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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Found His Match.

E. P. Mcdonald, member of pre-
minent family in Birmingham, was
shot and killed in street fight on
Monday night by Alex Lawson, an
emoloye of the L. 4 \. road. Lawson
was badly wounded. Mcdonald had
previously killed two men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
SENATOR TILLMRN'S VIEWS.
Says Judge Parker is Unobjection-
able to Him as a Candidate.

Senator Tillman is reported as fol-
lows by the Washington correspon-
dent Of Tie News and Courier:
South Carolina will, in my judg-
ment, send an uninstructed delegation
to the ST. Louis convention" said
Senator Tillman. Il have not talked
politics for the past eight weeks"
continued Senator Tillman, but l
am pretty well assured that Demo-
Gratis of South Carolina are not COM
mitted to Mr.. Hearst or any other
candidate. In my Judgment We will
send an uninstructed delegation to
smell around for the strongest and
best available candidate, who is not
dominated by either the Cleveland or
the Bryan element in the party. All
we want to know about man is
whether he is a straight Democrat
and has always voted the party
ticket"
Understand, 1 am speaking for
myself alone" added Senator Till:
man.
For I have not been able to follow
the political situation during the past
eight weeks
''How does South Carolina regard
Judge Parker as an available candidate
for president?'' asked the repor-
ter.
Judge Parker is not Objectionable
to me, so far as ! am personally con-
cerned," replied Senator Tillman.
My views regarding our party's
nominee have not changed during my
forced absence from the senate. Eight
weeks ago, before I was taken i'll and
compelled to undergo series of opera
tion in my throat, then stated that
I would be in favor of any clean, con-
servative man upon whom all the fac
tions in the party might unite. We
have got to put aside Clevelandism
and Organism for it is impossible to
produce satisfactory mixture Of
these two conflicting elements.
Il am not worrying my head secur-
ing declaration from Judge Parker
as to his position on political issues.
It is perhaps fortunate that he is
without a record on the issues which
have heretofore divided the Democra-
tic party, and it is perhaps fortunate
for the party, and also an element of
strength to Judge Parker, that be is
not required to do any at this stage
of the proceedings"
The managers of Mr.. Hearst insist
on placing South Carolina in the
Hearst colun," remarked the report
er.
II cannot prevent Mr.. Hearst's
managers from making claim to South
Carolina, but I am in a measure IA
miliar with the sentiment of our peo-
pie regarding a candidate, and We ex-
pect to go to the convention and vote
for the man we think has chance Of
winning. In my Judgment our pres
ent prospec are bright, and believe
that if we can unite our efforts in be-
half of a safe, practical candidate,
who is not directly Identified with
either the Cleveland or the Bryan
wings of the party, we can elect him"
This is the first political statement
made by Senator Tillman since his
dangerous illness. He returntd to
Washington from his home in Edge
field and was given cordial greeting
in the senate by his associates on both
sides of the chamber.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Killed Them All.

Henry Mcdaniel, colored, went to
the house Of bis father-in-law, Rev.
A. 8. Flood, at Delhi, La, on Mon
day and calling his wife to the door
shot her dead. He then killed moth
er-in-law and ended by killing him
self.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
The Law In Charleston.

The Greenville News, the editor Of
which knows Charleston pretty thor
oughly from his experience there as a
reporter, says: 'Tne congressional
party which v / arrive in Charleston
Thursday VII Mr.. George Legare
will be met a committee which is
composed y: men whose names have
always been foremost in society and
State, and by others whose names
have been identified with violations
of the dispensary law. This might
lead to the impression that the old Sc
cial lines in Charleston have been
b!otted out, it likewise proves that
Congressman Legare is very smooth
politician" And it also helps to an un-
derstanding of the failure Of Charles
ton juries to convict violatorS Of the
dispensary law. When men who hab-
itually violate a law are put toward as
representative citizens Of their COM
munity we need not expect juries to
send them to iail.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
GHOST STORIES.
Peculiar Conduct of Some Restless
Spirits from the Other World.
GHOST REVEALS BURIED CITY.
Some Spooks That Stoned a House.
Strange Reappearance of
Young Woman in -Iaine
Haunted Spot.

