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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-04

New Haven, Nov &c Chairman Kim
ley OF the democratic city committee
said that the democratic vote was
about normal for an off year Pastors
We're being used freely and it is said
that nearly all the candidates were be-
Ing scratched. At democratic head
quarters it was said that there was a
very heavy call for Morse stickers for
congressman and also for stickers for
the senatorial and representative can
didates.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-04

Baltimore, Nd, Nov 4.-The polls
opened at 6 o'clock. The weather is
fair and mild. Quiet prevails in city
and state, and the vote will be light on
account of the apathy. particularly in
the counties.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-04

New Britain, Nov IA heavy vote
is being polled in this city. The dem
ocrats hope to elect at least one Of
their candidates for the legislature,
also the nominee for judge of probate
The Independent vote is relied upon to
accomplish this end as the republicans
have normal majority of at least
five hundred
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-04

st Louis, Nov 4.-In spite Of the
weather, which was cloudy and
threatening to-day, the polls were
early crowded with voters. The in
terest felt in certain issues that are
being fought out along party lines is
sure to bring out heavy vote on state,
congressional and county tickets.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-04

Chicago, Nov notwithstanding
a drizzling rain early conditions indi-
Gated a heavy vote all over the city.
The chief interest centered in Con
gresham Lorimer's district where ey-
cry effort was made to get out a
record vote. There was much eyi-
dence of special tickets reported by
watchers throughout the city espec-
tally on candidates for county offices.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
St. Pierre, Martinique.

Island has an area of 3s1 square
miles.
Fort de France is the capital.
Population is, approximately, 1922
500. There are 1900 whites. Others
are negroes or of mixee racial types.
St. Pierre was the largest and most
important city commercially, having
a population of about $4,000.
Principal products Of the islands are
sugar, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, cotton
and rum.
Imports for 1896 aggregated about
S., 721, 900, and exports were $685.
900.
In the same year the United States
sent to the island goods worth 81, ,502,-
332. This country takes almost moth
ing firm Martinique, but our products,
chiefly food stuffs, are necessary to it.
Annual revenues of the island aggre-
gate S1,3l2.000. OF this sum one
fourth is spent for educational pur-,
poses.
Martinique is a favored colony of
France, having been settled by colon
lists from that country in 1865.
Island was taken by England in 1874
and held till 1916, when France again
secured possession of it.
St. Pierre was built on high cliffs
overlooking the harbor.
Mont Pelee. the volcanic eruption OF
which destroyed St. Pierre, is 4,45e
feet high. 1t is often in obscurity be-.
cause of the dense clouds of smoke that
have enveloped its summit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Murdered by a Burglar.

P. R. Davis, wealthy wholesale
merchant of Fort Smith, Ark, was
stabbed five times Wednesday in an
encounter in his bedroom with negro
burglar. Davis shot the burglar in
the leg and beat him on the head With
his revolver, but the man escaped. a
posse started Immediately in search OF
him. The nego, whose name was
learned to be John Williams, was run
down, with two negro companions,
about four miles from town on the
border of Indian Territory. One Of
the negroes, Frank Carter, opened tlre
on the posse. His aim was poor, Dul
a return shot struck him and he dice
an hour later. Williams and his other
companion escaped. The posse con
tinued the pursuit. Mr.. DAVIS
wounds are serious.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
PETRIFIED SHIPS
Found One Hundred Miles from
the Pacific Ocean.

