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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28

into the flesh, but not sound Is
heard from the martyr. 1t is custo-
mary to spike the victim to the cross,
but public opinion has wrought COM
promise in some localities and the ac-
tual driving Of nails into the hands is
omitted. Even in the very remote
cid Mexican towns, where crucifix.
ion always takes place, the victim OF
the cruci6xion usually survives the
ordeal, ard proudly shows the scars
as evidence. Long ropes are fastened
TO the head Of the cross to steady it,
and other brothers raise it to an up
right position. AS its base meets the
the excavation the whole mass slips
down with thud that must cause ex-
cruciatirg pain to the victim, but be
never utters a complaint. Tie cross
is then maintained in It's position by
rapes and loose stones thrown into the
hole.
The poor penitente must suffer the
most intense agony-his skin pulls up
and discolors and his face betraYs
great anguish. The silence was I'M
pressive- sound Of bird OF insect In
this desert land and all the brother
hood were in silent prayer. Some
were lying on masses Of cacti; al the
officers wore crowns OF thorns and
some we're beating themselves with
the prickly Spanish bayonet plant.
1t seemed as il we could not endure
the strain. About hall an hour after
the cross vas raised the chief gave the
order to lower it. The bonds were
loosad and the blood bsgan to freely
circulate in the victims veins, but the
pseudo Christ was limp and uncon
scious.
Then following the testamenta
story, a few women gather about ths
cross, wai1ing disnally and imper
sonating Mary and Martha. The bod!
is wrapped in cloth and borne 80
cave in the foothills. The genera
crowd returns to town to lively tune
from the piper, but chosen lew re
main to apply restoratives and fesur
rect the erstwhile Christ. II no mis-
hap has occurred the honored on'
quickly RECEIVERS and by evening vii
strut about the town, the most impor
tant one Of the Inhabitants. liner
follows religious dance and a feast
and the community settles down to
seni.ciViliZed life once more. Ih'
procession of dageIlants we did no
witness, having arrived too late, bu
they march over cacti and pr1ckl.
pear with their bare feet and Rea
nothing but short cotton breeches
Then they lash their backs witt
thorns and the blood trickles down II
strp2ns
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
KILLED 81 PIRATES.
Over One Hundred and Fifty People
Shannon Tyberian Coast.

Over One Hundred and Fifty People
Shannon Tyberian Coast.
A dispatch from San Francisco says
details Of a terrible massacre by pi-
rates of 150 NATIVES on the Tyberian
coast has been received in letter
from Petropavlovskt, on the coast OF
K2mchatka. a Morogravienof has
written to bis brother, resident OF
San Francisco, that in the early part
Of the year, the natives in one Of the
small settlements down the coast ob
served a yacht, or schooner, drop her
anchor in the harbor, and its coming
vas hailed with cries OF rejoicing.
Of the vessel came a number OF
small boats. The natives could see the
crew pulling what they thought sup.
plies into the smaller craft. Then the
men pulled for the shore. During that
and the next day there was heard the
firing OF arms, and, later, smoke and
fire were observed. This led to an in
ves5igation from Pstropavlovski and
other towns on the coast, and hor-
rl5le tale Of pillage and massacre was
brought to light.
About the streets Of the settlement
writes Morogravlenof, were strewn the
bodies OF $50 OF tne inhabitants, shot
and cut to pieces. Under the pretense
OF friendship the pirates had gained a
landing on the coast. Robbery was
their motive, for every hut had been
ransacked, and anything Of marketable
value had been taken. Wlo the ma.
s:au5ers we're, those who managed to
make their escape could not say, be-
you'd giving The information that
some Jsp.nese were in the party.
When NJ ,Iosravlenof sent his letter
the people OF PetropaVloski feared an
attack On that town.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
WEATHER AND CROPS.
There Has Been = General Improve.
ment in Cotton Conditions.

