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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17

warning, but the man merely laughed
at me, and, coming down the steps
snapped his fingers at the dog, which
actually lodged him and ambled on
down the road.
''The fingers of the foolhardy man
were within two inches Of the dogs
mouth, yet he was not bitten.
After this the beast wandered
along the side Of q. creek, tried to
drink, but couldn't, and walked two
hundred yards up the bed of the stream
before I finally killed him. I bad a
policeman with me, and do you know
that officer refused to shoot the dog.
He said it wasn't mad, and be saw no
reason for putting it out Of the way.
Nevertheless within twenty-three
days the dog that had been bitten up
the road died Of rabies, and thirty
three days later the child died Of the
same disease. I sent the brains Of
the two dogs TO the Paeteur Institute
and in course Of time learned that
both dogs had been afflicted with ra-
bies.
"On the other hand, | had a dog at
one time, the, property OF two maiden
ladies in town, that was sent to me to
be killed because it was frothing at the
mouth and showing other alleged signs
Of rabies. [ put the animals under
observation and in the course of a
week had him in such condition that
1 was able to restore him to his own
ers. The difficulty with him, as with
many dogs, was that he had been over
fed and lacked exercise.
You ask what I would suggest to
prevent the spread of rabies. I would
do this: First, I would have passed
an ordinance giving the police the
right to destroy all the ours and mon
grels that run abroad without homes.
After that l would educate own
ers of dogs, through the newspapers,
to observe the first symptoms of ra-
bies so that they will be able to detect
the disease in its first stages. The
dog will do no. harm then. 1t will
stay right at home and can be de-
stroyed there before any damage is
done"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
Died Together.

This pathetic incident of the flood
is published by the Spartanburg Her
aid: Julius BiggerStaff was a boards
er at Eddie Robes. In the next house
above, Joe Hall lived. Hall had a
pretty daughter named Lola and she
and BiggerstafT were fast friends. In
deed, it is related by the neighbors
that on the morrow after the great
storm, on Sunday morning they were
to have been welded. BiggerStaf
went to call on Lola Hall on Friday
night and they planned the details OF
the marriage. At a rather late hour
they retired each dreaming of the
happy event, oblivious Of the rising
waters. On they slept until poSSibili-
ty Of rescue was gone. They made
frantic efforts to swim ashore. but both
went down The body of Miss Hall
has been recovered"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
4 Land Slide.

The side of mountain cayed IN on
the Southern tracks between Spartan
burg and Ashville at noon t'rlday.
Thousands Of tons Of rock and dirt
plunged downward completely tllilng
one of the largest railroad cuts in the
mountains Of western North Carolina
and etfectually shutting off all trathc
from the south. The landslide oc-
CURED near Tryon, \. c., just at the
foot Of Saluda mountain. The road
had Just succeeded in resuming opera
tion of trains which were blocked by
washouts in Spartanburg county. The
present disaster will cause annullment
of all trains on this road for at least
seven days as the authorities say it
will be impossible to clear the track
before that time. 1t is also given out
that another crack is seen in the
rear Of the cliff from which Friday
avalanch descended and it is predicted
that another tumble Of earth and rock
will occur in which case railroad peo-
pie say that it will be at least II days
before the running Of through trains
can be resumed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
Queer Advertisement. A

Here is curious advertisement, re-
published in The Cornhill Magazine
from an eighteenth century paper:
"Wanted-For a family who have bad
health, sober. steady person, in the
capacity Of a doctor, surgeon and
apothecary. He must occasionally act
in the capacity Of butler and dress
hair and wigs. He will be required to
read prayers occasionally and to preach
a sermon every Sunday. The reason
Of this advertisement is that the fami-
" cannot any longer afford the expense
of the physical tribe, and wish to be
at a certain expense for their bodies
and souls. A good salary will be
piyen."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
Cloudburst in Texas.

Seven bodies, the greater portion OF
which were those of women, have
thus far been recovered at Clifton,
AriZ.. after the torrent from the
cloudburst Of Tuesday after it spent
it's fury. The property loss will estl-
mate 100000. Houses and stores
were swept from their foundations and
the persons caught in the flood were
drowned. Eight miles of the Arizona
and Mexico railway track was washed
out and the evening passenger tram
was clown over into the canal. Iele-
graph communication was cut OH ana
word were sent to surrounding towns
bY runners.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
White Caps.

