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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09
PREPARING FOR A GRAB.
Congress Watts to Raise Their own
and Other Salaries.

IT would seem from the various
comments that were passed on the bill
asking for an appropriation of $780,
900 from Congress for new stable for
the President, that this at least would
have deferred his friends from spring
ing another surprise on the country,
as Senator Gallinger did when he asked
that the Presidents salary be lncreas-
ed s25, ,OOO.per annum. The request
is in the shape OF bill. 1t is to be
discussed at this session. The Calm
ger b;ll raises the salary Of the Pres!-
dent to $4,000: that of the Vice
President to sl5, 700; of the Speaker
of the House to $4,000; Of Cabinet
officers to Sl3, 900: of Senators, Repre-
sentatives and delegates 20 $4,000.
The proposed increase are to go into
effect March +, 1905.
It is recalled that bill increasing
the salaries OF members of Congress To
$3.50 was passed in 1913. A storm
Of protest was aroused all over the
country, many veteran members OF
CONGRESS were retired to private lie.
and the succeeding Congress repealed
the law.
1t is pointed out by friends Of the
Gall. niger bill, however, that the in
Gignation of the people was aroused by
Ia measure which is absent from the
present propcsition-the retroactive.
The Congressnen of 1878 paid them
selves their back salary to the begin
ming of that term, and likewise their
mileage. This was generally denomi-
mated "a grab and the Galllnger
bill. it is claimed. seeks to avoid a like
condemnation.
The ground for the Gallinger bill
was apparently laid on February 25 by
Senator Hoar, who talked on the sub
iect Of Senators salaries being made
ouate. The question was on provld'
ing suitable quarters for Senator'S, the
Democrats having urged that the
Republicans had known for a long
time that the Democratic Senators, OF
a number Of them, were given quarters
in an unsafe and condemned building.
In the course of his speech Senator
Hoar made the following significant
remarks:
siOur salary is also now lower in
practical value than it was before 1t
was raised fifty years ago. And yet
the one thing that we do not seem tc
have courage enough to do is to say te
the people of the United States that
the compensation of this important or
fee shall be at least in some degree
adequate to its dignity and character.
''Take the salary of a judge OF the
District Court Of the United States.
Is there judge of a district court o.
the United State who would not con-
s:der his promotion to the Senate OF
the United States an advance in
dignity and authority? And yet we
have put up their salaries and the
salaries of the judges Of the Circuit
Courts to 1000 and 81, 800 and do moi
venture to touch our own
And now the Gallinger bill is sprung
There is very little question that tht
proposition, in many respects. is ont
which has the Pres;dent alone in mint
and it is not improbable that Senate
Gallinger wrote his bill after confer
ence with leaders in the party Wh(
bask in the White House sunshine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09
S. c.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH g. 1904

land. He had simply pointed to the
allegation he made because the Demo
cratic party had gone into mysteries
because one man had invited COL
ored man to his table.
"All right" said Mr.. Williams, !
am glad to hear that because l
thought the gentleman had sharp
stick and was after my dear and much
adured old friend, Grover Cleveland. )"
Laughter.)
J. .urther discussion was cut short by
a roint Of order.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09
State Campaign.

State Chairman Willie Jones has
called a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Democratic party, to be
held in Columbia on Tuesday evening,
April 5th, in the office of the secre-
tary Of state. The state commluuee
will fix the time for the state confen'
ton, at which delegates will be elecs'
ed to the national Democratic conven'
tiOn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09
Spbiecr f.nr the Fool.kiiler.

A Brooklyn minister, Rev. Cort-
land Myers, stated to his horritled
congregation one Sunday that be had
not washed bis hanos since he had
shaken the hand of President Rocs7
yelt the week before. The Minnea-
polls Times says the congregation has
been on the lookout for their pastors
resignation ever since, feeling con-
vinced that he is qualifying for a pro-
fess orship in the Chicago university.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09
HOMES AND LIVES
Pay Heavy Tribute to the Raging
Prairie Fires.

