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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-31
ILLINOIS,.
WILL HELP GROWING CROPS.
erPuBLc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Cairo, ILL.,, July So-The long drought has
at last been broken. and the torrid wave
cooled In this section. A heavy RAIN accom-
panied by much thunder and lightning. set
In about midnight last night and continued
and the temperature fell % degrees. and
the outlook is favorable for more rain.
AGvices from the country state that the
iain will help all the growing crops, with the
exception of early corn, which will prove
nearly total failure. A conservative esti-
mate states that corn, under the most ia
vored conditions. will not average more
cut short IT is thought that late potatoes
and ether late vegetables will yield three
fourths Of n usual crop.
WILL SAVE INDIAN CORN.
RFPuBLrc SPECIAL.
Oakland. Ill.,, July 20.-The long-continued
drought in Eastern Illinois was broken late
this afternoon by a heavy downpour of rain
The rain came in the nick of time TO save
the Indian corn crop, which is in tassel. The
broom-corn crop will he greatly benefited.
Farmers as well as the business men are
jubilant.
PASTURES GREATLY REVIVED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Charleston, ILL.,, July 3o.--A drought which
this afternoon by copious rain. Late corn
and broom corn Will be greatly helped. and
pastures revived which were dry enough
10 burn. The rain was general, covering
the entire country.
MORE MOISTURE At QUINCY.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Quincy, Ill, July S0-Another refreshing
rain fell here this morning. The precIpita-
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STRONGER TONE in GRAIN.
Market Shows Improvement With
Increased Trading.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. July S0.-After the marked de-
clines in the cereal markets on Saturday
and Monday, prices took stronger tone to-
day in wheat corn and oats and substan-
tial gains We're made. Wheat advanced 1
cent bushel and corn nearly cents a
bushel on July and September options,
while oats made corresponding gains
The weather advices from the West were
more favorable than usual to-day, and
traders found the market had been over
sold. but the upward trend in grain prices
was considered by many competent authori-
ties to-day to be n wholly market move
ment and devoid Of any actual significance
so far as real conditions went
Most of the buying here and in Chicago
was done by those who had liquidated their
holdings on the news of rain in the corn
and wheat belts. AS the dial marked up
fractional gains, the easily frightened
shorts jumped in the market and assisted
in marking prices up. The Governments
weekly review of the crop conditions com
piled by the Weather Bureau was par
TALLY responsible for the advance in prices
of corn and oats.
In both New York and Chicago the
trading lacked the excitement in the pits
which has prevailed during the last few
weeks. while the upward movement in grain
prices had hardly any influence on the
prices of stocks,
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FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
Disastrous Accident in the Yards
at Theresa Avenue. -

Two freight trains on tho Frisco Railway
collided at 10 o'clock last night at the
Theresa avenue crossing, through a misun-
Outstanding Of signals on the part of Sig
mailman F. g. Briggs Of No. $3.50 Park ave-
nue. and George c. Woods. is years old.
telephone operator at the Grand avenue
signal tower.
Engine No. II. drawing fifteen cars Of
wheat. ran into the last car Of a train
which was being backed on the same track
Engineer Charles F. satter Of No. 370
Ia Sale street, and Fireman Jane, M
Moore OF No. 1lS Whittenberg street, were
lifted on the cab Of their engine. They
jumped to the sides Of the track. sustain
Ing no injuries The train in charge Of En-
gfneer John Manning. No. 40n Choutea1
avenue. and Fireman Harry siders. was
te etes o. three cars being piled on the
.t Engine No telescoped the. rear car Of
the train In front and rested upon the
trucks Of the car after the crash. The crews
OF the two trains. eight men In all, in
charge Of Foreman ROLAND and ForeYnar,
Halstead, escaped without injury.
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OTHER ISSUES MAY PREcEDE.
William ]. Bryan Is Questioned
Regarding the Silver Problem.


