The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-24
General News.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

National convention, instructed to
vote for Wharton Barker and Igna-
titus Donnelly for first and second
places on the National ticket.
The cases involving the Kentucky
governorship were docketed in the
United States Supreme Court last
week. A brief statement in which
counsellor both Taylor and Beckham
joined was filed at the same time ask
ing for an early hearing. The court
advanced the cas to be heard On the
Both instant, and allotted each side
four hours for argument.
Captain DOdd, with a squadron of
the Third cavalry recently surroun-
ded a village in Benguet Province, in
the Philippines, and surprised 200
dred insurgents, living in barracks,
this being apparently a recruiting
center for the province. The enemy
lost SO men killed. Our troops also
captured A men and burned the vii
lage. One American was wounded.
The Populists of Tennessee met in
State convention Tuesday and en-
gagged in a stormy session. After
much talk it was decided to send del
egates to the middle-Of-the-rOad
national convention at Cincinnati.
When this decision was reached ex-
Governor John P. Buchanan retired
from the meeting, a resolution of
regret following him. Buchanan
favored Bryan and national co-opera-
ton with the Democrats.
An effort on the part of Senator
Jones of Arkansas and Senator Vest
of Missouri to secure government
money for the contract of church
schools among the indians, in con-
nectiOn with the Indian %apprOpria-
ton bin, was voted down by Con
gress. Senator Vest paid a tribute
to the work of Jesuits and other re-
ligiOus teachers among the Indians.
The recent policy of the government
has been to withhold financial aid
from denOminatiOnal schools.
Twelve hundred FilipinOs CTaga-
logs attacked Cases, battalion head
quarters of the Fortieth regiment,
American, at Cagayan, Island of
Mindanao on the 9TH. The Ameri-
cans had fifteen casualties, while of
the attacking force fifty were killed
and thirty wounded or taken pris-
Oners. The enemy, numbering $50
rihlemen, the remainder being bOlO-
men, archers and mounted Spearmen,
swOOped down in a bowling mass, at
daylight, surprising and killing three
of the sentries. They swarmed the
streets in small parties, some bearing
scaling ladders, by means of which
they attempted to enter the houses.
The Americans tumbled out of the
barracks and formed in the plaza and
companies began sweeping the town.
The subsequent street fighting lasted
twenty minutes. The enemy with
drew to the mountains in confusion.
The Franklin county, KY, grand
jury has returned indictments
against ten persons, charging them
with completely in the murder of
William GOebel. The principals
named are: Henry F. Youtsey,
James Howard, Berry Howard, Har-
land Whitaker and 'TallOw Dick"
Combs, cOlOred, Those indicted as
accessories before the fact are Sec
rotary of State Caleb Powers, Cap
tain John T. Powers, ~ex-Secretary
of State Charles Finley, w. H. Cul-
ton and F. Wharton Golden. In the
Indictment relating to the alleged
accessories, three other men are indi-
rectly referred to as accessories,
though no indictments were reported
against them. They are Governor
w. S. Taylor, Green Golden and
Captain John Davis. Important
news from Kentucky may be expec-
ted soon.
The American Agricu1turist has
this to say of a matter of interest to
it's readers: The proposed new rail
road from Washington to Richmond,
already mentioned in these columns,
will be the last link in what is called
the Great Seaboard System through
to Florida, of which the other links
r nearly completed. The line from
Richmond to Ridgeway, N. c., con-
Meeting at the latter place with the