The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-13
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EVENTS AND INCIDENTS OK THE
PAST WEEK.

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ago be rewarded.
The workers in Reynolds tobacco
factories at Bristol, Tenn, have formed
two unions, the object being to fight the
American tobacco trust
In the United States court at Pensa-
cola, Fla, Zach B. Bailey, negro, for
mer postmaster at Millview, Fla, was
sentenced to five years in the penitenti-
ary at Columbus, O., for embezzlement.
At State Line, Miss, Edmund, the
5-year. old son Of DR.. W. H Boykln,
shot and instantly killed his brother
Roderick, aged II, and severely wounded
his brother Tom, aged Is, because they
refused to give him an air gun with
which they were playing.
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A bank at Cornell, Ills, was robbed
of S., 900 in currency during the night.
Mrs. B. T. Thomas and her 4.year- old
child were fatally burned at Fort Val.
ley, Ga, the mother perishing IN an at.
tempt to save the child.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued call on national banks for a
statement Of their conditions at the close
of business Saturday. Dec. 2.
Governor Bradley appeared before the
Kentucky election board and denounced
as malicious lie the statement that he
had ordered soldiers in citizens clothes
to report at Frankfort.
The suit of H. Larrousini versus
Philip Werlein, the large New Orleans
piano dealer, for $1,000 on an alleged
lease, has been finally decided in the
state supreme court in favor Of Wer.
lein, the defendant
Members of the Shamrock's crew de-
clare the Columbia is far better de-
signed boat, but they claim her sails set
badly, and add, that had the two yachts
exchanged sails the American vessel
would have won by an hour.
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Orders have been issued by the war
department reducing the force of United
States troops in Cuba.
Representative Elliott of South Caro-.
lima has introduced bill in the house
for an investigation of the cause Of yel.
low fever.
Mr.. Mason, Republican of Illinois, has
offered resolution extending the "best
hopes of the senate to the Beers in their
contest for liberty"
Admiral Watson cables the navy de.
partment that the court Of inquiry to
Investigate the loss Of the cruiser
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The national council of the Grand
Army of the Republic has decided that
the next reunion will be held during the
last week of August 1900, in Chicago.
a large party of New York capitalists
are inspecting the cotton mills in Ala
bama, Georgia and Tennessee with a
view to esta blishing several additional
large ones.
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John S. Bait, an ex.confederate sol.
dier, was frozen to death near Laurenss
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Willard Dewey, a first cousin of the
admiral, is dead at Orlando. Fla. aged
60 years.
The postmaster general has issued an
order providing for the registration of
valuable letters by carriers.
Henry G. Hester, for 20 years secre.
tary and superintendent of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange. has been re.
elected by the board OF directors.
The grand lodge of Masons Of Ala.
bama has passed resolution withdraw.
ing from Fellowship with the grand
lodge of the state of Washington be.
cause the latter recognized the negro as
a Mason.
George Washington Memorial associ.
alton has made public request that on
Dec. Il, the centennial anniversary OF
Washir ston's death, all schools Of the
land suspend the regular order at II a.
m. and devote 20 minutes to memo.
rial program.
State Treasurer Craig Of Tennessee
has resigned.
The Southern Railway company has
forbidden its employees to smoke Gig.
arettes when on duty.
o. Huntington has given $50. 00o
toward the endowment fund Of the Tus.
kegee (Ala.) Normal and Industrial
school.
W. E. Matkins, station agent, post
master and merchant at Wiyille, Ark
was shot and fatally wounded by Love
Banks as result of business differences.
It reported that serious dissensions
have broken out in the Beer camp at
Modder River because General Cronje
insists upon putting Transvaal officers
in command of the Free State forces
and saws that the latter will not fight.
T. H. Austin, an Atlanta furniture
dealer. wrote a card in which he &C.
cused Lawyer S. Q. Tapp of trying to
force his firm into receivership and a
street fight between the two men re-
suited in which 10th were badly bruised.
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Mckinley is said to have expressed
himself as fayoring Reed for a running
mate.
The Texas legislature will convene in
special session next month for the con-
sideration of bill that will revolution.
ize the taxation system Of that state.
Commander Charles P. Howell, chief
engineer of the battleship Maine when
that vessel was blown up in Havana
harbor, is dead at his NewYork home.
The first failure on account Of the
hurricane in Porto Rico is that of Felici
Costa & Co.. who have been declared
bankrupt in the United States prov1s'
ional court at Ponce.
The Manufacturers association, which
includes the cotton mills at Auguta,
Ca, and Bath and Langley, S. O., has
determined to make substantial in.
crease in wages on Jan. l.
officers have arrested on Iron noun
tain, Tenn, the notorious moonshlner,
William Hunnicutt, who recently muir.
dered Deputy United States Marshal
Green in Mitchell county, n. Q.
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