The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 16, 1902, Image 2
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VETERANS ON MARCH
10,009 Union Soldiers Parade Streets
cf Washington.
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IT WAS AN INSPIRING SPECTACLE j
To See the R;giments of Battle-Scar- 1
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Marc a Down Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington. Special.?For more,
than six hours the people in Wash .
ingtcn hummed the chorus of the old
civil war songs. "Tramp. Tramp, the
Boys are Marching." and for an equal
time the veterans constituting the
Grand Army of the Republic made
good the claim. The parade was the
climax of the thirty-sixth encampment
of their order. The occasion was
in every way worthy of the Grand
Army.
Beginning at a few minutes past 10
o'clock, when the head cf the column
moved from its station at the capital.
It was almost 5 o'clock when the last
squad in the line passed the place of
disbandment west of the White House.
None of the soldiers were marching
any great part cf the time, for the entire
line of march did not exceed two
and one half miles in length, but those
who composed the rear detachments
were on their feet practically all day.
much of the time being consumed in
waiting to take their places in the
line. The ronte of the parade was
down historic Pennsylvania avenue,
alone; which many of them marched
as rav; recruits in going to the war in
1861 and 1S62 and many others as
tried veterans on the occasion of the
grand review after the close of the
- war hi 1SS5.
More than five hours' time was con>
sumed by the procession in passing
the reviewing stand in front of the?
White House. There were at least 25,060
men in line and the estimate of
Commander-in-Chief Torrance ran as
high as 30,000 men. The parade was
reviewed by Commander-in-Chief Torrance.
who was assisted by the members
of the President's cabinet and by
Adjutant General Fowler, of the G.
A. Rs. Secretary Hay stood immediately
on the right of the commander-in-Chief.
while Secretaries Root.
Moody, Wilson and Hitchcock and
Postmaster General Payne occupied
scats In their rear. Occupying seats
well to the front were many veterans
nf thf> civil war. including General O.
O. Hcward, General Edward Mc- |
Cook. General Daniel E. Sickles. Gen- !
eral Currinerton. General J. Warren ;
Keifer and General Allen. Standing in I
the midst of these distinguished exsoldiers
was the ex-Confederate
lieutenant general Longstreet. He was
escorted to the front together with
General Sickles and when the two appeared
side by side they were greeted
with harty cheers. It was said to be
; -the first time that an ex-Confederate
.or* officer had appeared in a Grand Army
reviewing stand. Scattered here and
and once in a while a girl appeared
la many they were accompanied by
as the daughter of the regiment.
There was one female band, composed
of ladies hailing from Waterloo,
Ind.. all of whom wore long
maroon colored dresses. They played
a patriotic air as they passed the reviewing
stand and were duly cheered,
v Indeed, whenever ladies occupied a
place in the line they were applauded,
notwithstanding their presence was
forbidden by general orders.
In many Instances the departments
representing States carried banners
or badges or other devices intended
v to attract attention to especial State
characteristics or prodnctions. The
Georgia men wore open cotton bolls In
their hats and the Alabamanians the
same insignia In their coat lapels,
while the Minnesota men held aloft
a broad placard announclag that to
be the "Bread and butter State."
8outh Dakota's sons carried long
sticks tearing on the point long ears
of yellow corn. The Florldlans carried
palms. :he Louisianans cotton and
sugar cane and the Vermonters ferns.
Every Kansan In the parade, and there
were several hundred of them, carried
nmhi-ella nainted on the Outside to
represent & huge sunflower. This
probably was the most unique display
made by any State, though it was oaly
little more so than that of Iowa,
whose members each carried a big
ear of native corn as a canteen. Texas
carried high in the air a lone silver
star set between a pair of immense
Texas steer horns. The Oklahoma
contingent, as usual, pressed the
claims of that Territory to admission
Into the Union of States. One of the
Michiganders held up a big gray
rooster, but he was too subdued to
crow as he passed the grand stand,
though he was vehemently urged to
do so. Bryan Post, of Trenton. N. J.,
carried a hornets' nest (vacated) and
a placard held aloof announcing that
"there are still left some of the spring
chickens of 1861." The Maryland division
was preceded by 40 tightlyfurled
and badly-worn battle flags.
A number of colored men marched
la the columns from the Southern
States, including Kentucky, Maryland.
Georgia and the District of Columbia.
In many thsv were accompanied by
their own bands and they were generally
received with cheers as they
passed along.
