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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
sCELEY AND HOBsoN
Were Guests Of the Ladies in Char
lesion Thursday.

The Charleston correspondent Of the
Columbia State says Thursday was
great day for the Daughters OF the
American Revolution at the exposition
and ancestor worship was drowned for
the nonce in the overwhelming plau-
dts which greeted Admira! Schley
and Capt. HobSon, the chief speakers
at the auditorium. Both naval heroes
are the special guests Of the D. a. r.
The services at the auditorium were
long but inspiring, the main features
being the address Of Mrs. Charles W.
Fairbanks, president general of the
national organization, on The lnspl-
ration Of Revolutionary Memories"
and the addresses Of Admiral Schley
and Capt. Hobson. The enthusiasm
knew no bounds when the hero Of
Santiago rose to speak. His address
was brief but graceful tribute to the
D. A. R. and those sweet grand
mothers and great grandmothers who
lived In the times Of palmer living and
higher thinking" Historic Charles
ton and its exposition were warmly
praised. Capt. Hobson's theme was
The Ever Victorious Navy" and the
applause Of the listening thousands
was as prolonged as that which greet
ed Schley. Especially when he re-
ferred to the admiral's services at San
tiago as but the crowning incident
in his splendid career in the American
navy" He said the character Of the
navy was typified by Dewey in the
east and Sampson and Schley in the
west when they set a new standard
for naval warfare in effecting the total
destruction of the enemy'S fleets with
out any loss to their own" The war
between the States he characterized as
a Psychological necessity" He paid
warm tributes to the Confederate ad-
mirals, Buchanan and Semmes, and
said that the attack Of Dixon and the
torpedo men in Charleston harbor was
the most gallant feat in the history
OF naval warfare" Admiral Schley
and Capt. Hobson were each given an
enthusiastic ovation upon their en-
trance in the auditorium and when
they spoke. All references to the dis
tinguished visitors were opened with
an address Of welcome by corporation
counsel Legare. Bishop Capers de-
livered the opening prayer. President
General Mrs. Fairbanks presided.
Among the speakers were Mrs. H. W.
Richardson Of Columbia. The exer-
cises were rather long but neverthe-
less interesting. Admiral Schley
was received with an admiTals salute
by the Lafayette Artillery this morn
ing. He came over the Southern
rail way while Capt. Hobson came
over the Atlantic Coast Line. Both
officers are stopping at private resi-
dences and are being charmingly en-
tertained. A reception was rendered
to the distinguished visitors, including
the prominent Daughters tonight,
which proved brilliant social func-
tiOn,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
A HORRIBLE STORY.
The Terrible Experience of French
Scientific Expedition.

NPSN-SA"'A'
A Paris paper published on Mon
day a letter received from its cores
pondent, N. R0uyer, a survivor OF the
massacre Of a French scientific mis-
sion. by cannibals at Sileraka, New
Guinea, January l. NJ. Rouyer re-
lates that the yacht Salvatti with mis-
sion board had anchored off the coast OF
New Guinea and that several OF the
explorers landed. After an apparently
friendly reception from the natives
the later treacherouSly attacked them
during the night, numbering 25 OF the
party, including Baron Eillars, Count
de St Remy and Mms. Hagenbock and
Vries, and wounding 33, including the
writer of the letter, NJ. Rouyer, the
chief of the mission, and another
Frenchman named Remier. II. Rouyer
writes We were all sleeping peacefully
when there was a great uproar and we
were attacked by hundreds Of natives
carrying torches. Several Of US were
felled to the ground with clubs, hatch
cts and spears. Others were over
powered. carried away and bound to
trees. Twas among this number. l
received a blow on the head and faint
ed. When I recovered consciousness
at 5 o'clock in the morning I found
myself tied hand and foot and surroun-
ded by savages, who believing me to
be dead, were keeping me for them
selves. I saw the body OF Baron VIII
lars near me bound to tree. His
body was naked, his head had been
split open, his eyes had been gouged
out and his groin was horribly mutt
lated. The Count De Saint Remy
had been decapitated and his head
stuck on the end of spear as tro-
ply. NJ. Hagenbock was spitted on
bamboo and was being roasted over a
fire. The savages were about to cut
him up. I waited my fate. I was
afraid to move. Ny head hurt me
dreadfully. All around me the ground
was strewn with corpseS. Suddenly a
great clamor arose, followed by a fusi-
lade. l opened my eyes and saw DR..
Eoriter and the remainder of the mis-
sion from the yacht firing on the cani-
balls. shouted and the rescuers ran
to me and cut the bonds which bound
me to the tree. The cannibals fed,
leaving thirty-two dead. The clothes
Of NJ. Vries were found, but his body
was missing. He had evidently been
devoured by the savages during the
night"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
AbOut POtateS.

