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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
GEORGIA ST2UCK By STORM.
Rain, Wind and Hail Ruin Crops
Of That State.

A special TO the Augusta Chronicle
from Cp.verton. Ca. says very
heavy wind and hail storm there
Thursday afternoon was the wors,
tha, has ever visited that section.
While thrre were no lives lost. SO far
as can be ascertained. there were
several houses blown from their pill
lars and the steeple OF the Metho-
dist Church was blown down and
several houses were unroofed.
One Of the r. F. D. Carriers. who
has just come in. reports that cot
ton and corn along his route are
completely ruined ana that there is
not enough left TO tell what was
planted in the fields. The peach
crop from the section will be COM
plete failure. as the main part OF the
storm passed directly through the
peach centre.
Several thousand dollars damage
was done in Atlanta Thursday after
noon b. one OF the worst hail and
rain storms in its history. The max
imum wind velocity was sixty miles
an hour. rain Of one-half inch was
recorded within thirty minutes. and
the ground was almost covered with
hall stones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
STUDENT FOUND DEAD.
S. o. Fleming. of Davidson, Expired
Suddenly.

At Davidson. y. c.. Mr.. Samue!
0. Fleming. the twenty-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. c. Fleming. OF
Laurens. S. c.. was found dead in
his bed Thursday night. The cause
of his death has not been positively
ascer;aineG. but II is supposed 10
have followed al attack OF acute IN
digestion. He Went 70 his room
shortly after dinner TO take nap.
having stood fat!Euins eHam:na-
ton in the morning. He was miss
I'd from supper and mis- roommate.
seeking to find the cause. entered
the room and found him dead. Tho
death OF young Mr. Fleming IS par
ticularly sad because he was pros
pective honor man OF the senior
class of Davidson College. with only
two examinations between him and
his diploma
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
SIX SOLDIERS SHOT
SHOOTING WAS RESULT or ROW
WITH NEGROES
Two Of the Soldiers Are Seriously
Wounded While the Other I'"rr
Are Slightly Hurt.

a special dispatch from BeaH'cci,
S. c.. TO the Augusta Chronicle so:s'
Six soldiers Of the l2Sth cc:n-
pany. coas, artillery. stationed II
Fort Fremont. on St. Helena island.
have been slot by negroes. JUS; OUT
side OF the reservation lines between
nine o'clock Monday night and one
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Two OF
the men. Private Quig!ey and Nc
Nally. are seriously. but not fatally
wounded. while Privatss Mccarthy.
Callahan. Stansberry and Sleter are
less badly shot.
The negroes who did the shooting
have left the neighborhood. and have
not been arrested up to this time.
About a week ago. Isaac Potter and
and soldier from the fort. had o
fight on the road near Clsper City.
on St. Helena Island. which result
ed in Potter being cut by the SOL
der. It is said that at this time
and afterwards the two Potters
threatened to shoot the first soldier
caught off the reservation after that
night.
On Monday night. Privates CAL
lahan, Mccarthy, Stransberry and
Sleder were shot from the bushes
while walking along road q snoct
distance fror, the reservation lines.
The weapons used were shotguns and
the smal:ness OF the shot was all
that prevented fatal results. as the
men were fred on from close range
Considerable excitement and much
feeling was apparent among some Of
the men after the shooting. On the
next day a party Of six soldiers are
said to have gone TO the Potter
house carrying two shotguns along
with them. 10 see the potters and
find out whether or not they had
to do with the shooting Of
their comrades on the previous eve
ming.
1t Is said that the soldiers began
shooting up the house as soon as
they came up. AS the soldiers enter
ed the home Of the negroes one OF
the Potters retreated upstairs. firing
into the soldiers as he went, tie
FIRST volley striking down Quigley
and McNally.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
MORE QCAkES-
Thousands OF People Leave San Jose
In Alarm.

Heavy earthquakes were felt at
San Jose. Costa Fsica. Wednesday.
Thousands Of persons are leaving the
city in alarm 4 series Of severe
shocks was experienced Wednesday.
While fear has seized great part
OF the populace. the auth .-i.!es con-
tinue resoluteiy to work among the
ruins at CartSgo Many living per-
sons have been released from. the de-
bris. and some Of these will survive.
In mos. instances Identification Is
impossible. II is reported that tie
dead include two Americans. The
Red Cross organization. the ponce,
the military and members OF the
foreign colonies are actively eagag-
ed in the relief work AS fast as
Ii = re discovered. the injured ones
At. removed to this city. where they
receive medical attention. The pub
lie schools have been converted into
temporary hospitals.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
DEAD Man CAME TO LIFE.
And the Mourners Are Frightened
Nearly to Death.

