The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-07-25
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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= Fifteen persons were drowned by
a clOudburst ut Coleman, Texas, July
10.
= In the drought stricken region of
Arizona where there is great scarcity
of water cattle are dying by the thous-
ands.
= There are now 48 war vessels,
ranging from battleships to torpedo
boats being constructed for the Gov
ernment.
Earthquakes in the Caucasus
mountain region of Russia, July IA,
destroyed five villages and killed six
persons.
- There were seventy deaths from
sunstroke in New York last Wednes-
day, more than half of them being
little children.
The United States spends 5000
100000 year for the cause of public
education-a sum equal to those of
Great Britain, Germany and France
combined.
"A dwelling house in Florida sank
into the earth fifty feet during recent
freshet. The occupants hurried out
and were saved but the house and
household goods were lost.
"A malignant and deadly epidemic
prevails in Caldwell parish, Louisiana.
There has been forty deaths and no
recovery. The president of the State
board of health is making an investi-
cation.
"A Washington man has brought
suit for divorce from his wife because
she sleeps with razor under her pill
low. She will offer no explanation for
this eccentric habit and refuses to give
one when asked.
The first new bnle of cotton is
more than month later than last
year. 1t got on the market in New
Orleans Friday, July 18th. The first
bale last year was exhibited in New
Orleans OH June 18th.
- The planters Of Hawaii prefer Ne
gro laborers to the Japanese. Two
agents will visit this country for the
purpose of getting laborers to migrate
to the Sandwich Islands. They offer
to pay transportation and $4,000 Il
month.
= Beyond the frost line, in Florida,
grape fruit tree is shown holding
four separate crops of fruit. The first
bloom is now matured. The second
crop is nearly full grown, tho third
about the size of hens egg, and the
fourth about the size of robins, egg.
- The date for notifying Bryan and
Stevenson of their nomination has
been fixed on August Sth at Indian
apolis, Ind. Congressman Richardson
of Tennessee will make the speech of
notification to Mr. Bryan, and Gov.
Charles L. Thomas, Of Colorado, that
to Mr.. Stevenson.
- There were some remarkable
yields reported at the session of the
Georgia Wheat Growers convention in
Macon. The first prize was given for
G5 bushels per acre for four acres; the
second best yield was so 1-2 bushels
per acre. The Savannah News says
the crop is the best by thousands OF
DusuclS Sluce TIC war.
When n bolt of lightning knocked
the Rev. Shepard Knapp, Congrcga-
tional preacher Of New Haven, off the
wooden horse OF a merry -go-round,
from which he was endeavoring to Sc
cure the brassring, the capture of which
would entitle him to another free ride,
he remarked, as he picked himself up,
unhurt and somewhat startled, that he
regarded the phenomenon rs Divine
warning against playing games Of
chance.
= Alfonso Castaldo, of Staten Island,
n. T., has q large Mexican parrot,
which he values at $500. The parrot
was stolen the other day and Bowery
young man named Rooney was charg-
ed with being the thief. In Court yes
terday tho parrot and Rooney were
brought in, and Rooney said he had
always owned it. But just then Cas-
taldO came into court and tho bird,
with n joyful flip of it's wings, croaked,
"Iicllo, Pop. You here?" That was
enough. 1t proved to the magistrate
that the parrot had been on intimate
terms with Castaldo and he got the
bird, while Rooney was sent to Jail for
six months.
New Orleans received in 1864, as a
bcquest from Simon V. Sickles, a
druggist, fund of s1Gs44 for the cs-
tablishment Of dispensa,y to furnish
drugs and medical advice free to the
poor of the city. Until 1877 fhe income
was used for this purpose, but the city
council, finding that the expense much
exceeded the receipts, voted to- stop
the disbursements until tho tiio wien
the fund should have 80 increased that
the city could equip free dispensary
and thus carry ont the testators desire
to the letter. The amount of the fund
is now $83,052;6i. Whenit has reached
100000 the plan will be carried out.
Pennies are barred from. the col
lection baskets of st. Leo's Roman