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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
STEAMER KILLS WHALE.
Rams the Marine Monster, Nearly
Cutting Through 1t.

Passengers on the steamship Ao-
miral Sampson. which arrived at Bos-
TON from Jamaica, witnessed an un'
usual spectacle when the frulter ram
med a monster whale and nearly cut
it in two. Capt. Henshaw stated ne
never saw so many whales as he pass
ed along the coast the other day
1T was 9:35 a. m., said Capt
Henshaw. The sea was as Smooth
as glass. and scores of whales were
suouting about. Suddenly there arose
on the port bow mammoth whale.
When it saw the steamer so close IL
attempted to dive, but the bllge keel
evidently struck and stunned IT SO
that it was powerless to get away.
"Gradually the whale quleted' ana
within a few minutes its carcass
WAS floating with the tide.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
CLERICAL NPOSTOR.
Eloquent Preacher One Week and a
Prisoner the Next.

Last week the Rev. Philip B. Pea
body preached in two Episcopal
churches in the city of Utica, n. Y.
He was supposedly minister from
Denver, COL, on leave of absence and
in need of little ready cash to help
him along His eloquent sermons
won wide comment in the newspa-
pers. A week later the Rev. Mr.. Pea
body was a prisoner in the City
court and was sentenced to SIX
months in the Oneida county jail,
convicted of larceny.
Mr.. Peabody admits that he is an
imposter. He testified that he was
born in Batavia, n. Y, was AZ years
of age and trained nurse by trade.
He said he adopted the name and
manner of a minister Of the gospel
whenever he got hard up for cash.
AS he found it easier to win his way
into the confidence of the people and
then he could fleece them of what ne
wanted. The charge for which ne
was arrested was petit larceny. He
admitted number of attempts to de-
fraud, which had failed. Two days
after preaching in Utica Mr. Peabody
appeared in Rome, N. Y, as the Rev.
Mr.. Bond. 1t was in Rome that ne
was captured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
A Young Man in Horrible Acct
dent Meets Death
BY RUNAWAY TEAM
The Animals Were Frightened by a
Rock CruShcr and Became Tn.
manageable. The Young Man Was
Dragged More Than a Half Mile,
Sustaining Fatal Injuries, from
Which He Died.

The Charlotte News publishes the
following account of an awful acci-
dent, which happened near that city
on last Wednesday, by which young
man lost his life.
Dragged more than half mile.
half the distance over the providence
macadam road, Mr.. Thomas Helms
received injuries in runaway ac-
cident from which he died at six
O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Helms was
driving pair of mules hitched to the
fore wheels Of wagon. and on this
was coupled heavy wheat drill.
Mr.. Helms LETT his home on the
plantation of Mr. W. O. Crosby near
Sharon church early yesterday morn
ing, going to the formers old place
on the river near Huntersviue to
get the wheat drill. Returning he
left the city about ten o'clock last
night. When he approached the res
idence of Mr.. w. S. Pharr, on the
Providence pike, at about II O'Clock
the mules became frightened at the
township roller and rock crusher and
succeeded in getting beyond the con-
troll Of the young man.
He was caught in the machinery
of the drill and from the marks on
the road, it is evident that he was
dragged by his feet the entire dis
tance of more than a mile.
The mules ran down the macadam
to the crossroads beyond Mr.. Pharr's
in
the residence of Mr.. Tom Alexander.
AS it happened, negro, banks Wal
ker, was passing and was the hrst
man to discover the runaway team,
went Immediately tc where the mules
we're standing and found Mr.. Helms
in an unconscious condition, his
body being terribly lacerated by the
sharp drill. The wounds which prob
ably produced deaths were IN his
head, although other injuries were
done to vital parts of the body.
The negro hurried to Mr.. Alexan-
der's and secured help to eXtrlcate
the unfortunate young man from the
machinery. He was taken to the
home of Mr.. Alexander and Dr..
Lester W. Hunter was summoned.
He dressed the wounds, but could
do nothing to save the young mans
life. He lay unconscious until about
five o'clock this morning when ne
awoke and called for cup OF coffee
which he was unable to drink. he
died an hour later.
Mr.. Helms, who was about so
wears of age. was a son OF Mrs. Mlttle
Pierson and step son Of Mr.. w. II.
Pierson. He had lived in Sharon
township about five years. removing
there from Matthews, where he was
born and raised. He married Miss
Francis Robertson about l3 years
ago and is survived by her and three
small children. He was member OF
II Q Methodist church.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
BLIND MAN FOR SENATOR.
Thomas 2. Gore, of Oklahoma, Sight
less ,,ince Ten Years Old.

