The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-02-06
General News.
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Richard DDddridge Blackmore, the
famous author of L ,rna Doone," and
other celebrated works, died in Eng
land last Sunday at the age of seventy.
five.
TIE South Carolina House of Repre-
sentarives killed the bill to repeal the
law It curing counties in which ~ nch
ings occur Co pay the heirs of the de
ceased 50 600
The 8 uth Carolina legislature has
decided against local option. A com
promise bill between disps nsary and
prohibition was killed in he Senate by
a vote of % co 10
The Democratic caucus Of the Vir
GINA General Assembly, held recently,
voted almost uOanim, usly in favor of
calling q convention to form q new
State constitution 1t is thought that
negro suffrage will be restricted.
Last year there we're 131 legal hang.
irgs and 1O7 lyncbipgs In the Uni ed
States. OF the lyL chipgs "a were
negroes and 90 were whites. Thus
nanRings gained and lynchings fell off
during 90
e. J.. MARITIME, a Spaniard, has made
a statement IN New York, under oath,
supported by documents, that q Span
ish officer superIntended the planting
and explosion of the mine which
wrecked the battIeship Maine.
Il is the opinion of many of the most
il e lential R 4publicans in Washington,
including q probably a m 1rity of 8 n
ators and representatives. that recent
events have made G Governor Roosevelt
the Logical candidate of the party for
Vice President. Would he accept
It is thought that the Industrial Com
mission which has been investigating
the truss and their methods for q
year or more will recommend TO Con
gress the creation of q Federal Com E
mission with power to regulate the
trusts, and that a tax be imposed upon
the capital of such organic ,Gions.
The Treasury Department has sen
TO Congress a statement of additional
amounts required for public buildings
now under course # construction, due
to the rise in building marerial prices.
They increase tne ret limit a. Bruins
wick, Ca, to $3.50. 600; Elizabeth Oity,
N o., TO SIs 600; Ia npA F a tn $3.50
600; Winston, N. O., to 500 600; and
Ne wort News, Va to 1920 700
The statement OF the South Carolina
State DIspenssry for the year 1899
has been completed. During the year
the amount of profits going ro cnun
ties. cities and G wns was 1890 492 S5
Profits to the State which go - the
credit of the sch 1ol fund are S193 $50
40 making the total net Or, Fl e
&4I4 O79 "a To total receipts for rnt
year Were 81 eSs. 939 90 including SAC
O7S "a surplus OrOugnE over f. ON last
year
Old President Kruger, says an ex
change, has made q cunning move.
The mine owners hold licenses IN che
E~rsnsveal and these licenses have TO
be renewed from time to time Since
the war has been on, many Of the
English licenses have lapsed and Pres
ldent Kruger has put up at auction
and sold to Germans and Russians all
he licenses of absentees. Tnus when
E IRland gets into Pretoria-yes, Wh4D
she will have these nations to cope
with il she tries to recover the mine
property for her citizens.
Mr. James A HolIeman, the Wash
inxron CORE spondenE of the Atlanta
Juurnal, says in Mondays Journal:
Col William J. Bryan was in confer
ence last niRht with Senator Butler, of
North Carolina Tue Populist Chair
man, Butler, wants the Populists to
convene in Lincoln, Bryan's home
town, before the Democrats meet, sn6
uomin tse Bryan first. The MIDDLE Of
the road CT Watson PopulIst oppose
4uch q combination, and so another
P puliss split ia in sight. o. course
ne will accept our nomination. said
Butler az he left