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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
i SCORE PERISH.
Caught in a Death Trap With Little
Chance Of Escape.
FIRE HORROR IN CHICAGO.
Some Desperate Attempts at Escape
and Many Fall From Fire
Escapes to Death in
the Streets.

Twenty three persons met death il
a fire at the Lincoln Hotel at lIG
Madison Street. Chicago, at O'Clock
Thursday morning Nineteen bodies
have been recovered. Little damage
was done to the hotel, but the smoke
was SO dense that the persons were
overcome and died. Many jumped
from the fourth story windows, or
tried to save themselves by climbing
! to the fire escapes in the front Of the
| building, only to lose their graSps of
the cold ifC9 bsts and fall to the
! streets
Persons in the rear of the building
on the top floors had no chance. The
narrow stairway was atire and the eS-
cape Of the loqgera in the roar Ct the
building was cut off. Firemen and po-
licemen. in speaking of what they
witnessed, condemned the building as
a fire trap: Ambulances and patrol
wagons were called and the dead and
injured we're quickly attended. All
but fourteen at the hotel were out oi
town persons. Most of them came to
Chicago to attend the international
live stock show. The hotel was filled.
A large number of stock men and
their families were turned away.
Shortly after The fire broke out, the
iremen rushed up the stairway and
began the rescue. Men, women and
chillren were carried down the lad
derS, the fire escapes, and smoke filled
tile halls. In one instance a fireman
Of an engine company saved woman
running from the rear end Of the
building to certain death, only to be
forced TO drop her from the third floor
roof Of building adjoining. The
woman held her seven-year old son in
her arms. She was a Mrs. Sheppard.
She was carried from the roof Of the
building to the Brevoort House, where
a physician found that their injuries
| were Slight:
The building was constructed OF
brick. but there was only one stair
way to the floors and the fire escape
was in the front. Z: G. Weber. the
night clerk. first discovered smoke on
the second floor. He believes the ire
began in this section. Weber refused
| to make q statement. and after he Sc
cured the register was taken to the
central police station. where he is be-
ing detained. Mrs. Sheppard'S son
was first awakened by the presence OF
smoke. He awakened his mother and
both began screaming. Many people
were thus warned of the danger.
1t appears that the fire was accl-
dentalIy started, probably by the drop
ping OF lighted cigar on the carpet
in the hallway on the second floor.
The smouldering fire filed the build
ing with heavy smoke, and several
we're sutfocated. Many bodies were
found in the beds in positions OF slum-
Der. Some were found in the hallway
face downwardS. The positions mute,
ly portrayed how vainly they endeav,
ored to saye their lives. Some were
half clad and others wore night cloth,
| inr
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
Tit for Tat,

Secretary Moody tried to have fnn
with President Roosevelt over his
failure to kill bear during his recent
hunt in Mississippi. Il may not have
killed bear. but did not mistake a
coloreu woman for a wild turkey" re-
torted the president. i can have just
as much fun with you as you can
have with me-" Mr.. Roosevelt con-
tinued, and he spoke very loud as he
told how the secretary while on his
recent hunting trip in South Carolina
filled a colored woman full OF shot:
mistaking her for turkey. The
president put a few fine touches on
the story and before he had finished
it he had the secretary buying flock
Of chickens at a fancy price in order
to pacify the angry negroes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
THE PAYMENT OF DEBTS.
What Country Editor Thinks About
the Subject.

