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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18

tho state hnve not yet siEnIncd their
Willingness to concede. The two chair
men united In Il recommendation that
tho Alabama electors should bo divided
by giving the Democrats elk and tho
Poptllsts I'VE, but no response has been
received. 1t Ia admitted that the sttua-
tion In this state IL delicate because Of
the feeling existing between the two
parties over local issues.
While hc has no direct information
from Texas, the Popullst chairman, But
Ter. refuses 10 believe that n fusion be-
tween the Ponultsts and Republicans Of
that state on electors Is among tho prob-
nhllitlea. -.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18
BRYAN'S lTINERAY.
Tho Route Through West rirgini" AM
mouncrd by the Committee.

hV"HS'N Wy INV No''"""V'
CHICAGO. Sept. 17.-ChnIrman Nc
Convllo. Of tho Democratic national
speakers bureau, has given out tho FOL.
lowing itinerary of Mr.. lsrynn.
Leaves New York midnight OF Sep
temhcr 20. VIII ho ut Washington, D..
c., carly In thu morning Of September
80: Mt Martlnsburg, W. Va, at II n, M;
AT KeySer at ? p, m.
October lst--ClarkshurE at 10 a. m.; #
PnrkersburE ut p. M; at Wheeling nt
Sp. m.
October 2--Charlcston at 1890 n. M. z:
Huntington at y. NJ. Thence to Gin
cinnati, taking the Ohio G. Mississippi
train TO st, Louis, whcra no addresses
tho silver Democratic clubs October ;.
October 5tb-McmphiR In the morning
Nashville in the evening. Il. d
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18
KEPT HIS WORD.
National Committeeman Shcrhnn No,i.us
M lie said lie WOuId

nv lilo Said 7Ie Wouid.
NEW YORK, Sept.-Wllliam T. Shco-
hnn in furtherancc Of purpose to re-
sign his place on the Democratic nation
al committee II the Buffalo convention
endorsed The Chicago platform and can
lddatos, az intimated by him in state
mcnt heretofore published, to-day sent
the following letter to james X. Jones,
chairman Democratic national commit
tee. Democratic headquarters. Chicago:
DEAR SIR:--1 respectfully tendermy
resignation ms representative OF the
state Of New York upon tho Democrats
national committee. Yours truly.
WILLIAM I. SIiEEHAN,"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18
A BIG OIL DEAL
Contaminated Mt pnrkrrshurg-Wnrorlv
Holdings Co mt $40 900. T!

Holdings Gu mt $40 900.
Special Dispatch to tho lntollccnccr.
PARKERSBuRG, w. Vn,, Sept H.
One Of the largest sales OF oil producing
territory that has taken place for sew
cral weeks was made to-day at the
Jackson hotel In this city, Tho Snyder
Oil Company, one Of the first companies
to get into the WaveIiy shallow field,
sold It's lease Of l3o acres. on tho Edgar
md James farms, on which then, are
thirteen producing wells with daily
output OF 100 barrels, to DR., Watcrhouse,
Of Frcdonia, n. Y. The price paid waa
100000 aud IL considered Il good one, az
the Snyder people have already cleared
q fortune from the production. On the
Edgar Sharp lease Is located the hrst
we'll that reached the sand IN tho way
crly field. The sale was made through
NJ. S. lshcrwood, OF Marietta, the wen
known oil man.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 1.-THE
Democratic state commRt0e tonight
refused the demands OF the Populls,s
for seven national electors nnd the with
drawal Of Sewall, Tho Pnpullst COM
mittce then named q full electoral ticket
and organized by c!eoting n chairman
and secretary. This probably ends the
ncgotlatlous, Is 5i'i5-ssi ~ E&
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18
TO WORKINGMEN.
Mckinley Addresses Words OF
Cheer und Patriotism.
TWO THOUSAND STEEL. WORKERS
From Braddock, Pa, Wild With
Enthusiasm for the Cause.
SOUND MONEY AND PROTECTION

The Twin Keynotes OF Mckinley Mag
niacrnt Address-One OF tho hest lie
la. Yet Understanding gArraignment OF
Those who ar. Arraying tho Ma..e.
Again,t the Classes-An Apt Quotation
From, James q. Riatne-Figure, that
Emphasize the Object Lesson or tho Fast
Four Years.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18
THE MAYFIELD
Well In Tyler County, Owned by
Wheeling People Is
INCREASING ITS PRODUCTION

stsadiiy.-Reported TO he Doing 3so nar-
reis fsstertiay, and sim Going Up-May
Open Up Large Poof ofOn-Farmers
Holding Out for Fancy Prices--Dowser
Well Drilled In-on Expected to ADJ
vance Shortly. ..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-18

