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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
THE GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
WINTER WHEAT ACREAGE AND CONDITION MUCH
BELOW LAST YEARS.

WASHINGTON June 1O-rhe report OF June /, based
on returns TO the Department OF Agriculture. makes
the acreage Of winter wheat compared with that
Of last year SIS per cent, being u reduction OF
l2.2 points. The states In which the principal de
crease has occurred are Illinois, Missouri. Kansas
and California. The reduction OF the area in the
states Of Kansas, Missouri and Illinois caused
In the main by the long continued drouth and eX
iremely cold winter. vast amount OF the acreage
has been ploughed up and put to other crops
The decrease from the acreage of l-!'2 l., In the
state OF Illinois, - in Missouri rs, and In Kansas
80 points. The percentage for the country OF spring
wheat l. 81. The percentages of the principal
spring wheat states are: Minnesota 90 Nebraska.
100: south Dakota, 3D. North Dakota. 90 The
condition Of winter wheat has improved but slightly
since the last report. being 80 against 1913 for
the month OF May. The percentages OF the principal
states are respectively ohio, 90 Michigan. ~;
Indiana, II Illinois, IL Missouri. "a; Kansas A.
The condition OF spring wheat presents an average
for the entire country Of s64 and for the principal
spring wheat States as follows Nebraska, rs; Mis-
souri, 50; Minnesota. IS Iowa, o. South Dakota.
80 North Dakota D2. Tile average percentage Of
acreage for both spring and winter wheat for the
whole country Is sos. and the condition for same
1o.s
The percentage Of the acreage Of oats as com
pared with last year Is 1907 and the condition, $50
for June. against $50 for the same month in
1892.
The returns show the percentage Of the acreage
Of rye. as compared with 1892, TO be 04.3, while
the reports Of condition make the general average
o4.6, the lowest for years.
Barley acreage. compared with last year. shows
a decrease 81 81 points. or 040. The condition OF
this crop Is ss.3. against 02l in June last year.
The returns Of correspondents show that over a
large part Of the cotton belt the termination and
development OF the plant have been retarded by cold
weather and excessive RAIN the latter having also
the effect OF reariing work and bclating the crop.
Along the Mississippi and In lowlands much injury
has been caused by overfows. The prospect Of
good crop In much OF the cotton territory IS hOwver
improving I'm consequence of more favorable weather.
The average condition OF the crop In the consolidation
Of rep rts Is $50 as compared with $50 last year.
The returns show only slight instead Of a large. In,
Of acreage painted compared with
last wear 4 considerable reduction Of the area
actually plarsd resulted from river ovcrhows The
average percentage Is 1903.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
Of lawyers append the statement. literally and In
MISS PORDEN'S STATEMENT.


l. Tho declarations offered the testimony under oath
Of the accused in judicial preceding. namely, an In
quest IN the OF death Of the two persons named
in the Indictment now trial. duly notified and held
by and before the District Court in Fall River. in ac
cordance with the provisions Of the public statutes
. The defendant then under arrest but three
days before the time Of giving such testimony was
notified bv the City Marshal and Mayor Of Fall River
that she was suspected Of committing the crimes charg
In the indictment trial and the house and the IN
mates including the defendant thereafter, until
her arrest under the constant observation OF p nee
officers Fall River specially detailed for that purpose
and stationed around the house.
g. That before she testified she was duly sum-
moncd By subpoena t. attend said inquest and tes'iy
thereat.
That before she testified abe requested. through
her counsel A. J. Jennings OF District Attorney and
Judge preside and presiding at said inquest inc
privilege her said counsel there present, when
request refused by both the DistricAttorney and
the Judge and said counsel not present.
j. That when her testimony given was concluded.
she was not allowed TO leave the courthouse and was
about two hours aerwsrd placed under arrest upon
warrant upon the charge and accusation OF having
committed the crimes forth this indictment Sac
warrant issued upon complaint sworn to before the
clerk Of said District Court acting justice OF peace
under statute which was returnable 10 sed DISTRICT
Court by said city marshal after the conclusion Of the
testimony Of the defendant at the Inquest being the same
complaint upon which the defendant tried before said
District Court and held before the grand jury
city marshal present at the inquest when the
defendant testified.
said inquest 10 VII, on the day next before
she was summoned above stated. complaint charging
her the the 70 whose deaths
the inquest held sworn 10 by said city marshal
before the justice Of peace and clerk and warrant
issued thereon returnabe like said first named warrant
for the arrest defendant and placed In the hands OF
said city marshal. The city marshal did not serve this
warrant and the defendant not informed Of IT, No
action twas taken said warTan, but the same was re-
turned after conclusion Of the defendants testimony
and before Of the warrant upon which she
arrested
= That before giving her testimony above. she was
not cautoned by said cout sail Una,
she was not testify anything which might
eliminate herself but said counsel was informed by the
said District Attorney that he could, before DEFENDANT
testified confer with her in relation thereto and ne dd
> The nature and character Of the testimony offered
NAV be by the court in determining the ques'
ton Of It's admissbilIry.
o All rights as to competency OF any Of the above
agreed facts reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
MORE WESTERN BANKS CLOSED.

