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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
A Mysterious Affair.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore
Sun from Parkersburg, W. Va, under
date Of Oct. 26, gives the following
story of the shooting Of man who
is we'll known all over South Carolina:
Lying on his bed, with the knoWl-
edge that he is about to die, W.
Brooks Harley, the proprietor of the
Manhattan club, who was shot in the
breast Tuesday morning, bravely
takes upon himself the blame for the
fatal shot, which he declared was fred
at him by his wife. The use Of the
shooting is a mystery. Harley arrived
home from his club at a. m. and in
few minutes thereafter the police
were summoned. Upon their arrival
Harley declared that his wife had
shot him, but aftelward he denied
this, and has since stoutly maintained
along with the other members of the
family, that he shot himself and that
it was purely accidental. AS there
was no witness outside the family, it
will never be known unless the family
should tell what occurred.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Says Negro VIII Die Out.

\ sensation was created at Musca-
tine, Iowa, by Rev. j. L. Murphy. Of
the English Lutheran Church, who
said in a lecture on the race problem
that the study of the sociological con-
dition of the Negro today proves that
be is deteriorating in this country:
will later lapse into barbarism and f.
nally become extinct. He points out
that before the war the Negro was
trustworthy and the honor of any
woman in the South was safe without
the protection Of white men. Today,
however, a white woman scarcely
dares venture forth alone. Mr.. Muir
ply says that not only is the black
man becoming degraded morally in
the South, but also physically. Ply
sicians testify that he is more suscep-
tible to disease than few years ago,
and especially in pulmonary troubles.
Pneumonia is almost always fatal.
The position taken by Mr.. Murphy is
that in time the progressive Class OF
blacks will tire of the conditions in
this country and return to their form
er African home to teach their fellow
blacks while those left in this country
will then rapidly become extinct.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Texas Fever.

4 special dispatch to The State says
considerable uneaSineSs and anxiety
has been caused 1T Wiliianston with
in the last few days on account Of the
death of number of fine COWS from
what appeared to be very mySteri-
GUS cause and in order to give the case
a thorough investigation. DI. J. Il.
Foster. the States assistant veterina-
rian from Clemson was summoned.
and came down this morning. After
a postmortem examination he pro-
nounced the disease Texas fever. )"
which he says is incurable. the best
remedy being to separate all cattle
which are infested from the others.
He says the disease is communicated
by what is commonly known ;. as TIE
tick" and after COW comes in con-
tact with the disease through this
medium, and is taken sick. nothing
can save her from death, which fol-
lows within a few hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
A Bold Robbery.

The boldest bank robbery Of recent
years in Iowa occurred at Prairie
City early Tuesday. The robbers
dynamited the safe Of the Iowa State
bank and secured an amount approx
mating $4,000. They exchanged a
fusillade of shots with local officers
and escaped. Night Watchman Err
Skine discovered four men approach
ing the bank at / o'clock. One of the
men cornered him and kept him
covered with a rife for three
hours while another broke open the
bank door and worked on the safe.
The other two men patrolled the
street and by a system of signals
were able to hold at bay the citizens
who were attracted to the scene.
Five dynamite shots were fired by
the man in the bank before he sue
ceeded in getting to the cash box.
The sum secured was mostly silver.
At / o'clock the four men left the
bank and disappeared.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Burned TO Death.

A little girl, daughter Of Mr.. j. Fl.
Kirby, Of Woodruff, was burned to-
death on last Thursday. The child
had been out Of doors for some little
time. and as the day was decidedly
cool. she came into the house and
went to room where there was a ire
in the hearth. She stood too near
the fire, and suddenly her clothing
was enveloped in a sheet of flames.
She screamed and her mother has
tened to the spot. Before the parent
could reach her child and render aid,
the unfortunate young girl ran
screaming out in the yard. and it
was there that her mother caught
her and extinguished the lire. which
bad spread over her body. The child
fingered in acute agony until Friday
morning at 3 o'clock, when she died.
The parents have the sympathy OF
many friends in the city and county
in this sore bereavement,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Wanted Them Watched.

