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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
GROOM A SLAYER
Bride Of Memphis Man Makes Him
Confess Murder.

James ". Robinson. who was ar
rested ct Denver. Colo. Friday on
suspicion OF being ]. L. Byrd. wanted
IN Memphis. Tenn. for the murder
in 1907. OF Jas. Black. q shoe deal
Or Of that city. confessed that he
was the murderer Byrd was mar
ried two weeks ago at Colorado
Springs and with his bride was en-
toying his honeymoon at Denver.
Robinson confessed az the behest
OF his bride. After the chief OF po-
lice had questioned Robinson for
some time. Mrs. Robinson exclaimed:
Jimmie. II you are the na:, tel!
them. II will make no difference
10 me, because I will stick by you.
no matter what the circumstances.
Robinson. white and shaking. then
said: Chief. i am the man you
want. killed Black because l
thought my lie was IN danger. We
engaged IN an argument over base
| ball bet. and he started towards ne
with an open knife in his hand.
| seized the only weapon at hand. a
shoe stretcher. and struck hm over
| The head with it. I Gid not mean
20 kill him
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
CHINESE CHILD SLAVES.
Two Little Celestial Maidens Tel,
Stories Of q Hard Life.

Two round checked little Chinese
maids. their almond eyes very, verr
wide. their straight bangs brustei !
flat against their 10. heads. Their
b!ack bands lacel III scarr"t silk.
hanging precisely dowx the middle
Of their backs. stood demurely be-
fore the New York Children's Court
Friday ald swore to story. wh:ca
left little sympathy IN those VINO
heard. so- the two elderly Celestial
merchants who reported their child
rem missing to the police on We'd
aesday night.
For both little girls swore thai
they had been held against their
will as household slaves. harshly
-.reated and forced to work Ions
hours. They were accompanied by an
agent Of the Children's Society. who
saw them on the day after their dis
appearance from Chinatown at an
East side parish house. The two
made sworn statements WHICH was
read in Court Friday.
Chin Fling Toy said she was sold
in China for $50. brought to thi:
country ard sold again for $500 II
gold. Some mornings" her state
ments leads. 81 bad to get up at
| o'clock and sometimes had TO wori
right on until Two O'Clock in the
morning.
Il would rather die than so bach
10 Mott street The others name i:
Moy Yum Toy.
Pending full investigation they ar
held by the Children's Society. The:
story has aroused talk Of anothe
.igid investigation in Chinatown
which has hardl! settled down afte
the chaos and probing that followe,
the murder OF Elsie S!gel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
THEIR BODIES FOUND.
Capt. Bettison and Wife Victims OF
the Gulf Storm.

The bodies OF Capt. r. L. Bettison
and his wife. scantily clad and g!Toeo
with life preservers. were found Fri
day By fisher boys at Morgan's Point.
The corps"s were lashed and claspeo
together In the tangled seaweed.
Capt. Bettison and his wife were
among the ten who were swept OF
the Tarpon pier. Gal:eston. by the
hurricane on Wednesday. S!multan-
eous with the report OF the recovery
OF the bodies OF the Bettisons comes
tie news that Earnest A. Booth. a
dining room boz. who was enc OF the
party. was rescued alive near Nor
gan's Point Booth had been float
i Ing on d-iftwood for nearly forty
| eight hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
PROHIBITION ROW.
LAST YEARS BATTLE WILL BE
FOUGHT AGAIN.
Bill Aimed Mt "Ncar-Beer" Dealers
Arrays the Legislature in Opposite
Camps.

