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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24
STATE HOUSE.
Commissioner Ring Considers
Prospects Of Spring Drive.
The Educational Department Issues
Pamphlet on Child Study.
The New Corporations-Other Notes
of Interest.

Commissioner Ring was at the land
Office yesterday, and in speaking of the
prospects of the spring drive said that
he considered them excellent. The logs
are all in, both those which have been
cut during the past winter and those
which were hung up last year. and ev-
erything is in readiness for the sorng
rains and melting snow to fill the
brooks and streams. AS to the ques-
ton of water, he thinks there will be
plenty. The snow in the woods varies
iii depth from two TO four feet, and this,
with the rains which will come, will
give plenty of water to set the sticks
going. It is expected that every log
which has been cut will come down
with the drive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

The work Of rcsetting the marble
slabs at the elevator entrances was
completed yesterday by A. A. Nichols
crew. The interior Of the elevator well
has also been lined with steel ceiling
material and painted white. and with
the bronze doors which We're recently
Installed at the entrances, presents an
appearance which is very metropolitan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

The following corporations have filed
certificates ut the office of the Seer.
tary of state:
The Morrison Mining and Develop
ment Company organized ut Augusta
for the purpose of owning. holding. con-
trolling. buying. selling and otherwise
dealing in and with mining. mineral
ana other similar properties. etc. with
$1,000 capital stock Of which nothing IS
paid in. The officers are: President,
r. l.. Dutton of Augusta: treasurer. f..
T. Whittum Of Augusta. Certificate
approved. March -,
Chicago Heights Water Company or
ganiZed ut Augusta for the purpose of
acquiring. constructing and operating
in other states and Jurisdictions. water
works. hydraulic works. etc, with
$4,000 capital stock of which nothing is
paid in. The officers are: President.
G. +. Hadlock of Augusta treasurer.
f. +. Whitium CT Augusta. Certificate
Improved. March %.
The +. W. Robinson Company organ
lied ut Portland for the purpose of car
rying on business &c manufacturing,
buying. selling and dealing in iron and
other metals, wood. coal, etc. with
$780, eco capital stock of which $500 is
paid in. The officers are: President.
Emery G. Wilson of Portland: treasur-
or. Robert W. Robinson of Worcester.
Mass. Certificate approved. March %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

Insurance commissioner Carr will e
to f.dgecomb today. where, with tht
county attorney Of Lincoln county, h,
will Investigate the late schoolhoust
fire in that town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

Assistant librarian Emery of the state
library sent Il travelling library to Den
mark, Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24

Visitors at til" fish and game de
partmpnt will notice that one of the
COW moose that used to hold down floor
space in the room. has departed and
gone hence. Ii is not the COW which
is known as Lady Benis.' and at one
time was the subject of some illuStra-
ion and more space writing in t"'
daily press. through her encounter with
Il railroad train. but another animal
which was driven out onto the ice by
dogs hear Lincoln. which event marked
t he end Of her existence. She WIS set
| up by Il taXidermist. ana given a place
in the department. but she never was Il
first class specimen. and eariy showed
signs of dissolution. These at length
be, anne 50 marked that she was not
considered q fit associate for the other
specimens. nor a desirable represents" :
| tive of the big game of Maine. so it
care 20 pass that she was reiegated Ia
the basement, near the state laboratory
where she now is. Some wag has tie
| a bludacc around one of her hind legs.
ana as she keeps her lonely vigil in The
| twilight shade of the basement, she is
| about rs disconSolate q looking moose
as ever roamed the Maine woods.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
BeaureSard's Fame.

A movement has been started in
Charleston to erect handsome gran
ite arch on Washington square to the
memory of Gen. Pierre Gustav Tou-
tant Beauregard. a movement was
inaugufated some years ago and OIL
untary donations were made for the
purpose, but the sum was not suf-
6ciently large to undertake the work
and the money was deposited in bank.
1t was recently decided to erect a
monument on a smaller scale than
originally planned and now this is to
be done. It is especially appropriate
that Charleston should honor the
memory of one the ablest soldiers OF
the south, for the reason that Gen.
Beauregard had warm place in his
heart for Charleston, as evidenced In
the baouest Of his sword which now
occupies a case in city council cham
Der, while the best thoughts OF his
military career were directed towards
the harbor defense Of Charleston.
The programme Of the exercises at
tending the .unveiling Of the momu-
ment, Inscriptions, etc., will be an
nounced later.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
A Columbia Suicide.

