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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

Apex News Dem.): A movement
is on foot to petition the next legiela
ture TO make q provision for the sep.
arate cars on the railroads for the
white and colored races. This no doubt,
would be a good la ", and we hope our
representatives will give the matter
due consideration. It ia as essential
for the colored to ride in their own
cars, especially set apart for them. as
it is for them to have their own schools.
L9t their cars be as good as the cars for
the whites, as it would be unfair for
the negroes TO pay first class and have
to ride in a second class car. No par
TALLY should be shown.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

David E Thompson, the most active
candidate for the seat of Senator Allen,
of Nebraska, says that he is ''for the
gold standard, and that fact can not
be stated with too much emphasis
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

Col. W. J. Bryan has resigned as
Colonel Of the Third Nebraska regi
menS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

naturally expected to have consider
able influence pro Or con in the egita-
ton for like control in this country"
There are those who believe that it is
the proper func.i on of the government
to go into this sort OF business, and
should this experiment indicate that
the control of these corporations can
be made profitable under government
management, it would go far to break
down the opposition sentiment in this
country. Hence the repo1t from these
islands will be both interesting and
profitable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

that we will fight that concern. This
is altogether erroneous. We will have
a special field and will not be in oppo-
sition to the American Tobacco Com
panY.
"It is our hope that, under the new
arrangement, the Blackwell Durham
Company will earn even more money
than ever, as there will be greater econ
omy in the management and in the
cost of production"
Despite this assertion, it is under
stood by men well informed on the
subject that there will be bitter rivalry
between the Union Company and the
American.
Colonel William J. Bryan, upon
leaving Ills command last week, gave
out an interview which leaves no one
in doubt as to his idea of Imperialism.
Speaking of a colonial policy, he said:
II may be in error, but il my judg.
ment nation is in greater danger
just now than Cuba. Our people de.
Tended Cuba against foreign arme; now
they must defend themselves and their
country against a foreign idea-the
colonial idea Of European nations.
Heretofore greed has perverted the
Government and used its instrumental
interferences for private gain; but now
the very foundation principles of our
qnvernmpnE are assau1ted
The imperialistic idea is directly an.
taqonistic to the ideas and ideals which
have been cherished by the American
people since the signing of the Declara-
tion OF independence, Our nation must
give up any intention Of entering upon
a colonial policy (such as is now pur-
sued by European countries) or it must
abandon the doctrines that govern
ments derive their just powers from
the consent Of the governed.
Jefferson has been quoted in sup
port Of imperialism, but our opponents
must distinguish bet ween imperialism
and expansion; they must also dlstin-
guish between expansion in the Yves.
tern Hemisphere and an expansion
that involves US in the quarrels of
Europe and the Orient. They must
still further distinguish between ex
pansion which secures contiguous ter
ritory for future settlement and ex.
pansion which secures US alien races
for future suhjugation.
j. ferson favored the annexation Of
nc assary contiguous territory on the
North American continent, but he was
opposed to wars Of cnquest and ex-
pressly condemned the acquiring of re-
mote territory"
In the case of Porto Rico where the
people have as yet expressed no desire
for an independent government, we
might with propriety declare u will
lingness to annex the island, if the
citizens desire annexation; but the
Philippine Islands are too far away,
and their people toe. different from
ours to be annexed, even if they de-
sired it."
Aguinaldo, the leader of the Fiiipi.
pinos who now promises to give your
| Uncle Samuel considerable trOublo.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

Aguinaldo, the leader of the Filipi.
pinos who now promises to give your
Uncle Samuel considerable trouble,
was born on the 221 day Of March,
1869, at Cavite Viejo, and his educa-
lion was such as the schools of the lit
lie country town we're able to provide,
and his life was spent in business to
his twenty fifth year, when he was
elected Mayor of Cavite. On the 2Olh
of August, 1896, the Governor of the
Province of Cavite, reported to Manila
that everything was quiet in Cavite,
and no insurgents to be hound any
where. A~guinaldo, on his way home
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

