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-frn ,6L hi '!!. I' i J I v THE WEEKLY GAZETTE. A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER -FCB LI S H ED BT - l4,WS H. YOUNG, Editor and Prop. x Ht Weir v GAZcCIE rrr'n xin . t- ' Rated of lA .; Vri !!ni. 11 0 Onquar, one Imutiiod. W 0n squire, on mobtU. I "0 Ooeaqitare, two mnuthiy ....... 3 00 One square, thw motion .... 9 CO One square, tlx month I 00 One square, one year ........ 9 00 C" Liberal contract made for larger adTertlaemestA. JIT III' H: J. ROGERS and J. D. PAIR bv General Traveling Agents. " VOL. IX. RALEIGH; N. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1897 lit' 1: : NO. 37. 1 H R All i J ,1 fj Jl i y ft M JL 1L IS Id 1 in n mi ora nun. h ry in the Luetgert Case Fail to Agree and Are Discharged. V. ERE OUT SIXTY-EIGHT HOURS Sine Were Fo1 Ilrcnkinq, the Sausagc l..Lers' Neck, While Three Main lined That lie Was Innocent. Chicago. (Special). Tho Luetgert i iy tailed to agree. They stood nine j.) i conviction and three for acquittal. T!: ; 1 avo l'eeu discharged after being i 'Ut -ixty-eight hours. When it became .iiowu that tho jury was coming in, crowds about tho court ho e became ienser. .1 udge Tuthill was in his seat awaiting their entrance Luetgert was brought in from his cell, aul walked .tioiig in a dazed condition, and fell tupidly into' a chair beside his coun :cl. J 1 is i'aco was a bluish white, his eves were fcttnkeu and his lips w ere . Iruwn. 1 lie jurors walked in single file, and in - hint of the result could be gathered from their faces. Luetgert faced the ,'ii.v. Judge Tuthill said "juror l iolv upon tho defendant; defendant h .iv upon the jurors, have you agreed?" I'oreman Thosmer replied, "we can i.ot agree. " Luetgert swayed and sud denly fell back into his seat. There were unmistakeablo evidences that the crowd present did not like tho outcome Confusiou reigned for a few moments and then the bailiff rapped for order. Sketch of tho Crime for Which Luetgert lias i.een on Trial. The crime charged against Adolph Luetgert was full of rnj-stery, and this led to the summoning of a large num ber of witnesses in the case, as a re mit of which the trial has lasted eight weeks. On tho night of May 1, 1897, Mrs. Luetgert disappeared. Her relatives became suspicious, and it was alleged that the actions of the missing woman's husband continued these suspicions. The police began to investigate the case, and Inspector Shaak, who took charge of it, soon evolved a startling theory. This theory was that Luetgert had murdered his wife and destroyed her body by dissolving it in caustic potash in one of the vats at his sausage factory. A pinkish tubstauees was found in the vat and was said to be the residue from the body. The police also said they found two riugs aud some bits of bone in the vat. The rings, according to witnesses for the prosecution, were Mrs. Luetgert's and the bones, it was testified by experts, were those of a woman. ()a t ?e other h.ind, witnesses for the defense taut the rings were not Mrs. Luetgert's, aud some of tho ex perts stated that tho bone3 were not those of a human being. In a pile ol refuse in the factory yard were found other pieces of bone which ware t-aid to have been part of a woman's body. "I he case made out by the pros ecution at the trial yas wholly circumstantial. Witnesses were call ed to prove the following allegations: First That Luetgert and his wife lived uuhappilj', ami that on several oc casions he had threatened to kill her. Steoud That she was seen to entei Lis sausage factovy about 10 o'clock on the night of her disappearance. Third That Luetgert hail gotten up steam in one of the vats and had sent the factory watchman. Frank Bialk, on several errands to a drug store so as to :et rid of him. Fourth That Luetgert remained in the factory with tho steam turned on all night, which was not necessitated by his ordinary work at that time. Tho defense undertook to provo the following points: First That Luetgert bad treated hie wife kindly and had not threatened her. Kecoud That she was not at the fac tory on the night of thealleged murder. Third That Luetgert's presence in the factory that night was for the pur pose of making soap to give the place a general cleaning in order to prepare it for an expected purchaser. Fourth That Mrs. Luetgert was not killed on the night of May 1, but was seen by a number of persons several days later at Kencsha, Wis. 