Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

The report of the department OF agri-
culture says the low temperature and de-
fcent rainfall. with dry winds and some
frost, have reduced the condition of crops in
the central states. 1t has also been cool on
the Atlantic coast and not favorable to i'm
provement and yet the plant has nearly
held it's own. Pennsylvania shows a de-
cline of points; New York. l6; Ohio and
Michigan. ~; Illinois. 4; Missouri. 2. and
Kansas. 8. The general average is reduced
9points, from 50 to 49, The average OF
winter wheat in the principal states are as
follows: New York. rs; Pennsylvania. 81:
Virginia. 80; Ohio. Sc; Michigan, GA; Indiana.
SO: Illinois. 81: Missouri, 80: Kansas. "a. and
Texas. 80. Winter rye remains very much
as in April, the average being 929. instead
of 93.5. The condition OF winter barley is
49, promising medium crop. Spring plow-
ing is not quite so we'll advanced as usual.
1t is relatively later in the more northern
states of the At ante coast. slightly later
than usual in the northern states and
scarcely up to the full average of the south.
Its progress is an average in thctOhio val
lev, but later in the northwest. especially
in northern Dakota.
The following Iowa and Nebraska PEN
sions were recently granted: Nebraska:
Original invalid-Pbilemon 3. McFadden.
Howe: James r. Carter. Cedar Rapids.
Original widows. etc.-Elizabeth. widow of
Daniel r. Boomer Fremont. Iowa: Orig
inal invalid-Newton Jones. Iowa Falls:
Alexander Lowden. Wilton Junction; Geo.
A. Sens. Seymour: James X. Galloupe,
heokuk; George Sutfa. Red Oak: Vim. II.
Arnold. Walker; Sylvester n. Carr. OF
tumwa; Kugg Kicks. Iowa Falls; Lewis
Greenfield, Doud's Station: Hiram Dunn.
Mile. Reissue-Peter NJ. Whitenack Ma
rion. Original widows. c--Katherine.
widow of John Frambcck. Cherokee: Eliza
beth A.. mother of James Smith. Tracv.
The senate committee on commerce is
in session almost continually upon the
river and harbor bill, and is getting along
very rapidly. The Illinois section OF the
bill and most of the harbors OF the great
lakes have been considered, and the sum
appropriated by the house of representa-
tives has been agreed upon. This gives
Michigan City 100000. Calumet $50 900. Chi
cago S2oO.OOo. Waukegan $4,000, kenesha
met $4,000. and the Illinois river s2Oo.o00
Senator Cullom's amendment, to the bill
concerning the Hennepin canal and the
great water way will be considered within
day or two. but have not yet been
reached.
The senate committee on finance has
adopted resolution TO ask authority OF
the senate to employ a stcnograpaer for the
purpose Of taking testimony on such sub
jects as might come before the committee
1t also authorized the chairman to appoint
subcommittee to investigate tariff mat
tiers. The action of the committee is under
stood to look to a thorough inquiry into the
subject of the tariff. with probability that
if the house sends over the tariff bill the
committee will hear testimony upon the in
terests to be affected and i'll time will re-
port the tariff bill to the senate.
Senator Farwell has introduced q bill to
authorize the secretary of the treasury of
cause such changes and improvements to
be made in the United States custom house.
postof1ice and sub-treasury building at
Oh cago. and to erect such additions there
to as may be necessary to provide sufficient
accommodations FOR the poStofficc in that
city. An appropriation Of $500 900 is made
for the purpose.
In the senate the house bill to limit the
hours OF letter carriers passed without dis
'ussion or division. ItproNides that here
alter eight hours shall constitute a days
work for letter carriers in cities or postal
districts connected Herewith.
Acting Secretary Rivers received a
cable from United States Consul Lewis at
! Tangier recently. saying that all questions
OF disagreement between Morocco and the
United States had been settled and that he
had gained all the points contendcd for.
The president has approved the act
granting the right-o f-way to the Hans IS
City and Pacific railroad company through
Indian Territory. and the act for the erec-
ton Of "a public building at Duluth. MINI.