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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
GOOD JOBS Open.
Civil Service Places Seem to go
Begging In These Parts
Commissioner McIlhenny's Undertake
ing Seconed by President. Thinks
Prejudice is Being Overcome.

An effort is being made to popu-
larize the civil service among the
people of the South and it is under
stood that it was with that idea in
mind that President Roosevelt few
months ago appointed j. A. McIlhen-
ny, one Of his rough riders, as civil
service commissioner.
1t is known that the President has
not been satisfied with the class Of
people who enter the civil service
lists from the South. Inquiry devel-
oped the curious fact that among the
better class of people in the South,
there existed real prejudice against
the lower grades of the government
service In measure, at least, this
prejudice was due to the fact, doubt
less, that many, perhaps majority
of the aapplicants for civil service
positions from the South were ne
groes.
In the opinion of Commissioner
McIlhenny this prejudice gradually
is being over come. The people are
beginning to understand that poll
tics cut no figure a civil secvlce ex-
animation, and that, although the
Republican party has been in nation
al control for many years, the sub
ordinate positions in the government
service are open alike to persons oi
all shades of political opinion, If they
satisfactorily demonstrate their ca
pacity to fill them:
Commissioner Mc1lhenny is con
vinced, too, that an important rea
son for the receipt of SO few applica
ton from young white men and Wo
men of the South through the Clvl
service is that that section of the
country is experiencing a phenomena
industrial development. This ha'
afforded both men and women o
good capacity exceptional opportuni
ties to better themselves in materia
way and the government service doe
not offer them SO many attraction
as it might offer them if the condl
tions were different.
Practical steps have been taken
however, to induce well equipped
young white men and women of tn
South to enter the public service
Some Southern educational instltu
tions are now preparing their stu
dents particularly to take civil SCI
vice examinations, and it is expecte
THAT this will have an important IN
fuence in improving the class Of az
Eplicants from that part Of the coun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
Press Association Orator.

The State says at the recent meet
ing of the executive committee Of
the State Press association it was de-
cided unanimously to invite Mr.. Al
fred B. Williams Of Richmond to de.
liver the address before the annual
meeting Of the association to be held
in Charleston June 13 to Is. Friday
night Mr.. Charles M. Galloway, who
acted as secretary of the meeting,
received the following telegram from
Mr.. Williams:
tI appreciate the honor you do me
and accept with pleasure the oppor,
tunity to meet again my old friends. y
Mr.. Williams was in the newspa-
per business in South Carolina for
many years. AS editor of the Green
Vile Daily News he made the editorl-
al columns Of that paper read from
one end of the country to the other,
and some of his editorial writings
were classics indeed. Of recent
years he has made his home in Rich
mond and as editor Of the News.
Leader he has become a writer OF
national prominence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
Worse Than War.

The people killed in a half dozen
South American wars does not begin
to touch the number killed and hurt
by American railways during the
course Of year.
The accident bulletin issued by the
interstate commerce commission for
the three months ending December
81, shows that during the quarter
casualties to railroad passengers and
to railroad employees while on duty
numbered 20, 944, an increase Of l.
094 over those reported during the
preceding three months.
The number Of passengers and en-
ployes killed in train accidents was
474, an increase of 207 over the pre-
vious quarter. The number of pas
sengers killed in train accidents in
this quarter, $50, is the largest on
record except that for the quarter
of September 80, 1904. Three acci
dents, two collisions, and one derail-
ment, caused 143 deaths.
The number of employees killed in
coupling cars and engines was "a, as
against 81 the preceding quarter. The
total number Of collisions and derail-
ments was 1865 (2,226 collisions and
1,739 derailments), of which 39l col
lisions and 100 derailments affected
passenger trains. The damage to
cars, engines and roadway amounted
So, ,O99 ,226.
The most disastrous accident dur
ing the quarter was a collision be-
tween a passenger train and train
Of amply coaches at Terra Gotta, D.
C. In this accident, the commission
er says 43 were killed and So injur-
ed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
RICH COCOS ISLAND.
English Admiral Believed 1t Conceal
ed Treasure.

