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, 1897-09-02

The Republican has received the fin
est catalogue Of society address cards
ever published md invites those desir-
ing anything in that line to call and
examine it before ordering. Every go
ciety is represented in the list and many
fine designs for ball programs are
,hown. This catalogue is from the Gel
ebrated house Of Milton H. Smith, OF
Rochester. N. Y. A lew process called
silk-tone lends a beautiful finish % the
work OF this Justly celebrated concern.
, 1897-09-02
Tub LDUTGERT TRIAL.
WITNESS BIALK HEDGES ON SOME
OF HIS FORMER TESTIMONY
IN THE CASE.

of a Very Damaging Nature to the
Prcsecution-He Might Have Seen
a Good Deal Mere Than He Did If
He Had Wanted to Be- InGuisi.ive
Chicago Sept. 1.-THE .nterest In he
Luetgert trial vas u]nablted today. \
majority o. the spectators were women,
who had come early. Outside the court
hundreds waited in line. unable to enter.
The big sausage mater, The central fig
best CT spirits. betraying no outward eff
feels of the strain OF the trial. He COM
mented, not in bitter terms. on die les
Limony OF his old employc. Billk. the
~watchman, who ne said. was Il simple,
honest man.
He is an ignorant man" said Lue,-
ger;. and, like IN elephant or bear. can
be trained by the police"
When the court was called to order
Assistant States Attorney McEwen an
nounced that he had authorities a. hand
on the questions which were LETT undp-
cided yesterday, wiener the visits of
Mary Simmering. the LuasgerJ family
servant, t o Luetgert in the factory. were
admissible as evidence, but the state
would prefer to argue the question later.
Judge Tuthill said Bia,k could be re-
called later in the trial and the question
decided.
Attorney Vincen, then began the
crOss-eXamination OF Bialk and put to
him questions regarding his connection
with The police since May 16.
Mr.. McEwing objected, but Attorney
Vincent declared it would be shown that
B!alk had not been OUT Of the sight Of
a policeman for five minutes since the
arrest q Luetgert, and the defense had
Eot been able to geL n minutes CONVEX
sation with him.
The crcss-eXaminatiOn proceeded. and
Bia!k testified that since May l6 he had
been with Officer Klinger. living at the
iatter's house and paving no beard. He
had done no work, but Inspector
Setback had provided means for his
wife to live and pay rent.
In the cross-exam.nation OF Bialk, Mr..
Vincent brought u the fact that pre-
v.ous TO May l the Waterman had met
Lue:sert in different parts OF the fac
tory at all times Of the night. Some
times the sausage maker walked about
late hours.
Bialk said he regarded the actions Of
his employer on the night OF May l as
suspicious. because he turned on the
seam into the basement at 9 o'clock.
This was unusual. 1t was made plain to
the jury in the cross-eXamination that
Bialk, from his position IN the boiler
room, could have looked through the
cpening near the elevator and have seen
Luetgert at the vat in the basement.
He did not do so. he said. because it
would not do for him TO be caught a. it.
B.a,k said that although Luetgert had
barricaded the door leading directly
from the boiler room when he went TO
The basement. there was another route
by which he could have walked into the
basement. He did no go in. he said.
because Luetgert had told him to go
back TO his fires after he had delivered
the second bottle OF medicine 10 him.
Luetgert did not at n time tell him
not to enter the basement. The watch
man said he could have looked from the
upper floor o. the factory from a
into the part OF the building where the
watts are and could have seen Luetgert
and his lantern. but did not do SO.
, 1897-09-02

Chicago. ILL.,, Sep. ALL grain and
provision markets were strong today at
Ter an opening which irdicated oppO-
size conditions. The renewal of foreign
huyiHg and heavy ciearaDces started
slor.s n wiea; to covering in an Old
familiar way and resulted n an advance
Of 3a cents IN December. All other mar
ks were carried along. corn having
additional help OF SOM decidedly SEN
s~liiClal crop reports irCm Iowa. Corn
advanced | cent: oats. d csns and pro,
visions. ) to l21a cents. December, 1895
at close. December corn s.ar;ed ii 3l&
cents to 323s GEMS and wound up al
33as 10 4. December oats opened un-
changed at POS and gradually advanc>
ed 20 20a. cents. where it closed.
, 1897-09-02
CRIBBED GRAIN DESTROYED.

