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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
Col. HOyt for Senator.

The Washington correspondent of
the Columbia State asks: Is Col.
James y. Hoyt, Of Greenville, destined
to develop as a candidate for the SEN
ate to succeed Senator McLaurin?"
The correspondent goes on to say that
there is considerable talk in Washing
ton to that effect, and adds: "Wheth-
er Col. Hoyt can be prevailed upon to
enter the race is quite uncertain but
the suggestion of bis name has served
to bring out the fact that he or one OF
his friends would receive support from
unexpected quarters in case he should
come out for the senate, and stand a
GOOD chance Of being elected"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
The UnlOadeG Pistol.

"Didn:t know it was loaded" is the
story of an unfortunate homicide which
occurred at Williston on Tuesday Of
last week. \ very respectable young
negro, Kirk Moody, walked into the
dispensary and picked up a pistol
which was supposed to be empty. Mr..
Alphonso Wise, the dispensers week,
in spilit of playfulness turned the
barrel toward the negro and as he in
tended snapped it. But unfortunately
Mr.. Beard had loaded it a few hours
previously and the negro fell dead,
shot through the heart. The coroner'S
jury returned the verdict of accidental
ionoici6n
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
We declare again, that all COVER

We declare again. that all govern
ment instituted among men derive
their just powers from the consent Of
the governed: that any government
not based upon the consent of the gov
erned is d tyranny, and that to i'm
pose upon any people the government
of force is to substitute a method of
imperialism for those Of republic. We
hold that the constitution follows the
flag. and denOunce the doctrine that
an executive of congress, deriving their
existence and their powers from the
constitution, can exercise lawful
authority beyond it or in violation of
it. We assert that no nation can long
endure half republic and half empire,
and we warn the American people that
imperialism abroad will lead quickly
and inevitably to despOtism at home.
We condemn and denounce the Phil
ippine policy of the present admins
tratiOn. 1t has involved the republic
in an unnecessary war. sacrificed the
lives Of many Of our nobleSt sons, and
placed the United States, previously
known and applauded throughout the
world as the champion OF freedom,
in the false and unamerican position
OF crushing with military force the
efforts Of our former allies to achieve
liberty and Self-goyernment. The Fill
pinoS cannot be citizens without en-
dangerinG our civilization, they can
not be subjects without i'm perlling our
form Of government: and as we are not |
willing to surrender our civilization to |
convert the republic into an empire, |
we favor an immediate declaration Of
the nations purpose to give the Filipi-
nos. first. a stable form OF government: |
second. Independence; an6 third, pro- |
lection from outside interference. We
are not opposed to territorial eXpan-
sion when it takes in desirable terri
tory which can be erected into States
in the union. and whose people are not
willing and free to become American
citizens. We favor expansion by every
peaceful and legitimate means, But |
re are qnalterahly y opposed to the seiz-
ing OF purchasing Of distant islands to
be governed outside the constitution,
and whose people can never become
citizens. We are in favor Of extending
the republics influence among the ma
tionS. but believe that influence should
be extended not by force and violence,
but through persuasive power OF high
and honorable example, The burning
issue Of imperialism growing Out Of the
Spanish war involves the very eXiS-
tence of the republic and the destruc-
zion of our free institutions.
We regard it as the paramount issue
Of the camDalgn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
Ina Rad Fix,

Penniless and with his dream OF
love, happiness and a home shattered,
J. J. Kell. of Richmond, Va, applied
Friday to Charity Clerk Kelly of
Osweeo n. Y, for work and funds to
carry him back to the South, kell ans
wered matrimonial advertisement
and corresponded with a wealthy
widow Of Oswego. Every mail carried
messages of affection to his sweet
heart. and he received pledges Of un-
diving love in return. Attracted by
visions of wealth and happiness he
threw up his job in Richmond and went
to Oswego to claim his bride. he
STAYED at hotel until bis funds were
exhausted, and then the widow refused
to marry him. kell says he will an
syer no more matrimonial advertise
ments. Clerk Kelly provided him with
TRANSFORMATION to Syracuse.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
A Threat to Lynch.

