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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-26

only the domain OF property dominated by the
corporations Here both the domain Of public property
well the domain exclusively by themselves
dominated by the corporations Every OF advancement
achievement and independent
but to the favored The conditions today the
American people that borders have
listed and today existing here much form
perhaps unrecognzed and unntenonaly the those
the most at stake this Territory will
remedy these condtions-and
the American people, through their Congress-
enforce drastic remedy that will
conditions the have been the individual
1t cardinal principle of human long for the
session OF some tangible Man basis which
his achievements The nonadc spirit incompatible with
civilization The world has been denched blood that the right
OF the individual his the advancement of mankind might
be preserved In times of public disorder
do those with interests look but the who something
at stake-tle who his home. 1t claimed
Hawaii is the key Of the Pacific, is laid
strategic value But of who those who will
defend these islands, Is Oriental
absolutely interest here? Is the citizen whom
of advancement has
here? And will it be the rich planter who everything
Then who is here defend these islands?
until middle class here
Hawaiian islands will be
the Union Who that fought the which
the Unon Was the farmers and their whom the Unit
ed States of America the corporation world had
made shares domain?
Thus, whatever the looked the
of the Territory by people who will become part
community its SOCIAL political property
Imperative necessity The American people demand the adj
mnsraon demands it; the
of the admonhes that the
inevitable destruction To the blinded by greed
for gold, the appeal Of patriotism and avals
there in this community who have higher ideals
than getting, and their hands lies
salvation of the aest land the shone God grant
that they may carry the day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
Victim of Assassin.

A dispatch from Tihls says the
murder OF General GriaIzacR, chief Of
the staff OF the Vieeroy Of the Csuca-
sus, was most dramatic and audacious
The assassin evidently had studied
the habits OF his victim and lay in
wait behind e wall Of the Alexander
Garden opposite the entrance to the
palace. where q carriage was drawn
up to take the general for bis daily
drive. Tue assassin impe1sonatad a
painter, carrying the bomb with which
be committed the crime concealed in
a paint can. he was thus able to reach
bis Place OF anbus without suspicion,
General Grla1zaof, clad In crimson
uoifoIm, made shining target. AS
the general stepped into the carriage,
the man sprang on the wall, swung
the can by cord and the:bomb, as II
shrown from sling gith marvellous
precision, sped straight to the mark
and struck the general on the neck:
A fash Of fire and terrific explosion
folio Hed, and GrisZnof was literally
blown cut OF the carriage, with bis
coachman and Csssack orderly, and
the laster's horse was Instantly kill.
cd. a lady who was passing at the
time Of the explosion was moltally
wounded. The assassin was caught,
beaten into insensibilitY by the H1n
furiated soldiers and carried off to the
ancient fortress above the city, where,
as Tifl;s is under martial law, be will
probably be executed at dawn. His
identity is unknown.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
Child MARRIAGES in India.

More than 250,000 girls in india, 8
years of age or less, were already mar
ried when the last census was taken,
and Of these necessarily many have
become widows. Between 5 and 10
years the number of married girls was
well over 1000, 900, between 10 and Is
years it had risen to nearly 100000.
OF course, to the girls in the first two
categories marriage meant nothing
more than a contract entered into for
them by others, long before they them
selves were capable OF understanding
It; many of them had been bound by
engagements when they were still chill
dren In arms; some had even been be-
trothed before they were born.
Most Of the widows Of such tender
years become so before they know what
widowhood means. It is only as they
grow out Of infancy that they learn the
sad life to which they are condemned,
a life of misery which is inconceivable
to people Of western countries, yet Is
enforced by Hindoo customs. It's a
life of hardship, of unmerited shame, OF
i-ksome penances and Of wearisone at
tendance at religious functions.
Though the English law in India
would recognize the legality OF a re-
marriage of these youthful widows, in
exorable custom forbids it and its oc-
currence is rare. There were in India
in 1901 nearly 42s,o00 widows under Is
years of age, Of which nearly 10000
were less than years old.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
Measuring Eve Jumps.