On the bleak and barren hillside o
the Arctic coast, near the headwat
ers Of the Porcupine River more thai
1000 feet above sea level, and a long
way above timber line, where non,
save the Indian hunter has ever placed
foot, there lie complete hulls Of two
large ships, petrifed. This find is 81
remarkable that the discoveries of re
mains of mastodons, which have beer
made from time to time, sink into in
significance by comparison.
Mr.. Liskche, a printer Of Seattle.
Wash, who returned from the ko
yukuk country recently, brought the
news Of the find 70 Dawson. He says
that DR.. Cleveland, who is known
from one end Of the Territory to the
other, has gone to investigate the
matter. The manner Of the discovery
was this:
A party Of Chandelar Indians was
hunting near the headwaters of the
Porcupine River, which they had
reached by following the Chandelar
Creek. One day while on the side OF
mountain one of the party, looking
about for game, chanced to spy high
on the mountain side above him a
rocky formation Of a shape he had
never seen before. He was about to
continue search FOR game, but changed
his mind, and toiled up the side Ct the
mountain toward the strange OBJ
ject. It was not till he got it that he
discovered that there were two objects
very much alike, and then it sudden
ly dawned upon him that there, more
than one hundred miles from the sea-,
and high above it, were TWO ships, the
larger probably 40 feet long, turned
to stone.
That night when the party was in
camp the hunter told his story. 1t
was not believed, but he was SO persis-
tent that it was true that next day
several hunters went with him to see
the wonderful ships, and their sur
prise and partial fear was as great as
his own. They examined the hulls
more closely than he had done and
the result Of this examination was
such that the story cannot be doubt
ed. They went to the interior of the
vessel and brought back with them
some cups and plates made for table
purposes, and of an ancient and pom
derous description. Only few OF
them could be brought out by the In
dians. It was only the recollection OF
the manner in which they had been
disposed to treat their comrade that
induced them to bring anything away
with them. They knew they would
not be believed if they had no evidence
other than their words hence the
tableware.
The Indians also found a petri6ed
forest of tropical growth even higher
on the mountain, though in the I'M
mediate vicinity of the ships. They
describe these trees Of stone as having
leaves as long as a mans body and
very broad.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
VOLCANOES CAUSED BY STEAM
Immense Force Stored B IN "a h
Earth Bursts Forth.

DR.. G.. Eartwig, in his book. Vol
canoes and Earthquakes" gives the
following as his views of the origin of
volcanic eruptionS:
The phenomena attending an erup-
tion can leave no doubt that below
every active volcano a large Suhterra-
mean cavity must exist in which melt
ed lava accumulates. The partisans
Of the theory which Supposes the earth
to consist of a central fluid mass, with
solid shell resting upon it, attribute
! the formation of volcanoes to rents or
assures in this crust, through which
the lava is cast forth: but the local
development of heat by chemical ac-
ton or some other unknown cause. is
quite sufficient to account for the eX-
istcncc of fiery lakes imbedded in a
solid mass. and which, though insig-
niticant when compared with the sur
face Of the globe, may still be large
enough to produce volcanic phenomena
on the grandeSt scale.
The cause Of the reaction OF sEch a
reservoir against the surface Of the
earth must. in ali probability, be
sought for in the expansive force OF
steam: for when water, penetrating
through creviccS or porous strata,
comca in contact with the heated
Subterrancan mass it is evident that
the steam thus generated must press
upon the lava, and, when formed in
sufficient quantity, ultimately force it
up tie duct of the volcano. In other
cases we may suppose continuous
column OF lava mixed with liquid
water raised to a red-hot or white-hot
temperature under the influence of
pressure. \ disturbance Of equilibrium
may first bring en- an eruption near
the surface by the expansion and con-
version into gas of the entangled
water, so as to lessen pressure.
More and more steam would then
be liberated, bringing up with it jets
of liquid rock, and ultimately ejecting
a continuous stream of lava. Its force
being spent, a period of rest succeeds
until the conditions for new out
burst accumulation of steam and
melted rock) are obtained, and another
cycle OF similar changes is renewed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

hymn, offer a prayer, announce his
text and preach sermon. He never
uses the same text and the body of
his discourse is always different.
He rarely ever fails, however, to
give the preachers Hail Columbia.
The effect of this strange phenom-
enon on spectator cannot be imagin-
ed.
Perry's father is said to be white
man and he has Indian blood in him
also. This he shows unmistakably,
as does his wife, who Of late years al
ways accompanies him to prevent the
cruel experiments which were at first
practiced by some in trying toawaken
her husband while in the midst OF a
sermon. Men Of a scientific turn Of
mind have an interesting subject in
sleeping preacher" and Saluda Coun-
ty in his person possesses one Of the
mysteries Of the new century.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
IIVerything Higher.

