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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07

- The State of Georgia has asked
for $4,000 damages caused by United
States troops during the Spanish Amer
lean war.
:. A 14-year-old boy, in the city of
Atlanta, q day or two ago, stabbed
with knife and killed his PLAYMATE
all over worthless cur.
= Smallpox continues an epidemic
throughout Mississippi and in one
section in Kinds county fifty negroes
have died during the present infec-
ton.
- The democrats have won all the
minor offices in the Kentucky contests.
There is no doubt but that the decision
vii! be in their favor in the higher
Offices.
:. Sam Jones has made contract
withJ. Il. Sexton, the celebrated black
tour OF the South and West. They
will begin next fall.
- The Southern Railway earned
during its last fiscal year, ending June
3oth, 1899, $7,907,431, and for the first
six months of the current fiscal year
has already earned $5,307,00O.
= In the. past ten years the produc-
tion Of wheat has increased 53 nor
cent. In the SCuuii, unu the number of
hogs raised there has, during that
period. nearly doubled.
= President Mckinley has appointed
Gen. Luke /. Wright, of Memphis,
Tenn, as the democratic member Of
the Philippine commission. He is 53
years Of age, a splendid lawyer, and an
advocate of expansion.
1t is said that nine out Of every
ten of the Northern soldiers in the
Spanish American war have applied to
the government for pensions, while
three out of every fiveOf the Southern
mon have done the same thing.
We have fleet of more than thir-
ty ships in the Philippines, with practi-
cally nothing for thom to do. In order
to keep the crews of some of them
busy an order has been sent from
Washington for survey Of tho archi-
pelago.
- 1t is said the fishing industry in
North Carolina yields an annual pro-
duct of the value. of over S1,OOO,O0O.
The fish commission pays its own eN-
penscs and turns from $4,000 to $40, 900
into the State treasury.
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=. Eureka Items.

Well, Mr.. Editor, we suppose you
think we have been sleeping or else
very quiet since we last wrote. but it
has been so rainy that we couldn't get
up any news.
Spring will soon be waving its beau
tiful flag and the birds singing their
sweet songs.
Mr., j. G. Harper, who has been with
the firm of Brown, Osborne g. Co. at
Anderson, has returned home to stay,
much, to the delight of some OF his
friends.
Our pastor, Rev. Mr.. Mahon, will
preach at this place every second Sun
day Mt II o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard and little
daughter visited Mr.. =. b. Gcntry's
family last Saturday night.
Our Sunday School is i'll fiOurishing
condition now; VIC have heard of Sun
day Schools dying out in the winter
but ours never dies.
Mr. John Robbins, of this place, has
gone to spend few months in Missis-
sippi.
The health of this community is very
good. Xxx.
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New York, Sept. ga meeting OF
the New York committee to aid the
South African republic was held to-
night to consider the Boer flag incident
at Bar Harbor, when a Boer flag,
raised by Edward Vanness, one OF the
members OF the committee, at the ap-
proach OF the feet Of English warships,
was taken down by the authorities at
Bar Harbor. A letter which had been
prepared before the committee met was
read and ordered sent to Mr.. Vanness.
The letter compliments him on his ac-
ton in raising the Boer flag in the
face of the British feet. and reiteratei
the devotion Of the committee to the
Boer cause.
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On the Min Land.

Dallas, Texas, Sept. l2.--The first
train from Houston arrived at Dallas
last night over the Houston d Dallas
Central. 1t left Houston yesterday at
$3.50 A. NJ, and arrived here practical
ly 10 houIs late.
When it left, Texas City was desc.
late and devastated. Buildings had
been wrecked, roofs had been torn OIL
and hurled hundreds OF feet through
the air. The electric light plant had
been demolished and all night long the
city had been in darkness.
Along the road north OF Houston
scenes of devastation and distress were
witnessed. Buildings had been torn
down and the material OF which they
we're built scattered over the ground
for miles. Trees had been pulled up
nv their roots and denuded OF their
branches. Fields that had been smii-
ing the day before with all the great
fertility OF this record breaking year
were bare, the plants having been
grasped by the hurricane and scattered
far and wide. Hundreds of heads o.
cattle had been killed. At least 40 pei
cent Of the structures in the towns o.
Herkely, Cypress and Waller have beer
totally destroyed. Twenty per cent 0
Homestead is in ruins. Hearne wal
damaged somewhat, but the situation
there is not regarded as serious.
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Extended 100 Miles Inland.

