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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

Brick Scheme--A Gigantic Political
Trust to be Organized.
R.-"HelloI Mr.. Editor"
R.-"HelIol Major. Any startling
Npews to days"
Nj don't know whether you
Noald call il startlin' or not, but ! got
90 the ground floor Of sum news the
her day. In fact, 1 am one Of the
tockholders an I'm bound ter be a
Rinner this time. KurneIl johnson
UNI out ter see me an Betsy the other
day, 'ter restore his health" ez he
baWlways says. After dinner he took
Z me up the big road for a little stroll. I
could see they Wuz somethin' a workin'
on hiz brain, fer he Wuz sprter excited
like. After we got u n road apiece
he asked me whutI thought ov the po-
litikaI situashun in general. In reply
asked him if he thought / Wuz a witch
or sum supernatural bein' frUm an
other wurld. He sed he didn't think
anything ov the sort, but KNOWN that
IWuz the best farmer in my section an
that I anyways kept posted an wuz
conservative, he wanted my candid
opinion for hHtufe reference. I tole
him things areSso mixed that a second
solomon couldn't make even a guess
az ter politicks the way things look
now. Az I see it they amt no chance
fer the dymakrats ter git in again next
year. We hev SIGH a bad record that
the folks will hev ter be worse off than
they are now in this State before they
viii let us in again. He sed I Wuz
badly mistaken; that there wuz a big
revolt goin' on in Populist an Repub
Ifkin ranks an that they were repudi
atm everything, ever ter Gov. Russell.
I told him I reckoned nobody but the
feIlers whut are friendly ter trusts an
corporashuns are repudiatin' the State
administrator. He sed thousands
are rushin' back inter the dYmakrat
party. I tole him I had herd that be-
fore, sumEhere. He sed it wa a fack.
/ tole him EeFname hiz men, or sum Ov
'emsnyWay. Hesedhe would name 'em
after while. Then he unfolded a great
scheme. He sed that a crowd ov men
were gittin' up a big political trust an
would try ter put it in ~operashun next
year an he wanted me ter jine in an
help reap the harvest. I asked him if
this Wuz another h~aysavin' or seedin'
trick. He sed it Wuzent, but wuz a
skeeme ter git inter ofis on, an that l
will git one of the biggest slices if 1 will
jine in. I tole him I thought l had
herd it sumwhere that the dymakrat
party il or wuz opposed ter trusts, an
didn't see how it could allay suspicion
il it tried ter regain power by formin'
a trust. Then he sed that Wuz awl
rite an they wouldn't be any truble
on that score. He awlso sed we would
carry the State, if the trust wuz com
pleted, by al least SOC, COO majority;
that the wurd faie wuz not put down
In our dickshunary. I tried ter resist
his seductive ways, but couldn't, an
/ reckon I'll be one ov the biggest
stockholders in the concern. Guide
bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
FROM AN ADVERTISER

AULANDER, n G nh
The Progressive Farmer, 0
N. c.: .odver
Incloeed is s., amount due tor a%bicb
tisement No. 1878, Mastif Plo"S'
was entirely satisfactory.
Yours truly, w,,oRE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12

The bedrock of Populism is the equal
ity OF human rights.-Belton, CTex)
Ballot.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
when The Weather Changes

You'll change to heavier weights. It's a convenience not to have to bother
then. The mercury drops, you drop in here five minutes of time, and out
again, with a handsome, stylish, pertect-fHiDg faulHess in every way suit
or Overcoat- or both-and a quaHter-maybe a third-of the money you e.
.pected to spend still in your pocket.
Follow the best dressers-go where they 60 Ask them. They tell you
it's o secret-BerWangers' Clothes are a standard. It argues good judgment
to come here. 1t means a saving-not at the expense of quality, but by reason
of our facilities. We're not selling goods at cost either We buy tRma
close as money can get them-avRl ourselves of all cash discounts and they
go to you at the very smallest advance of that The finest talent i employed
in cutting and making our fine Suits and Overcoats.
These mild days are good days 20 look, investigate, compare, decide. And
our variety deserves time to be carefully reviewed. Even where all is good
there's a best-special excellence
In Suits see our St, 81 so, SIC, $12, $15, SIS. $50 to $25 See how they an
leaders.
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REINDEER FOR ALASKA.
Bruce's Project Proved a Failure
This Season.

