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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-19
CURRENT EVENTS: a DRIFT OF THINGS
AS WE SEE 1T.

AS WE z 1T.
Quite contrary to the plans of the commanders,
last week proved the most eventful in the history
of the Russo-Japanese War since the week that
saw its beginning. Wednesday the Russian bat
tleship Petropavlovsk carrying Vice-Admiral
Makaroff, the ommander-in-chie of the Russian
fleet, and a crew of nearly seven hundred men,
was blown up by a mine and totally destroyed.
Only ~ffty-two sailors escaped, and Admiral Maka-
rolf was among the killed. The loss of the battle
ship itself, one of the best in the Russian fleet,
would have been a deplorable loss to the Cossack
forces, but in the death of Makarof they have a
heavier blow than would have been the loss of a
half dozen of their finest vessels. To understand
the feeling of the Russians, let us suppose that
Admiral Dewey had been blown up with his battle
ship just after the battle of Manila.
1t is rather hard to tell, from the conflicting
dispatches sent out from Toxic and St. Peters
burg, just how the accident did occur. The Rus
slams claim that the mine was one of their own
whose location was lost by the sinking of the
Yenesei, while the Japanese assert that the mine
was laid by their forces on the morning of the
accident. Whatever the circumstances, the fact
remains that the Russians had a heavy reverse
and the wonder is that the japanese feet did not
improve the opportunity presented by the de-
MOBILIZATION OF the enemy TO make a general
attack. The next day, however, several japanese
torpedo-boat destroyers did engage a small Russi-
an vessel with an unspeakable name and succeeded
in sinking it, f~orty-five Russian officers and men
p~erishing in the encounter. And as if the Cars
forces. had not then suffered enough, the battle
ship Podieda ran against a mine and narrowly
escaped destruction. The latest news is that of an
Intellectual japanese bombardment of Port Ar
thur.
Russia, however, is a country of colossal re-
sources, and can fill up any gap made in her
forces if the enemy will only give her time. Her
commanders now announce that by August the
entire Baltic squadron will be at Port Arthur
with a land force of half a million men in the sur
rounding country. Japan's hope lies in prompt
action.
National Politics-Parker, Cleveland and Hobson.
Last week was another good week for the Parker
boom. When the Brooklyn Democratic Conven-
ton decided to instruct for the Judge, Leader
'McCarren declared that they chad made a Presi-
dent" The Brooklyn action makes it practically
certain that the State Convention at Albany will
send a solid Parker delegation to the National
Convention.
MIR. Hearst has made little Roadway during the
last month. His bOOm tbuS for hoe o.ouoJ g..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-19

Richmond Pearson Hobson in his effort to win the
Democratic Congressional nomination in the
Sixth Alabama district. Mr.. Hobson was defeated
by only a narrow margin and may contest on the
charge of fraud.
The Vice President and the Lieutenant-Governor
But while there is very great interest as to
Presidential candidates and in North Carolina
very great interest in the neck-and-neck race of
Stedman, Turner and Glenn for the Gubernatorial
nomination, it is to be regretted that there is so
little discussion of the fitness of the men who are
offering for the second place on State and Nation
al tickets respectively. So confident is mans
expectation of life that he is little on his guard
against the possibilities of death. As Golfers
Weekly says, "From the talk about President
Roosevelt's running mate, one would suppose the
President was immortal" And in State affairs
the same apathy regarding the nomination for
Governor seems to exist. Yet all must
see that three times in the last forty years the
death of the President has put a man elected as
Vice-President at the head of our c~ountry's gov
eminent, and four times in the last thirty years
in North Carolina a Lieutenant-G Governor has be-
come Governor by reason of the death or dis
ability of his chief. As Golfers Weekly says:
at is the duty Of wise and strong men to accept
nominations for the Vice-Presidency, and it is the
duty of the press and the public leaders to stir up
sentiment which shall prevent this office from be-
ing used again as an almost worthless sop to fac
tions and individual politicians" The same thing
is true of the position of Lieutenant-G Governor.
DIR. Baskerville's Discoveries.
DIR. Charles Baskerville, of the University of
North Carolina, is not without honor in his own
country, but most of us know too little of the
profounder scientific problems to appreciate
the Importance of his recent chemical discoveries
discoveries which have astonished the savants of
two continents and won golden opinions for our
Chapel Hill professor. No other American chem
list has ever discovered a chemical element, but
DR.. Baskerville has discovered two. One of these
he has named Carolinium, in honor of his State:
the other is called Berhelium. It is not possible
as yet to decide whether or not the discovery has
any commercial value.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-19

