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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
PECULIAR DEATH.
Gas Plant Working Force Found
Dead in Nets7 2oom.
REscURER's NARROW ESCAPE
One Of Victims Was Discovered
Alive but Could Not Be
Saved. Force Numbered
Four Men

-Four men were asphyxiated by gas
at Dover, N. j., Thursday at the
plant Of the Dover, Rockaway and
Port Dram Gas company. They con-
stituted the entire working force Of
the place and were discovered By Geo.
E. Bunneu, q former employe, who
on visiting the plant found it ap.
parently deserted with engines run.
ming under a full head OF steam and
scarcely any water in the boilers.
After sEu sting down the engines and
attending the boilers Bunneu went
thrcugl the works and the four men
we're I, I'd beneath an open trap door
in the meter room with The space un-
der the flor filled with gas from a
broken valve in the drip pipe. -
The men were William Blumer, 1t
years old, mployed as a fireman; Elias
S. Chamberlain, the engineer; Otto
Fidschuma, painter, and a man known
only as Gustave, also painter The
nen lay together in a heap and Bum
uell noticing that the man on top was:
alive, entered the trap to rescue him.,
)ut became so weakened by the gas
that he could not lift the body to the
floor. four feet above, and was barely
IDLE to get out himself. He staggered
outside but was unable to attrac1 any
1ne'S attention and it was some time
before he recovered sufficiently to
telephone for assistance.
When help finally arrived and the
gas was turned off 80 the men could
oe taken out, all four we're dead.
From their positions it Is thought
that Bulmer, went through the trap
first to fix the broken valve and was
overcome by the gas, and that Ia an
effort at rescue Chamberlain, Eid-,
schum and GustaYe followed and lost
their lives.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
What 3 oss Cap"rs Says.

District Attorney John G. CaperS,
the national r publican committee
man for this state, iutimates that
there will be few changes in the
jobs in this state as 8 result Of the
recent election. 1t Is understood that
those who have been opposing Cap
ers and his associates will lose out.
This means that such men as Post
master Richardson at Greenville,
Postmaster Harris at Charleston and
those in charge Of the collectors Of
fee at Columbia will be retained.
while the Tolbert Bob Smalis a d
others will be dropped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Left for Parts Unknown.

A special from Athens, Ca, says:
There is shortage in the accounts OF
the cashier and ticket seller at the
depot of the Georgia railroad in this
city and the two young men who held
those Offices, J. Han mond Childels
and Joseph J. Hunter, have left fol
parts unknown. The amount Of
shortage has not yet been ascartaineo
and will not be until the accounts
have been audited thoroughly. 1t is
rumored that Childers, who was toe
cashier, is short nyWhere from 81, ,0OC
to SO, 900, while Hunters shortage il
placed at S4O0 or $500.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Remarkable Case.

The Columbia State says: The
newly.elected governor Of Minnesota,
John A. Johnson, is another states
man Of the Dick Wilmington sort.
His father died in the poor house and
bis mother had to take in washing in
order to get food for the future COVER
nor Of the State OF Minnesota. This
latter dignitary left school when he
was 10 years Of age to make bis liveli-
hood. Oo November he was elected
Democratic governor OF the over
whelmingly Republican State OF Min
nesota- There are as strange things
In human life as ever were written for
the story books"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
A Trolley Accident.

A dispatch to the Augusta Chroni
Gle says Wednesday morning W. G..
Thoma<on. aged So years, was run
over and killed by an electric car on
the corner Of Broad and Thomas
streets at Macon, Ga. He was nearly
deaf and did not hear the car as it ap-
preached him: be stopped IN the mid
die Of the track, and before the motor.
man cou!d stop the car it was upon
him, killing him Instantly. Mr..
Thomason was formerly OF Ebert
county, and was buried there Thurs
day,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
4 Close Call,
The Clyde liner Algonquin arrived

The Clyde liner Algonquin arrived
at Jacksonville, Fla, Wednesday,
morning slightly listed to sta,board,
because OF the shifting OF her cargo
during Sundays storm and with a
slight rip in her side made by the
bowsprit Of an unknown schooner,
which she encountered. The schooner
was without lights and hove up in
front Of the Algonquin when the
storm was at its height. It was al
most in possible to avoid a collision as
both vessels were rolling on heavy
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
1t Will Live.

The Philadelphia Record is right
when it says temporary defeat will
not prevent Alton B. Parker from
holding the position to which he is en-
titled in the c, uncilS OF the Democrat
ic party. These recple fondly err who
imagine that the great constitutional
and historic party OF the country is
dissolved by the result Of the election,
The party has too long been used to
such extreme popular manifestations
to doubt a return CT the sober second
thought OF the people,"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Fatal Accident.

