The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-02-16
THE LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for 4 Week.

IfCAIS ! lOuSAOuI tie NNOIIu
for a Week.
CHILBUR, Neb. Feb. 9,-The Chilbur
opera hpuse was burned last night.
The loss is $50, 900.
Savannah will erect a S12, 600 monu-
ment to Father Ryan, the Confed-
eracy's poet priest.
st LOUIS, Feb. 9.-The Planters
House is now burning. It has been
~unoccupied for some time.
Mayor James G. Wyman, of Ale
ghany, Penn, has been found guilty Of
extortion in two cases, and is now on
trial for embezzlement.
AS soon as a native Alaskan gets a
S. gold piece Or a $40 bill he immedi
lately trades it for silver, having no
faith in gold or paper money.
1t is said that the motion for divorce
brought by Mrs. J. G. Blaine, Jr.,
which comes up in Deadwood, S. D.,
next week, will not be opposed.
The reorganization of the Richmond
Terminal is said to be about complete,
and it is stated that Albert Fink,
trunk line commissioner, will be offered
the presidency.
The grip makes a mistake sometimes
in tackling old folks. 1t did when it
engaged a 1O7-year old denizen of Fair
port. n. Y. who, after a square rough
and tumble fight, got away with it.
In the city Of Buenos Ayres it is
said there are sixteen men for every
woman, and that any decently good
looking woman that goes there can
have her pick out of fifty eager suitors.
Cairo, in Egypt, not in Illinois, is a
good town for tramps to strike when a
Khedive dies. For forty days after
his death free lunches r served, with
coffee and cigaretts, to those who visit
the tomb.
General Meigs wrote a hand so I'M
readable that General Sherman is said
to have once Endorsed an official paper
from him to this effect: 81 concur in
these recommendations, but don't
know what they are"
The legislative subcommittee Of the
Virginia Assembly appointed to pre-
pare a bill to carry out the State debt
settlement have completed that labor
and have presented a bill to the joint
committee for their consideration,
The U. S. steamer Tallapoosa, now
at MontevideO, has been condemned as
| u1411B IOL liz oil SCI NISO dIAO Will
be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder. All her officers and crew have
been detached and sailed for home on
| the Doth inst.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 8.-A
special to the JouTnGLfrOm MOrehead,
Mimi, says that the City of Merchants
morning with $175, 900 on deposit, in
| 01IT1inn O OnciHopohIn onoOnnt of
county funds
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Atthe adjourned
meeting today Of the trustees of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
Mr.. VIM. H. Beers, the President, re
! signe}Aatt ja req11est Of tie sab Gero
mlttee aid was voted a pension T0rQifo
of S25, 004 a year.
DENVER, Coll, Feb. 1O.-The Navajo
Indians, Of New Mexico, have gone on
the war-path, and threaten the lives of
all white men. A battle between the
redskins and cowboys is now in pro-
gress nine miles south Of Albuquerque,
and great excitement prevails.
NEW York, Feb. 8.-Mrs. Willis j.
Payne, wife of the city messenger of
Newark, assaulted a Miss Elsie Lang
on Broaa street yesterday afternoon
as they were leaving the meeting of
the Bible GLASS of the First Presbyterian
Church, Of which both are members.
WAsHNGToN, D. c.. Feb. Sit is
about settled that the first bill reported
from the House Ways and Means Com
mittee I'll be that placing binding
Irvine, a1l agricultural necessity, on
the free hist No antagonism to the
bill is expected from Democratic
sources.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 8.-The. Norm
ing San will suspend publication after
! tomorrow, morning, The Topographic
/ cal Unionl refused TO sanction the use
of plates and notice of discontinuance
of the pa per was posted in the Sun
| editorial Sooms 20 day. The Sunday
| Sun will continue as heretofore.
New York, Feb. 8.-CarlyIe w.
| Harris. }4no poisoned his wife on Feb
ruary 1stJ 1891, and who on last Tues
day was convicted of murder in the
! frstdegr4e was this morning sentenced
to death, The execution to occur during
the weeH3 beginning March Dist. a
motion f E a new trial was denied.
CoLUM Ia, S. c., Feb. 9.-Rev. Geo.
w. Kid wv, a student at the theologi-
cal seminRry, committed suicide there
this morning by almost severing his
head FROM his body with a razor. The
act was cymmitted at 5 a. M, and his
young wife had just left the room.
Kildow vas married in Nash vile six
months ago and developed insanity on
his bridal trip
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Feb 8.-The
stranded steamer Venezuela was
aoated at 8 O'Clock yesterday morning
and proceeded at once for New York.
About 800 tons of coffee was unloaded
before she moved, and at high water,
| about 2:3C o'clock a, M, tugs working
jointly, sUcceededin moving her, when
She quickly slid into deep water. She
is in good condition.