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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Moonshiner Kills Officer,

John Carver, a member Of posse
Of revenue officers In charge OF Capt
Kit Spears Of the raiding force, was
shot and Instantly killed In Cooke
county, Tennessee, "Wednesday morn
ing while on a raid. The Off ;ers had
located and destroyed a 7o.gallon still
just across the State line In North
Carolina and had arrested Wilson
Prince, one Of the owners, while he
was at work in the distillery. Carver
and Oscar Hopkins, another posse.
man, were sent to the lone Of Wm.
N. BroWr, a partner IN the still, to
ARTIST him. Brown refused to ad
NIT the officers but ioste4d shot owe:
the door cf his log cabin home, killins
Carver instantly. TIE full charge OF
buckshot entered Carver's breast, tess.
ing out his heart. Brown escaped
Price was carried to Newport, Tenn,
and jailed there. This is the f:s:
death On revenue raid in this section
since Sheriff Dosse: OF Cooke county
was killed about 4 years ago, wishir
400 yards OF where Wednesday s
tragedy occurred.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
To Decide Who Should be Killed
to Save Others.
A TALE OF THE SEA.
The American Dredse Texas Feaaderea
at Sea ir Storm. Tweaty.eae
sf the crswsswas Drowned.
aad aafor Six Days the
Survivors were With
out Food.

a dispatch from Waterford, Ire-
lad, says the steamer Zeno arrived
there on Wednesday with the captain
and l2 men OF the American steam
dredger Texas from Dantzic, via
Southampton December 12, Tor Gal
weston, which foundered in storm of
the Hebrfdes. The crew entered the
small boats but one containing the
caief officers and 81 men sank imme-
dlately and all its occupants were
drowned. The survivors drifted
f1r several days before being picked
up.
The survivors who suffered terribly
from cold and hunger say that just
prior to sighting the Zsno they had
drawn lots to decide which should be
killed to provide food for the rest.
The Texas foundered at midnight
Christmas eve. Three OF her boats
were launched hut two OF them we're
8 saamped. The third. with the sur.
viVors, drifted IA days, the last six Of
which they were absolutely without
food or water.
O1e OF the men died from exposure.
The remaining IL suffered terribly
aod drank sea water, tie result being
t::at their bodies are covered with
bills. The gale and rain continued
aad one OF the castaways became in-
sane. The others were hysterical
and almost demented when rescued
oy the briganttne Mercedes, which
transferred them to the Emo. Capt..
Pinnott, who belongs in Galveston,
says they dfifted 500 miles from the
scene Of the disaster, 280 miles north
east Of the Azores. He succeeded in
restraining the men from cannibalism.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Will Have No Staff.

There will be 20 "Sunburst Colo.
nels'' under Governor Charles S.
Deneen # Illinois. The glory OF shin.
ing in gold lace and Of wearing long
swords is to be denied to these whose
martial instincts and social ambitions
hitherto have led them to seek places
on the governors staff. There will be
no staff. Such is the news given out
at Springfield. Governor Deneen said
that be intended to get aloi 6 without
staff. He said he could not fnG in
the statutes any provision for their
appointment, nor could he find any
special use for their presence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
RoT 20 C,,izcd

The Charleston Post says Constable
Bateman with squad of assistants
held up wagon Of liquor Tuesday
morning at abont l145 on Meeting
street, just in front Of the hreproof
building, and created some diversion
foe bystanders by the capture OF
bocz, which was being hauled through
the streets Of the city for parts un-
known. The wagon and the white
man in charge were driven CT TO
headquarters by the constables, and
the negro driver was chased for SONS
distance down Chalmers street, and
then left to finish the race unpursued.
There we're two barrels and a box OF
Of stuff" seized by the c)nstables.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Suicide Of Kafser,s Dentiat.

Doctor Sylvester, the American
deGtist CT the kaiser, who suicided,
lay in state at his home In Berlin,
Germany, hundreds fling past to see
the remains, which will be cremated
at Hamburg Saturday. 1t is reported
that after the suicide the body was
left unwashed and unheeded several
hours. This has caused great indig-
nation. Dr.. Sylvester was most pro-
minent socially and ma le an unmads
careers as desired.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Did Not Interfere.

Senator Perkins Of California tells
a story of a scene in a court room on
ne coast where a man arrested for
robbery vehemently asserted bis inno-
cerce, even after be had been convict
ed by a ju-y. MAY the Almighty
strike ne dead on this spot if am
not innocen: he shouted. The
Judge waited for a minute OF two.
Then be said: We'll, prisoner, as
Providence has not interfered / will
take a hand and sentence you to a
three years hard labor"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
An Engine Exploded.

