The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-15
General News.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
The Latest Reliable News From the EaTth's
Four Corners Selected and Condensed for
Progressive Farmer Readers.

Progressive Farmer Readers.
Former President Dole will be
made the first governor of Hawaii.
Sections of Kansas and Nebraska
were swept by destructive tornadoes
recently.
General Joe Wheeler announces
that he will not be a candidate for
reelection to congress.
Old-time Cleveland Democrats talk
of working for the ex-President's
nomination at Kansas City.
Hon. w. Endicott, Secretary of
War in C~leveland's first cabinet, died
at his home in Boston Sunday,
aged 70.
On June 3rd the Seaboard Air Line
will begin running four solid trains
daily between New York and Tampa
and New York and Atlanta.
Lieut.. Commander Samuel G.. Lem
ly of the navy, who is a native of
Salem, N. c., has been appointed
judge advocate general of the navy
with the rank of captain.
Before leaving Washington for
Chicago Admiral Dewey announced
that he would contest with Bryan for
Democratic nomination to the presi-
dency, but declined to express any
political views.
&Judge Lochren, of the United
States District Court, in a decision
in the Orlitz case at ST. Paul, Mimi,
has held that Porto Rico is a part Of
the United States and the cOnstitu-
ton extends to it.
Aguinaldo has again taken the
field. He has joined General TinO
in northern LuzOn and assembled an
army. General Garcia, nextin com
mand to AguinaldO, has been cap
tured by an officer of General Fun
ston's staff.
The City Council of Atlanta last
Monday night adopted a resolution
calling on Mayor James G. Wood
ward to resign his office. The resO-
luton was the elimination of a SEN
satiOnal sermon by Rev. L. G.
BrOughton, on the 9Th, in which the
minister made a violent attack on the
mayors personal habits.
The War Department has issued
orders relieving General Otis from
command in the Philippines. Gen.
Macarthur succeeds him. General
Otis and his personal staff have sailed
for home. General Otis reports that
during April the American loss was
40 killed and wounded the Filipino
killed wounded, and captured num-
Der 1,721.
Senator Pritchard, who was en-
dOrsed by the Republican State Con-
ventiOn last weekf for Vice-President,
gives it out in Washington that he is
in no sense a candidate. 1.-The aC-
ton of the convention was a most
graceful and gracious compliment
said he, land one which I appreciate
highly, but I am not a candidate in
any sense of the word"
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey visited
Chicago and st. Louis last week and
the admiral was everywhere received
with demonstrations Of enthusi-
asm. The reception accorded him
will doubtless encourage Admiral
Dewey's presidential aspirations,
but, as an exchange suggests, the
people who shouted themselves
hOarse for him will vote for some
other fellow.
Trusts with an aggregate author
lied capital of over 1925 millions, no
one Of them with a capital of less
than n million were incorporated in
April in six states, as follows: New
Jersey, 1928, 74O, 900; West Virginia,
$48, 600, 900; Virginia, 1924, 600, 900 !;
New York, $14, 600, 900; Delaware,
81 900, 900; Maine, SO, 500, 900. The
figures for April, 1899 mount up to
$500, 900, 900.
General Roberts has crossed the
Vet river, General Hamilton has
captured Windurg and the Beers
have been driven out of Fourteen
Streams. They have also abandoned
their strong position in front of
Thabanchu. Not much severe fight
ing is being done, but the British by
force of vastly superior numbers
appear to be making steady, though
somewhat slow, progress.