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FORCE FRIDAY NIGHT
TIME
WHEN NEW TARIFF
LAW BEGINS.
About 9100,001) or K300.000 III
Custom Unties Inruheil .Much Store
KatciI liy tho Inlcriml llctcniio Depart
fluent HeiT Stump Si'ltlciiicnt.
Washington, July 57. Tho Secre
tary of tho Treasury IioIiIh Hint tho
.new tariff not wns In oToet nt tho bo
glnntt.g of tho tiny on which It re
delved tho approval of tho President,
.-anil thcrcforo became oporatlvo nftcr
midnight of Friday.
Assistant Secretary Howell to-day
ent tlio following telegram to col
lectors of customs: "Department holds
thstnew tnrllf lnw covers and Includes
all customs business of July 24,"
A formal clroulnr of Instructions
roverlng inoro fully tho department's
views on tho subject will bo printed
and mailed to till customs collectors
at once.
Tho opinion of the attorney general
litis not been requested on tho matter,
tho department holding Unit It Is not
question of sullleient Importance to
Justify taking It to the courts for Until
xlctcriuluatioii, independent of what
tlio viws of tho law ortleeiM of tho
government might be as to the merits
1 the case.
fc'cnutor Allison was nt tho treasury
department to-duy tiud In tho course
of n. conversation on tho subject said
'.hat In his opinion there was no rcn
nouublo doubt Unit tlio net covered nil
Uio day on which it became a lnw.
This nlso is tho view of nil the lending
officials of the treasury department,
'Deluding the collectors of customs at
NViv York and several of the leading
ports of the country.
ihiftlclcnt dnta upon which to base a
close estimate of I'm uinount of duties
Invohed huvo not been received, but
K Is stated roughly that it probably
will be between 5100,000 nud 82)0,000.
'The Internal revonu" depurtment
probably will navii even n greater
amount by tho ne'v ruling thnn tho
customs branch of tho horvlen. Dur
ing tho live dnya from Tuesday, July
2o, to nud Including Saturday, July
-I, the luternnl revenue stntnp
.tr;rnclcs sold approximately 53,181,
S00 In beer stamps nlono and of this
amount It Is estimated that not more
than one-third, or 81,727,500, reached
their destination before the net wont
into elToat. Tho saving to the govern
ment on these sales of beer stamps
alouo Is expected to aggregate not
less than 8183,000. Commissioner For
man to-day telegraphed all stamp
giMits to settle only on tho bnsls of
tite Increased rate of "i cents per
barrel, and it is exroctod that these
Jnfctruetlons will apply to nil cases
where the stamps wero not nctually
.-.fused to tho packages before tho now
mte became operative.
J0-1O Tariff Mistake no I'ur.
Sas "Fn vxotsco, July 27. Tho cits
torn ofTIclabi hero hnvo found that bee
tlou 5(11 of tho agricultural schedule
of the new turllT net piovldcs thnt the
'.uty on "upplcs, peuches, currants,
u, shnll bo JS cents per bushel, but
soition 503 provides thnt tho duty on
a number of fruits, Including "cut
rants," hlntll be two cents a pound.
Which Is to govern Is a question that
will undoubtedly arise.
SARAH W. COATES DEAD.
MVIilow of b Knmai City Millionaire
nil it Charitable Woman.
Kansas City, Mo., July 27. Mrs.
Sarnli Walter Coatos, widow of Colo
nel Kersey Coates, founder of tho
Coates house, died nt 5 o'clock last
evening in tho family homo, Tenth
and Ponn streets. Death wns the re
sult of a general breaking down of tho
system, induced by an affection of tho
JbearU Sho was OS years old.
Airs. Coates (nee Chandler) wns born
Tiear Kcmictt Square, Chester county,
Pa., In 18x0. She came of an old
Quaker family, was educated In a fo
mnlo seminary In Philadelphia, nud
aftorwnrd became mntron of a young
woman's school at Kennott t Square,
Iter birthplace. Sho was married to
Colonel Kersey Coates, then n practic
ing attorney In Phlludelphin, In the
winter of 1855, and four yonrs later
carao tc Kansas City, where .she has
lived continuously up to tho time of
her death
In 183B Mrs. Coates boarded with
'Iter husband nt tho old Gllllss houso
on tho levee. This was at thut tlmo
tho only hotol in Kansas City. It wns
lu the. tlmo of tho freo state troubles
and Andrew II, Rcodor, governor of
Kansas, was forced to flee from thnt
state to snvo his life Ho cume to
Knnsas City and jivua secreted In tho
Gllllss house by Mr. und Mrs. Coates
while armed men were seeking to as
sassinate him. Mrs. Coates assisted
Governor Reedor In perfecting the dis
guise In which ho tlually escaped down
tho Missouri river to Lexington.
