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ESTABLISHED 1»87.
MULES PROSTRATED
By the Intense Beat in
Atlanta
VETERINARY SURGEONS KEPT BUST
Attending the Cases of Sun
stroken Among Them
WHISKY GIVEN AS A REMEDY
Old Fashioned Red Eye and Cracked Ice are
Given the Suffering Beasts of Burden
When They are Overcome by’the Torrid
Heat of These Blazing Days Unprec
edented.
Atlanta, July 30. —An unusual sight
, was witnessed yesterday afternoon in the
rear of the Chamber of Commerce. There
a mule belonging to the sanitary depart
ment of the city was being treated for
sunstroke.
The animal had become drowsy while
at work in the sun, and the driver noticed
from his labored breathing that there
was something wrong. He drove to the
Chamber of Commerce, and'reported the
case to Chief Veal. The mule was taken
to the vacant lot and there he soon be
came wild and unmanageable. He dash
ed about in a frantic manner and it was
with the utmost difficulty that he could
be held - to keep from inflicting serious in
jury upon his body.
Dr. J- N. Cook, a veterinary surgeon,
was sent for and began to treat the mule.
The struggles of the poor beast, whose
brain seemed on fire, were pitiful. His
eyes rolled in a maniacal manner and his
frame .shook with nervous rigors. After
considerable trouble and the use of ropes
the mule was thrown to the earth, and
held there by six stout men. He strug
gled to free himself, but his captors held
him fast A big blanket was thrown
about his body so as to get him in a
sweat, and then a quart of whisky was
poured down his throat, A bag full of
crushed ice was placed to his head and
held there.
• After a time the body of the animal
was wet with sweat and the doctor pro
nounced him better. The ice was kept
9n his head for two hours and then he
seemed so much better that it was removed
and the mule was allowed to rise. He
seemed all right with the exception of
the jag he had accumulated, for he stag
gered around in a most approved fashion.
* This is not the first case of the kind
that has come to the attention of Dr.
Cook, for he says the hot weather has
been playing havoc with the horses
and mules of the city. He was called
last Saturday to attend a horse be
longing to Blacknail & Son. The an
imal had been overcome by the heat
and was attacked just as the mule
was, becoming wild and unmanage
able. He rushed up to the back door
of the store and was about to enter
when be was beaten back. He next
charged upon a fence and fell helpless
on the other side He was taken in
hand and Dr. Cook was sent for. The
horse was treated but failed to rally,
and his death occurred in a short
time.
Dr. Cook says that every summer he
has some cases of sunstroke among
horses and mules, but that the record has
been broken during the present heated
term and he has had more cases of this
kind than ever before. Yesterday he
attended seven cases and during the last
week he has had not less than twenty
cases.
In animals when affected begin to get
drowsy and then they breathe very hard
and their skins are dry and hot, showing
that the heat has taken an inward turn.
This is followed by a sort of frenzy,
which ends in death unless they can be
benefltted.
The first thing to do is to get the ani
mal in a cool place aad then to put crack
ed ice to his head. Then follows the
sweating treatment, varying according to
' the nature of the attack.
TO SUCCEED BLACKBURN.
Governor Bradley, It Is Said, Will Appoint
John W. Yerkes of Danville.
Frankfort, Ky., July 30.—1 t is said
that Governor Bradley will appoint
John W. Yerkes, Republican, of Dan
ville, United States senator, to succeed
J. S. O. Blackburn, Democrat.
The last legislature, which should
have chosen a senator, adjourned with
out doing so, owing to a deadlock. The
candidates were Senator Blackburn and
Congressman W. Godfrey Hunter. An
attempt had been made to induce Mr.
Yerkes to be the Republican candidate,
but he declined, as he had always re
fused to accept any office. His term as
senator will last only until the next ses
sion of the legislature regularly elects
some one to fid the vavancy. Mr.
Yerkes has for eight years been chair
i man of the Republican state central
■committee.
After the Brewers’ Combine.