Near Carthage. y. c.. Uncle Virgil
Jones. typical fore de war" dar-
key who was recognized at pa
trtarch among the negroes Of the
neigh borhood. died. Following the
custom prevailing among the negroes
in the country. especially. big
crowd sat up with the old fellows
body all Sunday night. They went
to put his body in the coffin Monday
morning. the room being crowded
With negroes. nourners and others.
one hundred and fifty or more in all
being in the house and waiting in
the yard.
Suddenly as one OF the watchers
went to reach ccr the body. indicat-
ing % his aiSes 20 lay hold and help
lift it. the old fellows eyes opened.
ais Eithered arm went out and up
in warning pose and a veritable
yJice from the dead exclaimed in
sepu,chral tcIes that Sick terror
to :.Ie heart OF every negro specta-
tor. Not yeti
I, is said that there was never
a more complete stampede known.
Instead If being ov.rjoyed at the
manifestation OF returning life for
the old partriach. whose departure
they were mourning. the afTrighoec
screams were heard for miles about.
the negroes piled out OF the place
through every conceivable crerice
Some leaping right up through the
roof of the low cabin. carrying the
boards of as they forced their way
out
It vas asserted in letter from a
most reputable citizen that 1t IS or
tain that some Of those negroes have
not stopped running yet. The letter
did no, say what the extent OF the
resuscitation Of the old negro was
O. whether he is still living.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
TRYING TO CHEAT JUSTICE.
Scheme Being Hatehed to Keep Jone


Out Of Prison
Attorneys for ". T. Jones. con.
yicted for the murder Of his wife and
sentenced to life Imprisonment on
Thursday went before Judge T. S.
Sease and secured an order grant
ing a stay Of the execution OF the
sentence.
The remittitur from the State Su-
preme Court. which had confirmed
the verdict and sentence Of the Court
Of General Sessions for Union Coun-
t.. was received by Clerk OF Court
Peake Wednesday morning. That
officer proceeded to make certified
copy Of the verdict and sentence OF
the Circuit Court. which would have
been sent to the Pen!tentiary author
tiles Thursday. and en- officer would
have been sent from the Penitentiary
to convey Jones to that institution.
This is the regular acc orderly pro-
cedure in such cases
The order Of Judge Sease stays
this, however, until Saturday next.
at least. at which time the attorneys
will appear before tae Judge for
hearing. The aftidavits upon which
the order is based have not been fi-
ed, and their nature or by whom they
are made is not known. The order
recites. however. that affidavits have
been submitted to the effect that
there was misconduct On the part Of
jurors who cried the case. and fur
ther, that claim is made that there
Is after discovered evidence. which
may Offset the merits OF the case.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
TWO DEAD IN PISTOL DUEL
Row Over the Closing OF Saloon fnds
E'statlE.

AS a result OF duel between pan
lei Danson and his son. on one haac.
and Policemen HERS and Ammons.
on the other. the elGeT Dansoa ana
Policeman HERS are dead. a WOE: II
companion OF Danson ser'oES-!
wounded and Harry hanson is IN )all'
charged with murder.
The fight was "a -: hv Policeman
Ammons attempting &c cio-c 'h"nson S
saloon. which was il operation aver
hours. After everything else hao
failed. the policeman start : TO cru
the elder Danson. when MS son hrrd
the first shot. sh ,.ter.'i.; I'm mons
hand.
The policeman ,'en drew his -
,clyer and cornelr= Sh1'ti"s ih
fred six shots at Danson. erery'i:e
taking effect. Policeman HERS. 1t
,rac,ed by the reports. came up aud
was shot through the ae@n ny tnf
Younger DaaSoL.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
DENOUNCE The TARIFF
SPELLS RUN FOR THE REPEBLI.
CAN PARTY AS IT Is.
Senator Dolliyer and Cun,mins. In
surSent Republicans, Berate the
Law and Those Who Made It.

