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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Girl Kills a Baby.

At Toronto, Ontario, Josephine
Carr, 13-year-old girl, has confessed
to the murder OF VIM. Murray, a nine.
months-old infant. It is claimed Of
the Carr cir. that she has been in the
habit Of stealing baby carriages from
the front OF department. store while
the parents were inside shopping. Last
Friday the girl went to department.
store and found baby in each car
riage 10 front Of the store. So she
picked out the best looking baby car
riage Of the lot, which contained the
Murray child, and made off with 1t.
She took the child to the woods near
her home at the east end Of the city
and, stripping it Of its clothing, threw
it over an enbankment and caused Its
death. Later she placed the body In a
culvsrt and buried the clothing. Oa
Saturday she made the announcement
that she had discovered" the child's
body in the culvert. The girl claimed
that she got the idea of killing the
child from seeing play at local
theatre.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Winthrop commencement.

Invitations have been sent out for
the annual commencement exercise,
OF Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College at Rock Hill, on June 4, IS
and s. Fifty young women will re
ceive their degrees. On Sunday
morning, June +, the sermon will be
delivered before the Young Women's
Christian Association, and at night
Rev. E. W. Smith, OF Greensboro, n.
c., will preach the bacalaureate ser
non. On Monday the joint celebra-
gion OF the literary societies and an
inspection Of the buildings and de.
partnencs will take place. On June
s, the schedule provides for the
alunnae reunion, address to the
alumnae by Hon. E. D. Smith, Of
Sumter. Daisy Chain Procession, :"
address to tee graduating class by
Hon. N. r. Ansel, OF Greenville, and
the award OF diplomas and certi6.
Gates.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
AN INTERESTING DECISION
Handed Down bT Judge Braw!ey in
an Insurance Case,

In the United States Circuit Court
at Charleston on Wednesday JUICE
Brawley rendered an opinion Of special
interest to the accident Insurance
companies and the holders Of policies
In such companies, the case coming
up on a motion of the Fidelity and
Casualty Company, Of New York, for
a new trial, the defendant not being
satisfied with the verdict which was
rendered against it at the recent term
Of the court in GreenVille.
1t appears that the late Frederick
G. Stacy, president OF the FIRST Ma
tional Bank Of Gafney, S. c., was
walking down the street. when he
was accosted by a man OF the name OF
Porter, who alleged that he had not
been treated fairly in business trans
action. Stacy and Porter later came
upon Stacy's partner, who explained
the transaction, whereupcn Stacy
turned to Porter and remarked:
This shows you are lying Porter
answered with, ''You are liar your
SELF" and Stacy hit Porter two blows.
one in the mouth, slightly abrasing
bis hand.
From this wound, Stacy died in
few days Of blood poison, aud later the
executor of Stacy's estate, brought
suit for the payment OF the accident
policy for IS, 900, which the company
had refused, alleging that Stacy had
met his death by violent and unlaw,
ful means. The jury was instructed
specifically upon the laws OF accident
and verdict was rendered in favor
Of the estate. It was to set aside
this verdict that the present action,
was introduced which Judge BraWley
has refused, dismiss;ng the motlor
for a new trial.
In his opinion, Judge Brawley en-
ters into an exhaustive review OF the
meaning Of the word, accident" de-
fnitions in law and by various authori.
ties being rec;ted, in reaching his con
clusion that the death Of Stacy was
an accident. The question is an In
terestiug one to the accident insur,
ance people. While the blow which
Stacy struck in resenting an insult
might not have been an accident, the
blood poisoning consequent upon it
was an accident, and the verdict was
rendered accordingly and the court
now justifes the verdict.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Drowned Ofthe Island.

