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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1894
Page
3
A long mixed North Carolina state wire reports crop damage from wind and rain, notes good county yields, and mentions diverse incidents. Items include a chicken theft arrest in Salisbury, a barn fire in Rutherford, a misfortune from a bridge collapse and floods, plus local crime and accidents across towns like Charlotte, Greensboro, Wilkesboro, and New Bern.
Birmingham August 7 Captain R F Kolb defeated candidate for Governor issues a long statement denying fraud and asserting he carried 40 of 51 white counties with a large statewide majority. He cites Lowndes Madison and Jefferson counties and accuses inspectors and voters of manipulation while calling for urgent action by companions and committees.
The Populist Executive Committee and other prominent members held a conference in Branca Alabama. They met to discuss the situation and finalize a plan of action. An address to follow outlined their intended course.
The Populists met at Henrico court house with a quorum and elected a chairman and secretary. Judge Gregory spoke on party strength, estimating 140,000 in the state and 50 percent of the Democratic vote in Manchester and Chesterfield. A convention for electing a congressional candidate was set for August 28.
Pensacola Fla Aug 7 Last night the full rigged Norwegian ship Catherine Capt Stevenson stranded on Rosa island two miles from the station amid a northeast gale The government disbands the life saving station May to September leaving only the captain in charge Capt Broadbent and his three daughters with one man hauled the apparatus and fired the life line saving the crew The fate of the vessel is uncertain She lies twelve feet of water A fleet of tugs efforts to aid were thwarted by the storm Later the Catherine is in seven feet of water and breaking up
Denver dispatch reports Joseph R. Wilson, El Paso deputy sheriff, has confessed and named Colorado murder accomplices in a tar and feathering of Adjutant General Tarsney. Wilson lists Sheriff Bowers, deputy Mullins, Capt. Saxton, Bancroft, J R Wilson, Quackenbush, Cromley, Short Allen, Smith, Shellenbarger, and possibly others including women. Police hold three confessions from Wilson Parker and a Cripple Creek murder witness as the grand jury in Colorado springs considers the case. Ghost of Police corroborates Wilsons full confession as reported in the News.
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