A Trillion "irriTlt!lfiiii ui'to Araorlra.
'London, July 27. The Dully Graph
'lc, commenting editorially on tho pass
age of the new tariff bill by tho United
States Congress, predicts a sorry time
or tho American consumer und o
-probable revival of currency heresies
and BryanUm-ln an luflultcly nggra
Tatcd form.
M'NALLY FAILS TO CROSS
Jloitoa Swimmer Dor Not Succeed In
BtTlmmliiB- KnglUh t'lmunnl.
Lohdo.v, July 37. Put MoNully. the
Uoston swimmer, who was scheduled
to mko an attempt to swim the En
glish channel on July , telegraphed
vesterday from Calais that ho made
Ibe crossing Saturday. He says that
ho started from Dover at 11:30 Satur
day morning and was in tttt water ilf
teen hours, in which time lie covered
thirty-five miles. He landed at 8:30
'clock yesterday mornlug at point
JAPAN PROTEST RENEWED
Olijeellnn to IIouiiIIhii Annotation-- 1'itllt
lint Firm WoriU.
WAHttitfnTo.v, July 27. Thnt Jnpnn
will continue to opposo tho Hawaiian
annexation treaty is conclusively
shown by tho lntcst protest of tho
Jnpano',o government, dated July 10,
which is now made public for tho first
time. While couched In poll to and
diplomatic language, It Is sufllcicntly
firm in tone to show that Jupnn will
continue to wnge dlplomntlo wnr, nnd,
possibly go further, to prevent tho
consummation of tho (indexation pol
icy. It Is ns follows In part,
"Tho Imperial government recog
nizes It as a well established principle
of International law thnt tho comple
tion of nnncxntlon would render tho
treaties nnd convention ut present ex
isting between Jnpnn nnd Hinwall
voidable, either nt tho option of Jnpan
or tlio United States, but they onnnot
nntlelpnto without npprohenslon tho
consequence, whether direct or Indi
rect, which would follow tho practical
consummation of the theory that an
nexation ipso fneto mentis tho Imme
diate termination of thoso treaties and
conventions und consequent cessation
for tho future of the privileged granted
thereunder.
"The justlco or expediency of ex
tending to llnwuil tlio treaty of 1858,
at present subsisting between Japan
nnd tho United Stutes, Is qultoanothor
question. Such extension might bo
Inferred from tho lnngungo of tho
second parngrnph of nrticlo 3 of tho
pr.ipoi.Ml treaty of annexation, which
also provides for tho extinction of
llawuii's existing treaties, but the
treaty of l8i is wholly non-reciprocal,
nnd tho Imperial governmont is not
prepared to admit that it could be so
extended without its consent.
"t'niler tho circumstances only tho
most cursory review of tho nctunl .situ
ation Is required to show tho disad
vantage of the position In which Jnpnn
would be placed by tho abrupt terml
nation of her treaties und by tho con
sequent absence of satisfactory con
ventional stipulations for tho protec
tion of her rights nnd tho Interests of
her people.
The upplle-ition of the United States
customs laws to Hawaii would chock
the further development of Japanese
trade; the extension of United States
naturnliatiou und immigration Inws
wou'd be detrimental to the future
residential und industriul rights of
the JupanoNo subjects, nnd the en
forcement of United States navlgntlon
lnws, making tlio carrying trndo be
tween this country und lluwnll a purt
of tho coasting trade, would probably
prove f n tul to the Interests of Japan
ese steamship lines crossing tho Pa
cific to the United States.
"With reference to tho third polnj
set forth In my note of tho 10th
ultimo, I huvo the honor to observo
thnt tho imporiul government has
lnrgo unliquidated claims against Ha
waii for what they deem to bo clear
and dellberute violations of treaty.
