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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Be Sure and Vote.

The day for the general election
will be Tuesday, November 4th. Let
every white voter remember the day,
so that he can look up the registra-
tion certificate, in order that he may
go to the polls and cast his ballot as
he should. Many o. our people look
upon this matter as Of secondary con-
sideration. 1t is not only incumbent
by reason of the pledge at the Demo
cratic primaries to support the noml-
nees, but it enables our representa-
tives in Congress to present a strong
case when contest exists, as is gen
orally the case. This one thing, if for
no other consideration, should make
US 90 to the polls on the fourth OF
November and cast ballot for the
Democratic standard bearers. It is
the intention of the Republicans tc
nominate a congressional candidate in
each district in South Carolina for the
sole purpose Of getting up contests
should the next congress be Republl-
can. Every Democrat should vote and
give our congressional candidates a
rousing majority.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Election Day DUTY.

Some people have an idea that af-
ter they have put themselves to the
trouble of travelling, perhaps, several
miles to deposit their votes at prim-
ary election, that their duty to their
party is finished, but such is not the
case by any means. Each party man
owes it to himself to be at the polls on
November i, when the general cleo
tion is held, and work as diligently
for the nominees of the party as they
did when the primary election was
the absorbing topic. Those who were
defeated in the party primary should
be all the more pressing when the 4th
comes, because they pledged them
selves to support the nominees Of the
party, and we take it that supper"
does not merely mean vote" but it
means work" With US, the party is
first. 1t may make mistakes, and
doubtless does, but that is neither
here or there. An unbroken, resolute,
determined front, and continuous
work, is what is needed TO bring vic
tory and triumph to the party of the
common people
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Sale of Ticket Extended.

The Columbia State says on Friday
morning an announcement was made
that will be pleasing to hundreds OF
people all over South Carolina who
contemplate going to the fair. Here
tofore the railroads have only had
tickets on sale at stations on certain
DAYS of fair week and not running
through Friday. In view of the fact
that it is the purpose to make Friday
one of the biggest days this year. and
Friday night the most eventful night
by far, a joint committee from the
Elks and the City Fair association
recently took this matter of the offer
ing for sale Of tickets up with the
railroad people. Friday morning the
committee was notified that the ROADS
had determined this year to offer the
cheap tickets for sale at all stations
on the Saturday before the fair and
will continue them on sale through
Friday Of fair week. This will enable
many to come here to spend the Sun
day before the fair, and others who
can only come for one day will be in a
position not to miss the great carnival
parade, coming in if they desire on
Friday evening in time for the nights
festivities and returning Saturday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Dead Bodies in Street.

A special from Indianapolis, Ind,
on Monday says that four dead bodies
were found tied in sacks in Georgia
street and in the rear Of the Central
College OF Physicians and Surgeons
that morning. The bodies were iden-
titled Us those of Mrs. Johanna StilZ,
said to have been stolen from the Eb-
enezer cemetery: Miss Glendore Gates,
alleged to have been stolen from An
derson cemetery; Wallace Johnson,
taken from Ebenezer cemetery, and
Ms. Catherine Doehring, from the
German Catholic cemetery. 1t is sup
posed at least one hundred graves
have been despoiled within the last
three months. Judge Afford, in his
instructions to members OF the grand
jury. told them to go to the bottom OF
the outrage and punish every man for
his part in it. regardless of his proml-
Oencp
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
ProDheSieS Success.

1T seems to me that Democratic
victory is in the air." said Hon.
Stephen Brundidge. member Of con-
gress from Arkansas, Wednesday. My
opinion is that it will materialize in
the near future in the congressional
elections, but if not then, 1904 will be
memorable as the year the Democrats
swept the country. The great victory
of 1892 will surely be duplicated two
years hence, if not in the present cam
paign. 1t does not require high or
der Of intelligence for any one to see
that the country is getting restless
over the Inequalities and exactions of
our tariff system. Strong Republican
districts are showing as great discon-
tent at excessive taxation as If found
in Democratic strongholds. The mid
die West protests against it and so
does New England. The leaven OF
tariff reform is working all over the
country
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
BLOODY SEQUEL
To Divorce Suit in Which the De-
fendant Kills Three People.
sLAYs HIS WIFE'S PARENTS
Then Rides Six Miles and Shoots His
Eishteen-Months-O Daush-
ter. Says He Is Not