II you wish to make fine crop Of
Irish potatoes follow this plan unless
you have a better one. Break the
land thoroughly s to IA inches deep.
Pulverize it until it is in fine condi-
tion. If you plant in rows run them
off 80 to So inches wide with a large
shovel. Put in the furrow liberal
quantity of finely pulyerizd, manure.
Run another furrow in this to mix the
manure with the soil. Plant your
potatoes about y to Is inc hes apart
and cover with two furroWs making a
ridge on them and leaving ridge in
the middle. Just before they come
up knock the top from this ridge with
a rake or pronged hoe. When six
inches high use plow or heel sweep cul-
tivating shallow. When the bugs ap-
pear use paris green freely. Two or
three APPLICATIONS will keep them away.
II your lot is very rich and we'll pre-
pared you can plant in every furroW
or better every other furroW so that
the potatoes will be about a foot
apart every way when they come up.
They will have to be cultivated with
a pronged hoe. 1t is easy to apply
the paris green when they are plant
ed after this style.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
4 Singular Mistake.

Postmaster T. L. Carter of Orange
Court House, Va, was one Of Mosby's
men who was reported to have been
killed az Fort Royal during the civil
war, and his name appears on the
monument at that place in honor Of
the dead COnfederates.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
DisnensacY Changes.

We learn from The State that there
has been made a number Of changes in
the clerical force Of the State diSpen-
sary. All will sincerely regreat to
know that Capt. B. G. Webb, the efl-
cient clerk Of the State board for sev-
eral years, has been force to resign on
account of continued ill-health. Capt.
Webb has been at his home in Char
lesion for some month past, sick. He
is one the most expert bookkeepers in
the state and has scores Of friends all
over the state. He has been succeeded
by Mr. G. \. Charles, who has been
assistant bookkeeper for sevesal years.
Mr.. Charles is thoroughly familiar
with the duties of the clerk, and
though young man, is probably bet
ter qualified for the place than any
other man in the state.
Mr.. Charles is to be succeeded by
Mr.. \. Z. Stroman Of Orangeburg, a
former member of the general assem-
bly,.
Mr.. D. A. Hawkins, Of Newberry,
has been appointed to succeed Mr..
Watts as revenue bookkeeper. Mr..
Hawkins has been stenographer to
Commissioner Crum for some time.
Mr.. W. n. Elder, Of York, has been
appointed to succeed Mr.. J. \. Moody
as town and county bookkeeper. Mr..
Elder has been in the legislature for
several terms.
Mr.. Z. A. Searson, Of Hampton, has
been selected to succeed Nh. Boykin as
one of the inspectors, Mr.. Boykin hay
ing resigned.
Capt. E. B. Chase, who has been an
inspector, it is announced is soon to
be succeeded by another man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
Boilers Blew UD.

The steamboat T. II. Bacon is a total
wreck in the Tennessee river seven
miles below London. Wednesday the
boiler exploded, killing Estill Hurgins,
assistant engineer and perhaps fatally
injuring Robert Bird, a passenger,
who was en- route from the Phillip
pines, and Albert Claiborne, engineer,
and G. Smith, deck hand. The boil
er shot through the rear of the boat
after first exploding, and when it
struck the water a second explosion
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05

A merchant may wait for people to
find out that he has good things, and
has them cheap, but in the meantime
he is apt to find out that the people
have been to somebody else while he
was waiting for them. The moral is
that you should advertise in the pa
per that people read and then pick up
and look over and over again and pass
round the home circle, if you want
rraSo
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
A MOde-nist.