Seattle WASH June lO.-A dispatch from Roslyn
saws the Roslyn branch " Benjamin +. Snipes d
co.'s bank closed Yesterday and Cashier Abernethy
posted on the door card reading This
bank and bank at Eensburg are temporarily sus-
rcnded. owing TO the many other bank failures de
posts have been steadily decreasing and money Is 50
scarce that II Is impossible To realize on anything ut
present. No deposltor Will lose dollar as we have
ample resources to cover ALL We hope TO resume In
short time" The Rosyn branch conducted a reg
ular banking bcsness with the exception OF making
loans. The Latter feature handled exclusively by
the main bank at Ellensburg. The deposits aggregate
bctwc II $4,000 and $4,000, the bulk OF which WAS
made By miners. 49,
NIs,0ula Mont. June 1O-C. p. Higgins's Western
Pnnk, II private concern, closed It's doors YESTERDAY
displaying u formal notice OF SUSPENSION. stringehcy
Of the money market and threatened litigation pre-
dpliatrd The collapse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
DEATH OF CHARLES n. BROOKS.

Charles H. Brooks died at his home, No. 80 East
Sixty -ifth-st at o'clock Friday morning. nom
apoplexy. Two Years ago he fell from his horse
and received internal injuries from which he never
fully recovered. Mr.. Brooks born In Philadelphis
July .. 1s43. He came to this city in 1877. when
he engaged in the wholesale drygoods business. Al
the time OF his death he was In the drygoods com.
mission business ut No. ID Thomnsst. He was
well known through his charitable works. He was
Republican. but took active part In politics
lie left wife, two and a daughter. Ths
funeral service will be held tomorrow Mt noon al
his home. The Rev. DIR. samuel Cooke, Of Siam
ford Conn.,, will 0niclate. The burial VIII 30 q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
FOTyO UTRDERED IN HIS CELLAR

Eau Claire Wis. June 1o.-Melchior Fox, one OF the
eldest and wcaticst residents Of Eau Claire, was
murdered probably Thursday night. ut his farm about
a mile and II half from the city, on the Eau Claire
River lie and his family lived In the city and had
summer cottage on the fariu. He went TO the farm
to investigate n report that tramps were around the
cottage His dead body found late yesterday
afternoon I'm the cellar beneath the cottage by his wife
and his son In law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
RRrTAL MURDERER RESEyTESCED.

Buffalo June 10.-Juslice Lewis, 81 the supreme
Court, has resentenced william e. Taylor. who
brutay murdered companion In the broom shop at
Auburn Prison. to die IN the electric chair In the week
beginning July -. Taylor was tried some time ago
and found guilty, but plea of insanity was entered
and the court appointed n commission 10 examine into
It's merits The commission reported tina, Taylor was
unIf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
ErERcLSES AT TILE PARK CLASSICAL SCHOOL

The closing exercises OF the Park Classical School
for Young Ladies' at No. West Eighty iohr'hSt'
took place Oh Thursday morning. The Assembly
rooms of the school were beautifully decorated. ana
a large and interested audience listened TO well
arranged programme. consisting OF essays and recita-
lions which were varied by an amusing comedy In
French and movement songs by the children. An
ESSAY on American Literature WAS read by Miss
Louisa stone Of the graduating class Mrs. Genevleve
st.hns conducted exercises In aesthetic gymnastics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
fLINT'S
Beautiful Examples of Antique
and Modern
FUR NITU RE.