Kansas City, July 30.—1 tis said upon
excellent authority that District Attor
ney John R. Walker will, in a few days,
institute proceedings in the federal court
against the brewers’ combine, which
has existed here for some time past.
The brewers will be charged with a con
spiracy to monopolize traffic in beer in
[ Kansas City. The threat of a Chicago
brewery to enter the Kansas City field
aud smash the combine by selling beer
at |5 a barrel has driven a committee of
the brewers to Chicago with threats to
sell beer in Kansas City at $a -' ->rrel or
lower.
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
I ATKINSON IN ALABAMA.
Georgia's Governor Addresses a Large Au
dieuoe at'Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala., July 30.—Gov
‘. ernor Atkinson of Georgia was given a
I rousing reception here, and iu turn
[ treated the large audience to a splendid
1 Democratic speech of almost two hours.
Every particle of space in the large
courtroom was filled, iu spite of the
fact that the weather was oppressively
hot, and to the very end the distin
guished Georgian held the close atten
tion of his hearers.
Governor Atkinson devoted his speech,
very largely, to a discussion of the fi
nancial qu stion, presenting a forcible
• aud well connected argument iu favor
, of the coinage of both gold aud silver
without discrimination. He arrayed the
facts in new and attractive clothing and
brought the situation home to his hear
ers iu a most impressive and agreeable
style. One thing the governor said that
' appeared to particularly impress his au
i dience was:
, “I demand to know if the gold stand
ard is right why do its advocates seek
to secure free coinage by international
■ agreement?”
He then denounced the Republican
, national platform for demanding mo
' nometallism, and advocating au inter
national agreement to govern the coin
. age of silver. To the business men who
were so anxious to crush the silver craze
! in order to settle the money question
1 and allow the commerce of the country
to resume its former activity, he said
that the quickest way the settlement
would be effected was by the election of
Bryan and a free silver congress and
i that a free silver senate stood ready to
knock in the head any further efforts of
. the money power to force monometal
lism on the people. He begged the busi
ness men to get on silver’s side and
stand to the platform of their party.
Governor Atkinson paid his compli
-1 ments to Captain Johnston, and his sen
-1 timents were loudly cheered. He ridi
-1 iculed the fusion of the Populists and
Republicans in Alabama, and said it
meant simply an abandonment of prin
ciple and a thirst for office. He scored
Goodwyn unmercifully for voting for
the negro Murray to be seated in Con
gressman Elliott’s place in the house,
and suggested that the negroes of Ala
bama realized that a white man who
r will go back on his race cannot be
trusted by a negro.
In concluding his speech, the gov
ernor warned the people that if they did
not look well after their legislative nom
inees, they might win only half a vic
tory at the polls.
During the course of his speech, Gov
ernor Atkinson referred iu a compli
mentary way to Senator Morgan, and
for several minutes the building re
sounded with the yells of approval and
applause.
TILLMAN MAKES A SPEECH.
The South Carolina Senator Addresses an
Audience at Orangeburg.
Columbia, S. 0., July 30.—For the
first time in a year Senator Tillman
addressed a South Carolina audience
' Wednesday at Grangeburg. It was the
, occasion of a celebration by the Tillman
. Volunteers, a company organized at the
. time of the “Darlington war,” and was
’ for the purpose of securing funds to re
organize the company.
, Colonel Cobb of Georgia was the first
speaker, and made a decidedly good im
pression. He is a strong friend of Till
man’s, having advocated his course be
, fore he knew him personally. His sub
ject was “Bryan aud Sewall.” As soun
as he announced it, A. O. Mitchell, a
leading “reformer” of that section, in
terrupted Cobb and named Tom Watson
1 instead of Sewall. Oobb said that while
1 he admired Watson he was a Democrat
and would not support a Populist.
Seuator Tillman’s speech lacked his
usual snap and he showed evidences of
; his recent bereavement. He touched
upon state politics to say the people
must judge candidates by their lives
and public records.
“Let us stop fighting,” he said, ‘‘and
, take a rest, but we must not go to sleep. ’ ’
GROVER WANTS PEACE.
