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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29
WHEAT CROP A FAILURE
AN EXPERT CALLS 1T
THE WORST EVER
KNOWN.
A Shortage Reported in Min
nesota and the two Dako-
tas of $125,OOO,OOO
Bushels.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 22-The
Times Herald tomorrow will pub
lish crop report prepared by
Snow, the crop expert, who has
just completed a two weeks trip
through the States of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota. He
declares the situation a national
calamity and claims the wheat
failure the worst ever known.
He estimates the Dakotas as
promising only 10000, 900 bushels
each, and Minnesota, $4,000, 900,
total of $4,000. 600, against
200, OOO,OO last year and 225, 900,
600 in 1898.
AN EVENT OF IMPORTANCE.
NEW YORK, June OR. G.
Dunn & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade tomorrow will say: "The
damage to the wheat crop in the
northwest is the event of chief i'm.
pOrtance. How extensive the
the loss may prove, in view Of
widely conflicting accounts, can
only be judged from the specu.
lative markets, in which informa-
ton gathered at the West has
caused a remarkable advance
at Chicago Is cents in 10 days
and the price here has advanced
IL cents per bushel, though for
the September option only nine
cents.
"The belief is that so large
part of the spring wheat has
been killed as to reduce a yield
expected to be the largest on
record to considerably less than
the world has required during
the crop year now ending.
MAY BE A SURPRISING DEMAND.
"Unuil within the past three
years it would have been reason
ed that any material advance in
price would neutralize the for
eign conditions which had caused
exports of about 100000, 900
bushels of wheat flour included)
in the closing year, after 1921 OO-
600 in the previous year and 217-
O00,0 900 bushels in the year 1898,
besides exports of 213,000, 900
bushels of corn in the closing
year, against 177,OOO,OOO last
year and $4,000, 900 in the p.
previous year. But the facts
seems to indicate a more extern
sive and lasting increase of for
eign demand than has been con-
sidered probable. Other sources
of heavy export have been found
disappointing.
'The United States continues
to show enormous power of in
crease, if supported by prices
which until recent years, would
hardly have been regarded re-
markably high. If the coming
crop falls much below expecta-
tiOns, the demand for it may
prove surprising, even though
prices average more than has
been expected"
THE SPECULATION IN GRAIN.
On the New York Produce Elk.
change and Chicago Board of
Trade the volume of dealings in
wheat to-day, while very large,
did not equal the big showing of
yesterday. The market was very
active, however, and the price
shifted up and down around 81
with great rapidity. The range
of fluctuations up to noon was
about 1! cents a bushel, with
brokers handling heavy orders,
and traders for the rise disposed
to gather in part of their profits.
There were no signs of weakness,
owing to the continued bad crop
1t WIS from the northwest, where
in addition to a lack of moisture.
high temperature was reported. At
Aberdeen, South Dakota, the
temperature was ITO degrees i'm
the shade This morninU
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

The Board of Charities and
Corrections has awarded contracts
for furnishing supplies to Monte
vue Hospital for three months.
beginning July /, as follows:
Flour and feed, DR.. Il. d. Neigh.
bors, of LewistOwn; cattle, ID. X.
Cramer; groceries, F. V. Staub;
dry goods, Geo. S. Rodock & Co.;
shoes, ID. Wineberg; clothing, B.
Rosenour & Son; drugs, @. L.
Main; hard coal, Markell & Trail.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

IT is said that MIR, Bryan, in the
1vent Of his nomination as President at
Mansas City, will not conduct the cam
baign of 1900 as he did that of 1896. In
'act it is almost certain that he will not
20 on the stump. His friends say that
',uch course is unnecessary, now that
.je is known to the tire couniry, AID
ne Will remain near home. He will
peak in Chicago on Labor Day, and
perhaps one or two other pieces. He
will doubtless follow closely the events
If the campaign and from time to
line speak through the press his views
IN important campaign matters.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

Thomas j. Sharkey, the noted
prize fighter, was defeated on
Tuesday night at the Seaside
Athletic Club in New York, by
"Gus" Rubin, of Ohio. Fifteen
rounds were fought and the odds
were 2 to against Rubin. In
the last round he delivered a
knockout blow and the sailor for
the first time went down and out.
1t was a superb contest and a
great crowd witnessed it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29
COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE
Brief Items Of News From
Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
TUESDAY.

