The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-06

of a royal house which has been reign
ing for a Thousand years, and exceed
ing in length, that OF any monarch OF
of whom we have record.
At the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, in Richmond last week the report
Of the Committee on Colored Egangel-
ization was considered at length. The
statement contained in it, that crime
is on the increase among the negro
population, was the chief bone OF con-
tention. The fear was voiced that IN
the present infammable state Of the
negro mind, the PRONUNCIATION OF such
a statement was i'll advised. It was,
however, supported by the Chairman,
who, as the result of his investigation,
made the statement that three fourths
of the crime in the South is committed
by negroes and the increase Of crime,
particularly among the younger mem
bers of the race, is alarming. The
report was subsequently, amended so
read that statistics show, the preva
Lence Of crime" The Assembly makes
a good financial showing for the last
twelve months. This last year the
Presbyterian Church raised for benev
client purposes 50 500, 900, an increase
on the year before of $500, 900. In so
doing it relieves seven Of it's eight
boards of debts, which in one case,
that of homo missions, amounted to
the sum Of 1857, 900.
The insular commits ion, appointed
by the War Department to lnvestI
gate affairs Of Porto Rico and to re-
port upon all matters relating to cur
rency. laWe, taxation, Judiciary, public
improvements, education and civil
affairs generally, has made a unani
nous report to the Secretary Of War
The commission says that all classes
and conditions Of the Porto Rican pop"
ulation are ready and willing to accept
American institutions, and to be con
tent with them, and in general they
recommend the establishment Of such
laws, federal, district and municipal,
as will give to the people of Porto Rico
substantially the same protection and
| the same laws which are now enjoyed
by the people of the United States. The
commissioners take occasion to say
that the reports concerning starvation
on the island are without foundation,
and they say that while the people are
poor, there is No danger of starvation
as the island is so rich and produces g.
much tropical fruit Of all kinds it is
almost impossible to starve a people in
such a place.
Political movements indicate the
approach of the 1900 campaign, says
Farme, s. Voice. At St. Louis this
week was held a Democratic love feast,
but in which many elements Of dis
cord sought to fl Id a place. The par
tisan Republican press sagely advise
US that it was intended to effect the
political DIS ,oIution of Mr.. Bryan, and
the Harrisonian Democrats declare
that the death kneIl Of Altgeld would
be S 2unded there. oliver Republican,
in session at Denver have declared in
favor of Bryan and ToWne as the stand
ard bearers of the bimetalic forceF
Oae Populist gathering has denoun
ced Mr. Bryan, and Ignatius Donnelly
who is himself a candidate for the vice
presidency, has solemnly proclaimed
his inability to longer support Mr.
Bryan. But one of the interesting
events of the week was the return tx
the REPUBLICAN fold Of ex Senator
PETER of Kansas. That gentleman
whose larger fame rests upon his hir
suteness rather than his astuteness
has been q political wanderer for man!
, wears, but he is once more safely a
home. Whether the tatted calf will b
/ served is doubtful And Tom Plat
comes cut in an interview and dc
mands the re elec ion of Mr.. Mckinley
! and fun Their that Garrett 4. Hsbar
. should be the running mate Of tn
president. Nj. PIatt must have some
), thing in mind. It looks as though
: might be in many respects a repetio.
Of the 1896 campRign-but there
9 many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
= in politics.
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