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The Press., 1890-11-13

As to this years crop of potatoes at the west, the following somewhat jocular para graph is from the Kansas City Times:
 ''Last year the Kansas man who had lots of potatoes to sell was called Mick by his friends. This year the man who has them is addressed by his neighbors as Sen ator.'"
 As to northern New York Plattsburgh dispatch of Oct. 28th says that buyers have many of them become disgusted and left the field: ..........
 The stock which appears good and sound when dug and brought to market becomes afflicted with the rot as soon as it is in transit, and by the time it reaches it's desti- nation more than one-half of the shipment is useless. A prominent shipper who has bought potatoes for the last 15 years said {: The rot is the old-fashioned dry rot, and is the worst ever knew, and potatoes bid fair to be worth three times their regular price before January next.
 Another shipper with buyers along the Ogdensburgh and Lake Champlain road, with headquarters at Norwoed. said I never saw the rot so bad. shipped 10 cars from here to Chicago a week ago. They cost me in the aggregate $4 200 and I was pleased to get $1 900 for them when they reached there. The potatoes looked all right, but when broken in two they were rotten.
The Press., 1890-11-13

Wm. V. McNerney, representative-elect from Vernon, passed his early life in Staf- ford, was educated by Charles Fox of this town at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass, and at Eastman's business college. He was employed in MT. Fox's office for several years, until failing health drove him to outdoor employment. He has lived in Rockville since 1869.
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KANSAS CROPS.
The Whole State is Suffering From
Drought and Heat.

TOPEKA, KAN, August THE following il
the crop report Of the Kansas State Board OF
Agriculture for July: Reports received from
about five hundred correspondents Of the
board, representing every county in the state,
clearly indicate that the growing crops in
every portion of the state have been
seriously injured The severe drought, intense
heat and occasional hot winds prevailing
throughout the state generally have been the
cause OF this falling off of the corn prospects.
Its condition, which one month ago was re-
ported 80 per cent is now reported at only SO
per cent OF an average crop. This devastation
OF the crop exists in every portion of the
state, but that portion of the state
between the nine ty-seventh and one hundredth
meridians has suffered most severely. Gray
and Riley counties report practical failure OF
the crop. Seventy-tive counties in eastern
Kansas and eight counties west of the one hun
dredth meridian report so to so per cent Of a
crop. 1t is safe to say that the corn crop
this year will not exceed $4,000, 900
bushels. The yield of wheat is found
to be better than was expected. Thirty to forty
bushels per acre arc reported testing 62 to 65
Duct will be about %, 600, 600 bushels. The fax
area has been greatly increased and the crop
Is very good. The oats crop, although
short, is yielding better than was eX-
pected; yield Of from 40 to 20 per
acre is reported from a number of counties.
The following is the summary as compared
with full average condition: Corn, SO per
cent; barley, 80; flax. "a; broom corn, 81; sor-
ghum, so; millet, 60; tame grass, IS; potatoes,
4; prairie grass, So; apples, 81; peaches. 40;
grapes, GA. The month has been the driest
and hottest July in twenty years. Chinch bugs
are reported in many counties, but they have
done no great harm.
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A FLORIDA HOTEL BURNED.
Beautiful Pablo Beach Loses Ns Finest
Resort.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, August Murray Hall,
an elegant summer hotel at Pablo Beach,
burned to the ground early this am. The fire
caught about midnight in the engine room in
the rear Of the hotel and could not be con-
trolled owing to the low pressure of
water at the time. 1t spread rap
idly to the billiard hall also. in the
rear, and at 1890 am. the northwest turret
was in flames. The hotel was OF wood four
stories high with numerous towers, turrets
and gables, and the flames made quick work
Of it. There were fifty guests in the hotel at
the time, but they escaped in good
order with their effects. Much of
the valuable furniture on the lower
floor was saved, but nothing from the other
stories. At 9 a. m. there was not a timber
standing. Fire was also communicated to the
beach pavilion, a promenade dance hall and
the depot OF the Jacksonville and Allan
tic railroad. which were entirely
consumed; also q grocery store. Murray
Hall was built in 1856 and was the property
of John G.. Christopher and wife of this city.
and the original cost was $40, 900; but subse-
qnent additions and improvements to the
plant brought the value up to 300, 900. Chris
topher's loss, including furniture, is about
s225, 900. He had only $4,000 insurance.
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Telegraphic Briefs.

