THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRTDAY , JULY 25 , 1902 , 3 A
Missouri Democrats Endorse
, Present Administration.
ttOTHWELL IS STATE CHAIRMAN
Kansas City Platform , With Special
i Reference to Silver Plank , Is In *
I dorsed Convention Concludes Its 1
J Work at Night Session. j | I
' St. Joseph , Mo. , July 23. The Btato' '
Democratic convention of Missouri
mot hero at noon yesterday and at
midnight concluded Its work and ad
journed sine die.
John A. Knott was nominated on tha
first baHot for Jthe long term na rail-1 |
road and warehouse commissioner at
the night session. Joseph P. Rico of | I
Moborly , ono of the present members
of the board , was chosen for the short
UCrm on the second ballot.
Joseph P. Carrlngton of Springfield ,
the present superintendent of public
instruction , was rcnomlnated.
Hon William A. Rothwell of Mober-
ly was chosen chairman of the Btato
committee.
The resolutions adopted declare al
legiance to the principles of the Kan
sas City platform , especial stress beIng -
Ing placed on the free silver , 1C to 1 ,
plank. The government's Philippine
policy is denounced. Drastic legisla
tion is proposed prohibiting the exist
ence of all trusts and combinations
that hayo a tendency to destroy com-
petition. The administration of Gov *
rnor Dockery is endorsed.
Senator F. M. Cockrell was first de
cided upon for chairman of the state
committee. T.ho senator , who is in
Washington , was apprised by wire of
the wishes of the Democratic leaders ,
but replied to Governor Dockery that
"ho would not accept.
Hon. William J. Stone , who will be
the Democratic nominee to succeed
Senator George Graham Vest , ad
dressed the convention and presented
n telegram from Senator Cockrell ask-1
Ing for the election of W. A. Rothwoll'
of Moberly as chairman of th'o state
committee. ;
The convention , acting on the sug-1
gestlon of ex-Governor Stone , unani
mously nominated Mr. Rothwell.
AFTER HENDERSON'S SCALP.
Federation of Millers Start Campaign
i Against Speaker.
I Minneapolis , July 23. H. S. Ken
nedy , secretary of the National , Federation -
-ation of Millers , announced that the
milling Interests of the country are in
_ league to procure the defeat of Speaker -
er Henderson in his race for reelection -
-tion to congress. The announcement
Av4s _ made .prior to Mr. Kennedy's da-
parturo for Des Molnes to attend a
peeling at which measures and means
to encompass Speaker Henderson's
political downfall will be dlscusjsed.
i The resentment of the millers'
Wises from Speaker Henderson's ac-
jtiou in holding up the London dock
[ clause amendment to the Harter bill ,
designed to do away with what Amer
ican exporters regard as unjust dU-
'crimination ' against United States
flour in. the unloading charges at Lon-
on. Accordlng to Mr. Kennedy , Rep
resentative Loren Fletcher had prac
tically * secured assurances of the pas
sage of the amendment and the mill-
jers of the country felt certain that
jtheir wishes would be carried out ,
.when Speaker Henderson suddenly In-
.torposed his interference and held up
Jthe measure.
| Mr. Kennedy explains that no f nds
will be solicited outside of Iowa to
prosecute the campaign against the
epeaker. .
MERCHANTS IN A COMBINE. .
.Iowa Retailers Club Together to Do
Their Buying.
Des Molnes , July 23. The first suc
cessful combination of retail mer-
'chants ' for buying purposes is now en
gaged fa doing business in Iowa.
{ This is a combination of firms of dry
goods dealers In Mount Ayr , Audu-
bon. Storm Lake , Ida Grove , Hartley ,
Spirit Lake , Spencer , Belmond and
other cties of the state under the
name of the Northwestern Buyers'
' association. The association sends a
competent buyer to Des Molnes on a
.certain day , seml-annually , and oth-
crs for succeeding days , and the rep-
Tosentatlves of Jobbing houses and
manufacturers are notified to be pres
ent and offer their wares. The pur
chases for the entire group of business
'houses are made at ono time and in
bulk , 'with shipments to be divided.
flho semi-annual purchase time Is at
hand and the buying is now being
done. The association is reported to
bare gone beyond the experimental
stage and Us success means the for
mation of other similar combines.
