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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
MADE HIS LAST LEAP.
A Real Tragedy Caught on Film OF
Moving Pictures.

A real tragedy was recorded on
the film OF moving picture machine
at New York late Wednesday. AS
Albert Breyton, actor and expert
swimmer and diver. leaped from a
boat in "a Staten Island pond, the
machine was set in motion, its lens
focused on the bubbling surface Of
the pond where he had disappeared,
to picture his aquatic feats as he
came to surface. The moments pass
ed and the widening circles from the
impact of his dive touched the shores.
The divers feat had been caught on
the film. He did not appear and is
supposed to have been held fast by
the soft mud at the bottom. The
body was Igrappled for and recovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
DIED FAR FROM HOME.
Workman from Germany Accidental
" Killed at Great Falls.

A special to the Charlotte Obser-
yer says DR.. W. W. Feurell, of Rock
Hill, received telephone message
to come to Great Falls at once, that
a party there was seriously hurt.
He rushed down in an automobile
and found that Lawrance Miller. one
of the Germans that the Southern
Power company has Installing its
fertilizer plant at that place, had
fallen Is feet into a tank or vat, and
his skull was crushed and neck bro
ken and that nothing could be done
for him. Later the unfortunate man
died. His body will be shipped to
his home.
A young German Of the party that
is at Great Falls, who could scarcely
speak any English at all. accompa-
MED the body to Rock Hill, stated
that Miller was "a years of age and
had a wife and four children in Ger
many and that he carried $4,000 in
Surance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
WENT DOWN BANK
LADY GUEST AND OWNER ARE
INSTANTLY KILLED.
The Big Touring Car Turned Over
When the Road Bank Crumbled
Under It.

A special dispatch from Henderson
vile, N. c., to the Columbia Record
says:
In an automobile accident Wednes-
day night about two O'Clock, two peo-
pie were killed when the powerful
Rambler machine of Mr.. B. w. Bet
tbs went over an embankment on the
Asheville road, arout two miles from
The dead are: Miss Lemie Bow
man, Of Sumter, S. c., daughter of
MT. P. G. Bowman and Mr.. 3. w.
Belts of Trenton, S. c., who was
driving the car.
There were eight people in the car,
taking ride while returning from
Lake View Hotel after a dance, Miss
Mabel Bowman and Miss Lemie Bow
man with MI. B. W. Belts occupied
the front seat. Those in the back
seat were: Mrs. P. G. Bowman,
Miss Mary Pitts, Mr. W. Hammond,
Newman, Miss Jennette Henry, OF
Sumter, Miss Rosa Sharfson Of AL
lenale
Coming to Ia steep fill on the newly
built Asheville-Hendersonville high
way, the driver saw a vehicle in front
and gave room, going to the right.
The loose dirt caved with the heavy
machine and before he could turn,
the machine turtled, catching the oc-
curants under the car.
Miss Mabel Bowman, who rece1v-
ed serious bruises will recover. Mr.
Belts body was shipped home Thurs
day on the Carolina Special OF the
Southern railway. Miss Sharfson Is
a graduate Of the College for Women
at Columbia.
Miss Bowman and Mr. Belts were
to have been married in "a few weeks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
GOAT HELD BY HORNS
IN A FENCE BEFORE HE WAS RE-
LEASED FROM IT.
Train Crew on the Augusta Southern
Railroad Stopped the Train and
Looscd Him.

The Augusta Herald says the trav-
eiers on the Augusta Southern road
are telling quite a funny but pathet-
ic little story about goat who butted
into a fence and stayed until the
crew of No. "A came to his assistance.
Col. Henry S. Jones, of Hephlzi-
bah, while returning home from his
office in Augusta Thursday afternoon,
noticed a goat patiently standing by
a wire fence on Mr. W. W. Hacks
place at DeBruce, small station just
beyond the old Richmond Factory
pond, and remembered that he had
seen it there for the third day stand
ing sentinel-like with its eyes stead
fastly fixed upon the Augusta South
ern tracks which are only few feet
away.
He looked carefully and saw that
the goat had fastened himself in the
wire fence and had seemed to apan
don all efforts to- gain his freedom.
The poor goat stood in the one spot
for three days and nights, lonely and
cared for by no one. He was almost
dead of starvation.
Col. Jones, taking pity on the goat,
asked Mr.. NJ. S. Bridgers, chief train
dispatcher of the Augusta Southern,
who was on the train Thursday af-
ternoon with him, to have the next
train stopped and some Of the train
men get off and relieve the animal
from it's serious and uncomfortable
condition.
This Mr.. Bridgers did. He noti-
fed passenger train No. IA coming to
Augusta Thursday night to stop near
the Richmond Factory pond where
the unfortunate goat was being held
and to have some Of the crew get Oh
and let the poor animal loose. The
billy goats life was saved by the
crew of No. IA.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
START TO FIGHT
Thirty. Three Killed in Pitched Battle in
Streets Of Pasbla.
ATTACK ON THE TROOPS
Some of the Late Rebels in Mexico
Force Some Federal Soldiers 20
Their Quarters Until They Were
O~1

