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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
FRAUDS IN
Sixty-one Men in one Company Pension
ers--None Ever Saw the Enemy.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-"Here is
an instance of the sort of fraud with
which the Commissioner of Pensions
has to deal in his efforts to purge his
rolls" said Secretary Morton this
morning.
He held in his hand a letter from a
prominent citizen of Nebraska,Ha vet
eran of the war of the rebellion, who
did highly honorable service in the
Union Army. The veteran wrote:
81 have a list of sixty-One names in
one Nebraska company who are draw
ing from Sc to $24 per month. Not one
of them ever saw an enemy or ever
fired a gun at an enemy.or contracted
any disability during the eleven months
they served. One of these, who was
in the guard house a good portion of
the time for robbing a poor woman of
$150-a common drunkard, who has
whiskey rheumatism-is drawing $12
a month. This is an alarming state of
affairs. If sixty-one men out of one
company are wrongfully drawing pen
sions, what must the total number Of
fraudulent pensions be7
"That is a pretty bad case, is itnot7"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
H LATEST NEWS.
sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
FIR KTaaL

for = Week.
BALTIMORE, March 28-Immense
damage has been done to the peach
crop IN Maryland by the cold snap.
Dwight Doolittle, who leased the
Granada hotel, Jacksonville. Fla. has
disappeared, leaving numerous credit
ors.
Wilmington, North Carolina, lum
Der interests are growing, and a large
mount Is being shippe1 to foreign
ports.
The courts have granted ten days in
winch parties may show up for the
purchase of the Memphis Appeal
Avalanche property.
The Jacksonville press reports the
e1tects of the cold wave to be far reach
ing, and vegetable growers as far south
as SANFORD have been seriously affected.
Q. D. Meredith stabbed himself in
the neck and breast with a knife Sun
DAY n died Monday night. He was
an OLD locomotive engineer. Despond-
ency was the cause.
Farmers and fruit growers about
Knoxville, Tenn, and throughout the
Cumberland Valley are very blue over
the damage done by the cold snap to
their interests in that section.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 28.-The
State OF Tennessee has filed a bill against
ok Governor John P. Buchanan, Treas
urer M. +. House and ex-C Comptroller
j. w. Allen and their bOndsmen, to
recover 3 1919 interest alleged to have
oeen paid beyond the legal limit by
them as a funding board.
CHATHAM, N. Y, March 27-Martin
Johns, a we'll known constable of this
village, was found dead in a barn here
yesterday, with a bullet wound in his
head. He had not been seen since last
Thursday. 1t is supposed that he com
mltted suicide that night. ]. M. Johns,
OF Hudson, a brother, does not think
the constable killed himself.
BALTIMORE, March 3O.-The Mama
JGctWTerS' Record in it's weekly review
says, among other things: The extent
OF the immigration movement is shown
by reports which indicate a steady in
crease in the south ward trend of popu-
latlon. Land in lots of 10, 900 acres
and upward is being purchased in
North Carolina, Florida, Georgia and
other States for colonies of settlers.
Boston, Mass, March 28 -The Rev.
Leiber Mitchell was ordained to the
Episcopal priesthood in st. Augustine's
church, Phillips street, West End,
Monday. He is the first colored man
who has ever taken the orders of the
Episcopal church in this city. The
services were conducted by Bishop
Borker of the Western Diocese of Col
orado. Mitchell, who has acted as as
sl3tant to Father Field, at ST. Angus
tines church, for the last two years, is
twenty eight years old.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
A. P. A I'M KNOXVILLE.
Fight on There Between the organiza-
ton and the Catholics.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 2S.-The
sensation Of the day in Knoxville is a
fight which is being waged between
the Catholics and the American Pro
tective Association.
The latter association was only re-
Gently organized here, but already has
a strong following, and it's power is be.
ing felt.
The first action taken was a boycott
issued against the American Protective
Association merchants by the Cath
olics. Now, the A. p. A is showing
it's hand.
A primary election for the nomina
ton Of Republican candidates for
county officers will be held here next
Saturday. The A, P. A, has issued
orders that two of the candidates shall
be ~boycotted, one for the reason that
he is a Catholic, and the other because
his wife is a Catholic.
As viewed here, it is believed that
the boycott will defeat the candidates.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
FIRE AT

WILMINGTON, N. c., March 80 AT a
fire on the corner of Front and Orange
streets early this morning a Portuguese
known as Emanuel Mitchell or John
Silva was suffocated by smoke and his
body was not recovered until the fire
had been extinguished.
A negro girl named Hattie Garter,
residing on Ann street, was dangerous
ly burned to, day. She was standing
in front of the fire place and her cloth:
ing took fire. She may ecover.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
THE TROY ELECTION FRAUDS.
Testimony Taken Before the Legislative
Investigating Committee.

