Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13
GENERAL SWAIN.

The record of the court of inquiry
III the case of Gen. Swain, Judge ad-
vocate general of the army, reports
the facts as developed by the evidence
and concludes as follows:
The court is of the opinion that,
while it is not prepared To say that
any specific act developed by the evi-
dence was actually fraudulent, vet
the evidence shows series of transac-
tions discreditable to any officer OF
the army, and which especially de
mand the scverest condemn alton
when engaged in by an officer holding
the high position ana peculiar relat-
tons to the administration of Justice
in the army held by Bngadier General
SWAIN"
The secretary of war laid the report
before the president to day and it was
decided to order court martial for
the trial of Gen. Swain. The detail
for the court will be made in few
days.
CROP REPORTS.
The increase in the area of spring
wheat appears to be nearly 900, 900
acres. or . per cent No part of the
Pacific coast area is included rs
spring wheat. The largest increase
is in Dakota, amounting to about
1000, 600 acres. The condition Of
spring wheat averages 101 per cent.
benig up to the standard in nearly
every district. The condition of win
ter wheat continues high; the aver
age is 90 against "a month ago. 1t
was rs in Jane last year and
80 at the same date in 1882.
Since the last report the average of
Illinois has declined at 1 points, Ohio
and Kentucky 3. Indiana, MIchi
gan and some other states show
higher condition of average. The con
dition of the principal states are New
York s, Pennsylvania 100, Maryland
80, Georgia 90, Texas %, Kentucky
&c, Ohio 50, Michigan 81, Indiana 81,
Illinois 76, and Missouri 80. The in
crease in the area Of oats is four per
cent; the average condition is 9S 1t
was Sc last y, ar and 101 in Jane 1882.
The averages are the highest rs is
usually the case in the states north
of the 40th parallel coming up
to the standard in all the western
states. The general average of rye
advanced from 96 to 81; barley aver
age has fallen off from 100 in May to
9S. 1t was 81 last June and 81 in June,
1882. 1t is 97 in New York, so in
Pennsylvania, 101 in Wisconsin, 100
in Minnesota. 81 in Iowa, 100 IN Ne
braska, and 9S in California. These
states usually produce four-fifths of
the crops.
DYNAMITE.
A cable dispatch from London this
afternoon, states that in the British
house of commons, to-day, the under
foreign secretary stated that repre-
sentations touching the duty Of friend
ly powers in regard to dynamite, had
been addressed TO this government,
but that no reply had been received,
This dispatch was shown Secretary
Frelinghuysen TO night, and he said it
seemed to refer TO representations
made this government touching re-
cent outrages, but that the state de-
partment had not received anything
on the subject from the British gov
ernment since the commission of the
recent dynamite outrages.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Nicaraguan government has
conceded for the construction of an
inter oceanic canal, $25s 900, not
5000, 600 as heretofore reported. 1t is
embodied in paragraph of the con-
sular and diplomatic bill, attached to
it by the senate committee On appro-
Priation and reported yesterday. It
was this paragraph which wa under
discussion in the secret session Of the
senate this afternoon. No action
was taken.