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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
SHIP IN FLAMES.
Fighting Fire in Mid Ocean During a
Violent Storm.

The Australian steamer Giulla.
WHICH arrived in New York on Friday
from Trieste with 763 passengers,
had narrow escape from destruction
by fire in mid-ocean, during violent
storm on October 3rd.
The crew fought the flames all day
before they were extinguished, while
the panic-stricken passengers prayed
for help.
The Giulla left Trieste September
14th, calling at Patras and .almeria.
After passing Gibraltar. September
25th, the steamer encountered stormy
weatherwith heavy seas.
At daylight on the morning of Octo-
Der 3rd while about 700 niles west of
the Azore islands. one of the crew
discovered FIRE n the cargo at the bot
tom of No. . hold The wind was
blowing violently from the southwest
and the Giulla was laboring heavily.
Captain Cherubini ordered part OF
the cargo broken out and water was
turned into the hold, but the ire
stubbonly resisted the efforts of the
crews.
In the meantime the passengers, OF
whom there were 81 in the cabin and
1876 nj the steerage, learned Of the
danger. Many Of them fell on theil
knees in prayer while others became
hysterical, adding to the cares of the
| harrassed officers and crew when ev
cry effort was necessary to save the
ship and her big company.
The ships boats were prepared t.
meet any emergency. but after th'
hold had been flooded and part of thu
cargo thrown overheard the fire wa
extinguished about three o'clock II
the afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
GINNING COTTON TOO SOON.
What a Practical Farmer Says About
the Matter.

The subject of cotton handling and
grading is one now uppermost IN the
minds of all farmers, and is one that
should receive attention and discus
sion.
The handling and grading of cot
ton should begin with the picking.
Cotton is often harvested wet and
much of the early picking is green.
The farmer rushes this wet, green
stuff to the gin, where the staple is
ruined in the ginning. The prope"
way to do, says G. NJ. Davis in the
Progressive Farmer, is to keep this
wet. green cotton till it dries and ma
lures.
Cotton will gain both in weight and
quality by holding in the seed. 1t
is an unquestioned fact that cotton
held in the seed will gain about one
tenth in weight for the first three
months after picking. At this rate,
seed cotton that would yield five hun
dred hounds OF lint sinned when ii
is picked will give FIVE hundred and
fifty pounds Of lint it kept for three
months before ginning.
Cotton should not be ginned as
soon as picked. The loss will amount
to ar least S. per bale in weight alone
il ginned Immediately after picking
The damage to the staple will amount
to a loss of more than one cent q
pound in price.
a bale of cotton that will bring
$50 ginned when picked will BRING
$50 or more on a similar market Il
ginned three months after plcklns'
The lint continues to gro" il
/ weight and quality AFTER picking VI
+o about three months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
TOT KILLED By TRAIN.
rho Little One Dies in Sight OF its
Mother.

One morning last week the Georgia
..i1-oad passenger train for Union
,oin1 on passing Murrells s.aeion' q
rew miles from Athens, Ga, Snochee
!. 1itt1e two year old child OF Mr.. ana
Mrs Lee Anderson from the track.
fracturing her skull ana causins N
1eat, twenty minutes later.
The little tot had strayed on lFoin
,be house, which stands near 'iie
track and had started 10 lo'io" 49,
father to the field.
The accident occurred in slsnc o.
rho frantic mother. who was power
less to save her child. She IS p'o'
trated with griet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
WOMAN VICTIM OF CRIME.
Dead Body of a Beautiful Woman
Found in New York.

With the discovery of a mysterious
boat in the case, there remained III
tie doubt that a woman at that time
unidentified, whose body was touno
living on the New York Central tracks
below the West 1l8th street and
Riverside drive, was the victim OF
gang that may have killed her at one
of the resorts on the other side OF
the river from New York.
The woman was about thirty years
old and of medium height. Her hair
was dark brown and unusually heavy.
Her face had apparently been pretty
the mouth regular, and teeth espec-
tally good. Her hands were white
and without the appearance Of haV-
ing done hard work. she was
dressed entirely in black with a
black shirt waist, black skirt ana
black shoes and stockings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
BEAT THE OLD Man.
yo,,ns Man Married His Young Step
Grand Mother.

