The morning call., 1892-06-12
The POStOffce Site Question Nearing a
Conclusion.
OPPOSITION lGiIiST TIE SWAMP.
Aid for the Fair-SOuTenir Silver Coins to Be
ISSHed-ROtk Park Award to
Be Paid
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, June 11.-Secretary Foster
said to-day 10 THE CALL correspondent
that the San Francisco Postoffice-site mat
ter would now be taken up and disposed of
In short order. The commission will be
called together within very few days.
The CALL correspondent has reliable In
formation that Special Agents Gibson and
Brooks reports were againstthe selection of
the Seventh and Mission streets site. Neither
Postmaster General Wanamaker nor AttOr-
ney-General Miller are favorable to this
site, and it may be stated almost to GER
tainty that it will be rejected. Whether an
other selection will be made at this time is
doubtful, but if so it Will probably be the
Calvary Church property, which will be
condemned
Reports OF Growing Crops.
The statement issued by the Agricultural
Department shows that the acreage Of win
ter wheat, based en- returns to the depart
ment, is 999 per cent Of the actual area OF
last year. There is small increase in sew
eral Southern States. and the enlargement
IN Nebraska is q per cent in winter wheat.
The percentage OF the spring wheat area is
1908. The per centage Of Iowa is SO; Min
nesota. 102; North Dakota, 85; South Da-
kota, l1S; Nebraska, 107 The aggregate Is
almost exactly 100 or nearly the same as
last year. The condition of winter wheat
was slightly advanced, the percentage being
oS.3. The condition is high for the Pacific
Coast-97 in Washington and 90 In Oregon
and California. The condition OF spring
wheat is 92.3; Minnesota, 90; Iowa. 81;
Nebraska, 81 South Dakota, 90; North
Dakota, 81. The area Of rye is 99.2 per cent
OF last years breadth, and the condition OF
averages is 81, an advance OF little more
than two points. AN increase OF 2.3 per
cent in breadth of barley is recorded and its
IL - Hnel 70
99.1 per cent Of last years breadth. The
general condition is 865. The clover area
is neatly the same as in June last and the
condition is 94.9.
Aid for the Worlds Fair.
The subcommittee OF the Worlds Fair
Committee Of the House has prepared
substitute bill for that now before the COM
mittee, providing for Government aid TO
the exposition. The substitute proposes
that 100000 Of silver souvenir half-dollars
be recOined from the upenrrent subsidiary
silver coins now in the Treasury, to aid in
defraying the cost of compile ting the work
at Chicago aud 100000 be appropriated TO
reimburse the Treasury for tie loss on such
Tecolnage. Ont OF net amount received into
the treasury Of the exposition the Govern
ment is to receive such proportions as this
appropriation bears TO the whole amount
expended. Provision Is made for the prepa-
ration of 0.000 bronze medals ana $4,000
NeltuW impressions iOE uipiUibAS " De
awarded to exhibitors.
The Russian Famine Over.
The State Department is advised that the
Russian Govern ment has issued an ukase
authorizing the free expectation OF maize.
both by sea and by the western continental
frontier. This is understood TO indicate
that the famine is drawing to a close. 1t is
believed that All ukase VIII be issued on
July l permitting the expectation of all
qollnnGa in tho Drlpa
OF grain has taken place, the decline being
from so to 100 per cent and the existence of
vast quantities hoTded by spectators has
been developed.
a Deferred Payment Ordered.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has directed
the payment of the undisputed amount of
the Rock Park award, amounting to $780,
600. The payment of the award has been
suspended for about two weeks at the re-
quest OF Representative Holman.
Scientific Congress at Moscow.
Minister de Shreve from Russia has
notified the Secretary of State that a
congress ON anthrOpOlOgy and prehistoric
archaeology will be held at Moscow in
August and asks the Secretary to inform
the principal scientific societies of the
United States OF the fact in order that they
may send official represeu tatives.
PostofRce Changes.
MARY J' DIyutn mas Uetu commissioner
postmistress at Honcut, Cal. The postof-
fee at Table Bluff. Cal, will be re-estab-
lished, with Ida NJ. Tierney as pOstmis-
tress.
The special service from Oneonta to Flor
entIne, San Diego County, has been diseon-
ued.
S. T. Singer Of San Francisco is at Hotel
johnson.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original = Philip Sargent,
Theodore Kalley, z. L. Johns, III. Il. Krae-
mer, g. Ii. Balderson. Invalid. G.
Dewitt, Harvey Kemp, n. II. Dixon.
Oregon; Invalid-C. L. Keuner, r. T.
Dawes. WidOws-Mary Dorst, Sarah Ben
ton, Rachael Shorts.
Washington: Originate. II. Brown, T.
G. Atkerson, Il. ID. Bowen. Invalid-R H.
Swain. T. c. Ford. increased. b. Hob
SON & Parry