The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

The tabulated statement Of mortal
ity in the army from May !. 1898, to
Feb. %, 1899, tells a striking
story. 1t is: Killed in action, 329;
died of wounds, 1875; died of disease,
5 277; total, 5.731.
Members OF tho Alabama legisla-
ture YER panic stricken Thursday
when it was announced that physi
clans had diagnosed the illness of Sen
Langtord as small pox. After a half
hours debate, the House voted to vac
cinate all it's members.
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail says there is no longer
any hope of a real cure for the Pope.
The wound caused by the recent
operation does not heal, and blood
poisoning is feared. 1t will be a mira
acle if he lives three months.
In Nebraska the Republican legisla-
tors at last came together and elected
to the United States Senate their re.
cent candidate for Governor, Mr.. Hay
ward, whom the dispatches speak as
a lawyer Of ability and comfortable
fortune" He sue oeeds Allen, PopU
list. In Utah and Delaware, however,
the legislatures have adjourned with
out electing a Senator, while in Penn
sylvania the deadlock continues as be-
fore.
The naval appropriation billipassed
by the last Congress authorizes the
largest addition to the steel navy ever
provided for in one measure. 1t in
cludes three first class battleships of
Is 500 tons displacement each, three
armored cruisers Of IL, 600 tons each,
and six protected cruisers of 2 800 tons
each, or a total tonnage OF 1880, at an
aggregate cost of $42, O85. 200. 1t is
said, however, that none but the six
protected cruisers will be built this
year, as armor cannot be had for $500
a ton, the price fixed by the Govern
ment.
A special to the Dispatch from Bris
toll, Va, says that while ex Congress
man James A. Walker, C Intestant for
the seat Of Judge Rhea in the Fifty
sixth Congress, was cross-examining
Rhea's witnesses, he became involved
in a quarrel with VIM. A. Hamilton,
of counsel for Rhea. Walker shot
Hamilton in the abdomen and Hamil
ton may die. Walker was shot in
the arm and shoulder, but not serious
ly wounded. He and one of his friends
have been arrested. Walker was shot
by G E. Davis, private Secretary to
Judge Rhea.
A B-enham, Tex Special to the
Baltimore Sun says: Hon. VIM. J.
Bryan passed through here to day en-
route ID Houston, where he spoke to
night. The crowd serged about him
and thousands shook hands with him
Miss Ruby Gardner, a young lady Of
this city, wanted to vary the form OF
saluting the distinguished Nebraskan.
"Mr. Bryan" Miss Gardner blushingly
said, as she edged up to him in the
throng, will you give me a kiss9'
M. Bryan was surprised for a moment,
but recovering himself, he replied
you will have to excuse me, my dear
young women. I am not H0bson." The
girl withdrew, her face crimson.
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The tallqst of modern Cfi3e build
ings, the Park Row Building, New
York, has just been completed. Height,
800 feet; number of stories, 90; depth
of foundations, "a feet; height from
bottom of foundation to top of flag
pole, sol feet; number of offices, $50
estimated number Of occupants, 4 900
!, number of windows, 2.O95; tota
weight, 20, 900 tons; cost, 81 400, 900.
} Regarding it we clip from Scienti
fc American: This extraordinary
building, with it's modern frontage O
1O4 feet on Park Row, and of 20 fee
> and 48 feet on a side street and an alley
will accommodate the floating popula'
, ton of fair sized country town. Tha
/ this is no exaggeration, the following
figures will show. There are in thu
whole building $50 separate afices. Al
, most of these are of generous proper
tians, a fair estimate of their capacity
would be an average of four people tt
each office. Now, it is reasonable t
assume that there will be at any giveI
hour of the day an average Of one vis
itor in the building on business for eRcE
d. person employed. This would make