Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-26
building, because most if not all Of the cap
itals Of states have such edifces.

building, because most if not all of the cap
itals of states have such edifces.
The Chicago Times published very full
report of the corn situation, covering the
state of Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri,
Nebraska, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Dakota, Tennessee and
Kentucky. The report brings out these
acts: That up to the 18th day of July the
general corn prospects of the country, east
of the Missouri, were exceptionally good.
W est of the river, the corn situation, COM
prising the states of Kansas and Nebraska,
had been reduced more or less by dry
weather. The corn season, SO far has been
a very peculiar one, starting out as it did,
uEder most favorable circumstances. The
month of June was dry and cool, with
just enough moisture to keep the corn
growing and put the fields in con-
dition for uninterrupted cultivation un-
til July, but ever since that date
the corn crop has been subjected
with the exception of some limited areas
I'm Ohio and Indiana, to such extremes
of dry weather and heat, that the general
prospects o-day point TO crop reduced in
quantity and quality. Rains during the
| last ten days havesbeen copious in Kansas
I and Nebraska, and further reduction to the
crop from drOuth has been stopped, but the
! season is now so far advanced that no
amount of rain can bring the corn crop up
to the condition of July l, 1866, and frost
before the second week in September would
cause more than the usual destruction to the
/ crop.
! Sometime ago Acting Secretary Fairchild
| instructed Mr.. Krites, chief of the division
/ of at andOned property, to carry into effect
/ the provisions of the act of congress author
| iZing the secretary of the treasury to deliver
| to the rightful owners certain articles of
! jeWelry, etc, captured by the United States
/ aoiv lxfyor cd in
| the treasury department. Mr.. Krites has
accordingly prepared rules and regulations
/ which will govern the restoration of all such
articles, and has just concluded an examina-
ten of all articles on deposit. They are con-
tanned in two boxes, and consist of silver
/ W. :, jewelry, portraits, watches, etc. One
IF the boxes contained nearly 500 watches
gold, silver and brass-aud anumber of jack
knives, pocketbooks, letters, etc. These
were mainly taken from prisoners of the
war who died in hospitals around Washing
ton, Cape Lookout and Elmira, and were
deposited in the treasury by Gen
eral Ketchem. Some of them, however,
! belonged to union soldiers who died during
the war near the place designated. The
other box contained a lot of articles captured
! by General Shern'H' troops DIX Camden,
South Carolina, in lie early part of 1860.
They consisted of lamily plate, jewelry, etc,
which had been deposited in the bank at
! Camden by Mr.. McRae, and other wealthy
residents of that section. When the union
army approachedth tibet own an effort was made
to transfer the articles to a place of safety
but it aid not succeed, as the troops came
upon the scene while the transfer was being
made. Many of the principal articles be-
J longing to Mr.. McRae were restored to him
! by special act of congress in 1882. An inven-
tory has been made and it is thoycR.t the
articles can only be identified by their
/ 10.
t IN, accompanied by satisfactory evidence
] Oh UNuUIship.