ALBANY, March 27.-The special COM
mittee appointed to examine into cleo
ton frauds resumed its hearing of the
Troy election cases to night. A large
number of witnesses testified to alleged
Irregularities in last falls election.
Several witnesses related the exploits
of n Red MOen, who voted on sew
eral names in several districts in the
Tenth and Thirteenth wards. Moen
voted on the anne of neighbOrs of the
witnesses. In n instance he threw
out a Republican Inspector, who at
tempted to take two sets of ballots
from him. MOen's case was presented
to the Grand Jury, and he was not in
dicted.
Il. 81. Darling, Republican ballot
clerk in the Third district of the Sew
enth ward, said that the poll list over
ran the registry by thirty eight names.
He continued: lone name was voted
on three times. AS many as 100 chal
lenges were made, and no oath was
administered. Large posters, fleet by
8, containing the Democratic ticket,
were posted up inside the booths. The
Democratic workers copied names off
the registry and sent them out. Soon
afterWard repeaters would put In an
appearance. Sometimes the repeaters
would forget their residencesan would
be coached by the workers"
Clarence E. Van Sandt, Prohibition
watcher. testified that late in the day
Thomas O'Neil entered the polling
place, and secured the names of anum-
Der of people who had not voted. A
short time afterward these names were
voted upon.
Joseph A. Leggett, Republican can
didate for Assembly man Of the Third
district of the Seventh ward, on cleo
ton day law a mans vote recorded,
while the man did not touch the ballots,
except to receive them from the poll
clerks. Democrats manipulated the
ballots for the voter. e. Y. Davis. an
other Republican watcher of the Third
district of the Seventh ward, had seer
some repeating done.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
DISAPPOINTED, HE KILLED HIM
SELF,

NEW PAL'z, N. Y, March 27-Carl
A. Miller, a prominent young man Of
this place, committed suicide early
this morning. His body was found in
a chair in the Office where he was EN-
pIoyed. There was a bullet wound in
his temple, and the revolver with
which he shot himself was y ing at his
side. Some time ago he tried to estab-
lish a business in Rosendale, but was
unable to secure enough money. This,
with a disappointment in a love affair,
probably prompted him to kill himself.
He came to New Paltz from POUCH
keepsie about a year ago.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
DRlvENTo SUICIDE BY TROUBLE

BALTIMORE, March 27.-John Con
way, who has for years conducted a
large canning and tinware business on
Front street, committed suicide this
afternoon. He asked to be shown q
pistol in a store on Harrison street and
threatened to shoot the clerk for inter
ference when an objection was made
to the loading of the weapon. Conway
fired a bullet through his head, falling
to the floor dead. He was at n time
very wealthy, but business troubles re-
Gently forced him to assign. His fail
ure affected his mind.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
SET A TRAP AND CAUGHT A
THIEF.
Arrest in Poughkeepsie of an Ex-Jewelry
Drummer.-New York Man.

