Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1902, Page 1

[——— THE OMAHA DaAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, HOLMES FOR JUDGE President Appoints Noted Massachusetts Lawyer to the Sapreme Bench. RESIGNATION OF GRAY CAUSES VACANCY 11 Health Onases Latter to Give Up Po- sition and Seek Rest. APPOINTEE SON OF LATE DR HOLMES Was on Bupreme Bench of Bay State and Attraoted Marked Attention. WILL AWAIT CONFIRMATION OF SENATE Justice Gray Will Hold ton for Some Time in Accordance wifh Former Custom in Sim- flar Cases. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Aug. 11.—Presiflent Roosevelt late this afternoon apmownced that he had sppointed Hon Cliver i Holmes, chief justice of the supreme court of Massachusetts, to be an associate jus- tics of the supreme court of the United Btates, vice Mr. Justice Gray, resigned. The resignat of Justice Gray was to ill-health. veral months | runeing and wes 1871, DROUTH IN NEW SOUTH WALES Sheep Dying by the Mililon and Men Formerly Rich Forced to Seek Employment. VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 1]—A celved by the steamer Miowers ;r,.m tell of terrible drouth in ales and Queensland which bas d the sheep ranches of that section #outhern colony. Miilions of sheep ha died and men erly cofisidered wealthy have been ed to seek employment. Samuel McCaughey, the aheep king of Aus- tralia, loat over 1,000,000 sheep of his herd of 1,260,000 and other large herders have been equally unfortunate. The Kennifs, the New Zoaland outlaws, have been tured after a chase of three monthe, which cost the government $20,- with renewed enefgy. The rprised in thelr shot, 8o that they had to on foot. One stumbled fel . Looe) 14 culty. The other was surrounded and sur- rendered. The work of wiping out the South Ses islas wes, 1t the reports in the Al Dpapers are to b Telled tpon. The papers give an accougt of an expedition by Germans to the New Hebrides to avenge the murder,of a Mrs. Wolff. This expsdition completely wiped out a village, natives from which had com- mitted the murder. One hundréd and thirty persons were killed, including the native ‘who had led the expedition to the village. A combined German and British expedition bas started for Danulo, west Britlsh North Gulnea, to punish the natives for the mur- e natives of | der of seven Britishers. olaimed were giving aid and assistance to Justice Gray was always an Judge Holmes Does Not Talk. BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 11.—Chief Jue- tice Oliyer Wendel! Holmes was informed ggfgzlzimgs‘zs GBI L L i B Hi ) dii 5 I B GENERALS GOING TO ENGLAND Arrangements Being Made to Enter. taln Botha, Dewet and Delarey. Aug. 12.—The arrival next Sat- u of General Botha, Dewet and Delarey promises to be the occasion of snother will go to Southampton with that intention, SHOUT LONG LIVE SISTERS BREST. Aug. 1l called a meeting of the inhabitants of the towns of 8t. Moon, Le Folgoot and Plough- danfel, which have been resisting the clos- ing of the unauthorized congregationist schovls by the authorities, in order to ex- plain the situation to them and induce them to rencunce their desperste resist- ance. The prefect said the agitation was casting discredit upon the country and that his hearers could not communes would be 0 law. The prefect’s spesch was interrupted with cries of “We will to the death!" ““There will be bloodshed! “We will allow ourselves to be massacred betore we abandon the sisterst” Abbe Gayraud, republican Catholic mem- ber of the Chamber of Deputies from Finis- terre, replied and said that the agitAtion was - uplifting the couniry in the eyes of the world. The only way to restore peace, sald the abbey, was hot to disturb the slaters. The meeting broke up with shouts of “Long live the sisters and liberty!" QUEEN GIVES WAR MEDALS Motley Crowd Attends Presentation of Homor Tokens ¢ Ductors, Nurses and Others. LONDON, Aug. 11.