A crowd Of prominent citizens OF
Ellsberry Ohio, threatened to hang
Rev. Harris, the Holy Band leader,
Friday but Brown county's deputy
sheriff and his assistants took Harris
to Georgetown. where he now is. 1t
is reported that Harris tent will be
burned. The leader Of the crowd said
that if Harris ever returned he would
be lynched. Great excitement pre-
walls in and around Ellsberry, and it
is feared that there will be blood shed
if the Holy Band people continue to
hold meetings. The wife Of John
Teeters and other Holy Band members
were taken to the asylum Friday,
TeeterS was taken Thursday, crazed
on account Of the meetings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
Kills Himself.

Charles Norman, prominent far
mer, of Sycomore. HI, committed
suicide Wednesday afternoon by taken
The act was committed
in his front yard. The cause assign
ed for the deed is that his farm has
been badly damaged this week with
the heavy rains and many fields Will
have to be replanted. This made him
despondent. The act was deliberate,
as was shown by four notes he left TO
his wife and mother, telling them he
was tired of this world. He was 33
years of age. He leaves wife and
three children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
TillNnan Hands OFF.

The Washington correspondent Of
The State says heretofore the senior
senator has remained strictly hands
Off; in the senatorial fight though the
impression has heen generally given
out that be is espousing the cause Of
Representative Latimer. Friends OF
the senator have taken occasion to
deny this emphatically and have allud-
ed to an incident said to bave occurred
shortly after the McLaurin-Tillman
scrap when Mr.. Latimer was one Of
those who refused to sign statement
circulated among the South Carolina
delegation, the purport Cs which was
to show where the svmpathieS with
Democrats in that affair Law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
PLATFORM ADOPTED.

Col. Jas. \. IIOyt then presented
the report of the committee on plat
farm are resolutions. The platform.
which was adopted, is printed in
another column.
The committee also made the fol-
lowing report as to the other resolu-
tionS referred to it rs printed II the
proceedings Of the morning session.
We, the committee on platform and
resolutions. beg leave 70 reporJ that We
have passed upon all matters submit
ted to us and recommends:
First. The adoption of the accom-
panying platform, marked tA.)
Second. That resolution No. 1, intro
duced by Mr.. BleaSe. be adopted.
Third That the resolution in'r0& uc-
ed by Mi. Croft. Not. be adopt ii With
the following amendments. Strike out
the word TENDER and insert the
words under y years Of age.
Fourth. That the resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Rogers, No. 9. be adopted.
Fifth. That the resolution, No. l..
signed "On behalf Of the PickenS dele
CATION" be laid upon the table.
Sixth. That all accompanying papers
be laid upon the table for the reason
that the subject matter is embraced in
the foregoing report.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Jas. 4. Hoyt.
Chairman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
Pass Him Around.

Several months ago Il book agent
went to Augusta calling on all the
prominent lawyers and ministers to
get them 70 subscribe t. d "Worids
History" the price Of which was from
81 to S.. He took in about all the
prominent people in the city who
have libraries and collected the cost Of
the book in advance, the book to be
delivered in 30 days. Sixty days
have now passed and on investigation
it is found that no such book is being
published. The police refused to give
the name OF the swindler until the
authorities in all cities in this section
have been notified to look out tor
him -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
A Fatal Flood.

Heavy rains Friday caused creek
running through Perry Pa. to overflow
its banks. Several small houses along
the banks were washed away before
the occupants could escape. One
woman, name unknown was drowned.
Several women and children we rescu-
ed from trees and house roofs. One
family was saved by cutting through
the roofing. G. W. Cooper, a hotel
proprietor. at the risk of his life,
swan to a tree and rescued two
women and baby. One bridge was
washed away and others are in bad
shape.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
After Forty Years,

There was remarkable find near
Townville the other day. Full 10
years ago Mrs. +. S. Browne, who was
Miss Mollie Lewis. but now the widow
of the late Col. G. S. MattiSon, lost
her engagement ring about the prem
ises of her old home, now occupied by
Rev. J. Walter Dixon. After con-
tinued search the ring was never
found. although Mrs. MattiSon never
despaired of finding it. About week
ago Mr.. Oixon's ten year old child,
Elizabeth, stumbled upon the lost
treasure, about 100 yards from the
house. 1t was plain gold emblem
bearing the initials IS. F. B. to NJ.
r r. Feb ~ 1883"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
He Ought To Know.

