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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
BRYAN THE MAN.
Senator 1ilIman Says He Is the
Logical Candidate
He Thinks that the Vice-Presidential
Candidate Should Come From the


It looks to me- said Senator Ben
Tillman, of South Carolina, who pass
ed throu' Augusta on Thursday, "as
if the Democrats will have to nomi-
nate Bryan for the PRESIDENCY next
year. He seems to be the only logi-
cal man. He will have as running
mate some substantial Southern man,
probably Culberson of Texas, Hoke
Smith Of Georgia, or Daniel of Vir-
ginia.
IF a Southerner is not placed on
the ticket the field will be split. 1t
is pity that we cannot have a
Southern man hrrt on the ticket, but
the conservative Democracy of the
South understands that sectional pre-
judice has not sufficiently died out
yet to remove dangerous element
of chance.
t'It Is time for the Democratic par
ty to stop offering obsolete million
aires for the vice presidency, espec-
tally when they have nothing but
money to recommend them. / refer
to SeWell who ran with Bryan the
first time and Henry Gassaway Davis
who ran with Parker. Mr. Bryan is
clean ard able man, and has the con-
fdence of the people, although / do
not syrnpathise with his theory of
government ownership.
II can see no other man in the
ranks of northern democrats looming
UP rs a presidential possibility. The
trouble with most Northern Demo-
Gratis is that they have become ward
heelers.
Joe Bailey has been spoken of in
connection with - presidency but
he is down and out so far as politics
is concerned. / do not believe that
the charges against him n connection
with the Standard Oil company are
true, but they have had certain ef-
feet with the public. Bailey got into
bad company and was found out.
"Mr. Roosevelt IS very anxious to
be pdesident again and will be a can
dicate if he can so manipulate the
situation as to make the proposition
come in accordance with his Ideas
as to how it should be brought about
But he won't get the nomination Il
the Republican politicians can pre-
vent it.
The Taft boom seems to have
sprung jointly between the white
house and Ohio. So far as I am
able to observe, it has not gone much
surther, either. l might say that the
Foraker boom has not made very
much progres. Vice President Fair
banks should not be overlooked as a
presidential possibility on the presl-
ieatial platform. He is strong
nan. I do not think much OF the
Hughes boom.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
The Government Planning to Pre-
vent Sacrifice Of Life in
COAL Mine HORRORS
That So Frequently Occur in This
And Other Countries. 4 Testing
Station is Assured. The Effect
Of Explosives on Gases Will Be
Noted. Demonstration of Appara-
tus Used in Europe Will Be Made.

The fuel division Of the Geological
survey is planning to make deter
mined effort to stop the terrible sac
rifce of life in the coal mines in the
United States In 1905, 500 lives
were lost in Pennsylvania mines
alone European countries are far
ahead of tbs country in matters re-
lating to the prerentation Of disasters
in mines and in caring for miners
who are entombed, by entering the
mine before the men have been
smothered by dust or gases.
An experiment station will be es-
tablished in the mining region in the
vicinity of Pittsburg. where tests of
the various explosives used in blast
ing coal, will be made. The explo-
sives will be projected by mortar
into vast boiler-plate cylinder filled
with gas, and the effects will be care
fully noted. If ignition fails after
severe tests explosives will be known
as permissible explosives ~ and their
use will be urged.
There will also be experiments in
rescue work One part of station
will be fitted as miniature mine,
and miners and operators will be
taught how to save lives. 1t is de-
clared that hundreds of lives could
be saved were it possible for the res
cue party to enter the mine imme-
diately. AS it is now fire damp often
holds the men back for hours while
their comrades are being sufocated
or burned to death. Government ex-
perts have found an apparatus IN
Europe which. worn by rescurers.
enables them to enter where there is
gas. The use of the apparatus will
be demonstrated.
Some of the recent mine explosions
in one state, West Virginia, are as
follows:
Red Ash. March 6. 1906, "a killed.
Rush Run, March IS. 1906, "a
killed.
Bluefeld Coal Dale mine, January
4, 1905, % killed.
Paint Creek, Detroit mine, Janu-
ary IS, 1906, IS killed.
Fayette County. Paral mine, Feb
ruary s, 1906, % killed.
Philippi Century mine, March 20,
1906. 26 killed.
Fayette county. Stuart mine, Jan
uary 20, 1907, 50 killed.
Fayette county, Whipple mine,
May /, 1907. 21 killed.
If the experimental station is
erected within the Pittsburg coal dis
trict natural gas will be used for
testing purposes. Safety valves will
be placed ali along the top OF the
cylinder used in such manner ina!
wheneyer there Is an explosion they
will fv open. A series of port holes
covered with one-half inch glass
will! enable those conducting the eS-
periments to witness the explosions
from the observation house so feet
away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
EAGLE SEXES CHILD.
Father Pulls Down Bird and Its Prey
With a Rake.

