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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
VERY POOR CROP
THE COTTON PROSPECT REPORT
Ed FAH PROM BRIGHT.
In North and East Texas Outlook is
Better Than In Years bs. Little
Necrils May Change It.

The report o. :ae National C:n-
uers' Association. ;usc issued from
Memphis. give. tie acreage coadi.
ton OK co:;o2 Up 20 June .; as 75.s
There has oeen az abandonment: o:
acreage o! pc, cent. according 10
:se -ep!ot. making tie to:a! acreage
9.s less :aaa las. year.
Detailed reports 81 States:
A!absua-Condt;:on. 10: acreage
abandoned. ~ pe- eec:: crop ~-cy
grassy n nearly al! sections: s!aa:
sDa!! aaG from two 70 soo. week.
late.
ArkaassScondicos. 7s: acreage
| abandoned. pey cent: crop very
soo1 n west and ao:th: very grassy
| and small elsevhere: boil w-er,! n
- counties worse thsR ,ase s-asoa.
some fields beins abandoned sa ac-
count OF them.
FioT!da-Cond!.ion. es: very nt.!e
loss "A acreage: most sections cooa.
i Ceo.g.a-Cond!t!on. -: acreage
abandoned. per cea:: crop grassy
most sections no, al! CHOPPED yet:
plant generally sm2l! sa6 from oae
70 three weeks late: soGe complaints
OF lice and black -o:.
Louisiaoa-Cond!aon. So: acreage
abandoned. IS pc: esat: crop grassy
! some sections IN vey good shape:
but so many reeri!s tsat tseg az.
destroying al! the squares as tzst 4.
they form: much cotton being ahas
doned or planted "a something ELS
on this account: many report moth
Ing vii! De made II their sections.
M!ss!ss!pp!-Coad!tioa, 81: acre
age abandoned. II per cent: plan
generally small: poor stands ant
grassy.
DISQUALIFICATION. IS; very Il.
tie loss IL acreage: crops late su
good
North Ca.ol!as-cosd.,:oa 71
acreage abandoned. per eeat: crop
grassy :c most sect!oss aas fror
two 20 three weeks Late.
Oklahona-Coac!:.oa. 80: sceeas
abandoned. per cent: reports :ror
nearly ali sections very good.
South carol!na-Cond!t!oa. rs
acreage abandoned. 4 pc. ceot: SON
few sections report Gelds grassy an
not all CHOPPED Jet: plants snal! An
from TWO TO three weeks late.
, RECONSIDERATION. II: aerezs
abandoned. : pc. eeas: crop sual
anG grassy.
:, Texas-coacs:soa. 80: acreas
abandoned. ) per cent: principally /
the dry section. where rains come TO
!a:e: condition north and east TeSa
best n years. ou; Eeevils are r
ported more numerous tnas uscs
and this aae pcospee; mag Be chaas
!, ed IN very shor: ;!ne.
South Texas lad plenty Of raj,
plan: generally small! aod from foe
20 six weeks late WeeT!ls reooste
IN large numbers. doing damage a.
ready. West Texas Still! very dry e,
} cept four COUNTIES. some places hsr
had no rain 81 SIX months. Wit
plenty Of rain this section vii; PFC
f dUce from SO 20 60 per eest Of
. crop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
WHIPPED SO AND FRO.
Two AIR Sarisasors Eave Thrilling
Time 10000 Sect Cp.

The!. balloon. tie Me2ba." whip
PED helpless TO and :.o by sixty
nile gale n a dense e.oud. teu ,Aou-
saad Zee. above the ea.sA. John Ser-
- and u. A. Eei2ana Wednesday
ciuag to the baske. and finally de-
sceneed safely at Eock Hill. zen niles
from s.. Louis. whence they ascend
cd.
On ascending ,hey were carried
sS4sc!y &c an altitude % zen thou
sand feet into thunder cloud. where
tie bag ~as dashed about a, times
the balloon lay o. level w!.h tie
basket IS the wicker was pitched
high up by the ca-eening gas bag.
TIE ba!!ooaiscs ps!!eo the ener-
seaey valve. and although tae bag
almost collapsed. tie balloon was
held up oy tie gale. Suddenly the
wind ceased. aoc the halS euoi!ed
envelope sho; downward. taea so-o-
ea a parachute aad let the men TO
earth safely except that Ee:@ana
sp-aiced An ankle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Death of a Strange Person Near
Columbia.
DEEPLY RELIGIOUS
But That Did Not Have Much IL
feet on His Personal Habi.s, as
he Went Around Very Dirty In
Person q. Well ~ Els Dress and
Habits.

