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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Murder and Suicide.

Mrs. Marie Denen'lauer shot anc
killed herself at her home in Phila-
delpbia. Pa, on Thursday: after at
tempting 10 kill her husband, Charles
Denenhauer. According to the hus-
bands statement be and lis wife mad
been celebrating the advent OF the
New Year and when about TO retlre,
the woman seized a revolver which
was kent jn the room and ired shot
at her husband. the bullet striking
him in the hand. The woman then
shot herself. Denenhaur was arrested
pending an investigation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
TEE NEGRO VOTE.
In Pivotal States Often Gives Them
to the Republ
THE BALANCE OF POWER.
In the States of New York, Indtana,E
West Virginia, Delaware and
Maryland His Vote ssSB
a Lever.
A number of Republicanne,

A number of Repub blican 6ewSI
are di: p 4ting the assertion ofS5s@
Democratic writer's for the press thaEs
the negro vote holds the balance; Of
power in the country, and as;itis:al.'
ways cast for the Repub ticket,
generally elects that ticket. WhflesiEs
is true. that in 1896 and 1900, byrea-s
son Of the radical division in Demo.
cratic ranks, Mckinley would have;
been elected without the negro vote,
still the facts are that thenegroFctes
gives the Republicans the greatestzad-
vantage over the Democrats, and ma
clean, square way,:all elsesbeing equal
especially in issue and unity, the vote
Of the negro for the Repubiea ticket:
swings the pendulum to the Repubts
can side. 80
In the following. States are included
all the Republican States ostheN North:
having any onsiderable>2egro popnlaes
tion, and also certain border States
DOW held by the Republ blicans,o
are considered sometimes doub btful IL "a
which there is a heavy negro vote In:
dian Territory and Oaklahoma setS
down because there is some proba abiliz:
ty that they will besadmitted sasS:
States. The total negro population Of
each State. by the census sef SOC, rs
stated. and all colored esssWensYs:
one years Of age and over, or Totefs;asss
shown by the same census. None but
persons of negro descent are include
Negro popu- Segro vote
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Killed the Mate.

Considerable excitement prevails at
Savanna Lamar on the southwest
coast OF the island OF Kingston caused
by the shooting OF colored jamaican.
second mate OF the American brig
Sunlight by the first officer OF the
vessel. II. G. Gardner Of Maine. De
tails SAYS the trouble is the resuIt 6.
tile color question aboard the Sun
light. The police had difficulty ]!
overpowering Gardner and guarded
the building where be was confined al
night to prevent mobs attacking 1t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Plant Potatoes.

Few people are aware OF the fact
that last year the United States i'm
ported 5000, 600 bushels Of potatoes
from other countries to supply the
home demand for that good stuff. The
fact is positively amazing when we
recall the vast amount Of farm land IN
this country that might be used for
the production Of the tubers in plenty
and with large profit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
WOULD NOT TESTIFY.
and in Consequence Spent Seven
Xsars in the Penitentiary.

Xsars 10 the Penitenttary.
The Columbia Record says there is
a white woman il. tie penltentIary
who has been there seven years, and
all the facts 60 TO show that she is
innocent. and that from her religious
scruples about taking ali oath she was
convicted. Her name is Plume Hall,
and with a mal uamed Eerrel she
was convicted in Marlboro county OF
killing Wa5sun Hall. her husband.
There is no doubt about the guilt OF
the man. for he has confessed and eN-
onerated the woman from al participa-
tion in the murder Of even any Know
ledge OF it. When the trial was had
a letter was produced from the woman
to the man in which she warned him
NOT to do what he intended. This
was taken by the prosecution as eFl-
dence Of her knowledge OF the crime.
Her attorney, Mr.. Clayton, OF Flor
ence. got al of her correspondence
with Ferreli and he clans that It
would absolutely have proven heT
innocence. but to his surprise, and
everybody else'i, She absolutely refuS-
ed to take the stand. saying she was a
member OF a sect known rs Holiness
and Sanctited" people and that they
had told her that she should answer
her accuSers neither aye nor nay, Tor
the Lord would take care OF her and
bring her out of her trouble. 1t did1,t
turn out that way, for a plain, ordl-
nary, practical jury convicted her and
she was sentenced. AL Of these facts
have been brought out in a petition
for her pardon presented to The Cover
nor. lie has not yet acted on the
case, having it under consideration.
This is not the first time petition
has been presented in her behalf, but
the facts stated have just been made
known.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
hiileu III 3 CRASH. !.

