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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
A CATERPILLAR PLAGUE.
4 Train stopped by Multitudes OF
the Creeping Insects.

Sometime ago some sections OF
Georgia were visited by a plague OF
caterpillers, which became almost un-
bearable. For several days reports
had been going into Savannah OF the
ravages OF the insects within few
miles OF the city. Finallya represen-
tati7e Of the Augusta Chronicle visit
ed the stricken section and was as
founded at the situation. The cater
pillers had become a plague as de-
structive as any that ever visited the
west or committed depreciation in
Biblical times.
The pests actually overran church
and made it unfit for use. The
streams were so badly covered with
them that when it was decided to
have a baptizing one Sunday; brush
brcoms had to be employed to clean
of the surface OF the water. Two ne
gro families have been run out Of
their homes By the great horde OF
hungry, hairy things, and Richard
Dotson, who lived at Pooler, had to
put his entire family Of twelve at
! work to keep them from oVerrunning
his home. These are hard but tue
stories of the plague.
The residents about Pooler sur
rounded their homes with bitches to
keep the conquering army back. Ga
the turpentine farms Of Judge +. S
Lathrop, chairman Of the board OF
county commissioners Of Chatham
County, work was at a Standstill. al
the turpentine boxes that had the
least gum Ia them had to be dipped
and thrown away, as the caterpillars
had craUled into them, stuck there
and died. At Willis Station, on the
Seaboard railway, a freight train was
stalled BY the caterpillars. The dead
Insects caused such stencil that the
people passing that way were made
sick.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
ALLEGED VOTE FRAUDS.
Four Men Arrested for Making
False Electio Returns.


Three managers OF election, NJ. L..
Fox, George. Busbee and J. A. Arm
strong, and a par :isan, named T. D.
Mitchell, were arrested Wednesday
morning in the town Of Bro; k!and,
across the Congaree river from Colun-
bia, charged with fraud against the
State election laws and with consplr-
acy on the ground that they made
false returns in the recent election
GELD there for the choice OF an inten-
dent.
Busbee has turned States evidence,
hut is too SICK to be locked up. The
others are behind the bars. Candidate
GunnellS, who was counted out by
three votes, alleges that he holds afh
davits from III oat Of the Isl voters
who participated in the election &C.
c!aring that they voted for him. Fox
Is gcoceryman and alleged blind
tiger, Susose is a cotton mill opera
tive. Armstrong is mill operative
and clerk and Mitchell was a witness
for the defence in the Jim Tiilman
murder trial.
Iutendaut G. B. McCombs, in whose
interest TIE alleged frauds were c2m.
n;tted, escaped after an exciting
chase at 2 o'clock wednesday morn
ing, near Cayce. Learning that war
rants were out he and Fox skipped
together. They we're oVertaken by
? party Of three special deputies.
When Fox and McConbs were headed
of suddenly, they showed fight. Nc
Combs reached for his revolver. Fox
than grabbed D=puty Mayors and as
the latter was throwing him to the
ground McCombs escaped, just as the
otaer deputies came up Before Fox
grabbed him Mayors fred twice at
McConbs without eff; ct.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07