The Columbia Reeord says about
three O'Clock Thursday morning Nor
man O'Connor, white man about %
years OF age, committed suicide.
C.Ccnnor walked in'o the house o!
Bertha Medlin, who keeps diSrepu-
table house on Gate street, and was
also witness in the Maud Allen case,
and with no explanation poured a
dose OF clrbolic acid in glass OF baer
and swallowed it. AsSo>n as it was
realized what was done hurry call
was sent for the city ply yslcian, DR..
Pope, who lives nearly two miles from
the house, and the man was nearly
dead when assistance arrived. The
inmates OF the house made the + low
as easy as possible, but the amount
taken proved fatal. O'Connor came
10 Columbia from Arizona, but bis
home is Noling, H., he having learned
his trade in the former place. He
had been in Columbia about five
weeks, and during that time had
drank very heavily, but managed to
hold his place at the Southern shops.
He was a member OF the Machinists'
union, and will be sent to his home
by that organization as soon as the
inuuest is held,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
A Deadly Tornado.

Four persons lost their lives and
several others were injured in tor
nado that swept through Chautauqua
county, N. Y, Thursday. Park
hurst's grove, where the Ssocktown
town picnic was being he'd was direct
" in the path of the storm. Five
thousand people were on the grounds
when a terrific windstorm swept
tn, ough the place. The storm came
up suddenly. Trees in the grove
we're struck by lightning, many Of
them were blown and the rain fell in
torrents. The people who took refuge
under the trees, at the first sign OF
the storm, were caught by the falling
brarches and injured. Many lo ses
were killed In the same manner. Some
OF the animals stampeded, trampling
upon the injured people lying on the
ground. Some OF the buildings in the
vicinity were blown down and others
were unroofed. Hundreds Of forests
and fruit trees we're torn up and corn
and oat fields were laid waste, caus.
ing a loss OF thousands OF dollars. At
tie assembly grounds at Cbautauqua
many trees were uprooted and lo:-
tion Of the ferce around the grounds
was demolished. The Mems club
house was badly damaged.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
A1tacked by u Madrnan.

A dispatch from Yorkville to The
State says Magistrate E. Z. A. Smith
of Hickory Grove shot and killed a
negro man about 10 o'clock Friday
night. The negro attempted to drag
Mr., Smith out Of VIII dow OF MS
house and almost tore his shirt cf.
He warned the negro away but he
came again at him, when be used his
shotgun with fatal effect. Nj. Smith
talepnoned the sheriff that he was
ready to Surrender and was advised tc
await the v.rdict Of Inquest which
was held Friday. The negro was SAID
to have been insane, but Mr. Smith
was not aware Of Of it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Negroes Threatened.

The strike is still on in Chicago,
and things are getting warm. Strike
Leader Fitzpatrick declared Tuesday
night that the Importation OF negroes
from the south by packers was fast
bringing about conditions that may
result In race war in Chicago where,
be says, the feeling against negroes is
already so strong that negroes in nc
way connected with the strike have
been dragged from the cars and as
saulted. Fitzpatrick says the unions
have done more than any other to In
huence the negroes and the unions
want Washington to show whether he
approves the negroes conduct in this
strike.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Three Drowned.

By the capsizing OF a sail boat late
Thursday afternoon three young peo-
ple were drowned in Oquaga lake,
about three miles from Deposit.
Those drowned are: Robert Garfield,
East Orange, NJ, Misses Amelia
and Alice c. Cramer, sisters Of New
York city. Young Garfield was a
member of a campaign party and the
Misses Cramer were guests at a sum-
mer hotel at the lake. Seven young
people, including Garfield, went out
in a. E. Lovejoy's sail boat. When
near the middle Of the lake, the boat
was overturned. Floyd Lovejoy saw
the accident from the shore and hur-
ried to the place in his naphtha
launch. He succeeded in reScuing
four Of the young people.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
a Man Thief.

