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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-29
DIRECTORY OF FARMERS Or
CARNATIONS.

FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND Coop
ERATIvE UNION OF AMERICA.
President-C w. Macune, Texas.
First Vice-President-L. l.. Polk, N. @.
Vice-Pres't for Ala-H. P. Bone
Vice-Pres't for Ark-W. II. Moore.
Vice-Pres't for Fla.-Oswald Wilson.
Vice-Pres't for Ky.-S. B. Irwin.
Vice-Pres't for La.-Linn Tanner
Viee-Pres't for Miss-R. T. Love-
Vice-Pres't for Mo.-A B. Johnson.
Vice-Prest for n. C.-S B. Alexander
Vice-Pres' for TENN. Fl. Mcdowell
Vice-Pres't for Tex.-M. D. K. Taylor
Secretary-E. B. Warren, Texas.
Treasurer-A. E. Gardner, Tenn
Chaplain-Rev. ]. G. Jones, La.
Lecturer-Ben. Terrell, Tex.
Asst. Lecturer. A Tets, La
Door Keeper-Newt. Gresham, Ala.
Asst. Door Keeper-H c. Brown, KY.
Sergt-at-Arms- E. Groom, Miss.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Presidents. B. Alexander, Charlotte;
N. G.
Vice-President-T Ivey, Ashpole, NC.
Secretary-L L. Polk, Raleigh, N G.
Treasurer-J. D. Allen, Falls, N. G.
Lecturer-Geo. Wilcox, Carbonton,
n. @.
Assistant Lecturer-D D. Mcintyre,
Laurinburg, N. G.
Chaplain-Rev. E. J. Edwards, Cedar
Creek, n. @.
Door Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson, Fay
etteville, N. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-R I. Rusk,
Mt. Gilead, n. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. S. Holt, Chalk
Level, N. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Elias Carr, Old Sparta, N. c., Chair
man; Thadeus livery, Ashpole, N. c.; J. s.
Johnston, Rufhn, N. G.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
-Edgecombe county. ',
B. f. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; s.
Otho Wilson, Vineyard, and w. &. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
W. r. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master. ~
Il. T.. J. Ludwig, Mt Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF AGRIcUL-
TURE-oFFIcERs. -.......
John Robinson, Commissioner. ..--
T. K. Bruner, Secretary. -......
DR.. II. B. Battle, Chemist and Director
of Experiment Station.
John 7. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton. .''.~
80 N c. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. aE%
w: G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary n."
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
President-J. Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. othe Wilson, Vineyard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-29
OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
ALLIANCE.

National Alliance-iSouthern Mer-
cury, Dallas, Texas.
Alabama-AUtance Banner, Athens.
Arkansas State Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock
Mississippi-He Farmer, Winona
North Carolina-THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh.
Louisiana-7he Union, Choudrant
Tennessee and Kentucky-7he
1oiler, Union City, Tenn
Free Speech, Beaumont, Texas, OF
the counties of Jefferson, Orange,
Tyler, Hardin, Chambers, Liberty.
Florida-F Farmers Florida Alliance,
Mariana, Fla.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-29

The present German Empress is the
fifth English Princess who has held
that rank The others were Edgyth,
daughter of Edward the Elder, wife
of Otto l., Gunhild, daughter of Knut,
wife of Henry III, of Germany; Ma
tilda, the link between the Norman
and Plantagenet dynasties, wife of
Henry V, of Germany; and Isabella,
daughter Of King John, wife of Fred
erick II, the Wonder Of the World.
This last named Princess was direct
ancestor of the late Prince Consort of
England, and therefore, of the present
German Empress.
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
4 TRAIN GOES OFF A TREsTLE.
4wenfy -four Killed and Thirtv-four In.
 iured in . Florida Railroad Accident.