TRENT. N, N, J., Dec 15-The Ameri
can Tin plate Company was incorpor-
ated today. The capitalization is $780,
600, coo. 1t will control every tin
plate mandatory in the United States.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

The town of HaverhilI. Mass, last
week elected a Socialist mayor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

Joseph Nimms, formerly Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics, who is the only
authority who has published a state
ment in regard to the Nicaragua canal
after official investigation, still ridi
cules the scheme. He say the distance
from New York to Manila by the Suez
canal is less than it would be by a
Nicaragua canal. The Suez is a sea
level canal; it's coaling facilities are
much better. No sailing vetsl could
go through, and the trade would be in
considerable. -Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

The printing for the State OF Penn
sylvania last year cost 1928 900. That
for the State of North Carolina cost
less than SO 900. The plum tree bust
ness in Mr.. Qlay's State is evidently
an expensive luxury,-Post.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

New York Journal: II the acquisi-
ton of the Philippines and Porto Rico
neces sarily involved such an expense
1896, 900. OOO, it would be the dearest
bargain any nation ever concluded.
The entire trade of ell those islands
with all the wcrld-imports and e exports
combined-amount5 to only $50 600, 600
a year. 1t we doubled it, and then
monopolizad it all, and called the
whole of it clear profit, we should still
fall nearly $50, 900, 600 short of paying
the cost of Mr.. Alger's army alone.
The American people are not that kind
of business men.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20
The LATEST NEWS.

Brief Items Picked Up Here and There
From the Tropics to the Pole Tell
ing of all the Important Events
of the Past Week
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

New YORK, Dec. Ut was an
nounced today that various big street
lighting corporations east of the Mis-
sissippi will combine January 1st, with
twelve millions capital. The deal in
wolves the control of four large fac
tories owned by the Kitson IncRndes
cent, Chicago Globe and other com
panies. Valuable franchises in New
York, New Jersey and Delaware will
be il cluded.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

When, for the purpose of admission
I'd Statehood, the territory of Utah
adopted q constitution that prohibited
poly gamy, many supposed that the in
fanny had run it's course, or, at least,
had discarded the features which made
it a social atroCity and and a political
menace. Even Utah, it was supposed,
had been penetrated by the Influences
| of morality and enlightenment. But
it appears that the reptile, so far from
being killed, was sco.ched only or
rather, let us say that, for purposes
now understood. it had recourse to a
period Of Information. But in the
warmth OF the new liberties and in
creased powers conferred on it by
statehood, it has Of late become I'm
boLdened, and once more proceeds with
it's old subtility in its sleek and sinCous
methods of prosely tism. -Examiner.
The War D apartment now controls
all telegraph and telephone lines in the
island of Porto Rico and IN tbs evs Gu
aSed portions of Cuba, says the Wash
ington Post.
The Post further says:
I'm both places the lines r being
repaired and the government is hand
ling commercial messages after gov
ernmeuE matter. TIE signal service
in charge OF this work says it is too
soon to draw conclusions as co the ex
pense of the serv.c9. as the COST fur
maintenance and long. deIayed repairs
is just now mora thar the incomes
from the lines. But IL six months from
the frs Of ] anuary the signal service
! expects to be aole 60 furnish some in
terestlng sdata a. TO the profit in the
insuiar wire service. This enforced
obj 3cC lesson in federal management is
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-20

A Chicago dispatch says: prot.
BenjaminAndres, ex president ofBrown
University, and now superintendent of
Chicago's schools, is charged with try,
ing to introduce the study of free silver
among the pupils. 1t was the objec
ton to his free silver views which re.
suited in his retirement from Brown
University. These obi 9~ctions, Super
intendent Andrews declares, are a
bugaboo. Commercial law and the
money question have been taught for
a long time in the high school courses
in political economy, and there never
has been any criticism said DR.. An
drews. The idea Of education is to
teach all views of a subject, and that
the pupils should decide for themselves
which is the right ONE"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28


