The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-11-20
GENERAL NEWS.

Au explosion &C the E0C0hOntaS ,
Va. mines Thursday caused the death
OF more than 20 miners.
- The Southern railway has renow-
ed its lease of the Cincinnati South
ern for sixty-five years.
- They are, vaccinating people in
s:sson Ct the rate &C s ,90991 90991 c day, and
still they are not happy.
- Building operations throughout
the country arc now being pursued on
greater scale than last year.
- Setting fire to her oil-saturated
clothing Mrs. William Textor. Of
Leavenworth, Kan, killed herself.
= tt ere will be four territories
asking congress for admission to state
hood-New Mexico, Arizona, Okla
holAa and Indian Territory.
= Hunters kill at Least one man a
week in the mountain forests Of
Maine, under the mishppreheasion that
they are shooting at deer.
- Frank Kidwell, ,agcd 23, of Eliza
bethtown, Tenn, shot and killed his
sweetheart, Miss Ada Thompson, aged
l6, and then committed suicide.
= The whipping post as punish
meat for wife beaters has been re-
commended by the superintendent of
the District of Columbia police force.
The Rothchilds have just pur-
chased the greatest copper mine in
Mexico for So, 1000 900. They now
employ $1,000 men in their various
copper mines.
- Badly eaten by animals, the
body Of q two-year-old child Of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Kimball, of Brimbley,
Mich, was found in the woods where
the child had been lost.
- Postmaster General Smith will
ask congress for an increase for rural
delivery from $4,000, 900 to So, 900, 900
and will advocate the extension of the
service as far as possible.
The Standard Oil Company has
declared dividend Of So per share,
payable December 1G, making S47 per
share for the calendar year, which is
the same amount as last year.
- Lady Halle, once famous on the
concert stage, owns one of the most
valuable violins in the world. 1t is a
Stradivarius, which formerly belonged
to Ernst, and is worth ut least $lO,-
600.
- Fred Wellhouse, Of Kansas, has
l,21O acres of orchards, and his apple
crop this year is 10000 bushels. He
Is known as the "Kansas Apple
King" In 1875 he was an Garner of
day wages. 4,
- The new constitution of Ala
bama, which excludes thu negroes
from voting about us the South Caro-.
lima constitution does, was ratified by
a vote Of the people, the majority
being $4,000.
- The movement for department
OF commerce seems to be ginning
headway. The leaders are now con.
tident that successful outcome may
be reached during the coming win
ter g session of Congress.
= Mining experts estimate that w.
A. Clark's mine in Arizona contains
ore worth $4,000, 100000, which, if
true, makes the owner the richest man
in the world. tbs said Mr.. Clark has
refused sa00,Q0o,n00 for the property
80 Uncle Sans coal bill is enough
to ja.. you. He paid $2,273, Ill last
year for 1924, ,1OS tons of coal for the
navy alone. This includes the cost of
delivery nc such porty as Yokohama,
Pichilinque, Mex. San Juan and
Guam.
- Wesley Jones, 13 year old
negro boy, charged with assaulting the
six year old daughter of Rev. Rem.
cher, minister who resides at Stock
toll, Ala, was brought to Mobile Jail
Friday for safekceping, as it was fear
ed he would be lynched.
Two of the employees of the
Williamsburg saving bank in suburb
OF Brooklyn have been discovered |
short in their accounts. They have
been robbipg the bank to play the
races. One of the men had been in |
the employ of the bank 33 years and
the other IS.
The law of New y lork requires
that q candidate shall make sworn
Of his campain expenditures.
Mr.. Edward NJ. Shepard, the de-, GATED
for mayor, has fled his de-
claration, showing that he spent 3d.
3O9. .O6. The cost Of the campaign to.
Mr. Low, the successful candidate,
was 81, ,39. 080.
81 The transportation and electrical
buildings Of the Cotton States exposi-
ton were burned early last Friday
morning. The Interstate Fair Asso-
citation owned the electrical building
and the transportation building was
the property Of the Piedmont Exposi-
ton Company. The structures cost
originally 100000. The insurance is
small.
A company, Of which General Jo-
5eph Wheeler is director, is contem-
plating the establishment of plant
in Philadelphia for the manufacture
81 anew firearm. The General pur-
poses making Philadelphia his home.
Fhe chief merits claimed for thesnew
weapon are freedom from recoil and