'ihe motive of the crime, as alleged by the prosecution, was Luetgert's de hire to marry his pretty servant girl, Mary Siemmering. Tho defense de nied that Luetgert had ever mado love to her. Luertgert was once tho leading sau sage manufacturer of Chicago. He made u great deal of money by his own exer tions and afterward lost it. Born in Germany, he came to this country pen niless, but soon mounted tho ladder of success until he was rich. Thon, his friends say, an Lnglishman, w ho was a plausible talker, came along and offer ed to buy tho factory. He contrived to get about $25, 000 out of Luetgert by various pretenses and finally disappear ed, leaving no traco behind. From that time Luetgert's star seemed to wane, and a few weeks before his wife disappeared he failed in business. Tho maiden name of the missing wo man was Louiso Bickueso. She was a servant in a Chicago family when Luet gert married her. Formal application for bail has been made, and the judge will be asked to make it $15,000. Luetgert has mado a sworn statement in which he says in part: "To tho Public The result of my trial, i3 a victory for me because of the disagreement of tho jury, but I am vory much disappointed ami very much surprised that the jury did not bring in a verdict of not guilty. I did not kill my wife and do not know where she is, but I am sure that it it only a question of time until she cornea home. " Spain's Turn Now. , London. (By Cable). The Madrid coivespondent of the Daily Mail says enoi de Lome, tho Spanish minister ,lt WitsUugton, has been instructed to jiotify th0 American government that Jl1 J-cit'oith filibustering expeditions ill Iju it-warded aa breaches of inter iJutionui uy. Inland Nearly Devastated. r-eyte, one of the Philippine Islands, been almost devastated by a ckIouo. Many were JtilJ-'L MKRCIIANT THIEVES. Borne Sent to the Penitentiary, Others Fined and Sentenced to the Chain- Gang. The most remarkable car robbery , icwiu in iu reuuiu LIUUU lO ilU I end last week at Dalton, Ga,, in tho Qn.sr..:.. r t T 1 .1 I oui-cuur vouri, ouuge .Aionzo rue presiding. During the past threo weeks eighteen robberp, charged with systematically looting c.irs on the bouthern Itailway, extending over a period of five years, have been tried aud found truilty. The ring leader, Walter Bohannon, wa3 convicted in fivo cases, and was sen tenced by the court to ten j ears in the penitentiary. Hi3 gang, Tom Kiune- man, Ben Bearce, Ham Fainter, Lute White, Bill Long and F.d Morris, tho latter colored, received sentences from three years to one 3'ear. Jim Harris, the member of, tho gang who turned away, was not sentenced, aud it is probable that under the recommenda tion of the superintendent of the rail road, he will be released, or his sen tence will bo very light. The merchants convicted of receiving stolen goods from the robbers are as follows, all prominent in business aud social circles in Dalton and north Georgia: G. M. Cannon, T. P. J. Teenies, J. II. Bender, Anderson G id dens, Clee Conibee, G. W. Horan, W. B. McCarsou, J. Kirkefarrer, Ed. ltoberts and Jesse Langston. Tho court seuteaced all these mer chants to pay fines ranging according ing to their ability to pay, from $1,000 down to and one year on the chain gang, the latter sentenced to be sus pended on payment of the tines and costs. On account of the robberies, of which' these suits were the result, the Southern Bailway seems to have paid damages to consignors amounting to ?;")0, 000 during the live years tho gang were making their depredations. THE IJUSINEiS WOULD. ISradstrcct Says Eastern Cities Kc port a Falling oil' in Collections. Bradstreet's weekly commercial re pel t for the past week, says in part: "While the general trade movement is somewhat irregular aud there are further evidences of falling off in de mand, the volume if business con tinues of large proportions. Specula tion in wool has ceased, aud demand for the staple is less than for weeks past. Cotton goods are dull on the weakness of raw cotton, and jobbers report dry goods lower than a week ago. Interior merchant in tho cjntral West have not distributed fall stocks as promptly as expected and many jobbers at Vestern centyrs lind that the- over-estimated jibe consump tive demand Avhen securing fall goods. Unseasonably warm weather has inter fered with the movement of heavy goods at the West, but rains in Kansas, Okla homa and Nebraska have improved the agricultural outlook, lielativelyagreat activity in the trade is reported by Kan sas City and Oniahamerchants. While quarantine regulations have been raised iu Texas and modified in Louisiana, business throughout most of the Gulf States is practically at a standstill. "Almost all the larger Eastern cities Report a decreased movement of mer chandise, and a tendency of collections to fall away, notably Baltimore, ow ing to its Southern connections. Tho in dustrial