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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
AUDITORS TO MEET.
Meeting 70 Be Held in Columbia and
Will Be important.
Assess m ant OF Property at True Max
ker Value OF Vital Inportace
m tho Ent5re State.

Comptroller General Jones means
business in the step be has taken to-
ward getting the tax assessment o.
property, real as we'll as personal, IN
this state on market valus SIS, IA
stead Of on an uneven pretense OF
so per cent, basis. The circular let
Ter OF instructions, which be sent out
last week to county auditors, assess
ING boards and county sQas! z! &
boards directing that the law ue strict
ly observed with the beginning OF tie
new year and that property be assess
ed at its true market value, has been
followed by call for CO. vention OF
county auditors to meet with the
com nptroller general for q conference
to decide upon plan OF action to be
pursued evenly and similarity through
out the state. The step which the
Comptroller general has taken has
caused much talk throughout the
state and has set property holders to
thinking. OF course, it is scrt OF
revolutionary measure, and while the
Justice and the sense Of 1t has appeal
ed to many good business men and
big property holders regardless OF the
fact much OF this sort OF property will
1e Elected, seill the thing has rot
,een generally understood, and there
a fear also that the purpose OF the
c & ptroller general to equal z, the
orocerty throughout the state more
nearly will not be successful unoer
the departure he isnaking on account
Of the great proficiency and skill in
divi6uals and communities have &C
ouired by long prsctice and experie1 c.;
in the matter Of tax dodgirg.
''Ths erroneous idea appears TO
save taken hold In various parts OF
.ne state" Ms. Jones said Wednesday
that this Is scheme to increse the
taxes. Such is not the case. My OBJ
ject is to get property sQ1alised In
this state and stop this shameful tax
lodgings, There are some notorios e1,
cepttons, but generally speaking the
cotton mills and other big property
s1e being assessed on a genuine so per
cent. basis, aad small property is be-
ing assessed at from TO 100 Fer cs1t.
O1ly so much money is needed to run
the state and county goverL mems,
and the higher the assessment the
greater the yield of money OF given
:evy, but the levy may De easily
changed. In other words, If the as
sessmens is doubled throughout toe
state, the levies for state, county and
city purposes may be cut IN half.
The inequality and II jastice Of the
taxation OF property in tnis state has
been a shame ana a disgrace fer de-
cades.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Called Out and Murdered.

J. IL. Harrison, prosperous farm.
er near Carlo Ga. was called TO his
gate Wednesday about dusk and shot
tg!ca in the breast with q shot gun
loaded with buckzhot and killed in.
ssantly. The murderer up to the
present time has not bsen apprehen
ed. Sheriff Patterson las summoned
sud went to the scene Ct the TRAGEDY
out was unable to fad any clue to the
narso, who did the shooting,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
CaugIcrn the act.

Attempts made last Friday, Satur-
day, and Sunday and Monday nights
to wreck passenger trains on the
Georgia Southern railroad as Heart
pine Pa, resulted in watch being
set. This resulted in the arrest We'd
nesday Of VIII Born, a negro who
was caught in abe act Of layi sie
across the track. a reward OF $3.50
has been offered for the arrest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Russian Red Tape.

A story OF Russian red tape Is told
bg ". T. Stead. Gen. LineWtch,
while In supreme command OF the
Russian army in Manchuria, once
used a rub5er-stamp signature for
the papers which he had to sign
every day before be could draw forage
for his own horses. The commissary
general returned the rubber stamp
signed papers as out OF order and
every day the general commanding
an army Of 500. 900 men had to aflx
his autograph to the 1equisition 1or
his hnraeS' QatS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
CAN'T Assist Korea.

The bad news from his country
about the reported suicide OF his
b1osher Yeuog Wnan Mia which was
conveyed to him Wednesday has
,ff cited the health CT Yeuog Tehaa
Min, a Korean minister to France and
he was not able to receive any one
today. l. is expected that he will
call upon President Roosevelt and
Secetary OF State Boot and try to in
1usnce them In favor Of his country
which under the treaties with Japan
will lose most OF It's independence.
In Official circles the feeling Is that
Ii will not be possible for the govern
mint Of the United States to inter-
venA
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Won At anr.