A display OF many curlously designed pieces Of fur
nure made from rarest Of wood exqusitey carved and
richly inaid with brass and mother Of pearl make visit
At the establishment OF FLINT CO.. No lOi West
14thst extremely interesting. The principal pieces Of
furniture are modelled either after the latest and most
popular designs or patterned after antique pieces
The latter made at the firms factory In this
CITY are historically accurate t. the mnutest detail The
displav Of French Verns Martin Cabinets Pedestals
Tables nlad with pearl and decorated with special Gobe
lin Tapestry especially worthy Of favorable comment
There are also curousy shaped pieces in various styles
Of what popularity known as the four O'Clock YEA
tables which are vertabe works Of art The firm has
exeeed It's own record the display Of beautiful FUR
nituse which IL no Insignificant feat. .-, -. $780,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
TO CONSIDER GRlEvAxcEs OF READINGS MEy

TO CONSIDER GRIEVANCES or READINGS MEN.
Philadelphia, June 1O.-Flrst Vice-Presldent Voor-
hees OF the Reading Railroad Company. has declined
to consider the grievances OF tn Employs ana meet
inc Of the heads of the various railroad employees
gan,zstions has been called for Wednesday next to
settle the trouble. II Is understood the men want
better hours and pay and general change all along
the line In the modes Of operau u. Chiefs Arthur,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
CAPcT4 REVOLTTIOyTST STRREyDEPS

Laredo Tex, June 1O.-At Lorenco Palacios last
evening AN excapaln Of the Garca revolutionary
forces, who created such Juror on the border III
November and December. 1911 came into lareio anu
TO Deputy Marshal Eugene igesias.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
HEAVY RAINFALL ~ THE WEST.

Dubuoue. Iowa. June 1O-Onc Of the worst rain
storms OF the season visited this section this after
noon Railroads and crops have suffered severely
All trains are delayed from washouis. The Mssis
sIppl Is rising rapidly and repetition of last years
frcsh is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
NOT HIS ORIGINAL MEMORANDUM

Detective oeaver did not figure we'll under cross
examination o. he has when running alonS smoothly
with his memorandum book. In the first place
he was compelled IN acknowledge that the memoran'
DUN he had been reading from was not the one he
had originally made at all, bu, now one made M
from memory That fact came out when he was
asked 10 describe the spot OF socaed blood In the
dining room.
Odd you discover in the dlnng-room lsiGe sot
OF blood on tho OF tho door post near the bottom
Ayes sir
O-Uave YOU got a nlcu.oi anfum 81 hat1 A.-No. sir
O-pidn't YOU mako a memorandum Of 1t a. that
tlnei Al think tld.
l-Wle-e Is (, rowi Al d. not know; .ost w.
Owen did y. lose 1t Al LOST IL. suppose
az the time 81 the hearing al Fall River.
ON the original memorandum did you have a not" 81
the blood on the inside Of mat lamb To tho door, Al
think not because the piece door with the blood
on IL va. taken by carpcater and carried b. inc
station.
Didn't you examine H. and measure distances
from, TT Al would swear that DID not
Q-Is II not fact that did not make M norsnduin
because IL was not blood No. rir
o-You have been Informed since that II was not
blood A.-NO. sir.
o-Dld you leave any thing else out Of your memo
randumi Al do Know.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11

OF the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers Sargent
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Clark, OF
the order OF Railroad Conductors Wilkinson. Of the
brotherhood OF Railroad Tranmen, and Ramsey, OF
the Order Of Railroad Telegraphers. expected TO
attend the conference. The general chairmen OF the
Central Railroad Of NewJersey, Baltimore and Ohio,
New-lork Central Railroad Delaware. LackawannA
and Western and the Pennsylvania Railroad organize
lions will also b. called 10 attend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
TUr yiV4UOE PREPARING TO SAIL.

Nevport r. L. June 1O.-The yacht Navahoe Is to-day
taking two months stores aboard and Is not expected
to sail for Europe before tomorrow noon. when MI
Carroll will take With him as guests Messrs' "oou
bury Kane and II. h. Duryea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11

head: the fact that the dust on II was coa,se ana
nshy and unlike the dust on the o'ne' 'ni"ss III
the room. Desmond made the search appear niucn
more complete than any other o"'e' .'1 ="
shown Il n bc Possibly. since it was done under
his directon no was NOT satisfied with the accounts
they had given Of It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11

,reat Exposition Flyer leaves Grand Central
-t,tion n m, arrives Chicago 10 next morning. VIA
New. York Central Extra fare only %. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
THE SPOTS on THE HATCHET.

