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THE COTTON CROP.

A Loss in Condition Apparent According
to the August Report of the Statistfcian
of the Department of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE August
report of the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture shows a reduction
in the condition of cotton during July
from 500 to S3.3. This is the lowest av-
erage since August, 1856, when the gen
eral condition was one point lower. The
season was almost everywhere too wet,
though alterations of successive rain
fall and blistering sunshine have been
injurious. The natural result of these
conditions appears in grassy fields, rank
plant growth and small fruitage,
with considerable shedding Grass
worms and caterpillars have ap-
peared in the more southern and
western districts, but no material
damage has yet resulted. The state
averages of condition are: Virginia,
s3; North Carolina, 50; South Carolina,
81; Geogia, 81; Florida, 81; Ala bama
s*; Mississippi, so; Louisiana, SO; Tex
as, S6; Arkansas, 70; Tennessee, 70.
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rom Flora, On Main Line, to above
points, without charge.

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The Ohio & Mississippi Railway Is the
| only line running its own trains over it's
own track to Cincinnati and Louisville
where they make direct conned Ons in
Union Uepots with through trains for
the East and for Jacksonville, Fla and
all points in the Southeast Our trains
make the best time and connections for
Tore Haute, GreencaStla, indianapolis,
New Albany, Evansville. Nashville,
Tenn, Cairo, and all points South via
Cairo.
The 0 & NJ. Ry. Is the direct Icutcs
with new and imL rGved train service Tor
Kansas Cit; Omaha, ST. Paul, Denver and
all points west, northwest and southwest.
Passengers desiring tickets to any
point East, West, North or South, should
call On or address the un,le gned who
will cheerfully furnish information as to
rates for tickets and freight time of
trains. connections. ETC., and will attend
to shipping freight and checking
baggage through to destination.
Passengers will save money by pur-
chasing tickets before entering the cars,
as the ticket rate is ten cents less thar
the train rate NJ. NEER,
Ticket Agent 0. Sc m.
Springfield. Illinois.
G. q. JONES, District Pass'r Agent,
Vincennes, Ind.
]. I Brainard w. B Shattnc
Pres & Gen'l Mansr. Gen Pass Agt
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Tar Mexican government has off,

| Hi MEXICAN government has Off
cially advised the state departments tha
Gen. Cara, the Mexican revolutionist
and outlaw, is reorganizing his forces
/, in Webb county, Tex. Gen. Schofield
has tclcgraphed Gen. Wheaton, in COM
mand of the department of Texas. di-
recting him to keep sharp lookout for
the outlaws, and to prevent violation
of the neutrality laws.
The fugitive train robbers who have
taken refuge among the Fresno (Cal. J
foothills are trying to get into the
| King river canyon, where their capture
will be almost impossible. Fifty men
are guarding the entrance to the can
yon, but it is believed they will be dis
| persed by mountaineers, who hate the
railroad company and sympathise with
| the fugitives.
| Mrs. FRANCES PELToN, the young
woman with whom it is believed Fer
dinand Ward is in love, has disap-
peared from Middletown, Conn. Ward
is also gone from his summer place in
Thompson, and it is declared that the
two have gone together
NEWS comes from Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
that President Piexotto has signed the
law granting amnesty to the revolu.
tionists. A bill allowing the immigra-
tion Of coolies has been signed by the
president.
On June l6 Frank Vogt, of Massil-
lon, O., fell from a scaffold, iniuring
his spine. He partook of no solid food
afterward, and died. on the morning of
the 9th, of starvation A week before
he told his friends that he would die
August 8, his twenty-second birthday
His prediction missed verlfication onlv
four hours. .:~
IN the great parade of Knights Tenn
plar at the triennial conclave of the
grand commandery at Denver, Col, on
the 9th, no less than 35, 900 sir knights
were in line, many of them superbly
mounted, while as many more are said
to have occupied the stands, buildings
and sidewalks along the line of march
reviewing the column.
THE arrest at Atlanta Ca, of Lou
Sturgis and J. M. Dunford for passing
counterfeit money, led to the further
arrest of Charles r. and Charles NJ
Chisholm, in whose house lot of spu-
rious coin was found. A large amount
of the money was hot when captured,
as if it had just been made.
Mr. GLADSTONE, in his address to the
commons, on the 9th, in reply to the
queens speech, clearly outlined the
liberal rolicy of pushing home rule to
the front.
THREE negro laborers were killed and
two severely wounded by landslide
on the Central railroad, near White
burg, Ga, on the night of the sth.
THE interior department has ruled
that the site of the town of Ell Reno,
Okla, was properly entered.
SIX of the houses of the most prom
inent citizens of Maytown, Pa. were
entered by tramps, on the night of the
sth, and considerable property was
stolen.
FRED LASGHoFF, who has been
ranchman in Wyoming for ten years,
and who is man of means, was landed
in the county Jail at Cheyenne, on the
9th, on the charge of horse-stealing. 1t
is claimed that he has been changing
brands and shipping to points in
Indiana, Ohio, kentucky, Illinois, Ohio
Wisconsin and Michigan.
SAMUEL HATE, hitherto respectable
farmer of Catawba, O., has been arrest
ed for sheep-stealing, and has caused
sensation by confessing to carrying on
a scheme of system -,
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THE TEMPLAR KNIGHTS.

