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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Each Liquor Sale is Separate Offence
Says Court.

Another decision bearing on the
present whiskey law has been given
by Associate Justice Hydrick in the
case Of the State VS.. W. P. Kelly,
Sumter county, who was convicted on
two charges of violating the whiskey
law, receiving an alternate sentence
on the first violation and sentence
of one year for the second v1ola,lou,
as provided by the act.
The State says the sentence of the
Sumter county court is affirmed. The
case first was submitted to the su-
preme court at the November term in
1910, but was dismissed because the
attorneys for Kelly failed to file ar
'gument. A satisfactory explanation
aving been made, the case was again
filed
w. P. Kelly was tried on June go,
1910, for selling whiskey on October
IS, 1909, and was tried on July l.,
1910, for selling whiskey on June %,
1910. The defendant was given an
alternate sentence in the first case
and was given one years imprison-
ment on the second charge. This Of
fense was treated as the second sub
sequent offense under the act Of
1909.
''In this State" says the supreme
court, leach sale of whiskey is sep
arate and distinct offense for which
the guilty party may be convicted and
punished"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Found BIN cead.

Earl Kieuse, of Parkersburg, W.
Va, early Monday called his hotel
clerk over the telephone and asked
that a messenger be sent to his room,
as he had something he wanted to
give out to the newspapers. When
the boy arrived he found Kiensse
dead on the bed with his throat cut.
A razor was in his right hand. No
cause for the suicide has been tour1.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
NEGRO FOUND ALIVE.
He Was Shot by Mob in Georgia
and Left For Dead.

Morris Daniels, negro charged
with having assaulted an aged wo
man in Randolph county, Georgia
last week, was brought to Moultrie
Saturday morning nearer dead than
charge by a mob having been taken IN
charge by nib Of less than dozen
men Friday night near Hartsyille.
The negro was shot and left in the
road for dead. He was not discover
ed until the sheriff and coroner were
notified by unknown parties to go
,ut and hold an inquest. 1t IS stat
ed that the matter will be presented
to the grand jury as the identity Of
the negro had not been established.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Lightning Struck Elm Down in Pres
ence Of Many.

Before the eyes Of scores Of soci-
ETY. men and women we'll known in
Official life, and almost within stone
throw of the Chevy chase Club house
near Washington, T. B. Johnson, OF
New York, recently appointed sol1cl-
tor Of the navy department was kill
ed by lightning Monoay.
Johnson had been playing golt
with companion and was in the
open when the bolt struck. His COM
panion and the caddy, dozen yards
away. were knocked down, but were
uninjured. Johnson's body was
badly burned. Surgeon general
Stokes of the navy, who was at the
club, declared that death was instan-
taneous.
The club is one of the best known
country clubs south of New York.
President Taft, Vice President Sher-
man, most o the members of the cab
met members, and many of the mem
bers Of the diplomatic corps are
members.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
GOOD COTTON CROP
CONDITION OF STAPLE NDI-
GATES A BIG YIELD.
Fields Are Clean and Some Sections
Expect Much Larger Yields than in
Several Years Past.

