The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
THR LATRSr NEWS.
Brief Items Picked Up Here and There
From the Tropics to the Pole Tell
Jog of all the Important events
of the Past Week

From the Tropics to the Pole Tell
log of all the Important events
Of the Past Week
Gen. OGis telegraphs from Manila
Sunday that he is preparing for a con
tlnued active campaign
Senator Quay has suggested to DIS
lieutenants that they take such action
regarding the S~enatorship ae they deem
best. This gives them free rein.
Washington, March 81 The beet IN
ouirv board heard testimony TO day IN
dlcating that Secretary Alger was re
sponsible for the use of refrigerated
beef
Miss Emma Arnold, the young Wo
man who kissed HobGon, has just mar
ried her Texas sweetheart, who says
he will hereafter attend to all the klsa
ing necessary.
A severe snowstorm prevailed in
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and oEner
portions OF the West Tuesday. Al
some places the storm reached the
proportions of a blizzard
A cyclone passed over portions o.
Alabama and Georgia Tuesday, De
stroytnR many buildings and doing
considerable damage to property. Az
Opelika, Ala, q woman was killed.
Fire destroyed the Armour curled
hair works in Chicago Monday night,
causing q loss of $500, 600. SIX per
SONS lost their lives, ell ven others
we're ~iniured-one fatally-and the
lives OF 400 others were endangered
Coneressman Charles 8. Hartman, of
} Montana, says that the new SeoAtor
. from that State, W. A. Clark, con
corning whose election there we're 90
manv charges of bribery. is easily
worth more than 500 600 600 and will
0 he able to buy and SELL every n OF hIs
Y associates.
The Governor of Mississippi has ap
moved the charter OF Incorporation o.
the Mississippi Manufacturing Com
nanv. capitalized at $3.50 600; domicil'
1t not mentioned The ~Incorporators ar
about Atty of the best known and mos
10 influential negroes of the State. Jane
le Hill registrar of the Federal land OH
9 is fret on the list.
ID h steamer Ro Lee sank i
ID midstream at Tyler, Mo, Wednesda'
g, afterno IN. She had just backed GU
OF from the landing and was heade
It down the Mississippi when, as II, b
an EXPLOSION, she seemed TO be raise
" sIiphtlv in the middle and broke
ls two. beth ends plunging downWar
~ and disappearing instantly. ALI Q
hoard persisted except the captain an
ga one man. It is estimated that thel
on we're 80 people on board.
on A few days ago q false report
us the feet that John Sherman had Ju
he died got abroad. Whereupon the Ne
he's York Journal painted an Rhectll
death bed scene and printed the o
be mans very last words Then q Wa
ZEN ingTon City spiritualIstic society, 81
ON oombera of which had read the 6
On commit of the great Ohian's death, ne
est a soance. at which we are intorme
an thev called up the dieembodied splr
or, and held an interesting conversatl
lly With it Mr. Sherman told these peoI
uss wbere he was in the spirit land and n
ba liked it. wrote his autograph upor
slate and cent messages to his trlen'
ont wbjcb still remain u~ndelIvered.
in DR.. D. B. Grove, Alabama State =
: of Mist chairman says that the natloE
r to State Popullst campaign Of 1900 v
,iti soon be lnaugurated Various sE'
the conventions Will be held this spring.
a platform of the Cincinnati convenSl
hat will be endorsed Gs will the natlol
low nominee for President. Milton Park
tional chairman, has appointed Fra
hat Burkett, of NJ ssisslppi, organizer
ate Alabama, Mississippi and Tenness
/ a and General Phillips, Of Georgia.
lille RaniEer for Georgia, Florida and 5o'
the Carolina. TheoFganIEers will map
tho the State campaign plans without
hop Law. DE-. Grove says the Popul
ried will @ in the middle Of the 70
80; forming no entaDgling alliances. Y
per Rressional fights viii be made IN all
. Of Gulf States.