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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Payne VS.. Hanna.

The selscclou OF Hon. Henry @.
Payne, Of Wisconsin, TO be Postmaster
General has given rise to an interest
ing report to the efsct that Mr.. Payne
is to nave charge Of President Roose-
7elt's caops;gn in 1904, and is to dis
place Senator aauna IS party leader.
Tnoug2 Les5r an o6ice holder before
he elevation TO the Cabinet Mr.. Payne
has had prominent position and done
excellent york on the Republican Ma
,ional Committee. The New York
Times says: 1T is set doWE for .
certsinty that Mr.. Roosevelt intends to
oe candidate for the Presidency
in 1904, and that his campaign
for the nomination is to be
made ur3a. the management Of Mt.
Payne. The prediction is made tnas
Mr. Payne vill replace Mr.. Hanna as q
polislcai leader. It is said Mr. Roose-
valt could rcs have chosen . better per
son to serve him in political way. MI.
Payne IS rated here as one Of the most
accomplished managers in the Republi-
can party, and it ia pointed out that he
is particularly strong in the west, where
Mr. Roosevelt would be likely to lock
for his greatest support in the choics
of delegates to the next national con-
va1Hior
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Two Were Killed.

Al 8 result Of > through passenger
srsin On Ito Bslt;uoce aaG O2io read
jumping tho srs:k nesr P4t::5urg Pa,
Wea.@s5ay, sgo n=a az desd sna
Seventeen III Ij2rei, E7s CT SAo2 srr
cvnziGcr3d ssrior3!s tust. TGe ira-a
:y1ie:. .;as d.tgAed ~ss tho shrevsh
passenger @ijo4 !af. As-e 4. 80 "aa
n%saey morning h.uo2 Tor Aea Io:k
il vas fa.,. vSs.;ou;sa s7aia, congoa-
ed c: sr.sro, baggage Car. postal sar,
lUo c2ssnss. sleeps: sua Pullman o1s:r
es7, 10 go.:s dosn tEa s5e~p sE2de
ore snd oae, hsi5 n:les 1est Of G.9n-
cos, the engine. frcn Gauss as SeE Al
exglsineG, juaps0 the iSaok @s ;h5
curve a2d :ae ect!ge lrain Qlied oo .cD
If it, P1ob.h;y the oaly thins taas
prevented = vaolesa!e dea&,- 1T Vas
sAs fac: taSs s2e hesy7 T=s:ioa!e ca:
lid 20: breAk " II aeiug over tEo en-
DsnSacus.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
A Foolish Negro.

Because e!ecrsciry did not changs
his color snd 8 white glri refused 20
NARY him On shstaccouat, John JACK
SOD, nsgro, 10 years cid, committed
suicide Wednesday BY drinking osF;
b3l;c acid. jackson formerly worked
AZ ths Geaesae hotel as 5 o.l!boy AID
lived on King street BaFa-o, n: Y.
Hs sss gooi locking aoi fell in love
with s aaiGs nsighpoc's daughter, Tho
promissd to marry hin if 30 could get
his color changed 50 it would be . few
shades lighter. jackson sGAmiased to
electrical tras!m.ns for DeA y SIX
n,nshs, spent 81! MS monsy ana hen
became desponisas, while his ekln vs.
o;aok a, ovsc and he was forced to give
up she girl.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Fighting the Trust.

Atto1aas GeA>T-l B1I.iaSes long e2-
psc.ed sud 7crs ime2rlsns report as to
his investigation Of shs op:rhtiola CT
Virgins Carolina Chemical Concany,
the alleged fersil;s:r sruss IN tnls State,
Tss made pu9!., Ihursisy. Il coVsEa,
With the exhibits, seue fs%y psses of
printed matter, and it IS a ps9er shas If
telI Of Interest iGom E7st +, last. The
Attorney Goenral Getaii5 @nat ssepa &c
has TAKEN and reports fully Whist he has
discovered. H siso recommends to
tie Gcnersl Aseeln5y tas adoptioa o.
cer:ai2 pro2osed measures which rs
shiAks will Tlpe 2s' ths srast evil fIcn
Soutb Caro!isa, Ii is ina beginning
CT o lorg fight and o1e that gill &C,
cury much of t4e sime Of the General
ASSEMBLY 1T lis coming session. The
Attorney G9nsrsi seems to hs7e dons
wass the L*gis!atnro told MIN to do in
MOST thorough, painssakiag and fear
less manner. The paper is one that
will probably attract national interest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Some Formulation Figures.