There is nothing IN the way OF
household supplies which has not been
made dearer by the protection otforded
monopolics and legislation in favor OF
classes. The times are supposed to oe
good, but the man who keeps family
on 81 900 year finds that it will &C
no farther than $500 would year ago
and its purchasing capacity is steadily
decreasing. The trusts and the tar
if are responsible for this.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
THE ROUND BALE TRUST.
Competition in the South Likely TO
Destroy Cotton Gins.

A four cornered fight between the
round cotton bale, the cotton gin, the
oil mills and the congresses has broken
out in Texas which threatens to re-
volutioniZe the cotton ginning busl,
ness for next season and destroy the
ginneries unless the Texas Farmers
congress, WEIGH meets at College sta
ton July, can take some steps or sug-
gest some legislation to protect the
owners Of gins.
The trouble is due to the Round
Bale trust. which has made itself felt
in Texas. particularly during the last
year. The trnst got such a large share
of the cotton that the compress COM
panies and cotton seed oil men began
to feel it.
Formerly. the cotton went to the
gin, which separated the seed and
the lint. The seed was sold to the
oil mills and the lint, which was bal
ed. was subsequently taken to the
compress to have the bales pressed so
that they would occupy less room and
could be carried on vessels or rail-
roads.
When the trust took more cotton
the gins got less, ard so did the COM
presses and the cottonseed oil mills.
They appealed to the owners of gins
to make a fight with the trust and
bid for the cotton, but the gin men
refused to do this.
Finally, seeing that they could not
depend upon any assistance, the mill
men and the compress men determin-
ed to go into the ginning business.
The cotton seed oil mills in Texas are
now erecting ginneries at which they
will gin the cotton free, retaining only
the seed for their mills.
The congresses are now buying seed
cotton and doing the ginning as we'll
as the baling. In fact. all four inter-
ests, the Oil mills, congresses, ginners
and round bale men are prepared to
gin and will bid on the seed cotton
this fall. 1t is thought that the local
gins will be the worst sufferers from
this too active competition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Burned in 4 Hotel.

Five persons were burned to death
in the American Hotel at Point Pleas
ant. w. Va. on Thursday night and
three other persons were seriously
burned. The dead: John Slack OF
kanawha caunty, Elias Mambrick OF
Glenwood. John Woodall, of Mason
county, two unidentified men. The
fire started in the hotel which was a
frame building and burned rapidly.
Slack. Mambrick and John Woodall
were farmers summoned here as grand
Jurors at the criminal court. They
were sleeping on the second floor and
means of escape was cut off by the
flames. 1t is not known how the fire
started
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
FOB RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
A. C. Jepson, A Popular Citizen OF
Florence, in the Race.

Florence, IN the hace.
The Florence Times, May y, says
A, C. Jepson, one of the best known
veterans of the Atlantic Coast Line
announces positively that he will be
in the race for railroad commissioner.
He has talked with his friends in Flor
ence and elsewhere, and has received
the greatest encouragement. Mr.. Jep'
son has been forty years a practical
railroad man, and as years creep up on
him he wants to retire from the throt-
tie and give the younger men a chance
to run the trains while he runs the
railroads a little. The life of an en-
gineer is hard and exacting one, and
takes him away from home too much
of the time.
Mr.. Jepson came to Florence in 1884
and has been with the Coast Line con-
tinuously ever since, and is one of the
best men on the line. He has served
many roads in his time, the Louis
vile and Nashville, Central Of Geor-
gia. and Mobile and Girard among
them. He says that in his forty years
Of service he has never been dismissed,
suspended or reprimanded.
He was five years in the employ of
the construction department and the
rest of the time in the engineering.
He is a skilled workman. and among
other employments in his life he made
percussion caps for the use of the Con-
federate government. He claims tc
have made nearly half Of the number
used by the army.
Since Mr.. Jepson has been a citizen
of Florence he has made a host OF
friends, and stands high with his fel
low craftsmen and employers. From
his long, practical experience in rail
road work, he is regarded as a mar
who is particularly well fitted for the
position and as one who would be ar
acquisition to the board.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Col. a. =. Butler Dead.

