The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-10
"a CERDLR ROUND THE WORLD

Brief Items Picked Up Here and There
From the Tropics to the Pole
-Ex President Andrews OF Brown
university, who was forced to resign
because of his free silver views, is
mentioned for the democratic nomina
ton for senator from Rhode Island.
-Savannah's first bale of new cotton
was sold there August 2, in front Of
the cotton exchange at auction. 1t
was bought by E ,tere & Co at 10 CENTS
per pound. It was classed as fully
middlipg.
The proposition to hold a Corstitu-
tional Convention was submitted TO the
people of Tennessee, August 55h, and
was defeated by an overwhelming ma
jority. Very little interest was taken
in the election, and the vote was the
Highest polled in this State in fort
years. In Nashville only 798 votes
we're polled, where over 10, 600 voted
last November.
AT Chicago, Aug, 4, christopher
Schrage, the miser, who was robbed of
$55. 600 in bonds q year ago, was buried.
The old man W recovered from the
shock OF losing his wealth, although
the bulk of it was restored. Sleepy
Burke, an ex convict, when arrested in
connection with the case, implicated
several prominent police officials and
politicians in the , IF sir. The accused
men were not convicted.
The Kiondyke territory, a part OF
Alaska and also a part of Fritish
America, is a bleak and barren coun,
try, says an exchange. The extremely
cold weather during the greater part
OF the year permits no work of any
kind to be done. The cost Of transport,
iug provisions and supplies is enor
NOUS. Thus far the new Eldorado has
yielded 50, 600, 900 and over So. 500, OOC
have been expended in outfits, etc, to
develop the mines.
A dispatch from Mishawaka Ind
says: The carrier pigeon Pedro, owned
by Secretary Peter Tallens of the
Mishawaka Homing Club, which was
liberated at New Orleans st 9 o'clock
a. N. Thursday, arrived at the loft
here at 10 80 o'clock this afternoon.
The racer came in three hours ahead OF
expectations. His appearance was
greeted with considerable demonstrs,
ton here, and the liberation at New
Orleans was witnessed by several
thousand persons.
a dispatch from Chicago, Aug 4.
says: Prof. Deer, an aeronaut, an.
nounces that he is soon to make an
ascension in a balloon from the whale
back in the lake. He proposes to go
up hanging by his feet. When at the
height of one mile he will let go and
descend still head fret with a para
chute until within 200 feet of the water,
when he will again let go and dive into
the water. He expects to be picked up
by a boat from the whaleback. The
balloon will hold 1890 cubic feet OF
air.
"A negro vagrant was arrested and
carried before Magistrate O'Shielde
yesterday. On examination two fin
gers were found in his pocket. The
doctors cay they were cut from a liv
ing person several months ago. They
also said one was a thumb and the
other a fore finger and that they orr
-ginally belonged to a woman. II any
reader Of the News has lost such fin
gers he or she can regain them by ap-
pearipg before Magistrate O'5hielde
and proving property,-Greenville, s.
c., News.
The idea of revising the constitu
tion seems to be growing. The Louis
vile Dispatch says: The preamble
to the constitution needs amending, as
we'll as the constitution itself, and the
declaration of independence is entirely
out OF date. The action Of congress in
dictates that this is a government Of the
trusts, by the trusts and for the trusts,
and men are nc longer created free and
eq1el. The general welfare clause Of
the constitution and the equality clause
in the declaration Of independence are
in an ''innocuous state of desuetude."
Seven, and probably eight, lives
were lost in an explosion, which took
place during a fire in the North western
Grain Elevator, at Cook and West
Water Streets, Chicago, last evening
Three of the dead are Fl hen. The
body of another fireman is thought tC
be buried in the ruins Of the elevator,
and, three people blown into the
Chicago River. From the force with
which the explosion swept the spot on
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