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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
DROP IN TEMPERATURE
FURTHER RELIEVES ST.LOUIS
Humidity Atmosphere Ranges From
Sat Only Three Cities 1t Reached the 100 Degree
Mark-Prospec for Showers Good

The expected drop Of degrees arrived In
due course yesterday, the maximum to
which the mercury attained being but 81
degrees. although 98 degrees was barely
touched between the hours of and p. M.
the temperature Immediately dropping to 90
degrees at the latter hour. The general av-
erage of the days temperature was from
to degrees cooler than that of Thursday.
At o'clock yesterday morning the tenn
perature was but 70 degrees an increase of
only degrees resulting by s o'clock, when
So degrees was reached. At 10 o'clock 81 de-
grees was attained and at noon the mercury
stood at 90. At p. m. 81 degrees vas re-
corded and at ESQ p. m. the mercury lust
touched IS. the highest to which it went in
the day.
A decrease in temperature followed i'm
mediately and at p. m. but "a degrees was
marked. p. m. showing but 90 degrees.
The mercury dropped 2 degrees further by
o'clock last night.
Cloudy conditions in portion of the Gay
made the heat more bearable yesterday, al
though the breeze was neither 90 strong no.
so fresh as that which the city enioyed
Thursday. General relief continued all over
the country from the heat, and but three
cities reached the 1G0-degree mark in tenn
perature yesterday. none passing II.
Omaha, Dubuque and Louisville all had
maximum temperatures of 100 degrees. viii @
Cincinnati. Davenport, Des Moines and At
lanta. Ga. followed with % degrees. St.
Louis came next in temperature with its
maximum of 81 and its record of having
touched IS In the twenty-four hours
The Eastern cities experienced delight
full day for the most part. New York hav-
Ing maximum Of but 20 degrees. while
Philadelphia had but IS for its maximum.
Washington. D. c.. was comparatively com
Portable with 81 degrees and a good breeze.
while Cleveland had a maximum OF "a and
Chicago of SO: Pittsburg had a temperature
of IS degrees. while Denver was 2 degrees
warmer with its maximum of Sc.
Kansas City was slightly better off as re-
CARDS mere temperature than st. Louis. .ts
maximum being 80 degrees. A trace Of rain
fell there, however. SO humidity was pres
ent to a marked degree. Little Rock lad
rain and was 10 degrees cooler than st.
Louis. while even Memphis was but 50 de-
grees and New Orleans but 90.
Marquette and Duluth continued delight
fully cool the former having maximum
of 81 degrees and the latter of g degrees.
Grand Haven had maximum Of q. Thun-
derstorms were prevalent all over that re-
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developed and the kernels are even and
solid.
In speaking Of the corn and cotton crops
in Williamson County. Mr.. Carpenter said:
1.-The corn crop in the territory adjacent
to Hutto is good-much better than last
year. The excessive rains of last year cut
us short in yield and our corn was inferior
In quality. This year we will have plenty
for home needs and of good matured corn.
The cotton crop is from two to three
weeks late. Consequently. the plant is
small much smaller than the average at
this date, but the plant is well fruited. and
has as much on it as the little plants could
bear up. If all the forms should mature.
But If we don't get rain soon n large per
cent of the young forms will fall off. We
have not had any rain for several weeks
and you can readily see that We must need
1t badly. Our best and most conservative
people think that we will make about one
third of bale per acre without rain and
should we have rain within a week We
could make almost an average crop.
Boil worms at the beginning of the hot
weather caused considerable complaint, but
the heat seems to have killed them out.
There have not been any complaints for
the last twenty days. However. the cotton
growers express surprise at the amount Of
shedding or falling off of young forms and
squares
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Notwithstanding the drought. Texas mer-
chants say that the cotton and corn crops
in the Lone Star State are by no means
an absolute failure, and in many sections
OF the State they think an average crop
Of both corn and cotton may be marketed.
W. r. Harris of the Carleton Dry Goods
Company recently addressed letters to
many Of the firms customers throughout
the State. requesting them to furnish him
with information concerning the true con-
dition of corn and cotton and what effect.
If any, the hot weather had on bollworms.
The answers he received indicate that cot
ton generally will yield about one-half to
three-quarters bale per acre, and there
will be plenty Of corn raised in the State
for home consumption, but very little for
shipment. The hot weather killed the boil
worms.
A. W. Carpenter of the Carpenter Mer-
camille Company Of Hutto, Tex. expressed
to Mr.. Harris samples Of corn raised in the
vicinity Of Hutto. Tex. The samples were
accompanied by a letter. as follows:
This corn is from Texas black land;
planted at our usual date for planting,
March l to March 10. Has not had any
rain since June and s; was gathered July
p. while the stalk and shuck were still
green
The sample of corn weighs one pound and
seven and three-quarters ounces. It
measures II inches in length and gradually
tapers from maximum circumference of
SIS inches. The cob is healthy and we'll
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BOY KILLED DURING STORM.
TEXAS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Dallas. Tex. July 26.-The mercury toxic
big drop in the cotton belt to-day. Ninety
in the shade was about the average temper
allure. Ninety-six was the highest recorded.
lii Dallas. at o'clock tonight 1t was 81.
Very little rain fell in the great central
body Of the cotton lands, but in the Red
River Valley there was heavy downpour,
probably as much from Gainesville to Tex
arkana would meet present necessities.
The drought in the cotton belt is not brok-
en-. but it has been much subdued in its in
tensity. A good general rain by August
would insure much better than half q crop,
The following were the days weather con-
ditions and the Thermometer readings at Z
o'clock tonight:
Dallas-Clear: no rain: "a. Texarkana-
Cloudy, cool: no rain; e. Clarksville-
Cloudy; rained all afternoon; 30. Paris
Cloudy; good rain this morning: 80. Deni-
son-Been raining all day: q. Greenville-
Cloudy; good rain this morning; 50. Fort
worth-Clear: good rain this morning; ~
Gainesville-Rained hard all day; q. Bel
ton-Fair: no rain: S. .Tayior-Fair: no
rain: 80. Corsicana-Clear: no rain; s. Aus
tin-Clear: no rain; IS. San Antonio
Cloudy; no rain: 90. Navasota-Clear: hot
winds: IS. Houston-C1ear: heavy rain to-
day: 81.
Bulletins tonight report the rainfall 1t
Gainesville for the last fourteen hours 1t
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SHOWERS PREDICTED FOR WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI To