situation continues to furnish employment to as many persons as at any preceding period this- year and at higher wages. "There are 20-j business failures report ed throughout the United States this week, against 1 last week. There are 27 business failures reported from the Dominion of Canada this week, a total considerably smaller than that of last Week. " ,mc:m THE YELLOW FEVKK SITUATION People Leaving Alabama by the Train Load for Other Points. Up to the 23d at New Orleans there wero forty-nine new cases and seven deaths; total cases to date 1,123; total deaths 12-i; recovered nor; under treat ment 434. At Montgomery, Ala., four teen cases and threo deaths. Only one case at Memphis, Tonn. Six new cases at Mobile, Ala., Dr. Gurteras has found seven cases of fever in Selma, Ala. Tho disease, it is believed, has been here for a month. There is a general stampede from the town and special trains will leave for Borne and Atlanta. Surgeon General Wyman's reports from yellow fever districts show 20 new cases and 1 death at Edwards, Miss. ;; new cases at a convict farm near Raymond, Miss. ; G new cases at Nitta Yuma, Miss. ; 1 case at Cayuaga, Miss. ; 2 at Clinton, Miss. ; 7 at Bay St. Louis, Mists. ; 5 at McIIenry, Miss. ; 13 at Scranton, Miss. ; 1 at I'as cagoula. Adopts the Differential Kates. The Baltimoro Steam Packet Com--pany on October S.jth, adopted the dif ferential rates, which have been an nounced by the Seaboard Air Line be tween Northern and Southern poirts. Its rates are considerably lower than those maintained .at present, and ac cording to the statement of au official of the Old Bay Line, are for tho purpose of equalizing to a certain extent tha disadvantages undes which the Sea board Air Line is compelled at present to operate its express trains. Tho ac tion taken bv the Seaboard and the Old Bay Line is similar to that of trunk lines between New York and tho West, which is recognized as proper by tho Trunk Lino Association. By tho dif ferential rate the fare from Baltimore to Atlanta, by way of tho Seaboard and Old Bay Line, is reduced to $7.70; to Charlotte, N. C, $1.70; to Raleigh, N. C, $2.70, and Southern Pines, $3.15. This av ill give an idea of the importance of the reduction. Typhoid Fever Rages. Typhoid fever is still raging to an alarming extent at the Eastern Ken tucky Lunatic Asylum. Dr. Mansfield, third assistant physician, has been sent to his home in Towell county, suffering from the disease, and some three or four patients have died during the past month. Tho sewerage at the institu tion is bad, and the existence of the disease is accredited to this. HE SMI . Virginia Confederate Veterans Re- commend Certain Histories. BITTER IN DENUNCIATION. o Coard of Education Will Make Con tracts for tbo Histories to be Used In rublic Schools. Tho Grand Camp of Virginia Con federate Veterans met in Richmond, Va. The history committee met just before tho Veterans, and after a long discussion of the question of school histories, the following was adopted: Hesolved, That only such histories as fairly present tho principles and facts upon which is grounded out American republic bo used. In this spirit wo would recommend as Vir ginia histories, those by Mrs. Mary Tucker McGill and General D. II. Maury; and as histories of . the United J States, those of Mrs. Susan Pendleton Lee, Lev. J. William Jones, Shinn, Hansel series and Holmes, Further, we would suggest for its moral and pa triotic influence as auxiliary readinsr, tho admirable life of Gen. Bobert E. Leo, by Mrs. Mary Williamson. In our opinion, it might bo adopted such is its clearness and verbal simplicity as i current reader. We desire, also to express our admiration of the recent ut terance of the grand commander of the Confederate Veterans of Virginia, Col. John Cussous, in his arraignment ot the South in his "Glance at Current History." A mass meeting of citizens and educa tors was held iu Lee Camp Hall to ex change views on tho school history mat ter. Next March, the board of educa tion will make contracts for tho histories to be used in tho public schools of the State for the next four years. Dr. Hun ter McGuire presided and addresses were made by him, Col. John Cussons, Bev. J. Wm. Jones, Captain Gordon McCabe, John P. McGuire and others. All the speakers were bitter iu their de nunciation of some of the histories now in use in our public schools, and reso lutions were passed protesting against their being continued on tho list. MISS OWENS TO GET $30,000. She Saved a Wealthy Lady From lleing Run Over by a Car. A special to tho Charlotte (N. C.) Observer, from Sahsburv, says Miss Mamie Owens, of this city, has re ccived a letter