The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
General News.
SHARKS FROM TaR WIRRs.

The Latest Reliable News From the
Earth's Four Corners Selected
and Condensed for Pro-
gressive Farmer
Readers.
Herman E. Taubeneck, ex-chairman
o! the PopuIist National Committee,
died in Seattle, Wash, Monday.
Tom Watson, Of Georgia, has been
elected by the Euphemian Society of
Erszine College, 8. O., as commence
ment orator.
The famous trotter, Msud g., died
Saturday at Port Chester, New York.
Sac trotted a mile in 2.O83 and held
the worlds lowest record for several
years.
The latest news from the T~ransvaal
is that many British people are still
hemmed in at Matching. The British
last week made desperate bui unsuc-
cessful efforts to relieve it.
"Peg-leg" Williams is in jail in
GeorRia, charged with acting as emil
grant agent without license, pending
an appeal to the Supreme court as to
the CON titutionality of the tax.
The first of q series of annual CON
terences Of white people to consider
the betterment of the negroes condition
and his relations with his white neigh
bors is to held in the conservative city
OF Montgomery, Ala, May $40.
Few reports have been received at
the Georgia Agricultural Department
IN the last few days regarding the effect
OF the cold weather on the fruit crop
OF the State, but it is not believed that
any considerable damage has been
done.
The Democratic and Populist State
Conventions Of Nebraska met at Lin
coin, that State, Monday and adopted
practically the same platform. Both
conventions endorsed Mr.. Bryan, who
was present and approved the plat
forms, which are understood to be
patterns for the National platform to
be adopted at Kansas City.
Chairman Cka>les a. Towne, Of tie
National Committee of the Silver Re.
publican party has issued a call for q
National convention Of the party to
meet in the Coates Opera House at
Kansas City, Mo-, at IL o'clock noon
on Thursday, July 4. 1900. to place in
domination candidates for President
and Vice Presidento Of the United States
and for such other business as may
properly come up.
; The American Agriculturist says
that Methodist s the world over are
called upon to observe a week begin
ming March % in penitence and prayer
on occount Of the decrease in church
mem bership and attendance. This
condition, however. is recognized by
the bishops Is extending to all demon
nations; and is attributed in part to
the spirit Of reseach and doubt repre-
sented by the so called higher crit.
cism."
The War Department. officials deny
recently published statements that
General Otis campaign is costing up
pards of 1000 men every month. Ac
cording to the official records, since
the American occupation of the Phil,
ippines. June Let, 1898, up to February
17Sh, 1900, the date OF the last official
compilation, the actual mortality in
the army in the Philippines wes So
officers and 1, 400 men, a total Of /, 525,
or at the rate Of "a deaths q month.
South Carolina State Republican
Convention was held last week. Only
a score of the 1875 delegates we're white
men, and the temporary and perma-
nent officers we're negroes. The con
vention adopted q platform embracing
the principles of the Republican party
as set forth at st. Louis in 1896. Nc
Kipley's administration was endorsed
and Organism and Democracy de-
nounced as q menRnce to prosperity.
The delegates were instructed to en-
dorse Mckinley. No steps Were taken
toward nominating a ticket for State
~oficeraa
Elk Governor VIM. J. Some, Demo.
cratic National Committeeman from
Missouri says be believes there was
some truth in the sta cement that there
is q movement among Eastern Demo
Gratis to elect Tom L. Johnson, of Ohio,
Chairman of the National Committee
and eliminate silver from the platform.
TO a Post Dispatch representative