4 very beautiful devotion IS that
between Thomas P. Gore, Democrat
ic nominee for United States senator
from Oklahoma. and his invalid wife.
Mr.. Gore has been blind since ne
was ten years of age He was mar
ried to Miss Nina Kay, OF Palestine
Texas, in 1900. who. although she
has been in poor health for many
years became her husband S asSls.-
ant and sympathetic companion. hei
ewes have done the seeing Tor potn.
Mr.. Gore was nominated tor tne
legislature in 1891, but had TO re1lre:
hecause he was not OF legal age. II
,,e ;s elected he will be the nrse
lind United States Senator.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
Held Jp Train.

AS the Missouri Pacific railroad
failed to pay any damages after kill
ing three mules and horse belong
ing TO him, Robert Walton. farmer
of Fort Scott. Kan, held up passen-
oer train for half an hour. one night
near his farm, and demanded 500
from the engineer for his stock. Wal
+on could not be persuaded to leave
The tract until the passengers took
tbe hit and LED the horse away, al
towing the train to pass.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
FINDS A LOOPHOLE.
England Would Not Be Forced to
Help Japan.

London dispatch says England
acknowledges the possibilities OF war
between the United States and Japan.
and English legal and diplomatic ex-
merits are studying the Anglo-Japan-
ese treaty, and it is said they have
fonnd a loophole, by which England
need not aid Japan in case OF war
with America.
The treaty does not drag England
into the war, unless the United
States tried to seize Japanese terri
tory intending to hold it, which is the
remotest possibility.
Newspapers at London for the hrs'
time openly admit the possibility Oh
a American war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
FROM CAR WINDo"'
, Prisoner Makes Daring Jump anu
Makes His Escape.

5ohn T. Thompson. a prisoner ~ ~
cnsrodv of Detective Joseph Jay ~
1he Portland. Oregon. police oeps. =
n,enr. leaped from a car %lnoHs ~
n.b;le the train was running ~ niies =
ON hour, and escaped. Thompson -
..an+ed in Portland, Oregon, TO an,
80 a charge of stealing s3,Ooo, ano
s.as cartursd il London, England
st - chase around the world.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
There is No Ill Feeling.

At New York Thursday two dlstln-
ruished Japanese took occasion to
declare in no uncertain terms that
there was no unfriendly issues be-
tween the United States and Japan
and to decry the undue Importance
attached by some trivial incidents.
The champions of peace ana
friendship between the countries
were Admiral Baron Yamamoto,.
guest of the city. and Viscount Aok1.
the japanese ambassador who came
over from Washington to attend the
reception and luncheon given by the
.Iapan Society of America IN honor OF
Admiral Yamamoto. In the course
of a formal statement Ambassador
Aoki said:
"There exists between the two goV-
ernments no difference or i'll feeling
of whatever sort. There is not the
slightest cause for anxiety IN the jap
anese-American relations and II there
is any anxiety it is not because OF ac-
tua1 existence of any difficulty be-
tween the two countries, but because
of the demogogic influence OF some
unwarranted press talk that often
tends to drive even the calmest tenn
per of the public into r'n'ri or ten-
pestuous rage.
Speaking of the luncheon at the
Hotel, Astor, Admiral Yamamoto sa1o
among other things:
"Our interests, commercial ano
otherwise. are so intimately inter
woven and the cordial relations De.
tween US of so years standing are OF
so firm a nature, that | can CONF
IDENTIFY affirm that they will never be
DESTROYED by mere trifing ancloen.s.
..Men are essentially prone 70 oe
controlled by sentiments, and II Is
the duty of those in leading posltlocs
to see that they are always guided IN
the path of righteousness, ana tha'
they are not led astray.
Fypressions of international sooo
will were also made at the luncneon
by Ambassador Aokl, Thomas D.
O.Rrien. the newly appointed Amer1-
can ambassador to Japan. hear Au-
miral Coghlan, Rear Admiral NooieH
n. Evans, commander of the Atlantic
feet, and others. Aomlral Evans :
said that when the newspapers oi
this country stopped making war oe-
tween Japan and the United otsses :s
the people would come 10 snes' 81.
senses and better feeling "ouio eA'
ist all around. -
During the day, the japanese aa-
miral and his retinue visited the nav
yard and spent some time lnspectins
the different buildings and AoInira
Evans flagship, the Connecticut.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
Killed by One Bullet.

