The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, April 24, 1895, Image 2

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THE AIM1 TIES. LOUIS APPELT, Editor. Wednesday, May 15, 1S95. The Columbia State's Leap. The Columbia State has for some time been keeping itself in a position to be ready to jump into the Repub lican camp whenever the opportun ity came, and now it seems that Judge Goff in his recent decision on the registration laws has opened the way for the State. In a long-winded editorial the State "rejoices" at what it terms the "downfall" of our regis tration laws, and in an editorial par agraph it advocates giving the negro minority representation. The State has a right to advocate anything it chooses, and the white men of this State have sense enough not to be gulled into the teachings of a news paper advocating the driving of an entering wedge into the trunk of our political tree, that has borne fruit upon which the supremacy of the white man has subsisted and was sustained ever since Wade Hampton made his grand march from the 'mountains to the sea. Is it not a pity that at this time, when the white men are endeavoring tc settle their differences amicably, that there should arise from our own ranks men who, to satisfy their selfish ends, would sink the State in ruin; men who, for temporary gain, are willing to place upon our necks the yoke so recently cast off ? We say it is temporary gain, because we know that the negroes for whom these white men are now battling only want one foot on the political ladder until the opportunity comes to place both feet upon it, and when that time does come, away will go the men whom they purchased to get this advan tage. The negro at this stage of the proceedings says he on wants a minority representation. is this when he is in the majority? erhaps he couldn't get the support of the Columbia State if he asserted his rights and demanded all that a ma Jori could get. The Colored Minis teri Union says it will be satisfied with minority representation. Just how long they will be thus contented does not appear in their utterances, and if it did, we hardly think that any number of white men could be Induced to have much confidence in anything they might say under the present conditions. NoTime for.,Petty-sticklng. The time has come when those who prefer a government controlled by white men to stop looking at the past by nursing revengeful feelings ?or those who may be indirectly or directly the cause of the present awkward political condition. It will not do to say that a certain element is determined to rule, even if they have to crawl to the negroes for aid. Nor will it do to wave a red flag to invite a fight. What must be done to preserve the supremacy of the white man in this State is for the white men to be determined to carry our coming constitutional conven tion. They must make up their minds that it is afight forlfe ad liberty, and go in to the contest with that spirit. .The election of dele gates to the convention is not an election for. office ; it is an election for an honor without emolument, ~-therefore we see no sense in the white men allowing themselves to be torn asun~der, and especially- so when it is agreed that all are working for the aUl-important issue of WHITE MAN's SUPREMACY. Unfortunately f or South Carpolina, she has sons who could not withstand the tempting influence of Republican gold, and they hiave sold their Mother State to the enemy, but the goods are not yet delivered, and it remains for us to say, Will we let these traitors con summate their unholy deal or will -we stand up like men and defy the enemy ? The people were tired of political strife and contention be cause that strife and contention was with their friends and neighbors, with whom they daily came in con tact-in church, in business and so * eiety-lhat since it has come to p ass that a few men have attempted to gratify their spleen and fill their pockets by foisting upon us a condi tion which threatens our civilization. We say, let the strife and contention go on and increase, but with the scenes shifted. Let .us, as white men, put aside factional feeling, and all of us work to crush out this hellish invasion. If the hirelings, who the enemy bought, are to lead in this movement to crash white su premacy, such men are no better than 'those who were leading the e. my, prior to 1876, and should re siesimilar treatment, There -is no ,question of faction now, for the rea son that no factional issue exists. The issue to-day is whether or not the white men of South Carolina are ready and willing to be sold to the enemy by Goff, Douglass, Pope, Dar -gan &Co. This is'no time for Conservatives to deman'd representation, and it is no time for Reformers to refuse repre sentation. The white people must select their representatives and, once they are selected, all of us must : stand by them whether they all please us or not. If the executive committee order a primary ever-y white man should participate, and at the ballot boxes -both factions should be represented; and, when that primary is over, let no man stop until he sees to it that every effort has been made for the election of the ticket selected. The income tax has been declared constitutional by the United States Supreme Court. We had hoped in vain to escape this tax, but justice has at last overtaken us, and we sup pose we will have to submit unless we can buy a Circuit judge of the United States Court to protect urs. We are now considering which is the cheapest-to pay the tax or buy the judge. A ComplIment. Manning, S. C., May 11, 1895. Editor The Manning Times: Dear Sir I cannot refrain from writing to congrat ulate vou and express my high apprecia tion of the enterprise and push exhibited in your efforts to furnish your readers with the latest news on current topics of the day. I notice with pleasure that you gave the result of the registration and dispen sary litigations immediately after the an nouncement of the decision of the court. This is laudable and creditable. The pub lic generally was deeply interested in the legal proceedings in the above cases, and 'he Manning Times gave us the result in advance of the great dailies of the State. 