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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
EDWARDS MILLS, n. @.

EDWARDS MILLS, N. G.
The Commissioners of the town re
Gently met and designated by name,
the streets for legal conveyance pur-
poses. One of the prettiest has been
called Warren, in compliment of Hon.
G. F. Warren, who is doing so much
for the laboring classes of this sur
rounding community, and who is one
of the largest planters on the South
Side,
Another street has been called Al.
exander, 1 think complimentary to
another prominent Attorney, who has
the confidence of the good people of
this section.
This name seems to be popular with
US as over two years ago, DR.. Stilley
dubbed our academy "Alexander" in
honor of s. B. Alexander, Esq, Con
gressman elect of the 9Th district of
North Carolina, and who will proba,
bly, be invited to deliver the literary
address at the next Commencement.
You see we are not opposed to men
because they are lawyers, we simply
expect from them honor and justice
We cordially endorse Tom Sutton,
of Cumberland for Speaker of the
next North Carolina House. Some of
our best men know him and say he is
superb. Let the Alliance cling to-
gether and support no man not in sym
pathy with them.
Everything is progress in Edwards
Mills. The fine academy just erec led
is quite an accession and a Disciples
Church is sure to be built. In addi-
ton to all this, rumor says that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

faculty is under the necessity of ascer.
tanning the value of remedies by
actual trial; and a sufficient trial of
the new discovery aas not been had,
as yet, to enable the learned prac-
titioners who are discussing it pro and
con, to come to any definite conclusion.
In the me 1ntime, every lover of man,
kind must wish most devoutly that
the lymph may be found to possess
all the virtues is discoverer claims
for it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
MARBLE ALLIANCE, No. 1913,

MISS B. L. E. ,
3ec'y of Alliance No. 1896.

MARBLE ALLIANCE, No. 1913,
Dec 6, 1890.
WHEREAS, Many of the political pa
pers of the day have of late assailed
our much-esteemed and worthy Ma
tional President, Col L. L Polk, Doth
his public and private character; an
whereas, many Individual men have
falsely attacked (and tried toy SANDER
him for selfish motives. Therefore
ResoIved, That we take pleasure in
denouncing all such papers, and claim
Shey are no greater nor less than the
working tools of Wall street, whose
corruption is as black as ou5er dark
ness.
ResoZved, That We will not support
nor allow to be read in our ia miles
any of the papers of su;h character.
ReSoZUed, That we believe that Col.
Polk has done more to harmonic che
war prejudice tlan any man or set Of
men, and shoull be waise I'd aOhlle
lGvjmg for his noble acts.
Resozved, That the salvation of the
Farmers Alliance depends upon the
passage of the Sub Treasury or some
better bill, and that We demand of our
Senator and Representative in the
next legislature not to vote for any
Senator for Congress who opposes
said bill, that their record will be
watched by US and woe be unto him
who thus deceives us.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
the course of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
in regard to our Senator in Congress
and urge that every Allianceman
stand by our organ, as it is the expo
nent of right and the herald of truth.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER for
publication and that the Mur ply Bul
letin and Cherokee Scout copy.
J. W. KINsAY, Pres't.
W. B. PARKER, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

WHEREAS, The Legislature of North
Carolina will assemble at an early
day, and United States Senator be
elected by the said Legislature; and
whereas, our national demands have
been ignored by our United States
Senator, and that he claims that all
the Representatives of North Carolina
are pledged to support him, we would
say to our Representatives who in
structed you to pledge yourselves to
support Mr.. Vance at the next Gen,
eral Assembly of NORTH Carolina, was
it ninety thousand laborers of North
Carolina, or was it few uninstructed
delegates to the Democratic County
Convention, led by few politicians ?
A word to the wise is suf6 ;ient. Be it
RESOLVED, By Prosperity Alliance,
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NATIONAL FARMERS AL
LANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

p,asident-L. L. Polk, North Carolina
.5dresg, 5l1 9th ST., N. W., Washington,
D. Vice Il oo-President-B. h. Clover, Cain
"isS1' isssScr'etary-J. H. Turner, Georgia. Ad-
,,sss 5lI 9th St., N. W., Washington,
o. TTTessurer-W. H. Hickman, Puxico,
Missouri.
Teoturer-Ben Terrell, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
W. Macune, Washington, D. G.
slonzo Wardall, Huron, South Dakota.
II. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
B. c. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
isaac McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
Eysn Jones, Dublin, Texas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