In New York IN e;Iort 10 place the
responsibility fer the Death of Charles
Wessel. the noted chemist and ne-
tallurgist. w:lo dice oa the Ninth
avenue Il" Wednesday evening dur
ing dense crush. Coroner Moses
Jackson ordered an autopsy to b"
held. and he viii appeal ~ tie grand
iury. should the facts warrant. TO
prohibit such crowtiing Of cars.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
nisoensary Profits.

The annual report Of the State dis,
pensary for the pastyear will soon be
made. In round figures 1t is stated
that the report will show that the
business has paid $3.50, 900 to the
counties, towns and cities and the
school fund this year, over s400, 900 OF
this having been paid over to the
counties, towns and cities. The to-
tai amount of profits paid to the
school fund is about S140, 900, this in-
cluding the last three quarterly pay
ments REQUIRED by the new act.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
4 Family Fight.

At Santiago de Cuba seven Italian
peddlers became involved in drunken
brawl Friday night and fought des-
perately with knives and revolvers.
Two of the men were killed instantly,
two died today in the hospital: the
fifth was fatally and the sixth man
seriously wounded. The seventh
man. who did most of the killing, was
not hurt. Thirty revolver shots were
fired in two minutes. The men con-
cerned were brothers and cousins.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
'chc Law NJ i;i2ht.

JnGgc Dantz!er has flied his decision
IN The Lake City anG Scranton cis-
pcnsarY case. lie decides tle law
constitutional in its exemption O
Williamsburg from the operations ol
TIE dispensary law. but finds that tie
proper legal proceeding to open the
dispanS;ries in the Two towns had not
been complied with. There nay DC
az appeal to the supreme court, but
il these lownS still want L dispenSarJ'
1Ilar VIII have to start all over again.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Toy that Kills.

A dispatch from Charleston to The
State saws as a result Of the use.ot
cheap toy pistols, a number OF boys
haye sustained injuries caused by the
Bursting OF the weapons. Two have
Died in the past few days. the causes
OF death being blood poison in one
sA and tetanGs il She other. The
sot such deadly toys should be pro-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
president's Reception.

President Rooseyelt'S New Years
reception was one of the most brilliant
events in Washington's recent social
history. All callers were afforded the
opportunity of greeting The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt and exchanging
with them the compliments Of the
New Year. No distinctions were
made except such as were rendered
necessary for the preservation of or
der: and the greetings extended to all
high and low, rich and poor, were
alike cordial and sincere
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Sp,-Tf.: Him Right.

Mrs Il. Lane. a white woman,
Thursday shot and killed a negro
named John Watkins at The home or
her father. about a mile from Beats
vile. Ala. Watkins Lad entered the
houoe, supposedly with the intention
nt rol,3ery. Discovered by Mrs. Lane
ne ii:cd unon her but missed. Mrs.
Lane then cmpticd both barrels into
tr> negro's BODY killing him instantly.
Ihe I?ead man was d. former convict.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Clears the Mystery.

Mrs. Sadie Latimer, widow Of Al
bert C. Latimer, whose shooting by
an unknown midnight intruder caused
such sensation last July, has told
the Brooklyn police the name Of the
man whom she suspects Of being the
murderer of her husband. The Sus-s
pect is father Of the friend woman the:
police regarded with suspicion andto:
whom Mrs. Estmer since has been
reported engaged. So
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
The Deadly rarioI' Et;hf

SIiss Cara sweetins vas shot aad
instantly Killed 1t Pine Barren. la,
THURSDAY, by Paul Lambert, 4 ,"E.
y.he shooting WIS acc.janta. the
two were walking along the ,;lilfH3d
track wEeu small partor rifle in tee
hand Of Lambert was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering the ;;bi:o-
men OF the young lady.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Fell From Train.

w. a. Byrd, Of Ensley, Ala, fell
from moving train near Jacksonville,
Fla, Thursday night and was killed.
The man was about 35>years old and
was supposed to have been deaf anc
Il NIB. He was On his way to Tampa.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Suii Fight Panic.

