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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
-FOUR SEAsiEN PERISH.
Killed by Fumes Of Burning Pitch
and Oakun in Vessels Hold.

a dispatch from Boston, says sue
:umbing to the deadly fumes of burn
ng pitch and oakunl deep down in
he forepeak of the British bark
Puritan as she lay at anchor in Presi-
ent roads Tuesday, four seamen were
suffocated and fifth VISA partly over
come before he was rescued by ship
mates. The dead.
Harry E. Olsen. Carl Morsen, Peter
son Becks, George Sunblade.
The fire, which caused only slight
damage, is supposed to have been
caused by spontaneous combustion.
The Puritan, which is bark of
2,2S3 tons burden, vas IN command
If Capt. F. W. Chapman and had
sahen on a cargo Of $4,000 barrels of
tar, oil pitch and oakun for Vancouv-
.r, B. C.
Tuesday afternoon Capt. Chapman
sent Seaman Olsen down into the
iorepeak to stow away a sail. When
.he man failed to return to the deck
after some time had elapsed, three
other men were sent down to investi-
gate. Finally Capt. Chapman. eonvlnc-
ed that some accident must have hap
pened, ordered Mate Hatfeldt and
Seamen Roberts and McLane to an
vestigate. As hey reached the foot
Of the ladder, they almost stumbled
over the bodies of the four seamea,
who had gone down before them
Roberts was also overcome. The hre
vas quickly extinguished and the
bodies brought to the deck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
HORRIBLE MURDER.
WOMAN'S DISMEMBERED BODY
FOUND In TRUNK.
Actor Kills His Wife and Cuts Her
Body in P:eces-says it Was Ac-
cidental.
cidental.

The most brutal crime committed in
Greater Boston since the death Of
Susan M. Geary, chorus girl, four
years ago, and one much resembling
lit in its details, was disclosed Thurs
day night by the discovery Of the
torso OF Mrs. Honorah Jordan, an ac-
tress, aged % years, Of Somervil1e.
in trunk at No. Z Hancock street,
on Beacon Hill, Boston. Later the
head and bones of the limbs were
found in the furnace Of the Jordan
home at Somerville, and the scalp.
hair and other gruesome remains
were taken from the kitchen range oil
the house.
Chester Jordan, aged 25 years, an
actor. Of Somerville, is held by the
police charged with the murder, and
according to the officers, he made a
complete confession of the crime.
According to Jordan's confession,
he accidentally killed his wife Tues
day night in quarrel at their home,
and because becoming desperate owe.
what he did he bought q butchers
knife, razor and shears, cut up the
body and placed the torso in atrunk.
He then planend to take the steamer.
Harvard for New York and throw the ]:
parts of the body overheard The
fact that. the Harvard was laid off,
owing to an accident, disarranged his
plans, and he was obliged to hire a }
hackman to take the trunk to a Bos-
ton house to await a more favorab:eI 9
opportunity. =. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
MURDER MYSTERY.
Two Dead Bodies Found Near Each

Washington Pa, has double muir
der mystery Coroner w. II. Sipe had
scarcely begun Ais investigation into
the death of a young man whose
body was found swo miles from there
Tuesday afternoon, when the mystery
was deepened by the discovery Of an
other body lying fifteen feet from the
first in a dense anderbrush.
The first body was found in a
thicket close to the tracks Of the
Mononsahela and Washington rail
road. It was partially decomposed.
Marks Of struggle, were easily dis.
cernable, while tie trousers pockets of
the dead man turned inside out point
ed to murder and robbery.
At 6 o'clock Tuesday evening men
searching about the thicket forzciews
to the mans identity stumbled upon
another partly decomposed body. a
search revealed three hats and a re-
volver, indicating that three men
were involved in the strange tragedy.
No residents Of the region who view
ed the bodies were able to identify
them and it is said not one in thai
neighborhood is missing.
Some think it probable that the
two men fought duel, which was
watched by companion. and that
each, mortally wounded, crawled into
the thicket to die.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
WIFE BETRAYS MURDERER
English Woman Writes Letter to Re
corder in Patterson, n. j.

