The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-01
News.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

pines 60, 585 American soldiers.
General Wheeler has rendered to
Governor Johnston his resignation as
a member of Congress from Alaba-
ma.
The desire to adjourn before June
10, the date of the Republican con-
vention, is making things lively in
Congress.
On May 18th 100, 900 machinists in
New York and other cities will go
on strike if their demands for a nine
hour day is not granted.
The estimated loss from the flood
in southern and central Mississippi
is So, 600, 900, not counting the dam
age sustained by the railroads.
The Hanna slate on State offices
and delegates to the National Con
vention went through the Ohio Re
publican Convention like a flash.
Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention endorsed Mckinley and
also endorsed Senator Quay, who has
been refused a seat in the Senate.
The House Committee on Labor
agrees upon a bill prohibiting any
government labOrer being required
to work more than eight hours aday.
In Luzon recently American troops
attacked 300 FilipinOs, most of them
bOlomen. Eighty were killed, fifty
of them being driven into a river and
all shot.
VIM. H. King, elected to Congress
from Utah to succeed B. H. Roberts,
who had too many wives, has been
sworn in and has taken his seat in
the House.
According to Capt. Geo. A. Arms, a
retired officer of the army, over 90
600 men have left this country to
join the Boer forces since the South
African war began, last October.
The industrial commission in it's
report recommends the employment
of convict labor on pubic works and
roads and in producing articles for
the support of State institutions.
Two vigorous expansiOnists will
represent Louisiana in the National
Senate, Governor Foster having
been elected to succeed Senator CAT
ferry and Senator McEnery to succeed
himself.
A big delegation of drug men APP
peared before the House ways and
means committee in Washington last
Tuesday and asked for Il reduction
of the war tax on proprietary medi-
cines, perfumeries, etc.
Kansas Populists and a strong fac
ton of Kentucky Populists have de
clared for Bryan. The Mississippi
Populist Executive Committee will
appoint delegates to the middle-Of-
the-road convention at Cincinnati.
The United States transport Nc
Pherson sailed Wednesday for Porto
Rico with between $500, OOO and $780,
900 in subsidiary coin. This is the
first installment of the 50, 600, 900
voted by Congress to be distributed
among the inhabitants Of that island.
The State of Mississippi and the
country will lose the services of two
distinguished and able e. in the
rerement from Congress Of Private
John Allen and Gen. Catchings, both
of whom will decline a reelection.
Both have served fourteen years in
the House.
The census e~numeratOrs begin
work June 1 { and must finish in thir-
ty days. Cities of 5000 or more in
habitants must be completed in two
weeks. The four principal reports
on population, mortality, agricul
ture and manufactures must be
printed July /, 1902. After tabula-
ton the special inquiries will be taken
up.
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the
Senate committee on pensions, has
introduced a bill in the Senate grant
ing a pension of $50 a month to Gen
eral Longstreet. The bill gives the
Generals services as that of Major
in the Eighth Infantry during the
Mexican war, and makes no refer
ence to his connection with the Con-
federacy.