No more dramatic encounter cc
CURED during this eventful week than
the CO psure Of the Fifth and Nine
teenta regiments OF Russian r.de> b.
Kuroki's lett division on the morning
OF TIE 18th. In the panic which pEe
vailed st Mukden then THESE two reg1-
msnts lef5 a. 3 IN she morning with
40 general commanding than, and a
mixed crowd Of s.idiers from other or
ga izationS and fo!loTerS attaching
Themselves to tce retreat. When the
TWO forces discovered ore another
they quickly formed into fighting line
ani the Russians caCce on with the
officers in front OF the ranks to cut
their way through. Tae contact was
50 sudden that there was no confusion
at first, il which the japanese gene.
raj and bis staff WITH two foreign at
taches came under tne fire Of the Jap
anese rifles and guns. The fight was
short and decisive. Tue Russians
could not stand in the open fields IN
Ger the shraprel and soon scattered
like sheep while many parties waved
towels and handksrchiefS, to sur1en
Ger. The japanese had only 200 cas-
uslties while dead and wounded Rus
slams were all over the field. During
the rest OF the day tae japanese were
occupied hunting for Russians IN al
the surrounding country. They hac
broken up into small parties, were
fleeing in every direction, some trying
to get back to Mukcen, others TO fa0
roads Of escape DortAward, and many
hiding in the ravineS and in Chinese
houses. However brave they were in
lighting, when co-nered some made
spectacles OF themselves hardly to be
expected Of men OF a military racs.
Doubtless the men were unnerVed by
the strain CT long fighting, but the
Sibarians captured earlier in the war
bore themselves with the dignity OF
soldiers. Whether the European
troops who have been sent to the east
are the bsst quality OF the Russian
army there IS 10 msacs Of judging,
but certainly they have pot CON pared
favorably in physique or fighting quail
tiles With the Slberians, particularly
the east Siberian Sharpshs oters. Tha.
is the opinion Of the japanese officers.
The total of prisoners taken that daE
was nearly 1000. They were a fierce
and savage locking crowd, sli wearing
big black OF white sheepskin hats.
many in dirty fur coats, mcs5 OF them
heavily BEARDED, all unwashed for
days. Among the officers were seve-
ral old men. one OF them, a veteran OF
the Russo-Turkish war, with white
beard hanging to his waist, who gave
aiS age as y TIE next morning
they went down the road in a big
cloud OF DUST long and picturesque
procession Of DETECTED looking MoujikS,
with their officers :i3>ng Ia Chinese
carts, and jaering ManchulianS run
Ming along the fauks-to join the
army Of Russians in Japan which now
number nearly 100000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
jhs New Orleans meeLlpg:
COTTON ACREAGE.
Total lacreage............31.7 100000 25ssQs5l

This report SLOWS fsxas, ArKan-
sas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory 10 be three
weeks late with planting. Alabama
Is two weeks late and Georgia and the
ChrolinsS are each one wssk la:e.
The only fertilizer reports are as
follows: Alahams, reduction Of -
per cent: Georgia, 20 pr cent; NorVn
Carolina, "a OF PSF esIt; South Caro-
lima, 11.00 per cent.
Labor neutrality-suspicious. and Ar,
kansas reoor5 very scarce no re-.
pert from Florida ana North Carolina;
ali other States report scarce"
Progress OF farm work-Alabama,
Arkansas aud Louisiana report very
grassy" Fiorlda aGd Mississippi, no
repors; Georgia, North Carolina. Ten
res.ee, Oklahoma and lnd:an Terri
51ry report ''iair;' South Carolina,
grassy" Texas, bad
The following remarks are publish
ed:
Ala5ama-Much now planted will
be handcned Arka1sas, tad. Louis
lana, too much rain, 10 PEI cent. rot
planted. South Carolina, too much
rain
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
EXPLODED a BOMB
Under the Carriage Of the President
and the King.

Wednesday night at Paris an anar-
chjst threw bomb at a carriage
containing Alfonso, King Of Spain,
and Lambert, President OF France, as
they were leaving the opera at mid.
night after a gala performance. The
bomb exploded without iDjuripg either
the President CT the King, but several
soldiers belonging to the escort were
wounded.
A large number OF arrests have
bean made, Including the person who
is believed to have thrown the bomb
and three persons suspected OF COM
plicity in the plot as the latter were
seen under the archway Of the Louvre
with destructive engine few min,
utes before the explosion took place.
Great excitement followed the ex
plosicn, rG@ors spreading immediate.
" that the threats made By the an.
arehists to assassinate King Alfonso
when be came to Paris had been sue
cessfully carried out.
Il has been known very generally
in Paris that King Alfonso was added
to the anarchists list Of victims
marked for slaughter recently, and
when the announcement was mace
that the young King would visit Paris
the anarchists declared thst they
would make use Of the visit to carry
out their plot.
The secret police notified Madrid Of
the existence Of the plot and advised
the police Of Madrid to be on tie look.
out. at the same time they arr< s.ed
thirty. seven anarchists in Paris ano
placed them incommunic2do.
Wrought up by these events and the
fear that her sons life was in danger
the Q1een Mother OF Spain personal ,
appealed to President Loubet to haVs
every protection afforded to the young
King while be was on French territory
When Alfonso reached the French
border, he was taken in charge by ths
French secret police and since then he
has been constantly guarded by secret
police agents as well as by the uniform
e1 police and soldiery.
Matters were aggravated by the So
cialists, who at q meeting held just be-
fore the arrival OF the King, resolved
to make his visit as uncomfortable as
possible by Kissing him every time he
appeared In public and otherwise ex
pressing their disapproval OF him.
Despite the police precautions, King
Alfonso had not been in Paris two days
before an open display OF force was
made against him. While ne and Pres.
ident Loubet were driving in the B3is
de Boulogne a man broke through the
police line and, lodging the mounted
escort, brandished a dagger before the
Kings eyes, crying:
Down with the inquisitors! Long
live the Workers!"
The man was placed under arrest.
and at the police station wss found
to be jewellers worker named Gar,
nery, who had previously had trouble
with the police because Of his revolt
tionary opinions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
Sentenced TO Death.

