| Show LATEST TELEGRAMS generally favorable crop reports from the northwestern Northwest em states making arrangements for fast transcontinental trains omaha and denver connected by the G B Q ly by 11 V U to the Hc rALP LTD crop ISe port CHICAGO slay may 20 the local corn mis ion firms have concluded their report of the crops in tile northwest received from trustworthy correspondents their points arc are as follows there is fully 50 per cent mora more wheat acreage than last year none is killed N no buh bugs s A harvest producing a large y yield beld is expected corn and oata oats show a fifty percentage larger acreage than in 1881 kentucky twenty per cent more planted than in 1681 1881 none killed no bugs A little frost lias ilas done some damage missouri about tile same acreage as last year great quantities of chinch bugg buggs in ill some localities no material damage prospects prospect very cry fine corn all plotted to a 20 per cent greater acreage acreage e no xo old corn on liand land oats same ac acreage re only an ordinary yield maryland slight increase of winter wheat average crop looks promis ing some winter wheat killed bugs none ten per cent of old wheat on oil hand corn acreage unchanged oats 15 per er cent less looks poorly sno ohio wheat acreage the same or a trine trifle larger ten percent of winter wheat killed no bugs looks well except where flooded acreage of corn and oats unchanged little old grain on hand indiana acreage somewhat increased little winter wheat killed few bugs plant looks well little wheat on oil liand hand corn about all planted acreage unchanged none left michigan acreage increased ten per cent none killed no bugs ten per cent of old wheat on oil liand corn same acreage as in 1881 none for alil shipments igenta oats I look ook well illinois igloi s winter wheat tile same acreage or a trifle larger bugs appeared but harmless the worm lias has oil only stripped the leaves the plant ION looks well and promises 17 to 20 bushels per acre corn is mostly planted except in the north acreage the same or a little larger in alio trio south central illinois has about 40 per cent for shipment oats acreage shows 15 to 20 per cent increase fair amount for shipment looks well kansas winter wheat about the same sarn spring less both look well harvest will begin about juno julio corn is all planted acreage 20 per er rent cent larger oats acreage increased little grain of any kind ind on hand nebraska not much winter wheat raised none killed acreage larger than in 1881 bugs arc are scarce spring wheat is about the same as last year plant looks as well as last year little wheat here corn all planted A little must bo be replanted acreage increase 25 per cent oats acreage is larger the crop is splendid iowa fifteen percent per cent loss acreage of wheat but looks well little on liand hand corn acreage e is fifteen per cent larger not all planted about 25 percent per cent on liand hand the acreage of oata oats lias has 10 per cent of increase and looks well little on liand hand minnesota in ill the southern and find southwestern parts thero is 30 per cent less acreage in the ilia central and eastern castern parts it is no larger possibly there will bo be less acreage than the northern portion is 25 per cent more mostly on oil new land and looks well though the season was backward corn is 25 per cent but more will be ya planted in ted oats ts will ill pru probably bably bo be larger both t I depend P rid on tile weather lier D dakota alio acreage is 25 percent greater about half the crop was as in ten days allaead of the usual time rains delayed the balance but all alf will be in b by y the in a good condition the prospects are more favorable than last year this time wisconsin fifteen per cent larger acreage of winter wheat nono none killed no bugs looks well spring smaller acreage looks favo favorable r abi C to the lie north NEW YORK may 25 alic heralds washington ashington IV special says lieutenant powell left here today to day for san francisco where lie sails for the US signal service station at point barrows two competent men from tile signal service bureau will accompany lieutenant lowell in order to reach point barrows powell will have to leave san francisco about tile of juno june as it requires two months for a sailing vessel to make the voyage up there As the government has lias not supplied a steamer lie has to rel rely y on oil a sailing vessel and unless abc can get got away at once the passage will bo be closed by ice before the ship reaches within anything like communicating distance with the station no arrangements have been made for the relief of tile party at lady franklin bay tomorrow to morrow wm will Me Turner who with mr nelson mado meteorological te and other scientific observations in alaska leaves for an gava gava bay iio ile is sent out by tile institution and the signal service bure bureau ati and is