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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11

The way to run this country,
said the egotist, sis to put thor
oughly wise, capable, alert and
honest men in control of all af-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11

Yes" answered Miss Cayenne,
"but what are we going to do?
There's only one of Y-Wash-
ington Star.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11

They've sent a man to this coun-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
SHOT WIFE, THEN HIMSELF.
Cashier Bushnell Commits MurGer
and Suicide.

A. Pensacola. Fla. r. 81. Bush
nell. cashier OF the Citizens Bank.
sho; and killed his wife and com
mi,ted suicide Tuesday. The bodies
were found in the Bushnell home by
officials of the bank.
When Mr. Bushnell failed 20 make
his appearance a: the bank as usual
a search was Instituted. and whe.,
the president; OF the bank. accom-
panied by several Of BuShnells h"s;
friends. "n:c5cd the house. the:.
found The couple dead in bed with
buIla, holes in their heads Mrs.
Bushnell was lying as II in sleep and
apparently had never moved after
being shot
No mo,ive can De ascrihed for the
murder and suicide by ;he friends Of
the murdered couple Both wer.
prominent IN social ~; church a.
fairs. ard Bushnell's accounts at ;he
bank are said 10 be in good shape.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
VICTIM OF A FIEND.
Columbia Woman Is Attacked by q
Black Brute.

Edward Byrd. a negro. is in the
Penitentiary a, Columbia. the iden;!-
9ed cria!na, assa;lan; Of the wife
OF a well known white painter and
paper hanger residing on Lincoln
street. Columbia.
The heious crime was committed
Tuesday afternoon at three O'Clock a,
the home Of the woman. the assaii-
an, using . stolen pis,o! to force his
victim 70 yield. The woman's con
d!tion IL critical.
B.rd. who from his actions is
though, 70 have been under the in
tluence Of whiskev or cocaine. was
threatening to shoot a merchant. who
keeps a store near the home of his
victim. A call was sen. 70 police
headquarters for an officer. Police
man Hite responded. Before The ar
rival Of the policeman. Byrd had eu-
tered the home Of the woman and &C
complished hts purpose. Calmly
walking away. the negro went ia
the direction OF the Sea board yards.
and a. Park and I'd street was arrest
ed by policemen. who were no, aware
of his crime Later he was carried
before the lady who positively identi-
aed him. She said she easily rscos-
nizeG the pistol
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
SENATE IN DANGER.
Democrat. Stand Good Chance TO
Control That Party.

The complex political battle OF
the day does not end with the for
m!dab!e attack Of the Democrats up
on the House Of Representatives
The United States Senate. for years
Republican. Is ;a DANCE. Of losing
its cld-,iuae control The Repubii'
cans have now. nomtnally &c maJori-
". ,ha; is a majority Of &c sen
a.ors representing Republic - con-
s;i,uenc!es-
Howerer. among these Is must
be included from seven TO l2 liz
su1gent" senator's. who frequently
vote with the Democrats. There are
81 senator's whose terms expires this
year and whose seats must be filled
by the legislatures. Twenty-cour OF
these are Republicans. Political e1l
perss think !; Is possible that By
The ttrns the nex Senate is ready
for organization after March S mex;
there may be enough new Democrats
and new Insurgents" in Office 70
turn owe. completely the control OF
that body.
II is practically assured that 3
Democrat will succeed the consevra-
tive Senator Hale. OF Maine. Then,
too. ".nsureen," senators will sue
ceed Snea;or Flint. OF California:
Senator Burrows. OF Michigan. and
Senate. Plies. Of Washington. AS
things are turning ou. IN New York
state. even Senator Depew MAJ tren-
ole for his seat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
SOME HOT TALK.
4 Cornell Professor Calls Teddy an
Cnn,itignted LIAR.

