The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-11
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
FOR a WEEK.

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Dahbury, Chm, had a 100000 fire
recently. "
The seven hpndredth female physician
in Russia has iust passed her e~xsninatioH.
The ship canal between the White Sea
and nd Lake Omega is now under cOnstruc-
George Augustus sala has, assumed
editorial charge of the London Sunday
Times. VIZ - sr:L "
"A sixteen year-Old girl eIoped with her
elder sisters husband at New York 4 few
days ago.
Mrs. Langtry passed 2 fairly satisfsc-
torynnight, and her condition to-day, is
favorable. 20 ir1 tcg.s : :
Mrs. Lydia Lent of Lebanon, Pa,
died Saturday after a great suffering, from
Z. cats bite.
The Widow, Risbeek has ~bequeathed
$625,0O0vto th@town of Halle, Prussia,
for public purposes. - -
In to-dAy's election to ell the vacant
seat in the French Senate for seine-et
Disc, NJ. Decayile was elected.
Nellie BLY, only saw thesAmeFicau flag
once twhile ABROAD. and that wss at an
American consulate in China. "
Owing to a large purchase Of bonds,
the surplus in. the q. S.. Tgeasury.was re-
.duced to $40, oOo, 900. this month. a.
The books published In England durihg
1889 numbered 8,O675 made up of 1884
new books and E,373rew editions. 20
Five. men ~ were killed and . number
wounded by ah explosion in a coal mine
near Wilksboro, Pa. on the first inst-s
An italian shoemaker shot and killed
another italian on the streets Of New
York because he refused to lend him S6.s
Mai. Panitza and several other officers
of the Bulgarian army have been arrested
The charges against them are not-known.
Mrs. Sarah Brown of Clinton, No, was
Q divorce from her husband.
Just ten minutes later she. married John
J. Gier.
Jim Corbett, the California heavy
left last night for New Orleans to
meet KiIrain in a six-round contest for q
purse of $4,000.
About $50 Russian Hebrews Of Phila-
have engaged in . project.to col
onize Palestine, and are soliciting help
Tor that purpose.
Thomas Warnock, Secretary and Au-.I
of the New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad Company, died suddenly
asst week in Cleveland.
Three men were probably fatally in
ured last week on the Illinois Central
Railway near Peotone, Ill, by the coils
on Of two freight trains.
A large number of persons who intend
o locate in the Sioux Reservation when
he proclamation opening it is issued have
at Chamberlain, s. d.
The steamer La Plata arrived at Ant
verp on the 4th from Buenos Ayres.
i, 250,OOO worth of bonds and specie had
'een stolen during the voyage.
Atenementh house was burned at session
n the End and ten persons were roasted
q the flames. Many more were injured
y jumping from the windows.
Pinkerton, the famous detective. viii
sued by q man whom he caused TO be
in Mexico and brought across
be line SO he might arrest him. I
B.H. Hill, Jr, son Of the late Senator
I'LL, of Georgia, will publish, some time.
his year, a volume Of 900 or 1000 pages
obtaining his fathers speeches.
The metal schedules of the tariff bill IS
from the sub committee were
cad and informally passed upon by the
Ways and Means Committee last week.
Jake Kilrain and Felix YGcquelin, Q
french pugilist, fought for . purse Of
1000 at New Orleans on the End Kilrian
Knocked Vacquelin out on the third
Ound.
A thrifty Ohio girl sold . batch of old
owe let: ers to the ragmanlast week. She
ealized thirty cents, which; she declares,
3 q good deal more than they were
vOrth. az.
George Dounston, Teller of the Nation
! Bank of Goshen, N. z, committed
on the 3rd. Investigation proves
hat he was a defaulter to the amount
f $4,000.
Benedito Martinez shot and killed Jack