Cuban teachers have started
from Havana for the summer
school in Boston.
Postmaster General Smith re-
moved Rathbone, Director of
Posts in Cuba, who has been sus-
pended for some time, and APP
pointed Inspector FoSnes in his
place.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

Gov. JOHN WALTER SMITH, Of Mary
land, will probably enjoy boom for
Fice-President at Kansas City, but it
will be short lived, owing to the loca-
.tion of our State and the size of its cleo
'toral Evote. However it will be a most
fitting compliment to very worthy
man.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Items Of News about the War
in the Transvaal-Other
Interesting Topics.
MONDAY.

Four American marines have
been killed and seven wounded in
fighting near Tien -tsin, China.
Beers temporarily cut Lord
Roberts line of communication at
Honingspruit, in the Orange Free
State.
Lloyd G. Griscom, United
States Charge dAtfaires at Con
stantinople, has again asked the
Sultan for the American indem-
nifty.
TUESDAY
TIE United States has declined
a request from Cuba for a cessa-
ton in the operations of its
troops in Chinese territory.
BOer raiding parties still hover
near the British line of commun-
ications in South Africa.
Dispatches received in London
from Ashanti indicate that Co
massie will be relieved this week.
Lord Curzon has cabled from
India that the famine situation
is unchanged
Sir William NJ. Conway, the
Traveller and mountain explorer,
is coming to New York from Lon
don on the steamer Oceania. He
will make another trip to the
Andes.
WEDNESDAY.
The rumors of the taking of
Tien tsin, China, by the allied
forces have been officially con.
tirmed.
Gen. Adna II. Chaffee has been
appointed by the President com
mander in chief of American
forces in CHM.
Boer SharpShooters are harrass.
ing Lord Roberts troops east of
Pretoria.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

. ADMIRAL DEWEY has declined to
accept the vice Presidential romina-
ton, so press reports read. As the
Kansas City Convention is yet five
days off such II declaration might lie
considered trifie premature.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29
WEDNESDAY.

Governor General Wood will
require the newly elected mayors
of Cuban municipalities to take
an oath of allegiance to the
United States military authori-
ties.
General Fitzhugh Lee has re-.
fused to leave his post in Cuba
on account of yellow fever, al
though he has permitted his staff
to leave.
Admiral Watson, on his way
from the Philippines on the
cruiser Baltimore, has reached
the Sucz.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

FROM the number offranked speeches
sent br adcast by the Hon. William
.Sultzer, of New York, it 10 KS as if he
chad the Democratic Weep es dental
bee in his bonnet in great proportions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29
MONDAY.

General Mac Arthur has inform
ed Filipinos who are negotiating
for peace that they cannot have
trial by jury or the right to bear
arms.
Troops have been sent from
Samar to reinforce the garrison
in the Island of Lyle, Philippine
group.
Cuban and Spanish electrical
workers in Havana have struck
because they are not paid the
same wages as given Americans
for similar work.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

: EX-SENATOR DAVID b. HILL of
New York State, is one of the vice
Presidential possibilities at Kansas
sCity. Senator Dauiel, of Virginia, is
also prominently mentioned.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

4 Communications on interesting subjects are
Railways desired. Sign name in full, not for pub
LEGATION, hut confidence. Write only on one
side of paper
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29

You VIII do us great favor by sending us
the names Of parties who are not taking the
~CITIzEN," and who you think would APP
epreciate sample copy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29
Sl.oO PER YEAR

Henceforth (after August Srd, 1891, the price
of the CITIZEN will be ONE DOLLAR (sl.OOl
per year, strictly in advance All persons de-
tsiring 10 become subscribers should send their
thames in at once, so as not TO lose n single
1issue. Single copies of the CITIZEN" two (2l
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-03
SHORTS HAVE SURRENDERED
Young Phillips Brings His Corn Deal
TO n Finish