We know that an eye, at ordinary
reading distance, takes in about one
inch of line at a time, and that in
reading line of an ordinary book the
eye makes FIVE or six (more or less,
according to the length Of the line) dis
tinct jumps. But how many know
what direction the eye takes in making
these jumps? And, as the movements
are 80 very minute and rapid, how have
they beeL studied? a very ingenious
means has been employed, as follows:
A beam Of light is thrown upon the
cornea Of the eye under examination,
and this beam is reflected by the cor
nea on to a Photographic plate. AS the
eye moves In reading the reflected beam
also moves, and upon developing the
plate, which is also kept moving, zig
Tag line Is found. a study Of such
Photographic tracings shows that the
eyes in turning back to pick up the
next line have some difficulty In so do
ing.
The longer the line Of print the great
OF the effort, and for this reason we
may conclude that a narrow line is bet
ter for an eye than long one, and If
the line be much wider than the o7di-
nary newspaper column there 1s great
OF effort inYolved.-Jawelers' Circular
Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
Thc.JEp, Ned Atip.

A movement has been started tx
APPEAL. to the American public X
contributions Of fo3Gs,uf5 aad m2n J
20 reliavc ths distress in the f-nina-
stricken northern p:oTinc5S o. japan
According 70 if ?rmation received st
Lac japanese embassy a. Washington
the northern provinces f Jipsn ere
suffering from ssvaIe famine which
only TIE quick ST relief vii! be able t.
check. AccoEc;Cg TO the lrf 'fmatiGE5
cbGaiDe6 to rics crop his Ysar has ocen
Only about fifteen per cent. Of the
average crop and that The famine is
causing particular suffering IN The
three nnrlherp p7ocincss Of Fuku-
sh'ns, Miysgi an I sate, which have
Soss1her 4 population CT about two
million, seven hurdr,d Thousand.
Many OF the people are engaged in the
silk trade AID the failure Ct the six
currut has augmented tie gsnecal
sLf:rlrg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
Jaoanese in the Wool Marke.


japanese enterprise in various man
ufacturing industries is being felt in
the Japanese markets by British and
German traders. Ernest l. Harris, COM
lneraal agent at Eibeastock, Germany,
writes on this subject:
The products Of Japan's industries
are gradually forcing themselves into
various markets Of the world where
their competition is being keenly felt
by English and German traders. Japa-
nese ingenuity and industry are begin
ming to exert an influence to such an
extent that their exports are increas-
kets in Japan are passing more and
more into the hands Of home manufac-
turers This is causing reduction OF
imports. It has long been thought that
the Japanese were masters Of the art OF
imitation, but it is now generally ad-
mitted the world over that they also
possess powers of great initiative.
"a recent report Of the British consul
at Kobe records the TACT tnat the In
port Of cotton yarns shows big de-
crease, due to the increased growth Of
the japanese industry. which is gradu-
ally but surely ousting Lancashire
coarse cottons from the japanese mar
ket. Among woolen manufacturers the
outlook lor imported goods is not very
bright The manufacture Of dannels in
Osaka has improved to such an extent
that imports Of this article have fallen
of considerably. japanese manufac-
turers today are producing the cheap
est kind of cotton underwear, socks.
tos'et soaps and lamps. The indigo and
tobacco trades are also rapidly passing
into Japanese hands,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
RAPID GROWTH OF The NAVY,
American the Most Rapidly Augment
ed Naval Center.

The American navy has became so
great numerically that the old Ameri-
can way OF listing warships, that is, ac-
cording to their siZe, has had to be
abandoned. The officers of the navy
have been compelled to ape the British
in style Of listing, which disregards
size, and write down the names in
alphabetical order.
The outlook is that the fiscal year
1865 will see more ships OF great
fighting power added to the American
list than any like period in the history
of the world.
The tonnage of armored ships OF the
first rate has risen from 59,6le to 1884,
544. During that period such well
known vessels as the battleship Texas,
the cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia
once the fastest warships In the world;
the Olympia and Chicago, the latter a
member of the first white squadron,
have dropped down among the second
an third raters. The monitor Puritan
has also been dropped down among the
nondescripts.
The only branch Of the navy that has
not shown a great increase in period
OF four years is that of tugs. There
were forty tugs, then. and the list still
shows that number, although two OF
the old ones have disappeared. but new
ones have taken their places.
Instead of 19 torpedo vessels there
are So second-rate ships. There are Il
4S. as against 70, and under con-
struction 80, as against so. The
ships now under construction comprise
Is irst-rate battleships and s flrst-rate
armored cruisers. as against 10 battle
ships then and only armored cruisers.
The big total OF 60 was made up
largely of torpedo boats which have
been completed and are now In service.
Eight Of the 10 battleships then under
construction have been finished. OF the
13 battleships under construction now,
II have been authorized since sae in
coming OF President Roosevelt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
One Honest Man,