Twice n one speech !; I:h:ca. y
y. FRIDAY nigh; Prof. f. H. Wood
-uG. o! Cornell University. called
Theodore Roosevelt 4 liar. once an
unm:tiga,.d liar His attack mad
j; Z poii ,ical rally over wh;ch Ha
presided. threw the house into -:
roar There were ca; calls. h.sSes.
cheers c.,ap.Dc *:tfi \ s'ea"i shoT.
behind them al! of Parker. Pavk.-.
ra-kc- :or the next speaker. for
MR. Judge Ai;ou =. Parker.
JndSr Parker spran: 20 h:s IT,:
ana legged III. audience 20 a'!o"
Prot Woodruff 20 he heard. The
no;sie. part OF 'hc house complied
md qu;e: IA. restored
Prof Woodruff began ny oprnin-
UP ID" Be..au: S;o-..c episode. which
Col. Koosevci; only recently declared
was closed i;. charged tha. 'he
Co!one! denied s-nd!as G"!laa,y
Storrr 70 IN: Vatican he ras an
'rnmi;iSa:ed Tar" and :herc were
letters in his Office. said the 7ro!es-
so:. 20 bear him or:
Tn" up.osr over this attack had
barely srhsidnd whcn the professor
took u? his cuIee!S again. Eoo>e-
eel, eas tr-:cc ;.a.. he said. when
he denied :ha. me la,e r. Il; :Ialri-
man had subscribed 20 corruption
fund 10 DC used Tor Rcos.ve.ts e.ec-
ZION 20 'hs Presidency
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
CONVICTED OF M.iNSLAuGHTE'.
pendar:is Who Killed Win,bcriy at
an ESs Picking.

The last chapter o: one OF IN:
most interesting murder trials n icr
criminal! arna.s Of Dorchester coua-
" was closed Wednesday ai,e 'Eccn
when John pendarv!s. the slayer OF
Cnarle, c. Wimbcrly. was conT!c:ei
OF manslaughtcr without !ecommen-
dation 10 mercy. TSe case was gwen
70 The jury shortly af;:! one O'Clock.
and their deliberations lasted a ~
tie more than an hour.
The taking Of the testimony VAS
ended before the adjournment Tues
day evening and The entire morning
session was taken up IN the arEu-
meu:s OF counsel and ;he exception
ally clear and lucid charge OF Judge
Moss. John a. HERS made The open
ing speech for the prosecution. H'
was followed by Gen. II. S. Connor
or behalf OF the defense. and VIM.
c. Wolfe. and Solicitor Hildebrand
made the closing arguments for the
icfense and the State respect:,eti
The killing for which Pehdar"is
was convicted occurred 4. An egg.
picking" in the Indian Fields section
0: the county several months since.
Mac Vim bc,ly. nephe" OF the slain
man. had an empty cGE-sheil at
;ached TO string. which he was
,wi7lins in playful manner. The
,r:fe in some way struck Pcndarris
who took occasion 20 upbraid the
youth.
\ dispute between Pendarris and
young Win,berly vas p-ect1ita..n..
when ;he elder W!mbcrly :n;c-fered
on behalf OF his nephew. PendaTvis
according 10 the testimony. applied
several vile cpi;hets 10 Winlbe.ir
The latter attempted 20 advance 20
wards him. bu; vas forcib!y restrain
ed by several persons present. The
convicted man was persuaded by
several Of his friends 70 leave ;he
scene OF the dispute.
Jie walked down the road ahou:
S. yards. but the slain man succeed
ed in releasing himsel: from the
clutches Of those who were tryiDs
20 hold him and followed The Quar-
rel aaS renewed there. Wimberly
continued 20 advance towards Pen.
darv;s with An open knife. accordiuS
10 :he Testimony. and af:e. HAVING
bcer :wirc commanded 20 stand
back by pendarvis. the latter whip
ped out MS revolver and commenced
firing. Every chamber OF the pistol
was emp,'cd. two shots taking ef-
feet,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
RESCUE PRISONERS
THE JAZZ IS sToR,fEp AND a
MURDERER IS RELEASED.
The Nountaia"er Friends OF Con-
yicted Murderer Stormed the Pri-
Son and set Him Free.

