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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
BAD NEGRO SHOT.
AtFlorence by the Chief of Police
In Self Defence.
A Colored Undertaken Resists Arrest
and Fires at Policeman, and Is
Himself Mortally Wounded.

At Florence ". P. Rogers, we'll
known negro undertaken and hack
man Of Florence, was shot and prob
ably mortally wounded by Policeman
Joe Turbeville at an early hour Sun
day morning. Policeman Turbeyille
had arrested Rogers, together with
Charlie Barno, John Prince, Bill Will
son and John Serious, all charged
with creating a disturbance at the
corner of Evans and Ravenel streets
in negro restaurant.
Turbeville being alone and unable
to get assistance, some Of them es-
capped. Rogers, who lived nearby
where the disturbance occurred, got
away from the officer and went into
his dwelling house. Tubeville follow
ed him to his door and Rogers re-
appeared with a shotgun in his
hands, and told Turbeville he would
be ID if he would be arrested by
any d-n white man. and threw up
the gun at the officer and pulled the
trigger.
Luckily for Policeman Turbeville
the gun failed to fire, Turbeville then
quickly drew his 3S-calibre and be-
can shooting at Rogers, firing five
shots at close range. Three Of the
shots took effect in Rogers body, one
in the shoulder, another in the arm
and the third in the thigh. The one
taking effect in the arm, broke the
arm and caused Rogers to drop the
gun. Turbevill, however, did not
know this, and for fear that Rogers
would make a second effort to ire
his shotgun, proceeded to empty
his pistol at Rogers.
DR.. B. G. Gregg was hastily sum-
moned, but as yet it is not known
whether Rogers Will survive the
shock or not. Rogers is very larSe
and powerful man and has heo;i up
before the mayor on several occa-
sions for being drunk and disorderly
and creating a disturbance. If he
survives this last battle it will go
pretty hard with him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Will Be Hard to Seat.

Many of the Republican papers
at the North frankly admit that
their party will find MIR. Bryan a
more formidable candidate than
many of their leaders pretend to
think he is. The New York evening
Post says: "That Mr.. Bryan will
be the Democratic candidate for
the presidency this year, if he
chooses to be, may now be set down
as among the political certainties.
And thosc republican managers are
living in a fools paradise who think
it will be holiday task to beat him.
The forces which make Mr.. Bryan's
candidacy formidable are not hid
den. He has a vast and idolizing
personal following. Its vote can be
transferred to no other, AS q cam
paigner. he has inexhaustible physi-
cal energy, ard resources Of sg:ta-
ton. And OF what wiling cars his
appeals voulG fall in present cir-
cumstances! Are the Republicans
not aware how he could retort all
their own favorite arguments upon
them with terrific force? The re-
publican platform Of 1896 could be
read as an Indictment Of the re-
publican party of 1908. All the
dire consequences Of misgovern-
ment therein set forth are now
swarming home to condemn repuh-
lican politics. A panic has come
under republican rule. Business
has suffered deep hurt; mills have
shut down; thousands Of men are
out Of work; the unemployed
throng the cities; the resources Of
charity are strained to provide for
those in want by no fault Of their
own. Does any republican leader in
his senses doubt that Mr. Bryan
could make great play with these
undeniable facts? Bearing in mind
his extraordinary gifts as an agita-
tor, and remembering how invaris-
bly, the party in power loses popular
support when depression over
takes industry and cripples enter
prise, no one but a republican drunk
with complacency could deny that
the coming campaign will test his
party to the utmost. t'' This is an
honest confession Of Mr.. .Bryan's
eat strength IS a candidate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
To Check Street Litter,

In order to minimize the nuisance
Of waste paper left in the streets the
city counci! Of Paris. France. ordered
that wire baskets to which is attach
ed a notice requesting the public to
place waste paper therein be placed
in squares and on the grand boule'
wards. says Paris special dispatch to
the New York Herald. They are to
be attached to fences and railings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
TO Fix ON DANTE's BIRTHPLACE
The Question Undecided at the Pres
ent Moment.


