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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
OUR WORKERS.

We are under obligations to the fol-
brethren for clubs sent in since
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10

The following are the County Ali
ances which have endorsed the St
Louis platform, so far as heard from
up to hour of going to press: Burke,
Oh ttham, Durham, EdgecOmbe.
Franklin, CASTOR. Iredell, Moore.
Richmond, Rockingham, Wake. War
rem, Tyrrell, Catawba, Sampson,
Wayne, DupIin, Chowan, BERTHE, vii
son, Johnston, Pamlico, Mecklenhurg,
Forsyth, P, nder, Allegheny, Bruins
wick, Perquimans, Cleveland. Pasquo,
Yancey, Union, Onsiow CLAW, 0rarge''
Arson, Cherokee, Surry, Currituck,,
Up to this time Mitchell is the only
county that has o endorsed the de-
mands.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL CON.
FERENCE.

The following address was issued by
the Alliance Conference held in Biz
mingham, Ala, on the Sd inst:
To the brotherhood o. the N. F. A..
&c 1. IT,:
We, the Presidents and executive
officers Of the States of Tennessee,
Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, Louisiana,
Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, GeOr-
gia, West Virginia and Florida, to-
gether with members of our National
Executive Committee, National Legis
lative Committee. National Judiciary
Committee and National President L.
L. Polk, having been called together
in council to consider the reported pc
culiar existing con titiOns in the Order
in the Southern States, which 1t was
believed seriously threatened that har-
mOny, brotherly love and unity of &C
ton SO necessary for the success of our
cause and the perpetuity of our Order
In these States, after counciling to-
gether and hearing detailed reports,
reJOlce TO say to you we feel greatly
encouraged N inspired bv the sDlen.
did spirit of unity and determined adj
herence TO principle which pervades
the Order in nearly every one of these
States, Notwithstanding the combined
efforts OF Our enemies to SOW seeds of
dlscord in u ranks pending the heated
political contest, local and national.
We, therefore, feel it our duty as ser
wants OF the people we represent, stand
ing upon the out posts and watchtOwers
OF this the greatest political revolution
over known to the nation, to say to you
that we have entered a crucial period
In the history of u great reform
movement, in which the greatest eau
ton, earnest delioeratiOn and strict ad-
herence to III principles arc necessary
to preserve intact that organization
which stands to day as the sheet anchor
and hope of millions of wealth-produc-
ers in the great battle for the God
given rights of humanity.
You are congratulated upon this
great harmony and unity of sentiment
in regard to Alliance principles which
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
ZONE OF THE BEST"

The State Chronicle says the Special
InfOTn1er has made a midnight attack
upon a Democrat" AS the Special
InfOrmer doesn't mention any name,
only names the kind of aman we don't
want for Governor, we are at a loss to
understand why the Chronicle objects.
Surely the Chronicle is not advocating
a man for Governor who sat for that
picture. Here is all the Special In
former says:
FOR GOVERNOR.
A man who does not belong to a
DZnid trust or any other trust.
FOR GOVERNOR.
A man who believes that farmers
and other laboring men should not be
compelled to pay four times as much
interest to save their homes as they
make by their farms or their labor.
FOR GOVERNOR.
A man who never killed the siG per
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
NOTICE.

It is requested by the Execptjr.
Committee of the N. @. Farmers Sras
Alliance, that all PROPOSITIONS for the
meeting of the N. @. Farmers STATE
lliance, for its annual session the see
ond Tuesday in August, 1892, SHOULD
be addressed to w. S. Barnes. Secy.
Treas. n. @. F. S. A, Raleigh, n. {
The propositions should be IN this cf3Ce
by the first of May. Please give rates
of board and facilities for taking carr
Of the officers, delegates and friends
who may attend. w. S. BARNES,
Sec'Y Treas N Q Z
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
OF EXECUTIVE COM.
MITTEE.

