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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
WANTED DRAWINGS.
jap Tried to Get Plans Of New Forti-
Cation Made.

At Ely, Nevada, prominent
draughtsman named Clinton was ap-
preached by a Japanese who sought
to have Clinton accompany him to
San Francisco to make plans of the
new Notifications there. The Jap
anese said he would pay al eXpen-
ses as we'll as make it all right with
Clinton" in case the latter made a
drawing of the new Notifications.
Clinton refused to accede to the
suggestion, and caught hold OF the
Japanese with the intention OF mold
ing him until an officer came to
Mace MIN under arrest. The Jap
anese caught the r;sn1 hand Of his
captor in his mouth, biting Two OF
his fingers So badly that he will prob
ably have 20 nave them amputated.
A crowd soon gathered and held
the japanese until a deputy consta-
ble came and arrested him. The
Japanese bit and scratched like a
wild man. declaring over and over
that he would not be arrested alive
Hewill be held on a charge OF may
He VII be held on a charge Of may
hon,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
THOUSANDS KILLED.
Awful Slaughter of Striking Miners
at Iquique, Chile.

According to reports brought to San
Francisco by the officers Of steam
ship Just arrived there from Chile
many strikers were moved down l'y
machine guns at the nitrate beds
near Iquique. The number OF men
killed is placed at $500, but this IS
thought to be a high estimate here
The workmen at the nitrate beds
have been on a strike fcr many
mouths and numerous small riots
,,:,ve occurred in tha streets OF I4ca-
ore and on the outskirts.
On January l., 1000 strikers start
cd to march through the streets OK
Icuiaue. They were met on the out
skirts and ordered to disDerse. The
men refused, and tried to rush the
troops, who suddenly opened nre
with machine guns on the moo.
When the fracus was eldel 2,3oo
men are reported to have been found
the majority being buried by the SOL
diers. It is stated that the strlkers
were not armed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
MILLS SHUTTING DOWN.
Thousands of Operatives are Affect
ed by the Curtailnent.

Thousands Of employees or New
England Mills and factories went on
a short time basis following several
months of depression. In some places
reports come OF several factories re-
suming Work after the shut down or
increasing their running time.
The Hargraves Parker mills in
Fall River went on a four days a
week basis. The Fisher Manufac-
turing Company's Gotten mills, at
Fisherville, Mass, employing 700
hands, were shut down until Monday.
The Cabot mills, at Brunswick,
Me-, with 500 hands, went on a
schedule of four days week.
Cotton mills in several towns own
ed by B. B. and R. Knight, and en-
ploying six thousand operatives, went
on a three quarters time schedule.
The Putnam Manufacturing Com
pany's mills went on three and half
time schedule and the Nightingale
and Powhattan mills, Of Putnam,
Conn, have reduced to four days a
week, affecting 700 hands.
The Edwards cotton mills. at Au-
gusta, Maine, employing. 1000 hands,
adopted half schedule, and the
Within. machine shops, at Within
Vile, Mass, making cotton mill ma
chinery, with 1900 men, reduced
time to forty-fiye hours a week.
Curtailment of production is also
approved by the Chicopee cotton
mills, of Chicopee Falls, 1900 hands
The Dwight mills, Of Chicopee, 800
operatives, Salmon Falls mills, Sal
mon Falls, N. H., 700 operatives
Naumbeag cotton mills, of Salem
1900 hands, and other concerns.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
FIREBUGS LYNCHED.
Four of Them Taken From an OFF,
Ger and Hanged.

SSI tstiO AARlSSo.
Dave Poe, Tom Ranston and two
jenkins brothers, all negroes, were
lrnched at Vancleave, Miss, by a
mob of 80 men Tuesday night. The
men we're in the custody of Deputy
Sheriff Evans of Jackson county en-
route to Jail when the mob overlook
them.
A series of incendiary warehouse
fires, causing losses in foodstuffs and
other supplies, incensed the people OF
the vicinity. The four negroes con-
fessed their guilt when the mob TOOK
them from the deputy and all four
were hanged to limbs of trees by
the side of the road where their bod
les were found the next morning.
The immediate cause of the lynchlng
was the burning of the warehouse OF
Sam Byrd last Friday night, when
it. is said, an attempt was made to
waylay and rob Byrd, who conducts
g. store near Vancleave.
Among the other warehouses burn
ed in the vicinity are those of W. n
Westfall about a month ago and the
Dantzler Lumber company recently
The lynching was conducted IN al
orderly manner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
FOUR DEATHS IN A FAMILY.
Pneumonia Took Them Within a Pc
.riod of Four Weeks.

