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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22
STAND UP TO COL BRYAN.
Iowa Democrats Endorse the Chicago
Platform.


DIES MONIES Aug. 1.-THE Iowa
Democrats in convention here to day
endorsed "unequivocally and unre-
servedly the Chicago national platform
in whole and in DETAIL" and adopted
resolutions favoring Bryan for Presi
dent, denouncing the war in the Philip
pines as ''repudiation Of American
doctrine" and denouncing trusts as
ruinous to business.
The silver element ran the conven-
ton, and Cato Selle, the conservative
candidate for governor, had to with
draw because radical silver men would
not vote for him on anything but a 16
to 1 platform. Partial fusion with
Populis q was decided on, despite the
bitter opposition of State leaders. The
following ticket was nominated:
Governor, Fred E. White; Lieu,
tenant Governor, M. L. Bevis; gu
preme Court Judge, A Van Wagner
Railway Commissioner, W. FL. Cal
houn Pop }; Superintendent Of Pub,
lie Instruction, P. Fl. Hoist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT IN WILSON
COUNTY.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Several days ago Mr.. Fab Lewis
took Miss Jane Fdlgum to a picnic at
Lees Chapel and vas returning in the
evening and had reached within one
and a half miles Of the home of Mr..
James Fulgum, father Of Miss Jane,
when an awful accident occurred. Mr.
NJ. Parker and his brother we're cut.
ting down a large long leaf pine for
the purpose OF taking it to their saw
mill near by, and as they cut the tree
80 it would fall, they looked up the
road and ga v for the first time, a gen
tleman and lady coming down the
road. One of the Parkers pushed the
tree and tried to turn it's course from
the road, and the other waving his
arms and shouting to top of his voice
Eat the same time running towards the
road), to the young man to ''stop,
stopI" But alas, the young man needed
not the frantic warnings of the Parkers
nor the pleadings Of the young lady by
his side, but drove on and under the
tree just as it came down with a terri
BILE crash and awful results.
The buggy was shattered by the
body of the tree falling a cross the
spatter board and the horse instantly
killed by a limb striking across the
back, while the legs Of the young man
and young lady were broken and
badly lacerated. Both legs of the
young man and the right of the young
lady were broken about the lower
third, while the left leg of the young
lady was shattered very badly at tie
upper third. This was caused, very
likely, by the lady, at the last mo
ment, attempting to spring from the
buggy and had put her foot out in the
attempt.
DR.. H. T. Freeman was sent for, and
in a very short time was on the ground
and found Mr.. Lewis, and Miss Ful-
gum, lying side by side IN the wet
ground, just as friends had lain them
when they pulled them from the awful
wreck.
DR.. freeman at once set about max
ing them as comfortable as possible
and they were taken to Mr.. James
Fulgum's. DR.. Freeman fearing one or
two amputstions might have to be
made, sent at once for Drs. Moore and
Anderson of Wilson. These gentle
men came as early as possible. The
doctors after a hard nights work,
left these young peopla in as comfort
able q condition as could be expected.
In the early morning (Friday) DR..
Freeman returned in a few hours and
found Miss Jane had gone into a
comatose state from which she could
not be aroused, and at about II o'clock
Saturday she passed into her eternal
home where her many friends and
loved ones believe she is happy.
Mr.. Lewis was sent home Sunday
evening and is doing well at this writ
ing.
The tree was in full view OF the
young man. IL is a very strange and
sad accident. "a FRIEND"
The National tribune., 1899-03-30
CAPTURING AN
INDIAN RHIN0cER0S.
Stratagem Necessary to Cage
the Unwieldy Monster.
By DR.. ]. h. PORTER.


1t is rather a vague way of speaking to
say Indian rhinoceros, because there are at
least two species of this animal in India, he
sides several varieties belonging to the single
and double, horned groups. The c. iture we
are concerned with, however, was distinct
lively Asiatic An immense, unwieldy, hide
ous brute, six feet high at the shoulder, having
one short, thick, sharp-pointed horn, and its
body covered by plates of armor-like skin.
This investure will not turn rife-balls,
sowezer, as many have been misled into
believing; on the contrary. it is so soft and
sensitive that beasts of the kind referred to
are tormented by insects into living an almost
amphibious life They wallow among swamps
most of their time, and the great Brahma-
putra Valley. where these scenes occurred,
has endless morasses, jheels, bayous, and wet
reed-beds, in which the large one-horned
rhinoceros takes shelter. In its upper
reaches this grand river flows through a
comparatively wild and sparsely-populated
country. Tigers and wild elephants abound
there; but rhiDoceros's enmity towards
the latter is myth, and as for "Stripes,"
he cares nothing about him. So that mud,
coarse grass, and twigs to browse on are forth
coming, together with ,solitudes that may be
The National tribune., 1899-03-30