Regarding tho inherent justice of
these claims, the Imperial government
ontertnins no doubt whatever and
bearing In mind tho clear provision's of
internntlonnl law, they cannot ndmit
thnt any alteration In tho Hawaiian
status would in the least tend to re
lievo Hawaii of liability. It might
easily happen, howovor, that tho
change In tho conditions consequent
upon tho consummation of tho pro
posed project of annexation would
tend to delay an adjustment that
ought not to .bo postpouod.
"I should also add that I have re
ceived with great plcasttro your cour
teous acknowledgement of tho dis
claimer I had the honor to mako on
tlio behalf of my governmont in regard
to tho false report that Japan bus do
signs against Hawaii I regret to say,
however, that similar roports aro con
stantly appearing, oven in tho reput
able section of tho American press,
and, coupled with tho baseless or dis
torted accounts of occurrences in Ja
pan nnd Hawaii, aro now, I am con
siderably lnformud, being urged in re
sponsible quarters as n pretext for Im
mediate action upon the treaty of an
nexation. Thereforo I have the honor
to repeat that Japan has absolutely
no designs of any kind whatever
inimical to Ilawnll nnd no motlvo In
her dealings with thnt country except
to secure by legitimate means tlio duo
observance of just obligations.
"Toitu Hosm."
Mr. 'lliiiuiiKuii Winn.
TnrcicA, Kan., July 57. Judgo Iln
ten of tho Slinwneo county district
court this afternoon denied the appli
cation of George C. Thompson for a
dlvorco from Mrs. A. II. Thompson,
but issued nn order granting Mrs.
Thompson n total of 3!, 500 alimony,
payable S30 per month, nnd said thai
she was entitled to u dlvorco If sho
wanted It Thompson seems to bo tlio
only one who wants tho dlvorco, but
no wns disappointed. Mrs. Thompson
Is u niece of ex-Senator lllnekburn of
Kentucky.
KubIIIto I'.Ucitnt Get Awar Again.
Hoi.ton, Knn., July 37. Tho sherlfl
received a telegram from Salt Lake
City, Utah, Saturdny, that II. II.
Kkcam, who had defrauded many peo
ple nnd banks as a partner of Ell
Nedenu, Indlnn trader, and disap
peared, had been seen there. Orderi
for his arrest wero sont, but ho had
left the place beforo they nrrived.
1 l'lend for Mrlker Wordep.
Chicago, July 57. Mrs. Mary O.
Jones of Cullfornla, who Is known in
labor circles us "Tho Mother of the
American Railway union," is In tho
city on hor way to Washington to in
tercede with President McKlnley In
behalf of S. D. Wordcn, who Is sen
tenced to death for murder during tin
labor riots In California In 1894.
llaalh ot a Noted Clergyman.
Nkw Yojik, July 37. Rev. Malcolm
McOrogor Dana, tho noted Congrega
tional divine, died at his (home In
Urooklyn yesterday, aired Oil'
A STRIKE CRISIS AT HAND.
Pence or HerloiM Trimble Tills Wrrk
.Tint It Hide I'repnrrd,
PiTTfliiL'ito, Po., July 57. That n
crisis lu the coal mining situation will
come this week Is conceded on all
sides, l'ho nrbltrntion commissioners,
on the onu sldo, feel hopuful thnt they
will bring nboitt the ltiltiutlvo for n
settlement tit tho meeting of opcrn
tors to-morrow morning. The miners'
olllcluls, on the other hand, claim to
have adopted measures that will mako
the tie-up of tho mines complete. It
hits developed that many of tho West
Virginia minors nro nwnlting word
thnt nil of tho shafts In tho Pittsburg
district nnd especially tho Now York
nnd Cleveland mines, have suspended.
To accomplish this, nrrnngements
hnvo been tnndo for Eugcno V. Dobs
ntul other lnbor ngttntors tocomo hero
nud hold u meeting for tho benefit of
tho Now York nnd Cleveland miners
Thursday morning. Among tho others
expected to bo present tiro Suinuol
(lumpers, M. I). Ktitehford, M. M. Our
land und W. I). Mnhon. At this moot
ing it is intended to tittempt a dual
decisive blow.
I'eporls from tlio coko regions Indi
cate that the eokcrsurenot likely to
come out.
