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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Negroes in Congress.

The Washington Post says: "A
negro occupying seat on the floor OF
the house has become an unusual sight,
although in years gone by there have
been negro members galore. One OF
the negro contestants from Southern
district ventured in last week, con.
uestants being allowed the privilege.
He was plantation negro and not
used to such things as the house OF
representatives. The employees quick,
~ detected bis embarrassment, as he
insisted for a time in standing neal
The cloak room doors, along with the
negro attendants. Finally he was
coaxed into taking seat. The boys
nave been trying to persuade him that
it was his duty to sit part of the
time by Mr.. Payne, the floor leader
as matter Of respect to the eminent
New Yorker, but the colored politician
is backward about accepting thai
lind of advice
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
The Scoundrel Caught.

Goldstein Howard, negro, is under
arrest at Bluefeld, Va, suspected OF
having assaulted MIR. Shields, OF
Roanoke, on Saturday week. The
Roanoke authorities were notified OF
the arrest, and, after getting a de-
scription of Howard, wired the
authorities to hold him. On search
ing the prisoner a silver handle,
broken-pointed penknife, filling the
description Of the knife used in at
tempting to cut Mrs. Shields throat,
was found, as was also whisk broom
supposed to be the broom missing
from the Shields home. Howard
admits having been in Roanoke on the
day of the tragedy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
a FRANCHISE TAX.
Will Add Greatly TO the Revenue Of
the State.

By a vote Of SO to s the house Thurs
day passed the first Of the revenue
bills submitted by the tax com mission
appointed by the legislature last year
to find some measure to relieve the
State from its financial stringencies
which have become annoying OF late
years. The bill referred to is the fran
chise tax measure introduced by Mr.
Moses. The result Of the discussion
was evident from the beginning, but
regardless Of the overwhelming ma
jority in opposition to him, Mr.. Bo-
mar made a strong fight against the
bill. His argument on the constitu-
tional phase was very clear. The pre-
Sentation Of the case by MIR. Moses,
and later by W. J. Johnson was very
convincing that the pace has been set
by other States, and that the revenue
to be obtained by South Carolina will
be in excess of the annual deficit Of
the last three or four years.
The bill provides for tax Of three
mills on the gross receipts OF the fol-
lowing corporations, to be paid before
the first of June Of each year: ANY
railroad company, express company,
street railway company, navigation
company, water works company, pow
er company, light company, telephone
or telegraph company, parlor; dining
and sleeping car company.
Upon com panies which are not
public utilities Such as cotton mills,
banks, oil mills, and such institutions
chartered by the State-the tax is to
be one-half Of one mill on the capital
stock. With the other concerns the
assessment is On the gross receipts.
With the companies not public utili-
ties the payment Of the franchise tax
must be made before the frstCday OF
April, and with the public utilities the
tax Of three mills on the gross RECEIPTS
Of The preceding year is to be paid be-
fore the first Of June, the time Of
year when the State is most in need
of ready cash."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Killed by a Trolley.

At Savannah, Ga, Adaline Neus-
line, a white girl, 10 years old, was
killed late Friday afternoon by a
steet car at the corner OF West Broad
and Broughton streets. Her head,
chest and arms were crushed and she
was instantly killed. The motorman
and conductor OF the car were arrest
ed. 1t is said that the cars run too
rapidly in rounding the curve. The
accident is not the first serious one
that has occurred there. The mother
of the child is an inmate OF the
Widows home. When she reached
the drug store to which the little one
had been carrie! there Has a pathetic
scene
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Passed Bad Checks.

At Hot Springs, Ark, ayoung man,
giving the name Of J. Il. Miller, is
alleged to have cashed worthless drafts
to the amount of nearly $4,000 in
that city in the last two days. Miller
stopped atone of the most fashionable
hotels, and it is claimed he held
several drafts to merchants and club
houses puporting to have been issued
by the bank Of Rural Hill, Ills, and
signed by D. C. Craig, cashier. In
yestigation shows that there is no
such bank at Rural Hill. One con-
Germ here is reported to have 81. 600 OF
the paper. Miller left the city Fri
day and his whereabouts are unknown.
Papers found in baggage left behind
indicate that the man has operated
in Texas, Indian Territory and Cuba.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Memorial Services.