a Busy Day Mt Denvcr-The Rituals oil
Red Cross and Order of the Temple
/ Degrees Adopted by the Grand Encamp.
ment-An Interesting Exhibition Drill
by California and Chicago Commander
1es-Grand BICYCLE Parade, ETC..
DENVER, Col, Aug. 11.-The grand
encampment did big days work res
terday. Sir G. c. Connor was the hap
| piest templar in town when it was com.
| pleted, for the rituals of the red cross
and order OF the temple degrees, as re-
| ported from the ritual committee, were
adopted. The ritual for knights tenn
plar work will now be the same in
every commandery in the United States.
1t was o'clock before the encamp.
ment adjourned. Business will be re-
sumed this morning at $50. The cleo
ton of officers will be the first matter
to be disposed Of At this order OF
business no one but members of the
eneampment viii be allowed to be
present. No nominations are made
under templar law and so no ticket is
in the field There does not seem to be
any doubt but that Hon. Hugh Me-
Curdy will be called upon to be grand
master.
1t is probable that the place for hold
ing the next triennial conclave will be
decided to-day. Friends of Boston and
Cincinnati are vigorously pushing the
claims of their favorite cities. The
committee on Jurisprudence reported
to-day. Its suggestions were acted
upon.
Several thousand people witnessed
the exhibition drill yesterday morning
at Riverfront park. 1t had been de-
cided by Grand Master Goblin that there
would be no competitive drill, so only
the exhibition was permitted. The
communicates entered We're California
No. and st. Bernard No. of Chicago
The California krights were mounted
on black horses and wore black
uniforms with silver trimmings.
There were twenty-five men in
line and their appearance elected
frequent applause They were pre-
ceded by six trumpeters and the bugler
sergeant of the Seventh United States
cavalry. The sir knights were under
command of F. p Hurlbut, C. G.. This
commandery drilled first for thirty min
utes; cavalry tactics, modified to suit
formations in sets of three, were used.
The formation from circles to column,
crosses, diamonds and steady march
ing, were well executed and frequently
applauded. The horses used had never
been drilled, but, all things considered,
they acted very well.
The st. Bernard commandery
marched into the arena with the George
w. Cook drum corps at their head.
They entered twenty-five swords and
drilled on foot, templar tactics. The
first moves were simple formations
from column to platoon. The wheels
were executed in good alignment and
after marching in phalanx. circle was
formed. Playing a lively quickstep
the buglers and ladies marched i'm and
formed in skirmish inside the circle
The famous yell was given then three
times. 1t is California, California,
California Commandery No 1, X r.,
Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah."
st. Bernard commandery then
marched forward in single rank forma-
ton, not a button out of line. The
column formation could not be ex-
celed. Equal distances between the
marching sets were preserved and the
platoons wheeled perfectly.
NJ
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BUcHANAN's BLUNpER.