Among the subjects treated by Rev
L. VI. Roper during recent meeting
he conducted in Newberry was that
of debt paying. He laid great STRESS
on the importance Of the restitution
Of money or other property secured
wrongfully and upon the paying OF
debts. He insisted that lone can OK.
pect to have his sins forgiven and
thus get to heaven N!!O does not pay
his honest debts.
In commenting ra the sermon the
Newberry Observer says it seems that
this is plain enough: and that the very
cOmmOneSt Of common sense would as
sent to it. 1t can hardly Ge expected
that religion is less exacting than
common honesty. And yet there are
people, it must be confessed, who re-
| fuse to pay their debts and yet make
| very strong pretenSiCnS to piety. Mr..
Roper qualified his statement on this
subject by saying that there are per-
sops who have been unfortunate and
are not able to pay their debts, and
that he did not wish to lay burden
upon the conscienGes Qf such.
All, thsre's the rub. There is where
50 many escape the condemnation-or
try to escape it-that is launched
against people who do not pay THEN
just debts-they hug the deiuslon to
their breasts that they cannot pay
them. What they mean in their Own
minds by not being able tO pay th3ir
debts varies with different persons as
much as ons character differ from an
other. One man means that he can
not pay his debts and have all the
luxuries and cGnveniences that he has
been accustomed to: Another means
that he cannot pay his debts and con-
tinue to move in the social circle in
which he now moves:
There are men worth thousands
who live in fine houses, who clothe
themselves and their families in the
finest fabrics and who fare sumptu-
ously, but @ho will not pay their
debts, and their miserable subterfuge
Of an excuse is that they cannot. By
which they mean that they cannot
and continue to live as they now live.
They need the money to keep up style
and to maintain what thcy consider a
necessary ''respecUability:" Some Of
them owe money to poor men who
need it to live on; and yet they tiatter
themselves that they are honest and
would pay their debts if they could.
There are persons who cannot pay
their debts, and no doubt the preach
er was right in not laying upon their
consciences a burden that might lead
them to despair Of forgiveness: but
where there is one such person there
are scores trying to hide behind this
excuse Of not being able, who make
no real sacrifice to meet their just OBJ
legations, and yet claim to be honest
and even religious. Real downright
honesty is the rearest of all virtues,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
FELT 4 MILE AWAY.
4 Train For AIillionaircs.

Chicago is to have millionaire S
train between that city, Jacksonville
and other Florida resorts, which will
be as fine in equipment and as fast in
time as the famous train running over
the Atlantic Coast Line from New
York to Florida point. The new train
will be placed in service by The East
ern Illinois soon after the first OF the
year and will make the trip from
there to Jacksonville in thirty hours
instead of thirty-one as heretofore.
All the equipment to be used is to be
new, and, and is now in course OF con-
struction by the Pullman Company.
The cost Of the necessary equipment
will be between 100000 and 81, ,060,-
600. This elegant new train from the
West will be operated via Evansville,
Nashville, Atlanta, Albany, and the
Atlantic Coast Line to Jacksonville,
thence to Augustine, Fla. 1t will be
seen that the Atlantic Coast Line will
maintain its reputation for the perfect
passenger service from the West as
well as from the East.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
Terrific Storm,

During the heavy wind that blew
over New Orleans just before daylight
Wednesday the home Of Prof. John
Denier, on Metarie Ridge, was blown
Gown. Prof. Denier was fatally hurt
and his wife dangerously, His l6-year-
old daughter and bis aged mother had
miraculous escapes. The house was
built on stills and all the inmates
we're in bed when the clash came.
Prof. Denier is we'll known in athletic
circles and was at one time one of the
best known clowns in America. The
wind Frustrated trees and fences in
various parts Of the city. Telegraph
ard telephone wires are down On the
outskirts Of the city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
4 SWindle.

The secretary Of state has come
across a paper indicating that certain
colored men have perpetrated or are
about to perpetrate a gross fraud on
the colored race. II is scheme sign
ed by Rt. Rev. JAS. Polite and one or
two other negroes claiming to repre-
sent the Second Advent church in
this state. The paper is in the shape
CT a subscription list and headed by a
Biblical quotation and winds up with
a promise that $50 is subscribed by
twenty people in any community a
school to run six months would be eS-
tabliShed. 1t is not known whether
the SwinGle has yet worked.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
The Rest Solution.

The Atlanta Journal says probably
after all. the best solution Of the
negro problem would not be, is Bishop
Turner holds, to ship them 70 Africa,
but to ship them north of the Mason
and Dixon line. Then. probably. after
few years we wouldn't hear OF the
negro problem at all: or if we did. the
people who make a speciality Of agit2t-
ing it would sing an entirely different
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
SIZE OF COTTON CROP.
Largest Figures Ever Given Out by
Agricultural Department.