The papers are indulging just now
in some most unnecessary specula-
lations and conjectures about the f,
nancial standing Of the parties to a
late society wedding in this State.
There are some things that are, or
ought to be too sacred to be dragged
before the gaze of the public in sensa
tional newspaper articles, and it seems
to US that marriage is one of those
sacred things. We call attention to
this matter solely for the purpose of
protesting against these methods of
journalism. Let it be understood that
when woman confdes her person and
her happiness to the man of her choice
it is the duty of the newspapers to turn
away and leave her in the enjoyment
of all the happiness she can get out OF
the arrangement. If she makes mis-
take in her selection of a husband a
manly and chivalrous sympathy should
shut the mouth of the gossips and still
the hand that holds the pen Of an ed,
itor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
ALB1N, N. c., Dec. I3, 1890.
L, J. CONRAD, Sec'y.


Mr. EDITOR :-Sassafras Fork Ali
ance, No. 59l, desires to cast her mite
in support of the fundamental princi-
Piles of the National Farmers Alliance.
To that end, be it
Resolved by it's members, that we
demand of our Legislators to cast their
votes for a United States Senator,
who favors the aboliti / of national
banks, the free coinage of silver and
the Unconstitutional" Sub Treasury
bill.
Resozved further, that, if our pres
ent Senator, to whom we have been
heretofore betroathed for so many
years, will not endorse our platform,
then we ask for bill of Constitutional G
enforcement and let us tie to another
who will. RoBr. J. CoEN, Pres't.
G. G. HEGeIs, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
THE COLORED ALLIANCE.

This body met in Oeala on the 9th
inst. Its President, Mr.. Humphrey,
of Texas, in reply to a question as to
its membership said:
eve have now 100000, of whom
100000 are adult. males Our statistics
show that seven-eighths of the negroes of
the South are engaged in agriculture We
are organized in thirty States. The bulk
of our membership is in the South Allan
tic and Gulf States, distributed as follows:
100 600 In Alabama, $4,000 in Georgia,
10000 in South Carolina, 10000 in Mis-
sisslppi 10000 in Texas, 10000 in Ar
kan-as, $4,000 in Louisiana, $4,000 in
Virginia, 25,' 90 in Kentucky, 10000 in
Tennessee, $1,000 in North Carolina and
the rest scattt red.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
HALIFAX, N. @.


Much has been said and written on
the subject of who sho lld be our Sen.
ator, and do not hope to produce
anything new; but only to review,
hurr.edly, wha5 h rs been said. First
as to the position of the present in.
cum oent as regards the demands of
the Farmers Alliance. He has de
clared the Sub Treasury bill unconsti
tutional with fat that precludes the
iiea o: argum 9nt, for he advanced
none, but demands that the promo ,ers
thereof demonstrate it's constitution.
atty, thus throwing or attempting to
throw the burden of proof on the de
fendents, which is unfair, unreason-
able and wanting in generosi y. He
expresses a willin yness to support the
measures if by decision of the Su.
preme Court it is proved to conform
to the Constitution.
The absurdity of this proposition
has been pointed out by others, for
of course The court cannot decide to
oe a law a bill that is asleep in the
committee room.
Much more might be said, but your
readers are already familiar with the
subject and your space is valuable.
One more quotation. Did not the
Senator say if the people would risk
it's pract ca oility, he would risk its
constitutionality2 Is not this posi-
tive ple9ge of his support z Or does
he decide for them that they deem it
impracti cable ?
1t would seem the latter, for in
answer to the question of how about
the SUB Treasury bill, he said the
majority of the farmers in North
Carolina are opposed to the bill.
Where did he get his information
1t must have been from the profes
sional politicians or partisan press, for
almost if not quite larger majority
of the farmers of this State belong to
the Alliance and the Alliance demands
its passage.
Many voted thinking the Senator
pledged to the bill and no doubt can.
didates were pledged under this i'm
preston, and are they to be held TO
the pledge if this be so? Assuredly
no.
Does not the breaking of compact
by one of the parties annul it as to
the other p?
But what are we to do2 Are we
not bound to "Our zeb." by every
tie that binds a people to public
man Has he not been the "bravest
of the brave in defense of his peope
and their rights
All this and more must be acknowl-
edged, but shall we love Caesar more
than Rome and exalt man above a
principle ?
In word, do we want a servant
who viii @t.aup: to do wha. his peO-
pie demand and who regards public
Office 81 public trust, or one who
considers it "largely private AFFAIR."
North Carolina and Democracy can
better do without Senator Vance
than he can without them.
@. 81. WHITAKER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

