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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
Million Dollar Hitching Post.

J. B. Posten of Bath, n. z, has in
front of his house what he calls a mil
lion dollar hitching post. 1t is a
white oak post, and was removed from
a field near Canisteo, Steuben county,
N. Y, and is believed to be the last
Of thousands Of posts that were driven
for a distance of more than one hun
dred miles on the route of the Ne"
York s. Erie railroad when it was be-
ing constructed through Susque-
hanna, Canisteo and Allegheny valleys
sixty-two years ago. 1t was intended
to elevate the rails for the railroad on
these posts instead of laying them on
a solid roadbed. This plan OF rail-
road building was abandoned before a
rail was put down. The money spent
in the useless work amounted to more
than one million dollars and drove the
Erie into it's first bankruptcy. The
owner Of this relic Of the old pile road
bed of the Erie obtained it last fall
while visiting relatives in the vicinity
Of where it stood, a lone monument to
the costly folly that placed it there
two generations ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
Care Of Nickle Ware.

The nickel-plated teakettle which
looks so likesilver when it first comes
into the kitchen, will sotn become
tarnished and old-looking if it does
not have good care. The proper treat
ment is so simple that every one who
has a bit Of nickel plating about her
stove or cooking utensils may keep
them bright with very little trouble.
Begin at once, without waiting for
them to grow dingy, as AN ounce OF
prevention is worth pound'o of cure. }"
Pour quart Of hot water over tea
spoonful OF powdered borax, and wash
the nickelware with the solution: then
wipe with dry cloth, and polish with
a piece of soft flannel OF chamois-skin.
a daily treatment Of this kind will
leave very little to be done when the
weekly polishing day comes around.
If spot OF stain on the plate and the
borax wash does not entirely remove
it, dip the damp cloth in a little sill
yer polish, and rub the place gently.
The stove rods, plates and oven doors
and warming shelves need the same
treatment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
The Race Problem.

Recently in speaking on the race
problem DR.. Minart J.. Savane, Pastor
of Unitarian church in New York
said: Slavery would have continued
to exist in the North as it did in the
South had it been equally profitable
here. Senator Tillman, whom I heard
speak at a dinner recently, says that
if the social and political equality are
allowed the colored people, it means,
in his Judgment, gradual mixing
with a mongrel race, thus degrading to
the entire country. The black man
cannot be a white man with a colored
skin. I have never been in favor OF
The kind Of suffrage conferred upon
the people in this country, either
white or black. I would give the bal
lot to persons who haye character and
intelligence enough to make good.
citizens, but it is too late DOW for
that. The question is, what are we
to do now, and / say I don't know. !
would like to have the colored people
scattered over the country in groups
and let them have control Of some
towns or small cities, and thus learn
self government
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25

to write it and address it to Mr.. Con
ZaleS: that depOnent could not afford
and would not be mixed up with such
a matter in any way: that MI. Illiman
repeated what he had said. and said,
Il would be glad if yop would give
hin that as a message from me": that
deponent repeated he would not take
such a message, and Mr.. Tillman being
called went out into the office OF the
secretary Of state to attend the meet
ing of the board: that deponent later
in the presence Of the members OF the
board saw Mr. Tillman in the Office
of the secretary OF state, but no further
reference was made TO the c0nYersa-
tion above referred to: that dcp0nent
have never seen Mr.. Tillman to speak
to him since: that deponent paid no
attention to the matter at the time,
as he had heard Mr.. Tiilman make a
remark during the summer that he
had stood all be intended to stand:
that deponent said nothing OF the
conversation to any one, and certainly
net TO Mr.. Gonzales. Depo lent never
at any time intimated to Mr.. Gonzales
anything in regard to the matter; that
he had no othe: reason for refusing to
take message to Mr.. Gonzales than
his determination, long formed, never
to take message of such character,
knowing Mr.. Gonzales disregard OF
any kind OF a threat; he would not
have borne the message feeling that
in so doing he would be in the position
of being used simply to revive condl-
tions that had long since ceased TO ex-
ist: that so far as deponent is aware
nothing appeared in the editorial
columns Of The State in regard TO
Tillman from the time Of the con-
versation with Mr.. Tiilman above re-
ferred 70: that the conditions OF the
threat had never been fulfilled so far
as deponent knows; that deponent
never saw Mr.. Tillman after the day
in November until the orening Of the
session of the general assembly, when
while statlding in the lobby of the
hall of the house Of representatives.
deDonent, who was talking with Mr.
Gonzales ne.lr one of The committee
rooms, saw Mr. Tlll.nan enter the lob
by and stand some feet away, engaging
in conversation with several gentle
men: that deponent and Mr.. Gonzales
after short time passed out of the
lobby and went 10 the senate CHAMBER.
.J. Watson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
perso, a]ly appears before me E. J.

