The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-25
ALL OVER THE UNIVERSE.
LONG NEWS STORIES REDUCED
TO A PARAGRAPH.

a terrible epidemic Of dysentery is
sweeping over Japan with fatal results.
Lawrence Greenland, the socialist
writer, died suddenly in Nsw Yc-z.
Efforts are making for cattle trust,
with capital of 500, O00,0o0, to control
the export trade.
An explosion at the Riverside Iron
and Steelworks, at Wheeling, burned
and crushed a number Of workmen.
The steamer Gaelic, which has just
arrived at San Francisco from the Ori-
ent. brought 1000 bales Of silk valued
at 81, 900, 900 and $4,000 in specie.
The combined military and naval
forces Of the United States in the Phil
ipDines, when ali the troops and ships
now under orders reach there, will ag-
gregate more than 10000 men and 45
warships.
Georgia's commissioner Of agricult-
ure, in G report just issued, estimates
the cotton crop at about 100000 bales,
predicts still further advances in prices
and urges the establishment Of small
mills throughout the state.
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State Treasurer Ellis of Alabama re-
ports q deficit Of 1854, 900 for the fiscal
year ending Sept. 80.
n. T. Page, chief owner and builder
Of the Aberdeen and Ashboro railway,
and one Of North Cardinals leading
lumber men, is dead, aged Il years.
Admiral Dewey and Lieutenant
Brumby will be in Atlanta on Oct. "a
and the people OF that place are making
elaborate preparations for their recep.
tion.
Chairman Jones Of the Democratic
national committee would make Rear
Admiral Schley an issue in 1900 by as.
suring his appointment as secretary OF
the navy in the event Of Democratic
success.
President Mckinley will, it is said,
devote considerable attention in his
forthcoming annual message to another
executive branch Of the government,
with a cabinet officer at its head, to have
charge Of interstate and foreign COM
merce.
s 8 3
Tire at Milton, Fla, destroyed 3,0Oo.-
600 feet Of lumber owned by Ohafln g.
Co. and worth about $50, 600.
Serious storms, accompanied by floods,
prevail in tie southern districts of Italy,
working widespread damage.
It is stated that John D. Rockefeller.
the Standard OIL company magnate, is
about to increase his mining to large
extent On Texada island, B. G.
President Loubet has pardoned Emile
Arton, who il 1896 was sentenced to
eight years mprisonment for compile
i+V in the Panama canal frauds.
At o meeting of the board of directors
of the Nashville and Decatur railroad,
fhe lease OF the road for 90 years to the
Louisville ana Nashville railroad was
ratified.
Ten former Spanish soldiers, who
were captured by Filiplros and Tor
time acted as officers of native artillery,
determined to surrender. The plot was
discovered by the insurgents, who killed
seven of the oonspiritors, the other three
escaping to Manila.
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Spaniards are emigrating to Cuba,
and Havana believes 200, 900 will arrive
within few months.
William Appleton CT the publishing
6rra OF D. Appleton s. Co., IS dead at
his home at Riverdale, n. Y, aged IS
years.
William Bennett, one Of the Oldest
and best known furniture maHufac-
turers II the country, has filed deed
Of assignment a. Louisville.
The United States transport Thomas,
the finest troopship ahoat, sailed from
Cramps shipyard fer New York, where
she will go into drydock to be painted.
Chicago medical students threw bot
ties OF ammonia and other missiles at
DR.. John 4. Dowie, a divine healer, :"
and the police with difficulty saved him
from serious injury.
CONGRESSMAN Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri, in en- interview, predicts THAT
Bryan and Mclean will head the Dem
ocratic ticket III 1900 # Mclean wins IN
the Ohio campaign this Ial!
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The British channel squadron has
been ordered to proceed to Gibraltar
next Tuesday.
The firm Of Mitsui & Co. of Japan is
considering a plan to estaplsh ne"
transpacifc steamship line.
A report from an authoritative source
saws Sir Thomas Upton, the cup chal.
lencer, will invest 5500,0o0 in tea cult.
ure in South Carolina.
The plans for the three new battle.
ships authorized at the last session OF
CONGRESS will provide for the largest
and most formidable vessels in the navy.
Adviccs from Bogota. Colombia, say
that q Liberal revolution has started III
tbe deoartinent of Tantander and Toula.
Military law has been established all
over the republic
After two days session of the di-
recrory of the Pullman Palace Car com.
nanv in Chicago it was announced that
the Pullman company had absorbed the
Wagner company.
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General Jinine2 has been elected
president of Santo Domingo.
J. Shelton Williams has been elected
nresideat Of the Florida Central and
Pen!nsular railway.
Dock Robinson and James Jones,