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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-10

ALBANY. Ga. Nov. 3 Wright West
lock & Browns warehouse. together
with a dozen houses adjoining it, and
occupied by negroes, were destroyed
by fire last evening, The losses will
aggregate 500 600. Insurance not
known.
LEXINGTON, Va Nov. ga story
which seems we'll authenticated comes
from COllierstOwn, small settlement
near here, recO' ding the brutality of q
drunken father who placed his baby
on the cooking stove in the presence
of the child's mother and roasted it to
death with drawn revolver, threaten
ing to kill the mother if she interfered.
LONDON, Nov. 2-Thef fire which broke
out yesterday morning at Sandringham
Hall, the residence of the Prince of
Wales, situated on the Great Eastern
Railroad, not far from London, caused
a large amount of damage in spite Of
the efforts Cf the local brigade and the
assistance rendered by the railroad
people. Sandringham Hall must now
be re painted and re decorated from
roof to cellar, and the upper portion of
the building, where the fire broke out,
must be re built.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 5.-IaSSen-
gers reaching here to-day from Vicks-
burg, Miss, report that last night a
band of twenty-five masked men,
known as Regulators" boarded a
train at Lake, Miss, and took Bob
Wallace, a colored sleeping car porter,
from the train. They led him to The
woods with a rope around his neck.
Nothing has since been heard of Wal
lace, and it is believed he was lynched.
On his previous trip Wallace assaulted
Station Agent Gilmore at Lake.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The winter season
is commencing in Europe with unusual
severity. England has already been
visited by sharp frosts, and a dispatch
from Hamburg announces that there
has been a heavy snowfall and the
thermometer I'VE degrees below the
freezing point. Advices from Greece
state tnat torrents of rain have fallen
throughout that COUNTRY, and that
there have been heavy snOwfalls in
the mountain districts, which is UMPIRE
cedented at this period Of the year.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-10
SEVENTEEN MEN KILLED IN A
MINE.
The Rope Broke and the Cage was
Hurled to the Bottom.

BUTTE, Mont Nov. 4-Seventeen
men met instant death IN the great
Anaconda mine, near here, at mid
night. The time had come to shift the
gangs of men and a cage full of miners
returning from work stepped out into
the open air. Their places werea-once
taken by nineteen men who We're TO
take up the work they had Just ahan-
dOned and the cage va starred toward
the depths below. The rope had been
unwOund but a couple of tunes from
the slowly revolving wmdlaSS, when
there was a sudden snap and a cry of
horror from the shaft in which the
cage had but a moment before dlSap-
peared, and then a cry went up from
the men who had Just come to the sur
face. The rope had broken. and the
Cage, with its nineteen inmates hurled
to the bottom of the NINE. IL was
some little time before any assistance
could be sent them. The shaft down
which they had plunged Ia death was
useless, and other ways Of getting az
the place where they had fallen we're
roundabout. Fortunately there WAS
same help tor the dead and DYING IN
the mime itself, a number of miUcrs
who were at the bottom Of the shaft
waiting For the cage u take them ont.
As the cage dashed 1t broke and hptare
their horror stricken eyes were the
mangled bodies Of their Compan,on&
who they aw tltlnE When they
had recovered from the shock, wort III
the accident was sent through ca, mine
and from the darkness many came
hurrymg to relief Their, VAS httla
however, that they could do for the
U,NN,,VAv, $3.50,
ride Seventeen were dead, their 'Nrpas
beng crushed out Of all Semhlanre ta
those ot human beings whale the two
who were yet breathing have no hopes
of recovery,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-10
JACK H RIPPER
At Work in Observation-Disclosures Put
on His Track.


BIRMINGHAM, la, Nov. 3.-Aregular
Jack the Ripper is at work around
Georgian Ala a small town in Butler
Co. This morning the horribly mutt
lated body Of an unknown dead man
was found in the public road near that
place, making six murders within the
last few days, Only yesterday ThOs.
dered in their own home. The country
is wild with excitement and everybody
is up in arms. Bloodhounds have been
put on the trails Ill all directions, but
there is no clue whatever to the per
p~etrators of these deeds. In each case
The latest victim is believed to be a
peddler and the motive of the murder
was probably robbery.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-10

