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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
sBO1, BRIDE OF A NIGHT.
uushand Missing and Woman VII
Probably Not Recover.

The police of South Franklin,
Mass have been unable to locate
Johan Danelio, who is alleged .nass TO nave
shot sbot his bride of night. Frances frances
Danelio, at their newly PREPARED
psne.i bome SUNDAY night. The Young
hu ho;ae was still alive at midnight, ouo
1irrie IL tie hope was expressed OF her re-
0 The nair we're married Sunday ana ana
entertained friends in tneir ban new
home until nearly midnlsht' "nseI isn
+bev retired. the sroom,s father "ho o
occupied a room upstairs, pelns ae une
on]v other occupant OF the mouse
With them. eed nv
Early Monday he was arrouseo Us
hearing revolver shots do"nstaiisi;
and hurrying down to the VI 1I@-
room he found the young woman ~
ing on the bed. with three ou,ies
wounds and three stab WOUNDS IN hsi
hody. The husband had disappeared
No cause is known for the deco.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
MILLIONS TO HIS WIDOW.
Tobacco Magnate Who We'd Nurse
Last October Dead.

Last October Dead.
BY the sudden death of Charles H.
Halliwell, vice-president Of the Am
erican Tobacco Company, the bulk OF
his great fortune will so to his wife
of a few months, who, before her
marriage to him, had been Ruth A.
Coles, pretty train nurse, depen-
dent upon her labor for her daily
bread. He left, it is estimated, s2O,-
100000.
The fatal seizure came to the To-
bacco Trust magnate while be was
at dinner in the Holland House WIN
his bride and his neice. He was tell
ing the two young women a hunlor'
Gus story when his face suddenly pc
came swollen and flushed and ne teli
from his chair unconscious. Some
hours later he died. Apoplexy was
given as the cause of Mr.. HalllWeil $
death.
It was last October that he mar
ried the handsome young woman VINO
had nursed him through to conval-
escene following an operation for ap-
nendicitis. His physicians had or
dered him to Virginia. Miss Coies
chanced to be the nurse who was de.
tailed to accompany the HalllWell
party. o,+ino
in Maine, Miss Coles went along
still in the capacity Of nurse for the
ailing millionaire. Long before ne
became convalescent he had fallen IN
love with the woman.
Before he went with the trust
M Halliwell was the head OF the
hig tobacco firm of Liggett & Myers
at st. Louis.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
A CYCLONE IN TEXAS.
Town of Brightwell Was Completely
Wiped Out.

A dispatch from Mount Pleasant
Texas, says nine persons were killed
and many injured by tornado winch
wrecked the town Of Birthright and
Ridgeway. Details are meagre, put
it is known that other towns suffer
ed heavily both in life and property;
The cyclone practically DESTROYED
the towns of Ridgeway and Birth
right, forty miles west OF here.
The killed, So far as known, are:
Mrs. Brazil and baby.
Calvin Trammel and son.
Roy McFall.
Stevenson and wife.
Sidney L. Oakley and wife
The injured reported are:
Ben Pogue, skull fractured; MRS.
Ben Pogue, internally injured; MIS-
Ioe Ferguson, scalp wound.
Birthright. town Of 500 was com.
pletely wiped off the map. Great
damage is reported at Caney, a negro
settlement. and it is believed many
more we're killed there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
train WRECKED.
AT Least Thirty Persons Killed
and Many Wounded.
The Victims Were Shriners and
Their Friends From Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA Coming Home.