High and low. rich and poor. have
now but one thought that of locating
the houses of the Alighieri. This has
been attempted on various occasions
anG some time ago it was established
to The satisfaction OF the time. that
Dante was born in certain house
even the room being pointed out. &c
thi almost the whole travelling public
has come in pilgrimage; but alas! a
doubt has arisen. and it is now said
that Dante did rot I've tGere al all.
The documents which should estab,
lish the right Of the matter are few,
but sufficiently plain 10 show that. i.
not lust there. the Aligh!eri could not
have been far Off. One states that ii
llSo the family We're living in the
parish of San AIartiYo. and near the
church. as there was heated Ques-
ton about is tree which Dante's an
cestGrs had planted and which they
were obliged to root up. IN 1877.
after Dante'S birth, they We're again
in trouble. this time with the ab5o;
of the Church of the Badia. so that
they were evidently still in the same
nei@hborhood. and. N fact. there is
another document which seems to say
that Dante's father lived among the
people of San Martino, while others
show that after the poets death they
were still there Thus the neish5or,
hood is established. but the house is ?
more difficult matter Several build
ingS have been demolished. but tn:
onl? thing which has come to llsh;
is wall with a coat CT arms. the same
as that found On several ether houses
of the district and on the Church Ct the
Badia. But that proves nothing for
or against. as they may have been
added later when the property changed
hands. There are documents. trey
say. tracing the different oWnecsh;ps
Of the houses from 1892. at which
tire they were owned by an uncle OF
Dante's, to 1869. Thus the question
stands at the present moment.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

THE Mobile Register says If
there is anything in signs and
onens, It is worth noting that Ala
bama, first in the call Of States in
the next Republican convention,
has put an undertaken, named Al
len, also first in alphabetical order.
on the Republican executive COM
Mite"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Man Lives in a Glass House.

Tonopah, New, enjoys the unique
distinction of numbering among its in
habitants a man who lives in a glass
house. In consequence Of the scar
city and high prices Of building mate
rial, william F. Peck, miner. con-
structed Of empty bottles a house IS
feAt by 20 feet, with ceiling s feet
high, containing two rooms. The n
side walls are plastered with mortar,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Burned to Ecath.

By tn. overturnihs u q rot Of
boiling ar early Wednesday morn
ing at ;;e home of Thomas Hardin,
near G. eensboro, N. c., two Of his
child,, n, aged four and six, one Of
his lrother's children, aged seven
were burned to death. The pot over
turned, molten fluid enveloping
three children, causing instant death.
Hardin is prominent dsirynan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Lynched in Texas.

The body Of Charles Scott, a negro.
aged Is years. was found harg.lis to
a tree at Conroe, Texas, Friday. The
NEGROES feet lad a plaeard attached
to them hearing the words: Warn
Ing to negroes fouad prowlins in
white folks houses" Ssott had been
arrested and placed unde. bond On
a charge Of attempting an assault up
on q Miss Alley.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

The Augusta Herald says 1T is
an old saying among the farmers
that a bad winter i the forerunner
of a good crop year. So we should
bear philosophical!y the present dis
rgreeable weather which after all IS
so much better than our tr-ehds in
other sections are having.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

some of these white and black
law breakers who are so fond of
shooting down officers Of the law
ent to arrest them should be made
stretch hemp. One Or two
stretchings would make the other
law breakers more careful with
their guns.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Bic Guns ShipDed.

Twelve siX-inch guns. each weigh
ing twelve tons and intended gy the
United States government for coast
defenses in the Philippines, started
on their journey Friday on the Brit
ist steamer Inveresk. which sailed
from her pier at the Bush stores,
Brooklyn. x
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
TEN WERE INJURED
When Railway Engine and Electric
Train Met at Crossing.

Ten persons were injured, none
fatally, in collision between a Sou
thern railway engine and train OF
the Washington and Alexandria Elec-
tric railway Friday night at AieSan-
dria. Va The engine was backing
from the roundhouse and crashed in
TO the motor car of the electric train.
1t is asserted by passengers on the
trolley cars that the accident was
caused by failure 10 observe that the
cars should have been brought to a
full stop before crossing the steam
railways tracks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
NnlM Parrot Talk.

Abrose Austin, an English musician
had a parrot. On one occasion ths
late duke of Edinburgh, son OF Queer
Victoria, spoke to it. Thereupon tho
parrot angrily said, You're snob:
to the horror of it's loyal owner ane
the delight of his royal lighness.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Po!yaamous Monarchs.

Ne less than six foreign moaarchs
with whom the United States and
other great Christian powers mainta:a
diplomatic relations. accrediting min
listers plelipotentiary to their courts.
practice polygamy: They are I!
Moslem Sultan Of Turkey and 81
OF Persia, the Buddhist King of
the Shirtoist Mikado, the Cav
Emperor Of China and the
OF Corea.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

ALL honor to Gov. Hoke Smith, Of
Georgia. In allowing the law to take
it's course in two noted murder cases
resulting in the hanging Of twu
white men, he has set an example
that should be followed by all gov
ernOrs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
THREE MEN KILLED.
In frightful Rear End Crash Of Two
Trains.
Two Trains.

