The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-12
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
FOR A WEEK.
Sparks from the Wires.

More carpet is w in Philadelphia
than in all England.
Fall River has 2,l28,228 s~pindles, 100
per cent. greater than Is years ago.
In Pc tugal from sunrise to sunset is
the usual length of the working day.
There is talk of erecting a wooden mill
at Brentwood and San Antonio, Texas.
1t is said that thirty people have died
from heat in Chicago in the past ten days,
Fifty-two families of Decatur, ILL.,, have
united to maintain a cooperative board
ing house.
There are said to be l 500 Chinese
laundries New York City, earning over
$1,000, 600.
The Baltimore Cigarette Machine Com.
pany was incorporated with a capital
stock of 100000.
Sailors shipping from Dundee, Scot
land, have increased their pay from $l3
10 9AO III TWO years.
A company is organizing in New Bed
ford for the construction of a ship build
ing plant in that city.
The normal work day throughout
Saxony is 13 hours, with two hours al
lowarce for meal taking.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. oh. B.
Willis was to-day appointed postmaster
at Edgewood, Robson Co., N. G.
The American Bell Telephone Company
last year divided property amounting to
$2,658, 1873 on a business of 4,O44, 704.
The Union Pacific Railroad will cut the
day a half hour each year for it's shop
employees till the 8 hour day is reached.
A bill before the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature makes So hours a weeks work in
mills. This gives a half holiday on Sat-
urday.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 6.-The Presl-
dent and Postmaster General Wanamaker
arrived here about 1.45 p. m. from Cape
May Point.
A saloon keeper at Reed City, Mich,
has been fined $500 for selling liquor to
a woman's husband after he had been no
tilted not to do so.
PARIS, Aug. 5,-Two of the men in
jured in the explosion in the mine at st.
Etienne yesterday, died this morning
from their injuries.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-About $4,000 visi-
tors, including ladies, have so far arrived
in the city to participate in the Odd Eel
lows Cantonment.
Once upon a time the seas were inhsb-
tied by no less than 867 different species
of sharks, while to-day only about go
varieties are known.
New YORK, Aug. 5.-This morning Mr..
E ward Rooms, a prominent wholesale
merchant of this city, committed suicide
in q most horrible manner.
BUENos AYREs, Aug. 5.-Great excite
ment prevails hece, Notwithstanding the
termination of the instruction and the
d squiet continues to increase.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 5.-Returns
have been received from about sixty
counties and indicate a majority of 10000
for Longmore, (Oem.) for clerk of Court
of Appeals.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-Gov. Fife
this morning attached h s signature to the
Worlds Fair bill. The bill has an emer-
gency clause attached to it, and will take
effect at once.
LONDON, Aug. 4-The first Monday in
August is always regular Bank of Eng
land holiday. Consequently business is
suspended in all the exchanges here and
Liverpool to-day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The official
rough count by the census bureau shows
the population Of Philadelphia to be
1,O44, 1914, which is an increase during the
past ten years of l97, 724 or 234 per cent.
CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. 5.-Councilman
Hogati, of this city, has been arrested
charged with forgeries. His family are
almost insane over their fathers actions.
He will probably live a while at Sing
Sing.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 4-George
TuttIe, a we'll known meIchant of this
city, was yesterday shot and killed by a
man named Harris, who suspected that
Tuttle was unduly intimate with Mrs.
Harris.
SPRINGFIELD, O., Aug. editor E, T
Commins, of the Springfield Budget was
on Sunday night thrashed by Sue Nc
Donald and Louise Snyder. for having on
Saturday last published an article reflect