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

WAsHINGroS. Nov 10.
The November crop report of the depart.
ment OF agriculture says: The present crop
OF corn is the first full average in the rate of
yield since 1880, which was the last of Sc.
ries of six full crops of 26 to % bushels per
acre. The present crop grown on an area of
% to "a million acres is slightly above an av-
erage for period of ten years, or an average
OF 26 bushels per acre. The highest rate of
yield in Nebraska and Ohio is 364 bushels.
Inc three corn growing States, which pro-
duce four-tenths of the entire crop. Illinois.
Iowa and Missouri, each average several
bushels per acre less in IN the census wear
Illinois 81, Iowa 32, Missouri and Utah SO,
Massachusetts, Connecticut and Colorado 35.
New Hampshire and Rhode Island "a, Mich
igan 33, Wisconsin 80, Kansas 81. The
southern States make an average yield. The
quality of corn is very good in the east and
south, medium in central parts of the west
and somewhat deprecisted on the northern
border. The cotton returns of November
are the local estimates of the yield per acre.
They are somewhat higher than those of the
last two years, but materially lower than in
1850 and 1881. The increase over the WELD
OF last year is the most marked in Texas and
Georgia. The rate of yield by States is as
follows Virginia l52 pounds per acre, North
Carolina l57. South Carolina l42, Georgia
100, Florida los. Alabama las, Mississippi
loo, Louisiana 223. Texas 1872, Arkansas 200,
Tennessee l55. The weather has been fav-
orable for picking. The injury by the cater
pillar and bull worm has been severe in cen
tral Alsbama, in parts of Texas, Louisiana
and Mississippi and in a few counties in
he 4,
crop has been gathered. The potatoe crop
is smaller than that of 1884, in consequence
of injury from rot, which has reduced the
New York crop nearly one-third. There is
much complaint of rot in Wisconsin and
Iowa and in some counties in Michigan, Illi-
nois and Minnesota. The yield of hay per
acre averages i tons and indicates crop OF
over AZ 100000 tons, nearly as large as that
OF last year. The buckwheat crop will be
large. The average yield will exceed IA
bushels per acre.
The President today appointed Samuel ].
Tilden, Jr., to be collector of internal reve-
nue. for the 18th district of New York. vice
S. Mont suspended, and VIM. Hyde, post
master at st. Louis, Mo-, vice Wells sus.
pended. Mr.. Tilden is a son of the late
Henry A. Tilden and nephew OF Hon s. j.
Tilden, after whom he was named He is a
resident of Lebanon, Columbia county, New
York, where he has been engaged in business
for many wears. He was chairman of the
Columbia county democratic committee in
1884, and once served AS a member of Gov.
Clevelands staff. Mr.. HYDE was endorsed
by the entire congressional delegation from
Missouri and by many prominent citizens.
He is at present editor of the st. Louis Re-
publican.
The President gave an audience to-day to
the committe appointed at the recent confer
ence at Lake Mohawk to present to him the
result of their deliberations on the Indian
question. Gen. Fisk headed the delegation,
and presented the members to the president.
Hon. Erastus Brook of New York read an ad-
dress, embodying the views of the conference
as to the best method of improving the con-
dition of the Indians. The president listened
attentively to the speakers, and assured them
of the deep interest he had in the Indian
question.
The committee, after leaving the White
House, proceeded to the Interior Department
where they had a long interview with Secre-
t.ry Lamar, and presented to him a written
statement of the views of the conference. In
reply to brief address by Gen. Fisk, Sec
retary Lamar said he would in his forthcom-
ing annual report acknowledge his obliga-
tons to the phianthropic and benevolent as
sociations and individuals in the work he had
to carry on The ultimate object was civ
ilization of the Indian. A crisis has been
reached in the history of that race that must
be met by some methods different from those
hitherto pursued. The process must be one
of improving the Indian out of his present
condition into civilization, and it would
be gradual. The first point should be to Sc
cure their reservations to them, (either as
now located or compressed into a smaller
space) in fee, simple, so that their title shall
be lnviolable. At the same time he did not
advocate division of the entire reservation
among the Indians and believed the abandon
ment of the reservation system at this time
could be premature. The whites should be
vigorously excluded, and when the reserva-
tions had been partially sub-divided, con-
siderable portion ought to be left undivided
and undistributed. In the transition state,
the tribal system must be adhered to. II
was the normal condition of the race and to
take him out of it would be to change his 40.
cial condition before he was fitted for higher
civilization. He was impressed with the be.
lief that Christian religion was an instru.
mentality for the elevation of this race. He
knew that from his own experience in the
south and his knowledge of the tribes in the
Indian Territory. The Indian could moi
stand it to be thrown unprotected into the
civilization of this country. 1t would be al.
most as bad as determination. He should be
improved out of one condition into another
If the interests of the white people alone
were concerned, the problem could be solved
by making the Indian a citizen and giving
him the right of suffrage. After swallowing
4, ,0OO, 900 black slaves and digesting thai
mass pretty we'll. we should not strain a,
this, but. continued Secretary Lamar, to
make the Indian citizen at present, would be
sad service to him and there would not be
much of him left if it were done suddenly.
Those who are ready for civilization he
would push on and those who are not he
would protect.