Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 13, 1893,
P. GRAY MEEK, EpIiToR
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Democratic State Ticket.
For Treasurer
FRANK C. OSBORN,
of Alleghany.
For Supreme Judge
SAMUEL GUSTINE THOMPSON,
of Philadelphia.
Democratic County Ticket.
For Sheriff —J. P CONDO.
For Treasurer.~JOHN Q. MILES.
For Registér.—GEO. W. RUMBERG ER.
For Recordér.—~W.GALER MORRISON.
Lal GEO. L. GOODHART.
For Commissioners.{ 7 FRANK ADAMS.
For Coroner.—DR. H. K. HOY.
; H. W. BICKLE.
For Auditors, { \f Ww, ROYER.
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Men Are Popular Because They are
Men.
There is nothing proclaims the
character of a man so strongly as the
degree of popularity he attains in the
community in which be resides. To
be poptitar one must be liked by the
people. In short he must have the
respect and admiration of all. This
can only be attained upon merit. No
one who is not honest and straightfor-
ward in all his transactions will have
the respect of his neighbor, nor will
the maa who does not help the unfor-
tunate, have a comforting word for the
sorrowing, and take a kindly interest
in the child life he finds about him, be
talked about.as & good man in'the com-
munity.
Popularity is not attained by artifi-
cial devices because people are too
shrewd not to descern the hypocrite. It
is only the.frank, open hearted man
who wins the confidence of all, and
likewise their esteem. Such men are
not plentiful, but the Democracy has
been fortunate in placing a lot of them
on the county ticket this Fall. They
are popular.at home and as they travel
over the eounty, becoming acquainted
with the peaple, they gain in popular-
ity.
One of our candidates is a man who
has made himself'liked in the strong:
est Republican district in the
county. The name of JorN Q. MiLEs
is a household word in the upper end
of the Bald (Hagle, where there is
scarcely a resitlent who has not felt
the kind heart of this man expressed
in one way or another. The best rec-
ommendation Mr. MiLes could have is
the opinon every one holds of him at
home, where he iis looked upon by
both old and young as the friend of all.
It matters net where he is met he
always leaves the same favorable im-
pression. The other.day he took a fly-
ing trip over to Clearfield and the Pué-
lic Spirit followed him home with the
following complimentary notice :
“John Q. Miles, Centre county’s Democratic
candidate for Treasurer, made a hurried visit
to the Clearfield court house Thursday of last
week on estate business in which he was in-
terested as Executor. He is a tall man of fine
personal appearance and genidl cordiality and
possesses a fund of pleasing anecdotes which
wing for him hosts of friends wherever he
goes, He is a hustler in the Democratic
ranks and at the November eleetion will re-
ceive the reward which long years of party
faithfulness and untiring service have entitled
him. His companion on the ticket is John P-
Condo, who is the nominee for Sheriff. and al:
though his nomination was a surpnise to the
county Democrats as well as himself, the fact
is patent that not one word can be said against
him as a gentleman and a Democrat. Both
candidates are clean men and the Democracy
of old Centre should not be derelict of duty in
their election. The stay at-home vote ofthe
majority party often elects the other county
ticket, and as this is an ‘off year’ the ‘anter-
rified’ will work like beavers on the sly.”
It did not take the Clearfielders,
whom he met, long to find out that he
is a man of sterling worth and the peo-
ple all through Centre county are rap-
idly coming to the same conclusion.
You were right Mr. Editor of the
Spirit when you said of Messrs. M1LEs
and CoNpo ‘both candidates are clean
men and the Democracy of old Centre
should not be derelict of duty in their
election.” We will not be derelict,
though as you say this is an “off year”
we expect to make it an ‘‘off year’ by
rolling up the the largest majority we
‘have ever had in the county.
——Vol. I, No. 1, of the Tonawanda,
New York, News is before us and we
take pleasure in noting that it isa
trim little six column, four page daily pa-
per, well filled with general and local
news. The publisher, M. J. DiLLoN, is
well known to newspaper men of this
State as he published a good daily at
Renovo, Clinton county, for years. His
pew venture doubtless made a favor-
able impression on its debut as it is typ-
ographically well gotten up.