"PLEAsE send me the amount due
you and stop my paper. When 1
want Democratic paper, will sub
scribe. You can't make Democrat
out of me by reading your pretended
Alliance paper. am a Republican
Alliance"
WHEw There it goes 1t has
been heralded all over the country in
flaming head lines and scorching
rhetoric, that The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is trying to destroy the Demo
cratic party, root and branch. And
now comes one of our subscribers and
accuses US of trying to make a Demo
crat Of him. We shouldn't wonder
if some one accuses us next of being
candidate for the vacant leadership
of the Irish party in the English par
lament, Jeenees' RtVerS! Will mar.
vels never cease
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
DECEMBER 9Th 1890.
B. F. GORDON, Sec'y.

Mr.. EDIToR:-At a regular meeting
of Ten Mile Alliance held the 9th of
December we passed a resolution
which was ordered to send to The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER for publication.
Resolved, That we the members of
Ten Mile Alliance are opposed to the
no fence or stock law, and we protest
against the the extension of said law
in Robson county, without first sub,
mitting to the voters of each town
ship at a general election.
n N T,TwIS Soo'v
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

lHE medical faculty, both of this
country and Europe, seems to be
uuch divided over the question as to
whether the discovery of DR.. Koch has
actual value or not. 1t seems to
'ayman that the lymph has not been
''''eu TO an extent that would make
OOu'roVersy about it to be either
'Auaole or appropriate. The medical
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
T. n. LEWIS, Sec'y

HOPE MILLS, n c., Dec. 6, 1890,
Cumberland Alliance, No, 2,13O
met at their usual time and place, and
among other business resolutions were
passed, First, approving the course
of President Polk. Second, That we
work for and defeni the principles of
the Farmers Alliance. Third, to
support no man that is not favorable
to the principles of our Ordor. Fourth,
That our representatives be instructed
to support good men who are known
to oe favorable to the principles Of
the Farmers Alliance.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
G. 81. WH1TAKER

The fishermen are having big luck
at Morehead. Last Saturday they
caught about 10000 trout with hook
and line, averaging about 700 to each
boat, with three or four men in each
One boat at the Cape with FIVE men
caught 1900 trout.-KtnstOn Free
Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

The fight of tacGions in Ireland
wakes hotter and hotter. Parnell has
taken forcible possession of the Office
of United Ireland and has been in
turn elected by force. The fight he
is making to hold his place and in
fuence is most desperate. But he
seems to be losing friends every hour.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
NOTES ON CURRENT EVENTS

The excursion-What shall be said
Of it. 'Twould take book to tell the
glorious story. Will not some one of
our readers who we're among the fort
unate and happy number, tell some
thing about it through our columns ?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23
W. B. PARKER, Sec'y.