Chillicothe, Mo-. July so.-william J. Bry-
an addressed the graduates Of the Chilli
Gothic Normal School, and an audience that
filled the Luella Theater this evening. His
subject was "a Conquering Nation"
In an interview Mr.. Bryan said that it
was impossible to say how important a part
the money question would play IN the cam
paign of 1904. and that the Democratic
party ought not to recede from its position
On this question. although other questions
might be Of more Importance for the time
being.
When asked concerning reported inter-
view from Charles A. Towne. in which
Towne was quoted as expressing the fear
that the reorganizers would get control
of the party, Mr.. Bryan said that he had
received a telegram from Towne declaring
the interview O fake.
He was asked II he would be q candidate
in 1904, and replied: II have said repeated
ly that 1 am a candidate for no office How
ever, would not enter Into a bond never
to become . candidate. i would b foolish
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ARKANSAS.
REpr-RI.1c specials

REFC BIC SPEC1AI.
Helena, Ark. July so.-Heavy rains fell
throughout this section to-day, commencing
at noon and lasting until night. 1t is be.
lieved that Monroe and Lee counties, as
well as Phillips. were visited with copfous
showers. Farmers have been saying that
rain would do no good, that the crops were
already done for: but feeling OF satisfac-
ton pervades the community nevertheless
will receive much benefit as the young
corn has been we'll cultivated and has been
standing the drought remarkably well.
WORTH A MILLION TO CROPS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Little Rock, Ark. July 3O-A fine rain,
the first to amount to anything since the
drought began, fell here to-day and con-
tfnued far into the night. Experts say it
crop.
CRAWFORD COUNTY DRENCHED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Van Buren,. Ark. July 3o.-A hard rain u
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, July Gothic special weekly
report of the Agricultural Department gives
general conditions as follows:
Intense heat prevailed during the greater
part Of the week throughout the central val
leEs. but the temperatures during the last
three days were more moderate. Good rains
have fallen over large part Of the drough:
area in the Mississippi and Upper Missouri
valleys. but drought conditions have become
more serious In the Ohio Valley and Ten
nessee, where the week has been rainless
except in n few localities.
On the Atlantic Coast district the weather
conditions have been generally favorable
except over portions of the Carolinas and
Virginia, where rain Is now needed. The
conditions were also favorable on the Pacific
Coast.
Late Corn Improved.
recent rains have improved late corn in
portions of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
and Missouri, but the early crop was prac-
tically ruined before the rains came. In
Iowa the crop has sustained less injury than
in the aforementioned States, and the
rainfall has been copious and well distrib-
uted
In the great corn States east of the Mis-
sissippi River. except over Northern Illinois.
drought and excessive heat have continued
with disastrous effects upon corn, which is
now In a critical condition. In Michigan
and generally throughout the Middle Allan
tic States and New England the corn crop
is in fine condition.
Winter wheat harvest is general on the
North Pacific Coast. with good yields.
Wheat Harvest Well Advanced.
Harvesting Of spring wheat Is we'll ad-
vanced over the southern portion of the
spring-wheat region and has begun in the
Southern Red River Valley. Premature
ripening has reduced the yield and the quail
ity of the crop over the southern portion of
the spring-wheat region, although the
thrashins returns show better yields in Iowa
than were anticipated. In North Dakota and
Northern Minnesota the crop has sustained
but little injury from heat.
The oats harvest continues in the more
northerly sections, having been delayed by
rains in Michigan. Reports of premature
ripening continue from the Upper Missouri
Valley. light crop is indicated in the Mid
die Atlantic States.
Cotton Benefited.
The condition of cotton over the greater
part of the cotton belt is improved. good
growth and clean fields being gener rally re-
ported. In Missouri. Arkansas, Tennessee
and Central Texas. however, the cotton
crop continues to need rain and shedding
and blooming at top in these States are
extensively reported.
In the Ohio Valley and Tennessee tobacco
continues to suffer from drought. but in
Kentucky and Tennessee has withstood the
unfavorable conditions we'll. In New Eng
States the crop has made good growth.
Cutting and curing continue in the Caro-
linas under favorable conditions.
The apple crop in the central valleys has
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I been further injured by drought and heat
,, and very light crop Is indicated in the
Micdle Atlantic States and New England.
Conditions In the West.
Local conditions are as follows:
Mississippi.
COpiouS showers in western and southern
portions moderate to light elsewhere; gen
orally favorable week; cotton growing fast
and fruiting well. except on uplands In
northern counties, where 1t continues to
bloom to top: late corn doing well. needs
rain in many localities; hay crop light;
pastures dry in north improving else
where: melons abundant.
Texas.
Rains on the 18th and 26th general IN
southwest and extreme Forth portions 1
drought continues in localities in central
and western portions; cotton greatly I'M
proved in southwest and extreme north
opening rapidly in south and southwest
portions: where some picking is being done;
cotton shedding somewhat and blooming at
top. general conditions OF crop below aver
age; corn crop made, except late.planted,
which is improved; rice materially bene-
fted; sweet potatoes. millet. sugar cane
improved ranges benefited
Arkansas.
Temperature continues high: local show
ers were OF little benefit to crops; cotton
fruiting at top aid shedding squares in
most sections; early corn general failure;
some being cut for fodder: late corn would
in ground. which is not in condition for
planting second crop; fruit generally small
and scarce.
Missouri.
Warmest week of season. but cooler show
cry weather at close. improving late corn
in central and southern and In many Icrth.
ern counties. one-half to nine-tenths OF
corn will make nothing but fodder. and re-
mainder can make only one-tenth to one
half average yield; in portions Of northern
section corn is more promising; cotton she'd
ding badly; apples and peaches very I'M
promising.
Dry and very hot except In northern sec
ton. where good showers helped crops con.
siderably; injury to corn consideraple' pm .II
good rains in three or four days will stfll
be of great benefit, yield will be consi Ter
ably below average. especially IN souths.n
sections; in the vicinity of springfield an iIl
south pollen dry and falling before SIN
forms; some field cannot be helped; haylns
done; oats thrashing nearly fnis lisd crop n'
tatoes rotting in ground except in north; all
farmers feeding stock: small streams run
ming dry and stock water scarce: peaches
small and apples nearly all fallen; STOCK
pease good.
Cooler last days with good rains IN cen
trail and eastern counties; late corn noioing
fairly we'll over much OF state ana sun
promising from fourth to half CROP pas
lures generally dry but revivins IN main
districts: blowing tor fatl W SaTsse in some
sections.
oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Drought continues over southwestern anu
northern counties, elsewhere rains oenented
late corn. cotton, cane, kaffir ana oroon
corn castor beans. grass and iruh.i co o,er
ndian Territory and Southern Oklahoma.
round in fair condition for all fall work.
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yesterday
Southern
n
ton Of of is rain
Temperatures twenty
Mississippi and slightly that figure
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MARIA PA ESCAPED.
Assassin Attempted to Kill Queen
Dowager of Portugal.

