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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
Another Alleged POISONING

Coroner Gray summoned jury yes
terday and began hearing evidence in
the case of Clayborne Scott. negro,
who died under suspicious circum-
stances Friday evening. Nothing tend
lug to show the guilt OF Alice Motley,
the woman suspected, was broughs out.
and the jury adjourned over till
Monday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
Cut Out of Jail.

Charles Morton, colored, arrested yes
terday for trespassing on tho railroad,
cut out Of Jail in two hours after he had
been incarcerated, and was in tho act
OF jumping off the shed when he was
stopped by j. L. Greasy, who compelled
him to go back. Ho cut out with a
piece OF bucket hoop.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
The balloon Bridal Party Safe.

BIRMINGHAM. Oct. 31.-The balloon
bridal party who mado tho ascension at
the State fair yesterday came down
safely last night in the mountains
seventeen miles northwest of here.
They passed tho night there and came
to the city this morning.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
a RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Local Political Lenders Tell Where They
Stand,

Local Political Lenders Tell Where They
Stand.
A TIMES reporter interviewed several
of the local political leaders yesterday
as to their positions on railroad com
mission for Virginia
care you in favor of q railroad com
mission?" is the question asked.
To this j. w. Hartwell, Republican
candidate for the house of delegates,
replied that no had not given the ma
ter enough thought to express an opin-
ion.
M. G. Thomas, Democratic nominee
for the house of delegates, replied that
he had givon no study to the subject of
railroad commissions, but ho recognized
what railroads have done for this sec
tion and would be the last man to kill
the goose that laid the golden egg.
Chairman Huff, of tho Democratic com
m1ttee, declined to talk on the subject.
q. a. Heermans, Republican candidate
for the senate, said: am opposed to
monopolies and combinations, but this
1ndlscriminate war upon our railroads
Is wrong and is calculated to iniure the
best interests of Virginia. The Norfolk
and Western railroad has done more
to develop and build up Virginia than
all the po itical com binations ever
organized. The proposition for a rail
road commission is demagogical and
nonsensical. Would any capitalist
invest in Virginia if he thought the
legislature intended to take charge of
the business?
mo; Virginia should adopt a liberal
policy, encourage the investment OF
capital, and not undertake to DESTROY
corporations as soon as their money is
invested in tho State. l see at present
no necessity for any such measure save
TO furnish q soft place for some faYorite. -
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
wort ON the Luth,ran Ch,ncI

The Lutheran Chapel will DO COM
pleted in two weeks, when the oongro-
CATION will worship there until tho now
church Is completed. 1t will seat about
$50 persons aud will be handsomely fur
nished
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
Mrs. Mary lsa.rd Cnbell Dead.

DANvILLE, Va, Oct 3i.-Mrs. Mary
Baird Cabell, wife OF Congressman
George G. Cabell, died at her home
here yesterday. She had been in deli
cate health for the past several mon this.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
The Liclk Mnn sewer

The extension Of the Lick run sewer,
north OF Commonwealth avenue, has
been completed and covered over.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
a Church Festival.

The ladies OF Christ =. f. Church will
hold festival at the armory. Salem
avenue and Commerce. streets, Tuesday
and Wednesday nights this week. There
will be oysters and everything In season.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
Tha Wantl,er-

Forecast for Virginia: Generally fair,
stationary temperature in cast. colder
by Sunday night in wast, westerly
winds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
EXPERT ON RIFLE CARTRIDGES.
r. 7. M. Hunter Testifies in the
Feagles Case.

The Ball thas Killed CnddaII the Same as
Sold in Fcuglss' Store and tho same rs
carried by Fenglcs' Rihe-The Distin-
gushing characteristics Explained by
the Witness
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
THE CLOSE Of THE CAMPAIGN.
An Enthusiastic Republican
Meeting.

Pat McCaull and Candidates Hecrmnns
and Hnrtwen Address IA Crowd mt the
Opera House-A Lively Democratic
Demonstration in YintOn-A Railroad
Commission Discussed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
CHIVALRY IN JOURNALISM.