Three men were killed in a fright
ful rear-end crash between freight
trains on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroads Harlem
branch just south of the Barlow sta
ton Wednesday. A heavily loaded
freight go. beyond control on down
grade and ran into the rear of anoth-
er freight just ahead. The conductor
of the first freight train was in the
ca hoose. and was instantly killed.
The engineer and fireman on the en-
gine Of the second freight were PIN
ned in the wreckage and killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

SENATOR Hale shows that there
has been expended in construction
Of the United States navy during
the past thirty-seven years 81, 200,
100000, which he says has been
money well invested. We do not
think there is any doubt of the sena-
tor being right in that opinion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Burned to Death.

According to long distance tele-
phone message from Marshall, a small
town in the western part of North
Carolina, Miss Blazer, a girl years
old, was burned to death early Fri
day in a fire that destroyed a tone
Eent house occupied by two large
families.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

The republican papers of the
country are urging that a man from
the South be put on the ticket this
year. The Florence Times sug-
gest that Booker Washington be Sc
lected as the Southern representative
Of the Republicans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
AS II SHOULD Be.
a White Man Hanged for Murder
ing His Own Wife.
SAID He WAS INSANE.

But Much Sympathy Was Worked
Up for the Murderer by q Lot Of
Women Who Visited Him in Jail,
But Governor Smith Stood Firm,
and Declined to Interfere.
4 special dispatch from Savannah,
&C., to The News and Courier says
Willie Rogers, at lis o'clock Tues
day afternoon paid the penalty on
the galloWs for the murder Of his
wife. committed about eighteen
month ago, on West Broad street, in
an eating house, the woman had en-
tered in search of food. She held a
baby in her arms when Rogers fred
the fatal shot.
The execution Of Rogers. the first
white man ever legally executed in
Chatham County, came after the eX-
haustion of every possible legal move
that might have been taken to save
his life.
Many appeals to the Governor in
his behalf were made, and these re-
suited in two respites. but finally the
Governor proved oAdurate to the
claims that were made by physicians
and others that Rogers was insane,
and unable to comprehend the DIFF.
ference between right and wrong.
Preferring the opinion of the two
physicians, Dr.. ". F. Bruner and DR..
T. J. Charlton, whom ne himself had
named, and who reported the con-
ecary, Gov. Smith declined to inter
fere further with the execution.
Never had there been known in
Savannah such marked interest in
the fate Of a murderer This inter-
est permeated church circles, that ele-
uent having been aroused largely
through Rogers daily reading of the
Bible. his professions Of Christianity
and his interest in the prayers tha,
were offered by good women upon the
occasion Of their visits to the Jail. \
dozen or more physicians, too, became
concerned and offered their testimony
relative Of Rogers mentality.
Rogers was the first man ever exc
euted in the Chatham Jail Oh day
other than Friday. Moreover, he
was the thirteenth man to he execut-
ed there. That it was not on
Friday ne was hanged was due tc
Judge Seabrook having an aversion
to sentencing men to be hanged on
that day. Seeing no reason why Fri
day should be stigmatized as hang.
mans day, he sentenced Rogers to
be hanged on another day Of the
week.
Giving q rspite of ten days, Gov
ernor Smith seemed in a fair way to
defeat this intention of the Court, for
that threw the date to Friday. But
then came greater activity on Rogers
behalf and a further respite Of ten
days, which again avoided Friday
and fixed the execution for Tuesday
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

WADE Hampton Sellers has had a
long career Of crime, but we hope
he mas rerched the end Of his list Of
crimes at last. If a few fellows
like Sellers were allowed to dance
from the end Of hope occasional
" the State would be better off.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

THEODORE H. Price. one Of the
worst enemies tie cotton planter
ever had, issued very bullish cir
cular on cotton after the New York
exchange closed on Tuesday, in
which he predicts much higher
prices. We hope he is right.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Hanged II, Georgia.

Lee Holmes, colored, slayer Of DR..
E. a. Sands. was hanged in the jail
yard at Derien, Ga, at noon Friday.
He was brought from Savannah the
night before. Holmes said nothing
at the gallows except to pray aloud
for short time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Threw a Bomb.

At Buenas Ayres dynamite bomb
was thrown Friday against car
riage in which President Alcorta was
driving but failed to explode. Four
persons are arrested charged with
completely in the plot. =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

A Washington newspaper cores
pondent says the Taft hoom has lit
tie support except that givenit from
the white house.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Measure for Measure.

"And the name is to be asked
the suave minister as be approached
the font with the precious armful OF
fat and hounces.
Augustus Philip Ferdinand Coo
rinton. Chesterfield Liyingstone
Snooks."
"Dear, dear!" Turning to the sex
ton: "a little more water, MIR. Per-
kins, if you please. London Tit
Bits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
\ the opinion of The Washington

IN the opinion of The Washington
Star "South Carolina should send a
good nan in Mr.. Latirner's place."
should be Die to give Mr.. Till1nan a
colleague with something of his gin
ger and like amount of his indus
trv."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

A female burglar ha been cap
tured in Dallas. Tex. She would
have escaped if she had not stopped
to primp her hair before leaving the
house that she burg!arized.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
MANY Are Dead.