A dispatch from Aiken to The
State says one if the saddest deaths
that has occurred in that county was
that of Melvin Bell, twenty years of
age, which occurred on Monday OF
pneumonia. Mr. Bell had been Ill
only a few days. He was the sen OF
Mr.. J. P. Bell of Windsor. He was
the fourth in that family that has
died in the past four weeks. On
March y Barney Bell, his brother,
died of pneumonia; a few days later
Mrs. J. P. Bell, his mother, died
of the same disease; on Monday OF
last week Frank Bell, another broth
er, died of the same disease. This
makes the third brother and the
mother of the same family to die OF
pneumonia within four weeks. None
of them were sick over FIVE days
A few months ago Frank Bells wife
died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18

act duty from the partner, but each
must in justice to the other partner
no less than to himself or herself,
exact the performance of duty by
the other partner. ( Applause.) Let
each of you do his or her duty first
but do not lose your self respect by
submitting to wrong.
The first session Of the congress
was held at the Metropolitan Meth
odist Episcopal church at John Mar
shall place and c street. Elmer E.
Brown, United States commissioner
of education, who was appointed by
President Roosevelt as the official
representative of the United States
spoke on children in the United
States"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
TESTIMONY GIVER OUT.
Suppressed Dispensary Matter Made
Public by Chairman Murray.

Chairman ". J. Murray, of the
disDensary commission Wednesday
made public the testimony taken in
regard to tue expense and per clem
accounts OF Mr.. 3. F. Arthur, one OF
the members Of the commission VINO
was appointed receiver by Judge Prlt-
chard. This testimony was taken IN
October and was transmitted to Coy
ernor Ansel but the governor mas
taken no acton and all Information IN
regard to the matter has been Win
held from the press.
Mr.. Arthur has not since attended
a meeting of the commission. In TACT
all inquiries were met with the an
swer that there lis nothing IN It.
The investigation of Mr.. Arthur
was caused by a report to the com
mission by its attorney, Mr. ". r
Stevenson, in which he said.
Voucher No. 211, the Hon B. r.
Arthur, for March, shows IS days
service in March, s65. The record
shows that he attended meetings OF
the board on March II and l3, anc
he doubtless came down to sign
checks which could not have taken
more than two days. which wouio
leave nine days to be accounted lot,
which / don't understand, and II al
lowed 10 stand as it will subject thS
hoard to grave criticism, and con.
structive per diem cannot be allowed
# contains items OF mileage to Rlch
mond which should be explained 1u!I!
t in the vocher or mileage could not o'
charged from Richmond to meet 'hs
board here.
| His account for April is for e!sh
dsvs and the record shows only on'
dav at a meeting, and il we ALLOW
one dav 10 go and come and one 1rll
for signing checks. allowing two days
making four possible days Tor 'h'
,,on1h and cannot approve IN
voucher as it stands.
II seems that whenever MI Arthu
came from Union to Co!umola u
SIGN checks be charged up three DAYS
although he was not engaged NOR
than fifteen minutes III signing u
checks. On one occasion he charse'
mileage from Richmond, Va.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
TRIED TO BURN SELF.
nisconsolate Because His Young VIE
Had Left Him.

Because his young bride deserted
him. Agossan Teha. OF Martins
Creek. \. J.. piled a lot OF wood
under his bed and set fire to it. Then
turning on the gas in the room he
lay down on the bed and tried TO
so to sleep. The he'd took fire and
Teba would have burned to death
but for the timely arrival OF neigh
bors who saw the flames and forcl-
bly, carried him from the house. He
begged them to leave him alone and
said that he did not care to live.
He was terribly burned and the hos
rital nhysicisns say he may not re-
coYer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
ANOTHER VICTIM
ANOTHER HIGH FINANCGER DIES
SUDDENLY.
This Make Total OF Nineteen Per-
sons Who Have Died as Result
Of the Recent Panic.

