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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28

Scarcely a day passes without tne
daily papers recording the formation
or incorporation Of some new trust or
combination. The latest formed or In
@ of formation include manutac
lures Of or dealers in ice, DreaKtest
cereals, cars, enameled ware, tInWare'
whisky, canned salmon, prunes, WIN,
dow glass, tobacco, and many others
A noticeable feature Of many OF these
is the immense capital named In the
articles Of Incorporation, IN some cases
as high as $50, OOO, 600. There seems to
be an epidemic of these great corpora
tions and nothing seems able to stem
the tide. One Chicago paper f%acetiously
observes that there are o Jlst Il
common commodities not controlled by
trusts. These are cut flowers, spec
tacles. millinery, coffee and tea, hult
except prunef), vegetables, pies anf
cakes, eggs butter and cheese, poultry
md game, watches and jeWelry'-
Rural New Yorker.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28
SENATE.

FORTY SECOND DAY-Feb. 81.
The Senate resumed session, and
Senator Glenn continued his speech in
support of the bill to ratify the Madi-
son county bond issue of 1887. ct will
be remembered that some days ago
this bill was reported unfavorably, and
a favorable minority report was sub
misted by Senators Glenn, Orborne,
Travis and Daniels) Senator Glenn
argued the justice of paying bonds,
and said that the decision in his case
would be general and hurtfui in effect.
Senator Bryan was opposed to the
act of ratif cation. He knew what 1t
was for a county to be mulched out of
5000, 900 by Encouragement. he
Thought the matter ought to go before
the courts for decision as to how much
Madison county. He thought the peo-
ple of that county had been sWindled
bv a ring Of spectators.
Senator Osborne said he always voted
for a debtor to pay an honest debt, ana
| roo,wvHyrwD or pAcW
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28
MORE AS TO The NEGRO QUES'
lion.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
T~heolCgians teach US that God uses
human agencies to accomplish His pur
poses. That to this end the enslave
ment OF the children of Israel was per
mitted. That thereby they might be
made a united people; that by their
sojourn among the Egyptians, the most
enlightened people Of that period, they
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

We stated in last weeks Progressive
Farmer that three Populists and n
Republican" in the House voted tor
the Constitutional Amendment. This
should have been four Populists, VIZ:
Tarkenton, Crumpler, johnson OF
Sampson, and Mcintosh. The vote IN
the House on third reading was as FOL
lows:
Ayes-Speaker Conner, Messrs. Ao-
bolt, Alexander, Allen of Columbus
Allen of Wayne, Beasley, Boggs'
Boushal, Brown of Johnston, Brown
of stanly, Bryan Of Granville, Bunch
Carr, Csrraway, Carroll, Clarkson'
Cochran, Council, Craig, Crumpler'
Currie of Bladen, Davis of Franklin
Davis of Haywood, Dees, Ellen, Fou'
shee, Gambill, Garrett, Gattis, Gil
liam, Harrison, Hartsell, Hauser,
Hoey, Hoffman, Holman, James, John
son of Sampson, Johnson Of Johnson
Julian, JUST CO of Mcdowell, Kenneth
Lane, Leak, L~eatherWood, Leigh Lyon
Mcintosh, 5 Maitland, Mauney, Nc
| Lean of Harneet, Mclean of On
mond, Moore, Nichols, Nicholson o
Beaufort, Noble, Overman, Patterson
of Robson, Patterson of Caldwell
Powell, Ransom, Ray, of Cumberland
Reeves Of Ashe, Robinson, Rountree
Stevens, Stubbs, Sugg, Tarkenton
Thompson Of Davidson, Thompson O
Onslo 2, Trotman, Wall, WEIGH, Whit
of Halifax, Whitfield, Willard, Wi
liams of Dare, Williams of Iredell, Wi
son, Winston 81
Noes-Messrs. Barnhill, BurroW
Bryan Of Madison, Carter, Coates
Curtis, Eaton, Hampton, Hendrer
Justus, LoWery, Mcfarland, Mcneil
Nicholson of Perquimans, Petre'
Pritchard, Redding, Reinhardt, Smit
Snipes, Tharp, White of Davie, w
Iiams of Grammar, Williams of Yadkil
Wrenn, Wright-27.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28

The Senate of Missouri has passed a
House resolution asking Congress to
nrovide for the election of United
States Senators by the direct vote OF
the people. Thus grows the movement.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28
SENATE.
FORTIETH Day Feb. IS.

