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Fertilizer amt Variety TiOts.
p3Y Hugh N. Starnes, Horticulturist..]
The following 1 extracts and condensa¬
tions from Bulletin No. 2(3 of the Georgia
ing: Experiment Station may prove interest¬
Since the fact has been established
that leguminous plants have unques¬
tionably the power of acquiring the
free nitrogen of the atmosphere, and
are the not dependent upon a suppiv from
soil, a new interest attaches to
legumes in general, and in particular to
that kirff of land renovators -the Cotv
i’ea -Dolichos cUinrj.
Formerly, reservoir of under tne supposition that
a nitrogen in the subsoil
was of the tapped by the permeating rootlets
for its plant for the amount necessary
consumption, the legumes were
not rated at their full value, since tho
eventual exhaustion of this reservoir
(i; there was one) appeared but a ques¬
tion of time.
However, the experiments by Prof.
Ilellriegel thrown flood at lternburg, Germany, the have
a of light upon sub¬
ject, made The discovery has there been
of a definite relation subsisting
between certain microorganisms and
the acquisition of nitrogen by legumes.
By a series of carefully planned and
skillfully executed tests with sterilized
sand. Prof. Ilellriegel lias established
almost beyond question that the root
galls or tubercles affecting the roots of
the legume family are the product of
microbes or bacteria, through whose
instrumentality pherie nitrogen and operation atrnos
is acquired and stored.
This function of the microorganisms
forming the root-galls i.s beyond dis¬
pute, whether these organisms are bae
teria or not, Their mode of obtaining
and is transferring the nitrogen, however,
as yet unrevealed.
The fact has been definitely estab¬
lished, also, by the tests alluded to.
that wherever these bacteria or mi¬
crobes are present—and they exist in
nearly nil cultivated soil—the legume is
practically nitrogen, independent of n supply of
either in the soil or adminis¬
tered as a manure. In sterilized sand
(supplied, of course, with all the other
elements of plant food except nitrogen),
the young plant will germinate and
grow of vigorously nitrogen until it has exhausted
all the in the seed, when
the growth is checked or suspended for
awhile until the root-galls or tubercles
have an opportunity to form, and the
work, microorganisms when begin to get in their
the plant at once com¬
mences vigorously to change color, maturity, and again
grows to even
where the sand is sterilized by a heat
of 318 degrees F. In this treatment no
attempt is made to exclude the bacteria.
Where the apparatus is so arranged as
to prevent their access, the plant droops
and dies.
The fact being established that the
legumes arc capable of deriving their
supply of which nitrogen consists from the air. four
fifths of of this element,
chemically uncombined, it should ma¬
terially With encourage the agriculturist.
some 38,000 tons of pure nitrogen
resting on every acre of his farm, nev¬
er diminishing or changing and renew¬
able as fast 11 s used, he lias thus pre¬
sented ready to hand, a supply so ex¬
haustless that the Chilean nitre
sink into utter insignificance beside it!
He need no longer dread the ultimate
exhaustion of his pitiful subsoil reser¬
voir, but rest calmly in the faith that
as long as the heavens endure, his chief
and costliest element of fertility is se¬
cure.
Nor is this nil. Formerly it was sup¬
posed manorial that by far value the of greater portion
the legumes, espe¬
cially of the Cow I’ea, was contained in
the vines, and only a relatively small
proportion stubble. remained hence in the roots
It was deemed
sary to return the vines directly to
land in order to secure a maximum
efit, their value as feeding stuff
thereby lost.
This misconception, quite however, has
now been effectually corrected by
observations and experiments conduct¬
ed bv both the Connecticut (.Storrs) Ex¬
periment Station and the Georgia
periment Station. The former
lias shown that a much larger
tion of nitrogen Ilian was at first sup¬
posed stubble, is and contuinel that the in the roots and
vines may be used
for forage with economy, provided
stubbie is plowed under.
The Georgia Station has
on this line for two years, the results
each year’s tests being practically
same. In each case a crop of cotton
made to follow a series of plats sowed
in Cow I’eas. which were disposed of in
different ways. The following
sions were reached:
1. The best disposition of a crop
Cow i’eas is to convert the vines
hay (or ensilage.)