For West Virginia. Western Pennsyl.
vnnin and Ohio. fnir, preceded by llgh'
showers on tho hikes; light to Ir"sh west
orly winds, .s4
t.ocnl Temperatures.
Tho tempcrntur yesterday as ohscrvcu
hy Z. Schuept, druggist, corner fonI.
teentM md Murket streets. was US 'oF'
lows;
Ia. m..........,". 6sIS y. m,....,...".'' g.
n, m....:,.,,..". ~. y. m,...';;;;.i..''''' :"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03

LONDON, Aug. 3.-Li Hung Chang, rep
r~esentHtive of the emperor of China, ar
rived ut southampton yesterday from
Havre, and was received by various Off
Gals of the British government, and
among others by the managers af the
American steamship line. The distin.
guished Chinese visitor proceeded directly
to London, where he was installed in Lore
Lonsdale's magnificent mansion in Carl
ton House terrace, which is to be his resi-
dence during his visit to England, which
is expected to last three weeks. Ii
Hung Chang is the guest Of the British
government during his stay in England
and at its conclusion his plan is to sail foI
the United States. He will leave the United
States via Vancouver On steamship EN-,
press of China.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
Panic on Atlantic's boardwalk.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 3,-While u crowd
of excited spectators We're gathered on the
boardwalk at the end of Missouri avenue
Saturday afternoon watching the efforts
of the life guards to resusCitate Robert
Hart, of Philadelphia, "a bather who had
nearly lost his life in the surf, IA section OF
the railing of the approach TO the Esplan-
ade gave way, precipitating six girls and
a boy to the sand, fifteen feet below.
Misses Bella Schirmer, Mamie Fischer
and Lizzie Springer, all Of Philadelphia,
were painfully injured, but We're suffic-
iently recovered yesterday to be discharged
from the hospital.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
READING R R SYSTEM
IN EFFECT MAY Il, 1926.

Trains leave Shenandoah as follows
For New York via Philadelphia, week days
? 10, ) %, 72O IA. m, u Is, 300 and IS y. ID
Sundays, 2 10 a. m.
For New York via MauCh Chunk, week days
5 25, 7 2Oa. IN, u AZ and 3 on p. m.
For Reading and Philadelphia, week days
. 10, 5 25, 7 20 am, y IS, 3 90 and 5 - p. m. sun
days, . 10 a. m.
For Pottsville, week days, 10; Z 20 a. m, anc
II AZ, 3 90 and 3 55 y. IN. sundays, . 10 "A, m.
For Tamaqua and Mahauoy City, week days
2 10, 5 %, Z 20 ii. m, y IS, 800 and 5S p. m
Sundays, . 10 a. IN.
For Winiamsport, Suubury and Lewisburg
week days, 3 %, II 30 a, m, $50 and Z 25 p. IN
Sundays, 3 25 "a. m.
For Mahanoy Plane, weekdays, 2 10. 3 %, 625
7 20, Il 80 a. m, u Is, l 80, 3 OO,5 SIS, 7 25 and 9 &
p. IN. Sundays, . 10, 3 IS a. m.
For Ashland and Shamokin, week days, 8 %
Z 20, II 30 a. m, so, 725 and 955 p. IN. Sun
days, 3 p a. m.
For Baltimore, Washington and the West vii
b. n o. X. r., through trains leg'- Reading
Terminal, Philadelphia, lP. X r. II ~ at 3 20
81, Il % "a. M, 3 10 and ~ p. L.. Sundays
3 20, z 90, IL 26 "A. m, 3 i6 and % p. m. Add
tional trains from Twenty-fourth and Chest
nut streets station, week days, 10 80 a. IN. IL 20
IL Is 8 40 p m. Sundays, l IS, 8 % p. M.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
JONES N WASHINGTON.
The National Chairman to Consult
Democratic Leaders.
P0PUL1sT NOMINATION.

