The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-23
General News Items.

= Burglars cracked the Bank of
Couitervillc, ILL.,, and stole $4,000.
= 1t is estimated that forty millions
more than usual will be spent this year
by Americans in Europe.
- There is every indication that this
is going to be prosperous year for the
wheat growers of the West.
- Thomas l.. Carson of Nevada
offers to bet 100000 that Bryan will
be nominated and elected president.
= 1t is the general belief Of the
newspaper correspondents in South
Africa that the war is practically over.
= They arc having some lawless de-
veiopmcnts i'll the street car strike in
st. Louis and several men have been
shot.
"A Washington correspondent as
serts that there are so men in the house
OF representatives who neither smoke
or drink.
= IIcstcr's last cotton report shows
S,55O,c0O bales i'll sight with shortage
OF nearly two million bales compared
with last year.
- Notwithstanding Senator Morgan's
opinion, it is not believed that the
Nicarngunn canal bill will pass at this
session of Congress.
= The Southern Baptist convention
goes to New Orleans mex year and Dr..
Mullins, president of tho Seminary,
will preach the sermon.
| = The recent trouble on the street
cars in Augusta which led to murder
and lynching has started demand in
that city for the 'jim crow" street cars.
= Indiana, like New York, has swung
from one party to the other with the
regularity of pendulum. This year is
the turn of the Democrats to carry the
State.
= Since 1858 tho corn production OF
this country has increased more than
1879 per cent, while the production of
wheat has increased nearly 800 per
cent.
= The Mcrchantsand Farmers bond
cd warehouse OF Charlotte burned last
week and 1900 bales of cotton were
destroyed. Tho loss was covered by
insurance,
-Jeseic Sherwood, II year old girl
of Wahkegan, ILL.,, was arrested in
regular army uniform. She had ut
tempted to enlist in tho army with her
sweetheart.
= Hereafter each United States SEN
atOr will have one appointment of
cadet Mt West Point, as members of
the house Of representatives have had
heretofore.
= Sadie Parsy fell from fire escape
on the fourth floor, at No. 210 East
Sevcnty-eighth street, New York, and
was saved by her hair catching in the
iron work of the first floor balcony.
= The United Christian PARTY has
nominated for the presidency and vice
presidency of the United States the
Rev. Silas G. Swallow, OF Harrisburg,
Pa, and John G.. Wooley, of Chicago.
The postal appropriation bill for
the year 1901 calls for $114,053, 1888.
The bill for 1901 carried 81, 1926, ,80s.
In ten years tho cost of carrying the
mails has been increased nearly 60 per
cent.
/ President Powell of the Tele-
gTaphers' Union has declared the
strike on the Southern Road off, and
permission is given to strikers to take
their places without being posted as
"scabs."
While there is famine in British
India, which shis country is expected
to largely assist In relieving by -the-by,
the war In South Africa up to date has
cost the British government something
like $117, ZOO, 900 and the end is not yet.
"A war has broken out between the
flour millers of Chattanooga, who
have kept up the price of -four by
means Of trust, and the price Of that
staple has been cut 80 cents barrel.
Il the war is not stopped soon -four
will get cheap enough for poor people
to eat biscuits.
i -One OF tho most interesting fea-
lures of the Confederate reunion at
Louisville next week will be dstach-
Inent OF Cherokee fnG,ans who served
tindet General George H. Thomas. The
Indians How live in North Carolina,
and will attend the reunion as the
guests Of the delegates from North
Carolina.
Eighteen drunken negro railroad
hands tried to terrorize the town of
Four Oaks, N. c., the other night.
They beat policeman into insensi-
bility and hurt O few white men until
the white men could get together for
defense, when the negroes retired
minus large part of their force left;
bruised and bleeding on the battle
field.
On July 10th and 2Oth Atlanta, Ga,
will be the scene Of one Of the most re-
markable reunions ever held in the
South. and thnnaaca.ss ca Ss distinguished
visitors will be attracted to the city.
The occasion will be the reunion of
surviving officers and privates, both
Federal and Confederate, who engaged