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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
New Assignments of Regiments.

new ASs1Snments OF Regiments.
MOBILE. Ala. May "a new assignment
of regiments of the First division Of the volun-
teer army corps was made by Gen. Coppinger
today as follows
First brigade, Eleventh and Twentieth Unit
ed States infantry Second brigade, Third and
Nineteenth United States infantry. Third
brigade, First and Second Texas volunteers
and First Alabama volunteers. Cavalry bril-
gade, Second and Fifth United States cavalry.
The senior officers present will have tenn
porary command of the division and seniors
of the brigades will command their respective
brigades.
Maj and Chief Quartermaster Pond was
today sworn in as lieutenant colonel
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24

1HiS completes the supplies to be
sent to the Thirteenth Nothing fur
ther can reach the boys from the North
Star state who are to assist Mr.. Dewey
held Manila. However, President Hills
generous gift will insure the boys
against want for long time to come
From this time on the women will
devote their energies to completing
sufficient number of bands to furnish
every man in the Twelfth and Four
teenth regiments wltfAone apiece. In
addition to these, hospital bedding will
be sent South to the troops at Mobile.
After all the Minnesota boys have
been provided for, then the women will
look to the relief of the reconcentrados.
There is a great deal of work yet to
be done, and additional interest is be-
ing manifested in the movement every
day.
The society is much in need of ma
terial with which to work. The women
of st. Paul are requested to bring in
any suitable light weight f1annels or
material for sheets, night shirts or pill
low cases.
The Kings Daughters will assist in
the sewing today under the direction
of Mrs. Dibble fdrs w. H. P. Wright
will look after the supplies.
The ladies Of Garfield post have Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
FRANCE AND SPAIN.
London Financiers Anticipate Such
an Alliance.

an Alliance.
LONDON, May 23.-The st. James
Gazette this afternoon, In hts financial
article. says: I'm the foreign market
this morning several leading dealers
were said to be in possession Of advance
news of the forthcoming announcement
of a Franco-Spanish alliance, hence the
rise in Spanish As. In connection with
the above it is currently reported that
the recent speeches Of the Marquis of
Salisbury and Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain
did not refer to West Africa, but to
this impending alliance, against which
Mr.. Chamberlains allusion to an An
glo-American alliance was intended as
a counterblast.'
The strength of silver is attributed
to the prospective purchases to replace
the Withdrawals from the Bank of
Spain, amounting to 131, 10000 pesetas
since April l. :. -.,..,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

jealous Husband Shoots His Wife
and Himself.
CINCINNATI, o., May 23.-Thomas Speer
11ooay shot MS wife and then himself In a.
fit Of jealousy.
He Is dead. and she Is dying.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
FOUR JOCKEYS INJURED.

Probably Fatal Mishaps at the St.
Louis Races.
ST. LOUIS, May 23.-Four Jockeys were
injured In the third race at the fair ground
track this afternoon, two of them, it Is
thought, being fatally hurt.
The accident occurred Just as the horses
were turning into the home stretch Dick
Collins falling and bringing down several
other horses.
The jockeys most seriously injured are
Smell and Gilmore, while Hathersail and Du-
gan are not so badly hurt.
The first two named may die.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24

Daily Chronicle from Barcelona. dated
Sunday, says:
"A steamer took 1000 soldiers from
Cadiz yesterday Saturday for the Ca
| naries or the Philippines: and there are
| two transatlantic steamers now In
| port here
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
Suffers barred.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-No suffers are to
be permitted to accompany the army during
the war. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn male
this announcement today after a thorough
consultation with the army officials who are
acquainted with the operation of the COM
missary department.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
Volunteers Now Number Io7,lsI.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-At a late hour to-
night Adjutant General Corbin announced that
advices received by him from the state camps
tonight indicated that LOT 161 volunteers had
been mustered into the service of the United
OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
DECLARED A DRAW,

But mysterious" Billy Smith Was
the Better Man.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 23.-"Mys.eri-
Gus" Billy Smith, of Boston, and Charley
Johnson. of this city, fought fifteen rounds
tonight at Athens.
The decision was draw, although Smith
Clearly had the best OF the bout.
He was the aggressor throughout, ard land
ed heavily on Johnson's body and head.
Johnson put up a good argument, but was
Overmatched at every point.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
THE STRAINS OF WAR.
They are Tremendous and Few Great
They May Be.
at home.