The Charleston Post says J. Amos
Ksly, a painter employed on the Isle
OF Palms by Contractor q. D. Schua-
cher, was drowned Wednesday after
neon off the island. He left the
beach in boat, which was over
turned By the waves in sight Of the
shore, aud the unfortunate painter
sank without the possibility Of help
being rendered him. His body has
not yet been recovered. Kelly With
his wife an5 child lived in the rear Of
Mr.. John D. Cappelmann's residence,
200 Rutledge avenue. BE was a man
CT kiacly disposition and OF good
character
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Killed by Playmate.

A dispatch from Marion to The
State says Miss Clinnie, the l3-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. n. P.
Smith, was accidentally shot in the
breast with shotgun at 5 o'clock
Friday afternoon. She with several
other children, some Of whom had the
gun, were playing On the lawn at the
home OF DR.. E. B. Utley, when the
accident occurred. There are vary
ing rumors as TO which one Of the
children had the gun, when the shot
was fred, and your correspondent
could not ascertain definitely, but it
is thought to have been Herbert Girls
pini, son of Mr.. b. Crispini, who re-
Gently move there from New York.
The child died from the wound at
$50 o'clock Friday night. She was a
bright and popular little girl, and
there are expressions OF grief and
sympathy for the family to be heard.
on all sides.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
FEARFUL MORTALITY
Among the General officers Killed
in Our Great War.

The Army and Navy Journal says
from the archives OF the Confederacy
on deposit in the war department the
military secretary. Major Gen. Aims
worth, has brought to light some in
tercsting data concerning the CON-
manders Of the Confederate forces in
the field in the fateful days OF lS6l-65.
Deducting eleven names OF officers
who did not qualify for one reason or
another, we have in this list 4l5 gen.
erals, and the records given show that
OF these ~ were killed OF mortally
wounded in action, or Is per cent.
This is a very striking showing
when we recall the almost entire i'm
munity OF the Russian and japanese
armies lighting in Manchuria from
fatal casualties to general officers. We
recall but one vino has been reported
killed in battle in the far East, and II
there are others they must be very
few: whereas the percentage OF casual
ties among the general officers OF the
Confederacy are far in excess Of the
percentage Of casualties among the
rank and file OF the Russian and Jape.
nese armies as given by Gen. Bliss,
who has the best Of facilities for
learning the facts. No less than %
general Officers of the Confederacy
we're killed IN battle during the II
months OF campaigning, and the 8
months of fighting commencing with
Grants battle Of the Wilderness and
ending with Appomattox. Ten briga-
der generals Of the Union army were
also killed during this campaign, be-
sides II colonies commanding bri-
gades, 6 Of them at Cold Harbor
alone. At Franklin Confederate
generals were killed, and during Sher-
mans campaign 5, the Union army
losing g. At Gettysburg 5 Ccnfeder-
ate and 5 Union generals were killed,
10 in all, besides 3 Union colonies
commanding brigades. At Fredericks-
burg 2, Union, and 2 Confederate gen.
erals were killed. In all, the Union
army LOST in killed or mortally wound
ed so general officers, % brevet br!ga-
dier generals and "a colonels COM
uan6ing brigades.
Taking the proportion as one killed
to 4.52 wounded. this would indicate
that 4O7 Confederate generals were
killed OF wounded out OF total OF
AS. Probably, however, the general
officers were the selected victims OF
the sharp shooters, who shot to kill.
In one regiment OF the civil war, SUBJ
jected to the ordinary casualties OF
battle, the 1st Minnesota at Gettys-
burg, % per cent Of those engaged
we're killed and 81 per cent were killed
and wounded. In forty-two other
regiments the percentage OF killed In
different battles was Is OF more. The
ratio OF killed to wounded in Sc bat.
Ties Of the civil war was to AS, vary
ing between / to 3 at Williamsburg
and / to 6 I at Arkansas Pest. The
average among the regular troops was
! to 1 So
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
EAMPTOE'S THREAT
Caused sherman to Quit Shooting
Confederate Prisoners.