The Newberry Observer says: "a
rare and very old incidt Mt has hap.
pened to q certain lawyer in that
town: In place OF this attorney fore
ing another to pay debt, be himself
vas almost forced to receive q certain
amount Of money, the facts being
about these: A man, whose namesit
Is not neeessary:to mention, came to
the attorney and demanded That he
take this smsll amount of%money and
erdeavor to deliver it 20 the. heirs Of
acertain black. man, g. aesfpenter who
had years sgo:done sopde so1k k3or the
unnamed payer-this amount tlclld-
ed the interest. This Is g payment
by white man Of limited means of a
debt long out Of date, and with inter.
terest on an open account, to or for a
black man who may have been dead
long since. So there is certainly one
honest mar In NeWberry county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
ABOUT TIE WEATHER
This Year to Be One Of kafns and
Ereshets.

Speaking Of the weather, SAYS the
Nawberry Observer, this is not going
to be a good year for low ground c0rn,
for there are going to be heavy rains
and freshets and overly Of the bot
tom lands. This is not Tie Ooserv
er's original prognostication, but Mr..
D. e. Sease Cf NewberrY county says
so. BE bases his opinion on the
weather Of the 25th Of January.
He says he has observed for the last
forty years that II January 25th Is
bright clear day the bottoms do not
ovelfow and Of course there are good
crops Ct bottom corn; but if the 25th
is cloudy OF raining look out for over
flows. The 25th this year was decid-
edIy cloudy and rainy. Another citi.
zen's observation for the past three
years confirms MIR. Sease's forty years
observation. So II anybody goes ahead
now, in the face Of prophecy, and
plants his bottons in corn and loses
his crop he will have himself to
blame.
Speaking further Of the weather 1t
is we'll enough to remember that
ground hog day Is near at hand, and
we shall therefore know soon whether
we are to have an early OF late spring.
Ground hog day Is February 2ad, and
it is a we'll established fact, though
some skeptical people questi N it,
that II the ground h:g comes out OF
his hole that day and sses luis sh:doW
he will hasten back t. continue his
Information fer many weeks to come;
bet II be does not see his shadow he
will remain out, and spring may be
expected early. OF course this all
depends upon whether the second day
OF February Is clear day or cloudy.
Everybody except the highly skeptical
will watch With interest for ground
hog day to see whether it Ia to be
clear OF cloudy and whether, there.
fore, We are to have late or early
SDrinp
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
4 FIENDIsH ATTACK.
A Lady Attacked in Her Home BY q

The Atlanta Journal says Mrs.
Mamie May Dupree, nineteen years
old, was knocked down and rendered
nclnscious and her throat slightly
cut Tuesday afternoon OF last week
by negro In the kitchen OF 81. T.
Grogan. On the Jonesboro road, neal
Cornell. TIE negro esclpad and q
posse OF blood hounds belonging to
the federal prison, and the city and
county police are on his trail.
DR.. Q. o. Smith, who was called IN
to attend the young woman found her
unconsci US and bleeding from a
slight wound in the throat, Mrs. Du-
pree is not seriously hurt and will re-
cover.
To DR.. Smith Mrs. Dupree said she
did not remember the appearance OF
the negro. She did not state to the
doctor whether she was criminally as.
saulted or whether an attempt OF that
kind had been made. 1t59s1sbelis Vetl
however, that this was the2attempt
Of the negro.
Mrs. Dupree's husband is not the
ci5y just now, and she had been living
at the home Of q. T Grogan.
Accounts Of the time when the at.
tack occurred differ, but 1t Is though.
that it happened about $50 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
M,s. Dupres had started to the
kitchen on an errand. Turning then
to 90 back into the house she was
confronted suddenly by negro who
dealt her q blow In the forehad. She
was knocked fat on the 63or and
there lay unconscious until other NO
men in the house who had doubtless
heard her scream when she fell ran tc
her assistance,
They found Mrs. D lpree In state
Of stupor and bleeding fiom a wound
In her throat, evidently inflicted from
knife, or some sharp instrument.
Mrs. Dupree was picked up and
borne into a room, later Dr., Smith
was sum noned. BE tried to calm the
young woman who had btc me hyster-
ical and examined the wound on her
threat found that it was not serious.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
A WAR TIME REMINDER.
The Blockade Runner Habe at Last
Washed ASHORE.