Congressman Littlefeld Of Maine
saws that If it were not for the news
papers the jobs which would go
through congress would be terrible to
contemplate. If there were no news
papers at all don't believe l would be
willing to trust myself alone in the
house of Representatives for 10
minutes" Mr.. Littlefeld isa Republi-
can, and no doubt known what he is
talking about.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
Wrecked His Shop.

\ dispatch from New York says
seven hundred women. men and chI!-
drcn attacked the shop OF a Norfolk
street butcher Friday night. The
butcher had opened llis store for the
sale Of meat. disregard!ng the edict OF
the East Side people that no meat
should be sold. The butcher refused to
obey the mob that ordered him to close
and before the police reserves could be
summond his place was wreck. -Four
arrests were made.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
Two New Bishops.

The general conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
now in session at Dallas. Tex, Thurs
day. elected DR.. F. E. Hoss OF Ten
nessee and Dr.. \. Coke Smith OF
Virginia bishops. DR.. Hoss is the
editor of the official paper of the
MethodistS, published at Nashville.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
STATE CONVENTION
Of the South Carolina Democracy
Held il Columbia.
4 TWO RING CIRCUS AJoETED.
Simple Resolution on Coarse o: HIc-
LaUcin. Wade Hampton 3GIiH-
Sized. Candidates Mas; .a:,i:!"
Party Platform.
Party lilatfoC::l.

The Democratic State c,arentiUn
met in Columbia on Wednesday. and
tremendously transacted It's business
and adjourned. 1t was - 80 when State
Chairman Willie Jones raped FOR order
and announced that the convention
would be opened with paayer by Bishop
Ellison CaperS. The hall was flied.
both the floors and in the galleries.
Bishop CaperS made brief but most
appropriate prayer, invoking the
Divine guidance upon the body.
He asked that all things rest
upon the foundation Of peace and
honor. lie concluded with the Lord ;
prayer.
The roll was called, having been
prepared by the secretary, was read
and some substitutions were made.
Mr.. Blease of Newberry then noni-
mated the Hon. Willie Jones for preSi
dent of the convention. Col. Crews
nominated Gov. McSweeney. who
promptly declined the nomination, sec
onding that Of Col. Jones. Mr.. George
Douglas Rouse Of Charleston. in glow
ing terms, seconded Col. Jones nomi-
nation. Mr. BleaSe put the motion and
Col. Jones was unanimously elected.
Col. Jones thanked the body for the
honor in q brief speech.
Col. +. e. Namer was nominated for
one Of the secretaries OF the cOnTen-
tion and was unanimously elected.
Mr.. J. T. Parks of Orangeburg was
elected the second secretary.
Col. F. NJ. Mixson was made SER
re3nt-3t-3rn0S
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
Father and Son Hanged.

Charner and George Wood. negroes,
father and son. were hanged Friday
morning at Talladega, Ala, for the
murder Of Jack and Reuben Boyd,
white, near Childersburg last Christ
mas day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
TILLMAN SPEAKS.

There were cries for "Tillman," "
and the senior senator took the stand
and spoke for over half an hour, fire.
Quentiy warming up to his work. He
was loudly applauded at times. His
speech was vigorous and devoted to
national issues and prospects for the
Democratic party in the next cam
paign. He gave also brief account
Of his stewardship in very plain Ian
guage. He was given marked atten-
tion throughout and loudly applauded
when he finished.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28