Chicago, November &.-Finding them
selves unable to produce enough contract
No. corn TO fill sales made to George
IL. Phillips for November delivery, the
shorts, including several leading elevator
firms, il was announced today on the
board of trade. had agreed to settle their
shortage mt 80 cents. The announcement
came as great surprise to those traders
who had tailed" the Phillips operation.
At the moment November corn was sell
ing around 30 cents, one cent from the
highest price on the deal. \ rush To sell
followed and the market maze no halt
until just before the closing bell. when il
rested at IL cents.
II is understood that those standing
short to Phillips, since he began gather
ing up offerings Of November corn about
a month ago exhausted every effort TO
secure enough No. corn to iii their
sales The local stocks amounted to
triflc over one million bushels and the new
CroD OF corn was too soft for delivery.
Plans Were even considered to bring back
a lot Of corn from the east. but these
were abandoned. and, as Phillips was
uphcld bV the board of trad" committee
of appeals in his protest against a lot or
kiln dried corn, the shorts finally late
Yesterday, agreed to give over the fight
and settle with Phillips at the even half
dollar, where it was apparent the ma
nipulator would have no trouble IN hold
ing the market.
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UNCLE SHADE

journey Of life. but I'm many respects he
is remarkable for one of his years. Ills
vitality will perhaps exceed that of any
man in this section of the state. His
health is almost perfect. his hearing
eycsight, and i'm fact. all of his mental
faculties are perfectly good and he can
do as good days work on the farm as
many of the young men fifty years his
junior Although his beard is as white
as frost he seldom has oc aston to even
don his glasses, and his brow is not ma
tcrially wrinkled. lie has been married
but once. and his good wife is still and
has been his G. instant companion for fif
tv-SeVen years. Uncle Shade fought the
Indians in 1886 and served through the
civil war. and i'm the dark days of re-
construction was a conspicuous figure i'm
a big ballot box riot i'm this city. lie is
the rather Of q large offspring. but pre-
fers the pUietEde of home alone. and
resides just beyond the suburbs, wnere
he cuItiVatcS a One-hOrsc farm. Uncle
Shade hires no outside help whatever.
lie prepares. plants. cultiVates. gathers
ana disposes Of his products himself.
and I'm addition 10 making a good living.
manages TO lay by something every year.
at daylight and working Icom sun up un-
iii san down and lows all day i'm the hot
sunshine like a young boy of twenty
summers. Happy md Contented he takes
life easy and is as iovial N jolly az the
days are long and feels as IL he has every
indication Of enjoying many more birth
days
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THIS CHINAMAN WILL STAY.
Ordered Deportsd in Florida, but Re
tense in New York.

New York November $.-A Chinaman
known as GUAM Is. Cue and Sam Wah,
who was to have been deported today,
having been brought here for that pur-
pose from Florida. was taken before
Judge Addison Brown in the United
States district court on a writ of habeas
corpus late this afternoon and released
from custody. Early last week the Chin
aman was arraigned before a United
States commissioner of emigration on
charge of having come into the United
States after the passage of the Chinese
exclusion act. His deportation was or
dered on the ground that he was a cit-
zen of China and laborer. The China
man. who had been in the laundry bust
ness in Jacksonville under the name OF
sam Wah. was sent here to be put on
the Oceanic today. When the Chinamau
got here he met with friends in China
town and il was declared that the China
man was Guam *. Cue, former mer-
chant of this city.
II was held that the judgment against
the Chnaman was defective as il show
ed that the Chinarnan came TO this coun-
try ter the passaso of exclusion act.
and further that there was no right to
deport him TO England as he was "a sub
JeCt of China.
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CASE OF HEARTLESS CRUELTY
Four Children Put in an Clubhouse
and Starved to Death.

Raleigh. y. G.. November 2S.-(Speciall
George Griffin and wife. white were tried
this week in Nash county for causing the
death If Eriiiin's four children by a for
mer marriage Tho oldest Of the four
was barely ten. Griffin and the step
mother pu; the children In an clubhouse
sixty feet from their house and left them
there on one miserable bed with no at
tentiou. They Eel, in with dropsy and.
be.rc half starved and treated worse
;han dogs. in June one died. The hody
Law on the bed beside the living children.
All were covered with bedsores and they
ant ;he bed itself were alive with mag
COTS.
Tho evidence was SO horrible as to
sickcn Judge and Jury. IL was in owl
dence that the steD-mother had said she
would move the miserable little dirt
eating devils out into the clubhouse ana
let ,hcm die The grand jury had return
ed true bill for murder. bat ii was de
cided TO Try them for manslauGhter. a II
MAS cont.ndcd for the defense that on
account of the grinding poverty OF Grit
an and mis- wife, tnE children died as
much Of disease As 81 neglect because ne
could not furnish them medicine. No
medicine was given ana no doctor saw
them. " hen ueicnburs. who heard OF ;h2
horrible affair. went 10 the AID OF the
children Griffin made threats of violence
and drove them away. The neishborS.
H. weyer. took away the body OF the first
child who died ami buried Il alter il Had
remained some time ia he'd with the ~
irc- At intervals of abo~t ten DAYS the
other children died and the neighaars
lad To take their bodies.
II was urged IN the attempt 10 get
clcmeucy for Griffin THAI he was sick
with typhoid fever part Of the time Ie
VS. given TIVE I'VE N.ase' sentence Go The
pen!tenfiarv. his wife SIX years. she got
Tho shorter term because she was no
hood relation 20 the children.
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BIG ARMY A CERTAINTY.
MAXIMUM TO BE ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND.
War Department Measure Same as
Hull Bill, and Is Strongly Fa-
vored by Secretary Root.

