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

- mississippi is expeotipga great
sotsss crop despite many mishaps TO
staple.
- Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
hopes TO interest the negroes Of the
South in silk agriculture.
Law.abiding negroes in Atlanta
have formed en- association the object
OF which is TO punish che vicious rep.
reBentetives OF che race.
- w. p. Brown, lssder OF the clique
and naven other men ell Of New
Orleans, made over 81. .00Q, GOO on
big cotton deal the other day.
- One Of the biggest collins on re-
cord was made for o big man OF
Mooresville, N. O., who died on San
day. It was as big 40 wagon body.
The greatest trottipg feat ia aSe
history OF the world WAS performed st
Reidville, Mnss., on Monday By o
mare named "Lou Dillon" making
mile in two minutes.
such has been the improvement
in engine boilers and Gre boxes that
the power derived from pound OF
coal today 10 nearly ahrae eimes as
great as it was 6fty years ago.
- The conteat for the Democratic
nomination Tor governor Of Ohio
between Tom johnson, OF Cleveland,
and Jn0. i. Zimmerman, Of Spring.
field, has resulted In 81 victory for
Johnson. 3i,i
There wsre four negroes killed
on Monday within 24 hours in che
vicinity OF Barnesville, Ga, The slayer
90. each case being negro, and each
killing was because OF some trivial cir
ouMstance.
~ Since 1852 over 927, 600, 600 hss
been expended in the construetiop OF
1900 miles OF leveas along the Mis-
sisgippi, and OF that amount the Units
ed States government has contributed
over e12, ,000, 900.
- The biggest railroad goheme ever
heard OF is being talked of-9rom
Hudson Bay 70 Buenos Ayres, South
Amerioa-to bs called che Pan-Ameri-
car raiIroaS end TO have capital
stock Of $3.50, ,000. 900,
Sprouting peas in the stomach OF
the 7-year-old daughter Of John Ponte,
o railroad ccndnoior OF Creston, Iowa.
caused her death this week. sa e, An
autopsy revealed that che child had
swallowed whole peas.
Grasshoppers are 90 thick ir
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 suoh pests.
-- Tim Nolan, we'll known black
smith in Macon, Ga., has been left
400 900 by an uncle in 0si;fc..i..
News Of the inheritance reached him
just while he was sick IN bed at q
hospital, unable to earn dollar.
- A New York millionaire has
established woman S 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. .sls ,s
- A huge derrick on bridge iu
New York on tho 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.
lin o joint debate at Bismarck.
Ark, on "Wednesday Gov. Davis and
Judge Wood had q difficulty and the
judge knocked the governor OFF the
stand. They are running against
each other for governor, and this is
the second difficulty they have had.
- A common yellow dog, ssSport,"'
jumped into the waters OF Grayesend
bay at Bath, Beach and saved the life
Of 8.year.old Jennie Butler. The
little girl fell from q pier. The dog
instantly dived after hsr and held
her up BY her dress until boat res
cued her. ~ q i. f .i1 "a .a'.'.
As dispatoh from Chicago Tues
day eaid that General Longstreet was
ip chat city; that he had secluded
himself from his friends who were
anxious torsee him and that his pur.
p05s was TO have federal bullet loca-
sed By an X-ray and extracted from
his body or the cataract taken from
hiseye.l It ie probable that it is his
aye!on which the operation is to be
performed. ~
- ~ Th1 Old z3ia World custom OF lsay-
iDg legacies TO servants is beginning
TO develop in this country. Recently
quite . number Of wills set apart funds
for shis purpose. Mrs. Emma Mat
thieaon, widow Of the wealthy sugar
1 reGner, whose will was probated ia
New York last week leaves $1, 600 TO
cash servant who had been in her
employ FOR over Q year end not exceed
| Ing two years. TO every servant hay-
ing been in her employ for moro than
two years s2, ,000 10 given.
- CsterpilIars ara doing great dam
sge in the Georgis cotton, and the
work Of these insects will result in o
great financial loss TO the farmers In
eIo State, unless something 10 done
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