Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-10-24
South and West.

THE majority against the Constitution in
New Mexico is estimated at 1000.
THE President made speech to the veter-
ans of his old brigade at Galesburg, Ill.
WILLIAM SPRAGUE, JR., son Of ex-Gover-
nor William Sprague, of Rhode Island, COM
mitted suicide at Seattle, Washington.
The special committee that has for a
month or more been investigating the books
and accounts of ex-City Treasurer Fitzpat-
rick, Of Terre Haute, Ind, reported to the
City Council that there is a shortage of $15,
522.
A NUMBER Of burglaries have been COM
mited in Spokane Falls, Washington, lately,
and it was discovered that four boys, all sons
of prominent citizens and ranging between
the ages of thirteen and sixteen years, were
the culprits. They were arrested.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND copies
of the Atlanta GA Weekly Constitution
were refused admission to the mails because
Of advertised premiums to subscribers and
agents.
The disaster at the Dupont Powder Works,
Wilmington, Del, will Inconvenience the
War and Navy Departments. The firm has
no large contracts untitled w tn the Navy,
although that service purchases all of its
powder from Dupont.
RUBE BURROWs's body was taken to Lamar
County, Alabama. and delivered to his
father at Sulligent Station. The old man
wept at the sight of his sons body, and Rube's
sister went into Mysteries. crying out that he
was shot down like dog.
THE President visited the Coal Palace at
Ottumwa, Iowa.
By an explosion of gia-st powder near
Jamestown, Col, Mike Niles, High Morgan
and Harry Atkinson, all minerS we're killed.
WILLIAM SHUM, Muncie Nnd> printer,
became insane after setting up the descr1p-
ton of a murder case and beheaded himself
by placing his neck on the rail in front Of
an approaching train.
THE Anti-Tillman Democratic Convention
met at Columbia, S. c., and nominated for
Governor, Alexander G. Haskell.
The Mississippi Constitutional Conven-
ton defeated proposition to make the office
of the Supreme Court judges elective.
CAPTAIN PETER FOSTER, the Oldest mem
Der of the Grand Army of the Republic of
the United States, died recently, at Mount
Pleasant, Iowa. He was ninety-six years
old and fought in the war of 1912, the Mexi-
can war and the Civil war.
PRESIDENT HARRISON attended the re.
union of old soldiers at Topeka Kan.
PRESIDENT GARDENsHIRE, of the Okla
homa Territorial Council, has signed the bill
locating the capital at Oklahoma City.
G. Nj. LEWIS Mayor of Clinton, Miss. has
been assassinated by two colored men, whose
motive was revenge.
FRANK " OO1EN tC'dOA0uj, WIZ SOAASoSCd
TO setting fire to the residence of Dr. Pace at
Athens, La, was lylched few nights ago
at Homer.
PETER AND MINNIE BERG, the former
three years old and the latter twenty
months, children Of Peter Berg, miner,
were run over and Instantly killed by train
at Des Moines Iowa. The trainmen claim
that the children were asleep on the track.
PRESIDENT HARRISON went from Kansas
City, Mo-, to st. Louis, where he reviewed
procession of military and G.. A. r. organize
lions He then visited the fairgrounds,
after, which the entire Presidential party
went by special train to Indianapolis, Ind.