Mrs Jane NJ. Crowley is reelected school
trustee at Randolph, NY, and Mrs. Mary
johnson is also elected. The new board Of
trustees will consist of two ladies ana a gentle
man. Over one hundred and fifty ladies voted
at the school election at Waverly, NY, yester-
day. Mrs. IL. c. Lowman and Mrs. Bennett
were nominated for trustees and came within
thirteen votes of success.
The large ice houses at Concord Junction,
NH, owned by John h. Morrill, of Charles
town. and containing many hundreds OF tons of
ice, were burned last night, entailing a loss of
several thousand dollars. Insured.
Mrs. Boersna, living on 127th street, Chicago,
attempted to light her fire with kerosene. The
can exploded. burning her and her little girl,
SIX months old. Both died.
The international cremation congress has
appointed committee, consisting OF members
from the different countries represented at the
congress. for the purpose OF furthering the
movement for the cremation OF the dead.
Cholera is raging a. Jeddah. Egypt. The
number OF deaths average 100 daily. death
from cholera has occurred in Madrid.
The report of the -Gquidators OF the Panama
Canal Company has been presented to the
| tribunal of the Seine. Total expenditures of
the company thus far amount to 1913. 000, 900
] francs. Assets on March 8 were 5000, 900
4 francs.
The stone barn Of the Thomas Iron Company
at Hokendauqua, Pa, burned at midnight
Nine horses persisted. All patterns accumu-
lated by the company for thirty years were de-
! stroyed. Loss, S35, 600.
Eight hundred dock laborers At Gloucester
/ England, have gone on a strike.
| James y. Smith of Newburg. NY, was
/ drowned In the Lincoln pond at Lincoln, Mssa
| yesterday afternoon while bathing.
| John ]: Martin, worth 5000, 900, died at
kansas City today.
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HOW DEEP WAS 1T?
Three Curious Men Blown to Kingdom
Come by Deep Well.

NORWOOD, OHIO, August IAN accident oc-
Cured here Tuesday evening on tho premises
of o. Buddemeir by which three men will
probably lose their lives. Contractor Espel,
who was at work on the church adjacent, was
granted the privilege of drawing all the water
he wanted from Buddemeir's we'll The fact
that it is 60 feet deep and contains As feet of
water was secuted by one Of the victims
Michael kuenzel and Joe Sebastian were drawn
into the discussion and the former was not
willing to accept the statement that the well
was SO deep. He opened the trap door on the
six-foot square platform over the wells mouth
Lighting match Kuenzel dropped it toward
the water, but it went out. Il smell gas" re-
marked MIR. Kuenzel He did but he foolishly
twisted a newspaper and sent it after the burnt
out match. In an instant there was an explo-
sion. Kuenzel. Sebastian and a teamster
named Barney Prues, who were standing on the
platform, were blown into the air. All were
horribly burned and bruised, aud ii is doubt
full if any one of them RECEIVERS.
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CRITICISING THE CENSUS.
The State of Washington Seems to Have
Outstripped Oregon.

PORTLAND, ORE, August THE president
of the chamber of commerce in this city yes
terday sent the following telegram to the
Oregon delegation in Congress relative to al
legged imperfections in the census in this state:
Washington cast at her state election this year
SAB and the census gives the state 339 900
population. Oregon cast at the state election
this year 70. 400 and the census should in like
rate give her population of AIS, 800 while it
gives only 26i.242 The glaring political
injustice of the situation is that while
the smaller state of Washington will
get two members in the lower house of
Congress. and Proportionate power in the
electoral college, the large state of Oregon will
get but one member and a corresponding loss
of representation in the electoral college.
Oregon protests against the virtual partial dis
reimbursement in national and congressional
elections for the next ten years, growing out of
blunders OF the Census Department. and APP
peals through you to the Secretary OF the In
terror for recount Of the entire state"
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SPOTS GOES FREE.
Judge Miller Thinks the Testimony
Against Him Weak.

The case OF Charles Gray, alias Spots, the
young colored man charged with housebresk-
ing at the saloon Of Mrs E. L Schaefer on B
street southeast was tried in the Police Court
this afternoon.
Messrs. Hewlett Martin appeared for the
prisoner. The defendant is the man who was
recently shot by Policeman Dyer, and counsel
Tor the prisoner said that this case was brought
to cover up the shooting by the officer.
Mrs. Schacfer testified to the robbery and
identified a deniiohn OF blackberry wine that
was recovered by the officer. Policeman Dyer
testified to seeing the prisoner on the morning
the robbery was committed.
The prisoner, he said. dropped the demijohn
and escaped Some days afterwards witness
arrested him and had to shoot him to make
the arrest.
Policeman Kraemcr gave similar testimony.
The arrest was made ten days after the demi-
john was recovered.
Mrs. Sehaefer said that the demijohn had
been returned to her.
The judge did not think the proof sufficient
to hold the prisoner and he was discharged
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SADIE LEE A GIRL AGAIN.
A Baltimore Lass Masquerades for 6
Month as u Boy,