Watch the IabvI os soatr tNssseF anss
rpHctc tckew yostT SWbScYyp5toe eGpSFeS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08

pervision of its manufacture. Chemists
win not be allowed to sell the lymph unless
the state anal ysists have confirmed its pu-
rity. Urder an order from Minister
Won Go SER. all clinics OF the pathos
logical institutes Of the PruSsian universities
report the results OF treatment by the Koch
method. So far as received the majority Of
the reports ara Ia favor of the treatment.
The statement Of Prof. Henonich, a great
authority Of Beriin University on children's
diseases. regarding the danger Of treating
children with the lymph, Is supported by
other authorities DIR. Furbinger OF tina
Friederichshall hospital, who was once an
ardent believer in the Koch cure, now re-
ports that he has been obliged to drop the
treatment in number Of cases which were
formerly hopeful, and none OF which
was in an advanced stage OF the disease.
Classifying numerous cases. DIR. Furbinger
reports one provisional cure, marked i'm
provement in fifteen cases, no improve
ment In ten, and seven deaths. He con-
cludes that the injections must be
small, and must be given at long
intervals. The supposed discovery by
DR.. Hankin, a well-lSnown English
Investigator, of cure for anthrax and the
finding Of influenza bacillus by DIR. Kuchner,
of the Hygienic institute, met with small no.
tice by the medical profession and public.
the Koch cure having exhausted interest In
that direction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
sTREBTER's BID FOR VOTES.
He Says He Favors the Forcs Bill and
Leans to the epublicans

He Says He Favors the Forcs Bill and
Leans to the Republicans.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Feb. 7.--The repub-
licans have not lost hope of finally making
a combination with the F. M. B. A. party,
although nothing came OF yesterdays con-
ference. At the meeting of the republican
steering committee yesterday Mr.. Streeter,
the f. N. B. A. candidate for senator, Yves
asked how far he would act with the Rspub-
lican party in the Senate if he was
elected. he replied that it would be
his duty 10 stand by the farmers and in
dustrial organizations in the economic
principles they are advocating for relief.
Aside from this he would stand with the
Republican party. When asked about the
elections bill he said frankly that he was
heartily in favor of a measure 10 support
the people of the south in a free ballot,
having been brought to this conviction
of the necessity for such legislation
by his own personal experience in Arkansas
two years ago. At that time he was the
presidential candidate of the United Labor
party and was sent to the Senate of Arkan-
sas to participate In the campaign. He
mentioned instances Of intimidation and
the destroying Of baIlot-boxes. and said In
stead Of the Union Labor party receiving
$500 majority, which was theirs by>a care
ful estimate, when the returns came in the
democrats had gotten that majority in their
own column. For these reasons he thinks
there is need for protection to the voters in
some Of the cotton growing states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
A pow.wow WITH ran SIOUX.
They Ask Secretary Noble to Recoup
Them for Their Losses.

They Ask Secretary Noble to Recoup
Them for Their Losses.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE big pow-wow
between Secretary Noble and the dsIega>
tion of Sioux Indians began to-day in the
interior department. Secretary Proctor
and a number of women interested in
Indian work were present. John Grass,
Hollow Horn Bear, American Horse,
Two Strike. Hump and Young
Man Afraid : of His Horses were
the principal Indians present.
The secretary opened tho conference by
saying that he was their friend and was
ready to hear any complaint they might
wish to make. John Grass, the first spokes-
man for the Indians, declared that his peo-
pie did not want to be driven back to saw
age life. He said there had been a great
Improvement in the character of the Indian
agents and he wanted cifilian and not a
military agent.
WANT THEIR LOSSES MADE GOOD.
American Horse said the Indians at Pine
Ridge, through the destruction of their
property, had been put back fifteen years,
and he wanted the losses made good. There
were too many white mon and too few In
diaus appointed to places at the agencies,
and be complained Of the relatives OF the
agents getting the offices. He and several
of the other speakers wanted the govern
ment to make good the losses suffered by
the Indians in the late disturbances.
THE WOUNDED KNEE FIGHT.
They all protested that they were peace
full and Hollow Horn Bear declared that at
Wounded Knee only one Indian wanted to
fight. That Indian had discharged gun,
aud then the soldiers fired on the men and
squaws. lie wanted money 10 buy rations
to make up the failure Of the crops.
Secretary Noble, in reply. told the In
dians that the government had fulfilled all
its treaty stipulations with them, and ad-
vised the Indians to think over what had
been done for them, to educate their chill.
| dren and not let them dream that they could
ever get anything by force from the United
Statag
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
SPLIT OF THE ALLIANCE.
GOV. NORTHERN TOUCHES UP LIv-
INcSToN AND CAN'T.