1 hope that your efforts to give us an up-to date, readable and newsy paper will be properly, appreciated by your subscribers and readers. I inclose check for subscrip tion for another year. Yours truly, B. B. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is a perfect Malarial Liver tonic and Blood purifier. Removes biliousness without purging. As pleasarit as Lemon Syrup. It is as large us any dollar tonic and retails for 50 cents. - To get the genuine ask for &iroye's. Sold on its merits. No cure, no pay. For sale bhe Taa the Druggist. Recollectious of Potter's Raid. BY REV. W. W. MOOD. Mr. Clarence Tisdale, owning a fine traveler, offered to take me. We rode from Col. James E. Rembert's residence near Mechanicsville, Sumter county, at 4 o'clock in the morning, reaching the Gov ernor's elegant mansion at noon. It was a long, hard drive. There was no distinctly marked road to the front portico, and we alighted from our buggy at the rear of the mansion. We were most cordially received, the venerable old gentleman walking out and meeting us at the vehicle. We had met before, and it was a pleasure to me that he remembered me. "Your tired horse will be put up and you will break bread with us and spend the night." This was not our purpose, and I at once told him so. "But ministers are not often my guests, and you must remain for the night. I will make your stay pleasant. This is the first time you have been here, and there are many matters of interest to talk over." I anticipated a kind reception, but thought I could have my own way-have this interview and retire-but I found it difficult to do so. "You have ridden a long ways. Your horse is tired. Where do you intend going from here ?" "Back to Sumter." "But von can't well reach there to-night." And thus he met my purpose of remain ing only long enough to have the interview concerning Potter's visit to him with his negro army. At last I said, taking his right arm in mine and looking into hi-z face: "Goveinor, will you do what I ask you to do ?' "Why, certainly, Mr. Mood. It will be a great pleasure to serve you in any way I can. Well, walk into the house, be seated, compose yourself, and recall all you can of General Potter's raid through these parts." My friend Clarence assisted him in bringing into the hall an elegant walnut writing desk ; upon it was paper, pen and ink, which were kindly offered me. Ile placed a certain chair for me to sit upon, but it did not suit me. He saw it and brought another. I remarked: "I'll not use ink, and paper which I have brought can be used more readily." He sat in an armed chair, with a white handkerchief held in his right hand over his face. We all were silent. When he asked, "Mr. Mood, are you realy ?" I re plied I was. He spoke a little too rapidly at first, when I'd check him, but he soon got my gait. Now and then I'd stop writing to sharpen my pencil. He re marked: "You write rapidly, Mr. M." A remark or two as a preface to this in terview just here will be in place. On Wednesday, April 19, 1865. a lofty column of smoke was seen from ex Governor Man ning's residence by the Governor andi the ladies of his family. It was about nine o'clock in the morning. It told unmis takably to all that Potter's invading hosts were not far off-on the direct road to the Governor's rcsidence. The Goveinor had just gotten home a few days before from an extended tour tbrough the West under the special commission of Judge McGrath, then Governor of South Carolina. The purpose of this commission was to increase the fighting forces of Generals Beauregard and Johnson, and another was to produce concert of action among the Governors of the Southern States in case disaster should befall the Confederate cause. Governor Manning arrived at Montgom ery, Ala., just after Sherman entered Sa vannah, Ga. From Montgomery his route lay by Augusta, Ga., where he was most kindly received. Gen. D. H. Hill was then in command. Here was had a long and never-to-be-forgotten interview. It was clear to General Hill-and it was so stated to the Governor-that from his standpoint and surroundings almost every interest of the Confederate cause was then in jeopardy. There were great anxieties in the minds of all. General Hill's kindness and attention to his distinguished guest were marked. On his departure home General Hill furnished him with an intelligent courier, an ambu lance, a pair of active mules and a driver. He pushed on with all speed toward home, reaching Orangeburg just two hours b-'fore Sherman took possession of Columbia. He now made his way toward the fsantee river-across which was his home, some fifteen miles away. When this immense swamp was reached it was at once seen that it was completely flooded with an un usual freshet. It became at once a question of how to cross this dangerous swamp, swept by this rapid flood of water. But, dangerous