A dispatch from Lawton, Okla,
says prairie fires that swept over large
portion OF Kiowa and Comanche coun-
ties Thursday night, destroyed hun
dreds Of farm buildings and much live
stock, made 1000 persons homeless.
caused the death Of several persons,
threatened a number Of towns and
swept away scores Of buildings on the
outskirts OF the towns. The follow
ing ceaths are verified:
DR.. Hammond, Blk ailes iroa Law
ton; body found.
Unknown boy, BODY found on
prairie near Lawton, burned beyond
Identification.
John Hammond and daughter OF
Mrs. Henderson, living near Lawton
were fatally burned.
The country was very cry, no rain
having rallen for months. Grass and
stubble fires, set by farmers as is Gus
tomary at at this season OF the year,
were driven beyond control by Vio-
lent gale which rose suddenly.
Estimates Of the loss exceed $780,
900.
Report says tnat more fatalities are
expected as the reports from some dis
tricts are meagre.
at Hobart, the county seat Of
KioWa county, the fire approached from
the east, destroying the stables and
fifteen race horses, fifteen residences,
two business houses and various small
buildings. Spreading to the south
west, the FIRE swept seventy-fve
thousand acres Of military and timber
reserve and Indian school reserve, de-
sUroying several Indian houses and
forty head Of government cattle.
Spreading westward the flames COW
cred miles OF the homestead district,
destroying houses, barns and stock.
It was in this district that FIVE per-
sons are reported to have perished IN
attempting to protect their property.
The names Of three have been learned.
They are as follows:
Dock and John Harmon, brothers,
and a man named Fisher.
The other two were women and
their names have not yet been learned.
Late at night the fires began NOV
ing southwark toward the city. at
midnight five thousand people OF the
city were battling WITH the approach
ing flames. The advance line Of the
fire was fully two miles in length and
came in a semi circular form.
A thousand men turned their ef-
forts to checking the grass borders OF
the reservation at the city limits.
Water from every source, carried In
every conceivable way, was distributed
along this line and all around the city
limits. This served the purpose OF
checking the advance lines Of the fire,
but was OF little availin hindering the
continual rolling Of the fire brands
into the street OF the city. In more
than hundred places flames arose
from dwellings, barns and outhouses,
but wherever e blaze grew men were
present to quench it with water. AS
a result Of the cool judgment Of the
6re-fghters the eity's loss was only
$40, 900.
Families lay out in the prairie
throughout the freezing night after
the storm had passed with orly thin
clothes on their backs. Hundreds OF
people are destitute and are suffering
intensely from the cold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09
The Jananese Wounded.

Seyenty-on wounded officers and
men from the Japanese feet arrived
at Sasebo on the hospital ship Kobe
Maru from Port Arthur. All these
were wounded in the attack upon Port
Arthur.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09

Mr.. Scott said be had made no I'M
putation Of fault against MI. Cleve-
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BERRY $ CO.'S FAILURE.
Objections to Ashbel r. Fitch as Trus-
 tee Heard.

New York, Dec. 27.-After hearing ob jections by representatives of the mi nority stockholders to the election of Ashbel P. Fitch as trustee of the bank rupt firm of Jacob Berry & Co, stock brokers, Stanley w. Dexter, referee in bankruptcy, reserved to-day his deci- sion. The minority creditors alleged that MT. Fitch had been chosen wrong fully, and that inasufnch as he had been the assignee of Berry & Co. his election as trustee was unfair to the creditors In presenting the case the represent alive of the minority creditors stated that the assets of the bankrupt firm were only $64OO0, while the liabilities would exceed $75O,OeO. He believes that the trustee should furnish $5O,00O bond Referee Dexter wanted to refer the entire question to Judge Holt of the United States district court, but the minority creditors remonstrated and he finally said that he would announce his decision later. MT. Dexter explained that in the event of his arriving at a decision against MT. Fitch it would not mean that Edward S. Thomas, the can- didate of the minority stockholders, would became trustee, but that new election would be made necessary.
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CHICAGO SUBWAY COMPANY.
Many Prominent Men in the Company E. L. WinchelI Among Them.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-The Chicago Sub way company, owned and controlled by the leading railroad and financial insti- tutions of the country, gave notice to- day that among the prominent men in the directory of the Illinois Tunnel company, the operating company, will be the following: A. J. Earling, presi- dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad; p. P. Ripley, president of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad; George B. Harris, president of the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy railroad; $. M. Felton, president of the Chicago and Alton railroad; J. Krutts- chnitt, director of maintenance and ways of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads; B. L. Winchell, presi- dent of the Rock Island railroad; A. C.. Bird, vice. president of the Gould lines; F. D. Underwood, president of the Erie railroad; President Benjamin, of the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad; P. A. Valentine, vice-president of Ar mour 6 Co, and Albert G. Wheeler, president of the Illinois Tunnel com pany.
 Announcement of the representatives of other railroad interests in the tunnel company's board will be made in few days.
 Among the additional directors will be representatives of the Vanderbilt ines, the Pennsylvania railroad and the Chicago and Northwestern railroad.
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CASE OF BISHOP TALBOT
PRESENTMENT BASED ON LET
 TER TO REV. MR. UPJ0HN

