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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
BLEW OUT THE GAS.
Happy Bride and Groom Had Mar
row Escape from Death.
THEY WENT TO SPARTANBURG
To Ersoy the Honeymoon and the
Groom Was SO Happy that He
Took Gaselight for

A special dispatch from Spartan
burg to the Greenville News says a
young married couple hailing from
the everlasting hills of North Carolina
where the candle light yet holds sway
and natures gas Les uamolested be-
meath the rocks and boulderS, narrow
" escaped asphyxiation at the Spar
tan Inn at an early hour Wednesday
morning. But for the acute nostrils
of Night Clerk Goodlett the coroner
might have had job Thursday. and
what seemed to all to be a honey
moon to have ended in a double
tragedy.
Between the hours Of 2 and Thurs
day morning Mr.. Goodlett scented
escaping gas about the hotel. he at
first paid but little attention to the
smell, thinking it was probably isSu-
ing from a broken pipe in the street
or defective meter in the building.
AS time passed the gas increased and
the smell became more annoying. The
night clerk went out to seek the orr
gin Of the trouble and found that the
escaping gas had perlneated the entire
building, but as yet it had not reached
anything like dangerous stage, be-
ing only bit nauSeating.
The clerk went to the office, secured
to the room. The key worked and
the door was opened, and upon the
bed in slumber that was fast deepen
ing with the gas lay the young bride
and groom. They were aroused with
some effort and informed OF their
peril. There were no ceremonies and
formalities were dispendSed with. The
Jet Was examined and was found to
be turnee on full tilt. The groom de-
MED having blown out the gas, but
the evidence was against him.
The couple went to the theatre and
returned to the hotel at about IL
o'clock. But for the transom being
open it is not likely that their danger
would have become known before
morning. Besides slight headache
they were not affected. They regis
tered from North Carolina. Their
names are withheld for fear the gold
brick or green goods people will get
after them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
TEAM ROBBERS SHOT.
One ia Killed by an Express Messen.
ger and Another Wounded.

4 dispatch from Portland, Ore,
says the Atlantic express on the Ore
! gen Railroad and Navigation line
which left there at 8.15 o'clock Thurs
day night was held up by four masked
men an hour later near Corbett sta
tion, 81 miles east of Portland. One
OF the rchbers was shot and killed by
Express Messenger Fred Korner and
Engineer Ollie Barrett was seriously
wounded by the same bullet. After
the shooting the robbers fcd without
securing any booty. Two OF tne :siu- a:s Ii
waymen bearded the train at Trout
dale, station l8 miles east Of Port
land, and after the train had got un-
der way they crawled over the tender
and covered the engineer and fireman
viii? revolvers and told them to stop
at mile post 2l, which is near Corbett
station.
As the train slowed down two more
man appeared. Two OF the robbers
compelled the engineer to get out OF
TIE cab and accompany them to the
cypress car while the others watched
the fireman. The men carried sever
al sticks o. dynamite and when they
came to the baggage car, thinking it
was Toe express car, threw a stick at
the door. Express Messenger Korner
heard the explosion and Immediately
secured his rifle and opened fire. The
bullet pierced the heart Of one Of the
robbers and went through his body,
entering the left bre;tst Of Engineer
Barrett, WHO was just behind him.
Barrett's wound is above the heart
and IS not necessarily fatal.
Sheriff Story and four deputy sher-
ifs left Portland on special train for
the scene vf the robbery. Shortly
after their arrival there one Of the
gang OF outlaws was found a short
distance up the track badly wounded
ssrm charge Of bucksbot which hs'
had received in the head. He was
placed on hoard the sherif's special
train. The bandit said that his name
is Jim Corners, and that ne is from
Portland, but refuses to make known
the mares Of any Of the other bandits
or tie direction IN which they went.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Fittee nMissing.

At Rochester, N. Y, forty-hVe
guests in the big hotel Brunswick
were hemmed in by flames, which de-
stroyed the houses Friday morning.
Four are known to have perished aud
six are believed to be dead. Fifteen
are missing. Many were awakened
from q. sound sleep to find their escape
by the halls cut of and leaped from
windows to fall wounded to sidewalks.
Others, strangers to the place, no
doubt became confused and lost their
lives while making their way through
the smoke flied halls. The explosion
of kersene lamp in the kitchen caus-
ed the FIRE. The hou was well filed
for the season. Among the dead
are: Mr.. and Mrs. George Hardwood
Of Concord, n. H., who occupied a
room on the second floor. They were
found in corridor where they met
death atem pting to escape.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Corset Prevents Awful Death.