Decatur, H., Aug. 80 Thomas De
laney, tenant farmer in Illinois township,
II miles northwest of Dsca-ur. suffered
He and his wife came to Decatur TO at
tend lhe band festival Al Turner park
and left the children at home. They
Played with matches at the corn cribs
and SCI one section on fire. Ten lhu-
sane bushels OF corn. that Delaney had
been holding until prices reached 80
cents A bushel. were consumed. together
with a large quantity Of oats. There
were Two crops in the cribs, valued al
3 1000. The grain was not insured.
, 1897-09-02
WANT BACK

Providence. r. l., Sept. 1.-The cor
poration Of Brown university today
voted. after a long meeting to request
President Andrews to withdraw his res
ignation as president OF that institution.
, 1897-09-02

: practically at an end. The operators
CAV" no,ice TO the striking miners that
unless hey return to work at the scale
offered they would have 10 vacate the
cOmpIuy's houses. As this threatened
hOmeIessness in addition to starvation.
he operators expect to have all the men
they need and expect to have all the
mines in full operation within a week.
COAL BUYERS CAUTIOUS.
Cleveland. OHIO, Sep. 1.-The publ
cation of the news regarding negotia,
tions which it IS hoped will end the coal
miners strike. affected the coal market
Cs this city. Purchasers are cautious
and are buying only in small quaint
ties. Nearly all the operators are SAN
guine that the end of the trouble is near
Al hand. but there are a few who express
doubt on the subject.
ANXIOUS TO PLEASE.
She gave him her very sweetest smile
as she SeuuIed herself GA the s,ool near
ais arm chair and pr pared to make her
regular report on the event OF me day.
DO you know" she said, Il nave such
a surprise FOR you that I'm sure o
VII think I'm the most devoted little
wlse that ever lived"
Il think So now" he returned, lean
ing over to kiss her just TO emphasize
mis- statement. But whaL have You
ceen boohering your Il ad about today"
About your laundry" she answered.
Hang my laundry" he replied, his
brow instantly clouding. 1T seems to
be more trouble than anything else in
the house.
"Oh. but I've got it all fixed now"
she exclaimed br.gh ly. Il have been
giving il a great deul OF thought. and
I'm sure | have the whI,e question set
led. Your shirts and collars and cuffs
were the only things that gave us any
trouble, you know. The girl couldn't
do them up properly"
Il shouldn't think she could" he re-
Corted. Why. after she had tackled
them | looked as il | had just come off
! Farm: and she cOulin'i ID them right
even when | explained just how they
ought TO be done up"
so we sent them TO the steam laun-
dry" she prompted. sill win that
bright. captivating smile.
"And when they came back they made
me look like a drummer for a cheap
jewelry house" he added.
so you said a; the time" she ad-
mitted; and consequently | sent them
20 a band laundry, with iull inscruc-
lions as 10 how You wanted them starch
ed and all that"
All OF which was ignored ne said.
POSSIBLY" she answered. A. any
rate, the work was no satisfactory, and
| began to fear thai never would be
able to gel il done to snit You. | had
heard. Harold. tina. Cn- u he great
trials of married liz involved this queS-
ton of shirts. collars and cuffs, but |
knew SO little o: man 'hi. VAS not
really prepared for the ;-aI'u. strain |
have endured in an eff1r - solv" he
problem. I've puzzled my poor little
head for days over if, and IN tn" end
the solution came ID m. ike an InSpira-
lion. Harold. | have mIt~ urrtnS ment
to nave your ;hingS done mp by he only
person in the w.de world vino has a
chance 81 doing 'hrm 10 you stt!s'ac-
, 1897-09-02
AuDENREID MINERS STRIKE

Hazelton, Pa. Sept. 1.-The Auden.
reid miners struck today. They return
ed to work a week ago. pending an in
v~estigation OF their differences with the
operators. The response of the operat-
ors was not satisfactory and the miners
concluded again to 90 out.
MUST VACATE COMPANY uo1,sre
Cincinnati. Ohio, Sept. The Times
Stars Knoxville: Tenn, special nave.
The miners strike In the Jellico dt.tr,c,
, 1897-09-02
THE FARALLoN FROM DYEA.

