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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
THEIR EYES ARE OPENING.

The partisan press has been slow tC
catch on, but what occurred or the SCL
of Novemberlas has opened their eyes
and now they are beginning TO vie
with each other in their efforts to cap.
ture, if possible, all the Alliance cban,
der before another campaign. As a
sample we clip from st. Louis Repn1Ic
a Democratic journal, the following:
1.-The present Congress does well
enough to leave coinage legSI 't0n
alone, that the coming Congress may
be the freer to act-as, of course, i
will act. The international conference
has served it's turn, and every one no"
understands that there Is nOh0pe "haJ'
ever Of agreement between this coun'
try and Europe. 1t may be the holrs.
belief of some tina. 1t Is unsafe tor Us
to manage Our treasury and our Il'i.'
on any other than a European oaSLs,
but the demands of our people ana VIZ
exIgencies of our politics VIII loTce a.
independent American basis, deltd I1s
any administration party that Oppose
it. -
The American basis will be t1aCo u
bi metallism, g. currency OF com "Ij
coin notes. We will never lack S 9-
enough for international trade anu , ,7
the settlement of home contracts rbo
call for gold payments. SILVER aD n9rpr
coin notes of the treasury VIII aus ,,g.
every other purpose IN our I[auS'
ing us a currency which WIZ li.' ~.
NIT either sudden contraction VI
panaiOn. ,.o7;ry
The financial poIjcieso of the lea1 ~
nations of Europe are dIctateu ~ ,-.
great money lenders like th6 I'o. ~
chIlds. Il is neither necessary hoi -
pedIent that we should acCrPS ~od
policies. In this case, as III d r The
many others, it Is better ~ u u9 ,.,ers
American people than Ihe H"'"
of Europe"
The same paper further says: r1I
THE announcement that thefs .,5n
be no silver legislation at n ~ zig
of Congress is not unexpected, DI' rra.
in the name of nonsense to say r7e
this inaction is in any way DUE ,,na
inactiOn of the Brussels lnteTLa,r q
Monetary Conference" That co,,n@ral
ence. which is now an luterla{%3 10
laughing stock, was never LHS5- except
be, or expected 70 be, anythllS As
a humbug for campaign PurPosa free
both parties we're afraid 20 it ,5s cam
coinage issue a leading one III rIfarpnc3
paign, both consented to a c0| n19thlng
with Europe, knowing THAI >
come of such conference
Renew your subscription at sub sub
See your neighbors, get a IN your
scriber or two and send N %,no
own. You can't do a better Inl'0
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

surprised that those who i
mem should see snakes, Ha lLno'0e Of
torlally as follows: -10 cries edi.
coal LIE PROGRESSIVE FARNFp 49,:
sees SS the a marks Of cani fnEo thinks it
1nerFll58 bank bill. Il does 10 Nr,
Enls bill will benefit the he's no no; think
however thought that the Ss" SOP > 1t,
Try oil would. How man S4o Treas.
now; or T contemporary aIso 'n fb 50
Enat the Third party was the he thought
eenehtlng the people. # tbar mlrans Of
Iects In Mr.. Sherrills bill lot = are de-
removed, but every true 6 De- on-m be
North Carolina rejoices to o]Gtsn nora in
M sns '9 5s 0o ion Of The PRocensssII22EE Fiat That
the legislation of the State. a, [444PPlng
0crats should be preparing fn nrQ Dem
IltlGal battle two years hecras 'e p 20.
leaders of the Third party aro Ihe
p aiming to defeat the Dam "Ie now
party. The Third party snI i,I'2'Ic
been ~scorched, but not killed has
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
NORTH CAROLINA FORCE BILL

We have coltended that, in some
respects, the North Carolina election
laws are far worse than he force bill
There are many loOphOles IN 1t TO adj
NIT frau :, and the last election demon
etrated that.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to compel county commits
siOners to appoint competent Ill
holders. It was tabled We know
nothing of the merits of the bill, but
wedo knowthat bill, properly framed,
ought to pass. When honest, capable
men are passed by and most dissoIute
negroes and white men are put in as
poll holders, as was done in many
counties last fall, the liberty and wei
fare of the people, of the State is at
stake, and prompt remedies onght to
be forthcoming. In the purity of the
ballot box and intelligence of the voters
lies our safety as a republic.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
THE BANK QUESTION

