The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-04-19
GENERAL NEWS.

= The japanese demand an indem-
nifty of 100000, 900 before they will
consent to make peace with Russia.
= Washington Dessau, Macon
lawyer, dropped dead while address
ing the Georgia Supreme Court at At
lanta.
- A negro boy at Dawson, Ga. +,
who leaned against an electric pole,
which was vet, was instantly killed
by shock.
= Eight men were instantly killed
and two others fatally injured by an
explosion at Ardway limestone quarry,
four miles from Elsonia, Va.
= Gertrude Jacobs, pretty girlip
Chicago, committed suicide because
her father and mother separated and
she could not reconcile them.
= President Castro, Of Venezu'a,
has defied the United States and re-
fuses to cope with the asphalt cases
from the Venezuela Supreme Court.
= Engineer Wallace says the work
on the Panama Canal will be push
cd. 5000 men are now employed
and many more will be put on the
job.
II. B. Grover & Co.. whose shoe
factory at Brockton, Mass, was
b!own ur by an exploding boiler with
great losp nf life have made an assign.
ment.
= The American Baptist Mission.
ary Union, with headquarters at Bos-
ton. have accepted 100000 from
John D. Rockefeller without protest
or question.
= Among the 1885 immigrants
who landed in New York last week
were 1,040 Irish. Many rosy. cheek
ed aud sparkliug-eyed girls were in
the lot.
- The Panama Canal Commission
wants to import 10000 Japanese
laborerS TO dig the big ditch, as white
people cannot stand the climate and
West India negroes are too slow 10
hustle.
= Andrew Carnegie hes condition.
ally pledged himself to give at least q
million dollare of fund OF $25, ,000,-
600 to be raised by the New England
Methodists for the support Of super.
animated preachers.
- At Pulaski, Va, on Friday,
Cloyd Hale, colored, was indicted,
tried and convicted and sentenced--
all within an hour-for the murder OF
John Hart just week before. May
IL was set for his execution.
- Judge Warren B. Hooker, of the
New York Supreme Court, will prob.
ably be retired from the bench in dis.
grace on account Of his connection
with certain postoffioe appointments
while member of Congress.
- At negro frolic near Swains-
boIo, Ca, negro shot through q
window into the room where dancing
was going on end killed three persons
with one shot, one man aud two wo
men. The assassin fed and has no,
been caught.
- A report has been made by the
interstate railroad commission Of The
railroad wrecks for the last three
months Of 1904. In that time So pas.
sengers and 189 employees were killed
and 1,a30 passengers and 1858 en-
ployes were injured. al
% # q. = F. b
- A special from Springfield, Ark,
says it is reported there that Marquii
Meadam has made denth.bed con
fessiop to the murder several yoarl
ego Of DR.. @. g. ChantlesS, at Cente,
Ridge, for which Alexander Brinkley
was hanged at Merrilton.
- Last year Texas farmers in the
boil weevil section made pretty fail
cotton esop by early planting and fas.
cultivation. This year Zoo much
rain has delayed preparation and
planting and the crop is bound TO be
late. So the boil weevil may be ex-
pected to get in its work before The
crop natures So says Vice. Presi.
dent Peters Of she Cotton Assoici-
alton. 8, si'l