The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-16
s. c., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER is, 1901.
GENERAL NEWS.


= Mrs. Helen George, of Franklin,
Pa, claims to be 1876 years old. Her
eldest child is 50.
- It is said that the Governor of
Georgia has received a number of let
ters threatening his life.
- Chicago is already preparing for
the census Of 1910. A woman there
has given birth to qpadruplets.
- The Rev. John Kerr Of Lima,
Ill, :s SAID 10 be the owner OF the old
est Bible in the United States.
One thousand Anarchists at
tempted to hold meeting in New
York on Sunday, bat were prevented
by the police.
DR.. Won Blowitz claims to have
purchased 1900, 900 acres of land in
Mexico, for the purpose of colonizing
IS 600 Jews.
The postoffio, department has
decided to place the head of the late
President Mckinley on the new issue
Of postal cards.
- A. w. Miller, former city clerk
Of Sandusky, Ohio, who skipped with
$l06. 900 of the city's money, has been
captured in Cube.
- The Schley court of inquiry
drags its slow length along. Wit
nesses are now being examined in be-
half Of the admiral.
- In Arkansas City, Ark, fire de-
stroyed large quantity of cotton
wood lumber and other property, en-
failing loss Of $500, 900.
- A. statement just issued by the
treasury department gives figures
showing the cost Of the Spanish war
to be about $5l4, GOO, 900.
- The value of the presents at the
wedding of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., !,
and the daughter os Senator Aidrich
was estimated at $700,0O0.
- Paris has automobile fire engines.
They pull Themselves and pump their
own water. They are always hitched
up and ready for the alarm.
- Carrie Nation is in Jail in West
Virginia. having refused to pay the
fine of $40 imposed on her for an at
tempt to wrecka saloon at Wheeling.
- At missionary meeting in Hart
ford, Conn. S102. .0O0 was raised. This
was move toward raising 81 900. 900
for foreign missions by the American
board.
- According to New York news
pa per, which processes toshave made
a diligent and thorough inquiry, there
are 1928 millionaircs in the United
States.
- Dayton, Ohio, has woman who
is charged with fourteen murders,
aG ong them being four husbands, FIVE
OF her children, sister and other near
relatives.
- Former Secretary Of State, Caleb
Powers, of Kentucky, is on his sec.
nnd .ris! cS the charge OF completely
In the assassination of Governor Goe-
bel of that State.
The State Of Texas will prose-
cute a number Of persons for selling
stock in bogus Texas oil companies.
Millions Of dollars have been paid
into these concerns.
- The latest census reports say
that the negro in this country is de-
creasing.in proportion to the white
man. He represents this year only IL.
6 per cent. OF the population.
Within the past eight years the
railroads in the South have increased
their mileage from a $40 to 52,39G
miles, an increase of II per cent, to
l1.2 for the rest Of the cuuntry.
Miss Anna Lawson, the eighteen
year-old daughter of a prosperous far
mer In Oklahoma, has been kidnapped
by band of half breed Indians who
! demand sec punies us Is RANSOM.
Ths Rev. Burr;s a. jenkins,
who has just been elected dean of
Kentucky University, is 32 years old,
and one OF the youngest men in the
country to be chosen head of college.
- a letter has been received by
at Washington from Jonah
neshurg, South Africa, asking upon /.
what terms lands may be had in this
country for settlement by Boer im-
migrants.
A feudal fight occurred at Big
Springs Baptist church near Middles-
bor0, KY, on Sunday IN which six
were killed. The feud has existed
since the Civil war, and in that time
30 have been killed on one side and 40
Oh the other.
- Wesley Hamilton, prominent
farmer. is in jail at Cumberland, Md,
charged with forcing Miss Deborah
aged eighteen, 20 marry him.
The girl says Hamilton compelled her
as the point Of a pistol to accompany
him 70 the house OF minister where
the marriage cs.c;aoa5 ceremony MAS performed.
- a French electrician, who objects
10 electroouting in capital executions,
declares shat he can bring any one
back TO life after elec.sooutioD. He
sites case OF man who had $500
volts pass through his body, and, al
Enough apparently dead, he aas
brought around all right and is now
living.
Il is estimated that this country
ssill this v.,nr rfndv,ea 1919 6(ll tnna ne