I Mason City University Plans.
i Minneapolis , July 23. The G. A. R.
.committee named by Commander-la *
Chief Terrence , In connection with
the memorial university established
at Mason City , la. , by the American
patriotic societies , met here yesterday
and agreed that besides the colleges
of medicine and liberal arts to be
founded , there should be a college of
American history , with a four years'
course. It was announced that the
institution would open Sept. 10 with a
good attendance.
Must Appoint Police Board. *
Lincoln , July 23. The supreme
court yesterday handed down another
opinion in the Omaha fire and police
commission case , this tlmo modifying
the judgment recently pronounced In
the case of Redell against Moores.
It la now held to be the duty of the
governor to appoint a b9ard.of flro
ad oolloo commissioners for
I1EAZY FOR FRIDAY'S BATTLE.
Jeftrles and Fltzslmmons Finish Their
Hard Training.
San Francisco , July 23. Jeffries
finished his hard training yesterday ,
Ho boxed eight fast rounds before a
largo gathering of business men at
Oakland. During the bout Jim nearly
knocked Kennedy out , and the latter
retaliated by landing a heavy right
on Jeffries' nose , drawing blood. Jof-
fries instructed his trainers to give
him a battle , and they did so to the
best ot their ability. Jeffries will do
light work for the next few days. Ho
will take no chances of injuring hid
hands and will therefore refrain from
boxing.
Fltzsimmons took a short jaunt
through the park in the morning and
boxed at the Olympic club In the aft
ernoon. Ho sparred with two clover
amateurs , and wound up by giving
throe fast rounds with Hank Griffin.
Fltzsimmons will confine his work for )
the next two days to light gymnastic t
work. Botli men are ready to enter.
tlio ring. |
The betting now stands 2 to 1 , with
I Jeffries on the long end. Visitors are
coming from all parts of the United
I States. Up to the present tlmo $13,000
j has been taken in for tickets. Inter-
'
cst in the coming battle Is on the in
crease and there is every likelihood
that there will bo a $50,000 house ,
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS ADJOURN. .
National Association Ends Its Session
at Asbury Park.
Asbury Park , N.J. . , July 23. The
National and State Woman's Suffrage
associations met in joint session at
the Ocean Grove temple yesterday.
The exercises opened with an address
by Kato M. Gordon , who spoke on "A
Scrap of Suffrage. "
The Question Box was presided
over by the Rev. Anna H. Shaw , vice
| I president of the national organization.
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Mrs. Mary G. Hay also spoko. The
convention closed last night. The
evening session was presided over
i by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. Ono of
the questions in the Question Box was
"Who will care for the babies -when
the mothers A/te ? "
| ' The Rev. Anna Shaw answered it
by saying : "The persons who care
i for them when the mothers go to the
| I opera. "
Vanaerbllt Hurt In Auto Accident
I Paris , July 23. As W. K. Vander-
I bllt , Jr. , was driving a small automobile
'
bile along the Chartres road , near St.
Arnold , behind a larger machine , yes
terday he collided with a market
wagon driven by a woman , and both
were upset. Mr. Vanderbllt was slight
ly injured on the leg and arm and the
woman's face was scratched. The au
tomobile was badly damaged. Tha
accident was due to the fact that Mr.
Vanderbllt did not see the wagon until
too late to avert a collision , owing
to the dust raised by the larger auto
mobile.
Commit Mysterious Outrage.
Ouray , Colo. , July 23. Ten masked
men went to the Ouray and Northern
tunnel , about three miles north of
Ouray , and , after destroying the pri
vate telephone that connected the
mine with Ouray , took from the bunk'
house two employes of the mine ,
marched them down the hill at the
muzzle of guns and ordered them to
leave the camp. The motive for tha
outrage is a mystery.
Armour Absorbs Hammond Plants.
Chicago , July 23. According to a
report current yesterday that seemed
to be well substantiated , Armour &
Co. have absorbed the Hammond
Packing company and the G. H. Hammond
mend company. The plants of the G.
H. Hammond company are at Hammond
mend , Ind. , South Omaha and Chicago ,
and the Hammond Packing company' *
establishment is at St. Joseph , Mo.
