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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
HERNED TO DEATH.
civ Men Penned in Tunnel Meet.
Awful Fate.

Six men were burned 10 oeaeh an'
"A others were seriously, II not Ia
tally. hurt Thursday in disastrous
FIRE which penned them in the ools
~ the new PENNSYLVANIA tunnel
which runs between Homestead y
I and West Hoboken.
At latest account. the oodles o.
the dead men had been taken iron
the mouth of the tunnel snal' d
homestead. Five more OF the "orh
men still alive. had been htteo 1e
the surface and We're all hurried e
the North Hudson hospital at oiioi
Hill in ambulances .:
Il is known that there We're o
men at work within the tunnel ooE'
vben the fire started among the pite
of tar being used to mix with SION
for ths foundation Of the roaooea 0
the tunnel. Twelve OF these 'h't
them known to be dead. were SUI
within the tube at a late hour.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
WANTS TO COME BACK.
Old Directorate of Equitable Life
Seeks Settlement.

James Hazen Hyde ard other mem
bers of the old directorate of the
Equitable Life Assurance society OF
New York, have offered to turn back
more than s1,000,0O0 into the treas
ury of that institution. Apparently
one of the purposes Of the proposed
restitution is to get the attorney
general to call off New York states
suit begun against the old directorate
two years ago. The attorney general
is not inclined to settle the suit and
is pushing the investigation.
When one director was asked what
had influenced Hyde to make the Of
fer he stated that the Directors COM
mittee had been in position where
it was able to convince Mr.. Hyde
that this would be the wiser course.
He refused to answer when asked If
any criminal transaction had been
turned up which might have forced
even greater sacrifices.
Mr.. Hyde has sold most of his
property in this country, including
his country place, and all his horses
and carriages. 1t has been reported
frequently that he intended to make
his home in France for the rest Of
his life, but this has been denied:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
LEoPARD's TEETH EXTRACTED
Alice Faints When Last Of Twelve Is
Yanked Out.

Alice. a nine-month-old leopard
cub in the Central Park Zoo; New
York, had u teeth extracted and
tainted under the operation. The
keepers had noticed for several days
that Alice did not seem veil and
finally she refused to eat.
Investigation showed that the llt-
tie leopard's baby teeth in the lower
Jaw had not been shed and that the
permanent teeth had grown IN trone
of them.
Several dentists were telephoneu
for to draw the teeth, but none re-
sponded to the call, so the keeper
drew them himself. When the last
one came out Alice tainted, and se7-
eral large drinks of brandy We're re-
ouired to revive her. She soon re,
covered and the keepers say she Will
be in her usual spirits in a few Gays
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
How the Earthquake Destroyed
the Town of Karatagh.
In Less Than a Few Hours 1t Passed
From Thriving Community Into
the Silent Grave of 1000 Souls.

The destruction Of karatagh,
Turkisntan. has been described as
ore of the most appalling natural
catastrophes on record. A short
time ago a fourishing community,
it is now the grave of 1000 dead.
A deadly fear struck the hearts
Of the people of Karatagh, on the
eve of the disaster, Oct. 20, when a
storm swept over the place. A cor
respondent at the scene gives the
first detailed account and says:
EARLY in the morning the whole
town seemed to shudder. The earth
tremors were frequent, but few of
the townspeople were sufficiently dis
turbed to leave their houses. Fifteen
minutes later a terrific shock re-
sounding with weird noises. Then
the town seemed to be repeatedly
lifted high in the air and set down
heavily.
Buildings were crumbling and
crashing to ruins. In scores Of places
the ground burst open and boiling
water spouted upward. Many houses
were battered down by the falling
rocks. Others, with their occupants:
sank bodily into great tissues in
the earth. The populace, or such of
them as escaped instant death, ap-
peared to be mad with terror. From
every side arose awful shrieks.
The storm had come on again
with renewed force. Maddened ami
mails tore aimlessly hither and thith-
er, continuous peals Of thunder and
flashes of binding lightning added
to the frenzy. Many fugitives per-
ished under the hoofs of the AM
mails"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
GREAT MYSTERY
Surrounds the Suicide of a Well
Known Actress.
Tradcgy Committed While Audience
i'll the Theatre, in Which She Was
Expected to Play, Waited.