The time has come when tbo
are expecting those who bavo Sp'e
making promises to put some Of ~:
promises into execution. S.mo+LH
must be done, promises must no
but how to meet them is now tho o,.
ton. Many of those who hava to.y
claiming to be straight out and on4
died IN the wool full width ,Jrfarsoa
ian Democrats, had better 20 sbon.
They had better stop and review n,o,
that distinguished statesman p rr,L
Here is a short extract from his wr;t
lngs. Onthe subject of scarcity of ~.
culating medium, Thomas Jrnarsnn
in a letter written eighty Years aro
said: 9'
The question will be asked ana
ought to be looked a., what j. r. nv
the recourse if loans cannot he ob
talned2 There is but One-CgrHgS,
detGndd est. Bank paper must h.
suppressed and the c1rcuIafiq0 no
dunn muSt be restored to the naf,o9 ~
aCh0m 1t belongs 1t is the only fr'G
on which they can rely for loans. il J.,
the only recourse which a never fail
them and 1T is an abundant one f"r
every necessary purpose. Treasury
bills OOttOmed on taxes. bearing ~
not bearing interest, as may be foIr5
necessary, thrOWn into circulation viii
take the place of much gold and silver
which last, when crowded wall tuni
an eff1ux into other countries and
thus Keep the quantum of medium At
It's salutary level. Let banks conrlnup
ii they please, but let them discount
for cash alone Or for treasury NOES
Letter Sept II, 1915
In another letter he said:
''In the war of 1876 our State awaited
itself of this fund q. e. to carry On the
war; by issuing q paper money BOT
toned on a specific tax for its rrdpmp
ton, and TO insure its credit, baarinr
an in crest Of s per cent. WIrhm a
very short time not a bill Of this ennis.
sion was to be found in circula ion. It
was locked up in the chests Of eyetu.
tors, guardians, widows, farmers. &c.
We then issued bills bot TONED on a re.
deeming tax, but bearing no interest.
These w-re readily received and never
depreciatt d a single farthing
Do you owe this paper anything. II
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

ciples IN their day. Mr.. Leazar next
saws that the National Alliance
adopted the Omaha platform This il
a mistake. The Memphis meeting
Adopted the st. Louis platform, The
Omaha convention adopted the same,
it is true, but there is nc patent on it,
and the Democratic, Republican and
Prohibition parties had the same
chance and the invitation is still ex
tended.
Mr., Leazar says the Alliance o is
no place for a man who believes IN
Democratic principles. All! there Is
the rub. No Democrat should belong
TO it," That Is not partisan" That
is not carrying it into politics. Mr..
Leazar Is willing to be a member If the
Alliance will be a part of the Demo,
cratic party, but If it holds aloof, as an
organization, he tnnOt belong to 1t.
We lay down the proposition that
there is more pure democracy IN the
present platform of the Alliance than
has been in the Democratic and Re
publican platforms combined in thirty
years. We will take the letter and
speeches of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew
Jackson and Abraham Lincoln and
prove it. viii Mr.. Leaz4r or any
other gentleman in the State try to
dl5apprOve the statement?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
HONEST OLD NORTH CAROLINA

The city of Wilmington, it is said,
claims about $500, 900 back taxes from
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Company. 1t is also said that the
board of aldermen have agreed to give
lawyers $50 900 If they will press She
claims and recover the tax. If the city
IS entitled to the tax it should have it
But how about such lmmense fees2 The
tax payers of a city and State have
some interest IN the natter. Is it fair
to recover tax and spend it that way?
There will be, and should be, lively
kicking if the business Is done IN that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17

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In another letter he said ;

Do you owe this paper anything. Il
YOU do send at once. have waited
long enough.
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The record-union., 1893-01-12
EARLY MORNING SHOOTING.
Result Of a Drunken Row in a Den
Of Japanese.
A Youth Named Fon Dab Shot in the
Left Breast-He Refuses to Tell
Who Did the Shooting.

