The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-14
DUB NEW CITIZ 4NS.
rgE IMMIGRANT SEI? WITFE-
KlND ARRIVES AT
Charleston frvm Germany With Near.
ly Five Hundred Passengers
Who Come to Stay.

Tbs long expected and much talked
Of North German Lloyd steamer Wit
tekind arrived ct Charleston from BE
men on last Sunday with AS passen-
gers on board, being the first OF at lessV
swo vessels which the big steamsh1p
corporation Is 70 run to Charleston,
IN tie movement insugufsesd by
State Commissioner Watson to divert
tbs tide Of immigration from northern
poras to Charleston, that these people
may be distributed through Soosh
Osrolias, supplying much needed sg.
ricu,sural, mechanical and labor
hsnSs, where they are most desired.
Its prchahie that the Wlttekind viii
prove the frs Of 3 regular and par
manent line OF steamships for both
passengers end freight between Char
Isstoo and Bremen, the parnanence
OF the line being IN 3 measure depend
ent upon the success Of the two first
vessels. The second vessel is due to
sail from Bremen on Dsc. 81 for Char.
lesion.
On the Wtstekiad were twenty five
cabin pssss1gerE; niIeseen adults, I've
children snd one infant In the steer.
sge were 394 adults. IS children and
eleven infants. There were 1l2 tam
lilies, Is single men and two single
wonea. e is worthy Of note that the
number OF married people grew sud.
denly II one day, early Sundsy morn.
ing Commissioner Watson marrying
90 less than twsnty.nine couples. re.
ducisg to his extent the number o:
ei gioies fSc bachel-rs and maids At
tcne. There were 126 adult BelgiaDs
ard 22 children, eight sdult Eollsn'
5ers and three children, and the rest
Of the psrsy was made up Of Austri
ans, F.snoh, Germans and other rs,
t.orsl1ties. Vsry few OF the inms'
gr MS speak English. The religion
Of tae immigrants is mostly Catholic,
with, however, a good number Of Lu,
therns.
Ali the cabin passengers left Char
leston Sunday afterncon 70. Columbts
snd the greater part Of the sseersge
passengers will also go 70 the capitol,
sno there De distributed by Uonmig
sioner Watson:s tffcs. The places K
which immigrants are ticketed sre IS
follows: A,derson, hesssr, Darling
ton, Columbia, Fort Mil, Glendale
G-eengille. Hartsville, Lancaster
Greer Lockhsrt, WelfoId and War
:enville, as far as can be now stated
The departure OF the passengers was
facilitated by the Southern railway
having sru aber Of cars On the Eas'
Shore terminal tracks under the per.
soasl direction Of Division Superin
sendena Hunt. The passengers sri
generally OF fine class. Several o:
the cabin passengers are particularl,
we'll to Go, one OF the number being
wealthy farmer of 20, 900 f1Srcs, whe
is going to prospect In this SKATE. Very
few OF the passengers will remain II
Charleston. notwithstanding the ls1gs
demand for the help.
Tae rumber Of immigrants would
hsye bsen sill larger but for the fact
thao tae agricultural psople are undsl
contracts and could not lesye theil
farms. Thess contr2cts will, however,
have lapseo by the tine that the neZt
steamer departs. The present laV
also fJrbids the orr, ing OF second
clsss passengers from Denmark, vhic.
will not be in eff,cs at the time o1
the next sailing. TEE nunbsr Of pas
Singers would have besn still larger
rom the northern part Of Elrops but
for q publication in . St. n N.chols ps
per Of aae Eost exaggerated accounts
Of the Atlalts rto5.
T. should be stated to Col. Wstso0's
crsdls also that he has secured vha'
10 other national OF state representa-
tive hss ever been able to secure-sht
sanction Of the Belgian governEen
Tor the emigration of the people from
that co lntrg. Baron de Fsvsreu va!
especially helpful and cooperative, a.
vas the Ccmnessaire D'Enigrstiol
Chspelle in assisting him to secure th'
sanction OF the governments. The Bel
gian peopls are especially fine weaV
ers, and Col. Watson stands commit
ed to Eeturl them to their country |
! shsy ale not satisfied with their lo
here; but he Is certain that they vii
ell be well placed and will not desire
to return.
Young Woman Killed.
While attempting to GROSS tht
tracks in front CT q Southern Rsilws!
train, at Duncan's, small station
6ftean miles from Greenville Friday
sfternoon, Miss S. B Hand, q youne