Confederate Prisoners.
Tt the Editor Of The Sunday News:
I read with much interest the COM
nunication in the last number Of The
Sunday News, signed by my old friend,
B. Frank Ford, who | hope will par
don me for making few minor cor
rections in regard to the shooting OF
Miller. Instead OF twenty OF so haV
ing been called out to draw, there
we're one hundred and fifty, as told
me next day by one Of the guard. He
also said the number agreed upon was
thirty. five, and Miller drew that num-
Der, but said it was his opinion that
the drawing was sham, as it was
supposed that Miller was the one who
shot the man; though he, the guard,
did lot think so, but thought it was
done by one Of Wheeler's men; for
they had all sworn never to take a
forager (better known as bummer)
prisoner.
After being the one selected to be
shot Miller was taken across the dead
line with one OF the prisoners, and
told the prisoner be did not mind it,
only be had nine daughters dependent
on him for support and regretted 80
leave them thus. a young Texan, I
have forgotten his name, offered to
take Miller's place when he heard
this, but Gen. Blair refused it, saying
it was not legal.
Miller was shot about twelve miles
from C1eraw, in Chesterfield district,
as then called, and, as well as I re-
member, buried on the side Of the
road leading from Cheraw to Camden.
The grave was pointed out to me the
next morning as we passed.
at Fayetteville, N. c., we were
formed in line again, Tor the purpose
Of drawing for our lives. Ten were to
be shot, but just as the officer stepped
to the first man for him to draw
courier came post-haSte on horseback
and handed him paper. After res d.
ing it we were marched back in the
Bull Pen" without drawing. At first
l asked one OF the guard
what was up, when he told nee that
Hampton had put Sher nan on notice
that two commissioned officers or
eleven pri7ateS would be shot for every
one of our men shot by Sherman's or
1ers, in retaliation for "bummers'
killed; so this put stop to the whole
thing, and relieved US Of the dread
tnat was hanging over US continually;
for Wheeler's men continued shoot
Ing "5ummers" regardless OF Sher-
mans orders.
could write you more OF the
atrocities perpetrated on those that
we're so unfortunate to be prisoners
With Blair's corps, the 18th, but I
fear I have already taken up too much
II your valuable space.
A. BAsCoM CoBURN,
Co D, I'd S. G. Bat, S. G. Y. T.
Jesup, Ca, Nav 20. 1908.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Auto Exploded,

A large touring car belonging to
Mrsi Howard Gould, exploded Wed
nesday afternoon in front OF a garage
at Thirty-third street and Fifth ave
nue., New York, through the care, ess-
ness OF a street sweeper, who threw
lighted match underneath the ma
chine where there was a quantity Of
gasoline which had leaked from the
tank. The explosion could be heard
for block and caused excitement
among the guests OF the Wal6o 6orf. AS
toria The automobile was wrecked,
the damage being estimated at 49, 600.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Bank for holly Hilt.

The Bank Of Holly Hill was organ
lied Thursday with a capital stock OF
$4,000. The following are the board
of directors: &. W. r lame, A. E.
Joyner, ". L. DsHay, c. c. Williams,
R3beso Lide, A B. Bennett, DR.. J. l..
B. Gilmore. Officers: 81. W. Rhame,
president; A. T. Joyner, cashier; Moss
s. Ly6e, solicitors. MeSsrs. a. W..
Raame, a. B. Bennett and a.. F. Joy
ner were appointed BY the directors
building omnittee, with authority
to MAKE contracts for the erection Of
a suitable brick building for the bank.
Il is expected that the band will be
ready for business by September l.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Ship and Crew Lost.

The Chilean cruiser Presidente Pin
to has foundered in the Gulf Of Ancud,
north OF the Island Of Chloe, off the
southern part OF the coast Of Chile.
According to one report, her COM
nander, Capt. Whitesioes committed
suicide in despair. Another version
SAYS he was drowned. The presidente
Pinto carried a crew Of III officers
and men. She was built in France In
1892, and was constructed Of steel,
with copper sheathing. Her speed was
about Is knots. She was 26S feet
long and her armament consisted Of
four inch guns, two 5 inch guns, and
ten small rapid-fre guns. She had
three torpedo tubes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
BE Fooie d Them.