Of the Recent Panic.
The death OF John G. jenkins. Sr
in New York, on Friday. makes
total Of nineteen persons who hav
died. majority Of them by rhei
own hands. as a result of the recen
financial troubles. A complete lis
of the victims follows:
Novem Der 13. 1907-Nathan West
heimer, retired dnancier. susrainin;
heavy losses; suicide
November i4-Charles T. Barney
deposed bank president: suicide
November Isl. n. Underwood
Columbia professor, driven insane b.
reverses, killed himself.
November 13-Nicholas NJ. Smith
and Mrs. Smith, New Rochelle
Man Of Mystery" Smith lost al
and was killed by his wife. who ther
committed suicide and burned he!
home
November 24-A1rs S. T. Bon
ham, worried herself to death over
the ruin Of her husband, which was
claimed to be due TO the jenkins
failure.
November 25-Louis Straus, mine
broker, plucked clean by the panic
caught in forgery, drinks poison.
November 26-Howard Maxwell
bank president, indicted, out on bail;
committed suicide.
November 26-Valentine Haydahl,
caught in Knickerbocker Trust COM
pany crash; suicide.
November 30-George Fruitman,
diamond polisher, funds in the Bor-
ough Bank; mortgage due; suicide.
December CLARA Bloodgood, &C
tress, funds tied up: suicide.
December 14-Worth Dallace. re-
tired millionaire, IS years old, loans
tied up; suicide.
December 26-Ernest Steadman,
lawyer and real estate man, lost ali
in panic; dead in subway.
January 1, 1s0S-Archibald Nit
chell, young prodigal; money gone;
ends life by gas.
January e-Charles WadsWorth
Vanderbilt broker. worry
ing over financial troubles. ended life
with bullet.
February Sc. c. Brooks. once
wealthy speculator; lost his last pen
ny and committed suicide on floor
Of Produce exchange.
February 21-Col. Eugene w.
president Of the Fuller EX-
press company and Civil War veter-
an; worried greatly over business
troubles and shot himself in office.
February 1s-Harry Rosenourg'
wealthy pawn broker, lost his say
ings in bank; suicide in subway.
March 12-John G.. jenkins, Sr.,
indicted banker; III for several
weeks, died at his home; apoplexy
given as cause.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
Wet OR DRY?
THIS is THE QUESTION TROUB.
LING CALHOUN COUNTY.
The New County Will Need the Rev
enue That Will Be Derived From
Cornfr n;cranc,r;oe
County Dispensaries.

I
Shall Calhoun Sounty be wet or
dry? This is the question now troub-
ling some of the Calhoun County
folks, and they want to know how
the question is to be answered. AS
John Henry would say the new coun-
ty needs all the funds it can get to
start housekeeping.
The local option law, known as the
Carey-Cothran law, provides that the
sale of whiskey in this State is pro-
hibited except in incorporated cities
and towns of tbs State in counties
wherein the same may be permitted
as hereinafter provided" OF course,
this Act having been passed prior to
the establishment of Calhoun, there
is no provision therein in regard to
the sale Of whiskey in Calhoun Coun-
ty.
In the Act establishing Calhoun
County, passed at the 1908 session,
there is nothing in regard to the
matter. Mr.. Banks, whose home is
in the new county, had an amend
ment inserted in Mr.. Cothran's bills
amending the Carey-Cothran law,
which provided that the dispensar-
les now in Orangeburg, but in the
territory to be included in Calhoun
County, should be- turned ever to
the new county, but this bill did not
get through the Senate.
"A delegation from Calhoun county
recently waited on Governor Ansel
and asked his opinion in regard to the
matter, and he took it under advise
ment. If it is left to the Governor
to decide he will likely say that the
new county IS prohibition under ex-
isting law, but the new county peo-
pie, or some Of them at least, desire
to operate dispensaries for the rev.
euue which the new county will
need.
It is probable therefore that a
test case will he brought before
some Circuit Judge to determine
whether the new county is dry or
wet? Under the general local option
law no election can be held on the
subject until next November, at the
same time as the general election is
held
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
WAGES REDUCED.
In Many of the New England Cotton
Mills.

