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DETERIORATION 111
THE EOTTBN CROP
October Average Below Mean
of Average for 10 Years.
IT IS 62.4 AGAINST 73.5
DECLINE DURING SEPTEMBER
IN ALL STATES.
CORN SHOWS A SLIGHT IMPAIRMENT
A Decline of Tobacco of Six Points in This
State. A Decline in Sugar Cane Is
Reported. Rice Holds
Its Own Here.
Wash in ft <>», OetolxT 10. —The Octo
ber report of the statistician of the De
partment of Agriculture shows the
average condition of cotton on October
Ist. to have Ih>cii 02.4, as compared
with (58.0 last month; 75.4 in Oetoltor
Ist. ISPS: 70 at til.' corresponding date
in 181)7, and 73.5. the mean of the Octo
ber average for the last ten .veal's. 4 he
decline during September affected al
most the entire cotton producing re
gion. being 7 iioints in North Carolina
and Indian Territory, four points in
South Carolina, live in Georgia and
Texas, ten in Tennessee and 11 in N irgi
nia and Missouri. In Oklahoma the
crop held its own, and in Florida there
was an improvement of two points.
The averages for the States are as
follows:
Virginia. 70; North Carolina and Ten
nessee. CU: South Carolina. <l2; Georgia,
(14; Florida. 7b; Alabama. 70; Mississ
ippi. 60; Louisiana. US; Texas. .10; Ar
kansas, "hi; Missouri. 74; Oklahoma, GO;
Indian Territory, 46.
CONDITION OF OTHER CROPS.
Washington, October 10. —Tim Octo
ber report of the statistician of the De
partment of Agriculture shows the aver
age condition of corn on October Ist.
to have been 82.7, as compared with 85.2
one month ago, 82.0 on October Ist.
1898 ; 77.1 at the corresponding date
in 1897. and 81.9 the mean of the Octo
ber averages for the last ten l <-:i ts.
No marked change in condition occurred
during September in any of the princi
pal corn States, but except in lowa,
where an improvement of two points is
reported, there was a slight impair
ment.
Pending the receipt of the customary
reports from individual fanners and
the result of a careful Investigation
of conditions in the principal wheat
States, both spring and winter, by a
special agent, no estimate of the yield
of wheat per acre will be made. The
linal figures, however, ltotli as to acre
age and production, wil be ready for
publication at a much earlier date than
has been the case for some years past.
The preliminary estimate of the yield,
per acre of oats is 30.7 bushels, as
compared with 2<.8 bushels last year,
28.1 bushels in 1897, and 25.8 bushels,
the average for the last ten years. The
average for quality is 89.,“. against 84.5
last year, and 87. G in 1897.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre of barley is 27 bushels, as
compared with 21.6 bushels last year.
24.5 bushels in 1897, and 23 bushels,
the average for the last ten years. The
average for quality is 88.4, against 90. G
last year and 87.0 in 1897.
The preliminary estimate of the yield,
per acre of rye is 14.4 bushels as com
pared with 15.0 bushels last year. 10.1
bushels in 1897, and a ten year average
of 13.7 bushels. • The average for qual
ity is 90, against 90.2 last year and 92.7
in 1897.
The average condition of buckwheat
on Oetolier Ist was 70.2 as compared
with 75.2 the previous month, 70.2 on
October Ist. 1898 ; 90.8 at the oorre
sjKinding date in 1897 and 84.2 the mean
of the October averages for the last
ten years.
The average condition of potatoes on
October Ist was 81.7 as compared with
80.3 one month ago, 72.5 on October
Ist, 1898; 01.0 at the corresponding date
in 1897, and 73.7 the mean of the Octo
ber averages for the last ten years.
In the condition of tobacco there has
been an improvement of 3 points in
Connecticut and Ohio and the marked
improvement of fourteen points in New
York. On the other hand, there has
been a decline of 5 points in Virginia,
Kentucky and Wisconsin, of six points
in North Carolina, two in Tennessee,
and three in Pennsylvania.