SENATE.
FORTIETH DAY-Feb. IS.
As stated in last weeks paper, the
Senate passed the bill providing for a
Constitutional amendment. We then
told how the Senators voted. In OPP
posing the bill, the negro Senator,
Fuller, Of Warren, made the ablest
speech we ever heard from the lips OF
a negro. The Raleigh Post said OF it:
Fuller (coIO had prepared a speech
which was clothed in chaste Ian
guege and we'll fitted for a funeral ora
tion. He read extracts from noted
constitutional authorities, from Victor
Hugo, Tennyson, Aesop's Fables and
the Asheville Citizen. And to the credit
of the vast assemblage, no man ever
smoke to a more respectful, attentive
audience. and to the credit Of the man,
he spoke without heat, passion or par
tisan prf iudice. Were the busy, bust
ling world Of to day less prosy and
practical the speech would go down in
tradition side by side with the classic
one, beginning Go, the poor Indian,
The applause which greeted the
coIorpd Senator when he concluded
was not confined to his own race, but
was a spontaneous tribute from sym
nathetic and brave members OF the
race that is determined to rule in future
the destinies Of both-for the good Of
both"
Senator Travis made perhaps the
hest speech in defense Of the bill. HI
said he realized the highest ambition
his hopes had ever attained. II desire,
, said he. Ito refute the intimation tina
= this bill is aimed at the African rae
, from any spirit of spite or prejudice to
wards an inferior race. The act give
the negro race the best opportunit!
: they have aver had to qualify them
] selves for intelligent citizenship.
Z 1.-THE right of suffrage has been tn
greatest curse to that race. 1t ha
r made the negro the tool Of unscrupu.
i GUS cffce hunters. 1t has caused hir
q to invariably oppose all this that hi
, best white friends wished to obtain /
# the way of material progress.
1--WE are taking the right of ~suffrag
from the negro just as we would tab
10 a 2 from q child to keep it frol
It cutting it's own throat.
II ssAs to the constitutional argumen
NV opinion is that we a diequalii
an entire race, not on account Of COLI
or servitude, but On account of the e
. ~sentiaI qualities of Ct t;zanship. We
not disfranchise even the negro. v
- enfranchise all who are in any way
possession Of the capacity to exerci
= the suffrage d~iscreetly. Another ella
- of citizens are qualified for the discre
exercise Of this privilege by inner;
ance, coming to them through centu
- los of enfranchised ancestors. The q
= scendents Of the Anglo-Saxon re
have inherited the capacity for sc
government, just as some breeds
10 dogs have inherited an instinct for CT
- tain kinds Of hunting. You cam
teach a hound to set birds; neither c.
- YOU teach a negro in a few short yea
how to intelligently conduct COVER
ment or exercise the franchise"
Senator Goodwin, Populist, sent
a an amendment to the effect that all p
to sons that might be disqualified und
ed the amendment should be exempt fro
of the payment of poll tax and from I
IT performance Of all civil and militia
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28

on PAGE 81
The times., 1899-10-25
SILENT ON HIS DFATHBED.
4 Wounded Nan Refuses TO Tell VINO
Assaulted Him.

NEW YORK, Oct 24.-Charles Scanlon,
dying on a cot at Flower Hospital, smiles
grimly when policemen or coroner's assis-
tants come to him. The man, twenty
years old and hard character the police
say, knows that the three gaping stab
wounds in his abdomen must KILL but with
all that he win not tell who did the stab
hing
Even when confronted with the man ac-
cused of it he looked at him, smiled, and
turned away his head. The warning that
death was near and pIeadings Of all kind
had no effect
scanlon was hurt Saturday morning in
a quarrel, the participants Of which were
all men known to the police. Among them
was John Williams. alias Mike ODOn
nell" Williams, the police believe, did
the stabbing and he is under arrest.
Late last night after Coroner Fitzpatrick
and Acting Captain Lantry. of the East
Fifty-frst Street station. had been asking
Scanlcn TO tell, at a sign Williams, hand
cufed, was brought to the deathbed
''ScaalOn," said the coroner, do you
know this man?"
The injured man whispered yes"
Did he cut you?' was the next ques-
ton.
Scanlon turned his eyes toward Williams,
standing there as pale as he was For a
second the two men glanced at each other.
And then the injured man simply turned
MS head away, smiling slightly
The times., 1899-10-25
SOLDIERS CHARGES ANSWERED.
Result Of an Investigation of Ohio
Nolunteers' Complaints.

