Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-11

general anu major S0u0rdIs WLlIAO ITO "1o
on duty by assignment of the president
according to his brevet rank from April 1,
1867, to October %, 1882.
RELIEF FUNDS FROM SWITZERLAND.
The consul of the United States at st. |
Gall, Switzerland, has collected for the |
relief of sufferers from the Ohio river flood |
1885 francs, which has been forwarded TO |
the United States through the New York |
Herald.
RANGERS ORGANIZING AT TOMBSTONE.
Indian Agent Wilcox, of San Carlos,
in "a telegram to Commissioner Price,
says: It Is rumored company of rangers
are being organized at Tombstone and
general indications point to the invasion
of San Carlos reservation. He adds that
the result of such an invasion WI 10 dis
astrous.
TIE WHEAT CROP.
The department of agriculture reports
the condition of the winter grain crop:
On April 1, over its entire breadth in
Michigan and the Other Northern territory,
the wheat was covered in snow. In the
Ohio valley the winter protection had been
partial for term locally varying for three
was quite general. The average depreci
alton is greater in the upper part of the
Ohio valley and in Kansas than elsewhere.
In the East Alleghenies the condition is
good in the northern belt, declining slight
ly in the lower latitudes. It is not up to
the average in any part of the South.
The average for the crop is so.
Last April it was IO4. In 1881 it was
So. The most observing reporters
have examined the roots in many cases
and found them healthy, while the plants
are brown. There is good reason for
| believing that the real condition of wheat
| is, therefore, less unpromising that it
seems. The averages of the condition in
the states of large production are:
New York, 101; Pennsylvania, 95; Ohio,
! 20; Kentucky, 80; Indiana. 75; Michigan,
90; Illinois, 80; Missouri, So; Kansas, 20
and California 81.
The average of winter wheat varies q
little from last year in breadth. The re-
turns indicate an increase of per cent.
! In Illinois the returns 2 per cent increase;
in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Missouri,
| per cent. decrease; III California Is 10
psr cent. increase, and a slight decrease
appears in the Gulf states.
The returns of the quantity of seed
used per acre indicate tendency to thin
seeding. Ten years ago about six pecks
per acre were used, and now less than five
and half. In the winter wheat region
the increasing use of the drill admits OF
this economy. The acreage of winter rye
is 80 per cent Of last years breadth
Acreage condition 81.
AN UNEoUNDED RUMoR.
A sensational story telegraphed from
Washington TO tbs effect that the British
) minister had been sWindled out of a con
siderable sum Of money by person ThC
t professed to have knowledge of the plot tC
blow up the British legation building, wal
positively denied to-day by Minister West
He said the person mentioned called upo1
him and directed his attention to the mat
ter, which on investigation proved to b.
- unfounded, and which was not in any man
ner connected with an attempt to blow up
2 the legation building. He paid no money
for the information but merely heard o
what the person had to say. He investi
gated it and found it untrue.
CANNOT YET ESTIMATE UPON IT.
, Returns received by the department o
agriculture from the spring wheat region
shows the seeding in progress on the Is
of April, but is not anywhere finished.
Dakota and parts of Minnesota it haC
D hardly commenced, large areas being still
covered with snow. The department
: therefore, does not attempt to anticipate
D the probable yield of spring wheat.
0 TO BE COINED IN THE UNITED STATES MINTs
8 Secretary Folger had conference to
day with the director of the mint and tn
3 | Hawaiian minister in regard to the rsques
}, of the Hawaiian government to have it
; silver money coined at the United State
| mints. 1t was decided to grant the re
quest, and the preliminary arrangement
for the coinage will be made at once. Th
mint at San Francisco was selected as tn
place of coinage. The dies will probabl
S be made at the Philadelphia mint. Tn
Hawaiian silver coins will be Of the follow
;. ing denominations: enc dollar, half dollar
y quarter dollar and eighth dollar.
{ WILL SEE IT TO TIE END.
}. Merrick, Bliss and Kerr, the govsrnmen
v counsel in the star route case, enphstiosl
q ly deny the published report that thay Asv
agreed in regard to the conduct o1 She
case.
Referring 10 the stsrJ that he would SEQ
sever his connection wiis tks oaes. ksrrjc
said he intended TO perform the drty b
!, | owed to the government at any cess. Il
= would not leave this ease until it had bee
L prosecuted to q ssaOlHsioR-
TN CUAHDHT DIAMOND CAsN.
~ The sAiciior Of the treasury has mad
an aaveiA rspsrt spsn the case Of II
- Caenas., a prominent iswsler of st. Loui
arrested for smuggling $4,000 worth {
diamonds int this country from Psri
Csendet adnittsd the charge and promise
n TO pay the duty and value of the goods, an
Oh also 80 per cent in addition, which
tn seems was expected from him. Distri,
is Attorney Bliss, Of st Louis. reported IL
case to the solicitor and said as the govern
ruent had suffsrsd no loss by the transa
- ton, and as there were other mitigatin
circumstances he did not think that Cuel
=! det should be indicted. The solicitor do
ne not agree with the district attorney. I
)o- | FboF Tc prnr1ar 90 for iOGi