Port Townsend. Wash, Sept. 1.-The
steamer Farallon arrived tonight from
Dyea and Skaguay. The officers Of the
steamer tell interesting stories Of the
condition OF affairs at both landings.
They say at Dyea the people are Slow
ly but surely crossing the divide. At
Skaguay things present a different ap-
pearance. between 5000 and 5000 people
are there. Less than so succeeded in
getting across White pass and hundreds
have given up trying. The steamers
officers say rain had fallen continuously
there for eight days and it was utterly
impossible to cross.
, 1897-09-02
SOME ARMITT MINERS QUIT.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-The miners
al The Armitt & Co. shaft quit work this
morning on accoun of a misunderstand-
ing i'll regard to screens. The miners
previously demanded that the screen be
changed from IA to q inches, but the
company refused to grsSt the
This morning a committee waited upop
Armitt for u final decision and when il
was given them adversely a suspension
was the result. Ii is thought the differ.
ence Will be amicably settled in a day or
TWO.
rAe Kansas and Texas shaft No. 9
was down this morning on account OF a
refusal Of the drivers to work longer for
less than the contract price, $500 Der
day. The miners at this shaft saw thew
will stand by the drivers.
, 1897-09-02
BURNED HI BONDS.

Baxter Springs. Kan, Sept With
much demonstration, the mayor and
city council OF Baxter Springs today
burned $15O.OOO in bonds, which have
been outstanding against the town since
1870, and thereby liquidated an indebt-
edness o: over $500, 900, counting inter-
est due on the bonds.
There were issued for the Joplin
branch Of the Memphis railroad. which
was built, but the angi-bond people SUI,
ceeded in preventing their payment.
They fell into the hands of the New
England Trust company, which sued on
them. The suit was for over 5000. 900,
but the trust company vas forced by a
technicality to accept a compromise OF
10000, to which Mayor Norton has just
attached his signature.
The bonfire OF bonds was witnessed
by many people.
, 1897-09-02

: practically at an end. The operators
gave noice TO the striking miners that
unless hey return to work at he scale
offered ihey would nave 10 vacate the
cJmpIuy's houses. As this threatened
hOmeIessness in addition to starvation.
he operators expect to have all the men
they need and expect TO have all the
mines in full operation within a week.
, 1897-09-02

When you neA1 anything in the way
Of Job printing and stationery. call ut
The Republican omcA.
, 1897-09-02
ID AND GOLD.

London. Sept. 1.-The following no.
zee WIS posed On the bank Of England
.udIy:
The scre,ary OF state OF India, in
c~aunciI, gives notice that the sale Of
bills Ct exchange on Calcutta, Bombay
Iad Madras awe been suspended for a
period H., less than 10 weeks
r.. 9 yerument has very little money
in India 20 draw on. owing to the famine
and the p.ague having rendered the col
iCrtiC.. TO- yaXes slow. The present time
MY ne CppOrtune t. accustom the In
dams % he use OK gold instead of sill
yer. though ii would not have been at
,emp,ed lad not the scarcity Of money
arisen.
The Telegraph. anticipating the ac-
on q he Indian council. said today:
The council may refuse to draw alto
s5.her. ;hus sending exchange up to the
gold point. and possibly effecting the
psJabl:slment Of the gold standard in
India"
The acti1n OF The Indian council has
attracted but the slightest notice in the
afternoon papers, and has not affected
.lr rae OF sxchange. which Is normal.
The Westminster Gazette, comment
ing on the fact, says: The decision was
| Ll,cge.her unexpected. being The out
come Of the financial situation in India
, 1897-09-02