lrorn a Airs, mrover. o: California, in which .th" latter lady, who is quite rich, says that she has mado her will aud in it bequeaths $30,000 to Miss Owens. During a visit to Washington, last year, Miss Owens had tho good fortune to save Mrs Strover from being run over by a cable car. Tho legacy attests Mrs. Strover's appreciation of the act which probablj saved her life. CAR MAGNATE DEAD. George M. Pullman Dies Suddenly oi Heart Disease. Georgo M. Pullman, the famous car magnate, died at his home in Chicago, from heart disease. Mr, Pullman was in apparently good health and had not complained of any ailments. Nobody was present when the end came. He was at his home corner of Eighteenth street and Trairio avenue. Mrs. Pullman was in New York at the time of his death. Mr. Pullman was fifty times a millionaire, was the founder of tho town of Pullman, and rerolutionizer of railroad traveling. A SEA OF FLAMES. Russian Petroleum Springs Catch Fiic--Enormou9 Loss. A dispatch from Baku, on the penin sula of Apsheron on tho west coast o the Caspian Sea, a centre of the great oil producing regions in European Rus sia, says that a petroleum spring at Ro many, a suburb of Baku, caught fire and spread quickly to other springs in tha vicinity until the whole valley was a se.i of flames. Ihe fires are still burnin Tho losses are enormous. Southern Directors Elected. The annual meeting of tho stock holders of tho Southern Railway Com pauy was held in Richmond, Va. Al the stock was represented. Tho follow ing directors wero elected for the ensu incr vear: Alexander 15. Andrews, Kal eich. N. C. ; Jos. Bryan, Richmond, Va.; Chas. II. Coster, Samuel Spencer, Harris C. Fahnstock, Robert Al. Galla way. New York; Wm. M. Finlav, Washington, D. C. ; Samnel M. Inman, Atlanta; Skipwith WUmer, Baltimore, American Federation of Labor. President Samuel Gompers, by Frank Morrison, secretary, has issued a call to all affiliated unions for the seven teenth annual convention of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, to be held at Nashville, Tenn,, in the House of Representatives, on Monday mornincr, December'13th next. The session is to continue until all business shall havo been completed. Contest for $400,000. CharlesE. Sanford, of New York, and other relatives of the late Josephine W. Sandford, of San Francisco, have begun a contest for her estate of nearly $400,000, which she willed to persons not relatives. A Life of Tillman. Mr. A. W. Moore, of Columbia, S. C. , announces his intention of writing a life of Senator B. li. Tillman, of South Carolina. A true life of TiHman would be read by all with inteiost for ha is certainlv one of the most unique J characters on the political stage at this time. New Comet Discovered. A new comet has been discovered by t I THE DAVIS MONUMENT. Virginia Veterans Urge Measures to liaise Funds for the Completion. The Grand Camp Confederate Veter ans of Virginia met in Ilichmond, Va. Addresses of welcome wero made by Mayor Taylor and Governor O'Ferrall. Maj. N. V. Randolph introduced the sponsors and maids of honor, after which an address was made by General Fitzhugh Leo. The report of Grand Commander John Cussons was then submitted. Among other thing. the report says: "I wish to cj.I1 the attention cf this grand camp o the importance of inaugurating ac tive measures to raise.funds to complete the monument to that true patriot and revered President of tho Confederate States, Jefferson Davis. A consider able amount ot money is now in hand, but not enough to complete tho grand work. I would threfore recommend hat some action be taken in .the mat ter." Ihe report of Quartermaster General Taylor was also read. It shows that the receipts for the 3Tear were $80-1.13; and the disbursements $313.18; balance on hand $190.93. . A SHOKT POTATO CROP. A Fallinc Off of 30 Per Cent. From Last Year', and the Causes. Not since 1892 has tho potato crop of tho United States proved so nearly a failure, saj-s the American Agricul turist, in its final report of the yield of 1897. Compared with tho liberal crop of last year, there is an apparent falling off of nearly 80 per cent, in tonnage, and the quality of the whole crop. Ihe average rate of yield per acre is placed at tJ 1 bushels, taking tho country at large, against 8(J in 1890, and 8J in '93. The resons for the disaster to ths potato crop of Iy97 are about as varied as a multiplicity of causes could make them. Standing out with moro promi nence than any other two factors, aro blight aud rot, as a result of extremes of weather conditions. Excessive rain fall here and there; a failure of germin ation ; later serious drought, rust, scabs, insects, etc., have