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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10
THE E STRIKE.

A stupendous strike is on at Chicago
and vicinity, the largest ever known
It began in earnest last Tuesday, but
the causes leading up to it date back
over many months. The Pullman Car
Company owns the city OF Pullman
and the great factories. More than
5000 men have been employed for
nearly twelve years. The force and
wages have been reduced from time to
time. In the last twelve months, &C
cording to Mr.. Pullman, thepurchasers
of cars have been few. On the 55h Of
May the employees about all quit work,
wages having been reduced, but no
corresponding reduction in rents given.
The Pullman Company owns most OF
the houses in the town. Both sides
claim that they have made sacrifices,
concessions. Pullman says the Pull
man Savings Bank had $488, 900 on de
posit two months ago, nine tenths Of it
belonging to his employees. When we
consider that at least ten thousand peo-
pie deposited in that bank, most of
them skilled mechanics, it is absurd to
use that as an argument against the
workmen. An ordinary ignorant slave
could accumulate more than the pro
portionate part of that in less than
twelve years.
At any rate the strike began and the
members of the American Railway
Union, consisting Of engineers, con
ductors, fremen and other employees,
determined to take a hand. The result
has been to tie up all the roads leading
into Chicago. No trains are allowed
to run with Pullman cars attached, or
rather, no men "a be secured to run
them. The railroad authorities claim
that the strikers will not allow even
freight and mail trains to go out, but
President Debs denies this and says the
authorities are merely charging this
to arouse sentiment against the strik
ing railroad employees. He also says
that his men are not allowed to dam
age railroad property or burn cars, the
railroads employing thugs to do that
so they can secure Federal Govern
ment aid. This has been secured,
Several regiments of national troops
are now there, also the Illinois State
militia, and the Chicago police force
has been increased to 8, 800 men. The
Knights of Labor and Typographical
Union r sy~mpathizing with and aid
ing the American Railway Union by
raising money to support the strikers,
and have raised between one and two
hundred thousand dollars. On Friday
a mob burned over 400 railroad cars, a
large railroad building and tore up
tracks in the city. The police fired
into the mob, killing six men and
wounding many. Debs claims that
the members of the American Railway
Union are not concerned in the lawless
work and he has issued instructions
against it.
The situation is grave, has already
resulted in loss of life, property and in
convenience.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10
THE WAR RACKET IN GEORGIA

Mr.. EDITOR:-It seems that a young
man named Atkinson has run a WGf
racket candidate named Evans Gen.
Evans, Of COURSE off the stump IN the
race for the Democratic nomination
for Governor in Georgia. Evans worked
the racket" with great effect at iF'[
and it sounded almost as il Gen. Tor
don had risen from the politically dead
Atkinson also used the following lan'
guage in favor of silver:
HE does not tell you when he Wans
the coinage of silver under these conut
tions to begin. I tell you when wan
it to begin. Now. We should 2eg.
at the present ratio, and II, after Suym
is given it's proper place as a mOnS
metal, it is found that the present la%
is not such as will preserve the parry,
then it can be changed. taVoE VI
free and unlimited coinage OF gola S -.
silver now. From the days tnas w
crowned heads Of Europe strucK uT ~
silver the people have suffered, Lions an
national platform announces EWoE~a
for free coinage-one by internsu%; IN
agreement. the other by legilslss W.
The first plan is too remote, and, s4 1O
fore. we should proceed, by leglsis.sOTT1
to coin gold and silver 81 III h.
money of final payment. LIE ooinses
crease the circulation. SILVER IntSg
is not to be favored as a Theory IL Tine
a thing we need right now. II Dsces.
enough to talk OF ratio Wnen 'n
sity actually arises" .ossn
Evans there fed from his "Eu[Op ~
arbitration" platform and gov ~ no
kinson's platform, Then they atkip.
issue but their war records Az. "rsa
sons war racket was condemnsu
by his own party-you can In T,eb 8
what the people would do Lo[ TSid
candidate. Hard times or inc 10
party or Tom Watson or all 'n Dsa,br
p pesIoe have compelled the sr opt I,
Democrats to put or pretend Live
lire issue into their campaign ooid.
issues will soon bury all dSau gsper.
clans. The people have pretty :sac Stb
ally found cut that the wa obscurpg
used for the sole purpose Oh G;scoversd
live issues. The game being a1
a ne" trlcA nlU ". J. PEEIN
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10

