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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-03
TO THE LADIES OF NORTH
CAROLINA.

-
The Legislature OF 1889 incorporated
the Confederate Veterans Association
and Soldiers' Home OF N. c. Julian :.
Carr, Durham, N. c., President; w. G.
stronach, Raleigh, N. C, Secretary and
Treasurer. Col. A. B. Andrews, Col. w.
F. Beasley, Capt. Sam A. Ash~, Fab. H.
Busbee, Esq, and Col. T. L. Emery,
Executive Committee.
The above names are a sr ficient guar
antee that all moneys paid into the Sol
diers' Home will be properly accounted
for. We desire to'have the ladies to go
to work in every city, town, village and
hamlet in North Carolina to help raise
money for the Soldiers Home.
If necessary, please get up some kind
Of an entertainment during the Christmas
holidays for the benefit OF the home.
The plan is to establish a home at an
early day. for those who are without
home or family, now living in the county
poor houses. When this done, and a
sufficient sum is raised, then aid is to be
extended to those who need help, but
cannot go to the home because of having
a family. If w can get the patriotic
women of North Carolina to say cit must
De DONE" we will succeed.
The thing is to get the money, and
good notes; then we can discuss the best
plan for disposing of the money, etc.
If we wait, until all agree on a plan, we
will find some making suggestions (but
furnish no money! whenathe angel shall
be ready to strike down the clock of
time and declare that "time shall be no
more" +1
Those who are not willing to make a
small sacrifice (even of some luxury to
aid in this noble cause, will always lind
an excuse for not giving. When we
come to die, all that we will have saved
win be what we have given to some good
cause.
Each town, community or individual
viii be credited for all amounts paid, and
at stated times a list will be published in
the newspapers of the State.
Let our towns, as well as individuals,
vie with each other in this good work
and see who shall stand at the head of
the list.
Send your contributions to W. G.
Stronach, Treasurer, Raleigh, N. c., OF to
the undersigned at Newton, N. c.
All newspapers, religious and secular,
in our State, will please copy the forego-
ing, and also the appeal made in the NeaDs
and Observer of the goth inst, and call
attentson to them in their local columns.
Thus you can aid the work.
M. o. S~HERR1LL, Canvassing Ag't
Soldie s Home, Newton, N! G.
Nov. &c, 1889. 81
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-03
LucKLEss WILD E

During the storm last Monday night
great numbers of wild geese, bewildered
and attracted by the electric lights at
Grass Valley settled down in the streets
and yards of the town. They were shot
at necessarily, and great was the carnage
until the lights were put out at midnight.
-Pacgfc Ruy0I Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-03

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, 1889-05-30
SPARKS FROM TIE WIRES.

The coroner's jury in the Cronin case
has adjourned till Monday.
Mrs. General SERBIAN, reported ill for
several days, is improving.
President Harrison is in New York.
He will review the Brooklyn parade to-
day.
Yesterdays tcmperature-New York
As, Chicago 420, ST Paul 40, Winnipeg
360. New Orleans 74o.
II. Melville Fay, the well known spirit
medium, husband of Anna Fay, has Just
died in the Cleveland hospital of cancer of
the tongue.
The president has appointed Orlow
Chapman, of New York, to be solicitor
general and John B. Cotton, Maine, %
be assistant attorney general.
The savings bank at Savannah, Mo,
has made an assignment. The bank had
n capital of $4,000, real estate worth
$4,000 and its deposits amounted to
81, 500.
The London Times Berlin correspond
ent, referring to the Samoa conference,
says: The Americans had a tough fight
Tor the assertion Of their principles, but
the convention will show they have ntt
been successful.
, 1889-05-30
Latest News in the Cronin Case.


