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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
The government Gro D REPORT.


Washington. Aug 1.-THE August re-
port Of the statistieian Of the depart
nlent Of agriculture SHOWS the follow
ing averages of condition on Aug. !:
Corn, SS.7: spring wheat, as.4 oats. 81:
barley ,l.6; rye, IS. buekwheat, S,.9,
potatoes. $50; timothy. 1a9.
ed Two points during July. and on Aug
us,. i i, was "A points lower than al the
corresponding date late year The con
cations in the principal states for the
week: Ohio. and Indiana. So. Illinois 30,
Iowa l05. Missouri 80, Kansas II, Ne
braska So.
The average condition of spring
whe AT improved IL points during July.
but on August I it was 27.2 points lower
Than at the corresponding date last
tyear The conditions in the principal
Estates follow. Minnesota IS. North Da-
kota %. South Dakota 40, Nebraska 81,
I1owa 81.
TIE average condition of oats declin-
! &c > points dusing July and on August
4 il was So points lower than at the cor
/ responding date last year. The cond-
| tina in the principal states: New York
So. Pennsylvania 6S, Ohio 90. Michigan
l101. Indiana 81. Illinois 81, Wisconsin II
Minnesota 81, Iowa go Missouri 100
Kansas 81, Nebraska IS.
/ The proportion of the oat crop of last
year still in the hands of farmers is
festimated at Cos Per cent, as compared
with SO per cent of the crop of 1898 II
farmers hands one year ago. and 60.
OF the crop of 1897 in farmers hand:
two years ago.
The average condition of barley. de
clined Az points during July. and OF
Aug 1 was 90 points lower than at til,
corresponding date last year. TIL,
conditions in the principal states: low;
A 81, Minnesota so. Wisconsin 20, Nortl
i Dakota 2S. South Dakota 81. kansa
76.
The average condition Of spring ry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
rrnnedr N roledo.

Toledo. Aug. 11.-R. Reighard. the
driver of coal wagon. shot his wife,
she dying few minutes later in a lit-II
tie candy store wslien she conducted. I.
/ and then bl4w out his own brains.
/ Iealously was the cause. Sa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
The Jury l,l.agrccs.

celina. o., Aug. 1.-THE jury disa-l
greed in the trial of Mrs. Mollie Quigg.s
indicted for first degree murder, for the
killing of John Il. Dilley, wealthy
lunlberman. March %. The Jury was
out thirty hours. sas Ess
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11

Improved SO points during July, but on
August lit was IA points lower than at
the corresponding date last Year, The
conditions in the principal states
Wisconsin ~. Iowa IS, Nebraska, %,
Minnesota sS.
Preliminary returns indicate de-
crease of about $4,000 acres, or As per
cent, in the acreage in buckwheat as
compared With last year.
Preliminary returns indicate a reduc-
tim of 5.a per cent in the hay acre
I5age OF the fourteen states moving,
lo9O,o00 acres or upward last year. al
except California eport reduced acre
iage. The condition Of timcthy nay is
s6.s pooIits ower than AT the CORES
4 ponaing date last yaar. The reports as
10 the reduction Of clover are on tbs
whole unfaNorable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
SOUTH AFRICAN new. !.
Butler, Rumble, Hunter and XII
ener ALI in Pursuit Of the :
Enemy.
Kitchener Attacks Dewet's Rear
Guard Within Hearing of
Methuen's Guns.
Rebels in the Kumassi Country At
tackled in the Night and
Many Killed.

London, Aug. 1.-THE war Office today
received the following from Roberts:
Pretoria, Aug. 10" Johannesburg re-
ports that patrol from the waterworks
was attacked on the 7th.
Butler occupied Amerspoort on the
evening of the ,th. The enemy retired
before his force about six miles before
Amerspoor was reached. The casual
ties We're twenty men wounded.
Butler was on the north bank of the
Reistapruit On the ninth, on his way to
Ermelo.
.Rundle arrested at Harrismitn Com
,nandant Marais three field coronets,
thirty armed purghers and British
subject of Natal, named Marais; the
Boer spy. Erasmus and a former mem-
ber of the Free State intelligence bu-
lsreau.
Hunter reports 1so burghers, x.<il
| upwards of Il million rounds of an1mu-
milton surrendered on the Stk and 9th
C.oet. member of the volke:saad, is q
prisoner with Hunter.
Kitchener engaged Dewet's rear
guard yesterday near Lindeque, within
hearing of Methnen's guns, six miles
northwest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
Bank statement.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE bank state-i
ment: Surplus reserves. decreased 31.s.
s01s, ops; loans, inceased $A.34s, 800: dee
posts, increased s2,926. 300. The hanks;
now hold S2s,125s50 In excess of issAls
requirements. siisl ~ r.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
INSTRUCTIONS TO CONGER.
ordcrod To Remain ut rekin TIL Safe
Escort is Provided.


