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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
r111MAN sIGHs FOR HOME.
and the Hog and Eominy Be cant
Get IN Europe

A dispatch from London TO The
New York Herald says: Senator
Tillman. of South Carolina, who is
making his first European tour, likes
London very much, though ne sigh
in vain for the delicacies Of the table
of down South
Young mar. " said the Sea2to.
this morning. riff you will only tell
me where I can get some real corn
meal in this town you will make me
your debtor for life"
A friend who was standing near
supplied the information and the
Senator was ELUSIVE in his thanks,
We'll, sir. 1--WE had a hard time
to get something to eat over here
You know a man used all his life to
our Southern cooking just naturally
Graves for something that has corn in
it. I don't eat beef and I have the
hardest time everywhere I've been
trying to explain what meant by
breakfast bacon, but as for corn
bread and hominy grits, why sir,
/ haven't been able to find trace Of
them anywhere, so I just thought i
I could only find somebody to tel! me
where could get some corn meal !
would take 1t to smy stopping place
and show the cook how to make ?
nice yellw pone OF corn bread or an
ash-cake Brompton road. did you
say? I am certainly much obliged" "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
TWO DROWNED IN KERsHAw.
Bridge Over the Wateree Goes Down

Bridge Over the Wateree Goes Down
Carrying Man and Boy to Death.
A dispatch from Camden. says the
Wateree iron bridge, which was
operated by corporation as a toll
bridge, was completely wrecked
Tuesday BY the high water. The
river is higher than It has been for
years and the immense amount OF
rats and a large fat which came
floating down the stream was more
than it could stand. At the time it
gave way there we're number OF
people on the bridge. including MI.
Henry Savage, the president Of the
Bridge Company. Mr. Savage and
two negroes went floating down the
river on a raft. The negroes manag-
ed to get out and the others that
went in at the time the bridge gave
way were all rescued, but the most
distressing feature Of it all is that
Mr.. George RADON, who was crossing
in a wagon with littleboy named
Hlnson, went in, and it is almost GER
tain that they were drowned. Moth
ing has been heard OF them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
WALKS INTO LAKE.
Girl Commits Suicide on Account OF
Illness Preventing Marriage.

It became known Tuesday that
Miss May Field Verne, who commit
ted suicide by walig into Lake
Michigan, at the foot Of Fifty-slx1n
street, Chicago, Monday, was despon-
dent because of an illness, largely
imaginary, and which prevented ner
marrying a devoted sweetheart:
search of her room disclosed
hrief farewell messages to her tam
or and the man she hoped to marry
George Mansfield, travelling SAFES
man Of Ell Paso, Texas, Miss verne
haa often threatened to jump lnco
tho lake if she was not soon sunoi-
entity recovered to marry Geolse
The girl graduated from prlsa.e
,;n.rv in Ell Paso and broke down
srnm oyerstudy some months ago
since the death of her mother tsn
,aars ago, the young woman, VINO
:,.s- n,ssed her twenty-hrst birthdas'
nsn+ ~ most of her time with her slstes'
wrs r French, at Ell Paso. II was
.bara 49, as a SCHOOLGIRL several years
w. s that she first met and teii III
1--we with Mansfield. Her reAati.ss
annroyed of the match, but preVentse
app. paaainq ceremony taking place last
spring because Of her mentai a+ad . her
+ion This, it is said, asgra'aeSu ~
ailment. aa would
improve pr her condition zlnszs she was Rrp. Bsp.
- another sister, Mrs. Volnays :,, nly
~ ~ s at Loulville, the place Of her a olrta
s,ster Mrs. Miles Turpin at Elchin9ne e
5IisTt' Hisht weeks ago her father scuaa decided
that s,snt she ought to come to Chicago: a;so
ina ,aS. . 'In MET time She got along nice
~ rot hut . later she again began BROOD
~, iss he hecause of the postponed "ea-
ding
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
COVERED BY WATER.
THE CITY OF AUGUSTA Is NUN
DATED.
Flood Greatest in States History
The Property Loss VIII Reach
Enormous Figures.

