The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
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lHE SCANDAL EVIDENCE

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THE SCANDAL RvIDruo.
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Senator PETER Quotes
Casting Pearls Befora sp'ure, But !,
P0't0a6Ge Bill--No Silver ~'p n -. The
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Especial Cor. P~RoqRE.sr,.
WASHINGTON, D G., Anr;, 'eR
On yesterday the taking ot 81
in the Breckenridge Pollard ID s evidence
stopped, It is not likely that cas- case Tas
witnesses will be i~ntrod~o any oths
generally admitted that bu 1t i
have presented their case sn s'de
Miss Pollard swears that Cons srsonslE.
Breckenridge seduced her o. sIeSsnaD
enridge swears that MiSa oFsck.
seduced him. Both appear to h 1ollatd
full people. 'O9 truth.
North Carolinians will 10
W loarn 'naO MISS Pollard's father i
native OF that State, and onco sa
Raleigh. 1t is so reported. CGi p n
enridge is a Mason, and 80 was Dl T:
POllard's father. 1t is quite nro,.us nus
that the Masonic fraternity will t to%
hand after the court gets t6ronab ASA
thing must not be overlooked Uae
Pollard really seduced the bsi,;l %
Kentucky statesman, she ouobt -
off lightly, for she tried time and S'
to repair the wrong by marryino Si~
The tariff bill came up in thu son.4
yesterday. Senator PETER mod
brief speech and moralrzed consid.'
ably. He said he would cbaorfnU-
vote for the passage of the Wilson I'M
if it was a measure to reduce tsret;on
but he feared it would greatly ipcroos,
taxation on the ~necessaries of life n.
PETER quoted from the 18th cbaptar n
First Kings, where the people calIs5
upon the King to relieve them of a mn,
ton Of their burdens, but instead III.
King made them heavier and the Deonlo
went into a rebellion. He said the nan
pie are on the verge of a rebellion now
The President signed the BehriDgSaa
bill yesterday afternoon. This is the
only measure passed since the Prea.
dent vetoed the Bland bill. Infacttbe
House has only had a quorum two Or
three days in the past ten.
The ~postofice and p~ostroads bill, an
appropriation measure, has been up in
the House. The usual subsidies, and
probably an increased amount, will be
given certain railroads for fast mail
service" With government ownership
we could have all that at much less
cost. The extras paid 90 on watered
stock and high salaries.
The friends to silver are just as active
as ever. The enemies are as fully de
termined to kill any Legislation. The
bills introduced are mainly for home
consumption-just to fool the people
with. 1t is a case of so neal and YET
so far.
There will be a strong fight made TO
defeat the confirmation Of Public
Printer Benedict. Senators German
and Henderson want BenediCttO pledge
himeelf to retain certain employees. be
refuses to make any promises and tha
will precipitate the fight.
Indian Commissioner Browning rec
ommends that $26, 745 be appropriated
for the Indian training school, an ID
crease of $13, 900 over his first recon-
mendation.
The House river and harbor bill aP
propriates money for North CarolLDs
as follows: Cape Fear, $6O,OOO; Ia
and Pamlico, So, 500; PasquOtaDE
81, 600.
Robert F. Anderson, of Raleigh D@
been appointed assistant messenger"
the Nautical Almanac office.
Judge Izlar, the new CongresSmI
from the Charleston, s. c., dlStrcH
was sworn in Thursday and TOOK I'D
seat. 80.
On Wednesday MI. Bland trl9u
pass his seigniorage bill over the TIE
Dental veto. He mustered IA Wv"
and the opposition secured No. LSn'
far short of the necessary two 'nI~
DAvY CROCKETT