The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-16
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
FOR A WEEK,
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hoked to death by a peanut hull at Nor
ristown, N. j., last week.
VIENNA, Sept. 8.--The Emperor ba>
contributed nearly $4,000 for the bene-
fit of the suf rers by the recent floods.
ODESSA, Sept. 8.-Seven hundred ane
1fty Jewish families have L # Beruit
schoH II England, Australia and America
during the past ten days.
AUBURN, Cal, Sept 9-The George
town stage was stopped yesterday near
Greenwood while on its way to Auburn
by a masked highwayman.
The Fort Worth chamber of commerce
has forwarded by express TO President
Harrison a watermelon grown in Tarrant
county, Texas, weighing lO1 pounds
SHELBYv1LLE, Ind, Sept "a west
oound freight train OF the Big Four, due
here at 5 a NJ, was wrecked this morning
some miles east of here, and eight cars
were demolished.
HAMERsv1LLE, Ohi Sept. 9.-During
the trial Of a will case here yesterday,
John Hitler, in open court, sho Constable
Allen dead, and shot Geo. Barngrover
fatally. Hiler escaped.
WHAT a great State Texas has become!
For the year ending 3lst August 1890,
the exports were valued at 1929, 234, -528,
and the assessed property at $500 900 900
almost an empire in itself.
The latest reports confirm previous &C
counts of the almost complete failure of
the crops in middle and southern Kansas,
for want of rain. Many of the farmers
are represented to be in distress.
WATERTowN, N. Y, Sept. 9.-The old
elevator of the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain Railroad Company at Ogden
was burned this morning with 500, 900
bushels of corn and oats. Il was well
insured.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The Senate to-
day confirmed John Goffgin collector Of
customs, district of Cherrystone, Va;
John W. Ross, Commi8sioner Of the Dis
trict of Columbia; s. T. Pointer, post
master at ~Spartanburg, s. G.
OpoRTo, Sept. Sat a mass meeting
held yesterday to protest against the
Anglo Portuguese African agreement,
several speakers made violent attacks
upon the government, and the police
finally dispersed the meeting.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 8. The executive
board Of knights of Labor has secured
writs of habeas corpus, demanding the
production in open court of Reed, Kier-
man and Cordial, the three Knights
charged with wrecking the train lat Fri
day night.
Boston, Mass. Sept. O.-Au ~unsuccess-
full attempt was made last, evening to
wreck the westward bound Rockport
train of the Boston and Maine railway, at
a point several hundred rods from the
W. st Lynn depot, by placing a steel rail
on the track.
Three footpads attacked Samuel Francis,
a prominent bricklayer Of Altoona, Pa.
as he was walking in a street of that city
on Sunday morning, and tore out bis
tongue by the roots. When found he
was unable to speak, and will probably
die of his injuries.
TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 8.-Wm. j. Nc
Leod, who was sentenced to forty lashes,
to be given in two installments, and two
years Imprisonment for ~assaulting a lit e
girl, receiv ed the first installment of the
cat to-day. He took his punishment
poorly, yelling for mercy at every stroke.
One million dollars have been invested
in new buildings in Columbus, GA, since
the beginning of the present year. OF
this at least 5000, 900 has been invested in
residences, and yet it is hard to find q
VaCaLL uOuSV. 1AC ICu1dl14OSI "SuI luUO
business houses and buildings to be used
for manufacturing purposes.
With 100000, ostensibly, as assets
1913, 900 in liabilities, HIKE & Miller, 81
Amigo, Wis, lumber firm, suspended OF
Wednesi lay. The failure was precipitated
by an attachment for $50, 900 in favor Cd
the National Bank of Oshkoshf and il
may be far-reaching in its effects upon
business interests in Northwestern Wis
consin.
SHELBY, Sept. 9.-During q heavy
storm, which passed over a part Of this
county late yesterday, County Surveyor
A. NJ. Lovelsce, while driving to his barn,
was struck by lightning and knocked IN
conscious. Two mules which he was
driving were killed. At last account,