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MIR. DIXON'S STORY
lie Was Asleep-A Blonde Man Stole
the Brandy Bottle.

He Was Asleep-A Blonde Man Stole
the Brandy Bottle.
W. Dixon, colored man of the 'coIo-
rado maduro" brand, was tried for petit
larceny before Judge Cravens yesterday
and found guilty of the crime. Mr..
Dixon went into a saloon, took glass of
beer and sat down to read in paper
about "Red-nosed Mike, the Irish detec-
tive"
The story was not very interesting, ac-
cOrdlng TO Mr.. Dixon, for he iell into a
doze, and while ne was Slumbering in the
chair the proprietor of the bar went out,
and was shortly followed by his wife.
This left Mr.. Dixon alone in the bar
room, but he was asleep.
W hen the proprietor and his wife re-
turned the brandy decanter was missing
from its place by the side of the other
bottles, and its absence was noticed by
them both.
DIXON was questioned, and he said a
man had come in while the proprietor
was out, and he dropped off to slumber
again, but the salOon-keeper went to him
and Withdrew the missing decanter,
minus one drink, from Dixon's inside
pocket. lie then sent for an officer who
placed the colored man in custody.
After this testimony was given by the
saloon-keeper and his wife, Dixon made
statement that was like fairy story.
= went in an had drink of beer, -
said he, ''an' drapped down into a chair
10 read paper. Fust thing | knowed,
they left me thar alone, am 1 fell ter
sleep. Just then a tall, slim man, with a
blonde face, and rubber soles on his
boots, teched me on the sholjer am says,
says he, 'Io' want to buy this Tor er dol
lar an quarter?'
- sez yes an 1 paid him the money
and went ter sleep againv'
Did the tall, blonde man have a glass
eye?' asked Judge Cravens.
No, sab" replied Dixon, "he didn't
need no glass eye. He had two good
eyes. would know him eff l seed MIN
agln, but don't know whar he is"
Well" said the court, ''in his absence
Pll have to find you guilty; Judgment
tomorrow
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BELIIGERENT CANDIDATES.
Two Prominent Yoloiues Make Thing.
Lively for q While.

Two Prominent YoloiUes Make Things
Lively for n While.
Two Yolo County candidates for Office
INDUCED in ''scrap" in weu-known j.
street resort yesterday.
The principals were Thomas Sny-
der, candidate for Supervisor. and
Judge William Henley, who aspires to
re-occupy a Justice Court bench. They
had been cOnversing in an under
tone in q rear room of the saloon about
"a Sl00 transaction" of some kind it is
said, and finally came out toward the bar.
when Snyder called Henley something
"bad" and struck him. Both clinched,
punched, clawed and kicked, and were
rapidly annihilating eachlother, when the
proprietor Of the place and an ex-Con-
stable separated them. The belligerents
finally ''called it square," shook hands
and took q drink
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= . = N0-A1<A< = 4Al1H UItONAN
NOTICE.
Taxes Due Upon Assessments Made by
the State Board of Equalization.

CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT, STATE
- OF California, Sacramento, October II,
1892.
In accordance with the provisions of Sec
ton 1868 Of the Political Code. notice Is
hereby given that I have received from the
State Board OF Equalization the duplicate
Record OF Assessments OF Railways" and the
duplicate Record Of Apportionment OF Rail-
way Assessments containing the assess
ments upon the property of each Of the fol-
loWlng-named associations or corporations rs
fixed by said state Board OF Equalization for
the year 1892, to wit:
California Pacific Railroad Company, Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company, Northern Cal
ifofnia Railway Company, Northern Railway
Company, San Francisco and North Pacific
Railway Company, Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, southern California Railway Com
pany, Carson and Colorado Railroad Com
pany, d. Moran, C. Moran and A. Moran Ne
yada-Caliiornia-Oregon Railway. Nevada
County Narrow-tauge Railroad Company,
North Pacific Coast Railroad Company, Pa
cific Coast Hallway Com pauy, Soutn Pacific
Coast Railroad Company, Gualala River Rail
road Company, California and Nevada Rail
road Company, Pajaro Valley Railroad Com
pany, Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany and tae Pullman Palace Car Company
The State and county taxes on all personal
property, and one-half of the State and county
taxes on all real property are row due and
payable and VIII De delinquent on the LAST
Monday IN NOVEMBER NEXT. at 6
O'Clock p. NJ, and unless paid to the State
Treasurer, at the Capitol, prior thereto. ; per
cent. will be added t. the amount thereof. and
unless 50 paid on or before the LAST MON
DAY IN APRIL NEXT, at o'clock p NJ an
additional per cent. will be added to the
amount thereof
The remaining one-half OF the State and
county taxes en- all real property will be due
and pay able at any time after the FIRST
MONDAY IN JANUARY NEXT, and Will
be delinquent on the LAST MONDAY IN
APRIL NEXT. at O'Clock p. n, and unless
paid to the state Treasurer, at the Capitol
prior thereto, 8 per cent. will be added to the
amount thereof
ol2-2w E. p. COIGAN State Controller.
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IN BOYNE,S FAVOR
James 6. Patterson Nithdraws From
the senatorial Contest.

