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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
OUR EXCESS OF MOISTURE.

News and Observer The rain fall
in Raleigh during the present year
is unprecedented, and to use the
language of Weather Observer Won
Hermann, cit has been terrific. "
For the nine months, beginning
January 1st and ending October 1st,
the total rainfall was 54.74 inches.
To the casual reader this statement
does not seem unusual, but when it
is considered that the total rainfall
last year WAS only 47.24 inches and
in 1892 it was only 49,. 81 inches, it
will strike home more forcibly. And
when the twelve months has expired
there is every reason to believe that
the total precipitation for the year
will be over 20 inches. sit has been
a terrific rainfall for the past nine
months" Mr.. Won Hermann re-
marked. E'The excess in the rainfall
for these nine months is II. 40 inches.
The first three months, January,
February and March are known as
the dry months, rnI leaving these
out of considerabIull the excess Of
rain from April to October has been
1918 inches. This is a remarkable
excess for six months"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15

higher in wet weather and lower in
dry weather than over before. As
a result there is great injury TO
water power. Prof. Holmes says
that as a result of deforestation agri-
cultural lowlands from Washington,
ID. O., to Alabama have been largely
abandoned during the past 25 years.
Great as has been the abandonment
Of such lands in North Carolina, it
will be even greater after the expert
ence in this disastrous 9
Goldsboro Cor. Post: There is no
need to try to disguise the fact that
the cotton crop is very short through
this section and as a consequence
business is dull in trade circles.
Goldsboro is self sustaining by
reason of the many manufacturing
industries which IRE running on full
time and turning loose money in
large pay rolls every week, but the
merchant who sold goods to farmers
on fall time will come up short in his
collections this year. There will not
be more than a third of a cotton crop
harvested, and as this is the princi-
pal money crop in this section it is
easy to see that renters will not be
able to pay their rents and pay for
supplies which have been advanced
by the merchants. Already there
has been quite a lot of stock returned
to the sale stables here which could
not be paid for. There is such a
difference between the conditions
this year aud those which prevailed
last year, when the farmers not only
paid all debts contracted that year,
but paid the balance which had been
brought over for several years and
had money left. The tobacco crop,
which is also short, is the only hope
for the farmer the present season.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
RURAL FREE DELIVERY IN FOURTH DIS
lTRICT.

The Department at Washington
has ordered Special Agent Barr, who
has been engaged in establishing
Rural Free Delivery routes, out of
this district temporarily. Mr.. Pou
regrets this very much, but tells us
that it could not be prevented. Mr.
Pou directed Mr.. Barr to lay off the
routes in the other counties of the
district first and now just as he was
ready TO take up the work in John
ston, Mr.. Barr is ordered away. He
has laid out thirteen routes distri-
buted over all the other counties of
the district. These routes will proba,
bly, be put in operation by January
1st, 1902.
Mr.. Pou tells US that petitions are
pouring in to the Department at
Washington at the rate of about 800
per month that the Government has
only fifty agents at work laying off
these routes and that there is more
work on hand than this force can do
for a long time.
There are still 80 on file from our
district which have not yet been
taken up-about seven from this
county. Mr.. Barr leaves Saturday,
but Mr.. Pou has the promise of the
Department that he or some other
agent will be sent back to this dis
trict during the winter to investi
gate all She routes asked for and
eventually he hopes to seour the
establishment of all the routes asked
for. Under the circumstances our
people must be patient and wait for
their return.-Smithfeld Herald.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
BIG SURPRISE FOB THE LIQUOR DEALERS

RICHMOND, Oct, 1O.-The commit
tee on bill of rights of the oonstitu-
tional convention to day decided to
report favorably an amendment to
the constitution which will require
every man applying for a license to
sell liquor to accompany the applica-
ton with a petition signed by a ma
lority of the registered voters of the
precinct in which he proposes to do
business. This action has caused
the widest CONSERVATION among
the liquor dealers, who say that it
will be impossible for a large num-
Der of them to C I'll the required
names.
A strong effort will be made to
defeat the measure on the floor of
the convention by the liquor element.
The members of the convention are
disincIined to take any action on the
matter before the g~ubernatorial cleo
ton next month, Is they are afraid
the liquor people, who are influential
in politics, may turn their guns on
the Democratic ticket with disas-
trous results.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
CREsCEUs LOWERS THE WORLDS TROT
TING RECORD.

