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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
THAT SHOCKING CRIME.
Inquest Into the Murder Of k1ti
Bookhart. Near EutaWville.

4 special to the State from Orange
burg says the inquest over the dead
body OF Kilt Bookhart, which was
found In the Santee river at Fergu.
son, near Eutawpi:le, was held Thurs
day by Magistrate JEFF D. Virgins at
EutawVille. Solicitor P. T. Hide
brand, at the request Of the COVER
nor, went down the day before and at
tended the inquest, assisting in ques-
tioning the witnesses and bringing
out important testimony. Solicitor
Hildebrand has associated with him
in the investigation OF this matter
the law firm Of Messrs. Raysor 4
Summers Of this city, and Mr.. a. W.
Summers of that firm attended the
inquest along with Solicitor Hide
brand, and he will give personal at
tention to the development OF the case
and the prosecution of such parties as
may be implicated by the proceedings.
Eutawville is located on the Preg-
nall branch OF the Atlantic Coast
Line in the upper portion OF Berkeley
county, and not many miles from the
lower boundary Of Orangeburg county.
There are the best Of people down
there, and it is learned here that the
best sentiment of that community
heartily condemn the killing OF the
negro and is anxious for the guilty
parties to be uncovered and brought
to justice.
From the testimony it Is very evil
dent that the parties responsible III
the death and mutillation Of the ne"
gro are deserving Ct the severest con-
demnation Of the public, the severest
punishment under the law. 1t is
thought that the matter will be
brought to light in due time, and the
proper authorities are working to this
end. It is understood that there was
a very large gathering Of negroes at
EutawVil.e Thursday on account OF
the inquest, but they were not de-
monstrative and conducted themselves
in an orderly manner.
The inquest was adjourned to some
future date to be agreed upon later
between the magistrate and the So
licitor. The jury Of inquest was a
representative body OF white men; and
they will not render their verdict un-
til all of the testim ny possible nas been
brought out. Such witnesses as were on
hand or could be sc cured were examined
Thursday, but there are other wit
nes>es to be examined at later date.
The jury was composed Of Messrs. r.
G. Causey, foreman; P. O. Martin, L.
n. Shingler, l.. Gcurdin, J. W. Muir
ray, D. D. Sweetman, W. E. Jackson,
Nella jenkins, J. F. Wetheford, E.
NJ. Gaillard, B. P. Winter and 7. S.
GelZer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Found Treasure Ship.

News from Tacoma says that Capt.
Finch, manager OF the Neptune Sal
wage Company, has located the wreck
Of the Canadian steamship Islander,
which sank in Alaska in August,
three years ago, carrying down nearly
100 passengers and crew, besides half
million Of klCndike treasure. Finch
succeeded by use of a big steel diving
cage invented by Capt. W. M. Smith,
OF Milwaukee,. He expects to raise
the Islander or recover the treasure
boxes and yaluables aboard her. Esti-
mates Of the amount Of gold In the
purser'S charge and in the state rooms
of passengers run from $780, 900 to
100000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
TO Make One Central Bureau.

A special TO the State from Wash:
ington, dated July "a, says: One OF.
the first important questions which
will be brought to the attention OF
new secretary OF the navy, MI. Nor:
ton, upon his return to Washington
early in August to assume charge Of
the navy department, will be that OF
the consolidation OF the several power
plants at the navy yard OF Charleston
under one bureau, that. there may be:
one power plant for the several bu-:
reaus. This proposition was advanced
in the bureau OF yards and docks by.
the chief OF that bureau, Rear Ad-
miral Endicott.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Cut With a Razor.

a special from Charleston to the.
Columbia State says: A cutting scrape5
occurred Sunday night in Charleston:
at Riddock & Bryanes' restaurant on.
Market street involving two we'll
known young men. jim Haight cut:
Barney Hischman In the head and
neck with small razor, and but for
Hirschman's collar the wound would
have been more serious. AS it is:
Hirschman is thought to be seriously.
wounded and Haight is held at the
station house, having been arrested
shortly after the affair. The cutting
followed a Quarrel between the men!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
s2o,ooo,ooo TO BOOST COTTON.
Southern Cotton Corporation i
Formed in New York.