—Quéen Alexandra pre- sented war medals today on the grounds of Devonshire house to doctors, nurses and others in the Imperial Yeomanry hospitai. The prince of Wales ana other royaities and yellow silk she handed the medals to the ‘ reciplents, who - made up = motley ! |erowd, some dressed in khaki, some in policemen's end firemen’s uniforms, and others in frock coats and all kinds of civillan attire, those recelving the medals having returned to the posts they flled before they volunteered for the war, */ls A MINISTERIAL VICTORY rwei e Government Captares All Oppesition OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1902—-TEN PAGES. TOWN IS A PILE OF RUINS Potit Goave in Hayti is Destreyed by Armed Foross. PEACEFUL INHABITANTS ARE SUFFERERS & of Revolutionists in Many of PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Aug. 11.—Ths correspondent of the Associated Press vis- Jted Petit Goave yesterday and found that the town had been entirely destroyed, theré being nothing left but a pile of ruins. About 4,000 persons are hometess and are greatly in need of assistance. The greater number of them have sought shelter in the Simmonds factories, near the town. The French crulser Du Assas arrived Petit Goave yesterday with provisions for the suf- ferers and returned to Port Au Prince with 200 women and children and fifteen wounded The - authorities refused to permit the Firminists to leave, fearing they would 60 to other points and take up arms again. Bach party accuses the other of having #et fire to Petit Goave, but the general be- lef is that General Chicoys, the Firminist commander, resolved to destroy the town when he saw that he could not hold it againat the ists. WABHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Minister Powell has cabled the State department from Cape Haytlen that the provisional (Vasquez) gov- ernment of Hayil Bas notified the United States legation that Gonatves, Port de Paix, Petit Goave and Bt. Marc provinces are in rebellion. Government troops captured Petit Goave after strong resis'ance, In which many ltves were lost. Firmi Commander McCrea of the gunboat Ma- chias today cabled the Navy department that a defacto blockade has been estab- lished by the insurgents of Cape Haytlen. Machias is at its anchorage. Pt The following je the text of the dispate recelved by the Navy department from Commander MoCrea of the - gunboat Machlas, dated August 11 at Cape Hayttan: Becre of the Navy, Washington: Y¢ W Lo protect n on Saturday formation of the burning of Petit Goave after an attack had been made by Fouchardists. After the attack General Chicoye, minister of war in the Firmin government, set fire to the town and aban- doned it. TO LEARN COST OF LENSES Memb. A of United States Board of isers Goes to Germany to Make Investigations. BERLIN, Aug. 11.- F. Flacher of the Board of United States General Appraisers is in Beriln to find out how much it costs to produce unmounted lenses, principally photographic lenses. The Inquiry probably will result in adding 300 per cent to the valuations adopted by the German export. ers. Several million dollars’ worth of miero- scople, photographic and opera glass lenses are exported xrom Germany to the United States annually, on which & duty of 45 per cent is pald. In order to avold compar-| lsons between the customs imvolces and wholesale prices the exporters ship lenses as unmounted, but it is claimed none was ever sold to the trade in the United States as unmounted. The appraisers frequently succeeded in making the exporters add 50 per cent to the involced values, but the appraisers’ position is that about 300 per cent should be added. Mr, Fischer in- tends to take depositions In certain suits ‘drought by German exporters, in which the values of lenses was treated. Accompa- nied by Customs Inspectors Willlams of Parls and Partello of Berlin, Mr. Fischer will go to various menufacturing centers in order to secure at first hand knowledge as to the cost of production of the wares in dispute. Mr. Fischer sailed from New York for Europe on July §1. At that time there was much speculation st the custom house and the appraisers’ stores as to the reason for his voyage. A current report was that a firm of importers had been detected In an effort to defraud the government of duties. EASY WAY OF MAKING MONEY Wholesale Manufactory for Forged Bankuotes is Discovered im Russinn Poland. LONDON, Aug. 12.