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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-01
MCKINLEY AND PROTECTION.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
There is q vast difference between
the amount of taxes levied by the gen
| eral government to run the machinery
| of the government, and that Of a tax
levied for the protection of manufact-
urers. This high protection has given
the North wealth and the farmers and
Iaborers poverty.
One is a direct tax on consumers to
enable the factory to compete in the
markets Of the world, with others who
manufacture the same articles else
where, solely for the benefit Of the cor
poration or factory to get rich.
Take the laborers of every class,
planters, farmers, stock r~aisers, brick
layers, house carpenters. fishermen,
salaried Cficers, say all classes Of
Americans, and set them on one side.
and then count all the men, women
and children who march each day into
factories of articles protected by a
high tariff, and you will find IA to 1.
That is out of all the people Of the
United States. IA are injured and l
protected What do you think of the
America breed of jackasses to give
such a votes
Now add to that a gold standard.
Set the man who tills the soil and tends
the herd to walking on one leg. Where
is he9 Go on to national banks, living
on usury, to make money scarce or
plentiful. Now think of the men in
Congress who voted to give a sacred
constitutional right, to-wit: the po
to issue money and to control the
volume Of the currency, which was
granted for the welfare Of the whole
nation to Congress, and they sell that
right for a mess of pottage to national
banks.
Take another step, the demonetizing
Of silver. All who had a hand in il
ought to be sent to the devil. Let
President Cleveland go and his Judas
Iscariot CarsIile go in company and
carry Sherman, Mckinley and Morgan
along.
Have we not the noblest breed, and
the largest cared set of any breed of
jackasses in the world to cast a vote
for such a set2 Overproduction, sweet
potatoes and ceasing to coin silver, and
that gold and silver must part com
pany, and national banks must reg
ulare our currency. If this is not
enough to make a preacher curse,
what is7 Mckinley wants gold stand
ard, high protection, close the minis
VS.. silver, and national banks. Hip,
hip, hurrah! Go it Mckinley and all
you long cared jackasses of this ne
ton. President Clevelaud's Judge
ment was sound when he called Con
gress to assemble and said that gold
and silver must part company. 1t will
make times better. Was it not good
when he issued 1852, 900, 900 of gold7
Cleveland is a captain. 1 hope he and
his Secretary of the Treasury will soon
land on the devils Isle of St. Helena,
with all members of Congress who
voted to destroy greenbacks and de-
m0netiz9 silver. Free speech and a
free press will soon be things of the
passed. g. it, you long cared animals,
pumpkins, sweet potatoes, high pro
lection and gold standard.
J.. Fl FoY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-01
Turnips and Potatoes.

Southern P ize Turnfp Seed. prepaid by mail,
50 cts per pound This is the best fail and VIM
ter turntp known. Stands in ground all winter
without protection and furnishes. more salad
than Seven Top, besides being d very large
turnip.
Extra Early Cardinal Turnip. red all over,
very early and extra tender tops; prepaid 10 CT @.
per ounce; 81 per pCuLd.
White Bliss Potatoes for second crOO plant
ing, warranted to s.r0ut and grow, 81 IS per
barrel, f. o. b.
Two barrels Maule's Extra Early Thorough
br d Potatoes, very prolific and valuable. l
6 ew Sc barrels from one; $I5 Per barrel.
Berkshire Pigs and italian Bees
ABBOT l.. SWANSON,
1919 Box AS, GOldsbOrO, n. @.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
BRIEFLY TOLD.

L. G. Rings Wood Working manu-
factury in Bradford containing six large
wooden buildings and a lumber shed,
was totally destroyed by fire at noon
Monday. The loss is from $40, ,00C to SIS,
600; covered by insurance.
Legislative committee on harbors and
public lands, of the Massachusetts legis-
lature yesterday, reported resolve ap-
propriating $3.50, 600 to deepen Boston
harb0r between the bridges and the main
ship channel and line Of fifty feet out
side.
Mayor Robinson of Gloucester, Mass.
has asked for the designations of the
board of police commissioners He says
he is satisfied the board is not in accord
with the present administration in it's de-
sire to restrict and more completely con-
troll the liquor business of the city.
q Judge Thomas Hughes. Z. S. A., B.
A, author of "Tom Browns School
Days." died at Brighton Sunday eve-
ming. Judge Hughes was born in 1923.
Earthquakes were reported in the
vicinity of Machias and Calais yesterday.
Benjamin Spellman, aged 3S years, of
Boston, is believed to be dying from the
result of bullet wound in the abdomen,
received during souff1e with reserve
officer Shaw last night while resisting
arrest.
The Portuguese settlers in Hawaii have
started movements to remove to South
AFRICA, being crowded by Japanese labor
competition.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
Camden Town Meeting.

