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The State of Dade News.
VOJ,. IX.
II MISI.
Dreyfus’ Counsel Waylaid and At
tacked.
* v • —— _
GEN. MERCIER GOT OFF EASY.
■
i.abori Was to Have Cross Examined the
General, and WouIJ, No Doubt, Gave
Rubbed Red Pepper in.
Rennes. By Cable. —Another tragedy
market! the r.se of the curtain on the
(reyfus drama Monday morning. M.
Labor!, counsel for the accused, and
the man on whom tihe defence had re
lied for the demolition of General Mer
ger's testimony, was shot from am
bush on his way to the court room at
t> o clock. His assailant,'of whom there
me two. escaped and it is Impossible
yet to say wlieter M. Labori’s name
will have to be added to the list ~f
estrange deaths that already punctuate
this inyserious romane.
It was announced about the close of
court that Mr. Labori might live. The
wound in the lower part of the back is
serious, however, and even should he
recover, he may be partially paralyzed.
Madame Labori, his wife, is with him
constantly, although almost prostrated
by the shock. The stalwart counsellor
has borne his intense suffering manful
ly. His first word after being shot was
to send a message to suspend the sit
ting of the court.
The excitement caused at the Lyree
was intense, as might be well imagined
under the intense strain of factional
hatred, and it was necessary at one
time for the gendarmes to interpose be
tween the excited spectators who pre
cipitated a tight in the court room.
The attack on Dreyfus through the
person of ills most effective counsellor
was wholly unexpected, a.s was shown
by the iapk of precautions against if.
Hew seriously it may effet the pris
oner’s chance before the court is vet
doubtful, but it Is sure to renew the
high tension between the opposing fac
tions, botto at Rennes aud Paris.
M. Labofj and his wife left his house
for the court at .about 6 o’cieck in the
morning. "His residence is situated in
the suburbs of. the town, about a qrar
ter of an hour’s walk from the Lycee,
the route being along a solitary read
beside the’Tiver Vilaine.
.lust before the outrage, his wife
turned back, having forgotten her card
of admission to the court. While she
was gone, M. Labori met Colonel Pic
quart and M. Gast. Immediately after
ward, while passing a narrow lane, two
men sprang from behind the hedge,
and one, placing a pistol close to Lis
victim's back, fired, turned and lied
down the lane and across the tie-ids.
The murderer of murderers, for ac
counts differ as to whether there was
one man or two was pursued by M.
Cast and Colonel Picquart. They were
both too old and heavy to overtake him
and scon, returned, leaving the chase to
the rowd that had been attracted.
Woodward Will Stay SoJer.
Atlanta. Ga„ Speuial.—Mayor .Tames
G. Woodward, a gains t whom im
peauchment proueedings have been
contemplated for some time by the city
council, and Whose resignation has
been asked for by that body, made a
solemn promise to the councilmen and
aldermen at a meeting that he would
r.ot take another drink during his
term of office. He further stated that
he would cease .his indiscretions and
If he did not sustain his promises, he
would resign. Acting upon these
avowals, the city council 'has dismissed
the committee appointed to investigate
the mayor’s conduct and all differences
between tliem have been righted.
A $1,000,000 Cotton Mil!.'
Montgomery, Al-a.', Special. —New
England parties toe pure has ad land:
and water ■ po’* at Look No, 3, in'
Saint Clai • cdunty, this "'State, on
which to erect one of the largest cotton
factories iq- the Sgu.t'h, They propose
to begin •wc-rk'-'in - 30- days anal will ex
pend ovec;a- million ' dollars on the
plant.
2d Deaths From the Plague.
Hong Kong. By Cable— There were
23 deaths from the plague during the
past weak, and *25 new aees were re
ported. The London Daily Mail pub
lishes the following dispatch from Op
orto, Portugal: The suspicious disease
which broke out here recently has be
come epidemic. Its symptoms are iden
tified with those of the bubonic plague.
