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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Revolutionary Pensioners.

How near the nation still IS, III splte
of It's unexampled development. to tho
days of Its struggle for independence
is Indicated by the fact that among
the hundreds OF thousands OF persons
who draw pensions from the govern
ncnt there are even now four who are
PENSIONERS ON account OF the war OF ths
Revolution. OF course, there is not
single man, o. the continental army sur
yIving, and the quartette referred to
are ali women. One-Esther s. Damon.
aged ninety-one, OF plymouth Union.
Wis the widow Of soldier OF rs.
while the other three, Sarah c. Hurl.
butt of Little Marsh. Pa; Rhoda 4.
Thompson. OF Woodbury., Conn, ana
Phoebe NJ. Painter, Of Brookneld, N.
a., are the daughters Of men who foughb
under Washington. Untll recently tina
name OF Mary Jane Lynn, OF Williams
port, Pa, was on the list. but she has
these venerable women Is Mrs. Painter.
whose father, Jonathan Woolley served
with. the Vermont patriots, who took
part In the campaign against Burgoyne,
was sufferer at Valley Forge and dur
Ing battle was badly wounded and left
on the field for dead Mrs. Painter Is
eighty-four years old, and suffers from
an injury sustained three years ago, but
she retains her faculties to wonderful
degree hears as we'll as ever, ID great
reader and keeps herself Informed on all
the Important events Of the day. She
is y member of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, Mohawk Chapter,
which presented her with gold spoon,
certificate and badge that she prizes
highly.-Hew York Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01

The Bloody First was kept pretty
busy last night keeping taho on the M
rush Of DRINKS and petty offenders from
the east side.
Elryt in line came Rosa Bell Johnson,
charged with assault!ng Maggie Branch
with a stout. yellow brick; place. seven.
tecnth and Broad Streets; arrest made by
OiIlccr,L r. Kellan.
FRANK Kent assaulted T. 3. Davies With
a door. bar April 10Th. but eluded the OIL
put in the lookup, and viii have to face
the wrath of Justice John this morning.
Both parties are white.
Mccarthy last night and sworc gu. a war
rant for Eugene Jefferson and Lille ROD
crson for cruel treatment of Susan,s chill
dren and abusing Susie herself. Kissing
the book, Susie declared that the duo
had taken her three pickannics while Ehc
was working land tied them with ropes.
a moment nc n before Tinie Harris entered upon
the scene, trailing blood in her plsh, she
said the aforesaid Jefferson. alias sippS,
had cut her for telling en- him re- r,sa r ~,
Mitchell, DR.. Thurman responded win
the ambulance and fixed Tinie up n@ good
shape. stt
Jimmie Jones. alias Chicken Jones, an
old offender. and ore who In his time was
fearless and brave. having followed the
Confederate stars and bars IN. the days
OF ii. Was found in a dead drunk ana
locked UP at the station
Rosa Kennedy, hu,ly, bu&om femaie
Of Cypress Alley, sworc out warrant
against Willie Lacy by, name
hit me wild a black Jack. Re hit ME ober
de hade Wild st, and j aint done nuttin TO
a,nl. We was living on de best OBJ terms
Ill day, til tonight he got g n,uss,n
kept silence while the magistrate made
out the warrant
Lucy johnson and Carrie. Smith were
arrested last night by Officer Wright,
Both were baled out.
Special Detective NJ. S: Angie ll.ade 2
big haul last night and brought SiS me,
IN To the citation from the loves par. OF
Rockctts single handed He arrested Two
white hobos as being suspicious cAnsne e
ters, and Two negroes for traspass. Goa'
Sacks were found on the dusHy COUPE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
MORGAN'S CANAL BILL.
Proposes Locks in Highlands OF
Culebra and Emperador.
Especial to The Times plspatch.)

