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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26

mand great armies.
Has there been president since
the wa. had another war come. and
Robert E. Lee still alive and IN con-
dition 20 command. who would not
have selected him as the commander
OF an army? Grant. Mckinley.
Hayes. Garfield. Arthur. Cleveland.
Harrison. Roosevelt and Taft would
have counted themselves lucky &C
secure his services What Amer.-
can would have responded more
promptly. OF with stronger desire
10 serve his country. than Robert +.
Lee? This is only suppos:t!on. but
i; is perfectly safe supposition.
II alive. would Lincoln. Grant.
sherman Sheridan. Thomas. Warren.
Smith. Scdgwick. Howard. Logan.
Rosecrans. Meade OF any OF the
great leaders OF the Union army.
approve OF the c!amor against ;he
Lee statue for the Hall Of Fame?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
DEATH In A TUNNEL
FIFTEEN WORKMEN ARE KILLED
By AN EXPLOSION.
Charge of N;tro-Giycerine Goes Or
E>ren,aturcly Force Of Conclusion
Staying Fleeing Victims.

Fifteen men three o. them Aneri-
cans. were killed late Friday after
noon by premature explosion OF |
nitor-glycerine IN 4 tune: which IS |
70 form part Of the great aquedrct
which will carry water from the |
Asncland dam in the katskills TO
New York city.
Five We're terribly mang!ed. bur
were SO near the molth 0: the tun-
mel that they were rescued alive.
The other Is were found beneath
mass OF rock and ber!s. literally
hammered by the force OF the e1-
plosion into bleeding mass Of
heads. limbs and torsos.
II is believed that the explosion
was caused by one OF the wockmen.
who. carrying torch. ,.!pped and
fell. igniting fuse and setting OF
series OF charges OF nitro-glycer-
inc.
The squad o, 20 men who were
| involved in the accident. having
drilled the holes and placed the e1-
plosive. were ;roop!ng from the e1-
| cava;ion. IS those who were killed.
in the rear. and FIVE. all OF whom
Were foreigners. in the lead AS the
FIVE neared the mouth OF the tunnel
there was a terrific roar. the coun-
| tryside shook and the Eve foreign
ers were hurled senseless to the
ground near the opening.
Inside death was instantaneous to
the men.
The contracting firm. r. K Everett
& Co.. employs $50 men in all, and
the premature explosion indicated
that there had been disaster. a
hundred laborers rushed to the tun-
nel.s mouth and after dragging forth
the injured set TO work clearing away
the rock and earth to get at the
dead.
| AS the nitro-g!yceriHe had been
purposely set 10 shstter rock It did
not damage the tunnels interio,
more than the contractors had plan
ned and after two hours work the
bodies were reached The scene
was such as TO preclude the posi-.
bility Of Identification except by q
roll-call Of the firms employees and
the list Of dead had not been an.
nounced at the time OF this report
There were exactly 90 nel IL
the tunnel. however. the Eve wound.
ed are accounted for. and. although
the tangled MAS Of humanity wa:
so grewsone as to make the count
ing OF bodies almost impossible Il
IS certain that the number OF deac
will not exceed Is. Besides the
three Americans there are among
the victims Itlaians. Eungartans and
negroes.
The scene OF the accident was oea!
the top OF small mountain mile
and a half southeast Of Cold SDrtag
eight miles south OF New York
The explosion marks the first seri
Gus accident OF any work connected
with the aqueduct.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Miss Rephan Gets Verdict.

A jury in the United States Court
Z: Norfolk. Va. Monday awarded
$4,000 damages to Miss Mamie
Repaan. ct Charleston. s. c.. against
the Norfolk and Portsmouth Trac-
tioc Company. Miss Rephan lost
leg under the wheels Of an electric
car in 1905. and sued for $4,000.
The case will be appealed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
THE LAZY BUG
SAID 10 BE MOST SERIOUS N
FECTIOCS DISEASE
The Doctors Discuss 1t, and Dr..
Stiles Says I, Threatens tie South
as Meme Other.

