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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
VILLA TAKES CITY AFTER LONG
and BLOODY BATTLING
CARRANzA Hears news
FederaIs Are Driven From Their
Stronghold and in Riotous Retreat
Are Pursued by Eictors-Nct Yet
known Whether Federal Com
mander Has Been Captured.

Torreon completely into the hands
Of the rebels at 1920 o'clock Thurs
day night, according to announce
ment made at Juarez, Mexico. by Gen.
Venustiano Carranza. The news first
was announced to the world when
the bugler in front Of Carranza's res
idence blew the staccato notes Of vic
tory. The paean, Carranza said, was
sounded even before it was heard in
Torreon, Villa delaying out of COM
pliment to his chief.
The meagre bulletins excitedly an
nouncing victory after the bloodiest
series Of battles known to modern
Mexico said that Villa captured a
large number Of prisoners and that
the fleeing federal remnant was be-
ing pursued. Whether Velasco, the
federal commander, was captured was
not stated.
There was heavy fighting Thurs
day, it is understood, and the end
came waen, after capturing the three
remaining barracks held in the city
by the federais, the rebels stormed
the trenches and barbed wire entan-
clements Of Canyon de Guarache.
The prisoners captured are believed
to have been the defenders Of the
b~rracks, while the troops in the can
yon, which forms an egress from the
hill girt city, were able to escape.
The campaign against the federal
stronghold Of Torreon, the main OBJ
iect Of the rebel campaign, began
suddenly two weeks ago after Gen.
villa had spent months in making
the most careful preparation. The
rebel loss in this campaign is said to
be more than 1000 killed and wound
ed. Trains loaded with wounded
have been arriving daily at Chihua-
hua for the last week.
The rebel commander moved with
rapidity hitherto unknown in Mex
lean warfare. He worked his men III
shifts, and as one shift beca ne ex-
hausted he sent fresh hosts against
the enemy. A number Of small towns
Of lesser Importance in military
sense fell frst-Mapimi, Noe and
Sacramento, where bloody battle
was fought. This opened path for
the main attack.
Next came Lerdo and Gomez Pala-
clio, populous suburbs Of Torreon,
and all three connected by belt
street car line. Lerdo was not de-
Tended but it took three main as
saults in which the rebels lost heav-
lily to take Gomez Palacio. In the
final attack on the city troops were
Withdrawn from Lerdo, whereupon
the federals occupied it and another
sanguinary conflict was necessary to
retake it.
Last Friday, six days ago, Gen.
Monclovio Herrera, with his own bri-
gate and part Of Benavides' lara
goza brigade of veterans, made the
6rst dash against Torreon. He enter
ed by the east and penetrated to the
bull ring north Of the centre Of the
town before he was checked. Street
fighting, in which hand grenades
were the most useful weapons used,
followed.
Gen. Villa, then at Gomez Palacio,
announced that he would join the at
tack, taking supreme command. He
announced also that the newspaper
men with him would not be allowed
to send any news whatsoever until
the town was completely in his hands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
FOUGHT IN THE WAR.
Woman Masqueraded as Man for
Over Sixty Years.

After masquerading as a man for
SO years and serving as a soldier In
Grants army during the War Of Sc
cession "Albert" Cashier, whose sex
was discovered at the Quincy, ILL.,,
soldiers home Saturday, was commit
ted to an insane asylum. The wo-
man was born in Ireland 73 years
ago. She came to America as a stow
awav clad in boys clothes.
When war broke out, she, having
continued to represent herself as a
male, enlisted in Company G, Ninety
fifth Illinois infantry. She partici-
pated in several bloody battles and
behaved with gallantry. When the
war closed she resumed civil life as a
workman until she became helpless
to support herself. She then entered
the soldiers home, where her sex
was discovered while she was under
the care Of a surgeon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Mother Saves Cripple Girl.