Escort is Provided.
Washington,D. c., Aug. 11.-Minister
Conger has been directed to remain
barricaded in the British legation in
Pekin until further instructions are
sent him by this government. The
diplomatic Representatives of other
governments, it is expected, will, cable
similar instructions. In this way the
powers will checkmate the move of the
Imperial government to induce the min,
listers to leave Pekin on the ground
that their governments have been ask
ing why they do not start for the
coast.
ITO Minister Conger in his dispatch.
lsasser;s that the tsurg li-yamen states
to ths diplomatic body that the various
| foreign governments have repeatedly
asked thru the respective Chinese rep
lresentatives that they depart from
Pekin under suitable escort. the depart
/ ment is satisfied that Minister WI
made no such representations to his
government and that the object of the
HE told to the diplomatic corps was to
get them away from the fortified posi-
tion so they would be at the mercy OF
the Boxers and imperial troops.
~ wv tlltt- W
4 the Chinese government from previous
ldispatches received from Minister Con-
ger and other sources, the dispatch is
4 Identical With those sent other govern
4 ments. and shows conclusiNely the
a!lengths to which the tsung-li-yamen
4 has gone to induce the ministers to
4 place themselves in the power of tbs
4 Chinese. Warm commendation is given
4 Minister Conger and his colleagues fol
i their shrewdness in declining 10 accept
1.-THE statements of the tsung- li-yamen
unsupported by cipher Instructions
4 from their respective governments.
j China will be held heavily to account
q for her attempts to8lure the minister:
8 to their deaths by misrepresentation
q and It Is understood that the dispatch
q of today will be the subject of anothe
q representation TO the Chinese soNsrn
rnent when the demand made two day
lnRo is answered.
The authorities are now considerin,
only the relief of the ministers and tn
method by which. this is to be brough
about Was the subject Of consultation
q today by Secretary Root With the presi
sdent. Thief first action determined upol
was to cable Minister Conger approving
!. his purpose To remain in Ioekln. inform
ling him that neither the United state
4inor any other government had aske
,sChina to direct the ministers to leaN
S Pekin, directing him To remain barri
loaded III the legation until further in
I structions, and informing him of tn
sHadvance of the relieving column.
ii is expected that when the allie
q troops have got with a reasonable dis
. y ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
MAY LEAVE PEkIN.
Russian Minister Given Permission
TO Accept Chinese Escort.
ST. Petersburg. Aug. 1.-THE Official.
u fnllnIy-

Messenger today published the follow
Ing:
The foreign office received a telegram
today direct from Nj. Degiers tRus'san
minister at the Chinese capitaD from
Pekin The dispatch evidently was taken
by special courier to Isl Nan from the
capital Shan Tung, and thence tele-
graphed August 7th by the local va
men.
..Degiers announces the siege of the
legations continues the besfeged still
having some provisions left. The Chi
nese government propose To transmit
the ministers messages and they to
leave Pekin. AS the. minister's had not
sufficient guarantee, they replied they
must receive the permission of their
governments before leaving the city"
The messenger then announces that
the czars approval has been given
Deglers 10 start for Tien Tsin with the
entire staff and marine guard under the
existing government. II the emperor af-
fords them a sure guarantee that the
tosrney can be undertaken without
danger.
At the same time Degiers is expected
to call attention to the heavy respon-
8 sibility the Chinese government will
incur should there be the slightest in
fraction or volatility of persons ac-
{. companying them to Tien Tsin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
Robe1.ts Not Alarmed.

London, Aug II. =. Roberts wires the
war office from Pretoria, under yester-8
days date: PILOT % carry me off was
ii was clumsily conceived
and the ringleaders and all concerned
are now under arrest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
ICH|NA IS PROTESTING. !
Our Governmen t's influence Asked
to Prevent Landing Of Troops
at Shanghai.
Viceroys Declare It Unnecessary
and Likely to Stir Up the
Rebels.
Additional Evidence of Chinese Du
plisity at Pekin-Russlan Min.
lister May Depart.