The President Anxious That the Venezue
lan Dispute Should Be Settled.
' London, July 30.—The Chronicle pub-
lishes an account by Hadgson Pratt of
’his recent visit to the United States, in
which he says that he was charmed
with the kindness shown him wherever
he went and that he found President
Cleveland equally cordial and gracious.
“President Cleveland,” he says, “ex
pressed hiihself most warmly on the
subject of Anglo-American arbitration,
but he told me that he thought it was
best not yet to enter upon any large ab
stract question of tribunals, for all na
tions.
“I was told on good authority that
President Cleveland wants the Venezue
lan question settled before entering
upon the question of general arbitra
tion.” _____
One of the Highwaymen Captured.
Denver, July 30.—1 t has been learned
that one of the robbers of the stage
coach, near Cripple Oreek, July 23, has
been arrested and is now in jail at Colo
rado Springs, under the name of Ed
ward Burbank. It is said that Bur
bank, who is 20 years old and a son of
a prominent Cripple Oreek merchant,
has confessed. Some of the booty was
found in the back yard of a house where
Burbank told the officers it had been
buried.
A Great Financier Gone.
St. Joseph, Mo., July 30.—Colonel
Calvin Fletcher Burns, president of the
National Bank of St. Joseph and one of
the state’s leading financiers, died at
his home here after au illness of two
, weeks. He leaves a widow and one
, daughter and au estate valued at |4,-
000,000.
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THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME. GA.. FRIDAY, JULY 3L, 1896
INCLAN A PRISONER
The Spanish. General Captured By
Antonio Maceo.
DONS OVERWHELMINGLY CRUSHED
And Salvador Rios Has Also
Defeated
THE SPANIARDS UNDE SEGURA
Havana Officials Still Deny the Report,
but There Seems to Be No Doubt That
Inclan Is Maceo'v Captive—ls Any Prom
ineut Cubans Are Put to Death by Wex
ler, Indan Will Meet a Similar Fate.
Key West, July 30.—The report that
reached here last week stating that
Spanish forces under General Sutrez
Inclan had been overwhelmingly de
feated and the general himself captured
by the Cubans under General Antouio
Maceo, has been confirmed. Advices
from Havana state that although the
story is still officially denied, there is no
doubt that Inclan is Maceo’s captive.
It is stated in Havana that Weyler
has received letters from Maceo an
nouncing that Inclau is a prisoner and
offering to exchange him for any prom
inent Cuban Weyler may name. Ma
ceo adds that if Weyler refuses to make
the exchange Inclan will be held as a
hostage, and that if any prominent Cu
bans are put to death Inclan will meet
a similar fate.
Inclau’s friends are urging Weyler to
agree to an exchange.
The Spaniards, under Colonel Segura,
have been defeated by the Cubans un
der Salvador Rios. The engagement
occurred on the Canton river in eastern
Cuba. The Spaniards lost 150 killed and
wounded. Colonel Segura was among
the wounded. Segura, in announcing
his defeat, says he was “compelled tore
treat by overwhelming numbers.”
QUIET HAS BEEN RESTORED
The International Socialist and Trades*
union Congress Stopped Wrangling.
London, July 30. After wasting
three days in wrangling over questions
arising from an inspection of the cre
dentials of the delegates and their right
to be admitted, the fourth session of the
International Socialist Labor and
Tradesunion congress was opened in St.
Martin’s town hall.
The delegates lost no time in com
plaining bitterly of the sterility of the
proceedings. They claimed they had
been sent by “hungry millions” to at
tend to business and not air their own
dissensions and so play into the btyids
of tneir enemies. These complaints
seemed to carry considerable weight
1 with the assembly, for the session was
a comparatively quiet one. The report
1 of the agrarian committee favoring the
socialization of land was accepied.
Matthew Maguire, the leading dele
gate to the Socialist party in the United
States, presented a long report of the
history of the labor movement in the
United States, in which are copious
questions from the resolutions adopted
by the Socialist convention on July 4,
and also a declaration of principles of
the Socialist Trade and Labor alliance.
