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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
EXTENSION IMPROVEMENTS.
The Southern Railway Revising It's
Rosdbed Near Atlanta.

Extensive Improvements on the
line between Atlanta and Macon, in
vol7ing the laying of about twenty
miles Of passing tracks and revision
OF grades are to be made at once by
the Southern Railway according to
announcement given out Tuesday by
the Assistant to the President. The
passing tracks will be Of latest de-
sign, known as lap-sidings, which
greatly facilitate the movement of
trains. These tracks will be placed
at intervals of about Eve miles and
each will be long enough to accom-
modate four trains. This additional
trackage will give many Of the ad-
vantages of double tracks and will
greatly increase the capacity Of this
important line over which, in addi-
ton to the freight and local passen'
ger service, the through passenger
trains Of the Southern between Flor
ida and the West are handled. Dur
ing the last few months the Southern
has completed the work Of strength
ening the bridges on this line and Is
now operating its heaviest locomo-
tiyes over it. These Improvements
will add greatly to the facilities for
handling both freight and passengers
over this line and will prove Of bene-
fit not only to the territory inmedi-
ately served bu: to shippers and pas
sengers using it for through COM
merce and travel The expenditures
involved are being undertaken by the
Southern Railway Company in the
desire to give its patrons the best Of
service and to provide for the great
increase of business that is hoped for
in the future.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
LA TOILETTE FOR PRESIDENT
Wants to Capture the Republican
Nomination.

A Boston dispatch says Republican
politicians are anticipating with con-
siderable interest the lecture that
Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon
is to deliver at local club tomorrow
night on "Delegated versus Popular
Government" The lecture and the
informal conferences to follow, it is
understood here, will be the launch
ing of Senator La Follette's candl-
dacy for president. Senator Bourne,
who is the founder Of the National
Progressive Republican League, is
understood to have formed a polit-
ical alliance with Senator La Toilette
and to have undertaken the task Of
capturing the New England deiesa-
ton to the republican convention OF
next year. The main plank OF the
Bourne platform is the initiative, ref
erendum and recall.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
BIBLE STUDENTS MARCH
GREAT RELIGIOUS PAGEANTRY
IN SPARTAN CITY.
Led by Former Governor NJ. F. Ansel,
Fifteen Hundred Members Of BIZ
BILE Classes, Parade.

Spartanburg had a most remark
able parade on last Wednesday. With
the streets lined with thousands OF
spectators, a procession of fifteen
hundred Bible students marched
from the Court House, on Magnolia
street, to Converse College and back
this afternoon.
It was perhaps the most impress
sive religious sight ever witnessed III
the South, and certainly the most i'm
pressive ever known in South Caro-
lima. A marked feature of this long
parade Of Bible students was the va
rious classes of men and boys which
composed the long line.
Headed by members Of the Spar
tanburg police force, who are also
members Of various Bible classes,
and followed by Ex-Governor Martin
F. Aosel and other notable guests,
the line was composed Of profession
al men, college professors, those per
sons living in the mill districts, who
are mem bers Of their Bible classes,
and also there were many from the
country churches near spartanburg.
Each Bible class marched under Its
own banner and some had their
bands along, while the orchestra
from the Bible class Of Bethel Meth
odist Church, Of Spartanburg, occu-
pied seats on huge wagon.
Mounted on this wagon there was
also a piano, and while the line was
traversing the most crowded business
parts OF the city, hymns were sung,
making It a most impressive process
sion and one that will ever linger in
the minds Of those who witnessed
or participated in it.
The stores and business concerns
Of the city were closed in order that
the employees could march in this
line, openly processing their faith
and their religion. The ministers OF
Spartanburg acted as marshals.
The second day Of the annual Con-
vention OF the Sunday-school workers
now in session will mark an epoen
in the history Of the Association.
Three of the greatest and most en-
thusiastic meetings were held, be-
sides the Bible class parade.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
BIG PUSH OF BOYS
COUPLE, MARRIED TEN YEARS,
POSSESS ..INETEEN.
Thirteen of This Number. AL Boys,
Are Living, and Not One is Yet
Five Years Old.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott. OF
Highland, Kan, are seeking a home
in Oklahoma with plenty Of land.
They will need it, for although they
have been married not quite ten
years they are parents Of 19 CHR
dren, all boys, and 1s of them lV-
ing. They hold the record TOR trip
lets, having five sets to their credit.
and two sets Of twins. All Of the
13 boys living are under FIVE years.
Recently the Scots, deciding tha.
they must find more land, went to AL
berta, Canada. They were not sat-
isaed there and returned. On the
return trip Mrs. Scott and her 13
children all rode on one first class
ticket. At Omaha the conductor
made vigorous protesS-
Madam, you cannot carry a whole
Sunday school along with you on
that one ticket he said, land You
need not tell me those are all yours
and under FIVE years Of age. You
will have to pay for some OF them.
Mrs. Scott dug down into her va
lise and brought out the family BIZ
Bile, in which was recorded the names
and ages Of each Of the children.
The conductor had to give in. The
mother and children occupied hVe
double seats in the homeseekers' car
and paid for only one.
The names and ages Of the chill
dren are: Ashbell, Archer and Aus
tin, triplets, four and half years
old: Arthur and Arnold, twins, three
and half; Alan, Almon and Aloln,
triplets, two and half; Albert, Abb
on, and Adolph, triplets, 1S months;
Abel and Abner, twins, six months
Mrs. Scott is 80 years old and her
husband is only a year her senior.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
What Gov. Blease Says.
Ti1Ir1an Feels Better.

