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THE WEEKLY GAZETTE.
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THE
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
—FWBU8HED BT—
UK US H. YOUNG, Editor and Prop.
4 J. ROGERS and J. D. PAIR
Genera! Traveling Agents.
Isszazae
VOL, IX.
RALKRxH. N. C.. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 18 *7
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North Carolina Leads in the Decline
With 17 Points-
THE AVERAGE 70 PER CENT.
In tlic Grain Report Corn Shows a
Falling Off, Being 77^-Oats und
Kvc Increase.
The cotton returns to the Department
of Agriculture indicate an average con-
dition on October 1 of TO. 0 as compared
with 7S.3 on September 1, a decrease cf
s. :i i iuts. The average condition Oc-
tober 1, IS90, was 00.7 and the average
condition on October 1, for the last ten
year-* is 74. 5. There has been a further
decline more or less marked, in every
ivtton-producing State, the decline in
North Carolina being 17 points; in Ten-
12 points; in South Carolina,
Florida and Arkansas 10, in
t • imliaa Territory 8, in Alabama,
Mississippi and A(jssouri 7; in Louisi-
ana .aul l'exas 0, and in Oklahoma .3
points.
ula is the only State in which the
decline is not attributed wholly or iu a
large part to the long continued
drought. The complaints of "no top
c:\»p. or of an exceptionally small one,
arc almost universal, and the reports
t : small bolls and short staple are very
numeions. The only favorable reports
are those which relate to the conditions
fci picking which are in the main ev-
erything that could be desired.
fhe averages b y States are as fol-
lows: Virginia, 70*. North Carolina, 78;
South < arolina, 74; Georgia, 70; Flor-
ida. 7.': Alabama, 73: Mississippi. 74:
1 ■ uisiana, 72; Texas, 04; Arkansas, 07;
1-line-see, 05; Missouri, 74;Oklahoma.
!!i>: Indian Territory, 85.
The Orain Report.
The < ictober report of the statistican
oi the Depurtmentof Agriculture shows
that the condition of corn on October 1
was 77. as compared with 79. 3 on Sep-
tember !, with *..'0.5 on October 1, 1890,
and *2. 5, the average for the last ten
years. There has been an improve-
ment during the month of 0 points in
Maryland and 4 in Iowa. On the other
hand, there has been a decline of 3
points in Kansas, 0 in Nebraska, 3 in
Ohio, 8 in Illinois, 4 in Missouri and a
general decline in the Southern States.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre of oats is 28.1 bushels, an in-
crease of 8 bushels per acre over the
< ictober estimate of last year. The
principal increase is west of the Mis-
sissippi river, Missouri, Nebraska and
Kansas showing an increase of 0.12 and
15 bushels per acre over last year. The
>»■ 1.-'. '*
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre, of rye is" 10.1 bushels or 2.8
bushels per acre greater thau the Octo-
ber estimate of.the crop ?f 18iK5. The
principal rye-producing States all show
increases as follows: Sew York, 4;
Pennsylvania, 3; Michigan, 0; Wiscon-
sin, 1; Kansas, 7 bushels-per acre over
last year. The average for quality is
1'17 as compared with SI>. 9 in < >ctober
last year. In New York aud Feiusyl-
vaiiia it is 2 and 5 points, respectively,
and in Illinois. Iowa and Nebraska it is
'. 2 and 4 points respectively.
KXTENT OFTHK RAIN.
The ISacltbone of the i/ong, Trying
I>ry Spell Broken
\ special from Memphis, Tenn., says
reports from the Central and Southern
States say the backbone of the Ions,
trying dry spell has been thrornghly
hroken. The rain which fell in Mem-
phis on Monday? was the first which
had fallen in six weeks, and dire con-
se<iv.enees had already resulted from
the draught, with worse to .follow if
relief did not come. The tains were
very general, being spread over a large
proportion of the territory most in need
<>f it. 'i kroughout the entire Missis-
sippi Valley rains have fallen. Texas.
< 'klahoma and the entire region south
of the Ohio have been treated to grate-
ful showers. The heaviest rain fell in
< ieorgia.
Senator George's Successor.
Jackson, Miss. —(Special.)—Governor
AIcLanren, of Mississippi, has appoint-
ed Senator-elect Hernando de Soto
Money, as United States Senator to fill
ti e vacancy caused by the death of the
late Senator J. Z. George, whose term
expires in 18;)!). Senator George,- be-
fore his death, having declined to again
heroine a candidate for the high office,
an election for the regular term was
nee s-ary, and the last Legislature after
aioy.g debate, elected Mr. Money tor
the regular term beginning in 1898.