a special to the Atlanta Constitu-
tion from New York says: Instead
OF Daniel J. Sully being made the
president Of the new company known
as the Southern Cotton Corporation
with a capital Of s2O, 900, to i'm
prove cotton culture and method of
making the staple, that post will be
occupied by Colonel S. F. B. Morse,
who was a partner in the firm OF
Daniel J. Sully & Co.
The articles Of incorporation OF this
company were filed at Trenton. 1t
will have capital of s2O,0O0,000, of
which s5,00O,000 will be preferred and
Sl5, 900, 900 common stock. The par
value OF the preferred is 800 a share,
but the par value OF the common,
which will be taken largely in the
south, will be only $40 per share.
The decision to place Colonel Morse
in this position was made by the
financial hackers Of the concern be-
cause Of the fact that as the head OF
the traffic department. Of the South
ern Pacific railroad, stationed in New
Orleans, he was very prominent in the
educational campaign which resulted
in the diversifying OF the southern
crops.
The company controls the Whit
man square bale press, which is an
improved mechanism for baling and
ginning cotton. 1t will compress as
thoroughly as the present round bale
but will not meet with such opposition
as was encountered by those who in
troduced the round baling process.
Because Of the less likelihood Of FIRE,
this new bale has already been called
the underwriters BALE
A comprehensive were house sys.
TEN will also be established, which
will enable growers to hold their cot
ton it they so desire, instead OF sell
ing in the glutted market in the early
season. The board Of directors will
be announced in few days. The
principal office Of the company will be
in that city, with branches in various
southern cities.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
SUPPOSED TRAMP SHIT.
Alleged 10 Have Insulted an Un-
protected Woman.

fASAC6o0 w @A~sSo AuSOlteC III OA.
protected Woman.
a special to the State from Tren-
ton says Saturday afternoon about 5
O'Clock supposed tramp was shot by
Mr. M. W. Hudgens, who lives about
six miles south Of here near Eureka.
Some time during the afternoon, pos
sibly about o'clock, a man came to
Eudgens' house where there was no
one except his wife and little children.
He asked Mrs. Hudgens where the old
man was and she replied that be was
in the orchard getting some peaches.
The man went to the orachard and,
not finding Hudgens there, came back
and, it Is said, called Mrs. Hudgens a
liar, and demanded something to eat.
Mrs. Hudgens fed with her ch:ldren
to neighbor's house about half a.
mile distant and asked him to go Tor:
her husband WHO was at Eureka. -
On the way home Hudgens borrowed
8 gun from neighbor. When be:
reached the house the man was still:
there. Hudgens asked what he was
doing and he began to get back in the
house at the same time, it is claimed
putting his hand behind him as II to:
draw q pistol. Hudgens fired, the:
load taking effect in the strangers
right leg. AS be turned Hudgens fired
again striking him in the suall part:
of the back. he staggered back
further in the house and fell. S
H1dgers and one person, the only:
eye witness, then took him to Eureka
and went to Trenton for the doctor:
and wired Sheriff Alderman at Aiken:
to come for the wounded man. The
man is OF average size and IS shahbily:
dressed. He has the appearance OF:
berg about Is years Of age. At first
he told that he was from Florida and;
was going to his relatives in Georgia
and afterwards said he was going to.
North Carolina. He refuses to tell
his name. He was still alive Sunday.
morning and the doctor thinks he eWill
pull through.
Hudgens is, a respectable young
farmer, having moved here from Lau-
rens last year. No one blames him
for shooting under the circumstances;
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
No Race Equality,

During the discussion Of South
African affairs in the house Of com
mons in London Thursday, JOSEPH
Cbpnberlain, defending the introduc
tion Of Chinese, labor into the Trans
vail, contended that white Ia
borers would not work side by side
with black laborers on equal terms ano
be thought the white men were right.
He added: "As the dominant race, il
we admitted equality with inferior
races we would lose the power which
gave US our dominance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
CARGO OF OIL ON FIRE.
Thrilling Experiences Of the Crew o.
The British Ship Creedmor.