The Program Committee of the State Farmers
Alliance suggests the following topic for discus
sion IN April sub meetings: "What methods of
cultlvatlon OF general farm crops have the mem
bers found most satisfactory2o
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30

San Francisco, Cal: Somewhere in
the Northern seas the old barkentine
Quickstep, water-logged, deserted,
rudderless, is drifting, a derelict. Her
crew of ten men had been landed in
this city by the steamship Homer af-
ter undergoing nine days Of privation
and hardships and losing all their
personal belongings The Quicksteps
crew was taken from the disabled yes
sci by the Tampico. Captain John
Roberts, bound from Seattle and Ia
coma to San Pedro. When off Gray's
harbor, Captain Roberts transferred
the crew of the shipwrecked vessel to
the steamer Homer.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
THREE RUSSIAN SHIPS SUNK.

London, Nov. pa dispatch to the
Express from Nagasaki gives new
version of the report of the sortie of
torpedo boat destroyers from Port Ar
thur, which was stated to have ocpurr-
ed at the same time as the Rostoropny
left. The correspondent Of the Elk
press says that the three boats left
two days before the Rostoropny, car
rying duplicates of dispatch from
General Stoessel.
There were some badly wounded Of
ficers on board the boats who PREFER
ed to risk their lives at sea than to
meet certain death in the unsanitary
hospitals of Port Arthur.
The Japanese cruiser Kasuga sank
the first destroyer after fight lasting
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
TWO Men Were Cut.

Crowley, La: News has reached
this city of serious cutting ARRAY
that occurred near Eunice Saturday
night or early Sunday morning De-
tails are meager, but it is said F. M.
Floure and e. A. Blance, Southern
Pacific brakemen, who reside at New
Iberia, were attacked with long
knives by two Frenchmen named sa-
vote and Richard Of Eunice. Floure
is said to have been terribly slashed
across the body a number Of times by
Savoie, and his recovery is extremely
doubtful. Richard was severely cut,
but will recover. The cutting was the
result of fight at country dance.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
Doubled stock Aoaln.

Austin, Texas: The Houston-Galves-
ton Interurban Railway Company in
creased its capital stock Friday from
100000 to 100000.
This is the second increase within
the week, the previous amendment to
its charter raised the capital stock
from s25o,ooo to 100000 The Texas
statutes forbid The increasing Of a
corporations capital stock more than
double at one dime, hence the two
amendments to reach million dollars
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30

New York; According to the police,
Ida Englehard, under arrest in Pater
son, has confessed that she roasted
her infant before the furnace fire I'M
til It had been fatally burned The
young woman was employed by Moses
T. Laforge in Paterson. He also
found the infant in an ash barrel.
The child was alive, but parts Of
its body were badly burned, and the
little one died in hospital. Inyesti-
cation resulted in the arrest of Ida
Englehard, who said she was the
mother of the babe and confessed that
she carried it to the cellar and ex-
posed the body to the heat of the fur
mace.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
mol EARTHLY HOPE
OF PREVENTING WEEvIL GAINING
FooTHoLD IN LOUISIANA.
JUDGE PUGH, OF SHREVEPORT,
Comes TO That Conclusion After Tour
ing Western Texas-Whlte Man
and Cultural Methods.

