The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-08

Yellow fever is said to have an
pcarcd at Tampa.
There are 5a,OOO,OO0 people in the
famine region Of India.
= Bryan will manage his own cam
paign. He is now mapping out his
course.
= The Illinois supreme court has de-
cidcd that hard cider is an intoxicat
ing drink.
= The yellow fever ut Tampa has
been officially announced, but it is
thought that it can be kept in that one
place.
"A big million dollar company,
made up of northern men have applied
for charter to develop the Savannah
river
- Lightning struck church ut Chat
field, Ohio, while q funeral was in pro-
gress and injured 90 persons, two prob
ably fatally.
- Fire in mine in the State of San
Louis Potosi, Mexico. July %, caused
the death, by burning and sutiocation,
of about 30 miners.
DR.. Harris, head of the national
bureau Of education, estimates that
there arc now i'll this country over l5.-
600, 900 school children.
1t is estimated that the war in
South Africa will cost the British gov
ernment $5O0,000,O00 in money to say
nothing of the cost in blood.
A ,>;ll;,>,, n
is the record for the season for North
Carolina shippers, and other sections
of the middle South have done rcla-
: lively we'll
= Patterson. N. j., is said to be the
rottcncst hole Of anarchy in the world.
Under II free government where men
, may meet and discuss what they please
the anarchists of all nations have
gathered there to plan their mllrderous
policy.
"A couple died in New Jersey who
had been engaged to be married 43
years. They were about to complete
arrangements tcr tic iinppy event
when the prospective bride was taken
ill and died. The shock was so great
to her lifelong lover that he died i'll
, n few days.
= At their convention the Kansas
| Democracy surrendered to the Popu-
lists and thereby made possible the
most harmonious fusion that has ever
! existed in that State. The ticket was
endorsed by the Democrats, Populists
+ and Silver Republicans. 1t is headed
by John w. Breideth..l, Populist, who
was nominated for Governor,
-Collis p. Huntington, having
bought out his associates in the South
ern Pacific, is one of the richest rail-
road men il the world. being sole own.
7 er OF Ii system embracing ferries, ter
{ mina.s, river and ocean steamboat
. lines and 1900 miles of railroad, rep.
resenting $3.50, ,0OO, 900 of securities and
annual gross earnings of $0O,OOO,OOO.
= The convention of railroad COM
r missioners of the Southern States will
Q be held at Lookout Mountain, August
90. 1t is expected that all the South
l ern States will be represented, and
that the discussion on the subject of
rates will result in some concerted
action looking to securing better rail-
road freight rates to the South by con-
certed action of the several commits
4 sioners.
= Director of the Census Merriam
says that over 1O.00O,0oo names have
been counted by the force in the CEN
sus Office. The accounts of the emu
meratOrs arc now being settled at the
rate of 1000 aday. Ten thousand emu
meratOrs have received the balance
due them, and their accounts are
closed. Eleven hundred young women
are employed in tabulating the returns
from enumera.ors. Each operator on
the punching machine is expected to
finish 600 cards each day. It is esti-
mated that the population of the Unit
ed States will be betweee 10000, 200 and
100000. Some of the officials, how
ever, believe the total population will
not exceed 72,000,0O0 The complete
returns will be given out about Decem-
ber 1.
= The advance summary of the
forthcoming annual report of Commits
si0ner of Pensions Evans does not dis
tinguish between the different classes
of pensioners. The total of 003, $50 on
the rolls June 30, 1900, includes SOL
diers, widows, parents and children.
The names added to the rolls continue
to exceed the number dropped, the net
increase for the past year having been
2,O10. That the possession of PEN
sion is calculated to prolong life seems
to be shown by the commissioners fig
ures, says the Philadelphia Record
Estimates based on the established life
tables placed the probable deaths dur
ing the year at $4,000; but they num-
hered only only oS,oG1. &c eco Gf nearly O million
pensioners-the largest percentage
being men who we're wounded or who
| had cnnfracfa6 1iQaoea in thu orr,x,