several 1earS faSC.
Due, in q great measure, to the
rains of last week which relieved the
drought before it had done serious
damage, except possibly in scattering
sections, the 1911 cotton crop in
South Carolina, from present stands,
promises to be equally as good if not
better than last year. No section Of
the State, from reports, has suffer-
ed materially; but to the contrary, in
number of counties larger yields
are expected than in a number of
years past.
Taking the State as a whole the
condition up to the end of last week
indicates that the cotton crop this
year will not be off on account Of the
drought that for a time everybody
feared would materially affect the
yield. Conditions may be said at this
time to indicate a 100 per cent. crop,
although in some scattering sections
where cotton was replanted and did
not get a good stand the yield will
not be more than two-thirds or three
fourths; but in other sections from
Is to 25 per cent. more cotton is ex-
pected than last year.
Heavy fertiizatilion and the unusu-
ally fine preparation of the soil, deep
er plowing and the application Of new
methods is telling this season, but for
it is safe to say that the drought
would have proved a greater damage
but compared with last year at this
time the crop is in a better condi-
ton.
The fields are clean, there is no
rass, and indications are that much
larger crop will be picked this year
than asst. Last year at this time the
feds were full Of grass, making the
cost of production greater than this
year, and, indeed last year the farmer
had hard fight to keep the grass
from over-rnning the cotton.
What grass follows the recent
rains will be easily kept in check
this year. If the conditions at pres
ent can be compared with conditions
existing at this time last year, the
wo seasons being absolutely different
the one extremely dry and the other
extremely wet, farmers of the State
are, from reports received, in better
shape now than then, and the indica-
tions for full crop are great deal
ter tha last wear.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
YELPS OUT AGAIN
HEPBURN MAKES A FOOL OF
HIMSELF ONCE MORE.
Despite the Chronic kicker's Antics
the Senate Takes up Bill for Con-
federate Monument.

The bitterness between Senator
Hepburn, of Idaho, and Senator Will
liams, OF Mississippi, on the subject
of the Confederacy, broke out anew
in the senate recently. Senator Hey
burn objected to the taking up OF a
bill appropratiny 100000 for Con-
federate naval monument in the
Vicksburg military park, but Senator
Williams Won its consideration by a
vote of 20 to 19.
The Vicksburg park commission
and the senate committee on military
affairs approved the measure. Mr.
Williams said it was desired to have
the monument complete or the semi
centennial "blue and gray reunion
Vicksburg in 1918. Senators CNm-
Minis of Iowa and Works of California
urged its passage as proper recogni-
tions of men who exhibited brav-
cry in cause they believed right.
Senator Hepburn again attacked
the principle of federal recognition
of Confederate acts He declared it
was ''intolerable' that the deeds Of
Confederate armies should be re-
cited in laws that call on the public
treasury or contributions. He char
actercized the history of the War Be-
tween the Sections as "history OF
murder He attacked the newspa-
pers of the country, declaring many
of them disloyal "and delighted to
express their disloyalty.'
He had been characterized as waiv-
ing the bloody flag in the senate, he
said, and had been so misrepresented
that he was receiving scores of anon
ymous letters from towards" threat
ening him with physical violence be-
cause of his opposition to useing gov
ernment funds to recognize Confeder-
ate service.
He displayed letter he had receiv-
from Little Rock, Ark, the envelope
of which bore Confederate flag.
He said the post-office department
said there was no law to prevent the
use of the flag on mail matters.
''No law ought to be needed" said
Hepburn, there is but one flag in
this nation entitled to such represen-
talon.
Senator Williams abruptly left the
,,Araber when Hepburn began to bray
ano so Senator Taylor, of Tennessee,
took up the issue, and scored Hey
burn. ''The war is over" he said,
time has pulled down the forts and
healed the wounds. The men who
wore the gray delight to honor the
men who wore the blue, but they do
not to delight to honor the men who
never smelt powder, and wto stand
here and unlimbe their batteries Of
bitterness against the simp,e proposal
to erect monuments to Southern he
roes."
The senate Immediately adjourn
ed by vote Of Is to 25 and the Ques-
ton was eft unsettled.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
FELL BACKWARD INTO WE'LL.
Negro Killed Near Lancaster and
White Man.

A special dispatch to the State
from Lancaster says a tragedy occur
ed Thursday on the premises Of Lew
is n. Montgomery in the Creek Sec
ton, a worthy and respected negro,
Nathan McIlwain losing his life in a
we'll. Mc1lwain had been down in the
we'll, which was being made deeper
by blasting and was coming up on a
rope to eat his sreakfast when on
reaching the top he apparently faint
ed and fell backward, landing at the
bottom. His head and chest were
crushed and death ensued in an hour
or so, shortly after he was brought
to the surface Hal Dees had mar
row escape from similar fate. He
down in the we'll with McIlwain and
in falling the latter's feet struck
the breast, hurting him severely.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
MANY KILLED IN WRECK.
Train in Germany Jumps the Track
Near MulIheim.