Houston, Texas, Nov 2s.-Last
night Mr.. w. D. Hunter of Victoria,
the government chronological expert;
Judge j. Q, Pugh of Shreveport and
Col. f. Maxwell Of Mound, La, the
two latter members of the investigat-
ing commission appointed by the re-
cent boil weeviI convention held in
Shreveport to tour Texas to look into
the plans for fighting the boil weeyil
as adopted by Dr. Hunter, returned
to this city from the West. They Wis
tied Victoria, Cuero, Yoal5um, Luling
and Lockhart and made very seach-
ing inquiry into conditions.
Judge Pugh, when asked last night,
stated that he had not only looked on
the cotton fields, but had hunted up
farmers in each place and asked them
Of the cotton crop, the boil weevil and
other questions. He said he found
some men who wouldn't make bale
to ten acres and one man who made
three bales on $50 acres Cotton rails
ing, he thought was thing of the
past. Bankers had told him that the
farmer who attempted raising cotton
can get no credit with the banks, and
must per force quit raising it. He
had found that the negroes were NOV
ing out Of the country, and he believ-
ed that the whole western country
would eventually be cultivated by
white man who used cultural meth
DDS or scientific farming. The ne
groes would have to give way to them
When asked what he thought of the
possibility Of keeping the boil weeyil
from invading the state of Louisiana,
he answered;
"There is no hope on earth Of pre-
venting the INVASION The conditions
where we have been are much worse
than had any idea Of
Judge Pugh will go to Galveston and
Col Maxwell to Shreveport, both to
return to join other members who are
at Lockhart and continue the inyesti-
cation.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
LAST OF THE FAM.
Program Arranged for Closing Exer.
Cisco Known as Francis Day

Program Arranged for Closing Exer
Cisco Known as Francis Day.
ST. Louis, Nov. 2s.--At joint meet
ing Of the executive committee and
committee on ceremonials of the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition, prelim-
mary program was arranged for the
closing day of the Worlds Fair, Dec.
1, and It's decided to name the day in
honor of the president Of the EXPOSE
ton Company, D. r. Francis. One Of
the features of the day will be the
features of the day will be the admis.
sion Of children under 1G years of age
free Of charge. Also all inmates Of
orphan asylums will be admitted free
regardless Of age. The principal exer-
cises will be held at the Plaza ST. Lou
is. at the same spot where the opening
exercises we're held seven months be-
fore.
w. H. Thompson, treasurer of the
Exposition, will preside, and the clos
ing address will be delivered by Pres
ident Francis. Tho days exercises
will close with a parade of all nations
in the plaza. Only tentative pro.
gram has been arranged for the night,
but the gates will remain open until
10 midnight, and the illuminations of
the grounds will continue until thar
hour.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30

New York: A whlskey still blew up
In an Allen street tenement house
here Sunday night, starting a fire.
causing the tenants to rush from the
building in panic. Little damage
resulted from the fire. The door Of the
room in which the explosion occurred
was blown down and the police found
in the room a badly wrecked plant for
making whiskey. None OF the other
tenants knew the occupants OF the
place nor the existence Of the stlll.
Revenue officers have been Omitted
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30

half an hour, in which all the Russians
were shot or drowned except four,
who were rescued from the sea by
boats from the Kasuga after the de-
stroyer sank. One of those rescued
has since died.
The cruiser Matsushima sank the
second destroyer twenty-five miles
from Port Arthur receiving herself
an ineffective blow from torpedo.
Two Japanese gunboats sighted the
third destroyer of Lioatishan at mid
night and chased her until o'clock
in the morning. when the engines OF
the torpedo boat broke down. The
gunboats discharged two torpedoes at
her both of which struck almost ST.
multaneously The destroyer sank
with all on board of her.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
Trade Is curtaIled.

Denton. Texas: 1t is authoritative
ly reported here that more than half
the cotton raised by the farmers Of
the southern part of the county this
season is being held by them for
higher prices. The farmers unions
have gained strong foothold in this
county and their leaders generally
are urging the farmers to hold for
higher and better markets. AS re-
suit of this tendency to hold the cot
ton off the market trade this fall is
not as good as was at first anticipated
IN Denton.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
smeItermen Acquitted.

El Paso, Texas: Officials Of the
consolidated Kansas City smelling
works of this place, who were arrest
ed for violation Of the Sunday laws,
were given a trial before a jury in the
magistrates court Friday and acquit
ted. The jury was composed Of mem
bers of the Anti-Gambling League
who recently petitioned the sheriff to
enforce the law.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
cuero cotton MINI started,

cuero. Texas; All Of the cotton
mill operatives We're called together
Thursday by Buchel. Runge & Co. and
Groves, the lessees Of the MILL Con-
tracts were made and the mill put in
motion Friday morning in full blast.
Nothing but the best Of cotton will be
bought for the min. and everything
possible viii be done to keep It IN op.
Grafton.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
Killed ! PeddIer.

