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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19
ANOTHER CoWARDLY MAKE
SHIFT,

Senator Voorhees,, the leader OF the
Democratic forces In the Senate when
silver was demonetized by the repeal
of the Sherman law, has introduced a
bill which is a more ~cowardly make
shift than either the Bland or Sher-
man Law. When the gold bugs de-
monetiEed silver in 1873, the effect was
so disastrous that the Bland law was
passed in 1873, and was a cowardly
makeshift. The Sherman, Law. of 1890
was just a little worse than the Bland
law. Now the gold bugs, in order to
make a little show of honesty, intro
duce the Voorhees, bill.
1t directs the coinage into silver dol
lars of standard weight and fneness OF
seigniorage or profit from the coinage
of silver bullion under the acts of Feb
ruary, 1873, and July, 1890. These
silver dollars are to be fulllegal tender,
and no less than 50. OOO, 900 a month
are to be coined and covered into the
Treasury. When all the seigniorage or
profit has thus been coined, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall purchase
silver bullion to the amount Of not
less than 50, 600, 900 month. All paper
circulating notes of the government
and of national banks-of less denomi-
nations than $40 are to be cancelled
and notes of larger denominations to
be substituted. The two-dollar and-a-
half and fve-dollar gold pieces are to
be withdrawn from circulation. A
commission of five is to be appointed
to an international conference with q
view to secure internationally a fixed
relative value between gold and silver.
1.-The seigniorage" means silver bull
lion now in the treasury, it having
been purchased under the Sherman
law.
The above is not in accordance with
the Chicago platform. Two cowardly
makeshifts in the past twenty years
have brought the country to the verge
Of bankruptcy. Now a'third is pro
posed. An ordinary horse needs from
twenty to thirty ears of corn per day,
or it's equivalent in oats, together with
fodder or hay. Voorhees, offers the
American morse me small ear of corr
Some time ago Senator Vance said he
would agree to such a compromise as
the Faulkner bill, provided the limit
was not less than one thousand million
dollars. 1t would take the Voorhees,
bill nearly fifty years to reach the
limit. At such a snail's pace the coun-
try would be bankrupt in less than
five years, for the population and de-
mand for money would outgrow it.
To retire the 81, 81 and SIS greenbacks
would be to destroy a great conven-
fence. The American people want
greenbacks of small denominations, no
matter how much coin they have.
This, the latest, and most cowardly of
all the cowardly makeshifts, will not
be acceptable to any but time servers
and gold bugs. The country is bleed
ing to death. Everybody knows how
quickly a nan will bleed to death. A
remedy may contain some merit, but
if it takes years to note it's benefits, the
patient will be sure to die.
- 49,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19
THE GREAT ALLIANCE RAIL.
ROAD.
RAIL

The movers in the gulf and interstate
railroad scheme, the most gigantic en-
terprise of the character ever conceived
in the United States, met in Represen.
tative Hall, Topeka, last week to for
mulate plans by which two great lines
of railroad may be CONSTRUCTED be.
tween the Gulf of Mexico and the Brit
ish possessions.
This movement was started by the
Nebraska Legislature in 1892 when a
series Of resolutions e adopted set
ting forth the needs of such transpor-
tation facilities in the interest of the
producing classes of the, great Missis
sippi Valley. The plans were conceived
by leading Alliancemen in the Western
States, Governor Liewelling, of Kao.
sas, being a leading spirit. The last
meeting of the National Alliance, at
Memphis, discussed the scheme and
heartily endorsed it, believing it would
be of great advantage to the farmers
in ten or twelve States, enabling them
to get their wheat and corn to the sea-
board at reasonable rates whore it now
costs outrageous freights. They claim
that a tax of five cents per acre on the
lands in these States would cover all
this expense and leave a surplus of
over two million dollars in the treasury.
One line is to be built from Duluth,
through Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Ar
kansas and louisiana to Lake Charles
on the Gulf of Mexico. The other is to
begin at the northern boundary of
South Dakota and run through Ne.
braska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
to Galveston.
The directors will be expected to
arrange for the construction of z, 55U
miles of road in the immediate future,
to cost $38, $50, 900. The entire cost, it
is estimated, will be saved to shippers
by reduced rates annually. The money
with which to carry on the work will
be raised by issuing 4 per cent. con.
s%tructlon bonds in denominations of S5
each and multiples thereof, PAYABLE AT
| the option'of the road, and receivahIo
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19
WHY FARMERS DIVERSITY.

