Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-18
Number 10
DROUGHT NOT BROKEN.
Hot Wave Still Beats Meroilessly
Over Western Corn Belt.
KANSAS CROPS MAY BE LOST.

KANSAS CHOPS MAY BE LOST.
Unless Rain Falls Shortly the Loss
viii Be TerribIe-EIement Of Fire
Adds Danger-Texas Saved by
Heavy Storm.
Washington, July 15.-Reports to the
Weather bureau show that the hot
weather continued yesterday in 19
states and territories of the great corn
belt, the Ohio valley and various por-
tions of the south. There seems to be
no immediate evidence of abatement
except in the south and southwest
where local thunderstoms may cause
some moderation. The states affected
include Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi Lou
isiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas,
Nebraska, South Dakota. North Da-
kota. Colorado. and Michigan.
From Kansas City come the news
that yesterday was q repitition of the
past two weeks, with reports from
many places in western Missouri, Kan
sas, and the territories of temperatures
over the 100 mark. At most places
the sun shone mercilessly with not
cloud nor breeze to break it's rays.
With no relief in sight fears for the
Kansas crops are fast becoming reali-
ties, and scarcity of water and gener-
ally dry conditions make the element
OF fire most serious one. What the
real damage to corn, the crop most
affected, will be, is problematical, but
1t is probably safe to say that half
the crop will be lost. The supply of
water is short in almost every direc-
tion and the shipment of cattle and
hogs to the market to save them must
continue.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, dispatches state that
the entire corn and oat crops in that
section are ruined No amount of rain
will now be Of any benefit to those
cereals. The fruit and vegetable crops
are also complete failures and the
pastures have dried up so that the
farmers are paying enormous prices
for hay and feed.
Reports that reached Lincoln, Neb.,
last night indicated that rain falls
within two days will save the corn
crop, although injury to the plant
began yesterday, and another day OF
heat and drouth will work considerable
damage to the crop.
Reports from Indian Territory show
that cotton is being injured by the
drouth that has prevailed in Chick
asaw Nation for the past Ave weeks,
Unless rain falls within the next few
days crops will be cut short. About
60 per cent of the corn crop has al
ready been ruined. There will be no
marketable corn. The crop of other
grains is a total failure.
Professor w. NJ. Hayes Of the Min
nosota state agricultural experimental
farm, reports that the hot weather is
doing a great deal of damage to wheat
in southern Minnesota, and that chinch
bugs are very numerous and are con.
tributing to the destruction. He be-
lieves that but a small crop will be
harvested in that section.
Iron Mountain. Mich, caps the eli
max with the statement that yesterday
was the hottest day of the year there
the thermometer registering 40 in
the shade at o'clock at Quinesce.
Jules Noels was sunstruck, and at
Floodwood an Indian died from the
effects of the heat.
The only encouraging feature from
the southwest was the news that the
drought in Texas. where at Denison
ensued terrific rainfall of over two
hours duration, the volume OF rain
being almost equal to a cloudburst
The storm was accompanied by wind
of almost tornado force. Reports indi
cate that the rain is general in that
vicinity. 1t came just in time to save
the cotton crop. 1t will benefit the
fruit crop and furnish stock water.
which had entirely failed, causing
much distress. 1t will also benefit
lowland corn. The Southern Method
list Episcopal Church at Denison, re-
Gently erected at q cost of $4,000.
was partially demolished. and num-
Der of small houses in the northern
portion of that city were blown over
and wrecked. Shade trees and window
glass all over the city were demOl-
ished. A tornado is also reported to
have passed over the Chickasaw Ma
ton.
kittridge Succeeds Kyle.