Persol ally appears before me +. j.
Watson, who being duly sworn says:
That on the 2Sth day OF November,
1902, the day that the final meeting OF
the beard of canvasseGs was held TO oe-
clare the result of the general election
held earlier in the month, deponenC
saw Lieut.. Gov. Tillman. He was with
several others chatting in the otilce OF
the attorney general. Finally those
present, among whom was Nr. I!ll-
man. began TO leave the room. rs de-
ponent Started to go out also Mr.. Till
man detained him few minutes, and
standing engaged him in conversation:
which led to a statement from MI.
Tillnan that he would perhaps leave
the State after his term OF once as
lieutenant governor had expired. Inat
he hal received a good business offer
in another State. Then Mr.. Tlllman
referred to the way he had been parse
cuted by"that man over yonder, pcln-
ting towards The State office, and re-
marked that he had stood all he intend
Cd TO stand: that if he, Mr.. Gonzales.
did not quit bounding him down anC
continued to do him so he would M XII
him. Thinking a moment Mr.. Tlli-
man said. You can take him that as
message from me-" That deponent
rold him that the best thing he could
do INr. Tillman, he really intended
going elsewhere would be 10 avolo tne
possibility Of having any trouble: tnat
What had taken place and had been
said was past and gone, and that so far
as taking a message to Mr.. Gonzales
was concerned he (deponent) certain
" would not bear such message from
him: that if he wanted to send such a
message the proper way to send II was
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
Takes the Cake.

Kansas is claiming the meanest
man, but we are still inclined to rely
upon that firm CT New Englanders
who came down to the Georgia coast
and engaged the negroes far and near
to gather Spanish moss for them for
half Of what they collected" When
there was enough on hand for half o!
it to fill their ships, they divided,
loaded up and sailed merily away,
leaving the dark!es their promised
share.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
4 Costly Tree.

The Atlanta Journal says AN or
chard near Lebanon, Mo-, produced
$1,000, 900 worth of apples last year.
That's nothing. a single tree In the
garden OF Eden bore fruit which has
cost the world more than $4,000, ,000.-
900 600
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
CAPTAINS STATEMENT.

I'VE left Franklin on our regular
trip at II o'clock. A heavy southwest
wind was blowing, but along the Cho-
wan river we did not mind itmuch.
At 9 o'clock last Monday might've
passed Hollies' wharf and headed for
Edenton bay. The weather became SO
heavy that T could not risk the open
water and put the boat about to re-
turn to the river for safety. lt;wass
just about 2 o'clock when everything
became inky black and a terrible roar.
Ing broke out Of the night. I was the
only one in the pilot house and most
Of those below had turned In. In a
second something struck the boat on
her port beam and turned her over on
her Starboard side. J thought she
would never right herself and mon-
ster wave dashed over us. It flooded
the hold and smashed every window
around US. With the rush Of water
into her hold the Olive slowly righted
and in less than TWO minutes after
having struck she was resting on the
bottom with only the pilot house
above the river. Two lifeboats were:
swept away and one was left. Into
this the engineer, assistant engineer,
purser and one white and two colored
passengers climbed and put of with.
the hope Of catching up with a tow
boat that could be seen ahead OF US s
I never saw them after they left o1r>
side. Their going left the steWardess
and one white and Two colored passen-
gers on board with me. We stood in
water waist deep until 6 o'clock in the
morning when a Norfolk and South
ern steamer hove in sight, took US Of
and landed US at Edenton, where We
took the train for Norfolk. The boat
sunk so quickly after being struck
that none below had chance to reach
the deck and all must have drowned
in berths."
1t was learned Monday night that
white man named Wilder, OF Coler-
aine, n. c., is also among the drown
ed, making the eighteenth victim.
The work was started Wednesday to
recover the dead bodies and If possible
raise the steamer. Five years ago the
Olive while running an excursion
sprang leak and went down within
sight of Monday nights scene. AZ
that time no lives were lost.
The Olive was an inland passenger
steamer hailing from Norfolk. She
was built in 1869 and was OF 2s7 tons
gross: 1903 feet long, 20.4 feet beam
and seven feet depth Of hold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
Two Schooners Sink.