Mount7ineeT. friends OF JOAN
Moore. uadc- sentence 70 be electro
cu,ed Coz ;hc murder OF Frank How.
descended uyoa b" Nelson count
io!i !: Lov:uS:tou. Va ]; CLOCK
Saturday mo-n!n. s,ormeG The build
ing md rescued he prisoner. !: -
su opposed be vii! be taken 10 i.!c
mountains and liberated.
While the people OF the county
were asleep a crowd OF :u!ly arm
I'd men from the mountain section
where the crime was committed pro-
| eedec quietly 10 the county jail.
Admission was gained 20 III. build
ng and The guards awed into COM
para,!ve uoa-reSis:ance. The ceil
where Moore was locked up soon WAS
found and he was aiken out.
/, is feared that bloodshed will re-
sui; from any a;emp; OF the au;ho:!-
ties 10 :ecap;u-e the murderer
Moore was condemned 20 pay the
death ;.enal,v By c!eo.-ocu;:on at
Richmond an Novem Der 2S. He hao
seen convicted Of having murdered
| Franz Howl in Nelson county las;
/ may. Many OF the Mourta;necr
friends OF the condemned man hciier-
cd him innocent,
| The only telephone wiz leadiaS
Into the section OF :he country where
he crime was committed and where
Noo.e's friends I've was CT. be!or.
the rescue operations began. This
leads 10 the belief tha; Moore ca<
been carried there 10 be liberated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
The SNAKE GOD
Which is Worsnipped BY Fanatieal
Religious Sec, in Haiti.
CHILDREN SACRIFICED
The Details Of n Gfa>tly Affair That
Has just Genie To Lisht.-A Bar
rel Containing Pickclcd human
Flesh Found in the House.

Some people have queer idea
abou: religion The Cologne Ga
ze;tc gives details Of Ehastly az
:air in Haiti. according 20 which .
woman named E:ite:s L!bcr!s. aged
-. has murdered and eaten five
children. The woman IN question IS
4 member OF the secre: 7elisious sect
~orship!ne t.Eoodoo the Snake
God. and inspector Of Police DE Cain
bronal has submitted 10 the author
;tics full repor: OF his ;nre:tica-
tons into the matter. from which
the "Gaze,te quotes the following.
In her house | found a barrel
containing picke!cd human acsh. The
remain. OF child. aS"d aboG, II.
|, is unfortunately we'll known that
the Eaudoux :aith has still many
sdhercuts. In name. these natives
ar, Christians: bu; in Sccrc; they &c
main dero;ees OF their Snakc-God.
and hold private meetings at which
he is worshipped. The priests Of the
cult are all-,.owertul. and the Sacri-
fccs axe usually animals. but 2ccas-
ionaiy. as in the present instance.
vounS children are inundated.
The god hims.l! takes the form OF
snaxc. and his month piece x j
prizes, who is assisted b. 4 priest. s.
Es,e!s Liberis. the young woman con-
c.rned in the present AFFAIR. was II
II. tim. High PriestcSs Of :hc cui;
at The great ceremony in honor OF
| he Snake-God. the N!gh-Pricst and
pr!cstess sit on a double throne. the
woman being clothed in nothing bui
a gorgeous siTdle.
Worshipcrs Of both sexes attend
with red cloths roun" :acir soims. On
an altar sands a wooden box con
ita!ning the snake which is hrouSt
from: its box and worshipped by Al
present. gifts being placed on tht
altar while ;hc populace pray FOL
he tu!f!lment o: some sr.a, public
desire.
Then begins wild dance. headed
by the Chief Priest"ss. who d!scaTd'
her si.dle as the dancing grows mor'
furious and halt is not called un
I'll the people begin 20 fall exhaust
ed 20 the ground.
II any misfortune has be:allen ,h'
people sacrifice is offered 10 tn
god. /; was on one Of these occa
sions tha, Es;.iS insisted on the sac
riEce OF human victim. and. J!
conccr; with 4 man named ConL'
PclIe. decided to ktdnap 2 girl.
niece OF Como. The childs niothe
was enticed away. and on her re
turn was informed ;ha: the CHE
Pr!esfcss had called for her daugh
ter. The mother seemed greatly hon
ored and special ceremony was i'm
media;ely arranged.
When all were assembled the cir
was fetched from her hiding place
laid IN front of the altar. and stvap
gled BY ner uncle Her head was Gu
offd all those present drank some o
the blood. which was collected in
bowl The flesh was subsequent J.
cooked at Corzo's house and. ii
stead OF being eaten. as had formeri
been CUSTOMARY. was preserved.
Two girls. who mad overlooked III
cooking of the flesh. were declared 4
have offended the god. and these ,N
were then similarly sacrificed. ,hei
deaths being followed by two NOR
few days later
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
PICKED Up AT SEA
THE .ilRSHIP AMERICA IS LEI
TO ITS FATE.
The Crcw abandon it "n the Ocean.
aud Return To New York ON u
Steamer.
Steamer.

