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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
SPANS LITTLR KING.
Several Anecdotes That Show Him to be
But a Boy, After ALL.
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Several Anecdotes That Show Him to be
But a Boy, after ALI.
A number of anecdotes are told of
the king of Spain, one of which indi-
Gates that he very early understood
his own Importance:
The Queen in private called him AL,
phonsito and by many other endearing
names, and on one occasion a minister
said to his majesty How are you,
Alphonsito9 The king looked at him
and then replied: ITO mamma am
Alphonsito, but to you l am the king"
But he is very much of a boy, de
spite his appreciation Of his kingship.
The first time the royal attendants
tried to battle his majesty in cold wa
ter there was a dreadful scene. He
firmly declined to leave his warm cot,
and the ladies had to appeal to the
Queen, for, of course, none might lay
violent hands on the sacred person Of
maj ssty. Come, baby" said his
mother, going up to his bedside. IF I
tell you to do it, will you have your.
6ath9" His majesty maintained an, OBJ
stinate silence. "Well, then, / shall
not tell you to do it, baby, but I shall
go to my room and Cry because you
will not obey me, " The little chaps
better Instincts were moved and,
jumping up, he cried: "Iu take my
path, mamma" 's'' @' 'i~
Alfonso KIN, just think of itl-b..
or was, fond of making mud pies.
One day he was seen gazing with un.
wonted interest out Of one Of the win
doWs Of the roy al palace. When asked;
what he vas looking at, he pointed to
two ..urchins WHO were busy making
mud pies, and the king begged, with
tears in his eyes, to be allowed to 60
and make mud pies with them, The
information that etiquette, forbade
kings to indulge in such pastimes talt d
to console him. 80 80 -rl.e-.
Two orrthree years ago boys bat
TALON, recruited from the youthful
members of the best families. of, Spain,
was organized, and the king, of course,
became it's chief. The regiment has
been uniformed, armed and drilled in
strict military discipline and annually a
parade is held, the boys going through
the drill and manouvers, marching
and charging with bayonets. Afterwsrd
the king passes up the ranks of the
regiment, inspecting his playmates'
arms and uniforms with remarkable
gravity.-NeW York Times. p e"-"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17

-lation@ Thesnaval engagement Of this
era is very largely a matter OF manou
xering-of pfehentipg ehesmauess pos
-sible targetto the gunso Of the enemy's
ships and Of forcing the enemy % pre-
sent their biggest hull to tie range
finders.
when q commander Of chip in
the coming engagementae can contrive
to get in his\work on the enemys YES
sells while, only pointing with his n
IN their direction-Ieaving them prac-
ticaily only a7razor's edge target-he
is liable to eat them up. But while
there is still a drill In the United States
navy called, t.repeIling bOarders,' . the
drill is only retained in the manual for
the sake of exercising the men, and
the lyaboafding that will be done in
the coming fights win be done by prize
crews taking possession of beaten ships
after the latter have struck their col.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
PoPULIsTs ARE WAXING Or.

For almost four years, while the
wreckers Of the Peoples party have
been stealthily at work, and under the
guise OF pretended Populism been stab
binP the movement to the heart, there.
have been thousands of honest, sincere
retormers looking on in wonder and.
surprise, unable to fathom the depth
of infamy to which political self. seek
ers would stoop, and then amazed at
the impudence and audacity displayed
by those in whom he had been taught
to have confidence, r te44s 3 -E-a va.
At last there is a general awakening
in progress. The fight which a few of
US have Waged almost alone is being
taken up in all parts Of the country.
Under the title, "As We See It," an
article appears in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER last week, which is highly
significant Of the public pulse saauot
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is pub.
lished at Raleigh, NC was founded
by that immortal patriot, L.. L. Polk,
and under the able management of
Mrs. L. L. Polk ia the best edited and
most widely circulated paper in the
State. -ssv ..zs.z aE.sz { -2 e+
The conservative career of the paper
has been such that it has not occupied
q place, as q leader in the fight for indie
pendent party action, aut when fusion
has at last shown its hideousE form in
such glaring .colors, proving that. from
first to last it has been prompted solely
by the .bssest, selfish motives, The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER is found fighting
.aquerely in the ranks Of true Popul-
q ,-Chicago Express Pop. 10 E4r
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A sKETcH OF ENSIGN RAGLEx.

