The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-28
DROUGHT is BROKEN
PARCHED DISTRICTS OF SOUTH
WEST BLESSED BY GENEROUS
DOWNFALL OF RAIN
KANSAS FARMERS ARE HAPPY
Part of the Corn Crop Can BE
Saved, and There Is Still
Time to Grow Feed
for Cattle.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 27.-Topeka mas
been fully redeemed from the ravages
of the drought. The rain which started
in numerous portions of the state last
night has been continued during the past
day, and reports received here tonight
, say that rain Is still falling in several
portions of the state. Every indica-
ton points to 81 prolonged rainy spell,
which will be of lnestimable value to
Kansas. A dispatch from Scandia states
that rain prevailed at numerous portions
in the northern part of the state today,
and is general this evening, with indi-
cations of further downpour tonight.
La Crosse reports that Rush county is
having rain and that grass and stock
water is abundant. In Agen county rain
mas been falling great portion Of the
afternoon, with prospects of heavy rain
tonight In Topeka 1t has been raining
most Of the afternoon. About two inches
Of rain has fallen here today, and indi-
cations are that a heavy downpour will
come tonight. Scott City reports heavy
rain. Here the buffalo grass ranges are
excellent and there is plenty of food for
stock. Rain which fell in Cooley county
tcnight will insure a. full crop of corn,
according to a dispatch from Winfield.
In Wellington, during q severe rain
storm this afternoon, lightning struck
cook house belonging to a threshing out
fit and two men were fatally injured.
The rain was most general in the east
ern part of the state, which needed it the
most. The sale Of garden seeds in the
state today has been phenomenal. Farm
ers purchased large quantities of turnip,
sorghum and rye seed to plant for for
age. Many farmers have expressed their
intention of planting large fields of tur-
nips These will make good pasture un-
til late In the winter, and can be used
for stock feed during the winter. Farm
ers report that there will be much late
corn, and the rain will insure excellent
fodder. The estimates of the probable
yield of corn range all the way from five
to twenty bushels to the acre. Apples
and peas, with anything like favorable
conditions, will make large crop.
LINCOLN, Neb July 27.-Nebraska
tonight had the most general fall of rain
since the drought and heated spell be-
gan.
Beaver City, Furnas county, in the
southwestern part of the state, got over
an inch, the first rain of consequence in
forty days. Webster county got
shower, Adams a quarter Of an inch,
Clay county the same amount Saline
nearly an inch, Buffalo and Butler show
ers, and parts Of Seward a generous
downpour. There was only a sprinkle In
Lincoln and Lancaster counties, with
prospects of more. North OF the Platte
there was a fall of nearly an inch in
Cunning county. The maximum tempera-
ture in Yincoln was 100
DALLAS, Tex, July 27.-The drought
has been broken by heavy rains in ap
proximately 20 per cent of the cotton
growing districts. These rains have fal-
- IL, -
the extreme northern and southern rims
of the cotton belt About so per cent Of
cotton lands in the large central district
located inside this circle have received
only local and scattering showers, that
produced practically no moisture for the
lands or plant, but simply tempered the
atmosphere.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July N-Live stock
and crops were greatly benefited by rains
in twenty-five counties during the night.
No showers were noted in this city, how
ever. and at 10 a. m. the mercury reacn-
ed SO. two degrees above yesterday
In Kansas City there was a steady rain
for three hours early today. Conditions
favor further precipitation.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 27.-While the
mercury reached only 99.6 degrees the
heat today was more oppressive than It
has been at any time during the present
hot spell This was due to the extreme
humidity in the atmosphere. and the day
record was four deaths and twenty-six
prostrations. OF the prostrations, sixteen
occurred between the hours Of 6 and 20
o'clock this evening, The weather bureau
promises only probable local thunder
showers
SPRINGFIELD. H., July N.-Today
was the most bearablei of the past ten
days, the government thermometer reg
istering maximum of So degrees, with
a strong breeze blowing Street ther-
mometers reached 100 degrees. Clouds
gathered, but no rain fell One death from
heat occurred today and few prostra-
tions.
CHICAGO. July Flip to 10 a. m. to-
day three deaths from heat prostration
had been reported. The maximum tenn
perature to the hour named was Sc.