The next best is to permit the
to ripen and gather (or pasture
3. Mowing the vines and permitting
them to lie on the surface and
under in November was decidedly bet
ter than turning the vines under in Au
gust-. Turning the vines
4. under green
gave the poorest economical results.
This being the case, the mission
the Cow Pea broadens, and its value
and importance increase proportional
Iv. That it stands today at the head of
all soil renovators it least for
South—is beyond question. Itspre-em
inenee over clover anil other legumes is
due mainly to the fact that it will grow
RTiil thrive on the poorest soils, which
clover will not do. When land at the
South will grow clover successfully it
doesn't need renovation : it is the worn
out, thin, galled land, of course, that
most requires manuring. Glover would
undoubtedly build up such land if
could be induced to grow there, but it
will not grow there. Cow I’eas yvlll,
rriiTimm '' n -v.
' '
The result of the experimentation .
previous the years that having does fairly establish
ed fact it not pay to feed
the Cow Pea with large rations of Pot
a!, *‘ or Nitrogen, and that in the oak
and hickory . belt of truorpia and adjoin
scheme for this season s fertilizer ex
periments was arranged mainly with
reference to a comparison of Florida
Soft Phosphate (ground ro-k una«;idu
iated) with Superphosphate < Acid I hos
pl |a 1 f b- both separably and in comb;
nation. .
A quite elaborate -**:ieme. however.
was put into effect and the following
summary of results deduced :
h 11 is money tlirown arvay to apply
^ "
x,ne '.o.' 1 Pea ea.
2 . The use of Potash salts in large
quantities is unprofitable, and even in
smad quantities wul not pay in the oak
and hickory region of the South. On
other than oak and hickory lands small
doses may prove protit able in conjunc¬
tion with Acid Phosphate, and the lon¬
ger the land has been in cultivation,
the greater becomes this probability,
even in the oak and hickory belt.
combination 3. Heavy applications fertilizers of any form or
of are unprofit¬
able.
4. The moderate use of uncombined
Phosphates appears still to return the
best results from an economical stand¬
point. r f
f>. As between Superphosphate (Acid
Phosphate) and Florida Soft Phosphate
(unacidulated ground rock) results in¬
dicate decided preference for the for¬
mer, so far as the growth of Vines is
concerned.
(>. There is less difference observable
between the two in the. formation of
Peas, though Superphosphate still ap¬
pears to be preferable. pulverized condition of
7. The finely
Soft Phosphate is a great objection to
Its use, rendering it extremely difficult
to handle without loss.
8. There is not a sufficient difference
in price between the two forms of Phos¬
phate to active render competitor Soft Phosphate Acid at Phos¬ pres¬
ent an to
phate, unless the ascertained results
were more emphatic in its favor. Their
comparative availability must be, for
the present, considered an open ques¬
tion, to be definitely settled only by far¬
ther The experimentation. quantity of Acid Phosphate
9.
which may be safely wit it the depended character upon of
differs, of course,
land. The better the soil (in its
mechanical composition as well ns in
its chemical contents) the greater the
amount that may be profitably pounds used.
A range of from 200 to 400 per
acre will probably cover all contingen¬
cies.
VARIETY TESTS.
The Variety Tests for of 1894 were con¬
ducted on two acres fresh, land,
which the During previous the season winter had the been in
tobacco. stumps
were removed, the land thoroughly
prepared and planted in grapes, the
rows being ten feet apart. Between
each row planted. of grapes a single variety of
peas was The land was quite
rich, and the resulting yield was phe¬
nomenal. The following is the result,
arranged according to the order of yield
in Green Vines:
Calculated
i Yield per Aero
6 VAIllKTV. Vines Peas
(lbs.) (bus.)
...... 25.25(1 27 Y
2'.Forage or Shinny. ...... 21.97*1 a*, i
3 1 Puck.............. ...... 21,812 tv.v
4 Unknown........... ..... 21.730 30.5
5 Bed................. ...... 21.730 24.9
Ci Rod din iiuli.. ..... 21,018 18.6
7 White Brown 1 21.320 33.8
......
8 < ‘lay..... 20.664 34 3
i) Mat he ! 20,172 20.6
v. .....