csl N S.gh,-F.ve Men Were in the
Parry % Mashed Robbers and the
Orphan Belle Wa the Rich Propo-
siiOn Which They Chose to Raid.
Cripple Creek. Colo. Sept. Bull
Hin was ,IU scene "a 4 most daring rob
berry al an carly llur this morning. as a
result Of wh.cl he robbers got away
with several hundred dollars worth of
valuable ore.
AbouJ 3 o'clock this morning five men
went up to the shaft house of the Or
pnan Belle mine. Some rich ore had
been recently aiken from the mine, and
his was sacked ana lying on The floor OF
tle s1ait house. The men, who were
masked. evidently approached the house
quie,ly, Tor no, a move from outside had
been heard unyil they were at the door.
and had those inside covered with guns
and reviewers. The men on watch in
r,ulcl ;le engineer. blacksmith. helper
mi lender.
These fur were ordered 10 throw up
their hands. which they did, and while
hree 0: the parry CT hoid-ups continued
% keep tlcn covered. the others pro,
coded 10 carry away the sacks Of valu-
lbie ed ore lying there. Gathering up
several o. hem the robbers went cut.
Richard Andrews. night foreman. was
~ jhr mine wien the robbery occurred.
and iil no, hear OF it until 10 minutes
't.er ,lt 3Ai"ves had gone. News OF the
r.bberv was 4, once communicated to
he officers. and a search has been in
SiiIu,ed.
When seen this morning. Mr.. An
lrGwS could no. estimate the value Of
,hp ore aiken. as it had been loosely
sacked. hnC it was very valuable, and
may run in'o the thousands.
Il,"r iGdly it was ascertained from
Manager LartmOn of the mine. that the
ere secured amGunted to 10 50-pound
| sacks Gs high-grade sylvanite. Its total
value was $4,000. The ore is from the
rt''l holy discovered in the mine. and
al hGugh there was n great quantity of
sacked ore II lesser value in the shaft
hCusP a. he lime Of the raid, the rob-
hers took none Of that. but devoted their
Whale attention It the htgh-grade.
This is the mine on which Mr.. Ma
l0nry realized about 500, 900 by selling
f. 10 the syndicate now controlling it,
early hour this afternoon no arrests had
hcen made in connection with the rob-
bnrV
, 1897-09-02
Al Idea < z: g; !: -: e;

4SifS J6k,. WEDbERntRN 4 20. .Fhsert Attor.
M, Washington. D. C.. for their elJH0 prise o9se
~ ~ livS q Gus thouaaatd In vsntlops Waaee4.
, 1897-09-02

Cleveland. Ohio. Sep. 1.-The publ
cation of the news regarding negotia,
lions which it IS hoped will end the coal
miners strike. affected the coal market
Cs this city. Purchasers are cautious
and are buying only in small quaint
ties. Nearly all the operators are SAN
guine that the end of the trouble is near
Al hand. hut there are a few who express
doubt on the subject.
, 1897-09-02
A BULL HILL ROBBERY.
MASKED MEN HOLD UP GUARDS
AND FAKE 81. 1000 IN RICH
ORE.

The Ore Was Sacked and Was the Rich
csl IN S.shs-F.ve Men Were in the
Parry d Mashed Robbers and the
Orphan Belle Was the Rich Propo-
si,ion Which They Chose to Raid.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-21
THR PRICE OF COTTON.

