The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-07-20
HOT WAVE CONTINUES.
Nineteen states and Territories Are
stricken by the SUNS Fierce Rays
MANY Pray for Rain.

not weather continued Ounuay III IL
states and territories of the grea
corn belt, the Ohio valley and various
| portions of the south. There seem,
| to be no immediate evidence of abate
ment except in the south and south
west, where local thunderstorms may
cause some moderation. The state.
affected include Indiana, Illinois, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Okla
homa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Da'
kota, North Dakota, Colorado and
Michigan. 1t has become consider.
ably warmer also in the upper lake
region and in New England, Mar
quette, Mich, reporting record
breaking temperature of 102 degrees.
Hope of rain in the region affected by
the heat was not fulfilled. only traces
of 1t appearing in one or two sections
except at Galveston, Tex. where
about one-third of an inch fell, and
in eastern Texas, where there were
local thunderstorms. The tempera-
lures reported show only slight varia-
ton from the extremes of the past
few days, and these are due to local
conditions entirely. In Des Moines,
Ia, the temperature was 100, in Kan
sas City, 1902; and in Omaha, 1902; at
Davenport, Ia; Denver, COL; Little
Rock, Ark; New Orleans; North
Platte, Neb.; st. Paul. and Vicksburg,
Miss, it was 90 or higher.
st. Joseph. Mo-. July 15.-The long
continued drought has resulted in the
entire ruin of the corn and oats crops
in this section of the country. Corn
has commenced to tassel only few
feet high and no amount of rain
would now be of any benefit to that
cereal. The fruit and vegetable crops
are also complete failures, and the
pastures have dried up so that the
farmers are paying enormous prices
for hay and feed. Sunday was clear
and hot. with no relief apparently in
sight. Unless rain comes this week
wheat, which was an abundant crop,
will have to be substituted for even
the coarser and cheaper kinds of
feed.
Omaha, Neb., July 15.-This city and
the state has had another torrid day.
The mercury registered 101 degrees.
The atmosphere was fresh, however,
with an absence of anything that
tended to hot winds. This condition
has prevailed for almost a week, and
its effect on the corn crop has not
keen serious, although rain is needed
to insure fair crop. Nearly all the
corn planted in Nebraska and west
ern Iowa is two weeks behind the
normal on account of the late plant
ing, and this has conduced to save it
from more serious damage. Reports
almost universally from the state are
to the effect that rain is needed, but
with the absence of hot winds the
crops will stand considerable hot
weather. Spring wheat and oats in
Nebraska are well-nigh failure.
st. Paul, Mimi. July 15.-Prof. w.
NJ. Hayes, of the state agricultural
experimental farm, reports that the
hot weather is doing a great deal of
damage to wheat in southern Mime
sofa, and that chinch bugs are very
numerous and are contributing to the
destruction. He believes that but a
small crop will be harvested in this
section.
Springfield, H., July 15.-Reports
indicate that the hot winds that swept
the state last week inflicted much
damage upon the growing corn. In
some fields fully ten per cent. of the
grain has been literally cooked by the
torrid breath, and where the stalk is
thus injured the yield will be CORE
spondingly reduced.
Jefferson City, Mo-, July 15.-At all
the churches Sunday prayers were
made for rain. At the Roman Catholic
churches prayers are said at each ma SIS
daily for rain, under an order of Arch
bishop Kahn. of St. Louis. Gov. Dock
cry is receiving hundreds of requests
beseeching him to issue a proclama-
ton to the people to assemble and
pray for rain, and it is predicted that
il the drought is not broken this week
such a proclamation will be issued.
Wichita, Kan, July 15.-Sunday was
the hottest day of the season in south
ern Kansas, the temperature register
ing as high as 11s in the sun. Special
prayer services for rain were held al
all of the churches. Two thousand
people crowded into the Roman Catho-
lie church to pray. Hot winds blew the
greater part of the afternoon. Grass.
hoppers are coming in by the millions
and farmers fear that the grasshop
per plague of many years ago will
again be repeated. Corn is ruined be-
yond hope, as are apples and peaches
Hundreds of cattle are reported tc
have died of the heat and thirst il
western Kansas. Several train load.
went through here for market, ther,
being no grass or water for them II
their pastures. Hay Is selling for 81;
ton and corn cannot be purchased a
SIS cents bushel. Even were rain t.
| fall now IL could do nothing for tn,
crop. 1t could merely cool off the ali
and make living more pleasant
Farmers for the most part are wei
fixed financially and there will be M
| suffering in Kansas this winter.
Victims of Pickpockets.
Colorado Springs, COL, July 49,