A dispatch from Puebla, Mexico,
says fighting between federals and
Maderistas which began Thursday
night and lasted until daylight was
resumed Friday afternoon at Cerro
San Juan, close to PuebIa. The bat
tie ragged for three hours and is said
to have claimed more than forty in
killed and wounded.
A party Of Maderists who fed from
the bull ring Wednesday night after
a stiff fight with the federals,. out
the interoceanic railroad at Fabrica
de Matienzo, took possession Of a
train and proceeded to San Marlin,
25 miles to the north, to procure
rifles and ammunition with the avow-
ed intention to return and renew the
attack.
The fight, according to witnesses,
was provoked by three men, one Of
whom was said to be a son Of Former
Governor Mucio Martinez, who passed
the bull ring where the Maderistas
we're quartered and fired into the
place and into the barracks Of the
Zaragosa battalion Of State troops
opposite.
The fight was taken up by both
sides, each thinking the other had
started the trouble The fight was
bloody and among the 40 dead were
several women and a federal lieu
tenant colonel, Noises Breton. The
affair is laid by the revolutionosts
at the door of the Cientidcos, who are
said to have arranged the details in
advance and calculated upon the ef-
feet of the preliminary shooting.
By others the clash was said to
have been provoked by an attack by
a drunken revolutionists upon the
penitentiary with the intention to
liberate the prisoners.
At the first volley the State troops
came out Of their quarters but were
triven back by the revolutionists.
The latter kept up a spasmodic IRE
battalion of federals was ordered to
their relief. The fighting ceased only
when Gov. Canete appeared with a
white flag and pleaded for peace.
A special train with Francisco L..
Madero on board arrived in the city
soon after the battle began. It is
alleged drunken Maderistas made an
attack upon the penite1tiary with
dynamite bombs in an effort to re-
lease the prisoners. The Saragossa
troops stationed close by opening ire
Maderistas from the bull ring at
tackled the federals and forced them
back into their quarters. A scatter
ing fire was kept up all night. At
daybreak the Twenty-ninth battalion
came to.the rescue of the other fed
erals and used a machine gun to clear
the streets. At this attack the Mad
eristas fed, leaving a large number
of dead and wounded in the streets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
G. )W'D NlENACED FIEND.
Ohio Mob Threaten Negro Who Is
Saved By the Police.

With cries of Hang him; lynch
the BRUTE" mob of several hundred
persons gathered in the northern
part of the city Monday and threat
ened to wreak summary vengeance
upon Havey Mickes, negro, who is
accused of having attacked a 16-year
old white girl. The negro had been
captured by a posse that chased him
for several miles upon hand-car.
A crowd surrounded the jail and
made a demonstration Of violence,
but was quickly repelled by the po-
lice and deputies. News Of the at
tempted assault had gained wide cur
recy, and intense excitement pre-
vailed as the members of the posse
with their prisoner in custody arriv-
ed in the police station.
This county and city authorities,
anticipating an outbreak has ordered
the entire police force to the city
prison and supplementing this force
with large number Of special deDu-
ties. Later Mickens was spirited to
the county Jail at Canton for safe
keeping.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
WANTED BIN REMOVED.
Congregation Prays That Death VIII
Take an Enemy.

We have heard of prayers for all
sorts Of things, but the "sanctified"
negro church at Quitman, Ca, has
a new one on us. The "sanctified"
negro congregation over there is
praying for the death Of Oscar Davis,
and the members announce that ne
will die within three months as the
answer to their petitions. Oscar is
to be removed from the earthly
scene of activity because he, has been
too active in prosecuting the church;
the other day he entered a complaint
to the police that the sanctihed ones
were public nuisance
They have been holding q "pro-,
tracted meeting" in negro school
house near Oscar Davis home for
the past three months, and Oscar
said they cavorted and shouted so
much be could not sleep and was so
untitled for his duties as driver OF
delivery wagon. The leaders Of the
sect were summoned to appear In
mayors court, and when the hour
for the hearing arrived the court
was packed with negroes and there
were several hundred in the street In
front.
A demonstration of faith had
been planned and the leaders start
ed peculiar humming and sway
ing, which was part Of the cavorting
Oscar Davis complained Of. The po-
lice scattered among them and stop
ped the performance. The case WAS
dismissed On the plea that the nui-
sance had been abated, and now the
sanctifed brethren want Davis
to furnish funeral for the town and
they are praying to that end.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
TWO VERY FOOLISH MEN.
Blew Themselves up by Carelessly
Handling Powder.

