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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
SEPTEMBER CROP REPORT.
A Reduction in the Percentage of General
Average from Former Months.

A Reduction in the Percentage of General
Average from Former Months.
Washington dispatch: The Septem-
Der crop report makes the general average
of corn 81, reduction of nearly 5 points;
Of winter wheat when harvested 1914, a
decrease from 81 on July j.; of spring
wheat $40, an increase from Sl.2 in
August This makes the general average
of all wheat $40. The general condition
of oats is 80, instead of ga last month; of
rye, 91.6; of barley, $3.50 instead of 9O.6;
OF buckwheat, 81. l instead of &52; of
tobacco, 1862, a reduction from S4.4 The
percentage of stock hogs available for fat
tening is 101; condition, So.
The corn crop is week late in large
proportion of its breadth. In the Ohio
valley and lake region there has been a
marked reduction of condition during the
last month from drought following the
heavy rains of early summer. In Ohio
and Indiana there was previous injury to
bottom land crods by flo DDS. In Michigan
and Wisconsin the effects of drought and
other influences are most injurious. There
is complaint of drought west of the Missis-
sippi, too late in the sea son for serious re-
duction. West of the Missouri conditions
have been more favorable than in any
other part of the country and the crop is
very large
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THE CORN CROP.
The Signal Service Reports 1t Out OF
Danger nv Frost

The Signal Service Reports 1t Out of
Danger by Frost.
The following weather crop bulletin has
been issued by the signal Office:
The last week was warmer than usual over
the corn and cotton regions and generally on
the Atlantic coast, the daily excess of tempera-
ture in the central valleys ranging from to 9
degrees, while on the Atlantic coast about the
normal temperature prevailed It was colder
than usual from Dakota westward to the Pacific
coast. There has been less than the usual
amount OF raiD during the week throughout the
principal agricultural districts. There were
excessive rains over limited area in the North
west, including Northern Missouri, Eastern
Kansas Eastern Dakota, Western Minnesota,
and Southeastern Iowa. In the remaining
States OF the Upper Mississippi and Missouri
Valleys well distrib uted showers are reported
while no rain occurred in the lower lake re-
gion, the Ohio Valley, and lower Michigan
The weather during the week was especially
favorab1y throughout the corn belt. Cutting Of
corn is in progress and large percentage of an
excellent corn crop is now safe from frost Re-
cent rains placed the grounds in a favorable
condition for blowing in the States of the
Mississippi valley, but fall farm work is de-
layed in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana owing to
the absence of rain. The prospects of the cot
ton crop have been improved by favorable
weather. Reports from Kentucky indicate q
fair crop of tobacco if not damaged by frost.
The weather conditions were favorable on the
Pacific coast for hop picking, prune drying, and
fall seeding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
an attempt to get hold of his entire estate
OF $7OOO.OOO by means of a forged signature.
MONEY is sCARCER.
The Demand for Currency Has Consider
ably Increased.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade

ably Increased.
R. G. Dun & Co. weekly review Of trade
says:
Scarcely q week has passed since Government
purchases OF bonds and heavy payments made
tary pressure this fall. Now people are talking
again about,possible exports in gold foreign ex-
change is higher, and rates for money have adj
vanced The exports OF products are remarkably
large for the season for the two weeks 40 per
cent. above last year s--but the imports of mer-
chandlse are also heavy, and the unrecorded
imports OF securities returned from abroad
tend to turn the scales. At every Vest
fair supply, with a demand generally
good, but brisk at Milwaukee and such at Chi
cago that an advance in rates is expected. The
violent storm has disturbed business not lit
tie along the sea coast, and affected purchases
for the interior. but in all other respects the
week has been one of sati sfactory business.
Nearly all interior cities report trade as active
or improving. Though the Government crop
report was thought slightly unfavorable, other
accounts all concur in satisfactory views, and
the course OF trade at interior points ma III
tests the confidence of local Dealers The
wool market is nominal1y firm, but il 1nanufac-
turers refuse to buy the expected lower
prices will come. The grocery trade has been
much affected by the weather, and sugar is also
weake ned by the conviction that fall inpends.
Breadstufs have been comparatively inactive
wheat is half a cent higher, and corn q quarter
lower. Coffee advanced another half cent, and
OIL cents, but hogs and lard are lower. On the
whole speculation in products is making up-
usually little disturbance this year. and the
large crops are therefore all the more likely to
60 into consumption promptly and at moderate
prices. The business failures during the last
seven days number for the United States ITO,
and for Canada %. For the corresponding week
OF last year the figures were 100 for the United
States and 81 in Canada.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
THE PENSION VACANCY.
Major Warner Declines to Take Commit
siOner Tanners Place.

