The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-01

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on Saturday evening, August LIST by
DryllIe =. Anderson, has recovered
sufficiently to be taken to the CatsEiI
mountains.
The following clause Of the new Ken
lucky Constitution is serving to cool
the ardOr Of the a~valici0us Office
seekers: No officer of the Common
wealth, except the Governor, shall re
Ceived compensation exceeding s. 1000
per annUm."
y babe born at Danbury, Conn, last
week weighs less than two pounds.
When born it weighed one pound and
two ounces Its length IS that Of an
ordinary lead pencil. The parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner. The child is in
perfect health.
CARLISLE, Pa, Aug. 2A.-The annual
exhibition Of the Changers will open
at Williams Grove at noon today and
will remain for a week. Many prOmi-
nent men Will add ess the meetings.
Fully two hundred thousand visitors
are expected during the week.
Old Hutch smilingIy admits that
there is a good deal Of truth in the
claim that his mind is not 50 clear as
it might be, and cites as a proof the
fact that he only made a million and
a half out Of the wheat deal, when he
ought to have come out with five mil
lion.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 25.-The rice
crop is now being harvested, and will
be one Of the largest ever grown in the
State. The Mississippi Valley Rail
road viii put on a daily rice train to
convey the cereal to the city, and it is
probable that the Southern Pacific will
do the same.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Thc Standards
st. Petersburg correspondent says that
Mr.. Smith, United States Minister act
ing under instructions from Washing
ton, has requested an interview with
the minister of the interior to discuss
the question of immigration Of Russian
Jews to America.
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 24.-Theg great
number of Russian Jews who have ar
rived at this port Of late has caused
considerable agitation among the labor
organizations and bids fair to become
Of national Importance. \ meeting of
the different labor organizations will
soon be held to discuss the matter.
NEW YORK, August 25.-Rebecca
Rubenstein arrived at the Barge Office
yesterday from Odessa, bringing with
her twenUyfO foul children. Their ages
range from one to twenty-five years.
The RubensteinS are in good Circum-
stances and will settle III this city.
Mrs. Rubenstein is about TO Sive birth
to the twenty-ffth child.
GEARLING, Mich, Aug. 2S.-The body
of James Burns was found in his home
ear Red Oaks, by Hermann Grostick
recently. \ girl who was supposed to
no bir l,,1ChtnT Int who II JygS 1CrpT-
tanned from papers found in the house
was not, was found lying across his
body. 4 light cOrd around the girls
neck showed that She had been
strangled.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-The terrific
storm which passed over New Jersey
Sunday night caused great damage in
the vicinity Of New Brunswick. Sew
eral buildings were struck by lightning
and waSh-Outs have been reported
along the railroads. Orchards and
crops were leveled and it Is estimated
that the total damage in this npighbOr-
hood is 800, 600.
BAR HARBOR, Ne, Aug. 26.-Twelve
hundred men were landed from the
naval fleet yesterday and marched to
KebO Park, where they were reviewed
by Secretary Tracy and Ad'm1Gheradi
and Walker. Most of the ~cottagers
and town people witnessed the evOlu-
lions. The thick fog which has covered
Bar HarbOr for three days necessitates
the pOstpOnement of fleet drill.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. 26.--Aconstruc-
ton train on the SOuth-bOUnd railroad,
between here and Columbia. S. c., was
wrecked forty miles west of Savannah,
Monday night. Two men were in
Stantly killed and five wounded, prob
ably fatally, The killed are James S.
Ferguson, of Savannah, cOlOred, and
negro laborer. The injured are Con
ductor Rich and four cOlOred labOrers.
IRONTON, O., August 24-TwO boys
who were playing with he three Ham
iltOn children Friday. have confessed
that they locked the three little OneSin
the chest where they were afterward
found dead. They were playing jail.
After locking the chest they were called
to supper, and forgot all about it. All
the children were under eight years
old, and nothing will probably be done
about 1t.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. 24.-There
was a serious freight train accident on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad near
Martinsburg, early this morning.
Eight car derailed and the tracks torn
up for some distance. Traffic was de-
layed for six hours. A wrecking train
was sent from Martinsburg and the
wreckage cleared away as soon as pos
sible. Several cars were smashed. A
tramp, who was stealing a ride on the
cars, was killed.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-Fifty thou
sand spectators were on the scene of
the recent explosion at Park Place this
Till moor forty-one bodies have been
recognized, nearly all of whom have