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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Au Important Capture.

A dispatch from Fort Mills to The
State says an important capture was
made In that township Thursday af-
ternoon by Magistrates ConscabieT.
a. Mills in the arrest OF Will Springs.
colore1, charged with the killing CT
officer e. r. Coles Of Mecklenblre
county, N. c., and the wounding OF
81. M. Majors near Sugar Greek churh,
just across the North Carolina line,
last Sunday afternoon week. lnne.
daily after the killing, Springs fed
from the scene OF his crime and went
to Fort Mills to 4nsh!p, where it IS
supposed be his sire, been in Kidding
F1r the arrest Of Springs, Constable
Mill, Will receive reward OF $500
5000 from the governor OF North Caro-
Ina and slO0 from the sheriff OF Meek
burg county. Constable Mills took nis
,rlsoner to Charlotte, where he was
Lssitively identified as tie man waDt
ed for the killing Of Cole and the
| 9ounding Of Majors.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Wants His Whiskey.

In his mail Tuesday Gov. Hsywaro
received the following comupntca-
tion: I'VE the under siders in our
own belief will say that one Dace
Hack whtm bad bis wcisksy siezsd
and taken from him by Fran Israel
constable has to our own no:iGge
never sold any whiskey around tais
wh:skey was bought
from d:spensary quaDtlty was oDe and
d half gallons" This is signed by
u. J. Jones, Wilks Stevenson, Lock
hart, S. c.; H. B. ash, Bulox Creek,
S. c.; James gault, L;ckhatt, S. c.;
George CANT, LockharS, S. c." The
following postscript is appended:
pleas let nee have hearing from
you at an early Date es want my
whiskey or the money that Paid for
same if there is aoy law for me In
g ing to have It," The State says il
Is somewhat singular Gha5 al the
aames seem to be signed in tie same
handwriting, and there appears to be
a marked unifarniJy il the misSpsll-
inp Of p~cper names.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Peculiar Dea.h.

A special from Spartanburg to The
State says. Tom Smith, colored,
met with a: tragic death Tuesday
morning while engaged in walling the
well en- Mr. Lip Woods premises,
near Pacolet station. Some Ct the
worknea on the ground were lower
ing a massive bucket, filed with rocks,
to Smith, who WAS working in the
we'll, some rs OF 80 feet below. Sud
denly the hoops Of the over laden
oucke5 gave way and the entire con-
tents fell on the unfortunate mans
head, crushing his skull. Death Was
almost instantaneous.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Burned 70 Death.

Fire consumed the home OF Frank
Noweski, a Polish miner in Morris
Run, Pa, at an early hour Tuesday,
ard the entire family OF ter, except
the Oldest son, aged Is, was either
burned to death or snorhered. The
Noweskis lired in log house ou the
outskirts OF Morris Run. There were
no immediate neighbo.s. 1t is not
known now the FIRE originated but il
is thought that a stose fell oV:r and
the burning Goals set fire to tie a2use.
Noweski was en- ployed oy the MoIT.s
Run Coal Mining company. NiID his
fellow miners be 1as oeen oa Strike
since last April. Recently sIoalip2y
orase out n Morris Run. Noweski
and bis family were among ti.s sLtfcr
ers from the disease but every netu-
Der Of the family recovered and Tie
quarantine had jast been raiaec froro
their homo
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Tried 70 Escape.

While a train Carrying l3o coavicts
in tie employ OF tie Tennessee Coal
and Iron Railway company was goi22
Frt o, NJ ne No. 3 to TIE prison, Wi i
Filler a negro convict, exploited ,
stick OF dynamite in one Of the
coaches with view Of efecting q
wholesale release. J. DawkinS, cor-
vict from Henry county, was killec.
Guard Pickett lost leg and an &rm.
Geo. Delaney, one OF the t1aiomsn
was hurt, and several conricts were
slightly injured. Du7jrg tie SIAM
pede guards from the other cars 1ush-
ed forward and prevented tie e>ca pa
OF any Of the convicts. Toe eXplp-
sion blew out the end of the co2ca.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Lett Alone to Die.

The police are Investigating the
mysterious death Of an unknown
Young woman, found lying in the
snow in She Riverside drive, New
York, Thursday and who died without
becoming conscious. The suspicious
Of the police were aroused by the fact
hat her underskirt and hat were
tould nearly 100 feet from where the
oody lay. The spot wnere the body
vas found Is a lonesome a2d deserted
one. Toe police suspect that the
young woman while unconscious was
eft there by other persons to die OF
aYOHS}1rp
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Big DYnnmos.

