The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-22

majority. The people were all busy,
and very little interest was taken in
the election, but no one thought the
negroes would be elected. The lat
ter declare they will serve, and Lock
Lynn Heights will be the first Mary
land town ever governed by negroes.
The people are very much stirred up
over the matter.
1t was reported last week that ar
engagements had been made for the
organization of a giant tobacco com
pany to oppose the American Tobacco
Company. A prominent Winston.
manufacturer is of the opinion that
the story was a fake and put out by.
New York brokers to affect American
Tobacco Company stock in order to
buy it at a low figure. P. H. Haynes
q Co., and Brown Bros. Co., the two
Winston firms who are reported to
be in the new deal, say that if such a
corporation has been formed they
know nothing of it.
The United Lutheran Synod opened
in Winston, this State, Wednesday
18th. One hundred delegates were
in attendance, many of them distin-
guished divines, representing nearly
every Southern State. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev. J. B.
Greiner, of Rural Retreat, Va, Pres
dent of the Synod. It was followed
by the SnyOdical commission. Rev.
j. B. Griener was reelected President
for two years. The Lutheran SynOds
south of the Mason and Dixon line
belonged to the General Synod North
until 1852, when the civil war cut off
all Exchange of delegates. The South
ern Lutheran Synods then organized
a General Synod South, which has
since been merged into the United
Synod of the Lutheran Church South.
Ex-Governor William J. Stone,
Vice Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, while discuss
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of Mr.. Towne
withdrawing from the ace for Vice
President on the POpulist ticket, last
week, said: Il think the POpulist
convention made a mistake in nOmi-
Mating a candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent. Instead of simplifying, it
complexities the situation. However,
[ am glad Mr.. TOwne is the nOmi-
nee for the reason that | regard him
as a big man, and l know to be fair
and patriotic. l am satisfied that he
will do whatever may be thought to
be for the best, having but n end
in view, and that the success Of the
ticket to be nominated at Kansas
City. If it is the opinion of the
Kansas City convention that it would
be unwise to nominate him, lam con-
fdent he would accept hat verdict
accordingly"
SOmeidea of the extent of the
great famine in India may be gained
from this comparative statement
from a recent issue of the Charlotte
Observer: Wan has slain its thou
sands, but pestilence and famine are
Staying their tens of thousands. The
British casualties in the present wal
in South Africa have been, as we
remember, not quite 10000. Hardly
a quarter of these, however, have
been killed, the greater part being
losses from capture and wounds.
The number Of men killed in battle
in the Union armies during the civil
war was 67,O58, the number dying of
wounds 43, O12, dying of disease 1885,
72O, with deaths from accident and
other causes 40, 154. Total deaths in
the Union army 349, 944. The num-
Der Of Confederate soldiers who died
Of wounds or disease was 1873, 821.
These latter are terrible losses and
vet the number of ADMINISTRATION
people in India to-day is $4,000, 900,
according to an Associated Press
dispatch in Sundays Observer, and
with the most strenuous efforts Of
the English government and the
| sweet charity Of the world at large
there is hope for relief for only
! 5000, GOO Of the SO, 600, OCO starving
human beings. This statement is
~colossally appalling and pathetic"
DISTRESS IN INDIA.