The mystery of the killing of Miss
Mamie Sullivan, in Patterson, \. j.,
in 1896, may finally yield to solution.
Last week Recorder Carroll received
letter from a woman In Chester,
England. which is now being investl-
gated and may lead to an arrest. The
man was suspected at the time OF the
killing. The letter follows:
Recorder of Paterson:-I write to
tell you that my husband is the slayer
of Mamie Sullivan, who was killed
March 4, 1896. He did the deed with
a coupling pin, and notwithstanding
the fact that he was arrested and put
through a series of questions was al
lowed his freedom. He came to En-
gland later, where I met and married
him. Two years ago he confded to
me that he was the man wanted IN
your city for the murder. and swore
hat If ever showed him up he would
have my life Ny conscience has
troubled ME so that l had 70 write tc
tell YOU of the crime. For Gods sake
have mercy on him. love him
dearly, and this confession has broken
my heart and will result IN my
| death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
CRASH AT CROSSING
Two arc Killed and Three Seriously
Injured.

Two persons were killed. two fatal.
ty hurt and three seriously injured
near Ottawa, H.. Thursday night
when an electric car on the Illinois
Valley railway struck carriage. in
which We're seated Walter Smell, a
wealthy farmer and a party of six
persons,
The dead are: Daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Smell, II years. Son of Mrs.
and Mrs. Smell, s years old.
The fatally injured are: Mrs. Ma
mie Townsend and daughter OF Mrs.
Smell, Is years old.
The seriously injured are: Mr..
and Mrs Smell and son of Mrs.
Townsend, S years old.
The crash occurred at point wher
the road crosses the electric line
about six miles from Ottawa. The
road was not well lighted and near
the crossing there is sharp curve
which prevented, Mr.. Smell, who was
driving from seeing the approach Of
car. The carriage was directly In
the center of the track when the car,
coming at top speed, crashed into it.
All the occupants of the carriage
were thrown far from the track and
the carriage was completely wrecked
The horses were also thrown away
from the track. The car was not
damaged and none OF the passengers
was injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
SENATOR, "BEATEN Up"
Bad Blood Spilled at Wheeling. wv;
in a Banking House.

United States Senator Nathan 3.
Scott. OF West Virginia. bears some
80 bruises about his face and should
ers as the result of an encounter with
ex-senator S. G. Smith. prominent
business man OF Wheeling, ". Va.
The men met in the corridor Of the
Dollar Savings and Trust company in
Wheeling II appears there has been
some bad blood between the two ow-
ing to Smiths recent declaration that
the United States senatorship in West
Virginia had been bought .atpublic auc-
ton for many years.
Senator Scott took exception to
Smiths statement and called him to
account for the same One word
lbbrought on another until Scott called
Smith a liar. Smith declared United
States senators are not divine ano
called Scott damned liar" and the
feht was on Cashier L. F. Tife
rushed between the two men hut nc
untiI Smith had delivered so blows OF
Scott and the latter had landed 81:
times. Scott was all in al th'
icount.
4 conference is nov beng arrange:
to settle the affair as Scott's friend
irealize the senator was entirely II
1.-THE wrong.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
DROWNED BY FLOOD.
WHOLE FAMILY of NEGROES EN-.
GCLFED By FLOOD.
Not Seen Since Last Wednesday and
on Thursday Nothing But Top Of
Cabin Could be Seen.