The Canadian Niagara Falls Power
company, t:e ally OF the American
Niagara Fails Power company, sue
cssSruily set in motion Wednesday
two Ct their 10000 horse power tur-
Dimes and dyramos before the officers
CT the power company and disiinEu-
ished gusts. These are the larges.
machines in the world and their opera
yioo marks an electrical epoch.
Francis Lynde Stetsou, Of New York,
and President w. e. Beatty, Of the
Canadian company, turned on tee
poHer. Cheers were given for King
Edward. President Roosevelt and t3e
officers OF The company. An elaborate
lunch was served and felcitouS
speeches were made by William B.
Rankine, Francis Lyode Stetson. A.
Monroe Greel, Mr. j. W. Langmauir
and others.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
armies shall cecide upon The n-eo2cd
II fteir trarSfcEeEIe.

armies shall decide upon The meo2c1
u their traHsfcTence.
Art. = The japanese army, COD.
| sice.ing the gallant res s5auca n3ieo
hy TIE Russian ar:oy as being hon r.
able, viii permit the tfhcers OF The
Russian army ard navg, as veil as
tic.a:s belonging thereto, TO carry
swords ana to take with them private
property directly necessary tor the
maintenance Of life The prev oCsly
mentioned ofaeers, tthc: ais and volun
teerS who will sign written parole
pledgh g that they will not take up
arms and in no wise take action con.
Irarg TO to the interests OF the Japa.
aese army until the close Il the war,
will receive the consent Of the Japa-
nese army to return to their country.
Each army and navy offer will oe al
lowed one servant, and such servant
will be specially recessed on signing
tie parole.
Art. s. Non. comm sSicled officers
ard privates OF both army and navy
and volunteers shall wear their uni
forms and, taking portable tents and
necessary private property, ard com-
mandsd By their respective cticers,
shall assemble at such places as nay
be indicated by the japanese army.
The Japarese commissioners will De.
eide the necessary details thereof.
Art. 9. Tie sanitary corps and the
accountants belonging to the Russian
army and navy shall be retained by
the japanese while their services are
deemed necessary for the caring for
sick and wounded soldiers. Daring
such time such ctrps shall be required
to render service under the direction
Of the sanitary corps AID accountants
OF the japanese army.
Art. 10. The lrestment to be ac-
corded TO tie residents, the transfer
Of books and documents relating 70
administration and icarce,
and also detailed f.es necessary for
the enforcement OF this compact shall
be embodied in a supplementary coz
pact. The supplementary c impact
shall have the sane force as this com.
pact.
Art. II. One copy each CT this cons-
pact shall be prepared for the Ja2S-
rese and Russian armies, and ii snall
bave immediate effect upon signature
thereof.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11

most fearful disaster OF the year oc,
Cured Augut I. on the Rio G-aDde
Railroad, when 1lS lives were lest on
account OF broken bridge.
Donations and bequests for the
year total s46,2es, s8S. as compared
with $1,000, 900 in 1908, and sl23,-
000,0C0 in 1891, the record holding
year. Mr.. Carnegie has not given so
much to public libraries ard many
uulti. millionairss lave decreased the
amounts of their benefactions. Never
theless, Mr.. Carnegie has given sll,
243, 900, the big gift beirg s5,000,000
for tie hero fund aud another IS, ,000,-
600 for the Pittsburg Carnegie Insti-
tute.
Mr.. R2ckefeller's benefactions total
81, ,461, 600, one million Of which was
for charities. DR.. D. Z. Parsons
gave s235, coo to snail Colleges.
colleges have been among
the benefciaries, getting 2l. $50. 600
in the aggregate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Killed sro,her anu Self.

a special from Ozark, Ala, says:
a double tragedy occurred at Micdle
City in the eastern part Of this county
E1lday. Area Pope and Jessie Pope,
brothers, had a heated discussion ard
disagreement over a line fence and the
:or.uer shot and killed bis brother
with pistol. Alcl Pope then wcnt
home AID committed suicide oy taxing
strychnine. The Popes are among the
NEST prominent ard prosperous people
Of southeastern Alabama. Bo5h men
leave families
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Sold to Indians.

Reports from Victoria say that
Margaret Johnson the 1l.year-old
daughter OF Sydney Johnson, Ger
man from Portland, IS being held in
bondage by the Forth Rupert In
dians. The information vas obtained
frou a N s,ionary by Secretary South
Of the Cnildren's Protective Society,
and Mr.. South is now endeaVoriDg Jo
learn the whereabouts Of the child, in
hopes OF rescuing her. The natives
are said by the missionary, who had
Just returned from the far interior to
nave paid the father $1,000 worth OF
furs for the girl. The father form.
erly worked in the Dawson mines and
met the Indians when returning from
he North,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
They Cured Him.

