The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
FOR A WEEK.
Sparks from the Wires.

various soldiers b mes.
The Egyptian cotton crop is estimated
at about $4,000 600 pounds.
The government contracts for $780,
900 $50 anped envelopes annually.
There have been over 5000 deaths
from cholera in J span up to this time.
Ar range Measuring a foot in circum
ference has been found in Starke, Fla.
The police enumeration is expected to
add 100000 to the population of New
York City.
DR.. John R Boynton, the well known
lecturer, died at his home in Syracuse, N.
Y, Monday.
George Bancroft, the historian, has just
celebrated his ooh birthday at his home
at Newport.
You car get 100 acres of land in Samoa
for 81 81, and the taxes will be only 80
cents a year.
Berlin drank last year 269,247, 100
quarts of beer, about $50 quarts 10 every
man, woma9 and child.
The court has awarded the Palace car
Pullman $25, 900 from the Wagner car
company for infringement.
A statue was unveiled at Concord, n.
H. Thursday, in honor of Gen. John
Stark, of Bennington fame.
O1c of the 1000 90 Inhabitants N
Norway, as many as 10000 emigrate to
the lifted States every year.
At the New York p~ostofice the money
orders last year were 3, 1873, 62O in number,
and amounted to $91: OO4, 253.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland opened the Biz
mingham, Ala, Fair, on Monday by press
ing an electric button at Lenox, Mass.
Toe largest perfect diamond in the
world is the Imperial, owned by a syndi-
Ca e in Paris. 1t is valued at 81, LOCO, 900.
The oldest of existing o~bservatories is
that at Pekin, founded in 1879, and still
containing three Of the first instruments.
The Philadelphia Times says a Wilkes
barre womau's eight husbands appeared
against her in court at one time Satu day.
The Police Board Of Baltimore has or
dered a recount Of the population of that
| city, to be made by the police il Novem-
Der.
The conference Of Sta,e Boards of
Health urgently recommends the encour-
agement of tree planting as a SAINT ry
measure.
Elk President Cleveland made an argu,
uent before the q. S. Supreme Court a
few days ago, and will get a fee of
$4,000.
Senator Edmunds, Of Vermont, is men
toned as the probable successor of the
late Judge Miller on the U. S. Supreme
Court bench.
George N. Pullman, of Pullman palace
car fame, will build a 81 900, 900 hotel in
Chicago and have it completed in time
for the Worlds Fair.
The West continues progressive if lot
prosperous. A Missouri Pacific train was
robbed by three h~ighwaymen within the
limits of Kansas City.
In an investigation of the lives of "A
centenarians it has been stated that most
OF these were above average height.
None had a bad digestion.
The total length of the streets, avenues,
boulevards, bridges, quays, and thorough
fares of Paris is set down at 600 miles. of
which nearly 200 are planted with trees.
CHICAGO, Oct. %. John Berrigan,
Aagman at Twenty Fifth street and Stew
art avenue, was shot and Totally wounded
last night by August Monte, a switch
man.
OP1L1KA, Ala, Oct. Blob Redding,
the notorious negro desperate who has
been sought for ten years, was shot and
killed yesterday morning Oy pOllcenlan
Gibson.
There are 16 negro jockeys in the coun-
try who are paid from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year, but not a colored minister IN tbs
United States receives one-half the lesser
of these sums.
SARANAc LAKE, N. Y, Oct. 25,-From
two to six inches of snow fell in the
Adirondacks last night. This is the first
snow of this season and to-day the noun
tains present q wintry aspect.
MACON, Ca, Oct. 28.-Barru m's circus
train was wrecked at Murder Creek, on
the Macon & CoVington Railroad, at six
o'clock this morning, while en route to
Athens, Ga. Five persons were killed.
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