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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
WAR ON THE ISTH.EUS.
Panama Bombarded in. Violation OF
all Rules of War.

L Va
all Rules of War.
The revolution which occurred lsst
week and which resulted in the pro-
clamation Of the independence Of the
iSthmus Of Panama was not une1pect-
ed. Since Sunday before last all kinds
of rumorS had been in circulation, but
it was not until Tuesday Disht that
the hours so long looked forward to
by the inhabitants OF Panama arrived.
For two days previously groups OF peo-
pie had been gathering about the
town discussing the situation, which
caused alarm upon the part OF the
authorities, for the houses OF Dr..
Manuel Amador, Jose Arrange and
FREDERICK Boyd and other leaders Of
the popular movement were watched
by the police, but the revolutionists
tearlessly went in and ont OF their
residences, issued their orders and
their plans were carried out.
The revolutioniSts decided upon S
p. N. as the hour to proclaim the
independence Of the isthums but a
change occurred in their plans and
word was sent to Santa Ana, where
over 1000 men had congregated, for
the revolutioniSts to diSperse until I
o. No., but they were already marching
towards the Plaza Chiriqni, cheering
enthusiastically for the Independence
Of the isthmus. Thereupon signal
was given to Gen. HuertaS Of the
revolutionary forces, who, in the name
Of the republic Of Panama, arrested
Gen. Tovar and his staff and escorted
them to police headquarters amidst
wild cheering for the new republic.
for Or. Amador and for the other
leaders OF the revolution. The flag Of
the republic OF Panama was then
formally hoiSted.
The cause Of the revolution may be
briefly summed up as being the result
OF the action OF the congress OF Co.
lumbia at Bogota in rejecting the
Hay-Herran canal treaty. The
Panamians are almost to man In
favor of the construction Of the canal
by the United States and 1t had
repeatedly been prophesied before and
after the meeting OF congress that
Panama would secede If the treaty
was rejected and would probably come
to terms with the United States for
the building Of the great isthmian
gateway. Panama was bombarded
without notice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
AMERICAN FINANclERs FollED.
Their Scheme for Monopoly OF the IN
Trade Momentarily Blocked.

Trade Momentarily Blocked.
According to a correspondent OF the
London Times an Interesting lnous'
trial skirmish is under way ID the Nd.
Law Peninsula. between group OF
American fnancierS and the colonial
government.
The Malay states now produce con-
siderably more than half OF the an
nual supply Of tin, and over 10 per
cent. of this comes to the United
States. Recently, therefore. a syndi-
cate fAmerican) has been formed for
tbs purpose of buying the ore. ship
ping It to New York and there treat
inc and dressing it for the market
When this had been done protection
would be sought for the smeiers'
since tin smelling would rank as
new Industry. and the snelters o.
Singapore, finding their dressed TIN
penalized, would lose their American
market. or 20 per cent. Of their busl-
ness, and would almost certainly oe
forced to shut down If this were &C.
comDlished the American smelters
would find themselves in the envlaple
position Of the only purchasers in Ma
laya, and the Chinese producers. oe-
ing utterly at their mercy. would be
forced to sell on terms dictated oy
their new customers. The mining
community would suffer severely: the
Straits Settlements would cease to be.
as it is to-day. the great distributing
centre Of more than half the worlds
supply Of tin, and the government.
whose export duty is arranged on
sliding scale according to the market
price of the metal, would be also a
heavy loser"
The colonial government has hence
declared war on the american specu-
lators, who are backed It is believed.
by some Of :he greatest names in the
world Of finance and has embarked
on a policy Of protection.
The following notice was nnblished
By the government on May Is:
Under the provisions Of section 3,
Of the Customs Duties Enactment,
1898. the resident with the approval
Of the resident-general. hereby i'm
poses as from the first day OF June.
1903. a duty Of $50 per picul 133
pounds) upon all the ore exported
from the state other than tin ore ex-
ported under such guarantee as the
resident may require that 1t will be
smelted in the colony. The duty here
by imposed is to be paid In addition
to the duty on tin ore at present In
force"
This act was one Of self-preserva-
ton. and has. at any rate. momentar-
lily blocked the American scheme.
cit is an open question. however"
says the writer. whether the men
who set out with the intention OF Sc
curing that monopoly will be content
to sit down tamely under their defeat,
and it is possible that further develop
ments may have far-reachiDg results
as regards the future prospects and
prosperity of British Malaga"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Negro Boys Foul Crime.