——Don’t have your name classed
among the stay at home Democrats, I
Fat when election day comes go out
and vote, take your neighbor along
with you. If he is not a Democrat |
tell him of the good men on our ticket
and he'll surely vote for them.
A Man Who Merits Your Support,
It has always been the desire of the
Democratic party to place in nomina-
‘tion for office only men for whom it
would feel a pride in asking the support
of the voters of the county. To this am-
bition is largely due the position of finan-
cial independence which Centre enjoys
among the other counties of the State
and it has been brought about by the
almost uninterrupted incumbency of
competent Democratic officials. From
1865 until the year 1887 there were
elected only three Republicans to of-
fice in this county outside the usual
minority member on the board of
County Commissioners and Auditors.
In the latter year the Republicans
elected their entire county ticket, but
instead of profiting by such an oppor-
tunity to show the people that they
were capable of carrying on the county
business in a satisfactory way, they
disgraced themselves and their party ;
they brought the offices, to which they
were elected, into disrepute and so
thoroughly disgusted the people that
the Democratic candidates three years
later were elected without an effort.
Republican officials had been tried and
found waating.
The same conditions confront the
people of this county to-day, they are
being asked to give Republicanism an-
other trial, but we trust they will not
be deceived into doing it. Once was
enough for a long time.
The very office for which they are
making their bardest fight this year is
the one out of which you voted the
most disreputable official the county
ever had only three years ago. They
are telling you that Mr, HARTER is a
nice, plain, honest man, which may all
be true, but unfortunately the same
things were said of RoBerT Cook JR.
during his campaign for Sheriff. Har:
TER is being pushed at the expense of
all their other candidatés and for what
reason ? Simply to secure the patron-
age of the Sheriff’s office for their par-
ty machine. He is resorting to every
dodge imaginable to secure votes,
With some he works the MiLLER
game of asking for a complimentary.
Democrats the proper place to bestow
your compliments is upon Jomn P.
Conpo. Then he works around Belle-
fonte and vicinity with the plea that if
elected he will re-erganize the Belle
fonte band, a scheme that won’t hold
water, for uveither “‘Smany” HARTER
nor any body else can make a band
where there is not the material to
make it out of. He tries to blame the
present depressed condition of the
country on the present Democratic
county officials, but must surely have
stopped thisidiotic tack for reports are
coming in from all sections that mills
and factories are resuming everywhere
with promise of a bright winter. Alto
gether Mr. HARTER finds innumerable
reasons why he should be the next
Sheriff of Centre county, all of them
however, when set over against but
ove of Mr. CoNpo’s reasons dwindle
into insignificance. ;
You ask what that reason is. Be
cause JorN P. CoNDo, an honest, indus-
trious citizen of Gregg township is, and
always has been, a Democrat. He began
life in Penns Valley as a farmer's son
and by his steady application to his
work and studies fitted himself for a
Mills. All of his undertakings have
been successful and of late years he has
devoted his time to the business of a
traveling salesman, with Centre and
Clinton counties as his territory. In
this capacity he came in contact with
the merchants of the county, w ho were
his staunch supporters in the nominat-
ing convention. The fact that they
were all for him is evidence that he
has a business ability that pleases. A
requirement only too essential to the
Sherifl’s office.
Mr. Conpo is a man about whom
nothing but good can be said; he has
been a faithful and life long Democrat
and as such has a reason to expect the
support of every member of his party.
Personalities should not be carried in-
to the campaign. If the Democracy
of the county wants to continue its rec:
ord of nominating only good men it
must support them when thev. are up
and encourage their aspirations to
office.
The Democratic nominee for Sheriff
is as clean as a whistle, a fact which
Republican failure to produce anything
to the contrary only too strongly indi.
cates. It is your duty to support him
and when you are doing it remember
that you are voting into the highest
office within your gift a man who will
be an honor to it and a source of pride
to every voter in the county,
An era of prosperity seems
about to dawn for Bellefonte. Al.
ready our people are astir with the
ambition to push thetown into the pos-
ition as a manufacturing centre its
natural facilities warrant,
clerical position in a store at Spring |
a
——The high collared sports, as the
prize fight toughs dubb the patrons of
legitimate sport, were disappointed, on
Wednesday, when the Vigilant failed to
finish the third race of the Internation:
al contest between English and Ameri-
can yachts within the time limit. She
won on Saturday and on Monday from
Lord Duxraven's Valkyrie and the
goon Wednesday was all that was
needed to win the cup, but as there was
no wind neither boat could {nish the
thirty miles within the six hours, and
it was accordingly declared no race.
