The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08
H LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

for a Week.
LONDON, March 2-Forty sealers
frozen to death, have been discovered
in Halifax.
Bridgeport, Conn, which is essen
italy q manufacturing city, has a
population of 48, 900.
Mr.. John Marshall, one of the old
residents of Pittsburg, Pa died on the
18th inst. in his 67th year.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-TwO hundred
thousand miners in the coal mines of
England were laid off to-day.
The annual production of sawed lums
Der in the United States would load a.
train of cars 25, 900 miles long.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The census OF
New York City has been completed.
This city has a population of 300, 000s
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The House
of Representatives to-day voted in
favor of the election of Senators by the
people.
NEW YORK, March 2.-The storm
along the coast of New Jersey continues
to rage today and much damage to
shipping is feared.
BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Everything is
quiet here today, but there are grave
fears that the socialists will attempt to
work vengeance by the use of dyna-
mite.
DANvILLE, Va, March 1.-Informa-
ton was received here yesterday of the.
fire at Hlllsvllle, the count! seat of
Carroll county, which, it is said, de-
stroyed half the town.
Twenty nine acres of glass are to be-
used in the roofs of the Exhibition
buildings at Chicago. The thickness.
of the glass is to be uniform-viz
three sixteenths of an inch.
The Lumbermeh's Association, In
session at Washington, adopted resolu-
tiOns protesting against the enactment
into law of the bill pending in Congress
to remove the duty On lumber.
VIENNA, March Miss l.. RisleY
has died here of influenza. The day
after her death news was received Of
her appointment as the leading con-
tralto of the Paris Grand Opera,
MILWAUKEE,, Wis March Fire on
Water street last night destroyed L. D.
]. Lesser, dry goods; E.. Lowers, toy
store, and damaged several other build
ings. Loss $1OO, 000. Partly insured.
NEW YORK, March 2-Van Tassels-
foundry and a couple of furniture
houses we're burned this morning. Nine
families who lived over the furniture :.
stores narrowly escaped with their
lives.
Judge Thomas Nixon Vandyke, long
one of the most prominent men of East
Tennessee, died In Rome, Ga yesteb-
day at the residence of his son. H6
was prominent in political and in lusE
trial affairs. NE
TUsCUMBIA, Ala Marcia Miss Lulu
Meadows, aged IS, while busting Pic
ture over a mantle yesterday, YEas So
severely burned by her clothigS lg CATCH
ing fire from the CRATE as to Salow but
scant hope OF her recovery.
CHICAGO, March INFORMATION has
been received here to the effect that
George J. Gibson, ex secretary of the
whisky trust, was arrested az Peoria
under an Indictment found against the
officers of the trust at Boston.
ST, PETERSBURG, March LIN order
to stimulate the manufacturing of cot
ton goods in Russia the governments
has issued a decree that the imported
duty on raw cotton shall be refunded
to exporters. Of the manufactured
product,
It is stated in London insurance.
circles that Mr.. Ross, the claim settler
of the National Marine Insurance Com
pany, has been appointed British
arbiter In the dispute between Great
Britain and the United States regard
ing Boring Sea.
RICHMOND, Va, March LAST night
a passenger train on the James River
division of the Chesapeake & Ohio
on the track twelve miles west Of
Lynchburg. Engineer +. III. Plapp
and fireman W @. Mosely, Of this city
were killed.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla March "a
fire which broke out at 2 O'Clock yes
terday in East Jacksonville, destroyed
five dwelling houses and a public hall
The occupants of the cottages In
instances had very narrow escapes
The total loss is about $4,000. In
surance 81, 900.
A general reduction of about 10 per
cent. in the wages of furnace en-
ployees is being put into effect in the
Birmingham (Ala.) district. No trouble
is apprehended, as the necessity il
generally recognized among the men
The furnaces are all in blast and pre-
pairing to face the low prices.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March "A ger
eral reduction of about 10 per cent. i'm
b wages OF n ne employees
being put in effect In this district. No
trouble is apprehended as the necessity
is generally recognized among the men,
The furnaces are all in blast and are
preparing to face the low prices.
The famine in the province Of Arva-
in Hungary, is becoming more and
more intense. Many children have
died of hunger. Seyenty-five cases Of
death from starvation have been re-
ported in two months. The peoples
food consists of hominy mixed with
tree bark, or maize mixed with chopped
straw.