The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-19

Mr.. Winslow S. Pierce, acting for the
reorganization committee Of the Union
Pacific Railroad company, has submitted
to the senate committee On Pacific rail-
roads the reorganization committees g
draft of bill for the reorganization Of
that road
Edwin F. Uhl is now ambassador to
Germany, having taken the oath Of
Office at the department of state. He will
20 to his home at Grand Rapids, Mich,
In order to close up some private busi.
ness, so that it may be about 50 days
before be reaches Berlin.
It is announced from good source
that, following the advice Of the United
States, Venezuela has practically de-
cided to send representative to London
with powers to open direct negotiations
with the government of Great Britain
for settlement Of the boundary dis
pute between British Guinea and Vene.
zuela.
Last year the Suez Canal compary's
receipts were larger than ever before,
though the number Of ships passing
through the canal was 1S less than dur.
ing the preceding year. The increase
in receipts is explained by the special
traffic caused oy Chino-Japanese war
requirements and the Madagascar and
AbysSinian campaigns.
A strong effort is being made by the
managers Of Governor Claude Matth.
ews' presidential boom to advance the
Indiana mans interests in Arkansas.
A correspondence bureau has been es-
tablished for this purpose, and promi-
nent Democrats all oyer the state are
receiving letters urging favorable con-
sideration of the Indianan.
William L. Littlehales, lawyer Of
Washington city, 81 years of age, was
found drowned in the Potomac river.
His death was, it is believed, the result
of an accident, as he suffered from YER
tigo and probably fell into the water.
Mr.. Littlehales, before his health failed
several years ago. had e brilliant repu-
tation as criminal lawyer.
The announcement is made that Sem
ator Quay Of Pennsylvania has con-
sented to permit his name to go before
the Republican convention at st. Louis.
The senator is now in the hands Of his
friends, and his prominence as factor
in the race will depend upon their ef-
forts. It is understood that the senator
has full knowledge Of the statement
thus made public.
A telegraphic dispatch received from
Irkutsk, Siberia, says that Siberian
trader named Kouchnaref, who is the
agent of DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, the Nor
wegian explorer, who sailed in the Fran
June "a, 1893, for the Arctic regions,
has received information to the effect
that DR.. Narsen has reached the north
pole, has found land there and is now
returning towards civilization.
The president has transmitted to the
house such correspondence relative to
Cuba as he deems not incompatible with
the public interest. This was in re-
sponse to house resolution. The pa
pers are voluminous in their character,
and include over 1000 letters which
passed between Secretary Olney and
Senior De Lone, the Spanish minister,
Consul General Williams. and others.
The United States civil service COM
mission will hold examinations on March
10 in Bostt u, Buffalo, Philadelphia,
Cincinnati, Kansas City, Chicago, Los
Angeles and San Francisco for the po-
sitions of meat inspector, stock examiner
and tagger. For all these positions the
supply of eligibles is not equal to the
demand. Application blanks and in
formation in regard to the examinations
will be furnished on request by the
commission.
Frank Specher, agent at Dunbridge,
O., for the United States Express COM
pauy and the Ohio Central railroad,
was found unconscious in his Office.
When he revived he said he had been
slugged by two robbers who mad taken
an express package containing s11o.
Clinton Raab was arrested on suspicion
and locked up, charged with the rob-
berry. Later Specher confessed that he
had not been robbed; that he was short
in his accounts $500 and that he had in
vented the robbery story, hoping to
cover up his defalcation. To lend plaus-
ibility to the story he had hit himself on
the head with the stove poker.