Almost one-twentieth of the popala- tion of the United States is widowed. With the additions recently an- nounced the number of members of the British House of Lords is 572, Wheat, cotton, iron and many other things which are produced in vast quantities in the United States are at wonderfully low figures. That Americans have a ‘‘sweet toot is shown to the New York Mail and Express by the fact that they consume 25,000 tons of candy a year. If America were as densely popu- lated as Europe it would contain as many people as there are in the world at the present time, estimates the De- troit Free Press, * According to a recent article in the Railroad Gazette the steam city rail- roads of London earn only $73,000 a mile, while those of New York City earn $300,000 a mile per annum, There is a boy in Sing Sing (N. Y.) Prison who was seut up for six years and a half, for stealing $1.50. It has just been discovered that he did not steal it, and there is talk of his de- manding an indemnity from the State. Cities in Norway do not grow quite 80 rapidly as some of those in the West, muses the New York Tribune. Tromso, in that country, has just cele- brated 1000th In that time it has grown from sixty peo- ple to The inhabitants are chiefly devoted to fishing. its ANNIversary. 6000! It looks to Yune as though every country in the be added to the New Orleans Pica- world would the UKAr pro luce rs and refiners, list of A num- ber of Japanese merchants represent ing large capital propose starting a joint stock concern, and establishing works for refining between Hiogo and Osaka and also near Yokohama; and it is said have already taken steps to import the necessary machinery, Of all cities of the world, Paris pre- sents a gathering of humankind most fearfully mixed in its elements of dis. order. The criminal brought up from childhood in the eapital will risk his life for the privilege of living there, Accordingly, many criminals who have been forbidden residences in Paris, in spite of the strictest surveillance of the barriers, will work their way in again and take up their career of crime “~ander-other-mma Three streets in Paris are to be named after the authors, Edmond About, Guy de Maupassant and Octave Feuillet. Taine, the critio and his- torian ; Brillat-Savarin, the epicure; Charcot, the and Fourier, the philosopher, whose communistic colony in New great physician, socialist Jersey half a century ago was a more interesting experiment, tho Chicago Record thinks, than even the Brook Farm—all these are to have their names perpetuated in the new baptism of streets that is taking nlace in Paris, A Bengalese magistrate, having boon informed of the whereabouts of a mad dog, armed himself and went to the plack where the rabid animal lay by a house door. He learned upon inquiry that two women were in the house and sent word to them that he was about to shoot the dog and therefore they should not be alarmed by the report, and that, as he might not inflict a fatal wound at the first fire, and, in fact, might mise, they should remain within until notified. Such a supreme cour- tesy is in marked contrast with that of western civilization, While Russia is behindhand in most things pertaining to progress and en- lightenment, she is distinctly in ad- vance of the remainder of the world as far as the regulation of the the bicy- cle iraffic is concerned. one is permitted to ride on any public thoroughfare he is compelled to ob tain o license at a cost of a dollar, and to have his name and address entered upon the police registers of his dis- trict, in token whereof he iw presented with a square piece of leather with his number in large figures of bright | metal. This he must have permanent- ly affixed to the back of the cycle, so that it may be seen by the police. But, prior to receiving the license, kere knight of the wheol is forced to undergo an examination as to whether he can ride sufficiently well to avoid becoming a public danger, amination consists in the deseript on ofa figure 8 set round {wo sticks, and | ho is obliged to do this to tho satis | faction of the official examiners, one of whom is usually the president or vice-president of the local bicycle club, Before any- This ox- | building, The engar palm of South Amerion is a rival of the New England maple, Australia has more places of publie worship in proportion to population than any other country. The peasants of Pergine, near Triente, ligt in their houses, as they can get it cheaper than kerosene. are using olectrie There are more paste diamonds and artificial stones of all kinds made in Glasgow, Beotland, than in any other city in the world. Whenever a murder is committed in Argentina it is customary to putevery possible witness in prison and keep him there until the real culprit is con- victed. Of the 5,000,000 inhabitants of Lon- don more than 1,000,000 hawe to live