as his surroundings were, there came to the Governor's rescue his usual persistency and indomitable perseverance. He at once dismissed his attentive courier, ambulance and driver ; and now, thrown upon his own resources, he found an experienced stock-driver of that region. A bargain was made. He was to receive $100 in Confederate money if he would put him safely across on the other side. This stockman was an expert with his paddle and canoe, and traversed that immense swamp with a perfect certainty of finding his way out. The Governor was safely landed, but was fifteen miles from home. He walked that distance. At home he learned that Potter was making his way through the Sumter district, and that, while active measures were taken to unite the various~ bodies of soldiers, who were collecting to oppos.e him, it was seriously doubtea if they would prove effectual. As we have seen-the column of smoke (some four miles away) was easily observed by the Governor and his fatmily from his home, as well as by the many ladies who had crowded there for protection-the neaf approach of Potter was beyond a doubt. The Governor's mansion was not only a place of protection for his immediate family. but there had been collected there. the ladies of that entire community for miles around. In the absence of their husbands and brothers-all of whom were under arms - the Governor was the only one to whom they could go to in this hour of extreme pernl for protection, and were welcomed under his capacious and elegar t mansion, as the announcement of the approach of a negro army was extremely terrifying. It was now between the hours of 0 n 10 o'clock in the day.' While looking at the smoke in the dis tance and surmising whose property was being destroyed, a noisy and excited mass! of black soldie-rs (with yells and oaths)| came upon the grounds in the wildest con fusion. There seemed to be no end of. them. 'They rushed at once upon the store-room, breaking in and emptying it clear of its entire contents. Perhaps no one in the State had a better supplied larder than the Governor had just at this time. It was all taken from him. The ladies at the mansion were singu larly composed and tried as best they could to adjust themselves to their surroundings in this hour of danger. They occupied the parlors and library, while several remained with the Governor in the hall. It was only a little while when, with great insole'nce, these black soldiers crowded into the rear of the hall with a view'< f entering the mansion. There the Governor had taken his stand fearlessly and determinately, and forbade their entering. At that moment a negro sergeant, des perate and ferocious, asked: "Have you any protection for this house ?" The Governor's reply was immediate : ''Our only protection is from the army of the Confederate States." The negro raised his gun and, leveling it at the Governor, said : "You are a dead man." At that instant the cry "halt !" was given from another negro officer, and he added: "Trhe General is at the front door."~ The Governor turned his back upon these negro intruders and, walking the length of the hall out onto the portico, found the General and his staff seated upon their hor. es. He addressed him : "I sup pose this is the commander of the United States army ?" "-Yes, sir-; General Potter, and I have come to protect your family and house from injury." The Governor replied : "I ask no pro tection but for the ladies under my roof, and that is always granted in civilized warfare." "That is my object," General Potter re-' plied, -'in coming here, and I'll carry out my purpose." He then dismounted and walked into the more of his staff and other officers, all of whom appea:ed intelligent and refined gentlemen. As he entered the hall the Governor announced "The commander of the United States Army." It may be of interest to your readers to know that only a few steps from where Potter alighted from his horse at the front portico of the mansion stands an anti quated oak, under which Lord Corn wallis' tent was pitched for a considerable period during the revolutionary war. I stood under its shadow with considerable interest. Thd General said within the hearing of all : "There shall be no injury done to your estate, Governor, and the ladies shall be protected." He was pre sented to the ladies in the parlors and library. There was the utmost quietness and politeness shown by the officers. Orders were at once issued that every thing upon the gronnds should be pro tected. After a short time the entire army passed, leaving no stragglers. There was great commotion and exciteuent in the neighborhood. Some of the houses were burned, pillaged and destroyed, but nothing on the Governor's grounds was injured. The utniost quiet prevailed after General Potter aligihted at the front portico. H,! was disposed to be social and to remove all restraint from the Governor, his family and his guests. The Governor remembers the General taking him to the front portico, and, admiring the grounds and house, say ing, "This is a fine structure." (Its foun dation was laid upon 300,000 brick and great quantities of granite. He saw them placed there.) "Yes," replied the Governor, "it was built by a man from New E:ng!and by the name of Potter, andi I suppose a ian by the name if Potter from New York will dest:oy it." "No, sir," replied the Generai, "that is not my iritntion. Your place shall be protected." After the General and his officers bad been in the house a short time two of his soldiers came upon the grounds with' a lasso