At CreSton two men were blown tC
instant death by the explosion CT big
Erie locomotive there early Wedae:.
day morning. A third maD was Sc.
riously hurt and the engine was de.
noi!shed, the trucks being the only
part remaining on the track. The
dead are: Fred Keller, engineer, anc
Chas. Skelrick, fireman. Frank New
man, OF E:mira, n. Y. a travelling
fireman, was seriously injured and j:
now at the hospital at Akron. 1t il
said that the injector failed to work
The engine was drawing east-bounc
Wells EarqO expreSS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
PERSIA Pays UP.
Ehs Widow OF Murdered Aissien.
ary Gets Handsome Sum.
hisSien.

IN March l3 last the Departments
Of state received news by cable OF the
murder Of the Rev. Benjamin W.
Labaree, an American missionary,
near Ouroumia, in Persia, by a gang
Of frantic Kurds. A demand was i'm
nediately made for the arrest and
trial Of the murderers, whose leader,
Seyd Mir Chafar, was looked upon IS
hneal descendant Of the prophet:
This circumstance and the fear ct
arousing disturbances obviously inter
ierred with prompt and Efficient ae-
tion On the part Of the local authors
ties.
The most pressing and earnest rep
,essntations Of the American lega-
Jiun at Teheran remained fruitless
until October II, when the United
States minister was Instructed by
cable to make known to the govern
ment If the shah the PRESIDENTS con-
cern in the adequate punishment Of
all the criminals and Of his invention
20 lay the mIttsr before congress,
with appropriate recommendations
if compliance With his demands for
full justice Were further delayed.
The murderers were thereuppn ar
rested, but the Persian government,
holding the life IF descendent Of the
prophet sacred, ofsred pecuniary In
demnity in lieu OF the death penalty
for Mir Chafer and promised the exc
:usion Of his accc mplices. After con-
:ultation with the widow of the Rev.
Mr.. L-b2ree, the offer was accepted,
and an inGemniyt Of $50, ,00O-g greatly
n excess Of the sum named by the
.widoH-Has- paid to the American le-
CATION on January 8. Solemn assur-
ance has been given that the accom-
phces would receive effective and
swift punishme. 1t and that no special
TAX would be levied on Christians ia
the province to recover the amount o1
the indemnity.
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slays Woman Who Refused Cash.

Marie Dessanti, aged "a years, was
found dead by her husband at Buffalo,
N. Y, Wednesday In a room on toe
third floor Of the Terrace Park hotel.
Her hands and feet were tied and she
appears 20 have been strangled to
death. a fe@ days ago she had in
formed neighbors that she had re-.
ceived a letter from the Black Hand
Society demanding 5000 under penal
ty of death. A man is said to have
visited her room Tuesday night, and
evidence Of drinking was found Wed.
nesday. The woman had been re-
ported to have about $4,000, and 1t
was said that she was to return to
Italy shortly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
LEAD THE STATE.
orangebug and Andsrson Count--ss
Come Firs in South Carolina.
Several Texas Counties Raise and
Market Big Crops OF Good

Orangeburg aud Andersen countie
are the largest cotton producing
counties in South Carolina and thei
yield Of the neecy staple ranks then
well in the standing of the courtie
in the cotton belt
Charleston gets but little OF Ander
son's cotton but q goodly part OF tn,
yield Of Orapgeburg, the former cot
ton being used very generally b7 tn,
mills In the upper section Of Soutt
Carolina and Charleston's parttcipa
tion In the profits Of the second larg
est growing cotton county cones il
when tie dividends are declared CT
the stock Of the mills in which thers
is much Charleston money.
For long time. says The Andersen
Mail, 1t has been known that Ander
ION county produces very heavy
yield OF cotton, but very few people
have taken the trouble to ascertain
aer exact standing among the cotton.
producing counties OF the Southern
States, from the latest absolute of
cial figures, those Of the season 1903 04,
the following facts are learned:
Anderson's county yield entities hei
to tWenty-second place in the list o.
all the counties in the Cotton Belt
and to second place in South Carolina.
Oeangeburg alone stands above her in
this State, with a lead for the seascr
Of 1897 bales. AndersCn's yield iD
1903 was 43, ,397 bales. An3erson's s
yield in 1904 vas 43, 557 bales. Oaly
seven counties east Of the MIssissi ppi
produced more cotton, one OF thes
being O7angeburg county, South Car
olina. West Of the Mississippi more
cotton was produced by IL counties in
Texas and one county each In Louisi.
ana, Indian Territory and Oklahoms
Territory. Ellis county, Texas, leads
the whole Cotton Belt with the enor-
nous production Of 107, 6l2 bales ir
one season.
According to the reports OF the
United States Census Bureau, Auder.
son courty stood still higher In
l8s3-s4. Only seven counties east OF
the Mississippi produced more cotton
than Anderson, Orangeburg county,
South Carolina being one, and the
other six being in Mississippi, and only
l3 -ounties west Of the Mississippi grew
more. Two OF three were in Western
Louisiana and eleven in Texas. An
derson county stood twenty.frst in
the list OF all the cotton producing
counties.
The average yield per acre is said
to be ~ 100 Of bale. Therefore on
the estimated acreage this year Of
81, ,00o, 900 acres, We would have
yield Of 13,44o, 900 bales OF cotton,
while the largest crop in previcus
years was 1888, 900 bales in 1882
This is, of course, estimating tha.
the average yield is 81 100 OF a bale
10 the acre, and that $4,000, 900 acres
we're planted In cotton last year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Great Gift To Church,