TIE Colum o!a States says TIA; ).
Eugene l. Fields. aged about 81.
t!ed suddenly a; no home OF NJ.
I. z. Kci.: TUESDAY morning about
II O'Clock. Mt. Kelly lives Oh the
Gamers ferry road. shou: :our miles
aas: o: colun b!a. Oa account Of
ce.;a:a circumstances. zee cosoac:
1aS no.;Sed az oace.
Fields had. according TO ais usual
Aahits. stopped q. :A:s house for
cup o! coffee. Shortly afterwards be
called tie children .n;o tie yard
and at,e. Offering up short praye!
:.L Into convu!s!oas and expired.
Ate, an examination It was prae-
Ideally certain tbs, Fields died tom
bear; weakness. although further
Investigation Will be made. The body
has been brought TO the city and will
De prepared for :aterment.
The death 0: Fields removes a
unique character. How he lived
or where be lived vas not known.
!:e dressed shaobi!y. although two
bank books were found on bis per
SOC az the time OF his death and
| shortly before that be reported to
the police the loss Of about $500.
He was always deeply interested
IL religious services and was espec-
!a.!y anxious 20 attend revival meet
.ngs. However. bis life disturbed no
one and several times II was ruuo.ed
;ha: be gave 70 charity from !he
money be managed TO obtain some
| how.
! The coroner Is now eadearo-!ag
70 trace his relatives aa3 :hey Will
De notified II found. There IS ahou:
SIS In one bank to bis credit He
has been IN Columbia 70. about %
years. but few people know anything
OF his history and for this .easo-
ats former station II NE ~!!, prob
ably never De Known.
He seemed TO think shat religion
did 40. mean labor or cleanliness
and bis uakept person. With Ions
matted bal. and !onsc. beard. ia:
often been observed IN places OF wo:
slip. His Ia, was always StuHet
with old newspapers. 20. be was az
ouu!vo7ous reader.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
SNAKE IN a DRAWER.
Greenwood Woman Found Moccasin
Coi!eG Up.

Mrs. Walter E.ddlehuber. who lives
about four niles east OF Greenwood
had occasion 20 open drawer which
ssd 40: been opened 70. some t!ne.
TO her surprise enc astocishuen:.
she found highland noccss!u Of
tremendous size eo!ied 1p IN tie
drawer How :oae The snake bad
seen IL there IS not IaoEa. he
-ss there aa6 bad becr :he.e son-
t:0e. II se~,.S 'aat BE could L:
sc; out and being attacked oy shs
panes Of hunger. he proceeded 20 d.
voc- what wss around him "a he
way OF iaces and ribbons and hac
laid away a considerable amour. 10
such things. IN fact. N.. ". J.
Wells. who happened along about
that time. helped kill the snake and
saw that about four yards OF lace
was removed :.om as saakesh!p's
mouth.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
REPORT DENIED
SUMTER MEDICAL. ASSOCIATION
MAKES STATEMENT.
Say. There Arc Only Fifteen Ca~es OF
Typhoid ;''cver. OF Which Six Came
From SeiShb>rirS ioRns.

A dispatch from SL':ter says du:-
!cc ,Ae pas: week there have beec
numerous vagu. and Indefinite ru-
no.s circulating .c some o. the
ae!gh boring towns and cities 20 he
.1ec. :ha. there IS now az epidemic
OF typhoid fever IN. Sumter. Tbs
e no; rh- asrt time that such ~
2o.,s Save been circulated. tending
20 :c;u.e The health record OF Sum
:e,. and IA each case II previous
years tie rumo. has proven false.
IL tie present instance 40 attention
sas paid 10 the vumoc BY the c!:-
zens o: Sum;e: unit! Il was seen that
3. such q report We're allowed 20
continue !: would intu.e the city.
The attention Of the Sumte.
County mec!ca! Association was cali
90 20 the matter and they instruct
ed ,he.. secretary. DR.. e r. Wilson.
10 make thorough Investigation.
which &c did. and issued the follow
ios signed statement:
II find that there a." under treat
men: In Sumter today fifteen cases Of
typhoid .-Yer. o. these nine cases
are residents O: Sumter and six have
been brought from neigh boring towns
10 the hospitals here :or treatment.
IN seven OF the nine cases among
! residents we Aave been able 20 trace
The source OF infection TO points OUT
side the city. and in the other two
cases the source OF Infection has
aot yet been determined.
(S.sned) E. p. Wilson. ". D..
Secretary Sumter County Medical
Association.
| Thus there are today only twc
cases which can POSSIBLY be traced
10 causes within the city. There 1:
!. not oov no. Is there any danger OF
an epidemic. The health record 0,
Sumter Is as good as that OF any
ci,v in Eastern Carolina ana a.: re
ports 70 tie contrary are untrue.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
SPECIAL TERM ORDERED.
To TrY Negro Accused Of Attempting
Assault

