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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
Fire Near Augusta.

The Augusta Chronicle says the
large barn Of Mr.. c. A. Wylds, seven
miles from the city, on the Milledge-
vile road, was destroyed by fire this
morning, along with the entire con-
tents, entailing a loss Of about s2. 500.
The origin Of the fire is not known,
although Mr.. Wylds is confident that
it was the work Of an ipcendiary.
Late Wednesday night when tue
family retired the barn was intact
and there was no evidence Of fire. So
far as could be learned there had been
no fire near the structure in several
weeks. When awakened by the glare
Of the flames the fire had completely
swept the building and nothing could
be saved, not even the live stock.
Besides the building, two 2-horse
wagons, two 1-horse wagons, a new
moving machine, two sets Of new
harness, six heads Of horses and
mules, large quantity Of forage and
farm Implements were completely de-
stroyed. Mr.. Wylds places his total
loss at 81, 500. There was no insurance
either on the building or contents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
Blown Into Atoms.

With terrific detonation the boilers
of tow boat Fred Wilson exploded at
800 Thursday morning at Louisville,
KY, killing twelve or fifteen men and
seriously sinjuring ten others and COM
pleteiy wrecking the boat. The crew
had just finished making a toW Of.
coal, which was to be taken South
this morning and was preparing to
tie up to the bank when the explo-
sion occurred. It came without
warning and so great was the pressure
and so large the boiler that the steam
er was, battered to small bits while
the crew were blown into the air,
some falling into the river, and others
landing on the embankment. Others
were caught in the wreckage and In
stantly killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
a WREATH SENT.
From Charleston to Chicago to Dec
orate Union Soldiers Graves.

When the cornerstone of the Con-
federate dead in OakWood cemetery,
Chicago, was laid about six years ago,
Col. Henry L. Turner, commanding
the First regiment Illinois State
troops, fired a salute over the graves
Of the Confederate soldiers, much
against the will Of many Grand Army
men.
Turner is himself a veteran Of the
Army Of the Potomac and member
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic;
but be fred the salute and will ever
be held in the ktndest remembr brance
by the susvivors of the Confederate
armies and the patriotic women Of the
south.
Mrs. James Connor, widow Of Brig.
James Connor Of Gen. Lees army,
and president of the Charleston chap
ter Of the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy, has sent wreath to Chicago
bearing the following inscription:
ITO Col. Henry L. Turner from the
Charleston, S. c., Chapter, Daughters
OF the Confederacy, with the request
that this palmetto wreath shall oe
placed BY him on the grave Of rep
resentatiye federal soldier in apprecia
tion and acknowledgment Of Col. Tur-
ner's fearless, soldierly courage amidst
circumstances in giving military hon
ors to the Confederate dead in Oak
land cemetery, Chicago. He honcred
our dead. South Carolina would wish
to hold this tribute from fedora! to
Confederate in perpetual, grateful
X
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED
Received Brutal Treatment at the
Hands Of Some Thugs.

A special to The State from Viii
liaraston says one Of the most daring
and dastardly attempts at robbery
that has ever been reported iu this
section was committed right in the
heart Of that town Saturday night.
1t seems that Mr.. NJ. II. Reeves, a
popular citizen and druggist, left his
store about 10 o'clock and stepped
across the street to the office Of the
Southern railway agent with whom he
had business, but Mr.. Willis, the
saent, had closed his Office for the
night and hae gone home. As Mr..
Reeves took hold Of the door knob and
attempted to turn it to enter the Of
fee he was struck from behind and
fell to the floor Of the platform and
knocked senseless. Mr.. Reeves knew
nothing until perhaps an hour later
when he was found lying in semi
conscious condition upon the platform
where be had fallen, by Policeman
Nelson, who heard his gr6s6sss
Mr.. Reeves bUdy bears the asarks
of more than 25 bruises where hef' was
beaten and kicked. His pockets 3Were
rihed, but only small amouat Of
money was missing from one Of his
pockets, while the other, which con-
tanned his pocket book, was undis-
turbed.
The whole case is wrapped in mys-
terry. The theory is advanced by some
that his assailants thought they were
victimizing Mr.. Wills, the railway
agent, with view to robbing the de.
pot or obtaining considerable sum OF
money perhaps, which they hoped to
find upon the person of the agent, as
it is generally known that be has no
safe in his office. However, what the
object Of the attack was, can only be
conjectured.
1t is well known fact that Mr..
Reeves has no personal enemies and
be is popular among all classes and is
a member Of town council No pains
will be spared on the part Of those in
authority to hunt down the guilty
ones and bring them to justice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
Killed on the Rail.

