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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
KILLED HIMSELF.
Reverse OF Fortune Caused the
Awful Dead.

New York, April 5.-Leaving
letter addressed to his wife in which
he explained his act by saying that
reverse of fortune had cut down
his competence until not enough of il
was left for two, Chambers N. Craix5,
a retired captain of the United States
army, tonight committed suicide in
his apartments by shooting.
.The time has now arrived" said
Capt. Craig in his letter, when there
must come the inevitable SMASH
which always follows living beyond
ones means. If the hard time had
not not put an end to my opportu-
mites, would have gone on for
year or more. I have made little
money and left little for you.
wish you the greatest happiness, and
I wish I could remain with you;
and I am confident that matters will
lie all right with you. But there is
not enough for two You will rea-
lie SIS a month some times and
other times there is s25 month.
Capt. Craig was a native Of Pitts
burg and at one time owned consid-
cradle real estate in Atlanta, Ca,
and this city. A brother, living in
Keswick, Albermarle county, Va, is
a retired major, y. S. A.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
WILL Fight DUTY
on SENATOR TILLMAN RESTS
HOPE OF THE FARMERS.
Lever and Colleagues Cannot Get
Hearings, but Opportunity for
Reopening Question May Arise.

Columbia, April 6.-The Record
says it is likely that Senator Tillman,
who has been at his home in Trenton
several weeks resting, will go on to
Washington in few days to take
up the fight in the senate against the
provision in the tariff bill increasing
the duty on German potash-an item
that means a tax of 100000 on the
farmers Of this State.
The present outlook is that Con-
gresham Lever and the other mem
bers of the house from South Caro-
lima will not get chance at the prop
osition under the rules, in which case
the fight Will have to be made IN the
senate by Senator Tillman and Smith
and other Southern senators.
Under the rules the matter cannot
be corrected by amendment from the
floor of the house, and as it is pro-
posed to shove the bill through the
house at an early date, it is extremely
doubtful whether Mr.. Lever will
even get a chance to speak on the
amendment, particularly as he can
not get the floor except through one
Of the party leaders.
Commissioner Watson is being ma
terially assisted in gathering facts
and data showing the effect the duty
will have upon the farming interests
not only of this State, but of the
| @atire South, and these statistics are
being hurried into shape for Mr.
Lever as rapidly as possible.
State Geologist Sloan, who is g
practical fertilizer man Of man,
years experience. is in Charleston
today to fortify himself on the stu
alton from the fertilizer standpoint
after a conference with Commission
er Watson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
NEGRO GIVEN LONG TERM
For the Outrageous Treatment Of a
White Woman.

Philadelphia, Pa, April Given
ty-fve years Imprisonment in the
Eastern penitentiary and $4,000
fine was the sentence imposed by
Judge Barratt here today when
George Washington, negro, was
convicted of holding Mrs. Ella Cur
tin, white, "a prisoner in his room
and i'll treating and robbing her.
Mrs. Cutin went to the negro's
home to make arrangements to have
her trunks moved to storage house.
She alleged that Washington kept
her a prisoner in his room from
March 25 to 90. She was rescued
by the police who had been notified
of the matter by another negro
roomer in the house. The woman.
hospital physicians testified today, is
physical wreck as the result of her
experience Several times while tes-
tifying today to the revolving nature
of her experiences she collapsed on
the stand. The jury quickly convict
ed Washington and he was given
the full penalty of the law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
A FAMILY TRAGEDY.
Man Was Seeking Reconciliation
With His Wife.

Roanoke, Va, April 5.-A special
from Buena Vista, Va, says Henry
w. Amos, of that place was today
shot and killed by his sister-in-law,
Mrs. William Campbell Amos wife
recently left him, and went to the
Campbell home to live with her Sis
ter. When Amos returned to Buena
Vista today from Richmond, he.
called at the Campbell residence and
sought reconciliation with mis- wife.
The latter refused to go with her
husband and quarrel followed.
Mrs. Campbell fired several shots
from revolver at Amos, none of
them taking effect. She then seized
a shotgun and discharged it at Amos
at close range, the contents taking
effect in Amos body, killing him.
1t is said that Amos was not armed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
PRIZES FOR NEAT YARDS.
GraniteviIle Manufacturing Company
Offers Them.