—A dispatch to the Daily Mall from St. Petersburg reports the discovery at Warsaw, Russian Poland, mous numbers of £50 motes have been put in circulation and the national banks, ac- cording to the correspondent, have cashed $2,000,000 worth of the forged paper. The private losses as a result of the forgeries amount to $45,000. The leaders of the Oni Party Pays Respects to Presi- dent and Later Retarns in Yacht to New York. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Aug. 11.—Senator Burrows of Michigan arrived here today and took luncheon with the president. Seénator MoMillan's death, said he, will be & severe blow to the state, as well as to the nation. Shortly after New York, oon Sylph arrived from ng Prince Chen and his party and rd. Assistant Secretary of State Pierce, dhe special representative of the government. With the prince were Minfeter Wu_ Tibgfang, Sir Liang Chen Tung, Mr. Wom Kai Tal and Secretary w . ong. W The visit of the party to Sagamore Hill WAS very and delightful, both to the and to the distingulshed Chinamen who were his callers. The visi- tors ¥ @ppreciated the thought- jon of Mr. Roosevelt for them, and so expressed Chen took occasion to express Lo the president on behalf of emperor of Chima the deep sense of grati- feel toward the use the army of this ond really prevented the of the handsome pal- aces in the oity of Pekin during the trou- bles there tWo years ago. He also ex- pressed the hope that the bonds ity and commerce the United States and China become closer and closer as time went on, To this the president re- #ponded ‘that it Would e his effort, by all means at his sgmmand to promote the good feeling at present existing between the two countries, &8 well a4 to promote the commercial relations. The party left fo New York on Sylph shortly before 3 0% Prince Chen -Q’[N- suite returned on Sylph early in the &vening. Tonight they of President Roosevelt at idort- Astoria. The attendance, but was Assistant Secretary of Chen toasted the minfeter, Chan Tung Muydr Low, who was Chinese emperor. ‘delegation from the paid their re- AIRING SCANDAL Charities n of State ;| viton which was attended by Teague of Chicago, was biocked to & large extent by the refussl of the investigators o go into that question. Attorney Fitzgerald, on behalf of the ‘Women and Obildren’s Protective assoola- tion of Chicago, called the attention of the board to mewspaper articles comeern'ng charges, but it was held that such articles were he nature of gossip and could not be taken up in a formal investigation un. less presented inm sworn personal t mony. o The charge that Trustee N. G. Murphy of Tuscola was staggering drunk from whisky taken at 2 o'clock in the morning in the drug room of the administration bufldings and that on ome occasion Night Trustee Murphy had the night clerk awaken one of the nurses, who, at Mur- phy’s proposal, went to the trustee's bed- room, was made at the night session of the State Board of Charities by Harry Ball, a former attendant. HOLD FUNERAL WEDNESDAY Private Services for Late Senator Me. Millan to Take Place at Summer Home, MANCHESTER, Mass., Aug. 11.—J. H. McMillan and W. C. McMillan, sons of the late Senator McMillan, and Mrs. P. H. Me- Millan, reached Manchester from Detroit | this afternoon. They were driven at once to Eagle Head, the McMlllan summer resi- dence. Later plans for the funeral were discussed and it was decided that a brief prh service should be held at Bagle H ‘Wednesday forenoon. The body will then be taken to a private funeral car on the Boston & Maine here. The body will be taken to Detroit, Benator McMillan's home. At Detroit public funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon with Rec- tor Dr. Barr of the Jefferson Avenue Pres- byterian church, pastor of the deceased, officiating. A private wflll service will be held Friday afternoon. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—At a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Dis- triet of Columbia today & formal announce- ment was made testifylng to the great in- terest and pride which Senator McMillan manifested In the weifare of the city of Washington, and directing as a token of respect that the municipal offices be closed on the day of the fu | and the flags on all the bufldings of the district government be displayed at haifmast for thirty days. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Routine Orders and Appeintments in the Fostal and Treasusy De- partments. (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Francis J. Newell hes been ap- polnted postmaster at Arborville, York county, Neb., vice A. W. Shafer, resigned. The postofices at Middletown and Latty, Des Molnes county, Ia., have been discon- tinued. The comptroller of the currency has ap- proved the application of the following pe sons to organize the Farmers' National bank of Brookings, 8. D., with $50,000 cap- ital: Jobn O. Jeukins, Peter Binford, A. Mll, L 8. Binford and Willlam A. gr Molnes National bank of Des been approved as reserve agent lows State National bank of Sioux the Northwestern National bank inneapolis for the Firat National bank Oify, Ts. T3 gi? 1 = ~ R22 |3 Fes 8an Francisoo in Blase of Glery Welcomes Knights to Grand Oarnival. DECORATIONS ON A GIGANTIC SCALE ) Market Street Covered by a © Glowing Electrie M ing Halo of Light Over Entire City. 124 of BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.—San Fran- clsco was turned over to the Knights of Pythias today, and gold lace and uniforms bave taken possession of the eity. Fuily 8,000 visitors arrived yesterday, and today 1,000 knights of the Uniformed Rank reached the Golden Gate, many of them baving traveled over 3, miles. General Carnahbn stated this morning that, considering the distance most of, the Pythians must cover to reach the western camp and the time, consumed, the present conclave would be the most remarkable in Pythian history. Market street was filled with bands and brass buttons all day, as the arriving dele- gations were escorted to the encampment by the California knights. Eight companies of the Indian knights of the Uniform Rank came in today. A detechment of California knights was kept busy today doing escort duty to the arriving Pythians. At 10:25 an installment of Pennsylvania Pythians were met and wel- comed with drawn swords and military sa- lutes. They were escorted to the pavilion and (he escorts marched back to weloome the next delegation from Mississippl at 12:30 o’clock. The Missouri delegation is due at 12:65 & m. and the New Yorkers at 8 a. m to- morrow. C. F. Neal, president of the Board of Control of the Endowment Rank of the Knights of Pythias, arrived from Chlcago today. Two members are to be elocted to the board, and the president will make his report. In a large vacant lot at Twelfth and Mar- ket streets 600 tents have been pitched and & model military camp established by the Uniformed Rank. First Formal Exercises, The first formal exercises in connection with the conclave were held this afternoon when an exhibition of the products of the varfous counties of California was opened in the hall of the Union Ferry building. Mayor Schmits extended the hospitality of the ety to the visitors, and Insurance Com- missioner Wolf, representing the governor, spoke in behalf of the state. A felicitious response was made by Major General J. R. Carnhan of the Pythian order. At § p. m. the military camp was formally turned over to Supreme Chancellor Ogden H. Fethers, who at once placed General o » command. Tha American flag was then unfurled and the duties of eamp life begun. Early in the evening the com- manding officer of brigades and regiments assembled at the headquarters of Major General Carnahau at the pavilion to receive orders and instructions for the genmeral parade. Later there was a reception in-the pa- by thousands of first time in their full beauty. fore has San Francisco presented so gor- geous a spectacle and words failed to ex- admiration of the ecity's guests. Tomorrow the grand lodge will begin its sessions in an borate council chamber which has been arranged for the occasion at the Palace hotel. Decorations Are Gramd. ‘The decoration of the city has been ca: ried out on lé never attempted before. Tonight' Market street was covered by & canopy of glowing electrie bulbs, the glare from which spread a halo of light over the entire city. The grand court of honor ot the intersection of Market, Kearney, Geary and Third streets, is the most strik- ing feature of the display. For some distance along the curbs at elther side of the