on less than 85 a week for each family, t* while more than 300,000 areinclironic poverty. Mme. Blane says that Bret Harte is, of all the of the times, the most popular in Frauce and American authors that Howells is not generally liked by the French. “Fugitive trains” was added to rail road nomenclature during the big the Chi- that strike. It applied, explaine to freights out for a certain destination not know cago Herald, ing whether they would *‘git there” ' elise, Or somewhare It seams tiser as though in un thorities of Great Dritain wer: ing American methods. stance of this ties per] rate fined at Dartm There the canse 18 great consternation among lovers of | fighting in Spain be ull CGuerrita, the only l¢ clared remsining his unal. the The reason given is that he is great fighter, has terable decision to retire from ring. worth over $200,000 and that his wile suffers terrible anxiety every time he fights. Most of the States have had a sve tem of commutation for good behavior f of prisoners. Massachusetts is just yatting that kind of a ticket-of-leave I law ic force. The first sabject for clemency is a man now in the thirties, a splendid specimen physically, who fourteen years was given an eighteen-year sentence for burglary. He ago has been a model prisoner and means to begin life anew. of the Royal Society, has been conducting some interesting effect The particular experiments to show the of en- vironment on animals, the He found that if an egg was pepper moth insect studied. put into a pill box lined with gilt pa Was he per the caterpillar produced would be When the box was black the caterpillar also became color. be golde nin black, And lastly, when he mixed different colors the caterpillar became mottle d. Referring to the common statement that electricity is still in its infaney, Professor Dolbear recen'ly said “Electricity is not in its infancy, Despite what has been done there is the use of elee- nothing in presert tricity that has not been known for many years. Are lights were known eighty years ago ; the telegraph is sixty years old, the telephone thirty, and We are not at work with new things or on thew the incandescent lamp ditto, new principles. If you are running a motor with eleetricity, it is not a new discovery in electricity to apply the same power to the operation of a lathe or a street car, " Christian people who spend any length of time in Europe are often loss, avers the New with somewhat at a York church attendance. Independent, important center there are Evangeli- eal charches of various denominations ; | but they are not always widely known, the full facts as to the provision for public worship. In Paris and Berlin the American chapels are well known, In Dresden where there is an English and American colony, chiefly Ameri éan, of about 3000 people, ecompara- tively fow have known of the Presby- terian church, which is rather a union chureh under the care of the Rev, J. Davis Bowden, one of the most clo quent preachers on the Continent, The church has no distinctive church but meets in a hall, and earnestly calls for the support of all Christian Americans who spend a timo in that city, {i the ehalr, { that 153 members were present) was come { gone into the conferenoss with a 4 regard to | In almost every | TAREE BILL 15 PASSED. Action of the Democratic Caucus— Speaker Crisp’s Motion to Recede Adopted—Separate Bills Passed Putting Sugar, Iron Ore, Coal and Barbed Wire on the Free List. At a caucus of House Democrats in the Capitol at Washington it was decided by an overwhelming vote to accept the Senate tariff bill, A statement was made by Chairman Wilson to the effect substantially that there was no prospect for tariff legislation the Benate bill were adopted. The unless motion | to accept was made by Speaker Crisp and | the resolution was adopted by a vote of 118 | to 28. There was no division on the vote to pass separate bills, placing coal, sugar, fron ore and barbed wire on the free list, Mr. Holman, Chairman of the caucus, took When the roll eall (which showed pleted a hush of expectancy fell upon the caucus, Mr. Wilson (Chairman of tho Ways and Means Committee) took the floor, Although outwardly ealm and cool, he was manifestly laboring under deep emotion, His speech for the first five minutes was general in character and contained no specific points, It was devoted inthe beginning to an ex planation of the embarrnssments under whic! the House conferees had labored, He said that the representatives of the House had desire of faithfully representing the wishes of thelr That they had failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion-—a conclusion hon. orable alike to the Houses and to the eratic party —was not thelr fault, Mr. Wilson referred to the made to the House conferees by thelr Sena. torial associates to accept fre This proposition, he sald, was rejected, inasmuch