The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
The CROP OUTLOOK
In Less Favorable Condition Than for
Some Weeks.

In Less Favorable Condition Than fo
Some Weeks.
Below is The weekly bulletin of III
condition cf the weather and crops G
| the State issued last week by Dirccto
Bauer Of the South Carolina section o
the climate and crop service OF tn
United States weather bureau:
The week ending 8 a. m, Monday
Sept. 18th, averaged nearly five do
grees per day warmer than usual, and
had a maximum Temperature Of 96 te
grees at Bisokville on the 18th, and ;
minimum Of SO degrees at GrsenviIis
on the Oh. There vas more than the
usual amount Ct bright sunshine, and
only in the extreme western portion:
did oloudiness prevail to any consider
able extent The winds were generally
southwapterly, and dried the surface Of
the soil TO quite a depth,
Well distributed showers in the ez
treme western and Dorshgsstern coun
ties on the 18th, ard light, very scat.
tered showers in The south censSs
counties, but there Wss sn entire ab
sence of rsin over the greater portion
of the State until the evening Of the
10th, when shower occurred over the
southern counties.
The dry weather VAS favorable fol
hsying, harvesting rice, and for pick.
ing cotton, but vas Injurious on tuc.
nips, young cotton, fell truck, ard gar.
dens, and all other growing crops.
Cotton opened fast, except along the
northern border counties, and some
opened prematurely owing to rust that
has increased rapidly. The hot weather
induc, d shedding, and stopped growth
of young cotton. The crop is reporte q
in a leas favorable condition than i;
was a few weeks ago, and is not al
heavily fruittd as it promised to be.
Boil worms have appeared in many
sections and have caus> 4 much injury.
Sea island cotton improved during the
week. Picking has made fair progress,
although little has as yet been glnned.
Early corn IS being gathered, and as
predicted the yields are poor; late corn
Is somewhat better. Mush fodder was
saved in excellent condition during the
week. Rice harvest made rapid pro.
gress under nearly ideal weather con-
ditions, and is nearly finished fcl
March and April seedlings. The crop
is good Whsre not injured BY birds, that
Wsre unusually numerous IN the
Georgetown district. Large quantities
Of early COW peas were made into hay,
but the later paintings need rain. Army
worms are disappearing, but they de
atroyed nearly the entire hay crop in a
few counties; elsewhere the hay crop
is an unusually heavy one. Fall truck
crops need rain, and in the Charleston
d strict the drought is becoming serious
and menscing, although the actual
damage already done is insignificant.
Women and Children Crushed.
A dispatch from Washington says
the opening Of the doors Of the rosunda
Of the capitol in orderto permit Of an
inspection of the renairs Of President
Mckinley caused a rush Of the vast
throng that mad been congregsted On the
east side of the buIlcins since early
morning. The result was that many
women ard children we're badly hurr.
The crowd brushed by the police Gordon
stationed at the foot of the steps IS if
they had been chaf, A terrible con-
gession on the capitol steps and at the
entrance door followed. At the latter
point there was such extreme pressure
that numbers Of women tainted. Many
aho thus became helpless were lifted
up bodily AMI carried out over the
heads Of the crowd, while others, less
fortunate, we're trsmplsd uadar foot
and seriously bruised. Of the latter Il
or Is were taken into the capitol. The
room inmeGiateiy under the rotunoa
where ths presidents remains lay was
a temporary hospital, filed Withe
screaming women, lying prone upon
impro7ised couohss. Ons OF them naC
s broken arm and another had suffered
internal injuries which caused ezoru
ciatirg pain. The Office Of me csptaln
cf police also was used to accommodate
the injured as were several othsr places
shout the building. Indeed, the rounds
Itself was USED TO that end by soma OF
some the less badly Injured and BY
many who had their clothing torn. Il
hundreds had. 1t is estimated that nc
fewer than 80 women and children were
injured to some extent but most OF
them were able to go 20 their homes. 4
few were taken to tbs emergency nos2i-
tai.