James G. Patterson Nithdraws From
the senatorial Contest.
There are now but three candidates for
the Senate in this county-E. C. Hart,
Republican, William Boyne, Peoples
party, and John p. Gage, Prohibitionist
James G. Patterson, the Democratic
nominee. having withdrawn in favor Of
Boyne. Following is Mr.. Pattersons
letter Of resignation, addressed to w. S.
Leake, Chairman of the Democratic
County Central Committee
Dear Sir: When l accepted the no1nina-
tiOn on the Democratic ticket as a candidate
for State Senator from the Thirteen b Sena-
torial District l believed that / was serving
the best interests of my party. I believed
that us the election laws We're then construed
that my candidacy might be a benefit to the
legislative and National Democratic ticket.
Since that time, however, the Supreme Court
OF this state has rendered a decision that vir-
tually removes the causes that prompted me to
allow my name to be used as a candidate
Under the existing circumstance. and after
carefully considering the matter, l have ar
rived at the conclusion that my party Will be
best serNe ed by my withdrawal from the con-
test in favor of the candidacy of William
Boyne. L therefore tender you my resieua-
tion as a candidate for State Senator from
Sacramento County. Trusting that my ac-
tions in this matter will meet with the ap-
proVal of the Democrats of this county and
State, and that they will give cordial support
TO Mr.. Boyne, am, very truly yours,
j. q. PATTERSON.
The report abroad is that the Democrats
have secured a promise from Boyne TO
vote with the Democrats for L nited States
Senator in consideration of his receiving
the support Of that party in this county.
This report seems to be justified by Pat
tersOn's statement that he withdraws in
favor OF Boyne.
As the Prohibitionist vote will not cut
much of figure in the result, it leaves
the race practically between Hart and
Boyne, with the former a. the pole and
far away in the lead.
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STEINKOENIC

STEINk0ENIG-In this city, October 23d,
Adam Steinkoenig a native of Germany
aged 90 years, 10 months and l3 davs'
lClnclnnati, Dayton ana GAINESVILLE o., pa
pers please copy.
Ee-trlends and acquaintance are respect.
fully invited to attend the funeral froln ais
late residence, 613 Iwenty-third street, to-
day (fuesday), at 2 o'clock p. Nj.
REENES-In Washington, Yolo County. Oc-
tober 24th, Sarah, the wife OF II. j. Reeves.
native OF Camden. n. j., aged 3 years.
~ Friends and acquaInIances are respect
fully invited 10 attend the funeral from un-
GertaklDg parlors OF w. j. kavanaugh, 5l3
j street. between Fifth and Sixth this alter
noon at ESQ O'Clock; thence TO the Cathe-
dral, Eleventh ana K streets, where funeral
services will be held.
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Didn't Catch ,Fna.

Deputy Sheriff Alter and Constable
Brissel took ramble in the tules along
the Riverside road yesterday in search of
two desperate looking individuals who
had camped on Bart Cavanaugh's ranch,
and who were thought to be Evans and
Sontag. The intrepid officers hunted
high and low, but did not catch the train
robbers-neither has anybody else, by the
The record-union., 1892-10-25
The Weather Was Perfect.

The Weather Bureau reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yester-
day to have been II and 45o, with light
and variable wind and clear skies.
The barometrical readings at A, NJ.
and P. N. We're 30. 10 and S0.05 inches.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were So and So.
and one year ago to-day So and 500, with
a clear sky.
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FOUR YEARS FOE "CuRLY BILL .
The Highway Robber Got a Little
More Than He Expected.