Levi P. Morton, former Vice Pres
dent Of the United STAGES anl; Govern.
or OF New York, is the glver OF $780,.
900 to the fund for the completion OF
the cathedral OF ST. John the Deyine
in New York City. The gift was an.
annou iced last week, but MI. Morton s
name was withheld until now.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
4 Large PIOW.

The largest plow in the world is
owned by Richard Gird Of Sln Ber-
nardino county, Cal. This immense
agricultural machine stands IS feet
high ani weighs 36, 900 pounds. 1t
runs by steam, IL provided with II
Pinch plo1shares, and is capable OF
blowing fifty acres Of land day. Ii
consumes from one TO one and one.
half tons If coal day, and usually
travel at the rate of four miles az
hour.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Tandals at Work.

a dispatch from Washington says
an unsuccessful attempt was made By
one or more civilians to blow up the
statue tt Frederick the Great, recent
~ presented by the E nperor Of Ger
many, and now standing in the war
college grounds. a charge OF e1plo.
siVes with a lighted fuse vas attached
to the fence surrounding the Statue
out was removed by an employee be
fore it exploded. No damage resulted.
The psrpetrators eSca ped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18

the regular rate OF pay for witnesse
in Rchland counsy. 1t Is a'so EN-
powered with power TO cGm nit 10
contempt CT court. The connitte
is, if possible, to make q report oafor
i February and tie expenses shall b.
charged 10 tie dispenSary, to be pait
by the comm :ssioner.
This was referred to the conm;5tes
on dispensary, snd Immediately after
wards Senator Hcush Teportsd d tina
the governor would present bis mes
age. Col J. E. .No::neat, Gov. Hey
wards private secretary, appeared
Hith the message which was thet
read. With it was a spscia: message
calling the senator's attention ID the
various reports already out, aud com
m=nting On tee pronptpess witt
which they had been d<livered.
Senator Raysor incrod1tet: bill
calling for compulsory education Of a:
y weeks per a2num. S natcl B-oHr
introduced a bill to r4cuce UCb3ccc
charges and Senator VocKolnitz tvs
bills relating to the liability Of stock
holders, both Of banks and Of other
enterprises. Senator Ven h2lnltz
also introduced a joint restitution to
allow tie Charleston Lighj aad Wa
ter Power COMPANY to erect pe-na-
uent 6a Do across Goose Creek.
The recommendations Tor commit
tee appointments were then read
and adopted. The clerk Of the house
appeared to announce that that body
had been o~ganizei and vas 10y for
business. Senator Raysor moved ad
journment.
WEDNESDAY PROCEEDINGS.
South Cardinals house of lords, the
senate, took but bare 20 minutes
Wednesday to dispatch its business.
Senator Marshall Of R:ch:snd intro
duced a bill to peTpetuate the charter
Of the South Carolina Historical asSo-
This bill also provides a
room in the State house where the
valuable records may be ksp5 AID al
Of 81, 200.
Senator Meuldin Of Greenville in
troduced a joint resolution to have
the governor app1iot a committee to
inve ssigate the financial affairs ct
Greenville county.
Senator Blake OF Aboeville intro
duced a bill to allow Augustine 7,
Smythe, Patrick Calhoun and Garn-
vile Beale to dam the Savannah river
at Tros5er'S shoalS in Ab5eViile coua.
ty for the purpose Of Installing a
power plant.
President Sloan announced these
appointments: Pete Sanders, door.
keeper; n. o. Pyles, mail carrier;
Andrew Crawford, Jr., secretary to
the president; Abe Foster, la5orer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Killed His Wife.

