The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-29
THE LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week,

Henry E. Barksdale, a prominent law
yer of Danville, shot and killed himself
here to day.
TROY, Ohio, March 25.-An explosion
In a mill at fredericksburg this morn
ing killed four men and injured several
others. Four doctors were called from
Troy.
BERLIN, March 25.-Three more of
the ring leaders of the recent riots
were sentenced to day, n to four
years, another to three years, and one
to two years hard labor.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 24.-N. B.
Neal, a prominent merchant at Smyrna,
Rutherford county, shot Richie Smithy,
a popular young farmer, yesterday and
Smithy died to day from effects of the
wound.
BERLIN, March 25.-The Kaiser has
suddenly concluded to return to Berlin
tomorrow. He is said to have come to
this conclusion in order to silence the
reports concerning his health, both
mental and physical.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-The
naval examining board has made a
report to Secretary Tracy, finding
Commander F. r. Smith unfit for pro
motion. The case Will finally be de-
cided the President.
MONTREAL, March 23-The great
strike on the Canada Pacific Railroad
is ended. All the men are to be rein
stated at once and the wages in dispute
are to be referred to the committee
from the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers.
LONDON, March 25.-Sir John Lub-
book, presiding to day at the annual
meeting of the corporation of foreign
bondholders, took occasion to eulOgize
the Justice and impartiality the United
States Supreme Court in the case of the
Virginia bondholders.
ROME, March 25.-Six deaths were
caused by the fall of an avalanche in
the valley of Bots, Northern Italy.
The victims were walking in single
file through the Arconi gorge, when
the avalanche came burying them be-
meath many feet of snow.
RICHMOND, Va, March 25.-The Gov
ernor to day received an invitation
from Commodore A. w. Weaver to
be present at the launching of the
| Raleigh at Norfolk on the 31st. His
e~xceuency replied that official duties
will prevent him from attending.
ATLANTA, Ga. March 23.-Paul Ro-
mare, Vice President Of the Atlanta
National Bank, and five members of
his family were poisoned tonight by
arsenic placed in their coffee. 1t is
supposed the crime was committed by
a disck arged servant. All will recover.
NEW YORK, March % Judge Van
Brunt today committed Edward NJ.
| Field to the Buffalo State Hospital
until such time as the hospital authOri-
ties should report hins in condition to
be turned over to the sheriff of this
county, Field will be removed on
Friday.
HAMBURG, March 23.-The German
steamer Desterro, from Bahaia Feb
ruary 2Sth, and the British steamer
Indra came into collision in the river
Elbe, and the Desterro was so badly
| damaged that she filed and sank. Her
crew we're saved. The Indra proceeded
on her way to Cardiff.
DANvILLE, Va, March 23,-This com
munity was greatly shocked to night
| by q telegram announcing that Henry
E. Barksdale, COMMONWEALTH attor-
ney, had shot and killed himself at the
Hot Springs, Ark. No particulars
were given, and it is not definitely
known whether or not the shot was
| fired intentionally.
TULLAHOMA, Tenn, March 23.-A
north-bound Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis train to-day threw J. w.
AllistOn and his two children, Charles
and Bessie, into Garrison river from
| the bridge. The girl was rescued some
distance down the stream, but the man
| ord how vropo IpOmno1 onH %hoir
bodies have not been recovered.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 21.-The Lac
lede Friedrich Works in Manchester
| Road and Sulphur Avenue, Chelten-
ham, we're the scene this afternoon of
a most disastrous boiler explosion from
which four wOrkmen met their death.
1t was 2:35 o'clock when the accident
| occurred, although the full extent of
| the damage done was not known in the
city until nearly two hours later.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March PA meet.
ing held last night in Zion Hall by
about 1900 negroes who passed a
resolution cOndemning the lynching
of Moss, Stewart and Mcdowell on
the 9th inst, as afoul and unjustifiablt
murder and an outrage. The negroes
are leaving this locality in large mum
bers for Oklahoma and other points
and a general exodus is apprehended
BRUSSELS, March 25.-Dispatchef
received from the Congo state that
Captain Ponthier has been successful
in his operations against the Arab
slave traders, and has taken several OF
their strongholds and liberated a mum
Der of captives. The slave traders had
been carrying on extensive incursions
in the Congo territory, and desolated
a vast region in their hunt for victims
Ell PAso, Texas, March 23.-Samue
@. Graham, an American, who has
been serving a sentence of twenty
years imprisonment in Guadalajarf
for the murder of MI. Koch, aGerman
in 1887, has been pardoned by the Gov
ernor of the State of Jalisco. The
pardon was secured by Gen. A. E