Thousands of dollars have been
spent in vain efforts to unearth hid
den treasures in Cocos island. The
island is in the Pacific ocean, sou
miles southwest of Panama. The
latest expedition for the recovery OF
the hidden wealth was made by Ad-
miral Palliser of the British navy; he
died recently at his home in Chlches,
ter, England. The admiral served
in the Baltic and Black seas, IN the
Carish war in 1917 and in the Paci-
Sc It was while in the Pacific that
he heard of the Cocos island secret.
Admiral Pal!iser learned the secret
from Capt. Hackett. The captain re-
lated the story of the hidden millions,
while on his deathbed. He declared
that in 1872 a British ship turned
pirate and hid its treasure on the is
land and in 1885 the barkentire Mary
Dier carried bullion and jewels from
the Peruvian town Of Callao and de-
posted them on the same piece Of
land. A man named Keaton once
found $4,000 worth Of jewels on the
island. He bequeathed the secret tc
Hackett and the latter handed it or
to the admiral.
The admiral made a half dozer
fruitless attempts to unearth the
treasures, but failed. In the last eX.
pedition the party was broken ur
when six men were injured by 6
landslide during a blasting opera
tim
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
The Same Old Gag.

In discussing the chances Of the
Democracy in the next campaign the
Greenville News says: Bryan has
drifted away from the true princi-
pies of Democracy as they were inter
preted and practiced by Jefferson. :"
What were the true principles Of
Democracy as they were Interpreted
and practiced by Jefferson, and
wherein do they differ from the Dem
ocracy Of William Jennings Bryan?
VIII the News please enlighten us.
The News goes on to say that the
party has too many false leaders, and
it may be said to be drifting aimless-
ly. With true Democracy nailed to
the masthead Of the good old ship,
with a leader at the helm who is will
ing to turn back into the old and
tried path. the Democratic party
could go out and meet the enemy and
become the ruling power" This is
the same old gag that we have been
hearing since 1896.
Papers like the News seem to loose
sight of the fact that the Democrat
ic party suffered its greatest defeats
in 1894 when Cleveland was Presi-
dent and in 1904 when Parker tried
to be President. On both occasions the
so-called safe and sound Democracy
were in charge of things, and what
they did, or did not do, about ruined
the party. Under the ma, chless lead
ership of Bryan the party won a glor-
ious victory in 1896, but was swim
died out Of it by the Republicans
with the aid of such so-called Demo-
Gratis as Cleveland and those who aid
ed and abetted him. What the Dem
ocratic party needs is areadjustment.
There are many in its ranks who are
Republicans, and they should be
made to go where they belong. We
are sorry to say that we have some
such wishy-washy Democrats in South
olina.---Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
FORTUNE OR PRISON
The Awkard Fix Confronting a
Man Left a Fortune.
He Is Up Against Forgery Indict-
ment If He Returns to Claim the
Millions Left Him.

With fortune OF millions of dol
lars awaiting him on his mere re-
turn to Lake county, H., John Yule
Smith, the only brother Of the late
Silent" Smith, who died recently in
Japan, is in perplexing predica-
ment. The whereabouts of the miss
ing brother is not definitely known,
but he is thought to be in Chill. But,
wherever he is, he is free nan,
while, if he returns to Chicago to
claim his share of his dead brothers
s50,00G,000 fortune, he runs long
chance Of landing in Jail. Many of
the residents of Lake county still
remember John Yule Smith, and a
great many of these declare the heir
Of the Smith millions will never ap-
pear.
For % years John Smith has been
a fugitive from justice, having been
indicted on several charges of for
gerry and later jumping MS bail. The
other members of the Smith family
tried to forget the "black Sheep
and as a result there was general
surprise when, after Silent" Smith
death, became known that ne had a
brother. In the last ten years before
his death the millionaire was not
known to have mentioned his broth
er's name, nor even the fact that he
had brother living.
If John Smith fails to appear in
Chicago for his share of his brother
fortune it will only be because of his
own fear of arrest. The Indictment
still hangs over him. but he will not
be prosecuted even if he does reap
pear. The money which he fradu.
lently obtained was refunded by Isl
lent" Smith, who also reimbursed the
man who went the fugitive's bond
Time has also softened the wrath Of
his victims and it is quite certain tha1
none Of them would seek to have
him punished if he should return. The
official who caused hisarrest is nov
chief of police in Waukegan, and ht
says that if Smith should return t
the State he would do nothing unless
compelled by one OF his victims, ant
that in all probability the indictmen
against him would be quashed.
The crime for which John Smitl
was indicted was frauduletly obtain
, ing money on worthless mortgages
He sold a large number of these doc
: uments, and evaded suspicion for
: long time by paying the interest upol
: them when it became due. When tn
fraud was discovered Smith fed bu
a year later was arrested in Kansas
and after eXtradition papers had bee,
secured he was lodged in jail in LAX
: county. He had considerable diff
Guilty in securing bail, notwithstand
ing the fact that Silent" Smit
worked hard for his brothers releas
When he finally was set free on
t bond, he left the country, two day
later, and is at present supposed t
be located in Chilli, where he ha
5 considerable money, it is rumored.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
WILL GET HIGHER PAY.
Schedule Of Increased Salaries Of
Rural Mail Carriers.