When the Georgia legislature ad-
jourced Friday Il was evident that
the prohibition fight. which everyone
thought WAS stilled two years ago.
had broken out once more. and that
the battle would have "a be fought
over agaic The Anti-PrcMbi: oo-
lists openly declare II tavo. OF fill
busters during the remainder OF the
session. which is only twenty days.
The "drys" promptly forced through
a resolution calling the daily sessions
at A. " instead OF ten. And they
declared Friday night that unless
the new dry" legislation is passed
promptly al this session. they will
force an extra session TO carry out
their purpose.
A new feature or the row IS a
pledge extracted from Governor
brown. before his election. by which
be bound himself 70 veto any liQuo!
legislation that might be passed by
the State Assembly. A. that time the
Prohibitionists did rot dream OF
more stringent dry laws. but were
erdearor:ns to fight against any
measures introduced BY the vets"
The ethical question as to whether
Governor Brown can sign the ne"
bill is exciting much discussion. and
even the ''d.ys" are divided over It.
The bill which IS causing all the
trouble Is the one drawn By Repre-
sentative Hooper Alexander. OF De-
kalb County. making It Illegal to
buy, cell o. poss II any liquid beveT-
age which contains even trace OF
alcohol. Il is aimed at the sale OF
beer and aea. beer. under decis-
ION Of the Courts that 20 te into1-
!csti2s q liquor must contain more
than four per cent alcohol. The
prohibition law enacted two years
ago merely prohibited the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors. AZ attempt to
put the bill upon It's second reading
was prevented b! Ei!!s. OF Bibo
County. who held the floor until the
time for adjournment. Meantime
Representatives Alexander and An
de.soa nearly came TO Alows upon
she foor. but were separated by
friends.
The renewal OF the quarrel has
attracted representatives OF both
sides 70 the scene and the battle IS
now on. The 'drys" frankly say
that the time for absolute proaibi-
ton has arrived.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Much vaunted Reduction is PIT.
ting the Rates
BACK TO OLD LEVEL
The Mention Of Tatt's Victory Makes
.ildrich Smile-Lcader Of high
Tariff Men We'll Pleased at Pros
pect Of Getting Conference Report
adopted end Bill Signed.

In his Saturdays letter to The
State Zach MeGhee says there Is
some talk today. cot much in those
circles chiefly concerned for the fate
Of the Republican party TO the effect
tha, President Taft has won his
fight" for downward revision. Some
Republicans who have been denounc-
ing the tariff bill are now saying It
is going to be a good bill. All this
means that adjournment IS nigh.
Revision downward" has come to
mean putting rates back to the Ding
ley law. the protests against which
brought this session OF congress. Mr..
Aldrich and the high tariff advocates
smile. for things are going their
way.
The conference report will doubt
less be made Tuesday and there VIII
be some talk. but the practically
unanimous impression here is that
both houses will accept the co1ses-
ence report and Mr. Taft will sign
It It will be decided raise from
the Dingley law on many items OF
common consumption.
While rates on some things, espec-
tally those which the manufacturers
buy. are lowered. IN no case is there
material cutting OF rates on what
Tho rooura ct,-ors coll
Cotton bagging goes back on the
dutiable list. and the cotton schedule
will remain. 20 all effect, upon
prices just as Mr.. Aldrich has written
it. AS to Mr.. Tat..s winning a fight.
he can not win fight until ne first
gets into one.
He has been begging Mr. Aidrich
to put certain raw materials which
the manufacturers buy on the t-3e
list. Mr.. Aldrich naturally would
want them on the free list. but to
draw the fire from articles which the
people buy and which the nanufae-
rure-s sell the willy Rhode Islander
holds out. He wanted to give the
president chance to Ajax while
longer and get the people shouting.
Now he may yield and give the
manufacturers their materials free.
That is the victory today again at
tributeG to Nj. Taft. Some minor
and wholly immaterial changes may
be made on some OF the finished
products TO make a reint OF the con-
stistency. but the members OF the
conference committee are uot telling
even OF these Zach McGhee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
WILL BE READY SOON.
The State VIII Help Take tae Cen
xus Next Year.

AS result Of Commissioner wat
sons v!si. to Washington and con-
ference with the chief OF the bureau
OF statistics It is very probable that
the census figures for South Carolina
for the year 1910 will be published
at least one year earlier than usual.
Il is also very likely that this State
will be the first state to announce
The result OF the census.
BY an agreement reached between
Col. Watson and the census bureau
& will be necessary for the maautac-
u-e-s OF the State TO fill out only
one schedule. thus relieving them
oc much work. The federal and
State government will cooperate
With each other in the matter OF TAX
ing the census in this State.
The method Of gathering aSricul-
uca, statistics will be improved. Al
>xpert from the bureau OF an.ma!
Industry is now available co7 this
State whenever needed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
SHORT IN HIS FUNDS.
City Treasurer of Rock Hill Is Placed
Under Arrest.