Especial to The Tines-D spatch)
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 80. --Sena,
tor Morgan to-day introduced hill pro-
viding that the canal to he constructed
across the Isthmus Of Panama shall be
With locks, through the highlands Of Guile
bra and Emperador, for a distance OF
about eight and a half miles, to he con.
nected with sea-level connections at each
end hy means Of locks to be located In the
vicinity Of Obispo and Mira Flores he
plan provides that the canal shall! be not
less than forty feet IN depth between the
locks and at teh surface thereof, not more
than eighty-flve feet and not less than
sixty-hve feet above sea level, as shall
he determined by the President Of TIE
United States.
The locks shall be double, or twin locks,
with unsab!e lengths OF not less than so
feet and not less than eighty feet in
width, but the locks shall not be placed III
flights
The bin was referred 10 he canal COM
mIttce, which is investigating the olcs'
lion OF the type OF canal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Birthday Anniversary.

III An enjoyable party was given last night
ny Mr., and Mrs. a. Gellman IN honor Of
the sixteenth anniversary of their daush-
Ter. Florence. An enjoyable evening was
Spent by all and many games wore in
Obliged in. Mr.. Joseph Spisc was ap-
pointed toastnIaster OF the evening.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs a..
C;ellman, Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Spigel: Mr.
and Mrs. =. Gcllmnn and MIR. and Mrs
H. Blank or Petersburg; Mr., and Mrs
s(;rosslnan, of Now York Mr. and Mrs
NJ Rose, Mr., and Mira, II. GellmaN, Mr.
and Mrs. l.. Roscnblum: Mrs, Salenik
of Baltimore Mrs. L, Cohen. Mrs,
Kaminsky and Mrs, Crowell Misses
Clara Messerschmidt, Fannie and Esther
Alperin. Lizzie Schwartzburg; Katie Har-
field, OF Petersburg. Minnie Cohen, Rose
Cohen. Fannie and Bette Goldman, BeS.
sic KUlinsky. Sara liymes, Jennie
Murtchen and Fannie and Esther Vein
stein; Measrs Abe Arperln. Never
Schwarburg. Milton Stern, Of Phlladel-
phla. Louis and Dave Cohen, Louis
Crowell Ike Eonnenbers and Abs Cell.
man. Of Petersburg: Joe Perel, OF Balti-
more; Moses Harneld. Mitchell Eosen'
feld, Meyer Levy. Louis Hodes, Ike
Epigel, Ike, Murtchsn, J, Solomon and
Herman Cohen.
AIR. and aII. Schuyler Hamilton will
were married in the parlor Of the New
for their new home. "Hishwood," Nor
walk. Conn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
by Explosions.

had been no apprehension Of the cltys
administrative building collapsing, How
cver though its foundation walls are
many feet thick, they do rot rest on the
rock which underlies the city, hut merely
on the clay subsoil.
Yesterday ominous shivers ran through
the building, and with many snaps and
groans, cracks appeared In the board
floors. and desks assumed angles, the
floor tilted and dirt emerged from
crevlces where It had lain undlsturbed
for years. Skylights doubled up and plns-
ter fell from the walls and ceilings.
During the day several pieces Of stone
fell, and two employees narrowly escaped
being killed as they were entering the
building
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
IMPORT REDUCED.
Differential Duty in Stripped To-
bacco Lowered.
spec.al to The Times-Dlspatch

Especial to The TImes-Dlspatch.1
& DANVILLE, VA, April 3o.-Mr. r. G,
Moseley, prominent local tobaccontst
received special cablegram to-day from
London, announcing the decision of the
British government to reduce the i'm.
port duty on strips or stenlmed tobacco
1--WE cents for pound. the duty on leaf
with stem) to remain On hereafter.
For son,e time there has been dif-
ferentiul duty Of six cents IN favor OF
the leaf. To-day's reduction OF five cents
on the strip lowers tho dlffercntlal to
ono cent pcr pound which she'd en-
courage stcmming plants In Danville and
other tobacco cities Of this country,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Revival in Ashland.
fSnecial 10 Tho Ttmcs.plsratch. ]