Nhome
WorykMs
IVORY, but hwpe pecmhd
loss
Emma Prescott son Mass
Hand ongtd nd
H dy 70 oeoLdbe oHHnnIwa
50 where rnrss
fol heteehso fnedbyd
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
NAMED A MANAGER.
Trans-MfssissfpDi Exposition Rusf-
ness Is Rushing.

ness Is Rushing.
OMAHA, Neb-, May 23.-Gen. T. S. Clark
son, OF this city, past grand master OF the
q. A. R., wes today appointed general man
ager OF the trans Mississippi exposition.
The business before the board OF managers
has increased so rapidly OF late that its MEM
bers decided to delegate some of the work,
and created the office of general manager
A large share of the exhibits are now on
the grounds, and the work of installation
proceeds vigorously.
Everything will be in readiness for the,
opening day, June 1.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
TROOPS FROM CADIZ.

Spaniards Send Expedition of
1000 Soldiers.
LONDON, May PA dispatch to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
HINT AS TO PRIVATEERINC
SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT IN
THE SPANISH CORTES

American Methods of Warfare Crit
fcfsed by the DOns, Who May De-
eide to Take Revenge for Defeat
by Preying Upon Merchant Ships
american Vessels Alleged to
Have HOisted the Flag of Spain.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
Bulletin AZ of Arkansas station is
very clearly written treatise on the
above subject, so free from technical
and scientific terms as to be readily
understood by the masses:
There are three ways in which ma
nures may increase soil productiveness:
Indirectly, O by converting plant food
already in the soil into such condi
tion that it may be more readily alb
sorbed by the roots of growing plants.
Directly (9), by improving the physical
condition of the soil, and 81, by sup
plying necessary elements of plant
food.
Among the manures which have an
important indirect action on the soil,
thereby making plant food already
present more readily accessible to
crops, are lime and gypsum, or land
plaster. Gypsum is instrumental
chiefly in making potash in the soil
more readily accessible to the plant by
changes which are too complex to be
explained here. Lime, either in the
form of quicklime or mari, assists in a
similar way IN liberating potash, but
its more marked influence is in hasten
ing the breaking down of humus or de,
composing plant matter in the soil. In
doing this the nitrogen which the hu-
mus contains becomes converted into
compounds soluble in water and which
may be taken up by the roots of plants
In this State where long continued
warm weather and abundant rains pro
duce even too rapid decomposition Of
humus the addition of lime for this
purpose is unnecessary and unwise.
Barnyard manure and other vege-
.ab.e matter decomposing in the soil
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10

very good plan to put on plenty of the
mixture of potash and phosphoric acid
already mentioned and cultivate thor
oughly and frequently, but shallow,
from early spring to midsummer and
then seed to early cowpeas. In the
fall, after the fruit is gathered, hogs
may be turned in to feed on the peas.
One OF the largest orchard firms In the
South follows this practice with great
profit.
AS to varieties, there are many. All
OF them will mature as far North as
Maryland and Kentucky il the later
ones are given the entire growing sea-
son, beginning with corn planting
time. The Wonderful is about the
latest variety, and makes an enormous
growth of long vines on ordinary land,
and yields large crop Of peas, Large
Black eye is not so late nor quite so
rampant a grower, but it is a heavy
yielder ard a great soil improver Red
RIffer is said to be the hardest of the
viney cowpeas, and is very productive
OF seed of dark red color. Whippoor
will is an early short-growing kind,
the peas being more easily gathered
thsn from the whey sorts. Little
black is one of the most popular of the
early bushy kinds. 1t is especially
useful for late planting. Clay is some
later than Little Black, but otherwise
much like it, except that the peas are
clay color.
II. e. VAN DEMAN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10