crossing there have been placed twenty-seven tall, white columns outlined with frosted lamps d loops of frosted lamps interlinking them. In the center of the crossing and 150 feet above the street has been hung a dise twenty-five feet In dlam The ihside of the disc 1s studded with 500 incandescent electric lights in the golors of the order, red, yellow and blue—one string showing the Knigh of Pythias shield surrounded by red lam From the disc have been stretched in every direction loops 260 feet in length of clear lamps, supporting six festoous, with sixteen lights each, altogether about 9,500 lamps. This elaborate aftair is ounly one feature of the great plan of decoration. The Mechanics’ pavilion, which will be the headquarters of the knights, has been almoet transformed into a military camp, with many tents and thousands of cots in perfect order, ranged in line. The head- quarters of Major James R. Carnahan, who is In command of the united forces, is the most picturesque place in the pavi . The general's tent is flanked by palms and potted palmi Old glory flylng from the flagstafl an sentinel marching up and down before the entrance give a realistio aspect. STAGE COACH IS WRECKED One Person Fatally Injured and Sev~ eral Others Seriously Hurt in Colorado Accident. DENVER, Aug. 11.—A special to the Re- publican from Georgetown, Colo., says that the Grand Lakes stage was wrecked near Coulter, five miles north of this city, and five persons hurt, one fatally. The in- Jured are: . Louls Lafty, “river. internally injured; will dte. Mrs. J. Throckmorton, Georgetown, wrist broken and knee dislocated. Miss Allle T. Tabb, St. Louls, left leg broken. Mrs. L. Bradley, Kansas City, three ribs ‘broken. Unidentified man, head cut. GARMENT. WORKERS CONVENE Begin Eleventh Annual Comve at Oleveland with a Hun- dred Delegntes. CLEVELAND, O, Aug. 11.—The United Garment Workers' Union of America began its eleventh annual convention here today. One hundred delegates, representing 31,000 cuttery, tallors and overall workers through- out the United States and Canada, are in sttendance. The reports of President Larger and Sec- retary White showed the organization to be in excelient comdition. Both ofcers recommended changes in the constitutios, which it is hoped will be of much benefit to the works At todsy’s session $1,000 was donated to the striking antbracite miners. Never be- | PRINCE CHEN AT OYSTER BAY|PYTHIANS AT GOLDEN GATE|CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska — Showers Warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, show: ELKS GATHER AT SALY Special Tratns by the Every Section of Country &t Utah Oity. LAKE wowen ftrom SALT LAKE OITY, Utah, Aug. 11.—Spe- clal trains by the dozen jammed with Blks from every section of the country arrived here today and by tomorrow, when the first meeting of the annual session of the grand lodge of Elks is held in the Tabernacle, it is Dbelleved that fully 12,000 members eof that fraternity will be on hand. There was no set program for today, and the time wai taken up by the visiting Eiks with trips to Saltair and other resorts, and visits to the big Mormon tabernacle. Among the arrivale today were , Sloux Falls, Kansas y, Baltimore and other eastern points. A drizgling rain, something almost unprece- dented In Salt Lake City at this time of year, fell occasionally during the day, but not with sufficient volume to injure the decorations or Interfere with the sight-see- 1ng. ‘The business district is one mass of flags and bunting, the national colors fand the royal purple of the Elks being igterwined on nearly overy business block in town, while hundreds of residences are also draped. The electric effects on Main and other business streets are beautiful in the extreme. The business district tonight was ablaze with thousands of {ncandescent lights in white and purple, draped across and along the sides of the streets and special morrow morning !r the Tabernacle, when Governor Wells will deliver an address of welcome. Grand Hxalted Ruler Charles E. Pickett will respond and deliver his annual address. TO TRY PAYMASTER PENROSE General Courtmartial Convenes and Atter Preliminary Work Ad- Journs Until Tuesday. ERIS, Pa, Aug. 11.