Law and Those Who Made It.
Ringing denuncia,ioas OF the tar
iff bill ard the men who passed i
characterized the speeches made or
"Wednesday night by Senator iona
than z. Deliver and Albert B. Cum
Minis. at Des Moines. in opening the
progressive campaign in Iowa The
coliseum VISA crowded by 10000
prog.essives.
The meeting followed district con-
fereaees throughout the day. a,
which steps 'seTe taken 70 recon.
struct the old Cummins organization
and to organize the state by coun-
ties and precincts.
Even President Taft did not escape
the asse.sions Of the Senator's, while
Senator Aldrich was named as the
leader OF corporate greed and ava
rice.
Senator Dollivver referred to the
President as the 'ti.u!ar leader" OF
the Republican party. which meant.
he said. "a good man surrounded
by people who knew exactly what
they wanted"
Both Senator's declared that Il the
Republican party continues the pol
icy advocated by the "reactionary
leaders it would spell ruin TO the par
ty. Among these leaders Senator Al
drich was frequently mentioned as
the man "allied with the Guggen-
helms and the Ryans and Paul McT-
ton in a mammoth trust. incorpora-
ted as a rubber company which is al
lowed by the articles OF incorporation
70 participate in any kind Of busi-
ness anywhere on the tace OF the
earth. and which is one Of the hold
ing companies in the GuGgenhe!m
syndicate for the control Of the
wealth OF Alaska"
These are the men who were re-
SpCu6l DIc lOl lAc S6A3A OA1ao6 VAC
extraordinary session." declared Seh-
ator Dolliver. The bill Is only a
scheme TO rob the people. and p
increase the holding Of such gigantic
syndicates as / have mentioned.
The troubles in the Republican
party have come not because Of what
has been said. but OF what has been
done. It has been said that the tar
in bill is a good law. In fact, We
have on high authority. that It is
the best tariff bill ever passed. But
not only DO I dcnounce such tariff
legislation. but I am not particular
" enamored Of those who passed
it
The cotton manufacturers schedule
Senator Dolliver stamped as one Of
the most daring iniquitious features
of the new tariff. in which the rates
were either advanced or unchanged
on articles OF corsumtive value OF
$500. 100000 touching particularly
cotton clothes for women's a2d chill
dren's summer wear.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Gaze Him 3 Watch.

Dr. J. H. Wilson. pastor OF the
lutheran church OF the Ascension.
st Savannah. Ga. who was assaiieo
with whip by Mrs. c, II. MonseeS
and daughter and who resigned his
nastorate. was Thursday called upon
nv the officers OF the church and pre-
sen.ed with gold watch as token
-, their esteem for him and to show
&he confidence they repcse in him
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Balloon Fell Like Plunnet Of Lead 10 the
Earth With Two hea
BOTH ARE BADLY HURT
The Daring yoyaScrs Descended IN
a Desola;e, Isolated Region, Re
mote from Telegraph, After Mak-
ing Flight of Four Hundred
Miles, Enduring Many Hardstips-

| After thrilling fight OF four
hundred miles. during which they as
cended 20 an altitude Of 20.6oo feet
and encountered two snoxstoruos. a
Holland Forbes. OF Bridgeport, Con-
| necticut. vice president Of the Aero
Club Of America and 7. C. Yates. OF
New York, lost control OF their bal
loon. the Viking. Tuesday afternoon
and descended with such precipita-
| ton that both aeromauts were badly
bruised and the balloon partially
wrecked.
The balloon came to earth near
Center. KY. hamlet about 20 miles
from Horse Cave. and dropped the
final one hundred feet OF space like
stone. The escape OF the balloon
lists rom instant death was little
short Of miraculous. A representa-
tive Of the Associated Press visited
the injured balloonists at the farm
OF Tilden Boston. where they were
removed after alighting. and found
botk men suffering from severe
bruises and sprains. but not serious
ly injured.
Although confined to their beds
they expect to be able to travel with
in two or three days I'VE lstt
Quincy. H.. at s.55 O'Clock Monday
evening"" said Mr. Forbes. We we're
hoping to strike favorable air cur
rents from the west that night give
US chance at the long distance re-
cord. We were carried in semi
circle. however, passing over parts
OF Illinois. Missouri. Indiana and
Kentucky.
Tuesday morning We encountered
istease cold and a severe snow storm
at an altitude OF 10000 feet. On
Tuesday afternoon. at an attitude Of
$4,000 feet, We ran into another
snow storm. Shortly afterwards We
shot up to 10000 feet From that
time on the cold was so intense
that We became benunbed and half
stupid and gradually lost power to
control the balloon.
/ cannot tell what the altitude was
but just before we made our final
drop, an effort to let out gas by
the valve had not succeeded In bring
ing Us to the ground as fas. as we
desired Finally. I decided to use
the rip cord before We lost conscious
ness entirely. In some manner. yet
unexplained the cord did its work
entirely too well and ripped the bag
almost from top to bottom. Tie
descent vas terrific. and judge for
the last hundred feet there was very
little gas left in the balloon. as it
fell like stone
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
OPPOSES THE RING PLAN.
Thousands of Democrats in Tennes-
see Talk Out

A dispatch from Nashville. Tenn.
saws more than ten thousand sigma
tures from ffty-fou- counties have
been received at the headquarters Of
the independent judicial Candidates
in behalf OF the mass meeting on
Wednesday. Before the convention
meets it is likely that 5000 sigma
lures will have been secured OF rep
resentative citizens from all over the
State. The meeting will be held TO
protest against the action OF the
State Democratic executive commit
tee and Gov Patterson in regard TO
the so-caled blanket primary plan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
ARE CUT OFF
MANY MINERS ARE ENTOMsED
IN AN ENGLISH MINE.
Terrible Explosion Shuts Up One
Hundred and Thirty-SiH in Coal
Shaft at White Haven, England.