He Says the Object of His Wing of the
Order Will be to Resent Usurp alton
and Rebuke Demagogy-The Cry OF
Star Chamber Methods Answered.
ATLANTA, GA. Feb. THE breach in
the alliance between the Livingston and
Southern Alliance Farmer faction and
that branch OF the party which denounced
the paper yesterday promises to stir up
some lively developments. Gov. Northeu,
who has heretofore been extremely silent on
the subject, declared to-day that the fight
was to be to a finish, and that he was
squarely in IL. The object Of his side would
be TO rebuke such usurpation as that In
dicated in this extract from an interview
with Col. Livingston: 1--WE have now
properly elected and ready for an emer-
gency q set Of delegates representing each
county alliance In the state. who alone can
convene for the purpose Of discussing and
concluding important matters pertaining
to the order. except thoss over which the
executive committee and judicial COMMITTEES
In connection with the president have juris-
diotion." The governor pointed 10 another
part Of the interview aud said one further
object OF the fight would be TO expose such
duplicity as that.
RAP AT EDITOR CAN'T.
Then, quoting from Editor Gantt's card.
he added: "Our paper is not the
organ Of the plug hat or anti
subtreasury branch of the farmers
alliance We are battling for the rights OF
the wool hat and the one gallus boys, aud
on them We will rely for our support and
our friends."
NOT STAR CHAMBER MEETING.
Gov. Northen next turned his attention
to the criticism uttered Ia the card to the
effect that he used the executive mansion
for ''star chamber meetings. He said that
when the mansion became too grand place
for him to invite alliancemen TO confer
about matters important to their welfare
ne would be ready to move out
or 1t. As for the meetings
not having been regularly called, the
governor said nobody ever believed it to he
an official conference. The feeling against
Col Livingston and Editor Brown in the
alliance has been quietly gathering volume
| for long while. About the time the
legislature adjourned significant hints
wore thrown out by an influential member
OF the order in the presence Of the News
| correspondent foreshadowing the present
trouble. Even then the uprising had been
dotermiued on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
THE MAJOR SHOT DEAD.
A RALLY OF RnFoRMnRs.
The Third Party Convention to Nee
at Cincinnati May 10.

The Third Party Convention to Meet
at Cincinnati May 10.
topeka, KAN, Feb. Z-W. +. Right
myer, who was chosen secretary OF the Ma
tional Citizens Industrial Alliance, has
issued call for national conference Of
reformers to meet in Cincinnati, May 10.
1891, to adopt platform and make such
arrangements for the conflict OF 1892 as the
conference may deem fitting Representation
is to be confined to the national and state
officers of each alliance, assembly and asso-
citation, ten delegates from each county or
district organization OF such bodies, and the
editors and business managers of each re-
form paper belonging TO the reform press
association. This call Is In direct opposition
to the wishes Of J. d. Holden Of Emporia,
president of the National Citizens Alli-
ance formed at Ocela, Fla The call
for the convention to organize q third
party combines all Of the alleged reform
movements now before the people. There
is disposition to ignore President Holden
altogether. The Kansas contingent Of the
citizens alliance do not recognize Mr..
Holden as president of the organization,
although the Ocala convention elected him
TO that position.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08

The People Petition for the Removal OF
the Governor.