Property damaged to the extent OF
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars. at
least two or three lives lost, devast-
ed farms, ruined crops bridges
washed away, cotton mills and pow
er plants closed, railroad service
traffic paralyzed. and telephone and
telegraph service badly crippled,
tell the story Of the food which has
been raging in the Piedmont and Pee
Dee sections Of South Carolina, and
the eastern portion of North Caroli-
ma for the past few days, and which
is undoubtedly the most destructive
that has ever visited this section Of
the country.
The rivers are all out Of their
banks and some of them are steadily
rising. It is impossible to give anT
fair estimate of the loss, but it will
90 into the millions. Owing to the
disorganized condition Of the usual
means of communication. It is i'm
possible to get dispatches from all
of the counties where the food
is highest and the damages greatest,
but sufficient information was secured
to give tolerably fair idea of the
extent Of the food.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02

IN the race for the United States
Senate, E. D Smith is leading, Win
JOAN Gary Evans second and K. e.
Rhett third. Johnstone is fourth man
The second race will be between
Smith and Evans.
For Governor, Ansel is elected. ne
win defeat Blease by $1,000 to ~
900 votes.
BOYD is reelected adjutant and in
spector general, defeating Col. Henry
T. Thompson.
Jones is reelected comptroller
general, defeating Brooker Dy large
majority.
Swearingen, the blind man, is lead
ing for State superintendent OF edu-
cation. The second race will be be-
tween Swearingen and Mellichamp.
For railroad commissioner, Causo-
man is leading, with Cansler and
summersete not far behind. It looks
like the second race is between
Caughman and Cansler.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
PROBING RACE WAR
Springfield Grand jury sti1 Investi-
eating.

A dispatch from Springfield. III,
says with a total Of 7S indictments
returned the special grand jury en-
panelled to hear evidence on the re-
cent race riots, is still in session
and there is little probability that
this body will adjourn before the lat
ter part of next week. After fail
ing to make a return for two days.
the grand jury presented seventeen
true bills to Judge Creighton.
An Indictment charging murder
was returned against Frank Bryant,
alias Frank Sullivan. The young
man has confessed to killing Thomas
Brady last Monday morning. VIII
liam Phillips, better known as "Fuz-
"" Philips, az ex-police officer, was
indicted on the charge Of attempting
to commit arson and also not. Two
more indictments were brought
Ernest Humphrey. one Of the alleged
rioters, and under Indictment for the
murder of WIN. Donnigan. Roy
Young was indicted for arson. The
grand jury took a recess until Mon
day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
GAMBLERS FLEECE YOUTH.
Captain of Liner Helps Heidelberg
Graduate Keep His Funds.

A news dispatch from New York
say wise captain, cred
lit and e effncient se' ! Au-
gust Walter, recently .-ao te from
the meshes Of quar- tie .,fofes'
sional gamblers who Il get his
money on board the liner Kronprin.
zessin Cecilie. which arrived at New
York Tuesday from Bremen.
The young man met the gamblers
in the smoking room Of the steamer
soon after she cleared the English
channel. They induced him to throw
dice for IS a throw and let him win.
Then they let him lose, and when he
showed a letter of credit and ex-
planned that he would give them
checks. they told him that it was all
right and urged him to continue the
game
When be had handed out I. O. US
to the amount of $3.50, the young
man decided to stop. He said he
would get some cash before the
steamer docked and pay up before he
landed. A fatherly German ap-
preached the Heildelburg man later,
and told him the men were profess
sional gamblers
Young Walter unburdened his tale
to Capt. Hodgemann, and he sent a
wireless message for the boy to the
latter's bankers in Rev York, advis-
ing them to refuse payment of the
checks, if presented. When the
steamer docked, there was no scene,
ard the gamblers did not refer to a
cash payment of the debt. They
we're informed Of Capt. Hogemann S
action, and will be apprehended II
they attempt to cash the checks
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
Flood Bulletin Issued

A dipatch from Washington. says
the weather bureau at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday night issued the following
food bulletin:
The heavy rains that have fallen
continuously since Sunday over the
Carolinas and Eastern Georgia have
caused widespread foods cf the
most dangerous and destructive
character. The Savannah River, at
Augusta, will likely reach stage OF
3s feet, or s feet above food stage,
BY midnight Wednesday. and there
Is grave probability that the entire
city will be flooded. Telegraphhic
communication with the outside
world has been cut off and no reports
have been received since "Wednesday
morning.
"The Catawba River, Of North
Carolina, and the Wateree and Pee
Dee rivers. of South Carolina, have
exceeded all previous stages by sew
eraI feet, while Eastern North Carolina
reports indicate the greatest hood
ever known in that section. The
rainfall VAS particularly /. Aavv IT
the vicinity of Raleigh, n. c.. where
the total fall since Sunday was ex-
actly ten inches. The losses and
damages are enormous. Railroads
have annulled trains, bridges have
heen washed away, roads rendered
impossible and large areas of crops
DESTROYED. The Oconee and Ocmulsee
rivers, of Georgia, are also above
food stage and high water will be
experienced in the Altamaha River
during rrch of 81: t'naar.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
DAM aBoyE AUGUSTA BREAKS.
Three Lives Lost and Property Dam.
aged to Great Extent.
& disnatch from I