SEATTLE, Sept. 25.-Miner Bruce,
the noted Alaskan explorer, is back IN
Seattle again after a voyage for three
months in northern waters. He reports
that his project for transporting rein
deer from the Siberian coast to Alaska
nroved a failure this season, owing to
the fact that his schooner, the Louise
7 Kenney. was unable to make her
way through the thick rings of ice
that skirted the Siberian coast. This
evperlence convinces Mr.. Bruce that a
steam vessel is necessary to the sue
cess of the plan He viii ask Con-
eress to increase the present $1,000
aDpropriation to an adequate amount.
The schooner. which left here June
9Th went as far as St Lawrence Bay
and South Head. where Mr.. Bruce
learned of two herds OF reindeer await
inc him inland. but the ice prevented
his landing. If the reindeer could be
landed at St. Michaels they would be
q oraat factor in the transportation Of
food up the Yukon
The Kenney brings a good cargo OF
Miscellaneous furs and 5000 pounds Of
whalebone. the greatest single shipment
of that article ever brought TO the
Sound.
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ROBBERY BY A MASKED MAN.
BOLD DEED AT AN EARLY
HOUR THIS MORNING.
Lou Green's Saloon Entered and
It's Occupants Held Up
About $50 Taken.

One Of the boldest robberies that has
been committed in this city in a long
time was that of Lou Green's saloon
on K street, between Seventh and
Eighth, at quarter to o'clock this
morning.
Green's barkeeper, man known as
DAN" and one other man were the
only occupants of the saloon at the
time
They were seated at table and were
engaged in conversation, when the bar
keeper was suddenly surprised at find
ing another man standing almost at
his side-a man who had entered the
saloon unobserved.
When the barkeeper and his compan-
ion turned to look at the intruder they
saw that he wore a handkerchief mask
over the upper portion of his face.
and held in one hand huge pistol.
The visitor lost no time in making
his business known.
up with your hands." he demand
ed of the two occupants of the saloon,
and their hands went up quick
Now turn your faces to the wall"
And they turned and steadfastly gazed
at the figures Of the wallpaper.
While they thus stood the robber
went behind the bar. broke open the
till. and helped himself to its contents
between $40 and $J0-and then left
the saloon by the rear door. ran into
the alley, and escaped.
The barkeeper gave an alarm, and
ex-Police Captain Bradley, whose place
Of business is nearly opposite the sa-
loon. hastened there, and he and others
searched for the robber. but the latter
had vanished.
The police were notified, and officers
were sent out, but no tidings of the
robber were forthcoming.
Later-Theb barkeeper and his compan-
ion subsequently, said they We're of the
opinion that there must have been two
men engaged in the robbery. as they
thought they heard one behind the
bar while the other covered them with
his pistol.
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stand to-day. The witness was Mary
Siemmering, the domestic in Luetgert's
household, for whose love- it is charged
by the State, the prisoner murdered his
wife. There was no mistaking the
feeling of the girl toward Luetgert. She
was there to do him all the good in her
power, and she stood by him stoutly.
She contradicted herself several times.
but was quick to catch herself, and
the last statement that she made in any
part of her testimony was always in
favor of the prisoner.
She denied in a positive manner that
she had been a disturbing element be-
tween Luetgert and his wife, and said
that neither by night or by day, alone
or in company had she ever visited
Luetgert in his factory or elsewhere in
an improper manner. She insisted that
the prisoner had always been good to
his wife, and that in her opinion the
latter was out of her mind, and had
been for some time prior to her disap-
pearance.
Her cross examination was not con-
cluded to-day. and viii be taken up
again Monday.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
NEARLY SUFFOCATED.
Experience Of a Man Prospecting
for Gold Above Redding.

SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 23.-J. E. Lon
ergan, an electrician Of this city, re-
Gently had an experience while pros
pecting above Redding that nearly cost
him his life. With other Santa Cru
z2ns he formed a company to prospect
for gold, and in his search for the prec-
ious metal used diving suit At >
O'Clock one afternoon, he was down
depth Of forty-five feet, when he saw
in crevice more gold than his eyes had
ever beheld, and as he stopped to pick
it up the gold drifted into gravel which
was some ten feet deep. As he saw
fortune slipping away from him, he
lost control of himself, and began to
suffocate He reached for the life line,
but it foated away from him. Then
he reached for the air hose, and with
a feeble effort he caught it and was
falling into a faint when the man in
charge Of the life line noticed the move
ment of the hose. Thinking something
was wrong he signalled to Lonergan,
who failed to respond. Hastily Lon
ergan was pulled up in a very much ex-
hausted condition. Half a minute
more, and he would have suffocated.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
TERRIBLE TALE OF HARDSHIP
Experience of the Grew Of a Vessel
just Arrived in Port.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-The
overdue British ship, The Hahneman.
was towed into port this evening after
a Journey of PA days from Swansea
First Officer Green brings a tale of
death, hardship and privation seldom
heard of in these times. The vessel
en-. ountered head winds from the sec
ond day out. until within few hum
dred miles Of this port. Captain Bindon
was stricken with erysipelas July 4th,
and died two weeks later in latitude 70
soi III. longitude 81 west, and was bur
led the same day. During the last part
of the voyage the water and provisions
ran very short, and the men We're kept
on short rations, so much water and
food being given out every day. One
week ago the United States steamship
Adams was sighted, and enough water
and provisions secured from her to
last the vessel until she reached here.
AS it was, the sailors on board begged
for water from the tow boats and
small boats that ran alongside as she
entered the harbor.
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CYCLING AT MANHATTAN BEACH.
RATTLING RACE BETWEEN
MICHAEL AND LESNA.
The We1ch Champion Wins the
Thirty-Three Mile Event
in Excellent Time.

NEW YORK. Sept. 25.-The cycle
racing in this vicinity was wound UP
this afternoon at Manhattan Beach
with a rafting international match
race between Jimmy Michael the Welsh
champion and Lucien Lesna, the Swiss
rider, who holds the French middle dis
tance record. The attendance was H.
600.
From start to finish the race was a
procession. Both riders strained every
muscle to gain an advantage, and al
though it was a foregone conclusion
early in the race that Michael would
win, bar accidents, Lesna never let up,
and stuck manfully to his task. AT the
end of the hour Michael had covered
thirty-one miles and 400 yards, which
is ahead of the worlds one hour COM
petition record of thirty miles and 900
yards, held by Stocks. and the Ameri-
can record, thirty miles, 293 2-3 yards
held by Michael himself.
The thirty-third and last mile was
traversed as quickly as the preceding
ones, and Michael few across the tape
a winner by almost five laps in the ex-
cellent time Of 62:17 4-5 minutes.
MEET AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 25.-The first
annual diamond race meet Of the Cleve-
land Quill Club was held to-day. About
1000 people were present. OF the three
professional races, Major Taylor OF
Cambridgeport, Mass, the colored
champion, won two and would have
taken the third, but for biunder in
starting. Nels Carson, the Swede, re-
duced the worlds amateur record for
one milel unpaced, standing start, by
2-5 seconds, making the mile In
2:14 3-5. Jack Crawford Of this city,
aged 13, broke the worlds half niie
record for boys, covering the distance
in 1:03 4-5. Results:
One mile, open, professional Major
Taylor won, c. B. Haskins4of Cleveland
second, L. A. Callahan of Buffalo third
Time-2:09 1-5.
Two mile, lap race PROFESSIONALISM
jor Taylor g points, won, c. c. Augiuen-
baugh Of Beaver. Pa, (6 points, Sec
ond, Haskins a points, third Tsfne-
5:04 1-5.
Five miles, handicap professional
Charles Hoffer Of st. Paul OPS YARDS
won. ]. ]. Blonin of Detroit (75 yarsise
second, W. H. Seaton Of Louisville. KY,
600 yards) third. Time-11:16.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
Takes Part in the Laying OF a
Cornerstone.

ADAMS (Mass.), Sept. 25.-At 4
o'clock this afternoon President McKin-
ley took part in the exercises at the
laying of the corner stone of the Mem
Orial Library building. A delegation
of Grand Army veterans escorted the
President to the site of the building.
The exercises of laying the corner stone
We're very simple Prayer was offered,
followed by remarks by representatives
of the Library Trustees and the G. A.
r.
President Mckinley was enthusiastic
cally received, and as he placed the
mortar upon the stone with a silver
trowel there was a general hush. AS
the President returned to his seat three
long cheers were given, which he ac-
acknowledged by removing his hat and
bowing. Then he advanced to the
front of the platform and spoke for a
few minutes on the incidents leading
up to the erection Of the building and
the memories revived by its construc-
ton.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
COLOR BLINDNESS.
Employees of the Southern Pacific
Examined as TO Sight.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 25.-The
Southern Pacific Company has COM
pletad an examination Of its trainmen,
Gispatchers. station agents and section
men west Of Ell Paso and ogden for
color blindness. There were about .
200 cut Of this number the sight Of
193 was found to be defective as to
colors.
The men found to be affected with
color blindness have been removed
from their old positions and given
places in no way connected with the
running OF handling of trains.
One man out OF the 1913 cases of color
blindness was totally blind as to color.
He could not distinguish black from
white Such cases are extremely rare.
Hereafter all railway employees con-
nected with the running Of trains must
pass u physical examination, similar to
that of an applicant for life Insurance.
As 400 employees of the Market
Street Railway Company have Joined
the Southern Pacific Hospital Associa-
tion. q hospital to cost 100000 will
soon be erected here.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
TRAIN HELD UP.
Was the Easthound Overland on
the o. r. and n. Road.