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Ax-les-Bains. July s1.-Maria Pia, Queen
Dowager Of Portugal and mother of thu
present King Carlos. has had a narrow es-
cape from assassination. the details Of
"hich are not yet obtainable She left
hastily for Rome after the attack upon her
Maria Pia. Queen Dowager of Portugal.
tnough now In her f1fty-fifth year, is still
every inch Queen to quote a phrase
applied to her at the time of her marriage.
which took place when she was oulv Is
years OF age. She was the youngest of the
five children Of Victor Emmanuel by his
first wife. the Archduchess Adelaide Of
Austria. skillful and daring horsewoman.
she won the sobriquet Of Queen DIANA"
and for many years she had the reputation
Of being the best-dressed woman in any
royal house in Europe. She is also described
as a fearless woman. good wife and devoted
mother
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INJURED BY STREET CARS.
Teamster and Companion Hurt in
COllisiOn-Other Accidents

A northbound Cherokee street car yestero
day morning collided with a wagon at thu
approach Of the Twelfth street bridge and
both occupants were thrown out. August
Wallenbrock was cut and bruised on The
legs. Charles Holman Of No. 100 Barry
street. who was riding with him was
was wrecked.
Mrs: Mary Carlin was struck bv an
OFallon Park car of the Suburban line Al
the corner Of Twenty-third and wash
streets last night. She was ATTENDED nv
Doctor Grundy Of Jefferson avenue and
Wash street who stated that her injuries
She was taken to her home. No. 225i CvEai.
Ion street. or
A Broadway car at the corner of Howard
street yesterday morning collided with 3
pany. driven by William Walker. No. 111eA
kennerly avenue. The driver escaped n.
Jury by jumping. The wagon was damaae6
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MoRTON's ESTIMATE ON CROPS.
Believes Entire Corn Yield Will BE
1,500,GC0G00 Bushels.