in pursuit of a favorite horse. Gen eral Potter called at once, saying : "Orders have been issued for the protection of this place. If yon violate these orders in any respect I have you hanged tn the first tree." Ie inquired of the Governor if lie had received any news of the fall of the .Con federate cause. When answered in the negative he replied : "It is imminent--if it is not already the case." The Governor remarked : "It would bring sorr w to millions of hearts." About this time his army was passing and one of the officers asked one of the ladies to walk to the front portico and see the army. While looking at it passing he said : "Does not this remind you of the Israelites escaping from the Egyptians?" Sh looked at him and said: "That is not a iemark which should be made by an of ficer of the conqiiering army." All of the officers went over the mansion as a matter of curiosity, and for several hours conversation was kept up on general topics, as much as it was possible when a period of snch dssaster seemed so near at hand. Gov::rnor Manning took the General soon after the army had passed to the door and pointed ont to him a column of smoke about four miles away and said : -General, there is ihe smoke of seven hundred bales of cotton belonging to a widow and her children. The eldest is not 12 years old. I don't think it justifiable in an invading army. They can't take up arms against vou. The cotton belonged to the Hon. Richard I. Manning, Senator of Clarendon county, who died at the breaking out of the war." The General replied : "I knew of the cotton, and this destruction has been done against my express orders." There was much ravaging and destruc tion of property in the neighborhood-all the men being in the army and these homes only occupied by the ladiez. Everything that could be done was done to protect these ladies in their homes by Lietenqnt Baldwin of the General's stf All who saw him and his kindness retain a vivid recollection of it all. He left the Governor's mansion and went to several houses in their unprotected con dition, suppressing violence and protecting their property. After the General had remainied thus quietly for six hours with his staff their nrses wvere ordered, and he bade him fare well, expressing the l.ope that a new-~ and better condition of things would arise from te trinophant march of the Unitedl States army. The Governor replied : "What might be a matter of pride and congratulation to you would always be a source of bitter grief mortificatiox to me." About 4 o'clock in the afternoon General Potter monnted his horse at the front porch and rode away. He had not beeni gone twenty minutes before Lieutenant Rhett, a nephew of Hon. Barnwell Rhett, rode up hurriedly and in formed the Governor that he had been sent to inform him that Ge'nerals Lee and John ston had surrendered to the United States government. The Lieutenant wvas so wearied and utterly exhausted that, throw ing himself down upon a divan in the hall, he in a moment-seemingly-was in a sound sleep. When the Governor had reflected fur a few minutes on the -no'mentousness of this message to him his conclusion was that it was too important to be kept a moment from General Potter, So he aroused young Rhett and urged him to overtake General Potter at once and make this annennee ment to him. He overtook the Generai a mile and, fastening his white pocket handkerchief to his sword, rode on, waving it. The General received the message and at once sent back one of his aides to the Gov' ernor's miansion with his good wishes to the Governor and his compliments to the ladies of the mansion on the close of the war. When the aide reached the mansion ne found it crowded with Confederate soldiers hungry and tired, lie delivered th'e Gen eral's message to the Governor', xho re turned 'his respects the General. saying: "'he General's compllimenlts to ame andl to the ladies of the mansion have been deC livered in the presence of sixty or moie Confederate soldiers, all of wvhom are sad enough that the wvar has terminated so dis astrously." General f'otter's course wvas now toward iWright's Bluff, on the Sartee. He dined hat day at Broughtoni cross roads -di rectly on his route. It was hard. for me to tear myvself away from this grand old gentleiaan and refuse his kind offer of tea or coffeee andI some refreshments. "You are wearied, and so is your friend, and you should not retire before eating. But, Mr. Mood, you must comie out on the porch. This is where General Potter alighted with his staff." T1he grounds were ample, and one could see a long distance, It 'a.s a charming view. But, taking me by the arm, he said: "Look here and see how the earthquake has done the walls." Sure enough, on both sides of the entrance, extending from high up near the roof dlown to the marble floors were immense cracks. The wails were fearfully rent. 