To-day they will try it again and if all
turns out as expected the Vigilant will
come off victorious. She has shown
superiority over the Eoglish vessel at
every point. She is strictly American
and if she wins again to-day will have
proven beyond a doubt that the idea
of American designers, that for speed.
the centre board construction is best, is
a well grounded one. The best three
races out of five is required.
One of the pleasantest features of the
race is the impression which Lord
DUNRAVEN, the owner of the Valkyrie,
has left upon Americans. His conduct
and general actions during the race has
been of such a sort as to mark hima
gentleman of the truest type. He is
under an enormous expense maintain-
ing his boat and takes his defeat in the
pleasantest manner possible. It is
hardly likely that England will ever
send another yacht to race for her los
cup that is not a centre boarder.
—— Have you heard of any one who
is not going to vote for W.!Galer Mor-
rison or G. W. Rumberger ? Why we
believe everyone is for them. The op—
position candidates are not working
and perhaps they intend voting for
these two good Democratic aspirants.
——The present board of Democrat-
ic Commissioners is a good one to re-
elect. It has lifted the county debt
made by the HENDERSON regime and
made more: improvements of a credita-
ble nature, besides succeeding in keep-
ing a comfortable surplus in the treas-
ury.
——If;Centre county is to be made
Democratic every official must be a
Democrat. Vote for the ticket from
Sheriff to Auditor.
—New Yorkers are beginning to
think that Chicago is a pretty big
place.
Knights of Honor Officers.
WiLLiamsporT, Pa., October 11;{—
The Kaights ot Honor concluded their
work here to-day, and decided to hold
their next biennial session in this city.
The officers elected are as follows :
Grand dicrator, J. Granson, of Pitts-
burg, former vice grand dictator ; vice
graud dictator, P. J. Fish, of Johns-
town, former assistant grand dictator ;
assistant grand dictator, James A.
Bryden, of Pittston ; grand reporter,
Charles 8. Clark, of Erie, who was
re-elected for the seventeenth time ;
grand treasurer, J. L. McMullen, of
Pittston, also re-elected for the seven—
teenth time. Supreme representatives,
J. A. Ege, of Philadelphia; William
J. Robinson, of Erie ; T. N. Boyle, of
Uniontown ; alternates, P. J. Meehan,
of Manch Chunk; Hon. J. B. Don.
nelly, of Waynesboro ; Thomas H. B.
Lewis, of Philadelphia.
A grand union meeting was held
this evening, alter which the delegates
began leaving for home.
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Eclipse of the Sun.
As Seen at San Francisco and Along the Pacific
Slope.
San Francisco, Oct. 9—The annual
phase of eclipse of the sun to-day pass-
ed diagonally through the Pacific
Ocean in a general southeasternly di-
rection nearly parallel with the western
ccast of North America, and extending
from a point about 600 miles south of
the Aleutian Island at sunrise to Lima
Peru at sunset.
In this city the eclipse was only
partial, and at the time of observation
six-tenths of the sun’s diameter, or
nearly one-half of the area of the disc,
was obscure. The first contact occur-
ed at 10 hours 19 minutes 27 seconds
8. m. The time of the greatest obser-
vation here was 11:40,
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Will Be of Interest to Constables.
LANCASTER, Pa., October 11.—A
suit the result of which will interest
every constable in the state, was begun
here to day by M. S. Brady, late con-
stable of Manor township, against the
county of Lancaster to recover $237.90 |
for services rendered. Brady, under
act of assembly, was compelled to vis—
it all hotels and bridges in his baili-
wick, and for this he claims mileage
and compensation. The act fixes no
compensation, and as the point has
never been raised before the cost will |
be a test one.
Guerrilla Warfare.
Scattered Rebel Parties Make Life a Burden in
Argentine.