We wonder if old slippery Elm
Dan" (Voorhees) ever considered this
fact, that twenty bales of cotton and
z, $500 bushels Of wheat paid tie salary
of a Congressman in 1866. To-day it
takes 200 bales of cotton and IL, 500
bushels of wheat to pay it, and that's
what is making the planter and the
farmer just mad enough to raise hell
as well as cotton and wheat. -DenVeT
Road.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19
N. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL T

And now the Hickory Mercury has
Violated the law and deserves to have
It's charter repealed for calling it
"C1eveland's mess"
Mr.. II. A. Latham, editor Of the
Washington Gazette, was in the city
last week. He said he was having
chills. No wonder. Whole a loads
of administration men are having chills
nowadays.
Catawba county has another new
Alliance. The Mercury says Mr.. A. G..
9huford made a speech near Newton a
few days ago and organized Charity
Alliance with 81 members. Mr.. D. A.
Yount is President.
AdIai Stevenson is having trouble
with his coal miners. He wants to cut
their wages down to meet the require
ments of the democratic" times. The
miners object. Adlai should give them
. talk on the tariff and the horrors of
the 'force bill" Thatn fetch 'em.
Mr.. Samuel Archer, of Mitchell
county, has bought the Marion Record
and will edit it in the future. He has
had newspaper experience, is a good
AIlianceman, and will give the people
Of that section just such a paper as
they ought to have.
We learn there is a combination by
oil the oil seed mills not to pay over
$40 per ton for cotton seed to the
farmer. We would not advise u
brethren to sell at that price, as we
think the price will be higher, but If
any are obliged to sell we would refer
them to Brother Worth's advertise
ment.
A bridge construction force were
thrown into the river, a distance of
ITO feet, at Louisville, KY, Friday, by
the falling Of a portion of the bridge,
and it is thought that from twenty to
thirty were drowned. It is said that
at least fifty men have been killed
since the construction of the bridge
began.
The Washington Gazette says: The
man who argues that the hard times
would not have come had Harrison
been reelected, may be ingenious, but
he isn't honest" We will add by say
ing that the man who argued that good
times would come if Cleveland were
elected may have been both ingenious
and honest, but he was sadly mistaken.
High tariff is a monopoly and can
keep wages down by capitalistic com
bines. In the same way it keeps raw
material low and finished products
high. Low tariff is a monopoly and
keeps wages and raw material down
and finished products up. Such was
the Mckinley bill; such is the Wilson
bill. Good Lord deliver usfrom either
OR them.
A Winston man swallowed a nickel
the other day, and that town is boast
ing about it. They are thinking of
sailing another public meeting to ask
Congress to pass an unconditional re.
neal bill. The nickel incident is a small
matter. A Raleigh boy, five years
cid. swallowed a 53-cent silver dollar
the other day, and still u Chamber
of Commerce refuses to tell Congress
To demoaesize silver. They claim that
the money is still in circulation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19
GROVER STOOD ON TBR ans
DECK. NING
By EEKE BILKIEs y,

By AEKE B1LKINs, N A.
0E WSen ssoo al On 6nt the be %P9u nd ing deck
Wall street calmly viewed -
AS the Congressional pigs Wer ~F sS9
Must | be burned to death ~
Reed; 'Aihley and
The party itshall go-be sorplv
Butyou are ours-we have the r deosi :,
The PoPulist boat, the bells are iD,.
Her fires are burning pure and Iihngl3g,
Goodbye old party" the cror IlRht;
singing; "0" aes
Crash the wreck is out of sight
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19

lam standing nOtU Just behind the
oMrtGin, and in full glOtU Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
Gbe track, before me lies the dark cGAey
end the TiUer. When I mingLe ruth cts
dark UCGters I Udnt to cast one IGnger-
mo look upon a country whose gOUern-
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and By the peopIe. "-L. L. Polk, July
18th. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19

In writing to anybody, always bt
sure to give the name OF your postohce
and sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19