The editor Of this paper had just
taken of his shoes Co give his feet .
much-needed ventilation, and settled
himself to read the latest war news,
before retiring, when he heard the
smothered crying OF baby. Heopened
the door and found-a basket, wrapped
with q white cloth. But the baby be
expected TO find inside, was not there,
much TO his disappointment. Mis-
DANES j. B. Trip and e g. Cox can
perhaps explain the mystery to those
who are anxious to- knoW.-Home
Visitor. Scatl
Sharlotte News: The coming session
Of criminal court for MeCklenburg
county will break the record, so far as
capital cases are concerned. There are
at present six men incarcerated in the
county Jail charged with capital of.
fences. Five of these will be tried here.
The sixth one, Perry Williams. the
CASTOR county murderer, is here foE
safe keeping. His crime was such
That the sheriff or CASTOR thought 1t
best that he be removed from CASTOR
jail. In the list of the five murderers,
one burglar and one rapist.
While repairing a belt at the Holt
Morgan Mill Tuesday morning, VIM.
Salmon got caught in another belt and
In a twinkling he was whirled in the
air and round and round his body was
carried, some say as many as thirty
times. When the machinery was
stopped the man was found to be fear
fully mangled and bruised, and il was
thought that he could live but a few
minutes. He, however, regained con.
sciously and is still hanging on to life
by q tender thread. One Of his arms
was scraped bare of the flesh and
broken in numberless places, besides
many severe wounds on all parts Of
his body.-Fayetteville Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28

His many friends will be deeply
grieved to learn that q horrible acci.
dent befel Mr.. 7. Addison Branch at
Wilmington on Saturday night, by
which he had both legs cut off by q
shifting engine in the freight yard Of
the A. @. Line where he has been yard
master and where, at the time, he was
acting as switchman, and from which
he died at 4 o'clock Sunday morning.
The Wilmington Messenger Of the
Doth says:
'Mr. Branch died yesterday morning
at 4 o'clock at the city hospital where
here he was carried after the fatal &C.
cident.
'sThe remains were removed from
the city hospital to the home Of Mr..
Beanch's aged parents, on South Front
street, between Church and Castle
streets. The parents were greatly
shocked and grieved at the violent
death of their son, and the bereaved
family, consisting Of the parents and
the distracted wife and their little chill
dren, and the brothers and sisters Of
the deceased, have had many words
of deep sympathy on account of the
distressful occurrence.
''The parents Of the deceased, Mr..
and Mrs. Jordan Branch, have raised
a large family, all Of whom were grown
without death having been visited
upon them in a natural way-the only
two deaths in the family having been
Of a violent nature. The first death
among the twelve children Yves that Of
Mr.. Thaddeus Branch, who was
drWned about nine years ago in the
eastern part Of the State, and nov the
second death in the family Is that Of
the victim Of Saturday nights acct
cident. Mr.. ThaddeHs Branch married
Miss Dora Smith, Of Southport, and
when he Yves drowned he left his
young wife and an infant daughter.
Mr. Addison Branch married his
brothers widow, and now she loses her
second husband by violence. Besides
the daughter Of her first husband, q
little girl of about IL years Of age, the
berieved wife is left with three little
children by her second husband.
"Mr. Branch was in the SOsh year Of
his age, and those Of the immediate
family who survive him are his mother
and father, Nj. and Mrs. Jordan
Branch, his brothers, Messrs. J. NJ,
Ct. W.1O. r. and Jordan Branch, Jr.,
and two sisters, Mrs. George Grotgen
and Mrs. Charles Lindquist."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28