Aiken, April 6.-What is attract
ing no little comment and pleasant
discussion in this city is the action
of the Graniterille Manufacturing
Company in offering three prizes
for the best kept yards in the little
city. The first prize is SIS, the sec
ond SO and the third prize S..
Graniteville is everywhere recogniz-
ed as being the prettiest, best kept
and neatest mill town in the State,
and the fact. is a pride to the stock
holders Of the Graniteville mill,
best -endeavors are ever directed to-
ward keeping the undesirable class
Of people away. People with bad
character can never find employment
in the Graniteville mill The prizes
will be offered at the regular meet
ing of the stockholders in few
days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
BADLY BROKEN
Democratic Party Lines Are Out
OF hlinemeRt
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
Voted for by Some Democrats in
the House-Messrs. Lever and Ell
lerbe Favor Duties OF Lumber.
Other South Carolina Members
Vote Against Schedule.


Washington, April 6.-Zack Nc
Gee writes as follows to The State:
To take the tariff off lumber so as
to cheaper it for the consumers was
not made a party fight today and the
situation is so peculiar with the du-
ties already in the bill on what the
lumberman buys, as well as on what
all the rest of US buy, that there is
no special significance in the votes
in the house on the various amend
ments to the lumber schedules.
A large number of Southern Dem
ocrats voted against the amendment
to make rough lumber free and to
reduce the tariff on all other grades
of lumber.
Messrs. Hardwick, Howard,
Hughes, and Bartlett Of Georgia
stood out for free lumber. The
South Georgians, Edwards, Brantley
and Griggs, together with Col. Liv-
ingston and Judge Adamson, voted
straight through for protection on
lumber.
Of the South Carolinians, Messrs.
Johnston and Aiken voted out and
out for free lumber. Messrs. Finley
and Lever voted on the rising vote,
Finley for free lumber, Lever against
it, but neither voted at all when
tellers were called for. Mr.. Eller-
be voted straight through against
free lumber. Messrs. Patterson and
Legare were absent. Mr.. Patterson
has not been well for several weeks
The North Carolinians, except Mr.
Kitchen, voted straight for Drotec
ton on lumber.
The other Southern States WERE
similarly divided, practically ever!
man who had any lumber interest:
in his district, regardless Of party
voted in the interests of the pro
ducer rather than the consumer
This, Of course, delighted the Re
publicans, who like to have the op
portunity to taunt Democrats will
voting for protection of the producer
Mr.. Clark of Florida, who yesser
day boldly announced that he wa
for protection on what his distrlc
produced and would vote for tn
Payne bill if he got that regardless
of what else the bill contained, fel
tha: he was vindicated today by tn
act of other Democrats on the lumbe
schedule and he taunted some o
those who yesterday taunted him.
Champ Clark, the minority leader
voted straight through for free lum
Der in accordance with the DenVe
platform.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
ANOTHER TORNADO
ABERDEEN, MISS, BADLY DAM
AGED By ONE.
Five Persons Met Death Under
Ruins Of Railway Station and Sew
eraI Were Injured.

eraI Were Injured.
Aberdeen, Miss, April Give
persons are known to have been kill
ed, four others injured and still
others are buried under the debris
of the Illinois Central depot, which
was demolished by tornado which
swept through the city of Abber-
deem tonight.
The dead:
W. C. Mcmillan, president of the
Bank of Aberdeen.
T. c. Mcmillan, cotton buyer.
Three negroes unidentified.
Those knowR to have been injured
are: George Franklin, telegraph op-
orator in the employ Of the Illinois
Central Railroad, and Messrs. Ray,
King and Wieburn, also railroad en-
ployees~
The storm, while of short dura-
tion, was of great velocity, and be-
sides Gemolishing the depot, dam
aged number of other buildings.
Immediately after the storm passed
relief parties we're hastily formed
and the search among the wreckage
Of the depot begun. At midnight
five bodies of those killed had been
recovered and four of the injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
Don't Mix Them.