The doctors disagree as to its precis’
character, but admit that ti must ba al
lied to the dread disease of India. r l he
sanitation and water supply here is bad
and the wildest rumors are current.
The authorities, however, are taking
eaergettc*m<easure.
BRYAN SPEAKS.
Pays Ills Respects To Trusts And The Gold
Standard.
Dos Mcines, lowa, Special. —The
city was full of Democrats Tuesday to
attend the Democratic State convca
tvon and listen to William Jennings
Bryan, General W. B. Weaver and
others expound the go .-pie of 16 to 1,
anti-irrptrilulisiu and anti-trust views.
Two great meetings were held the
main one at the auditorium, where Mr.
Bryan spoke to 5,000 people and the
other at the tabernacle, where General
Weaver held forth for an hour until
Mr. Bryan came from the first meeting
Some 15,000 person:-; congregated at
the tabernacle, and the two buildings
were not great enough to accommo
date the throng.
Mr. B.ryan spoke for two hours at
the auditorium at night to an audience
af 4,500 people. The house was crowd
ed, and the audience, which included
practically all the delegates to the
Democratic convention to be held here
took every opportunity to applaud.
Mr. Bryan first reviewed the record of
the Republican party, accusing it of
putting the dollar above the man. He
then i,ook up the silver question, sav
ing prosperity did not set in until six
months after the election, when the
Klondike gold mines began to be heard
from. The Republicans who claim
that times are better because the bal
ance of trade is in favor of the United
States give away their own position
and admit the Democratic view of the
qualitative Character of money is cor
rect. The financiers, of -England, he
said, control the English government,
through England, the rest of Europe,
and through Europe the United States.
The 6,500,000 Democratic voters of
the Democratic party in 1836, were for
silver. The 7,000,000 Republican voters
were for a platform which called for
international bi-metallism. Only the
Palmer and Buskner voters were for
the gold standard —less than i per cent,
yet now the, lowa Republican .plat fox in
goes a step further and is making for
gold alone. Moreover, the Republicans
threaten to retire the greenbacks,
though they have never been before the
people on that issue. The speaker
Hest went after the'trusts, but said if
the Democratic party neglected the
silver question to attend to trusts it
would nightly-.forfeit the confidence of
the people. The money trust is the
biggest trust of ail. He was glad that
traveling men were fighting the in
dustrial trusts now, but sorry they had
net seen the logic of events in 1896 and
helped to fight the money trust then.
Mr. Bryan closed his speech by a
lengthy discussion of imperialism. The
difference, he said, between a republic
and an empire is this: A republic
needs an army of 25,000 for 70,000,000
people; an empire needs tour times
that large army, when 10,000,000 popu
lation is added. This suits the young
men who get fat jobs in the army, but
not the people who pay the $1,500 a
year needed to maintain each of the
soldiers in the Philippines. This gov
ernment, he said, ought to make a de
claration of good intentions toward the
Philippines, as it did toward Cuba.
T he President ought to have dene so,
or if he did not have the power should
have asked Congress for it. 'Now lie
might call a special session to ask for
the power. A special session now
would cost much money, but not nearly
so much as the continuance of the war.
Heavy Purchase of Ammunition.
Cape Town, By Cable.—The reported
shipment of £400,000 from London
banks is believed to be due to the
enormous purchases by the Transvaal
government of ammunition, provisions
and forage,the supplies exceeding those
of many European notions. The field
cornets are distributing.- arms to the
burghers.
Maunser Rifles tnven •>ut.
Pretoria. Bv Cable. —The executive
council concluded its session at 12:30
p. in., when orders were issued to the
held'cornets to give cat Mauser rtfics
in exchange for Martini-Henri ridts.
A great crowd gathered to receive the
arms. The possibility of war v/t.h
Great Britain is about the only subject
discussed and it is generally felt the
Burghers should be considered before
extreme measures arc adopted.
Whitecaps in South Carolina.
Atlanta, Ga., Fpecfctl.—A special to
The Constitution from Greenwood, S.