Tho following Monday Officer Medley was one Of
Captain Desmonds party searching In the cellar,
and while there he came across the box containing
the Ratchet head which Officer Fleet had seen on the
day Of the murder. but had not considered OF sum
cient Importance take possession Of officer Medley
nook the batchet and gave 1t TO Captain Desmond.
nv DesmoDd's Instructions Medley carried II 70 the
Central station. lie says that the Ratchet Wien ne
found It was covered with dust. There were Dark
spots that resembled blood the blade ana 'he
tsgp was comparatively bright. The dust WIN
which the Ratchet head was covered was coarse, ana
Looked like the dust OF ashes. The break IN 'he
handle was a fresh break. Medley's testimony was
not much shaken the cross examination. IL WAS
important testimony. 1t tended to prove that Lizzie
had never been i'm the barn and II brought the hatcet
head under suspicion. curious fact. however, Is
that Medley did not testify at all at the preliminary
examination He had these two cardinal fac's III
his posses,icn and yet H. never sail a word abont
them. This circumstance cannot d. easily dsso
ciated from the fact that Fleet in his testimony on
last Thursday made an equally important s'a"
mcnt which he had omitted To make on the pre-
Iimjnary examination. He said last Thursday that
when he saw Lizzie Borden the morning OF the
murder she told him that she had advised her father
IN lie down on the sofa, which l. apparently an
admission that she sought 10 get him where she
would have him more completely In her power. Inc
memory OF these policemen Is certainly decidedly
better than it has been heretofore notably better III
singular respects. They ought not to overdo it,
Captain Desmond WAS examined In succession 10
Mr. Medley. lie is intelligent man and he
answered unders andingly. lie described the search
h. had made OF the Borden house on the day when
tho ull,nr occurred lie didn't find anything and the
on,v impor,ance to be attached TO his evidence
,s that IL showed such thorough search Of the
n,.m,ses and that II corroborated the testimony OF
the other officers to the dark spots % tho Ratchet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
MISS BORDEN'S BRAVE FIGHT.
SIXTH DAY OF HER TRIAL.
FAIL. RIVER POLICEMEN on THE STAND.

MORE TESTIMONY ABOUT THE HANDLELEss
RATCHET AND THE ALLEGED BLooD-sTA1NED
pREss-NoTHING NEW OR STARTLING
pPouGHT oUT-sN AGREEMENT Up
on THE DEFENDANTS EVIDENCE.
T. ILL. Id .pu TO TIE TRIBUNEl
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-28
THE BROADWATER SCHOOL.

1t Has Been Completed and Accepted BY
Shs school Trustees
The school trustees held special meet
ing last night. shs purpose being 10 settle
up with the contractors who built The
Broadvater school house, and accept the
building il the report OF the
building committee Was satisfactory.
Trustee Parchsn. member Of that COM
mittss. reported having visited the bukd.
ing and found everything all right, 10 far
a. he could determin Tho superintendent
and architect, Joha G. Paulsen. also made
a report. saying the contractors had d!led
their agreement and recommending that
tho building be accepted. After making
certain deductions from the amount dus.
for two broken window lights, the clerk
was di, ected to pay the contractors of In
tull and the building WAS formally ao-
osptsd.
The contract price OF the new school wss
SIC, $50 complete. II contains 4ix rooms,
and ,hers has not been = dollarof extras.
Il is built Of pressed brick and stone. and
is one of the handsonest and most substan-
tial appearing structures on the west side.
AZ soon a. soon rs some desks whish are
now on their way arrive q first grade will
bs opened in the building.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-28
MONTANA. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 2s.
MISS DAISY OAKLAND DEAD.
A Young Lady We Known in Helena
shools Herself Through the HeNrt.

A Young Lady We ! Known In Helena
shooss Herself Through the Henrt.
An Associated press telegram from Wash
inQlon yesterday brought the sad news that
Miss Daisy Garland, daughter Ex- United
States Attorney General Garland. had SOM
mitted snioids st her home In that city YES
tsIdsy morning. Miss Garland had spent
very pleasant evening with her father
and brothers Thursday night and retired In
good spirits. After breakfast yestsrdAy
morning she retired 10 her room, where
her brother VIII went shortly after 10 talk
with her concerning . thentsr party. He
any response to his calls burst into this
room and found his sister lying on the
floor dead. Nesr her lay an old revolver
which had been In the family thirty years.
The bullet had passed through her henrt.
Two nonths ago Miss Garland suddenly
left homo and was found in Baltimore. but
since that time nothing peculiar had been
noticed In her actions. The cause Of the
suicide 10 not definitely known. bus 10 At
tfibuted mainly 10 religions mania OF
which she IL said to have been possessed.
She evidsntiy hred the shot standing be-
fore mir or, having frst tn ned I'll the
failed. Tho entire family IL overwhelmed
BY the shock. II Is believed by some that
the cause of tho tragedy was Z love affair,
but II 10 she never Oom nunieatsu it 10 any
One.
Tho unfortunate young lady was sister
OF Mr.. Rufus G. Garland. the composer. OF
this city, and visited him hero a few yea =
ago. She had been dangerously i'll for
some time prior 10 Mr.. Garland's recent
departure for the east, which was prompted
by kilograms from home ar9ing him to
come II he desired TO see his sister alive.
5 he grew better after his arrival and it was
thought that she had entirely recovered her
he sleh
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-28
THE WHISKY EXPLODED.
Destruction Of 100000 Worth Of
Property Was One OF the
Results.
Three Persons We're Fatally Hurt
ansl Five Others Less Ser
iously.
For short Time There Was Crest Con-.
stsrnatioa in . Tesoment Section
IN Pittsburg.