A report comes from Charleston
that many people on James Island
have been taken in by a seller OF soap,
which they paid for and never re-
ceived. The inducements Of attract
i've presents, to be secured with large
purchases. brought In many orders
and the agent reaped harvest at the
rate OF SO per box. The seller has de-
parted for parts unknown and it may
be well tor other communities to be
on their guard if the soap seller and
prize distributor should put In his ap.
pearanee in their neighborhood.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
The Gar field Report.

Some OF Mr.. Garfeld's friends are
defending bis beef trust report. They
point out that that report showed
that profits on the capitalization ran
as high as eighteen to twenty per cent
in the case Of one company. They
also say that Mr.. Garfeld's critics
"seized upon the 2 per cent and
ninety nine cents per head figures
alone and derided the suggestion that
the packers were making so little
money. The fact that the per cent.
profit is a profit on gross sales, not on
capital invested, and that 1t means
that the packers are making ima ense
SUMS annually, was apparently lost
sight of.' Mr.. Garfield S friends now
point out that the report says that
while the profit on dressed beef was
nineG5-nile cents head, the profits
on the by. produ-5s brought the profit
per head to s1.5G; and when 10 is con-
sidered that the packers handle mill
ions OF cattle each year the volume Of
their earnings is apparent. But
even Sl.50 per head is at wide vari-
ance with the figures presented by
Cuthbert Powell, who for more than
twenty-five years has been commercial
editor OF the Kansas City Journal. Mr.
PoWell's statement has bsen given
wide publicity. 1t showed that the
average net profit to the packers is
s7.41 per head. MI Powell eonclud-
ed his statement in these words: Ap-
ply the average profit Of s7.4l on cat
tie, 20 cents on hcgS, so cents on
sheep and SO cents on calves, to the
total number Of head killed in year
by the combine packing houses,
gives total profit of s47, 727,41
Figuring upon their total capitalize.
qion, undoubtedly heavily watered, Of
sl10, 500,0 900, we have 43 per cent,
which is ten times what such money
would produce if loaned in large blocks
upon the open market. Besides this,
the trust is heavily interested in the
stock yards at Kansas City and Chica-
60 and owns outright stock yards at
numerous other cities, together with
private car lines, the profits from
which are undoubtedly large"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Breach Of Promise Suit,

Damages asgregating quarter Of
million dollars as compensation for
alleged breach OF promise Of marriage
are asked by Mrs. Katherine Poillon
in suit against W. Gould BrokaW,
the millionaire clubman, which was
begun in the supreme court In New
York Wednesday. Eminent counselt,
scores OF witnesses, many OF them
people of prominence from distant
parts OF the country, and a packet
containing more than 200, letters al.
legged by the plaintiff to have been
written by Brokaw, will figure in the
case. The authenticity OF the letters,
upon which the suit is largely based,
is denied by Brukaw'S counsel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
CRsZgD NEGRO BURNED.
He Shot to Death Every White Man
he Could.

