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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07
rHn DEATH OF HENRY GEORGE

No incident has transpired in the his
tory of this country since the Assina-
ton Of President Garfield that has
cast a greater gloom Of sorI ow over the
hearts and homes of the common peo.
pie than the announcement of the sud-
den death Of the poor mans friend and
great apostle of liberty, Henry George.
The World pays the following glow
ing tribute to the life and character Of
a great and good man.
Henry Geoge is dead. That sentence
tolls through the world like the boom
ing of a mighty funeral bell. Wherever
men honor public and private virtue,
wherever men are struggling to uplift
their fellow men, wherever men grope
in the darkness of oppression, strain
ing their eyes for the breaking OF the
dawn of liberty, the news will come as
the tidings of the death Of a friend.
Henry George was a tribune of the
people-poOr for their sake when he
might have been rich by merely com
promising; without official position for
their sake when he might have had
high Cfices by merely yielding a part
of his convictions to expediency.
ALI that men most eagerly seek he
sacrificed for convictions, for con.
science, for the cause Of the people as
he felt it.
All his life long he spoke, and wrote,
and thought, and prayed, and dreamed
Of one thing only-the cause of the
plain people against corruption and
despotism. And he died with his
armor on, with his sword flashing, in
the front of the battle, scaling the
breastworks of intrenched corruption
and despotism.
He died as he lived. He died q
hero's death. He died as he would
have wished to die-on the battle field,
spending his last strength in a blow at
the enemies of the people.
Fearless, honest, unsulIied, uncom-
promising Henry Georgei
We are erecting monuments all over
the country to the fallen heroes of our
wars. No hero who fell at Yorktown
or at Gettysburg gave his life more
clearly for the hGNOr and glory Of his
country than did Henry George.
Liberty has losta friend ! Democracy
has lost a leader lex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07
M n 8 MOTHER.

President Mc K,nley Left Washington
for Canton, Ooio, last Friday, where
his mother was supposed to be dying.
She is SO years old. A dispatch from
Canton, Ohio, midnight, Friday, says:
latter partially recognizing her son,
the Presidents mother relapsed into
uuconsciousness to night and sank so
low that the doctor at one time thought
she might die before morning. The
President, upon learning that his
mother would probably be unconscious
until the end comes, has decided that
his presence here will be unavailing
and therefore decided to night to return
to Washington tomorrow afternoon,
so as not to delay the proceedings of
Congress. He will return here as soon
thereafter as possible.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07
A PROCLAMATION by THE Gov
ERNOR.
ST. so Reward.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Tvoo0ciua DanaptmoDt

Executive D~0DhEbul6ubs
Whereas, official information has
been received a5 this Department that
Alor ID Waters did, on or about the
26th day of December, 1895, kill and
murder Henderson West, in Pitt
county; and whereas, it appears that
the said Alon7o Waters has fed the
State OF SO conceals himself that the
ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon him: Now, therefore, /,
Daniel l. Russell, Governor of the
State of North Carolina, by virtue of
authority in me vested by Law, do issue
this my proclamation, Offering reward
OF One Hundred and Fifty Dollars for
the apprehension and delivery of the
said AlonZ0 Waters to the Sheriff Of
Pitt county at the court house in Green
vile, N. c., and I do en- join all officers
of the State and all good citizens TO as
sist in bringing said criminal TO justice.
Done at our City Of Raleigh, the
third day Of December, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety.seven, and in the one hun.
dred and tWentY.second year OF our
American Independence.
DANIEL l. RUSSELL.
By the Governor:
il ALEXANDER, Private Secretary.
DFsCRPEoN-VeFy stout, black
man, 81 feet high, smooth face, large
white eyes, had sn upward look from
the eve when spoken TO, WaighedRbOUt
.17e pounds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07
BLIZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST.

Sioux FALLS, 8. D., Dec. ga biz
gard prevails over the whole of the
Northwest. Along the upper Missouri
river the storm is the worst in many
years. Traffic is almost entirely sus-
pended, and the cattle interests of the
Northwest is in very great danger. The
blizzard is moving with it's usual rapid
transit velocity. Thousands of prairie
cattle may meet death as the result of
the terrible weather.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07
THE ALLIANCE IN ALAMANcR