1t speak, well for human nature,
and it speaks well for journalism in
North Carolina, when one member of
the profession has the chivalrous
courage, the high-class manhood, to
come to the defense of one of his
order, whom he regards as having
been most foully assailed. This cour,
age, this manhood, Mr.. Josephus
Daniels, editor of the State Chronicle,
of this city, displayed when he, last
week, took up the task of clearing the
character of the editor of this paper
from most foul and most false
aspesions cast upon it without provo.
cation of any sort. We take this
method of assuring Mr.. Daniels and
the public generally of u profound
n of gratitude to him for the SER
vice which he has rendered to us, and
to the cause of decent journalism, at
one and the same time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
THE PUBLIC PRINTING

Inasmuch as it has been charged
that THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has
been c~onspiring to secure Q ltselI
the Public Printing contract s5or the
mex two years, it will not be amlss to
say n or two things upon that sub
ject.
The Progressive FARMER does not
want the public printing. The Pro-
aREssIvE FARMER would not have the
public printing. The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER does not want, and does not
desire public patronage of any sort.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is an indie
pendent reform paper; and means to
say just what it thinks upon the
economic issues before the people; but
it intends to make no factious fights,
and engage in no personal conflicts
with anybody for private gain. We
advocate reforms for the sake of the
reforms; and we g to keep our
hands and our conscience clean
while doing this blessed work.
We have little hope that the above
statements will be taken as true, by
the little men who have measured our
manhood with the rule of their own
conscious meanness, and we have little
care whether they are SO taken or
not by the contemplate fellows who
stick out their lips at Us.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

Legislation is demanded in the puo-
lie interest, requiring that the capital
and mortgage bonds of a railroad
shall never exceed it's actual cash cost.
Then the public would willingly pay
a freight and passenger tariff which
would net a fair remuneration to the
wners 1t is unfair to ask farmers
and shippers to contribute to the pay
ment of dividends on a sum two or
three times the honest cost of a rail-
road. 1t is a swindle. The farmers
should rebel against such injustice.
The above clipping from the AmerS-
can CuzttUator expresses our sentiments
exactly; and has more n in it than
many a laundering leader. 1t hits
the mark exactly. Keep it going
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

A COMMITTEE of Kansas Senators
appointed two years ago to recon,
mend retrenchments in the expendi-
lures of the State, has completed its
work, and will give it into the hands
of the Governor in a few days. II
the recommendations of this commit
tee shall be enacted into law by the
legislature, there will be secured to
the people of Kansas the most econ
omical administration of public affairs
which has ever been given to any
STATE of this Union. We note with
pleasure that the new plan of reform
provides for the supervision of rail.
ways by the State. We congratulate
the farmers of Kansas upon the work
they have done in forcing these re
forms.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
MR.. HAL. w. AVER

Mr.. Hal. w. Aver retires from the
State Chronicle to day to become the
private secretary of Col. L. l.. Polk,
President of the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union. He
will leave this morning to enter upon
his new labors. He is in thorough
a cord and sympathy with the reforms
for which the alliance is earnestly
striving and will prove of real service
TO Col. Polk and the Alliance.
We have no words with which to
express appreciation of the labors
of MI. Aver or the sincere esteem in
which we hold him. Much of the ex
cellence of the State Chronicle has been
due to his ability as a journalist; and
in his withdrawal we feel the loss at
once of an efficient co.worker and
esteemed friend. He viii write &C.
casionally letters to the Chronicle and
thus keep up his connection with the
paper.
No young man in Raleigh is held in
higher esteem by the general public
than Mr.. Aver, and the Chronicle
voices the sentiment of the entire
community in wishing for him every
success and happiness in his new field
of labor and usefulness.-State Chron
tcle, 3Oh.
We join the Chronicle in good
wishes for Mr.. Aver. While we re
greet to lose him from the ranks Of
journalism in North Carolina, we re
joice that he goes to the Nationa.
Capital whore he will have an oppor
tunity to study men and measures
under the most favorable circum
stances.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

This gave for the whole country >
total of $500 millionaires. 1t sy0
gave the startling results the q
gregate wealth, according to the algp.
est estimate, does not exceed sou WV,
600, OOO-that less than Is, 900 person.
possess more than one half OF the o.
tire national wealth, real and persona
of every name and nature. LneLo
no region on earth where class IegL' :,
ton and the control of government -
the money power are having Sn bv
injurious effect upon the masses
the concentration of wealth IN .
hands, than in the United States.
things are going, and have been g c%5s
for thirty years, instsad of being he
land of the free and the home o. he
brave" we shall be the and Or
rich and the home of the slave
Jackson, MtcK', Patriot.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