The Statistican Of the department
of agriculture estimates the actual
growth Of cotton in the United States
in the year l90203 as l0,4l"OoO
bales Of an average net weight or
4Ao1.
The area picked or to ne picked IS
estimated at 27.1l4, l03 acres, a areduc-
ton Of 7G4 227 acres. or 2.1.+ per cent.
frur? the acreage planted. The total
production of lint cotton is estimated
at 5.lll.S70.O2S pounds. an average
OF 1851 pounds per acre.
The estimated production by states:
in pounds. Of lint Gotten per acre Is
as follows:
Virginia 3lS: North Carolina 236:
South Carolina 1919: Georgia 163:
F',oridal2O: Alabama l4-l: Mississippi
220: Louisiana 262; Texas us: Arkan-
Sas 26S: Tennessee 252: Missouri 2o2:
Oklahoma 2S2: Indian Territory PA.
The phenomenallv favorable weather
that has prevailed almost continuously
for some weeks past throughout a large
portion Of the cotton belt has mace q
substantial addition to the Gotten crop
as indicated on Oct. ). All the eight
States which at that date reported
higher than at the corresponding date
last year have still further improved
tlleir positions. while two (LoulSiana
and Mississippi Of the five States thai
compared unfavoranly with the year,
1901. now report slightly higher aver
age yields per acre than a year ago.
leaving only Texas. Georgia and Ala
ban,a with an unfavorable showing.
The commercial crop will consist OF
the above mentioned I0.+ll,0 ,09o bales,
together with l54.592 bales brought
forward from last year, about go, 900
bales of IinterS and sample cotton. and
50 much Of the crop of 10000 as may
be marketed before Sept. J. 1903. less
1873. 100 bales Of The present crop
marketed before Sept. ], 1902 and so
much of this same crop as may be car
ried forward to the year i903-04.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
SCALDED HER HUSBAND.
While Asleep Man is Ducked With
Hot Water.

With stream of boiling water flow
ing into his right ear and a food Of it
pouring over his face, around bis neck
and down his chest, Albert Fitzpat-
rick of Macon, Ga, sprang from his
sleep at an early hour Wednesday
morning. and screaming and dancing
with pain. Beside his bed stood
bis wife, smiling like a demon, holding
in her hands a half gallon vessel from
which the steam was still rising high.
All the water had been poured on
her sleeping husband. Fit2patrick's
screams only broadened the smile up
on the woman's face, until it gave
way to hearty laugh.
Now" she said, as Fitzpatrick
called louder for help, L guess you'll
behave yourself. l guess you'll leave
that woman alone. l have spoiled
your beauty and guess that'll hold
you for while" The pain was in
tense. Holding his hand to his head
Fitzpatrick made break for the door,
and into the rain and dark plunged,
each step calling louder and harder for
help. His cries aroused the neighbor-
hood, and in a few minutes a half
dozen neighoborS gathered about the
suffering man. At first he could do
nothing but scream for help.
He was led back into his house by
some Of his friends, none of them
knowing the cause of his outbreak.
But as they entered the house his wife
greeted them al the door, forbidding
their entrance, Then, in few words,
she told what she had done, and, in
relating it, showed herself, in the re-
ciata! Of her wrongs. Pushing her
aside, the men led Fitzpatrick into the
house. and, placing him upon the bed,
began doing what they could to re-
lieye his agony. Lard, oil and other
remedies, laudanum incleued. were
rubbed over the scalded portion Of bis
neck and chest and poured down his
ear.
But there was no relief. One of the
party hurried for a physician, and DR..
Tinkle responded. When the doctor
reached the home he found Fitzpat-
rick almost in conyulsions, so great
was the torture he was undergoing.
The ear had begun tO.sWell, and was
almost closed. 1t was with difficulty
that DR.. Hinkle was able to find ac
cess to the wounded portion, but be
finally succeeded, and in short time
Fitzpatrick was easy, His burns were
all bad. and it will be several days be-
fore be can get out to resume his
duties as janiJor at the Commercial
! bank.
Fitzpatrick's home is on Third
avenue, at Pleasant Hill. Today he
was unable to do any talking, and
there is more than a possibility that
his burns may prove fatal. His wife
remained sullen until it was found
that his condition was desperate.
Then, apparently forgetting her an
ger, she became the most attentive
and devoted Of nurse. The skin Oh
Fitzpatrick'S face was cooked almost
to a turn, and is peeling off. Both
eyes are injured by the boiling water,
and it may be that his sight will
never be good again.
The woman has not been arrested,
and will be allowed to remain with
her husband as long as she cares for
him,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
Who Will Go?

