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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-26
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-26

the yigor u man. whose talk ~ the talk
VI man, who inyados his smoking room,
his billiard room. shafcs with HIM the
whisky dccan,cr and the cig,trttd box and
w1il not even let iiia have his tailor -
himself -shc i- not likely to keep her IN
uuebpe over hun Ion Ions. ljoudoir.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-26

The rrima Donna Why don't you give
the part 10 my daughter She sing.
i'..nihully She has Inherited my Voice,
Manage Conn That 10y ~, often
wondered. what become OF your voice.
Chicago journal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-26
For Your perfec, Comfort

Atthe ~ Loui. Exposition, which l. worry
severe upon thcfcct, rcincmberto take alsnc
ttosof Aliens Foot Ease, q powder Tor fiol
fired. Aching, Swollen Feet Sold by all
druggists, ia. Don't accept a substitute.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-26

Fits stopped Tree and permanently cured.
Nc ~. aft"t init day. use II DR.. klineis
Great Nefy. Restored. Free >. trial battle 4
treatise. DR.. Kline. p3l Arch t., philA., Pa,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-26

In the important matter " the arrange.
mert 81 IT. bones, the sworiass show. q
SIeat. Vnpro'cm,nt on tue ,had.--bos,en
O.oDc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
KILLING IN sALUDA COUNTY.
Fight Grew Out Of the Disputed
Ownership Of Pistol.

a dispatch from Batesburg to The
State says Ben Burton, a merchant OF
Monetta, was shetland instantly killed
Wednesday morning byMorgan Thrail-
kill, a prominent farmer Of the same
section, and Lecky Burton, a brother
OF the dead man, was shot and seri-
ously wounded by Clarence Thrailkill,
a son Of the other.
The shooting grew out Of dispute
concerning the ownership Of a revol-
yer. Early Wednesday morning the
two Thrailkills drove up to the Bur.
ton store in buggy and demanded a
pistol that young Burton had in his
possession. The latter refused TO
give it up, saying that it had been
left with him by his brother and that
he had no right to give it up without
his, Ben Burton's, consent.
Old man Thrailkill raised a gun to
fire but young Burton caught it be-
fore he could fire. While this Strug-
gle was going on young Thrailkill, a
boy OF IS years, fired upon Burton
with revolver, inhicting a serious
wound in the grain. The mule that
the Thrailkills were driving became
frightened and ran away; this, it is
conjectured, preventing them from
killing Lecky Burton outright.
Soon afterwards Ben Burton came
up and was Immediately shot down By
Morgan Thrailkill.
The only remark that\Ben Burton
uttered was what have done to
you?" being made after be was shot.
1t is said that the Thrailkills were
enraged and for a time after the shoot
ing were perfectly wild.
Ben Burton married the elder
Thrailkill's niece. He leaves wife
and two children. All the parties
are respectable and well to do people.
The elder Thrailkill was one OF the
finest farmers in this section Of the
country. He is man Of about IS
years Of age, while bis son is only 10.
Young Burton, the wounded man,
is "a and the dead man was about 33.
The two Thrailkills have gone to
Saluda and surrendered. Solicitor
Thurmond is on the scene to look az
ter the interest Of the State.
The county line between Aiken and
Saluda counties runs throug b
Monetta, between the stores of the
Burton and of Stevens s. Cato, where
Lecky Burton was after be was shot,
and it is said that Lecky Burton was
shot in Saluda county, while Ben was
killed in Aiken.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
a MASKED EIGHWAYMAN.
Proves to be a Well-Known Young
Society Man.

