The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-11


George Wheeler, claiming to be a resi-
dent of North Adams, Mass. was arrested
in South Troy, N. Y, Tuesday afternoon
on the charge of passing counterfeit
money. He had abont 200 counterfeit
quarters and halt-dollars Oh his person.
The Confederate memorial at Mont
gomery, Ala, viii be completed in a few
weeks. It's cost will be ABOUT $4,000,
of which So, 900 was appropriated by the
Legislature, and the balance was raised
by priya'e donations and entertainments.
Keely, of motor fame, who was sent to
Jail six months ago for contempt of court,
because he refused to reveal his secret in
compliance with the order of the courC,
has. been released, the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania refusing to sustain the
lower court.
Young Blaine married a pretty, clever
actress named Mary Nevins, and then
deserted her. The actors in New York
gave her a benefit this week that brought
her $4,000. She. is very III, and is held
in great esteem by members Of the theat-
rical profession
A special from Jackson, Mississippi, to
the Associated Press, says: The Supreme
Court to- day affirmed the sentence of the
lower court in the case of Jake Kilrain,
which is two months imprisonment in
the county Jail at Purvis and 5000 fine.
The decision in the Sullivan case will be
rendered next Monday.
LOUISVILLE, BY, March 4.-William 81.
Pope, teller of the Louisville City Nation
al Bank, absconded on last Saturday with
5000 of the banks cash in his posses
sion. Nothing has since been heard of
him. 1t is supposed that he is now in
Canada. The bank will not be incon-
venienced by its loss, as Pope furnished a
gilt edged oond of 100000
A Russian came to this country and
after remaining a proper time, was
naturalized. He went to his native coun
try oVe a year ago on a visit and was ar
rested under the military law for evading
duty and sentenced to Punishment to
Siberia. The case was brought before
Sec etary Blaine, who made a demand or
the Russian Government, and the man
was released.
John Wilson, a farmer living near Erie
Pa, t~wenty-four years ago was bitter
through the thumb by a dog. A few
weeks ago he felt a numbness in his hand
and as soon as it had reached his shoulder
he was seized with convulsions that soon
developed into h~ydrophobia. During the
lucid intervals the poor fellow begs
piteously to be smothered and put out Of
his misery. He is a single man anC
twenty-eight years of age.
Dick Halves, the engineer, who haC
murdered his wife and child, was hanged
in Birmingham, Ala, last Friday. He
fled a statement Of AZ pages in which he
~recites the details of the horrible crime
His wife and daughters were made beastly
drunk and were then taken to the lake
and drowned. HAYES says he paid Johr
Wylie 5000 to do the work. Wylie is &
conductor on an Atlanta railroad, and says
that Halves story is utterly false.
VALLEY FALLS, Kan, March "a bold
bank robbery occurred here Saturday
evening. A masked man entered Hi:k
& Gephart's bank about 5 o'clock, held uE
the cashier with two * volvers and robbed
the bank Of $4,000. The robbers escaped
though the town turned out five minutes
after the robbery in hot pursuit. One Of
the robbers got inside the bank railing on
the plea of having a rel toothache
which he desired to soothe by getting
near the stove.
A few days ago the New York Herald
caused one of its reporters to be arrested
and incarcerated in Ludlow street jail, in
that city. A number of tony prisoners
were confined there, such as bank wreck
ers, Doodle aldermen and the Ike. The
Herald thought hat there wa S netting
rotten in the management of the jail and
determined to find ou-. The reporter
found all kinds of bribery prevalent. For
a small consideration the prisoners could
get permission to have a good time gen
orally. The reporter was confined only
a few hours, and during the time paid the
jailer $40 for the privilege of atwo hours
stroll outside the jail. The Heralds ex-
posure fell like a bomb on the guilty
officers of the Jail, and altogether it was
a commendable stroke Of journalistic en-
terprise.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS IN BRIEF.