The Democratic Chairman Declines to Dis.
cuss the Candidates Attitude on Tha
observation-disclosures of No bargain Calling
for Mr.. Sewalrs Retirement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Senator Jones. OF
Arkansas, chairman OF the national Dem.
ocratic committee, returned TO this city
yesterday from his to trip west The sen
ator expects to remain in the city during
the week for consultation with some Of
tho Democratic leaders who will be here
from time TO time, and later will go t.
New York city to attend the meeting of
the national committee on the 18th and
the Bryan and Sewall notification on the
day following. The understanding now
is that the two candidates will be notified
at the same time, as has been done by the
Democratic party In the past.
Pending the meeting of the national
committee in New sYork the final dis.
position Of the establishment of permanent
headquarters during the coming cam.
paign is hardly looked for, Senator Jones
had nothing definite TO say on this sub
ject, and expressed the opinion that the
matter would not be settled until the
committee meets.
nile senator Jones Is believed to have
about decided upon the formation of the
executive committee which will have nc
tive charge of campaign work, he is not
yet prepared to make public any names.
In this case also he expressed the opinion
that the committee will not be fully
named until the meeting in New York.
He may, however, announce an individual
member or two during his stay in this city.
Questions bearing on the attitude of Mr..
Bryan towards the Populist nomination,
and affecting the retention of Mr.. Sewall
on the national ticket, are those on which
the chairman declined to express an opin-
ion. The senator's attention was called
TO the statement in the Atlanta journal,
made by Hon. w. l.. Peck, who led the
Georgia delegation at the Populist con-
ventiou, that there was an understanding
between the Populist md Democratic
leaders that if the Populists would nomi-
nate Bryan for president and a southern
Populist for vice president, that Mr..
Sewall would retire from the race. Re
garding this Mr., Jones declared that so
far as he knew no arrangement of the
Kind was entered into.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
An rnknnwn Suicide.

NEW YORK, Aug, Sat noon yesterday
an unknown man was seen struggling in
the water at st. Johns slip, East river.
He was rescued, but died before an ambu-
lance arrived. He was apparently in the
last stages of consumption, The body
was that of u man about 40 years old, 3
feet S inches in height, weighing 100
pounds and having gray hair and mus
tache and clad in blue cotton underwear
marked e. NJ, dark diagonal coat and
vest and striped pants marked j. L.
Mullen 81 Son, Wilmington, Del, black
derby hat marked Snellenburg's special,
and laced shoes,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
Coming Event.

August Ace cream festival in the Calvary
Baptist church, uude the auspices Of the
Ladies' Aid Society,
August 13.-Ice cream festival under the
auspices Of the Welsh Baptist Sunday school
IN Robbins opera house,
Aug. Lice cream festival in Robbins
opera house, under the auspices of the East
End Young Americans,
August l5.-First annual picnic of the
Defender Hose Company No. 3, at Columbia
park.
Aug. 22.-Ice cream festival under the
auspices Of Shenandoah Valley Council No,
$50, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, in Robbins opera house.
August 20-Lawn party at residence OF
DIR, G. NJ, Bordner, "a East Oak street, benefit
of All Saints church.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
A CONVICTS ROMANCE.
Confessed the Crime for Which
Another Awaits Death,
THEN HE COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Inconsistencic in His Statement, How
ever, Lead to the Conclusion That He
Was Mentally Unbalanced When lie
Made the Confession to the warden.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 3.-Frederick II. Whit
ney, a convict in the Maryland peniten-
ttary in this city, committed suicide on
Saturday by jumping from the window of
the third tier of cells to the stone floor Of
the yard beneath. He struck on his head,
crushing his skull, and death was instan-
taneOus. Whitney is IA self confessed muir
derer as we'll as a ~highwayman. Warden
Weyler says that the long term of impris-
onment before him and the knowledge
that his hands were stained with the blood
of a fellow man doubtless unbalanced his
mind.
Whitney held up excl Councilman Walter
r. Swindell on March %, 1895, and with
his pal, John b. Williams, Immediately
left tow They were traced to Philadel-
phia, thence across the state of Pennsyl-
vania TO Pittsburg, where they were cap
tured on April 8. The two men We're sub
sequently convicted and sentenced to
eighteen years Imprisonment.
On Friday last Whitney confessed to
Warden Weyler that he had in April of
last year, while fleeing from Baltimore Of
%ficers, killed and robbed an old man in
Altoona, Pa. Mr.. Weyler endeavored to
get details of the crime, but the incoherent
talk of the prisoner led him to believe that
Whitney was demented.
The fatal leap on Saturday of the pris.
oner caused the Warden TO cross-question
Williams, and the latter confessed yester-
day that Whitney had OIL April 5 muir
dered Henry Bonnecka. Eleven thousand
dollars was secured, which Williams as
serts was buried by himself and Whitney
1t is learned that there was such a mar
murdered in Altoona at the time men.
toned, and that a mar named Wilson wa!
arrested and convicted of the crime OF
mainly circumstuntial evidence, and is
now awaiting the death sentence in Al
toona Jail.
1t has been ascertained hat Whitney
real name is Joseph Hildebrand and hi:
home in Detroit Six years ago, while
serving "a sentence for murder, he ESCAPED
from the penitentiary at Little Rock, to
gether with nine other prisoners.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
Feared the Pnssnie Womb Founder.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The cruiser Co
lumbia, which arrived at T~omkinsvillc.
S. l., Saturday from Brunswick, Ga.
where she had lowed the monitor Passaic.
anne e losing her tow during a heavy
gale, and for hours the lifeboats were
manned, rs it was not known at what
time the Passaic would founder. On board
the monitor were forty one men and five
officers, all from the Columbia. For forty,
two hours the lifaboats were manned, and
the crews slept in them so as to be ready
to go to the rescue should the worst come
The gale went down on the third day, and
the monitor rode out the storm without
much damage.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
The Coming L. A. w. Meet.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 3-Twenty-two of the
best known professional racing men ar
rived at Fountain Ferry bicycle track yes
terday TO go into training for the races to
be run during the national meet of the i.
A. w, Aug, 10 TO 10, In the party are
the Coburns, Coulter, Vanherick, Stevens,
McCune, O'Connor, Cox, cambridge and
Clark Bald, Cooper, Gardner, Sanger
and Zeigler will get in later in the week.
The local committees have all arrange.
ments made for the national meet, and
they anticipate that 10000 whcelmen will
be here. The meet will be the largest ever
held.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
Yonr bon Mont LIve a Month.