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, July 26-The Weather Blu
rcau has received reports of showers to-day
scattered throughout The corn belt and fur
Their like relief rs indicated for Saturday and
Sunday in the same regions
Tonight Official Forecaster Frankenfeld
said TO The Republic correspondent:
There have been local showers to-day in
the corn belt. more especially in Central
iowa, Western Nebraska. Western Kansas.
Western Missouri. Oklahoma and Arkansas.
These showers were all light The heaviest
one reported was from Western Nebraska
and Southwest Missouri. The temperatures,
were again quite high all through tee corn
belt, ranging from % to 100 degrees. but
they were not quite SO high as on Thurs
day. On the whole. this has been about
the best day. as far as showers are con-
cerned. of the present hot wave. At the
same time. they were not in any sense gen.
raj and not at ali heavy.
The conditions indicated for tomorrow
Ore practically the same. They will have
showers west of the Missssippi-scattered
ehowers-hut they will be more numerous
during the day and on Sunday. The show
ers will probab bly, cover portions of Illinois
and Indiana. also.
The temperature will again be high, but
It will be moderated by these local showers
In the afternoon
Have Lowered Temperatures Some.
Incidental to the rains. the temperatures
officially reported to-day were somewhat
lower than yesterday. However. they ranged
1rom " TO 100 in the corn belt. Conditions
will remain practically the Same in the
day. and the weather will continue very
hot. with the possibility of relief from scat
tered thunderstorms
In the Dakotas and In Montana there has
not been any rain of Importance in the past
twenty-four hours, but temperatures have
been little lower. There were good. heavy
rains last night in Wisconsin, in Lower
Michigan and Northern Ohio and fair rains
In New York
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SIGNS OF PARALYSIS.
Ca. Ne Discovered 4, Time.