Making rope of blankets, Mrs. F.
Hoile. of Roosevelt, L. l., Wednesday
lowered her crippled daughter, Pan
sey, from a second story window OF
her burning home and saved the
child's life, although badly burned
herself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
HUERTA SENDS MESSAGE
SPEAKS TO MEXICAN CONGRESS
AT OPENING SESSION.
Touches Upon Strange Attitude Of a
Certain Power Towards Mexico
Not Much Enthusiasm Shown.

Not Much Enthusiasm Shown.
Before leaving these precincts
must engrave upon your hearts that
it is my purpose, as have said be-
fore to the national congress, to
achieve the peace of the country and,
if to do so, your sacrifice and mine
shall be indispensable, you and I will
know how to sacrifice ourselves.
This is my purpose or, what is the
same thing, my profession Of politi-
cal faith
With this statement President
Huerta ended his message to the
Mexican congress, which convened on
the first day of April. The document
otherwise was devoid of sensational
statements or dramatic effect.
Throughout the reading neither
members nor those in the gallery in
terrupted with applause. Just be-
fore his closing words the president
paused and surveyed the house,
which became unusually silent. He
pointed his finger as he impressed
on the congress his profession of
political faith" Then came applause
with cries of "Viva ,Huerta!"
In this message President Huerta
said he refrained from extensive men
ton of international relations, al
though he commented with bitterness
on the difficulties the Mexican gov
ernment had encountered in obtain
ing money, owing to "the influence
exercised by the strange attitude Of
a certain power towards Mexico"
The only direct reference to the
United States was in a review of the
foreign office, when he said: ere
ferring to the department Of foreign
relations, I must tell you that the
government of the republic has earn
est1y endeavored to develop a just
nationalistic policy, which far form
injuring our international relations,
has resulted in making them the most
cordial possible with the chief pow
ers of the world.
"Some of the American states have
not yet recognized the constitutional
government ad interim Ce the repub-
lie, but the greater number of them
keep in Mexico diplomatic representa-
tives, and no one Of them has inter-
rupted relations with the republic.
The United States has been so good
as to invite US, through his excel
lency, President Wilson, to organize
in common accord the preparatory
work for the approaching peace con-
ference at The Hague"
President Huerta told congress
that the department of agriculture
was preparing laws regulating the
distribution of 100000 square kilo-
meters Of government land.
The message made no suggestion
to congress as to legislation, but re-
ferred to several messages which
would be presented. Little space was
devoted to the war department., the
president confning himself to the
general statement that this branch
had done excellent work. He ex-
planned the apportionment of the
army, now totaling 2S3,1O0, as fol-
lows: Regulars, 250,00O; state
troops, 1000; rurales, 2,10o.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
RACE RIOT QUELLED.
Firemen in Missouri Town Play
Water on Crowds.

A race riot at Sedalia, Mo-, early
Sunday was quelled only after the
fire department was ordered out to
aid the police and sheriff's deputy
drive the combatants to their homes.
The trouble arose at midnight be-
tween whites and negroes at merry
so-round. Armed with brick-bats and
clubs, several hundred persons bat
tied in the down town district for
two hours. After several arrests were
made the crowd was dispersed. No
one was seriously injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
MADE LONG TRIP.
Fourteen-Iear-Old Boy Stole Ride in
Refrigerator Car.

BENJAMIN Wickman, Il years old,
Wednesday told his experience OF
three days locked in a refrigerator
car filled with fruit that he could see
through a grating, but could not
reach. a year ago the boys family
moved from New York to Florida
Benjamin longed to be back in New
York. He claimbed into refrlge'
rator car at Jacksonville several days
ago and was locked in. He starved
and thirsted for three days within
sight of the juicy fruit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
CHILDREN ARE POISONED.
One Cherokee Child Dies From Eat
ing Polk Root.

Three children of Columbus Wad-
dell, who lives in the Goucher neigh
borhood, about six miles from Calf
ney, we're posoned Saturday after
noon from eating polk root. The
children we're seven, Eve and three
years old, and the three-year-old child
died that night. Dr.. J. G. Pittman.
who was called to see them, says that
the other two will recover. 1t seems
that the children were in the field
where their father was plowing, and
seeing the polk roots thought they
we're potatoes and ate them with the
above result.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Negro Kills Negro.