A little child belonging to D. NJ.
Rigee, a merchant Of Braxton coun-
ty ". Va, was nearly carried away
bv M a large bald eagle. The child
was playing in the doorway OF lts
home. when the immense bird swoop.
ed down, catching the child i,.s about ,1s
the shoulder and waist with its
The screams of the little one at,
tracred it's father who came out o.
his store just as the bird was rising
with the child. Mr.. Rigee lmme-
diately seized one of the rakes Wnich
he had on display in front OF MS
Store. and with it literally raked tne
bird and child down.
The child was injured but llttie
while the parent managed TO oea
the bird several telling blows WIZ
the rake. Despite this it managed
to fly to some tall trees near NEARBY !;
where, while nursing its injuries !
was killed by a rife ball. The eagle
is one of the largest ever seen there
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
MUSIC AGENTS GAME.
It is Said He Caught Many Suck
ers In Suffolk, Va.
He Operated in Columbia and Is
Given a Good Send Of by The Re
cord Of that City.

Thursday evening very plausible
white man called on Rev. j. II. John
son, of Columbia, representing him
self as the agent Of a a<Philadelphia
music publishing house. He had
music bargains galore, which he per.
suasively offered, promising to throw
In subscription to a musical journal
as bonus for purchase Of some
sheet music. The Reverend, says
the Record, invested So and the
agent promptly left.
Then the minister picked up The
Record, and began reading it. He
had not gone very far before his eye
was caught by the following dis
patch:
Suffolk, Va, May 13.-An agent
claiming to represent Philadelphia
musical magazine and other publ
cations, has, within the past few days
swindled numbers of Suffolk people,
principally music teachers and pupils.
He took orders at cut rates, collect
ing in advance and neglecting to turn
in the cash.
"a letter from publishing house
disclaims his authority, and offers to
pay aay reasonable sum to effect his
arrest, saying he has operated in
other cities. using a different alias in
each new field"
Not being given to the use Of slang
he id not exclaim "Stung!" but he
thought it. Suspicious circumstances
began to fash upon his mind. The
receipt given him for SO was made
on an ordinary receipt form that can
be bought in any book store. It did
not bind any music paper or publish
ing house, only "R. L. Bailey" the
signer, to supply the ordered sheet
fusic and send the monthly musical
journal. Mr. Bailey" had told Rev.
Johnston he was staying at the Col
umbia hotel, so the preacher went
there, but there was no such name on
the register and no guest by that
name stopping there.
More than ever convinced that he
was fimfammed, Parson Johnson
went home. Mr.. Bailey" had told
him he was going to Chester on the
early morning train, SO he went to
the depot in the hope Of catching
him, but, of course, the music agent
was not in sight.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson thought it but
proper to make his experience public,
:or the benefit of others.
Mr.. Bailey" may be all right and
MS bargain lots" may be sent to the
purchaser, but it is a safe rule never
20 buy from any peripatetic agent
who insists on cash with order.
A favorite game with swlndlers is
10 represent themselves as agents
but the gate IS proftless unless they
IAN collect in advance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
NINE KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Premature Firing of Dynamite Neal
Alta Pass, n. c.

Saturday afternoon while a force
of men were at work blasting on
the South and Western railway on
the works of McCarty Bros, near AL
IA Pass. y. c., an explosion occurred
in which nine men were almost IN
stantlv killed and four others were
seriously if not fatally injured. Inc
men we're all employers Of the rail-
way company and were natives OF the
Alta Pass section.
The force had drilled for long
blast, and after placing the expio-
siyes in the blast hole, and as the
force started to retreat, the dyna-
mite fred prematurely and the men
were hurled in every direction. Ihose
who were killed were terribly mutt
lated while the surviving workmen
are badly bruised and lacerated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
HORSE Ate GOLD
That Was Stored Away in a Sack
of Wheat.
Their S140 is Gone, Father Won't
Have Horse kiIle6-Two Stable
men Are Arrested.

