The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-14
GENERAL NEWS.


war goes on there.
= James Mcconnell. 32 years old,
a crank, tried to kill Vice President
Fairbanks, at Flint, Mich.
= The Russian admiralty COM
putes that the Russian navy lost
fully 10000 men in the battle with
Togo.
- Five negro convicts working on
the roads near Biscayne, Fla, were
blown to pieces with dynamite on
Thursday.
= The soil Of Cuba is extremely
fruitful. Cabbagcs there are SO large
that heads weighing twenty pounds
each are common.
= Forty -nine National banks, with
an aggregate capital of $2,720, 900,
were chartered at Washington during
the month Of May.
= Johann Hook, the man of forty
wives, one of whom he was convicted
of numbering, will be hanged in Chi
sago on the 23rd instant.
j. w. Hammons was convicted
at Winston, N. c., on Thursday Of
the murder of his wife and was SEN
fenced to hang the 20th of July.
- Three white men were badly cut
in fight with negroes in Louisville.
The negroes were trying to take ice
from wagon driven by one of the
white men.
= Advice from native sources state
that Warmbad, the German head
quarters in southwest Africa, has
been captured by natives, the garri-
son perishing.
= Carey Wood, a prominent mer-
chant of Atlanta, has been indicted by
the grand jury for arson in setting fire
to his store. Woods friends claim
that he is insane.
= Engineer j. f. Lumkin, of the
Georgia, Southern and Florida Rail-
road, was shot while in his cab run
niug his engine. He has been taken
to his home in Macon.
- Geo. Clevengcr, white, was shot
and killed near Naoogdoches, Tex,
by Bob Davis, a negro, as the re-
suit of a dispute over Eve cents.
The negro has been arrested and is in
Jail.
A five-ycar.old girl in Chicago
died after putting some toy beads in
her mouth. An examination showed
that the beads contained arsenic. They
were said to have been made in Ger
many.
a prominent young farmer of
near Rocky Ford, Ca, was shot near
the heart, whilo riding in his buggy,
and killed instantly. a negro wo.
man, who is alleged 10 have fired the
shot, escaped. n+ S,s
Announcement was made at
Davidson, n. G., Wednesday that
Andrew Carnegie had offered Davidson
College $4,000 on condition that a
similar amount be raised The offer
will be accepted.
John johnson, q Swede, was
taken in charge by secret service men
at Bloomington, ILL.,, for writing to
Miss Alice Roosevelt. johnson
claimed that he was sent here from
Sweden to marry Miss Alice.
The remains Of some saad tha,
had been carteds from Lyle Greek
into San Bernardino, Call, for build.
ing purposes yielded s15 worth oi
gold to q prospector whose expert
.enced eye had noted the metals gilt.
ter as he was passing it. d. ss; Us;
- Severe earthquakes have 90
ourrcd in central Japan extending
generally from the province ol
Hiroshima to the strait Of Shimon
oseki. The extent Of damage and LOST
Of life is not yet known, but, it i.
feared, it is very heavy.
- Louis j 2Rens, one Of the bes'
known business men Of Oconto, Wis,
short in his account for sum thai
may reach 10000, left the city OF
his bicycle, went to an abandoned
barn three miles south Of the city
aud shot himself, dying INSTANTLY. f3
= Judge Lafontaine, e8traditioi
commissioner OF Canada, has ordered
Johu f. ;Gaynor and b. D. Greene
fugitives from the United Statel
courts in Georgia, q to be returned tt
that State h for trial, ,Sss The partiel
foughs extradition for Eve years.
S{ The daughter Of Nj. Roberj
Rumming, a Well.to.do farmer resid
ing near Belo, Surry Comfy, N s. j.
WIS Instantly killed by lightning ed
nesday afternoon during ON electfiea
and hail storm. The young lady Swa,
standing on the front porch at he,
homo when stricken by the bolt. s3
Robert G, Davidson, d former
mayor OF Baltimore, has, deserted hi.
wife and run of 81 Europe with Afisl
Laura b.. N oyss, a B trained nurse E!ol
Port Depoait, Md. Before going hs
converted his property, worth 5000
600, int o cash and securities, whisf
hescarti led with him leaving hiswifs
nothing
Thomas al; B iinsnsanct
agent, went into d bari bpr shop in sAl
bany, G as,5anaS & ask 10 see ii goo:
Erasor.f, One was shown him here,