Buenos Ayers, Oct. 10.—Scattered
parties of insurgents in Santa Fe are
| tuned in harmony with the grand en-
| that the ceremonies would be fully |
sm
The Greatest Crowd Yet.
Chicago Day Breaks all Records for Multi-
tudes.—Seven Hundred Thousand People Visit
the World's Fair Yesterday—The Figures Al- |
most Treble That of the Largest Attendance :
at the Centennial and Exceed That of the Parig |
Exposition by 300,000.—Chicago Well Fulfills |
Her Motto of “I Will"—The Weather Delight- |
ful and the Vast Throng Enjoys the Beauties |
and Pleasures of the Great White City That
Is Soon to Fade Into the Past.
CuicAGo, Oct. 9.—Seven hundred
thousand people, doubtless the greatest
crowd that ever congregated, visited the
World’s Fair to-day—Chicago Day—
eompletely smothering the “big day”
figures of any other exposition ever
held, and establishing a mark which it
is expected the present generation will
never see attained.
At 5 a. m., many people were nearing
the different entrances to the grounds
and by the time the gates opened at
6:30 a. m., fully 1,000 people besieged
each passage eager for admission. From
that time until late in the atternoon
there was a& constant jam at every
gate.
At 1p. M. Supt. Tucker ordered every
wagon gate opened and stationed a
corps of men at each to take tickets, re-
lieving the pressure from without to a
marked degree. About 4 o'clock, when .
it was seen that the crowds had dimin-
ished sufficiently to permit of their suc-
cessful handling by the regular en-
trances, the wagon gates were closed,
after 500,000 peoplehad been admitted.
To this vast army 181,000 were added in
the next three hours, The glorious Oc-
tober weather and the grandness of Chi-
cago Day at the Fair kept the crowds
coming all afternoon and evening.
A conservative estimate at midnight
places the attendance for the day at
700,000. The official figures will not be
given out before to-morrow, as the great
mass of tickets has nearly swamped the
department of admissions. Previous to
this ever memorable day the palm for
large attendance rested with Independ-
ence Day, July 4, when the attendance
was 288,275. Other days notable for’
great crowds are : Illinois Day, 248,-
951; Transportation Day, 281,522;
Polish Day, (last Saturday) 222,176;
Kuoights of Honor Day, 215,643 ;
Pennsylvania Day, 208,460, and Rail-
road Day, 202,376. The total number
of paid admissions since the opening of
the Fair is 16,492,070. The greatest
day at Paris was 17,5625, and at Phila-
delphia, 274,819.
THE WEATHER WAS FINE.
‘When the sun rose at the dawn of
Chicago Day behind the Columbian
peristyle, it shone upon the clear
sky as blue as the field upon which the
stars of the Nation's flag are emblazon-
ed. The only doubtful chord in the
symphony of the celebration of Chica-
go’s Columbian jubilee, in commemora-
tion of her victory over devastating
fire and unparalleled adversity, was
semble and more than a million souls
rejoiced. The most sanguine ho of
the native Chicagoan and the World’s
Fair officials were realized to their full
est extent before the sun set on the
proudest day in Chicago’s history. The
dedication and opening days of the Ex-
position appear Lilliputian in contrast
with the festival to-day within the gates
of the White City.
From the opening hour from the Ad-
ministration dome the eye cou ldbehold a
mighty army of men women and children
marching from the entrances over the
broad walks and highways and along
the great casino pier, all in holiday
dress, smiling and merry, carrying all
manner of receptacles for lunches.
A HISTORICAL EVENT.
The first event arranged by the
World’s Fair Committee of the Chicago
Common Council took place at 9 o’clock
and was more closely associated with
Chicago’s birth and early history than
anything else on the program. The old
Pottawattomie chief, Simon Pokagon,
whose father, Leopold, deeded the
land upon which Chicago is built, had
been induced to come from his home in
Hartford, Mich., for Chicago Day, and
stood beside the Columbia bell with un-
covered head, in the dress of the white
man, and received the homage of fa-
mous people. At his side was Chief
John Young, 60 years old, who came
from the Pottawattomie reservation,
Niles, Mich., to tell the people of all
nations that his father, who bore the
same name, christened the World’s Fair
city “Chicago,” which literally inter-
preted, means ‘where the skunk
dwells.”