Camden, March 2a.-At the town meet
Ing today the Republicans elected all the
town officers except treasurer and collec-
tor. and one of the school committee, who
are Democrats. The vote on the first
selectman was two hundred and fifty -one,
Republican, to one hundred and eighty.
three Democrats. The following were
elected. Selectmen, D. j. Andrews, S.
G. Ritterbush, A. h. Arey, treasurer,
Fred Lewis auditor. Josiah Hobbs;
school committee, I. A. Hunt, DEM, B..
K. Shaw. Rep. The town voted to es-
tablish free public library, raising
fifteen hundred dollars for that purpose,
nearly one thousand dollars additional
having been raised a few days previous
by private subscription, making a
twenty-five hundred dollars fund to start
with, besides the state aid. The total
amount raised for all purposes was
twanty-nine thousand eight hundred dol
lars. There were thirty nine articles, the
meeting holding from o. M, to $50 D..
M. About thirteen hundred dollars more
were raised this year than last, but with
new property. the rate of taxation will
probably be no higher than last year.
sixteen mills. The town voted to exempt
from taxation for ten years. a new sum-
mer hotel above the present value of the
land ;Nalso small shoe factory already
established for the same period.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
TO BUY THE QUARANTINE STATION

Bill Introduced By Speaker Reed of I'M
portance to Portland.
Washington, March 23.-Speaker Reed
introduced in the House today bill ap-
propriating s1s, 900 to enable the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury to purchase the build
ings of the Portland, Maine Quarantine
Station. When purchased the station
is to be operated by the United States.
Nominations by the President.
Washington, March 23.-The President
today sont to the Senate the following
nomi nation: f. ". Roberts of Maine,
consul at Cape Town, Cape Colony.
Senator Hale Thinks Cuba Settled.
Washington, March Ex-senator Hale
leader of the opposition to the Cuban
resolutions said today, that he did not
believe the cOnferees would agree upon
resolutions that would be satisfactory to
both houses. He rather looked upon the
Cuban matter as finally disposed of and
said 1t would probably be left where it
should have been left from the start,
with the President. This course would,
Mr.. Hale added, subserve the public
good. With that out of the way Congress
would proceed with the appropriation
bills, and when they were passed would
go home. He predicted an adjournment
as early as the middle of May.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24

Disseminated against in London BY
limiting the time within which it may
be unloaded, and directing an inquiry
and report as to what legislation is
necessary to remove the burden and dis
elimination against American -four, was
referred to the ways and means commit
fee, 1t being stated that that committee
is now Investigating the subject.
Bills pertaining to the District of
Columbia were taken up. After acting
upon several district and private bills the
Rouse went into committee OF the whole
to consider bill to reduce the cases in
which the penalty Of death may be in
fiioted. 1t allows juries, in trials for
crimes CO committed in the territories, to
return qualified verdiots substituting i'm
prisonment for life for hanging.
Mr. Curtis, Repu blioan of New York,
explained the bill and stated that it's pas
sage was urged by the department. of
Justice, because it was found impossible
in many cases, owing to the sentiment
to obtain convictions infioting the death
penalty.
The bill was discussed by several men,
bers, excluding Mr.. Milliken, Republi
can OF Maiue. An amendment was agreed
to, including treason from the list of
crimes for which the death penalty might
be committed to imprisonment for life.
Mr. BARRETT Republican of Massaohu-
setts, made a point of no quorum on the
vote on the passage of the bill, and with
out disposing of 1T the House adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDING WELL
A Peaceful Settlement of the Venezuelan
Matter Is Practically Assured. ssa4