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Farm
ers' Alliance was held in Graham, Ala
nance county, Nov. Goth, 1892. The
farmers Of AIamance are steadily tax
ing their places in the ranks of the ALI
ance and marching onward abreast.
Hon. J. T. B. Hoover, Secretary
Treasurer N. O. T. 8, A., delivered an
interesting address to an audience of
Alliancemen and others, in the course
Of which he said:
DO we need the Farmers Alliance3
Has the time arrived in the history of
Duh country when the farming people
ought to get together for their own ad-
vancement and for their own protec-
tionl
"As we look around US Wa find that
we have a grand country, a beau.
titul country; We have the grain pro
ducing sections OF the West. The North
west and western part of country
to. day to the civilized world is what
Egypt was to the Orient. We have
the cotton fields of the South; the beau
tiful tobacco land of Virginia and Caro-
lima and in addition to this these States
are banded together by iron rails, tied
together by a network of telegraph
wires. under one flag, whose crimson
stripes were dyed in the blood of our
forefathers at Kings Mountain, Gull
ford Court House and over an hundred
hard fought fields.
We have IN Industrious people, and
with their industry they have clothed
the land. The warehouses Of the West
are filled with grain and the fields OF
the South have yielded their full sup
ply. We have a bountiful harvest, and
with all this plenty, do we need the
Farmers Alliance7
Are the farmers not satisfied with this
Are they displeased with Providence
because Of this wise arrangement i
does seem that the farmers ought tt
be satisfied.
"Why are we not satisfied We are
not satisfied because, having made this
country what it is, having produced
the wealth of the country, we r not
able to retain enough of this wealth tc
pay our honest debts and to leave III
any upon which to live and supper
our families"
Bro. Hoover clearly demonstrated
the necessity Of the Alliance, and Of it,
becoming unanimous with the farmers
He showed that the manufacturer anC
merchant are growing rich by their or
ganized power, the manufacturer buy
ing cotton for three cents less pei
pound than he did last year and selling
his cloth for more per yard.
He drew q beautiful picture Of the
time when Alliance principles shall
prevail and the farmer will no longer
have to ask what will you give me fol
my produceH but it will be said to hin
what will you takef"
In conclusion, he said: "Go with me
to Washington, let us go up those
marble steps that look down the Ions
hall way; there r tables loaded with
the choicest fruits, lights r reflected
from thousands Of diamonds, eweer
music watts its melody over all.
Here r men who haveoorganized
themselves together, and they havo
gained their wealth by organized
power, and all is happy as a marriago
bell.
"Now go with me to the PiedmOn'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07
ANOTHER GIGANTIC TRUST.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 1.-The biggest
combination of river coal interests ever
attempted, promises to be effected be
fore the new year. 1t has been talked
of for years, but has at last come to a
focus. A committee, consisting of
Capt. W. W. ONeill, President of the
W. ". O'Neil Coal Company, and of
the Pittsburg Coal Exchange; Capt. s,
8. Brown, of W. r.. Browns Sons, and
Capt. John a, Wood, of the firm of
Jno. A. Wood and Son, is hard at work
considering the schedules of property
values as presented by the separate coal
companies operating or the river.
There is a slight dissension in the
ranks, but it is not considered to be
sufficient to block the way Of a speedy
consolidation. The scheme, which is
stupendous In nature, proposes the Or
ganization of one company with a cap
itaIization of S11, 600, 900. It is to be a
huge trust, controlling the river coal
interests from lock No 8 on the Mono
Rh4cA6 G4NOI w 4N0" OE4C6LSs
The primary object of the combina-
ton is to reduce expenses in both min
ing and shipping. The Pitsburg opera
tors hope by this means to successfully
compete with the Kanawaha river pro,
duct. It is claimed that it is but to
reap the reward that will be gained in
the reduction of operating expenses
The elimination of the cutting done by
P~ittsburg shippers is also expected to
contribute to the dividends.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WHAT TT WILL
CONTAIN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-The Message
of President Mckinley to the Congress
that meets next Monday will be de
voted practically to the subjects of ouI
foreign relations and the currency
problems. 1t will be unique, in one re-
spect, in that it ignores the great bulk
of the matters usually constituting the
departmental portions of presidential
annual messages. There is scarcely q
reference to the subject matter Of the
annual reports Of the cabinet, the Presi
dents purpose being to call attention
to the more important affairs Of the
government. For this reason, the
postal savings project of the Postmas
ter General is not discussed in the mes
sage.
While the details Of the currency
plank are not definitely known, it car
be authoritatively stated that it is, in
the main, the incorporation OF the
views submitted by Secretary Gage
though, as to details, the President
leaves himself freedom Of action By moi
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07

OF course you need a wire fence. No
question about that. Very well; get
the best. Write Page Woven Wire
Fence Co., Adrian, Mich, and tell
them you saw their ad. in The Pro
GREsslVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07
ga GIRDLR ROUND THR WORLD"
Brief Items Picked Up Here and There
From the Tropics to the Pole.
DOWN WITH FOOTBALL.