These two old and feeble Pottawatto-
mie chiefs were the idols of the hour.
Pokagon read a brief speech, but Chief
Young had nothing to say.
The grounds of the Terminal station
could not be seen for the mass of people
who filled it in front of the stand erect-
ed for the chorus of 2,000 voices, under
the direction of. W. L. Tomlins, an ‘or-
chestra, the united Exposition bands
and the Eighth Cavalry Mexican Band,
accompanied the chorus in a mighty
melody, which aroused the 25,000 peo-
ple in front to a high pitch of patriotic
enthusiasm. While the festival of song
and instrumental music was in progress,
Chicago’s crack society cavalry troop,
the Chicago Hussars, passed by on their
fine horses from the Midway Plaisance.
The Closing of the Exposition.
CHIcAGo, October 10. —The commit-
tee on ceremonies reported to the nation-
al commission to-day that arrangements
were being made in accordance with
the act of congress to celebrate in an
elaborate and dignified manner the clos-
ing of the exposition. It bas not been
decided whether the closing functions
should occupy one or more days, but
the committee informed the commission
equal to those which accompanied the |
dedication and opening of the exposi-:
tion, i
Silverites to Organize a New Party.
St. Louis, October 8,—The Post Dis-
patch to-day gives the outlines of a
plan for a new national party, the out-
|
plundering and killing foreign eettlers.
In response to representations made by
the German Consul, the authorities |
have promised to restore the security
of foreigners,
The National party has been re-
organized under the direction of Senor
Reque Saenz Pema, son of the Presi
dent.
growth of the Pan American Bi-met-
tallic Convention recently held here.
Free silver is to be the issue, and it is
hoped to draw all the free coinage sup- |
porters from the old parties. A con-
vention 18 to be held in Atlanta, in De-
cember, it is said, when a permanent
organization will effected,
Probably 2,500 Persons Killed in the
Swamps of Louisiana.
Additional Intelligence from the Storm Swept
Districts Only Adds to the Horror.
New Orreans, Oct. 9.—Returning
relief parties from the storm stricken
districts of the State fully confirm the
news of yesterday as to the list of those
drowned or killed. In fact, the latest
only adds to the horror, and the worst
is not yet known.
A correct list swells the total num-
ber of dead to 2,041. This will be in-
creased some 200 or 300 when news
from the Louisiana coast is all in.
The additional losses reported are:
Rigolets, 16 ; Biloxi, Chandeleur, 110;
near Grand Bource, 10; from vessels,
93.
The loss of life at Cheniere Camina-
da is now known to be 1,250 instead of
1,040, as first reported. At Bayou
Andre 72 perished instead of 40, and
at Grand Isle 24 instead of 10.
The only station from which returns
have not been received as yet is St.
Bernard on Lake Borgone marsh.
This marsh extends from Lake Bor-
gonetothegulf. It is on adead level with
the ocean and more water than land,
covering 1,200 square miles. Its only
inhabitants were some two hundred
fisherman who lived in cabins built on
piles. It is almost certain that all
have perished.
VANDALS AT WORK.
Loud complaints came from the bay-
ou Cook section of the odor from the
dead bodies there. The land is too
low for burying. Already some 126
bodies have been conveyed by boat to
the highlands on the Mississippi at
Frisman bend for burial. But many
are unburied in the swamps and are
rapidly decomposing. Many of the
bodies were found to have been looted
and robbed. Most of the fishermen
were well to do and all carried their
fortunes in cash in their pockets. No
money has been found on their re-
mains and from $5,000 to $10,000 has
disappeared. Nearly all the bodies
were badly mutilated by the storm,
It will be months before the gulf
fisheries will revive. Half the popula-
tion and nine-tenths of the vessels
engaged in them are lost and oysters
and fish are an unknown quantity in
New Orleans to-day. The crop dam-
age is great. The orange crop will
lose only 50 per cent., but the destruc-
tion of orchards will be very great.
A dozen luggers reached the city to-
day from Grand Isle and other portions
of the storm section, and there are now
some 300 refugees being cared for here.
REFUGEES NAKED AND BRUISED.