The following from the Newberry
Observer is a good one on the preach
ers: whenever a circus comes to
town or there is very large crowd
expected for any other reason it is
customary for the city council to put
few extra men on the police force to
ensure The preservation OF peace and
good order. y few days ago While
Policeman Franklin was on duty a
young man walked up to him and
asked him how many preachers there
would be in NeWberry during the con-
ference. Mr. Franklin told him there
would be about three hundred. Don't
you Think" asked the young man
that you could get places on the
force for me and two Of my friends
while they are here
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Marion Has q Fire.

A destructive fire took place in
Marion at about hall past u o'clock
Friday morning. The entire Holli-
day block, consisting of the Planters
hotel, the livery stables Of c. ".
Holiday s. Son and four other build
ings, was completely destroyed. The
fire started in the kitchen Of the hotel
and is supposed to have been caused
by defective flue. It was not dis
covered until it was pretty we'll under
way and the building being an old
frame structure was an easy prey to
the flames. From the hotel the con-
hagration spread to the livery stables
and made quick work Of them. Two
small buildings belonging to Mrs. NJ:
T. Matthews, a small unoccupied
building owned by Mr.. L. Wyatt OH
yer. and the blacksmith shop Of Mr..
w. Frank Williams were also reduced
to ashes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
He WAS TOO QUICK.
A Preacher Dangerously Stabs a
Man at Paducah, Ky.

Through an unfortunate misunder-
standing Rev. George Waverly Briggs,
y. D., pastor Of the Broadway Metho-
dist church of Paducah, Ky the larg-
est church in the West Kentucky,
Wednesday night stabbed T. J. Carr,
proprietor Of The Inn, a fashionable
boarding house. The weapon used
Was small pocket knife. The blade
entered the small of the back, on the
left side. infieting a serious, but not
fatal wound. The affair occurred
about ! o'clock, at the Inn. where
Briggs family is living.
Mr.. Carr had been skylarkiDg with
the ministers little 9-year-old son..
Waverly, and lifted the lad from the,
floor, intending to swing him upon
his shoulder. The boys head struck
a banister rail Of the staircase, badly
brising his face and cutting the scalp.
The lads screams brought his father.
Sobbingingly the victim Of the mis-
hap said Mr. Carr had struck him.
Believing in bis excitement that the
boy meant Carr had assaulted him,
DR.. Briggs put the question:
did you hit him?'
He understood MIR. Carr to say that
he had. Carr says he answered no
twice.
Fired by anger, the clergyman
dealt the boarding house proprietor
blow. Mr.. Carr returned the blow.
A rapid exchange Of rights and lefts
followed. In the heat Of the struggle
DR.. Briggs drew and used bis knife,
although he has no recollection of
stabbing Mr.. Carr. 4 physician was
called and the injured mans wound
was dressed. He is resting easy at
midnight. The affair. which created
a ensaJion, is deeply regretted by
both gentlemen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
A DOUBLE CRIME.
4 Terrible Sight Net the Gaze OF
Visitors to a Ranch.

A special from Bearmouth, Mont.
gives the following details OF the dis
coyery Of the double crime at the
Conn ranch on Willow Creek. which
was at first believed to have been
committed by the bandit who robbed
the Northern Pacific train last week:
A member of a threshing crew on an
adjoining ranch had occasion to visit
the Conn ranch and when he entered
the farm house a terrible sight pre-
scnted itself. On the floor. with the
brains oozing from his head, lay James
Conn dead, with a ragged bullet hole
through his temple. Near him lay
his mother, her head crushed in with
d blunt instrument, presumably the
butt of revolver.
At the time of the holdup OF the
Northern Pacific train blJ0dhoundS
were put upon the trail Of the robber
and the dogs followed it for several
miles in the direction of Willow Creek
territory, but lost the scent. Those
familiar with the country decided at
the time Of the robbery that in all
probability the outlaw would attempt
to escape that way, as the country IS
such as to afford an excellent oppor-
tunity to evade ca pture, being heavily
timbered.
The discovery OF the crime was
made at O'Clock in the afternoon.
and officers are now at the scene.
Near the stable the threShing men
met a dementcd woman who bad
dwelt with the Conn family for some
time. This woman killed her hus-
band about 20 years ago. and it is
suggested that she may have know
ledge Of the tragedy. The scene OF
crime is about 80 miles from Bear
mouth, and details are meager.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
A BAD FAILURE.
The Atlantic Coast Lumber Com oany
in Hands Of Receivers.
UNABLE TO PAY IT'S INTEREST.
rhe Action Was Brought by lis 7rr-us-
tees, the Colonial Trust Cons-
pany, OF New York, to be
Reorga1ized.