Col. Andrew Pickens Butler Of Al
ken County died Wednesday at the
Butler home. Colonel Butler was
trickcn withparalySis Of the heart Sat
urday night. He never regained con-
sciousness. He WAS 20 years old. He
leaves two daughters. who are mar
ried. a son and several grandchildren.
The funeral was held this morning at
II o'clock from Sweetwater Church.
near 4 Aiknn
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Monument to Sumter.

Representative Lever received as
surances from the house committee on
library that his bill appropriating
$4,000 for the erection Of a monu-
ment to the memory Of Gen. Thomas
Sumter, the Revolutionary hero,
would be favorably reported this ses-
sion. The bill provides that the
monument shall be erected in the town
of Sumter, upon suitable location.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
IS BARLOW WARREN ALIVE?
A Letter Which It is Claimed He
Wrote to a Relative.

From The Times and Democrat.
A few days ago we received letter
from a prominent citizen Of Collector
County enclosing a letter which be
says was written by Barlow Warren.
In his letter the gentleman says under
date Of May l3:
EDITOR TIMES AND DEMOCRAT:
II enclose copy of a letter which ]
would be glad if you would publish. ]
have always maintained Barlow War.
ren's innocence, and now that he has
left the United States l give you his
letter to publish. l saw near kins'
man of his who asked me to have his
letter published. l send it to you. He
has left for parts unknoWn-I know
not where. He will never return. I
copied this letter from the original,
leaving out certain things not neceS-
sary or right to be published"
At the request of the gentleman
who wrote the above letter we with
hold his name, but as we said above,
he is prominent citizen and is known
to many of our people. Here is the
copy of the letter which is signed by
Barlow Warren. It is dated March,
1902, and reads as follows:
"As am about to leave my native
country forever, l write you for the
last time to tell you goodbye. l have
been hunted and bounded down for a
good while. Now that it is reported
| am drowned have an opportunity to
escape. The prowling detectives have
constantly been trying to capture me,
but could not. l am not guilty OF the
robbery at F'ifty-eight, when l was tlrst
arrested, and would have been acqult-
ted, if it had not been for one stubborn
juror. The bribed testimony OF
Watson and Connor was against me
and the Express Company used all
their power to convict me, but thanks
to the efforts OF Judge 1zlar and Mr..
Brunson was not convicted. | had
to lie in jail for awhile till I could give
bail. Well, l was poor boy, and drlVen
to desperation, l determined to Kill
Tom Watson and Connor. l shot Wat.
son to death because he had lied
against me, and l vowed to kill Con-
nor. but did not have the opportunity
After this, every crime committed;
was laid to any charge. l was accused
of robbing the postottice at WATERFORD
and of attempting to hold up the train
at Fifty-eight, and finally was accus-
ed of stopping the train near the same
ula e. and taking the express safe and
CARRYING it to the EdistO, and finally
nv body was found drowned. While all
these things were going on | was about
nv old home near Buckhead, and had
nothing to do with these things. My
only crime was shooting Tom Watson
For this I would have been hung, so
kept out of the way. This dodging life
does not suit me, so have concluded
to leave my country and State forever
4 Door orphan boy now goes to live II
foreign lands, so goodbye. Tell al
nv Kindred and friends goodbye fol
ever. Yours,
J. BARLOW WARREN"
The Times and Democrat publishes
this letter as requested, but as tt
whether it was written by BartoW
Warren our readers must decide for
themselves on the testimony given
above. The gentleman who sent it K
US is man who is prominent IL
church and State and he seems to have
no doubt but that the letter was writ
ten by Warren.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
SuciCe of Soldier.