CHICAGO. May 29.-There have been no
new developments in the Cronin case to-
day of a startling nature The authori-
ties say the report of the proceedings be-
fore the grand jury as printed in the
morning papers, a portion of which was
used in these dispatches. was greatly ex-
aggerated. The claim there was no such
testimony as that accredited to Carlson
and that nothing particularly new was ad-
duced before the Jury. Capiases in ac-
cordance with the indictments were served
on the three persons to-day. Woodruff,
when seen by reporters, refused to talk
further about the confession. saying he
had said too much already.
Coughlin would have nothing at all to
say, either to reporters or to the chief of
police when the latter visited him. The
%coroner's jury assembled this morning,
but after consultation with the states at
torney, the coroner decided to postpone
the inquest further until next Tuesday. 1t
is understood it was the desire of the
authorities that this be done for fear some
testimony might come out before the
public inquest, which would retard the
police work. Chief Hubbard, when seen
by a reporter tonight, said there was
nothing new to be said; that they were
busy working on several clues, but no
fresh arrests were contemplated.
, 1889-05-30
He Played il once too Often.

WATERFOWL. May 29.-It seems
probable that Cornelius Donnelly of this
city, who was found by his wife yester-
day afternoon with a rope around his
neck and in the last struggles OF strangu-
l%ation, did not intend to kill himself, and
only wanted to frighten Mrs. Donnelly, to
whom he had been married only four
months, into giving him possession of her
property amounting to about SIG, 600. On
Thursday he took up his razor and told
her he would cut his throat. but was cas-
lily persuaded not to do so, and on Friday
he pretended to try aud hang himself
in a manner in which he finally ended his
life. This second attempt was apparently
frustrated by his wife. Yesterday he tried
it again. His wife, believing him to be feign-
ing, was not so prompt in rescuing him,
and when she did arrive he was past saw
ing. He took n clothes line, put a moose
about his neck, and throwing the line
over some clothes hooks on the wall, he
leaning forward, holding the other end of
the rope in his hands, with a looking glass
leaned against the window opposite, so
that he might see the progress of events.
He was a handsome fellow, had a good
trade, and his wife was docile in every
thing except the giving up of Ter wealth.
About 500 was found In his pocket.
, 1889-05-30
He Was Dend-Drnnk,

Special Dispatch to the Leader.
WLKEsBARREY. Pa, May ga de-
cided sensation was created at Narticohe
yesterday morning. On Sunday. John
Stevenson, an old man employed as an
outside laborer at the mines was found
lying stiff and cold In bed. ana he was
supposed to be a corpse. Preparations
we're made Tor his funeral; a grave was
procured at the poor farm, and yesterday
morning ~Stevenson's body was taken
there 10 a wagon. In a lonely part Of the
road the driver heard a noise in the box.
1t grew louder and louder. The driver
became alarmed. jumped from the seat,
and ran TO the nearest house. The people
accompanied him back to the wagon; the
box was broken open, and old John Stew
enson raised up. He stared wildly about
him; he was very weak and had to be
lifted out and carried to the house. The
box was very roughly constructed, other
wise the unfortunate man would have
been smothered. At the residence of
John Cashen, where he was taken, he ate
an egg and drank some coffee. He was
totally Ignorant of what had taken place
up to the time when he found himself in
the coffin. He SAYS that all he can re.
member is that he drank whisky in a sa-
loon Saturday afternoon.
, 1889-05-30
members of Parliament Testify,

LONDON, May 29.-Maurice Healy,
member OF Parliament, was before the
Parnell commission to-day. He admitted
that the Cork branch of the league re-
ceived applications from other branches
for a list of merchants who were mem
bers of the league, in order that other
merchants might bo boycotted. IIealy
held legitimate to place such pressure
upon shop keepers. joseph Biggar, menu
Der OF parliament, testified that he had
been a member of the supreme council of
the Fenian brotherhood, but had been
expelled in 1877 for advocating constitu-
tional action. He joined the land league
in l779. He declared that the meaning
of a speech he made at Cork in the
spring OF 1880, in which he referred to
Anarchist Hartmann as having imitators
in Ireland. had been misunderstood.
In n subsequent speech at Castletown
, 1889-05-30
Opposition TO the Dressed Beef Mo-
uOpoIY

