The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Ministers of Marion, Ohio. have |
declared against holding funerals OH !
Sunday.
= The death list in the British army
in South Africa during the past year
has been i2,9s9.
= New iork's little snow storm tho |
n!h": day cost only $4,000 to get it
shoveled off the streets.
= The Pan-Amercan Exposition TO
be held mt Buffalo, n. y, will open on
May 1 and close November /. 1901,
- New York city has the most cx-
pcnsive watcrworks plant in the coun-
try. 1t cost, up to date, Sll5,5a6, ,14S.
= Popular election Of United States
Senators is favored in resolution
adopted by the Pennsylvania Senate.
| = Fifty thousand horses and mules
have been purchased for the British
army in South Africa. They are ship
ped from New Orleans.
A crowd of mad veterans in
Forysth, Ga, took United States his
tory issued by Collier, put it in n coffin
and had II ben fire over it,
= Because Otto Grocbucr, of Clcvc-
land, Ohio, went home one rainy night,
turned his wife out of bed and locked
her in the chicken coop he has lost her.
She was granted Il divorce.
- y bill has been introduced in the
Minnesota legislature prohibiting the
marriage of women after they have
reached the age OF forty five
| fNn1ln,, 80
against the arrival of the plague. In
the past year in Colombo the munich
pality has had 60, 600 rats killed
= The Tennessee anti cigarette bill
has become law, and dcalcrs in the
State will discontinue sale and return
their stock TO the manufacturers.
The official report that 0G4 post
masters died and 5000 resigned during
the past year seems to be Mt variance
with the somewhat popular saying as
to the adhesivcness of Ofiiceholders
= 1t is an open secret that tho Re-
publcans will ut the next session of
Congress again undertake 10 cut down
the representation Of the South in the
nationa! legislature and electoral col
legc.
- ChicagO's great builders strike has
involved, in fifteen months, loss of
50,000,0O0 in wages and 5000, 600 in
contractors profits, while $4,000 men
and their families have left the city to
seek work elsewhere.
= Nelson Miles, the man who put
Jefferson Davis in chains, has realized
his life ambition. He has been made
lieutenant general of the army This
position has had no claimant since
Grants death.
With the approval of the Secre-
tary of War. Surgeon General Stern
berg has arranged fer the immediate
appointment of thirty contract dental
surgeons for service in the army; in
accordance with the provisions Of the
new army law.
- Fifteen thousand dollars has been
raised of tho 100000 desired to endow
a chair of economics at Washington
and Lee University to the memory of
William l.. Wilson, the late President
Of the university.
- Robert Gearheart, who is 81 years
old, recently walked from his home in
Brush Creek to McConnellsburg, Pa,
and back, making n round trip Of SO
miles. He is the father of 90 children
and has never been i'll in his life.
- Three children were born to Mrs.
John Garvin, of Avoca, Penn, making
five within eleven months. The trip
lets died within three hours. Last
February twins were born to Mrs. Gar
vim. and they lived several months
Spain is to get 100000 more for q
couple of little islands in the Philip
pines that were overlooked in the orig
inal 500, 900, 600 deal. Spain finds Uncle
Sam 30 easy she will doubtless go on
n voyage Of discovery for n few more
, islands.
u damage case has been settled at
Tuscaloosa. Ala, for which no prece-
dents in law could be found. O. B.
: Wilson was talking over telephone
during thunder storm and was struck
, by lightning and killed. Suit was
brought for damages, and settled by
: the payment of 81 800 by the telephone
company.
= The distribution of congressional
garden seeds this year will be the
, largest ever made. 1t is said, the ap-
preparation for this purpose having i'll
; creased from Sl3O, 600 to $4,000, which
/, will add 5000 PACKAGES of seeds to each
cOngressman's quota. The seed men
Of the country are kicking against this
seed distribution by congress.
, = Knoxville, Tenn, dispatch Of Feb
rnary 3: DR.. Nomman, surgeon ut the
United States recruiting station, had Il
sensational experience when he went
, to examine an applicant to-day. The