C. S. MAJ. former city treasurer
OF Rock Hill. has been arrested and
put under bond FOR his appearance
2: Court This action was taken By
council after several sittings, when
the report OF the American Audit
company was received and digessed.
The amount named by Mr. May. who
confessed his sEortage to his bonds
men severa! weeks ago. was $500.
He persists in the statement that tbs
is correct
The amount given By the Audit
company is s14.s70.04. It 10 stated
by couneii that this amount might
be reduced by small amount II
there were any receipts o: the DIS
bursenents for the present year. The
receipts and yochers .o- this gear
having been destroyed. It was found
impossible 70 check these late: than
December 81. 1905.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
STORM DEATH LIST
SOW NUMBERS OVER FORTY
WILL GO TO FIFTY.
Much More Damage Was Done bJ
the Storm Than Was at First Ke-
ported.

poEiSN.
A dispatch from sew Orleans. La.
SAYS with definite reports up tc
Saturday night OF thirteen addition
al deaths as the result OF the huTr!-
cane in Texas and ouis!ana Wednes-
day tie death LIST totals Al. Also
six previously reported missing are
still unaccounted for.
Dispatches from Angleton. Texas
confirmed the report that Maurice P.
Wolfe, his wife. six children and a
negro servant mad been drowned al
Christmas bayou The six children
ranged in age from six months to
10 years. Wolfe assem- bled his fam
ily in q yard away from all buildings
AID another man helped him hold a
large quilt over them TO protect them
from the rain. What appeared to be
tidal wave then swept the Island
drowning the entire family. II. 3.
Roberts. who helped hold the blan-
ket, was washed against a tree and
lodged there until the waters reced-
ed.
Added to these nine were Capt. j.
K. Glas.cock. who died at Angleton.
Tex, OF scock and exposure. and Co
lunhus Maddox. believed to have lost
his life near Angle;oa. although his
body has not been found. Rock Is
land. Tex. sveIied the list 10 13
with the deaths OF John Finley and
David Jarvis, farmers, who were
buried IN the w-eckage Of their
homes.
Those missing are: C. II. Daley.
circulation manager OF the Galveston
Tribune: Onezine Hebert OF Creole.
La. and four mem bers Of the crew OF
the schooner Columbus, blown out to
sea from Quintantite. Tex. Practi-
eally al! hope for the rescue Of Nj.
Daley has been abandoned.
While the various towns and cities
which suffered damage in the hurri-
cane have reported property losses
aggresa,iag over 100000. the ab-
sence o: the estimate oc crop damage
makes impossible anything like cor
rect measure OF the total damage.
Many rural sections lost barns and
residences not included IN the big
known damage lists.
Austin reported additional damage
Saturday as e probable result OF the
hurricane. A vast torrent OF water
swept down the Colorado river carry
ing large amount OF drift wood.
Striking new bridge which was
being bull, across the stream ct Con-
gress avenue. It carried 1t away and
a large pile driver. The loss was
about $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Paid Them to Hold.

c. Schussier and Sons, nercao-
tile firm OF Lafayette. Ala. have sold
10 the local mills 1850 bales OF cot
ton which they have had stored in
the Colum mbus warehouses since last
tall. The cotton sold az % l-2 cents.
:he lot bringing over cne hundred
thousand dollars. The firm made
ABOUT thirty thousand dollars oy
holding the cotton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
SNAKE SWALLOWED GOURD.
Reptilian Egg Thief Gets His just
Deserts.

Deserts.
The kershaw Era says Mrs. W.
D. USsery. OF the Oakhurs; section.
recently began missing some Of her
Young chickens and the nest egg
from one Of her hen nest. and grow
ing tired Of the los; Of her eggs she
3u, an egg shaped gourd about the
size Of a goose egg in the nest. On
going back 10 the nest the next day
she observed that the sou-d had
also disappeared. She soon discov-
cred what had caused the loss OF
her chickens and "Ds.
"On putting her hand down in the
aes 10 -ear-ange the straw II came
in contact with monster snake,
She Immediately summoned be!
husband. who. with some d!cicultr
succeeded in killing the pert!le
which proved 20 be chicken snake
abou; six feet long On examination
i; was found that he had swallowed
tn, nest gourd. Sine" The death o.
| the snake no chickens or -ScS har'
been missed II aay OF our reader:
miss egg from tho hen : nest they
Viii now know what becomes .
! them
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
TEN LIVES LOST
MEMBERS OF FISHING PARTY
SWEPT INTO fHE SEA.
They Were Caught Far Out IN the
Gulf Of Mexico on FishinS pier
by tho Storm.

