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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
E.id for Trial.

a special to the Augusta Chronicle
frem Talbotton, Ga, says: E D.
Shipp, Seaborn Hall and Thomas
Butler, white men, were arraigned in
Talbotton today on a charge Of assault
with intent to murder. The men
are accused of being in the party
which got in a hack in Talbotton
county recently and shot several ne
groes on sight, following the Be
foreday" clud excitement. Each was
bound over under $500 bond. They
were severely arraigned by the solicl-
tor who recounted the Efforts made by
citizens to put an end to mob viol-
ence and repeated the resolutions
against the outrage passed at the
largely attended mass meeting OF
citizens, when the governor was petl.
toned to offer rewards for arrest Of
the perpetrators.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
"IT'S ALL OVER. !"
New York Will Go Democratic by
Fifty Thousand Majority
SAYS A REPUBLICAN, LEADER.
de Says His Party Has No Chance
Whatever to Win the State
In the Appro ching

Tne New Yofk American of Tues
day says the statement quoted was
made Monday night by William
Barnes, Chairman OF the Executive
Committee Of the Republican State
Committee. The American says VIII
liam Barnes, chairman Of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Republican
State Committee, accompanied by
Congressman George Southwick, OF
Albany. approached the front entrance
Of the Hoffman House in New York
Monday night. Mr.. southwick en-
tered the hotel. Mr.. Barnes stopped
and greeted an American" reporter.
whats the situation?" asked the
reporter.
'It's all over" replied MI. Barnes.
There's not a chance on earth In this
State"
The reporter looked questioningly
at Mr.. Barnes
The latter repeated: There's not
a chance"
from what standpoint are you
speaking?" asked the repo: ter.
From our standpoint" answered
MI. Barnes. I'VE can't carry the
State. It's all over now. On, we'll
make demonstration and do the
best.we can, but it won't have any
effect
twill Parker carry the State?"
Eyes, he'll pull through. But
Herrick will carry it by 50,00o," said
Mr. Barnes.
How will Albany County go?"
''It will go Democratic" replied
MI. Barnes. 'sOf course, it's Demo-.
cratic county,"
Mr.. Barnes was plunged in gloomy
thought for moment and then said:
And down here suppose they'll give
the Democratic ticket a majority OF
$50, 900 OF thereabouts. I never saw
anything like it. It's all over.
Mr.. BaHes explained he had sa en-
gsgeSe1t "up street, - proceeded to
the Twenty fifth street entrance OF
the Hoffman House and met Congress
man Southwick.
All OF MIR. Barnes predictions were
heard by Michael Padden, OF the Sixth 9
Assembly District.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
GREAT LOSS BY FLOOD.
Thirty Business and Res d c IL C c
Blocks Under Mud and Water.

a terrific flo3d has struck the CITY
Of Trinidad, COL, ard the whole
valley along the Las Animas river
devastating wide section and caus.
ing loss which will reach 81, 900. 600.
So far as known there was no loss Cf
life but several are repol ted missing.
Every bridget in the city Of Trinidad
is out, the Santa Fe station is Ceno!-
iShed, all Of the railroads are tied up
and tie telephone and telegraph serv-
ice completely suspended. More than
80 city blocks in the residence and
business portions we're from two to
three feet under water along the
riVsr.
The food was causcd by heavy
rain which has been falling for two
Gays. At o'c'ock Friday night the
storm aSsumcd clou6burst proportions
and at 2 o'clock Saturday morning the
Las Animas river went over its banks.
At $50 it was impossible to get With
in block Of the river led at any
point and Commercial street was
flooded for three blocks in the heart OF
the business district. Meantime the
electric light and gas plants had been
flooded and the city was in complete
darkness. Hundreds OF citizens tbroDg.
ed the streets en- the e6ge Of the sub
merged district carrying lanterns and
doing their best to provide for those
driven from home with shelter.
Warning of the flood was given
when the river left its banks by revol-
var shots and the ringing OF the fire
alarm folio 8ed by the bl)Wing OF all
the locomotive and shop whistles in
town. Citizers upJn RATS made OF
sections OF sidewalks padded through
the streets rescuing families which
were in danger. The new Bacca ho
tel, a two story structure just rear-
ing completion at cost CT $40, 900 on
the river bank, was destroyed. The
water then ate its way through 30 feet
Of ground to the Santa Fe depot,
which was carried away. The Car.
denas hotel adjoining barely escaped
a similar fate, an acre Of ground being
washed away near it. The Rio Grande
bridge at E! Mo, O is out and the Santa
Fe tight Of away in many places has
been washed out. Railroad traffic is
entirely suspended and business here
is paralyzed.
1t wes reported Friday that the
)od was due to break in the city
reservoir, but this is erroneous. The
reservoir is safe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
CAMPAIGN LIE NAILED.
Efforts to Injure Parker in Ulster
County Completely Destroyed

