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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
The Corn Meal Law.
D. G. Hayward,
Governor.

The following act, passed by the
legislature, will be Of interest to
grocers and dealers and the public
generally:
Section l.. The standard weight
of a bushel of corn meal. weight
bolted or uubolted, shall be is pounds.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to pack for
sale, sell or offer for sale, in this
state, any corn meal except in bags
or packages containing, by standard
weight, two bushels, or one bushel, Or
one-half bushel, or one-fourth buhSel,
or one.eighth bushel, respectively.
Each Tag or package OF corn meal
shall have plainly printed CT marked
thereon, whether the meal is "bolted'
or unbolted," the amount it contains
in bushels or fraction of bushel, and
the weight: Provided, The provisions
OF this section shall not apply to the
retailing of meal direct to customers
from bulk stock, when priced and
delivered by actual weight or meas
ure.
Section 3. Any person or persons
guilty of violating either OF the
foregoing sections OF this act Shall
be deemed misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be punished
by fine of not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment not eX-
ceeding thirty days, or both fine or
imprisonment, in the discretion of
the court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
MANY Want Jobs.

The State says notwithstanding the
fact that the governor has over 1000
applications on file, there are every
day a dozen others seeking for places
on the State constabulary. Many OF
these apply in person. 1t must not
be understood that all Of the applica-
tions on file will be rejected, but they
will not be acted upon for some time
and it is probable that delinquent's
applications will be rejected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Wrecked by a Boy.

1t has developed that a small white
boy, aged s, named Birdie Ryals,
opened the switch at Evergreen, Fla,
which caused the wreck there Thurs.
days of the Seaboard's limited from
jacksonville to New York. Nc
reason is assigned except that the
child wanted to see what would
happen; Thirty minutes before the
arrival of the train the boy told Post
master 4. Herring of Evergreen that
he intended to open the switch, but
the postmaster, though he lives within
$50 yards of the switch, took no notice
OF the boys threat. Both the boy
and Herring have confessed to these
facts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Heavy Damages.

At Kansas City, Mo-, on Wednes'
days a jury in the circuit courtaward-
ed Miss Eva Cook, a telephone opera
tor, sl2.50O damages against the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone com
pany for injuries inflicted by Herschell
Graves, a manager in the central office.
Miss Cook testified that while she was
seated on.a high stool at work Mr.
Graves, angered because she had not
carried out some trivial order. roughly
whirled her about, causing her tc
strike and injure her shoulder and
knee. Judge Stoyer, in instructing
the jury, said that it might be vel!
to have employers Of corporations
treat employees with consideration.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11

statehood? I did not believe in state
hood, and I am putting now the
strongest case against my own party,
but majority of the people, represen-
ted in the senate and the house, had
the right to have its will expressed.
Gentlemen, I have made my pro-
test. l do it in sorrow and in humilia-
tion. but there it is; and in my opinion
another body under these methods
must change its methods of procedure,
or cur body, backed up by the people,
will compel the change, else this body,
close to the people, shall become d
mere tender. a mere bender of the
pregnant hinges of the knee to SUBJ
NIT to what any one member of an
other body demand of this body as Il
price for legislation" (Prolongued
applause and cheers
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Degraded Herself.

At Atlanta Friday John Stone, a
French draughtsman. who has been in
the employ of an Atlanta architect,
was fined S50.75 by Recorder Broyles
for kissing negro woman. Stone said
he had no race prejudice and. had nc
objections to marrying negro. The
recorder delivered him severe lee
ture. You ought to be in the
North" he said. They want you at
the White House. This statement
brought out applause in court. The
woman degraded herself when She al
lowed Stone to kiss her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
An Egg Of the Great AUX Sold.

