The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-22
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Gen. Gordon is sick, not seriously,
however, his physicians think.
Heavy rains have done consider.
able damage in New England.
-Florida's new Senator, Mallory, de-
clares in favor of Bryan for 1900.
On June 18th President Mckinley
and party finished their 100 mile trip.
The boundary treaty between Eng.
land and Venezuela has been ratified
at Washington.
The Senate, IS to 80, voted to table
the Pettigrew anti trust amendment to
the sugar schedule.
Some one attempted to assassinate
President Faure, of the French Repub-
lie, a short time ago.
-Rumor says that Grover Cleveland
is to be an IL. D. The degree will be
conferred by Princeton.
Under the recent decision of Judge
Simonton, Charleston has an ''original
package store" for the sale of liquor.
"A Welsh member of Parliament
now on a visit to New York, predicts a
revolution in America within ten years.
Minister Angel will be accepted at
the Turkish court in spite of the oppo,
sition to the appointment at first mani
Zanzibar has abolished slavery. No
bloodshed. About 90 per cent. of the
desire to remain with their
former masters.
The celebrated tramp dog 20 wnie, ,
known to mail agents all over the
United States, was killed at Toledo,
Ohio, last week.
"A massacre of British troops on
the northern frontier of India is thought
to have been instigated by a fanatical
Mahometan priest.
Sylvester Scovel cables to the
World from Madrid that Spain secretly
wishes the United States would inter
vene in the Cuban war.
Severe earth quake shocks were felt
Calcutta, India, June 18th. Some
lives were lost and considerable dam
age done to some buildings.
Trial Of officials of the American
Tobacco Company, on the indictment
charging them with conspiracy, was
begun in New York Monday.
-Mesers. Hatch, Thurston, and
and Secretary of State Sher-
man, have signed the treaty annexing
Hawaii to the United States.
Miss Elvin Louise Lease, a daugh-
ter of the renowned lecturer, Mary E.
Lease, will begin a lecturing career at
Jamestown, N. Y, next month.
"A committee of prominent New
York business men he's gone to Wash,
ington to try to prevent the conf1rma.
ton of Powell as Minister to Hayti.
1t is reported that Queen Victoria
is totally blind. The report cannot be
absolutely confirmed, but is said to be
the statement of one of her physicians.
The Sugar Trust has advanced the
price of refined sugars, and it is be
lieved it intends to increase it's profits
from $12, 900, 600 to SIS, 600. 900 a year.
William Rockefeller, President o.
the Standard Oil Company, was a wit
ness in a damage suit against the Penn
sylvania Railroad. He declined to an
swer embarrassing questions.
At Berlin, last week, an eronaut
and a mechanic were horribly burned
and killed in a balloon explosion three
thousand feet in air. The whole bal
loon caught fire and was burned.
jaime Saxton, aged sc, and Mary
Wrinkle, aged 80, of Noble county, Ind.
lovers of half a century ago, were mar
ried Sunday. The groom is three timel
a widower and the bride four times
widow.
"A bill has been favorably reported
to the Senate granting pensions to tn
survivors of the Indian wars of 1882 t.
1912, including the Black Hawk, Chero
kee, Seminole, and Sac and Fox df
turbances.
1t will cost $500, 900 to put up new
buildings at Ellis Island, New York
and immigration officials have beer
authorized to examine immigrant
on shipboard until other arrangement
can be made.
1t is now thought that not all tn
postmasters will be allowed to serv
out their terms. 1.-THE rule has beel
modified, says an exchange, land it i
expected that wholesale appointment