No branch of the public service is
of more interest to the rural popu-
lation of the country than the rural
delivery of mail matter. 1t has had
phenomenal development, and care
full administration and efficient man
agement has brought with it increas-
ed responsibilities for the rural car
rier These employees are required to
perform services in suitable con.
veyance which they must furnish
themselves.
The postofice department, having
these facts in mind, succeeded dur
securing substantial recognition fo1
the class Of employees through an in
crease of upwards Of s6,000,000 in
the appropriation for the next fiscal
year.
The calculations incident to pro-
portionate distribution of the amount
appropriated under authority Of con-
gress-to increase the maximum sal
aries of rural carriers to not exceed
ing $500 per annum-necessarily
required most careful consideration.
The work has been progressing IN
der the immediate supervision Of the
fourth assistant postmaster general
and the superintendent of the rural
delivery.
Postmaster General Meyer has ap-
proved the detailed adjustment and
the new schedule, which will become
effective July 7, 1907, will make a
graded increase in the compensation
of carriers of from to 25 per cent,
based upon the number of miles ira
versed by carriers as shown by the
records Of the department. The re-
adjustment adopted will involve an
expenditure for rural service during
the fiscal year of nearly $50, 1000, 600.
The schedule is as follows:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
REVIVED BY RELATIVES.
a Man Who Was Hanged Brought
Back To Life.

It is reported that John Arm
strong, the negro hanged at Colum-
bus, Texas, Friday, April 10, for wife
murder, revived after being placed
in the coffin, and when delivered to
his brother at Sealy for burial was
given medical attention.
1t is declared that Armstrong is
now living, and that friends and rel
atives are keeping the fact quiet,
fearing the state may again step IN.
The fact that the negro's feet toucn-
ed the ground when he was hanged
lends credence to the report.
If Armstrong is living, he Will be
the only living man who has PAID
the death penalty. The fact that he
was pronounced dead at the hanging
renders the state powerless 10 en-
force the death penalty, it is SAID
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
KILLS HIS BROTHER
Shocking Tragedy Occurred !. Sue.
day Night in saluda.
Walks Into The Bedroom Of His
Brother and, In a Drunken Condi.s.
ton, Shoots Him Down.

ton, Shoots Him Down.
A shocking fratricide was commit
ted on Sunday night in the extreme
northwestern section of. Saluda coun-;
ty when Lawton Lowery, a young.
white man, shot his brother, Preston
Lowery, to death in the home Of the
latter.
From the ,meagre information OBJ
tained Monday morning at this dis
tance from the awful tragedy it ap-:
pears that Lawton Lowery, who lives:
in the home Of his bro -4er whom he
has slain, came in some time during.
the night, and going to his brothers;
room with shot gun told him he
was going to kill him. The dead
man replied: "No, T reckon not; but
seeing the drunken condition Of Law,
ton and fearing he would do some:
thing rash, he ran under the bed
from him. After remaining under,
the bed for short time he started to;
come out, whereupon the fatal shot
was fired and he was killed almost
instantly
The affair is deeply deplorel by the
people in that section who know the
two boys. Lawton was the older ana
unma -ried. Preston Lowery was
MARI led. They lived in the same
home and were farming together.
There seem to have been no cause
at all for the homicide and it is at
tributed to the drunkenness of Law.
ton. who, tits said, was addicted not
only to drink but also to the use Of
morphine.
Realizing next morning the enor-
nifty of his crime, it is said that the
living brother is now begging that he
also be killed. The home Of the
LoWery boys is in the Panhandle
section of Sa1uda coonty and close to
the Edgefeld line. They are sons Of
Mr.. James Lowery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
PREFERS CHARGES.
Another Sensation Created in the
Walhalla Methodist Church.