Recently at an auction sale in Lon
don, an egg of the great aux was put
up. and after some lively bidding was
knocked down for 81, 260. That is said
to be a very good price. But aux eggs
have been sold in London for as much
as 81, 500. The reason for these enor-
nous prices is naturally to be- found
in the scarcity Of the eggs. The bird
is extinct, and not over seventy OF its
eggs are in existence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Liked the Job,

A negro convict who was released
Monday in Union from the custody Of
the chaingang, either liked his job on
the gang very much or was very anx-
ious to celebrate his freedom. Within
a few hours after his release he beg
ged enough whiskey from friends to
make him drunk, and did get so drunk
that he was taken up by the police
and will 90 out on the city gang.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
DOES NOT WANT NOMINATION
IfVotes Of Negro Delegates Are Need
ed to Get 1t.

+. C. Howland, a close persona
friend of President r oSevelt, anc
Washington correspondent of the
Mail and Express. sends the following
authoritative announcement to New
York recently:
President Roosevelt Goes not desire
the nomination for the next presl'
dency if that nomination can be wor
in the Republican national convention
of 1904, only by the votes Of delegates
from Southern States. The president
is an avowed aspirant for the nomina-
tion, but he is ambitious that it shall
come to him from the representatives
Of the Republican party, chosen by
the free electors in the States where
it's votes are in the majority or where
they have fair possibility of winning
the election.
''He does not wish the verdict OF
the convention to be determined by
delegates representing merely the
skeleton of an organization in States
where Republican citizens are either
hopelessly in the minority or are dis
franchised by the wholesale or can
not command an honest count Of their
ballots
This declaration is announced pub
licly for the first time. President
Roosevelt's attitude as unprecedented
as it is independent, may be accepted
as indicating the confidence that per
vades administration circles in the
overwhelming popular approval OF the
presidents course throughout the
North and the great West. But it
may be regarded also as response to
some recent events in Democratic
States growing out Of the race issue
and appointments to office.
In relation to the so-called negro
policy of the president it is devoid OF
any purpose to capture the votes OF
Southern delegates in the next nation
al Republican convention. This
declaration that the administration
views with equanimity the criticism
Of the local Southern leaders, whose
opposition arises FROM disappointment
over the control Of Federal patronage
and from the presidents refusal to
debar the qualified negro voter from
membership in the party organization
will come as surprise to the South.
But it is only the logical outcome OF
the presidents policy with which
Secretary Roots recent speeches upon
the status OF colored citizenship is in
complete accord"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Oil Tank Explodes.

The burning of stable adjoining
the storage tanks Of the Standard Oil
company at Greenville, North Coro-
lima, Wednesday caused one Of the
tanks to explode with great damage
to property. Other tanks, one Of
which contained seven thousand gal
Ions of gasoline, exploded later. Re-
ports received here state houses were
wrecked and much damage done not
only to the residence and business
houses Of the town, but also to the
large factory Of the Imperial Tobacco
c0mpanv
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Eafal "nocE

There was a wreck on the Seaboard
Airline Railroad at Evergreen, Fla,
on Wednesday afternoon. The En-
gineer, E. S. Pierce, and his colored
fireman were fatally injured. Nine
other persons were hurt. The wreck
was caused by an open switch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Goes TO the Pen.

Arthur L. bishop. the young Peters
bury travelling man who was ten days
ago sentenced to the penitentiary for
five wears for killing Thomas Wilson,
of Charlotte. y. C.. has failed TO per-
feet an appeal to the supreme court,
and has been sent to the pcnitentlary
TO serve out his sentence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
A Damage Case.

A long distance phone message from
Lexington says that the jury in the
case of Mrs. D. N. Scott VS., the Sea-
board Air Line railway, in lexington.
for $4,000 damages, resulted in a
verdict of $4,000 for the plaintiff.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
EDITORS AND HENS.
Points OF Similarity and Contrast as
Seen by Georgia Editor.