<lreat Labor Strike In London.
London.— (By Cable)—The secretary
of the Federal States, cotnprising
thirty important industries, announces
that the executive committee has defi-
nitely decided to call out all its mem-
bers. iu sympathy with the struggle of
the engineers against their employers.
It is estimated that a total of 400,000
iiieu will be out of work on account of
the great labor dispute.
Lee on His Way to Cuba.
General Fitzhugh Tee, Consul Gen-
eral to Havana, is in Washington. It
has been generally understood that
<-eneral Lee was to return to Havana
about the middle of October, and his
return to the capital at this time pre-
sumably is for the purpose of receiving
iiis tiuul instructions from the Presi-
dent before sailing for his post.
• rue Bills Against Bank Officials.
,, At Lynchburg, Va., the grand jury
finds three indictments against James
lancock, president; B. E. Hughes*
vice president; W. P. Roberts, direc-
tor, and T. E. Connell, acting cashier,
?,?r receiving deposits, knowing the
1 raders' Bank to be insolvent at the
tune.
Decided by One Vote.
At a local election in Atlanta, C3a.. a
si'.gie vole decided the contest in one
'he wards, thus controlling the City
DROUGHT CALLS A HALT
D strlbution of Merchandise In the j
West Is Delayed.
Bradstreet's commercial report oil
the past week, says: Distribution of
general merchandise in the West and
Northwest is further checked, owing
to the prolonged drouth in Kentucky,
Illinois, portions of Missouri, Iowa.
Minnesota. Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Telegraphic advices to Bradstreet re-
port serious damage in Kansas and
parts of Nebraska and Iowa, where
early planted wheat is up aud budding
out, that planted later is not likely to
sprout. Fall plowing is now impossible,
six weeks without rain having dried up
pastures and compelled farmers to
feed stock. Manufacturing industries
throughout the Central West, particu-
larly iron and steel, continue active,
and there is an increasing tendency on
the part of the interior merchants to re-
mit promptly. While the volume of
trade has decreased at Chicago, it is
ahead of the like record iu recent years.
There is a moderate improvement in
business in the South, Alabama having
raised the quarantine against Oeorgia
cities, and Central and Northern Texas
points having resumed commercial re-
lations with Galveston.
Plauters continue to hold cotton,
which delays collections. Higher prices
this week are reported for cotton, which
has been declining for some time. Coal
and clothing, in sympathy with wool
for naval stores, uuder heavy purchases
by larger traders; wheat, wheat flour
and eggs, print cloths, lard, beef and
sugar have declined. Hides are weaker,
lead is lower and Bessemer pig has sold
oft'50c. a ton under heavy speculative
offerings, notwithstanding the iron and
steel markets as a whole remain active
and firm.
Lx ports of wheat (fiour included as
wheat) from both coasts of the United
States and Canada show a heavy
falling off, aggregating only 4,853,041
bushels, against 5,834,000 bushels last
week, but compared with 4,050,000
bushels in the week a year ago,2,244,000
bushels iu 1805, 3,317,000 bushels in
1893.
Corn exports also show a heavy drop,
aggregating only 2,100,000 bushels,
against S, 108,000 bushels last week, 2,-
772,000 bushels in the week a year ago,
1,307,000 bushels in 189-3, 104,000 bush-
els in 1894, and 1,089.000 bushels in
1893.
There are 237 business failures re-
ported throughout the United States,
compared with 189 last week, 280 in the
week a year ago, aud as compared with
400 in the first week of October, 1893.
FOR SEVEN WEEKS.
Xo Rain Has Fallen and Man and
Beast Suffer.
A special from Tuscumbia, Ala.,
says: Not a drop of rain has fallen in
this section within the past seven
t-j,
ig here,
from which the farmers and others for
miles around Tuscumbia procure water,
the suffering would be great. The
spring flows over seventeen thousand
cubic feet per minute, is inexhanstible
and is- proving a blessing to man and
beast.
Fully 50 per cent, of the cisterns and
wells in this vicinity are dry and have
been for several weeks, and all vegeta-
tion has long since been parched and
burnt up.
Great Dismal Swamp Ablaze.
Forest fires have again broken out in
the great Dismal Swamp, and millions
of feet of valuable timber have been de-
stroyed. The big game which abounds
in the swamp has been driven into the
oi>en by the flames, and many deer and
bears have been shot. The farmers
who allowed their cattle to roam have
suffered heavily, as many valuable
animals have perished. It is almost
impossible to subdue the flames, as
the forest Is dry as tinder, the result
of the long-continued drought.
Yellow Fever Situation.