DETROIT. May 29.-The controlling
question among the butchers, now in ma.
tional convention in this city, Is how to
resist the encroachments of the dressed
beef combine. Thomas Armour. of CHI
cago, speaks very plainly against the mo.
nopoly. Among other things. Armour
says: THE monopoly is now branching
out into small towns; they compel small
retail butchers to buy Chicago dressed
beef. Ii he does not, the concern will
put up a retail branch and sell meat SC
cheap that the poor butcher will be ru
ined.
You can't tell some diseased meat when
dressed; if the steer has lump jaw or
pneumonia there is no sign OF it in the
dressed carcass and yet it is unhealthful
food. The remedy is for inspection on
the huof in every state, which means beei
shall not come in the state already dressed
Thi convention will take a very strong
stand in favor of more Hesitation" Pres
ident Mooney, of New York, said there
was not so mnch competition with the
monopoly in New York City; still the in
%fiuencc OF the Chicago concern could be
tclt and was growing.
, 1889-05-30
Musical instruments in Churches.

SPRINGFIELD, O.. May %. : The
Presbyterian assembly in session here has
again taken action on the subject OF the
use of organs and other musical instru-
ments in church worship. The complaint
on that subject is said to come from rep.
resentatives of about 5000 of the 125, DOC
members of the church.
The judiciary committee to whom the
complaint was referred, brought in a. re-
port, which was adopted, to the effect that
it Is inexpcdient to change the rule
adopted by the general assembly. two
years ago, which is that the use or exclu-
sion of the organ shall not be a bar to
membership, hn, thst each congregation
shall detcrmine Its W course in this re
gard. No disruption is a pprehended from
this action.
, 1889-05-30

CINsINNATI, May 29.-At Iatonia
races the attendance was large and up to
the fourth race the track was dry and
dusty, but a heavy rain then set in, max
ing the track a perfect mud hole.
For 3-year-olds and upwards, three
fourths of a mile--Benson won, Sunlight
second, st. Ledger third. Time, 1:l5t.
For 3 year-olds and upwards, three
fourths of a mile-Prather won, Neva G..
second, Golightly third Time, l:l6.
For 2-year OLD f%llies, eight and one,hal
furlougs-Lillian Landsay won. Coil B.
second, Lady Ali third. Time, 571.
For 2-year old f%illies, eight and one-hali
turlongs-Daisy won. Teddy Venture sec
ond, Lady Blackburn third. Time, 800.
For colts and geldlngs, 2-year-olds, five.
eights of a mile-Joe Walton won, Penn
p. second, Abilene third. Time, l:05f.
For 3-year-olds and upwards, one and
one-sixteenth miles = Guildford won.
Quindaro Belle second, Ben Hazel, third.
Time, I:54i.
For 3-year-old FLIES. one and one-foursh
miles-Retrieve son, Havillah second,
NylDetha third. Time, 2:1Sf.
New York, May 29.-The weather
and track at Gravesend to day were good.
Three-fourths of a mile, Glory won in
l :l4a, Salvini second. Eolian third.
Ono aud one-eighth miles, a walk over
for Inspector B.
Five-eighth of a mile, Tormentor won
in l :029, Gramercy second, Bill Fletcher
third.
One mile, j. Joeb won in l:43, Falcon
second. Deception third.
One and one-sixteenth of mile, Bene.
dictine won in 1901, Panama second,
Bessie Jane third.
One and one-sixteenth off mile, Ernest
o Baccaccio second, Long Knight third;
time ESQ.
, 1889-05-30

