KCLE SAM WILL ACT.
AT BRITAIN'S ENCROACH
MENTS TO BE CHECKED.
ranntic Circles Believe the Mon
i Doctrine Is to Be Enforced by
i United States—American Skips
do to Venezuela*
—
bhixgtox, Sept. 12.—Is President
Bon getting- ready to assert him
>n the Monroe doctrine? is the
on being asked in diplomatic cir
It is occasioned by the ordering
hree men-of-war to Venezuela
n a week. They were ordered
sibly because of danger to Ameri
Itizehs on account of the unset
ondition of that country. That
e was accepted when the Concord
or ered there, but now that
Kearsage is following close
ir wake and Admiral Gherardi
tail on the Philadelphia as soon
ic vessel is ready, the circum
ic, to say the least, is regarded as
;iar. The only explanation the
matic world can suggest is that
•resident has at last made up his
to call a halt on Great Britain’s
laehments upon a sister republic.
a call should have been made
I ago. Why it was not made is
hit to explain. There is not the
cst justice on Great Britain’s
tnd that the British Government
ire of it is evident from its ab
> refusal to submit the question
itration.
!• v enezuela government is power
1 the matter. She might make a
with arms against the British,
i would only result in the killing
on who are of far more use to the
try alive. Moreover, Great Britain
:d undoubtedly cutoff another slice
ie Venezuelan territory to defray
expenses in the little fight,
jals have been made to this gov
lent, but thus far they have been
iswered. Why they have been un
rered, if the Monroe doctrine is to
nforced, no one can tell. There
> doubt the President would re
e a hearty indorsement in the event
Is demanding not only that Great
lain go no further, but that she
forge what she has already stolen,
ptlier the making of such a demand
iis purpose or not a few weeks will
|ose.
BBOTT’S LIFE IN DANCER.
Premior Leaves for England to
Consult Physicians.
fTAWA, Out., Sept. 12.—Premier
lott arrived in this city last even
and called his cabinet together to
ie that he would leave on this after
n's train for England to con
i Sir Andrew Clarke regard
' his health. It was the Pre
r’s intention when arriving in the
1 to announce to his colleagues his
irmination to place his resignation
the Governor-General’s hand, at
e before starting for England, but
ras been persuaded upon to retain
office until the result of his present
k is known. One of his medical ad
*rs said that his illness is of a most
lous nature, and perfect rest alone
l save his life.
Sir. Slorley’a First Act.
iondon, Sept. 12.—Amomg the first
Uts of Chief Secretary Morley’s pres
se in Ireland is the release of a man
lo had been imprisoned for contempt
iourt by defying the decision of a
Bge on a question of eviction. Mr.
^rley has gone the whole length the
(r allows him in releasing this pris
^r. Asked if he would refuse to aid
* police in effecting evictions in Ire
id, Mr. Morley said that he had
jen warned that he was bound by
jr to assent to officers assisting a
Iriff in carrying out evictions. If he
used to give such assent, then the
ih Unionists would indict him for a
lach of the law.
A Load of Detaiued Emigrants.
nvEuroor,, Sept. 12.—The bulk of
p passengers of the steamer Mara
bn are detained emigrants for Amer
i, who have been waiting here for
jarly a week. Their general state of
ialth is pronounced better than is
ually the case with emigrants. The
samship company forwarding them
this way hopes that the quarantine
strictions will be relaxed by the time
e Marathon reaches New York.
Refuse to Ship.
T.ondon, Sept. 12.—The presence of
lolera in Hamburg has frightened
any seamen to such an extent that
any of them refuse to ship on vessels
rnnd for that port or intending to
,11 there. Not only do idle seamen
fuse to ship but even some of those
ho have already signed articles de
ine to stand by their vessels when
iey learn they are loading for Ham
urg.
Martinique Bank Did Not Fall.
New York, Sept. 12.—The reported
si lure of the Martinique bank is an
ouneed to be untrue. La Banq de la
fartinique and the Colonial Bank are
eelared to be among the strongest on
he island. The banks have simply'
emporarily stopped selling exchange.
Gen. Cialdlnt Dead.
London, Sept. 13.—Announcement is
nade of the death of Gen. Enrico
lialdini, the Italian soldier and states
nan, aged 81 years. He was com.
nander-in-chief of the troops in central
Italy and served as ambassador to Paris
rom 1878 to 1892.