Mrs. Clara Bloodgood, the actress
committed suicide by shooting in he1
room at the Hotel Stafford at Balti.
more Thursday evening.
Mrs. Bloodgood's body was found
lying on the bed with a bullet hole
through the roof of her mouth Near
by lay & book. entitled How to
Shoot Straight" and a 3S-calibre re-
volver with three chambers empty.
She attended a matinee perform
ance at Albaugh's Theatre Thursday
afternoon and returned to her hotel
about four O'Clock, seemingly in the
best of spirits.
Later, when it was time for the
curtain to rise for her own show at
the Academy of Music, where she
was appearing in "The Truth" she
had not put in an appearance. Word
was sent to the Stafford and a bell
boy was sent up to her room. Just
as he approached the door he heard
a pistol shot. Hurrying back to the
Office he notified the clerks Of what
he heard and an Investigation was
made and Mrs. Bloodgood was found
stretched on the bed as described.
Before retiring to her room she
had a talk with her stage manager.
John Emerson, who declares that he
observed nothing unusual in her de-
meanor. The only motive he can
ascribe is that Mrs. Bloodgood feared
an attack of nervous prostration. She
had been working very hard, he said,
and she feared a breakdown.
Mrs. Bloodgood left a note address,
ed to her husband. The audience at
he Academy of Music was dismissed
with the announcement that there
would be no performance owing to
sudden indisposition of Mrs. Blood
,oo6
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
breaches HARMONY.
In Speeches at fremont and Chi
cage on Friday.
Bryan Expresses The Opinion That
Roosevelt is the Only Republican
Who Can Be Elected.

A dispatch from fremont. III
says William Jennings Bryan opened
his Illinois campaign for the nomi.
nation for the Presidency on the
Democratic ticket there on FRIDAY
night in two rousing speeches, de.
l!Vered before mass meetings, an6
later at a Banquet at which nearly
700 prominent Northern Illinois Dem.
ocrats assembled. Mr. Bryan spoke
on the "Vindication of the Democrat.
ic Platform since 1896"
The Republican party said Mr.
Bryan, '.has been steadily falling
from popularity, until to-day but one
man can win the Presidency, one
who will break away from precedent
and accept a third term, and one
who has only gained his popularity
by taking for his issue planks from
the Republican platform.
He pointed out that the present
financial stringency was the result of
turning down Democracy's bimetall-
ism issue and declared the trusts,
tariff and labor arbitration problems
were being solved according to the
lines embraced in Democratic plat
FORMS
Speaks at Chicago.
A dispatch from Chicago says Will
liam Jennings Bryan Friday at a
luncheon given by the Iroquois Club
made notable speech, the keynote
of which was harmony.
Where an agreement has been
reached among men as to what ought
to be done there should be forgetful-
ness for the past, he said, and his
sentiment was applaudued.
Men should have good forgetting
machines SO far as individuals are
concerned. Forgive us our debts as
we forgive our debters' is good doc
trine to follow. Resentment and
revenue are the most foolish Of
things"
Men who heard the words took
them to mean that Mr.. Bryan's diff
ferences with National Committee
man Roger C. Sullivan are at an end,
and that there will be no Anti-Bryan
contest. Mr.. Sullivan has declared
that he will not renew the strife
afresh.
Mr. Bryan declared that the DEM
ocratic party is more united today
than it has been for years, whereas
the Republicans, he asserted, are di-
Yided
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
RESCUE THEIR CHILD
Fond Parents Found Their Daughter
In Gypsy Camp.

Bv writ OF habeas corpus Van
tonic Thompson and his wife. OF
',os Angeles, Cal, Thursday secured
possession Of their sixteen year olc
laughter. Marie. from band OF
.ypsies encamped on the outskirts
of St. Louis.
Disguised as gypsies themselves
hey invaded the camp and tolno
heir daughter. She threw hersel:
INTO her mothers arms. but mum
Der of the gypsies under the com
:nan6 Of King John seized the gir
md drove the parents away.
The parents then secured the writ
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Bank
er, they returned to the camp ane
obtained the girl. Such bands a
these sypsies should not be allowed
% roam over the country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
Tried to Stab g. Hog and Killed a
Man.