Washington. November 27.-The house
committee on military affairs today net
for the purpose Of considering the new
army bill The business was mostly OF
n preliminary character. the discussion
being quite general on army affairs ire
republican members Of the committee ap-
rarentIv are in favor Of giving the pres
ident such m army as he may rtdu-.e-
Tn. draft Of a bill already prepared ~
Chairman HUI viii be the basis OF lhe
measure which the committee VIII con-
s:Ger This viii provide for an army u
The maximum strength Of h''VV mn
with a minimum OF 50.90, and genera
Officers At the rate of one brlsadler gen
ca! for each 100 men. with MAJOR gen
erals in proportion.
Chairman Hal states that there VIII
bc but one bill prepared ana if any stan
changes are contemplated they VIII oe
Incorporated in that measure
The members of the committee VII con-
fer with Secretary Root IN & day OF
:wo This afternoon they went over ti7
hill which has oeen known as the war
department bill. drawn on INES su-5eS 49,.
ana approved by Secretary Root thS
Sc rotary expects TO give further con
siGerat!on % tie bill ana then will send
il to members Of TIE committee Inc
war department bill provides for % 'oo
men and p minimum Of $500. with thir-
" regiments of infantry. fifteen re5l-
ments of cavalry and a q aduai incre Sc
Of the artillery. 81 that at the end 81
five wears there viii nc 5000 men, The
artillery is not 10 be organized into reGl-
n euts, but as batteries and neld artll-
lery with the maximum army theirs
are TO Ia. ~ men to each infantry corr
Iii Z : to. rec
The maximum OF a cavalry troop i TO
be- 100 men.
There Is no provision for 4 lieutenant
general in the var department bill, but
under the present law the senior general
commanding viii have the rank of lieu-
tenant general The war department bill
does not give the same increase of major
generals and briSadier generals as the
horse bill The detailed staff provisions
are an important feature of the measure
IL provides that hereafter vacancies II
the staif. excepting the medical corps.
nay corps and engineers. shall be filled
bv details from the line. such detailed
Officers being subject 10 line drtv al
any time. IhI~ j. the Same as the hui
bsii of the last congress and is earnestly
favored by Secretary Root The war de-
partment bill provides that the promo
ti0ns shall he made from the regular
army according 10 the present rank
down and including the rank Of can
tain
The officers OF the present volunteers
can become officers in the regular army
hut i'm grades Of first ana second lieu
tenants only. the .acaucieS in the cap
tains rank being filled froIa the first
livutenauts of the present regular es-
Establishment. the rei3 I'VE rank of -he Noi-
untecr officers entering the reg ar es-
tablishIaent TO I've determined by seniori-
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our of the movements to which the text

hour of the movements 10 which the text
relates.
or the inscriptions on the 2eS monu,
ments few errors of wrong initials ana
inaccurate designations of commands were
pointed out and also I'm a few instances
claims were made that the hours OF move
menis were not stated with cxactness- All
Ct these claims of error Will be care
fully investigated and corrections made
in every case where such further inquiry
shows thai errors really exist.
Hereafter INSPECTION blanks viii he fur
nishcd to the hotels. railroads and cleo
trio car stations on the park. park head
quarters and at the livery stables in or
der that ali visitors tn the park may
make fun alf free reports upon every
thing that may appear to he erroneous.
In view Of sensational reports current
during the occupation Of the park by the
troops Of the Snanish- American war that
the park was in an unhealthy condition.
the commission calls special attention TO
the report OF the engineers. showing In
connection with the last annaul report
that the entire abscnce Of fever or any
general sickness i'm the park force has
continued from the time Il began to clear
up the park after the troops left to the
present time.
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GOOD WORK BY COMMISSION.
GENERAL BoYNToN'S REPORT
ON cHIcKAMAUGA.
Sensational Reports During the
Spanish-American War Were
Not Justified.