Flood at Beardstown.
Springfield , ' 111. , July 23. The Illi
nois river is still rising at Beards-
town and it is seventeen feet above
low water mark , f Damage to crops on
the lowlands Is increasing and has
reached thousands of dollars. River-
view park , Beardstown , is five feet
under water.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
The Iron Mold era * association de
cided to maintain the present position
of one apprentice to eight journey
men.
Joseph B. Lindsey of Dado county
was nominated for congress by the
Republicans of the Sixth Missouri dis
trict.
I Mark McPherson , a real son of the
'
'revolution , In which his father served
several years , died suddenly at Wich
ita Tuesday , aged fifty-eight years.
Colonel A. J. Mlnnio , who com
manded the Tenth Illnols volunteer
Infantry during the civil war , dropped
dead Tuesday at his home in Jonas-
bore , III. , aged eighty years.
The war department has bo n In
formed from Manila that between
May 0 and June 11 , seventy-six enlist
ed men of the army died. Of these
thirty-two deaths were caused by Asi
atic cholera.
The annual convention of the Illi
nois Spanish War Veterans' associa
tion voted in favor of merging the
three national military organizations
which have grown out of the Spanish-
American war. N
Arthur J. Caton , prominently Iden
tified with all the movements of Chicago
cage society , was severely injured
Thursday night in a collision between
en electric car and a carriage in
which he was riding.
Mrs. Edna Hall has been arrested
at Billings , Mont. , upon advices re
ceived from the authorities of Paris ,
111. Mrs. Hall is charged with kid
naping a younger sister , Efllo Caraaby ,
who was taken from her homo' .
Tieup of Marine Industries
Rests in His Hands.
AFFECTS SIXTY THOUSAND MEN
Dock Workers Empower President
of 'Longshoremen's Union to Act.
Relative to Calling Sympathetic
Strike In Aid of Tugmen.
Chicago , July 23. In the hands ot
ono man now rests the decision wheth
er a tlo-up ot the marina Industries
of the great lakes shall bo decreed.
This man is President D. J. Keofo of
the International 'Longshoremen , Ma.
rlnemea and Transport Workers' as
sociation. Yesterday , as the result
ot a strike of tugmcu , which has boon
in' progress since April , the executive
body of his association empowered
him to decldo whether the 00,000.
members engaged in * loading , unload-j
lug and operating vessels on the lakes
| shall cease work to help the tugmen
in their strike against tho. tug trust.
If the decision bo for a fight , work
will bo suspended on all the Iron ore.
coal and lumber docks along the chain
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of lakes. ,
The fact that the Licensed Tug-
men's association \ was admitted to
membership in the 'Longshoremen's
association while it already had a
strike on its hands Is taken to indi
cate that its officers expect help. Tha
tugmen have for some tlmo endeav
ored to get the dock workers mixed
up In their strike. >
With the whole matterjn his bands'
for a Bottlement it isj likely that Mr.
Keefo will visit Cleveland within a
week for a conference with officials
of the Great Lakes Towing company.
Upon the result of this meeting will
largely depend the future of the strike
against the company.
Should a general sympathetic strike
bo ordered at this tlmo the result
would bo most disastrous to lake com
merce. .
Miners Begin Marching.
Charleston , W. Va. , July 23. The
arrests of strikers at the Collins col
liery appears to have infuriated tha
miners there and marching has com
menced , largo bodies of men moving
about the property and shouting epi
thets at the men who are working. The
latter are practically prisoners in tha
mine. Chief Deputy Hughes and Dep
uty" Cunningham of the federal mar
shal's ofllce made eighteen arrests.
The trial of the arrested men will oc
cur hero Friday. J
TWO HANGED FOR MURDER.
Ashley Cocke Dies With Terrible
Blasphemies on His Lips.
Greeneville , Miss. , July 23. With
curses on his lips , with eyes bloodshot
and the expressed wish that the people
ple of Greeneville perish in the fires of
hell Ashley Cocke died here yester
day. With him , but silently , Tom Lauderdale -
derdale also met his end. .Both were
convicted of the murder of G. W.
