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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-20
KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. July ls.-Catt,ss s,.s1
natives and 2700 Texans: wen l ns,i n
strong TO 10 higher: medium ~ ~
common stuff shade lower; fo ss,i,, Z
feeding cattle steady: heavy ~ Wy, .,~lol
5.25Q5. co. lightweights. i.ssae,@ ~, s,;5 M
feeders. 3.S0d5.0O: Western s.sa IA
Texas. Sl564.25. Hogs--Rece'pn. Il IN
ket opened active at an advance s.srs \
ened and closed strong at ,m IN
Heavy hogs. 4,S0G4.45; meai'@au sisoI
lights. .2odp4375s; pigs. 4.lnvtsas, yse 4
ceipts. 1890: good active marsssns ssR
about steady: spring lambs, sssjsn
tons. .4.0Od4.50; stockers ana
4.45: culls. 2.00Gi3.0O.
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HIDES AND WOOL.
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Kansas City. July l9.-Eggs steady to weak
fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, cases re-
New York, July ls.-Eggs- Receipts 1871
packages; Western 14ik@ll
Chicago July l9.-Butter easy creamery
l2iadli7ia dairy lldi6 Cheese slow, 7hqlsis.
Eggs easy, q.
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New York. July ls.--The attendance Of
buyers Il GRADUALLY improving and although
bnainess n cotton Goods increases slowly.
there Is probability OF material ex-
panaton "a demand on home account In the
n1af future. Export orders for heavy brown
cotf0nS continue RQcd. Bieached musltns
vovx Arm IN al LEADING grades Print cloths
arr inaciisA Il Fall River but hrmeT In out
~ mafkets. Prints IN fair demand and
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WIRE AND Nails.

Galvanized Gliuden 1878; waukegan. SO 30.
Nails, $,05 base. Advances for common
over base: I'd. zoe; Sd. i5e; Id and Cd, Soe;
Cd a0c sd, loo; lOd and l6d &c. Quotations
are for less than car lots.
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steady: coarse coiored quiet with prices I'M
changed Mems wear wofsteds strong: Ameri-
can Wooden COMPANY says that orders taken
will be cut down 20 per cent.
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for the account. 1o7. Bar silver steady at
97s sd Money 2i4 per cent. The rate OF
discount in the open marke5 for short bills.
Az: for three months bills. J5sft"k per cent.
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Trade Notes.
There is fairly active demand for rio

| There is a fairly active demand for rice.
with prices Arm.
| Tho asparagus packers are preparing 10
| close up for the season The pack is said 10
be one-thrd short of that of last season. with
the quality of a large portion under that
packed last year.
| Boston advices state that the visible supply
OF canned Holsters is quite small--the smallest
toi number of years
Adyioes from the coast state that packer s
have sold about all they ca deliver II +.
estimated that England and the Orient viii,
take 1000. 600 eases Of California oanned ,rri,s
TINS year, as against about 500, 900 lest season
glut in the chicken market continues Re
ceipts today were fully as large as those of
inc DAY before and prices are very low. A
large number OF cooas were carried over by
tie commission people,
me fruit market today was the largest of
th0 season. The early morning receipts would
nave sufhced to supply the demand. and in
the afternoon almost ms many more packages
came IN, which forced prices down and made
large surplus stock on hand. As a rule
peaches We're mostly small and OF an inferior
quailty' which brought 35di0c for neeks
fahey Ireestones We're scarce and commanded
regular quotations. Good shipments of CRANES
were received. but too late in the day to ind
ready sale " $50
a shipment Of very fine white freestone
peaches from j. W stubenraugh Of Mexia was
''eeiNed by NJ. Allen, which found ready sale
Inc supply of apples was liberal and prices
we're maintained on good grades.
RUINS are scarce. but few came in tod,,
ffiees are about the same as for the mast
week Wv ROSY
watermeions continue a gIut in the market
ana prices rule very low Large quantities
Aa'e oeen thrown back on shippers
January 2S. May pork at Chicago sold a,
sioto when hogs wers 1854; now hogs are
n,.oaf'i3 and pork was 50 40 for May. Lard
SOFA at &c for May on the same date and was
o,'se Tor May Monday. This is an Illustration
u ,ne consistency of these markets as run hv
packers. Their commission t<,uses nhs
pasAsrs brokers' were advising everybody 10
pey Nov they call II an unnatural boom,
mere has been quite an active retail trsss
'As past few days Dealers report rooa sales
OF midsummer lines. e' SAYS
London C0nsols
haon' July is.--consols for money 1854
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Grain and Provi.ions Elsewhere.