With the subsiding of the food:
come continued stories Of destruc
ton OF property and loss of life. Mr.
William Lykes of Lykesland Monday
afternoon telephoned The State O,
pitiful case.
It appears that a negro, Addison
Fuller, and his family occupied a
cabin which since has been covered
to the ewes in the food. The family
consisted of a wife and five children,
one just four days old. They had a
boat with which to make their es-
cape, but neither boat nor negroes
have been seen. 1t is feared that he
and his entire family were drowned.
Coroner Walker has been notified and
will make investigation at once.
Thursday afternoon the house was
approached in boat by Lawrence
Erwin, and even then the water COW
cred the body of the ca5in. The cur
rent there beiEg so swift the boat
nan did not 60 very close, as he at
hat time thought the negroes had
abandoned the house. But as moth
ing has been heard from them, it is
feared that the whole family has per-
ished.
It would have been almost suicidal
20 have attempted to cross the river
20 the Lexington side and there were
:earfullv swift currents on the Rich
land side. Even had Addison Fuller
to come back on the Rich
land side it is more than likely that
he would have been swamped, and
had he stayed, it is sure that they per-
ished, for there was no signs Of life
about the house. The boatman who
did not go near enough
% see whether the boat had been
aiken from the house. The house is
vet surrounded by water and party
will go there In boats to inspect the
premises. Mr. Lykes states that the
place IS about IL miles from him and
le would have reported it sooner but
.nought that the negroes nearby had
lone so, but the negroes have acted
n singularly cold blooded and in
different manner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
HARD EFT By FIRE. !
Three Thousand People Homeless and.
a Loss of $3.50, coo.

A dispatch from Rawhide New,
says three thousand people homeless.
a score or more, injured and pro-:
perty loss Of over s750,e00 is there
suit Of a disastrous FIRE, which start
ed at 9 o'clock Friday morning In;
fDr.. Gardner's Office, located in the.
Rawhide Drug company s ildings5
Famed by gale the fire swept apId-:
! " south and east to Balloon avenue.
and up Rawhide avenue TO within tlia155't'. 50
yards of the Peoples hospital
over ton and a half Of dynamite
was used in the demolition OF build:
ines which in a measure stayed the;
flames progress. The volunteer ire
department and SOC miners worked ed
heroically, but owing to the lnftan-s
mable construction Of the buildings
they were swept away like tinder.
At II a. m. the business portion OF
Rawhide was a smoldering ruin, the
flames being finally checked south Sot. 's'i;
Balloon avenue. $, -
Among the first buildings to 80 was vas
Collins hardware store. which con-:
tanned two tons dynamite, that ex-
nloded with terrific reports, hurting
burning planks and boards great
distance, setting FIRE to numerous
buildings simultaneously.
The scenes were similar to those
| at the fire at Golddeld in July, 1906
and at Cripple Creek in April, lsse.
Many people were injured by aying
debries, but none is reported serious
ly hurt. =, .ho
4 fannie wnas feared. as all tne5
upply houses and grocery stores ',e'. were
wiped out.
A subscription list was started anu
in a few minutes over S9,VoV 8ass '
raised and a relief train starteos sEoni
Reno, carrying food and bedding.
All the mining towns OF the oeass
came quickly to the assistance OK
gavhide sufferers with cash eontll-
hntions San Francisco mining eS.
change also sent contribution % =
$500.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
AIDING FLOOD SUFFERERS.
War Department Gets Report From
its Agent ut Augusta.

A report regarded as encouraging
vas received by the war department
iron, Capt. Adolph H. Huguet. OF the
18th infantry, who was detailed by
Gen. Ramsey. commander of the de-
the department. Capt. Huguet says
10 make an investigation OF the needs
,f the people of Augusta, Ga, strlcS-
en- by recent foods.
In telegraphic communication 70
the departmet. Capt. Huguet says
that between 1000 and 5000 persons
In destitute circumstances have been
nrovided with rations and medicines
bv local relief committees. The sup
olies furnished are expected to oe
sufficient for pressing needs.
On Capt. Fuguet's recommends
tions the department authorized him
to sur,lv Shoes and clothing to about
500 men, women and children VINO
lost everything they had in the Aooo
Capt. Huguet will make the purcnaS'
es locally in order to save the tlln'
| of shipment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
MOTHER ON STAND.
!. ..ed Mrs. Hams to Testify in behah
Of Her Two Sons.