Official report of the board of health
at New Orleans up to the 9th: Cases of
yellow fever 35; deaths 0; cases to date
440; deaths to date 56; recovered 222;
under treatment, 202. At Mobile, Ala. :
Total cases to date 114; deaths 18; re-
coveries 02, remaining under treatment
34. At Edwards, Miss. : Total cases
to date 400; total death 20. At Biloxi,
Miss.: Cases to date 291; deaths to date
12. Dr. Guiteras reports 8 cases at
Galveston, TeX., but it is of a mild
type. |M
Cuba Will Not Accept Autonomy.
Thomas Estrada Palma, head of the
Cuban junta in New York, in a signed
statement telegraphed to the Atlanta
Journal, declares that Cuba will not
accept autonomy from Spain. He
states that he reflects the unanimous
opinion of the Cuban generals and gov-
ernment when he says that the only
solution is their independence.
Took a Smoke on the Scaffold.
At Monroe, La., Pat Paine, the wife
murderer, was hanged privately in the
jail yard. He asserted his innocence to
the last, was perfectly cool and col-
lected, and drauk a glass of eggnog and
smoked a cigar on the scaffold. Sis
neck was instantly broken.
Kentucky Tobacco Crop.
Commissioner of Agriculture Moore,
of Kentucky, in his monthly- report,
says that the tobacco crop has been cut
short 10 per cent, as a result of the
drouth in Kentucky. The corn crop is
also badly damaged. Hogs are re-
ported dying in many counties for want
of water
Hay and Farm Buildings Destroyed.
A disastrous fire israging in the Kan-
kakee Marsh, twelve miles south of
Crown Point, Ind. The flames have
spread over twenty sections of land and
thousands of tons of h&y anil many
farm buildings have been destroyed.
Charlotte's New Postmaster.
The President has appointed W. H.
Smythe postmaster at Atlanta, G».,
and J. W. Mullen at Charlotte, N. C.
Ins i'iSrl
CONFEDERACY'S DAUGHTERS.
DESTROYED BY FLOODS.
The Government i'as Extended Invi-
tation; to Other Countries.
A BIG . CCASiON AT TAMPA
To Talk ^i.botit ilow to Grow FIsli,
Oysters, Turtles, Sponges and Hull
Frogs.
^ asliington.—(Special.) —The Fish
Commission is very much interested in
the National Fishery Congress which
convenes at Tampa, Fla., in January,
1398. The congress will, it is believed,
prove to be one of the most noteworthy
gatherings of the kind ever held in this
country. A large attendance of repre-
sentatives of the various State fish com-
missions, angling and fishing asso-
ciations and the National Fish Com-
mission is exjiected; and all persons in-
terested in fishing, angling and fish
culture will be welcomed. The United
States government has extended in-
vitations to the governments of Great
Britian, Geimauy, Uussia, France,
Daly, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and
Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Austria,
Hungary, Greece, 'The Netherlands,
.Japan, China, Mexico, Brazil, Vene-
zuela and ether countries. It is pro-
posed to organize an International Fish
Association at the congress.
I'lie call for the Congress was issued
by Governor Bloxham, of Florida. One
of the main objects is to secure har-
mony among the States in providing
for the presesvation, propogation and
protection of their water products. Fish
culture, oyster culture, turtle culture
and frog culture are down on the pro-
gramme for discussion. The applica-
tion of modern methods to the cultiva-
tion of oysters is a subject in which all
the coast States will be interested. Tur-
tle culture is an innovation, but is fast
becoming a necessity in the absence of
protection to the young aud eggs of the
green turtle. The utilization of waste
marsh land and ponds for the rearing
of bull frogs for market is a subject of
great interest to many thousands of
people. The opportunity for those oi
small means to engage in this business
is excellent.
One of the timely topics that will be
prominently presented to the congress
is the sponge industry. While Florida
is the only State actively participating
in the sponge fishery, every State is in-
directly intere«ted." Already some of
the best sponge grounds have been de-
pleted and the necessity for artificial
measures to maintain the supply is be-
ing generally appreciated. Sponge cul-
ture is one of the most promising fields
now opening in connection with the
sisluirict5. With unlimited water bot-
tom of suitable character for i>! ant-
ing, and with a home demand far
iu excess of present output of the
Florida reefs, the growing of sponges
ought to engage the attention of many
people in the next few years, and it is
expected that this congress will give
an incentive to the enterprise. The
United States Fish Commission is said
to be considering the transportation of
some of the finer grades of Mediter-
ranean sponges to Florida waters. The
best Turkish and African sponges bring
§40 to £50 a pound, while the choicest
of the Florida sheep's wool sponges are
worth only §2 to $3 a pound.