Arrest in Poughkeepsie of an Ex-Jewelry
Drummer-New York Man.
PoUGHKEEPs1E, March CIV. A.
Davidson of 156 East One Hundred and
Thirteenth street, New York, formerly
employed as a travelling salesman by
Hipp, Didesheimer & Brother of New
York, dealers in watches and jeWelry,
was arrested here today, charged with
Zimmerman, of this city.
Just after Davidson had called on
the Poughkeepsie firm last December
to sell goods, Howard Welles, the head
of the firm, missed a diamond stud
valued at 800. Davidson made another
call in February, and, after his de:
parture, Mr.. Welles missed a Mystic
Shrine pin.
Davidson recently wrote Mr.. Welles
that he was out of employment, and
asked if there was anything for him to
do in Poughkeepsie. Acting under the
advice Of the Chief of Police, Mr..
Welles ~telegraphed to Davidson to
come here. He arrived on the 10 :32
train on the Hudson River Railroad,
and went direct to Welles & thinner
mans store. He was left alone in the
front of the store a few minutes while
Mr.. WelIes stepped out. Davidson
Immediately began to ransack the
jewelry trays. Officer James Mcdonald
watched him from the rear of the store
through a gimlet hole in a partition,
and, upon Mr.. Welles's return, David
son was under arrest.
His pockets were found to be filed
with silver sleeve buttons, gold pen
holders, diamond studs, pins, and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
OVER TEN MILLIONS CALLED
FOR.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Secre-
tary of the Interior to day made a
requisition on the Secretary of the
Treasury for $40, 225, 900 for the quar-
terly payment of pensions on April 4,
to be paid out at the following agencies :
Detroit, Mich, 5000, 900; Pittsburg,
Pa, 81, 45O, 600; Milwaukee, Wis, ST.
700, 900; Des Moines, Iowa, 81, 900, 600;
Concord, N. H, $500, 600; Chicago, Ill. -,
50, $50, 900; Buffalo, N. Y, 81, 500, 900;
Boston, Mass, 1926. 900.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
STRIKERS CONCLUDED TO RE-
TURN.
Long Island City Silk Weavers to Work
Until Next Friday, Anyway.

LONG ISLAND CITY, L. l., March 81.
The weavers employed in the Astoria
Silk Works, in the Steinway section
of this city, have for some time pro-
tested against working overtime. They
wanted to be paid higher wages for
night work. Learning that the COM
pany had just secured a large contract,
the weavers called on Superintendent
Charles Mattmann last night and told
him they would not continue doing
overtime unless the rates Of pay for it
were increased.
This morning when the Weavers
went to work they we're confronted by
a notice to the effect that those not
wishing to work overtime at the old
rates could consider themselves dis
charged. The mills employ 800 hands,
one third being women and girls Only
80 of them went to work this morning.
The others congregated in a hall near
the silk works and decided to strike.
A meeting was held this afternoon,
and it was decided to return to work
if Superintendent Mailman would re-
duce the working hours from twelve
to ten. This was presented to the
Superintendent by a committee. He
told the strikers to return to work In
the morning, and he would give an
answer Friday. They accepted this
suggestion, and the strike was de-
clared off.
During the day a squad of police
guarded the mills, as it was feared
that the strikers would assault those
who had gone to work. There was no
trouble.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, March 27.-The
girls in the crocheting room, the spin
ming and the brushing departments of
the New Britain Knitting Company
have gone out on strike owing to a
general reduction in wages.
LYNN, Mass, March 27.-The turn
workmen of Harvey Brothers, shoe
manufacturers, were ordered out to-
day, because the firm refused to accede
to the demands Of the men for an in
crease in prices.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
PoPULIsTs IN CONVENTION.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 27.-The
State Convention of the Peoples party
met at Turner hall this morning, 400
delegates being present. The objecto of
the meeting is to nominate candidates
for Supreme Judge, Railroad Commits,
sioner and State Superintendent of
Schools
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03
A FAILS.

RICHMOND, Va, March 28.-George
w. Palmer, of Saltville, long consid-
cred the second wealthiest man in Vir
ginia, has failed. He was a millionaire,
having a few years ago sold mineral
property for 81, 600, 900, and was a
wealthy man before that. He owned
the salt works that furnished the salt
to the largest part of the South during
the war
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-03

The Montgomery Young Mems Chris
tian Association Is to be re organized
by the leading citizens of that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items OF Interest from the North side OF
the AkLvsr-
Miss Mary Hanley has gone to Color
ado for a months vacation.
Thomas Voiland went to Kansas City
this morning short business trip.
A little daughter arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. s. Dolman, on Central
avenue, yesterday afternoon
c. A. Hubert, Z. P. agent at FIT Riley,
has been spending some days with his
sister. Miss Pauline Hubert, who has
been very i'll, but is now recovering.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Currier, mother of George
Currier, accompanied by her brother,
John L. England, departed for Chilli
cothe, Ill, today to attend the funeral Of
niece.
Forbes Bros. yesterday sold $4,000
bushels of corn which they have been
holding since last fall, receiving the
highest price that corn has touched with
in the year.
The Epworth league of the Kansas av-
meeting this evening. Mrs j. X Madi-
son viii conduct a bible study and there
Will be a short business meeting.
Grace Herring, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Herring, celebrated her
sixth birthday this afternoon by giving a
party to number OF her little friends at
her home, 1119 Central avenue. Re
freshments were served consisting of ice
cream, cake and lemonade.
The new Christian church building
having progressed so far as to be ready
for lathing, about fifty men and women,
members of the congregation and their
friends assembled last night and pro-
the building was ready for the plasterers.
and the neighbOra were permitted to go
to sleep while the women Of the past
went home to bandage their thumbs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

