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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
EYnched IN Kansas.

At Montgomery, Kansas, on Christ
mas day, Montgomery Cooley. negro
man. was taken from the jail and
lynched by a mob because early Christ
mas morning he had shot and killed
Milton Hinkle, a policeman, while the
officer was trying to protect himself
against crowd Of unruly negroes.
At the first effort to lynch the negro
the rope broke. Some one IN the
crowd theL cut GodleyS throat, sever
ing the juguiar vein. After this he
was hanged a second time. The
shooting of Policemen Hinkle occurred
at a dance. which was attended by a
large number of negro men and wo-
men from neighboring mining camps.
Montgomery Cooley and his brother
were drinking and had become very
disorderiy when Policeman Hinkle i'll
terfered. The negroes became insult
ing and. when Hinkle drew his club
to defend himself, Montgomery God
lev slipped behind the policeman,
grabbed the officers pistol and shot
fIinklc behindthe ear. The wound
ed policeman was carried 70 the City
Hall. where he died several hours later.
The news CT the shooting spread
rapidly and a mob gathered in front
Of the jail. The doors were battered
in and the mob seized Montgomery
Cooley. who, with his brother, had
been arrested soon after the shooting.
They took the slayer to telephone
pole three blocks away and there
hanged him. at first the negro was
defiant, but just before he waSSanged
he begged hard for his life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
:wEUL RAILROAD AcCIDENT.
T>venty-ei.ht Killed and -iaIy Scri-
Ous'y Wounded.

Tire most frightful railroad acc!-
dent in the annals of the past decade
happened a short distance from tie
little station of Nanstead, Can, on
the Sarnia branch OF the Grand Trunk
railway. Saturday night. The trains
in collision were the Pacific Express
and freight. The express was run
ning nearly TWO hours late and was
making fast time. The freight vas
yu6eavariug 10 make 4 siding to get
clear Of the express. but failed BY q
minute or TWO.
There was drealful crash. the
locomotives reared up and fell over ii
q ditch. the baggage car ct the eN-
press telcScoped the smoker and N an
instant the shrivES and cries CT the
wounded and the dying t:i:cd the air.
The loss OF life 10 IS. Tie injured
will number considerably more, and
many OF these may die.
Many Of the dead were terribly mu-
t Lifted. Heads we e cut off, legs
wrenched from the b@dieS and the
level stretch Of snow became crimson
with the diced Cf the victims.
The responsibility for the accident
has not been definitely fixed, but it is
believed to have been Que 10 a teie-
graph operators error.
The operator at one Of the stations
where the two trains stopped gave an
order to the freight to pass No. >, the
PIc!tic Express. at WauStead.
In the system Of the Grand Trunk
this order should have been duplicat-
ed. a copy being given to the conduc-
tor aud engineer Of the express. In
stead Of this the conductor OF the eX-
press received q clearance order, tell
ing him to run right through. The
freight train meantime had stepped
at WanStead. to Sidetrack. and was
telescoped by the express. The blind
ing storm which was raging rendered
objects Invisible at the distance OF q
few feet. the operator at Wanstead
is not uSGally on duty at night bat
last evening he happened to be in the
office for a short time. Ilewas going
out at the door when he heard the
telegraph instrument click repeatedly
the message: Stop No. 5. Stop No.
81"
SeiZing a lantern tie operator dash
ed for the door and as he closed it be-
hind he heard the crash Of the COL
liSior up the track.
There was not a house at hand to
which the injured could be carried.
Fortunately, however, the TWO Pull
man cars on the train did not sustain
any damage. They were warm and
comfortable and were converted into
temporary hospital. The injured
were placed in the berths and every
thing possible done to ease their suf-
ferinu
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Needed In Hawaii.

Thomas Fortune. special labor com
missioner appointed by Secretary Shaw
to visit the Philippines and Hawaiian
islands is at Honolulu. In an inter
view in The Star he said: u believe
the importation Of negroes there
forms natural solution Of the dill
Guilty which unavoidab!y follows the
absorption Of tropical OF semi-tropical
countries by the United States. In
the Southern States and in the Caro-
linaS the negro made the industries
what they are" The commissioner
said there might be difficulty in ob-
tanning the negro. but he thought
that the planters could get all they
wanted if they sent the right SOFT CT
agents after them. You could get
10000 there in six months, he said.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Will be Arbitrated.