The State says Gov. Hayward was
very deeply moved by the story of G.
G. Hogan, ''Dock" Hogan, the
young farmer Of Dent's,, who was
whipped by White Caps Saturday
night. He declared that be would Of
fer a. reward of $500 for the arrest OF
the parties who committed this high
handed piece Of lawlessness. Detec-
tives have been put on the case and
the governor sincerely hopes that the
law will be vindicated in the arrest OF
the parties guilty Of this shocking
crime. AS yet the governor has no
intimation of the identity of the par
ties who visited Hogan's home and
called him out in the dead hours Of
the night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
A Fatal Fail.

\ dispatch TO The State from
Beaufort says Thursday afternoon
the keeper Of the lower range light
Paris island, Mr.. George Lehman, fell
from the platform to the ground be-
low, a distance Of 80 feet, causing
instant death. He had been warned
not to 60 to high parts OF the light as
he had suffered several paralytic
strokes. 1t is thought his fall was
caused from one Of these attacks.
Mr.. Lehman was about 10 years old
and had been keeper OF lightsfor the
government for 30 wears.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
KNOWS ALL ABoUT,IT.
Gov. Hayward Feels Deeply for the
Flood Sufferers.

Ten years ago the governor of South
Carolina witnessed the suffering that
followed the great tidal wave which
swept the coast Of South Carolina.
His own plantation was wrecked,
neighbors were rendered penniless and
a thousand persons were drowned.
Having been a participant in the
work Of restoring life to the section
made desolate by the sea which swept
inland for many miles, bis sympathies
are enlisted with those who are en-
deavoring to succor the needy, the al
most starving people Of the Pacolet
valley. Having seen the destruction,
the desolation of his OWN section his
heart is filled with pity for the DOOM
ed valley Of industry in the high
lands.
Tuesday, in speaking to repre-
sentative Of The State, Gov. Hayward
said: I am deeply concerned at the
appalling disaster that has; carried
such loss and sorrow to so many South
Carolinians. This is especially true
regarding the operatives in the mills
which were destroyed, because they
have lost all of their property, their
homes, many loved ones-everything.
Sorrow and sadness go with the des-
titution and loss Of life so suddenly
wrought by this awful disaster, and l
have cancelled engagements for the
next few days in order to remain at
my Office where can Immediately
respond to any call made upon me by
the exigencies of this calamitous
situation.
II have just wired that I cannot be
present at the Furman alumni ban
quet on Wednesday night, because I
wish to give prompt response should
my services be needed at any time.
Generous and sympathetic respon-
ses are being made to my call for
help-this assistance coming not only
from our own people all over our State,
but also from those who live far away,
whose hearts too, have been touched
by the calamity that has fallen upon
US.
I'm the name of all of our people,
and very especially in behalf of those
stricken ones upon whom the gloom Of
sorrow and Of suffering has SO heavily
fallen-I thank all most sincerely for
the prompt response which comes
with such tender sympathy.
Il am doing all can to render
such assistance as may be in my
power, and I rejoice to see the pluck
and courage shown by those whose
loss and whose sufferings are so great.
Such faith amid such trying surround
ings can and will strengthen the faith
and hope Of US all. THE State.
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WAS IN OPERATION.

The greatest loss of life occurred at
Clifton 70. 2. There were sixtey
houses and forty lives lost here, and
the beautiful mill is badly wrecked
and the magnificent store with its
heavey stock is gone. About six or
seven bodies have been recovered. 1t
is believed that several whole families
We're swept away in Santuc beloT Mill
No. ,. When the final crash cahe at
No. >, Clifton the mill was in lrll
operation. The water rose higher,
but the operatives were disposed to
laugh at the situation. They did not
dream of its seriousness. They stood
by their looms and Spindles and the
little children lloaUed their boxes in
the water and padded around as
thought it were a holiday. When
the seriousness dawned and the order
came to leave the mill, many had to
be driven out by force. Clifton No. 2
is totally wrecked in one end and
chord wood fills every room. There
are bodies not yet recovered in the
debris. The odors late "Wednesday
afternoon clearly indicated the pre-
sence Of human bodies buried beneath
the rubbish.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
KILLED BY POISON.
A Beautiful Girl Bride Charged With
Husbands Murder.

