, at
Central, on the Southern Railway, on
Sunday night. Walker was standing
near his church talking with friend,
when Smith and his companions came
along and began using vile epithets to a
woman related to Walker who was
standing near. Walker demonstrated,
when Smith draw his pistol and shot
Walker, the bullet entering above the
left eye, killing him almost instantly.
Smith escaped. Walker IS highly re
spected By white and colored citizens.
John Rigdon, white, shot Bill Fisher,
a negro, on Sunday evening, near Tray
eller's Rest, in this county. Rigdon
shot three times, one bullet hitting
Fisher in the breast. Doctors think
that the wcuad will prove fatal. The
cause Of the difficulty could not be
ascertsined.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Testing and Reforming.

George Townsend, an Indians farm
er, believed in "Christia9 Science" and
his wife did not. We are told that he
came home from town in a muddled
condition, aud the warm room soon
put him to sleep. Then the wife, by
way of testing his Christian Science
faith, tied him fast to his chair with
a clothesline. She then went to the
barn and returned with blacksnake
whip, which she applied vigorously to
the bark and shoulders of her liege
lord. He writhed uDdsr the smart Of
the lash, but the more he begged the
harder she laid on the whip. There
is no such thing as pain said she, as
she continue the castigation; tits al
imagination. You are Christian
Science; nothing can hurt you. You
don'G feel any pain at all, do you,
George? You are feeling first rate, amt
you. George?" The wife not only ex-
plode1 his Christian Science theory,
but, it is said, also worked reforma-
tion in his drinking habits. This is a
practical way Of testing mans faith
and incidentally reforming him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Scandal Among Nuns.

Mercy Hospital, at Iron mountain,
Mich, has closed its doors by orders OF
Bishop Els, and the nuns have been or
dered to leave the diocease. This is the
result Of an eclssisgtical scandal which
occurred last January when Ellen Ho-
gan, a novitate in the hospital was ar:
rested on an insanity charge, preferred
By the Mother Superior. Miss Hogan
was adjudged'sane by the probate court.
The mother Superior also charged hel
with theft. After being released By or
der of Judge Berger, Mas Hogan made
charges against the Mother Superior,
one Of which was drunkeness. The in
vestigation by Bishop Els resulted in
the closing of the Institution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
No Lard for Her.

"MIrs. Pullman, the widow of the
slee; ing car nagust,, is Fair, fst aud
has grown soos. She also has millions
cf dollars. She spent some time in Eu-
rope recently. Willis there an English
lord sav her, and learned spprcxima
tely how much she was worth. he
tried to be presented, but her widows
weeds prevented. Nevertheless he be-
came deeply in love. All he desired
was an opportunity to lay his heart, his
title and his castles at her feet. The
opportunity failed to eventuste while
she was Oh the other side, so the other
day he sent her cable message Of $50
words (psiG), in which he laid bare his
heart and asked for her hand. So
much in earnest was he that he cabled
$25 for an immediate return message
from the object Of his affections. The
cable rate to London is something like
three words for 81, hen:e he concluded
that seventy five words, Of the right
sort, would be enough 10 make him
happy. But the prepaid reply was not
sent. ga piece Of uuwarantable i'm
pertinence," WAS Mrs. Pullman's only
commmeut."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Rev. JASPER Dead,

Rev John jasper, Of Richmond,
died Saturday. The fs ne Of bis ser
mon, DE Sun DO Move," did the
worthy old man some discredit.
Although illiterate, he vas Eotignorant
or uneducated. There is often q mis-.
conception as to what constitutes edu-
cation. 1t is rot book learning, merely,
although many Of the most important
facts q man can know are treated Of in
books. Rev. John Jasper was rot
the ignorant noisy pounding negro
preacher merely that the famous ser
mon he preached frequently indicated.
He had strong mind naturally, which,
improved by experience and observa.
tion and guided by 8 kindly heart,
placed him in position Of immense
irhuence among the negroes ano gain
ed.tbe respect Of the white people. BE
was worthy and wise man.-Newpor'
News Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Faster Than Steam.

Herr Rstheneau, the head Of the
General Electric company in Europe,
has given a description OF the electric
train which is to outpscs the fastest ez.
press. The line between Berlin and
Zozzen has been chosen for the expert
ment. The electric current Of twelve
thousand volts will be carried from the
works eleven miles distant alor gside
the line on supports. Then it viii be
transferred to the vehicle Of which two
have been built. Each Of these is six
ty-siz feet long standing on two trucks
Of three a1les, each. Four. Of the a1les
are driven by three phase motor each
of which is capable Of seven hundred
and fifty horse power. A compartment
in the center of the vehicle contains
the entire machinery which is CONTROL:
ed by adri7er standing in front and
manipulating levers. The vehicle will
accomodste fifty passengers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
4 Great Ship.