P1TTsBuna Pa. Oct. N.-Ths explosion
of y barrel of whisky In tho big warehouse
Of the Chautaaqua Lake Ice COMPANY this
afternoon caused ths destruction Of nearly
$500. 900 worth Of property and the serious
injury Of oikht persons. Several Of tho in
jursd. II 10 feared. will die. A score or
moro others sustained slight cuts and
bruises or were trampled on by the mob
surrounding she burning buildings. Tho
fatally hurt are T. J. Bsilman. Martin Grif-
fifth. Edward Sees; less seriously injured,
William Cox. William Smith, Frank No
Cam. William Wisman. John R-iseshe.
When the dtst explosion occurred men
quickly gave the alarm and sta ted for the
stairs. but the flames had already cut of
letrsat and tho only means Of exit loft
them we're windows fifty feet from the
ground. The heat was 80 intense that they
were forced to creep out upon window sills
and hang by their hands until the hrs de-
partnent arrived. They were terribly
burned before rescued.
In q short time the 1re spread TO the
seven-story building of the Pittsburg stor-
sRs company, adjoining, and both struo-
turs.. 200 feet long and 100 feet deop. were
ns though tho whole blosk from Twelfsh
to Thirteenth and frem Pike TO Penn ave
nue. were doomed, and the residents were
notified to move out. To ada TO the excite
ment, II was Uncovered that . large tank Of
ammonia was located in the cellar Of the
ice oompany's building, and the police.
fearing an explosion. quickly ordered the
occupants of houses on Twelfth street to
also vacate. All the houses in the neigh
borhood. . ohear class Of tenenents. were
/ crowded to sufocAtion with Polish Jews
| and Slavs. When told to move out panic
| ndescribabls started among them.
Soon after they got eat the wal! Of the
! big building wss blown out by the ext rlos-
| ion of more whisky stored therein and the
| lebris buried . long row Of tenements in
| the alley and . thres-story brick dwelling
on Thirteenth street. None OF the inm ates
| 4nved amy of their furniture. The ruins
took h1s Immediately. and for q while
| the entire tenement district of Penn ave-
nue. was threatened with destS.otion. 49,
By hard work the hrsmsn sucoeedsd in
drowning ont the flames. but it was late
his evening before the fire was really under
control. When the walls of the big build
| ings fell great mob of people made rush
to get out of danger. Many men trippsd
and fell and were trampled under foot.
Scores Of people received slight injuries:
Al midnight the los is placed at $780,
ZOO, of which $2OO, 600 was sustained bv the
Chautauqua Lake Ice conn any and $780,,
900 by the PittsburR Storage company.
President Scott. Of the latter concern.
stated that nearly every firm doing busi-
ness in the down town district of Pittsbura
had goods stored In their warehouse. 1t ID
thought oil losses aie covered by ineu. anos.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-28

politics. etc., and had read letters den ing
the statsrnents made by the special man.
Another disturbance followed over .
resolution reported back from the banking
ana currency COMMITTEES by Chairman
Springer. calling for information as to
tho stats OF banks. Some Of the
friends OF the repeal of tho state
bank tax thought they saw In the
resolution an attempt TO throw an obstacle
In tho way Of that measure. Hall. Of Wiz
consiD, said tho information which would
be obtained by the resolution Ind been
compiled under the republican administers.
tion Of the treasury department.. II would
require several yeas to obtain the informa-
tion called for II Carlisle secured Il fresh
handed. After lengthy struggle rising
vote on the adoption Of the resulted ayes
seventy-fve, nays fourty-four. Allen made
tho point OF no quorum, and tho house.
after vain endeavoE TO secure one, sd-
1ournsd until Monday.