3wenfy-sour Killed and Thlrtv-four In-
 iured in . Florida Railroad Accident.
 SAVANNAH. Ga, March l7.--Details of the sad accident at Blackshear at noon to-day on the Savannah & Western rail- road, are slowly coming in. The first section of the fast mail train consisting of two day coaches and two sleepers, drawn by a huge Mognl engine. The trestle where the accident occurred is eeveral miles this side Of Blackshear. and about two hundred yards long, crossing 6alfillo Greek. The engine and first mail car passed over in safety. A broken axle on the second mail ear caused it to become deralled and it plunged of into the space below some twenty five feet, followed by other cars. They were all piled up in one indiseriminate mass and eplintered and wrecked to fearful de- gree. Help soon arrived and the work of rescuing the wounded and caring for the dead began. The former were taken fo Black ear, where they all received the best treatment possible. all the people throwing their doors wide open and the womea ssnderly caring for their injuries. From all accounts so far. there are twen- fv-fsur killed and fhirty-four wounded
 A special train was sent rom this city and Jacksonville. Fla. 10 the scene oi fhe wreck. and full details can not be til they return The wires are 6own between here and blackshear.
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
- UNITED STATES DIPPED.
Aoors Insult Our Flag and MaItrslt Fro.
 tectcd Citizens

tectcd ttttLeIr=
 LONDON. March 1.-The United States Government must act promptly and take very decisive mt asures if it wants to destroy spanish intrigGe and uphold American prestige. 1Ee silua- ton here becomes more ser.ous every day. The presence of the war ship Enterprise amounts pra ticilly 10 nothing. It floats idly at anchor in the harbor while the sultan and Lis sup p rters heap indignities on the men sul. the American flag. Tue Moors, encouraged by ambitious SI hnIards, are wholly indifferent 10 the American demands. spain has Dig axe 10 grind In playing friend to the sultan Of Mo- rocco in this emergency, ana is indulg. ing in strong talk aga nst the United states. He is urged to stand his ground because America is nation wholly without foreign policy, no navy 10 speak of, and her threats are all harm- less. The Sultan has been assured that the American government will never back up Consul Lewis in the position he has taken.
 Consul Lewis was called on to-day and asked N neither NIT. Bayarl woald support him in the firm staLd he had taken at the outset.
 ''l hope and firmly believe l shall get the support of my Government he said, though the nece. .sariiy long delay in communicating makes
 OUR SITUATION MORE SERIOUS.
 "Spain is acting in a very ugly man. ner toward us and Morocco dJes not seem to see the pitfall Spain is prepar- lBg for her. Once get spanish troops in here on any pretcnse and the Moors will never get them out again. Spain very much opp sed to my going as delegate 10 Inc Madrid conference. She would much pi eser to have some Ill In who knowing less about Morocco and the wi.y Spaniards than do. My short residence here is sufficient to show how neces- ,ary is the protective system, if there is to be any trade at all between America and Morocco, in fact, a more stringent treaty IS absolute y necessary l was sent here 10 reform lhe ad in S. tration ot consular protection and can gay without egotism that l have swept aside mary ot its abuses and b ought it somewhere near the treaty rig,Is
 Ue MO DTlsu Minister or OT6lSn AL fairs is preposterousiy ignorant of the treaty. Singuiarly enough nothing af- fleets the minds of these Moors s, much as q fine na, al disi lay. They have eagerly read the Spanish jibes against our navy and were led into the belief that America would not take much trouble to uphold the protective ys- tenn. 1 hope that a little timidity at home will not sacr ice the prestige we have here. assu you that prompt ac ion Is necessary
 A correspondent went to the Office of Foreign affairs and got the fgur s of the rroteges at present under Amer cIn protect On. There are only sixty-two in all; six employed by the United States Consul CT onally, twcnty-six employed by the nited States Gov ern- ment sofiicaly as agents, interpre- ters and guar ians; thirty are Unitcd estates citizens in trade The sultan sticks dog gedly to his original position. defying the position taken by Consul Lewis under the treaty. The protected Moors and Jews are having very hard time Of it.
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Representative O'Neiil Of Missour, Saturday introduced his bill for the creation oi a Bureau of Labor. The bill is strongly indoIsed by the knights of Labor.
 Senator Brown of Georgia addressed the Senate Thur-day in favor Of repeal. ing the internal re- enue laws. The senate was informed that as soon a: the undervalIation bill then pending was passed the admiss on of SoutL Dakota as State would be brought up. Tho house spent some time in discuss ing the claim O. Emanuel Jones, a Br tish subject, whose warehouse in Mobile was taken possession Of by Union troops during tho war and de. stroyed by fire. The claim went over.
 W. V. Turner, colored clera in the pension office, and who was, some years ago, a member O. the Alabl ma legislature, will. 1t is stated, soon com. mence The publication Tn this city of n Democratic Weekly newspaper, to be known as the Pion, CT Journal. Strong appeals will be made to the colOrcd people Of orth C rolina and Virginia to support the present administration. Turner is spoken Of as a very good writer. having formerly published a paper in North Carolina.
 The newly arrived Greek minister. MT. John Gennadius, made his first public app"arance in Washington wear ing his national court drc on Friday, upon the memorial service Co the late kaiser. held at the Concordia caurch. The dress Is very striki Ig one of white, with short, fn.l skirt. with which Is worn a sort of Zouave jacket of heavy, white cloth, elaborately braided with gold. No hat is worn. ur even carried in the hand. upon statr oeca 'ions, which is the more noticeable e as MT. Gennadius has peculiar man Ter of arranging his hair, which Ia com bed from the crown Of the head to the front. where il lays in oI large curl in the middle Of the forehead with q smaller one higher up on either side NIT. Gennadius will not Il axe long stay in this county. as he has been sent here by the Greek government up- on special mission.
 ilol. Loren Blodgett of Philadelphia, a Republican in politics ana fer many yea1s during former admin strations chief of the customs b, reau Of the treasury department at Washington. in recent letter says that the annual rc ports of Col. Switzier. chief Of the bureau Of statistics on commerce and navigation, are as essential 10 the wei fare and safety O. the natiol as any cashiers ledger 10 the slfety Of a sol vent bank" He aids: These reports have never been so valuable or ac UT. ate as since they came under Col Switzler's hand. 1t is something for us of the East to acknowledge such ex- celIence in an officer rom Mi souri, and l can assure the neople as dean of the writers on put lie affairs. that the country was never 80 we'll served as now on th s vital matter of it's com mercial and financial reeord.." It is learned that Cot SwitIler's special re- port on ihe commerce ofthe Miss ssippi river svste n and Of the bridges whi h cross its numerous navigsble streams will be printed and r. ady for distribu- ton in few weeks. It is the most OK. haustive anc valuable ever issued. and there will be no reed of another em- brac.ng the period anterior to 1887.
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
Gen. Boulanger has arrived at Paris.