The pew White Stsr line steamer
Celtic, the largest vessel ever built,
was successfully launched st Belfast,
Thursday morning in the presence of s
lsrge and representative gathering. The
christening wss performed by the
Marsbiouess Of Doferin. The arrange
uents for the launching were similar
to those of the Oceanic and the new
vessel glided from the ways and was
pulled up within her own length by
dropping three psirs o. snchors. The
lsunching occurred adnidst cheers Of
the people and the blowing of sirens
and fcg hcros. The Celtic has nine
decks and capacity for 1859 pssseu.
gers. She will carry crew Of 355
men. Her TONNAGE is 8 500 greater
than that Of the o. aoio snd nearly
double that Of the Kaser Wilhelm der
Crosse ard her displscement is II 500
grester than that of the lstter vessel, l.,
while her displacement aud tonnage are
10, 800 over that of the Great Eastern.
The Celsic's dimensions are as follows:
Length $50 9 feet; besm Is feet, depth
~ feet. Gross tonnage 20, $50; net
tonDage 13 $50. The Celtic will have
q displacement Of SO 600 tons.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
a GaASTLY FIND.
The Dead Body of William Msyner
Found in His House.

Information has been received in the
city Of the death of Wm., Msyner, a
white man stout so yesrs old, who
lived about 10 miles north Of the city.
The man vas found dead in his house
last Sunday, and it was evident thst
be had been dead for several days, as
decomposition had already set in. Mr..
May1er lived oy himself, although he
had wife and several children. They
did not live with him, but are employ
ed in the cotton mills in this city.
Sunday a Deighbor went te call on
Mayer, but found the house securely
locked, and no ore replied to his re-
peated knocks. Looking through q
window he saw Mayner sitting in a
chair with his head bowed down on his
chest and one of his hands grasping
a chair round. Breaking down the door,
it was quickly discovered that Mayner
vas dead and had been for some time.
Magistrate Rabun held the inquest,
owing to the coroner not being able to
be present, and the verdict was that
Mayner came to his death from Ms
tursl causes.
The last seen of him was on Tuesday
preceding the day Of the finding Of his
body. He wss in Columbia thst day.
He evidently intended to zone back,
for his wagon was found loaded with
produce for sale in the city. He had
also killed hog, and it was found half
cut up in the room where the dead man
was. It was while performing this
work probably that the fstsi attack
came on him. As stated, Mayner's
family did not live with him, and The
Records informant states that few
days after the inquest Magistrate Rsbun
married the widow Mayner to man
named Morris. Msyner owned about
240 scres Of what is said TO- be good
land,-Co!umbia Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A HOODOO DOCTOR
Arrested In Charleston for Kiilirg
a Negro Girl.
DIED IN cONyULSioN5.
IL Was Provsd However That ms
Administering ct Aarb Medi.
cine Did Not Cause the
Death

The death Of Viola Simmons,
colored, aged 9 years, Of No. 8 Hertz
row. which occurred Wednesday morn
ing at al early hour, has caused the
arrest Of Joseph Hayward, an old
colored man, who lives near the SIM
mons house. The Negro was held for
several hours at the station house at
the request Of Deputy Coroner Green
until an Investigation could be made.
Viola Simmons, an idiot, the 9 year
old daughter Of William Simmons, was
taken violently i'll Tuesday afternoon.
She was in convu!sions and Joseph Hey
ward, root and herb doctor who is said
to have made wonderful cures in giving
out powdered wood and liquids msde
from roots Of certain trees, was sent for.
Dr.. Heyward, as he is known, lived
only short distance, aud seizing two
bottles containing black liquid, lur-
ried to the Simmons house. The
young Negro girl vas on the bed, twist.
Ing and turning like an angle worm
from commissions.
Hayward went to work to bring her
from under the spell and gave her
quantity Of his root medicine. SIM.
time afterwards the girl becsue quiet
and the members Of. the family blessed
Hayward, declaring that he had sue
ceedsd in casting out the evil spirit.
Believing that the medicine was going
to cure his patient the physician took;
his departure. During the night the
girl was again seized with convulsiens
and Wednesday morning she died. Will
liam Simmons, her father, became
alarmed and charged Heyward with
killing his daughter. The police got
wind Of the matter and arrested Hey
ward. The coroner was notified and
Deputy Coroner Green ordered the POI
lice to hold Heywsrd until he could in
quire fully into the death Of the Negro.
Before holding the examination he
HlSltSO sAS StoL4OA ASOsO G4N ees1AS~
with Heyward. He asked to see his
license giving him the right to prae-
tlce medicine, and inquired at what col
lege he studied medicine. The old Ne
gro replied that he was licensed to
practice by the Almighty and thst-na-
ture was his college. He declared he
had Divine power and that the juice
extracted from roots and woods assisted
him in making cures.
Hayward vas badly frightened and
when he was being searched he trem-
bled like leaf shaken by the wind.
Dr.. Johnston Buist held st autopsy
over the Negro girl and discovered thas
death was not caused by the treatment
Of Beywsrd. She had been an. idiot
all her life and death was causei from
| convulsions produced by cyst in the
brain. Heyward was released and he
walked out Of the station house in
happy frame Of mind.-Charleston
Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Will Issue a Manifesto.