Senator 3. R. Tillman in response
to an inquiry as to his health inspired
by rumor that he was very unwell
said Friday that he was feeling en-
tirely fit. He spent the day in the
fields on his farm at Trenton, and
says the country life is agreeing with
him so finally that he feels better ev-
cry day. He is feeling better than he
has felt for months past.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Died in His Seat.

When business opened at the phi
yate bank Of julius Debrousky IN
New York Monday the first customer
was annoyed that she could get no
answer to her questions from the
banker, who sat leaning over a ta-
Bile, seemingly buried in thought. lie
had good reason for his silence. In
the bankers abdomen was a bullet
wound from which he died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
CHEAPEN THINGS
THE DEMOCRATS PLAN A BIG
CUT IN TARIFF DUTIES.
The House VIII Make Sweeping Re-
ductions on Wool, Cotton and 9th
er Necessities.

All rates of duty in the wooden
schedule will be lowered more than
so per cent. No article in that sched-
ule will be permitted to retain halt
of the protection now afforded by the
Payne-Aldrich act. A complete mod
ifcat;on and lowering Of the entire
list will be made. These predictions
are made in letter from Washington
to the New York World.
The letter goes on to say that all
the oppressive rates in the cotton
schedule will be heavily cut. Only
Just and equitable protection will oe
allowed to remain. The most OBJ
noxious features Of the schedule will
be treated with even more severity
than the duties applied to woolen
goods.
This is the prediction made by a
leading MEMBER Of the House Ways
and Means Committee, now engaged
in arranging some scheme of tariff
revision. He says it is a perfectly
safe assumption that the high places
in the cotton schedule will be hit
hard and the wooden duties more
than cut in twain.
Other prominent Democrats believe
that rates on tools, farm machinery,
paints and other necessaries for the
producer will be materially reduced.
"The thugs that the farmer has
to buy will be put on the free list,
declared member Of the committee.
eve are going to see that the reci-
procity agreement does not hurt the
tiller Of the SOIL"
It is realized by the more conserVa-
tive element that this is probably &C.
ing too far in the way Of prediction.
It is unlikely that all those things
which the farmer buys will be placed
on the free list. There may be heavy
shaving Of the rates now imposed,
but all the great mass or articles
comprising such list Of necessities
must bear some taxation to meet the
requirements Of revenue.
The temper now manifested by a
majority of the Ways and Means
Committee augurs we'll for the ef-
fectiYe downward revision Of the tar
if. There is a general disposition
to eliminate all the most objection
able duties. It is especially desired
to lessen the cost of living. Rates
imposed on wearing apparel, farming
implements, food-stuffs and articles
of daily use will be literally lowered.
The Ways and Means Committee
will meet again Saturday and take up
the subject Of tariff revision. The
committee is having serious trouble
agreeing on a course Of procedure.
One faction would pass at least three
tariff revision bills first, and then
take up reciprocity, while the other
would reverse this order.
Over this point the caucus called
for Saturday will split when Wig
orous demand will be made for a
complete revision Of certain tariff
schedules. Some members Of the
WAYS and Means Committee would
pass reapportionment bill and go as
far as possible toward providing for
the direct election Of United STATES
Senator's
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
GIVES HEAVY VERDICT.
Man Giyens Fifty Thousand Dollars
for Injuries.