AS the bloody sequel of a divorce
suit, Archie Woodin, % years old, is
under arrest at Mount Pleasant, Mich
igan, charged with a triple murder
and that community was shocked
Thursday by bloody tragedy in
which Mrs. Woodin's parents and the
prisoners 1S-months-old daughter,
were shot and killed. Woodin was
over powered just as he turned the
weapon upon himself and had inhict-
ed a wound that is not expected to
prove fatal. He visited the court
house Thursday morning about 9
o'clock and looked over the papers in
suit for divorce which bis wife In
stituted Oct. 10. From there he went
directly to Isbel's hardware store
where be purchased a revolver. There
was no interruption in his career Of
crime from the moment his hands let
60 of the legal papers in the court
house until his victims lay dead in
two farm houses six miles apart.
Having secured the weapon lie first
rode his wheel to the Gulick farlRs
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gulick being the
first victims. Mr.. Gulick was shot
twice, once above the heart and once
in the right side, and was Instantly
killed. Woodin then turned upon his
mother-in-law, who was sitting in
rocking chair, and shot her in the
throat. She ran into the kitchen and
fell upon her back. Woodin followed
and emptied three chambers Of his re-
volyer into her breast, killing her. A
14-year-old daughter of Gulick came
in at the sound Of the first shots and
seeing the blood on her mothers neck
ran to the neighborS and gave the
alarm. While running down the road
she heard the last three shots. The
murderer then dashed to his mothers
home six miles away. He rode bis
wheel for one mile, then tearing OH
his coat and throwing it with bis bi
cycle into fence corner, ran mile
and a half through the fields. Y He
made the last four miles on a borrow
ed horse. Passing the time Of day
with group Of apple pickerS on his
mothers farm, he entered the house
as though nothing unusual had hap
pened, and picking up his little girl,
carried her into an empty room. In a
moment a shot rang out. Woodin's
wife was Miss Anna NJ. Gulick and
they were married March Is, 1900.
Woodin was a soldier in the Cuban
war. At the Jail he refuses to talk
except to express regret that he failed
to kill himself. He was laboring un-
der the impression that his Wife's pa
rents had caused the divorce proceed
ings, though his wife's bill Of COM
plant charged personal violence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Plenty OfCaSh.

\ dozen big rolls Of greenbacks were
found, according to District Attorney
Jerome, in the safes of two of the five
New York gambling houses which
were the scene of raids Wednesday
night by order of the district attorney.
Il understand that there is a great
deal of money deposited each night b.
bookmakerS in these places" said Mr..
Jerome. But I do not know who
owns the rolls. 1t will not be Sutti.
cient identification for man to say
that $4,000 roll is mine.'" It has
been aScertained that the total
amount of money in the rolls found in
the safe is about $250,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Death of a Convict.

Lonnie Huntley, white, a convict
on the Anderson county chain gang
died Wednesday afternoon from a
stroke of appoplexy at the convict
camp near the city limits. He mad
apparently been in the best OF health
ever since he had been on the chain
gang, and on Sunday was as we'll IS
usual. During the afternoon one OF
the guards told him to attend to some
duty about the camp. He started TO
obey and went walking off, when be
suddenly fell backward. BY the time
those who saw him could reach his
side he was dying. He expired in a
few minutes. and did not speak after
he fell.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Killed Himself.

E. A. Schroeder, Of New York, a
tobacco salesman, and son Of Ex-Mayor
Schroeder, Of Brooklyn, committed
suicide Wednesday morning on the
train from Jacksonville to Savannah
by shooting himself through the head.
He had taken the drawing room on
the sleeper and it was in this that his
body was discovered when the con-
ductor went through to take up the
tickets. On the body was found a
letter, addressed to the public, IN
which was written: I have COM
mitted great crime: the law cannot
punish me hence I punish myself"
Another letter requested that his
father and his wife be notified. 1t is
believed the young man was mentally
unbalanced. The body is being held
at Waycross for instructions from
New York. Schroeder was married
six weeks ago to the divorced wife Of
x-Alderman Howard P. Okle, form
erly Miss Cheseborough, a sister OF
Mrs. Roland B. Molineux.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22

ing close together. On Turner's body
was found an unsigned telegram read
ing: Telephone message received.
viii accept s., 100 either from Hamil-
ton or Nallard." On Turner's corpse
the coroner also found certified
check for 100. The latter is re-
garded as throwing a peculiar light
on the case. for it is thought to indi-
cate that Turner went to the office
with the probable intention of paying
the sum of money which was to have
settled the difficulty. If he did in
tend to pay. it is argued, he changed
his mind suddenly and decided to kill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Murder Will Out.

