The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-12

PARIS, Aug. 4-Another explosion. of
fire damp occurred IN a coal pit at st.
Etienne. One hundred and fifteen of
the men employed in the pit snncceeded
in making their escape uninjure /. Five
others are seriously hurt.
AUBURN, N. Y, Aug. 5-The execu-
ion of Kemmler has been postponed until
tom rrow forenoon or possibly to- NOR
row night. The doctors, who have been
IN consultation, have retired to their
rooms at the hotel and gone to bed
ABERDEEN, S D., Aug "a dust biz
Yard struck here at eight o'clock last night
and lasted FIVE or ten minutes. When
the wind subsidized the mercury stood at
los degrees. The crops are seriously
damaged by heat and drought.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. "a at
tack was made upon the town of Shafter,
PRESIDED county, yesterday morning by
twenty-five Mex, ans. State Ranger J.
F. Graves, was killed, and Dep .ty Sheriff
j Lee seriously wounded while try ing to
arrest Mexica S.
DEs MONIES, Aug. 5.-News has reached
here that heavy storms have taken place
in the southern and western portions of
Iowa. The corn crop is greatly damaged
and also oats that are yet standing.
Houses were unroofed by the wind and
some washed away by the water.
CHICAGO, Aug. Geo. W. Harris, a
mail clerk running between this city and
St. Louis on the Chicago and Alton Rail
road, has been missing since Sunday
morning, when he registered at the Union
depot in st. Louis, aud is believed to have
stolen registered mail matter valued at
$4,000.
l.. DANvILLE, Va, aug. Mrs. A. L.
Smith, a lady who brought herself into
great notoriety last winter by asking the
legislature to pass a special act a lowing
her to practice law, will soon begin the
publication of a newspaper here. She
will advocate the right of women to prac-
tice law.
H~ARRIsoNBURG, Va, Aug. "A tre-
mendous storm of hail and rain passed
over the southern end of this county
Saturday evening. Corn was cut down
oy the hail, trees uprooted by the wind,
roads badly torn up and many small
bridges washed away. The damage is
very large.
AUEURN, N. Y, Aug. 5.-Warden Ours
ton said to the special correspondent of
the Umit~d. Press this morning, that no
test of the dynamo had been made with
in the last twenty-four hours, and that
none would be made to-day. He is con-
ident that the machinery is in perfect
condition. The understanding still pre-
walls that the execution will occur be-
tween midnight and seven o'clock to-
morrow morning.
CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. "A terrible rail-
road accident occurred near Magnolia on
the Philadelphia and Atlantic City Rail-
road, a few minutes after ten last night.
An engine drawing a string of empty cars
swept down on a mar and his wife, kill
ing them instantly. The victims were
Chas. H. Trigue, aged 3Oyears, and Mary,
aged %. Their residence was in Phila-
delphia During the summer they boarded
at Magnolia. Nh. Trigue was foreman at
Bailey, Banks and Biddle.
HALLETTsvILLE, Texas, Aug. 5.-Con-
stable W. A. Stubbs and Jim Tucker, two
prominent citizens, were shot down on
the public square last evening by John
Smathers, Jr., and Bird Kelley. Con-
stable Stubs was shot through the mead
and died instantly. Mr.. Tucker was car
ried off in a dying condition About
seven shots were tired. In the excite
ment that prevails the cause of the shoot
ing cannot yet be obtained. The victims
are young men and l ave families.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Charles Loring is in
the court house jail here on the charge OF
bigamy. He is accused of having FIVE
living wives and the names Of a dozen
women are known who are his victims.
He is 80 years of age, well educated,
handsome, and of excellent family. He
was born in Boston. His father is a we'll
TODD resident of that city. The boy was
sent to school and to Europe to finish his
education, and it was there his tendency
to c~aptivate female hearts first exhibited
itself.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 4.-Some chemicals
exploded in the Office of the Denver fire.
brick and chemical supply house this
afternoon. The entire font of the build
ing was blown out, and the men passing
in front of the store at the time were
hurled across the street and badly bruised.