Th. attempt 0: tho WcllnlaE ar
ship America 20 cross he Atlantic
ocean came 20 thrilling and d.sa.-
:,ous close Tuesday when the Brit
.sh n.aii steamer Trent picked UP
We!lman and his crew from ID.
wreck OF the a:rsh!p. 3.o niles or
the North Carolina coast.
The news o: he rescue came IN
two wireless messages from Capt.
Down. Of the Trent. on" reporting
20 the coInpany'S agents a; New York
and another informing the \c:'
York Times OF the rcsul- OF ;n- eN-
ped:,ion in which il had ;anen ieac-
INK pa7: Both wireless messages
practically told The same story.
Capt. Down reported that at f>c
o'clock Tuesday morning ne HrS'
sighted the airship in distress. Sig.
nais 0! distress and calls Tor h.lI
wer. given For three hours The
Trcn, mancuv"red in the heavy s.'a
20 s.., alongside Of Wellman and 81:
wrecked companions.
The entire parry were finally taken
on aoard and me cat also. which wA'
taken along as the DlaScot. shared
In ,he .csuce.
Capt. Down reports all members o
thc crew well! The America va:
abandoned where the rescue occur
red in latitude 3o.i3. Longitude So.
is. This brings 10 climax one o
the most remarkable fights b" 4;
a;.Ship ever undertaken
The position reported by Capt
Down indicates that Wellman an'
his crew were picked up q; a poin
,abou. lop miles due east OF Cap
Hatteras. on the North CaTo.iD;
coast. Wellman lief, Atlantic Cit
on last Saturday for Europe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
MANY LIVES ARE LOST.
Lifrb"at. lsraveiy Strive TO Ee>cre
Mariners Who Are Im,,crill.ri.

81 London. Eng. the Ens!is,
coast is s,-e~n with wrcckasc a. \
-esui, OF the Storm that has continu-
cd 20. Two days The casualty list
already reported is long.
Friday morning me bodies OF f:s
scaDcn from the coa>;:ne steamer
Crawford were picked Up on Na.ti..-
pool /, IS believed the vessel. which
carried crew OF twenty. :Ganderei
and that ,he men were attempting TO
reach shor. IN smell hoa, when
ne: were lost Some OF ih. urc5x-
3E" coming a shore indicates th4s
sailing ship met a like !at. L,..-
boats IRON, MANY points were ou; ali
THURSDAY night. and ir some IN
stances affected rc:cucS in o'he7
cases ctey ~c-c unable 70 rrach dis
t.esscd crafts
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
f s. AIONSETT
SUFFERS HORRIBLE DEATH.
Little Girl Dies from Drinking Whis.
hcy in Play.


key in Play.
y dispatch 20 The News and Cour.
i"r from Florcnc. >.ye one o! IN.
saddles; deaths that haS occurred N
this CRY in long while VAS that o;
Martha. the hr:Sh, and beautiful lii
u" siN-ycar-old daughter @: Mr. AID
Mrs L. W McL"more. who resides
in Wes: Palm";to S.rec'
Il IS sta:"d that Martha and 'wo
other li,tls children we-e piavinc n
the ward abou; 'he home OF a.r
parents. and one Of them suggested
'hat The play "doc.or. The suS-
Ees.'on WIS quickly taken up. and a
ho;t!. o: med:cin" was s"uSh; fo.
The only thing found WAS pint
fash G. whisk"y and his l!Guid was
administered - n" li';i" Siil
/: w3S only 4 Shor, Tine before
the whiskev began To Set in is dire
ful Effects and Martha was soon
thrown into convui:ions 4 neigh Dor
seeing the condition o! the N'tle c.ri.
ca!ied % ncr father. and iIc quickly
ran 20 her and picking nor in his
arms. carried nor into n" 'IoDSo Drs
N"l ,n.d Smith and NcNaS'.r we:r
called nut i, i stated
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
YONG GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE.
Disappointed in Love Affair and Ends
Life Wi:h S.rychinc.