The mos: ser:ous infectious dis
ease "a the South today is that OF
the hookwo!m." declared Dr.. Charles
Wa-dell Stiles OF the United State:
public health service n addressing
the frst national conference called
OF this disease at Atlanta Tuesday
morning. While specimens OF the
hcokworn. have been found IL the
New England States. the Middle
West and in the Northern Pacific
States. the disease primarily Is one
Of warm climates and IS generally
prevalent in the South Atlantic and
Gulf States. On the negro Is placed
the responsibility for the p7esence
0. the disease in the United States.
Or. Stiles said that the hoo&worm
found here has been traced to the
west coast Of Africa. "and It IN
doubted!y was brought here BY the
negro"
In this connection D-. Stiles
called attention TO the fact that
while the negro had given to sae
whites the hookwo7m. tuoercuiosis
lad been presented 10 the negro BY
the whites and today the death rate
from consumption among tho o~-
s-es OF the South Is three times th'
toll Of the disease among the whites
twenty-five per cen: OF the cot
ton mill employees OF che South are
Infected with the hnokwoTn. saic
DR.. Stiles. who based the statement
on persona; visits made to % n!l!'
in North and South Carolina. Geos
gia, Florida. Alabama and Siss!ssip
pi. The mills in the sand section:
@. these States show much htEhe'
percentage OF injection than do tnos'
OF the Piedmont or clay sections II
the mills OF Atlanta the iatect!o!
was found TO be less than ere PEI
cent.
II some 0; the rural connun!
] ties Of the South. where there Is s!
absolute lack OF sanitary conditions
80 pc. cen. o: the inhabitants ar
Infected.
Dr.. 4. :. Harris. OF Atlanta. L
whom Dr.. Stiles referred as the 6rs
man to recognize tie hookwo:r Il
/ the United States. was chosen chai!
man Of the conference. At the al
[ ;ernooa session Dr.. Harris d!scrsse
the treatment O: the disease. Il
declared It to be mos: susceD:!ol
t. treatment
D.. George Dock Of Tu,a-e uni
versity described the synptono!os
Of the disease and paper on Th
Pathology OF UnctnaC:asis" was sea
By Dr.. Newton Evans OF Nashville
Tenn Excessive Waste OF Amer!
can Lie" was the subject OF a
interesting address by F. F. Ritter
house OF New York. president OF ID
P-ovident Savings Life Assurance &C
ciesy. AZ night Dr.. Stiles deltvere
a s.ereo2tican lecture. depicting th
sanitary conditions at the cotto
mills and other places visited by hin
/ More than 200 physicians and CeE
resenta.ives OF life insurance CON
pan!es and commercial organization
from all sections OF the United State
are in attendance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Man Burned in Brick Oven.

Burned TO a crisp and beyond
recognition. even as 10 race. the body
OF man was found q few days ag
in an oTea under drying room o.
the Chattanooga River Brick Com
2any. near Chattanooga. Tenn, by
an engineer searching Tor leaks In
steam pipes IN the oven Officers
believe that the man was murdered
and his body placed in the oven to
hide the crime. There IS no clue
as to the dead mans identity.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
WOMAN FOULLY SLAIN.
Decapttated and Mutilated Body
Found in . Resort.

The decapitated and mutilated
body OF q woman identified as Anna
Furlong. WEE found IN a room in
resort at so West Seventeenth street.
Chicago. Friday. The head was
missing and the police believe that
Il was carried away by the murderer
IN an attempt TO conceal the woman's
identity. The woman had evident
ly made terrific struggle for -ksf
life. IS the room was found IN great
disorder. chairs. tables and other ar
ticies being thrown about The
body was covered with night-gown.
which was cut and torn in several
places. The police think that the
woman had been dead for several
hours When found. the body was
and parts Of the hair
and scalp were scattred about the
room. The body was identified by
other inmates OF the place who said
tha, the woman had lived there for
several weeks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Confesses to Two Murders.

r. II. Ovens, white was hanged
in Gainesville. Fla. for the murder
OF r l. Smith in Jonesyille several
months ago. Just before being tasec
to the gallows. he made g partial
confession OF this crime and OF kill
ing 8 1T-vear-old girl in Louisiana.
onc would give 40 particulars. Luke
Thomas. negro. was hanged at
Fernandina, Fla. few days ago
also for rke murder OF Mack Austin.
man OF his own race.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Fatally Burned.

The fiery flames that followed the
lighting G: stove by oil fatally
burned Mrs. Tom Creener in her
home in Gi-ard Ala. few days
ago. causing the most excruciatins
agony 20 the dying woman. Mrs.
Cveeme- attempted 70 pour OIL IN
the stove 20 start the fire. The
oil ignitcd. bursted the gallon can
and covered the woman with the
LIQUID flames
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Young Woman Strangies Herself
With Her Own Apron.