Walter McHam, a 16-year-old
negro boy, is lodged in the Spartan
burg county jail on the very serious
charge Of having assaulted a negro
girl about years Of age, at Cowpens,
a few days ago. Immediately after
perpetrating bis deed, McHam disap-
peared from Cowpens, where feeling
was intense against him after the ac-
uion became public. BE came to Spar
tanburg and was arrested there Thurs
day. The colored child on whom the
assault was directed, IS said to be in
a critical condition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
SAILORS RESCUED
At Sea After Being Without Water
for Three Days.

After being laShed to the stump OF
mast for IS hours, and without
fresh water for three days, Capt.
Garielsen and nine Of the crew OF the
waterlogged schooner John W. Lin
nell, have reached New York aboard
the Italian ship Gabrielle dali.
Notwithstanding their privations
the stipwrecked marines are not
suffering from any serious ill-effects.
The Linnell left Fernandina on Oct.
II and on the oath plunged into ter,
rifle gale. Owing to the heavy sea
running Capt. Gabrielsen reefed his
light sails. The next day the wind
blew hurricane and it was found the
schooner was leaking.
The wrecSing pumps were started,
but proved of no avail, and in a short
time there was six feet Of water in
the hold. The big seas had smashed
the small boats and ruined the tanks
holding the fresh water. The sailors
plight was made more desperate by
the fear that the vessel would turn
turtle. To prevent this the masts
were cut away and the crew lashed
themselves TO one Of the stumps. The
vessel was awaSh with the exception
of the top OF the after deck house and
the sailors suffered terribly from lack
OF food and water. The waves broke
over them continually.
On the 26th the schooner was deep
er in the water, and the gale continu-
ed with undiminished velocity. On
the afternoon Of the 9th, Capt.
Gabrielsen attracted 5he attention Of
the lookout on the Gabrielle dali,
and after hazardous trip the Lin
nell's men were transferred from the
sinking vessel to the dali.
The Linnell was abandoned in lati-
tude 3O.l6, longitude 1921, by dead
reckoning, and later was reported by
the schooner Advent, which arrived
at Vineyard Haven, Nov. 2.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
SHIPS COLLIDE.
Two Steamers, Hidde by Fog Strike
and One Goes Down.
F0RTY-F0UR PERSONS DROWNED
They Were All Lost Before Small
Boats Could Respond to
the Piteons Cry
for Relp.

A collision occurred in fog of
Hakodate, Japan, between the Rus.
sian Yushen Kaisha Co.'s steamers
Progress and Tokai Maru. The lat
ter sank. OF the 100 passengers and
crew on board the Tokai Maru only
56 were saved.
Scenes of indescribable horror and
copfusion followed the crash Of the
shipwreck. The closeness and dense
ness Of the fog which surrounded the
ill-fsted vessels made systematic res
cue almost futile, and the passengers
on board the ships rushed from their
cabins to the decks to find the vessel
fast sinking. Panic-Stricken passen-
gers ran about the decks, praying the
ships officers to save them, h1ndering
their efforts to lower the lifeboats,
which, even after they we're launched,
could not be guided on account OF the
impenetrable mist and fog over the
waters.
1t is feared that the entire crew OF
| the IOka1 b1aru were l0SG, ana OF tne
passengers who were listed on the YES
sci it Is thought that over hall OF the
number perished. The two vessels
were sister ships Of the Russian Yus-
ben Kaisha Co., plying between Rus
siau and Oriental ports. The fog
which had prevailed along the Japa-
nese coast of Hakodate prevented the
two ships from knowing each others
position, and the attempts made to
stop she two ships before they struck
we're Of no avail.
The passengers were called from
below by the jarring and crash OF the
ships, the shock on the Tokai Maru
being so severe that some Of passen.
gers are said to have gone down with
she ship before they could recover
from the stunning ram the Progress
made.
The steamer Progress, although
badly damaged, WAS kept adoat, and
through the efforts Of her officers tue
remainder OF the passengers OF the
Tokai Maru were saved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
a GREAT EXPLOSION.
The United States Arsenal at Iona
Island Blown to Peices.