'rhen referring to the sixty-odd soldiers, who came up and en tered the house hungry and tired as coon as Potter had gone, he said : "All I had to give them to eat was a pot of honilny and a chicken. This was all that was left me." ie insisted that we go over the house, and we did look into his elegant parlors as he opened two of the windows to give us light. But it seemed at the time that we had to return to Sumter that night, and, as I have said, had to tear ourselves away from himi. I bid him good-bye. I knew we'd mieet no more until "the final restitu tion of all things." But that interview I can never fo'-get. I have in these papers several times re ferred to a certain mulatto ofier-thie only commisoned negro in General Potter's army. He was from Massachusetts. We were so informed the night the army en tered Manning. The next time wue hear of him was that lie entered that night the house of one of the citizens occupied by ladies (the hnsband was in the army). Hec was at once taken for TIheodore liarvin, a colored muan, a carpenter by trade, who belonged to Dr. Ingrami. TIhecodore was the husband of Mary', a wet nurse at that time. lie wits immediately asked : "'Why are you, Theodore, here? What are you doing in onr house at this lime of the night?" and was ordIeredl out. Th'e next time we hear of him wvas the active Part ie took in the destruction of Mr. IUdley E. Hodge's home. He was recogmzed as Theodore by some one of the chil Iren hear of him again further on in the march of the army toward Sumter. We shall not dwell or particularize on these visits of this creature. Again we hear of him through Confederate soldiers who had been captured and placed in range of our guns on Morris' Island for alleged cruelty to Union soldiers. This creature was frequently officer of the day, and be had been heard to speak exultingly in later years of his having been with General Potter in his raid through South Carolina. Wh n the war ended he settled in Kings tree, Williamsburg county, S. C., ; nd, with his family, remained there. He never tried to pass himself off as :a white man that we heard of. His resemblance in size, complexion. etc., was striking enough. and we are not sur prised that lie shouid have been taken for Theodore. His photograph lies before me. When "the ebony" becinue in the ascendancy and ruled supreme in South Carolina-pushed on and encouraged by Uhittemore and such like white adventurers-this creature came prominently to the front. Ile was a member of the convention which made such radicud changes in our State Constitnti-in. lie was returned at the n(xt State election-in 18G8-t) the tate L-islature as a member of the House. He also reprezented Williamsburg county as its Senator for several terms. In the Mackey house, when Hampton's sar arose in the ascendancy and tue hivonets (of the Federal Government were rein'v-1 from our State-a blessel deliver. aLce, indeed -amd the Legislture was called toge'her, this creatire, witb great confidunce, appeared in his -eat. le was asked by one who nnlerstood the situation well : "Won't you have to get away from here ?' "Oh, io ; oh, no ; my record is all right." "Well, you'll see. After the organization of the House was completed he asked at once for an "unlim ited leave of absence." It was granted. The rec'nd of his past behavior in South Carolina hatt been kept. It was read out to him aid a proposition was made to him. le got away. Stephen A. Swails left the State. (To be continued.) HOW'S THIS! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Caitarrh Cnre. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 1.5 years, and be:ieve him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, 0. Wlding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting drectly upon the blood and mucons surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot tIe. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Senator Irby on the PolItical Situation. Senator Irby, State chairman of the Dem ocratic party, does not seem to be alarmed at the present political outlook. He was interviewed last Monday night. and this is what he said when he was asked what he had you to say about the pacification con ference plan and the plan of the forty? "Well, ats far as that is concerned, , think that the Reformers of South Carolina have arrived at a verdict and it has already been published. We have all had our say, and I have nothing further on that subject. As far ar 11:e state executive committee adopting it is concerned, that is tue merest nonsense. We are non-partisan. I am chairman of the whole party. We want the followers of the forty and Hemphill to be have themselves and lock bands and hearts in the general tight against the 'nigger.' If they want a convention to "in"t a cer tain line of policy let them advocate it be fore the peopile in a general l~rimary and abide by the result. It is well engh to understand the issue at once. It is white mahn against 'nigger'--white supremacy and honest government against negro rule and corruption. The time has come wihen, every white man should show h.s coors.; he ttiat is not with ;s is for thev '.;ger.'" "What abant Ju tie Gofils decision an'I its rfi'ects?" "I am not a'armedl' by Goff 's decision. In 1876 the negroes had the machinery of g ,v ernmenut, and were thoroughly organized and backed by the military. We persuanted theni by argiu-sett that is known to some, and is not necessary to be known t.) others, that this was a white man's government, and that we intended to rule. Hampton believes that enough voted for him to elect him. As to that question I will not argne it. I am thoroughly satisfied that he be lieves it now. How many other.% in the State believe it 1 dho not know. Now the Democratic patrty has the election machin cry, and it is organized to a man. 'The negroes are thoroughly disorganiz~d, ex cept what influence a few' renegade white men-sonie Reformers anid some Conr erva tives, with a go spiinkling of hire I 'nig ger' preachers, can exert, and with an absolutely fair eicetion, with the persa sion the negroes will get from the truly loyal Democrats I feel sate in predicting that our majorities will not only be in creased, but largely increas,:d. The sit uation is just this ; there is no use for me to disguise it : This intelligent minority caims a divine right to rule the masses. They tried in 1890, 189:2 anid 1894 to rule our primaries and twice by independent tickets. 