C., says: The sheriff of this county
■has appealed to Governor MoSweencv
for aid to assist him in suppressing
white cap outrages, which began here
suddenly cne week ago. Tuesday
night, the Governor sent word that he
would be in Greenwood Wednesday
with Attorney. General Bellinger to
make a personal investigation of the
situation. For more than a week a
gang of so-called whitecaps have been
whipping negroes in this county near
ly every’ night. The section between
Greenwood and Phoenix is largely
tenated by negroes, who rent from
white landlords.
TRENTON, GA., AUGUST 18, 1899.
and MERCIER IS CURSED.
—— —C- ■ ■ ■'
Hissed by the Crowd, and Saved by
the Gendarmes.
INCIDENTS IN DREYFUS TRIAL
•—— .
The Captain Mafts Several Passionate
Outbursts—Gives liis Testimony in a
Straightforward Manner.
Rennes, By Cable. —A stirring scene
closed the day’s session of the Dreyfus
trial. General Mercier iiad spoken
nearly four hours in ruthless denuncia
tion of Dreyfus, who had listened un
moved, until Mercier conclude! by say
ing that if he had not been convinced
of the guilt of Dreyfus, and if the lat
ter’s conviction had not been fortified
since 1894, he would admit he had been
mistaken. Dreyfus jumped to his feet
as though the words had galvanized
him into life and shouted in a voice
which sounded through the hall like a
trumpet note: “You ought to say so
now!’’ ■ The audience burst into a wild
cheer, whereupon the usher., called for
silence. But when Mercier replied that
he would admit Dreyfus was innocent
if there was any doubt, the prisoner
shouted again:
"Why don't you, then!” At this
there was another outburst of ap
plause.
M. Casimir-Perier then rose and dra
matically demanded to be confronted
with General Merctier, in order to deny
some of his statements. Colonel Jou
aust ordered the court to be adjourned
until Monday, at 6:30 a. m., for the
confrontation, and as Mercier turned to
leave the court, the audience rose en
masse and hissed and cursed him,those
at the back of the court standing on
chairs and benches in order to better
hound him down. The gendarmes plac
ed themselves between the general and
the audience, who showed a strong dis
position to maltreat the former Min
ister of War. General Mercipr hurried
out of the court room through a side
door, amid fierce denunciations from
the audience. On emerging into the
street, the crowd outside cheered him
and cried “Vive I'A ranee!”
“All,” cried a spectator of the scene
in court, “if they had heard the inhu
man monster speak, they''- would not
cheer him now.”
Two Thousand Drowned at Ponce.
Ponce, P. R., By Cable,—The terrific
wind which accompanied the recent
storm destroyed the crops and demol
ished a- number of houses on the higher
ground, while the floods destroyed
bridges and houses and caused great
loss of human life. A large number of
cattie were killed. ’1 he storm was
most severe in the contra’, part of the
Island and along the southern coast.
Three hundred bodies have been buried
in the city of Ponce, and it is estimated
that 2,000 persons were drowned in the
Ponce district. The number of people
of the lower classes lost is not known,
but it is certain that there Were few
fatalities among the persons of the bet
ter class, and none ahio'iig the Ameri
cans. The work ol> cheating away the
debris progresses slowly.
Senor Luis Gautier has been ap
pointed aslcade, the former incumbent
of the office having been deposed on
account of negligence. Considerable
unrest has been manifested amorg the
people and a cavalry patrol- has beetf
established. The water supply has been
restored. •* , c., '
During the progress of the storm the
municipal hospital was wrecked and
its patients were removed to tne Mili
tary Hospital.
Yabucoa, Adjutas and Humacao were
devastated, and in some instances en
tire villages were swept out of exist
ence. One hundred persons are re
ported to have been killed on a coflee
plantation. Everybody is ruined, pesti
lence threatens and mqney and work
are needed, and a newspaper appeal
has been made to the American people
for relief. The calamity, with the com
mercial depression, has produced ate, -
rible con • its > - t of aaltire. Both Amer
icans and Porto lUcans demand th;
adoption immediately of a definite, per
manent policy on the part of the gov
ernment.