Coadepcc, a little villag in the
State of Michoacan, Mexico has al
ways had reputation for gl osts anl
spirits, IL the past year, especially
inhabitants of the air or tie streams
or the graves Of the many dead that
lie buried al about the village have
been wandering about like colony of
reckless night owls.
They have not been the least shy,
like ordinary ghosts, for they have
been seen by hundreds In fact, there
is hardly an inbabltant Of the plac:
that has not made an Acquaintance:
with some spirit or other from The
past.
Jose Miranda of all the people
seems to have profited most by their
acquaintance. One night several
weeks ago IS he was coming home
from a neigtboring village ghost all
in white, its gray cowl falling back
from it's shoulders leaving its head eX-
posed to view, met him. 1t wai
standing between him and the moon.
which was shining brightly through
the hollow sockets Of it's eyes and a
bullet hole in it's skull.
1t stood still and pointed with one
bony hand toward the mountains.
Moranda was unable to move, but the
horse, as soon as it caught sight Of
the ghost made for the village as fast
as it could run.
A week later Miranda was riding
along this same read when the ghost
met him in the same place. This
time it seized the animal By the bri-
die with one hand and pointed with
the other in the direction Of the hills.
jose thought he had better humor
the ghost, and turning round went in
the direction indicated.
In about a quarter of an hour they
arrived at the foothills. The ghos5
stopped and pointed to huge stone
at the foot of tall tree and then i'm
mediately disappeared.
1t was two weeks before Miranda
could persuade any person to go with
him to the spot, which he had mark
ed By a cross. He succeeded at last in
persuading an Indian and a mission
ary from Mexico City to accompany
him.
When they got to the place they
tried to move the big stone, but could
not. They then dug under one side
of it and let it roll down the hill.
After about an hours work they
came upon a circle Of skulls, stone
axes and relics Of long past age.
Examination showed that the big
stone had carved upon it's surface a
gigantic hand and that the Circle vi
Skulls, as the place is now called, was
part of the remains Of great ancient
city which had been buried by land
slides.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
N;dshinn7an Thomas Ward, Jr.,

Midshipman Thomas Ward, Jr.,
was son Of Gen. Thomas Ward. VIII.
recently retired from the active list IN
the adjutanu generals otlice il the
United States army. He was ap
pointed from New York.
Midshipman Wn. E. T. Neumann
was a native Of California. His
mother is living at Honolulu.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Plot Failed.

Pete DodSon, one of five negroes
who failed in plot to escape from
the prison at Nashville, Tenn, on
Monday committed suicide by cutting
his throat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
THE JAPs LURED THEM.

a dispatch from Chefoo says it has
been learned from japanese source
here that the attack on the Russian
Port Arthur fleet Of Thursday morn
ing was planned and put into effect
in the following manner: At day:
light the japanese torpedo boats made
a demonstration before the port and
at the same time laid mines across the
outer entrance to the harbor. They
then retired and joined the main
squadron. The squadron then ad-.
vapced and as it drew near the Bus
sian ships were seen coming out. The
battleship Petropavloysk struck one
of the mines laid by the japanese tor
pedo boats and was destroyed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

In Columbus, Ca, the Fortune
Hole. a place where the city carts
dump it's garbage, was infested by
negroes who would search there for
articles which they might be able to
use, but which had been discarded by
the people Of the town. But the
''ha 'nts" are on the place now, and
no colored man will go within blocks
Of it.
The old pine coffin which contained
the body OF Charley Sparks a negro
murderer who was hanged, had been
thrown into the hole. His mother
bought him another coffin, and when
the colored undertaken refused 20 take
the old pine one in exchange, she
dumped it into Fortune Hole;
A little negro boy secured a piece
Of the Sparks coffin and, congratulat-
ing himself upon having such a line
piece of kind,;ng, carried it home. AS
soon as his mother foun6 out that it
was piece Of a coffin: she had it
thrown into the river, and ever since
has resorted to divers voodoo methods
to conjure the evil spirits away from
her house.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