Herman q. Vorjohu has been elect
ed assessor LJcklsnd, O 10, after
meeting With defeas in twenty. i've
successive contests. BE is a pi neer
resident OF thss section and Is nov
seventy-one years old. Tae town
ship is quite strongly Republican.
but Mr.. Forjohn an'old-lino Dsmocrat
this year was able to oVerct ma the
adverse sjority.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
STEAMER GOES ASHORE
And Ecuy of Those Aboard CT Her
We're Drowned.

Thirteen lives were lost In the wrecl
Of tie steamer Lunenberg, which wen
ashore Wednesday IF Amherst har
oor Magdalen Islands. A dispatch
to that effect was received at Halifax
from Msat Cove, near the scene Of the
wreck, by Leslie, Hart and Son, own
ers OF the steamer.
The steamer had a crew OF seven
teen and probably carried several pas.
sengers, including NJ. Leslie, mem
ber OF the Canadian parliament and a
member Of the firm which owns the
vessel.
When the steamer struck there
we're seventeen persons on board, in
Guiding crew Of sixteen and Mr..
Leslie. Tie dead:
e. J. Leslie. Halifax.
II. Meersard, steward Of the Lun-
en5urg.
R. NJ. Md Jnald, chief engineer.
]. Jose, COOK.
B. Hall, cabin boy.
j. M ,Connell, sailor.
E V. Doucette, sailor.
Lophin Vinuelt, sailor.
Joseph Bourgeois, sailor.
A sailor, whose name was not
learned.
Toe Lunenburg had been running
between Pictou and the Msgdalen is
lands since LIST spring. During a
nigh gale Tuesday, which was &C
com panied by binding snow aarries.
1t is thought that the steamer weDa
out OF her course In trying to make
B nherst harbor ard brought up on
che rocks that lie SINE distance CT
shore in that vicinity. The steamer
evidently had been ashore for some
time before she was seen. Ef)rts
we're made to communicate with her,
tu! the strong currents that spent
around that point and tie high seas
made it impossible to launch boat.
Later the weather moderated and i've
OF the crew came ashore, the twelve
others staoiing by the ship. Later
these attempted SC reach shore .as the
'. seels showed signs Of breaking uo,
snd sl were lcs5 except Captain
Pride
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Clash in Cherokee.

Saturday afternoon aa BlacksburQ
United States Comm issioner T.escott
and Deputy United States Marshall
Hallman engaged in a difficulty as tt
the controversy over Cherokee's neec
OF dispensary consts bles. Trescott
drew revolver but Halluan oisarmec
hin. Trescott was unable to get
blow. Hallman getting several efec'
tive Punches. It Is probable that
Trescott will be prosected for carry
ING corcsaled weapons.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Average NciguL.

Sccs5ary Hester naSes the actual
average weigh Of 4,252 5t3 bales OF
the cotton crop embracing port re
c4ipss ard overland for the three
months from Seplem5 Der to November,
inclusive, 5l9.10 agains: 52S SO pounds
ger bais l.ss year, a decrease OF l3.
Detailed averages are: Texas 533. So:
Louisiana 522 is; Alabama, etc, 53U:
Georgia sos; South Carolina 500;
North Carolina 5ol.s5; Virginia 1876;
Tennessee, ETC., including Memphis,
ST, Louis and overland, 523.I.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13

A dispatch from GafGsy to The
State says Essie Martin colorsd, was
possibly fatally stabbed BY Son J 1hn-
500, colcr,d, late Wednesday nigh
Injuries severe. Result uncertain
Johnson is in jill to await trial
Both about 10 ytars OF age.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Murder and PiiIsge.

An Official statement received frIm
Oiessa says thai s coo persons have
oaen ki!ldd thsre SjEce the beginning
OF the troubles. Latest arrivals at
Jasss, MoldsVia, .eclare that the kill
ings and plunderings continue at Odes-
sa by day and night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Always Clean.

Did you ever notice that tobacco is
slwsys c!esn. ia man drops piece
OF meat, no matter how clean the
floor may be, be will either give 1t q
pick OF pick it up and lay IL to one
side. BE will never eat it. Bat let
him drop his plug OF tobacco on the
ground and no difference how dirty
the spot was where it fell, ne will
pick it up and give it careless swipe
on his coat sleeve or on the bosom OF
his pants and then take chew With
preater relish then ever.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Bound Over.