Florists say that some flowers
whe1 made into bouquets together
will wilt in 2 very short time. Ros-
es and mignonette, for example, are
so destructive to each other that they
will not last through a dinner. It
is possible that the sweet scent of
flowers was once a deadly odor
which killed other plants likely to
grow in the same soil, and thus pro-
.ected the plant giving 1t out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
To Clean Bottles.

When glass bottle becomes so
discolored inside that shot or fine
coal will not cleanse it, fill the bot
tie with finely chopped potato peel
ings, cork tightly and let them re-
main for three days, then the peel
ings will fernlent. At the end of that
time rinse the glass bottle out with
warm water and the stains will be
found to have disappeared.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
THOUSAND CHCKSNs BURNED.
Flames Dcvour Fat Fowls-NegroeS
Want to Rescue.

New York. April 6.-Harlem ne
groes are sad today after witnessing
the wanton destruction of 1000 fat
chickens that were roasted to a rich
brown and then burned to crisp
in fire which destroyed property
at the foot Of East 124 tn street
last night. The chickens were the
property of H. L. Goldberg. and were
confined in his poultry yard. Sew
eral negroes in the crowd excitedly
volunteered to rescue the fowls be-
fore death came, but they
were held back by the police re-
serves.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
BUSINESS MAN WAYLAID.
Tied Wealthy Man to a Tree and
Then Robbed Him.

Kingsport, Tenn, April 5.-John
L. Bond, a prominent and wealthy
business man of tbs place, was
waylaid by two men tonight about
s o'clock, tied to tree and robbed
OF $500 in money, negotiable bank
certificate for 500 and other valu-
able securities Mr. Bond was going
from home when the two men at
tackled him. He was left tied to
the tree, where he was found one
hour later, uninjured. Bloodhounds
were put on the trail of the rob-
bers and posse of citizens joined
in the pursuit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
Several Hurt in Illinois.

Marion, H., April 6.-Many per-
sons were hurt and considerable
property was damaged by tornado,
which struck this city and vicinity
today.
The storm came from the south
west, and was preceded and followed
by heavy rains. The monetary loss
is s150,000.
The Marion State and Trust Bank,
a number of Offices, we're partly
blown down. The African Method
ist church was also wrecked. At
Pittsburg, the Methodist church was
blown down.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
From Central America Because
Daughter begged Him
He GAVE HIMSELF UP
John l.. Horton, g Former Broker,
Accused of Defrauding Banks and
Ranchman Out Of 100000 Seven
Years Ago, Surrender to Authori-
ties at His Home.

St. Louis, April 9.-1mpelled by
love for his wife and baby girl,
John l.. Horton, for seven years
fugitive from justice in Guatemala
returned secretly to his home IN
Epper Alton, H., this week, ana
was arrested on charge Of utterlng
worthless paper and defraudlng
hanks and ranchmen out of $780,
900. He protests innocence of. the
charge. Hs brother, Roy, also a
member of the former firm, is still
in Guatemala, and as the United
States has no extradition treaty with
that country he will be safe as long
as he remains there. Horton IN
tended to surrender.
When Horton fed this country his
little daughter, Dorothy, was just
learning to walk. Since that time
she has learned to write and has
written her father two lettres each
week, begging him to come home to
see mamma" and herself. One let
ter containing the child's picture
was on Horizons person when officers
placed him under arrest.
81 could not stand it any longer
saws Horton. "I had to see my wife
and baby. Guatemala is 5000 miles
from Alton. I was too far for them
to come and see me, and, besides
they had no money with which tc
come, and if they had the money
would not have let them come into
that god-forsaken country, where
fever kills. And so I did without
seeing them as long as could anc
then I decided to return and face the
music. But am innocent, and
will yet be doing business again il
the stockyards.'
Throughout those seven year:
Mrs. Horton has refused to believe
that her husband is guilty. Sh'
declares it was the ranchmen tha
stole from him and not he from tht
ranchmen. She cites an Instance
where he secured loan Of $4,000
on herd of cattle in Texas. Sht
declares that when her husband wen
to see the herd the cattlemen hat
stolen all but FL. Horton was re
leased on bond soon after his ar
rest and went to visit his mother
in Jerseyville, III.
| Horton and his brother. Roy. AM
C. Q. Hess composed the firm o
the Horton Bros. & Hess Sommis
sion and Mercantile Company, in tn
Stockyards Exchange building. Eas
St. Louis. They dealt in cattle
paper. They would buy cattle know
as feeders" in Texas and Oklaho
ma and put them OUT with ranch
mea and farmers to feed and fat
ten. They would borrow the mono,
with which to buy and feed the cat
tie from banks in East st. Louis
giving mortgages on the cattle a
security for the loans.
When the cattle came to marke
and were sold the mortgages weT
paid off. 1t is alleged that sever
years ago the two Horton brother
borrowed in the neighborhood Q
100000 on fraudulent mortgage
on cattle that did not exist and tha
with the money they fed to Guata
mala, where they went into the dis
tilling business and failed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
THAT PRIZE MULE.
Given to the Banner Democratic
County by Bryan.

