The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19

iNH II IL CENlS.
! Roman Catholic church to nrav
Hundreds of cattle are rennrtad to
nave died OF the heat and thirst in west
ern Kansas.
missouri and Kansas SufTer.
Kansas City, Mo. July Ii No relief
came today to break the almost unnre-
Cedehted drouth in the southwest. The
uay was a repetition Of the past two
weeks with reports from several places
western Missouri, Kansas and the
territories OF temperatures over the 100
marx; Az most places the sun shone
Ihercllessly with not even a fitfu cloud
" " oreah IT'S rays, nor slight breeze. In
NahSas Clty last night proved more
Oearable, breeze from the north alIevi-
a.lns 'ne CONDITIONS, but a day of in
tense heat followed.
-, iohight there is prospect OF rain in
OSIahoma, but there are no Indications
OF change from any other part of the
southwest.
With no relief in sight the fears for tba
crops that have been experienced laiIv
are fast becoming realities and rho orc
lty OF water and generally drv condi-
almost
serious one. What il the real damage
10 corn the crop most affected. il prob
iGhaIlcai, put 1t Is probably safe to saw
that half the crop will be lost The ann
ply OF water is short in almost every di-
Tectloh' ana the shipment of cattle and
hogs to this market to save them CON
'lhues. In Kansas City today the gov
ernment thermometer registered 1O2
"a
corded against 100 yesterday. There
were three prostratlons at MarysvilIe.
Indian Territory No Better.
Ardmore, |. T., July IA. -Reports
rom the cotton belt show that cotton ia
Oelng injured by the drOuth that has
prevailed Ill ChIcasaw nation ior the past
hVe weeks. Unless rain falls within the
next lew days, crops will be cnt short.
About 90 per cent OF the corn crop has
already been ruined. There will be no
marketable corn. The crop OF other
grains is a total failure.
Burlington, Iowa, July 14.-TOdav
was the sixth day in succession that the
mercury went to 100 and over. There
are no signs of relief.
Jackson, Miss, July 14.-All over the
state corn, cotton and every form of
crop has been seriously damaged by the
long continued drOuth.
Minnesota and Dakotas.
st. Paul, July IA The hot wave con
tlnues throughout Minnesota and the
Dakotas. At Huron child went to
sleep In the sun and died from the heat
New Ulm, Mimi, reports temperature
OF lO4, with number of prostrations
The state agricultural experimental
farm reports that the hot weather ia do
ing great damage to wheat i'm southern
Minnesota, and that chinch bugs are
numerous and are contributing To the
destruction.
Nebraska Was Red Hot
Omaha, July l4.-This state has had
a very tOrrid day The THERMOMETERS
here registered 104. The atmosnbpre
was fresh, however, with an absence of
anything that tended to hot winds. Re-
ports almost universally from the state
are to the effect that rain il needed. but
with the absence Of hot winds the cron
will stand considerable hot weather
Spring wheat and oats in Nebraska are
well nigh a failure
Germany Is Dry.
London, July 15-The intense heat
has completely dried mp the country
around Berlin, says the Berlin CORE
spondeDt Of the Times, and all moisture
has withdrawn from che soil to a depth
OF several feet. Fruit is falling from the
trees before 1t is ripe and potato and
hay crops have been severely affected nv
the drought.