In the United States Circuit Coart
in New York City on Wednesday,
Freeman Farr and Edward ]. Hatf-
erne were appointed temporary receiF-s
ers Of the property of the Atlantic
Coast Lumber Company, within the
Southern department. Of New York
The same temporary receivers were
appointed previously by the United
States district court for the Eastern
district of Virginia. Mr.. Farr was the
former president Of the company.
The appointment of the receivers
was due to an action brought against.
the company by it's trustees, the Colo
nial Trust CON pany of New York, the
lumber company being unable TO meet
the interest payments due the trust
company. A statement issued We'd
nesday by those interested in the two
lumber mpanies says the various re-
ceivers were appointed in connection
with the reorganization and contena-
plated consolidation OF the principal
lumber companies owning and hand:
ling what is known as North Csasrg-
lima pine. The statement claims that
even in the case Of liquidation the as
sets Of the two companies will bezinss.
excess of all liabilities.
Plans are already in process Of for
nation for the reorganization of Ffae
company and the consolidation Of tie
Southern Pine Lumber interests. Wa
teruan a. Taft, Edward J. Hathorne
and Ben L. Fairchield were appoint
ed in the Supreme Court Wednesday
temporary receivers Of the Export
Lumber Company On the application
of the majority Of the company's di-
rectorS asking for voluntary dissolu-
tion of the corporation. The petition
says that tl1esum of 1000 liabilities
due and about to mature cannot be
met.
The total liabilities amount to ST.,
35S, 53s and nominal assets SO, 598, 920.
The company was incorporated IN .
1878 and has capital stock Of half q
million dollars. The property to come
into the bands Of the receivers in this
State will not exceed that amount.
The principal stockholders are Chas.
F. Flint, Alsden Swan and John D..
Carberry. The company has branches
at Boston, Georgetown, S. c., and 10
Canada.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
4 Fighting Mayor.

A sensational street scene occurred
during political meeting in the pub
lie square at Cleveland, Ohio, Friday,
in which Mayor, Tom L. Johnson
struck William Mylecraine, Repub-
lican tax board official. in the face
with his fist. 1t seems, according to
the statement of the bystanders, that
the mayor overheard Mylecraine as
sert that he (Johnson) was a liar. A
few hot words followed and the mayol
struck Mylecraine in the face. Myle'
craine left the square, declaring that
he would secure a warrant for the
mavOr'S arrest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Thursday. November p, Named as
Day OF General Thanksgiving.

President Roosevelt Wednesday
issued his proclamation designating
Thursday. Nov, -, as a day Of
Thanksgiving. The proclamation is
as follows:
According to the yearly custom Of
our people, it falls upon the president
at this season to appoint a day of
festival and thanksgiving to God.
Over d century and quarter has
passed since this c0untry took its place
among the nations of the earth and
during that time we have had on the
whole more to be thankful for than
has fallen to the lot Of any other peo-
pie. Generation after generation has
grown to manhood and passed away.
Each has had to bear its peculiar bur-
denS. each to face its special criSiSeS,
and each has known years Of grim
trial, when the country was menaced
by malice, domestic or foreign levy,
when the hand of the Lord was heavy
upon il iC drought or food or pesti-
lence, when in bodily distress and an
guish o: soul it paid the penalty Ct
tolly ard a forward heart.
Nevertheless, decade by decade, we
have struggled onward and upward;
we now abundantly enjoy material
well being, and under the favor OF
the Most, High we are striving ear
neStly to aci,iYe moral and spiritual
uplifting. The year TINT hlS just
closed has been once OF peace and
overfiowing plenty, Barely has any
people enjoyed greater prosperity than
we are now enjoying. For this we
render heartfelt and solemn thanks to
the Giver Of Good; and we seek to
praise Him not by words only but by
deeds, by the way in which we do our
duty to ourselves and to our fellow
men.
Now. therefore, I, Theodore
Roosevelt. president Of the United
States, do hereby designate as day
Of general Thanksgiving, Thursday,
the 9th Of November, and DO recon-
mend that throughout the land the
people cease from their ordinary oc-
cupations and in their several homes
and places Of worship render thanks
unto Almighty GOD for the manifold
BLESSINGS Of the past year"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Physicians Jailed.