Gen. Boulanger has arrived at Paris. Paris Sunday experienced a severe snow storm. Archbishop Hyan has sailed from Liverl ool for New York. Gen. Boulanger mas been given per mission to reside in Paris. James c. Blaine will visit London in May and come home in June.
 Gen. Bragg is 70 be given banquet Wednesday in the City of Mexico. A Tureo- Russian naval blockade Of Bulgarian ports is proposed, to drive Alexander from the throne.
 Lord Salisbury is said to be in a seri- GUS condition of 1.-The alth.
 The queen has postponed her de farturc for the Continent until Wednes- day.
 The rising Of the Tibor, resulting from the recent fall ofsnow, has flooded the lower quarters Of Rome. President Carnot of France has accept cd the invitation of the king of Belgium to visit Brussels.
 There is prospect of bloodshed be- tNttu <AuitiltdhS anu Dilt4cu AnCILCAn subjects in the Behring sea region.
 Gen. Boulanger has been retired from active service and all Paris is re- ported as excited over the event.
 Prof Rogers has been appointed to the chair of political economy in Oxtord university after twenty years dis6ar- ment.
 Emperor Frederick. in an imperial message. announces that he is too i'll to take the oath prescribed by the consti- tuition.
 Prince Bismark has requested Prime Minister BTatiano Of Ronmania not to resign.
 The Vienna papers continue to speak in terms of satisfaction concern ing Austria's relations with Germany.
 Thousands of people braved the storms to visit the Berlin cathedral for last look at the dead emperor.
 The Hon. William Frederick John North. the heir of Lord North, has started in the butcher business in a village near Banbury, adjoining the family seat of the Norths.
 Floods ere reported in Russia, caused by the mel'ing Of the snow. Sections of the Southwestern railway threatened to subside. Trains are competed to go at half speed. The emperor of Austria gives 5000 forins 10 the sufferers from the floods h Galicia
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
ABOUT ARKANSAS.

