Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-04
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1 THE TOBACCO CROP.
 l one of the Finest Quality Ever Fro. duced-An Increase fin the Yield The Market for the New Crop AL ready Kxcited-Part or the Com | necticut Crop Contracted for.
 SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 8.-A complete oen- sus of tobacco grown in the Connecticut and Housatonio valleys and intervening territory has been taken during the past ten days, by the New England Homestesd. This shows that the 1891 crop of cigar leaf tobacco is grown on 5S acres in New Hamp- shire, Vermont 77, Massachusetts 2,404, Connecticut 617, while the same states last year grew respectively AS, 56, 2,1S1, and G. ,112 acres. Two thirds of the crop will be harvested by Saturday night and is of the best quality and weight ever put in the market. The weather has not been the most favorable for curing, but if the crop escapes pole sweat, the cured leaf will be the finest ever produced in this section. The Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont crop Is almost wholely the domesticated Havana variety. Connecti- cut crop Is also very largely Havana, ex- cept in the famous Connecticut broad leaf section of the Windsors, East Hartford and Glastonbury. The Havana will aver age nearly 300 pounds per acre more than last year, or from 1,400 pounds to will go 1 500 to 2,2O0 pounds per acre, or nearly 400 pounds better than last year. The 1891 crop promises to aggregate 167 cases in New Haven, Vermont 234, Massa- chusetts S,653 and Connecticut 21 ,921, against a production last year respectively of 166, 169, 6,373 and F, ,452 cases. The prospective total for New England is thus 30, 1875 cases this year against g, $50 cases last year and 2S, ,654 cases in 1SS9 Sum marking the crop for the entire United States, the Homestead finds an area this year of 91 ,967 acres, against S3, 760 acres last year and 79, 522 acres as shown by the census of 1889.
 The total new crop will aggregate 229,- 759 cases against 195, 900 cases last year and 173, ,000 cases in the census year. The market for the new crop is already excited and fully 15 per cent. of the productin in the Connecticut and Housatonic valleys has been contracted for at prices ranging from IA to 30 cents per pound for cured leaf to be delivered in merchantable condition. In some cases the buyer tekes the risk of curing, while in others the grower assumes these risks. The average price thus far is 1St cents per pound, while the average price received for last years crop was 13t cents and of the 1889 crop Iii cents. If the quality of the new crop is not injured in curing, the Home stead believes the growers of the Connect icut and Housatonic valleys will get $2,- ss0, 900 to $3.000,000 for it. Last years crop brought them a little under s1, ,60O,- 900, while only $1 400, 900 was paid for the 1889 crop. A few contracts for the new crop have been made in New York, but no buying has yet been done in Pennsyl- vanis or the west. Old leaf, including picked up. With favorable curing the Homestead thinks the cigar leaf crop for the whole United States may fetch an av- craze of F cents per pound against 12 cents last year and 10 cents in 1889. This wauld give American tobacco growers nearly $S,0O0, 900 for the 1891 crop against S, 900, ,0O0 for the 1890 crop and $4, ,000, 900 for the cigar leaf crop of 1889.
 ALMOST WIPED OUT.
 Eighteen Blocks i'm the DalIes, Ore.,
 Reduced to Ashes-One Thousand
 People Homeless
 THE DALLEs, Ore, Sept. 3.-About one third of this city is in ashes and not less than ], ,000 people are homeless. Eighteen blocks were totally consumed, including the Vogt block, opera house, Methodist, Baptist and Congregational churches, Gib- bons, McAllister & Co.'s large implement warehouse, and stores of Fillien Brothers and E. P. Fitzgerald and F. 0. Nicholson, with 500 or 600 residences. The total loss is tonight placed at $665, ,000, but these figures will probably be increased. The insurance, as near as can be ascertained, is $275, ,O00.
 Pacing Record Broken.
 DECATUR, Ill.,, Sept. 3.-The worlds rec ord for speed for pacing stallions on a half mile track W as broken by Roy Wilkes to-day at the fall meeting of the Decatur Trotting association. The time by quar- ters was 324, 32t, 34, 34t, and for the mile 2:14t. The exhibition was made with Q running mate.
 THE CHINESE RIOTS.
 Further Advices Brought by Steamer Gaelic-Mild Efforts of the Officials to Protect Foreigners Against Mobs Several More People Killed.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-The steamer Gaelic arrived to-day from China bringing the following: A Wuchang correspond ent writing to the North China News un- der date of August 3 says the patience of foreign population is well nigh worn out at the tardiness shown by the Chinese off oials in punishing the perpetrators of the Wusuch outrages. A second batch of offenders, eight in number, have been con- victed of murder assault and pillsge, and sentences of penal servitude for life, ban ishment for life and branding on the face or back has been imposed. The Provin- cial Gazette confirms the report of the ap- | pointment of successor to the deputy prefect. The new deputy is known to be friendly to foreigners and the rest of other male factors was promised. | The correspondent says it is stated that one of the prominent literary officials of Shanghai was implicated in the issue of incendiary and malicious placards, which caused the uprising against the foreign the efforts, says Customs Officer Green and Missionary Argent were killed and Mesdames Boden, Prothero and Farren with her children murderously assaulted on the evening of June 5, tn, head mandarin refusing to send a single man to que1l the riot or protect foreign
 CTS. From June to June twenty o
 thirty men were arrested but subsequent
 ly all were released except five
 Then after some pressure five were re
 arrested. On July 4 two of the murderer
 were privately executed.
 On July a subordinate mandarin wa
 removed from office though not other
 wise punished. The authorities thel
 professed to regard the matter as close
 except as to money reparation. Al
 ter strenuous representation his excel
 lency. Chang Chi Tung, consented to re
 open the case. On July 29 thre
 men confessed to murdering Messrs. Gree and Argent, two more to beating ladie ] and footing premises and three to simpl
 looting On the same day notices wer ; posted for the first time offering reward for information concerning the rioters
 The head mandarin was still retained in of
 flee, though the British consul was prom
 ised he should be degraded. The corre spondent says the prime incentive to tn riots at Wusuch, as elsewhere, wer placards against foreigners, which ha
 been scattered broadcast.
 TEEEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.