Smyrna times., 1893-07-12
News Items.

/ ~ PSoPAo w UNSlJ r.
He took vacation and is now recup.
Grating from its effects.
Three of Americas wealthiest men
have died this year. Jay Gould was
worth $7O,O00,000; Leland Stanford.
$50, 900, 900, and A. J. Drexel over $50.
100000. WV
The twelfth annual convention of the
Society of Christian Endeavor was
| brought to a close at Montreal Sunday.
The delegates, alarmed by the threats
OF the French Canadians, were compel.
led to seek the protection of the SOL
dlers, and were escorted to their homes.
The railroad organic alton known as
! the Trunk Lines Association has finally
decided to run cheap trains to Chicago.
beginning July "a. The fare for the
round trip will vary from $17 to $40.
Each road in the association is to run
one train each way four days each
week.
The gossip concerning the appoint
ment of the late Justice BIatchford's
successor on the Supreme Bench now
prominently connects Secretary Ores.
ham with the list of eligibes to be con.
sldered by the President. Wavne Nc
Veagh is also mentioned and a large
proportion of those who ought to know
| profess to believe that Senator GRAY. of
Delaware, will be the man.
1t is said at Chicago that the Sunday
opening of the Worlds Fair has become
unpopular with the exhibitors and
wOrkingmen alike. The latter have
not taken advantage of the opportunity
afforded them to see the Fair, and the
experiment has not proven a profitable
one, in as much as many of the ex-
hlbits have been covered up on that
day.
| TERRIBLE SCENE AT CHICAGO.-The
cold storage warehouse in the Worlds
Fair grounds was destroyed by fire
Monday. So far as known Is persons
were killed and 19 injured. The full
extent of the loss of life may never be
known, as many people entered the
building hoping to render aid, and be.
fore the peril in which they were plac-
ing themselves was realized, were
caught and unable to get out. It is
said that but four Columbian guards
are missing, but there are many vacan-
cies in the different companies.
DEATH IN THE CYCLONE.-The eli
max of destructive cyclones in all
IOwa's experience with those terrible
outbreaks of nature was undoubtedly
that which swept through so miles of
country west of Fort Dodge Iowa.
Wednesday, and left behind in its wide
swath at least rs and possibly 100
slaughtered yicims. The property loss
| is beyond estimation.
The storm apparently first reared its
| grim head near Cherokee, where it was
comparatively mild. Gathering force
as 1t moved, it sped eastward through
| Buena Vista and POcahontas Counties.
| following with little deviation the line
of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Town after town BECAME the victim
of the fearful blast, whole families be.
ing wiped out. At Pomeroy, the most
unfortunate of all, SO dead bodies have
been found.
FOnda's death roll has reached I6
and there are many others MISSING
AT Alta, Aurelia and near Cherokee
there were fully a score slain alto
| gether, the bodies being crushed and
mangled almost beyond recognition.
| The whole section has become, as IL
"StSi q hOAoO VI u4OuEhlAlR.
WHEAT PROpUCT4oN's BIG DRoP.-
A decrease of nearly a third from the
winter wheat crop last year is fore
| shadowed in reports RECEIVED at To-
ledo, o., from the six principal wheat
States, Ohio has the best prospects.
and Is the only one Of the six States
which will have as large a crop as a
year ago. A few counties say the pros.
pect was never better. Indiana pro-
misses an average crop. Michigan
nearly an average, Missouri two-thirds.
and IllinOis triae less than two. o.thirds.
Kansas raised 71,000,60 bushels last
year, but this year will only have half
a crop. The total from the six States
will be only about 150,00O,OOO bushels.
against 230 ,0O0, 900 bushels in 1892.
When, several weeks ago, the Obi.
ago price of wheat fell below GO cents
bushel il passed the lowest figure on
record since the war of the rebellion
bFt Friday il reached the lowest point
yet recorded on this crop, when the
price for July delivery in Chicago
dropped to 621 cents bhshel, and for
the same delivery in Philadelphia fell
to 674 cents. The monetary strin.
gency, which has been chiefly respon-
sible for the record breaking course of
the wheat market, hes entailed heavy
losses on the speculators who had been
carrying wheat in the hope of higher
pricesi but it has greatly increased |
sales for export, and in this way has
helped to brighten the prospect for the
future Of all business. - philadelphia |
Record.