The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-20

P~IrTsBURG, Pa, May l2.-At a meet
ing OF Roman Catholics held here LAST
night, an org n~ization was perfected e.
De known as the American Federation q
Catholic Societies. 1t is proposed to COB
solidate all the Catholic societies in the
country under that name.
A short time ago a full set of fema}e
town officers were elected at Edgertor.
Kansas. Last week they all resigned be-
cause they could not stand to be laughed
at. 1t is thought that they will be nona-
mated again and elected, as their ofei&
acts had been very satisfactory.
ZANZIBAR, May 13.-News has reached
here to the effect that the expedition
under the command of Emin Pasha which
left Bagamoyo on April 18th, suffered BIZ
death and desertion theloss Of one fourth
of the whole number of its porters during
the first FIVE days march from the coaa
VIENNA, May 14-The great inferno
tional agricultural exhibition was opened
here to-day by the Emperor Francis
Joseph in person, in the presence of an
immense ~concourse of people, many Of
whom were men prominent in Great
Britain and in the Countries of ContiA
entail Europe.
HAMBURG, May 14.-To-day witnessed
a continuation of the riotous proceedings
yesterday inaugurated by the striking gas
workers. Aided by a number of idle
persons, the strikers have engaged in COR
hicts with the police, with the result Of
the ~wounding of several of their number
and the arrest of others.
The schooner Eliza Mary, bound for
Australia, was wrecked near New
Hebrides, an island in the Pacific, on the
8th inst. About 20 Of the crew, which
numbered so men, succeeded in reaching
the shore, but the Islanders, after invi+
ing them to a feast, tomahawked the
whole crowd, except one boy, vino
escaped.
Miss Clara Duffy, of Cloth, Kansas,
was at home alone last Monday. A raA-
road passes near the house. Three rough
looking tramps came into the yard and
demanded supper. Miss Clara asked
them to wait a minute, and stepping back
into the house, soon returned with 4
double barreled shot gun. She filled the
three men full Of bird shot.
A special from Washington to the Press
says that the second comptroller of the
treasury department has just discovered
that the government is indebted to Gen
John G. Fremont in the sum of $2l ,O0G
The news was so startling that Gen. Free
mont tainted when informed Of it. A
warrant for the an punt due him has been
delivered to Gen. Fremont.
On last Monday a fearful accident hap
pened at or near Chattanooga, Tenn. Tive
freight trains on the E. T. & V. q GeoI-
gia Railroad collided. Three colore6
brakemen were killed, and engineers
Thomas Gregory and McClarin, brake
mad S. S. Datills and conductor F. D
Knight were injured. Eight cars were
damaged and the engines wrecked. The
track was obstructed for II hours.
Mayor Cottrell, of Cedar Keys, Florida
went on a big tear last week. He shot
at a light house keeper, but failed to hit
him. He afterwards "held up" a rail-
road agent with a double barrelled shot
gun, but the agent disarmed him. He
next visited the U. S. custom house and
insulted the collector of customs, with
drawn pistols he and his marshal threatened
to arrest that officer as soon as he left the
building.
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