Little Tom" Sud6uth and Ton
Chastine Of the Dark Corner section
Of GreerYille county have been oonuo
ovar to court and placed IL i! on the
charge OF making murderous assault
on Jsmes Christine said to De inc Il u
siye Youth at Lebanan on Thanssgi'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
SPy n : BIG ( UNI.
Cor, lyou lis. ensed Nearly two Mil
Ii n Collars on Campaign.
1t Came from Many Sources, the
Large st Subscription Was One
Hundred Thousad Dollars.

Large st Subscription Was One
hundred Thousad Dollars.
According to a Washington news.
paper which, with sV.dence OF friend.
ly handling, prints lopg statement
about the expenses of Chairman Cor.
telyou in 1904, the r pub!icao nation
al committee used the sum t 81, 500,
600 to elect Roosevelt and FAirbaGks,
and had in bank when the campaign
was ended about Sl00 600.
It is stated that Chairman Cortel
you had 5000 900 less that Chairman
Hanna had in 1890 and n.arly s2, 000,-
900 less than be had in 1896. It is
also declared to be a fact that the
Damo ratio national Committee in
1892, when MI. Cleveland vas elected
the second time, had fund exceeding
anything kno IN in American politics
before OF SlLc--She sum Of 81 l00,-
coo.
Chairman Cortelyou, according to
this article, turned over to State c5m
mittee in New York, New J -rseY,
West Virginia, Massachusetts,, Con-
necticut, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Nevada the sum Of 500. .0C0 NJ
az ount is fixed as to the sum e1 oeno-
ID In New York by the national COM
uittee through Gov. O1tll, but it
must have been largely in excess OF
5000, 600 Fur literature, it states, the
national committee expended $780,
600; for the speakers bureau, sl75,-
900; tor Autographs, advertising, etc.,
$3.50. DOOR for salaries and headquarters
expenses, $3.50, 600, and for miscellan
eous expenses, s50,000.
1t is stated that the money expsnd
cd by Chairman Cortelyou came from
10 900 different sources, about 4 600
contributors being known, leaving
about 600 unknown. to the chair man
OF the national committee. The larg-
,st single contributor furnished up
ward OF s100 600, it is stated, and bis
identity was not knowa to either
Chairman Cortelyou or Mr. Bliss.
TIE article is lacking in details as
to the identity Of corporations and
corporation managers chat contriout
ed to the Republican funds. No refer
ence whatever Is made to contriou.
tions either from lie insurance comp
anies OF railway companies, huS it is
alleged that in every instance where
contribution vas made conditional
on some political favor to come the OF.
fer was ri cted or the money return
ed.
In connection with the Republican
campsign fund, the statenenUi is MADE
that President Roosevelt and Chair
man Ccrtels on will cooperate TO havs
passed a Law providing for the publ
city Of contributions to political com
miutees. Chairman Cortelylu declined
to discuss the figures connected WITH
the campaign OF 1864, but intinsteo
that they were about right"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Killed Himself.

At New York Allen Kl!nedlnst
committed suicide early Su.oay nlgnS
Nv drinking carbol:c acil. He oleo
three hours afterwards IN the pres
ence OF his young wife and chiio.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
4 TRAGIC DEATH.
Mans Head Split opsn by Flyin &
Fragments Of a Saw
A Resident Of Columbia Was Oper.
ating Wood Saw for Bis Son in
Lexington Coun'y.

