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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
LETTER FROM TILLMAN.
He Replies to Statement Made in The
Orangehurg Sun.

The following letter is from Sena-
tor 5. R. Tillman to the Editor of The
Sun, a newspaper published at Or
angeburg, which explains itself.
Dear Sir:-In your paper Of Fri
day, July is, find this:
In the days when Tillman was
seeking election and reelection he
was always 'whooping it up that
every white man should oe allowed
to vote. Now he seems to have gone
back on all that and doesn't care a
rap whether the poor white gets a
registration certificate or not. Till
man, of course, never expects to run
for Office again"
Candidly, Mr.. Editor, isn't that un-
kind as we'll as untrue? Honor
bright, now, and say yes or no.
The only time / recall ever having
stressed, or had anything to say
about "every white man being al
lowed 20 vote" was when I was urg-
ing the calling of the Constitutional
Convention and when some newspa-
pers we're bowling about the poor
man never being allowed to vote
again if the Constitutional Conren-
ton was called. I told my friends
among the poor white people then
that would suffer my right arm to
be taken off before I would consent
to any Constitutional provision which
did not safeguard the ballot to every
white man. They had confidence in
me enough to vote for the Constitu-
tional Convention. and we got it by
a narrow margin-about two thou
sand votes in the State, I think.
I redeemed my pledge in the Con-
stitutional Convention itself by Civ
ing three years in which the poor
boys about to become of age could
qualify themselves by learning to
read and write. and I would not hear
to a property qualification except as
an alternative.
A man must read and write a
clause in the Constitution, or pay
taxes on three hundred dollars worth
of property. I quote from the con-
stitution itself.
I safeguarded the ballot of every
white man and at the same time
maintained white supremacy. Thou
sands of poor white men last year
were bamboozled into believing I was
no longer their friend. and they say
"a lie we'll stuck to is as good as the
truth I suppose that is the reason
why this story has continued to be
spread abroad.
While I do not ever expect to run
for Office again, simply because I will
die before the six years Of my term
expire. I can not tamely submit to
have falsehoo6s circulated about me
which are absolutely unjustiiable as
we'll as unreasonable.
Very respectfully yours.
g. r. Tillma2.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30

Senator Smoot: I will ask the
Senator from South Carolina if that
is not fact.
Senator Smith: There is a great
deal of piece bagging, but that piece
bagging is as nothing in preparation
to the other. I will state to the Sen
ator that, even the sale of that piece
bagging is, through some manipula-
ton of the market with which l am
not familiar controlled entirely by
the same persons who sell the whole
bagging. Just how they have obtain
ed control I am unable to say, but l
hope that the investigation will re-
veal that fact.
Senator Smoot: I have no SYM
pathy with the control, Mr.. Presi-
dent, at ALL I only suggested this
to account for the difference be-
tween the report made by the de-
partment and the amount used as
stated by the Senator from South
Carolina. I think that fully explains
the matter, because I do know that
there is a great deal of secondhand
bagging used for the covering of cot
ton.
Senator Bacon: I do not want to
delay this matter. I simply wish to
say that I am going to go into the
subject of the tariff discussion now.
! have no doubt that will be very
fully discussed by those more COM
petent than myself Really the prln-
cipal object I have in saying any
thing at all is to try to incite the De-
partment of Justice to action in ref
erepce to this matter and to get at
it pretty quickly.
Senator Gallinger: Mr.. President,
! desire to ask the Senator from
Utah a question. If it be true that
this .bagging is made in Calcutta un-
der conditions such as the Senator
has detailed how does it happen that
we have not much larger importa-
tions of it?
Senator Smoot: On account of the
six-tenths of one cent per square
yard under the present law; but this
bill proposes
Senator Gallinger: I understand:
but can our manufacturers compete
with this condition in Calcutta and
be protected by the small duty now
imposed on that foreign product?
Senator Smoot: That is pretty
fair duty on the square yard: in fact
I think the duty amounts to nearly
10 per cent. on this very coarse arti-
Gle; but so far. in the past. it has
allowed onr manufacturers in this
country to manufacture a great part
of the cotton bagGing that is used
here.
Senator Stone: Mr.. President. !
understand this resolution merely
directs the Secretary Of Commerce to
make an inquiry and report.
Mr.. Smoot, That IS all.
Senator Stone: If that Il the full
score Of the resolution | have no Oh
lection to il.
The Vice-Freaiient: The question
is on the adoption Of the resolution.
The resolution vas agreed to S'lth
0Gt objection
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
OFFICIALS OF SOLDIERS HOME IN
CONTEMPT
were ORDERED S|EzED
H. W. Richardson, Superintendent,
and VI. c. Welch, Acting Command
ant, of the Confederate Soldiers
Home, Made to Readmit Veteran,
Whom They Ordered to Leave.