Frank j. Field, a contractor, was
arrested Thursday at New Castle, Pa,
charged with the murder Of City
Treasurer John Blerins who was found
dead in his office one night in Janu-
ary 1899. The murder was mystery
and remained unsolved up to this
time. After Blevin's death short
age Of about s65, 900 was found in his
accounts. The warrant upon which
Field was arrested charges that Field
and his brother, JudSOn, conSplred
with several persons to rob and mur-
der BlevinS. JudSon Field died four
teen months ago in Kansas and on his
death bed, it is alleged, made confeS-
sion duplicating his brother.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
HE WAS SCARED.
Gee. W. Murray, the Black Ex-Con'
gressmaD, Afraid Of Lynchers.

A dispatch from Sumter to The
State says there was scared eX-con-
gresham in that sectione one night
last week. Geo. W. Murray, the black
ex-congressman, thought that his time
was quickly drawing to an end. 1t ap-
pears that he had fuss with a white
man at Providence. No blows passed
and things were settled in quiet
manner. Four or five young men at
Gaillards X-roads hearing some rumor
of the fuss rode to Providence to hear
about it. One of Murray's brothers
was there and when he saw the crowd
gather and start talking about the
row he Immediately took up the idea
that it was lynching affair. He ran
four miles to warn his brother. telling
him that gang of white men were
coming to murder him. Murray i'm
mediately sent TO Sumter to the sher-
if for protection and proceeded to get
body guard. County Supervisor Scale
went up there, arriving at Murray'S
house about II p. N. Everywhere you
looked there were armed negroes. The
shadow Of every tree was the hiding
place for them. 1t is thought that
there were $50 women and men stand
ing guard. 1t took Mr.. Scale some
time to persuade Murray that there
was nothing doing in the way OF a
lynching affair and that the white
man with whom be had fused was
then in the city Of Sumter A very
serious matter might have been pre-
cipitated by so many armed negroes
being called together, and then there
might have been ample justification
for Murrays fears, for he certainly
would have been handled had his
armed mob fired on a white person.
may not have known it, but
he was playing with fire when he call
ed the armed negroes to bis house to
DrOtecf him
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Two NEGROES Arrested

Thursday morning Sheriff Scranton
of Henderson county, \. c., armed
with reQuisition papers. carried to
Hendersonville from Spartanburg,
Dock Jones and Charles Foster, both
cc1ored. These negroes, while work
ing in a hotel, stole a ladies valuable
gold watch and chain. They returned
to this city after the resort closed for
the season, Spartanburg being their
home. Deputy Sheriff White worked
up the case on the pair, and secured
several diamonds and an emerald.
which adorned one OF the cases OF the
stolen watch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
NEGRO WHIP WILDCAT.
4 Faithful Dog Helps His Master to
Win the Fight.

In Dead river swamp. Ga, Nednes-
dav afte noon George Tarpiey, d ne
Gro man OF gigantic stature anc
strength. encountered a tremendous
wild cat ferociOuS from hunger. The
two engaged in battle which lasted
for quarter Of an hour. The man
nearly lost his life before he came
out OF the fight victorious, and had
not bis faithful dog joined him early
in the encounter the result might
have been different.
Tarpley had been hunting. He
heard great ommotion deep in the
swamp and an investigation of the
noise brought him upon the wild cat.
which was chasing turkeys. The
mans interference enraged the ami
NAL. and il Sprang upon him before he
realized his danger.
Tarpley tore the clawing beast from
his shoulder and threw it from him.
This partly stunned the cat and be-
fore it could recover Tarpley shot it
in the breast. He thought he had
killed it and turned away, but no
sooner was his back turned than he
felt il alight again on his shoulder
and its sharp claws ripped his neck
like blades Of steel. He fell to the
ground.
Then his dog broke in on the battle.
The dog got the cat by the throat and
dragged it from the negro. Tarpley
staggered to his feet and tried to get
another shot. but, fearing lest he hit
the dog, coulG only stand by and
watch the two game animals as they
battled for life. Over and over they
rolled. bowling, biting and clawing.
First the dog, then the cat had the
advantage. Blood spattered against
the tree trunks as they fought. 1t
was desperate struggle between the
wild denizen Of the swamp and the
faithful dog protecting his master.
Finally Tarpley managed to club
the cat with the butt end of his gun.
He thought to break its back, but the
blow failed of this end and the cat
turned again on the man. AS it came
up in its spring he caught it by a leg
and flung it against a tree. The dog
was upon it, as it fell to the ground
stunned and the fight soon ended. In
the throat the savage teeth OF the
dog gripped the cat and its pugnaciouS
spirit was literally ground out of the
torn and bleeding body. The cat was
weighed in town and tipped the scales
at sixteen pounds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
4 TERRIBLE TYPHOON.