The State says Gov. Anse! has
ordered a spec.a! Germ C: court 70.
July o. 20 try John jenkins. the ae-
gro accused OF attempting c::mina!
assault: u GeorsetovO county and
cow il the peniterti7ay for safe keep
ms. X vii! probably be necessary
20 appoint special judge and The
governor has wr!t;eu the chic: jus
:ice asking :oT recommendation Cor
appointment THIS vii! De aaoounc-
ed later. The present law means
that conviction 0: attempted assault
carries With I: the death penalty un-
less there IS recommendation 20
mercy
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
SAD ACCIDENT IN COLCaIBIA.
Popular Young Man Loses Eis Life
in the Canal

A. L. Roys:er. chic; clerk 20 Su-
2er.otenden. Williams. OF the South
err railway. was drowned IL the
Columbia canal Monday morning
while out IL small boa;. HIS body
IS not jet recovered. With h!m we're
former Chief Clerk Frank Harper
aod Nigh: Clerk Hannah. OF the Co.
.umbia Hotel!
Ar. Royste. was swimming ac!oss
nc cana! 10 a boat Ted 70 the oDpo-
site bank. Within few feet OF the
boa, BE sank in Sigh; OF his ;wo COM
pac:ocs Rising. De cried ou: aad
sank again. which was The last seen
OF him.
M Hannah and M.. Ha:pe. pad
died across 10 h!n. bu. could aod
40 trace Ny Roys.e- vas from
Oxford. y. c.. unmarried and 70,
quite thiC,y yea5S old !ie had
promising ca~eer He was one 0,
:ae c;ost popular men "a Coiuaa-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
FREE TIE fight
AGAINST THE sTEEL TRUST IS
LOST, OF COCRSE.
Ten Republicans Voted With the
Democrats TO Give the Farmers Of
the South Justice

TIE South Justice.
II his Uash!as:o: !e::e- 20 The
STATE ZAca AcCee says both :ae
South Ca.o:!ca senator's took al ae-
.!ve par: II tie ssh: 20 put cotton
les or :he t.ee lis. TODAY They
n FAC: practically led :se Gsh.. TIE
a2eat2ea: 5c!cs proposed oy Sea-
atos Cu!ht-soo. who Aad arranged
with tae Ca.o:.oa senators 70 speak.
Bu. I; was OF no use: TIE Aidr!ch
machine. which IS under great oSu
cations 70 The stee! trust. voted Il
down. Senator Aid:!cs made the
plea :hat since there were large de-
posts o. Iron IL certain Southern
States. the South ought 10 % max
Ing It's ova cotton ties and the
Southern senator's oush: 10 Be against
any effort 20 pu: ties oo :he free
list
matter o: fact. tie South d.d not
make any co,,oa ties aad could 40:
make any. owing 20 the dominance
Of shat business by the steel trust
Senators Olive, OF Pennsylvania
and Lodge o: Massachusetts, stated
that ;he Southern cotton farmer act
ua!!y makes money OF o: hagg.as
and ties because be buys haEs!ns
and ties 70: abou: 3 cents pound
and sells the oags!ng and ties a;
:h" same price as :he cot:os.
Senate. Smith completely .etu:.c
:h;s by showing that the L!ver2oo,
buyers deducted 70: baSs!og and :!es
pc. ceat. aad then fx the o.!ce
O. The whole world. this per eea,
being taken out teto.e :hs p.ict
oe the cot:oc IS aXed !n America
Senator Smith got !n.o spirited
| cc'loquy with Eessrs. Oliver. Lodge
| and others over this poiat. and thu!
| demonstrated TO the senate what D,
could do - running DEBATE. II va:
ciea: 10 all tia: be vas q nas;e'
OF ,Ae subject and the best informed
man "a the senate o. :he suo3ec
| OF cotton.
Cotton eagS:ns was put On the ece1
list Monday morning, without &!
vision. but the steel trust was no
concerned II that TIE senate vote.
down the tie proposition. IS 20 s..
The following Republicans vote'
WIZ the Democrats for free ties
Deve-!dse. Bristov. Brown. Clapr
Crawford. cunw!us. Dupont. John
soa. LaEo!e::e and Nelson.
ZACH McGE9.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Uses 4 Gourd.

a dispatch from Atlanta says Gov
.rno. Joseph Brown. who vaS :1au-
su.a:ed last Saturday With unusual
simplicity. Monday bsough: 70 the
Capita! country goa1d. with long
handle. He Installed this primitive
d..rkias device a, a wate:eoo!er 10
tho reception :oom OF the Capita!
building
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Railroads Reap Harvest.