what is right, not only for themselves
but for ali other. classes of their fellow
citizens.
We see signs of most cheering
hope in the manifest eagerness OF the
people to read upon the great ques
tons of popular government. Let
them read-read carefully, widely
and deeply-upon all these great cues
tons. Turn on the light; teach the
people to think; cultivate the habit OF
examining and digesting every feature
OF existing law, and every part OF
any plans that may be offered for en-
actment into law; and then there will
be no longer need to fear that our re,
form will be forced to go backward.
1t would be idle to attempt to dis
guise the fact that many Alliancemen
good and true Alliancemen-in this
country entertain serious doubts about
both the desirability and ~practicability
of some of the measures that have
been offered for their acceptance. 1t
is unwise to brush these men aside as
enemies of our order and obstruction
lists to our reforms because they do
not agree with us upon all points.
Whether they are right or wrong is
not now the question The question
is, shall there be an open, free, full
and fair discussion of all reasonable
plans and opinions, and the ultimate
selection of those to be carried
through, which are best for all classes
of our citizenship?
Some of the anti, reform papers are
expressing a fear that the farmers
will use their immense power to
bring about hasty and ill,digested
legislation. 1t is only fair to assume
that these papers are honest in express
ing these fears. But if it should turn
out that they r dishonest, and are
only predicting hasty action in the
hope of bringing it about, that would
not make it any the less necessary for
us to be sure of every step before tax:
ing it. .
For one, we believe in the Alliance.
We think its principles are just and
righteous; and we want to see those
principles so perfectly embodied in
the institutions of the country that nc
member of a future generation shall
have cause to regret the rise and reign
of the Farmers Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
CAUTION.

The rapid growth of the F6fmers'
Alliance, and its astonishing success,
achieved by it's agitation of reform
principles, are likely to beget an over
weening confidence that may do the
cause great harm. The laws relating
to finance are, many of them, wicked
ly partial and oppressive. Many
features of the system of uationai reve-
nue. are u~nphilosophic and hurtful.
The statute books of t1e United
States are burdened with enactments,
which invite and help all sorts of self
ish combinations of the few against
the many.
The people, and especially the
farmers, feel most keenly the evil
effects of bad administration, as well
as those of bad legislation. The PEG.
pie are beginning to understand their
enormous power. They have about
made up their minds to take matters
into their OWL hands and apply, for
their relief, the remedies they have
been asking from the lawmakers of
the country for years. Indignant
under a n of injustice, and i'm
PEELED by the mockery of those whom
they have heretofore trusted, there is
danger that they may commit them
selves to schemes of reform that
will not stand the test of experience.
No thoughtful person needs to oe
told that a scheme Of reform enacted
into law, which would break down in
practice, would be fatal to the present
movement of the farmers, and of
other working people.
Hasty legislation is always imper.
feet legislation, and very often it is
absolutely bad legislation. If he
farmers and other laboring men OF
this country are to take any large and
honorable part in governing them
selves in the future, they must make
SO sure of every step forward as thai
there can be no successful demands
made upon them for retrogression
Retreat will be disaster.
The cause represented by the re
fOrm-demanding farmers and laborerl
of this country at the present time ii
as just as any cause evsr was; and
cautious, patient action is sure to vim
dictate its i~ustnesal Let us, therefore
go about the matter of reforming anc
purifying thepol1tics of the country
with the calmness of men who know
what is right, and who mean to have
$40
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
DOES HE EvADzf

By reference to the correspondence
in this issue of The PReaaEssIvE
FARMER it will be seen that some of
our people think Senator Vance's let
ter to President Carr evades the issue
presented to him in Carr's letter.
In this view of the case THE Pro.
GREssIvE FARMER does not concur.
We think the Senator's letter is q full,
fair, unequivocaf answer to the ques-
ton presented to him; and we make
no doubt at all that Senator Vance
will carry out in good faith any in
s~tructions which the General Assembly
may give him, if such instruct ons do
not involve him in a moral wrong;; and,
in case the instructions should involve
a "moral wrong" he says it would be
his duty to resign.
In all this paper has said in the past
in OPPOSITE IN to the re election of Sen
ator Vance, we have said one
word that could be construed to the
damage of his honesty or patriotism.
We believe the Senator to be able,
brave, honest and patriotic; and we
have never said one word in criticism
Of him, or in opposition to him that
would indicate that We held any other
opini IN of him. Our quarrel hitherto
has been with the Senator's position,
and not with the man.
AS we said in our last issue, it is
the duty of the General Assembly to
instruct Senator Vance to vote for the
SUD Treasury plan, if they want him
to vote for and support it. And we
think these instructions should be
given before a single ballot is taken
for Senator.
One word more. If the General
Assembly should deem it wise to give
Senator Vance instructions, it is our
opinion that these instructions should
be as liberal as possible. The instruc.
tions should set forth clearly the ends
to be attained, and leave the Senator
the largest liberty of action in connec
ton with the selection of his methods,
which consists with the ends proposed.
The All Lane IS should earnestly desire
to make their Senator a warm friend
to their measures of reform; and this
they cannot do by UNNECESSARILY cir
Gums ;ri Ding his action.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