I''. ). Surgent, Val Fltzpatrlck nnd
0. II, Wilklns, cxceutlvo heads of tho
Ilrothcrhood of Locomotive Firemen,
Railway Trainmen nnd Order of Rail
way Conductors, wero in Pittsburg to
day on their way to tho meeting of
labor leaders nt Wheeling, W. Vn., to
morrow. They nddressed n large
mass meeting of railway employees at
Kcottdalc yosterdnynnd reported their
respective rg:mi.:itlons in a flourish
ing condition They refused to say
nnytlilng in regard to tho proposed
meeting ut Wheeling In tho Interest
of the striking miners.
The report thut a raid on tho mines
of the Now York nnd Cleveland Gas
L'oal company, wns contemplated this
morning, wns without foundation.
The mines were running ns usual to
liny, nnd everything wu? quiet. The
tpcciul deputies called for Inst night,
returned this morning, no strikers
having appeared In tlio vicinity. A
raid h not probablo now until after
the Debs meeting Thursday. If the
men refuse to come out, then a dem
onstration will quite likely be mado
Inter.
A band of strikers mnrched on tho
Irtimbo mines of Robblus, in tlio Pan
handle diiitrict this morning and In
duced the few men ut work there to
quit The mlno is now closed. There
wns no trouble.
Faiiimount, W. Vn., July 57. To
ilny the expected break utuong tho
miners fulled to take place und tlio or
gank'.crs are disheartened. Dobs and
Muhou have gone to Wheeling, not
expecting to return. All depends on
the notion of the cxceutlvo boards of
the labor organizations nt Wheeling
to-morrow Tho four Watson mines
still stand solid.
'I'o-ilny the Monongnhola Coal com
pany and tho West Falrmouut Coal
company got out nn injunction beforo
tho circuit court restraining Hugene
V. l)eb et nl. from Interfering with
their men. The ct nl.'stnko in Mnhon,
Ilea, Croslot, Miller nnd ovor 100
miners.
TO CONTHOL GLUCOSE.
Company With 840,000,000 Formed
In Noit York nmt Chicago.
Chicago, July 57. A special to tho
Times-Herald from Now York says:
"Tho business which called the two
Chicago corporation attorneys, Levi
Mayer und John P. Wilson, to Now
York last week nnd led to numerous
conferences of several of tho largo
trust companies, It Is now learned,
was tho legal shaping of a big company
which has been organized, nnd which
has purchased, with one or two excep
tions, all tho glucose manufacturing
plants in the country. Somo idea of
the size of tho deal may be gnined
from the fnet thut the new corporation
will lmvo a capital of 10,000,000 and
will control, with but slight excep
tion, the wholo glucoso output of the
United States, which amounts annu
ally to l,510,0ii0,000 pounds, nnd In
volves, too, tlio consumption nnnually
of about 31,000,000 bushels of corn."
CRIPPLE CREEK'S RECORD.
Itccordcd Violent Dentin far Three and
One-llnlf Yeuri, 247.
Criiti.k Ckkkk, Cola, July 37. Dr.
W. D. Mnrlow, coroner of El Paso
county, has reported that there were
fifty recorded violent deaths hero in
1891, flfto-ono In IStn, ninety in 1800,
and llfty-slx to July 1 this year. Theso
included victims of explosions, despon
dent prospectors' suicides und deaths
from alcoholism, but the number of
murders Is notublo.
Violent deaths hnvo averaged one
every five days for 5,00d population,
and it is estimated that 100 men in
town nro carrying load In their bodies
as a result of unsuccessful attempts to
kill. It is believed that tho figures
ontltlo Crlpplo Creek to bo called tho
"toughest town in America."
For Coni)troller of the Treainr,
Wasiiinoton, July 37. It Is under
stood that Robert J. Trncowell of In
diana has been selected as comptrob
Icr of tho treasury.
A Uierul tlfe Knded.
Manhattan, Kan., July 37. Colonel
John 1). Andurson, ono ot the oldest
and most promlnont citizens of Cen
tral Kansas, died yesterday afternoon,
after a brief Illness, a periodic attack
duo in part to old age, deceased being
in bis 90th yoar.
Young HedatUn Drowned.
Siuiai.ia, Mo., July 3V Josoph
Splcer, aged 33 years, an employe of
the Hcdulla street department, was
drowned last evonlng in the Latnlno
river,. wbjlcy attempting to swim tho
HIE BIDS AJilt LOW.
