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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
SETTLED AT LAST.
Interesting Suit Against the Charles
ton and Seashore Railway.
SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS
Damages Awarded Miss Annie Car.
roll, Who Fell Through the
Connpany's Wharfand Was
Very Seriously IDj jured.
Very Seriously Inj ured.

The supreme court has lately affirm
ed a decision of the circuit court IN
Orangeburg, awarding a verdict OF
Sc, 900 tp the plaintiff, in the case OF
Annie 8. Carroll vs.. the Charleston
and Seashore Railroad company. This
case is quite an interesting; one aud
! has been thoroughly investigated un-
der the law, having been three times
brought to trial. in the lower court,
and ther appealed by the railway COM
pany.
On the 23rd Of August, 1898, there
was to be a dance at the Isle of Palms.
Miss Carroll left Charleston, attend
ed the: dance and returned when it
was over. On the way back she alleges
that while leaving the Mount Pleasant
wharf tc board the ferryboat she fell
through hole in the wharf and into
the water and was rescued only with
great difficulty. The complaint fur
ther alleges that though it was at the
time Of the accident about 1.30 a. N.
that there was no light on the wharf,
and thus it was that she failed to see
the hole in the planking.
Miss Carroll claimed that she suf-
fered SO from sickness and from shock,
caused by her sudden plunge and from
remaining in her wet clothing until
she got home, that she was practically
incapaciJated from ever earning her
living again. She asked from the
railway company for her disability
$4,000, and in addition $3.50, which
she had paid the physician who at
tended her Five thousand dollars
was also demanded because of the
negligence of the company.
answering the complaint the rail
way company said that Miss Carroll
had left the regular passageWay and
climbed over pile Of lumber, placed
especially for the purpose of guarding
persons from the hole in the wharf.
The case was brought up in Charles
ton in November, 1899, before Judge
Gage, but resulted in mistrial. 1t
was again brought up in November,
1900, in Charleston, before Judge Bu-
chanan with the same result. 1t was
then transferred, on motion of the
plaintiffs attorneys, to Orangeburg,
where it was heard in May, 1902, be-
fore Judge Gage.
The jury at that time, after hear
ing the evidence, rendered a verdict
of $4,000 for Miss Carroll. The de-
fense then asked for new trial on
the ground of excessive damages, and
Judge Gage sustained this motion,
recommending new trial unless the
plaintiff shoulG remit $4,000 Of the
verdict rendered. The attorneys for
the defense appealed on the ground
that Judge Gage should have granted
a new trial without the option Of the
reduction of the verdict. The case
was heard by Judges Pope, Gary and
Jones, and the decision affirmed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
Wanted to Cremate the Boy.

In Findlay, Ohio, school boys having
been to see Tracy, the OUTLAW" they
concluded that it would be a fine
thing to reproduce. They fell upon
a plan to size one Of their Schoolmates
and make him the victim Of the re-
production. An account Of the affair is
as follows: ''On bis way home from
school S.years-old Clarence Hummell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hummell,
Of East Front street, was captured by
five schoolmates, forced to accompany
them down the Blanchard river, out
side the city limits and there, in a
secluded spot, was tied to a stake.
Preparations for his cremation were
being made when the little fellows
cries attracted the attention Of men
who were employed in the vicinity Of
the Findlay Hydraulic Press Brick
works, and he was rescued by them.
Young Hummell's captors had wit
messed the production of Tracey.
the Outlaw" and in talking it over
made plans for the capture and the
burning at the stake"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
ON CHICCO STREET.
The Crusade Againt Charleston Slind
Tigers are in Earnest.

The Charleston correspondence? Ihe
State saws Governor Tillman once
ordered the dispensary constable to
raise hell on Chicco street." Sub
stitute establishments" for the last
word of the order and then some idea
may be had OF the manner OF the war
iare the conStables nave begun, start
iur first with the East Bay and Mar
ket street places Of the famous king
of the blind tigers. 1t was stated that
ali the blind tigers are TO be similarly
dealt with and the work was started
with Chicco's Establishments.
A gallon demijohu Of coru whiskey
was found in room over Chicco's
restaurant and bar and this was CON
Si6ered ample evidence TO rad and dis
mantle the places. Chicco indignant
" denied Thursday that that cent
corn whiSkey'' was his. He said that
it belonged to boarder, and every
body knows that | don't sell that sort
Of stuff. You get good goods here. :"
At all events, when the dismantling
process started, Chcco asked that be
be permitted to remove the fixtures
and furnishings himself, which was
allowed by HOWE, and the sounds OF
the saw and hammer took the place OF
the clinking Of the glasses and pop
ping of corkS at the well known and
much rrequented places Thursday.
The fixtures will be stored for future
use. Chicco expressed his willingness
to quit the retail business, provided
the other tigers we're similarly dealt
with, and he said that Chief Howie
promised to dismantle all the other
places in the same way.
Chicco said that he would have left
Charleston long ago If it were not for
his holdings Of property here. He
said that even now he is willing to
leave. provided any one will purchase
all Of his property. He is willing to
knock off 20 per cent. Of its value to
close out. Chicco declares that be has
always condcuted q decent place and
he can not understand why the con-
stables should have swooped down on
him in the manner that they did. His
fellow violators believe that ChiccoS
trials are largely the result of his ap-
peal for leniency in the enforcement
of the act. attracting atte ntion to his
own violation of the law. Atall events,
he wants the other dealers to srare
the same fate, and the conStables Soy
that the raid is tn. beginning Of a
general dismantling Of the bars over
the city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
The States Claim.