Aspecial dispatch from Gainesville,
Ga, says John W. Tanner, father of
Wiley F. Tanner, who died under sus-
Epicious circumstances at his horne in
Cl;nchem district. this county, Satur-
day May 23rd, Tuesday afternoon
swore out a warrant against Mrs. Onie
Tanner, wife Of the young man who
died, charging her with murder.
The warrant was turned over to
Sheriff NJ. O. Gilmer of Hall county at
s o'clock Tuesday afternoon and he
Immediately left for the home Uf /.
Frank Duncan, father Of the young
woman, where. she is staying, to make
the arrest and bring her back to
Gainesville to he incarcerated in the
Hall county Jail.
The state chemist Tuesday morn
ing, forwarded the result of his inves-
LEGATIONS to DR.. J. P. Naudlin, Of
Flowery Branch, who Immediately
communicated the same to John W.
Tanner at bis home near Chestnut
mountain. Tanner at once hitched
up his team and came to Gainesville,
where the warrant was sworn out at
5 o'clock.
The chemists ANALYSIS showed
nine-tenths of a grain Of strychnine in
the stomach and glass from which the
milk was drunk This was sufficient
to satisfy Tanner and he at once pro-
ceeded to swear out warrant charg-
ing his daughter-in-law with murder.
The sheriff will likely reach Gaines
vile early in the morning hours to-
morrow with the fair prisoner, who
will, in all probability, occupy cell in
the county jail until the term OF Hall
superior court, which convenes the
third Monday in July. The case is one
of the most sensational eyer occurring
in this county and has caused great in-
terest.
Saturday May 23rd. Tanner sat
down to his MONDAY meal, apparently
in the best of health, and in the en-
joyment of a contented home with his
bride Of two months. She had already
partaken of her meal when he arrived,
but, like the happy wife she was sup
posed to be, she sat down by her bus
band and talked pleasantly to him.
The meal had only proceeded short
time, when Tanner turned to his wife
and remarked that there must be
something the matter with the but
termilk at the same time asking her
to taste it, which she did. She spat
out what she drank without swallow
ing any and Tanner poured the re-
mainder in slop tub, which. was
afterwards given some hogs, which,
after drinking the milk, died.
In a few moments he was deathly
sick and, screaming to his wife that
he was poisoned, Tanner ran to the
home of his uncle, Henry Tanner a
short distance away, crying to him
that he was deathly sick. His uncle
ran towards him and caught him IN
his arms as he was about to sink to
the earth. TO his uncle, John Tan
ner repeated what he said to bis wife,
that be had been poisoned. All was
done for him that his people knew,
but in forty-ive minutes life was ex-
tinct. his body assuming a rlgidlty
that usually attends the admlnistra-
tion Of strychnine or similar poison.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
HEAVY LOSERS.
The Piedmont Floods Have Cost the
S,,,1, E,a r,,,ore Haayv I,occas

A dispatch from Spartanburg to
the Charleston Post says complete
list Of those who have lost their homes
and household goods by Saturdays
food has been completed. 1t shows
the number of sufferers to De $50.
Most of these were at mill No. 2, at
Clifton, where the greatest loss Of life
also occurred. At Pacolet the work
of clearing away the debris is progress
sing rapidly. Representatives OF out
Of town mills continue to come in and
are securing many families from the
stricken districts.
The directors of the Clifton mills
will hold a meeting Thursday night
in that city. The company has figured
up it's loss in a general way, but moth
ing was given. cut Thursday. The
machinery in the wrecked mills is
regarded as a total loss. The COM
pany is unable yet to estimate what
cotton and cloth will be saved, as the
goods are scattered down the river for
miles.
Reports sent to outside papers stat
ing that many sufferers at Clifton
were being badly neglected are strong
ly condemned here and denied in toto.
Several cars of provisions and cloth
ing have already been shipped to the
flood district. The committee is do
ing all possible to prevent suffering.
The loss in the county on account
of bridges destroyed was placed
at $4,000. Temporary structures
are being built as rapidly as possible
to render travel possible. The small
farmers are sufferers to much larger
extent than is generally known. Many
Of them have lost half their crops or
over.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
Made a Haul.

