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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
T0lOn.

Immense Damage by a Gale on the Coast
of ~England-An Entente Between
France, Russia and Great Britain in
Regard to Turkey.
LONDON, Oct. 8-Further reports of
the gale show that their severity was
greatly increased during last night and
that an immense amount of damage
has been done to property along the
coast, while the damage to shipping
must be very heavy. The Daunts Rock
Iightship at the entrance OF the harbor
was missing this morning, having been
carried away from it's mooring by the
t errific gale which swept the channel
and the Atlantic during the night. The
lightship had on board a crew of eight
men. Vessels were sent out this morn.
ing to search for her, but up to this
time no trace of her has been discoV-
cred.
The gale along the Welsh coast was
of unprecedented severity. and the
damage done very great. The lower
part of the town of Port Madoc is also
flooded.
PARIS, Oct. 8 1t is announced that
France, Russia and Great Britain have
arrived at an entente in regard to Tur-
key, and it is expected that these pow
ers will Immediately dispatch to the
Porte a vigorous note demanding the
adoption of reforms which will secure
the safety of the Armenians in the
Turkish Empire.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
MAKING BIBLES ON SUNDAY.

One Of the toughest stories that has
come recently even from New York,
was brought out in the investigation
by the Brotherhood OF Bookbinders of
the strike Of the employees of the II
ternational Bible Company.
This company has a contract for $50,
600 Bibles and in making them it has
resorted to the meanest methodit could
devise. It's work has been given to
sweat shops where starvation wages
r paid and where labor is seen in it's
most unhappy and degraded condi
ton, The best wages paid for work
on these Bibles was so cents q day and
the men we're required to work Oh Sun
day. In the greatest city Of a
Christian nation men employed in
the manufacture OF Bibles ground
down by miserly employers and made
TO work on Sunday!
What a picture!
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ourw1rTRD BY THE cuBANs.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. Gap
parenbLy the government officials have
been ou5wit5ed by the Cubans and
another fiibustering expedition has
started. Toe tug Dauntles3, which is
under bond to answer TO e charge Of
violating the navigation laws in con.
nection with o previous expedition,
left this port last Monday morning,
and was escorted TO the ST. Johns bar
by the revenue cutter, BouteIle. The
o85ensiblo objective point Of the Daunt,
Less was Brunswick, Ga, where it was
to do some towing. The captain Of a
schooner arriving here today reported
that he saw the DauDtless off Cape
Canaveral, and coupled with this state.
ment q dispatch from Palm Beach
stating that ammUnitiODs of war were
loaded upon q vessel there last night.
The name Of the vessel was not stated
but the fact that the Dauntless was re,
ported to be in the vicinity gives color
to the theory that it is now on its way
to Cuba with another expedition.
While this has been going on, two
revenue cutters and the cruiser New
ark have been watching the ST. Johns
bar and the river to prevent an ex
pediticn from leaving here. The N3w-
ark has been ordered to make chase
after the DaunUjess.
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ONE KILLED.
Gen Maceo's Forces Make a Midnight
Attack and Stay 1000 Sanish Sol
dierS.

