The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-23
General News.
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Readers.
Count Tolstoi, the famous Russian
author, is seriously i'll.
King Edwards coronation is to
take place next June. The exact
date is not yet determined on.
A cable dispatch from Buenos
Ayres announced the death of Presi-
dent Frederic Arrazuriz, of Chill,
who had several attacks of paralysis.
He was elected to the presidency in
1896.
The gigantic strike of steel work
ers elsewhere referred to, is being
Obstinately fought. out, neither side
showing signs of yielding. 1t is said
that the idleness is costing the mills
$4,000 per day and the workers
1856, 900 per day. It is a battle of
giants.
During the first week or two of the
Charlton epidemic in Mississippi more
than ninety per cent. of the animals
effected died, but since a supply of
the virus for incubation was pro-
cured the death rate has been mate
rally reduced. Unfortunately the
disease is now spreading.
Organized labor throughout the
country has instituted an agitation
~favOring the immediate re-enactment
of the Chinese exclusion act which
becomes null on May 5 next. Among
the various organizations partici-
pating with activity in this campaign
is the American Federation of Labor
which has emphatically declared it.
self in favor of the re enactment of
the law and which purposes doing
everything within it's power to in
duce Congress to pass the bill Or a
similar one of equal and if possible
more efficacy.
The members of the Philippine
Commission T greatly pleased with
the action taken by Datto Mandi,
who has just issued a proclamation
prohibiting slavery or slave trading
in the Zamboanga district of our new
possessions. The Datto, in his proc
lamation, reminds the native chiefs
that the slavery system is unfavOr-
able SO the progress of the islands.
The Commission has passed a reso-
luton of thanks to Datto Mandi.
They attach the highest Importance
to the action taken by him and are
convinced hat he is anxious to en-
courage progress in his district.
The statement of the imports and
exports of the United States for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1901, has
been completed by the Treasury bu-
reau of statistics. 1t shows that the
total imports of the year were $685.
: 756, 533, total exports 81, 487, 656, 544,
} and the excess of exports over i'm
, ports 1864, 900, OIL. The imports are
t $27, 1S4, 651 below those of last year,
) and the exports are 1913, 173, 1852 above
those of last year. The excess of
exports over imports exceeds that
, of last year by 1920, 358, 113, and is
$40, 467, 1886 greater than the highest
record ever before made, that of
1898.
{ By raising the tax valuation of the
L Cleveland City Railroad, popularity
known as the Little Consolidated,
l from $500, 900 to Sc, 1913, 800 last week.
Tom Johnson scored his first victory
in the campaign which he has been
waging against the corporations
since he was elected Mayor of Cleve
, laud last spring. What makes John,
: sons victory more pleasing to him
! self is the fact that the President OF
> the Little Consolidated is Senator
M. A Hanna Recently the railroad
Company made it's tax TT turn, placing
J the value of its taxable property al
5000, 900. Tuesday the city board OF
. equalization got in its work by max
Q ing It's most sensational valuation tc
. over six millions, or ten times the
amount of the cOmpany's return.
The Alabama Constitutional Con
vention's Committee on Education
has made its report. 1t provides
that separate schools shall be pro
= vided for white and colored chill
dren. and no child of either race
shall be permitted to attend the
school Of the other. In lieu of the
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