The campaign liar is abroad. HI
began his work in Judge Parker's
home district by circu' atipg a lie
through Ulster County. It purport.
ed to be q statement made by Ju9ge
Parker as to the wage an unski]led
laborer was entitled for days work.
But the falsehood was soon dissipated.
The lie was ruined by elaborate de-
tails. The embroidery to make it
circumstantial proved too much. II
brought out a sworn denial by those
whose names bad been dragged in.
The affidavit reads as follows:
Emery Freer, Samuel E. Mott and
Louis Booth being seVerally duly
sworn say, and each for himself says,
that be has read the article in "The
G'ooe and Commercial Advertiser"
of New York, of date of Sept. 9th,
1904, wherein it is stated that on
Saturday morning in the year 1902,
at the store CT Emery Freer, in ESQ
pus. while several residents Of that
place were discussing the rate OF
wages that should be paid for unskill
ed labor, Judge Parker said: Il
think dollar day is enough for any
man provided that his work is steady.
Any nan can live oa that and that
IS all unskilled labor is worth. I am
sorry that I have to pay more than
that. ard wouldn't II we had better
supply If labor thereabCuts."
We note particularly that the arti-
Gle so published states "on the day in
question a crowd of men was there.
Tnere were Emery Freer, Samuel E
Mott, who runs the butcher shop and
livery stable; Lew Booth; the barber;
Carl Wismer, who is now a baggage
handler in the West Shore station in
Kingston; and several farmers from
tie vicinity who were in the village
for their Saturdays trading"
We and each Of US, the said Emery
Freer, being Democrat. and the said
Samuel E. Mott and Louis Booth,
Republicans, depose and say as to the
statements in said article:
First: That we are id:ntical per-
sons named in the article and in
whose presence Judge Parker was al
legged to lave made said statement.
Second: That 20 such conversation
ever took place, either at the store Of
Emery Freer, or any other place, and
that Judge Parker never made the
statements attributed to him at
Freer's store or any other place, to
the knowledge Of either Of US.
Third: That the statement is false
in substance and in fact.
Fourth: That to our knowledge,
Judge Parker, since he has resided in
Esopus, has paid the unusual and
going rate of wages to all the men
by him on his place.
IN addition the said Emery Freer
for himself says, that be has frequent
", during the absence Of Judge Par
Parker, paid the Judges employees;
has time and time again cashed checks
given to said employees for wages;
and to bis knowledge says that Judge
Parker has always paid the going rate
Of wages to ali men employed as day
farm laborers on his farm, to.wit:
from one dollar and half to one dol
lar and seyenty-fve cents day, and
that the statement to the contrary
published as aforesaid is untrue and
absolutely without foundation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
a DARING ESCAPE.
Alleged Forger Jumped Eeadtirst
Through Window of Moving Car.


Through Window Of Moving Car.
While being carried from St. Louis
to Buffalo Alonzo J. Whiteman
Thursday night esca psd from Detec-
tive Sergeant Alber Solomon and VIM.
b. Field, assistant superintendent OF
a detective agency there. Whitenan
accomplished his escape in nest dar-
ing manner, jumping from the Lake
Shore fast mail train near Dankirk.
Whiteman and the two officers were
in a state room on a Pullman car
Whiteman was lying On sofa. The
train was pulling out of the Dunkirk
yards and was running at about 80
miles an hour. Whiteman left his
seat and jumped read first through
the Car window. Soloman and Field
rushed to stop him, but were too late.
They saw Whiteman on the ground
as the train whizzed by.
The two officers demanded that the
conductor stop the train. He refused,
on the ground that the train was car
rying United States mails On fast
chedule. TIE train was stopped at
Silver Creek, however, jlst for no.
ment to allow the detectives to alght
and they returned to Dunkirk on an
ion train where they con-
menced search for Whiteman.
Whitemen was being brought back
to Buffalo Cn charge of forgery and
grand larc: ny, the grand jlry now
sitting bavinp returned an indie ment
against him co ltaining those charges.
He is suspected OF being IN plicated in
irre gularites in which the Fidelity
Trust company OF Buffalo was the
victim.
Whiteman was a graduate of tie
Columbia law school and, after he hao
been graduated, went to Michigan anc
Minnesota He was elected to the
Minnesota St.te senate as a Democra,
when but 25 years old. He is the
author OF the Whiteman election Law
which is now in force in Minnesota
Siuce 1890 he has been aIrested sew
eral times in var;Ol IS parts Of th'
country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
Held the Train.

