The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
General News.
SPARKS FROM THR WIRES.
The Latest Reliable News From the
Earth's Four Corners Selected
and Condensed for Pro.
gressive Farmer
Readers.

SASSSAHS AH
Readers.
Governor Roosevelt is out in an in
terview in which he says that every
body in the West is for Mckinley. He
adds: am most emphatically for his
denomination"
The Democratic, Populist and Silver
Republican conventions OF Nebre SKA
will be held N August 23rd, at Oma
ha. There will again be fusion of these
parties in that State this year.
Senator Bate, of Tennessee, Dem }
says, ''The Chicago platform will be re
affirmed, and the clause against the
trusts will be strengthened at the con
vention OF 1900. The united South will
stand behind Mr.. Bryan and free sill
yer, and in opposition to the trusts"
A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa says
the window glass combine, known as
the American Glass Company, has
again advanced the price of window
glass. Tie increase ranges from 5 TO
10 per cenS, and takes place immedi
ately. a rebu5e is offered TO custom
ars purcht s ng their entire output from
September TO July.
The r ugh Riders, the regiment that
figured so conspicuously In the Cuban
campaign, have had a reunion a. Las
Vegas, N. NJ Governor Roosevelt, Of
New York, who was the colonel OF the
regiment, was a conspicuous figure at
the reunion and was given q great ov0
ton. An association Ras organized and
Roosevelt was elected honorary presi
for life.
Toe Joint High Commission appoin.
ted to settle the Issues in Samoa has
IN auimously sustained the position
assumed by Chief Chambers at Apia,
and, after recognizing the rights Of
Malietoa Tanu and receiving the
render Of the Mataafa faction, abol
ished the kingship and arranged for a
provisional government for the islands.
Recruiting officials at the War De-
partment say the work IS progressing
with pleasing rapidity. Recruits have
been received at the rate of l 600 per
week, for the past three weeks and
there are now at San Francisco about
| 1000 recruits awaiting transportation
to the Philippines. Many of these are
old soldiers, and the others are being
rapidly drilled and broken in.
Governor Tanner, Of Illinois, has
issued a proclamation revoking the
declaration of martial law at Pana.
State troops, which have maintained
peace between the striking uniOn min
ers and imported negro laborers for
several months, were withdrawn. The
negroes are said to be leaving Para,
fearing to work longer without pro
lection.
Secretary Easley, OF the Civic Ed
GRAFTON OF Chicago, under whose au
spices a conference will be held In
Chicago, September 1916, to consider
the trI SIS and combinations and legis
lation for their control, has received
hundreds of letters from prominent
men ell over the country accepting in
VitatioEs to be present at the meeting.
a large number Of Governors will at
tend.
Brigadier General Charles King, who
returned from the Philippines a short
time ago ia a letter to the Milwaukee
Journal, S a.es that the capability OF
the Filipinos for self government can
not be doubted and if given 8 fair
start, they could lock u for them
selves infinitely better than our pee
pie imagine. He says they rank far
higher than the Cuban5 or the unedu
Gated negroes to whom the United
States has given the right of suffrage.
Dr.. E. Y. Mullins, of the Newton
Centre Baptist Church, Boston, has
been elected to the presidency of
the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville, to succeed DR..
WhiSsett, resigned. The election of
Dr.. Mullins was unanimous. He is 40
years old and a graduate of the Semi
nary. Although pastor of a church
ia New England, he is S~outhernor by
birth, and it was not until the past
few years that he was called to Mas
sachusetts. He is a native of Missis-
sippi.
a new French Cabinet was formed
June 22nd, with Senator Waldeck
Rousseau as Premier and Minister Of
the Interior, Mr.. Delcasse, former
Minister of Foreign Affairs, retain s
that portfolio. General the Marquis
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