The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-16
H LATEST NEWS.
Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.

Events Throughout the World
for a Week.
John Ahles, of Pittsburg, bitten ff.
teen years ago by a mad dog. has had
yearly spasams. They required to-day
AND twelve strong men were required
to hold him.
The builders strike in New York
City has been called off by the board
of walking delegates, This decision
was reached by the board at a meeting
of the executive committee Sunday
night.
A dispatch from Lemberg, Austria,
says that along the railway between
| Korska, Charkof and Azrof, a great
number of physicians have abandoned
their patients and fled on account Of
the prevalence of cholera.
Director General Davis says that
Congress has really given the Fair
the commission and government ex-
hibit. The souvenir half dollars are
worth Is cents, the premium already
offered.
Two torpedo boats, attached to the
British Blue squadron, while vancouver
ing near Portsmouth, Eng come into
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damaged that she sank in a few min
utes. The other boat rescued every
body from the sinking vessel.
Loveioy, of the Carnegie company,
announces that before the week is out
a large number of additional arrests of
strikers will be made on charges of riot
and murder. The amalgamated lead
ers say they also intend bringing ad-
dltiOnal charges against members of
the firm and Pinkertons.
The effect of the break at Duouesne
cannot but prove harmful to the men
at the Homestead, although the lead
ers will not believe it. Duquesne steel
billets can be sent to the Homestead
to be rolled into plates by non union
men, so that the firm will be in far bet
ter condition to fill it's contracts and
prosecute its fight here.
DENVER, Aug. 8-The city is beauti-
fully decorated in honor of the visiting
knights Templar. They were per
sonally welcomed by Mayor Rogers.
The arrivals are by thousands. De-
tectives are watching for crooks. The
weather is fine, and the heat tempered
by a cool breeze. Avisitor accidentally
killed a man in a shooting gallery,
which is the only accident.
SALADO, Texas, Aug. 8-The report
of the boil worm still continues. J. B.
Knight brings in stalks of fine looking
cotton, every boil OF which is destroyed.
One of his neighbors offers a hundred
acres of cotton land for 81 an acre.
Every plantation is completely ruined.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 9-Practically
all the milling interests of California
are united in q combine, with capital
of ten millions, and a daily output of
60, 600 barrels of -four.
BUFFALO, Aug. 9.-The works of the
Buffalo carriage company, on Broad
way, East Buffalo, we're destroyed by
fire this morning. The loss is estimated
at SIS, 900; insurance $53, 600.
PARIS, Texas, Aug. 9.-An effort was
made last night by train robbers to
stop the ~onuthbOund Texas and St.
Louis express Gp the Frisco Road. The
Waterman gave timely warning and
the train backed down ald took aboard
a strong force Of deputy marshals an"
went through safely. ~
A fire in Liverpool destroyed 1000
bales of cotton.
Loud and continuous s~ubterraneous
rumblings have been again heard in
Mt. Etna.
The Rev. DIR. 7. E Clark, the foun-
| der of the Christian Endeavor Society,
has left New York for a tour of the
world.
Kansas has four cities in which the
vote of the women is larger than that
of the men. One entire set of council
men is women.
The full power of the Amalgamated
Association with 700, 600 members will
be used against Carnegie and in behalf
of the Homestead strikers.