Contrary to expectations. the price
of cotton has not advanced. Some In
teresting figures regarding the cotton
crops and the prices Of cotton OF the
last half century, have recently been
complied by a Chicopee, Mass, com
pany. We learn from this report that
the cotton crop of 1922 % was but 1885,
600 bales, and the ], 1000. 900 bales limit
was not reached until 1880. Thus the
number of bales raised this year ex-
ceeds ten times the number raised in
1880. In 1859-6O the crop ran to 4,QOO.-
600 and it was not until 1878-79 that
such a large crop was again raised.
The &, 1000, 600 bale mark was reached in
1880 and in 1887 a 1000, 900 bale crop
was reached. The crop of 1891 was a
5000, 900 bale one.
As to price, in 1926 cotton sold for Is
cents, but with the unusually large
crop of 183O-31 $1,000, 900 bales) the
price fell to 2 cents. In 1850 theloWest
price was II cents per pound. In 1864
cotton al up as high as 81. 80 per pound
in New York, and the lowest price was
~ cents. In 1870, 25f cents per pound
was the ''high-water mark" in 1880 it
was 139 in 1890, 12t, while in 1895 the
highest quotation in New York was
8 16 cents.
The following tables published in
Bradstreets show the range of prices in
cents and fractions of a cent of the last
mn artop cont1rU.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-21

Under Georgia's new convict law,
the three penitentiary commissioners
constitute a board of pardons. They,
instead Of the Governor as heretofore,
are to pass upon all applications for
pardons. The bill has passed the
House of Representatives and is 5000
to be considered by the Senate. Gov
ernor Atkinson, who is the prime
mover of the bill, says that having
the whole pardoning peRer in his own
hands, and the strain Of the respon.
sibibility of passing upon human life"
has seriously injured his health, and
that he will refer all pending appIica.
tions to the prospective board, and
will reprieve all condemned persons
until the new board is selected. (5ince
writing the above we learn that the
bill has passed the Senate by a vote of
3S Go7)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-21
Mr.. GRO. e. HUNTS LETTER AN.
SEVERED.

Judge Geo. e. Hunt, Of Lexington,
recently wrote US regarding g msrfIet
for sunfower seed. He also wished Go
know something of a yellow leaaeas
vine which was damaging AE clo
Below we give Prof. Masseg 3 y
RALEIGH, N. G., De- 5
The letter of Mr.. Geo. E. Hts has
been referred to me by Prof. w hers,
Acting Director of the Station. In re.
gard to a market for sunfower seed, l
am sorry to say that I know of no mar
ket for them. If the oil is expressed
there would doubtless be q market for
it, as it is said to equal to olive oil as a
salad dressing. But this would require
expensive machinery and appliances. 1
know Of no firm engaged in the manu-
facture, but your correspondent might
write to Powers 6 Wigbtman, Manu-,
featuring Chemists, Philadelphia, Pa,
who can give him all the information
he needs. / know Of no experiments
in feeding the seeds to stock except that
they are valued by some as food for
chickens.
The yellow vine your correspondent
refers to is known to botanists as Gus
cuta trifolii. It is a plant belonging to
the morning glory family, and is para
site on clover. It makes no leaves,
but a great abundance of flowers and
seed, and the seed, being yellow, pass
unnoticed by the ordinary observer
among clover seed. The seed will ger
inmate on the ground, and will grow to
the extent Of the food stored in the
seed. If it then does not get hold OF a
clover plant, it perishes. But II clover
is in reach it at once let's go the ground
and puts it's suckers into the clover
stem, and then is literally Tin clover"
The only way 10 keep it down is to
watch it's first appearance and cut and
burn all that appears. Then have all
the clover seed you buy examined by
some one who knows the weed seed,
and buy by sample only. Farmers
get immense numbers of weed seeds in
clover and grass seeds because they
are so prone to assume that a low price
means cheap seeds. Better always buy
from a seedsman of established reputa,
ton, who recleans all these seeds. Such
recleaned seed is always higher in
price but far the cheapest in the end. I
will gladly examine and report on any
sample of seed sent to the Station.
Yours truly,
W. T. MASSEY,
Horticulturist and Botantist, N. O. Elk
pertinent Station.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-21
COMPLIMENTARY TO COMMITS
SIONER MEWBORNE.

