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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Awfal Condition i he State Peaseaiay
At Allegheny, Pa
VERMIN NFESTS CELLS
Moro Than Three Hundred Prisoners
Arc Suffering From Tuberculosis
and More Than Sercnty-nine Cells
Are Now Occupied BY Prisoners
Showing Advanced Statges.

Conditions at the western peniten-
tiary OF Pennsylvania at Allegheny
have been found SO distressing and
SO intolerable as to require the i'm
mediate removal OF ali Federal pris-
oners whose transfer is practicable
and to demand the most serious con-
sideration OF the proper public
authorities. This Is disclosed IN
the report Of c. Il. McGlasson, Of
the department Of prison and prison
e1s. to the attorney general.
At the direction Of the attorney
general. Wade Ellis. acting head Of
the Department Of Justice. made
known the result Of the invest:ga-
don which Mr. McGlssson conduct
ed following the reports Published
by the newspapers eeveral weeks
ago. cr!tictsing the condition at the
peaitentiary.
THE population On the 1st Of this
month was 1901" says Mr.. Ellis %
his statement "Ot this number more
than half are at all times idle, and
more than half are confined two IN
a cell. The cells are unusually small
and the cots take almost the entire
length OF each. the room for NOV
Ing about Being q space eight feet
long and eighteen inches wide.
There are more than three hundred
prisoners suffering from tuberculosis.
and seventy-nine cells are now oc-
cupied By those showing advanced
stages Of this disease. The prison
is dlled with vernin Of all kinds,
although the officials are making
an effort to eradicate them. An ua-
Usually large number Of the prison
ers are Of the lowest possible char-
acteT. mentally and morally, and
there IS but one general mess pro-
Tided for ell. Almost universal COM
plant Is made about the quality OF
the food served. especially the
meats"
"The attorney general does not. OF
course. assume that these unfortu-
nate conditions are known either
70 the Governor Of Pennsylvania. or
70 other authorities having !mmedi-
ate control Of penal institutions in
hat State" continued Mr.. Ellis.
There are twenty-oae. Federal pris- |
,ners confined az the western peni-
Tertiary oe Pennsylvania. Ali Of
:hese who can be Immediately trans
'eTred. except those whose terms
will shortly expire. will be removed
Il once TO Atlanta CT Leaveuworth. . !
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
CAUSED By DROUGHT.
There Are Large Number of Mad
DodGs in the State.

The Columbia Record says the
Pasteur treatment for rabies is being
administered TO eight patients at
the State biological laboratory. DR..
F. 4. Coward. director. stated that
in his opinion the unusually large
number OF cases or rabies this sum-
mer had been due ;c the prolonged
drought. Dogs and other animals
infected With the germ in the incu--
baton period were forced to roam
around IN search Of water. This.
together with the intense heat. pro-
duced high tension Of the nervous
system and caused the disease to de-
relcp when 1t otherwise might have
lain dormant. All during the lat
ter part Of the month OF August he
averaged one examination q day for
rabies. besides examinations OF
sputum and foetus. diphtheria s~abs.
etc .
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
SHOT EER AUNT.
IN Alabama Woman Arrested on

IN Alabama Woman Arrested on
Charge Of Murder.
4 dispatch from Brewton. Ala.
says Sheriff G. A. Fountain returend
from Pollard late Wednesday night
with Mrs. Will Nowling. who had shot
% death her aunt by marriage. Mrs.
Henry Sowling. two and half miles
from Pollard. The latter was sis
Ter Of Martin Lindsey. millionaire
Of Mobile. Mrs. Will Eowliag claims
selr-detence. The trouble arose over
the Efforts OF Mrs. Henry Sowling
to put into the house OF Mrs. VIII
Nowling household effects OF mar
.ied daughter. Ignoring the warning
she Is alleged to have advanced on
Mrs viii Nowiing WITH bed slat.
at which jrncture the latter ared.
the load OF shot taking effect IN the
heart Of Mrs. Henry Nowlins. Mrs.
Sovlins's father and brother reside
at Jay. Fla
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
WANTS NEGROES 70 VOTE.
Taft Criticises Law DECLARING Them
From Voting.