10 Calico. .. ......I 20.008 37.1
11 White. ...... lft. 35 2 :u.u
12 Po '»y ....... ...... lft. 352 ;iu
13 Sit lith's No. 7..... ...... lft 188 23.4
14 Large Lady............. ...... lft. 104 ’.‘7.3
15Quadroon. . ............ lft,(M >1 41.6
16 Everlasting............. ...... 18.53.* 18.5
17 Gourd.................. 1 18.368 30.3
......
^Constitution............. ....... 18.368 11.8
lo Small Lady.............. .....18,040 ‘21.7
20 ,Blue Hull................ 17,718 25 3
31 Rice...................... 17,548 28.3
22 ,Shrimp.................. 17.880 16.1
23 Whippoorwill............ m.Hft 2 35.3
24 Black C\e. ........... 16 400 31.3
25Smith's No. 15.......... . 1 16.318 30.7
26 Mush.................... .. 15,662 32.4
27|Congo................... 15.408 30.6
28Bed Yellow Hull. ..... ... 15.416 32.5
2ft Bed Crowder............ 15.252 30 0
30 Smith’s No. 14.......... ... 15.688 25.2
31 Smith's No. ft........... ... 15,006 31.4
82'Purple Hull Crowder,... 14 924 30.5
83(Williams' Hybrid. . 14 ft -1 **23.6 1.6.5
31 Chocola te....... . ..; 14.024
35 Lilac Bud l'od....... ... 14.760 32.2
86 jCoffee................ ... 13.040
37 Suj(ar Crowder...... ... 13,776
38Taylor’s Prolific..... ... 13.120
3ft Rod Eye.............. 13.130
40 Saddle back.......... ... 12.792 j,
41 White Giant.......... ... It). 824
♦ .’Granite............... ... 10 6 0 too *•:•[!
J3 Whitr Crowder. ... 10.196
4»Speckled Crowder. . .. 10.168 :,r :»
45; Vacuum . . 8,771
For the purpose of comparing' Vines, there yield is
of I’eas with yield of
appended a, list of the twenty-one varie
ties standing highest in yield of Vines,
and opposite them the same number
ranking highest in yield of 1 ’cas:
Yiki.d Vinks (Bin.)
1. RK!) BlPPF.H ..............
2. Foro/rc or Shinny.... .............
:t Black...... ..... ......
4. Unknown ......... ..............
5. Rod.................. .............. 21.730
6 . Redd in«............ •• .............. 21.648
7. Whitk Brown Uuli. ..............
H. IT,A V................ .............. 20.664
ft. Math kwh............. .............. -.0 172
10. CAMOO............ ..... ....... 20,008
11. Whitk................ ............. 10.35.2
12. Pony......... ........ ........... 10.352
13. Smith's N<». 7........ .............. lft 188
14. fjAUOF, i,Ai>r ..... .............. lft. 106
15. QUADROON............ .............. 10.041
16. Everlasting....... .............. 18.532
17. GOURD................ ............. 18,368
18. Constitution......... .............. 18.368
1 ft. Small Ladv...... 18,040
20. BLTTK Hui.b a.......
21. Rick................. 17518 *
Yjkmj Peas (bus.)
}■ .......... 41-0
£ 371
rmxv. . iiitows ........ .............. six
4. Whitk Hum.. :«.h
ft. Hcl Yellow Hull.................. 3t.8
7
H.Hl-drkEye.... ........ ...... 31 1.6
fl. Congo........... ......... 3 *
J®- JJ' Unknown . " .............. i*!•?
r;'”uim " .... .. ...... :In:i
i:t Red Orowrtcr so.n
14. Ponv ...... ......
!« - r'.,, v . .......
........
I*.' 17 Heo Hippkii it I
Sugar /'rowder . ... ..... ;.7.l
J». William*' Hybrid. .......... t’».ft
ST KK,, ................ A i
k Varieties appear
«b, |j» are ingin in small both caps columns and
V\^Sk it at, will a glance hence that be seen
/vaR alielisin par
in yield ob
£ IlhT If I»«I4 tains ,h in more instances, than
« I ''
V WtdjMf 111 In this enumera
tion the large yield
/Mini of Vines per acre,
i al and tin* enormous
V . j ^ J yield of Peas is strik
Hb Mfcn eaS M The ingl v emphasized,
ffe (’iX calculation is a
- fair one, however,
I l r > i based on a cornpu
J tation, as stated of
five foot, rows. Even
Me as tq,o rows stood—
r ten feet apart, with
\ n I / vsgszsifsz
W IV computed vield of
JJFEjaf (jiaulnnm ( 41.« bus.;
i 11 would be a large one.