At Salisbury, n. c., Wednesday;
the corset OF a mulatto woman, neat
ly dressed, who was too drunk to give
her name to the police, saved her from
an awful death. She arrived from
South Carolina and was walking along
a steep embankment on the line OF the
Southern railway. She fell several
feet, her body struck the end Of a
cross tie in the bridge connecting the
two sections of the city. She was sus-
pended there 10 an upright position
for half an hour, supported by strong
corset which had been caught by the
projecting tie. Several trains passed
many feet under her while the crowd
looked on. The railway company sue
ceeded in placing a rope around her
waist, loosening. the hold upon the
corset and dragging her ashore. She
was arrested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
The Month OF Sunshine.

October is one Of the most regular
Of the year. The temperature Is eQua-
BILE and the rainfall is moderate. 1t Is
shown by data prepared by Mr.. J. W.
Bauer, section director, that the nor
NAL temperature for a period OF l6
is 81 degrees. The warmest October
since the local bureau was esta blished
was in 1900 when the average was 66
degrees. On the 9Th Of October,
1895, the thermometer registered as
high as s2, and on the goth in 1891
the sreezlug point was recorded. Oc-
tober is month Of light few killing
frost being recorded before the hrst OF
November. The average amount OF
precipitation was 23s inches. The
greatest monthly precipitation was
.43 inches in 1887, and the least was
742 in 1896. October is a month OF
sunshine, the average number OF
cloudy days being but seven.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Dirty Politics.

It is being noted that in his address
at Antietam President Roosevelt fail
ed even to mention Gen. Mcclellan,
who was in command CT the Union
force in that battle, while be paid a
tribute to Gen. Green, an officer OF
lower rank, and went out Of his way
to throw a bouquet at Gov. Murphy OF
New Jersey, who was private at
that time. The State says Gen.
Greene's son is the Republican police
CONN issioner Of Greater New York
while Gen. McClellan's son and name
sake is the probably Democratic can
didate for mayor of the metropolis. II
any one rejoices over this latest
break" Of the president it is Leader
Charles F. Murphy, who is backing
Congressman Mcclellan for the Demo-
cratic nomination.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Treasure Ship Found.

Ruruors Of the finding Of a treasure
ship off Miami Fla, were confirmed
Thursday when Capt. Jennings and
three OF the crew Of the Wrecking
schooner Osceo fled libel against
the cargo Of sunken ship in the
United States court. With the assist
ance of chart in his possession, Capt.
Jennings has been searching for this
veSsel from time tu time for many
years. 1t is supposed to have gone
ashore in 1885, loaded with ore from
the Mexican mines. 1t was found in
FIVE feet OF water near Mama. Its
cargo, which has only been partly ex-
anime, has been found to consist OF
silver ore.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
BE FOOLED THEM.
A Little Fellow Thought to be in T.
Well Turns Up.

Well Turns Up.
The Columbia State says there YVES
great excitement at Cayce Thursda.:-
and the people Of that suburb turned
out en- masse to rescue Audley FrihI
from the well in the yard OF bis
father, Mr.. L. J. Frink, the Soute.
ern's agent at that place.
Audley and Luther were playing a
the yard and the latter, hearing t~e
bucket fall into the well, ran into tue
house e1claiming that bis brother be-
done it. Mrs. Frink, seeing nothing
Of Audley, ran to the well. OW--
come with fear that the little fello~
had fallen in, she ran TO the statit:a
and told Mr.. Frink that the boy vas
drowning.
The work gang on extra 1921 was It
the depot and they ran to the house.
One Of the negro train hands wet
down into the well, the water bei..e
found to be over his head. After
making thorough investigation he re-
ported that the child could not be
found under the water.
BY this time all the people Of Cayce
had heard the shocking news, ard
while the kind neighbors were extend
ing sympathy to the father aad
mother of the little fellow, q greet
exclamation Of JOY went up, ior olt
from under the house came Audley
Hs explained that when the olocr
child, Luther, who is but 5, head
the bucket fall into the well where Il
had been blown by the wind, and ex-
claimed to bis mother that Audloy
had done it, he ran under the house
to escape scolding. Luther did Lot
see him and reported to their mother
the statement that Audley was in
the we'll
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
THEY LYNCHED HIM
After a Desperate Fight With q
Sneriff7s Armed Posse.