Miss Minnie Finkenstedt commit
ted suicide In Atlanta on Friday.
She was native OF Walhai!a and
leaves three brothers. William Fred
erick and Charles Finkensteds. Of
Walhalla. and . sister. Miss Dora
F!nkenStedt, OF Atlanta, surviving.
All are known II Charleston. the
family having moved 20 WalhalIa
with early settlers OF Wa!ha!ia from
that city. The deceased was abou,
30 years OF age and had for several
years 5een employed In Atlanta at
the Piedmont Hotel. Sh, took her
own life at her home. having used
her apron with which 10 strans,e
herself. She had been in poor
health for quite while.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Insane Patient Wins a Cow.

Ray Spoenbergh. an inmate OF th.
New York insane asylum at Middle
town. y. y. won second price n the
contest conducted by Dr.. Thomas
Darlington. health commissioner. fo7
the best essay on How can clean
and wholesome milk be produced a;
least cos, for the New York market.
The prize is . 5000 tulibced Jersey
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Heaviest Snow in Years.

A dispatch from New York says
the heaviest s2owstcrm Of the win
ter fe,, upon that city early Friday
morning and ragged unabated all day.
IN one hour the thermometer fei!
from 81 degrees above zero 20 90
above.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Trainmen Indicted.

Engineer Maddox and Engine
Foreman Leon Irving. members OF
the Kansas City Southern switch
engine crew that crashed into a
Texas and Pacific train Sunday be-
fore last. killing three persons. were
indicted few days ago by the grand
jury, charged with manslaughter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
EXPLOSION NEAR EVANSVILLE.
Four Men Hurt. One Fatally. by :ac-
cident in Saw Mill.


The boiler al Mt. Sam BOY! So"
mill. about four miles south or
Mayesv!!le. exploded At 1:lo clock
Thursday afternoon and al least one
OF the victims IS probably fatally IN
ju!ed.
Ire accident was due 20 carving
10 pounds o! steam IN a ooi.e' 'na'
was supposed 20 De capao!e OF car
Tying pressure o. oals e!snt'
pocnas. Inc governor refused &c
act. and wren the pressure ran u?
an attempt was mace 10 hH <. out
while one OF tAe haAds was az "orh
on the governor the explosion occur
red. The boiler was entirely ceMoi-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26

Occasionally clergyman steps
forward as an advocate OF the liquor
trade. When that Is the case Il
proves that be is suffering from =
bad moral twist that needs sadly
70 be st-aightened. What connec-
ton any such man can find between
drink and the righteousness be Is
supposed to teach !s beyond the
comprehension Of the ordinary NOR
n -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Gives Way to Teddy.

Congressman Cocks. OF New York.
Friday declared himself ready to re-
tire from congress 70 make way for
Theodore Roosevelt. who. according
10 report may decide 10 round out his
public career in congress upon his
return from Africa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Coast Line Erci-h, Wrecked,

\ freight train Was d!'chcd few
days ago OF the Atlantic Coast Line
nca- Mcfarland station. y c. The
wreck waS caused 5y Spreading rails
n tn bridge across Little creek.
Four cars loaded with merchandise
let; the track. The trainmen es-
caDed injury,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
TAGGED WILD DUCK KILLED.
Shot Bird Labelled "Bo1 4S, Kings
ton, Ontario"

While hunting IN the swamps OF
Rocky River. east Of Anderson Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. ". E. Bray killed
a large wild duck which had on one
Of It's legs an aluminium band bear
ing the inscription Box 4S. Eiass
ton. Ontario" Nj. Bray will at once
communicate with the address given.
A gentleman from Canada. who was
st the Hotel Chiquola few nights
ago. said that not iufreQuently
sportsmen around Kingston would
ca;ture wild ducks. and after mark
ing them. would turn thcn loose
The duck was good ways from
home
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
FATAL LEAPS
Fne Causes Panic N Philadelphia Shirt
Waist Factory.
FIVE LEAPED TO DEATH
Men and Women Frightened by
Blaze on Fourth Floor Of Bailf-
ing Forget Fire Escapes and
Window Ropes and Jump to
G1uuud Below, Five Being Killed.