'The laboring clement o: the st.te repudiated themn, and it is no use for any man in South Carolinia to think .that this crowd or any other crowAd of white men in thii'Sstate c.mn go to the negroes aend destroy the votes of the white people and thins con trol the State. That imay happen, but it is a long, long, long time off. For -instance, the farmeRs are almost bankrupt, the towns and cities are prosperous. The only labor that the farmers have is that of the negro and their own. Up to the timie o~f the Ha~kell movemeint the negroes were satis tied and contented and making reasoniably good laborers on the farm, but with ad this the farmers were losing money evety year. If the negro is taken from his chosen re tireient and put into a jiolitical scramble it is not very l'ard to teil whait kind of a laborer he will make or bow long he will carry out one of hii. contracts he mnakes with his landlord. We would have a nice state of affairs with the negro farm hand running off every two or three dlays and going to somse negro trial justice-appointed by some Governor of this class-to indict a white man on some foolish grievance. The white landlord, ons the other hand, would be in a very pleasant state of mind seeking redress betore a "nigger" trial jus tice and a 'nigger' jury for violation of a contract to labor on a farm. Oh, well, it is no use to discuss this thing. It is too pre posterons for white men to bother them selves about. I don't know whether the law is unconstitutional or not. I am farm ing now, but I am satisfied that there will be enough negroes persuatded to go with the Democrat. and keep our majority above the average." One of the best evidences that Ayer's Hair Vigor is an article of exceptional mer it is the fact that the demand for it is con stantly increasing. No one who uses this incomparable dressing thinks of trying any other preparation for the hair. FULTON GORDON'S CONDITION, Thme Chances are That the Man W111i Never lRecover. LLrIsVILLE, Ky., May 14.-Yesterday evening Fulton Gordon was taken on a train to Pewee Yalley, a short distance from this city, where he wvill be with Mr. and Mr's. Hector Dulaney, who have a villa there. lie will remain there until he either grows better or becomes so much worse as to necessi tate his removal to a more private place. His condition is indeed serious and the chances are that he will never recover. _______ To Suppress HIstory of Outlaws. TAr LLABAssEE Fla., May 11.-In the house yesterday Mr. Sullivan intro duced a bill to prevent the publication or sale of any book that purported to be the life or history of the outlaw, Generai Canai Off to HaytL. KINGSToN, Jamaica, May 14.--General Canal. the Haytian revolutionist, will leave heraeo Hayti today. MORE TROUBLE IN HAWAII. rhe Japanese Contingent rlotting a Bald on the Government. SAx FRANCISCo, May 11.-It is proba ble that the next sixty days will de velop some very exciting scenes in Ha waii. Private information recently rp ceived by C. W. Ashford, in this city, indicates that trouble is gathering around the government of President Dole and his colleagues. The Japa nese. who are numerous on the island and who at present are feverish and elated over the victory of the mother country in the war with China, threaten to come forward and become serious factors in the government of Hawaii and the adjustment of its affairs. It is known that among the Japanese on the islands are several hundred trained sol diers. In fact, there are enough to seize and control the government at any time, should they so choose. The natives are restless and tissatisfied and only wait an opportunity to fly into the thick of another insurrection. ANOTHER RELIGIOUS BODY. The Methodist Woman's Board of Foreign Missions at Meridian. Miss. MERIDIAN, MISS., May 11.-The wo man's board of foreign missionss of the Methodist Episcopal church South has convened in Meridian, to hold its meetings for about a week. This board consists of officers and managers and delegates from thir ty-four home conferences and is the ex ecutive body of the womans foreign missionary society that has its workers located in Mexico, Brazil, Indian Ter ritory and China. Hundreds of dele gates and visitors are in the city. The meetings are held in the Central ,Meth odist church which has been tastefully decorated for the occasion. The first was a praise service at 10 o'clock yes terday morninR, presided over by Mrs. Bishop Wilson of Baltimore. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. The Seventh Annual Meeting Now in Ses sen at Washington. WASHINGTON, May 11.-The seventh annual meeting of the Womens' Mis sionary Union, whose motto is, "For God and home and every land" and which is auxiliary to the Southern Bap tist convention, opened yesterday. An address of welcome was made by Mrs. Stakely wife of the pastor of the First Baptist church of this city. The re sponse was eloquentjy made by Mrs. J. C. Porter of Florida. The address by the president, Mrs. A. M. Gwath mey followed. The rest of the session was occupied by routine proceedings, appointments of committees and read ing of reports. GORDON NOT HELD FOR TRIAL. Judga Thompson Declares the Killing Justifiable-Applause Follows. LOUIsVILIE, Ky., May 11.