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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
BooKKEEpER CHLoRoFoRMED.
And the Office He Was In Set on
Fire.

Greenville, Nov. 10.-A most mys-
terious thing happened in this city
at half-past IL o'clock last night.
At that hour fire was discovered in
the Office Of William Goldsmith, Jr,
real estate agent in the Palmetto
building on Main street. AS the
firemen entered the room man was
found lying on the floor with his
head wrapped. He was hastily re-
moved, and it was found that he was
Mr.. T. E. Mccullough, Mr.. Gold
smiths bookkeeper.
He says that as he entered the
Office from closet about II o'clock,
some one threw rag over his heal
and that was the last he knew until
he came to in the police station.
The rag was chloroformed and it
is very plain that the work was that
Of robbers. The flames were extin-
guished with little damage.
Mr.. Mccullough was down posting
his books, and they were all out On
the shelves, and the safe was open.
Mt. McCullough's keys were taken
| from his pocket, and thus far, the
police have not been able to find
them. The whole case is shrouded
in mystery, but the general opinion
is that robbers had chloroformed Mr,
Mccullough. How the fire originated
is a mystery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
GETS THE CASH.
Stalyey's First Wife Gets Money in
Atlanta Bank.

Atlanta Bank.
A dispatch to The News and Cour-
Ter says news has been received there
Of the action OF the presiding judge
in the Atlanta county court in grant
ing decree, giving the eEtire sum
Of money deposited in an Atlanta
bank by George NJ. stal7ey to
Mrs. Elizabeth stalvey, his alleged
first wife.
Mrs. Stalvey eontended that this
sum Of moaey-about s700-was
earned while she and Stalvey were
living together as husband and wife
and that she earned portion OF
the money, which had been deposited
in his name, and she instituted pre-
ceedings to recover a portion Of the
money as being hers and also asked
the court for aimony, and this, ac-
counts for tie fact that she RECEIVERS
the whole amount.
Notice was given that the case
would be appealed. She was rep
resented in, this action by Lamar
Hill, Esq, OF Atlanta. 1t will be
recalled that Stalvey was recently
convicted in the. Aiken court of big
amy, having married Miss fEtta
Lightfoot, Of Orangeburg, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Stalvey alleging that she
was his rightful wife.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
PATRICK WANTS TO DIE.
Slayer Of Rice Didn't Like Commu-
tation of Sentence.

New York, November S.-To ar
que before the United State SUI
preme Court motion to advance the
appeal to that Court in the case Of
Albert T. Patrick, convicted Of the
murder of William Marsh Rice in
this city eight years ago, William t.
Mcdonald, attorney for Patrick, left
tonight for Washington.
The motion is expected to come
up before the Supreme Court to-
morrow when Patricks counsel says,
he will further ask the Suprme Court
for writ Of habeas corpus for the.
production of Patrick in Washing
ton in order that he may argue his
case himself.
Patrick's appeal is to declare IL
legal the commutation granted him
by Governor Higgins whereby his.
sentence to die in the electric chair
was changed to Imprisonment for
life. Patrick made the point that
life Imprisonment was a much Sc
verer sentence than that which con-
demned him to die.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Young Mill Hand at Anderson Com
nlitS Suicide.

Anderson, Nov. st. A. Sims,
aged thirty years, weaver in the
Brogon Mill, committed suicide IL
patch of woods near the mills
just outside the city limits this
afternoon by firing 32-calibre pistol
bali in his right temple. Death re-
suited 25 minutes after the shot WAS
fred.
Sims moved to Anderson from
Fort Mill some four years ag,.
Two years ago he married Miss Mes
sic Finlayson, daughter Of Robert
Finalyson, of the Anderson Mills,
and his family troubles have been
many. 1t is saiG that he drank
considerably at times and that on
account Of his intemperance his wife
has left him several times. She left
him last week and he had been in
toxicated for several days, so it is
said. He has not worked for four
weeks, and it is supposed that re-
morse set in, and caused the awful
act
At four o'clock some persons were
attracted to the woods by a pistol
shot. They found Sims sitting
against an oa.. tree, with a bullet
hole in his right temple He was
gasping for breath, and was uncon-
scious. A doctor was hastily called
who ministered to him, but his life
could not be saved. The bullet
lodged in the skull over the right
eye, and the brains were scattered
over his body and the ground.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
ISSUES APPEAL
People of Cotton Belt Urged TO
Hold Cotton.
BY farmers union
New Orleans Convention AdjourEs
After Making Urgent Plea That
Business People Of the South Aid
in the Movement for Better Prices
for the south's Greatest Crop.