Looks Rather Serious.
Cape Town, By Cable.—No reply has
been received here up to the present
from the Transvaal govern mend on
the subject of the latest British pro
posals for a [peaceable settlement of
the questions in dispute and a dispatch
frem Pretoria says the reply, when
aen.t. will be disappointing and that it
is feared the result will be the break
ing eft of negotiations. Great anxiety
prevails at the capital of the Trans
vaal.
Bitten by a Shark.
Jacksonville, Fla.. Special—Delano
Wood, a 10-year-old boy. while bath
ing an the river at Panama, near this
city, was bitten by a shark and died
from his injuries, four hours after
the accident. Kls loft leg was almost
tern frem his body and so badly lacer
ated that surgical aid was of r.o avail.
The aco'dent is unprecedented in til's
part of the river, fully 20 miles from
the ocean. Wh.V.e small sharks have
often been ecen near th? city, none of
this size and ferocity have been known
within the memory of cidzeaa now llv
! iug.
IyEMOCIiATIC.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
The South.
Free delivery postal service has been
established at Fredericksburg, Va.
At Maivon, \a., Thomas Martin and
his three children were burned iir his
house.
■I- U. Meßibbin lias -been arrested at
I et'os, 1 exus, charged with counter
feiting $5, $!0 and S2O national bank
notes.
George Spencer, of Burnside, Ky.., a
■West Pai.pt graduate; his brother, and
an unknown man were killed in an:ex
plosion in Tunnel No. 4, on the Cin
cinnati Southern, at Somerset, Ky.
Inspector Genera Breikenrltigo had
a brief interview with Secretary Root
upon the subject of his bureau.
The North.
Turk’s Island reports that the cy
clone passed during the night, after
doing trifling damage. The centre of
the disturbance is apparently progress
ing northward towards the American
coast.
George W. Blazer, public school su
perintendent, was assassinated at Eli
zabeth, Col.
At Billings, Mont, a trainload cf
500 horses were watered after 30 hours
thirst, and half of them have died.
The Union Steel Company, of Alex
andria., Ind., has been bought by the
Republic Steel and Iron Company.
In a battle with burglars at Bourne,
Mass., Deputy Sheriff Edward H. Bur
gess was dangerously wounded.
Nathan Kronman, in the Tombs, at
New York, charged with killing his
wife, attended her funeral; under po
lice guard.
Helen Behrens, at Jersey City, N.
J., has sued her divorced husband for
SIOOO for services as housekeeper for
five years after the divorce.
The fifth annual! session of the Su
preme Lodge of the Scandinavian
Brotherhood of America is in session
at Johnstown, N. Y., Judge John H.
lanstron, of Warren, Pa., presiding.
Rev. 1-1. Mitchell Ivorler, rector of
All Souls’ Church for Deaf Mutes, of
Philadelphia, will be one of. the
American committee to the Interna
tional Deaf Mute Congress at the Paris
Exposition.
A brilliant series of fetes in honor
of Van Dyck have opened in Antwerp.
Tire four Morganatic sons of the late
Czarewitz will probably be made
Counts.
Anson Stokes Phelps, the million
aire, had bis leg amputated at Boston,
Maes., the result of injuries received
in a runaway accident.
Foreign.
A dispatch from Manila reports that
the German dispatch boat Alvali lias
sailed to the Caroline Islands.
Dr. Lapponi, the Pope's physician,
who returned from a holiday on Au
bust 1, declares the pontiff is in good
health.
An earthquake shock caused.a small
panic at 'Corte, Island of Corsica, on
Wednesday night.
In a terrible storm in Rome light
ning fused a lever in a street car mo
to; man's hands.
The Assembly of Victoria, at Mey
bournc. pledged the colony to join the
ramie scheme.