81 don't believe" said the very
thoughtful person. that the states
men Of the present Gay are as far
seeing as those Of 4 generation ago.
You are making = grave. but COM
mon mistake" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. 1T is wrong 10 assume that the
modern Intelligence is Inferior. Ihose
olG-timers could make good speeches,
but as | read history. can see lots Of
chances to get rich that they over
looked. 6."-Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05

The name of JohnC N ilburn of Buff
falo is being prominently mentioned
in connection with the democratic
for governor of New York.
Mr.. Milburn. it will be recalled. is the
gentleman who was the host Of Presi-
dent McKindley during his fateful trip
to the exposition and at whose house
the president died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
Given q Medal.

Col. William II. knausS Of Colum-
bus, O., has been presented with a
handsome gold medal by Confederate
veterans. for his care Of the graves Of
Confederate dead at Camp Chase and
J0hnson'S Island, in Ohio.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
,TiscOnstrued-

Doctor (who has large idea of his
own skilD-lnde ed, have never heard
a complaint from enc of my patients
Hostess-I don't Goubt it. doctor
The errors Of physicians are generally
buried with sheir patients.-Harlem
Life,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05

Under the new jury law the work Of
preparing the list Of jurors for the
wear is taken from county commission
ers and devolved upon the jury COM
missioners. consisting Of the clerk OF
court, the county auditor and the
county treasurer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05

The Canadian government seems to
know how to curtail the reach OF the
octopus. AS a result Of an inc uiry in
to the combine of the paper manufac-
turers it was decided to reduce the
customs duties on paper from 25 to l5
per cent advalOrem.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05

Friday afternoon. Ali trains on this
road are turned back at Ashens, Ca,
using the Southern's tracks into At
lanta.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
IN TOTAL DARKNESS.
Electric Light Wiz,

The city OF Athens, Ca, was in to-
tai darkness Friday night with two
rivers sending volumes Of water
through some parts Of the town. The
north and middle Oconee rivers passed
the high mark there early Friday
morning. but Friday night were STA
tionery. The power plant Of the
Athens Electric Sareet Railway COM
pany was submerged to depth OF six
feet. at the Princeton factory the
river rushed through the building, do
ing great damage to the machinery.
The waterworks plant was inundated
and the machinery ruined. The wat
er supply Of the city was shut of.
Roth gas and electric light plants were
compelled to close down. All the
bridges-city, county and railroad
are in danger, but none have been car
ried away. No train has passed there
on the Seaboard from the north for
Atlanta in "a hours. WaShouts are
reported on all railroads going into
Atlanta excepting two. The loss to
the railroads is enormous and they are
handling their passenger traffic only
with the greatest difficulty. No train
on the Seaboard Air Line reached this
city since Thursday morning until 5.l5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Right at the Head of the Line.

The Sumter Daily Item wants to
know what has become of the move
ment to establish a tobacco warehouse
in Sumter and asks:
.Is it too small an enterprise to
interest the business men Of this city,
Is a business that has turned loose
nearly million dollars IN hard cash
in a small town like Dillon too in
significant to be sought after by Sum
ter? Is the cotton business sufficient
to satisfy this place? Or is three to
four thousand dollars more money
than can be raised here for a new
enterprise that, if firmly established,
will mean an, increase of 100 per cent
in the business of the town.
We hope that our contemporary will
be able to make the people-of its town
take an interest in its Development.
They viii find it a great deal easier to
put up & few thousand dollars now
than to have to contribute much
larger sum few years hence to enable
them to keep up with the progress of
competing points. We know what 1t
is in Charleston to catch up with the
procession after it has passed by, and
have reached the conclusion that the
cheapest and best way to make a
town go is to start right at the head
of the line and stay there.-News and
Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
An Offence TO the South.