The Executive Committee of the n
@. Farmers State 2 lliance will meetD
Raleigh, N. O., on Tuesday, NAV 24th
1892. Persons wishing to communicate
with this committee will address s R
Alexander, Chairman. care of w. :
Barnes Secretary State Alliance, Raj
eigh, N, @. By order Of Chairman.
w. 5, BARNES.
Sec'y-Treas N. {. f S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10

We only name IN this list those send
ing three or more names, but the many
brethren and friends who have sent in
their renewals have our thanks also.
We want to make this list q whole col
urnn long every week. What are you
doing to help us, reader?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10

Everything Will be All K'ght,
Hello! Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Good morning, MI. Bilkins,"
Bob, Tn all right. Betsy has
Just been givin' me a lecture. She says
must go to the primaries this evening
an take half a dozen with me-"
R.-"That is good advice"
B.-"Do you reckon the bosses will
try to keep me Out?'
R.-"No; you can sit right up in the
'amen corner and have a many df-
ferent views as you want"
B.-"Say now, I want ter know
what the outlook is"
Rive can't tell you. Everything
may work out all right and it may
not"
Betsy says lots of people have
been kept out of the primaries and
conventions by the bosses. She says
she would like 70 have their necks
under the corner of a fence and sit on
the fence herself"
R-'That will not be necessary.
They have already got their necks
under the fence and the fence is heavy
enough. If they keep our voters out
they can't deliver the goods"
-" Why 2"
Rive have at least seven tenths
of all the voters in North Carolina on
u side. If they force us to it we can
set up shop and do business on our
own hook"
Betsy says she is in for that if
they don't stop their mean tricks,
Betsy says we will sell our chickens
an raise funds to carry ON the bust
ness"
R-"Mrs Bilkins is a very sensible
and paTriotic woman. II all of them
would do like she does, every thing
would be better"
B.-"Say, l heard that the Lenoir
Topic and Charlotte Observer had been
rejoicin' because Republicans went into
the Democratic primaries"
R-"Yes, they always rejoice after
the primaries are over. But they try
to keep everybody out until they get a
machine patched up to suit them, then
they want all to ride"
blow is the State Chr0nicLeget
tin on7 1 heard that 1t was just bilin'
over for Governor Holt"
R.-"That is true"
B.-"Well, you tell them that the
farmers amt bilin' over for him nor
any other man who buys cotton at 5
cents a pound an sells yarn at 168 an
cloth at % cents a pound. Tell the
editor of the M~ecklenburg Times that
all he ever did for the farmers was to
disaPpoint them. Betsy says she is
mao at the postmaster. at Raleigh"
R.-"What has he done?'
B.-"1 heard that he wouldn't send
that terrible supplement out at first"
RI suppose he was going accord
ing to law"
B,-"What has become of Kurnel
DR.. K%ingsbury, LII D."
Rob, he is at his old trade. He
had an editorial recently about re
volvers.' 1 expect he was trying to
scare you because Mrs. Bilkins sent his
photograph here for publication"
Bile can't scare me. l would
shoot his silk hat off the first thing an
expose where his brain ought ter be
That would settle his hash, I reckin.
Keep me posted on political matters"
R.-"Vote and act for your own in
terests and all will be we'll. If you see
you can't get what you want in one
party, go to another. No one but a
fool would stick to party unless it is to
his advantage. Good bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
WE ONLY ASK FOR lNFORMA
TON.

Calling the Sugar Trust an octopus"
won't cut down the price of it's product
a tenth part of a cent. The way to
deal with it is TO abolish the duty on
refined sugar. II Globe Democrat, april
FL.
We are not arguing for either free
trade or protection, MOI are We dis
cussing the tariff question at all, but if
the best way to deal with the sugar
trust is to abolish the duty on sugar,
we would like to ask the Globe Demo-
cTGt if to abolish the duty on other
corDered articles would not be a good
way to deal with all the other trusts?
We merely ask for information. Pro
gressjre Farmer, Mt. Vernon, H.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
HOW IS THIS7