Conspired to Kill Governor Berrlz.
Havana, July 30. —Details received
here from the isle of Pines, the penal
settlement off this coast, show that the
conspiracy to murder the governor, Col
onel Berriz, and capture the guardship
' and barracks, was widespread. The
prisoners rose when the soldiers of the
garrison were at mass, and it is possible
that the plan might have succeeded had
it not been for the fact that two men
gave the alarm in time for the troops to
be called to arms and the insurrection
suppressed. Twenty-one ringleaders of
the revolt are likely to be severely dealt
with.
Refused to Grant the Injunction.
Providence, July 30.—Judge Colt of
, the United States circuit court handed
1 down a decision denying the petition of
' the Electric News and Money Transfer
company for an injunction to restrain
the police of Pawtucket from interfer
-1 ing with the company’s business. The
police claim that the company conducts
1 a pool selling business, and have tried
to break it up. The court, in its decis
ion, holds that under the laws the com
pany has no right to do business in the
' state of Rhode Island.
A Warship Struck by Lightning.
Rome, July 30.—The Italian armored
warship Roma, of about 5,300 tons dis
( placement, was struck by lightning and
caught fire. The flames spread rapidly,
’ threatening to reach the magazine, and
1 it was found necessary to sink the ship
■ by discharging torpedoes at her. She
■ was built iu 1865, was of 3,000 horse
; power, 262 feet long, had a speed of 13
• knots and carried 23 centimetre and
rapid fire guns of different Calibre.
i
’ Seaboard Withdraws Its Reduced Rates.
Washington, July 30. —The Seaboard
Air Line gave the interstate commerce
commission notice of the withdrawal of
its reduced rates to southern points, the
withdrawal to take effect Aug. 8. Judge
Simonton's injunction requiring the
Seaboard aud the Southern railroads to
quit rate cutting aud appear before him
and show cause why the injunction
should not be made permanent, is re
turnable Aug. 15.
; MR. MORTON WILLING
i Secretary of Agriculture Ready to Bead
a Third Ticket,
I WILL ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY.
' A. Conference Will ba Heid at
Omaha
i TO SETTLE THE MATTER SHORTLY
p This Course Decided on at a Couferenee of
f Antl-Bryanltes In Nebraska City—Sena
tor Dnbolse Makes a Speech—The Silver
Party and Democracy Will Work In Per
fect Harmony.
; New York, July 30. —A special to
i The World from Lincoln, Nob., says:
i Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling
Morton may be a candidate for the gold
1 standard Democratic nomination for the
> presidency.
i A conference, attended by Mr. Mor
i ton and a number of prominent Demo
i crats of the state opposed to Bryan, was
held at Nebraska City. Every effort
' has been made to keep the fact a secret
that Mr. Morton’s candidacy was dis
[ cussed.
He was prevailed upon to become a
eandidate, and may write a letter an
nouncing that he would accept the nom-
> ination. It had been intended to have
• the secretary’s letter furnish the first
inkling of the conference and its result,
i but the secret has leaked out. »
The gold standard Democrats of the
i state favor a state and national ticket.
A conference of the leaders will be held
in Omaha iu a few days to decide upon
• the date for the state convention. Prom
; ineut anti-Bryanites of this city think
i that Morton will have no trouble in se
l curing the nomination aud look upon
; him as the ideal candidate.
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Call For a Gold Standard Conference.
Marshalltown, la., July 30.—J. M.
Martin, state committeeman, has issued
a call for a conference of the gold stand
. ard Democrats at Des Moines Aug. 4 for
the purpose of organizing and to select
, a representative to attend the Indian
' apolis meeting Aug. 7. Mr. Martin
1 says in the call:
‘The honor of the nation as well as
; the preservation of the principles of
, true Democracy are at stake and I in
’ vite the individual Democrats of lowa
1 who are loyal to their faith to attend
this conference. I have every confi
dence that the Democrats who have
year after year held aloft the banner of
’ Jeffersonian Democracy, and to whom
‘ repeated defeats meant only increased
' zeal and effort for the true faith, will
1 not now surrender their principles and
1 embrace the heresies of Populism. I ap
’ peal to the patriotism and loyalty of the
: individual who must act at once.