Our friends in writing to any OF
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement IN The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
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- The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
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Do YOU want your paper changed TO
another Office State the one at which
you have been getting it.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
-FOUR WOMEN WERE KILLED..
Others Injured in a Storm Which
Swept Arkansas.
Houses Blown Dowa and Cotton
Fields Laid Waste.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. IA ter.
rinc wind and rain storm swept over
Arkansas Thursday night, leaving death
and destruction in its path. Thunder
and lightning accompanied the storm,
illuminating the skies almost constantly
and frightening the people. One death
from nervous pro~stration Is reported.
The greater damage was done In the
southwestern part OF tho State. In
Union County several houses were blown
down. four women killed outright. and
several persons were seriously injured.
The full extent of the damage In not
known yet. though II is known that corr
ana cotton In many fields have been laid
waste.
The town Of Eldorado was badly dam
aged. but no report of loss OF life has
been received.
In the vicinity OF Preston. Faulkner
County. the storm was quite severe and
blew over a number OF houses. killing
down, cotton scattered n much OF II
lost.
A tree was blown down in the yard OF
DR.. Taylor. at Preston, triking his
house. but the damage was light. Acres
OF timber were felled in that vicinity.
Along the Arkansas River. a few miles
east Of Conway, In the vicinity OF Bris'
tol, damage to houses. fences and barns
IL reported. There. was no loss Of life.
half an hour. the wine blowing at tins
rate. of ffty miles an hour. SeveraI
buildings were damaged. but no casual.
ties occurred,
The evening world., 1893-10-07
RADECKE SEEKS DIVORCE.
Hs Watched His Wife and Learned
Unpleasant Truths.
Then He Shot His wife's Alleged
Lover.

Suit has been begun in the Superior
Court by Counsellor Louis Steckler. OF
275 Broadway. on behalf of Charles II.
Radecke. whJ Is connected with the
ambulance service OF the Presbyterian
Hospital. against his wife, Lucy RAJ
decke, for an absolute divorce on the
statutory grounds.
Behind this suit there lies n little
story, which does not appear upon the
surface; nor do the pager; Develop n1 i his
wife vas married in the year 1887,
and two children were born 70 them as
the Issue OF the marriage. The couple
apparently lived happy until about May
OF this year. when Radecke became sus.
glsious that a man Ky the name OF
Ing ~ the same floor with them at IL
East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth
street. was rather too attentive to his
wife.
Radeckc played the role OF detective
on his own hook. and sSon became Soni
founded, and on the 10th OF May last
charged Stewart with the ofrcnse. 4
| quarrel between the men then ensued,
and Radecke drew a pistol and shot
Stewart. Radecke's arrest followed
and before Recorder smy,th. on july
After these facts were presented &c
Recorder Smyth, he suspended sentence
on Radecke and discharged him on his
W recognixance.
In his complaint against his wife HI
art. whom he shot, and other me,r
whose names he "a he Is now unable
to give. He also demands the custody
OF his two children.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
MRS. FINN's STRANGE STORY.
She Charges that Policeman Msho'
neg Assaulted Her.

Park Policeman John Mahoney will be
asked to explain to the Park Commits
sioners charges OF assault and In
t%oxication preferred against him by
Mrs. Mary Finn. sixty-fve years old.
OF IA Washington street.
on Thursday last Mahoney arrested
Mrs. Finn In her house. He brought her
to The Tombs Police Court, where he
charged her with interfering in the
performance OF his duty.
Mrs. Finn, in her complaint to the
Park Commissioners, fatty contradicted
the statements OF Mahoney. She a y
hat she was in her room washing
clothes. Mahoney walked In and asked
'if Kate lived here" She said she did
not know, and told the policeman re had
a nerve" to enter her apartments. He
thtn spat In her face, and she In II
sle rped his.
He then threatened to lock her UP.
Mrs. Firms sons, she alleges. called In
two municipal policemen, n upon her
complaint they took Mahoney in charge
Al fou went out, and when they
reached the street the policemen re
leased Mahoney. and he grabbed her by
the arm n placed her under arrest
He took her direct to the Tombs Police
COuN.
The evening world., 1893-10-07

NEWPORT, X. j., Oct. mrs Lib
penard Stewart. OF New York, died here
this morning.
News of Mrs. stewart serious III
ness was printed In 'The Evening
World" OF yesterday.
Mrs. Stewart was stopping at Harbor
View, her Newport cottage.
She WAS stricken suddenly with par.
alysis early yesterday afternoon. and
became so critically Ill that her son.
Llspenard Stewart. formerly State Sen
stor from the Eighth District. who lives
with his mother. was te,cEraphed for,
lander Stewart, of II WASHINGTON
Square, and her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Spencer Witherbee.
Ex-senator Stewart. who was In New
York, left Immediately. reaching New
port this morning. Mrs. Witherbee was
at Ledgeslde, her country establishment
at Fort Henry; n: Y" while Mr.. and
Mrs. William X. tewar were at their
Mrs. Stewart had been n semi-invalid
for several years.
Mrs. Stewart was connected with a
number of the Oldest and best-known
families In New York City. She was
Rhinelander, n daughter Of the late VIII,
lam G. Rhinelander. who was one OF
the wealthiest merchants In his day In
This city. From her father she inheritel
a large fortune, and received another
from her husband. whose mother was a
Miss Llspenard.
late years has not entertained. She was
a delightful hostess before her social IL
tirement. and always gave largely to
charities.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
MRS. STEWART PASSES AWAY.
Fatal Termin alton OF Her sudden
illness in Newport.