Charges Him With Criminal Libel, Im-
 morality, to wit. False Statements,
 French of Ordination and Conseera-
 tion Vows and Conduct Unbecoming
 n Bishop- Hearing on Charges to be
 Held In Reading, Pa, January 10.
 New York, Dec. 27.-In a statement tonight Herbert Noble, lawyer of this city, representing the presenters in the charges recently made against Bishop Talbot. of the Central diocese of the Episcopal church In Pennsylvania, briefly outlined what those who will appear against the bishop will take up. He says the presentment has it's foun- dation in letter said to have been written by Bishop Talbot to Rev. sam ueI Upjohn when the latter was presi- dent of the Philadelphia Catholic club in 1902.
 The presentment is based on this let ter,, says Mr. Noble. Tt is in the hands of Rev. w. B. Bodine, D. D.. of Philadelphia It charges Bishop Talbot WlIn a crlInlndl nDels lIuIlOFdlily, lO wit, false statements;' the circulation of false, malicious and defamatory re- port; 'falsifying;;' breach of ordination and conservation vows, and conduct unbecoming a bishop.
 These charges, said Mir. Noble to- night, are the headings of the allega- tions made if the presentment He added that he had communicated with Dr. Bodine and would call on him on Thursday or Friday in Philadelphia for a consultation as to the method of pro- cedure in the hearing Of the charges against Bishop Talbot at Reading, Pa, January 10. These charges will come before committee of Investigation ap- pointed by Presiding Bishop Futile, of St. Louis, this committee consisting of twelve clerical and twelve lay mem bers appointed from three dioceses ad- joining that of Central Pennsylvania.
 This committee was appointed about ten days ago and the investigation is a
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THIEVlS ON PLATFORMS.
Opinion of New York Judge-Conduc-
 tors In League with Them.

AVAS AsA Nsat5 w FsAeAA A AAN-ARsss55
 New York, Dec. 27.-John H. Bradley of 1O2 West sSth street, was arraigned in the Jefferson Market police court to- day, charged with negotiating a stolen certified check marked for deposit. He was arrested on the complaint of the owner of the cheek, James Foley, bus mess representative of James M. Cuff fey, democratic national committee man of Pennsylvania. Foley said the check was stolen from him on the plat form of a street car.
 Bradley claimed to have received the check from a mysterious man named Adams, introduced to him by an equal ly mysterious man named Ross. He gave the check to John H. Wheeler of 320 Bowery, who put in through the Bank of the Metropolis, where payment was stopped.
 sI am not surprised" said Magiss trate Hammer, Ito hear of a. theft of this sort. Persons standing on street car platforms expose themselves need lessly to danger in this way, when they might be safe inside the car. some times think conductors are in league with thieves, when they allow persons to stand on the platforms
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CECIL HALL A SDICTDE.
Jockey Hoar Tells of His Meeting the
 Young Woman.