men Are Arrested.
Toodles, an aged roam gelding, who
used to draw wagon for the feed
store business of Isreal Wishnosskie
to 1898 First avenue, New York
city, might under ordinary circum.
stances bring SIT at auction, but al
the present time he is very valuable
niece of horsehesh. 1t is highly prob
able that if some one were to offer
$40 for him it would be peremp-
torily declined.
Pauline, Rose and Yetta, the young
daughters of the owner of the horse,
take the greatest interest in the aged
beast for the reason that the suspect
he is CARRYING in his interior S140 in
gold coin that they have been saving
for years Yetta, the eldest, who is
seventeen, and works at cigarmaklng,
had saved s105 of the total, and
Rose, aged thirteen, had put by the
remaining s35.
They were in doubt about the best
place in which to keep their hoard,
and, after a consultation, decided
that bag of oats in the feed store
would make an ideal hiding place for
the gold. They went to the bag at
intervals to count the coins, and were
Mortified Tuesday morning to ind
that the bag had disappeared. The
girls went to the stable hands, two
polish young men, who Informed the
girls that they had taken that partlc-
ular bag of oats to feed Toodles, and
that a large part Of it had gone to-
ward his supper Sunday night and
his breakfast Monday morning.
Then veterinary surgeon was
called, and the girls suggested that
he cut Toodles open in order to get
their gold. The father declared that
he would not sacrifice the horse for
the money, and less heroic method
was tried but without success.
Then the young women sought the
aid of the police and went to the
lO4 street station, where they wept
.opiously while telling the story to
-apt. Corcoran. They wanted the
two Poles arrested. and this was
done. They gave their names as Alex
ander Yesabitz and Rescio ZenkaV-
och. and when they were arralned IN
the Harlem police court they were
held in $500 each for trial in special
sessions. They denied seeing any
gold coins in the oats bag. which they
said they poured into the feed box
for Toodles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22

no scruples upon this score in view
Of the fact that in his Fatherland
the slave. trade found its largest de-
velopment.
There is ample material in Char
lesion for the making Of one Of the
most interesting books covering the
slave period in this country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
SAVED THEIR COMRADES.
Thrilling Experience in the Hold OF
Burning Oil Barge.

At New York half score Of fire
men risked their lives in saving slX
of their comrades who had been over
come by smoke in the hold of burn
ing oil barge lying at pier IN the
Hudson river.
Six had gone into the hold when
they thought the fire had been over
come and were cutting away par
tition when terrific burst Of flames
and smoke swept through the open
ing and enveloped them.
The men dropped unconscious anG
the flames were pouring over then:
vim their comrades Drawing the tire.
and choking smoke, rescued eneln
The rescued men were seriously
burned but will recover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
SEQUEL OF AN OUTRAGE.
Miss Nevada Taylor Dies as Result
of Nervous Trouble.

Miss Nevada Taylor who was c1lH-
inaliv assaulted near Chattanooga os
Edward Johnson. a ntgro on January
"a for which crime the negro was
1vnched died at her childhood home
Find!ay, Ohio, of nervous tlouuie ~.
brought about by the crime. 1oe
case has become celebrated one;
The supreme court Of the Unlteo
States now has Sheriff Shipp, several
Of his deputies and others under a
charge Of contempt as result OF tne
lynching.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
THE FAT BOY.
Small Fee Charged by Mother to See
the Baby.

Mrs: Herbert Broekwell. of Ches-
terfeid county, Va, twenty-seyen
years of age, is the mother or "nas I
she believes to be the champion
heavyweight baby Of the word.
The boy, Andrew Thomas BROCK. :
we'll eleven months old, weight 90
mounds. and is physically in the plnA
Of Of condition. The child weighed IL
,onnds and Z ounces at his birth. ne
vas born with a full suit OF raven
black hair. .o
count of the large number OF peop.e
coming daily to see her baby mas
susnended sign from her 1ront
norch announcing an admission Zee
Of 10 cents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
PATHETIC INCIDENT.
,>,.i6e and Groom Killed in the Same
Accident.

One of the most pathetic OF scenes
was caused by the wrecking OF the
rain with the Shriners on 1t IN
California last week. 1t was the
Searh of bride and groom, at al
most the same instant. each beiie'-
ing rhe other still living. They were
-hrown | from the coach on opposite
sides of the train. TEL my we .na, a.
am alright" murmered Ellen!on 70
the physician, give her my love ana
lot me know how she is. Mrs III.
lenton in return sent a message Si
love TO her husband. Before 1t coulo
he carried the husband was deaa.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
CURE WORSE THAN DISEASE.
so-called Evangelist Whips His Little
Son Nearly to Death.

