The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-02
GENERAL NEWS.

daily by the San Francisco relief com
mittee.
-Mrs. Katie Butler, Of Atlanta,
sues her husband for divorce because
to slept late.
- About 453 blocks and 10000
buildings were burned in the San
Francisco FIRE.
49, "A Philadelphia minister has built
a church on wheels, 80 as to roll it
out Of reach Of saloons.
Speaker Cannon says Congress
will CLOSE between june end August,
but doesn't knew when. :
- A beggor on the streets Of Phila.
delphia vas found TO be rich man,
owning eight fine houses.
49, There are now $4,000 rural routes
operated in the United States, and ap-
plications are fled for 1000 more.
- The total contributions Of the
Kuigdts Of Pythias to tho San Fran.
cisco relief fund will amount to about
100000.
- Express trains now run from
Mexico city 60 ST. Louis 10 5O} hours
AN average Of 33 miles an hour for
1877 miles.
- All the bank vaults in Sap Fran.
cisco were found to be intact. The
money and papers on deposit are
therefore safe.
- The senate Increased to 81, 800.
900 the additional appropriation for
San Francisco, and the house agreed
+, the amendment.
"A Philadelphis woman, Who is
supposed to have been demented, ,
turned on the gas and asphyxiated
herself end two daughters.
BY his will, pauper who recent.
~ died at the Westberry workhouse,
in England, left his cat to the King Of
Spain as Q wedding present.
~ Starved doge we're found eating
the bodies Of psrsons killed in the
San Francisco earthquake. All stray
dogs were hunted down aud killed.
- The fearful experience Of B. K.
Coffman, commercial traveller. dur.
ing the San Francisco earthquake
caused ais hair to turn grey instantly.
Close friends Of President Roose.
velt think he will be candidate for
the Senate from New York after be
retires from the presidents Office in
1909.
-Jspau is arranging to have erect.
ed ia Washington che finest legation
building 10 the national capital. 1t
will surpass in msgnifoenoe all other
embassies.
"A tornado preetios!!y destroyed
the town Of Bellevue, Texas, Thurs
day, leaving only three out OF over
two hundred buildings standing. At
least eleven persons were killed.
On April 25th 17-year.old boy
was lynohed By mob Of seven men
in OakHoods. Texas. He. was idensi.
fed as the one who had entered the
home OF widow near that place.
Mrs. Ella Knowles, Of Montans,
an attorney, has every attribute Of q
successful lawyer. She ran for at.
torney general, Was behten, and mar
siad the man Ehe defeated be. s. tie
polls. -.
Capt. Richmond Pearson Hob.
SON, OF Merrimac and kiesiug fame, was
nominated for Congress from tho 9Th
district Of Alsbsms, having defeated
Congressman j. n. Bsnkhesd by 4y5
votes. i,
!: = San Francisco had another earth
quake shook Wednesday, lasting one
minute, aud which threw down the
walls Of many burned buildings. One
lady was killed, and considerable
alarm was felt. ~. -.
- Women are dressed in mea's
clothes in che San Francisco refugee
camp. and it ie hard to tell the sexes
apart. They had nothing else TO
wear. The women say it Is do time
for false modesty. 49,,
-.Stocks and bonds worth $780,
600 belonging to J. D, Hand, . promi-
nent sawmill operator 10 Bay Minett,
Ala, were stolen from the home
OF w. A. Collier, an attorney, of
Montgomery, Als.,. where he 10 visit.
ing. Z: :. .:,,..... ...-.. !. :
- There ars 1O7 companies TO share
the San francisco insurance loss.
This loas is estimated By the local
agents 1t between $l76, 200, 900 and
5000, ,O00, 900, but New York sends
word that the insurance men there
think the loss will not exceed $780,
600, 600. Chioago's loss was $780,
000, 900. =, r, =, ..s
The watefs around Savannah are
alive With blood red creatures, in
length from o half to three inches, re.
sembfe worms or oaterpillars, and
which give out blood-red lid when
mashed. Sailors who have travelled
all over the world say they never be-
fore saw such things. They are rapid
y increasing, aud the river is swarm.
ing with them. ...>...'... .'.~ '....s'
Thomas Leisure, young farmer
u yff Davios5 County. Kentucky, was
drowned in Rough River while on his
way to meet bis wife, from whom he
had separated, friends having arrang-
ed for the conference. When he
reached q stream In viea Of his wife q
! home hS found the bridge washed
away, and attempted to swim across,
with the fatsl result. =: -. -. -
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