Lincoln, Neb., April S.-An-
nouncement was made today at the
Office of William J. Bryan that
Esmeralda county, Nebraska, hav-
ing made the greatest Democratic
gain in the election last November
had been awarded the prize mule.
The mule, Major Minnemascot, was
presented to Mr.. Bryan during the
campaign by Minnesota admirers and
Mr.. Bryan offered it as a prize to
the county making the greatest
Democratic gain. Esmeralde county
showed a gain Of 694 per cent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
Two Killed by Train.

Philadelphia, April 6.-Two un-
identified men were struck and kill
ed today by train on the New York
division Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The name "Jas. C. Wills" and the
inscription, "Born in Richmond, Vir-
ginia, December I, 1876" were ta-
tooed on the right arm Of one Of the
men
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
Kills Two Young Lads.

Pittsburg. Pa. April 6.-Two boys
were killed and several others seri-
ously injured today when a car on
the st. Clair incline, running from
street, Southside, to Mount
Oliver, broke away about the centre
of the incline and plunged to the
bottom.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
TIRED OF LIFE.
One Of Philadelphia's Richest Men
Takes His Life.


Philadelphia, April 6.-Charles E.
Ellis, president of the Citizens Pas
senger Railway Company. and one Of
the wealthiest men in Philadelphia.
shot and killed himself today at his
home in this city. He was discover
ed lying in pool of blood in his
bed room by his wife, who heard
the report of the revolver while she
was at breakfast. A physician who
was hastily summoned pronounced
him dead. The dead man was "a
years old and had been sufferer
from neuralgia and rheumatism for
some time Mr.. Ellis wealth was
to be-above s10,000,O0O.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Former Convict Warden Shoots Self
at Macon, Ga.

Macon, Ca, April 5.-W. S. Ty-
son, aged 60, married and the father
of nine children, shot and killed
himself here this afternoon while Ia
a fit of despondency caused by the
loss of his position as State convict
warden. Sons of Tyson live in
Birmingham, Ala, Savannah, Ca,
Cordele, Ca, and Helena, Ca.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
KILLING IN SUMTER
A. c. .vo1GHT SHOT DOWN BY HIS
+, FATHER-N-LAW.
The Sad Tragedy Grew Out Of the
Deceased Ill Treating His Wife OF