An explosion = She Wellington
coal Eine at White Haven. England.
during Wednesday night cut OF the
exit from 1876 miners. who were
working below the surface.
Rescue parties succeeded early on
Thursday in saving four men who
had besn working at the bottom Of
the shafts. but were prevented b.
the gas from penetrating 10 a point
where the other men are imprisoned.
Every indication was that inner
workings Of the mine were afire. Dis
tracted crowds OF relatives surround
ed the pit head. The colliery is
owned by the Earl Of Longsdale and
its workings extend four or FIVE
miles beneath the sea.
The spot where the s. hewers and
some fifty-odd shiftmen still impris-
oned were working at the time Of
the explosion is about three miles
from the shaft exit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Cnarhf in a Swamp.

Isiah Potter. alias Little Potter.
one Of the NEGROES who Monday night
shot and wounded seven members
of the l21th United State coast ar
tillerv. stationed at Fort Fremont.
near Beaufort. was captured Friday
night. after a chase lasting three
davs and three nights. in the swamps
Of ST. Helena Island.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
TELLS ABOUT A FALL
OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN
A WRECKED BALLOON.
One Of the Men Says He Could Not
Describe the Sensation OF the Ter

The the aigh: for worlds dis
,ance record from Quincy. ILL.,. D!
4. Holland Forbes. holder OF tht
Lahm cup. and James CarTiagtoi
| Yates, the astronomer. beth OF Ne"
York. which began at Quincy or
Monday ev ming. terminated late OF
Tuesday in a disastrous tumble tc
the earth from a heiEh; OF perhaps
500 fee, near Center. Ky. was not
! without its compensations was In
dica,ed by a sta;emen, made by Nj
Forbes Thursday aignt. The bal
loon broke the ascent record. !, is
declared. and some valuable photo-
graphs Of the comet were secured al
an elevation Of $4,000 feet
On Tuesday morning after meas
urement. Msssrs. Foroes and Yates.
in the Viking. passed through snow
storm. at ll.40 o'clock. at An eleva-
,ioa of $4,000 feet An hour later
they passed through the second aur-
r. at height OF 16.io0 feet At 2
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon the
balloon reached the extreme as:i-
;ude of eo.6O0 feet. which Is 1000
feet higher than any authorized rec
ord ever made in America Mt.
Forbes thus describes their e1per-
fences after reaching tie greatest
height:
In descending from the great ele-
vation We had very little sand LETT.
and as the gas contracted. the bal
loon bag became extremely fa5oy.
EVERYTHING. however. went well until
We were a few hundred feet above
The ground when the appendix line
broke loose from the ring supporting
the basket. There was SO little gas
in the bag at the time that the rig
sing collapsed and. with the basket
attached. naturally dropped. This
caused the rip cord. which is at
tacaed to the rigging. to rip open the
balloon at the height OF 500 feet
FROM the ground.
Il cannot describe the sensation
of tha, 30v-foot fall TO the ground.
It came so suddenly ! have faint
recollection Of seeing men below ne
in a ploughed S:ld. and Of suacon-
sc!ously trying. i; seemed. to tilt
up the baske, that Mr.. Yates ard |
might spring free from the rigging
when close to the ground. 2;canse
the baske, did not tilt as it would
have done under ordinary c;ccurI-
stancss was the cause Of our injury.
l believe the znly thing that :.fe-
vented the breaking Of our olcSs
when the basket fell bottom souarely
Gown urder tie weight Ct tn ba:
was the M. e. air mattress wa':s
We had pi,t-i 80 the bottom Ct ':e
basket thai We night De com 'ort'S
when We wanted TO lie down.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Two Will Go.

Adjutaat General Boyd was au-
thorized Friday to send tIo reSi-
men;s 70 the encampment at Chic
amauga. The Sd regiment has all
ready been designated It is option
al with the I'd regiment between An
derson and Chicamauga. The 1st
regiment will go to Greenville or
SDa-tanbury
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Sent to Jail.

