The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

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acres of land in Northern Minnesota,
will be formed in Chicago this month.
Possibly the largest cattle trade ever
made in Texas was contaminated last
Saturday, when J. M. Chittin, OF San
Antonio, sold 1000 steers to a new
syndicate in that city. The price paid
was 81, OO5, 900.
The total number of yellow fever
cases among the American troops at
Santiago during the present outbreak
has been 122 and there have been "a
death. A number of civilians have
also been stricken.
Filipino insurgents and three troops
of the Fourth United States cavalry
had an engagement Tuesday two cav
alrymen were wounded; the insur
gents were driven to the hills, with a
loss of 35 killed and wounded.
An analysis of the exports from the
United States during the past fiscal
year shows that while there was a
falling eff in the sales to Europe, the
exports to other parts of the world
increased in quantity and value.
William A, Ahern, a block telegraph
operator on the Delaware railroad at
Ginn's Crossing, was assaulted by two
negroes, who were captured. Though
semi conscious, he set the signals stop
ping all trains, thus possibly averting
an eccident.
Representative Hswley, of Texas,
says that nearly fifty thousand people
in the flooded district of that State
are in a state of helplessness, the
country being completely devastated
and appeals for contributions for re-
lief of the sufferers.
At the Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton, at Detroit, a breez9 was created
by a request from the pulpit that all
the women present should emove
their hats. None of the press reports
make it clear whether the request was
complied with or not.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is to take up
her permanent residence near Mont
pelier, Vt She isa daughter Of Presi
dent Zachary Taylor. While her
father was still a colonel in the army
she eloped in a romantic manner with
the future President Of the Confeder
ecy.
The largest personal and real prop
erty assessment in Illinois, ia that of
Marshall Field, dry goods merchant,
of Chice go, who will pay $3.50, 900 on
an assessment of $27, 900, 900. This in
clude the firm OF which he is the head,
but in reality means Mr.. Field him elf.
His real estate holdings are estimated
at $40, 600, 900 and his personal property
at nearly s., OOO, 1000.
The public pawnshop authorized by
the Illinois Legislature last Wintfr
will soon be opened in Chicago. At
this institution money will be loaned
at the rate of 1 per cent. a month and
the business Of the rapRcious pawn
broker will be at an end, says Farmers
Voice.
Years ago the whipping post es a
punishment for crime was abolished
in this country as a relic of barbarism.
Now it is coming into favor again. In
Delaware end one or two other SOUTH
ern States certain ofensts are pun.
ished at the whipping post, and in
New York it's establishment for wife
heaters is bai1g agitated.
1t was stated at the War Depart
ment Friday that almosJ every officer
who served in the volunteer army
during the war with Spain and who
had / zen h~onorably mustered out, has
again offered his eerViC s to meet the
nees OF the Philippine campaign. Alto
gether no less than 10, 900 applications
for commissions in the new volunteer
army now forming have been received
at the War Department, and have
been placed on file. Thursday alone
the applications Numbered 48O.
A dispatch from Halifax, Nova
Scotia. says the steamer Porsia, which
struck on Big Fish shoaI, Is miles east
Of Halifax, Monday night. filed and
sank during the night. The only vic
tim of the wreck was a 12-year old
Assyrian lad, known by the name of
Basha, who was travelling second
class from New York to st. Johns,
N. f., where his mover lives. The
others on board the steamer, including
70 passengers, who were landed safely
at Sambro Island, were cared for there
during the night and taken to Halifax