The State says H. W. Richardson,
superintendent, and NJ. c. Welch,
acting eommandant, of the Confed-
crate, Soldiers Home, Columbia,
Monday afternoon were adjudged in
contempt Of court by Ernest Gary,
circuit Judge, at chambers for viola
ton of a restraining order, issued on
March 19 of this year, forbiddine
them from dismissing three veterans,
w. C. Cameron, J. W. James and n.
W. Jones, before their pending case
before the court had been decided;
but were allowed to purge themselves
by reinstating n. W. Tones, who they
had ordered out of the Home.
Allegations set forth in the conf
plant of n. w. Jones, read at the
hearing before Judge Gary, are that
Jones, while on furlough, was noti-
fed by letter on June II :har he
need not return to the inlirTa-y, as
there was no room for him: that he
did make his appearance on July :
and was refused admission by II. C.
Welch, acting commandaut. In their
return Maj. Richardson and Mr..
Welch admitted that they had ex-
cluded Jones, but stated that they
had not intended any violation of the
order or any disrespect to the court.
Mai. Richardson stated Monday
night that N. W. Jones had been re-
instated in the Confederate infrm-
ary, in which event, in compliance
with the mandate Of the order, Rich
ardson and Welch are purged of any
contempt to the court. The order di-
rected that the defendants immedi-
ately be arrested by the sheriff and
confined in the common jail of Rich
land county until they purge them
selves Of contempt Of court by COM
pllance with the order Of March 10,
1913".
In reference to the return of the
defendants, the order reads: "The
answer in the case pending was set
up as a part of said return. After
hearing the parties the said return is
insufficient. 1t is admitted that the
order has been violated. There is no
effort to show that they intend to re-
instate the petitioner, and as mat
ter of fact, they simply ignore the
order and proposed to continue to do
so. I, therefore, adjudge the de.
PENDANTS, H. ". Richardson and NJ.
C. Welch, to be in contempt OF
court"
In compliance with an order from
Circuit Judge Ernest Gary, dated
July 10, and made returnable July
q, Maj. H. ". Richardson, superin-
tendent, and NJ. G. Welch, acting
| commandant, of the State Confed-
crate infrmary, appeared before Cir
cult Judge Gary, at chambers. Mon
day morning to show cause why they
should not be adjudged IN contempt
for violation Of an order issued
March 19 restraining them from dis
missing three veterans, one of whom
was n. W. Jones, from the home un-
til the old soldiers pending cause
had been decided by the court.
The action was brought on the
complaint of n. W. Jones, an inmate
I who alleged that he had been refused
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
PRISONERS Ar: 81 oNED
MEET GEiTH IN
PRISON CAGE.
Negroes Frantically Tear at Iron
Bars in Desperate Efforts to Es-
cape Oncoming Flames.

cape Oncoming Flames.
Trapped by flames in the second
story of an antiquated convict cage,
the first floor of which was used to
store hay, grain and molasses, thirty
five negro prisoners were burned to
death at the Oakley convict farm, 20
miles from Jackson, Miss, late last
Monday night.
With the flames rapidly eating
away On the only stairway leading to
the second floor the entrapped priso-
ners frantically tore at the heavy
bars that covered the windows, but
to no avail. Their screams brought
the two night guards to the scene be-
fore they had seen the flames, and
soon other prison officials hurried to
the cage. Their efforts were futile,
however as the flames drove them
back each time they attempted to lib
crate the men.
At last they stood aghast when
slowly the frantic screams Of the
burning convicts died away as one af-
ter another succumbed to the flames.
Finally all was quiet and the smell
of burned human flesh permeated the
air as the flames burned the last of
the building.
Everything was in the flames fav-
or. The building was constructed 10
years ago of lumber taken from a
discarded pen;teEtiarE, there is no
fire fighting apparatus at the farm
and the first floor of the building was
filled with inAammable material.
Farmers living nearby hurried to
the scene to help the two guards-all
that are on duty at highland other
prison attaches, but they were OF no
assistance, as the fire burned too rap
idly. It was only few minutes from
the time the fire started until it had
claimed it's awful toll.
The convicts all were worked in
the cotton fields of the State farm,
and were housed in the "cage" at
night. Among them were some des-
| pers+e criminals serving long SEN
tences.
The Oakley farm is ore Of the most
important in the State, the State prls-
| on hospital being located there. No
other building was in danger. how
ever, as the destroyed "cage" was
some distance from other buildings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
Has Fingers Blown Off.