Memphis, Tenn: A special to the
Commercial-Appeal from Fort Smith.
Ark, says that Charles Dusenberry. a
15-year-old boy, has been arrested
there for the recent murder OF a ped
der shot while sleeping near Page, /.
7. Young Dusenberry confesses to
the crime, saying personal abuse was
his reason for killing the man
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
sundav Law very Irksome.

Ell Paso, Texas; So irksome has the
enforcement OF the Sunday law be
come that there is much complaint
from all classes. The sheriff persists
that he was denounced for not enforc'
ing the law and that he is not being
treated Justly now when he is strict
ly carrying out the letter and the spir
1t Of the statutes.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
Rank RuruIare Inc on.

Lincoln, Neb.; Two bank burglars
were fred on by citizens Of Wabash
at an early hour Sunday morning. The
burglars had exploded ere charge Of
dynamite on the heavy steel safe in
the Farmers State Bank and were
preparing to explode another when
The citizens who had been awakened
opened fire on the burglars. The bur
giars returned the gre while getting
away. No one was hurt.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
BULLS in CONFUSION.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange the
Arena of Wild Scenes.

Arena of Wild Scenes.
New Orleans, La. Friday was a
sensational day in cotton. Many
large bank accounts were wiped out
Of existence. December cotton went
below SC during the trading on local
exchange for the first time in many
months and by II o'clock the staple
for that month had touched the lowest
point Of S.95c, a fall of % points, or Of
S1.15 bale. Since Monday December
has fallen 81 bale. January went
down 20 points and sold at 9.O5c, a
fall in price of s1,1O bale, while the
other active months went down to
9.25c, fall of 10 points. The trouble
was most largely due to the ginners
report that 6S1 out of total of S12
counties showed S.SOs,762 bales ginned
this year up to Nov. IA, compared with
6,179,34S up to the same date last
year This is an increase Of over 40
per cent and, while brokers protested
that they did not attach the least i'm
portance to that report, yet cotton
went down Just the same, and went
down with rush that was fairly dizzy
and which took more than one mans
breath away Many local authorities
contend that the ginners' report dis
counts crop of 100000 bales and
estimates Of the crop by fairly level.
headed men we're mdae after hearing
yesterdays report or 100000 bales
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
BACK 10 the Tombs.

New York: Frank FELTON,, charged
with the murder of Guy Roche. the
gambler, who was shot in Broadway
Thursday afternoon, and who died on
Saturday night, has been arraigned
before Coroner scholer and remanded
to the Tombs until Monday, when the
question of admitting FELTON, to bail
win be decided by the coroner after
a conference with District Attorney
Jerome
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
Huntreas Shot Her foot.

Houston. Texas; While Mr.. and
Mrs j. H. Hearn Of this city were in
dulglng in a Thanksgiving hunt on
Thursday evening, Mrs. Hearn acct,
dentally shot herself In the foot, caus-
ing serious wouno, from which it ia
feared amputation VIII be necessary.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
EIberfieId L.abOrers strike.

New York: Employees of the Hang
ing Railroad at Elberheld who are on
strike have thrown stones and fred
on several trains, according to a
Times dispatch from Berlin. Numer-
GUS windows were shattered and sew
eraI passengers were injured.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30
woman Farm superIntendent.

Caldwell, Texas: The commissions
ors' court has reappointed the superin-
tendent Of the county poor farm. She
has been superintendent for two years
and has made a most acceptable man
ager for It.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-30

st. Louis, Mo-: The department Of
admission Of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition has issued a statement Of
attendance for the week ending NOV
26. showing total Of 699,552 The
grand total since the fair opened is
lS,S17457.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Death in a Launch.

Death and destruction was abroad
on the waters of Lake Minnetonka
when the gasoline launch Eleanor ex-
ploded, leaving in its wake Mrs Geo.
Upton, who died at the White House
at Excelsior, and seven other occu-
pants, who were seriously injured.
A party of eight, including Lewellyn
Christian, Mr.. and Mrs Harry Merri-
man, their two children, Harry and
Prudence, Mr. and Mrs Upton and
Mrs. w. p. Devereaux, were on board
the boat which is owned by Mr.. Up
ton, when the explosion occurred.
The force of the explosion hurled
far out into the lake Mrs. Devereaux
and the Merriman children, while the
other occupants were forced to jump
into the lake to csc ape the flames.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-14
Killed by Live Wire. !