The conditions, exteni, methods and
needs of the great question of fisheries
will receive considerable attention, as
will the question of fishery legislation.
Exhibits of fishing apparatus, fishery
products, and appliances for preserving
or preparing fish are solicited from
dealers, manufacturers and others.
Some device for drying fish like fruit is
said to be needed on parts of the South-
ern coast and inventors would do well
to take advantage of this opportunity
to exhibit methods for this. A session
of the congress will be devoted to the
angling interests. Florida in winter is
an angler's paradise, and an oppor-
tunity will be afforded for an ex-
perience by anglers from all parts of
the country. An angling tournament
and competitive tests in fly casting
with appropriate prizes have been pro-
vided for.
SEVEN YOUNG GIRLS PERISH.
Burned to Death in a Fire at a State
Industrial School.
The girls' cottage at the State Indus-
trial School at Plankinton, S. D.,
has been burned and Tilie Hooper, in
cl arge of the sewing department;Nellie
Johnston, aged 13, of Grafton, N. D.
Mabel Fobert, aged 9. of Sioux Falls;
Bessie Kerby, aged <■ 14, of Hot
Springs; Eva Warner, aged 10, of Wa-
tertown; Christian Bergman, aged 11,
and" Lillian West, aged 11, of Sioux
Falls, perished in the building. Twen-
tv-five escaped in their night clothes.
The loss is about $20,000 with no insur-
ance. The origin of the fire is unknown
but was probably caused by a lamp ex-
ploding.
Living Huddled Together Like >hcep.
A special from Kaleigh, N. C., says:
Another ark load, forty-nine of Lynch-
ites or sanctified band, arrived at
Southport. There are now over 200
here, and they say more arks are com-
ing. They are living huddled together
like sheep, without regard to sex.
Joseph Lynch, their leader, works
daily for farmers. So do all, or nearly
all, his flock work till they actually fall
from exhaustion. Their women get
any work they can do. Their meetings
are held in the court house and some
Methodists are meeting with them to
the horror of others of that church.
Cu»a wm "Xot Accept Autonomy.
Thomas Estrada Palma, head of the
Otiban junta in New York, in a signed
statement telegraphed to the Atlanta
Journal, declares that Cuba will not,
aocept autonomy from Spain. He
states that he reflects the unanimous
opinion of the Cuban gene a s and gov-
ernment when he says that the only
solution is their independence.
According to the statistics or tno
United States Bureau of Labor, there
are 27,000 married men in New lorlt
oity "who are supported bv their wive*
Fourth Annual Convention of Their ; Tens of Thousands Are Homeless in
Society to Meet In Baltimore.
The Baltimore Sun says the fourth j
innual Convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will be
lield iu Baltimore, beginning on No-
vember 10, and lasting probably three
days. Lehman's Hall has been secured
for the meetings.
About one hundred delogates are ex-
pected to be present, representing all
the Southern States, Indian Territory,
California and New York city. Mrs.
Jefferson Davis is the honorary presi-
dent of a large chapter of the Order in
New York city, and she may attend.
Mrs. D. Girand Wright, wife of
•Judge Wright, will deliver the address
of welcome. Mrs. Wright is first vice-
president of the order and president of
Maryland Chapter. The response will
be made by Mrs. Augustine T. S jiythe,
of Charleston, S. C., second vice-presi-
dent of the Order. Miss Fitzhugh Lee,
wife of Gen. Lee, will preside at tho
convention. It is also expected that
Mrs. William H.JFelton, of^Cartersville,
tia., will repeat during tho convention
her address on the education of the
daughters of Confederate soldiers de-
liveied at the Confederate reunion in
Nashville some months ago. Reports
will also be made to the convention by
the various chapters of the work of the
year and officers will be elected.
Among the distinguished Southern
women expected at the convention will
be Mrs. Ellison Capers, wife of Bishop
and Gen. Capers, of South Carolina,and
president of the division of that State.
Mrs. John K. Currie, daughter of Gen.
W. L. Cabell, of Dallas, president of
the Texas division, Mrs. L. H. Raines,
of Savannah, president of the chapter
of Georgia and president of the nation-
al society in 1880; Mrs.C.Helen I. Piano
of Atlanta, president of the Georgia di-
vision; Mrs. John P. Hickman,of Nash-
ville, Tenn., national recording secre-
tary, and Mrs. I. Jefferson Thomas, of
Atlanta, national treasurer.
The Anna Stonewall Jackson Chapter
of Washington, headed by their presi-
dent, Mrs. Walter R. Dullock, will at-
tend the convention in a body.