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The Communication of the Death Sentence
of HI. Clay King Creates storm of In
dlgnation Among the Friends of HIS
Victim and tho Advocates of the Laws
supremacy-king Hustled Out of Mem
phis to Avoid Lynching-Avenger In
Pursuit-Gov. Buchanan Hanged in
Efigy.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 11.-Yesterday
afternoon Chief of Police Davis re-
ceited letter informing him that Col.
ii. Clay King would be taken from the
jail last night and hanged or shot to
death by mob. The letter also stated
that preparations were ON foot to form
such a mob as would be able to storm
the Jail no matter what force would be
placed behind walls
The police at once notified the sheriff.
North-bound Newport News & Missis-
sippi Valley train No. 2 stopped in the
rear of the jail and Col King, in COM
pany with his son, Haughton. quickly
emerged from the prison and got
aboard. They were accompanied by
the sheriff. The train proceeded to
Fulton and from there they go to
Nashville.
There is remote possibility that the
prisoner may be intercepted.
Never was there such another storm
of Indignation aroused in this city as
that caused by the action of Gov Bu-
chanan in committing Kings sentence
to imprisonment for life.
Immediately after the sentence of
King by the supreme court, his wife,
whom he had made, in former years,
give Mrs. Pillow, a woman whom King
loved better than her to whom he
owed his highest duties, a certificate
OF character by compelling her to
visit him and Mrs. Pillow on their
Arkansas plantation, began her work
in his behalf. The friends of Dave
Poston, the man whom he had mur-
dered, prepared petition to the gov
ernor praying him to allow the law to
take its course. This latter petition
was signed by thousands of the best
people of Memphis, the leading lawyers
and gentlemen in all the higher walks
Of life. Then the federal court re-
fused to interfere and ex-Attor-
ney-General Garland was taken
into the case. Through his
efforts and others began the
pleas from beyond Memphis which
were SO distastcful to the people of this
city. Gov. Buchanan received letters
and petitions from Senators Carlisle
and Blackburn, of Kentucky, Voor-
hecs of Indiana, the two senators from
Texas, Congressman Culberson and the
entire Texas congressional delegation,
and w. H. P. Breckinridge, of Ken
lucky. Other petitions were received
from Gov. IIogg, Gov. Francis, ex-Gov.
Taylor, of this state, and many persons
beyond the state.
Gov. Buchanan is being roundly de-
nounced, and there is some unfavora-
bic comments on the part taken by
Senator Harris. Grover Cleve' and is
also mixed up in the business The
widow of ex-Lieut Gov. King, of Ken
tucl1y, wrote to Mr.. Cleveland in regard
to the matter, and Mr. Cleveland in his
reply said he had only superficial
knowledge of the case, but from what
he knew he hoped that the death SEN
tence would not be executed. Mr.
Cleveland's letter was at once for
warded to the governor, and yesterday
afternoon, when Mr.. Cleveland's action
became known. he, also, was roundly
denounced
When Col King left the Jail yeSter-
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

WM. A. MORROW, of Pennsylvania.
returned from Costa Rica on the 9th
He was one of a party of colonists
taken there some months ago by the
Central American Land Colonization
and Mining Co., Of Hornellsville, N. Y,
and Hornella, Costa Rica. He gives a
distressing accoun. of the hardships,
privations and sickness of the colon
lists, who are prevented from returning
by lack of funds.
| The boys parade was the event of
the second day of the Knights Templar
| conclave at Denver, Col. on the 10th,
and attracted almost as large crowd
as did the event of Tuesday. The pro-
cession was over a mile long, and sew
eral of the divisions were uniformed in
exact imitation of the full regalia of
| a knight.
The aEti-clerical demonstrations in
the city of Rome have alarmed the vat
lean and the pope is about to send a
note to Catholic states planning that
the Italian government has put no
curb on the enemies of the church and
that he is now more a prisoner than
ever.
THE August report of the statistician
of the department of agriculture
shows reduction in the condition of
cotton during July from 500 to S2.3.
This is the lowest average since Au-
gust, 1886, when the general condition
was one point lower.
SECRETARY NOBLE has appointed the
fc11nuinr ,,aYrad
gotiate with the Yankton Indians of
South Dakota under act of February s.
1887: j. F. C. Adams, of Webster, S.
D.; w. L. Brown, of Chicago, and John
j. Cole, OF st. Louis.
RAIN fell at Topeka, Kan, on the |
night of the 9th, accompanied by high |
winds, almost developing a tornado. |
Trees, awnings, etc, were blown down,
plate glass windows were broken, and |
wagons and carriages overturned. No |
one was hurt.
DURING thunder storm at Nyack, |
n Y, on the night of the 9th, Mrs. |
Mathew Rose was struck by lightning |
and seriously injured while asleep in |
bed. She was still in an unconscious |
condition on the morning of the 10th.
The war department has decided to
retain four companies of troops at Wal
lace. Idaho. until the safety of the lives |
of the citizens and public property are
assured. Forty-two prisoners were re-
leased on bond on the 10th.
The Russian province of Samara,
which has been officially noticed as
having the best harvest, has neyerthe-
less applied for loan of 10000 rou blas
tor the purchase Of seed
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a Drought Disastrously Broken.

DSAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug 1.-THE
country a few miles east of here was
visited Tuesday night by waterspout
and the river was soon a raging tor
rent. The water swept down upon the
Southern Pacific railway bridge as
freight train was crossing. Partof the
train crossed safely, but the four rear
cars went through. Conductor McMul-
len received probably fatal injuries
Brakeman Frank Leonard was killed.
Brakemen Raymond; Waldo, Quick and
Goodwin were all seriously injured
The long disastrous drought is COM
pletely broken.
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THE execution of the eight-hour law
as applied to the construction of public
buildings, has proved SO embarrassing to
the officials of the treasury department
that the attorney-general has been
asked for legal construction of the
provisions of the act.
The discovery was made, on the 9th,
that Rev. j. G. Tate, of Nebraska, can
didate for Acknowledgements on the
republican ticket, is not a citizen, his
second naturalization papers not hav-
ing been taken out. He was considered
one OF the strongest on the ticket. His
name will be taken off.
The death sentence of Col. H. CLAW
King, condemned to die at Memphis,
Tenn, for the murder of David II.
Poston, was commuted, on the 9th, by
Gov. Buchanan TO imprisonment fot
1ifo
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Consul Ryder at Copenhagen Confesses
His Delinquencies.

COPENHAGEN, Aug. II. - American
Consul II. b. Rider has confessed that
he is guilty of all cmbezzlements of
which he is accused by the authorities
and that he induced his wife to make
false statements in his behalf
Ryder's confession also involves him
In forgeries The receipts, which Ryder
admits are forgcries, purporting to be
acknowledgements of the payment of
money by the persons to whom Ryder,
in his official capacity, should have paid
it. These persons have always claimed
that they never signed such receipts.
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Arrival of Charles Higgins Romans from
Chill.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE body of
Charles w. Riggin, who was killed by
the mob In Valparaiso several months
ago, arrived Tuesday night on the
Pacific Mail stee mship Colombia, from
Colon, in charge of United States Consul
McCreary. The steamer remained at
quarantine over night and proceeded to
its dock this morning. The body of
the dead sailor will be taken to Phila-
delphia, where funeral services will be
held. The navy and Grand Army of the
Republic posts of that city viii pgrtici.
pate Ia the ceremonies.
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chamber of commerce will give eGh 4 y !


some present to each commandery
There was perfect crush at the re-
ception given in the Chamber of Com
merce by the California commanderv
! yesterday afternoon The guests slipped
the wines of the Golden Gate state
tasted its fruit, and went away singing
the praises of the Californians.
| A reception was given last night in the
rooms on Lawrence street, fitted up bv
the Order of Railway Conductors in hon.
or of the members of their order who are
visiting Denver with knight templar
| communicates. Over 1000 conductor
knights were present with their ladies.
Music, refreshments and recita tions
added to the good cheer.
The grand secretaries of North
America, organized about year ago
for the purpose of improving the meth
DDS of performing the secretarial work
OF the fraternity, had q short meeting
yesterday morning and appointed
Messrs. Meyer, of Pennsylvania; Mason,
of Canada; Miller of Maryland; Brown,
OF Kansas, and Bowen, of Nebraska.
committee on rules.
The Odd Fellows and patriarchs mil
liant are receiving their Masonic breth-
rem at a large double tent on Broad
way near Sixteenth. They have a
band, refreshments and pretty women
to assist them. Thousands of the Wis
ltors left Denver yesterday, some for
the mountain resorts and others re-
turning east.
The bicycle party last night was one
OF the interesting fairs of the week.
There were fully 1.2CO wheels in line
and some of the designs carried were
unique and handsome No less than
100000 people were packed along the
line of march. Cable and electric cars
were temporarily stopped by orders
from the police department Special
prizes were awarded
The next place of meeting will be de-
cided upon to-day. No less than three
fourths of all the knights now seem to
favor Boston, for it will GO east. NJ ore
than 200 bands were on the streets last
night vieing with each other, and no
part of the city was neglected IN the
concert line. None of the bands were
accompanied by knights, as all were
holding receptions.
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PURSUANT to a resolution passed b,
the house, Speaker Crisp has appointed
| a subcommittee of the committee or
pensions and invalid pensions to codify
the pension laws. The committee will
sit during the recess of congress.
A DISPATCH from Key West, Fla.
says that the report that ship had left
some port near Key West for Cuba
loaded with armed men, arms and am.
munition, has positively no foundation
AN auction sale of California fruit,
which had just arrived in London by
the steamer Majestic. was held on the
5th. The fruit was in fine condition
and was greatly admired, but English
dealers declared that refrigerated fruit
would not k ep for sufficient length
of time to enable the trade to handle it
with profit. The bidding was slack
and the prices paid were low.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CHoUNsE of the
treasury department, who is the repub-
hcan nominee for governor of Nebraska
will resign his federal office rs soon as
the business of the department will
permit, in order to take part in the
guberna torial campaign.
CHOLERA continues to increase and
spread in Russia. According to an
official bulletin there were reported in
all Russia on the 1st and 2d, 4, 167 cases
and 2,67S deaths.
The official table of appropriations
made by the first session of the Fifty
first congress, given to the press on the
9th. shows total of 1855, 6S4, ,5OO.57.
ALL the arrangements for the inter-
national monetary conference author
lied by the sundry civil bill have been
completed by the president and the
state department.
JOHN c. BUNDY, for many years editor
and publisher of the Rcligio-Philo-
sophical Journal, and man of interna-
tional reputation among spiritualists
and occultfsts, died at his home in Chi
cago, on the 9th, after brief illness
He was 81 years old.
THERE died at Wabash, Ind. on the
9TH, one of the best-known men in that
city. DIR. S. G. Thompson. His history
is peculiarly pathetic. In early man
hood he was engaged to an estimable
lady, who died suddenly. The doctor
never married, and always lived alone
in his little house on the bank of the
river in a secluded nook. He was a
prominent mason.
JAMES RoDMAN, aged 80 years, con-
Wet IN the eastern penitentiary of Penn.
sylvania, committed suicide, on the 7th,
BY setting fire to n straw mattress
md throwing himself upon it and then
cutting his throat with knife.
WM. WHITE, grand secretary of the
independent Order of Odd Fellows, died
IT his home in Louisville, Ky, on the
'th, from heart disease.
The official count of the vote ,of the
'tate of Alabama began at noon of The
'th at the county seats of the various
counties. Contests were entered in a
number of counties.
The president has selected Senators
Allison, of Iowa, and Jones, of Nevada;
representative McCreary, of kentucky;
zen. Francis A. Walker. of Massachu- |
etts, and Hon. Henry w. Cannon, OF
New York, to be delegates to the inter-
rational monetary conference to be held |
q one OF the European capitals.
The man who assassinated the bishop /
i Fo.igno on railway train between
Assist and Foligno, Italy, on the night
4 the Tth, has bsen captured and has
onfessed his crime, His motirc as
pbhery,
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The Worries Fair May Get its Five Mill
lions After ALL.