A dispatch from Spartanburg to:
The State says scme thief entered the
home OF Mr.. Alfred Cole, near Co.
lightly, and stole s54. Ingress was ef-
fected through an open window in the
sleeping room Of Mr.. Cole. The thief
then went to an adjoining room, Sc
cured a trunk from a corner, and made
his escape. This trunk was carried to
pasture about 200 yards from the
house broken into and rifed. It con-
tanned s54 in money and $1,000 In
Confederate bills, along with many pa
pers, packages, letters, ETC., OF Mr..
Cole. Nothing was molested save the
money, the rogue taking both kinds.
II an attempt is made to pass the Con-
federate bills, it will easily lead to the
identify Of the thief. Mr.. Coles loss Is
a heavy one. He is mute and an
aged man, he and his aged wife live In
frugal manner. They have as COM
panion little white girl named Hat
tie Range, whom they adopted sever
al years ago. There is no clue as to
fine burglar
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Oldest Man Dead.

A dispatch from Washington, Ga,
to the Augusta Chronicle says: Caesar
Booker, who was probably the Oldest
man in America, is dead. The exact
age of this venerable old coiored man
will never be known, but from the ac-
counts which he related CT events
which occurred more than a century
ago, and from the testimony Of the
oldest living citizens, it is conserVa-
tive estimate to place his age at 125
years. He came from Virginia to
Wilkes county as a slave at time
when Washington was nothing more
than "a wide place in the road" He
used to tell with great deal OF guesto
and delight Of the halcyon days when
he, as a young boy, would sit on the
banks Of a large pond, which is now
the public square and site Of the new
court house, and shoot duck and wild
cranes. Uncle Caesar leaves six chill
dren, the oldest Of whom is 96 years
OF age and lives near Thomson, Ga.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Filipino Bandits.

a dispatch from Manila says de-
tail OF native tonstabulary has been
ambushed on the island Of Leyte by a
superior force Of bandits. Capt. H.
Barrett, OF the constabulary, was
killed in the fighting. There has been
trouble in the province OF Misamis,
island Of Mindanao, where bandits
have looted several towns. The na-
tive authorities were dehed and Pablo
Marcado and his family were kid
mapped. Marcado was accused OF be-
ing TOO friendly with the Americans.
Three Chinese stores were burned.
Four natives were murdered, three OF
them icing burned alive. Colonel
Harbord, of the constabulary. is DOW
on the trail OF the bandits. Lieuten-
ant Thornton, OF the constabulary
has met death by drowning near Dag.
upin island Of LuZon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Boat Dragged to Sea.

A dispatch from Charleston to The
Stat, says Mr. Scott Bailey's boys on
Wadmalaw Island had narrow escape
from being carried to sea by mons
ter devil fish and perhaps drowned.
The boys were in a small boat fishing
when the fish, which was said to be
Is to 20 feet long, became entangled
in the anchor and started for deep
water. The boat was whirled along
at a terrible rate, the bow being on
line with the water, and just when
the young men were beginning to
face certain death the anchor chain
parted and they we're saved. They
had some difficulty in getting ashore,
but they were saved from certain
1rowninp
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Shot Him Dead.

A disprtch from Blue6eld, W. v,
says Sam Watson. a negro, shot and
instantly killed Frank Underwood,
bank boss at the mine OF the Crane
Creek and Coke company Thursday,
and Immediately fed to the noun
tains. a posse Of seven or eight citi-
zens led by a son OF Mr.. Underwood
started after him. They got within
shooting distance Of the fugitive, but
failed to hit him. Young Underwood
noted carefully the direction Watson
took across the country the Watch
back, where he hoped to intercept his
fathers murderer. He discovered
Watson riding on top OF gondola on
a freight train which was running
very slowly. Underwood fred at the
murderer and Watson fell headlong
into the bottom Of the car and died
before the train could be stopped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Bicyclist Killed.

