The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-07
THE LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

Events Throughout the World
for a Week.
JoNEsBORO, Ga, May 20,-Burglars
paid this town a visit last night and
succeeded in breaking into the store OF
Messrs. Stewart & Ward.
THOMPSON, Ga, May 30.-Andrew j.
Megahee, a white man, was, on Satur-
day last, at bearing in this county,
shot and kille1 by Gus Cumming, a
negro.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31.-Iti is reported
tn 1t the Lake Erie and Western train
crashed through the bridge near Fish
ers' station, and that many have been
killed,
PLAINFIELD, N. j., May 31.-A lamp
exploded in the hands of John Wolfe
at his home in Washington Valley, N.
j., last night, and he was badly burned
by the explosion.
FORSYTH, Ca, May 3O.-Jerry Tay-
lor, the white man who escaped from
the jail at Miner, charged with as
sault with intent to murder, with cap
tured here at noon today by Marshal
| r. S. Harris.
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-C. E. AtwelI,
a brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railway was shot and kill by an IN
known negro at an early hour Satur-
day morning. The murderer and his
companions escaped.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 3O.-The
prayer for an injunction and receiver
for the East Tennessee Railroad has
been refused by the Chancellor. The
Injunction was asked to prevent the
consolidation of the road with the Rich
mond Terminal.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31.-This city is
flooded as the result of the overflow of
the river, which is higher now than it
has been in years. Much damage has
already been done and much more is
threatened. Five hundred families
have been driven from their homes.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 3O.-The
Judge has sentenced Col. Pablo Munoz,
who was found guilty a few days ago
by the jury which has been trying him
on a charge of assisting in the Cara
revolution, to imprisonment for one
year and a half and to pay a fine of
So, 900.
CHICAGO. May 3O.-The St. Louis
tram on the Santa Fe Road, due in
| Chicago at 5 81 last night, was derailed
by the locomotive striking a COW and
calf near Lemonte, Ill. John Isabelle,
| the engineer, was killed, and IA Or Is
persons injured, including Mrs. Marie
Bissell, who will probably die.
WEBB CITY, Mo-, May 3O.-A terrific
| cloud burst flooded this city on the sur
rounding country last night. The
water fell in great masses and flooded
the streets to the depth Of 10 inches on
a level. All the lead and zinc mines
IN this city were flooded near ly to their
tops and the loss will be enormous.
BRADDoCKs, Penn May 3O.-About
5 o'clock last Saturday two men were
killed and several seriously injured at
the Edgar Thompson steel works by
the shock from an electric wire in the
blacksmith department of the works.
Anthony Loke and Joseph Zealany
died in a few minutes. Both were un-
married.
HACKENsACK, n. j., May 31.-The
Italian Shooting Association of New
York, with headquarters at 96 South
Fifth Avenue, visited Woodbridge, a..
j., yesterday, to participate in a live
pigeon shoot. While an unknown pot
hunter was crossing a ditch his shot
gun was accidentally discharged and
the contents of both barrels entered
the bodies of four persons.
MARIETTA, Ca, May 3O.-A negro
tough from Atlanta whose name is IN
known, without any provocation,
pushed DR.. N. N. Cooler off of the side
walk and then stabbed him three times
with a bowie knife, also stabbing a
countryman by the name of Bradley,
who attempted to prevent it, and try
ing to cut a number of others. The
negro escaped, but a large posse is out
in pursuit, and his capture is thought
to be certain.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 3O.-AIex.
Little, a noted "blind tiger" man at
Warrior, this county, was killed Sat
urday morning in a desperate fight
with q squad of six revenue officers.
He emptied his pistol at the officers
through the window and door when
summoned to surrender and had re
loaded for a second round when the
officers pushed the door open and killed
him; but not until he had received
thirteen shots.
WASHINGTON, June1.-The debt state
ment for May shows the decrease in
the cash balance in the treasury during
the month, S., 512, 273; the net cash bal,
ance being $26, COS, 1856. The aggregate
of the debt, including certificates and
treasury notes is 81, 6O3, 44O, $40. The
total cash in the treasury is 1876, 800,
sos; gold certificates outstanding, $17,-
176, 572, 900; silver certificates outstand-
ing. $33, 090, 400, 300; currency certifi
Gates outstanding, So, 402, 600, coo; treas
ury notes of 1890, outstanding, 50, 7s9,
1913, 600.