A dispatch from Piedmont to The
State says, 0. B. Creamer, a farmer
Of that place was run over by a South
ern railway train near there Monday
afternoon aud received injuries flom
which he died an hour afterwards.
Creamer was driving wagon loaded
with fertilizer drawn by two mules.
The wagon was smashed to splinters
and one Of the mules was killed. T.
L. Mccall, who was on the wagon
escaped uninjured. The dead mar
leaves wife and several children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Advice to Farmers.

Harvi Jordan of Georgia, president
Of the Southern Cotton Growers as
sociation, advises farmers to hoio
their cotton for better prices anc
comnends them for holding so far
which he says kept the price from
going to eight cents in October.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Drowned at sea.

A special from Washington, North
Carolina, says: Captain Charles
Williams and three others left there
Saturday on the schooner Missouri fo1
their nome in hyde county. Storm
bound at Indian Head they anchored
off the shore, but after dinner Sun.
day the wind blew them from this
anchorage and the boat was capsized
and all on board drowned. The names
of the crew cannot be obtained at this
time. None of the bodies have been
recovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Street Car Collide.

At Chattanooga, Tenn, d Eeadon
collision Thursday ca the rapid tran
sit electric car line, due to a heavy
fog, resulted in one death and the serl-
Gus injury OF several persons, J. Wood.
all a passenger, who was internally
hurt, died later Of his injuries. Motor
man Burkrer, both OF whose legs were
cut of, aud Motorman Harris, who re-.
ceived internal injuries, will probably
ole.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Cousins Fall Out.

a dispatch from Lancaster to TIE
State says Walter Hough OF the town
OF he shaw and Will SuoWell Of Lsn-
caster, county had difficulty near
the Southern depot at Lancaster Wed
nesday, in which Hough was seriously
shot with a pistol by Sowell. Sowell
was cut seriously With knife by
Hough. 1t was an unfortunate affair
especially as the young men were first
cousins. Hough is shot through both
lungs and the docto s think ne will die.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Hanged tor Murder.

Neill Sellers and Dave Brown, both
negroes, were hanged at Elizabeth
town, n. c., on Wednesday for the
murder OF Mrs. George Packer, a
yourg white womon, on September
End. The crime was one Of the most
brutal In criminal annals.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Charged With Murder.

Ms. Patton Noble of New York city
is under arrest on the charge OF muir
dering her husband, who was found
on Monday morning in their home
with two bullet wounds in his chest.
She says it was an accident while her
husband was trying to take the re-
vOlyer from her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Started Cp Again.

After being shut down for four
months because OF a strike over II
l-2 per cent reduction In wages, the
Fall River, Mass, cotton mills started
their machinery again on Monday.
Oaly Z few operatives reported for
work-so few that the mills had to
Ston AGAIN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Murderer Captureds

Sam Brown, the negro who mur-
dered young Allen Heathington IN
ColleSon county some weeks ago, and
for whom a reward Of $500 was Of
fered, was captured in Rock Hill on
Tuesday. Gov. Hayward offered $500
and the family 5000 reward.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Lawyer Parker.

ES.Judge Alton B. Parker, late
democratic candidate for president,
has moved to the city Of New York
and opened law Office there. He 1e-
sgned at sl4, 500 Office to become a
candidate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
Suicided.

Adam Weiss, Of Chicago, a passen-
ger on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
H., committed suicide when the stea-
mer was two hours out from New
York, on Wednesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
rhe Number Of Persons Killed and
Wounded in this State.

The railroad commission has com.
pleted the tabulation OF the employees
and passengers killed by the railroads
in the State for the year ending June
80, 1904. The figures are as follows:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
viii Fight On.

The Russian ambassador In Wash.
ington says his country does not want
any interference or proposals for arbi'
tration, but intends to fight the wa!
out with the Japs to the bitter end.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
A Peculiar Accident.

a special dispatch from Augusta,
Ca, to the Columbia Record says Mr..
Il C. Hughes, an engineer on the Au.
gusta Southern railroad, met instant
death at Peonille one day last week.
The death was the result OF q pure &C
cident. It appears that Mr.. Hughes,
who was in Pennvi:le on one OF his
regular trips, was on the engine Ct the
Augusta bound passenger train. he
was talking to Engineer Edmund B.
Thomas, VINO was in charge Of the en-
gine. AS the train moved, it is
Thought, pistol fell from the signal
box OF the engine, struck the fcotboard
and was discharged. The ball entered
the left side Of Mr.. Hughes body
about midway passing upwards, and
either cutting important blocd vessels
or entering the heart. Mr.. Hughes
fell from the engine to the ground,
and in falling bis left hand and arm
were thrown beneath the wheels and
were crashed. Death was practically
instantaneous. The revolver was the
property Of Engineer Thomas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23

middle section have been Sufficiently
aroused to the situation to lndorSe
stringent measures.
But the effort will be made. The
men who have the case in hand have
been preparing for the fight, and
whether il is won or rot in the coming
Congress, il is to be waged with all
sflnr
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
a Negro Hanged,

