The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-29
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

fltteen hundred persons have !
been made homeless in Tennessee by
the floods.
- Five cadets at West Point have
been expelled and six suspended for a
year for subordination.
= Oil has been found in Wayne coun-
ty, Kentucky, and ono we'll is sending
up 100 barrels day
A premature explosion of blastinr
powder at Champion, Mich, killed one
man and seriously injured seven.
= The State of Georgia includes ten
schools in their University system
In all there are 1861 students.
= China says she can pay ouly ten
millions year. at that rate ii will
take 33 years to pay the indemnity.
"A Amanuscript Bible, richly illumin-
ated, Of about tho year 14l0, was sold
ut auction in London for about $4,000.
George g. Cannon. the Mormon
leader, left his children only $4,000
each. But, then, there were 43 of them
at tho last roundup.
Speculation put the price of corn
In Chicago last week up to 90 cents a
bushel. the highest figure since 1892.
when it brought 81 cents.
Farmers near Greensboro, Ala,
are much disheartened. Some have
planted the third time and do not hnyo
n stand yet.
John Mckinley, first cousin of
President Mckinley, has been con-
signed to the poorhouso of Marshal
county, Kansas.
| Hester's cotton statement Mt the
close of lest week showed 9,54G, ,10l
bales against 8.71a.G45 laat year Mt the
same date.
William Edward Coffin of New
York has filed petition in bankruptcy
in which he places Ills liabilities ut
$4,000. 600 and his nsscsts at $25 cash.
| a New York woman is serving
life sentence for numbering her hus-
band who was n soldier. She is now
applying for pension as n widow of a
soldier.
| "A kentucky couple, William Hen
derson, 81, and Mrs. Martha James, 81,
eloped from their homes in Lawrence
county into the State of Ohio and were
married. The giddy young things.
| = The alligator will soon follow the
Builalo. One Jacksonville firm has
shipped two thousand live alligators
to New York this season, and has not
supplied the demand.
= The indications are that Jackson
vile will arise from her ashes to bo a
| stronger, cleaner and more beautiful
city than ever. Stately brick build
ings will supplant the low wooden
huts.
Con. Henry G. Corbin, adjutant
general of the army, will sail for the
philippines on tho transport Hancock,
which leaves San Francisco June s5
He intends to make general inspec-
ton OF tho military conditions in the
islands.
The Cotton Manufactures Com
mission company has been organized
for the purpose Of handling tho cotton
products OF southern mills and will
soon be ready to begin it's work. It's
! object 10 to avoid the northern middle
man as at present.
= The Standard Oil directors hove
just declared another dividend of 10
per cent. In March last they declared
o dividend of 20 per cent. Thus far
in this current year, 1901, they have
divided profits Of 982, ,0OO, 900 on their
800. .ooo, 900 Of alleged invested capital.
= Andrew Carnegie has been very
liberal to his native Scotland, where
he now is for visit to his old horae.
He has given 9601. 600 TO establish free
libraries in Glasgow and $4,000, 900
for free education in the four univer-
stiles Of Glasgow, Edinburg, Aberdeen
and St. Andrews.
| Reports of the recent storm con-
tinue to come in. The mountain dis
tricts in North Caroliua suffered heavi-
~. Magnetic City was destroyed, six
teen residences and q church were
washed away in Bakersville. and two
people were drowned. Many houses in
other towns were washed away.
"A sensation was caused in San
Francisco by the discovery of q dozen
sticks of dynamite in the basement Of
IL tneater, which the Presidential party
had been invited to visit. Enough ex-
plosives we're there to demolish the
block. Besides the dynamite was o
quantity OF insulated wire, and cleo
trical apparatus, apparently to be used
in setting it off.
= At the last election in Cun. berland
County, Maine, the liquor men nomi-
mated preacher for sheriff, more as
joke than anything else. He accepted,
made the race and was elected. Since
that time the liquor men have seen no
peace. The preacher sheriff has been
enforcing the law. He said day or
two ago that he had indirectly received
an oRer of $4,000 If he would resign,