! John Clark, negro five years old,
IS dead at the homes CT his parent at
Lyndon, KY, Ct acute alcoholism, In
consequence Of excessive doses Of wine
4nd mixture Of wine and Whiskey
,dmlriste led to him by his step-father
md mother in the tffort to keep him
from ever having a desire for drink by
making I'm sick Of it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Killed by an Explosion.

Specisls from Covng6on, a town Oh
the Georgia railroad about 40 miles
cast OF Atlanta say: The boilers al
the electric light plant exploded there
wednesday and killed The fireman, j.
L. Mccullough. The cause Of the ac-
ciden5 Is unknown, the boilers being
practically new, having been used but
four years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Mayor OF Portland Ore, Iaaicsed

Mayor OF Portland Ore, Indicted
George II. Williams, once chief
justice Of Oregon Territory, formerly
United States senator from Oregon,
attorney general in President Grants
second cabinet, and now mayor Of
Portland, with the snow Of SO winters
on his head, was indicted by a grand
jury Of Multnonah county on a charge
Of Malfeasance in om ee. The indict-
ment states that on July 13, 1904,
Judge Williams, while mayor OF PORT
land, refused to enforce the statutes
regulating gambling. This law, which
was passed at tie last session OF the.
legislature, gives the mayor power to
close. disorderly houses within four
miles Of the city and it is alleged that
he failed to avail himself Of that
DOWer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Exploded Killing Eight Men and
Seriously Hurt Three.
MADE a GREAT NOISE.
The Tew Boat Defender Burned to the
Waters Edge. Those on Board
Terror Stricken Plunged lnte
the Water in an Effort to
Escape Death.
Escape Death

Eight men are Known to be dead
and three seriously injured, the re-
suit OF a boiler explosion and; fire
which destroyed the tow boat D>fen-
der at Huntington, W. Va, on Wed.
nesday. The dead are:
Perry Spender, mate, Point Pleas
ant.
Horace Wetzel, watchman, Pitts
burg.
James seese, lamp trimmer, Wells
vile.
Albert Hamilton, fireman, Pitts
burg.
Mike Stafford, fireman, Pittsburg.
Thomas Duffy, fireman, Pittsburg.
viii Wefzel, deckhand.
George Kidd, deckhand.
Injured:
Ira Ellis, second engineer, Pitts
burg; Robert Holland, fireman., ,Rob-
ert Mann, third cook.
The Defender was owned by the
Monongahsla River Consolidated Coal.
and Coke con- pany Of Httsburg. Capt.
James Woodward was in the pilot
house 1.-THE time Of the accident and
with the exception Of fireman, engi-
neer and the watchman, the remain.
der OF the crew weresasleep. The ex-
plosion Of the starboard boilers blew
out the entire side Of the boat and
awakened the sleeping members Of
the crew. The noise was. heard for
three miles. Survivors grabbed what
clothing they could find and plunged
into the icy waters Of the Ohio in this Z
effort to escape. The night was Bit
ter cold, the thermometer ho7eriDg
about zero and those who escaped
we're nearly frozen before they could
be given shelter.
The boat caught fire Immediately
following the explosion and drifted
down the river about 200 yards where
she sank ir shallow water. The fire
continued lntii she was burned to:
the waters edge.
Ellen Welsh, chambermaid, OF
Pittsburg, Dhe only woman On board
the beat. escaped in her night clLth-
ing. Wher: rescued she was almost
frozen. Capt. Woodward says that
the origin Ct the explosion Is a mys-
tery, as the boilers were so far as
known in excellent condition. a
number Of men are working on the
wreck Wednesday to recover the
bodies Of tie dead. So far six bodies
have been recovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
WAR cLaIM5 OF CogFEDERATEs
aow They Will DO Paid for Property.
Taken After Paroled.