A ill It is fair to
\ / dude that had a row
if i .—^ of peas occupied F the
yjj C place of th e row of
^ t -far grapes. the yield
i would not have been
cbowpik. materially (if any)
<}i m ;ni.shed. lie that as it may, J the
relative yield is unaffected.
form of vr.\.
'The form or hape of the lv» form'ot nvees
.arhy inro ves, ». well, tht
shape of the rod. Two main forms ap¬
pear to be assumed: (a) A roninled
form so closely packed in the poi that
the sides of the pea
are liattened or in¬
dented. giving the
pod a tightly stuff¬
ed, corrugated, ple¬ to
thoric appearance. v
This class of pea is
known as a Vrinedcr
(b) A flattened form iita
kidney placed shaped, and 1
f a r t h e r
apart in tin* pod,
which is smoother
and leaner in ap¬
pearance. The pods
of Crowd era a r c *•
generally q u i t e Ullil*
stubby ami short
—those of the Kid -
ncy type, long.
Both of thcfi e It.'
discriminately types combine the in¬
other points of dif¬ k
ference, being of p#
diverse size and col¬
or of pea and of
either shade of pod
apt growth while to their be is trailing habit just as of ^7
as
erect, and they are
of nil stages of ma¬
turity. Among the
forty odd varieties KtDNET.
tested this year at the Station, the* fol
lowingare Viowdrrs all the others Kid
ncyn :
Mush, Purple Hull V rowder . Red Crow¬
der, Small Ladij, Smith's Xo. II, Speckled
('rowder, Su /ar ('mwder, II7/to? ('rowder,
Williams' I lull nil.
The following conclusion* in regal'd
to varieties may be deduced :
1. The earliest Cow Pea, and hence
the variety best adapted to high Inti
tiules, is tile A ’em I'm ; this matures in
a little more than sixty days from time
of planting. Other very early varieties
are Ooii(/o, While (Hunt, ('hoeolutc and
Vacuum.
2. The heaviest yielder of Vines i.s
Red Ripper, followed closely by Foraye
or Shin a if, Rlnek nrn\ rnkmnen.
8 . The heaviest producers of Peas are
Unknown, ('alien, (day and lUMfr Hr men
Hull.
4. The yield of Peas, ns a rule, though
not invariably, parallels the yield of
Vines.
f>. Fol* hay, the erect varieties are
preferable to those of a recumbent
habit, since the mower cuts them all.
The best of the erect varieties are the
Unknown, uia j/ond Whippoorwill.
(>. Where a dense mass of vines is
wanted to remain all winter on tin*
ground, Valle o, Gourd, Hindi and Von
xt'it lit inn are preferable, Snyar
7. The best table pens an*
O rowder , While Crowder. A lush . I.unjel.o
dy, Small Lady and litre. field grazing
8 . The best stock pea for
of either cattle or bogs is the Work,
It will remain in ground all winter
without injury. Eve riant iny, Red ami
Red Ripper arc* also good. Un
9. For leads an “all the purpose” list. pen however, the
known, Vltty,
closely contests first, identical. place, I nknow,i
and Wonderful are
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(Under this head short, Inquiries from farm¬
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by one of the Station staff and published, if of
general interest, other wise the answers will
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Winter Keoplu/i: of Irish rotators.
W. H, T., Harnusvilh'. (!a : Will you tfivo
me the best manner of koepliifi frlah PotutoeH
for market? Say l should the plant about April
1 st. would they keep iu ground where
planted until October? I inn now fhiukfn«of
planting aboht 40 acres next season for keeping nuir
ket, and don't, know the l»‘*st way of
for full or winter sales. Ulea.se k! vr; mo somo
advice or information on the question. What
is tho average yield per acre ?
(Answer by Htwa N. .Stmh.vk.. linrllmltu
nst '
Irisli Potatoes will not keep fall, in the
ground where planted until if put
in during early spring. They fresh will
sprout late in the summer, makes
growth of vinesand the old tubers turn
soft been and tested partially at, the Station decay. with This the has
re¬
sult stated.
