The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-07-03
GENERAL NEWS.

- The hat factories Of the United
States give employment TO 1890
people.
= The supreme court Of Tennessee
has decided that women cannot nrac-
ticc law in that State.
= In the accident On the Wabash
railroad in Indiana, sixteen were kill
ed and ffty injured.
= The Irish linen industry is said
to be just holding it's own in the tex
tile markets Of the world.
- Boilcrmakcrs ut Bayonne, y.
D., have struck for an increase Of pay
and the nine hour work day.
= The Wisconsin legislature refus-
ed to enact law prohibiting marriage
between whites and negroes.
- There have been several convic-
tions. at Manila for crookcdncss in
government commissary supplies.
= The Republican State Conven-
ton held in Ohio the other day show
ed that Hanna still held his grip.
- Transports are being fitted up to
carry 406 teachers to the Philippines
to teach the young Filipino idea now
to shoot.
= Pierpont Morgan has given over
81 900, 900 for the erection of build
ings for tho Harvard medical soiloui
in Boston.
- According to the census Mas.
sachusctts has 349 people to the square
mile-morc than any other State in
the Union.
= According to the census of 1900
there are 1897 ,524 horses in the
United States. They are valued at
$G03 ,9G9,443.
Very discouraging reports come
from all parts as to the condition and
prospects of the corn crop; not muc h
better about the cotton.
- Prof. johnson, of the University
of Kansas, claims to have made dis
covery that make negroes white. He
said ac tried the plan with success.
A young man named Walter
DELPHI was killed in fist fight with
j.. j.. Bailey in New Orleans on Fri
day. His neck was broken by blow.
~ In the Virginia constitutional
convention, resolution to invite
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan to address that
body, was overwhelmingly voted down.
= A thunderstorm in Pittsburg did
much damage to property and caused
panic in the public schools that very
nearly caused the death of many chill
dren
- The Jasper Light Infantry Of
viii
monument to the Confederate soldiers
who went to the war from that coun-
ty. 1t is to cost $500.
- D. X Pearsons, 81 years old, OF
Chicago, who has given $4,000, 900 to
small colleges, provided other people
give So, 900, 900, says most of his for
tune has been given away.
- A variety Of creeds is represent
cd in the list Of new army cheplains
recently commissioned. The Unita-
rian denomination is represented for
the first time in the history Of the SER
vice.
- A negro in Panther, w. Va,
while resisting arrest, used knives
with deadly effect. Two men we're
killed and q third wounded. The
negro was finally captured and lodged
in Jail.
= A charter was obtained at Tren-
ton, N. j., for the United Cotton Oil
company with capital stock of $12,-
600 900. 1t is the new trust which is
to get possession Of all the cotton oil
mills If it can.
Abner Thompson, son of wealthy
man near Whittier, Florida, left home
with horse and dog and did not return.
A searching party found him out in
the range killed by lightning, his dog
and horse also being killed.
= BY decision Of the equity court
in Washington, Dewey, Sampson and
their men are to get mcre prize money
for their capture of property at Manila
and Santiago. The amount to be divid-
ed among them is $788,00O.
- Agents of Roosevelt are at work.
in the South to secure the support of
the negro delegates to the next Re-
publican National Convention. Roose-
velt's actions in the past in entertain
ing negroes at his house are now ex-
planned.
a young lady Of Indian Terri
tory who was reproved by minister
from the pulpit for speaking to her es-
cort during long sermon was so de-
pressed by the unpleasant notoriety
chat she took dose of carbolic acid
and killed herself.
= Adelbert Hay, son of President
Mckinley's Secretary of State, fell
from the window of hotel in Now
Haven, Sonn., sixty feet to the pave
ment, and was instantly killed. Dir
cumstances show that he went to the
window to smoke O cigarette, and
before he finished it he became dizzy
and fell to his death. He had been
appointed assistant secretary. to the