PORTLAND, Sept. 25.-Meager par
ticulars were received late tonight that
the eastbound overland o. r. and y.
train No was stopped by three men
about ten miles from this city. After
stopping the train the robbers took
the engineer and fireman into the brush
\ brakeman made his way to the en-
gine. and drawing his revolver, fired
several shots at the robbers, who re-
turned the compliment. The brake
man then backed the train down the
track a short distance. In the mean
time, the robbers. after relieving the
engineer and fireman of their watches
and small amount OF mony, disap-
peared in the timber.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
At SKAGUkY.
Geo, Buchanan Murders the Pro-
prietresS of a Lodging House,
Then Sends Bullet Crashing Through His
Own Brain.
A Lone Righwayman Holds Up
Stage Nine Miles From Xreka-
Secures the Express Box, but
Does Not MoIest the Passengers.

VICTORIA B. c., Sept. 25.-The
steamship City Of Seattle brought the
news of a murder and suicide at Skag-
uay. George Buchanan, foreman Of
the Skaguay Bay Improvement Com
pany shot and killed Mrs. Stella Kos
suth. the proprietress Of lodging
house and restaurant, and then killed
himself.
lie was madly jealous Of her. On
the night Of the 21st inst. he called
her TO his room, and as she was run
ning from him, shot her in the back OF
the head. She died in twelve minutes.
lie then turned the revolver on himself
and the bullet went crashing through
his temple, killing him instantly.
Buchanan was about - years of age.
Mrs. Kossuth was a widow about IS
years old. Her mother, Mrs. Craw-
ford. formerly kept the Continental
Hotel at Skaguay.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
POWERS AGAINST ENGLAND.
The Latter May Ee Forced to
Evacuate Egypt.

PARIS, Sept. 25.-The "Politiuue Co
loniale" publishes a dispatch from ST.
Petersburg to-day, saying that as a re-
suit of an exchange of views between
the Chancellories at st. Petersburg,
Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Rome and Con-
stantinople, the Sultan of Turkey will
ject of Great Britains evacuation of
Egypt
Russia, supporting the Sultan, will
invite a conference at Constantinople
or St. Petersburg, with the object of
settling the question on the basis of the
autonomy of Egypt under the suzerain-
ty of the Sultan.
There is a bare suspicion that the re-
cent conference between the Car and
the President Of France may have had
a bearing upon the alleged intention to
loosen the hold of Great Britain in
Egypt.
There can be no doubt that the Pow
ers have viewed with alarm the steady
and tremendous growth of English in
f1uences in the country named, and it
has long been conceded in diplomatic
circles that only a plausible pretext
was awaited to cause the Powers to
act
1t is not for a moment supposed that
Great Britain will tamely submit to
thus being shorn of her possessions,
and yet conservative men do not antic-
ipate serious trouble.
1t is believed that if the programme
is carried through which has been out
lined by the other Powers, and Great
Britain foresees that some concessions
may avert a terrible conflict, she will
be willing to make some kind of com
promise.
Notwithstanding the fact that the ac-
ton referred to is Of a sensational char
acter, the public appears to look upon
it as being in no wise premonitory Of
a coming war.
The record-union., 1897-09-26

tives of the various State institutions
for the care of the insane have been
meeting in secret session yesterday and
to-day and have decided that the insti-
tutions under their care must be placed
under civil service rules. Hereafter all
applicants for positions must pass an
examination to be eligible for appoint
ment This rule applies to those hold
ing positions as well as to those seek
ing employment
1t was also decided to isolate the con-
sumptfvas among the insane; and to
exclude altogether from the insane asy-
lums alcoholic and cocaine f1ends.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
Protest Against the Tax Levy.

