The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-07
n, s. c., WEDNESDAY, MAY z, 1902.
GENERAL NEWS.

- Safe crackers secured g, $50 from
the bank Of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
- President Roosevelt may make
an extended tour Of the South next
fall.
- A railroad .c.:H vas wrecked ia
Pittsburg by wind storm, aud several
were lost.
- lightning killed Richard Roam
and Arthur Rogers, IL and Is years
old, at Akron, o.
= Libraries offered Savannah, Ca,
Southbridge, Mass, by Andrew Carne.
gle have been declined.
A Washington uhotel waiter has
sued Congressman Butler of Missouri
for $4,000 for an assault.
- Disbursing Clerk Barrows in the
U. S. census Office has been found
short 81 800 which he lost in specula-
tions.
! - The estimated decrease in the
cotton acreage Of the South this year
is four and half per cent. compared
with last year.
| - $4,000 subscribers from Arkan-
sas, Mississippi, Alabama and Ten
nessee have presented Admiral Schley
with handsome silver service.
= Forest fires around Oil City, Pa,
are causing apprehensions. The loss
to the oil wells is great and there is
considerable loss to the lumber inter-
ests.
- The false alarm of fire in Phil
adelphia factory threw 1900 girls
into a frightful panic. Eight were
killed and forty or more seriously in
jured.
- An engine and IL cars ran away
down mountain near Saginaw, west
ern North Carolina, and William Bur
ton, engineer in charge, was instantly
killed.
Western Guatmeala has heen
ruined by earthquakes and volcanoes.
Their towns have been shaken up
and the people are in constant terror.
Two volcanoes are in eruption.
Serious riots have occurred in
Russia within the past few days.
Reports say that fifty persons were
killed at Moscow in an effort Of the
authorities to disperse the mobs.
- One hundred and fifty Chicago
women earn living every day shaw
ing men and cutting their hair. There
are % or 30 barber shops in the city
where women are employed exclusive
ly.
= Professor Brooks of the Geneva
IN. W observatory has sighted his
comets seems to be a confirmed and
deep seated habit with this noted star
gazer.
- Hiccoughs caused the death of
the noted actor, Sol Smith Russell, at
Washington City. He was considered
one of the weaIthiest actors on the
American stage. He was worth ST.
100000.
= It is probable that the Augusta
strike will be settled soon. AS soon
as the trouble in the King mill is ar
ranged the other mills in Augusta
and the Horse Greek valley will
resume work.
- TIE town of Glenrose, the county
seat of Somerville County, Texas, has
been nearly swept away by tornado.
AS result Of the windstorm six are
known to be dead and between forty
and nifty are Injured.
A Chicago lawyer in Pennsylva-
MIA court recently made an address 35
hours long, aud containing upwards OF
100000 words. The Bible contains
773,000. Experts say this argument
was the longest ever made.
- All Of the oew Of the United
States cruiser Chicago were arrested
at Venice, Italy, by the civil author
tiles for disorderly conduct and SEN
tenced to terms of imprisonment rang
ing from three to four months.
- Georgia convicts have grown to
be worth good deal to the state
treasury. Under the system in force
prior to 1897 the income from convict
hire reached $14, ,0G3 above expenses.
The present income above expenses is
$85, 900.
- President Roosevelt has turned
completely about in the Miles case,
and has decided to give no further
consideration to the retirement of the
commanding general. He will permit
Miles to serve until he shall retire by
operation Of law.
- There is a measure before con
gress giving that body power to cs.
tablish uniform hours of labor through.
cut the United States. A number OF
representative men from the South
we're before the committee having the
matter in charge and argued agains!
the proposedlaw.
The cotton mills and other coal
consumers are somewhat disturbed by
rumor that the Southern Railway
will soon purchase and consolidate all
the coal m:nes Of East Tennessee. Il
is feered that this will result in or
advance Of prices.
i. - There are said TO be on. the
ranches Of Texas 100, 900 cattle fatten
ing for Cuban markets. Since the
. Spanish war Texas has sent many