The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-15
THE LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

VA 80
for a Week.
An artesian we'll at Sioux Falls. 5 D
sp2utS a ton of soft coal a day.
Yale University has received $342.-
1894 81 Ill CUTS during the past year.
Chicago pastors are shocked at the
display OF female charms at the opera.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 6.-The city
prison was burned this mornig. Pris
oners all rescued.
WEST PLAINS, Mo, Dec S-FOur men
were kill and five Injuries in a railroad
wreck on the Memphis road this
morning.
A bill was introduced in the Virginia
Legislature to charter the Baltimore.
Richmond and Southern Railroad
Company.
The knitting mills at Lamberts
| Point, approaching completion,
will give employment to a large mum
Der of hands.
LONDON, Dec. 8.-The Maybrick will
was declared valid this morning by
the highest court. The money goes to
the children,
"A fire in Laurens, S. c., yesterday,
destroyed several buildings. Loss $685.
900; insurance 1874, 900. The fire was of
incendiary origin.
st. PETERSBURG, Dec. S.-One hun.
dred and eighty miners supposed to
have been killed by explosion of fire
damp i'll Russian Poland.
The largest chicken ranch in the
world is said to be on an island in Bel
lngham Bay, Puget Sound. It's Owner
| claims to have 100, 600 fowls.
An injunction to restrain Kansas
| City, No. from issuing 81, OU0 coo more
Of city bonds has been filed by Charles
Sooysmith, of New York City.
The Augusta, Georgia, magnetic"
girl h Us been having Il suCCeSSfuIcareer
in England. and has cured the Prince
Of Wales of neuralgia headache.
The French Senate, in spite of the
protests of VI. Roche, Minister of Com
merce, has placed a tariff of twenty
five francs on refined petroleum.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE cases Of
the New York murderers, Nicola Free
zia and James McElvain, will come up
before the Supreme Court today.
In Wayne county, KY, twenty miles
southwest from Burnside, Ky, u well
has been drilled which Is producing
], 200 barrels a day Of ~lubricating Oil.
The Navy Department was yeSter-
day informed Of the arrival Of the
United States steamer Lancaster a.
Batavia, Javas, on her way to China
South Carolina will likely have Il
State prohibition law. The bill has
passed the House. will probably pass
the Senate, but what viii Gov. TllIman
do!
NASHVILLE, Dec. 7.-Capt. Jesse NJ.
George, aged 80, committed suicide by
hanging. Mrs. Ellen Dabney, Of Ring
gold, committed suicide with 4 revolver
10 day.
The pioneer stenographer Of
England, Miss Mary BeaucIerk, is said
TO be a belle as we'll, and to spell her
beaux by the witchery Of good work
manship.
W"mbpll & Co of Itaska, Texas,
gen raj merchants, failed with prefer
ences OF Z, 1000 to Fort Worth and
Itaskl parties. Liabilities and assets
aae large.
The trial of DR.. L. Thatcher Graves.
of Rhode Island, for the murder of
Mrs. Barnaby, also of Rhode Island,
was formally begun at Denver, Col,
yesterday.
OuUSG 1IuS1S, Ia JIG OIlC6u OCdUSS
Court at Norfolk, decided in favor of
the Bay line steamer Georgia in a suit
growing out of a collision with the tug
Luckenbach.
The annual report of the D strict
Commissioners, which goes to the
President to day, favOrs a high-Iicense
system and condemns the army and
navy " restriction IN the police law.
$1,000 L c-z NT-Clz = D---sz-
Poland states hat the first report of
the cOlliery accident there was greatly
exaggerated, and that the loss OF life,
instead of being $50 as at first stated,
was not more than four.
Congressman Hatch, of Missouri. is
a gentleman farmer, a famed hunter.
a good diner out. n arattllng speaker,
He Is just the sort & man to Sit e. to
at the dinner table or to spend a holi-
day with IN the country.
COLUMBIA, S. c., December 8.-The
House OF Representatives has passed
the Chrlds' bill to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale Of spirits and intOXi-
eating liquors i'll South Carolina, except
under certain conditions.
DR.. Elyan Whitney, Of New York,
makes the proud boast of having seen
every President from Washington to
Cleveland. DR.. Whitney is SO years
Old, and makes no excuse for not hav
ing seen President Harrison
There is nothing small about Geo.
Vanderbilt In his ideas of house build
ing. His little place " IN North Caro-
lima will take ten years time to COM
plete it and a round million dollars a
year will be put into the work.
The Vienna (Austriaj newspapers are
unanimous in their praise of the new
European treaties, which are regarded
a. effective III the way OF cOunteract-