A dispatch from San Francisco says
Ton, Hugh Allison. of Manlius. n y
Who married his grandmother is here
On his honeymoon.
my grandfather, Dr. Buffom, OF
Colchester" said he. was peppefS
,Id fellow. First. he disinheriteo my
sister because she married oaroel'
rhis left me his oslo heir. He decd
~ 10 marry. although he was past
oiebrv TO keep me from inherltins
,;s sister. | didn't know it. but the
49,, ha ,icsed out was my sweetheart.
,nlv seventeen years OF age.
She decided 70 accept ms one. ~, ~
save the estate for me. II" a.
,early six years ago. He dled yea,
,go and the young woman "honi
all grandmother became my Wiz
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
The Disappearance of a Young
Man From This State
CAUSES UNEASINESS
And Enquiries Are Being Made About
Him by the Lady He Boarded With
at Coventry, Cal, Where He Was
Working for a Concern-Left His
Affairs In Good Shape-Friends
Anxious About Him.

Anxious About Him.
The Columbia State says letter
has been handed Rev. P. F. Kilgo
pastor of the Washington Street
Methodist church, Columbia, con
tanning news of the probable disap-
pearance of a former South Caro-
linian. From Coventry, Colorado,
Mrs. J. H. Jacobs writes to the min
lister of a Methodist church, Colum-
bia, South Carolina" and it was thus
that Mr.. kilgo came into possession
of the letter.
Mrs. Jacobs writes as follows:
Can you give me any information
concerning one in or around Coluu1-
bia by name of Stover or Rollings?
My reason for writing you concerning
this is that a young man, giving his
full name as Evan Rollings Slower Of
South Carolina, came here April /
and was given a fine position by the
Redlands company, who placed ample
confidence in him. After coming her,
Mr.. Slower boarded at my home and
won host of friends who are anxious
to learn particulars of his sudden dis
appearance.
"He was a model young man and
claimed to be the only child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jno. Slower, who died few
years ago, leaving him a plantation
in South Carolina. He decided. to
come West this spring and things
were left in charge of an uncle, Lew
is Rollings, whose farm adjoined his,
five miles in the country.
"He claimed to be member of the
Methodist church and said his par
ents were buried in a country church
yard. On August q he left here on
business for Montrose, Col. and has
not been heard of since. He leaves
500 here with the company and sew
eral valuable belongings, including a
railroad ticket bought from Columbia
on March 16, 1907 This was why
we thought his home was there.
eve feel that this young man must
he located. If he has people there
they should know Of his disappear
ance. Everything here is straight on
his side, and foul play is suspected,
"We would be glad if you would
investigate this thoroughly in the
city and country and let us hear from
YOU at an early date.
"Can you give me the address Of a
Dr.. Elliott or Mr.. Cy. Long, living IN
Columbia
Dr.. Kilgo carried this letter to The
State. feeling sure that through its
circulation, some trace of the young
man might be discovered. Or. kilgo
himself said that he is acquainted
with people of the name of Roillngs,
who are living or have lived n Lam
caster county. He knew a Mr.. Evan
Rollings and thinks that this young
man may be a relative of his.
This story seems to indicate very
mysterious disappearance and posi-
bly, may be the first intimation the
Young mans relatives have had OF 1t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
VERY MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
Stranger Shoots Man on Train and
Then Leaves.

Andrew Green of 61S Manhattan
street, New York city. was the victim
of a mysterious shooting in the Wa
bash railroad yards.
He was in the smoker Of an east
bound passenger train, at Detroit,
Mich, on Wednesday night. which
was being switched to ferry when a
stranger. apparently about 20 years
old. ran through the car and shot the
New York man as be slept IN his
seat.
There were only three other pas
sengers in the car and the man who
had done the shooting jumped rom
the train and escaped before the 9TH
er passengers could realize what had
occurred.
At the hospital it was found that
the bullet struck MIR. Green in the
wrist and thigh. The latter wound,
while serious is not regared as dan
serous. Mr.. Green said he knew OF
no enemies and had no suspicion OF
the identity Of his assailant.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
JUVENILE .MANSLAIER.
Thirteen Year Old Boy Kills Another
Three Years Older.

An Aiken dispatch to The State
saws Willie Patterson. 13-year-old
negro boy, shot and killed Jesse
Hayne. sixteen year old negro, near
Ellenton. on Saturday morning: The
killing is said to have been the re-
suit OF former quarrel. Magistrate
Dave Bush held an inquest and COM
mtted Patterson to jail. Constable j.
0. Moody brough Patterson to Aiken
and lodged him in Jail Friday morn
ing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
USED PIN ON PIAlPLE
And Will Lose His Arm From Blood
Poisoning.