Vler ErlcQOS FrOIu OllO Sauu
Pennsylvania Coming Home.
Thirty people were killed outright
and as any more were wounded in a
wreck Saturday afternoon on the
coast line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, seven miles below Surf,
CAL, The train was a special loaded
with Mystic Shriners, who were on
their way home from Los Angeles,
where they had been to attend con-
vention of the order. The train con-
sisted of six coaches and were loaded
with people from Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania
While running at high speed a
wheel on the engine broke and the
locomotive jumped the track and
turned over. Four of the front cars
Of the train followed it and were
smashed to pieces. The dead and in
jured we're thrown in every d1rec-
ton. The train caught fire imme-
diately after the wreck, but the fire
was extinguished by passengers OF
the two rear coaches, who were un-
injured.
The injured were hurled all over
the engine and many Of the passen-
gers were burned to death by escap-
ing steam. Some Of them were NUT
ilated beyond recognition. The first
man to reach Lompoc from the wreck
few minutes to 9 o'clock Satur-
day night said he had counted l0
dead who had been taken from the
wreckage and laid beside the track.
A score or more were terribly injur-
ed. Many others received less ser
icus injuries.
The wreck occurred on a level
stretch Of track near the beach. The
roadbed is Of sand at this point and
the broken cars ploughed into 1t and
were half buried. The fireman es-
caped alive, though injured. The
engineer was hurt about the head
and wandered down the track IN
dazed condition towards Surf i've
miles distant. He had almost reach
ed that place when overtaken and
carried back to the scene or the
wreck.
A wrecking train had reached the
spot from Santa Barbara with large
number of physicians and nurses on
board. The injured were given I'm.
mediate attention. They were placed
with all speed on the train to be
taken either to Santa Barbara OF San
Luis Obispo. Several ladies were
among the dead and injured. They
had accompanied their husbands to
the meeting of the Shriners. Some
of those who were killed were horrl-
blv mutilated by being scaled ana
burned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
DIED AT HIS POST.
An Engineer Killed by Robbers for
Defending His Train.
Northern Pacific Train Held Up in
Montana, But No Booty Secured.
One Robber Captured.

North Coast Limited, eastbound
train No. 22 on the Northern Pacific
railway, was held up by two masked
men near Welch's Spur, siding 1S
miles east of Butte, Mon, at 2:15
Wednesday morning.
Engineer James Glow was shot and
instantly killed and Fireman James
Sullivan was shot through the arm.
Without making an attempt to blow
up the express car, as was evidently
intended, the robbers jumped from
the engine and ran down the noun
tain side disappearing in gluch sew
eral hundred yards from the track.
Sheriff Henderson of Butte was no
titled and with posse left on train
for the scene Of the hold-up. Sheriff
Webb Of Yellowstone county was on
the train with one Of the the train
ere started on the trail Of the hold
up men five minutes after the shoot
ing.
Bloodhounds were put on the trail
and one Of the fugitives was captur-
ed at Woodville, near Butte.
The robbers left telescope grip
on the tender Of the locomotive. The
grip was full Of giant powder, evi-
dently intended for use in blowing
up the express car. The men board
ed the train presumably at the Butte
transfer station, where locomotive
for the Montana division was attach
ed. One mile west of Welch the men
crawled over the tender and with
drawn guns, commanded the engi-
neer to stop the train, which he did.
Engineer Glow, however, made
show Of resistance and one Of the
robbers fired, shooting him through
the body, killing him instantly. The
other man shot at Sullivan, breaking
his arm.
Whent the train stopped Conductor
Bert Culver and the train crew ran
to the engine, where they foun col
ored man, who related the circum-
stances Of the hold-up. This man
said that he had been stealing ride
and that the men offered him third
of the booty" if he would assist
them. He said he had refused and
had taken no part in the hold-up. He
says b can identify the robber, and
the man is being held for this pur-
pose.
The posse with bloodhounds was
ioined at Welsh by r. H. Goddard,
chief of the Northern Pacific detec-
tiyes at Livingston; Deputy Sheriff
Jas. Keon of Gallatin county, and
Jas. Latta of Boxeman. Keen and
Latta are the men who tracked and
captured ike Gravett, who some
time ago tried to force the Northern
Pacific Railroad company to pay
s5O,000 blackmail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
GAMBLER KILLS GAMBLER.
Loser at Cards Murders Winner and
Takes Money From Pockets.