the Governor.
BARCELONA, Feb. THE excitement
caused by the recent electoral contest, by
which the republican leader. Senior Sal
meron. according to the republicans, was
unfairly defeated by the conservative
candidate Ping, has not abated. The
troops Of the garrison are confined
to their barracks and preparations
are being made to send strong
reinforcements to the city should the state
Of affairs call for display Of force. Thou
sands OF people not connected with the
Republican party have signed petition
which has been forwarded 20 Madrid ask
ing the government 10 dismiss the civil
governor and other officials from Office, IN
consequence OF the outrageous treatment on
the part Of the mounted gendarmes Of the
crowd of people who gathered Wednes.
day night TO attend the reception
given to Senior Salmeron. The gendarmes,
IL will be remembered, charged the people
who were listening to a speech which was
being delivered by the republican leader.
Senior SRlmeron, and, firing right and left,
injured large number OF people. Bullets
were also found to have fattened around
the window where Senior Halmeron was
speaking, and 1t ia claimed that an attempt
was made TO murder him ON the part Of the
Rendarmes who charged the crowd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
WORLDS FAIR EXPENSES.
Congress Gets Out Its Pruning Knife
and elashes Salaries.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-The House this
morning went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Payson in the chair, ON the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The pend
ing question was the decision Of the chair
on Mr.. Mason's point OF order against Mr..
Gamblers worlds fair amendment The
point of order was sustained.
The ground Of the decision was that the
amendment changed the existing law.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Will
son of West Virginia fixing the following
schedule of salaries: President, s., 900; vice
president of the executive committee,
$4,000; secretary, $1,000; clerks, steno-
To this Mr.. Butterworth moved an amend
ment fixing the director generals salary at
S7,5e0. This was agreed to, and Mr.. Will
sons amendment, thus amended, was
agreed to by q vote Of 81 to 65.
A PROTEST AGAINST ExTRAvAGANcE.
Mr.. Washington Of Tennessee, speaking
for the democratic side, said that the demo-
Gratis wished that the Chicago exposition
should be vast success, but they did not
want it to stink in the nostrils of all eco
nomical men. because its officials drew ex-
travagant salaries.
Mr.. Biggs of California offered an
ouiCh0AuchSa ostAhAhk Oub bh0 WOi0 Addloo
wherever it occurs and inserting the word
women"
MIR. Butterworth suggested that there
was a strong suspicion that ''ladies" were
"women," and the amendment was ruled
out of order.
CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES.
On motion of Mr.. Gambler of Massachu.
setts an amendment was adopted striking
out the appropriation OF SIS, 900 for the ex-
penses Of one meeting of the commission in
1892
On motion of Mr.. Frank of Missouri, an
amendment was adopted striking out the
one meeting of the board Of lady managers
in 1892
The worlds fair clause was then passed
Without disposing of the bill, the CON-
nittee rose.
CONGRESSMAN PHELAN'S DEATH.
Mr.. McAiillin said that the sad duty
devolved upon him of announcing to the
House the death, at Nassau, where he haC
gone in search of health, of the Hon. James
Phelan. member of congress from the Tenth
district of Tennessee He would, at the ap
propriate time, ask the House to express it
appreciation Of the ripe scholar, pure patrio
and noble statesman
Mr.. McMillin then offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved. That the House has heard will
profound sorrow and deep regret of the death o
Hon James Phelan; tltRta committee OF sever
members of the House, with such members o
the Senate as may bs Joined. be appointed Il
attend the funeral.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Washing
ton, McRae, Wickharn, Enloe, Stockbridge
| Montgomery and Coleman as said commit
tee; and then, as a further mark of respec
to the memory OF the deceased, the Hous
! adjourned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
IL cave Rise to a Rumor of an Extra
Session of the Senate.

1t Gave Rise to Rumor of an Extra
Session of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE fact that
Secretary Blaine was at the capitol early in
the day, and that he was closeted with the
committee on foreign relations, gave rise to
story chat the secretary was consulting
Win WIN party leaders as to the advlsability of
sne calling OF a special session Of the Senate
Dy ehe PRESIDENT after the expiration Of the
present congress for the purpose of consid-
eering the reciprocity treaties supposed to
nave oeen negotiated by the President.
THE REPORT UNFoUNDED.
II appears, however, according TO mem
t per OF the committee on foreign relations,
.nae secretary Blaine called upon the COM
snto0 snroCee Ior the sole purpose of discussing
sHne amendments to the diplomatic appro-
pliaeloh Dill relative to a Central American
mission and other matters lacking in
puDlic interest. sThe subjects OF
Special session and reciprocity treaties we're
.oD preached at any time during the secre-
saIy VISIT. The senator added also that, as
.S Sr as ne was aware, there was nothing In
sne soate OF public business that would war
'SnG special session of the Senate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
ALABAMA RAILROAD LANDS.
Instructions Issueddnt the Case Of the
Mobile d13irard Road.

