The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-02-09
THE LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

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The debt of the State of New York is
about four and a half millions.
Chicago's new Y. NJ. G.. A. building
is to be Of enormous dimensions.
Chilians seem, from late advices, to
be better disposed toward Minister
Egan.
St. Louis is talking of an under
ground road, to be operated by cleo
tricity.
Once in eight years all OF the locks
on United States mail bags must be
changed
A smoke consuming locomotive has
just been built in Illinois which is said
to work admirably.
A remarkable find of rich ore has
developed in the famous Molly Gibson
mine at Aspen, Colorado.
The wheat receipts of Chicago dur
ing 1892 were 43. 600, 600 bushels, against
-, 1867, 900 bushels for 1900.
Five of the most notorious dives in
New York City have been permanently
closed since McGlory's sentence.
Count Catalini will be the new
Italian Minister at Washington, coming
to this country from Denmark.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Sir Morrell Mac
kenzle, the eminent physician, died I'm
expectedly at 10 o'clock tonight.
1t is reported that the steamship
Elder, which went ashore at Atherfield
Su 1day night, Will be a total loss.
The total value Of the exports of
mineral oils during last year was $45,-
551, 975, against$5l, 657, 302 t~heprevious
year.
A farmer in Lawrence, Kansas, made
money by raising sparrOws and selling
them to restaurant keepers as reed
birds.
In the last year the copper mines of
| Ceweenaw point, Lake Superior, pro,
Educed 105, $50, 900 pounds of refined
copper.
The bill allowing reporters to witness
electrical executions has passed both
houses Of the New York General AS
sembly.
A large number of insurgents have
been killed in the efforts of the Chinese
authorities to suppress the Manchuria
rebellion.
The statement of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company for the
past month shows Il decided increase in
earnings.
Michigan turned out 5, $40, 600 barrels
of salt last year. There are 113 firms
ID the State engaged in the manufac-
tuTe of salt.
Jas. Manuel, engineer, engineer, and
fireman Hampton ere killed in a
wreck on the B. & o. Road at North
BaltimO. G, Ohio, Wednesday.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The wilIof Cardinal
Manning shows that he only had 300
pounds sterling at the time of his death,
having disposed Of all Of his income III
charity.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 2.-The trial of
Haney Chapman OH charge of assault
ing his wife, came up for trial to day.
She vas recently nearly killed by
Nurse S6arvant.
BEAVER, Pa, Feb. 2.-John H. NAL
lon, proprietor, and William Il. Porter,
convicted Of criminal libel upon Sena-
tor Quay, were yesterday sentenced to
six months in Jail and pay $500 fine
each and cost.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 3.-Iti is learned
that Samuel Spencer, formerly Presi-
dent OF the Baltimore & Ohio system,
but now in charge of financial interests
of Drexel, Morgan & Co, is booked for
Uhe presidency of the Richmond &
Danville system.
Chicago & Alton train blew up near
Brandon, fireman; y. F. Hastings,
his body,) and fearfully injuring en-
gineer Dubois Williams,
BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 2.-The
Matches river steamer, Charles Leo,
Shelters master, sank twelve miles be-
low Wright's landing, loaded with cot
ton, and $50 bales are scattered from
Burns Bluff to where the boat sank.
The cotton is fully insured. The boat
had no insurance on it.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 4.-The great
lottery fight in Louisiana is over. John
A. Morris addressed a letter tonight to
the people of Louisiana in which he
says that under no circumstances will
he and his associates accept the charter
should the amendment be passed by
ever so large a vote in the coming April
election.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 2.-Chas.
L. Pyles was struck by a Chesapeake
n ONO halfway Gfaln near SG. AlDanS
this afternoon and instantly killed. He
was walking down the track and re-
manned thereon until the train struck
him. throwing him a long distance and
crushing his body. He was IS years
old and lived near ST. Adams.
A Philadelphia special says: After
a chase of nearly five months Fred @.
Fitz simmons, the noted criminal who
murdered detective David II. Gilkin-
son, of Pittsburg, last March and last
September sawed bis way out of the
Allegheny county jail, has been cap
tured. He ran into the arms of detec-
tive John F. Finney, of Pittsburg, in a
New Orleans cigar store, where Finney
was looking for him. last night. and IN