Few Months.
Sumter, April 10.-A special to
The News and Courier says Mr.. A.
C. voight, proprietor of the New
York bakery, was killed about IL
o'clock today by his father-in-law,
Mr.. W. F. Flake. Voight was shot
in the right chest with single bar
rel while he was attempting
to enter the home Of his father
not to do So The shooting was done
at close range and death resulted
instantly.
Immediately after the tragedy Mr..
Flake, surrendered himself to Officer
Tribble, of the police force, and was
looked up in the city guard house
and later on transferred to the
county jail.
Mr.. Flake talked freely to a NUM-
Der of persons and says that while
he regrets the tragedy, he feels that
he was forced to kill Voight in or
der to save his own life.
The deceased, who was a German,
came to this city about 1S months
ago as a baker in the employ Of
the Sumter bakery. Later he
bought the business and changed
the name to the New York bakery.
About six months ago he married
daughter of Mr.. w. F. Flake, and
soon after his marriage he began
beating and i'll treating her.
This seems to have become a we'll
known fact and neither pleading nor
-emonstrance, it is alleged, had any
effect towards improving his con-
duct. This morning he met his wife
On Dugan !. street and it is said
slapped and cursed her. She then
went to her father, asking that he
do something to protect her as she
was very much afraid of her hus-
band.
Mr.. Flake then went before Re
corder Hurst and swore out a war
rant for Voight charging him with
assault. The warrant was served by
Officer Weeks, Voight putting up a
bond of 500. Soon after this Mr..
Flake was standing in front Of the
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
when Voight rode up on bicycle
and stopped On the edge Of the side
walk said: you got warrant for
me, did you?"
Mr.. Flake replied that he had,
when Voight, it is said, making some
threat, rode off, Mr. Flake went on
to his home, and soon saw Voight
approaching. He went to the front
porch and warned Weight not to come
to the house, but Voight, he claims,
would not heed him. The warning
was repeated several times, without
effect, and as Voight reached the
second step Flake fred, killing him
almost instantly.
Coroner Flowers soon empanelled
a jury and they rendered verdict
that Andrew C. Voight came to his
death from gunshot wound infict-
cd by a gun in the hands Of W. F.
Flake.
Mr.. Voight had no relatives in
Sumter except his wife. His body
was turned over to the Craig Furni-
ture Company for preparation for
burial and will be held while ef-
forts are being made to communicate
with his relatives in New York.
Mr.. Flake has held responsible
position with the Sumter Telephone
Manufacturing Company for some
time and hs has a reputation for be-
ing a quiet, peaceable citizen. Eff
forts will probably be made next
week before Judge Gary to secure
bail for Mr.. Flake.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
BROKER KILLED.
E. ". Gregg Meets With Peculiar .Ac
cident and Death.

Wilmington, \. c., April Sc.
VI. Gregg, a leading merchandise
broker Of Wilmington, and a member
Of a prominent South Carolina fam
lily was instantly killed on the streets
here today by the collapse of a pile
of brick and other building material.
against which he was standing while
talking with a friend. He was 50
years old.
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ought to meet conditions as they
find them. l do not consider that
you, gentlemen" he declared, look
ing around on the Democratic side
of the House, represent Democracy
any more than I do. We will meet
at the next National Convention, and
we will then see who is to control
and who will represent the Demo-
cratic sentiment Of this great Re-
public Of ours"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
GOES AFTER pESPERADO.
Berkeley Sheriff to Bring Henry
Haynes Back.

Colum bia, April 5-Henry Haynes.
convicted Of manslaughter at
Monck's Corner ten years ago, man
against whom also there is a sealed
sentence for breach of trust with
fraudulent intent, will be lodged in
the State Penitentiary in a few days,
as Sheriff Causey, Of Berkeley, left
Yesterday for Jacksonville to bring
Haynes back to serve out his SEN
tence. The arrest Of Haynes in Jack
sonyille recalled an interesting story
of the mans escape just before he
was to be brought here ten years
ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14

How is your carpet-sweper?
Sometimes all this is NEEDED to make
sweeper Chat you think is worn
out) do good work is to have the
springs put in proper shape. or some
new ones in place Of the old ones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
Fight About Taxes.

Monteleone, Calabria, April T.
Four men were killed and many 9TH
ers wounded in conflict with the
local Carabineers. The authorities
are endeavoring to collect new taxes,
which ara exceedingly unpopular.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14
HUMAN MONSTER.
Bit His Baby Because His Wife
Did Not Like It.

Atlanta, Ca, April S.-James
Strube was today sentenced to the
city workhouse for two weeks with
out the privilege of fine, charged
with biting and pinching ten
months'-old baby. The little child
was brought into court by Strube's
wife with badly bruised and discol-
ored cheeks. Strube said he did not
think to hurt the child and resorted
to the action as a means Of torturing
his wife. He said there hnd been
continual quarrelling. and his wife
had become indifferent to repeated
beating at his hands. Mrs. Strube
will seek divorce.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14

Inspect the cellar of en-, and never
allow any animal or vegetable matter
to decay there.