There have osea CELSIUS roLurns from
several counties recently, s2d the ever
siert statisticis1 nas been putting these
figures together and comparing nation
al pros!ess. Tie population OF the
earth, using estimssos for countries
withou. CENSUS, is placed at ! 5lz,
333, 900. Grszs Britain has Increased
IN popuIstioo in ten years from 38, lO4,
975 to Il, 454, PIG, the Uoited States
from 81 8l9, ,2S9 to IS, 304, 799.
The yellow races aTs accredited with
over one ossrser Of the population OF
the world. The Chinese Empire hav-
ing an estimated area Of 4,234,9l0
square miles and 2 population of $685.
$50, 900.
The Russian Empire, with territory
s, $50, ,3S5 square miles in extent, has
l2S, 932, l73 inhsbltan;s; tie British
En- pre-, having sa area of II, 553 539
square mules has 100000, 900 people.
Germany, with her q, p,ndencies, boasts
an area OF l, ,237 1893 squsGe miles and
population Of II, ,O32, ,Ol4. France ha7'
Ing smaller home population than
Germany, is greater both in area and
nunpe- Of inhabitants Whsn colonies
are included, having 81, 7Sl, 1873 inhsbi'
tsnls and 4 57l, 345 square miles to hel
credit. including Porto R;o) and the
Pniippines the Uni!ed States ranks
veil up on the list, having 8 725 ,3lC
20 aare miles Of territory and 81. 267 ,O4V
peopls under the fsg.
France shows an increase IN home
population Of less thaa 3CO, 600 II ter
years, while Germany has addec Z 900.
900. G:eaS Britain ABOUT 1900, ,OOO
Aunria. Hungary nsa5ly 6, 6,GOO,UOO.
Oa les continent Mexsco has IN
creased II population Ii s.x years fro1
II, 49l 573 60 l3 $40, ,545; U<aaaa IN ta1
Yeas 11vm 4, ,o33, ,259 to 5,359, 1888
S:azil hiss gained 2, l67 ,000 iDhso.tanss
Bolivia has gs,neG 81, 700 Ano Uruguay
LIS more than ceuoled hsr popuisuloa
| Aavl0g about 9uO, 900 ilhaoiiants noF
a, agains: 435, 245 aeayears sgo.
II sDils Oh lie IavageS OF va! so;
d:s.ssa, ezrsGeaake, RIods and sooi
dsn.s the saol!iug udc Of humsni1j
| lciis On. In ;hs ilgA. Of It's growth 0
poy1ia .on IL the HSrld these easoss
sl.s ana di*pea5s:;ons WHOA swell ths
dsavh rs.e are blessings IN Disguise
Thsg msy be la-a o. the victims, bu
| they Wocs in sne insG!ess of the sur
! ysyo:s. Let rs hope il is the suE7lva
I &C t.. Gsr..sf
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
An Engine Exploded.

A boiler IN "a engine Of the Central
Of Georgia rsilWsy exploded IN the
shops in Mscon, Ca, Thursday ncra-
ing, killing nvs men outright anc badly
icjaring eleven etaers, 4hces 4 9h0m
aisl p-oosbly die. The hesds OF tSo q
the veins aer5 blown completely OF
..1d acre found one hundred feas trcm
the bodies. a nagro painting tins Io2
Of the round house Was DioTa one hua-
d.ed ysrcs. His booy Tss radu2eo 70
al uarecogDizsole na=s Of human tesh.
Ths shook broke every window 10 the
ba.liieg az the cor1sr Of Poplar aDo
Filth streets, fvs blocks i1on where
The explosion occurred.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
THE DISPINSARY.
Tha Annual Rsp3ri ct Eha Bus.
mass Dors LAST Year,
WHAT The SCHOOLS 0ET.
Ths s.ata 53ard cf G5nfrol Mixes
IS RsporS t. Sns 02vsr.
nor. tbs Gross Profits
EsassS.

