The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-14

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done in these States and throughout
Georgia by the tornado. There was
much snow and wind in many parts of
North Carolina.
On many Of the big bottom planta-
tions on the Arkansas River cotton
pickers and planters are at work in
the same field, the pickers gathering
the cotton raised last year, while the
plOwmen are preparing their land be
hind the pickers for tho planting of
the next crop.
A dispatch from New York says:
PRymaster General Carey, United
States army, visited the sub Treasury
today, ana presented a warrant for
s. 900. OOG, drawn on that Department.
at Washington. The monty will be
drawn from the sub Treasury and
shipped to Cuba, where it will be used
10 pay eff the Cuban troops, in acc ord
ance with al agreement.
There was a wrangle over the decor
alton Of the graves Of the dead Of the
Maine in the cemetery at Havana.
The Bishop of Santander said that no
Protestant should take part in the re-
ligious services. Commodore Crom
we'll said no Catholic should take part
unless a Protestant wss allowed to do
so. Consequently there we no prayers,
but hJwers were placed on the graves.
Plans for the formation Of a nam
moth soap trust were formulated last
week at the meeting of the Chicago
soap manufacturers, called for the pur-
pose Of taking some action in regard
to the prices of soap, which it is
claimed ire ruinously low. Though
the inception vas purely a local one it
is said that prospects are now good for
a combination taking in every large
soap manufactures in the United States.
A capitalization Of fully SIS, 600, 600
will be represented if this plan is car.
ried out.
The commission appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison, nine years ago, to de-
termine the feasibility of a great rail
road penetrating from the United
State southwark through the entire
length and breadth of Central and
South America has finished it's work
and reports favorably upon the I: c leme.
The line of route has been surveyed
and the commission estimates the cost
Of the road bed, ready for the laying
of the rails, at $175, 900, 600. Pushing
south from the City of Mexico, which
is already connected with the United
States directly by rail, the road would
extend through Central America and
thence into South America, heading
for Buenos Ayres, capital of the Argen
tine Republic.
The Chicago Records Washington
correspondent denies that the present
Congress will make appropriations
amounting to 81, 725. 600. 900, land pro
ceeds to show that so much of the APP
preparations of this Congress, are prop
erly chargeable to the future that the
amount authorized for expenditure
will really be only 81, 500, 900, O0O.'
This total, he says, is made up as fol
lows: $141, 600, 600 for pensions, $105,
900, 900 for the ~postofice department,
which nearly pays for itself; $50, 900,
900 for the army, which will be largely
reduced by reorganization; $44, 600, 900
for the navy, which includes twelve
battleshibs and cruisers; $45, 600, 900
for sundry civil expenses, $14 600, 900
for river and harbor improvements,
$50, 900 900 for the Spanish indemnify,
1923 600, 900 for the civil service, 1929.
600, 600 for interest on the public debE,
and many other smaller items.
A dispatch from Washington Gays:
There is some reason to expect impor-
tant news from Manila within the next
fortnight. 1t has developed that Gen
eral Oils has practically completed his
plans for a grand onslaught on the in
surgents, which is expected to deprive
them Of offensive power, at least. 1t
is probable that he will form a large
part of his forces into columns as soon
as his endorsements are all at hand,
and will push these in para lei lines
through the jungles, clearing out the
insurgents in every direction as the
troops go forward. Toe American
troops are getting restless and nervous
under the petty, + : enjoying sharp
shooting of th3 F.npinos, and are SO
anxious to put a stop to this that Gen.
Otis has yielded to their desire.
Forty-one thousand officers and