oCcu US Il NCoESI&l ELukCoIs
A hen Sits on her nest and lays
eggs. An editor sits in his Office
chair and lies in his bed-or in his pa
per. The hen feathers her nest;"
the editor does not--he cuts his own
threat by doing bu ;iness for nothing
simply to keep his competitors from
getting it. The hen cackles after she
has laid good, fresh egg; the editor
cackles about what he intends to do,
but seldom does it. Sensible hen!
The hen scratches for living so does
the editor. The hen often covers up
bad eggs: so does the editor. The
hen matches chickens that come to
some good; most editors hatch schemes
that never amount to anything. The
hen has comb which she does not
use: the editor may have comb and
use it sometimes, but not always. The
len has wings; the editor has none
and never will have. The hen isn't
high flyer: the editor is-Sometimes.
The hen broods and raises a large
family; the editor broods over how be
is to raise the large family he already
has, as well as over wasted energies
and lost opportunities. The hen is
rooster when she slceps-that's queer;
the editor is a queer rooster all the
time. The hen often gets cooped:
the editor gets (s) cooped, too, some
times. The hen often gets it in the
neck; so does the editor. Sometimes
the hen crows, but nobody knows
why; the editor crows almost all the
time, but nobody knows why. There
may be other similarities and disSiml.
larities between the hen and the edi-
tor. but they do not come to mind just
noW.-Bryan Enterprise.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Another Railroad Wreck

The westbound Southern Pacific
passenger train was derailed Wednes-
day at Alleyton, Texas one coach go
ing over. Tip Wood and Clint Cooper,
both negro passengers, were killed and
soran others was hurt, none seriously.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Dies on q Train.

DR.. VIM. Milligan, a prominent
physician of Moultrie, Ca, died sud
denly on Central of Georgia train
wednesday afternoon. DR.. Milligan
was on his way to Atlanta, where ne
was to place himself under medical
treatment. He died just before the
train reached Macon
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
SCENE IN CONFERENCE.

Mr.. Gillraan drew picture Of the
scene in the conference room While
the committee was discussing his
item, and said: 1.-The watchdog OF
the treasurv came in, shut his massive
laws down on this claim and said
whenever you all get ready to rub
that out wake me up.
He said he was only speaking meta
phorically. He then spoke of the de-
tcrminatior arrived at by him. /
simply shut my jaws down on the
propositions" said he, that l would
have that money or have an extra ses-
sion and I was in a position, under
the rules of the senate to force it"
Mr.. Hale Of Maine said he would
let the matter pass into oblivion, dis
agreeable as it was, but il affected
him because he had charge OF the
deficiency dill. Speaking very deli
berately Mr.. Hale said there had been
no legislative blackmail.
Mr.. Hale, to set Mr. Tillman right
declared that he had never visited the
conference room and that he did not
ootru6e hirnself upon the committee
The appropriation committee, he
said, had acted on the claim as a
matter of fair and evenhanded justice.
Hr. Hale said it has never been
thought that one house Of congress
should arraign the other. 1t has
never been thought or said before
that the process Of one house are
processes of blackmail. Mr.. Cannor!'s
use of the words Legislative black
mall Mr.. Hale declared, were un-
fortunate improper, and breach of
the privileges, which if they are not
in the written law, practically stand
in the Judgment of all good men as
the comfy between the two houses.
He was followed by Mr.. Allison also
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
SOUTH CARoLINA's CLAIM.

He then gave a history Of South
Cardinals claim, answering Mr.. Can
mons criticism with respect to legis-
lating by unanimous consent. Mr..
Tillman said that nothing in the
house Of representatives seems to 80
except by unanimous consent Of few
leaders.
1.-THE unanimous consent of the
members" he said, has fallen into
innocuous desuetude and the unani-
nous consent he speaks Of so strenu-
ously here is the unanimous consent
of those in control" South Carolina,
in this matter, he declared, had been
an outcast, with no voice here, and
nobody for 10 years to ask thai she
shall receive recognition or justice.
Mr.. Tillman quoted the law autho-
rizing the payment of interest on
South Cardinals claim, and it was
that which led the committee on ap-
propriations to acl simply because it
meant to do a long DELAYED act Of JUS
tice to South Carolina and to undo
the wrong which had been done.
THAT is the cause Of this cry of
'blackmail,'" said he, and which
caused the charge tha5 the senate
forced the house to make a gift to
South Carolina of S47 600"
Mr.. Tillman then said he had great
respect for Mr.. Cannon, who, as the
watchdog Of the treasury, had saved
the country millions of dollars. lie
had objected to the matter. he said,
simply because he had called it upon
an appropriation bill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
TILLMAN HITS BACK
At Cannon for Accusing the United
States Senate of Blackmail.
SOUTH CAR0LINA's WAR CLAIM.
Mr.. Cannon's Speech in the House
on Wednesday on Legislative
Blackmail Severely Criti-
cised by Senator
Tiliman.