petition went to the committee on ways
and means.
petition from B. F. Keefer and 9th
ers, asked for brick side walk on the
south side of Sixth street. from Horne
street to the city limits. The committee
on streets and walks viii consider the
petition
DIR. J. E. Minney and others want
sidewalk on the west side Of Western
avenue, from Third street to Second
street Their petition for the walk was
referred.
I. S. Lauck and others want a sidewalk
built in front of three lots on Western
avenue, owned by Lauck.
A petition from eighty-foar citizens,
including A. w. Knowles, 5. Barnum s.
Co, Crosby Bros, A A. Rodgers, asking
that the mayor appoint A w Brown one
of the city scavengers. The petition was
ordered placed on file.
The mayor has also received a petition
with numerous signatures asking that
George Stoval be appointed scavenger in
North Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

Mrs. Will Ward, who has been the
guest of Mrs J. 5. Sproat, has returned
to Aspen, Col, accompanied by Miss
Ida NcCIusky.
w. L Trump has returned from OF
tawa.
Mrs. John Small and daughters will
leave next Moday for Colorado to spend
the remainder of the summer.
Miss Mabel King has returned from
six weeks visit in Auburn, with her
cousins Misses Laura Carriger and Eva
McCauley.
Mrs. E. ]. Prescott has gone to Lowell,
Ind, for a short visit.
J. 3 Martin is in Chicago
Messrs. Dick Bowhay, Ray Forrest and
George Harrison, have returned to Au-
burn, after a short visit with Geo. II.
Bowhay.
Capital Lodge No. z, D. of H. A 0. Z.
W., has installed its officers, and the
lodge treated those present to ice cream
and cake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17
rERaIs OF sUBscRIPrION-

TIME FIRST PAPER IN KANSAS TO SIX
Il cure the leased wire service o. the Assocl4tsd
DAY Service of this great organization TOT the
collection Of news. "A telegraph operator La Lle
STATE JOURSAr. once Is Employed for the sole
purpose Of taking this report, which comes con-
Iinuously from $3.50 a. rill 400 p m (WIEn
bulletins Of important news up 70 p. M over
q wire running into this Office and used only for
the day Associated Press business between Lhe
hours above led
fzD- The STATE Journal IS the only paper IN
Kansas receiving the Fun Day Associated rress
Report.
Eay-rhe STATE JOURNAL has regular aver
age Daily Local Circulation 10 Topeka OF more
tlan ali other Capital City DAiISes Com
bined, and Double that OF its primer pal
compstttor-a very creditaOle morning news
paper
Publishers Association.
say-Fhe STATE JOURNAL Press Room Is
equipped with 2 Lightning Web Perfecting
Printing Press-the handsOmeSt and taStesb
piece Of printing machinery IN the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17
We would like to TALK TO YOU
/ few minutes about our methods.

We would like to TALK TO YOU
a few minutes about our methods.
We never allow a pound Of strong
butt er to go out of the house to a
consumer, but when we by accident
get butter that is little old. we sell
liz for cooking butter to a customer
who knows just what he is buying.
We fill all orders left with US or sent
in or given, where parties don't in
spect the goods, with special care,
giving little better goods than If the
parties were to make personal seIec-
ton. Ut you don't beIieve it. it will
cost very little to send your little
girl or little boy for ten cents worth
Of something Our mode of dealing
has worked up such a trade that we
do not need to keep any perishabIe
goods long enough to make them
stale. WE BUY ALL GROCERIES
IN SUCH LARGE LOTS THAT WE
GET THE LOWEST POSSIBLE
PRICES AND GIVE THE CUSTO-
MER HALF THE Benefit.
We don't claim to SELL HOME
PRODUCTS FOR LESS than other
houses. as we don't care to demon
aIyze prices on home products, but
WE MAKE THE PRICES ON ALL
GOODS shipped i'm from other points
Of the Globe.
Respectfully,
TOPEKA GROCERY CO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

