The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08
H LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires-MOst Important
Events Throughout the World
for 4 Week.

Athletic Association burned this morn
ing. The building cost $3.50, 900.
George j. Wheat, a locomotive en-
gineer, was killed at Pittsburg by be
run over bp a Pan Handle train.
It is officially denied that the bodies
washed ashore from the Roumanla
wreck have been plundered by wreck
ers.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov THE resi-
dence of George Cage was burned yes
terday. Cage, his wife, and two chill
dren persisted.
Rutland, VT, has had its first snow
storm of the season. On the mountains
east of there the snow is from two to
three inches deep,
KNOXVILLE, Nov. 1-Francis Baker,
the boy who killed his father Saturday,
was acquitted yesterday on the ground
of justifiable homicide.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The death of Robt.
Grant, professor of astronomy IN the
University of Glasgow, at the age Of
seventy eight, is announced.
Ina fight between W. A. Ripple and
Barney Whalen, soldiers at Fort Brown,
Texas, over a woman, Whalen wasshot
dead by Ripple, who, to avoid arrest,
then killed himself.
A dispatch from London says the
Northumberland miners, by a unani-
5 per cent. reduction of wages, instead
of going on a strike.
DENVER, Col, Nov. Margaret
Badger, aged fourteen, of Atlanta, Ga,
is the winner of the Demorest diamond
medal Her subject was young
Americas War Cry"
VANCOUVER, B. @, Nov. 1.-The
China Mail says Chi Yui has been APP
pointed the next Chinese minister to
the United States. He now holds the
post of chief of instruction.
Samuel Connolly, of Harrison, N. j.,
is wanted by the police of that town
for having inflicted injuries which may
prove fatal upon Samuel Boan, of Jer-
sey street, late on Monday night.
JOHNSON CRY, Tenn, Nov. LIN a
free for all fight at Embrevllle, last
night over a woman of the town, Joe
Jay was shot and killed by Walter
Smith. He has fed to the mountains.
CHICAGO, Nov. Mrs Sims Man
ack, an Esquimaux, presented her hus-
band a four pound daughter In Esqui
maux camp, Worlds Fair grounds 1t
is the first child born on the grounds.
= H. M. S Howe is ashore on a reef
inside the bar at Ferrol, in the Bay of
Betansos, on the west coast of Spain.
She has a great hole In her hull. The
Howe carried ten guns and had a dis
placement of 10, 300 tons.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. Lieu
tenant Frederick Schwatka, of Alaskan
exploration fame, died here this morn
ing. He was picked up on the street
about 3 a. m. in an unconscious con
dition. Beside him was found an
empty laudanum bottle.
HURON, s. D., Nov. 2-The Demo
Gratis have been instructed to forsake
their electoral ticket and to vote for
Weaver. The movement has created
uneasiness in Republican circles, for
if the D. mocrats follow instructions
the State will be lost to Harrison.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 2.-Instruc-
tions have been received from the
National Democratic headquarters to
withdraw the Cleveland electors. The
action meets with the approval of the
Democrats here and they claim that it
assures the defeat of Harrison electors.
The ravages of the cholera at Chong
King are appalling. The deaths there
estimated from 80, 900 to 40, 600. The
people are going any distance from
home to carry tags with the name and
address thereon. The cholera is also
ranging at Hankow, claiming numer
Gus victims.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 3-Mr.
Henry N. Neil, the well-known Stats
tician, estimates the cotton crop of
1892 at z, 100, 900 bales, maximum, ex-
elusive of old cotton. In the event that
the Texas yield falls below Z, 1000, 900
bales, he believes the crop may not
reach even 1000, 600 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. New Orleans
is on the verge of a general strike,
which will affect every branch of in
dustry. Seven thousand men will go
out if a demand for increased wages,
fewer hours work and the employment
of none but union men is not complied
with. The municipal authori les are
friendly to the strikers.
NEW York, Nov. 1.-The electric
wire men met in Clarendon hall this
morning and decided upon a general
strike. The walking delegates were
appealed to and a decision was reached
that all the affiliated trades should be
called out with the exception of tin
workers and brick layers. The dele.
gates started out this morning to call
the union men off their jobs. Tt is
thought the strike may affect $4,000
men.
CHICAGO, Nov. Reports have
reached Chicago that a large white
Steamer was wrecked off Manitou
Island. Tt is now believed that the
vessel is the w. III. Gilcher, the sister
boat of the Western Reserve. which
was lost several weeks ago. Shepassed
the straits the afternoon OF the big
storm on the lake. bound for Mlwau-
kee. She has not been reported there
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