Aug. Brandt, lineman in the en-
ploy of the street railway company,
Minneapolis, picked up a live wire
while working on new construction
and received injuries from which he
died few hours later. Brandt, who
had been with tho company eight
years, was working with crew IN sth
street, near Third avenue, Sc.
He was stretchinga new wire and was
just about to draw it tight when he
came in contact with the regular wire
which was charged with 1890 volts.
The shock threw him to the ground
and he was badly burned, He was
taken to St. Barnabas hospital in the
patrol wagon and died after four hours
of intense suffering. He lived with
his family at 1913 Fifth street south.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-14
News Notes.

Zutic Quesnel, aged Sc, former res
ident of St. Paul, was found dead in
bed at his home in Centerville.
Donald Nicolet. an Italian miner,
% years of age, was killed in the
open pit at the Cypress mine near
Hibbing.
After twenty years of railroad serv-
ice without mishap, William J..
Foley, yard foreman at the union
station, st. Paul, stepped in front
of one passenger train while trying
to avoid an other, and was fatally in
jured.
Catherine NJ Bow, who sued the
Gamossi Glove company in the United
States circuit court, ST. Paul, received
q verdict for $4,000, the full amount
asked for. She alleged that an UNI
brella sign fell upon her.
George H. Hayes, the accountant Of
the university and purchasing agent
FOR the board of control, has resigned
both his positions in connection with
the university, his resignation going
'uto effect July 1, this year.
The st. Paul Trunk and Bag COM
D my filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state. The
capital is $4,000.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-14
State Forestry Board.

The state forestry board has set
aside 20, 600 acres of government land
near Ely and it will probably be used
as game and fish preserve.
The tract is two-thirds covered by
a small growth of timber. The rest is
is to be planted with Seeding trees.
There are number of SPLENDID lakes
in the tract and they will probably be
stocked with fish.
If the tract is used as preserve it
will be turned over to the state. game
and fish commission.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-14
WISE BEYOND HER YEARS.
Senators Cullom and Cannon BafHed
by Bright Little
Girl. .

At the republican state convention in
Springfield, ILL.,, Sena tor Cullom and Speaker
Cannon tried to get popular ruling as to
which is the handsomer man, says the New
York Herald.
"If 1 had face like yours, joe" said the
senator, "Td wear veil or build fence
around it."
"And if I looked like you, Shelby" replied
"Uncle" Joe, "Pd walk backward all tho
time. Your rear elevation isn't 50 bad, but
0f tell IaSao SoS J Joe DSe %e esve it to th.
little girl. She doesn't want any political
job and guess she'll be honest," suggested
Senator Cullom.
The little girls mother was with her.
(Which do you think is the best looking,
Ths child looked at Both out Of big, frank
eyes and said:
'I don't like to say mamma, which like
best. I might 'fend Mr.. Cannon"
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-14
Nav be Delayed.

The legislature of 1905 may not meet
in the new state capitol It will depend
on whether the Italian marble COL
umns of the grand stairway arrive so
that they may be put in place before
next January.
''The work is progressing satisfacto-
rily," said Chairman Charming Sea.
bury, after the meeting of the capitol
commission. "We hope to have the
building completed so that it may be
occupied when the next legislature
meets. There is still a great deal of
work to be done, and l am not sure
that it can be completed by that time.
Some of the contractors feel certain
that, without accident, the building
will be ready for occupancy in Janu-
arY.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-14
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
Truly Touching Situation Brought
About by the Outrageous
Dust.

The wind swept q cloud of dust about
them as they turned the corner of the street,
relates the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'Did you get any dust in your eyes, dar-
ling?" he asked fondly, holding her closely
10 him, as though to keep the too eager wind
away.
Yes" she murmured, searching for the
handkerchief.
(which eye, dearest?"
The right one, love. Did you, get any.
his handkerchief appear.
Eyes, darling
(which eye, dearest!
''The right one, love-
GLOW sWeet!", She exclaimed, with =; sad 4
light glowing in her we'll eye. DO you sup
pose, dearest heart, that it could have been
part of the same ,p;iece of dust that got into
81 hope it was" he said, beaming with one
eye and wiping the other.
"Wouldn't it be sweet, dear!
"Wouldn't it, love-"
And the wind howled around the corner
as though it was in pain and from the house
three doors below a dentists sign fell of
into the street.