President Taft has squarely and
unequivically placed himself on rec
ord. in a letter to a Washington
newspaper as being opposed to suf-
frage restriction as being nanifestly
intended to discriminate against the
negro race. In answer to a letter
asking his opinion concerning the
franchise amendment to the Mary
land constitution which IS proposed
by the Democratic party in Maryland:
the president says: 1T Is deliberate
" drawn to impose educational and
other Qualifications fer the suffrage
upon negroes and TO exempt every
body else from such qualifications.
This is gross injustice and Is VIC
!ation OF the spirit OF the 18th amend
men,. It ought to be voted down by
every one. whether Democrat or Re
publican, who IS In favor OF square
DEAL
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Bengal Tiger a Suicide

The aunt along the water front
OF Marseilles, France. for the Royal
Bengal tigress that escaped from
s,eame. in the harbor on Tuesday
came to a dramatic end when the
animal. norta!ly wounded and with
blood streaming from her head and
fanSs. fed from her mob OF pur-
suers and with enormous bounds
gained the water front. Then she
sprans into the sea and was drowned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Want Whites to Leave.

Placarding the neishborhood wita
warnings that unless the three white
men who las: week located IN tas
strictly .egyo town Of TAFT. Okla.
lef, town Immediately. death would
be their punishment. negroes Fri
dav night dynami,ed the store OF
one o: the whites. The white ne:-
chants declare TIA: they vii! remain.
Fr-..e: :.ocs.e IS expected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Players Were Poisoned.

johnny Doobs. manager Of the
Chattanooga team. says that the
mem bers Of his team we're poisoned
Wednesday while playing in Augusta.
All the men who drank from bucket
of water are H. Two. who did rot
drink Of the water. escaped. Meek.
the star catcher. is confined to his
bed with a doctor IN attendance. II
Is no, known how the poison got
into the water or what vas the 1a-
ture Of il.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
SHARKS AND TURTLES.
Passengers on Steamer Had Great
Target Practice

dispatch from New York says
there IS no controversy between Capt
Tarnow and the passengers OF the
Atlas Line steamer Siberia over ~ho
frs; saw a number OF sleeping turtles
and a school OF sharks of Capt Hat
,eras few days ago. The twenty
passengers and the officers saw them
at the same Instant, according 70 All
repor,s. and some crack revolver
shots tried TO do damage to the ua-
excptced visitors. Although aoooe
fifty shots were ared at both turtles
and shark. there is no report OF any
mortality. Some Of the passengers
are certain tha, a l5-foot shark that
came within ft,y feet OF the steam
or sas hit. although he showed no
signs Of distress and easily got away
from the steamer when be gave him
self the jingle bell.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Eaten by Wild Animals.

William Johns. an American nat
uralist. and f. Gent.uch. Swede.
are believed to have been attacked
and devou-ea BY wi!! animals in
Costa Rica. according 20 cable
gram just received. Soon after the
two men. who were exploring the
island disappeared. a search was
made for them and the hat and ri
se OF one Of them vas found near
cevlr made tracks ot wild AMI
mails
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
SEIZED A BIG Still
LARGE TUSSAC PLANT CAPTUR-
ED n SOUTH EDISTO SWAMP.
This is the Eighth Sill That Has
Been Captured IN a Year b. the
Aiken OGcers.

A dispatch says another Of the
big stills" Of the South Edisto river
swamp is IN the Aiken jail yard.
having been carried there By or
fcers Samuels. Cato and Holley
Wednesday night
The still was a large one. the
capacity being about l20 gallons OF
mash
M-. Samrels received information
few days ago that Kinney Mon
day. white man. was IN the bust
ness. The information was based. It
Is said. or Monday carrying nolas-
ses from the Windsor depot. Sub
sequently Constables Sanuels. Cato
and Ecl,ey left Wednesday armed
with search warrants for Mondays
house. which was searched.
Nothing but empty jugs and bot
ties were found. These had the fa-
milia1 smell. but the ''tussac" was
nowhere to be found. a search of
the premises not revealing any whis-
key. It was continued into the ad-
jacent swamp.
A path from the house was fol-
lowed into the swamp. and q short
distance from the house the stu
was found. still steamtas after big
"stilling bee" had taken place
The big basin and the worm vas
loaded on the. buggy. while six fer
menters and "Heeck" stand were
It Is said tina: this still
!s one OF the most famous Of the
Edisto swamp. having. It Is alleged.
been in operation FOR 20 years.
The distilled goods could not be
but all sppu-tenaaces were
destroyed. This still was found at
/ point that has not been raided With.
n a year, Is miles from Aiken. near
Pine Log bridge. Monday raised
,uite a fuss about the officers
searching bis house. but made no
This Is the eighth sttIl that has
'eea captured within z years time
~ the Aiken county officers. Aiken
s to be congratulated upon having
he dtligent dispensary officers that |
he has, as they are terror to tie |
blind tiger element, and BY their |
;ood works the violations Of the Law |
ire kept within q small sphere.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Kindness Rewarded.

