The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14
HOT WAVE STILL ON
CROPS BEING DAMAGED AND
 PEOPLE FRUSTRATED.
In Texas the Weather is the Warm est Known in Many Years. Mobile Has Maximum
 of 1O1.

local thunderstorms, accompanied by the slight rainfall in Western MiSsis- sippi last night. the drought that is burning up vegetation in Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma, and Indian Terri tory is still unbroken. The Kansas City weather observer says:
 ''The atmosphere Is so uniformly it makes precipitation almost impossi- ble. Clouds may gather and a few drops of rain may fall, but the lower stratum of air Is so hot that the rain drops would be transformed to vapor in passing through it.'
 There is no relief in sight and the situation becomes worse each hour. Several days ago one-fourth of a corn crop in Kansas was hoped for. The estimate now must be still further re- duced.
 Prayer for rain will be offered in scores of churches in Missouri and Kansas tomorrow.
 The Kansas City livestock market is an index to the situation. The cattle market has gone through one of the most trying weeks in many years.
 As many feeders as possible are hold ing back their cattle in the hope that rain will succor them. Each day, however, brings them nearer to the in- evitable, and commission men are flooded with letters indicating that next week Is the longest that they can hold out. Ruling prices are the lowest in many years and during the last few days the commoner grades of cattle could not be sold at any price.
 Receipts during the week aggregated over 6S,0O0, the heaviest ever known at this season of the year. As compared with tho nrouiNuo hor increase of 3o,0oo and 2o,e00 more than tho corresponding week year ago.
 Some of the dressed beef buyers said as early as Thursday that their refrig- orators were full and that they could not buy more until there was an out let for the stock on hand.
 The stockers and feeders situation, old-timers say, is the worst they have known in twenty-five years.
 The weeks movement of hogs to the local markets was the heaviest ever known. The tsts' receipts were above 122.000 against 1lo,0e0 in one week of August, 1Se0. the best previous record.
 Topeka. Kas., July 1S.-The suffering from the prolonged drought is now more intense than ever. It is hardly expected that there will be any last ing relief before fall. The fire depart ments in Topeka, Atchison, Emporia, Lawrence and other of the larger cities have addressed appeals to the people asking them to shut off all their hy- drants whenever the fire bell is rung, so as to give the proper amount of pressure on the water mains leading to the fires. There is net city in the State which is tonight able to cope with fire. Buildings have reached such an intense degree of dryness that a fire will start on the slightest provo- cation. In all the country districts streams are running low. and mills and electric light plants that were run by water power have been forced to close down. Most of the ponds have been dry for two weeks and the question of where to obtain water for stock is one of the most important that has con- fronted the Kansas farmer for years. Stock IS being placed on sale at ridic- ulously low prices.
 Reports from twenty-four Kansas counties tonight, mostly in the Eastern and Central portions of the State. in dicate that the corn crop is not so badly off as has hitherto been pub lished. The late corn has not yet be- gun to tassel and it is the general ver- dict that it is standing the heat re- well and if favorable weath- CT conditions would come at once a half crop of corn would be obtained in these counties. But the conditions now are anything but propitious for better weather. Dairymen have been obliged to double the price of milk, so high has the price of feed gone.
 Texarkana. Ark, July 13.-Today was without doubt the hottest day Texar- kama has experienced since the hot wave of 1878. The thermometer at ] o'clock this afternoon registered 107 and stayed there for two hours. This was against 106 yesterday and 10S Thurs day. Work on new buildings. public works. etc, has been suspended.
 Crops are gone beyond recovery. ex- cepting cotton, which is greatly dam aged. At o'clock tonight good show CT was received here driving the mer- cury dow n to ninety. Reports from Clarksville, Park and Atlanta in Tex 1 as and Fulton. Hope, Philadelphia, | Eagle Mills, Camden and other points | in Arkansas is to the effect that a 1 light rain fell tonight.
 Altus. Ark. July t3.-A good rain | broke the long drought here today. The | thermometer registered 30 degrees low | CT after the rain. During the storm |
 
 was struck by lightning, the building | was badly damaged and his entire | family consisting of his wife and five | were prostrated by the shock All revived except Mir. Speer. who re- mains in a critical condition
 Dallas, Tex, July 13.-This was the hottest day known in Dallas in fifteen years. For six hours the temperature ranged from 101 to 107 in the shade At o'clock tonight the mercury reg stered S6, with not a sign of breeze 'r any immediate prospect of relief.
 Orange. Tex, July 13.-The hottest lay ever recorded in the history of Orange was experienced here today, the thermometer going five degrees high IT than ever shown on the government here. registering 99 degrees There has been much suffering but no atalities.
 Houston. Tex. July 13.-All records were broken here this afternoon at 'clock when the government thermom- ter touched 100. It remained at that 'oint for an hour. There were no pros rations but hot wind made it very for everybody. No rain 5 reported from South Texas points oday.
 New Orleans. July 13.-The govern 1ent thermometer at 2:30 o'clock reg stered 1918 breaking all hot weather ecords for New Orleans. No prostra- ions reported.
 Shreveport. La, July 13-The ther-