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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
A CATCH.
A Fishing Expedition Reveals a Case of
Murder.

PowHATAN G H, Aug. 21-The old
adage, murder will out" has been
curioualy verified in Powhatan county
recently.
A short time ego a young Colored
woman living in the vicinity of Hugue-
not Springs left the house Of her en-
ployer to return to her home during
the period of her confinement.
a few day S after this a gentleman in
the neighbOrhOod went down to a little,
creek near the house for the purpose of
fishing, and as there are only occasional
pools along the bed OF the creek, he
took along with him a little boy, the
fishing being accomplished by wading
around in the water and catching the
fish in the hands.
While the boy was wading around In
the water his feet came in contact with
something soft, and on investigating
he found that the object was a bag con-
tanning some heavy substance.
Being unable to lift it, he called to
the gentleman with him, and with his.
assistance carried the bag to land. On
large stone and the corpse Of a colOred
infant.
Immediately upon making this dis
covery the fishing ceased and an inves-
cation of this strange occurrence vas
set on foot. Upon inquiry among the
people in the neighOorhOod, it was
learned that the woman previously
mentioned had given birth to an infant
several days ago, but diligent search
failed to reveal any trace as to lts.
Whereabouts A careful investigation
of the whole matter is being made, and
it is probable that n or more arrests
will be made in a few days.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
A PEPPER
A Terror to Ansonia Women Caught and
Whipped Soundly.

ANs0NIA, Aug. 21.-Jack the pepper,
who has been frightening Ome in
the lower part of Ansonia for several
weeks. spent Sunday nursing two
black eyes, trying to reduce certain
sweIIiugs on his face, staunching the
blood from his nose, and bathing the
bruises on his body. On Sunday mor
ing just before 1 o'clock, he peeped
into a window on Central street. The
woman who saw him gave an alarm,
and Martin Driscoll started out to find
him. Several hunting parties had tried
to catch the man before, but he always
escaped.
Driscoll ran out of his house when
the alarm was given, and caught the
pepper hiding behind a tree. he told
contradictory stories of his business ID
that neighborbood, and after being &C
cused of being the long sought pepper,
he owned I'D, begging for mercy on his
knees. By this time several men nad
arrived, and two men INTO whose
houses he had peeped, started IN Ioge
satisfaction. One man, m Brlen3
sailed in first, and after kicking ana
T11nching the pepper until he was ouE
= brootS gave a Mr.. Fleming chance
~ latter finished the work, and when
lot through. the pepper looked az IL
Lo Pa hoen rim through a thFeshing
LEonbine He could hardly see, and
DoS eoro all over. He was kicked out
" 80 street.. with a warning that if he
o1e- came back again, he would get a
Coat of tar and feathers. He was e
stranger to his captors.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
The Chinese and the Kucheng Massacres
Protests of the British and
American Consuls.

HONG KONG. Aug. 2O.-Information
has been received here confirming the
previous reports that the project &C
companYing the commission of inquiry
into the massacre of Christians at
Kucheng, as well as the Chinese off
cha S at that place, have positively re-
fused to permit the British and Ameri
can cOpsuls to be present during the
examination of the prisoners connected
with the outrages. The cOnsuls have
made a formal protest, and the matter
has been referred to the VicerOy. In
consequence of this action of the Chi
nese authorities serious difficulties are
expected.
LONDON, Aug 2O-A dispatch from
Shanghai to the Pail Mall Gazette
ascribes the action of the Chinese off
Gals at Kucheng in preventing the
British and American cOnsuls from be
ing present at the examination OF the
persons arrested for participating 1
the massacre of Christians at that
place to fear on the part of the authori
ties that the testimony of tie prisoners
will inculpate them. The refusal of
the authorities, the dispatch says,
shows the futiIity of allowing the con
suls to start on their mission without
the accompaniment of a strong British
military escort. AS the matter stands
the consuls are powerless, and the
whole inquiry is a farce.
Public feeling among Europeans in
Shanghai is strongly iocllned towards
the conviction that British Minister
OConnor should demand from China
an independent inquiry by the consuls
without delay, and also that a power
full escort of British troops should be
Immediately dispatched to KucheDg to
protect and assist them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
TO COMPLETE THE GLASS
TRUST.

