Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
SHAW is COMING TO IOWA
Will join President in Trip Through Score
tary's State.
COLD WEATHER DELAYS CORN PLANTING
Omcial Reports show that Farmers
Delay Seeding ThrOughOut Msise
Belt Owing TO Inimical
weather Conditions.
(From a stan CorrespondentJ


m.)-Secretary Shaw left tonight for
New York where he will spend day or
two on department affairs and then goes to
Chicago, also upon business connected with
the Treasury department From Chicago
he goes to Shenandoah. Ia, there to meet
President Roosevelt and accompany the
presidential party during its trip through
Iowa
During Secretary Shaw's absence It is ex-
pected he will take UP the question Of a
successor to M. E. Allies, who retired as
assistant secretary of the treasury on the
18th instant. Opinion continues to prevail
that Wallace Hills, present chief clerk of
the Treasury department will be selected
as Mr.. Allies successor, department oficials
having strongly urged his selection.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong is not am
| bilious to have charge of the personnel OF
the department which usually falls to the
| first assistant secretary. Should he be
| transferred to the first assistants desk,
| as now seems likely, he will ask that the
question OF appointments be assigned to
| some one OF the other assistants and II
may be possible that, should Mr.. Hills be
appointed, he will be in charge of that
branch Of the work for which he is thor
! oughly qualified by reason of long service
| in the Treasury department
| State Senator T. d. Healy and wife OF
! Fort Dodge, Ia, arrived in Washington to-
day and will be the guests of Judge o'Con-
nell and wife for some days. Mr.. and Mrs.
Healy come to Washington to attend the
wedding OF Miss Fanchon O'Connell to
| Lieutenant Conden, which takes place on
April 2s.
Cold Delays Corn Planting.
The weather bureaus crop bulletin says:
| In AZ Of he nj /
ley the week ending April 20 was milder
than usual and generally favorable for
farming operations, but elsewhere
| east of the Rockies the tenn
] perature was much below the average and
| excessive rains retarded farm work gem
orally throughout the Atlantic coast dis
tricts, Ohio valley and the southern por-
tion of the lake region. The central and
west gulf states and portions Of the south
east Rocky mountain slope are much in
need Of rain. no appreciable amount having
fallen over a large part Of these districts
for more than two weeks.
] On the Pacific coast cool weather has re-
tarded growth and frosts have caused con-
siderable injury In Oregon.
Southern California coast districts have
received heavy rain, insuring abundance
| of irrigation water.
Very slow progress has been made with
corn planting throughout the corn belt,
and the middle and southern Atlantic
states, owing to cold. wet weather while
dry weather has impaired stands In the
central and west gulf states.
The previously reported excellent condi-
tion Of winter wheat in the principal win
ter wheat states continues unimpaired, eN-
cepting to a slight extent in portions of
the upper Ohio valley, where, in some 10
calities, it is turning yellow. Less fav-
orable reports are also received from the
middle and south Atlantic states and por-
tions OF Texas.
Seeding of spring wheat is general in all
parts of the spring wheat region, but prog
ress has not been rapid in southeastern
Minnesota, owing to wet soil. The early
sown in Iowa and South Dakota is germ
mating slowly. though even stands are
indicated. On the north Pacific coast
spring wheat seeding is much delayed.
Oats seeding has been suspended over q
large part of the central valleys and the
acreage in some sections is likely to be
, reduced in consequence. In the states OF
the lower Mississippi valley and in Texas
the outlook for this crop is promising.
Rains in portions of the eastern districts
and dry weather in the central and western
portions OF the cotton belt have, to some
extent, iRterfered with cotton planting;
this work has, however, been vigorously
, pushed and has made fair progress
Although frosts OF the 18th caused further
injury 20 fruit In the upper Ohio val
ley, the reports generally explain that the
+ peach crop is more encouraging than those
of the previous week. Apples appear TO
have escaped injury in New England and
the middle Atlantic states. In California
= fruit is mostly in good condition. having
| 8afr fraa laau tpfat 1xy fRnC han n
7 estimated. Considerable early fruit has
been injured by frequent frosts in Oregon
but in Washington the cool weather has
kept buds in check and little or no injury
has resulted in that state.
Internal Revenue Falls on.
The monthly statement of the collection
of internal revenue shows that for March.
1903, the total collections were $16, ,624, ,90s,
decrease as compared with March, 1902.
of S2,6O2. .s26.
The receipts from the several sources OF
revenue are given as follows;
Spirits, S1O.6l0,624; increase. 81 JOG. 70s.
Tobacco, 49, 693; decrease, $664 $40.
Fermented liquors, $3,553,sa6; decrease,
S1,S5O.254.
/ oIeomargarine, $57 .9OS; decrease, s172, 1874
Adulterated butter and process, or reno
waited butter. S19,237 Claw not in force last
/, year)
: For the nine months Of the present fiscal
year the total collections were s17S, ,325, ,913
: a decrease of $50, 1856 as compared with
the corresponding period last year.
r Hears Nothing from Baldwin.
Secretary Root has heard nothing from
e General Baldwin regarding the alleged in
d terview concerning eolored troops. Colonel
: Mills, inspector general. was sent to Denver
to make a complete investigation. 1t is
not expected that Colonel Mills will report
until his return to Washington
May Amend Red Cross Charter.
1t seems quite likely that the trouble
among the members Of the Red Cross So
eiety will be brought to the attention oi
congress soon after II convenes next fall
when an effort will probably be made tC
J, obtain such an amendment to the charter
J as will be satisfactory to those suspended
: by the executive committee.
Drills General stan.
=. II is the intention OF Secretary Root Il
Is have the general stan ready for business
1t when the law goes into effect in August
Ie It is intended that all officers detailed WHIT