At Paris, France. George Leander,
the American bicyclist died Tuesday
morning from injuries sustained in a
terrible fall at the Pare au Princes on
Sunday last as the result Of running
into motor cycle which was pacing a
race in which an attempt was being
made to break the record for one
hour. There were three cyclists In
the race. At the time Of the accident
Leauder was travelling at abouta pace
Of 81 miles an hour and was more
than a lap ahead when he was thro@n
over the handle bars Of his machine
and fell on his head. He was re-
owed unconscious to hospital and
did not regain consciousness up to the
time OF bis death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Work Of Robbers,

By the explosion of some dynamite
caps and in the panic that followed it,
three persons were injured Thursday
afternoon at the Hawthorne race
track near Chicago. 1t is supposed
that the caps were thrown on the
floor of the betting ring with the idea
of creating a panic, during which the
cash boxes Of the bcoKmakers might
be robbed. An attempt was made TO
rob one bookmaker, but it failed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
TO DESTROY A TOWN.
A Friend Attempted to Dynamite
Gate Of Great Reservoir.

A dispatch from St. Mary's, OHIO,
says an attempt was made on Tues
day, % instant, by an unknown per-
son to blow up the gates at the head
of St. Mary's reservoir with dynamite.
Fortunately the charge of dynamite
was not sufficiently large to destroy
the masonry or to displace the heavy
gates.
There has been much i'll feeling
among the people living in the vicini-
ty of the reservoir, owing to the wide
spread belief that the banks Of the big
body OF water are not safe, notwith-
Standing that The State has spent
large sums OF money during the past
year in strengthening the earthwork.
Had the object Of the miScreant teen
attained Tuesday the town OF St.
Mary's and the adjacent valley would
have been swept By most destructive
flood causing enormous loss Of life and
property.
Although the damages are limited
mostly to broken windows In that
city; to the wrecking Of one house
rear the bulkhead and one State boat
and the partial breaking Of the bank,
there is great excitement here because
it is feared that the attempt may be
repeated. The shock vas plainly felt
at Celina at the western end Of the re-
seryo:r, distance Of 10 miles. the
charge Of dynamite and nitroglycerine
was placed on the wicket gate and a
slow fuse attached from which there
were three seperate shocks. The ex-
plosion WI, cked the upeer parts OF the
wicket and damaged the stone subut
ments, but Tot to such an extent as to
iberate the waters. Houses in the i'm.
mediate vicinity were greatly damag-
ed and the occupants were stunned.
The bulkead is the outlet OF Lake
Mercer into the Miami and Erie
canals and holds back nine feet OF
water covering 1900 acres OF land.
St. Mary's is II feet lower than the
lock and the loss that would have ac-
companied success OF the attempt is
hard to imagine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Killed His Brother.

At kingstree coroner's jury
Thursday found Harry Hardy not
guilty Of the murder OF his deaf mute
brother, whom he Thursday night
struck with his fist in orGer 30 knock
him from the track to avoid fast ap.
preaching train on the Atlantic Coast
Line. The deaf mute was drunk and
refused to respond to his brothers
warning, but fooli>hly tried to make
signals to the engineer to stop. Harry
struck him a violent blow in the face,
and the jury found that it was from
this blow that the deaf mute had met
death. Harry was thereupon re Leased
from custody, the jury recognizing
that be had 20 recourse but to strike
his brother in his effort to save bis
1jfa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
MANNING, S. C, WEDNESDAY. .AUGUST3ll 1904:

too crazed with fright to get out Of
their path. Men who were perched
amid tie limbs of trees so as to gain a
good view OF the Confederate defeat,
jumped to the ground and Joined in
the stampede, and hundreds. pale
with terror, ran until exhausted.
when they fell and were crushed under
the massive wheels Of the plunging
cannon. The soldiers and spectators
had become frantic mob, swayed by
the one wild desire to escape death.
In view Of the TERRIBLE disaster to
union arms, in view OF the panic de-
scribed above, it has occurred to some
OF the old Confederates that it is a lit
tie curious that the United States
government should have chosen this
battlefield for the forthcoming man
ouevres. Richmond imes-Dispatch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Killed His Father.

a dispatch to the Agusta Chronicle
from Griffin, Ca, says W. JEFF Shiv-
ers, one Of the best-known farmers IN
that sectiln, was shot in the breast by
his l7-year.old son, Harry at o'clock
Thursday and died instantly. The
shooting was done with double-bar-
relied hreech-loading shotgun, loaded
with buck-shot and bi1d-shot, and oc-
Cured on the farm of the former,
about miles south of Griffin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Tried to Kill Himself.

