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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
COULD HAVE ESCAPED.
Scenes in the City Of ST. Pierre just
Before the Eruption.

Relatives and friends of Thomas T.
Prentis. United States consul at st.
Pierre, whose home is at Melrose,
Mass, are in grave fear that he and
his family were among those who per-
iShed in the lake Of molten lava that
swept over the city. With him were
his wife and two daughters and no
word has been received from them
since the destruction of the island
City.
Friends Of the family have not en-
tirely abandoned hope that they may
have escaped with their lives, arguing
that the severing of the cables and
general decentralization in Martinique
and St. Vincent could easily account
for the absence of news from Consul
PrentiS. Miss Alice Fry, a sister of
Mrs. Prentis, who lives in Melrose, re-
ceived a letter from her on Friday.
bearing the date Of April 25. The
letter was in part as follows:
"Fhis morning the whole popula-
tion of the city is on the alert and
every eye is directed toward Mont
Pelee, an extinct volcano. Everybody
is afraid that the volcano has taken
into it's heart to burst forth and de-
stroy the whole island.
All the inhabitants are going up
to see it. There is not horse to be
had on the island, those belonging to
the natives being kept in readiness to
leave at a moments notice. Last
Wednesday, which was April %.
was in my room with little Christine,
anG we heard three distinct shocks.
They were so great that we suppose at
first that there was some one at the
door. and Christine went and found
no one there. The first report was
very loud, but the second and third
were so great that dishes were thrown
from the shelves and the house was
completely rocked.
We can see Mont Pelee from the
rear windows Of our house, and al
though it is fully four miles away,
we can hear the roar and see the fire
and lava issuing from it with terrific
force. The city iscover1d with ashes,
and clouds Of smoke have been over
our heads for the past five days. The
smell OF sulphur is so strong that
horses on the street stop and snort,
and some of them are obliged to give
up, drop in their harness and die
from the SuffOcatiOn.
Many Of the people are obliged to
wear wet handkerchiefS over their
faces te protect them from the strong
fumes of sulphur. My husband as
sures me that there is no immediate
danger. and when there is the least
particle Of danger we will. leave the
place. There is an American schooner.
the r. j. Morse, in the harbor. and
vii. remain here for at least two
weeks. IF the volcano becomes very
bad we shall embark at once and go
out to sea-"
Late reports leave no doubt Of the
sad fate of Mr.. Prentis and his family.
They were all burned to death in the
fated city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

KILLED BY THE TRAIN-A white
man by the name of Clyde Douglass
was killed at St. Matthews on last
Thursday night at s o'clock by the
train. The correspondent of The
State says the unfortunate man was
in St. Matthews Thursday drinking
pretty heavily and had declared to the
porter at the depot his intention to
ride the blind baggage to Columbia.
No one saw the incident, but it is
supposed he was endavoring to carry
out his expressed purpose while drunk
and was killed. Nothing definite of
the man is known and he is set down
as a trampmechanic. The train crew
ignorant Of the fact that a man had
been killed until wired to up the road.
No blame attaches to the railroad OF
it's officials.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
CarneGie'S Offer.

Much discussion has been aroused
in Washington by a story printed in
New York Thursday that Andrew
Carnegie has offered to furnish the
twenty million dollars this county
paid to spain for the Philippines, II
bv that means he could be able to as
sure the Filipinos that their indepen-
dence would ultimately be acknowledge
ed by the United States. The state
ment WAS made by Geo. +. Steward OF
New York. president of the Fidelity
and Casualty Co., who is a warm
friend of Mr.. Carnegie. He says he IS
the original anti-imperialiSt and added
that Mr.. Carnegie went to President
Mckinley before the treaty with Spain
was signed and said he was convinced
that We were forcing war on the Flip
mos and wanted to be sent to the
Philippines with full power to promise
the Filipinos independence and on
those conditions would pay himself
the treaty price.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

DIR; q: th;. i>}a::d @uS hlpw1 I12r, and
f:a.;yagA:G of p"!1jce and dust 'Sere
thrown tea height @f twenty miles.
Gaii:iny the region UE the upper air
currents. the dust waS carried around
the entire earth and produced remark
able twilight yiowS for many months.
The SoUnd OF the explosion was heard
at Il distance of 2,247 miles. The
waves produced in the air travels four
and half times around the world. Sea
waves fifty feet high swept the neigh
boring shores and smaller waves were
observed on distant coasts over nan
the globe. One hundred ana SINlE-
three villages were dctroycd and So
$50 human beings pcrl>Ned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Minister Referees Boxing Match.