their cause was lost, and broke across
the open like frightened sheep. Tho Co
men were there to meet them, and the
other companies closed up so fast thai
there was for moment danger of one
United States soldier shooting another
Occasionally a Filipino would fall forward
apparently dead, wait until he was fairly
under The heels of the Americans, and
then fOoiiShly rise and attempt to gain
safety. To shoot a man at six feet range
with Il Springfield rifle is a bard thing to
do, hut the orders were to let no insurgent
live, and off would go the whole side OF
his head, OF he would fall with a wound
through his abdomen large enough to
drop potato through.
"LOOk out for those devils in the top of
he blockhOuse," warned the men coming
UP on the lett, who perhaps had fingered
n little long to enjoy the rabbit hunt at
the village.
why, those are our men, ye chump.
Don't shoot at EN-"
II was indeed fact The blockhouse
had already been occupied and shots wee
ripping their way through the cupola at
the very Filip:nOs who had defended The
place Il few moments before.
The charge had heen a distinct sue
cess, and had been seen down along the
line. And look, 1t is being inflated
long wavering line Of Ski.miSherS is pitch
ing and tumb|ing along up the hill into
the very teeth Of BlOckhouSe No. q, and
as the men who charged No. $ rest on
their Iaurels for a moment and look off
toward the smoke and early mcrnins mist,
The National tribune., 1899-03-30

the families of those killed, was totally
insignificant in comparison with the re-
suits obtained. The navy furnished the
artillery, OF various caiibers. in over
whe!ming numbers, and mounted on Il
movable platform, enabling it to move
past the enemy's flank, enfilade his lines,
and, if necessary. inGict enormous dam
age upon the city and its inhabitants; it
also blockaded the city on the water
side. The insurgents had furnished
force which, unorganized and poorly
equipped as it was, nevertheless was
sufficient to capture the waterworls and
prevent any food from entering the city,
thus leaving the population dependent on
rain for water, and on such food supplies
as happened to he in the city. The army
had done the fighting on land, without
which neither the navy nor the insur
gents could have brought the matter to a
successful conclusion. The small loss
incurred was due 10 the sk;ilsul plans of
the army commander, Gen. Merritt who
postponed his attack until his plans were
completely matured, the ground thorough
ly rccOnnoitered, and his troops all in
position, so that the attack could be
made in an orderly, systematic manner,
overcoming all Resistance. Seeing this,
the defenders made only a feeble defense,
TtaliZng that a stronger one would simply
have increased their loss withOu. in any
way changing the result.
The National tribune., 1899-03-30
IN FEARFUL TORTURE.

DABNEf, WIS.
To be fayed alive is terrible ordeal, and
yet this is almost the experience of Mr.. Chas.
Lisaus, one of our citizens. He relates it to
DR.. Peter Fahrncy, of Chicago, Ill, as fol-
lows: II must write and tell you of a re-
markable cure which your Blood Vitalizer
has brought about. My whole body was
covered with a skin eruption, which itched
terribly. / was in such agony that would
scratch and tear the skin to pieces, and some
times cut it with knife until the blood
would flow. This would give me relief for a
short time, but / would soon be as bad as
ever. Last Fall / happened to get hold of
your paper, The Surprise, wherein 1 read
about your Blood Vitalizer. / sent for a
trial box. l had used the medicine but n
short time, when clear and fresh skin
formed. began to feel better, and in three
weeks my whole body was covered with a
clear skin. l have been well ever since.
Accept my heartfelt thanks for what YOUR
Vitalizer has done for me. l shall always
have one thing in mind, and that is to
recommend your remedies to others.''
Or. Peters Blood Vitalizer is not n druo-
store medicine. Only special local agents
sell it. For particulars, address DR.. p.
Fahrney, 112-14 South Hoyne Ave, Chi
cago, Ills.
The National tribune., 1899-03-30
English Tranps.
Good Words