WASHINGTON May 12-To North
iiCarolina Is accorded the melancholy
honorof giving up the first life in the
war with Spain, in the ~persop16f En-
sign BaeleY Of The WfnslovR
He was well known and highly re.
spected. Ensign BaRley was appointed
to the Naval Academy in September,
from the Fourth Raleieb) District OF
North Carolina His mother and fam,
lily live i'm r 1leigh. .f94 szoa. ,lsI
He graduated June 80, 1897, and
was appointed Ensign on the day fol-
lowing. While cadet attached TO the
Academy he was assigned to MAKE
cruises on the Texas, Montgomery Ind,
ana and Maine. %"
Upon being appointed Ensign, last
July, he was assigned to duty on the
Indiana, but In the following mouth
was ordered to the Maine.
He served IN that ship until Novem,
Der 23rd last, when he was transferred
to the Columbia Iron Works for duty
in connection with the Winslow.
This boat was under construction at
that time. When she was completed
and put in commission last December
he was attached to her and remained
80 until the moment of his death. .-
He was 25 years of age, was of ath
letic build and inclination. 4a
He had made a great record as a
football player while at Annapolis, and
was regarded as a ''star man. during
two or three seasons. 7.E f@ .#t11
He was extremely popular at the
academy and enjoyed similar esteem
wherever he was known. Eaa.-r ,Ea
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
WON BY ais W.T..

Ready wit can get a man out of al
most any kind of q hole, said the Wis
iting Westerner to some Of the boys at
the club.
q Jim Poverty was a strapping young
lawyer when / first went to Breakup
county. He was jovial, big hearted,
always ready with a joke and very
liable to turn the tables on any one
who tackled him along this line. We
knew that he was not specially scru
puIous, but, despite his shortcomings,
he was q ~favorite. One fall he secured
the nomination for prosecuting attor-
ney, and pitted against him was the
only other lawyer in our village, a
conscientious man, without any sense
of humor and always in deadly ear
nest, OF course they had joint meet
ings, for Westerners insist upon these
political tournaments, says the Detroit
Free Press. .-rru.s-r.D sta.
sat nj Of these Jim's opponent was
nagged into anger and wound up his
speech by saying that he might not be
as brilliant as the opposing candidate,
but he was honest with his clients and
had never taken q fee on both sides of
"a case as Mr.. Powell had done.
ut was expected that q charge so
grave would call down a storm Of de
.fant abuse, but Jim came up smiling
and told q funny story just to relieve
the tension of the crowd. Then he said
Fellow citizens, Iagree in condemuing
this practice Of taking a fee from both
parties to q lawsuit. Something should
be done. I have often wished that I
was not the only lawyer in our town,
but as long as I am no man shall ap.
ply for my legal assistance in vain.
Here the other candidate shouted that
he was in the same town, but this
only added to the fun and b eiincident,
as it flaw through the county, assured
Jim a. rousing majority" 8slN
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
IN FLAMES.

KY WEST, May 12.-The Hudson,
which brought the dead and wounded
here to. day, reports that Cardenas was
in flames when she left; that the bat
teries had been reduced and silenced;
that it was in no sense an American
defeat; that the Spaniards lost many
more lives than the American navy
sustained. -I .=,.D
Cardenas is the eastern gateway to
Havana. The bombardment there was
Simultaneous with that Of Cienfuegos.
The Americans landed a boat atfthe
former place and captured the signal
station.
Then the warships entered the bay
and opened fire on the batteries, the
Spanish gunboat Antonio Lopez being
sunk by shells from the American
boats.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
.BRoTHR RHooDooF MAN.

We believe in the universal brother
hood of man. We don't care a CONT
mental about the color of his skin or
whether his hands are hard from toll,
or whether he be Pagan OF. Christian.
A man. is a man and every attempt to
Cypress him or in any way wrong him
is a crime against G I'D. Spain is not a
Christian nation. It's professions of
Chris 5ianity are ~hypocricy. Its bru
tality and murderous policies put it on
the plane Of the savage, VINO has. no
conception Of brotherhood Of men or the
tatherhood of God. The nation that
ear starve helpless women and chill
dren ought to tear the cross from its
churches and burn the affairs that it
calls sacred. The picture, Of 8 bull
fight is far. more, expressive of the
character Of Spain than the cross ls.
And are we a Christian nationa Are
we? Are our methods political, social,
and commercial, in accordaL ce with
the fundamental Christian doctrine,
''Love thy neighbor as myself :" Our
civilization, our American life, for IS
years has been a dog eat dog existence.
Il has been a studied attempt upon the
part of the powerful to drive the
masses into despair and to devour each
other. G. )vernment is almost power
less against the concentration of CAPT
tai. 1t runs up against the corpora
tions and trusts and is vanqulshed.
The people appeal for protection, but
can't get it. In a land>of plenty thou
sands upon thousands are out OF work
and their families-wives and children
are IN a state Of starvation. Some
thing is wrong; what is it, Every
being to whom CD he's given life and
who is willing to work is entitled to
live. The Creator never created man
who vas willing TO earn a<hving. to
The trouble rs that we have
r-.-N -Ez
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17

permitted moneyztoE rule ue, TO deprive.
as re Of II she ways Of getting e liyipg, to
deprive as OF the legitimate profits of
2 labor Yet dollars cannot offset
votes The, citizen, at the ballot-box il
b9aatttern than a million, dellars4 But the
citizen too often votes as the million of
dollars wants him to vote; he too often.
is 2 tool Of the money power Letlu
vote as Christians should vote, for the
man who believes that the golden rule.
lis a good rule and that mankind is a
Observation-Disclosures Plowman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17