Tin* reports on saigar cane are .some
what less favorable than on Scptemnee
Ist, there being a decline of five points
in Louisiana and from one point to nine
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Disordered 8100d — 4 ‘ My father has
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tonic." Josie Eaton, Stafford Springs, Ct.
Huod’s Pill. eitcMtver ill.; the non-irritating and
only cathartic to take with Hood’. Sarsaparilla.
in all the other sugar cane producing
States except Florida, where the crop
has about held Hs own.
The condition of rice has improved
s-ix points in lamisiana, two points in
Florida and thirteen points in Texas.
The crop has about held its own in
North Carolina and there is a decline
of three points in South Carolina, Geor
gia and Mississippi and of thirteen point
in Alabama.
BOERS PRESENT
AN ULTIMATUM
(Continued From First Page.)
ject and intimated' that Her Majesty’s
Government must now proceed to formu
late their own proposals for the final
settlement.
“This Govmmnent can only see m the
above intimation of Get* Majesty’s Gov
ernment a new violation of the t oviven
t ion of London, 1884. which does not re
serve to Her Majesty’s Government tuo
right to a unilateral settlement of a
question whlich is exclusively a domestic
one for this Government, and wh'n n has
already lieen regulated by this Govern
ment.
“On account of the strain** 1 situation
and tin* consequent serious loss in a lid
interruption, of trade in. general which
the convspoiidenro respecting franchise
and the representation of the people of
this Republic has carried in its train.
Her Majesty’s Government first pressed
for an curly settlement ami finally press
ed for a satisfactory answer within
forty-eight hours. T'lus demand was sub
sequently somewhat modified, to your
note of September 12th, replied to by tin,*
note of this Government, of September
15th, and in your note t.tf September
25th, 1899. Thereafter further friend
ly negotiations were broken off, this
Gorentment receiving an inCimotion that
a proiMtsal for a final settlement would
shortly be miade. «
‘‘Although tliis promise was once more
repeated, tile proposal, up to now has not
reached this Government. Even while
friendly corr«sil>omtenice was still going
on. the increase of troops on a large scale
was introduced by lller Majesty’s Gov
ernment, the troops being stationed in
the neighborhood of the- borders of thus
Republic.
“Having regard to occurrences in the
history of this Republic which it is un
necessary here to call to mind, this Re
public felt obliged to regard this mili
tary force tin the nehsMbophood of its
borders as a tlurcait against the independ
ence <vf the South African Republic,
since it was aware of no circuaostnnces
which would justify the presence of such
a military force in South Aifirioa and
in the neighborhood of its Ixorders
“In an answer to am inquiry with re
spect. thereto, addressed to His Excel
lency, the High Commissioner, this Gov
ernment received to its great ast oafish
imiit. a wiled inshwmtion that from the
side of the Republic an attack was be
ing made on Her Majesty’s colonies, and,
at the same time, a mysterious refer
ence to possibilitiew, when by this Gov
ernment was strengthened ini its sttxpi
cion that the imlei>endenee of this Re
public was being threat cuff'd.
“As a defensive measure this Gov
ernment was therefore obliged ito send a
portion of the burghers of tM's Republic
in order to offer requisite resistance to
similar ivossibilities.
READY FOR INSTANT ADVANCE.
Cape Town. Oct. 10,—A dispatch front
Pretoria to a Cape Town newspaier
says that commandant General .1 uiibert
has* issued a notice to the troops in the
different laagers to hobl themselves in
readiness for an immediate advance.
BRITISH REPLY SHORT.
London, Oct. 10.—The Daily Mail's
Cape Town correspondent telegraphing
Tuesday, says a short and very dignified
reply has betii com nitunk arid to
Conyaighjim (i recite, the British diplo
matic agent at Pretoria by Sir Alfred
Milm-r, British High Cmnimissioner in
Sortit'h Africa. to la* 1 uuided to the Boer
Government an, Wednesday.
SHOOTING THE NATIVES.
London, October 10.—Rumors are cur
rent at Durban that the Boers have be
gun shooting the natives at tile mines
and that many bodies have been seen
lying on the Veldt.