After deliberating about one hour,
the jury in the case Of A. G. Meme
fee vs.. the Southern Railway Com
pany returned verdict for the PLAIN
tiff at Barnwell Friday afternoon III
the amount of $4,000, the amount
asked for in the complaint having
been $4,000. The accident toai
brought about the suit. and that
made Mr.. Menefee cripple Tor lle'
occurred a few years ago at Dent. A
little station above Columbia. two
trains, regular South-bound pas
senger train and a special. on winch
Menefee was engineer, colliding head
on. A motion has been made TOT a
new trial, and will probably be heard
next week. This verdict is said to be
the next largest ever rendered by a
South Carolina jury, there being one
on record for s55, 900.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
BOUND FOR THE SENATE.
Gov. Blease Says He Expects to Go
Straight There.

The Columbia correspondent Of
The News and Courier says Governor
Blease will be a candidate for the
United States Senate. He said today
that he is ."going as straight to the
United States Senate as q martin tc
its gourd.''
Senator Til1man said the other day
that he will run again If his health
permits, but it is doubted by many
that he will again be in the race
Governor Blease said recently that he
could beat any man except Tillman
for the Senate.
In the event Senator Tillman Is
not a candidate in 1913, Governor
Blease will be in the race. Other
wise he will be candidate for the
Senatorship later on. That is the
way the situation appears today.
Governor Blease has received en-
couraging letters, he states, from all
parts Of South Carolina. He Is too
in these letters that he Is stronger
now politically than ever before. One
man wrote him, "Go ahead and give
'em b.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Committed Suicide.

Rufus I. Hasell, for several years
bookkeeper for the wholesale and re-
tail grocery firm Of Welch & Eason,
Charleston, S. c., committed suiclee
Monday morning in his Office by send
ing a bullet from a new 3S-callore
pictol through his temple, no reason
being assigned for the deed. HaSeil
was in poor health, however. He was
unmarried and about 3S years OF
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Kohlsaat Declares That lorimer Used
Money in His Election.
KNOWS this TO Be TRUE
But the Venerable Publisher De-
cHned Repeatedly to Tell the In
vestigating Committee Where He
Got His Information or Who Told
Him about Matter.

H. H. Kohlsaat, publisher OF the
Chicago Record-Herald, told the I'LL
nois Senate investigating committee
Wednesday tLat he knew 100000
had been used to procure the election
of William Lor1ner to the United
States Senate.
He refused to give the committee
the source Of his information, not
withstanding the committee has the
power to imprison him because OF
his refusal.
When Mr.. Kohlsaat was first called
to the stand, he was asked where he
obtained his information on which be
wrote an editorial saying $500, 600
has been raised to elect Lorimer.
Mr. Kohlsaat declined to answer a
number Of questions. He said he
could not violate a confidence.
Attorney Healy put direct ques-
tions to him asking If his informant
had said he was asked for $4,000.
"I decline to answer" he said.
"D;d he say that nine other men
had been asked for $4,000 each?"
.T refuse to answer"
s'Is he resident Of Chicago?"
81 decline to answer"
t'Is be alive now?"
"Fe is!''
Would you denounce any citizen
who takes the stand you have taken
here?" asked Senator Burton.
"Any man who will violate a con-
fdence is not worth a snap. l would
not let my Court reporter ric4ate a
confidence. 40 newspaper man ian
violate confidence. That Is my
code Of morals"
"You have been demanding this In
vestigation and now you refuse to aid
u.s."
'I appreciate the position, but I
will not violate this confidence" ;"
The committee then went into ey-
ecutiye conference. Everyone except
Mr.. Kohlsaat, Attorney Healy and
members of the committee were Or
dered out Of the room.
The questions we're again put to
Mr.. Kohlsaat. Again he refused ab-
solutely to answer.
The doors were then reopened and
b6r Eoh1caat was given third OD-
portunity to answer the questions of
the committee; this he again refused
to do. Mr.. Kohlsaat was excused un-
til 10 o'clock, Thursday morning,
April s.
He was informed by the committee
that it's members had agreed that h7
must answer the questions regarding
the money.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Rody in Deep Well.