+ DOWN WITH FOOTBALL.
RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 2.-Among the
bills introduced in the Senate 10y,
was the much discussed anti!footbalI
bill. 1t provides that 10 game Of foot
ball, for which admission fees are
charged, shall be played in the State OF
Virginia, under a penalty of $50 for
each offence. The bill is strongly sup
ported.
RICHMOND, Va. DEC. IA charter
was granted to day to the Southern
Sugar Refining Company, with a cap,
ital of 81, 10 10000. James B Pace, ex
President of the Planters National
Bank, is the President. The object is
TO erect a big factory for the manufac
ture OF sugar from beets. 1t is an en-
tirely new enterprise in this section Of
country.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 2.-Will
Phillips, Seth Lowe and John Howard,
three young farmers, quarreled over
the divided love of Miss Irene Putney,
at church, near Huntsville, last night,
and while services went on within the
young men became engaged in a three
cornereG duel outside. All three were
fatally wounded, and Lowe and How.
ard died to day.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
Santa Fe Issues an Order for
800 New Cars.
Are Coal and Box Cars-TO Be
Made in Topeka.
REQUIRES MORE MEN.
The "Great Rock Island
Routes" Circular
Advertising the Fall Festival
an Artistic Work.

When announcements are made from
time to time that the Santa F'e cOmpa-
ny has taken up contract for the con-
struction of so much rolling stock of
different descriptions, few people real
ize that aside from whatever demand
there may be for this rolling stock in
service. the company is obliged to con-
struct it in order to keep up the equip
ment of the road.
All of the rolling stock of the Santa
Fe railway is heavily mortgaged, and
for this reason it is absolutely necessa-
ry that the equipment of the road be
kept at the same standard from year to
year
When by wrecks, fire or other causes
engines, passenger coaches and freight
cars are destroyed, a report of the dam
age. detailing the number and nature
of the destroyed property, is made out
and filed with the mechanical depart
ment in this city. These reports are
placed together and every so often, gen
orally about once every year, an order
goes out of the Office of the superinten-
dent of machinery for the construction
of rolling stock to replace that destroy
ed.
The order for the construction of II
heavy passenger locomotives, issued by
superintendent of Machinery John
Player last winter, was an order of
this kind. Several of the big engines
have already been turned out of the
Topeka shops, and others are in the
course of construction. The dozen en-
gines will replace locomotives destroyed
by one cause or another during the past
two years. The number of engines de-
stroyed probably does not correspond
with the number of engines in the order
as the cost of one of the big engines
represents the value of two or more of
the engines to be replaced. The equip
ment is kept up under the mortgage by
value and not by number.
Last week Mr.. Player issued an order
for the construction of 100 box cars and
200 coal cars at the carpenter shops in
this city. These cars will replace box and
coal cars destroyed while in service
during the past year
A slight increase in the working force
of the car department has been made
to take care of this order for new cars.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
LETTER HEADS TO BURN.
Trouble Breaks Out in the Smoky
River Mining Company.