Ls:s Wednesday night the annual
report Of State beard Of directors Of
tie 6isnensaTy for the Year just closed
vas made public by the ahsirnsn Of the
board, Mr.. L j. Williams. It rsad 6
as folIowa:
To his Excellenc7, NJ B. McSEeeney,
Governor Of South Carolina:
We have the honor to submit to you,
for Jour information and also that of
the general assembly, this our report
Of the business dons oy the di.psnsar ,
during the Gsosl year closing Nov. 80,
1901.
Ezsmina.ion Of the various accounts
attached hersio, vii! shoR that the
total amount Of cost of liquors, vines
and beer, etc., purchased during the
year, has amounted to s1,6l7 973 a
and fhst our gross sales have amounted
to 50, 32S 681.2l Exclusive Of sales Ct
fresh beer by beer dispensers
The n9t prof: { . the S.a.s) for sc
count Of the sshool fund is Sl2G, 962 25.
The net proi5o, that have accrued to
tie oouaties snd towns, digi3sd cqaal-
", ar $424 2S5 81 Which makes total
-.ot prod. Of S545 249 - for the year,
on account of Ghs school fund and
towEs acd oouo:ies.
We have fo7 sens time fels serious
pefJ Of more warehouse and cfSce
ro2n, ard slso safe aad comm ocleus
fire proof vault sos the storage anG
preservation Of our perm snent records
Consequently re hs7e rad construosed
more storage c&p4ci'y, and siso con
yenient two story elise building with
s ccmmodious AID up, 10 date 6rerToot
vault, which hss coat sl4, 494 81, De-
s;ces other petty improvements
The act epp-9Ysa Es5. l9, 1900, FOR
bids Is 20 MAKE more than 10 Pr ce2s.
prcls o. sccouos oi the soaooi !u1d,
snd the past year ws hs7e made on
tnas account ia round figures s pes
cant, which leaves Only vary small
margin ahioh to rua ths business, and
while il is r1ua that the school fund is
considerable, amounting at PRESENT to
$61l, ,354 80, il Is availabls very slowly
tor ps: ment to the schools, as that Is
our cn!y working cspital.
We are g7sti6 q s. ba a5!s to show
such s high per oantsgo OF oet pcoh;s
on tie business dc2e, especially as the
pres Of i.qacrs ta7. beea Very high o.
soeouot & tbs a!gara:e Ct grsin, while
We have net made any advance in tie
price 20 the oorsGDer.
The system seims to be il very thor
ough working order il 81! its details.
Respectfully submitted,
L j. Williams, Chairman,
&. q. Evans,
a, F. f. Dukes,
State Beard Of Directors.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Comet and Murdered Presidents.

EacEs's comet has heraldsd thu
dan BY assassination of three presi.
dents Of chs United States. Ptesi.
de4a L a3oln was ssssssinased On April
Is, 1865; Eacks's comet appeared Jan.
25, 1865, SD was visible Eve months.
p:e.ide1S Garfield was the victim OF
the sssa1a:a's Onslaught on July 2,
1881, saG died Sept l9; Eaekes comet
a.psaCtd Aug. 20, 1881, and vas visl-
u,s 10 tbs nsksd eys Prasiden: Ms:
kiu!eJ vas attacked on Sept. 6 and
o,e4 % Sept. Il, 1901; Eaoke's ecass
s2pss-:d O. Aug. Is. 1901, and Was
.ia;1ls Itr several :9seks
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Found Dead.