KEY WEST, Fla Oct. 3-Advices
received here from Havana state that
Antonio Maceo in his recent attack on
the trocha inflicted terrible losses on
the Spaniards, mere than 1000 being
killed and wounded.
The attack was made at night and
was carefully planned. The Spaniards
were taken completely by surprise.
They were reused from sleep to find a
hail OF insurgents bullets falling upon
them. Gen. Aralas and his staff, half
clad, rushed from their headquarters
and tried to rally the Spanish troops,
Who we're panic stricken. 1t was half
an hour before even a semblarca of
order could be restored to the Spanish
column, and during that time the
troops remained huddled together, an
easy mark for the bullets of the Gu
bans. It was during this period Of
panic that 80 many Of the Spanish
troops were killed.
While this attack was in progress
Maceo 8 lieutenunts we're ~assaulting the
trocha with equal success on the right
and left. At all points the strong line
! was demolished.
Maceo's great victory and the de.
~struction Of the trocha has completely
upset WeyI8r. 1t is said that he acted
like q crazy man when the news Of the
insUrgent victory was received.
The steamer Mascotte has arrived
from Havana. On board the steamer
was Samuel T. ToIon, the American
citiz9n who was arrested some time
ago on an American steamer in Ha-
vana harbor. His arrest caused q
quarrel between United States Consul
Lee and Capt Gen. Weyler. Consul
Lee talked to WeyIer in the plainest
manner, telling him that he was abus-
ing the patience of the United States
government by his brutal treatment Of
American citizens, and that the United
States would not tolerate such conduct.
Weyler is said to have ~apologiz3d and
immediately ordered the release Of
TolOn.
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GREAT

In the City of Guayaquill--Loss Rsti-
mated at $4,000 ooo--- Many Lives
Lost.
New YORK, Oct. 8.-Mr. Miguel Val
verde, Consul General of Ecuador, re-
ceived a cablegram this morning which
stated that the great fire in GuayaquiI
had been finally subdued. The loss was
estimated at $25 900, 900, while the total
insurance is but a little over 90 900. 900.
Mr.. Valverde has had several dis
patches during yesterday and to day
regarding the confagrasion. He a y
that the first started about Tuesday
and spread very rapidly despite the
etf)rts OF the Ere department.. Anum-
Der Of persons were burned or killed
during the progress Of the fire, but the
exact number is not yet known. The
loss Of life was heaviest in the vicinity
Of the arsenal, which blew up while a
number Of volunteers were making
heroic eff Jrts TO prevent the fire from
reaching it.
The fire broke out in the best section
of the city and destroyed tho custom
house, business houses and stores,
churches and many dwellings,.
Fully 80 900 persons, nearly one,half
Of the city's population, are homeless.
Great destruction prevails, many per-
SONS being without food aud without
even necessary cI0thinu
Consul Va!verdes' td7icee state that
the fire was probably OF incendiary orr
gin, and that great Indignation is felt
because Of the crime. Prompt punish
ment will be meted out to the offenders
should they be caught.
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SaOE FACTORY.
Echoes From the Brethren

First: Please make ell money orders
payable at RALEIGH We can use
them then same as checks and without
further expense.
W. P. Drake: will bring the sub,
ieCt OF the factory before our lodge at
It's next meeting and try to get soma
thing moro with which TO help you in
the good woTk you are doing for u.
cause"
Archd. OIum: 81 will do all I can
at the County Alliance. Now is the
time to work. TIE brethren are selling
cotton and have soma money"
r. G. Whitner: Il heartily approve
your plan Of raising funds to run the
shoe factory. So enclosed find s..
I hope all will chip in and help. In
union there is strength"
Bro. J. V. Jones with few words
sends IN $25 for himself and others.
Bro. @. Q, Britt: Hope the breth-
rem all over the State Will contribute
to the cause"
Bro. R. o. Gates: II certainly did
regret to hear of the factory being
stopped. I appreciate the plan you
have on foot. Ali we need is t. raise
the fund and go to WOrE."
Bro. J. M. Haynes: Use the S. 40
due me on your books in the way to
bring the best results
Bro. Jonas O. Williams: Find en-,
closed s. for the shoe factory. My
heart and soul are in the cause"
Bro. E J. Smith: Hope you will
soon start the facsory, as we need some
shoes now"
Bro. D. A. Fulton: Find enclosed
s - for shoe factory. We favor your
plan Of running it."
Bro. B. McGregor; ''Seven mem
hers Of Brownsville Alliance 0
tribute one dollar each under Bro,
Ivey's proposition"
Bro. J. Q. Freenau: Am sorry the
shoe factory has had a set back, and
! hope the Alliance will respond literally
to Bro. Ivey's plan and soon have it in
even better shape than it has ever been.
Will try to get our Alliance at it's next
meeting to inves5 a dollar each as per
plan suggested, and also to make oul
permanent stock so. I feel very much
| interested in Jul enterprise"
Bro. W. @. Andrews: 81 am willing
to give a dollar to this enterprise if ]
never 3 a pair of shoes from it. Sc
here's the dollar. Somebody else will
have shoes, if I don't"
Bro. J. ". Aldridge: "Our people
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EMeEzzLEmzNr1 IN GEORGIA.