Secretary Martin Of the National
Live Stock association has sent the
governor copy of the call for the
sixth annual convention Of the aSsocl-
alton, which will convene in Kansas
City on Jan. Is next, and has written
the governor requesting the appoint
rnent of delegates to represent this
State. This convention it is said will
be Of great Importance to the live
stock industry of ali the States, and
as large a representation as can be
secured is desired. The governor
would like to hear from those who
will undertake to be present before
annointing the delegates.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
She Pulled.

The State says Solomon Carlisle. g
negro laborer at the plant Of the Ca
tawber Power company, at Rock llill
was shot and instantly killed Wednes'
day afternoon by a negro named Mary
Emerson. The woman claimed acci'
dent. Her story is that they were
fooling with the gun and that she hac
already shot it out Of the window and
tha: Carlisle took hold Of the barre
placed it against his head and tolc
her to pull the trigger: that there was
no load in it. She did rs directed and
the result was the blowing off OF the
mans head.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
A NARROW. ESCAPE.
Was Shot at Three Times by Burglars
in a Store,
MANAGER WINGo THE TARGET.
He Went In the Saxon Mills Store
and Was Fired on by
Burglars, But Was
Not Hit.

The Spartanbu G Evening Journal
says J. S. Wingo who is manager Of
the company store at the Saxon Mills
is congratulating himself that he is
alive. He had a narrow escape Tues
day night about midnight when two
burglars opened fire upon him at a
distance OF about five feet firing three
Shots
About u O'Clock Tuesday night Mr.
Wingo went to the company store at
the Saxon Mills. The distance from
Mr.. Wingo's home to the mill was
not great and he arrived at the store
in few moments time. AS he ap-
preached the door he took out his
keys TO unlock the store door, desiring
to use the telephone in the store to
call a physician. Mr.. Wingo noticed
nothing wrong and entered as usual,
starting over to a show case on the
side Of the store to procure some
matches and strike light before US
ing the telephone.
! was in front of the show cases"
says Mr.. Wingo in telling Of the-ec-
currence, and was just starting be-
hind the case to get match, when
two men standing, l suppose, behind
the show case, opened fire on me, mr.
! ing twice, l then retreated to the
door and went outside. AS I reached
the outside l saw two men come out Of
store door close together and as they.
reached the outside one of them drew
his pistol and fred at me again. The
two men then disappeared in the
darkness over in the direction OF. Fair
mont where all trace Of them, was
lost"
Mr.. Wingo fortunately was not
struck by any of the balls fired bytbe-
burglars It was so dark in the store.
that he could not identify his assail-
ants and it is perhaps due to the great
darkness that the burglars were un-'
able to take deadly aim when they
fired upon Mr.. Wingo.
The men had been in the store pre-
sumably for some time as they had.
succeeded in opening the cash drawer,
which was examined later, waen 1T
was ascertained that twenty dollars.
in cash had been taken. Further In
vestigation also developed the fact
that a pistol lying in the store and
three or four pocket knives had also
been taken.
Mr.. Wingo is unable to describe the
men and cannot say whether they
were white or black. They made good
their escape. The police have the
| matter in hand and viii use every
means at command to bring the
| criminals to justice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
Horse Sense.

The Atlanta Journal says ANY
man who has sense enough to tno
his way to the legislature after being
elected to it ought to be able to un-
derStand that he can't solve the
states financial problem and relieve
it's pressing burdens by cutting OF the
appropriation for few clerks or port
ers at the capital. What's needed is
more revenue. And there is an easy
way. Just way and right way tC
get it-by taxing franchises. Cen
tlemen, you must stop this tool
ishnesS Ct saving at the Spigot anc
lo0Sing at the bung."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
Crenlated in Il Cabin.

y dispatch from Albuquerque. \.
NJ. says of the cremation OF Mrs.
Charles Loddi and her children in
their log home in the receSses OF the
Jones mountains has reached that
city. The cabin took fire from q stove
and the frantic mother attempted to
force the children. the eldest l. years
Of age, through a window. but the
roof fell in.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
Lights His Nose.