Kansas City. July --Wheat-December
65Ss cash. No 2 hard 85; No ? red 6S. No 2
spring 6in6S. Correspondence 27is Deem
be- 26as cash. No. . mixed 3O43Oh No. 9
white SlQSiA. oats-No 2 white. cash 2ila.
New Orleans, July 9,-,- Pork-standard meas
.; lard, refined, tieroe. 'ib9t%. pure lard IS
@6; boxed meats, dry salt shoulders bNsGt6h
slices SIS bacon, clear RIB sides 6Ss46i9 hams.
sugar cured liI12 Rice steady. ordinary TO
good 3Gisl Flour grain and feedstuils
steady, Flour-Extra fancy 3.45ds so. pat
ents 3.90al4 90, Corn meal 100, Bran 90.
Hay-Prime 10 00flli so choice Is ooTl6 %
Corn-No. . sacked, white A mixed iS: yellow
A. oats--No. ? sacked 80.
New York July 10. Wheat Receipts 49,
1876 exports $4,000 spot weak No red 7ess
{. o. b, ahoat No I Northern Duluth rs. ;
No, hard Duluth Slh T. O. b. ahoat TO ar
rive: No, red 4s: elevator; options closed
at Nalc decline; September 75Hs December
77M. Hides Arm, Leather and wool steady
Cotton seed oil hrc; prime crude 2lhGl22. yell
low 26iaa27 Metals-About the only feature
OF the mexl market was reaction In ins
price Of tin from the severe break OF yestsr-
day At the close the metal exchange called
pig iron warrants nominal at 70 rs; lake cop
per UNCHANGED IS Soi tin unsettled, 2s,so bid
20 rs asked lead unchanged 100 bid i.o5
asked spelter unchanged $50.
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cHICAGO.

Chicago. July ls.-Receipts ~ 81
small today and prices kooa. sour
steers brought 5.3om5So' s oIas u
4 .30@b. 90. stockers and isessojS8a
bulls and cows and helfefs; ssMG
steers. 4.50G5. 25; calves sr,Iefs 81
Receipts were liberal arc sS III 81 N
10. Heavy lots brought W.s,siy;
grades, 4.35G4.65. Sheep ,snss "
wethers. 5,0Oa5.25: western - spdn
d46 yearlinRs. 4.5OG6,oo. sssS7,R
A. 0Oa7 90. lambs brought, ~ S;.s sbeN,
Cattle. 1900: hoes. DIV
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NEW YORK ExcHANon.
LESS Lie.
LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON

market o,h Loving are the quotations for this
llotchkis; 40 furnished by Sanders a;
s'es '.'.,.............. 81
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BEANS-Nayy 2&dsc. Bayou 3lsc: Eng
lish dried. 2ssc: pinks. SIC; Lima Sc; black
eyes 5Iac.
BUTTER--Blue Star lsc; dairy l5c: Elgin
creamery 2lGl22c Elein dairy bricks l6c; cleo
margarine solids i0c: prints lie; special Blue
star Ice: Texas country butter 6lfl5c.
CABBAGE-2tsG3c per h.
CHEESE-New York full cream 12ladl5c
Wisconsin full cream l2ibd13c; Young Ameri-
ca 146i4Ac: Western skim lie: fancy rolls
full cream l3c; Longfelows lShc.
EGGs-Texas &c per dozen: candled Zoe;
Kansas lac.
oNIONS-Per Id. &c.
PEPPER--Chile 15ei17c per ID: black snga-
more l3i5c.
POTATOES-New Irish. 70175c per bu
POULTRY $2.25T275; tryers 50. o09
so; broilers 81 coal 10. Turkeys hens 81 -
as 90, sonblers Sc o0d7 90 per dozen, &C !.
cordinC to size and uuality. Dgcks. 50. 00j1
So %. Geese IS 00GS 90. full tsathored.
TOMATOES-Per bushel 81. 006l %.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nor crate. 81 5

