The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-02
General News.
SPARKS FROM THH WIRES.

ana NonoenSeo Tor Pf0s
gressive Farmer
Readers
A1jutant General Oorbin reports
that the contributions to the Lawson
Relief Fund to date amour to $780,
626 10.
The cause of the mine explosio near
Brownsville, Penn, was the author.
lied use Of open lamps instead of safety
ones in the fire damp.
The United Sc lies Senate has CON
6rmed the nominations Of FnEhuRh
Lee and J"seph Wheeler to be Driga
der generals IN the army.
Chairman Burton of the House river
and hRrOOr COMMITTEES says there will
be no river and harbor Improvement
DILL this session of Congress.
On December 24sh the British ship
Ariosto was stranded six NIL g south of
aatteras, N. O., and twenty one out
Of a crew of thirty men were dro wpe1
The government has fnally adopted
Puerto r CO" as the eff ial spelling
OF the name of that island, and here
after all fiji ;ial documents will adhere
to that form.
The Inter State Commerce Commits
sion has extended to August l 1900,
the, period within which common car
rIers must comply with the require
ments of Ene safety appliance law in
using brakes on freight cars.
At Montgomery Ala, a few days
ago the Law TO prohIOIt book making
or pool selling Oh horse racing and otner
forms OF gambling" was Oct ded con-
9 lSuEionsl by n Supreme curt. This
will put a stop to horse racing in that
State.
Discussion on the Senate substitute
for the gold currency bill will begin in
the Senate on Thursday, 4ph. Mr.. Al
orIcn, who Will nave Guar ge of the
measure, has declared his purpose to
press he measure 60 passage az soon
as possible. The SenaSe bill 0lffsrs
bat little from the HJuse bill.
General La ~Goo was killed in at
tack on San Mateo, tie island of LuGon
north OF Manila. General LaWtOn
with his usual contempt Of bullets war
talking along tue firing line within
800 yards of the enemy g shRrpshooters,
Wnen he was shot. He was one of the
oest and bravest of cur army filters
al his death Is a heavy loss.
The Montana Supreme Court has
disOarred B Welcome, Attorney for
Uuited Sae e. Senate Clark Welcome
10 charged With the bribery of legisls
Tors in the interest of Clark. The
OourE says the evidence against tt Q
attorney 10 conclusive We referrs d
co OIark's case in The Progressive
Farmer OF D cemO-r 10 n.
a Lae-burR, (F'a) dispatch says:
Ninety four thousand ceres of land
nave been recently purchased in Lake
c unity, this State, 0y the Dukes, of
Mr. b Carolina They expect to cut
off aud urIlIEe the timber, plant the
land IN tobacco and eventually run 8
railroad across the country TO come ct
with the Florida East Coast Railroad.
A Manila dispatch # the % b ult E,
says: Colonel Lockett with the e ev
enth cavalry yes erdey attacked 1000
insurgents in the N pntslbsn Noun
rRiDs, the scene of sever8' defeats.
After q three hou' lombard mens the
en- nv was disloC g9d ard scat cred
to the n7rth east. The Ineur9ent c, g.
ualEk 8 we're not reported The AmerI
cans had five men wounded.
The currency bill ma seed the House
by a vote o. 100 60 $50 This bill prac.
t'csllg makes GnIs a single g Id stand
ard country as it requires the Sc RI e.
tary Of the Treasury to pay all silver
and COL certificates in GOLD. The ell
yer Republicans have Issued an epoeat
to Republican btmetallIsEs protesting
against this action, and asking their
support in opposition to such legisla
ton.
Aguinaldo il now entire ely alone in
hIa flight scrnFs the monntains to ts-
cape the pu sung American soldiers
HIS wife, n b g remained very near
5ne insurgent chief. though at a safe
distance from the fizhInK line. died al
Ghe village of BAyomooDg while ARuIn
aldo was beng pursued into the vii
d rness by the troops. The family Of
Al uinaldo is nov completely broken
up His son and mother are prisoners
aG Manila
Thomas M BrumbY. Admira Dew
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