The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25
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the Rio Grande show al appalling moT-
taity list, On a rancho in Duval county
147 nj of $50 employed were stricken
with the disease, and IS of them died.
There is a great scarcity of nurses and
physicians. A number of the younger
doctors of this place are preparing to
visit the afflicted place.
WRECK ON THE RAIL.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 17.-S4tur-
day night, on the Cincinnati Southern,
two trains collided, both f: Fights.
Twenty cars were telescoped, and the
most of their contents ruined. The acct
dent was caused by a aagman not obey
ing orders.
Engineer Crow and, Brakeman Gray
were killed, and Fireman Moore probably
mortally hurt in the wreck,
WASHINGTON JOTT1NGs.
J. Bergstresser was yesterday appointed
postmaster at Milford Square, Pa.
The receipts from internal revenue yes
terday were $500, SAG, and from customs,
$859,5O8.
President Harrison VIII leave to-mor-
row for Allegheny City to attend the
opening OF t Carnegie Library.
The President has directed Maj. SniFen,
paymaster to temporarily perform the
uties of Paymaster-G General William B.
Rochester, retired.
TIE LOUISIANA LOTTERY COMPANY AWAKE
New ORLEANS, La, February 1.-THE
Louisiana Lottery Company is making q
desperate effort to retain its corporate life.
1t has failed to secure a charter from
North Dakota and its next move, it is
said, will be an enormous bride to the
Louisiana Legislature Cor a renewal of its
present charter, which will expire two
years hence. $S.
Its proposition will be to pay the entire
State debt, amounting to from $1,000
600 to $12,OOO,OOO.
400 LIVES LosT.-THH STEAMER EDUBURY
IMPOSED TO HAVP GoNE DOWN
IN A TYPHOON.
SAN Francisco, Feb. l7.-Sydney pa
pers which have reached here report the
arrival there on January 5 of the vesse
that made a ~fruitless search for the large
passenger steamer Dubury, which it was
supposed had foundered in the recent
typhoon in the China Sea. The only
traces of the missing vessel seen were
bundles of rattan that were known to
have formed part of her cargo, and it is
supposed that she sank 9th her 400
Chinese passengers and. e.
The crew of a small Manila Il
had been drifting about in the China Sci
for thi ety days was picked up last month
by a German steamer bound for Hong
Kong. The vessel had become unman-
ageable, aud twelve men and two woman
rescued from her had been without food
or water for twenty days.
ENGINE WHEELS MELTED.
ST.. JOSEPH, February 15.-A singular
accident happened to a freight train on
the Union Pacific Railroad near Odessa
yesterday.
On account Of unavoidable delays and
through the absence of orders it was
caught between statione and was running
on the time of the fast mail train. The
engineer Of the freight train tried to find
asiding to crawl into to avoid the collision.
The heavy mogul was pushed to its full
lest. driving capacity. Coal was piled
into the fire box, and the engine few
over the track at a speed never before
attained by a freight train. Just before
Odessa was reached the driving wheels
Of the engine were melted (or burned)
of, and they left the rails and the cars
behind were piled upon each other.
Fortunately the engineer and freman
escaped without injury, although they
were buried under the wreckage, which
was piled upon the CAB Of the locomotive.
The conductor Of the freight train tagged
the fast mail train il time to prevent a
terrible catastrophe.
NO POOLING WITH INDIANA FARMERS.
JETFzRsoNvILLE, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE
Farmers Alliance of three adjoining coun-
ties gave an entertainment on Saturday
night at Lexington. Some of the roughs
of the surrounding country attended, in
tending to break up the meeting. They
interrupted the speakers by loweringwin-
dows witha crash. When William Bolles,
who was the leader, stopped their pro-
ceedings, Sheridan Stener and others Of
the crowd went outside, but returned,
Stoner having put a pistol in his overcoat
pocket The gang stood around stoner
with pistols in their hands and taunted