While some vagabonds remain in the
country during the Winter, there is none
the less a general exodus from the road
in the Autumn. In the south the profess
SiOnal wayfarer'S last chance of obtain
ing work in the fields is at hopping; in
the north, at "tater scratching Thou
sands of vagrants rely on one OF the
other industry to get a Winters stock or
keep, or, at least, something with which
to tide them over the beginning of the
town season. Comparatively seldom,
however, do they reach their Winter quar-
ters with much money.
Incredible as il may seem, it is yet a
fact that every Autumn a number of
LondOn's wastrels tramp into Kent ior
no other purpose than that of going
thrOugh'-of rObbing-pOor "hoppers":
and vagrants, notwithstanding that they
are versed in the ways of the sneak thief
and hide their money more regularly than
they wash themselves, are victimiZed as
readily as are toiling East Enders. Other
tramps squander their. earnings before
they reach town.
The National tribune., 1899-03-30

n squad of men leap over the earthworks
in front of the fort, find them empty, and
dive on into the house to shoot from there
the scores of insurgents scattering in
terror for the hills. Like wildfire the fun
spread. Nebraska Swarmed all around
the strongest blOckhOuse on the line, saw
it occupied, and proceeded to clean up a
village near by.
South Dakota, on the left OF Colorado,
made an impetuous sweep for Nc. 4,
which had been irritating them through
out the night, and drove the Filipinos not
only from it, but almost mile beyond
before the charge could be stopped. A
Regular describes the South Dakota
charge as the most reckless and daring
thing he ever saw. "Why, thOsesfellows
do not know any better than to walk
right into an enemy" said he. He spoke
the truth, for the volunteers, in the en-
thusiasm of the moment, discarded all
the foImalities of war, such as rushing
from one vantage point to another and
lying down for a few shots, and dashed
at the enemy from the open pretty much
rs tigers do for their prey.
The advance once started, il had never
been stopped. Monuments were raised
at each point taken, in the shape of pill
lars of smoke. The successes on the line
east of the city we're first heralded in the
bright morning air, and then they fol-
lowed along the entire line. Village after
preclude trckeTy by lurking foes. They
burned all through the day.
While Cos. l and d of the Colorado
The National tribune., 1899-03-30
THE CHARGE OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
Gallant Work Of the Western Boys a
Manila in the First Battle.


A correspondent of the New York Sen
gives a vivid story of the gallantry of the
Western volunteers at Manila, where the
rebels opened the ball by the attack OF
Feb. 5. He says.
| The men of Co. E, 1st Colo. Vols, stood
clear out of the bushes, and even piled
on top of the little natural mounds be
hind which they had heen ly ing all night,
and from which they had Eeen pumping
Springfield Lead at flashes from insurgent
rifles across the little rice valley. Even
Capt. tucker forgot TO shelter his ribs
from the scratching, singing Mausers,
and rose straight up to witness the charge
of the three companies to the LEFT on
Bl0ckhOuse No. 5, the first charge of the
Filipino American war, and the charge
which scattered its enthusiasm, like
fire in haystack, down along the
firing line of the Eighth Corps; the charge
which bred charges, and resulted in vic
tory after victory against the insurgents
throughout that eventful day.
'Look there! Look there! There are n
hundred of those black devils trying TO
cut off this way"
First platoon! Forward to the charge"
sang oil. Capt. Huckef.
There was a rllsh and n scramble, and
they were off. The Captain devoted his
energies to convincing the men of the sec
ond platoon that they did not belong to
the first, and that it was their duty 10
CoNeI tIiC iuNtiCc" Will pientys OI IRE.
The lucky men of the first platoon bound
ed like grayhOunds toward the strong
holds of the insurgents. Bullets from
blockhouses on the right and left popped
and chugged i'm the earth around them.
The men of Cos. b, X, and l. advanced
by rushes, firing as they went and yelling
like ficnds. The tiny village of Balic-
Balic stood i'm the way to the somber
blockhouse on the ridge. A ripping fire
came from the windows of the ruined
stone chapel and from the dense bushes.
Cailsen, Of Co. l., pitched heavily forward,
shot through the head. Weaver, of Co.
Il, a moment later, dropped and grabbed
his leg. Closer and closer they came to
the very entrance OF the lions den, and
another Co. l. man dropped, but his com
rades had seen two sombreros, which had
been peeping for an instant around
mound of earth, topple suspiciously over.
Down from the right came the charger.
OF Co. T.. II was a three sided hell for the
FilipinOs. One by one they lost heart,
dropped their guns, and broke for the
bl0ckhouse, 200 yards away. Not a Fill
pino from Balic Balic ever got there. Like
Il pigeon released from The tran one
bounded with all his bare!ooted energy
for 20 feet, and rolled over at the crack Of
half dozen rifles. Another tried it, and
got few feet further. Another reached q
shallow rice ridge. He poxed up his head
to wriggle further, and off went its ton,
was desperate bravery which made
the concealed sha!pshoOters hold out to
the last, but they finally realized that
The National tribune., 1899-03-30