There has been a general misunder-
standing Of the scope Of the act Of
congress proposing to pay e1-Confed-
crates for horses and other property
confscated from them at the close Of
the War Of Secession. Congressman
Wyatt Aiken has secured from the
quartermaster general, Col. G. T.
Humphrey, q statement detailing the
manner in which claims are to be
fled, no claims to be received after
April, 1906. The following regula
tions must be observed:
/. Each claimant must state his
own claim under oath (the department.
furnishes no blank forms for the pur-
pose mailing it to the quartermaster
general, q. s. a Washington, D. @.
2. In his affidavit he should state
his name, rank, company and the regi-
ment in which he was serving at the
time Of the surrender, and by whom
Differed.
3. The date and place Of surrender,
and to whom surrendered.
4. That be was paroled at or after
the surrender, naming the paroling-
officer, time and place. Written pa
roles, II in existence, should be fled
with claims; otherwise, the sworn tes-
timoay OF two credible persons (pref-
erably soldiers,) knowing the facts,
must be submitted as proof.
S. That he was required to be
mounted for the, performance Of his
military duties, and that the proper
ty taken was hi, own and that it was
being used in the Confederate service
at the time 0; the surrender and vas
taken by q. S. troops acting or pre-
sumably acting under orders, stating
how, when and where (and by whom
if it is known) it was taken. State
value Of each horse or mule, saddle,
bride, blanket and side arms.
s. At least two credible persons
(soldiers preferred) must corroborate
all the claimants statements In essen
tial particulars, stating how their
knowledge thereof was obtained.
7. II the soldier be dead, his widow
may make tie claim. II both be
dead, his child, OF children jointly; or
II no children survive the soldier, a
parent may make the claim. Allow
arce for only one horse and equip
ment is made to private solder
and two horses, equipment and side
arms to a commissioned ofcer.
8. All statements by the claimant
and witnesses must be under oath.
The credibility OF each must be certi-
fed to by the official before whom
they make the oath and his official
seal must be affixed to each afdlavite.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
Fatal Negro Festival.

At negro festival at Mo2tice!la,
Sam Bell killed Bsn Peay and broke
Dave Psay's jswhone. Wyhe suta
was shot in the hack by a party uA-
knowo. Dr.. Scott does not Jilink e
will die. Another negro whose name
is unknown had his skull cracked.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
MANY Killed in Disasters.


Without including the last week,
the accidents in North America in
which five or more persons were killed
In 1894 caused the death of 2, 224 per-
sons. The burning Of the Iroquois
Theater, Chicago, and the wreck CT
the Dpquesne flyer, near Plttsburg,
occurred in the last week OF 1908, aod
their death roll Of 800. is not counted
In the figures given. The wreck OF the
steamship Norge, with 646 lost Is in
cluded, most OF the passengers having
tickets for this country. By tar the
worst accident of 1904 was the de-
structton Of the New York excursion
steamer General SI.cum, which burn
ed in June, with a loss OF 1920 liy,s.
The worst railway accidents we're q
collision at Willard, Kan, II killed;
collision at Jackson, Utah, "a killed;
collision at Kewanee, Miss, 43 killed;
derailment at Litch6eld. Ill; "a kill
ed, collision at MldVale, NJ, Ii kill
ed; Sunday school excursion at Ch!ca-
20, 20 killed; train through bridge at
Eden, COL, 81 k.lle5; collision at
Hodges, Tenn, So killed, and collisi n
at Warren burg, No, 20 killed. Tor
nadoes during the year killed 3S at
Mourdvllle, Ala II at St. Paul; 5
at Jamestown, n. T., and SO in east
ern Cuba. The worst tornado in the
United States occurred in January, in
Alabama. The worst explosion was
In mine at Cheswick, Pa, which
cost 1876 lives. An internal machine
explosion at independence, COL, kill
ed IS. The worst elevator accident
was at st. Louis, with S killed. Ten
persons were sufocated by coal gas at
Williamstown, Pa. There was hardly
a month without a loss Of numerous
lives in tenemsnt house fires. Nine
schcol children were suf1cated ia a
vault at Pleasant Ridge, O,ilo. Eight
clild.en were drowned waile bathing
at Alton. III, Tue average nnuoer OF
deaths in the larger accidents OF the
year was 325 a month. 1t is heavy
waste of life from preventable causes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
a SAD AGGIDSET.
A Little Son of Prof. Balm Killed by
Falling Bricks.