@ @i Madrid, Spain. a panic with
results occurred at Z bull fight
ssz t the equestrian circus Thursday
ssspecrarorS became enrage0 at cnG
nlataaors WHO was uGabi! 10
:S bull and threatened to destroy
the circus. The manager released
two other bulls which stampeded
through the circus killing three and
sNuring tifty-two.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
REALLY DEMOCRATIC STATES

REALLY DEMOCRATIC STATES.
1t will be seen by the above thae
nine elections outof ten the Repe 3s
Cans could not carry the StateISz
New York, New jersey Delawassse
Maryland. Indiana OF West Virginia:
without the aid of the negro vote, and
these States, without the Southern:
and Democratic States, would electa:
president and carry the house ssIep-s
reSentatives.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
Dynamite Exploded

y quantity Of dynamite exploded in
one Of the gangways Of the Oakhlll
colliery one mile north Of Minerville,
Pa, Friday, instantly killing three
miners and injuring dozen others.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
A Queen Case.

# at Memphis, Tenn The suit OF the
dow Of Joel ca -AessLe-in the federal
Surt~ known as :;lc Tick bite case
is& 1,To insurance companies Tor
sEs was compromised today
panies agreeing Jointly to
N Of $4,000. Webb held
& Ulices for So. geo each in two
Assurance onpanieS. y lit
Than q year ago Webb was
tick while at bis planta-
y Arkansas. Blood poison de
,oed from tie bite aud Webb died.
q IRE companies refused TO pay the
policies. alleging that the death haQ
been a natural one.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07

n-snez..s.-2s-e.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
WORD RECEIVED
FROM COTTON
Rear Admiral Tells of the Situation
at Beirut.
REPORTS EVERYTHING QUIET
Four Arrests in Connection with At.
tack on Magelssen-Presence of
the Squadron Has an Ex-
cellent Effect.

washington, Sept. 8.-The navy de-
partment made public the following ca
blegram from Admiral Cotton regarding
the Turkish situation, dated Beirut, Sep
TENDER 4:
"Vice consul shot at but uninjured.
The Turkish officials have Informed con-
sui that four men have been placed under
arrest 1t is suspected that they had at
tackled the vice consul. cabled Friday
afternoon to the American minister at
Constantinople the arrival of the United
States squadron. The American min
lister has nothing to communicate. I
have strengthened the American repre-
sentative's position by pronounced recog-
milton. The American consul and the
on the Turkish governor and the Turkish
general and we're present at their call
on board the Brooklyn. The Turkish
officials were very cordial. The Turk
ish admiral is here. The following Turk
ish ships are here: One small gunboat;
one armored cruiser. Usual courtesies
exchanged. Have conferred with the
consul freely; will confer with other
prominent American citizens Sunday
and next day. I shall require full
statement in writing Of the situation at
Beirut. The presence of the American
squadron inspires a feeling Of security
in all foreigners and Christians
(Signed) COTTON"
The cablegram his been communicated
to the president and to the state depart
ment, but no instructions have yet been
sent to Admiral Cotton.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
Temperature and Atmosphere.

That body can acquire during the
night a different temperature from
that of the surrounding atmosphere
has been demonstrated by an English
physicist. If thermometer is taken
from the window, wrapped in cotton
and placed on the ground its mercury
will descend seven or eight degrees.
Vegetables similarly situated, and be-
ing bad conductors, may freeze at a
time when the thermometer does not
mark the freezing point-proof that
the cold experienced by the plant may
be entirely different from the tempera-
ture Of the surrounding air. This low
temperature Of plants, however, only
occurs when the night is clear, since
at this time the plant sheds it's heat
throughout space and becomes chilled
whereas If the night is cloudy the
phenomenon does not occur. This
gives rise to the popular superstition
that plants and buds are frozen by
moonlight.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
Curious Case of Mind Reading