A special from Newman, Ca, says
that F. N. Alums shot and al.
most instantly killed bis wife there
Wednesday. BE attempted suicide scon
afterwards, but was prevented from
ending MS own life. There Is co1sid.
erable excitement over the occurrence.
Jealousy on the part OF Alums to.
wards his wife and the fact. that SIZE
would not live with him are supposed
to have been the causes OF the
TRAGEDY.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Russian Military Tragedy.

The Berliner Z ,itung reports fatal
clash between reserYists and the local
garrison at Snoiensk, Russia. Three
thousand reserViSts, the paper says,
stopped at Smolensk. Tney ran
amuck rioted aad plundered and the
governor ordered the local garrison
OUT, who fired into the reserVists.
The colonel and five of his junior
off ,ers OF the reservists, suielded eut
OF shame,
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night for the college celebration an
a1 invitation was extended the man
bers to attend.
On mutivn Ct Mr.. CASTOR the hous
then acjourned until neon Thursday
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the house Of representative
Wednesday morning half an hcu7 va.
consumed in reading the roll OF mem
5ers in crder tc get the names c2rreos
There were few alterations, but the
member from Anderson" county
asked that his name be recorded a:
Joshuay W. Ashley" instead OF 81
W." The governors message was re.
caived aad read. This occupied quite
2 lot OF time also, and there vas little
else doae Wednesday.
Mr.. joseph Clever CT Beaufort pre-.
seated himself 5etcre the bar OF tee
ao1se and took the ca5h Of Office.
Oa motion OF Mr.. Altamnnt Moe:
tbs parts Of tee governors n: sag
were referred to the committees tc
WHICH they properly belonged.
Speaker Smith did net ennounc.
Tire names OF the members Of the va
rious committees or the names of the
attaches in the ball, but Will probably
do so Thurs Say.
Among the bills to be introduced in
tee house will be one to create Cal
noun county; bill ey Mr.. D. O. Her
bert to put banks under the sane
regulations for taxation as textile
mills and cotton seed oil mills.
The following bills were presented
Tuesday:
Mr.. S;nkler-To fix the liability Of
str ckholders in banks.
Mr.. Nash-To further provide for
the creation Of the State Historical
Assc citation.
Mr.. McColl-To regulate the sala-
ries Of curt stenographers.
Mr.. Kershaw-To promote the at
tendance Of children upon public
schools.
Mr. Toole-To reduce the number
OF huurs Of days work in cotton
mill from IL to 10 hours.
Mr.. Kershaw-To amend the act
fixing warehouse charges on tobacco.
Mr. Whaley-A bill to authorize
the Charleston Light and Power COM
pany to construct permanent dam
across Goose Creek in Berkeley Ccun-
ty.
-HURsDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The house Of representatives got
down to work Thursday. Quite
uumoer OF bills were introduced. a
number IF concurrent resolutions
were also submitted. Citizen Ashley
offered concurrent resolution to ad-
journ sine die February 11th.
When the motion Of Mr. Fraser Of
Sumter to change rule l Of the house,
to have the house stand adjourned
at IL O'Clock on Saturday till II
o'clock on the following Monday was
read Mr.. Ashley at once opposed it.
BE wanted the members TO stay In
Columbia and attend to their work.
The loss Of time was expensive to the
State. Mr. Morgan OF Greenville
asked to have the resolution read
again. MI. Fraser then explained
the motive for the change. AS for
himself, be saiG, he had not lest more
than half an hour from legislative
time since be has been a member Of
the house, but it was notable fact
that much time vas lost both in dis
cussions on Saturday morning as to
whether CT not the house should ad-
journ and then en- T0.s5ay when Of
ten times business had to be done
over again. The resolution was car
ried by a vote Of 90 to %.
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jsction, the bouse would be used to-
night for the college celebration and
al invitation was extended the mem
bers to attend.
On mut;vn Ct Mr.. CASTOR the house
then adjourned until neon Thursday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-02
BOMBAY
Special to The journal.

