The morning call., 1892-08-11
MONEY WILL BE WITHHELD.
A Flaw in the Title Of the POStOffee
Site.
CONDITION OF THE COUNTRYS CROPS
The Steamer Wilmington TO Be Ebeled for Opium
Smuggling Beard Appointed TO Examine
Southern California HarberS.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.-Csrtain San
Francisco parties have telegraphed to the
Department Of Justice here stating that a
flaw had been found in the title to the
Seventh and Mission streets PostOffice site
ana requesting that further action be held
IN allegiance until communication could be
had by mail with the department The De-
partment of Justice referred this telegram
to the Treasury Department, but Assistant
Secretary Crounse thought that it was o
matter for the Department of Justice to
consider, so he returned the telegram TO
Solicitor-G General AIdrich. The draft was
not held here pending the decision of the
Department Of Justice, however. Judge
Crounse said to THE CALL correspondent
that the Treasury Department saw no rea-
son for any further delay, so the draft was
mailed TO the United States Attorney for
the northern district of California, by him
to be conveyed to Commissioners Irish.
Bryan and Masten, thence to L. g. Harvey.
Judge CrOunSe said that II upon receipt
OF communication by mail from San
Francisco there was found to be any flaw in
the title, the payment of the check could be
intercepted by telegraph. Solicitor-General
Aldrich was seen and asked II he would
take cogniZance of the San Francisco
telegram alleging that flaw In the title
existed. Mr.. Aldrich said he could not take
any action based on the mesger and unsatis-
gram, bat that IL upon receipt of the letter
by mail it appeared that there was any
ground for believing flaw existed In the
title the United States District Attorney at
San Francisco would be ordered by tele-
graph to withhold delivery Of the draft to
the Postoffice Commission pending an ex-
animation.
Condition of the Crops.
The crop returns OF the Department Of
Agriculture show an Improvement 10 the
condition OF corn, raising the monthly
average from Sl.1 in July 10 So 3 In August.
In only four years since the initiation of
the crop reports has there been q lower
August condition. The following averages
OF the principal States are given: New
York 90 Pennsylvania Sc, Virginia 90,
Georgia %, Texas O.. Tennessee @, Ohio 81,
Indiana 81, Illinois 73 Iowa 79. Missouri So,
Kansas 81, Nebraska 50. Most of the cor
respondents indicate tendency to further
Improvement. The returns relating 10
sprlng wheat are lower, declining during
the past month from general average OF
909 to S7.3. In the mountain States the con-
ditiOn is generally high. In Washington
the decline Is reported from 90 10 rs, and in
Oregon from 81 to 10 The condition of the
other crop averages are as follows: Spring
rye SO s against 92.7 in July, oats S6.2, fall
of per cent, barley Oil against 81, buck
wheat, acreage. 1913 condition 92.9
potatoes SOS, declining from 80, tobacco
S6.S, fall from 92.7. hay 93.2.
The Wilmington TO BE LIbeled.
Solicitor Hepburn OF the Department OF
Justice to-day instructed the United States
District Attorney at Portland to libel the
British steamer Wilmington, and prosecute
such of her officers were concerned in
the recent attempt 10 smuggle opium into
the United States. The method of the
smuggling was TO pack opium into barrels
with some light material and throw the bar
rels into the Columbia River at point about
30 miles below Portland, where they were
secured by confederates In waiting. The
authorities had been watching the vessel
for some time and captured five of the bar
reis thrown overheard on her last trip, In
this way securing good evidence OF her oper-
ati0ns.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original - John ID. Bowse.
Merrill j. Wentworth. Joseph Oard. Gabriel
B. Henkel. David Cipher, Joseph Jackson
William Reimers, James knight, William
L. knight. Lee Fackler, Peter Srhwetzer
Arthur Ihiems. Increase-John HerZinger.
Washington; Original - William l..
Mitchell. William NJ. Myers, Eli Howell,
Robert Myers. james I. Jennings. David
MCGOWAN. Additional - Theodore w.
Shreffler.
Oregon; Original - Thomas C. Little,
Charles a. MalaSkey.
Postofilcss and Postmasters.
Postoffices were to-day established at
Bloomington, San Bernardino County. Cal,
w. Fl. II. Easton. postmaster; at Nassau,
Calaveras County, Cal, Freeman Williams,
postmaster; at Green leaf Lane County,
Oregon, Catherine Downing. postmstress
Purchase Of Silver.
The offers of silver to the Treasury De-
partment to-day aggregated 846, 600 ounces
The amount purchased was 100000 ounces
at 1928 to .S435.