In memory of the late John Mchlas-
ter, repre- entative from Richland
county, the house of representatives.
engaged in memorial session Wednes-
dav at noon. TIE members OF the
ser ate attended as further token of
respect. Mr.. Rawlinson Of Richland
offered resolutiors Of respect and OF
reeret and MADE a beautiful speech IN
behalf Of the resolutions, which were
seconded by Mr.. Ford Of Fairfield, Mr..
CASTOR of Chester, Mr.. McColl Of Marl-
boro, Mr.. Aycoek, Mr.. Thomas and
Mr.. Haskell of Richland. The re-
marks of each speaker were peculiarly
aprrOpriate,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Deadly Fumes.

At New Orleans in attempting to
save the life of a sailor named Peter
Hansen, George Stadie, engineer Of
the oil steamer Northtown, from Port
Arthur, lost his life Wednesday.
Several other men were prostrated by
the fumes, but were resuscitated.
Hansen wert into the hold to repair a
valve and was overcome, and Stadie
volunteered to 90 to the assistance of
Hansen. He succeeded in tying a
rope about the sailor and the latter
was dragged to the deck, but Stadie
in the meantime fell unconscious and
died in a short time. One by one
seven men went into the hold in the
effort to aid Stadie, but all were over
con,e hv the fllmeS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
a GREAT CONVENTION.
Thinking Men Will Meet in Spartan.
burg for a Conference.

The city Of Spartanburg, S. c. will
entertain the first Interstate Conven-
tion Of the Young Mems Christian
Associations Of North and South
Carolina. The meeting will take
place February 1923.
Heretofore each State met in sepa-
rate convention, but the recent fedora
tion OF all the Associations in the
CarolinaS with one Executive Com
mittee makes it possible to meet in
Joint convention.
Service" IS the central theme Of
this significant gathering Of young
nen. The convention is to be materi-
ally strengthened by the presence OF
some prominent Association workers
from other sections Of the country.
Among those who have already con-
sented to be present is Mr.. Chas. r.
Towsen, OF Philadelphia. Mr.. Towson
is Secretary of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Department., Young Mems Chris
tian Association which is by the way,
the largest Association of its kind in
the world. c. G. Michener, Of New
York City, is another prominent
speaker. Mr.. Michener is one Of the
International Secretaries and is Civ
ing practically all Of his time to
Association work in great industrial
plants. Prior to the convention, Mr..
Michener and Secretary Knebel will
visit some of the large cotton mills
and confer with the presidents and
superintendents with reference to the
feasibility Of erecting special build
ings with all the modern equipments
for the male operatives.
W. D. Weatherford, Of Nashville,
who is the International Committees
special Student Secretary for the
South, will also be prominent figure
in the convention.
H. O. Williams, one Of the Interna-
tional Railroad Secretaries is another
prominent speaker. Mr.. Williams
and Mr.. Kitchener will be the special
speakers on Monday night Of the con-
ventioD; this entire evening will be
devoted to a discussion Of Work
Among Ind lstrial Glasses"
Rev. J. A. B. Scherer, Ph. D.,
president eect Of Newberry College,
will deliver four addresses on "Funda-
mentals." DR.. Scherer is today the
leading man in his denomination a
broad scholar and most attractive
speaker.
Rev. NJ, D. Hardin, pastor Of the
Second Presbyterian church, Char
lotte, will deliver the Convention Ser
mon.
There will be a number Of business
and professional men who will I'LL
places on the program. Altogether it
is going to be a most significant
gathering-some Of the choicest men
in the Carolinas will thus be brought
together in three days conference:
they are coming from villages, from
cities, from railroad shops, from col
leges and universities, to plan to-
gether now they may individually be
Of great service to their fellows.
This paper is authorized to extend
a general invitation to any OF its
readers who may be interested to at
tend this convention. There will be
reduced railroad rates, but all who
contemplate attending must first com.
municate with the State Committees
Office and be supplied with the proper
credentials. For further information
address State Secretary, Young Mems
Christian Association, Charlotte, n.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
The Story Of Leap Year.