•7,000,000 Has Been Purchased.
Vienna, Sept.12.—The total amount
if Austria’s purchases of gold since the
idoption of the new currency-reform
fw is 87,000,000. New contracts have
■•sn concluded for .further supplies
om New York.
READING MEN PROTEST.
Employe*' Committee Hold* • Confer*
enee trltli President HcLeod.
Philadelphia, o Sept. 12.—The com
mittee representing the employes ol
the Heading systora yesterday
held a conference with President Mc
Leod to learn tho policy of the com
pany toward its employes. The com-1
mittee stated that they had
no grievances, but wanted the rules in
regard to the employment of new men
changed. The particularly objection
able clauses are the refusal of tho
company to employ new men except
they join the Reading Relief asso
ciation, to which the company
contributes $100,000 per year,
and the refusal of tho
company to employ new men unless
they are not members of any labor
organization and agree not to become
members. On the leased lines, old
employes who are connected with
unions are not disturbed. President
McLeod explained the company’s ulti
matum, and the committee withdrew
without announcing what course, if
any, it would take. The conference
was harmonious, and ended at 2:30
o’clock, after having lasted half an
hour.
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
What the lix-Deputy Treasurer ol
Adit ins County, Neb., Says.
Hastings, Neb., Sept. 12.—Ex-Deputy
County Treasurer Emanuel Fist has
given to the public his statement of
the county treasury muddle, and
to say that it is sensational
is to put it in mild language.
To show where the money went,
Fist said that 82,000 was sunk in
I’aul’s brick yard, $11,000 had gone
to H. Bostwiek, president of the de
funct City National bank, $15,000 had
been lost in real estate speculation
during the boom, $3,000 had been lost
in Paul’s Mexican mine, which had
been left him by ex-Congressman
Laird, and that $5,000 to $8,000 had
been loaned to political friends. In
order to cover up his tracks, Paul, he
alleged, burnt in the furnaee all the
cheeks for a considerable period, rep
resenting all the above sums.
Plague In Hamburg Decreasing,
Hamburg, Sept. 1 2.—A further
abatement in the epidemic is visible, I
but the number of fresh eases to-day is
still heavy, the total being 789. The
deaths in the last twenty-four hours
number 243, and the interments 481.
In the hospitals and barracks there are
2,041 patients under treatment, but
there are only nine cases in the ship
ping quarter, Prince Bismarck has
donated 10,000 marks to the relief
fund. The opening of the theaters has
been postponed until October. - Con
fidence is returning.
Diphtheria In Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 12.—An
epidemic of diphtheria is raging at
West Newton, Westmoreland county.
Over thirty cases exist at present.
Three pall-bearers at the funeral of a
child took the disease and died. The
fourth is expected to succumb. The
opening of the schools next Monday
has been postponed. Burgess Vandyke
issued a proclamation commanding a
thorough disinfection of the borough.
All public funerals are prohibited and
no pall-bearers allowed.
Yankee Sailor Slain.
Genoa. Sept. 12.—A sailor from the
United States war vessel Newark was
murdered here last night. The New
ark arrived to take part in the grand
Columbus celebration. The sailor,
whose name was Frank Reilly, went
ashore and was killed in a lodging
house which he visited. The murder
is i said to be without provocation.
Both the officers of the Newark and
the local police are investigating the
case.
Again the Cooley Gang..
Uniontown, Pa., Sept. 12.—Six men,
masked, entered the residence of John
Walters, a farmer 70 years old, living
near Masontown, last night, and, after
binding, and gagging Mr. and Mrs.
Walters and their brother Jacob Cover,
secured $143, and then departed, after
exacting a promise from the old people
not to tell who had taken the money.
It is thought the outrage was com
mitted by members of the Cooley gang.
He Handled the Funds*
Pittsburg, Sept. 12.—Robert J. God
frey, supreme treasurer of the Order of
Solon, was yesterday held for court,
charged with embezzling the funds of
the organization, while ex-Supreme
President John M. Ball and Supreme
Secretary A. S. Mundorf were held on
the accusation that they conspired to
conceal the supreme treasurer’s short
ages., _
Whittier's Funeral.
