Show DAMAGE TO THE FRUIT government REPORT ox ON or OF MARCH WEATHER extent of injury to crops in various see lion a torpedo santa bonto to displace dynamite Cru Crul laem sora washington neton D C april API 11 3 the n monthly 10 n athly crop bulletin issued by the N weather V ather bureau says that unusually warm weather pre prevailed during durine tho the first three weeks ot of the month during curing which occurred the highest temperature recorded in march bince the establishment of the weather Du over a large area in the southern and middle Allar itle slaten this warm period was followed by the most decad decided C d cold wave ot of the season which cabil cabied d the line of 0 freezing weather southward southward to the gulf coast anti anil cluied frost which proved in burlus to fruits and vegetables tile central valleys and eastern stater the last decade ot of march 1831 1891 was character tz I 1 by the most le ie temperature that have been recorded since the of the weather bureau within fix rs ilaya days over a laige portion ot of the country cast of the rocky mountains both the highest hiff hest and lowest temperature yet observed during march bete reported 1 in new cw jersey man land virginia north and south carolina and georgia L curly arly fruits anil and vegetables are gre erectly a aly damaged and in the more southern states a entirely killed in florida the crops wore were only all ly injured no harm berm being done south of crops retarded but not seriously ugly injured louisiana and texas fruits suffered in northern portions and crops retarded ded arkansas garden vegetables and all fruits except late apples killed tennessee c and kentucky ri pi ruined gardens damaged wheat and oata not pen rally damaged missouri fruit greatly damaged early carly vegetables killed illinois and indiana reports very conflicting fruits seriously daina dain aeed led it if not killed odilo emly vegetables stilled fruits believed to be safe I 1 michigan wisconsin minnesota colorado montana new mexico washington nebraska lown iowa anti and california no damage kansas and colorado fruits badly damaged NO DYNAMITE CRUISERS the naval Commit oll decides torpedo boats boate are Aro nore floro serviceable wahington Wh ington april 3 the dynamite cruiser vesuvius la Is likely to go eo on out t of commission as a vessel throwing a dynamite projectile as a result of 0 the notion of 0 the house committee on naval affairs today to day A provision was inserted in the naval appropriation bill i authorizing the secretary of the navy in his discretion to alter the vesuvius into a torpedo boat the committee further agreed on oil three new torpedo boats they are to take the place of 0 the second dynamite cruiser not yet begun congress has already appropriated funds tor for the second cruis cruiser cr but the committee following the advice of the secretary of 0 the navy provided that these funds be used for three torpedo boats instead of the dynamite boats the committee took a further step in putting down the item for steel diate plate reducing it another thus leaving rt it about or it a total leduc i of 0 from rom the estimates estimate TARIFF A tow row micro horo patches are added to the bill washington april 3 senator vest submitted to the senate today to day a 8 number ot of amendments to the tariff bill which had been considered by the finance committee and which v alch will trill be introduced in the tha senate as committee amendments designed to perfect the bill reported fruits pineapples and bananas are arc placed specifically on the bioc tee list canned shelled fish are arc also ad added to the tree flee list there pre are also changes in the income tax part of the bill one ot of these thes 0 changes adds the word MB assessed eSsed at the beg beginning innig of section 54 anait and it Is afterwards provided that this assessment mant shell in bo made by the commissioner of internal revenue the amendments offered were proposed as 09 the I 1 esulto of a meeting of the senate on finance today to day at which amendments which had bad been I 1 heretofore agreed upon by the democratic were considered senator vest was instructed to report them to the senate zand land for the veterans washington april 3 the sena senate to committee on public lands has agreed to report favorably senator kyles L amendment I 1 men dment to tile the sundry ell civil it appropriation pria tion bill providing that any honorably discharged soldier of the late civil chit war and not now the owner of acres acrea of land and who lias has not availed himself of the pilvi leges under the land laws awa of the united st slates tes may ovaland acquire title to ISO acres of land by making application in III person at any government land office and paying the minimum price of 31 1 25 per acre the law now requires a residence of six months on the part of the ex cx so BO idlers A conference W washington D C april 3 11 B united suites consular agent at Blue Bille nelds clila conj samuel well a resident of that diate called ailed at tile the stale de lurt parL mont ment today to 10 day to see bee Secre greyham ani aej explain the complications on the anist ona st which IM imd d caused thorn them to come ito washington as a M dele bajon in the tha interest of if the Amerl aLn 1 ai residents letl and well talked with secretary gresham Grea hinn half an hour the th 0 secretary wits waa then obliged to go 90 to abe cap capitol atoll and the he interview was wag ill aboken off ob with abe he that thai R ft bo be resumed ned to tomorrow morrow morro vr admiral denham Roll eved D C april aar 1 I 3 A cab cablegram legrAnt was addre addressed ased today to day by acting secretary mcadoo to admiral Bell on 01 beird the san saji franasco Frant at tian san lucia went indies relieving win of further duty and henril permitting ting him aim to return to the united states tHi lra e either froni sani san liuda direct creot or from colon ho has seen wa his last nil dav x al pervice fo for ho be u wll 11 retire probably n next c x t tuesday tho the sin in is C coa 0 0 1 1111 ni at san lucia and it Is eap exp eted aho ilio will lemalu there until tomorrow to morrow night when she will sail tor for D arriving by monday A revenue Estinia to washington april 1 3 tho the senate committee on finance has haa just mado made public the treasury estimates which will rill be derived front from the tha senate tariff bills ha as aa rep reported to the senate which allows how thill the customs returns under the bill will amount to the th internal revenue part ot of the bill mill yield an increase ov over r the present law 0 of of which behieh the income tax lax will furnish the of 0 spirit tax and that on playing cards supreme court hearings washington april 2 3 A number of important cases assigned for argument before a full bench of 0 the supreme court will be heard wednesday or thursday of 0 tills this week they include texas railroad cases oleomargarine from the alio caw case 0 of constable Con and others other vs vo the national company limited foreign judgment cne cases and the northern va pa cielo mineral land case c me from montana llon tann of deol washington april 3 the annual distribution trib ution ot of seeds gecas by the department li Is practically completed tho the amount distributed was wag 30 percent greater than last year rach each congressman received i 2060 more ba bebb of 0 r scoda than afian in any previous year the a ampro PP ro Pria tor for the present fiscal year was waa |