A letter from Walhalla to The
State says it will be recalled tha
some weeks ago there was an unu'
sual and sensational service at the
Walhalla Methodist church, when its
pastor, Rev. ]. c. Younge, made most
humble apologies for certain articles
written derogatory to certain officers
in the Methodist church.
On that day Rev. Coke D. Mann
who is a resident there and a mem
Der of the house Of representatives
and former pastor Of Walhalla church
arose and said that there were evil
men in the Methodist church and if
some one did not check their work
the church was going to the bad in
South Carolina.
Things had quieted down; moth
ing more was scarcely heard of the
events of that day. But on Sunday
after the pastors sermon, Mr.. Mann
asked that he be allowed to make a
statement. This he did in language
most scathing and denunciatory. He
narrated briefly the various efforts he
had made to prefer charges against a
presiding elder, and all without sue
cess.
He told of the manner of his own
trial, where the presiding elder was
the presiding officer, prosecutor and
chief witness and after trial last
ing several hours, with only the wit
nesses for the prosecution sworn,
that he (Mr. Mann was exonerated.
He made an unmerciful attack upon
the veracity of the presiding elder,
saying that he had as much conf
dence in his veracity as he did in
that of Lemerick Gadsden Of Chris
topher Williams, two well known
negro characters of the town.
Mr.. Mann said he was very anxious
to prove his charges and that he
stood ready to fight these alleged
falsifers in the church. at any time
and in any way they chose to come at
him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
MOSTLY IN THE PAPERS.
County People Not Interested in
Proposed New County.

The St. Matthews correspondent Of
The State says more aggitation on
the subject of new county has been
conducted by the various county pa
pers and their correspondents than
by the people who are most interest
ed. One meeting was held in that
portion of Lexington county that was
to be included in the new county,
but results were not SO satisfactory
In fact no definite steps toward the
formation Of new county have been
taken, such as surveying the lines,
etc. and these lines must be estab-
lished before the real fight begins. In
the meantime friends holding each
view of the subject. a:c lining up for
the fight.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
ROCkEFELLER'S PREACHER
Gives Him Something To Think
About in Business.

Rev. DR.. C.. F. Aked, lately of Lon
don, has become pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Baptish church, of New York
which is commonly known as John
D. Rockefeller's church. A dispatch
to the Denver News, under date Of
New York, April 2S, says that in his
Sunday sermon, DR.. Aked "uncon-
sciously looked straight at the pew
the oil magnate usually occupies:
Can you reconcile your business
with God? Was Yesterdays deal in
harmony with His mind? VIII your
books stand a heavenly audit? In
your office dare you put up the pray
er-that is to say, should you dare
ii you had any realizing belief in the
efficacy Of prayer-'Abide with me;
come not to sojourn, but to abide
with me-" Will you reconcile your
business methods with God? A minis
try which does not force these ques-
tions home is sawdust and chaft.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15

The Philadelphia Record suggests
that President Roosevelt direct Sec
retary Cortelyou and Treasurer Bliss
to publish a detailed account of the
receipts and expenditures of the re-
publican national campaign commit
tee. This is calculated to make Mr.
Cortelyou wriggle if not to talk.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15

The Washington Herald is much
disturbed at the decision of the cab
met officials. Mr.. Shaw ruled that
frogs legs were..dressed poultry and
now Mr.. Cortelyou rules that frog
skins are leather and The Herald
wants a further investigation into
the genus frog.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15

