The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-06-06
General News items.

The United States courts in New
Mexico cost the government about
$4,000 year.
Washington University. i'm ST.
Louis, has been presented with proprrty
worth 5000, 900.
= This country exported nearly $40
100000 worth Of manufactures during
the month of April.
For the last month there has been
an epidemic of strikes in the Northern
and Western States.
1t is estimated that the cotton
crop of the United States will be great
er than last year by 10 per cent.
- Thomas L. Carson of Ncvcda,
offers to bet 100000 that Bryan will
be nominated and elected president.
Tho Bible was the best selling
book of the past year. The Ameri-
can Bible society put out 1,4OG,S
copies.
= The Dead Sea is soon to be traver-
sed by IL steamboat line. The first
vessel has hcen purchased and will
shortly begin running.
= 1t is feared in diplomatic circles
that complications are going to arise
over the troubles in China that will
involve the world in war.
= There are forty pearl button fac
, tories in Iowa working up shells pro-
cured from the river beds and giving
employment to about 1900 hands.
= Six Cinnamon have died in San
Francisco of bubonic plague or the
"black death" rs it is called in the
East, the most terrible of all plagues.
- The Southern Epworth League
Conference will convene in Atlanta,
Ca, July 5000. The delegates from
the Southern States will number about
5000.
= Hereafter each United States Sen
ator will have one appointment of a
cadet at West Point, as members Of
the House Of Representatives have had
heretofore.
- 1t is possible that the Beers can
be induced to make a settlement in
some of the Southern States. The
railroad magnates in New York City
are said to be behind the enterprise.
= The general assembly of the south-
ern Presbyterian church has decided
to raise q fund of $1,000, ,0OO-a TWEEN
tieth century fund-with which to en- :
dow the educational institutions of the
church.
1t is said that Chicago drug
clerk, after. Tohbing his employer to
get money for his education, had him
self gagged and bound to create the
impression that he had been robbed in
stead Of being tbs rohbeE.
-Adjutant General Corbin says it
has been decided to return the volun-
teer soldiers to the United States from
the Philippines in December. There
are about 10000 volunteers scattered
throughout the archipelago.
- The situation of Christians in Ar
menia is rapidly becoming intolerable.
The Turks are forcing Ar1nenians by
l the hundreds to embrace Islam, and
outrageous vexations to Christian resi-
dents are of daily occurrence.
The four months war with Spain
wasn't much Of war, as wars 60, but
it cost the people Of the United States
Sl40.00o,00 EHgiand's war in South
Africa can lie carried on less expensive
sy, and II seven months mus cost S116,-
$4,000.
"A granite cross, feet high erect
ed by the Daughters of the COnfeder-
acy at Norfolk, in honor of Father
Ryan, the poet-priest, was unveiled
last Wednesday. Norfolk was his
birthplace. 1t was worthy tribute to
a good man.
The people of st. Louis are mr.
ranging to hold an exposition in 1908 to
commemorate the purchase Of the
Louisiana Territory by the United
States. Their appropriation bill will
be reported by Congress authorizing a
loan by the government of $4,000, 900,
repayment conditioned upon the sue
cess Of the exposition.
| Admiral Dewey now says he was
never candidate for the presidency
that he shall not withdraw for the
reason that he has never entered the
race. He says he merely stated that
| if the people wanted him to be presi-
dent he would not decline the conf
dence reposed in him, and he declares
that is his position yet.
AT last it is certain that an indict-
ment has been issued against w. 8.
Taylor who formerly claimed to be
Governor nf Kentucky Ken...:::ccis;J. Ho evidently
believes that discretion is the better
part OF valor and hence cannot he
fonn1 &c &c scrved with the warrant
changing him as accessory before the
fact with the murder Of William Goe-
bel. Enough evidence has been un-
earthed to convict him. $.
= The San Antonio Light says:
'Texas has oO,00O cotton spindles pro-
iected against more than O million in
the two Carolihas, but she has in &C