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NabhvilLK, Tenh., July- 5. Tho Spirit ot
tho Farm in its noxt issue will glvo the following
percentage condition of crops in the
stafcet Corn, 84; oats, 100; cotton, 01; sorghum,
02; I rteh potatoes, 08; sweet potatoes,
07; tobacco, 0S.5; millet, 101; apples, Ml;
peaches, 11 grapes, 85; berries, 85; melons,
80; garden products, 07; peanuts, 80.3j stock
peas, 00.7, Tho averago per cent of tho crops
makes tho best showing for years.
LAKE SHORE STRIKERS.
All Qulot lint un Outhrcalc Expected on
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the National Holiday.
Chicago, July switch"-engine
was.Dusuy.' engagea mn lnaKingiun trains av
BhorafrcIgh'r yardi Tho tuiisual
number of Pinkor'ton's rlllemen answered llio
rill call and received their details to guard
tho employes and property' of tho road. Not
60 largo aTforco Df Luko tpolicemau reported
for sixjcial duty, howevor, no apprehensions
of trouhlo were entortalnod, though tlioro is
no reason to suppose that tho withdrawal of
the guard could bo 6afely accomplished. Tho
stock yards establishment and tho packing
houses in "Paekertown," will shut' down this
evening, until next Tuesday morning, to
give tholr employes tho benefit of tho national
holiday on Monday.
As there aro about packing
houses in the district, employing an aggregato
of at least 20,000 men, who aro pretty goner
ally in sympathy with the strikers, very
grave fears of a riot are entertained should
tho Lako Bhoro officials attempt to operate
trains Sunday and Monday. Tho idle men
are suro to gather in great crowds around
tho stock yards, at Forty-third street,
and at tho round house and Root street
Many threats have been made to the effect
that they would "do up" tho Pinkerton men
anu uiu non-union men on me national noil
day. .1 .1 . . . ". v.