A letter from Paris says man with
a celluloid nose has created intense
excitement on the Boulevard Saint
Michel. He was lighting a cigarette
when bis nose became suddenly ignit-
ed. and it and bis beard were soon on
fire. The man jumped about the bou-
levard in pain, and was carried
through a horrifed crowd to a chem
lists shop, where the extraordinary
contlagration was extinguished. 1t
was then found that the man had a
celluloid nose. His real nasal organ
had gone under. IN street row, and
he went to a fleSh-patcher for an arti-
fetal nose. He had been supplied with
a celluloid instead Of horn proboscaS,
and hence his miShap.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
4 Fatal Accident.

An unusual and fatal accident &C.
CURED at Woodruff Wednesday. Three
children of J. T. Roach were playing
with a railroad torpedo and one OF
them suggested that the object be
opened. Acting on this idea: a ham,
mer was secured and the dangerous
object struck blow, which exploded
it. The h-ing parts Of metal struck
the children, injuring all three, the
eldest fatally. This child died We'd
nesday night at o'clock Of its injur-
les. The others will recover. The
father found the torpedo several weeks
ago ana not knowing its dangerous
nature took it home with him. where
it was carelessly left within the chill
dren'S reach.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
Killed by a Train.

A. G. Waite, q merchant at Seneca
was killed Sunday night by train No.
80 at Westminster He attempted to
cross the track in front Of the train.
His head was crushed and he died in
stantly. His remains were buried from
Westminster at South Union. in the
lower part Of the county. The coro-
ner's jury exonerateS the railroad. He
leaves a wife and one child.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
4 Rich Baby.

\ son was born to the wife Of W.
A. Clark. Jr.. Wednesday night, win
ming the sl,o0O,000 gift which Sena-
tor W. a. Clark offered to his sons
and daughters year age for the first
grandson presented to him, says a
special to the Chicago Record Herald
from Butts. Mont. His youngest
daughter, Mrs. Norris. in New York,
recently gave birth to a daughter,
Senator Clark, who is in Paris, has
been notified by cable Of the arrival OF
the prize winner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
COLUMBIA FEMALE COLLEGE.
After Discussion the Conference Re-
fuses to Move 1t.

The removal of the female college
from Columbia was up in the confer
ence at Newberry on Friday and after
discussion it was decided not to move
the college from Columbia. The mat
ter was placed before conference by a
resolution offered by Revs. A. 0. Dar-
by and H. W. Boys that the college
remain in Columbia.
After speeches by Rev. E. 0. Wat
son, C. c. Featherstone, Esq, and
Rev. r.. A. Childs, for removal and
Revs. J. w. Daniel, NJ. L. Carlisle and
J. 4. Clifton against removal the pre-
vious question was called for, and a
ballot was ordered. The resolution
read. the effect of the vote was clearly
stated and the roll call began, result
ing: Yeas 120; Nays 81. Mr.. Hyatt
asked the privilege Of saying word,
stating that Columbia would DO well
for the college. Rev. E. o. Watson
made a final statement to the effect
that Columbia's lead would be gladly
followed. Rev. r. a. ChildS moved
that the vote be made unanimous. G.
c. Featherstone seconded, and it was
enthusiastically made.
Greenwood and Laurens were the
only two places considered in connec-
tion with the removal Of the college
by the trustees, and they unanimous
" recommended the removal Of the
college from Columbia to Greenwood.
That little city had offered S42, 600 in
cash and a good site if the conference
would move the college to that place,
but the conference as stated above
thought it advisable to leave the col
lege at Columbia. This ends the mat
ter. and the college will remain at
Columbia. where it has done excellent
work for many years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
Died Suddenly.

The Japanese minister called at
the state department at Washington
in haste Thursday to communicate
TO Secretary Hay a cablegram he had
received frCm the minister 0t foreign
affairs at Toxic dated Thursday stat
ing that while Nr. Buck. the United
States minister TO Japan was or a
hunting trip Thursday morning he
was taken suddenly i'll and expired.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-10
sized Him Up.

The Dayton Ohio Journal says any
white man would be honolcd by SIT
ting at dinner with some negroes. Inc
Atlanta Journal sizes up the ONO
editor when it says 1T IS more OF Il
truth to say that some white men
would be honored by sitting at dinner
with any negro-and the Dayton VIII
ter is evidently one Of that kind.