At Lynchburg, Tenn, Sheriff Geo.
R. Dawson, attempting to save the
life Of negro early Friday morning,
fired into mob which was asSailing
the jail, wouning man whose name
is unknow. The sheriff summoned
assistance, but he had his aides were
overpowered, the jail entered and the
much-wanted negro, Allen Small shot
to death in the corridor.
The mob was composed Of about 25
people. Sheriff Davidson was alone
at the time. He refused to give up
the keys and opened fire from win
dow. He wounded one Of the mob
but his identity is not known. The
sheriff then called for the police. Two
officers and several citizens rushed to
the Jail, but despite their presence,
the NIB battered down the wooden
door at the foot Of the stairs leading
to the corridor.
The sheriff and posse made stout
resistance, but were unable to prevent
the mob from breaking in the iron
door at the head OF the stairs and en-
tering the call occupied by the negro,
about whose neck they placed rope.
AS soon as the man emerged from the
cell, it became apparent that the ne
gre could not be taken from the jail
and hung for fear Of being fired on,
aud he was shot to death. The mob
then made an effort 20 escape, but the
sheriff and his guard captured three
OF them, and they areiD jail. One OF
them, tits said, has made confession,
duplicating l3 men in the affair.
Small vas under arrest on the Charge
of asSaulting Mrs. Eliza Eggleston
and at his preliminary hearing the
warrant was amended as to charge a
simple case Of assault. The negro
had waived examination and was wait.
ing the action Of the grand jury.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Jumped to His Death.

The Charleston Post says Robert
Jones, colored, jumbed from the ex-
cursion train en- rout from Greenville
to Charleston Thursday afternoon
about eighteen miles out Of Columbia
and was instantly killed. Some time
after the excursion train pulled out Of
Columbia Duncan Hill and James
Rosemand, who are running the ex-
cursion, passed through the train and
discovered colored man on the steps
beating his way. The stranger was
asked to come inside the coach.
Fearing that he would be punished he
jumped from the train, which was
running at about forty-6ye miles per
hour. His skull was crushed. His
body was placed on the train and
carried to Gadsden, where it was
identified as that of Robert Jones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
A SMOOTH PAIR CAUGHT.
One Was Waiter and the Other al
Ex-Convict.

More than $3.50, 1000 stolen, business
houses in every part Of the United
States victimized, bank created, q
waiter risen from poverty to affluercS
and an exconvict again placed behind
the bars-these are the features IN
the meteoric career OF at least one Of
two men now under arrest in Chicago.
Postotfce inspectors made the CAP
captures. Julius NJ. Nilsson, known
also by a dozen other names and
Arthur J. Herbsu, said to have ma,;j
aliases, are the prisoners. Nilsson has
confessed. but Herbst will not ADM:
that he had any part in the big
SWindle.
Postotfice Inspector A. E. Ge1msr
has complaints against the two mcl
from nearly 200 individuals and COR.
porations who have lost amounts
ranging from s25 to $4,000. All these
have been victimized since June 20,
when Nilsson opened an office in CHI
cago. In previous operations under
different names the men are alleged to
have secured at least sl30, 900 in tue
last II months.
This was the mode Of procedure, ac-
cording to the inspectors:
Nilsson and Herbst would go to :
city and open an office, engaged osten-
sibly in the retailing OF metal ware,
novelties, machinery or anything
which they could secure on credit.
They would operate under the name
Of some firm well known to the bu j.
ness world and in ordering goods TO
the value Of thousand of dollars would
give commercial agency references.
After the articles had been received
the bogus company would transfer tae
cOnsignments to a warehouse and then
ship them to New York, where they
were disposed of through fence
which has baffled the inspectors for
months. When suspicion was aroused
the men would flee to another city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
The NEW COTTON CROP.
The number of Bales Ginned Up to
August :s1St.
August 81 ST.