A college story that is often told at
Harvard is cited sometimes as show
ing the effect of an apparition upon
the one who beholds it.
The story is Of a youth who took it
into his wise head to endeavor to con-
vert an inield companion OF his by
appearing as ghost before him. He
acc rdingly dressed himself up in the
usual ghost attire, having previously
extracted the ball from pistol which
always lay near the head Of his friends
bed.
Upon first awakening and seeing
the apparition, Brown, the youth who
was to be frightened, very coolly
looked his companion, the ghost, in
the face and said:7
II know you: this is good joke;
you see am rot alarmed. Now you
may vanish
The gnost stood still.
''Go on now" said Brown. That
is enough. ! shall become angry.
Get out Of here"
Still the ghost did not move.
''By--," burst forth Brown, II
you don't get out Of here in three
minutes I'll show you."
He waited t1e time stated, deliber-
ately leveled his pistol and fired.
When be saw that the immovable fg-
ure stood STOCK: still Brown uttered a
shrek Of fright, became convulsed and
soon afterward died.
The very moment be believed it to
be a ghost his human nature gave
way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

The North Woods Cemetery, a,
Haines street and York road, Phila
delphia, was the scene Of much ex'
citement among the residents Of thaG
neighborhood. Many people declared
that they had seen spooks.
The supposed ghcst appeared regu.
larly as soon as darkness fell, and
with an uncanny motion OF walking
upon air, fitted fromsone gravestone
to another. There was no conven'
tional groans or clanking OF chains,
but it's appearance was SO uncanny as
to draw crowds Of awe stricken people
night after night.
a hCrseman named Edward Hogan
awaited the spook's arrival, and when
it appeared ran toward it: The ghost
proved to be the retlectionsnf an asceto-
lene lamp. The light reflected on a
large polished granite monument, was
distributed about as the gasolent
flickered and gave the appearance Of
a ghostly moving picture.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

At Nasonville. in the town OF Bur
rillville, R. l.. there was a large house
which had for some time been bonn
barded with showers Of stones. The
people of the wrought-up village, af-
ter weeks of careful Investigation and
many conferences with their neigh
borS, are at a loss to explain Whero
the stones could have come from.
They had all heard the lombard
ment often, and as many as f;ty men,
women and children had surrounded
the house, looked behind eVry tree
and stone wall within a hundred
yards. and had even secured { distant
grove CT trees: but they hal never
been able to catch a glimpse of any
kind of being either flesh or ! spirit.
that could have been suSp :cted o.
throwing stones.
Finally, the owner Of the house Of
fered a reward of S25 for the solution
Of the mystery. Then the lombard
ment ceased. Many people ar.
gued that a auman icing was at th;
bottom of tue whole aff;Iir, contend
ing that ghosts, would not stop their
devilment simply because a price had
been set on heir apprehension.
''But if il isn't ghosts" asks ont:
man wuo isn't afraid Of being callet:
'bughouse, what then is it?"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

Two districts in Ulster, Ireland,
are il a state Of great excitement
owing to supposed supernatural vista
tions. In County Cavan 40 one stirs
out after dark, and the pt ople are said
to be in state Of Serror, as for weeks
past the most unearrbiy sounds have
been heard every night.
In the farmhouse Of a man named
Thompson in County Tyrone, stones
and bricks have been hu led through
the windows, and churn'i, milk pans
and other utensils have disappeared
from the dairy, although the doors
have been locked and strict watch
kept.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
AN AWFUL DISASTER.
a Russian Rattleship Sinks W4;h Six
Eu-dred of Her Crew.
TIE sH1P TOUCHED A MINE.
The Russian Squadron had Gone Ont
from Port Arthur to Meet Ja-
panese Fleet, and Was
Returning.