Henry Manigault and James Lewis
played cards in Savannah, Ga, on
Sunday. Luck was with Lewis ana
ne soon won $50, all the money Man
igault had. Manigault accused MIN
of cheating, got repeating rifle and
went hunting for him.
Manigault learned that Lewis mad
hid on train that was about to pull
out. He moved up the track about
400 yards and as the train came on
slowly. Manigault covered the en-
gineer and ordered him to stop. The
engineer paid no attention and Mani
gault sent bullet through the cab.
The engineer then stopped.
Meanwhile Lewis leaped from the
train and ran. Manigault sent three
bullets after him, all of which took
effect. Manigault then ran to the
diving man and took from his pockets
the $50 he had loss at cards. ne
then held a crowd at bay with his
rifle and escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
SOIL SURVEY MAPS.
Work Of The Agricultural Depart
ment for this State.

Work Of The Agricultural Uepart-
ment for this State.
The department of agriculture,
through each of several bureaus, is
giving special attention to the state
of South Carolina. The bureau OF
soils has a party in the field making
a very careful survey of the soil OF
Lee and Sumter counties. Upon COM
pletion the maps will be ready for
distribution to all who make appll-
cation for them. The maps that are
now completed and subject to dis
tribution in the state are OF the
counties of Anderson, Greenwood
Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Charleston, Colleton, Cherokee, Oar
rlington, Lancaster, Oconee, Orange
burg and York. All reprints are now
available of those counties upon aR-
plication without cost to the appll-
cants. Chief Clerk Rice will be
pleased to forward to all who can
make proper use of them:
Professor True, of the division OF
irrigation and drainage, is now push
ing the drainage work near Charles
ton neck. He is finishing the work IN
Christ Church Parish; at point
called Point Pleasant, opposite Char
lesion, Isle Of Palms, and between
Ashley and the ocean. He hopes 70
in great measure make it more heal
thv, and to redeem about 36 square
miles of land.
At Jettburg 800 acres of land that
have been given over by the Southern
railroad will receive attention, and
when the experts have completed
their part of the work, it will be
turned to the Clemson college tor
further exploitation.
A special effort is being made tc
benefit healthful conditions and there
by increase the amount Of rice lands
and better class Of land for truck
farming. the latter crops paying bet
ter than other crops. They also "lsr
to aid the people to pay more atten'
ton to diversified crops; as this gen
erally pays better than to rely mainly
upon crop Of one kind.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
GOT HIS MIssIvES FIXED.
Preacher VINO Sent Love Letter 10
Recorder Resigns.

Rev. D. NJ. Carpenter, pastor OF
the Holiness Church at Harrington
Del got himself into peck OF trou-
ble. when, by mistake, he sent a loSe
letter. addressed to a Well-Kno~n
voune woman of Harrington, TO ne
corder Of Deeds James Aaron at Do'-
er ,,d
The preacher, who is married ano a
has two sons, intended to seno tne
Recorder the formal record OF a mar
rfage Instead, however, ne Trans
mitted a letter written in enaeari5s 11s
lords to Miss Della H. Goodrich. NO
nsme was signed to the missiVe' out
the handwriting Of the clergyman
was identified. .o.cb.
when the news of the affair reacn- @
81 Harrington Rev. Mr.. Carpenter
want to Dover and claimed the leltsf
from recorder Aaron, but the ON
cial 81 i refused to give 1t up. Suoss,
ouentlv two Of the Harrington cnuISn
oSicials os arrived and identified tne
1andwriting llH as that Of their pastor
l' A congregational meeting was ca1l- ~
ed to take action on the affalr' ha.n-
az az than be expelled, the preacher
nresented his resignation to the trus'
tees The affair has caused a sensa,
tion. the clergyman being wen Alio
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
SUCCEEDS HIS FATHER
W. ". Bradley Elected Trustee OF
Clemson College.

w. ". Bradley Of Abbeyille has
been elected life member OF the
board in the place Of his father, J..
E. Bradley, who died a te" weeks
ago.
Mr.. w. W. Bradley is Congress
man Aiken's private secretary. Mr..
Bradley was former chairman OF the
state board of equalization, having
been the prime mover in that BODY S
organization. He is about 40 years
old. l.
The board of trustees attended TO
regular routine business. NO matters
of Importance came up for discussion
Senator Tillman was present, 1t De.
ing the first meeting he has ATTENDED
in many months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Man Kills His Wife and Then Him.
self By Shooting.

