The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-15
AWFUL DROUGHT IN
NORTH. CAROLINA
Records for Past Ten Years Are
Broken.
THE INSURANCE AMENDMENTS
Same Notifications of the Craig Law
VIII Bc Asked-Funds for ST.
niaryss = Move OF tho
North State.
(spccial pispatch to Thc Times.l

Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)
RALEIGH, n. c., August 1.-THE heat
pf the past few days has been very severe
end there IS still but little sign Of a
break IN the hot wave. though a threat
ened storm helped some.
The unrciling of the statue to the be-
loved Vance is the next thing that is of
special interest, as well Us importance, 10
the people OF Raleigh. and the people oil
the State. The ladies OF Raleigh will
hold a iete on the night of the unwilling
for the benefit Of the Confederate Veter-
ans.
Out at the a. and NJ. College six ne"
rrofessors have been secured, and those,
as well as the Old ones Will be IN i'ase
Tomorrow for helping backward stadeil1s
make up any deficiencies SO they can 30
on with their classes Sixty new s'u"eies
through examination, have been staii.e S
admittance to the school Septeiipet 49,
The college can accommodate oaiiy ol'e
hundred and ninety-one on the coiiese
grounds. and fifty outside In the neisheor-
hood, while room for three hundred IS
really necessary. Capt II. L. Phelps OF
Ohio. Is the military instructor and is al
ready here.
MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL,
Rev. Mr.. Pruden has raised over Sl6et'
for St Mary's School during the last SiA
months. A home for the principal oil itae
school, Rev. DR.. Bratten, is being bu4ll
IN the grounds
Only ten cases of typhoid lever nay
developed in Raleigh since August lst-
This is a good falling-on from the July
record.
DR.. George A Penn, of Raleigh yes
terday received an appointment as United
State army surgeon, and leaves on Sat
zrday for San Francisco.
The Lou,sburg Mercantile Company
vas yesterday Incorporated.
The Government owes North Carolina
about $4,000 for Spanish war claims-of
this 5000 is for individual claims, and
81 ps1 for State.-Ndr. J. c. l.. Harris has
gone to Washington to try and secure a
settlement The State claims are Tor
military supplies taken from the State
arsenal
cided TO open up a new enterprise here in
the shape of a silk mill
AMENDMENTS ASKED.
Insurance Commissioner Young VIII
make suggestions to tia Legislature next
winter regarding the insurance laws. Ihe
Craig law will be asked TO be amended IN
two important particulars, as follows;
J. The Craig law VIII be expressly ue-
clarea inapplicabla to insurance companies,
Int its purpose Will be accomplished by
provision. to the effect that the removal OF
a casa from State to Federal court by an
Insurance company may be sufficient cause
for the Commissioner canceElinI that COM
pany's license in the State and refusing
future renewal OF the same.
3 Benevolent" and mutual insur-
anca companies VIII be put under practi-
ca.ly The same rules and regulations as
other regular compa1ies-payins the same
taxes and complying with the same rules
as 10 condition and standing inefe mas
recently sprung up very great mum
Der Of thess companies ana considerable
co.nIalairlI is made of their method OF
doing business and failure to settle poll
cies that are due.
Commissioner Young is row inyesigat-
ing some OF these complaints.
AWFUL DROUGHT
With an experience Of oyer ten years
tina author OF the Crop Bulletin Of the
North Carolina Section does net reInern-
Der conditions more unfayorablc for agrl-
cultural Interests than tllose prevailing
throughout North Carolina since August
lst 1908.
The effect of the prolonged and severe
drought has been very unfortunate: crops
generally have Geteriorateu rapidly ana
al vegetation has been parched by the
WitnSTlnS meat. / Its ltdNtS u HOh'+lc
ciduous trees have turned yellow, and me
foliage of the forests looks dull and sicay
from the accumulated dust. Crops have
suffered more because the previous drought
In July lessened their vitality and drought
resisting power. Farm work has been sus-
pended: stubbla land is too hard to pioW;
the second crop of Irish potatoes cannot
be planted nor turnip seed sown, since the
absence OF moisture prevents ali growth.
Even cotton IS unable to withstand the
drought much longer. Late cotton that
was Go.owed early in August is still dong
fairly We'll and is heavily fruited, but
older cotton is failing rapidly; leaves are
turning yellow, forms ara shedding, and
boils drying up or opening prema1urely.
Cd corn has been practically ruined, many
fields are completely dried from the tassel
10 the ground, and q small yield only can
DE obtained from early matured ears
Young corn viii also be 4 failure without
rain very soon.
Tobacco is drying up near the bottom
and ripenins too rapidly; curing is pro-
crossing with oriy fair results as a
small crop was planted the yield will be
short. Minor crops, especially peanuts.
rice and sweet potatoes have teteriorated
considerably. Pea-vines and pastures have
dried up. Fruit and melons arc very album
daut and fine crop of grapes is expected.
Shallow wells and streams have become
dry and stock is suffering IN some places.
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