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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
A Human Ladder.

In the destruction by fire Of a four
story apartment house on Fulton
Street, Brooklyn, one policeman was
fatally and two others seriously burned
while Is inmates were rescued only by
great effort Of the police and iremen.
Policeman J. T. Hayens reached the
third floor and passed Mrs. Nellie
Smith and her three children to po-
licemen McAuley and Cook to assist
them down the stairway. The fire
cut them off from the stairs, and
Havens fell unconscious from smoke.
Firemen finally reached them, and
Mrs. Smith and the policeman were
taken down the ladder into the street.
The fireman discovered a young child
IN the front part Of the house, and
there being no time to lose, they
mounted on one another's shoulders,
and, forming human ladder, rescued
it. The damage caused by the fire
was about $50, 900.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
To Be Brought Back.

After being out Of the state six
months, II. L. Lloyd, of Darlington,
has been arrested In Texas and will be
brought back to this state to stand
trial for tie forgery Of a promiSSory
note to the amount Of Sl62 On the
Peoples bank Of Darlington. Lloyd,
it is alleged, on November Is, 1902,
forged note in the name Of his
brother, W. c. Lloyd, E. +. Story
and other parties and the bank cashier,
knowing Lloyd, paid out the money
at once. When it was found that the
note was a forgery, which was not
until it became due, thirty days af-
terwards, Lloyd had left the state.
He was located in Texas and the au-
thorities in that state notified to look
out for him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
A Columbia Hanging.

The execution Of Winter Cantey in
Columbia last Friday was very quietly
done. He was hanged for numbering
a Eliza ker,haw. He made no out
CRY and mounted tile scaffClG without
any assistance, after having passed a
morning and night with colored
preachers calmly He ate, as is the
practice Of murdererS sentenced to be
hanged, a hearty breakfast, and pass
ed comparatively quiet morning. In
fact he seemed to be very much more
at rest and peace than some other
prisoners in the jail. Cantey and his
victim were both colored.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
More EaScality.

The Philippines are having their
postal scandals as well as Washington.
Two cases were reported By mail to
the war department Wednesday. One
is that of former Postmaster Milne,
at Tacloban, Leyte. who is accused
not only OF taking $4,000 current coin
Of the United States. but even the 400
pound safe which is supposed to have
contained the money. Postmaster
karelsen of Calamba. Luzon, is also
under arrest. Some time ago 50, coo
disappeared from the mails between
the hour it left his office and when it
should have reached Manila. Treas
urer Jones of the province Of Tarlace,
likewise reports robbery. He says he
has been losing from sz5 to $500
a month. His books are all right,
but the balance in the cash drawer
comes short regularly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
DrnnpeG Dead.

At Pensacola, Fla, Judge Frank P.
Bombay, after delivering an address in
the city campaign, dropped dead just
as he was leaving the platform. The
exertion and excitement caused his
death. Hundreds of people had listen
ed to the speech After thanking the
audience for it's attention he turned
and fell to the ground. The meeting
was Immediately adjourned. Judge
Bombay was one Of the Oldest and
most respected citizens Of Pensacola.
He was &c years old.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
GREAT DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
over Two Thousand People Home
less in Topeka, Kas.

The State Of Kansas is suffering
terribly from a great flood. At $50
o'clock Friday night the water had
surrounded the whole of North To-
peka and more than 1000 people are
homeless. The river is rising fast and
it is estimated that fully 10000 will
be homeless. The Union Pacific rail-
road station is flooded.
Late Friday afternoon the Kansas
river bridges at Maple Hill, Rossville,
Silver Lake, Bellevue and St. George
were washed out. The new steel
bridge at Willfrid is damaged beyond
repair and at Topeka the street rail-
way is useless. Several hundred cat
tie have been drowned.
Fifteen inches Of water in Abilene
Friday night and more Saturday.
Business houses are collapslng and the
entire town is panic stricken. The
police and fire departments in Topeka
are endeayoring to rescue people from
the flood on the north side Of the
river,
The conditions in ''Little- Russia, !"
the Russian settlement in North To-
peka, are serious. The entire settle
ment is under water and current
has started through the district. Sew.
eral houses already are twisted on their
foundations and they probably will
collapse. Every family has had it's
household goods damaged and some
have lost everything.
Thirteen inches Of water have fal-
len in Clark's creek valley in the past
twelve hours. The whole valley is
desolated. Many houses in Skiddy
were washed away, and crops are
ruined. Two thousand feet of rail-
way tracks in this vicinity were
washed out. So far as known, no
lives were lost.
The loss by flood in Morris county
is estimated at 81, ,000,0 900. Four per-
sons were drowned here Friday night.
Clements perished while en-
deavoring to save his daughter. Ralph
Phillips, while trying to rescue lit
tie girl named Woods, was drowned
with her. A baby was found dead in
the Missouri Pacific yard. Stacking
lime set fire to the NJ. r. Smith lum-
beryard, which was burned together
with the Farmers and Drovers bank
and Robbins drug store, the loss be-
ing $4,000. The big Main street
bridge over the Meosho river went
down. All the business houses were
flooded. Miles of Missouri Pacific and
Missouri, Kansas and Texas tracks
were washed out. More than 100
houses are under water and 20 have
doateG away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
4 Coming Reform.

