The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-02
GENssAL NEWS.
Mississippi is expecting great
cotton crop despite mauy mishaps to

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cotton crop despite mauy mishaps to-.
staple.
- Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson
hopes 70 interest the negroes Of the
Soath in silk agriculture.
~ Law.abiding negroes in Atlanta
have formed an association 'the object
Of which is to punish che vicious rep.
fasentatives Of the race.
w. p. Brown, leader c2 shs CLIQUE
and seven other men ell Of New
Orleans. made over 81, ,Q10, 600 on q
big ceston deal the other day.
One Of the biggest eofins on re.
cord was made for biz man OF
Mooresville, N. O., who died on Gun
day. II Was as big as wagon body.
- The greatest trctting feat ia the
history OF the world was performed at
Reidville. Mass, on Monday By o
mare named "Lou Dillon making
mile in two minutes.
- Such has been th0 improvement
in engine boilers and FIRE boxes that
the power derived srom q pound OF
coal todayi is nearly three times as
great as it was City years ago.
- The contest for che Democratic
nomination Yof governor Of Ohio
between Tom johnson, OF Cleveland,
and 3po. l.. ZimMerman, CT Spring
flaM, has reaulted in i victory FOR
johnson. --.s.s.,. s.,54
There were sous negroes killed
on Monday within "a hours in the
Vicinity Of Barnesville, Ga, the slayer
in each case being o negro, and each
killing was because Of some trivial oir-
cumstance,
- Since 1862 over s27, 600, 600 has
been expended in the ccast.n.1,a q
300 miles OF leyees along the Mis-
eissippi, and OF that amount the Unit.
ed States government has contributed
over el2, 600, COO.
- The biggest railroad scheme ever
heard Of 10 being ealked of-from
Hudson Bay to Buenos Ayres, South
Americs-to be called the Pan-Ameri-
can railroad end to have o capital
stock Of $3.50, ,000, 900.
- Sprouting peas H. The stomach OF
the 7-year-0ld daughteu q John PGnte,
g railr0ad conductor o. Creston, Iowa,
caused her death this week. An
autopsy revealed that the child Had
swallowed whole peas.
- Grssshoppers are go thick in
Mon tana that trains run with much
difficulty. The tracks are covered
with the insects and cause the train
wheels 60 slip. Let us be thankful
that We are spared such pests.
- Tim Nolan, we'll known black
95O, 600 by an uncle in California.
News OF the Inheritance reached him
just while he was sick in bed at e
hospital, unable to earn dollar.
- A New York millionaire has
established woman's college,, where
she girls will be taught to knoW them
selves. That is not what the average
girl wants. She wants to know all
about the other girls and keep, as il
were, incog herself.
- A huge derrick on bridge i'm
New York on the Central railroad on
Tuesday fell into the water sixty feet
below, carrying with it sixty work
men, FOUR Of whom were drowned.
The only man uninjured was the one
ON top the derrick. 81
- In q joint debate et Bismarck.
Ark, on "Wednesday Gov. Devils and
Judge Wood had difficulty and the
Judge knocked the governor of the
stand. They are running against
each other for governor, and this is
the second difficulty they have had.
- A common yellow dog, s'Sport,' .
jumped into the waters OF Gravesend
bay ct Bath Beach and saved the life
Of 8-year.old Jennie Butler. The
little girl fell from q pier. The dog
instantly diyed after her and held
her up By her dress until boat res
cued her. &
a diepateh from Chicago Tues
day said that General LongstTeet was
in that city; thet he had secluded
himself from his friends who were
anxious to see him and that his pur-
| pose was TO have federal bullet loca-
ted by an X.ray and extracted from
his body or the cataract taken from
hiseys. lt 10 probable that it is his
eye on which tho operation is &c be
performed. n
The Old World custom OF leav-
Ing legaeias TO servants is beginning
TO develop in this country. Recently
quite . number Of Wills aet apart aunds
for this purpose. Mrs. Emma Mat
thseaon, widow Of the wealthy sugar
ye6ner, whose will was probated Ia
New York last week leaves 81 600 to
each servant Who had been in her
employ Tor over g year and not exceed
Ing two years. To every seFvent hav-
Ing been in her employ for more than
two years 81, 600 10 given. Il
- Catsspillars are doing great dam
iage in the Georgin cotton, and the
work o. these insecte will result in o
great financial loss to the farmers in
eAe State, unless something 10 done
TO- chank the onslaught. Every day