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

The State says: "Gov. Bell OF Yer
mont IS a marvel among governors.
He has refused all appeals for the par
don Of a woman who is sentenced to
be hanged ia that State next month
and calny declares that ne will per
nit the dScrees cf the court to have
their way. The woman, Mrs. Ro-
gers, is under s-n:ence for the mIr-
der Of her husband, the date fixed for
the ex: :cution being Feb. 5.h. Not in
10 years has woman been hanged in
V.rmoGt. Under the laws Of that
S ase is seems that the right to re-
view the sentences Of the court is
vested in the legislature as well as
the executive and tbs legislature hay-
ing failed to act at it's last sessions the
governor proposes to let the law take
it's cnurse. There is very strong senti-
nen5 against hanging woman and
Gov. Bel will not have an easy time
CT it for the next few weeks"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
OFFICIAL Prog 2aN
or the Cotton Growers Convention
Which Meete in New Orleans.

a special t. The Telegraph from
Monticello, Co., says that President
Jordan Of the Southern Cotton Grow,
ers' Protective association has an
nourced the Official programme Of the
S ,uthern Interstate Gotten conven-
ton which will be held ct New Or
leans January q 2s. The organiza-
tion will be called to order by Mr.. Jor-
dan. Hon. NJ J. Sanders, president
Of the New Orleans Progressive
union, and Mayor Martin BehrIuan
will deliver a6dres :e5 OF welcome, to
which response will be made by Hon.
J. P pc Brow.l OF HawkinsVille, Ca,
chairman Of the railroad commission
OF Georgia, ard Walter Clarke,
Clarksdale, Miss, State vice president
of the Southern Cotton Growers Pro.
tective association.
The first day committees will be
appointed on resolutions, regarding
cotton acreage and fertilization, State
bureaus of statistics, organization OF
producers, warehouse system, bank
ing, State exchanges and the present
crop ard surplus. There vi be gen.
eral discussion Of the present situa.
tion.
TIE second day there will be, amone
otaer features, addresses By Hon. f
K. Sum- ecuell, OF New York, J. Il
Dargan OF Atlanta, N. II. Thomas Of
Dallas, Tex, L W. Parker Of Green.
vile, S. c., L P. Hlllyer Of Macon.
Ca N. G. Murray Ct Kingston, Tex,
and E. D. Sni5h Of Magnolia, S. c.
The report OF the committees will
also be received.
On tie thirl day there will be ad.
dresses ty Hen. R R. POE OF Mont
gomery, Ala, president Association
OF Southern Commissioners of Agricul-
tu5e; T. B. Parker Of Raleigh, n. c..
R. E. Smith Ct Sherman, Tex, and
F. NJ. Miller o! New Orleans.
Railroad ra5eS Of one fare plus 25
cents have been granted from all
points in the south for delegates and
members CT their families. President
Jordan urges all delegates to reach
New Orleans net later than 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning, January p, to re-
port at once at the assembly hall of
the PrcgreSSi"e union.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18

ny daughter were masQuerad:ng as
Mr. ana MIS-. Richard B. Warner
and consorting FROM ore hotel and
from one home to another home and
auother hotel.
Il bad b2en mortified, chagrined,
struck to the heart as with q dagger.
AcG when I called my daughter to an
accounting, as l thongh5 l had the
right in motherhood, she AGAIN stab
bed me by saying: 'Oa, Ma, you're
crazy, you know. Why torment Mr..
Crane so? He has the real artistic
;en perament, like I have. You don't
understand Linn. Why not go away
;Aga:n now aac have long resl?'ai
It was then stung to the inner
noSt quick of my soul, tina I began
ny suit for oivorce sgainst BHuct
Crane, naming lay own datghter a.
correspondent, May Cd ioreglve
5bem, they know not what they
lid. New York American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
A FORGOTTEN Law.

One OF the many laws Of the state
that has fallen into disuse Is that re-
lating to the care and presery ation OF
tres along the highways. Section
45s Of the code reads as follows:
Whoever shall wilfully OF wantonly
cat down or kill any tree growing
within ten feet OF any read which may
be laid out, altered OF mended by
authority Of the county supervisor OF
any county, which shall, by directi n
of the highway surveyor IN charge Of
such road, have been left standing as
convenient for shade to the said rad,
for each tree so cut down OF killed
shall be fined twenty-five dollars at
ary court Of competent jurisd!ctlor'' -
# this law were enforced we would
soan have beautiful highways In every
section of every county in the stare.
And besides, the shade would make
travelling on the highways more pleas.
ant in sumner. and the trees Woulo
protect the roads from washing IN the
wint,r. 1t seems great pity that
this law is not enforced.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
A Horrible Tragedy.