About o'clock Wednesday night
mob OF men and boys surrounded the
house and SIT it afre. Shaw remained
in the burning house as long as he
could stand the heat and fually leap
ed out and tried to escape. Nearly one
hundred shots were fred and Snaw's
body was riddled with bullets. Sunday
afternoon Shaw was terrorizing the
community around Whitman, KY,
and an appea! was sent to Greensboro
for help. a posse was at orce formed,
but as socn as they approached the
mad mans house he opened fire on
them.
Town Marshal Watson was shot in
the face and Deputy Marshal John J.
Jackson in the back. Others wound
ed were Dr.. G. II. Pitt, on the hand;
a boy named Howard and a boy
named Pelly in the legs. Wednesday
morning a posse headed by Sheriff
Kelly went from Lewisport to Whit
man and found Shaw sitting on his
front porch.
Shaw quickly barricaded himself
in his house. The posse tried to
storm the house, but the negro opened
fire, wounding James Ford and John
Robinson. He apparently had only
small shot, which saved the lives Of
those he shot at. Shaw was shot at
twice. he had two revolvers, but an.
nounced that he would save them for
work at close quarters. A great crowd
gathered around the house, keeping at
a safe distance.
At 3 o'clock VIII c. Brown, depu.
ty Sher # Of Hancock county, Volun.
teered to go to the home and take
Shaw. When within Is feet OF Shaw,
the crazy man fred, blowing Browns
head completely off. The body now
lies at the door OF the house and can
not be recovered. The burning Of t1e
house is being discu sed 5Y the posse
and this probably will be done.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Never Had ANY.

President aadley OF Yale Univerity
was one OF the speakers at the dinner
Of the Cornhill Alumni, OF New Y York
city. DR.. Hadley told a story OF q
little boy whose mother had died and
whose father had married again, hav-
ing two sons by the second wife. Il
had a mother and I've got step
MOTHER" said the boy, but Billy and
Harry, all they've got is astepmother.
They never had any MOTHER
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
"A Good Law.

The ''whipping post law" for wife
beaters went into effect Thursday in
the State of Oregon. The law pro7id.
es that a man convicted OF wife beat
ing may be punished with whipping,
not exceeding 20 lashes, but this is
only an additional punishment as the
old punishment by fine or lmprison-
nent is still in effect under the new
law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31

10th countries the same interpreta-
rion, and then draw our conclusion.
From ,ong standing prejudice, we see
the mote in the eye Of the Russian
government, but fail to see the beam
in the eye Of our own government and
people.
l write this not for the purpose, as
stated, OF defending Russia, but for
the purpose Of calling attention to
home, matters. Itis often the best way
in which to force a truth home. de-
sire to turn the light On matters OF a
serious nature at home. We have
enough here to keep US busy without
crossing the Atlantic to dictate to
other people, and to interfere with
their home affairs.
WILLIAM P. CALHOUN.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
In connection with the acreage

In connection with the acreage
question, Latham, Alexander & Co.,
the New York cotton firm, estimate
that the acreage this year will be 49,
Ill, ,130; as against 81, l,73o,00o last
year. The decrease in acreage In
South Carolina is placed at nine per
cent; the same for Georgia and Texas
twelve per cent. Notwithstanding
an apparent decrease Of over three
million acres, this firm ventures no
prediction as to the outcome Of the
crop. A great deal depends upon the
weather.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
They Must Go.

The North Carolina supreme court
has affirmed the decision of the lower
court sustaining the act passed by the
last legislature prohibiting bucket
shops" and the practice OF dealing in
futures. The law makes it misde
neanor to open place where quota
tions on futures are furnished or to
buy or sell options for future delivery
when the actual delivery Of the goods
is not contemplated. The effect Of
the decision is to close up all branches
of cotton exchange houses in that
state doing future business.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31

IN Chicago the other day woman
was granted divorce ffty.seVen Sec
onds after her case had been called
foT trial. Seven questions Of about six
words each vera asked for. Each was
replied to in one word, yes or no, and
the thing was all over. 1t is believed
this makes the record for speedy d.
Vorces. This is quick time, but the
Rev. Sam. P. Jones wants it's quicker
vet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
Portrait Of TiRocod.

The Columbia Record says: 1.-The
gift Of portrait Of Timrod to the
city by Hon. ". A. Courtenay was
n ost Kindly and thoughtful and was
highly appreciated, this city having
been the home OF the poet. Captain
Courtenay has done more In preserv.
ing and perpetuating the writings Of
Timrod than any other man, having
personally collected and published one
OF more editions Of his poems. The
portrait will be hung in the library,
which has been renamed in honor Of
TinrQi