The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
The News Of the Day.

The Kansas legislature has passed
the 2-cent passenger rate law.
The John B. Gordon monument
will be unveiled in Attanta on Nay
25.
The Russian reactionaries are try
ing hard to bring about the dissolu'
ton of the second Douma.
Speaker Cannon and his party Of
congressman were received with
fireworks at San Juan, Porto Rico.
It is reported that Nicaragua plans
to vary the usual Central American
war by having sea fight.
The consolidation of all Of H. H,
Rogers railroad interests in Virgin
ia and West Virginia has been ar
ranged.
An attack by the Socialists on
Premier Clemenceau failed, the
chamber Of Deputies voting conf
oence.
President Roosevelt protested to
the governor Of California against
the new anti-Japanese legislation in
that state.
Patrons of the IS hour trains be-
tweer Few York and Chicago are
signing a petition for a slower
schedule.
Secretary of the treasury Cortel-
you decided to regard more the bus
mess interests than the stock specu-
lation interests.
The Protestant Episcopal Church
purposes to rasse 81, 100000 for mis-
sions as a thank Offering for 300
years OF Christianity in America.
Mrs. EusselLSage, widow of the
New York fnancier, has set aside
$4,000, 900 for what is to be known
as the Sage foundation, the income
to be used in improving social and
living conditions in the Unittd
States.
A boom has been started in New
York to nominate Jesse R, Grant as
democratic candidate for president
in 1908. Grant is the youngest son
of Gen. y. S. Grant and citizen of
California,
Evan Colltster, foreman, was
instantly killed in the Belmont tun-
mel when his head was caught in
an exhaust pipe and his lungs torn
out by the rush Of air.
The governor Of Deleware places
the machinery Of the state in the
hands of DR.. Marvin of Dover to in
vestigate the mysterious disappear
ance of little Horace Marvin.
A second cousin and an adopted
son of Mrs. Mary G. EDDY have been
added to the plaintiff S in the suit to
obtain control Of her property.
Gen. Streeter announces that by
agreement Of counsel on both sides
in the suit against Mrs. Eddy no
further action will be taken until
April 2.
The case against the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railway
Company, which is charged with
granting sugar rebates, began in
New York,
B. F. Yoakum, Of the Rock Island
Road said he favors even government
control than the rate law gives, as
security against adverse state legis-
lation.
Margaret Lee, of Southport,
Conn.,, stepped from the subway
station at Ninety-Sixth street direc-
" before a train, was knocked to
one side of the track, possibly fatal
y injured, but escaped the wheels.
VIM. F. Sands, secretary of the
American Legation at Panama, has
,hallanged a Frenchman to fight a
iuel on account of derogatory re-
marks made by the latter in refer
ence to Secretary Root.
John Temple Graves, editor of the
Atlanta Georgian, was struck in the
Jack of the head and stunned by J.
/. Crutchfield who has been in Jail
or shooting his wife. Crutchfeld
vas taken in charge by the police
nd Colonel Graves soon recovered.
By the will of Edmund P. Dwight,
+ Philadelphia, various church or
anizailONS oaf c20A 900