- Judge Thompson, after listening to arguments for four hours in the Gordon-Brown murder case yesterday afternoon, de cided that Fulton Gordon should not be held for trial and discharged him from custody. Judge Thompson, after the closing argument, said: I have listened to the case carefully and have consulted the authorities. It is my deliberate judgment that this man is not only not guilty in law, but his action will teach adulterers that when they ply their nefarious calling they are standing upon a precipice from which they are in danger of being dashed at any moment. The prisoner is discharged. THE PLAN TO BE MODIFIED. The Beorganization of the Georgia, South ern and Florida. NEw YoBK, May 11.-It is currently reported that the plan for the reorgan ization of the Georgia Southern & Flor Ida railroad is to be changed and mod ifed sothat theywl11 Issue a fourper cent. bond Instead of a Eve per cent. The reason for this is the decreased earnings, the net for the past three or four months not warranting the Issu ing of a flve per cent. bond. GRESHAM OUT OF DANGER. Will be Taken to Some . Medical Springs When He 1n ..oroughly Convalescent. WVAsmINGToN, Mag 10. - Secretary Gresham is much better today, and he is now reported to be entirely out of danger. The plae to which he will be taken when thoroughly convalescent has not been decided on. It is proba ble that he will go to some medA~nal springs. ________ WILL GRESHAM RETiRE. A Rumor That Don M. Dickinson is to Be come a Cabinet Memb.er. WisrnxoTox, May 13:-A story is be ing circulated in Washington that owing to ill health Secretary Gresham will retire from the cabinet and that Don M. Dickinson will take his place. The report originated in the West and can not be confirmed here It is cer tain that if any change is to be made in the cabinet it will not be done while Secretary Gresham is on a sick bed. After the Migration Agent. SAVAxxAE, Ga., May 11. - The de tectives are on the look-out, for J. W. Masters, who for two months has beea acting as agent here of the Internation al Migfation society. Masters was last seen at 10 o'clock last night and it is believed he was then on his way to the' depot. He got away with $400 belong ing to the company, this-being what he had collected from negroes on their passage money to Liberia. Wilt Have an Exctra Session. NAsn~vlLLE, Tenn., May 13.-An ex tra session of the general assembly is now a certainty. The seventy-five days' limit expires tomorrow. The senate Saturday adopted a resolution to take a recess until today and save one day, but all the republican mem bers of the house voted against taking it up and prevented its consideration. The business before each house cannot possibly be disposed of by tomorrow. International T. M. C. A. Conventlen. SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 10.-- The thirty-first international convention of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America opened here yester day and will continue in session until May 12. Subscribe for the Manning Times. $1.50 per year. Insist o AKI AWD Hl in packaj Costs no more than inferior pa never spoils the flour, keeps soft v'ersally acknowledged purest Mande only by CHURCH & CO., Sold biy grocers everywher 771 Mr. J. W. Hindman Fort Lawn, S. C. Best For the Blood Hood's Proved its Merit-Eczema Cured. "I have used Hood's Sarsaparilla and know 1i is the best medicine for the blood I have ever taken. Two years ago I had a sore on one of my limbs below the knce. I Spent Many Dollars for medical attendance and treatment but all in vain. At last a friend urged me to try Hood's Sarsaparilla. I told him it would not do me any good as I had the best of doctors in this vicinity attend me and they said it was a severe case of eczema. He prevailed u-pon me, however to take one bottle and whri en it was a ood's Sars H parilla taken I noted a slight Im orovement. I have r zoir used six bottles tvF % andi my leg is well. Had it not been for Ecod's Sarsaparilla I do not think I wculd ever have conquered my com plaint." J. W.Hlmn s, ort Lawn, S.C. Kood's Pills cure all liver Ills, constipa tIloa. biliousness, sick headnache. Indigestion. Cures-w Rising Breast &"MOTHERS' FRIEND" Is the greatest blessing ever offered child bearing woman. I, have been a mid-wife for inany years,andineach casewheredothers' Friend has been used it has accomplished wonders and relieved much sufferirig. It is the best remedyfor risih; breast known and worth the pnce for that alone. Mas. M. M. BaUsTZa,Montgomcry, Ala. "I can tell all expectant mothers if the will use a few bottles of 'Mo'hers' Friend' the will go through the ordeal wit:iout any pain an ufering. MRS. MAY BRANHAM, Argusvie, N. D. "Used' Mother's Friend' before birth of myeighth child. Willnever cease- .r ',e. MRs. J. F. MooaE, Colusa, Cal. Sent, b5- express, cha."" C-i! I. on reccipt of price. eooc to ' crs ai led frec, -c .:ormn en A%. f4LDRE is JUST AS COOD FOR ADULTS, WARRANTED. PRICE 50 ete GA LATIA, ILLs., N~ov. IG 13f3. Paris I.1odicino Co., St. Louis, 31o. Gentemen:-We sold last year. 000) bottles ci GRovES TASTELESS CIIILL ToNIC and hr.ro bought three gross$ already this year. In all cur er perience of 14 years, in the dru;: businces, have never sold an article that gave nuci unilversal satte tacion as your Tonic. Your-i:cy For sale by P. B. Lory:'. the Dugt. Mannig. S. C. WYd.1 Is ESSENTIAL UOO HEALTH. dlYou cannot BloodLS IMPURE. If you are troubled witha BOILS, ULCERSo PIMPLES, SORES >r blood is bad. A few bottles of S. S. S- wiU 4thoroughly cleanse the system, remove all im.. urte nbuild you up. All manner of blei. 1 CEARED