Wray and were hanged from the same
gallows.
Cocke died boasting that ho would
be in hell in a few minutes and damnIng -
Ing everything and everybody. He
said those who had planned his end
would meet their fate , and that $11.-
000 was deposited in the bank , $1,000
of which would be paid for the death
of each of the eleven men who prose
cuted him. The execution was wit-
npssed by 6,000 people. Before tha
time for the execution both men ap
peared defiant , Cocke especially being
very abusive to e.veryone around him ,
while both cursed continually. After
the death warrant had been read to
the men in their cells. Cocke yelled
through the window to the great
crowd which had gathered outside to
witness the execution : "D n you ,
don't be impatient , we are coming. "
When the sheriff and the doomed
men mounted the scaffold Cocke again
began to berate those about him.
When the black caps were adjusted ,
the sheriff asked : "Aro you both
ready ? " . ,
"Yes. " yelled Cocke , through the
folds of black. "D n you people of
Greeneville. go to h 11 air of you. "
The trap was sprung and the men
dropped into space.
Murderer Kills Himself.
Helena , Mont , July 23. The body
of W. C. Craft , who was wanted for
the murder of a fellow sheepherder at
Lewlston , has been found in the
northern part of Fergus county. An
unsigned letter was found stating that
he had killed Walter McClure , that the
crime had haunted him to such an
extent that ho could not sleep and
that death was preferable to capture
and he blow his head off with the
weapon that bad been used to kill hia
companion.
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Foul Play Suspected.
Detroit , July 23. Suspicion of foul
play has been raised in connection'
with the death of Private Joseph Des
mend of the Fourteenth United , States
infantry , whose remains were ? found'
terribly mangled on the Pero Marquette -
quetto tracks at Brighton yesterday ,
near the rifle practice encampment.
Desmond's homo is at Leavenworth.
Two privates are under arrest at Fort
Wayne , charged with absenting them *
selves from the Brighton catnp yester
day without leave.
Boers Are to Visit Europe. *
Pretoria , July 23. Generals Bothi
and Delaroy , with their secretaries ,
left here yesterday for Capo Town en
rquto for Europe. General Dewot will
accompany them on the Journey to the i
coast. The data of their return from
Europe has not been ; definitely ,
FLOOD REFUGEES PENNILESS
Tenant Farmers South of Keokuk
Lose Absolutely Everything ,
Keokuk , la. , July 23. The Missis ,
olppl river foil nine Inches here yea-
tordoy nnd there are no signs In Iowa
rlvors of ahy more Hood approaching.
A gradual fall of n couple of wtaks
will end the Hood In the vast domain
south of here. Several hundred ten *
I ant fannoru are absolutely penniless
I and with no chance of an Income this
I year. Each community seems to bj
i taking care of its own refugees and
nosystematic plan of relief has boon
broached yet. The same ondltlonn
obtain along the sovonty-flvo miles of
the Mississippi river op the Missouri
clilo nnd a hundred miles of the Don
Molncs river lowlands. The popula
tion of the village of St. FYanclsvlllo ,
Mo. , hhs boon nearly doubled by refu
gees from the flooded district , who
lost , absolutely everything.
Last" night a ttestlo 150 foot long ,
ono tnllo tiortfi of Alexandria , on the
( St. Louis , Keokuk and Northwestern
railroad , was washed out , blocking
j tralllc on that road nnd the Kcokuk
I and Western , which upon the track
, thero. Extraordinary precaution pre
vented a serious catastrophe.
Formers to Help Fix Freight Rates ,
St. Paul , July 23. Other railroad
presidents will probably participate
in the rate conference which Presi
dent Hill of the Great Northern and
President Mellon of the Northern Pa
cific will hold with thu farmers and
(
producers of the Pacific states. In a
friendly letter , President Mellon baa
expressed himself as pleased with the
disposition of western farmers and
producers to settle the freight rate
j I question In conference with the heads
of the linos. Ho suggests , however ,
I that nt the conference the Oregon
] Railway and Navigation company bo
also represented , since it is largely
concerned in the western grain haul.
The farmers deslro freight rate re
ducttons to enable them to move their
grain nnd produce nt bettor advantage.
Baseball Scores Yesterday.