40 old settler in Clark county was, a' the end of February. sure that the iast snow of the seAsoa had fallen, because the Iate.t snow but one had cone when the February moon was one da; oio. Advices Thursday from okolona re- oort the robbing oi the safe in the store or ]. <. Boswell. The thieves secured sGoo in money and s9oJ in notes not negotiable. The work ws' done by amateurs.
 Three prisoners escaped from the Lincoln County Jail at Pine Bluif on Friday by burning q hole in the hoor' One prisoner under sentence of dea' b was recaptufcd Monday, but the others are still at large.
 Capt. W. A. Ford, of Docksviller | Choctaw Nation, charged with the killing of R. E. Peller Of Fort smith on the 7th of February. was released Mon' 1 day on bal in the sum of S3,00J.
 The dead body O; a woman was d S. covered Monday near creek under the keokuk X Northwestern bridge at Bush station. There was nc means of her Identification.
 A man giving the name Of F. A Alien was found unconscious Monday on an embankment near the depot a' Marlonyille. He isa jewelry peddler and he answers the descr ptiun oi man wanted in Kansas for murder He is held on suspicion.
 "A meager account of a murder com mitled Tuesday in Spr ng Greek Town ship, Lee County, was received a Helena Thursday. Two boys. not ovel l5 years ot age. becaae involved in difficulty oser some trivial matter when one Of them crushed the skull o the other with a shotgun, killing hin almost instantly. The youthful mnr derer was placed in jail at Marianni Thursday night.
 A double elopement is reported iron Mountain View. John stephens ant Louise Adv and John Williams ant Lucy Jacobs le { Little Rock for Mel- bourne. Izard Co ,nty. Near tn White River eros ing Stephens wat shot and kil.ed John Kumpler, rival was arrested on suspicion. The other couple went on to Melbourne and were married.
 Thur day night, in difficulty, wi! Wiley. with p cket-knife, disem boweled Nose Tendleton at Texarkana The carver is notorious de perado Thur day the Grand Jury of Bowie County, Tex, being in session, brought a true bill against him for an attempt at manslaughter. His case went to trial jury wh ch, in few minutes. re turned verdict sentencing the culpri to two years in the Penltentiary.
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
hIondaY.

SExArE.-The follow ng bills were passed: IT, am-nd article los of the rules and articles ol war in re at on u assertions Author zing the appointment of a supp rnioudent of Indian schools and prescribing If duti-s To author ize the sale oftlmh,r on the Mspomenee Indian reservation in Wisconsin. Granting the right oi way to he Daluth and Man toba ltailr, al com pany across the fOIt Pembina military reserva- ton in Dakota. For the survey of certain historic grounds, locations and military works at Put in Bay on the Mauince river, ohio. To construct road 10 the National cemetery at COrnith, Miss. 10 enable the state of olOTado 10 select indemnity lands and for other rurposes Donating to the city of st. Louis q certain strip of land for street purposes To settle and adjust the claims Of any state for expenses incurred by 1t in defence of the nited States dur. ng the war of the rebellion Authorizing the appointment of a delegate to the fourtn international prison congress at St. Peter burg in iSb Appruprl- ating sloO 900 for the erect ou in Washington of amonument to the negro soldiers and sailors who gave their lives f0rthe presery atlon of the goyernme Yeas 3l; nays 70. There were altogethe fifty-hVe bill passed those not above deserib bed being pension an private relief bills Among the former were TWO pensoning Yolun- teer female nurses during the war at saj a month.
 HoUsE.-A bill was passed authorizing the con- struction of a bridge arToss the Tennessee river nt Chattanooga Mir. Wilkins, If Ohio, under instructions fTom the committee on hankirg and currency. moved to suspend the rules ai pass the bill auihorizine tne issue Of fractional silver certificates. Afer long debate the bill was passed leas, ils nnys, .o. The following IS and Is hereby, authorized and directed 10 issue silver certificates of { se denominations of2a, IS and ln cents in such form and design as he may determine. sueh certificates to be TIC wed, re- dermed paid ani re -issuei in tho same nam CT as silver certificates of larger denomin stiOns, and to be eNchanee cable for silver certificates Of other denominations And the secretary oi the treasury Is authorized and directed to make such regulations may seem 10 him proper for ct-- trisut ng and redeemng the deHomit atiOns or silver certificate herein authorized. On oiion Of MT Bland the rules were suspended and the bill was passed discontinuing the coinage oi the sS gold piece and the gold si. Adjourned.
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
entire system who ha, any jurisdictIon

entire system who has any jurisdiction over engine men"
 "There are some persons under tue impression that the .. was not paving it's engineers as much as neighbUring roads"
 That Is an error. About two years ago we had up the wholo subject Of compensation. They had their com niittee, and we spent a whole week going over the schedule. l myself made careful comparison Of our scht d. nl s with those of other roads. and found that on the main lines we were paying as high as any TO d running into Chicago. some Of the branches were too low and were raised. and the whole was adjusted to the entire sat slaction ofthe men. No reductions have been n ade since then. and every agreement we made has been strictly observed"
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
The O. All Right Again.