In some instances the departments
were reyreaeiiieu uj um/ a uuicu ?i
a score of veterans. Arizona had the
smallest representation of any State
or Territory in line. There were only
three men in her column, but they
marched bravely along abreast, having
their banner borne in advance by
a colored man. the "color-bearer," as
one of the three announced.
Changing to Wood Burners.
Wilmington, Special.?The force in
the Coast Line machine shops at Florence
is working overtime in order to
fatch hip with the excess of work,
which is largely in converting coalturning
locomotives into wood-burners.
Ths scarcity of coa! is really becoming
an itepa with the railroads. It
is said that the Coast Line has recently
found it necessary to confiscate coal I
in transit to Richmond to keep its
trains in operation.
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PRESIDENT REVIEWS VETERANSAlthough
Suffering, flr. Roosevelt
Sees the Parade of Q. A. R.
Washington, Special. ? President
Roosevelt Wednesday reviewed th#
Grand Army parade in his carriage. Ho
was carried down stairs from his room
on the second floor of the temporary
White House in an invalid's chair ana j
amid the cheers of a large crowd, was !
placed in the carriage, in which there j
was a board to support his injured leg. ;
He was accompanied by Secretary \
Cortelvou and Colonel Bingham, his j
military aide. His carriage was guarded
by a platoon of mounted police, j
under command of Major Silvester. As
the carriage appeared on the avenue, |
tue rit*biuvai at mc i
stand for a moment until the marshal! j
of the parade and Rawlin's Post, of !
Minneapolis, the right of the line, had ;
passed and then drove down the ave- j
nue to the peace monument, at the ;
foot of the capitol. The veterans faced '
the carriage as the President drove by I
and saluted him. He v.as continuously j
cheered by the crowds as he drove j
atong. Dess than 35 minutes were con- j
sumed in the journey. During its progress
the President found that the ;
id 10 rest his limb was uncomfort- j
able and it was discarded. When the ;
"White House was reached the Presi- !
t.t-ut did not alight. Instead Secretary |
Corteylou and Colonel Bingham got |
out, and much to the surprise and de- j
i:ght of the visiting crowds, Mrs. Roosevelt
emerged, entered the carriage and
was driven rapidly away with the J
President. The drive took the Presi- '
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt jthrough the j
northwest section of the city.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt re- j
turned to the White Hsuse about 1:30. J
having been gone an hour and a half. I
They had driven through Rock Creek '
and Zoological Parks, but kept clear of !
the crowds. Several thousand people i
waiting outside the White House cheer- ;
ed their return. The President's ride ,
down Pennsylvania avenue, along the j
line of march of the parade, was an I
ovation for him and a source of great j
pleasure to the thousands of people
packed in the streets and stands. Tho !
delightful weauer eased the minds of
his physicians as to the propriety of
the President leaving the room in
which he has been confined since his ,
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excellent spirits and looking forward I
to the ride with intense pleasure.
In front of the temporary White.
House for half a square each way
twenty deep 5.COO or 6,000 people greet- |
ed the President's appearance with j
cheers of welcome. The President responded
to these cheers by raising his
hat and bowing and smiling. When he
was lifted into the carriage the President
steadied himself on his right leg !
and hopped to the further side, adjust- '
ing his Injured leg to the board which ,
had been put in by his attendants. |
Secretary Cortelyou joined him on his
left and Colonel Theodore Bingham, in
full uniform, occupied the seat in;
'front Mrs. Roosevelt watched the
President's departure from the window
and as the President drove away he
saluted her by raising his hat.
As the party swept into the broad j
avenue a tremendous cheer went up j
and the sidewalks and stands were
white with fluttering handkerchiefs.
The President acknowledged the demonstration
by lifting his hat and
bowing right and left The Journey
down the avenue was made to the
right of the oncoming column of veterans.
the demonstration swelling in
volume as they proceeded. The return
journey from the peace monument was
made on the other side of the avenue
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at a uiuie iapm pate. ?* v.. .
riage drew up in front of the Jackson
Place residence, the horses were flecked
with foam.
Negro Arrested for Forgery.
Laurens, S. C., Special?Wednesday
afternoon a negro calling himself Joe
Mack presented at the People's Loan
and Savings Bank a check payable to
himself or bearer and purporting to be
signed by a leading planter for $137.