AS the result, it is alleged, OF a
QUARREL over a wedding ring, VIM.
8. Rice, aged 25 years, of 131 Heck,
man street, S. E., Of Washington, and
a telegraph operator or the Balti,
more and Ohio railroad, shot and
instantly killed his wife. Lillian, mr.
ed shot at his one year oia Oaoy'
Earl which took effect in the leg,
and then committed suicide by shoot
ing himself.
ed to his home at an early hour VEG
nesday morning and finding his wife
and baby asleep, woke them up: A
discussion ensued regarding MrS'
Rice's wedding ring, it being alleged
that Rice had possession Of the ring
and would not return it to his wife
A quarrel followed, when Rice, see,
ing a pistol lying on a table, hreo
four shots.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
SUICIDE. NOTIFIED FRIEND
Told Them By Telephone What ohe
Was About to Do.

Requesting central to Ring up ,st d.
her neighbors on the telephone, Mrs, =
George Belts, living near Guenr aannie ie
Center. Ia, announced to the peoRh,e lhe
who took down the receivers ma taSe NV Nv
drinking Saz asee to sSa4 2s She s5s 5
che q had been sick for sucn d onoT7 ,Un7
time. tim that the doctor bills ~eie vel ,oneer vu
nous nous and that she would T5en no she lensd left
burden nsola her husondo: sa5 made eez good her
word. uhhorc tried to call
+,o woman W. back to the telephone en uu,
che che would not answer Inc LII. Iii.
raced to the Belts home, Ss;T alaH5r aorts s, to
ing their horses in 6efoTe faelr it eva was too
Tenen 1efe tsn She died alone before tneg eg
from town to find his wife corpSe
and was almost crazed Win grieA'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
WILL KNOCK THEM OUT.
An Invention That Make Battleshlps
Back Numbers.

What is the use of building mon, non
ster battleships, worth S2,Ooo,ooV,
apiece, when they can be oio"n ,sas az
av.v with an instrument no bigger
ehan hand camera? That is "hat
y - French scientist claims can be &C.
comnlished q through manipulation OF
wireless currents found eveIy"H'erg 'aw
The explosion which recent1y oie ~
Nd the French battleshlp .;oa1 lena az
Toulon was due to stray elecelrSG, lr;+h
currents coming in eoataet asa+,r WIZ ~
nowder. this genius confidently +s;s sS
serts pe and offers to prove. 1nae tIss dis
9 was ~ nossib,e by series OF long as
tance experiments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
Murderer Carried to Safety in an
Auto by the Sheriff.
MOB WANTED HIS LIFE
Landed in Miami Jail He Pleads
Self-Defence as Excuse for Killing.
Asked Stranger to Drink. I'll
Compel You!" He Shouts, After
Refusal; Then Two Bullets Were
Fired.