Aeuinaldo has the assistance Of
Chief Justice Arellano and Fisher,
Gen. Msc Arthur'u private secretary, in
preparing his mslifesto. The work is
not completed ani the teror Of the
contents is not divulged. Chief Jus
tics ArellaDo had = long conference
with Aguina'do. He says Aguinaldo
is realizing the futili,y Of further re-
sistsnce aud is desirous Of trusting to
the justice and genero.ity Of the Ameri-
can people. The chief Of the revolu-
tiou will urge the insurgents to cease
fighting and accept American sovsr
eighty. Seror Arejlaoo says that
Aguinaldo's manifesto is not yet pre-
pared for publication and that hs is un-
sble to furnish the text The authori-
ties assert that formal announcement
will be made when anything definite is
accorplishcd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
THE IRRIGATION OF RICE
The Census Bureau is Gstting up Sta
tistics About the Matter.

Rice is the prir cipal cereal product
Of the South AtlaDtic and Gulf States.
It's cultivation bsgsn first in South Caro-,
lima and Georgia nearly two hundred
years ago. Within the last decade
Louisiana and Texas have engaged in
growing rice on very large scale, and
today these states furnish nearly three.
fourths Of all the product Of the cour.
try.
Recognizing the importance Of this
agricultural product, which today forms
the principal food Of one.hslf Of the
population Of the earth, the Division Of
Agriculture OF the Twelfth Census is
making special effort to collect and
tabulate'important data relating to rice,
and the various methods of irrigation
which are prscticed in its cultivation on
the delta lard, and inland marshes of
South Carolina and Georgia, the alluvial
lands Of Louifisna, Mississippi, and other
states, the broad prairies in shouthesst-
ern Texas and southwestern Louisiana.
The schedule now being mailed to the
rice planters contains anumber ofimpor-
tsnt questions covering methods, costs,
etc. From the data thuscolle lec:ed together
"ith the statistics gathered by the cen.
sus enumerators, it is hoped to COM
pile bulletin which will compErehen-
sively show the extent and value Of the
irrigatil n plants, the acreage cultivated
under them, and many other important
facts connected with this industry As
the volume and value Of these statistics
will depend upon the interest shown in
tie inquiries by those engaged in the
cultivation Of rice, the Director earnest
ly r. quests that all to whom the sche
dulles are addressed will make = prompt
and careful reply.
Owners Of plantations and secrets-
ries Of companies who do not receive
the inquiries within . reasonable time,
are requested to write to L G. Powers
Chief Ststisticiau in charge Of Agricul
ture. Census Office, Washington DC,
and blanks will be mailed to them st
once. A comprehensive compilation
Of the facts relating to this rapidly
growing branch Of agriculture will have
no small inf lence on the future pro-
gress Of rise cultivation in che south,
and the conss 1ent Development Of
large areas Of new Tertiary therein.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A Wondering Boy.

Mrs. G. F. Fisbb7rne of Aiken coun-
ty has written to Gov. McSReeney ask
ing him to aid her in locating her son.
The young man left home two weeks
ago to come here to enlist in the army.
Since then she hiss heard nothing from
him, and is7ery anxious to knoa what
has become Of him An Investigation
will be made, and if the young man
has enlisted and started for the Philip
pines she will be 80 informed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
Swollen Rivers.

Local Forecaster Jesunofsky, OF
Charleston, sent out The following
warning" THURSDAY:
The Wateree at Camden, Is feet
above the danger line; the Pee Dee at
CheraT 10, nearing the danger line;
the Congaree st Colu nbis l5.4 feet
above the danger line.
The Pee Dee al Cheraw snd Wateree
at Camden will rise 6 to 10 fees addi-
t1onslly y, and will begin receding lste
Thursday.
The Congsree at Colu nbis will rise
5 to 9 feet additionally and will begin
slowly receding late Thursday.
The lower stresms in South Carolina
will reach danger lines By the 9th OF
1ntb
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-10
A Church Demolished.

4 terrific wind storm which swept
over Charleston Wednesday morning
cut q swsth through Msryville, just
over the river from here, and demol-
ished Emanuel Methodist church,
where Negro congregation was gather
ing for uight service. The church COL
lapsed, but by some miracle the sexton
and the first members Of the coDgrega-
ton to arrive we're not hurt. No other
damage has been reported.