CHICAGO, May 29.-It is stated to-
night upon apparently good authority hat
the present grand jury will not be asked
again to give the Cronin case any further
consideration. The serious character of
this nouncem is best appreciated
when it is remembered that a considerable
number of the members of the present
grand Jury are lrishmen or of Irish de-
descent. While States Attorney LOnge.
necker is yoiceless as a sphynx as to the
reason for declining to proceed with the
investigation under the present jury, those
high in authority do not deny that the
question of nationality has mu,h to do
with his decision.
This evening Byron l.. Smith, receiver
of the defunct Traders bank, in which it
is said some of the funds, which Cronin
had mysteriously referred to in his pam
phlet alleging stealings, were deposited,
was closeted with Chief Hubbard for an
hour or more. This would Indicate that
the authorities have evidently widened
the scope of their inquiry beyond the re-
s%ponsibility OF the perpetrators of the
murder, and are acting on the inuendos of
the doctors proiessed friends. who have
been doing so much talking. The police
were busy all day searching every con
ceivable pot in the vicinity of the Carlson
cottage, the place where the body was found
in an endeavor to find some trace of Gro
Minis clothing and case OF medical instru-
ments of which no trace has been found.
The undertaking found by Widow Ham
burghcr's children proves MOTTO be that
of the dead man.
, 1889-05-30
Reward for Train Wreckers.

ST. Louis, May 29.-D. Weickert. one
of the passengers injured in the St. Louis
& San Francisco wreck near Sullivan, Mo.
died in the temporary hospital at that
place to-day. MIR. Wcickert was a resi-.
dent of Springfield. Mo. To day all The
employees of the company who were on
the wrecked train were before General
Manager Morrill,, and the result OF the in,
quiry is believed to be important. To.
morrow General Manager Morrill, will
issue a circular giving a description of the
two men who are thought to be the train,
wreckers and offer a large reward for
their capture.
, 1889-05-30
The samoan Conference.

LONDON, May 29.-The Berlin CORES;
pendent of the Daily Netos says the
Samoan conference has appointed a new
committee, which after a lengthy discus
sion has arrived at an agreement. All
questions under discussion will be de-
hnltelY settled at to-day's sitting. The
agreement will I've published in about ten
days, when the ratification of the resrec,
tive governments will arrive. The
American commissioners will receive in
structions from their government by cable;
Sir Edward Malet, British ambassador,
goes to london for Instructions.
, 1889-05-30
Fatal Accident at a Barn Raising.

AKRON, Ohio. May 29.-At Loyal
Oak, in this county, to-day, while a num-
Der of farmers were assisting Jacob
Baerstler in a barn raising, one of the
heavy timbers fell upon a score of werk-
ers. Frank Ecrich, Jacob Huntz and
Milton Boerstler were terribly crushed
and will die William Charles and Jos.
eph Baver received serious internal iniur-
les and a dozen others were badly cut and
bruised. several receiving broken limbs.
The house was full of women who were
preparing dinner for the workers; they
rushed out and on seeing blood flowing
from the wounds Of their husbands, sew
eral tainted away. A wild scene followed.
, 1889-05-30
For the Railway Mail Service.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-The civil ser
vice commission gives notice hat in orde,
to secure ample registers Of persons eligi
bic for appointment to the position o.
railway mail clerks from the following
named states and territories, special OK
aminatlons of applicants for that position
will be held by the United States civil ser.
vice commission on the date and 1t places
named below: At Denver, Colo, Chey.
enne Wyo., Boise City, L. T., Miles City
and Helena, Mont, Carson City, New.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, Portland aud Rose
burg, Orc, Salt Lake City, Utah, Spo-
kane Falls and Seattle, W. T., on Friday,
June Ia.
, 1889-05-30

SOMERSET, Pa, May 29.-The court
room was crowded to-day when the tria'
of eight of the alleged McClellandtown
bandits was called. Hundreds of people
came from all parts of the county. The
prisoners were indicted for the robbery
of old man Yoder, who with his wife and
a young lady member of the family, ii
will be remembered, were so Qrribly tor
tured by the gang of outlaws.
Miss Ella Baker and old man Yoder,
two of the victims. detailed the circum-
stances OF the robbery and identified Lewis
Tasker and the two Sullivans as the rob
bers. During the recital of the old mans
story the excitement was so intense in the
courtroom that the prisoners quailed with
fear lest there might be a prompt lynch
ing. The trial will be concluded to.
morrow.
, 1889-05-30
He Went Through The Train.