all varieties the sense Of smell is acute be-
yond comparison.
Our entertainers desire to capture this
creature without injury had been growing
stronger ever since remembrance of his
neighbor's prize occurred to him. He ex-
planned to his followers in an urbane man.
ner, customary with Indian magna,es when
making addresses under excitement, that if
any miSbegotten son of an owl did it harm,
such tortures should be inflicted rs would
make him long for the internal regions.
Then turning upon NuZzur Punt, and re-
marking that much better hunters than him.
self had been crucifed, he demanded how
this brute was to be got intOits cage instantly.
In truth. the question was not an easy one
to answer. Beyond stood creature, for
midably armed, of immense sizeand strength,
absolutely certain to fight if cornered; how,
indeed, was it to be got into such box as we
brought with us? Our Shikari, however,
proved equal to. the occasion. He said rhi-
were fools; this one, being confused
by his Highness' splendor, was especially
and if the baited trap should be
placed in very narrow place, those men
who watched beyond withdrawn, while the
force present urged him forward, it was to
be expected that, when left to himself awhile,
he would walk into the cage Of his own ac
cord. Contrariwise, and in case the Pres
ence's good fortune failed to triumph, they
might rope him with coils innumerable.
Those idle devils standing about should exert
whether they got ripped or not,
but in that alternative he feared the precious
creatures skin might get scratched.
The strategic manuver having precedence,
we rode back 10 where our cart awaited. and
then accompanied ton detour around one
'ide of the gorge, until opposite that con-
raction Nuzzur Punt had referred to. Here
opes were flung across to working party
The National tribune., 1899-03-30
THE CAPTURE OF MHNILH.
Gen. Greene Tells What Passed Into Amert-
can Hands by the Terms OF the CEy's
Surrender.

Gen. Greene Tells What Passed into Ameri-
can Hands by the Terms OF the Chy's
Surrender.
In the, second paper on the Philippine;
campaign, which appears in the ApIll
Century, Maj.-Gen. +. Y. Greene tells
just what fell into American hands by
the capture of Manila.
"In capturing Manila We took l3,VVo
prisoners, or nearly 5000 more than our
own force, and 1000 small-arms, 10.COo,-
900 rounds of ammunition, about 40 pieces
of modern artillery of various callbers,
several hundred ancient bronze pieces,
an elaborate fOrtificatiOn of the Nauban,
type with nearly three. miles of parapet,:
an outer line of field defenseS nearly
seven miles i'm, length, n city of about
800 900 inhabitants; and s900.Ge0- in public
money This had been done without per
hitting any pillage or disorder, although
the city was filed with natives hostile TO
its nomina! posSesscrs, with whom they
had been in strife for many years. AS
Gen. Merritt said in his report, this was;
an act which only the law-abiding, tenn
perate, rcsolute American soldier, weii
and skil!fu!ly handled by his rcgimental
and brigade commanders, could accom-
plish.' It was "a days since the first regi-
ment of my brigade had landed near the
Spanish trenches, and our total losses
had been only 20 killed and i05 wounded,
q loss which. all important as it was TO
The National tribune., 1899-03-30