Rev. a. Putnam Of Berea, o., was
delegate to a conference OF his
church not long ago in Cleveland and
intended to take the train at neigh
boring town. He was delayed in some
way and therefore telegraphed to the
station master: Hold Cleveland
train for me. Pullmann." The sta
uion master did not notice the extra
N" in the name signed to the dis
patch, and, forgetting that George N.
Pullman died years ago, he held the
train as directed. On learning OF the
misunderstanding he used some vigor-
Gus language after recovering his
breath.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
PLAIN BUSINESS.
How The Trusts Strike Every Home
lii Tne Country.

lii Tle Country.
The tariff question is a business prop
o>i.ion that concerns every naD, VIC
man ard child, for it taxes the aver
age home s1l0 year, or more than
one-tenth OF the average fanily's total
income. There is an average Of one
and ne-eighth-tenths earners IN the
AVERAGE home. These contribute
thirty days labor each, or tlttY-1our
DAYS labor a year to the tarifI-taX col
lsctors. II this sll0 went as honest
taxes to our government TO meet
necessary expenditures, NJ fault would
be found, Though the tax would be
considered extremely high. But only a
very small part OF this sllO can be
classed as legitimate taxes. By lar the
greater part goes TO million and billion
dollas tariff trusts and noncpolles,
which thrive now as never before IN
this country. These greedy trusts levy
a tribute OF s94 year up2n the aver
age home, while the government COZ
lects an average OF ab ut S15 a year ID
tariff taxes: the coilec-ion last year
amounted to So 49 per capita, or
1852 per family OF II per ons. DC
the heads Of these 100000 faml'
les. the voters. Knowingly ani Will
inpiv donate S9i year 10 the nun
dr. ds of trusts? Do they love tnese
trusts more than they love their wives
and childrcn? If not, why should thel
vote to give this s94 to trusts that az
not med it rather than to keep the
s94 for their own families, who d.
need il? An extra s9+ a year Wculc
mean much to the average family II
the way Of better food, clothing ane
education. A vote for the Democfatl'
party means vote to dispense VIII
! +b;e oS6;tional tax
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
Tried 70 Wreck Train.

TIE attempt to wreck freigtc
train on the Chesapeake and OHIO
near Lyrcbbarg, Va, Thursday
night evidently was planned by four
men whose purpose was robbery. One
Ct the men was on the train when it
struck the OF struction and when II
stopped began throwing merchandise
from a car. The attempt to loot the
train, however, was unsuccessful.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
Sailors Beaten.

At New York four sailors and the
ships steward Of the French cruiser
Tfoude, now lying at anchor in the
North river were assaulted Thursday
on 34th street by a gang Of seven or
eight teamsters and truck men. Ole
Of the sailors received a severe scalp
wound and another had his right
check laid open and his nose broken.
The others eyes were blackened and
their faces were bruised. 1t is said
that the facts will be laid before the
French consul at that port by Captain
Aubrey, Of the Troude.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
Foolish Man.

Because young woman with whom
he was in love did not recognize him
when they met in fashionable cafe,
Carlo Won Bauditz, wealthy young
Venezuelan, committed suicide vito
a pistol in his hotel 10 New York city
on Tuesday night, saying he lad
nothing more to live for"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
Town Marshal Killed.

Sam. F. Hurst, town marsna! OF
Mayesyille, was killed at 11.20 O'CLOCK
Wednesday night By ). Ed Anderson,
railroad agent, Of that place. hurst
made threats against Anderson dur
ing the evening and waited on the
platform until be started home. Hurst
is said to have provoked the difficulty
and advanced on Anderson with q
nistol. Anderson shot him six times
with a Colts automatic pistol, every
bullet passing through Hurst's body.
Hurst's pistol was found lying by his
body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
TIE SEVENTH DISTRICT.
rhe Republicans Put Ont a Canda-
date Against Congressman Lever.