Washington, Aug 11.-The viceroys of
China, including Lii Hung Chang, have
addressed requst to the United States
government to use its good offices With
the powers to stop the landing OF for
eign troops at Shanghai. The state de-
partment received the communication
today from Minister WI, who received
1t last last night. The document states,
that an agreement was made about
month ago by which the foreign govern
ments exercised the right of protection.
over the city of Shanghai This protec-s
tion, 1t is claimed, can be amply carried.
out without landing troops; as the vice
y roys state that the twenty foreign war
etips now in the harbor are able to pro-
tect the interests OF foreigners and
maintain order. The viceroys urge that
the landing of troops within the city
will result in disorder
London, Aug. n.-A special Dispatch
frodm Shanghai dated the 10th says the
British consud general, replying to the
protests of Chinese merchants, against
the landing of troops explains this is
merely precautionary measure. due TO
the fact that disturbances north are
spreading daily nearer Shanghai.
He also says Kiang Su is already in a
etate ofsrevot. AT Tai Tuns there has
been serious rioting, the telegraph sta-
tion being burned.
Washington. Aug. 11.-The following
dispatch, communicating an additional
message from Gonger. was made public
this morning by the state department.:
MISUNDERSTANDING of State. Wash
= ~ ~ Il. HS.,t-
s,wering my message, gays the legations
are under siege by imperial soldiery.
The situation isrdesperate. Losses of the
legationers, sixty killed and about 100
wounded There Is some sickness.
Nevertheless, the general health is
good,
He concludes: Whatever may be the
( outcome, we VIII hold on indefinitely
1t is believed the date assigned this
dispatch by the consul refers to the fils
date when the message left iTsinnn ans
does not fix the tir1eSit left Pekln b,
courier.
The Wang sun Battle.
Washington, Aug. 11.-The following
was received today al the navy depart
ment from RemeS:
''Che Foo. Aug. 10.-Bureau of NaNi
cation, Washington Taku, Aug. u
Chaffee telegraphs from the front tina
son the 9Th Yang Tsnn was occupied
Casualties about sixty of my comman,
and two marines wounded. Many pros
trations by heat and fatigue: mex
move yet unknown.
The general commanding the Eng
lish a the front telegraphs: sIarche
from Peitsang nine miles toward Yam
Tsun. when we formed for attack Wit
the Americans on the right and Rus
SLAMS on the left. After a rapid adyanc
of three miles under Il hot riff, an
shell fire, our troops carried the frs
line of defenses. The casualties wer
fifty killed or death from sunstroke. :"
"(Signed) RDMEY."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
In Ku1,,assi Country.

Bakwai, Aug. ia column of 700.
men under Col. Burroughs returned
from Kumassi, having reinforced and
re-rationed the fort for two months. a
force attacked and destroyed three old
stoekades after a desaerate bayonet
Echarge. in which four officers and thir-
hty-four native soldiers We're wounded
Eand three killed. on the night of the
eth Burroughs, attacked an Ashanti
war camp near Kumassi surprising the
l.eamp and bayoneting the enemy. A
great number We're slain without firing
ia gun. A lieutenant Vas killed and two
men wounded.
The other flying column is going out
Land ii is believed the punishment in
ficted Will not soon be forgotten, tho
iseveral defeats are still needed to clear
the country south Of kunlas''i Of the
! rebels.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11

at the Chinese legation today. Sir Chih
Chen Lo Feng is accredited to London
only, but cipher dispatches for the Bel
gian and Italian governments as we'll
increase the volume of his teleraphic
correspondence. He says he thinks the
all pertain to the matter OF
the legationers leaving Pekin under a
Chinese escort.
The Pekin authorities are now able
to furnish an absolutely safe escort" he
said to a correspondent. This l know
from the recent edicts. all Of which are
perfectly reliable. The statement of the
French minister, NJ. Pichon, to the ef-
feet that the imperial authorities have
been falsely informing the legationers
that their governments wanted them to
leave Pekin under Chinese protection,
does not mean what 1t would seem to
imply. The authorities told the legation
ers that the outside world was extreme
ly anxious about them and would be
greatly gratiffed IL they We're safely es-
corted to Tien Tsin.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
So Mon injured al vhiting. Ind. 8.