PRiCOIS-Callfornla nor crate, 81. 30.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 80.
GRAPES Texas 400ooc for 4-basket crates:
Texas Delaware 7-lb baskets. 20dS0c.
LEMONS-Fancy California So 30; fancy
Messina SO 75di. 90
PLUMS--Per peck 256t35c; one-third bushels
65fl75c. California. per crate 81 Is.
pEACHES-Per peck and one-th third els
boxes S0llG0c: 4-basket crates 6o@S5c; Cali
fornla 81. 25.
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HEAVY STAPLES.

AMMUNITloNs-Pow per keg. $4,000
4.2SI blasting powder. sl.65 per keg: drop
shot per. sack, 81 So; buck, 81 so.
BACON--ES,:a short clear. in sacks. ossc
regulars sac. boxed nc higher; smoked Dell
last bacon l0Gl0lac.
TAGGING AND TIEs--Less than car lots.
from Houston; Bareng. alb. $40. 2h-ib,
7hc: Arrow ties. 81 90 In mixed lots.
cANDY-stick, wrapped. basis "a 6kQ6hs
pei Id; special sizes. NC higher:
C0FFFF-- Pr and Cordoya lois fair Itsn
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Choice beeves. cows, heifers, s,lIs
light yearlings are in demand; bali ~ |
slow sale. Corn hogs OF 1850 pounds w.
strong demand at the advance; carlait y
corn hogs can always find ready uh n
rival at marke. prices. Market well v !
cattle OF all classes.
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The Provision Market.

There has been quite stir in the late spet-
uation of these products the past week and
quite n little boom has been experienced in
hos products for this year. 1t was started al
the end OF the previous week by Cudahy :
buying OF September products, and Armour
joined in buying lard early this week, causin :
small scare among the professional bears In
Chicago who covered and caused quite active
speculative markets and quite a sharp ad-
vance for these piping t!mes' Of anti-specu-
lation on the Chicago board OF trade, which
the outside public has been steering clear Of
for some time, both in the gram and pro-
vision markets, But there was said to be sons
buying by the outsiders this week. as is 4!
ways the case when somebody has something
to sell, and 1t is said the leaders OF this small
boom did so on the advance Yet the market
has acted much as IL IL was held down ana
occasionally raided i'll order to buy rather
than bulled in order to sell. Yet both may
have been DONE though cash stuff has occn
setting stronger TO the close, and especially
on meats and the non-speculative articles.
which went up slower and after the specu-
lative ones. Hog receipts have helped this up
ward movement. receipts West telling about
100000 below two weeks ago when the maxi
mum for this season was reached in 800 900
IL this let-up in arrivals proves permanent we
may look for higher prices still as Western
packers arc sold UP generally on cured meats
and are cutting all the hogs they can TO sup
ply their trade. putting up their price is
sharply as for products. Export and home
trade has been fair though not active on the
advance, but much better than of late Oh
some lines. Compound lard has been especial
ly so and prices nave advanced for IT, follow
Ing pure lard, and in turn, put up oleo stear-
inc on increased demand for that staple at n
sharp advance, in turn TO put up tallow with
IT, and the closing up OF all offerings followed
late in the week closing strong and active at
an advance. Other beef products have been
in rather better demand as we'll and with the
general market. except tongues, which had
previously been at corner prices and fell back.
while hams advanced to meet them But cot
ton seed oil has not kept up its previous two
weeks record and has dragged along in the
old dull rut Of the previous three months
again, though held steadily here But holl-
day at the end of the week was credited vita
some OF this Indifference
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CT. LOUIS.