From the Baltimore American
girl Of about eighteen years Of age, Sadie
Lee by name, yesterday proved, to the salts
faction Of q number of persons at police head
quarters, that she could present a better
appearance dressed in male attire than in
skirts. The girl was brought to the mar
shals Office by Detective Seibold, who had
learned that little boy who was living on
Mulberry street near Park Was q boy from
the clothier's standpoint only. She had been
away from home since November, and was
taken last evening to her fathers residence,
on South Fulton street. After a little talk on
both sides all appeared to be reconciled
When in male attire Sadie Lee was dressed
in knee breeches. long black stockings bows
low shoes and wore an Alpine hat and looked
like bright boy of about fifteen years of
age. She said that she had been wearing
boys clothing since June 26. A day before
that time she had left position where she
was earning very little money and had decided
to take some drug and depart from this sphere
OF care and sorrow She met a youth, John
Saville she said, whom she had known for
some time, and after talking matters over it
was decided to have a few hours more fun
before leaving the world. Saville gave
her a pair of pantaloons and a coat
She dressed herself as a boy, and went to the
academy that night. She did not go on the
street very O1ten. out continued 10 wear the
bows clothes. She had intended to become a
district messenger boy. but did not carry ont
the intention. She did start. however to give
out hand bills for a clothier, but the work
mapped out appeared little too laborious,
and she and i've boys gave the clothier the
slip on Baltimore street Most Of her
time was spent in her room doing nothing
and, according to her statement her food was
not very abundant. The girl spoke of the
difficulty OF getting position, and when it wgs
suggested that she find place as nurse she
answered that she did have such a place, but
she was compelled to lug year-old infant up
and down the stairs, which reduced her weight.
Besides, the infant wore long dresses, and in
going up the steps she would tread on
the dress. and the result was frequent
rumpuses with her employer. which
caused a separation. She had her hair cut
short when deciding to become a boy, and her
9-inch-long plat Of hair was retained by the
barber who did the job. Her mother has been
dead for about eleven years, and she has been
living with her father, but some differences
arose, which. she said, caused her to leave
home. She said she would try to act differ
erently hereafter. Later in the day she secured
girls attire, and those who had seen her as a
boy told her that she looked better as boy
than a girl.
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I'd EDITION.
Latest fHlGglaIlS 10 The Star.
SOUTH AMERICA AT CHICAGO.
Letter From A. NJ. Gibson on Pan
American Exhibits at the Fair.

CHICAGO, August MI. A NJ. Gibson. in a
letter to the worlds fair headquarters from
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, suggests that the man
ayers OF the worlds Columbian exposition
should at the earliest practical date,
begin the propaganda in its favor through
out South America, and particularly should
1t be directed toward Brazil. the
most important In extent, population and
wealth of South American countries The
probable establishments of fast line of steam
ships direct between New York and Rio de
Janero under the aid to rapid and fire.
quent ocean mail service to be
granted by Congress, in accordance
with the recommendations of the Pan Amer-
can conference will. he says. enable the Brazil
ians TO visit the worlds Columbian exposition
at Chicago with comfort and at a very great
saving, and that he doubts not the opportunity
will be embraced by large numbers He urges
the ACCESSIBILITY OF the Columbian expo
sition people taking immediate steps
looking to the spreading of information among
the people of his country regarding the atsrac-
tons which Chicago will afford visitors
and make known to them the routes
and the western metropolis and the
wonders to be seen en- route; and that
it Is Of the first importance that the govern
ment of Brazil should be spurred to a realiZa-
ton of the necessity to make at Chicago dis
play commensurate with the great advantages
Brazil and the brazilian people will
derive therefrom; that his familiarity
with ali the great worlds expositions
enables him to say that Bra
iii has never made a display in any sense
worthy of its wonderful and vast resources.
But now that recent occurrences have awakened
the special sentiment toward the United States.
advantage should be taken thereof promptly
to set in motion the proper agencies for
curing grand display by the
Brazilians at our worlds Columbian expo
sition Mr. Gibson saws that to do this it will
be essential that the Brazilian press should be
enlisted and the public there reused to a
proper degree of enthusiasm; that the official
initiative by our government, through the
State Department, ought to be anticipated.
Another suggestion he offers is that as soon
AZ the exposition plans are perfected and de-
signs are adopted for the buildings the same be
generally distributed, not only in Brazil but
also throughout the other South American
countries, together with views of the principal
points of interest in and about Chicago and of
the sights to be seen en- route from Chicago to
the Atlantic coast
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WHITE SQUADRON DESERTERS.
Nearly $50 of the Crews of the Big War
Vessels Take French Leave.