The State says Mylas D. Biackmon
OF Co:um.i was killed in Lexington
county Friday morning about II g.
clock by the bursting Of q cii ca!sr saw
waich be was operating In saving
| " o., The saw was running at its
u usl high rate OF speed when for
some unknown reason it few into
fragments and one ofihe pieces struck
him full in the tace, splitting open
{ bis head from chin TO crown. Mr..
Blackmon's son and others who were
near ran quickl. to his assistance AID
preparations we're shurrirdly made to
bring the injured map to the Colum.
bia hospital. BE was placed n a We
hicle and the start for this city was
soon made but before they bad pre-,
ceeded two miles Mr. Blackmcn
breathed his last. he never regained
consciousness after he was struck.
The accident happened at the hom-
OF his SOD, about eight miles from the
city on the old State road.
Mr.. Blackmon lived IN that city
with his two daughters, Misses Mag
gle and Lena B:ackmoD, at GA Ger.
vais Street he has been working
for about TWO weeks. Yesterday
morning they went to work as uaual.
Mr.. Blackmon was running the saw
VII ca crts the wood into sh lrt lengths
when without an instant's warning it
few into several pieces. Oaeof them
struck him In the face, just on the
right side OF the nose and sunk itself
into the flesh and bone, laying open
bis face and cutting deep onto bis
brain.
A docter was near at hand and was
soon called. He saw at once how
desperate was the mans condition and
knew that the only possible hope Lay
in getting him to the hospital. With
al the rapidisy OF faithful sons
sager efforts, arrangements were
soon made to bring him to that city
bat be was even then beyond human
a:d and before one fourth Of the dis
tarce mad been covered he had sue
cunbed to his flightful inju-
,ries,
His body was brought to the city
and placed in the undertaking par
lors OF Funderburk s Matteson, where
1t was prepared for burial. Coroner
Walker OF R.chlsnd county and the
coroner OF Lexington both decided
that no inquest would be necess-
ary.
Mr. Blacknon was 81 years OF age
and was born in Lancaster county,
seat, In the Black Creek nsigaborhood |
he has been resilient O. Columbi-
for Is years. IA is survived by the |!
one s)n, already mentioned, and toe
t 20 daughters with whom ne lived.
BE- leaves also three brothers. Msssrs
j. c. and Mint Blacknon OF Lancas
ter county Minor B acknon OF FioEi5s
and Two sisters, Mrs. Belle Grlfin
sad Mrs. Nancy tCanonton, both OF
lancaster county.
The rem aims Of Mr.. Biackmon will |
oe taken to his former home IL Lin-
caster for interment at $50 o'clock
Friday afternoon. Tae funeral will
take place on Sunday morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
Went Democratic.

The Democrats OF Portland, Me-,
for the first time In twelve years,
elected their mayor. Nathan Clifford,
received I, GAL, as against 4.42s fo1
the Re5ubican candidate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
a Cook Held Up.

The Columbia State says the resi-
dents In the vicinity Of Blanding and
Bull streets were startled by a cry for
the police about 9 o'clock Tuesday
night and an investigation disclosed
another alleged attempt to hold up q
pedestrian. -Four policemen were
q7ickly on the scene but thorough
search failed to find any trace OF the
shadowy footpad. A colored cook Who
is said to work at hotel was on bis way
to his home in Wsverly, when be ws s
confronted by a tall white man who,
he says, tried to hold him up but
when the colored man gave the alarm
the white man disappeared by leaping
the low fence enclosing the campus o.
the Presbyterian seminary and rua
ming through the yard. No trSce OF
him could be found by the police.
Big Roof Falls.
At London, England the SOUTH end
of the immense root spanning the
Charing Cross main line station sud
denly collapsed Wednesday afternoon
and completely blocked the liEes. a
number OF workman and trainmeD
we're caught in the wrecksge. TIE
roof of the Avenue Theater adjoining
the statiau also collapsed. About
thirty injured persons have already
been taken to the hospital. One OF
them died and the others are IN q
cri ttcal condition. There are a num-
ber Of dead among the ruins. The
Continental express, filed Nth pas
sen. ers, was standing outside the sta
tion waiting for the signal to enter
when the collapse Of the roof occur
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-18
THE CORNISH TROUBLE

The town fight at Cornish
seems to'have increased in intensi-
ty of late and the feeling is SC
bitter that yesterday Commissioner
Robnett issued warrants for -four
residents of the town, charging
that they conspired 10 kill, injure,
oppress, threaten and and intimi-
date c. E. Brasington a citizen OF
the United States, and to prevent
him in the exercise of his rights as
a citizen of the town of Cornish.
The prosecution is under a section
of the federal statutes, and provides
for a punishment not in excess of a
five thousand dollar fine nor to
exceed ten wears in the penitent-
iary.
This is the case where one faction
of the town is attempting to move
the townsite, and the feeling
engendered has become so strong
that serious consequences are
threatened. -Ardmoreite.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-18

csnse it happened to have three or
five hairs protruding from its um-
nit.
Here's your marriage license
back, he said as he handed the
marriage permit to Notary Public
Bob Lynch, who had secured the
document for him. ~ never
knew until Yesterday that girl had
wart on her neck, and it had
whiskers on it, too. l never could
marry girl with wart on her
neck.
Donaldson was to have married
Miss Blank and under the laws of
tbe Indian Territory he forfeits
SIco or must marry the girl. He
says he would rather give up the
500 any time than be coupled
with woman with wart on her
neck. The notary suggested it
might be removed by a doctor.
That's her business, he said
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-18
SAVING TIE SEA BIRDS.
Relentless Slaughter Has Exter.
minated Many Species in the
Pacific Islands.