National League Chicago , 9 ; Cin
cinnati , 1. St. Louis , 3 ; Ptttsburg , 9.
Brooklyn , 7-3 ; Philadelphia , 6-0.
American League Washington , G ;
St. Louis , 7. PhluTdelphTa , 9 ; Cleveland
land , 4. Boston , 4 ; Chicago , 1. Balti
more , 6 ; Detroit , 7.
American Association Indianapo
lis , C ; Toledo , 4. Louisville , G ; Colum
bus , 2. Kansas Clty,7 ; Mlnneapdlls , 4
Western League Omaha , 2 ; St. Joseph
soph , C. Des Molnes , 17 ; Kansas City ,
C. Denver , 3-5 ; Peorla , 2-11.
Santos-Dumont In New York.
New York , July 23. Albert Santo *
Dumont , the Brazilian aeronaut , was
a passenger on the steamship Kron
Prlnz Wiljielm , which arrived from
Bremen. Santos-Dumont , who Is
scheduled to make a series of airship
ascensions near New York , said ho
was very glad to hear there woulc
bo several competitors for the prizes
offered at the St. Louis exposition , as
It would stimulate interest in thu
building of airships.
Dykes on Illinois Go Out
Peorla , July 23. The Illinois river
reached the height of twenty-one foe
above low water mark. The dykes
near Pekln , on which are the track
of the Peorla and Pokln Termlna
railway , gave way. Over 1,000 feet o
track Is gone and the water is pouring
through the crevasse , flooding hun
dreds" of acres of grain , which was
previous to the break not much dam
aged.
Ward In Place of Smith.
Washington , July 23. Colono
Thomas Ward , chief of staff to General
oral Miles , yesterday was appointed
a brigadier general In the regular
army , vice Jacob Smith , retired. Gen
era ! Ward himself will retire in the
course of a day. or two , when Colone
Joseph P. Sanger , inspector general's
department , now in the Philippines
will become brigadier general.
Peary Steamer Is Leaking.
Halifax , July 23. At Sydney it was
discovered that the Peary Arctic
steamer Windward was leaking. I
seems that she was strained in some
way while bunkering and yesterday
she began making water. While th <
damage is serious enough to delay her
departure a day or two , It is belloyet
it is not great enough to compel a tern
porary abandonment of the trip.
Y. P. C. U. Convention.
Tacoma , Wash. , July 23 , Every
train which arrived yesterday brough
many delegates to iho Y. P. C. U. con
vention , ono extra carload . comlni
from DCS Molncs and the surrounding
country. Most of the day was taken
up in trolley car rides. The prelim
Inary meeting of the convention . . _ .
opened last night at the First Pres > y
terian church with a song service.
All Garment Makers on Strike.
New York , July 23. The press com
mittee of the striking garment makers
Bald that all of the men employed In
Us branch of the trade are now on
strike. It was also stated that abou
eighteen employers had agreed to the
demands of the strikers. The tota
number of men on strike is about 40 ,
000.
Excursion Rates Withdrawn.
Chicago , July 23. There will be no
more cheap excursions for the prescn
from Chicago and St. Louis to New
Yprk and Atlantic City. At a specla
meeting of the Central Passenger as
Bociatlon yesterday It was agreed to
wipe off the slate and restore norma
conditions. '
Murderer Makes Confession.
Sioux City , July 23. William Nunv
Iby , arrested at Denison , la. , for the
murder of Fred Powell , a Milwaukee
road brakeman , has made a full con
fouslon of the crime.
Bl BjBl PHI
Sentenced to One Month's Suspension -
- pension and $50 Fine.
ADMINISTERED WATER CURE ,
Lieutenant Cook Is Acquitted ,
Filipino Qcouta Killed Prlaonera
Through Misunderstanding of Or
ders Flndlno * Qent to President
\Vashlngton , Jtiljr 23. Secretary
Hoot yesterday sent to the prosldont
nt Oyster , Day the , proceedings and.
findings Jn tho1 court-martial case oC
Major Edwin Glenn , Fifth Infantry ;
Lieutenant Julian 12. Jaugot , EIfju
toenth cavalry , and Lieutenant Nor ;
man IS , CooU ot the Philippine ncouta ,
31onnvas found guilty of adminicles
Ing the water cure to natives , or jior-
mlttlng It to bo done , and was noa-
.cnced to 0110 month's suspension
[ rom duty and fined $50. Lieutenant
Cook was acquitted..on a charKp oC
giving orders lo kill three Filipino
prlspnors. The testimony showed
[ hat ho had given orders to ahoot the
prlsonorn If they attempted to escape.
