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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13

75c:, May, 784c: July. ssssc bid; September.
| 691zc: No. hard, 65a4d6ic-
Corn-Higher; No. cash, Sic bid;
track, 34qS41zc; May s2zsc; July, s29sc;
September. BIC.
Oat+Higher; No. 2 cash, 271sc bid;
track, 2S2dSIzc; May, 271zc; July. 23s4c bid;
September. 21s4c bid; No. white. S03do1zc.
Rye-Easy: SIC.
Fqour-DuH and heavy, but better: pat
ents, s.. 60a3 50; straights, s5.S0d3. 40; clear,
s.. O0T3. 30.
Prime timothy seed-s2. 25
Dry salt rneat-Boxed shoulders, s4.25;
extra shorts, s4.S712; ribs. 500; shorts,
S. 121z.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders. 500: extra
shorts s. 371k; ribs, s. 80; shorts. s5.75.
Receipts-Flour. 5000; wheat, 1900; corn
20 600; oats IS, 600.
corn, 81, 00Ocmfwyaao044. 7sx ;taoinolnu
Shipmeits-FGour, 400; wheat, 1900;
corn. 5000; oats, 1900
NEW YORK
New York, May 12-Flour-Receipts, H.
s32; exports, 1883. Neglected again and
nommaIly steady. Minnesota patents,
s.. s0G4. 90; Minnesota bakers, s2.5Q3.05.
Rye fiour-Neglected.
Corn meaE-DuH.
Rye-Easy; No. western, Sc, (. o. b.,
afoat
Barley-Steady.
Wheat-Receipts, $4,000; exports. 1851.
Spot, steady No. red, $3.50, f. o. b..
afioat and 7Sssc, elevator; No. 2 red, size
to arrive. f. o. b., afoat; No. northern
Duluth, S0ikc. f. o. b.. afioat TO arrive. OPP
kions opened steady on foreign buying
and forenoon set back under moderate
liquida ton and fine weather. advanced
sharply in the last hour. Bulls found
short interests heavy. and with the aid
Of export sales and the strength in corn
| experienced little difficulty in driving them
10 cover. The close was firm at S TO
&c net advance. May 7612q771sc. closed
771sc; July "a 11-16675 9-16c, closed 75i2c;
September 7324 d741zc, closed 7412c: Decem-
| Der, 74$s d753sc, closed 1850.
Corn-Receipts 262.275; exports. So, 4e4.
Spot. firm; No: 2. 411sc. (. o. b., afloat.
Options opened steady. and advanced on
| night coverings. ruled Strong all day. sup
ported by covering. higher cables and ex-
port demand Closed strong at asd12c net
advance. May, S914GS9Ssc, closed $3.50;
July 3S16d3S7sc. closed 967sc; September
3S7sd39c, closed 39c.
Oats-Receipts. 217.OoO; exports, A4.527.
Spot. steady: No. 2, 3114c; No. 8, 9012c;
track, mixed western, 31G3Sc; track,
white western. 34Q39c. Options, dull
Hay-Frm.
HOps-Quiet
Hides-F1rm.
Leather-Steady.
Wool-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Cut meats-Steady.
Hard-Steady; refined, steady; compound,
43sd424c.
Pork-Quiet and easy.
Butter-Receipts, 1880 packages; firm
western creamery, 141k1GSc; factory, liz
Ql3c.
Eggs-Receipts, 1882 packages; firm;
state and Pennsylvania 1401H4c; west
ern, 13614c; southern, 12019c.
TalloV-Firm.
Cotton seed oil-Dull; prime yellow 251@c.
Petroleum-Duu.
ROSin-Dull.
Turpentine-Easy; 42d42i2c.
Rice-Firm.
Mola Sses-FirnL-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
American Fxporta Tor Arrfi