Joseph Watson, the Is year old
colored boy who murdered Henry Os-
borne OF Hartford, Conn, last Au
gust, paid the penalty for his crime
Wednesday morning when he was put
to death by hanging on the gallows in
the State prison. The drop was
sprung at 1900 and at 1915 Dr.. Fox,
the prison physician, declared him
dead. The reflex muscular action
shown by Watson after the drop was
sprung was remarkable. While suS-
pended in the air and apparently after
MS neck had been broken he claSped
his hands, then drew them apart and
finally let them drop to his side.
Shortly before midnight the sacra-
ment was administers q to the con-
demned boy ard later he kDelt in
prayer with his spiritual adviser,
the Rev. A. A. Crock Of Hartford.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23

The item last emu nerated includes
the Fishing Creek disaster in August,
1o09
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23

Total killed and injured, including
trespasserS and all others, as follows:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23

ID UllG Sd1S Va pV0S1o Va oAS WI y. -!
sections.
But these same leaders resolved that
it was time to do something. They
pictured the South IS sitting by its
Plantation freside, gazing into the dy-
ing embers OF the past while snokit 6
the corn cob pipe Of retrospection, and
were determined that the march OF
progress Of the East and North shou d
not BE- arrested by the Bourbon spirl'.
Every time an economic measure came
no in Congress there were those I26
Inflated votes, solidly ar1aigned
against the rest Of the ccuatry, stub
born, uosusceptible to reason, dead set
in their Bourbonism. They knew that
down South the business interests
were stirring uneasily, but the Bour-
bons controlled the ballot box.
The agitation has been renewed
since election day. The solid South
has been compressed into even narrow
e-space by the pressure Of progress OF
It's Northern torders. The Republican
leaders are asking themselves now.
shall we permit this narrowed and re-
stricted area to continue to hold suct
mighty balance Of power in Con
ores,? SuppJse it is asked, that the
negro vote in the South could have
heen counted in this election; woule
nnuld rot the Union, with the possible
exception OF Texas haye voted the Re
npblican ticket, with Its principles o.
progress and prosperity?
The leaders realize that it is no cas-!
task that is before them. They do nc
know whether it can be accomplished
in the coming Congress or not. 1t i
vet to be determined whether tn
good. natured, easy-going people Of th'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-07
SEVERAL BUILDING PERMITS.

New Forbes Chapel to be Built of Stone
 and to Cost sS5.OOO.
 Several building permits were issued by Fire Marshal Gladwin yesterday. The Forbes chapel building committee of St. Paurs parish. Rev. MT. Perry. chairman, was granted a permit to erect the new Forbes chapel on Forbes avenue, which is to cost ss5.OOO. It is to be constructed of stone and brick, and it's dimensions are to be 44x1OO feet. sperry & Treat are the contractors and work on the new building is to begin at once.
 G. B. Haight was given permission to erect a one-family frame house, two stories high, at SSs Elm street. to cost s6,OOO.
 A. s. McWilliams is to erect a one family frame house on Livingston street, between Gamer and Cold Spring street. It is to cost $3,500.
 Claus Peterson is to erect a two-fam- fly frame house at 161 Ivy street at a cost of $2,09O.
 simon Persky was given permission to erect one-story stone and brick store at Ss Hallock street. the same to cost $500.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-07
WALLINGF0RD.