Ihe Highway Robber Got a Little
More Than He Expected.
William Wilson, the ex-convict who
travels under the sobriquet of Curly
Bill, = and who was convicted of robbery
in the Superior Court several days ago,
appeared before Judge Catlin yesterday
for sentence.
Judge Catlin has never been very Sc
we're with criminals, and seldom SEN
tences them to more than few years
"BilI'' was quite confident that ''the old
man would let him down with year at
the most" as he remarked in the Jail
yard early yesterday morning. Whether
Judge Catlin heard of this, or whether he
realized that Wilson was an unusually
bad egg, is not known. But "BillD got
four years instead OF one, and was com
pletely prostrated.
The Judge remarked that while Will
sons victim, Tyler, was not very badly
hurt by the 'highwayman, and did not
lose very much, yet the crime of robbery
was serious one, and he proposed to be
more severe than usual. He designated
San Quentin as the proper summer resort
for Wilson, and Deputy Sheriff Fay will
escort him there this morning
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FoR the finest Partisan novelties and
best hair work go to :. Strozynski. Denot
for the only genuine and most inlproyed
hair restorers and finest OF French cos
metics. Country orders promptly at
tended to. Address 5. Strozynski. corner
Ellis and Leayenworth streets, San Fran
cisco, Cal.
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ELECTRIC WOMEN.
Four Of Them Camping on the Trail of
Male Victim.

A man who gave his name as Julius
Casper applied to Jailer Naghel at the
police station last night for protection.
He said that four women were after him
and kept him constantly charged with
electricity by underground wires that
connected with his feet.
He warned Naghel to look out for
him." intimating that he might do some
thing queer. The same man had fire.
quently applied for lodging there, but
last night was the first time his manner
and speech gave evidence of mental de-
ran0ement
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Interest In the Revival.

The meeting at the Christian Church
last night was of unusual interest A
deep revival feeling pervaded the large
audience. Five persons made confession
q their faith at the close OF the sermon.
The baptisms viii be at the close Of
services this evening.
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Alleged case of DesertIon.

Mrs. Cole, who says she is the wife Of
an Elk Grove barber, named Cole, and
the mother of several children, has asked
the police to assist her in finding her hus-
band, who, she says, is living here with
woman with whom he eloped,
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Deserted His Wife.

Mrs. Nora K. Bernard was granted a
divorce from Charles NJ. Bernard yester-
day by Superior Judge Catlin, on the
ground Of the husbands desertion. The
latter is mining man, and according to
the evidence yesterday, left his wife three
years ago and went to Mexico.
The record-union., 1892-10-25
4 sneak-rhfef,s Act

Early yesterday morning some small
souled thief sneaked into a room in the
State House Hotel and stole watch and
chain and S35. The occupant of the room
was not awakened.
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q.la,tepo pailg for aprtnstor s.,l,i,1 S 90.
EIDERDOWN FLANNELS.
Cholce new pattern, dark medium and light,
IN so1t Elderdown Flannels at Csc yard.
AS TO MILLINERY.

A large corner Of our store is devoted to the
display Of FALL HATS AND BONNETS.
There are two ways of buying: Either ready
made or made to order If you prefer the latter,
shapes, velvets, ribbons tips plun1es and other
separate details are here in countless unn1ade-up
forms Somewhere hidden in the scattered parts
IS THE VERY HAT OR BONNET WHICH
OF ALL OTHERS WILL BEST BECOME
YOU. Whether or not it is to be conjured up
into finished whole depends very much upon
the combined taste and judgment Of nnlner and
customer.
1hat we have met with success in the artistic
creation Of millinery work in times past is amply
attested by a large list Of regular customers And
thlS season, with its increased facilities, is prov
ing no exception in the onward march Of trade
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BAH in the Country.

On Thursday evening a public meeting
ana bail Will take place at American
River Grange Hall, fourteen miles east Of
the city.
The record-union., 1892-10-25

ANGOsTURA Bitters is known all over
the world as the great regulator of digest
i've organs. DR.. Siegert's is the only gem
uine. AT all druggists.
The record-union., 1892-10-25

drum. Another and another. Marcellus
collapsed.
BOYS" he murmured feebly, Il
haven't got gun. SO I'll have to stand ii.
Come up to the Saddle Rock" 1t cost
him 80.
The record-union., 1892-10-25

AS A cure for sore throat and coughs
Browns Bronchial Troches have been
thoroughly tested, and maintain a good
reputation
The record-union., 1892-10-25
DIED.