NEWPORT. r. l.. Oct. Mrs Lis
penard Stewart, OF New York, died here
this morning.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
II. M. Mason intends taking his mare
Cleaning to California this Winter.

The Gutenberg contingent came over
to Clifton yesterday, and fairly flooded
the ring with Lester money, but they
left II all there. Lester ant beat
Lucky Clover at q distance.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
FEEDING ON DEAD ANIMALS.
Terrible Distress Reported Among
Survivors OF the Gulf storm.


NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 7.-with the
telegraph wires working more regularly,
the full extent OF the disaster In this
section Of the country Is becoming
known.
An arriving schooner at Biloxi re-
ports that many bodies are floating on
the shore at Cat Island. Ship Island
and Chandelier Island.
Stories OF death and desolation which
continue to come in from the storm
stricken district OF Southern Louisiana,
lying between Point q Ia Hache and
the Quarantine station, are OF the most
narrowing cha racter Scores of dead
bodies are SIN lying on the rivers edge
or are In the high and tangled weeds of
the marshes, whittier they were driven.
Many of those who escaped are starry
ing. 1t Is reported that men and women,
driven to desperation by hunger, are
feeding on dead animals
Since Monday people have been ar
irving from different points at Che
Mere. They represent they came upon n
mission OF relief. but instead of com
ing to save they came to plumber. They
have stolen clothes and money n any
other articles that they could lay their
hands on.
The total death list is now estimated
to be z, yb.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
RAN AWAY IN his NEW CLOTHES,
Tailor Herman swindlsd by SWEET
Stranger.

Detectives Kearney and Noonan, Of
the lower Fulton street station. Brook
Ign. are looking for a young man VINO
is wanted for stealing a suit OF clothes
from Henry Herman, OF CT Main stree.
The fellow entered Herman's store
last evening. and said he wanted q
complete outfit He said he had fallen
overheard and had been rescued by a
policeman.
His appearance c~orroborated his story
His clothing was soaking wet, and grea
drops of. water .dripped from the brinr
of his old derby hat.
Herman selected n suit OF clothes. and
also gave his customer a change OF
underclothing, shoes and other neces'
sary articles.
When fully dressed the young mar
walked to a mirror. near the door, ant
after admiring himself for several min,
utes dashed out on the street and RAJ
away.
Herman ran after him and called "Po
lice" but the swindler turned severa
corners and disappeared.
The police think he deliberately jumped
overheard SO as to prepare himself To-
a visit to Herman's store.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
Held for Robbins Truoks.

Members of what is known as the
Cherry Hill gang have been indus
triously robbing wagons and trucks on
their way to the Roosevelt street ferry
OF late. Justice Meade In the Tombs
Court to-day held two young men for
this offense. Complaint had been made
10 the police and yesterday Officer
Distler, OF the Oak street station, caught
Michael Shea. OF % Cherry street. and
Michael Mclaughlin robbing the truck
of the d.. &. Brown Soap Company. The
officer followed them into a grocery
store in Cherry street and arrested them
as they were trying to sell the two
boxes OF soap they had stolen.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
eITz'S CHARGES DENIED.
Wife If the Champion MTddle.w eight
Opposes HIS Suit

Counsa for Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons
has mad public her answer to Bob's
allegations In his suit for absolute d.
vorce on he statutory grounds. together
with a motion to grant her 1850 counsel
fees, $50 n week alimony and $50 for
expenses.
These papGs will be served on Fitz's
attorneys, Flend 4 House. n some
time next week the motions will be
argued before Judge Glldersiceve. in the
Superior Court
In her reply Mrs. Fitzsimmons de-
niles all allegations of intimacy with
Martin Julian. her husbands former
manager. who Unnamed as co.respon.
dent. h brings counterchargcs OF in
fidelity AGAINST BIB. and specifies a Ger,
the Mansion" lew Orleans. as one
correspondent.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
UNDERWOOD DO NOT RETURN
Hi Wife Grew Despordent and
Finally Killed Herself.
He I, Said to Have Rich and Noble
Relatives In EnSiand.