FIGURES FURNISHED BY
ARCHITECTS PLEASE
The Atithorlllrt of tho Trnin-MlAUlpl
i:.iolli,ii onitlnli Think font of Con
nlrurllnt; IIiiIMIiibh Will lie I.e Than
t'otiteiiiilutil.
The nuthoritlesof tho trnns-MIssls-slppi
exposition nro congratulating
themselves upon tho very favorable
showing mndc by tho bids received for
the construction of tho maniifucturer.s
und liberal nrts building, tho first of
the lnrgo buildings on the main court
for tho construction of which bids have
been nsked. The figures furnished tho
architects before tho plans were mado
for this building fixed thu limit of cost
nt S7.-,0()0. The lowest bids received
for tho carpenter work nnd tho F.tuff
work amounted to S.'IS.lsn. These bids
do not cover the cost of tho building,
sculpture nnd other finishing, the total
of which Is eUlmnted at about 810,000
or Sis.onn, making tho totnl cost of the
building ready for occupancy, nbout
SoO.OOO, or about ono third lower tha .
tho estimated ost.
Taking these figures as n g'tid"'
exposition olllcials nrguo that the st
of constructing tho entire e.psltion
buildings nud beautifying the grounds
will bo much less than wus originally
estiinnted, nnd it is bulelved thut tlio
Incomo from stock subscriptions and
ull other sources up to the tlmo of
opening tho gates will be sullleient to
pay nil the expenses of preparation,
which Is the ereatost bug-bear to till
expositions. If this reasoning proves
good the trans-Mississippi exposition
will be tho first of recent expositions
in tills country to open its gates with
out being heavily in debt.
President Tuckeyof tho board of park
commissioners says that drilling in the
nrtesian well nt the exposition grounds
hns benu stopped for good. The drill
reached u depth of slightly more than
1,100 foot Saturday night nnd struck a
layer or" very liurd limo rock, which
effectually dlspo'-s of tho expectation
of getting any moro water. It is be
lieved, however, that this How nlrendy
secured will be sullleient for the pur
pose President Tuckey suys that it is
at least amply Miflicicut for the park
and lake, but whether it can bo mado
to nnswer for ull exposition purposes
is u question. At present the How is
forty gallons a iniuute. This niVnrds
3,400 gallons an hour, or .V7,GQ0 gallons
a day. This would keep the luko full,
but would leave scarcely any surplus
for other purposus.
It is also posslblo that shooting the
well with dynnmito will Increa so tho
How. The drill has passed through
three layers of water bearing saud.
A charge of probably 100 pounds of
dynamite will be shot off nt each layer.
This will tear big scams in tho "sur
rounding rock nnd open up cavities
which may more thnn double the How.
Sometimes the dynnmito shot shuts oil'
tho How ultogothcr, but the board will
take chances on thnt.
In caso the How is not increased there
is F.ome tnlkof putting in u pump. The
Idea is that tho supply of water reached
by tho well is practically iuuxhnustlble,
but that tlio pressure is not strong
enough to bring it to the surfneo in
Miflicicut quantities to answer nil the
requirements of tho exposition. Hut
if tho water is there, it could bo
pumped out lu almost tiny quantity do
sited nnd it is thought thnt this would
prove much more economical than nny
other source of water supply that lias
been suggested
A SWEDISH GIRL'S STORY
A nn i Omnn tilm llirth to i llnbo on n
Couch of Wci-iIh With Cnterlnt of Sky.
Anna Oman, n not unhandsome Swed
ish maiden, wus found Tuesday morn
ing in the wends on .7 street, between
Seventli und Kighth, in Lincoln. Sho
had just given birth to a baby boy.
The police wero notified and tho ttn
fortuunte woman nnd her babe wero
taken chargo of nnd placed in tho enro
of the police matron. Tho girl s aid
thut sbo had just como over from Swed
en about six weeks ago. Sho could
not talk English. She had been work
lug nt a re.stuuraut. Tho father
of the child is in Sweden, nud it seems
that tho unfortunate Anna wns desert
ed by him. Tho woman will bo taken
to tho Mllford home, whoro she nud
her child will bo cared for.
llondimen Auk fur Detnltn.