If common horse sense had prevailed
no doubt everything would have been
all right in North Carolina at this time.
But people have some feelings Of self
respect yet left. Many have been
forced out of the prim aries by just
such documents as the following:
WHEREAS, Numerous inquiries have
been made to the Central Democratic
Committee as to who is entitled to par
ticipate in the Democratic primaries
which meet on the 18th day Of May at
their respective voting precincts, the
committee deem it wise and proper to
say to the Democratic voters of lredeII
county and cnairmen of the respective
primary conventions that any citizen
who will support the nominees of the
State and national conventions Of the
Democratic party and who does not
endorse the St. Louis demands, are en-
titled to participate n said Democratic
primary meetings. 1t is hoped that
any person who supports the st. Louis
demands will feel himself hon II bound
to absent himself from the said 0
ventions and thereby avoid the neces
sity of having the rules of the party
enforced against him.
T. A. WATTS. Chtn'n.
Fl BINGHAM,
P. G. CARLTON,
J. K. MORRISON"
Such things are unheard Of in politi-
cal history. We know the farmers of
Iredell county. They are as good as
aIy people in this or any other State
The result is that a crowd of farmers,
we don't know how many, met at
Statesville on Saturday a week ago
and named a ticket for county and
legislative officers, and suggested a
State ticket that they would accept.
The county ticket they selected is a
-plendid one.
Now [redell people are not given to
such acts. 1t is one Of the last coun-
ties that we would have expected such
to occur. The only mistake they have
made is that they should have gone to
work, organized their forces and cap
tured the township and county con
ventions. They could have done that,
we think. Perhaps they know best
The little band of dictators had no
right to interfere. The people should
have ignored their order entirely. Ire
dell primaries are called for the 14th
If they can go to work and get a full
turn out, they should do it yet. But
if they are not sure. it is best not to at
tempt it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
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ALidncemdn, If yOu receiCe q sample
copy of this paper, at is to remind yOu
thut yOu should send as one dollar and
get 1T one gear.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
For GOVERNOR.

A man who has enough backbone
to refuse to let a set of political bosses
make a fool of him.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
cent. bill nor Railroad Commission
FOR GOVERNOR.

A man who has not the ~effrontery to
tell the people that their country Is
prosperous when the listeners and
their families r in need of necessary
food and clothing.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
FOR GOVERNOR.

A "clodhopper," one who feels for
the people; is in sympathy with their
needs; does not ride on free passes ;
will not do the bidding Of political
bosses hired by moneyed syndjcates !;
will stand for the people for all their
reforms. Can sue / a man be found?
Such a man will be found on the 18th
of May and he will be Governor Ct
North Carolina standing on the St
Louis demands, and don't you forget
it."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
STILL THgY COME

Add the following to last weeks list
of Alliances that have adopt ID the St.
T0uiS DlatfDrm.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16
A STUPID Bill.

Salt Lake Tribune: The condi-
ton Of the silver bill is almost an
indication that those who had it in
charge in the senate were not good
friends of silver after all that they
should finally pass through the
senate while shouting for free silver,
a bill which in effect would destroy
silver as money isincomprehensible.
It is such a bill-that is, taking the
telegraph as authority-as would
necessitate its veto by the president
in order to save the silver industry
at all, and it has look as though
it was put that way in order to
cause the president to veto it with
the object Of raising the cry in the
silver states that the president is
opposed to free silver, and to defeat
him IN those states. Fortunatel y
his great opponent has pursued
such a course towards silver that
there is no doubt about his hostility
toward it in every form. But the
present bill is certainly stupid
enough to make every honest advo-
cate Of silver indignant.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16
RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE.
A. Murderer EfectrOcuted - 4
Thunder Bolt From the
Angry Heavens.