Over in London recently a man
slew a prominent citizen, and there
was supposed to be tremendous
social sensation back Of the affair.
The murderer has just been SEN
fenced to death, after a trial which
lasted one day and at which he en-
tered a plea of insanity. In certain
ways the English are not so slow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15

DR.. James H. Carlisle Of Woford
college Saturday celebrated the SIND
anniversary of his birth. Many citi-
liens and students called upon him
during the day and the local chapters
Of the D. A. R. remembered him
with beautiful floral tributes. He is
truly a grand old man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15

General Leonard Wood, who was
a mere physician ten years ago but
now a major general in the regular
army, is soon to be stationed at Gov
ernors Island. There is good reason
for this. General Wood is sent to
Governors Island because is it the
best job in the army.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15

Ex-senator Patterson Of Denver
has been fined $1,000 for contempt
of the Colorado supreme court, and
it seems that he isnot satisfied with
having his feeling of contempt put
on the counter at such bargain
price.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
GEORGIA lYNCHING
A Man Lynched and His Family
Severely Whipped.
And Told To Get Out OF The State,
The Man Was Accused of Shoot
ing Planter.

The Man Was Accused of Shoot
ing q Planter.
The Augusta Herald says Charlie
Harris, a negro, was lynched Tues
day night about 9 o'clock, near the
Drane place, in McDufie county, for
shooting Hardin Pearson, proml-
nentyoung farmer residing near Har-
lem.
According to the authentic intor-
nation Mr.. Pearson, who nao the
negro employed, was giving some
directions concerning the operation
~ of the farm when a dispute arose
and The negro drew pistol and fired
Ave Ave times at Mr.. Pearson, most Of
the bullets taking effect.
He was dangerously wounded and
as soon as the news reached the pub
lie a posse was organized to search
for the negro, who had fled. After
several hours he was located about
ten miles away from the scene Of the
shooting and he was taken into Gus
tody, presumably to be carried to
Thomson and lodged in the McDuffie
county jail.
While en- route news Of the dan
gerous condition Of young Pearson
reached the crowd and the negro,
according to the story told by those
who had him in charge, made a des-
perate break for liberty in the cover
of the dence growth of a nearby
wamp.
The daring attempt to escape seem
ed to satisfy the posse Of the danger
Gus character of the negro and his
intentions as plainly manifested en-
ragged them to such an extent till he
was promptly taken into the thick
swamp, whence he had tried to es-
cape. and was there riddled with bull
lets.
His body has not been recovered,
though it is understood that Sheriff
Halves, Of McDuffie county, is inves-
tigating the matter thoroughly.
The full statement of the story as
it has been related, is to the effect
that Wednesday Hardin Pearson
went over to the farm which he had
Charlie Harris, the negro, working,
and when instructions were given as
to now some work should be done
the negro deliberately drew revol,
yer, and shot Mr.. Pearson severa
times, so that now he is at the point
Of death, mis- life being completely dis
paired of.
The negro fed when he had finish
ed the shooting, but in a short time
a large posse was organized to searct
for him and from time to time thell
number was augmented by men wh<
had heard Of the atrocious deed. Fo,
hours hot pursuit was kept up un
til the negro was located near thu
Drane farm, about ten miles away
He was immedia cely taken in charge
to be delivered to proper officials
but with the above related result
The lynching is the second to occu
in the territory within the last two
years. The other was that Of a Cum
mings negro, who assaulted a youns
white girl nea~ Appling and wa
4 Elynched on TIE public highway by
crowd Of $40 people, who took hin
from App.;ng jail.
After the lynching was over Wed
nesday night, the report states tina
a body Of the posse went to the hom'
Of the negro and after whipping 9th
er members Of the family instructed
them to leave the section and never
come back again.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15

The Chicago Record-Herald says
that Abraham Lincoln would not feel
f1attered by the claims Of many peo-
pie that they look like him. But
if Lincoln were sensitive he would
have been heart-broken long ago
over the claims of republican news
papers that they thought like him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15

HoUsEHoLDERs in a Kentucky
town have been finding ninnows in
their milk. Circumstantial evidence
is always open to doubt, but, as a
wag once said, a trout in the milk
can will convince anybody Of his
dairy mans guilt.