Miss Emma Norton. the l11-yeai
old daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. fancey
Norton. living ia IN" love. end oi
St"~ar'vill. township. abou, one
nile b":ov John Station. died sui.
cid" Tuesday morning. Or w y.
James. OF n: James Saaatorium
was called 10 81" :he cir! and reach
I'D her side only a &c" moments De-
fo7" the -n6s Sh. Was far beyond
any help when 4. arrirod. having
:acn strvchnin" several hours oefoT.
he reached her
The cars,. OF The sad event seems
10 have i""n disappointment in a.
:lffrir of ;nc heart She ha! ;.!,
her home on 4 rr:ia"av marriage
t::p 20 South Carolina wi:h youn.:
man "hoC, she WIS engaged and
hrd cot Az FAR as Red iianNs wh"N
Ehs aas n,criaken ~ her father.
who seems 20 have opposed n"
match. and hroush. hcr hack hom,
Afterwards she was discovered il
n" .hrocs OF death from dose OF
strychnine Which she had admins
;ercd 10 herself ~. father mad The
s;rvchninc ior IN. purpose @. ro!S-
"niaS ra;s and troublesome dogs. /:
Is sad. sni h:d x iock"d up. bci
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
MORE SCARED THAN HURT.


The Augusta Cn.onIcle saws tho
greatest cTv OF pain and claim OF IN
;urv after the collision OF the tuo
trains nei- Mccormick on last Srn-
day evening UaS ~; up ~ 2 nero
woman. Jenny Payne OF Greenwood
She was supposed 10 % badly IN
jnrcd. and had larc. grip. OF which
she took TOO much care during ifc
-h"le time She was in ii. car
ney' 20 INC baggage cat and hcr
car -aS hurt so iItil. that less thai.
s. repaired K. and vas on another
zip 20 Greenwood Monda" night.
When an examination was made o:
her. and der oagSage 20 gain SOM
Identification o: h"r taa grip v1s
opened and found 20 10 i,Ill ~ ..o:-
:lcd i'ru"r< ShN a.: proven 70 ,"
hur' abcut he i"as: OF all and y
thought 70 have been more scared
a; having her liqnor discovered ;haa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
USE OF LINE on LAID.
Southern Railway Issues Pamphlet
on the Subject.

a pamphlet containing iutorna-
ton which should DO OF the creates,
intcres: and practica! benefit 10 the
farmers OF he South and which may
be had for the asking. has just been
issued by the land and industrial de-
partmcn. OF the Southern railway.
The pamphlet treats OF The Use Of
Lime on Land" and tells of tho
great benefits 10 b" derived ia this
way.
Quotations are given from aSricul-
,ural authorities and from bulle.:rs
issued by the United States depart
nent Of agriculture and various
State Departments. telling on wna:
kind Of land limo should be used
for wha, crops it w!l! bring the best
results. and how it should ne app!i-
ed.
For imp 'o"i:.S sou. soils >rch IS
are found in many parts of the
South. agricultural authorities agree
that there Is nothing so beneficial
as lime since with the aid OF lcsum-
nous plants it enables the so'.S 10
draw from the atmosphere he nj
troSen so necessary as pant food.
The large deposits Of lime in a. var
ious Southern States make the use
o. lime for agricultural! purposes
inexpensive.
a copy Of 'hc pamphlet on The
Use OF Lime on Land" may De 81
cured by addressing reGucS; 20 ".
v Richards. land and industrial.
agent. Southern Railway Companr.
Washington. d. c.. or copies may b-
had on application 10 any fre:Sh.
traffic representative" or local or sta
tion agent Of n" Southern railway
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26

