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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Little BOY KILLED.
Editor Webb's Son Dies Under the
Waeels OF Trolley Car.

Little George Robert Webb. IT..
son Of George f. Webb. editor Of
the Horsecreek Valley News. was run
over and instantly killed Thursday
morning by car on the Augusta
Aiken railway. The little fellow.
who was not quite two years OF age.
~as presumably playing near the
trolley track. at Nj Webo's home at
Warrenviiie. and ran on the track.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb and family reside
IT Warrenville near the car line. and
Mr.. Webb's printing Office is facing
the track. platform running 20
within few feet OF the road. The
have passed the old maid limit. ou,
morning. passing Warrenrille aboa;
2!ne. was going down grade just be-
fore reaching Fo1's crossing. when.
it Is said. the little fellow ran froc:
behind the platform on to the track
and the car. n,iag 81. l'w feet
distant and going down h,.;. c,.u'd
not be stopped until the i:trle boys
life had been crushed on. unde: the
wheels.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
YOUTHFUL GRANDMOTHER
Ycund Mother Brings Distinction on
Her Family.

All the records for youthful grand
mothers have been shattered by Mrs.
Everett Parker. OF Richmond. Ind.
She enjoys the distinction OF being
grandmother at cS. before she has
passed the old maid-iimit. Mrs. Par
ker was married at IS. and her
daughter. now Mrs. Charles Lane. Of
Indianapolis. Ind. is Is years old.
The child born to the latter is the
fifth generation il the family. OF
which the oldest IS 80 years. 1t
does seem rather odd. when come
70 consider it, laughing!y excla!ns
Mrs. Parker. TO think that ! have
become a grandmother even before
have passed teh old maid limit. bat
I guess it runs IN our family.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
KILLED IN A RESORT.
A Worthless Female at the Bottom
of the Homicide.

at Washington, D. c.. Samuel G..
Tayloe. 3 member OF q prominent
family. was shot and killed in re-
sort on the outskirts OF that place
Thursday night Five shots were
fred by Carl Kelly. all entering the
body OF Tayioe. Tayloe. on being
shot, sharted to make his way to a
hospital. but fell and died before
reaching it.
Kelly left the scene Of the shoot
ing in great haste and was chased
by a posse with dogs. Automobiles
also Joined IN the pursuit. Kelly
made his escape. but later teiephon
ed the sheriff from his residence in
the city. A strong guard was placed
about the Jail after Kelly had been
lodged therein. az excitement was
intense. The cause Of the killing
has not been ascertained. but it is
said that a woman was at the bot
tom Of It. Acting on orders from
Governor Kitchin. a company Of Ma
tional Guards is On duty to prevent
the !ynching OF Carl Kelly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
HAPPY FOR One DAY
WIDOW SAW MISTAKE AFTER
MARRYING MAN.
She May Seek Divorce on Ground OF
Inccmpesency as Husband Is in
Charge OF . Trustee.

I
One day OF bliss was all that VII
liam D. Ashley. formerly OF Ne"
| York city. was allowed to enjoy with
his bride. Mrs. Bessie Carye. wild
ow. OF Amsterdam, X. Y. They were
married last week IN Jersey City and
Ashley created such rumpus after
he wedding that his bride had 20
take three bottles OF whiskey from
him. The groom is past 80 years OF
age and his bride has passed 5s.
Then years ago Ashley was ao
Judged incompetent to manage h:- es-
tate OF $4,000. inherited from a
relative. After a time he was COM
mitted to Blackwells Island but he
so. ont and sold q mortgage OF 49,
900 on his farm.
For some time he has been CORES
poadtnS with the woman at .amster-
dam, she no. knowing ,ha. be was IN
charge OF a trustee. With his So
900 they left his home in Newburs.
y. j.. and went to Jersey City. where
the ceremony was performed.
The next morning Mrs. Ashley left
for home. declaring that she realized
mistake had been made and she
would seek divorce. Ashley did not
appear a bit sorry RS he accompanied
his bride to the railroad station.
Later he called upon lawyer ard
accused the woman Of dese.t!on. It is
probable the marriage will be an
nulled because the man had been de-
clared incompetent and could not IN
ter upon any contract OF agreement
that would stand up6er the law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
HooT MAYOR OFF STAGE.
Four Thousand Citizens Show Their
Indignation.