employees should be ro.i.@~
whole force Of enli ei fSalstsd With t5s
hon. +s Such an injunction as Public tsa opip,
ana Woods is a monstrouSsj sGFosscup
the peoples rights. invasion q
eral interference is insistaS and Fed.
the ground that railroads. upon, On
ing a semi public service, and and Perform.
sequently railroad emnIov onu that Con,
public servants, then the int ase quad.
should not be by a legal ouibS t1e'eao
government should Act 1s.oOIe The
stralghttOrwardly and ACCENT nk y and
consequences of the position = 'ne full
If operating railroads is .
service and railroad men arc puOic
servants in any sense that c so0 public
Federal control of their acts justly
Federal Government mns ]nea tie
protect the railroad comnan;o. NV only
their employees when there - 06alnE
rel between them-it must Oh quar'
tne employees in all their ripb r.O.a
privileges as public servants gu" and
guarantee them adequate wages mosf
able hours of work, proper voo.t
and all else that it guarantees to ~
persons in the public service Usne'
stand security for their wages - y
companies default. It must us
railroad managers from naoa~ s''alA
reference with them. It must o9I t u
wage reductions except by consent t' =.
Congress. 1t must insure raiIroaa
ployees as secure a tenure of ofRoo
it lnsures other government emnIoU.'
"This is the inexorabIe logic NJ ~.
case. If the government interfo,o' IS
behalf of the railway companiss -
prevent railway employees from oD
forcing their demands in WAYS NJ.
mitted to all other workmen, if NM,
In common fairness interfere to nrotoo,
them against oppression on the mart \,
their employers. Either thew stand
towards the government as other wo,L
men do, Or else their status is one which
entities them to peculiar protection
while subjecting them to peculiar con,
troll.
"And if the law is to be interpreted
in the way proposed, if railroad ouers.
ton is to be treated as something Of N
public a character that those engaged
in it are subject to direct Federal con
troll, the step is a very short one to ma.
tional ownership and national opers
ton of the railroads.
1.-THE situation is one of the utmost
gravity. The exercise of the Federal
power in aiding the railroad managers
cannot fail to have far reaching Conse
quences of a distinctly Revolutionary
character.
1T is worth while to contemplate
those consequences very seriously be.
fore going further with the Attorney.
Generals scheme of lending to the rail,
road companies the great power Of the
National Government with which b
su0due their striking employees"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10
TWEEDLE DEE TWEEDLE DUN

Under the Mckinley bill the Sugar
Trust pulled $50, 900, 900 annually out
of the people for protection" The
Wilson bill pulls $40, 600, 900 annually
out of them for revenue" OF course
any blasted fool knows that it is easier
to pay forty millions annually for
revenue than thirty millions for pro
lection. But the Sugar Trust will have
to pay a part of that extra ten Millions
to Senators and will not make so much
clear after all.
The above figures are as near the
facts as can be gathered at this time.
Now let some poor excuse of a low
tariff tinker deny them if he will.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10

Read our liberal offers to subscribers.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is a speaker
and will make a speech every week
during the campaign. If you would
succeed, if you expect the reform cause
to prosper, get subscribers. Ten weeks
for Is cents each in clubs of ten or
more; three months for 25 cents; six
months for 50 cents.
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n. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