A mysterious distribution of Mausers
is occurring at Hte.vnsbiirg and other
Dutch districts in the Cape Colony.
TO THE, LAST DROP OF BfcOOD.
Loudon, Oct. 10.—The text of the
Boer ultimatum on arriving this morning
was sent with all speed to Isird Salis
bury. who came to tqivn this afternoon,
and a dispatch box was sent to the
Prince <»f Wales, which is only done in
citaes of special urgency.
The Cabinet hat been summoned to
■meet at the Foreign Office on Friday
next.
War prepay tions by Great Britain are
being pushed with the. greatest energy.
Dr. Gavin Brown Clar, Radical lnenir
ber of the House of Commons for Caith
ness, who all along has worked hard for
peace, has just received a characteristic
letter of thanks from Commandant Gen
eral .hoirbert. in which General Joubert
di-clares that Cecil Rhodes, Dr. Jameson
ami Mr. Chamber larin are responsible for
the mischief. He says:
“'The Johannesburg clique says that
Mr. Chamberlain regards the existence
of the Orange Free State a»kl' the Trans
vaal as two blots, which, ns <><4l Rhodes
has said, must lx* wiped out from the
map. He seem* desirous to do this
with the blood of the Afrikander people
and of the poor British soldiers. We do
not desire war. We know we are not a
match for the powerful armies of Great
Britain ami her wHling colonies. We
never have be: n able to do anything
agwiiust England's might.
“Mr. (Tliantfberiain is trying to drive us
into the Red Sea, but 1 still hope God
will speak to the kind heart of Her
Majesty, the Queen, and that of her no
hie people and that they will not allow
this wicked Hainan to eool his luitred
against our hind’s Mordeeai. We are
cunivinced that Chamiibertam will try to
conquer and we shall try to in-event him,
by the help of God, to the last drop of
our blood.”
THEIIt REASON FOR ULTIMATUM
London, Oct. 10.—A dispatch from
Pretoria, dated Monday evening, says:
“Matters are becoming critical and
many of the burghers in the three main
commandos are impatient ami feel it is
suicidal to wait the arrival of over
wuehning reinforcements from Elunope.
The President has done lfis utmost to
stem this feeling, in the hojM* that diplo
macy might still settle matters.
"During the past few years telegraph
ic conferences have been held with Pres
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER. WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 11, 1?99-
ideut ‘Sievn and whatever course shall
lie taken by the Transvaal will receive
the mxwnanendution and sutpi>ort of the
Free State..
•‘lt is freely rumored in the town, and
is believed to be correct, that the Gov
ernment assumed its firm position be
cause Great. Britain's new proposals
have not arrived, though Mr. Conyughdui
Greene. British diplomatic agent at Pre
toria, informed State Secretary Beit*
nine days ago that they would lx* for
mulated in a few days’ time. Conse
quently the burghers are alarmed at die
continued despatch of troops from Eng
land and India.
ENGLAND WILL ANSWER NAY.
/Loudon, October 10.—It cannot la*
doubted that England's reply will la* a
fiat rejection of President Kruger’s de
mands ami that at a quarter after three
o’clock this afternoon, flu* English time
an actual state of war will exist.
Views and Interviews.
The national hymn of the Boers be
gins like this:
“Waal hoog non in ons heldre lug,
Transvaalse vrijheidsvlag!
Ons vijande is weggeving.
One bliuk’n blijer dag.”
No wonder England hesitates about
sending that ultimatum.
The writer of this column can’t write
poetry so lie has stolen one of Joe Lin
coln's good things out of Puck and mu
tilated it so as to fit an interesting
event soon to be polled off in. Raleigh, to
wit, the State Fair. The following
spasms are submitted:
My Ma. she’s made a patchwork quilt
that ’s orful gay and bright,
And Sis, she ’» worked a al’gban, red
and blue,
And Dad, he ’» fatted up a hog so big
that lie ’s a sight,
And Lute, ho \s raised a punkin big as
two;
I’ve got a Leghorn rooster that for color
and for size
Is the beat of any round here any
where;
So we cal’late that our fam’ly oughter
fetch at least one prize
From the No’th Ca’liny Agricultural
Fair.