—The general court- martial to try Paymaster Penrose convened today with senior counsel for cefense, Major present. Judge Advocate Rogers dalous conduct, embesslement, absence without leave and negligence in obeying orders. Major Waller stated for the in- formation of the court but not as demurrer that thé specifications should be amended Tuesday. FEEL EARTHQUAKES IN ALASKA Plate G Windows Are Shattered and Chimneys Tumbled Down at Skagway. SEATTLE, Wi 11.—A special to the Times from Skagway, Alaske, says: Yesterday & severe earthquake was felt here about noon. The firet shock was fitty conds long. Several large plate glass windows were broken and chimmeys In the northern part of the city tumbled down. The water in Lynn canal rose five feet very suddenly, then subsided as quickly. A re- port from Juneau says that the little fleet there was pitohed around and several boa capsized. The firet long shock was follo by & lighter one. Yesterday evening at 7 o’clock another k was felt. SPRECKLES IS AFTER GAGE San Francisco Editor Swears Out Warrant Against California Gov- ernor F Libel. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11—John D. Bpreckles, proprietor of the Morning Call, has sworn to a warrant ia the police court here charging Goversor Gage with libel. The alloged libel is contalucd in a etate- ment published Friday, in which the gov- ernor sald that charges against him re- cently published in the Call were made for the express purpose of attempting to defeat Rhis remomination. Judge Cabaniss signed the warrant, which was placed in the hands of e detective for service op the governor. ALL ROADS MEET THE CUT Omaha Gets Same Rat, Live Stock Shipments as Kansas oy, CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—It was announced to- day tbat all the other Chicago-Omaha roads bhad met the cut of the Bt. Paul on live- stock from that point and Sfoux City to Chicago. This brings all of the Chicago- Missour! river lines into the fight, which was started by the reduction of packing- house product rates by the Chicago Great Western ten days ago. NOW ON ROAD TO RECOVERY Congressman Rumple of lowa Oity Shows Signs of Im ment. CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Congressman Rum- ple of Jowa Oity, who has been at the Presbyterian hospital in this city for sev- eral days, suffering with an acute attack of pneumonia, was reported tonight to be on the road to recovery. This afternoon he showed marked signs of Improvement and it is belleved the crisis is passed. At London—Arrived: Minnehaha, New York. At Bremen—Arrived: Friedrich der Grosse, from New York. Liverpotss Vadsclahd, feom Abtwsro: o v 4 , from Antwerp; An- chorie, from G w. " Cevie, trom Siberian, ile—Arrived: Numidian, for Liverpool. uth—Salled: Patricla, for York. At Scil 3 tendam, f) x “N-Puud P, trem New New trom from New |North Dakota, 9 in Nebraska and 12 NEBRASKA LEADS ALL Stato Bhows Greatest Improvement in Oorn Orop During July, GAIN OF ELEVEN POINTS DURING MONTH Pennsylvania Oomes Next with Ten-Point Inorease in Oorn. I0WA FALLS AT BOTTOM OF THE LIST Other Btates Bhow but Blight Imprevement on & Whole, NEBRASKA SHOWS GREAT WHEAT YIELD Estimated Average Yield for State is Twenty-Two Bush to the Acre, with Exception of ¢ Spring Or WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—~The monthly report of the statistician of the Depart- ment of Agriculture shows the condition of corn on August 1 to have been 8$6.5, as compared with $7.5 on July 1, 1002; 54.0 on August 1, 1901; §7.5 at the corresponding date in 1900, and a ten-year average of 84.0. There has been an improvement during the month of ten points in Pennsylvania, seven in Indlana and Wisconsin, four in Ohto, TIlt- ois and Kansas, three In Iowa and eleven | in Nebraska. This substantial improvement in the most important corn state would undoubtedly have resulted in a marked improvement In the average for the entire country, but for the fact that fourteen southern states, con- taining 36.8 per cent of the total corn acre- age, show an average decline during July of 10.7 points. The statisticlan estimates the winter ‘wheat crop at about 380,000,000 bushels, or an average of 13.8 bushels per acre. While this estimate is subject to