The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-08
THE LATEST NEWS.
from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

1or a week.
New YORK. Dec 1.-PhN sigians say
Cyrus Field may not live through the
day. Three members of the Field firm
are under arrest.
TACOMAH, Wash, Nov. 3O.-Distinct
shocks of earthquake were felt in this
city yesterday afternoon. Port Town
send and Olympia also report shocks.
No damage done.
Boston, Nov. 3O.-The Maverick
national bank was opened this morn
ing and the book keepers are deliver
ing receivers certificates to depOsitOrs
VINO have proved their claims.
GALENA, Ill, Nov. 3O.-The mercury
last night fell to Is degrees below zero.
The Mississippi river, which was clear
OF ice Thursday, is now frozen from
shore to shore. The weather is the
coolest ever known here in November.
RIO JANERIO, De-. There is an
alarming increase of yellow fever at
this port. The disease has assumed so
serious a form that the embarkation
Of government troops for Rio Grande
do Sui and Santa Catalina has been
temporarily suspended.
Mrs. Duncan. of Washington. D. c.,
u =, A., "llOSC IuSOdLO I'LL HlllCL lCdI1,
attempted to murder her last May
al Bettwsy Boed, in Wales, and who
has remained at FestinOg since the out
rage, has just been delivered of a son.
Both mother and child are doing well
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 3O.-Bll Nye,
the famous humorist, who fell from
the opera house gallery into a pile of
lumber at Yazoo City Saturday night,
was considerably shaken up, but not
seriously hurt, He passed through
this city yesterday morning en- route
for New Orleans, where he is billed to
lecture.
New ORLEANS, La, Nov. 30.-The
main building Of a frame structure
used as a library, and several small
buildings, belonging to Straight Uni
versity for colOred people, were de-
stroyed by fire this morning. The loss
is $50, 900; insurance unknown. The
buildings were owned by the American
Missionary Association Of New York.
ODESSA, Russia. Nov. 3O.-An outcry
has been raised that Zemstvo agents
are paying fancy prices for rye that is
so adulterated with sand and other
materials that it is unfit to eat. and
also that they are buying wheat at
prices above the market rate. 1t IS
feared that the cutlery will put a stop
to the contributions Of people charit-
ably inclined.
Damage reaching $3.50, O0O was in
ficCed last night by a fire in the re
Gently constructed building Of the
Chicago Arc-Light and Power Com
pany at Washington street bridge,
Chicago. The blaze vas started by
two electric light wires sagging across
each other. The Excelsior Cork Cut
ting Company was a considerable loser
by the cOnlagratiOn.
RONCEvERTE, w. Va, Nov. 3O.-A
head end freight collision occurred in
the west end Of town this morning at
5 o'clock, which resulted i'll the destruC-
ton Of two engines and several cars
and the deathOf Fireman W. M. Carter,
of Hinton, and the engineer Of one
train was pretty badly scalded. Sew
eral brakemen were injured. An
operators carelessness caused the
WreCk.
LEXINGTON, Va, Nov. 3O.-A shoot
ing ARRAY occurred here Saturday
night in a disreputable house. One
man unknown was shot in the arm.
The parties have been ARE sted, and
the case will be brought up in the
! mayors court to morrow. One of the
witnesses attempted to escape, but was
arrested by policeman NuckOls at
jail. Mr.. Rhodes went his bail in the
sum of $3.50.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 3O.-President
Conrad, Secretary Homer and eight
employees of the Louisiana State Lot
terry Company, appeared before United
States Commissioner Wright this
morning to answer an Indictment
| found against them at San Antonio,
a%nti-lOttery postal law. They gave
bail in SO, 900 each to appear at the
next term of the United States Court
in San Antonio.
When the announcement was made
| that the Suffolk Mass.) Trust Com
panv would close it's doors officials of
the depOsitOrs would not suffer; that
with but 1852, 900 of deposits there were
800, 900 cash on hand and over $50, 900
of quiz assets. A report to the bank
commissioners of the condition of the
bank November 21st, last, shows the
| deposit to be 1881, 900 and the cash
$17, coo, over So, 900 of which is in the
Maverick bank.
McMINNvILLE, Oregon, Nov. 3d..
H. Stein, editor of the WhitsOn Ad-
Udnce, was shot and killed last night
by @. @. Cook, a railroad section boss.
Cook then blew his own brains out.
The men were friends and were walk
ing along the road together when Cook
suddenly drew a revolver and shot
Stein in the back of the neck. Cook
has been acting strangely of late and it
is supposed he was seized with a fit of
mental alteration. Both men were
members of the Grand Army of the
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