4 dispatch from Washington says
President Roosevelt will not be arbi-
traitor in the venezuelan controversy.
The whole.veXatious question will be
referred for adjudication to the Hague
tribunal. Epitomized, this was the
situation as it had resolved itself at
the conclusion Of the cabinet meeting
today. The meeting was not long
session. All the members except
Root were present. The Venezuelan
question was the principal and practi-
cally the only topic of general concern
under consideration. Secretary Hay
presented the net results Of the cable
correspondence with the governments
of Londen, Berlin, Rome and Caracas
In accordance with the suggestion of
President Roosevelt, President Castro
of Venezuela, was reported to have
agreed to submit the differences be-
tween his government and the Eu-
ropean powers to arbitration Of the
tribunal at the Hague. The Europ-
can powers have not only consented
to consented to submit the controver-
sy to arbitration, but while they ex-
pressed a preference for the arbitra-
tion to be conducted by President
Roosevelt, they assented to his sug-
gestion that the matter be referred to
the Hague court. The presentation
of the case met the hearty approval OF
the members of the cabinet. No fear
is expressed by the administration
that the Monroe doctrine will be
brought into the controversy in any
manner that might result in embar-
RAISING the situation Of the United
States.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
THIRTY Injured
By the Explosion Of Gas at Got
Springs, Arkansas.
SIXTEEN SERIOUSLY HURT.
sion Occurred.

At Hct Springs, Arkansas, WedneS-
day afternoon in the cellar CT the turf
exchange, : club house and pool room
operated by Chambers & Walker, the
building was badly damaged and 50
people were Injured, IL of them being
in asericus condition. The most Seri-
ou>ly injured are:
r. c. Chambers, one Of the proprie-
tors of the turf exchange, both legs
and both wrists broken.
Wm. Helwig, a bind man, manager
Of bath house, both legs broken,
will Gle.
The injured arc:
j. S. Meeks. Hot Springs, Ark,
bot; legs broken.
Joseph Pace, hotel keeper, Hot
SpirgS. both legs h-0ken.
Finnegan. plumber, Hot Springs,
both legs broken.
James C0wen, Hot Springs, both legs
broken.
Wm. Metzer, a boy, Hot Springs,
both legs broken and skull fractured,
will die.
James CouQlin, plumber, Hot
Springs. leg broken.
G. G.. Parker. milwaukee,, Wis.
both legs broken.
al. +. Hotchsk;G. Hot Springs,
knee fractured.
T. Ozier, engineer, Hot Springs.
both legs broken.
II. George, New York. leg broken.
T. Cranfeld, Cincinnati both legs
broken, ribs crushed.
Walter Powers, St. Louis, arm
broken.
Eugene DAILY, Hot Springs, both
legs broken.
Thos. Phelan, telegraph operator,
Hot Springs, badly cut.
Mr.. Donnelly, visitor, residence un-
known, leg broken, also badly cut.
Twelve others sustained bruises and
slight injuries.
About i o'clock Wednesday after
noon the poolroom was crowded with
more than 100 persons. Just as a
race in New Orleans was being called
by the operator the floor Of the build
ing seemed to rise in an instant and a
report that shook the building rang
out.
The news Of the explosion spread
rapidly and soon Central avenue was
jammed with people. The police and
fremen tool; charge Of the building
and the work OF rescue began. Men
were pulled from under the building
in terribly shattered state. One OF
the most pitiable sights was when
"Pilly' Helwig, the blind manager OF
th. Lambcr bathhouSe was taken from
the ruins. Helwig is widely known
to thousands of visitors who come to
Hot Springs annually.
r. c. Chambers, one Of the proprle-
tors of the turf exchange. is one OF
tie best known sporting men IN the
country. His condition is serious.
The injured were taken in charge by
the local physicians.
The exact cause Of the explosion
has not yet been determined. 1t IS
said by some that gas which escaped
in the cellar Of the building was ig-
nited in some manner, causing the
terrible accident.
Another report, which is probably
correct, says a driver Of gasoline
wagon was filling tank in the cellar
when the explosion occurred.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Killed by Robbers.

