The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-16
News.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

methodist conferences in various
parts of the country.
AS officially announced by the
census Bureau the population Of the
State of New Hampshire is Ali, 5S8.
In 1890 the population was 376, $50,
increase 35,O58, or 9.3 per cent.
The September grand jury of Phil
adelphia's courts of oyer and ter
miner and quarter sessions has
handed up a presentment in which
the whipping post "as a penalty for
wife beating and similar crimes" is
strongly advised.
Orders have been posted by the
mechanical department of the Bal
timOre and Ohio Railroad that all
men in that department will abstain
from holding any political Office Or
being candidates unless they get per-
mission from the superintendent.
The Texas people are seldom lack
ing in boldness. Requisition papers,
issued by Governor Sayers have
been served on Governor Roosevelt,
of New York, for the extradition of
John D. Rockefeller, Henry M. Flag
Ter and other Standard Oil men, for
alleged violation of the antitrust
law of Texas.
According to an alleged letter
from Alfred Dreyfus dated from
Geneva, Switzerland, the writer
says: 1.-The moral effects of the mi
guilty still exist, and the mental tor
ture is great as ever. Since justice
has not been done me, the aim I
pursue remains the same until at
tanned, viz: the legal revision of my
trial"
The monthly crop report Of the
Department of Agriculture says:
In the condition of tobacco there
has been a decline of one point in
Kentucky, two points in North Caro-
lima and 3 points in Virginia, Mary
land and Missouri, Ohio and Wiscon-
sin reporting an Improvement of
three and four points respectively,
while in Tennessee and Pennsylva-
MIA there is no appreciate change"
Not long ago, at the dinner Of the
Sons of the American Revolution,
New York, where more than 400
prominent men and women were
seated, Mrs. Jefferson Davis was led
into the rOOm. The band struck up
Dixie, while all in the room (and
there were many spectators besides
the diners) arose, waved their hand
kerchiefs and gave Mrs. Davis an en-
thusiastic greeting. Truly the war
between the States is over.
A dispatch recently received from
Lord Roberts, says: "The number
of Boer prisoners captured OIL sur
rounded is daily increasing and must
now aggregate nearly 16, ZOO men.
The naval brigade leaves for Cape
Town to-day. Edwards, command
ing the Boer scouts, has surrendered
at Krugersdrop. He said that the
BOer forces had been broken up and
had not much fight left in them.
The scattered remnants are getting
tired Of the war"
x-President Harrison in a inter
view last week said that he still re-
garded the Porto Rico bill as a grave
departure from right principles that
the legislative power of Congress in
the Territories is not absolute, and
that the revenue clause relating to
duties and imports applies to Porto
Rico, but that these are matters for
the Supreme Court to settle. He
says Bryan's election would throw
governmental and business affairs
into confusion and he will therefore
support Mckinley.
The New York World puts it this
way No President has been r~e-elec-
ted since Grant-that is, in twenty
eight years. No President has been
renominated since Grant except
Harrison and Cleveland, and both
were defeated for a second term.
1888 Cleveland seemed to be alb
solutely sure of reelection, but he
was defeated. In 1892 Harrison
seemed to be sure of reelection, but
he was defeated. Will MI. McKin-
ley furnish a third example, and
will history repeat itself?
The Charlotte Observer says: If