The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-09
GENERAL NEWS,
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Canadian mine fire the other day.
- The Florida orange crop is: esti.
mated at two aud one half million
boxes.
- One witness killed another in n
court room in Memphis for calling him
q liar.
- All the strees car conductors and
motormen at Pensacola, Fla, arc on
strike and not q car is running.
= Whitney aud Wheeler is the
latest presidential tiokes suggested for
the consideration of democrats.
A food famine is threatened in
the Hawaiian Islands. owing to tho
maritime strike in San Francisco.
= The Lancaster cotton mill has
contract with the goyernmen: to make
Swino for the postottice department.
- Cubans have held a meeting to
demand reduction Of the American
duties on exports from that island.
= Iu six Of the northeast counties
of'North Caroline 500 horses have
died from moldy food and bad water.
Hundreds OF persons are fleeing
from Battle Lake, Wyo., the town
having been set, on fire by burning
forests.
It is proposed, in Washington. TO
change the name Of the Philippine Is
lands in honor of the assassinated
president.
- It is reported from Washington
that Booker Il. Washington has ad-
vised Roosevelt to drop the negro in
southern politics.
- Presidept McKinley's personal
fortune is estimated Of S225 600, he
having made money, it"is said, in sew:
eral successful ventures.
The cash balance in the United
States treasury is said to be grow ing
at the rate OF $500. 900 day, and will
soon be over 5000, 900, 900.
- 1t is stated that New York and
Philadelphia will soon be linked by
wireless telegraphy, and that mes
sages of ten words will be sent for 1Oc.
- To pitched battle between a
mob of strikers and policemen in San
francisco, seven men are, known to
have been shot, one of whom will die.
!. Company G Of the Ninth infan-
try has almost been exterminated by
Filipino rebels. Of the 72 men in
the company, so were killed and IL
wounded.
Warden Mead Of the Auburn
penitentiary has received requests for
pieces of Czolgosz's brain after he
shall have paid the death penalty, by
medical men. s.
80 A committee Of Treasury officials
are conS :dering the question of plac-
ing the portrait of the late President
Mckinley on future issues Of national
bauk bills of the denomination of $40.
= Bishop Statler of the German
Baptist Church has ordered members
Of that denomination to refrain from
having their photographs taken, as he
considers the practice sk:: &C vanity
and idolatrous worship.
"A horrible accident occurred in
Atlanta Tuesday morning, Oct. LIST.
Ed South, assistant night engineer in
the Empire building, had the upper
part of his head severed from his body
by descending elevator.
A divorce case in Kansas the
other day was tried on the golden
wedding anniversary of the couple
seeking divorce. 1t looks as If cou-
pie that had stood each other for 80
years could have lived it out.
The department of agriculture
and commerce Of japan will send
eighty-four rstudents abroad this month
for practical training. OF these twen-
ty-fve will come to the United States
and twenty.seven will be sent Co Eu-
rope.
Miss Laura T.em,sy, -taa years OF
age, sister of Judge Advocate Lem
ly of the Schley investigation court,
was burned to death at her home in
Salem, n. c.. ON Monday, her cloth
ing. having caught from the kitchen
8 Mrs. Mary Minich has been
sought for eight years by a New York
banking firm, that had legacy Of
$40, 600 that was left to her. They
have just discovered that tho woman
died about year ago in the poor
house.
Gov. Stanley. Of Kansas, has
withdrawn his offer to give silver cups
to all triplets born in that State dur.
ing his administration. After having
purchased twenty sets OF cups he deci.
ded that he would have to call halt
owing to the expense Of the scheme.
A Utica. N. Y, man who re-
Gently died, left $21 900 to be divided
among his third cousins, then defiaad
cousins as .'children of those who ere
related to me as cousins" Thus far
oniy 690 'shird cousins have put in a
claim for part Of that $21 900 and
they are represented by only 48 law
yers. IS
- The time must come-and it can
not be long distant--when ten days
will be sufficient TO land passengers in
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