During TIE months OF January.
February aod March last 663 per
socs were Killed az 1922 Injured
n railroad accident: according 70 q
-ecec: bulletin issued hJ TIE Inter
state commerce commission at Wash
!ogton TIE number o: collisions
wss l.Cie. and l.242 derailnents
The damages done ey accidents ag-
g.esat.d sI.S47,202
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
MISTAKEN FOB BURGLAR.
Excitement in Room Where Ma
Wrr>tlc> With Dog.

Tie New York polio. arr seeking
:he owner OF huge black dog IL "a"
cope .hat the animal ma" be .c
strained from repeating an ANNOYING
performance Israel Moskooi'z and
bis a-fe ae-e as'cep !, ;h..r Brook
W borc before tav!isi't shsa
strange dog :ear.d '1-orSh ne win
tiou aad bounded upon :he bed. Ms
Noskop':;z screamed :2at there w.te
burglars ans. he- husband g!appIed
With ~: intruder and "as wrestling
lin, aaour u. -oorn .-nc- =" to.:c"
7r-.vcd Tha fos eSca?:T
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Killed While Prsyipc.

While J. Z. NoSe:. ~ years c:I.
IA. or h!a har@S IL church near
Chico!a. Texas. SATURDAY night. Roy
6 Ru-ntam. p years old. his Sor-
in-.aw. a.os" il bis pev snd 6r-t
a-eo sho:s a. Mose:. killing a!c !1-
S,an.y. Hurohan's vito. Sao FAD
-ecco.lv !e!. h!-. was beside &c.
father wIco :Ae shooting occurred
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Meets horrible Desth.

A. Greensboro. " C.. E.yan Bon
ton, l3-yea.-old boy. met hor-
-;hie death a tev afternoons ago
while attending lawn parry 81 ;hs
Na!ke. Avenue Christian church.
l;c and two o. ;br"e ,n.vTatcs
climbed a tree IN which the:e were
eiec:-!ce light wires and bis hand and
knee came in contact With the wires.
causing instant death lie fell ou:
OF the tree. but !i:e WAS ex.Inc: be-
fore he struck the ground
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
+. Drowned at Atlantic City.

A: Atlantic C::y. v. j.. James Z.
Mcclure. aged %. a nephew o; The
lat. Col. A!exayder K. Mcclure. was
drowned While bathing oS The Tente:
beach a fcr afternoons ago. The
younc man IS Believed 10 have oeea
seized with cramps aa6 went doTo
be:o-e he ". guards could reach
a:m. The Body Lao rot been recov-
..r.d a, last reports. Th. 6eowceG
man vas salesman. acc had jus;
returned from q :r1p 20 Texas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
DON'T LIKE TSDNG.
The Ffrr1se1 Are Dissatisfied With
Verdict.

A special d!spa;ca eTon Atla2ta
70 Augusta says there is the KEGS
est dissatisfaction anocs tee Are
men as a result OF the decision haRd-
cd down Saturday a!ght By tie AZ.
b!trat!oD board. which was n ses-
s:oa n Atlanta during the week TO
determine the d!ge,ences OF the or
Ger os Locomotive F:eOeo and e.
gIsensa and TIE Georgia road.
A P. Kelly. third vice president
OF the S.enen says that tie award
IS an outrage. leaving tho a:eoea
OF the Georgia road II worse co.,
d!Eoa than before ;her went os
strike. Ee points out that II tases
from tie s.enea what ;he? bad be-
fore and gives them oo:h!1s OF
VIA: they demand. II Is h:- oa!a-
!oa :aas the award leaves s. pos
s!Sle Coz tie wages o: white and
Hegro f:enen 70 BE eQral!zed b. the
reduction OF the wases OF white are
mer IS we'll as oy raising the wages
Of negro s.eDe2.
He says that the seniority which
prevailed among white S,enea be
fore the arbitration proceedings IS
destroyed oy tie section which 6e-
r!-s seniority OF white over sesro
svenea Il Is h!s opinion that there
IS now 40 seniority among the are
men o: the Georgia road. Promo
ton depends entirely oa selection b,
officers OF the road. he IS bitter
against Ne!!!. eouD!ss!oae: Of Ia
bor. who. With Martin A. Knapp.
chairman o: the Interstate Commerce
com mission induced arbitration. Ee
says ;ha: NJ. Nell! las 10. dealt
:a:!iy w!:h the S.enen-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
a White Garrison.