Ten dead Is the total npmbe. o!
lives los, so far IS IS known IN the
hurricane. which swept over the Cult
OF Mexico and struck Galveston We'd
nestay morning and continued uaai
after midday.
While the city OF Galveston was
held safe against the fury OF -he
storm By the oew 100000 seawall.
FAR GU: in the Gulf. OF Ta-pon ash
ing pie-. seven miles from the city.
where the storm whipped over tie
jst:y into the b1.. ten ysrsoIs ws!e
washed from the rocky promotoT!es
:a.o the Cult Boats ara searching
the bay 70. the bodies.
Those drowned w$re members Of a
fishing party and employees o: the
Tarpon Pier. marooned on the petty.
Boats were sent 10 tieir assistance
late Wednesday, and il Was learned
tia. the house in which they had
sought re:aEe had been washed away
While It Is impossible to get Al
accurate list OF the dead. cw!ag TO
the fact that the register has always
been kept at the pier. the best in
formation obtainabie Is as follows:
Capt. Bettison AID wife. Edward
Lewis. c. Il. Daily. circulation mana
ger o: the Galveston T-!ouse. form
ecly o: Chicago. and four Rezroes-
TIE Others are unknown.
M. Daily was sues: at the pier.
and It Is stated that young Kan
named Peatsoru. ot houston. SOC o:
3 book dealer, was also among the
guests. This report could not be
confirmed. however.
Friends in Galveston Sc: forth q
faint hope that Il nigh: haze been
possible that all. or part. Of the
party on the pier might have secured
w-sckase from the pier and Seated
to the Bolivar shore.
In view OF this report the launch
Clifton. owned by Capt. Bet;!sca.
made the trip TO BOLIVIA Wednesday
evening. returning shortly after eer-
On o'clock. the captain. honere:. re-
porting that no trace OF the party
had been found.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
THEY ARE BOTH CONE
A County Clerk and His S'enog-aph.
er Are Missing.

A County Clerk and His StenoG-aph-
e- Are Missing.
The police in every city CT the
South. in addition to number OF
detectives. are searching for Fcy W.
Dulaaey. the missing Circui. Court
CLERK OF Washington County. Ten
nessee. who suddenly disappeared
from his home nesrly three weeks
aso. Warrants have been issued 70!
his arrest on charge Of embez.!e-
ment. It Il believed :ha: 30 IS near
ly $4,000 short as clerk He left
other Indebtedness OF probably s2o.-
900.
I. Is singular coincidence that
Dulsney's s;enographer. . pretty
slack-haired girl. left johnson City
the day before he was missing. and
has not been heard from since. D"-
laney left q note saying he was 60
Ing away to try his fortuEe else
where. and II left alone would. i!
possible. pay back his shortage.
Dulsney has wife and one cSl'd
here. He is believed to have sane
TO Soath America.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Made Big Money.

The Eirsin!a-Carolina Chemical
Company made big money out OF the
farmers the past year. President s.
T Morgan said that the net profits
ot the parent and subsidiary cempan-
les FOR the year amounted to $685.
5s3. and the total sales to s444.942.-
2271. exceeding the last years sales BY
So. .144.2S11.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Pushed from Window.

Mrs. Mary Peck. who lived on the
nth Coo- OF house in West Forty
eighth street. New York. was either
p,:Shed o. fell from a front window
OF h-r apartment: 10 the street before
daylight TUESDAY morning. and At
an hour later died in the Flower
hospital. In an antemort"m state
ul.n;. Mrs Peck said ;nat Adam
Hoffman. of Schenectady had been in
her room with her. and declared
that she had been pushed from the
window
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
CLOUDBURST KILLS TWO.
Picnic Party in Colorado Canyon
Decimated by Yellow Torrent,

DcCINl2teU Oy 1eiioW AoEESne'
Two are dead and two seriously
injured as the result o. cloud
burst ,ha, deluged Two Mile Canyon
north OF Boulder. Colo. Friday. The
dead are Verne Carlisle. aged Is,
Boulder. and Arthur D!ckerman
aged 35. OF Greeley.
Th. seriously injured are MIS-. Alb
5o,t OF Garden City. Kan. and Miss
Bris;ow. OF the University OF Colo
.ado.
The victims were members OF
picnic party. When the rain oega-
10 fall tee patty sought sh-.;er IN
de. a huge boulder. Presently
torrent two feet deep swept dow
the canyon. The walls OF the can
yon were precipitous. and Il va:
with great difficulty that the" fouat
| places 0. safety.
Six were able to gain shelter. ou
IN aiding their companions Dicke.
man and Carl!sIc were swept oo~i
| with the torrent
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Vas Miliionairr's Son.