MUNCIE, Ind Aug 20 Members of
the Western Window Glass Mannfac-
turers' trust were in session in tIo
Offices of the trust in this citv to daV
together with several manufactnrnJ9
who have not yet become members
The object of the meeting was to make
a permanent organization or take the
second step in forming a trust which
will control the business in the whole
C untry. A few manufacturers first
organized and purchased nearly all the
loose glass in the West es o as the
factories closed. Their movements
have been &C successful that nearly all
OF the manufacturers regret that they
did not join in the trust and now they
are again invited. 1t is probable that
this meeting Will succeed and then the
West will join the East. The business
of the ftc>ories in Indiana alone
amounts to over So, 600, 600 per year.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
CHoKED AN AGED WOMAN.
Even Her Ninety-Two Years Did Not
Protect Her From the Rufians,

Even Her Ninety-Two Years Did Not
Protect Her From the Ruf6ans.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 21.-Miss
Patience Sherman, ninety two years
old, who has lived for seventy years on
East Boston road, near East Fair
Haven, reported Sunday that at 2 a.
M, while asleep on a lounge, she was
aroused by a noise at the front door,
and saw a man enter her room. The
man blew out a lamp that she had left
burning.
After assauIting the aged woman,
who is a cripple, the intruder demanded
money. He was told that she had but
three cents, which he could secure by
going to the pantry and searching g.
certain shelf. The poor, helpless Wo-
man was ordered to get the money.
She hobbled to the pantry, but the fell
low departed without awaiting her re-
turn.
Miss Sherman, who may die of her
injuries, says she was too terrified to
alarm her neighbOrs until daylight.
Every effort is being made by the au-
thorities to trace the criminal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
HER TWO HUSBANDS FACED
HER,

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Aug - Mrs Chas.
Kennedy was a prisoner in the police
court at Wappinger's Falls, N. Y. yes
terday, charged with bigamy. Both
husbands were present as unwilling
witnesses. In June, 1877, the woman
was married to John Knapp, of Low
Point, Knapp was then so years old
ard she was % They lived together a
short time and then drif6ed apart.
Three Yeas ago Mrs. Knapp married
Charles Kennedy, of Wappinger's
Falls, Kennedy learned last week that
his wife had another husband living.
He promptly hsd her arrested. He
then repented and refused to appear
against her. HIS mother took a hand
in the case, however, caused the re ar
rest of the woman, and had her son
and Knapp summoned to court. The
examination was attended with such
confusion that Justice Goring ad-
journed the case until tomorrow.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27

said, was intoxicated and after turn
ing a large Quantity of cold water into
the hot boilers, left the building ten
minutes before the explosion occurred.
d police are looking for him.
II. E Irwin, the night clerk, says
Loescher, who was only II years old,
was drunk when he went on duty and
tnaG he was in the habit of neglt cling
his duty.
Irwin was pinned beneath some
heavy timoers a5 his desk by the ex
PIoslon and was rescued by a fireman.
he mas scalp wounds and internal in
Juries, but will r. cover
q hotel was divided about the cen
Ter 0y a rotunda or court, running to
Top OF the building, though covered
az the second floor. Toe building was
spLG n two at this point and the entire
I'VE stories back of the rotunda were
GnroWn into a shapeless mass in the
aliey. FIVE stories of brick and wood
ana IRON were made a heap Of death
containing ruins. The fragments of
the wreck on Lawrence street lowered
up into the air, while a great 81 section
or roof hung in threatening suspension
over the chaos below.
Out of the pile of brick, wood and
4GSN ~S4SW V4OAO So111O lCOOAO 1AOGLAS
and piteous cries for help.
A fireman clambering up the noun
tain of ruins felt his feet against hu
man flesh. He reached down and
touched with his hand an arm pro
truding from the mass beneath him
There still seemG d to be no fire. The
blaze had been smothered by the fall
ing building and the fremen devoted
their efforts to the work of rescue
And then suddenly the flames broke
out and h workers were driven away.
The great mass was from that moment
nothing but a grave
The most that the iremen could do
while the flames shot up fiercely and
smoke drove them back, was to fight
fiercely for the life of one poor fellow,
Joseph Muneal, whose head and shout
ders prOtruded from the burning mass.
Police Surgeon J. A. Recki took his
place where he could keep Muneal's
head moist and properly attended to
him while his lower limbs were being
extricAted. 1t wes a position of great
danger to all, on account of the fl tmes
and the Overhanging roof which threat
ened to come down at any moment,
But the men worked on, hauling at
beams with ropes, and using every de-
vice to clear the space around the suf-
fering man who bore his agony with
great bravery and cheered on his help
ers, At last, about 2:3O o'clock, a
great cheer arose and word was spread
among the great crowd waiting outside
that the work was finished.
The Gumry Hotel was a five story
building valued at $50, 600 and has been
used as a hotel since 1888, when it was
rebuilt after a fire in which one life was
lost.
Peter Gumry, owner of the hotel,
was n of the old time citizens Of Den
vel. He was about 60 years of age and
a wild over. His daughter was the
wife of R. G. Greiner All three of
them persisted in the explosion.
General Charles Adams, whose body
is believed to be in the ruins of the
hotel, was we'll known in mining and
political circles in Colorado.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN
WRECK
Engineer Wysong and Fireman Smith
Killed