E. E. Prince, a farmer living about
three miles north of Cairo, Ga, while
killing hogs Monday, assisted by Jim
Lewis, negro, accidentally stabbed
Lewis. They had hit hog in the
head and both men caught the AMI
NAL to stab him Mr.. Prince holding
the knife. Just as he stabbed the hog,
which wa sa ve"y large one. the hog
made lounge backward, throwing
Mr.. Prince who held the knife IN his
hand back on the negro. As ne
fell the knife struck the negro Just
over the heart and penetrated IN
Medical assistance was summoned
but before it arrived the negro was
dead. The negro made statement
10 the effect that his stabbing was an
accident before he died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
DEATH OF COL. ELLIOTT.
South Carolina Looses One OF Her
Noblest Sons.

Col. William Elliott, Sr.. commits
siorer for the government to locate
and mark the graves of the Confed-
crate cead inferred in the north,
died suddenly at his hunting iedge
on Buzzards Island. near Beaufort
where he had come from Washing
ton several days ago, to shoot ducks.
Col. Elliott was to:n in Beaufort
in 1883: was educated at Beaufort
college, Harvard university, and the
University of Virginia; was admitted
to the bar at Charleston in 1861; en-
tered the Confederate States army.
and served as colonel throughout the
whole war.
In 1886 was elected a member OF
the legislature; was delegate to
the national democratic conventions
in 1875 and 1888; was democratic
presidential elector for the state at
large in 1880; served six terms in
congress as the representative OF the
First district of South Carolina, ana
in 1902 was dfeated by A. c. La1'-
mer for the United States senate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
HAD 10 KISS PRETTY GIRL.
Ousted Methodist Minister Said He
Couldn't Resist Her.

Caught with his arms about pret-
ty girl, whom he was kissing, the
Rev. NJ. NJ Blease, of Tuscaloosa,
Ala. leading member Of the Ala
bamac difference. said he couldn, t
help her. He has been unfrocked
and expelled from thee church. He
is a married man. Il don't believe
any man. could have helped doing as
did under the circumstances" said
Blease. He is 40 years old. Mrs.
Blease blames the girl.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
STORM PLAYS HAVOC.
Wind Reaches Velocity Of Sixty Miles
at Cape Henry.

The wind reached minimum We
locitv at Cape Henry in Thursday
NIGHTS coast storm Of sixty miles an
hour. 1t blew from the northwest
and drove seaward rather than TO-
ward shore any vessels that may nave
been caught in its teeth, but SO lar
no wrecks have been reported.
The wind at its hurricane velocity
carried before it everything movable
on shore and it is feared that much
havoc was wrought at sea. The gov
ernment's seacoast telegraph wires
from Cape Henry southwark are 7ot
working and no word could be nae
from the Cape Hatterss section. NC
word could be had from the Boston
YACHT MadIeon. bound to JacksonT'-e
and stranded in Roanoke sound, n
c..
Several of the big battlesh'ps
Some of the big battleships head,
ern ports doubtless had severe eA'
neriences if caught within the rao1uS
of the gale.
The severity of the gale has caosee
soma anxiety to be felt for the saletS
~ the six little vessels OF 1he tof
nedo totilla bound for San Juan e. e.
ronte to the Pacific coast, but VII!
thre. days start the little Vesse,'
have probably gotten far en":s.
or,v TO escape the storm.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
Held Up by Woman.

An automobile containing TWO
prominent New York men ana wives
was held up at dusk last week near
Waterbury. Conn, by a smarus
dressed young woman, who, with a
nret1v three-inch revolver, demanded
money. She got $3.50 and then pur
spurs to a pretty Mexican pony and
was off. She told the men she want
ed "just a ten spot as she was hun
gry, thirsty and homeless.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
Frost Every Month.

a diary. kept faithfully ana con
tinuouslv from lS0+ TO 1850. by
Abraham Keyser, Of Germantown
Pa. is now in possession Of the ste
and Relic society Of Germantown
which has placed the treasured book
in its museum. According to the
diary every month OF the year 1915
frost appeared, doing much damage
10 farm and garden crops.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
Misery Loves Company.