A dispatch from Atlanta, Ca
saws the foods in the Carolinas and
Georgia eliminated Wednesday in the
breaking of the big dam six miles
from Augusta. which diverts the
water f rom the Savannah River into
the canal at that point. The great
food of water let loose soon found
its way into the city and that night
from 18th street to the eastern
boundary, Augusta was under from
six 10 twelve feet of water, which is
gradually rising.
The bridge across the Savannah b
River went down in the rush OF
waters and the dam at the locks
seven miles above the city collapsed
adding to the food.
The Associated Press corr espono-
ent at Augusta succeeded IN getting
a telephone wire to work - INC
building next to the Augusta Herald
oRce, and from there the first con-
ronnication was obtained after the
wires went down.
He reported three deaths, TWO
white persons and one negro put
could not give any names, as tne
means of travelling were only oy
boat.
At 9 o'clock wednesday night TWO
telegraph operators enployeS by tne
western Union Telegraph Company
swan to the Chamber of Commerce
building and cut in on a wire that had
mot been cut down. This wire with
nossib,y a railroad wire into the
Yards in outlying sections of the city
are the only means Of conmunlca-
ton to the outside world.
The current through the Guy
streets is swift, but not enough 10
more than carry away debris. box
trees. store boxes and loose signs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
BRICK WALL KILLS EIGHT.
Laborefs at Chelsea, Mass, Crushed
by Falling Wall.

A dispatch from Chelsea, Mass,
says a forty-fve-foot high brick wall
in Chelsea square collapsed sudden
ly Tuesday, burying beneath it some
thirty Torknen. Eight were killed
outright or died in ambulances on
the way to the hospital. About
twenty others were injured, eleven
of whom were taken to the United
States Marine and Naval Hospital,
some of them in serious condition.
a number Of others escaped with
but minor injuries. The dead:
Never Arlwok, so years old.
Ferri Santi, IS years old
Eelecht Genelifa, "a years OLD.
John Costello, 55 years old.
Morris Zachlad.
Joseph Adler, 3s years old.
Ca-millo Murzello, % years olo.
Unknown man, features hardly re-
NJ Gordon, of the firm Of Gordon
E seegal, the contractor who had the
work in hand, was arrested late 1oes-
dar on warrant charging man
slaughter. and his partner, seegal'
vas arrested that night.
Five minutes before the collapse
If the wall, it is said, Inspector OF
Buildings Frank Weymouth mao or
sered the foreman Of the gang 70
stop work, as he saw the wall was
,rumbling. It was planned TO build
4 four-story house on the spot "n'cn
was the site Of the old Academy Oh
Music.
The wall which fell upon the
stood against the PARK
Hotel. Beams Of wood were oeins
tilted into this old wall in order tnae
t might be utilized for the ne"
structure. It is claimed that the
wall was undermined by the large
,oles that were dug into it and tha1'
With no proper support, it gave way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
WASHED FROM HOUSE TOP.
Negro Family Drowned in Darlington
on Last Tuesday.

A dispatch from Darlington says
Joe Browns family, consisting Of his
wife and three children, all colore1,
were drowned in the Pee Dee Tues
day. Their home was situated in
the swamp at Pee Dee on planta-
ton belonging to John A. Russell,
and it was surrounded by water OF
the freshet.
Before they ha dtime to scape
they lrst climbed to the top Of the
house, but it was finally swept away
from it position and was carried
down the stream. But before going
very far the wife and children were
drowned. Brown himself escaped by
holding on to the top of tree, which
was not fully covered by water, and
held there until rescued Great
damage has been done to the river
plantations in Darlington county. Tne
bodies of those drowned have moi
been recovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
YEGGMAN SHOW TIE POLICE.
Gives, Demonstration of How Safes
Are Cracked.