six Men Injured Mt Whiting. Ind.
Chicago, Aug. 11.-SiS men We're SER
iously injured, two probapiy fatally, at:
Whiting Ind. today by falling from a
scaffolding on which they We're engaged
in repairing a refining tank oe the
Standard Oil Company. All lived at
Whiting.
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lcontinued on Eighth Pase.l.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-02

NlY1NlyNNnNiN'NiNt'n
River Point R. l., April H. 1900
C. L. MORANG Ellsworth Maine.
Dear Sir: We have concluded to accept your spot
cash offer of Is cents the dollar for stock of Mems
Clothing furnishings etc. which amounts to about $50OO
Our only excuse for selling at this ridiculous figure that
we do not wish the goods sold in this vicinity Please send
shipping directions.
Yours truly
j. FLANAGAN & CO.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-02

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
Current Comment.

BRANs,-There ia still light supply OF
spot goods on the market, and choice do
nestle marrow pea have been selling in
small lots at 1920, but new crop offerinR g
quite freely to arrive at about SO 05. Moth
ing doing in mediums. Yellow eyes and
red kidneys quiet but held at about former
prices
HAY AND STRAw.-The receipts of hay
continue light and while the demand is
moderate the surplus stock on hand has
become considerably reduced Prices are
firm, with choice at 81 80 to 500 while some
fancy old will even go higher. Lower
grades of hay have become considerably
reduced during the past two months of
light receipts, and prices are stronger in
consequence. Few sales as low as "a to 10
this class OF hay being quite closely sold up.
Rye straw Is firm, with choice cars selling
at $40 30 to 16 the range being down to $40.
Dat straw dull.
DRESSED PoULTRY,-Receipts have been
moderate for the past week, especially OF
west. fowls which have been kept we'll sold
up, most lots at 11ac, and some sales are
making at 12c. Western chickens have
been quite plenty but generally Of medium
size, and have had slow sale at 10 to lie.
There is fair demand for roasting chick
ems and choice western, lbs. each, range
up to l2c. Western young turkeys In mod
crate supply but generally hard to sell, at
irregular prices from 10 to loo. Choice
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
Fall Calves.

Now that the calf is once more com.
ing into prominence as an important
factor in farm operations in the dairy
districts the question as to whether the
calf should come in the fall or in the
spring will be revived with new inter-
est. In state of nature COWS drop
their calves in the spring about the
time grass comes, and where COWS are
kept in large numbers and solely for
calf production this is the most profit
able way yet. The dairy COW, how
ever, is an artificial product. She pro-
duces from two to three times as much
milk as the ranch COW requires for the
support of her calf, and it is important
that her habit of producing calves in
the spring of the year should be broken
up as well, and that the calf should
come at the time when it brings the
best profit
Apart from the advantage of having
fresh COWS in the winter, there are
some good reasons why the calf should
come in the fall. Under any circum-
stances it has to be grown mainly on
skimmilk, supplemented with faxseed
jelly and cornmeal for two or three
months. The spring calf makes COM
paratively little use of pasture the first
year, none to speak of before Septem-
| thn ob;
which it consumes are worth little more
in the fall than in the spring, The
fall calf, fed as above suggested, learns
to eat hay in the latter months of the
winter, and the difference between the
value of the hay and the value of the
grass is about the difference there is
between the cost of the fall calf and the
spring calf. When both are turned out
to pasture the next year the fall calf
can make as good use of that grass as
its brother six months older, and sell
for very little less when both are turned
into the feed lot, the one at eighteen or
thirty months old, and the other at
twelve or twenty-four.
The question, therefore, as to wheth-
er the calf should come in the fall or in
the spring is to be determined by the
comparative profits of the summers or
winters market. The winters milk
costs more money, but it brings more.
1t costs more in feed, in shelter, and
about the same in labor, and the rela-
tive price of milk fed must determine
whether the calf shall come in the fall
or in the spring. AS farmers settle
down to dairying as business they
will more and more aim to make it an
all the year round business, and hence
have calves coming all the year round
with greater proportion of fall calves
than heretofore. This will give cream.
cries permanent work, which is essen.
tial to their profit, and will bring dairy.
ing down more and more TO legiti-
mate and profitable business all the
year round.-Jersey Hustler.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

of the family, old and young. Market re-
ports which are accepted as authority by
farmers and country merchants, and is clean,
up-to-date' interesting and instructive.
Regular subscription price, S1.OO per year.
We furnish it with the WATERMAN for $500
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
Live Stock Market.