Because he whipped his l2-Eear-
old son for playing baseball on sun
day, ]. H. Arnold. travelling re
vivalist was sentenced to six months
on the rock pile by Mayor Dorsey,
of Macon. Ga.
The physicians testified that the
hov was lashed until the flesh was a
nuIp and that be might not recover.
Arnold said it was deadly sin to
nlav baseball on Sunday and he had
ordered his son not to play but the
latter disobeyed and was even the
captain of the team.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
PROVED SERIOUS.
c.veral School Boys Burned by a
Practical Demonstration.

A teacher in the graded school ae
Darlington Thursday morning "as va
Manning to give her class a practl-
cal demonstration Of volcanic eIup-
ton. A pile o. dirt was heapeo up
over some gunpowder. BY some
means there was a premature eA
nlosion and three or four of the ooys
were blackened and painfully burned
ahout the face and hands. Meolcal
aid was summoned, however ano
there we're no serious results.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
BABY IN PAWN.
The Mother Must Pay Debt To Ge'
Her Chilu.

4 little baby boy, Johnny Knicks,
is held at Berkeley. Cal, for a debt
of $3.50, which the mother must
nav before she can get her little one
out Of pawn This is the ultimatun
of Mrs. Jesus Alcantara, who, While
caring for the boy while his mother
was away learned to love him as her
own child.
Mrs. knicks came to the conc!u-
sion that she wanted her boy with
her again and tried to get possession
of rhe child. But Mrs. Alcantara was
6rn no money, no child, she SAID,
and now the courts have been calleo
,,ron TO decide as to the proper dis
posal OF the boy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
TRIBE OF CANNIBALS.
Have Been Discovered Who Sell and
Eat Human Flesh.

A correspondent of the Cologne
Gazette writing from the South Cam
ercons says that the Maka. the negro
tribe inhabitating the territory be-
tween the second and sixth degrees
north latitude are cannibals and not
ONLY eat captives but criminals ""o
have been condemned to death.
The correspondent observed human
flesh exposed for sale in the markets
The smallest offenses, he says, are
nunished with death in order to Sc
cure a constant supply for consump'
ton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
COREY-GILA1AN WEDDING.
Is Roughly Criticised by the Georgian
Of Atlanta.

The Atlanta Georgian thinks some
nretty hard things about the Corey
Gilman wedding, and it says them IN
print. For instance: The man snou!o
have carried his bedizzened siren TO
a wilderness, and there in the rores1
at midnight, without witnesses save
the priest, yoked up with the act,
ress he never ought to have known.
But how then asks the Charleston
post would The Georgian have been
ahle TO publish three-column PIC
ture of the ''bedizzened siren ano
faring account of the wedding on lt'
first page?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
SOME GOOD ADVICE.
;ivea the Negro Preachers by Ne
GRO Preacher.


IN an address to the Virginia Ne
-ro Baptist association. Rev. K. n
Royling, in speaking Of the progress
If the race. said: 80
ut is. indeed. wonderful to see the
amount of our people have given OUT
~ their means for their educatlon,
and they continue daily to do TINS.
let us through the ministry il1t up
the moral standard of our race: Let
Zach man be the husband OF one
nife and a man with two living
wives is unfit to preach the sospeI'
7 40 not hesitate to make this asser,
tion let it cut where it may: anu anu
We must get rid OF any man Wno ~
vould 20 around destroying hon.es
instead of building them up. ana oe'
stroying the young girls OF our r@Ss sis
The negro must pay attention 10 n,s as
moral standing in this country, d.
immoral people will never De reSoe
nized. Let us protect our "omsh 4
for the hand that rocks the cFaoie
rules the world
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
In the Streets of LODI, Russia, by
Cruel Cossacks.
ATTACK mail WAGON.
Which Causes the Body Of Cossacks
to Shoot Observation-Disclosures
Warsaw Terrorists Kill Four and
Wound Nine in Bold Attack on
Railroad Office Under Guard. In
nocent People Killed.