1t is pretty generally thought that
the Arkansas and Michigan State Demo
cratic Conventions went Populist.
If our Senators have found any sand
in their sugar, we suppose Senatorial
dignity keeps them from complaining.
At present there are five great politi-
cal parties in this country. The Sugar
Trust, Republican, Populist, PrOhibi-
zionist and Socialist Labor party.
The newspaper politician editors are
whisting to keep up courage. They have
found some green p~ersimmons some
where, for their Whistling is badly
Whopperjawed.
We have received the first number
of The Alliance DOOrkeeper, just
started at fredericksburg, Md. It is a
good paper and we wish it unbounded
success. We need more papers like it.
The simple, almost child-like trust
the grave, digniied Senators place in
Mr.. Havemeyer, President of the sugar
monopoly, leads us to believe that the
Senators have entered upon second
childhood.
It is rather early to be talking about
presidential nominees, but we are
curious to know who the sugar trust
will nominate the next time. It will
hardly risk another fight with Cleve
land as leader.
The Chatham County NetUs, a new
reform paper, has arrived here safe.
1t is only necessary to say that MI. J.
e. Spence is at the helm. The people
of Chatham will do the rest. 1t de-
serves and should have liberal support.
Some people do not believe in love
at first sight. Since it is known that
some twenty-odd of III dignifed Sena-
tors fell in love with Mr.. Havemeyer
the first time they saw him, the mum
Der Of unbelievers has grown beauti-
fully less.
The Democratic press are trying to
convince their readers that the Peoples
party is weakening" Some Of them
say the primaries and county conven-
tions were very "quiet," and, in some
instances, poorly attended. However,
we notice that, as the day of execution
draws nigh, they get more and more
frightened.
Notlong ago a daily paper in a South
ern city contained a well-Written, rosy
hued picture of the new era of pros
perity in the South. 1t was enough to
make John Jacob Aston and the old
man Vanderbilt come back and die
over again after accommodating a billion
or two. In three days this great daily
paper suspended. This proves conclu-
sively that some editors would rather
lie than tell the truth.
State Senator Hinchlof, a New
Jersey millionaire, got on a train
a few days ago, and when the
conductor called to collect the fare,
the Senator exhibited a pass, which
was out Of date. The conductor de-
manded fare, and being refused, was
about to eject the Senator, when that
distinguished parsonage stabbed him
in the arm with a pen-knife. If the
millionaire was poor he would be an
anarchist. Seer
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10

ct am standing o Just behind the
curtain, and IN full gIOIU Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dark vaAey
and the Tiver. When I mingLe OUtth ITS
dark DUaters I 1UGnt to cast Inger-
ino look upon O. country WhOse gOUern-
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and 6y the people. u. L. Polk, July
Eth, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10
OUR SWEET STATESMEN.

The Virginia Gazette says what the
country needs Is a statesman to lead us
through trouble. The country has
plenty, OF statesmen, but they are just
now by the fees that always
cIlng 70 anything and everything be-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name OF your postohce,
and sign your W name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10
OUR PUBLIC

Demonstration proclaims that there
shall be a four month free school
taught in every school district in North
Carolina each year. We do not get it.
Why's Is it because we do not need it,
No man with half a mind can look
about us and say that. Then why do
we not have at least the constitutional
school in each districts We are told
that the inconsistent constitution is in
the way; that while it says we shall
have the school it limits taxes 80 that
they are insufficient to pay for the
school. How is this9 Let us examine
the last report of Supt. Finger, for the
scholastic years Of 1891 and 1892. On
page xxx we find that there are
5 ,168 districts for whites and 1887 dis
tricts for colored schools. We find on
page XXXVII that the average pay
for teachers in 1892 was, white, $23. 80,
and colored, 500 IA per month. This
would be, for a four months school for
whites, $93 80, and for a four months
SSAOO4 LII SOAO4ONS POOs OVs AAV4 LII
the whole State it would take
For white, 5,168 by 1913 32-$482, 277. rs
For col'r'd, 1887 by $50 So 1872, 1876 70
For both for whole State. 1914. 574 48
This is what it would have cost to
pay the teachers to run a four months
public school in every district in the
State in 1892 according to the prices
then paid. And this would have put
the school in reach of 386, $50 white
and 211, 500 colored, making a total of
$50, 256 children, only ten per cent. of
whom, according to Supt. Scarborough,
are reached by the private schools.
The report before us says, on page
XXXV, that the receipts for 1892 for
this purpose were. .......$ SITE, 449 So
The teachers received ..... 583, 1922. 80
Leaving ......... .......$191 ,626.o5
of the school fund which did not go TO
the teachers. Here we find that "a z
per cent. of the school fund actually
received by the State did not reach the
schools. When to have paid a teacher
for four months in every district in
the State would have cost. 1914. 574 48
Which take from receipts. IT'S, 449.6 60
And we have left. ....... 800, S75.15
This shows that after allowing Is per
cent. of the whole amount of actual
receipts for paying expense of disburs-
ing, etc., there is yet enough to u the
schools four months in the year. 1t
would be a good plan for the people in
every district to furnish the material
and build a good school house, if they
have not one, then when the school
opens let the neighbors contribute
wood, etc., so as not to require an ex
penditure from the school fund for this
purpose, and then demand a four
months school. There is nothing tenn
poral that our Alliancemen, especially,
should take more interest in than the
education of their children. It is
plainly evident everywhere that we
r non Of us doing our duty along
this line. Educate your children,
brethren. See to it. Pay your taxes,
and then see to it that your children
and your neighbours children get
schooling.
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Do you want your paper changed to
another Office State the one at which
you have been getting it.
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If this hot weather continues bso subjoct
is r re Su1 to believe that the oon unite
matter which that SenaY9 Vi not keep
is trying to investigate Will ~
Chicago Record.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10