7. was announced Monday a.:
Brownsville. Texas. that the var de-
oa.snenc E!!! Secd two companies
ot Whit. troops 20 occupy Eo:;
Brown. formerly held by negro SOL
d.ers 0: the s5th regiment. who were
discharged from the service follow
ing the !.ot.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Cnwritter Law In Chicago.

In Chicago Tuesday the "un~I;t-
ter !ax" vas sustained By the iy!y
"a Judge Ke,x.!'s court. wh!chsfseed
Michael Pacei!ano. charged With the
9urde. o: frank Serene. as tie re-
suit. /: IS alleged. G! :he la:ter's
be:-aya! o: Pacel,aao's sister.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07

-e:.. and wacn he tr-o weeks we're
or:. ~as E.aG enough 20 send him
;a.cs-ac: "a co.:c 10 Sylvester
Il wac:e! 20 hss- wat ESQ h.
bad 70 say. and ha cap
And h.-e George. vi'a a great
10Y Acam!ng from, bis eyes said. Yes.
I wanted 70 h.a- ~hat she had 70
saw. 100. And Sc. sa:d Il was ali
right. and George broke in:o big
!sryt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Killed BIZ Bomb.

Marie Bakt,acze. who has becc
prominent as an agect o: The 20
Utica! police o: T!a!s. Siberia. ~as
killed BY 3 bosab that had been sent
20 a.T .: 2n unknown person IN a
Saskst of cherries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
E'atal Accident.

VA Wight. l!:e Insurance sole
.to.. accidentally shot aud i:!ei him
sol: Nonday vh!.c tuH'i7s srut:-
a: RanSeur. y. c. IL getting o"e.
j fence his shotgun vas accidentally
discharged.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Refuses to Displace Negroes.

Far!oV!cE tha Georgia :s!iroad's 8
refusal 70 grant the union freueu s
demand 10. aIi white fvencn. the
Houston & Texas Central railroad
Monday answered the denaads OF the
sw,tchmen n Houston and refused
70 d,s?!ace ceg7ces tor ~hi.e - th"
Ic
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
TURKS AND sxR1aSs FIGHT.
Rou Started Over the Elopemens Of
BOY and Girl.

One maa dead. sroehe. fatally
injured ana several dangerously
wounded IS the .esr!c o. race riot
n which Turks and Sy-:aos pa-::c-
ipated 81 Springfield. Mass. Monday.
The trouble arose owe. she e.o2e-
1ent OF ,s-yea--o!d Syrian gi..
with i5-year-o!d Turkish youth las:
Thursday. Joseph Alley. Turk.
s2ecIs. police oe!cc-. Is alleged 20
have started the trouble by ucGaS
cbe Turks 70 satae: and XIII :he
Christians. Alleys sEu,! IS f-ac-
tu.ed. tie result Of DIS share n the
roy. Sase DuC.oo!!. aao.he. Turk.
~as stabbed 70 death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
Train Runs Awsy.

4 logging rain Of %: Ge:.o?on-
'an Luuhe. Company ran away 6oE0
steep c.sdc and OF bridge Sh
:eet high a. Eureka. Ca. TAe cn-
;.re train crew os tou. men was
bu..ed uree- mass OF huge red
wood logs and wrecked cars and
were Instantly killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
ssbsthss Suicide or Accident Is
Not Known
WAS FROM AUGUSTA
Former Liquor MERRIAM, Of Georgia
City Discovered By OGcrr at Day
break Floating on West Side OF
the Colonial Pond, Charleston. 5.
c., Nude and Dead