upTe NcIc hlStIUCio VI ti4S SOii-
mittee. Mr.. Rembert said, who had
favored the minority report Mr.. Rem
bert told why the minority had acted
as it did. The minority had no politi-
cal thunder to turn loose, and they did
not wish to adopt haphazar6 reSolu-
tionS affecting any citizen, no matter
whether that citizen be interested in
corporate enterprises or not. Haphaz-
ard resolutions could never be avoid
ed until politicians seeking cheap
thunder were no more. He appealed
to calm Judgment and asked if it was
right to condemn without hearing. Mr..
Rembert dealt with the interests on
both sides. and referred 70 the votes to
be gotten.
Col. Talbert as member OF the
majority Of the committee said he
hoped the minority report would be
consigned to oblivion. If there was
any law it was if advantage is to be
given, it should be given the poor and
the weak. Where was the lack of
information? Have the majority not
read the newspapers in the last few
weeks? These people. good people,
had been locked out arbitrarily. There
should be no conflict between labor
and capital. The rich men had act
ed arbitrarily. 1t was question vi
common sense, of humanity. The
Democratic party Should act in such
a matter and not be 50 tender-footed
aboutit it. (Applause.) He referred
TO the aliusions to the candidates. He
was candidate and was rot afraid to
be a candidate. He was willing to
advocate what he thought was right
and take sides. He was not Of the
kind who wore a standing collar high
enough to look like a whiteWaShed
fence about a lunatic asylum. His
young friend would soon be a candi-
date and was even now budding. He
would stand by these good people OF
Horse Creek. 1t was L question Of
corporation rule VS.. the people.
Mr.. Il. 7. James Of Oconee said the
Democracy OF South Carolina was on
trial. Great issues shOuld not be
swept aside BY JESS. Equity and
Justice should be Gone all-mill men
or workingmen. lie told Of Mr..
Courtenay'S coming to Oconee and
building a cotton mill there. This
mill was not planted there by foreign
capital. 1t has been stated that the
capital in the mills here come from
the north. NoSt. OF it comes from our
own people. There was nothing but
wild newspaper reports. Only this
morning the chairman Of this COM
mittee was announced as candidate
for the United States senate. AS
soon as he read it he said there's
nothing in that" We cannot rely
on irresponsible newspaper reports.
No such action should be taken in the
absence of definite information.
Prof. W. y. Marchant said the
words OF the resolution were mild
words. If he could have written the
resolutions they would have been
much stronger. He knew all about
cotton mills: he worked in the Granite
vile factory years ago. He knew the
liolSo Creek people. They were the
baSt people that ever lived on the face
OF this earth. They had been denied
privilege OF earning their daily bread.
This had stirred Aim as nothing had
r:.,,,r in - years. He was not a can
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
THE HORSE CREEK TROUBLE.

The BleaSe resolution relating to the
Horse Creek trouble, as given above.
was taken up, with the favorable re-
port. and Senator Gruber asked for
minority report. The minority report
was read as follows:
We. tie undersigned members on the
committee on platform and resolutions
to whom was referred the resolution
OF Mr.. Cole L. BleaSe with reference to
a certain lockout of cotton mill o.
eratives in Aiken county, beg TO sub
nit this as u minority report: That we
cannot concur with the views OF the
majority report. as we have not Suf-
tfcient Information to form correct
opinion and because we believe Mr..
Blease'S resolution to be extreme.
George r. Rembert.
James Norton,
Altamont Moses.
ID. +. Cooper,
Il. 7. James.
!. II. Lesesne.
Chas. H. Henry,
J. L. Tribble.
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Second. Resolution by Mr.. v. j.
Johnson proposing that the primary be
held TWO weeks sooner. report untavOr-
ably and recommend that it do not
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-02
ONE ON CONNECTICUT.
That SUPERINTENDENT for
Blasphemy.
ITO Be Cen.inued.l

In Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
appears an entertaining account of the
ancient laws and law courts of Con-
necticut.
George King, blasphemous sailor,
says the author, Mr.. B. j. Hendrick,
was excused with what he evidently re-
garded as mild punishment. He was
accused of uttering the words: by
God" aboard Dutchman-though
whether the place of the malefaction
increased the severity of the crime is
not clear. This was not Kings first Of
Tense, as many of the good people tes-
tilted. He was brought before the gov
ernor who sentenced him somewhat in
this style: 'When the son Of an
Egyptian blasphemed the name of God
it was not borne. 1t is the piercing
through the name of God in
passion which is the highest provoca-
ton of God. Whereas the rule is let
your words be yea, yea, and nay nay,
and by mans word he may lose his
life. hope it was only rash and sin
full oath; some have been bored in the
tongue; others have been in the stocks
and their tongues put in cloven stick.
But hope this has not been disrespect-
fully done, and so l sentence that you
be whipped. and in the interim be kept
in the marshal's hands" Neither King
nor any of his compatriots reached
that stage of contumely in their at
tacks upon public functionaries that
has immortalized one Capt. John
Stone, OF Massachusetts, who, in his
blasphemous assault on Mr.. Justice
Ludlow, called him to his face Mr..
"Justass" Ludlow, and as punishment
was fined e1oO and banished from the
colony under pain of death,
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HOMELESS AND cHILpLess.


