The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-11
Washington Miscellany.


WASHINGTON, May l0.-Charles Lyman
chief clerk of the treasurer's office, has been
selected as chief examiner of the civil ser.
vice commission, vice Vein, whose name
was withdrawn at the request of the com.
m sson.
There is no change in the status of the
controversy between the interior depart
ment and the Union Pacific railway con
corning amount of payment required under
the net earnings clause OF the Thurman
act. Secretary Teller has the matter under
torney-general before answering President
Dillons last letter or taking any other &C
ton on the subject The government has
no intention of endeavoring to enjoin pay
ments of dividends by the company pen.
ding final determination of the question al
issue,
May returns of wheat make the cond
ton, compared with April averages, mate
rally lower in New York, Michigan, Ohio
and Illinois. The averages are as follows
For New York, n, Michigan, SO; Ohio 63;
illinois, 66. A reduction in Missouri from
50 to 50 is reported. Indiana and New Jer
sey are the same as IN April, All the re-
naming northern states show improvement
since the April report, as well rs the Pacific
coast and nearly all the southern states
Oregon shows an improvement OF IL points
and in California To- The average condi
ton of winter wheat is S2i. against SO il
April. The spring wheat area will not b,
complete till May 10Th. Without regard t,
the spring wheat breadth, the present pros
pect for the winter wheat area presents
loss of about II 900, 600.
These averages by states are: Connect
cnt, 9S; Pennsylvania. 95; Maryland, 90
Virginia, 81; North Carolina, 96; Soutl
Carolina, %; Georgia, 81; Alabsma. 9S; Mis-
sissippi, 02 Texas, 81; Arkansas, 96; Yves
Virginia 90; Kentucky, ST. Kansas, 81; Cali
fornia, n; Oregon, ~, This Is an improve
ment of 10 points In California and II il
J Oregon. The loss In area from replantin
to reduce the prospects to tina
of April LIST In 1870 and lSS
The average was 90 in 1881 and in 1882 wa
l02. May last it was 100. In former year
there were no May returns. Two years az
the average declined to so. In July las
year they increased to l04, at the time @
cutting. 1t should be understood that il
department reports of condition 10
means medium growth with full stand am
healthy plant. Ohio and Illinois state re
ports compare with last years crop thus
Ohio reports SO for May, compared wit
last year, and 62, compared with an aver
age crop.
The statistical agent for Dakota makes
probable increase of 30 per cent. The agen
for Minnesota reports SO per cent. OF las
years area already planted. An increas
OF Is per cent. Is reported In Washington
territory. 1t Is not probable that the in
crease In spring wheat area will more tina
make good the loss on winter wheat acre
age.
A dispatch from the London statistica
agent under date April %, reports an i'm
provement in Europe in the wheat pros
) poets, during last month. The severity O
March weather was followed by thre
weeks Of dry weather, which was succeede,
by one week of invigorating rain
The season is still backward and highe
temperature needed. The small area Q
spring sown wheat in England is thin an,
much of 1t has been displaced by barley
In France and Germany rain is needed an,
and higher temperature necessary. Wit
reduced acreage in western Europe au,
some injury from freezing in March. q n
duced crop appears. In Austria Hungar
the prospect is favorable for at least me
dium crop.
Returnsoi the progress of cotton plantin
state, and indicate that on May LIST, "a ne
cent. Of the proposed area was planted
.. when the usual proportion Is and ought b
be 81 per cent. In Virginia and Mort
Carolina II was very late. The percentag,
planted were Virginia, 10; North Caro-
lima, IS; South Carolina, 75; Georgia, 4;
Florida, 06; Alabama, SO; Mississippi, 8.
Louisiana, 81; Texas, rs; Arkansas, Z.
Tennessee 81.