The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-20
GENERAL NEWS.

Au0 Daptlet church at Leslie,
Ga, was struck by Lightning Sunday:
one man was killed and forty other
persons injured.
- There is Q remarkable number Of
knights of Pythias in San Francisco
In attendance on the annual session Of
the supreme lodge of the world.
The Santiago, one Of the Masaya
volcanoes of Nicaragua, has been emit
Ting smoke and uttering groans for 20.
days and an eruption is expected.
The monthly report of the agri-
cultural department as to the condi-
tion OF crops says the corn crop is bet
ter than usual everywhere except in
the Southern states.
Justice Gray having resigned his
position on the bench Of the United
States supreme court, President
Koosevolt has appointed Oliver Wen
dell Holmes to fill the vacancy.
While on prolonged spree.
Frederick Dictscher, of New York.
last Saturday shot and killed his two
children, Edward 6 years old, aud
Mary 5, and then ended his own life
with two bullets.
ut is just as well," remarks the
Galveston News, "to let Mississippi
and Georgia continue to think they
are seriously in the cotton. raising
business, but the fact is that there
are fifteen counties in Texas which
together produce more cotton than
either Georgia or Mississippi"
- The attorney-general of Texas
has been furnished with list Of about
two hundred domestic and foreign cor
porations which have failed to make
affidavit that they are not members Of
a trust and suits to forfeit their per-
mity &c &c business IL the State will
be entered as soon as possible.
- Baldwin County, in Mid! Goor.
gia, which is new to the industry. will
plant "a, 900 peach trees this fall and
probably very many more. The pro-
moters of the movement are urging
the planting Of half q million trees.
The fruit, it may be noted again..
grows as we'll in South Caroline as in
Georgia.
- When certain man did in Texas
not long, ago says the Galveston News,
leaving fourteen years Of subscription
to his local paper unpaid, "the editor
appeared at the grave as the lid was
being screwed down for the last time
and put in o linen duster, thermom-
eter anl palm leaf fam" Editors,
it is remarked, are not prosperous, as
o rule, but they are always kind and
considerate. =
& - The dominant idea in our age
and country, it is noted, was very
revealed in an incident which
occurred few days ego at Ocean
Grove, N. Y, great summer centre
Of religious. activity. The Rev. DR..
Wilson, addressing gathering of
children, asked, "What Is sho best
thing in the world?'' And all the
small Americans piped at once, in
shrill chorus, sMoney!"
= At the home of Charles j. Allen,
On Tampa Heights, Florida, the
most fashionable residence sec
tion of that citys Allen and his wife
we're fatally shot last Thursday By
Chavez, one Of the wealthiest
and most prominent young members
# the Cuban colony here. Allen
died this evening and Mrs. Aliens
death is only qnession Of time. Cha
veg was arrested and iucarcerated.
His father offered 500, 900 cash bond
FOR his release which was refused on
.he ground that the charge was mur-
ler.
- The governor is having some COR
with Gov. Crane, Of Mas.
'achusettB, ia regard to the return to
his State of the negro Julian Foster,
yho is. wanted in Greenwood county
'or the murder Of another negro. The
governor Of Massachusetts, has recent
y had several extradition cases from
southern States, and has been !dispos-
I'd TO be most exaoting. Gov. Nc.
sweeney in this particular case is en-.
ieavoring to 60 outside tho usual run
If papers furnished in requisition
,ases, 80 that Gov. Crane can have no
excuse for releasing the murderer.
- A correspondent Of the Mont
,omery Advertiser, who writes from
a personal experience Of many years."
!ays: Bermuda grass comes into use
or grazing work stock, at night,
.bout May 10. A man may put ten
mules on three or four acres Of good
Bermuda kept for the team exclusive
~, every night, without other feed,
md work them every day from May
% September and they will keep in
better order than on the substitute OF
light feed Of corn and fodder in a
table. They would require full grain
alton at noon, however, when run
ling on the grass at night, He
ldds: Eve have the bad habit in Ala
'ama Of consuming only crops grown
q summer. Winter crops. take less
abor, TO produce and yield more to the
Icre. =
- The Boer generals reached Lon.
lon last Saturday afternoon and were
oudly cheered in the streets. Asked |
7hy they had declined the Govarn.