At Lowell, Mass, on Wednesday
notices announcing wage reduction
of 10 per cent. were posted in seven
Of the large cotton factories. Near
" $4,000 operatives will be affected
by the cut down.
Manufacturers state that the bus1-
ness outlook is most discourag1ns
and that the situation is without a
parallel in many years, the whole
cotton manufacturing industry North
and South being seriously impaired.
1t is also stated that furher cur
tailment of production may become
necessary. The corporations "here
the notices were posted comprise
practically all Of the large manu1ac-
turers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18

SOME PLAIN TALK.
FROM SENATOR TILI4NIAN ON THE
TARIFF IN THE SENATE.
Said Present Needs of the Repubh-
can Party for Campaign Funds Care
for, Tructc EacocSarv
for Trusts Necessary.

Senator Frye's joint resolution tt
provide FOR the transportation b.
American ships only of material fo;
use in the construction Of the Pana
ma canal. which was brought up il
the senate Tuesday by unanimou:
consent. was the subject Of an ami
mated debate on various phases OF
ia work of providing material for the
canal
Mr. Frye stated that FIVE million
barrels OF cement are to be used IN
the constructor Of the canal and said
that under the law American ships
cannot compete for transportation
service, as British ships cost 33 1-3
Per cent. less for both construction
and for their operation. His resolu-
Etton was to give the trade to Amer
lean ships, regardless Of the differ
ence in cost. He submitted statistics
showing that there were 10 times as
much tonnage Of Ameican vessels as
was necessary to ship the cement
needed.
An amendment by Senator Foster
Of Louisiana providing that the re-
|striction should not apply to the Gulf
ports or any part of the United States
from which vessels of the United
States could not be secured for the
trade, was accepted by Mr. Frye.
Senators Fulton, Of Oregon, and
Bacon, of Georgia, sought to have
the amendment extended to the
northern Pacific and southern Allan
tic coasts, respectively, but were un-
successful.
Mr.. Lodge commenting on the pro-
priety of securing cement on the is
thmus, said it would cost s1,000,000
to erect plant there for that purpose.
Mr.. Culberson said there was need
Of protecting the United States from
extortion by the monopolies that
would be benefited by the resolution.
Mr.. Bacon thought the resolution
should not leave the direction to the
president to determine that American
ships should be given this business
when their charges were not extor-
tionate nor unreasonable. He want
ed the restriction mandatory so that
every bidder could know what he
would meet in the way of transporta-
ton.
Mr.. Tllman, declaring against buy
ing cement in the United States at
greater cost than elsewhere, called
Mr.. Lodge to his feet with the state
ment that if he wanted free cement
he should apply the same principle to
lumber and and other material used
on the canal or in this country.
II would like powerful well to
have that DONE" retorted Mr.. Till
man, 'as I represent good many
farmers who would be benefited by
cheap supplies
Mr.. Tllman added that the need
for campaign funds made it necessary
to look after the interests OF the
shipping trust.
The resolution was then laid aside
until later.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
Jams Tried Them.

Recarse Utah did not have the
money TO bring back TWO ernoezzlers
from Japan the Nilkados Govern
r,eor nor only tried and convicted the
Offenders for crime commlt1ei III
1-tah but paid the State for collect
ing and forwarding ahdavits IN the
case. The prisoners are charged
with embezzling $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
The Deadly Auto.

AT Cairo, Egypt, four persons were
killed and twenty injured during the
running OF automobile races. While
rhe fourth event was being contested
Hugo Fenderi's DeDion car became
unmana eeable and ran into a crowd
of SPECTATORS The Duke OF Con
naueht and the khedive witnessed
the accident and Immediately left the
Wv -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
DON'T WANT TAFT.
4 Labor Leader Says His Union WIZ
Not Support Him.