Especial TO The Times Dlspatchl
& ASHLAND. VA, March 30.-lIlghtcen
members were received into the fellow
ship OF the Christian Church as u result
of the revival which has been In proSrcsS
for two weeks, conducted by Rev. E. F,
Melton. of Richmond. Several will take
mem bership s!tl other churches as
result Of the meeting, =
iitAt the morning service yesterday Mr.,
Melton preached a strong sermon on the
iHLordship of Jesus" Tic Lords Sup
per was administered TO the new CON
yerts. and Mr., Carter White. OF Rich.
inond presented to each Of the new
members u nicely bound volume of the
New Testament, which Is the discipline
of the Christian Church. 1t was a beau
ftiful and impressive scene,
The meeting closed last night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
(snoc,al = The Times -pIspatcnD

. (spcc!al to The Times D1spatch.1
CHICAGO, April H--Chicsgos City
Hall has settled to such an extent since
the completion Of the eNoaratonnfor the
adjoining new cotinty ba.Idlng that 1t
was found necessary !, yesterday to, rope
in the entrances3to prevent pedestrians
from being, killed by the falling sections
OF coping and cornlces. At the south
end OF the building OIL Washington Street,
the foundations have sunk several inches,
while the entire building has assumed
a list in the direction OF the holo which
the building will cover. -
The City Hall and tho county building
were Of the same massive construction.
and as 1t wac necessary to Suse' giant
,,owder to wreck parts Of the latter. there
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01

Ss,ree,, j,r. and Mrs. John Dunn. Mrs.
\ NJ naplolph Wiliiatits, Mrs, Lancaster
Williams, MIR. aud Mrs, Edmund Osborne
q MeCatr Mr.. and Mrs. Granville q. Val.
ien!ine, Mr Hugh Antrim. Miss Weddell,
4 Mr.. Morgan. Miss Mntdr Morgan Miss
Eatc Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bryan,
MIR, M8loney, Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Pat
tcrson, Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson,
lion. aud Mrs. Won Roseitegk Admiral
and Mrs. Webster, Colonel Jo. Lane
stern. lion, aud Mrs. Henry STUART Mr..
John Thomas & Anderson, Mr. f. b.
6Eytlfor, Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole Scott,
n NJ III. Dunn, Governor Swanson. Mt. ana
Mrs. w. L. Sheppard, Miss Louise WI.
S1larls, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Marciisc. Mrs
Il Charles Marshall Graves. Mr.. nnd Mrs
Isaacs, Hiss Mary Woodbridge, Mr.. ana
Mrs. William Hill, Mr.. W. c. Noland
Miss Sall,e Archer Anderson, Mrs. John
Lyons. Miss Addison MIR. and Mrs.
II oen. Miss atkinson. Mr.. and Mrs a..
&c. Becker, Mr.. and Mrs. +. il Basker-
Willie. MIR. and Mrs Parrish Mr.. Jolln al !,
Price. Mi, and Mrs TazEnrd, MI. ana
Mrs. II stewart Jones' Mr.. Charles y,
4 Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. smith. MI
Sand Mrs. Duke. MIR. and Mrs. John DON
nan, lieutenant. Governor and Mrs. j..
Taylor Ellyson, and Mr.. and Mrs. HaWcs'
i O-Qay TIOSI dllllllSo.
No concert of the musical festival VIII
DO more popular and more larGel! al
tended than that OF this afternoon, "hcn
Etthc children will sing Mr. Waiter
q A.r,cer, 1.-THE director OF the children's
Chorus has trained the 800 little song
& birds in his charge to a high degree Of
merit and MI who attend this afternoon
ftnlay expect n musical feast of the hish.
lest order. Besides tho children's part OF
1.-THE programme. such soloists as MISS
Ormshy. Soprano; Mr. Albert Qucsnc'
tenor, and Mr. Carl Webster, volincella
will be heard.
Il The night programme will be one of the
best Of the entire festival. Some ntc
even inclined TO believe from the pro-
crann1c that it viii be the banner night
OF the series.
sffa The programmes for the two concer"a
lto-day are given here:
a;so.-lndian Suite Mac
lDowell.
III. Legend.
I. 9 In War Time
Creation Hymn fBcethovcn); Serenade,
."Good Night. Beloved" tNeviD, Chli-
5drcn's Chorus.
Aria III est douN' from "Herodiadc'
Il Massene). Miss Ormsby.
ri Spring Song CGabriel-Narie), Children's
Chorus.
a Ballet Music from sylvia" doelibcs)-
iia) Valse Lente; CD Pizzicati.
II Patti Waltz Song (Pattison>, Children
Chorus.
N Cello Solos-(a) Ave Maria (Schuhert>;
{(b) Neapolitan Folk Song (Casella), MI.
Webster.
Aria .cielo Mar from lie Gloconda'N
s(PonchcllD Mr. Quesncl.
# Union and Liberty n'arkcD, Miss
JOrnsby and Childrcns Chorus.
y Ronde glamour CWcsterhouD; "Dearie @
VI fKummer): Soldiers Chorus" from
$.'Faust" (Gounod>. Children's Chorus.
NJ Hungarian March from La Damna-
ton de Faust (Berioz).
II Evening. stg-- Wednesday Club artists
land orchestra in tho can,a,a May
EQueen," by Sir William Stcrndale Ben
nett. and .Stahat Mater" by Rossini,
Soloists-Miss Josephine knight. Ms.
NIihr- Hardy, sopranos; Nine. Isabelle
tRouton, contralto; Mr., Edward Johnson,
tenor: MI J." +. Merrill, basso, and the
Boston Festival Orchestra.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
From King George.

