The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-24
GENERAL NEWS.
Bishop A. Coke Smith vii
make Charlotte, N. c., his home.

Bishop A. Coke Smith will
make Charlotte, N. c., his home.
- Democrats.of Colorado decline 60
fuse with populists apd name a, straight
ticket.
= Fifty persons were burned to
death In the State of Washington by
the forest fires.
= The Democrats Of Delaware have
nominated full ticket and hope for
vic 'ory this year.
San Francisco had slight earth
luake last Thursday morning. No
damage was done.
:. The Republican State convention
OF Alabama has put q full ticket for
State officers in nomination.
= The vaults Of the Bank Of France
were robbed the other day of S44, 600
in gold presumably by an employe.
:. Morgans firm in New York is
credited with holding securities
amounting to six and half billion
dollars.
- The navy department has sent
two warships to Panama to protect
American interests from revolutionists
at that point.
= Montgomery, Ala, claims to be
the most American city. All it's in
habltants except two per cent. were
born in this country.
= The fire in the oil wells at Beau
mont, Texas, has been extinguished
after losses variously estimated from
$75, 900 to s250,c6
= The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows, by vote of 146 to Sc, re-
pealed the law admitting to member
ship men of mixed Indian and white
blood.
- The Presbyterian ministers of
Atlanta have entered crusade against
the Sunday papers. They say that
they are trash and hindrance to re-
ligion.
- The United States government
has appealed to the powers for protec-
tion of the Jews from cruelty in Rus
sia, and protest against their being
driven away.
-Gottlieb Neigenfind of Pierce
Neb., shot and killed his Corner wife,
Mrs. Anna Petegs, on Thursday night
then killed her father end seriously
wounded her mother.
- The Jews are still leaving Rus.
sia, in accordance with a government
decree. In the meantime, England
and other powers are taking steps to
intervene in behalf of the Jews.
John NJ. King, former member
Of the board of aldermen of Richmond
Va, has been found guilty of accept
ing q bribe and sentenced to IL months
imprisonment and fine of $10O.
- As q living incubator, John Fit.
son, a farmer Of Eminence, KY. holds
the record. During prolonged fit of
sickness his wife placed 48 eggs in
bed with him, and in due time "A
chickens emerged.
- Speaker Henderson, in publish
ed statement, declines the nomination
for reelection to congress from Iowa,
because his views on the treatment of
trusts and reducing he tariff are not
in accord with the doctrines Of the
Republican party.
L DIR. John Matthews. pastor Of
the McKendree Church, Of Nashville,
Tenn, has just finished the first vaca-
tion he has taken since he entered the
ministry, 81 years ago. He grieves be-
cause no one joined the church in the
five weeks of his absence.
- The Boxer uprising in China is
assuming serious proportions, and it
may prove as disastrous as the upris-
ing OF two years ago. There have
been anti-foreign riots. The Boxers
have made an Intellectual attempt to
capture the city of Cheng Tu Flu.
A circle one hundred miles in
diameter, with Guthrie, o. T., as its
center, would, according to Western
railroad contractor, mark the most
active railroad building section in the
world. Within that area more than
1,OOOmiles Of road are now being built.
= Lieutenant Peary has returned
from the polar regions. Peary said
he did not reach the North pole, but
that he made important scientific dis
coveries. All are we'll and glad to
get back to civilization. He believes
his expedition the most successful
yet.
- Reliable reports from all sections
of the State indicate that Florida's
orange crop this fall will be less than
100000 boxes, some estimates put.
ting it as low as 500, boxes. Fruit
has been dropping badly on account
Of the dry weather, and only groves
that were irrigated show good crop.
T. Miss Rose Cleveland, the sister
of ex-President Cleveland, is a sue.