<'I am homeless and childless." heard
man say
As sought my own fireside at close of the
day,
s'But of gold have plenty and friends by
the score,
And what, my good sir. can man want
And he laughed as he turned on his way
to the club,
Because he knew not of dire poverty's rub:
And because the world Aattered and petted
and feared
Himself for the fortune his hands had up
reared.
But. alas! how empty and hollow the sound,
And how sad seemed the life so imperfectiy
crowned!
And wept, as few to the arms of my
own,
For the sadness and sorrow of living alone.
dor, alone in the darkness of life without
God,
Or alone in the paths which our Saviour
has trod,
Or alone in suffering. sorrow or shame.
OR alone in weak purpose, alone in high
There liveth no sorrow, mid sorrows so
rife,
Like lonely and loveless fragment of life.
II am homeless and childlesS." 1t rang in
my ears
Like the wall of wanderer lost on the
years.
No wife to befriend thee when friendship
has done,
TO whisper so sweetly: Dear heart, there
Who loves and believes and trusts in thee
STILL"
TO rejoice in thy Joy when thou passest
No wife to inspire, advise and uplift?
Unloved and alone, unclaimed and adrlft?
81 am homeless and childless." 1t beat on
my brain
With the chill of the sleet in November
rain
"Homeless and childless?" No BARNS of
thine own.
TO be blood of thy blood, and bone of thy
bone?
No little ones running to hide in thine
arms,
Safe harbor of refuge from endless alarms?
No fat. chubby hands to creep Ger thy
cheek,
No sweet, childish prattle of Latin or
Greek?
But, homeless and childless. unanchored
and tossed,
like bark on the sea when the compass
is lost.
.s-V. Vincent Jones. in Banner of Gold.
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and the pressure on was decreasing
rapidly when it went OUT
"The mischief, you say! How do
you know all this, Jack?"
GAS 1 have told you, I was within
so yards of the dam when it went
out. And Jacob Setter was trying to
cross it,"
"Good Lord! But what wrecked
it?"
"selter, I think. There was an ex-
plosion as if a 12-inch shell had
struck just above the masonry. Ho
had fired his Internal machine from
the mouth of the outlet tunnel, and
was scrambling up to be out OF
harms way when he saw Nan and
Wykamp below the dam. When tho
shell exploded he was trying ia
reach them-fcr Mans sake, L sup.
pose"
Macpherson smoked his pipe quite
to extinction before he spoke again.
Then he said: Jack, I'm a little
tangled on the ethics of this thing.
Could it do any possible harm to any,
body if we keep this thing to our
selves?"
81 don't see that it can. Jake ha,
paid the penalty. He's well out Of
reach Of any court of ours"
Chats what I was thinking. And
if we publish it, it'll likely make i:
harder for poor, miserable, desti.
tute widow woman"
'l'm with you," I agreed. "And
now for your plans. 1 dom. think
the Glenliset people will trouble you
for a year or two, and the suit
against you will fall to the ground
without Wykamp's evidence. Will
you go quietly back to your cow
punching and mako hay while the
sun shines?"
ITO Be Continued
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shock that seemed to kill the very
air; and the great wall of masonry
toppled outward and downward,
crumbling like sand in the forefront
of the flood that gathered itself for
the onrush 20 the doomed valley be-
low. 1 closed my eyes in the sicken-
ing horror of it, and when I opened
them 1 was alone with the clamorous
waters. The bowlder where Wykamp
and Nan had been standing was gone,
and in its bed the angry flood was
cutting wider and still wider chan
mel in the loose shale of the canyon
slope.