a special fiom Cullman, ala, says
that the jury n the case Of John
Williams, charged with the murder OF
State Senator Robert L. Hipp, re-
turned verdict OF guilty Of murder
in the first degree Wednesday and
fixed punishment at death. Williams
was sentenced to be hanged June IA.
Williams son, aged 20, begged the
court to permit him to be hanged in
his fathers stead. Williams is far
mer and shot Hipp while he and a
deputy sheriff were attempting to levy
upon some Of Williams property. An
appeal will be taken to the supreme
court,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
The Stupid Russians.

Russian torpedo boats from Vlad1-
vosiok captured tee japanese steamer
Daishen off Hckkaioo and placed a
prize crew oa board WITH orders to
take the vessel to port. By mistake
the Russian commander Of the Dali
shen headed for Gensan, Korea, and
met Japanese transport. The latter
seeing the Russian flag flying from
the Daishen intended to recapture
the vessel when the Japanese captiVes
aboard the steamur on seeing their
compatriots attacked the prize crew,
the vessel and eventually
took her to Gensan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07

The Columbia Record says some
TIM: since a press dispatch Stated
that Rojestvensky in a letter to a rel
ariVe expressed the hopelessness Of bis
mission and predicted its complete
failure. Whether be wrote that let
ter or not he doubt fully realjz d the
fact that ne was doomed to defeat as
no ooe better knew tee capabilities Of
zen and ships, which outside observ-
ers had q very poor opinion Of. Not
wiUhs:sEoiDg his defeat the Russian
admiral las displayed great skill and
bravery"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
Voelkersam Was Killed.

Rear Admiral Voe,kersam, CON-
mancer OF the battleship squadron OF
the Russian fset, was killed the first
day OF the battle, May 81, in the con-
ming tower Of bis flagship, the battle.
snip Oslabya, one Of the vessels sunk
by the japanese. 1t was Voelkersam's
squadron, according to a report, which
fred on the British trawlers in the
North sea, nistaking them for Japan
ese torpedo boats.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
COTTON LETTER.
Of Theodore q. Price, With Figures
Pointing to a Small Crop.
His Report, Covering the Cotton Belt,
Shows = Decrease Of 29.5 Per
Cent. Over Last Year.

The following is Mr.. Theodore 81.
Prices cotton crop report for the
month OF May, issued from New York:
Herewith I submit my monthly re-
port on the cotton crop, made up from
1876 replies to a postal card inquiry
which comprised the following cues
tions:
What Is the PERCENTAGE OF increase
or decrease in cotton acreage in your
section as compared with last year?
What percentage OF the total con.
templated area has been planted upon
the date of your reply?
Is the crop with you earlier or later
than the normal, and how many days?
Expressed in percentage, what is
the present condition OF the crop in
your section, assuming LOO per cent.
to be the standard OF normal OF reason
ably perfect development at this sea-
SON.
This Is one Of the most extensive
inquiries ever made by me. Replies
have been received from 1856 towns
in S06 cotton producing counties.
The total mum Der Of cotton. producing
counties, according to the last Census
returns, is S22, SO that the entire belt
may be regarded as having been efec'
lively covered.
The average date OF my replies Is
May 18th, and the statement OF con.
dition does not, therefore, reflect the
heavy damage caused By the excessive
rains in Texas on May 2lst.
For this reason the Government re-
port, which is made up from replies
as OF the date Of May 25th, may per,
haps show a lower condition than
that given by my correspondents.
Last year the condition as reported
by my correspondents on the goth Of
each month during the growing sea-
son averaged within 4 points Of that
reported by tbs Government, and the
average OF my correspondents croE
estimates published bg me- on the 81
of Novem Der vas II. III, SOB, or within
II 903 bales or the eSClma6e Ol 6ue
Agricultural Department published
month later.
The details of my report, State by
State, will be found below.
The indicated decrease In acreage
as compared with last year through
out the entire belt, is 173 per cent.
The condition OF the crop, assum'
ing 100 per cent. to be the STANDARD
OF normal or reasonably perfect de-
velopnent at this season, 7O.8 pei
cent.
OF the total contemplated area, my
correspondents report that there had
been planted up to May 18th 70 pei
cent.
On the average the crop is reported
LITER than the normal by II days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
TEE WEATHER IN JUNE.
What the Records Show for the Last
Eighteen Years.