Amksbury, Mass., Sept. 13.—The ar
rangements for the funeral of the late
John G. Whittier have been completed.
The body was conveyed to this town
from Hampton Falls yesterday and
taken to the poet’s former home on
Friend street. The oody will lie in
state from 12 to 3 this afternoon so
that the public may have an oppor
' tunity to view all that remains of the
honored dead.
Iniiaue With Jealousy.
1 Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 12.—Frank
Garvin, a newspaper artist aged 23
years, shot his wife Cora through the
heart at noon yesterday at their home
on c A very street, Allegheny. The
couple were married last Tuesday and
the cause of the deed is supposed to
have been insane jealousy. Mrs. Gar
vin was 20 years of age and very
pretty. The murderer is in jail.
Bergman Talks of Killing Hlmsel&
Pittsburg, Sept. 13.— Anarchist llerg
man, who attempted to take the life of
H. C. Frick, stated in an interview
that if his sentence was for more than
ten years he would kill himself.
NO LONGER THE KING.
SULLIVAN’S LAURELS TRAILED
IN THE DUST.
»1»a Chnmplon Pugilist Eullf Defeated
I»r 'Frisco's Frida, Jama* J. Corbett
«—Tha Victor Comparatively Uuliurt—>
Fierce anil Bloody Battle.
f *• --
. Olympic Club, Nkw Ort.icafii, T.a,,
Sept. 9.—James J. Corbett is tho cham
pion fighter of tho world. He knocked
out Jolin L. Sullivan last night in the
twenty-first round.
From start to finish tho Californian
had far the best of it and loft the ring
without a scratch. On the contrary,
John L. was unable to deliver
r.n effective blow. For tho first
timo ho was confronted by a man who
would stand up close to him; so close
that their toes wero together fre
quently. But Corbett, though stand
ing close, dodged nearly every blow.
He showed great generalship and de
livered wonderfully effective blows.
He laughed at the ferocious “Sullivan
look" and did what he pleased witn
his opponent.
At 8:45 the contestants and seconds
were called to the centor of the ring
and the club rules explained to them.
Jack McAuliffe, Phii Casey, Charley
Johnson, and Joe Lannon were in
Sullivan's corner, while Jim Paly,
Mike Donovan, and McVey, the
wrestler, were in Corbett’s corner.
Batt Masterson kept time for Corbett
and Frank Moran for Sullivan. The
gloves were made of brown leather
and were fitted snugly to the hands of
the contestants. The crowd cheered
lustily as the gloves were donned, and
when the gong sounded for the first
round the applause fairly shook the
building. It was 9:03 when time was
called and the men faced each other.
Following is a technical description
of the fighting by rounds: I
First round—Both men stepped
lightly to the centor of the ring. Sulli
van immediately became the aggressor.
Sullivan looked vicious as ho played
for an opening; he attempted a right
hand stomach punch, but the blow fell
short. Sullivan tried to corner Jim,
but the latter slipped away. The gong
sounded and not a blow had been
landed by either man.
Second round—Sully still the ag
gressor, he attempted a lead for the
head and missed it, Jim slipping
neatly away from a left-hand swing.
Jim eyed his man closely, and when
Sullivan would rush the Californian
would slip away. Sullivan landed a
heavy right on the shoulder, but re
ceived a stomach punch in return.
Third round—Corbett ducked away
from a heavy lunge. Sully followed
him about the ring, trying for stomach.
Jim’s head missed a heavy left-hander'
and Sully looked vicious. Jim landed
two heavy stomach punches and Sully
missed a vicious right. Both men
were fighting hard when the gong
sounded. Sullivan was ringing wet
with inspiration.
Fourth round—Sullivan missed his
left again but he chased Jim around
the ring. Sullivan landed a light left.
Corbett stepped up close, attempting to
punch the stomach, but John was
guarding that member with his right
hand. Jim landed both hands on Sul
livan’s head as the round ended, and
| the champion went to his corner with
' a sneering smile.
Fifth round—Sullivan stepped to the
center of the ring with a smile and
Corbett touched his nose with a left.
The fight was fast and furious and
Sullivan nearly fell on the ropes from
left-hand jabs on the head. As the
j round ended Corbett landed a heavy
right on the champion’s head.