A census report on the quantity OF
cotton ginned in the United States
from the growth OF 1903 up to and
including August 81 gives the follow
ing figures:
Total commercial bales, 1857, in
Guiding l6,99l square bales, $40 round
bales OF upland crop and 26 bales OF
sea island crop. The total gins IN op-
Grafton numbered ,, l16.
These statistics were collected
through canvass Of the 30. 625 gin
neries of the cotton States by 62l To-
cal special agents. Only 2.l;6 gin
nerieS had begun operations up to Sep
tember /, and these had gidned but
1857 commercial bales, Or bales as
pressed at the ginnerieS, equivalent to
1902 bales, counting round bales as
half bales. This report will be follow
ed by four others for this season,
showing the quantity ginned rsSpec-
lively to October is, November Is,
December Is, and final rebort,
which will give the quantity glnned
from the growth OF 1903. The statls-
tics by States follow:
Alabama, ginneries in operation
243, total commercial bales 1874, ln-
Guiding l,2lS square bales and s6
round bales, upland crop; Arkansas,
y ginuerieS, total commercial bales
II, all square bales; Florida, 50 gin
nerieS, total commercial bales $50, IN
Guiding So square bales, upland crop,
aud 81 sca island; Georgia, l6U GIN
nerieS, total commercial bales 6,2S3.
including 1922 square bales, 3o6
round bales and FIVE bales sea island;
Indian Territory, ginneries, total
bales i. all square; Louisiana, III GIN
neries, total commercial bales 44o,
comprising 4l3 square bales and
round; Mississippi, III ginnerieS,
total commercial bales SS4, all square;
North Carolina, 35 ginneries, total
commercial bales ll2, all square;
South Carolina, 254 ginneries, total
commercial bales 1851, all square:
Tennessee, / gipnery, total CONNER
cial, l square bale; Texas, $50 GIN
neries, total commercial bales 6,16l,
comprising 6,64S square bales and lib
round bales. Kansas, Kentucky,
Missuri, Oklahoma and Virginia, no
ginueries in operation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Report Of Station Director Bauer at
CoIun bia on Them.

Columbia on Them.
Station Director J. w. Bauer has
issued the following crop report fCl
the week ending September p:
The week ending S \. NJ. Monday
Snptember y: had mean tenipera'
ture Of 20 degrees, which is about
degrees below normal. The night
temperatures fell to about 50 degrees
ia the northwestern counties during
the latter part OF the week. There
was much cloudineSS early il the
week, while the closing days were gen
erally clear. The prevailing winds
we're fresh to brisk. easter(y.
General rains occurred early II the
week. They were comparatively light
over the western half of the State
and heavy to excessive over the
eastern half. the amounts ranging
from less than an inch in the western
to over ia. hes il the eas ern por-
tion. The average for the State was
). S. inches.
The rains relieved the drought ano
put the ground in good condition fol
fall ploughing, and benefited late corn
and late cotton somewhat; also peas
and sweet potatoes, and started new
growth Of pastures, but interfered
with 1arm work, particularly hayine
and rice harvest. Some lowland rice
fields were Hooded, causing consider
able damage to rice in stacks. Rice
harvest made rapid progress where the
fields were in tit condition.
Late corn improved slightly after
the rains, but The weather was toe
cool for it's rapid development. Fod.
der pulling is active in the extreme
west.
Premature opening Of cotton wa:
checked by the rains and cooler
weather, but much Of the open cottor
was stained and some Sprouted IN the
bolls. Rust continues to spread ir
the western counties. Caterpillars
are doing damage over limited iocali.
ties. Fruiting has practically ceased
and there is poor prospect for tor
crop. Sea island cotton continues
dwarfed and has blight in spots, aec
it is fruiting slowly. Cotton picking
was delayed by the rainy weather
early in the week, but again became
active at the close Of the week. In
places in the eastern counties picking
is nearly half finished, while in the
western counties it has only begun.
Having was delayed By the rains
and some mown hay damaged. The
hay crop is poor in places and is very
heavy in other sections. Peas have
improved. Poor stands OF turnip!
have been secured. The weather wa:
ideal for strawberry plants. 1t wa:
too cool for truck TO come up rapidly
Some oats, rye and barley have beer
shown.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Side by Side.