Major Warner Declines to Take Commits
sioner Tanners Place.
Major William Warner of Kansas City
will not be the next Pension Commission
er. He was rendered the position. and
after thinking it all over he told the Pres
ident at Deer PAX that he could not ac-
cept it for business reasons. He was
strongly pressed by Mr.. Harrison to
take the place, and his declinaton is a
disappointment. Another selection will not
probably be made for two or three weeks.
The race is an open one, and no candidate
has any assurance that he will be chosen.
1t is the general opinion that Judge John
P. Rea. of Minneapolis, is more to the
Presidents liking than any one else. and
the Minnesota people are coming to the
front for him. Mr. Brown, of Cincinnati:
Gen. Powell. of Illinois. and Mai. Poole, of
New York, are known to be doing all they
can for the place.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
KENOSA WISCONSIN,

that the payment of increased wages
should commence on Nov. 4. and the
terms were accented by the dock
companies, after protracted debate,
in which the Cardinal urged the duty
of the Directors to concede the demands
and thus restore the city to tranquility.
Work will accordingly be resumed at once.
There is an almost unanimous agreement
OF opinion that the amicable and mutually
creditable settlement Of the trouble. now
apparently secured, is entirely due to the
untiring efforts and great sagacity of Car
dinal Manning. who voluntarily took the
part of mediator between the obstinate
contending parties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
PrrpEATr cE pENcTONc

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, =
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. II, 1889.
To the President
The differences which exist between the Sec
Rotary OF the Interior and myself as to the pol
icy to be pursued in the administration of the
Pension Bureau have reached O. stage which
threatens to embarrass you to all extent which
/ feel l should not call upon you to suffer, and
as the investigation into the affairs of the
bureau have been mp1eted and am ssured,
both by yourself and by the Secretary Of the
Interior, contains no reflection on my integrity
as an individual or as officer, herewith
place my resignation in your hands, to take
effect at your pleasure, to the end that you may
be relieved of any further embarrassment in
the matter. Very respectfully yours,
JAMES TANNER, Commissioner.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. G.
September IL, 1889. (
To Hon. James Tanner, Commissioner Of Pen
sions:
DEAR SIR-Your letter rendering your resg-
nation of the office of Commissioner of PEN
sions has been received and your resignation is
accepted, to take effect on the appointment and
qualification OF your successor. do not think
it necessary in this correspondence, to discuss
the causes which have led to the present atti-
tude OF affairs in the Pension Office. You have
been kindly and fully advised of my views upon
most of these matters. It gives me pleasure to
add that SO far as I am advised your honesty
has not at any time been called into question.
and beg to renew the expression of my person
oil goodwill Very truly yours,
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
SWALLOWED HER FALSE TEETH

A New Jersey Lady's Merriment Sue
ceeded by Long Agony and Death.
At Reading, Pa, Mrs. Frances Duns-
ford, aged 81, wife of George H. Duns-
ford, was carried out of the Academy
of Music Tuesday night in an unconscious
condition. She had been laughing inor-
dinate1y at the play, when suddenly
she tainted and fell back in her chair
Her false teeth were missing, and
it was apprehended that she might
have swallowed them. The lady fingered
in agony until this morning, when she
died. A post-mortem this afternoon To-
Gated the missing teeth securely lodged in
ner windpipe. Two teeth were fastened to
silver plate. Mr.. Dunsford until recent
~ lived at Franklin, near Newark, N. j.,
end moved here to take SUPPLEMENTARY
Of the Reading Paper Mill Company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
S. s. COX'S SUCCESSOR.
Daniel Dougherty VIII Probably Be Sc

Daniel DOugherty VIII Probably Be Sc
1ected by the Tammany Braves.
The death of S. S. Cox, who was re-
elected to the Fifty-fir Congress, neces-
states a special election in the Ninth Dis
trict of New York. The man whom the
Tammany chieftains consider worthy to
take the dead Congressman's place, and
whom they could unite on, is Daniel
Dougherty, who could have had Congress
not resided in the city and State long
enough. There is little doubt he will be
nominated in a few weeks to represent the
Ninth District. Mr.. Dougherty is an init
mate friend of ex- President Cleveland and
nominated him at the st. Louis conven-
tion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
MAY STRIKE AGAIN.