Chicago, July 3o.-Paul Morton. second vice
president of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad. speaking tonight of the pro-
spective corn crop. said:
My estimate of the corn crop for this
year places the yield for the entire country
in the neighborhood of 1.5oo0o.o0O bushels.
OF course. this figure represents nothing
tempted to make after hearing the reports
of our agents throughout the corn belt.
1.-THE general corn crop is by no means
tricts have suffered severely. The wheat
yield is larger than ever. Throughout Kan
sas and Oklahoma the crop was exception
1.-THE loss of the corn crop in Kansas and
Missouri to the railroads is no longer the
serious matter it used to be. Take. for in
stance, the Santa Fe. 1t has diversified its
tonnage to such an extent that corn is not
now the all-important factor in making
earnings"
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COTTON RAIsERs' PROJECT.
Talk of Cooperative Trust, With
st. Louis for Headquarters.

A dispatch to The Republic from Boston,
Mass. says that plans are on foot for the
formation Of a cooperative trust of cotton
producers. which is to have headquarters
at st. Louis and warehouses at Memphis
and capital of $5OOOOOOO
The dispatch states that George F. Wash
burn Of Boston has gone to Europe to study
cooperative methods Of various bodies and
will apply this information to the cotton
producers organization.
Mr.. Washburn said that the application
of the idea to the cotton industry was made
because the planters. being men of means.
can unite in cooperative business move
ment and effect a tremendous saving to
themselves.
T. P. senter. a well-known ST. Louis cot
ton dealer. when seen last night at his
residence. No. 1879 Washington boulevard,
said he had not heard Of the move to or
ganize the producers.
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OHIO PoPuLIs1s.
Small Gathering Issues Call Urging
Independent Party Action.

Columbus. O.. July 500 A. Parker Of
Louisville. chairman of the National Com
mttee Of the Middle-of-the-Road Popu-
Ohio member of the same COMMITTEES. have
been in conference here to-day with Popu-
lists in response to call from Chairman
Parker on July Is.
After conference an address was issued
denouncing both of the old parties and urg-
ing a complete reorganization of the Popu-
lists in the State. and the nominatio OF a
straight ticket.
The attendance for the Free Silver Con-
ventfon tomorrow, as we'll as for the Pop
ulist Convention to-day. Is SO small the ac-
ton OF these elements. either singly or In
factor In the present Ohio campaign for
State ofiicers and United States Senator.
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BABIES STARVED TO DEATH.
Shocking State of Affairs I'm
earthed in Kansas CITY.

Kansas City. Mo-. July so-A baby farm,
situated in one-story set of fats in a
low-lying part of the city where at least
three infants have been willfully starved to
death, has been disclosed by the police.
In one place, where the husband Is blind
and his sister. also sightless. has supported
cured from a local female physician. have
died within the past few days, and been
buried at the expense of the city.
The death certificates in each case assert
that death was due to starvation. At
another place four babies. none over few
months old. were found. while at two other
places n child each was disclosed. At still
another place. a poor family had fostered
four babies within year, all of which had
died. They had been secured, it was as
serted. from private hospital.
In each instance the persons had been
hired to board the infants for pttance
They were surrounded with squalor and half
starved. The Grand Jury will be asked to
make an investigation.
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SUSPENDED A MEMBER.
Row in House of Commons Over
Irish Tenant Question.

London, July 3O.-James J. OShea. Na.
tionalist member for West Waterford, was
suspended in the House Of Commons today
for disorderly conduct. in applying the term
judicial blackguardism'' to the conduct Of
Baron O'Brien. Lord Chief Justice of Ires
land In charging the jury at the recent trfal
of MIR. Walsh. chairman Of the Waterford
County Council. on charges Of conspiracy
at Cork. ~
Mr.. Walsh is connected with the United
Irish League and the latter boycotted q
man who rented farm from which the
previous tenant had been evicted. Tie
charge Of conspiracy arose therefrom. The
Nationalist contend that Baron OBrief
conducted the case In an extremely partisaD
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BLAZE ON NEwsTEAD-Fire last night
In the feed store of Anton Seremba. No.
$4,000. The loss on the building is esti-
mated at $1.500. Two horses and two wag-
ons were burned. together with a quantity
spread to the one-story brick resdence oc-
cupted by Albert Collins. at No. 1896 st.
Ferdinand avenue. resulting in damage
500. The residence adjoining. OCCUPIED BY
Ben Higgins, was damaged ZOO
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Kentucky DROUGHT BROKEN.
KANSAS.