rbat the old mother of Capt. Peter
|c and T. jenkins Hains, arresseu ~ =,
-, tse ~e charge of killing William -
.n,is at Bayside, L. l., wouio tdAe
- - witness stand to testify concern
49, 49, +be mental condition OF Cape.
ua5ns 1Ie prior TO the tragedy, was ene
1atu a.Y,on last week, of Joseph a.
ebav Of counsel for the de1ense.
~ Thonsh broken in spirit and mort
than 70 years old, she will be empios
% sl nv the lawyers for the defense mo- ~,
~ nearelv re- as an appeal to the sympa.n-
ins ~ ~ 1he Jury, but to tel! OF the ray,
ins ns Of the captain after he had nea1o
of lS5 his is wife,s alleged unfaithfulness 70
him. rro,, o+fend-
40 1o the three children OF the cap
+ain w and was prostrated by the new
- the tragedy. She has "'sheo ~
s,;sit her sons in the Queens couns.
;a;1 oil hut Gen Hains. her husband mas
S;ssusded Ace her. fearing that the orasai
woyld he too great strain on ae,'
Tse ~ nr,soners, their lawyers sa'o.
have ~ told him they would be happy
to to see her again, and IN answer ~
~ ,,eadinss Gen. Hains told snas
ihe would bring his VIE ~ .A0 w.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
THaW's NOVEL STATEMENT.
He Hopes to Be in Business i'll Pltts
burg After His Release.

Harry X. Thaw sent statement
lest week to friends in Pittsours,
from the asylum in Poughkeepsle. ~.
Y in which he makes some starting
assertions and admissions. 1t IS ms
stated desire and intention to be PACK
in Pittsburg within short time, taSe
I'm some business and devote the rest
of he life to il. He declares he Will
lead the old life no more.
Among other things he says he ana
Evelyn have practically agreed 10 al'
annulment Of marriage. o"I lie
biames her attorneys for her present
action. He also blames Attornes
De1afeld for influencing and frlsAteh'
ing his mother at his first trial SO tha'
he was branded as degenerate ano
paranoiac.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
OUTLOOK SEEMS BRIGHT.
Parker Returns From West With
Good News For Democrats.

Former Judge Alton B. Parker
who has returned from a visit to the
Pacific coast. where he made severa
speeches for William J. Bryan, con.
fersed for over an hour wednesday
night with National Chairman Mack
at the Democratic national headquar-
tiers in New York. Plans for a speak
ing campaign in the East by MI.
Parker in the interest # the ticket
were discussed.
A report circulated was to the effect
that the former Democratic candidate
might be nominated for governor Of
his State. Mr.. Parker had nothing
to say regarding the report. AS to
Democratic prospects generally. Mr..
Parker said he>Tas surprised tat the
show of early Democratic strength in
the West. I visited Oregon, Wash
ington and Montana,' said Mr.. Park
ec, and everything there was sur
prising growth of sentiment for the
Democratic ticket.
Il talked with many Republicans
who told me they we're going to. sup
port the Democratic ticket. Some
gave one reason, some another. l,
met an Ohio manufacturer who told
me he was seriously considering sup
porting the ticket on the ground that
he wanted to maintain the status quo.
He said that with Bryan in the White
House and Republican senate moth
ing could be done and everything
would go in busienss just the same.
81 am going tomake several speech
IS in the East for the party, but the
dates and places have not been tx
ed"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
COSTLY FIRE IN ATLANTA.
Trunk Factory and Box Compan'
Plant Burned-Loss $500, 900.

At Atlanta Ca. a spectacular hre
Tuesday night destroyed the plants
of the Atlantic Trunk Factory and
the Empire Building and Box Com
pany, burned a quantity of lumber
and damaged number of small
wooden buildings. The loss is estl-
mated at 100000.
The fire spread rapidly soon after II
was discovered and general alarm
was turned in. Only narrow street
senarated the burning factories from
many residences and it was with
great difficulty that the firemen kept
| the flames from crossing this street.
The burned buildings are located on
adison avenue, between Peters and
Castleberry streets, and run back TO
the Central of Georgia Railroad track
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
CONDITION OF COTTON cRoP.
average ON August e5 Was s6.1 Per
Cent of Normal.