TOLEDO, OHIO, Oct. 11-Cresoeus
this afternoon lowered the worlds
trotting record on a half mile track
one quarter of a second. The record
was previously held by himself, hav-
ing been made on the Toledo track
one year ago. 1t was 2.O9I.
He trotted this afternoon for the
benefit of the charitable institutions
of the city and more than forty
thousand people gathered to see
him.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
EMPRESS DOWAGER THE ONE GREAT
CRIMINAL OF THE BOXER
MOVEMENT.
She Cannot Be Punished-Dr. Amsnt on the
Massacre of Christians in China.

SAG V64AVb DC Z UA4SuOU-01s AW6Ak UA ku6
Massacre of Christians in China.
HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. .9.-Much
was crowded into to-day's session
of the American Board of Commits
sioners of Foreign Missions. Most
of the addresses had TO do with the
work of missionaries in foreign
fields, including surveys by the
board officials and personal testi-
mony from the field men. The adj
dress of most popular interest was
that of Rev. DIR. W. S. Ament, of
Pekin, against whom the charge of
looting during the siege of that city
has been so strenuously made. With
regard to the Boxer uprising and the
subsequent looting and conduct of
the soldiers and missionaries, Mr..
Ament said:
"The predictions of some that the
Chinese will be filed with the spirit
of revenge in view of the reported
outrages by foreign troops, so far
in the present year do not seen to be
justified. Arsenals are busy, to be
sure, but why not? These Chinese
have no munitions of war even to sup
press local uprisings, of which there
has always been a goodly supply,
Hardly a decade of Chinese history
but has witnessed one or more of
larger or smaller extent.
Thousands of Chinese to-day are
growing rich because of the foreign
occupation. Nearly as many r
profting by this as were injured by
the Boxer outbreak, the stupidity
and self destruotiveness of which
are apparent even to the dullest.
"Of the possible 80, 900 Christians
who we're martyred there were
many, both Catholic and Prostes-
tant, who might have changed their
faith and thus have saved their
lives. The martyr spirit was tri-
umphant over the fear of death, and
many of them did not hesitate to
preach the gospel of the son of God
so long as strength remained with
them.
"There is no proof that the Boxer
movement was anti foreign or anti
Christian in it's origin. The origi
nal Boxers we're not the gen
try or thinking classes Of China,
and the others were too ignO-
rant to hold inte1ligently political
ideas. The momentum came from
the imperial support, and only one
is the great criminal. Yet to follow
her and demand punishment in per
son would lead to q disturbance in
China such as the world never saw
1t would touch every celestial in a
vital spot, as he would see in it a
menace TO the very principles to
which he owed his position in the
home and in the country. Better to
wait patiently and let time win the
battles which the sword might de-
spair of. The leaven of Christianity
will gradually accomplish what the
armies of the west could never
achieve. Dazed and stunned as
they seem, the Chinese people will
need time to recover from the jars
and strain of their work of 1900"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
General News.
"AIL THE Jews THAT'S FIT TO PRINT"

