Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-10
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD.
UNION
ANNUAL REPORT OF SHERIDAN.
The Army overworked-what Railroads
are Doing for Civilization.
PASSENGERS COMING WEST BY RAIL.
Roofs Broken in by Heavy Snow in Cen
tral Michigan.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.
Mandatory Of Counterfeit Stamped Paper
Unearthed in Cuba.
DOMESTIC.

HGeBeral sheridan's Annual Report.
CHICAGO, November 9th.-General Sheri-
dams annual report to the General of the
Army sets forth that there are in the De-
partment of Dakota 4, $50 officers and men
in the Department of the Platte, 2,S40; in
the Department of Missouri, 4,720; and in
the Department of Texas, 3,640. He wished
again to put himself on record as considering
this force entirely inadequate to this great
territory and the numerous demands upon
the army from the northern and southern
borders. The ratio is about one man to every
seventy.fve square miles, and in Texas one
man to every 125 square miles. The result
is that the troops are frequently overworked,
and often compelled to take the field against
greatly superior numbers. The officers and
men are equal in intelligence, activity and
devotion to duty to any army in the world,
and no army of the size accomplished one
third as much hard work from one years end
to another. He refers to the rapidity with
which emigrants are taking up land in the
far West. He says: Our frontier is so
extensive that for the present we
we are compelled to adhere to system of
small posts, though it is both inconvenient
and costly. General Pope, in his annual re-
port, calls attention to this fact and urges
change but until the railways now being
built throughout our western and southwest
ern country are completed it will not be wise
to alter the existing condition of affairs
When these roads have made their connec-
tions with the Pacific slope, and established
railroad termini in the mountains, it will be
time enough to move in the matter. Still
that time is not very far distant, and it is
well to discuss the situation of permanent
posts and regimental garrisons in ad-
vance, and l therefore call particular
attention to General Pope's arguments
in favor of change in our existing frontier
system. Among our strongest allies north of
the civilization frontier are the various rail-
way companies who are now constructing
their new lines with great rapidity. In the
Department of Dakota the Northern Pacific
Railway has crossed the Missouri river at
Bismarck, and is now about 150 miles west
of that place, and it is confidently expected
to reach the banks of the Yellowstone river
by next summer. The Chicago and North
western Railroad has completed branch
road to Fort Pierce on the Missouri river,
and has already finished surveys to Dead
wood, Dakota, which it is expected to reach
next September. The Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway has branch road
within a few miles of the mouth of American
creek, on the Missouri river, and expects to
reach the Black Hills of Dakota by next
September. The railways above mentioned
lead to the extensive basin of the upper Mis-
souri, lying between tie Big Horn mountains
and the Black Hills of Dakota on the south,
the boundary line of British and United
States of America on the north, and the
main chain of the Rocky mountains on the
west This vast basin includes portions of
the Territory of Wyoming, nearly all of
Montana and the Territory of Dakota. 1t
is a section Of great value, on account of its
extensive and rich grazing lands. Every light
fall of rain in the latter part of summer and
fall does not rot the grass but it slowly dries
on the ground and becomes good and nutrl-
tious bay, without the usual trouble Of cut
ting and curing, and experience proves that
the annual snowfall in the basin named is not
heavy enough to prevent cattle from getting
good feed during the entire year; and al
though the winters are cold they are invari
ably dry and clear, not subjected to condi-
tions of alternate freezing and thawing, and
consequently they can keep in better condi-
tion than where they are liable to undergo
greater climatic changes. Settlements are
being made in every direction throughout this
extensive grazing and agricultural section.
The Years Weld of Grain.
WASHINGTON, November 9th-Colonel
Worthington, the statistician of the Agri-
cultural Department, is gathering materials
for his preliminary crop report, which will be
ready for publication Monday noon.
Although the exact results cannot be ascer-
tanned before that time, there is reason to be-
lieve that the yield of oats, rye and corn will
not vary materially from that of last year,
and that variation will be decreased from
earlier returns. 1t was found that there had
been slight increase in acreage, but the yield
is believed to have fallen sufficiently to more
than keep the balance. 1t is probable that
the returns OF the yield of wheat will show an
increase of about 80, GOO, 900 bushels as COM
pared with last year, more than half being
from the Pacific coast. As the worlds yield
of wheat is somewhat diminished, there
would seem to be fair prospect OF good
prices for the American surplus.
Shipments of Grain from New York.
New YORK, November 9th.-The grain
shipments from this port to Europe during
October amounted to 1908, 209 bushels, aud
gave employment to 800 vessels, making a
grand total for the past ten months of H.
027, S27 bushels, being an increase over the
corresponding months of last year of many
million bushels. 1t is confidently expected
that November and December will be the
largest shipping months of the year, and that
the grand total of the year will exceed 49,.
600, GOO bushels, being an increase of over %
per cent. over last year. 1t is stated that
every vessel in port has been chartered to
carry grain, and none are waiting for engage
ments.
The Railroad War.
ST. LOUIS, November 9th.-The Chicago
and Alton Railroad made the following rates
to interior points this morning Fort Wayne,
81 so; Pittsburg, IS 80; Cleveland, So 45;
and 81 to Lafayette, Muncie, Fremont,
Lima, Gibson, Hoopster Parton and some
other places. These one.doliar points are all
functions with other roads to Chicago and
Kansas City. Wabash has not yet met their
cut.
CHICAGO, November 9th.-The managers
of the railroads engaged in the passenger war
met this morning, but the representatives of
the Wabash refused to do anything unless
the Alton road agrees to give them ne-third
of the st. Louis business, which is their con-
stIuction of the effect of the New York
agreement There was accordingly no out.
come of the meeting, except the adoption OF
the following resolution "That as the gen.
eral managers cannot agree as to the proper
Interpretation of the Presidents agreement,
the matter be referred back to the Presidents
for further and more definite information
Thereupon the meeting adjourned, and the
cutting commenced at a liyelier rate than
ever. The rate to Kansas City was lowered
to 50 on all the roads, and the Alton road an.
no1nced tremendous reduction from Kansas
City eastward to all points reached by the
Wabash. 1t also reduced local rates from
Chicago to many points. The war is hourly
becoming mere bitter, and the end cannot be
seen.
study OF Fruit.free Pests In California.
WASHINGTON, November 9sh.-Professor
Comstock, the entomologist of the Apri.
cultural Department, has returned from the
Pacific coast, where he went four months ago
to study the habits of the insects which are
injurious to the fruit trees. He spent most
of his time in Los Angeles among the orange
groves, where the ravages of scale insects are
quite extensive. He learned much of the life
and history of several species, and expert
mented with various devices for killing them.
He brought back living colonies of insects
upon growing plants, in order that their hab.
its might be studied more at length. 1t is
difficult to detect their presence with the
naked eye, but with magnifyiDg glass it is
seen that the bark in some of the specimens
is almost concealed By insects.
Sensational story Exploded.
CHICAGO, November 9th. - President
Hayes to-day denied to the Iater-Octan cor
respondent at Washington that there was a
shadow of foundation to the sensational