The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-15
General News Items.
= The Beers are holding their own
in the war with the British in South

The Beers are holding their own
in the war with the British IN South
Africa.
The Exchange Bank at Athens.
Ga., has been placed in the hands OF 4
receiver.
The Northeastern railroad of Ca.
from Athens to Lula, has been pur-
chased by the Southern. They paid
S3O7, 900 for it.
= Imperialism comes high. Our
army and navy are now costing $780,
600 day, with more prospect Of in
crease than of decrease.
= At an auction Of Hereford cattle
at Kansas City the other day a calf q
year and day old brought S1,950, and
a heifer was Knocked down at $4,000.
= By December 1st, Otis will have
$4,000 men in the Philippines. One
thousand more men are to be recruited
to bring all regiments to full strength.
Gen. Otis is now pushing the war
will, the Fillipinos with little more
energy, and is Shasing them back into
the mountains killing many OF thelu
as they retreat.
: Bob Green, ex-prize fighter, has
been licensed to preach in Boston. 1t
will take his best solar plexus licks to
knock true religion into the sinners Of
that city of cranks.
On behalf of Admiral Dewey and
his officers and men Washington attor-
neys have asked the court Of claims to
find that the amount of bounty money
due them is 1882, 800.
At the meeting of the Cabinet
the question Of civil government for
Cuba was discussed. The President
is said to favor the abandonment of
the present military system in the
island.
= The United States cruiser Charles
ton, which had been patrolllng the
northern coast of Luzon, was wrecked
on reef off the northwest coast on
Tuesday November z. All on board
were saved.
"A company with unlimited capital
and 100000 water power at Ottawa,
Canada, has been organized to fight
the American paper trust. Its plant
will cost 100000 and it will make 600
tons OF paper day.
= Augusta, Ca, is building up q
pretty large divorce mill business.
At the last term of court forty:four
mismated couples were sundered. It
is said that good deal of the material
for the grist comes from South Caro-
lima.
= The cultivation of fruit trees
extended each year, the Government
a n
source of revenue, so that now road
side fruit cultivation has become an
important branch of national industry.
"A colored preacher named John
Lotion, of Norfolk, Va, was arrested
at Winfall, N. c., for passing a coun-
terfeit bill. A good ten dollar bill
had been split and the back half had
been pasted on to a counterfeit. The
work was skilfully done aud only an
expert could detectit.
"A big Western packing concern
has embarked in the business of sep
arating the whites and yolks of eggs,
canning them separately, freezing
them and unloading them on the mar
ket. Some thirty dozen eggs are put
upin two gallon can, which is exactly
the number that case holds. When
a baker uses thirty or forty dozen
eggs in a day it takes time to break
the eggs and separate them. The new
plan saves time.
To feed her army in South Africa,
Great Britain isbuying from Chicago
and Kansas City packing houses can
ned beef by the car load. The beef is
OF the same quality that was bought
Spanish war, and about which such a
rumpus was raised against Secretary
Alger. So large has been the British
orders that the price of beef has been
considerably raised throughout the
west.