Sixth round—Both men landed light
lefts and Sullivan’s nose was bleeding
again; the champion was beginning to
look tiredj for he missed his right
aimed for the jaw. Corbett took plenty
of time and used the entire ring to
maneuver in. He landed a light
stomach punch and hit the champion
In the face. Jim landed a heavy left
on Sullivan’s head and the champion
went to his corner looking tired.
From the sixth to the fifteenth round
the fight was uneventful, Corbett
wearing out the champion by right
iod left hand jabs and getting away.
Fifteenth round—Jim was first to
the center. Sullivan made his famous
rush and forced his man all over the
ring, though he was nearly knocked
down with a right. Sullivan missed
his vicious right for the body. Both
nen received light lefts, though Jim
recorded a heavy stomach punch us
the round ended.
Sixteenth round—This round com
menced with a rally. Sullivan re
jeived the left on his dial; he attempted
i lclt lead for the head, and Jim saved
himself by pulling away. Sullivan re
vived two good punches and Jim
:linched during the lock. Sullivan hit
his opponent and the audience yelled
"foul,” though Corbett refused to have
the victory that way.
The seventeenth and eighteenth
rounds brought no change in the situ
ation.
Nineteenth round—Both men were
quick to respond. Corbett landed two
quick lefts in the stomach and Sullivan
tost his temper from a staggering right
and rushed at his opponent, but he
looked like a beaten man.
Twentieth round—Sullivan looked
tired and his left was very short; he
was blowing hard and seemed very cau
tious, but he was the same resolute,
ferocious man as of yore. Both ex
changed rights and Sullivan was
beaten to the ropes with a right and
left. The champion was nearly
knocked down with the left on the
stomach and the right on the head.
Corbett was dead game and unhurt so
far. Sullivan tried a right and re
ceived five clips on the head and stom
ach. . The champion’s knees were
shaking and he seemed unable to de
fend himself. Sullivan was fought to
tho ropes with heavy rights and lefts.
trod the pong1 seemed his only safety,
Twenty-first rouud—Corbett was Unit
to respond to time. Sullivan** left lead
was very weak and ho seemed anxious
to wait. Ills opponent, however, saw
the championship beo in Ui» bonnet,
and the champion received a left on
thenoso. Sullivan was trying for the
right, though ho made little attempt
to send it home. Sullivan was beaten
down with heavy rights and lefts,.fall
ing to the ground, lie attempted to
rise and fight, but nature gr.vo way,
and he fell and was counted out, mid
Corbett was proclaimed the chumplon
of America by lleferee Dufy.
The ovation that Corbett received
was something tremendous, and he
walked around tho l ing kissing and
hugging his friends. Sullivan made n
speech in the center of tho ring, saying
ho was glad that America got the
championship, and that ho hail fought
once too of n In tho ring.
Infected Clothing Washed Ashore.
Washington, Sept. 12.—The Treas
ury department has been informed
that the bedding which waa cast away
by the Moravia on its voyage to New
York, and which was thrown upon tho
New Jersey coast recently, has been
burned by the state health authorities
and that a patrol has been established
along the coast for the destruction by
fire of any article found on the sea
shore, that might possibly oontaln con
tagion. In view of tho precautions
the Treasury department will take no
notion in the mutter.
Freighted With IIUpiihk hh<1 Oentn
Quarantine, Sept. 12.—At 1 o’clock
Saturday morning Dr. Jenkins had
been sleeping t lor oyer an hour and a
half when the operator culled him to
deliver a message from the long
awaited Scandla, which was expected
in momentarily. Reporters had been
standing around waiting for him, hop*
ing against hope to get news of the
safe arrival of the Scandio, which had
left the plague-stricken port of Ham
burg on August 27, loaded with 1,086
souls. She had the enormous number
of 981 steerage, twenty-seven cabin
and seventy-seven members of the
crew. Before she had been many
days out the.cholera had broken out,
and before she arrived the pest was
fairly raging on board of her, thirty
nine cases occurring in half a week.
Of these thirty-two succumbed before
Bhe arrived at the lower quarantine
anchorage.
One by one, by couples and by threes
the bodies of the unfortunate victims
were dropped overboard.
Dr. Byron boarded all the vessels at
midnight. He found all well on board
the Normannia, the Rugio, Moravia
and Wyoming, but when he reached
the Scanaia he found this terrible tale
of disaster and trouble. Thirty-two
deaths had taken place, of which
twenty-nine w6re in the steerage, two
in the crew and one in the cabin.