The Columbia Record says there is
considerable misunderstanding among
the newspapers Of the country in re-
gard to that $50: l26 war claim which
Senator Tillman secured recently from
the government and the Philadelphia
Press recently stated that the sum
grew out Of a claim in 1912 on which
only "a cents was due. This mis-
understanding grew out Of a statement
made by the auditor Of the treasury
IN regard to claim which the govern
ment had against this state for destroy.
ing government property in Charleston
at the beginning Of the civil war. The
auditor stated that if this claim was
paid by the state balance Of "a cents
would be due. No attention was
paid to the claim however.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
NEGROES ON THE MOVE.
The Emigration from the Southern
States to Mexico Begun.

Advices received at the Mexican
embassy at Washington tell Of the re-
cent Importation to that country from
the United States of 100 negroes who
will be employed along the line Of the
Vera Cruz and Pacific railroad This
move is experimental and is being
watched with considerable interest.
II successful results ensue, it is said
that large importations from the
southern States will follow in the ef-
fort to solve the present problem OF
finding laborers in Mexico who are
alike competent and willing to work.
loan Alabama negro named Nickel
vim is given the credit for inducing
members of his race to emigrate to
Mexico. Mckelvin was at one time
employed on a large Alabama olanta:
tion. but later went to Mexico, where
he claims to have found better wages.
He returned to Alabama and distribu-
ted large circulars among the negroes
telling Of the advantages Of the Me1i-
can country and Of the opportunities
it offered poor negroes who wanted
work in the country. His circulars
also contained as an inducement the
assurance that the negroes would not
be subject to the order OF white
trash This last feature apparently
proved a drawing card for Mckelvin
nae no trouble in pursuading 100 ne
groes to return to Mexico with him,
where he found work for them at SIS
a day. Most Of this first importation
have been employed on the La Junta
plantation of George c. Sanborn,
So far the negroes, it is said, are
quite satisfied and are in turn proving
satisfactory to their employers. Nc
Kelvin has made the claim that he
will be able to induce million Of his
race now in the southern States to
emigrate to Mexico and several rail-
road contractors are endeavoring to
arrange with him to return to the
States and canvass the south for Ia
borers. Mckelvin, it is understood,
will make a return trip within the
next few months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
Lost Her Hair

Miss Eva Merrell, a pretty and
popular society girl Of Carrollton, Ca,
lost her beautiful hair Thursday night
through the combination OF a lamp
light and celluloid comb.
She was reading and became so
Interested in her book she did notice
that her head was nearly against the
lamp on the table. The flame Of the
lamp heated the comb she wore IN her
hair and before she was aware OF her
danger the comb had ignited and her
head was enveloped in a mass OF fire.
She attempted to brush the flames
from her hair and badly burned her
hands. Finally she conquered the
flames, but her magnificent suit OF
hair was gone and one side Of her face
was badly burned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
New Chief Constat,les.

The matter of Governor Heyward's
appointments to the position of chief
constables has been agitating a large
number of ofice-seekerS for some time.
The governor has received hundreds
of letters applying for positions on the
force.
After much thought and careful
selection he Wednesday made the fol-
lowing appointments:
G. L. Cureton. Pickens.
j. G. Hall, Greenville.
J. R. FAINT, Spartanburg.
4. S. Osborn, Columbia.
S. 7. Delgar, Sumter.
S. T. Howie, Charleston.
w. F. Holmes, Beaufort.
OF the old force Constables Howie,
FAINT and Cureton are retained, the
other appoiptees having never occupl-
ed such positions before.
J. C. Hall has been first sergeant OF
the police force Of Greenville, S. \.
Delgar a business man Of Sumter, and
w. f. Holmes a farmer OF Barnwell
county.
A. S. Osborn who will have his
headquarters in Columbia is Il mer-
chant of Ninety Six.
The appointments become effective
April /, when the officers will take uE
temporary headquarters at the places
indicated and proceed to enforce the
law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
Dove SLAUGHTER,