Shortly after l o'clock this morning
row occurred in a Japanese den in the
alley between Second and Third, K and
L streets, which soon attracted the atten-
ton of persons in the vicinity by loud
pistol shot ringing out on the morning
air.
Officer Talbot was soon on hand, and
entering the place found a young Jap
bleeding from bullet wound in the left
breast, just above the nipple. 1t was a
ragged-lOok1ng wound, and-as Officer
Rider remarked - might have been
made with pickax."
The patrol wagon was taken to the
house, and the wounded youth insisted
on walking out to the wagon without aid,
notwithstanding the wound had the ap-
pearance of being a mortal one.
The injured youth was taken to the
Receiving Hospital and placed on one of
the cots, where he soon fell into a stupor,
partly the effect, apparently, of the
liquor which he had been drinking.
City Physician c. B. Nichols was sum
moned by telephone to attend the pa
tient.
4hS OAhSOAo III idCGs d4l Lu0 W ulIG resi-
dents Of the vicinity-were ignorant of
the circumstances of the shooting, which
appeared to be the result Of a drunken
row. Nothing could be learned from the
inmates Of the Japanese den where the
shooting occurred.
There are several of these Japanese
dens about the city, and, as the inmates
are given to drinking, frequent quarrels
occur.
DIR. Nichols had not arrived when the
reporter left the hospital at 1:4O o'clock,
but the impression prevailed that the
wounded youth could not live, as at that
hour he was bleeding from the mouth, as
if shot through the lungs.
He gave his name as Fon Dab, and
said he lived at Seventh and II streets,
but refused to say who shot him.
The record-union., 1893-01-12
Rnnal sa!ssna 3nn,nner.

with the Sheriff of Sacramento County,
that that official may be instructed to pro-
duce Mir. Leeds here at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning"
Commissioner Litchfield demurred a
little to this proposed energetic action,
thinking it was not absolutely necessary
to drag the Sheriff of Sacramento County
into the matter.
"Our own Bailif," he said, "has the
necessary power to bring Mr.. Leeds into
court if he is ordered to do so. there
fore move an amendment to the effect
that he be so instructed"
Il have no objection" replied Mr.. Rea,
"but L would like to have it settled once
and for all whether the commission is to
be treated with contempt or not"
1t was then suggested that some other
testimony might be heard pending the
possible arrival of Leeds, but to this the
attorneys objected, and it was finally de-
cided to take an adjournment until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. At that
time Bailiff Stafford, unless he fails in
the possession Of the necessary physical
vigor, will have Mr.. Leeds before the
commission, dead or alive"
The record-union., 1893-01-12
DID A RING EXIST 2
Inquiry Into the Workings of the Lii

inquiry Into the Workings of the Lii
brary OF tho State Department.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House
Committee on Library began an inquiry
this morning under which it will report
whether or not the charges against Henry
Cabot Lodge and Henry Adams, relative
to their alleged monopoly OF the docu-
ments in the library of State Depart
ment, shall be investigated.
General S. V. Boynton recounted how,
as representative of William Henry
Smith, General Manager of the Associated
Press, he tried through various adminis-
trations to have certain State papers
copied, but without success. This at
tempt of General Boynton is said to have
began in the Garfield administration, ex-
tended through those of Arthur, Cleve-
land and Harrison, and every attempt
he has made met with failure. During
all this time he had the hearty CO.
operation of the Secretaries of
State and assistants under all
Administrations, and that of the Chief
Clerk and other officials, but when the
Office of Librarian was reached every
SAOAS was DdlhSl, anu lIldG O6SI SIJIle the
fact that he was armed with written and
verbal orders of superior officers. Smith
was writing a history of Governor st.
Clair and the Northwestern Territory and
criticism on Sparks Life Of Washing
ton," and wanted the papers copied for
use in the works. General Boynton was
unable to do anything by reason of the
distractions put in his way by Dwight.
Boynton told the committee that he dis
covered that Lodge and Adams were not
only having access to these papers, but
that they were being copied for them un-
der the supervision of Dwight. Other
things showed the existence of a ring in
the library department.
Immediately after Smith applied for
permission to copy the papers, and said
why he wanted them, notice was pub
lished in the New York papers by Adams
that he was preparing a history identi-
cally with that upon which Smith was
working.
The record-union., 1893-01-12
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
BRIEF SESSION OF THE BOARD
YESTERDAY.
Traffic Manager Leeds Fails to Appear
The Bailiff OF the Board Or
dered to Produce Him.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1ox.