"A Society for Grass Widows and.
Grass Widowers is the name OF the
latest. exclusive club in Chicago. l.
has been organized by Mrs. Mar
Ju!en and only those VINO have fig
ured in the divorce court will be ad-
mitted. About 2S9 persons have "a
ready applied for membership The
object of the society is for mutual
benefit so that those who have mace
mistakes Will be proof against them
neYt time
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
Explosions Kills Forty.seven Min.
ers at Naomi, Pa.
BODIES ARE LOCATED
And Are Being Brought to the Sur
face by the Rescuers Who Have
Been at Work Ever Since The
Terrible Catastrophe Happened On
Last Sunday Evening Without the
Slightest Warming to the People.

A dispatch from Naomi, Pa, says
the tate of the American and forty
TWO foreign miners, while not de-
nnltely known, was pretty well es-
taoilsned by the finding Of a body at
nine pump near the 22nd entry
OF the Naomi mine of the Tinted
| Coal company at Fayette City, in
which an explosion occurred Sunday
night. The man had died from suf-
location.
Judging from the two fatalities
thus far known, both having been
caused by poisonous gas fumes, it
is almost certain that the forty-seven
miners still entombed in the mine
have succumbed to the deadly after
damp.
Slowly winding their way around
deep spiral stairway which leads
down into the main heading of the
mines, rescuers are carrying to day
light the bodies Of the men who met
death in terrific explosion which
shook surrounding villages.
The rescuers began carrying up
the bodies at 10 o'clock and the re-
mains Of 35 victims have been locat-
ed and carried to the foot of the
stairway at that time.
BY noon all the victims will have
been taken to the surface. All pre-
cautions are taken to prevent grief
stricken mothers, wives and children
from viewing the bodies until they
can be made more presentable. In
nearly all instances the bodies can
be identified.
If the best information obtainable
is bourne out, the remainder OF the
bodies will be found in some OF the
or butt entries which :
have been so far found impossible.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
Work of Outlaws.

John Schultz, Of Marienotte, Wis,
was found in bed mortally wounded
the other day. His abdomen had
been cut and the intestines severed
and thrown on the floor beside a
rusty knife. Before he died he said
he had been stabbed by two men who
wanted to get his money.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
NOVEL SCHEME.
Devised to Wipe Out Burdensone
Church Debt.

Thomas Vinnedge, member Of the
Baptist Church of Hope, Ind, has
devised a novel plan for wiping out
the debt against his church. He has
written to many persons throughout
the United States asking the dona-
ton of a hog from each: His first
mail brought 80 replies. Among
those who have agreed to donate a
hog is Mayor Johnson of Cleveland.
One half Of the sales money is to be
applied to the church debt, and the
other half RENTED to those who
gave the hogs. It is expected tnat
at least 1000 hogs will be received.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
BILLIARD BALL BLOW FATAL,
Man Struck on Head and His okuii
Fractured.

At Roanoke, Va, Wyatt Stanley. a
voung white man, died Friday after
noon in the City hospit-1 as the re
suit Of wound received III the head
Thursday night in quarrel with
Ault Lindamood. The men engaged
in difficulty in pool parlor when
iindamood threw billiard ball at
Stanley. striking him on the head
and fracturing the skull. Linamood
is in Jail and claims he acted in self
J defence
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
She Has Recalled Her &mbassa.
dor Roki Back Home.
OUR BIG WAR FLEET
Sailing for the Pacific is Supposed to
Fave Something To Do With the
Recall of the A,nbaSsador.-Bot
Events Happening at the Same
Tine Has Created This Impression
In Washington.