They are naked and in a bruised
condition. One man named George
Ovichs had actually been flayed alive.
He did not have a piece of skin on
him the size of a dime, tlie blows from
the debris having flayed him. He was
sent to the hospital, and is not expec-
ted to Jive. With rare exceptions the
other refugees will probably all recov-
er.
Several cases of insanity resulting
from the horrors of the storm are re-
ported. Lieut, Kirkam, signal officer
here, explains his failuré to give a
warning of the approaching étorm by
saying that there was not the faintest
evidence of it. The storm came from
the gulf. The telegraph from Port
Eads, which ought to have announced
it, was working all right early in the
night, when it suddenly ceased, and
the storm swept over southern Louisi-
ana. Whence it came is impossible to
say. Lieut. Kirkam thinks additional
weather stations on the gulf absolutely
necessary for protection.
Squire’s Amendment.
A Proposition for the Coinage of Silver to the
Extent of $2,000,000 a Month.
WasHINGTON, Oct. 10. — Senator
Squire gave notice to day of an amend-
ment to the silver purchase repeal bill.
It proposes the coicage of silver for
private owners to the amount of $2,
000,000 a month, not to exceed $100,
000,000 in all, the owners to receive in
coin only the commercial value of the
bullion on the day of deposit, and the
difference to be retained by the govern-
ment as seigniorage. It also proposes
the issue of five year 4 per cent. bounds
to the amount of $200,000,000, the pro-
ceeds of which are to be used for the
redemption of United State notes.
There were two speeches delivered on
the repeal bill, the first by Senator
McPherson, of New Jersey, and the
second by Senatar® Cockrell, of Missou-
ri. Mr. McPherson's speech was in
support of the bill. He declared it to
be his belief (which was shared, he
thought, by two-thirds of the people ot
the United States who had any opinion
on the subject), that the Sherman law
was the main cause, the true cause,
the only visible cause of the business
troubles of the country.
Mr. Cockrell’s speech was in contin-
uation ot the one which he began yes
terday, and was directed against the
pending bill. He ridiculed the idea of
the Sherman law having had any influ.
ence in bringing about the financial
panic and attributed it rather to the
legielation to establish gold monomet-
alism in European countries and in
the United States. Bat as to interna-
tional bi-metalism, in his opinion, it
was an impossibility, a mere dream, as
impracticable as a universal language.
He spoke tor five hours, and had not
then come to the end of his speech.
The house bill to repeal the election
laws was received during the day.
An Encouraging Outlook.
New Beprorp, October 9.—The bus-
| iness outlook this week is decidedly en-
couraging. With but few exceptions
all the cotton mills started up on full
time this morning, and there is every
reason to believe that full hours will
continue.
A Verdict of Guilty.
NEw York, October 9.—The jury in
he case of Emma Goldman, the anar-
hist, rendered a verdict of guilty.
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The October Returns Show a Decrease
in Corn—Froduct of Other Grains.
WasHINGTON, October 10.—The Oec-
tober returns to the statistician of the
department of agriculture makes the
general condition of corn 75.1, against
76.7 for last month and 79.8 for
October 1892. This falling off in con-
dition is the result of the coatinued
drought which has prevailed since
June, and was not broken in the corn
belt until the latter end of September.
The drought was most severe in the
principal corn producing states. The
average in these states are as follows:
Ohio, 70; Indiana, 61 ; Illinois, 66 ;
Iowa, 93 : Missouri, 89 ; Kansas, 64 ;
Nebraska, 65,
The returns of yield per acre of
wheat indicate a production of about
11.3 bushels, being 1.7 bushels less
than last October estimate. The rate
of yield in New York is 11.5 bushels ;
Pennsylvania, 14; Ohio, 15; Michi-
gan, 13; Indiana, 14.2: Illinois,
11.4 ; Wisconsin, 13.3 ; Minnesota,
9.1; Iowa, 11.5; Missouri, 9.5; Kan-
sas, 8.4; Nebraska, 8.7; South Da-
kota, 8.6; Norlh Dakota, 9.5; Cali-
fornia, 11.2.