The bank officers instantly suspected
the fraudulence of the signature and
detained the man until Investigation
could be made. After some time the
negro became alarmed and suddenly
darted away, leaping through a window,
breaking the sash. A cry was
raised and in a few moments the man
was captured by several young men
who were in the chase. The negro,
whose name was ascertained to be Wilis
Henderson, is in jail. He declares
that he is not the man who was in the
bank but the officers of the latter identified
him positively.
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$150,000 Lost by Beaumont Fire.
Beaumont, Tex., Special.?The fire in
the oil field was extinguished early
Wednesday morning. The damage was
confined to an era comprising about!
two acres and the losses consist of 75
del-ricks, 50 pumping plants and half a j
dozen small oil tanks which wore used j
for settling. The loss is placed at $150,- I
000. Thomas Rowley, the man burned'
while trying to save a derrick, is still I
alive ,but cannot recover.
White For Ambassador.
Washington. Special?The Presiident
has decided to appoint Henry
White, secretary of the United States
embassy at London, as ambassador to
Rome. The appointment probably will
not be made until next spring and Ambassador
Meyer will remain at his
post until then. John B. Jackson, who
has been secretary of the embassy at
Berlin since 1894, also is slated for an
important diplomatic appointment.
His promotion is to be based upon the
same reason as will inspire that of
Mr. White, namely, a desire to extend
into the diplomatic service the principle
of promotion based on merit.
Need Cars Badly.
Roanoke. Va.. Special.?A statement
was made at the offices of the Norfolk
& Western Railway Company,
that the road is badly in need of more
locomotives and that the road would
buy or hire 50 engines if they were
available. The result of the endeavors
?o far to get motive power
has taken the form of one engine
hired from the Atlantic Coast Line.
The strenuous demands of a freight
traffic far exceeding any such occasion
in the history of the road has
brought about this state of affairs.
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TALK WAS RED HOT.
Governor Odell Gives Coal Operators
a Well Deserved Roast.
NEW YORK EXECUTIVE HITS HARD.
He Tells Hr. Baer That The Owners
of the nines Have Not Acted With
Fairness to the Public.
New York, Special.?"What do you
mean by politicians? I want you and
all tne other operators to understond
that I am the Governor of New York,
the chosen representative of 7,000,000
of people, and that I am here in this
matter solely in that capacity and to
relieve if possible an intolerable situation.
And what is more, I intend to
use every power at my command to do
it." Governor Odell made this statement
to President Baer, of the Reading
Railroad, in the presence of United
States Senators Piatt, of New Yom,
and Quay and Penrose, of Pennsylvania.
It was the culmination of a
rather heated interview In the office of
Senator Piatt and the result of the
first meeting between Governor Odell
and President Baer, Mr. Baer was not
in the best of humor when, accompanied
by E. B. Thomas, chairman of
the board of directors of the Erie Railroad,
he entered Senator Piatt's otfice.
The conference was begun by a statement
made by Senator Penrose that
the situation was becoming so serious
that some solution must be found at
once. He suggested that operators
should incline to some concessions to
ward a settlement. "If you mean oy
that," said President Baer, "that we
are to recognize the existence of a labor
union, I tell you right now that
the operators will consider no such
proposition."
Governor Odell was on his feet in
an instant. Holding a half burnt cigar
in his htuiii and white with excitement,
he said:
"Are we to understand that no kind
of conciliatory proposition will receive
consideration at the hands of the operators?"
"I did not say that," answered Mr.
Baer, "but I do say, and I reiterate it,
that we will not accept political advice
or allow the interference of politicians
in this, our affair."
Then it was that Governor Odell
made the statement attributed to him
at the beginning of tnis article.
President Baer, evidently appreciating
that he had gone too far, bowed
to Governor Cdell and said:
"Governor, I beg your pardon. No
personal afTront was intended and we
will listen to any suggestion you may
have to mako; but again I repeat that
we must refuse to recognize the union
as represented by Mr. Mitchell."
"I believe," said the Governor, "that
your position from a public view is absolutely
untenable. If coal operators,
railroad men and other business men
can combine for mutual proflt and
protection, there is no reason why laboring
men should not"
'"What Is the proposition?" asked
Mr. Baer. coldly.
"Just tills," said Governor Odell, "I
am sure that the labor organization, of
which Mr. Mitchell is head, desires him
to be fair with the general public. If
the operators will consent to give the
mAn Moa /.An tf o t An (nhroOCh T TV til
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personally present it to the miners and
1 believe they will accept it. It is a
fair proposition.