st. Louis. July ls.-casa,te ~
including 800 Texans; .xans asadi
choice native shippin .,d and s ssssSS'
G5.6o. with fancy g raaSesr steer.
dressed beef and butcn' 1851:
steers under 1000 pounas, and ~
ana feeders. s.25d4 30; COWS srs i.ise
s. 90: bulls. 3.O0GlS.s0: cs am y; csy.
as and Indian steers. -wysselpts
ers. 2,25dS.5o Hog s- rigs and "
s. s5; bakers 20 ~ lp5iss4 s sst
muttons. 4.ocGs.25: stockers'
and bucks. 1.50as.2o.
wv
wARREN.-The Texas ..,sd
Lumber company has pu ,,II IN
ton logging outfit and w
-. "A. 1xun logs
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npIrn FRUITS AND NUTS

APPLES-Fancy evaporated, 50-lb boxes.
lie: lib cartons 1lisc; 50-b loc; fancy sliced,
In 50-lb boxes. sac.
APRlCoTS-Per lp. loose. 14c; 14isc In lib
cartons.
CITRON--In i0-lb boxes, lsc.
CURRANTS-In bbls. &C. 25-lb boxes. clean
ed. bulk SAC.
PEACHES--Evaporated unpee!ed. 1oGp1lc.
RAISINS--California 3-crown l.. l.. boxes
81 60. a box L. l.. raisns 6OR65c: 2-crown l..
NJ raisins. 50-lb boxes. SC: 5-crown l.. Nj.
raisins 50-b boxes. &c.
PRUNES-Cal California. 50-60s 7lac; 6O-7os 7c:
70-S0s &c: S0-g0s 5lsc: 90 zoos 4lSc
NUTS-Brazl l0c per lb Alnerts Sicily llc;
Naples l2l%c. walnuts l2c peanuts. fancy
hand picked SIC: No. IS ia6l5c: almonds,
Taragona loo per lb. in sacks; oceans, 5g6c,
italian chestruts loo per ID
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GALVESTON srArEMrNr.
This This This Lar
GALVESTON STOCK.

COTTON ON sHIPBOARn.
For Antwerp--ss Richmond Castle. 20.
For New York-Mallory line. IL.
Total on shipboard. IS bales.
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7,sessc; prime sMaoc: choice oizc.
pcaberrv loAGlic. Roasted conees Ar
butkie.s Ariosa. bases loo-lb cases lie delis-
il cases. 1o.sOc delivered: ss,ib cases. ii ioc
FLouR-Texas star Mills. Tidal Wave
Sea Jewel, 8. 20; rye hour, $3.50: bumper.
nickel 50. 40 Special rates for shipments to
interior points our In barrels 15c above
FARINAcEoUs Goops-Griis. hominy and
cream meal. IN barrels, 800 pearl meal, IN
tc-lb sacks. 81 .s5Gll.! 20 per Dbl Of four sacks ;
BIN oats 81 90.
HAMs-standsrd 1tAd1iia picnic hamssss q
HoNEY--Ip sO-lb cans. extracted. 3l4G5e:
in comb. saloc; In LIB cans extracted. 5h
c, LARp q + tsrse sGmeoqpd; Sc; Leaf
Bib cans Ic higher
MoLAssEs- Rebollcd. fair 1s%alsc; prime
2oa2lc choice 25a26c; fancy new crop syrup
32G23c
RIcE-.E Extra fancy head. SaeNc; choice,
5@,5lSse;;, fair i%a5c fancy imported 6hm6Nc.
cotton rope 9llc.
.sALT~Livernool coarse. s5aooc; fine s5cs
g los 81, 25 6O-5s 81, 80: l00-3s. SO so: 7o-4s.
SALT FisH-Mackerel. No i, in l0-ib kits.
Observation-Disclosures fss 20 S Su yS So
mustard ss2553.35. imported Gillette gradC,
qpssTtsHs 81 90 {snsv sorss quarters s Az
,oys sah ~ goods Pearl II n,lV
100 packages per hex. 81 5o corn corn starch, SIC
per ID 20 and io-lb boxes.
G. neutrality-suspicious. are fer small lots.
special prices given on carload orders
STANDARD granulated 5Nsc cubes ard now
essrsd 51sc; Louisiana yellow CHARMED. fancy
Ism6hc; Louisiana yellow clarified fancy 5ss
dGiSc: choice 5Nd5ssc: Arbuckles's. Glib and
bib packages. 5Fso.
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puston Railroad Receipts
Houston spot Quotations.
Spots closed steady and unchanged: sales
other spot Market,