TIE mangled remains OF young
Jerry Sheehan were brought to Black
vile Thursday afternoon and an in
quest was held by Magistrate W. A.
Gyles. Young Sheehan was killed by
the Southern passenger train near
Walkers Station, about three miles
from Blackville on Thursday morning
just before day. Sheehan's father,
who is manager Of the transfer busi-
ness in Augusta, came down on the
passenger Friday night and took him
to Augusta for burial. The young
man was II years old and his father
reports was a high toned young man
of strictly temperate habits, but was
Influenced by evil associates to take
his first hobo trip and consequently
bis untimely end. The magistrate
found S.. Is in his pockets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
A BIG Organ.

The immense organ which was re.
Gently installed at the St. Louis Ex-
position in Convention Hall, besides
being the largest organ in the world:
embodies one OF the greatest muslca
instruments ever constructed. Its
total weight is 250,000 pounds ano
cost s67, 1000. The pipes range in size
all the way from thirty-seven feet six
inches to three-Quarters Of and inch
in length, numbering lo,o56 IN all,
The organ contains 40 musical stops
and ninety-nine mechanical stops. II
has LIS miles of wire and has five
bellows, which are operated by a 20
horse power electric motor. The or,
gan really combines six organs; respec
lively, the great organ, swell organ
SOLO organ, echo organ and pedal or
gan. It IS said that unless an organ
ist takes a special course OF lnstruc
tion with it he will find himself help
less before the monster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
FOunGin the Lake.

A dispatch from Atlanta says
black chiffon hat, identified as that
worn by Miss Sophie Kloeckler, VINO
disappeared from her home on Grant
street Tuesday morning, was found
on the bank of the lake at Lakewood.
The lake will be dragged. 1t is be-
lieved she was murdered and her body
thrown in the lake. She was seen
with a young man near Lakewood.
The mystery Of her disappearance baS
been deepeued by the finding of pair
Of mans cuff buttons near the spot
where the body was pulled out, marked
A. F. B." A watch chain was also
found near the same place. 1t is be-
lieved that further developments will
speedily follow the discoveries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
Looks Like Parker.

: ID.
The Washington correspondent to
the Atlanta Constitution says the,
men most closely idnetifed With the
candidacy OF Judge Parker are now:
figuring on the probability OF his
nomination on the second ballot at
ST. Louis. The number Of state. con-
ventions which have selected unin-
structed delegations seems to- indi-g
cate that there is no likelihood OF az
nomination. on the first ballot, though
the Parker managers are confident:
the New Yorker win lead in that first;
test Of strength. OF course, they
hope that by the time the conVen-:
tion assemblies all delegates repre-
senting the conservative element will
have been converted to the idea that
Judge Parker is the best possible
nominee, but the fact that they are:
figuring on the second BALLOT shows
they do not count upon these fBt-bal-:
lot hopes being realized. They do,.
however, claim a total OF 4s4 7otesEint
the convention on the first ballot, dis
tributed as follows: - 81 $s
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Cotton Contributed Thirty-six Per
Cent Of the Total.