At Newport News TWO small schoo-
ners. the Roger Quarles and Decatur,
laden with building materials, sank
in the harbor Tuesday during a severe
sQuall. Both will be hoated. The
crews escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
MANY DROWNED.
The Passenger Steamer Olive Wreck
ed by a Cyclone.
EIGHTEEN LIVES ARE LOST
And Eight Other Persons Who Left
in a Small Boat Are Still ss:
Unaccounted for by
Friends.

A cyclone struck the passenger stea-s
mer Olive which plies between Frank
lin, Va, and Edenton, N. c., at $50
o'clock Monday night, Feb. l6, and (
sent her to the bottom Of the river off
Wooley's Pier, between Mount Peas
ant and divers wharf, at NorfolkS
Virginia. s.5z..s
The whirlwind when it struck the
Olive caused her to 80 over on her
beams end and when she righted it
was only to sink on account Of the
water she had taken. a majority Of
the passengers and crew we're below:
at the time and had no opportunity
to reach the pilot house OF the vessel.
This point was the only portion left
above water and in it standing waist
deep from the time Of the accident
until o'clock in the morning Capt.
George II. Witty and FIVE Others were
saved.
According to the statement OF Capt.
Witty to The Associated Press COTE
spondent here Monday night II per-,
sons are known to have been lost on ]
the sinking steamer and lfeboat5
loaded with Engineer G. Z. Conway
Assistant Engineer J. p Murphy
purser J. n. Bell, one white and two
colored passengers unknown, and s6Wo5a
colored deck hands, which left the
steamer in hopes of reaching a vessel
whose lights could be seen in the dist
ance, is yet unheard from. If these
have been drowned the death list will
reach 25. s:z;s:
KNOWN roBE DEAD.
Jake Lassiter, white, aged 25, home
Rich Square, N. c., salesman for Car
lin & Fulton, Baltimore hardware
dealers.
Mrs. Bennett, franklin, Va.
Twelve year old daughter OF Mrs.
Bennett. ---, - -
Mrs. Vaughan, franklin, Va.
Frank Hunter, George Butt, w. H.
Edwards and Andre Vaughan, colored
deck hands.
Abraham Cooper and Prescott Scott,
colored fremen. .5z:.= So: = :.
Esther Williams, colored cook. 81
John Cooper, colered porter.
John Cooper, colored preacher.
Four unknown colored passengers.
Capt. Witty reached Norfork Tues,
day afternoon in company with Mar.
tina Barrett, colored stewardess Of She
steamer. The Associated Press COR
respondent he made the following
statement: -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25

About 10 o'clock all communication
with the outer world was cut of by
telegraph and telephone, all the wires
being down in every direction. After
the storm it turned bitter cold, and
continued so all day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
THE SOLICITOR.

Solicitor Thurmond followed in an
argument covering the law and facts.
No threat had been made by Mr.. Con-
zales. What he had said, admitting
the truth Of the alleged threats for
the sake OF argument. was no stronger
than criticisms. If such language
could be construed as threats then
every candidate, for example, that ap-
oeared on the hustings would have a
right to assume that his life was III
peril. Any one who has had expert
ence in the court house" knows how
easy it is to prevail upon many people
TO make affdavitS as to character.
Mr.. Thurmon6 comprehensively ar
gued the law Of the case, citing with
emphasis the rule laid down in d
Texas case as to the meaning Of the
phrase proof is evident in the con-
stitutional provision as to bail IN cap
ital cases. He maintained that bail
should not be granted merely because
the case might contain conflicting
aridavits. but that if the court were
convinced that the evidence OF guilt
substantially preponderated SO as tc
make a reasonably convincing case
the bail should be refused. AS for the
newspaper attacks, public men must
expect their records to be attacked
and exploited by tlie press. Ihese
attacks had been made long before
and Mr. Tillman had submitted tC
them.
,IR. BELLINGEN SPEAKS.
palfinnror m ada the closing ar
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25

