The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-12-07

= Russia has declared her unwll-
lingness to join other powers in the
proposed peace conference.
= Enoch Sloan, farmer of Pike
County, ky., while drunk BILLED his
wife and their four children.
j. NJ. Williams, who killed two
men while they were at work on their
farm in Texas, was killed by posse.
= A cotton picking machine was
tried in field near Charlotte, N. c..
last week and failed to do the work
expected.
- It has been decided to hold the
next annual reunion of Confederate
Veterans in Louisville, Ky: on June
5, 6 and 7.
- Mrs. Johu Kyser shot and NOR
tally wounded Miss Nettie Edwards
at her home in Birmingham, Ala,
and then shot and killed herself. The
cause was jealousy.
- Residents Of Paonia, Colorado,
claim that the largest apple in the
world was raised ;u that district this
year. It is Of the Wolf River variety,
and weighs 31l ounces.
John Plummer, prominent
Floridian, living near Jacksonville,
was assassinated while sitting in his
front porch playing violin. There
is no clew to the assassin.
Rev. j. w. Wheeler, aged 6S, Of
Charlotte, N. c., was run into by a
messenger boy, moving rapidly on
bicycle aud his collar bone was broken
and other injuries received.
Because his stepdaughter mar
ried against his will, j. M. Williams,
of Alvarado, Texas, shot and killed
the groom and his father and wounded
brother while they were at work in
their field.
- Richard M. Scruggs, the million
aire philanthropist of St. Louis, who
died recently, left bequests aggre-
eating $48l, 900. The Southern Meth
odist Church shares largely in this
amount.
- Henrietta Hendrickson, little
girl living ct Vermilion, South Dako-
ia, swallowed grain Of corn which
lodged in her throat aud sprouted,
when an incision had to be made for
its removal.
- The prospective strike Of the
stockyard butchers in Chicago has col
lapsed, At one time last week it had
begun to assume serious proportions
again. Now it appears to be ended
for good and all.
w. w. Brooks, a Rome, Ca,
lawyer, in missionary, rally by the
Georgia Baptist Association at Colum-
bus on Thursday, gave So, 900 for mis-
sions. A short time ago he gave q
similar amount to Shorter College.
A jury awarded to William Kill
martin, q poor laborer, q verdict for
$14,5O0 against the city OF Boston for
tho loss Of his sight by en- explosion
Of dynamite while he was working on
the streets uf the city.
A distinguished looking German,
aged about q, committed suicide in
q cell at police headquarters in Gin
oinnati, o., by hanging himself with
his long silk necktie. He had been
arrested on the charge Of house-break-
ing.
- Rev. W. r. Foote, D. D, for
merly presiding elder OF the Rome
District, was found guilty of drunk
enness at the session Of the North
Georgia conference at Marietta on
Friday and will be expelled from that
body.
= Under ruling by Attorney Gen
eral Moody that the lottery or guess
ing contests gotten up by some news
papers and magazines are illegal, the
postofice department will hereafter
exclude from the mails any paper in
dulging in such schemes.
A crusade against persons who
sell alleged adulterated drugs has
begun in Chicago by Colonel j. E.
Stuart, of the postofioe department..
Five arrests were made on charges Of
fraudulent use Of the mails. Fifteen
thousand dollars worth Of alleged
spurious drugs we're oonfiscated.
- Mrs. Julia Williams, wife of
prominent citizen Of Wayoross, Ca,
died on Wednesday as the result Of
pistol shot wound received at the
hands Of Kinch Williams, her 18.
yesr.old step son. He shot her be.
cause she refused to s;ve him whiskey.
= Several unsuccessful attempts
have been made to start 1p the cotton
print mills at Fall River. Mass. Oa
one day .hs mills were opened and the
power started in the hope that some
Of the operatives wouit 5e induced to
come back to work, but the attempt
was failure.
- Drouth in Central Kentucky is
the worst in the history Of the State.
Pasture lands that have been id grass
for twenty years will have to be re-.
sown, even the roots being parehed.
Greeks, ponds and wells are drying up
and stock is cut down to one drink OF
water in twensy-four hours in many