Killed
A special to the Baltimt ia Sun from
Petersburg says: Near Pamplin's
station, on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad. there occurred th s morning
shortly before 2 o'clock a destructive
wreck. A wagner in crossing the
track where the wreck occurred
dropped on the track one of the logs
with which his wagon was loaded. The
log fell in the frog" and caused a
west bound freight train to run from
the main line on to a side track, where
there was standing a material train,
ard a collision folio we'd. When the
collision occurred the Ice 0motive of
the freight train was overturned, and
the engineer, ". II. Wysong and John
R Smith, his fireman, we're caught
under it. Wysong was killed outright,
and Smith died within an hour after
being out of the wreck. Wy song was
a brother of J L Wysong, who resides
It Roanoke, and is an engineer on the
western division of the Norfolk and
Western road. His remains were taken
to Roanoke for int9rment. Twelve cars
loaded with general merchandise were
completely wrecked and the track torn
up for some distance. A special train
was sent from Crewe for the transfer
of passengers going east.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27

o'clock a welcome telegram from Mr.
0?roa stated that a 50 600, 600 depcsit
oa gold had been made by the sTndi
t tce ana the gold reserve was stiIl in
rms was the third time that svu
olGaCe mao come to the rescue Of the
golu reserve within the past few waekG
Ia al 10 nas deposited, in excess Of its
Oond stipulation, 81 600, 900 in gold coin
OF nearly fourteen tons of the yellow
me'aLc SINCE July 18Th, when the pres.
u goIo export movement began. the
treasury has lost in gold coin for eT.
port $l3, 1876, 900. LUZ eA-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
TREASURY GOLD RESERVE.
Large Withdrawals--Two Millions De-
posted by the Bond Syndicate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The Treas
ury gold reserve stood at the close OF
busint IS to day. with the withdraw
and deposits taken into account, at
SOL, ST., 148
The Withdrawals of gold reported to
the Treasury to day we're: At New
York, August 10 b, 800 900; August
goth, 81, $50. 900; total 50, $50, 600.
There was deposited at New York to-
day by the Belmont Morgan syndicate,
gold, 1900, 900.
The telegram announcing the with
drawals arrived at the Treasury about
3 p. m. 1t came from Assistant U. s.
Treasurer Jordan and occasioned much
speculation as to whether or not the
syndicate would permit the gold re-
serve to fall below 800, 600, 900. Unless
a deposit by the syndicate was made,
the Withdrawals announced would
carry it below the mark. About 4 As
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
B REBELLION.
Spanish Officers Think They Can End it
by 1896.