The body of R. Copeland, missing
from Morrison, Fla, for months, has
been found in thirty-foot well. all
indications point to murder, as the
skull of the victim was crushed IN,
and the body covered by debris to
shield the crime. 1t is known that
COPELAND had considerable money be-
fore he disappeared so suddenly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Found Lot Of Money.

A cat chased mouse under q
foot-stool in the home of Henry
Karg. in Fort Plain, n. Y, this week,
and then stuck it's paw into the hole
to try for her prey. When she dre"
the foot out a $50 bill was sticking
to a claw. Later ss75 was taken
from the stool, which represents the
hoard left by Grannie Karg when
she died suddenly on Feb. 2o.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
TWO NEGROES BURNED
Beyond Recognition in Their Home
at Blackyille.

AT Blackville Oscar Greene and his
wife. two respectable old colored peo-
pie, were burned to death FRIDAY
morning in their home. The nre oc-
Cured about o'clock Friday morn
ing. and the wind was blowing at
rapid rate, bu.. fortunately. only one
other residence was burned. Oscar
Greene was good old darkE, and
his death and that if his wife are ce-
plored. These old people hao ac-
quired right nice property. anu
while having no children OF their
own. had adopted several, and edu-
Gated them, among them being Albert
Davidson, the mulatto who served as
postmaster there for several years
until his sudden death in the postot-
fee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
OWNING ROD MEN JAILED.
stauhers Sentenced to Pay Fines and
Sent to Prison.

Fines and prison sentences were
imposed by Judge Orr, sitting spec
ialv in Federal Court in Scranton, Pa.
last week, Abraham G.. Staufer, his
son, Oscar A. Stauffer; his namesake,
A. S. Stauffer. and William S. Ream,
residents of Palmyra, Pa. who plead
ed guilty at the Williamsport session
of making fraudulent use Of the
mails. They conducted a mail order
business by which they sold "divlning
rods that were represented to be
able to locate different metals by the
use of different needles. They also
pleaded guilty to selling lascivious
pictures through the mails, and will
be fined aud imprisoned for that.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE.
Man in Boat Fired at Box and Ex-
plosion Followed.

The explosion of 100 pounds OF dy-
Mantle from the impact of rife bull
let fred by member Of launch
party in Hason canal Sunday after
noon near Franklin, La, resulted IN
the loss of one and the injury OF
three persons, the wreching OF the
boat and damage to property several
miles distant.
Miss Kate Miller is dead and T. c.
Lawless, Ellis Hahn and John David
son, all mem bers of the launch party,
were injured, Lawless seriously. Win
dows were broken in buildings in this
town, FIVE miles from the scene.
Davidson fired at box on the
shore $50 wards distant A terrific
explosion was the answer. The boat
was broken in twain and Immediately
sank, carrying Miss Miller with it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
SAVED BY FIRE DRILL.
Many Children Are Marched Quietly
to Safety.

The value Of the fire drill IN
crowded buildings was clearly dem
onstrated Wednesday afternoon when
fire was discovered in public schooi
No. 43 in New York. Although
smoke was drifting through the
building and the odor of burning
wood and paper permeated the halls
and class rooms, $500 little children
responded to the fire drill signal and
in perfect order marched from the
building as they do several times
each week. In ten minutes all were
on the street watching the fremen.
The blaze did only trihing damage.
The children we're under splendid
control.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Drew the Line.

1t was an exceedingly trying exper-
ience Miss Kate Johnson had Thurs
day when she appeared on the street
OF South Bethlehem. Pa, in a ha1em
skirt. It was the first sight local
people had had of this fashion. 4
crowd quickly formed and after mob
bins her pelted her with stones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Life Crushed Out.