Result Of an Investigation of Ohio
Nolunteers' Complaints.
The people of Cleveland, Ohio. who have
been charging General Otis with not pro-
yiding for the discharged soldiers who re
Gently returned to Cleveland from the
Philippines will be much surprised when
they learn through Representative Burton
the facts regarding the Ohio men dis
charged in Manila. Some time ago Repre-
sentative Burton called the attention of
Adjutant General COrbin 10 the complaints
made by the Cleveland soldiers. Through
a womans mass meeting in Cleveland Gen
eral Corbin has already heard the griey-
ances of the soldiers. Their relatives and
friends claimed that the men had been
discharged in Manila and then compelled
to pay their fare from San Francisco to
Cleveland. The names of the complaining
men We're furnished the Secretary of War
and he directed an investigation.
From the records of the War Depart
ment a statement has been prepared of each
mans case. 1t shows that their term Of
enlistment having expired, they were dis
charged in Manila and at their own request
were paid he money due them. The small
est sum paid any one man was $1SS, while
others received as high as $500. The Gov
erument supplied them free of charge with
transportation from Manila to San Fran
cisco. and also furnished them with their
regular ratious. Their only necessary ex-
pense was from San Francisco to their
homes II is claimed at the War Depart
ment that if the men reached their homes
penuiless il was because they had spent
all their money either in Manila or some
port in Japan, but that there was no neces-
sity for any expenditures.
The times., 1899-10-25
WIRE TAPPERs CAUGHT.
The New York Police Make an Ina
portant Discovery.

want OINNONtEEs
NEW YORK Oct. 24-The arrest of
Lin" Newly by Police Captain Schmitt-
berger. at 23O West Twenty fourth Street.
is believed by the police to have a most
important bearing on their efforts TO run
down the men who have been beating the
racing poolrooms by tapping telegraph
wires
The arrest was due to the careful cbser-
walton of Detective Walsh. of the West
twentieth Street station. He was passing
an electricians at 274 Eighth Avenue Sat
urday afternoon when he noticed several
men enter the place. Knowing that Cap
tain SchmittbeTgeT had raided a pOolroOm
oye~ the store he suspected that perhaps
the room was again in operation
On preteXt OF looking at an electric
battery he entered the store and dis
covered that telegraph wires extended to
the roof Of the building from the cellar
Walsh climbed to the roof through a
neighboring building and found that the
wires ran toward Seventh Avenue He fol-
lowed the line across the roof Of the house
facing Twenty-fourth Street until he
reached 230 Here the wires disappeared
down light shaft
The detective knew that telegraph wires
had no legal business in the house, and he
A-4 Ooti5dNtN IuI iuEI. GOlIS 10 IuS street
he entered the house at $50. He made his
way up the stairway, listening at each floor
for the click of telegraph instruments. At
the fourth floor he was rewarded by hear
ing the apparatus clicking away merriIy
Walsh reported to Captain Schmittberger,
who decided to wait until yesterday before
taking action, so that the suspected wire
tappers would be busy.
Taking Detectives Walsh and Devinny
and Policeman Cunningham with him
Captain Schcmittberger visited the place at
2:30 o'clock They knocked at the door,
which was opened by a well-dressed man,
who said he was Lin Newly. The cap
tain at once arrested Newly. who was
alone in the fiat.
Cards of the Latonia and Harlem race
track entries were found, however and the
police believe that Nswby was inter- eptiEg
racetrack information intended for poo
rooms.
A bill of sale for the telegraph outfit was
found on Newly, showing that the set cost
$3.50. The instruments were taken to the
stationhouse. Newly said he lived in Chi
cago. and that he began business Saturday.
He refused to tell anything more about
himself or his work
The times., 1899-10-25
A FIvE-RoUND FIGHT.
Jim Jcffords Knocked out by BI;
GUS Rnhiin.