Emperor William, of Germany, will
visit Queen Victoria at Windsor Cas
tle. in November, remaining a week.
Viscount Casfh-ereagh, e de.-t son of
the Marquis of Londcnberry, while
riding in London mcit with an acci
dent which caused concussion of the
brain. His betrothal to MrsS Edith
Chapin had just been announced.
The island of Montserrat, - B, W. I.*
was completely devastated by a hurri
cane, Monday. AH the churches,
estates and villages were destroyed
and nearly 100 persons were killed. In
addition many were injured and ren
dered homeless and terrible distress
exists among the sufferers.
The Kaiser has received ,a letter
from President McKinley, expressing
his pleasure at the appointment of Dr.
Item Von Schwartzenstein as Envoy
Extraordinary to the United States
during the absence of German Ambas
sador Von Hollcben.
The Puerto Ricans want agricultural
implements, building materials, etc.,
admitted free of duty.
The Khedive of Egypt has gone to
Vienna, to consult specialists regard
ing his health, and thence will go to
Carlsbad.
The French Government has issued
a prohibition of any further fights be
tween bulls and wild beasts.
In the past three weeks the Aus
trian Government has seized 304 issues
of newspa.pers for protesting against
the increase of taxes on sugar.
Italy's request for a railway conces
sion in China will probably be refused,
a.3 Humbert’s Government has lost
prasfcge since the San-Mun incident.
Miscellaneous.
The report that W. K. Vanderbilt,
Jr., will join <the Roman Catholic
Church because of his wife’s member
ship, is unfounded.
The salaries of 180 persons in the
Bureau of Engra' ing and Printing
have been increased, principally
among the poorly paid.
R Is 'believed the temporary roll of
clerks in the office of the Treasury Au
ditor, for the Navy Department will
*>e made permanent, in view of the in
oro>“e of work.
111 111 I 111.
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Captain Dreyfus Being Prosecuted
at Rennes- v.-
GEN. MERCIER CONFRONTED.
A Most Dramatic Scene 9aid v tVbe' Inevit
able—London Times Statement Causes a
Sensation.
Rennes, By Cable. Dreyfus
courtmartiai concluded’ its secret ses
sions ait ■ 9 o’clock Friday' morning;
when M. Paleologue, of the Foreign
Office, completed his explanations of
the secret dossier.
The London Times’ statement of the
late Lieutenant, Colonel Henry’s trea
son, caused a considerable sensation
here, anid was much discussed among
the newspaper men and all others in
terested in the trial. The affirmation
otf Henry that Esterhazy was his ac
complice is only a confirmation of
what has already many times been
stated. But what was regarded im
portant is the fact that The Times an
nounced it in such categorical terms,
demonstrating, according to the views
of the friends of Dreyfus here, that
The T imes people have actually seen
documents, submitted to them by more
than one foreign military attache, pre
senting the strongest proof of Henry’s
guilt, and moreover, that this an
nouncement can only prelude the pub
lication in The Times of the actual
documents.
The correspondent here of the Asso
ciated Press spoke to Major Forzinetti,
who was governor of the Oherche Midi
prison, during Dreyfus' incarceration
there, and who was cashiered on ac
count of his declaration favorable to
Dreyfus’ attitude while in prison. For
zenetti said.; “The Times’ statement
confirms my own view. I was con
vinced of Henry’s complicity from the
very first and always regarded him as
the real culprit.”
Regarding the courtmartiai, he said:
Saturday will undoubtedly be the
most important of the whole proceed
ings, as General Mercier and M. Casi
xner-Perier (former President of
France), If time admits, will be con
fronted and a most dramatic scene is
inevitable, as their declarations in
.certain matters differ on essential
points.”
Stone for Iryan.
St. Louis, Mo., Special.—“l am for
Mr. Bryau for President. I have al
ways been for-him- and- expect to re
main so. I think there is not a sha
dow of doubt about his nomination' by
the next Democratic national.. .poqyen
tion.” This statement was made by
Vice Chairman Wm. J. Stone when he
was asked about reports from Wash
ington that he was preparing to for
sake Brylin and take up Rear Admiral
Schley as! a dandidate' for the Demo
cratic prtsideftfial nomination.