The Columbia Record says instant
death by passenger train No. AZ, from
Asheyille to Columbia, was the Fats
of Mr.. H. o. Smith, fagman, en-
ployed by the Southern railway, al
Fornane, four miles from Columbia
at o'clock Tuesday morning. Mr.
Smith was 22 years Of age and I'M
married. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
RAINED MUD DOWN
Result Of Precipitation in Dusty At
mosphere.

On last Thursday it rained pure
mud in Wathena, Kansas. The phe-
nomenon is accounted for by the fact
that a high wind and duststorm from
the northwest was prevailing when a
light rain began to fall, and the drops
Of water collected the dust in the at
mosphere, turning them into Huo.
Persons who were outdoors had their
clothing spattered and soiled, and the
paint upon houses, vehicles and i'm
plements outdoors all showed the Ell
fects of having received a sprinkhng
of the mud. A high wind wind still
is blowing, with the temperature near
freezing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Died From a Fsn.

Hurled by a g!aat wave with ter
rife force down the companion"a5
and instantly killed was the tate o.
Captain Christen Peterson, master o.
the Danish steamer, Dronning Olga
arriving at Newport News Va, Wed,
nesday with the flag at half mast
and showing evidence of hard bat
tie at sea.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Made a Big Haul.

Ten thousand dollars in currency
was stolen from mail pouch III
transit between Tampa and Clear
water, Fla, Monday night. The
theft was discovered when the mail
pouch reached St. Petersburg Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock, having
been carried by its destination, Clear
wafer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
WOMAN CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Mrs. Missouri Horton Bound Over BY
Magistrate.

Mrs. Missouri Horton, Of Spartan
burg was bound over to the Criminal
Court Monday afternoon by Magls-
trate CAN'T on a charge of attempt
ing to burn her own home. Several
months ago Mrs. Horizons home,
which is located on North Church
street, caught fire three times within
twenty-four hours and this led to a
preliminary investigation. Only cir
cumstantial evidence was presented
by the prosecution at the hearing
and the leading witness was Chief E..
D. Kennedy. Of the fire department.,
who told Of the events. Magistrate
Gait saw fit to send the case over to
the higher Courts. Mrs. Horton S
home was heavily insured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Queer Death.

When stove exploded in The nome
Of John Teppe, at sauF Ste. Marie,
Mich, flying pieces. Of the stove tore
loose the -pksfer from the walls and
it fell1n a two-year-old child lying
-as.eep in bed. Before the child
was rescued it had been smothered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Here's the Fling.

Confessing to numerous thefts,
steen Ellingson told the police OF
Hoo uiam, Wash, last week, that he
had stolen more than 5000 chickens
from hen roosts in that town during
the past three years. The lad, to-
gether with two companions, was ar
rested for burg!arizing store
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Young Robber.

A boy in knickerbockers walked
into the postoffice at Lake View, near
Buffalo. N. Y, Saturday night, and
using an axe handle as weapon,
felled Helen and Ella Mayn, sisters
of VIM. Meyn. the postmaster, anc
robbed them Of $500. He then es-
caped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
MANS Body Found.

The body Of Walter Byrura, Of
Monroe, N. c., who left his home on
January 90, was found in mill pond
near his home Tuesday morning oy
two boys who were fishing. The body
bore no evidences Of foul play.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Killed in Wreck.

Three persons perished in wTecA
of the New Foundland mail steamer
Bruce, which struck rocks cf Scat
teri during the night. The steamer
is a total loss. The Bruce was on its
way to Louisburg, B. c., when the
disaster hapnened.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Lost His Nerve.

At Cleveland, Ohio, wellington
Davis, vaudeville juggler, lost his
nerve when about to be married to
Miss Marie Loplant, his partner IN
the act. and jumped through a glass
door. He is now in the hospital, but
still unmarried.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Indian Plague.

During the month Of February
deaths from the plague in lncla
reached the total Of SS,49S. The dis
ease has become such fixture in the
province that the British India ONCE
has almost given up its efforts to
stamp it out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
Bull Kills 8 Man.

Disregarding the warning that
bull in the pasture was vicious VIII
liam Payne, of Norristown, N. j., was
gored and trampled TO death this
week. He had declared he could
conquer any mad bull.