A through express from Basel,
Switzerland to Berlin, crowded with
a heavy tourist traffic, was wrecked
at Mullheif Monday. The latest es-
innate is that 1 persons were killed,
while scores of others were injured,
manu- of them seriously. The accl-
dent occurred as the train, coming
from the south was entering the sta
ton. The locomotive was derailed
and was followed from the tracks by
four cars, first class, second class,
and two third class coaches.
These cars telescoped each other.
At the same time the remaining cars
thrown to the opposite side Of the
track and piled up against train
standing on the southbound rails.
Not a passenger in the first three cars
Of the train escaped injury.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Three Blown to Atoms.

Fragments of human flesh give evil
dence that three men were killed
Monday when 5000 pounds Of nitro
glvcerine exploded, destroying the
plant of the Dupont Powder Compay,
Is miles south Of Denver. The
building rose in cloud Of black
smoke, with a circle of flame at It's
base. When they had reached a
height of 100 feet they broke in
nieces
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
POISONED BY INSECTS?
Probable Cause Of Death in Newberry
County.

The sudden death of four negroes,
three of them in one family and In
one house near Shelton, in Fairfield
County, is supposed to have been
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 9TH
ers were smaller The four had
been blackberry picking in the after
noon and that night, or early the
next morning. according to the infor-
nation, they died. 1t IS not known
what else could have caused their
death and the cause stated Is gen.
eraly accepted by the community and
is supported by medical opinion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
jest Ended Fatally.

George Harper, contractor OF Ben
ton, Tenn, was shot and almost In
stantly killed at o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon on the public square at Ben
ton by John HARRISON, proprietor of
pool-room and near-beer saloon. The
men began playing with eaca other
and finally became enraged and Har-
per struck HARRISON with beer bot
tie and the latter drew his pistol and
fired two shots, both Of which took
effect in Harper's body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Pardons Young Murderer.

Against the recommendation OF
Solicitor Wells Gov. Blease pardon
ed Wednesday r. L. Bacon, who at
the age of II, stabbed to death Lof-
ton Poston in a fight at a box party
in Blossom school house, Florence,
January 2s, 1910, and was sentenced
in the following November to three
wears imprisonment for malslaugh-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
left All to Himself.

A spectacle which has not been
seen for years, II ever, was exhibit
ed In the Senate, says Washington
dispatch, on the reciprocity debate"
Friday, when for nearlf ten minutes
Senator Gronna, Of North Dakota,
Who wzs concluding his speech begun
Thursday in opposition to the pact,
vas the only senator on the floor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
MADE HIS LAST LEAP.
A Real Tragedy Caught on Film OF
Moving Pictures.

A real tragedy was recorded on
the film of a 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
to have been held fast by
the soft mud at the bottom. The
body was grappled for and recovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Be True Thyself.

Thou must be true thyself,
If thou the truth wouldst teach;
Thy soul must overflow, if thou
Another's soul wouldst reach?
It needs the overflow of heart
To give the lips full speech.
Think truly, and thy Thoughts
Shall the worlds famine feed;
Speak truly and each word Of thine
Shall be a fruitful seed;
Live truly, and thy life shall be
A great and noble creed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Auto Turned Turtle.

At Admission, Ala, J. D. Dill. a bak-
er, was killed, Mrs Merry Dill, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Dill and Charles
Dill, Jr., probably fatally injured
night, when an automobile
in which they were riding turned
turtle. The accident occurred when
an attempt was made to avoid q
collision with another automobile.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
TTphoid Girl Guarded.

Miss Rose Beersma, known as the
typhoid girl, is being guarded by d
city detective on dairy farm south
of Chicago and may be Quarantined
for life, according to health depart
ment officials. Although enjoyingper
ect health, she is said to be carrier
of the disease germs and directly re-
sponsible for three deaths and fifty
cases of ever in the south division Of
the city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Were Blown to Atoms.

