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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07

CISuVs as SIG ASKS IOE the opinions OF
others. LIST us have them. Ishall not
mind what you say about me.
Behold, the wanderer has returned
Ben Bolt is with us.
It grieves me to think of having to
call the roll again, yet there are a mum.
Der Of splendid takers who haven't
chatted with US for more than a month";
Why?-Aunt Jennie.
Dear AWmt Jennie:-Here comes a
''Crank" to join the band. l have
been a subscriber to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER for a number of years. L. is
an instructive paper and though 1
liked it before, I like it better since
the Chat was begun. l am a farmers
wife and my health is very poor, but
oftentimes letters written by the cous.
ms make me laugh and I feel better
for a whole week. They speak with
good sense and boldness.
I see that some Of them want to see
your picture in print. 1 would like
very much to see it myself, but will
give you my idea of how you look. /
imagine you are about forty years old,
weigh two hundred pounds, light hair.
large blue eyes, fair skin, rosy cheeks
end are very bold in appearance. You
may laugh at my guess but that is it. I
would like to have the opinion of the
others and let US see which will guess
nearest right.
Enough has been said about bache.
Tors, old maids etc. So let us all tell OF
scrambles about cooking, washing,
milking, churning, housekeeping IN
fact anything concerning our every
day life. I think such articles would
interest us more.
Young girls, let me tell you not to be
in too big a hurry about getting mar
ri6d for there is plenty of time to get
your head in a hornets nest even if
you wait until you are forty years
old.
Seeing some one has asked for a re-
cipe, l will give my way of making
mlnce meat. Mellow apples, say three
large mes to half gallon of meat, fresh
pork not very fat, a handful of seedless
raisins and a few tablespoonful Of
good cider vindgar. Have the meat
very tender, chop fine.
Another nice way is to take hogs
head and feet, boil very tender, take
out bones work up like dough, use red
and black pepper and salt to suit the
taste. Mold in pans. When cold slice.
Use horse radish or mustard over it
and then vinegar. I think it is ex.
cellent.-Crank, Rockingham Co., N. G.
Dear Aunt Jennie:-I will relate how
a month ago the tables were turned on
several Christmas marauders. It was
Christmas eve and the boys and girls,
VINO were full Of fun and naturally
prone to mischief, dressed up like so
many clowns or monkeys and set off
in the neighborhood to scare a certain
family who lived not far distant, near
a large forest. Having succeeded in
having much fun with the scared
family they started on their return
home but had not gone very far when
something which very much resembled
"Old Nick" himself appeared crawling
out of a deep ditch and moving to-
ward them in an awkward manner
The effect was in~describable. The
party broke into a panic while each
one seemed to see who could yell the
loudest and run the fastest, leaving
Old NICK" (who was none other than
mYself) TO scream with laughter at the
effect produced. Wishing Aunt Jen-
ME and the Chatterers a happy future
I am-Ben Bolt, Saulston, N. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07

Candor is the brightest gem of criti
cism.-Diraeli.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
AFFAIRS OF ROSE
RATHER TANGLED
Estate Left by the Late
Senator.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Los ANGELES. May 1s.-The estate of
the late Senator l.. j. Rose, who died
from the effects of morphine, self-admin-
.istered, in this city yesterday morning,
is mortgaged to the full limit: Henry
O'Melveney, the attorney, who is a
nephew of the late Senator and was also
his adviser, says that if the estate could
have been disposed of at its full cash
value it would have extinguished ali
debts, while the residue would have fur
nished a competency for the declining
years of the Senator. The income of the
property was not sufficient to meet taxes,
interest and insurance.
The estate covered by mortgage con-
sists principally of the Rosemead stock
ranch, a highly improved tract of nearly
a thousand acres, situated in the San
Gabriel valley between the village of
San Gabriel and Savanna; a half interest
in a lot on Third street, between Hill
and Broadway owned jointly with j. b.
Lankershim; seventeen and half acres
of unimproved real estate on West First
street, adjacent to the oil fields; real es-
tate in Ventura County, improved and
$40 900, and the family residence at Fourth
street and Grand avenue, which cost
about 100000. This latter property be-
longs to Mrs. Rose, but she signed notes
Jointly with her husband, and the home
stead is included in the mortgages.
The Rosemead ranch is the most val
liable piece of property owned by the
estate, and If it can be sold to advantage
something may yet be saved out of the
wreck for the benefit of the family. 1t is
not known whether Rose left a will. and
as yet no steps have been taken to ad-
minister upon the estate. Friends of the
deceased incline to the belief that if busi-
ness methods are applied to the compli-
Gated affairs of the estate, and If the
creditors will not attempt to wind up the
affairs by undue haste, the estate may
be enabled to pay dollar for dollar and
leave fair income for the widow, who is
an invalid and on the verge OF total blind
ness.
Funeral services will be held at the
family residence, Grand avenue and
Fourth street, tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock The interment will be in Ever
green Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
ATTORNEY GRADY IN
CONTEMPT OF COURT
Abuses Magistrate in Court, Fights
Policeman and Lands in
Tail