The legislatures Of twenty-one
states have passed resolutions in favor
of the election OF United States sena-
tors by the people. PROFESSIONALLY
popular sentiment has grown very
strongly in recent years in favor Of re-
moving the election Of United States
senators from the state legislatures.
The purchase Of senatorships by mil
lionaires and the deadlocks which
have left states without representa-
tion in the senate, have created strong
dissatisfaction with present methods.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
Drowned in the River.

Henry Field. William ;,crrell, Wal
ter Parker and d. B. Craig were
drowned in the Arkansas river at
Tamaha, l. IT. Wednesday. Field
was the mail contractor and Ferrell
carrier. They were attempting TO
take the mails across the swollen
stream when their beat overturned.
Two other occupants Of the skitf mar
rOwly escaped death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
Named SlayerS.

Mrs. J. D. Arlington, aged so, and
her son, Robert Arlington: aged 2l,
were murdered Tuesday night at
solomon's Mills, 10 miles below Louis
Vile, Ala. Before she died Mrs.
Arlington named a white man and a
negro woman as the lnurderers.
Officers with bloodhounds have LETT
for the scene of the tragedy. Robbery
was the motive
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
IOuNS GIVES BOND.

Joseph II. Johns, who is charged
with completely in the Miller-Hyan
postal scandal, was arraigned before
Commissioned Higgins and gave bond
for $1,000 for his appearance before
Federal Judge Anderson at 1noian-
;lpolis June 25. His bond was signed
by several citizens of Rockville, who
accom- panied him to this city. He re-
fuses to make any statement. The
warrant under which he was arraigned
charged conspiracy toreceive personal
colnpensa ton for services to divers per-
sons in which the United States was
interested.
The warrants for Miller at Wash
ington, and Johns at Rockville, were
drawn by United States Attorney
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
A Gold Mine.

The tunnel disaster in New York
was better than j gold mine for the
widows of the men killed by it. The
Supreme Court has just affirmed the
Judgment Of the lover court giving
500. 900 damages to Mrs. Jennie VI.
Lcys tor the death of her husband in
the tunnel. Legs at tile time of bis
death was receiving a salary at sl2.-
900 and fees which brought bis in
come up to S29, S62 last year. On that
shv BASED her demand and asked fol
So5n 000
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
Big Wheat Crop.

The cereal outlook was never more
promising at this time Of year. OF
the $4,000 900 acres of winter wheat
sown last fall, the agricultural depart.
ment's canvass shows 33, ,000,0 900 acres
standing in prime condition anc
promising yield Of $50, 0,000,0
bushels With normal success II the
spring wheat holds its own with aver
age years, the United States will have
20,000,00O bushels OF wheat in the
bin in the autumn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
TOWN SWEPT AWAY.
Many Persons Crushed to Death by a
Tornado.
AN INSANE ASYLUM STRUCK.
The State OF iowa Swept necessarily
for Twenty-four Hours bf
Storms and Tornado.