Topeka. Kas.. July 3o.-More rain fell in
Eastern and Southern Kansas tonight In
topeka the rainfall lasted over an hour, ana
still more will come tonight. This alter
noon an excellent rain fell from Atchis9n to
Wetmore q distance of sixty miles. WEI
lington reports tonight that a heavy rain
fell in the southern part of the State to-day
An analysis of the crop situation In Kan
sas since the effectual breakup OF me
drought gives the surprising conclusion that
there will be at least a third of a crop or
corn raised. Some localities report tnat
some corn was so far backward before the
coming of the rain that now 1t Will nave q,
good chance to make something.
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HEAVY RAINS WHERE BADLY NEEDED.

falling here now and all late crops are as
sured 1t has rained somewhere in this
Crawford) county for past fourteen days.
Crops are as good as ever.
MOISTURE BENEFITS COTTON AND
CORN.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Hoxie. Ark. July 3O.-The best rain here
in three months fell to-day. lasting an hour.
corn. 1t fell in sheets, filling low places
and making stock water.
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AMERICAN FIGHTS A DUEL.
Minnesota Man Takes the Measure
of German Lieutenant.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Duluth. MIMI. July so-Information was
received in Duluth to-day that Adoloh
Hartman. son Of Emil Hartman of this
city. had Just fought duel with swords
with Lieutenant Pachemann of the Ger
man army. 1t was a desperate encounter.
in which the Lieutenant received several
severe wounds, one of which severed the
jugular vein. Hartman was also seriously
wounded.
The two students had had a college quar-
rel. which resulted in the Duluth man slap
ping the face OF the Lieutenant. A chal-
lenge followed. and. the matter being re-
ferred to court of honor. II was decided
that duel of the first class must follow,
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FRUITS WILL BE BENEFITED.
IOWA.

Des Moines. Ia. July 3O.-Half an inch OF
rain fell at Esterville, this State, during the
part of Iowa. The condition of the corn ts
considerably improved in that section.
Throughout the Des Moines Valley, run
ming across the central part OF the State,
there was a trace.
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That Portion the Belt Heretofore Lacking Showers Gets
Soaking-Southen Favored-Missou Iowa,
Eastern Nebraska and Kansas Are Not Overlooked by the
neutrality-suspicious. Show Little Change, About
95 Being the Maxmum-Texas Beginning to
Feel the Drought Most Seriously.
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PARDON FOR CARRIE NATION.
Joint Smasher Is Released From
the Topeka Jail.

Topeka. Kas.. July a.-Mrs. Carrie Ma.
ton. who Is serving sentence In the Co,r&
ty Jail here for joint smashing, was to-dn~
pardoned by Governor Stanley III
She would not at first accept the pardon-
because the f1ne and costs were not remlf.
ted. but afterwards decided to do 50.
The County Commissioners will allow hSp
to pay the hne and costs, amounting to Slin
in installments Of S q month.
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BAD DAY FOR TEXAS COTTON.
Abnormally High Temperature and
No Signs of Rain.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

SfEClalA
Dallas. Tex. July SO-The Texas cotton
growing district is still without rain. This
has been a bad day for the crops. There
was no break in the drought situation any
where. The morning, noon and night weat tn
er reports all reported clear. dry. hot condi-
tons. The thermometer during the after
noon at Dallas registered an even hundred
In the shade.
At I o'clock tonight the conditions over
the district, as gathered by wire, were:
Dallas-Clear: sultry; no rain: "a. Shreve-
port-Clear: no rain; So. Paris - Fair; no
rain; IS. Greenville-Clear; no rain; "a. Sher-
mar-Clear; no RAIN SO. Gainesville-Fair;
70 rain: 90: Waco-Fair: no rain; 9S. Waxa-
hachie-Fair: no rain: "a Temple-Fair; no
rain: IS Austin-Fair: 70 rain 81. San An
tonio-Fair: no rain; 80. Houston-Fair; no
rain: So. Fort Worth-Fair: no rain; 90.
AVERAGE OF COTTON CROP.
Houston, Tex, July 30.-The Post to-mor-
row will print report on the condition Of
the cotton crop in Texas in which 1t places
the average at So per cent. In Central
Texas. where dry weather prevails the con-
ditions are put at 20.