Island Blown to Pe1ces.
Six men we're killed and ten slight
ly injured Wednesday afternoon by
an explosion at the United States
naval arsenal. one Of the largest maga-
zines in the United States, which is
located on Iona Island, n. Y. The
explosion occurred while men were
drawing the explosive charges from a
consignment OF old shells recently sent
here from the battleship Massachu-
setts. Three massive shell houses
were completely destroyed and rain
Of fragments or projectiles Of all sizes
was scattered in every direction.
The force Of the explosion, or Sc
ries of explosions, broke windows al
Peekskill, three miles below on the
opposite side Of the Hudson: the deto-
nation was heard for mary miles. Ad-
jacent buildings, Including two store
houses for fixed ammunition, were rid
died with the fragments and the quar-
ters OF the IL marines composing the
garrison were completely demolished.
The island, which has been used as
an arsenal for a year, Is in the Hud-
son river, 40 miles from New York,
and shells and ammunition OF all kinds
were stored there. The detonation Of
part of the charge Of a shell being un-
loaded in shell house No. exploding
all the other shells in the house and
the fragments OF shells driven into the
adjoining houses exploded their con-
tents.
There were two main explosions,
with al interval OF several minutes
and succession OF minor ones as in
dividual shells went of. Fire followed
and for several hours the marines
fought the flames in imminent danger
from constantly exploding shells.
Physicians and nurses from West
Point, Peekskill and Haverstraw hur-
ried to the island and attended to the
one of whom was seriously
hurt.
A large amount Of fixed ammuni-
tion stored in two buildings from
which the roofs we're blown did not
explode and the two main powder
magazines we're at the other end Of
the island out Of danger. The force
of the main explosion is shown by the
fact that a fragment Of stone Intel,
three feet long, was found about 800
yards from the doorway to which it
belonged. Smaller pieces were hurled
clear across the Hudson. Clocks for
several miles we're stopped by the
shock.
Besides Gunner Otto Fries and the
guard OF marines ten or twelve maga-
zine tenders and attendants lived on
the island with their families. The
hundred or more Workmen resided In
adjacent towns. Gunner Fries was
standing near the shell house when
first explosion occurred but his In
juries, like those O: the others, con-
sisted only OF cuts and bruises. One
workman had a miraculous escape.
He was inside the shell house when
the first explosion occurred and though
daZed and almost SenseleSs managed
to get out of the building.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
A SPANKING MACHINE
Almost Kills Its Inventor While He Is
Making a Test.

Harvey Miller, farm hand, work.
ing for J. E. Reynolds, prosperous
farmer at Cedar Point, Mimi, was
spanked almost to death by machine
of his own contrivance. Miller, who
is an inventor, discovered mother
help" machine. 1t consists Of a series
Of phonographs to be set in each room
Of the house. On pressing button
any one Of the monographs desired
will call out: Stop that, Robert,
and be good boy" Or will yell out:
If you aren'ta good boy mamma will
whip you" The device is worked by
electricity and is supposed to relieve
the mother Of much running to and
fro after her offspring, and to make
the latter behave.
Miller has also a graduated spank
ing attachment. The person to be
spanked is strapped fiat down On a
board, while q strong hardwood pad
die operated by an electric motor Goes
the work: Two dials control the
mechanism. On the dial are printed
ages from to l6, 50 that the force OF
the blows can be regulated according
to the age. On the other are the
words, Eight, fair, good, hard, seri-
ous," to correspond with the offence
for which punishment is to be inhict-
ed. Miller had finished the mechan-
ism, and after vainly attempting to
secure friend to try it had himself
strapped down on board while a
number OF friends operated the works.
The padding was started at 2, slight,
and gradually turned on until age Is,
serious was reached.
Miller was by this time roaring for
mercy and promising to be good while
the onlookers were rolling on the
floor, doubled up in laughter, not
knowing that Miller, the inventor,
had been terribly punished. Miller's
strength was rapidly failing when his
friends noted bis condition, but not
being familiar with the machine were
unable to make it stop. Miller had
lost consciousness when someone re-
leased the buckles OF the straps which
held him down and rescued him. Mil
ler'S first act on regairing his senses
vas to destroy the "m"ther's help"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
A Fair Notice.