Washington. May lz-7-as -r1urhiT sfats-
ment o, ths experts q 5anaetsc bread
E,sFs. provisions. e1tfoa caste aai hoEs
ard mineral o.ls. foT t1e uoats - hrrG.
Isae. ssege5 ~ ne hsresa - statistics
ssoTa - f9i35Es: B~ea5*'uas 81 ~ *
5ecreaEe a. compares wsh A2- fEs
sb51. 81 - -. ca-fis ard ssEs . ~ ~
5ec-esse IS 90, srsTss9as 81 ~ e. &C.
crease s. - ess. eafsz 7-E ~. 6ecrsa ~
8 ~ 90 mineral sfg fssT-e-- En~reasr
20 90 Total tc.E-zet secrea=s g. 80 r
se FOR fhe Sen ruasr - .as press-.
yss- fh@ tefsl sroa-s fasse - Beer,
wers sE7a7s -. zzs ~, Fs-fstgzs sor .ss
.-re.--------E - y -.
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REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

W. L. Barnes of Pratt was a shipper
early Of a car of medium weight hogs
which sold at a good price for the day.
Astle & Son Of Haven were shippers Of
heavy weight hogs which sold at a good
price
B. W. McCune of MnIerton was a ship
per of hogs on the early market.
Charlie Dorsey was on the early mar
ket with "A load of hogs of fair grade
and weight, which were placed on the
dirt floor.
Higher prices for hogs and buying by
packers steadied provisions and the mar
ket closed for cash ribs &c up, at S.55l5
and for cash lard sc up at $4.92l2
The Dold shipments yesterday was unu-
suaily heavy. There was a large line Of
straight cars out of packing house pro-
ducts, these being made up Of the several
staples and specia1ties Besides these
there We're heavy consignments in the
express and jobbing division, this latter
krade being especially strong. All depart
ments were busy and all sent out a good
quota Of stock
HOGS IN SMALL LOTS.
i is neither profitable nor always en-
tirely safe 10 keep great numbers Of hogs
together, says American Cultivator. Be
sides the liability to disease getting
among them. there is always a certainty
that the stronger VIII crowd the weaker
from their feeding places. so that the in
equality in SIZE win increase instead Of
decrease. Su every litter there are always
one or two Workings that were born
runts. and unless given "A better chance
than their fellows they viii always remain
runts. The hest way to manage this is
when the pigs ire seven or eight weeks
old. take ont the stronger ones and wean
them. giving them plenty of the best food
that can be got to make growth. Then
the TuuJs ieft to suckle the sow alone
will in two or three weeks more take
Il start that may make them as good
as the others 50 that in later life all
can be fed toScthcr. No other feed with
out tn, sow,s milk win do this though
such other feed saoud be given and the
pigs be encouraged 30 eat al they can
be made 10 eat.
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Western f4esgu p
THE NE.ATHE
wlchl-a- Kan.. Nav =. 10.

Wichita Kan. NAV =. lss-
I,ocal forecast for Wichita and vicinity.
F,.sr and cooler untl sunday afternoon
During the past = aours tae highest
teua2era tu-e has ben * ere lowest -.
and rhe mean - WITH cloudy weather az
sunrise but soon clearing. gentle nor 2
WIND and lower pressure
on thss date {ast year the correspond l7'z
temperature were * = an = aEo I~o
wears ago t1ev were =. . ard =
50 far -ass nsonrh the average te1lTasra-
tslrys azs been ogle degree aoove tas nsT-
ma for shs frs zwe5ve days g MAJ
FRED L JOHNSON. oeserrer-
Was1inz50rl. Nay I2--F'0-eez.st i7r sat
ur5sE-
X sasss-Fair ard cooleT SATURDAY .
uore bezly ulr<ss. Sunday :air.
Ok sslcraa ard indian Territory F'ssV
ard coo.sr SATURDAY; no<las-ly winds
SUNDAY. far.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
METAL MARKETS.

