The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-20
General News.
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The Republicans have the Ne
braska Legislature by a majority of
five.
The British soldiers are returning
from the Transvaal. President
Kruger has reached Europe.
Wharton Barker says in his paper !:
1.-The Populist vote cast in the coun-
try on Tuesday last was regrettably
small"
Senator Proctor says that Congress
will enact a law providing for 5000
men in the regular army "with dis
erection to the President to raise the
total to 100, 900 men,"
It is now believed that the nations
will require from China an indem-
nifty of not less than 5000, 600, 900.
China's debt already exceeds $780,
600, 600, and the interests and sink
ing fund require $18, 900, 900 aunu-
ally.
A bill to disfranchise the negro
introduced in the lower House
of the Georgia Legislature 18th, by
representative Hardwick,. of Wash
ington county. A bill similar in
character was introduced at the last
session, but was defeated.
Mr.. Bryan's electoral vote is 155-
the smallest received by any Demo
cratic candidate since 1880, when
General Hancock received the same
huber of votes in a smaller electoral
college. 1t is, however, a larger
vote by 10 than President Harrison
received in 1892.
Returns from every legislative dis
trict in Texas have been received,
and show that with the exception of
Representative Calhoun, of Nacago-
dOches county, Populist, the next
legislature will be solidly Demo
cratic. The Senate and House com
bined will be Democratic at the ratio
of 1873 to 1.
The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy held their seventh annual
convention last week in Montgomery,
Ala, 1.-The birthplace of the Confed-
eracy," meeting in the State capitol
building and in the hall where JEFF
ferson Davis was elected and inau-
gurated President of the Confeder-
ate States.
According to Jerry Simpson, the
Populist party will soon be swal-
lowed up by the Democrats and Re-
publicans. Most Populists will go to
the Democrats, he thinks. Mr.. Simp-
son says in an interview: 1.-The
Populists, I mean the middle Of the
road element, were mainly response
BILE for Bryan's losing the State of
Kansas"
The Secretary Of State of Missis-
sippi has received returns from all
bit one small county showing the
highest Bryan electoral vote to have
been 51,314. The highest Republi-
can, $500; Populist, 1874. Four
years ago Bryan had nearly ten thou
sand more votes; Mckinley one
thousand less, and the Populists six
4L.,,-,- -,ono --o4oC
VIM. J. Bryan has declined an offer
of an editorial position on a Denver
afternoon paper at q salary of $1O,-
900 a year. In his reply, which was
t~elegraphed from Lincoln, Neb., he
says: Il shall remain here and in
the future, as in the past defend with
tongue and pen the principle which
1 believe to be right and the policies
I believe to be wise"
A New York dispatch, 10th, says
STANDARD Oil certificates were
quoted to-day at 700 bid, none offered
as against SIS, yesterdays highest
price, and until to-day the highest
on record. The par value of the
company's entire outstanding stock
is $97, 500, 900, and $500 per share in
dictates a market value of 1862, 500,
600. During this year the company
has paid $40, 600, 900 in dividends"
A fiat increase of one cent a pound
was put up on beef, pork and NUT
ton November 9th, by Chicago pack
ers. An exchange states that in
one year the additional cent will
yield to the Chicago packers, basing
the estimate upon last years bust
ness, the following sums: Dressed
beef, SIS, 600, 900 dressed pork and
pork products, $50, 900, 900; mutton,