S@S0 w A44GeAN SA46A44OG CO1CG4A6
out smoking tobacco, snuff and cigar
cites. We also have large number
OF fertilizer factories. In furniture,
cofhns, and other timber consuming
factories, we lead all of the Southern
States. We are also far ahead in the
manufacture OF cotton yarns and feb
RIGS. Part of these mills use steam
power, fuel being cheap, but water
power is plentiful. It is estimated by
competent authorities that We have
fully 100000 horse power along the
various streams, or enough to turn so
times our present number of cotton
spindles. Our cotton mills have grown
in number from 80 in 1870 to BOZ in
1892. In 1870 we had 618 looms. In
1897 we hsd "a. 517 looms. In
1870 we had 80 897 spindles. In 1882
we had 1,O44, ,O38. This remarkable
growth probably exceeds enything of
the kind in any other State. Nearly
500, 600, 900 are invested in cotton mills
In North Carolina. We also have 81
woolen mills, two silk mills and two
jute bagging factories, and several
hundred miscellaneous manufacturing
establishments Of more or less import
Rnce. This includes a number Of cloth.
ing and shoe factories, tanneries, tur
pentine distilleries, many large wagon
and buggy factories. We have Sc
first class roller mills for grinding
wheat.
This article would not be complete,
did I not mention the mineral products
of the State. No other section of the
world contains as great a number Of
different minerals in the same space as
can be found in North Carolina. Many
of them are valuable and are found in
paying quantities. From 1899 to 1895
inclusive, gold worth $45, 565, 483 was
mined in the following States: Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nezsee. OF this amount North Carolina
produced $21, 778 472 or nearly half,
which places her in the front as a gold
producing State. Nuggets have been
found weighing from % pounds down,
far exceeding anything found in Cali
fornia, Colorado or the now famous
KIondike region. The State also has
more than a dozen copper mines, vest
quantities of iron ore, many precious
gems, valuable coal deposits (soft now
being worked, an endless variety of
building stones, marble, brownstones,
granite, etc. A large business is car,
ried on in medicinal barks, roots and
herbs, ginseng being one Of the most
salable roots. Monazite, the new min
eral used in making incandescent gas
burners, is found in many parts of the
world, but only in marketable quan
titles in Western North Capolina-but
1 might write million words and not
tell half about the State and it's won.
derful resources.
Wishing your paper much ''Suc-
CESS" am, Truly,
J. L RAMSEY,
Secretary State Board of Agriculture.
Raleigh, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
soMR SMALL THINGS ON A FARM
Thinning Irish Potatoes.


Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
If Irish potatoes be thinned to 1 stalk
the quantity and quality Of yield can
generally be improved. The sprouts
pulled off can be set out.
PLANT SWEET POTATOES.
Sweet potatoes boiled and a proper
quantity Of corn meal and salt added
are, as believe, better for fattening
hogs than all corn, especially in the
early stages. Consequently plant
abundantly and plant early, as potatoes
should have time to ripen, thus increas-
ing their keeping qualities. No trouble
about keeping them 10 months if they
are put away at the right time and in
the right away. If from any cause
the sprouts on the bed become over
grown, it will be better to top them,
leaving on the stubs one, or at most
two leaves. After succors start out,
draw and transplant. The tops may
be cut into lengths Of three leaves and
planted, two Of the leaves being buried.
Potatoes are generally placed on the
beds too close. They should never be
nearer than 4inches-between the ends
and sides. One writer recommends
bedding in trenches, - inches apart.
COW PEAS.
No successful farming in the South
without peas. The corn should be
planted in drills from z to feet wide
and about the first of June peas should
be drilled between each row and thor
oughly cultivated until too large
With a view of producing a rank
growth, the peas should be heavily fer
tiIized.
A certain party by turning under
three crops Of pea~vines (no fertilizer
used) increased the yield of wheat
from to 81 bushels per acre.
SOAP sUDs.
ALI farmers should devise a plan for
saving the soap suds. Construct a
cavity in the ground, with a proper
embankment around it, and fill with
rich mold, or earth Of any kind. On
wash days pour the soap suds thereon.
The construction should be such that
no waste water will ever flow from the
pit. A shelter should be placed over
same. An immense saving, in proper
tion to the outlay, can be effected. No
better manure can be found for sweet
potatoes, owing to the large per cent
age of potash contained. The pit should
be cleaned out about once a year and
refiIled, as aforesaid.
CORN COBs
Here is another fruitful source of
waste, the cobs, being usually burnt.
If placed in the ground to rot they
will, as believe, be worth at least ten
times as much as the ashes therefrom.
No better way to use them than to
place in deep trenches, cover and plant
sweet potatoes thereon. Blu; If the
ground be the least rolling, it will be
better, at proper intervals, say 20 to
30 feet, to have no cobs-fil wholly
with dirt, thus virtually constructing
dams. This plan is necessary to hold
the carbonic acid gas that will be
formed while the cobs are rotting. This
gas is heavier than commoRsair, and If
not held by dams is liable to flow into
the waste. This gas has great fertiliz-
ing properties, and if proper means
ware devised for manufacturing it, it
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10
RAEE1GH, N. c., MAY 10, 1898.

