The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-16
General News items.

IL Is believed Congress will be adj
Iourncd not later than the middle of !
July.
1T Is said the fighting strength of
the Boers is less than 10000 and they |
are opposed by 3oo.ooo British troops.
Our occupation of the Philippines
has UP to date cost the lives of 1856
Americans and permanently broken
down the health Of many more.
= Ex-Congressman Shivrlcy of In !
diana, is being discussed as Il vice pres
idcntial possibility, and it is reported
that he is favored by Mr.. Bryan.
- Farmer l.. Il. Rolfc, of Pine Hill,
n. y, was killed by vicious stallion,
which bit him and stamped on him
with his fOrcfcet.
- The Democrats of Iowa, in State
convention, have declared in favor of
the election of United States senators
by the direct vote of the people.
The Hon. Thomas l.. Carson, Of
Philadelphia, is said to have $1,000
that he desires to wager that Bryan
will not only be nominated, but elected
to the presidency.
Tue United Christian party has
nominated for the presidency and vice
presidency OF the United States the
Rev. Silas Z. Swallow, of Harrisburg,
lh., and John g. Wooley, OF Chicago.
- Last year is said to have been the
worst year for fires the country has
ever known, except 1923. A compiler l.
Of statistics places tho number of fires
last year at 1874; and the damage Mt
$153, 3,597, $3.50.
= 1t is said that check for 81 ,O0O,-
COO was the wedding gift of T.. G..
Benedict, the millionaire banker, t.
his daughter, Helen, who has Just mar
ried Mr.. Thomas Hastings, ut Green
wich, Conn.
- Gov. Pingrcc, OF Michigan. has
cut loose from the Republican party.
He says the hope of the people is in
the success of the Democratic party
this year, and that he proposed to do
all lie can to elect the Democratic
ticket.
= In order to save S25, ZOO in election
expenses the economical people of
Lewisburg, Henry county, Indiana,
met and decided that the old officers
were good enough and that no election
should be held, thus allowing them to
hold over.
= When Lincoln was elected tie
popular vote was less than 5000, OCO.
When Garfield wns elected the popu-
lar vote was q little less than 10000
600. At the election of the coming fall
it IS estimated that there will be cast a
total popular vote of not less than TO-
100000.
= There are labor strikes oil over
the country. About 300 carpenters,
timers and plastercrs struck in Sayan-
nah last week. The granite cutters
and the garment makers of Atlanta
also have gone on strike. The de-
mands in each case we're for an nd
vance in wages and shorter hours of
labor.
= Few persons appreciate the cnor-
nous addition now being made to the
navy of the United States. Over sixty
war vessels are being constructed and
some of them are approaching compile
ton. The cost Of these will be over
5O,0OC,00O. These vessels, when com
pleted, will just about double tho size
and strength of the United States navy.
| = The recent death Of member of
a Sedalia, Mo-, firm disclosed the fact
shat for thirty years the firm had kept
no account books. It dix! g strictly
| cash business. and divided tho days
receipts each night, share and share
alike. When bill of goods was pur-
chased each member of the firm paid
One-half Of the money out OF his own
pocket.
= The New York Sun has dispatch
from Chattanooga in which it is stated
that tho Southern having won victory
of the striking telegraphcrs had volun-
tarily decided to increase the wages of
the operators to the amount demanded
by the union. 1t is added that the
union operators will not receive tho
benefits of the raise, for few, if any of
the strikers, will be taken back in the
employ of the company.
of the five full generals of the
Confederate army none survive.
There were twenty one lieutenant gen
erals in the Confederate army from
first to last, and of these all were
from the United States army but four.
namely Richard Taylor, n. b. Forest,
Wade Hampton and John B. Gordon.
Of them the following are living:
James Longstrcct. Stephen ID. Lee, s..
b. Buckner, Joseph Wheeler and A.
p. Stewart, besides two Of those not
from United States Army mentioned
above. All Of these are expected at
the Louisvillereunion May 80 to June 3.
"A press dispatch from out west
toiiD this remarkable love story: The
vaunted feat of Leandcr in swimming
the Heldespont to win the fair Helen
was eclipsed by the martyrdom of Lois