ROME Ca, O .. 9-Ex President
Jack King, Of the Merchants National
Bank Of this city, was arrested late
this afternoon by a United States mar.
shall and taken to Atlanta. KING ie
charged with embezzlement. In April,
1885. the bank failed. An examiner
was sent and the bank re opened after
three months, An assessment was
levied on tho Stockholders Of 20 per
cent. Ugly reports began 20 De circu-
lated aud to day @. D. Wood, a stock
holder and director OF the bank, swo-e
out a warrant against KING. Kings
friends claim he will have & good oe
tors9. King is ex mayor of Rome ana
his brother, Sam King, is the present
mayor Of the city. II has crea5ed a
great sensation here and over the en-
tire State.
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GARFIELD's BRorHz BOLTS.
Says He Is Opposed To Mark Hanna
and Cold STANDARD.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, October s.
The Democrats Will tomorrow publish
g letter addressed co Chairman Wat
kins, of the Fusion Silver States Com
mittee end signed by Thomas Garfield,
a brother Of the late President Garfield,
in which the writer declares his opp0-
sition to the gold standard and con
tinUes:
Il was proud to be a Republican
when Republican principles we're
voiced by Abraham Lincoln, President
Grant, John A. Logan and James A.
Garfield, but I am opposed to having
the principles Of the Republican party
voiced by the banker bond holders Of
Lombard and Wall Streets, through
their agent, Mark Hanna. ] am an
American, hence I am opposed to con
sulting any other power in our Ameri
can policy, and especially in finances. "
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
GOLD IN THE TREASURY
Imports Since August Amount to $50,
900 900 Withdrawals a Little Owe
Three and a Half Millions.

Imports Since August Amount to $751;
600, 900 Withdrawals a Little Over
Three and a Half Millions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -The gain in
gold by the United States Treasury
since the first arrivals, August 28sh IN
the present import movement, have
been in round numbers, 1872, 900. 900,
The Withdrawals from the treasury in
Washington and from all other sub
treasures in the same time, covering
forty two business days, hes been 81,
861 900, go that the net gain by the
treasury has been about $24, 900, 900.
The Withdrawals for use in the arts
have averaged $25 600 a day, or ST.
csc. 900 altogether. O5her Withdrawals,
lin ordinary COURSE" have averaged
$50, 900 day, making total of 50, $780,
900. Adding to this named sun the
gold Withdrawals for use in the arts,
the aggregate is So $40, 900. The chief
Withdrawals otherwise have been from
the San Francisco sub treasury by
Pacific coast banks. A good deal of
gold has also been withdrawn from the
New York treasury for shipment to
Canada. There have recently, how
ever, been some receipts of gold from
Canada to offset the earlier shipments
to Canada.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