Instructions Issued in the Case Of the
Mobile andI3irard Road.
WASHINGTON, Feb.n !. Secretary Noble
to-day issued instructions to the commits
sioner of the general oland Office under the
recent railroad land forfeiture act in the
case of the Mobile and Girard Railroad
Company of Alabama. Secretary Noble
holds that the company is entitled to the
quantity of land owned by the company
from Girard to Troy, being eighty-fve miles
in length. This is tosbe made up of lands
sold by the company opposite said line and
such others as are necessary to make that
quantity lying opposite the line between
Troy and Mobile. But he holds that the
company cannot take any lands upon which
there were bona fde preemption or home.
stead claims oman. l, 1890, or which have
been sold by the United States.
The secretary directs the local officers to
call upon the company for a statement of
the land sold by it, and also directs that
settlers claiming adversely to the company
shall have ninety days from the date of
notice within which to flle their claims with
the local officers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
WORK ON FLORIDA RIVERS.

me Upper Part of the ST. Johns De-
cIared Unworthy of Improvement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.--Secretary Proc
TUr W mas sent to the House the report of Capt
nlack, OF the corps of engineers, upon an
eeAatnlnatlon of the st. Johns river, Florida,
from Jacksonville to Sanford end the upper
part OF the st. Johns river from Lake Nom
roe southwark. Capt. Black is of the opin-
!oh that the localities named are not
"orthy Of Improvement; also the report
3L u capt Black that the Pease river above
tort ogden is not worthy of Improvement;
5net 1t is worthy Of Improvement below
Fort Ogden; that there is no present neces-
sley ior the Improvement between Fort Og-
ueh and Punta Gorda, and that improve
inent below Punta Gorda is necessary only
10 connection with the improvement OF the
channel through Charlotte harbor. between
boca Grende entrance and Punta Gorda.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
POSTAL TELE9RAPHY.

Representative Evans Reintroduces
His Bill on the Subject.
WASHINGTON, Feb. TIN the House To-
day Mr. Evans of Tennessee reintroduced q
bill heretofore offered by him to establish a
limited postal telegraph service. The sec
ton in the former bill making it unlawful
for contracting telegraph companies to en-
gage, directly or indirectly, or be interested
in the sale of press or other reports. market
quotations, etc., beyond the service of
transmitting them at rates uniform to any
one, is stricken out of the present bill.
Mr.. Gambler of Massachusetts introduced
a bill to-day authorizing the Postmaster
General to contract with any persons or
companies operating telegraph lines for the
transmission of telegraphic correspondence
at rates to be agreed upon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
INDIAN A MINERS STRIKE.

Machine Competition Compelled o
Reduction OF Wages.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Feb. THE miners
employed In all the coal mines along the
line Of the Louisville, Evansville and sc.
Louis railway, between this city and Hunt
ingburg. Ind, with the exception of one
mine, at Chandler station, have gone out on Q
strike. The prime canse of the trouble Is
that It Is impossible for the operators who
mine their coal by manual labor to compete
with machine mining They were COM
pelled In the face of this competition to re-
duce the scale Of wages, which resulted in
efrfka
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
roPE LEO AND PREMIER cRrsPr

The Vatican Looks for the ex- Pre-
mier's Return to Power.
ROME, Feb. THE vatican has been In
formed that Germany and Austria have
advised King Hunbert as to the necessity
Of maintaining Premier Crispis view Of the
dreibuud and its renewal in 1S92 The
pope has forbidden the Catholic papers to
comment on the fall of Signor Crispi, and
believes that the ex-premicr viii return to
power, owing 70 the influence Of the drei-
huud
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08

James Phelan was born in Aberdeen,
Miss, Dec. z, 1885, His home was in Mem
phis, TO which city he moved in 1867. His
early education he received at private
Institute. From that institution he entered
the University at Leipsic. Saxony. He took
the degree of doctor of philosophy in Feb
ruary, 1878, and returned to Memphis,
where he studied law, and began the prac-
tice of his profession in that city in 1881.
In 1886 he was unanimously nominated by
the democrats Of the Tenth congressional
district. He Was elected to the Fiftieth
congress and reelected to the Fifty-hrst
congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
1DAHos sENA roRsHIp.

The Senate Votes in Favor of Holding
Another Election.
BOISE CRY. H.. Feb. Tn the Senate
to-day a resolution wasoffered that as doubt
existed as to the validity of the election OF
Mr.. Dubois as United States senator for the
term beginning March next, the legis-
lature shall meet In joint session and elect
q senator for the term. The resolution was
adopted by vote OF Q 10 8, the democrats
The resolution will come up In the House.
where its fate Is IN doubt, though there
ssams TO be probability Of its passage.