ns tho representatives of the House had as. cortained that a compact existed in the Sen. n or postpone its wr if free nfs colleagues, Demo- proposition sugar Breckinridge, tantinte this ¢v had beer iny that any legis. rianration atives had used means (0 secures it avall was vigorously app! Speaker Crisp closed offering a resolutio ym its his brie! speech by un that the House position and acoept the racoede Beasts bill, led a provision e, sugar, coal and iron ¥y a series of separate i at once in the House, of New York, then took to the resolution. od that he, as yet, had would lead him to be till could not be adog ning toward Mr. Wilson he challenged the gontleman to give the names of the four Senators who stood in the way of an agree ment, He did this twice, but Mr. Wilson ro. mained silent, inclu od. A vote on ordering the previous question | on Mr. Crisp's resolution was then taken, and llc in 102 yeas to 21 nave After the § revioas question ten ordered which was considered tivalent to the ption of th esolution—the Louisiana nhers were given ten minutes to explain ir position Mr. Robertson, speaking for s delegation, sald that the sugar growers nade th ntracts forthe current fiseal , and t ny ot y by Congress abo ) the wnty for the next twelve nths would work a severe injury to their interests, had On the motion to accept the Senate bill resulted Ayes, 115: nays, 28 the negative wore oy, Meyer and Price, of Missouri ; Warner, the vote Among those voling in Mosars, Robertson, Dav yf Louisiana ; Tarsnery, Straus, Tracey, Cockran, Covert and Dun phy, of New York ; Kilgore, of Texas ; Doek. ery, of Missouri ; Cooper, of Indians, and MoKalg, Bayoner, Rusk and Talbot, of Mary. land, On the motion to pass se ing sugar, coal, iron ore and barbed wire on the free list, there was no division, Then a resolution. offered by Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, was adopted, thanking the House conferees for their fight for the House Wil. Having completed the work of the caucus, the meet. ing was adjoined sine dis, arate bills plas The Bill Passes the House, A special dispatch to the New York Herald desoribes the soenes a the House of sentatives while the Tariff bill passage as follows For once during this long tariff agitation the expected has bappensd The House caucus agreed upon the Senate bill, the bill was passed tix hours later, and the separ- ate bills were rushed througa before ade Journment putting sugar, iron ore, coal and barbed wire on the free list, This was not accompiished without a dis. play of maoagerial vigor, parliamentary skill and partisan courage astonishing even to those who participated in the proceed. ings, The House wing of the Capitol was a scene of excitement from early morning, when the Democratic caucus met, to a late hour at night, when the last “pop gun" bill, amid the yells of the Democratic majority, placed sugar on the free list, The galleries were packed with eager spectators all day, and when the hour of ad- Journment was reached at twenty-five min. utes after 10 o'clock, p. m., few vacant seats wore visible in the vast an aitorium, On the floor legislative pandemonium reigued all day, Not in years the House of! Representatives been the theatre of such continuous uproar and tumult, It was a day of cheers and joers, of speeches and yells, roll ealls and shouts of laughter and ap- planse, To Mr, Turner, of Georgia, fell the task of explanation aid defence, and to Mr. Heed, leprae Was oa its of Maine, the leading of the assault upon and it is sometimes difficult to learn | | of way, | favoroftheresolution it was passed by 176 yeas the resolution giving the Tarif bill the right After Mr. Turner had spoken in to 97 nays. The Democrats who voted | against thelr party on this proposition were Mesars, Covert, New York; Davey, Louisi Meyer, Price and Robertson, Lonislany, and Warner, Now York, Mr. Cockran did not yYote, Upon the announcement of the vote Chalre man Wilson immediately submitted In writ. ing the motion receding from the di ment in the Senate amendments and niga ring In them, which would pass the bill, Mr. Wilson made an explana. tory speech, and was followed by Mr, Reed, who taunted the House conferees nt their Inability to cope with the representas tives of the Senate, He said they would find that they were mere babes in the wool, sad that they had bean left thers hy their anole in the White House, Mr, MoMillan, of Ten nesses, defended the bill, Mr. Pence, of Colorado, gave the Populists’ view of the situation, and then Messrs, Cochran, of New | Warner, | Congress was concerned, It | time on until the end of the | wns a continual hubbub on | free fron ore bill went through by a vote of | the Republic” called to order again and several | Club In New York City, | had added several stanzas appropriate to the | surviving member of the famous family of | singers, whose songs oaused so much en. | thusiasm in the old abolition days, was also | others, oocurrad at the MeShana Tie eamp, ana ; Gorman, Michigan; Johnson, Ohio; | York, and Tarsney, of Misspurl, both Damo erats, aenounced the Senate bill, Speaker Crisp spoke In favzr of the bill, Mr, Wilson briefly concluded the debate nnd the vote was taken, resulting in the adoption of the Benate hill by 182 yeas to 105 nays, The Democrats who voted {n the neg- ntive were + Messrs Dartlett and Cockran, | of New York ; Davey, of Louisiana ; Dunphy, of New York ; Everott, of Gorman, of Michigan ; York ; Johnson, of Ohlo ; Meyer and Price, of Louisiana ;: Tarsney, of Missouri, and of New York, Beven Populists voted for the bill, and all the Republicans were recorded against it, This disposed of the Benate bill as far ns was already 6.50 o'clock, but the programme for the day included the passage of the four “pop gun” bills which the special order provided for, and Chairman Wlison sent up the first one, Massachusetts Hendrix, of New | which provided for putting coal, shale and coke on the free lst, It was passed by a | vote of 160 to 104, and then the bill for free | iron ore was taken up, The House had filled up again on the roll eall on the previous vote, and from that session there the floor, The 163 to 102, The bill putting barbed wire on the froe | list was then passed by 187 yeas to Bi nays, The final measure was the Bugar bill, ineing all sugars on the free list, Messrs, rice and Boatner, of Loulslana, made a inst plea for their State, and Mr. MoMillin gave some figures as to the immense profits of the Bugar Trust, after which Chalrman Wilson closed the debate briefly, and the vote was taken, resulting in 276 ayes and 11 nays—all the Republicans present voting ave, It was now after 10 o'clock, and the House adjourned without further action, Gist of the Tarlft 1I3i11, The new Tariff bill provides the following mtes of duty upon the grest staples which have boon the bones of contention All raw sugars 40 por cent, ad sugars above No, 16 (refined), per cent, additional ; sugars additional to theses rates still free under the reciprooity Iron ore, 40 cents per tor or stoel rails, 7-20 of one %8 iron, © ( ne cent per mn, 5 r-ioad bearing ore the samo States, whether resid and every § sald gains, from any kind dividends, trade, employment the United other source per oenium on the amoun rived over and above four thousand lars, and a iike tax shall be levied, ool and paid annually upon-the gainy, profits and income from all property own «dl and of overy business, trade or profession carried on in the United States by without the United States ‘And the tax herein aaposand by the Comm Revenue and i gains, profits and income fo IT EAIANLOS, Sint ing the thirt wt {| spikes which had been allied i aad payiog sald tax.’ BRYANT CENTENNIAL, Exercises In Cammington, Mass, Commemorating His Birthday The memory of William n was honored a few ton, Mass It anos of the birth of the post, Exercises were Bryant days ago imming was the center ohseary held in a grove a few rods bevond the Bryant | homestead, It was in these woods that “Thanatopsis” was written Ia the grove the visitors could see the traces of the in ftials cut on the trees by the Bryant boys The exercises were opensd with an ad dress of welcome by Lorenzo H. Toner, ti librarian of the Bryant Library, on behalf of | the townspeople, and then Parke Godw of New York, who was Bryant for many ysars, and w oldest daughter. was made the offieor Mr. Godwin delivered a dress, and then introduced Edwin RB nes arried his brief ad- Brown, of Elmwood, ill, a native of Cammington, | and the orator of the day. John Howard Bryant, now eightyseven years old, the only surviting brother of the poet, read his brother's poem of “The Rivalet.,” and fol. lowed It with two sompositions of his own, the first being “A Monody,” wrilten In 1878, ust after the death of William Callen fn and the second, “At Eighty-seven," written for this occasion After singing some familiar tunes, under the direction of Mrs. Julia Shaw, including Mrs, Julia Ward Howe's “Battle Hymn of an adjournment was taken After lunch the people were addresses were given by distinguished men and women, Mrs, Julia Ward Howe was present and read a poem written for the sixtieth birthday of the poet, and first read at the Century To this Mrs, Howe for dinner, oconsion, John W. Hutehinson, the only present by invitation, and sang “Old Friends Are the Truest."” BURIED UNDER A ROCK. Four Men Killed While Niasting Tow a Flume in Wyoming. A terrible aceldent, resulting in the death of four men and the serious injury of two in Granite Canon, on Tongue River, thirty. five miles northwest of Kheridan, Wyo, A force of men wore at work on the Tongue River getting out ties for the Burlington & Missoue ri Rallrond extension to Montana, A flume