4 dispstco ircu Niwaco, Wash,
.sya Lieut.. James Z. ByYsu, 8.h arsil
lery, Ess fculd dad in nis bed 81 Fost
Caaby THURSDAY. His brains we're
blown OUT and by MA side Eas found q
Ns7ol7sr. Il is apparently csse Of
suicide, though no reason i knoan Why
ha should take his life. Hs had risen
from the ranks AID zss very popular
cfiser. Bs7sa wa5 40 years Of age sd
had se-red in the Philippines.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
4 TAAE OF HORROR.
Wnits fSsa Givs NATIVES 70 !ha
Gannibals. 20. ba
KILLED AND EATEN.
The Rubbsr Concessions Com
psaEss Arms Bands Of Can.
n;ba:s &C Massscre Un-
a.med N aiivss.

A dispatch from London says Cap
tain Guy Barraws, who has jast retired
from cle employ Of the Congo Fee
Ssste government after six years ser
Vioe, declared in an interview today
With a representative Of the Associated
Press shas the conditions prevailing in
the Congo Free State sre disgrace to
civilization and far worse thar ever be-
fore.
he pictured atrocities Of the most
horrible character perpetrated on the
nasiv3s by officials and whites who had
concessions Of rubber land. As a
typical Instance Of the means employed
by the Free State government, Captain
Barr2Ws corroborated the statement Of
AZ American missionary to the effect
tina: the ofisia!s employed 800 canni-
bsls 70 whom they issued riAss to
massacre and capture unarmed natives
Who had rebelled against their brutal
methods"
Il have sworn testimony" said Bur.
roT5, ''of the Belgisns handing over
natives to cannioal sribes.for the e1-
orssa purpose Of being eaten. Forced
lseor prevails everywhere sad shot gun
rcis' IS fae truess description Of she
present administration. The conpan-
Les Ge:;vtog vealsh from the collsesion
CT -uob~r as all more or less stsse en-.
ta1p,ixas, IS a third or ha!f of the
shares IL shen axe in7asisply held By
the So7ecnm ens.
Ls+.ery: King Leopold and the gov
e-nroens nave made some shoy Of acIion
agaiaas she sgsnss OF some OF tie uppsr
Colgo oamssaies, bat oals minor III
c.z!s are ever touched sad the so.c.iied
r=fo;ns ara nsrsls intended to thfow
duss ln eae eyss OF the pubic vaose
lEd:gna:ion hss been srouoec by the
stories Of sAis reign OF terror. While
5he prsesns systems for the collection
Of 7ooosr sad the recruitment Of ma
1ivs!s continas the Congo Free State
Wlllrenaia disgrace to the white mans
work in Africa"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Despoiled Graves.

4 dizpA:oh from Brsdzatoo, \. l.,
says Anas Bali Head.r.or, cl:5cad,
sne sca2g w,io Of William Hensetson:
Is il tbs eoualy isii, cns:s:d Ui=h ROD
big cemeteries. For soncslna hoHsEs,
riboops ana Vases have been @iEssc,
AID eGoe,s hs7e fastened the s2e:st
upon he youas Eo0an. & seazoa 0,
her aome revealed yards and yards o.
ribbons, which have been sDou: ho1
gusts, aad many pretty vs.os aud jsr
cin;ers, which T,1e il use 10 houssaoit
Scc,rxtinTS X
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Drowned Out.

/ 'la25cad families hvi1g in the fats
avd .ow:Ar6s around Cna.saaooga
,snpsd cn kaoils Thursday night IS .
reau.3 .: lne high water. The river
reached ,he highest point at 6 We5nes.
day ;.,so5 an3 remained at stsndssill
Until s o'eio2k T@ursday. B? 1oon it
hs3 only fsllea 2 inches. The belt
7silrcai zod street Car lines are CIT Of
fion all the suburbs except By tEans-
fers. and ncly houses are submerged.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
1Geda! to Schley.

a jeTsllad medal, composed Of die
nonos AID r75iss. W2a presented to
Admiral '5chie5 N t:a arsr.n6n: here
By the Junior Otdar Of UaAtsd AneGi-
csr Mect anics O; Baltimore. A dolegs-
ton composed # about q Gozsn mem
bays wcuG to Washington and wsg re-
csi7sd privately By the I'd airal s. s
o'sioek, The medal bsars the coas Of
srms Of Maryland, worked in jewels,
With dssign OF the Brooklyn sad nsu-
tical euolemstio devices outlined in
rubies, and is said to have COST over
81, 600.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Cuban Elections.

