Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1897 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

Boston’s great baseball team is winner of the pennant of 1897. —Peruvians sere anxious for a rociproeitytreaty with the United States. Gold quartz assaying $092 to the ton has been found near Lake Wawa, Ont. More than twenty of the largest malt houses in the United States have formed a combine. Two new cables between France and Massachusetts are expected to be working soon, at reduced rates. Overflow is another horse that by winning the Scully purse has deprived the running turf of his presence forever. Pope Leo has sent to President McKinley a copy of a fine illustrated work descriptive of the recently restored Appartamenti Borgia at the Vatican. There is a rumor in Canadian circles that the Government of the United States has made overtures to the Government of Denmark with the object of acquiring Greenland from the latter country. State Department officials at Washington ridicule the story. Silver scored a sharp decline of % of a penny to 25% pence in London and 1% to 54 14 cents in New York. The high price on the rally was reached on Sept. 20, on which date the price was 27% pence in London and 59% cents in New York, The low price of Sept. 1 was 23% pence in London and 54% cents in New York. Never before, since the weather bureau was established, twenty-seven years ago, has September been so hot. The mean temperature for the thirty days is G 9 degrees. It is five degrees above the normal average for September at Chicago. And it has been the driest month, with one exception. In September, 1871, there was a rainfall of .74 inch. 111 September, 1897, the rainfall was .84 inch. Besides, the two months of August and September, taken together, are the two hottest and driest of any on record. There have been no storms iii September. In all the month there was hut one bit of had weather, asd that was in the Lake Superior region. But it did not amount to much, and little or nothing was destroyed by it. There will be no such occasion to rejoice over an abundance of orchard products this fall as there was a year ago. The fact is crops have all been small, particularly so when compared with the oversupply of last year; the weather, while not especially unfavorable, has been anything but beneficial, and fruit has matured very slowly. Peaches have been a disappointment from the very first of the season. The trees when in bloom gave evidence of a wonderful crop, which was expected to compare very favorably with that of the preceding year. Later the outlook was nos quite so bright because of the backward weather. Then came a drought, and finally the cool wave, just when warm, bright sunshine was so essential to insure a good flavor and appearance. Last year's apple crop eclipsed almost anything ever heard of, and it is only to be expected that the trees will be more or less bare this year. Y'et, although the entire crop of the country is estimated at 50 per cent of an average, dealers do not anticipate any famine or even a noticeable scarcity. Anywhere from $2.50 to $4 per barrel is charged for no better fruit than sold at this time last year at from 75 cents to $1.50. Of grapes there is scarcely any doubt that the supply will be large enough to satisfy everybody. Reports from large growers confirm rumors that this is going to be a very successful season. The cranberry crop has advanced sufficiently to show that it will be a short one.