"Does this mean, Governor Odell,
that we arc to recognize the miners'
union?" Mr. Baer asked.
"It certainly does," answered Governor
Odell, quickly, "and there is no
reason why you should not."
Mr. Baer and Mr. Thomas rose to go,
Mr. Thomas remarking that the matter
would be presented to the other operators
and that an early answer would
be forthcoming. Mr. Baer said: "We
are to meet a committee of the Manufacturers'
Association on Tuesday and
we may have an answer then."
The conference broke up, Mr. Baer
and Mr. Thomas withdrawing. S?iiators
Piatt, Penrose and Quay talked
overj^he matter for a short time and
then they, too. separated, the two
Pennsylvanians announcing that they
would go back to Harrisburg and discuss
the situation with Governor Stone.
Killed By Explosion.
Anderson, S. C., Special.?As a result
of the premature explosion of a
dynamite charge at Pourtman Shoale.
nine miles west of this place, Friday
morning, James White, of Norwich,
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uonn., iureuiau ui mv <|umi; n?a,
was instantly killed, and three negroes
injured, one fatally. White was an employe
of a construction company of
Palmer, Mass.
Farmers' Congress Adjourns.
Macon, Ga., Special.?The Farmers'
National Congress held its fourth and
last session Friday. It was the most
Important day of the conference. A
persistent attempt was made to luduce
the congress to reconsider its action
of 1901 and endorse the ship subsidy
bill.The delegates from the West
re-enforced by those from the South,
sustained the adverse report of the
committee on resolutions and the
resolution of endorsement was laid
on the table by an overwhelming majority.
Reciprocity, where it will enlarge
markets for farm products, was
approved.
Sunday Coal Trains.
Durham, N. C.. Special.?Major W. A.
Guthrie left for the western pare of
the State to consult Governor Ayeock
ar.d obtain, if possible, his sanction fos
Sunday coal trains to be run in North
Carolina, lie is acting under instructions
from the lege! department of the
Norfolk ? Western read. The suit ob
jeet is said to he relief for commcnluo'
: :nl bns.ncss inteitsls now suifeiir^ cr
acjcunt of the coal famlae.
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WILL SETTLE STRIKE.
Report That Coal Operators Will
Open Mines Soon. $
A Monday morning special from
Scranton. Pa., says:
This is the beginning of a week
which it is generally believed will put i
to a test the claim of the operators
that thoy will be enabled to start up
their collieries, if given protection, and "\
the counter claim of the United Mine
Workers' organization as expressed in
Wednesday's resolutions that the strikers
will not return to work without
smri !a?ic ouon thnnffh thf* PTltirP
military of the United States should
be sent here to protect them. With a
determination to prove their claim,
the operators have been during the
past week making a supreme effort to
secure men. That they have succeeded
to some extent is evidenced by announcements
made with some positiveness
that various collieries will resume
operations in the course of a few
days. The Delaware & Hudson Company
will make a start at the Bellevim.
The Green Ridge Coal Company ?
will open up its Gre. ^ --idge colleries,
probably Tuesday or Wedntsd3}\ but
assuredly, some day this week. Other
companies say they are figuring on a
resumption at certain collieries, but
declined to give the location. Claim is
t.lso made on the operators' side that
the forces at collieries already working
are to be largely increased during
the week. The United Mine Workers'
leaders continue to assert that the military
can do nothing towards inducing
men to return to work* and that ail
the men who could be induced to go
back to work without concessions are
already back. Strike disorder is now
almost wholly wanting. During the
past two days the soldiers have had
nothing to do further than their regular
patrol duty, not a single call having
come to any of the three regiments
in this country to deal with disorder
or threatened disorder.
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New Orleans, Special?The street ,
car strike, inaugurated by the dis- ; (
satisfied employes of the New Orleans ?