In his last crop report Section Direc-
tor Bauer says the Ueek ending June
ls had a mean temperature slightly
above normal, with extremes OF a
maximum OF SO degrees at Blackville
on the 18th, and a minimum OF 66 de-
grees at Greenville on the 18th. TIE
sunshine averaged about normal, al
though in parts OF the state there was
considerable cloudiness the latter
part. There were no destructive high
winds, or other damaging conditions
The precipitation was in the form
Of thunderstorms and local showers.
The rainfall was heavy in places in
the eastern counties, where 1t ranged
from halt al inch to over two inches,
with scattered localities in all parts
Of the state that bad no rain or
amounts too small to be beneficial.
There we're some heavy showers in
the northern border counties, but they
were widely scattered. The need OF
rain is indicated tor the central and
southwestern counties, generally, and
in places else where.
Cultivation maderapid progress anc
nearly al fields have been rid Of gras!
and weeds, eXceps where laborers
we're scarce, or where the ground ha:
become too hard to plow and cultivate
The weather was favorable for har
vesting wheat and oats, which WORK
IS nearly finished except TOR spring
oats. There was general improve
ment in the condition OF cotton, witt
exceptions in the case Of fields thai
have not been thinned or cleaned O.
grass, but only in exceptional in
stances have the plants attained nor
nal growth, being generally under
sized. Blooming Is still sporadic
though fairly general in the eastern
counties. Sea island cotton is In goot
condition, bat as yet blooming sparse
ly. Lice are still present in sections
but are disappearing. Chopping ha
not been finished.
There has been only slight improve
ment in corn, which continues small
and yellow, except on fields that re
ceived early and thorough cultivation
There are many complaints OF corl
tasselip2 low, and Of damage b,
worms. There is considerable lant
yet planted to corn. There is ittl
change in the condition Of tobacco
which shows the effects Of too mucl
rain, and lack Of cultivation. Rics i
receiving its harvest water IN the Col
Teton district, and Is generally doinl
we'll. Gardens and pastures need rail-
in the central and western parts
Melons are quite promising. Whea
is yielding poorly at threshing. Oa'
also are generally poor, but witt
numerous exceptions where the yield
range from good to excellent. A larg
acreage of peas. for forage, to:n!
sown, and more lands will be sowl a
soon as it rains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
A GREAT FRAUD.
Quaker City Banks Fleeced for Abou
One Million Dolla-s.
A Banker and Broker, Who Died
Four Weeks Ago, Bought Gilt
Edged Stocks and Raised
Their Face Value.

At Philadelphia one OF the most
sensational cases OF forgery that has
ever been brought to light in financial
circles OF that city was disclosed last
week when it was announced that
certificates calling for small numbers
CT shares Of stock had been fraudulent
ly raised to hundreds OF shares, caus
ing loss to certain banks and trust
companies Of this city Of from $780,,
900 to 81, 900, 900. The forgery in-
wolves the name of Benjamin H. Cas-
kill, who went to his grave four weeks
ago. Gaski1l was the sole member Of
the banking and brokerage concern
known as B=nj r. Gaskill & Compa-
ny. He had Offices in the financial
district and his credit was considered
gilt edged.
Gaskill died about four weeks ago,
and at the time Of his death be was
believed to be worth about half mil
lion dollars. BE left no will and ad-
ministratcrS began to close up his
business. a patron Of the firm,
whose name is not given, bought from
the estate 100 shares OF Philadelphia
Traction company stock. This was
sent to the Philadelphia Traction
CON- pany's Office to have the transfer
recorded. The certificate did not
agree with the conpany's books, and
an Investigation showed that the GER
tifcate had been raised from six
shares to 100. The stock exchange,
OF which Gaskill was member, then
sent out notices to it's members not to
receive stock certificates from the
Gaskill estate.
A further investigation brought to
light surprising state OF affairs. 1t
was found that Gaskill had credited
himself on his own books with 5000
shares OF Philadelphia traction stock,
valued at approximately $500, O0O
while the traction compsny's books
showed he had only 400 shares. It
was also discovered that he had raised
stock certificates Of the United Rail.
ways Of New Jersey from 2 to eco and
the certificates Of the Frankford and
Southwark Street Railway company
OF this city from to 20. The latter
stock is worth $3.50 share.
Gaskill kept two accounts, one re,
cording the transaction OF his custo'
mers, which was correct, and another
giving his own transactions. His
books showed that he was losing from
SIS, 600 to s25, 1000 year In his bust.
ness. His method OF operation was
to obtain certificates Of gilt edged
securities calling for one, t"o, three
OF some other small number OF shares,
raise the figures and give them as Sc
curities for large loans. At least siz
banks and trust companies OF this
city admit holding fraudulent secari
ties Tor large loans. A f0ancier who
has been making an investigation said
that the amount Of money loaned on
the raised certificates will aggregate
between s75O,00 and 81, 600 900. Ii
is believed that very little will be
recovered from the estate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Lef, Prison in . Box,

Harry Hammond. a convict in the
Missouri state penitentiarV sent up
from St Joseph in 1898 for fifteen years
for murder in the second degree, es.
cared In a shoe beg, and but for the
fact that he had failed to provide SUI
fcient air holes would probably be q
free man. Hammond corceale d him
self in the shoe boX in the prison fac
tory and was started on the trip to
Chicago. At Cedar City, just across
The river from Jefferson City, the tex,
in which he was securely nailed up,
lay for some time on the station plat
form AID the agent heard groans ccm-
ing from the bcx. The box was opened
ana Hammond was taken back to the
penitentiary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
THE WAR IS OVER.
The Confederate Dead Aonored in
Wisconsin by Union Veterans.