a special from Woodshole, Mass.
says Capt. John Humphries OF the
British ship Creedmoor, and crew
were landed here Thursday, having
escaped from their vessel which was
burned off Fire island Wednesday.
The crew Of the Creednoor num-
bered Is men besides the captain.
The men lost everything. They left
the ship in her own boats and were
picked up socn afterwards by a pass
ing schooner which transferred them
to tug off Martha's Vineyard early
Wednesday.
Capt. Humphries and the rescued
members Of the crew Of the Creedmoor
arrived in New York city Thursday
evening. The Creednoor, which left
this port on Monday with cargo OF
$4,000 gallons OF naphtha, gasolene
and benzine for Liverpool, according
to the story Of the captain and crew,
vas about 10 miles east Of Fire island
on Wednesday evening when fire broke
out on the poop deck just forward OF
the main saloon.
When the alarm was given Capt.
Humphries put the vessel about while
the members Of the crew under Mate
NJ. N. adams were doing their best
to hold the flames in check. The
presence OF the FIRE was made known
by an explosion which was quickly
followed by Others.
At first the water poured on the
blazing poop deck had no effect. After
about an hours work the crew seem
ed to have the fire in check, and at
that time the Creedmoor was making
for New York at good speed. a little
after 10 p. m. the fire made its ap-
pearance again in the poop deck secss
tion OF the vessel and this time the
gasolene had become ignited and it
was expected that the oil-laden ship
would blow up at any moment.
Despite the deperate situation, Capt.
Humphires and his crew sought sec
ond time to hold the FIRE in check,
but the streams Of water only tended
to carry the fire to other parts OF the
ship and in a few minutes the strug-
gle was abandoned.
The lifeboat and the sh p's yawl
were lowered. The lookout on the
forecastle, a Portuguese sailor named
Marc, was called with the other men,
bers Of the crew, but he did not reA
spond. He was called again. Then
be leaned over the side OF the fore
castle and appeared to be helpless
with terror. In a few minutes the
ship was wrecked from stem to stern
by q series Of heavy explosions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Animals Broke Loose.

At the city of San Sebastin, Spain,
there was sensational scene in the
bull ring Sunday. At the moment Of
a projected fight between bull and a
tiger both animals broke loose and
stampeded the spectators. The atten.
dants in firing on the animals struck
and wounded several Of those present,
including the Marquis Pedal, the vice
president Of the senate, the Marquis
OuiiO and French tourist.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
OF All Ways to Get Hurt,

Four-year-old Clarence Apple, Of
Riegelsville, N. j., was frightfully
cut about the feet, legs, arms and
body Friday by the knife Of a reaper
which his father, Milton Apple, was
driving. The little fellow stole away
unknown to bis father and fell asleep
in the grain field. Mr.. Apple did not
perceive him until the cutter bar OF
the machine struck >ths lad. The
child's condition iscfitical.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Members of Mob Arrested.

A special from Danville Friday says
Wicker Armes, Solomon Hutchlngs,
w. Bal Ragland, Frank Childress and
William Harris, participants in the
lpte attempt to force the city jail tor
the purpose Of wreaking vengence
upon negro charged with murder,
were Friday arrested and the first
three bailed in the sum Of 5000 each
for their appearance before the
mayors court on Tusday next. Chill
dress and Harris went to jail in de-
fault Of bond.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Killed His Wife.

Dick Teele, a young white farmer
of Carroll county, Ca, shot and killed
his wife near Graham, Ala, Friday.
He slipped up to the window Of her
mothers home and shot her as she
sat at work. He claimed to believe
her unfaithful to him. Posses we're
organized for the pursuit Ct Teele.
He fed into Georgia. A posse pur-
suing him found and surrounded him
near Roopville Tuesday afternoon.
Rather than surrender Teele shot
himself, and his dead body was Sc
cured by bis purSuerS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
A Rosy View.

The New York Herald is noted fol
many excellencies but it is mcst "a
nous for it's accurate election predlc-
tions. The Herald says that Pdrker's
telegram has caused CONSERVATION in
the Republican ranks and asserts that
the electoral votes of the surely Re.
publican States to-day amount to only
lS6 when they were put down at 30A
on Saturday. According to The Her.
aid, New York, New Jersey, Con,
nceticut, Illinois and Indiara are now
very doubtful States. That looks
like there Is going to be no Walkoye1
for the Rough Rider.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Fired by Lightning.