At Chicago on Wednesday. With
a pistol and razor, John Mile, a
cock, killed his wife s.nd in ant
daughter Annie, fatally wounded an.
other daughter, Martha, two ar ! a
half years old, and then, after SD ,ot-
i2g himself through the bsesst, cut
his own throat. The unconst Gus
forms of the Miller family we're found
in their home by the police who mad
been summoned by neighoors. Mrs.
Miller d:ei on the way to tae hospital.
Her younger child was dead before
removal by the police. The older
child survived only short time after
arriving at the hospital. Miller will
probably die. Drunken rage is be-
liere5 by tie police to have causel
the tragedy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
WHY He Goes Home.

The Russian War O11ce explains
that the reason for Lieut.. Gen Stoes.
sci giving his parole and returning to
Russia instead Of remaining at the
head Of the heroic troops who formed
the garrison Of Port Arthur and shar.
ing their fate as a prisoner Of war in
Japan, is that it is incumbent upon
him to bring detailed report of the
defense Of the fortress to the emperor.
Rear Admiral Dochinsky, who is SEN
ior naval Off ;er, will bring the naval
report. The arrangements for Gen.
Stoessel's route home are not COM
pleted. At the war Office it is said
that the general will undoubtedly
come straight to St. Petersburg, his
first duty being TO report to the EN-
peror. AS soon as his route through
Russia is determined upon prepara-
tfons will be made to give him lit
ting reception.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Mysreriousij Injured.

The State says William WeSSinger,
an employe at tie State dispersary,
vas carried to the Columbia hospital
Wednesday hight with the cheek bone
and lower JAZZ bone on one side OF hiS
face broken He was also IN partial
ly UNCONSCIOUS COZ dition. The manner
il which Wsssinge1 met with his ia-
Jury is something Of a mystery. he
lives at 800 E!mwood avenue and
Wednesday morning he started for the
d!spensary to begin work at the usual
tine. Later On be staggered back to
lis house bruised and bleeding and
entirely unconscious. He was carried
to Dr.. Gibbs flee where his wounds
were dressed and he vas removed to
the home of his mother. Mrs. Harriet
Wessinger, at l10S Hugher street
Last nightit was d cided to place him
in the hospital. The ambulance was
SUM moned and the removal was made
With safety. The wounded man Is in a
very serious condition and the result
Of lis Injuries is uncertain.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
EOGEsIcK CADET
Sanged H!rusIlf 20 Tree In Ash
Vile, y. G.

At AShy:l7e, n. c., the body Of. 0
A. Whitaker OF Paragon, Ind, a
student at Bingham Military acad-
emy, vas found WedHesday haGging
from a tree in Victoria woods. The
corcner.s jury returned a verdict that
the deceased came to his death by
suicidal banging. WhitJaksr, who
was % years ole, came to the Bin2-
ham Military academy ten days ago.
Since his arrival here the school
authorities STATE Whitaker suffered
from hcme sickness a1d it is thought
that he committed the deed while IN
der IT'S influence.
He left the school Tuesday night
without permission and according 10
witnesses, was seen pacing the plat
form Of the railway station late Tues
day night. A telegram was received
Wednesday evening from ]. c. Wait
taker Ct Paragon, Ind, father OF the
dead boy, directing that the body CT
his SOD be shipped home ct once. The
ICNG-i1o Llr-fC GC0n Gu OG-iEl GAA " iA1
be placed on the train Wednesday
night.
The suicide CT young Whitaker
was planned with minute care and
execu ed n methodical manner.
The pace selected by the boy for end
ing his lite is ti.ickly woodsd spot
close 20 trail leading frcu tie Vic
;oria read TO the tracks Of tbe South
ern railway and SINE 200yards fr2:n
the Victoria ion. The rope was ol
new cotton and e7efy precauoi2n
taken by the intended suicide to pre-.
vent ary miscarriage OF his plans.
Upon reaching the spot he selected
small write oak tree. Whitaker
removed his CELLAR and tie. ana placed
them near TIE base o. tae tree. The
rope was then doubled and a moose
formsd and placed about his peck
He climbed the tree and after adjust
ing the Moose and tying one end Of
the rope to limb, thrust his hand:
into bis pockets and jumped, dislocat.
irg his neck. Waen taken down By
the sheriff Wednesday morning The
body was cold and stiff.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
CHAPTER w.