TIE Charleston Pos. says Police
man waite found The aute body 0:
= vh!.e nac a. tho west side OF Co
Son:a, Lake. aea. :he 5000 gate. Tues
day morning az dayoreak. and :aves-
.:sat.oa showed ,hac &c vas drowned.
Ess clothes were found al the co-:a
side os .as gate. The nao was TO-
"a! stranger. but TIE Evea!ns Post.
following uo clue found o. a.s pe'7-
son. verified the evidence that be was
Oscar EII!:ase. OF AS Houston
street. Augusta
Undertake. Stuh- TOOK charge OF
the BODY q: the instance 0. NJ. c.
2. Resaey. who IS SAID TO be con-
nee.eo WITH he dead man. and who
received . Ions distance message
from Augusta to have the BODY tax
en- care OF.
Co.oce: O'DoaelI buried TO :se
Lake a few minutes after The cal!
cane % him from the police station.
and be LAD the body removed :-on
the shallow vate. where 1t was lying
face downward and e was taken 20
.as Roper hcsp!:a! 20 await !deati-
Gca.ioa-
There we're 30 marks Of violence
o. cae body. which was quite auoe.
TIE clothes OF the deceased were DIS
covered Oh the concrete curbinS aea:
the place whe-e his body vas found.
and the vate. ali about was Only
from two 20 tou- feet deep. !od!-
eating thae he ncs. .sre taken
plunge las. night some time. perhaps
with the intention o. cooling oS.
OF WITH in:eat!oa OF making a. end
Of himself.
Nothing vas so.aa = us clothes
but q recommendation written ic
Fea-aary. 1905. ,? q NJ. a. P.
Psege... o: 1901 Broad street. Au'
grssa. 81 envelope eAa: saTe 81:
~.se's address, Il Augusta. and Soe<
Els name aad general address. Char
,es.oa, aae ha1f written note. COP
SSS ~StSS- S~s~
much. an se!:! nervous
The envelope found vs!,s his name
On It IL a wonaa's handwriting. va:
covered WITH !.!es!ele writing and
sood dea, Of ssu7.ag. WORDS Ik'
work ''oeg. sleep. Monday.
were mace oac.
There is 20 douh, Tia: the deaf.
OF :he man came about ay ccowa
lag. but Whether It was de.iae-a:'
o: accidea. IS lard matter 70 de
eide. The stranger was evidently :;
very humble circumstances. and sp
au: failed 70 sad Il. !: Is possible
bu. failed 70 and g. i IS pos!ol'
that he was overcome With weaSnes
srom hunger. and ~aea be se!! Int
o. 6:rea into the water for his COOS
ing plunge. be was unable 70 aeil
himself. even il q shallow depth
Tas deceased was apparently se:~ee'
forty and fccy years os age.
Comparatively sew people saw n
body II the poad. as Il vas -enore'
"a sooa IS possible 70 the rcocgne
An early morning oarsma2 se!pe|
20 se. the body out 0: the va.e.
and the police oat-o: wagon took :
over 70 tie hospital.
Following up the c!ae given By ~
envelope. . telegram was sen. 20 Az
srsta oy The Evening Post. .esc!:.a,
II message to Charleston 10 &.
Eesaey. a ste.og.apher At tie Blu.
ton !u-oe. mills The erst idenc!S
cation OF the dead Dsa came t:ou
this message to Charleston Il {
understood that a widow and ca:i
dsea survive the victim Of tie drown
toG.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
PUT on FREE LIST.
Cotton BagsinS Amendment accepted
By senate.

Without debate the Serace Monday
D:sced cotton bagSus Oh the free
list aad agreed 20 the House rate OF
.h.ee-:eoths OF cent pound on
cotton lies. THIS item T!il Still have
20 run the gauntlet OF the confer
ence. the House rate being siX-tentss
OF cent per square YARD. Tie
a0encEen: regarding cotton oass!ng
vas offered ty Senator McLau!i1. o!
Mississippi. and covered 5asEas for
cotton. Guany cloth aot similar Is
5.!cs. suitable for covering cot
ton. This action vas followed oJ
agreement. 20 the entire paragraph.
which also included binding tw!ae.
upoa tae tree list
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE.
louisiana Voters Want Their Dele
sntioa TO Resign.

TIE Democrats o. Louisiana lave
fred the first gun FOR true blue
Democracy 10 the South. Declaring
that the members OF the Louisiana
delegation In congress -'as uni:
voted for protection OF lumber. Il
reputation OF the Deorer platform.
and have made speeches IN favor o..
protection on many other articles.
resolutions were adopted oy voters
OF Claiborne parish at Homer Mon
day o. an exceedingly condemaato.y
character. ]: IS asserted in tie reso-
lutiocs "oa! senator's and re2-esen-
.a,ives 20 longer Tep.estc: the party
that elected them. aod they should
forthwith terde. thei- -es:gna;!ons.