Three negroes, two of whom we're
women, were killed by one bullet re-
Gently, at frolic at Hattlesburs
Miss. The rifle was welded by Jas:
Cannon, a deputy sheriff, who nao
heen sent to preserve order. "hen
The three negroes headed a MOI
against him, Cannon fired slngle
bullet down the line. He was exon
Grated on the plea of self-defense.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
DIED IN PULLMAN BERTH.
Woman's Dead Body Found on South
ern Train at Charlotte.

The lifeless body Of Mrs. Frances
ca V. Garrard, prominent resident
of Ocean View, Miss, was found
Thursday morning in the berth of a
Pullman sleeper attached to the
Southern Railways Washington and
Southwestern Limited train, when 1t
pulled in to the Charlotte depot.
The discovery was made by the
conductor, who went to the woman S
berth to return her ticket. Recelv-
ing no response to his calls he drew
back the curtains and discovered the
woman half dressed and dead.
The body was turned over to TO-
cal undertaking establishment and
relatives at Ocean City notified. Mrs.
Garrard was 70 years old and lett
ocean City Wednesday to visit rela-
tiyes in New York city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
KILLED BY A FOUL.
Catcher Refused to Use Mask and
Got Hit.

Philadelphia's first baseman Con-
rov died wednesday morning in st.
I,nke's hospital. He had been tne
catcher in game played in Fair
mount park Saturday afternoon. DIS
daining the use of mask, he was
catching close behing the bat, "nen
foul tip struck him on the lett slde M
of a the head. He became unconscious
IN in n1ediately, and was taken to tne
home m of one of his companions near
the fOllo bark A physician who was sum, !
moned mo advised his removal to the
hospital. +ranbinine
tho sEnll was made Intellectually. HIS
stS ..;dowed W cd mother, whose sole sup.
MORT ,roTus he was, went to the hospital
from her home, 1927 Emily street,
and was with him when he dleo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
SHOT FIVE PEOPLE.
Man Shoots Every Member of Fam
lily Of Five.

Bud Willard. white. shot tve per
cons near Fair Play. on MonoaS-
Willard had a quarrel with W: )
cooner. also white, about dog. WI,
lard went to Cooper's home to se'
the dog in dispute, words followed
and Willard returned to his nome
cot his gun and returned to cooper :
70 straighten the matter out IN mill
g" On sight Of Cooper, Willard hrea.
scattering shot promiscuoussy lnto
cooner and four members OF ms lam.
iIv No one was seriously hurt ou1
n .tii, thev are we'll aware that a gun
was fred in their immediate ne!gn.
horhood. and have had an lntefes!ine
esnerience picking shot IRON unoeI
their skins. One man nao osei oe oe
shots in his body. and a woman mac aas
she'e she GOOD luck to escape with but one ne
T r seems that the members Oh IN, q,
fsn,i,y ~ were in pretty close group II !,
the ward jlst short olseanes sn,;ttel re-
the the house m Willard was comm1tte, niue,
- t iail Monday by Magistrate; :. JON onz
y n Sheldon OF Fair Play, ana 10 no'
waiting -, events behind the oars'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
JAP ARRESTED.
Caught Drawing Plans of a Fort Ill
California.

A jap was arrested at San Diego.
Cal, for drawing a sketch OF 70 ~
Rosencrous on last THURSDAY. ne
.ommandant of the Fort Majol GeI-
:hell Acknowledges that japanese
was arrested: also that he was ora"-
ing plans of the fort: that he was not
servant. but stranger. and tnat
there is heavy punishment for the
offence. He declined to give the
Iapanese's name. and would not say
what had been done with the prison
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
r,d EIoated on Log.

Clinging to log in the middle OF
-,o ,1issouri river. Nicholas Larrl-
,nore @ youth employed as a guard
@ - -he nenitentiary at Jefferson CITY,
Mo, foated down stream ~
miles. nude. and in danger Oh loel,s l
his life any minute. He swan o". u.
10 the log thinking he could steer.
INFO shore. He failed, ana as 'us
stream was swollen he was unaole =,
get back. Word was sent aneao az
he was rescued at a town IA hl!es
away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
STANDARDS SENTENCE.
Punishment for Rebating TO be Ad-
ministered on August s.