John Felmon Dye, son of John
Dye, negro. on McAliley brothers
plantation near Chester, while play
ing with a dynamite cap Monday
morning, exploded it and suffered the
loss of three fingers on his left hand.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
FAKE CAUSES RIOT.
"BIoomer Girls" Baseball Team
Prove to be Men.

One policeman is in bruises and
awaiting new uniform and part of
the Union League Baseball Park is a
wreck as the result of riot at a
Sunday baseball game where 1000
enthusiasts discovered that team of
blcomer girls were really men in dis
guise.
The team was taken to an east
bound train under police protection.
A half hour before the storm broke
the manager of the "girls" aggrega-
ton had acquired the gate receipts
and disappeared. The trouble start
ed when the "girls' centerfelder, a
husky young blonde, threw a ball
from deep center to the home plate,
catching the runner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
Jiphtninc Strikes Earn.

The large new barn Of the NJ ne
son p1antation A. few miles sou'h Of
Cheraw. was struck on crturf9r eve
ming and completely dost~o"ad. to-
eether with much feed end FHme
farming implements.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
Prefers Death to :Iel:t.

Mrs. William Hort. Of T7m"a. COM
mite suicide SATURDAY \ litter 70
relatives told 90 hnr Hnorc'"! difficult
ties aud in il Mrs Fart o";' me saw
10 "ay ont except 70 Eli hsrseif.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30

readmittance by letter while on a
furlough.
The complaint of N. W. Jones al
leges that on March 19, 1913, Cir
cult Judge Ernest Gary, at cham
bers. issued an order directed to IL
W. Richardson~cl claiming te-5e gen
manager and treasurer of the
Confederate infirmar- Of South Car
olina: A. NJ. Black, claiming to be ad-
iutant Of said infrmary, and j. G.
Long Sr.. James T. Crews, A. W.
Todd and NJ. c. Welch. members Of
the board of commissioners Of said
,infrmary," restraining them from
interfering with the freedom Of the
said plaintiffs to go in and from the
Confederate infirmary and sleep and
eat and otherwise enjoy themselves
in the same as lawful inmates there
of. entitled to all the benefits and
privileges Of the same upon terms OF
enualitv with the other inmates
thereof" Also that the order was
the outcome Of a petition Of the
plaintiffs stating that defendants dis
missed them because they alleged
there were greater number OF in
mates in the home than the law al
lows. and there being greater ex-
cess from Richland county and from
lack of accommodations" This the
petition contested and offered other
reasons for their dismissal. Sub
stantialIv, two of these were: They
criticised the management Of the in
firnary and because thew offered tes-
+imonv before the legislative inves-
tigating committee adverse to the
MANAGEMENT. This is the cause OF
the restraining order.
The complaint Of N. W. Jones al
leges that on May 6 Of this year ne
was granted furlough of sixty DAYS
to visit his son: that on June 1e,
while on furlough. he received notlce
not to return. The following IS an
alleged copy Of the letter:
sNColumbia, June 16, 1913.
"Mr. n. ". Jones.
"Dear sir: This is to inform you
that when your furlough expires July
6. It Will he unnecessary for you to
return to the Confederate infirmsry.
The old soldiers home IS now caring
for more inmates than the State law
allows. and the bed and room form
erly occunied hv you have been as
signed to ono more needy than YOUR
self. Should YOU have belongings
here. it will be shipped as you may
desire.
(siened) "M. G. Welcf,.
"Acting Commandant."
"Pv Order of
"F. w Richardson.
Superintendent"
Ordered to Leave.
The complaint further alleges that
n. W. Jones returned to the infirrl-
ary on July 7 and was Informed by
VI. C. Welch s'that he could not come
in the infirmary; that he would not
be allowed there, and he was not to
stay in the infirmary. He was in
formed he must leave. The COM
plant further states that he did
leave, but while there saw number
Of nnoccupied beds in one room,
while another was entirely empty.
The order Of contempt from Cir
cult Judge Gary was filed with the
sheriff shortly before four o'clock
Monday afternoon. and ]. C. Mccain,
sheriff Of Richland county. telephon-
ed Mai. Richardson. informing him
of the fact. Mai Richardson imne-
diately went to the Office Of the sher-
if. whereupon the order was served
unon him. Mai. Richardson, con-
forming with the mandate Of the or
der, informed the sheriff that y. W.
Jones would be reinstated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
Loses Voice in Every Thunderstorm,