Mrs. Geo. Bramer. OF Methuen.
Mass. has received word from attor-
neys IN the Ciily Islands tha. r. J..
Ribstock. man whom she and her
mother befriended In Bermuda. had
wi!led her about 100000 In rail-
road stocks and bonds. When Mrs.
Brauer met Ribstock in Rernu-
de-. she then was unmarried and
with her mother did many little
kindnesses FOR him IN his old age.
He was eighty at the time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
The Tohecco Crop.

The second monthly report on the
tobacco situation wss 9sde By Com
nissione. Watson Thursday under
the new act. Il is for August show
lax total sale OF 15.2es.cs3 pounds.
which brought s1.les.7o4.SS. The
agures indicate a crop for the year
at least two and half million
pounds. Mullins is the leading mar
ke., Lake City second. Darlington
third. T.nnocsv:l,e fourth. and Flor.
eoce 5frt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Judge In Shooting Scrape.

At Huntsville. Ala. Judge Belts
and J. II. Ballent!ne engaged Ia
pistol duel on Saturday in the
streets, each receiving minor
wound. The two nen passed heated
words Saturday morning and were
separated By bystandeTs before blows
were passed. Each armed himself
later and when they met 90 the
street both drew revolvers and be-
gan firing. enpty!ns thei, revolvers
a.. each othe. at close range.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Where Is Eavilaodo

Henry Eaviland. former Boston
man. last heard from nearly twenty
ive years ago il the vicinity OF New
Yo.k. is sought By scm OF lawyers
IN Boston as the heir to an estate
LEFT u the hands Of trustees By Eav-
Hands ayte @:ec she died II 1855.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Eight Traianea Killed and Fateea Passeu-
gers Are Igued
BY COLLISION OF TRAINS
a Freight and Passenger Train
Come Together Near Nashville and
Fire Sweeps tho Debris, Coasum-
Ing Two Of tho Bodies Of Those
Who Had Been Killed.

Eight trainmen killed and Is pas
| sensers injured. two fatally per
haps. Is the result Of collision be
tween a passenger and a tceish
train Wednesday morning oa th'
Nashville. Chattanooga & St. Loui,
railroad at Pegran Station. 20 mile.
wes. OF Nashville, Tenn. In the ars
that followed At least two Of ehs
mangled bodies were completely con.
sumed.
The dead: William Mogan. tsav.
cling engineer. Nashville: Joe Cow
er. engineer on passenger train
Nashville: Jess Harrington. engineer
on freight train. Nashville; Walter
Roach. messenger. Nashville: Sam
Whited. fireman on freight train.
Nashville: S. 3. wslp. brakeman; ".
8. Stalcup. mail clerk. Martin.
Tenn: l. c. Bailey. mali clerk.
Martin.
Seriously injured: Bob Bailey,
fireman. Nashville. two r!bs broken
and left side iaju1c5; Ellis Martin.
conductor on freight, Nashville. IN
jured on head and internally. may
die.
Slightly injured: Capt T. Jobe.
Burton. n. c.: William Iunsford.
Psaehtree. n. c.; ". L Thomson.
Peacht7ee. n. c.: r ". Boyd. Al
mond. n. c.: Mrs. L If. Lee. Tul-
lahons, Tenn: Mrs. Temple Luns-
ford, Murphy. =. c.: Mrs. A c.
Thompson. Murphy. n. c.: May
Thomson. Aarphy. n. c.: Mrs- Mary
J. Jackson. Mcclellan: Mrs John
Lively, NcFimnville. Tenn; Mrs.
John Dunn. Cumberland Furnace.
Tenn: Mr.. John Dun. Cumberland
Furnace. Tenn.
The collision occurred about 8
o'clock and was between passenger
train No. 4. westbound. and fast
freight No. 81. en- route to Nash
Vile The wreckage at once caught
Are The baggage. mail. express
and smoking cars OF the passenger
train and several o; the freight cars
were burned. But one bag Of mail
was saved. Through the almost su-
perhuman strength exerted By the
the three day coaches
and the Pullman were pushed from
the Are and saved.
Il Is the general impression
among passengers and the trainnen
that the fault was with the passeng-
er crew. as an order 70 meet at Peg
ram had beea issued. and the wreck
occurred vest Of that station.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
VIII X'ear Graz.