1 “The time for action is now; a genu
' ine national Democratic committee and
1 a national ticket with Democratic nom
inees are assured and the Democrats of
■ lowa must act promptly to aid in this
' patriotic work, which will save the na
-1 tional honor and preserve uudefiled the
1 faith of the party.”
I California Hanker. Against Silver.
; San Francisco, July 30.—The Cali
fornia Banker’s association has issued a
pamphlet on the financial question and
the members believe that the currency
[ is the vital issue of the presidential cam-
I paign. They take the position that the
plank in the Democratic platform favor
-1 ing the “free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 without awaiting similar
i action by any other government,” is a
i most dangerous one. They set forth
i that if the United States should alone
i attempt free coinage of silver at that
I ratio gold would be hoarded to await a
i premium or be shipped to foreign coun
i tries and silver alone remain as a circu
i lating medium. They also claim that
: capital will be driven away, credit para
:• lyzed and commerce interrupted. The
pamphlet concludes:
“Convinced of the righteousness of
our cause and earnestly wishing to pro
; mote the general welfare, we unhesi-
I tatingly express our decided opinion
, that every vote against free coinage of
■ silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 is a vote for
■ the return of confidence and prosperity;
i for the benefit of all classes; for the
protection of your families and homes,
• and above all, the preservation of your
i country’s honor.”
I
Eckels Insists on a Third Ticket.
, Chicago, July io.—Comptroller Eck
els passed through Chicago on his way
north. He said:
“We must and will have a sound
I money national Democratic ticket. The
■ convention will be held some time be-
I fore Sept. 2, and lam inclined to think
that Indianapolis will be the place
I chosen, though several other places are
mentioned.
“Senator John M Palmer’s name is
’ general y mentioned in Illinois as the
I one which ought to lead the ticket,
I though Colonel Watterson is also very
popular. The distinctive feature of the
platform should be a financial plank
which will propose a plan of currency
reform.
I “With such a plank and with good
) candidates, in Illinois alone it will poll
j at least 15 per cent of the Democratic
vote and insure the defeat of free silver.
’ lam confident that Bryan would be de
’ seated, anyway, but the sound money
Democratic ticket would make it doubly
’ sure.”
I The Sliver Party*. Campaign.
Denver, July 30. —L M. Steyens, who'
1 will hate charge of ths campaign of the
f Silver party, with headquarters at Wash
ington, D. 0.. has returned to Denver.
“We will conduct a vigorous campaign
I from the word go,” said Mr. Stevens.
“Speakers will be sent out and silver
literature distributed everywhere. We
will have the best orators in the coun
try and, as a rule, they will be men who
r formerly allied themselves with the Re
.. publican party. .We purpose to swamp
New York and the New England states
with speakers. The gold men will find
i they will have business enough to at
tend to at home. We can’t meet money
with money, but we can meet money
with organization. The committee of
r the Silver party and Democracy will
work in perfect harmony.”
Thurston to Open the Campaign.
Chicago, July 30.—Senator Thurston
of Nebraska, will opeu the western cam
paign for the Republican ticket at Mad
ison, Wis., Friday night. Some how or
other, the Impression got abroad that
the campaign in the west would be
opened by Major McKinley himself at
Columbus, Aug. 12. But Chairman
Hahn of the bureau of campaign speak
ers came here on Monday. Every mo
ment since his arrival he has been
pressed by the leaders in the several
states under the jurisdiction of the west
ern headquarters to turn his campaign
orators loose at once. His first general
order was a command to Senator Thurs
ton to buckle on his armor and take to
the field on Friday,’ to remain fighting,
too, by the way, until the eve of elec
tion. ,
The Outlook In the State of lowa.