No one knows better than the
sailor or the shore hunter how the
sea birds may be exterminated,
and no one better than theIndian
or the trappef of the deep woods,
how sometimes the widest and
most abundant species may dis
appear. The wonderful great aux,
or garefowl, has, within the mem
DRY of men now living, been hunted
from the face of the earth, so that
its skin and its eggs are now worth
their weight in gold, says the New
York Mail. Practically the beau.
tiful wild pigeon, which once dark
ened the skies with its vast, cloud
like fight, has met the same fate,
though small colonies of it in re.
mote spots undoubtedlys till ex-
list. The eastern pinnated grouse
il almost practically extinct In
the Chatham islands. alone. in the
Pacific, II species of birds have
become extinct.
On all the islands of the sea. and
at all the shore spots to which sea
birds resort, the work of slaughter
is being carried on quite relent-
lessly. Largely for humane rea-
sons, and incidentally in the inter
est of science, the National Asso.
citation of Audubon Societies is
engaged in the work of trying to
save the sea birds from extermina.
tion. Several species are being
Systematically destroyed for their
feathers. Fashion, of course, does
not care whether these beautiful
creatures are exterminated or not
The scarcer they become, up to the
point of their actual disappear.
ance, the greater are the prices
realized for their feathers, and the
deeper the JOY taken by the wearer
of the ornament. And when at last
they are all gone-why, there will
be another of Gods creatures to
put through the same process.
This association has 40 wardens
guarding some Of the key colonies
of these sea birds. This NAV
guarantee them from total de.
struction at present, but does not.
insure the maintenance of the
birds Of the species in question in
such numbers as to render their
preservation sure. Instead of 40
wardens the society ought to have
200.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-18
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Whereas. on the 10th day of
September, 1905, j. c. Woodside,
Mayor Of the city Of Chickasha,
rendered his resignation as such
Mayor, said resignation 10 become
effective Sept goth, 1905; and
whereas, on the 10th day of Sep
tember, 1905, the resignation Of
the said ]. G. Woodside was ac-
cepted by the city council of the
city of Chickasha; and whereas,
the law provides that in case of
such vacancy the same shall be
filled by special election,
Now, therefore, l, ]. c. Wood
side, mayor of the city of Chicka-
sha, / T.. by virtue Of the author
ity vested in me BY law, do hereby
proclaim and give notice that a
special election will be held in the
city Of Chickasha, 1. r., on the
goth day of September, 1905, for
the purpose Of electing Mayor Of
the said city Of Chickasha, l. t.,
to fill the unexpired term of the
said ]. c. Woodside, resigned
The places Of holding such cleo
tion in the said city Of Chickasha
shall be as follows: In Ward No.
I, at corner Sixth street and Min
nesota avenue; in Ward No ? at
Brick Barn; in Ward No 3, at po-
lice Court room, Third street; in
Ward No. 4 at Fannin House,
Second street, and the following
judges have been appointed and
are hereby selected to hold such
election in their respective wards:
In Ward, No. i. Louis Barefoot,
Thomas Biggers, ]. F. Bishop; In
Ward No. 2. J. T. Hill, J. A.
Bateman, A. c. Edwards; In Ward
No. 3, T. w. Miller H. +. Price,
Will Estes; In Ward No. 4, Steve
Hatsell, o. Coffman, G. G. Buch-
anan. Such election shall be held
and conducted and the returns
thereof made as the law provides.
Witness my handand seal as such
Mayor of the city of Chickasha. 1.
T., on the 18th day of September,
1905. J. G. WooDsIDE.
Mayor Of the city Of Chickasha T.
First publication, Sept. IS, reo5.
lot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-18
question Of Pose.

"She is determined to be a mu-
sician, but cannot decide whether
to make Speciality of the violin
or the piano"
Has she no positive predilect-
tion for either?"
"Oh, yes; but some Of her
friends think she looks better
standing and others that sitting
is more becoming TO her. Chica-
90 Journal.