Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-25

! 0o~A W WUoat Will U les
than in former years. Bad crops tn,
past four years have induced farmers (,
Try something else. But little il
any grain remains in farmers' hands
and none that ia milling whea.
No wheat is reported in warehouse
along different 3routss in the terri
tory above mentioned. The groun,
is very wet, and it will tax.
several days of fine weather before
seeding can be done. Considerable
more wheat ia sown in this section thi:
year than ever before.
The Utah Cesnmisslsn.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Presiden,
is looking abou. and exercising a great
deal OF care in selecting who shall com
pose the Utah Commission. That cx-
Senator Hendricks has been agreed up
on as one member that shall compose il
there is said to be little doubt. It was
intended that ex-Secretary Kirkwood
should be placed on the Utah Commis-
sion. but Senator Hendricks selection
will result in the formers appointment.
as the Western representation of the
Tariff Commission, on which he is
placed. he preferred. Phoebe Cozzens
Is bringing every influence to bear
whereby she may be representative of
the Government in the adj istnent of
the Mormon question, and urged the
Missouri delegation to assist her. SEN
atOrs Cockreil and Vest are agreeabis,
and SO indicated; bat others, while will
ing to do all in their power to assist
NJ IS CozZens, do not believe the ao-
po.ntment can be obtained by her. from
the fact that it would be recognition
OF woInen's suffrage by the President.
Hard Times.
CoHoEs, (N.Y.) April 24.-Tho Har-
mony Mills are closed, and 5i0O persons
out of employment.
Damage by Fire.
ELIZABETH, (NJ.) April 4.-Ths Bow
ker Fertilizer Works were damaged by
fire tais morning to the extent of $780,
0Co. Insured.
wheat Prospects.
CHICAGO, April 2i.-The Tribune says
that tho reports of correspondents given
this morning from . large number of
localities in the West present an almost
uniformly gratifying and favorable
showing in spring wheat regions. In
Minnesota, Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado
and Nebraska seeding has begun and is
being pressed as actively as the weather
will permit. In Kansas the same en-
couraging outlook is noted in our dis
patches. A few days ago it was re-
ported in our advices from Illinois and
other points that there would bs no very
serious injury to winter wheat as the
result Of recent frost.
Damage BY q sewer.
Sr. Louls, April 2i.-It is thought
the damage from the bursting of
sewer here yesterday will reach or sI-
coed S2Co,e0 rs several package and
other business houses had stocks
flooded.
RAILROAD Land Grants.
NEW YoRK. April 24.-The Times
Washington correspondent says that
Assistant Lowe, Clerk Of the General
Land Office, makes an interesting state
ment about the manner in which land
grant railroads have been treated by the
Interior Department. The Cedar Rapids
and Missouri River Railroad 10 being
completed under grants available for its
construction. The grant was six Soc
tions per mile, or 1,0i2, ,H4 acres, but the
amount of land actually certified and
patented under the grant was 1,141 $50
acres, or 1916 acres more than the
greatest possible amount that could
rightly be embraced in the grant. For
56 1-6 miles of road the Sioux City and
st. Paul road Of Iowa was entitled to
359,562 acres at the utmost, but 407, $40
acres have been certified and patented
to it.
The st. Paul and Sioux City road of
Minnesota was entitled to 5000 acres,
but has received 120,35S. The st. Paul
and Pacific road In Minnesota has re-
ceived land in excess Of the maximum
area of its grant. The area given to the
Iowa Falls and Sioux City road in Iowa
is 25,CW acres in excess of its maximum
grant. The Winona aud st. Paul cam
pany is credited with l.ii0,cc) acres
and il was estimated that tho actual
area to which it was entitled was 10, coo
acres.
The correspondent gives a large num-
ber Of other instances where roads. par
ticularIy in tho South. have been given
much more land than they were entitled
to, and shows the loose method the land
office has carried on in its business, and
tho great disadvantage to settlers.
Destructive Fire.
NORWAY, (Me.) April oi.-Hathaway
block. Mason's block. Coles cording mill
and Cummings pancake shop were
burned this morning and the fire is still
raging.
Tsrest Fires.
MArcn CHUNK. tPa.) April H.-Moun-
tain forest fires in Cacione, Luzerne.
Clinton, Lycomine. Wayne and Pike
counties, destroyed very large and valu-
able tracts of timber, estimated at 49,
OC0,Oc feet. Several buildings were dc,
strcyed and two men are missing. TIE
damage is not all done vet, although II
aggregates fully $275.CW.
The WhtSkey Rings
Nxw Yoax, April A.-The Herald
hints at the formation Of gigantic whis-
key rings, and reports that Kentucky
spectators are in the scheme. II sayt
an enormous quantity Of distilled spar'
its are now in bond; nearly gallon aud
a half for every man. WOMAN and
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