MY troubles with ny husband be-
gan," she has confessed, when l first
discovered bis relations with ry
daughter. l must tell the whcls
naked truth. l upbraidea both q
them, but they both denied my
charges I know what I was taking
about, and nY own little girl-the
little girl I had brought into the
world-said to re, Why, mamma,
you must be mad. You are crazy
Yes, said Mrs. Crane, my OWL
husband, Ginning in, you must be
crazy had had enough SORROW tC
make ne so.
After that my life with Mr Crane
and my little daughter Annie became
Teritaol Inferno On earth for me.
He began to persecute and n2g me IN
every way possible to think Ct. o.,
can't one imagine the torture was
going thrcugh-a1d always: He
aided and abbetted by my own daugh
ter, my own offspciDs:
so it went on and cn, He began
to persecute me- IL every way. He
struck me even and knocked me down
when / demonstrated against the aw
tul life we were living aDorg our
selves. There seems to nae nothing
like it even IL the Greek tragedies.
Il was nervous, upset, unstrungS
may one wonder?
80 l was cajoled intoa a sanitar!um
to forget.
To forget what?
''ThaJ toth my husband and nj
daughter swore that I was willing to
60 there and tna5 my husband an5
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
A Greenwood Boy Missing.

Frank Giles, the IA year-oid son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E S. F. Giles o: Green
wood, ran away from home Weanes-
day afternoon and no trace Of him has
been found. The boy attended school
Wednesday, received notice that he
would be reported to his parents for
some little of7ense. L. is supposed that
this was the cause cf his leaving. His
parents are great exel claed over his
disappearance. Chet of Police Mac
MILAN has mailed out descriptions OF
the boy. he is an Intelligent boy, IA
years old, height FIVE feet six, weight
l20 pouads, black hair, lispS in talk.
ing. Wore brown mixed suit, knee
pants, be may seek employment ir
railroad SGOpS,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
CHAPTER III.

It was after several most painful
episodes that MIS- Bruce Crane got
desperate. She had given Bruce Crane
her love. she had given him hei
money, she was brilliant art critic
hsrse!f, and she had inpelled him by
her own incentive and wifely help On
the road to becoming one OF the most
successful and distinguished painters
Of American landscape.
Then there cane the little rift IN
the lutte that vas impossible to be
avoided.
MIS-. Crane discovered that her Own
child was accepting the attentions o:
her own husband.
She was utterly discarded and forced
to watch this utmost degeneracy.
It had been uttered in the art
world, where Bruce Crane aud bis
wife moved ct that time, that Mrs.
Bruce Crane nurmured:
Il almost wish nov that she had
died before she was born" Mr.. Bruce
Crane afterwards: It's every hing
OF suicide for me-"
Mrs. Crane kept up her metho5ical
impulse. 'Ee seems SO fond OF my
own daughter. Ee does rot seem to
care FOR ne," his OWL wife. !"
Imagine Mr.. Bruce Crane reading
into two women's heart at the same
me-especislly when ore belonged
to his wife and the other belonged TO
his own wife's daughter. And then
came next, for or against divorce, a
most ;gnoble Plea, as one may lcok at
it. It has been said that the mother
favored the dissolution, to save her
own daughter nane.
Anye az, it was asked By the mother
Of her cwn child, against her own hus.
band. The stepdaughter was ceres
pendent in the piteous case. Today
the daughter is acclaimed Bruce
Cranes wife. A 6 her own mother?
Well, her Own nother-She WHO
brought her into the worlds the
outcast, divorced wife OF the man wto
is living with the daughter in the
pale OF the law as bis own, particular
spouse.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Still Fighting.