At pittsburs. Pa. the Indignation
OF four thousand citizens and Of many
women who wish to be. over the
political corruption now being IN
earthed b: the grand jury and by
ciaiion OF civic vice generally was
vehemently expressed Friday night
at mass meeting in Exposition Hall
Mayor William a. Magee. who sought
TO address the meeting was hooted
90 the stage. The resentment shown
was al his alleged failure to work
promised reform il the ved-lisht dis
;!ic; delayed action OF traction prob
lens and othe. local matters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
GROWING MORE SERIOUS.
Natives and Liberian Troops Are En-
gagged In Way.

Advices received at Liverpool state
that fighting continues between the
natives and Liberian troops at Cape
Palmas. Liberia. and is growing more
serious. The Rev. Mr.. Spear. ma
tive pastor at the mission in Cape
Palmas. has been shot and killed
and the lives Ct the white residents
are said to be in danger.
The hostile natives appear 70 BE-
getting the better OF the troops. The
latter were sent to stop the native
trade In French territory. 1t was
their e1cesses that caused the out
break. The natives are said 20 be
anxious to have a few EnE:ishne0
killed with the object OF bringing
about intervention By Great Britain.
The Liberian gunboat Lark. tenn
porarily commanded by German Of
flcer. bombarded the native villages.
but did little damage. A German
gunboad arrived and its commander
offered TO lombard Hoffman Station
and pluke. but the authorities de-
clined assistance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
FATALLY SCALDED
In Attempting to Escape from OIL
GERS Fell in Vat

Alonza George. the negro man who
was fatally burned in a hot we'll
at the Stephens pottery. Macon. Ca.
Saturday night while he was attempt
ing to make his escape from county
officers who had closed in on a skin
game. died at the Macon Hospital
Monday evening.
The negro is said to have gone to
the skin game along with about 5
or 20 others. The sheriff's Office got
notice that the game was in prog
ress and deputies went out on the
case. The party was flushed and
1.lonzo George ran into bot we'll.
which was then carrying temper
atu.e at about the boiling point.
The officers pulled the man ou:
and found that scarcely spot on his
body was not terribly burned. He
was carried to the hospital and there
be put up q plucky battle for life.
but finally succuubed TO his burns.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
LOVE AND The CARDS
WIDOW READ SHE WAS TO MAR.
RY 4 VERY RICH MAN.
He Was = Noble:nan and Worth
$50. .0oO. 900: Now She is Wiser,
the knowledge Costing $4,000.

In the hust!.ng German city o.
Eanove, lives Frat Stier. who be
came lonely after she t*d lost he!
husband. so lonely that she decided
to mend her heart with another
With that view she consulted Frau
Nixdorf. who advertised 10 stra Nten
out life's tangles by card reading
All the cards ran the Widow STEERS
way and she was told that she was
20 marry a wealthy nobleman. Cham
berlain Won Bue!ow, who was worth
S2G.0oo.000. and would forever live
happily.
In a fe< days Frau Stier's phone
summoned her to love avowal. the
voice at the other end o: the wire
processing to be that Of Chamber
lain. who said that one glance Of
her on the street had 80 excited his
emotions .ha, he could no longer re-
strain himself from declaring his
undying love for her. He begged
her to g;:e him hope. Then and
there she accepted him.
Another telephone call. a few
days later. purportins % be from
Chamberlain. gravely informed her
that he had discovered that she was
q woman Of lowly birth. and that it
would be necessary for her to be
ennobled before he could wed her.
This could be accomplished. he said.
by a deposit OF about $4,000 in q
Hanover bank. believing IN the cards.
tne widow deposited the money.
Then came the awakening. Frau
St!er accused Eoc Buelow OF the
crime. but he had no trouble clearing
himself and showing that he had
absolutely no knowledge OK her love
affairs. Then her lawyers turned to
Frau Et1dorf. That proceeding
brought to light journeyman shoe
maker as the sender Of the telephone
messages. and the law soon made
short work Of both him and the
soothsayer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
POSITION OF THE: COMET.
1t and the Earth Rapidly Approach
ing Each Other.