~ The date on your label tells you
when YOUR time ia out.
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~ Our friends In writing to any OF
Dur advertisers will favor us by men
sioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
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The Progressive Farmer Is the Official
Organ of the N. c. Farmers State Alliance
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RALEIGH, NJ O.. July 8, 1894.

pdper entered a. seeOnd-cJdss matter at the
Post Otce IN Raleigh, n. {.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-31
PAYING THE CLAIMS.
waterbury @ ven mp To Agents al
FElIl Iusurance ASjusters.

waterbury @ ven mp tn Agents and
fFLll Insurance Asjusters. u'
The city is overrun, to-day with Law
book and typewriter agents. who are reap
ing harvest from the lawyers. The legal
gentleman will probably not be as conf
fortably housed for some time as they were
in Platt's block That was legal home
end a,news center as we'll To-day they
are scattered throughout the city.
Terry q hronson are probably the most
comfortably situated. Their quarters
over the National bank were formerly the
Waterbury club rooms. and are ideal
offices.
Judge r. A. Lowe and Attorney ID. +.
Webster will have the next best offices in
the city. They decided this morning not
to go to Bohl's block, but will fit up rooms
on the top floor of Turner'S building
There is one large room there which can
be divided nicely into two Offices. The light
cannot be excelled. Attorney webster Will
occupy the south rooms aud Judge Lowe
the north. They decided this this morn
ing by tossing a coin and the judge won:
Attorney Pierce will take one OF the
offices in Bohrs block and Attorney Hall
will probably occupy the other. They are
81 tuated on the top floor. Constable Rig
ney will locate IN the office over Goucher
Il Peters in Exchange place.
insurance adjusters are also crowdiuR
into the city to-day. II. L. ROWAN" had
the following representatives here: MIR
Heath of the Fireniens Insurance Co of
Newark. n. j.. who adjusted City Attor-
ney Burpee's losses. paying the full
amount; s. s. Banks of the Caledonian
Insurance Co Of Scotland. and Walter
welton of the Reliance Insurance Co of
Philadelphia. who adjusted Attorney
E. Halls losses; George Burton of the
Broadway Insurance Co. n. Y, who ad-
iusted Wilson IA Pierce's losses; Henry
II Turner of the Greenwich Insurance Co
of New York, who adjusted his company's
share of the loss on Plat building. The
schedules were all made out and the
proof sworn to.
Judge Charles G. Root was insured
through n. J. Welton in the Trans
Atlantic Fire Insurance Co of Hamburg.
Germany. Charles 5. Langdon. repre-.
sentipc the National Fire Insurance Co Of
Hartford. adjusted his loss and re-insured
him in the above company.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-31
ST. PAUL'S DEDICATED.
Archbishop satolli and Cardinal Gibbons
Oniciated ut the Ceremonies.