Clifford S. Roberts Of Co. D, Third
infantry, committed suicide Friday at
Fort Thomas, Ky, by taking NOR
phine. His officers and comrades say
the deed was due to affections that
followed privations of hard campaign
ing in the Philippines. His mother
and brother at Savannah, Ga, have
been notified. Roberts was formerly
printer and stood high in his regi-
mont
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
FRIGETFUL TRAGEDY.
An -Aeronaut Fell Fifteen Feet and
Was Dashed to Pieces.

Was Dashed to Pieces.
As already wired, frCn Paris, Sc
yero, the aeronaut. and one Of his as
sistants were killed by the explosion
Of Severo's airShip in making trial
trip Tuesday monrning, Severe had
invited a number of friends to witness
the ascension and his wife and rela-
tives were following the course of the
balloon In motor cars. Suddenly the
spectators were Mortified by a bright
flash of light, followed by loud eX-
plosion. The balloon, which at this
time was 1900 feet above the ground,
fell rapidly, landing on the roof Of a
house.
The aeronaut fell in the street and
was dashed to pieces. The bones of
his legs were forced through the soles
Of his boots. The engineer who ac-
companied him was burned to death.
The accident is said to have been
caused by leakage Of gas. Severe
started with the intention Of sailing
to the military parade ground at Issy.
With an engineer named Sachet, Sc
vero sailed out of his balloon house
near the Boulevard de Vaugirard, in
excellent spirits, and full of confidence.
The aeronut put his airship through
a series of evolutions before starting
in the direction of Issy. There seem
ed to be some hitch with the steering
gear and the rear propelling screw
turned with difficulty. Nevertheless,
after several stoppageS the airship sail
ed off, moving steadily enough through
a light breeze. Suddenly a puff Of wind
caught the ship and whirled it over
the Avenue Dumaine. The ship turn
ed completely around and veered about
in fashion showing that control of
her had been lost.
Then, from the center of the outer
envelope, a tongue Of fame darted out.
This was followed by loud report re-
sembling a cannon shot and the ship
sank like stone, falling on the roof Of
house. thence into some trees, and
finally reaching the Avenue Dumaine,
almost on top of it's occupants, who
had previously been precipitated to
the stone pavement. The fearful
mangled corpses of Severe and Sachet
were conveyed to neighboring police
station. The bodies presented hor-
rible spectacle, especially that of Sa-
chet. The flame which caused the eX-
plosion burned the engineer in most
shocking manner. Practically not a
bone Of either victim was left unfrac-
tured and both skulls were terribly
or,1cbo1
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Will Defect q Railroad

1t is reported that the Mexican
Central railway will detiect its line un-
der construction from point on its
Guadalaj lara division in order to avoid
proximity to the volcano OF COlima.
which has been more or less active
ever since the earthquake at Chllpan-
cingo. There is much alarm at pres
ent among residents OF Colima owing
to the activity Of the volcano which
is smoking. Many Slight earthquakes
have been experienced, terrifying the
people engaged in farming.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Poor Fellow.

A western New York man commit
ted suicide on the day he was to have
been married because he was impress
ed with the solemnity Of the marriage
service. He should have spent a
few months in Chicago and had that
sort of feeling taken out OF him
Spartanburg Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
PardONe0.

George Washington an old fashion
ed white folks negro convicted OF
rape in 1876 has been pardoned by the
governor who discovered q case OF
blackmail on the part Of the negro
woman who secured Washington's ar
rest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

"Our holy war in the Philippines"
SAYS The Norfolk Landmark, has
collided with a counter one engineered
by the Sultans and Datos Of Min
danaO."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

once the town was in Il blaze. The
! fire seemed to run overall. The ships
were Instantly canted over and began
simultaneously to burn and sink in the
sea. which was then raging cauldron.
The whole destruction had taken place
within less than 20 minutes OF the
eruption.