\ special from Matthews, Ga,
says: A horrible crime was perpetrat-
ed near that place on Christmas eve
night. Mr.. Ed Gray, who was at
home after his place Of business was
closed for the night, was called to the
door by an unknown man and asked
to change some money. Not being
able to make the change Mr.. Gray
kindly consented to go to the store,
which was a short distance away. to
get the proper money. Mrs. Gray,
thinking her husband was staying
longer than necessary, became uneasy
and started to the front Of the house
to see if he coming. She was startled
to see the storehouse mass Of flames
and gave the. alarm by screaming.
Before assistance could arrive the
store was Quilted. Among the re-
mains Mr.. Gray's skull, fractured.
was found and the safe was open. 1t
is believed the man, after forcing Mr..
Gray to open the safe. which contained
$1,000. murdered him, robbed the
store and then set fire to it to cover
up his crime. There is no clue to his
identity.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Helped the Robbers.

at Chicago on Wednesday Police
man Patrick Mahoney was found gull
ty, aud Daniel Curran. co-defendant,
not guilty Of burglary. by a jury
which returned its verdict Of a locally
sensational case in Judge McEwen's
court today. The burglary of Hage-
mann's jewelry store with which the
defendants were charged, netted the
robbers $4,000 for which $1,000 was
recovered by the police. James Clark
and an accomplice were convicted and
served terms in the penitentiary.
Upon his release Clark told story to
the states attorney which resulted in
the arrest of Curran a saloon keeper,
and Nahoney, a policeman, well known
and respected among his fellows:
Clary testified that Mahoney in full
uniform stood guard while the jeWelry
store was being looted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
BrOiled Alive.

A horrible accident occurred at the
Richland distillery on Christmas eve.
About half-past o'clock Charlie Till
man, colored employee, while walk
ing along the gangway just above one
of the great slop vats which holds
$500 gallons, slipped and fell into the
vat. 1t was filled with boiling slop,
the stuff from which the whiskey had
already been extracted. This stuff
was at the time of a temperature OF
200 degrees Fahrenheit. When Till
man fell into the vat two fellow work
men tried to save his life. They
quickly managed to grasp his hancs
and pulled him out. He hardly spent
more than two minutes in the vat,
but when he was drawn out he was
unconscious and had really been cook
ed alive. He was in such condition
that his clothing had to be cut from
bis boiled flesh. DR.. Kendall was
hastily summoned and found the man
still breathing. He administered OPT
ateS and as soon as possible the suf-
ferer was removed to the colored hos
pital. Through everything possible
WIS done to save the mans life, death
came and relieved his awful suferlngs.
He had inhaled the deadly vapor FROM
the yat.-C0lGmbia State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
RayaoeS of Time.

In the singular failure Of the old
windows Of York cathedral. the glass
has lost most OF is transparency, and
in places has become so perforated
thar it crumbleS at the slightest
touch. TO stop the disease" some
glass OF the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries has been removed. 1t is
known that the hardest cement is
sometimes disintegrated by chemical
action set up by minute organisms,
and it is supposed that the destruction
of the glass has been due to some fun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
The Cold Wave.

The following bulletin issued Friday
by Observer Bauer from Columbia
shows that the severe weather is gen.
eral: The Severest cold wave Of the
season covers the upper Mississippi
valley where the temperatures range
from zero to 26 below. The cold wave
carried the freezing line southwark to
Northern Florida, with light frost at
Jacksonville, Southern Alabama. west
ward through Central Texas. The Pa
cifc slope is much warmer, with rainy
weather prevailing. 1t is showing IN
the lake regions, upper New England
and the Ohio valley. Portland. Me-,
had over 10 inches Of snowfall during
the past II hours. Generally clear
weather prevails over the southern
States except along the coast where
it is cloudy. The highest reported
temperature Friday was so at Los
Angeles, the lowest Saturday morning
was 26 below zero at Huron, S. D."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Santa Claus Burned.

Forest Gale, 15-year-old boy attach
ed to the Salvation Army, at Hamil-
ton Ohio, was fatally burned Christ
mas night while playing Santa Claus
to 800 poor children. The accident
occurred in the Salvation Army'S hall.
where the annual Christmas enter
tainment for the poor was in pro-
gress. Gale was swathed in rolls Of
cotton and wore a long beard Of SINH
lar material. AS he was frisking
around the tree, picking gifts for each
child, his clothes ignited by a candle.
Fire enveloped him almost instantly.
The false beard was burned and he in
haled the flames. Gale was taken to
a hospital, where he died in twenty
minutes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Leg Crushed.