easy matter to obtain atlidaviJs to
sustain mans character. II per-
chance that man had a local reputa-
tion as a bad man. in the western
sense. as dangerous man, it was not
difficult to find those who, deSirous Of
not offending him, would sign teSti-
monialS in his favor: but to tell the
plain truth about him required moral
and physical courage. Hence the in
ference was fair that in a case like
this the atfidarits attacking mans
for reracity came from sub
stantial men representative OF the
best classes in the community. Re
ferring to the expression. made to
say" applied to the affidavit OF Mrs.
Melton. Mr.. Bellinger observed that
the affidavit of Holsonbacke was
signed Richard Holsonbacke, his
mark" Nevertheless. it was couched
with an elegance OF diction and accu-
racy Of rhetoric surprising to say the
least IN a man unable to write his
name. In striking contrast was the
affidavit Of Mrs. Melton, clearly stat
Ing the facts she knew in her own
handw-itingS, submitted to the
States attorneys at their request.
Mr.. Bellinger summed up the teSti-
mony of the States at1idavits, forcibly
presenting it. If the dying declara-
ton Of \. q. Gonzales. tie statement
Of Senator Talbird and the affidavit
OF NJ S. Melton be true, hen it was d
deliberate, schemed and premeditated
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MR. BELLINGEH SPEAKS.
Mr.. Bellinger made the closing ar
oument for the State. 1t was an
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
THREE KILLED IN AIKEN COUNTY.

THREE KILLED IN AIhEN COUN1I.
Loss Of life followed In the wake Of
the storm which passed over Aiken
county Monday night. Two children
of Mr.. Jas. Davis, who lives at Ergles
Bridge about u miles from Aiken,
were killed by a falling tree. at
Lake View the roof Of a tenement
house was blown off and the family
ran out and escaped without injury,
but the child of Moses Dorkins, about
s wears old, was struck by the falling
Kinney and killed. While the wind
was very hard in Aiken no material
;lamage was done.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
COZ, CROFT CLOSES.

Col. Croft made first d strong argu-
ment on the law uf bail. The rule Is
not. he said. as the State would have
it, that bail should be refused in cases
where a verdict of guilty is probable
that will not be set aSide-thiS With
mt cnnce6inr at all rhat this case is
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25
THE BLOW AT ANDERSON.
the State.

and it IS wonder UnaG Jne loss ol NE
and property is not larger. Monday
was very warm for the season and a
hard rain fell for several hours during
the day.
The Episcopal church at Calhoun
Falls was also destroyed. A severe
wind storm set in here just after dark
and continued with more OF less Sc
verify until midnight.
Lgon s. Ledbetter's large wholesale
grocery store and the Anderson Cash
Grocery store were unroofed. A large
plate glass in B. O. Evans s. Co.'S
Show window was destroyed, the slate
roof OF the court house badly dam
aged, and telephone and electric light
wires blown down, and much other
damage was done of more or less i'm
portance.
About 9 o'clock a team Of horses be-
longing to Dobbins' stable ran into a
live electric light wire on East Boun-
Diary street and one Of the horses was
electrocuted.
On the account Of the broken wires
the electric lights were shut of and
soon after this the fire alarm rang,
out luckily it was only a foul chimney
burning, and no damage was done.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-30
ORDERED TO JAIL SLAIN BY A NEGRO
Conductor Early, Formerly Of
Paducah Dead at Memphis.
Attempted to Eject the Negro, Who
Finally Shot Him.

Conductor II. B. Early, of the ILL
nois Centrsl, well known in Paducah,
and who formerly boarded at Mrs.
Hoover's, at Ninth and Broadway,
was killed near st. Elmo, on the I'LL
nois Central a few miles north Of
Memphis, while endeavoring TO eject
q negro tramp who was stealing a ride
on his passenger train. The negro
was ordered to get of the train. bu'
declined, and drew revolver which
fell from his hand and was discharged
by the jar.
At this moment Conductor Early
grsppled with the negro and succeed
ed in throwing him upon the plat
form, as we'll as securing the weapon
The negro was the stronger, and he
succeeded in forcing the muzzle Of the
pistol, still gripped by Early, against
the lAtter's neck and pulled the trig
ger, killing him instantly. The negro
jumped from the train and escaped.
Early formerly lived in Lexington,
XIV
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-30
NEW WAGES.
WHAT PILOTS WILL GET AFTER
APRIL I.