Des Moines, July 30. Chairman Mc-
Millan of the Republican state central
committee has closed a series of confer
ences with members of the state com
mittee representing the various districts.
He states that the outlook for Republi
can success in lowa is good and that it
is increasing daily. The committee will,
begin at once to distribute literature,
and not later than the fifteenth of Au
gust will put speakers in the field.
The Democrats are also getting ready
for their campaign, but they are com
pelled to await their state convention
on’Aug. 12 before making final arrange
ments.
Reception to Duboise and Wilson.
Boise City, la., July 30.—A reception
was given Senator Duboise and Congress
man-Wilson here followed by a torch
light procession aud an open air meet
ing in the courthouse yard. Addresses
were made by Duboise, Wilson and oth
ers. Duboise announced his support of
Bryan and Sewall as advocates of bi
metallism. In closing he said :
"So long as the Republican party ad
vocates a single gold standard, just so
long will I refuse that party my support,
but will give my adhesion to those na
tional candidates who most truly repre
sent the free coinage of silver.”
Democrats Name an Ex-Republican.
Frankfort, Ind., July 30.—J. 0.
Cheadle was nominated for congress by
the Democrats of the Ninth district. He
was formerly a Republican member of
congress. He is for free silver and will
receive the indorsement of the Popu
lists.
Washington Republican, to Meet.
Tacoma, July 30. The Republican
state convention will be held at Tacoma
Aug. 26 to nominate presidential elec
tors and a full state ticket.
NOW BEHIND THE BARS.
Jameson and His Companions Will Be
Treated as Secondolass Misdemeanants.
London, July 30.—Dr. Jameson and
his companions, Major Sir John Wil
loughby, Colonel Reginald Grey, Colo
nel H. F. White, Major R White, Cap
tain Henry F. Coventry, who were con
victed and sentenced on Tuesday for vi
olating the neutrality laws, invading
the territory of the South African re
public, have been removed to Worm
wood Scrubbs prisou, where they will
be treated as secondclass misdemean
ants.
The announcement made Wednesday
that they had been made firstclass mis
demeanants at Holloway prison, which
allowed them to have their meals out
side the jail, dress in their own clothes,
to have their menial work done by the
other prisoners, to have a small allow
ance of beer and wine, was only a tem
porary arrangement.
A Reign of Terror at Cripple Creek. I
Denver, July 80.—A special from
Cripple Creek is to the effect that a
reign of terror exists in that town and
that a violent attack on Town Marshal
J. M. Marshall aud Police Magistrate
Robert Mullen was made. It is asserted
that Marshall makes regular assessments
on the gambling fraternity and that re
spectable citizens are thrown in jail,
tortured and fined without even a pre
tense of a warrant of authority. For
months, it is alleged, violent acts of sev
eral of the city officials have been be
coming more frequent, and that the
bold acts of the police so terrorized the
people that they have not dared criticize
the acts of the officials.
Vl-Jent Storm In W out Virginia.
Parkersburg, W. Va., July 30.—A
violent rain and electrical storm, which
passed over this city, did much damage
to the Baltimore and Ohio east of here.
The bridge at West Union was again
swept away and the tunnel at Eaton’s
badly caved in. Traffic between here
and Grafton cannot be resumed for two
'or three days. Sistersville was badly
| damaged by the storm, streets being
i washed out, etc. The total damage is
I about |50,000,
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CONDITION OF CROPS
The Weather Bureau Issues Its
Weekly Bulletin,
COTTON PICKING IS UNDERWAY
The New Crop Will Soon Be
Coming in
AND WILL BRIGHTEN UP THINGS
Generally th. Weather In the South Haa
Been Very Favorable, But In Certain
Sections the Drouth Continues—The Sit
uation In Louisiana Is Critical—Georgia's
Crops Doing Remarkably Well.
Washington, July 30. —The weather
bureau’s weekly crop bulletin contains
the following:
Virginia—Weather has continued gen
erally favorable to crop growth, har
vesting, threshing and fall plowing, ex
cept in western portion; corn and to
bacco are very promising, also garden
aud pastures; wheat is threshing below
average, and oats giving average yield;
army worm has appeared in southwest
portion.