There ’s hardly one more week ter wait
afore the time is here
When we ’ll git in the carryall and go;
Ma ’s thinking of tin* women-folks she
’ll meet from fur and near.
And Sis is kinder fig’rin’ on a beau;
And Dad, he ’s talkin’ hoss-race like lie
allots does, yet - see —
He knows ’bout every trotter on the
track
lie lows he ’ll bet on “Country Belle”
instead of “Roxy 8.,”
And says this year he ’ll git his money
back.
And Lute and me is goin’ for pitch the
rings and win a cane,
And hit that nigger’s head stuck
through a sheet;
We’ve practiced chuckin’ art a mark all
smnmer, shim* or rain,
And this time, you jes’ lief, we ’re
goin’ ter beat!
But we haiu’t goin’ ter try ter knock
them dolls down off tin* bars,
’Cause Lute last year bagged l two the
second lick.
And then the nmn the man that run the
thing he give us two cigars—
And, jimmy-crickets! vva’n’t we orful
sick!
We’re goin* ter see the tattooed man. all
ml and pink and green;
We’ll watch the Drawin’ Match and
’Tater Race,
And Dad ’ll shuck his coat and lam the
“Test-yer-strength’’ machine —
And blame nigh knock the weight
right off the place,
We ’ll all hands have some peanuts and
some rawsli’ry lemonade,
We’ll stay as long as there \s anybody
there;
Our fam’ly gets their money’s worth,
now don’t yer be afraid.
At the No’th Ca’liny Agricultural
Fair.
“It used to hi* said, ‘lf you want to
break a man give him a saw util*.* That
is no longer true.” said a well known
lumberman yesterday. “Every mill man
now, if he’s doing any business at all,
is getting rich. There is a fellow, v In*
pointed to a young man with, some bun
dles under his arm waiting for tin* train,
“who last month and tthe month before
made $4,000 Hear a mouth on lumber."
He has a mill in a neighboring tow i*.
Mr. J. A. Brown, of Chadboiirn, well
known here as a leader in the last Sen
ate and since as chairman of the com
mittee appointed by the Legislature to
investigate the affairs of the State peni
tentiary, has recently purchased the
plant of the Conway Lumber Company,
and is preparing to enter the lumber
business quite extensively.
“He is already one of the most exten
sive truckers anil merchants in that
part of the State,” says the Wilmington
Messenger, “and is active in every move
ment inaugurated for the industrial and
commercial weal of that section. He has
already secured control of extensive
timlter lands and proposes making addi
tional purchases as rapidly as possible.
It is his purpose, he says, to employ just
as soon as he can get them, about 100
men to work in these timber lands, cut
ting and rafting logs to be floated down
the river to his null.”
Who says McKinley did a had thing
in buying the Philippines? He simply
doesn’t know what he’s talking alxmt
Let’s “Agger” a bit. paid the uni
form rate of $2 a head for the inhabi
tant* of the islands. In the Island’ of
Sulu slaves are now quoted at S2O
apiece. This is a dean advance of $lB j&er
human being. Could anyone ask a bet
ter trade than this —or a more conclusive
proof of the healthful advance of prices
tinder McKinley’s administration.
We learn with sorrow that the price of
diamonds was last Saturday advanced 5
l>er cent. We have not yet laid in our
fall and winter supply. The dispatch
goes on to say thut all mining iu the
Transvaal has been stopped, aiul another
advance of 40 to 50 per cent, will follow
if there is war with England.
The “Plow Boy Preacher,” Rev. J.
Kirkman, Belle Rive, 111., says, “After
suffering from bronchial or lung trouble
for ten years, I was cured by One Min
ute Cough Cure. It is all that is claimed
for it and more.” It cures coughs, colds,
grippe and all throat and lung troubles.
Bobbitt-Wynue Drug Co., W. 11. King
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BLUE AND GRAY REUNION
STIRRING ADDRESS BY COL. POtLARO B.
HALL OF GEORGIA.
Let No One be Disturbed by Visions of Hungry
Confederates Feeding from the
Public Crib.