At SanJose, COL, on Wednesday
when the mask was torn from the
face Of daring theft who had been
shot death in a wild fight to escape
his pursuers were surprised to find
they had killed their friend, Bert
Thorndyke, one Of the most proml-
nent young men Of that city.
While half dozen Of the wealthy
members Of the Delmonte Social Club
were lounging in the parlor Of che
clubhouse they were startled by the
appearance Of a tall man wearing a
black mask and carrying large re-
volver in each hand.
II want your money and jewels,
said the ''hold up'' artist quietly,
"and you will find the easiest is the
best way"
Following the direction of the mask
ed man, the trembling guests unload
ed their money and jewelry on table,
and the thief leiSurely examined
watches and rings before putting them
into bis pocket. He lined the guests
against the wall, told them he would
Kill them If they stirred, backed out
Of the room and disappeared.
a rosse Of armed men was speedily
organized, and after following the
trial Of the thief for an hour he was
discovered and driven to a corner.
While be stood at bay thirty shots
were exchanged and the thief dropped
dead, with a bullet in his heart.
Its Bert Tnorndyke; poor Bert
said the men who had sent him to bis
death.
Thorndyke, with his wife and young
daughter, lived with Mrs. 6. NJ
Bruce, his mother-in-aaw, a wealthy
widow, and the exposurer was terri
BILE blow to his family.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
An Engine Exploded.

Wednesday morning engine No.
22O OF the Baltimore and Ohio, east
bound, while passing Tenth street in
Braddock, Pa, exploded, fatally in
juring three men and seriously injur-
ing three others. Five buildings we're
wrecked and partially demolished: and
two of them were set on fire, reQulr-
ing the attention Of the fire Depart
ment. The train was proceeding at a
fair speed when the explosion occur.
red. This was followed by cloud OF
steam, cinders and flames which con-
tinued to be propelled into tbealr un-
til the engine reached Eleventh street
a block away from the explosion.
Here it left the tracks, striking the
side of the Polish Lutheran church,
while the cylinder head blew in the
opposite direction, striking the wall
of an ice house, breaking it down.
The debris was widely spread, but
most of the damage was done to
property in the block which the en-
gine traverSed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
AN AWFUL ACCIDENT.
A Little Child Killed by a Train on
the Southern.

The Lancaster Ledger says the lit
tie IS months old son OF Mr.. Lucius
Bell, who lives at the Foster place
near Riverside, was run over by the
Northoun6 freight On the Southern
last Saturday afternoon and died from
it's injuries an hour or so later. The
little fellow had Slipped from the
house and strayed Of while his mother
had gone out to attel.d to something
about the lot. Returning to the
house she missed the child and think
ing it might have followed her un-
noticed the lot she made search OF the
lot for it and had gone to the front OF
the house when she spieo it several
hundred yards away about the rail-
road track. She heard an approach
train and ran to get her child ana had
it been possible for sherjt to have made
the distance a minute sooner she
would have rescued her precious boy.
But before. she could reach him the
train was upon him and his little life
was crushed out.
AS soon as the engineer noticed the
Child on the track he made every ef-
fort to stop his train sbut being On a
downgrade the momentum Of the train
carried it beyond. The little body
was badly mangled, one arm being cut
of. foot crushed to a pulp and the
skull fractured.
Mr.. Bell was in town at the time OF
the accident and haSueneo home on
receiving the distressing news by
phone. Mr.. and Mrs. Bell have the
deepest sympathy Of every one In the
loss Of their only child under such sad
and distressing circumstances. The
burial took place Sunday at Salem
burying ground.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
FUTURE FOR SWEET POTATO.
Department Of Agriculture Making
Experiments in Georgia.

