The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-10-19
GENERAL NEWS.


$l2 per capita.
= The Agricultural Department
has recommended that burning of the
cotton stalk is the best way to get rid
| of the boil weevil.
- Grover Cleveland will preside
and make speech at Parker and
Davis mass meeting in Carnegie hall,
New York city, the 2lst instant.
Cows on the track caused the
Wreok Of . passenger train at Lin
! wood, Mich. Several persons we're in
jored, the engineer fatally.
= Charley Foley, alias Shotgun"
Foley, was hanged last week in New
Orleans. 1t was the fret execution
there of white man in O number Of
years.
- The strike of the 25, 900 cotton
mill operatives at Fall River, Mass. j,
continues. The population of the city
has decreased from la, 600 to 1O0, 600
since the strike began.
= A French steamer loaded with q
million dollars worth OF coffee from
Brazil arrived in New Orleans last
Thursday. This 10 the largest cargo
Of coffee ever brought to the United
States.
Mayor Harrison, OF Chicago, says
the German vote, which is one third
OF the vote Of that State, will 20 for
Parker. These people are opposed TO
Roosevelt because of his imperialistio
policy.
= Rowland G. Hill, an insurance
man, was ehot end killed in Memphie,
Tenn, by Ben Gillian, negro, in de-
fense Of Mrs. Emma Leonard, o
widow. against the unWelcome atten-
tions Of Hill.
The Germans are in trouble
again in South Africa. There is
another rebellion in progress there in
the German territory and it is said
that the uprising is Of a more serious
nature than suything heretofore.
Mrs. s. K. Jacobs. wife Of the
FORMER station agent at Worthington,
w. Va, has confessed that she was o
member of gang that has been rob-
bing stations along the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
There was great fire in Winni-
peg, Canada, On Wednesday morning
which destroyed four business blocks
in the heart of the city. Several mil
lions worth Of property was destroyed
but no lives were lost.
John Whipple, an outlawed
Massachusetts, farmer, was surround
ed last week by posse Of men while
he was in barn, and rather than let
himself be captured he put two bull
let's in his head and died by his own
hand.
- A headon collision on che Mis-
souri, Pacific road near Warrensburg,
No., killed 29 persons and injured
about sixty more. The killed and
wounded were mostly citizens Of
Wiohits, Kansas, on their way to the
st. Louis exposition.
- The damages incident to the re.
cent army maneuvree held at Manas-
sas will not exceed $l5, 900. The
principle item Of damage was the cut
ting of wire fences during the two
sham battles OF Bull Run. During
the maneuvrss $3.50, 900 was expend-
cd to pay the officers and men Of the
militia.
- Tom Watson, Of Georgia, candi-
date for president On the populist
ticket, has been making redhot
speeches in Chicago, going for Par.
ker and Roosevelt, especially for Par
ker. The Republicans are getting
more satisfaction out Of his Campaign
than the Democrats, and it is charged
he ie secret emissary Of the G. o. p.
Two Indians, father and son,
aged respectively one hundred aud
seventeen and ninety.two years, reg.
istered in Atlanta to vote in Fulton
County. The old man ssys he can
pick 200 pounds OF cotton now and
that he is really more than one hum
dred and seventeen years, but he put
il at that 30 as not to make the white
folks blush.
- Victor Dofieb, rural mail car.
rier in Jones County, N. c., was in-
stantly killed In very singular way.
Ia one OF the mail pouches he was
carrying he had placed heavy re-
volver to get it out OF his way. He
forgot about it being there, and as he
threw the nnneh on The table 81 tho
postoffice the revolver was discharged,
the bullet passing through the lungs.
Dorich, who is q Russion by birth,
gave cry and fell dead.
- There occurred. ten miles from
Salisbury. N. O., few days ago, a
death caused bypeculiar ciroum stanoes.
Less than year ago J. B. Leonard,
who was suffering intensely with
toothache, called upon dentist here
TO have the tooth extracted.
The dentist advised against it on
account Of the infamed condition Of
his mouth. Ms. Leonard was not
satisied, but went home and drew,
with pair Of tueezers; the tooth by
his own hand. From this cancer Of
the face set in. Medical aid never
could do. anything for him and he is
now dead. He was fine citizen and
q suecessfuf farmer. "a;
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