The pea crop in the county is a large
one this year, and if the frost will wait
a couple OF weeks, Wilkes will harvest
the biggest pea crop in its history. Our
people are paying more attention to
pea culture than formerly, and it is
we'll, says the Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Greensboro Record: The other night
the watt Imam on the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley yards heard a noise in
q freight a and taking his lamp went
out, where he found eight tramps.
four Of whom had but one leg, one
only 4 arm and the others were
short on noses and eyes.
The unusual and we might say rare
thing in this part of the country hap
p9ned here Sunday night. Seven men
engaged in conversation in front Of the
Methodist church Immediately after
preaching and when a census was
taken there was not a Nc IN the crowd,
Gays the Laurinburg Exchange.
Mr.. S L Oxen purchased q lot Of
meat Monday, evidently having been
made OF the razor back and pine rooter
variety. q reporter who was stand.
ing by picked up q ham and side and
requested them to be weighed. The ham
weighed exactly three pounds and the
side five pounds, says the lexington
Dispatch.
The Monroe Ecquirer says Saturday
night a week ago q 2 year old child of
Mr.. Jas. Pusger, OF Gcose Greek town
ship, Union coucty, went to bed com.
planning OF a sore on its foot. Some.
time after midnight it awoke and call
ed for water It's mother arose hurried
ly and went to give it water and as it
raised up TO drink it fell back dead
Wiley Lord and Ell. Moses got into
q quarrel on Person street Saturday
| night, which came near resulting 10
Moses' death. Moses called LORD "a
| one eyed rascal" when the latter drew
a pistol and fired at him. The ball
| grazed Moses shoulder end sped en-
through the crowded street without
touching a soul, says the Fayetteville
! Observer.
Several very narrow escapes are re
ported as having occurred IL the late
storm in this county. Mr.. J. G. Nor
wood tells us of two boys who were so
ing home from here in his buggy. Two
trees fell siuoultaneousIy-one in front
and one behind them. II they had
been two feet further to the front tbs
tree in front would have killed the
horse; Is they had been two feet fur
Their back the one in the real would
have killed them. Another tree fell
across the tops OF these two and shu.
them IN 50 that they had to chop away
the tree to get the buggy out, says the
| Chatham Ctr n.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
THE CHICAGO FIRE.
The City Celebrates the 18th Anniversary
Of the Confagration.

The City Celebrates the 18th Anniversary
Of the Confagration.
CHICAGO, October 9.-The anniver-
sary OF the great fire twenty five years
ago and the record breaking day OF toe
attendance at the Worlds Fair was
celebrated to day chiefly as 8 political
holiday. Republicans and Democrats
celebrated separately, each party hav.
ing its own big street parade as we'll as
gatherings indoors Practically, every
factory and store in the city was closed,
as also were the Board Of Trade and
banks.
From early morning the streets were
jaramed wish Thousands, struggling to
gain some point of vantage. After 9
o'clock the greet cars and vehicles
were not allowed Down town. The
weather was ideal, with not g cloud
Thousands Of flags and banners hung
from the windows, and bands Of ell
sorts played. Scores Of uniformed
clubs marched up and down. ~Innurner
able fl }ate, representing all kinds o;
trades and business organizations, were
features OF the parade. Every rail
road is running excursions, and there
are thousands of strangers in town.
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FOUR TICKETS IN TEXAS.
the Democratic, Populist, Breckenridge
tie and H~annacratic,

DALLAS, Tex, October 9-The pie
nary committee of the Republican
party of Texas has put out a fall presi
didential electoral tickit, headed by P.
B. Hunt and George G. Clifford, cleo
tors at large.
In the struggle for delegates to st.
Louis last March, resulting in two
conventions at Austin, known as the
"Cuney" and Grant" conventions,
each faction nominated two president
ial electors at large. The plenary com
mittee harmonized matters by select
ing Nominees Hunt, OF the Grant
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13
convention, and Clifford, of the

convention, and Clifford, of the
Quincy" convention.
The thirteen district electors ap-
proved were all nominated by their re-
epective district conventions, with the
exception of Colonel Robert F. Camp
bell, of 81 Paso, in the Thirteenth or
Jumbo" district, who was substituted
by the committee for J. G. Lowden, of
Abilene. Mr.. Lowden, as a national
bank director, was found to be in
eligible.
There are now four full fadged cleo
toraI tickets in the fsld IN Tezas-Re.
publican, Populist, Sound Money
Democrats and Free Silver Democrats
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a PITABLE SIGHT.