Aoki, the japanese Ambassador a
Washington has been recalled b,
his Government. A dispatch says ht
has been summoned to Japan by hi:
government to explain personally
and in detail: the precise situation in
regard to the japanese immigration
problem.
Ine ambassador has been making
very careful inquiry on his own &C.
count and through the various JAP
eness concular officials into the e1-
tent Of the reported race feeling eS-
listing in some sections OF the United
States toward japanese immigrants.
Already Baron Ishii, one OF the
secretaries OF the japanese interior
department, has made an investlga-
ton Of conditions existing not only
in California, Oregon and Washing
ton, but also in British Columbia on
the north, upon which he has based
q special report to his government.
At the japanese embassy in Wash
ington it is stated that the anbassa-
dor will probably leave Washington
for Toxic by way Of San Francisco
or Victoria il about fortnight.
fact Of which he notified the presi-
dent and Secretary Root.
There is no intimation that he is
not to return to Washington. During
his absence Mr. Miyoaka, the coun-
selior OF the embassy, will be IN
charge OF his affairs. 1t is thought
in Washington that the recall is to
be permanent and that the anbas-
sador will not return.
Ambassador Aoki gave notice OF
bis recall Practically at the same
tine that word was received at Wash
ington of the sailing Of the torpedo
section of the feet destined for the
Pacific.
Many people may connect the
things together. Whether or not
japan connected them remains to be
seen. He has been cautious, conser-
vative and friendly to a marked Dc
gree.
There is every reason to assert
that his recall for the purpose OF
making a verbal report is caused BY
the fact that his government thinks
he has been too temperate, TOO mod
crate, two conservative. too amIcaole
and finally too peaceable.
He has been at Washington but
little over year, having presented
his credentials on May, 8, 1905, and
his recall at this time can be taken
as nothing else than an expression
of disapproval Of his course on the
mart of the japanese government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
Foolish Girls.

Five working girls OF Bristol, Va,
attempted to commit suicide at the
same hour by the same means last
week. and one Of them is likely to
succeed. 1t is believed that the tlve
Young women belonged to suicide
club. They all took poison.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
OVERCOME BY SMOKE.
Workers in the Pennsylvania Tun
nel We're in Danger.

Eleven unconscious men were re-
moved from the New Jersey end OF
the PENNSYLVANIA tunnel, following a
fire in the tunnel at Homestead. \. j.
There were $50 men in the tunnel
whent hefr began and the place
we're filed with smoke. All but II
fled to the surface. but their COM
rades we're overcome by the smoke
and we're taken out by a rescuing
party.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
RESULTS OF FIRES
One Woman Burned and Seven Fire
men Overcome.

One woman. was killed and seven
firemen were overcome as the result
of two fires in New York on Thurs
day. Mrs. Annie Linahan aged IS
was burned to death in a five story
brick tenement in East 11th Street.
Thirty others were rescued from
windows and fire escapes. illuminate
ing gas nearlyc aused the death OF
seven fremen who were fighting a
blaze in store and Office building.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11
Drowned in a Bathtub.

Apparently having tainted while
bathing, Charles. L. Ferguson. Jr.
was drowned in a tub at his home al
Ossining, \. Y. recently 1t was
several hours later when Mrs. Fer.
guson awoke and found the body
The coroner decided that Ferguson
had tainted and his head slipped he
low the water.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-11

lurns Nov. -. last. upon solicitation
of his mother, the institutions off
cials believing thar he. had showed
almost positive signs OF recovery. He
never showed an sign of violence
while in the asylum.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25

Wanted 1000 farm hands
and then some. With the open
ing of spring work in North Da-
kota, the farmers realized last
Monday more than at any other
time that they were Cup against
it, for help. Many farmers
paced the streets of Minot Mon.
day looking for farm hands and
not one was in sight.
They were offering thirty five
and forty dollars a month and
board from now until the ground
freezes IN the fall, but none are
to be had at any price and the
farmers are nearly distracted.
One woman came into the In
dependent office nearly crying
Monday. She lives near : eer.
ing and said; II do wish that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
Treat Grain Every Year.

A number of farmers have de-
cided not to treat their grain
with formaldehyde this year be-
lieving that treating every other
year will prevent smut. We are
afraid this is a mistake. Smut
will spread from volunteer grain
and from impregnated ground
and smut in grain is the source Of
the farmers greatest loss. The
cost and labor of treating grain
is very small-the results are sure
and profitable. And the only
sure way to raise grain free of
smut is to treat your seed every
year. A smut mill is cheap in
price and is worth what it costs
in skimming off the weed seeds
alone, not counting the smut
treatment, but if one cannot af-
ford a machine then sprinkling
the grain in a wagon box or on a
granary floor will repay the far
mer a hundred fold for the labor
and small expense. Treat all
your seed grain all the time.
Don't skip a year.