In their efforts to divide a keg Of
powder in fair and square manner,
Vendring Goolish was blown to at
oms and John Memenich is dying OF
terrible burns in a Pittsburg, Fa.,
hospital. The men were friends and
worked together as miners near
Greenburg, Pa.
One day they were dividing keg
of powder. They knew but one way
way to make a fair measurement.
Placing the keg on the table the men
stood before it. Goolish took out a
handful and placed it on the table
beside him. Semenich did the same.
This tedious process was continued,
until one handful remained. At a
loss how to divide it, it was finally
decided to set it off. Unthinking
Goolish touched match to it. There
was puff and two piles Of pow
der also exploded. Goolish was sent
through the roof. and was killed.
semenich was probably fatally burn
ed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
CHARGE LEWIS WITH FRAUD.
Charged With Using the Mails to
-Defraud People.

A dispatch from St. Louis says
e. G. Lewis, until recently publish
er Of "a number of magazines and
promoter Of enterprises, was indlcl-
ed by special grand jury in the IN
tied States district court on charges
Of fraudulent use Of the mails. The
indictment, containing twelve courts,
covers four points in which Lewis
is alleged to have obtained several
million by misleading statements cir
culated through the mails.
It is charged he sold unsecured
notes on the Woman's Magazine
Building and the Woman's Daily
building in the University City, OF
which Lewis is Mayor, unsecureo
notes of the University Heights Real
ty Development Company, operated
"debenture scheme" and that he
:.isrepresented the condition of the
Lewis Publishing Company in selling
stock in the concern.
Lewis recently put his corporations
INTO the hands of trustees with sole
power to handle them for FIVE years.
Creditors have asked that a receiver
oe appointed. Lewis was indicted
n 1905 on charges of conducting a
scheme to defraud through his oper-
4tion of the Peoples United States
Bank, one of his corporations. 9th
At indictments charged him with de-
rrauding the government of postal
funds. He was acquitted on several
If these charges and all were dis
missed later by the government.
It is charged in the indictment
hat. by the debenture plan, Lewis
endeavored to recover securities in
his different companies and obliga-
ton. most of which were due at early
dates, amounting to s7,160,0oo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
THEY WANT RAIN.
Indian Tribal Customs to Obtain 1t
Are Being Used.

The Creek Indians in the vicinity
of Wetumka, Owla., are resort1ng re
ancient tribal customs in an attempt
to obtain a rainfall.
One of their customs which has
been widely followed in the last week
is to stake mud turtles on the edge OF
a stream just far enough away from
the water so that it cannot reach It.
It is the Indians belief that the tur-
tie despairirg of their attempts to
reach the water invoke the aid OF the
"Great Spirit to send rain so that
the stream will be raised and brought
to them.
Since the turtles were first staked
out several rains have fallen. The
Indians believe their prayers are be
ing answered and they are fastening
up more turtles to pray for a still
greater rainfall.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
Oldest Engineer Dead.

Benjamin E. Roboisnn, the Oldest
locomotive engineer on the Southern
Railway, and according to his broth
ers, the Oldest in point OF service OF
any locomotive engineer in the Unit
ed States, died in Charleston after an
illness lasting about two weeks. At
the time of his death Robinson was
72 years of age. He entered the en-
ploy Of the old South Carolina Rail-
road in 1852, and has run On 1t eT-
er since. Mr.. Robinson was known TO
many people between Columbia and
Charleston and Augusta.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
Chnred Bodies Found.

The charred bodies Of Arthur Per-
~eva!, 2. prominent farmer, and his
w::e we've found in the ruins Of their
tarred farm house near Princeton,
X. c.. Wednesday The discovery
xas made by neiglbors. An investi-
cation is in progress to determine
under what circumstances the couple
met death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
VOTE BAILEY DOWN
THE SENATE KILLS HIS FREE
LIST AMENDMENT.
Hepburn Says the Republican Party
Is on It's Death Bed Because Of its
Divided Ranks.

