The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-11-28
General News.
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Although the Navy Department has
received no official information on the
condition Of the Charleston, Vie cmeials
are Satisfied from the reports that
there is almost no chance Of saving
the ship.
By law the succession to the Presi-
dency Of the Uni'ed States in the event
OF the vacancy falls upon thu Vice
President, and in the event of the lat
ter's death to the Secretary of State.
We're President Mckinley to die ct
this time, John Hay would become
President.
The Willingham bill, providing for
prhibition in Georgia, was passed by
the lower house of the General Assem-
bly, last week. Although the bill has
passed its stages, in the House, it is
not assured that it will become a law.
Ii is known that of the forty four
members constituting the State Senate,
% oppose the measure and this means
it's defeat.
Secretary Long will recommend to
Congress the increase Of the navy by
three armored cruisers of abont 13, 600
tons displacement; three protected
cruisers of about 5000 tons, and a
dczen gunboats of 900 tons, making
eighteen ships in all. The gunboats
are designed for service in the Philip
pines, and are to be of light draft, sim
liar to the Marietta and the Wheeling,
but with nor speed. The armored
cruisers T to be the fastest in the
world and have all the strength Of bat.
tleships.
The price of fertilizers of all char
acters has been advanced from 90 to
90 so per ton by the fertilizer syndicate.
It had been predicted that such ad,
vance would be made. The Richmond
Dispatch says Of the advance in
prices: The fact that nearly all the
fertilizer manufactures Of the South
have passed into the hands Of the Vir'
ginia Carolina Chemical Company, OF
this city, has caused the prophecy
that the prics Of the product would be
advanced, but it is stated that this has
not the slightest to do with the in
crease in price.
The General Assembly of the Knights
of Labor, in Boston last Thurs
day, passed resolutions protesting
against what was styled IAN attempt
to smother an honest Investigation
by the Industrial Commission; con.
demning combinations and trusts and
the attitude Of the Government to-
ward labor in Cuba and Wardner,
Idaho, and characterizing President
Mckinley as the ''bitter emmy Of la
Dor" urging labor men to vote against
him and his associates. a resolution
opposing the efforts to subjugate the
Philippines" was passed. The next
General Assembly will be held al
Birmingham, Ala.
The National Democratic Executive
Committee met in Chicago last week
The sentiment of the members Of the
committee was unanimous that the
Democratic National Convention vii
endorse the Chicago platform in it's en-
tirety, and that anti trusts and anti
imperialistic planks would also be
adopted. None were willing to ex
press an opinion as to the paramount
issue in the campaign. "a conven
ton can adopt a platform, but it can
not create a paramount ISSUE" sale
Vice Chairman Johnson. 1.-THE people
themselves do that. It is evident
though, that the trusts and imperialism
issues are very prominent at present.