PANTHER CREEK, n. c., Dec. 8, 1890.
Mr.. EDITOR Please allow me
space in your valuable paper for few
lines, to let the brethren know what
we are doing up here in the Bend OF
the big Yadkin. About two years
ago we organized an Alliance on the
county line between Forsythe and
Yadkin with eight charter members,
and was called Lewisville Alliance,
No. 943. Our number increased rap.
idly, and in twelve months we re
ceived over one hundred members,
male and female along the line of the
two counties. And for convenience
sake and also for the good of the or.
der we thought it best to divide and
form a new lodge which was effected
recently, and on the 9Th inst. we or
ganlzed West Bend Alliance in Yad-
KIN county, with twenty male and six
female mem Oers, a majority of whom
read The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and
are educated on the great principles
of the Order. We don't want to
abandon the Sub Treasury bill nor
any of the Alliance demands for the
sake of one man or set of men, be-
cause if they are not for US they are
against us and should be cast over
board. In view of this fact our Ali
ance adopted the following resOlu,
tions.
Resolved That we endorse the
criticism of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
on the action of Hon. q. B. Vance
in regard to the Sub Treasury bill and
recognize in it q bold and fearless
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

The New York Times thinks it
possible that the free coinage of silver
may come to the country through the
frantic efforts the Republ cans are
making to secure their position in the
present crisis. We most earnestly
wish to see the coinage of silver put
upon the same footing with that of
gold. 1t seems to us that the dishon-
orng of silver has brought many
evils upon the country, and we can
see no good reason why the restoration
OF that metal to its ancient place of
nonor and usefulness would not work
nnancial good to every interest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

The contract for water works at
Tarboro has been closed, and Mr.. Cox
says a plant is on the way there.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

HE late meeting of the National
Alliance was a most enthusiastic
affair We gather this from parties
VINO we're at Ocala. The meeting was
nelo and great amount of very i'm
Por'ant business was transac led, and a
tnlrd party was not formed. The fact
'nS' third party was not formed is
one that bears very heavily upon the
prophetic pretensions of some of our
V''0emed contemporaries. Well, there
lave been prophets and prophets ever
''nce the time when records of hu-
uuAn uolngs and aspirations began to
70 Kept; and we commend to our
1tienos OF the prophetic press the ad-
VICE OF the old marksman, "pick your
unit and try it again"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-23

RALEIGH N. G.. DECEMBER %, 1890.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
Storm in Illinois.

BLoOMINGToN, Ills, April 1.-THE
most unusual fall of rain yesterday
raised the streams over their banks
and carried away many bridges on
the country roads. In this city four
inches of rain fell in less than an hour.
There was also remarkable fall of
hail stoues, which were as large as
hickory and walnuts. The storm was
general throughout eastern Illinois,
and was accompanied by hail and
brilliant electric display; it will put
farmers behind in their work for some
time, as well as greatly injure grain,
vegetables and orchards.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
His Friends Do Him Honor.

WASHINGTON, April IA largely
attended meeting of the friends Of the
late Samuel J. Randall was held at
the Arlington hotel this morning to
take appropriate action on his death.
The spacious parlOrs were crowded
with people from all sections of the
country, repr, senting all walks of
life. Venerable Ex-Governor Curtin,
of Pennsylvania, was selected as
chairman of the meeting. Resolutions
were made, setting forth the nation 8
loss in the death of Mr.. Randall, and
speeches, warm in sympathetic feel
ing and eulogistic of Mr.. Randall's
high character, lofty ambition, honest
purposes, pure and exalted manhood
and firm and courageous devC tons to
his convictions were made by Con-
gressmen James B. McCreery, Of Ken
lucky; James w. Blount, of Georgia.;
Hon. John H. Rogers, of Kansas City;
Observation-Disclosures Bragg, OF
Alabama, and others.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14

LITCHFIELD, ILL.,, April 14.-The
8 1-2 year old son of James Barrett
climbed on the step of sleeping car
of the Southwestern limited express,
on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
and st. Louis road Monday evening,
and was carried TO COmstOck, Ill,
before he was discovered The vesti-
bule door was locked and the little
fellow could not get above the second
step, and as the train runs at the rate
of from So to 80 miles an hour
it is a wonder that he did not lose his
hold and be hurled from the train.
The conductor ct the limited put him
in charge of the accommodation at
Comstock and he was returned to his
anxious parent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14