In obedience to the presidents pro-
clamation the Senate Of the aSth Con-
gress convened in extra session at
noon Thursday. An immense crowd
was attracted to witness the interest
inc ceremony. Echoes of the 5Tth
Congress had not died away when
President Pro. TEN. Frye called the
body to order, and soon thereafter the
senators who were reelected and those
who were to take their seats for the
first time with the exception of Mr..
German, who had seen long service in
the senate) were sworn in. Friends
and admirers Of the senators loaded
down their desks with beautiful flow
ers. One Of the features of the open
ing ceremony was the ovation accord
ed Mr.. German,
The new senators are: Ankeny Of
Washington, Clark of Arkansas, Ful-
ton Of Oregon, German Of Maryland,
Hepburn Of Idaho, Hopkins Of Illinois,
Latimer Of SOUTH Carolina, Long of
Kansas. McCreary Of Kentucky, New
lanus of Nevada, Overman Of North
Carolina, Smoot of Titan, Stone OF
Missouri. Speaking for Mr.. Burrows,
chairman of the committee on privil-
eyes and elections, Mr.. Hoar stated
that questions of qualification should
be postponed and acted upon by the
senate afterwards.
Mr.. Cannon'S speech in the house Of
representatives early Wednesday NOR
ming in presenting the conference re-
port on the general deficiency bill, in
which he charged that the senate con-
ferees had resorted to legislative black
mail and attacked the rules of the
senate, formed the subject of some
fervid remarks by Mr.. Iiliman and by
the senate conferees, MeSSrS. Hale,
Allison and Teller.
Referring to Mr.. Cannon's speech,
which he characterized as 'remarka-
ble," Mr.. Tillman said he did not
know that there ever had been SIM
liar one delivered in either branch of
congress. He then quoted from Mr..
Cannon's speech, giving the reasons
for the house conferees receding from
their position with respect to the
claim Of South Carolina for ST., 900
growing out of the war Of 1Sl2-15.
There were two issues, he saic. in
volved in that speech, one affecting
the dignity Of the senate and the other
affecting his own integrity, response
bility and personal character. The
speech, he said, was wholly indefen-
sible, indecent and an outrage" He
read from Jefrerson'S Manual regard.
ing the comfy that must obtain be-
tween two branches of legislature
and asked whether it had not been
grossly violated in this case. Power"
be said, had made some Of these men
drunk" Senators do not realize, he
said, that most outrageous thing
has been performed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11

The following act, passed by the
legislature, will be Of interest to
grocers and dealers and the public
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
INTERESTING BIRD EMBLEM.
Guatemala Has the Oldest and Mos
Unioue of Any Nation.

