The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-24
H T E NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

AAO OSONS w AOPOA TX OAA@O w 49,
died of a species of cholera In the Demon
Hospital, In Paris, Tuesday evening.
E. P. Deacon, whose trial for killing
NJ, Abeille will Ooh begin, has sur
rendered himself to the authorities in
Nice.
AUBURN, May 17.-None Of the wit
nesses to the Tice electrocution have
yet arrived. The e~lectrocution will
not take place today.
A party of fifty wealthy Americans
who left New York on February goth,
last, arrived at Brussels yesterday
after an extensive tour through Europe.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 18.-A well
armed mob seized the train this morn
ing and are now on the way to Man
chester with a view of lynching the
negro rapist.
MoRRILToN, Ark, May 18.-By the
capsizing of a boat on the DOwdle
Place this afternoon, Hamp Wilson,
cOlored, four women and five children
were drowned.
LONDON, May lit is reported that
the steamer Alexander Warkew has
sunk in Cashan with two hundred and
fifty souls on board. No details have
been received.
Sir Arthur Sullivan Is cOnvalescent
from his recent severe illness caused by
renal calculus. He was able to drive
out to day and seemed to derive much
benefit from the exercise.
CORNWALL, Eng, May 18.-There
was a sharp shock of an earthquake
felt here this morning, lasting several
seconds. Houses rocked on their
bases. There was intense excitement.
MELBOURNE, Aus, May 18.-The ap-
peal in the Deeming wife murder trial
was denied this morning Deeming will
have to submit to the head chopping
process, as this is the last court of ap-
peal.
ELMwooD, May 16.-A terrible tor
nadO passed near this town last night.
Cooks residence was torn to ~piecesand
four persons were hurt It is feared
that many r killed in the country
districts.
The two anarchists, Moineau and
Jamotte, who were arrested for threat
ening the police of Brussels on May
Day, have been sentenced. Moineau
to three and Jamotte to four years i'm
prisOnment.
CLAYTON, Del, May 18.-James Tay-
lor, who was held here in the county
jail upon the charge Of a criminal as
sault upon a girl, was lynched last
night. When he realized what the
mob intended he broke down.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE greatstrike
is growing, and now threatens very
serious results. All the men in build
ing trades will be ordered out Friday.
This means a strike involving a million
of workingmen throughout the cOun-
try.
The Premier and the Attorney. Gen
eral of the Colony of South Australia
have been comforting with the New
South Wales Ministry on Trade and
Federation. The conference has re
suited in a decision to seek power to
coin silver.
AUBORN, N. Y, May 18.-Joseph L.
Tice, the wife murderer, was electro
cuted at 40 minutes past six this morn
ing. Although the current was turned
on four times before life was extinct,
yet there was nothing revolving in the
application.
The son Of Mr.. T. Jefferson Coolidge,
the newly appointed American Minister
to France, will shortly sail for the
United States, having completed ar
rangements for his father to take the
house in Paris formerly occupied by
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May 18.-It is esti-
mated that there are four hundred
square miles of country under water
on the Missouri river. Some of the
finest farms in this section are mum
dated while the situation is growing
more serious all the time.
CINCINNATI, May 17.-Hattie Mage
dorm was shot and fatally wounded
Yesterday by Frank J. GRANGE. Just
as she fell, the murderer placed the
weapon to his right ear and fired, kill
ing himself. Miss HagedOrn is still
alive. Jealousy "a the cause of the
homicide.
La Li6re Parole, of Paris, yesterday
stated that the French forces in Ton
quin recently attacked and captured a
a desperate resistance. One hundred
and twenty-five of them were killed.
The French lost ffty-three soldiers and
five officers.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, May Warmers
Institute was burned to day. 1t con
tanned several stores and a branch of
boys named Carl Nedszu and John
Kutsky, employed in the building, are
missing and it is supposed they were
burned to death.
The counting of the silver currency
of Austro-Huntary shows the entire
stock to be of the value of fifteen mil
lions sterling, which is much less than
was generally believed. It is probable
that instead of any being sold silver
will have to be bought to meet the de-
mand for small coin.
At ST. Etienne, France, yesterday, a
violent explosion of gas occurred in a
private house, wrecking the building
and seriously injuring three persons.
For a little while there was almost a
panic among the inhabitants, it being