The comet crossed the earth s
course on the opposite side Of the
sun from our planet on last Thurs
day. 50 that the comet is nearly op-
pos;te the earth with the sun between
them. Both bodies having passed the
poin. at which they are opposite tc
each other IN their courses around
the sun they will after this week
more rapidly approach each other
I is claimed that even aow the
comet is visible 70 the naked eye,
IL one knows where to look for It,
which is near the planet Venus. JUS;
before sunrise. II will continue to
rise earlier each morning until Nay
IS. at whics time the comet will be
directly bet .een the s.n and the
earth.
1t is ella; :.ed tha, even now the
comets course IS an elliptic. passing
around the sun much nearer than
the earth. whose course around tae
sun is circle. and this explains why
the comet. which is now nearly op-
posite the earth with the sun midway
between them. will in few wecxs
he between the es-th and and the
sun.
On May is the earth will be near
est 70 the comet, aaG after that they
Will draw away from each other.
During this period the come; will be
visible in the evening only. appear
ing soon after sunset. and growing
DINNER each night until some time
early in June. when 1t will be los,
to sight. not 70 De seen again to the
inhabitants Of the earth until It's
return in 1884.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Killed in Wreck.

Engineer John Griffin was killed.
Fireman Vaughn was more OF less
seriously injured. and Ave passengers
were slightly hurt. when Norfolk &
Western passenger train No. Il. west
bound, left the rail near Watts Tank.
". Va. at i.oO O'Clock Friday af-
ternoon. The engine. tender, baggage
ca. and three coaches jumped &c
track and turned over
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
ASYLUM BUILDERS
ABLE MEN SELECTED FOR THE
IMPORTANT WORK.
They are to Lay the Foundation ior
New Hospital for the States
Insane.

Insane.
Cnde. "a joint resolution TO create
a commission to purchase lands Tor
the use OF the State Hospital for
the Insane and erect buildings there
on and provide the means therefor. :.
Gov. Ansel has appointed DR.. J. W.
Babcock. superintendent OF the State
Hospital for the Insane. Columbia. 5.
Co.: Dr.. Robert Wilson. jr.. chairman
Of the State board Of health. Char
/! lesion. S. c.: Judge r. o. Purdy.
Sumter. S. c.: DR.. George B. Cromer.
New berry. S. c.: Mr.. Leroy Springs.
Lancaster. S. c.: commission 70
be known as the State Hospital COM,
mission. the term OF Office OF said
commission to be for one year from
the date OF their appointment
Under the Asylum Act passed oy
the Genera, Assembly. this commis-
sion is empowered 20 borrow for the
improvement Of the property Of the
Asylum and :he purchase OF lands
The amount OF money provided By
the Legislature to be borrowed by
the Asylum commission is In addi-
ton to the amount named in the
appropriation bill for maintenance
OF the institution. The Asylum re-
ceived about 100000 from the State
this year.
The commission Is empowered to
build upon such plans as may be
agreed upon. The commission Is ap-
pointed for one year and receives Tor
each member per diem OF IS per
day and expenses while engaged In
the work for which the commission
is named. The money for the pur-
pose is to be borrowed from the sink
ing fun. at rate not exceeding
per cent. or elsewhere.
las the Act is effective upon ap-
proval. and the commission has now
been named. it is expected that the
same will be called for a meeting
very soon. At the last session OF the
board OF regents suggestions were
made for the needs Of the Hospital.
The general understanding Is that
the land will be purchased: probably
near Columbia. and at least one. II
not more. buildings will be erected.
50 that the very crowded condition !
OF the State Hospital for the Insane
may be to some extent relieved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Three Hundred Dancers are Burned b
Death at Village Bah.
THE one EXIT BARRED
While the Dance Was at its Height
Women's Dresses Became Ignitef.
and the Flames Spread so Rapidly
that q Panic Prevented Opening
OF the OILY Way Of Exit