During the big Kansas City shoot
5000 defenceless doves whose natural
heetness OF wing had been dulled by
coop life, were, to the disgrace Of
that city, thrown from traps and shot
at lust for fun" AS Longfellow
says: "a slaughter to be told in
groans, not words" Many crippled
birds escaped, to die a lingering
death, with broken legs, beaks shot
away OF bodies ripped open. For in
stance. I found near the gun club
grounds dove with both legs shot of
tluttering helplessly about hunting
food. Surely this dove was paying
dearly for somebody's fun 1t
causes pain, hardens the public con-
science and above all cultivates cruel
ty in the hearts of the young, than
which there is nothing more danger
Gus to the future happiness Of our
own race.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
Ended Thier Lives

At Milans. Texas, because Of family
troubles D. E. Barmore and S. II.
Wor5hington agreed to take morphine
to end thier lives. Barmore was the
first to take the dose and when dis
covered. Worthington was among those
who worked over him in the effort at
restoration. Barmore died. Wor-
thington Immediately went to his
room and wrote a letter to his wife
from whom he was separated and took
a large dose of poison. He was found
shortly afterwards and every effort
was made to save him but the ply
sicians say it is hardly probable.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
A Free Pass.

An exchange says that it has been
offered four dollars for twenty-five
dollars and fifty cents worth of adver-
tising and will mote with interest
the number OF brethren who accept
this muaifcent offer" One Of the
hardships and actual losses of a news
paper.is in doing a great deal of work
for nothing, and there is no way OF
estimating the cost to newspaper OF
the absolutely free advertising it ooeS
in the course of a year, But the sur
prising thing is that it is often expect
ed by people who are liberal in other
matters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
Starving IN Finland.

The Berlin Die Post states that the
famine in Finland is more acute daily.
The suffering of the populace is
more intense and has been aggravated
by entire lack Of meat, milk and po-
tatoes since October. The people are
barefooted and clothed in rags. In
Kegani and Uleaborg alone there are
thousand peasants said to be starV-
ing, while the carcases Of thousands OF
cattle and corpses of human beings
fill the air with pollution. Epidemics
of various sorts has broken out. Am
erican relief expeditions have reached
Haparalda, Sweden, on the bay OF
Bothina, opposite Uleabcrgs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
Another Fallacy.

There were 6o7. 100000 passengers
carried By the railroads Of the United
States in 1902, which means that. on
an average, every man, woman ano
child rode eight time during the year,
notes an exchange. That's another
popular fallacy, like this thing OF every
man, woman and child in the United
State having $685.. AS matter OF
fact we know man who rode only
twice and has only 50 cents left.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
Died YaWning.

At Oshkash, Wis, after ya"nlng
without interruption for three entire
DAYS despite every effort at stoppage,
Mrs. Henry Jenner is dead. The phy-
sicians decided that she was suffering
from an obscure lesion OF the oraln
producing laryngial spasms. Rem
edies and anpsthetics were administer
ed without effect. She was unable to
sleep and continued yawning until no
LONGER able from lack of strength.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
TO BE HONORED.
Rolls of the South Carolina Troops in
the Civil War.

Governor Hayward Wednesday sent
the following letter to Hon. Elthu
Root, secretary Of war:
Absence from my office has pre-
vented my replying earlier to your
communication of March 10th. I note
with much pleasure that it is the in
tention of your department to compile
and publish, as continuation
Of the publication known as The
Official Records of the Union and Con-
federate Armies" a complete list or
roster Of the officers and men who
served in these armies during the
Civil war. I feel sure that this ac-
tion on the part of the general govern
menr will meet with favor through
out the entire south, and that those
who served in the Confederate armies
and their descendants will appreciate
this opportunity Of having their
names handed down to history, shall
be glad to give to your department
whatever cooperation lies in my
power.
''You request that I should desig-
nate some one from this State to COM
municate with Brig. T. G. Ainsworth,
chief Of the record and pension office
of your department, relative to the
details of the work. I would respect
fully suggest Col. NJ P. Tribble Of An
derson, S. G. will request Col. Trio-
bic to correspond with you"
The governor also sent Col. Trlbble
letter as follows:
II have been notified by the Hon.
Elihu Root, secretary of war, to name
an Official from South Carolina to CO.
operate aiLil Brig. Gel. +. G. Ain--
worth, chief Of the record and pension
office Of the war department, in COM
piling full roster and list of the otti-
GERS and enlisted men who bore arms
for the Confederacy during the great
war. This roster and list Of names
will be compiled and published as d
continuation OF the publication known
as THE Official Records Of the Union
and Confederate Armies" In compli-
ance with the request Of Secretary
Root, | have the pleasure Of naming
you for this important work. | feel
sure that with you the work will re-
ceive loving and faithful service, and
l am very glad to name SO true and
trieo citizen for the discharge Of this
duty which means so much for the
history Of our State.
Secretary Root reques that you
communicate with Brig. Gen. i. G..
.Ainswortll, chief Of the record and
pension Office at Washington, D. c.
and l haye written him that you will
| do So:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
A GRAIN LOUISE
And Not the Hessian Fly is the
Thing That is
DESTROYING THE OAT CROP.
The Little Pest Has Done Much
Damage to the Growing Oats,
But Its Days Are
Numbered.