would soon revolutionizs farming in
this country.
Corn stalks (old or new) can also be
placed to great advantage in potato
ridges and covered!> Both we'll tested
separately.
BRYAN TYSON.
Long Leaf. ". @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10

Prof. Benz. Irby, late p ofessor Of Agricul-
ira AQI icUlturai aud Mechanical College, Raj
sig6 has become regular col tributOr TO this
de1arTment All questions relating TO the farm,
GARDEN or orchard will be answered by Prof.
TrhV
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-10

Has the largest
circulation Of any
family agricultu.
raj or political
paper published
between Rich
mOnd and Atlanta
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-05

ton. IN the course Of which both Mr.. Hoar and
MI Bacon said that II was not intended TO cover
and did not cover cases Of contested Presidential
elections. the resolution agreed TO. tho neces-
sary two-thirds voting for It.
At S:a5 p. m the Senate went into executive ses-
sion. and when the doors were reopened Mr.. HAW-
LEY Rep. Comm presented the report Of the
conferrees the bill suspendng the law relating
to the purchase Of supplies by the quartermaster 8
department OF tho Army. Af.er the reading of the
report he moved that it be agreed TO.
Mr.. GORMAN Dem Md thought the proposed
law was unwse. imprudent and unnecessary He
said 1t was most extraordinary that bureau officers
should be authorized TO go into the open market
and purchase unlimited supplies. He OF tho
opinion that In the Civil War supplies pur-
general
Mr.. Hawley pointed that the bill provided
that the law could be suspended only at the dis
erection OF the Secretary Of War. lie would be re
sponsbe FOR oil suspensions OF the la that might
he made.
After brief discussion Of the report It was laid
over until tomorrow 10 he printed.
Inc Senate then. at o'clock. adjourned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-05
SPYING ON CUBAN DELEGATES.
UNsKILFUL MEN DOING THE WORK. AND
DOING IT BADLY-HOw THE T1LLm
WAS SUNK

