The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-11
Discharges Purchasable
in the Navy.
PENSIONERS MAY WHISTLE.
Hundreds of Them Have Their Sti-
pends Stopped Condition of the
Crops-Washington Topics.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-Enlisted men
in the navy will now have the privilege of
purchasing their discharge. Secretary
Herbert to-day issued an order establish
ing rules anc regulations for the purchase
of discharges, as authorized by the last
naval appropriation bill No man is al
lowed to purchase his discharge while in
debt to the Government or until he has
served three months. The price of dis
charge during the fourth month OF enlist
ment will be 25 per cent of the yearly pay
of the applicant. during the fifth month 80
per cent. and so on, increasing FIVE per
cent per month until the fourteenth
month, when the maximum is reached.
During the fifteenth month the price will
be 95 per cent of the maximum price, in
the sixteenth month 80 per cent. and 80 on.
decreasing per cent per month until the
Lhirty-fourth month, when he may apply
for his discharge without payment. No
man will be allowed to purchase his dis.
charge a second time. and those procuring
a discharge by purchase forfeit all benefits
due to continuous service or honorable
discharge. Discharge by purchase is not
an inherent right. but a privilege which
may be granted by the Navy Department
Secretary Herbert has directed court
martial to assemble at Mare Island, CAL,
on July &c for the trial of Paymaster j. G.
Sullivan, charged with embeZZlement.
There are five charges against Sullivan.
They are: Rendering false and fraudu-
lent returns IF balances to his credit,
rendering false and fraudulent returns In
violation of article IA of the navy regula-
tions, making false and fraudulent off,
cial report. dsobeying a lawful order of
the Secretary Of the Navy. and embezzle-
ment in violation of naval regulations.
The court which will conduct the inquiry
will consist of Captains Seifridge and
K emey, Commanders Glass and Clark,
Paymasters Bache. Shielding and Loomis,
Lieutenant Commanders Hutchins and
Gilmore, with Lieutenant Garst as Judge
advocate.
The Pension Bureau has notified great
many pensioners throughout the entire
country who are drawing pensions under
the act of June q, 1890, known as the de-
pendent pension act. that the payment OF
their pensions will be suspended for sixty
DAYS. during which time they will be re-
tinue to draw pensions. This action is
pursuant to recent ruling of Secretary
Smith, to the effect that pensioners under
the act of June q. 1890. drawing pension
for disability. must be shown to be physi-
cally Incapable of manual labor. 1t is
estimated at the Pension Office that, al
though work was only recently begun,
something over 1000 suspensions have al
ready been made.
The July returns to the Department of
Agriculture show the following averages
of condition: Corn 93.2, winter wheat TIT,
spring wheat al, oats 88.8, rye 85.3, bar
ley S6.8, potatoes 94.8, tobacco SO.
The preliminary acreage of corn is re-
ported as 1888. This, as compared with
the acreage harvested last year, Is an in
crease of something over 100000 acres.
The averages of the principal States are
Illinois 105, Iowa 105. Missouri I03, Kan
sas 110. Nebraska 112. The average con-
ditlon of corn is 93.2, as against GIL last
July. The averages in the principal
States are: Illinois go. Iowa eS. Missouri
90, Kansas 90. Nebraska "a.
The condition Of winter wheat is 77.7.
as against 75.5 last month and S9.6 in July,
1897 The averages of the principal States
are: Michigan 70. Illinois &C. Missouri II.
Kansas 46. California SO, Oregon &C.. The
condition of spring wheat is 741, as
agains 900 in July. 1892. Last month it
was 1914. The State averages are: Iowa
95. Nebraska 6S. South Dakota SO, North
Dakota 73. Washington 81. The condition
of wheat July 1. 1898. was 76.6. On June
1itwas 1873.
The condition of oats remains about the
same as last month, being SSS. as against
$50 on June /.
The July returns show slight advance
in the condition Of rye from s4.6 on June 1
to S5.3 this month. Winter rye stands at
83S and spring rye at 80. the combined
average, as stated above, being $685.
The condition of barley has changed but
little during the month. The average is
SSs, as against 1873 Oh June1.
The acreage devoted to potatoes this
year is 101.1 per cent of that last year
The condition Of the crop Is little. higher
than that of last year. There are reports
of injury from Colorado beetles, especially
in the central West.
The tobacco acreage Is returned at 9S.6
per cent OF the area devoted to that crop
last year. The condition stands at 90.
The condition Of clover is 81, of timothy
1913 and of pasture o.
Congressman Burrows of Michigan
sends to a local pa per telegram denying
there is any truth in the published state
meat attributed TO Jerry Simpson that the
Populists and silver men are proposing to
combine with the Republicans to elect
Burrows Speaker Of the House.
The Philadelphia has been ordered TO
proceed to Samoa upon her arrival at Val
paraiso. She reached Rio Janeiro to-day.
The Alliance will be kept at Caliao for
considerable time yet. The Charleston
and Yorktown will on July Is leave Nor
folk for the Pacific. One of them may be
detained at Peru to be in readiness for any
trouble arising out Of the coming Presi-
dentl elections.
Juan F. Santillana of San Francisco,
on June 20, was granted patent
for an instrument to- measure dis
tance call ed telemiter. A dispatch from
Guatemala says Santillana has been de-
clared a traitor to his country. because he