Mr.. F. Bur1eigh Johnson was arrested
on a warrant sworn out in Justice Nc
Clintock's court yesterday charging him
with eIhbezzling $500 from Mrs. Sarah
A. S1ade of Kansas City.
Mrs. Slade is stopping at the resi-
dence of General H H. ArtZ, 400 West
Tenth street, where she was seen by a
journal reporter. Mrs. Slade'S statement
was that johnson represented to her
that the Smoky River Mining company
was in need of money for the improve
nent of its plant in Trego county and
he induced Mrs. SIade to invest s., 200 in
the stock. He represented to her, she
says, that he was an agent of the COM
pany and agreed that if she would take
100000 shares of the stock she could
have it for $1,000. Mrs. Slade says she
paid $500 in cash and gave her note for
$500.
General Artz says he has done moth
ing to induce Mrs. Slade to bring this
suit, but he is somewhat interested in
the case, as he said Johnson charged
the company up with $50 railroad fare
Tor MS trip to Kansas City to sell Mrs.
Slade the stock, and instead of selling
company stock he sold his own, when it
was positively against the rules of the
company to dispose of private stock.
General Artz said that no one had sold
any of the their stock except himself,
and that he traded three shares for
bicycle. General Artz claims that he has
the following letterheadS of the station
cry used by Johnson in his different
business enterprises.
Ihe richmond Iron & Steel Works, st.
Louis, f. B. johnson, secretary and
treasurer.
Moore & Johnson Forging Combina-
ton, St Louis, Mo-, and Collins, New
York.
Milwaukee Fuel Oil & Burner compa-
ny 222 Grand avenue, Milwaukee; F. B.
Johnson, secretary and treasurer
American Car Soupler company, St
Louis; Frank B. Johnson, secretary
and treasurer.
A. Johnson & Co., Incandescent Gas
Lamp company, Chicago, Ill.
Medical Lake Remedy company,
Frank B. Johnson, secretary and treas
urer.
Johnson Process for Manufacturing
Iron and Steel, Chicago.
Richmond Steel Works, ST. Louis; F.
B. Johnson, secretary and treasurer.
The Johnson Fuel Gas and Construc-
ton company, Topeka.
Johnson claims that Artz has put Mrs
Slade up to bringing the suit, but both
Mrs. Slade and Artz deny this. The
case is set for Thursday.
Mr.. Johnson's statement is that Artz
went to Arkansas on his wheel to in
duce Mrs. Slade to come to Topeka and
bring suit. Mr.. Johnson says:
"I made no arrangements to sell her
company stock, but sold her mine. I
did not charge the company up with the
railroad fare. This is simply a. scheme
on the part of Artz and Kellog to down
me. 1t was a straight and square deal
and I am right"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
ToDAY's MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, Sept. 7-There was q iump of
two cents in the price of wheat at the
opening today, first offerings of December
ranging from 951zQ95Ac, compared with
Saturdays closing price of 953sc.The mar
ket was Influenced by the cables, Liver
pool showing an advance of 22z 631sd over
Saturdays close. There was rain in the
spring wheat territory in Minnesota and
the Dakotas. This and the large increas Sc
passage, two million bushel checked
the advance. Worlds shipments were
enormous, 9,S12,000 bushels, but two
thirds of the amount was from America.
Northwest receipts for three days
amounted to 1880 cars against 2,512 cars
for the corresponding period last year.
Brokers for the alleged bull clique sold a
little wheat at the opening but trading
as whole was limited. December grad
ualy eased off to 945sc and recovered
to CSC.
Corn opened strong and at a 1h@5sc ad-
vance on higher cables, bad crop reports
and the continued dry weather in the
corn belt. It's advancing tendency was
checked by the huge receipts for three
days. 3,737 cars. There was plenty of re-
alizing at the opening advance and De-
cember declined to 321sc. Trade was large
and general.
oats shared in the early strength of
wheat and corn, December opening Ac
higher Receipts We're large, 946 cars. Tho
market held steady at about 2o7sc.
| by the yellow fever scare south. The de-
cline, however, was very slight consider
| ing the alarm that usually attends g
southern epidemic, the belief being gen
eral that it is too late in the season fol-
| any great peril Hog market was weai
and lower. There was good demand fol
| lard. December pork opened 121ac lower
at IS, so. sold at $S.S214 and declined to ss 75
December lard opened 21ac lower at $4S(
and advanced to $4.S5. October ribs open
ed 21sc lower at $500, sold at $5.55 and re-
| acted to $5.5715.
| BARLEY-Cash No. g. 26646.
RYE-Cash and September, 81; Decem-
| Der. SO.
FLAX-Cash 81 O1%: cash northwest
! 81 0419: September 81 013t December 81 0434
TIMOTHY-Cash, September and Octo-
| Der. 81 50.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
FIGHT OVER WARD ESTATE
Lawyers Likely to Get Most of the
100000 Now

Judge FIazen is listening to argu-
ments today for the removal of the con-
test over the will of the late Mary j.
Ward to the federal court
When Mrs. Ward died she left will
dividing her property among the three
daughters, Mrs. Mary LalSin, Mrs. EN-
lily J. Meade, Mrs. Alice Ross and Will
liam D. Ward. There is some question
about the construction of the will. Mrs.
Meade claims that her mother could
neither read nor write and she claims
that she was not responsible. Mrs. La
kin has also filed a cross petition to
nearly the same effect.
William Ward was given a farm In
WabaunSee county. He was allowed
$14 per month to employ farm hand
and two suits of clothes per year.
Mrs Ross, the daughter who lives in
Illinois is asking to have the case trans
ferred to the federal court on the
ground that she is a citizen of another
state.
The estate is worth in the neighbor-
hood of $780, 600 and whether it is tried
in the district or federal courts the trial
will be interesting.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
TOPEKA FIRE ALARM KEY.

