The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.

1--we STOCK IS perlshlng In Color
ado, where the drought of last summer
left the ranges baro Of grass.
- While trying to save the life of
her pet dog Mrs. Margaret Bolsh was
instantly killed by an express train at
Patterson, N. j.
- Mrs. U. S. Grant, wits Of the
late President Grant, disd at her home
in Washington, D. c., last Sunday
night, aged 76years.
= There has been q series of earth.
qrakes in Manila. One shook was Sc
we're: 1t lasted fifty eight seconds.
No damage was done.
w. w. Savage Of Minneapolis,
MIMI, paid 100000 for the famous
pacer Dan Patch that belonged to NJ.
p. Sturgis of New York.
= = The investigation in the coal
strike is bringing out some pitiable
stories of Syrany and expressions on
the part of the operators.
- Fifteen regiments of soldiers In
the Philippine Islands are to return
home, the same number of regiments
In this country relieving them.
- In the trial Of divorce case be.
tween an Indiana couple at Chamber.
lain, South Dakota, on Friday it came
out that the woman had been married
seven times and the man Sc.
| - Twenty-one persons lost their
lives by fire in the Lincoln hotel, Chi
cago, on Thursday morning before
daylight. Most of the victims were
visitors attending the stock show.
= Charlotte, N. c., has been visit
ed by pestilenoe in the form of small
pox in = very malignant type. Many
deaths have occurred from it already
and it is feared the trouble will be-
come widespread.
"A large tank Of oil exploded OF
steamship while at her wharf near
San Francisco, breaking the ship in
two. Twelve men were killed and
large number seriously injured. The
property loss is placed at $200,00O.
= At Derby, Conn. in fit Of rage
because his mother rebuked him and
petted his younger brother, little
himself into tub of boiling water
and was 30 terribly scalded that he
died.
- A business block in the heart of
Atlanta was burned on Tuesday, 9Th
inst, with loss Of more than half
million. Among the heaviest losers
were Jacobs Pharmacy and the
P. 81. Shook & Austin Furniture com.
paDy.
- Estimates Of appropriations to
M Arp
year 1904 submitted to congress by
the secretary Of the treasury show the
amount to be $3.50, ,189, ,O12.3O, which
is more than $50, 900, 900 less than the
appropriation for 1903.
Lucky Baldwin, the well-known
Californis sport, was born in Hamil-
toy, 0. He is now there arranging for
the removal of the house in which be
was born to California, that he may
die under the roof that sheltered him
when he entered the world.
- It appears that nearly six per
cent. Of all the deaths in the United
States are due to accidental injuries,
but it is even more astonishing to
learn that the probability that per.
son will meet with some disabling in
jury within year is about eleven
times greater than chance Of his denth
from any and oil causes during the
same period.
- The committee in charge of the
erection of o monument to Gen. j. e.
B. Stuart in Richmond had determined
to order pedestrian statue of the noted
Confederate fighter, but it has found
thatit would cost only $4,000 ad-
ditional to mount the general on O
horse, end an equestrian statue has
accordingly been decided upon. Gen.
Fityhugh Lee is president of the mon.
ument association.
- Seventy-five operatives Of Lam
caster, Pa, factory went ON strike
few days ago. It appears that they
had no fault to find with their wages
cr their hours Of work. They were
making fairly good incomes and were
without grievance, until the owners
Of factory put negro 'boss" over
them to supervise their work They
declared they wouldn't stand the in
dignity, and walked out.
- The retirement from the United
States Senate in March next OF John
P. Jones, of Nevada, will leave Will
liam Boyd Allison, Of Iowa, the SEN
ior Senator in unbroken length
Of service. He first took his seat in
that body on March d, 1873, and by
subsequent elections has served con-
tinuously eve, since. Immediately
previous to that he served four terms
continuously in the National House
of Representatives.
- The United States government
will issue new 5.cent stamp to re-
present the Union of the North and
South and the obliteration Of section
alism. On the stamp will be pic.
ture II Abraham Lincoln, and in the
background Two draped female figures
are seen representing the two sections,
Mo..ll III da..Al HIl-a.