Special to the RECORD UNION.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE follow
ing proceedings of the Railroad Commits
sioners were printed in the EUeninq Post
this evening:
When the members of the Railroad
Commission met this morning for the
purpose of resuming the hearing of the
now famous Shively complaint there
were present, beside the members of the
board and the attorneys, General Traffic
Manager Richard Gray of the Southern
Pacific, q. l.. lansing, Secretary and
Controller of the same company, and also
Charles Z. Smurr of the freight depart
ment of the corporation. There were
likewise in attendance the usual array of
stenographers and newspaper men, be-
sides few spectators.
Such proceedings as were had-thev
proved very hrief-did not begin prompt
ly, owing to the fact that Commissioner
Beckman, who came down on the morn
ing train from Sacramento, did not reach
the rooms of the commission until 1925.
Late as he came, however, there was still
another important absentee, this being
J. S. Leeds of the Traffic Association.
This gentleman was wanted as the first
witness, that his cross-examination bv
Attorney j. c. Martin, representing the
Southern Pacific, might be concluded.
To give Leeds little grace the minutes
were read and some unimportant busi-
ness transacted, but this did no good, and
when telephone inquiry was made of
the attaches of the Traffic Association the
only answer obtained was to the effect
that Mr.. Leeds had been in Sacramento
yesterday. and that nothing had been
heard of his movements since.
"Well," said Chairman Rea, with con-
siderable emphasis, sit is very evident
that Mr.. Leeds is not showing proper
courtesy to this commission. We have
often waited upon his convenience, and
he promised positively to be here to-day.
I now move that the Secretary of the
Commission be instructed to consult with
the AtorneyGenerala as to our powers in
the premises, and also to communicate
The record-union., 1893-01-12
SILVER QUESTION.
Minority Report of the House Banking
Committee.

Minority Report of the House Banking
Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE report of
the minority of the House Banking and
Currency Committee on the bill to repeal
the Sherman Silver Bullion Purchase
Act, was made to the House by Repre-
sentative Townsend. 1t is an argument
III opposition to the bill, which it is
charged is intended 10 be the final step
toward an absolute gold standard in the
United States, and to suppress every
effort at bimetallism. The minority say
that to secure the support of national
banks the bill allows them to gratuitously
increase the present circulation about
fifteen millions of dollars, and also gives
them bonus of the present circulation
Of S675, 900 per year by reducing the circu-
tation tax.
The report attacks the statement of
facts given by the majority as a ground
for its action, and protests that the repeal
policy will produce widespread ruin.
Figures are quoted to disprove the state
ment that the country is drifting to
silver basis, and the drain of gold is at
tributed to European losses in South
America and to the Russian loan. Silver
purchase has not affected the matter, and
to get American gold Europe has been
paying a premium.
The record-union., 1893-01-12
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
The Naval Review at New York Nav
Not Take Place.

The Naval Review at New York Nav
Not Take Place.
WAsHING GToN, Jan. 1.-THE naval ra-
view at New York next spring, following
the rendezvous at Hampton Roads. Va.
will not take place unless Congress make
additional provision for proper celebra-
ton. This is what Secretary Tracy told
a~committee of citizens from Tidewater
Va, who came to Washington to urge an
appropriation of 100000 for CARVING ont
the objects of the rendezvous and review.
lie claims that the celebration will be a
failure if attempted on the small sum of
money already appropriated for the pur-
pose. So far only six nations have ac-
cepted the invitation of the United States
to participate in the review, but unless
the desired appropriation is made Secre-
tary Tracy thinks it would be better to
withdraw all such invitations and declare
the review of.
SUNDAY-OPENING HEARING.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Sunday
opening hearing was resumed TODAY nv
a special committee of the House on the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. Elliot
+. Shepard addressed the committee in
favor of the gates being kept closed on
Sundays. Rev. DIR. Ramsdeu of Wash
ington, Rev. DR.. Joseph Cook of Boston.
snd others earnestly opposed the open
ing. /. S. Coffin, ex-Railway Commits
sioner of Iowa, and now President of the
Sabbath Reform Association, said the
farmers of Iowa were against the Sun
day-opening, as was the Railway Train
mems Association and Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers.
A committee of twenty-five or thirty
representing the American Sabbath
Union and other organizations interested
in preventing the repeal of the Worlds
Fair closing law, called at the White
House to-day. They were received by
President Harrison in the East room,
and were introduced by Colonel Shepard,
who made formal address to the Presi-
dent, reciting the purpose for which the
committee is laboring.
Rev. Ramsdell of Washington read a
memorial addressed to the President, in
voking his aid in securing the object
sought. To this President Harrison re-
sponded that it would be manifestly inn
The record-union., 1893-01-12
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan n11.-Secretary Tracy
has awarded the contracts for the cruiser
Brooklyn and the battleship Iowa to the
Cramps In making the awards, the Sec
rotary says: Had the power to award
the contracts for the construction Of those
ships in my discretion, l should dis
tribute them to the two firms, but have
no such power. am required by the
statute to award the contracts to the low
est ami the most responsible bidder, and
there is no doubt the Cramps are the
lowest bidder. and 1 cannot say the Union
Iron Works are better builders than the
Cramps any more than 1 can say the
Cramps are better builders than the
Union Iron Works. ] regard both as
excellent builders and equally good.
Under these circumstances it is plainly
my duty, under the law, to award the
contracts for both said vessels to the
Cramps"
The record-union., 1893-01-12
PENSION ESTIMATES,
Commissioner Raum Called Before the
Appropriations Committee