4 tornado struck the town of Elmo,
Iowa Tuesday evening, destroying
the town. Six persons are known to
have been killed and several others
injured. The storm destroyed a
threestcry Masonic temple, and nine
persons in the temple at the time
were killed outright. Six bodies have
been removed from the ruins OF the
building and others are believed to be
buried in the debris. The names Of
those whose bodies were recoTered:
C. C. Calhoun, William Duff, Gus
Duff. Charles Bell. L. Summers. D. l..
Parker. The storm passed on through
the town, leaving but few buildings
standing. Elmo is small town on
the Wabash railroad branch, running
from Omaha to Brunswick, Mo. and
has about 200 inhabitants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
Killed by Lightning.

During a heavy rain and thunder
storm Tuesday night on st. Helena
island an electric bolt entered the
shanty Of Posey Davis. an aged ne
gress. and killed her while she was
near an open window. Her bedding
was also torn. a small girl who was
asleep on another bed in the room re-
NAMED unconscious during the storm
and was unhurt. On awakening We'd
nesday morning she found the woman
dead on the floor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
Acquitted.

Mrs. Eftie L. Carson, who shot and
killed Robert Rigsby in Macon, Ga,
some months ago for making SANDER
GUS remarks about her, has been ac-
Quilted. When the verdict Of the
Jury was announced there was consid-
erable applause.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
-Four Killed.

-Four men killed and two badly
burned by an explosion Of gas in the
mines Of the Chartres Coal and Coke
company at Federal. a mining town
near Bridgeville on the Pittsburg.
Chartres and Goughiogheny railroad
Tuesday. The mine is but slightly
injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
Five EoboeS Perish.

1t is now reported that in addition
to the eight train hands who were
Killed IN Southern railway freight
wreck at Bryan, Ala Wednesday five
trampS. four colored and one white,
were killed Their bodies were burned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
Made Il D. ID

It was announcement of the Ken
tucky Wesleyan college at Winchester,
Ky, Wednesday that the honorary
degree of doctor OF divinity had been
conferred upon Rev. J. [. Stokes,
pastor of the Methodist church at
IOrkville.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
ynStantIy Killed.

G.. c. Russell of Greenyille was kill
ed in Union by the explosion of a soda
fountain in the drugstore Of b. L.
Scaife & Son. He he'd gone to Union
for the L. L. Barre company to do
some plumbing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
MANY LIVES LOST
And the Town Of Mslazherd, Totally
Destroyed by Earthquake
a MOST AWFUL OCCURRENCE.
A Military Officer Becomes insane
Over the The Loss of His
Family. Other Particulars
Of the Disaster.
OF the Disaster.

A dispath from Washington says
Vice Consul Ojalvo, at Erzrum. Tur-
key, reports to the state department.
that an earthquake in the canton of
Melazherd, district of Bitlis, on the
10th ult., caused the death of 500 peo-
pie and left the city in ruins. The
shock was strongly felt in Erzrum, a
journey Of 38 hours, and threw the.
people into z. panic. Many Of them
turned their stables, which are built
level with the ground, into cleeping
apartments for greater security.
PLACED AT TWO THOUSAND.
A dispatch from Constantinople says.
advices which reached there Wednes-
day from Asiatic Turkey show that a.
terrible earthquake occurred April
20 at Melazherd, in the vilayet Of Van.
80 miles southeast OF Erzrum, on the
Euphrates. The town was totally
destroyed, with its entire pupulltion,
numbering 1000 souls, including zoo
Armcnians, as well as the troops
forming the garrison Of Melazherd. En-
addition over 400 Souzes in neighbor-s
ing villages collapsed.
A GARRISON WIPED OUT.
a dispatch from London says the.
foreign Office here received some de-
tails from the British consul at .Arz-5
rum regarding the recent earthquake
at Melazherd, according to which a.:
strong earthquake, lasting 80 seconds,
was felt in the morning Of April 20
throughout the entire district between
Lake Van and the Russian frontier
and as far west as Kharput. The town.
Of Melazherd, consisting of SEQ
houses, was destroyed and much havoc
was wrought in the surrounding yil=zs
lage. Col Khalil Bey, commanding
the garrison Of Melazherd, with his
whole family, three officers and s0sol-z
diers, perished in the ruins. Lieut..
Col, Taybid Bey, whose family was
lost, became insane. &. telegraph
operator who sent the news Of the cat
astrophe said himself was badly IN
jured and that bis wife and sister had
been killed. The foreign office has ap-ss
pealed for subscriptions for the relief
Of the destitute Mohamme'ans and
Christians Of the Melazheru district.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
Wealthy Man Killed.