"Numbness of the hands and arms. with
premonitions OF paralysis. kept by me while
] was using coffee. finally discovered 1t
was caused by coffee. When l quit the
coffee and began drinking Postum Food Cof-
fee the numbness ceased entirely and have
been very well ever since. At that time 1
was unable to sleep. but now / sleep per-
Sectly.
Husband was also troubled from lapk OF
sleep while he was drinking coffee, but now
he uses Postum Food Coffee with me, and
peculiar nervous spells and / stopped the
use OF coffee with him and have been CIV
ing him all the Postum Food Coffee he
cared for. He is perfectly well now.
MY sister was troubled with nervous
headaches while she used coffee She found
how greatly improved we were from ois-
continuing It and using Postum FOOD Coz, Col,
rid Of her nervous headaches. We are
naturally strong advocates Of Postum"
No. j. Walford. Castaha, Erie Co. ONO. :
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BY e. e. SPENCER.


Observer in Charge of the Local
Weather Bureau.
Rain appears to be near at hand for St.
Louis and thunderstorms are possibility
within twenty-four hours. Rain was quite
general yesterday. except in the Central
Missouri and Lower Ohio valleys. and show
ers at least may be expected in this city
very shortly.
The early portion OF Saturday may be
fair. although cloudy weather will come
with the afternoon. Moderate temperatures
prevail over the entire country this morn
ing. and any change in the temperature will
be for the cooler.
A low barometrlc area prevails west Of
us and is moving this way, while the rains
which are general in the South are also
headed toward US. No violent thunder
storms will come, but 1t is possible that
slight thunderstorms will accompany rain.
A high barometric district lies over the
northeastern coast, and the highest temper
atures Of yesterday were In tho southeast
ern portion Of the country. This heated dis-
trict includes the Lower Mississippi Valley
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NEBRAsKANs PRAY FOR RAIN.
Governor Savage's Proclamation
Generally Observed.

Omaha. Neb.. July 2S.-Acting on the re-
cent proclamation of Governor Savage, sug-
costing that prayer be offered for rain.
nearly all the churches of Omaha held
meetings to-day. praying for rain The larg-
est meeting was held in the Reverend Mer-
ton Smiths tent, and the Reverend D. K.
Tindall of Trinity NJ. f. Church opened
pastors Of tinted Presbvterian. Christian.
Danish Methodist. Danish Baptist and pas
tors Of other denominations.
Rain services were also held in Keountz
Memorial Church. the Peoples Church. St.
Andrews. st. Johns, All Saints and Trinity
Cathedral.
Early this evening rain was reported at
several points in the State.
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UNPRECEDENTED USE
OF cITY'S WATER.
Record Broken Monday by the Con-
sumption of Nearly $780, :, .
600 Gallons T.

The maximum record for one days CONF
sumption Of water in St. Louis-92 100
gallons-was surpassed last Monday by
nearly 100000 gallons. In the twenty-four
hours between Sunday midnight and Mon
day midnight the people OF st. Louis used
N.s&.070 gallons Of water. The highest
record up to Monday was 100000 gallons.
In the eight days between July II and
ter were supplied to patrons. In the same
time last year the consumption was. in
round numbers. 566. 900 gallons SO, while
month, the city used 100 $4,000 gallons more
than in the corresponding week a year $50.
A comparative table Of the daily DON
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four inches: at Sherman. one and one-halr

TOUR inches: at Sherman. one and one-half
inches.
TWO MONTHS DROUGHT BROKEN.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Gainesville. Tex. July 26-The drought
that has prevailed in Cooke County for
nearly two months has at last been broken.
A steady rain has been falling for thirty-six
hours. and all sections report good share
OF the much-needed water. All streams are
running and stock tanks are again full.
From reports received 1t is learned that the
rain covered all of North Texas.
RAIN TOO LATE TO HELP CORN.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Bonham. Tex. July "a hard rain fell
all over this country last night and to-day.
that much more rain will fall tonight,
Corn will not be benefited, but cotton was
beginning to need some rain. The cotton
crop in this section is In fine condition.
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cL0UDBURST IN TEXAS TOWN.
New Boston Inundated-A Large
Number of Sheep Drowned.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Texarkana, Tex. July "a cloudburst
occurred at New Boston. the county seat
Of this Bowie) county. this morning. The
streets were under water three feet deep
and the stores were inundated to that depth.
The prairie upon which the town is situated
was lake. in places fully. five feet in
depth. drowning a large number of sheep.
Crops were extensively damaged and all
fences on farms were swept away.
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FAT CATTIE SCARCE. =.
Effects Of Drought on Kansas City
Stock Receipts.