During the resent session of the
Bard of Commissioner of Agriculture
in this city the following resolutions
were adopted by a rising vote:
Resolved, that in accepting the
resignation of Hon J NJ Mewborne as
Commissioner of Agriculture. this
Board desires to express and place on
record the statement that the Admin
istretion of the affairs of the Depart
ment since Mr.. MeWborne became Com
missioner has been characterized by
honesty, economy and intelligent man
agement. No public officer has ever
given more faithful and discriminating
attention to the duties of his Office than
has Mr.. Mewborne since he assumed
the duties Of Commissioner, and this
Board is confident that the same hon.
esty, economy and intelligent manage
ment which he has displayed in the
conduct of the affairs of this Depart
ment will attend the administration of
the affairs of the State in the response
BILE place which Mr.. Mewborne Is to fill
on and after the first day of January
next"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-21
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUB

The total receipts into the State
Treasury through the State Depart
ment is given by years below, for the
five years named. The laws under
which these taxes were collected are
virtually the same for all these years;
then there must have been gross car
lessness, or ineficiency, on the part Of
those whose duty it was made, by
their election, to execute these laws, or
extraordinary attention given for the
year 1897. While the partisan press is
busying itself exposing sham scandals,
nincompoopery, inem ,iency and man
ufactured charges of rascality N. the
part Of the present administration of
''loOters," why does is not explain the
cause for the increase Of revenue COM
ing into the State Treasury from the
Office of Secretary of State since the
Hon. Cyrus Thompson was nRugurRted
into that effect Will they explain iti
Let them speak out; the people want
the truth. The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
will help expose inexcusable incom.
potency Dr. rascality in high places,
whoever may be personally or politi-
cally hurt thereby. Toe people want
honesty, sobriety andA efficiency in
Office. But to the question: What par
tisan paper will be frst to explain the
cause of such difference in the follow
ing figures of income from all ource
through Secretary Of State for the
years namedG
1s93-Coke, Sec'y of State. .$47, 474 81
1894 Coke, Sec'y of State. ~, 7Ss 10
1895-Coke, Sec'y of State. 8 .Oa2 60
1896 Cooke, Sec'y of State. So, 548 S6
1897-Thompson, Sec'y State 81, $50. II
Speak out, boys. Explanations are
in order.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-21
NOTES.

y here is that long-promised pros
-Deri5y at, Mr. Speaker, Mr.. PRESIDENT
There are a number of cases of small
5cE IN Atlanta, GA, and surrounding
country.
. The goldites have quit haring about
EoEernational bimetallism. The people
know it is a hoax.
- great many young men have re-
cent Y been attacked with severe cases
ri e. dyspepsia. A doctor out west has
g-se3ribed kissing as a cure for it, you
ko@T. -.
Tae Christmas holidays r nigh at
sand. We trust that the people will
Enjoy themselves in a sober manner
Ant engage in as many innocent amuss-
gHaa5s as possible.
II appointing delegates to your
County Alliance, do not forget that
business of Importance is to be intrusted
GO mem, and therefore the best bust.
nee man in your Sub. should be
sela ted.
= we'll known North Carolina cattle
80 srt says that, in his opinion, nearly
evsr7 herd of cattle in the State is
gCoEa or less infected with tuberculosis.
4 lat be correct, we wonder what
> sc the Buffalo calf" is troubled
-=1r-.
lie Baptist State Convention at it's
esa.lt session in Oxford raised about
- 80 for the Baptist Female Univer-
city The building when completed
4aelu be one finest in Raleigh, and peo-
% # all denominations are glad to
@a9 It nearing completion.
2 ~berneulosis has again appeared in
Iplendid herd Of cattle at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College. A
number of the cat4e-all those which
wes3 thought to be infected-have
HaHsI killed, and it is thought that the
ogsc use is now stamped out.
The shoe factory is now making shoes
and we trust u brethren and friends
81 now rally to the support of the
sh factory, and take the product as
as as finished. Do not forget, breth,
that this is your enterprise, and its
less, or failure, is with yOW,
Re have communications from j. Fl.
&oy, Richlands, R q. Lane, Aurora,
Archbell, Gold Rock, h. N. Fill
80, Dial, B F. Johnson, Richmond,
-, j. E. Ratchford, Gastonia, Gao. +.
Nseshourn, Boston, Mass all of which
are sorry to say, are crowded out