Tue central board Q! scrutiny has
nade public tie following resa1n5 Of
The elections held ii CUBS, D"c. 81.
Tnonas EszrAda Pslns, :ae Natlolal-
;st csadidats for tee Yresjdercy Of Cubs
has So electors, Ehiio Gea. Naso, Dem'
ocrA.ls caadlaa:e, who eish@Ee tsoaa
So: osmps,ga, has e.sHs electors. Senor
palmn .eocred :he uasa;n27: ale,to-al
del:zsSions from the rr,Vlnc=s 0: la:
bans, Pipar del Ri2, MasanSzs $50
Santa Clata, and o1e eiso.oS from
Puerto Principe snd Ave electors frcD
ssa.!ezo. Gel. Maso zccu:ed three
elscsore from Puerto Principe and Ave
from Santiago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
4 BRAVE ACT.
& Policeman Kisks His Life to Save q


Nan.
The Charleston Post says Acting Sar
gea2t Of Police Beds and Thomas
Walker, white, PAINTER b. profession,
we're ths heroes New Yesrs Eve Of one
OF the NEST thrilling rsscus5 il mid air
on record snywhcre. l. Tss 3 feat
=hioh +, 7ired splendid rerve, physiesl
sESepsen md cEdasE2ce, SID tie scr:
If azave:y thst crushes tbs s7suR>aS Of
s5s p;fsir1iSv who Insists t5st he GAYS
Of he1o;c deeds are over AID to he
daring SCI o. these tso mn, Thomas
Peoples, t ner7o pain:er. Eto tainted
ehile rsi2Iilg the eseeyle OF the 81.
Matthews Gtraen L1tn"1sn Church.
IN Charleston, owes his i:fs. Pro oasly
67e huoored persons Witnessed tha
rescue.
Peoples and Walker were both ct
work 81 the saeeple, standing cn 8
swinging scsfo.d st least 40 feet above
the earth, whc1 the nesro so2aied c7>r
IN swocp. Rs vas in desciy psgil.
His inert bc6y wss lying ca the eose
Of she 2csfo;d. Without moments
Hesitation, Wsikar sw1ns kimssii from
his ecsfolG 10 tas one ca which Peo-
pies lay. tn, Gcuole weigh: usde the
Irsil support swsy frjghtfuIly. Walker
c:utcheo the nsgro aud yelled fer hglp.
Acting Sergeant Baaot teacc tbs cry
and responded qaiek!y. He sa~ t~st
both men Wera IL diEest daDgar. he
procured q rope sad climbed up into
the etee2!e. Ia order 20 ga6 his rons
to Walker he had to .ske ohsGccs whtoh
involved the possibility Of b=,Dg huried
to death on the fagstones below. Ar
inmanEe crowd had gathered aod
watched with i feeling Of sicSen!ng
dread th3 Struggle to gave it's negro.
70 a3d 20 the peril Of the siiussion the
negro partially revived and becsne de-
lirious from fright. He laboted under
tie dsiu5.cn that he ha6 wings I'd
wanted Walker to turn him loose ard
let MIN fly. The temptation was prob
s6iy ssvere one to tie white pa!2,..T,
but he held on.
By 6int Of strenuous eAersion ae
mspaged to catch the rope rbag the act
ias sergeant furg to him. TIE nsgfo
was then lowered safely to the gsouDd
snid tie cheers Of tie enthusiastic
s.ScSStcr6
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
Tired of Life.

The Columbia Rscosd says Mt. John
Stanton oieG st Ms nome on GTtt e
ssreuu Wednesday, Afternoon uEoer oir-
sum.eaasss whicn later developed rnss
hs hsd committed su;cide BY sasla2
lauosrum. Dr.. A, B. kaoSitca ss
lcu4eo hin az dia eli II h.s power to
ssva the unfo1tuaats man, but his az
forts were uuav .iIabie. Upon h!5 re-
port Of the c.roUls;s1ces, TIE cpIclsI
aec.Ged 10 tcLd no lnqlest. Ihs de-
cesaed has iivoG here lvr oyer t~an.y
yoars. leaves 8 wife snd three chl.ot6n.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
A Brave Nan.