The department OF agriculture has
issued a report on ''Tbe Nations Farm
Surplus" prepared by George Z.
Holmes, chief OF foreign markets. 1t
gives 81, 500, ,o00,O 900 as conservative
estimate of the value Of the farm pro
ducts Of this country not fed to live
stock in 1908; on the basis of the cen
sus valuation. The value Of the ex-
ported farm products Of this country
III 1903 was s778.479,45l and the
highest value reach ed during the last
eleven years was so51, 628, 33l in 1901,
due chiefly to cotton.
The value of the exported farm pro-
ducts Of this country is concentrated
mostly in a few principal products.
OF it in 1903 eott,1i constituted 36
per cent, grain and grain products 25
per cent, meat and plcs-t p toducts ano
live animals 25 per cent these pro-
ducts eeualing over IS pc cent Of the
exports of farm products last year.
Adding tobacco, whose exports were
valued at over s35 100000: oil cake
and oil cake meal, sl9,839, ,279; fruit
and nuts, over 100000, and vege-
table oils, over sl6, ,00o, 900, gives TO-
tai of eight classes of products, each
with an export value Of over $40, ,000,-
600, that comprise almost SO per cent
OF the entire farm exports Of 1908.
Within recent years, ending with
1908, the cotton exports have been be-
tween 8, 600, 000,0 900 and 1000, 900, 900
of pounds. and the exported fraction
of the crop has been. between 63 and
II per cent. for long series of years.
TIL. fraction Of the wheat crop ex-
ported in the last dozen years has been
about 81 to Al per cent, and the ex-
ported wheat and wheat flour have
yearly averaged somewhat more than
200, ,OOo, 900 bushels since 1897, before
which period for many years the guam
tity was usually 50,000,00o to l0o,-
10000 bushels less.
Only a small portion of the corn or
maize crop is exported as corn, the
highest per centage, II per cent, be-
ing for 1898. Notwithstanding the
small per centage, the exported BUSH
els reach 100, ,oo0,Ooo to 200, 900, 900.
The beef exports weighed 3S5 900,
pork exports $50, 900, 900, lard exports
400, 600, ,0oo, oleo oil exports l26, ,os>.
900 pounds, and tobacco 36S, 100000.
Butter and cheese exports have deci-
dedIy declined within two or three
years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
THE BOIL WEEVIll.
On Account Of the the Ravages of the
Little Pest
MEXICAN COTTON rs DOOMED
The Crop Of that Country Can Never
Compete With that Growa in
the United States, Says
D.. L. O. Howard.
d.. L. O. Howard.

DR.. L. O. Howard, chief entomolo-
gist Of the department. Of agriculture
has returned from a tour OF investl-
CATION Of the DOLL weevil and yello"
fever mosquito problems in Mexico.
As a result Of his investigation be
says it is possible for yellow fever cpl.
denies to occur at higher elevations
in Mexico than 50 far has been the
case and that such epidemics will oc'
cur at the higher elevations if moth
ing is done to them. DR.. Howard
says, however. that the superior board
of health of Mexico is working ener'
getically and trying to improve on the
Havana methods.
d.. Howard made thorough study
Of the boil weevils situation in Mexi-
co, but failed to find the boil weevi]
parasite. He discovered, however,
that the boil weevil has reached an
elevation Of E 1000 feet, which is much
higher than it was expected the pest
would 60. Owing to, the climate,
Mexico cannot adopt the remedial
measures which are used in this coun.
try and en- account Of the great raw
ages Of the weevil DR.. Howard ex,
presses the belief that Mexico could
never compete with the United States.
Dr.. Howard also visited Louisiana
and examined the precautions adopted
in the effort to keep the Weevil out OF
that state. Dr.. J. II. Stubbs, direc-
tor of the Louisiana experiment Sta
ticns says be feels confident that II
can be kept out for some years. The
Louisiana shore Of the Sabine river is
the most dangerous means of spread
ing the pest into Louisiana from
Texas. The rts5 of the state boun'
dary is heavily timbered, and it is pa
trolled by men for whose service the
state is reimbursed by the federal au'
thorities. Even the negro laborers
who cross the boundary are rigidly in
Spected and in two places in the state
where the weevil appeared last veal
the crops are not being cultivated at
all this season.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
No Negroes Wanted.

At Portsmouth, Ohio, Virginia
negroes imported to i'll the places OF
striking employees at the Hanging
Rock, Ohio, Iron Company were fired
upon Thursday night. The strikers
srorned their camp houses firing
several hundred shots. The terror
stricken negroes barricaded them
selves in the main plant and the
riotes withdrew without renewing the
attack. There were no fatalities, but
another outbreak may occur at any
time as authorities seem Indifferent
to the situation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
British Roads Have Few Accidents
aad American Roads Many.