New York, May 12.-Tin and lead scored
moderate gains and other metals exhibited
steadier undertOne throughout the day
than has been manifested of late. Busi-
ness, however, continued on narrow lines
Advices from primary points and abroad
was chiefly Of an encourag cling character
At the close the metal exchange called
pig iron warrants quiet bur firm at 81. D.
nominal; lake copper quiet, at 50 90; tin
higher, with $3.50 bid and S25. so asked
Lead firm. with 81. As bid and 81 50 asked;
spelter unchanged, with IS. Is bid and 500
asked. The brokers' price for lead is
81. p and for copper. $500
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
WOOL MARKET,

London. May 1.-THE attendance at the
wool auction sales today was large and
the offerings numbered 14.401 bales. There
tas much animation, although continent
tai buyers were less active bidders. A
good selection Of marine greasy was ia
ken by the continental buyers at high
prices. Well known Geelong secured sold
steady and largely to the home trade at
high rates. There was more COMPETE
ton for cross breds. which showed a har-
dening tendency. The number of bales
sold so far at this series number III, 700
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COTTON.

New York, May 12-Cpot scotton quiet
and steady; middling uplands SAC; mid
ding gulf, 612c.
New Orleans, May 12.-Cotton-Easier;
middling, 57sc.
Galveston, May 2-Cotton-Steady,
15-16c.
Liverpool, May 12-Cotton-Spot good
business done; prices unchanged; Ameri-
cam middling, 3 1920. Futures quiet, but
II DIV
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New YORK Lonn Market.

New York May 12-Money on call
Steady. ? Leaf per cent, last loan. : II per
cent Prime mercantile psper-3 i-2G4 IA
per cent. Sterling nge-Steady. wfth
actual business 81 bankers biEs At - -.
G4s7 for demand and ~ fls47tdfE for
sixty DAYS Posted rates-H x 1874 g Is
and s4S7 1-od4 S L. Commercial bits.
$50 SErer certfcates-fIas9c- Bar s9l-
ve--s8 So Mexican dollars -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
ST LOFTS .CLEvE1.AND. 4

Cleveland. o.. May 12.-The old Cleve-
lands and the alleged Clevelands played
a rafting good game today in the pres
ence of Ho spectators. Il was nip and
tuck and a tie from the eighth until
the tenth inning. when Mexican made a
home run and won for St Louis. Score:
Ri z
Cleveland .........O002o00 0
St Louis ..........3e OO01000 L II
Batteries-CTeveland. Carsey and Zim-
mar: St Louis. Wilson and Criger. I'm
pires. O'Day and Brennan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
CATTLE.

The cattle market was steady, with
hight trading mostly confined to the local
transactions. Frank Robbins was the
main trader, h both selling and buying
several small lots Of mixed stuff. a. he
single hoofs offered and the other Of
6erings from the outside trade were ia
ken in and at prices steady with all other
points and TO the best interests of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13

New York. May 12-Cholor. =. Crown
POINT. =; Consolidated CaEfo-asa and VIZ
z.nla. 80, Desdwood -: Gould and Curry.
-, Hale an Nn-cross. =. Hcusstase. =
515; Iron silver. 3: MeTicar, g.; On,srio.
-. Oapir. 10; Plymouth. %, clgietlsiver.
-: 90 preferred So, Sierra Nsya6a s..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
Local and lonx dlstancs Tsispssss. -
e B. Bennett Commission Co.

r.oFrefpor6 deaf D3n0Fan LenfnisRl2a q.
s. Lgs4a
r-sf- Provisions ara @eE TeFk sfecxs.
I)lrs-t H.rs Trfa Cnirzg1 az NsW York.
0~derr AID sEsss4ss'3efs~s nolac.te Ted.
rsfs-ars~a- Nations bark y Ge1-
nee. Karsas National Bsnk
- = D1uFiaH Avenue - .r5ifa- ksa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
RROOKryN ?. WASHINGTON O

New York May L-Washington was
shut out today at Washington Park.
Brooklyn, through their inability TO hit
Kennedy, and sharp fielding on the part
of BROOKLYN. Score RH F.
Washington ........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % l
Brooklyn ...........0O 00011"-3 7 /
Washington, Dineen ard Nc
CURE; Brooklyn, Yeager and Farrell. I'M
pires. Emslie and Mcdonald. Attendance,
3,3l5.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
GRAINAxD PRODUCE MAR 1EFs