At Tulsa. Okla, Barney Sullivan. a
prominent oil man, his horses and
buggy, were blown to atoms when a
large quantity OF dynamite acciden-
tally exploded. For miles around
the windows were broken and build
ings shaken. Many persons thought
the explosion was an Earthquake.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Man Seriously Cut.

At Greenville on Monday morning
c. F. Mccall, boss spinner at the
Brandon cotton mill, was seriously
cut with knife by E. F. Pittman.
The trouble took place about $50
o'clock when Mccall was approached
by Pittman in the spinning room Of
the mill in reference to Mrs. Pitt
mans connection with the mill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Struck Their Boat.

At Milton, Fla, George E. Carroll
and his twelve year old son we're in
stantIy killed by lightning Friday.
They were rowing and had turned
to head for the shore at the approach
Of a thunderstorm when the craft
was struck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
THE GRAY AND BLUE.
President Taft Will Follow Bull Run
Retreat.

When President Taft goes to Ma
nassas, Va, 25 miles southwest Of
Washington on July 81 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
pike that thousands of Union SOL
diers used so years ago. The PresI-
dent will motor down from the capi-
tai with Secretary Hilles and Maj. 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, 1911-07-26
Engage in Fatal Fight.

Al Detroit, Michigan, in running
fight one Italian was instatly killeo,
another. was probably fatally hurt,
and a third received serious wound
in the back. The dead man is Ce-
sare Gassissi, aged 19. Sam Danna
was shot twice through the back. To-
ny Cassisi, uncle Of the dead man,
who received a bullet in the back,
told the police that while he and his
companions were walking along Pell
street. three men ran up behind them
and opened fire.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
PAID RIM WELL
GETS SMALL FORTUNE FOR BE-
ING KIND TO OLD MAN.
Exchanged Sleeping Car Berth With
Him and Young Man Is Given
Twenty Thousand Dollars.

-Four years ago William R. O'Neal,
a young business man of cambridge,
Ga, exchanged lower berth for an
upper one with t.eeble old gentle
man who was journeying to Florida
for his health.
The Atlanta Constitution says on
last Wednesday O'Neal learned that
the chance friend had left him a for
tune of $4,000, which will be turn
ed over to him as soon as he complies
with certain legal formalities.
cav, come on, come on; I know
you are lying said OiNeal good nat
uredely to the man who informed
him of his good fortune. They were
walking up Peachtree street at the
time.
well, I congratulate you anyway,
whether you believe it or not, and
you can find out for yourself that
the mans son is here looking for
you," was the reply.
And O,Neal did find out that the
statement is correct. J. T. Young,
Jr., of Oakland, Cal, reached Atlanta
Wednesday on a search for O'Neal,
!Mr. Young, Sr., having left him a
substantial fortune in his will. Mr..
Young did not know his address and
enlisted the loea, press in the search.
Mr.. O'Neal is 26 years old. He
reached Atlanta Wednesday after liv-
ing for some time in Macon. He was
born in cambridge, and Is the son
of Mrs: Chloe O'Neal, a widow of that
place.
"What are you going to do with
your fortune?" Mr.. O'Neal was ask
ed by one who had visions Of a tur-
key dinner, an automobile, a trip
to- Europe and new overcoat.
do. Well, I hardly know yet def
,nitely, but I win invest it and prob
ably go to work for myself. That's
lot better that working for someone
else" answered the leyel-headed
young chap.
Faxed Whole Story.
:: The Atlanta Journal says Thurs
day voice, a nice, trustworthy
voice, thft carried we'll over the
telephone and inspired confidence,
announced that it's owner was ]. T..
Young, Jr., and that ]. T. Young,
sr., recently deceased at Oakland,
Cal, had left $4,000 to w. r.
O'Neal, Of Georgia. The voice ask
ed the Atlanta papers to kindly as
sist in the searth for W. r. o'Neal.
The papers kindly did. O'Neal was
straightway found-in Atlanta. He
expressed his Joy and surprise. It
is now darkly hinted that these joy
and these surprise were as mytholog-
ical as the sick old gentleman IN
Florida.
.As soon as W. R. O"Nea1 was
found he was arrested for jumping,
board bill in Lagrange, also for
passing three worthless checks. He
is now in Jail in LAGRANGE.
AT the same time came telegram.
in response to inquiries, from Oak
land, Cal, that no ]. T. Young, eth
er senion, or Junior, either dead or
alive, was known in these parts.
The Younss who did live in, Oak
land, who had other initials, denied
all knowledge of w. r. O'Nea1 and
of the sick old gentleman IN Florida.
Whoe the voice was is still mys-
terry, and there is still bare posi-
bility that there is some mistake,
and that O'Neal has really become
an heir. Until the truth IS certified,
it may be well for hopeful travellers
to, contiue the pretty custom of re-
linquishing their lower berths to
sick old gentlemet in Florida.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
SURPRISED Him a Little.