The highest rate of yield is in the
New England states, eastern, extreme
western and mountain states, and low-
est in the central, west and southern
states. The small yield is the result of
the drought during the fall, which
caused poor germination and growth ;
the severe winter following caused con-
siderable winter killing. The low con-
dition in many states is the result ot
the dry spring. The yield would have
been much less had not much ot the
worthless wheat been plowed up and
the ground put in other grains. The
quality in the eastern, southern and
Pacific states is up to the average,
while in the states from which the
commercial supplies are obtained it is
below the average. The states report.
ing the lowest averages as to quality
are: Kentucky, 86; Illinois, 80; Wis-
consin, 85; Iowa, 88; Missouri; 73;
Kansas, 75; Nebraska, 82. Theaver-
age yield of oats as consolidated is 23.5
bushels, against 24.3 last year. The
last report of condition was 74.9,
against 78.9 the same month last year.
The average of the estimated state
yields of rye is 13.3, against 17.7 last
year.
The average yield of barley is 21.7,
against 23.7 last year.
The condition of buckwheat is 73.5,
againgt 77.5 last month, and 85.6 Oc-
tober 1, 1893.
The condition of potatoes is given as
72.2, a loss of only six-tenths of a point.
since last report. But three October
conditions have been lower than the
last decade in 1887, 1890 and 1892.
The condition of tobacco has im-
proved slightly over last month, being
74.1, against 72.3 last month.
Yellow Fever Spreading.
Thirty New Cases at Brunswick, Ga., Develop~
ed Yesterday.
BRUNSWICK, Ga., Oct, 9.—The offi-
cial report to-day gives 30 new cases, 4
whites and 26 colored, Dr. Tuten, sta-
tioned at Jessup, has taken the fever.
A.J. Lisle, a quarantine guard, was
stricken with yellow fever to-night and
brought into town tor treatment. Secre-
tary Cragg reports two other new cases
at Jessup to-day, J. H, Williams and a
child.
Official recapitulation ; Cases under
treatment, 184; discharged, 83 ; died,
16 : total, 283 ; ratio of mortality, 5, 6
per cent.
Rumors of smallpox have been circu
lated freely for several days past. Sur-
geon Murray to-day investigated. It
was said to exist at quarantine on board
the bark Minerva, but Surgeon Murray
found none.
A Peculiar Affliction.
HunriNGDoN, October 11.-—During
the past eight weeks Miss Emma Hern-
came, a prominent young lady of this
place, has laid in bed with her head se-
curely strapped to the pillow. Two
months ago, while preparing for
church, she felt a sharp and sudden
snap like the breaking of a cord at the
back of her neck. This was accom-
panied by a violent pain issuing from
the heart to the base of the brain.
Since then at every heart beat her head
has made a violent and responsive nod,
first forward and then backward, with
the regularity and precision of a clock
pendulum. In either movement her
head passes from the perpendicular
about ove foot. The young lady’s gen-
eral health is but slightly impaired.
The local physicians are not pleased
over the affliction.
Federal Election Laws Repeal Passed.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 10.—The house
to-day passed by the overwhelming ma-
jority of yeas 200, nays 101, the Tuck-
er bill to repeal the federal election
laws. The Republicans had intended
to refrain from voting on the final pas-
sage, but when the Democrats mustered
183 votes on the first amendment pro-
posed they saw it was absolutely im-
‘possible to break a quorum and yielded
as gracefully as. might be. The vote
was strictly a party one, but the third
party men joined in with the Democrats.
The house at 2.45 adjourned.
Siam is Quiet.
An Alarming State of Affairs Said to Exist in
Tonquin. :
Loxpox, Oct. 10.—The Times corres-
pondent at Bangkok says that since M.
De Villers, the French special envoy,
left the region everything has been quiet.
Dispatches from French sources in
Hai-Phong give alarming accounts of
the condition of affairs in Tonquin.
They state a excited feeling is constant-
ly inceasing.
Carpet Mills Will Go to Work.
Yonkers, N. Y. October 9.—It is
announced that the Fernbrook carpet
mills will put carders, spinners and
knitters at work on Wednesday of next
week, preparatory fo starting the looms.
1t is expected that by November 1 they
will be in full operation, giving em-
ployment to 800 people now idle.