Fired.
Smashing all speed laws and cram
ming on every ounce Of speed which
big racing automobile was capable,
Sheriff Martin Thursday whirled T.
W. Troy, of New York, from West
Palm Beach to Miami, to prevent his
prisoner from being lynched for the
murder of George n. Newcomb.
Had the sheriff delayed Ave minu-
tes the friends Of the man whom the
prisoner shot would have torn him
from the grasp Of the officials and un-
doubtedly killed him.
Troy arrived at West Palm Beach
on the steamer Cilecia, from South
American city. After leaving the
vessel he went to saloon and start
ed drinking. He is said to have be-
come almost intoxicated.
It is said that Troy asked New
comb to drink with him. Newcomb
declined. This enraged the New
Yorker, and after bitter quarrel
with the man who spurned the lnvl-
tation, Troy shouted:
I'll compel you to drink with
mel"
The visitor pulled revolver and
leveled it at Newcomb, who, retained
his placid mien, still refused to take
a drink with Troy.
No sooner had the second refusal
been uttered than Troy pulled the
trigger twice and two bullets plough
ed into Newcobm, A--ling him in
stantly.
Troy was arrested few minutes
later and taken in charge by the
sheriff.
Newcomb's friends gathered soon
afterward and sought out the New
Yorker, who had quietly gone with
the sheriff, saying he had killed MS
victim in self-defence. The news was
flung broadcast, and crowd gather
ed around where Troy was being
held.
Martin, divining the intent Of the
mob, summoned an automobile ana
soon was dashing to Miami where he
could land his prisoner in safety, and
be assured of protection against
lynchers.
Troy says that he and his brother,
Daniel W. Troy, who has had offices
in No. IS Wall street, are in the lum--
her business. He has telegraphed to
Daniel to come and aid him in his
fight, should the case come to trlal'
as is expected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
SCARED TO DEATH.
When the Gentleman Got His Sill
yer Ear Trumpet
The Negro Hotel Porter Thought 1t
Was a Big Horse Pistol and Ran
For Hic Life

A laughable mistake occurred one
night last week at the Piedmont,
one of Atlanta's big hotels. The fol-
lowing is the story as related by the
Atlanta Journal:
A shattered cup of coffee, a porter
frightened almost into Mysteries and
a narrowly averted panic on the Sc
cond floor of the Piedmont hotel was
the result of an effort by Grand Com
mander John J. Seay, Of Rome, to
employ his harmless ear trumpet as
a means for communicating with a
negro employe at $50 o'clock Thurs
day morning.
Grand Commander Seay who num-
bers his friends by hosts in other or
CARNATIONS as well as Masonry, is
compelled to use his ear trumpet on
nearly all occasions. This little
black trumpet is most harmless in
strument in the eyes Of his friends.
To the porter this same ear trumpet
was means Of terror and it reQu1r-
ed much persuasion to convince the
negro who had taken refuge behind
the elevator shaft and was peering
with wide anxious eyes at the trum-
pet Mr.. Seay held in his hands.
The grand commander was not
able to sleep well Tueday night on
account of a severe headache. Un-
able to secure any relief he thought
that a cup Of black coffee might be
used as a remedy. He telephoned
to the night clerk and asked him to
please send up the coffee.
Realizing that he would not be
able to hear the porter knock at his
door when he came with the cup OF
coffee Mr.. Seay left his door slightly
open, with the one incandescent light
turned on.
When the negro came to the door
Mr.. Seay saw him in the half dim
light. He sprang from the bed and
started rapidly toward the dresser
where his ear trumpet was. AS he
reached out his hand for the trumpet
there came a piercing shrek from
the negro and as the grand comman-
der turned he saw the cup fall from
the negro's hands and shatter on
the floor, the black coffee spatterlng
the walls.
Then the negro fed to the elevator
shaft, and wrestled vainly with the
door to escape by means Of the shaft.
Mr.. Seay with his ear trumpet FOL,
lowed. Seeing the negro's alarmed
condition Mr.. Seay called to him,
telling him be did not intend to hurt
him.
"Well then, Boss, for Gawd's sake,
put down that big Colts pistol you
have in your hands"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
RoDY TERRIBLY SHOCKED
r,actr;cian Lives After Receiving H.
900 Awful Y otis.