FRESNO. May 1S.-In the Police Court
to-day. during the trial of Mrs. Rena
Brown, lodging-house keeper, w. D.
Grady. an attorney, was committed to
Jail for contempt of court by Recorder
Cosgrave. The court also imposed fine
of S25. which, however, the attorney has
not yet paid.
At the beginning Of the trial the wit
nesses in the courtroom were put under
the rule excluding them when not on the
stand. Grady, who was attorney for the
defendant. insisted on having the names
of the witnesses so excluded called out In
open court. His request was denied, and
he became obstreperous, whereupon the
Recorder postponed the case and ordered
Grady committed.
Policeman l.. b. TimminS arose to exc
cute the order of the court, but he had
no sooner laid his hand on Grady S
shoulder than the attorney struck him in
the face. A lively scuff1e ensued, in which
Grady came out second best. He was
thrown to the floor and searched, with
the assistance of other officers, and a re-
volver was taken from his hip pocket
He was then taken to the, lookup.
bars. in spite Of the efforts of
friends to secure his release. 1t
is understood that he will be liberated at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, the hour
set for the trial to proceed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
ELECTED MODERATOR OF
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
DR.. r. F. Sample Of New York De-
feats DR.. R. E. Coyle of Oak
land for the Honor


MINNEAPOLIS May 1S-Rev. DR.. r.
F. Sample of Westminster Church, New
York, was elected moderator Of the one
hundred and eleventh annual assembly
of the Presbyterian church in the United
States. which convened in Westminster
Church to-day.
Immediately after rollcall in the after
noon the election of a moderator was
taken up, and DR.. Sample was elected on
the first ballot, receiving 1888 votes, 300
being necessary to choice, to 127 for the
Rev. Mattheas Haines of the First
Church, Indianapolis and 1873 for the Rev.
Dr. r. E. Coyle of Oakland, Cal. The
contest was a spirited one, and DR.. Sam
pies election is regarded as triumph for
the conservative element.
Rev John Dinsmore, in the most elo-
uuent of all nominating speeches, put for
ward Rev. DR.. r. e. Coyle of Oakland,
Cal, who was regarded as the liberal can
didate. Rev. Mr.. Dinsmore described DR..
Coyle's merits and begged the assembly
once more to name a moderator from the
Pacific Coast which felt itself isolated
and in need of the inspiration that would
flow from such a choice. 1t took almost
an hour to take the ballot
John Balcom Shaw, director OF the
Union Theological Seminary, in which DR..
Arthur c. McGiffert is a professor, coA-
firms the statement that DR.. McGiffert
has sent letter anent the so-called
heresy case. 1t is believed that this letter
contains a satisfactory explanation of DR..
McGifferts statements about the Lord s
Supper in his book, THE. Christian
therefore no heresy proceedings Will be
TO ken agatnSt him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
AN ARABIAN WHO
PASSES BAD MONEY
Mansour Zerour Arrested for Ped
ding Without License and
Held as a Counterfeiter.