GEOGNC below, rive belHe fNA'SS'
At Philadelphia Eve persons. sonT
girls and one man. leaped 10 their
death few days ago in panic
caused by FIRE il the four-story
factory building at 2oS-io Chaneel
lor street, near Second and Walnut
streets. Five others received N
tur.es from which they will prob
ably die. and many more or less
seriously hurt
The dead are:
Morris Pessau. aged IS yeara
fractured skull.
Clara Swast. aged IS. crushed BY
fall.
Ida Greenburg. aged 20 years.
burned and crushed.
Rebecca Kaufman. aged 1s years.
fractured skull.
Elizabeth Chacnkin. aged 1s years.
burned and crushed
The probably fatally Injured are:
Rebecca Chachkin. aged Il years.
fractured skull. internal injuries
and burns
lyman Belokin. aged 25 years,
both legs and arms broken and prob
able internal injuries.
Sarah Cohen. seriously burned and
probably internally injured.
Philip Kolos. arm and both legs
fractured.
Unidentified colored woman, over
| come By smoke and flames.
Nearly all Of the dead and severe
ly injured worked In the shirt waist
factory OF Joseph Chachkin. which
occupied part OF t e fourth aoor OK
the building Shachkin himself vas
injured. One Of his daughters Is
dead and another dying. A third
| daughter probably escaped IKE
fate BY being at home attending the
mother. who IS critically III.
Chachkin's force OF operators was
| greatly reduced owing to the shirt
waist strike. Otherwise. It Is BE-
l!eved the number OF fatalities would
have been even greater.
The flames which originated in
the elevator shaft on the fourth fooT
are supposed to have been caused
by the short ctrcuiting OF the elec-
trtc motor, which ran the elevator
Although the fFe spread rapidly.
the employees OF the other establish
nents IN the same building nearly
al! managed to escape in safety.
The girls and men IN ChachGin's
factory became paaic-stricken and
jumped widely from the fourth sto-
~ windows. Men on the street
spread blankets over an awning 70
s-eak the falls. but because Of the
dense smoke which filed the narrow
street. many fell to the pavement
before these inproyised fire nets
could be extended foc them. The
building was perfectly equipped VITA
|! fre escapes. and nearly every win
dow had a rope. These proTeS use
less. however. to the paa!c-strtckeo
sh.rtxa!st makers. One man, IL
scad o: lowering the rope and
sliding down It. jumped from tbs
window with the loose end in bis
hands. He died with fractured
skull. Others had their hands
burned to the bone by their rapid
descent on the ropes.
The monetary loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26

It was announced Saturday on the
New Orleans cotton exchange that
Frank B. Hayne. FOR q decade one OF
the biggest factors in the cotton fu-
ture market. left 70. New York with
". P. Brown. the bull leader. Il
IS understood campaign for 20
cent cotton will be wased in New
Orleans. New York and Liverpool.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
Mem Lashcd to Steamers Rigging.

Mem Lashcd to Steamers Rigging.
4 dispatch from Marshfield. Ore.
says the wrecked steamer Czarine
was plainly visible from shore few
days ago ard half dozen men could
be seen iashed 20 the rigging Of the
last remaining mast
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26

II you would have the town al
vance in which you live two things
are necessavy-ta!th and enthus;-
asm. Faith in the possibilities OF
the place and an enthusiasm which
reflects itself in earnest work 10
make the possibilities actual.
Doubling and Indifference aeve.
built up any place.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26

II is said that the first step in
the campaign for the reelection OF
an insurgent Republican Congress
man is TO prove that he shook his
Ast in old man Joe Cannoa's face.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26

The worst bedfe!!ow in the world
is worry: kick !, out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26

LOST $500 HOURS OF SLEEP.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26

self: for being glad that the statues
OF those two great men. great SOL
diers. and the best known type OF
Christian gentlemen. gladdens the
hearts OF Lees soldiers and the
South generally. DO not cersure N.Y.
SELF: for sincerely regce;t;ng the &C.
ton OF members OF the Michigan
Loyal legion In urging congress not
70 perni, the statue OF Gen. Lee. in
the Confederate uniform. 70 be un-
yelled IN tbs Hall OF Fame. I do
not censu.e myself. With deep re-
gret ! lament the unwise. not to say
unpatriot!c. action Of handful Of
Grand Army men IN Chicago. who
joined the Michigan Loyal legion
members in demanding that congress
prevent the placing OF the Lee statue
in the Hall Of Fame. 1t was in
bad taste. | regret il because IL
will bring ridicule upon the Grand
Army Of the Republic and the North
ern soldiers generally. regret i;
because before this century is gone
every descendant Of the Michigan
men and the Chicago men who
placed themselves in position 70
be ridiculeG and condemned vii!
blush when their action is recalled.
Conduc; OF that character By
Northern soldiers belittles them IL
he eyes OF most Of the public
We should not forget that this
country is as much the Sou'h's as
!. is the North's. That she has the
same rights that the North has.
rha, our Gag IS their faS: :ha; they |
we're as ready in '9S 10 assist IN |
lighting the count.y's battles as the
North was. and that no portion OF |
he country would respond more
should other dangers de-
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-03-04
AS to Square Deals