London Dock LabOrers Refuse to Work
with 'Blacklegs."
Most of the London strikers have re-
sumed work, but in many cases. serious
complications have arisen, the men refus-
ing to work with the "blacklegs" who were
employed to take their places. Several en-
counters between the factions have already
taken place. Many of the dock laborers
protest that the strike leaders had no right
to agree to a proposal that they should
work hand in hand with the new mon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
FATAL EXPLOSION OF POWDER.

Two Men Killed and Three Others Badly
Injured Near Vancouver.
A dreadful accident has happened at the
stone quarries just above Vancouver, B. G.
Some laborers were engaged in opening a
few cans of powder with chisels. when the
powder ignited and fearful explosion en-
sued. hurting one of the men, Patrick De-
laney. instantly into eternity. Four more
were fearfully burned and thrown con-
siderable distance. One of them. Patrick
Moran. died shortly after. and the other,
James Murphy. will not live.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
A FORTUNE IN CHARITY.

Munificent Requests of the Late Mrs. Ellen
nj. Clifford, of New Haven.
By the will Of the late Mrs. Ellen M. Gift
ford, of New Haven, the bulk of her prop
erJy is left to charitable institutions.
Among the largest requests are the follow
ing: New Haven Hospital, $4,000; New
York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals. $4,000; Massachusetts, Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
$4,000; Massachusetts, General Hospital,
$4,000; Massachusetts Society for Aid of
Poor and Incurables 81 600
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
NAGLE'S ACT COMMENDED.
Terry's Slayer Released by Justice Sawyer
An ADDeaI Taken.

All Appeal taken.
At San Francisco. in the Maggie habeas
corpus case. Judge Sawyer has decided
that the Federal Court had jurisdiction in
the matter that the killing of Terry was
justifiable, and ordered Maggie released from
custody. AS soon as the reading of the de-
on behalf of the State. gave notice of an APP
peal, and asked that the prisoner be placed
under bail. Judge Sawyer allowed the de-
PENDANT to be released on his own recog-
nizance with a $1,000 bail. Nagle was con-
graduated by large number of people
after his release.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
LOSSES BY THE ANTWERP FIRE
They May Reach Thirty-f five Million Francs
Starting Relief Funds.

They May Reach Thirty five Million Francs
Starting Relief Funds.
Estimates of the loss by the recent fire at
Antwerp range from 25,0OO,OOJ to 81, OOo, 900
francs. No public building was injured.
The fire still smolders over large area,
which is surrounded by u Gordon of troops.
The iremen are wo rking night and day
pouring floods of water upon the
ruins. Ten persons who ventured too
near the ruins met with acct
dents, due to the occasional ex-
piosion of cartridges. Some steamers in
the dry docks are badly damaged about the
d cks. NJ. Corvilaln, tn proprietor of the
cartridge factory, is charged with homicide
by imprudence.- His defense is that the fire
originated in the petroleum sheds and
caused the explosion in the cartridge fac
tory. Large subscriptions to the relief fund
have been received. King Leopold heads
the list with 12.OO0 francs. Relief fetes and
performances have been given in Brussels,
Paris, and Berlin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Mussulmans and HindoOs at War.