Washington November ss.-Gener1l IL
v Boyutou. chairman 81 the Chickamau-
cn and Chattanooga National Military
mark commission. has submitted his an
uusl report - the secretary of war. The
report slys:
tn. work nF establishing the park and
SIS maintenance has continued uniuter-
rr.utasiIr during the year ending Septem-
u-r - I-st and has been carried on
strictly iu accordance with the pan Tot
dividing the funds Appropriated by con-
g-eSs submitted 10 you by the commits
81 n ami approved
1t appears from the engineers report
that We now have s4Niy-seN"n miles %
improved roads which cost an average.
~ $50 per mile. aoot four and hait
~ les nf which was constructed during
tte past year. that Sl5.i-l has been eN-
p..u3csi tu that time IN road construction
ami hstf-rments-
There m. now erected on the Chick
lmauga field 1us field guns. mounted on
iron carriages to initiate the patterns in
usr during tl~ civil war marking forty
three union battery positions and ninety
f.Er guns similarly mounted. marking
tlirtv-uiue confederate battery positions.
On tme ChattIuuu-a Held fortE-ive guns.
mounted as above. mark ten union and
ten confederate battery positions there
-IIiste-icsE tablets erected during the
year Ia. foundations Tor state nlonu-
uents. c1nSt-sci.,l. one: cxcavated. one:
sans mounted L.
'-Th.. ba-anrs on hand October I. lSsa.
WIS ss.5>A The appropriations for the
ri=eal wear ending June -. 1905. iuc,ud
iu- a specific appropriation ~ Si0.HN fer
completing the Lafayette road extension.
were S7s'ss' Th-Sc with two other small
- Items a-greG1ting So. make the total
receipts for the year ending September
~ rs. Ss2f5ss. The total expenditures
a. ana incSudsn- that date have been s53.-
- leaving a balance October J. 1889. OF
srL5I5-"
General Boynt0l calls attention - the
Inspection last month by the veterans 81
tho several armies Interested in all the
historical work thus far completed on the
park. with view 70 the correction OF
surh erro-s rs might have been made in
Inscriptions upon tablets. monuments and
location - battle lines.
The results n the inspection. par;ici-
rrtef tn by prominent members II the
armies which took part IN the actions
as vel as comm ssioners from the states
n hose troops were engaged were Of the
most satisfactory character
~ the - monuments only two were
claimed 20 b. wrongly placed. and those
who urnGtrre1 THE gia i'm AS 90 one OF
these wc-. NOT aware that after most ex-
ss-ivr --r.lv of the claim the secretary
of war Pad sustained the present lOca-
tiau
80 the 1sI state n arksrs only two were
claimed ,u Dr. uut u position o. these
rr 6sI cen placed ny the commission
" -h th,. knowi.d-e that i was only APP
sruxIuatrIv errrscr awaiting the very
Ir.. ~-nar.pn now secured To correct its
position
80 the ss9 his+or.cal tablets erected at
tre -Iu1- ~ -he iuSrccfion the accuracy ~
only ~.x WIS called in question t;,e er-
-u-s claimed being chiefly As u the exact
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GATHERING AT WASHINGTON
Georgia Senators and Representatives
Rea y for Business.

Washington. November 2S.-(SpeciaI.)-
Senator Clay reached the city this MORN
ing and is at the Riggs house. where he
will make his home during the session.
Mr.. Brantley. of the eleventh district, is
also here looking after the interests OF
Dublin and Brunswick i'm the river and
harbor bill. Captain Gillette's report on
the Brunswick survey is expected to be
submitted to General Wilson. chief of en-
gineers. on Saturday. The board of en-
lyineers recommended an appropriation Of
So. 800 for the Oconee river. but Il strong
effort will be made to secure Il larger
appropriation. II il is not possible to do
SO at this session. Congressman Rrantlcy
will continue his efforts with the idea
of finally getting the river put on the
continuing contract plan.
Colonel Livingston arrived here several
days ago and Mr.. Lester came Monday
morning to attend the opening of the
short session of congress.