expect expected ed to fo remain in the northern region two or three years during which time he lie is to make meteor meteorological olo ical observations and investigate alf all that is possible concerning the mineral vegetable and animal resources of that region turner goes from froin hero direct to rebion montreal ont where he will take a hudson bay steamer for Ri goulette to on the northwest coast of labrador there thera lio lie will connect with the hudson bay company steamer coining coming from england and go on her to algava big bay his headquarters will he lie one of alio i hudson bay companas Comp anys stations or posts which is in latitude conflagration taws TOMBSTONE rone may 25 A fire fi this after afternoon noon destroyed a large number of buildings here the portion ji of the town destroyed comprises almost business par part t of the place three principal hotels burned and tile office of the daily nu nugget aget is destroyed st and the daily Lit epitaph aph office he ui y oll y damaged the western union i i t telegraph ele graph officio is also dost destroyed st it is impossible toe to estimate ti the to loss accurately at present it will probably reach the insurance will aggregate OW the last spike DF varn may 20 the last spike connecting omaha and denver by means of tho ilia chicago burlington bk quincy extension was driven 15 miles castoe cast of denver deliver yesterday in presence of a largo large number of officials acdan and an armyon army of workmen through freight trains have already begun running and the passenger trains will be put on july alt trains CHICAGO slay 20 post postmaster in aster general howe now na hero here says tile money to expedite tile mails specially ap a r by congress congre will probably used to increases ic r aeao the speed lie he is here to has hasten ei the fast train between new york and san francisco tile clit chief bequest f question 1011 Is is now w it shall leave new york in ill hie the morning or evening the opinions differ on this point the int interests erets of new york and chicago bacin to clash regarding garding ic ti the e time which will li probably result in both a morning and an nr evening evening train lie ile also thinks there should bs bo a it faster time between new en england ind and tho southwestern mouths extern states with new orleans or some other city as a distributing point ho ile expects hearty operation cooperation co from the railroad officials A bank 1111 Hut ted 11 Iown May 20 the holland grundy county bank lly ely rice president failed for twenty thou thousand stand they will pay about 20 cents on oil the dollar the tile creditors are tire mainly eastern A reckless cashier is the cause murdered and B arned CHICAGO may 20 26 at highwood a northern suburb this mornia morning the tile house of a man named mccarthy VU was discovered to it have avo been burned burne and his body was found in tho the ashes indications point to murder the ob jcck is supposed to have been ilia money which lie received recently from stock sales nobody know knew of the affair until daylight when the lie smoking ruins attracted attention and the charred remains were found A posse of citizens is scouring the country around and every effort is being made to overtake tho the murderer fire at kleir BERLIN may 25 23 keport report readied reached liero here of a terrible conflagration in kieff the flames r raging a ing since tue tuesday northwestern crops sr paulman PAU 25 21 dispatches from points on all railroads report the weather clear and warm wheat is growing finel yand the corn planting checked d by the cold spell ia is fesui resumed and will ft ill soon be finished the greatest fear is for the corn planted before mhd cold lains rains wheat it is feared lias ha in some cases rott rotted e d in the ground round reports from southern minnesota linne sota and western wisconsin where fruit ia is grown ex express pressa a fear that most of it is killed NEW YOEK may alay 25 23 the collegiate dutch church of this city tonight to night celebrated the anniversary burned chattanooga may 25 tho court house at centre county ala with all records burned tile t loss is is heavy no insurance lumber lost chicago may lay 20 A grand haven michigan special says sisson fc lillies mill yard at spring Lake burned yest yesterday erlay and the lumber and mill were nearly consumed there were feet of lumber valued at ou owned ned by kelly Rath tren co chicago insured for a total of this firm lost feet here last fall cot conflagration TOLEDO may alay 25 A fire this morning destroyed tile griffith portable cot manufactory and coi contents intents including somo some finished and unfinished cots tile loss is the insurance one hundred hands are out of employment shot himself sacramento may 20 C IN rapp wholesale and retail grocer committed suicide by shooting I himself I elf heart disease contributed to tile suicidal impulse |