Railway Company, was settled here j 1
Sunday night, the Car Men's Union j \
unanimously accepting the Governor's j
ultimatum on a secret ballot. The (
basis of settlement is that the men
will go back to work Monday morning
at 20 cents and 10 hours, with a mini- (
mum of seven and a half hours a day.
no discrimination to be made against
any of the men under charges and so *
many to be taken back as are needed ]
for the operation of the company's '
line. There is widespread rejoicing in '
the city over the settlement of the
strike, which began Sunday morning 1
two weeks ago and has been the most i
effective tie-up ever attempted in this (
city. Not a single passenger has been .
carried on a car since it began and
not a passenger car has gotten more '
than five blocks from a barn. The 1
credit for settlement is largely due to <
W. S. Parkerson. who took up the |
cause of the strikers yesterday morn- t
ing and labored indefatlgably all night
and all day, convincing them that they 1
could hope for nothing better and that
they could not prevail against the : t
maccn/i here United States ! 1
Senator Foster. Governor Heard and
Mayor Capdeville were al! instrumental
in some degree in bringing
about the final result.
An Agreement Readier.
Birmingham. Ala., Special.?At a
conference between the committee of
district No. 20. United Mine Workers
of America, and President J. C. Mason,
of the Sloss Sheffield Steel and
Irofc Company, with reference to ihe
collection of assessments for the anthracite
strikers from among the
miners of that company, an amicable
agreement was reached, both sides
refuse to give out the details.
May Ask For Federal Troops.
Washington, Special.?The operators
will make another determined effort
to start up additional collieries
next Monday and in case the militia
cannot furnish the necessary protection
for the men who want to go to
work, and their families, a number of
local operators will petition the Governor
as to the advisability of catling
on the President for Federal troops.
Action of Belgian Miners.
Charleroi, Belgium, Special?The na- J
tional committee of the great Belgian n
coal fields met Sunday and passed res- C
olutions in favor of demanding an in- *
crease of 15 per cent, in the wages of ^
coal miners, the object of the demand 0
being to create a reversion in favor of ?
the striking coal miners in France and
to prevent the supplying of Belgian c
coal to France. "
Railroad Reported Sold.
Southern Pines, Special?It is report- ?
ed here that E. W. Shedd, representing 0
Boston capitalists, has succeeded in 15
purchasing the Aberdeen & Rockfish n
Railroad, which runs from Aberdeen to
within a few miles of Fayetteyllle, and ^
which will form a portion of the ^
through line from Concord to Fayette- *
ville, and known as the Moore County *
& Western Railroad. In spite of the p
fact that the Aberdeen & Rockfish ri
Railway is doing a good business, it is *
regarded as likely that the sale has n
been made, and that important developments
will be made public soon. *
pun Boats Ordered Out.
London, By Cable.?In a dispatch '
from Hamburg, the correspondent of A
the Daily Mail says that on account of b
the murder in Venezuela of Admiral t(
-Russell, a German subject, and mana- ?
ger of the Venezuela Plantation Com- bi
pany, the German government has or- G
dered the cruisers Vineta, Panther and 61
Gazelle to go to Venezuela. A dispatch t<
received from Willemstadt yesterday, b
said the Vineta already had arrived at j tl
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TROOPSORDEREDOUT
strike Situation Grows More and
More Critical ;
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'ENNSYLVAMA TROOPS ON DUTY. :
rhc Soldiers Are Ordered to See to
it That Every Person Who Uesires
to Work Shall Be Protected.
Harrisburg, Pa., Special.?General
iraers placing the entire National
luard of Pennsylvania on duty in the
ilrike region were issued Tuesday
rom division headquarters, which
lave been established at the Commonwealth
Hotel, in charge of Colonel
iV:n. J. Elliott, assistant adjutant gen>ra.l
of the Guard, who will remain iD ,
fsrrisburg until tbe troops are re:allad.
The orders designate the loca
ion of the three brigades and all of the i
State troops will be in the field by
Thursday. No effort is being made to
jet the troops on duty within any spe- !
lial time limit, it being the desire of
h? general officers to allow the solliers
to arrange their private matters
>efore going into the field. General
Vliller .will be commander of the dirtsion.
The formal order of General
filler disposing of the National Guard
n the various counties affected by the
itrike says:
"The division is hereby ordered on
luty in the counties of Luzerne, Carx>n,
Schuykill, Lackawanna, Su3quetanr.a,
Northumberland and Columbia,
.0 see that all men who desire to work
ind their families have ample protecion,
protect all trains and other propirty
from unlawful interefence with
ill persons engaging in acts of violence
?nd intimidation and hold them under
|u#rd until their release will not enJanger
the public peace; see that
hreats, intimidations, assaults and all
icts of violence cease at once, the pubic
neace and Kood order will be pre
served upon all occasions, and that no
nterference whatsoever will be permitted
with officers and men in the discharge
of their duties."
