Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-18
TIE TERRIFIC HEAT WAVE.
The Chicago Board of Trade Smell,
Rain, and September Corn
Takes a Tumble.
COOLING BREezES At KANSAS CITY.
Earth where II Is Hot Enough
Topeka Has n Cloudless Sky. and
sitting Atmosphere-The Eject
on Markets.

stthtnB AtmOsphere-Ihe hHccs
on Markets.
Chicago, July 13.-Rain, or predic-
lions promising it, and cooler wealth
or in the southwest, caused heavy
selling of corn on the board of trade
at the opening, and the September de-
livery, after touching "a cents, de-
clined sharply to 49h. Wheat and
oats also sold lower, the latter drop
ping off 3A cents.
New York, July 13.-Great excite
ment prevailed at the New York ex'
change. The weather map early in
the day showed no signs of let-up of
the hot spell in the corn belt. The
market, however, was topheavy from
protracted bull speculations and it
only required rumors of rain in Kan
sas and Nebraska to break the corn
market 2H cents in less than ten min
utes at New York, while the Chicago
market broke Az cents. Great
blocks of "long stuff" came out in
steady stream which broke Septem-
Der, the speculative fayorite, from
5G2s to 53A with the rest of the list
Oft in proportion.
St. Louis, July 13.-Reports for va
rious points in Missouri, Illinois, Kan
ious points in Missouri, Illinois, Kan
sas, Nebraska and Iowa, Friday night
gave the maximum temperatures at
the places named for the day, as fol-
lows:
Missouri-De Soto, ia; Wellsville,
113; st. Joseph, 112; Paris, 112; Boon
Vile. 112; Columbia, III; Chilicothe,
10; Mexico. 1O7; Butler, los; Dixon,
los; Springfield, 1903; Kansas City, 1903;
ST. Louis, 1903; Jefferson City, 1o7;
Marshall, los.
Illinois-Waterloo, III; Bunker Hill,
JOG; Carlyle, 1902; Jacksonville, 100;
Richview, 1O7; Alto Pass, 100.
Kansas-Leavenwo 100; Atchi-
son, LOG; Lawrence, los; Topeka, 1O2;
Abilene, 1903; Fort Scott, 40.
ebraska-Lincoln, 1902; Omaha, 104;
Fairbury, 1O7; Lathrop, 1O4; O'Neil,
1O3; North Platte, 50.
Iowa-Des Moines, 102.
ST. Louis, July 13.-The thermome-
ter marked 81 at 2 p. m. There is
good breeze.
Topeka, Kas., July 13.-With the
mercury registering 101 degrees at
noon under a cloudless sky,this Satur-
day is the seasons hottest day. Last
night was sitting, the thermometer
showing a minimum registration of II
and IS at midnight. At 7 o'clock this
morning the registration was 50, at
1895, and 90 at II o'clock. No change
in sight for the better, says the wealth
er observer.
Des Mones, Ia, July 13.-At z
a. m. the thermometer registered 77h
above, two degrees higher than the
corresponding time Friday. Indica-
tions point to the mercury going
higher than 100. Reports throughout
the state indicate that the hot wealth
err continues undated and the crops,
while yet safe, are suffering.
st. Joseph, Mo-, July 13.-The mer-
curry reached 1OG degrees before noon,
for the first time, at that hour, this
summer.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 13.-Not since
the present hot spell begun here Kan
sas City people suffered so severely
as they did Friday night. Thursday
night had proven almost intolerable,
but Friday night the conditions were
even worse, the average temperature
from 8 p. IN. to s a. m. being 81 de-
grees. The atmosphere was so heavy
that it was almost sitting, and thou
sands of people slept on lawns or
porches, or remained up the entire
night riding or walking about town.
At nine o'clock this morning the
weather bureau reported SO degrees,
or two above that at the same hour
Friday, with no prospects of rain or
a cooling breeze. For three days this
month the heat record here has been
broken, and conditions this morning
indicated that Fridays mark of 1898
degrees would he passed to-day.
Shortly before noon strong
breeze came up from the north, and
there was prospect of a shower. The
thermometer had risen from 80 at
nine O'Clock to 95 at IL, but at noon
fall of three degrees was noted, the
mercury then marking 90. At the
Kansas state university at Lawrence,
where the hottest weather ever
known there was recorded yesterday
the temperature at IL o'clock was "a.
Omaha, Neb, July 13.-At noon the
mercury had reached OF. A cooling
breez came up at II o'clock from the
southwest, and partially relieved the
intensity of the heat.
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Sensational Scene In Court.
Muncie, Ind, July 13.-Miss Geor-