One story says that St. Patrick de-
creed that women should have the
right to propose in leap year; another
processes to refer the right to an act
of the Scottish parliament Of 1928,
which gave it to ''ilka maiden" during
the rein of her maist blessed maies-
tie Margaret. There was no Queen
Margaret in Scotland in 1928, how
ever. A book entitled "Courtship,
Love and Marriage, published in 1906
is said to refer the right to the COM
mon law Of England, but the law
books say nothing OF it. The real ori-
gin is unknown.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Accidentally Killed.

+. E. Thornton. white man from
one of the cotton mills at Anderson,
was killed about nine miles from An.
derson Wednesday morning by either
falling or being thrown from wagon
and the wheels passing over his neck.
He was moving to the country to farm
this year and was on wagon by him
self when the accident occurred. tc
which there were no witnesses. He
was said to have been drinking anc
was driving very fast, and was evident,
ly suddenly killed, as his body was
found only short time after he hac
passed a house by the roadside. He
was 81 years Of age and leaves twelve
ri, ilSray1
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
They Were Married.

Miss Emma Edinger, Of Lancaster,
Pa. became the bride Of J. Jay
Mundy, Of Brooklyn, \. Y. A year
400. while employed in cigar factory
Miss Edinger, in spirit OF mischief,
mt her name and address in box Of
cigars, together with note asking
the finder Of the name to write to her
last summer the box Of cigars founo
its way to the business place OF Mr..
Mundy and he was soon ln correspon-
dence with the pretty little factory
girl. Photographs were exchanged anc
last Halloween NJ Mundy met bis
hr,de-to-be for the first time. Court
ship and matrimony followed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

Now, to consider the doubtful
states in their order: In California
in 1896 Mckinley had plurality OF
only 2,7s7; Cleveland carried the state
in 1892. Connecticut was carried oy
Cleveland in 1884, 1888 and 1892. In
diana was carried by Cleveland In
1892. Kansas was carried by Bryan
in 1896 and so was Nebraska. New
Jersey was carried by Cleveland In
1884, 1883 and 1892. Rhode Island is
debatable ground and has a Democra-
tic governor. South Dakota was car
ried by Bryan in 1896. Utah was
carried by Bryan in 1896, and al
though it turned to Mckinley in
1900, it was only by a plurality OF
2,l23. Washington went Democratic
in 1896. West Virginia was car
ried by Cleveland in 1884, 1888 and
1892. Wisconsin, gave the electoral
vote to Cleveland in 1892. Wyoming
gave it's vote to Bryan In 1896.
The people are ready, yes, anxious,
to repudiate the trust building, trust
protecting Republican party. Thous-
ands OF Republicans are alarmed BY
the vagaries of our unsafe" spectac-
ular president. influential Demo-
cratic leaders will guide the party
into ways pointed out by the lessons
Of the past.
Ir looking over those facts and fg-
ures, does it seem more probable that
the Republicans can gain the 7s votes
needed by them than the Democrats
shall obtain 25? Is there any cause
for wonder that the Democrats are
hopeful; any cause for wonder that
they are confident?
1t may be objected that New York,
with it's thirty-nine electoral votes,
should be placed in the column OF
doubtful states. Granting for the
moment that this should be so, the
table would give to the Democrats
175 votes, to the Republicans 100,
and the number of doubtful votes
would be l3s. The Repuoncahs
would still have to obtain 1S OF tne
doubtful votes, while the Democrats
would need but 63. But New YORK
this year is not doubtful state, as
d. mocrats and Republicans allKe
krow With a candidate such as the
Democrats should nominate and q
platform such as they should preseL-,
it it is sure to take its place In the
emocratic column.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
a COTTON PICKER.
An Illinois Man Has Invented One
Said to be a Success.