The New York Suns leading COM
ment on the election is Characteristic.
1t is simply this: Mr.. George Brin-
ton Mcclellan has been elected mayor
of New York. We pledge to Mr.. Nc
Clellan our earnest and hearty support
OF every act Of his administration OF
which we shall approve: and in respect
to such acts as We may elect to con-
demn-may the Lord have mercy on
MIR. McClellan'S SOul,'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
The Book She Wanted.

A reader at the free library recent
~ was much offended at what was
considered the incompetency OF the
librarians. of whom she demanded 8
book called "Wait Minute" The
assistant protested she had never
heard Of the volumne, but the IN
quirer insisted friend had read tho
book and returned it only the day be-
fore. A thorough search Of the cata.
logue failed to find the title recorded,
80 the disgruntled reader had to de.
part without it.
Later in the day the reader return
ed and apologized, saying the book
wanted was named "Tarry Thou TIL ]
Come. e."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
The Four Guests.

IGe FOur Guests.
A knock at the door-but he
Was dreaming dream OF fame:
And the one who knocked drew softly
back,
And never again he came.
a knock at the door-as soft
AS soft-as shy-as dove,
But the dreamer dreamed till the guest
was gone
And the guest was Love.
A knock at the door-again
The dreamer dreamed away
Unheeding-deaf to the gentle call
OF the one who came that day.
a knock at the door-no more
The guest to that door came.
Yet the dreamer dreamed Of the one
who called
For the guest was Fame.
A knock at the door-but still
He gave no reply;
And the waiting guest gave CHEEKY
Ere he slowly wandered by.
A knock at the door-in dreams
The dreamer fain would grope,
Till the guest stole on, with humbled
sigh
And the guest was Hope.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Railroad Wreck.

The local passenger train, No. 23.
Charlotte to Chester, S. c., on the
Southern Wednesday morning ran in
to work train near Chester. A color
ed fireman on the passenger train was
killed and saveral passengers were
badly shaken up.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Total liabilities. i.
Fell in the Water.

1t New York a siXteen-year-old
boy for the banking firm Of
Bolognesi s Co., carelessly tossed a
bag containing $4,000 in gold from
the deck Of the Ellis Island ferry boat
to Policeman Meyer, who was on the
pier to escort the lad to his employers
Office. The messengers aim was bad
and the $4,000 disappeared in the wa
ter, leaving only a trail Of bubbles.
Twelve fishermen were soon at work
trying to recover 1t, expecting large
reward. George Pinkerton, an e1.
press agent, brought up the treasure.
He received $40 for bis trouble, and
the others received the bankers
thanks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
A Kentucky Eeud.

Two men are dead as the result Of
Middle Fork, six miles west Of Jack
son KY. Jacob Spencer called Curtis
Gross out OF his house and shot him
dead without word. Samuel Gross,
the lS-year-old son OF Curtis Gross
sprang out and stabbed Spencer to
death, the knife puncturing the
heart. An old grudge was the cause.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
HE COULD NOT KICK.
Father Advised Young Man to
Elope and Ee Did.

The proprietor OF one OF the princi-
pal firms in Birmingham had remark
ed that his head clerk, for whom he
had a real liking and had fallen in
melcholy state, and, though he tried
his best, be could not find out what
was the matter with the young man.
One day at last the sufferer owned
that he was in love.
We'll, marry her," said the chief.
'Oh, but''-here the young man
nearly broke doWn-"she belongs to
one Of the best families in town-the
parents will never consent"
Pooh. Your position is good, your
name is honorable, they won't refuse.
1 will demand the girl for you. Does
she love you?"
Eyes, but it's no use, her parents
won't listen"
We'll, then elope with her. Do 1
know the girl?"
''Yes. she will be at your ball next
Tuesday"
Now, listen to me-" said the en-
ployer. Leave the ball quietly with
her. Joseph, my coachman, will wait
for you at the door and drive you to
the station. He will ask you no ques-
tions. When you are out Of the way
l will see the father and settle every
thing for you"
SIS that really your ad7ice?' glee-
fully exclaimed the youth. Do you
want me to do it,
"Yes, l command you to do it.
Now cheer up.
The next day the clerk proposed
the plan to his sweetheart, who made
some objections at first but. overcome
by bis reasons, she said at last:
Well, if he means it | must obey"
What was the general stupefaction
when after the ball the daughter was
missing?
Mad fool that I was" exclaimed
the enraged parent; it was my own
daughter
The next day he wrote: Come
back; all will be forgiven. ."-Birming
ham Age-Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
No Place Like Home.