"A1I THE EHEws THAT'S FIT TO PRINT"
The Facts Boiled Down and Presented in
, Convenient Form for Busy
Readers.
The Democratic State Convention
of Massachusetts, has placed a full
ticket in nomination, headed by
Josiah Quincy, of Boston, for gov
ernor.
This fall nine States will hold State
elections. They are Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio,
Iowa and Nebraska.
A design of the head of the late
President Mckinley is to be placed
on the postal cards which will be
issued under the new contract short
~ after December 1st next.
President Roosevelt and his cabi-
net have decided to send the govern
ment exhibits at Buffalo to the
Charleston exposition just as soon as
the Buffalo exposition closes, Novem-
Der LIST.
The State of Texasi is starting prose-
cutions against fraudulent oil COM
panies. More than 100 companies of
that class sold millions of dollars of
worthless stock during the early
stages of the Beaumont boom. The
suits will be tried at Austin where
the Travis county grand jury is now
Investigating.
Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of Will
liam Mckinley, has been sentenced
to death byNelectrocution during the
week beginning October %. When
arraigned in court he declared that
he alone was responsible for the
death of the President. His bravado
has entirely disappeared and when
sentenced he seemed paralyzed by
fear.
Press dispatches say that President
Roosevelt will take all precautions
suggested by prudence and a proper
regard for the Importance and dig
nifty of his office, but he will not be
surrounded by guards. The Presi-
dent is not led to this determination
by a spirit of bravado, but because
ha knows that guards never have
succeeded in staying the hand of an
anarchist assassin.
For the thirteenth time the body
of Abraham Lincoln was recently re-
moved aud placed in it's final tomb
in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield,
Ill. The casket was opened and eigh-
teen persons we're permitted to look
upon the features of the great war
President. The remains were posi-
lively identified and the casket now
lies imbedded in an iron cage within
a solid block of cement beneath the
monument in the cemetery.
\ A call has been issued by officials
of the various organizations of lum-
bermen for a convention of all those
interested in the States of Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana and Texas, to meet
in New Orleans, Thursday, October
18th, to discuss the best methods of
organizing associations in those
States not having them and devising
means of charging the field of work
of those already in operation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
FARMERS HOLDING COTTON SEED.

Cotton seed has been advanced to
Is cents per bushel. If farmers will
hold them back the price will go to
rs cents soon. Many of our most
successful farmers never sell cotton
seed unless they get yer 25 cents
per bushel.-Roanoke- Chowan Times
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
ADMIRAL sCKLEY RETIREs.

WASHINGTON, OCT. 8.-Rear Ad.
miral sohley will end his active Ca
reer in the Navy today, as to-mor
row he goes on the retired list by
operation of law on account of age.
His retirement will have no effect
whatever upon the court of inquiry
now in progress in this city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
EDWARD RECEIVES MIR. CHoATE
His Majesty Thanked for His Deep
sympathy with Mrs. Mckin le.

Londong Sept. 27.--Kink Edward re-
ceiyed the United States ambassador,
Mr.. Choate in audience at Marlbor-
ough house today, and personally re-
newed to him his expressions Of deep
sympathy and coincidence with Mrs.
Mckinley and the American people,
already expressed in his kilograms at
the time of President McKinley's as
sasslnatlon.
Mr.. Choate left with the king a letter
as follows:
81 desire to express In person my sim
cere appreciation OF your maiesty's
constant sympathy with Mrs. Mckinley
and the American people their dis
trees and bereavement and OF profound
thanks Of my countrymen for this UNI
falling interest"
TIE audience was strictly private.
No one else was present IN the India
room, where II was held.
A representative Of the Associated
Press learns that the king was most
cordial In his remarks. expressing
warm regard for America and Ameri-
cans. His majesty received the news
Of the attack on President Mckinley
al the second station from Ke', and
was deeply affected. members Of the
kings encourage say and personally
wrote message TO Mrs. Mckinley.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
abour should say so while in salt Lake

Jabour should say so while In Salt Lake
and the reporter smiled
II mean IT, he said, my best day
here so far has been $4,000. Previous
to this Tacoma was the best place, but
the heaviest day there only brought In
$4,000; Louisville KY, came next with
$4,000; Brooklyn ~ Y, 5000; Portland,
Ore, sl,70O. and Chicago, $3.50, but |
never like to talk about Chicago, be-
cause | lost $4,000 there. Yes, sir, the
Elks are all right and / am going TO
stay with them and next year put on a
show which will be the biggest on the
road. From here go TO Dallas, Texas,
to attend the carnival there Salt Lake
City Is one Of the best show towns /
have struck, and when It comes TO
the ladies"--here words failed HIM
Continuing Mr.. Jabour stated that he
had 1870 people In his show and that the
daily expenses were nearly $500, out OF
which sum he paid the Austin sisters
$500 week He said he thought Amer
lea was the finest country on the globe
aud he proposed TO stay here and end
his days. II came from Syria at the
time OF the Worlds Fair in 1893 at
Chicago, where / had show ! have
travelled all over the world and know
what | am talking about when ! say
that the Americans beat the world in
Intelligence and everything else"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27