A reporter Of the Globe-Democrat met in the lobby ofthe Southern MT. L E. Johnson. Superintendent Of the St. Louis Division of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and asked him about the strike.
 Well" said Mir. Johnson, "I regard the strike as practically over SO far as the Chicago, Burlington and Qdincy is concerned. l have just received the following official report from head quarters concerning the operations O.. the road for yesterday: At Chicago all Of the switch engines except one-i. e.. twenty-three out Of twenty y-four-were at work. In Chicago twenty irelgh, trains were received and twemy dis patched; l62 cars of live stock were sent to the Union Stock Yards. In Illinois l04 passenger and 209 freight trains were run, and upon the whole system 555 freight trains an q all pas senger trains, except the "El - fast limited to Kansas City. were handled Does that look very much like the Q had suspended business? Those 500 and odd freight trains are sufficient 10 handle all the freig ht that Is now being offered"
 "Has the company all the engineers 1t wants?"
 "We have all the engineers we can rossibly use for ordinary spring busi- ness. based upon the business of the past two years. 1 am daily receiving applications Tor positions as engineers, but have no places for them. Tester day l wired the Superiniendents for Iowa and Illinois stating l was having these applications and they replied that they have all the men they want The places Of al our engineers who quit work Febuary 26 have now been supplied with new men,"
 What kind of men have you been getting?''
 "I can only speak for the St. Louis Division. have found the new men to be thoroughly competent and reliable. l claim to have some knowledge on that point having been myself locomotive engineer for ten years and Master Mechanic for eight years longer"
 ''wby don't the C. B. end Q arbitrate or compromise this difficulty? Do you think that Is practieable?"
 .It is not, in my judgment. At the beginning no suggestion was made Of arbitration. The Brotherhood men had no idea of arbitrating. They thought they could force the company to their terms by simply quitting work in body. They supposed we would be helpless. and must soon surrender. IL was the company's duty to operate it's road. and 1t went to work at once ic hire men to run it's trains. It had practically hired all that were neces- sary before any arbitration talk was sugge sted by anybody. It is question simply whether the company shall dis cbarg. the 500 and odd engineers who are in its employ, an ] who are satisfied with the.r pay and treatment and want to stay
 Do you think the company will dis charge th ss new Uen:"
 No. sir, The men that VIC have hired will be retained in the company's service so long as they prove satis'ac- tors. This has been pledged to them In the most direct and positive terms. so far as know. by every officer on tue
The Forrest City times., 1888-03-24
LABOR NEWS.

The three thousand and odd painters in Chicago will go out on strike Thursday, according U programme They demand an increase of wages from 2 l-3c an hour to 37 l-2c, and the Il timatum was emphasized by the uuaG- imous yo ce oi an enormous meeting of fainters' Assem5l ply. Knights of l.abor, last night. lily l,700 members were present and there was not a voice raised in oPl oSition to the dctermina- t.oa to strike.
 Tie 3.C00 painters in Chicago did not strike to-day as was anticipated. They thought better of it. Next Mo day is pay day" said one Of them, "and we ui.l finish the week and draw our money before we 20 out"
 "Will you strike. then :''
 "Wel, that's the intention. Local Assembly l040 IrIctically agreed upon that last nj Int in Greenhaum's lIall."
 ''. impose the master painters come to your terms again and agree to give the 37 l-2 c, nts you ask E'
 ''Ob, in that case we will work righ. a,ong."
 The Union Labor party's Executive Committee met at pringiie Thursday
 
 in Decatur. Aptil 26. The represcnta- ton is to bs three Gelegat for the Union labor clubs in each s, nator ai district and one from each or the fol- low ng organ cations; hc kn ghls of Labor. trades assemblies ard aImer's clubs or grangers. It is clair cd that this will make a convention of 3eD at least. senator A. ]. Bell, of Peoria, was here, and, as he is an asrirant for the D, mocratic nomination for Gov ernor. 1t is presumed he Is plann ng for an indorsement from the Union Labor party. The committee did not eel in- clined to encourage him. and favors a straight independent ticket through out. The hicago members, however, lean toward Bell. There were twenty members present out of the fi!ty-one composing the comm tee.