Senator Bailey's free list amend
ment to the Canadian reclrocity bill
was defeated in the Senate late Wed
day by large majority. So evident
was the margin against it that Mr..
Bailey did not ask for a roll call.
Pursuing the policy Of forcing the
opponents Of reciprocity to proceed
without delay, Senator Penrose urs>
ed Senator Bailey to introduce his
wool tarig amendment tonce. The
latter did so.
'tSemi- borrowed
Democrats and like terms were ap-
piled to- the Republican Senators sup
porting the bill, by Senator Hey
burn, of Idaho, in speech against
the measure He declared that when
a. vote on the bill is taken, all Te...
Republicans in the Senate will be op-
posed to it, when the "Seni-Demo-
crats' will vote for it, along with the
"fee-simple Democrats
How can we educate the leader OF
the party back to Republican princi-
ples," asked Senate rNekon, of Min
resota.
sWiho is the leader Of the Repcs-
lican party?" asked Hepburn.
Senator Bailey declared that the
Republicans were in state Of mutt
ny and did not know their leader.
Mr.. Hepburn declared that the rec
iprocity bill came to Congress wrap
ped in the flag Of pirate.
s.Here's the bill; now you pass It
without any change" said Mr.. Hey
burn.
He declared that he opposed all
amendments to the bill as we'll as
the bill itself, because "every amend
ment is "a splinter off the Republican
flag staff of protective policy"
THAT can't be-" interjected Sena-
tor Clapp; "the flag staff has been
broken and the flag pulled down."
''I'll bet you 100000 Republican
votes that is not true" said Hey
burn. He added that he believed
that the Republicans would ultimate
ly come together again on protective
principles.
Asked by Senator Bailey how he
would classify the insurgents, MT.
Hepburn said they we're mavericks 81
waiting to be branded.
eff they can be rounded up in the
White House lot, I know they will be
branded said Mr.. Bailey.
Senator Hepburn characterized
some Of the progressives as pro
crossing as crab; you can't tell that
they're going"
This is the deathbed Of the Re
publican party" said Senator Hey
burn, referring to the split in the
Republica ranks, "but it will be the
death. bed of may of the men who are
supporting this reciprocity bill, when
the people realize that it means put
ting down Of the protective system y
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
SENATOR TILLNAN TO SPEAK.
Annual Picnic Of Old Soldiers at
OIanto Saturday.

A dispatch from Florence to The
News and Courier says the annual
picnic for the old soldiers will be
held at their picnic grounds, at
Olanta, in lower Florence County, on
Saturday, July %, at which time
United States Senator BENJAMIN R.
Tillman and others will make ad-
dresses. The old soldiers picnic at
O1anta is always one of the great
events of the year in lower Florence.
Last year there were more than 81
900 people present, and from present
indications there will be not less than
10000 people there this year. Ev-
erybody is invited to these events,
but the old soldiers come first.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
Never Been to Town.

Mrs. Polly Monk, 81 years Of age
is dead in North Christian county,
Tenn. She had lived all her life on
a farm, outlived two husbands and
had never seen train and had an
ie within two miles of Crofton. She
had never seen train, and had on
antipathy for "new tangled things"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
Two Hundred May Perish.

a dispatch from Surf, Col, states
that of the two Numbered passen-
gers and eighty-fve sailors on the
wrecked Santa Rosa, only IS had es-
caped to shore. 1t added that little
hope was held out for those who re-
NAMED on the vessel. Eleven pas
sengers and five Of the crew were lost
BY the capsizing Of the life boat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
Refused Tainted Money.

By a six to three vote the city
council of Jacksonville Florida re-
fused to appropriate money for the
maintenance of a Carnegie public IL
brary. The philanthropist had Of
tered $4,000 if Pensacola would
raise one-tenth Of that amount. The
people turned down the proposition
several weeks ago on referendum
vote. The argument was advanced
that Carnegie's money was tainted" !"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
THE GRAY AND BLUE.
President Taft VIII Follow Bull Rum
Retreat.

When President Taft goes to Ma
aassas, Va, 25 miles southwest of
Washington on July 21 to speak at
the Joint reunion of the blue and gray
armies on the battlefield of Bull Run,
he will travel over the same old turn
nike that thousands of Union SOL
7iers used so years ago. The Presl-
dent will motor down from the CAPT
tai with Secretary Hilles and Mai. A.
". Butt. Much of the ride will be
over the road used by Gen. McDow-
ellis soldiers when the tide Of battle
turned against them and they fled
back toward Washington.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
Killed bY CaiSsOn.

Ebert J. Baum of battery A. Third
u. S. field artillery, was killed dur
ing target practice Thursday near
San Antonio, Tex. Baum was driVed
of a caisson. His horses took fright
at the firing and in endeayoring to
keep them from running away Baum
fell from his seat and was run over.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
Convict Was Killed.

While trying to escape from the
State prison at Milledgeville, Ga, w.
y O'Neal, white convict, who mad
served one year Of three-year SEN
+ence. was shot to death by guards.
O'Eeal was sentenced for stabblng
MS wife
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
POISONED BY INSECTS?
Probable Cause of Death IN NewberrS
County.
County.

The sudden death Of four negroes,
three of them in one family and II
one house near Shelton, in Falrtlelo
County, is supposed to have oeen
caused by poisonous insects on black
berries. which the negroes had pick
ed and eaten short time before
their deaths. It is said that the ne
groes were about grown and TWO oth-
ers were smaller. The four mao
been blackberry picking in the after
noon and that night, or early the
next morning, according to the ln1or-
nation, they died. It is not known
what else could have caused thei1
death and the cause stated is gen
eraly accepted by the community and
is supported by medical opinion.