London, March 23.-The United Press
learns from the foreign office that a
document amending the Blue Book on
the Venezuelan matter recently issued
by the government, will be ready at the
end of the week. The document will
contain no new facts, the alterations ii
makes being mainly clerical. It will
point out that the alleged discrepancies
have been lookedE into ands certain
omissions supplied.
The statement that Great Britain re-
duced the Yuruan claim Of 1000 pounds
and Venezuela agreed to the reduction
is confirmed.
In regard to the negotiations touching
the arbitration Of the Venezuelan dispute,
the foreign Office states that the exchange
of communications between the foreign
Office and the American department. of
state is being conducted with extreme
caution on both sides, but negotiations
are proceeding favorably.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
GRAY soBBED BITTERLY.
Admits Killing His Wife, But Says 1t Was
Accidental.

Woodsville, N. H.. March 23 In this
Grafton County court this afternoon
Milo Gray was arraigned on the charge of
murder of his wife in 1891, Gray retracted
plea of not guilty, and entered plea
of guilty of murder in the second degrees.
Gray admits the killing of his wife, but
claims it was accidental. He and his wife
were driving in his wagon when the dis
pute arose, his wife striking him in che
face. He returned the blow and knocked
his wife out of the wagon. When he
reached her she was Insensible. He made
some efforts to rsvive her, but failed. To
escape arrest for murder he took the body
into the cellar of an old house and cover
ing it with boards left it. Much
sympathy was shown the prisoner by the
audience during his testimony. At the
conclusion. Gray s)bbed bitterly.
Sentence will be pronounced tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
PRESIDENT SMITHS STATEMENT.

PRESIDENT SMITHS STATEMENT.
Says Action of the Grand Trunk Was
Taken Only in Friendly Spirit.
St Albans, Vt, March 23.-President
Smith of the Central Vermont Railroad
today gave out stateme Mt concerning
the appointment of a receiver for his
road. He said: Receivers were ap-
pointed upon petition Of the Grand
Trunk Railway Company to the United
States Circuit Court for the district of
Vermont. That company is large hold
er of the securities of the Central Ver-
mont Company and alsoEa creditor. APP
plication, was made entirely without
the knowledge of the Central Vermont,
and was a complete surprise to its off
GERS
The motion of the Grand Trunk Com
pany was entirely we'll defined. From
the fact that E. G. Smith, president of
the Central Vermont, was, at its request,
associated with Chas. M. Hays, gen-
eral manager of the Graud Trunk Com
pany on the receiyership, it may be safely
assumed that it had only the best inter-
ests of the property in view, and there
will be no Interruption of the operation
of the properly as far as concerns the
personnel of the staff or in its arrange
ments with its railroad connections or
in the friendly relations between the
Central Vermont and the Grand Trunk
roads. The floating Indebtedness con-
sists of bills payable and notes, tho lat.
ter largely secured by collateral; the
former mostly protected by order of the
court, which provides Tor the payment
of an outstanding indebtedness for labor
and supplies accrued within the past six
months.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
THE RAlNEs BILL A LAW.
Gov. Morton Signs 1t and Gives His Rea
sons for So Doing

Albany, N. Y, March Ex-Governor
Morton today signed the Raines liquor
tax Dill He makes no suggestion as to
supplemental legislation as was expected.
Inc Governor says that, while the bill is
not Tree from objection In some OF it's de-
talls, he has no hesitation in commend
ing the measure as a whole.
he says that it marks the beginning of
new era in legislation in this state,
regulating the liquor traffic. 1t is a
radical departure from the traditional
policy of the state which has heretofore
considered the regulation and sale of in
goX1catlng liquors were matters of purely
local Jurisdiction. The subject has been
under the general supervision and control
OF local officers, chosen by the municipali-
ties, except that for a few years during
the early history of the state, the COM
missioner of excise for the city of New
York was appointed by the governor.
Ihls bill changes the entire scheme
abollshes all local boards having jurisdlc-
tlon to issue licenses for sale of liquor,
and places the whole subject under state
supervision. Whether this is wise or not,
experience an only demonstrate, but it
is an experiment. worth trying, and I be-
.-S'S oAoo IL uuu 0cSlSA VI UilS plAi ~ AoiA
~ worked out by competent and faithful
officers 1t will produce a result So bene-
tclal that our people will not be likely to
wish to resume the system of local super
vision with which we are so familiar,
and which in many respects is so unsatis-
factory.
Probably the most sanguine advocates
of the present measure do not hope that
all the evils of intemrerance will be re-
moved by it, but think that it may be
reasonably expected that the number of
places where Intoxicating liquors may be
purchased will be considerably reduced,
especially in the larger cities. In opposi-
ton to this measure, 1t is urged that it
is not equally in it's application, and will
not be equal in its results throughout the
state, but equal and exact application
in legislation of this character is hardly
to ba expected.
A measure of this Importance which
concerns, directly or indirectly, more
than six millions Of people, differing
widely In their tastes. education and ex-
perience, and in their social and indus
trial relations, can hardly be expected to
exactly tit every community and every
interest, individual or aggregate, which
may be affected by it,
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
MRS. MORRISON cHoKED TO DEATH
And omcers Do Seem to Credit Mr. Morri-
sons Story.