James N. Watson, Jr., clerk in
the office OF the auditor for the Dis
trict of Columbia and the Son-in-law
of wealthy retired railroad contrac-
tor, was arrested Wednesday on a
charge of embezzlement of government
funds. The amount is estimated at
from $50, 900 to s715, 900. The warrant
makes the specific charge of embeZzle-
ment Of $4,000, which represents only
a portion of the alleged peculationS.
Watson was not bonded and in case
he or his relatives, several of whom
are said to be wealthy, fail to make
good the alleged losses Auditor J. I.
Petty will be held responsible for the
amoDOt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
THE PEOPLE FLEE.

Awakened families saw the water in
the streets. When they were ready to
leave with their hurriedly collected
stock of necessities the flood was at
their door sills. They fed to the
north. The Washington school was
the nearest point OF safety. Many
made for the high ground near the
Illinois Central tracks. Men from
Alta Sta and Denver side, who had
been working on the abandoned levee,
hastened to those localities to tell
their neighborS Of their danger. Every
locomotive and factory whistle joined
in the clamor Of alarm.
The water is not expected to reach
it's level in she flooded part OF the city
before noon. Mayor Parker predicts
that when the level is reached the
water will be two feet higher than at
: o'clock Thursday morning.
Dismayed by the defeat which has
come in their seven days battle with
the flood, the greater part Of the levee
builders fell back to Broadway, where
it was al first decided to resist the
water. A half hours work and sur
.vey of the prospect convinced those in
charge that it vas useless to try to
keep the water from Broadway and
the flood fighters fell back upon Mis-
souri, avenue, which runs east from
the Relay station.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
THE GREAT FLOOD.
Some Scenes and Incidents Gathered
from People Who
SAW TIE MILLS WASHED AWAY.
Thrilling Experiences and Marrow
Escapes Among These Who
Survive the Great Catas-
trophe at Clifton.

The story of the great flood, says
Editor j. c.. Darlington, of the Spar
tanburg Herald, who has gone over
the ground, still the absorbing topic OF
interest in Spartanburg, does not
grow better or brighter as the minute
details are pointed, out the most in
teresting fact connected with the
great disaster is the completeness
and accuracy of the story gathered at
the beginning. 1t was complete and
vet communication was entirely cut
off with the stricken territory and
reporters had to depend largely on
the uncertain mode Of shouting across
tic turbulent waters Of Lawson's Fork
for the facts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
School Room Struck.

While the afternoon session pf Cor
Sica academy was in session at Corsica
Pa. storm broke in its fury. The
students gathered in frightened
group in the BIG recitation room. \
bolt of lightning struck the belfry,
and descending through the ceiling
ran along the blackboard at which the
two students were still at work, hurl-
ing them to the floor The two dead
girls had all their clothing burned
from their bodies. and Professor Car
rer. who was standing close by was
also badly burned about the body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
HOUSES ALL GONE.

Mr.. Darlington says that in the
vale: between No. l, and No. ),
lately filled with two long rows Of
cottages out from which bright faces
and scores of happy children would
greet the pasSer-by, there was rerit-
able desert of sand. Not tree left
standing not a house. IN the midst
of the stretch Of white sand spreading
out like a pararie, a dozen men were
clustered. One was digging and we
imagined that perhaps the body OF
some loved one was being unearthed.
The men were silent ana 0iscccnSolate.
The did not seem to notice our ap-
proach. but kept 90 watching the man
who was digging. Investigation show
ed that this old man was delving into
the foundations Of his former home.
Two feet under the sand he found a
wire bed spring and he was carefully
pulling the mud out Of the springs.
He could have found a dozen springs
in the debris on the billsideS, but it
was the last remnant of bis home,
and he logged away to reclaim it. He
said he had found monkey wrench
and hat pin, and he priced them
;niof,1v
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
AN EYE WITNESS TALKS.