200, 900 of the Mob Crazed by Soldiery
and Royalty.
CAMP DECHALONs, CHALONsE SURNAME,
October 9 BY 9 o'clock 200, 600 people
assembled in an immense camp of 80,
600 acres to witness the grand military
review organized in honor of the Gar
and Czarina. The camp never looked
better since It's establishment by Napo
leon III. Tents and wooden buildings
had been frightened Until they pre-,
sentod as pretty a picture as could be
imagined. The $4,000 troopers, held
under arms for the Cars inspection,
were gpiek end span.
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Hon. John Z. Gg0UeS, IN atlanta
Constitution.
FIVE KILLED, FIFTY INJURED.

D~ANyILLE, Pa &C ober 9 The num-
Der Of persons killed in Iae5 nights
boiler explosion in the Montour Rolling
Department of the Reading Iron Com
pany were greater than at first re
ported. Eve persons are knoa IN to be
dead end fifty injured Many were
several hundred y4rds from tbs scene
Of the accident
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ALL ON BOARD PRESUMABLY
LOST,

HoLYHEAD. Mass, O;tober 9-Tbe
French steamship, which put in here
on account of the storm reports that
she saw a large steamship founder off
Bishop Island, Patnbrokeshire. It is
presumed ali aboard were lost.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-13

are taking interest in the shce factory ;
the work commenced at County
Convention. 1 have visited two Sub
Alliances. One promises some help;
the other had raised SIG for the shoe
factory and a visiting brother had
raised five dollars. l am going to DO
my very best. I have one dollar from
my Sub and the promise of more.
With love for you and the shoe factory,
I am"
Bro E. s. Arlington: I'VE do not
want the factory to go down, for it is
the cause Of getting our Alliance
started, and if it does hold u there
will more come to the Order"
Acknowledgements Of receipts for
shoe factory previously acknowl
edged, $I44.
W. P. Dark, D. A. Fulton, 7. B. Co.
forth, N. L Ware, r s. Harmon, f..
j Allison, J, S Thombur, J. J. Alex-
ander, Violet Ware, s. R Jackson, J.
". Ford, G. S. Ware. Julia Ware, J.
@ freeman, B. T. McGvegor, Geo. T.
Pate, J. Fl. Pate, J L Pate, s L Clio
son, a P Gibson, E. J. Mason, G. Fl
BcoughEon, Mrs. G, Il Brougaton. Jno.
W. CCeeI, J.. N. Tenpleton, J. N.
Haynes, Jonas G. Williams, e. J.
Smith, Q G. Bill, z G Bell, J. S
Marrow, John Maynor, E A Durham,
E B. Stroud, William Ferguson, [. a.
Teer, a. O.. Thompson. J. a. ThomD-
soD, 3 P Ca5ea, Jim s Suit, John
W. D0ds2n, W. O. Andrews, John NJ.
Sykes, James R SYKES, jasper J.
Sykes. Thomas T. D1dson, Z. T. Jones,
W. II, Jones, John T, Thompson, r.
K Ponder, William Pendar, Levi ".
McAdan2s, Samuel Gill, r Y Walker,
H. L WOODS, 4. W. Jones. w. J. Cole,
Jas. a. Walker, W. a j. Clark, Thos.
E Roberts, Frank Il 2berts, George W.
Walker, Henry Jones, r. L. Walker,
P. L. Clay ton, 81 co each; Albert Dor
ridy, soc; J. J Taylor, 50 90; J. NJ.
Sykes, 50 90; J V. Jones, IS SO; P. n.
Sykes, Sc so, Total TO date, 1927, SO.
Corrections for last week-H. L &
L Leonard should be E. L. & R Leon
ard.
Bro, W. S Barnes, Secretary Treas
urer, acknowledges the following for
permanent stock:
J. ID Haynes, s. 40; Patrick Lane,
IS 90; NJ. P. Lane, So SO; P. Il Lane,
g so; r O Gates, 81 90; ". Il. Davis,
81 50; J, w. Hicks, 81 IS; Peasant
BaIsam, $500; J. M, W. Alexander,
s. 90; J, @ Thompson, 81 so; J, L
Stafford, $l5 90; H, w. Q lery, 50 so;
L Y. Spears, 81 90; ". G. Taylor, 50 50;
w, Ell. Harris, 81 so; L II Alexander,
50 90; r II. Thompson, 81 $3.50 II.
Previously acknowledged, $1O1 II.
r. IVEY = 3 A
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WHERE SEWALL IS A

