The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-07

= A newly discovered cotton tree
in Mexico promises to rival in pro-
duction the cotton plant of the Unit
ed States.
- Marshall Field is the heaviest in
dividua! taxpayer in the United States.
The assessed value of Mr.. Field tax
able property is S4c,00O,000.
- Lynching continues in Georgia.
Jim Glover, q negro, was shot and
otherwise killed at Cedartown for a
violent assault oL little girl.
A bug has been discovered at
St. Paul, Mimi, which doctors claim
causes diptherie. It's bite causes
membrane to form in the throat.
= The meat trust is growing rich
during the strike. They ssy they
have all the hands they need and the
price OF meat has been advanced.
= Mrs. Hannah Claspy. aged 80
years, was burned to death in her bed
at her son-in.law's house in Harlem,
N. Y, es result Of smoking q pipe
= A couple who eloped from Ala.
bana were married by telephone, con-
Meeting Bowden and Carrollton eigh-
teen miles apart, Justice Norman per.
forming the ceremony.
- Despite stories Of the possibility
Of Sunday opening % the Worlds
Fair iE has been declared by rep.
resentative of the exposition company
that suoh suggestion 10 absolutely
futile.
- Next year the Methodist Epis.
oopal Mission in India will celebrate
it's jubilee. It is proposed to raise
thank Offering Of 100000 to be de-
voted specially to the equipment Of
the several publishing houses.
One man was killed and three
were wounded in battle between two
families at religious meeting near
Tazewell, Va. The battle was the
result of family feud Of thirty years
standing.
"A through freight from Raleigh
to Monroe on the Seaboard Air Line
was wrecked at Peedee, N. c., by
running into washout. The engin-
eer, Alex. Adams, and Fireman Shep.
pard were killed, being buried under
the wreckage.
- At High Bridge, KY, Miss Sarah
Burns and two little girl companions
were caught upon the railroad bridge by
swift express train. Through rare
presence Of mird of Miss Burns all
three swung from ends Of GROSS. ties
until train passed
john Cox, a white boy, put
distractions. on the Southern road
near Martinsville, Va, and the train
would have been wrecked but for the
timely discovery. His object was re-
venge because the train had run over
and killed his dog.
- Al Fayetteville, n. c., last Fri
day George Holiday, negro, in Jail
for drunkenness and resisting an off,
Ger. in an attack of delirium tremens,
drove out his negro cellmate, then
climbed 20 the top Of the steel cage,
fell back and broke his neck.
- It is claimed that the cotton crop
has been cut off at least rs to so per
cent. in the southern counties Of
North Carolina on account of the ex-
cessive rains. There has also heen
great damage TO the tobacco crop on
account Of many hail storms.
A Missouri negro has bet his
life on the election Of Roosevelt. He
has agreed with another Of his race
that If the President is not reelected
be will jump from the Eads bridge ct
St. Louis into the Mississippi river.
Against this stake the other negro
has put %,
Two boys in Franklin County,
Ga,, a we're drowned while bathing.
The younger one who was ii years
old got into deep water ald could not
swim. His brother who wns 13 years
old went to his rescue. The asoWnipg
boy clasped both srms around the
neck Of his brother and both were
drowned together. as,s,
- Five negroes. all supposed to be
members Of the Before. Day" club,
have been arrested !, at Salem, Ala,
for attempting Sto. enter:a house and
murder the family. One Of the mem
bers Of che gang confessed TO the an!
thorities that the negroes in the COM
munity had organised for the pur-
pose Of numbering, robbing and burn
ing. Gss5 I.ss,g:.,,.
~ Within o very few weeks active
work will begin in China upon what is
undoubtedly destined to be the lar
gest college in that country, devoted
TO broad educational principles in the
English language and in accordance
with the most modern high school and
college meth DDS. This institution is
the Canton Christian College.
A cave, apparently constructed
for concealing goods, has been found
ON the premises Of Capt. jas. D.
Phillips, at Spencer, N. O., the South
ern Railway conductor nof in Jail at,
Salihhurv charged with .ohbiro cara.