The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-25

"C6NHA Pi'pAStY mas predicted a VlOlenG
storm. He, says it will be felt all over
the world, sod will reach Europe from
the l7.h to the 10Th inst. 1t wi, hrrst
over TIE continent If America between
the 2lst and 22d inst. Nothing short of
a miracle, he says, win prevent the de-
%structiOn Of shipping that may be caught
out of harbor. Volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes will take place in the South
and on the Pacific coast and also in
Europe.
LONDON, March 18.-The outlook for
victory for the striking miners grows
more favorabl4 hourly. 1t looks now az
if the men would surely win. Many more
of the mine owners in Notinghamshire
and Lancashire have conceded the de-
mands of the men. The feeling is grow
ing that the men will refuse to meet on
Thursday the committee Of mine officers
appointed for the purpose of comforting
with the men and adjusting their differ
ences. 1t is believed that the men viii
insist On their demands in full.
The fastest time on record, for the
world, for a long distance, was made on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, between New
York and Washington, on Monday last.
The occasion was an entertainment to be
given in the latter city for the benefit of
the Actors Fund, by the Madison Square
Company. The object was to play in
Washington City in the afternoon and at
New York at the usual hour at right
and it was accomplished. The distance
between the two cities is 227 miles and
this was accomplished in 4 hours and II
minutes coming South and 4 hours and
18 minutes on the return. 1t was
special train consisting of three cars and
a baggage car and it was pulled by the
biggest engine on the road. There were
80 people on board. Flagmen were
stationed within sight of each other along
the 227 miles of road, so that the engineer
had signal always in view. The average
running time was 548 miles per hour for
the 454 miles covered and at times the
speed of the train reached 20 miles an
hour. The receipts of the benefit amounted
to $2,l43.5O. These facts are gathered
from a very interesting report in the New
/ York Star.
YELLOW FEVER IN BRAZIL.
PARIS, March 18.-Telegrams received
here from Rio De Janeiro state hat yell
low fever has broken out at Campinas
and San Paulo, Brazil.
THE PRICE OF 1 COTTON GOODS TO BE AD-
vANCED
MONTREAL, March I9.-The Gray Cot
ton Manufacturers Association has agreed
to an advance of II cents per pound on
the price of the finer cottohs.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
BARABoo, Wis, March ia collision
of passenger trains occurred at Lavalle on
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
this morning. Four passengers were
seriously injured and several others were
slightly hurt,
MEN KILLED BY INDIANS.
SILVER CRY, N. M, March ia man
named Carmichael, who arrived here on
Monday night on the Coney stage, reports
that seven persons have been killed by
the Indians on the Little Blue, which is
about 20 miles from Alma.
wAYLAID AND SHOT DEAD
WRIaHTsN1LLE, Ca, March 18.-Mr.
Bob Raiford, lumber inspector at Garbutt
& Co.. mil at Sham, Ga, was shot dead
by a negro, who waYlaid him on his way
to work this morning.
The murderer is still at large.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wis. March l8.-Miss
Regina RoschiId, aged II years, left here
last night to race around the world against
George Francis Train. Citizens of this
place contributed $4,000 to defray her
expenses.
CITY OF MExIoO's FINE HOTEL.
A syndicate of Mexican capitalists are
erecting IN the city OF Mexico a hotel
which they say will be the finest on the
American continent. The lowest estimate
of it's cost is 81 600 900. OF this sum the
Diaz government will provide 81 OO0, 600
in the form of a subsidy, in addition to
granting the importation of free material
to be used in the construction. The hotel
will be five stories in height, and win
contain 400 guest chambers built about a
court, the dimensions of which will be
100 by 225 feet.
~PARKEHsBURe, W. Va, March 49,
Perry Gof; aged 16, was stabbed to death
by Morgan Rose, a school teacher in the
Beach Hill school house, Clay county, on
Monday. Golf came to school late, and
the teacher attempted to correct him.
Golf resisted and the teacher knocked
him down with a club. Golf then went
away and returned shortly after with his