Boston. March 23.-Ab bout tonight,
Hiram Morrison of 116 Cambridge street,
reporte to the police that his wife was
lying on the floor of their bed room ap-
parsntly dead. An officer found in a
dark room lying face downward upon
the wreck of mantel bed the woman
dead with the upper part of the bed
crushed down upon her body. Back:oe
the bed a fire was smoldering. Upon
the woman's throat was found two deep
ilnprints as If caused by human fingers.
Morrison was taken to the station where
he said that his wife. and another wom-
an and male friend had been drinking
about all the afternoon. He himself
left the house about 3. not returning till
$50 when he found his wife in the
position found by the officer. The
officers disoredit his story.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
Tenth District Instructed
A FEW MINOR SCRAPS IN CUBA.
Rebels Have Eigth Killed in One Battle"
and Eleven in Another.

Havana, March 9s.-Many small en-
counters are reported with numerous
bands OF insurgents. The rebels have
fired upon the forts at Qulvican, prov
inoe of Havana. At the towns of Barrera,
Bacurano and Lagella. East of Havana,
they attacked the stores and several
houses were burned. The stores were
plundersd before the torch was applied.
Among the rebels killed in the fight as
Rub Hill were two insurgent leaders.
The rebels lost altogether eight killed.
In the recent engagement between
the rebels and the troops after the land
ing of the filibustering expedition near
Cardenas, the insurgents lost IL killed.
The troops had two wounded.
Cen Berna1 reports that he had an en-
counter with rebel parties led by Boges
and Anrelioa Betanourt, who has as
suped the title of civil governor of the
province OF Havana. The fight took
place on the Estrslla plantation. Several
Insurgents were captured.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24

The fight made by the bosses IN this state
tends to McKinley's candidacy. He is the
enemy of the bosses, and they are his
enemies. Mckinley is the embodiment OF
the principles of the Republican party.
With him as onr leader our success Is
assured. Gen. Swaine received an en-
thusiastio greeting. He denounced the
machine and said that Mckinley was
AGAINST the machine. Gov. Morton's
name was Missed once when it was
mentioned, The name of Mckinley was
received with the greatest enthusiasm.
Gen, Swaine introduced Senator Frank
Pavey who spoke. John E.Milholland read
the resolutions which we're adopted amid
great applause. The preamble states tnau
Mckinley is the logical ca ndldate OF tne
party and that the chief bstacle In 5ne
way of his nomination was the complna-
tion of bosses including the leader or the
New State machine, who oppose MIC
Kinley because he refuses 30 mortgage
the presidency in their interests. me
resolutions declare that the RepupIlcans
present shall organize themselves into
political body TO be known as 1he Mc-
Kinley League of the State OF New YORK,
whose object was to further the nornina-
tion of Mckinley.
Tenth District Instructed for Reed.
Boston, March 23.-The Republican
convention in the 10th Congressional
district tonight chose two delegates
to the st. Lonis convention, instructlng
hem for Rect
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
MARK HANNA'S Def.
Challenges Senator Chandler to Pro-
duce His Proofs.
OHIO MAN GROWS PALE IN THE
FACE AND BECOMES ANGRY,