Gaiveston--s Spots closed steady and un-
changed
Low ordinary $50 Middline ......5M
Ordinary. ..... 3 1915 Good middling Ga
Good ordinary "A 1-l6 Middline fair .eN
Low middling "A 5-1e Sales ...........H
New orleans-spots closed firm as re-
vised.
Low ordinarys s-i6 Middlng .......5 13 -16
Ordinary. ..,...3 ILLS Good middlng. .6i2
Good ordinary. a S-16 Middllng fair. .6A
Low middling a 15-16 Sales ...,....... -.
New York-spots closed quiet. Lice up.
Good ordinary...55!s Good middlinss PIG
Low middling 5& Mddling fair...7 1-i5
Liverpool--Spots closed firm. fair deman :;
sales 1900: imports 1000
Ordinary, ......,2 25-32 Middling .....,.S 1i-32
Good ordinary 3l-32 Good middling..3 9-I6
Low middling 3 5-32 Middling fair. 3 2s-o2
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HOustOh comparative stuNcMeH'
Gross receipts thus far this week. $500. 100
Gross receipts S21 days this year. 2, 1853 uiS
Gross receipts 32l days In 1898. ...1, i42.45
Gross receipts s2i days in 1ss4-e5. ii2
Houston Railroad Receipts.
Houston's gross receipts OF cotton by the
various railroads entering the city were as
follows: Bales.
Houston and Texas Central. ............ -,
International and Great Northern...... SO
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio.
Texas and New orleans. ................. 49,.
Houston East and West Texas. .......... %
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe............. 49,.
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass. -,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas. ............ 80
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sc
Houston spot Quotations.
cpots closed steady and unchanged: sales
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HOUSTON Wholesale PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots Of staple
Commodities.

These quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can be relied upon. The prices are
those ruling in Houston wholesale markets
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London Consois.
'Aaon' July is,--consols for money 1854
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CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

CANNED FkUITS--Pineapples 2-lb. eye
less and toreless 81 5oGi CO. lib extra
grated 81 SOGel.S5. 2-lb standard sliced
81 20; pears 2-lb standard SOC. black
sorted 75c; peaches. 2-lb full weight 81 l5.
2-lb light weight 81 90.
CANNED ETABLES-Tomatoes. BIB
iull weight S5m90c: 2-lb full weight 65G70c;
okra and tomatoes. 2-lb 9Oc Lima beans, 9 Id
full weight 9Oc string beans 2-ib full weight
75c: 4 No. / stringless beans lib full weight
s. so red kidney beans. 2-lb full weight Sc:
marrowfat peas 2-lb full weight soc; early
can petit nois peas. fancy 2-b full weight
81 65di u.s. asparagus, California, 2Is-lb 81 On
corn Auburn cream 2-lb fun weight 81 100
IL: A No. J. 2-lb full weight 81 0jIl To- Blue
Ridge. 2-lb S0GS5c
CALIFORNIA FRUIT--Extra standard 2k-
III peaches, lemon cling 80 0G2 20; yellow
Crawford 81 650tlS5: black cherries 81 IS ap-
ricots Sl.75dlSO: Bartlett pears 81 S5dp1 30
assorted 81 G0a$l So standard 2k-lb pea hes,
low Crawford 81 seal SO; apricots 81 i0ni 10
yellow Crawford 81 50Gl So. apricots 81 $50
/ So. BnrtIett nenrs 81 15G1 so.
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CLOSING

The range Of quotations on stocks as re-
oeived by CarEill & Richardson was as fol.
lows:
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Gonzales. Texas, July 1s,--There is some
talk OF the cotton worm here among farmers
and It is likely that they will show 'up If
showery weather continues No boil weevl
to speak OF. as the gathering IN of the hrst
lot OF squares and forms seems to have de-
stroyed the insect Cotton Is iine and prom
iscs full crop. Some light showers have
fallen in tho past week in the county.
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ohousToN BANK CLEARINGs
b, r1'iowlng are the clearances Of the Houston
snn nns LOT ,oe week thus far and for the CORE
crease or decrease: ''eNV' WIN ine ~
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GALVESTON.