Acting Capt. Connell, of the detec-
tive bureau in Newark, \. ]. and
several of his men had practical
Illustration at police headquarters OF
that city of how safes are operated
on by expert "yeggmen" preparatory
TO blowing them open.
The demonstrator was George F..
Williams. alias "Humpty," the lead
or of the gang of burglars captured
in Newark last Friday night
Williams deftly applied a block -
the knob of the safe in the office or
Chief of Police Corbitt, put his grill
and prepared to connect the battery
with the dynamite. But when Vhe
demonstrator tried to insert charge
of dynamite and explode it the police
hastilyreturned him to hiscell.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
WOMEN CHARGE sW1NDLE.
Man Arrested for Getting Them to In
vest Saving in Stock.

Fortune telling, which led TWO
aged women of Newbark, n. J.' 70
invest their savings in mining stock,
Friday night in the arrest OF Henry
= Rodman, sixty-two years old, on
q charge of grand larceny. The "o-
men who caused Rodman's arrest are
Mrs. Martha A. Taylor, a widow, ano
Mrs. Margaret NJ. thompson, Oh
Newark.
Mrs. Taylor told Assistant District
ATTORNEY Indelberger that she nao
lots $4,000 and Mrs. Thompson SAW.
Last June, so that story goes, the
women went TO a fortune teller, whose
name they say was advertised as W..
n Garnet. Mr.. Garnet advised his
customers to buy gold and copper
stocks.
In another trance Garnet dreamed
the name of H. r. Rodman & co.
Mr.. Rodman was introduced and as
result he received the s2,50O for
shares in a mining company. a
first dividend was paid IN June OF
last year. When a second was de-
manded in July Mr.. Rodman persuad-
ed the women to accept after that an
nual divided instead Of the monthly
payments. Subsequently he gave
them notes for double the money they
had invested.
When the investors, went again
to get cash for paper Rodman mad
decamped, they say, and SO mad the
fortune teller. They then went TO
the district attorneys office.
MAGISTRATE Finn held Rodman IN
s5 900 bail for Mrs. Taylor's case and
$1,000 for Mrs. Thompson's case.
He gave bail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
Two Negro Car There's Kll Two
Members Of Posse.

At Yemassee. a negro boy while
aupting coons Friday morning ran
across two negro men who had rob
he'd cars Thursday night and were a
waiting q chance to bundle their
spoils and to leave at II O'Clock. the
boy reported the matter to capt
Wn. N. Elliott. who is the Atlantic
Coast Lines special agent. and sew
eral started in pursuit
S. W. Litchfeld, white. merchant
and Joe Francis. colored, were snos
and killed from ambush by the ROD
bers. They ran through an ole E'ce
aeld. making their escape. They
were seen by several parties VINO
could easily identity either OF them
FRIDAY the sheriff vas notified oS
the train dispatcher Of the Atlansie
coast Line, of the robbery and Kill
-. ~ yemassee and requested u
send blood hounds to the scene ou
1,fortunstely Sheriff Martin has n'
dogs at his disposal. No details wel'
- a;Esn OF the robbery and killing
onlv a request that the dogs De sen
o1' 10 Special Agent Elliott at Yemas
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
LOST ROLL OF $3.50.
Woman Sues Finder, Charging III
Kept sos as She Got Only ss2.

Miss Caroline Burk, of New 1ork'
2 guest at Asbury Park, has brought
suit against NJ. Francis CaVaiion'
also of New York, and a guest at tne
hotel Miss Burk recently lost slSo'
she says.
The breaking Of greater was the
canse of the loss. She advertised the
,oss and the next day sS2 was return
ed to her by a messenger boy. Il
had been found at the hotel by MT, IT,
cayallon. who insisted that the rol,
contained only the amount returned
to the over. ,;+
Miss Burke then brought SUIT
against Mr.. Cavallon for the balance,
The latter said he did not return lne
money promptly because the amoun'
fonnd did not tally with the adver-
tisemet, and he feared ne "oulo We
suspected of having held out the ol!-
ference, sss. After consulting ms nls
LAWYER he returned the Ss2 10 MISS
Burk.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
PRESERVE THE FORESTS.
An Urgent Plea For the Preservation
of Our Forests.