The Washington correspondent o1
The State says the day will, l be,
lieve, come when the sweet lotatc
will furnish the starch Of the world
The possibilities Of the potato are fa1
beyond anything at present realized.
This is the opinion Of DR.. Harvey
W. Wiley, chief Of the bureau Of
chemistry Of the agricultural depart
ment, whose attention has recently
been directed toward the development
Of the possibilities he indicates, and
and who is preparing the way for
interesting experiments in that di-
rection.
The opinion I have quoted was
given in the course Of a conversation
with Representative Brantly Of Geor-
gia, who had called to his attention
the advisability Of the department Of
agriculture following up its expert
ments upon the sugar cane Of Georgia
and South Carolina, Florida and Ala
bama, with somewhat similar study
Of the sweet potato.
1t was largely through the influence
Of Representative Brantley that the
experiments now being conducted to
develop the cane syrup industry Of
those southern States were begun.
The successful results obtained at the
governments experiment. station near
Waycross suggested the possibilities
in somewhat similar direction OF the
study by the governments experts Of
the sweet potato, and he has had sew
eral conferences with DR.. Wiley on
the subject. The experiment station
at WAycross is perhaps the most COM
plete of it's kind in the world, and
could be utilized for such investiga-
tion as the experts may be able to
conduct.
MI. Brantley has made something
of a study Of the uses to which the
ordinary potato which grows so abun-
dainty and so generally throughout
the Southern States could be put, and
is COD vinced that there are great pos
sibilities in the manufacture Of glucose,
starch and alcohol from it. In Ibis in
vestigation, the facilities Of the Way
cross syrup station naturally suggest
ed themselves, and when he broa ched
the subject to DR.. Wiley be promptly
agreed that the influence Of the de-
partmenu Of agriculture should be ex-
erted toward securing the necessary
appropriations for the utilization OF
that plant in the expert study OF po-
tato possibilities.
In another year the department. ex-
poets to complete it's work with the
sugar cane, OF at least carry it to
practical completion. Dr.. Wiley has
agreed to recommend that in the next
agricultural appropriation bill there
be added to the sum appropriated to
the department. for experiment pur-
poses such amount as may be regard
ed necessary to take up the potato ex-
periments and carry them on as those
upon sugar cane have been conducted,
and be considers the Waycross plant
the ideal place for such experiments.
He is himself quite enthusiastic over
the possibilities of making the potato
crop another great money-crop for
the Southern States, and will do
everything in his power to make 1t
that.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
Insane Man Convicted.

At BluTton, Ind, John W. Terrell,
a wealthy man, who several years ago
murdered his son, in-law, Melvin
Wolf, was sentenced to imprisonment.
Terrell has become insane since the
crime. The killing was sensational.
Wolf taunted bis mother-in-law and
Terrell shot him in the leg. While
the leg, which had been shattered by
the bullet, was being amputated,
Terrell entered the surgeons Office anc
killed Wolf. Terrell, although IN
sane, will have to serve in prison, as
there is nothing in the law as to the
disposition Of a prisoner who becomes
insane after conviction.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
SAYS TIE EARTH IS FLAT
And Offers Reward to Anyone Who
Can Prove 1t.

It is asserted that on the Niagara
|; peninsular, the fruit belt of Canada,
/ of which this city is the centre, FIVE
/ out of six persons believe that the
/ earth we live on is fat and not globu-
| lar, says the St. Catherine (Ont.) Dis
patch. The chief exponent Of this
!: theory is John S. McClelland, city
! clerk of St. GATHERINGS, formerly edi-
tor of daily newspaper here.
Mr.. McClelland is well educated and
has made an extensive study Of as
tronomy. After much Investigation
he concluded that the earth is fat,
and rests on water instead of air; that,
the sun is no bigger than it looks to
the naked eye, and is only a few
thousand miles obove the earth.
The earth, Mr.. McClelland thinks,
is stationary, while the sun travels
back and forth above it. The suns
intensity is not sufficient to light the
whole earth at once, and thus when
it is at one end of the world the other
end is in darkness and night is ac-
counted for.
Mr. McClelland points to the fact
that the sun and moon are both seen
shining at the same time, as unassail-
able evidence that the earth is not
ball-like shape. He scouts the grari-
tation theory. There is no such
thing as gravitation, he contends,
and he further asserts that the
theory is merely an invention Of as
Itronomers to bolster up the supersti-
ton, as he calls it, that the earth is a
lglobe. How could there be sufficient
3grayitation or attraction, he asks
/ scornfully, to hold on all the water
\ there is in the world with it revolving
at the rate they say it does?
AS for the moon, Mr.. McClelland is
/ confident that it is no more than 500
4 miles away. The theory that the
stars are as big as the earth is pro-
i nounced altogether ridiculous. The
moons light he points out, is OF a
: phosphoric character, not at all like
=, that of the SUM-
:: The fat earth theory has gained
=: strength about here in view Of the
fact that recently Mr.. McCle[land is
sued a cha llenge to members Of the
Royal Asst economical Society, living IL
| Toronto and Hamilton, to meet him
on the pr blic platform and publicly
! discuss " ith him the question vTheth
er the ca rth is rund or fat, and not
one cS til astronomers has seen fit tc
respond Then Mr.. McClelland post
ed IN offer, and it stands today, Il
pay sleO for a single proof that thu
earth is round like a ball.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
Tried to Poison Many.