Curious Case of Mind Reading.
A very curious case is related in the
Annales Psychiques. A child of seven
years, in good health, lively and robust,
belonging to equally healthy parents,
showed a strange facility in learning
all that his mother taught him. He re-
cited the whole multiplication table at
the first trial, solved instantly compli-
Gated problems and made not single
mistake in his first spelling lesson. 1t
was soon realized that the child did not
calculate by himself and did not spell
of his own accord. He was reading
his mothers mind, and he did this even
when his eyes were shut and his back
turned, provided only that she were
near him. One day she had the idea
of interposing a screen between her
and the child, and there was no more
calculation, no more spelling. The
screen was sufficient to prevent the
child from reading the mothers
thoughts.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12

existing between Bulgaria and the
Macedonian insurgents. Germany has
assented, but several of the powers have
objected, and the Russian and Austrian
proposal, it is officially stated, has prob:
ably fallen through.
The Russian and Austrian represent
tations regarding the necessary action
against Bulgaria reveal the attitude of
these powers towards Turkey and the
whole Balkan question. They affirm
that Bulgaria has been acting in, bad
faith in giving secret countenance to
the insurgents and giving them hope
of ultimate success, thus rendering
Turkeys task of psc1fication more diff
f1cult and delaying yet longer the exc
cution of the programme of reform &C.
copied by Turkey. The lag of the joint
proposal assumes that a settlement of
the Balkan troubles is attainaDle if
Bulgaria is forced to cut off all con-
nectfon between the two sides of tho
frontier.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
Shot by a Hunter.

.Pittsburg, Sept S.-William Hooper
OF the firm of Hooper Bros, brick
manufacturers in Penn township, was
shot and probably fatally injured Mon.
day in a field east of his brick yard
For some time boys and men have
made practice of hunting rabbits in
the field and the workmen in the brick
yards felt unsafe. Monday Mr.. Hoop
er started to dispense a crowd of hun
tiers from the field when Joseph An.
thony, aged II, deliberately emptied
the contents of his gun into Hooper's
breast, tearing large hole Physicians
say he cannot recover. After a lone
chase Anthony was captured. He
claimed that Hooper threw stone al
him and he fired in self-defense.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
A MOVING Sermon

II once had a parishioner who was a
miser," said an English clergyman.
"For this mans benefit 1 preached one
Sunday strong sermon on the neces-
sity of charity, Of philanthropy-a SER
mon on the duty and the joy of giving.
The miser, at whom l gazed often,
seemed impressed.
'Next day I met him on the street.
"'Well, john said, what do you
think of yesterdays sermon?
LIT moved me deeply, SIR he an
swered. 1T brought home to me so
strongly the necessity of giving aims
that honestly, sir, I've a great mind to
turn beggar.'"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
To Meet in Pittsburr.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 8.-Arrange-
ments have now been practically COM
pleted for the twenty-second annual
convention of the Episcopal church
which will open in this city Tuesday;
November 3, and will be in session un.
til the evening of Friday, November G.
1t is estimated that 1900 delegates will
be present, while every state and ter.
ritory will be We'll represented.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
TO PROTECT MINES.
Troops on Duty in the Vicinity OF
Cripple Creek to Prevent
Destruction.


Cripple Creek, COL, Sept S.-Cripple
Creeks seven rich hills are fairly
dotted with soldiers of the national
guard. Every large property is belted
with line of blue-coated pickets and
it is no exaggeration to say that one
cannot go 100 yards in any mineral
district without encountering a SEN
tinel. Supplementing the troops scat
tered over the district are squads of
cavalry which will canter over the hills
and make those points which no in
fantry patrol. Adjt. Gen. Bell, who is
thoroughly acquainted with the topog-
raphy of the country, says that he has
disposed of his men so that protec-
ton can be given all mines.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
THE FIERY DRAGON,
Ancient and Medieval Descriptions
of the Monster.

