Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-11
EASTERN.
The AxteIi gavestixation "A mend
menl to the consultation.

| Committee ON Judiciary has concluded
consideration Of the general charge OF
incompetency against Chief Justice Ak
tell. OF New Mexico. The committee
resolved that ex parte and record evil
dence tend to show incompetency on the
part of Judge Axtell, but as his case was
before the Executive, nothing should be
done by the House.
Representative Collins was directed
TO give a favorable report on the reso'
luton proposing an amendment to Art
icle XIV Of the Constitution. The amend
ment consists OF inserting the word
.'natisity, and makes the first section
read us follows; ''The right Of citizens
Of the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
States nor by any State on account Of
nativity, race, color, or previous condi-
tion OF servitude.'
| Encouraging Crop Reports
Throughea the Ceu1try.
WAsHIseros, May l0.--Returns to
the Department Of Agriculture for May,
make the prospect nenrly US favorable us
in April, when the general average was
within per cent Of the standard OF
| full condition. The May aver,sD Is
8i.2l. IL was S3l In 1889. Barring
changes in the future the winter wheat
product will be about $50, ,O0Q. 900 bush.
els as indicated. The temperature of
| April was lower than usual and the low
| lying lands saturated with moisture, re-
tarding growth Wheat soils nearly
| everywhere are bearing vigorous aud
healthy growth few reports VI in
| jury by the fly have been received. but
the aggregate loss from the in ,ect will
| be trile. Winter wheat in New
England is scarcely appreciable quan-
| tity. Its condition Is quite uniformly
higher. The Middle and Southern
| States will make m average ranging
from 30 to 100. The Ohio basin makes
a less favorable showing, with little
difference in the States ON the north
side of the river. In the States that
show large production will make the
follow ing averages, 100 representing not
an average condition, but full stand Of
healthy plants, aud medium growth:
New York, .87; Pennsylvania, .9S;
Kentucky, 90; Ohio, 81; Michigan, .S5;
Indiana, .S5; Illinois, 81; Missouri, "a;
Kansas, 1903; California, 90. The
seeding of spring wheat is nearly finished
| in Minnesota. 1t has been de-
layed by heavy rains and low
temperature. In Dakota it is not
yet completed. Returns of area
will be ma lie on the first Of June. Rye
promises fully rs well as wheat, with a
general acreage OF 96 1t Is several
points higher than wheat in the principal
States OF the West The general aver
age for barley is lOl 1t is 100 in New |
York, 100 in Pennsylvania, 0S in Michi-
gan and 1903 in Californis. Meadows and
pastures are generally promising, though
railing to come up to the standard OF
| healthy growth and unimpaired condi-
tion. Spring plowing is little delayed
by low temperature and excessive mois
ture in undrained and tenacious soils.
For the entire country il is two-thirds
completed. In an average year 70 to 10
per cent. should be- done On the first of
May.
Chisf Justice Marshall's Statue
Unveiled.
WAsHISGToN, May l0.-SENATE-At
a few minutes before o'clock proceed
ings were suspended to permit the at
tendance of Senators at the unveiling OF
the statue of Chief Justice Marshall.
A large number of citizens assembled
on the Capital grounds this afternoon to
witness the ceremony of unveiiug the
statue, The statue is q seated figure OF
bronze, heroic In size and rests upon an
oblong pedestal at the foot Of the Ter
race stairway upon the west front OF the
Capital, ut the union of two wide
walks which lead to Pennsylvania
and Maryland avenues, respectively.
It's face Is to the west, overlooking
half dozen acres of open lawn which
interv enes between the terrace and
Botanical Garden. For the occasion, a
platform had been erected upon three
sides of the pedestal, upon which were
placed chairs for convenience of two
Thousand public men and Others who
had been invited to take part in the pro.
ceedinrs. Chief Justice Waite delivered
tho address.
No Report Vet on tho Affairs OF
the Marine bank or Grant l.
Ward.
NEW York, May 10. - Examiner
Schriba was at work all day in the Ma
rine Bank. In the afternoon he sent for
Ferdinand Ward, Of the rm of Grant h
Ward. Ward walked down Wall street
followed by two men, said to be detec-
tives, and had three-quarters of an
hours interview with Schriba, after
which he returned to his office. Schriba
said his report will not be ready till
Monday, and that he would send it to
the Comptroller Of the Currency, Wash
ington. At Grant h Wards office it was
said no report or statement of the cond- |
tion of the firm will be given before
Tuesday or Wednesday. The receiver
of the firm of Grant 4 Ward has been |
given permission by the Supreme Court |
| to surrender to claimants such securities |
as are in his possession and which, with
| ont dispute, are shown to have been
pledged with the firm as security for
loans, upon his ieceiving the money
loaned.
| Want to X now How Gould stands,
New YORK, May 10. Inquiries di
rected from Chicago reached this city to-
day, regarding the financial condition of
Jay Gould. As nothing is heard in New
York except such inquiries Gould was
sought and an explanation requested.
Gould said: This question is not the
ouly one of the kind asked here to-day.
A Wall Street News Agency man yes
lerday set ahoat indirectly an unfounded
statement that the Union Pacific would
pass the July dividend This was done
of set purpose to influence Union Pa.
cifc stock There was not even meet.
ing of Union Pacific directors. tn 3
NOR ming it was openly announced
on the street that there would he all
attack on Western Union and Missouri
Pacific. In parsuan OF this audable
purpose the information on which your
inquiry is based was telegraphed broad.
east over the country. have received
numerous dispatches inquiring into the
| truth of the statement that | was in
financial difficulty. 1t is needless TO say
there is not a word truth in it. The
whole purpose Of the rumor was to create
decentralization in the market so that
purchases could be made by heavy
| buyers at reduced figures. ! am
| inclined to think" said Could, with
twinkle Of his eye, and glancing toward
| the stock indicator, "that they were
disappointed Both the stocks named
are firm, and my information Is that
the buyers are strong men," An init
mate friend of Gould Informed the re-
porter that he (Gould) had recently Civ
Gu substantial aid to many who were
crippled by the late troubles in Wall
street, and that he had been "A large bid,
der to.day. lie pronounced the story of
his financial difficulty a ridiculous in
ven;i ion.
sterling, Exchange and Bonds.
NEw YORK, May l0.--Sterling bills
on London, 90 days. S4.SS; Sterling
bills on London. sight drafts, $3.50; u.
s. AIS of 1891. interest quarterly, Sl.l3;