ment; above 300 reals. death or hard
labor for life. In the Spanish military
code Of laws there are over so crimes,
many Of them Of the most trivial na
ture which are punishable By death.
Nevertheless, organized military re-
volts, known as s'pronunciamentos. =
are exceedingly common. and the en-,
tire army il said 10 Be honeyCombed BY
secret revolutionary societies.
STRENGTH OF THE SPANISH ARMY.
The total available strength og the
Spanish army at the present moment
is believed to be not more than about
900. 900 men. and of this number not
by any means all are efficient soldiers.
On paper, il is true, more than double
this number are shown. But it should
be borne in mind that the Spanish war
Office authorities have q playful way
Of including in their annual returns
what are nuphemistically designated
available recruits" These are really
undrilled men, who have never been
enrolled and who, most Of them, proba-
bly,, do not know the foresight Of q
rife from the trigger guard. Tneir
only claim to beldesignated as soldiers
is that they have each signed q psper
agreeing to join the colors if called
upon.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
The cADIz SQUADRON BOUND
EAST.

WASHINGTON, June 24-The State
Department has received advices con-
frming the report that the Spanish
Cadiz squadron is in the Mediter-
ranean, moving eastward. The dis
patch came from an agent of the De-
partment in Algiers, and was Is fol
lows:
CAMARA's FLEET AGAIN SIGHTED.
LONDON, June "a special dispatch
from Algiers says that the British
steamer Hampton reports that she
passed Admiral Camara's squadron,
including five or six cruisers and about
ID transports, Wednesday morning,
sailing at half speed to the eastward.
The ships showed no coIors. the cruis-
ers were towing torpedo boats.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28

surrender. The archbishop replied
with q learned argument, drawn up
for him By & Jesuit, proving thas the
governors request was illegal. Bus.
tiIlo lost his temper at this, and arrest.
ed archbishop, who forthwith cast al
interdict over the city. Then the monks
and friars turned out in organized
bands. marching through thecity with
crucidxes. and shouting, Viva lei fei
Viva Ia Iglesial" They speedily collect
ed 9 mob which they led 10 the palace;
the doors were broken ia, the governor
and his son murdered, and when the
archbishop vas released he assumed
the governorahip, under the advice 81
an assembly consisting exclusively OF
ecclesiastical dignitaries.
In these ~perpetually recurring trou-
bles between the secular and the cleri-
cal authorities the Inquisition was not
behindhsnd, although there was moor.
ganized tribunal in Manila.
SPANISH LAzINRss.
Labor, to Spanish pride. was the
badge Of inferiority, to be escaped in
every possible way. This national
aversion to labor manifested itself Ia
an Incidence which rendered the pre-.
tense Of working almost llusory. Dor
mer tells as Of his compatriots that
they did not work as in other lands; &
few hours q day, and this intermittent
II, were expected to provide for them
as much as the -inceasant activity 81
the foreigner. To these drawbacks on.
productive industry is to be added the
multitude Of feast days, which Navar-
rete estimates at about one third OF the
working days, rising to one half at the
critical season of the harvest feast
days which, according to Archbishop
C~arranza, were spent in q debauchery
rendering them especially welcome to
the devil. Under such conditions it
was impossible for Spain to Withstand
the competition Of the foreigner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
MOORE U ALLIANCE.

The next meeting of the Moore Coun,
ty Farmers Alliance will be held at
Moore Hill on the second Tuesday in
July. Samples Of those elegant shoes
made at the Alliance shoe factory at
HiIlsboro, will be on hand, and par
ties wishing to make orders for them
will come prepared. Let every man or
woman who has ever been q member
Of the Order be present.
". N SEAwELL,
County Lecturer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
THE UNIVERSITY.

The University is steadily growing
i'm public favor, patronage and eff
cheney. It has never been 80 close to
the people and so able to help them.
The enrolment of sos students this
year is remarkable being the largest in
its history. We would like some needy
boy to get its advantages Of scholar
ship and loans.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
NRws FROM HoBsoN AND PART1

WASHINGTON, June 24-The Navy
Department has received the following
cRblegram:
PLAYA DEL ESTE, June "a From q
flag Of truce I learned to day that
Lieutenaet Hobson andhis companions
are all well. They are confined in the
city of Santiago, four miles from
MORO.
(Signed) SAMPSON"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
Loss IN OATS.