Members of the congregation OF
St. Johns Episcopal church in Ho-
boken, n. j., are in state of tur-
moil over the fact that their rector,
Rev. David B. Matthews, acted as a
referee at boxing match the other
night. Under the auspices of the St.
Johns cadets, an organization con-
nected with the church, minstrel
show was given that evening. and
the last number on the programme
was a boxing bout between Charles
Rogers and August Tierney, two
members of the cadets. The rector
was referee, and the "sS" was an
exceedingly warm one. Il was Of
three rounds duration, and both
youngsters were pretty we'll pun
ished. The minister showed q ia
miliarity with the tactics Of the ring
that amazed some Of the staid mem
bers Of the congregation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
a POLITICAL SENSATION.
Judge Clark Says Judge Simonton
Rode on Free Passes.

4 dispatch from Charlotte says
Judge Walter Clark gives out for
publication the letters he wrote to
Gov. Russall during the fusion rule in
connection Herewith defends himself
the charge that ne instigated suits
against corporations and persons
knowing that later the cases would
come before his court for adjudication.
He says all that he did was honorable
and for the best interest of the state.
and that the fight against him is in
stigated by the big railroad corpora
tions, who wish to defeat him because
they can't control his decisions.
One of the letters which Judge
Clark admits writing is related to
alleged free trips to Raleigh made by
United States Circuit Judge Simon
ton. and is as follows:
Permit a suggestion Acts 1891,
chapter 320, sec. clearly and unmis-
tably makes any discrimination an
offence punishable by fine not less
than $1,000 nor more than $4,000.
Send w. C. Douglas today to Solicitor
Pou, inform him what he heard Of
Page and have bill V. railroad sent
for hauling for one-half price. Sum-
mon Page and freightagent here with
his books. and the party whose goods
were hauled free Cor one-half price,
He cannot refuse to testify. as he is
not indictable, only the common car
rier.
In this way you can get the evl-
dence you want. Again last January
SimOnton came here to hold court
not only on a free pass, but in private
palace car free. He is not indictablc,
but the railroad can be made to swell
our school fund s., 900 for having had
the honor ETC., to give him free cars.
free passes, free food etc, and the
nstional and state publicity given the
transaction will open the eyes OF the
plain, common people, both in North
Carolina and throughout the Union.
"A very little trouble will get bills
as to above transactions. and it is
worth it.
Destroy this after reading"
More than one Of the letters were
marked Personal" and asked that
they be destroyed. This. Judge Clark
says, was in order to keep the rail
roads from seiZing them and trying to
make capital against him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Captain Aa6rews and His Bride Aro
sighted on the Ocean in Thoa1
Small Boat.

An incoming steamer reports hav-
ing passed the Dark Secret, the ht-
tie canvas-covered folding-boat in
which Capt: William Andrews and his
bride started for honeymoon trip
across the Atlantic three days ago.
The little craft was reported to be
making fair headway, though pound
ing a good deal owing to lying 80
low on the water. The Dark Secret
is IA feet in length and sits danger
ously deep in the water as the re-
suit of the stores which have been
packed in every nook Of the boat and
her 800 pounds Of lead ballast.
Capt. Andrews means to hold his
course toward the Azore islands. He
expects that with ordinary fair
weather he will make them in eight
weeks He counts on the Dark Sc
cret making ten miles an hour. He
is alone in the belief that she will
make that time. Half the speed is
what is given her by many author
tiles owing to the light sails carried
and the peculiar build of the Dark
Secret. Three or sour months may
be necessary to make successful
journey.
Capt. Andrews has achieved much
on voyages in small boats. He sailed
the dory Nautilus, 15-foot boat,
from Boston to the Paris exposition
in 1878. On this trip he was accom-
panied by his brother Walter. The.
voyage lasted As days. He was 81
days alone on the ocean in the boat
Dark Secret, Is feet long, in 1888.
He sailed "a days alone in the can
vas-covered foldingIboat Phantom
Ship, a 131-foot craft, in 1898, and
1000 miles alone in the Dover, a 12-
foot boat of the same style, in 1899.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
BROKE THE SABBATH
Missouri Man Fined for Working
On the Lords Day.
Jury at Mexico Finds . Farmer
Guilty of 5ca1dins Hogs ana
WITHDRAWING Trees on Sunday
and Fines Him $50 and Costs.