all been prominently in evidence. While the yield in bushel is small, tho quality is almost deficient. This is true of most, but not all States. Tho crop is best in the Northwest. Such portions of Canada as make a specialty of potatoes, notably Ontario and maritimo provinces, show a general, but not serious, shortage. TICKET SCALPING. Passenger Agents Ask for State and National Legislation. At Si. Louis the American Associa tion of General Tasseuger Agents met with delegates present representing the prinrir al railroad svstem. of H" United States, Canada and Alexico and adopted resolutions calling atten tion to the necessity for State and National legislation a-jainst the ticket fc:i1 ping business. State Legislatures that have not already done so aro urged to adopt laws confining the sale of tickets to the properly author ized agents of the transporta tion companies, and at the same time that they will require, under suit able penalties, the redemption of every ticket or part of ticket that may be not used. Congress is also requested to pass tho so-callod "anti-scalping" bill now before that body. Officers for the ensuing year wero elected as follows: W. A. Turk, of tho Southern Railway, president; Chas. S. Fee, of the Northern Pacific Railroad, vice-president, and Air. Smith Reed secretary. Detroit was chosen as the placo for holding tho next meeting. GREAT DRfTAIN Cannot Accede to tho Proposition of the American Commission. London (By Cable) Lord Salisbury has sent to Ambassador Hay the reply of the British government to tho pro posals of tho American bi-metallic com mission, headed by Senator Wolcott. It is a diplomatically worded note. His Lordship says that the government of Great Britain is not able to re-open the India mints at present. Ho re grets the inability to accede to the proposals of tho American commission ers, Great Britain having as great an in terest as the United States and France in securing a stable par exchange for gold and silver, and an enlarged use of silver. "In these circumstances," continued Lord Salisbury, "tho British govern ment docs net see the desirability of an international monetary conference, but will be pleased to consider any other practical suggestions from the United States." Special Low Rates. On Monday, October 25th, the Southern will put on sale special low rate excursion tickets to Nashville, Tenn., account of Tennessee Centen nial and International Exposition. These tickets are good returning five days after date of eale and can be routed via Atlanta or Asheville. To those who havo never been through the "Land of the Sky ' this will afford an excellent opportunity to see tho moun tain scenery of Western North Caro lina and East Tennessee, tho trip being made in daylight Following is the roundtrip rate from points named to Nashvillo and return on this date: Raleigh, $9.95; Durham, $8.80; Bur lington, $7.10; Wilkesboro, $7.10; Concord, $5.55; Charlotte, $5:35; Gas tonia, $5.15; Greensboro, $6.05; High Point, $3.90; Salisbury, 5.55; Besse mer, $5.10; Davidson, $5:3j Rates from points not named can bo secured from any agent Southern Railway or by writing to R. L. Vernon, T. P. A., Charlotte, N. C. Deserted by the Governor. On account of the prevalance of yel low fever in Montgomery, Ala., and the fact that all of the towns and cities of the State havo quarantined against that place, the State government has tem porarily been removed to Birmingham. The governor and all the State officers have located there, and are transacting business from this point. The attitude of Birmingham is such that yellow fever cannot live there, and was selected by i f Al.. X - L f ine governor no mo icm yvi ai y ecu oil I covernment because of this act THE MARKETS. NEW YORK COTTON FUTUKES. New York, Oct. 20. Cotton closed dull; Middling upland, C3-lG;Middling Gu;f. y 17-1(5.- Futures closed steady. IitVEISrOOtj COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, October 20. Middling 3 11-10. Futures closed weik. October 3 83 b October aud November 8 23 8 November and December 3 32 a December aud January. 