F:ank Fsrsason, 50 years old, SID {
vel know = :orm Il l;v .us east 0: B:co-G-
ipg;o7, Ind. Nv Ysas Day enjoyaa
,cs u1.qaa aad r:maizso:e 2xgerjs a:e
OF erser.ai2i1s 5vu; mo,h@r l.. -,
Mr.. Farsuscns 6rss aaa second EiVes
died. his shic3 wiie vas Gi7o;csG and
hs is new :igi2g happily with his foclt1
.zifs. Ro is c2 fciepdiy term. With tie
mothers Of ali his wives aa1 decided 70
invite all OF them to his Neg Year.
dinner,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
OnlyOne-Tenth Paid.

We nesi,e from statement from the
Stasa Treasurer that not ucre than enc
tenth c: the Sist3 tsx:s ha7e been
oaid. This u-k3s It necessary ior the
State to borrow money to mtct the ID
te7est on lhe puolic debt. Even wi.n
the people expecting an extension Of
TINS for payment OF s-z5s it ha2 been .
good many yesrs since SO small per
oentsgs Of the taxes we're paid by the
end Of the year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
The Tables Turned.

George F. Donovan tempted high
way ro.JcoEy Thlrsdsy night at sWenty-
Er=: aaG Calumet avenue, in Ohisago.
aud Hss sho. and killed By his ints1dsd
ycsim, E1gene Hector, fasDcial editor
Of Ch;csso Newspaper. In his pocket
Wsa iouci i. letter which indicated The
Rritzr 20 b q stencgrsrher in the en-
ploy of the United States Philippine
commission.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
A Big Years Work.

Two si=tecs Of A.chinson, ksns.,
l.underrd last year three thousand
nsirs o. lace curtains, and bid fair to
ezc.sd that uunber this year. - Sd
d:tioc 90 sh= cur:l;as, thtss eate1p7'5-
ipg vcrea slso cid Up isrge numb >c
Ct pieces Of hae lsces OF all dcsorip.
tions. TIE fsme os the ls1ndrs2ses IS
vi3es97ead ani wo!k is sent 70 them
from eli parts of their State. Mrs.
K!opfs, The seni;r partner, basias hsE
work st 6 o'cicck every morning, ane
finishes it at q late hour at night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
TIE RANO Fled,
Mr., Jesse Griffa had bean in 4

MIR. Jesse Gcihl had bssn in Au-
gussa, yesterday, TO procure a negro
Oand, for the purpose Of furnishing
music at the bali. Ihe bsEd Eeat to
tie baiI. When tho firing took place,
it is said that the musicians asd from
the hall. They may have c5ne back
20 Augusta, or goae elsewhere, b1l
taec have not bean head from, it is
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08
THREE PEOPLE DEAD.

Is soon as the firing oesssd, and the
confusion subsjded a little, it Vas found
that Mr. Dunbar and his l9 year Gle
son, Harry, had been shot dead, as had
Fletcher Bennett, while Arthur Dun
OAR lay nearby. in pool Ct blood, also
also apparently lifele5s. It was found,
hoaover, that he vas still alive, bus
dangerously wounded, orc ball having
passed through his abdomen, and sn
other having taken elect in the left
brssst. The yoorg man Vas brought
20 the city, this morniug, By Dl. Ellis,
Of Robins, and taken to the hospital,
whess Dr.. ". H. Doughty, Jr., per
formed an operation and dressed the
wounds. What his chances for reco7-
cry are Cannot be definitely stated, as
yet, but it is thought that they are
slim.
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{ FATAL FROLlC.
Threa Naen 0aacsd 50 THAR oea:h
&: & bits.
MARROW ESCAPE Of A LADY,
'}v'hcea Husband ,ni One Gcn
Was Kblsd and Another Son
Desperately Wouadso. A
o. olorab!a Affair.