Following an explosion of gas in
mine No. 3. of the Cia Carbon de
Salinas mines. at Rosita, Mexico,
nothing has been heard from the two
hundred meu working IL the mine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

MAKE the lien law an issue in the
campaign this Summer and give the
people a chance to say what they
Waut done with it,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

The unhappy weaes arc net al Rar.
ried to mean nea: nsay Of tie TN
happy women are not married st "a
Atchison Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

The crack Of the ever ready pistol
is still heard in South Carolina. We
need a few hangirgs in this State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Fez aessseaas Republicans Do.
feet eemeefasIc NogsIaes.
SLABS THEIR PARTY
Deadlock IA Keatuc4y Legislature
Broken. -Four so-Caled Democrats
Going Oyer to tae Republicans and
alectas Their Candidate for the
United States senatorship.-Iooka
Very Much Lake sharp Bargain.
Dead,ack sa Kaatucky Iesdslasare

The deadlock Of the Kentucky Leg,
islsture has been broken at last.
Former Governor 3. O. Bradley, the
Republican candidate. was elected on
Friday to the United States Senate
after an exciting joint sitting Of the
General Assem- bly,. receiving "a yotese
four Of which were Democratic.
The Republicans voted solid,y So7
Bradley. the caucus nominee. It had
been held from the beginning OF tho
contest {oyer ak weeks ago) that .
majority Of . quorum was sufficient
for an election and with 12s mem
bers present It required "a votes to
eleet. The votes Of the four Democrats
who have stesdily refused to vote for
former Governor Beckham were
transferred to Bradley from the var
ious Democratic opponents Of Beck
ham.
Bradley received "a votes to 50
for Beckhan, one for Allen and one
for Blackburn. The Democrats left
the hall in an attempt to break the
vote, but later returned aud the vote
was ratified.
Senators McNutt and Charlton and
Representative Muller, Of Louisville.
and Representative Lillard, Of Boyis.
were the Democrats who voted with
the Republicans FOR Bradley.
A scene OF widest excitement pre-
vailed before the result was announc-
ed; after the Democrats demanded a
reeapitulation. Becknan came On
the floor and released the Democrats
from their primary nomination pledge.
Many Democrats sought to change
their votes, the majority going to
Congressman James.
A strong effort was made to induce
the four recalcitrsnt Democrats to
leave Bradley and vote for sone Dem
ocrat. The many changes of votes
made the capitulation slow and ~
also developed an additional vote,
but the vote for Bradley remained
unchanged, still being majority OF
all members present and voting. The
Speaker finally announced that Brad
ley had received majority Of the
vote and was elected.
The announcement that Bradley had
been elected Senator was made after
nearly all tie Democrats had chang
ed their votes. The four who voted
for Bradley resisted the strongest aD-
peals from the leaders Of al, tho!r
party factions, declaring it was toe
late.
In a speech accepting his election
Bradley promised to use every Of
fort as Senator to procure the re-
peal OF the Scent tax on tobacco.
Representative Lillard was tho
only one OF the four Democrats to
explain his vote for Bradley He
said he thought the time had come
to throw OF party shackles and to
break up the machine" and. al
though be did support the Democrat
ic ticket for 40 years, he believed his
vote for Bradley was the best DEM
ocratie vote he ever cast"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

NEARLY every county in the State
has out a favoritte son for United
States Senator.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

Another white man has been hung
over in Georgia in the last few weeks
for murder. Keep this up a little
while and Georgia will have fewer
murders.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

Infant hands can take firm hold
On leartstrings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-21
MR.LEE SEEKS HARMONY
NOT A CANDIDATE FOR COVER
NOR; WANTS PEACE.
Long Prairie Man Calls for Better
Things and an OId-Time Repub-
Iican Majority In State.

Little Falls, Feb. William E.
Lee of Long Prairie will not be a
candidate for the republican nomina
ton for. governor. He says:
Il am not candidate for governor
| appreciate the compliment of having
my name mentioned, but would not
consider the question unless it be.
comes apparent that my candidacy
would harmonic the party. I do not
believe any man can be elected Cover.
nor of Minnesota Oh the republican
ticket this year if he must secure
the nomination at the end of Wig
orous fight.
"The candidate who wears out him
self and his party i'll factional fight
for the nomination will be in no con-
dition to meet the candidate of the
well organized and disciplined demo.
cratic party, fortified as it is in the
strongest position it has ever occupied
in this state.
II sincerely hope the party will get
together, turn deaf ear to the per-
sonaI ambition OF all candidates, and
harmonic on one who, when nominal
ed. will have a united party behind
him. Such candidate can be elected
with something like an old-time ma
iority."