Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-08
PANIC SPREADING.
Terrible Condition in Ireland Because
Of Crop Failure.
SCARCELY 4 yEsiiGE OF HOPE
A Days Work to Get Une Meal OF poia.
ioes-COunlry in DeplorublC
Condition.

TO the World from London tays:
A panic Is spreading Throughout
Ireland over the terrible condition
due to the apparently mplete iailut
q the harvest. II ~ ris from Ill
parish nriusts II m couulies Glare
Cork, Kerry, Lime lick. Tlppsrary,
Antrim, Armagh, CLvau, Derry
Donegal, Down, Fsrmauah, Molug
nan and Tyrone, all tell the sam,
piteous story Of ruined crops, i'm pend
ing oestltution and famine. Blighl
nas everywhere wholly or main ,
Destroyed potatoes, while oats, wbtc
is the hext most essential crop to NJ
IRISH farmer, have been battefe down
ny i"cessRnt rains aud ptctlcsny
destTcyep.
FROM Connemars unity, Galway,
comes this hear. rendins tale: "rbc
lsle long run Oi harsh wea her leaves
tcSfcely Vestige III hop- to tue poor
Commentaries. The crops are virtu.
ally ruined. IL IL common observation
rrDunu Vi ftOD that II Is q III uay'r
WORK Tor man t dig one meal OF
potatoes for his iamily and even then
- N<b pt Nhttbs
From MaliO~, county Cork, situated
10 ne nc streak OF land BuUwu Ls
"G lien Vsiu," the report II.
"Fne Uat crop, which IL the main
depenuencs ~ vas. mRjorIty Of m.
farmers is entirely unfit tor marketiup
urpOses. The crop is now reduced 10
condition tust Is fG only for IN,
manure heap. The potat crop IL
COl nteu altnyG,Iher "A ia tlnrs.
A uiepatcn from Westmeath says:
"lncetsans faiDs lor the past month
nave Completely destroyed ctops OF
every uescriptiOn. WHAT were II
month ago smiling, cheerful iLokip.
held, ate today bh1bt,d aud ruIusu.
The po,stor crop is bad even to rotten.
'e.s. OAts anu kIndreI cr,p' srs iu
sucn n wrecked wDy thst No yieiu ca.
he ex y, cieJ from them"
From MARI b roug @ iaens county,
cor espOnuent says: II this county
there 1. general una unity OF ouiuion
that slice the famine year Di l947 the
prospect for the agricultu peopIs via
never AS bad Ms toIay. Tn y uescrIp.
ton Goes o; refer to any particular
parI tut 20 every district In the
country. The crop tnas has suffered
most 10 me potato, o. which there VIII
be- practically noue. Next TO POTATOES
oAts are In very bad condition."
A Ftesponle"t at BsliyHawsey,
tay,: "fhe grvuBd where potatoes
havo been pllniel In dri /, rest bles
a bit OF bLrren waste that had bs.n
lying over fer soms inns With ihs In
!. hlon o! being pi0weuin the sulumn.
Fin K IL ainlOstan unknown quantity.
Duang the week sBormou, fl Juds have
been weeping the country. To 0 OF
bsy have been carried away by inun.
nations"
A Castle Bar telegram say: "ror.
rents OF rain have prevailed here uur.
linz the pact three days continuously,
aLd the country lie In u most epIJtabl,
Lands are fooued. M.
Iatues aud oats destroyeJ, hay rot.
ting. No efforts eau be ma 10 to saw.
ev,ral crops from dssiTuctIon, owing
o tue deluSe OF rain day alter day. |
rhe farmers are ruined. Blight ID
making rspi1 iDrOAus 90 the potato |
,rop In consequence Of the incess.ut
leavy rains. Reports from all uuuI.
.rs conflIm the belief that a famin.
viii reeult this winter"
A waterford correspondent says: at
Q no exsg Serstion 10 gay that pros.
lecis for harvest were hardly syer
isrker or saJuer than at Present I'm
eversl PARTS OF the couutIy. Corn.
low month old, IL still unslacked on
ccount OF the rain. Very little new
rain has been MARKETED vel anu nuy.
rs expect great difficulty In gettipp
ats iii or breeding purposes. From
II paIB come back acoounts of IN.
Olsto crop. Prices OF cattle have
allen"
A Belturbot oorrsspo ndent declares:
In this district the prospec. 4,
loumy In tha extreme. Tue hay anu
ats crops are rottinS on the ground.
he potato has not been such a failure
lnce lS47. The came tate OF Things
xis's all over the country."
C.uuty Limsfios Reports: As the
, .son draws 10 u close, no ray OF bcps
Observed that would dlspeI tbe
lot my snticipntious INDUCED In som,
me ago la regard to the ul.iinai.
'ilut. OF the croIs In general. F.om
j sid tue most alarm iuteiIi.
FL ce com CO.. corning the potato
ol. The yIsiL la mjst places when
impaired ~ith last year win not mr..
ve NJ on fourth. Tno ma crop IL In
cry bsu couIi'ion, verging 10 nus
'seb hu iIrephIhole IOss from Tue con. ]
Duai d1wnpour OF rain. Tie outIooh
7 every article Of agriculture is Of the
otst descriptions"
A koscom mon correspondent say: {
rue comlug winter prJmises To b,
o OF famine. Compisiut is hvsrI
ON tina most Distressed distric,s
~ county thsi landlords are pre,.Iag
: their ronts TO secure whatever n,tls
Oney the tennnt' may HAYS 90 INV.
rs DADks, Knowing that nUtbin. i
III be leiI before Inc winter Is hal
rough. Toe weathsr shows no ,ivn
improving. Runs continue AID
Q ttmpersturs Las faIleu 10 men.
pti2naliy low point f.r this tim.
. year" =,
Cooper Evad.s 0us Chars.. u
SAN FRANCISCO, Seat, S-SIr N