AS result Of the twenty-five in
dictments returned on Saturday by the
grand jury at Indianapolis four physl-
clans Of prominence have been arrest
ed charged with grave robbery. This
is only a preliminary as the investiga-
tion still proceeding. The following
physicians are now under arrest: DR..
Joseph c. Alexander. demonStrator Of
anatomy in the Central College of
Physicians and Surgeons: DR.. William
Molt, demonstration Of the Physico-
Medical College: DR.. Frank NJ. Wright
secretary and treasurer Of the Eclectic
Medical College, and DR.. John Wilson
an inferno Of the Central College Of
Physicians and Surgeons. One of the
doctors, country practitioner, against
whom an indictment was found, has
not yet been arrested. The physicians
are charged with taking, concealing
and buying corpse. The arrest of
these four make twenty-four who are
now under bond or in Jail charged
with grave robbery and completely in
the crime
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
All for Love.

Miss Kate Hayes, the 15-year-old
daughter Of George W. Hayes, FORM
erly town marshal! Of Powder Springs,
Ca. shot herself with suicidal intent
Thursday morning about 8 o'clock.
She placed the pistol against her lett
breast just to the left Of the nipple.
The ball went entirely through her
body and buried itself in the wall
nearby. She cannot live more than a
few hours. 1t is thought the act was
caused by dependency over q quarrel
with her lover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
TAKES The TOWN.
Carrie Nations Makes Speeches on
the Streets in Columbia.

The Columbia State, il speaking OF
the visit of Mrs Carrie Nation to that
citv, saws one OF the features Of the
early morning was a talk made by the
Justly celebrated Mrs Carrie Nation
to the Clemson cadets outside their
Quarters at the old Agricultural hall.
Mrs. Nation was hoiSted into a window
and from this :antage point e2horten
for SCiue little time the boys and many
Others who gathered near. her every
sentence being punctuated with Vo-
ciferOus applause and peals of Taught
er.
do YOU know" sa;u she after
wards. in the must 2rtlesS way imagin-
able. wherever l go or whatever l
sav everybody laughs:" There was
nothing original in her little speech to
the Clemson boys, but she speaks
clearly and directly and her English is
very good indeed. She appears to
have the Bible at her finger tips and
to be Thoroughly imbued with the idea
that hers is a divinely appointed mis-
sion. 1t may be as they say that she
acts as she does solely fol the sake OF
the money and notoriety thus to be
obtained, but those who hear her are
apt in most instances to carry away
the impression that she herself IS
thoroughly sincere il rather misguid-
ed.
After she had concluded her speech
Mrs. Nation opened up a satchel she
carried and for some time did a rush
ing business selling tiny souvenier
hatchetS. the proceeds Of the sale to
60. she stated, to the building OF y
home in Kansas for drunkards' wives.
During the day Mrs. Nation made sew
eral speeches on Main street and she
never failed to draw crowd: though
the over-zealouI appreciation OF the
audience interIered somewhat WITH
the success o. her orations.
Friday afternoon the chief feature
On Main street was the excitement
created by Carrie Nation, who mount
ed convenient doorstepS and address
ed hundreds Of amused citizens. She
was chaperoned by Col. jim Harris,
proprietor Of the White Stone Liuh1a
springs and one Of the jolliest fellows
in South Carolina. Nobody seemed
to take Carrie seriously, but it was all
the same to her. Is she found pur-
chasers for hundreds Of her souvenier
hatchetS.
The crowd whooped when Carrie
caught young fellow mimicking her.
She boxed his jaws good naturedly and
the joke was on her tormenter. 1t is
supposed that Mrs. Nation endorses
Col. Harris and his mineral spring.
Col. Harris does say his spring is full
Of good properties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Assaulted L Policeman.