INDIGESTION! Miserable! Take BEECH
ANS PILLS.
The record-union., 1892-10-25

rs a strong stomach that can stand the
ordinary pills, with their gripping and VIC
lelce What kind of a man or woman can
it be who buys them
It's some one who doesn't know about DR..
Fierces Pleasant Pellets - that's certain.
They're better they're the best, in every
trouble Of the liver stomach, and bowels.
They do more good, do it easily and naturally,
and do it 50 that it lasts-cleansing and reg
uiating the whole system Sick and Bilious
Headache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious
Attacks, Dizziness, are surely prevented,
quickly relieved, and permanently cured.
They're the cheapest pin you can buy, too,
for they're guaranteed to give satisfaction
The record-union., 1892-10-25
THE GUESSING CONTEST

Is over and GEORGE GLIB
SON is the lucky winner of
the couch The roll of paper
was measured by a committee
consisting of B. F. Sampson,
Went T. Crowell, D. w.
Peck, and was found to con-
tain 79I yards. Mr.. Gibson's
guess was 7S5H yards.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05
RE SOLUTIONS.

At a regular meeting of Woodard's
Alliance, No. -1174, held December 9Th
the following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, Different partisan papers
of the country have attempted TO mis-
represent and slander the name of
President L. l.. Polk and other national
leaders, and as we are led to believe
that it is intended to break down our
Order and an insult to every member
Of the National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union of America
ReSOLUed, That we cordemn in the
strongest language the course as un-
patriotic and dishOnorable and intended
to defeat the honest purpose of our
Order.
3. That we believe President Polk
and co-labOreTs to be patriotic gentle.
men, and the superiors of any who have
INDUCED in any such abuse,
3. That we heartily renew our allegl-
ance to our demands as set forth in the
Ccala platform and heartily endorse
the action of the State Alliance in re-
gard to said demands; we also endorse
the action of the National Convention
in re electing L. l. Polk to the highest
officer in our Order.
4. That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER for
publication.
]. J. CUTLER,
w. III. BRADY,
G. @. N. CUTLER,
Committee
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05
BE TRUE TO THE CAUSE.

~
Bro. ALLIANCEMEN -" Sleep onyour
arms to night" Put none but true
men on guard" Our enemies have de-
termined to destroy the reform moves
ment at all hazards No stone is TO
be left unturned. The spy is within
our ranks. We are to be destroyed by
dissensions ceverly engineered. Vic
ious and brutal attacks are being made
all along the line upon all our faithful
and trustworthy leaders. Accursed
villains are perjuring their very souls
by swearing to helliSh lies to break
down the character Of men true to the
reform cause. The same being heralded
from the Atlantic to the Pacific by the
associated partisan press, and taken
up by old moss back partisans having
their names enrolled as Alliancemen,
but are such just about as much as
Judas was a Christian, or Benedict
Arnold a patriot; fair specimen may
be found right here in Forsyth county.
Bogus dispatches, damnaGie lies, in
cendiary speeches, insinuatiOns, inu
endoes, and everything low and vile is
taken up by them and for all it is
worth.
Brethren, %eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" Whenever any
member shows a disposition to provoke
dissensions to discourage attendance,
or oppose the fundamental principles
of our Order fire him out at once.
Retain no man whom you know to be
a dirty trickster for the old party ma
chine. Let it be understood that
treachery will be dealt with an iron
hand.
Pay no attention to the lies and
rumors of old party papers. Believe
nothing aginst any leader on such
a1theri.y. Beware of all old hacks
who are trying to keep their order
in line for the old parties.
For God and humanity 3 sake, don't
let the lickspittle of Wall street and
the money power play bluff game on
US again. g. A. COWARD, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05
No. 45

ding the ligh5 of their countenances all
over this State, promulgating truth
and knowledge, kindling the fires of
enthusiasm in the sacred thresholds of
a thousand and one homes, disseminate
ing the principles of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
from Manteo to Murphy. Bell and
Brinson-one from the cloud capped
peaks of Clay, the other from the
golden shores of Pamlico.
Mr.. Wilson spoke in the secret meet
ing, explaining the workings of the
business department My fellow. coun-
trymen, let us continue to bear in mind
the motto, ''' United we stand; divided
we fall" Fraternally,
A w. JORDAN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05
Lecturer Edgecombe County
WINFALL SUB-ALLIANCE, No. I, 1O8,
Winfan N q