81 Morse and Jackson Streets.
, s5 FansaS Avenue and Railroad Street
s6 Gordon and Taylor Streets.
81 Laurent and Harrison Street
IS Grant Street and Topeka Avenue
50 IA Street and Topeka Avenue
y Kansas Avenue and Fourth Street
13 Kansas avenue and Second Street
s14 No / Fire Station
s15 Monroe and KiouS Streets.
s16 Kansas Avenue and Garfield Street
II Kansas and Tenth Avenues.
Is Kansas Avenue and Thirteenth 81
10 Kansas and Euclid Avenues.
81 Crane and Adams Streets.
% No Fire Station:
q Lake Street and East Sixth Avenue
"a Fourth and Branner Streets
Is Seventh and Holiday Streets.
o6 Eighth and Madison Streets
81 Tenth Ave. and Sac and Fox ROAD
9S Seventeenth and Jefferson Streets
81 Sixth and Topeka Avenues.
20 Sixth Avenue and Clay Street.
S3 No Fire station
"a Western Avenue and Ninth Street
a Tenth and Topeka Avenues.
re- Fourth and Taylor Streets.
a. Nc 4 Fire Station.
as Twelfth and Taylor Streets,
20 Van Buren and Eleventh Streets
Al Van Buren, and Twelfth Streets.
az Euclid Avenue and Buchanan Street
az Eleventh Street and Morris Ayenue
46 Seventh and Lane Streets.
AZ Topeka Avenue and Third Street
81 Quincy Street, north of Crane Street
50 Eleventh and Monroe Streets.
So Tenth Avenue and Lawrence Street
81 Fourth and Lafayette Streets.
121 Klein and Seward Avenues
123 40S East Sixth Avenue. Bus Barn.
ia Euclid and College Avenues.
SBoxeS North of River.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
Chicago Iivestook market.

Chicago, Sept. Z, 1897.
Estimated receipts today 5000:
left over 1000. Market slow, steady. Best
firm. others weak. Light "a 10a4 40: mixed
SO 90d4 35; heavy $3 S0d4 50; rough So SO
as 95
CATTLE-Receipts $500, including 1900
Texans and $500 westerns. Westerns Zoe
lower, others unchanged. Reeves 50 500
steers 81 75G3 So: westerns So 35I4 50;
stockers and feeders So 206l4 40
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady
to 10c lower. Natives 81 50fI4 25; westerns
SO O0GT3 S5: lambs SO 75G5 so.
HOGS-Official receipts yesterday "a, ,S51 !;
shipments 6,460.
CATTLE-Oficial receipts yesterday 21,-
254: shipments 5,0S4.
SHEEP-Official receipts yesterday 49,
SS4 shipments 1850.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 1900.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
DEMOCRATS BAD BREAK.
In Trying to Defeat Fusion They
Nominated Cleveland Man.

Denver, Col, Sept. THE Democrats
of Colorado yesterday decided that
hereafter there shall be no more fusion
by that party with any other. After a
very heated session, John A. Gordon OF
Las AnimaS county, straight Demo-
crat was nominated for supreme court
justice by the decisive vote of 233 to
l67. A notable event was the announce
ment made on the floor of the conVen-
ton by a silver Republican that Judge
Hayt who was nominated on Friday by
the Republicans at Denver and the sill
yer Republicans at Glenwood would not
accept the Denver nomination because
it would necessltate his encorsefneht OF
the st. Louis platform. whereas MS
syrnpathies We're with that promulga-
ted at Chicago. The platform adopted
after referring in laudatory terms to
William ]. Bryan and predicting his
election to the presidency in 1900, says:
I'VE believe the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1 to be the para
mount issue of the people of this ma
tion and until settled rightly, it should
be the supreme question in every cleo
ton whether national or local We eX-
pressly declare our opposition TO any
movement which may be construed as
a waiver of that issue, and pledge our
selves to do in all in our power wheth-
er alone or in conjunction with others,
who believe in the same thing to defeat
any candidate who accepts nomina-
ton by those who are opposed to the
principles of the Chicago platform"
Today there is CONSERVATION among
the Democrats over the discovery that
tho convention nominated a Cleveland
Democrat as a candidate for Justice of
the supreme court. The nominee, John
A. Gordon of Trinidad, took an active
part in the Pueblo convention in 1892
and led the -bolters from the conven-
ton after it repudiated Grover Cleve-
land on account OF his position on the
money question.
Many of the delegates voted for the
nomination of Gordon in ignorance of
his record and have no hesitation today
expressing disgust at their hasty action
which was taken in their anxiety to
prevent the endorsement of the Popu-
list nominee, w. II. Gabbert.