There were still seven virulent cases
on board and these Dr. Byron removed
to Swinburn island. The Scanaia is
the first vessel to arrive thoroughly
infected with cholera. The Moravia,
Rugia and Normannia had brought it
in their steerages, and in the case oi
the latter it had worked among the
crew.
The Scanaia has it from her bow to
| her stern, from her main deck to her
I kelson. Cabin passengers, crew and
| emigrants all have it in their midst,
{ and she will probably be the hardest
, cholera importer to fight in the lot.
As though the §candia was not
enough for one night, another horror
was added to the situation. Yesterday
the Wyoming was the only one on the
suspect list. Now she can be classed
as a cholera ship. Mrs. Person, the
mother of the two little children, Ellas
and Adelaida who died yesterday ol
a suspicious disease. has herself suc
cumbed to the dread disease. She.
with three more, were removed from
the Wyoming during the iate forenoon
yesterday. They were placed in the
; hospital and Mrs. Person died during
1 the night.
lllnikicr I’orier9*
Washington, Sept. 12.—The an.
nouncement contained in the message
from Roma that Mr. Porter, the
American minister to Italy, had re
signed, will not surprise persons in
official circles here if the report should
be verified. It has been expected for
some time that Mr. Porter would re
sign as soon as the incident with Italy
arising out of the lynching of the
Italians in New Orleans had passed
sufficiently into the history of happily
ended international difficliies to" per
mit of his resignation without any
suggetion that it was due to the en
tnnglent arising while he was a United
States minister to Italy. It has been
understood for some time that Mr..
Porter wouid, before long, tender his
resignation ana enter politics.
Hamburg’* Heartrenderlug Scene*.
Vienna, Sept 12.—In an Inter
view Dr. Wortmann, who has returned
from a visit to Hamburg, said: “Only
the doctors have been able to bear the
heatrendering and sickening scenes in
the hospitals of Hamburg. The epi
demic has reached such a pitch there
is no time for preventive measures, as
every moment is occupied in attending
to the sick and dead. Identification
even is out of the question. Very few
names are given and hundreds are
piled in nameless graves. Relatives
can only guess the fate of stricken
friends. The common misery appears
to have hardened the people. Nobody
who accompanies the dead is ever
seen crying. There is little doubt that
many healthy persons, ' especially
children, have been taken to the hos
pitals on suspicion, and there have
been infected. There is no law pro
viding for the forcible removal of sick
persons from houses, therefore I be
lieve that the epidemic will continue
spreading throughout the winter, te
reappear with vigor in the spring.”
MURDER IN CHICAGO.
THREE MEN KILLED IN A DES
PERATE IFIQHT.
A Raid on tha Garfield Park Race Trask
Results In a Harloua Hint—A Despsr
I ata Taxan fihot—Murdsrsr al Dnlntb
Llkaljp to lie lorneliad.
* _
Chicago, Sept 8 —Racing at Garfield
i Park track was stopped again by the
; police yesterday.
But it was done at the sacrifice of
’ two and probably three lives. One po
! llceman, John Powell, was shot and
: killed instantly; while another was
: wounded mortally by Capt James M.
j lirown, a Texan of wide renown, who
! had a large stable of runners at the
track. Brown in turn was shot down
and killed almost instantly by Officer
Henry L. McDowell, who had just re
ceived what will probably prove hla
death wound.
Whon the officers attempted to ar
rest Brown ho made an effort to escape.
Officer John l’owell started after him
and reached the sklowuik almost at the
tame time that Brown emerged from a
little lane at the end of it. Brown
raised his pistol, and, before the officer
could climb upon the .sidewalk, Brown
fired and the bullet struck the officer
on the arm. An instant later another
ball from Brown’s woapon had passed
through tho officer’s left hand and
lodged in his abdomen.
Powell fell back on tho prairio. lie
had received his death wound. But
the man who guvo it was not content.
Brown rushed up to his victim, looked
into the dying eyes, placed his pistol
against the man's chin, and sent
another bullet crashing through his
head.