CHICAGO, Aug. Washington Hes
sing has offered 81 500, 900 to the Worlds
fair directors for the entire batch of
$500, 900 souvenir half dollars donated
by congress, provided the exposition be
open on Sundays. Leo T. Alton has
made an offer of 100000 for the lot
without the insertion of the Sunday
closing proviso,
There were hundreds of other offers
rs well, and there Is no doubt the fair
can make q handsome profit on the
souvenir coins If the directors dec ide to
place them on sale ut o premium,
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The house judiciary committee de-
cided to continue the Homestead (Pa. J
investigation until next session. This
is a practical rejection Of Chairman
Oates report, which was objected to as
too strong.
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Death of FRANCES 1yillard,s Mother.

Mrs. Mary B. Willard, mother of
Frances Willard of the Woman's Chris
tlan Temperance union, died at her
home in Evanston, aged IS years.
The state capital., 1892-08-13

EVEN domestic politics in Great
Britain are overshadowed by the gray
ity Of the news from Pamir. China
and Great Britain are both moving in
defense Of the natives against Russian
aggression, while the Afghans also lay
claim to part Of the disputed territory,
and are attempting to hold it both
against the Chinese and Russians.
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EXPORTS Of gold from New York fo1
the week ended on the 9th were sl,07O,
600; Of silver, s133, 424 Since January
gold exports were $50. $50, 1903; silver,
s12, 539: against s74, 766, 776 gold and
ss,s42, 1913 silver for the same period in
1891
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INFORMATION has been received in
San Francisco that the name Of Mr..
Shut, formerly secretary of the Chinese
legation at Washington. will be laid
before the emperor Of China as success
sor to Minister Tsin, whose teIm of
office expires in October next.
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Drank CarboIic Acid.

Miss Iona Matthews, daughter of the
county clerk of Logan county, drank
an ounce of carbolic acid the other day,
and was expected to die. There is an
air OF mystery surrounding the case.
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APPALLING reports have been re-
ceived Of the ravages Of cholera in the
governments Of Saratoff and Samara.
Russia, where it is officially announced
that not less than 5000 deaths occur
daily. The ignorant multitude in MANY
places resist all sanitary precautions,
and attack the doctors and others en-
gagged in attempting to stamp out the
disease.