for the South's Greatest Crop.
New Orleans, La, Nov. 13.-With
a string appeal to every interest II
a stirring appealsto every interest in
the South-agricultural, financial
holding cotton for higher prices,
the joint confere8ce committee OF
the National Farmers Union and
financial interests Of New Orleans.
adjourned today. The appeal is ad-
dressed to the people Of the cotton
belt and is as follows:
eve, the joint committee of the
National Farmers Union and Of the
financial and commercial interests OF
New Orleans, realizing that conf
dence IN cotton market conditions
has been impaired, and the appr.-
hension thereby engeRdered has
caused more rapid marketing OF COZ
.on than has ever been known, and
believing that the holding Of cotton
at the present time will permit tho
healthy assimilation of temporary
Isuperabundance and restore normal
conditions under which remunera-
tive prices may be obtained, hereby
earnestly appeal to every farmer.
merchant and banker and other hold
ers and owners of cotton, to hold
back, so far as they can, their present
holdings and not sell unless sbso-
lutely compelled to do so. until the
price Of cotton shall have reached
substantially increased figure.
1--WE especially request all NOR
chants and bankers of the cotton
aelt to extend the obligation Of the
cotton grower, when called upon te
do so, for reasonable period. and
to do all other things in their powef
to aid and encourage such growers
and holders Of cotton, believing, as
We Go, that all the business con.
ditions of the world, and especially
of the cotton world, steadily point
toward better prices than now obtain
ed.
1--WE believe that such concerted
and determined action will logically
and in all probability, increase tn:
present inadequate price paid fol
cotton
Committees were named to in.
vestigate the public ware house plan
which calls for quasi public com
mission, appointed by the State c1
Louisiana, to control the operation
of a large ware house to be built O.!
the river front at New Orleans. Tho
proposed ware house is designed tt
hold from 100000 to 3.000,00i
! ha1ae ~ cotton
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
SENATOR TIILMAN SHOCKED.
Carlnack Was knightly and Noble
Hearted Gentleman.

Trenton, Nov. 10.-The CORE
spondent of The News and Courier
carried Senator Tillman the news OF
the sudden and tragic death of his
former colleague, Senator Carmack.
Of Tennessee, today. He was very
much surprised and shocked and said
that Mr.. Carmack was knightly
and noble-hearted gentleman, and
that the South can i'll spare such
men at this time. His taking off
in such way and for such cause
is deplorable, nay, horrible sail
Senator Tillman, "and without know
ing anything about the facts the
newspaper reports would indicate
that ne was assassinated. being shot
from behind and any one who knew
him would feel absolutely certain
that he was not running. Altogeth-
er it is a lamentable affair
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
WILL REMAIN OPEN
WINTHROP FEVER SITUATION IS
NOT ALARMING.
College Authorities and State Health
Officials Go Over the Situation.
An Official Statement.

Rock Hill, Nov. 10.-On Novem-
Der 4 the State health officer was
notified by the acting president OF
Winthrop college that there had been
an outbreak Of typhoid fever in that
institution. At the same time the
matter was reported to the local
health authorities and they, togeth-
er with the college physicians AMI
the State health officer, immediately
began Investigations.
Assuming drinking water and milk
to be the two most fruitful sources
fo- the spread Of the disease, 1t was
deemed wise to eliminate these
sources at the earliest possible mo-
ment. An arrangement was made
with the city authorities to procure
from them city water. Milk AMI
butter produced at the college dairy
were eliminated from the diet of the
students.
A minute and thorough investl-
cation was then carried On to see II
in any way the Infection might come
from other sources. This investi-
cation not pointing conclusively to
any specific source, the health o.
ficer reported the findings to the
| chairman of the State board o.
health, who called a meeting Of the
board on November 9 at Winthrop
college for the purpose Of studying
the situation and Of advising the
authorities what policy to pursue
uader existing conditions.
The board. accompanied by Dr.
J. r. Miller, a. representative Of tbs
local board, the college physicians
Dr.. Boyd and DR.. Crawford, DR.. +
| ". Babcock Of the State health Of
Zee made sanitary survey Of the
water supply, thorough investiga
ton OF the dairy, college building
and grounds. After this investiga
ton the board, IN session with th,
gentlemen mentioned, discussed the
phase Of tho situation and made tn,
| following statement:
After study and discussion O
the evidence collected from the inves
tigatioD made, this body 6.es no
feel that the situation is alarming
While no specific source Of infectio,
can be definitely decided upon, /
is the opinion OF the body that sine,
the Inauguration Of the precaution
ary measures which are now bein!
rtgtdly enforced the eptdeEic will
die out as soon as the period Of in
eubation has passed"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
SHOT BY A NADMAN.
e. NJ. Morgan, Postmaster Of New
York, Dangerously Wounded.