was being constructed in the bend of the river and a blast of 200 pounds of glant powder was exploded. After the smoke had clenred away a number of workmen were removing the rock and dirt that had been loosened by the explosion, when, without warning, a huge plie of rock fell from the overhanging oliff, burying four men benoath ft, The dead are; F, PV. Gallagher, N. F. Watts, William Augrovs and John Hendricks won. { —— — winted with Mr, | presiding | Jrxxie Freon, stolen from Grand Rapids, Doan Foutited to her surviviag relartves. | DEAD IN A FIERY WRECK. PASSENGERS BURNED IN A | RAILROAD DISASTER. An Engine and Two Cars Plunge From a Trestle Forty Feet Above | Ground Near Ldncoln, Neb, ~The Work of Train Wreckers ~-Horrl- | ble Fate of the Vietims, A fearful wreck, involving the loss of eleven lives, one engine and two enrs, oc. curred five miles south of Lincoln, Neb,, on the Chiengo, Rock Island and Pacific Rall. road where it crosses on a high trestles the tracks of the Union Pacific and BurMangton | and Missour! River Rallroads, shortly after 10 o'clock p. m. All indications point to train wreckers as the cause, The dead are: C. D, tor, Council Bluffs, perished in the flames, leaves family ; Willlam Craig, fireman, buried | under engine, leaves family ; Tks Depew, en- gineer, Council Bluffs, buried under engine ; grain dealer, of Fairbury, nams unknown, tmirned to death in the wreck ; five traveling men, names unknown, burled under ear and burned to death ; two farmers from Jansen, Nah, en routs for Bouth Dakota, burned to death, The injured Harry brakeman, leg broken ; C. H. Cherry, postal clerk, ter. ribly eut about the face and head ; Fort Soeott expross messenger, back injured and eut on the head ; O, B, Bell, Lincoln, traveling man, injured internally, Train No, 8, drawn by engine an accommodation ealled the *'F accommodation.” and is due to arrive at Linon at 9.40 p.m. On the night of the ancident It was about ten minutes late, and was making up time when it struck the trestio that crosses Balt Lake Creok, about ! miles from the city and two from the penitentiary, When it struck the trestle rails immediately spread, and th drawing the two ears after thumping along over the cross ties for & fifty foet, and then with a crash it Foote, No, 218, Is "ort Worth our foot to the bad of the creak below 6 engine burst, ving, Th ror © LE flames wore those th r fol reo : w sul- of rescue went ourteen rear © pase Were ros- beside the we Those engaged in the begeed them to assist, bu frightened and excited to # lay on the bank and moan, were soversly jured help Harry Foote, the injured brakeman, is the one who advances the thoory that the train was maliciously wrecked, According to his story, a rail was removed on the bridge and the fish-plates and a crowbar were found in the grass near by, - Tho evidences were plainly there and un. mistakable, Marks made by a wrench on a oO were plainly vislbia, and the re erowbar on the cross ties were ) iantorn was noaded to 3 of the ties was dong Ivy d« where the crowbar had been inserted the rails lifted clear of tion, nied and and the out were lying around J " Just after iis disor t ty Detective Malone arrived and : formed of the investiga ight ent to Lineoin ears. The The loss to Bot loss than RESCUED FROM THE ICE. All the Members of the Wellman Ex- ploring Party Safe. i with Ragnvald Waiter Wellmar is companions steamer i turn back weather had suddenly intensely severe, and northward from the Seven Isles broken ioe made progress imapossible, The expadition then traversed the sonst of Northeast Land, most of waleh was Professor O. B. French surveyed ing to the map Caps Armour and scott, and ne explored ma Gresham, Whitney, Walsh Island Wallman and seven others started on Jaly 1. with an aluminum boat, to fores a Way northward over the leepack. After a pevere struggle they sre compelled 10 res turn. They started on July 4 to return to Walden Island, In erossing Dove Bay they often had to wale through water up to their waists, Many other hardships were suffered. Thealuminam boat rendered «ax. cellent serviee, resisting pressure which certainly would have destroyed ordinary boats, ‘Alms, ona { the party, broke his Jeg and had to be .arried to Walden Isiand, where they arrivad on Jaly 22, The Walden ani Seven Isles wore still hemmed in with jee. After walling two weeks It was decided on August 4 to push southward, It was risky work, but all soe. eeaded in reaching Low Island safely. On August 6 the Berntine was sighted, They sailed on Augu«t 7, calling at Dane's Isle for Oven and Heverdani ani the provisions, Wellmad declares that he will make an. 1 of the const, a the Spitzbergen roate, i ———— BALL-PLAYERS PERISH. Seven Killed Outright and Others Fa tally Hurt by Lightning, A crowd of boys aul men were playing ball at De Kalb, Texas, when a shower drove them to shelter