More than two hundred men Of the crews Of
the White Squadron have violated their leaves
OF absence since the three war vessels cast
anchor in the North river a week ago. But one
Of them has returned to duty. and it is proba-
BILE that at least half have left for good.
Last Monday Admiral Walker began to fear
a stampede that would leave him in command
OF squadron manned only by officers, so he
issued an order granting leaves of absence to
none of the men except those in the first con-
duct grade. Since then the assertions have
been fewer, but even the first conduct grade
has not been entirely proof against the spirit Of
detection.
The exact extent of the breaking Of the
rules Is not known as yet 1t was said today
that the number of the absentees was 24l, aud
that seventy-two of these were from the Chi
cago, the larger number of the rest from the
Boston and the others from the Atlanta. Fully
two-thirds of the crews Of the squadron are
foreigners, Germans, French, Italians, Span
iards, Swedes and Englishmen.
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Mann. O. C. Name. O. C
Mama
Washington stock Excbanv.

Saies-Regular CalI-I2 O'Clock m: American
Graphophone. SO at 16'.. 80 at 49,. Washington
Loan aud Trust Company, 200 ar Al, 100 at 4 =
100 at "A, 100 at 47t 100 at A. 100 A. Amer
lean Trust and Security Company. 10 at sly.
lO2s. bid. u. 5. AIS. Isei, COUPON. Io.~ Ina
U. ;. Is. registered. 1907. l23x bid, l24s asked
L. As. coupon. 1907. 1884 bid, 124. asked.
District of Columbia Bonds-Per imp ds. 1891
gold. l0l bid. Per imp. Is, 1891, currency, l02
bid. Market stock rs. 1892, currency l03 bid 10
year fund. 6s, 1892, gold, l02 bid. Water stock,
gold, 1902 l2o bid. Water stock, as, currency.
1sO3. 1897 bid. S-oSs ls24, fund, currency, I2Js
bid.
Miscellaneous Bouds-U. s Electric Light bonds.
LIST Us. 100 bid. L. 5. Electric Light bonde
% o.. $50 bid. Washington and Georre,own
Railroad. 1O-4o. 6s. 1o3 bid. Washington
and Georgetown Convertible boDds Is 100 bid
Masonic Hall Association %. 1888, LOO bid Wash
ingtcn Market Company LIST mortgage, It's. ITO bid
Washington Market Company bonds. imp. It's. III
bid, TO asked. Washington Light Infantry first
mortgage Us. 1904. % bid. Washington Light In
fantry bonds. I'd as. 1904, S6 bic lOl asked
WASHINGTON Gas Light Company bonds, series A,
Company bonds, series Il. U.s. IFS bid Isu
asked Hygienic Ice Company, first mortgage
Us. ~ bid. lO3 asked American Security aud
Trust 100 bid
National BANK Stocks-Bank Of Washington, $50
bid. Bank of Republic, 2G5 bid. Metropolitan
.15 bid 295 asked Second 200 bid Farmer and
Mechanics 100 bid. 2ao asked. Citizens 40 bid.
$50 asked. Columbia, 10 bid. lS5 asked. Capital
lI3 bid, rs asked. West End, 100 bid, l0i asked
railroad Stocks Washington and George
Town, $50 asked. Metropolitan. I75 asked. Column
bia, ~ bid, so asked. Capitol and North u Street
63 bid lexington and soldiers Home Railroad
% bid, n asked. Georgetown and Tenallytown
TO bid, 65 asked.
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's A. bid. Franklin
.: bid, 80 asked Metropolitan. so bid. Ma
uonal Union, 10Y bid. % asked. Arlington, 10
bid Corcoran, % bid, 30 asked Columbia lsk
bid, 20 asked. German-American, lsO bid. Po-
tomac, so bid, 100 asked. Riggs sh bad. Peo-
pies, 81 bid. g asked. Lincoln, 81 bid.
Title Insurance Stocks - CoIumbi Title, 60
bid, Z asked. Real Estate Title, 125 bid, lSs
asked.
Gas and Electric Light Observation-Disclosures Gas
Az bid. Georgetown Gas, so bid, 90 asked.
L. 5. Electric Light, l65 bid
Telephone Stocks - Pennsylvania. % bid. 30
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, n bid,
80 asked. American Graphophone. 10y bid.
IS ASKED.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Washington Market Com
pany. Is bid, II asked Great Falls Ice Com
pany, 220 Did, 240 asked. Bull Run Panorama,
20 bid. 20 asked. Washington Safe Deposit
Company, l27h bid, 40 asked National Typo
graphic, Is asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage,
bad, ~ asked. Washington Loan and Trust
Company, -. bid, 81 asked. American Security
and Trust Company, So bid, SIN asked. Lincoln
hall, SO bid, 100 asked. Hygienic Ice Company,
So bid Inter-ocean Building Company. l02 bid.
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pRksoSs WHOSE OCCUPATION GIVES BUT
Il little exercise NIc tins torpid liver constr
patton. Carter's Little Lv.r Pills viii relieve YOU
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DGElk