A New JERSEY weather prophet has
had the kindness to warn Governor
Lewelling against a storm that Is to visit
the state between July 25th and 2sth, but
il is beyond his power to save the gov
ernor from certain snow storm that is
due the first week in November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

TIE trainwreckers are still at work
and almost every day brings some disas
ter. A man who will deliberately wreck
a train is the basest and most cowardly
kind Of a murderer, and too much pains
and expense cannot be expended to bring
him to Justice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

Upchurch Lodge No $50 aud Shawnee
Lodge No. PA. have mutually agreed to
consolidate said lodges
The consolidated lodge will be known
as Upchurch Lodge No. Pa, A. o. u. W.
AS many of the brothers Of the above
two lodges are earnestly req uested to
meet at the lodge room Of No. Pa on
Friday evening next, to ratify the above
action.
s. @. GARRARD, Rec. PA
JOHN RUPPEL. Rec. 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

AND now the MasOns are going to turn
Breckenridge out This looks a good deal
like jumping onto man simply because
he is down There are probably thous-
ands ID the same order as bad as be ex-
cept that they haven't had the publicity
given to their misdeeds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

The conference committee does right
in refusing toreceive petitions or callers.
If every one who wanted changes made
were listened to, eternity would be upon
us before the bill was passed What the
country most desires is action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

SENATOR ALLEN denies in strong terms
the story that he was drunk. Perhaps
he watt, but be acts like he was drunk
90 often that he will doubtless pardon
the public if it at first credited the story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

MYRoN REEDS utterances, which grow
more incorporate and rash every time he
speaks, leave no room for doubt that he
wants the Populist nomination for COVER
nor Of Colorado
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

1THE Vigilant again beaten" and Mr..
Debs' "The outlook for the strike is bet
ter than ever before" have become as
regular news items ss the weather re-
port
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

Mr. SLOAT is q very poor sort of Popu-
list indeed if It takes him ten days to de-
eide whether he wants to run for an
Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

IT is quite safe to say that Artz cares.
nothing for a new labor organization.
unless he can hold paying c--zzv7 1t.
1t was too much -SrK Ior Artz even
when a Co-zylt-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

AMERICA will forgive the Yale athletes
for getting beaten by Oxford if they will
swear they wero not initiating George
(4ouid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17
Aspiration Not Necessary!

The question settled about curing that
cough or cold with ssSnow's Pine Expec-
torant" Absolute guarantee with each
bottle. Price % and Soc For sale by
all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

-HE su0e<-z1ates are hard at work try
ing f----, the conference committee to
---s- out Hawaiian sugar. If the senators
awe their way about it, it won't be hard
to predict the result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

Try Phillips mineral water It is con-
sidered the finest water for the stomach.
612 W. Eighth avenue Tsyir
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

THE next Populist convention that
meets anywhere should not fail to de-
nounce Grover Cleveland, because he
signed the Utah admission bill with a
gold pen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

If burglars can enter stores on Kansas
avenue by the front way and on bright
moonlight night undetected, it will not
be long until they will order drays
around TO the place Of their operations to
carry of the goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

When Myron Reed said Christ was an
anarchist he was evidently moved by
inordinate vanity to say something start
ling rather than a desire to tell the truth
He knows, as does everyone else, that
Christ's kingdom was a spiritual king
dom, that he never disobeyed the laws Of
the government under which he lived,
nor did he counsel othe- to do 20.
Christ's answer, Render unto Cesar the
things that are Casar's and unto God the
things that are Gods" proves this be-
yond doubt. That a professed follower
OF Jesus is willing to handy his name
about in comparisons with morally and
physically filthy Herr Mosts simply
proves that he is either mentally unbal-
anced or morally irresponsible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

WASHINGTON. July 17.-Forecast until
8 p. m, Tuesday:
For Kansas Fair; southerly winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-17

AN Invitation" has been extended to
ATr. Frick Of the Homestead works to
tation is a pleasant word to use. Con-
gress usually summons ordinary people.