The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-05
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

~ special from Raleigh, y. C.. saws
that the loss by drought will amount to
millions of dollars in that State.
The estimate of the cotton cro,
made BY the cotton States association,
is for less than ten million bales.
A celluloid collar worn by Nathan
Clausen, of Hampstead, l.. L., caught
fire from cigar and tc,libly burned
him.
= Four thousand operatives are
thrown out of work by the temporary
closing of cotton mills in the State OF
Maine
| 1t is reported that a poll of the
State OF Indiana just completed by the
republicans show the State $4,000 dem
ocratic.
There is general talk Of reduc-
ton OF wages i'll New England, but the
mill owners are afraid of the effect on
the campaign.
a bicycle that III five minutes can
be taken apart and packed in a bag
FAX 20 inches has been invented bv ~,
ingenious Frcnchman.
"A very pretty young matron ii,
Naldosta, Ga, was SO disappointed at
the failure of play which she pro
posed for the benefit of the Grady
Hospital in Atlanta. that she committed
suicide.
= The pecan crop OF Texas promises
TO be the largest known in many years.
Last years crop was small one, caused
principally by the floods in the Brazos
Valley but this year the trees are load
ed with nuts.
Up III Wilkes Barre, Pa, Miss
Etta Potter has brought s,;t for de-
fanation and damages against Miss
Alice Fields for saying that she was so
years old and dyed her hair. She
denies both the allegations.
- A monument has been erected at
Raleigh by the people Of North Caro-
lima to the memory of Zeb Vance. Tho
monument cost $500, of which amount
$4,000 was raised by popular subscrip-
ton and the legislature appropriated
$4,000.
!, = 1t is said that owing to the intro
} duction of electricity for the manufac-
ture Of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco
J several thousands Of hands will soon
be thrown out of work One machine
is said to produce 10000 cigarettes
and 1000 pounds of cut tobacco min
ute.
AT Alexander, Ind, the entire
plant of the Kelley Axe Mfg. Co.,
valued ut $s00,000, was destroyed by
fire on August 10th. This was the only
plant not in the trusts. 1t was the
largest axe factory in the world, en-
ploying some 800 OF 1000 men when
running at full force.
= Rev. Mr.. Burton, of Madison Court
House, Va, was struck by meteoric
stone last Sunday afternoon. 1t fell
inside his coat sleeve, burning his arms,
and hole in his coat through which
it fell to the ground. 1t was intensely
hot and it was some time before it could
be touched by the hand.
Over 100 naval cadet candidates
havebeen ordered to appear at Annap-
oils September 1 for examination rs
to their qualification for admission.
Forty of these are appointed under
the law rendering appointments to
Annapolis effective every four instead
} six years, and thus gives the institution
the largest fourth class entering for
many years.
= Six hundred American excursion
lists, holding second class return tickets
to the United States, are stranded in
Paris, and are unable to leave because
of the crowded condition of home going
steamers. All are living on hotel cou-
pons, but these will aoon expire. A
committee Of relief is proposed, AM
bassador Porter aud Commissioner Peck
taking the initiative.
"A rifle which it is said will make
the Mauser look like an old flint-lock
musket has been invented by Cleve-
land doctor. 1t will shoot 700 shots
minute. A company is being organiz-
ed in New York to manufacture them,
and its treasurer is Mr.. Flint. When
loaded and the trigger is pulled it goes
on shooting until 700 shots are fired
unless the soldier puts on brakes.
= Upon opening car laden with
hay in Chicago freight yard the other
day. the consigncc was astonished to
find two valuable horses inside, while
nearly one-third of the hay had been
devoured. How the animals got into
the car and how long they had been
there no one seemed to know. Their
stomachs were so much distendcd from
overeating that both animals had to be
killed.
A number of secret service men
have started over the country to detect
violations of the automatic coupler
law, which became effective August /.
Though most of the big systems in the
country have from 90 to 100 per cent.
of their cars supplied with the safety
devise, there are many small lines that
have comparatively small percentage
Of their equipment on the safe side Of
| the law