Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-13
EAsTNRN NEWS.
no Creae Rilliaraista

EA6IG6N NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PREss DuPArcHH.
The Great Duliardists.
CucAoo, Sept. 11.-Sevsral rumors
are ahoat here today, ono or two Of
vhioh found their way into print, re-
osrdinR the billiard players, Jacob
Sohseffer, the worlds champion, VIM.
Sexton and Thos. Wallace, who have
been in California and are now on their
vay east, TO the effect that they had
been captured by cowboys near George
town, Col, and held for ramon. An
other was that they had fought with
COWBOYS, and that Schaef3sr was killed.
All probably grew out Of a telegram re-
ceiyed here by Schaeder's sister, saying
be Was hurt, but not badly, and contain
ING no further particulars. Information
vas received this evening to the eject
that they were all In Denver, and tele-
gram was sent by the Brunswick d
Bake Company 70 SchasRer, asking
him to come TO Chicago at once TO ar
range q billiard match with Geo. Slos-
son, who 10 here, and says he will play
Sohasfer tor the championship, pro-
viding Schse6sr will play IN Chicago or
New York.
O0cial Crop Repprss.
WAsHnoyoH, Sept. u.-Ths Ssptsm-
Der returns 70 the Department Of Agri-
culture indicate . lower condition Of
corn than In August In every section Of
tbs country and nearly every State. Ths
only gains are In Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska. whore there 10 slight i'm
provemsnt. Minnesota stands the same
q in August. Arkansas makes Q gain
Of one point, and Georgia and Alabama
remain as in August, bat all the other
cotton States show q heavy decline.
The dgures also are much reduced for
each Of the Middle States. In corn sur
plus the States show changes as follows:
OHIO, a reduction from ~ 70 81; Mishi-
gan, reduction from 6 TO 90; Indiana,
reduction from IS 20 IS; Illinois, reduo-
ton from s. TO s2; Iowa, reduction from
IS to 50; increase in Missouri, 81 70 ~;
increase in Kansas, 50 to l0l; inoreass
in Nebraska, g. to 81; dscline In Nov
York, 80 to IS; decline In Pennsylvania,
50 to 81. The general average condition
ON the LIST of September, 1883, shows q
decrease Of i've points during the last
month. The cause of this reduction, 20
nearly universal, Is drought, which y
reported from every State Of the Allan
ito coast, the Gulf ooast, and the Ohio
valley, and beyond the Mississippi 70
the crest Of the divide between that
river and the lakes. The distribution
Of rain has been unequal, In . few
places In excess. bat deficiency 10 gen.
orally reported. The crop u nearly ev-
erywbere late, requiring one or two
weeks longer than usual 70 mature.
Where Kansas and Missouri seed was
planted in northern territory the crop
II still Later, causing much apprshsn.
siou. While planting vas late and the
early season too vet, with drought fol-
lowing, the average temperature has
been low, making full yield impossi-
bic. Tslegraphic communications with
STATE agents mp to o'clock show recent
frost and damage to corn north Of the
10Th parallel. The Oaio agent places
the injury In that State at 20 per cent;
the indiana agent estimates the loss At
10 70 20 per cent. in the northern section
and 8 Per csnt, in the middle belt. The
I0ss il heavy In Wisconsin and Mime
sota. There In loss and some injury In
Now York and Pennsylvania. While
the damage cannot be determined, 1t II
csrtain that f.osts have already reduced
the general average below 30. Il ID
thought the much heavier corn west II
beyond serious injury. The condition
Of wheat whore harvested. a. reported
in these returns, averages 6S. which In
dicates q product II per cent. Les than
the yield Of last year, or q loss Of 86,-
.O0O,0O0 bushels. The crop Of oats will
be large. the general average being So