Corone Dreamer. OF Williamsburg. to-
day begin the inquest into the suicide
OF Mrs. Helen Underwood, forty-two
a ole OF e5 Hewes street. She
died last hight, and by her side was a
4 number L matches were SOAKING. II
Is supposed she drank this mixture for
the purpose " ending her life.
The story old by the woman's land
lord. Christia, fopp. Is pittful In the eM,
Popp was Ilyis at lsss Avenue b. thi,
city, Mrs. Underwood n her husband
Richard moved into a fioor OF the same
house.
Mrs: Underwood became quite friendly
with Mrs. Popp. She said her husband.
although a simhe artist in America,
came Of a good English family n had
'" some day. as tSosss.! 'y sh m'' wrsouiS f IRE:
tune and 4 title."" ''
For nye years TN i've families lived
the Underwoods remaining in this city,
while the Pops vert to Williamsburg,
Still the families continued on friendly
terms and frequently exchanged calls.
suddenly called to En,land BY a cable:
fhereat, telling his ftends that Dick
would now come into hs property.
Pops. and said she had ,ot heard from
her husband in months and had tx
hausted all her resource. The Poppi
kindly took her in, and ance hat tim,
she has lived with then free Of ex
pense.
As no word came from her husband
she became more and more ged
inc frequently said that ife was NJ
longer worth living. Everything indi
Gates that she deliberately ended he
life.
Underwood was a fne-loding man
Of refinement and intelligence sale
Mr.. Popp to-day, and In meftal quail
ties the superior Of his wife. Ny idea 4
that he has succeeded to some little an,
Is ashamed Of her. I doubt vey mucl
if his name was underwood at d."
The evening world., 1893-10-07
WAS MRS. PARKER STARVED
Her Sons Arrest Led 60 Discovery
OF Her Body. Dr.

Coroner Dreamer. OF Williamsburg. Is
to-day investigating the death Of Mrs.
Jennie Parker, OF 2 Bartlett street. Her
son. Sanford Parker. IT,. was arrested
yesterday on a charge Of stealing the
brake handle Of "A trolley car. When
taken to Sixth Precinct Station young
Parker said he had stolen because his
mother was starving. Officer Meyer was
sent to the house to Investigate, and
found the woman sitting dead In a chair.
1t is supposed she died OF heart disease.
although her son alleges that starvation
was the cause.
Parker was arraigned in the Even
street Court to-day II paroled for
examination on the charge OF larceny.
A n~eiEhbor. Mrs. Dora ~Spendella. OF 81
Bartlett street, promises to look atter
him,
The evening world., 1893-10-07

SIKH Race-One mile and an eighth;
The evening world., 1893-10-07
Although Lord Harry ran a good race
yesterday, he was not equal to the
task Of giving away SO much weight.
Rico closed up a lot Of ground yester-
day, Inc will about do the e time
he starts.

The chestnut hourse Joe Courtney
will be raf1ed of at the Gutenberg
Club house on Oct. IA. The tickets are
Is each.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
HELD FOR 4 CUTTING ARRAY
An italian Who Cut His Compsnion's
Throat . Prisoner.

On March "a last Luigi Demaria and
Santa Regis, Italians, Of "a Mulberry
street.quarrelled about a business trans
action. They came to blows, and when
Luigi was getting the worst OF the
night. he drew a razor and slashed San
Ia across the throat.
The injured man was confined to
Bellevue Hospital for five weeks. Luigi
fed at the time Of the row and was not
Policeman Downing, Of the sixth Pre-.
cinct, caught him in the Bowery. At
the .fombs Court to-day Justice Meade
held the PRISONER for trial in $1,000 bail.
The evening world., 1893-10-07
MAGGIE REEVES RELEASED.
Claims she Was RAUroaded u the
Ps~nissntiary from Consy Island.

Maggie Reeves, a pert young miss,
who says she lives at Little Falls. was
released from the penitentiary on a writ
OF habeas corpus by Judge Osborne.
In the City Court, Brooklyn. this morn
ing.
Maggie says she is a nurse. On the
night of Aug. 16 she was strolling along
the beach at Coney Island. when she
was accosted by one Of John Y. Nc.
Kane's policemen. He demanded to
know what she was doing. The girl
made no reply, and started to walk
away. The officer grabbed her and
marched her of to the lookup. She
declined to give her name to the police
sergeant. claiming she was afraid she
would be disgraced.
Next day she refused to give her name
in court. Justice Newton christened her
Mary Smith and sent her to the peniten-
tiary for six months