The remains of Jas. L. Ferriere,
wbo was connected with the office Of
the Associated Press in Paris and who
died suddenly Sunday, and Of his wife,
who in a fit Of distraction took her
life soon afterwards, were buried side
by side in Bagneux cemetery. The
i.ev. DR.. Turber rector OF the Ameri-
can church, otficiated A number OF
ewspaper men and friends Of she de-
ceased were present. Many beautiful
floral tributes we're placed on the cas-
ketS. No relatives Of either Mr.. OF
Mrs. Ferriere have been located.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Could Give Him Points,

John Temple Graves might inter-
view Peg-Leg Williams and get some
information as to whether or not the
deportation OF the negroes would be
satisfactory to the Southern whites.
Williams undertook to operate as a
labor agent in Graves own state. He
got away alive, but he will never
again engage in the business Of NOV
ing negroes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
A COLONY LOCATED.
a Lot of French Canadians to Settle
Near Summerv:lle.
A PIONEER BAND has ARRIVED
And Are Now Engaged In Build
ing Homes at the New Settle-
ment, Others Will Fol-
low Soon.

The News and Courier, of Thursday,
says MIR. L. Scott Allen, who is con-
nected with the land and industrial
department Of the Southern Railway,
with headquarters in Washington,
arrived in Charleston Wednesday
morning and Immediately afterwards
went up to Summerville. Wednesday
night he returned d to the city and is
located at the St. John Hotel. His
visit to this section is in the interest
Of a colony OF French Canadians
which is to be established on the line
Of the Southern Railway near Sum-
merville, and all OF this is a direct re-:
suit from visit paid by number Of
French Canadians last My.
1t will be recalled that early. In the
spring party right from the manu-
featuring districts Of Massachusetts
visited Charleston under the chaperon-
age of Mr. Allen, and inspected the:
lands here and at Summeryille. They
seemed much pleased with conditions
and prospects and indicated that they.
would consider the adyisability Of:
bringing a large number of their coun-
.trymep, French Canadians, then
working in the mills, to the Sunny.
South, where they could once more
engage in agricultural pursuits as
5bey desired.
: The first Of the colonists have ar
rived, the contingent numbering two
families, 10 persons in all. The site
Of the colony isaseut q mile and a
half out Of town and CiTil Engineer
Hale Of the Southern railway put his
services at the disposal Of the eoion-'.
lists In running the lines for the fences
and houses. The contingent is just
in advance corps Of the many people
who will arrive here next month and
In November from Canada and New
England.
The Southern railway land agents
have arranged to bring large numbers
Of Canadians south, to SETTLE at vari-
GUS points in South Carolina and the
Summerville colony will be one Of the:
largest and most encouraging. Land
Agent Scott Allen OF the Southern
has the particular colony in charge,
accompanying the pioneers, and will
be here for several days assisting them
in their settlement. The Canadians
are all a fine class Of people and their
arrival il Summerville means a big
thing for the town and vicinity. The
Canadians will engage extensively in
farming and raising cattle. They will
build their own schools and churches
and the colony will be settlement Of
some proportions and importance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Did Not Mourn Long.

About the quickest marriage en-
on record occurred in Columbia. In
a hearing before the probate court
there on Saturday it came out that
Ardilla Freeman married VIM. Manor.
who died March p, 1902 and was
buried the next day, 22nd. On the
23d Thos. Morris proposed to the
widow and she accepted, and tney
were married the next day, 24tn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
Negro Fireman Killed.

Bill Ware, negro fireman on the
through freight from GreenVille to
Columbia, Friday night fell of the
engine at the tressle across Saluda
river, near Dyson, and was killed. 1t
is supposed he was leaning out OF the
engine and lost his balance. The
engineer did not miss him until he
had gone about four miles and his
steam began to get low. The train
was stopped and run back, but they
were unable to find the negro. Wares
home was near Nipety-Six.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30
A Train Robbery.

The Atlantic express on the Rail-
road and Navigation company's line
was held up and robbed at Corbett,
Oregon, at 10 o'clock. 1t is reported
that Engineer Barrett was fatally
shot. Details Of the robbery are very
meagre, and it is not unknown
whether the robbers secured any,
thing or not. The train run to Bridal
Veil, six miles, where it was met
by an engine from the Dalles, bring
ing another engineer.