Mr. jS'ttyne further said: “I never
board *Sc name mentioned as a
possible candidate for President, ex
cept in newspaper'.gossip."
s—,
3,000,000 Bushels Wheat Destroyed by Haw.
St. Paul Minn., Special.—Reports to
Great Northern Railroad officials place
the -destiilctlon by Thursday’s;- hail
storm in,North Dakota and Minnesota
at 300,000 acres of wheat. If the wheat
should average not over 12 bushels to
the acre! this means a less of 3,000,000
bushels. In some places the wheat
will avefage 15 bushels to the acre.
-Three and a half mill-on. bushels is
considered a fair estimate of what re
mains undestroyed. At 70 cents per
bushel this means a loss of over $2,-
500,000.
The Census of Cub).
Washington, D. C., Special. The
Secretary of War has directed that the
census of Cuba shall be completed by
January Ist, next, and Bishop Joseph
P. Sanger, of the inspector general’s
department, will be assigned to take
general charge of the work, w.th
headquarters at Havana.
MacArthur Takes Santa Rita’
Washington. D. C., Special: Gen.
Otis cabled the war department as fol-
lows: . ~
Manila, Aug. 11.
“To Adjutant General, W aslrug.on.
“MacArthur has taken possession of
Santa Rita; reccnnoitered Berat. An
gles and other points. The insur
£ents' were driven north. On’ casual
ty yesterday; none today. The com.i
tlon of tlhe road makes movement or
troops difficult, but it is considered
notary to open op this section of
the country, as it virtually gives con-,
trol of province of Baaiaa. and . re
lieves irtofeltants there. ,
lSlgnwl> - , ..... olls
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
A General Review of the Crop Conditions as
. Reported by Correspondents.
. Washington, :D. C., Special.—The
monthly report of the siatisitiiaian of
the Department of Agriculture, shows
t.h'e average condition of cotton on Au
gust l~to-have been'B4, as comp'ared
with" 87.8*0h July 1; 91.2 on August x l„
1898; 86.9 at the corresponding date in
1897, and 85.8 the mean* of the August
averages for the last ten years. There
was a declare during July, amounting •
to j paints :jn North Carolina, and 10
in Texas; 4 in Tennessee and 2 in Mis
souri On the other- hand there was
an improvement of T point in Louis
iana, of 2 points in Virginia, Oklahoma
q,nd Indian Territory; : otf ,3- points in
Florida "Bih'd Mississippi, and -of 4
P. _ I>l™ - ?.*, A „ rw.i_ _ ___ -s.
vsiuio Lip aiuvaunoo. lnv uvtfiagc VL
the different States on August 1, were
as follows: Virginia 88, North Caro
lina 83, South Carolina 78, Georgtfa 79.
Florida 95, Mississippi and Miisouri,
Louisiana, Arkansas 86, Texas.B7, Ten
nessee 84, Oklahoma 80, Indian Terri
tory 93.
The Texas report includes the condi
tion in the recently submerged region,
a special report on which is almost
ready for publication.
The August report of the statistician
show's the following averages of condi
tions on August i: Corn 89:9; spring
wheat 83.6; oftts 90.8; barley 93.6;
spring rye 89.0; buckwheat 93.2; pota
toes 93.0; Timothy hay 86.7. The av
erage condition of corn improved 3.4
points during July, and on August 1 it
was 2.9 points higher tan at the cor
responding date last year; 5.7. points
higher than on August 1, 1897, and 3.2
points above the mean of the August
averages for the last ten years. The
averages in the principal States are as
follows: Ohio 90, Indiana. 94, Illinois
91, lowa 82, Missouri 88, Kansas, Ne
braska 99.