On the whole, it is probably impracti¬
cable in this latitude, to keep Irish |»>ta
toes, dug at the time of their ordinary
maturity sales, early and I in would June strongly for full ad¬ or
winter
vise North against its attempt. late in the The crop at
the is dug season, in
its comparatively marketing is pleasant, tiim-lt simpler weather, matter and
u
than with us. There is a potato, how¬
ever, recently introduced largely in
Northwest (iqorg'in, . that possibly
may
solve this difflcnlty. This potato in tin*
Lookout Mountain. idonticiil, almost.
with the old standard understand, variety llomdrr,
but possessing, I certain
points of difference, 1 am not very
familiar with the ?loonier, fitif lain with
the Loo haul Mountain. Its peculiarity
is that it does not do well planted at th
usual season in early spring, but
thrives if put in u.t midsummer from
July 15th to August. IMIi, according to
location; here about August 1st. We
marketed our crop of it this year K«
vetnber 2nd. It was ready yield for digging is
some weeks before. The not
heavy, but the potatoes are large and
handsome and of unsurpassed quality
Notv potatoes dug November 1 st can
be readily preserved: They possibly might the best
way is barreling. the cellar / there sufficient also be
In 1 is
room, or on barn floor. In this climate
they keep the sufficiently house where well moisture stored sirnp
ly under can
not reach them. Our ordinary cold
weather does not seem to materially in
jure them. A system of floored racks
might be employed, similar in a bnildingerected To
for the perpose. loa Know
bacco barn, the racks being so arranged
as to draw up one after the other like
tobacco racks. I hardly think, how
ever, that any system of storage
could be practicably put into
operation with a crop of forty acres, for
Irish Potatoes will yield, in Georgia, at
the rate of from eighty to only two hundred
bushels per acre The practical
wav to handle a crop of this size would
be to plant - boo tout Mountain" hue,
dig in October and barrel. The late
planting (with t.'r.I.tnt! Mountain pota
aas,r«srtfti has the additional % ’aa® ndvant
This system
age of enabling the grower to utilize
fits stubble land after a crop of grain
has been harvested.
Th p Isrikout N/o antain potato may be
obtained from 11 II Arrington, Mum
merville. n.attooga county, Ga
I will further suggest, as a means of
winter protection, billing or banking
just as in case of Sweet Potatoes. Irish
Potatoes will keep in this way mix-!
more readily than * veet Potatoes, an
in view of the miUMial winter we bav
just experienced, it mav he utII not u*
b ust too much to the normal inddnes.
of our olimata.
FIRE INSURANCE!
Rates
And prompt settlement in
case of loss by fire.
at this Office.
VOL. XXIV. NO. 18.
Relieving McKinley.
Sonator Frye, of M.iino, magnani¬
mously states that Mr. Kinley “was
not moro rospousiblo than several
othor men” for the tariff whioh usu¬
ally bears his name. He instances
Speaker Reed and the Republican
loaders iu tho Sonato as equally re¬
sponsible for that measure.
Tho amenities of politics have sel¬
dom had a moro beautiful illustration
than this affords. That tho Senator
from Maine should bo willing to di
vido Govornor McKinley’s handicap
with several of his rivals is indeed
generous. Tho McKinley law, so
called, was the first measure ever
framed iu a civilized country on the
policy of decreasing revenues by in¬
creasing taxes. It brought upon the
Republican party a crushing defeat iu
1800. It contributed largely to the
seooud and moro complete disaster iu
1892. There would bo injustice in
asking its putative father to bear
alono tho odium when seeking a nomi¬
nation for President in 1890.
But it was not disaster to the Re¬
publican party alono which this law
wrought. Under its operation wages
either declined or stood still, and ac¬
cording to official estimates nearly
1,000,000 workers woro out of em¬
ployment iu throe mouths after it
went into effect. Home of tho most
desperate and bloody Jab or strikes
aud lockouts known in the history of
our country followed closely nftcr its
enactment.
Not only so, but tho customs reve¬
nue fell off $157,000,000 during the
four years’ lifoo! tho McKinley tariff - .
In tho same period the expenditures of
Iho Government exceeded the receipts
by $31,000,000, while iu tho preced¬
ing four years the excess of roveuno
amounted to $387,000,000. A treas¬
ury surplus of nearly $100,000,000
and a yearly surplus revenue of the
same amount both disappeared, aud
Secretary Fostor actually had bond
plates prepared to meet the impend¬
ing deficiency.