New York, Dec. 27. Jockey J Hoar informed the police tonight that the young woman known here as Cecil Hall, who jumped to hear death last night from the window of, lodging house on West Forty sixth street, was In his company yesterday afternoon and that he went with her to the door of the house. There he left her, he said, and about an hour later he called her up by telephone. She appeared to be in good spirits, he said, and asked him to write to her.
 He admitted that he met the young woman while he was riding at a recent Bennings meeting, and that he came to this city with her at the close of the meeting.
 Hoar was at the home of his parents in Hoboken tonight when he made the statement.
 Because the girl was heard to scream before leaping from the window 1t was at first thought that she had been att tackled in her room by some person who was attempting to detain her there against her will. The investigation by the police leads them to believe she was alone at the time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
SUIT AGAINST PAPER TRUST
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GEN
 ERAL BRINGS ACTION.

Petition to Enjoin General Paper Com
 pany from Acting as Sales Agent for
 Various Paper Mannfacturers-Pe-
 tition Alleges Agreement to Combine
 and Control the Sale of the Product
 of the Mills.
 St. Paul. Dec. 27.-Attorney- General Moody, for the United States, through United States District Attorney Haupt and Frank B. Kellogg and James M Beck, special assistant attorneys-gen- eral of the United States, late this aft ernoon filed a petition in the United States district court ill which he makes the General Paper company principal defendant and a large number of paper companies in Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan party defendants in . suit to ien1oin them from doing business, through the General Paper company, as. the sales agent, iii violation of the provisions of sections one and two of the act of congress, approved July 2. entitled an act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies."
 The petition alleges that the defend- ants entered Into an agreement to com bine and control the sale of the product of the different companies, through the General Paper company, in that the General Paper company regulated prices, sales and shipments and terri tory for the sale of the same, and, after deducting operating expenses of the General Paper company, divided the surplus among the members of the cor poration.
 The petition recites that the General Paper company was organized, under the laws of Wisconsin, on May 26, 1900, with a capital stock of s1O0,0oO. divided into one thousand shares.
 The petition alleges that, in eonse- quence of the combination, all competi- tion in the manufacture, sale and dis tribution of paper had been restricted and the price of all paper products greatly increased, particularly that of news print paper, which has been in- creased about fifty per cent. It further states that no dealers or newspapers or other consumers in the territory west of the Mississippi, with the exception of certain newspaper publishers in St. Louis, can purchase any paper, except directly through the General Paper company and then only upon terms dic- tated by the latter.
 The court is asked to declare the all 'leged combination unlawful, and that the General Paper company be ehjoined from acting as sales agent for the other defendants, and that the latter be en- joined from continuing their arrange ment with the General Paper company. The court is also asked to direct the de- fendants to come into court and answer all questions relating to the allegations of the petition as may be necessary.
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WIFE OF DR. T. ]. BERGEN
 ARRESTED LAST NIGHT.
CHARGED WITH FALSELY oB-
 TANNING MONEY

In Jersey City-Arrested by Local Ohi-
 cers Accompanied by New Jersey
 Detective-Held Here on Charge of
 Being Fugitive from Justice-Dr.
 Bergin Could Not be interviewed
 Last Night-others Interested Could
 Not be seen-Mrs. Bergin spent
 Money FreeIy-Did Great Deal of
 TraveIIng.
 A case which is shrouded in mystery and about which there are many ru- mors came to lght about o'clock last night in the arrest of Mrs. Iyernia G. Bergin, the wife of Dr. Thomas J. Ber- gin of 4s1 Orange street, by Detectives McGrath and Ward The arrest was male at the instigation of the Jersey City police, and Detective Sergeant Bennett of the department in that city accompanied the local officers when the arrest was made. Detective Sergeant Bennett brought a warrant here with him from Jersey City, and the warrant charges Mrs. Bergin with obtaining money there under false petenses.
 The detectives drove in carriage to the home os Dr. Bergin about 6 o'clock last night and they were ushered into the parlor When Mrs. Bergin entered the room she was immediately placed under arrest by Detectives McGrath and Ward on a warrant charging her with being a fugitive from justice. She was then taken to the detective headquarters at the police station and then Detective Bennett served the New Jersey warrant on her. After consul tation, during which Attorney Walsh was called in to represent Mrs Bergin, the prisoner agreed to go back to New Jersey on the 9:15 D. m train out of this city. She put in the proviso that she be allowed to return home after her children and be permitted to take them with her. This was agreed to and Detective Bennett accompanied her there in carriage.
 Just what happened after this could not be learned last night except that on her arrival home Mrs. Bergin asked permission to remain in this city until this morning and this was granted with the understanding that she occu- py room at the Tontine hotel during the night with the detective on guard outside This fact was learned because one of the local police officials engaged rooms for the party at that hotel. For some reason 1t was decided to allow Mrs. Bergin to remain in her own home last night, the detective remaining there on guard.
 Repeated calls on the telephone at the house last night failed to bring any response so a reporter went there. It was a long while before there was any
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FACEALMOSTCERTAlN DEATH
CREW OF STRANDED BRITISH
 STEAMER DRUMELzIER.