a dispatch from Port Arthur to the
Gar says: THE Petropaviovsk struck
mine, which blew her up and she
turned turtle. Our squadron was
under Golden Hill. The japanese
squadron was approaching. Vice Ad--
miral Makarof evidently was lost.
Grand Duke Cyril was saved. He is
slightly injured. Capt. Jakovleff was
saved, though severely injured, as
were five officers and 32 men, all more
or less injured. The enemy's fleet has.
disappeared. Rear Admiral Prince
Ouktolskg has assumed command OF
the feet"
Another dispatch from Viceroy AL:
exief to the Gar says: According
to reports from the commandant at
Port Arthur, the battle ships and
cruisers went out to meet the enemy,
but in consequence of the enemy re-
ceiving reinforcements, making his
total strength thirty vessels, our
squadron returned t. the roadstead,
whereupon the Petropaylovsk struck
mine, resulting in her destruction.
Grand Duke Cyril, who was on board,
was saved. He was slightly Injured:
The whole squadron then re-entered
the port. The Japanese are now off
Cape Liao-Shan. No reports have
been received from the acting COM
mander Of the fleet up to the time this:
dispatch was sent.
DETAILS OF THE~DIsAsTER.
q dispatch from St. Petersburg
says: The awful disaster to the bat-
tie ship Petropavolvsk at Port Arthur,
with the loss of almost her entire
crew Of over six hundred men and the
death of Vice Admiral Makarof, has
been a terrific blow. 1t would have
fallen less heavily if the ship and the.
commander-in-chief Of the feet had.
been lost in battle, but to be the re-
suit of another accident, following
upon the heels of a succession OF:
tragedies of which the Port Arthur
fleet has been the victim, has created
something like CONSERVATION.
'Reverses we can endure" said a
prominent Russian, but to havethe;
Petropavlovsk meet the fate Of the
Yenesei and the 8oyarin is heart
breaking" Besides, it has just be-
come known that the battle ship Pol
taya, several weeks ago, had a hole
rammed in her by the battle ship Se-:
vostopol while the latter was manoeF-s
uring in the harbor of Port Arthur. 5
The day has been one Of intense ex-s
citsment in St. Petersburg. The first
inkling of the catastrophe leaked out
on account of a telegram to Grand
Duke Vladimir, from his son, Grand
Duke Boris, announcing the loss CT
the Petropavloysk and the woundlng
of Grand Duke Cyril, who was first
officer. The Grand Duchess Vladimir
was almost frantic on the receipt Of
the telegram, being convinced that
the message was only a precursor OF
worse news, as it was signed by Grand
Duke Boris, instead of by the aide to
Grand Duke Cyril, Lieut.. Won Kube.
Lieut.. Won Kube had gone down With
the ship.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

Instead, ghostly voices address the
members of the family who have the
temerity to live there, the voices
coming from all parts of the house,
but never so clearly that they can be
located.
On one memorable night a member
of the family went to the barn just at
dusk without lantern. a figure
stood at the corner Of the building,
and he ran to learn what 5he straggler
wanted about the the place. The
figure silently and mysteriously melted
into the shadows and was gone.
The foundation of the sto"y was
laid seventy-fve y,a-s ago. At that
time young won !, handsome and
apparently happy, was hetrotled to
marrya neigaboriog farmer.
One evening she went into 1he vii
lage and later that night She was
found dying by the roadside il front
Of the house. She was buried in the
little private burial ground, and the
general opinion seems to be it is her
unquiet spirit which is disturbing the
peace of the dwellers in the old house.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
ANOTHER BOAT SUNK.