Lawson Lawrence, Of Eatonton'
Ca who entered Mercer University
at the recent fall opening to study for
the ministry, has had to return home
on account of violent case OF olooo
noisoning, necessitating the ampu1a-
ton of his left arm.
Soon after entering Mercer an or
dinarv pimple which developed lnto d
boil appeared on the young man >
arm. and he opened it with CON-,
mon min Inflammation set N. q
the amputation OF the arm VI os .
rocort TO save the Young st''~> ~ ,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
KILLED BY FAILING TREE.
Charles Gadd Meets Death in This
Way Near Charleston.

Charles Gadd. member OF the
chain gang guard force of the Char
lesion sanitary and drainage commls-
sion, was killed Friday in st. An
drews Parish by falling tree. Wheh
Gadd discovered that the tree was
falling, he gave notice 20 the olhel
men about 10 get away from IT, out
after warning the others OF tnelr oaii-
ger. he then stepped in the wrong
direction and he was knocked oo"h
and his head crushed as me Tree
struck the ground.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
THREE DROWNED.
po,t loaded With Colored Phosphate
Hands Turns Over

small boat loaded WIN ss, pnos
,,.+o hands capsized WEDNESDAY
morning in the Ashley river oppos
j+e Town Creek, near Char!es'oa -
-sroving ~ the occupants OF the ooa'
into the water. three OF them, oaps .
,1;t.hal1 ,n;o ,a Dick Spencer and George
49, are missing and are though,
- be drowned. Paul Williams any
peter Deveaux were rescued 49,. na,,
singing to the bottom OF the over r.
~ t,,.ns5 boat by Captain PinckeE, o; ,,
tho r c. Barley. The men were s't'
of Narvville and colorec'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
SHOOTING n sALUDA COUNTY
Man Named Hall Wounded Three
Times at a Negro Frolic.

A Saluda dispatch to The State
saws a white man named Hall, hailing
from Oconee county, and for some
time past working at the sawmill Of.
Mr.. Giles Chapman, near Chapman.
in that county, was shot Thursday
night at a negro frolic in that COM
rlunity. Three balls took effect but
none of them are thought to be fatal.
The shooting is said to have been
done by negro named Butler.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
c1EW WIFE AND HIMSELF.
n.snerate Deed To Prevent "'fe su'
inc For Divorce.

- columbus. Ohio, Fred Butt, a
- ~ ICED ss. went TO the home OF
J. MT ~ n.;fe early Wednesday and 1orc,
ms ms HE wav into the house, asked
na- snS + she we're determined TO push
her suit for divorce. o,noa her
sus 100 to force carbolic acid INTO
he,. m mouth, burning the Aesn aOoo'
her lips. -. ba shot he,
fal,ins - nn1 bune, into his owr
bodv. Falling to kltl aSsa h!nSel'. ,o;a
swaIloved al ounce OF c-:'o'-0 -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Ono Person Vas Killed and several
Others Injured.

;. Pennsylvania fast train p!ousasd
into a crowd of people at bcnfoo's
Station Friday night. killing one ano
iniuring several others. At the Nh1e
Of the accident 1000 persons were
stcnding on the platform. Someone
Yelled here she comes. and mass
al humanity surged toward the track.
several persons being thrown in front
or the locomotive.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
INJURED IN EXPLOSION.
j, Spark From Pipe Fell Into Pow

der Ikeg.
Four persons were badly injured
two of them fatally by powder eA-
plosion in the home OF James John-
ston, at Maynard, Ohio. The tat
ally injured are.
lanes Johnston miner, burned
and mangled; Efie Johnson MS
daughter. aged six years.
Seriously injured:
Mrs. James Johnston, burned ana
bruised; Joe Durdusi. an Italian, BAD
lily burned.
Johnston and Durdusi were flllng
their powder cans from keg IN the
formers home, while one OF them
was smoking pipe. A spark OF the
burning tobacco fell into the keg'
causing the explosion, which COM
nletely wrecked the house.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
CHOLERA SPREADS IN TOXIC
Gaining in Alarming Proportions an
na:.".r Gl>:.vs S,"aCily.

Na3".f: III ;!yS S,''aI1!F.
The cholera outbreak is Gaining in
alarming proportions II Toni2,. Nine
cen neN case have heea Te"crted re-
zen y.
The muuici:,aii lbs issued ;he
most urgent instructions regarding <
.he means 70 lie employed 10 preven:
soread and cautioning the populace
of their danger.
TOXIC is regarded as particularly y
dangerous on account Of the over.
nonulation and crowding among the
lower classes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
That Is to Sail from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
THE AMOUNT NEEDED
To Supply the Fifteen Thousand
officers and Men Of the Squadron Is
Very Large, and Some Of It Is
Hard to Get-1n Round Numbers
1t Will Take About Six Million
Pounds.