Tho defendants in tho caso of stato
r. Merchants bank of Lincoln, In which
tho stnto sues on n depository bond
for 88,700 deposited in the bank, have
tiled a motion requesting tho court to
order tho state to set forth n true copy
of tho qualifications of tho bovcrul de
fendants on the bond; that the pluin
till attach a copy of the written do
maud on tho defendants, to the peti
tion; that It bo specified on what data
tho demand was mado and on whom
served; mill that a complete copy of
tho bond be iiIno attnelieu. J. W. Fill
lcrton has stated that no demand was
ever mndo npou him for the mouey be
foro suit wns instituted,
The tramps arrested for holding np
the train near Tecunisch will plead
guilty before Judgo Monger at Omaha
and receive light sentences. Most of
thotn wore on their way to tho harvest
Ileitis of tho Dalcotas.
BREVITIES.
Actlvo work has begun on tho nei
Hurllngton depot nt Omaha, tho King
man Injunction having been set nsldo.
Win. L. Walsh, aged 63, nnd Miss
Caroline Ulerworth, aged 30, died ut
Fremont recently.
Pat O. Hnwes of Omaha, tho agent
of the stato of Nebraska lu collecting
the claim for damages arising from the
Indian troubles in 1B0O, walked into
the governor's office Tuesday aud de
livered a warrant from tho United
States governmont for 83,04 i. SO, tlio
amount due the stato for expenses in
curred durjpg tut trouble.
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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
t'urulilK il li.v flie (loi eminent Crop und
Went her Itiirciiu.
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Lincoln, Neb., July 127, 10!)7.
Tho tftiiperntiiro tho rfcst week linn
been 2 above the normal in the euBtern
sections and liJ below uorinnl in the
western sections. It htm averaged
about normal for tliu Htnte its n whole.
Tho maximum temperatures quite
generally exceeded i)0 on three days of
tho week.
The rnhfull for tlienerk hns been ubovo
uorninl, except in sinull nieiis in the cen
tral und southeastern sections it wns
exceptionally heavy in the wes'ern nud
southern portions of the stnto.
Tho week lnw been ii very iuvornblo one
for harvesting, haying mid thrnshine;.
Hurvostlng complied in southern conn-tio-i,welludiuiced
in central comities und
is becoming general in northern counties.
Turunhlng is In progress in central and
southern counties. Winter wheat is
yielding well, rather better than was ex-
pecttd: .ho quality is excellent the berry
beitiK exceptionally large. Oats aro
quite uneven, being mi nverauocron in
some sections and considerably below
tlio average lu others.
Com has mado a very good gro'vth
during tho week and continue.- generally
In excellent condition. It is reported us
curling Hoini'Mhat iu the regions where
the rulnfull wns deficient tho past woek.
Corn is Hoiuuivhut backward, especially
iu tho northern wet ions. It is mostly
in tessei, and tho cum uro standing
nicely.
RlH'ORT IJY COUNTIES
souTin:.vsri:it. sccno.v.
Rutlor. Soiuo thrashing done anil an
txeelleut yield ot winter wheat; corn
nearly up to the average in growth; the
hot weather is milking corn roll consid
erably. Cuss Etirly planted corn nenrly up to
average, lute planted making a vigorous
growth and looks well; potatoim, ex
cept oa low ground, very poor; pastures
fairly good; wheut aud outs being
thratihed.
Clay Thrashing of winter wheat going
on und nbout three-fourths of thu crop
iu stack; coru doing well, but needs ruin.
Filmore Thrashing of winter wheut
well under way: yield good, corn advanc
ing very rapidly, while not suffering rain
would be beueflclul.
Ougo Harvest over-stacklng com
menced nud a low thrashing; grain of
superior quality; heavy rain last night
and corn crop now assured.
Hamilton Winter wheat yield good;
spring wheat yield not so good; coru
about ten dnys late hut doing well.
Jflfercon. Hot and sultry week; corn
doing well.
Johnson flood week for stacking,
thrashing, and buying; wheat nnd outs
uroyieldiug; some early corn is on tho
mnrktit
Lanenster Oats all ripo and munv
hnvo thrashed out of stockjwlnter wheat
yielding well; corn is growing well, it i
silking; quite an ticreage of ryo is being
sown.
Neinnha Corn doing finely; potatoes
rotting to somo extent.
Nuckolls. Whont being thrashed,
yielding well; oats being cut and very
tieavyjtnostoi the corn looklngsplondid.
Otoe Onts cut and mostly in stack;
winter wheat yielding well; corn not suf
fering but will need rain soon.