Galveston. July 19.-The A. P 10
Live Stock company reports the nlH
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-12
A DESERVING TRIBUTE TO A DE-
SERVING MAN.

The reception given to ex-Secretary of
War Alger, last week, by the people of
Michigan, and especially those Of Detroit,
where he resides, was one OF the most
remarkable and pathetic ever accorded to
public man. The most prominent
Democrats and Republicans in the State
We'd with one another in making the day
one of affection and honor. The waller"
journals, which have abused and bounded
Alger, with vindictiveness born in hell,
should see now just how decent people re-
gard their course. Alger has the respect,
confidence and love of his home people,
to degree seldom accorded to a public
man, and can confidently await the YER
dict of futurity, which will establish his
reputation as one of the greatest Secre-
taries of War the country has ever pro-
duced. Then the little, barking, disgust
ing, dishonest politicians, who have
aspersed his character will probably be
sleeping in their graves, on which will
grow weeds and thistles
We hope to live long enough to see
Alger in the United States Senate. He
is intelligent, patriotic and honest; and
Michigan should honor him still further,
by electing him as one of her senators.
We believe she will do so.
Anyhow. his reception was one of which
he can well feel proud, and has demon
strated how Insignificant are the poll
ticians and newspaper idiots, who have
DETAINED him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-12
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Showers or thunderstorms occurred.
locally on the end. 3rd, 4th, and 9Th.
High midday and moderate night temper
atures prevailed until the close of the
week, when much cooler weather set in.
Hail fell over Writ Mason, Cabell, Kama
wha, Richie, Lewis, Lincoln and Fayette
counties on the End, causing considerable
damage to the growing crops.
Wheat thrashing is completed, with the
exception of few scattered points over
the Panhandle and Northern sections,
were it is rapidly progressing. The
drouth continues, with serious effect on
all growing crops over Summers, Monroe.
Pocahontas, Pendelton and Mineral
counties, under the existing conditions
corn, grapes, and gardens are burning
badly.
Corn is improving and growing well
over localities that have received rains,
over others, the plant is making slow
growth and caring short.
Dat harvesting continues, with good
Yields reported over many counties. Hay
harvest is nearing completion, with good
yield reported; hay was stacked in fine
condition.
Berkeley-Corn and pastures doing well
wheat making only half CROP apples fall
mo badlV
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-12
A SOLID SHOT AT BRYAN.

The Louisville Courier Journal, one Of
the bes. edited and most influential
Democratic papers in the South, reads the
following curtain lecture on patriotism
and politics, to little Willie ]. Bryan:
Before the treaty Of peace with Spain
was concluded, and whilst the Americans
in Manila slept upon their arms awaiting
the final result, a treacherous midnight
assassination was planned by the Filipino
leaders who had been rescued from Span
ISL dominion. and, this failing, an actual
decent and attack was made all along the
American line. What were the Ameri-
cans to do3 Were they to lie down and
allow their threats to be cut, or stand up
and shoot back Were they TO run out
white flag and ask terms of Agulnaldo
They did no more than brave men should
have done; they held their ground and
met bullets with bullets they rallied
about the flag Of their country and hoisted
it high above them so that all the World
might see the stuff Americans are made
Of = i = We are not hostile to Mr..
Bryan. On the contrary, we would give
him sound advice. We would save him,
and through him the Democratic party,
from an untenable position. No party in
this country hasi ever yet thrown itself
across the highway Of the country's pro-
gress and arrayed itself against its soldiers
in the field without marching to sure de-
feat. The bugaboo Of imperialism will
frighten no one. 1t may make few he
grannies squirm and tickle a few lady
like Mugwumps. But the brain and the
Drawn of the nation are made of sternerI
stuff. The manhood of the time has i S
face set toward the future, and keeps step
70 the music of progress"