The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-20
WASHINGTON PICK.UPs.

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The Cotton Crop-Generni swaim-Tha
Inter-Ocean Canal-Dynsmite Outrages-
Post-Omce Appropriations. .tiai-
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Return Of cot
ton planting made to the Department OF
Agriculture indicates that the tendency to
an increase of area was checked somewhat
in the Southwest by rain and In Tennessee
by low temperature in the planting season
Replanting was still in progress to some
extent on the LIST of June, even in the Lowe,
ATTITUDES. The apparent increase is about
4 per cent. 1t would have been larger with
better planting season. A comparison OF
area with previous crop is as follows: Vir
ginia, So; North Carolina, 101; South Caro-
lima, 106; Georgia, 1903; Florida, 104; Ala
bama, 105; Mississippi, los; Louisiana, SO
Texas, los; Arkansas, 1O6; Tennessee, 101
Missouri, so. The temperature in April
was lower than the average throughout the
cotton States. The rainfall was deficient
on the Atlantic Coast, and slightly less than
normal i'm the Gulf States, but rains were
excessive in May throughout the Southwest
causing oyerfows of the rivers, injuring
stands everywhere, and causing a large
amount of replanting. The latter part OF
May was warm and clear on considerable
portion of the Atlantic Coast, causing rapid
growth and 'affording an opportunity for
thorough wedding and clean cultivation. In
the Westthe fields are grassy and 'chopping
out" is not yet finished. The season is one
to two weeks late, and plants are generally
thrifty and vigorous. The main cause OF
BE relatively low condition is want of size,
Oh, fnxx 80 &C.,
remedy, yet continuance of bad weather
would now be disastrous. Beyond the Mis-
sissippi the general average condition is 81,
against Sc in June last year, and SO in 1882.
The figures by States are: Virginia, 90;
North Carolina, 95; South Carolina, 81;
Georgia, &c; Florida, 80; Alabama, 90, Mis-
sissippi, 81; Louisiana, ~; Texas, II; Ar
kansas, IS; Tennessee, go; Mississippi 80.
The increase in area of spring wheat APP
pears to be nearly 100000 acres, or per
cent. No part of the Pacific coast area is
Included as spring wheat. The largest in
crease is in Dakota, amounting to about 400,
600 acres. The condition of spring wheat
averages 101 per cent, being up to the
standard i'm nearly every district. The con-
ditiOn of winter wheat continues high; aver
age SO against "a month ago. 1t was IS in
June last year and 80 in 1882. Since the last
report the Illinois average has declined II
points, Ohio 3 and Kentucky 3. Indiana,
Michigan and some other States show a
higher condition. The averages of condi-
ton in the principal States are: New
York, 90; Pennsylvania, 100; Maryland, 80 ;
Georgia, 90; Texas, 9S; Kentucky, 90; Ohio,
50; Michigan, 81; Indiana, 81; Illinois, IS /;
Missouri, 30. The increase in area of oats
is four per cent; average condition, 50. 1t
was 90 last year, and 101 in June, 1882.
The averages are the highest, as is usually
the case in States north of the 3Oth parallel,
coming up to the standard in all the West
ern States. The general average of rye adj
vanced from 90 to "a. In barley the aver
age has fallen from 1O1 in May to 9s 1t
was 81 last June and 81 i'm June, 1882. 1t
is 81 in New York, 90 in Pennsylvania, 101
in Wisconsin, 100 in Minnesota, 81 in Iowa,
100 in Nebraska and 9Sin California. These
States usually produce four-fifths of the crop.
GENERAL SWAIN.
The record in the Court of Inquiry in the
case of General Swain, Judge Advocate
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 evidence is
Sct tNlutIice IONS
show series of transactions dscredita-
BILE to any officer of the army, and which
especially demands the severest condemna-
ton, when engaged in by officers holding
high position, and peculiar relations to adj
ministratiOn of justice in the army, held by
Brigadier- General Swain. The Secretary
of War laid the report before the President,
and it was decided to order a court martial
for General Swain. The details for the
court will be made in few days.
THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGEs. ...r...
A cable dispatch received from London
states that in the British Commons the I'M
der Foreign Secretary stated that represen-
tations touching the duty of friendly powers
in regard to dynamiters had been addressed
to this Government, but no reply had been
received. This dispatch was shown Score
tary Frelinghuysen, and he said it seemed to
refer to representations made by the Gov
eminent touching recent Outrages, but that
the State Department had not received any
thing on the subject from the British Gov
eminent since the commission of the recent
dynamite outrage. ...#-.... ... r
THE INTER-OCEAN CANAL
The sum required by Secretary Freling.
huysen to buy for the Government certain
rights which it is understood the Nicara-
guam Government has conceded. for the
construction of an inter-Ocean canal, is
$3.50, 000 not 5000. 900 as heretofore reported
1t is embodied in paragraph in the Consul
lar and Diplomatic bill attached to it by the
Committee on Appropriations. 1t was this
paragraph which was under discussion in
the secret session of the Senate. No action
was taken.
THE PosT-OFFTCE APPROPRIATION.
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