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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-02

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Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-15
GEN. HARRISON LECTURES.
Talks of the Relation of Our Colonies 4
Their Uncle Sam.

Ann ArbOr. Mich. Dec. II. - The
lecture General Harrison delivered last
evening before the Students Lecture
association of Michigan university was
upon the theme of the relation of the
annexed territories and their civilized
inhabitants to the United States. 1t
was. General Harrison declared, not
intended to be a legal argument on
questions brought into discussion by
the Porto Rican bill, but rather II
popular discussion of some of the views
that have been expressed in relation
10 the students of our annexed ter
TitOries.
The lecturer declared that We had
done something uUt of lir" with our
historical precrdentS- 1T; in th2 way
of expansion. but In the character OF
it. He said we had taken over peo-
pies. rather than lands. He held the
view that the civilized inhabitants OF
the territories We're citizens of the
United States, and that the revenue
provisions of the constitution relating
to taxation for federal purposes, ap-
piled to the territories.
He argued that the provisions of the
Spanish treaty, and of all treaties were
subject to the constitution and could
not impair II; and If these islands be-
came part Of the United States in the
sense OF the constitution, their people
became citizens, and therevenue clause,
which was especially under discussion
in the Porto Rican case, applied. He
also argued that the very object Os
ahe section Of the cons tuition reQuir-
ing duties to be uDif0rm throughout
the United States-7which was to pre-
vent congress from establishing any
where under the jurisdiction OF the
United States favored ports-would be
thwarted if foreign goods might be adj
mitted to Porto Rico free. and thence
into th. I'nited States free.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-15
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

\ Canadian explorer has Just got
back from "trip into northern Cana
da. bringing with him an EnGli>hmeu
who had been held five years a priS-
ouer by the E>kmoS
Commencing Jan. ! the Calumet and
Hecla Mining company will increase
wages of IFS employees 215 per cent.
Mrs. Daniel O'Leary. wife of Dan
O'LCary, the pedestrian. i dead in the
family residence Al Chicago.
-Four mine workers lost their lives
in various accidents near Scranton
PI.-ThomaS Hughes. +. 7. Evans, and
two unknown Huns.
Rowland Edwards. famous rs an
evangelist i'll England. has arrived in
Chicago and begun q series of revival
meetings At Moody'S church.
Ex-Governor Wolcott. of MaSSaChu-
setts. is III with typhoid fever
Charles PldntZ. Of Batavia. Ills. died
of injuries received in 4 foot bali
game.
Mexico IS now purchasing cavalry
horses ny the car load in this cOun-
FRY.
]. V. Cunningham. proprietor Of
lodging house at Butte. Mont was
shot ana instantly killed by Louis l..
FeIEer. his brother-in-law.
Passenger tram on the SoUTnern
railway struck and instantly killed
John w. Hyden and John Minccy. near
Philadelphia. Tenn.
Thirteen new cases OF smallpox
tave been found At Kansas City, max
my SiNty-Onc cases.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-15
Have Themselves Locked Up
as Tramps and Then
Overpower Marshal.
BRIGHTON. ILL, is PILLAGE0
Bank and Store Looted and
Fired, Then Marauders
Escape on Hand Car.

St. Louis, Dec. 15.-Five unidenti-
fed men garbed as tramps, who asked
shelter in the calaboose last night,
overpowered the village marshal of
Brighton, ILL.,, locked him in a cell
and then attempted to get into the
vault of Blodett Bros. bank, in which
there was a large amount of money,
but were unsuccessful. Failing
there, the robbers entered the general
store of E. Butler. where they broke
into the safe and secured 800.
Crime of Arson Added.
Soon after entering another store,
Buffers store was discovered to be on
fire. Before the flames were sub
dued loss of several thousand dol
lars resulted. The robbers escaped
on a hand car and posse started
after the robbers with blood hounds.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-15
WHY THE CONCERN FAILED.
Chosen Friends Chief Tells the s,ory-A
DefauIting Treasurer.


New York, Dec. 7J.-Howard H
Morse, the supreme councillor and ex-
ecutive head of the Order of Chosen
Friends, said Yesterday that the rea-
sons for the deficit of the order were
three in number. l. No provision was
made for a reserve fund when the Or
der was started in 1879. For sixteen
years it was managed on IL basis OF
special assessments 10 meet every
claim that came due. When a bet
ter scheme was formulated the order
refused TO support il. >. The dis
aster At Galveston brought in thirty
four claims. amounting 10 about $50
O0O- 3. A shortage in the accounts Of
a treasurer. now dead, amounting 20
$4,000, though this was covered by j
surety company's bond.
The chief assets which will now
pass into the receivers hands," said
Morse. are the forfeited bond of our
former treasurer and an assessment
now due from members. which Will
he about $4,000"
Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 1J.-It is an
nOunced in an address TO the secre-
tariPS Of the 55l councils of the
Chosen Friends today by Supreme Re
corder Linn that he has made ar
rangementS with the Standard F'rater-
nal Organization, "A new order now
being organized. to reinSure such mem
bers Of the order aS may desire"
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-15
Close OF BIryIe Race.

New York. Dec. l5.-The morning
of the last day of the 6day bicycle
race at Madison Square Garden found
the teams about in the same relative
positions they have held for several
days past. Elkcs and Mcfarland and
Pierce and McEacheTn retained the
lead of one lap on the Frenchmen,
Simar and Gougoltz The rs ce closes
at 10 tonight and an exciting finish is
looked for. Waller, who was weary
and exhausted. after being Tapped sew
,ral times, quit the track al $50, sat
tied with his present position. Stin-
son did not relieve him.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-15
WILD STORM AT FRISCO.
Cuts on the Town from the Rest OF tho
World for a Time.


San Francisco. Dec. IA storm OF
unusual proportions visited this coast
early yesterday, doing considerable
damage in some sections. Telegraph
wires were prostrated, and during the
morning San Francisco was entirely
cut off from telegraph communication
with the outside world. The wind
reached a velocity Of nearly sixty miles
an hour in the city, and was of greater
velocity in exposed sections.
Thunder and lightning and rain ac-
Companied the wind. During the
height Of the storm rain fell in torrents
and almost reached the proportions OF
cloud-burst. The wind caused dam
age I'm many sections Of the city, but
by far greatest caused by the storm
was the oveTtuTning Of one Of the re-
ceiving tanks Of the San Francisco Gas
and Electric company at North Beach.
Over 24s. 900 feet Of gas was released,
causing fire that did some damage.
4 house was blown over at North
Beach. So far as known no one was
injured.