The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-04-11
General News Items.


arc daily performed throughout the
world.
a combination of the lime manu-
1acturers of the South is on the point
of completion.
Mineral production in the United
States this year will reach value of
nearly $1,000, 100000.
= The cotton acreage of Central Ar
kansas will be decreased this season on
account of the scarcity of labor.
Montana is said to have mined
S4O,0OO,0o0 worth of copper last year.
This breaks the gold or silver record
of any State in the Union.
Mrs. Grant, the widow of the gen
eral, leads a very busy life, and is at
present collecting for publication
number of her husbands letters.
- From Western grain centres the
report indicates an average wheat
crop. That relates to the winter crop
only, for the spring wheat has not been
sown yet.
= Money orders may now be pur-
chased i'll this country payable in Rus
sia, nn arrangement to that effect hav-
ing recently been made between this
government and that.
- OF more than $55, 600, 600 given to
institutions Of learning last year, in
the United States, it is said that less
than half n million was given to the
colleges Of the thirteen Southern
States.
- Mr.. II. M. Hanna, n brother of tho
mnnificcnt Marcus, is about to remove
from Cleveland to Thomasvillc, Ga,
because, as he expresses it, "thc taxa
ti0n laws of Ohio constitute constant
temptation to commit perjury"
= The cost of government, which
was five dollars for every man, wo-
man and child in the country in 1897,
has now reached eight dollars This
brings imperialism home to the average
taxpayer more closely than rows of
big figures.
The University of Chicago is now
one of the richest institutions OF learn
ing in the United States. John Rock
field recently gave $2,OOO,OO and Mar
shall Field contributed $135, 900, max
ing the total endowment of this in
stitution $1l,0O0,OOO.
- The returns from the municipal
election held in Michigan are of such a
character to enthusc the Democrats of
the country. Excepting Detroit and
Port Huron, the Democrats made gains
i'll every city in the State, electing
mayors in many of them for the first
timo in ten years.
- The auditorium in Kansas City III
which the Democratic National con-
vcEtion was to meet on July 4, was de
stroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon.
The auditorium Will bo rebuilt, most
of the necessary funds for that purpose
having been raised already. The
building cost $15O,O0O.
Col. Hodges, Of Perry county
Georgia, says the peach crop is all
right. The Elbertas and one or two
other varieties were damaged slightly
by the recent freeze, but the damage
done to the peaches is hardly enough
to relieve the trees Of the immense
amount of peaches they would have.
= The marriage of Miss Mabel Nc
Kinley, niece of the President, to Mr..
Hermanus Baer of Philadelphia, dur
ing the late spring or early summer,
will be the tenth wedding celebrated
III tho White House. 1t will be the
first since President Grover Cleveland
was married in the spring of 1886.
- 1t is estimated that the number of
fowls in the United States for 1900 will
reach 600 millions and that the sales of
fowls and eggs will reach $4OO, ,0OO, 900.
That is equal to 10 million bale cot
ton crop ut $40 a bale. 1t is to be
hoped that the hen will never get i'm
the political platforms like silver and
gold and trustridden products.
= 1t is against the law in Boston to
sell cigars OF cigarettes on Sunday,
but it is not against the law to sell
matches and give away cigars. The
shopkeepers are therefore selling
matches at cents each and making
a present of u cigar or q package of
cigarettes with each match purchased.
= The preparations for the Confed-
crate Veterans Reunion in Louisville,
KY, are proceeding on u grand scale.
Louisville has appropriated SEQ, 1000 for
the entertainment of the old heroes
and as much more has been subscribed
by the people. Louisville is famous
for hospitality. The veterans of tho
gray who attend the next reunion will
have high old time.
- Representative Hay, of Virginia,
thinks the best way to head off the i'm
perialistic tendency to set up big
standing army is to encourage the Ma
tional Guard, and make all citizens be-
t@ooI the ages of is nnd 10 liable to
service therein. He has introduced a
bill appropriating 94.0oO,00O annually
for the equipment and support Of tho
National Guard OF the several States.
The COurt Of Anoea1s In n aukr,c cl,v