Auburn. n. Y, Sept. H--Czolgosz'
& president McKinley's murderer In the
custody Of Sheriff Caldwell, of Erie
u county. and twenty-one deputies, ar
rived In Auburn at 1915 m. The pris-
on is only about fifty yards from the
1depot. Awaiting the arrival Of the
train there was a crowd of about 200
5people. Either for fear OF the crowd,
(which was not very demonstratiye, or
tfrom sight of the prison, Czolgosz's legs
Igaye out and two deputy sheriffs were
Ecompelled to practically carry the man
|into the prison. Inside the gates his
Rendition became worse and he was
Dragged UP the stairs and into the main
bail lie w9s placed IN sitting posture
Ion the bench while the handouts were
|femOved. but he fell over and moaned
band groaned. eylncing the most abject
|fefror AS soon as the handouts we're
.nnlocked the man was dragged into the
lprinclpal keepers Office. AS In the case
Iof ali prisoners the officers Immediately
proceeded 10 strip him and put on
|new suit Of clothes. During this opera
|tlon Czolgosz cried and yelled, making
|the prison corridors echo with evidence
|of his terror. The prison physician.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
ASSASSIN CzOLCOSz
UTTERLY C0LLAPSES
Presidents Murderer Breaks Down on
Reaching Auburn-Had to be Dragged
Cried and Yelled

DR.. John Gherln, examined the mar
and ordered his removal TO the cell II
the condemned row, which he VIII oc'
cupy until he Is taken to the electric
chair. The doctor declared that the man
was suffering from fright and terror
but said that he was shamming TO some
extent.
The collapse Of the murderer was a
surprise 20 everyone En- route from
Buffalo he showed no indication oil
breaking down He ate heartily OF
sandwiches and smoked cigars when
not eating. He talked some and ex-
pressed regret for his crime lie said.
II am especially sorry for Mrs. Nc
Kinley"
He reiterated his former statement
that he had had no accomplices and de-
clared that he had never heard OF the
man under arrest in ST. Louis who
claimed TO have tied the handkerchief
over his hand, conceallng the pistol
with which the President was shot.
He says the handkerchief was not tied.
He went behind the Temple Of Music,
arranged the handkerchief so as TO hide
the weapon, and then took his place In
the crowd To Jailer Mitchell he sent
this message to his father.
Tell him | am sorry ! left him such
q bad name"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
LOGAN COUPLE HERE.
Frank w. Thatcher and Wife En- Route
To Germany.

The many Salt Lake friends Of Frank
W. Thatcher the one time star Of the
local bicycle Armament win perhaps
he surprised to learn that he has en-
tered the state OF wedlock The we'd
ding took place In the Logan temple
yesterday and the happy pair came
on "a the city last evening They re-
sistered at the Knutsford and after a
few DAYS visit with friends IN Salt
Lake they viii start for Germany.
where Mr. Thatcher goes 20 perform
his second European mission.
The bride was Miss Mamie McAllls-
ter Of Logan. daughter OF Manager
John McAllistcr q Saltair. she Is one
81 the bellies OF northern Utah and Is
as popular as she Is beautiful.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
Hays win Not Talk.

San Francisco. Sept. 27.--Presidenl
Hays. OF the Southern Pacific company
through his secretary. SIR. 1ngraham,
refused 10 discuss his plans for the fl-
ture declining TO discuss the POSSIBLE
ny OF his assuming the management
OF the Boston q Maine road. Mr.. In
Graham intimated. however, that Pre-
sident Hays would probably Issue a
statement Of his plans In the near fu.
tuTe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
BEE VENTI0N.
SINGERS 10 be Removed From Some
Of the veNIug Questions.

by instruction Of Prest. r. s. lovesy
Of the Utah Beekeepers' association.
Secretary j. b. Flagg gives notice that
on October 9th the members will meet
n the city and county building az 10
o'clock IN the morning. The principal
topics 20 be discussed are the effect Of
srnelier smoke upon the Industry. union
Of Interests IN the purchase Of supplies
and tie most profitable means Of dls-
pcs1! u ice products
After the bee convention the fruit
giowez viii hold meeting.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
AItCrroon oeslon
! O'Clock Judge Varan resumed the
redirect examination Of Auditor Hills.