MADRID, Aug 20 Gan. Salecdo, who
commanded the Spanish troops in the
first military district in Cuba, has re-
turned to Spain, arriving at Corunna
yesterday. Gen SalecdO declares that
the campaign against the insurgents in
Cuba will be actively resumed in No
vember, and that Santiago de Cuba,
Ciego de Avila and Puerto Principe
will be strongly garrisoned with Span
ish troops. The consensus of opinion
among the Spanish officers in Cuba, he
says, is that the 50 movements, together
with keeping a close watch on the
coast. will put an end to the rebellion
by 1896.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
OFFICERS KILLED.
In a Fight With Outlaws in Watauga
County.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug 2O.-Deputy
Sheriff Green and a special deputy
named Greenlee, were killed in Wa
tauga county, North Carolina, yester-
day while trying to arrest the two
Gable brothers, notorious outlaws.
They had located the boys in their
fathers house and called on them to
surrender. A general fight followed
in which the fl GERS were killed. Mrs
Cable was shot through the shoulders
and hand and old man Gable was shot
through the stomach. The two young
men escaped unhurt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
MEMPHIS FIRST BALE.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Aug. 2O.-The first
bale of the new crop of cotton of the
season of 1866 was received in this
city this forenoon, consigned to the
President of the Memphis Cotton Elk
change from J. @. Caruthers, West
Point. 1t was classed as strict mid
ding and weighed 5OO4 pounds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
ANNOUNCING

Rev. J. 7. B Hoover, State Lecturer,
will be with me at Cocoa Sub Alliance
September 4th, at 3 p. m. also at
Juvenile on September 14th. at 3 p. N.
Public invited. J. A. THOMAS,
County Lecturer Edgecombe Co.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-27
JUTE WORKERS STRIKE.
Twenty Thousand are Out, but are Very
ORDERLY.

EDINBURGH, Aug 21.-Tne strike of
jute workers in Dundee is spreading
rapidly. Thirteen Thousand workers
went out to day in addition to seven
thousand or more who struck yester-
day. Strikers are orderly, giving the
police no trouble.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
THE MAN AND THE MOUNTAIN.
The Novel Undertaking of An Ohio
Farmer.

The Novel Undertaking of An Ohio
Farmer.
Mr.. Jerd Stockham, farmer near
Portsmouth, o., has been giving [
much time recently to religion and
science.
Sometime ago Mr.. Stockman amour,
ced that he would fast forty days, and
then move a mountain in the neighbor-
hood. He went off and returned last
Monday with the statement that his fast
was over and that he was ready to per-
rorm his miracle. He gave notice that
he would move a mountain from the
from. of his farm house and cause it to
transfer itself to a place behind his
barn.
The news spread through the district,
and on the appointed day crowds of
people collected to see Mr.. Stockham
make his powerful effort to change the
topography of the country.
Mr.. Stockham, nervous:and skeleton
lied by his long fast, took his position
and gazed steadily at the mountain. The
crowds looked on expectantly, but the
mountain held its ground. After a
silent prayer Mr.. Stockham ordered the
mountain to move on and get behind his
barn, but the obstinate mass of granite
and dirt never budged an inch.
Repeated efforts were made by the
determined man, but without avail.
Then Mr.. Stockham reluctantly dismiss,
ed the crowd, with the explanation that
he had temporarily weakened his mar
velous powers by thoughtlessly eating
the greater part OF boiled ham and two
huckleberry pies. He invited his friends
to come again and promised to carry out
his contract when he got over the effects
of so much ham and huckleberry.
At last accounts the man is still on
deck, and so is the mountain, while the
country people are patiently awaiting
Developments.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
riorcles al. Battalion Drill.

The feature Of the day battalion drill
was the use Of orderlies mounted on BIZ
cycles. Each major had an orderly on a
wheel, and when he desired to send an
order to distant point the wheelman
carried it.
All kinds of rough and billy ground
were covered by these messengers, but
their introduction was complete sue
cess. The orderlies have been usually
mounted on horses. The bicycle orderlles
were mounted on 20 pound wheels. Cen
oral Henry and the other United States
army officers will make report to the
war department Of the splendid work
done over this rough ground, practically
in action. New York Recorder.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
Fate of Fiendish Negro Who Assaulted
Lady.