AWAY tsueItis the best blood rmedy on earth.c ho sanswho hae usdisaso ** My bood was badl eds t las awh gt m h ole sy-stem ot of or-Icr-ie e a n cnt tsurc ofsernignna~ttC~ ii oo ts~ ~Tretise on blood and:.kmn ciseases mailed free. SWIFT SPEC.1tmIC Co., Atlanta,Ga. W H EN YOU Ct)ME TO TOWN ('All. A T GAILLOW.Y SHAVING SALA~) IN ALL sTY LES. S H AVINGi ANI> SH A MP'OINGi Done with neanti- Vta dispatcha.. . .... .A cordial in'.U on A. B .I IALOWAY.i BEW5 ARE of imitation I trade marks L\EK SODA i :kage soda--~ and is urn me York. R. B. LORYEA Has jist secured the agency for the celebrateil U'roll gomo-iade Candies1 STe : are frsh atid delicious and are s.11 at reasonable pric(s. \ ::V e in stock Maple Cocoanut, Ca :li ::i-t Chips, Cocoa Caramels, New Peninut, ('ocoanut Sheaves and Coc( Fdiy, also, full line of ot her line R. B. Loryea, The Drwggist, Successor to J. G. Dinkins & Co. USEFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE. EW illustrated Caitalognes, Novel ties, Cirenlars and Price Lists MAILED FREG TO ANY ADDRESS. NEW YORK SPECIALTY CO., 2-Al Bro-dway, Ne-w York. N. Y. ESTAOLISHED 1868. LW. FOLSOM Sgn of the Big Wateb. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA A BIG LINE OF w E - D = D - -N -- G P R - .E8 S -E -- N * T S WATCHES DIAMONDS S E11:IAG SiVER C..L.K . 0. th. 'ols, tine knives, -e:ssors not razors, wachine i:edle-., etc. STATE OF SOUTH GAROLINA; COUNTY OF CLARENDON, 11v Loui-. Appelt, Esq., Probate Judge W H ElZEAS. MALIA L. HARVIN HAS Imale snit to mip, to grant her Let t-rs of Adniiristration of the tstate of and effects of Marcus L. Harvin, deceased. 1hese are therefore t., cite and admonish Ll1 and singular the kindred and - reditors 4t the sai.1 Marens L Harvin. deerased. that they be and appear. before me, in t ie Comt of Probate, to be held at Man ing, S. C., on) the 3,1 lay of June, next, after l-rblication Lereof. at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show canse. if ane tlhanve, why the saidl administration shonid not be granted. Given under my h and this four r.er,th lhay of May. Anno Domini. 1893. [Sea.) LOUIS APPELT, Judge of Probate C. C. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. State of South Carolina, COUNTY-OF CLARENDON. I N ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVIS ions of an act of the General Assembly, ratitiod on the 9th day of February, 1882, I I will be in the court house in Manning, in the office of the clerk of the court, the first Monday ot each month, for the purpose of allowing persons coming of age since the last generil election to register, and to at tend to any other bn.iness pertaining to my official duties. G. T. WORSHAM, Supervisor Registration Ciaren-don Co. P.0O. Address: Seb c, S. C. e'Some men aire born great, sam ebi*Vh greatness. and some have greatnest upon them." Th's might h y besn *ea advaemenlt came thf-ough favor of Ilngs and Queens. But in this Amricaa repub!!c and In this nittethth Century thats s but onea way for a man to beC~iO~at. HO must achieve greatn'ess, aM o a achieve greatness withbut education. Wie edtcation the poorest boy may becoe the greatest man,. though we tall Det1 all be president. The most important question is: Wou!d we be prepared to perform the duties of a great office if it were thrust upon us? We probab3ly would If we snould do as Onie Glreat President did. He is said to have, as his constant companion, the EncyclopaedtI Britanuica. He is even saId to have kept a set in hls private car while making a campaign tour. Thbs mark of diligence and intelligence made him many friends and admirers. There is a great prlnciple involved in this idea. If you look up just one question egcb day you will soon become an educated person. anld you learn t0 enjoy it. These questlons should be investIgated right when they come up. whilO your mind Is Curious ; then you wont forget what yon rete you can't If you try. But to do thip you need the Encyclopaedia is ready to ~assist yo u t' offlng tinis great library for A Limited Time at a rerkat~y low introductory rate, and e terms so easy as to plaCe it within the resti of every boy or girl. Only so cents dropped each day Into spe little dint registering savings bank, wh(4 w presenlt to each subscriber, will git1 yo': '" king of Cyctopaedlas In any style of blainag you may choose. We are permitted to maxe this offer for a limited time only. If you want the Er.:y c~opaedia ask for sample pages. terms. etc.. to be mnailed to you. THE STATE, COLUMBIA. S. C. Subscribe for THE MANNING TIMES, To Farmers and Mill Men! We lave' on hand fifteen Corn Mills, sizes 20 and 30 inches di:aue ter, made of Aesopus Stoies, giuaran teed to be of id quarry sock. We cannot afford t) ea-rry these Mills over. They must be s)ld, and we are offering them ut ivrifice prices to cash buyers. albott od W&Wto0 Egiltti kh ailli DeLoach Plantation Saw Mills. I :1 (eneral geit in North and South Carolina for H. B. .iimith Ma chline Coinpany. mnauufacturers of Planers, Moulders, Re-Saws, and ;0! other wood-working ma chinery, aud will sell at bottom fac tory prices. 2 1o ~~3i~~a~u on b- unl at Bargain Prices. . C. BADHAM, GEN. ACT., COLUMBIA, S. C. CET THE BEST When you are about to buy&Sewing~achlas do not be deceived by llurig adversements and be led to think youcangettae betmade, finu.st 4;nished and Most Popular for a mere song. See to it that ___ Lbuy from reliable manu rrtathave gaineda reputation byhones and squr deag, u w n get a the world over for Its dura bility. 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