The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
FOR A WEEK.

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Adelina Patti has left New York for
her castle in Wales.
Cotton has advanced one-fourth of a
cent in the last ten days.
A bill has been introduced into the
Senate to admit Arizona.
One thousand miners have gone on a
strike at Connellsville. Pa.
PittSburg's great bucket shop, The
Commission Company, has failed,
A bank with a capital of $25, 600, 600
will be established in the city of Mexico.
There were nine strikes among the
New York cigar makers during the past
week.
The farmers of Indiana formed an Ali
ance at Indianapolis Saturday and elected
officers.
John O'Brien, the famous Republican
leader of the 9Th New York district, died
Sunday.
The House Judiciary committee has
recommended the passage of the Senate
anti trust bill.
The different trades unions of Lancas-
ter, Pa, have demanded a less number of
working hours.
The revenue receipts so far this year
are over $1,000 900 in excess of the same
this time last year.
Two men were recently lynched il
Texas for trying to poison the family Of
a prominent c tizen.
Congress has appropriated the sum of
SO, 45O, $50 for p~ostoffce business during
the next fiscal year.
A boiler exploded at New Castle, Pa,
last week and killed three men and
seriously injured six others.
BERLIN, April 3O.-Twenty-fve thou
sand workingmen are already estimated
to be on a strike in Germany.
The Great Southern and Western Rail
road Company Ireland, have prosecuted
the strikers for not giving notice.
The smuggling match between Sullivan
and Jackson will take place soon. The
purse of ~ $1,000 has been made up.
A young man who gave the name of
James Young, suioided at a New York
hotel on the 24th by taking laudanum.
Mr.. Joe Blackwell and Miss Moore, of
DanVille, were thrown from a buggy
Sunday afternoon and both badly hurt.
New YORK, April % -Information was
received here this morning that a mis-
sionary bishop was ~butchered near Toxic,
Japan.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 28.-It is
estimated here that the damage caused by
the Mississippi food will reach ten mil
lion dollars.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 3O.-The build
ers have agreed to concede to the carpen-
tiers demand for nine hours work per day
at the rate of 81.
Hon. john E. Smith, Assistant Judge
Of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Maryland,
died at his residence in Westminster yes
terday morning.
It is said that there is 30, DOC cases of
Ia grippe at Valparaiso at this time. The
doctors are not able to look after the
great number of sick.
Ex-State Treasurer Archer was yester-
day presented by the grand jury of Balti-
more on the charge of embezzling $118,-
600 Of the State funds.
New YORK, April 28.-A ~cabIegram
from London this morning says that it
has been decided to m~ake:explorer Henry
N. Stanley Lord Of Congo.
The Anthony powder mill at Marguerite
was the scene of a fearful explosion last
week. The Waterman was killed. The
shock was felt twelve miles away.
Great preparations are being made at
Atlanta, Ca, for the second annual con-
vention of the Southern Travellers AS
ISOLATION, which will be held next week.
Frank Phillips was killed near Catletts-
burg, KY, last week by Col. W. Smith,
formerly of the Confederate army. Col.
Smith killed Phillips in self defense, it is
said.
A conflict occurred between union and
no~n-union carpenters in Chicago on the
22d. One policeman was injured. The
non-union men are working under police
protection.
Two convict guards, John Sells and A.
l.. Jordan, quarrelled at the Dade county
coal mines in Georgia last week. Jordan
shot Sells through the body, killing him