revision, thresh- ing pot being sufficiently advanced in the more northerly sections of the winter wheat belt to justify the making of a definite and final estimate at this time, it is based on reports of yleld por acre, in bush celved from correcpondents and fleld ts. If the estimate is higher than was indicated by previous report of comdl- tion it is due to the fact that the crop is turning out somewhat better than was ex- pected, Nebraska in the Lead. ‘The estimated average yleld per acre in the principal states 1s as follows, the states being arranged in order of acreage: 8. Missouri, 18.2; California, 15; Ohilo, 16; Illinols, 16. 5, .6; Michigan, 17. The average condition of spring wheat on August 1 was 89.7, as compared with 92.4 last month, 80.3 on August, 1, 1601, 56.4 at the corresponding year average of 80.0. There was s decline during July of 2 points in Mimnesots, 3 i» n lowa. ‘On the other hand thé erop of kota is reported at 1 pe k figure, 04, - ing the decline above mentioned, is still considerably above the ten-year average, The average condition of oats was §9.4 against 92.1 last month, 78.6 on August 1, 1901, 85 at the correspanding date in 1900 and a ten-year averagy of 82.2. There has been an improvement of 1 point in Ju- diana, 5 points in Indiana, 7 in Penhsyl- vania and 8 in Ohlo. On the other hand, there has been a decline of 1 polnt in Michigan and Minnesota, 2 points fn Ili- nois, 8 fn Wisconsin, 12 in Nebraska and 12 in Towa. The principal oat states, whether reporting an {mpi ent or & decline, still have an ave condition, comparing favorably with thelr ten-year averages. Crop in Hands of Farmers. The proportion of the oat erop of jast year still in the hands of farmers is eatl- mated at 4.2 per cent, as compared with 5.9 per cent of the crop of 1900 in farmers’ hands one year ago and 6.8 per cent of the crop of 1899 in farmers’ bands two years ago. The average condition of barley declined 8.5 polnts during July, but on Augast 1, it was still 3.3 points higher than &t the corresponding date In 1901, 18.6 poluts higher than on August 1, 1900, and 68 points above the mean of the ten-year averages. During July there was an improyoment of 4 points in New York and a Jecline of 1 point in Kansas and Washington, 2 points in California and North Dakota, 4 polats in Minnesots, 6 in Wisconsin and Bouth Dakota and 8 in Towa. The average condition of epring rye im- proved 18.2 points during July, on August .9 higher than on August 1, 1900, pointh above the mean of the aver- age for the last tem years. The conditio in the principal states are as follows: ‘Wisconsin, 100; Nebraska, 88, and Minne- sota, 91. Onme of the principal states, how- ever, shows an improvement in condition during the month. Wisconsin is 3 points above the average of last month and Ne- braska and Minnesota show declines of © and 8 pointe respectively. Condition of Potatoes. , The average condition of potatoes im- points during July, and August 165 higher than last year, 66 higher than on August 1, 1801, and 11. points above the mean of the August erages for the last ven years. The conditions in the principal states are New York, 92; Michigan, 84; Wisconsin, 95; Pennsylvania, 95; Iows, 103; Ohlo, 84; I~ nois, §7; Minnosota, 99. During July there was a decline of 1 point in Ohie snd 3 points in Michigan and lowa. There was an Improvement of 1 point in Ilinols; 4 in Wisconsin, 7 in Minnesota, and 11 in Pennsylvania, while reports from New York indicate change during the month. Prelimipary returns indicate an inerease of 11 per cent in the hay screage. Of the eleven states mowing 1,000,000 acres or upwards last year, six report increased and five reduced acreage, The condition of timothy hay has im- proved 5.1 points during July and is 4.8 points above the mean of the August aver- t elght years. the production of clover, hole unfavorable, the per cent- ages in the principal states, as compared & full erop being as follows: w York, 90; Pennsyl o7; 52; Michigan, 100; In : Wisconsin, 46; Minnesota, Ohto. 85; lowa, 89. In point of quality the erop is below the ten-year averages in all but three of the states of the primeipsl pro- duction. During July the changes ia the conditior howevor, Ken- -