The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-15
TIE three territorial delegates, Mess-s.

Tie three territorial delegates, EIeSsrs.
Flynn Of Oklahoma, Murphy of Arizo-
ma, and Catron Of New Mexico, are
waging very vigorous campaign in
congress to secure favorable action upon
their bills for the admission Of the re-
| spectlye territories represented by them
to statehood
The battleship Oregon will soon be
ready for sea- The last of the armor
plates for the turrets have been shipped
from the Bethlehem works in the east
for the Union Iron works, and accord
Ing to the contract the vessel IS to be
completed within 80 days after the re-
ceipt Of the plates.
| At the coming meeting of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers,
which is to be held in Chicago Jan. 81,
% and %. it is probable that congress
will be asked to create secretary of
commerce" SO that the next president
of the United States will have an adj
ditional adviser in his cabinet.
Mrs. Cornelia Seibels of Atlanta or
Augusta, Ga, has been found wander
ing in the streets Of London and arrest
ed. She has completely lost her MEM
ory and is now il St. Georges work.
house Mrs. Seibels is about 81 years Of
age, evidently lady by birth, and has
nearly e200 Isl, ,000) in her possession.
Great excitement prevails at Boulder,
Colo, over the new geld fields situated
between South Boulder creek and Mag
nolia, and there are rumors of riches
being uncovered by prospectors in holes
not over five five feet deep. One strike
is alleged to be worth 100000, and al
offer Of this amount is said to have been
made and refused.
At Shamokin, Pa, while four work
men were being lowered into the new
shaft Of the Luke Fidler mine the
"billy" which balances the elevator and
which weighs about 1000 pounds fell
upon them without warning. They
were instantly killed, their bodies being
crushed so horribly as to make them a.
most unrecognizable.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Akron, Bedford and Cleveland Electric
railroad, near Bedford, 0. A heavy
motor car and o coal car plunged
through the trestle over Tinker's creek,
hurting large number Of passengers a
distance Of rs feet into the chasm be-
meath. Two men were instantly killed
and a number seriously injured.
Frank Denison Of Rockford, Wash,
| unexpectedly returned home and found
his wife in the company Of Patrick
Hickey. The enraged husband ran into
another room for his shotgun. Hickey
escaped from the house. Mrs. Denison
was about to follow, and had reached
the door when she received the contents
Of both barrels in the back, killing her
almost instantly.
In the statements made by the officers
Of the bureau Of engineers before the
senate committee on coast defenses, Of
which Senator Squire is chairman, the
fact is brought out that that the engi-
neers department requires $4,000, 900 to
be spent Immediately for torpedoes and
torpedo mines for land defenses. This
is Independent of torpedoes and torpe-
do boats for the navy.
The United States cutter Forward,
Captain Roberts, accompanied by the
Winona, has returned from two
months cruise in waters about Key
West. The Forward did valuable SER
vice in checking fibustering expedi-
tions, and the cruise was filed with e1-
citing events. The news is brought that
the Cuban revolutionists are gaining
ground aad prospects for their Ultimate
success are good.