Rear Admiral Prince .OuktomskY
wired from Port Arthur Thursday
that the Bezstrashni one Of thu Rus.
sian torpedo boat destroyerS sent out
during the night to reconnoiter, be-
came separated from the rest of the
fleet, owing to the bad weather pre-
yailing, was surrounded by japanese
torpedo boat destroyes and was sunk
in the fight. Five men were saved.
Admiral Ouktomsky adds: II have
taken command Professionally Of the
fleet since the disaster to the Petro-
pavlovsk. During some manoeuver-s
ing of the battleship squadron the
Pobieda struck against a mine
amidships on the starboard side. She
was able to regain port by herself.
No one on board Of her was killed OF
wounded.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

Lieut.. Ern. st a. Welchart Uunlor
crade) was at ached to the Cleveland,
'cssasd it is assumed at the navy depart
n7e73t that he was aboard the Missouri
at the time Of the disaster as an un-
njre during target practice. His
father J. F. Neichact, is resident d
Danbury, Co q.
Lieut.. Gric ley was a son Of the late
gopr Gridle', who commanded the
flagship Of Admiral Dewey "nen re
sailed into N .nila bay and fought the
Spanish ships. His mother lives at
Erie, Pa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-08
WEDGE In RUSSIAN FORTS
PORT ARTHUR WEAKENED.
Russian iSortieS Beaten Back-AU
the Defences Engaged.

An effective wedge has been driven into
The northern defences of Port Arthur, ac-
cOrdng to a dispatch from Dalny to THE
Chicago Daily News P Fort was taken, and
Russian sorties were beaten back. The Jap
anese losses are reported to be comparatively
few All the forts were engaged on Satur-
day, the japanese shells causing heavy
damage.
Advices from Moukden repeat that a great
battle viii be fought along the Shakhe. The
opposing armies continue to strengthen their
positions, which run from Bentsiapudza to the
Lao River.
The British Foreign Office authorized the
statement that practically all the details of
en- Anglo-Russian convention for the appoint
ment of an international commission have
been arranged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-08
MORE Battle RUMORS.
Armies Along the Shakhe Still
Strengthening Positions.

Moukden Nov. THE Russian and japanese
armies, extending from Bentsiapudza on the east
TO the Lao River on the west, at places are al
most within stones throw OF each other. At
Bentsia2udza not more than four hundred yards
separate the advance posts and at Sin-Chin-Pu,
on the Shakhe River, just west Of the railway
and fifteen miles south Of Moukden, the Japan
ese and Russians occupy the extreme ends OF
the same village. At Huang-Shan-Tse the Rus
sian centre has thrown advance posts across the
shakhe River.
Both armies are still strengthening their posi-
lions all along the line. The slightest movement
On either side is the signal for firing, which oc-
caslonally lasts all night The Russians are
using 6-inch guns Oh the railway, which must
greatly harass the japanese.
Undoubtedly a great battle Of the year VIII be
fought near the Shakhe River. The Russians
are confident Of their ability to hold their posi-
tions. The soldiers are building mud huts fer
winter quarters.
The nights continue cold. but the days are
bright and crisp
The Japanese on Saturday night attacked
some Of the Russian oUtposts in considerable
force. but the Russians had been warned. and
the japanese were repulsed They were not
able 10 take away all their killed or wounded.
leaving twenty-eight bodies the field. The
Russians lost only nine men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-08

Chicago. Nov. THE suit brought to-day in
Boston against J. Ogden Armour for $1,000, 600.
according TO a. r. Urion, will he vigorously con-
tested
The suit is the result of purchase and sale
transaction of more than year ago" said NIr.
Urlon, head of the Asnour legal department. to-
night. The purchase and sale of properties by
Mr. Armour. which involved between $4,000 and
100000 used as basis of the suit
for over S1.O00.OOO AS the whole properties
not worth more than S1COO00 at the time
of the transaction. It is hard 70 conceive how
the ademption be claimed TO the extent of
S1,000,O00. However, it seems plausible that
for purposes of advertisement a suit for $1,000
600 against Mr.. Armour would be g valuable
thing. and take that view of it.
so far there has been no declaration filed. and
we have no particular knowledge OF the ale
cations II is likely that il is much like the
damage suits filed every day where $4,000 is
asked and settlement is made for 5000. The
transaction carried out in the regular order
of business. and the claims OF the petitioners
are simply for damages resulting 10 them from
the purchase and sale
Mr.. Urion refused 10 go into the merits Of the
case make explicit explanation OF the char
acter of the transaction. excepting as the
amount involved