a special from Manila says an en-
gagement which took place on Janu-
ary s, with refractory MoIos on the
iSlaDo Of Jolo, Lieut.. James J. Sswell
and one private Of the Fourteenth
Cavalry were killed and second Lieut..
Roy W. Ashbrook, of the Seventeenth
Infantry, Capt. Halstead Dorey OF tie
Fourth infantry, Second Lieut.. R. G.
Richardson, CT the Fourteenth cavalry
and three privates were wounded.
TIE action was in connec ction with
the capture Of a fort held oy the Moro
outlaws which Major Scott, governor
Of the island, had attempted to secure
by peaceful means several months
ago. Recently while atten pting to Sc
cure recruits on the island kindly
means ,:a.ken by Major Scott we're mis-.
taken by surrounding Moros and
trouble brewing neces Stated forcible
action. The Morc leader his been kill
ed ard the fort has been dlStro!ed.
American troops were ASST ;ted BY the
gunboat QuireS in conmard Of Lieut..
Walker. Lieutenant Richardson is
from Charleston, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Eloped With and Married Her
Own Mothers Husband.
THE PITIABLE STORY
As Told BY the Outraged Wife in th'
New York Courts in Her Plea Tor
Divorce from Her Cruel and
Uauutural Husband Who
Married Daughter.

No modern instance is comparable
to the case Of Mrs. Bruce Crane No.
,, who ouSted Ter own mothsrS'S az
fections out OF the heart Of her own
stepfatber, whose first wife was Mrs.
Crane No. the rev brides own
mCther-anG eloped with him.
Bruce Craze has Just married bis
divorced wite's daughter, correspond
ent in this ignoble case.
Where may cre f1o a S!tu2ticn
and complication more heartesS:
MIS-. Bruce Crane, who vas Mrs.
Jeanne Burcaard B-ainero before she
became Mrs. Bruce Crane, had t"o
daughters when she in:rustea herself
sco her widowhCcd icto the hands OF
Nj. Bruce Crane, then q struggling
and atterward, while she WAS his wife
FEATURED into oCe OF tie most eis-
tinguished landscape painters in the
whole United States.
When the st cord Mrs. Bruce Cranes
own mother was in the slough OF oes
pond and was cast into prison, she
Gid not visit her own mother. But
she kept or keeping hcuse for Ter "a
nous stepfather, Bruce Crane.
When. after TIE first Mrs. Bruce
Crane, who had given up al money,
and everything she had in life to give
up, and when her daughter took the
side OF the artist fasher against her
own mother, she oid not even visit
her own mother IN her dire extremity
When the frss Mrs. Bruce Craos
was haled before magistrate in a
police court In Greater New York
her own daughter who has succeeded
to her own mothers 'name and
fame" let her be locked up IL cel!
like any conmcn, ordinary unfoTtu
nate without coming 70 the rescue
and now after al tDe agony Of spirit
the first Mrs. Bruce Crane has gone
through-eoaded so by desperation
that she even had to beg-aS final
release from al her intense misery
that she must name her own oaugG ter
as the co respondent Of her husband,
hisstepdaughter and natural guardian
Of the child to whom she bad intrnst
ed him, her portion is that OF intense
shame. She has seen al her hopes
blasted, al her lie ruined, and
all the field CT her existence unEa--
nered by the unnatural con6CcS OF her
daughter who has stolen away tToa,
her own mother the heart Of her
mothers husband.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
ACtOt a Brute.

a dispatch from ST. Pe5erburg says
q stcry OF almost unprecedented cruel.
ty on the part Of a Russian general
has reached there. While review OF
troops was in progress in the province
of Touria onlookers crowded in, ham,
pering the drill. General Tschtyrkin,
VINO WAS reviewing the troops, became
enraged and rcGe Into group OF chill
dlen, slashing at them with sword.
-Four children we're killed and ten in
jured. TIE crowd was desperate at
the cold blooded murder Of children
and tried to get hold of the general,
but he ordered troops to charge them
with bayonets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Family and Servant Sufocated.

William T. Mason, a lawyer, and
his family, consisting Of wife and two
children, Ellen, four years cid, and
Marion, six months, with servant.
Annie Wells, lost their lives IN FIRE
which partially destroyed the brown
stone dwelling occupied by them at
1873 west One Hundred ard Thirtieth
street New York early Sunday morn
ing. The whole family appears to have
been sufocated. The charred bodies OF
Mrs. Mason, the servaut and four
year old c1ild were found in the closet
under the roof Scuttle thr ugh which
they are supposed to hsye been at
tempting. to escape. The bodies OF
Mr.. Mason and the Youngest child
were in p hp6rOnm
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
DISPENSARY REPORT.
The directors Submit Stats ment of
the Years Business.
the One Million Dol
lars Mark.