The jury of 10 Audrain county citi-
zens in the circuit court at Mexico,
Mo-, the other day found Godfrey
WinZer, German farmer, guilty OF
working on the Sabbath, commonly
called Sunday. He was found guilty
on two different charges and was
cned ten dollars and costs in each
case.
The law under which the indict-
nIentS we're found is as follows:
''ii:.;,ly person who shall either Ia
ho- E:n,scl:. or compel his apprentice
or seryaEt or any other person un-
del L.. .:.-.sc o- contro! 10 labor
or perform any work other than the
household offices Of daily necessity
or other works of necessity or chari-
~, or who shall be guilty of hunting
game or shooting on the first day Of
tic week, commonly called Sunday,
a.:..l kc deemed guilty of nisde-
mcarcr. and shall be fined not ex-
ceeding $50.'
Winzer resides in g Christian COM
mun:ty. near the Littleby Methodist
~ scored church south. His house
IS in proximity to the church. lis
nea;est i.e.y h bors, who were the wit
ncsscs against him in the case. testi-
fed that they had seen Winner de-
flying the Sabbath law by scalding
hogs, wh:tewashing trees, stacking
oats and straw and rendering Lard
on Sunday.
These witnesses appeared before
the grand jury, and Winzer was IL
dicted on five different counts.
The case was called in the morn
ing, and after hard fight it went
to the jury in the evening. Court
was held open till nearly ten o'clock
at night waiting for the verdict Just
before ahicurring for the evening the
jury r. turned a verdict of not guilty
Oh the charges of stacking oats and
straw and rendering lard.
The jury was sent back by Judge
Hughes and requested to report in
the morning on the other two counts.
After few hours consideration they
returned a verdict of guilty on the
counts of scalding hogs and white
washing trees. 1t is estimated that
the case will cost the Sabbath-break-
er $780,
The attorneys state that new
trial will be asked, and that they e1-
pect to take the case to the supreme
court if necessary. They admit, how
ever, that the law on the question has
been decided constitutional, but they
claim Winner is not guilty of violat-
ing it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

If the state has the right to tax
the people to educate the children OF
the state" says President c. E. Naw-
ter of the Miller school, then it sure
ly should use the money in that way
which will give the state the best re-
suits. 1t should educate our children
toward what they have to do in life.
not away from it. There is no deny
ing the fact that our present ScholaS-
tic education tends to draw our chill
dren away from industrial pursuits.
Surely the object Of public education
should be to enable our children to be-
come good. useful, honest. loyal citi-
zens, and equip them for life-work
that lies before them"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

Ed Burnett, a young man of Macon.
Ga, had a narrow escape from serious
injury and perhaps death Wednesday.
He was leaning out of the second story
window of store when he lost his
balance and fell out headforemoSt.
His body made half turn in the
descent and he struck upon his right
shoulder on the awning over the door
way and bounded off. He made a
complete sumersault and landed on his
feet on the stone sidewalk and did not
sustain the slightest injury. Specta-
tors who saw Burnett fall thought
he would strike upon his head and
break his neck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

The Berlin correspondent Of the
New York Times says that, according
to the Berliner Tageblatt, the minis
ter of education has issued new regu-
lations in regard to the admission OF
foreign students at the Berlin tech
nical college. The Germans complain
that the foreigners crowd them out
of the laboratories and lecture rooms,
and that the foreigners are admitted
without any documentary evidence OF
previous education. The chief offend
ers are Russians.
1t is now reported that the minis
ter directs that Russians are only to
be admitted if they can prove previous
sian technical college. Other foreign
ers must produce certificate Of gen
eral education as we'll as proof that
they have attended a technical col
lege
II has also been decided. according
to the Berliner Tageblatt, that small
class of students called "hospitante."
now admitted 10 the lectures at Ger
man universities as guests. without
the right of obtaining certificates or
degrees, shall be abolished in the ma
chine engineering department. of the
college, and only allowed IN other de-
partments under exceptional circum-
stances.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Canada's Forests.