Said to be Success.
A correspondent in Illinois writes
the Charlotte Chronicle as follows:
Il have seen editorial reference in
your paper to the need of a cotton
picking machine and the vast sums it
would save the cotton planters. l
send you herewith photographs apd
description Of cotton picking ma
chine invented by Mr.. n. BoWditch OF
Aurora, III.
How it picks the cotton is thus
explained: The machine consists OF
two large hollow wheels, five feet in
diameter and maze Of BesSemer steel,
or other metal; within the rim OF
these wheels are two cams inclined at
an angle, and between these cams are,
"a picker bars, which the revolution
of the two wheels causes to move from
the outer edge of the rim Of the wheel
to the face OF web of the wheel, about
ten inches. Attached to these picker
bars are a series Of flexible, spiral
pickers, composed Of two twisted
bands of steel with hair cloth inter
posed between, the edges being frayed
out, thus forming the picking points.
These spiral pickers are projected
through rows Ct holes radially placed
in the sides Of the wheels, the space
between the two wheels being about
twenty inches. The machine is driven
strad6ling the rows t cotton plants.
The spiral pickers are pressed into the
plauts as they pass between the
wheels, and the pickers rotating en-
tangle the open, .fbrous cotton, and
winding it up on the pickers, it is pull
led out OF the b Il, and as the wheel
continues to turn it is brought to the
top Of the wheels, where the pickers
are entirely withdrawn into the
wheel. There being nothing to sup
port the cotton thus cleaned OF the
pickers, gravity makes it drop into a
hopper, where it is conveyed by an
endless belt into an elevator, at the
TOP of which is a sack which receives
the gathered cotton.
From six to ten acres can be Gov
cred by this macl in, in day, the
quantity of cotton picked depending
entirely upon the amount OF ripe cot
ton on the plants, as it requires no
more time OF power to go over rows,
the individual plants Of which con-
tanning thirty or more ripe bolls OF
cotton, than other plants with only
ten ripe bollS. The machine is very
great labor saving device, and is apt
to work rapid and complete revolu'
tion in a field which has heretofore
successfully resisted the combined as.
saults of capital, energy, mechanica
ingenuity and inventive skill
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Showers OF Hot Goals.

A dispatch from Amsterdam. hol-
land. saws the colonial office received a
dispatch from the governor Oh the
East Indies, reporting the eruption OF
the volcano Of Merapi, in the island
of Java. and saying twelve persons
we're burned to death and that twenty
we're severely injured. The eruption
was accompanied by showers Of red
hot Goals.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Three Burned TO Death.

at Montreal, Canada, three persons
were burned to death in fire in a
small dwelling house in Cableux street
Friday and four others probably were
fatally injured. Three Of the inmates,
Mrs. Hogan, with her infant, and
Thomas Hare, jumped from the
second story of the burning house.
The other occupant, Edward Craw-
ford, was carried out after he was
badly burned. The fire evidently
started from an o;erheated kitchen
stove on the lower floor and spread to
the sleeping apartments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Swift Jnstice.

At Detroit, Mich, Jos. Meunier'
alias Miller, who surrendered to the
police Wednesday and confessed the
murder Of his paramour, Mrs. Jos.
Seville, on Saturday afternoon. was
arraigned before Justice Whelar
Thursday morning, pleaded guilty,
sentenced to Jackson Prison for Life
and taken there by train Thursday
afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Killed His Wife and Himself.

J. W. Hodges, a farmer in the
southern part Of Culman county, Ala,
was found dead In his barn Wednes
day, hanging from rafter, while IN
the house was discovered the dead
body Of bis wife. The woman hac
been Drained with a blunt instrument
Hodges was deeply in debt, it Is said
and was being pressed by his creditors
This is believed to have unbalanced
him mentally and caused him to com
nit murder and suicide.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Robbers Roost.

The Columbia State says: Tne
Springfield Republican commends Mr.
Bryan for telling New jersey audi
ence that their State was worse than
a robbers roost, but f1r. Bryan can
say, and probably has said, some
equally appropriate things about Wall
street and perhaps Massachusetts, that
The Republican will not endorse.
New Jersey has been stepping on her
sisters corns and The Republican is
not a New jersey creation"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Carnival OF Slaughter.

Prezewalsky, the noted Balkan his
torian, who has just concluded six
months tour of Macedonia, asserts
that during the year 1903 Turkish
regulars razed 300 villages and massa-
cred 400, 900 persons mostly aged men,
women and children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
BOTH BILLS PASSED.