At negro dance on the plantation
o. Mack Gregg, about three miles
east of Florence, Saturday night An
thony Scott shot and mortally wound
ed James Conner, his cousin. At the
last term Of court Scott was tried for
the killing of a negro woman and was
found not guilty.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
FIND HEADLESS BODY.
Kentucky County is Scene Of Grue-
some Aftermath Of Robbery.

The body Of a man, supposed to
have been John King, Of Jenkins, KY,
was found Saturday near Glenmor-
gan, a mining town in the vicinity
of Wise, Va. The man had been mur-
de-ed, robbed and decapitated. His
pockets were turned inside out and q
suitcase, found near the body had
been cut open and rihed. The body
apparently had been in the woods for
several weeks. The man had been
shot in the back and his head had
peen cut off.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
ROY INJURED AT PLAY.
Jesse Turner Of Clover Hurt by Pow
der Explosion.

While playing with some other
boys in the mill village near Glover
Saturday afternoon. Jesse Turner. son
Of NJ. H. Turner, sustained very Sc
rious accident. He and some other
boys had placed some powder into a
tin can and put earth on top Of 1t.
When they put match to the fuse 1t
exploded. the can striking young
Turner in the face. The blow put
out one of his eyes. broke his nose.
cut long cash through his upper lip
and caused other painful injuries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Fine Stock Burned.

The barn and stables Of Mr.. L. P.
Mcclellan, Of McClellanville, with
three horses, two mules, a valuable
COW and much corn and hay. were
destroyed by fire between II and l
o'clock Saturday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Shot His Wife's Friend.

While George Young and his wife
were quarreling Thursday in their
home at West Plains, Mo-, a hired
hand, George Billings, ran Young out
of the house with a poker for slap
ping Mrs. Young. Young grabbed a
gun and shot him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Releases Fifteen.

Gov. Rlease Thursday night grant
ed freedom to fifteen convicts on va
rious chain gangs throughout the
State. In the batch was one white
man, who received pardon to re-
store citizenship.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Takes Blood Revenge.

T. H. Musgrove, wealthy planter OF
Blytheville. Ark, was shot and killed
Thursday by John Walker, sixteen
year old boy. whose father he had
slain fifteen years ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Country Divided Into IL Districts.


The country has been divided into
twelve districts in accordance With
the new banking law. South Caro-
lima, North Carolina, Virginia. Mary
land, part of West Virginia and the
District of Columbia make up District
No 5.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Shoots Stepmother.

Failing to find his wife at the
house Of his stepmother, Mrs. Ella
Disma, Of New York, George Disma
shot and killed her Saturday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Sfexicans Omit War for Work.

Ten Mexican federal deserters
threw their rifles into the Rio Grande
at Laredo, Tex. few days ago and
crossed the U. S. border to find work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Joke Causes Trouble.

An April Fool advertisement told
the unemployed Of Chicago that a
local railway wanted men. Five hun
dred applied and began rioting when
not enployed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Put Crew Into Irons.

Twelve sailors Of the Italian bark,
Gaspon. were put in irons at Gulf
port, Miss, Wednesday. They mutt
MED in an effort to get money for a
shore leave.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Stabbed by IyncherS.

Twenty masked men took Adolfo
Padi;.a. charged with numbering his
wife. from Santa Fe, \. NJ. Tuesday
and stabebd him repeatedly. He is
expected to die.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Kills Wife Instead of Hawk.

Bun Johnson, farmer living near
Coyington. Ky, shot and killed his
young and pretty wife while rushing
through the house on his way to
shoot a hawk that had attacked a
brood Of chickens.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Fatal April Fool" Candy.

April Fool Candy which was
found to have been favored with
poisonous berries. is likely to cause
the death Of two children Of Quincy,
Mass.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Euuestrienne Killed.