A Simla dispatch says: During the celebra-
tion of religious festival at Rontak the
Mussulmans and Hindoos became involved
in religious disputes which led TO rioting.
The police were compelled to interfere to
stop the fighting, but before they succeeded
many of the rioters were shot by the off,
GERS. The Mussulmans at Delhi, forty two
miles northwest of Rontak, are organizing
to avenge the insults put upon them by
the Hindoos.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19

Zanzibar dispatch says: Capt. Wiss-
mann's police have destroyed the town of
Kondutschi. between Bagamovo and OAR
es-Salasm. Capt. Wissmann wished to
punish the inhabitants of the place for hav-
ing supplied the insurgents with arms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19

Gen. Schofield Disapproves the Sentence,


Gen. Schofield Disapproves the Sentence,
and Tt Will Probably Be Annulled.
Affairs have taken sensational turn in
the Fletcher court martial case. Colonel
Fletcher was found guilty and sentenced
to be cashiered from the army. The
Judge Advocate General has reversed
the sentence and General Schofield has ap-
proved his action. The General. however.
is also acting Secretary of War. and as such
he hesitates to approve his own action as
General of the army. but it is believed he
will do SO, and that the President will con-
cur in his decision
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Thirty Acres Cayed In.

The cave-in at Plymouth, Pa, has af-
fected thirty acres belonging to the Della
ware and Hudson Company. Several
mules were killed and the miners lost their
working tools. Twenty-fiv men were in
the mine when the break occurred, but
they rushed for the first opening and es-
capped without injury. About fifteen hun
dred men and boys are thrown out of en-
ployment. The property damage will be
immense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
NAMED FOR OFFICE,
A Number of Land Officers and Indian
Agents Appointed.

..t Agents Appointed.
The following appointments have been
announced:
To be Collectors of Internal Revenue John S.
Lothrop of Iowa, for the Third District of Iowa
James w. Hearne of Texas, for the Fourth Dis
trict of Texas.
W. Fl. Meserve, Disbursing Officer of the Has
kell Indian Institute in Kansas; Scott SWEET
land, Receiver of Public Moneys at Vancouver,
W. T. Land Office Registers-kichard G. Kerr,
at Jackson, Miss. Joseph McClurg, at Spring
field, Mo. Indian Agents-Walter l.. Stobbes
at Yakima Agency, W. T.: Warren D. Robbins,
at Nez Perez Agency, Idaho.
George G. Mckee, OF Jackson, Miss, Receiver
OF Public Moneys at Jackson, Miss. Horace r.
Williams, OF Missouri, Receiver of Public
Moneys at Springfield Mo. Benjamin H. Mil
ler to be an Indian INSPECTOR
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A Winnipeg. Man., dispatch says: The
Northern Pacific Railroad has decided to
build into the Sours district at once. About
forty-fve miles will be built this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19

DRUG clerks ought to have good sal:
aries. The man who hurts his con-
science 1000 times day by saying
eve do not keep it. but we have a prep
aration put up by ourselves that is
BETTER" should be well paid.-Neao
Orleans Picauu1oe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Fastest Man-of-War Afloat.

The new cruiser Baltimore has returned
to Philadelphia from her trial trip. in which
she made 20 2-10 knots an hour for three
hours. and developed 10000 horse power,
which is 1000 in excess. of contract require
ment. 1t is claimed that this makes her
the fastest man Of war afoat.
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ing. The end was
quiet, and the dying
man breathed his last
as peacefully as if
falling INTO a light
sleep. Mrs. Cox, who
had b cen scarcely
away from her hus-
bands bedside for
the last two days and
nights, held his hand,
while his old friend
Douglass Taylor held
the other. He had
been conscious all
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
A Tin Famine Imminent.

1t is limited that tin famine is imminent,
owing to the strike on the London dock
yards, and that there is not pound of tin
afoat between London and New York. The
bull clique at the latter place are trying to
advance prices,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Four Killed in an Explosion.

AT Oakland. Cal, a boiler in the California
sash, door. and blind factory exploded, de-
molishing the engine-house and killing four
men. Several others were severely injured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
THE HOG CROP.
The Supply of Swine Likely to Exceed
That of Last Year.

OF SWIIe lfkeIy LXCC0U
That of Last Year.
The following report appears in the
Farmers ReUiew:
The reports of our correspondents indicate
that the hog crop of 1889 equals and probably
exceeds that of 1888. The supply in Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio and Kansas is somewhat less
than that of last year. Wisconsin and Missouri
have about the same number of hogs, while Ken
lucky, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan. Minnesota,
and Dakota show an increase, particularly the
State last mentioned. AS q rule hogs are re-
ported unusually healthy for the season of the
year. A number of correspondents report scat
tering cases of hog cholera, but very few general
or disastrous outbreaks. The greatest number
of reports of disease come from Illinois.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Reat DR.. Caryer's Record.