Ancient and Medieval Descriptions
of the Monster.
Dragons We're important animals in
ancient and medieval natural history.
Until comparatively recent time no
scientist ever thought of questioning
the existence of this most formidable
of beasts. The annals of Winchester
for lit gravely state that lin this year
dragons were seen of many in Eng
land.' Gesner, professor of natural
history at Zurich, gives a detailed de-
scription of the dragon, while Aldro-
vandus, in his History Of Serpents
and Dragons" published in 1910, de-
votes fifty pages to the monster. A
good specimen of dragon would seem
to have been a beast about the size of
sheep, incased in a coat of scales
which shone like silver Its back was
serrated like a saw. It possessed
long tail, pair Of batlike wings, four
heavily clawed feet and wolvine head,
the jaws of which were armed with
very formidable teeth. The tongue
was barbed with fire, and fury issued
from the monsters mouth, and the head
bore crest. Dragons were the most
wicked and vindictive Of creatures
They seem always to have been in a
towering rage and spent the greater
portion Of their time in rushing up and
down the earth destroying everything
that came in their path. The origin of
dragons was a disputed point among
medieval naturalists. Some maintain
ed that these animals were generated
by the heat of India; others were Of
opinion that the volcanoes Of Ethiopia
Used to belch forth the monsters. One
scientist, John Leo by name, declared
the dragon to be hybrid, cross be-
tween an eagle and wolf.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
Dug Their Way Out.

Albany, N. Y, Sept 8.-"Sheeny"
Harris, one of the gang of five that
murdered Night Waterman Matthew
Wilson at Cobbleskill two years ago,
and two other prisoners, Edward
Game, colored, aged 81, and James
Kelly, aged 21, both charged with
burglary and grand larceny, dug their
way out of the Schoharie county jail
at Schoharie some time between ten
o'clock Sunday night and five Monday
morning and escaped. Three other
prisoners were in the Jail, but were
locked in cells and could not escane.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
Pier COllaDsed.

New York, Sept. 2.-Three hundred
negro men, women and children.
dressed in their Sunday best and sing
ing Gospel hymns, we're precipitated
into three feet of water and mud at low
tide in Newark bay, at Bayonne, N. J.
The pier on which they were standing
collapsed just as Rev. John T. Thornton
was about to baptize member of his
flock. Forty persons were injured, the
majority by the hysterical efforts of
their companions to escape from what
for the moment they thought was death
by drowning. But when the ambulance
surgeon looked over the bruised ones
he found only four who needed atten-
ton. The rest, bedraggled by mud and
water, waded ashore and the baptism
was postponed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
Light and Heat and Ever.

Looking into the fire is very injurious
to the eye, particularly a coal fire. The
stimulus of light and heat united soon
destroys the eyes. Looking at molten
iron will soon destroy the sight. Read
ing in the twilight is injurious to the
eyes, as they are obliged to make great
exertion. Reading or sewing with a
side light Injuries the eyes, as both eyes
should be exposed to an equal force of
light. Those who wish to preserve
their sight should preserve their gen.
eral health by correct habits of living
and give their eyes just work enough,
with due degree of light.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
Woman Causes Murder

Omaha, Sept. S.-During a quarrel
over woman early Monday Charles
Ellsworth, Council Bluffs grocer, fatal
ly stabbed David Houser, also of that
city. The trouble occurred on the flats
north Of Omaha, and the wounded man
was brought to the city, where he died in
few minutes Ellsworth and woman
named May Burns were later arrested
across the river and brought to this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
Building COllaps>s.

Vlncennes, Ind, Sept ga son Of
Edgar Snyder, aged II, was perhaps
fatally injured and about Is persons
were painfully bruised Monday even
ing by the collapse of a building at the
fair grounds where the labor day cele-
bration was being held. A band con-
cert was being given in the building
and number of boys had climbed to
the roof, which was weak. The roof
collapsed, throwing the boys on the
people below.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12
IncOnsiderate Fellow,

"He said he'd die if I didn't marry
him.
"And still you refused?''
Eyes. I wished to find out before
promising whether he really loved me
as much as that or not. Oh, Harriet,
I'm p-p-perfectly miserable He seems
to be wretchedly healthy, and l DIDO
love him so much!'-Chicago Record
Herald.