The Hungarian village OF Oekoer'
{ and adjacen. :-Tlcts have oSei
.,rown into NO.: ::Ig ny terri u:
disaster. which occurred at the
former place Monday night. and
which resulted in the death OF be-
tween three hundred and four hun
dred persons. and the serious injury
OF nine hundred others.
A public bali was announced 70
be held at the hotel OF the villaeed
a coach house had been fitted up as
a bal! room It was a great barn
Ike structure. decorated With tinder-
dry june branches left from prev
!ous entertainment TO which were
added for the occasion other decora-
tions and Chinese lanterns.
The festiv!ty attracted pleasure
seekers from the xLc.o surrounding
country. eud the building was b
backed just before the bail con-
nenced that the single door which
afforded entrance and exit was nailed
up to prevent the adm:ttance OF the
scores who clammored outside.
while the dancing was in full
swing a pine branch caught FIRE and
fell to the floor. It blazed furiously.
and almost instantly the dresses OF
several OF the women burst into
flames, which spread with asaooish-
ing rapid:ty.
4 panic ensued, the jewellers los
Ing their heads completely. Many
Of them with flames shooting ont
from their garments, rushed towards
the ba-reI e=:t, where sursing mass
was janmed together. Womea and
men fel! and were trampled under
foot. Those in front vainly endeaT-
ored to tear open the door, but were
crushed helplessly by the pressure
OF the crowd behind them. The
roaring and cracking Of the flames
mingled with the despairing shrieks
Of the doomed thsors.
Soon the roof crashed In. the blaz-
Ing wreckage falling upon the help
less victims 50 that many OF them
who hitherto had escaped the flames
were struck down by beams or bur-
led under the wreckage. The scene
was horr.fying.
When the door was finally broken
some few persons escaped. but most
to those collapsed before they got
far. Inside there were heaps OF
char:ed corpses and heartrending
screams and groa1s still were audi
Bile from the smoking piles. A
detachment of troops were order
ed to the scene to clear the wreck
age and help bury the dead.
The official estimate as given
states that 200 persons perished, but
Il is believed that the total death roll
will prove much larger. as many per.
sons have NOT been accounted for.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
MOTHER CLEARS POOLROOsi-
Proprietor Had Allowed Her Sons to
Hang Around.

Enraged because her two sons had
been allowed to loiter about the
place and asserting that one OF them
had lost most OF his earnings there
in games OF chance. Mrs. Lena Fine
berg OF Trenton. y. J.. went to the
poolroon Of julius Giliinski and
cleaned out the resort with cue.
When Giliinski and his friends at
tempted to escape the widow bonn
barded them with billiard balls and
several OF the men were badly Gu;
about their faces. The breaking o!
the windows and mirrows followed
Mrs. Fineberg then grabbed her
boys by the collar and took them
home
She declares that she will repeat
the raid with increased severity il
Gillinski does not keep the boys from
the resort Gillinski dare not prose
cute. for it Is against tie law to al.
low boys under IS years OF age in
poolrooms.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Too ManS Hold Ups

a. P!ttsburs. Pa. the unique spec
tac!e OF traction motormen and con-
ductors riding armed with repeating
rides is being witnessed nightly. On
account OF bold holdups IN outl:ins
districts the street railway officials
have furnished arms 70 and given
orders to use them with discretion"
in case the cars are stopped late at
nigh: or otherwise c:olested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Drank Poison for Booze.

AS the result Of n.stak.og a bot
tie OF carbolic acid for whiskey. j..
Luther Abbott clerk in a tobacco
ware house at Danyille. Va. killed
himself. Abbott had a bottle OF
wh!skey on bureau and beside !:
4as another bottle labeled wh!ssey.
but containing the poison which he
drank. He died IN terrible agony in
thirty minutes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
lie Is in q Bad Fix

Bcseeching Judge Deputy at Chic
ago 10 sentence MIN 20 life inpTis-
onment as an iccurshle morphine
user. Christian E Walters. plead
guilty OF larceny and was sentenced
TO ,hs peni,eat!ary 70. an indefinite
term OF from one TO ten years. WHAT
is the use OF letting ne out OF the
peai,en.:ary. when I can; keep away
from crime" the prisoner said.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Died for Love.

At Dawson. Ca. Nit Shepherd. a
I6-year-old negro eiTl. committed
suicide by shooting herself with a
breechloading gun. She had been
refused permission by her parents
TO 20 with a certain suitor. and in
consequence she borrowed the wea-
pom with which she put an end to
her existence
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Lost Life for Shoes.

At New York Alfred Payne. a
clerk. lost his life in An early morn
ing tenement fire because he stopped
TO put on his shoes after ne had been
awakened by the cries Of the :en-
ants below. Fireman found his dead
body seated up-igh: or the edge OF
the BED. He had been pulling on ais
shoes when smoke and flames swept
in through the air shaft and su1ocat-
ed him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
THE ATLANTA WAY.
Novel Way for Church to Secure q
Congregation.