Houston, Texas, Sept. 1.-THE
storm that ragged along the coast OF
Texas last night was the most disas'
trous that has ever visited this section.
The wires are down, and there is no
way of finding out just what has nap
pened, but enough is known to make
it certain that there has been great loss
of life and destruction OF property all
along the coast and for 100 miles ln-
land. Every town that is reached re-
ports one or more dead, and the prop
erty damage is SO great there is no way
OF computing it accurately.
The small town OF Brookshire, on the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, was almost
wiped out by the storm. The crew OF
work train brought i'll this iniorma-
ton. When the train left there, the
bodies OF four persons had been recoy'
cred. and the search for others was pro-
ceeding.
Hempstaed, across the country from
Brookshire, was also greatly damaged.
Sabine Pass has not been heard IRON
today. Yesterday morning the last
news was received from there, and at
that time the water was surrounding
the old town at the pass and the wind
was rising and the waves coming high.
From the new town, which is some
distance back, 1t was reported that the
| water had reached the depot and was
running through the streets. The peo
pie we're leaving for the high country
known as the back ridge, and 1t IS be
lieyed that escaped.
Three bodies have been brought In
from Seabrooke, on Galveston bay, ant
II persons are missing.
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Houston, Texas, Sept. lS.-The
damage in Houston from wind and
water is comparatively light. Que
lifs was lost here from falling wires.
At Bayside resorts, about 20 miles
from Houston, the houses were mostly
blown away and five or six deaths are
known, while 10 or 20 people, sup
posed to be drowned, are still missing.
West and southwest OF Houston ior
30 miles the country has been swept
and losses are heavy, but few deaths
are reported. Cotton has been widely
injured.
The losses on the mainland In al
area of more than 30 miles square art
more than 100000, with probabl,
score OF deaths.
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STAMPEDE FROM NOME.
New DiggIngs Reported Further UP the
Coast.

Coast.
Port Townsend, WASH, Sept. a.
The steamship Eihu Thomson arrived
from Cape Nome this evening, bringing
200 passengers, most OF whom are prac-
tically ''broke." While the vessel was
in the stream being inspected by the
quarantine officer, boat pulled along
side with fruit, and before purchases
could be made u collection was taken
up and enough raised to purchase two
or three boxes OF apples.
The Thomson sailed from Nome Aug
ust 2s, and her Officers report condi-
tions but little changed. About 1000
people are there, any of them in desti-
tute circumstances, and as winter ap-
proaches much unaasiness prevails
among the unfortunates, as they can
see no prospect Of getting away and
nothing ahead but suffering and per-
haps death.
Before the Thomson sailed from
Nome the report reached there that
rich diggings had been struck ON Blue
stone creek, this side OF Cape York,
and men who came down from Blue
stone and reported the find had plenty
of dust, This caused stampede, and
all the small steamers and schooners at
Nome headed for the scene OF the new
strike, loaded with passengers, while
many started out in small boats, and
! it is said that by the time the stampede
is over and the last steamer sails south
Nome will be almost depopulated.
The captain OF the Thomson reports
that several other OF the earlier claims
located at Nome are showing up we'll,
it having taken the entire season e
place them in working order. Nome
is practically free from sickness. small
pcx and other diseases having disap
peared except among Indians at TN
village south OF Nome. A number Q
them are down with smallpox, AM
with their method OF handling the 81
sease the village stands . good chanc
OF being wiped out.
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HURRICANE IN TEXAS
Devastation Extends 100
Miles Into the Interior.
COAST STREwN WITH VESSELS
Four Thousand Buildings Wrecked In
Galveston, and 5000 People
Lose Their Lives.

