Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 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 is, there.
fore, less umpromising that 1t seems
The average of the condition In states
of large production are; New York
10l, nnsylvspis % ONio 20, Ken
tucky 80, Indiana rs, Michigan 93,
Illinois 80 Missouri S3, Kansas 40,
California 60 The average of winter
wheat varies little from last years
breadth. Returns indicate the In
crease of per cent, Illinois returns 2
per cent increase, Ohio, Michigan
Indiana and Missouri per cent de.
crease, California 10 per cent Increase
aud q slight decrease In the Gulf
states. The returns of the quantity
of seed used per acre indicates a
ton dency to thin seeding Ten years
ago about ak pecks per acre were used
now less than five and half in the
winter wheat region The Increasing
use uf the drill admits Of this economy.
The acreage of winter rye is 90 per
cent of last years bresth, average CON
dition "a.
SPRING WHEAT.
Returns received by the department
of agricultural from the spring wheat
region, show seeding In progress on
the first 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 COMMITTEES from the
Indiana republican club, aud driven
to the residence Of John w. Foster,
where he met 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 reception to be given
Judge Gresham, the date of whion Is
not yet fixed. He will enter upon his
duties at the postoffioe department to.
morrow.
THEY WANT TO VOTE.
At meeting this evening Of the re-
publican central committee OF the Dis
trict of Columbia resolution wal
adopted favoiing movement to secure
the restoration of suffrage to citizsnl
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 per
Eou who professed 10 have knowled ge
of plot TO blow up the legation
building was positiveIy denied to day
by Minister West. He said the per
son mentioned called upon him anc
directed bis attention to matter
which, upon investigation, proved t,
be- unfounded and which was not II
any manner connected with an nttemp
blow up the legation building. II,
paid no money for the alleged in
formation, but merely heard what th'
person had to say, investigated 1t ant
found 1t untrue.
HAWAIIAN MONEY
| Secretary tolgsr had conferenc
to, day With the director CT tho min
ar.d the Haaa.ian minister In rsgar
to request Of the Hawaiian govern
ment to have its money coined IN th
United Ssates mints. 1t was decides
to grant the request, and prellminar
arrangements for the coinage will b
made at once. The mint at Sa
Francisco was selected as 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 I
st Louis, arrested for smugglin
a 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
y. from him. District Attorney Bliss,
n St. Louis, reported that there wei
o mitigating circumstances. He did nj
!. think Caendet should be indiotet
q The solicitor does not agree with Il
!. district attorney. He holds that 1t
a proper case for indictment, an
= oritlcises the action OF the suthoriti
a In exacting an additional so per Gel
!. on the value Of the diamonds while Il
!. the offender was In duress.
!. HOwGATE IN TOWN.
d 1t Is reported ii. w. Howgate, e
Q signal officer, who escaped from t
: custody of a bailif In this city about
l. 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