New York, Nov. S.-Edward N.
morgan, postmaster OF New York
city, who was wounded in the ab-
domen this morning by bullet fred
by e. H. B. Mackay, an eccentric
English stenosrapher, who then COM
mitted suicide, was resting well to-
night, and unless complications de-
velop he will recover.
Mr. Morgan probably owes his life
to the quick wit and bravery Of his
fourteen-year-old daughter, Dorothy
who saw Mackay draw his revolrec
and struck it with her hand. This
DETECTED the bullet, otherwise the
postmaster would have been fatally
wounded, for his assailant was a.
close range and fred four shots in
all. The shooting occurred at 1A6d
street, and only short distance
from Mr.. Morgan's home. He was
on his way down town at the time.
An investigation of the life and
record of Mackay reveals that he was
Of morbid nature and a former
inmate of an asylum in Worcester,
Mass. That his act was premedi-
tated is made certain by letter he
left, but aside from fancied griev-
ance against Mr.. Morgan and the
postofiee authorities concerning the
handling Of his mail, nothing has
come to light to indicate why hs
should have sought to murder the
postmaster. His clothing when
searched gave up between thirty and
forty smokeless cartridges, q heavy
slingshot, knife with q four-i1co
blade and a clasp knife.
A quantity Of literature on Social
ism and a slingshot similar to the
one found on his body were discover
ed in his room. That he was
rational during work hours, howev-
er, was attested by the Broadway
firm Of lawyers by whom be was en-
ployed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
Cotton Seed Meal for Milk.

There is no question but that co.,
ton seed meal grows in popularity
as its intrinsic value becomes known.
There is no foodstuff known that
will place the same amount Of fat
on cattle within so short time as
cotton seed meal combined with
cotton seed hulls, and this fact is
recognized wheresoever this feed is
used. When fed to dairy COWS, or
by tae family that has but single
COW, its use increases the quantity
of milk, improves the color, and the
cream therefrom makes richer and
better butter, but while the ration
of hulls need not be limited at all,
that of meal should no. be more.
than one-half the quantity led for
fattening purposes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
TWO KILLED IN WRECK.
Work Train on New England Road
Collides With Freight.


