The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-16
NEWS FROM THE WHOLE UNITED
Sta TES
Reported By the Hon. Ell Perkins, Fbiloso-
pher and lee. urec.

Reported by the Hon. Ell Perkins, Pbnoso.
pher and Lecturer.
On the Eric train last night was Ell Perkins.
Just arrived from an extensive trip down
through the Southern States.
YES" he said TO reporter. am just from
Texas and Missouri via Charleston. Sa-
vannah. Atlanta. birmingham. Nicksburg. San
Antonio. Galveston. the Stakcd Plains of Texas.
Arkansas. Kansas. and Missouri. and I can
give you the last news from the entire United
States. What do you want to know"
Well. how are tho crops?'
THE immense cotton crop is swapping tho
entire South. They raised 9W0.OO0 bales.
and q million bales more than tho world wants.
The price has fallen from 10 cents to 5ls in
Texas. and the surplus is piled UP around the
stations with no ono to buy It."
Who Is hurt by the low prico?"
"The cotton merchant Mnny farmers sold
at eight cents. but ruin stares the Southern
merchant in tho face. Tho entire South Is de-
pressed. and they cry out to tho North for
sympathy. I saw 10000 bales piled up in Fort
Smith. Tho Red and Brazos rivers are lined
with it. The farmers corn bin is empty. and
the merchants who have not failed are not
able to carry him through another crop. Meet
inRs are being held all over tho South recon-
mendinE the restriction OF the crop this year"
How do they expect to restrict II -
BY putting in more sugar rice. and corn.
The price dropped too lato for n wheat crop.
They are in trouble in the sugar country in
Texas and Louisiana. because Just as they
want to plant more sugar Mr.. Breckenridge of
kentucky jumps up in Washington and offers
a resolution to tako tho two-cent bonus
OF OF sugar. This would destroy the sugar
industry and throw million more bales of
cotton upon tho market. Then South Car
olina which used to make 100000 bar
rolls OF rice. and Louisiana, which made 800
600 barrels OF rice. want a tariff against
cheap Chinese rice. which has about broken
UP American rice planting
What argument do they use in speaking OF
tariff on Chinese rico and Egyptian cotton?"
They say: You Yankees put II tariff on to.
bacco and whent to help your farmer. and
why can't we have tariff on Chinese rice2'"
How Is the winter wheat CROP"
II bring good news about wheat" said Mr..
Perkins 1T is simply superb everywhere.
l have not seen such stand of wheat in six
teen years. The last Government report was
made when there was some doubt about wheat.
s1r there hfYs tef en- rst"n warm rains from
and every kernel sowed has come up Ii could
not be- better in Kentucky and Tennessee. and
Rsnss1 Tsfa AErrn s bRs a
mo within four days that they never had such
prospect. The wheat is short. 1t hugs the
want it to Look Tor n splendid crop. Along the
Atchison and Missouri Pacific roads. clear into
Colorado. the ground is soaked with long.
:".Pid y3l see any political changes.
-, Yes: the Farmers Alliance is petering out
come out for FREQ silver. and Weaver. the old
Green mex caHlid d. is thrir man for the
leGislatcd against aliens holding property in
the State. and millions OF dol lars were driven
out OF Texas The Texans blame Gov HOgE.
81 ngsi inn
in Texas. Clarke. who IL now running against
HoRg. will BE- triunphantly elected Governor,
English aliens. and they now. let their money
TO tho Yankees ut four per cent. and the
at 10 per cent The Alliance fellows in Kan
sas , hayo SO RUNE; cd; the state b. talking re;
mortgages IN Kansas arc now written paya-
What about the old Southern Democratic"
Cleveland. The Stuffed Prophet never en-
Unused them, and nov that he has spoken
him. They have also began to talk about Cor.
man They say German can carry the solid
tatd f hs a ws
votes. against the Election bill"
Did YOU secanything funny in the South"
Of the Arianssn Tie kev .f Dr. pri"het tnF re un
idsnt q Tie Normal College a HSntSys teld
WhSrd H Eum na' fro 'r1;" repeated the man.
why. you re inc twentieth man that 2 asked
that to-day. | KUN from Arkansaw. Now.
dog on you. laugh 20
at the stake. continued Eli. i saw a Iiitle
Texas boy in tho depot Pattng him on the
head. asked inIuiringy:
Are you u good little boys
So You bet am he said proudly. I'm the
best, hoy in Texas: You ask my father and
mother.
Do YOU say your prayers every day?' !
continued.
I didn't say 'eIn Yesterday. and | haSm't said
EN- to-day--and-if I get along pretty we'll
shan't say em emmy more t ALL
why not?'
20. causs,, paw and NAV g goin' to live up in