The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16
H LATEST NEWs.
Brief Items Picked Up Here and There
From the Tropics to the Pole Tell
ing of all the Important Events

Elk Gov. Roswell P. Flower, of New
York, died last Friday night.
The Cars Peace Conference at The
Hague, will be attended by delegates
from Rt least twenty four nations.
The Southern Baptist Convention is
in session at Louisville, KY. Ex-Gov.
Northern, of Georgia, has been elected
President.
Elk Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, has
broken down physically. His physi,
clan, the distinguished DR.. Nicholas
Sem, Gays he is a very sick man and
has fought his last political fight"
The Massachusetts House of Repre-
sentatives has concurred with the Sen
ate on the bill which prevents any
person from influencing an employe so
that he may be induced to leave his
position.
Gen. Gordon played Hobson at the
Charleston reunion. The press reports
state that he Rugged Mrs. jackson and
Mrs. Jefferson Davis on the stage IN
the presence of all the veterans and
visitors.
The death rate in Havana during
April was less than half Of what it was
a year ago. Much still remains to be
done in the way of sanitary reforms,
but the fact is a practical tribute to
American methods.
The navy department has just made
an allotment of the appropriation OF
the fund of $50, 600 for the assistance
of the naval militia of the States sup
porting such organizations. OF this
North Carolina gets g 1913 Is.
The United States and Great Britcin
will stand together in the advocacy OF
the adoption Of a scheme for the settle
ment of international disputes by ar,
bitration, which will be presented to
the Cars disarmament conference at
its meeting in The Hague.
A collision of passenger trains oc-
Cured on the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad at Exeter, Pa, 18th, and a
great number of persons we're killed
, and injured. The number Of killed is
, % and so others were injured. The
engine ploughed through three cars OF
the forward train, and all the C C
. pants of those cars were either killed
or wounded.
3 Gov. Stephenson, Of Missouri, has
signed two anti trust bills passed by
3 the legislature of that State last week.
One permits the Attorney General to
subj e "a officers of trusts located IN
? other States, and if they do not ap
pear the Supreme Court may enter
a Judgment against them. The second
2 bill provides a method Of taking testl-
mony in proceedings against trusts.
The Charlotte Observer of the 18th
t we'll says: Some of the Sons OF Con
federate veterans distinguished them
selves yesterday in Kissing the men
e ton of the name of Robert E.. Lee. Nc
g matter how high the feeling ran, nc
o matter what the grievance, no matter
! that the name was borne by a descend
ant of the great chieftain, it is a name
a that should always command respect
8 The Michigan Senate has passed ar
3 income tax bill, which provides for {
n tax of t of 1 per cent. on all incomes
q of 81, 900 and upwards. Originally TIT
! bill applied only to persons, but al
amendment makes it apply to all cor
z porations within the the State. 1t /
II estimated that if the bill passes tn
+ House and receives the Governors sig
IL nature it will yield fully 81, OOO. 600 an
> nually.
n General Maxine Gomez is trying t
persuade Governor General Brook
4 that a Cuban standing army OF 1900
men is a necessary to the proper gov
eminent of the island. His views b
in has presented in writing, but withou
n eliciting as yet any reply. The propt
of sition is not likely to receive muc
- consideration at headquarters, wheE
considerable surprise was occaslone
n by this magnificent project, which,
adopted, Gomez doubtless believe
H. would be placed under his persons
n control.
b. At the election in Baltimore on ii
2nd inst. Mayor Maltster, Republican
ee who had 5000 majority in 1892 and WI
I'd renominated-was defeated by Thoms
~ G, HAYES. Democrat, whose maJorlt
ts was nearly 5000, and with whom wei
er elected nearly all the Democratic cal
en- didates for the city council. While II
st. race question was prominent in tt
of campeipn. the independent voters an