The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-09-20
NEWS BRIEFS OF A WEEK.
ITEMS CLEANED ALL OVER THE
UNIVERSE.

UNIVERSE.
The state board of control has issued
an order closing all beer dispensaries in
South Carolina.
The mayor OF linus has disappeared
and it is supposed he joined the rebels
on the promise of receiving a general
ship
Alabama's gubernatorial contest, it is
said. will have another entry in the per-
son of DR.. r. N. Cunningham of Biz
mingham.
Seuor Ouesada has been informed
that nine more Cuban prisoners have
been released from the Spanish military
prison at Cadiz
The comptroller of the currency has
issued call for statements OF the con-
dition of all national banks at the close
Of business Sept. 7.
Five thousand dollars has been as
sessed for the purpose of arranging for
the meeting of the Southern Educa-
tional association at Memphis in DE.
cember.
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The street railways of Birmingham,
Ala, have combined.
The exodus of coal miners from south.
west Virginia is alarming the operators.
Twelve of the whitecappers who
whipped Postmaster Crum, at Peck,
Fla, have been bound over to the fed
eral court.
An uncensored dispatch from Manila
saws General Wheeler only obtained as
signment to active duty after serious
dispute with Otis.
Cuba, leading newspaper OF Matan.
zas, which advocated harmony among
the Cubans and spaniards, has suS.
dended owing to lack Of support.
It is almost certain an effort will be
made when congress meets to Withdraw
the support Of this government from
the Paris exposition because Of the yer.
dict in the Dreyfus case.
A Mobile and Ohio freight train was
wrecked at Briden, Ills, several IN
known tramns were killed and cars de-
molished containing merchandise con.
signed to southern points.
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An epidemic of typhoid fever has
broken out in Berlin.
Fire at Philadelphia destroyed tile.
works worth 100000.
The directors OF the Atlanta and West
Point railway have declared rs per
cent dividend.
The American Jewish year book, just
issued, estimates the Hebrew population
of the United States at l,049,600.
Iarkin McCar5ha was waylaid by his
brother.in law, William Goodwin, at
Langley, Saluda county, S. O., and
killed. Goodwin was captured.
George Siler, we'll known as the ref
cree of the greatest flsric encounters OF
recent years, has decided to leave CHI
cago snd locate permanently in New
York.
Four thousand acres of land near
Uniont town, KY, has just been pur-
chased for the Kentucky Goal, Coke and
Mining com pany, a corporation now in
process of formation, which will have
Capital Of ss5o,ooO.
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Veterans of the Mexican war held
their annual reunion at Indianapolis.
The king Of Italy has appointed the
Italian ambassador at Washington,
Baron Fava. a senator.
President Mckinley pressed tele.
graph key which started the machinery
at the Philadslphis exposition.
4 Filipino police force, numbering
95o men armed with revolvers and
clubs, has begun work at Manila.
Secretary Root has ordered the
Tventy.ninth volunteer regiment, GoL
onel Hardin, from Fort Mcpherson, Ga,
to San Francisco to embark for she
Philippines.
Colonel James II. Tillman Of South
Carolina has asked the president to au-
thorize him 70 organize an indepenaspt
company of Indian scouts for service IN
the Philippines.
While resisting arrest at Circinnstl,
Thomas Shelton seriously wounded ON.
Ger Lemick. The officer then shot and
killed Shelton. The latter was a noted
character in police circles.
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The greater portion of Texas is suffer
ing from a severe drouth.
The public schools of Knoxville may
be closed on account Of numerous cases
of scarlet fever among the children.
A chair combination is being organ.
izod. About IS per cent Of all the man
ufacturers in this country are interested.
Hundreds of refugees from the yellow
fever stricken districts of Louisiana and
Mississippi are now going to Ashe7tlle,
n. O.
President Andrade of Venezuela has
left for Valencia to personally take com.
mand of the troops against the re7olu.
ton leader Castro
Colonel 4. R. Lawton of Savannah
has been appointed commander OF the
Georgia militia which goe7 to New York
to receive Admiral Dewey.