Houston, Texas, Sept. ll.-The West |
indian storm, which reached the guilt
coast yesterday morning, has wrought
awful havoc in Texas. Reports are
conflicting, but it is known that an APP
palling disaster has befallen the city OF
Galveston, where it is reported,
thousand or more lives have been blot
ted out and tremendous property
damage inflicted Meager reports
from Sabine Pass and Port Arthur also
indicate heavy loss of life. but the
reports cannot be confirmed at TINS
hour.
The first news to reach this city from
the stricken city OF Galveston was re-
ceived tonight. James G. Timmins. OF
Houston, superintendent OF the Ma
tional Compress Company, arrived here
at s O'Clock from Galveston. Alter
remaining through the hurricane on
Saturday he departed from Galveston
on schooner and came across the bay
to Morgan's point. where he caught
train for Houston. The hurricane,
Mr.. Timmins said. was the worst ever
known.
The estimates made by citizens OF
Galveston was that 1000 houses, most
of them residences, have been de-
stroyed, and that at least 1000 people
have been drowned, killed or are miss
ing. Some business houses were also
destroyed, but most of them STOOD
though badly damaged.
The city, Mr.. Timmins AYERS, Is a
complete wreck, SO far as he could see
from the water front and from the Ire
mont hotel. Water was blown over
the island by the hurricane, the wind
blowing at the rate of 80 miles an
hour. straight from the gulf, and fore
ing the sea before it in big waves
, The gale was a steady one, the hear
of it striking the city about O'CLOCK
Yesterday evening and continuing with
! out intermission until midnight las
; night, when it abated somewhat, al
though it continued to blow all nlght
In the bay the carcasses of nearly S0'
horses and mules were seen, but nj
q human body was visible.
, The scenes during the storm, Mr.
q Timmins said. could not be described
!. Women and children were c1owde
into the fremont hotel, where he wa
seeking shelter, and all night thes
anfol tunates were bemoaning their los
of kindred and fortune. They wer
o grouped about the stairways and i'll tn
galleries and rooms of the hotel. VIVA
!. was occurring in other parts OF tn
i city he could only conjecture.
Provisions will be badly needed, q
great majority of the people lost a
u they had. The waterworks powt
ie house was wrecked and water famlr
is threatened, as the cisterns were a
r ruined by the overflow OF salt waite
1t This, Mr.. Timmins regards as the mo-
serious trouble to be faced now. III
ar city is in darkness, the electric plal
Id having been ruined.
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GOLD FROM VALDES.
Steamer Bertha Said to Have Brought
Down $4,000.

Seattle, Sept. l0.-The steamship
Bertha arrived from Naldes last night.
She brought about $4,000 in gold
dust. Arthur Campbell, of the Alaska
Development Company, returned from
Kyak, where the company has found
oil and coal.
Whether the earthquake disturb.
ances which were felt on Lynn canal
and at the head OF the Yukon river had
any connection with similar disturb
ances at Lituya bay is mere conJect'
ure, but according to information
brought out by the steamer Bertha,
vast amount of damage was done at the
latter place. Five Indians are known
to have been killed.
The news was brought from Lituya
bay to Yakutat by Indians in canoes
The disturbances there occurred on
August IL. one day after the earth.
quake shocks above reierre9~to. They
apparently proceeded from the district
in which Mount st. Elias aud Mount
Fairweat.Ier are situated. On August
IL two heavy shocks were felt. accord
ing to the Indians. The second sho *
created great havoc, as we'll as destroy
ing five lives. The Indian informants
told persons at Yakutat that five oil
the Immense glaciers which head into
Lituav bay weree dislodged by the
disturbance and were sent crashing
into the bay, partly filing it with great
mountains of ice.
The five Indians are reported to have
been killed ON small island situated
out about mile from the face OF ont
of the glaciers. They were i'll cav'
and were drowned by the great rush o
water which swept over the islam!
when the ice rivers crashed down int
the bay. Chief George, one OF tn
best.known characters in the north
was one of the drowned Indians. 1t
said that the cave cache i'll which the
were caught was his personal prop
erty.
No definite news concerning til
strike on Dornix creek, at the head
the Copper river, had been brought on
to Valdes, outside of what was alread
known when the steamer Bertha let'
The government trail, under the dlre'
, ton of Captain Abercrombie, had AZ
preached within 70 miles OF the strlk'
or distance of ITO miles from Valde
+ and work was being pushed with a
|, speed, so as to connect the district b
/. trail with Valdes for the coming VIII
4 ter. Unless this shall be acomplishe
/. 1t will be almost impossible to tran
J, port supplies to the scene of the go
n discovery through the winter month
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GALVESTON IN RUINS|
Extent of the Disaster Is
Appalling.
THE DEAD NUMBER FULLY 1000
People in the Island city Were Caught
Like Rats--Nearly All the Soldiers
at the Fort Were Drowned.