Jim JcffordS Knocked out by Big
GUS RuhIin.
NEW YORK, Oct 24.-some time ago
Jim Jeffords, the California heavyweight.
knocked out poor old Peter Jackson in
jig time. On the strength of that victory
he came East looking for more victims. To-
night at the Broadway Athletic Club JEFF
fords tackled big Gus Rubin, the Akron
giant and was knocked out in the fifth
round. While the fight lasted, however,
JeffOrds showed remarkable gameness.
He also displayed enough fstic ability to
make things warm for his conqueror. Run
lin was staggered a couple Of times, but
his strength pulled him out and he final
" beat his man into submission. In the
fourth round Jeffords was so groggy that
when the bell saved him he had to be car
ried TO his corner. He was game enough
to begin the fifth round, in the face OF
certain defeat, and was willing to continue
until he was knocked clean out. The
house was well filled with sporting men
and boxing enthusiasts, Rubin was a
/ to , faVOrite over Jeffords. but there
was little money placed on the latter as
the talent did not know much about his
proWess.
The times., 1899-10-25
TO INVITE Mr.. M'KINLHY
Virginians Want the President at
The Shubrick Launching.
Members of the Richmond City COun-
ell and II Delegation of Prominent
Business Men VIII Call at the
White House Todny-Prorrnmme
includes "a Thrce-Day Festival

delegation from Richmond, Va, ar
rived in Washington yesterday afternoon
to call on President Mckinley, and request
him to be present at the launching Of the
United States torpedo boat Shubrick on
October 81 The committee is headed by
James Caskie, President of the Common
Council, and is composed of members Of
the city council and representative bust
ness and professional men of Richmond.
In the party are Councilmen G. K. Pollock,
W. H. Curtis P. H. Donohue, Samuel
Cutchins, NJ Gimsat, Robert Whittet, S.
II. Cottrell Phil Shea, J. H. Lawder, and
a. II. Mcdowell. The other members of
the delegation are George C. Ruskill,
sergeant alarms of the city council; H.
NJ. Thompson, superintendent Of the fire
alarm telephone system of the city; Col.
c. B. Cowardin, owner of the Richmond
Dispatch" W. P. Taylor. general passenger
agent of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad L. w. Brander or
the Young Mems Business Association;
Harry D. Eichelberger. Gel. John Murphy,
Z. d. SJaTke James y. Boyd a prominent
banker of Richmond, and Fire Commis
sioner G. Watt Taylor Richard NJ Taylor,
10 Washington as a member of the COM
mittee.
The delegation will hold a meeting this
morning at half past 10 o'clock at the
Raleigh to decide upon what hour it will
be best TO call upon the President. The
visit to the White House will probably be
made this afternoon. An elaborate pro-
gramme has been arranged for the launch
ing of the new torpedo boat. The celebra-
tion viii extend over three days, and some
of the most prominent men in the State
will be present at Richmond for the event.
A three-day carnival from October 30 to
November ! will be held and appropriate
exercises will mark the initiation of the
capital Of Virginia as a shipbuiding point.
The Shubrick is the first Government
vessel to be launched in Richmond. 1t
has been built by the Triggs Shipbuilding
Company. Two more similar torpedo boats
are under course of construction, and will
probably be launched in the James River
early next May.
The launching will take place Tuesday
afternoon. October 81. parade of the
various trades organizations Will be held
during the morning. and the city win be
Illuminated at night by magnificent dis
play Of fireworks. On the day following
a tournament viii be held, followed by
ball in the evening in the Auditorium.
The times., 1899-10-25
a MISSIONARY COUNCIL.
RisI:op DnHne Supports the Admin
fstrntion's philippine Policy.

RisIop Dnane Supports the Admin
istrntion's philippine Policy.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 24-The meeting 0, the
Missionary Council OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Church began this morning in Christ
Church, There was a large gathering Of
clergy and Iaity and about twenty-five
members Of the House Of Bishops in the
ctancel. At the afternoon sioa What
TO Do With the Philippines was the cad
ing question discussed. Bishop Doane, OF
Albany, y. y, coming out square.y in sup
port OF the policy Of the Administration.
He made an eloquent plea for missionary
equipment in the Philippines. Sergeant
John Il. Peyl0n, who has just returned
from the Philippines. where he was an
engineer in the Army. was questioned
closely as 10 the affairs there, he having
been instructed by Bishop Doane TO in
vestigate the moral and spiritual con1i iOI
OF the Filipuos He spoke in g owing
terms Of the possibilities in the arca.pel-
ago. In answer TO a question he said he
had been mizquoted ii the East. and that
he had never said that the Army was cor
rupt AID immoral On the cont airy, some
OF the grandest men he had ever met were
serving with the United States forces there.
The times., 1899-10-25
THE GIRLS IN JAIL.
The Offenders in the Reform school
Riot May be Punished.