Mr.. Will Moody, fireman on the
Georgia road. went under the engine
which he was firing when the tram
made the stop at Social Circle, Ga:
to make some repairs TO the ash pan:
and while in a position with one leg
extending across the track the engine
moved. the wheel passing over the
left leg and nangling it SO that am
putation was necessary. The other
hip was badly bruised and dislocated.
At the time OF the accident there was
little hope for recovery, but be is I'M
proving and there is coed hope for
recovery. He at one time worked on
the Southern road and lived in Coium-
bia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Two Trains Collide.

The Pennsylvania limited, running
almost an hour late, crashed into the
rear end of the Leetsdale accomoda-
tion at Quaker Valley, Pa, Wednes-
day night at II o'clock. The big en-
CINE Of the limited ploughed into the
rear car, the smoker, like knife
through paper, and the little car was
pushed through the one ahead OF it,
making the two cars the length of one.
The crash was heard for mile and
the limited. running at the rate OF
ffty-fve miles an hour, carried the
train from Quaker Valley to Edge
worth, distance Of almost half a
mile before it could be stopped. Many
were injured, some of them probably
fatally.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
FOULLY MURDERED.
Dir. W. T. HutIsonn Found Dead in
His Room.

A dispatch to The State from Cam
den says horrible tragedy was enacted
at the Wateree River bridge, gener-
ally known as the iron bridge, Friday
night, and the whole affair is so far
shrouded in mystery. Early Satur-
dav morning Mr.. ". F. Hudson, the
toll keeper, was found dead in bis bed
in a pool of blood, in his house by the
river bridge, on the west bank Of the
Wateree A blood trail leading from
the great wooden gates of tie bridge,
which are about 80 feet from the
house, to the bed, indicate that the
shooting took place at the gates. The
large gates are closed every night aGd
locked, and only a small p0stern is
left open. The supposition is that the
person or persons who committed the
murder came from the east side of tie
river as the poStern shows marks on
it, as if some one had tried to prize it
open from that side, while few feet
off, the gate keepers lantern was
found with blood spots on it. The
blood trail begins on the right gate.
where one spot is visible near the
ground, and leads directly to the
phone which is to the right Of the
house door. There is blood on the re-
ceiyer, and the unfortunate man either
endeavored to phone or reached for
his gun, which hung over the door.
A large pool of blood is on the mid
die of the floor, and young Hudson
lies in another one on his bed. His
pistol was found on the desk, but it
is not supposed that he had it with
him when he went to the gate. Who
perpetrated the horrible deed is still
an unsOlyed story. and no very definite
clues leading up to the detection Of
the murderer have been found as yet.
Robbery was apparently not the mo-
tive as nothing was taken out Of the
house and the toll money was not
touched. MeSSrS. Craig and John
Clyburn, who passed over the bridge
between II and y o'clock Friday
night, seem to have been the last per-
sons who saw Hudson before the muir
der, state that he came out and
opened the gates to let their buggy
pass through. Mr.. ". +. Hudson
was about 80 years old, single, and
his position was a very responsible
one, and the best evidence of the con-
fdence and esteem he enjoyed in this
community was his appointment to
the same last wear.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
A Romance.

Three years ago while Miss Caroline
C. Pritchard, Of Pottsyille, Pa: was
nursing the Vanderbilt family at
Newport, r. l., she met Harry ?.
Smith, a retired millionaire, Of Bos-
ton. The romance then begun reach
ed happy conclusion in their we'd
ding at Pottsville Friday. The GER
emony was performed by the Rev. DR..
James r. Satchell, at the home OF the
brides father, e1-Chief of Police D.
C. Pritchard. Miss Edna Stichler
acted as bridesmaid; L. L. Pritchard,
brother Of the bride, was best man.
The wedding was very quiet and Mr..
Smith and Mrs. Smith left on an eX-
tended Mediterranean trip. Mr..
Smith is a member Of the New York
Yatch Club and Of the Eastern Yatch
Club. Mr.. Smith and his bride will
later take a cruise in his handsome
yatch Adrienne.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
A Street Duel.