beneath a large oak tres IAghtning stroek the tree, Seven wore killed outright, They were John Jacobs, Walter Atchley, Thomas Blanchard, Will Hentle , Johan Jackson, Charles Petty and Will Walsh, About a domen were hurt, ht some of them would die, thought C. W, Wainer, Ju, United States Consu! Aly Rtiond, F tation, | ayy that throughout i the vost Vary spoour. The hay we very heavy and of lent quality. price per ton has falien f. The cereal crop Is reported and It was Btannard, cohdus. | | row other attempt in 1896 to reach the Pole by {| BLY Inst month, and 785 last year, FIPTY-THIRD CONGRESS The Senate, 1780 Day, Mr, Hill's resolution that tne tariff conleress report an agreement or disse greement stirred up a lively debate, but the matter went over without action 174m Day After the moraine business had been disposed of Mr, Hill's resolution was Inld before the Renate, and he proposed to modify it 80 ac to read : "That the con. ferrees on the part of the Benate who are pow considering the differences the two Houses on the Tarl bill, report tothe Benate {if they are likely to rome to an agreement, and, il not, to report the prinei. pal items of disagreement, delivering said bill to the Becretury of the on for the further action of the 8 Aftor an all-day feated by a tis vote, the ¥ ing the deciding vote 170 Day nese tronty was to 20 nays 1761: Day. The passed by the House Mr. Hill gave each providing ax, ~—=Senste bill to pre Louis CO. Bartoris. retired miral on the retired list, ar authorizing Boldiers’ Ho tend outdoor relief to ve 177rn Day Deficiency bill was agreed t tor still ie 1 of the pay favor pany A wes The Civil Approg il points all poin bast ween nate t Ashnte the rows agnin In exscutive rutifies uy a vote our rr 4 ¢ wer ress noties of a for the rer f rn T The ron lere the As if the ne 10 the #105000 { Government « Theatr WAS aAgresd ution pr 244} wus ne the t widing that executed for the pa sum of money, whether is may be discnarg Jounties, N, J. A contracts hereafter ment of any gold, silver, or coin, Laan y seepesaavhios in der for the paymont of dels when the con bill pr [he osonferanse report on the ppropriation oi an PY v UA wr Ares eneral D 14 MONTHLY CROP REPORT. High Average for Cotton, But a Great Loss Shown in Corn. The returns to the Statistion! Division of the Department of Agriculture for the month of August make the condition of the cotton PLS, case of 2.2 points over the July condition and 85 over that of June, the condition of June and July being re- spectively S53 and 896 The condi tion August 1, 1893, was 80.4, or 11.4 points lower than the condition for the same date this year, The averages by States are Vir ginis 96, North Carolina 95, South Carolina #5, Georgia 85, Florida 93, Alabama 94, Mississippi 97, Louisiana 96, Texas 85, Ar- kansas 06, Tennessee 94, Missouri #6, and Oklahoma 88. The average report of the statisticlan of the department shows a decline in corn of nearly twenty-six points sines July 1st, the average for the entire breadth being 60.1, against 85 for the month of July. The cone dition August, 1503, was 87. The great decline Is due almost wholly to the ex- tensive and unprecedentedly sovers drouth that sot in since the last report, and to the hot, dry winds that swept over the States of Nebraska, Kansas, Jowa and parts of other Western States. In some localities the crop has been injured beyond recovery, while in others timey rains would go far toward assuring fair yields, The averages for the principal States are Ohio 79, Kentucky 80, Indiana 88, Illinois 75, Town 45, Missouri 82, Kansas 45, Nebraska an inc { 88, and Bouth Dakota 20. The vondition of spring wheat has fallen sinow the last report 1.8 points, being 67.1, against 68.4 for the month of July. The cone dition by Btales is as follows : Wisconsin | 79, Minnesota 76, lowa 52, Kansas 30, Ne. braska 41, South Dakota 23, North Dakota 78, Washington 83, and Oregon 95, The advices as 10 winter wheat from oor ndents and thrashers indicate a good yield of excellent quality, The condition of oats has declined 1.2 ints since the date of last report, being 6.5, against 77.7 In July. The condition The condition of spring rye Is 70.8, against The average condition of bariey is 80.5, against 76.8 last month, boing a decline of 7 points, The: noreage of buckwheat Is reported at PN as compare! with last yoar, and a condition of 82.3, agamst 888 or 8&3 | for August, 1298, was 78.3, | points lower than at the same date last r. Acreage of bay, as compared | yea with that of 188% i« #2.4; condition of same Is 75.8, against 77.9 last month, te in average condi. 44, agninet 47.0 last ncn the ay Marion of en kines the last report, and now stands at 22.8. The condition of gra while higher thun sither apples or rhe Is lower than for anv sinos 1 The 74, nzninst 92.5 last
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