In. rs.nsep Sn GuTsd.y %9Tpns hnsust $500
WILLIAM ;. DAkl Ii. ased sIxty four year,
Nouce OF funeral hereafter.
,n p4h Ms on Tuesdsy August 5, 1890. at e:45 D.
funeral Will take place from her late ,es,a.nc.
~fTo street northwest on Friday moruiax a. b
S s and from thence proceed 20 81. sLphens
intefment at Hoy hood Cemetery.
street north Res Aas ws y isso = 1880 Fftesnsa
Funeral tndsy, 30 y N, from Al etroIolitan ME
streeI 81 ssress between fIfteeth and siKt-euth
SAMUEL GooDRlCK. beloved husband ~ soTl.,. 7
Funeral from ms late re.idence. No 1872 Marie,
1885, 1880. 'eOrse'O~h' De- On Sunday. August 10.
KAHLERT, ON Wednesday, August 9. 1890, ct
khsG, gSIois ia; alter long iiisess. sAhAh
est daushtsr Of q. aud j, z4Osth kAhlert
funeraI Tomorrow FRIDAY, at pan. the resi-
heiailNes and friends respectfully invited
LYNCH On August :. 1920 LIZZIE. only child q
I'll y anu Neor-e '" LYNCH AGED eisht months
lnnsTi WI, take Place a, pm s;h instant from
west.
MCINTOSH. On Tuesday. August q 1880. ss her
LUCINDA, beloved daughter Of Albert and MARY Nc
ih'osh' al Tie twenty fourth year OF her Ase.
IN AEMoRIAM
Lucy. friend ami CONSIDER ever,
- lHou last LETT our band,
Gone 10 bonn that 'HeaVeaily Uuious
Far beyond this land OF shade.
We would today utter
Thy good ana kindly deeds
But stronger hands than ours
have Claimed thy deeds well donAs
But Shy should grieve and sorrow
And wonder At OsOd's pOwsrf
Thou hast passed the dreaded portal
When we ere long must enter.
So. with kindly hands and glauces.
Wen iay your body 20 rest
Hoping tina. will meet thee
In that heavenly land Of rest
AZ hER fkIhkD. Macy v MoRrou
Funeral from Mt .Piss an A. NJ r. Church. CORNER Of
Tenth and streets. FRIDAY al l 1 O'Clock a
MORRICE. On August Z. 1880, at her Lar. ress-
deRce, lUi ID street southwest. Is ~ m after n
long lness LIZZIE, beONed vile VI the lac N.rel-
nus AID mother OF Emma u. Aorrice and Nrs Wa.
". Burdette ~
funeral private.
INLAND. "Wednesday, August G. 1890 at lO.3Op
M, Mrs MANY INLAND. aged seventy mine years
Funeral will take place from her late residence has
tNes anu friends invited u attend 2s
PLEAsANrs. On Wednesday morning, August g.
1880 ct $50 O'Clock. Mrs. MAGGIE c. P.-EAs-
The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon st
O'Clock from the residence Of her brother Ulaw Dr.
George W Hay, SUI Iweltth street uOrthw Inter
IIeIIt II Oak Hill
PUTrs. On August T. 1890 ct the Home for the
Aged JAMES POlih, III the seventy NTH year has
May he rest in peacs
Funeral Friday, August = Strictly private
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Don't mistake the plaee-THE TEMPLE DRUG
sTOkk. under Masonic Temple. COR. 9Th and SITS.
spl7-eod =. 5. WILLIAMS l. co., PrUprietors