a dispatch from Washington, N.
c., says the east shore OF Wrightsville
beach presented an interesting sight
Tuesday afternoon in the vicinity OF
Lumina. This iportion OF the beach
was streTn with wreckage Of the old
hunk that has been ashore ff Lumina
since the civil war. This buIk repre-.
sents all that remains that piled be-
tween Wilmington and the West In.
dies. The storm OF Thursday night
tore into the wreck and tossed great
amount Of debris upon the shole. So
powerful was the raging sea that the
old iron safe aboard the ship was
washed up on the beach and formed
she most interesting obj ct f3r the
sightseers Wednesday. a quantity
OF old iron pipe and part Of the YES.
sells shaft we're also washed ashore,
as veil az odd bits Of hardware, in.
cluding homemade nails. One OF the
most interesting curious picked up
was an old acd very rusty carving
knife.
The safe Is a very heavy one and
has colroded very badly. It is CON-
binstion safe, though it was supposed
that tle STA ab0ard was OF the OLD.
fashioned lock and key type. The safe
was broken into but contained moth.
ing save very small portion Ct gold
chain. The safe had evidently bsen
opened by the officers when 1t vas
seen that the ship could not be saved.
Only a part Of the old hulk was torn
apart and washed ashore as the great
est portion still remains and looms up
plainly in sight Of those who peer sea-
ward from the vicinity OF Lumina.
1t is supposed that the hulk is that
OF the blackade runner Hebe, which
was driven ashore under fire Of tbs
Federal olockaders during the war.
The Eebe and the blockade runner
Dee are known to have gone down
about off Lumina, but the wreck In
question is though to be that OF the
former. The General Beau'egard went
aground farther down towards Caro-
Tina beach. Another ship lost In block
ace running was the Emma.
The Hebe and the Dee are said to
have been exceedingly handsome boats
and daring blockade runners. Tney
made their last stand gailantly, but
the Federal boats forced them
aground and then poured shot and
shell into them fo- some time after
wards. Many OF the crew escaped by
making the beach safely, while others
we're captured and some are supposed
to have been killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
EXTRA TERMS OF COURT.
Interesting Discussion On the Subject
In the Senate.

The bill to repeal the statutory pro.
vision for the holding OF extra terms
Of c u:t by SPECIAL judges was opposed
by Senator Rsysor. Notwithstanding
two extra circuits, yet members OF
counties are still calling for such
courts. Generally they are unsatis-
factory and costly, but it Is maoda-
tory In the constitution to provide for
item, he said.
Senator MCGOWAN reau the consti-
turioDal provision making it plain
that such courts cannot be abolished
Besides there is necessity for them.
Lyrcaing Is sametimes justified be-
cause OF the infteQuerc7 Ct courts aud
with more OF them NIB oience could
be more exoedieutly banded.
Senator B.ease Of Newberry favor
cd tee bill. Enere is too much expense
cocrec.ed with extra ccurts and II
regular Judges c1nnot 40 the work
otuerS ouxh5 TO have their places.
Much OF the fault lies In judges no.
forcing cases to trial. AS to extra
courts f3r lynchiag, he said be didn't
thpk the necessity would ever arise
in N+woerry. In SUCH Gases the great
ju:y OF the people W, uld act. They
*cu!d BE- right to act, and II would
Hep Them"
SsGator Blake saw no necessity for
extra courcs, and scorad the lawyers
freely for ncsiec4irg 70 prepare their
c.sss ana or.Dg them to trial.
Senator Eudson opposed the bill.
In the ccurse CT bis. remarks be de-
clared that judges were ensirely too
lenierv with lawyers, TOO accomno-
dating and too often seeking the good
will OF the b.r rather thau looking
afLer the real business Of courts. The
cilatory methods rc" custom are a
shame 70 the state and the profession.
So long as jus yes indulge lawyers in
lorg-winded speeches and dilatory
tactics so long viii business be delay
ed. Reformation is sadly needed, but
tnis bill will not accomplish the pur
pase.
Senator Hudson said lawyers need
ed discipline and the courts needed
judges VITO would take hold ct the
reins. Ee has the greatest respect
for the benca and bar, tut there,is
cryi: 6 need for reformation::1
By vote OF 20 to II the senate in
definitely postponed tue bill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
4 WEIRD EXPERIENCE.
Tells Bow He Was Hanged Ss Spy
Once.

