The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-05

Indiana Volunteers. He served through
Grants brilliant campaign with credit,
and came out with the rank OF colonel ne
afterwards held a number OF honoTapio
positions and served one term IN the tnui-
ana Legislature. He was appointed uoV-
eTror of Dakota in 1884,. and on the ulvlslon
of the Territory and the admission Oh NoI.n
Dakota "a a state. became the short-teIni
Senator from that State, serving from 1859
to 1891. He then resumed newspaper busi-
ness.
Traffic Relations with Canada.
WASHINGTON. jan. 4-Shortly before
Congress adjourned last summer. a resolu-
tion was passed by the House relating to
control of and regulations governing the
shipment OF goods over Canadian lines of
Transportation to and from the United
States under the provisions of Sec. zoos.
II. 3. The resolution requested the Presi-
dent TO inform the House what regulations
were in force In connection with this class
of traffic. and whether o. not. in his op1n-
ion, such traffic should not be accompanied
while in Canada by q customs officer OF the
limited States. the ex penses OF such officer
to be borne by the carrier company. This
resolution was referred 70 the treasury
Department and an investigation ordered,
the results of which are embodied In q re-
port to Secretary Foster. which he will TO-
morrow submit TO the President. 1t Will
then he laid before the Cabinet. at it's
meeting on Friday probably, and be made
the basis of a message to the House in
reply to the resolution quoted.
Cereal Statistics.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-The statistIcan of
the Agricultural Department. says tho
wheat crop of 1889 was slightly above an
average one in yield. and IN volume has
only been exceeded in 1891, 1854 and 1882.
though the crops of 1883 and 1850 nearly
equaled 1t. The area. as estimated, was
IS. 43O acres: product. SIS. 9la.010 bushel;
value. 1922 Ills The rate of yield is 1874
bushels per acre. The average value per
bushel. GA cents, is the lowest average
value ever reported, that OF 1884 being ut. o
cents. and that OF 1887 being tS.l cents. The
average of the crop of 1871 was $50 cents.
Tn corn crop WAS short. It's average
yield per acre, 23.1 bushels. has been ex-
ceeded six times IN ten years. The area. as
estimated. was 10.626.65S acres; the produc-
ton. 1.62S.44.000 bushels; value, S642 146. $50.
averaging o9.3 cents per bushel. The esti-
mates for oats are: Area, 21,O63.S 35 acres;
product. 6G1. C:5. OCO bushels: value, 500. ID
Gil; yield per acre, PA bushels.
Proposed Department of Transportation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Mr. Otis, the Kan
sas Populist. offered in the House to-day a
Dlll CIChbiBk u uOHti WI I4uoDOi
ton. and providing for the construction of
a Nicaragua ship canal. The department
Is TO have general supervision of the carry
IDg trade of the entire country. and to ex-
ereise all the powers OF the Interstate-com-
merce COMMISSION, which Is abolished. On
his appointment the secretary of transpor-
tation Is To name a commission OF three
persons-one from the Atlantic slope. one
from the Mississippi valley and one from
the Pacific slope-tO be known as the Mic
araQns canal commission. whose duty 10
IL made TO proceed TO Central America and
inspect the work performed by tho Mari
ties, etc.. are necessary to give the United
States full control of hat water way.
Condition Of Mr.. Blaine and MIR. Kenna.
WASHINGTON, Jan. MIR. Blaine was
not feeling as we'll at 6 p. ". as he was this
morning. DR.. Johnston. his physician. says
there IS no danger apprehended of another
relapse.
Senator Kenna is still very sick man,
but is a trifie more comfortable this even.
ing than he was last DR.. Sewers thinks
he will survive the night.
"Mr. Blaine is doing as we'll as he has
done for three or four days past" said DR..
Johnston at midnight. A call at the house
earlier In the evening brought forth the re-
spOnse that Mr.. Blame was about the same.
Dr. LoOmis arrived this evening. and spent
upwards of an hour with Mr.. Blaine. He
found him much lmp proved as compared
with his condition when he last saw him.
DIR. LOOmls will return TO New York to-
morrow.
Dubois Gives Up the Senate.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-senator Dubois