Twelve-year-old Lucy Sephalia, Of
Dollar Bay. Mich, loses her voice ev-
cry time it thunders. This happened
first about six weeks ago. Her voice
was restored when she was playfully
frightened by friend. In each elec-
trical storm since, her voice has left
her. and each time it has been res
tora5 by eonA pre-arranged shock.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
Florence MAGISTRATE Fined.

H. E. Brown. notary public Of Ef-
f1ngham, near Florence, was fined
SIS for marrying young woman un-
der fourteen years Of age.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30

made entirely in this country. Inere
we're 13,365,349 square yards ol
them imported in 1912.
Senator Smith: Will the Senator
from Utah again state how many
yards we're imported?
Senator smoot: There were I'M
ported 13,365.349 square yards.
Senator Smith: Is the total
amount Of consumption stated.
Senator Srnoot: The total amount
&C reduction is stated in dollars and
cents.
Senator Smith: But the tables do
not give the number of yards con-
sumed.
Senator Srloot: No, but the total
amount Of production is s3,50I,OO0'
To show the Senator the values they
rlace unon these goods, I will say
that I find that the unit of value OF
bagsirg is A. cents per square yard
Senator Smith: I merely rose to
call the Senator's attention to the
fact that there is used in this country
for the covering of cotton alone some
thing like 1o0.O0O.000 square yards.
Senator Bacon: Mr.. President
the Senator from Utah seems to have
some doubt upon the estimate OF the
number of yards of baggins used IN
this country in the baling of cotton.
r takes about seven yards to cover a
bale cf cotton. If the Senator Will
multiply 3 by that number ne Will
get 2 rrettv accurate estimate or the
amount of basging used in this coun-
try.
Senator Smoot: Of course. Mr..
President. what I am quoting from
ara the figures Of the department.
Senator Bacon: The department
NAV be wrong. but the estimate that
T suggest is one that no one will dis
nrte. We know how many bales Of
cotton have been made in the coun-
trv; we know how many yards it
-oLes 10 cover bale Of cotton: and
We know how much times Is
would be.
Senator Smoot: LIT me ask tho
senator then if there &c not great
nuant;+r cf secondhand haseing us
ed N the h2lins Of cotton.
Senator Racor: I ano not r,vealf
engaged IN the Production "f cotton
or, simply an observe The Soma
tc- from South Caroli'' ': doubtless
fe,niliar With tho mar'":-.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-08-18