The Confederate Dead Honored in
Wisconsin by Union Veterans.
The Atlanta Journal says Cover
nor Terrell is in receipt of a letter
from the son OF a Madison, Wis. :,
Grand Army veteran in which he Is
informed that the graves OF many
Georgia Confederate veterans at Madi-
scr, Wis, were cared for on National
Memorial day, May 3oth. The letter
was written by Herbert Siggelko, a
prominent attorney, Vho is first SER
geant Of the Henry Marnden camp,
No. 2, Sons OF Veterans.
Tue letter follows:
MADISON, Wis, June Is, 1905.
To His Excenency, Tne Governor OF
Georgia, Atlanta, Ga.
Respected Sir:-You are doubtless
aware Of the fact that in cur cemetery
are buried many Contederatss Uhc
died here while prisoners OF war.
Among the number are many from
the state Of Georgia. 1t give me
great pleasure to inform you that on
Memorial day, May Both, the graves
Of these Confederate dead, as has long
been the custom, were decorated with
flowers ana uniformed squad OF Henry
Harnden Camp n. 2, Sons OF Vet
erans, fred three volleys in honor anc
memory Of the Gray resting here
The members OF our G.. A. r Lucius
FairchDa Post No II, marched into
the enclosure and stood there with
heads uncovered while the exercises
were being observed.
am sure | voice the sentiment OF
the old soldiers and Of the veterans IN
saying that bitterness and enmtty to-
wards you who fought for the Confed'
eracy has passed away forever and will
never again be harbored. We realize
that you OF the south fought bravely
and conScientiously, b~lieVing your
cause to 57 right, and the soldier OF
the north fought in the same way, be-
lieving his cause to be right. We
may clasp hands across the bloody
charm Of war and by word and By
deed we make known to one another
that we are brothers.
In submitting this, I have thu
| honor to remain,
Very respectfully.
HERBERT S. SIGGELKo,
1st Sergeant, Henry Harden CamE
No. 2.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Swallowed q Whistle.

Having swallowed tin whistle.
Ethel Messer, the three year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Messer, OF Waterbury, Conn.,, Is in
agony at her hcme. The physicians
are at q loss for a way to remove the
obstruction. There Is danger that
she will starve to death, for she can
retain no nurishment. Efforts to re-
lieye her suffering with opiates have
also proven fruitless.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
ErighIfui Storm.

One death and damage to property
amounting to thousands resulted from
an electric storm and cloudbu1st,
which occurred at Tampa, Fla, Wed
nesday afternoon. Beatrice Collin,
aged I, was killed by lightning while
standing in the door Of her home.
The roof Of the Roberts building, oc-
cupied by the Peninsula Telephone
Exchange, fell in, smashing the
switchboard and injuring several
young laoy operators. none seriously.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Given More Freedom.

A dispatch from Windsor, VT, says
that Mrs. Mary NJ. Rogers, who was
10 have been hanged Friday for the
murder Of her husband, has been re-
leased from solitary confinement and
permitted to mingle with the other
women prisoners at the State prison.
This privilege was a result Of the ae'
tion Of United States circuit court
Thursday in granting an appeal TO
the supreme court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
A CITY MORE BEAUTIFUL.
HOW the Mayor Of Denver Contribut-
ed to That End.