NEW YORK STOCKS.
New York Stock markets, furnished by
c. B. Bennett Commission Co., 326 East
Douglas avenue. Wichita. Kansas. Local
and long distance telephone, 494:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13

washington. .. G.. May TT ssv.
statement OF the condition % The t-ctsir,
shows: Ava able cash bAlanos. So. -
542i sod reserve. $2Sl. 4S7. s2s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
CINCINNATI :. PTTTsRrRG :

Pfttsburg. Pa, Nav 12-Although en-
Csnuai had but one hit more than Pitts
burg. the home team al no time came
within sigh; OF victory. Attendance Seo
Score: RH z
Pf+tsh1l-r ............onoeo :
Cincinnati ...........02OI10 0OI-5 /
tteries-Pi ttsbure. Sparks and Bow
erman: Cincinnati Taylor and Peitz. I'm
pires. Hunt and Connolly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
A Young Life
Saved.

This IS story Of parents dcvOfton and gratitude
Their fond daughter seriously iK The disease
6a6Red eminent physicians. FigaLly the SPECIFIC
fauna, used and perfect heath toAogecd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
BANK CLEARINGS

New York, May 12-the following table
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
past week, with the percentage of in
| corresponding week last wear.
Cities Claorj,,-r- T.. r..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13

csrs.-esg . GaT if-Tts K~1tpefD
efs-fs-er.er ard wa-saeses r.efgzng 80
ssr.e tzse ara heezt 80 sls,aferT aesf
ras ne sso-k q - Afasrtss. hrTs
SIS. c.ossE tae par 49, q go Ataef-
80 sgek. coaxseE r. fta eafEeaa =
zhaxy g rsrsaa srstes asf ages TeF
rna-eT .esetss 81 zee frsasarfses
araa1nfs - So -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
Rradstreet's Financial Review.

Standard. go; Union Consolidated 20; Vel
low Jacket, IS
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BASEBALL

PHILADELPHIA III; NEW YORK, Ola.
Philadelphia May 12-The Phillies cap
tured both games from New York today,
the victories being due to superior bat
ting. Attendance, 1884. Score:
First game II Il
New York ..........oooooooo 800 /
Philadelphia ......6 0031o01 Ill Is 2
Batteries-New York. Doheney and
Grady; Philadelphia Fraser and McFar-
land. EMPIRES, Swartwood and Warner.
Second game ii u
New York 02100001e-4 2
Philadelphia ....2 . 00S0 = Z IA 3
Batteries-New York Meekin and War
ner: Philadelphia, Wheeler and Douglass.
Umpires, Swartwood and Warner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
BOSTON =. BALTIMORE s

Boston, May 1.-THE features of today's
ball game were a double play by Tenney,
Long and Tenney. and Stahl's brilliant
running pickup of a ball in right field.
Score: Ri E
Boston ...o10021o3'-7 3
Baltimore 0200O2-6 s 5
Decentralization. Lewis, Willis and
Bergen; Baltimore, McKenna and Robin
son. Umpires, Gaffney and Andrews.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-13
CHICAGO


Chicago. May 12-Wheat-NO- . I'D, "a
74c; No. s. 7aol -: No. hard, 20. -ai1c; No.
3. 6aa7oc: No. northern spring. sc; No.
.. csc: 10. spring. 6+G5ac
Connie. =. 5sz. q 5St1c; No. :, S2l-c.
OatS-No . S5Izc. No. g. &c.
Flax-Cash northwest. E.oS; Nay,
s. .e-i-; Ju5y. SOS. September, al
Buiter-S.eady creameres, l-0I7c; dai-
res -oGl4c.
Egg-Slea6y; fresh, I1zsc
Dressed poultry 35erate demand; tur-
keys. ugl2c; chickens, I051c: ducks, Sa
&C.
KANSAS CITY
Kansas CITY. May t2-Wheat-July
closed 6tssc: cash. dun; No. hard ssa
&c: N. 3. tsg55c, No. I'd. ItG7sc; No
3 65Q75c.
Corn-July. SIC; September. slssc; cash,
dull; No. mixed. - - -c; No. > wal.e,
sac NJ. 8 %5izc
Ca-S-D,lli: No. white. &c
Rve-F1-rn; No. .. SIZE
Hay-Dull. coo.-e timothy. S9.es. .;
ch5icz pyal-ie- S.--57S- q
But.er-Stesidy crea mery, l5c; dairy.
I5
Eggs-S-eady. fresh. lai-c
ST LOUIS
St Louis. May Wv hezt-H5g her. No.
? red cast, elevator. 7so74c. track. 40
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Cr1pTS AM SHIPMENTS