Pawnee Wheat nud outs being
thrnshed, yield fair; another fnvoruhln
week for cora has brought it forward
faBt; hov crop henvy.-
Polk Ideal week for corn; oats nenrfv
nll.cut and nbout half a crop; wheat anil
ryo yielding well, quality of tho beBt.
Richardson Good week for thrashing
and stticking; corn doing flnoly; buck
wheut coining up u'cely.
Saline Corn doing well but rain will
bo needed soon; grain is being thrashed
from shock and not quito up to expecta
tions. Saunders Good week for com; oats
bolng cut, thrashing In progress, yield
good; crops need raia though not yot
suffering.
Seward Corn is needing rain, espec
ially tho early planted corn; Into oats
about roady to cut aud will bo a fair
crop.
Thayer Onts nenrly all cut; thrashing
going with a rush; crops yielding well;
weather all that can bo desired for corn.
York. Thrashing nnd stacking pro
grossing nicely; harvesting about all
done; hall the corn in tuxsol aud is silk
ing; ail corn growing well.
NOItTIIKAHTKIt.V SECTION.
Iloyd Whont harvest commenced nnd
promises to be a full crop with excellent
berry; crop growing well; hay good.
Burt Oats and wheut being cut and
thrashed with good yield; wheat tliiu
on ground but good quality; tamo hay
cut; corn looks good; eurly upplos
plenty; latn potatoes need ruin.
Cedar Corn nbout ull tanselcd and be
ginning to ear out; ryo and barley ubout
all cut; out harvest begun.
Colfiix Thrashing ryo and wheat com
menced, hIiow splondid yields.
Cuming Hnrvi sting of gruin of all
kinds in progrexs, quulity is good and
yield normal; corn is still behind tho soa-,
son.
Dixon Smnll grain ripening slowly
nnit mltlin.ll.-All. lint..iiit ti.af 1.... .. nnH
growing very rapidly; small fruit doing
unusually well.
Dodge Weathorfavorublo for harvest
ing and thrashing; oats ready to cut;
corn in u od condition.
Douglas Whoat and oat Imrvsnt in
prouresH; corn growing rapidly; some
roiuplniiit of short crop ol apples but
grnerally the crop will bo as goad as
last yeancherries hnvo been a good crop.
Holt Whent and oats ripening; corn
tunneling out und looks wail; rye hnr
vested, somo thrashed; huy-making bo
gun, grass heavy.
Knox Cutting oats will beglu ibis
weak; wheat U turning, the heads aro
lurgoand full; haying is in progress.
MiidixDii All busy huivesiiiur, grain
w' filled but stand l luxht In tr.nny
plneep; corn tnsselnd and eir-i forming.
Pierre ll,irve-liiig eotiiiiienct'd and
small gram better than expi-etcd; fine
rain Monday night; prospect lor a largo
crop.
Platte Nprinir wheat and onts being
cut; corn doing finely; rye good quality:
i-urlv plant. -d corn In tntu und silk.
Stanton Corn iu flno condition and
growing fast: soma wheat has b'en cut.
the yield will bo below tho average but
quality Is good; buy crop Is large.
Thurston Early wheat and oats bolng
harvested and a good crop: corn doing
well but is backward and will need a Into
fall to ripen.
Washington Corn doing woll but
needs rain; harvesting small grain pro
gressing. Wayne Wheat ready to cut: oats
very good nnd nearly ready to cut, corn
doing very well; grass crop tine; potatoe
good.
t'K.NTIIAI. HCCTIOX.
Iloor.e Harvesting well under way;
smnll grain of nil kinds a good crop;
corn growing well.
Iluffalo Corn was some injured by hot
wind on I'l'd nud 'J'id; winter wheut
thrashes out better thuti expected; early
oats are light; spring wheat promises
well.
Dawson Tlio Iiarvest comes with n
rush, everybody busy but can not keep
the ripe grain cut; corn curls some; pas
tures getting dry.
(iieeley Hurley, onts and whent most
ly iu shock; outs being cut; wheat fairly
good: corn needs rain; upples dropping
off.
Hail Most of the smnll grain in shock;
somo outs yet to cut: all small grain will
mako u fair crop: corn gaining (ant.
Howard Sinull grain nbout all har
vested, of good quality nnd u fair yield;
corn growing well but more ruin would
be beneficial in portions ot thn county.