regiment forged their way toward the
waterwOrks with the Nehraskans during
the day, the other companies cleared the
country in front of them and gathered
breath Tor another grand advance.
The Hospital Corps consigned three Colo
RADIO volunteers to the deadhouse at the
military hospital, and took five men in
charge to nurse their wounds. Burying
details gathered up the bodies of Filipinos
which lay about the rice pastures in
groups of twOs and threeS. 1wenty-four
were buried in one long trench. Some
one posted over the spot the placard:
''Twenty-four good Filipinos lie here
The wounded FilipinOS were left un-
cared for until the last white man had
been bandaged and placed at ease, and
then were carried to the tent-ward of the
First Reserve Hospital, where their coun-
trymen frcm the city were impressed into
the service of caring for them.
1t has been a volunteers battle UP to
date. The Regulars at Manila have
awarded the palm to the boys who do not
go to war for the money there is in it.
They admit that wild advances. such as
were made on Sunday, Feb. 5, against
the insurgents could have been performed
only by volunteers. The volunteers have
been assigned to about every place in the
long firing line about Manila except one,
and that was occupied by the Nth Ini.,
" hich did some OF the hardest fighting OF
the engagement. The volunteers charged
like veterans, and mingled the rattle Of
their bullets with the yells of Indians.
"a little bit unscientific." remarked a
Regular Army Corporal between draws at
his black pipe, hut almighty successful!"
The National tribune., 1899-03-30

of his cage already foored, and thus per-
mitted it to be finished.
Nothing but cirtihg him home was left to
see, commonplace operation none cared to
witness; therefore we mounted and rode
away with an enlarged conception of the
Asiatic rhinOceros's inbecility, rs displayed
during that particular method Of capture
which has been described
The National tribune., 1899-03-30
Aguinaido In a Bad Way.
Philadelphia Record.

IL it he true. as reported, that Aguinaldo
is beginning TO Kill his Generals who ad
wise him to surrender, it furnishes n
strong confirmation Of the previous reports
L! the probable collapse of the Filipino
struggle against American domination.
There could be no stronger evidence of
Ieufey
The National tribune., 1899-03-30
Pay of the British Army.

The grades of pay differ in the six
divisions of the British Army; the House
hold Cavalry gets the highest pay, the
Horse Artillery next, the Foot Guards, the
Engineers, the Field Artillery and the
Line Infantry coming generally in the
order named. Taking the infantry, the
pay is as follows. Lieutenant, IS. Cd. a
day; Second Lieutenant, SIS. Sd. day;
Sergeant-Major, S.: Quartermaster-Ser-
geant, As; Orderly Room Sergeant, IS. 3d.;
Sergeant, 2s. Id; Corporal, Is. 3d.; Pri-
vate, Is. Officers do not get long service
pay, because they are promoted after
certain number of years. Enlisted men
get "gcod conduct" pay, and So year is
added to each mans pay for seven years
to be given him on his leaving the army to
60 into the reserve.
After 21 years service enlisted men are
pensiOned at from 13d. a day to 2s. Cd.
A man is not pensiOned for wounds, in
theory; but if he is disabled he IS PEN
stoned for good conduct, the 81 years Of
service being shortened in his case. An
officer is not pensioned, but retired for
wounds on half or whole pay, and may
receive also a "gratuity."
The National tribune., 1899-03-30

In the Philippines.
"What hoH the General shouted.
The warrior drew his dirk:
"What! Hoei" he answered. 'Neyerl
I'D rather fight than work."
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-04-22
Four Were Drowned

Victoria, B. c., April l9.-Men just ar
rived from the Klondike say that the Yu-
kon is already breaking up and is flooded
from Marsh lake up. One party OF four,
headed by Stuart of Snohomish, Wash,
went through the ice near White Horse on
April and were drowned, with their dogs.
A man is just in from Atlin, where many
Americans have located claims, only to be
ousted by the alien law of this spring.
During the winter claim jumping by the
wholesale has been progressing and there
are now three or four disputants for ev-
cry claim on Spruce and Pine creeks.
Some Americans are taking British part
ners to hold their properties.
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Stanly then padded to the Yorktown i I

Stanly then padded to the yorktown i 4
canoe.
A search was made for the yorktown.
boat and her crew, but no trace Of TIN
was found, and the Yorktown sailed ia
lloilo, from which place her command,
cabled to Admiral Dewey his theory thst
the Filipinos had captured Or sunk IL
boat OF that the Spaniards have rescuA
the American party.
Brgader General King, who has ben
ia ken suddenly i'll and who is unable 4
continue in command of his brigade, III
been relieved of further duty and n,
been ordered to return to the Unitsa
States on the first transport sailing from
here.