+ on the Produce Exchange, today. the
market rarSed as follows;
Buttsr-Sueady; creamery. I2ql9c; dairy,
1od14c
Egg-Steady; fresh, 1l24c.
Cheese-Ne cream, 10izGIic
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CASH QUOTATIONS.

F'lour-Easy.
Wheat-No. . spring, 69G7Oc; No. 8,
e46d6qc; No. red. 72G74c.
Corn-No. >. Ssh Q33l2c; No yellow,
S46S4lc.
Oats-No. .. 251z
Flaxseed-No. !, Sl.0S; northwest, H.oS
Timothy seed-Prime, Se.S5.
Mess pork-PeT Dbl, $S.2eaS-25
Iard-Per 100 lbs. 81 .9212d4-95.
Short ribs sides. Ooose), 81 .45G4.7o
Dry sailed shoulders. (boXed), H4G4zc.
short clear sides (boxed). 81. s5G4.95.
Whisky-Distillers finished goods, per
gal. $1.26.
Sugars-Cut loaf, $50; granulaJed.
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Totals .--..-.....--.-.--S e'-7la--st -
aNot included 81 totals because os z
comparison for last wear.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28
BURNED HOLES In HIS Bach
What Victim of Electric Belt Treatment
Says of the Process.
An Instrument of Torture
eserves Place in the Museum OF Medical Antiquths
A WORTHLESS "GUARANTEE.o


superstition of
metal gold mankids
in by
ftned
with
methods been always
susceptible
OF ascbe
afforded
rrIy a
andco exploited 1he
chronic
troubles men motto is that
to be mysterious
and become factor such tanscenden
attempt OF the
agent They
OF which current of
by
unquay applied vueess when applied
creduli The cheapness the
public Is apparent the
I,ee ntiac@b umbug is aiken
800 ELECTRICAL PROGRESS
Menlo
applied
inventor brliR
high frequency currents During
in various classes
In notifications applied
thoroughly
required for It's production
etorng diseased tissues to healthy
~ 49, MISAPPLED
of suggest to those who buy the utter
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TO ENLIST MACCABEES
Is New One 81 the Projects u General
Macarthur.
WOULD HIRE THEM TO FIGHT THE TAGAlS
otis Has Invited the Volunteers to
Enlist for Another Six
Months OF service.

Manila, May 27.--6:40 ,. m--General
Macarthur is IN favor of the experiment
OF enlls~ag the Maccabees against their
old enemies. the Tagals. A delegation OF
leading Maccabees has visited the general
and itg spokesman read an address assur-
Ing the American commander OF the
friendship OF the Maecabees and their
Willingness to transfer their allegiance
FROM spain to The United States. They
complained that the Tagals murdered them
anu burned their villages and they asked
10 be protected and given arms 10 protect
themselves. The Maccabees have greatly
assisting ia posting the Americans on the
country and the positions OF the enemy.
General Macarthur would arm hundred
OF these men and use them as scouts and
II the experiment proved successful, ne
would enlist more OF them.
Major General Otis has issued orders in
yiting volunteers 10 re-enlist for six
months. according TO the act Of congress
bearing upon the matter.
The United States transport Morgan
cIty. which left San Frsneisc0' April 70,
with 600 recruits for various regiments
here on board, has arrived and Will pro
coed 10 lloilo.
Major A. NJ Dlggles of the ThirteeHth
Minnesota regiment. who was wounded In
The head while reconnoltering May 3, at
point near san Miguel and who was
brought to a hospital here is dead.
Colonel j. d. liley Of General Lawton
staff has been appointed collector OF th'
port Of Manila
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28
FoREIGS.