D. w. Miller, general manager OF
the Aetna Coal company, was instant
ly killed Thursday at Aetna Tenn.
He was run over by five cars. He was
very wealthy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
COURSE OF STOTM.

The storm came from the southwest
end the destructive wind seemed to
descend suddenly from great bank
Of clouds which was weeping toward
the northwest. The houses occupied
by the Rhodes and Blakely families
were smashed to kindling wood. The
tornado struck south Des Moincs at
dark tonight. 1t came from the
south. but after the greater part OF
the destruction was wrought, veerec
to the northwest it approached the
junction Of the Des Moines and Rae
coon rivers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
MARK FOR FURIOUS WIND.

The buildings of the institution are
situated on a slight rise and were a
mark for the heavy wind which swept
down on the structure with terrible
fury. The boiler room, including
some fine machinery lately installed,
is wrecked. The eleven giils who
were injured are being cared for in
the hospital which is intact. The
tornado near Buxton struck before
noon near what is known as No. 10
Junction, mining settlement. All
the victims were colored.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
s.r0Rn1-sMEpT For UOUP:

Iowa has been storm swept for the
past q hours. Three tornadoes, two
Monday night and one Tuesday night,
resulted in the loss of six lives, the
fatal injury Of three persons and The
serious injury Of a score Of otherS,
besides great injury and property
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
WORSE AND WORSE.
Sensation Created in Washington
by Machen's Arrest.
REPUBLICANS ARE WORRIED.
They Admit That 1t Is Political
Necessity That the Rascals
he Turned Out Of the
Department.

A dispatch from Washington says
by far the most sensational develop
ment in the postotfice investigation
up to this time occurred Wednesday
when August w. Machen, the genera
superintendent Of the free delivery
service. was arrested On warrant is.
sued upon the information of postof.
fee inspectors charging him with
having received rake offs from con-
tracts made with the local firm OF
Croft Bros, for patent postal box
fastener. The warrant spec; IDEALLY
charges him with receiving Sls, ,9S1.Is
since Aug. 5, 1900. 1t is alleged,
however, at the department. that this
amount does not represent all that
Machen obtained in connection with
these contracts. it being charged that
he has protited By them for several
years prior to the date of the first con-
tract mentioned in the warrant.
Immediately after Mr.. Machen was
taken into custody Wednesday the
postmaster general issued an order
removing him from office. He had
been practically under suspension for
fortnight pending the investigation
into his bureau. The discovery Of
Machen's alleged interests in the con-
tracts was made quite accidentally by
the inspectors some three weeks ago
and since their energies had been d.
rected toward making out case. AZ
ter the authorities had become con-
vinced that they were In possession of
the necessary evidence, Mr.. Machen
was notified to appear at the depart
menJ Wednesday morning. He did
so ard was subjected to a sweating"
process by the inspectors and Mr..
Bristow for three hours, but no ad-
missions that he had profted by the
contracts could be secured from him.
He declined to answer many questions
on the ground that they related to
his private business, but insisted to
the end that be had not received
cent improperly. Nevertheless he
was arrested on the warrant which
had been prepared and taken before a
United States commissioner, where
his attorney Immediately demanded a
full hearing.
Assistant District Attorney Tag
gart, however, was not ready to pro-
ceed with the case and the hearing
was set for June5. Mr.. Machen gave
a s20,000 bond, furnished by Phila-
delphia bonding company, for his ap-
pearance, declining to accept the prof
fer Of friends to 60 on his bond. Al
ter his release he declined to make
any strtement beyond the single dec
laration that the whole thing was a
grand stand play and would come out
all right. His attorneys declared that
at the proper time they would show
conclusively that he had been guilty
Of no wrong in connection with the
contracts and, on the contrary, they
would be able to show that his ad-
ministration OF the free delivery SER
vice had been characterized by ability
and integrity. The department. Of
fciais claim that their evidence is con-
elusive. 1t is understood that civil
suit will be entered to recover from
Machen the amount he is alleged to
have received on the contracts.
THE CHARGES.
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THE CHARGES,