Billings Gazette: The published
account Of the death by lightning
stroke last Saturday of Horace
Moore, the companion Of And y
Jackson on their return tri p to the
Fergus county ranch Of Ashley &
Jackson. brings to light the identi-
fcation of the dead m N, and there
by hangs a tale. In Napa county,
California, February !, 1891, two
burglars broke into the residence Of
j. G. Greenwood with the intention
Of robbing the premises. Mrs
Greenwood was murdered by the
twain and her husband knocked
senseless, the robbers escaping with
the booty. Que OF the murderers
was captured by the sheriff Of Napa
county shortly after the occurrence,
and the other was Horace Moore,
who had been lost sight Of BY the
vigilant California sheriff.
About the middle of last month
Sheriff Ramsey was handed circu-
lar by Howell, the Wyoming wool
grower The line at the top "SS'2, $50
Reward, " Immediately caught the
sherifi's eye, and small knot of
business men gathered about the
sheriff as he read the circular.
Among the marks Of Identification
was mentioned and shown fac sim
ilie signatures Of the refugee, under
his different aliases. Mr.. MunI, of
the First National bank, was caught
by the mention Of the aliases, and
naturally scanned the signatures,
they being IN his line Of business.
He quietly told the sheriff that
there was something familiar about
the signatures, and they went to the
bank to try and trace the impress
sion to a definite point. After con-
siderable search the identif cation by
signature was complete, and the
man himself was located as an en-
ploye Of Joe Sims. Finally his
was further establish
ed by comparing the description
given with the remembrance of the
appearance of the Horace Moore,
who was known here as Sims man.
I his all took time, and it was not
until after the Goth of June that the
sheriff was satisfied that Horace
Moore and the California murderer
were one and the same. The man
was considered SO we'll satisfied OF
bis own security that the sheriff de-
layed a few days longer to make
assurance doubly sure. On June
25, Moore hired out to Ashley to
herd sheep, and started from Lavina
with jackson to go to his new loca-
ton. On the afternoon Of that day
Nemesis overlook the murderer and
he was electrocuted in approved
fashion. Only for the chance which
Sheriff Ramsey with the
clues, Horace Moore might never
have been known for a murderer
and robber; but for the chance
stroke Of a thunder bolt, John Ram
sey would have been $2.25O ahea'.
The ends Of justice are not always
defeated by accident, and Horace
Moore has paid the penalty. The
occupant Of this grave is no longer
unknown" and the murder of Mrs.
John Q. Greenwood has been aveng-
I'd. It is no longer necessary to
keep this information from the
which might have
ong since assisted in bringing the
crime home to the evil doer.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16
Buffalo in Montana.

Fergus County Argus: Hon. G.
W. Baylies and VIM. Neill passed
through town last Thursday from
the lower Musselshell country where
they were on the roundup. Mr..
Baylies says band Of about twen-
ty buffaloes was found in the bad
lands east of the Musselshell while
working the range. One calf was
roped, but released again, the
mother making a bold fight for her
offspring. There are still a few
buffalo between the Musse]shell and
Little Missouri rivers and it is a
pity their lives cannot be preserved.
1t is nucleus sufficient to props-
gate and restore the buffalo to the
range.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16

Gov. Routt, Colorado, refused to
renew the license Of the Pinkertons
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16

home for interment. His wife and
son, who had accompanied him on
his trip as far as this city On their
way to Seattle, were notified by
wire and arrived here Friday even
ing and accompanied the remains
to Appleton.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16

outlaws, and in fact the whole fan
lily are considered a tough lot.
Powell has been living in Montan
for some time and has recently bee
attending the the business colleg
at Helena. 1t is said he repentet
of his crimes some time since.
| Avant Courier: The Bozema1
Milling company let contracts
Wednesday for the steam powe
plant, engine, boiler, etc, and al
the machinery for their new mil
and elevator, including all mill
wright work necessary to put it il
place ready to run. This week
nearly two carloads of iron to be
used in the construction of the
buildings were received at the site
and the buildings will progress rap
idly from now on.
A Great Falls special to Ana
conda Standard says: The county
assessor makes the total county
valuation for 1892, &13, ,067,622,
which is more than 81 100000 more
than last year. The. Townsite com
pany's valuation is about $4,000
600. The amount Of live stock re-
turns show considerable decrease
owing to the fact that unusually
large shipments were made last
year, which diminished the number
Of cattle on the ranges.
Fort Benton River Press: In ad-
dition to the wool sales at Chinook
noted last week, we understand that
several sales have been made at
Big Sandy at Il and Il! cents.
For one or two clips supposed to be
Of extra quality, Is cents has been
offered and declined The wool
clip Of Montana is much lighter
this year than usual, and some
growers believe they will make
more by shipping than by accepting
tie prices 50 far offered
Meagher County News: Last
Sunday three suspicious characters,
driving a band of horses, were seen
in the Missouri valley Inquiries
were made and the officers arrested
them on the evidence obtained.
two of them were turned
loose from the fact that they claim
ed to be only working for the third
one. As soon as loose they made
away with the band, and up to the
present writing have not been caught.
The stock was stolen from WASH
ington.
New Northwest: Julian Smith
came in from Washington gulch
Thursday with the third clean up
Of the season for the Butte and
Deer Lodge Placer company, con-
sisting Of forty ounces Of gold. He
reports everything now in shape for
a still greater output and predicts
entire success for the company
The first clean up was %, the sec
ond 81 and the third 40 ounces,
making total of 80 ounces SO far.
The company is still favored with
an abundance of water.
Glendive Independent: Steel is
now being laid on the Montana ex-
tension Of the Burlington at the
rate Of two miles q day. A force of
l 300 teams and $500 men are now
and just as soon as the
weather settles this will be doubled.
The Burlington will be in the Yel-
|owstone valley before January 1,
1898, and in Helena by the end of
that year. The officials have now
thrown off all disguise and announce
that the Montana extension will be
pushed from now on with all posi-
ole dispatch.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16