The local members will entertain the
delegates, and there will be a reception
during the Convention at the Confeder-
ate Soldiers' TLome, at Pikeville. Miss
Kate M. Kowlaad is the corresponding
secretary of the Order.
The objects of the Order are mem-
orial, monumental and beneficial. Aid
is giyen destitute families of Confeder-
ate soldiers and help is extended in the
erection of monuments to commemorate
the valor of Confederates. The Order
is also assisting in the work of having
introduced in the schools histories in
which the South will be properly
treated.
BANKERS ARRESTED.
Embezzlement and Conspiracy the
Charge—$;$0,000 Bond Each.
A specical to the Kaleigh (N- C. > News
and < )bserver from Ashevllle s-..y3: Wm.
E. Breese, president, W. H. T'enland,
cashier, and J. C. Dickinson, a direc-
tor of the defunct First National Bank
of Asheville, have been arrested on in-
dictments from the United States Court,
in session at Greensboro, charging
them with embezzlement and conspir-
acy. Thirty thousand dollars bail was
required iu each case, which was given.
They have all been under S5,000
bonds since July 1, for violating the
national banking act. Since then,
National Bank Examiner Maxey has
been in Asheville, and has made some
startling discoveries. One of these
discoveries is alleged to be the fact
ti»at §200,000 of ' 'accommodation notes"
signed by insolvent persons, and filled
out by the officials, and some forged
papers, are in the bank. Some of the
insolvent notes had been re-discounted
at other banks. C. B. Leonard, the
man who is supposed to have secured
the note signers, comprising janitors,
street car motormeu, plasterers, car-
penters and others of no financial
standing, has fled to Mexico.
INVITED TO SEE OUR MILLS.
Southern R. R. Wants to Bring Cot-
ton Manufacturers South.
The Southern Kailway Co, has ex-
tended an invitation to the New Eng-
land Cotton Manufacturers Association,
to visit the cotton mill centers of the
South, located along that system of
railway, aud it is expected a large num-
ber of the members of the association
will accept the invitation. About 250
cotton mills are located on the line of
the Southern Bail way, and the number
is increasing.
Weyler Refuses to Resign.
Madrid, Spain. —(By Cable.)—At a
cabinet council the government decided
to grant autonomy to Cuba under the
suzerainty of Spain and to continue the
campaign as long as may be necessary.
Senor Gullom, minister of foreign
afl'airs, explained to the cabinet the po-
sition of the diplomatic negotiations
with the United States. Senor Sagasta,
the premier, has received a cable mes-
sage from Captain General Weyler, who
ofiers his services to the government
and says: "I shall not resign. "
A Bank Robbed of $3,000.
A special to the Louisville Post from
Morganfield, Ky., says: Thieves en-
tered the office of the Union County
Bank and secured over §3,000 in cur-
rency, which had been left in the cash
drawer. When the bank officials re-
turned they found that the drawer had
been rifled. The vault was closed and
locked, so the thieves had no chance to
get the money within it without detec-
tion. The robbers made good their es-
cape, leaving no clue behind them.
French Towns Ruined By Rain.
Torrents of rain have fallen in the
departments of Aube, Ariege end
Haute Garonne. Bridges have been
demolished, villages have been flooded
many houses have been undermined
and great damage generally has been
occasioned.
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Earthquakes In Borneo.
Earthquakes are reported to have
shaken many places on the northeast
coast of Borneo, and a new island has
been thrown np near Memphakul.
China.
Tacoma, Wash. — (Special.) — The I
steamer Victoria brings news of the [
most disastrous floods that have visited j
China for many years. Sixty villages i
near Sung Chou, containing over 80,000 I
inhabitants, have been destroyed by |
floods and the people drowned or forced
to flee. There are no means of finding
out how many thousands have been
drowned, but the number is estimated
by Chinese authorities at 15,000 to 20,-
000.
The flooded district is within twelve
miles of Peking, the capital of China.
As a rule Chinese officials make very
little stir when a calamity like this hap-
pens, but the proximity of the disaster
has resulted in its being brought to the
attention of the emperor, who has
ordered that all possible relief be
given.
Survivors from the villages nearest
Peking have been allowed such shelter
as they can find in the city walls but
thousands are without protection
against the rain, which continues to
fall. Their distress is most pitiable.
Public spirited and wealthy men of Pe-
king and Tung Chou are actively assist-
ing the authorities in providing them
with food. The floods have greatly
damaged a large number of estates be-
longing to Peking nobles. The un-
usual rains began July 23, and con-
tinued until Aug. 15. The crops in the
flooded districts were destroyed. The
prefects, local magistrates aud people
of the flooded district prayed for the
cessation of the rain seven days before
they were finally driven out of their
homes.