4 nnel'e accident Wednesday avert
ed the poisoning Of 600 students Of
the military school at Sofia The
cook aIrd one officer of the institution,
on ente ring the kitchen on the school,
caught a young student of the Sofia
universi t;y in the act Of utting a
package of cyanide Of potassium into
the foo, being prepared. The stu
dent wa arrested, and later sulclded
in his ce H. 1t has been learned that
the stu dent was a member OF an
anarchis t society. which had appoint
ed him TO use this means Of doing
away 18th all The students n the
military. school.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
81 angh.eJe by the Trolley.

Forty deauh IS a moth from the
operatio . Of S. 0reet railway lines ara
OF railrt ads er ltering city is a heavy
toll upo hun ian life. Virtually 50O
persons yf;ar find death under the
wheels a c. aicago Such an aggre-
gate XII led day would startle the
world, :seD were the other 80! Gays
to be in unr me. This sacrihce OF lie,
year in ant year out should be appaIl-
ing. ! ;pt it goes on seemingly as one
OF. .thej ne' 7itable consequences OF lie
in grt AZ city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
THE REPUEL 1CANs SCORED.

Mr.. Cochran The read bis resolution
reciting that DALI I'll had charged tina
Cochran had been paid money to a po
litical party for 81 lpport of a candidate
for the presidency that if the charge
was true it estaa ilshed such conduct
as should unfit al y man for member
ship in the house and providing for q
committee Of five members appointed
by the speaker " ith power to compe
attendance Of " illnesses for the in
vestigation Of s1,ch charge" LouC
Democratic applause followed Mr..
Cockran's reading OF the resolution.
He then resumed and said that when
that resolution was adopted in all its
terms something more important than
his conduct or the action CT the mem
Der from Pennsylvania would be made
clear.
"We will see," be said, lust how
the election in 1896 was conducted,
and we will see whether in fact the
presidency was bought or purchased,
or whether it was won in honorable
political conflict or whether it repre-
sented as the gentleman from Penn
sylvania would have US believe, the
skill in corruption which was pos
sessed by the managers Of the Re
publican organization. II it be true,
be said, that that campaign result
ed in such use Of rnoney,aS had been
described, there was but one possible
safety for the republic. :"
The gentleman from Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Cochran said had asked him whom
it was we would choose for our stan
dard bearer. said there was a man
out in Missouri whom we might choose
to nominate as our standard bearer,
because the main issue of this cam
paign will not be how we are to col
lect revenue" but he said amid wild
Democratic cheers, how we are to
keep the thieves from stealing its pro-
ceeds."
MIR. Cochran denied having referred
to the United States as an interna-
tional hoodlum."
The Democrats went wild as Mr..
Cochran sat down and the speaker
found difficulty in resorting order.
Mr.. Cochran then asked immediate
action on his resolution as a matter Of
privilege, as did also Mr.. Williams,
but Mr.. Grosvenor objected, the
speaker refused to rule on the point
of order and the house adjourned until
eleven o'clock tomorrow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
Judge simonton's Successor.

The president wednesday sent to
the senate the name of Judge Jeter G.
Pritchard, Of the supreme court OF
the district Of Columbia, as judge Of
the fourth circuit, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Charles
&. Simonton. Judge Pritchard was a
Republican senator from North Caro-
lima until appointed on the bencf. OF
the district court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
TRANSPORTS SUNK.
About Two Hundred Japanese Soldiers
Find a Watery Grave.
WAS TIE ACT LEGITIMATE
The Gar Said to Be Indignant at the
Possible Barbarous Conduct
His Admiral in Destroy
ing the Warship.