A terrible typhoon has spread disaS-
ter all over the northern part of ia
pan. 1t was accompanied by seismic
tidal waves at Odawara, which del
uged the coast villages, the loss Of life
and property being immense. Sub
scription lists have been opened in
towns by the leading japanese people
and newspapers. A local journal said:
From kilograms and personal mar
rationS it seems chat the typhoon
which visited this section Of Japan on
Saturday night and Sunday contral-
lied its fury in the region Of Odawara
Tidal waves visited the shores at Oda-
wara. kodZu, Kamekura OiZo and
loss of life and immense damage to
property ensued. The telegraph re-
ports that at Odawara alone so houses
were washed away and eight persons
killed on Sunday morning. The Yu-
observation-disclosures line was COM
pletely paralyzed. Whole sections
were lifted bodily-sleepers and rails
and transported hundreds Of yards in
land. At the power house the
dynamo was reported still there. but
the house was supposed to be up the
mountain somewhere. The loss will
eat up a considerable amount Of the
years profit Of the line"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
MAKE No OutcrS."

Gaining admission, as d caller. to
the apartments Of Mrs. Amy g. Wat
kins, New York Wednesday, man
who gave MS name as Henry Dawson,
handed her d statement which began
with these words: Make no Outcry.
have bag OF dynamite which | will
drop if you don't give ne your dia-
monds." Mrs. Watkins did make an
outcry and Dawson rushed from the
house. taking his bag and drawing a
revolver as he went. He was met at
the door by policeman who arrested
him and found that the bag was
mpty. Dawson was held for trial.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
EiNiNu tho Elallln.

The finding in the inquest following
the accident in which President
Roosevelt's body guard, Vim. Craig,
was killed at PittSburg Mass. last
September. filed says that the un-
lawful acts Of James 7. Kelly. con-
ductor and Euclid Madden, motor
man" of the electric car which ran
into the presidents carriage. con
tributed" TO the death of Mr. Craig.
The finding was by special Justice
Ch3S. + HibbarQ,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
WHY THEY CAME TO TERMS.
Coal Operators Forced to Abandon
Position Taken by Eacr.

While in New York Monday g. +.
Raer. chief Of the coal operators was
interviewed.
do you consider that the PROPOSE
ton submitted to the president IN
the nature OF a recession from the
stand taken by the operators: he was
asked.
Il happen to have drawn the prop
osition myself" Mr. Baer said. or
at least l had d considerable part in
preparing it. and | may state that 1t
embodies my opinions and my views.
Further than that l cannot say any
thing"
President Oliphant CT the Delaware
and Hudson was asked if the public
would not look upon the proposition
of the operators as concession to the
miners.
1t is not a concession to the mi
nerS," he replied. 1t isa concession
to humanity. 1t is a move taken to
relieve the distress prevalent through
out the country"
President Fowler, on being asked
what influences if any induced the
operators to submit the differences
with their men to arbitration. replied:
1T was chiefly due to the pressure
off public opinion. or. rather, you
might say, public necessity. We
recognized that the public would Suf-
fer from scarcity Of coal if something
was not done soon. and we concluded
that it would be honorable to over
look in measure the rights of the
interests that we represent il order
that way out of a serious predica-
ment might be found. Many Of the
schools were getting ready to shut
down, and still greater hardships
might be suffered"
One of the men prominent in coal
circles said
The arbitration proposition now
before President Roosevelt was formu-
lated by the men whose names and in
tereSts are appended thereto. 1t is
only fair to say that Mr.. Morgan took
an active part in the proceedings and
his suggestions were most valuable.
'"Che operators realized that mat
ters had to give way. AS men OF
common sense they knew that they
could not freeze the American public.
Mr.. Morgan was frank to say that
something had to be done at once or
the hard coal interests would suffer
serious harm. The force Of his argu-
ment was generally recognized.
I'VE believe we have been more
than fair in our position. Until we
know how it has been received we can
say nothing more"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-22
Slapped His Face.

r. O. Colt. a member of the famous
Colt family Of gunmakers, who makes
his home in Charlotte. was slapped in
the face on the street by pretty ac'
tress, Miss Grace Hobart Hanson, a
member of The Tyranny Of Tears
company. Mr.. Colt was walking be,
side the lady on the street. When
she reached the main entrance OF the
Central hotel the young woman burst
into tears and as suddenly drew back
her hand and slapped Colt full in the
face. She then quickly entered the
hotel. while the crowd Of travelling
men and guests around the hotel en-
trance applauded her.