And it is now alleged that Mrs.
SewaII has joined her son in the revolt
against the Bryan and Sewaii ticket
However, Mr.. Sewall may fad some Of
his wifes relatives to sRcrifce.-Wash
ington Post.
Mr.. S9waIl was nominated in order
to carry Maine and break the solid New
England, and he did not do it. He did
not carry a single county in the State.
Taere is a game popular in our child
hood called Take it off before I knock
it eff Mr.. Sewall a study it with
proft.-Mobile Register.
Sewall has paid his money and is
bound to have the goods-even if they
are damaged lot. -Philadelphia Press
Tom Watson is reported to have
made a speech in Nebraska the other
day without once mentioning Nj.
Sewall. Perhaps the Georgia candidate
hopes that the people will forget who
Mr.. SeWaIl is if he refrains from saying
anything about him.-NeW York Press.
Arther Sewall, Vice Presidential can
didate on the Popocratic ticket, admits
that in the charter of his vessels he re-
quires payment in gold. AS between
Watson and Sewall, give US Watson
every time,-Syracuse Standard.
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l SUPPORT WATSON, BECAUSE
5ewau does not represent the platform
on which he stands. Uahaard Of aud
unhera!ded, picked up by chanca aad
accident in the apathy and haste that
marked the closing hours Of the Chi
cago convention, be is out OF touch
with his platform on almost as many
points as he touches it. By the record
he is as variance with his platform as
a national banker. He is on record in
opposition to it's tariff views. H5 was
advocating a gold standard D mccrat
for Governor three months ago, and
this is to the credit of his judgment if
not Of his consistency. He is III op
position to his platform in the bounties
which come to him from his ships. I
believe that his very party is ind fer
ent to him, and I am sure that Bryan,
his commander in-chief, he's written
his explicit condemnation in tho pub
lie statement that a candidate ought to
stand above suspicion on every plank
Of the platform which supports him
Hon. John 7. Graves, in Atlanta Con
stitutiOn.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-05-07
RACE WON BY THE RIDER.
Derby Prize at Louisville Landed by
Horse Not "Fit.~

Derby Prize 1t Louisville Landed by q
Horse Not "Fit."
LOUISVILLE, May ITO Willie SimA
rather than Ben Brush belongs the credit
Of victory in the twenty-second Kentucky
Derby. The great son Of Bramble was
not flt for . bruising race, such as he had,
but under the careful guidance Of Sims,
he landed the coveted prize in the first
Kentucky Derby ever run at the shortened
distance of one mile and n quarter All
the honor and the Is, QUO which went to
Ben Brush properly belonged to Ben
Elder, and had it not been for the stable
boy who essayed to pilot the son of Fonso
there would have been several lengths Of
daylight between Hen Brush and the colt
which should have showed the way under
the wire.
There was a big crowd to see the race
and for the first of the run First Mate led,
having half n length lead nt the end of the
mile. Brush was second, while Ben Eder,
badly managed by Tabor, who is an inex.
perienced rider, was nearly last. At the
last turn Sims began riding to win on
Brush. and Tabor had almost redeemed
himself by bringing up Ben Eier and
when Strengthened for home Elder was Sec
ond, Bush being first and only q neck
ahead. 1t was q very close finish with
Brush nose to the front. Time, 2:07.