To. Coosp.ary controversy and
Tho L.iairs-ArnuHzi cucacemcnt or
noa-crSaS"r.cn; vii. 90; dosa .A2-
naren;iv ;hc pu,iic is indebted 20:
Ibis 20 the fertile imagination
aud pen OF ne foreign correspoo-
tca;S AID -apo-:":s Of the iarS. ,!;;:
i=;Ii"s The oni- rar 10 s".tie i. IL
rnr COOK - produce bis proofs II
y s.c and '"r 'hs crtn~I9a N tho
r:h"- a.al. :" marry each ctte!
o- some otner persons. Thea and
no, ill then M: ~.. expect IN" in
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
Tower Blown Down.

The wireless towc-. COS feet high.
n Savannah. Ga VAS blown dowr
TUESDAY a. midnight Tue sea a,
Tvaec is rapidly enrrca,hin@ cpon
the island. Government concrete
walks 10 The pier are washe, away
and Tvbc. road from For Screve0
20 Po.a; Station has S:.en way
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
Foot ball Claims Nicti,n.

C!sud. u Huell. >'udcn. \, :ne
Western HjShi S..h""j .: Detroit;
cied TUESDAY ct injcfi"s receiyed n
football game Saturday. lie was
kicked IN me head and suffered from
h.ao:rhas- ot .hc hrNIr
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26

Keep me acd :hls 5u.k clean
was II. PRAYER 0; an old Sco:chman
=in starring business sh:ch n a::c:-
..-,rs grew 20 iarS" PROPORTIONS T:;c
same PRAYER e NOR" a.ld"iy t,lln~"d
aorli nsan faner tal-e isfEsrS
. ,kcd account: and :a:ee 1e,chts
and measures There IS a cryIns
need in some quarters ;o- an Old
:. h:"-.t h-S.2.s: t1nc..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26

Even Clark Howell. editor o: the
Atlanta Constitution. Sho threw UP
10" sp"n:: after ;be last PresiG"n'i,i
election arG wanted he S~u:b 10 20
"te! 20 'oe Herua'ican:. Is no@ pre-
dieting Democratic victory Such
Heak-xneed Dem ocra;S are no good
in 4 real 5a';le The: are rradv 70
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26

In N" fnl,aS of true bills hy 'ho
grand fury a. Chicago against zen
meat packers here has ar last come
% pass what has long been needed
ne Indictment OF individuals IN
>:-aG Of corporations. II the indic;-
I'd mon should ;" found guilty. and
sentenced 20 prison terms more III
.ha, on" 49,. Htl! u" .cc"m .l'=h
"a hrnak ~ unlawful comrtnaiIoHS
Q: trusts than could possible BE-
done hv any nun bar 81 anes imposed
IN ,.tttf,C,., ,t,.t.A
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26

We will not a.ar he las, OF We'll
man and his faiure 20 50 TO Eu-
rope BY balloon n the ne, s.y
months Walter & auca hu.c bu:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26

that the worst was over.
Practically all communications
with he interior were levele' and
Therefore news concerning the e:-
fects of the t>orm in other parts OF
the island Is lacking. but no doubt
the damage was enough. especially
IN Habaaa. the Pinsr del Rio 2rovin-
ces. The Almenda-es river acd 9th
er small streams in the vicinity o:
the City are over their banks. food
ing the lowlands and carrying of
hts1s. barns and cattle Prooably
many people los, their lives in these
sections
The barge containing all the out
et ot the divers working on the
wreck Of the old bas,ieship Maine
was carried a~sy and stranded On
the rocks ot Moro castle. Later The
soldiers Of :Ae fortress succe aJed ir
saving some cf the apparatus. but
sii o. the divers houvs. stakes and
other marks around the Maine were
swept awsC. which probably will ser
lousy delay .he work 0: raising the
wreck
President Gone. visited the iIun-
dated sections and other :hreatened
parts OF the city lie directed ,hc
work of rescue and encouraged ;he
soldiers. police and aremen. ana tat
sr he visited the hospitals TO which
many injured and destitu,e persons
had been taken. Arrangements arr
being made 10 quarter :he home
lessin the barrockS and other govern
nlent buildings