The annua? report OF the board CT
directors OF the State dispensary was
given to the governor and mace pub
tic Thursday. The report itself merely
summarizes Hhe figures of the years
business, which are set forth il detail
in accompanying exhibits. The report:
follows:
TO His ExcellencY, D. C. Hayward.
Governor O. South Carolina, Cclum
bia, S. G.
Sir: We have the honor to submit
herewith statement OF the business
done by the State and county dispen-
saries during the fiscal year ending
November 30th, 1904, to be transmit.
ted by your excellency to the general
assembly Of South Carolina
By referring to tie several State,
nents attached hereto you will fad
that the total cost Of liquors, wines,
beer, ETC., purchased during tae yea:
amounts to $685. ,24267 ard thai
the total sales Exclusive Of fresh
beer') amounts to SO 374, 7S6 43.
The ret earnings for accour Of the
school fund for the fiscal year, which
have been placed to its credit, amount
to sl7l,37773.
The Profits that have accrued to,
ard equally divided between, the
counties and towns, amount $685.
9eS %, making the total earnings for
the year for the school fund, counties
and towns s775, ,375 95, which is an in.
crease over earnings OF last year OF
sl36, ,ss3. so.
We have paid to the State treasur-
e. since December lat, 1903 Che be-
ginning of our f5cal Year,, Oh account
Of the school fund the sum Of S304.-
338 81, which reduces the schoc! fund
to s40O 900 90 as required by law.
During year We have disposed OF a
large amount OF hard stock' (Which
has been accunulatiDg for several
years., at fair pr>ft, and hope that
within q short time We will have
nothing on hand except live" OF
marketable stock.
We a1e very much gratifei to re-
port that the business Of the disptr.
sary las been conducted with harmony
and success in ali it's departments,
which will te sboGn by the attached
statements, and the reports OF the
Legislative examining committee and
and expert accountants, appointed 70
examine the books and records foc the
past fiscal year.
You will also note that the volume
Of business has increased, but tais We
attribute to a more rigid enforcement
Of tee law rather than TO an increased
consum ption OF liquors, etc.
In conclusion, We court your most
careful inquiry into all the details Of
the dispensary management, and are
ready to furnish any data you may
desire.
All Of which is respectfully submit
ted.
4
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18

TEE criminal statistics furnished in
the attorney generals report make q
better showing for the State during
past year than for the previous one.
The number OF homicides was slight
ly less, but any improvement in chat
line is q subject for congratulation.
Out Of 202 such cases there were SO
acquittals. OF course all Of these
may have bsen justified, but ne agree
with the Columbia Record that 1t will
be generally admitted that the jusies
are too much inclined to avoid iphict-
ing the extreme psnalty Of the law.
a few hapgings, and there has been
abundant opportunity for them,
would do much In further reducing
the number OF such crimes in this
state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Date OF Inauguration.

Gov. Hayward stated informally
Friday night that tee inauguration
would take place on Wednesday, the
25th OF January. he had been IL.
formed unoffcially that the legisla-
ture would consult his wishes, and
that is thu date most suitable to him
self. Gov. Hey8ard has had great
demands upon him recently, the pre-
paration of his massage and the part
be to2k in the centennial exercises in
connection with tie heavy routine OF
his cfice, and for tnat reason the il
auguration will be held later than
Usual.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
Bryan Backs Teddy.

william J. Bryan, in an address &c
the Indiana legislature Thursday, fol-
lowed up his commentator OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt made at Lafayette.
Speaking on the presidents recon-
mendations Of railroad legislature,
Bryan said: Il hope every Democrat
in the senate and house will support
the president to the utmost and l say
In advance / shall recommend the ce-
feat O; every Democrat for reromina.
tion who does not stand by the presi-
dent in his .fort to bring about these
recommendations"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
One Robber Killed,

Two masked men attempted to
rob Abraham, Jamss and Sarah
Lianz, in Hanover township, Pa,
Saturday night and o2e OF them Has
shot AID instantly killed by William
McHenry, employed as guard. The
dead mans companion escaped but is
thought to have been injured. Six
months ago the Lauz home, which IS
il a remote district, was robbed sew.
cral times, the robbers suojecting the
two brothers and sister to brutal
treatmeut.