A special from Rock Hill to The
State says that on Thursday night
lightning caused the almost complete
destruction OF the home Of Mr.. J. W.
O'Neal on East Main street. The
flames burned away the upper portion
OF the building and destroyed much
OF it's contents. Mrs. Emma London's
home on Johnston street, was also
damaged by lightning to the extent Of
o a1o,7t 2200
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
She Was Miss Hayward.

Miss Caroline Hayward Of Montreal,
Saturday identified the body of the
woman found dead in the Ten Eyck
in New York on Wednesday last as
that OF her sister, E'eanor Frances
Hayward, who wrote her from New
York city that she would be dead in a
few Gays. Miss Hayward had regis
tered at the hotel as beng from Den
yer. Colo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Edward Deaeon Convicted.

A special from Yorkville to the
State says the case OF W. Edward
Deaton and Mary Deaton, charged
with having killed J. Lawrence Pat
teIson at Fort Mil last May, was
given to the jury about 2 O'Clock Fri
day afternoon. After being out about
two hours they rendered the following
verdict: Edward Deaton guilty and
recommended to the mercy OF the
court; Maaton not guilty"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Killed by Lightning.

Miss Mary Reynolds, OF BiSbopville,
young lady OF IS years who lived
near town, was struck by lightning
Thursday afternoon and instantly kill
ed. She was sitting on the back
piazza with the family, some Of whom
were within three feet Of her, but
we're uniDjured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
BOY SaYea q Train.

James J. Cogburn, Of Montgomery
Ala, eight years ole, Fiday storpsd a
passenger train and prevented a wreck.
A storm had blown three telegraph
poles on the track. The boy saw the
danger and ran up the track, desposit-
ed torpedo and waved a red flag as
the train came down the grade. 1t
stopped just in time to avoid a smash
up. The passengers Rugged the boy,
thanked him and gave him purse.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Kills His Wife's Father

A special to the Journal and Trib-
une from Jonesboro, Tenn, says tha1
Robert Keys has been shot and kill, d
by his son-in-law, Joe Martin, at tt e
Keys home twelve miles from Jones.
boro. No details are obtainable. Keys
was prosperous farmer. Both fam
lies are prominent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
tCommitted Suicide.

Edgar E. Tawes, secretary OF the
board Of trade and Business Mems as
sociation and a prominent citizen OF
Norfolk, Va, committhd suicide Fri
day night at his summer home at
Ocean View. He reached home early
from the city and went to his room.
Standing in the presence OF his l2-
year-old son, Dawes placed pistol in
his mouth and pulled the trigger. BE
was instantly killed. No cause for his
act can be learned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Shot While in Bed.

A special from Thomasville, Ga.,
says: Saturday morning about day.
the wife of T.. Ships, who lives at
Hansell, a small station below Meigs,
was shot by an unknown person. She;
was in bed, the shot being fred
through window. The bullet enter
ed the right breast and ranged down.
ward, through the lungs, liver and
kidney. She is in a critical condition.,
1t is thought that the shot was aimed
at her husband, who was in the bed
with her. Three white boys have
been arrested and lodged in Thomas
vile Jail on circumstantial evidence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Section Director Bauer's Report fol
the Past Week.