SALINAS, May 1S.-Mansour Zerour an
Arabian, who was at the Midwinter Fair
at San Francisco, has been jailed for
peddling without a license, which, how
ever is simply to hold him preparatory
to filing a more serious charge. He trav-
els from town to town ostensibly to sell
mis- wares, but as the facts seem to indi-
cate for the important though risky bust
ness of distributing counterfeit money
Last Saturday he was in Bradley and
commenced his work, when he was arrest
ed and convicted for the offense stated.
During the trial the following facts came
TO light:
Zerour passed through this part of the
country a year ago and while in Bradley
he passed a counterfeit silver dollar and
two half-dollars upon Station Agent Law
son. The victim said nothing. but when
Zerour appeared this time he went for
the peddler and threatened to have him
arrested If he did not give him good
money for the spurious coin passed year
ago. Zerour readily complied and handed
out genuine silver for the bogus coin.
Lawson then had the fellow watched, and
when he was tried told of the circum-
stances When Zerour was searched the
Lawson and several new bright counter
felt dollars and half-dollars were found
in his possession. Letters and other arti-
cles were also found on his person which
were sent to the United States Marshal
at San Francisco by Sheriff Farley and
NAV furnish a clew to the counterfeiter S
mint Zerour claims to be member of
the firm of Hedssidder & Zerour, 106 Ma
toma street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
CHINESE FORM
A BIG TRUST
Oriental Merchants at
Work on the Scheme.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 1S.-Some of
the most influential Oriental merchants
are now working on a scheme which is
simply gigantic in its scope and one
which undoubtedly will attract attention
in all parts of the American continent.
1t is to form companies in every city of
consequence in the United States. Canada
and Australia, which will attempt to con-
troll Chinese capital in order TO promote
and control Oriental industries.
When kang, the Chinese reformer, was
in Vancouver, he outlined the scheme to
a number of prominent Chinese and his
ideas were quickly acted upon. Interpre-
ter Cum Vow. who is in the scheme, said
in regard to it to-day:
I'VE have no doubts about its success.
Our plan is to give the Chinese chance
to invest their money in this country and
to further all Chinese industries. There
are at present 5000 900 Chinese in Canada.
Australia and the United States, and they
will all, we think, go into the scheme AS
soon as our company is formed here We
Will send out our agents and form COM
panies in every city of any size in Can
ada, the United States and Australia. We
expect to issue altogether about $50 900 900
the companies accomplished and the
stock issued they will be brought under
one management with headquarters pos
sibly in Vancouver. Then a banking in
stitution will be formed and investments
In Chinese industries will be made on an
immense scale. Snares of the immense
trust will sell at 81 each, and already
several thousand dollars worth have
been bought here by men who are making
only 81 day.
The promoters, who are nearly all
wealthy men, are: Zip Sang, Hip Tuck
Lung, Charlie Zip Yen, Sam Kee, DR..
Lui, Lee Yuen and W. A. Cum Vow.
A meeting will be held on Friday even
ing to elect officers. AS soon as this is
done agents will be appointed in all parts
of Canada, the United States and Aus
tralia.
Kang the Chinese reformer and refu-
gee, who originated the scheme. Is said to
have invested a quarter of a million in It,
Chinatown is much excited over the
project and every, Celestial in the city is
said to be eager to purchase stock.
The whole concern is simply an i'm
mense trust, although the promoters are
10th to acknowledge 1t.
Operations Of the trust will not be con-
fined to Chinese industries as 1t is pro-
posed to build steamers to run to China
and possibly construct railway line in
Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
BOOM FOR OLIVES
GROWN NEAR MARYSVILLE
If Proper Concessions Are Made a
Large Picking Plant Will Be
Erected

MARYSVILLE, May 1S-To the already
large canning and packing interests of
this section there Is a good prospect for
the addition of an olive picking plant
that will give employment to q large num-
ber of people during the season. If a
proposition WI h Manager Ehmann Of
the Ehmann OlIve- Company has submit
ted to the citizens of this place meets
their approval Marysville will be the site
of the plant
His company owns a twenty-acre tract
of olives in Colema Colony, four miles
south of this city, now nine years old the
product from which in part will form it's
pack the coming season.
Manager Ehmann states that his COM
pany will shortly be ready to begin the
erection of its plant, and If the proper
facilities are afforded his people in the
shape of a lot he will locate the same at
this place. The company proposes to give
the proper assurance concerning the
amount of goods to be turned out each
season.
Last year the Ehmann Company han
died the crop from the Fogg olive grove of
forty acres, situated near Oroville. This
year it expects to handle at least 80 900
gallons of the fruit.
Mr. Ehmann says the company's pack is
eagerly sought for. One Eastern COM
pany handling such goods has offered to
take the entire output this season, be it
little or much, provided 1t be allowed to
place. the goods on the market under it's
own DTdnUS MS MI I1lndll HAS ue-
clined to do, desiring to preserve the dig
nifty of his brands. He says the pack
made in future will carry as well the
name of the locality where they are put
up.
In view of the fact that there is now in
course of construction large packing
house in Yuba City for Rosenberg Bros.
of San Francisco and the splendid pros
pect of an immense season for the can
neries it is safe to predict that the pres
ent summer will see more people en-
ployed here than at any time in the his
tory of Yuba County.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
PROMISE OF SOME
RECOUNTS AT STOCKTON
Several Republicans Beaten at the
Recent Election Make Charges Of
Fraud at the Polls.