Equally damaging is tho fuct that
during tho MoKinloy-Harrison period
tho not loss in gold exports was $122,
(124,000, while in tho Democratic
quadrennial preceding it there was a
not gain in gold imports of $54,772,
000 .
In view of thoso aud other lilio facts
it is not too much to say that Senator
Frye is really Now almost obivalrio in his
gonerosity.— York World.
Exported Aniorlcnii Coni.
A correspondent of the Manufac¬
turers’ Record, who is returning from
a journoy through the South Ameri¬
can conn trios and has arrived at Santa
Luoin, in the West Indies, writes from
Castries, an important coaling station,
that Virginia coal is now largely used
there. “It can ho laid down here,”
ho says, “for twenty shillings a ton,
against twenty-three shillings for
Welsh coal,” which it is wedge,” displacing.
is tho mitering ho
adds, “to au extensive coal trade.
With proper effort, lliiH and other
Southern coal can ho everywhere used
in these countries and at nil these im¬
portant coaling stations,”
And yet these Virginian producers
of coal, who undersell tho English
coal in the West Indies by twelve projected por
cent., bitterly opposed the with
removal of the duty on coal, and
tho help of other Southern coal pro¬
ducers caused a considerable part of
tho duty to bo retained, to protect
them against tho salo in this country
of foreign coal while they aro under¬
selling foreign coal in neutral coun¬
tries where they havono protection.—■
New York Times.
Tariff Bolts Up Again,
A few weeks ago it looked like silver
would have the right of way us an
UtTiariff ie e is“ settled for"yearH,
and that tho business people of tho
land will’ not allow the matter to ho
stirred up again. Novertheless tho
tariff is beginning to rear its head as
ill] issno again. The Bt. Paul Call says:
“Govornor McKinley’s latest followers outgo
mg is a mandate to his to
bring tho issue of protection to tho
loro in the coming Presidential cam
paign, and to make it, if possible, tho Ho
leading issue before the people. tho
exiiresscs the conviction that
American people will approve tho pro
tectivo policy of which he is tho
chosen exponent, and points to tho
recent elections as an indication that
the voters are in agreement with him
and his theories. The Democratic
party should gladly accept McKinley’s
challenge to make the tariff the lead
ing issue of the next Presidential cam
paign, but should exercise greater care
in tho selection of those who if sue
cessful will ohumpjpn their policy,
There taunt be no moro tools of mono
polies among the Democrats of Con
gross, but all must lie united iu tho
effort to free industry from the ahacklcs
that, now iuter/oro with its develop
ment.”
Down Go Prices of Similar) Ware.
The manufacturers of sanitary ware kind
have been in a trust of some
most of the time since 1H80. Usually
their profits are enormous. Tho finest
resiliences iu Trenton, N. J., are
owned by these manufacturers. They
got scared at the proposed reduction
of tariff duties, and in Debember,
189-T, began to break agreements —in
spite of $5JO forfeits--and to cut
prices. Three reductions, amounting
to fifty-seven and a half per cent.,
have been raade since then. On Feb¬
ruary 3, 1895, the trust gave up the
ghost and now there is free competi
tion. How long it will remain free is
uncertain. It is certain, however,
that no trust can ever again charge us
McKinley prices. Duties now vary
from twenty to forty instead of fro a
twenty-five to sixty per cent.
Fob him who does everything in its
time, one day fe worth three.
DR. CRAWFORD CENSURED.
The Florida Legislature Hits Him a
Hard One.
Some time ago The St. Lzuln J'ost
Dispatch sent out inquiries to various
state officers asking if the statute books
of tho several states contained laws
against lobbying.
One of thoso inquiries reached Hon.
John L. Crawford, secretary of state
of Florida. Instead of answering tho
question ns asked he replied: “The
lobby controls the legislature of Flor¬
ida.” This was published in The f’osf
Di/spatch of April 9th, but seems did
not meet tho attention of members of
the legislature now in session until
very recently, This serious eondem
nation of the lawmakers of tho “Alli
gntor State” aroused the wrath of the
house nt Tuesday’s session. Speeches
severely denouncing this statement
were made and action was demanded
refuting tho serious reflection upon
tho lower house.