There were on the market at Brighton
last Tuesday 3,267 cattle, ,164 sheep and
lambs, 400 swine, CAB veal calves, AZ horses
and $50 lbs Of poultry.
There was plentiful supply OF Northern
and Eastern beef cattle and buyers in con-
sequence were encouraged to hope that they
would be able to buy at their own figures.
With this view of the situation sellers, how
ever, were not inclined to agree and prices
held steady Notwithstanding that business
dragged. The sales were: 3 cattle, average
1890 lbs, 4c; cattle, average 1880 lbs, 81 20
cwt; bull, weighing 1870 lbs, 2fc; beef
COW, weighing 800 lbs, 2ac; IA cattle, ave..
age 1,67o lbs 6sc; heiters, average 500 lbs,
SIC; cattle, average 624 lbs, $500 cwt;
beef COW, weighing $40 lbs. &c; beef cows,
average $40 lbs, Sc; 3 beef cows, average
TAO lbs, 2lc; 2 cattle, average 1890 lbs 3tc.
The supply OF milch cows was in excess
of requirements and bids were as rule I'M
satisfactory.
Prices OF veal calves held steady. The
supply was large, but the quality was sat
isfactory, and there was no tendency to con-
cede. Sales: Sc calves, average III
pounds. 64c; 48 calves, average lis pounds,
btc; IS calves. average 126 pounds, 51c; 70
calves, average 203 pounds, etc. 20 calves,
average 1919 pounds, 5ic.
There was good demand for sheep and
lambs, and the tendency in price was dis
tinctly upwards. Sales 2I9 lambs, aver
age 60 lbs, 5Ac; 142 lambs, average 81 lbs,
5ac. sheep, average 10 lbs, Stc' lambs,
average GA lbs, &c.
Most Of the hogs were for slanghterefs'
Those that were for sale were easily dis
posed Of. Sales: Ia hogs, average "a lbs,
5ac hogs, average 1877 lbs, otc; IL hogs'
average 210 lbs, 5sc.
The receipts of Western beef cattle for
export were liberal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
Be Regular With Your Cow.

Habit in domestic animals is strong
er than in man, because there is less of
that thinking power that enables man
to turn aside or to 60 higher. Cattle,
horses or sheep are quick to take on
habits and slow to throw them off.
What is true of their outward actions
is alike true Of their internal functions.
Feed COW twice day, at 6 A. NJ. and
PM. for year, and as Irregular as a
clock she will start home to her stall in
time to begin eating to the minute.
Milk her with regularity, and with like
regularity she will have her milk on
tap. Vary the time for either feeding
or milking, and she is thrown out of
her reckoning-is disturbed in her hab-
its-becomes irregular, has to be sent
for, does not give down her milk as
cheerfully nor in as liberal quantit
These are facts familiar, of course, to
all who have ever handled or observed
COWS. But the practical Importance of
regularity in milking is not rightly ap-
preciated. There is no surer way to
reduce the value of good COW than by
irregular milking, unless it be imper-
feet milking-not milking eleanor
handling the COW roughly.
The Oregon station has been trying
an experiment on this point. 1t took
six COWS and divided them into two
lots as near alike in condition as to age
and length of time in milk as it could.
One lot was fed and MIXED regularly
at $50 A. M. and $3.50 p. M, while the
other lot was fed and MIXED at hours
ranging from 8 to 7 A. M. and from to
6 P. M, which last is too common
practice among farmers. This was
kept up for three weeks, the amount
of feed being the same for each lot.
As result those fed and MIXED regu-
larly increased their milk production
SO per cent, while the other lot shrank
"A per cent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

This difference of 10 per cent in
three weeks between regularity and
irregularity only partially illustrates the
value of the one and the disadvantage
of the other. Both results tend to in
crease and to become fixed habits of
the COW. Thus the careful man who
is methodical will keep his cows in
creasing, while the COWS of the care.
less man are falling off every year.
Fix your hours for milking and feed
ing and stick to them, rain or shine.
Allow nothing else to interfere with
them.-N. B. Franklin, in Jersey Bull
letin.