The new wage scale of the st. Louis
Pilots association, to which body a
number of Paducsh men belong, is as
follows, and is being officially promul-
gated: For towboats, s. per day, with
five days port wages; packet steamers
to New Orleans, $3.50 q month and
five days port wages; all other pack
cts south of st. Louis, sl25 month /;
excursion boats $3.50 month, contin-
uous for excursion season. Trip rates
will be: From st. Louis to Cairo. s26
and expenses; round trip, $40; St.
Louis to Cincinnati and Louisville,
s75; round trip, si25; st. Louis to
Memphis. $50 and expenses; round
trip. s75; st. Louis to vicksburg or
Natchez, s75 and expenses; round
trip. si25; ST. Louis to New Orleans,
800 and expenses; Memphis to Cairo,
s25 and expenses; Memphis to Padu-
cab, $50 and expenses.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-30
The Increase in Assessment
From 3 to 1853.
Councilman Joe Fowler Suggests the
"Cediki" Rem
edy.
ANOTHER COW FIGHT POSSIBLE

The verdure Of spring is attracting
the many town cows out, and those
citizens who desire to raise flowers are
trying to think of some way to keep
the bovines ont Of their yards.
There seems to have been wonder
full increase in the number Of COWS
since this time last year. 1t is proba-
bly, due to the heroic fight Council
man Joe Potter made in behalf Of the
COW.
Last year three persons were assess
ed on cows in Paduoah. This year, it
is learned from the assessors books,
that there are 1858 cows and 512 horses
in Paducah, but most any official will
wager that despite this incredulous In
crease, the half has never been told.
Councilman Joe Fowler has evolved
new plan for getting rid of the town
COW. Councilman Fowler has long
been something of stickler for the
humane treatment OF animals but he
draws the line at meddlesome cows.
He says that people who do not care
for periodic visits from them should
get bottle of "dediki" and when tho
COW makes her visit. have a small
squirt gun there ready to use. But al
ways have the front gate open, III or
der to guard against the cows des roy
ing anything left, that she ma. On
counter in the subsequent gymnastlcs
incident to the use of the "dediki."
Captain Saunders Fowler, whose
yard on Broadway suffered several
times last year has some shells loaded
with small bird shot, end declared to
q reporter today that the first cow he
catches IN his yard is certainly to get
both barrels. He says he will not
have the animals devastating his
lawn, and intends to shoot the first
COW caught, and that II other people
would do likewise, it would probably
become advisable to keep all cows up.
Councilman Fowler says that there
seem to be more cows this year than
ever, and that the people seem to be
turning them all out now. 1t is possi-
BILE that another COW fight will be
waged shortly IN the municipal
boards.
The county assessment gives the
number of cows, calves and steers Of
common stock at 5000 in the entire
county.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-30
STOCKS
DAILY MARKET LETTER.

Wall Street, New York. March 30
Owing to the improved money condi-
tions and the favorable conditions of
the banks, as reported by Saturday :
bank statement, the market opened
strong at an advance Of from one-h half
to one point for the whole list, but
later reports, showing that labor
troubles are on the increase, and al
most as quickly as the trouble is
patched up the fever breaks out in
another place, caused another reac.
tion in the market, values seeking new
lower levels. Sentiment on the who'll
continues very bearish. American
stocks In London are firmer, bel ng
mostly from Is to 3-8 above parity.
The market is in the hands Of power.
full spectators and they are deter
mined ON lower prices, and they will
do all In their power to bring this
about, for should values work much
lower o great many people would be
forced to throw over their lines and
they would then be able to pick them
up at their own figures. There is no
doubt In our minds but what pur-
chases made at these prices will net
big returns, but in the meantime the
operators we speak of may force prices
considerably lower. Sales to noon
were 2ss, 400 shares. Gall money
ranged from to per cent.
ARENZ & GILBERT.