The heavy rains which fell in this
community caused a great loss in oats.
Many persons had their oats cut ready
to take up, and some oats thaS were
not ripe were blown down and almost
or quite ruined.-Commonwealth,
Scotland Neck.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
ALLIANCE c. MIC.
W IN 0EA ELLt
County Lecturer.

There will be a picnic at Union
Ridge Alliance Hall ON July 4th. Speak
ing by Bro. J. 7. B. Hoover. All are cor
daily invited to come and bring their
baskets filed with eatables and let's
have q good time on the old 4sh.
r. w. RIToH, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
REVIYING .rHR GRADE OF LIRU.
TENANT GENERAL.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-The House
Committee on Military affairs to-day
agreed on and favorably reported q
joint resolution reviving the grade of
lieutenant general in the army.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28
EASTERN CRIMINAL CIRCUIT.

A judge for the eastern criminal cir
cult will be elected in November to
succeed Judge Sutton. The following
counties compose the circuit: New
Hanover, Warren, Vance, Edgecombe,
Craven, Halifax, Mecklenburg. Robe
son, Cumberland, Wilson and Nash.
a convention to nominate a Demo
cratic candidate viii probably be called
by the State executive committee ct
its meeting next Tuesday, this being
the fret election BY the people Of the
circuit since it was established. Col.
D. Worthington, Of Wilson. is favor
ably mentioned for the nomination,
and is said to be eminently qualified
for the position.-Ex.
@
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-28

Action may not always bring happi-
ness; but there's no happiness with
oat acti0n.-Disraeli.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-22
soBRAL NOT RESPONSIBLE.
state Department Decides TO Ignt re
the spanfa rd's Insults.

WASHINGTON. Feb. n.-what threat
ened TO re another international incident
growing out OF certain alleged Utteranccs
by Lieutenant Commander Soorsl mas
been dismissed summarily. shown ty
tie following statement given OUT az the
department u state:
The department OF state learns from the
Spanish charge i'ana4res that Lieutenant
Commander Sooral, 10 whom untavoranle
utterances respecting the discipline of the
United States navy had been recently at
tribGtsd in L newspaper interview. was
relieved OF his functions as naval attacne
10 the Spanish sesation In the United
States some time ago. his successor. Lieu
tenant Commander Don Ramon Carranssa
Reguera, having been appointed on the
2.th OF January last IN his capacity
NEW YORK Feb. 2i--Lieutenant Com
rnander Sobrai states that he is still the
naval attache OF the Spanish legation in
Washington
Lieutenant Commander Sobral said that
ne had been misunderstood, hence mis-
quoted. He said that the construction
placed upon mis- remarks had led TO an
erroneous deduction-that he had not made
any unkind or harsh remarks about The
officers of the Maine.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-22
OFFICE HOURS:

as far northeast as Boston and as fan
southwest as New York. and have there
been noticed as earthquakes. In ISIS and
1877 these noises were more than usually
loud. ON the recent occurrence there was
sound resembling a clap OF thunder.
followed for a couple Of hours by roar
Ike the echoes OF Il distant cataract. A
day later there was heard a crashing
sound Ike that or heavy mutiied thunder.
and Il roar not unlike the wind IN tenn
pest. The ground was 50 shaken as 10
cause houses to tremble and crockery to
rattle as though an earthquake were In
progress
The Indians familiar with these noises
long before the advent OF the whites
among them. called the region now en-
braced In the town OF last Ha1dam ana
particularly that situated in the vicinity
OF Mount Tom Mathematical, or at
the place of bad noises. This name cor
rupted and contracted 10 Machamoodus.
and finally 10 Moodus. gives name to n
branch 81 Salmon river and to a manu-
featuring villare The region whore these
suhterr3nean disturbances have occurred
from time Immemoriai is one Of deformed
crystalline rock"