terance-Iss Inclined To Ue Rather
Abusive and Refers Affectionately to
the New Hampshire Senator as a
Sewer-Denies Charge in Toto.
Cleveland, March 28-Mark Hanna was
shown the despatch this morning con-
tanning the attack of Senator Chandler
on his, Hanna's campaign methods, as
published in Washington paper. Mr..
Hanna eyes flashed fire and he became
pale with anger when he read 1T.
'Sewer gas" he said, ''must have an
outlet. AS for Senator Chandler's inane
second batch Of charges-wel, he is simp-
ly talking through mis-. hat again. 1t is
an old trick of his; he is not to blame.
He cannot help it. He Is the kind of o
fellow that flies off on tangent just SO
often and the best way is to let him
alone. care nothing for what he thinks
or says about me. am able to take care
of myself, without any suggestions from
him. He Is welcome to his opinion.
His last effusion is directed solely at
me. He com pletely exonerates Maj. Nc
klnley from any completely in the So
called boodling campaign methods. am
glad of that. As far as I am con cerned
he oan charge me with what he likes.
My reputation is rs good as his. am
willing to have my methods of conduct
ing this campaign stand the closest soru-
tiny. I have not done any boodling as
charged by Chandler. I throw down the
gauntlet to him to prove what he says.
He knows he cannot. 1 defy him to sub
stantiate his base and malignant charg-
eS'
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
THE eEHRINe SEA TREATY:

THE BEHRlNG SEA TREATY.:
Foreign Relations-SecretaryO Olney Urges
Immediate Action.
Washington, March 3.-Notwithstand-
ing the treaty providing for the commits
sion to assess damages if any, acoruing to
the subjects of Great Britain, as result
of the seizures in the Behr1ng Sea has
been reported to the Senate, it was the
subject of a hearing today before the
Senate committee on foreign relations.
Secretary Olney was present. The treaty
was amended in its text by the Senate
committee only with respect to minor do
tails. The agreed upon statement of
facts before the Paris tribunal by the
counsel of the two governments, with re-
gard to seizures, has been, it is said, in
co orporated in the treaty. This, it is held
| by the Senators on the commission, is
not in any sense binding upon this gov
ernment. The language of this alleged
agreement upon statement of facts is
am ended in some particulars. This is as
far as can be ascertained, the only change
made in the text of the treaty. Before
| the Paris court of arbitration twenty
sealing vessels put in claims for damages.
All these claims appear in the treaty for
settlement. In addition there are four
other vessels whose claims never did ap
pear before the tribunal. 1t was at first
oontended that the claims of these four
vessels should not be subjected to arbitra-
| tion, but the question of damages should
be limited to such vessels as presented
claims before the Paris court. This
point has not been pressed. 1t is believed
| the United States will agree to submit
although it contends, as it always has
| that there is no valid claim for damages
growing out Of the seizure. Secretary
Olney urged that speedy action be tax,
on the treaty. 4 4 a.: -
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
Garcia Didn't Show Up.

New York, March 23.-Gen. Garcia,
the Cuban leader, did not answer to his
name this forenoon in the United States
Circuit court when he was called to
plead to the Indictment against him 70.
alleged connection with the steamship
Bermuda, an alleged flibustering expedi-
tiOn. Gen. Garcia's bail was declared
forfeited, and the trial Of the other de-
fendants, all of whom were present, was
SO down for Monday next
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
swan Is in Texas.

Norway, March 23.-Jaek W. Swan, q
photographer, who disappeared from this
village two years ago, ana was reported
to have been the victim of foul play in
Boston, has written to his family. He Is
in Texas and in prosperous circumstan-
ces He asserts he became dazed in Bos-
ton and came to himself in New Orleans
He went ito Texas and resumed photo
graphy.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-24
The Herbert Encountered Gales.

New Haven, March 23.-The Brig Her
bert arrived today. 33 days from Porto
Rico. Capt. Robinson reports a very
rough voyage. The weather was fair un-
til the Her bert reached Hatteras. Heavy
gales were then encountered for eight
days and the brig was blown off her
course toward the Bermudas. Before the
gales abated she was some 500 miles out
of her course. At times the sea flooded
the decks and cabins and made it impos-
sib BILE for the crew to obtain any sleep
for sometime. The Herbert is the first
of the West India fleet to arrive