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, of 81 Mill St, South
Gardner, Mass, was told by the doctors.
His son had Lung trouble, following Typhoid
Malaria, and he spent three hundred and
soyentv-fiye dollars with doctors, who finally
gave him up. saying: Your boy wont live
a MONTH" He tried Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery and a few bottles restored him to
health and enabled him to 60 to work a per
fectly well man. He says he owes his pre-
sent good health to the use Of DR.. kings
New Discovery, and knows it to be the best
in the world for Lung trouble. Trial Bottles
Free at A. Wasley's Drug Store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION,

Leave Philadelphia Chestnut street warf and
South street wharf for Atlantic City.
Weekdays-Express, sOO. 800, 10 %, a. m,
Saturday only, l 30l, 200, 300, 3 40, 1 90, 80,
S 90 5 80 p. IN. accommodation, 90 "A. m. 1 30,
6 80 y. IN. sl.OO excursion train, Z 90 "a. m,
Sunday-EXpress, Z 30, = 90, . 3D,9OO 1000 a, m,
1 IS p. m, Accommodation 500 a. m, 4 IS p. m.
SlOO excursion train 7 90 a. m,
Returning leave Atlantic City depot, OOrnsT
Atlantic and Arkansas avenues.
Weekdays-eXpTess, Mondays only q i5l
7 90, Z IS, s rs, 100, 10 Is a, m, 3 80, 30, s 30, Z 30,
Q 30 d m. Accommodation, G 20, Z IS, a. m, 30
p. m. Sl.OO excursion train trom foot Mississippi
avenue only @ 90 p. IN.
7 90, Z 30, 5 90, 9 80 p. m. Accommodation, 7 If
IA. m, 5 % p. m. Sl.OO excursion train from foot
Mississippi avenue only G 10 p, M.
Parlor Cars on all express trains.
l. A. SWEIGARD, G. G. HANCOCK,
Genu superintendent GeRl Pass. Ag-
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
TRAINs FoR s%HENANDoAH.

Leave New York via Philadelphia, week
days, 4 80, 800 IA. m, 30, i30, 90 p. IN. and
night. Sundays, 6 90 p. N.
Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week
days, 4 30, 9 10 a, m, l 30 and IS p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal, week
days, 4 20, s35, l06 a. M. and iQ, 80, II 81
p. IN. Sundays, II 80 p. m.
Leave Reading, week days, / 35, 10, 10 o.
IL So a. m, 6 90 and 20 D.. m. sundays, 1 35 a. m
Leave Pottsville, week days, 235, Z 30 "a. m.
IL 30 and 6 y p. m. Sundays, ? IS a. IN.
Leave Tamaqua, week days, 3 IS, 5 80, II % a
Leave Mahanoy City, week days, 3 IS, 9 "a
IL II IA. M, ? 03, 7 a and 10 0S p, m. Sundays, 0 II
"A. m.
Leave MahanOy Plane, week days, 240, 400
$50, 9 81, IL 50 a. m, / II, . 10, 8 20, G 20, Z 81 ant
10 % p. m. Sundays, ? 10, 400 "a. m.
Leave Williamsport, week days, 7f2, 10 10 a
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder diseases
relieved in six hours by the New Great
South American Kidney Cure" This new
remedy is a great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptuess in relieving pain in
the bladder, kidneys, back and every part
of the urinary passages in male or female
1t relieves retention of water and pain in
passing il almost Immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is your remedy
Sold by Shapira's pharmacy, 10Y South Main
street.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
To Exclude the Anarchists.