Deep River, Conn, Nov. 10
Two men were killed outright, two
others fatally injured and half
dozen severely hurt when a work
train, with Italian section hands
aboard, crashed into The rear of a
freight train standing on the main
track of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad in front OF
the station here this afternoon.
There were twenty-eight Italians on
the work train and all suffered in
juries.
The dead are rank A. Furlcns.
of New London, brakeman, acd
one Of the Italian section hands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
sTANDA]RD OIL WINS OUT.
Seems to Have Bought Courts q
Well as Election.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-The govern
ment's petition for rehearing Of
the case in which the United States
circuit court Of appeals reversed the
trial court il finding the Standard
Oil Company OF Indiana, s29,240, 900
for alleged rebating, was denied IN
the court OF appeals today.
1t is authoratiyely stated that the
government will now attempt to
bring the whole matter before the
Supreme Court on writ certiorari.
The government in its petition for
rehearing intimated that if the
opinion Of the judges Of the appelate
court, Grousscup, Seaman asd Baker,
we're allowed to stand it would null
lily nearly every shred of rate re.
formatory legislation accomplished
by the Roosevelt administration.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
COTTON CONGRESS
CONVENED AT MEMPHIS ON LAST
TUESDAY.
President Of Southern Cotton Grow
ers' Association Makes Strong Plea
for Better Prices.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 1O.-The
Southern Cotton conference began /
here today. Gov N. R. Patterson |
welcomed the delegates. The re
sponses were made by 3. 8. Gay OF
Montgomery and Harvie Jordan o.
Atlanta. president OF the Southern
Cotton Growers association. Gov
Noel Of Mississippi also spoke.
HarYie Jordan was made permanent
chairman. In an Interview Mr.. Jor-
dan said the meeting would be the
Eost important conference of cotton
men ever held.
Mr.. Jordan said that it was indeed
fitting that it should be assembled
in this the largest interior cotton
market in the world.
eve have assembled" be contin-
ued, "to safeguard and protect the
great staple crop Of the South from
the artificial and depressing influence
of federated interests which operate
to the detriment OF every business
interest in this section Of America.
We face serious condition aul
whether we will arise equal to the
emergency and protect our interests
as men Of brain and business sa-
gacity or inditferently accept the sit
uation and parade before the world
our voluntary weakness, is the issue
which presents itself to this conven-
ton"
Mr. Jordan said that raw cotton
is the only great staple commodity
in the world today which is selling
below the cost Of production, not
vithstanding the fact that it repre-
sents one of the worlds greatest ne.
eessities.
THAT this great staple should
ever sell at price to the cotton
growers of less than 10 cents PET
pound is a reflection upon the man
!. hood and intelligence Of the South
orn people.
"If the cotton growers, bankers
merchants and allied business inter.
) ests Of the South will determine that
the price of cotton must and sha'
go back to 10 cents before the month
: OF November passes, that price will
! be protected, the financial future Of
} the South will be saved and not =
, spindle in the world will be injured
; Mr. Jordan condemned might rid
. ing and urged that the convention
give it's attention to the boil weeyi
t menace He also recommended the
: formation of a chain OF warehouse:
, wherefrom receipts could be issue:
which would be accepted as collatera
: for short time loans by the leadins
: financial institutions in this countr!
: and in Europe.
: Bishop Gaynor Of the Episcopa
: diocese of Tennessee also spoke.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
Shot Young Man.

Troy, Ala, Nov 9.-News was
received here today Of the serious
wounding of w. w. White, near
Banks, yesterday evening by Mr..
Wadley, a farmer. White eloped
with Miss Maud Wadley yesterday.
the couple coming to Troy to secure
a license and marry After the Ger
emony the couple started home and
were met on the road by the father
of the girl, who emptied the contents
of shotgun into the bridegroonl.
White will recover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
VOTES HELD BACK
SUSPICION OBJ FRAUD IN OHIO
AND INDIANA.
Count in Various Congressional Dis
tricts Also Held Up for an Tn
reasonable Time.

Washington, Nov. 10.-For some
reason or other the returns from
the various congressional district
have been coming in exceedingly in
complete, and from somo doughtful
districts they have not come In al
all; SO that with all the tables be-
ing published in various newspapers
purporting to show the exact
mem bership OF the Sixty-hrst con-
gress, there is no really reliable in
formation at hand even now, over
week after the election.
Dispatches from Washington anil
New York have been enumerating
hahn and Hays, Republican mem
bers from California. reelected for
instance. Mr.. Kahn's secretary here
has received a telegram from Kahn
himself saying that both he and
Hays have been defeated. Yet not
one single dispatch from California
has announced the result. There is
an impression here that the returns
have been held back to be fixed.
There are several instances Of
holding back returns in Indiana, :,
Ohio and other State which we're
doubtful, but where the election
machinery was in the hands Of Re
publicans, which are suspicious.
There arc those hereabouts famil-
lar with methods in those States
when the G. o. P. haS bar'l Of
money who express serious doubt
as to Indiana's giving Marshall, the
Democratic candidate for governor,
plurality Of 10000 and Taft a
plurality Of $4,000.
Indiana is q notoriously corrupt
State politically, and the Republicans
poured several hundred thousand
dollars into it during the closing
days Of the election, and yet 1t has
not been fully determined whethe,
they bought up the voters them
selves or some of the election man
ayers. And 1t 10 the same as to
OCQ0T STATES.
A Republican newspaper man from
Ohio said to me the other day thai
1t was his belief that the Ohio re-
turns were held back because tha
the Republican leaders were ashan.
ed Of Taft's small majority and that
they would announce them at 2
time when they would not attract
so much attention. It Is still 8
matter of some considerable doub'
throughout the country whether
Taft's majority in Ohio was 75,00t
or 25,o0o. And some doubt whether
Taft carried Ohio at all, legitimately
ZACK MCGEE,
IN Columbia State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
NEGRO BOY FOUND DEAD.
Ghastly Find Made in Greenwood Oil
Mill Seed Warehouse.