eleven thousand volts OF electri.
city supposed to have passed passed 1np0usL 10 81
the the BODY of James Mcdonald, an n 81. IL
ectrician, failed to kill him ana .n;+a NE % %
esnactsd eS,l acfe 10 recover at the Hospital
eApSR g. Nv. Rochelle, n. Y. He was un-
sconscious ee for "a hours after the
sSocS sS which was received while ne
was working on the overneaa 9io1-e Ganen
system of the New York. Ne" maven
R. Hartford railroad. ,,d
q Mcdonald fell from a platform ana
osnght hold of signal rod ana q
taed go wire to save himself. tello%
norkmen heard his screams aIo
managed to rescue him by using ruo-
Der gloves.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
WAS A DEAD SHOT
An Insane Man Uses a Shotgun
With Terrible Results.
Little Girls Plea Causes Mad Man
to Drop Weapon After 1t Had Been
Leyeied at Her.

At San Francisco Walter Charley
Davis, a carpenter. in fit Of insan-
ity Wednesday shot and &illed six
persons at 414 Piere stree>. in that
city. Davis and his victims all re-
sided with the family of Irson Bush.
who conducted boarding house.
Davis home was in Farmvill, near
vialia, where he has wife and six
children. He has been working in
San Francisco as carpenter since
the fire.
The shooting was done with dou-
Bile barreled shotgun. Davis who
slept in the same room with young
Orson Bush and w. E. Beard, arose
shortly after FIVE o'clock and shot
his two room mates. After killing
Bush and Beard, Davis took a box
of shells from shelf and walked
down the hall way. where he met
Mrs. Lille Carothers, boarder, who
had heard the first two shots and
had come to her doorway to find
W udC was ItS udllcl ne SuOl uSl
and with the other shell, shot Mrs.
Orson Bush. NJ. e. Vinton, gov
ernment suveyor, was killed as he
lay in bed. Orson Bush, Sr., heard
the shooting and rushed up stairs,
where he was met by the murderer.
The appearance in the hall indi-
Gates that Bush had made a desper-
ate fight for his life. his body was
found as it had fallen at the head OF
the stairs.
Seventeen year old Annie Bush
came running into the hallway and
met Davis. He turned the gun upon
the girl, aiming at her head. The
girl found voice to say, please don't
kill me-" and the shotgun dropped
from Davis hands.
I can't do it, he said. You are
good girl. Besides you look like my
own child, and I would not see her
face if killed you
When policemen came to arrest
Davis he fought like demon and a
riot call was turned in. Seven OIL
GERS responded in an automobile. Two
officers engaged Davis in converse
ton while the others got behind MIN
and pinioned his arms. He was then
removed to the detention hospital.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
WOMEN CUT TO PIECES.
Mutilated With Razors at their Home
In New York.

At New York Mrs. Maria Nlte ana
her mother, Mrs. Maria Brignoll were
literally slashed to pieces with razors
in their home. Giovanni Vlte, the
husband of the, Young woman is un-
der arrest, char, with the crime.
Vite SAYS that two men broke in
and killed the women, and that he had
a struggle with them in their de-
fence. Mrs. Brignol gave the alarm
which called the police.
An occupant Of neihborlng
apartment heard a tapping on the
window. Looking out she saw Mrs.
Brignoli on the fire escape in her
night dress with blood flowing from
her throat. She fell back dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-15
OLD SOLDIERS TRAGIC DEATH
vr. Jesse Pitmann Either stepped o1
Fell From Train.

A dispatch from cheraw to +rain rIe
c+o4a savs when the northbouno eratu nii
stase sd say st The crossing near the on
ssgppeu ,;1I eu Wednesday night, Mr.: Jesse sa
Piteman. ,sas Teturning ,u from the reunion
VINO was ,,,is ,s met a tragic death. Mr..
in n!te,s,an Coium thinking G,S it was the cheraw
Plttman s+arted sn. to leave the train
stas'oe' es the cars moved off he steppeo
anu an fs11 81 off on his mead, crushing +,I ~
OF le.i .,,l1 u and killing him instantly.
ms ms iiTed IH near Ruby in that county :