The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-28

Pope, the Louisville embezzler, who
disappeared some time since with a
large amount Of money, has been
arrested III this city and is held by the
police.
The Knights of Pythias increased it's
membership A, 443 in 1890, having in
all December 31st, 1890, 3O8, 300 mem
bers. This is a record without a
parallel in the annals Of fraternal
organizations.
\ gentleman from Northeast, Md,
reports that Martha Davis, a colored
woman of that place, gave birth to
four children Tuesday. The mother
and the quartette are doing finely
Wilmington NewS.
The statement made by Treasurer
Bardsley, which the Philadelphia
Ledger suppressed, has been made
public by the investigating committee
at Philadelphia. 1t gets John Wanna
maker into much trouble.
Following is the estimate prepared by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
of the annual cost of the sugar bounty
provision of the Mckinley tariff bill:
Cane sugar, $40, $50, 600; beet sugar,
1854, 200 sorghum sugar, $50, 600 maple
sugar, $3.50, 600; total 81, 1874, 200.
The various forms of leave-taking
have a more special significance than
is generally awarded to them. "Adieu'
signifies Ito God l commend YOU"
"Good-bye" is a contraction of God
be with you, while Farewell" means
BE happy" or, more literally, May
you journey we'll"
The Sheffield (Ala.) Land Company
and the plant of the Alabama Iron and
Railway Company Of Sheffield will
be sold to an English syndicate. The
property consists of three large blast
furnaces and nearly two-thirds Of the
town of Sheffield. The price is under
stood to be three million dollars. =
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 90
About 1 o'clock Saturday night the
village of Sayerville, consisting Of 80
houses, one general store and a saw
mill and lumber yard, covering two
acres of pine lumber, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The property is owned
by the Cutler and Sayer Company.
President Frank McGrath, of the
Kansas Farmers Alliance, has an
nounced the appointment of a commit
tee to take charge of the placing of
loans for members Of the Alliance.
Men having mortgages coming due
which they are unable to meet will be
assisted in securing extensions when
they are deemed worthy of it.
KANSAS CITY, July 2O.-The Central
Bank of Kansas City, Kansas, failed
this morning. The failure was due to
the failure of the First National Bank,
which was taken charge of by a bank
examiner last Thursday. The liabili-
ties are $50, 600; assets $65, 600. r. w.
Hilliker is President and Cashier Of
the bank. The bank was organized
under the State law.
Henry Watterson has another edi-
tOrial in the Courier Journal bearing
on Gov. Hill. The article is called
forth by the statement that he &C
cused Hill Of double dealing in the
campaign of 1888. He denies that he
made such a charge and specifically
acquitshim Of the offense, butreiterates
his belief that Hill is impossible as the
Democratic nominee in 1892.
One Of the most destructive forest
fires which has ever swept through
the northern peninsula of Michigan is
raging between Marquette and St.
Ignace, along the line Of the Duluth,
South Shore and Atlantic Railway.
For hundreds Of miles nothing can be
seen but one mass Of flame, and the
density Of the smoke is so pronounced
that the beaming appears like a
golden ball.
Enormous caverns have been discOv-
cred in Josephine county, Oregon,
about twelve miles north of the Cali
fornia line and about forty miles from
the coast. Many of the passages
within the cave are described as of
great beauty, containing in them semi
transparent stalactites, giant milk
white pillars, pools and streams of
pure, clear water and a waterfall thirty
feet in height.
RICHMOND, Va, July21.-A material
train on the Atlantic and DanviIIe
Railroaded in a deep cut half a mile