At Omaha. Neb., on Wednesday.
in the Republican State Convention
the Second and Sixth Districts en-
dorsed Taft. Tony" Donohue, a 10
cal labor union leader, who was q
delegate to the second circuit dis
trict convention, protested against
the endorsement of Taft. saying he
wanted to put the union labor OF
Omaha on record as opposed to him,
and added that if Taft was nominal
ed they would not support the tick
ct.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
Because He Walked Home With a
Young Lady and Then
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
At Marion a Young Man Walks Into
Cotton Mill, Shoot and Dangerous
~ Wounds Another Young Man
and on His Way Home Puts Bullet
Through His Brain.-Community
Terribly Shocked.

A dispatch to The News and Cour-
ier says the cotton mill village in the
eastern surburbs of Marion was ter
ribly shocked by a double tragedy,
which occurred Friday morning as
a result of which one man is. dead
and another dangerously wounded.
At about Luther Hewitt,
a young man wh}fad been up until
few days ago; an employee in the
mill, walked into the mill, where Ar
thur Stephens was at work, and after
saying only a few words to him E-ed
at him at distance Of about one or
two steps, the ball taking effect in
his neck, passing to the right OF
his windpipe. Stephens Immediately
ran, but was shot again at distance
of few steps, this ball hitting him
in the back Just over the left shoul-
DER, causing MIN 10 Iall-
Hewitt, evidently thinking that he
had killed the man turned deliberate
ly and walked out of the mill and
toward his fathers house, but when
within short distance Of his home,
turned the pistol and fred at his own
head, but missed the first time. The
second attempt, however, was sue
cessful. He held the pistol to his
right temple and fred, killing him
self instantly.
DR.. q. G. Smith was hastily sum-
moned, and reached the wounded
man within a few minutes, and find
inth that neither of the balls could
be easily located, he decided to take
his patient to the hospital in Flor
ence, where he hopes that with the
use of an X-ray machine, the balls
may be located, extracted and the
mans life saved.
The train from Wilmington to
Florence was at the station at the
time he examination of Mr.. Hewitt
was being made, and Conductor
Jones kindly consented to hold the
train for ten minutes until the
wounded man could be placed upon
it, and this was done within that
time, Dr.. Smith accompanying him
to the hospital.
The alleged cause Of the trouble
is said to be that young Stephens
walked home from party last night
with a young lady to whom the de-
ceased was very much attached. But
the general impression among the
friends Of both parties is that Hew-
tits mind must have been unbalan-
ced, although he had not shown any
previous symptoms of mental de-
rangement.
Neither of these young men Is
married, both of them living in the
mill village with their parents. The
deceased was son of Mr.. w. D.
Hewitt the night watchnaa at the
mill, and Arthur Stephens is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Stephens. Both
of the families are natives Of Mari
on County and have great many
friends, who are inexpressibly grlev-
g.. by the lr.: y.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
SIX Cinnamon Killed.

Six Chinese dead, two others bad
" injured and one building destroy
ed was the result Of a fire n China
town. at 1st and Oak streets, in
lraryville, Cal, Thursday. The fire
is believed to have been the work of
an incendiary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
Corset Killed Her.

At Brigham, Utah, Mrs. Carl Cum
kle laced her corset so tightly that
she crushed her heart, causing the
blood to shoot to her head. Her
husband. hearing her fall, ran to the
room and summoned physician, but
Mrs. Gunkle was dead before the
doctor arrived.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
Fatal Fire Damp.

At Dartmound, Prussia, FIVE men
were killed in the Lukas mine, as
the result of an explosion Of fire
damp. Thirty miners were entomo-
ed but they were resuced by their
comrades after several hours OF
heroic work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
Negro Killed.
hClfl

At Chicago a quarrel that started
in a crowded street car Thursday
night ended in the killing of John
H. Mapp, q colored man: by James
Mcdonald. who was accidentally
iostled by the negro.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-18
Delegates Unnstructed..

PENNSYLVANIA delegation will go
70 the Denver convention uninstruct-
ed" was the pointed remark made by
Colonel James NJ Guffey. Democratic
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