The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-11
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
FOR A WEEK.
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of Holland insane.
An English syndicate is purchasing all
the -four mills in Canada.
A lot sold at $500 per front foot in
Atlanta one day recently.
A little colored girl was burned to
death at Charleston last Monday.
Snow fell to the depth of six inches in
the mountains of New York, Saturday.
a hstle girl was poisoned in White
county, Ga, last week by her guardian.
BERLIN, Nov. 3.-Count Won Moltke
will devote to Charity Biz hday contribu
tions amounting to 100, O0O marks.
A Cherokee Indian died i'll the Indian
Territory recently that is said to have
killed seventy men during his life of
so years.
A Campbell county, Ga, merchant com
mitted suicide in Atlanta 4 night last
week. Financial em5arrasSments said to
be the cause.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE double tunnel
electric railway from this city to stock
well, a distance Of six miles, was opened
to-day by the Prince of Wales.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 4.-The furniture
warehouse OWED by jams Fitzpatrick,
the largest Of it's kind in the West, burned
to day, Loss, $4,000; partly insured.
Thos. G. Voolfolk, who murdered nine
p rsons, IN Georgia, about two years ago,
was hanged at Perry, Ga, a few days
ago. He protested his innocence 10 the
last.
~SpARTANBURe, Nov. 4 Especial - Zeb
Vaughn, a well-to-do white man, living
near Wexford, in this county, wa run
over and killed by a train to-day near the
city.
Fire broke ont 10 a paint shop in Sar
Francisco, Cal, on last Tuesday and
burned property worth one and a hal
million of dollars before it could be sub,
dued.
C~ARRo1LTos, Ga, Nov. 4-The ginnery
of Hon. G. W. Burson, of Bowdon, was
burned yesterday, and thirty bales of cot
ton consumed. The fire caught from the
engine.
The most densely populated 81 'are mile
il the world is in the city of New York
1t is inhabited by 100000, the larger por-
ton Of whom are italian, who speak only
their native language.
Spoilers IN the Merrimac Mills, Lowell,
Mass, have had their pay reduced fifteen
cent per day and wages of drawing in
girls have been cut. 1t Is thought among
the operatives that a general cut-down
VIII follow.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2.-Grand Duke
Nicholas, Vi became insane during the
recent army MAI ouvres in Volknia, is
now compIt tely paralyzed and in a COM
atose condition. There is no danger Of d
violent crisis.
LONDON, Nov. Sit isrepOrted in Paris
that Dom Pedro has notified his govern
ment that he no longer wishes to be
considered as making any claim to the
Crown. He only desires to be permitted
to die in Brazil.
Lyons. Nov. Am Anarchist move
ment Of extensive ramifcations has been
discovered here. The police have already
arrested five persons supposed to be con-
nected with the plot, and the arrest Of
others is expected to speedily follow.
Near Buffalo, N. Y, one day last week,
a young lady took two little girls out on
a high railroad bridge and hurled them
down to the rocks 60 feet below. She
then attempted to drown herself, but was
rescued. 1t is thought that she was crazy.
LONDON, Nov. Eight hundred dock
men on the Victoria and Albert docks
struck this morning. 1t is feared the
trouble will spreak. Trouble is also ex-
pected on the train car lines, the men on
which are demanding a further reduction
of hours.
ATLANTA, Nov. 3-W. J.. Banfeld,
merchant at Palmetto. commit d suici, e
at the St. James hotel to-day, by taking
laudanum. He had written his name and
address on his cuffs, SO he would be iden-
tiled. Financial embarrassment caused
him to take his life.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 3.-The manager
of a circus which exhibited here to-day
while in the ring was cast down under
the feet of a frightened horse and met a
most horrible death. The Gar and his
family were present and a panic ensued
Many were injured.