The Ottawa (Ont.l correspondent Of
the New York Tribune says: Canada's S
forests are found to be equal to sup
plying the world with pulp wood alone
for $40 years, on the basis of 100000
tons of manufactured pulp a year
This is the estimate of J. c. Langelier,
superintendent of the forest rangers
of Quebec. 1t is given in a paper to the
Canadian Forestry association, re-
produced in the second annual report
of the association just issued. Mr..
Langelier takes 100000 tons of pulp
yearly as his basis, that being about
the total production Of the United
States
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Was Too Quick.

When iailer Craig entered the jail
corridors at Roanoke. Va, Thursday
evening he was murderouSly assaulted
by two negro prisoners who had koped
to make Their escape. During a strug-
Gle which followed one Of the negroes,
Bob Payne, was shot and fatally in
iured by jailer Craig. The men es-
capped from jail two weeks ago with
ten others but were rccaptured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
\ Good Rule.

! Chicago Roman Catholic who
obtained 4 legal divorce because his
wife deserted him, now wants to marry
again. but is troubled because his
church says the divorce is Of no effect.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Shot and Killed.

Hillary Holloman was shot and kill
ed on Monday afternoon while on his
return home from Kingstreet by his
brother-in-law II. II. Brown. They
had both been i'm bibing freely OF
liquor and were riding in a wagon
together when drunken quarrel
arose
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

THE News and Courier says if Gen.
Weyler knows an opportunity when he
sees one he will not fail to move his
Government to make some kind Of pro-
test in the right quarter regarding the
uncivilized character of the war IN
Samar."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
SOME DISASTERS
Caused by Earthquakes and Qolo@-
noes III the Worlds History.
MARTINIQUE one OF WORST
Ranks With Lisbon and hraSato;'
and Far Beyond Pompeii.
Description ofTwo Of the
Worst Disasters.
Worst Disasters.

Some of the greatest disasters cauS-
ed in modern and ancient times by VOL
canic eruptions and earthquakes were
the following. beginning with the lat
est:
Quesalter ang ;, and other cities III
Guatemala. April 10, 10000 killed
by earthquake.
Chilpancingo. Mexico, January l6,
l902-3O0 dead: earthquake.
Shamaka. Russian TranScauc asia,
February, 10000 killed: earth
quake.
Erzeroum, Armenia, November y,
1902 killed: earthquake.
Mt. Koelet, Java, May. l90l-About
200 killed: volcanic eruption.
Mt. Azuma, Japan, July, 100000
killed or injured: volcanic eruption.
Island of Dram, East Indies, Octo-
Der 10, lS99-4,0 ZOO killed: earthquake.
Adm, Asia Minor, September 20,
lS99-3O0 killed: earthquake.
Venezuela, April -. lS94-3, 900
killed; earthquake.
Southern Greece, April, lS9+-l 900
killed: earthquake.
Island Of Hondu. Japan, October,
IS9I-I0.OOO killed; earthquake.
Charleston, 5. c., August and Sep
tember, lSS6-3S killed: earthquakes.
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, lSS0-19 kill
ed; earthquake.
Isle of Ischia, 1SS3-2,000: killed:
earthquake.
Krakatoa. Strait of Sunda, May to
August, lSS3-36,3 $50 killed: volcanic
eruption.
Djokjokarta, Java. 1851, 900 kill
ed; earthquake.
Island Of Martinique, ls67-1,600
dead: earthquake.
Calabria, Italy, 1870, 900 killed;
earthquake.
Fort Royal, Martinique, 1S39-700
dead; earthquake.
Mt. Garon, Island Of St. Vincent,
1SI2-lO,OO killed, volcanic eruption.
Canton, China, May p, lS30-6,o0o
killed: earthquake.
Mt. Taal, LUzon, lS14-14 ,C0G kill
ed; volcanic eruption.
Lisbon, Portugal, 1850, 900 kill
ed: earthquake.
Kuehan, North Persia, 1755-+0,000
killed: earthquake.
Canton, China, November 30, l13l-
100000 killed; earthquake.
Palermo, Sicily, l726-6,000 killed:
earthquakes.
Calicia, Poland, l26s-20,0o0 killed:
earthquake.
Syria, 115S-2O,ooo killed; earth
quake.
Cantania, Sicily, 1137-l5,0O0 kill
ed; earthquake.
Constantinople, 557-Thousands
killed; earthquake.
Pompeii and Herculaneum, 4. D.
79-2,0OO to 5000 killed: volcanic
eruption.
It will be seen that the cataclysm in
Martinique, if the reports Of 10000
dead prove correct, ranks among the
very worst of recorded disasters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
KRAKATOA ERUPTION.