Night Watchman w. A. Rhinehart
on duty at No. ), had made his rounds
at 3 a. m. At that time the river
was at least ten feet out Of its banks.
At o'clock it was 20 feet high. He
was standing at corner Of the mill
at 4::30 when a large tree floated over
the dam and plunged through the
boiler room roof into the room below.
This flooded the machine shop and
boiler room and this part of the build
ing began to crumble. At this point
the dam gave way and the power house
was swept away. Next a corner OF
the old mill gave way. Mr.. Rhine
hart ran up the bank to get a safer
and better view Of the scene and upon
turning saw the smoke stack so down
with crash. In ten seconds after
this and about 10 or y minutes from
the time the dam broke, the magoiti-
centaly equipped $4,000 spindle mill
was washed from its foundation,
crumbled and the wreckage carried
down Pacolet river.
Nothing was left but about one
fifth of the two mills, the cloth room
and picker room. At this mill l6
houses we're washed away and eleven
lives were lost. The street railway
track between No. l, and ,, is as
complete a wreck as could be pos
.sible. The iron is turned and twisted
into a hopeless mass. the track in
places is completely overturned, in
other places it is washed against the
rocks and all along the line the road
bed is completely gone. The dam at
No. } broke next to the mill and the
torrent was turned directly on the
structure. Exactly the opposite hap
pened at Glendale, which saved that
mill. The water was diverted to the
opposite bank. At No. l, the OLD
mill, there was no loss Of life but some
narrow escapes and many homes were
swept away. The mill was badly
damaged.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
The Deadly Railroad.

Four men were killed and three
badly injured in a collision between a
coal train and q freight train three
miles east OF Osceola, Tyrone division:
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, Wednesday.
When the train was near the top ol
the mountain between 0Sceola ana
Tyrone, Boyer's enginge could NOT hoio
it and fourteen cars were published
back on the approaching train.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
An Editor Killed.

Editor X. J. Hawkins of the Times
and Farmer Thad Bostic had a fight
in Dublin, Ca, on Tuesday. Hawk
ms struck Bostick with an umbrella,
when the latter cut his throat with a
knife, making a mortal wound. The
trouble was the result of a longstand-
ing feud over lawsuit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
Shot TO Death.

For refusing to obey the command
TO halt, Albert Hurley was shot and
mortally wounded Wednesday night
bv John MalCney, a member OF Com
pany a, Sixth United States infan-
try. who was doing guard duty IN
Kansas City, Kan, wherea mild form
of martial law has been in force since
the Hood. Captain I. j. Taggart,
who is in command Of the soldiers, af-
ter investigating the case. submitted
a report 70 the mayor generating
MalOnev.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-17
UNDER WATER.
Thousands Flee From East st. Louis
to Escape Flood.
THIRTY PEOPLE ARE DROWNED.
The Widest Excitement Existed in
All Parts Of the City. Heavy
Loss Of all Kinds Of
Property.

AT SC. Louis UQe TlF6T wednesday
morning reached a stage of S7.9 feet,
highest point during the present flood.
East St. Louis, with population Of
%, 900, having large manufacturing
interests and the terminal point for
railroads from the north, east and
south, is partly under water and will
probably be totally submerged by
noon.
The southern half of East St. Louis
is deep in the flood and the city's
$500 levee builders have fallen back
to Missouri avenue in the ATTEMPT to
save the remainder of the city, menac-
ed by swelling waters from three sides.
Broadway, the central east and west
thoroughfare, has been abandoned to
the flood Lee Harper, former city
attorney, says the water will be two
feet deep in front of the city hall be-
fore O'Clock.
Seven miles of water pressing from
the south and southeast overcame the
city'S line Of defense Wednesday
morning and 5000 persons were driven
from their homes. Numerous reports
or drowning have been received, but
the East St. Louis police have thus
far learned no nameSof victims. One
thousand men were working on the
levee when it broke. Several hours
before the final break they had the
active assistance of hundreds of women
and children. The break came at the
St. Louis valley crossing Of the 1lli-
nois Central embankment two miles
south of Relay depot.