- At Lodz, in Russian Poland, sixty
eight workmen, Of Kuttner's Spin
ming Mills, were shot down Friday
morning by patrol of Cossacks be-
cause band of terrorists attacked q
mail wagon in the neighborhood
killed a Cossack guard and wounded
another Cossack and two postoffce
officials.
While the wagon twas passing
through Longkowa street the terror
lists suddenly appeared from a side
street, opened fire on the Cossack es-
cort, seized $1,000 from the wagon
and escaped.
A moment later a patrol Of Cos
sacks arrived on the scene, and in
furiated by the fate of their comrades
rushed into the Kuttner factory.
which was near the spot where the
robbery occurred. and began firing
indiscriminately. killing u and
wounding over A persons.
The greatest indignation prevails
at Lodz, as it is claimed that the
employees Of the factorn had moth
ing to do with the attack on the mail
wagon.
Raid Railway Office.
At Warsaw. Russian. Poland, a
band Of terrorists held up the city
Office of the Vistula Railroad. on
Dulga street, at 10 O'Clock Friday
morning and got away with $1,000
after a severe fight in which four
persons were killed and nine wound
ed.
The Office was full Of people at the
time. and soldiers were guarding the
premises, but terrorists attacked
them with revolvers. killed two and
wounded four of the guards before
they reached the place where the
money was kept.
Then snatching up bag contain
ing $4,000 the men ran out Of the Of
fee. The soldiers fired at the fleeing
terrorists. but only succeeded il hit
ting some bystanders. two of whom
were killed and 1--WE wounded.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
OLD MAN DIES.
Said to Be One Hundred and Twenty
Seven Years Old.

A dispatch from Spartanburg to
The State says Adam Frost, colored.
said to be about 127 years old, died
carry Thursday morning between
Cedar Springs and Rich Hill. Until
within the last few days Adam Frost
was in the best Of health.
According to his own story. given
a newspaper man a few weeks ago.
Adam Frost was born on Sullivan S
Island in 1880 His first owner was
man named Hunter, who sold him
to Col. Drayton. Before the Civil
War he was bought by Dr.: Frost and
the old negro lived with the Frost
family until after the war.
During the Civil war the family OF
DR.. Frost refugeed to this county and
located a. Cedar Springs. The ola
building that was formerly used as
the colored institute for the deaf,
dumb and blind at Cedar Springs
was built by DR.. Frost. When the
Frost family returned to Charles
ION Adam remained in this county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
HOMICIDE IN MACON.
Tom Battle, Well Known Citizen
Kills D. VI. Berry.

Tom Battle. we'll known citizen
and foreman on the new United
States building at Macon. Ga, struck
D. NJ. Berry on the head Thursday
with an iron bolt, knocking Berry
to the floor breaking his neck and
killing him almost instantly. The
homicide occurred on territory of the
United State government and war
rant was issued from the United
States court for Battle. Berry was
26 years old and leaves a young wife
having been married but six weeks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
KILLED THEM.
Six Persons Fatally Poisoned .
Drinking Fresh Milk.

Six people are dead in Macon coun-
". Tennessee. as the result OF orlnA-
ing milk from COW which IS suppos-
ed n have been poisoned by eating
milk weed. ,,o.,.
John Love. aged 70. and Harry
Moss. aged Is, died THURSDAY Jonn
Moss father of Harry. and Noel,
annie and Addie Love, children OF
iohn Love died last week. No others
are i'll as all who drank the niiA are
now dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
SENSATIONAL AFFRAY.
Man Shot Five Times at JonesVlue
Disarmed His Assailant.

AS a result of very sensational
shooting at Jonesville THURSDAY
n;pht, S. N. Gilmore who was snot
Ave times by James w. Gallman, dled
at noon Friday.
After discharging his revolver,
Gallman was disarmed by Gilmore,
who beat him severely on the head
with the weapon Both men are
prominently connected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
Highwaymen Arrested and Locked
Up in the Jail.


Last Saturday night at CASTOR
Shoals. where the Drave company is
working on the big dam across Broad
river a negro named Will Byars
held up another negro named pa
Wis Petty, and relieved him of $50.
Byars used a .3S calibre revolver
as a persuader. Bvars was carried
to Gaffaey and lodged in jail. He also
was bound over to court on the
charge of selling whiskey. Byars
has a brother who is also in jail 1or
selling whiskey at the dam.
A negro named John Henderson
was also held up at the point OF a
pistol by another negro at the South.
ern power plant at the Alnety-Nlne
islands and compelled to disgorge
three "simolaons. This negro was
committed to Jail by Magistrate Ii
gon of Blacksburg.