Kansas City. Mo-, July "a local pack
Ing house IL shipping export cattle from
Chicago to be slaughtered here. 80
Local supplies OF fat cattle this week
have been small. notwithstanding that the
weeks total is the heaviest on record, The
bulk Of the receipts are stock CATTLE forced
on the market by reason Of the dry
weather. -
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g!on. and their effects in fresheniny up the
air were most noticeable.
Cooler weather Is a possibility for to-
also possibilities. From the general spread
of rain on all sides and from the appearance
of a rain belt just south Of us. which is
evidently heading this way. St Louis Is
nearer rain at present than 1t has been for
MANY DAYS past.
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PHYSICIAN OVERCOME BY HEAT.
NO RAINS AT MONTICELLO.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Monticello, Mo-. July 2s-The heat and
drought continue. The temperature in
creased each day until Wednesday,, when
1t reached 116 degrees. Local rains are re-
ported in different parts of the county. but
none has fallen here. A good rain at once
would make one-half crop of corn.
PASTURES DRY. CORN SUFFERING.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New Douglas, H.. July 26-No rain yet
relieves the drought. Pastures are dry.
corn is suffering and many farmers are
hauling water from the larger creeks for
stock. Several horses have dropped dead
in the fields during the past week on ac-
count of the intense heat
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ALTO PASS STILL SUFFERING.

Alto Pass. ILL.,. July 26-The mercury
stood lower here to-day than for several
days, but there is yet no relief from the
drought. which is becoming more alarming
every day. Wells and cisterns are getting
low, and at the Southern Illinois Insane
Asylum at Anna the scarcity Of water is
said to be causing much uneasiness.
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JOSEPH HALLERMAy.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Carlyle. ILL.,, July 2s-The death of Joseph
Hallerman. one OF the most prominent citi-
zens of Germantown. occurred at noon to-
day. He was one Of the most influential
members of the Democratic party. The
funeral will take place Monday in German
town.
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The Cool Northern Route,
The Wabash runs through sleeping cars
daily to St. Paul and Minneapolis, MINI.
Direct connection Is made for Minnesota re-
sorts. and very low rates are in effect.
Ticket office Eighth and Olive.
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See the remarkable story Of the
monkey who acts like = man. with
Dictares, In to-mofrow's sunday Re.
Dubllo, s5r
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S1.25 st. Louis to shelbyville
And return. via Big Four. July g. Chautau-
qua Assembly. Train leaves $50 a. m.
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s .......... ........ .sss. 81. 90 go, 900. 900

The Commission of Hydraulic Engineers
inspected the Waterworks stations at Bis
seiI Point and the Chain Of ROCKS yessSr.
Public improvements, Sewer Commissioner
Hermann and b. C. Adkins. chief engineer
companied Messrs Hazen. Wisner and WI
liams. The experts will go to the mouths
Of the Illinois and Missouri rivers to-day on
the harbor boat. as the guests Of Harbor
and Wharf Commissioner Alt. All the menu
bers Of the board will go along 80
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27

See the article about Pekin, China,
where nobody works. In to-morrOw's
Sunday Republic.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27

f.. ssThe wOoinE of Gus and the VIM
ming of Bella" an enjoyable love
story. will he found In to.morroyv's
Sunday Republic.
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Tibbs-Broiles,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
, Flora. H.. July 2s--Mr.. John [. Tibbs.
conductor on the Springfield branch Of the
B. & o. R. R.. anu Miss Ida Broiles were
married last night
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See the funny picture stories In the
comic section Of Tomorrow Sunday
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KANSAS.
REPUBLIC SPEO