CHICAGO. May ga special to the
Chicago Times from Ellis Junction, Wis,
says: Sh" ny after the train on the Mil
waukee & Northern railroad pulled out of
Beaver tonight, a man walked through
the rear coach to the rear door, and draw
ing a revolver, compelled the brakeman
to give VI all the money he had in his
pockets.
The robbcr then went through all the
passengers in the car in the same manner,
making each walk ahead as he relieved
him OF mis- cash until he reached the bag
gage car. When he had finished his raid
he lcaped from the train and made his
escape.
, 1889-05-30

b. Bainbridge Munday, Esq, county
attorney Clay county, Texas. says:
Have h'ed Electric Bittcrs with most
happy results. My brother also was very
low with malarial fever and iaundice, but
was cured by timely use of this medicine.
Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his
life."
Mr.. D. |. Wileoxson of Horse Cave,
KY, adds a like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died
had it not been for Electric Ritters.
This great remedy will wa'd off, as well
as cure all malarial diseases, and for all
kidney, liver and stomach disorders stands
unegualed. Price SOC and 81 at DR.. w.
N. Hunts.
, 1889-05-30

he advised the people to take care that
the lamp they occupied should be of no
value to and grabbers. He further said
1t was no part of the leagues duty to rec
ommend the shooting of landlords, but
that 1t was its duty to defend anybody
charged with shooting landlords or their
agents. He said that because no conf
dence was placed in the administration of
the law, and he held that the league
ought to defend prisoners whose crimes
we're the outcome of bad laws. He ana
Patrick Egan were trustees OF the funds
of the league. He could not associate
either Egan or Sheridan with the out
RACES.
Biggar said he contributed nothing to
the Fenian funds. His object in Joining
the Brotherhood was to obtain its assist
ance in parliamentary elections. Sir
Henry james, for the Times, cross-exam-
ined Biggar. The witness said he never
took part in the work of the leagues
treasurer. Never drew a check or saw
the bank book. He was naturally indo
lent and left the work to others. He did
not know where the record of the money
dealings Of the league were kept, nor did
he even know why he had been associated
with Egan as treasurer. Just before the
suppression of the land league most Of
the books were removed. Thirty-two
books had been handed to Soames, solic-
itor for the Times. Presiding Judge
Hammer remarked this was the first time
he heard about these books. Sir Henry
James said it was a mistake, there were
no such books in Soames' possession.
Bigger SAID all important books of the
league had been removed to England.
They were very bulky. He did not know
any of the books had been destroyed. He
has not the slightest notion of what had
become of the missing documents.
, 1889-05-30
Not a bit, but an expression OF deligh

Not a ht, but an expression OF delight.
About a week ago." says a Los Angeles,
CAL, druggist. "a Chinaman came in with
a lame shoulder. | sold him a bottle OF
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and guaranteed
that it would cure him. He came in again
last night, and as soon as he got inside
the door began to swing his arms over his
head like an Indian club swinger. |
thought the blamed fool had a fit, but he
finally stopped long enough to saw. MED
icine velly fine, velly fine; allie same make
me feel plenty good" Chamberlain
Pain Balm Is without an equal for sprains.
rheumatism, aches, pains or lame back.
For sale by B. B. David. druggist.
, 1889-05-30
CRIME RECORD.
A New York Woman Murderer
Ends His Own Life.
The Chain of Evidence Against
the Cronin Murderers.
Rewards Offered for the Cap.
ture Of Train Wreckers.
Links in the Chain of Evidence.