Early in September high officials of
Pekin and Tien Sien suddenly forbade
the slaughter of cattle, their object
being to appease the wrath of God and
stop the rain. Proclamations to this
effect were posted. The result was to
cut oil'the entire meat supply, which
led foreign counsels to protest against
the prohibition and to report the situ-
ation to the foreign ministers at Pekin.
It is claimed that the action of the of-
ficials constitutes a violation of the
treaty rights.
VIRGINIA R7"»UBLICANS.
Patrick Henry McCaulI Named as
the Candidate for Governor.
The State Republican convention of
Virginia, in session at Lynchburg,
nominated the following ticket: Il6ury
McCaull, of Culpepper, for Governor;
Col. O. B. Roller, of Harrison~c.urf,
for Lieutenant Governor, rnd .Vam63
Lyons, of Richmond, for Attorney
General. Col. Wm. F. W'ckham, cf
Powhattan was elected 12*ate chair-
man, and he with J. S. Pat tie,
of Roanoke; Alva Martin, of Nor-
folk; T. K." Hackau, of Harrison-
burg, and Colonel R. T. Ilubbard,
of Buckingham, compose the State
executive committee. The State cen-
tral committee is made np of three
members from each congressional dis-
trict.
A complete plan of organization was
adopted. The platform is brief and en
dorses the National BepublicaD plat-
form, the McKinley administration
honest election, etc , and deals with
State issues.
FIRE SW KKPT MANITOBA.
Some of the Towns Threatened--All
Farmers Suffer.
Winnepeg, Man. — (Special.) — Re-
ports continue to pour in from all
parts of the province of destruction by
prairie fires. In some districts not a
farmer escaped loss by the fiery wave
that swept over the country. Appeals
were made in ail the city churches
for aid for those who sustained
loss in the brush country east of the
city. This was where the two women
and five children lost their lives aud
AMONG IHE COLORED RAGE
Negro Preacher in Sweeden a Great
Curiosity to the Peasants.
NEGROES ANDTRADES UNIONS.
many other families had thrilling es-
capes from fire which had hedged them
in on all sides. Several families lost
homes, crops and all live stock, and as
they are new settlers are left destitute.
The fire run to within 100 yards of one
of the principal residence "portions of
the city south of the Assiniboine, and
firemen had to be called out to beat out
the threatening flames.
ECLIPSE OE THE SUN,
To be Witnessed In India by Ameri-
can Astronomers.
Two expeditions will leave California
this month for India to witness the
total eclipse of the sun. Prof. Burck-
halter astronomer at the Chaboy ob-
servatory, will go with a complete out-
fit, and Prof. W. W. Campbell, of Lick
observatory, will represent the State
Institution. The Pierson expedition
for the Chaboy observatory will leave
October 30. W. W. Campbell, of the
Lick observatory, will start October 12,
and it is probable that the two expedi-
tions will meet in the Orient.
Murdered in the Public Road.
A special to the Macon Telegraph
from Moultrie, Ga., says: W. H. Har-
ris and his son, Robert Harris, met J.
H. Neismith in the public road and
shot him to death.
Infant Beat to Death.
In Opelika, Ky., a negro woman
went to the field, leaving her infant in
charge of her older cuildren. The cry-
ing of the babv disturbed the other
children and tney beat the infant to
death with switches and sticks.
Busy Mills and Better Pay.
The cheering information comes from
Chattanooga, Tenn., that, on account
of the improvement of the iron condi-
tions in this section, Capt. H. S. Cham-
berlain, president of the Roane Iron
Company, operating the Bock wood
Furnace, and of the Citico Furnace
Company, has announced an advance of
10 per cent, in the wages of all employes
of the two furnaces. This advance was
unsolicited so far as the wage-earners
were concerned.
"An allowance Is something liko a
bicycle." "How so':" "A man can put
his wife on it, but lie can't* make her
stay on it."—Ex.
About Our Progress—Strive to be
Useful--Don't Be Afraid of Honest
Labor.
The Minneapolis, Minn., Journal
says the Rev. W. S. Brooks has re-
turned to this city after an absence of
two years and will take charge of St.