TEe Offenders in the Reform school
Riot May be Punished.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 2f.-Sixty-
seven Of the girls who engaged in the
Mitchellyflle Reform School riot on Sunday
and Monday are now confined in the county
Jail here by order Of the State Board Of
Control. The board is in doubt what to do
next. The plan now is to prosecute about
twenty of the worst offenders under the
State law for aiding others to escape from
the reform school and for defacing and
malicicusly injuring the buildings. Under
two sections OF the Iowa code they can
be sent TO the pgnitentiaTy for five years
On either count If the evidence can be
procured this viii be done. Many of the
cider and more deprayed of the girls have
been sent up fer attempted arson and muT-
der. and these the board will have sent
back 10 the counties whence they came, to
be prosecuted for these offences.
The board conferred with the Attorney
General and the county attorney and these
officers expressed some doubt of the prob
ability of procuring sufficient evidence to
convict the girls. The board viii begin
an investigation tomorrow to discover what
1t can. Peace r5igns at the home and
close examination shows the damage done
viii not exceed a few hundred dollars The
immediate cause OF the outbreak. the board
finds. was that six girls misbehaved in
chapel. for which the whole group of forty
TO which they belonged was punished by
being locked up and deprived OF supper,
the latter a violation Of the boards rules.
The times., 1899-10-25
THE BIG BOXERS.
JefTries and Shnrkey said to Re in
Fine Condition

JefTries and Shnrkey said to Re in
Fine Condition.
NEW YORK. Oct. 24.-Jim Jeifries' in
jured left arm is apparently as good as it
ever was. The weeks postponement OF his
contest with Sharkey has benefited him
greatly, and the champion declares that he
does not expect to be Handicapped by any
further physical defect The arm was nut
to a severe test today Tommy RYAN and
Jeffries boxed six rounds It was a fast
affair and brought every muscle of the
champion into play. Jeffries used his left
arm freely and punched hard with it. At
the end he said he did not suffer anv in
convenience and was surprised at the
strength of 1t. Despite this the physician
who is now with him viii remain at his
quarters until the combat is over
Sharkey is in fine fettle. Today he had
some indoor exercise but it was against
the advice of his mentor Tim McGrath.
The latter is afraid that the sailor viii do
too much labor and in this way grow
stale" Sharkey. however, revels in
dumb bell exercise and nothing short of
good persuasive powers can prevent him
from running himself down. jeff Thorne
and Sharkey boxed four fast rounds today.
The Englishman did well and gave Tom a
chance to get a good sweat.
Public opinion regarding the result of the
fight seems to be changeable. Those who
did not think Sharkey would win are now
going over to his side. Frank Dwyer, the
hOrseman, is the most enthusiastic Shar-
key man in town. He has $4,000 he wishes
to place on Tom at to >. Dwyer. who is
a good judge Of boxers said today to a
reporter; Il think Sharkey is a cinch.
The money which l have to wager is a
commission and represents contributions
rom well known turfmen."
The times., 1899-10-25
AN OLD LANDMARK TO GO.
Former Alexandria County Cour;
House to BE Sold at Auction.

z ornSr AISNantriu County Court
House to BE Sold at Auction
The old Alexandria county court house
property in Columbus Street, which has
been a fixture OF Alexandria for over half
a century, will be offered for sale Novem-
Der .. This property was for years the seat
of local county government, having been
decided TO Alexandria county by the Fed
eral Government in 1916.
Now that a new court house has been
located at Fort Myer Heights, Alexandria
county, the need of the old court house
property has disappeared. The people Of
the county, by popular vote, directed the
removal of the county seat to Fort Myer
Heights several years ago, and last fall a
new court house was completed and dedi-
Gated at that place. Just enc year ago to-
day the dedication ceremonies took place
amid unusual enthusiasm. They were par
ticipated in by the Governor of Virginia.
many prominent citizens of the State, and
the District Commissioners. A large gath
ering Of distinguished citizens from Wash
ington was present, and speeches were
made by Hon. J. HOge Tyler, Governor of
Virginia, District Commissioner John B.
Wight; Gen. Samuel S S. Burdett; D. X
Trimmer Of York. Pa; George n. Saeg-
muller, Chairman county board of super
visors, and James E. Clements, Superin-
tendent county schools.
A letter was recently issued by several
gentlemen calling themselves the Alex
andria county board Of development. which
announced that celebration would be
held today to commemorate the location
OF the new court house at Fort Myer
Heights. It is understood that much oppo-
sition developed against the plan, and il
was finally abandoned The plans for the
1fg4.r
included an immense barbecue public
speaking, and music. The failure Of these
plans is due to misunderstanding, it is
said on The part Of several gentlemen in
terested; also the failure to secure pledges
from prominent men to be present.