The Filipino scoutB , to which thin or *
dor woa given , thought it meant to
Bhoot the prisoners.
In forwarding the case to the prcsl
dent , the Bccrotnry recommends the
sentences and findings ho approved ,
but no other action to bo tnUon. It Id
bollovod the proHldont , who IB review
Ing officer In those cases , will not
mulco commontB , as In the cnso ot
Oonoral Smith. It Is shown In the
evidence and reports that Major Qlonn
has performed excellent service and
has done much to pacify the country
where ho has boon In command.
BREAK THROUGH A CORDON.
Lndroncs Cut Their Way Out and Es
cape to Mountains.
Manila , July 23. Montallon and
Fellzardo , the ladrono chiefs , have
brolcen through the constabulary cor
don In Cavlto province and have en
capcd to the rnou.ijiajn8. A numbpr of
lad rones were killed in earlier at
tempts to force the cordon.
The cordon encompassed the lead
era and many of their followers. The
latter , when surrounded , made a brcalt
to escape. The constabulary with
stood the first attacks , killing font *
teen and capturing fifteen men. The
ladrones finally massed under cover
of the darkness and forced their way
through a weak spot In.tho cordon
near Das Armas , killing one and
wounding ono of the constabulary
The latter captured the papers am !
effects of the leaders and destroyed
quantities of ( supplies.
TIDAL WAVE IS NOW FEARED.
Likely to Follow the .Recent Earth
quake Shocks In St. Vincent.
Kingston , Island of St. Vincent
July 23. There was another severe
earthquake hero yesterday. It was
of long duration and was accompanlot
by a repetition of the phenomena ot
Thursday last.
The shock caused Intense excite
tnont among the Inhabitants , who fled
in their nightclothes into the streets
And remained out of doors until day
break. Partially demolished build
ings arc being pulled down for public
safety.
The weather Is very squally and the
sea Is receding. Some people antici
pate a tidal wave.
Charges Against Strong Withdrawn.
New York , July 23. The charge ol
grand larceny , formally made by May
Yoho against former Captain Strong ,
who has mysteriously disappeared ,
has been withdrawn. May Yoho'o law *
yer notified the police last evening
that his client wishes to withdraw all
charges against the missing captain
and that the reward of $1,000 offered
for information as to his whereabouts
was also _ withdrawn. The lawyer
would only say that the charges were
withdrawn for the sake of Strong's
family. - \ , ji \
United States Sends Gunboat
Washington , July 23. Secretary
Moody , in a cablegram yesterday to
Commander McCrea of the gunbpat
Machlas , now at Colon , directed him
to proceed with that vessel to Capo
Haytlen in response to the request
of the United States consul there. Or
ders also were sent to the gunboat
Marietta directing it to proceed to
Colon to take the place of Macbias RS
soon as it has finished its present
work on the Venezuelan coast. '
Sixty-one Bodies Recovered.
Hamburg , July 23. The wrecked
steamer Primus has been partially
raised and brought nearer shore. The
total number of missing is now placed
at 104. Sixty-one bodies Have been
.recovered. . Inquiry into the circum
stance of the disaster shows that
there is a great lack of llfesarinff ap
pliances on the Elba excursion steam
ers. The Primus is known to have
had on board only six life belts and a
single boat. _
Jealousy Causes a Double Murder.
Harrlsburg , Pa. . July 23. William
Filer , a ateel worker , shot and killed
his wife , Clara Filer , and Harry Bennett -
nett , a machinist , at Steelton , near
here. The Filers and Bennett boarded
at the same house and it is alleged
that Filer was Jealous of Bennett's at *
tentlona to his wife.
Foreigners Are In Peril.