More Money for Federal Buildings.
WAsHINGTON, d. c., April 1.-THE
secretary of the treasury, in letter
to congress, calls attention to the ne
cessity for an immediate appropriation
ofSl42, coo for furnishing certain public
buildings throughout the country.
Among these are Houston. Tex, $500;
Wichita. Kan, 500, 545, and San Anto-
Mo. Tex, $4,000. The latter two
buildings have recently been finished,
and the money is needed for furni-
ture. The increase of the postal bust
ness at the Houston office creates a
necessity for additional furniture.
The secretary adds that new furni-
ture is required also for the public
buildings at Fort Scott, Kan, and
Santa Fe, y. NJ.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
SPEEDS DEATH.
An Account of the Recent Tragedy
at Moore Station

From a gentleman who returned from
Moore station yesterday, the following
particulars of the killing of Capt. Jim
Speed, last Friday night. at that place
were gathered. He said: Il was in
Moore and heard all about it. Tomcrlin
is Il Young man, and belongs to one of the
families there. There had been some
rOubl" between him and Speed. because,
think. Speed had been instrumental. re-
Gently in causing Tomcrlin'S arrest on
charge Of horse theft. Speed and DR..
Earnest had walked up from the
depot and were in front Of John
sons store, where they met Toner
lin. Both were watching each other,
and as Speed passed without speaking,
Wash Tomcrlin. the uncle of the young
man, said Get up and fight like man.
With this. TOmcrIn. Jr.. pulled his pistol
and shot Speed in the side. The shot
seemed to paralyZc Speed, but he drew u
pistol as TUmcrIin rrtrcatcd into the
store. and was grappl"d by Wash Toner
lin. while the young man fired two more
shots into him killing him. The young
man then got away and at last accounts
had not been arrested. although Sheriff
Daugh"rty Of PcarShalI offered the usual
reward for his apprehension.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
NaSIc Acquitted.

WASHINGTON, April u. - The
United States supreme court in the
opinion by Justice Miller, today
affirmed the judgment of the Cal
ifornia circuit court. in the
case of Cunningham, Sheriff, plain
tiff, in error vs. Deputy L. ). Marshal
David Nagle. This case grows
out of the shooting of Judge Terry in
the railway station at Lathrop, Cal,
last August, by Nagle, in order to
protect Justice Field, whom Terry
had assaulted. The decision is in
favor of Nagle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
Illinois and Mississippi Canal.

WASHINGTON, D. c. April 1.-THE
Secretary Of War has transmitted to
the House of Representative a report
of Capt. Marshall, Corps of Engineers,
upon the location OF the Illinois and
Mississippi Canal, in compliance with
the river and harbor act of August,
1888. Capt. Marshall reports that
the detailed estimates for the con-
struction of the canal will not differ
materially from the estimate of &c.
524, 052, already made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
The Option Dealers Stirred Up


WAsHINGToN, d. c., April IA. -
Representative Butterworth's bill to
tax dealers in options and futures on
agricultural products seem to have at
last stirred up those it is aimed at.
This is somewhat singular, as the
measure has been widely advertised
ever since its Introduction, and freely
discussed both in the public press
and in the House Committee on Agrl-
culture, but for some reasOn-perhaps
indifference or q belief that nothing
would come ofit-none of the dealers
in futures or option made an effort to
be heard ON the subject while the bill
was pending in committee. 1t has
been favorably reported, and is now
on the House calendar awaiting its
turn for action. 1t has, to all pUr-
poses, passed out of the hands of the
committee to which it was referred
yet at this late day request
is received from members of the
Produce and Cotton Exchange in
New York aud from the Cotton EX-
change in New Orleans for hearing
Chairman Funston has called meet
ing for this purpose.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14

Boston Mass, April l4.-Organiz-
ers reported at a meeting of the car
penters' district council last night,
that every trade organization in the
state, promises to financially support
the carpenters in their eight-hour de-
mands. The union carpenters of tn g
state number about $500 and they are
urged by their leaders to make every
effort to secure concession without a
strike.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14

OTTAWA, April 14.-Some of the
largest opium dealers of Victoria are
going out of the business owing to
the decrease of the smuggling to the
the consumption in British Columbia.
Tai Yure, the largest dealer, says
that the largest number of Chinese
in Victoria has decreased from 1000 to
1000 head.