The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
General News.
SPARKS FROM THR WIRES.

Earth's Four Corners Selected
and Condensed for Pro.
gressive Farmer
Readers.
Several severe battles between Beers
and British were fought last week.
Official notice has been given of the
retirement Of General Shatter of the
United States Army.
The Steamer Nutmeg State wee
burned in Long Island Sound Saturday
and several of the crew were lost.
Several passengers also probably per,
ished. A number were injured.
The Sultan of Turkey has drowned
several ladies Of his harem, who we're
suspected Of completely with members
OF the young Turkish party. The wo
men were drowned in the Bosphorus.
For the quarter ending September
80 last, the increase over the CORES
bonding quarter last year in the issue
OF postage stamps, stamped envelopes
and pcs al cards, amounted to almoGt
IA per cent.
The California State Board Of Health
has decided not to quarantine against
the consumption Of other States, but
has recommended that in all State in
situations those afflicted with tubercu
losis be separated from the ot1er in.
mate9.
Boston and New York capitalists
have secured q site at Bristol, Va, for
a large pulp mill and paper factory,
and will organize a company with q
capital of $500. 900. It will be a branch
of the Columbia Paper Company and
will operate, it is said, in opposition to
the paper trust, A similar plant will
be established by the same company
at Buena Vista, Va, where about the
same amount will be invested.
The cornerstone of the new Federal
Building at Chicago vas laid by Presi-
dent Mckinley on O3E. 9. the event
being the cTowning feature Of the
weeks festivities. There was q pa
rRd0 Of civic and military organiza
tons in ths afternoon and q bar quet
at the Auditorium in the evening,
which was attended by all the distin
guished foreigners who were guests Of
5ne city during the festiv Il.
The per capita circulation amounted
to $25 Al S p. 1, according to govern
ment estimates, compared with $25 81
Aug. 1, $25 70 June 1, and &25. 40 May
1. Olt of l 942 million dollars in Cir
-culation. 4O4, or more shan 81 per cent,
was in the form Ct silver certificates
Out CT 481 million standard silver dol
lars, less than IS million we're in actual
circulation, the public preferring to
use this money in the form Of the pa
per certificates.
Wilsou L., a little town on the
Ygz>o & Mississippi Valley River Rail
road above Ne 2 Orleans was the scene
OF a lynchirg Sunday. J. L. Smith,
white, a former resident Of the place,
but late Of the B0ffalo Creek neigh
borhood, in Wilkinson county, Miss,
was strung up to a limb of a pine rec
after being wreeted from the town
marshal by q posse Of citizens. Smith
was charged with having been the
leader Of a cattle stealing gang that
had infested the county for yeer0.
Speaking of the American Sugar Re
fning Go. (the Sugar Trust). the Fl
nancial Record of New York sag g:
''This is a company who3e surplus is
estimated at $50 900, 900 or more, draw
ing interest for the stockholders who
have received regularly 1 per cent,
a month in dividends and once 10 per
cent. extra. This company we firmly
bellows able and ready to continue in
definitely the payment Of same or
larger amounts Of dividends for fol
lowing reasons: The IT fleries turn
out about As 900 barrels of sugar per
dry. The present small difference be
tween raw and refined is sufficient to
enable the company to make about 81
barrel, figuring the cost Of refioing
at : of a cent per pound. Two dollars
per barrel on 45, 900 barrels makes
$50 900 a day, or say $27 600. 900 a
year."
BRYAN ON TaE ISSUES.