Some Populist papers seem to labor
nnder the hallucination that the tripar
tite alliance Jones, Butler and Towne
steal the Populist party some
night and have it tied fast and
strong in the Democratic camp some
bright morning, and that every Popu.
list will be unable to call himself his
own afterward. If any one fact has
been thoroughly demonstrated, it is
that Butler has been Overwhelmingly
rebuked by his party for the efforts he
has made to amalgamate it into the
Democratic fold, and that he is with
out a following even in his own State.
These uneasy editors should dispel
their anxiety. The Populist party will
not be stolen nor9wuo it fall into the
Democratic fold at any time.+Alc-
lbama Monitor, Pop. ssf eds Hs6y Fl.
aFffFE "a r-ze9F TH8y Is.tOr 2Bg5G 51IE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
spy SUICIDES.

WASHINGTON, May 12-Geo. Dowl-
ing, a Spanish spy arrested a week ago
and confined in the barracks here,
hanged himselfin his cell this morn
ing. Bowling was formerly attached
to the cruiser Brooklyn. He carried
papers proving that he had furnished
the .Spaniards in Canada with plans of
the American Notifications.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
HOLES

But the WInslow is Not Damaged as Bad
yrs4 roo 81 81 as Reported sredI .soasTg
nu Key West, May 19.-The torpedo
boat WinsloW is not, nearly in suchza
bad condition as was reported yester-
day. She is literally shot full Of holes,
60 be sure, but many OF them are small
ones, made by fragments of shells, and
none OF her injuries seem to be of a
nature that will not admit of prompt
repair. Fourteen men who were left
of her crew got her ready for sea after
two hours labor yesterday morning.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17

attack upon the batteries defending
the city, This attack lasted about
three hpdrsa and resulted ID much dam:
age to the batteries and incidentally to
a. iportionlof the city adjacentt to the
batteries Thebatterigs replied 10 our
fire but without material seffectg One
man was killed on board tha New
York and seven slightly wounded in
the eqpadron No aerious damage to
any ship resulted"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
RESOLUTIONS.

correspondence. OF the Progressive Farmer. sc
Alta meeting of the Populist primary
called to order by Daniel sGurgainQpeg,
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolyed, That whereas, the various
chairmen Of the, silver parties have adj
7ised q union OF all silver forces, we
hereby, endorse said action and pledge
our entire support to that end. se5r.-el
2. That q copy Of these resolutions
be sent to the Caucasian and THE Pro
5dREssIyE FARMER with request that
Jg1ey PUBLISH ~Ly+-eE nm S.yy ~
| a. WTNDTEv .Seo'v- =.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
WELL Pleased.

am well pleased with THE Progress.
sIvE FARMER as an adv ertising medium.
Ny ad. in it is bringing me many in.
quiries, many O than l expected,
and what is better, it is bringing nae
orders with the cash. For those who
wish to reach the farmers and poultry
men Of that great farming and truck.
ing section between Richmond, Va, b
and Savannah, Ga there ia no better
medium. Hardly one tenth of the
replies to my ad-mentioned your pa.
per, but as / am running an ad. in no
other paper, I know it is your paper
that is doing the work.
''@' WALTER L. WoMBLE,
Breeder Of Thoroughbred Fowls, Raj
eighi n Co. bEsQ eI hl11d* s15
! February g. 1898. #re8 Zosft' s.l
zgow o5gv ii rnssm zlat boa $50 si
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
RE FROM

Washington, D.. O., May Is At 7:2O
su9 morning the Navy Department
.0SeiVed the following dispatch from
1Umirai Sampson. It is dated St.
-uOmaa, May II, and is as folloWs:z
a portion Of the squadron under
- command reached San Juan this
turning at daybreak. No armed YES.
- "s were found in the port. AS soon
was sufficiently light commenced
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
BUsTLe AT CAMP THOMAS.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May Is The
authoritaVe announcement fromW ash
'ngton that 80. 600 volunteers will be
sent here at once caused. renewed ex-
C"ement and Fastening preparations at
camp Thomas to day. This morning
'ne Eight and Twelfth Infantry march
TueWay. The Eighth marched off to
H%SSVllle, and the Twelfth to Ringgold.
]onlght but few regulars remain.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
NORTH CAROLINA AGAIN
t;5FOH q
.rpNIsHES TIKI FIRST VICTIM,

