The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-12-18
J. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1901.
GENERAL NEWS.

- A Chicago woman has been divor-
oed three times from the same hus.
band.
Two negroes relieved New York
.jeweler of $4,000 worth of diamonds
in Portland, Ore, Hotel.
- Two negro employees Of J. NJ.
Young, es Augusta, killed him aud
robbed his store Monday night.
- It is said that Los Angeles, CAL,
usos eighty carloads OF eggs year be.
sides what Its cwn hens produce.
The Bulgarian government de-
clines to assume any responsibility as
to the capture of Miss Stone by the
brigands.
= Sid Preacher, bunco steerer. in
Houston, Tex, killed two officers
while resisting arrest and was him
self killed. 4.
- The whiskoy Association met in
Cincinnati last week and made an
appeal to reduce the tax from 81. 10 to
20 cents gallon.
$1O, 1000, 900 to the United States to
establish o great university for high
er eduoation..
- Booker Washington, the negro
educator, was refused acccmmoda-
tions at three Of the leading hotels Of
Springfield, Mass. Fl
Miss Daisy Millss, NSbse father,
q. .. Miller, is one Of the wealthiest
men of Stamford, Conn, is going to
Corea as missionary. 81
Representative Gardner, Of New
Jersey, has offered 10 billto buy the
Danish West India islands for not
more than four million dollars.
- The six Democratic congressman
from Louisiana have declared their
intention to vote for the Philippine
tariff bill, u Republican measure.
They have discussed how to make
whiskey out Of watermelons, but the
very name of it preoludes the idea of
its ever becoming popular in Kentucky.
T. j.. G. Hood, a prominent busi-
ness man of Charlotte, N. c., tried to
kill himself by cutting his throat be-
cause of financial losses. He may ge.
well.
= SENATOR Hoar has introduced a
bill to give the United States jurisdio-
tion In cases Of lynching and making
the crime Of participation inlynchings
punishable by death. s
FL. J. Fleishman, cashier OF q
bank in Los Angeles, CAL, has made
way with s100, 900 of the bank MON
ey and has disappeared. He had
been connected with the bank 26 years.
~ There are fewer, contested seats
In the present fifty.sevsnth congress-
than In any previous house Of repre-
sentatives+sfor thirty years s There
ura no serious contests for seats In the
senate. ~: !. lt
- The grand jury have, presented
the mayor Of Decatur, Illinois, for
malfeasance In Office, among the spec
ificationsi being gambling, allowing
saloons to remain open on Sundays
and permitting illegal slot machines to
run.
- The Sohley court Of inquiry was
divided in it's verdict-Benham and
Ramsey declare chat Schley conduct
was characterized by vaclllation and
dilatoriness; Dewey says that Schley
did everything possible under the cir
cumstances and deserves all credit.
Miss Maude 3Wiloutt Of Bowling
Green. KY, and j. w. Simmons Of
Peaster, Texas, were married by tele.
graph. The ceremony was performed
by Q justieeto tof the peace at che Texas
end of the line, Miss Wilcutt answer
ing the questionsa over the wire. Mrs.
Simmons leaves this week to join her
husband. .:'is 81
- a singular case comes from Ala
bams. A girl married at lS, and
after the birsh OF her second child she
secured q divorce and married another
man: She he's recently been convict
ed of msnslaughter, having killed her
frst husband in an efforts TO gein pos
session OF her ohiidren--and she is not
yet 20 years old. G /
q - General Patrick A. Collins, Dem
ocrat, was elected Mayor of Boston,
Masa., BY the largest plurality in tn es
cisg in.s quarter ofe century, The
Democrats likewise obtain control Of
both branches of the city government.
General Collins received over Sc, 900 !
votes, the largestin the history Of the
city, and he carried eighteen Of the
twenty-five wards.
- Yelaon Culver, during a fit Of de-
spondoncy or temporary insanity, ran
from His home OF Hamilton, Mich.
Thursday, climbed to the .op of tall
tree. When he saw his friends at the
foot Of the tree trying to rescue him, ho
pulled his gun and blew his brains
out. His body dropped and was
caught on the lower limbs Of the tree. i
fifty feet from the ground, and dangled
there while his life blood ebbed away.
Capt. Richard b. Turner, who
was acting keeper Of the fclnous Lib
BY prison in Richmond when the city
fell, dropped dead in Suffolk, Va,
last week. When Richmond was cap
tured Yankee prisoners told their
troops narrowing tales Of the cruelty
they had endured and Capt. Turner
was 1ooked nm nth Tho ~.or~;., ,e |