| Failing SrlcKS.
Little Henry Balm, the 5.year-old
son of Prof. and MIS-. G. W. Bain OF
the South Carolina college, was found
lying bleeding in the yard At his home
Friday morning Of last week with a
frightful wound in the back Of his
head. His skull had been fractured,
he had lost large quantity Of blord
and was insensible when found. BE
wss removed by loving hands, doctors
we're hastily summoned and al that
tender care and medical science could
do was bestowed upoa aim, but the
little fellow hcyered between life and
death until s. so o'clock Friday night
when be died without having regained
consciousness. He went cut into the
yard only short time before the ac-
cident. a servant Of Prof. Andrew
O. Moore, who lives next donr, was
passing not many minutes after and
found the almost lifeless body on ghs
steps leading into the yard at the side
Of the house. Mr.. John Taylor, who
was visiting at the residence Of Prof.
Moore, was the first person to arrive
at the side Of the injured child, and
it was be who carried him upstairs.
There Is no doubt that the little
fellow was struck by falling bricks,
pushed from the parapet above by the
branch OF tree growing near the
house. This branch rests upon the
brick work, and the motion caused by
the unusually high wind prevailing al
the time had torn these bricks from
the wal and pushed them cf. Three
bricks were found on the spot below
and an Investigation showed that
three were missing from above. The
limb was scared by rubbing against
the bricks.
Telephone messages soon brought
DIS. Taylor, DuBo3e, Griffith and
Fishburne. They discovered frac-
ture in the back of the head and saw
that the bone was pressing against
the brain. The little suffer was
much weakened by the loss Of blood
Tue. wound was not then regarded as
necessarily fatal and any operation
was deferred uctil later. Prepara-
tionswere made in the afternoon to
remove the patient to the Columbia
hospital for the operation. He began
to grow weaker, however, and the
doctors decided toN operate at the
home. He grew weaker and weaker
as the night came on and before the
operation could he performed had
passed aWay.-The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11

Sem railroad accidents caused the
less of 2 $50 lives, considerable de-
creas2 fcon the number Of the year
previous. The seriously Injured to
tailed 3,S43. On trolley lines 479
were killed and 1904 injured. The
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11


lows:
ro:al cost OF co1sta5nla-
ry for year. r...........s 64,S6S rs
Total value OF seizures
for year. ar.............S 2l.OI vi
Total sales for State dis.
pen5ary for year. 50, ss6, elS 80
Totsl sales for local dis
saries for year. .....S3, 314 1868
To. a. number Of ccnvic-
items for year ...... 344
TOTAL amount OF faes
jmp)seo for year. ......s Is. o46 90
Total amoult OF fines
collected for yesr. IS $4,000
EoEal / Iumo Der OF p p,;Scns
sat to chaingang. sS
Total number Of teams
S=iZ5d ........ l3
Total nnmber OF stills
se'zed ia
In tie rep 2rt for the last quarter,
NJ. Ham ! e5 says in addition TO the
seizures Of liquor and beer, There
:sere TWO teans, 35 stills and 1910
gallons of beer in kegs, the latter Of
which is OF no value"
The Increase in the sales in the locai
d;soensasiss over TIE same quarter Of
1903 amounted to Sl72, ,007.69.
! QItte a number OF cases against
slolators Of the law have BEEN ap-
pealel and are now pending in the
court ot general sessions.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-06-24
Semi-Annual Statement.

County Recorder Likes sub
mitted his semi-annuaI state
ment this week To the state con
troler. 1t shows that during
the past six months there has
been collected the following mon
les:
Delinquent 1904 taxes, SS4 93
Second ins tallment 1901 taxes,
$3.215.75.
Delinquent poll taxes, SIS.
Gaming licenses, ST ,475.
Jus tice fines, SO 90.
Slot machines, $133. II; less,
500 81.
Making a total of So, ,SS4 rs,
of which the state is entitled to
So. 1908.
This report has to do only
with the monies in which the
state has a share, the other fin
ances coming under the head OF
the quarterly report,
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-06-24
Special Election Will Omit
Two Precincts.

There has been a ques ton
raised by some whether or not
election officers should not have
been appointed by the county
commissioners to serve for the
coming special election in Alpine
and Cottonwood precincts. Dis
trict Attorney Grimes has called
our attention to the law con
corning precincts having less
than ten qualified electors. i'll
which, according to the statutes
regulating such affairs, elections
cannot be held However, it is
provided that electors who de-
sire to do SO can register and
vote i'll the nearest precint hold
ing an election.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-06-24
FALL0N TO GET
SANITARlUM
Important Institution
May Be Established
Here.

An eastern syndicate. headed
by Dr. Bracket, of Kansas City,
which proposes to establish
sanitarium for tubercular dis
eases has been in touch with
various parts of the warm, drv
sections of this state and Arizona
and New Mexico, for some time
past, and have made investiga-
ton III a quiet way. They have
concluded that the Carson Sink
section has more merits for such
an enterprise than any other
and i'll correspondence received
i'll this city this week 1t Is given
out that they propose to com
menCe work soon ON a Sanitari-
um building TO be located in this
city, providing the proper en-
couragement is given them.
More definite information con
corning the enterprise will be
given the public soon, SO it is
St1ta1