The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-10


CROPS rs THE WEST.
CoLUMBUs, o, April Sine April report
of the Ohio board of agriculture, based on
returns from 100 townships, gives the fol-
lowing percentages, compared with 1857
Wheat, 50; old wheat in producers hands,
% old corn in producers hands, - rye,
condition, CO. barley, ca; clover, 50; clover
acreage. 100; live stock, condition-cows
1903 cattle, 1903; horses, 1903; sheep, lG0i
spring lambs, 80 stock hogs, lOl f; spring
pigs, 93; number cows, 90; cattle, % :
horses, 50; sheep, %; stock hogs, 81. The
fine condition OF live stock is due in part to
a fine hay crop and ipir corn crop in lSS2
The wheat outlook is most gloomy. For
eight wears in Ohio. severe cold, with bad
ground, killed the tops of the surface in
January and February, Warm weather
and good rains till May may improve
the condition up TO 60 percent. BAD
weather will send 1t below 50per cent, Of
fetal kilograms have been received, dated
April 9TH, from other states, giving the fol-
lowing percentages Tor conditions OF win
ter compared with same time last wear:
Indiana, u; Illinois, 6Si Kansas, 81; Ken
lucky, 40; Michigan, 7Oi Wisconsin, about
20; California, about 65; Minnesota, spring
wheat, probable acreage, 0S.
DISASTROUS.
GENEVA, April ga Coniagration at
Vallerbes, in the canton of Naud, destroyed
us houses, together with the post office, in
which important securities were deposited.
Twelve hundred persons are made home
less.
SOCIALIST ARRESTED.
BRUSSELS, April 8 La Ubronique states
the police have searched the house OF a
Frenchman who He'd from this city after the
dynamite explosion OF the Did OF February
last, and have found cypher letters, some OF
them from Cyvoet. one of the men arrested
at the time Ot the explosion, which contain
proofs of u plot against the ear.
THE LAND-LEAGUE.
PHILADELPHIA, April S.-fhe Central
Union Land-league is arranging for ma
ti0nal convention the 26th INST. IL has in
structed the executive committee to tender
Il bpuquet to Parnell. A dispatch from
James Mooney, president Of the National
Land-league, intimating that ParnGll would
after Il the convention, was greeted with APP
plausc. Governor Pattison will be asked IN
preside at the Parnell reception at the
Academy of Music. the Catholic Total
Abstinence society declined the invitation
of the Land-league to send delegates TO the
national convention, stating IL is under the
protection OF the Catho ic church, and de-
sired to keep alO0f from politics.
A POLITICAL MURDER.
CORK, April S,-CilIord Floyd asarrived
on business connected with the discovery OF
the dynamite conspiracy in England a
laborer named Desy was drowned here last
evening, IT is supposed he was murdered
for political reasons.
ARMOUR ON BEEF.
CHICAGO, April S.--P ID. Armour, q lead
ing shipper of dressed beef, said, in an in.
terview tonight, that it was not his inten-
ton to visit New York ut the time OF the
coming meeting OF the joint executive com
mittee of trunk lines on the question of
raising the rate for carrying refrigerator
beef. He did not think his presence was
necessary, as he felt assured the rate would
not be raised. He understood the Balti-
more 4 Ohio and Grand Trunk roads would
not submit TO it, and would, if the matter
was pushed, draw out OF the pool. He con
sidcrad the refrigerator beet trade estab.
lished. 4 railroad man, whose name Is not
given, the Tribune says, asserted NJ the last
meeting of the east-bound pool the votes
stood to J against n rise in the rate on
dressed beef and that four of the seven
roads in the pool will oppose it.
BLAST FROM A BLATHERsKiTE.
PHILADELPHIA, April S.-Hcrr Most spoke
at meeting of the workingmon this after
noon, In Germania theatre. He advocated
communism, and said the time was ripe for
arevolution, which he thought would soon
sweep over Europe and America. lie de-
clared the car would not be crowned, aud
approved the course of the Irish Fenans.
NOT IN poLITI,l.
BosToN, April S.-Dia2 So ii statement
that he Is visiting this Coz J on official
business matters is entirei .rouoous. The
ttlp is Tor pleasure only, ... he becomes
acquainted with the institutions. lie is not
cooperating with any American syndicate
upon railroad operations, and denies that
hls influence will be used TO OBTAIN posses
sion OF trusts on the prompt action of the
reciprocity treaty, The so-caled German
land scheme in Mexico is wholly magma
tive.
YELLOW JACK.
PHILADELPHIA, April S--The schooner
Marion arrived to-day from lIayt. The
mate and steward are down with fever.
The captain died on the voyage of yellow
fever or llayt fever.
SUMMARY TRIAL.
DUBLIN, April Heterogeneous have
been completed for the trial of the prison.
ers concerned in the Phuuix park murders.
Joe Brady will DO tried first. The crown
lawyers are determined to resist and post.
ponement of the trial.
DYNAMITE FIENps.
NEW YORK, April S.-About 100 delegates
OF various Irish organizations, gathered in
Germania hall to-day to meet DR.. William
Is. wallace and committee, with
view OF arranging for the
lace and committee remained away from
the assembly. The delegates organized
meeting OF their own. II was noisy, and
Dr, Wallace was denounced and Parnell's
peace policy was repudiated, and dynamite
declared to be the only policy In the
future. In great confusion the meeting
adjourned.
THOSE SUSPECTS,