Before loEs tho inmates OF the
Confederate Home at Columbia. will
wear uniforms Of Confederate grey.
thanks to the devoted Efforts OF Mrs.
J. ". Bunch. OF that city. who has
raised BY subscription about $500
for tho purpose
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
TRAITORS IN CONGRESS
gRyAS SCORES socALLED DEMO
Gratis WHO VOTED
With tho Republicans Ia Congress
Asetnss che Platform Adopted by
Their Own Party.

<ASfo@3"oS -
Their Own Party.
| Bryan. the Great Comnoner. made
q great epceeh Tuesday at Dallas.
Tesas. Denouncins him who would
violate a party pledge ratified by the
! voters Of his party as an enbezz:er
Of power. Bryan outlined his views as
| to the tariff before large audience.
M.. Brysa's subject was "Demcc-
racy and the TsriH." He emphasized
necessity o, Senator's and Congress
men being bound by platforms. say
ing he would later suggest g form
Tor sncs plank.
"Is ail Of the Democrats In the
Senate and House had voted against
every proposed increase in tho tariff.
and for every proposed decrease. We
might have made our aght next year
upon the parey's record without max
ing specific declaration on items
Of schedules" said Mr. Bryan
"But in view Of the fact that Dem
ocrats in both the SeoSte and the
House differed es to the iateroseta-
ton OF the Democratic platform. and
as to the rates that should be I'M
posed under the various schedules.
believe that It Is necessary for our
platform to De specific and emphatic
IF We expect TO secure control OF
Congress, we must convince the pub
nc that We will. IL entrusted with
the power. favor material reductions.
Unless our candidates for Congress
can agree before the election they
are not likely to agree after the
election. II each Democratic can
dictate will state his position. the
voters can ee,ect representative |
who win give expression to their |
views. and ! am much more an1-
ions that the representatives shall |
reflect the wishes OF his constituents
than ! am that be shall agree with !
my opinion.
Mr. Bryan concluded his address !:
with IN extended argument n favor
OF free raw material. When asked
II he would attend the reception TO
be given Samuel Gompess. president
Of the American Federation OF La
Dor. on his return from abroad. Mr.
Bryan said:
THAT depends upon the date"
When told that I: was October !.
he said:
Impossible. That Is our twenty
etth Wedding anniversary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Th-ee Hurt In Motor.

At Syracuse. y. y. IN collision
between an automobile and 4 troll
icy car Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
James Mckay. OF Scranton. sustained
a fractured skull and NJ and Mrs.
Timothy Cook!tc. Of Troy. Pa. were
probably fatally injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Pitched Ball Proves Fatal.

Charles Pinckney. second basema1
OF the Dayton. OHIO. baseball! team.
who vas hi: on the head with a
pitched bal, IN Tuesdays game with
Grand Rapids. died il the hos2!ea!
at oooa Thursday. Re suffered q
fracture Of TIE skull.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
PLACED IN PRISON.
Preacher Accused Of Abdacting o
Young Woman

Young Woman.
Rev. Wallace n. StEekey. pastor
Of the Christian Church Of Williams
burg. Kansas and edHor OF The
Williamsburg Star. Is confined in the
county jail on the charge OF having
abducted Lorena Sutherland. sixteen
years .: age. daughter OF q wealthy
farmer OF Williamsburg from her
home. Tie girl, originally bra
nette, but now blonde. also Is IN
custody. She will 70 returned to he,
parents and be used as witness
ase!sse the accused preacher. II
every principal feature the case is
like that OF Rev. Jere Ecode Cooke.
pssto. Of St. Geo-se Episcopa!
church. Of Long Island. \. T.. who
deserted bis wife and children and
fed TO San Francisco With Miss Lo-
ressa Whaiey few years ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
RUNNING DUEL n STREET.
Fugitves and Policemen Exchange
Shots-Two Hats Are Pierced.