The previous question was then or
dered. Mr.. Rainsford's proposed
amendment to have the Office Of bank
examiner included was voted down.
Mr.. Aycock's amendment to have the
commissioner salary paid by the
State instead VI out OF the receipts
from the companies levied for this
purpose was rejected. Mr.. Johnson's
amendment to have the office elective
by the general assembly instead OF
appointive by the governor was adopt
ed by vote Of SO to 81.
BY a vote OF is to 33 the house re-
fused to continue the bill on Mf.
Gaston's motion.
Mr.. Beamguard wanted to reconsl-
der the vote by which the office is
made elective. The legislature has
enough of elections, and the governor
could not afford to appoint an un-
worthy man. The house voted down
Mr.. Beamguard's motion.
The bill then passed second reading
and will come up Friday for final con-
sideration in the house.
Mr.. Mauldin's bill was then taken
up and passed with but slight modl'
fcatiOnS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
MANNING S. c., WEDNESDAY. FEBRU AIRY TO- 1904

Mr.. CASTOR insisted that it woulc
be better for the State to bear the
cost of the department and made q
strong argument along this line.
MI. Lide declared that it is mat.
ter of no small concern for the bust.
ness man to know that he is getting
gilt edge insurance. The value OF an
insurance policy is a mere promise to
pay without any security and it IS
wise to have an insurance commis-
sioner.
SAW A TROJAN HORSE.
Mr.. DeBruhl spoke against Mr..
Mauldin's bill on the ground that it
gives one man the right to say
whether or not a fire is incendiary.
He does not believe in sacrificing too
many rights to secure a reduction in
rates. He declared that it is strange
that those who advocate this step get
their statistics from the insurance
companies themselves. He wants the
law let alone, and wants the comp
troller general to remain in control of
the department. 1t is better to pay
a little more in premiums and get the
full amount of the policy.
Mr.. Bomar said that the reduction
of a third in the rates would mean
saving of s30O,0 900 OF s400, 900 a year
without a cent of cost to the State.
The manner Of fixing the pay could be
fixed later if it proves unsatisfactory
at first.
MI. DeBruhl wants to know what
guarantee there is that the bill would
save money to the State.
MR.. DEvoRE SUSPECTED SOMETHING.
Mr.. DeVore asked if this bill is ia
vored by the insurance companies,
and pressed the question in such a
way that it indicated that ne sus-
pected that the bill would do more
good for the companies than for the
insured or the companies would not
favor it.
Mr. Sinkler declared that there is
no Trojan horse in the bill. The in
surance companies favor the bill be-
cause it would give them greater pro-
tection-for which they are willing to
pay.
DR.. J. B. Black thinks that the du-
ties of the department. should be put
upon the comptroller general and he
given the clerical help to enforce the
law.
DR.. Mauldin admitted that this is
an insurance company bill, " and ne
introduced the bill last year at the re-
quest of the companies, because as au-
thor of the anti-compact law he had
seen that the law had served its pur-
pose and had brought the insurance
people to a condition where they are
willing to deal fairly with the people.
There were practically no fires before
insurance companies came into exist
ence, but when man is well insured,
or over insured, he becomes careless
and fires are Of more frequent occur
ence. II laws can be passed to pre-
vent such carelessness, it will be to
the interest Of the companies: and
also of the people. That is why the
companies are willing to have reduc-
tion in premiums.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
THE ANTI-COMPACT LAW.

Mr.. Mauldin spoke in favor Of sepa-
rating the work of the insurance de-
partment from the other duties OF the
comptroller generals office. He de-
clared that the Southeastern Tariff
association is a monopoly and he had
introduced the bill which is now a law
forbidding them to operate in the
State. The kibler bill and his own
bill would put this State on the same
footing as North Carolina and Georgia.
At the last session he had voted to re-
peal the anti-compact law, because he
believes that his bill in connection
with Mr.. Kibler's would be better for
the State.
Mr.. Bomar testified to change of
sentiment. He had opposed the bill
last year, but since that time the
Spartanburg chamber Of commerce
had reported to him that the rates in
this State are one-third higher than
in North Carolina. He had investi-
gated and had found this to be true.
Thedepartment of insurance is side
issue now and should be given more
importance for the insurance business
in South Carolina is enormous, 81, 400
900 premiums last year. This would
save thousands of dollars annually.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
SAW A TROJAN HORSE.

Mr.. DeBruhl spoke against Mr..
Mauldin's bill on the ground that it
gives one man the right to say
whether or not a fire is incendiary.
He does not believe in sacrificing too
many rights to secure a reduction in
rates. He declared that it is strange