Merrick Most nil grain cut, except
oats: oats fair; sugur bi ets growing well;
corn growing well; late oats rusted.
Sherman Whont aud oats neurly ull
iu the shock; com nud potatoes uro be
ginning to suffer from dryness.
Valjey Small gram yielding well, hnr
vest two-thirds done; com is iu the tas
sel; cnbbnge nnd potatoes good.
st)fTiii:.vsri:itx hkitiox.
Adams Winter wheat above average;
spring whent about till cut; com looks
fair but needs ruin; potatoes a short
crop.
Dundy Corn looking green nud a lit
tle morn niiti ut tlio proper limit will
make a fair crop; second crop of itlfnlfn
heavy; harvesting ull done, crops very
light.
Franklin Small grnin mostly put up
iu good shape: second crop of alfalfa in
stack; corn growing rapidly, muny fields
tunneling.
Frontier Spring wheat ready to cut,
yield extra good, quality fine; oats
about ready to cut; corn making rapid
growth; liny plontv.
Furnas Coru doing flnoly, much in
silk, nnd roasting ears plenty; wheat
harvest done, splendid yield; pntutoes
good; second crop of altaifu good.
Gosper Whoat aud oatsuboutall cut;
corn noeds rain.
Harlan Thrashing in full blast and
grain turning out hotter thnn expected,
good quulity; potatoes good; hay good.
Hitchcock Wheat harvest about over
and thrashing in progress; flue rains
have he'pnd com, which was Buffering
from drouuht.
Kenrnsy Spring wheat mostly cut;
some thrashing winter wheat, yield sat
isfactory, quality good: buy good; put.
tares good; rorn looks fine.
Lincoln Com, whent and pnstures
much Improved by rain; some corn do
ing finely, somo still needing rain; corn
about nil laid by.
Perk-in Ruin enme just In time to
savt- the com; wheut most ull hnrvestcd,
yield smnll.
Phelps Hnrvcsting in full blust; corn
tunneling out.
Red Willow Stncking ryo and wheat
and cutting spring whent the order ol
farming; corn doing well; grass up to ths
normal.
WTSTKnX ANO NOnTIIWKSTKIt.V SECTIONS.
Rox nutto Grass growing well; har
vesting small grain begun; potatoes fuir;
run go cattle look fine.
Cherry Wheat and small grain ripen
ing quito rapidly nnd somo harvesting
being done, uverugo crop; corn growing
well.
Dawes Rye nep.rly nil cut with fair
yield; spring wheut nearly ready to cut.
and in fairly good condition; corn doing
well.
Keith Spring wheat nearly ull cut;
corn looking good.
Kiinbnll Rvo nnd barley in shock; sec
onil crop of nlfnlfn in stack; whoat nud
onts nenrly ready to cut; potatoes good.
Rock Haying hns commenced with
fair crop: com growing fast.
Scotts llluff Rest rain ol tho season
on the l."th; spring whoat and onts
bended out; corn growing well; pastures
improved.
Thomns Plenty of moisture and
warm weather; crops doing well; early
pototoes mude; buy doing finely.
0. A. LOVI'LA.N'D,
Section Director, Lincoln, Nob.
NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.
Decline or tho llantiim Trade, IU Cuiuet
nnil i:(Teit.
A cargo of thirteen thousand bunch
es of bannnas, intended for tho Now
York mnrkot, was thrown into tho hnr
bor recently at Port LImon. As tho
steamer had nrrived two days Into tho
fruit hnd become too ripe for shipping,
but thnt has not Intorferod with tho
prlco or tho salo of tho fruit In this
city, says tho Now York Herald. It
seems to have had, however, the con
trary effect, for several dcnlera regret
tod that It bad not boon a dozen cargoes
that had found a resting place In south
ern seas rather than to be shipped to
this already overstocked market. "I
havo been," said a well-known com
mission fruit merchant, "twenty-thrco
years in this business, nnd havo novor
Eoen so low a market for bananas as
to-day. Six weeks ago I decided not to
handle them nt all this season. The
fruit Is too ripo on arrival. It Is al
most impossible to get grcon fruit.
There has been a time when sixty
thousand does not average one cargo
dally. Tho sale of ponchos, especially
and domestic fruits, Intorferes with tho
ralo of bananas, when thoy ure too
ripo for coniralBalon-houees thoy are
sold, or, rather, glvoo awny, to tho
treot venders.".
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