Show Washington Chat I CROP REPORTS WASHINGTON August lOThe Pe partment Agriculture reports small advances in the condition of the corn crop from 93 last month to 95 5 Rains have been < generally seasonable though in excess in some districts and deficient in SOme others In the southwest where drouths sometimes occur at tbs seison there has been some improve mept and a large crop is already assured I as-sured In corn the surplus In the States is in high condition and the reports re-ports show some advance over tLe rigures of last month The percentages of the States of she central valleys are Kentucky 93 Ohio 93 Indiana 99 Illinois 9a Iowa 93 Missouri 91 Kanste 9iand Nebraska 90 ThEre will be a heavy crop in this region as is usually and naturally expected in a seasonable yeftr following one of extreme drouth A high condition of maize prevail in the northern border Sites and Territories Dakota standing lowest at 84 Spring heat has fallen from its high position or a montn ago me oniccu tug stands at the head of disasters reported re-ported involving more or less in Wisconsin Wis-consin Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska and in places dong serious damage High temperature excessive rains ought rust and the army worm are locally reported evidently without seriously reducing the general condi tion Dakota stands highest with an average of 91 a loss ol 7 po ns The reported yield run the emir me range from a few onshels to 40 ptr cent The crop cf Washington Coorado and other Temtones and of New England was good and fair in ntrthern Illinois and Northern New York In the higher atuudes tend aHitutes ot the winter wheat States the general condition has beau reduced from 95 5 to 873 dnnne July This exhibit dees not inolude moc ifying changes in the first part of Angus Harvest was about to commence com-mence some districts and in others gram would not be ready till the lOtli and 25h There are no estimates of winter wheat after threshing as yet but voluntary remarks of reporters make the yield better than the early promise in all states that produce much of the crop Cases of heavy yields are reported Changes that have occurred in the general averages of other crops daring the month are Oats from 9 2 to G17 barley from 91 to 89 rye from 968 to 914 Irish rota 5 Gs from 95 to 932 Buckwheat crop first reported in August averages in ccici tion TO SUPPRESS YELLOW FEVER Senator Call today introduced a joint resolution to appropriate 200OCO to be paid out in discretion of the Secretary of Treasury for the prevention and suppression of yellow fever in interState commerce of the United States It also authorizes the Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital service oa request of the Governor of any state to seize and destroy under the conditions and regulations to be prescribed pre-scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury any infected personal or other property which is communicating infection and disease dis-ease in InterState Commerce Tnis condemned property it is provided pro-vided shall be paid for out of the money appropriated by the resolution NOMINATIONS The following nominations have been I made Postmaster H L Kelly Oregon City Oregon B Gaither of Oregon agent for the Indians of Little Ag ncy Oregon POSTAL DEFICIENCY The postmasterGeneral has transmitted trans-mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury the annual report of the second assistant assist-ant postmastergeneral which shows a deficiency for the railway transportation transporta-tion of 562482 ALASKA TO BE REPRESENTED The Department of State has been informed the Territory of Alaska will be included hereafter in the jurisdiction jurisdic-tion of French consulate at San Francisco Fran-cisco PENSION VETOES The President today vetoed five private pension bills all of which originated origi-nated in the House THE ALASKA SEAL FISHERIES The investigation into the Alaska seal fisheries authorized by resolution of the House will be commenced by the House committee on merchant matine and fisheries on Tuesday next Several extreasury agents who were stationed in Alaska and who were supposed to be cognizant of the state of affairs on Seal Island are expected to be present and testify THE PRESIDENT APPROVES The President has approved the act in regard to school and university lands in Wyoming ond the act to restore the homestead of M T Vanceof Colorado |