At Nichols, Ca, Oh Wednesday Sam
P. Padgett and J. c. Buchanan young
white men. fought an impromptu duel
on the street, as a consequence OF
which Padgett is dying and Buchanan
is seriously wounded. The two young
men married sisters, and while the
cause Of the trouble is not known 1t IS
believed to be a family disagreement.
Padgett and Buchanan have hereto
fore been friendly, but on meeting
Wednesday each drew revolver and
began shooting. Padgett was SHOT
through the chest near the heart and
/.oDoSr rorOvar
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Found in z Well.

The body Of John Miller. young
man who had not been seen since Sun
day night, was found In we'll at By
erly's brick yard one mile east of Win
ston, n. c., late "Wednesday after
noon. 1t is believed that Rufus Stew
enson. who committed suicide gester-
day afternoon, and rs brother, Sand
Stevenson, killed Miller and threw
him in the we'll. Sand Stevenson was
arrested near the Stocks county line
yesterday afternoon. He is in jail.
4 woman tells the officers that the
Stevenson brothers and Miller were at
her house Sunday and that the latter
had money. All Of them were drink
inc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
By Wholesale.

At Armstrong, Mo-, Rev. Naylor
performed marriage ceremony
Christmas night in which five couples
were united. The brides and bride
grooms formed a circle around the
minister and clasped hands and took
the VOWS. They belonged to matri-
monial club and had agreed to be
married at the same time by the same
minister.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
THANKSGIVING OFFERING.
Twenty Million Dollars Raised by the
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Success has crowned the efforts of
the Methodist Episcopal Church to
raise Twentieth Century Thank-Of-
fering fund of S20.000,000. About
Sl9.000,000 has already been raised
and promise has just been obtained
from millionaire to add the required
amount to complete the full sum. The
name Of the donor is secret, and will
remain SO until New: Years Eve,
when, at a watch meeting to be held
in Trinity Methodist Church, in
Springfield. Mass, formal announce
ment of the gift viii be made.
In the meantime speculation is rife
as to the man who is willing and able
to give so large a sum. Many names
have been mentioned, and it is be-
lieved by many that the S1,000,000
will come from either John D. Rookie
feller or Andrew Carnegie, notwith-
standing that neither is q Methodist
Another guess was hazarded that
Vanderbilt had opened his purse
strings.
Rev. Dr.. Edmund NJ. Mills. who
has had charge Of the work of raising
the fund, refuses to discuss the mat
ter, but admits that the final gift has
been ''underwritten." OF the thank
Offering fund sS,000,000 will be devo-
ted TO the payment of church Indebted
ness, and the prediction was made
that the result will be that not
Methodist Church in the country will
remain with vestige of a debt hang
ing over it after the committee con-
cludes its work. Along this same line
will be the establishment Of fund Of
sl,500,000 to provide pensions for
aged and intirm ministers. The fund
for this purpose will be increased
when opportunity presents itself.
The contributions have been sur
prising in their nature. The Norwe-
gian conference, in Minnesota. which
is made up Of membership frugal,
but far from wealthy, has contributed
an average of s22 per member. The
German conference of Oregon has
contributed an average Of $40 per
member. From the son of an old
Methodist minister came a gift Of
S400,000.
To the education of Methodist chill
dren nearly sS, ,oO0,O will be devoted.
This fund has been gathered largely
through the efforts of the presidents
of Methodist institutions of learning.
The sum of s1,176,S00 was raised by !
Syracuse University. The Ohio Wes-
leyan University raised s1,092,S06.
1t is understood that s5,000,000
will be devoted to the hospital work.
Ten years ago the Methodists had not
a hospital in the world, while today
they have 20 in the United States and
several others are under way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Rev. W. NJ. Jones Shot.

While out hunting Rev. W. NJ.
Jones. the pastor Of the Wiliston
Baptist church. was seriously wound
ed in the right arm by the Academia!
discharge OF his gun, in removing it
from the buggy. in which be, with
DR.. John A. McCreary. was riding.
1t was at first thought that amputa-
ton would be necessary: but hopes are
now entertained that the arm may be
saved
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-31
Frozen to Death.

Joseph Harlton, an old prospector,
missing for the past three weeks, has
been found dead within three hun
dred Yards Of his cabin near llse, Col.
Harlton was a Confederate soldier
and. it is said, was at one time mayor
Of Atlanta. 1t is supposed that he
perished in a storm in an attempt to
seek shelter and food.