The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-11-27
GENERAL NEWS.

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= The North Carolina cotton crop
is reported 1S0, 600 bales short.
- Cuban railroads are compelled By
their charters to carry mails free.
- Ten Atlanta coal dealers have
bee. GGGacaa eeor giving light wight.
- New Orleans now. ranks as the
second exporting city. in the country.
D. The board of visitors at West
Point academy recommend that it be
entirely rebuilt.
- In North Carolina and Louis
lana only three persons out Of every
four can read and write.
= A bronze statue of President
Mckinley to cost $4,000, is to be
erected in Cleveland, Ohio.
- State troops have been sent to
the coal mines at Providence, Ky,
to quell the disturbance there.
Tho bookkeeper of the bank of
Liverpool, England, has embezzled
funds to the amount Of sS30,00O
The commercial apple crop this
year was only half of what it was last
year and one-third of the crop of 1899.
. - Land in Hayward county, N. c.,
does not go begging. A 250-acre
farm not far from Waynesville was
sold last week for $4,000.
The vote cast in Ohio at the last
election was 100000 less than at the
election in 1889. The stay-at. homes
were principally Democrats.
.- Boston, ''the negro-loviug town, ;"
is TO the front with sensation. A
Boston barber has just been fined $50
for refusing to shave;a negro.
- Jos. L. Hunter, Of Abingdon,
Va. was killed by his ten -year-old
son. He was beating his wife when
the boy shot him through the head
with a pistol.
- In Gettysburg park there are
about 800 monuments. In addition to
this patriotic ornamentation there are
325 mounted cannon and over 200
monumental tablets.
- 1t is said that many Southern
cities and towns will send delegations
to Washington shortly after Congress
meets to press the passage Of the
river and harbor bill.
The Rey. DR.. David Brunner
has retired from the ministry Of the
Baptist church at Burgin, KY. at tho
age Of 93, after "a service of three
quarters Of a century.
The story that conspiracy ex-
lists in Alaska to form republic is
discredited by army officers. They;
think tho story was hatohed to secure
return of soldiers to Alaska.
Elizabeth, N. g., has sensa-
man. Her sweetheart was arrested
but nothing in the way Of q crime
coasd be shown against him. 4a
IA Chicago firm is endeavoring to
corner eggs. Eggs are now retailing
at IL cents. Armour 6 Co. are putting
them in their cold storage aud expect
to get big price in January.
A monument is to be erected to
Sir Walter Raleigh, ana ;t';s 60 10
placed at Raleigh, N. O.. Gen. J..
S. Carr, the ex-tobacco manufacturer,
is at the head Of the movement.
- DIR. II. d. Stallings, of Carroll
county, Georgia, has been convicted
of counterfeiting and sentenced to
imprisonment in the peniteutiary for
Eve years and pay o fire. 0s $500.
Tho first shipm ,nt * pig cop,
per ever sent out Of t'ae Scatb, went
from Ducktown, Tenn, to New York
city last week. This is : new and
very important industry Of the state.
Nine cases of tetanus developed
in Camden, N. j., FROM vaccination,
aud seven deaths resulted. A thor
nugh Investigation has been ordered,
and in the meantime vaccination will
cease.
The new Hay-Pauncefote canal
treaty has been signed. 1t allows the
United States to construct the canal
and guarantees her CERTAIN exclusive
rights not secured by the former
treaty.
- President T. S. Hanna, of the
Cotton Exchange, has just
completed a. tour of the Southern
States and is convinced that thi ) year q
cotton crop will fall considerably be-
low IL 900, 900 bales.
When Congress assemblies the
Canal, the Monroe doctrine, Shin
government telegraph froui
Pacific Coast to our Oriental posses
sions and the purchase of the Danish
West Indies will be live questions.
81 !. d = Deer hunting in Wisconsin is as
dangerous as cotton gins and football.
Eight hunters were killed in that
State during the first six days of the
hunting season. Two were Knocked
out Saturday. 'Smokeless powder and
long-rapge rifles do thework.
- Severe earthquakes occurred at
intervals rScently at Salt Lake City
and other points in Utah. Much
property was damaged. At Richfeld
it is estimated at s10G, 500. No lives
were lost as yet recorded but there
were some miraculous escapes.