was drawn by Assistant United States
District Attorney Taggart on sworn
statement made by Walter S. Mayer,
a postottice inspector from the Chicago
district, before United States Com
missioner Anson S. Taylor. Inspec-
tor Meyer in the several counts in the
complaint alleges the receipt by Mr..
Machen of several specified sums ag-
gregating S1S,9S1.78 in connection
with the purchase for the use Of the
department Of certain letter box fas-
tenerS.
After setting forth Mr.. Machen's
Official position as superintendent of
free delivery in the postoffice depart
ment, the complaint says that as such
superintendent Machen was charged
with the duty and invested with the
power, under the supervision and
with the approval Of the first assis-
tant postmaster general Of purchasing
for 5be use Of the department certain
articles, among them letter box fas-
tenerS."
Inspector Mayer then states that
one Samuel B. Croft and one Diller B.
GrCff are the owners Of patented in
vention for such letter box fasteners
and were engaged in business as Croft
Bros. The statement then says that
On July ,, 1900, Superintendent
Machen procured the issuance of an
order by the first assistant postmaster
general for 5000 complete and 2,0S7
hall fasteners of the Croft variety at
the rate of S1.225 for one complete
and S2.25 for two half fasteners, and
that as superintendent he recon-
mended and the treasury paid So
55l IS to the Croft Bros, for the fas-
reners aforesaid. The statement then
proceeds:
The said order was procured by
the said August w. Machen upon
collusive understanding and agreement
between him and the said Diller B.
GrCff, that he, the said August W.
Machen, was to be paid certain pro-
portion of the proceeds of any war
w DC ALl lilSA4o " e4S
article supplied under said order and
the promise Of him, the said Diller B.
Croft, to pay such proportion: and
on the SJh day Of August a. D., 1900,
the said August W. Machen did ask,
accept and receive Of and was paid by
the said Diller B. Croft pursuant to
such collusiye and agreement the sum
Of 50. 020. IL"
Then following a number Of other
counts alleging the receipt by Mr.. Ma
chen Of the following specified sums
in connection with sales Of letter box
fasteners to the government: Sept.
20, 1909. s2,50l: Dec. Il, 1900, $4,000;
Aug. 81, 1901, sl,27l: Sept. 9, 1901,
s753.50 Jan. 20, 1902, $1,000; April
E9, 1902. s2.360.5G: Aug. %, 1902,
$3.50.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
IN SOUTH DEsMOINEs.

The property in South DeS Moines
and vicinity will reach $4,000. The
Knauff home and the Christian church
we're wrecked and about forty other
buildings were damaged. About the
same time what was apparently anoth-
er storm struck the packing house Sec
tion OF the town, a mile to the north
west Of the scene Of the South Des
Moines disaster. Many buildings were
IA raueI
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
EAsTERN NEBRASKA HARD hit.

Eastern Nebraska was visited by
anoter series of storms last night and
Wednesday several Of which develop
ed into tornadoes. One visited Hast
ings, rear the scene OF Sundays heavy
storms and blew several buildings to
splirters.
Another struck Herman, - miles
north OF Omaha, and the scene Of q
tornado five weeks ago, killed q. dozen
people. The home Of D. r. Parish,
demolished and Mr.. Parish, his wife,
and a child were seriously hurt.
Accompanying the severe wind IN
every instance, was rain storm OF
unusual severity and as result sever
al towns in eastern Nebraska are flood
ed. The financial loss has been heavy
and estimates place it at seVeral nun
dred thousand dollars.
One of the most severe storms was
Davey, a small town northwest OF
Lincoln which resulted in the injury
of thirteen persons, none fatally
Several persons, however, sustained
broken limbs. The report received
from :here states that every dwelling
and outbuilding in the town was
wrecked. The storm Lincoln dld
great damage, the loss on buildings
being estimated at 100000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
SCHOOL EoR FEEBLE-s11SDED.

The victims at Glenwood were all
inmates Of the school for the feeble
minded. The tornado struck the
girls dormitory. Tho roof wos torn
off and with terrible crash fell back
again upon the wrecked building. All
the buildings of the grour, including
the hospital, dormitory, boys build
ing, custodian's building, farm COT
tages and the boiler room, were more
or less damaged by the storm. The
SUPERINTENDENT estimates that the loss
will be at least $4,000. There is no
inc roy