Captain Would Not Allow Life Savers
 to Take Them on When Weather Was
 caIm-Great Waves Break Over the
 Vessel at Fire Island and Make it Im-
 possible to Again Reach Her.
 New York, Dec. 27. Efforts to learn whether Captain Nicholson and the crew of the British tramp steamer Drumelzier are still aboard the vessel, which is aground on the bar at Fire Is, land, have been unsuccessful, and to. night the life savers were still watch ing from the beach in the hope of com, municating with the ship.
 Hidden in black fog and pounded by fierce seas rolling from the south east, the steamer tonight was in im- minent danger of going to pieces. If her captain and crew of thirty-two men are still in the ship they face an almost certain death in the heavy surf break ing over the sandy beach.
 The captain would not let the life savers take off his crew yesterday, when the seas were not running so high, and to-day it was too late to help them. No life boat in the world could be launched in the teeth of the south east gale that was blowing up great waves and crashing them down on the shore
 The fog was so thick that the strand ed vessel could not be seen from the shore, two hundred yards away. Out on the sandbar, where the big vessel was seen rocking in the waves last night, there was nothing to be seen to- day but black haze So dense that not even signal rockets could be seen from shore.
 Two rescuing tugs were by the vessel last night, but no report was received from them to-day ana It is thought they may have fled to escape the rising storm.
 The cargo of the Drunlelzier is valued at about $60O0OO. It consists of copper, steel, oil and pig lead. Tn her hold there is also an automobile, valued at S10.000 which is consigned to Franca
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HARTFORD ENGINEER EILLED.
Evidently Going to His Train When
 Struck.

Hartford, Dec. 27.- George E. Cald- well, of 1405 Main street, was found nearly dead tonight about il o'clock near the Avon street railroad crossing, and died a few moments later. Cald- well was an engineer on the Harlem River branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. and it is presumed that he was struck by a pas Ysenger train as he was on his way to the depot to take the 11:05 train for New York. His body was badly bruised and there is every evidence of his being struck by an engine. He leaves a widow and two children.
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BAD WRECK ON WABAsH,
Passenger and Freight in Collision
 One Killed, Nine Injured.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Dec 27-A Wabash passenger train, eastbound, ram into a freight train on a switch three miles west of this city at o'clock tonight, killing one man and injuring nine oth- CTS.
 The dead: Albert M. Ballard, of Peru, Ind, engineer of freight
 The injured: Charles Ernst, of Peru, Ind, engineer passenger train; w. H. Cox, Peru, fireman of passenger train; Mrs. Roman zoelIer, Fort Wayne; Miss Anna Dewald, Fort Wayne; Conductor C. R. Mcbride, Toledo; H. Bishop, De troit H. J. Hulet, Detroit; F. Watt, Kansas City.
 The wreck was caused by the blowing ont of a switch light during the heavy wind and the engineer of the freight train running over the switch where he was to have waited for the passen- ger train.
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TO SURVEY NEW LINZ.

Engineers Ready for Work Between
 Brewsters, N. Y, and Springfield.
 Nepaug, Dec. 27.-Thirteen civil en- gineers employed by the New York Central road are encamped on the meadows in this place preparatory to taking up the work of surveying. a pro- posed double-track line for that road between Brewsters, N. T., and Spring field, Mass. The original survey of the old Connecticut Western road will be followed, it is understood. If the line is completed it will run through this town, which is less than seven miles from Winsted. c. E. Turner, of Minne- apolis, chief engineer is in charge of the work.