The Orb Of Day

Chicago, July 1. - The thermometer reached its highest point yesterday at 3 o'clock p. ra., when it registered 90 degrees above zero. Five fatal cases of prostration by heat wore reported; twenty-flve likely to prove fatal, and twenty-seven of a less serious eharacter. Hundreds of horses have died f rom the effects of the heat. Since June 23 there have been reported to the coroner's office fifty-six deaths, all of them resulting from heat prostration. Sphinofiki.d, 111., July 1. - A number of sudden deaths were reported Sunday and Monday, and it is presumable that the heat has been the cause of them all. Farmers are losing horses daily. Jouet, 111., July 1. - Last week's fatalities in Joliet exceed those of any previous week ever known. The thermometer ranged as high as lOrf degrees. Farmers oomplain of unparalleled loss of live stock. Contrary to expectations tbe heat does not seriously affect the convicts at the prison. Altbough the heat is intense in the yards the shops are kept cool by fans. At the rolling-milis the prostration has been most severe, the men giving out in great numbers. Work on buildings and in the quarries has been stopped. Several factories have closed until a change of temperature takes place. Tüscola, 111., July 1.- Daring the last three days over twenty horses have dropped dead from heat in the fields and many farmers have coased plowing under the sultrysunand work by moonlight. The mercury hovered about the lOOdegree mark Monday. Rockfüki), 111., July 1. - The excessively warm weather of the last few days has resulted in a milk famine. Cattle lie panting in the shade and reiuse to eat, diminishing the supply to such an extent that dealers find it Bimply impossible to supply their customers. Caiho, 111., July 1.- This month has been the hottest ever known here, and the fatalities from the heat have exceeded any ever record ed. Five deaths have oocurred in the last ten days, threa of which occurred in the last twentyfour hours. The tbree victlms were John Kennedy, Andrew Sherrick and James Boren. All of them had been drinking and were overeóme by the heat and died in less than an hour St. Louis, July 1. - Monday's list of prostratior.s from the heat numbered eight, two of them fatal. CiScinnati, July 1. - Fourteon or fifteen cases of sun-stroke were reported here Monday. Three of them resulted fatally. Fort Wayiïe, Ind., July 1. - Mrs. Bridget Murphy was sun-struck Sunday afternoon and died within an hour. Four other cases occurred, but none of them turned out fatally. Ihe thermometer ranged above 100. Dubuque, la., July 1. - In addition to the four cases on Saturday several more deaths were reported Sunday on account of the hot weather. The meroury feil to 85 degrees Monday morning. Milwaukeb, July 1.- Five deaths from sun-stroke were reported at the health office Monday, all of them viotims of the extreme heat of Saturday and Sunday. This makes a total of fifteen deaths from the heat within a week. But three prostrations from the heat were reported Monday. Although a cooling breeze prevailed all afternoon the temperature reached 88 degrees. A heavy shower in the evening was followed by cooler weather. Kansas City. Mo., July 1. - From June 82 to June 29 there were sixtytwo deaths in Kansas City, forty-two of which were of children under 3 years f age. Of this latter number thirty-six died of cholera infantina