The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-24
News.
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Four Corners Selected and Condensed for
Progressive Farmer Readers.
Reports indicate that the Georgia
watermelon crop is about 25 per cent.
off,
Cotton crop conditions are improv-
ing somewhat, except in Florida and
Louisiana.
A mob at Virden, Ill, Monday de-
molished a Chinese laundry. They
were in the a~venging business.
The Cotton Growers Protective
Association was organized at Mont
gomery, Alabama, Wednesday.
The great strike of cigar-makers
in New York is still on and 5000
workers, half of whom are girls,
are idle.
Congressman Champ Clark, of
Missouri, announces that he will be
a candidate for the Senate to sue
coed Mr.. Vest.
. The attendance at the recent ses-
sion of the international assembly Of
the Baptist Young Peoples Union
was estimated at 10, 900.
Senator Butler, National Populist
Chairman, will open headquarters of
the Populist National Executive
Committee in Washington, D. c.,
after August I'd.
The National Wall Paper Com
pany has gone to the wall. Compe-
tition drove it out of business.
Some factories will be bought back
by former owners.
Unless all plans fail, it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the official
count of the population of the United
States will be given to the public on
or about the first of December, 1900.
General rain has fallen over nearly
all India during the past few days
and the prospects of the crops have
improved immensely. The famine
areas have generally been benefited.
General Wood, of Cuba,
has arrived in Washington and will
consult with the President and War
Department officials relative to the
constitutional convention soon to be
held in Cuba.
Eugene V. Debs says he does not
understand how the story started
that he is to withdraw as a candi-
for President on the Social Demo
cratic ticket, and says there is no
truth in the report.
Senator Morgan says the situation
in China is too serious to be managed
by the President without the aid of
and he is expecting a called
session. Hanna, however, does not
favor an extra session.
No date has been set for the mott
ication of VIM. J. Bryan by the
Populists of his nomination at Sioux
Falls. It is possible the notification
may occur at Indianapolis at the
same time the Democrats meet Mr..
Senator Gear, of Iowa, died a few
days ago. Few men in public life
we're more generally loved and re
spected than Senator Gear. His was
beautiful character, and political
opponents as we'll as political friends
recognized his sterling worth.
What a succession of wars has
there been in the last two years
First we fought Spain, then Aguinal-
DO, then Great Britain engaged with
the Beers, and now every one is
mixed up in China. And the last
embodiment appears to be the worst.
Mr.. Bryan, press reports assert, is
strongly of the opinion that gold
who Are opposed to i'm
Derialism should and will subordi-
nate their opposition to the free
coinage plank and give him their
support. He believes this because
be thinks imperialism is the supreme
-ssue, 1.-THE one upon which all others
can and must wait"
The executive committee of Tam
many Hall met in the wigwam re
Richard Croker presiding,
md took action relative to endorsing