By this tlrno tlio officers were coming
towards the scene on a lively run nncl
from all directions. It was llrown's
evident Intention to escape by way of
the open prairio to the southwest, but
ho saw his escape in that direc
tion blocked by the police, and, leap
ing over the body of his victim, ho
started towards tlio north, the bullets
of the officers, who hud seen their
brother fall and then brutally shot
again, whizzing past ids head. As
lirown reached the little alley near the
new house Officer Henry L. McDowell
turned into Lexington avenue from
Jan IIuss avenue and cried out to
Ilrown: “Don’t shoot any more! l*ut
up your gun! I will not shoot!"
“But I will,” Brown yelled, as ho
lifted his weapon and pulled the trig
ger.
The gun missed lire. Brown looked
at the weapon, coolly anil critically,
and finding another cartridge in it de
termined to do and die right there.
McDowoll carried his revolver in his
hand, and, as Brown, who
wub not more than thirty feet
away, lifted his gun for a final
shot, McDowell raised his weapon.
Both men fired at the same time, and
then fell. A hundred officers sur
rounded Brown by this time, and more
were coming up after. Several shots
had been fired at him from different
directions during the minute of his en
counter with McDowell, but tho bullet
under the force of which he fell evi
dently came from the weapon of the
officer into whose right side Brown had
sent home his last shot.
The officers cared for and placed in
a comfortable position on the sidewalk
poor Powell, in whose throat the death
rattle was heard. He was unconscious
and died almost before the smoke of
tho revolver that had been in such
active play on the prairie
had vanished. Several of his
companions stood guard ovor
his body, while others joined the
throng which surrounded the Texan
who was making as strong a struggle
for life as any man could whose heart
had been grazed by a bullet. His pale
face was turned towards the sky and
his little frame, for the man only
weighed 135 pounds, quivered with the
agony he was undergoing. He had fal
len right in his tracks and his sjouch
hat was still half fastened on
his head. Drops of . blood were
coming tlirough a little hole in his
shirt right above his heart, and in one
of his spasms he half spat out a quan
tity of blood, some of which trickled
over his face. He was conscious when
he first fell, but only for ani instant,
and he tried to speak, probably some
word of defiance and hatred for his
enemies, the police, for there was a
bitter glare in his eyes as he rolled
them from one side to another as if at
tempting the recognition of some one
in the crowd. He died almost im
mediately. Officer McDowell was
taken to the hospital at once, but his
recovery is not looked for. Brown had
been a sheriff in Texas and had a repu
tation as a dangerous man.
John fireenlenf Whittier Dead*
Hampton Falls, N\ H., Sept. 9._
John if Whittier, the poet, died at
1:30 yesterday morning. Whittier
passed away peacefully. His nearest
relatives and Ur. Douglas were at the
bedside when death came and he
seemed to be conscious of his sur
roundings to the last moment. The
funeral will take place at Amesbury,
Mass, next Saturday.
The poet's last conscious utterance
was one of recognition of his nieces
Mrs. Samuel I* Pickard, who lived
with him for some years previous to
her marriage. Mrs. Pickard asked him
yesterday afternoon if he knew her.
Ho replied: “Yes, I have known you
all the time,” and immediately lapsed
into unconsciousness, in which state he
remained until 4:30 this morning,
when he passed quietly away. His
end was peaceful snu apparently pain
less. like one failing asleep, a fitting
close for such a iife. His body has
been taken to his homo in Amesbury,
and bis funeral will be heid at 2:30
o. m on Saturday.
fRO»T INJURES CORN/
vT
Dool VMlkw and Drouth Retard A
«<•*“ Orowln* Crops. , j
Wabbutoton, Sept, 8.—The report
of the Weathor Crop Service of tho
Agricultural Department for the week
jimt ended shows that in the Rocky
Mountain regions, the south portions
of Texas and Florida, and along the
Canadian border from Lake Superior
to Northern Now Ehgland tho tern*
porature of tho weok has been
slightly above the normal, but In the c
remaining districts the weather has
been cooler than usual, the greatest de*
ticienoies, varying from four to six
degrees, occurring over the section
from Southeastern Minnesota and
Southern Wisconsin south west ward
over Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, into
Central Texas. In the Pacific coast
States there was also a deficiency in
the temperature, amounting to from
8 to a degrocs in California and less In
theremaining districts. Warmer weather
is required for corn in tho northern
portion of the central valleys, and r
the harvesting of this staple will not
be completed before Oct. 1. Light ; :
frosts occured during the woek in Colo
rado, 'Wyoming, South Dakota, North- "!
em Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Minne
sota, Wisconsin, and in portions of Now
England, inflicting but slight damage.
