Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-11
WASHINGTON, July 10.

WASHINGTON, July 10.
Cotton has made material improvement Mt
during June. There are but few imperfect
stands reported. The temperature and rain
fall has favored the growth and fruiting has
commenced in the Gulf States. Local
drough's are very rare anf tIe moisture is
generally sufficient from Virginia to Texas
The general average condition hiss advanced
from 81 in June TO sc. Ii has uu1 been ex-
ceeded in July since 1880. The averages of
its condition by States are as follows; Vir
ginia IS, North Carolina 93. South Carolina
90, Georgia 81, Florida 95, Alabama 81. Miss
issippi SO, Louisiana 100, Texas 80, Arkansas
sc, Tennessee 81. States east OF Mississippi
stand as in June, except Georgia and Flori-
da. which have advanced two points. All
others give higher averages The catapillar
is reported in some points in Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama. Louisiana and Texas. The
new wet worm has been very abundant in
Texas. The month has been favorable to
the developement of winter wheat. Slight
improvement is indicated. which advances
the general average between two and three
points, or from 62 to nearly 65 very
slight decline is reported in Connecticut. New
York. Pennsylvania and in some of the south
ern States. In Michigan. Indiana, Ii inois,
and Missouri there has been an imI -ove-
The winter wheat region. which does not
include the territories. now promises about
2l5, 900, 900 bushels. The condition of spring
wheat continues higher, though the average
has been reduced slightly. the average being
nearly 90. Indications now point to a crop
of about las. 900 600 bushels for Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Dakota and all the
other territories and northern New England.
This makes an aggregate of 363 900, 900 bush
els. The immense corn area of last wear has
apparently been increased about six per
cent or at least four million acres, making
an aggregate of "A, 900, 900 acres. The con
dlton of corn is higher than in any year since
1880. except last. 1t averages "a, against SO
in 1884. Ii Is higher on the Atlantic coast
than in the West. The average of winter
rye has increased from S3 to 81 since the
first of June. The general average of oats
is 81, in place of 90 last month The cond-
ion of barley averages 90; of tobacco, 90.
The Secretary of the Navy purposes effect
ing an entire reorganization of nine govern
ment navy yards not later than next fall In
vestigations looking to this end have been in
progress for some weeks. The committees
at the various yards have been examining
books and papers covering a period of ten
wears. These committees have been and are
being assisted by special commission sent
from the navy department. The reports are
to be sent to Washington and compared with
the books here. The object of the investi-
CATION is to learn whether or not the books
will agree with the accounts kept in the de
partment at Washington. 1t is intimated
that already the discovery has been made
that the books at the department show that
certain materials that ought to be on hand at
one of the yards cannot be found. At the
Mare Island ward the investigation will be
most thorough because of reports of most
needless expenditures of money at that place
The secretary has been furnished with the
rames of number of persons who say they
can give evidence OF fraud in that yard in the
repair of U. S. vessels. ''In the proposed
reorganization the secretary will manage to
dispense with the services of so many
bosses" said prominent official to-day
1.-THE yards are full of master this or master
that, and they all get S. day whether they
work or not. Four hours is DAYS work in
some instances
The heads of executive departments have
been considering the advis.biity of reducing
the annual leaves of absence granted to en-
ployes, and it is understood the question was
to form portion of the discussion of yester-
days cabinet meeting. The general impress
sion now Is these leaves will be reduced from
80 to 20 days. In consequence there is a
good deal of suppressed growing among en-
ployes, especially in the post-office depart
meut, where clerks have been working over
time at night for months past in an attempt
to reduce the accumulation of business.
which fact they say should entitle them to
more consideration than would be shown bv
curtaiment of leave.
Secretary Manning has accepted the resig