Greenwood, Nov. 10.-Special:
Arthur Warner, a, young negro boy.
was found dead yesterday In the
big seed warehouse of the Greenwood
Oil Mills here. His neck was broken
by the fall, though foul play is not
suspected. Rather it is thought that
his neck was broken by fall, which
he evidently had while crawling,
in the house hunting a place to
sleep. He fell into deep seed pir,
and this was probably the cause Of
mis- broken neck. He was seen
around the oil mill at midnight Sat
urday night:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
MORE CORN GROWN.
The Department OF Agriculture Is
sues Interesting Statement.


Washington, Nov. 9.-AD average
yield, Of 2S.3 bushels Of corn per
acre and an indicated total produc-
ton Of 2,e42,eS7, 900 bushels Of corn
are preliminary estimates announced
in the report Of the department of
agriculture issued today, sumnariz-
ing and five other crops. The yield
Of corn per acre in 1907 was ass.
as finally estimated, and averaged
25.6 for ten years, while the produe-
ton Is compared with 2,5s2,S2e,001
bushels finally estimated in 1907.
Quality Of corr is S6.s per cen COM
pared with SIS in 1907 and s4.s
ten-year average. About 2.7 per
cent or T1,124,o06 bushels, is esri-
mated to have been in the farmers
hands OF November /, against T..
per cent, or 1s0,Ss5,oo0 bushels,
e year ago, and a teR-year average
Of As per cent.
The preliminary figures for i'm
portant corn State, giving in bushels
the yield per acre and total produc-
ton, respectively, include:
Missouri, 27 and 20s,s34,c00;
Texas, 25.7 and 2o1.s4s.ooo;s Ken
lucky, 253 and s4,sz3,00e; Ten
nessee, 24.S and 74,747,ooo: Geo.
gia, 12.5 and 5e,43s,ee0; Alabans,
14.7 and 44,S35,ooo: Virgins, 2s
and 4S.S2S,ooo; North Carolina. is
and 50,1ss,o0o; Arkansas, se.2 and
52,54O,o00.
The preliminary estimates Of po-
tatoes, tobacco and rice, giving av-,
erage yield per acre and comparisons
with fsal estimates for 1907 and
for periods Of years, are as follows:
Potatoes, yield $50 bushels.
against 95.4 in 1907, and ten-yesr
average, Ss.6. Production, s7z.eso.-
900 bushels, against 2s7,s2s,ooo in
1907. Quality, SIS per cent, against
ss.3 last year, and ten-year average
Of SIS.
Tobacco, yield 1852 pounds.
against S5s.s pounds in 1907, and
ten-year average 1915. Production,
2S,634,000 pounds, against $685.
10000 in 1907. Quality, S7s per
cent, as against 80 year ago, and
a ten-vear average Of S5.S.
Rice, yield 34.I bushels, against |
se.s in 1907, and ten-year average
Of sos. Production. 22,7ls,eOe |
bushels, against 1s,73o,o00 in 1907.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
COMMITS SUICIDE
Because Bryan Failed to be Elected
President.

Raleigh, Nov. 10.-H. l.. Smith,
joint station agent for the Norfolk
and Southern and Raleigh and
Southport railroad, at Varina, twenty
miles from Raleigh, committed SUI
eide this morning by discharging
both loads of double-barrel shot.
gun into his head. He had string.
attached to the trigger to shoot.
He left a note that he was per-
fectly sane, had contemplated suicide
for some time but could not bring
himself to the point until now,
It is reported that he was despon-
dent over Bryan's defeat. He was
% years old. He had been at the
station eight months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
Child Gets Life Sentence.

Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10.-Solomon
Reilly, a negro boy of ten, and small
for his years, was today convicted
IN the Superior Court Of the murd er
of Mrs. Walter Terrence, at Pooler,
eight miles from Savannah, and
given a life sentence. The boy
killed her with a shot gun while her
little children were by her side.