Bombay. July 1.--Mr. Alex Seasons
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sessions
went to Pensacola on the excursion
train Thursday. They will return
home to-day.
The many friends of Miss Dosia
Wright will be delighted to know that
she is improving very rapidly. Her
condition was so favorable that her
nurse, Miss Blake. of Mobile, returned
home Wednesday.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Yates died Tuesday, after lingering
illness. They have the sympathy OF
all their friends.
Mrs. w. J.. Hann, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Evans,
for several weeks, returned to her
home in Pensacola Thursday.
Miss Mabel :. ilkinSon of Pensacola,
is the guest of Miss Asenath Evans.
Miss Evans entertained a few friends
Friday night in her honor.
A party of young people enjoyed a
hay ride out to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Seasons. three miles in
the country last Monday night. Mrs.
Seasons entertained them delightful
". during the evening serving sala1,
pickle courses and ice cream and cake.
Those in the party were Miss Carrie
Finney, Miss Eva Parker, Miss Ase-
nath Evans and her guest, Miss Mabel
Wilkinson; Messrs. Kelly Seasons
Williams and Cleveland, Finney .Lans.
ing Carkbuff Lonnie' Martin, Drew
Tucker and DR.. Justice Mrs. w. J..
Bamn chaperoned the party
Mr.. ]. H. Goodwin weat to Pensacola
Thursday on business.
Miss Dosia Wright is visiting her
brothers family, Mr.. T. Wright.
Mrs. Alex. Sessions and Miss Eva
Parker went to Mariana Tuesday
shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ Mcdonald went
to Chipley to church last Sunday.
Our railroad agent, Mr.. A. ]. Tucker
is absent on few days pleasure trim
and he IS relieved by Mr. Garritt, of
Laurel Hill.
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BRENT
speolal TO he journal.


Brent, July 1.-The rainy season
has reached us at last. On the first
days of the week the threatening rain
clouds would approach so close that
we could almost touch them with the
longer end of a thi-ty-cent fishing
pole, but we could only get about 8
average drops to the square acre.
Wednesday We had inltatory showers
sufficient to dampen the outside OF a
farmers calico shirt. On Thursday
the precipitation was more copious;
reminding us that the rainy season IS
near at hand
Sweet potato planting is now resun-
ed and the agricultural situation IS
more hopeful again.
Prof. Allen is slowly regaining his
exhausted strength. Recuperation is
tedious in the advanced years Of our
lives.
If the decision should be made to
terminate all lives at the age Of Co
when our usefulness is estimated to
cease-it will stir up che blood of re.
tired sages. and precipitate a revolu-
tionary war between the ages.
The Jim Crow law is now in full
bloom, and predict that it will spread
into other states as its beauties be-
THOS. MCMILLAN.
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! NEWS of WEST FLORIDA |s|

played during the evening. Miss Fe-
dora Floyd won the ladies prize, a
handsome burnt leather magazine
holder; Mr.. Goettinger the gentlemans
prize a leather case. Delightful re-
freshments were served during the
evening.
Rev. Father Galland left for Biz
mfngham, Ala, Thursday morning after
a pleasant visit of two weeks in this
city.
Mrs. T. c. Mckenzie and Miss Maud
left Friday morning for the west.
Messrs. NJ. o. Bously and A. Bern.
stein, OF Gulfport, Miss. were among
the visitors here this week
Mrs. J. n. Wakefield returned home
Sunday from Townsville, Ga, having
spent a few weeks there with her
mother
Misses Alice ana Alma Purlin are
having a delightful visit in the city
with their aunt, Mrs. E. Grady.
A large excursion over the G. F. &
A. from Cuthbert, cambridge and
other points in Georgia visited the
city last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. w. W. Poser returned home
this week from Arcadia Fla, after a
pleasant visit there of several weeks
with relatives.
Mr.. S. d. Chittendon, of Tallahassee
Fla, was among the visitors this week.
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APALACHICOLA
Special to The Journal.

kpalachicola, July Miss Byr6ie
Mcconnell left Friday for her home
in Atlanta. Ga, after spending a
pleasant winter here.
Misses Hennie and Sadie Patton re-
turned home Thursday after a delight
ful visit to Atlanta, Ga, Of several
weeks.
Mr.. o. E. league returned from his
cutting among the hills of Carolina last
Thursday much improved in health.
Mr.. L. c. Murrow is taking a trip
through Florida stopping at all places
Of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l. Matthews visited
the city last week. While here they
were the guests of Mrs. T. c. Nc
Kinzie
Mrs. c. H. B. Floyd is spending the
week at st. Vincent's Island, the guest
Of Mrs. z. J. Hatch.
Mrs. Garner, of Springvale, Ga, is
on a visit to her cousins, the Misses
Patton, of this place.
DR.. and Mrs Murrow entertained
few friends last FRIDAY evening in a
most charming manner. Whist was