Mr.. Cleveland might have been a
little more particular in his use of
words in the speech which he made be-
fore the New York Chamber of Com
merce day before yesterday. In saying
when the government was threaten
ed by armed rebellion" DE used an ex-
preston that was both Inaccurate and
offensive. The South was not in re-
bellion against the government. The
Confederate States exercised their
right as sovereign States to quit the
Union and set up a government of their
own. They did not threaten the
United States Government. They did
not propose to make war upon the
United States Government nor to storm
the capital at Washington. They pro-
posed to set up a government for them
selves, as they had the constitutional
right to do, and they armed them
selves and fought because the troops of
the United States Government unlaw-
fully and maiiciously invaded their
territory. There was no rebellion
about it, and Mr.. Cleveland knows it.
Richmond Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
BOARD OF cANVASSERS
FAILED OF a QUORUM.
Lieut.. Gov. TiIIman Thereupon
Summoned and the Work of Tab
uiation Proceeded With.

The meeting of the State board of
canvassers was not held yesterday, but
the law allows ten days in which the
board may meet, tabulate returns and
declare the result Of the recent cleo
tions. The meeting had been called for
noon yesterday, and notwithstanding
the Importance of the matter only one
member of the board, State Treasurer
Jennings, was here to attend. Comp
troller General Derham has been away
for some time and did not come for the
meeting. Gen. Floyd was in Charles
ton and Attorney General Bellinger
was detained in Barnwell on the Free
case, Secretary of State Cooper is at
home in Colleton, where it is said that
he is sick. Mr. Patterson of the house
did not come. Attorney General Bel
linger will very likely leave his case
and CT ne here this morning, and
Lieut.. Gov Tillman, in accordance
with the law, has been notified of the
fact that there is not a quorum and
has been asked to come Immediately.
If there are only two regular members
here today, the lieutenant governor
will make the quorum under the law
and the work can be proceeded with.
The returns from all the counties
have been received, but cannot be tab
ulated until the board selects a clerk
and puts him to work.-The State,
Nov. IA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
.Winter Homes in a Summer Land ,


The Southern Railway has issued its
beautiful ssWinter Homes in Summer
Land" folder for the season 1923.
This folder is published i'll a very at
tractiye form and is profusely Illustrated
with photographs of the famous Southern
Winter Resorts and their environments.
It also contains numerous views of the
scenery from the Mountains to the sub
tropical scenes of Florida and Nassau. The
booklet gives full and complete informa-
ton regarding all OF the leading Winter
Resorts for health or pleasure and also a
complete list of all the smaller hotels and
boarding houses which have accommoda-
tions for Winter Tourists, giving rates per
day, week and month and other valuable
data to those desiring to locate for the
winter anywhere in the South.
IF you are contemplating trip TO any
point do not fail to first supply yourself
with this booklet by sending one stamp
to any Passenger Agent of this Company
If you are not contemplating trip send
for one anyway you will find much in it
to interest you.
Winter tourist tickets at greatly reduced
rates now on sale.
For any further information desired as
to rates, routes and resorts write to the
nearest passenger agent of the Southern
Railway.
J. C. Beam, District Passenger Agent,
Atlanta, Ca; R. w. Hunt, Division Pas
senger Agent, Charleston, S. c.; Il. r
Cary, District Passenger Agent, Jackson
vile, Fla.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Sale.

BY VIRTUE of decree OF the
Court of Common Pleas for Sumter
County in the State of South Carolina
in the case of Robert R. Christmas,
James H. Christmas, Merry +. Christ
mas and Margaret A. Ingram, against
Mary Emma Mcleod and her husband
Peter Mcleod, l will sell to the gh-
est bidder at public auction, at the
Court House in the City of Snmter,
in said County and State, on sale
day in December 1902, being the first
day of said month, during the usual
hours of sale, the following described
real estate to wit:
THAT tract of land situate in
Sumter County in the State of South
Carolina, containing one hundred and
four acres, bounded North by land of
Dargan Osteen and estate of Jacob
Geddings, East by land formerly of
Dobson now of L. B. Jenkins, south
by land of Tom A. Osteen and West
by lands formerly OF Jane Kolb, now
Mrs. Susan A. Kolb.
Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
Master for Sumter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
Judge Buchanan Will Preside.