1t VIII Take About Six Million
Pounds.
Admiral Bob" Evans contingent
of nearly $4,000 officers and blue
jackets will be bit shy Of desert on
the five months journey from Hamp-
ton Roads to Frisco if some one does
not come forward and offer to sell
the navy several thousand cans of
peaches. Some 100000 pounds OF
green string beans are also wanted.
OF course, there will be both canned
peaches and string beans in the fleets
pantry, but the bids which were open
ed at the navy department showed
that bidders were shy about naming
a price on peaches and beans.
Altogether, bids were received on
seventry-thrse out of seventy-six
clases as specified by the department
in its advertisement for vegetables,
fruits and other provisions for the
Pacific cruise. There were several
hundred bids, there being an average
Of eight or ten bids in each class. The
lowest prices, accordingly, appear to
be reasonable, although it will re-
quire several days to complete the
compilation.
There were six bids to supply L.
100000 pound of certain grades of
-four, the total prices running from
$4,000 to $4,000. There were
eight bidders for the contract Of sup
plying fresh beef each of the big
packing houses alleged to be in the
trust putting in a bid. Their propo-
sitions were almost identical. They
are approximately 100000 pounds
of beef required and the total price
asked ranged from s70,S00 to $751;
800
Altogether more than 100000
pounds Of provisions Of various sorts,
not counting $4,000 dozen eggs and a
lot of other things that come by the
gallon, will be necessary to feed the
men on the trip consuming nearly
half year of time, as long as it took
Captain Hawley to drag the dry dock
Dewey from the Chesapeake Bay to
Manila, two years ago this coming
winter, there is no fear that Uncle
Sans sailors will go hungry on their
long voyage. Aside from what will
be put aboard at Norfolk fresh vese-
tables, fruits, etc. will be purchased
in the markets of the ports visited en-
route.
a.. III ;+aroe n,11ad for in the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
BRYAN AT R1CHNcNo' "
Made Speech on The Average MAJ"
70 Vast Crowd.

William Jennings Bryan arrived at
Richmond and was escorted to the
fair grounds by Z reception committee
If $50 citizens Friday. He was intro
duced to the vast crowd assembled
on the grounds of Ex-Governor Mon
tacue and spoke for over an hour
His subject was The average man.
He said that the average CITY papers
we're all right. but charged that the
great metropolitan dailies were con-
trolled by the trusts and their col.
unnns were open 10 the highest bid
der.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16

70 pae;des these articles. there Will be
,eonired hundreds Of pounds OIL
-, .,reddedfsh. butter, glucose and
sa,,it delicacies, hops. hominE. mix
~ :, nuts cotton seed oil, potato chips,
hs,,;ng powder, baking sofa and tap
ioca.
For furnishing -four there were SIX
hidders. whose prices ranged from
se5 7e5 to $4,000 for the entire
amount. For furnishing 100000
rounds of beef there were eight lid
doris. whose prices varied from SIO,-
800 to $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16

TWO burglars, in an effort to get
the keys to Offices OF many brokers
and bankers in the Century building.
No. ~ Broadway, New York, We'd
nesday night. beat Richard F. Gray,
aged watchman, with an iron bar,
and then attempted to chloroform
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01
BLOOD FLOWED IN FLORIDA.
Tragedy at a Froi'e-suieide Near tho
Town Of chlpley-Riot az milton.

Ppnsa,u's F.a Dec. ia us
home. near Chp.ay. AMI a.p1' 3" .
room. Jane TNrchld hred = 'u.r,
through - brain. death boine 'H-
s,aa,. Ills wife, in an ADJOINING
room. hea,l me ,hol and s'iat mo
,ao room. found her HUSBAND 90 he
r,or with the blood flowing ;'om the
wound
Meag.r d. ais q murder which
occurred Thursday night reached mere
Friday. Il occurred near Sneads'
Fla. when Tom Mcdaniel. young
man Of good reputation, attended a
party az the home of neIshbor
There he met the Gibson brothers. \
fight enSued and Mechanics throa'
was cut from ear To ear.
\, Milton. About 2o miles from
Pensacola. Christmas night one ne
gro is reported as having been killed
aud several white persons wounded
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01
Roats In coIlislon .