The number Of persons killed in
train accidents during the last three
months of 1903 was 446, and Of injur-
ed 3,l7S. Accidents Of other kinds,
including those sustained by employees
while at work and by passengers in
getting on or of Of the cars, ETC.,
bring the total number of casualties
up to IA, 4S5-1, 166 killed and l3, 31s
injured. There was a total Of 147
passengers killed and 1,14S injured,
all of whom, with the exception of if-
teen injured, suffered in collisions or
derallments. The figures are discour-
aging, indeed, and comparing the re-
cord of the three months in question
with that of any other previous three
months since the beginning OF the
bulletins, we find an increase Of about
$50 per cent over the highest previous
figures.
In order to get some basis Of COM
parison, we must refer to the figures
given by the British board of trade,
which exhibit but twenty-five passen-
gers killed during the whole year Of
1903. 1t will be remembered that
during the year 1901 no passenger was
killed in a collision or derailment on
the railways of Great Britain, and
that in the year 1902 six passengers
only were killed from this cause. In
the great increase which took place in
1908, however, aim st all of it was
due to collision of unusual sort at
Glasgow, where seventeen passengers
were killed; and yet, with even such
a tremendous prop0rtionate increase,
the British mortality for one year is
but one-sixth Of the mortality in this
country for three months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
Charleston Brought Serious.

The drought Is getting to be mat
ter Of serious concern in Charleston.
Since March l there has Deen fall OF
not $50 inches OF rain and the de-
fciency Of rain for the period is I IL
inches. The cisterns are dry al over
the city, the wells are running low and
there is great inconvenience In the:
households on account OF the drought
The month of April was the dryest on
record, the fall in the month amount
ing to II OF an inch. fortunately
the weather has not been very warm.
which fact has modified the effect OF
the drought som eWhat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
INSTITUTES FOB FOR FARMERS
The Program for Summer Announc
ed by Clemson College.

The Program for Summer Announc'
ed by Clemson College.
President Mel, Of Clemson college.
has issued the following in regard tc
Farmers Institutes to be held II
South Carolina this year:
Local Institutes will be held by
members of the Clemson college fac
ulty on the invitation OF not less
than fifteen farmers, each OF whom
shall sign bis own name to the invita-
tion or petition.
Those desiring Institutes must have
their petitions in the hands OF the
president. on OF before the 10th DAY
Of June, 1904.
These petitions must designate
suitable place for holding the insti
tute and will be expected to provide
either suitable building or seats II
some grove for the comfortable &C
conmodation Of those who atterd the
institute.
Prof. J. S. Newman, the Director
Of Farmers Institutes, will appoint
the dates at which the institutes vii
he held and give due notice to the pc
titioners in each locality. They will be
expected to advertise the time anc
place Of the meeting throughout The
territory from which attendance IS ex'
pected.
By authority Of the beard OF trus
tees, Institutes will be held during
one of the winter months in the fol
lowing named counties:
Marion, Eorry, Florence, Williams
burg, Georgetown, Clarendon, Berke'
Ley, Charleston, Dorchester, Orange
burg Bamberg, Colleton, Beaufort,
Hampton an6 Barnwen.
E In the remaining counties, they
win be held in July, beginning on the
first Tuesday (5th>.
There will be a farmers institute
held at the college, from August 9th
to August 18th. Distinguished speak
ers have been engaged to discuss sub
iects on animal huSban6ry-Such as
how to raise dairy and beef cattle,
how to make butter and properly
handle milk; subjects on general agri-
cultural interest such as how to re-
claim wornout soil, growing Of fruits
and vegetables, insects and diseases OF
plants and animals, how to make and
apply fertilizers, the importance OF
laoor.saving implements, and a num-
Der Of other like subjects, important
and interesting to the farmers OF
South Carolina.
The indications point now to yer
large gathering Of people on the occa
sion Of the Institute, and in order
that the college may provide quarters
for those who are interested in the
work OF the Institute, it will be neces-
ssry to apply to the president OF the
college for accommodation, otherwise
the parties arriving at the college
without this application having been
made, may be unable to secure quar-
ters during the progress OF the In
stitute.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
TIE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
The Weather Has Been Good for
Some Farm Work.