New York Tribune: BY far the
most interesting bird emblem OF a
modern state is that Of the republic
of Guatemala. 1t has been adopted
as the national crest for SO long that
(partly through the taste for stamp
colleCting) the existence of one Of the
rarest and most beautiful of the bird
creation has been made far more wide
~ known han 1t otherwise would have
been. There Is a race of birds called
trogons, most Of which have fine
feathers II remarkable coloring. They
are found In India and the Malays, but
are most numerous in Central and
South America. 1t was from their
plumage that the Mexicans made their
famous mosalcs Of feather work. From
the tail feathers they made the lus-
trous green helmets Of their kings and
mobiles. The most gorgeous of all was
the long tailed or respondent trogon,
which was Kept as a sacred or royal
bird in the palace of Montezuma, or in
II of the two houses which formed
the royal menagerie. Adequate de-
scription Of the bird is almost impos-
sible. 1t has u rounded plume on it's
head, cascades Of feathers falling from
the back over the shoulders, plumes
falling over the tail a yard long, and a
most elegant contour. The color Of
the whole of the ppe surface and
plumes is a most resplendent golden
green, that of the breast and under
parts crimson or scarlet. Such is the
national emblem of Guatemala.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
ISEvERE WEATHER
CAUSES SUFFERING
Heavy Snowstorm at Chicago
Causes Grief to Those Who
Have No Fuel.
is UNCHANGED
Coal Dealers Are Summoned Before ths
Grand Jury, Who Will Try to Find
Out Why Thousands of Cars
Are Sidetraeked.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-The temperature
In Chicago yesterday dropped "a de-
grees in less than two hours, N last
night was lowering around the zero
mark. The cold wave was preceded by
a heavy snowstorm. a brisk north
west wind sprang up last night and IN
the outlying districts the snow is drift
ed several feet.
The coal situation remains I'M
changed, and it's causes and effects on
suffering humanity were discussed by a
large number of Chicago pastors dur
ing their m
The actual search for evidence of q
combine of coal dealers for the pur-
pose of forcing up the price of fuel in
the Chicago market will be undertaken
today by the special grand jury, which
began it's task Saturday under direc-
ton of States Attorney Dineen and
Attorney General Hamlin. Twenty-Five
coal men, some of them the heads Of
wholesale firms and others chiefs In
the councils of corporations operating
mines, have been summoned to appear
before the grand jury and tell what
they know of the ring which 1t Is
claimed exists.
1t is the intention that no one but
Goa men shall be examined, and Mr.
bllICCIl says q oCll0o VI pollllCu qdIS-
tons have been arranged for the wit
neSseS.
Trainloads of coal cars sidetracked
and labeled with placards ~instructing
railroad freight crews to hold the con-
signments indefinitely, it is said, have
been discovered by the persons who
caused the investigation to be made.
1t is also asserted that beyond the
city lines, On one, and probably two
roads, countless tons of coal have been
taken from the cars and heaped up on
either side Of the tracks for as much as
three-quarters of a mile. The grand
jury will insist upon being Informed
why this coal has not been brought into
the market and put on sale, thus reliev-
ing the coal famine.
Two thousand persons in Chicago are
suffering from ailments directly due to
cold and exposure resulting from the
coal famine, according to the weekly
bulletin of the health department. is
sued yesterday.
Serious results are already seen in a
heavy increase in the death rate, and
the health department brands the men
responsible for the situation las guilty
of constructive homicide"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
The March Of Science.

Oolitie, Ind, Jan. 12.-That Oolitle is
right abreast Of the times In the use
Of the most recent discoveries in medi-
cal science Is shown by recent cases in
which those dreaded Kidney Com
plants that cause SO many deaths have
been completely cured by the new
remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Many people in this neighborhood tell
Of aches relieved and pains departed
because Of the use Of Dodd's Kidney
Pills. One Of these is w. A. Terry, the
well known grocer. Here Is his story:
81 suffered for four months with Kid
ney and Bladder Trouble and was so
bad that | was almost confined to my
bed. | could get no relief until l com.
menced using Dodd's Kidney Pills.
II could notice an Improvement the
second day l took the pills. / would
recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills to all
sufferers from Kidney Complaints"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
Fresh From Fec.

TIL sultan of Morocco tells the world
to stand aside;
says to give him room to travel-Wants
the road extremely wide
Says he thinks he'll do some fighting, and
he wants to swing his arm
With a keen and shiny stabber to the
tune of wars alarm.
But the world keeps on a-moving, spite of
all the sultan says,
For the sultan has the habit of conyersing
through his F4z.
There are rebels all about him, and they've
chased him here and there,
Till he hasn't time nor chance nor thought
nor breath enough to swear;
AND he's telling how he'll battle till he
strikes the final ditch,
But there are so many bitches that he
can't say which is which.
That Is why the world is wagging with
no heed to what he says
For the sultan's In a corner, and Is talk
ing through his Fee.
There's a moral in the sultan. cts about
the only one,
And 1t may be palliatien for these verses
and their pun.)
This: We ought to do our fighting when
we get into the fray
And reserve our conversation till the bat
tie goes our way.
For the world keeps swinging onward,
deaf to all the sultan says,
Knowing of his reputation for conversing
through his Fee.
Chicago Tribune.