The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-18
GENERAL NEWS.

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ing a ITO, 00O.acve sheep and cattle
ranch III South Georgia.
The town of Queensland, N. c.,
was practically wiped out by fire last
Friday, tho loss was $25, 600.
Augusta, Ca, is having a no. dis
cussion over the acceptance of An
drew C%arnegie's offer Of $50, 900 for q
library.
- Ithaca, N. Y, has owe four hun
dred cases of typhoid fever, May Of
them among the students of Cornell
university.
DR.. J. l. Thorp was shot and
killed at Washington, Ga, by Frank
Bucket, who claimed that Thorp in
suited his wife.
- Robbers forced an entrance into
the City Bank at Somerton, Ohio, and
blew open the safe. They secured
$4,000 and escaped.
News has reached San Francisco
that n thousand persons on the
South Sea islands lost their lives last
month ~ a tidal wave.
- la an engagement between the
Insurgents and oo%nstables, near Ma.
Mia, Inspector Harris was killed. His
home was in Atlanta, Ga.
- At the end Of the last year the
total length Of railroads in Europe
was 180, 653 miles, as against 198,787
miles in the United Statcs.
= Congress has passed through
both houses the bill to erect a million
end 9 half building in Washington for
The department Of agriculture.
The body Of Samuel Hudson was
found Thursday in his home near
Athens, Go. It is believed that he
was killed for his pension money.
- In his report Adjutant General
Corbin, United States Army, puts the
number of men in this country, fit for
lighting, az upwards OF ten millions.
- Representative Bristow, Of New
York, has introduced q bill TO increase
the salary Of IL. president from $780,
eco to 100000 to take effect March,
4, 1905.
= Camp Hardee of Confederate
Veterans Of Birmingham, Ala, has
passed unanimous resolutions endors-
ing Senators Hanna's bill to pension
ex-slaves.
The total business Of all kinds,
including money orders sent and re-
ceived, transacted by the New York
postofice last year was more than
1928, 00O, 900.
- Governor Davis, Of Arkansas,
among his holiday season pardons,
freed every boy under 10 years Of age
from the penitentiary, and will fight
for a separate prison for youths.
- The grave Of Mrs. Chas. I. Stem
gle In Onancook cemetery, Virginia,
was robbed one night last week, the
object being to secure Q valuable dia-
mond ring that vas buried with her.
- II the Southern railway buys the
Frisco system, it will then have about
IL, 900 miles Of trackage, and its line
will extend from the Atlantic coast to
points in western Texas and Kansas.
Mrs. Lafayette Taylor, of Cen
terville, Sullivan county, N. Y, has
confessed having killed her husband,
Lafayette Taylor. and burned the
body ON January &c to escape detec-
tion.
- The House Of Representatives, at
Washington has passed the Agricultu.
raj Appropriation bill, with only one
OF moment, an increase
of the appropriation FOR free seeds
from $3.50, 600 to $500, 900.
- Charles Daniels, q volunteer dur
ing che Spanish War, and sinoe that
time q policeman at Oassopolis, Mich.
was killed by o huge icicle which fell
upon him 40 he was making his rounds
aad cut cH the cop Of his head.
- The largest suit on record for the
lose Of q human life is on trial at
White Plains, N. Y. The heirs OF
Alfred e. Perrin are ouing the New
York Central railroad for $3.50, 900
damages for killing him in q collision.
- In q hospital at Tomak, Russis,
there is o man 200 years old. The
newspapers say the patient has re.
cords to suppors the ststement. He
has been o W idower 1913 years and re-
members seeing Peter the Great. He
bedridden but mentally sound.
= It is reported that 50, 600, 900 OF
the $l0, 200, 600 90 be paid BY the
United States to Colombia for the
canal route, will go to the.rebels under
an agreement between the latter and
naval officers. Senator Nor.
gan has demanded an investigation.
- Wa fever Is high in the West.
More than o thousand Missourians
have volunteered to help Venesuels
Eight her European enemies, and ap.
for 9 place in the picture
are pouring in from all parts OF the
United States and Canada. They ex-
poet to getlarge land grants from Ven
- James Valentine Wagner, cash.
Ter OF the National Marine bank OF
Baltimore, Md, who died on Satur-
dey, left his accounts in bad shape,
and it has since been ascertained that
he wss @ defaulter to O large amount. !
He had been with the bank q years. !
IL ia supnosed he ~apeoulnted with the