A killing frost was reported from
North Dakota and a black frost from
Northorn Montana. More than tho
usual weekly rain fell in the Upper Ohio
Valley, just west of the Alleghany
range; north of the upper lake region,
‘In a belt from South-Central Texas
northward to Southern Kansas, and
with occasional local showors in por
tions of tho cotton region; elsewhere
there was a general deficiency.
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OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Parades and Tablonu tlio Fashion—A
Climice far Ilia Luoal AsrioullurUt. itj?
St. Louis,- Sopt. 13.—All tho great
shows 8t. Louis Is to huvo this winter
seem to group themselves nbout the
month of tho Full Festivities. The
crowd slrcariy hero has arrived just
In timo to see tho big labor day parade,
which tilled the streets with marching
men, Hying banners and music, this
week. The celebration of Uermun day
will take place before tho people leave
tho city. This Is a festival peculiar to Ht.
Louis, which other large el ties In tho
United States are arranging to imitate.
Thcro is a parade of tableaux on floats,
second in beauty only to tho Veiled
l’ropliet's procession, and an open air
entertainment in the afternoon at the
Fair Grounds, where national amuse
ments hold the ground till a late hour.
From twenty to thirty thousand people
are in the parade, and over
fifty thousand go out to the Fair
Grounds, to say nothing of the thou
sands who ride out there to look at the
scene from curiosity.
Farmers in the Southwestern States
who have little corners of land which
they can’t plant with anything profit
ably, would make a good deal of money
easily if they would follow the sugges
tion to them in the combination just
effected by the castor oil mills In St.
Louis. This city makes over half of all >?'
the castor oil In the United States, and
tho companies have got tired of the
fluctuations In prlcn brought about by
competition. They will now fix
the price of both the bean ,
and tho oil, and tho farmer
can make contracts for all the beans
he can raise at a very good profit. The
new price of the bean will not be lower
than $1.50 a bushel, and at this price
its culture will be very remunerative
to western farmers who go into the
business systematically, and contract
ahead for all they raise. The demand
is constantly increasing, and a pro
tective tariff will keep th market
from being flooded by the bean of In
dia, which is the only other country
I which can compete with this In tho
j supply. *•'
During the cool weather which
came on St Louis just as September
entered, there was a short ana violent
thunderstorm one afternoon, and tho
observers up in the signal office hastily
dropped all their work, and bringing
out all their instruments took observa
tions during every minute while the
outburst lasted. The next day they
compared their notes with those re
ceived from other parts of the country
which were taken during the storm,
and were disappointed. Ss
“The Agricultural Department is
bending all its original investigation
now to the task of finding out where
these sudden local storms come from,"
said Observer I). J. Herndon, “and so
far we are not succeeding very well.
They dropdown from nowhere, and we
can’t trace them on a weather map at
all. Yet they do great damage some
times, and it is important for us to as
certain something of their habits, so
we can warn the towns and villages
in their track. We can’t follow a local
storm now fifty miles, while we can
follow the track of other storms
twenty-four hours before they get to •
given point"
More Cholera Cases.
Quarantine, N. Y.. Sept. 8_
There were three fresh cases of chol
era on board the Rugia yesterday
morning, and one death. Two new
cases have been moved from HofTman
to Swineburn island.
Additional precautions against chol
era we instituted to-day. Hereafter
the police patrol boats will circle
night and day around the infected
ships, cutting them off all together
from communication with the shore.
The new patrol officers had a busy
first night's work at lower quarantine.
The YVashburg, a New York tug. made
an effort to get alongside the quaran
tined steamer Normannia at daybreak
and was chased off by the patrol. The
matter was reported to Dr. Jenkins,
who sent a request to New York to
have the tug's license revoked, which
will probably be done. The YY‘ash
burg is the tug that hast it is said,
made two successful attempts to com
municate with the Normannia.
YVatchers on Staten island bay the
fires of the crematory retorts on Swin
burn island were burning fiercely last
night From this it is judged the
latest victims of the scourge were re
duced to ashes during the midnight
hours.