The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-15
GENERAL NEWS.

Five negro children were burned
to death by Q FIRE that consumed their
house lear Franklin, N. @.
- Negro highwaymen held I'D a
young lady near Biltmore, N. c., and
robbed her of q gold watch.
- A village was destroyed and many
persons killed azd wounded by q vol
canic eruption in Colombia.
- John Turner. uolored, was lynch
ed at Warren, Ark, for an assault
upon Mrs. Nicely, q white woman.
= The storage house Of q big fertil-.
izer company in Birmingham, Ala,
was destroyed by FIRE with o loss Of
1926. 600.
"A fourteen year old messenger
boy was held up in New York city
employer. &
- Mayor Tom johnson has been re-
elected mayor Of Cleveland, Ohio,
with the entire Democratic ticket Of
alderman.
1t is said that the Panama canal
commission contemplate employing
thousands Of Southern negroes ON the
canal work.
Albert Sidney Busby, financial
agent Of the pe~nitentiery at Rusk,
Texas. has fed with 100000 belong.
ing to the State.
- Twelve persons were killed and
over q score injured by 3 Cyclone in
Alabama. Several persons were also
killed by q storm in Arkansas.
John Trammell, an inmate of the
Confederate soldiers home in Atlanta,
Ga, committed suicide with o pistol
on Friday because Of i'll health.
An epidemic Of "pink eye has
attacked the students Of the Poly
technio Institute at Blacksburg, Va.
and many Of them have left ec-hhoms.
The Southern governors are with
one accord promising assistance in
the work Of securing a complete ros.
ter of Confederates for the Seoreta.y
of War.
The Rev. VIM. Henry Milburu,
the venerable blind chaplain OF the
United States senate, died in Santa
Barbara, California, last Friday, aged
90 yesrs.
- Mrs. Susie McMilland, wife OF a
Birmingham policeman, gave her
eight months old baby q dose Of car
bolic acid and then suicided by shoot.
ing herself.
Adlai 81. Stevenson, formerly
vice president Of the United States,
lost oil Of his hair and musteche while
to entinguisk q fire in his home
at Bloomington, Ill.
- VIM. j. Bryan says that he will
be in the east in Nay, and proposes to
speak in New York, Connecticut,
Island, Massachusetts, New
and Maryland,
-Four women OF Wabash, Ind,
burned the feathers of their hats when
told BY o preacher that no woman
wearing plumes could hope to enter
the kingdom Of heaven.
About 5000 Mexican veterans
are still living, one-third Of whom are
living on the Pasifco east. They pro-
pose to have o grand reunion in San
next August.
The secretary Of the treasury
has selected the site of the Baptist
church in Atlanta upon which to erect
o United States public building. The
price paid for the lot was $199, 700.
- The president aud secretary and
two other members Of school board
In Philadelphia were convicted Oh
Saturday Of accepting brides from wo-
men candidates for positions as teach
efs.
- A son vas born q few days to
DIR. and Mrs. Cormao McOallis, OF
Pa, being the,twenty.third
child born to the couple. Mrs. Mo-
is Al years old and wal married
at the age OF II years..
- The food situation in Louisiana
10 not encouraging. All hope OF clos
ing a700.foot creyasse has been aban-
The weather bureau says that
high water will continue in the lower
mississippi for at least three weeks.
- Geo. e. Mills, q New York law.
yer, has been detected in an attempt
20 bride the assistant district attorney
that city. He paid the officer g..
lO0 to drop an indictment, then the
,ficer gave him back his money and
indicted him.
The Health Commission Of Nor
lolk, Va. has ratified the action of
she School Board Ct that city requir-
individual drinking cups for the
lse Of public school children This
action will necessitate the purchase Of |
about 5000 cups. for the schools.
The total valueSo:: exports of ami
nal products in 1902 was about 3d.
DOC, 900 greater than the like exports ;
II the previous year, but there was q
decrease Of nearly 90, 1000 900 in the
1elue Of cattle exported. This was
lue to chs sharp demand for beef in
his country.
Carter Harrison was reelected
Of Chicago OF Tuesday, 7th
nst., FOR his fourth term by 1000
majority over the republican candi. !