After an animated discussion, n com¬
mittee was appointed to report on tho
matter.
Resolutions condemning ns untrue
the statement of tho secretary of state
were reported unanimously by that
committee and woro brought be
foro tho house upon the question of
adoption.
Friends of the nged secretary of
state claimed that his letter to The
Post-Ilispatch was written before tho
assembly of the present body. This
was not proven, though his friends
asked n suspension of action until this
statement could be verified by a tele¬
gram from St. Louis explaining.
Members of tlio special committee
thought that time enough had been
givon tho secretary', but he bad not
furnished an explanation.
Upon tho call of the previous ques¬
tion, the house adopted the resolution
by a vote of 34 to 20 and tho lowor
house places on its journal a severe
cousuro of tho stato secretary.
BELLIGERENT STEPS
To bo Taken by KiirIiiikI Against Nlo
urngua.
Exact information ban boon received
nt Washington as to Great Britain's
belligerent steps in Nicaragua. Brit¬
ish troops are to bo landed at G'orinto.
Tho custom bouses are to l)o occupied
by British officers who aro to exorcise
tho functions of collectors of customs.
At tho same time, Nicaraguan local
commerce is to be crippled by a block
ado.
There is good reason to helfevo that.
Nicaragua is not likely to yield, but Oo
will allow British troops to occupy
rinto in order that conspicuous atten¬
tion-may he drawn to what is regarded
by Nicaragua as an invasion of the
Monroe doctrine.
The British admiral has notified
President Zell ay a at Managua that
three days will he givon to Nicaragua
in which to comply with tho terms of
Great Britain’s ultimatum. Failure to
pay tho indemnity will bo followod by
the seizure of the custom houso at Go
rinto and tho collection of tho duties
by British subjects, presumably by of¬
ficers of the fleet detailed for that
purpose. Tho uoto of tho British ad
miral oontaitis a declaration that forco
will he used to collect tho money if
opposition is nnplo. Great excitement
exists. The government, it is re¬
ported, will refuse to pay tho indem¬
nity and will ubaudon Oorinto as a
port of entry. Tho belief is general
that if Groat Britain obtains posses¬
sion of Gotinto sho will continue to
occupy it, as she has occupied terri¬
tory in Egypt and other countries
where sho has obtained a foothold.
THE TEXAS COTTON CROP.
A DecreB , e of l7 Por « ont
i„g Indicated Iu Reports.
Estimato* placed the acreage in oot
to “ ln Jf" "* f' 000 ’°?°
with sy,eld of 3.000,000 bales Ihe
Houstoay’^publ.shcsns flrst crop
report this season, of which the fol
h.w)ug is a summary:
“Ihose reports have always been
very accurate. In response to qncs
t.ous recently asked .ts correspond
ents throughout the state, the 1 tol bn
reived over two hundred replies
J be correspondents replies regard from *11
sections of the state m to the
««*eago \ a cotton, the weather eondi
Lons and the date of planting indicate a
decrease in cotton of about 17 J per cent
while they show a large increase in the
land cultivated. Tho farmers seem to
have been diversifying their crops to a
(Beat extent, planting much more
corn and small grain than usual. With
« few exceptions tho reports show a
bite, backward spring, which bus re¬
tarded planting some two or three
weeks. The weather has boon very
dry over almost tho whole state, and
rain is no>v badly needed to save Ihe
corn aud oat crops and to bring up
much of tho cotton seed lying dor¬
mant in the soil. It is well enough to
remark that there seems to be an al¬
most universal opinion that should the
present drought continue for a little
while longer, much land that was orig¬
inally pnt into corn amt small grain
will dually be planted in cotton, which
may bo very materially alter the acre¬
age finally planted in that staple from
the above estimate.”
llnnk Hobbed In New Jersey.
Tho First National Bank at Plain
field, N. J., has hern robbed of $22,-
7ti'i. It is thought Iho theft was com¬
mitted while there were hut two clerks
in the hank, when a stranger entered
and"engaged them reached in conversation the vault
while a confederate
through the directors’ room.
His Accounts Were Short.
Thomas S. Borden, agent and treas¬
urer of the Metaeomet and Anawan
mills at Fall River, Mass., has fled
from the city. He is short in his ac¬
counts to the extent of $6,000, and
warrants for his arrest bay* been is-