Former State Printer Mark Slater
VAS sentenced to four years in the
Ohio peni,en;iary by Judge Dillon.
Slater was convicted on the charge
Of certifying 10 vouchers amounting
70 s5.5o1. knowing them TO 90 false.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Robbers CAPTURED.

The two bandits. wao held up the
Phoenix and Mariccpa passenger
train Thursda: night near Phoenix.
Ariz.. were captured Friday night By
a posse. headed by Sheriff Carl Hay
den and immigration Inspector Cron-
in. in the desert beyond Casa Grande.
Ariz
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
MEETS DEATH
Ia Sinking Steamer On the Mississippi
River on Last Thursday
THIRTEEN ARE DROWNED
The City OF Saltillo Strikes Hidden
Rock and Founders S:ar Shore.
She Had on Board Twenty-Sesen
Passengers and Grew of Thirty

| Passengers and Crew of rhirt,
! Men.
| Eleven persons are missing and
as result OF the packet City OF Sal
tillo striking q :ock and lodnderine
in reach OF shore at Glen Park. on
/ the Mississippi River. - miles south
Of ST. Louis Thursday night.
The dead:
Miss Anna Rhea. Nashville. Tenn.
Mrs. Isaac T. Rhea, Nashville.
Tenn. (body recovered.)
Missing and believed dead:
s. c. Banker. first clerk Of the
steamer.
Mrs. Joe Harris. Nashville. Tenn.
Mrs Archie Patterson. Chester.
III.
Archie, Patterson, Jr.. two years
old.
". J. Pickett. salesman. st. Louis.
Fowler Post. taird clerk
Miss Lena Wall. Nashville. Tenn.
Head porter, name unknown
Cabin boy. name unknown.
Two roustabouts. names unknown.
Captain Harry Crane, in command
Of the boat. and one OF the survivors
announced Thursday morning after
checking up the passenger list that
1, was almost certain those reported
missing were dead.
The boat carried - passengers,
mos: OF whom were women and chill
Gren. and a crew Of thirty. She left
St. Louis at { o'clock with heavy
cargo including number OF cat
tie and livestock and the voyage was
considered precarious because Of the
amount OF driftwood floating in the
river due 70 the annual spring rise.
The known dead were the wife and
dauchter Of Isaac T. Rhea, president
OF the St. Louis and Tennessee river
packet company. owners OF the boz.
Mrs Rhea was dragged from tie
sater alive but died within an honr.
The bcdy Of Miss Anna Rhea was not
recovered. Miss Louise Rhea. anoth-
er daughte. escaped. They were en-
route to their home IN Nashville after
visiting friends in ST. Louis.
Glen Park. the scene OF the acci-
dent, is river landing. the chief
buildings OF which are a general
store. boarding house and a cement
plant. The place is almost inacces-
sible TO telegraph lines and the news
OF the disaster came 20 st. Louis in
a roundabout way f-om kimmswick
and Sulphur Springs.
Shortly before reaching Glen Park
the Sal:illo encountered a shoreward
draw. which was fought franuca!ly
by the pilots The engines were re-
ve.sed. but efforts TO prevent the
collision were unavailing. AS the big
boat swung from the current inshore
despite the reversed engines and the
rudder thrown hard over. she was
driven with increasing speeG toward
land aud turned completely around.
With the ncise Of rending timbers
and the shrieks of<women and chill
dren passengers. tie cries OF the
crew and the believing Of he cat
tie. the vessel STRUCK hidden rock
and sank almost in reach OF land
at point where the water was thirty
feet deep.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Coming in HordeS.

Florence Eeynernaa. Of Sacra-
mento. Cal. formerly 4 chorus girl.
and divorced three weeks ago from
Otto HeyHerman. drank poison IN
her room in New York hotel last
week and was taken unconscious to 3
hospital. She Will die.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Loved the Ting.

At Minneapolis Mrs. Sarah ]. P.
Mohiey. aged 20 years and reputed
wealthy. is dead. according 10 Cor
one. Seashore. Of heart failure caus-
ed bv reading OF the death Of King
Edward. King Edward is my Ideal
of man" she often said TO her
neighborS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Dies from Starvation.

l.. E. RAIDER. at one time I member
OF the Washington legislature die@
THURSDAY a, Seattle after fasting for
thirtv-nine days Mr.. Rade! had
been suffering from stomach trouble
and upon advice Of woman pnysi-
clan decided 10 take the "s;a!:atica
treatment"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
Fell Into Lake.

More than thirty persons. two OF
them women. were precipitated into
Great Sal, Lake Friday night. when
the stairway leading 70 the Salt AIT
aippod7omo gave way. They fe!! a
distance OF twelve feet into Ave feet
o: briay water.