,rRNIsHRs TIKI FIRST VICTIM
-fE sac17-1o sradqTo bus az
she Did in the Wa Between the
s..tes-Torpedo Boat Winslow Loses
Tour Meu--Rnsign Worth Bagley. Of
p.teigh. First .Killed--It Was, How
sver, . Victory forthe Americans.
KY WEST, May1Sl-A masked bat.
.orv il was that disabled the United
states torpedo boat Winslow and cost
Ensign Bsgley and three Of the crew
If the boat their lives eff Cardenas yes
terday.
The Winslow, Wilmington and Hud.
son were cruising Off -Cardenas, and
about 1 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
little torpedo boat moved in close to
the shore 3 an3 IEiaTa8 i.
She could see the main batteries a
mile and a half ahead, but had no
thought of the masked battery which
was so near.
She reached a point nearly 500 yards
from the shore, when suddenly the
shrubbery parted and heavy cannon
doomed out. The guns were SO close
they could not miss. Heavy solid shot
and shell fell all about the torpedo
boat. .'s @
A solid shot that tore through the
hull and for ward boiler blew up the
Winslow, but her men did not firch.
Another shot away her rudder, and
then she drifted heIplessIy.
TIE Hudson steamed into the harbor
and took the Winslow in tow. Hawsers
were scarcely fast when a shell burst
directly over the damaged boat.
BAGLEY TORN IN PIECES.
Lieut.. Bsgley was instantly killed,
and four of his men who we're working
rapid fire rifles fell with him.
The Ensign's face was torn from his
skull, and a portion of his body was
blown eff, he dying instantly.
The Wilmington had reached easy
range about this time and opened with
her heavy guns. The Spanish held
down on her and she was struck by q
dozen shot. She was hurt, but not
crippled, and bore the brunt of the
battle until the WinsloW was safe out
of the harbor. She lost no men.
NOT A DEFEAT.
The Spanish batteries were siIenced
eventually, and a number Of Spanisrds
were killed and wounded.
The Hudson was nearly half an hour
in getting a line to the WinsloW.
While still twenty feet from her, the
shell burst on the deck of the Winslow.
Several men had just come up from
below for air, and were plainly seen to
receive the shock of the bursting shell.
They were lifted of of their feet and
hurled in all directions. One man was
struck the face and carried along the
deck, yelling, Save. mer' He was
pulled back by the legs, dead Three
we're killed instantly, and two died
later on the Wilmington.
Among the dead are:,
Worth Bagley, Raleigh, N. c., En-
sign.
John Denefee, Fireman.
John Warmers, Oiler. -i b.
E. B. Terrell Cor Tunnell), Cook.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
DEWEY

o Dewey was the morning
= Upon the first Of May:
; And Dewey was the Admiral
Down in Manila bay;
And Dewey were the Regents eyes,
Them orbs Of Royal blue;
And Dewey feel discouFageG9 A1ia.J
Dew not think We3Dew. Il
y -Ironquill, in Topeka Capital.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17

The Populist Convention of Vance
County, met May 7sh and elected dele.
gates to the State Convention, and
passed the following resolutions: IN
1st. That we endore our Nationaland
State Platforms as promulgated at our
last National and State Conventions.
Pad. That the delegates to the State
Convention go uninstructed. IS. Ct.
.satterwhite, Secretary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
CHE L PRIZE.

Charleston, s. G., May 13.-The Span
lsh steamer Rita, captured by the
cruiser Yale, May 85h, was brought in
70 port this morning. The ship was
detained at quarantine over night.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
Peoples Letter Box.
SSMEG

Here Is onr Postal Gard Department. a
Alliance work, news from all over the
State and nation, n Kindred subjects.
We want correspondents from zach cOm-
muntty in the u. 8. Give us your views.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17

We held Jul April County Alliance
meeting with Peacock Sub. Alliance
on the 14th and had a very enthusiast
tic meeting. Although our Alliance is
not so strong in nubers, we have some
of the best farmers in the county, and
we are increasing a little, as we have
received one Sub. since last report.-J.
R. Baldwin, Elkton, N: @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
===E==

The Populist Party must get in the
middle Of the road and stay there or
die. The members can no longer be
held together for trading purposes.
Fusion with anybody and everybody
has Disguised Populists in my county.
"A. T. Hanes, Forsyth County, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17

Plan is for Quick and Decisive Move-0
TrOOps3 Will Not he Landed UntiIlthe
Spanish heetis CrIshedo or Driven from
the Vest ndies-To Repair the Winso
The times., 1898-11-12

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