The Augusta Harsld ssyG agreWsome
story cana to Augusta Wednesday
morning, as the 6ns:e Q: s Nav Issr
Eve dsrcs. st the house Of Mr.. Jesse
Griffin, av Robins, S. g., on tee Per;
Rcysl read. A general shooting took
p!sca, Il. raguls # which Mr.. George
Dunbar srd his 19 year old son and Mr..
Fletcher Bennett lie dead, ana Mr. Ar
thu5 Bsnncts, another con, lies in an
extremely dangerous condition, at the
hospital, in this city. with Two bullet
Wounds 10 his body, snd the heart
broken mother bars!y escaped With her
life.
Tho story, ss told ky relstives Of The
participants in the difficulty and others
who csme 70 the ciry, from Robins,
iuegdsy morning, IL thai the young
folks of the neishbcthood had srracsso
for 3 Christmas holiday oanoa, aud that
III. jesse G:ino, VAC lives aacus 6
mile fron the lis.le rsiI7sy s:s.lou,
eonssnted for tae dance to be gi7*n 60
bis residence, becsuse Ii contained
isrEe rcous, eepsoisl:y suited fof &
dsEca Of this kiad
SAME OLD QUARREL
Ths early part OF sne evening hsd
baer pleasantly ecj,yed, and the ca:n-
psry was forming and s&kiog pas;.:ers
5cr squs-e dance. Mc. Arthor Du 1oar,
6 yourg white man, ab:ut sEens; ore
yesrs old, wss the Gfst ons on the fcoc
With ms psrtoer, Vnen msr, /? hEe
zane Ct Ceab, csme il, sEd stooa d
cecSiy in frons OF Mr., Dunbar. Tae
gauag uan becane ofsnced At ihis.
SD resented it by pIs4ins Gaoo ccs ol
sas a=y. Mr. George Danbav, the
fsshsr ci ths ycu2g ua2, rol:aca tie
d;A sulss, spa, seoicg SHAT fight Ess
about 20 take place, p1li"G his pisto!
cut OF his pocket, Mr. Gt.&o, il whose
residence the shooting cccu7rsa, vas
standing o!ose BY, ard, rs 5000 s. ne
saw Mr.. Daaoac's pistol in bis !!snd, hs
rushed up, and sue ,ss6ed ia ge ting IL
away from Mr.. Dunnsr. In feE mo
meuke, there was q CREST eeal o. oorfu-
sion, aod the ladies' present were hur-
fied cut o. as ,oom.
THE FIRING BEGINS.
Fletcher B.nnstt, another Of the
gEss,s st TIE dance, rushed Cp, and,
taking the pistol from III. Gl:ha's
hand, began f,ins. Gsorgs Klrk;saa
was atacGi {; On sae rorca jRst cu.slaa
Of ths dance room, ana as snoo as he
heard the E:St shot, be rushed in, sid,
taxing out hiz p.s,ol, he, TOO, began hr-
lag. In inc extrsme eZaitsnena that
prevailed for few minutes, il was in.
possible 10 teli whien wsy any Of the
men were firing, 50 Far as can be learn.
ed. Nj. Gso'ss Dunbar was the drst
one shct-s2d hsfore the eyes Of his
wife. She ss;7 MIN fell, and, rushing
in, fell prcstrste over his body: While
in this position, somaone trad another
shot a. the then dead bedy, and the
bullet grsz ID the bsis Of Mrs. Dunbar,
but di6 nos iDjGre her.
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OLD MASTER REMEMBERS.

g., y>s. t4ark GjG the SAite nan
Of /: Scu:A hsy b,gun to ero"~csz
tbe ~"s75 v;;sa Aea.s Il; o. sFet ~ 3
::eGa5ds I'm, ard shcY IL began to
Guild naouneass counanoIstiTs OF
h:s v;r.uous aer7i0es il he l,aos.
IS: wi&h NE to litc;e toHp N uppar
Carolina, the to#n Ct Fort Mili, ard I