The spies who have for some time shedowed tho
movements OF the members OF the Cuban revoiu-
tionary party in this city are still on guard VINO
employs them whether or not they are detaAeo
from any regular detective agency is not known at
the office OF the Cuban Junta. At one time regu-
lar detectives from well-known agency watched
the Cubans to try to stop hlibustering. but the
spies who have been guard recently are appar-
emily employed directly by some Spanish agent.
They are not skiful men. and apparently their duty
Is 10 dog the footsteps OF each prominent Cuban
and report where he goes and what he does.
One incident OF yesterday will show how watch3ul
these spies are. Horatio S. Rubens counsel 70
the Cuban deles alton, left the Offices. at No. s.
New-st. at noon yesterday and walked up New-st
TO Wal-st. AS he walked past the Stock Exchange
a about forty years old, wearing light over
coat and brown soft hat, walked out OF door
way and followed Mr.. Rubens on the opposite SIDE
of the When Mr.. Rubens entered the building
I'm Wa-st. the man also entered and went up In the
elevator with him. The man was new at me WORK,
ne previous spy having been recognizeo ny al:
o;ner person. The new man. having seen where
and took up a position in the doorway of the build
ing. where he waited for Mr.. Rubens 10 come out
guard are at Newest and Exchange Place. and
against the railing OF the Produce Exchange, IN
familiar with the that they laugh at their at
tempts TO lind out what is being done While they
have become expert in detecting them. they have
ia the past however, had some disastrous expert
ences with them
Title was scuttled off Montauk Point. This steam
supply Of arms and ammunition The who
scutled the vessel and caused the deaths OF several
afterward confessed that he employed by the
Spanish Government to do the work. He left the
United States on the day he made this confession.
or course at the time this expedition sent out.
the United States and Spain were friendly terms.
who member OF the crew Of the steamer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-05
SPANIARDS IN NEW-YORK.
ONE OF THEM EXPLAINS THEIR ATTITUDE
LOYAL TO SPAIN. BUT IN NO SENSE
SPIES-THEIR BUSINESS IN
JURED BY THE WAR.

JURED BY THE WAR
In an once Hiding In Broad-st yesterday
Tribune reporter met Spanard whom he had no'
seen for eight years The Spaniard was In state
OF mind
Now. what do you think Of this?" he asked.
Here 7 have been living In this city these many
years. like the place and like the people
have done a good business here. and am satisfied
Now. along comes this trouble about Cuba ana
you send feet OF your warships 10 destroy Inc
Spanish fleet in the Philippine Islands nave
nothing 70 do with Cuba or tho Philippines. yet
am made to suffer My business Is disturbed
am making no money ] do not know what
shall do"
why do you remain hereT said his listener.
getting word IN edgewise. II had heard that all
the spaniards had left NewYork.'
1T is not true. Some Spanards have left hut
many yet remain here. why should I so away
except for the interruption of my husiness7 ! am
perfectly safe here All Spaniards are safe IN New
York No one wants to do us harm FVeryoouy
who knows me knows that am Spaniarn' an"
that I love my country. but not ono person mas
even said an unklnd word 20 me. l go about the
CITY i1st the Same ms ever and | go among my
American acquaIntances Just the same why
should I fear? I know tho American people 700
we'll 10 he afraid that they will do me any ha''n'
This evening shall dine with an American ram
Ily and think shall go to the theatre AFTER
ward" . 49,
a
EVERY one, There IL no cause for compialht.
Rut ". are all much grieved over this foolish tax
about tho Spanish residents OF tne unt.eu ~ ara
acting as spies I am no spy. and my friends are
spies ~ - 80, ,r,o Oman
nut do not think that we are not true span
,arjs" he went on. believe me, love my coun-
,ry and think that she was right In refusing 10
give M cuba. because II was her own property
and she had a right 20 It,. a. - a,.,
"Will spain end the war now. after her de'ea'
40. Why should she, She stu has ships and
mon Manila IS only tho preliminary sk'Fmist
She cannot give I'D because Of that. We can never
Ief 90 of our hold on cuba But the situation II
v.rv distressing very. very sorry ina NJ
I-ri,ed states and Spain are at war 90 no,
know what 10 DO. NV business IL DESTROYED ana
th.re Is no reason why should remain here. le'
! remain because have many good trends v nere
and mis- has becn my home FOR many years Many
tfuc sons Of Spain will toll you the same thins
that tell YOU c,.A .,,o. IN
DO say that there arc 10 SIaH''" 'f''' ."
the United StatcsY -, so mn,
know Bu' what ! do say IL that am no Spy
7 40 not believe that any permanent spanish resi-
dAn, q, tho United States is SPY. can SPEAK ioa
nv friends In this city X there are sp"s, 80 80
ara not 70 be found among tho men who have beeh
doing business here