The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
FOB A WEEK.

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FortyE-three bodies have been taken
from the colliery at Decize France.
The ear of Russia, as a private indi,
vidual, is the largest landowner in the
world. -
The German election indicate great
socialists gains and the certain loss to the
government of fifteen seats. g.
Some 1900 persons at Naples gained
admission to Buffalo Bills Wild West
Show, upon spurious tickets.
The Legislature, of New York has
passed "a bill appropriating 100000,
for the Worlds Fair of 1892. g
A Pittsburg paper notes that the cold
wave flag was flying all the time during
the visit of the President to that city.
A Polk county, Florida, hunter has.
agreed to capture alive an eighteen-foot
alligator for the S~ub-Tropical Exposition.
1t is reported that a Boston man has.
contracted with the people of Seattle to:
build a 100000 shoe shop and have it
running by next August.
Senator John w. Daniel, the greatVir-
ginia orator, will deliver the address at
the reunion of Confederate Veterans to
be held at Atlanta April &c. ~
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DR.. Knappe, the German Consul who
made, all the trouble between. Germany
and America at Samoa, has been dropped
fromathe GOnSulsrrlist just published.
John Jacob Aston, one of New York's
wealthiest citizens, Lied Sa, urday morn
ing: His estate is valued at $I5O,OOO, 600,
al Of which goes to his only son, W, W
Aston W. 9 81. ia
The Rev:D DR.. D. G. Corey, of Utica, a
prominent Baptist clergyman died on the
Goth inst, aged s~eventy-six. He had
been pastor of one church at Utica for
nearly fifty years.
Michael McDonough, aged so, was
killed by a train at Akron, Ohio, in trying
to v a train from being wrecked. His
skull wSs crushed as he, attempted to re-
move a rail from the track.
A party of about one hundred well
known Boston capitalists left yesterday
by the Fitchburg railroad for Harrison,
Tenn, to attend alarge sale of land by the
East Tennessee Land Company.
The last time Stanley lectured at
Birmingham, England, he received fifteen
guineas for his fee. This time the Biz
mingham lecture manager offers 800
guineas, and is afraid he can't get him at
that.
There is an exciting race just now be-
tween Idaho and Wyoming as to which
shall admission to Statehood the
earlier. The chances seem to be slightly
in Idaho'S favor, yet Wyoming will UNI
doubtedly ome in also this session.
Quite a sensation has been produced in
Washington City by the announcement
that Rev. DR.. I. s. Chilns, a distinguished
divine of the Presbyterian church, in
tended to sever his connection with that
denomination and join the Episcopalians.
Theodore Hieman, Superintendent of
the Cincinnati Crematory, recently ar
rested for stealing collins and released on
bail, has taken possession of the crema-
tory, and heavily armed, refuses admit
lance to all, The officers are powerless.
The South Boston correspondent of the
Lynchburg WrginiUm, in a letter Of he
18th, says: GA white child born near
here q short time since had two heads,
one above the other, and four arms.
One head and two arms were imperfectly
developed. 1t only lived twelve hours, y
Chicago has been selected by Congress
as the place for holding the Worlds Fair.
in 1892. Eight ballots were taken before.
a site was selected, Chicago took the lead
the first ballot, retaining it until the end.
The final vote stood: Chicago, 157; New
York, 1917 St. Louis, 25; Washington,
Is. Whole number of votes 307; neces-.
sary to a choice, 154. 3e1a
The latest reported discovery IN. con-
nection with the cotton seed comes from
Germany, where, it is said, a process has
been discovered for extracting sugar from
cotton seed meal. The sugar is of a very
superior grade, but cannut be sold In
competition with the ordinary article. It
is said to be inclined to ferment or sour,
and hence better for useein preserving
fruits. 1t is said to be fifteen times
sweeter than cane sugar, andtwenty times
more so than sugar made from beets.
NO STRIKE CONTEMPLATED.