The Y. M. c. A. team will try their luck in New Haven tonight, in a game with the New Haven High school team.
 The Young Mems Athletic club has elected the following officers: Presi- dent H. V. James; vice president, Frank Robinson: secretary H. H. Bris- tol; treasurer. R. c. Williams; execu- tive committee, H. s. Lane. C. H. Chandler, A. D. Hall.
 Those who attended the celebration of the tWenty-fifth wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Charles D. Allen, held at their home on Masonic avenue Mon day night, will long remember the oc- casion as one of extreme pleasure The interior of the house was tastefully dec orated with varied colored chrysanthe- nuns and greens, while the dining room was trimmed in red Kahl's or. chestra rendered a very pleasing pro gramme, and Maynard of Meriden ca tered. Host and hostess were assisted in receiving by their daughter, Miss Mabel Allen and Miss Louise gTyzack of Hartford. They received many presents and very enjoyable evening was Espent. Tn the room the many gifts of silver were displayed and here was a beautiful shower bouquetof white car nations from Mrs. c. 0. Smith and daughter os New Haven.
 The cast that will produce the Christ mas cantata, Christmas at Grand pas held a very successful rehearsal in the Congregational church Monday night. The production will be given the Thursday preceding Christmas. Next Monday afternoon Mizpah SO cial will have basket and basket work sale at William B. Halls building on North Main street, at 3:90. During the sale tea, cocoa and cake will be served. The articles on sale will be suitable for Christmas gifts.
 Jared Kimberly is confined to his home with severe case of the grip.
 A meeting will be held this evening at Mrs. Herbert Collett's, 115 South Whittlesey avenue, of the committee of arrangements for the Aquilla social dance and concert to be given Thursday evening at Leighton hall.
 The worlds fair at the Baptist church last night was much enjoyed.
 For next Monday evening at the Con gregational church a testimonial con cert to Mrs. May Thomson Trask has been arranged, the originator and pro moter of the concert being Frank N. Kelly, the well-known tenor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-07

which attracts them forth. At the mouths Of the holes whence they are drawn is small steel trap which catches them firmly. A lantern is used by which they are thrown into a daze. They are then gathered up and killed. SupplementiRg this method M. Maillard uses a paste preparation which drives out those which the other method fails to bring forth. This paste acts as a poison but the rats do not die on the premises but wander off quite a dis tanee before they die.
 M. Maillard has been at this oceu- patton for twenty years and has operat- ed in New Jersey, New York and New England, and has a record. Previously to coming to New Haven he was en- gagged in his work in Hartford, where but few nights ago he brought about 2SO rats to death. He also rendered valuable service in some of Hartford's large stores.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-07

of a suit to recover S25.0O0 damages which MT. Allen has instituted against the sanitariurn company through his attorneys, Chamberlain & Hull.
 The writ in this sensational action was served early this morning by Dep uty Sheriff Peter Roolan. MT. Allen is said to be a relative of the Wander bilts in New York. He is an artist by profession and has property which yielded him an income of about $2,0OO a year. Tn the complaint it is alleged that as a result of the Imprisonment in the sanitarium he has lost money and valable papers. to say nothing of his intense suffering of body and mind.
 It appears from the records that MT. Allen was held at the sanitarium from December, 1896, to about the middle of December, 1902.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-07
REMOVER OF PESTS.
MT. MailIard of New York Here ito 'Ex-
 terminate Rodents.

{
 One of the pests that cause great an noyance in great stores and public buildings is the army of rats that con gregate about them, and the work of exterminating them is naturally of in terest to those who have experienced this nuisance There are specialists in almost every line conceivable in these times, but there are probably few who have So much as imagined a specialist in rat catching. Yet there is such an individual, and he is staying at pres ent in New Haven. He is M. Maillard of 594 Eighth avenue, New York.
 7 M. Maillard commenced operations in New Haven last evening by a success full campaign against the rodents that frequent the union station and as a result there is decrease in the rat population whereabouts to-day When M. Maillard began operations there were those who did not expect to see any effects from his endeavors, and these were agreeably surprised when they be- held the results of short period of campaigning.
 M Maillard's method consists in en- ticing the pests from their hiding places by means of an oil the odor of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-07
INA CHINESE TEMPLE.
A Description of Calm and Peaceful
 Oriental Scene.

A Description of Calm and Peaceful
 Oriental Scene.
 The Nreeze was filling the bells hang ing from the caves of the great temple with fitful melody. High trees threw pleasant shadows across the courtyard, and beneath their spreading branches were groups of worshippers. It was a day of festival. the time of prayer pe- titioned by a woman whose son was dead, but through his annual pilgrim age to the shrine of Buddha, was be- lieved to live again Priests in flowing robes of yellow silk, and carrying. bows of incense, administered to the devo- tees, while upon a table in the center of the court acolytes piled up the gifts plates of fresh flour, dishes of sweet fruits and unboiled rice Within the great shrine, dim and faintly lit, the pale fires of many candles were burn ing. Upon the floor were scattered in
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-07
FIREMAN REscuEs WOMAN.

 Mrs. Keechin, Overcome by Smoke,
 Carried Out of Burning House.
 Shortly after o'clock last evening the fire department was summoned to the. residence Of Frank Keeehin, at 4s5 Congress avenue. A lamp exploded and set fire to all the decorations and fur niture in the room. The entire room was badly burned out before the flames were extinguished.
 Mrs. Keechin was lying down in a nearby room when the lamp exploded and she was found nearly overcome with smoke by Fireman Cronogue, of Truck No. 2, and carried out of the burning building by him. After being in the open air for while she quickly recovered. A few hundred dollars will cover the damage.