The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-17
;, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IL. 1902
GENERAL NEWS.

- The State Of Georgia has given
total to SCHOOLS and pensions in Is
years Of SIS ,224, 900.
- In Mexico natural arsenic springs
dowed into the city water works and
poisoned many fatally.
= A womans coffin borne by six
women is new funeral wrinkle. It
occurred in New York.
- Much needed rains, the first in
three years, have saved Lower Cali
fornia from becoming barren waste.
- Major Charles Fl. Smith, "Bill
Arp." is critically ill at lis home
at Cartersville, Ga. He is 80 years
= A new ruling allows postmasters
to contribute cash, but bars them from
personal participation in political cam
paigns.
- The two cities in which the negro
population is said to be increasing
moet rapidly are Washington and Phil.
adelphia.
- Evidence continues to acoumu-
late ct the War Department that the
abolition Of the oanteen has caused
desertions.
- A great sensation has been Gre
ated in Missouri by the charge Of bri.
bsry being entered against number
.of the legislators.
j. 2. Morgan and Senator Hanna
ana others are trying 70 raise one mil
lion dollars for the work Of the Epis-
copal church in the Philippines.
= Because of a lovers quarrel, q
young man IN New York killed the
girl, tried to kill her mother, an1 then
turned the weapon upon himself.
A steamship, bringing the car
casses Of $4,000 sheep from Austria
lia, had to throw the whole cargo
overheard as it spoiled Or the way.
= They are now busy cutting. wheat
M in nnrthwest Canada. L is always
race between the haryesters and
snow. The crop is very fine this
year.
- The safe and vault in the court
house at Ipswiok, Edmonds County,
8. D., wefe robbed Of S27OO in gold
presumably by some one familiar with
the Office.
Millions Of dollars and some
lives have been lost by raging forest
fires in the northwest. The people
are fleeing in terror from the woods
to the open land.
- A magazine exploded on Cover
nor's leland, upper Boston harbor,
killing one man and injuring several
Others. Granite blocks were hurled a
hundred yards away.
r. The warships Wisconsin and
Cincinnati are now steaming toward
the isthmus Of Panama to protect
American interests, as the situation
Is said TO be serious.
The Moro chiefs Of Mindanao
hare declined all friendly overtures
made by the authorities Of the United
States in the Philippine islands, and
the outlook is threatening.
- Churches Of every sect in the
semi.arid belt in Western Kansas early
in the season held special services 10
pray for rain. Now they are holding
special services to pray for the rain to
stop.
A negro in Arkansas got into
the wrong passenger coach, and when
told to get into the coach provided for
Degroes, he drew his pissol 6. ID com.
inenoed firing, killing one man and
two others. .
So An army post is to be establish.
ed ct Chioksmauga Park. The gov
ernment has bought 780 acres at the
northern extremity Of the park, and
sixty buildings will be erected on this.
The entire cost Of the post is to be
half o million.
~ The per capita debt OF some of
the large oities is given as follows by
The New York Sun: Boston, 9145;
New York, S115; Cincinnati, S82;
$78; Pittsburg, $68; Buffa-
10, $45; Philadelphia, $40; Cleveland.
s3z; st. Louis, $33, and Chicago only
- Charlotte has an interesting dog
case. I'm electric Car killed Q dog and
The owner brought suit for ESQ dam.
ages indicating that he considered
log worth as much as fine Jersey
,ow. The Magistrate decided in favor
" 'AS oomPouys 4uc Jug CbSe Will
90 up to the Supreme court.
John @. Underwood, late score
Iary of the Confederate Memorial as.
'ocietion, has presented claim against
The association for $17, 900 for sal
NY and commissions. He claims
commissions On the $4,000 given
BY Charles Broadway Rouse, as we'll
ls other GIFTS. The association at it's
meeting in Charlotte, N. c., declared
the Office vacant, and o resolution
vas passed to resist Upderwood's |
,laims.
= The sum OF gold now in the |
United States treasury exceeds that
of any previous time in the history of !
The country and, With one possible ex-
ception, IL exceeds that Of any coun-
Try at any time in the history of the |
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