THE PICKET prints as much
- reading matter as any other
weekly newspaper in eastern Mon
tana, and 10 especially valuable as
an advertising medium to home
advertisers from the fact that its
edlhmnS are free from foreign ads.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16

=
"a NHE PICKET makes a special !
Il feature of the news of Red +
Lodge and vicinity, and also prints
all the Important news of the
county, STATE ana nation Sub
scribe for it if you wish to keep
posted on current events.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16

outlaws, and in fact the whole fam
lily are considered tough lot. :"
Powell has been living in Montana
for some time and has recently been
attending the the business college
at Helena. It is said he repented
of his crimes some time since.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-16
CHURCHES.

TALvARY MISSION.
~ Every alternate Sunday i. e. April
1th and 21st. Mathis and Sermon at
u a. M. and Evensong and Sermon
Z p. m. SundaySchool at pm.
HERBERT G. SHARPLEY, Rector.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-17
ITALIAN MURDERERs LYNcHED,
Four Italians Strung Up by a
Mob Of Americans.
A Railroad Foreman's Cruel Death
Speedily Avenged.
The Culprits Pay the Penalty for Their
Crime In the Presence Of 100 OF
Their Countrymen-Win italy
Again Ask Indemnity?

BY the Associated Press.l
SEATTLE, Wash., June 16.--A special
to the Post-Intelligencer from Ledro,
Wash., says: The report of the brutal
murder of John A. Nelson, foreman at
Smith Bros camp, on the line of the
Monte Cristo railroad, by four Italians,
followed by the lynching of the murder
ers, was brought here this evening.
Nelson, who has lived at Ledro for some
time, and has been in the employ of
Smith Bros, railroad contractors,
was given a position by them as
foreman over a gang of Italian
laborers on the grade of the Monte
Cristo railroad. Nelson was attacked
by the Italians, and during the fight an
iron bar was driven through his head,
killing him instantly. The Americans
at the camp, numbering about sixty, be-
came so enraged over the brutal murder
that they seized the Italians, and in the
presence OF ,15C of their countryMen
iynched the four murderefs. No further
particulars have been received up to a
late hour, as there is no wire to the
scene.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-17
DYER COUNTY VS., CALIFORNIA.

The editor of the State Gazette of
Dyersburg, Tenn, was member of the
editorial party which lately junketed
here. He has got back and this is
what he has to say in his paper about
California:
We have seen the wonders, the
beauties, the glories. the wealth, the
grandeur and the magnifcence OF ealub-
rious California-and, after giving the
Californians full credit for all they
claim for the Golden state, we return
perfectly satisfied with Dyer county and
Tennessee.
But California is great, glorious
country, and we sum up our observa-
tions as follows: To the man who has
nothing, or the one better off
with home and good business,
Tennessee-Dyer county especially
offers possibilities far beyond anything
California can give. On the other hand,
to the man who has so far won the bat
tie of life as to be able to seek invest
ments-from $1,000 up-CalIfornia offers
possibilities that the world cannot equal.
Judicious investments there would in a
short time give wonderful returns. But,
pleasure has now folded her silvery
wings and dropped us down in the State
Gazette office, where for twenty-five
years we have worked for Dyersburg and
Dyer county, and we hope to do go for
twenty-five years more. Now is the
time to subscribe-only one dollar
year, with an abiding faith in the Lord.