Circulars and pamphlets making appeal for "a Son.
have been issued by committee representing 1S9 railroads
T;ted States with demonstrating that they are r
Ily paid by ne gov = Tue mails says
All Of which may be possible
Rt before conceding the truth of that proposition there
or two things the public will insist upon knowing
Every time this question comes to the 'front.' there
lii protest from the railroads ha elr present pay for HAULING
mails is unrernuneratlve
If that is true why they refuse perssenty to o &
information which the public has repeatedly demanded- c
tive CHARGES for transportation of mail and express aer
IF the railroads underpaid for handling mails ht
fair remuneration for carrying express, would the o
would be one Of manifest advantage to them.
Bit every time the subject is preached congress and
Is made to ascertain the facts Immediately objects
Senators Gore of Oklahoma and Clay of Georgia have M
introduced resolutions whose purpose to get at this nfo
but owing the opposition and objections these resolutions m
never gotten beyond the committee rooms
There is decidedly piscatorial smell about it.
In their appeal for square deal the railroads state that A
receive from for transportation of the mails "a
cent Of the gross receipts of the posoce department and that
handling express their compensation is from so to per cent f.
gross receipts of the express companies.
This is far they have gone toward giving the desired
formation, and it tells-noth1ng.
Conceding the correctness of these percentages still p
for the charge that the railroads receive less for handling express
business than carrying the mails to be well founded
What asked of them is that they reduce mail and express
business denominator and then show whether
unit OF SERVICE the government pays more or less than The
express companies
In other words putting upon ton-nile basis which pays the
more for the transportation of one ton one mile?
It quite possible for the government to pay only "A
of its gross receipts while the express companies paying m
cent and still pay the larger amount for equivalent service
What the public the eludicaon of this situation
of its details and phases
How can the railroads expect farvor pprov oema
their claims when they only refuse to furnish this information
but through friendly members of congress block every effort
bring it out
In all fairness the public let them call off the friends who
representing them in congress and permit this
to be cleared up.
But long they stand out strbborny against furnishing
truth about they may expect ttlesympathy should their
for mail transportation be increased one
1t is the very of square deal that shall be reciprocal
And if the railroads anxious for it on their part they
public to whom they appealing.
Up-todate F. O'Neil and Paul Clagstone the only
nounced Republican candidates for governor Well that's enough
let the entries close.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-03-04
REFEREES SALE.

Notice is Hereby Given, That under
and by virtue of an order of reference
and sale on partition made and entered
in the District Court of the Third Ju-
dicial District of the State of Idaho, in
and for Ada County, on the 18th day of
February, 1910, in an action pending in
said District Court wherein James lvers,
Katie Corns, Jennie Meyers and Theresa
Giese are plaintiffs and Agnes Silliman
is defendant, under and by which said
order the undersigned was appointed as
referee for the purpose of making sale
on partition of the real estate described
in the complaint in said action and here
after described in the complaint i'll said
action and hereinafter described, to.
wit.
All that certain lot, piece or parcel
of land situated in Boise City, Ada
County, State of Idaho, described as
to wit:
Commencing at the South West Cor
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-03-04

sides costs and interest, have this DAY
levied upon all the right, title, clam and
interest of said Defendants, Geofs,
Smith and Rosetta c. Smith, Of, in and
to the following described real eSta't
to-wit: All of Lots Three (3) and foI
a., of Block Two (2), in Bowers Aa
dition to the Town of Meridian, SITUATED
in the County Of Ada, State OF Idanq
Public notice IS hereby given, iaa
will on Saturday the 18th day Of 9alta
A. D. 1910, at 2 o'clock p. m, OF an
day. in front of the Court House d tsl
of the County of Ada sell at FuoI
Auction for lawful money OF the u1Ds'
States. all the right title, claim and y.
terest of said Defendants, George ema
and Rosetta C. Smith, Of, in and 70 Is
above described property, or 50 nu n.y..
thereof as may be necessary 70 las
sufficient money to satisfy said Judgnsan
with interest and costs, etc, to Inc n'Sr
est and best bidder.
Dated February 14th, 1910; ,r,rr
JAMES A. BENNEEtL Elk
By R E cOfg,
Deputl
First insertion, February 49, lslO'
insertion, March II, 1910 S..