Mitchell Sees flanufacturers.
BufTalo, N. Y., Special.?The confer?nce
between the committee appointed
>y the National Manufacturers' Associition
and President Mitchell and his
ieutenants held at the Iroquois Hotel
ruesday afternoon did not result in
?ny definite plan being agreed upon for
:ne partial resumption of work in the
inthracite coal fields, but the members
?f the manufacturers' committee stated
chat they were greatly pleased with the
progress made. The fact that commulication
was established with the opirators
by long-distance telephone and
ia appointment made to meet a comuittee
representing them in Philadelphia
is looked upon as significant.
Mr. Mitchell positively declined to
liscuss the request made by President
Itoosevelt that Mitchell use his influsnce
to induce the miners to reoume
work with a promise of the appoiatnent
of a commission to Investigate
he miners' grievances. It was learned
'rom a reliable source, however, that
Hr. Mitchell does not regard the propleition
favorably and that he will dedine
to ask the miners to resume work
mder the conditions stipulated. When
he conference adjourned the following
iffioial statement was given out:
"The committee of the National Aetoclation
of Manufacturers has listenid
to the present strike difficulty as
offered by a special eommittee of the
Jnited Mine Works, at the head of
rhich was Mr. John Mitchell. The Naional
Association of Manufacturers'
ommittee has learned what it could
>f the eonditiap and now goes to Pbilidelphia
for the purpose of meeting a
iommittee of mine operators with the ;
dea of getting their side of the difIculty
The National Association of i
fanufacturers' committee carries no i
iroposition from the mine workers ani
las no other mission than the dealM <
o speedily tiring about a settlement of
he dispute."
Engineer Roughly Handled.
Shamokin, Pa., Special.?While
ohn Colson, of Mahoning City, a i
on-unionist engineer at the Reading
lompany's Henry Clay shaft, was
ralking to the collery he was atacked
by a mob, one of whom hit him
n head with a brick, while others j
lubbed him into a state of insensi- !
ility. He was rescued from death by
oal and iron police dispersing the ,
10b.
Refuse to Talk.
New York, Special.?None of the
r\ol nnopofnr. nroeent fit- tho mooting
f the Temple Iron Company made a
tatoment of what was done at the (
leeting. President Baer went from 1
ie conference to J. P. Morgan and i
iter took a train for Philadelphia. A
rominent dealer speaking of the 1
resent scarcity of soft coal said the I
residents of the coal roads have 1
romised to relieve the situation by l
ushing coal here. Domestic sizes of <
nthracite were selling at $25 a ton ;
ftail. Soft coal, wholesale at $8.75 a ;
in, was selling at $10 to family and <
t $9 to steam trade.
Ordered to Investigate.
New York, Special.?It was learned
uesday that United States District
ttorney Burnett has been Instructed
y the Attorney General in Washingin
to investigate the working of the i
oal trust in his district, that of the
authern half of New York State,
eneral Burnett declined, however, to
tate the nature of the investigation
) be made by him, or when it would
e commenced. Further than to state
lat such an Investigation had beer
rdered, he would not talk.
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OUR WONDEl^^^^^
Production of the Farms This Year
Breaks All Records.
The cointry's grain yield this year i
will not only break all previous records,
but it also bids fair to establish
a figure that it will be difficult for
any future year to equal. The various
crops have now reached a stage where
they are practically safe from the
vagaries of the weather, and where
the reports of acreage and conditions
may be accepted as accurately indicating
the actual harvest.
The corn crop will, of course, surpass
all others in its volume and
value. The most conservative esti?
- iJ o 4A3i nnn.
mate places ine yiem ac i.u-^vDi.vuv
bushels, or practically 1,000.000,000bushels
larger than last year. The
first year in which the corn cropreached
a total of 1,000,000.000 bushels
was 1870. In only six of the 32 years
since than has the actual corn harvest
been in excess of 2,000,000.000bushels.
The present corn crop will
surpass all of these record-breakingyears
by something like a quarter of
a billion bushels.
So much attention has been given
to the enormous com crop that the
great yield of other cereals has been
largely overlooked. Only one crop will
show a yield smaller than that of last
year. The wheat crop is estimated at
610.611.000 bushels, as against 748,<60.000
bushels harvested last year.