Houston, Texas, Sept. l2.-The first
report of the appalling disaster which
has stricken the city of Galveston do
not seem to have been magnified.
Communication was had with the city
by boats. and reports tonight indicate
that the deaths will exceed 600, while
the property loss cannot he estimated
although it will reach several million
dollars.
The burial of the dead has already
begun. The list is only partial one
and the names OF all who perished in
Saturdays great storm will never be
known.
At the army barracks near San An
tonic report is current that more
than 100 United States soldiers lost
their lives in Galveston. The ieport,
however, lacks confirmation.
Today mass meeting was held, and
liberal contributions were made for the
immediate relief OF the destitute
Governor Sayers appealed to President
Mckinley for aid. This appeal was
met by prompt reponse from the pres,
ident, who stated that 10000 tents anC
so, 900 rations had been ordered to Gal
weston. Governor Sayers also ad
dressed an appeal to each municipality
in the state. asking for prompt assist
ance in caring for the sufferers.
kilograms OF inquiry and help hav'
been pouring in throughout the ga!
and night from every state IN tn
Union, and in almost every instance
substantial relief has been offered.
The stricken city is in imminen
danger of water famine, and strenu
ous efforts are making here to suppl
the sufferers. Relief trains are beln
organized, and will leave here at a
early hour tomorrow.
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RANGE WAR IN COLORADO.
Cowboys Drove 5000 Sheep Over
High Precipice.


Walsenburg, Colo, Sept, 10.-Re-
ports received from sharpsdale. q small
town near Mount Blanco, in Southern
Colorado, say that the feud over the
use of the range, which has long exist
ed between cattlemen and sheepmen,
reached climax this week when the
cattlemen drove 5000 sheep over a
high precipice. The trouble has grown
out of the scarcity of water along the
water courses. Where grass still re-
mains the sheep were pastured and af-
ter they had once passed, cattle re-
fused to eat, and either died or became
very poor. The cattlemen rose in re-
volt and taking horses, corraled about
1000 sheep. The sheepmen protested,
Init being unarmed, could do nothing
The sheep were then driven down a
narrow gulch at the foot of which an
ancient waterfall had followed out q
pit over 200 feet deep. Faster ana
| faster the animals ran, urged on by the
shouts OF the cowboys, until the leader
paused at the brink. This press be-
hind him forced him over and the
others followed. Some OF the last who
fell on the bodies of the fist were moi
killed, but the majority were killed
II ia stated that the entire country has
taken up arms.
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Beaumont, Texas, Sept. l2.-The
city Of Sabine Pass and Port Arthur
passed through the terrible storm OF
Saturday virtually unscathed. Every
where the water spread over the town,
but it did not reach depth sufficient
to destroy buildings. The town pleas
ure pier was washed away complete-
". as was also the pier in front Of the
Gates and Elwood homes. The dredge
Florida, property Of the New York
Dredging Company, which cut the
Port Arthur channel, was sunk at the
mouth OF Taylor Bayou.
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Operations In philippines.


Washington. Sept. 1.-THE war de-
partment has made public a report OF
Major.General Otis, giving details OF
the operations OF the United States
army in the Philippines from Septem-
Der /, 1899. to May 5. 1900. The re-
lort covers the operations of the arm
les and commands OF Generals Lawton,
Macarthur, Wheaton, Schwan, James
Nj. and j. f. Bell. Hughes, Bates and
Young, as we'll as different colonels'
who had separate or independent COM
mands during that time. Nearly all
the facts contained in the report and
all important matters were published
during the campaign. Besides con-
tanning an account OF the movements
of the United States forces, there Is
considerable space devoted to the poll
cies OF the insurgents shown to great
extent in the publication OF the cap
tured correspondence and documents
found in possession of persons in SYM
pathy with the insurgents.
General Otis says he desires to cor
rect an ''erroneous impression that the
war with the insurgents was initiated
by the United States" After explain
ing the conditions that existed at the
breaking out of hostilities, he says:
"War with the insurgents was forced
on us and was inevitable"
He asserts that this is shown in Fill
pino correspondence captured by the
Americans, which, he says, proves tha
the war was planned by Aguinaldo
He says another erroneous impression
prevails that the Filipinos endeavoret
to stop hostilities after the first out
break, but were refused by the Unite'
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pint Aeainat the sultan.