Joseph Kingward, of Tarrytowr.
Y. Y, was in a swing painting the
water-tower there when the rope
broke. He dropped $50 feet.struck
guard wire turned a complete somer-
sault and landed on his feet. He
smiled and said: tI didn't expect to
come down this way, but I'm all
ripht -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Bandits Burned Canadian.

For refusing to divulge the hiding
place Of horde of wealth owned by
Mexican railroad, Robert Swanzey, q
Canadian, was burned at the stake by
gang of Mexican bandits at Sumter
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
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 Ii
brary. The philanthropist had Of
fered $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, 1911-07-26
EIGHT FORK SHARK CAUGHT.
BY Some Young Men in the Harbor
of Charleston.

A Charleston dispatch to The State
says two big waterspouts and the
catch of an eight-foot shark afford
ed the harbor people something to
talk about Friday. The monster
shark was caught by a party in a
motor boat off the jetties. The shark
was hooked by Edward Eve, who was
assisted by Edmun Shelby, Philip Eve
and Edward Means in landing the
monster. 1t was hard work landing
the big fish, which at times would
leap Is feet out of the water, threat
ening to carry the boat out to sea or
down to the bottom of the channel.
The waterspouts were seen off the
Stono phosphate works. The spout
moved along the river for a consider
able distance; fortunately the river
was clear of small craft at the time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
KILLED WITH A BRICK.
Two Negroes Have Fight and One
Was Fatally Fit


The Columbia Record says John
Young died at noon Sunday in that
city from paralysis as the result of a
lick in the head dealt by Tom Wise,
another negro. The quarrel between
the negroes, who lived at Hyatt's
park, arose over an alleged insult to
the daughter of Young. The daughter
told her father of her treatment at
Wise's hands, it is said, and Young
took up the matter vigorously. A
ierce puarrel ensued, which ended by
Wise grabbing brick, which h broke
in two and used one half to disjoin
Young's head from his spinal column
at the back of his neck. Wise is held
in the county Jail, having been appre-
hended Friday night. Young was
carried Immediately after the occur
renee to the hospital. When he ar
rived his body from his shoulder
down was paralysed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Bees Fatal Sting.

at Duboise, Pa, Philip DuseA,
prominent resident, died thirty,
minutes after he was stung cy a
honey bee. busch attempted to cap
ture a hive when he was stung On
point Of jaw.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Lightning Restores Hearing.

Mrs. Jane Decker, aged 65, Of
Canaan. Conn, is rejoicing over the
fact that she was struck by lightning
in q recent storm. The shock restor-
ed her hearing. She had been deaf
since childhood.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Gave Up the Fight.

Leaving a note in which he stated
there was "too much boss from moth
er-in-law" in his family and that his
wife sided with her mother, r. ".
Luebke. Of Cincinnati, o., committed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-26
Burned 20 Death.

Leo Hunt lost his life in FIRE in
Battle Creek, Mich, last week, Enen
he stopped to find his wooden leg
before he left a burning building.