3 22 s January and February 3 22 s February aud March 3 22$ 8 Anarch aud April A ! ril and Mr.y 3 23 s 3 24 s May aud June 3 23 s June aud July 3 252fl 1,1 'y ind August 3 20 J s .ugust auuseptemuer OTHER COTTON MARKETS. Charleston, Oct. 20. Cotton quiet; middling 5 9-1 G. Wilmington, Oct 20. Cotton firm; middling oi. Savannah, Oct. 20. Cotton steady; middling 5 9-1G. Norfolk, Oct. 20. middling 5 15-10. Alemphis, Oct. 20. Cotton steady; - Cotton easy; middling Augusta, Oct. 20. Cctton steady; mid- , dhu'' 3 13-1G Baltimore, Oct. 20. Cotton nominal; middling G. New Orleans, Oct. 20. Cotton steady; middling 3. Columbia, Oct. 20. Good middling 5 13-1G; strict middling 513-1G; mid dling 3 1 1 -10; strict low middling 5 9-1G; low middling 5 7-1G. Charlotte, Oct, 20. Strict good mid dling, 5 90; good middling, 5; mid dling 5;S ; tinges, 05i; stains, 5. Alarket weak. BALTIMORE TRODXTCE MARKET. Baltimore, Oct. 21 Flour Dull. Family 4 GO to 4 85; winter wheat pat ents 5 00 to 5 23; spring wheat patents 5 00 to 5 23; spring wheat straights 4 80 to 3 03. Wheat Weak. Spot October and November 93 j to 93; December 95$ to to 95?; steamer No. 2 red 89 1 to 90; southern wheat by sample uo to 90$; do ou crrado 90.1 to 96. Com. Dull and easy. Mixed spot, October and November 30$ to 30J; November or December, new or old 30) to 30,'; January 31$ to 31J ; steamer mixed 283 to 28 2; Southern white corn 31 to 33; do yellow 31$ to 32. Oats Firm. No. 2 white and No. 2 Western 20$; No. 2 mixed 23 bid. RICE. Charleston, Oct, 20. The rico mar ket was firm, with sales of 1,240 barrels, The quotations are: Irime Good Fair 4?5 41 1$ NAVATj STORES. Charleston, Oct. 20. Turpentine quiet, at 29. Rosin firm; A, B and C, I. 10; D and E, 1.15; F, 1.20; G. 1.25; II, 1.33; I, 1.40; K, 1.50; Al, 1.00; N, 2.00; window gla, 2.23; water white, 2. GO. 0l- . . .. I bayannau Oct. m - lurpentine, steauy as out. nosin - urm. i a ii r -,.! r roi. v onrl V i -?n- ! G, L35; H, T40; I,' 1.55; K, 1.C0; M, " 1.81: N. 2.20: window class. 2.4a: water i white. 2.80. Wilmington, Oct. 20. Turpentine no change and nothing doing. Rosin firm at 1.15(1.20. Crude turpen tine firm at 1.502.00. Tar firm at 1.50. xnTTnv errn att. I New York, Oct. 20. -Cotton seed oil moderatelv active and a shade steadier on the improvement in lard products; prime crude, 2020J; butter oil 27 1-2 (22'6; prime summer white 20 l-227; prime winter yellow 3132. COFFEE. New York, Oct. 20. Opt'ous opened steady with prices unchanged to 5 points .-loclitiA! showed crenerallv weak under tone following disappointing European cables, continued heavy movement at Rio and Santos, apathy with spot buy ers aud indifference with outside spec ulators; closed dull aud unchanged to 5 points decline; sales 8,000 bags, in cluding December t.256. 30; January G.30; Alarch G.G0; July G.70; spot coffee Rio dull; Cordova 10(15. SUGAR New York, Oct. 2 J. - Raw, nominal; fair refining,3 15-lG;cenirifugaI,96 test, 3 13-10; refined, quiet. MONEY MARKET. New York, Oct. 20. Aloney on call is steady at 22$ percent. Last loaned at 2$ and closing offered at 22.V per cent. Frirne mercantile paper4J4f percent. Sterling exchange is easier with actual business in bankers' bills at 4.84 to 4. 84 J for demand and at 4. 81 J to 4.83 for GO days. Tosted rates 4.82$4.83 and 4.83$. Commercial bills 4. 81. Silver certificates 57(57$. Bar silver 58f. Alex ican dollars 41. "Railroad bonds firm. Government bonds firmer. Stato bonds dull. is- Powder Mill Hlown Up. At Acton, Alass , two mills, compris- a part of tho plant of the American Towder Co., ba3 been blown up by an explosion of gunpowder. Nobody was hurt The cause is unknown. Bryan to I'oliow Hanna. A special from Columbus, O., says: The Democratic State Committee will bring W. J. Bryan into Ohio for the last four days of the last few week of the campaign. He follows Senator Hanna for three speeches n day. In Behalf of Redwlne. Senator A. O. Bacon, of Georgia, 13 in Washington on a mission of raercy. He is to present before President AIc Kinley a petition largely signed by many of the best known people of his State, praying for tho pardon of Louis Redwine, the ox-cashier of the defunct Gate City Bank, of Atlanta. Trades' Council Called. A call has been issued from St. Louis, Mo., by H. W. Stembiss, 6ec- r-aiartr rf iha Tlmldinc Trades CouLClL -?--. -- -.r -.' for a crenerai convention oi cuuuuia 10 be held in that city on Dec. 20th. It promises to be a great labor meeting. A New York contemporary remarks . that '?40,0C0 taken in at a prize fight inside of an hour doesn't indicate hard , . . a. -. - t f.. o lid f(1 f " TV" T7 times. o; u iuuivuvv- t THE. . ! P : rif""? The Tuftsels of Corn. In a wet season much of tho pollen blown by winds to fertilize the silk of tho corn plant is washed off and de stroved. Tho rfinseniipnee is that in ! such years thero is much defective I corn. We have noticed also that most of this poorly filled corn is slow to ripen. Probably the rain chills tho ear, filling it with moisture and f re- venting it from drying it, as -Boston corn Cul- will do in dry weather, tivator. Itlpenlne Toronilces I' inter Cover. It is the habit of many tomato growers as tho danger of frost becomes imminent to pull up a number