The crop reporting board of the
bureau of statistics of the Agricul-
sural Department reported the aver
age condition of the cotton crop on
August 25 was 76.1 per cent OF nor
NAL.
This is compared with So on July
25tn last. and 72.7 on August 2Sth,
1907, and 1873, the average Of Au-
gust 18th conditions for the past ten
years.
The report by States, giving the
condition on August 25 last and aver.
age for ten years past respectively
follows: Virginia. 81. 81: North
Carolina. so. Il: South arolina. IS
rs; Georgia, II, rs: Florida. SO. Il;
Alabama, -. II: Mississippi, 70. -;
Louisiana. 63. rs; Texas. rs. 60: At
kansas. So. rs: Tennessee. IS, So
Missouri, 90. 81; Oklahoma. 70. -.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
GRIEF LED TO SUICIDE
.,fotber Dead; Father Dyins-has,
hand in Jail and No Money.

Unable to borrow enough money 70
=. w. her TO her home in Georgia,
Ms sylvia stoaks committed sulciae
o,,+side the prison walls in P1ttsouEs.
where her husband is dong e.me ~,
der sentence for larceny. aooeI ~
the disgrace of her husbands CRIME ,
came can the lack OF funds and Just .ansa so,a
the the woman was nearly starved a se.e-
srsm reached her which reae.
.:NIother dead: father dying coAe
home at once. ,,o,,ev.
but could not. Finally q ,s., nan ~ tn;s
her ten cents for eoffee. Wv s;af
she bought acid and ended ne' 81, .,,a
The frantic husband is no" ~ - >
nrison dungeon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
"taiaIoRTAL SIN HUNDRED.
Money to be Raised for Monument
to Confederate Soldiers.

The Washington correspondent 0
! The News and Courier says confeder
ate camps throughout the South ar
receiving copies of circular lette
! being sent to them for the purpose o
|raising funds to commemorate tn
deeds of the six hundred soldiers
who brared death on Morris Islant
land at Fort Delaware in the War Be
tween the States. If sufficient fund
are raised suitable monument vii
be erected III their memory.
J. Ogden Murray. Of Charleston
W. Va, is secretary of the Society O.
the Immortal Six Hundred, anc
would like to receive any donation:
that are given for the erection OF tho
monument
The circular being sent out is as
follows:
The Society of the Immortal Six
Hundred, survivors of the six hun
dred Confederate officers. prisoners OF
war. who By the order Of Edwin NJ.
Stanton. Federal Secretary of War,
taken from the military prison of
Fort Delaware and placed under fire
of the Confederate batteries shelling
the United States troops on Morris
Island, S. c.. in August. 1854, and
kept under the fire of our own guns
for forty-two days, fed upon a ration
of four rotten hard tack army crack
ers, with the addition of one ounce of
fat meat, and one-half pint of mush,
or bean soup each twenty-four hours,
as our only ration, obtaining our
water supply by digging holes in the
and and waiting until sufficient water
inspid and bad. would ooze out to
quench our thirst, determined at
their last meeting held in the city Of
Birmingham, Ala, to build a monu-
ment to the memory of our dead COM
rades, who remained true and died
for the cause of the South under this
torture of retaliation.
After this ordeal of fire and star
vation on Morris Island We were re-
moved from the island to Fort Pull
aski, situated at the mouth of the
Savannah River. Georgia. At this
point our number was divided; part
sent to Hilton Head. S. c., remainder
detained at Fort Pulaski. Our ra-
tions in both these prisons were alike,
ten ounces of rotten corn meal, with
onehalf pint of cucumber and onion
pickle each twenty-four hours. no
salt, no grease: nor meat of any kind
was issued to us, simply ten ounces
If rotten corn meal filed with bugs
and worms and hard lumps. This
neal was ground by the Brandywine
Mills, 1851. When we picked out the
bugs, worms and dirt we were COM
oelled to throw at least three ounces
away unfit for use, and on this ration
re lived for sixty-five days, causing
hat dreadful disease. scurvy, amongst
,ur men !
The officers OF the Society are:
Capt. J. L. Hampstead, president;
.pt. J. W. Mathews, first vice-presi-
lent; Capt. T. c. Chandler, second
ice president; Lieut. w. W. George,
,olor bearer
Constitutional Conmittee-Major
NcD. Carrfngton, Capt. Themas
oinckney, Lieut.. E, Lee Bell.
Chaplains-rhe Rev. +. S. Armi-
stead, the Rev. George W. Finley, the
Rev. D. N. Layton.