The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
From Washington:

From Washington.
GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN assumed the
chief command Of the United States Army
on the 1st, General Sherman retiring.
THE Secretary of War received General
Sherman's last annual report on the LIST,
which shows that the army consists of
2,143 officers and 1885 men. The General
considers Crooks Apache campaign sue
cess, and said the Indians were substan-
TALLY eliminated from the problem of the
army. He considers our military schools
among the best in the world, thinks the
transcontinental railways have settled the
Indian question for all time, and renews
the recommendation that the strongest
military posts be enlarged and the minor
ones be abandoned.
THE public-debt statement for October is
as follows: Total debt Including INTEREST,"
S., S75, 1854, 29s. Cash in Treasury, $364, 347,-
sol. Debt, less amount in Treasury, $1,511,-
5O6, 737. Decrease during the month, $10,-
3O4,79S. Decrease since June 30, 1888,
$30,5s4,47O.
N. G. MCFARLAND, Commissioner Of the
General Land Office, In his annual report
of public lands and 399, 235 acres of Indian
lands were disposed of during the year,
for which $11, ia, 1888 was received. He rec
commended therepeal of theP Presumption and
Timber Culture laws, and the amendment
of the Homestead law, and said that much
valuable timber-land on the Pacific coast
was being taken up by persons hired for
that purpose. #
1T is shown by statistics of the Uni
versal Postal Union that the United States
ranks first in the number ofpost-offices and
of newspapers conveyed, and Great Brit
ain in the number of letters.
THE Paymaster General of the Army
made his annual report to the Secretary of
War on the I'd. 1t shows the receipts for
the last fiscal year to have been SIS, 400, $40,
disbursements, S13, 3S2, 164 Since the last
report five officers of the pay department
have been retired, having attained the age
of sixty-four, one died, and one was dis
missed for misappropriatio of the public
funds.
THROUGHOUT the United States and Cam
ada the business failures during the seven
days ended on the I'd numbered 90,
against 239 the previous week. The distri-
button was as follows: New England States,
10; Middle, 90; Western, 81; Southern, 81 !;
Pacific States and Territories, 81; Canada
and the Provinces, q.
COMPTROLLER KNOX has declined to au-
thorize National bank in Indian Terri
tory, for which purpose the sum of $4,000
had been subscribed, on the ground that
tho 70 IA
THE postmasters in twenty of the
largest cities in the United States reported
on the 3D. an increase of over six per cent.
in tlse amount received for stamps alone,
Detroit only showing decrease.
The Commissioner of Pensions estimates
that S0,000,000 will be required for pay
ment of pensions the next fiscal year.
In has been decided by Secretary Folger
that flower seeds are not dutiable under
the provision for garden seeds, and that
they are exempt from duty.
THE annual report of Mr.. Burchard, Di-
rector of the Mint, made on the Sd shows
the gold coinage of the year at $35,936,927
and the silver turned out at $2S,S35,470. He
recommends the repeal of the act author
Szing the trade dollar, and that the same
be sent to the mint and exchanged for
other silver.
THE report of Walter B. Evans, Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, made on the
3D. shows that during the last fiscal year
as compared with the previous one there
was an increase of 100000 pounds in the
production of manufactured tobacco and
snuff, an increase of 6,000,0 900 in the num-
Der of cigars, and 98,000,000 in the number
of cigarettes. The reduction in the rev.
enue from tobacco through the act of 1889
was placed at S25, 100000.
AT twenty-seven leading clearing houses
In the United States the exchanges during
the week ended ON the 3D. were s., 107, 276,-
703, against $1,179,93O,655 the previous
week.
THE appointment is announced of J. G.
Bancroft Davis as Official Reporter of the
United States Supreme Court at Washing
ton, vice Judge Otto, resigned.
DURING the week ended on the 3D. the is.
sue of standard silver dollars amounted to
SS71,49R against $1,033,O0O for the cores
ponding period Of last year.