Peter's African M. E. Church. After
leaving this city Mr. Brooks went at
ounce to Europe, visiting England, Nor-
way, Sweden and Findland in turn. It
is u question whether he was more
interested than interesting while travel-
ing in Scandinavia and Finland. He
certainly saw much that pleased aud
instructed him, but his feelings proba-
bly were not to be compared with those
of the peasants when they gazed upon
the American visitor. Mr. Brooks, it
must be understood, is quite black and
distinctly African in his features. Now
many of the natives of the interior have
not been twenty miles from home
in their lives and the colored man is
known to them only through books.
Kven the statements iu books relative
to men with black skins have been ac-
cepted with grains of allowance by the
most sceptical. "Wheu they heard that a
black man would lecture ill their neigh-
borhood there was a great outpouring of
the whole countryside to see this most
extraordinary of human beings. Some
walked as much as ten miles to be
present. Mr. Brooks has a slight knowl-
edge of Swedish, which he gained
through a friend in Baltimore, and
though he did not lecture in this lan-
guage he was able to carrj' on a conver-
sation with the awe-struck peasants. He-
was a great curiosity, unparalleled in
many a life. They were a little diffi-
dent about shaking hands, much to the
amusement of Mr. Brooks, and when
they did many of them cast surrepti-
tious glances at they palms to see if any
color had come off. In his public ad-
dresseshe spoke through an interpreter.
He was very much pleased with the at
tention shown him and commends the
dwellers of Sweden and Norway for
their hospitality and courtesy. It was
very gratifying to him.
The Negroes of the United States
outnumber the members of the trades
unions or of lobor organizations of any-
kind. As a whole, the Negroes are as
desirous of bettering their condition
as the whites are; but the trades unions
close the doors upon dark-skinned
workmen. If an aspiring negro leave
the cotton field and becomeacacpenter,
a blacksmith or a mechanic of any-
kind the ''unioD" refuses to admit him
to membership, denounces him as a
"scab" and refuses to countenance em-
ployers who hire "scabs." If a Negro
in Chicago has learned one of the build-
ing trades he is refused admission to
membership in the union of that trade,
aud the very men who have refused
him membership insolently go to the
school board and demand that the
Negro shall not be employed in the
construction or reoair of anyr of its
buildings, ' 'because he is not a union
man;" but- they neglect to add that he
is not a union man solely because he is
not permitted to be a union man. Aud
yet it is quite probable that the average
adult Negro pays not very far from as
much in the way of taxes" to the school
funds as is paid by the average member
of the union that insolently demands a
monopoly of the benefits of expendi-
ture upon work. — Chicago Inter-
Ocean .
An interesting discussion has been
going on for some time in the Freeman
as to whether the Negro's progress in
this generation has been so rapid as
that of her people "befo' de wah." Our
"Uncle Noah Baxter" of far-away
Texas, in broken English contended
that the young Negro was not "push-
ing the progress of de race along" as
vigorously as did his fathers, but
Messrs. A. M. Hodges (B Square) ol
Brooklyn, N. Y., and R. W. Thomp-
son, of Indianapolis, jumped on the old
man's antiquated nonsense with both
feet, and "Uncle Noah" has subsided.
This hustling generation has no time to
listen to croakers and is too hopeful to
be discouraged by the-Teremaids of dis-
gruntled prophets. The race has never
been more strongly equipped than now
for the obligations that are being heap-
ed upon its shoulders.—Omaha (Xeb.)
Progress.
The colored people captured the
school meeting in District No. 20, in
Atchison, Kan. All colored people
were elected on the board, and a
colored teacher will be hired. More
than half of the patrons of the district
are white, and they probably will with-
draw from the district and send lheir
children to another school this winter
if arrangements can be made for this
until they can get a district of their
own. —The Elevator.
A gossiping man is ten times worse
than a gossiping woman, and both are
bad enough. Some women cannot help
gossiping, but there is absolutely no
.excuse for a man. The male gossip is
a nuisance, and ought to be made to
wear a dress and a poke bonnet, to dis-
tinguish him from others of his sex.
There are lots of idle people in the
world who think it a disgrace to do any
kind of work that- soils the hands, but
they have no scruples or qualms what-
ever about borrowing the hard earnings
of those who are neither ashamed or
afraid of any kind of honest labor. —
Colored American.
Dont strive to be great. Strive to be
useful and greatness may follow. Our
churches, our societies, our schools are
filled with would be great men. Every-
body can not lead. This country has
one Sherman, one Talmage, one Presi-
ient.
At Fort Washington on the Potomac
where there has been some 1,500 dis-
trict militia encamped, 200 of them
were colored troops and are known as
the First Separate Batallion. As usual
they have won the laurels for their fine
discipline and excellent military train-
ing. —The Republican.
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Loose Wagon Tires.