A dispatch to The State from Fort
Mill says Chief vi Police NirenS is Suf-
fering from a cut and bruised face. 4
few months ago Mr.. NiyenS locked up
MeSsrS. Kirby and Ashley. two en-
plo7es of the Catawha Power Compa-
ny. for being drunk and disorderly.
rhey threatened to 0e rerenged and
Thursday when Mr.. Nirens went to
the dam looking for q negro, Kirby
ordered him off, and on being joined
by some friends the crowd started for
Nirens. who drew his gun, but he was
TOO late. Kirby got in lick with a
pair OF brass knucks. When he awoke
ne was bound and on his way to the
guard house in Rock Hill. where he
was lodged on 4 charge OF assault and
battery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
4 Tragedy.

4 tragedy occurred at Dayton,
Tenn. Friday night, resulting in the
killing Of n J. Cooley and his son-in-
law, VIII Whitfield, by Manuel Thur
man. Whitfield was shot three times
and died instantly. Cooley fingered
a few hours and made dying stat
ment to the effect that Cooley an
Whitfield were at Cooley's home when
Thurman entered room occupied by
Cooley's daughter Whitfield heard
a noise and entered the room when
Thurman grappled with him. Cooley
then entered and Thurman opened
fire. Thurman surrendered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Killed Himself.

John \. Horgan, leader of the
"SUraightout Democratic Party" in
Norfolk County, Va, which faction
has been fighting the organization of
fusionists for several years, blew his
brains out at his residence Wednesday
morning. He was found by a servant
in his room in Berkley. On a table
was a note which stated that it had
been said that his death would smooth
the waters of the county politics, and
if such was the case, it could be shown
now. His wife was visiting her daugh-
ter in New York when the affair oc-
Cured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Charged With BiSaIly.

Friday man named Rhodes who,
had been living for some time near
Seneca, was lodged in jail at Walhalla,
charged with bigamy. y few days
ago he eloped with the daughter OF
DR.. Browning, who lives near Seneca.
and the doctor at once began a most
desperate search for the couple, offer
ing a reward of $50 for the capture OF
Rhodes. After most exciting chase
across the country Rhodes was cap
tured in Rabun county. Georgia. by
A. L. billiard and Sam Dickson OF
Westminster. Rhodes is said to have
a wife and several children elsewhere.
DR.. Browning proposed to prosecute
the offender vigorously.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Presidential Advisor.

1t has developed that Ex-Governor
Jones, Of Alabama, was appointed
United States District Judge upon
the advice or Booker Washington. a
letter from Washington to Roosevelt
has Just come to light in which Wash
ington strongly recommends Jones.
and adds: Il will give you more de-
tailed information regarding other
Southern appointments when l SEE
you. which I hope will be within a
few days" So Booker appears to be
the power behind the throne in the
matter of Southern appointments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Gets Eight Thousand.

The case Of L. \. Riser against the
Southern Railway was concluded at
Newberry on Thursday. After re-
manning out several hours the jury
returned verdict of $4,000 for Mr..
Riser. Messrs. Cothran & Schumpert,
attorneys for the Southern, had left
the city before the verdict was rem
dered and it is not known what action
will be taken by them. Mr.. Riser
was injured in a wreck at Camp For
nance last September and has never
reuained his usual good health.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
iE.aw BreaEer Killed.

In an attempt deliberate his friend,
$. o. Z. Jones, from the county jail
at Mount Olive. Miss. Thursday
night, John Mills. a white man, was
shot and instantly killed by Deputy
Sheriff Walker. Mills approached
the jail, armed with two SIX shooters
and an axe. and when ordered to halt
attempted to draw his guns, whereup-
on officer Walker fired. killing Mills
instantly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
Good for WOfOrG.

y dispatch from Sapatanburg to
The State saws Friday John B. CleVe-
land announced that he will build a
science hall or Wotford college cam
puS. The plans, which are already
drawn. call for the building which will
cost between So, 900 and 5000. Mr..
Cleveland authorizes the construction
of the building at his expense. Mr..
Cleveland is a graduate Of Wofford,
and while not d Methodist. is one of
the best friends the college has.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05
4 Sheriff Robbed

Sheriff r. +. Ellison OF Winnsboro
was relieved Of his pocket blok Friday
bv (; crook on the capitol ground in
Columbia. The sheriff lost 1920 in
cash. check for sl9O sigGcd by W
+. Martin. and another check for sl3,
signed by Col. T. W. Holloway. The
police were Immediately notified but
up to a late hour Friday night moth
inc had been heard Of the lost purse.