The following data, covering g
period OF 1S years, have been compiled
from the Weather bureau records at
Columbia. They are issued to show
the conditions that have prevailed,
duriog tne month OF June, for the
above period cf years, but must not be
construed as a forecast Of the wealth
er conditions for TIE coming month.
TEN mpe.asure-Msan or normal tenn
persture 10 degrees. The warnest
rontb was that Of 1890, with an aver
age Of 81 degrees. The coldes5 month
was that OF 1908 with an average
of "a degrees. The highest tenn
perature was 103 degrees on June 10th,
1889. The lowest temperature was II
degrees on June lst, 1889 TIE latest
date on which last killing" .rcs5 oc-
CURED in spring, April lisa, 1905.
P1ecioitating (rain or melted sno9)
for the month, Is :ncGes.
Average number of days With G1 Of
an inch OF more, 5. The greatest
monthly precipi alton was 81 trches
in 1903. The least morthly precipjta
ton vas l.13 incnes in 1890. The greaEs
es5 amount Of precipitation recorded
in any "a consecutive hours was 8. 60
inches on June 9Th, 1903. The greatesE
amount Of snowfall recorded in any
"a consecutive hours (record extending
to winter of 1884 IS only) vas none.
Clouds and weather-Average num-
Der OF clear days, 10; partly cloudy
days, l3; cloudy days I.
Wind-The prevailing winds haze
been from the southwest. The aver
age hourly velocity Of the wind is I
miles per hour. The highest velocity
Of the wind was AZ miles from the west
m JDue 7fl. 1902.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
jap Losses,

japanese reports say total losses OF
japanese number about eight hun
dred men. Three torpedo boats sunk
were all the war vessels lost by Japan.
The admiral says it Will be several
Gays before detailed report OF losses
as we'll as of the captured men can te
made.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07

So 5a2paa-s that abGut three flnss
as many girls a onys are completing
the work in r radsd schools O1s
reason for ths .ffarence is that boys
are eager to get into business and to
begin the work Of morey making
Ano:her reason is that nearly all the
teachers in tte graded schools are
women, ard boys do not like to be
"ooSssd" hy women. The proportion
Of boys ard gir,s who complete the
graded sch2ol work is abou5 the pro-
portion that go the colleges. The Wo.
men OF the rising generation are being
much better educated than the men.
-Newberry Observer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
Deserted His Wife.

Robert c. Davidson, a former mayor
OF Baltimore, has deserted his wife
and run off to Europe With Miss Laura
B. Noyes, a trained nurse OF Port De-
pcsit, Md. Before going be converted
his property, worth $500, 900, into
cash and securities, which be carried
with him, leaving his wife nothing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
Gen, and on the main road from Muk-
cen to Tiehiing.
MARCHED DAT AND NIGHT.

