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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1894
Page
3
State news items report a mix of local incidents and economic notes including fires, farm yields, arrests, and court actions. Mentions of Gastonia warehouses, Enfield fire, cotton mills downturns, gold production plans, and various local happenings across Cabarrus, Lincoln, Chatham, and other counties.
Sparks from the Wires report riots in West Virginia with seven wounded and state troops summoned. An aristocratic jewelry thief operation unsettles Oranges, New Jersey. A Henderson North Carolina businessman dies on a Southern Pacific train near Sierra Blanca while returning from California. Green Mountain Stock Farm Company of West Randolph Vermont assigns in probate court amid large land holdings and assets of 75 010 with liabilities 70 000. trustee William H. Dubois named.
In Sherman Alabama February 27 Thomas Douglas a thirteen year old colored boy who had shot Deputy Sheriff Cowlet during an attempt to levy on his mother’s cow was hanged by a mob and his body riddled with bullets. The coroner's jury ruled death at hands of unknown parties. The mother says she recognizes some of the slayers and will prosecute.
Reports from Moscow describe rumors of a frontier clash between Russian and German troops with a skirmish that left several dead on both sides. A squadron of Russian dragoons allegedly saw Prussian uhlans targeting a frontier post, and after a warning to stop firing, shooting commenced before the Russians pursued the retreating forces.
In Franklin Park New Brunswick on March 1 Moore Baker a wealthy young farmer killed two intruders Henry Baker and William Thompson after their brutal murder of his wife Lulu Baker and their infant. The assailants entered to rob the house but Baker seized an axe and shot Henry Baker as he fled, ending Thompson with a shotgun. The motive cited was money observed in Baker’s possession and Henry Baker’s known patronage.
A Managua dispatch reports General Ortiz formally handed Tegucigalpa to PoliCarpo Bonilla who has arranged assembly and presidential elections. Nicaraguan troops stay until order returns as Villela and Gutierrez troops disband seeking Vasquez in San Salvador. Bonilla is recognized by Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala. A Buenos Aires dispatch says Rio de Janeiro’s state of siege is lifted as Nictheroy lands 500 men at Cabo Frio and other ships move toward Rio.
About 5,000 unemployed men gathered on Boston Common this afternoon. Police kept order as Morrison I. Swift announced that no speeches would be allowed on the Common. The crowd formed a line and marched to Farnell Hall at 2 o'clock in orderly fashion.
A large crowd heard Swift declare workers will use ballots to win recognition of better living standards. He denounced the label anarchist as a lie and urged solidarity for social reforms. The crowd approved issuing a permit for an outdoor Common gathering next Sunday at 6 30 PM. Nine were injured in a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley branch wreck near Durant Mississippi.
St Louis National Bank officers report a cashier shortage near 57000 dollars after weeks of inquiry. Burr has repaid about 2500 cash and 3000 in negotiable paper since the investigation began, while a warrant for his arrest on misapplication and embezzlement was sworn by Bank Examiner Galbraith.
Washington reports state the President opposes reviving silver seigniorage via Bland bill. The administration preferred gold funding and bond issues to coinage of silver, aiming to ease treasury strain without expanding debt. The President’s reluctance influenced his North Carolina trip amid severe weather.
Eighteen vessels lost since January with 61 men dead or missing in Gloucester fisheries. The Henrietta, 74 tons, built in 1883 and owned by Foster Oakes, sailed December for hand-line fishing and disappeared after refitting in a provincial port. Crew names include Dominique Pinella and twelve others. total insured value around $96,134 with losses over $100,000.
The Gardiner's Island light house in Greenport, Long Island, collapsed during Monday's storm, crushing Frank Miller, keeper Jonathan Miller's son. News reached Greenport by passing vessel. the stone structure already plagued by dangerous conditions and prior complaints to Washington. The lighthouse, built of stone on a point in Gardiner's Bay, had faced eroding seas for years and stood on a small island after the inlet widened. Old seamen say the collapse was not unexpected.
Pomeroy Ohio reports eighteen inches of new snow with travel halted and flood fears rising after melt. Poughkeepsie and Scranton endure heavy storms causing blocked roads and transit disruption. Hanover New Hampshire records 86 degrees below zero, while Lyme sits at 35 below.
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