Shots-Two Hats Are Pierced.
A dispatch from Newport. KY.
says running duel between fugi-
tives and policeman created wild
excitement there q few days ago.
Detective Jef Norton called at
the hotel TO arrest r. ". Leroy and
Isaac Brewer on the charge OF de-
tanning fourteen-year-.,ld Florence
Gray. The men fed after Leroy
had fred three shots from a re-
volver.
One bullet srazed the bead OF De-
tective JET Morton. Another pierc-
ed the hats Of Tony Gastright and
James Taylor. spectators. Another
clipped the ear of Chris Albert, the
city ja!loT.
a policeman joined in the pur-
suit. and a running battle ensued for
several blocks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
SHIP BOOZE BACK
Ga1.esaa Bsaa Tsss IS oasss
WacSea By he Mness
THEY GIVE Up TEE FIGHT

- x<CS&sGs cS<1e &Ss~~~S
con, ehe Tigers Being AFRAID to
Recesye she Goods, rs It Would
So Seized.
a dispsteh tson Charleston to
The sss.e says three thousand and
Two hundred and Sfty-six quarts OK
whiskey and 1850 bottles OF import
cd beer were loaded "Wednesday On a
steamship OF the Baltimore line and
shipped back to Baltimore and in
mediate points. The contsaband had
seea consigned to Blind tigers here.
but never reached the eons3saees as
tie police pasroled the water f7oat
day and night and the stus srada-
ally piled up on the wharves.
The greater par O. tae returned
vhsskey and beer was SO undenia-
asy eontrsbsnd that the blind tigers
did not even go through the form OF
attempting to o. K the balls OF lad
sng. bot simply waited until she Wig
l.aaee OF the police was relaxed, TIE
opportunity never came. and all par-
lies concerned thought that the best
p,an would be to return the LIQUOR
70 tAs point 1. was shipped from
There % at presen: On the various
steamship whazves naay times the
amount OF con.saaand shipped oct Of
the city. and as the police show 40
indication Of relaxing their watch
along the water front, the next week
or 80 will undoubtedly see enormous
shipments OF whtskey and especially
beer. as the latter stun keeps only
limited time, to theis various desti-
nations
certain>easerprising tigers did at
eerrt to O. K. limited number OF
bills Of lad;ng for the accumulated
coasraband but as they were prompt
y refused. tae practice was diseon-
tsaued.
4 very limited amount OF vhis-
key and beer las without doubt been
spirited away II, small boats to
neighborins sea islands. as the po-
lice have 70 confne themselves sole
y 10 the land. az they are without
mesns o. extending theis sc.tvity
60 tie wassr. bot as they1se On the
lookout for smuggling Of this nature.
tie amount spirited away Is Of small
moment
The same steamship that carried
back the large consignment brought
Tito the city only e2 gallons Of whss-
key and 10 barrels OF beer. marked
decrease in the amount imported re-
Gently. A glance at the police blot
ter shows that between September s
and IS local tigers forfeited BAH
to tie amount Of s1.150. rather
chan face the charge OF dispecsa.y
violation. |
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Was an Old Man.

Isaac Brock. who died IN Waco.
Texas. Saturday. was said to have
been 12l years old Basis for this
claim rested on record IN the old
Brock family Bible.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22

SGO!L OF disaster. duc CoIlou Sno9io
be selling for high price.
know some farmers have solo
thei. cotton for future delivery. and
i they will deliver It just as fast
| as they can. Just think for mo-
ment what such man has done.
He has furnished ammunition TO the
enemy to shoot him with. He IS
killing the goose that has laid the
golden egg. And the man who sells
his cotton this way is one OF the
wors, cotton bears on the market
OF course. such men will re gtaG
for cotton not TO so higher than they
have sold. So DO not be scared when
you see them delivering their 81
ton. II will soon be out o: your
~ay. Let our cotton srowe-s use
good judgment. sell whenever the
price will justify. and not before
The holders Of spot cotton have tbs
opportunity Of their lives. want
to urge you to ware house yoIr cot
ton. borrow money on your ware
house receipt. pa: Of your deh::
and market the cotton. as the Eorit
needs it. and our country vii! b
prosperous.
The deterioration Of the crop ii
all o! the States is OF such q na
ture that it is now too late Cor !
TO recuperate and make anything ilk'
full crop. no natter how farorabl
the seasons may be from now or. S.
: realize you have the situation L
you: ovc hands. ! want 70 u-s
, every fa.ae. 70 soE largely Of ~tea
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-21

pess in most Of our Western states
docs not amount 70 moro than fivf
or ten per cent OF the earnings re-
sulting from the operation Of railway
property within the states. I am Of
the opinion. therefore that little viii
be done by the Legislature, but every
thing indicates that when congress
meets again The question you suggest
win bo upp-rmost in the minds not
only of the members Of congress, but
~ uuc presldcnt rs WeII-