The Standard On Company will be
fined on August for rebating in Its
dealings with the Chicago & Alton
railroad, according to the announce
ment made in the Federal court by
Judge Lands. Much interest is man
isfested in just what the fine will be,
since under the 1,463 counts on
which the Standard has been convict
ed, a maximuf fine of $29,260,O00
ed, maximum fine Of s29,260,0o0
imposed.
The trial was closed for the pre-
sent, when attorneys for the Oii
trust refused to submit any further
evidence in the investigation. At
torney Rosenthal, for the Standard,
said it would be an unheard OF thing
for the defendant to attempt to show
that it had been innocent OF wrong
doing in matters outside Of the re-
cord of the case. He said the court
had no right to go outside the record
of the case in considering the penalty
to be meted out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
NAMES CHANGED.
Columbia Calls Streets After General
Hampton and Whaley.

The Columbia Record says having
tho matter before it ten months,
council last night adopted the ordl-
nances changing the name OF Plaln
street to Hampton street and that OF
indigo street to Whaley avenue, IN
honor, respectively, of General Wade
hampton and Mr.. w. B. Smith Wnal-
ey. ,o,g
The matter has been for a ions
time in the hands of a special COIL
mittee. This committee got togeln-
er and agreed upon a favoraole re-
mort. which was promptly adopted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
ROY HERO's EFFORT FAILS.
Strength Gives Out and Infant Sister
Falls to Death.

Six-vear-old Willie Fotta, OF Mon
hela, made heroic effort to save his
two wear old sister. Mary. from death
Thursday. when the latter craWled
to the edge of an abutment of a
bridge spanning the Monogahela RI
yer.
AS the tot slid over the edge the
elder child seized her clothing and
for several minutes he held ms
baby sister suspended, crying Justly
for help.
Several men, attracted by the lad
cries rushed toward him, but before
they arrived the little girl tumbleo tc
the brink of the stream forty feet BE-
low and was instantly killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
KILLED BY A HORSE.
Little Child Met Death Under the
Animals Feet.

The Columbia Record says Iotss
the two-year-old daughter OF 61a S,
Sims, negro farmer, who lseS pi,,s nrs
miles from the city on the Blum
road On Mr. J. P. McCartnas place,
was mashed to death Inursuas unet, ~
the hoofs of big horse, neio9sing W ~,
Sims. The little child S granonosnea
Vent , into the barn lot to feed some
chickens and the child followed close
S hebind The horse, becoming fright
ened at something, jumped suddenly
knocking the child down and tnen
stepped on it. The child was killed
almost instantly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
COMET SOON VISIBLE.
Growing Brighter and May Shortly
BE Seen With Naked Eye.

observation made by Dr.. W. K:
Brooks. of Geneva. n. Y, show that
the recently discovered comet is rap
idly growing brighter being more
ttan three times brighter tnan a' the
time of it's discovery.
It may be observed with small tel
escopes and soon will become visible
to the naked eye.
The comet is on the breast OF ARIES
in the eastern morning sky and is
moving slowly in northeasterly dl-
rection toward Taurus.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
ELEMENTS KILL SIX.
Three of Heat, One by Lightning, and
Two by Accident.

A Cincinnati dispatch says three
days of sweltering weather, with TWO
electric storms which gave only tenn
porary relief, has resulted IN three
deaths from heat prostrations-one
death from lightning and two other
fatalities indirectly due to the ele-
ments. John Bergman, Perry Davis
and John Mulligan died from heat
nrostration, T. C. Whitstone was the
lightning's victim. Five others were
less seriously shocked. Blinded ny
wind and rain, Anton Ginder walked
in front of a moving train and was
killed. Alberta Bilger, of Reading
was injured by tree felled by the
Wind
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Fell Into an Open Coffin and Was
Covered Alive.

At Florence, Italy. Marchioness
Magdlen Gastellane, beautl1ul aend mvm
her of the Italian nobility, was to9no e;a
in the coffin with the corpse OF 81 s,n 0,n
NOR ~ Rossi a dead banker. 1t is sup,
nosed nos i|0 that the Marchioness visited
the cemetary to pray at me S,av~ Sau.h; ~
her dead sweetheart, Count ,a+o tsrs' Pas.
and an accidentally wandered lnso mo sas. MoS,
81 sas,p p4ar.1 and the lid was put on IN the
dark darkpess @ by attendants: I'attcn TIE maicn.
aS, ;nness Hae1g was victim Of asphyxiatlon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
KILLED BY SORGHUM.
Two Cows Die From Eating Few
Sticks of 1t.