! = ? O'Clock TldFa Varlan resumed the
redirect examination Of Auditor Hills.
.'fa Elds issuntd 10 clecks amount
ms TO $lil4I 49, paid by the Block,
PGllocE is0n company to the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company also a
/ draft by Mr.. Van Kuran on the iron
company Cor Si3Sl5. Il and n check from
the iron company for S}2i6. 95. extend
Ing over a period from Dec. %, 1899, to
April 30, 1900
Judge Powers had quite tilt with
Judge Narlan this afternoon over the
reference TO typewriter statement
made by Mr. HIS, after going over the
various books. of the alleged shortages
ana manipuiations OF Mr.. Van Kuran's
accounts. Judge Powers ELECTED the
fact that Mr. Van Kuran had not made
out the statement himself and there
fore he could not refresh his memory
from It. After Judge Varian showed
that the statement had been dictated
by Mr.. HIS TO his secretary and after
wards verified by Mr.. Hills, and he ar
gued that Il was therefore admissible
The court ruled that the witness might
refresh his memory and the defense
noted an exception. Mr.. Narian said
that one Of his points was TO SHOW
that two checks amounting TO S5.3i9.95
received from the Block Pollock COM
pany had not been credited to them
on the company's books by Mr. Van
Kuran. This was one OF the "outstand-
ing debts" that did not show on Mr..
Van Kurcn's report Of May %. 1909,
which was this morning admitted as
exhibit a, and TO which Mr. Varian OBJ
jected OF the time Of its admission into
The testimony
Judge Powers claimed that this was
travelling outside the issues. but the
court overrulcd his objection and the
defense again noted an exception.
At this point the News report
closed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
OBJECTED TO RAYNOR's
METHODS.

Mr. Hanna objected % Mr. Raynor's
methods OF questioning and especially
90 his characterization % capt. Har-
ber's testimony as wrong when Capt.
HARDER had said distinctly that be only
spoke from his best recollection.
This he said "ls an indirect i'm
peachmcnt OF the witness
Mr.. Raynor again insisted that De
had only intended % bring out the
facts.
Mr.. Hanna asked n steps had been
taken while the flying squadron was
on Cienfuog0s 10 ascertain n The
Spanish feet was inside the harbor
there.
mot that know OF" was ihe res
ponsc.
Was there any effort TO destroy the
shore batteries there"
The witness replied that he knew u
none. lie said. replying 10 another
question by Mr. Raynor. that vessels
IN the luslde harbor could not have
been discefncd from the outside.
Lieut. Wood was then dismissed, and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
ELKS EXPECT TO CLEAR UP $4,000.
Carnival is Big Financial SuccessDrector General SO and
Exalted Ruler Freed Eated-George JabOnr Says Salt
Lake is the Champion Show City.
SOME CARNIVAL COMPARISONS.

The daily attendance at the Salt Lake Es carnival has
passed every other held organization in
the United States date Here the figures
day receipts by the Jabour Amusement company which pitches
tents and shows the Es throughout country
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27
AUDITOR HILLS
UNDER FIRE.
Strongly Cross-Examined by Judge
Powers in Van Kuran Case.
HELD HIS TEMPER WELL,
He Admits Having Had Detectives
Shadow Defendant Before His Arr
rest-Aileged Promise OF Help.

The entire forenoon today In the Van
Kuran trial was consumed IN the ex-
animation of ex-Audltor Hills, Of the
Oregon Short Line. When Judge Pow
ers got at the witness in oross-exam-
nation he assumed hisusual aggressive
tactics. Mr.. Hills resentment at
Judge Powers course was shown in the
iiush of his cheeks although he never
at any time during his rigorous and
trying examination exhibited any signs
OF ili~temper In fact he controlled lns
feelings in a most praiseworthy man
ner. Mr. Hills was still on The stand
when the noon recess was taken.