or Alaska, DlNlSlon NO, Y
 At Juneau.
 UNION TRUST COMPANY OF SAN
 FRANCISCO, a corporation, Plain,
 tiff, vs.
 THE ALASKA TREASURE GOLD
 MINING COMPANY, a corporation
 Defendant.
 TO THE ALASKA TREASURE GOLD
 MINING COMPANY, a corporation
 defendant, GREETING:
 IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, You are here by commanded to be and appear in the above entitled court to be holden at Juneau, in the said Division of said Territory, and answer the com plaint filed against you in the above entitled action within thirty (30) days after the completion of the period of publication of this summons, that is, within thirty days from the 25th day of August, AID. 1913. Date of order for service by publication 10th day of July, A. D. 1913.
 And if you fail so to appear and an swer, for want thereof the plaintiff will ask the court for the relief de manded in. the complaint, and for judgment and decree accordingly.
 The said action is brought to ob- tain a decree of this court for the fore closure of that certain mortgage or deed of trust made on the first day of December, A. D. 1909, by THE ALASKA TREASURE GOLD MIN ING COMPANY, the corporation de fendant, to the UNION TRUST COM PANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, the corporation, plaintiff, which said deed of trust or mortgage was given to se- cure an issue of debenture bonds of said defendant company to the amount ONE MILLION DOLLARS, dated on the first day of December, 1909, bear ing interest at the rate of five per cent. (5%C) per annum, payable semi annually, except as hereinafter oth- erwise stated, on the first day of June and December, of each year, at the office of the defendant company, in London, England, said bonds pay able ten years from the date thereof. Said bonds are in the denomination and issuance of One Hundred Dollars each, Five Hundred Dollars each and One Thousand Dollars each: Three Hundred Thousand Dollars $500, ,O0O.- 00) in amount of said bonds consist ing of Fifteen Hundred (1500) bonds for One Hundred Dollars ($100OO) each and One Hundred and Fifty (150) bonds for One Thousand Dollars ($1,- 000.00) each, and carrying a first cou- pon for two and a half years inter- est thereon, making the said interest payable two and a half years from
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-08-18
GLEANINGS FROM GREAT
 NORTHERN EMPIRE
O-O

The Alaska road commission is eX- pending 5000 on the roads in the Fairbans district; $4,OOO in the GIT cle district; $6,000 in the Hot Springs district; $2,5OO in the Iditarod; $15,OOO on the road from Ruby to Long creek; and $15,000 on the road from Frai- banks to Richardson.
 The largest block of placer ground to be worked in the Fairbanks district this year is on No r, Goldstream creek. a claim that has been prOduc- ing for more than five years. About II 900 feet of bedrock will be cleaned during the summer. There is half mile of underground track and the drifts are all lighted by electricinty.
 Carl Anderson and Will EnstrOm have struck pay on Hope creek, in the Circle district just across the divide from the Fairbanks country. They had been prospecting for year be- fore they struck the paystreak. The ground runs from $125 to $1.50 to the foot on bedrock The diggings are shallow, and $400 was taken out quick ly. and the money sent to Fairbanks with which to buy supplies so they can do more mining.
 
 Thirty tons of ore from the Reliance quartz mine near Fairbanks produced S1,SO0. It was the third mill run from this property for the season, and the ore was from the 50-fOot and 1O0-foOt levels. A small crew is working. For mer runs ran $1OO to the ton.
 l.. E. Rankin, Max. Phalman, Jo- seph Dross and other California dredg- ing men have been inspecting the Hounston dredging propty at Falls creek, Kenai peninsula back of Sew ard, and it is reported that they think we'll of it, and of the Kenai peninsula country as a prospective gold produc- ing section.
 Frank P Slavin, who at one time was a famous pugilist with heavy weight championship aspirations that were not fulfilled, has returned to Dawson of which place he was a pio- neer resident. He has been living at Victoria for several years, but now says he may leave his bones in the North.
 The new revenue cuttersUnalga that brought Prof. George B. Riggs, of the University of Washington; Prof. Rob ert F. Briggs, of the Ohio University, and Sanford N. Zellar of the U.S bu- reau of soils, to Alaska to examine the kelp beds of the North to determine their commercial value as a possible source of potash, has returned to Se- attle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-08-18
United States Commissioners Court Ex-Officio Probate Court, Juneau
 Precinct, Territory of Alaska

Tn the Matter of the Estate of Fred
 Broman, deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the final account of the administrator the estate of Fred Broman, deceased has been rendered to the above enti- tied court for settlement, and that Sat urday, the 11th day of October, 1913, at ten o'clock a. m., has been duly ap, pointed by said court for the settle ment thereof at which time any per. son interested in said estate may ap- pear and file his exception if any he has to the same.
 Witness my hand and official seal this 2nd day of August, 1913.
 (PROBATE SEAL)
 JOHN B. MARSHALL,
 United States Commissioner
 Ex-Officio Probate Judge. First publication August 2, 1913. Last publication, October II, 1913.