& special dispatch from Sumter to
The State says the seventh district
aas called to order Tuesday at L
o'clock by J., b. Fordham OF Orange
burg, district chairman
After reading the call temporary
organization wes effected by the elec-
tion OF 3. q. Richardson OF Wedge
field chairman and Jacob Moorer OF
Orangeburg secretary.
On motion the temporary organlza-
ton was made permanent.
J. a. Fordham moved that the con-
ventiop go into nomination for candi-
date for congress.
q. B. Thomas Of Orangeburg NOM
mated A. D. Dantzler.
B. b. Richardson nominated Rey:
c. c. Jacobs Of Sumter.
The following were appointed tell
ers: A. D. Webster, W. T. Andrews
and L. c.. Scott.
Jacobs received l6 votes and Dantz-
ler 13.
On motion of Webster the nomina-
tion was made unanimous
4 resolution offered By Jacob moor
er of Orangeburg and seconded by
Rev. J. Mckenzie Harrison OF Sumter
to make a vigorous and strenuous
fight for Congressman Levers seat
was adopted amid q perfect roar OF
enthusiasm.
H. B. Thomas Of Orangeburg was
elected district chairman, Fordham
rendering his resignation. Web5ter
made a speech in favor Of Thomas.
The following were elected district
committeeman: Richland, L. c. Scott;
Sumter, B. q. Richardson; Lee, A.
T. Butler; O.angeburg, &. D. Web
ste1; Lexington, A. W. Johnson.
Speeches were made by several dd'
egates pledging their support to the
nominee, saying they would WsrK
hard to seat him in congress.
State Chairman E. b, Deas OF Dar-
]ington made a speech explaining tae
rules and work Of the Republican
party, and expressed the belief that
Lever would be unseated.
The eonyention, contrary to the
general rules, was harmonious aad
free from wrangHng.
Jacobs, the nominee, made speech
of acceptance, in which he thanked
the convention for their confidence IN
him, and said he would do al In nlS
power to become the nezt congress
man from this district.
The delegates Say that they nave
now nominated a man OF education
and character, and the Democrats
/ cannot go before congress ana say
that he is illiterate and his charactei
!. questionable.
All the delegates were present
from every county. The convention
i, adjourned at O'Clock p. N.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
Forced TO Flee.

A dispatch from Harodsburg, KY,
saws eighty negroes, thirty OF them
women, have arrived there from
South Fork, which place they were
ordered by the whites to leave be-
cause one Of the negroes stabbed a
farmers wife. It is reported that
the white woman is dead. The negro
men were working on a railroad near
South Fork. One Of the women at
the railroad camp went to a farm
house and demanded q lunch. This
vas given her and while the hostess
back was turned the negro woman
snatched some clothes and ran away.
The farmers wife pursued and caught
her, but was stabbed by the negrless.
The news OF the affair spread rapdly
and in short time a posse OF 2oo
white men had driven all the negroes
from the vicinity. The blacks VIII
not be permitted to remain in Har-
rodsburg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
4 Worthy Charity.

Twenty thousand dollars to estab-
!ish tome for drunkardS' wives IN
the state Cf Iowa is one OF the oe-
Guests e the late James Callahan, the
eccentric philanthropist millionaire.
The beQueSc was MADE known. Mr..
Callahan was a strong advocate OF
TEN pe,ance during the latter years OF
his life and gave freely to the ause
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-05
Acquitted,

E. c. Eastland was acquitted on
Friday Ct taking part In a lynching
near Indianola, Miss some time ago,
and TEos. NJ. higgins was acquitted
of similar charge at Huntsville,
Alabama, on the same day,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-06-01
NO NEED TO CHANGE.