After so much wet weather it might
be supposed that wagon tires would
give no trouble on even the oldest and
most dilapidated wheels. This is true
so long as the roads are muddy. But
nowhere in August will the roads re-
main wet very long. The previous
thorough wetting which the wheels
have had during the recent wet
weather has swollen the woodwork,
which shrinks all the worse for this
when exposed to sun and winds. It
pays to paint the woodwork of wheels
once a year-, doing it when the wood
is thoroughly dry. If the wheel has
an application of linseed oil when dry,
much of it will soak in the wood, and
the painting will last longer without
renewing.
Wlion to Handle Hoes.
To handle bees with the most satis-
faction, select the warm, bright days,
when the bees are (lying most. The
fact is, the warmer the day, the less
danger of stings.
Avoid as much as possible working
with them on cool, cloudy days, as
they will be always found more
irritable on such days. Also avoid
handling them early in the morning
and late in the evening, for the same
reason.
Bees abhor being molested at night,
and no work can be performed with
them at that time with any satisfaction.
They are always the most peaceable
when they are gathering honey, and
may be handled as safely as a brood of
chickens.
Sorghum For tlie Silo.
While no kind of grain as feed can
supersede corn in cheapness and value,
sorghum is a formidable rival to it for
fodder, especially when put up in the
silo. It stands drough better, which
is likely to make it popular in the arid
portions of the West, where corn often
fails. The sorghum has too tough a
stalk to feed green, but when cut and
put in the silo there is enough fermen-
tation to soften the stalks so that they
can be eaten. The sweetness of the
sorghum furnishes carbonaceous nutri-
ment just as does the starch of corn
graiu, and in even more palatable form.
Wherever cane sugar is made in the
South the workmen who attend the
grinding always grow fat from the
sugar thev eat.
3Inck Overestimate*!.
Many people still think that black,
mucky soil must necessarily be very
rich. But the fact that it remains with-
out fermentation shows either that it
has little nitrogenous value, or that it
is so saturated with water that it has
become sour. Yet we have known
many city people buy black muck from
swamps to pot flowers in, and pay
twenty-five to fifty cents per bushel
baskets for it, when dry earth from
the side of the road, with much less
vegetable matter, would be much bet-
ter. Most muck, especially from
swamps, lacks mineral fertility. It is
easy to handle and to work in, and
this is what makes it popular. But it
needs both ammonia and potash to
give the best results.
Poor Milkers.
Success in dairying must depend
not only on having cows able to give a
liberal mess and keep at it, but also
on the kind of milkers employed. A
careless, lazy milker will easily lose
more than his wages during fhe time
he is employed. Not only this, but he
will quickly convert a really good cow
into a poor one. The milk which the
careless milker leaves in the udder is
always that which has the largest
amount of butter fats. If it is not
drawn the fat is re-absorbed into the
cow and helps to dry her oil'. The
difficulty in getting help that can be
depended on is the great drawback in
running a large dairy farm. It is also
no light job to milk ten, twelve or
aiore cows twice every day. It will
make any man's hands tired until he
becomes used to it.
Drying Wet Grain.
All who are used to handling either"
brick or tile, know that when thor-
oughly dry they will absorb a great
amount of water without being satu-
rated. Advantage is taken of this fact
by grain dealers and farmers, who
place dry bricks which are easiest to
handle and least likely to break among
damp grain to prevent it from heating.
It is surprising what an effect this will
i have if a very few bricks are inter-
spersed through the heap. Each brick
will absorb fully half a pint of water
if it is dry to begin with. This will
dry out the surplus moisture out of a
good many bushels of damp grain.
This might be used in mowing away
damp hay or grain in the bundle,
though in neither of these positions is
there so much likelihood of injury as
there is where threshed damp grain is
closely confined in bins.
Waste of Sweet Corn Stalks.
This is the time of year when the
sweet corn ears are gathered. 'Us-
ually on each stalk there are two or
more ears, one fully ready for use as
green corn, the other small and im-
mature. To save this last the stalk
is left uncut. But in most cases the
second and always the third ear is too
snail to be profitably marketed.
Whenever there is only one ear on a
stalk it should at once be cut and fed
to the cow or horse. It is worth more
then than it ever will be again. We
are not sure that this is not true, even
when there are one or more nubbins
left on the stalk, if fed to milch cows.
Ordinary fodder corn is very poor feed.
It needs to be supplemented, as this
sweet corn fodder does, with a greater
amount of nutrition, which is worth as
much in increased milk yield as it is
in a few nubbins of corn. Sweet corn
fodder is more wasted than any other.
It is wasted in trying to save nubbins
of corn worth more for feeding than
6hey are for anything else.
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