The body OF an itine-ant umorel-
IL mender found in Stoney Creek.
near Paris. Ky. last Friday was
identified as tha, OF Harry Hobbs.
whose father is said 20 2 millionaire.
Word was sen; 10 the father whcSe
home is in Dorchester. Mass. he
ordered the body buried ani iI!'
particulars Of the death sent him
The umbrella mcnde-. who VI:
known as Harry Martin. was ahou
So years Of age.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
4 MURDER MYSTERY.
Woman Slain While Husband Lays
Helpless in Bed.

The Hot Springs. Ark. murder
mystery is still unsolved. although
twenty suspects have been arrested.
The victim. Mrs Amos P. Dorrence.
wife OF wealthy Goa! dealer OF
Montana. was shot and killed in her
room al the Parker Hotel Thursday
while her iHvaii;, husband lay help
less In he'd. He is still unable 20
throw any light on the crime. Fri
day night the police found coat
and hat which they believed belong
ed 20 the murderer on the doorsteps
OF tho house adjoining the hotel. 4
Now York mar identified them az
his cwn. saving they were stolen
from him the night Of the murder.
He was detained short time and
then released.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
CARS FALL INTO RIVER.
Accident Caused by Brake Rigging
Giving Away.

Traffic on the Wilmington division
D. the Atlantic Coast Line. between
Wilmington and Wilson. y. c.. Is
lied up for seve1ty-two hours. e1-
cept by transfer and detour Of trains
as the result Of precipitation OF 20
freight cars into the Neuse River.
between Goldsboro and Dudley. y.
c.. Friday afternoon.
The brake rigging under one OF
the cars fell as the train was passing
over the bridge. one span OF which
gave away as the cars piled up and
part OF the train fell into the wa
,e. twenty feet below. No one was
hurt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Fatal Crap Game.

AS the result OF quarrel owe!
the deris!on OF the winnings In a
yart OF cards at Deans Camp on the
Carolina. CNnchfeid and Ohio Roa!
in Spartan burg County Saturday
night. Babe Kirby and jim Logan
both colored. were shot and perhaps
fatally wounded BY Chris Sims. a!so
coloceJ. who made his escape.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
SEEN IN COLON.
Man Wanted In Tennessee Was Seen
There Recently.

Goversoa Patterson OF Tennessee.
received a telegram from Governor
J. c. S. Blackburn. OF the Panama
Canal zone Friday. stating that Foy
q. Dulaney, the detaulting Circuit
Court clerk Of Washington County.
Tenn, had recently been IN Colon.
and tha. he is believed to be in Costa
Rica now. The American minister
1t San Jose has been notified. Du-
!aney left Johnson City about three
weeks ago. with about $4,000 Of
Washington County funds. and left
behind 4 private Indebtedness OF the
same amount His pretty steno-
g.aphe- left the day before. .
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Sixteen Miners Killed.

The fire damp exploded n coal
mina a, Mansfield. Russia. Tuesday.
Sixteen are dead and many uncon-
cious miners have been taken out. It
Is not known ~ this zine how many
men are sCIl ID the nine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Valuable Catcher.

Good base ball players are worth
big money. President Murphy OF the
Chicago National League Baseball
Club is quoted as emphat!ca!ly de-
c.ar;ns that be would not take $50
600 for Catcher King.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
Twenty Were Killed.

At St. Petersburg. Russia. twenty
workmen were killed and larger
number injured Friday by the col
Ia pse OF building in the course oil
colstruc,tc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28

=
AN ounce Of prevention IS worth
a pound OF cure. The removal o.
conbustible material or correction Of
!caanmable conditions. may save
thoasands OF dollars. or may pre-
vent the loss OF lie or limb OF fire.
men who attempt to put the Are OF;
after It has started.
With due respect. I suggest:
"G) Adoption OF building code
By each municipality.
"(2) The careful inspection OF al
buildings in process OF constructio1
10 sec that they conform 20 the bu!ld
ing code.
"(3) The quarterly inspection oi
all buildings (whether building
code IS adopted or noO to see tia
!naammable conditions are rene
died