Ella Hackett, a 19year-old eques-
trienne. Of New York, was almost IN
stantly killed by fall from a 5Q-foot
trapeze to an improvised platform in
Madison Square Garden Wednesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
BOY KILLS TEACHER.
Pretty Young Woman Murdered by
Scholar She Exp elled.

The body of Miss Lydia Beecher, a
high school teacher Of Portland, \.
Y, was found Saturday in clump
of bushes on the outskirts of that
town. She had been murdered with
a knife apparently after having been
attacked. The young woman left her
boarding house Friday night to mall
a letter at the village post office and
failed to return.
Engene Giannini, 17-year-old
Italian, lad was arrested as suspect
in connection with the murder OF
Miss Beecher, who had expelled him
from the school, confessed Saturday
evening that he killed the girl and
told the police where he had hidden
the knife and wrench with which the
crime was committed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Indians Go on WarDath,

Yacui Indian raiders went on a
rorasing expedition around Douglas
City, Ariz., Wednesday, and killed
Otto Mueller, a German citizen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Sight Restored After 10 Years

After 10 years total blindness
Harry ". Smith, Civil war veteran
has sight restored to one eye by oper-
aticn in Atlantic City, N. j., Wednes-
day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Bank Robbers Slain in Fight.

Joseph A. Patterson, who entered
and robbed the State bank Of New
ALA, Okla, Of 0700 was shot and
killed in running fight near Okla
homa City.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Child Falls Through TreStle.

Louise Chapman, three-year-old
girl, last her balance while crossing
a trestle near Lancaster and fell to
the ground thirty feet below. She
was not seriously hurt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Fireman Killed in Wreck

John Rogers. a negro fireman. was
killed at Spartanburg Tuesday when
six box cars crashed into his engine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Fireman is Killed.

Buster Boyd, a negro fireman, was
killed Saturday at Coma, Ga, in a
wreck between two freight trains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08
Will Not Enter Race.

John Gary Evans has announced
that he Will not be candidate for the
United States Senate.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-08-22
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The monthly meeting of the Cen
trail Committee, representing the
various local branches of the Cath
Ollie Knights of America, was held
Friday night in st. Johns Hall, Clay
and Walnut, with President Ben
Kruse and all the officers present.
There was a good attendance of
delegates and the business largely
pertained to the big excursion to be
given over the Southern railroad to
Jasper, Ind, on Sunday, August 80.
Committees reported great progress
with the arrangements, which will
include many features that will add
pleasure to the trip. Jasper Knights
send word that they will extend a
hearty welcome and will show the
visitors a good time, and Capt.
Kunkel has rendered his hall for a
reception. A feature will be the
baseball game on the Jasper College
grounds for the championship of
Louisville, followed by visits to the
points of interest in Jasper. The
committee met Thursday night and
heard reports, which indicate that
this, the only excursion of the season,
will carry at least a thousand people.
other business was transacted and a
programme outlined for increasing
membership in the branches.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-08-22
ELECT NEXT MONTH.

The extreme heat kept many from
attending the meeting of Division 1,
A. o. H.. last Tuesday night, and
therefore the election of alternates
to the State convention at Covington
was deferred until the first meeting
in September. when 1t is expected to
have all the members present. Presi-
dent Tarpy was in the chair and
dispatched the business promptly,
reading communication outlining
the programme being arranged for
the entertainment of delegates and
visitors to the Covington convention
on September IA and 15. Chairman
Tom Cleary reported that there were
no sick claims, which means a nice
Increase in the hands of Treasurer
Thomas keenan,. Councilman
Thomas Dolan was present, and In a
short talk paid tribute TO the mother
division and urged every member to
take a personal interest in its af-
fairs. He also urged that every
division send full delegation to the
coming State convention. Secretary
Walter Cusick will send every mem-
ber notice for the meeting on Sep
tember /.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-08-22
FOR CENTENARY.