RY.J T. Mann, Of Jackson. Miss.
an ex. Confederate enjoys the distinc.
tion of being the only soldier OF the
Southern army who was hanged for q
SOY and still lives to tell tue story.
MI. Mann was a member OF Compa.
ny G, Third Louisiana Battalion, and
his thrilling story OF how he was hang
ed as a Confederate spy firms one OF
the most interesting incidents OF the
Civil War. In April. 1864, MI. Mann
who was then with his company at
Barrancas, Fla, volunteered to set
FIRE to powder magsz ne Of the Fed
eral troops In order that the Confed-
crate beseiging forces could make q
surprise attack during the confusion
The perilous task was undertaken
after midnight.
Under cover OF darkness, Mr.. Mann
crept close enough to throw bale OF
burning twine, stepped in turpentine
nto the building where the explo.
lives were kept, and the burning ball
ell short Of the mark and missed It's
deadly mission.
Mann Was chased by the Federal
ssntinels and captured. When car.
ried to camp the infurniated troops,
who had b Ben aware Of their narrow
escape from being blown to atoms
made haste to hang him. A moose
was placed alb ut his neck, one end Of
the rops throa over the pr ,cting
jolst Of b Hiding apl the prisoner
noisted into the air. When lifs was
apparently extinct, a Vermont officer
ordered his body cu5 down.
a controversy then arose among the
troops, some claiming that the wrong
nan had been hanged, and an effort
was made to resuscitate Mann. After
working diligently for two hours, the
p-..=oner was brought back to life and
Kept In custody uatil the close Of the
war.
MaDn still bears scars on bis neck
showing where the flesh was torn by
the rope, and in describing the arf Il
ordeal he says that bis fist sensa.
tion telt when lerked from the ground
was that akin to standing near a
steam boiler explosion. AfEerward,
the sedss tion Of frightful pain passed
away and before laspilg into uncoun.
sciousness be began to hear sou-d' OF
the most enhancing music.
He was tried by court-m artial az a
spy, after the capture, but the tribu-
nal could not establish his identity.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
EU6Au MsiL CaBkl eRS.
A Bill Introduced in Congress 10
Raise Taeir Salaries.

A Bill Introduced in Congress TO
Raise Taeir Salaries.
The rural mail carriers in South
Carolina and throughout the country
will receive 5000 per annum hereafter
Instead Of the amount they are nov
receiving, should the bill which has
been introduced ID the house flr thiS
purpose by Mr.. Aiken pass. A dis
patch from Washington TO the Col
unbia Record says Mr.. Aiken is
thoroughly convinced that the mail
carriers OF the state are too poorly
paid and that they should be better
taken care Of than they are e. present.
We agree with Mr.. Aiken. Wnso tue
character Of the work performed oythe
carriers is taken into consideration:
AID the expense they have in keeping
horses and vehicles, nine hundred is
not TO much to pay them.
1t is said there is danger that the
State may lose many OF its free deliV
cry routes at an early date, according
to what Representative E,lerbe an5
Johnson say concerning the matter.
Mr.. Johnson recently called attention
to the fact that tie postmaster gen
eral would soon cut # many Of the
routes now in operation unless the
people patrorjzing them sent out and
received moe mail. They must pat
ronizs the routes letter." be salu, If
the present facilities are to rsmain as
they are. It will be a question for
the people in the d:ff5ranC sections tc
determine for tbs mse:yas; II they
want them they must write more let
Sers and receive mors; the poStE hc
department Is in earnest sblu5 Cut
ting them IF and we canrot d. any
thing t. stop it unless the psoole
,tow TIE proper appreciation c5
whas tie gavsrcnent is doing fot
them.
II wrote the pcstn aster general q
etter 40 iut three weeks ago askirg
him to let the carrierS on the rcu.es
weigh the mall they handled to deter
mine ~hasaer there hao been a fall
lng cf. I lave never received re-
ply to my communication, and ISup
pcse government agent Will De sent
cut noon to weigh toe QuanttSy ct
natter handled. I Lope the routes
ca. be saved 20 the pope in the
country -"