Fate of Fiendish Negro Who Assaulted
Lady.
John Harris, eighteen years old, a
negro boy, went to the house of Mrs.
John Monroe, a white woman aged
sixty-fye years, who lived in Colquitt
county, and, after choking her to insen
slbility, outraged her. Mrs. Monroe died
a few hours afterwards, but befol e
dying regained consciousness long
enough to tell who her assailant was.
While he was committing the crime the
screams of mis- victim were heard by
some neighb0rs, who arrived in time to
see the f1end leave the premises. Being
we'll known, his Identification was COM
plete and the alarm soon spread. A
posse of 200 men was soon in hot pur-
suit. He, was captured near Camilla
and taken to Colquitt county,
and on the way there he was disp sed Of
The reports are conflicting as to the
method employed, one being that he was
burned to death and another that he was
cut. shot and then hung. Whether either
of these reports is true or not, it is true
that the brute met with short shift after
he was captured. His victim was high
" respected woman and her age and
lnfrmities should have protected her
against even the desires of brute.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
Gam T7onston,s Dagger.

andrew ]. Houston of Dallas son Oh
General Sam Houston, has presented 10
the oitv of Cincinnati the dagger which
Santa Anna surrendered to his father at
the battle Of San Jacinto The present
is made in recognition of the service
rendered by the city of Cincinnati TO
tho capse of Texan independence IN Its
darkest days. The dagger is very
handsome jeweled handled weapon Oh
elegant finish. - Philadelphia Iele~
graph
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
ALMOST A COLLISION,
A FEARFUL CRASH NARROWLY
AVERTED,

9' '""lu passenger Comes Near
Running into an Excursion Train. 1t
Happened at Three Notch
The Eufaula Times tells of a fearful
railroad collision that was narrowly
averted few days ago.
The morning east bound passenger
came in an ace of running into a Mont.
gomery excursion crowd. The two
trains got in fifty yards of each other
going in opposite directions on the same
track. This happened at Three Notch,
over in Alabama.
The Times information is that the
operator failed to hold the passenger from
Montgomery as instructed, and hence
the narrow escape from an awful catas-
trophe. The operator, perhaps, had the
idea tina; the two could pass on the same
track and let his train go by. The ex-
cursion train had lots of people aboard
for Montgomery, they taking advantage
of the low excursion rate of S1.O0. Tie
morning passenger was delayed 40
minutes
Information received from Union
Springs says the operator discovered his
mistake Immediately after the train had
pulled out and he was almost crazy. The
whole Of Union Springs was exercised,
expecting to hear of a collision and
awful loss of life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
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Piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
Union Female COLLEGE,
Eufan1a Ala,

now now offers unequaled advantages in all
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21

Kenneth Bazemore had the good for
tune to receive a small bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy when three members of his fam
lily were sick with dysentery. This one
small bottle cured them all and he had
some left which he gave to Geo. ". Baker
a prominent merchant of the place, Lew
iston, N. c., and it cured him of the same
complaint When troubled with dysen-
terry, diarrhoea, collie or cholera morbus,
give this remedy trial and you will be
more than pleased with the result. The
praise that naturally follows it's intro
duction and use has made it very
popular. % and 80 cent bottles fol- sale
by Farrar & Farrar, and DR.. H. A. Wall
of Brentwood.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
Interesting CentenArian.

A very interesting woman is Mime
Postowslza of Lille, France. Not only IS
she 1l2 years old and majors WIDOW,
hnt che was the cantiniere of a Polish
raoiment in the Russian campaign, was
,nder fire 10 times and received three
wounds She was decorated with the
silver cross Besides this she has sur
vived her Is en- ldren, the last OF whom
she buried at ire age Of S0.-New YORK
World
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21
Hoke in Verse.

He comes back to Georgia,
To explain up what he wrote,
And says that the Peek letter
Was joke, a joke.
He comes back to Georgia,
On the golden calf a-lope,
But people can't be fooled
By Hoke, by Hoke.
He comes back to Georgia,
To raise a little smoke,
But you can't make it smoky
You can't Hoke Hoke,
He comes back to Georgia
And sounds the shylock note,
But people can't be duped
By Hoke, by Hoke.
He comes back to Georgia,
(They've had him in the soak)
But you can't soak the people
You can't, Hoke! Hoke!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-08-21

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