Deacons Of the Western Heights
Baptist Church Of Atlanta have hit
upon novel plan to induce del!n-
Quent mem bers TO attend services. 4
prize fight was advertised TO take
place in the church several nights
ago and long before the time the
bout was 70 begin every pew was
filed. Shortly af;erward two OF tn"
deacons appeared gloved for the ring.
The fighters faced each other and
the igh, was OF. but after sparrinG
a few minutes. both failing 70 land
a blow the bout was declared on
acd the regular services held.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Another Big Trust

At Albany. y. z. the American
Telephone and Telegraph fled with
the Secretary Of State koenis ces-
.ifca:e Of Increase Of capital STOCK
from seoe.ooo.ooo to so0o.o0o.oeo.
This makes i: next to the largest cor
po-a.ion n The world. the United
States Steal Corporation being the
leader.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Good Long Term.

Eighty years in New Jersey State
prison was the sentence imposed by
Judge Blair in Jersey City Friday
upon Emil at Won Muller, the mar
rrioz count" who was convicted on
Tuesday last OF bigamy. Testimony
q, the ,ria! showed that Won MH!ler
married various women il many diff
tereac States
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
BRAVE NEGRO BOY.
Saved the Life of Little White
Baby Girl.

The rare presence Of mind and
bravery Of Clarance Douglas. 4 l3-
year-old colored 90: saved the life OF
two-year-old Alice Purcell. white. at
West Point. KY. Thursday. The
child ran on the railroad track in
front Of the engine OF a fast moving
freight train. The engineer revers-
ed the leve! and whistled the alarm.
but the girl still continued toward
the train. Women and men were
terrified 10 the point Of helplessness
By tie spectacle but the boy rushed
to the child. caught her up and
jumped 10 saf:ey just as the engine
passed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Miners Killed.

At Wilbu-ton. Okla. six miners
were killed Thursday oy mysterious
explosion IN Great Western Coal and
Coke conpany's mine No. .. The
blast Is supposed to have been the
result OF shot going of premature
y. The bodies were recovered late
Thursday afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
GypSies Drowned.

4 caravan OF fifty Gypsies broke
through the ice Thursday on Cher
euenetzki Lake. near Lusa. Russia
nearly all Of the so men. women and
children were drowned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Gen. Boyd 20 Quit.

Adj,. Gen. Boyd Saturday an
rounced his retirement from politics
on accouo: Of his failing health. he
wont -uo so- reelection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

inlet They gave cry of satisfaction when the tall
form of Barnegat Lighthouse fitted past in the smother
the port side almost if it and not the runaway
Brignola moving fishing schooner smuggling up
behind the light, the terror coming, turned tall
and fled like cackling hen
Ware hawk Johnson chuckled.
She's nosed EN- all out at the first milepost!"
Welsh said reckessly. She's in the stretch now,
Johnny, Colors fyin'!"
1t required no courage stand at the wheel
of dereict ship such the Brgnoa was, not drifting
but driving her to certain destruction with cargo
of annihilaton tween decks, as Welsh and Johnson
well knew. The thunder of the surf came to them.
the right of the inlet. And the big wind, which had
come to make record for the Jersey seaboard screamed
and doomed its warning of DOOM
Welsh and Johnson (who were also destined to 60
the department records with comments
cerned with the precise spot where they should pile her
up and it only that connection that they thought
of eventualties
Nov that the greatest peril past and the destined
end no longer in doubt Little Welsh glanced at
his big team mate with feeling of guilt growing in his
heart In obeying the crazy headed impulse to ride in
the dynamite ship he had not only doomed himself -
he did not mind that,-but he had dragged big Johnson
into trouble as we'll He sending him to his DEATH
And such DEATH
Il might known the big idjit would have followed
And all git out of it is obituary notice. That's
gaeons and things! he growled to himself. Dustin
up dynamite ships amt going to help the Life Savers
Home none; not unless they give EN- pension to re-
member us BY Fat chance o that! What got to do
is to get Johnny off afore it's too late-and thatl be
mighty quick!'
Long Johnson's thoughts pretty much of the
order but Johnson who was preacher of the crew