Spartanburg, Nov. 1.-THE COM
missioners have drawn the Jurors for
the Criminal Court that begins the
first day of December. It is said that
letter has been received from Judge
Buchanan stating that he will be here
and hold Court. The question of resi- :
dence is the only one that will come
up and the Judge can settle that at
once. His term will expire the second
week OF Court and Judge Purdy will
succeed him. There is no objection
to Judge Buchanan if he is not dis
qualified by non-residence in the dis
trict for which he was elected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
M0RGaH's IRON HAHD.
No Market On Change For
Stubborn" Southern Stock
holders.

New York, Nov. 4.-Recalcitrant
stockholders of the Southern railway
who refused to agree to j. P. Morgan's s
plan for continuing his control of the
road five years through an extension
of the voting trust are feeling the
iron hand of the financial autocrat.
The stockholders who declined to
tnrn in their certificates of stock
holdings to be stamped by j. P. Nor
gan & Co., as asserting to the exten-
sion of the voting trust, today find
themselves practically without mar
ket for their stocks.
By a decision of the Committee on
Stock List of the New York Stock
Exchange notice is given that the
voting trustees of the Southern rail
way, having permanently closed the
transfer books, hereafter all bids and
offers in Southern railway trust certi-
fcates shall be considered..as being for
the extended voting trust certificates,
unless otherwise distinctly stated at
the time of the bid.
The effect of this is to cut Off the
holders of the anti-Morgan stock from
easily selling it or trading in it. Con
tracts made for them Will have to be
settled, says the Stock List Committee,
ex-clearing house. -
With the transfer books permanently
closed against them, and with this de-
cision of the Stock List Committee
adverse to them, the stockholders who
were bold enough to say they did not
want any more Morgan control are
practically forced out of the active
market and formidable difficulties are
thrown in their way.
Some holders of the unextended GER
tifcates declared today that they would
make legal inquiry as to the right OF
the company to close the transfer books
against them.
tempt to punish them after trying to
force them into asserting to an exten-
sion of voting trust to which they
were opposed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-19
SECRETARY HEsTEa's STATEMENT.
November Receipts Lower Than
Last Year, But For Season
1850 Ahead of 1901.

New Orleans, Nov. 14.-Secretary
Hesters' weekly cotton statement, is
sued today shows for the "A days Of
November decrease under last year
of $1,000 and an increase over the same
period year before last Of $1,000.
For the rs days Of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead Of
the same days last year 135, 600 and
ahead of the same days year before last
247, 600.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 474, $50
bales against AS, 13S for the same
seven days last year and 424, 302 year
before last.
The movement since Sept. shows
receipts at all United States ports to
be 2,94l, ,537 against 1881, 563 last
year; overland across the Mississippi.
Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
mills and Canada 259, 500 against $780,
500 last year; interior stocks In excess
of those held at the close Of the COM
lnercial year 460, 694 against 4l9, 683
last year; southern mill takings 1922
500 against Az, 165 last year. The
total movement since Sept. is 4, 154,-
$40 against 8, s3s, ,3l3 last year and
8, 9o7, 49S year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have
been POI, l,l0S against 250, 207 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son /, $40, ,243 against 1,9l0, 469 last
year.
The total takings of American mills,
north and south and Canada thus far
for the season have been l,025, 245
against 962, 764 last year: -
Stocks at the seaboard and the %
leading southern interior centres have
increased 14o, 451 bales against an in
crease during the corresponding period
last season of Is, 1856.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number Of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop the
supply to date is 1863, 444 against
4, l99, 600 for the same period last year.