the Past Week.
The following is Section Director
Bauer's report in full for the last
week:
The week ending s a. M, July 18th,
has mean temperature of 80 degrees
which is slightly below normal. The
departures below normal were greater
on the coast than in the interior. The
extremes were minimum OF 60 at
Greenville on the l4th, and maxi.
mum Of 90 at Blackville on the 18th,
There were no destructive high winds.
The relative humidity was about nor.
NAL over the entire State. The sun.
shine was slightly deficient.
There were quite general showers on
the 18th, and again on the 18th, but
they were local and partial in charac-
ter, with many places that had no
rain. The relative wet AMI dry areas
remain about the same as last week,
with com plant Of too much rain in
Chesterfield, Marlboro and Marion
counties, and Of increased severity OF
the droughty conditions in the middle
and upper Savannah valley counties,
extending into the interior over Green
wood. Newberry and Laurens counties,
with many smaller areas in the central
counties that are suffering for rain.
Rain would be very beneficial over the
western half Of the State, in which
division wells and streams are very
low, and water for stock is scarce.
Laying by crops is general and the
work is well advanced, except that
stubble land corn and cotton on red
clay lands continue to be cultivated.
The condition of old corn is critical
in the dry sections, and the proSpec-
tive yields will be materially lessened
unless rain comes soon. Late planted
corn continues promising.
The cotton crop suffered from an ex-
cess Of n moisture in the extreme north
eastern counties, and from drought in
the western ones, but as whole con-
tinues very promising. 1t has attained
seasonable size in the eastern half OF
the State and remains under-sized over
the western half. There are few re-
ports of too large weed. Cotton is
blooming and fruiting well 10 all Sec
tiors aud many full grown boils have
been noted. Irsacts infest fields in
GreenvilIe, Pickens and Spartanourg
counties, whild wilt and hlackroot or
black rust have been noted 11 Green
vile and Orangeburg cosnties. Con-
siderable cotton has>been laid by in
general clean cog0ition. Sea island
cotton is becoping somewhat grassy,
and is blooming freely.
Tobacco curing is now general; the
crop is fine one. Rice is heading,
and Is in need of more fresh water;
June rice is doing fairly well In the
GEORGETOWN district. Melons are bsar.
ing well and shipments are heavy.
Minor crops vary in condition accord
ing to the moisture supply, and range
from excellent to very poor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Killed His Wife With a Wrench.

A special from Norfolk, Va, says
Frank SatterWhite, a Princess Anne
county farmer, crazed by Jealousy,
attacked his wife with a monkey.
wrench Friday night and battered
her skull into a pulp. Satterwhite
picked their two-year.old baby from
its CRADLE and fed. he carried the
child some distance and threw it into
a neighbor's yard. He has not been
arrested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Swipes Twelve Thousand.

4 dispatch from Boston, says that
the bureau OF criminal investiga-
tion Saturday sent out notices to the
police of other cities asking the ap-
prehension Of Fletcher G.. Barker, for
whose arrest a warrant has been is
sued, In which the larceny Of sl2, 900
is charged. Barker was a cashier at
the Parker house. On July Is be dis
appea red and simultaneously it was
discovered that 1925, the property Ct
one Of the guests, was missing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Three Hundred Bales Burned.

A fire started Thursday in the cot
ton which had been discharged on
the quay at Bremen haven, by the
Albanian from New Orleans. The
flames were subdued but 500 bales Of
the cotton were damaged by fire and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27
Fought at Dedication Of Cathedra,

At Armagh, Ireland, on Sunday, an
enormous concourse from all parts OF
Ireland was present at the ceremony
of the re-opening Of Armaugh cathe-
dral after four years Of work OF re-
decoration. Cardinal VanutelE, as
the legate Of Pope Plus, and many
Irish and foreign prelates and other
prominent persons we're present. Some
rioting between OraDgemen and Cath
olilics followed the ceremonies. Shots
were fred and the police were stoned
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-27

islatures Of both Texas and Louisiana
prophit it's importation, and the quar-
antine against it's as stringent as
against smallpox.
The United States department. OF
agriculture also recommended Japa-
nese bamboo as likely to thrive in the
south, and offered samples OF it to
southern farmers. They planted it.
There is no question about its thriv-
ing.
Mr.. Clark, who is leading the fight
against the Guatemalan ant, is ons e
the men who planted the bamboo. It
grew so fast that he and bis neighbors
became alarmed, as it threatened 70
cover the whole plantation. When he
tried to get rid Of it he could not,
until he built lavee around his BAN
boo patch and kept it saturated With
crude Beaumont oil.
Either the plant dourishes better in
this country than in Japan, or the
japanese know some way to holding
the growth in check which the depart
ment OF agriculture 1orgeU 10 ge1.
Bamboo may make very good baskets,
Mr.. Clark says, but the south is not
prepared just yet to abandon cotton
snd all it's other crops and conhne it's
energies to basbet making.
With these facts before them, the
Texas farmers and thelI friends have
not only flooded the department. Of
agriculture at Washington with IN
ouiries and protests, but also anounc-
ed their intention to fight the kalep
in the courts to the last ditch. An IN
junction has already been secured from
the Texas district court at Houston,
directed against DR.. Cook and other
employees Of the department Of agri-
culture, prohibiting them from intro
ducing into Texas the Guatenalan
ant.