On board the steamer Majestic,
which arrived at New York on Thurs
day from Liverpool, were - negroes
from the States, who went to Liberia,
West Africa, to experiment 10 cotton
cnlture with the view to future colo
nization from this country. They say
the experiment. was a failure and they
embarked Of the Majestic in penni-
lees condition
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Pistol Toter Killed.

\ special dispatch from Birming.
ham. Ala, to the Atlanta Journa.
says Dutch Cosper. white man, shot
and killed Walter Curry, colored, at
Pell City. They and the negro's two
brothers were coming home from a
cotton gin at Easonville and dispute
arose over a tritling matter. The ne
gro pulled a pistol on Cosper. The
latter jerked it from his hand shot
and killed him. He was then COM
PEELED to flee for his life from the en-
ragged brothers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Into an Open Switch.

a fast through freight train on the
Georgia railroad ran into an open
switch about eight miles from Angus
ia, Ga, Tuesday morning, derailing
the engine and six cars and killing the
fireman and negro train hand and
seriously injuring the engineer and
two train hands. 1t is believed the
switch was thrown open to wreck
the train.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Twelve Men Killed.

Fifty men, working on bridge over
Brazer and Trinity river railroad,
Fort Worth, Texas, Went down today
with a falling span, into the river, 50
feet below. Twelve were killed and
many others fatally injured. a Car
was derailed on the bridge and the
train rushed through the bridge: car
rying more Of it down.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
The Bank Robber Dead.

The unknown man shot in York
county Monday while resisting arrest
on the charge of safe cracking at
Forest City, n c., died Wednesday
night. Before his death be stated his
name was F. H. Calvert and gave a
Baltimore address for the shipment Of
his body. 1t is said $3.50 in bills were
found sewed up in his clothes and
some of the money was Identified as
having been taken from. the Forest
City safe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
The Confederate Navy.

In his annual report to the secre-
tary OF the navy, Charles W. Stewart,
superintendent OF library and naval
war records, recommends, when con-
gress shall decide to increase the num-;
ber Of volumes issued, that sets be
supplied for the Confederate officers
and Union volunteer officers. Ip the
new volumes be says the operations OF
The Confederate navy are completely
presented for the first time in history.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Hanged himself.

At Jamestown Tenn, Edward Rus
sell, aged IS years, was found dead in
a closet in the home of JONES CuSack,
bis son-in-law. He hanged himself to
closet hook, a small strand Of cotton
rope being about his nick. Russell had
been in feeble health and was almost
blind.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11

The Colorado-C Chicago ''Flyer" was
derailed near Pueblo, CAL, at 1:3o
Friday morning while going at full
spend over steel bridge. -Four cars
fell in. Many persons were injured,
but none was killed. The wreck was
caused by dynamite put on the track
by train WreckerS,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11

The Fiancee-Sam feels mighty hap.
py ober his engagement to me. He
says he done hab drew de prize IN de
lottery Of life.
Her Friend-Wall, in dat case, h0
oughter be willin' to stop gamblin'!-
Puck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
A Good start.

The Augusta Chronicle says Judge
Pope Barrow fined Savannah gamb-
ler 81 900, and in addition sent him to
iall for three months 1t is the easiest
matter in the world to put down gam
ling in any city when judges are real
ly in earnest, like this one.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11

An explosion of a carload of dynamite
at Crestline, O., on Saturday Destroy
ed 500 freight cars and tore hole in
the ground 10 feet deep and shattered
thousands OF window glasses.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
His Skull Crushed.

While in an election discussion
Tuesday at Danrille, Ky, VIM. Mid
dleton, aged ~, struck Fountain H.
Hasty with the butt of a gun, crush
ing his skull. HaSty will die.