Ii
Until the 10th the army had been
pushed forward day and night n the
face OF every difficulty to draw the az
tention OF the Russians from Mukden,
and the men were nearly exhausted oy
their forced march. The military
roads from Fushun to Tiehling wound
along the plains among sharp hills
and the division followed this to get
10 the north OF Mukden while Gen.
Linevitch took most Of bis men di-
rsctly north through the mountains
with the japanese right army pursu-
ins. Several times tee japanese had
sharp brushes with the rear guard but
no important action until the 14th,
when theaY approached the rarge OF
high steep hills s2Yen miles southeast
OF Tienling which was strategically
the strongest defense Of the city.
There was broad level plain in 'front.'
of the hills and no avenue OF approach
for an attacking force except to cross
this plain unGer such covers as could
be found in the gullies and behind oc-
casional ridges. Consequently it was
decided to attempt the night attack
with the blyo2et oncs more, and thus
the first lire Of trenches below the
hills was gained. For the general
advance in the morning Of the l45h
two battalions were assigned for the
f-o,t21 attsck, one for a diversion on
the right and the largest force OF
eight, on the left. A direct charge
upon the main trenches was inpcsSl.
Die because the slope before them was
almost too steep to be scaled even
with no resistance. 4 lower hill to
the west and il front was vulnerable
on it's west flank and after an artillery
engagement TIE main body occupied
this. Night stopped the fighting and
before morning the Russians had re
tired in haste leaving 200 dead, while
the japanese had 500 casualties. The
last stand Ct the Russians before Tieh-
ling was on a chain Of hills 5000 me-
tres southeast Of the city equipped
eiaoo1ately with a long chain OF
trenches and well constructed gun
positions while they held p hours.
While tae general CT division was re
connoiteriDg the positions ca the al
ternoon of the 10Th another japanese
brigade from the south began to en-
gage one Of the Russian batteries.
This partly exposed the Russian flank
10 the enemy and Sc japanese guns
were concentrated in a lombard dnens
Of that position. Darkness again in
te:ruptad the work after an hours
commandment ano again the Russians
retreated, abandoning without seri-
Gus resistance their most valuable de-
pos between Mukden and .Ha,bin,
which was their strongest military po'
sition as well. Gen Kuropa kin had
been there in his special train until
the afternoon OF the 18th, it was
said. When the first japanese com
pany entered the settlement at ! in
the molning they capture the sta
tion master aud TWO o. her chcsrs who
had b en- left with orders to aeply the
lor % at the last moment, bat only q
iew buildings were burned and there
were valuable stores Of munitions un
oamaSeI.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07

The Birmingham Ledger says the
Uoited States government is actually
seuding some bloodhounds to the Phil
liupines to run down the colored men
who do not Ike our way Of controlling
them. History repeats itself. 1t is
not a Democratic administration that
is doing this. Nor did the suggestion
come from a Southerner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
Drowned Self and Children.

Mrs Tip Sanders drowned herself
and children in creek near her home,
TWO miles South OF Sulphur Springs,
Texas, Wednesday. The Oldest child
was boy OF six years Of age. The
other children were Two girls, aged
three years and ten months respec-
lively. The tragedy, it is said, was
the result Of domestic troubles. San.
ders, the husband, left home in the
morning to work on the public road.
Returning home for dinner he found
a note on the table from Mrs. Sanders,
telling him that he would find the
codes OF his wife and children in the
creek.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
Eight Sailors Hung,

Details from trustworthy source
leave no room for doubt, says a dis
patch from St. Petersburg, that Ad
miral Nebogatof's sailors mutinied in
the battle OF the Sea OF Japan and
either threw the admiral and many
officers overheard, or, according to
another version, bound them in their
cabins and hoisted the white flag.
Eight msn in Nebogatof's squadron
we're, it is again asserted, hanged for
mutiny while they were still in the
Red sea.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07

II have no occupation: am gen.
ulaman." This was SAID in q New
York police court by Eura pear baron
who had made q disturbance in a
theatre lobby. According 10 this test,
says the Atlanta Journal about the
OILY gentlemen" to be found in New
York or any other American city are
TIE tramps who sit in tae parks by day
and sleep in them at night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
In Open Revolt.

The Russian army In Manchuria Is
said TO be in bad state. According to
q dispatch from St. Petersburg the
troops are in open revolt and carnot
be depended uoon to do much fighting
The news Of R>jestYensks's defeat is
giVen as the reaso1.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07

We agrse with the Washington
Post that the standpattsrs are going
to have some G;fflculty in convincing
the country thai it is crime for the
Panama commissioners to buy goods
on terms that will save the people
money.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
TBE Columbia CORRESPONDENT to the

The Columbia correspondent to the
News and Courier mentions a curious
and most interesting fact, if it is one,
in connection With the negro. It is
said that simon pure negro has
never been klown to commit suicide
and where such cases have been re-
ported it has Invariably been found
taaJ the suicide had a strain Of white
blood In bis veins.