Constantinople, Sept. lO.-Abdui
Hamids enjoyment of the jubilee fes-
tiyities, which began Sunday, Oh the
completion Of his 25th year as head OF
the Ottoman empire, has been spoiled
by the discovery of plot against his
life. One hundred and eighteen ar
rests, including several officials, have
already been made and secret inquiry
is proceeding.
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Damaged Rallroad Tracks.

Ell Paso, Texas, Sept. l2.-The heav.
lest rain storm known In several years
here occurred north, south and west OF
El paso during the past few days.
The Mexican Central tracks are wash
ed away in several places this side of
Chihuahua and trains are running very
irregularly. The Southern Pacific
tracks are gone in several places in
New Mexico, and no through trains
have arrived here from the west since
Friday night. (
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st. Johns, N. F., Sept. l0.-Reports
from Northern Labrador reveal the ex'
istence of great distress among the
shore men, owing to the ice remaining
ON the coast so long. Many vessels
have been crushed in the foes, losing
their supplies and fishing outfits. The
others are meeting with but poor sue
cess. The Labrador cod fishery Ia a
~; ;r+,,oI faiIure
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Atron Rioters Arrested.

Akron, o., Sept. l0.-Andrew Hal
ter, brother Of the Tpolice court clerk.
was arrested today on the charge Of
having participated in the recent riot.
He was bound over in ~, 900 bail, hay-
ing waived examination. w. A. Hunt,
a well-known contractor, was also ar
rested in the same connection, being
accused OF using dynamite which blew
an the city building. He was bound
over in So, 500.
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CInse CaIl for GOO.

Cohasset, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE ex'
cursion steamer John Endicott, on the
Boston and Plymouth line, struck a
sunken rock just east OF Minots Light
this afternoon and tore hole in her
side, so that she was obliged to run
full steam for the shore off North Scit-
nate. where she foundered. There
were on board 600 passengers at the
time of the accident, but by the hasty
use of all her life boats and with the
assistance from the boats near by,
svsry person aboard was saved.
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Butte, Mont, Sept. 8.-Bnllus Par
rott, an old-time resident OF Dee1
Lodge county, was murdered about IA
miles fiom here some time last night
When discovered this morning, Parrott
Law on the floor OF his store with his
hands and feet bound and towel
bound tightly around his face. The
money drawer was open and the cash
gone. The robbers did not make
thorough search of the place, as moth
ing was disturbed but the cash drawer
There is no clue to the muTdereTs.
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E... Bernard blown Away.

Eagle Lake, Texas, Sept. l2.--Three
churches, together with many houses,
were completely blown to pieces. The
rice and pecan crops are ruined. The
cotton crop is nearly ruined, and the
cane crop is considerably damaged.
The loss to this community from the
storm is estimated at $250,00O. No
lives weru lost here but the town Of
East Bernard has been blown away and
three uersons were killed.
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Weisei, Idaho, Sept. l0.-The rail-
road enterprise here is resuming con-
struction and about 1000 to 1900 men
will be put to work shortly. This will
mean great improvements for business
in and around Weiser. Building oper-
ations here this summer have amounted
to over S90. 900.
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Cyclone in Cuba.

Havana, Sept. l0.-The mayor OF
Trinidad. province OF Santa ClSra, has
wired to the military governor frou
Casilda for assistance, claiming that
cyclone yesterday destroyed all the
crops OF the district and that the peo-
ple are destitute. Efforts Will Dc
,uade tn relieve the situation.
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NO. II.
ROADS FOR PHILIPPINES.
Large Appropriation for Such Improves
ments in View.

Manila, Sept. l2.-The Philippine
commission. at its first public session
to be held in the near future, will dis
cuss the appropriation of one.third of
the treasury's $6,OOO,O00 for the con-
struction and repair of roads and
bridges throughout the archipelago,
The people profess to be much gratitied
at the prospect OF this work of develop
ment.
The revenue authorities of Manila
collect under the Spanish laws n tax OF
5 per cent upon the salaries OF Ameri-
can civilians earning $500 per annum
and upward. The tax is unpopular
and provokes protests among them.
The Filipinos and foreigners who are
used to it do not accept the levy.
The reports of military operations
show that of late these have been triV-
ial.
Manila is now experiencing the heay'
lest typhoon for years.