Archbishop Satol1i and Cardinal Gibbons
omciated ut the Ceremonies.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Standardization Sa-
tolli and Cardinal Gibbons took part in
the imposing ceremonies attending the
dedication OF ST. Paul's Catholic church.
1t Is seldom that SO many of the heads OF
the American church are brought together
at church event Besides the cardinal
and papal delegate there were present
Bishop Keanc of the Catholic university.
Bishop Curtis of Delaware. Father Rich
ards, president of Georgetown college;
Father Sharretti, secretary to the papal
delegate. and about 80 other ecclesiastics
of Nashville, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
elsewhere. Letters had been received from
Archbishops Corrigan, Ireland. Ryan and
from many bishops.
The new church is one of the handsom-
est in Washington. and this, together with
the fact that it represents the life work Of
its pastor Father Mackin, brought about
the unusual gathering Of church dignitn-
ries- Cardinal Gibbons performed the dcd-
ication services. In the scarlet robes Of
his Office he led the long procession Of
bishops, priests and acolytcs about the ex-
terror walls of the building, sprinkling
holy water on them and blessing them.
Then the procession entered the church,
where tho cardinal first blessed the altar
and then the interior walls. He concluded
the service with brief address. ccngratu-
lating the congregation an having built
such IA structure and urging them to speed
lily free it from the last penny nf debt.
Pontiflcal high mass was then celebrated,
with Archbishop Satolli as the cc!ebrant.
His throne of purple drnpcry was at the
right of the sanctuary, while opposite was
the heavily drapcd scarlet thr,nc OF tho
card nal Til ~ with the two richly ROBBED
heads ~ the church and back Of them the
severa' bishops in their purple gowns and
tho priests and deacons and Servers form
cd a most 81. rnssirn scanc
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-31
"A CELEBRATED CASE"

Cast # Characters For the st JOseph's
Next Dramatic Performance.
The dramatic portion of St Joseph's
Total Abstinence society held n meeting
yesterday and the cast of characters for
the next performance was made out by
Manager J. J. Mcdonald. The drama to
be produced is the popular and interesting
"A Celebrated Case" in prologue and four
acts The instruction of the cast and
stage direction will be in charge of Edward
L. Maloney. The performance will be
given at Jacques opera house, Saturday
afternoon and evening. March l6 The
first rehearsal will take place at the rooms
of the society next Thursday evening.
The following is the cast of characters:
Prologue-John Remand, a soldier in the
French army, f. L. Maloney; Count
D'AuHeterre. commanding kings own
regiment, J. III. Somerville; Lazare. a
camp follower. J. T. Fox; the corporal, T
Hayes; Seneschal, of the village of Mon
tague; J. Conroy; captain of the kings
own, J. Butler; Madeline Renaud. Johns
wife. Miss Katharine Gloster; Martha.
Miss NJ. O'Connor; Julie, Miss @. Nc
knight; Annette. Miss NJ. Quinn. Char
acters in the play: John Remand. con-
demned to the galleys for life. E. l.. Ma
loney; Count De Mornay. returned from
exile. ]. T Fox; Duke D'Aubeterre. gov
ernor of province, J III. Somerville; Wis
count Raoul De Langey. betrothed to
Adrienne, Z G.. SchulIze; Joseph. n ser
want. J. Butler; sergeant of the guard. +.
Hayes; Adrienpe, Duke D'Aubeterre's
adopted daughter. Miss D. AherD; VAL n
tine De Mornay. Miss NJ. Smith; Duchess
D'Aubeterre, Miss II L. CorcoTan.
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the supports Of which were hi, legs aud
arms y small supporting ;rC>'lc was
placed upon his chest and a veTy heavy
plank some 20 feet long was halans,I
across the trcstle.
One end of the s,,esaw thu. formed was
supported by box while 20 men each
weighing $50 pounds cautiously ranged
themselves upon the plank The box was
then removed. Lundin's herculcan f-am"
was bearing the weight we'll when the
men ON the plank moved. destroying the
balance The stage j. slightly inclined,
and Lundiu saw the plank and it, ton and
half burdcH slip toward his lead At
the same time the spectators who were in
tcn:ly watching his muscles saw the 81.
tow joint of his right arm give II bent,
not outward and backward In the natural
manner. but forward The left arm J.
lowed II looked "a II both wcrv trrE !.
The plank sank on the PROSTATE man. q !
20 men fell about him. The music stop
ped. Several women tainted. and 'as
curtain dropped, with the spectators in a
semipanic.
When Lundin saw the plank and its
load slipping toward his face, he feared it
would leave the trcstlc and crush his head.
He made desperate effort 20 hCavc the
plank toward his feet and save his lie
and dislocattd both his elbows In the at
tempt
Not long ago Lundin was earning 81. 80
n day carrying car wheais at Pullman.
He could lift and carry m0rC weight than
six men could move and dCylA : TO *
come prufcssiona! stror.. %. Ig---it - 4. d.
believed that Lurdip In,u.5-- W. III s.. 2
him permanently