Winfall, n. @.
Mr.. EDITOR: Friday, the 18th ult.,
was a field day for the Perquimans
County Alliance. Men who were pres
ent to hear the speeches of Hon. J. S.
Bell. of Clay county, State Lecturer,
J. r. Brinson, Esq, of PamlicO, district
Lecturer, and S. Ohio Wilson, of Raj
eigh, and they were well repaid for
their trouble, for couple of more in
teresting speeches have not been heard
here in a long time. The speaking was
at Hertford, I should have said.
Mr.. BrinsOn spoke IN the forenoon,
delivering a very good speech, which
was carefully listened to. Hon. Tom.
Skinner said it was, the best he had
heard along that line. In the person
of Bro. Brinson the First district has
lecturer in the field who we are sure
will give entire satisfaction.
About 1 O'clock Mr.. Bell arrived and
addressed the audience. AS he arose
he looked tired and weary, and no one
expected much of a speech. But as he
faced the crowd calm, poised, una
Dashed, it was apparent that he was
master of the situation. The audience
was electrified He poured fourth elO-
quence, wit and pathos. A young
man about 80, large dull blue eyes, but
as he warmed up they grew with the
brightness of imagination and with a
native elouuence born of the eternal
hills from which he halls. He seems
to have caught an inspiration from the
everlasting peaks. Oh! it was interest
ing pure Alliance doctrine flashing
over the audiencelike emeteoric showers.
Long may Bell and BrinsOn live, she'd
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05
A PLAN OF co-oPERATION.

Mr. EDITOR Rim presenting this plan
Of cooperation I do so with the wish
that others may improve upon it, or
that it NAV suggest something which
has not been presented here by me, my
only motive being to benefit the people.
If each reader Will carefully read this
article he will find that even the craven
subterfuge of "class legislation" can
not be applied to it, as it is as much to
the interest of the mechanic to en-
brace it as for the farmer to do so.
By this plan every monopoly can be
broken down, the political parties
routed, a better system of production
and distribution adopted, and idleness
banished.
I aim to present no Utopian theory,
nor to change anything l have moth
ing to do with social problems, !mprac-
ticable theories, or imposslblutles, but
to simply point out how easily, ana
how effectively the Alliance can solve
its own problem without asking the
aid of Congress, or by seeking sym
pathy from any source. The power
and the right IS In 1ts possession, ana IL IL
REQUIRES ONLY the lighting of a match to
cause the light to blaze up and dispel
darkness.
Brethren the age of cooperation Is
here. Let us discuss it, You can help
yourselves. and you can do 1t long be-
fore YOU can secure aid from leglsla-
ton.
THE ROCHDALE SYSTEM.
The Rochdale system is what is
known as distributiUe co operation D.
and is the system practiced in England. !:
To briefly explain it, / will state thaG
it has hundreds of retail stores, all
organized delegates meeting annually.
They buy by the ship load and the tram
of cars load, doing all their 1OtolesGLe
business. They have nearly half a
million of members, and their business
amounts to millions of dollars. The
plan is simple. Capital is almost
ignored in the profits. Each member
holds only one share, on which he re-
ceives an annual interest. This interest
is all that capital receives 1t is the
wages of, capital, and it is the discharge
of all obligations to capital. The profits
are divided among those who buy, the
person buying the largest amount OF
goods receiving the largest proportion
Of profits. Non members receive two
thirds of the profits on their purchases
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05
ALLIANCE PICNIC IN CLEVE-
LAND.
BEAMS MILLS, N. C.

BEAMS MILLS, n. G.
Mr. EDITOR:-An Alliance Union,
composed of three Sub-Alliances, viz:
Pleasant Grove, Rock Cut and Ross
Grove, met with the Pleasant Grove
Alliance, Cleveland county. on the
18th inst Major w. A. Graham was
present, by invitation, and delivered
grand and highly interesting speech,
brinful of good things from beginning
to end.
Dinner was then announced. The
table was one hundred and forty feet
long, and was loaded from end to end
with good things to eat Elder. T.
Dixon asked blessing; then ali did
eat and were filed. The number was
estimated at from four to five hundred
men, women and children. and there
was enough left to have fed them all
again.
In the afternoon Dr. L. N. Durham
held the audience spell bound for
about one hour Then Elder z. Dixon
made some good remarks. The best
of order prevailed throughout the day :
not single drunken man was to be
seen. So much for prohibition in old
Cleveland, mainly brought about by
the Farmers Alliance We think all
returned to their homes much benefited
by hearing the coed speeches Of the
day.
We close by saying success to THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
r. w. GARDNER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05
AN APPEAL.
LOWELL. N. @.

LOWELL, N. Z.
Mr.. EDITOR: Our Alliance, No. 1431,
of CASTOR county, N. c., earnestly pc
tition every Sub-AIliance in our State
to contribute some small amount to
our worthy brother, H. R. Elmofe,
who had the misfortune to lose his
barn by fire, with all his provender, on
the night of November II, 1891. His
loss is estimated at four hundred dol
lars. Any assistance to him will be
duly appreciated by him and his neigh
bors. Send to L. III. Stowe, Lowell,
CASTOR county, N. G.
J. N. HANNA,
L. III. STOWE,
81. 8. ADAMS,
Committee.