STOCKTON, May 1S.-The political stu
alton was warmer to-day than before the
election There is much talk Of frauds
and perversions of the intent of the cleo
ton law by Boards of Election. 1t is
claimed that the Republican ticket, as a
result of factional differences, had few
active friends on the Election Boards
tate all the decisions on the points raised.
1t was definitely decided tonight to be-
gin a contest on behalf of Fred M. Rowe,
the Republican nominee for Assessor.
who on the face of the unofficial returns
lost by thirty-four votes. 1t is claimed
that in one precinct alone fifteen Repub-
lican ballots were thrown out on trifles.
1t is also said sensational affidavits will
be filed. OF course many make state
ments at random which they will not
swear to when 1t comes to the scratch;
but there seems to be evidence at hand
justifying a recount. After Rowe's con-
test it is expected that Washington
Tucker, who lost the office Of Street Su,
perintendent on the face of the unofficial
returns by 112, will follow with a contest
and probably John Yardley, Republican
candidate for the Council in the First
Ward, will demand recount
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19

PARIS, May 1S.-The French author
tiles are certainly forbearing. All Paris
has been upset by the postmen's strike.
but it is announced that all will be
forgiven and forgotten if the men will
to be seen whether they will be equally
obliging, but the Government assures
us that all will be we'll in any case.
The whole trouble arises from the
system of Capitalization prevailing
here. All letters are received at the
central poStoffice, where they are sort
ed according to streets. Then carriers.
each with his allotted share. are sent
off to their respective districts in spe-
cial omnibuses. The consequence is
that a few men are able to paralyze the
service from the start.
The forty sorters who arrived at the
main office in Rue de Louvre. this
morning, knew the Senate had rejected
the proposal to increase their magnifl-
cent starting salary Of 5000 year by
$40, and they were UP in arms. -Four
hundred odd carriers readily listened
to the voice of the tempter. and by the
time the postal service ought to have
been in full swing there were 1000 mutt
neers. 1t must be mentioned that the
postmen begin at 5000 a year, with a
possibility of reaching $780, and they
also receive $50 for rent and $40 for
shoe leather.
1t was rather amusing to see red
trousered soldiers laden with mail bags.
distributing letters which the postmen
refused to carry, each under the es-
cort of a pompous policeman with a
bayonet at his side.
Unkind people said that the escort.
which was for protection. was really
to show the way to the garrison of
Paris, consisting chiefly of raw country
lads, who don't know one street from
another.
Soldiers of the line did not have a
monopoly of the work. however. for
municipal guards, half soldiers and
half police, were called out to protect
the postotnce.
There is balm in Gilead, however. for
a review which was to be held to-
morrow was postponed, for which re-
lief the "Pioupiou" is truly grateful.
One leading bank, the Societe Cen
erale, wired 300 branches to communi-
cate by telegraph until further orders.
The loss to business interests is esti-
mated at something like $3,O00,OO0. and
bankers are praying earnestly for the
end of the strike, though they have
suffered less than the great dealers at
the general markets, who had perish
able commodities left on their hands.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19

NEW YORK, May 1S.-A dispatch to
the Commercial Advertiser from Lon
don says: A considerable part of the
current agitation in both London and
in the Transvaal is concocted to force
the imperial Government to more ex-
treme measures than it thinks wise
The Government hopes that the recent
dispatch of Joseph Chamberlain, the
Colonial Secretary, which was a strong
remonstrance, not an ultimatum, and
the approaching conferences of Presi-
dent Kruger and Sir Alfred Miner,
Governor of Cape Colony and High
Commissioner of South Africa, VIII
bring about reforms in the extension OF
the franchise to Outlanders and of the
independence of the courts from Boer
influence.
These are virtually the demands OF
fair-minded majority of the Outland-
ers. France and Germany tacitly ap-
prove them.
The extreme party in Johannesburg
and London is urging the Government
to threaten force, perhaps by the DIS
patch of reinforcements to Africa, 10
secure these and other reforms. Other
wise the extremists believe that the
negotiations will be without result. The
extremists have influential representa-
tives here and in Africa vigorously and
privately pressing the Government and
public opinion through the newspa pers.
Cecil Rhodes has some share in these
efforts If the Government fails to get
the extremists desires some prefer to
see the conferences miscarry. The Gov
ernment is-informed that in reality the
reported plot is confined, however, to
turbulent and irresponsible men. There
is no present evidence that duplicates
the extremist leaders.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
GIRL STUDENTS ARE
INJURED BY EXPLOSION
While Blending Chemicals at the
Sutter City High School Mis-
hap Occurs.