ed to That End.
The city Of Denver, Colo. Is engag-
ed In the comnendable business OF
making itself more attractive, clean
and beautiful. Recently the mayor
issued proclamation setting forth
certain day as "clean up day." and
the result was almost a transforma.
5ion.
Among the suggestions contained
in the may or's proclamation were
these:
II your store fronts residence OF
fence is dull or dingy, order 1t paint
ed.
II your awning is old, torn OF faded
get pew one.
II your sidewalk, fence or gate
needs repairing, fix it.
Destroy the young weeds that are
starting on your property and on
your neighbor's property.
II your advertising sign is old OF
faded, take it down or paint it.
Resolve never to throw paper In the
street.
Take all daudelions out of your
lawn-they spoil it's beauty.
Burn all the ruboish-allow no one
to throw it On streets, alleys OF vacant
lots.
Promise not to spit on the side
walks.
Organize a block improvement soci.
ETY., and allow no weeds to grow on
sidewalk, area or vacant property In
your block.
Ask your milkmen, grocerymen and
eXpressmen to have their wagons
painted.
Irrespective Of the size Of your
house, make your lawn the finest.
illuminate the front OF your store
in the business section.
Every eff::rt put forth OF dollar
spent to improve our city's appearance
will be returned two, fold.
Following these suggestions, ali
business streets and alleys were tho
roughly cleaned, all poles, fire alarm
boxes, ETC., were newly painted,
drinking fountains have been erected,
neatly painted refuse cans were placed
at convenient points, buildings were
repaired and painted, trees trimmed,
lawns moved, weeds destroyed, side
walks repaired, fowerbeds made OF
enlarged and the city received such a
cleaning that it's beauty and attrsc~
tiYeness we're enhanced q hundreds
fold. The citizens, men, women and
even the children, entered into the
spirit Of the movement with earnest
will and enthusiasm, and everybody
is pleased with the result. Such
work Is educational, and when Its
benefits are seen it will not be neg
lected OF abandoned, but will be kept
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Killed In q Wreck.

At Newiugton, Conn, three mel
were killed in a collision between two
treigh trains Wednesday morning on
the New York and New Haven road.
The dead are Firemen Schalatzer and
John Dennis Law and Brakemen Lew
is Straston. Engineer Scruitt, who is
l:eld responsible for the accident, was
seriously injured and is not expected
to recover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Drowned in River.

Virgil White, a promising young
lawyer, was drowned in the Des
Moines river Monday morning by the
capsizing Of a canoe at Dss Moines,
Iowa. He was the son Of Hon. Fred
E. White, eX member Of congress and
twice Democratic candidate for gov
ernOr Of Iowa.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Dies at His Post.

At Wilkesbsrre, Pa, Hiram Bos.
sert, freight engineer on the Central
Railroad Of New jersey, drank a large
quantity Of ice water Monday. He
became Ill and called to his fireman to
take charge OF the engine, Bosssrt
then expired In the cab. he was re.
moved from the engine here and bis
body sent to his home in Mauch
Chunk,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Took Her Life.

At New York Wednesday Mrs.
Pauline Harrer Keevile, wife Of Rev.
Charles j. Keevile, Of the Baptist
church, committed suicide by inhal-
ing Illuminating gas. Her home Is
at 162 Second avenue. She is the
mother OF two children. Recently
she has been in poor health. Her
husband vas one the faVorite minis.
ters OF John D. Rockefeller. he comes
from one OF the oldest families In this
Stata
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Facing shame, Killed Self.

J. E. Joynton. ieweler Of Lake
Arthur, La, committed suicide by
shooting in the presence Of a consta
BILE from Jennings, La, who was ir
the act Of serving warrant fer Joyn.
tons arrest charging him with crimi.
ual assault. The Rev. S. W. McCliu.
ton, a Baptist minister at Jennings,
instigated the warrant for the man,
alleging that his Is year old daughter
was the victim. TIE persons con-
cerned are pro minent in this section.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

a boiler at the saw smill Ut the
Curtis Alfalfa lumber plant exploded
Thursday, killing James Watts, Will
ROSsOn, Gus Cash and Marion Mad
dox. c. Smith was fatally hurt and
Barney Works seriously injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28
M,unt Vesuvius Eruptin2.

The prefect has ordered the popula-
tion in the vicinity OF Mount VesuVius
to prepare to leave their houses owing
to an alarming increase in the dis
charges from the crater.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28