Appropriations Committee
WASHINGTON, Jan. u.-Commissioner
Raum of the Pension Bureau appeared
to-day before the subcommittee of the
House Committee on Appropriations,
which is preparing the pensions appro-
priation bill. The original estimate for
1894 made by the Commissioner was
Sl65, 100000. A subsequent estimate few
days ago placed the amount required at
SIP, 100000. He was asked as to the rea-
son of the increase, and explained his
former figures by saying that he had pre-
sumed the new Administration would
not do as much work as his mad done,
but admitted lit did allow as many pen
sions SI72, ,OO0, 900 would be needed.
Revenue Tax on Fermented Liquors.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Hutchinson of
Pennsylvania introduced in the House
to-day bill increasing from 81 to 81 per
barrel the internal revenue tax on fer
mented liquors.
The record-union., 1893-01-12
AN ATTORNEYS TROUBLES.

VIII Have to Answer for Several Grim
inaI Charges.
ASHLAND (Wis.), Jan. Ill. NJ. Pow
ers of Ashland, an attorney who was
arrested in Seattle, Wash, on charge of
bigamy, will also probably have to an
swer for several other criminal charges.
His wife says he managed to get away
with $1,000 OF her money, beside jewelry.
The First National Bank of Ottumwa.
Iowa, charges Powers with the embezzle-
ment of S1,70O Of its funds, and three or
four other indictments are hanging over
bis head.
The record-union., 1893-01-12
THE LATE GENERAL BUTLER.
Death Due to an Attack of Acute
Pneumonia.

Death Due to an Attack of Acute
Pneumonia.
WASHINGTON, Jan. u.-General Ben
jamin Butler, whose sudden death early
this morning caused a shock of surprise,
was about the Capitol yesterday as usual.
In going about he took cold and coughed
some during the afternoon, but appeared
as cheerful as usual at supper.
He retired about IL o'clock. An hour
later his body servant was awakened by
his coughing, and went to him, finding
he had gone to the bathroom. Butler
said be coughed up mucous mingled with
blood. He seemed to think nothing of it,
however, and, retiring, dismissed the
servant.
An hour later the servant was again
aroused by his heavy breathing, and
found Butler in a very bad way. A ply
slclan was sent for, and on arriving he at
once discovered that the General was on
the point of death from pneumonia He
died almost at once. The end was ap-
parenty painless. The certificate of
death read that he died from heart failure.
superinduced by acute pneumonia.
His nieces, Mrs. Dunn and Miss Stevens
who kept house for him, were at the bed
side when death came.
The interment will take place at Lowell,
Mass. in the family lot beside the re-
mains of his wife and son, who died in
1876.
His daughter, Mrs. Ames, wife of ex-
Governor Ames of Massachusetts, and
his son Daniel were notified by telegraph,
and are expected to arrive here as soon
as possible.
The date of the funeral has not yet been
fixed.
The record-union., 1893-01-12
Killed by q. Constable.

MCLEAN Gll.), Jan. u.-Last night
Finley Saunders fatally cut William Bo-
Earth and took refuge in stephen Tudor's
house. Constable Gallon tried to arrest
him there. Tudor refused to allow the
Constable to enter and the latter shot and
killed him. Saunders escaped.
The record-union., 1893-01-12
TIE COAST GETS LEFT.
Secretary Tracy Awards Contracts
for the New Warships.
BOTH OF THE NEW VESSELS WILL BE
BUILT BY THE CRAMPS

An Investigation Being Made Into the
Workings of the Library of the
State Department-Secreta Tracy
Says the Naval Review at New
York, Next Spring, In Connection
With the Worlds Fair Opening,
Money is Appropriated.
The record-union., 1893-01-12
The BripuS Case

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The Committee
on Prosecution in the Briggs case has de-
cided to appeal the case directly to the
General Assembly. The Board of Di-
rectors of the Union Theological Semi
nary filed three vacancies in the board
to-day. The new directors are all in line
with Briggs.