The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-14

= Secretary Beddingfeld asks that
all County Secretaries forward their
reports at once.
- Tom Voolfolk, the Georgia
murderer, is again sentenced to be
hanged on the 10Th of this month.
A firm in Concord will soon ne
ready to store cotton for farmers and
make advances on satisfactory terms.
The Sub Treasury leaven is working.
We understand hal Mr.. Craw
ford, one of the nominees for. Congress
in the 9th district, has signed the AL
lance demands. Mr.. Ewart has not
yet signed them.
President Polk has issued official
proclamation for the organization of
California State Alliance. Bro. J. S.
Barbee, National Organizer, is author
lied to organize at San Jose on the
4th of November.
That was handsome and hearty
welcome given Col. Livingston and
Col. Polk at Goldsboro by the brethren
of Wayne and adjoining counties.
The procession from the hotels to the
opera hall was a large one.
President Polk said in his
Goldsboro speech that he did not be-
lieve that for outrageous and unfair
treatment of the people the legislative
history of the country could furnish
a parallel to that which marked the
conduct of Congress on the Sub
Treasury bill.
An explosion occurred at the
Dupont powder mills, Wilmington,
Delaware, last tuesday,. About fifty
buildings were wrecked and a dozen
men killed. Several others were
badly hurt. The shock of the explo-
sion was felt in Philadelphia, thirty
five miles away.
The Rural Home and Sentinel,
published at G~oldsboro by Barnes &
and Kelly, will be clubbed with The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER at SI.75 per
year for both papers The Rurat Home
and Sentinel is an excellent Alliance
paper, and in every way worthy of
the support of our people.
Rube Burrows, the noted out
law, was captured in Alabama last
week. He had ST., 600 in cash on
his person, After he was captured
he attempted to escape and was shot
by one Of his guards, the wound
proving fatal. The total rewards
offered for his body amounts to 81, 500.
The Progressive FARMER awaits
with interest a report of the discov-
cries made in Goldsboro by the de,
tectiUeS and spies, who we're bounding
the footsteps of President Polk on
last Thursday. We have surely
reached a pitiable state in North Caro-
lima when such things are perpetrated
on reputable citizens.
+ If a man says the Sub Treasury
bill is unconstitutional, show him the
argument and the facts in last weeks
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and ask him to
answer it. If he is seeking your vote
and fails to tell you how he stands on
that measure, call him out on it. The
politicians forced the measure into the
campaign as anissue. Let them stand
or fall on it.
~ Again we see the South Caro-
lima straight Democrats " in conven-
ton and using every means possible
to get the negroes to join them in de-
feating Tillman. Reader, did you
know that some of those loud mouthed
politicians even in our own State
would sacrifice principles in order to
defeat Alliance candidates if they
dared do it ?
A treat for the public and all
Alliance men will be given out at the
Weldon Fair. Rev. Thos. Dixon
will speak at that place on the Both
inst. Go and hear him. II will do
you good. Special train from Raleigh
to Weldon on that day. His subject
will be: The Moral Import of the
Farmers Alliance" President Emory
is doing all in his powe~ to make the
Fair a great success The Progress
sIvE FARMER thanks him for compli.
mentary attentions.