At Buffalo. DR.. Bartlett concluded his six
days shooting, having broken in that time
64,017 glass balls, beating DR.. Carver's
record by over 1000. Bartlett also broke
500 balls in fourteen minutes, and broke 10
in eight seconds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Bottle-Makers' Strike Settled.

The strike of green bottle glass blowers
has been settled in favor of the workmen
in all the Western districts. It is expected
that the window glass strike will be settled
within two or three weeks,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
THE CARDINALS COMPROMISE.

1t Is Accepted by the London Dock Compa-
MES and the Strikers. az ~
The great strike which has parnlyzed
London for several weeks. and at times
menaced it with riot and bloodshed, has at
last been ended Through the mediation Of
Cardinal Manning. At the final conference.
the Cardinal submitted definite proposals
from the strikers, the chief point being
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
GIVEN sToCKsLAGER's PLACE. ?
Judge Lewis A. Croft; of Omaha, Appoint

Judge LOWS "A. UrOH, OF UmaIaa, AppOlnt-
ed Commissioner of the Land Office.
The following appointments have been
made:
Lewis A. Croft, of Omaha, Neb., Commission
er of the General Land Office, vice Strother M.
Stockslager, resigned; Miles Kehoe, of Chicago,
a Special Inspector of Customs at that
port; Charles F. Scott of West Virginia,
Pardon Clerk of the Department of JUS
Belt, Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
A. M. Tinker, an Indian Inspector, and G. w.
Parker, a special Indian Agent Commission to
negotiate with the Sisseton and Wahpeton In
dams, of Dakota, for the surrender of 789 900
acres of their lands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
The Minneapolis Flour Outnut

The flour output at Minneapolis last week
was l34,5SO barrels, a'ainst 1880 barrels
the previous week. The flour market is less
active, with prices irregular, the foreign
trade being especially dull
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Damage to a Steamer.

The steamer Theodore Weems caught
fire in the harbor of Baltimore, Md, and be-
fore the flames were gotten under control
$4,000 worth of damage had been done.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
RAILROAD WRECK.
En- Engineer Killed a nd Two Persons Ser
iOusIy Injured.

iOusly Injured.
At Washington, a serious collision
occurred on the Baltimore & Poto-
mac railroad on the eastern out
skirts of the city between a freight and
passenger train, resulting in the killing Of
the engineer of the passenger train and
badly injuring the fireman and one brake
man of the freight train. The accident
occurred between the navy yard tunnel
and the eastern branch bridge. Owing to
a previous wreck on the road only one
track could be used, and IN this instance
notice was given to each engineer to look
out for the other About dozen passen-
gers were injured, but none seriously.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Canadian Copyright.

It is said that the copyright bill passed by
the Dominion Parliament will not be rati-
fed in London. as English publishers make
the claim that it is violation OF the Berne
International Copyright Convention. to
which Canada is party.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Had No Respect for the Bride.

An unsentmental thief robbed recently
the trunk of young Louisa County Wa.)
woman, who was about to be married, of
$780, of which sum $4,000 had been given
her by her affianced to keep until the we'd
dino day
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
The Geysers Are Active.

In Yellowstone Park, the geysers and
boiling springs are reported to be in
furious state of activity, including the wells
that were supposed to be extinct. Scien-
fists claim that this outburst has some con-
nection with the recent great storm on the
Atlantic coast.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
A Professor and &3T.OOO Coma

Professor j. Wiss. one of the oldest citi-
zens of Texarkana, Ark, has disappeared,
and with him. it is said. went $37 900 of the
Texarkana Savings Bank OF which he was
until lately President and manager.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Killing Off the Cattle.

A cattle disease, said by some to be Texas
fever and by others to be black tongue, I"
has reached East Huntingdon Township.
Pa, and in the vicinity of Bethany there
are 100 cases. Near Reagantown the dis
ease is exceedingly malignant,