The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-15

Inc OOQles OF seven or J0nQ Brown
followers, who we're killed in the raid
on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, have
been exhumed and will be taken and
buried beside the grave of Brown at
North Elba, n. Y. The bodies were
buried at Harper's Ferry. GOV. Roose.
welt will attend the reinterment and
President Mckinley will be invited.
At a recent meeting of the African
NJ. E. Presiding Elders Council of
Georgia and Alabama, it was resolved
to set before Congress the d%eplorable
condition of the negroes in several of
the S Southern States, and petition for
an appropriation Of 800, 0O0, 900 to
start a line of steamships between
this country and Africa, that all ne.
groes who wish may emigrate.
A Washington dispatch says the ad-
ministration is considering the advisa
bility Of gradually Withdrawing the
United States gerrisons in Cuba within
the next few months, although it ia
not expected that several posts on the
island can be abandoned until next
year. An official OF the War Depart
ment says the principal reaso Of the
proposed withdrawal iy consideration
for the health of the men.
The Standard Oh company has just
made a deal with ex United States Sen
ator Roger @. Mills, Of Texas for the
purchase OF a part of his farm near
Corsicana on which are several oil
wells. The price paid Senator Mills
Yves 1882, coo. The latter retain a
part of the old farm on which are
many oil wells that hRva big fowe.
The price of oil in the Coreicana dis
trict has advanced Is cents a barrel.
The director of the mint has nearly
completed his estimate of the worlds
gold production for the year 1898. The
data at hand warrants the conclusion
that the production will amount to at
le8si 1894 900, 900, and possibly 1895,
600, 900. Africa leads all other coun-
tries, with $50, 900, 900, Australia is
second, with $67, 500, 900, and the
United States third, with 364. 463, 900.
Rus ia is credited with $25, 900, 900,
Mexico with SO. 600, 900, and Canada,
including the KIondike, with $14, OOO,-
600. In 1896, and for nearly fifty years
previously, the United occupied the
first place in the worlds production of
gold.
A dispatch from Norfolk, Va, says
representatives of the FIVE mills of
that section, controlling the output of
dressed North Carolina pine, have in
creased the prices Of their products
two cents per thousand fees higher
than the last increase, which was made
last May. This increase, it is stated,
is due to the heavy demand for dressed
pine. The demand for all grades is
tremendous. The concerns practically
control the dressed lumber trade of
North Carolina and Virginia. There
is no regular organization of these deal
ers to control the prices of dressed
lumber as there is of the rough lum,
Der dealers, but steps were taken to
form an organization. There is no
doubt but that such a combine will be
made.
The monthly statement of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures.
which was issued August 1. shows a
deficit for July of about IS, SIS, COO,
which is slightly in excess of the esti-
mate made by the eff Gals a month
ago. Toe total receipts t0r the month
were about $48. O54. 259. as follows:
From internal revenue, $28. 1922. 514;
customs, $16 971. 454; miscellaneous,
50, 760. 229. The expenditures amount
to $50. 573. 900 Internal revenues show
an increase of about 50, 600, 900 over
July, 1898 and customs and increase
of about 1 1000, 900. For July
1898, the total receipts were
were $43 874, los and the expenditures
were $74. 1853, 475. During that month
the expenditures on account of the
war were alb out $35, OOO, 600, which item
has been reduced to about $19. 300, 900
for the month just closing.