The average condition of spring
wheat declined 8.1 points during, July,
and on August 1 it was i2.9 points low
er than in the corresponding d’ate last
year, 3.1 points lower that. •on-lAugfißt
1, 1897, and 3 points lower than the
mean of the August averages for the
last -ten years. The condition in the
principal States fis as follows:. Minne
sota 90, lowa 89, Nebraska 66, South
Dakota 84, North Daokta 86, Washing
ton 85, Oregon 81., The average coadt
tion of oats improved .8 points during,
July and on August T it was 6.6 points*
higher than at the cor responding data
'■ast year, 4.8 points higher than on Au
gust 1, 1597, and 8.3 paints above the
mean of the August averags&s for the
last ten years, andthe.'averages for
the principal States’are as Tbflowk:
New York 90, Pennsylvania'9B;-Ohio
and Missouri 93, Michigan 100, Indiana
and Wisconsin BC* Illinois 102,’ Minne
sota 95 lowa 94, Kansas 85, and -Ne
braska 92. . > * . ~ *
The proportion of the. oat crop of
last year still in the hands of farmers
is estimated at 6.19 per’cent, as com-,
pared with 6.4 per cent, of the crop of
1896 in farmers’ hands two years Ogf>.
The average- condition; of barley' im
proved 1-6 points during July, and cm
August 1, it was 14.3 points higher
than at the corresponding date list
year, 6.1 points higher than on August
1, 1897, and 8.3 -points above the Au
gust averages for the last ten years-.
The condition in the principal-.state
is as follows: New York 90, Wisconsin
96. iQ.wa and North. -Dakota 94,.
Dikota 89,. California 97. , . . ' .
The average condition-of spring rye
declined .7 points during July: and on
August 1 was 4.-7 points lower than at,
the corresponding date last year, and
.8 points 1-owe.r than, on August 1, 1897.
but still 1.5 above the mean-of theAti-.
gust averages tor the ten ..years.
In Wisconsin, which State 'prxxtiiCeS
mere than one-ha If-' of -t he* -entire.
crop, preliminary returns, indicate an, .
increase of seven-eights .of 1 per cent,
in the acreage in buckwheat, dsfeoin- -
pared with last year. There-
parent increase of 5- per cent, in New
Yot;k and of 2 -per cent, in Pennsyl
vanian The average condition qffbutlt-.
wheat is 6 points higher than, at the
corresponding date last year, trad ---
points a'bcve the mean of .the August ,
averages for the last ten . , •
average condition cf potatoes dbClned
8 points during J:uly,*'-but-is—still 9-
points higher than on August U ‘s®-
15.1 points higher than at the corres
ponding date -in 1897, and '6.9 -points
above the mean of the August aver-
ages for the last ton y po T.
or tne thirteen sweet' potato btaes
eight report a decline during July.
:.nd four an improvement, while in one
North Carolina, the condition remains
shout the .same. Preliminary returns
indicate a reducton of 3.4 per cent- in
•the hay acreage; Of the states mow---
ing 1 000,000 acres or upwards last
year only Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska.
South Dakota, ■ and California showed
an increased average. The condition
of timothy hay is 12. G points below
that of last year.
The average condition of tobacco has
declined 11 points in Kentucky, 6 in
Tennessee and Missouri; 3 in Virginia
and Pennsylvania; 2 in Massachusetts. -
1 in Ohio and Wisconsin, and 8 in In
dicia. On the other hand it has im
proved 5 points in North Carolina and
Maryland. 2 points in New York, ami
lias nibout held its cwn in Conneot.cat.
There are but few states from wnien
the reports as to the apple orjp ..^ r^
no; even more unfavorable than ’-■>£ •
were last month: The:S'* has “"T? 1
marked inmprove.ment in the condi
tion of pastures in the Now England
States, also in Now York and Pennsy
vania, with some improvement also m
Ohio, Kansas. Michigan and Texas. On
the other hand there has been a raid
ing off in condition in Kentucky, In
diana. Illinois, lowa, Missouri and
* throughout the Northwest;. \. „
NO. 24.