The wheat crop of 1901, howevSi. was
a record-breaker. The crop this year
is largely in excess of the average
yield. The estimate of 610,611.000
bushels compares with 522,230.000bushels
in 1900, 547,304,000 bushels in
1899. 530,149,000 bushels in 1S96.
The indications are that the other
important cereal crops?oats, rye, barley
and buckwheat?will all be in excess
of last year's figures. The estimated
yield of oats is 686,277,000 bushels.
as compared with 736,809.000
bushels in 1901; the estimated yield
of rye is 31.846,000 bushels, as against
30.345,000 bushels in 1901; in barley
the estimate la 120.720.000 bushels, asagainst
.109,933,000 bushels last year;
while in buckwheat it is 13.376,000bushels,
as against 15,125.000 bushels
in 1901.
When the figures for ail six of these
crops are added together a most Impressive
total is shown. The total es-* r
tlmated yield for the six is no less
than 4.141,911,000 bushels. The highest
total ever shown before was 3,
o7-,(iiu.uuu ousneis.
It is difficult to overestimate, as a
prominent financier stated a few days
ago, what these enormous crops mean
as a.Tecting the prosperity of this
country. They are the most solid of
the foundations beneath the superstructure
of prosperity that the United
States is now enjoying. Every
channel of trade will receive its share
of the enormous increase in purchasing
power that has been added to this
country through these immense crops.
Government C<-op Report
Washington, Special.?The monthly
report of the statistician of the Department
of Agriculture 3hows the avarage
condition of corn on October 1
to have been 79.6 as compared with
52.1 a year ago. The preliminary estimate
of the average yield of wheat is
14.4 bushels. The preliminary estimate
of the average yield of corn per
acre is 34.5 bushels as compared with
25.1 bushels a year ago. The preliminary
estimate per acre of rye is 17.0
bushels as compared with 15.5 a year
ago.
The average condition of buckwheat
is 85 compared with 86.7 last year.
The improvement amounts to 4 points
in Kentucky, 5 in Virginia. In tobacco,
as compared with their respective 10
year average North Carolina is 7 and
Virgina 9, and Ohio 2 points above,
lennesse a pomis oeiuw.
The average condition of potatoes
on October 1 was 81.5, against 54 a
year ago. As to the condition of
sweet potatoes, Tennessee reports 1
point and South Carolina and Virginia
5 points above their respective
10-year averages. While Georgia reports
3 points, Texas 4, New Jersey
6, Florida 7, Louisiana 11, Mississippi
15 and Alabama 19 points below such
average.
All of the important sugar cane producing
States except Texas, report
conditions below their respective 10year
averages. This reduction amounts
to 2 points in Georgia, 6 in South Carolina-.
17 in Florida, 15 in Mississippi,
and 15 in Alabama, while Texas is 2
points above such average. As to the
condition of rice, Texas reports 11
points above and South Carolina,
North Carolina 9 point sand Looisiana
2 points below their respective averages
for the last 10 years, while the
condition in Georgia is the same as
such average.
As to the condition of apples North
Carolina reports S points, Illinois 9,
Missouria 10, Pennsylvania 11, Maine
11, New York 15, Iowa 16, and Michigan
27 points above and Ohio 2. Inliana
3, Virginia 9, Tennessee 11, Kentucky
19 and Kansas 21 points below
the mean of their averages for tbe
last 7 years.
Trust of Wholesale Grocers.
St. Louis, Special.?The Inter-State
Grocery, .of St. Louis will say
that a combine, to include
?very wholesaler of groceries in
the United States, is in the
course of formation. That paper gives
the following outline of the plan: "It
Is proposed to take over the business of
the entire line of wholesale grocers in
the United States. One great corporai!
mill nrlll Vtinr
L1UU will uc iui uitu, m iiiv.u win uujr
Dutright the business and good will of
ill the firms. A central office for the
iceommodation of the officers of the
:ompsny will be maintained, probably
n New York.
Discards Invalid Chair.
Washington, Special.?President and
Mrs. Roosevelt went out for a drive in
.n open landau. For the first time since
lis illness, the President reached his
arria.?e unassisted. Instead of being
tarried down stairs in an invalid chair,
:e came down upon crutches. He defended
the steps in front of the bouse
vithout assistance and crossed to the
arriage. A large crowd in front of the
lonse applauded as he took his seat
he carriage. He acknowledged the
meeting by raising hia hak
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