a dispatch from St. Petersburg says
Russian torpedo boats belonging tx
the Vladivcstok squadron sank a ia
panese military transport, the Kin
shiu-Maru, Of 1000 tons, during the
night OF April rs, with all on board
with the exception OF II officers, 2t
i, soldiers, IS of the crew and IS Coolie
carriers. The others, who refuted tc
surrender, were sent to the bottom
with the ship.
The official report Of Rear Admiral
Yeszen to the emperor is as follows:
During the night Of April 26 two
Russian torpedo boats met at sea the
japanese military transport Kinshiu-
Moru Of 1000 tons, laden with rice
and military stores and about 1900
tons Of coal. The transport was
armed with four Hotchkiss guns OF
A millimetres. The Russians cap
tured on board Il officers, 20 soldiers,
SIS military carriers, or coolies, and IS
ct the crew. who surrendered. The
remainder Of the men, who were to
form a landing party and who were
left without officers obstinately re-
fused to surrender or 60 on board a
Russian cruiser Furthermore they
offered armed resistance to the Rus
slams. In the end they were sent to
the bottom with the transport"
Admiral Yeszen reports that be-
sides the sinking Of the japanese
steamer Goyo-Maru at Won San
(Gensan) April 25, the Russians sank
at sea the same evening the japanese
steamer Nakamura-Maru, OF 220 tons,
whose crew were saved.
The satisfaction ofthe people Of St.
Petersburg at the exploits Of the
Vladivostok squadron is tempered
with admiration for the bravery Of
the japanese soldiers who were on
board the Sunken transport Kinshiu-
Maru and who preferred to drown
rather than surrender.
Rear Admiral Yeszen's full report
says shat 200 men went down with
the ship.
The admiralty admits that the men
acted heroically but holds that Adni-
raj Yeszen had no other alternative
than to sink the transport, since he
could not spare prize crew or
hanpeS his swift squadron with a
slower steamer. It is pointed out
that the officers on board the kinshiu-
Maru appreciated the situation by &C.
cepting imprisonment rather than
death.
In the case Of the smaller japanese
transports sunk by the torpedo boats
at Won San, the crew were sent ashore
because there was no accommodations
for them on the torpedo boats.
The crew Of the japanese steamer
Nakamura- -Maru, as well as the Japa-
nese of the Kinshiu-Maru who SUI
rendered, have been taken to the Rus
sian cruisers.
The admiralty here processes igno-
rance as to the future plans OF Admi-
ral Yeszen, but it is believed be is in
communication with VladiyoStok by
wireless telegraphy and it is not likely
to be surprised by the Japanese squad
ron sent to prevent his return.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
Epidemic Of Measles.

An official Of the New York health
department reports an alarming spread
OF measles, many cases proving fatal
being followed by pneumonia. The
weekly report shows for Greater New
York 1880 cases OF measles with 81
deaths are due directly thereto and
l35 deaths Of pneumonia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
Shipping Eggs.

Belgium exports annaully s6,500,-
600 worth OF eggs The shipments are
almost entirely to England, where the
demand is for eggs which run Il to
the pound. The Mediterranean breeds
-Leghorns, Spanish Minorcas and
Andaiusians-are the most popular.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
TIE WEATHER FOB MAY!
What the Conditions May Be as n.
dicated by Past Records. gss

The following data, covering q:
period Of thirty-three years, have.
been compiled from the weather 6a-;
reau records at Charleston. They are
issued to show the conditions that;
have prevailed during May for the
above period Of years, but must not:
be construed as a forecast Of the:
weather conditions for the coming
month: g:
Mean or normal temperature, 733s
degrees; the warmest month was tha5s
Of 1896, with an average OF 77 de-.
grees; the coldest month was that OF.
1887, with an average OF SO degrees.
The highest temperature was SO de-
grees, on May 80, 1898; the lowest
temperature was As degrees, on May;
20, 1894. The earliest date on which
first killing" frost occurred in:au-s
tumn, November 9, 1885; average:
date or which first killing frost.
occurred in autumn, November 30;;s
average date on which last ''dlHng"S
frost occurred In spring March i; the;
latest date on which last Killing
frost occurred in spring, April ~
1881. s5ssSs
Average precipitation Tor the
month, 3.58 inches. Average num-
Der Of days with .01 OF an inch or
more, nine; the greatest monthly
precipitation was 8.62 inches in 1885;
the least monthly precipitation was
GAS inch in 1881. The greatest:
amount of precipitation recorded ms
any twenty-four consecutive hours
was 6.3s inches, on May and 2, 1883,
Average number Of clear days, 12;;
partly cloudy days, IA; cloudy days, s.:
The prevailing winds have been
from the southwest, 26 per cent. The
average velocit; Of the wind is ll.2..z
The highest velocity OF the wind was
So miles, from the northeast, on Nay
9. 1903. =