Washington, D. c.. Aug. 25-The
disastrous floods now raging through
out the South, with their appalling
damage to huma nlives and to prop
erty, is striking though lamenta-
bic and costly object lesson. said an
official of the National Forest Associa-
ton today. With the torrential rain
fail in the Piedmont and Appalachian
Mountain region, coupled with the
criminal deforestation Of the noun
tain sides throughout this section. at
the headquarters of our Southern
severe foods can be expected; and
this condition. as bad as it IS.
must steadily grow worse and IT,.
creasingly more damaging unit!
our people return to sanity
in their treatment of the forests.
It proves as no other lesson can.
the need of the forest covering and
bears eloquent testimony to what We
are preaching day in and day out,
that our forests are absolutely es-
sential to the Nations life and must
be preserved. if these woeful condi-
ton and losses are to be prevented.
Such work as our Association is
doing, in getting forth the facts, in
calling attention to the results OF
our present methods and policies: in
the interest and con-
science of the earnest and thoughtful
individual, must in time, and we hope
before all the forests are gone, make
the South realize that her forests
must be saved, and must call forth
unanimous sentiment and effort
therefor, that they will be saved.
Surely We are not true to our
selves or to our Southland. il this
grave matter, affecting as 1t does the
very life Of onr people and their
material prosperity now and in the
future. does not receive the imme-
a;ate attention 1t deserves
We must have not. only the Appa-
Iachian National Forest. but we must
have state forest throughout the en-
tire soutn-it is only through and by
means of both that forest pe-petua-
ton will become reality.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
SUICIDE WAS a TEACHER.
No Reason Known for Prof. KreweEs
Self Destruction.


More light was thrown upon tho
identity of J. NJ. Krewer, who com
mitted suicide at downtown botei
in Chicago on Tuesday, by ]. L. Hill,
teacher in French and German.
staying at the same hotel. who said
that [Krewer was a teacher IN Ger
man and French at the University
School at Louisville.
Hill said he was acquainted with
Krewer for several years and during
the past summer Krewer had beer
an instructor il a school in New
York
From papers found among the sui
cide's effects, the police learned that
Hill knew Krewer. A telegram was
sent to New York, where Hill lives.
and an answer was received in which
it was told that Hill was at the no
tel in Chicago. HI; was surprised
on hearing of Krewer's death. He
said he had not known that his friend
was in Chicago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
TWO NEGROES DROWNED.
Three Who Went Out to Watch HlTe'
Bridge Meet. Disaster.

A special from Saiuda says tues
day afternoon Dock Aoney ana sam
Holland, two negroes were drowned
in the Saluda River at Higgins FER
~. Wallace Sheppard another ne
gro. barely escaped being drowned
with them.
The three negroes had gone out IN
aboat from the Saluda side TO see
how the bridge was standing the
food, and the boat, a small! one, De-
came entangled in some telephone
wires and was capsized. The Shep-
bard negro had hard struggle
finally caught in tree and was later
rescued.
The long bridge at Chappell's was
swept away Tuesday morning and
1.-The steel bridge at Higgins Ferry
went down that evening. Saluda
River was four feet higher than II
was in 1885.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
BURGLAR Called on a Pusilist.

Marvin Hart, who is training for
A bout with Jack O'Brien, got some
unexpected practice recently at his
onarters near Louisville, KY. A bur
elar entered his room. The darkness
saved the latter from many nnper-
cats, swing. jabs and hooks. but by
the time he found the door and dart
cd away the marauder was badly use
@u -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
Bride Paid for Honeymoon Trip.

Mrs. Lillia:, Naeser was granted
IN iaterlocuto:v decree Of e::"crce III
Los Angeles. Cal. last week. In her
tcst,raouy she -.clared her husband.
an architect in Salt Lake Cl:v. Otan
went broke on their honeymoon trip
and she had to pay all the bills. Non
support was alleged as the grounds
for divorce.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
LIGHTNING KILLS MULES.
One from Each Team Killed-Dr1vels
Not Injured.

Monday afternoon about o CLOCK
near Rhenl's. about ten miles from
Georgetown, lightning struck ana
ri,led three mules belonging 70 :.
Rhenl and Son. The instance was
very peculiar.
Rhem and his son had sent
their three double teams to Lake
CITY to carry tobacco to market. On
their way back about four O'Clock
lightning struck and killed one mule
from each wagon, leaving the other
three unharmed The drivers OF the
WAGONS were stunned but recovered
shortly after the stroke.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
ATTACK ON "MERRY WIDOWS"
kentucky Night Riders Vent Their
Fury on Big Eats.

Prejudice against Merry Widow"
bats Is so strong in Mead county. ky.
says telegram from Elizabeth, that
!. band Of. forty night riders descend
UPON the village Of Custom and des-
troyed the millinery store Of Miss Jen-
ME Mver. A tobacco barn was also
,urned in the raid, but the Merry
Widow hats were the special objects
of the mob's fury. The raid follow
ed the adoption of resolutions in tie
village church declaring the Eats a
nuisance and a sin.