Representative HenneSSey has
introduced a bill to amend the
constitution so as to make parish
superintendent of education
elective by the people. The bill
has been referred to the com
mittee or education. Just what
action they will take is not
known, but it might be well
enough were they to shelve it
indefinitely: for we see no Spe-
clally good reason why the
School Board can not be en-
trusted with the duty of select
ing the parish superintendent.
Besides, make the office elective
and the probabilities are that it
will become a political prize,
arOusing partisanship and feel
ing, which should under no cir
cumstances enter into educa-
tiOnal affairs. 1t is the one de-
partment of our social life that
ought to have the united support
of the people, and anything
which may develop contention or
factiOnalism in regard to it
should be carefully avoided.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-06-01
ABOLISH THE LAWS DELAY

The need of some changes i'm
our judicial system has been re-
cOgnized a long time, and it is to
be hoped that the convention of
lawyers called by Gov. Blanchard
to meet in Baton Rouge will de-
wise some way to correct the
faults of the system.
70 the general public the most
conspicuous fault is the laws de-
lay both in civil and criminal
cases. Whether this is caused
by having too few judges or too
many technicalities only TIE law
yers L competent to state. At
any rate the laws delay is a de-
finite reality and needs prompt
and effective treatment. Some
method certainly can be dis
covered by which the ends of
justice may be served within a
reasonable time. To the ordi-
nary man it seems that any cause
could be determined within three
months without injustice or un-
due haste, and yet to the utter
mystification of most people. it
is not only possible but it actu.
ally happens that cases drag out
for months and years, regardless
of the guilt or innocence of the
accused. This is injustice of the
rankest sort. Every man is en-.
titled to a prompt and speedy
trial, including a determination
OF his case, and he doesn't get
it under our present system.
1t is the duty of the Legislature
to see that he does, and in max
ing changes their emphatic duty
is to abolish the laws delay.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-06-01

not flooded him with urgent re-
quests to address them on this
highly interesting subject. In
the meantime his scheme for the
migration of the negroes in the
United States to the land of
promise grows apace. 1t has
the earnest support Of the
Charleston News and Courier
and that paper says:
There are about ten million
negroes in the United States
now. and it would be practicable,
with anything like organized
movement, to transport all of
these people with their natural
increase to Africa in the course
of ten years without serious in
jury to the industries of this
country, and with proper regard
to the welfare of the cOlOred
people which ought to be con-
Sidered in any movement Sc
riOusly undertaken for their
ancestral land"
The News and Courier, how
ever, Over-eStimates the number
of negroes in this country. as
the census of 1900 shows that
they number not more than
eight and a half million, but there
is reason to believe that ten
years is too short Il time in
which to remove that number of
them without demOralizing the
labor market. The Jacksonville
Times-UniOn believes that the
scheme of getting rid of the
negroes is entirely feasible, but
contends that Hayti is a better
refuge for American negroes
than Africa. 1t says:
"Hayti can be annexed at
pleasure, and there is room over
there for all our negro pOpula-
ton. Africa has been pre-empted
by Europe and objections might
arise to the sudden shifting of a
great population-if Hayti were
ours no such objection could be
raised by parties we are bound
to consider. The population in
Hayti is fast crawling backward
to cannibaliSm-it has already
sunk into the hOOdOO State-but
surely they are not more savage
than their ancestors, who never
had their chances. Why not
the shorter voyage to Hayti
and SO give the 'AfrO-American'
yet another chance to make
something of himself in one of
the ideal climates and lands of
the earth"
These plans for the deporta-
ton of the negroes may be en-
practicable, which a great
many people seriously doubt,
but Bishop Turner and the col
bred Republicans of Cairo. I'LL.
.Ois. are mistaken if they think
they will get any assistance from
the Republican party in carrying
out the scheme. That party is
too much in need of negro votes
TO encourage any movement to
get them out of the country.
the support of the negro
vote it would be beaten in all the
States and being aware
If this fact Mr.. Roosevelt has
oeen playing to the negro gal
cry ever since he stepped into
he shoes of the murdered Nc
IL
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-06-01
Want to Go 10 Africa.

New Orleans States, May p.
The negro Republicans of Cairo,
ILL.,, are sending out circulars
urging negro delegates to the
Chicago convention to vote for no
candidate who will not thus
pledge himself:
TO aid in the separation of
the two races and cause to be
purchased territory in South
Central Africa, extending five
hundred miles north and south.
and one thousand miles interior,
eastward, for homes for the ex-
slaves and their offsprings, where
we shall have a free and indie
pendent government of our own
under the protection of the
United States for ten years; and
to cause an appropriation of
money to carry the movement
into effect, and send all the
colored people who want to 90,
those unemployed, and homeless,
and two-thirds of all the colored
to the new African
-