You will observe in another column
of this paper, to day, a general notice
from a reliable boot and shoe house
Messrs. Hano & Wolf, 1T and ll9
N. 9Th street, Philadelphia, Pa. This
is n of the largest wholesale boot
and shoe houses in the United States,
and a house that has built up an enor
nous business entirely through the
merits of their goods. Messrs. Hano
& Wolf will take pleasure in sending
to any member of the Alliance their
catalogue and price list, and any goods
hat may be selected. We trust every
member in need of boots and shoes
will send their orders to Messrs Hano
& Wolf, of III and 1l9 N Sta st ,
Philadelphia, Pa, where all orders
will receive the best of care and most
prompt attention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

aimed against impure lard but against
compound lard. The compound lard
is composei of cotton seed oil, beef
fat and the fat of the hog; and is as
pure and wholesome as any article of
lard can be. Let our readers remem-
Der that this Conger bill is another at
tempt of the monopolists to enrich
themselvs % at the expense OF the
farmers and stock ~rsisers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

VIZ should feel much easier about
the late fight betwixt troops of the
United States and the Indians in Da-
kota, if we knew that the Indians had
been treated fairly by the agents ap
pointed by the government to deal
with them. 1t is sickening to think
of mounted troops riding down and
killing women and little chileren, even
if those women and children are
savages. But we do not know the
circumstances of the case, and we do
not pretend to blame the troops. One
thing about this Indian business is
certain, the government should treat
them with justice, and then 1t should
make them behave themselves. But
behave themselves they never will, so
long al they live in a wild country
aud are allowed to retain their tribal
organizations.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

SUNDAY morning, Dec. %, the round
house of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail,
way was burned. There were seven
teen locomotives-some of them new
burned. The loss has been esti.
mated at $50, 900.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

The T5Ojn City Daily Office was
destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve.
But, Ph@uix,like, the paper, az the
Twin City Daily Sentinel, arises from
the flames and comes to our sanctum,
bright, hopeful and newsy. Our re-
greet at u contemporaries loss is
greatly lessened by the evidence it
has given us of brother Foy's heroic
pluck and energy. "Adversity, like
night, brings out the stars"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

BROTHER RAMSEY, late associate
editor of this paper, and now editor
and owner of the Waterman, at Sails
bury, gave us a pleasant call one day
last week. We are always glad to see
brother Ramsey.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
We thank our friends for Wtst Wy ~

We thank our friends for wts' W Gs
helped us to accomplish in 1891. #
began the year with a clrculS. On s
1880 and closed it with Io'5+G
net gain of 6,72O. We issued du
the year 1884, $50 copies of the P1 4sa
averaging 10, $3.50 per week the asu ! 8
round. Let each subscriber So- b
q Few one at once and help
double what We are now dong
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

WE want the p~ostofice address of
G. NJ. Robertson, c. E. Webb and G..
s. Hawkins. We have received q
letter containing cash to be placed to
their credit, and their address was not
given.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

The address of L. L. Polk, Presi:
dent of the National Alliance, is 344
D st Washington, D, G. reform
papers please copy
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

The Convention was composed of a
splendid lot of men and women.
Through the laborious session of six
days and nights, no member was
called to order and nc appeal was
taken from the decision of the Chair.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

The memorials of the National
Farmers Alliance and of some other
industrial organizations, printed else
where in this issue, make it perfectly
certain that the pork packers of the
country, led by a Boston pork house,
are trying to injure the farming in.
terests of the South and Southwest in
the COnger bill, now before the Senate.
These industrial organizations do not
seek to antagOnize any measure, pend.
ing or to be introduced, whose object
is to secure to the people articles Of
pure food. They are in favor, be il
remembered, of. the Paddock pure
food bill. The Conger bill is no,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

BROTHER SINCLAIR, of the Sanford
Erpress, called n day last week, and
gave us a hearty welcome to the quill
fraternity of North Carolina.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

E Our friends il writing to any of
our advertisers, will favor US By mention
ing the fact that they saw the advertise
ment in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

Our correspondents will have to
be patient with us. We could fill
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER with the
letters on our desk. Of course we
cannot print all these letters. We
would gladly print them if we could.
But our space Is limited and we must
do the best we Car. If you do not see
the letters you have written in THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, don't get mad,
Try again, aud maybe you'll have
better luck next time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06
WHO OWNS THIS coUNTRY1
How Class Legislation Creates Million
aires and Panpers.

Mr.. Shear mans statement, reducing
to tabular form the amount of wealth
in the hands of persons worth over
$500, 900 each in the United States
was about as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

Do you want your communication pub
ished2 IF so, give us your real name
and your postoffoe
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

WE are indebted to Postmaster
General Wanamaker for valuable pub,
lie documents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

So The date or your labe! tells you
when your time is u
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

Do you want your paper changed to
another Officer State the q at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-06

The Progressive Farmer Is the
Hcial Organ of the N. c. Farmers
State A liance.