Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-11-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
News Of General Interest from the
National Capital
History of Current Events TranspirIDg at
the Seat of Government Condensed
for the Hurried Render
Interesting Reading.
WOOL. INDUSTRY.

WOOL INDUSTRY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Consul Con-
molly in a report on the wool-growing
industry of New Zealand says that the
number of sheep exported last year
with and without wool amounted TO
1864, 2S1, valued at 1858. 600 The value
of imports from the United States dur
ing 1889 was 81, 1870, and the exports
were valued at 81, 7O6, $50
VESSELS EoUIPPPED
WAsHINGToN. Nov. Is Commodore
George Dewey, chief of the naval bu-
reau of equipment, in his annual report
says that during the year sixty-fve ves-
sells we're either wholly or partially
equipped at an expenditure of 1898, $50.
WANTS LARGER FORCE.
WASHINGTON. Nov. l5.-Major Gener-
al Schofield, commanding the army, in
his report 10 the Secre tary of War rec
Ommends the increase of the military
force of the country TO 80, 600 men.
ARMY EXPENSES.
WASHINGTON, Nov 15.-Commissary
General Du Barry states in his annual
report that 81. SOC, Ole was expended for
the needs Of the subsistence department
Of the army during the fiscal year.
THE NEW FLAG.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. Secretary
Tracy has issued an order increasing
the numbcr of stars on the National
ensign and tnion Jack to forty-three.
Five new stars are added, one each for
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana,
Washington ard Idaho. The stars are
arranged in six rows the top row con-
tanning eight stars and this other FIVE
rows containing seven stars each.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
WAsHNGToS, Nov. l5.-Upon the rec
ommendation of General Miles orders
were issued Friday by the War Depart
ment directing the troops sta
toned at Forts Meade, Niobrara.
Robinson, Laramie and other
points in the vicinity Of the
threatened Indian outbreak TO
take the field at once. Lieutenant
Colonel Summer, OF the Eighth Cavalry,
has been ordered to report to General
Miles at Chicago, the purpose being to
place the former in command of the
column ordered into the field. There
will doubtless be a repetition of
the scene enacted several years ago,
when the late General Sherman massed
large force Of United States troops near
Fort Reno. Indian Territory, and thus
prevented threatened outbreak The
War Department now proposes to make
similar demonstration against the
Northern Indians and spend no time in
parleying with them.
COST OF PRINTING MONEY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE annual
report of w. NJ. Meredith. chief OF the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
shows that during the year the expense
OF printing money and other items for
the Government was sl,012g 70.
COST OF THE ARMY.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-The annual
report of the Secretary of War shows
that there were 2,Os6 assertions from
che army during the past year, against
2751 the previous year. The expendi-
lures were SAT, 357, 756. About sixty
officers were awaiting retirement.
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE second
and last session of the Fifty-frst Con-
gress convenes at IL o'clock noon on
Monday, December 1. The session
closes with the expiration of the terms
of membership in that Congress at
noon on March next.
DEATH OF AN OLD SOLDIER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-General John
C. Starkweather, the well-known brig
ade and division commander in the
Union army. died here Saturday morn
ing. General Starkweather was we'll
known in Illinois and Wisconsin. He
was a Colonel in the First Wisconsin
Regiment and afterward Brigadier GEN
eral, serving throughout the entire war.
He has been for the past fourteen
years resident of Washington. The
remains will be taken TO Milwaukee
for interment