Evansville, Ind., October 10. —Tin*
programme arranged for the opening
of the Blue and Gray National Reunion
today was not carried out in its en
tirety. owing to riie fact that the plat
form arranged for the speakers was not
finished until late in the afternoon and
that some of the listed speakers did not
arrive until evening, among them Gov
ernor Mount, of Indiana, ft was not
until late in the afternoon that the re
union was really ls>gun. Mayor Wil
liam M. Akin, Jr., welcomed the Blue
and the Gray Veterans and) Captain J.
11. Harris, of Nashville, Tenn., respond
ed. The principal address of the da.v
was delivered by Colonel Pollard B.
Hall, of Macon, Ga., who said in part:
“’1 he majority of my comrades, whil<y
rii'li in legacies of valor, are ]>oor in
•this world’s goods. Though i>oor we In*,
yet if there Is* any within the sound
of my voice who tremble at the old rvl>el
yell, though given in honor of a national
event, and whose slumbers are disturbed
by visions of hungry Confederates feed -
ing from the public crib, rest In pence.
That can never Is*. We want no pen
sions from the United States Govern
ment and are not entitled to them. No
mail can retain his self-respect and ac
cept. that which is not his due. Com
rades in Blue, we want only your friend
ship and moral support. At tills moment
there is hanging over my beloved South
land a pall black as nighr. The racial
problem confronting ns calls for wise
and able statesmanship to solve. Many
of our people live in hourly dread of
the stealthy approach of the despoiling
fiend. You once gave us a heroic dose
and it cured the patient. We feel now
that we shall not call in vain for your
aid.”
After the speeches a dress parade of
tin* military organizations was heliT.
r rhe evening was devoted to a general
camp fire of the veterans of Camp Far
ragut. President McKinley and his
Cabinet will Is* pis*sent tomorrow, which
will probably be the principal day of
the reunion.
CHAIRMAN .JONES GOING HOME.
He 'Bulks Alxmt the Is-ires of the Com
ing Campaign.
Washington. Oct. 10.— I Chairman
Jones, of the National Democratic com
tnittee, and M«rs. Jones arrived la Wash
ington today.
In a few days Senator Jones expects
to leave for Arkansas to remitim for
some time, thus making it impossible
that he will take any active part in the
foil campaign.
Regarding the reported contemplated
diva age in tfhe headquarters of the Na
tional committee from Chicago to \\ ash
ington, the chairman said the matter will
be left entirely in the hands of the V ice-
Chainnan of the committee, Mr. John
son. It, is understood that Chairman
Jones is earnestly in favor of the remov
al of the headquarters to the capital
city. Anti-Trusts amid Anti-Expansion
he says will he issues in the next nation
al campaign. Nor is the silver question
a dead issue at all according to the views
of the chairman.
LEFT TO CONVERSE COLLEGE.
Columbia. S. C., Oct. 10.—D. E. Con
verse. a large mill owner of Spartanburg,
who died a week ago, left one third ol
ihts estate valued at $500,000, to Con
verse College, an institution tor the liigh
«»r education of women founded by him
hu Spartanburg ten years ago.
A COMPANY WITH MILLIONS!
The Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York lias as
sets of over three hundred mil
lions, and over one billion of insurance
in force! This company is at present rep
resented iu Raleigh by Mr. J. R. Liud
say, smiterintefudeiit of agents. He is
desirous of securing good agents in a'l
parts of tin* 'State where there are no
itgents at present.
The Mutual is issuing a new pplicy.
■Which is very inviting to 'insurers and
very salable for agents. Mr. Lindsay
will be glad to correspond or talk with
agents already in tin* field or those
thinking of entering it. He call no doubt
give them facts ami figures which will
ix* of value. Mr. Lindsay invites all
interested to call on him during the Fair,
at Room 4, Capital Club budding.
ILETTH to MRS. PINKHAM MO. 94,39*1
“lam so grateful to you for what
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com
pound has done for me that I feel as
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tell every woman how much good your
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does » good disposition. Disease makes
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pish. The very effort of ailing women
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