Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-11

serving reporters have mined the
roots, and In many cases found them
healthy, while the plants are frozen
There is good reason for belle wing thai
the real condition of wheat IL, there.
fore, less umpromtsing that 1t seems,
The average of the condition In states
Of large production are; New York
101, PAnnsylvspis 95 OMo 20, Ken
lucky 80, Indiana rs, Michigan 90,
Illinois 80 Missouri S3, Kansas 20,
California 62, The average of winter
wheat varies little from last years
breadth. Returns indicate the In
crease of 1 per cent, Illinois returns 2
per cent increase, Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana and Missouri 1 per sent de.
crease, California 10 per cent Increase
aud a slight decrease In the Gulf
states. The returns of the quantity
of seed used per acre Indicates a
tendency to thin seeding Ten years
ago about ak pecks per acre we're used,
now less than five and a half in the
winter wheat region. The Increasing
use IF the drill admits of this economy.
The acreage of winter rye is 90 per
cent of last years breath, average con
dition 81.
SPRING WHEAT.
Returns received By the department
of agricultural from the spring wheat
region, show seeding In progress on
the frat Of April, but IL, where finish.
ed. In Dakota and parts of Minnesota
1t has hardly commenced, large areas
being still covered with snow. The
department, therefore, does not at
tempt to anticipate the probable yield
Of spring wheat
POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM
arrived tonight. He was received at
the depot by q COMMITTEES from the
Indiana republican club, aud driven
to the residence Of John w. Foster,
where he met n number Of old friends,
and was introduced to many new ones.
He will be the guest OF General Fos-
ter for several days.
The Indiana republicans have ar
ranged for a reception to be given
Judge Gresham, the date of whion Is
not yet fixed. He will enter upon his
duties at the p~ostofioe department to.
morrow.
THEY WANT TO VOTE.
At a meeting this evening of the re
publican central committee OF the Dis
trict of Columbia q resolution wal
adopted favoiing a movement to secure
the restoration of suffrage to citizsnI
of the district.
SOARING WEST.
The story teleqrsphed from Wash
ington to the effect that the Britisl
minister has been swindled out of
considerable sum of money by a per
con who protested 10 have knowledge
of a plot TO blow up the legation
building was positively denied to day
by Minister West. He said the per
aon mentioned called upon him anc
directed bis attention to a matter
which, upon investigation, proved t,
be- unfounded and which was not II
any manner connected with an attemp
t blow up the legation building. II,
paid no money for the alleged 10
formation, but merely heard what TIT
person had to say, investigated 1t ant
found 1t untrue.
HAWAIIAN MONEY
Secretary tolgsr had u conference
to day with the director CT the min
ard the Haaa.ian. minister In rsgar
to request Of the Hawaiian govern
ment to have its money coined IN th
United Ssates minis. 1t was decides
to grant the request, and prellminar,
arrangements for the coinage will b
made at once. The mint at 81,
Francisco was selected a. the place {
coinage. The dies will probably b
> made at the Phil ,delphia min
; Hawaiian silver coin will be OF tn
denominations Of one dollar, half do
lar, quarter and one.eight dollar.
sMUaGLER IN TROUBLE.
! The solicitor Of the treasury hi
made an adverse report upon the Cal
! of Caendet, q prominent jswsler
st Louis, arrested for smugglin
= 81 800 worth of diamonds from PART
Cuendet admitted the charge an
/ agreed to pay the duty and value
, the goods, and also 90 per cent In st
, dition, which, 1t seems, was e1acte
from him. District Attorney Bliss,
n St. Louis, reported that there wei
> mitigating circumstances. He did nj
!. think Caendet should be indiote'
q The solicitor does not agree with Il
district attorney. He holds that 1t
q proper case for indictment, an
= oritlcises the action of the suthoriti,
q In exacting an additional so per Gel
on the value Of the diamonds while Il
the offender was In duress.
J.. HOwGATE IN TOWN.
d 1t Is reported Ii. w. Howgate, e
Q signal officer, who escaped from t
custody of a bailiff In this city about
year ego while awaiting trial on I
It charge Of embezzlement, was seen
the street here to-day by an officer
the signal service
A Noted Robbsr Released
Special Dispatch TO TIE BEE.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April 10. IT