Your correspondent went cut with
the police sergeant to Seach for Ma
retta's body. We soon found 1t in the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-28


temple and, withdrawing it, found i,
red with blood from the wound Ma.
rietta had inflicted upon me with heI
fan. More red, it was inevitable that
should win, stilled the blood, clean
ed my cheek and walked to the Casino
with buoyant steps. Eo5erinG, l re-
gsrded myself in one OF the high mir
rors. Nothing in my appearance re.
called the adventures OF few min.
uteS ago, recalled my crime.
with the feelings OF winner l
walked up to one OF the Trente at
Quarante tables 500 On rouge [ Won.
left original and winnings on the
same card. Rouge again. won. I
left original winnings on the same
card. Rouge again, l won. Rouge,
Rouge 'R,uge,' ten thousand on
rouge, twenty thousand won and
won again won. I won 20 times,
and, by the Lord Harry won 25 times
and burst the bank Of Monte Carlo.
Il burst the bank, I was rich, but
the recollection struck me like a
bullet from catapult-rich because
I had mscdered ny girl-wife. I was
happy because she was dead, aud here,
under my coat was the talisman, her
red pocketbock taken from her dead
hands.
''These thoughts came to me only
after l had changed my load Of gold
into thousand francs notes. Up to
then. such is the utter baseness OF a
gamblers nature, I had actually en-
joyed my triumph, though never quite
forgetting that it was won at the ex
pense of the dreadtullest OF crimes.
Yet not until I had weighted all my
pockets with papermoney, I realized
ray situation in full: I was mur-
derei, nay worse. | had taken the
wages CT my poor wife'S sins to gain a
fortune for myself.
Those who saw me throw away
money, in the safe last night thought
1 was; 'celebrating.' AS matter Of
fact was anxious to get rid OF as
many hundred and thousand francs
notes as possible. May they do some
good to the walters and others.
The money l could not spend, in
the short space Of time allowed me, l
burned in the open fire place in this
room.
This is all I have to say.
"ToM CULBERsoN, from Texas, .
z. A."
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-08

day Association will be enabled to do far
greater work during the coming year
for the reason that the collections at
office buildings were double that Of the
year before. Among the Jewish ladies
who conducted hospital booths in the
various buildings were: Cooper building
Mrs. NJ L. Stern, Mrs. Robert Levy,
Mrs. M. Kleiner, Miss Maybelle Her
man, Miss Amy Herman; Boston build
ing-Mrs. G. R. Fell, Miss Florence
SiIverstein; E. and G. building Miss
Nellie Morse, Miss Daisy Levin, Miss
Amy Weller, Miss Anna Steckel, Miss
Amy Salomon; Brown Palace hotel
Mrs. Ben Solomon; Shirley Hotel-Mrs.
S. PiskO.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-08
PUEBLO.

Mr.. Sam Block Of New York was a
guest in the city.
Mrs. D. Livingston of Chicago is
spending a few days in Denver
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs Henry Her.
man.
The Friday whist met at Mrs. Sol.
Bergerman's. Mrs. Ed. Fist won the
prize.
The Tuesday whist met with Mrs.
Emanuel Fist Mrs S. Schloss won the
prize
The o. w. O. whist club met with
Mrs Isaacs. Mrs. Jacoby and Mrs. I.
w. Bach won the prizes.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Nathan are reioic-
ing over the arrival'of small daughter
at their home last Sunday
Mrs. Julius Fist accompanied her
mother, Mrs. May, to Salt Lake CITY.
where she will be her guest.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-08
CONCERT OF WoMAN's CLUB.

The Woman Club of Denver gave Il
concert for the benefit of the Jewish suf
ferers in Russia on Monday evening
The four hundred,' the middle class
and the proletariat were all conspicuous
for their absence.
The Jews also were not there.
The hearts of the great, generous,
music-loving Denver public evidently
did not throb in sympathy with the
cause-and indeed why should they?
Was not mimic tragedy being en-
acted at the Broadway and is it not
to hear James in Virginius than to pay
the sum Of one dollar to attend magni-
fcent concert the proceeds of which
should help the poor martyrs who are
only Jews and who are the victims Of
the holy Greek church of RUSSIA
tragedy too real?
All honor to tfe GOOD womer IF the
Woman 5 club who had the noble i'm
pulse to help people in desperate need
Perhaps though if they had followed up
this impulse (figuratively speaking) by
taking off their coats and working to sell
the tickets, the audience might not have
been such a frost Perhaps they thought
the cause such good one that the Den
yer public would rush to obtain the
tickets.
The concert was a musical treat. Sell
dom has it been the privilege Of Den
yer audience to listen to such an array
OF local talent; each number was gem
and those who went for sweet charity's
sake were well repaid by the excellent
and artistic rendering of the program
The best artists in the city gladly gave
their services to the cause. 81
Diamonds and hiqk urade Watches
The Jewish outlook., 1905-12-08

AS in previous years, Temple Eman-
uel s collection for the Hospital Satur-
day and Sunday Association exceeded
that of any other place of worship in the
city. The Hospital Saturday and Sun