Prof. Charles E. Chambliss of Clem.
son college, an experienced entomolo-
gist: was in Orangeburg for a few
hours Wednesday and has encouraging
tidlngs for the farmers Of Orangeburg,
Bamberg, Clarendon, Sumter, Flor
ence, Darlington, Marlboro, Lee,
Richland and Salrda. counties, where
the so-called Hessian fly has been
playing wild havoc with the cats and
other small grain crops.
In some sections OF these counties
the crop has been almost totally de-
stroyed, and the plague is Of such a
serious nature that the State board Of
entomology sent Professor Chambliss
out to study the destroyer and, if pos
sible, to advise some means Of eXter-.
minating it; and be has been success
full in his research. Professor Cham
bliss has visited Darlington, Florence,
and Orangeburg counties so far, and
finds the cause and conditions the
same in each. Professor ChambliSs
says that the damage has been done,
not by the Hessian fly, but oy q small
grain louise. This enemy obtains its;
food by inserting its jointed -beak in
the stem and leaves Of the oats, by:
which it sucks the sap and il it does
not completely kill the plant, will
cause the grain to be severely injured
and shriveled. There is no practical
remedy, but this need not cause alarm
for, at present, the natural enemy Of
the louise has checked it's ravagess
These natural enemies will keep. tie
louise in bounds, and if there were a.
practical remedy there would be no
need Of applying it. These natural
enemies Of the louise are bugs Of four
species, and not unlike the potato bug.
These bugs feed on the louise and are
rapidly exterminating them. Dry or
cool weather retards the work Of the
louise, so that with favorable weather,
aided by the bugs, it is not thought
their ravages can continue longer.
The broaacasting Of air-slacked lime
when it strikes the insects will kill
them, but not in sufficient numbers 10
make this remedy pay. The appica-
tion of nitrate Of soda at Is pounds:
per acre will unquestionably stimulate
the plant to vigorous growth which
might enable it to resist the attack OF
the louise, but no immediate results
could be obtained by its use aud 1t
would prove a needless expense, as the
natural enemies have already so great
ly reduced the numbers Of the louise as
to remove the fear of further injury.
Professor Chambliss says that all
volunteer oats should be destroyed,
and that in planting next fall it must
be done on land not now infected.
However, full instructions for future
guidance will be given in the bulletin
to be issued this summer. Professor
Chambliss urges as much publicity In
the weekly papers as possible, so that
the farmers may be informed speedily,
thereby saving them expense and
worry.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01
a TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
A Little Boy Fell Thirty Feet Into
an Unused Well.

In an open well. 80 feet deep, fol
fifteen hours, without any means OF
esca pc, was the narrowing experience
of Henry Miller, the seven-year-old
son of S. G. Miller, a machinist fol
the National Furniture company, who
lives at AZ Ponders avenue.
The child fell in the well about s
o'clock Saturday morning, aud was
not found until II o'clock that night,
cold, injured and almost unconscious.
He had made desperate efforts to get
out Of the well, having dug steps in
the dirt half way up to the surflce,
only to fall back again.
The well into which the boy had
fallen was on the property Of the
Ware Furniture company, on West
Fourth street, about one hundred and
fifty yards from the residence Of the
boys father. A building Of the com
pany was burned some time ago, and
since that time there has been moth
ing on the property.
About s o'clock Saturday morning
while flying his kite, the boy fell into
the well. He was running backward
at the time and did not know Of the
opening. He stumbled backward and
fell to the bottom without anything
to brake the force Of the fall. There
happened to be no water in the we'll.
and the boys fall, on the hard bottom
was one which rendered him uncon-
scious.
Nothing was known Of the boys
fall, and his father reported the mat
ter to the police and askea them to
help him in finding the lad, He stated
that the boy had left home to see the
cadayers which had been deserted on
the river line and had net been seen
since. When found the boy was in
emi-conScious condition and almost
frozen, the little water in the well
chilling him to the marrow.
When he was taken from the well
the little fellow could hardly speak,
and it was some time before he was
resuscitated. He said that the fall
had rendered him unconscious and
regained his senses that afternoon. He
then began making desperate efforts
to get out Of the we'll, digging steps
in the side of the well, using only his
bands to cut into the dirt. His hands
were bleeding and lacerated when res
cued. His efforts to escape, however,
had proven fruitlesS, the we'll having
caved in about half way up, and be
could not pass the. caved-in-place.-
Atlanta Journal.