The following special on the subject
came to The -Dlspa tch from King
George Courthouse last night: ~
( Captain NJ. b, Rowe. with his company.
arrived at King George Courthouse at q
o'clock this evening without mlshap l'f
at once communicated with y Governor
Swansonfand appraised him Of the situa-
ton a guard was placed around the jail
and the other members Of the company
campcd IN the courthouse.
There Is no excitement. A number OF
the county officials are present.
The prisoner. Gabriel Battalle, Is In
e. nervous condition on account OF the
presence Of tho military 1t was expected
that an attempt would be made tonight
to- storm the Jail and hang Battaile,
No Trouble Feared.
At the request Of the sheriff Captain,
lcksburg some time tonight with his
company for safekeepng, and viii con-
vey him back to King George with the
military for trial next Friday
The name Of the young lady VINO was
assaulted by the prisoner Is Miss Lena
Rogers daughter OF Mr.. Rudolph Rogers.
She has not yet recovered from her ter-l
rible experience Tho military, with the
prisoner IN charge, Is expected to reach
Fredericksburg before daybreak to'nnr-
row morning. The distance Is twenty
two miles, and the start will be made
before midnight.
Will Be Protected.
The following telegram comes from
observation-disclosures;
Captain NJ b. Rowe, Of Company i.
Sevnntleth Virginia Regiment this city,
received orders to-day to take his conf
p,lny to King George Courthouse TO guara
the jail and prevent the lynching OF me
Ro,.ers on tbs pubic road one day last
week ana committed an assault upon her.
lie WAS caught and imprisoned
Information had reached the authorities
that the feeling WAS, high and that an az
Tempt would he made, to take him from
.lhe jan and lynch him, Captain Rowe.
called, his men logether. and under ms
command the company. numbering
thirty. left this afternoon in wagons. ana
expected to reach tsing George pSe'EA
shutdown 1t is believed that the pres
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01

Of the late DR.. John Dabney D!cherson, OF
Romo, Ga, Through her mother shs
comes Of the old Virginia distinguished
family of Worshams, being a great-sraAd-
daughter of the late DAME! Worshani
The groom is a son OF Mr. r. a.. Settles.
Of Charleston, S. c., who is prominently
associated with the Atlantic Coast Line.
liam Mason. of South Carolina The
groom Is Il popular young business man
of Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs. Nettles VIII
their return will reside ut No SOC East
Clay Street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
PETERS NOT THERE.
Case Of Man Charged With Run
ming Gambling Table Goes Over.

