The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
H LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

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Congress had to adjourn Saturday
for want of a quorum.
Richard Croker pledges Tammany
to work and vote for Cleveland.
Five persons we're killed by an explo-
sion Of an ice factory at New Orleans.
NEW YORK, June 29.-John L. Sulli-
van went into training at Orchard Bay,
L. l., thi1 morning.
Mr.. Gladstone got n eye badly
hurt and inf1amed by receiving a blow
with a chunk of gingerbread thrown
by a woman.
New ORLEANS, June 28.-The general
assembly has passed a bill whereby the
lotteries will not be allowed in the State
after December 81, 1898.
UTICA, N. Y, June 29.-Prof. Theo-
dore w. Dwight, of Columbia College,
died here this morning after a short
illness, from heart trouble.
LONDON, June ga new bridge
over the river Leven, Fifeshire, Scot
land, fell to-day on the Galzell work
The workmen were thrown into the
river and drowned.
NEW YORK, June 28.-A Boston and
Albany express train was wrecked at
the entrance to the depot here this
morning. The cars were OverthrOwn,
but none were fatally injured.
Mrs. Ida Bates, wife of a young
farmer near Watertrace, Tenn, was
found dead in the garden where she
had been hOeing vegetables, brutally
murdered by some unknown person.
In the conflict that ensued the police
were overpowered and their swords
were taken from them. A number of
the police we're severely wounded by
their own weapons in the hands of the
rioters.
PHILLIsBURG, N. j., June 27.-While
Mrs John Skillman was playing with
a rifle this afternoon the weapon was
discharged and the ball passed through
the heart of an e~leven-year- old daugh-
ter, killing her instantly.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 3O.-Sam
LoOney, a laborer, became involved in
a scuf1e with his wife Tuesday night
near this city and both made for a gun
near by. She beat him to it and killed
him as he ran out of the door.
BRUSSELS June 28.-A number of
socialists from this city, who we're re
turning from an excursion last night,
marched through the streets singing
and acting very noisily. The police
ordered them to dispense, but the So
~cialists refused to do SO, and the police
charged upon them.
NEW YORK, June 27.-Rev. Thomas
Dixon, Jr., appeared before Judge
Martin, Jr., appeared before Judge
Martin, in the court of general sessions
and pleaded not guilty to an indict-
ment for libel of excise commissioner
Koch. He was allowed until July to
submit his demurrer.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-Internal
revenue agents to-day found in an
underground cellar in the Chinese
quarter an opium factory large enough
to supply half the Chinese population
of the city with prepared opium. The
factory was hidden in an almost mac
ceseible cave under a joss house.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 3O.-The
m%oonshine business in East Tennessee
is on the increase. Yesterday officers
attacked a party of distillers at a still
in the ChilhOwie Mountains and a big
fight followed, One of the officers was
fatally injured, and a number of noun
taineers are thought to have been
killed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 2S.-Accord-
ing to a decree in the case whereby
Polk Place goes into the possession of
the heirs at law of President Polk, the
heirs consent that the cost of a lot in
Mount OIivet Gene terry and the re-
moval of the remains of President Jas.
K. Polk and wife, be made a charge
and lien upon the property. 1t is not
known when the remains will be re-
moved from Polk place.
DENIsoN, Texas, June 29.-E. w.
Harris, editor of the Greenville Herald,
while driving with his brother, met
DIR. Y. K. Vowel, late of Greenville,
on the road with detective D. M. Davis.
On seeing the Harris brothers, DR..
Vowel fired at them twice and then
ran E. w. Harris drew a careful
sight along his Winchester at the flying
figure and. shot DR.. Vowel dead with a
bullet through the heart.
BALTIMORE, June 28.-George M.
Breidner was arrested last evening
charged with embezzling $34, 900 from
the firm of Wetz, Beidler & Co., dry
goods merchants. Breidner was the
head book keeper for the firm when
his accounts showed a shortage. Two
years ago he was dismissed from the
service of the firm, but no criminal
proceedings were instituted against
him. Breidner left Baltimore, but ap-
peared yesterday.
MONROE, Ca, June 26.-Last Satur-
day evening Mr. David Barton, about
70 years of age, was returning home
from this place, and on attempting to
drive his horse and wagon across a
small branch, swollen by rains, was
drowned. The dead body was recov-
cred about half hour later. Mr.. Bar
ton was intoxicated when he left here.
About five minutes after the accident
a lady drove a horse and buggy across
at the same place without injury.
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