Robert Baxter, a young man HVlng
in the Poe Mill village at GreenVllle
who has long been a victim OF MEAN
cholla, attempted to end his LIE Wed
nesday morni1g with a pistol. The
ball entering his neck to the lett OF
the windpipe and ranging back
ward. DR.. Walker removed the ball
and says that the wound though seri-
GUS may not prove fatal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
THE BLACK HAND.
sn Italian Youth Murdered by
Member of the Society.
HAD BLACKED THEIR CRIMES.
The Murderer Captured and Mob
Wished to Wreak Instant
and Blood Vengeance
UDOE Him.

At New York on Wednesday Saliva
tor Bossoto, lS years old, was shot to
death In his fathers restaurant in
Park street by Carlo Rossati, 35 years
old, because he had disclosed to the
police secrets OF the alleged "Black
Hand"
The father was knocked down and
chicken into insensibility by the slayer,
who then ran down the street, fol-
lowed by great mob. Italians to
the Dumber Ct 1000 attacked the Eliz-
abeth street police station, hurled
missiles at the police and prisoner,
hurting two detectives and one p)lice-
man.
They would have torn the mur-
derer limb from limb had not it been
for the arrival Of the reserve police
from two station houses, who were
forced to use clubs and fists and
threaten to shoot. According to the
police the murder was deliberately
planned by an organized gang.
Bossoto is an enemy Of these organ-
lied gangs and his son inherited the
fathers opposition to the lawless ele-
ment Of their countrymen. When
not studying music young Bossoto
helped about the restaurant. Several
weeks ago he learned that the murder
Gus gang about Mulberry Bend had
planned to rob a number of miners
who were coming through New York
and who had engaged board In the
lodging house over the Bossoto restau-
rant.
Young Bossoto went to the police
and asked protection for the men and
soon an Italian detectiye had ar
rested II suspicious characters who
were held until the miners had taken
a ship for their homes.
Once out Of jail it is said the gang
determined upon Bossoto's death.
Early Wednesday Rossati entered the
restaurant and when approached by
the elder Bossoto said he wanted MOTH
ing. AS Bossoto was about to close
the place he asked Rossati to leave.
The latter became insolent and re-
fused.
Young Bossoto, who was in the
kitchen, heard his father and the
man in an argument and came out.
The instant he saw young Bossoto,
R0ssati took pistol from his pocket,
leyeled it at the youth and fred. The
bullet struck the boy between the
eyes and he fell, dying instantly.
Rossati then, according to the police,
struck the elder Bossoto with his fist,
knocking him down, and started to
run, but was captured before he had
gone two blocks.
On Sunday the Bossotos found on
their door the bridge Of death,"a a
cabalistic sign Of the Sicilians which
is said to be a threat Of death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Iowa Has Odd Freak.

One of the queerest natural freaks
ever seen in Iowa is a double shouted
hog owned by Charles Smell, who lives
at Lehigh. The hog is now year
old and Is in perfectly normal in every
respect, with the exception OF the
extra nose, which does not seem to in
convenience him. This Snout which
is perfect in every detail, comes out
of the jowl on the left side, standing
at right angles, just below the eye.
1t is almost as large as the regular
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Robbed a Monastery.

A band Of Catalonian brigands at
tackled the famous monastery at Mont
serrrat, Spain, and after binding the
monks pillagtd TIE monastery, es-
caped with large quantity Of ricn
booty. The alalm was given as Scoa
as possible, and a squad Of gendarmes
started In pursuit. They came upon
the brigands and fierce conflict fol-
lowed in which seven Of the robbers
were killed and the others fed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-31
Sryan Will Speak.

Chairman Taggart "Wednesday re-
ceived a telegram from NJ. &. Wet
more, Of St. Louis, saying that VIM.
J. Br7an would speak at Butler anc
Lamor, Nevada, and Springfield, Mo-,
the last days OF August and hrSt OF
September.