5 The case against William Peters. WHO
lis charged With running n Gall1MihE
table on, Mayo's' Island, and who failed
Ito show Eilp at the Police Court ycsler-
day morning WHOM his name was called,
was continued over TIL Peters can be
\ brought to court.
a negress named Minnie Jones was up
before His Honor yesterday morning on
the charge OF getting goods under false
spretcpses. She was dismissed. but nE
she was about to leave the sacred portals
{of the court room. she gave gasp and
tainted. DR.. Turman, Of the ambulance
corps. who was near. sprang to her help
,and she was brought back to a normal
tetate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Papers Confiscated.

-"1 -|- 17T by q SSJCIH lHI ErESs.J -.-T- NJ v
KIEFF, Russia. April 30.--A sensation
has been caused here by action Of
the police in conflscating all copies Of
the official st. Petersburg Rnsskoc Gosu-
darstvo, the organ Of Premier Witte, be-
cause the authorities had resented the
papers political attitude as being too
liberal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Resignated Accepted.

nifty, but. like the one ne occupied Whe r
Plehve endorsed him In 1908, without
power.
designated Accepted.
The aReitch, tho organ Of the constitu-
tional Democrats, will Tomorrow publish
n story of,2the acceptance Of Premier
Whites resigna ton, the editor OF the pa
per, Professor Paul Milukoff. claiming 70
have direct information that the Emperor
has released Count Wlete.g Mr.
4 If Count Witte retires at this critical
1ncture.t ,lIokovsolf, former minis
ter of finance, who has been exceedingly
ambitious for the Premiership, is likely
to succeed him. NJ. kokovsoff. who en-
Joys favor at court liz man of little
depth, but is a. suave talker. The resc-
tionaries believe that such a man Is
needed to face the national parliament.
The great desolate region In the VI
entity of Yakutsk has been selected as
a. new saghaln4 to which: high political
offenders will fne banished.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
WAS
PROMPT TO ACT
Continued from First Page)

Gus during the ordeal through which he
passed Incident 10 affording protection TO
the negro and preventing a probable IN
fraction upon the law, but he kept III
close personal touch with what was going
on until Captain Rowe landed with his
troops and took charge, Of the court,
house. tLIs. -.f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Married in Washington.

Mr. r. Charles Nettles and Miss Helena
virginia Dlekerson surnrised their many
SATURDAY, wbere they were married. They
were accompanied BY The brides sister,
Miss Anna pickerson, and the groom
brother, Mr.. L. D. Nettles, Of Sumter, ).
G. ThA bride L the pretty and accom-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
For Loss Of Appetite

~ HoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE
It nourisheA Strengthens and tnlparts
new life and visor, An excellent gene
eral tonic, IS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
REBUILDING OF.
CITY Is BEGUN
continued from First pase..)

(Contlnued TON FlTSt I'HSE.l
issued to-day, says: re a
San Francisco can usn anything
IN the way OF funds, clothing or pro-
visions. Send funds to Hon. James
d. Pheland. chairman Of the Finance
Committee. all supplies TO Major G"
4. Dcvol. quartermaster U. S. y"
tres.do wharf. San Francisco
Little Sickness.
Reports from the refugees camps and
hospitals show an astonishing small per.
ceniage Of sickness and the Threatened
epidemic has been buried, 1t Is hoped, for
all time. ~. ,.F
The water supply Is getting hetter every
day, and in several sections OF the saved
district the force OF water In the faucets
Is almost as strong as It was before the
big Are. rvs. Ne-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01

Representing ahou, thirty schools near:
ly iTbl public school volunteers We're
engaged the other day at Aldershoi. Eng
land. p field operations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Married in Washington.
Spen,a] 10 the Timesrpispatrh.