The terrible eruption of Mount kra-
katoa is well remembered by thous-
ands Of the present generation.
Krakat0a is volcano on an island
of the same name in the Strait Of
Sunda. between Java and Sumatra.
Its earliest recorded eruption was in
1850. The volcano then became dor
mant and stood as an irregular peak
1923 feet high until 1888. Whea there
occurred one OF the most stupcndous
eruptionS ever known.
The eruption began in May and con-
Uinued until August -. when large
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
Plain Nurder Either Way.

If a crowd is justified in lynching
a man one man is justified in putting
another man to death. says the In
dianapolis News. In the latter in
stance it is perfectly plain that the
act is murder, but it is just as plain
" an act of murder when the victim
suffers death at the hands of mob.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21
THE LISBON EARTHQUAKE.

History exhibits few catastrophieS
more terrible than that which was
caused by the great earthquake which
on November I, 1855, leveled the city
of Lisbon to the dust. On other oc-
casionS, such as that Of siege, a
famine or plague, calamity ap-
proaches by degrees, giving its victims
time to measure it's growth and pre-
pairing them as it were, to sustain an
increasing weight Of misery; but her
dertruction fell upon the devoted city
with the rapidity Of a flash OF light
ming.
A bright sun shone over Lisbon on
that fatal morning. The weather was
as mild and beautiful as on fine sum
mer's day in America, when, about 4C
minutes past 9 in the morning, az
earthquake shock, followed almost I'M
mediately by another and another
brought down converts, churches, pal
aces and houses in one common ruin
and at a very moderate computation
occasioned the loss Of 10000 lives
THE shocking sight Of the deac
bodies" says an eyewitness Of the
scene, together with the shrieks anc
cries of those who were half buried IN
the ruins, exceeds all description: fol
fear and CONSERVATION were so great
that the most resolute person durs1
not stay moment to remove a few
stones OFF the friend he loved most
though many might have been Savet
by so doing: but nothing was thought
OF but self-preservation." H."
Many of those who were not crushed
or disabled by the falling building:
fed to the Tagus, vainly hoping thai
they might find there the safety which
they had lost on land. For, soon aftel
the shock, the sea also came rushing
in like torrent, though against wlnc
and tide, and rising in an enormou:
wave, overflowed its banks, deY0urins
all it met on its destructive path
Many large vessels sank at once: other:
torn from their anchors, disappeared
in the vortex, or, striking against eacf
other, were shattered to pieces. y tnt
new stone quay, where about 5000
persons had assembled for safety, slip
ped into the river, and everyone wa:
lost; nor did so much as single body
appear afterward.
Had the misery ended here it might
in some degree have admitted OF re-
dress, for though lives could not be re-
stored, yet great part Of the immense
riches that were in the ruins might
have been recovered: but a new calam
ity soon put an end to such hopes: for
in about two hours after the shock
fires broke out in three different
parts of the city, caused by the goods
and the kitchen fires being all jumblcc
together. About this time. also d
fresh gale suddenly Springing up made
the fire rage with such violence that
at the end of three days the greater
part of the city was reduced to ashes.
What the earthquake had spared feI!
pray to fire, and the flames consumed
thousands Of mutilated victims, who,
incapable Of flight, lay half buried IN
t,A
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-21

Already the men in charge OF the
switch light had made his rounds and
the lights were burning. AS the tank
car passed over one of the lights the
dropping naphtha caught on the little
fame and almost instantly an explo-
sion followed