of to mato vines with a little earth attached, and throw them with their tinripo fruit into some building where the unripe tomatoes will gradually turn, aad the smaller ones increase in size and finally ripen also. In this way it is possible to have tomatoes fresh from the vine until near the Christinas holidays. Tomatoes fully grown will color if picked and laid on the shelf. Bat thev are not nearly as good as frixit that is ripened on the vine, which apparently continues to perfect tho apparently continues to perl fruit even after its roots havo pulled from the ground. been Smnt on Swoet Corn. Everyone has noticed the fait that smut is much more prevalent ou sweet corn than on that grown iu the field for feeding. Not only arc the stalks of sweet corn more tender and juicy thau those of the field grain, but the harvesting of the sweet corn is always done by breaking off tho car when it is in its most succulent con dition. Of course a single case of smut propagates ranidly under such conditions, especially if the picker feels of erch ear to ju lge whether it is in fit condition i'oruso. Ihe pressure of the ear which tlm method of judg ing involves i .s tho stalk and gives opportunity for the smut pores j to propagate. In too many gardens sweet corn is crown in succession. It . exhaustive crop, and were it . , ., . - not for the smut, the practice of grow- iag it iu succession would not bo a ba I one. Clover. It is often a saying among farmers that clover rarely succeeds when sown on a newlv turned clover K.od. ihe oiiMtirt liil Ha nn'trin in flin iln v wlifli i"".! -" r " plowing under clover was uie usual preparation for wheat sowing. If tho plowing was early enough for the clover to be entirely rotted, the clover a led grew readily enough. But if the fifst crop of clover was cut off and the sod was plowed late, so a to let tho second growth attain good size, there would invariably ba failuro of the clover catch next season. Clover does not do well if sown on any kind of a sod. The reason is that newly turned sod hold the furrow up, and as it rots dow n the Roil above naturally falls, leaviuc the clover above it to perish. The young clover plant has at first a very slender hold on the soil. Anv fallinc down of tho soil leaves it high and dry iu the air, and, of course, is fatal to it. American Cultivator. Feeding Hreedlnij Mock. Every farmer's son soon learns that there is no food that has a better reputation for fattening animals than Indian corn or some of its product. He does not need the chemist's anal ysis with its percentage of protein and carbo-hydrates to convinco him of its value, when used in proper amounts aud in proper combination w ith coarse fodder. But there is another lesson which he should learn at tho same time, but which many do not learn, perhaps be- cause their teachers have not learned it, which is, that as brecling stock should never be ma le fat, com or cornmeal is not tho proper food to give them, unless their other food is so poor in quality or so scanty in quantity, or other conditions are such that corn will not fatten to any more than a proper healthy grow th. It is not meant to say that breeding stock should be kept lean,half-starved and stunted in size. This would be coins to fie other extreme. The cow that is kept in a cold barn I nights and in the daytime stands in I yard or pasture exposed to cold winds and rains aud snow htorins, with scanty feed of frostbitten grass or bog ha3 will not be apt to accumulate too much I .it on uer rios or nsiae, where it will interfere with the grow ing calf, if she has a liberal feed of n v corn meal twice a day. Tho trouble is that she will not be likely to get as much meal as she needs to repair the wastes of her system, and she will be more apt to t " . . . . ;njr forth a cood can ami. uavmg a o , , ... A, ,A good supply of milk then and after ward. But the cow that is well sheltered and fed on well-cured, early-cut clover or other hay aud roots fdiould have little or no grain, and what sho does I have should be less fattening and less loit producing in its nature than corn meal. Just so with the brooding sow. If in a warm pen with nothing to do but to cat and then lie down in tho htraw to sleep, if her feed is com meal and milk she will soon be too futfor breed ing a good litter of good pigs. Turned out iu the pasture to cat what grass she will, and exercise herself in root ing out boulders aud stumps, nho will be in much better condition, and pro duce stronger and more vigorous pig". Nor will a little corn be likely to hurt her, if given before she fan-own, and liberal feeding after tho pigs aro a week old will not hurt her or