LONDON, Aug. Saturday was the last
day of the international Socialist Trades
congress. 1t was decided that the next
congress would be held in Germany in
1899. If the political difficulties in that
country prevent the holding Of the con
gress there then it would be held In Paris
in 1900. 1t was also decided that the an
archists would not be admitted as dele
gates to the next congress,
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Reward for postomoe rhIeves.

Toms RIVER, n. j., Aug. 3.-No clew
has vet been found to the burglars who
blew open the safe in the Barnegat post
Office other than the finding of the horse
and buggy which they took from the Null
len House stables The team was found
in the woods TO the south of this place and
was returned TO its owner. The postmas-
ter general has offered "a reward Of 5000 for
the arrest of the burglars in both the ISL
and Heights and the Barnegat robberies.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
prnslhent Kruger wlII Sol Interfere

JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal, Aug, 8-The
Standard Diggers' News publishes an in
teryiew with President Kruger, in which
he stated that he had declined TO Interfere
in behalf of DIR. Jameson. The president
pointed out that the British government
Dad still to decide with who were the ring
leaders in the Jameson raid.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03

ALTOONA, Pa, Aug, whitney, the
dead Baltimore convict who confessed to
killing old man Bonnecka in this city,
and hiding his money, was no doubt in
SANE when he told the story. Bonnecka
was killed in his house, and not on the
streets, and he had no money.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
Hon. Daniel GeIseIman Dead.

HANOVER, Pa, Aug. 3.-Hon Daniel
Geiselman, aged n years, died saturday
of dropsy. He is survived by seven chill
dren. He was identified with the Demo.
cratic party through his whole life, having
filled many township offices, He also wa
an assessor and a county commissioner II
Adams county for two terms, and in 1870
rs he was a member of the state legisla'
turp
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
rramns ohnrged wlth Murder.

HARRISBURG, Aug. 3,-In company with
William Pennell, a half witted boy,
Charles First, aged 18, went up along the
canal for berries. An hour nfterward
Pennell returned with First clothing and
said that two tramps had pushed him into
the canal, where he drowned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03

Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and La
Grippe when Laxative BromO Quinine will
cure you in one day. Put up in tablets con-
venient for taking. Guaranteed to cure, or
money refunded. Price, % cents. For sale
by Kirlin's Pharmacy.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-03
Fought on a Pier and Were Drowned.

New YORK, Aug. 3-James Murphy, 81
years old, and stephen Garvey, aged ~
years, fought at Pier %, North river. Dur
ing the struggle both men tumbled into
the river and were drowned.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-28
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Sweet Home. Texas, May fit is he
coming very dry here. Corn especially IL
hogirning 10 show tho effects of the
dronih and unless we have rain. soon II
VIII be injured srutly.
Richmond. Texas. May 27-sThc corn
crop Of ih.a section OF the Sinie will be
cut very short If 4 does no, ran In me
hal tho w corn erop hms nreudy been ' cut
short
IIarwood. Texas. May g.-Thc dry
weather r. beginning to he serious for
plenty OF stock water and good grass. and
cattle are fat. Cotton IL better than for
five years this season
Hockey. Texas. May five are need
ing rain. If we don't get It In ten days
there VIII be. a failure of corn. Cotton
IL looking well, hut some nre complaining
of web worms eating the plants. Grass Is
good and cattle are fat.
San Saba. Texas. May 27.--The drouth is
becoming very severe With us ut this time.
Wheat and oats have already been dam
aged considerably. Corn wili suffer badly
a bad stand in many localities. and, in
fact. one-fourth to onc-third OF the whole
crop IL 10 plant over.
Lockhart. Texas. May 1.-THE farmcrn
very badly Cotton Is doing well, but corn
H. suffering. II It rains IN a Weak there
will be enough corn made, otherwise the
crop viii be short. Gardens are rapidly
failing and at this time there Is no sign
Of rain.
Troy. Texas. May 2e.--,rhc cotton worms
have nearly destroyed all OF the cotton
rhe farmers VIII plant over, but seed II
Very scarce. and the surface OF the grount
is very dry. caused from the exceasivei,
dry wind. The oats harvest is nearl,
through with and the threshers are a
work, but the sample is bad. as all OF tn,
oats In this community are injured b,
rust
r,,,,or .raxau Nav 81 -rha cram proa
pects In Williamson county Is so promis
Ing at present as to deserve especial men
tion. Mr. Fred 1rgge. farmer living Tel
miles from Taylor. brought TO town