The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-03
GENERAL NEWS.

are more people who cannot read or
write living in rural districts than in
cities.
A socialist colony near Waycroas,
Ea., has been broken up by the burn
ing OF their homes.
- Burglars broke into the postofice
at Ridgetop, Tenn, blew open the safe
and secured $500 worth Of stamps and
other valugbles.
= The coal strike is still on in the
anthracite region and it is impossible
to buy that quality of coal for the
Southern market.
- John Wright. prominent far
mer of Waverly, Tenn, had the tor
OF his head blown off by his wife with
shotgun while he was asleep.
- A $50, ,000,OO0 trust is being or
ganlzed to take in all the axe manu-
factories, handle factories and grind
stone factories in the country.
- 1t is reported that buszards are
attacking and killing young calves in
the cattle ranges near Barlow, Fla.
They kill the calves by picking their
eyes out.
- Mrs. Thomas Simpson, of Hobo
ken, N. j., daughter Of Major Morton,
OF the English army, has saved more
persons from drowning than any other
woman in the United States.
- The director Of the United States
mint has just issued his annual re-
port, in which he states that the pro-
ducts of gold and silver were less last
year than the year previous.
= The United States Wheat crop
this year is something like hundred
million bushels short, but the corn
crop is about two and half billion
bushels ahead, SO we can stand the
wheat deficit.
- In race riot at Shannon, Miss.
three negroes were killed. Eight
were placed in Jail Mt Met.!e.on, Miss.
One white man was shot, but not dan
gerously injured. All the trouble
grew out OF negro stealing corn.
- Forsy per cent of the entire crop
of cotton, or 4, 156, 900 bales, is retain
ed for American consumption this
year, and of this total northern mills
will take 1920, 600 bales, while 1867
600 bales will be taken by southern
mills.
- The latest railway news is that
the Southern is to build double track
from Washington to Atlanta. II is
said that the contract has been let
and that work will soon begin. Many
of the bridges and trestles recently
CO. tructed are for o double track.
"A peaceably disposed Indiana
man took an effective way of prevent
ing squabling over the property he
left. BE decided not to leave any.
Turning what he had inte paper our
reney, $1,000, he burned that and
then, TO avoid making explanations.
committed suicide.
"A strange case is that OF Mrs. Mary
Elvira Gillespie, who at the age Of 81
has just been admitted 30 hospital
in Denver. She is the mother Of
of thirty-seven children, including fif-
teen sets Of twins, but all have drift
ed away from her and she knows not
the address of one ee sLam.
- Nathan D. Manner, an old resi-
dent Of Racine county, Wisconsin,
has begun suit against Edward e.
Bailey, son Of g retired farmer, to
recover $1,000 which the plaintiff
alleges is due him on contract for in.
Producing Mr.. Bailey to Mrs. Calvin
Peck, awealthy widow, whom Bailey
married. @.@'
~ - A 13,year.old arnlless wonder of
Southern New York died recently.
lie was born without arms, but so
adriotly did be use his toes that he
could handle knife and fork, write q
good hand, pick up anything on the
floor and play the. violin. Al school
he used his toes as other children
used their hands. +
- Old Bull, an Omahaw Indian
chief who was survivor Of tho wars
waged against the Indians by General
Custer, is dead at the Arapahoe In
dian Agency at Coly, Oklahoma. He
w., in the Custer, battle at the Little
Big Horn in 1876 and afiegward enter
ed the regular army and served until
retired on account Of age,
- The board Of trustees of the NJ.
=. Church, South, met in Nashville
last Thursday to make arrangements
for starting the movement 20 raise FIVE
million dollars for the aid of super.
animated preachers and the widows
and orphans of deceased preachers.
Rev. A. f. Watkins, of Mississippi,
was elected agent to collect the fund.
% Various oyster canning and pack
ing companies in Mississippi, Louis
lana and Alabama will it is said COM
bine under one head with capital of
81, 900, 900, financed by the Hibernian
Investment Company, Of New Orleans.
The combination will control all the
business of three states along fish and
canning lines. Ten companies are IN
the combine.
- Reports from the Hale Orchard
(tompanv AT Fort Val,ay a. ~ o.atn