The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-02
GENERAL NEWS.

- Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
hopes to interest the negroes of the
South in silk agriculture.
Law abiding negroes in Atlanta
csve formed an association the object
of which is to punish the vicious rep.
resentatives of the race.
= W. p. Brown, leader of the clique
and seven other men all of New
Orleans, made over $7,0OO.000 on
big cotton deal the other day.
: One of the biggest ooffins on re-
cord was made for biz man Of
Mooresville, N. c., who died on Sun
day. 1t was as big as wagon body.
The greatest trotting feat in the
history of the world was performed at
Reidville, Mass, on Monday by
mare named Lieu Dillon" making
mile in two minutes.
Such has been the Improvement
in engine boilers and fire boxes that
the power derived from pound Of
great as it was fifty years ago.
- The contest for the Democratic
nomination for governor of Ohio
between Tom johnson, Of Cleveland,
and Jno. l.. Zimmerman, Of Spring
field, has resulted in a victory for
johnson.
There were four negroes killed
on Monday within 24 hours in tho
vicinity Of GAINESVILLE, Co., the slayer
in each case being negro, and each
killing was because Of some trivial cir.
cumstance.
- Since 1862 ever $27 1000, 900 has
been expended in the construction OF
l 300 miles Of levees along the Mis-
sissippi, and Of that amount the Unit
ed States government has contributed
over s12,0v0,000.
The biggest railroad scheme ever
heard Of is being talked of-from
Hudson Bay to Buenos Ayres, South
Amerioa-to be called the Pan-Ameri.
can railroad and TO have capital
stock OK $780, 100000.
Sprouting peas in the stomach of
the 7-year-old daughter of John Ponte.
q railroad conductor Of Creston, Iowa,
caused her death this week. An
autopsy revealed that the child had
swallowed whole peas.
= Grasshoppers are so thick in
Montana that trains run with much
difficulty. The tracks are covered
with the insects and cause the train
wheels to slip. Let us be thankful
that we are spared such pests.
Tim Nolan, well known black
smith in Macon, Ca, has been left
$4,000 by an uncle in California.
News of the Inheritance reached him
just while he was sick in bed at
hospital, unable to earn dollar.
"A New York millionaire has
established a woman's 8 college, where
the 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 it
were, incog herself.
- A huge derrick on q bridge in
New York on the Central railroad on
Tuesday fell into the water sixty feet
below, carrying with it sixty work
zen, four of whom were drowned.
The only man uninjured was the one
on top the derrick.
= In joint debate at Bismarck,
Ark, on "Wednesday Gov. Davis 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, "sport,"
bay at Bath Beach and saved the life
Of 8-year-old Jennie Butler. The
little girl fell from pier. The dog
instantly dived after her and held
her up by her dress until boat res
cued her.
- A dispatch from Chicago Tues.
day said that General Longstreet was
in that city; that he had secluded
himself from his friends who were
anxious to see him and that his pur-
pose was to have federal bullet looa-
ted by an X-ray and extracted from
his body or the cataract taken from
his eye. It is probable that it is his
eye on which the operation is to be
performed.
= The Old World custom Of leav.
ing legacies to servants is beginning
to develop in this country. Recently
quite number OF Wills set apart funds
for this purpose. Mrs. Emma Mat
thieson. widow of the wealthy anga-
reiner, whose will was probated in
New York last week leaves 81, ,O00 to
each servant who had been in her
employ for over year and not exceed.
ing two years. To every servant hsv-
ing been in her employ for more than
two years $4,000 is given.
Caterpillars are doing great dam
age in the Georgia cotton, and the
work Of these insects will result in q
great financial loss to the farmers in
the State, unless something is done
to check the onslaught. Every day
brings additional reports Of their ap.
pearanoe to Commissioner Of Agrioul.
tn-s Q. B. Stevens, telling Of the de-
struction which is being wrought By
the worms, and in some sections Of