SANTA CRUZ. Sept 25.-The tax
levy of 50 50 made by the Supervisors
has caused a vigorous protest to be en-
tered by the taxpayers, who have asked
it to be reduced. According to the law,
the Supervisors have power to reduce
the levy, but not to raise it. No action
has yet been taken by the board. Some
of the taxpayers consider that there is
no immediate necessity for the purchase
of a steam roller, rock-crusher. the
erection of jail annex and hospital,
for which the Supervisors desired to
appropriate the money.
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ORDERED TO QUARANTINE.
a British Vessel ON which There
Had Been Yellow Fever.

PORT TOWNSEND CWash), Sept.
25-The bark-rigged British ship Cape
York. Captain Mitchell, arrived this
morning. hfty-four days from Panama.
While lying at the latter port there
We're several cases of yellow fever and
two deaths aboard ship. She cleared
for this port without being disnfected
or fumigated. On arrival here she was
ordered to Diamond Point, the United
States quarantine station, where both
ship and crew will be detained two
weeks for fumigation and disinfectlon.
No sickness developed aboard the ship
on the voyage north from Panama. On
her release from quarantine she Will
load wheat at Tacoma for the United
Kingdom.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
Suit to Gust Supervisors.

UKIAH. Sept. 25.-Following the ex-
ample of the San Francisco reformers.
District Attorney Sturtevant to-day
filed accusations against c. P. Smith,
A. NJ. Duncan. Jacob Wattenberger,
Samuel Duncan and John Flanagan,
charging them with malfeasance in Of
fee. Those named constitute the
Board Of Supervisors of Mendocino
County They are ordered to appear
in court October 11th and show cause
why they should not be ousted from
Office
The record-union., 1897-09-26
Hubbard to be First vice-President

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-It was
stated to-day that on the fourth Thurs
day of October the Directors of the
Southern Pacific Company would meet
and elect General Thomas H. Hubbard
of New York First Vice President, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
c. F. Crocker. General Hubbard is
now Second Vice President and j. c.
Stubbs Third yice-President. 1t is
said that Stubbs will become Second
Vice President and General Manager
julius Kruttschnitt be made Third
Vice President.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
Rich Strike in Nevada.

ELKO New, Sept. Pa rich strike
has been made at Gold Creek in the
mother lode. Assays which have been
made show the quartz TO carry much
free gold. Almost at the beginning Of
the drift. which leaves the tunnel at
400 feet, the ore assayed 500 40. Work
is now in seventy-fve feet, and the ore
body improves with every shot.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
Steamer Tacoma Runs Ashore.

TACOMA, Sept 25.-The steamer Ia
coma which left here at a. m. for
China and Japan, ran ashore head on
an hour after she departed. She struck
on the beach on the southern shore of
Maury Island in full view, ordinarily
Of this city. a dense fog prevailed at
the time, and it is supposed that she
lost her bearings. The beach on which
the ship brought up is sandy and soft
and the steamer was fioated at high
time without having suffered any dam
age.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
California Markets Won.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-A very
interesting game of baseball was played
at Central Park to-day between the
Santa Cruz team and the California
Markets Of this city. The California
Markets won by their heavy hitting. the
score being : to , Numerous double
plays constituted the features of the
game.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
Part of Her Crew in Irons.

SAN FRANCISO, Sept 25.-The Brit
ish bark ClOncaid sailed to-day for Eng
land with part of her crew in irons and
locked up in the forecastle. She was
towed out to sea by the tug Sea King,
which had aboard a number of long
shoremen to set the bark's sails outside
the heads The majority Of the Clon-
caid'S crew are men who mutinied on
the ship Inchape Rock on her recent
voyage from Swansea, and they were
locked up until the bark got under way,
in order to prevent them from taking
French leave after having received their
advance pay.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
A LONE HIGHWAYMAN.
Holds Up a Stage Nine Miles Fro"
Yreka.

YREKA. Sept. pa stage robbery
the second in the same place within the
last sis. months. occurred nine miles
from here at : o'clock this evening.
A lone and masked highwayman
stepped from behind a rock and de
manded the express box. which was
handed out. and the stage proceeded on
its way. 1t is not known how much the
robber secured. There were four pas
sengers on the stage. but none were mo
Tested.
The same stage was held up in the
same place last April, and. it is pre-
sumed, by the same robber.
The record-union., 1897-09-26
Crusade Against Impure Milk.

OAKLAND, Sept. 25.-The crusade
against impure milk decided upon by
the Board of Health will be inaugurated
next week The certificates and warn
ing notices were printed to-day, and
Monday will see the opening of the
campaign. Every family in the city
will be warned by letter, sent through
the school children, against patroniz-
ing dairies not possessing certificates
of inspection.