The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-01
GENERAL NEWS.


in Kentucky aud Tennessee.
= The makers Of fire engines have
formed combination, with a capital
of $9,000,O0O.
= Grover Cleveland is said to be
far from we'll. He has not left his
room in Eve weeks.
= The earnings of most of the i'm
portant railroads in the United States
are now larger than ever before.
= Constable Murray and Dentist
Simcook had street duel in Austin,
Texas, in which both were killed.
= The Chinese population of the
United States is decreasing and the
japanese population is increasing.
u In one New York factory 3d.
100000 cigarettes week are turned
out on en- average ali the year round.
= Oil developments in Texas, Cali
fornia and elsewhere are introducing
new industrial factors, especially in
railroading.
Geo. D. Ramsey, white con-
vict in the Tennessee penitentiary
for life for killing his brother.in- law,
hanged himself in his cell.
= The baseness of the character of
the average Filipino is daily brought
to light. Three Filipinos were re-
Gently convicted of numbering Eve
captive American soldiers.
= Former President Cleveland has
agreed to accept q position on the
committee named to settle disputes
between labor and capital.
- There are forty counties in Texas
the residents of which have to seek
legal advice in other counties, as they
have not single attorney Of their
own.
= The Zionist congress to promote
the return Of the Hebrews to Pales-
tine is in session at Basle, Switzer-
land. Over. one thousand delegates
are in attendance.
- Reports from all sections of
Florida are to the effect that the re-
cent cold snap did no material dam
age either to market gardeners or
orange growers.
= In the old countries the number
Of women exceed the men, but the
United States have 100000 more
men than women. immigration is
the accounting cause.
= The New York po;tofice has
been Informed By the postofice de-
partment that all mail matter is mail
able to Porto Rico in the same manner
as to any .art Of the United States.
= Spanish squatters on the island of
La Costa, southwest of Florida, have
been ordered by the government to
leave at once. The island is famous
as'the former rendezvous of smugglers.
- In feudal fight at church in
Pike county, Ohio, six persons were
fatally wounded and many others
seriously hurt. When the fight was
begun the church was crowded with
women and children.
- At Dwight, Va, near the Harlan
county (Ky.) line, T. L. Wilson far
mer, and his neighbor, Tom Parlin,
quarreled over the question who was
the greatest general of the civil war.
Parlin shot Wilson dead.
- Ex-president Cleveland and
President Elliott Of Harvard have &C.
cepted appointments On the industrial
commission TO settle the disputes be.
tween capitol sad labor. The former
writes approving the plan.
= It is estimated that 1000, ,OOO,-
600 acres Of land are devoted to the
cultivation Of tobacco. The world
consumes each year $500. 900, 900
pounds, or nearly 2.8l2,5OO tons,
worth 81, 100000 pounds sterling.
- In Mississippi the other day q
house'was set on. fre 5y an iciole. The
ioicle, q big one, fell into an open
barrel Of unslaoked lime. The ohemi-
cal action that was set up generated
sufficient heat to set the barrel on
fire, and thus the house was burned.
- Eloped on Sunday, married on
Tuesday, forgiven on Wednesday,
separated Thursday, back home Fri
day and divorced on Saturday, is the
rapid fire matrimonial experience os
Marie Tomnkins Henry, aged seven
teen, daughter OF prominent Rich
mond, Va, family.
- Two church organizations which
split during the civil war have just sue
ceeded in getting together at meet.
ing held in st. Louis. The Atlanta
Journal suggests that when the
churches can get together it is about
Time for everyone else to bury the
Ratchet.
= Every employee Of the American
Express Company, from the small
boye who paste labels on the psoksoes
10 the general manager, received $40
gold as Christmas present from the
company. One hundred thousand
dollars is the sum thus distributed,
IF which $40, 900 went to employees in
Greater New York alone.
= The will of Thomas Mannion,
lied in the surrogate 8 Office at Morris
own, N. j., is one Of the most pecu-
lar document ever recorded there.
dannion was q resident Of Netoong
md owned considerable real estate.
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