Entering upon the eighth week of
the present session, the Cliff Haven
Catholic Summer School has begun
active and extensive preparations for
the coming celebration of the CEN
tenary of the battle of Plattsburgh,
which is to take place in the city of
Plattsburgh, and at the home of the
Summer School, Cliff Haven, during
the week of September ell. The
amount of interest which is being
manifested in this centenary cele-
bration by the guests of the Summer
School is almost incredible. Every
one of the thousand of persons on
the grounds there enthusiastically
and willingly lends his aid and sup
port to every plan and suggestion
which is made for the peculiar part
the Summer School is to play in the
celebration. All under the leader
ship of the Very Rev. John p. Child
wick, d. D., President of the institu-
tion, have begun to look upon the
centenary celebration as an event
not of local interest but of national
Importance, as an occurrence which
demands of them a demonstration of
national loyalty and patriotic en-
thusiasm. The community at Cliff
Haven is in an especial sense a ma
tional assembly. 1t numbers among
its members men and women from
nearly every State and Territory in
the Union. These members from diff
ferent States and different localities
while essentially loyal to their own
States and interested in the affairs
of their own localities, are never
theless actuated by that broad
spirit of American patriotism-a
spirit which enables them in periods
of national jubiliation to put aside
for a time local interests and to join
with open-hearted enthusiasm in the
celebrations and jubilations of the
country at large, no matter in what
locality or in what State those cele-
brations occur. 1t is this spirit of
patriotism, this love of the country
as whole, pervading the very
atmosphere of the national assembly
at Cliff Haven which is giving such
lively impetus to the preparations of
the Summer School for the coming
celebration. An important meeting
of the Board of Trustees of the
Summer School regarding ways and
means of celebrating the centenary
was held on Monday morning. At
this meeting great joy was expressed
by the President of the board over
the enthusiasm shown by the guests
of the Summer School in their
preparations for the event, and
elaborate plans were laid for the
definite and cooperative concentra-
tion of individual efforts
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-08-22

many other occasions so-called Cath
olic business men, tools and satellites
of the company, denounced him in
the most disrespectful and insulting
terms. This is but the natural re-
suit of the policy adopted at Lead.
Industrial absolutism will not be in
terfered with, no matter by what
force.
One business man, in talking to
the Bureaus representative, told
him that the Superintendent was not
so much to blame for the bad condi-
ton there as the men under him,
particularly the company's attorney.
other stories have not agreed in that
regard. However that may be, the
placing of absolute power in the
hands of one man in Industrial mat
ters is undesirable. II may lead to
great abuses, as in this case of
Bishop Busch, and should not be
allowed to continue where It exists.
To the Bishop of Lead the American
people owe a debt of gratitude for
having directed their attention to the
conditions existing in his see city
and to the evil results which flow
therefrom. G. B. of G. v.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-08-22
FEDERATION DELEGATES.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Catholic Federation on Thurs
day night was well attended, much
interest being taken in the election
of delegates to the Baltimore conven-
tion next month, the honor of repre-
senting Louisville being conferred on
President Peter s. CAM, William M.
Higgins, John A. Doyle, Jacob Hub
buch, David O'Connell, Mrs. Peter
s. CAM and Miss Rena Weisenberg.
Vice President Henry Vonderheide
occupied the chair, and after Secre-
tary Dolan's minutes had been ap-
proved Chairman Peter Bowling an
nounced that the catalogue of
Catholic books in the Public Library
had been printed and were in the
custody of Librarian Settle, from
whom copies could be procured. In
this connection vote of thanks was
rendered the Librarian for the in
valuable services rendered the Fed
Grafton in the compilation of the
catalogue, which makes itself quite
n booklet. Treasurer Jacob Hubbuch
reported that 500 copies of Arch
bishop Ireland's address had been
received and were ready for distribu-
tion. An invitation was received to
participate in the parade of the
Spanish War Veterans, which was
referred to the various societies rep
resented. A number of communica-
tions were read, the most important
relating to the future membership
in the national body. All present
favored the aff1liation of women and
the Kentucky delegation will vote
for their retention, though there is
quite a sentiment in other quarters
for federation composed ex-
clusively of women.