Capo Haptien , Haytl , July 23. The
local authorities here have notified
tUe consular corps that Cape Haytiea
Is to bo attacked by land and sea and
that they cannot guarantee the safety
of foreigners.1 ' "
POORLY DISTRIBUTED.
fco Muoh Mouturo In the North and
Too Little In the South.
Washington , July 23 , The woathoi
bureau's weekly summary of crop COD/
dttlonn IB an follows :
The lower Missouri and upper Ml *
slsnlppt valleys and lalto region hart
continued to suffer from excessive *
rains. Drought has been largely n
llovo.1 In the southern states , but oz >
tenalvo arena in that section are still
much In need of ruin. The corn crop
has made splendid progress in tha
states of the central valleys , except ,
In Iowa and limited portions of Ml *
sourl and Illinois , th/ condition In
Iowa being fairly good In well tilled
uplands , but great .damage has n >
suited from Hoods In the southern ppr
lions of that Btato and northern Hit
noln. Highly favourable reports ara
'
tyicolvod from Npb'raska , Kansas' an-1
the grqator part of Missouri and lilt
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Ru'lnB bn.vo fntorfcrod with harvest
Jn ; ? ot wlntpr Mfeal'toMjro tlijfluls'hpd
In the northern dVstr/cts * , nml Wasp's ! " " '
boon unfavorable , fcT hroflJjljUj : In Uia
central vnl ysfUllp qoflUlorMla
wheat In the lower MlssourJ yallcj
has boon damaged. ' M * * * * * '
Spring wheat has advanpod favor * V'
ably In Iho principal spring wheat
staten , but has sustained Injury to
scattered localities frpm hall storms.
NEBRASKA CROP BULLETIN ;
Last Week Favorable for Harvest and
Growth of Corn Everywhere.
Lincoln , July 23. Ciop bulletin
for the week ending July 21 : The last
week , as a whole , was cool and wet
The rain exceeded ono inch In moot
of the eastern countloa and ranged
from two to six inches in a number
of southeastern counties.
The first four days were hot and
dry , exceedingly favorable for aft agri
cultural Interests. Some progress
was made In stacking and threshing
wheat ; however , little could bo done
In the eastern counties the last days
of the week , bccattso of the heavy
rain. The winter wheat harvest Is
about completed ; a email amount ol
wheat In the southeastern counties on
low , wet land has not and probably
will not bo cut. Oats have been fur
ther Injured by the showers of tha
week ; tlio harvest of oats Is In pro
gress In southern counties ) , Corn baa
grown well. > ---1 * rr. '
Locomotive Boiler Explodes. * " 5
Olney , 111. , July 23. A Baltimore
and Ohio freight locomotive exploded
near here. Engineer Conaty of Wash
ington , Ind. , was Instantly killed and
Fireman Michael Muster , also ol
Washington , was fatally Injured ,
teen cars wore wrecked.
SPAHKS FROM THE WIRES.
Fire at Cohiultta , da. , Sunday , destroyed -
stroyod eleven stores along the public
square ; loss , $50,000.
Seyyld Acel has boon proclaimed
oultan of Zanzibar , In succession to
Hamould Bin Saad , who died Friday.
Henry L. Moss , who was the first
United States district attorney for the
territory of Minnesota , died at hid
koine in St. Paul Sunday/ aged sixty-
throe , * (
James J. Kelley , an old'1 time min
strel , who during his professional ca
reer appeared In nearly every part of
the country , died at his home In Bos
ton , Sunday. He was sixty-nine year *
of ago.
No Correction Tfueded. " i
"Sir , " bosun the poet , OH ho burst
Into the ofllce ot the great editor : "sir ,
I have called to protest against the
way In which my poem , 'The Idyll of
'Kansas , ' appeared yesterday In your
po'per. "
"Did It get In ? " asked the great edi
tor , carefully "ronkl'ng ' a cross on an ar- ,
tlst's drawing to show where the man
fell from the window. '
"Yes , sir. And'wherO'I'hnd written
'whispers of the wind' yon1 made , lt
rend 'whiskers in the wind1 !
"That's all right- ' said the great ed
itor. "It was a Kansas poem , was It
notBaItlmore Amprlr-on.
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Do You Know { hat you should aet ?
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