Section Director Bauer's report on:
weather and crops Tor the week end.
ing 8 a. M, May 23d, Is as follows:
The week bad mean temperature ot
II degrees; the normal for the same.
period is "a degrees. The day tenn
peratures were normal, or above; the
nights were unseasonably cool, with
light frosts In Union county on the,
18th and 18th ard in Greenyille coua-s
ty on the 18th, doing no damage.
The lowest temperature was A, the
highest was 81 degrees. The relative;
humidity was unusually low and the
sunshine excessive. The winds were
generally light westerly.
Showers occurred on the 17th and
18th, with amounts ranging from l. 10
inches at Florence and Lugof down
to trace In general, the northeast:
ern counties had beneficial rainfall; It
was light, insufficient, OF none fell, in
the north central, northwestern, west
ern, central, southeastern counties.
and throughout the Savannah valley,
in which districts the drought is be-.
coming severe.
The weather was favorable for farm
work, which is well advanced, and.
cultivation keeps pace with the nee ds
ard growth OF field crops that are free
from grass and weeds. There is wide
spread complaint OF the scarcity OF
Iaborers and their unsatisfactory SER
vices. z,S
A general, though slow, improve
ment in corn is indicated for all Sec
tions except on bottom lands, where!
worms continue to destroy stands Its:
c.lor continues yellow in the dry dis
tricts. Some corn is yet to plant,
and some that was replanted is slow
lin terminating. Ss8:ss 55:s
Improvement in stands, color, and;
growth OF cotton is noted in aisec-
tions where the rainfall was most co.
pious. In other sections stands con-
Jinue broken and irregular, with much
not up, particularly on stiff, clay and:
red lands, and replantings. The cool
nights are detrimental to the growth
ard vitality Of cotton; some places re-
port plants dying from this cause and;
the drought. Lice have appeared In
Bamberg, Hampton, Marlboro conn.:
ties. Cnopping made slow progress;
cultivation is thorough. Sea island
cotton is dwarfed, has poor stands
and Is suffering for rain. S;S;:ss
| Tobacco suffers from cool nigtssand:
remains small. Rice needs freshet
water fory flooding, although Its gene
raj condition is fairly good sowing
continues. Oats improved in the
eastern counties and are poor In other,
sections, with spring oats practically:
a failure. Harvest is under way.
Wheat locks well and its appearance
indicates an average crop. Peaches
are ripening and shipments, begun.
Minor crops and truck are generally
poor, except where the rainfall has
been fairly constant and sufficient
since planting time. .:!..3;
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
The Soldiers Dream

dreamed dream last night, wife:
! thought they'd called The roll,
And saw the soldiers fall in line,
AS they used 10 do OF old:
II was solemn sight. wife
Their locks we're white as snow,
W lie On angel gave out badges
hnd a shining cross you know.
The badges were for passports, Gear,
To cross a sullen stream
That wound just like a serpent
Round our 'campment in my dream:
I heard the angel calling,
'' Ye yet'rans fall in line
And saw our colunlS moving
Like they did in olden time.
Far out within the cleaning,
Upon the bloody plain.
7 could see the whiteneo tomnstoneS
OF the men who had been SLAIN;
The smoke it seemed had cleared away
From the field, meath cloudless skies,
And heard the angel calling
To the dead to now arise.
Deep trouble came upon me,
For the angel from on high,
In giving out the badges,
It seemed had passed me by;
NV eyes were sore with weeping,
For I saw deaths waters glean,
And knew I had no passport
To bear me DER the stream.
And others, too, were weeping
One had precious wife,
A son and other children,
He Loved more than his life:
And others carried bags Of gold,
Their forms all bending low,
Thus weighed with life's treasures:
That they could not cross you know.
But I ran and called the angel:
PLEASE help me DER the stream.
For heard the waves now lashlng.
And could see deaths water cleaning
Then flew the angel backward:
''Why linger thou pray?
Did'st thou not hear the order
To fall in line today?
Then gave he my passport,
And my Joy now did seem
So very greac-unutterable-
That it walked me from my dream,
I've been thinkg DER this matter, wife,
Since the dawning Of the day;
You see our forms are bending
And our locks have done turned gray.
Our feet are sore and heavy, dear,
And our eyes are getting dim,
But, as we totter down LIES pathway
We will put our trust IN him:
Well not falter at deaths waters,
Well not trouble at their CLEAN,
For God will send an angel,
To bear Us DER the stream.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-01
AT FREDERICKSBURG.

st Fredericksburg, in December fol-
lowing, it again found warm corner
by one Of those accidents OF battle.
Gregg's brigade occupied the second
line in front Of a position charged oy
Union troops. Owing to misplace
uent there was gap in the front
line, and a Union charging column
burst through and struck the lists
companion regiment, Orr's S. c. Ri