MARYSVILLE, May 1S-While making
experiments in the laboratory of the SUIT
ter City High School yesterday afternoon
Miss Jennie Hewlett and Miss Annie
Lisle, members of the class in chemistry
had narrow escapes from serious injury.
AS it is Miss Howlett's hands are badly
cut and Miss Lisle's eyes are affected.
Both are under the doctors treatment.
1t appears that the young ladies were
making a mixture of potassium chlorate
and sulphur i'm order TO produce oxidation
of the sulphur. Through carelessness too
much of one of the compounds was used
with the result that there was an explo-
sion, which wrecked the appliances in the
room and sent fragments of glass, etc,
in all directions. Some of the mixture
got into Miss Lisle's eyes.
The physician found it necessary to bind
several arteries in Miss Howlett's left
hand The thumb of her right hand had
the nail torn completely off.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
FIRE ON ECHO MOUNTAIN.

PASADENA, May 1S.-The sight of a
column of smoke rising from canyon
on the west of Echo mountain near AL
pine tavern late this afternoon spread
CONSERVATION among the inhabitants of
Pasadena. The authorities of the Mount
Lowe Railway Company are preparing to
investigate the blaze and do all that can
be done to put out the fire. Many are
preparing to leave for the mountains to
fight the fire If necessary.
The several confagratfons of the past
year have denuded much of the noun
tain sides of their timber and caused
great injury to the water supply of Pasa-
dena, and as this Is SO dry year great
anxiety exists.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
DESIRELLO WILL NOW
GET OUT ON BONDS
There Is Trouble in Convicting the
Officer Who Killed James
Johnston

REDWOOD CITY, May 1s.-In the Su-
perior Court to-day an order was made
releasing Fred Desirello, accused of the
murder Of James Johnston, on bonds In
the sum of $1,000. Desirello has been tried
once for the murder of the boy, the jury
failing to agree.
There was no objection made by the
District Attorney to the granting of the
was no evidence of malice in the killing.
Bondsmen have not been procured, but
probably the prisoner will be released to-
morrow. The matter will be called up
on next Thursday for the purpose of hav-
ing the time for another trial set. The
case will not be retired before July.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
JOHNSON CONCLUDES
ARGUMENT ON THE NOTE
And Now the Celebrated Murdock
Case Is Before the
Jury.

WILLOWS. May 18.-Grove L. Johnson
closed his argument in the Murdock case
at $40 this afternoon.
Hundreds Of people were unable to get
inside the courtroom, as the argument of
Johnson of yesterday had spread through
out the county, and people from all over
the county came in to-day to hear his
closing speech, which was the greatest
flow Of eloquence ever listened to in VIII
lows.
Judge Pirkey was twenty minutes read
ing his instructions to the jurors and at
o'clock the Sheriff took them to the jury
room. 1t has been the general opinion for
the past week that the jury would not
agree, and 1t is now predicted that the
jury will stand seven to FIVE in favor of
the note.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
ALGER Is SANGUINE
THE END Is NEAR
Does Not Think the Tagallos Leader
Is Playing for Peace This
Time,

Call Headquarters, Wellington Hotel,
Washington, May IS.
Secretary Alger said this after y
4 noon: Il am very much graft \
= fed over the news from General \
= Otis. Heretofore have not been 4
+ sanguine that the peace over 4
= lures Of the F1lipinos were gen \
= uine, but now I am convinced y
= they are in earnest and that this 4
= marks the beginning Of the end. \
= These people have been driven 4
4 from their very last ditch and \
= there is nothing left for them ex- 4
4 cept to surrender. I think the 4.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-19
One Charge Dismissed.

SAN JOSE, May 1S.-The charge of en-
hezzling $500 from .he Christopher Faull
estate against S. B. Terrill' the attorney
who was brought back from Arizona to
,.sy,,ar Was dismissed to-day by Justice
Wallace. %IIs The complaint had been ille-
railv drawn and was sworn to by one
Who had no interest in the matter; Ter
rii1 has vet to answer to two indictments
Nv the Grand Jury on similar charges.