Great interest is manifested IN the tuher-
oulosis congress which Is now being held
a. Bcrlin.
italian parliament WAS tho scene OF
rough and tumble fraeas brought about
by disputes over tho army.
Deep vesael channel Of the Thames il
said to he rapidly hllnE up.
a speech by Roaebery has livened Eng
lsh politics He descanted on how little
wealth really gives. and the press is lam
pooning him
Twenty million Russians are said TO he
on the verge of starvation
German manufacturers complain loudly
Of the had effect OF the American tarn on
them.
Rumored In Parts that retrial for
nreyfus has been recommended and that
It VIII probably he granted
Spanish government has declared that
no military honors shall he paid castel-
lars remains,
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BY FOSTER

St. Joseph, Mo-, May 20--tCopyrighted.
1899 by w. T. Foster My last bulletin
gave forecasts OF the storm wave TO cross
the continent from 9th to s1st and the
next will reach the Pacific coast about
June 1, cross west OF Rockies country By
close OF I'd, great Central valleys Sd to 9Th,
Eastern States 6th.
Warm wave win cross west OF Rockies
country about June /. great Central val
legs 81, Eastern States 5th. Cool wave
will cross west OF Rockies country about
June 4. great Central valleys 9Th, Eastern
States sih,
Temperature OF the week ending a. m
June u will average above normal In the
Missouri and Ohio valleys and in New
England. below normal on the Pacific slope
aud about normal elsewhere. Rainfall for
the same period will be above In the Ohio
valley and Southeastern States, about
normal elsewhere.
Temperature and rainfall for the month
Of June VIII be about as stated above for
the week ending June H.
Lowest temperature Of juno Will occur
during the FIRST ten and last ten days ~
the month and the high temperatures dur
ing the middle ton days.
very considerable rise in temperature
will occur during the week OF 7th TO 14th
aud az much OF a fall. during the week Of
18th to 26.h More exact dates will he
given later. The cool ways~will 90 near
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the frost line In the high lands OF the
Northern States from 22d to Goth.
The most severe storms OF the month
will occur not far from 4th and goth.
The greatest crops and the greatest crop
failures occur 10 years that succeed each
other. Immense crops follow those years
that bring general crop failures. Some
say II is because the soil has had rest.
Large crops usually precede the most
whitening drouth years. Continuing the
1893, 1900 and 1901 crops one Of them VIII
be a year Of great plenty and one year
OF great scarcity.
Herein Is one OF the inestimaole benefits
OF long range weather forecasts and those
who read these bulletins regularly will
certainly have an advantage over those
who do not The time is not far away
when corn will be worth 50 cents bushel
on the farm and 1t Is not far 10 when corn
will be burned on the farm for fuel, be-
cause Of no sale for It.
when these times VIII come this article
will not tell. but II will be told and the
prediction VIII prove as correct as lid the
recent tornado forecasts, the Chicago
Northhold and Southwestern tests. No one
has q right 10 these heretofore secrets OF
nature except patrons OF this paper Moth
ing a. too good for those who patronize
this paper On account OF Fosters forecasts
They are coming. Within three years
thcy viii be with us ! mean a great and
general drouth. with general crop failures
and crop that will be far above the aver
age.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28
SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT NEWS
STATE.

First days programme Of the commence
ment exercises at sam Houston Normal
was executed By literary soeietlcs.
Grand jury Of Galveston county has
made report on the new court house
that is somewhat sensational
A company is being organized at Cal
weston to provide some amusements on
the beach.
Daughters OF the Confederacy are called
on to observe jefferson Davis birthday.
Lumber prices arc being maintained at
tho ton notch and the demand continues
heavy
Public schools are closing throughout
tho state. -
c. L. Marshall OF Waco was shot and
so badly wounded that he died shortly
thereafter.
Price Of potatoes has fallen 30 cents In
three days at Brenham
Negro was given twelve years In the
neuitcutlary at Cameron for whining
child 70 death
Bon weeyil 10 reported to have done no
damage In Bee county though worm is
credited with mischief.
II is officially declared that there IL
only ono case Of smallpox at sherman
Man sentenced to lal at Dallas for con
tempt OF court in a peculiar case.