An Anderson dispatch to The State
saws Mr.. L. E. knight Of Hopeweil
township lost two COWS Thursday IN
a very unusual manner. The COWS
broke out of the pasture and got
into a patch Of sorghum cane.
After having eaten about a dozen
stalks each they were discovered. IN
a half hour the cows became swollen
and soon died. Mr.. Knight is un-
able to account for the matter, as
sorghum cane is not supposed to be
poisonous in any way.
Mr.. knight is positive that the
sorghum caused the death of his
COWS. because of the fact that anoth-
er COW got out of the pasture with
the other two, did not eat any OF
the cane and is still all right.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
BLACK HAND VICTIMS.
\ Young Woman Rescued krom t'ri'
son in Garrett.

At New York, Olympia Palmere, -
;ear old bride Of few months. was
released from the attic room lnurs-
lav where she was held ten days Tor
ransom. She begged the police to
seek her husband, Rappheal. She
relieves him Kidnapped and murder
ID by the Black Hand.
4 detective seeking OLYMPIA sa"
,er neerins from the attic and ne
mashed the door and rescued ner.
rhe girl saws her husband disarear-
I'd few days before she was ao-
.iucted and she was kidnapped "nlle
seeking him. Anonymous letters
asked her father for $4,000 for ner
release. Luigi Tenna was arrested as
q
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
Sheriff Lead Posse.

Hargrave Rue, negro, charged
with the murder of Richard Jones,
another negro, at campmeetlng TWO
weeks ago, was shot and killed near
Gibson, Ca, last week, by posse
headed by Sheriff Kitchens.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
Blown to Atoms.

After a quarrel with his wife,
Leonard Henderson, of DeadWood, 5.
D.. sat down on keg of so pounds
of dynamite in plain view OF his
snouse, and, touching the fuse, blew
Himself to atoms.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
Total. ..s50,435,O04.26

The last report was as follows:
Statement of the condition OF the
213 State, private and savings banks
located ir South Carolina at the
close of business March 19, 1917.
DrcNJTDrEC
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
About the Sending of the Fleet
to the Pacific.
There IS NO DANGER.
Marquis Ito Does Not Take the Mat
ter Seriously and Says as to the
Probability Of War There Is No
Feeling in My Heart for This v
A Japanese Paper Criticises Our
Government

A dispatch from Seoul, Korea say:
the massing OF the American feet
about which the American papers
have applied to Marquis Ito for ar
opinion, is semi-ofncially discussed
BY Ito's administration organ. The
paper says:
1--WE can not help feeling some
misgiving with regard TO the signifi-
canoe of the intended massing of
American batlteships in the Pacific,
especially in view of the gran6iose
announcement attributed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to the effect that the
navy would furnish the world with
a startling demonstration of Ameri-
cas- defensive capacity.
'tIt is difficult for us to accept the
assurance that the coming manoeuv-
ers do not possess any connection
whatever with the Japanese-Ameri-
can situation. We regret that Wash
ington thinks it necessary to take
what resembles precautionary
measure.
However, we are not disposed to
attach serious Importance to this
matter and have no inclination to
doubt the presidents sincerity in as
suring US of the peaceful nature OF
the proposed naval. manoeuvers.
Neither have we the slightest doubt
of the pacific and friendly sentiments
of the American government. The
people toward whom Japan's blame
is probably due are the irresponsible
sections of both nations.
He declines discussion regarding
the sensational agitation of the press.
His sole comment on the probability
of war is:
t.There is 20 feeling in my heart
for this
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
Report Of State Bank Examiner as
To Their Condition.
REPORTS COMPARED.
Loans and Discounts, capitalization
and Savings Deposits Increased
and Individual Deposits Decreas-
ed-Last Report Issued May Il
The Banks Are All In Good Condi-

State Bank Examiner Holleman
and his assistant, Mr.. Rhame, have
compiled report as to the condition
of the State banks based on the re-
ports called for on June IA. The
last report was published on May /,
at which time the totals were as fol-
lows, as compared with the present
report: Loans and discounts, S34,-
72S,364 in May, as against s37,793,-
1924 at present; total capitaliza-
ton, sS,449,020.sS, as against S.
57S,103.57 at present; total individ-
ual deposits, s17,813,943.70, as
against s14,925,017.03 at present;
savings deposits, s12,611,303.73, as
against s12,071,656.88 at present.
The report in full is as follows:
Statement of the condition Of the
215 State savings and private banks,
located in South Carolina, at the
close of business June IA, 1907.
RESOURCES.