New York, Dec. Sl.-The ferry
boat Patterson OF the Erie railroad
was sunk by collision with a freight
lighter in the Hudson river while
on her way to the twentythird street
New York wharf from Hoboken today.
All the passengers and crew were
saved. but IS horses we're drowned.
They were owned by market men who
were on their way tn the New York
markets. There were only a few
pas engers on the ferry boat al the
time or the accident.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01
Colonel Mann Eseaps, Prison

New York. Dec. 81 The Jury IL
The case % Colonel VIM. ID Mann.
OF Town Topics, charged with per-
jury. returned a verdict OF acQu!ttal.
The case went 70 the jury a. p. N.
ami the verdict was reached four
hours later. The charge against
Colonel Mann grew on, OF the Hap
good HE. suit During the proceed
ings Ia that case Colonel Mann ;es-
titled that the letters 80. X. ". D.
NJ appearing on a Letter received ~
him from Count Reginald II, Ward
OF London. had not been written by
him In The present case I, was
charged tina; Co.one! Mann committed
perjury when he denied having made
the letters IN question.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01
Handle Companies Merger

Nashville. Tenn, Dec. 3l.-The
Southern Handle company, OF Mem
phis. the Royal Handle company. OF
Harrisburg. Ark. the Southern Han
die company Of Huntsville. Ala. and
the Bernar Handle company OF Manor,
Pa. have been merged into the Con-
solidated Handle company. with a
capital stock OF 81 ,0O0 900. Memphis
will be the headquarters OF the con-
Germ and Pitsburg as the eastern Of
fee. NJ. r. Grace, of Memphis. H.
president OF the new company ans
other officers are Edward T.. Rob
bins, Pitsburg. vice president; W. J..
Bernar, secretary and treasurer. Tea
factories, scattered throughout Ten
nesscr. Arhansasl A'abar.a Ntsiv,a
ard Pennsylvania are owned By the
new concern.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01
Teacher Burns To Death.

Columbia. ;. C. Dec. 3l.-M. D
Smith. a former ,oung school teach
or ~ Chesterfield county. was burned
10 death, and his brother. n. A
Smith. escaped WITH slight injuries
from a IRE which destroyed their
home Frank Perdue. white. "a
years OF age. was shot 20 death BY
Duncan Wilkes. also white. in tas
same neigh borhoOi. The Tragedies
occurred some distance from Patrick.
remote sec on Of the county.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01
Girl Accidentally Killed by Brother

Atlanta ~. 3I.-As the result OF
the accidental discharge 81 parlOr
rifle in the hands OF her small broth
err, Miss Carrie Moninger, daughter
OF Christopher Moninger died in the
Grady hospital SATURDAY morning. The
girl was shot through the temple. She
was in the kitchen Saturday morning
whon her brother came in with his
rife He began cleaning II, and
while doing 50 II accidentally discharg-
ef. the ball entering his sisters tenn
pie. She fell 20 the fJor and the
ncighbors called an ambulance from
tre Grady hospital. There she died
:ew minutes after being placed on
the operating table.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01

be for the best Interests OF the s,-.e
and the immigrants themselves.
James A. Strachan OF Atlanta. who
+ now in SEQ and under the direction
OF Mr.. Hudson. has an immigration
movement well organized. and T. T.
hoped he will be able within the mex,
sixty days 20 bring over large num-
Der OF Scottish farmers.
The immigrants which Mr.. Strachan
sc res will b. brought TO Savannah
and all immigrants which the state
may hereaf or bring over will be
brought through that port.
Mr.. Hanson, who attended the
meeting from Rome. and who has al.
ready secured a number OF immigrants
for that city, will be made a deputy
commissioner and sent 20 Norway
and Sweden TO push the work there.
In addition, a man will be chosen
within the next few days to go &c
Germany on a similar errand. and
he likewise will be armed with q
commission from Commissioner Hud.
son.
A state immigration convention vii
be held some time in the near future
arrangements for which will be made
at the called meeting Of the directors
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01
Many Persons Found Frozen.

London, Dec. 81 Ali the mem.
bers Of the crew Of the japanese liner
Ava Maru. from Antwerp for Mid
dlasboyough, which ran on the rock,
OF Red Car, were safely taken Oh BY
the lie boats 4 telegram from
Holy Head says an unknown vesse.
has founieret on RhOsco.yn Poin'.
Distress rockies were sent up ,as'
nish, and lie boat put out and
searched for hours. but found no sign
% the vessel n distress Nine per
sons have been found frozen 20 death
on roads a. England alone Iur,ug he
pas, tven'y -fOuT hours