Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-19
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According to the surgeon general Of
the army, during the past year, 1922
cases Of wounds, accidents and injuries
were reported from the army in o mean
strength of 24,0O0 officers and men. These
figures exceed the casualties OF ordinary
warfare.
Major Henry NJ. Benson, captain sew
enth infantry, was placed on the retired
list Saturday for disability. He has been
in bad health for several years past, and
is now ct Honolulu, in the Sandwich
Islands. This promotes Colonel Allen
FL. jackson, now Judge Advocate, Gen.
Gibbons staff, and lieutenant Daniel
A. Frederick to first lieutenant.
A meeting OF the bureau of Catholic
Indian missions was held at its office in
Washington on the 18th, at which Kt.
Rev. Martin Marty. bishop OF Dakota,
and Rev. P. L. Chappelle, d. D., of
Washington, were elected members.
This action places the bureau not only
under the protection of the Laws of the
United States. but also I'M
der that of o decree of the third plenary
council, held in Baltimore, Md, Novem-
Der, 1884, as approved at Rome.
A general order issued by the war
department. few day sago will greatly
reduce the amount expended annually by
the government for payment OF mileage
to army officers for travel. performed
under orders. The order forbids all
officers to issue any order to themselves
or s~nbordinates requiring travel beyond
the limits of their command. For many
years, it is claimed, commanding Off
GERS have been issuing to themselves
orders requiring long journeys, for
which they received mileage. The jour
neys were ostensibly on business, but
often on pleasure or business of a
private nature.
Chief Switzler. OF the bureau OF sta.
t%istics, has completed the annual report
on foreign commerce. 1t shows a falling
off in our foreign trade during the last
fiscal year of $93,251 ,921se Composing
our foreign m with other
nations, Great Britain stands first, Ger.
many second, France third and the
United States fourth. The most nota-
Bile feature of our foreign trade
during the last fiscal year. as
compared with the trade OF 1884,
was the decrease in the imports of mer.
chandise of 500, 600, 900. and q falling off
in the exports of gold of $50, 900, 900. The
decrease occurred mainly in the values
of imports of sugar and molasses, silks,
wool and manufactures of silk and wool,
and iron and steel. Great Britain not
onlystakes about 60 percent. of our agri.
cultural and manufactured products, but
also o large share, amounting to ~ per
cent, OF orr manufactures than do Cen
trail America, the West Indies and South
America combined.
The Washington Republican will
print the following list of United States
c%onsuls. who, it. says, it has reliable au-
thority for saying will be retained in
office during the present administration
Edward l.. Baker, Buenos Ayres.
Felix A. Myers, Algiers.
John Stewart, Antwerp.
Thomas M. Dawson, Barranquilla, 90.
lumbia.
Thomas Adamson, Panama.
Frank IA. Mason, Marseilles.
George w. Roosevelt, Bordeaux.
Dorrance Atwater, Tahiti, Society
Islands.
William @. Fox. Brunswick, Germany
Joseph +. Potter, Crefeldt, Germany,
James Nd. Smith, Mansnce, Germany.
William p GrinneIl, Bradford, Eng
land.
Loring A. Lathrop, Bristol, England.
Evan r. Jones, Cardiff. Wales.
Howard Fox, Falmoth, England.
Horatio j. Sprgue, Gibraltar.
Oscar Malmiros, Leith.
Adolph ]. Streeter, Singapore.
VIM. A. Thomas, southampton.
Edward Mcknight, ST. Helena.
Gilederoy w. Griffin, Sydney.
j, r. Stevens. Victoria.
Philip Carroll, Palermo.
Alexander Willard, Guaymas, Mexico.
Raymond O. Wills, Havana.
Wm, Y. Rice. Horgen, Switzland.