North Carolina—Warm weather, with
abundant sunshine and sufficient rain,
improved all crops materially; cotton,
corn, sorghttm. tobacco, sweet potatoes,
fieldpeas and rice all in excellent condi
tion; some cotton bolls nearly open; to
bacco being damaged by flea bug, but
cures better this week; grapes fine; all
other fruits good.
South Carolina—Hot, humid weather,
with showers scattered, favorable for
rice, peas, sugarcane, sweet potatoes
■ and forage crops; corn maturing satis
factorily; cotton improved generally, al
though reports of rust, shedding and
excessive weed are received; tobacco not
curing well; grapes abundant aud of su
perior quality.
Georgia—Plenty of sunshine, high
temperature and occasional showers
have been very favorable to all crops;
corn is unusually fine; cotton, as a ride,
doing remarkably well, is fruiting rap
idly and some bolls are opening, though
there is Some of rust and shedding;
pastures are excellent; mblons small and
inferior; grapes rotting badly.
’Florida—Week decidedly more favor
able; excellent for saving fodder, and
has put cotton in better condition; cot
ton opening and some being picked;
corn, cane and potatoes generally satis
factory; orange trees growing rapidly.
Alabama—Warm and generally fa
vorable; cotton continues to fruit heav
ily, but has considerable rust, with some
shedding; cotton picking about to begin;
corn maturing and fodder being pulled;
cane, peanuts, sweet potatoes and millet
excellent; large hay crop being made.
Mississippi—Drouth and heat injuri
ous; cotton shedding and opening pre
maturely; first bale of cotton received
July 22, much earlier than usual; corn,
garden and other crops seriously injured
by drouth.
Louisiana—Week hot and dry; situa
tion critical; in many northern parishes
stock water is scarce and pastures burnt
urn cotton deteriorating rapidly in the
northerin portion and a great deal of
shedding; some rust also reported; corn
bad in northern portion, but good iu
southern; rice suffering; cane generally
excellent, but needs rain.
Texas—Dry, warm weather prevailed
during the week; cotton growing and
fruiting nicely, except in a few locali
ties where it never recovered from the
effects of drouth, but, as a whole, the
crop is promising; picking continues in
southern portion, is extending and will
become general throughout the state by
the middle of August; late corn con
tinues improv ng; rice has been bene
fltted; plowing for fall crops has com
menced.
Arkansas—Rain in northeast counties,
and all crops flourishing; elsewhere
drouth continues; cotton continues to
shed squares and leaves, and is opening
rapidly; the first bale has been mark
eted; old corn is ruined and young corn
is on the verge of destruction; all minor
crops suffering; a general rain much
needed.
Tennessee—Except in eastern portion
conditions slightly more favorable, but
sunshine much needed to restore failing
conditions; early corn about assured,
late coru not maturing well; cotton gen
erally fine growth, but slight damage
by rust in western portion; rains have
damaged tobacco considerably, still crop
reported good; growing crops in fair
condition.
COuneflT Willing to Race With Bacon.
London, July 30.—The Pall Mall Ga
zette says that Conneff, the mile cham
pion runner of America, who recently
returned from the United States, in or
der to study medicine, has lost no
time in expressing his willingness to
forfeit his amateur status and run Ba
con. the English champion, who has
recently been permanently suspended
by the Amateur Athletic association,
for money prizes.
One Hundred and Thirty-four Year. Old.
Dublin, Ga., July 30. Mr. O. S.
Ware of Lothair, Montgomery county,
has a dish in his possession which he
purchased at a sale 30 years ag<?. The
dish is 134 years old and has been handed
down from generation to generation as
an heirloom. It is in use every day and
looks well.
A Woman Cremated In Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 30.—Neat
Clearwater, Fla., Mrs. Edward Martin
used kerosene oil in kindling a fire. The
can exploded, the house was burned
and Mrs. Martin was cremated.