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Topeka. Kas.. July 2s.-For the first time
In twenty-eight days the temperature to-
day dropped below the 1GO-mark At 2
o'clock the Government thermometer regis
tered Sc and at o'clock 1t stood at 50 de-
grees. This was caused by local showers
at Topeka. Usage City. Emporia. Lawrence
and other points in Eastern Kansas.
In the extreme western section. heavy
rains are reported particularly in Wallace
County. where the precipitation was two
inches. Southeast of Topeka. fifteen miles
one inch of rain fell over region as large
as an average county. The Santa Fe and
Rock Island railroads report local showers
in dozen sections of the State. The
Weather Bureau says there are no indica-
lions for general rains during the next
tweaty-fCur hours.
The showers to-day were beneficial to the
pastures. but the fall was not sufficient to
help corn. The drought has so completely
burned the crop that rains at this time
will not save 1t.
LOCAL SHOWERS IN ARKANSAS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Rogers. Ark. July 26.-Good local showers
fell here to-day. reducing temperature and
benefitng apples and peaches.
SLIGHT RELIEF IN OMAHA.
Omaha. Neb., July 2s-This city expert
enced slight relief from the terrible heat.
the thermometer just failing to reach the
century mark for the first time in nearly
two weeks. The highest temperature
reached was 99.5 at p. M. to which point
1t experienced n gradual rise from a. m,
the coolest hour since sunrise.
Considerable rain is reported to have
fallen to the south of this city this after
noon. Men directly interested in corn ex-
pect not more than three-fourths Of a crop
for the State under any circumstances.
PHYSICIAN OVERCOME BY HEAT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Monticello. Mo-. July 2s.-J. 3. Mar
chand, i physician and druggist of this place
for the past twenty-five years. was over
come by heat while returning from a pro-
fessional call yesterday afternoon. He re-
manned unconscious for several hours. He
will recover.
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LOCAL SHOWERS IN ARKANSAS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Rogers. Ark. July 26.-Good local showers
fell here to-day. reducing temperature and
benefiting apples and peaches.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-13
SPRINGS SHORT STAY.
Yesterday Was Just Right
for Open Cars and
Boulevard.

Open cars on the Bayonne line We're
run all day and evening yesterday for the
first time and in consequence of the very
fine weather a large number of people
took advantage of the trip from Jersey
City to Bergen Point. The cars were
crowded all day and many people had to
let several cars go by before seat or
even standing roor, could be obtained.
The beautiful weather, happy change
from the dreary, disease-breeding sort OF
the past few days, brought hundreds of
out of town visitors here and the day
was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Not since the weather has been mild
enough to disregard thoughts of colds
have so many people been out this spring
on the avenues and Boulevard. Bicyclists
and drivers took advantage of the de-
lightful weather to have some pure en-
joyment and as a result the Boulevard
was well filled with both.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-13
RUBBER SUIT IN CHANCERY
Application for Injunction Re-
straining Consolidated Tire
Co. From Converting
Stocks to Bonds.

Another big fight, involving millions of
dollars, concerning trust corporations,
came up in Vice Chancellor Pitney's
court today. This time it is all about
rubber.
Counsellor William H. Corbin on behalf
of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany, the India Rubber Company and the
Hartford Rubber Manufacturing COM
pany, has obtained an order to show
cause why an injunction shouldn't be is
sued restraining the Consolidated Rubber
Tire Company from converting preferred
stocks into bonds.
The directors of the defendant corpora
ton drafted an agreement which they
called 1.-THE Stockholders Protecting
Agreement which in plain words simply
proposed to take 50, ,0O0, 900 of the preferred
stock and convert them into $3,000,000 of
bonds. There are $4,00O,000 of preferred
stock and the same amount of common
stock in the companys capitalization
This proposition was to have been voted
on at a meeting to be held this month,
but the dissenting creditors of the COM
pany obtained from Chancellor Magic a
temporary restraining order until the
argument on the RUE 10 SNOW cause LOOK
place this morning.
Mr.. Corbin said that the objections to
the poposed carrying out of the Stock
holders Protecting Agreement was that
it made the company insolyent and would
defeat the creditors getting any money
from it. Besides, added the lawyer, it
was an unlawful act and not authorized
by the statute. There were other ways
to reduce the stock of the company, but
not this.
Counsellor r. v. Lindabury, of Eliza
beth, represented the Rubber Company,
whose answer not having been filed, the
Vice Chancellor continued the matter for
one week. The fight will be a bitter and
long one