them. The same caution might be applied to mares, to sheep, or to the humbler domestic animals and to poultry. Iu all cases avoid tho two extremes of too much and too littlo food, too fat or too lean breeding stock, and with good food, good care and exercine keep the animals stron g, healthy aud vigorous, tho males a well as tho fo- males. The boys should bo taught what constitutes a good food ratiou for tho breeding stock as early ns they are taught what to givo to those that aro to be fattened, aud tho reasons lor feeding differently should bo mado plain. No tables of formulas lor "well balanced rations" can properly take the place of a knowledgo of tho prin ciple of feeding for fat alone or leeu ing for health and strength. Boston Cultivator. Tutting In WIi. hI. The seed itself i the flint essential to success, and it nhould be select ml with tho greatest care. No urw and untried variety may bo safely used for the real crop until it has been thor oughly tested in a smaller way on your own land or in your immo.lia'o vicinity. Change of freed by procur ing from a different locality, especially from a moro northern latitude or from a different soil, in a well established and useful practice which might ba followed at intervals of from three to live years. Only the plumpest and best grain should be reserved for seed, and that should be thoroug ly cleaned by hand, imperfect grains and weed seed being rigorously excluded by repeated action of fan and screen. All attempts at denning smutty seeds are worse than useless a the spores will adhere to tho grain in spite of all efforts to prevent this. For this reason wheat for seed should never be used if the thrasher or fau ning mill has previously been used for infected grain, an I if any suspicion exists, recourse fdiould bo had to tho well-known "blue-stone" or hot water treatment, one or the other, so as to ensure absolute protection. The time of plowing must depend largely on the character of tho pre ceding crop, but on general principles, early plowing the earlier the better is most satisfactory. During the interval between plowing and wowing, weeds must not be allowed to secure a hold iu the field, and an occasional harrowing will not omy prevent this difficulty, but also mascrially improvo the condition of the seed-bed, on tho character of which rcsu'Js aud yield so largely depend. The matter of fertilizing is next in order. Tho greater part of the winter wheat area of the country lies within the prairie states, uud heavy fertiliz ing is not yet tho practice. This is particularly true as to tho use of ni trogenous manures; the plowing under of clove." sod is almost invariably practiced; hence it is seldom necessary to apply uilrogen in tho form of fer tilizers. Aloderate applications ut mineral plant-food (pota-di and phos phoric acids) are, however, almost in- dispensable to tuo production i nat. isfactory crops. If a mixed fertilizer i to !o used, as is tho moro common practice, tho difficulty will ba that most mixtures on the market contain n disproportion of phosphoric acid, more than the crop can possibly utilize, and more thau cau bo economically purchased for any othor cflcct lhtm t',at f,f actual piant-col. Tho excess of phosphoric acjj i8 ftCCompanicd by a proportion- ate deficiency in potash. These two errors of composition should bo rig orously guarded against, and a fertil izer containing approximately six per rent, of phosphoric n:-id and four per cent, of potash should be selected and insisted on. A a clover sod lias not been recently turned under, nor a good application of manure mado to the preceding crop, about three per cent, of nitrogen should also" bo pro vided in the material used, and an ap plication of 200 to 500 pounds per acre should on an average yield sat isfactory results. If the purchase of the raw materials and home mixing is to be trie I, tho following materials would provo most deniable: 150 pounds of raw bone meal and fifty pounds of tuuriato of potash. This apilication Hhouldshow most satisfactorily on tbo subsequent crop of hay. Drilling with the press drill, which also distributes the fcitilizer, is the desirable method of putting in, and expedience has thown that fivo pecks of seed per acre will rciurn better yields than either lighter or heavier rates of seeding. II. E. Stockbridge in Farm, Field an! Fireside. The first museum of natural historj was established in London in 1G81, I i . it J .1 Hi t Hi ;! i v j J- t i :, t H 41: i . if' J f ,1"; :.l I I l 1 I .1 1
The Gazette [1891-1898] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Oct. 30, 1897, edition 1
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