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CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Washington, July 12-The president
has pardoned r. Porter Lee, now con-
fined in the Buffalo ~penitentlary for en-
bezzlement.
The president has denied the applica-
ton for q pardon in the case of James
Milton, now undergoing sentence for de-
mapding and retaining excessive fees
for prosecuting pension cases.
Professor Dodge, sanitarian Of the
agricultural department, says, concern
ing the various estimates made irom his
last report on the wheat crop, that
though the average condition of spring
wheat on the first day of last July was
SO, it fell to Sc at the time of harvest
which is only three points higher than
the present condition. and represents q
loss of less Than six million bushels, as
compared with the result of last years
harvest. The damage occurred last year
in the last two weeks of July and later.
There is great risk of further damage
during July and August, but that al
ready reported mean only q loss of six
million bushels in spring wheat and five
million in winter wheat, or o total loss
of eleven millions in wheat during the
month of June.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was reported to the senate this evening
by Allison. The following are some of
the principal charges made in the house
bill by the senate committee on appro-
priations: For public buildings, Chi
cago, for extraordinary repairs, $65, 900;
Denver, Col. stricken out; Nebraska
City, increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
The provision in the house bill relating
to silver certificates is amended to read
as follows:
THAT the secretary of the treasury is
hereby authorized and required to issue
silver certificates in denominations of
81, 10 and So, and silver certificates
herein authorized shall be receivable,
redeemable and payable in like manner,
and for like purposes as is provided for
silver certificates by the act of T ebruary
2S, 1878, entitled an act to authorize the
coinage of standard silver dollars, and to
restore its legal tender character; pro-
vidsd that said denominations of ST., So
and SIS may be issued in lieu of silver
certificates of larger denominations,
which shall be cancelled and destroyed.
An appropriation of $50, 600 is made
for detecting and bringing to trial viola
tors of the internal revenue laws. The
appropriation for protecting public
lands from fraudulent entries is reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000, The a%ppropria-
ton for construction of buildings, etc., at
military posts is increased from $17S, 600
to S250,0o0. An appropriation is made
for an industrial home in Utah, designed
IS a place of refuge for women who
desire O escape from polygamy.
TERRIBLE TOR IR ILLINOIS.
Kankakee, ILL.,, July l2-Ruin and
tNSooAAoAChA pa0 SOuk66 Va LIIuhJ Is
storm through o section of country
miles southwest of here. Commencing
at q point mile west Of Chebanese
and extending two or three miles north
west, thence almost retracing its course
toward the southeast to a point between
Clifton and Ashkum, the storm moved q
swath three to five miles wide, destroy
ing every kind of vegetation in Its
course. Cereals were cut down as
thoughdone with q sickle. and in many
instances driven into the earth by hail.
Every window in the north side OF build
ipgs in the track of the storm was rid.
died. Barns and houses were unroofed
and stock killed. Adam Fritz, in Pilot
township. was struck by lightning and
killed. Miss Kate Shannon, in Essex,
was seriously Frustrated by lighn1ng.
Dixon, Ill. July l2.-An electrical
storm of a very destructive nature.
accompanied by hail and rain, passed
through this county last night. Great
damage has been done to Drops of all
kinds. especially the fruit crops, which
will be a complete failure. Various
buildings and wires were blown down
through the county. The residence OF
A. @. Martin and a. s. Maxwell were
both struck by lightning, Maxwell's
being badly damaged by fire.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Sioux Falls, July 12-About thirty
members to the constitutional con-
~ventlon have arrived, and there is
certain to be q quorum
present at the SPECIAL meeting
tomorrow. The proposition to submit
the repeal of the restraining section Of
the constitution to the people in Novem-
Der will no doubt prevail. The session
will not last beyond two or three days.
DAKOTA CROPS.
Huron, July 1.-THE continued hot
and dry weather is having bad effect
upon crops in this locality. A number
Of farmara haoan nnfkin1 horlay on