CHICAGO. May 29.-Several important
links in the evidence connecting the cir
cumstances surrounding DR.. Crouin's
death were brought out before the grand
Jury yesterday. Milkman Mertes testified
he saw a man resembling Cronin go
up the steps OF the cottage, he heard
sounds like pounding and crunching.
Young Carlson, whose parents own the
the blood stained cottage, learned from n
Swedish truclman who brought the fur
niture to the cottage that it came from
rooms at III Clark street, opposite DR..
Cronin's office. The description of the
man who bought this furniture and took
1t to III Clark street, is now in the hands
OF the police. Young Mrs. Carlson gave
close description of the man who hired
the cottage.
, 1889-05-30
The Sioux Will Rally.

PIERRE, Oak, May 29-John Grass of
Standing Rock. the leading chief of the
Sioux nation, and White Swan, principal
chief at Cheyenne, we're in Pierre to day.
They conversed freely about The Sioux bill,
saying that it would be ratified Only
one objection was raised, because the bill
did not give the nation the south bank of
Cheyenne river, but the Indians will sign,
as the bill provides for the payment OF
cash, and they want money more than
land
, 1889-05-30
BASE BALL.
Association Games.
TBALTIMoRE-
Baltimore 6.
Athletic 7; ten innings.
League Games.
AT WASHINGTON.

League Games.
AT WASHINGTON.
The Cleveland's won to-day's game by
better playing in the infeld, although
they made more errors than their oppo-
nents. The Washington's did very little
with Bakley's curves. Score:
Washington L: Cleveland 10.
Base hits, Washington 6; Cleveland 10.
Errors, Washington /; Cleveland 4.
Batteries Washington, Healy and
EbriRht; Cleveland, Bakely and Snyder.
Umpire, Fessenden.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
The Phillies had an easy time of it this
afternoon. Beam. who was in the box
for the visitors. was both ineffective and
wild in his slow work in delivering the
ball and enabled the local players to steal
bases with impuuity. Score:
Philadelphia Is, Pittsburgh O..
Batteries-Philadelphia, Sanders and
SchIiver; Pittsburgh, Beam and Carroll.
AT NEW YORK.
The Roosiers had the lead up to the
seventh inning to-day, but a. that point
lost it. as the Giants got on to" Whit
ney's pitching and hit hard and safely
from that time. Score:
New York s. Indianapolis 6.
Batteries-New York, Keefe and
Brown; Indianapolis, Whitney aud
Daley.
AT BOSTON
The visitors took the lead in the second
inning and kept it till the ninth, when,
alter one man was out. two singles and
two base hits sent in two rum and won
the game for Boston. Score:
Boston 6, Chicago 3.
, 1889-05-30
The German Method.

BERLIN, May 29.-The police rnided
the houses of the leaders of the miners
strike at the Dortmund to-day and seized
a number OF letters and a considerable
homes we're invaded are accused of being
Socialist agitators. The editor of the
Westphalia Peoples Gazette was arrested
on the chirge of ~instigating strikers in
the mining region.
, 1889-05-30

NEW YORK, May 29.-This afternoon
Bertha Schreyer. a German married
woman, 25 years oil, was shot four times
by John Berken, and taken to the hospi-
tai in a dying condition The murderer
after the shooting turned the revolver on
himself and blew out his brains.
, 1889-05-30
Northwestern. liz
New York Cen

CHICAGO, May %. |CattIe-Receipts,
IA, 500; market shade easier; beeves 81 90
(94. %; steers 3 40(94.15; stockers and
feeders, 81 4O93 10; Texas cattle $3.50
@3.70
Sheep-Receipts 1000; market strong.
natives, SO. 5094.4 40; Westerns shorn,
81. 9O(G4.3 30; Texas shorn. SO 50(942 5.
Wheat Market weak and lower. Cash
78f; June. 70; July 76 9-l6.
Corn-Market steady. Cash and June.
33i; July, "a l-I6.