(Special 10 The Timesrplspatch.)
WASHINGTON, p, G., April 80 Mar
riage licenses have been issued TO the
following: Chester A, Crlddle. Of Wake
field. Va. and Virginia. A. Hawthorne, o.
Manchester, Va; T. Charles Nettles and
Helena Y, D!ckerson, both o: Richmond.
Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Work Of Rebuilding.

Reconstruction OF San FRANCISCO began
In earnest to-day. AS a result many des-
titute men secured work.
Signs OF renewal of industrial activity
We're apparent IN many parIs, OF me pu li,ll
away debris preparatory 10 rebuilding
was in progress In a score of places. It
was said that plans for more than thirty
large buildings have been drawn and
will be submitted to the, authorities as
soon as the new building laws are pro-
mulgatcd.
The mayor advised the Board of Super
ylsors to-day that he would appoint n
committee. consisting Of engk GERS, Archi-
ttcts, builders and lawyers, to prepare
plans for laying out streets and boule-
wards aud demonstrating San Francisco,
Street car lines are extending In all
directions ana the United Railway COM
pany has promised to give he people
within short tnfe Il better system OF
transit Than existed before The fire
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Reported that Gear Has Accepted Resignation Of Premier
Copies ofsLater's Paper Confiscaed- AHA
1@z New Saghan Selected.
New Sagh ain Selected,

nifty, but. like the one he occupied when
Plelve endorsed him In 1903, without
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01

ence of the military at King George will
prevent the carrying out OF the plans TO
lynch the negro. G
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
BUSY NIGHT IN
The BLOODY FIRST
Negroes Of East End Got Out
Their Knives and Bricks
Last Night.

The Bloody First was kept pretty
busy ast night keeping taho on the IN
rush Of drunks and petty offenders from
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-06-23
senator Moriarty. Chas II. Watson

Senator Moriarty. Chas II. Watson,
Thos. Conlin. VIM. II. Jobe and p.
oBrien were chosen to represent Iron
county in the next state convention.
Nothing was said about U. S. Senator
but. from the complexion of the de-
legation, IL looks as II Iron county Is
not in favor OF taking away from the
upper peninsula tine only plitical pre-
vilege it has left, that of saying how
it's representatives shall vote on the
U. s. Senator question.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-06-23

For tho benefit Of our friend An
drews Of the Menominee Herald Lead
or and others, we wish to say that
Senator Moriarty is in no way connect
cd with tho management or editing of
this paper and is not responsible for
anything that appears in its columns
While Mr. Moriarty has a financial
interest 10 the publication he is who'll
~ divorced from the publishing Of IT,
and hss not even intimated what
course he would like 70 have it pursue
In any matter whatever
We are well aware that Mr.. An
drew's recent complaints against Mr.
Moriarty were designedly made and
with knowledge that Moriarty was
not responsible for the publication OF
che articles complained Of, but we
make this statement 80 that he may
not have the excuse that he did not
itnow
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-06-23
Crop Outlook Fair.

According to the last government re-
port, total wheat crop OF i73 million
bushels Is indicated. which is 30 mil
hon bushels larger than last year.
During the next six weeks. however.
II would not be surprising II there
was deterioration which would re-
duce this estimate materially. The
largest yield on record was 74S million
bushels. in 1901. The corn crop Is
backward. but there Is ample time for
IL to be inside. AS 10 crops in general,
the outlook is said 10 be favorable for
reasonable abundance and profitable
prices, in the opinion OF Henry Clews,
who adds some interesting figures re-
garding last years crops. The value
OF our agricultural products was over
Q. 400 million dollars. To this amount
ron contributed 1000 million dollars.
wheat over 800 million dollars and
cotton 575 million dollars.