The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-30


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our fird9 t,. ,'rN Wtul n' SIT ltusly KY,
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atone thal nVni"ci is leluislu, .. - ...
ine slsi siehnud survey oi lno tTDtntN ,W"-t
oithe oh' huulr'd.h iNei. nan Whi'n ma ireh
i9r several ynts " .q,rd uhlrt the q, gre
ton Oh me en- - ul Ehginc'iS. Iy we @ll''Is
o' inc N'fi ~ lh[lhNet anu 1tn'r on. 'I1 oi
th' Fin' las 4 1'e4 gafri,I on ting s"I l"s'
fiscal wear IN NN,i iturna org. IN. NeNeih. Ol"il,
colorado, Sow Mexico anu IoAis INC Aitt
survey VI ah1 mapl,i SIM ,5 @ go 9ilihcl,c,i 'n'
mas nEtr'ehird hptrt"An 5.NWVV sl4air Uiii'7.
Ihn r,pnH calls me altchl'uu OF 1ulkt'ss 20
thr pruhl"m, % VI, u'0l MyNpW lhli2Nr W.
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uilcl account l. given of tue progress ~ me
work To- this end. unI I"rtaE II ly james IS. Eals,
| and ol TIE sums ~ money pud To MN under
| the authority oi me uct oi ',hki N~' ,
| IN" report 90 %" Ctoi ~ Ortniu'r is ihen
referred l.. 1t .ivcs, igll nisiory 20 in. rrin,
! cipal operations oi the Ordnance irl9rlw'ht
! durlng the ycar The cry 'tion oi huildii~s ny
| the Rock Island Arscnnl n.,s been pres 'it ~
! satisfactorily under tne ciiI,ieui supery ylSi'h oil
| Major Flagl.r Or'nnr 'n lrp'is nnN' lc'h c5-
| tabiished ~ Fort II 'i1 nw l.iu. 'l, tNit l'.Nn g.
worth and Cheyenne. Thea tins Seer ;ary abs
uffUU fp the % fIf lI y
! the nppr"priHti1n Tor me mahiii tur'ol sihal
! arms. On thr lsi 81 -. ltl' Z. hr ai1-' I-
| were In store na a reserve supply .hiy ~ %
| arms OF Tho lat = model Tho uora. nil''i oi "a
large supply - I'll, so ara cannot "e over
tilitlcs is regarded ~ u prruf power Nhiri,
must enter largely n an inv rout in tor in th'
determination ~ Internal uIg. quest .1s which
may or may not lead 20 whr. lie coNduu'S;
proved Nov. ii. 1877. a Board OF ON ers ws-
| convened, hy order ~ the secretary Of War. for
| the purroso of recommending magazine luu
,or IN. military service. All persons interested
! in magazine guns werc invited 20 submit sam
| Iirs anil uppplr in person. The report ~ IA.
bparl re-oiuncnird tho Hotchkiss gun, nut
nan 'o tho Serratnry OF War has approved IN.
action oi tho B,ard nnl the expenditure. uule,
| tho lnw of 400 OOO In its manu- facturs."
| Mr.. M'CrarN also invites attention 10 tho ro
| marks of the Chinf of Ordnance upon the sub
irct ~ armnm nj oi fortif Gtlons. lie is %
| ouiufou fhit tna present annual appropriation
II sgnuNuO ftr Hrming and equipuiug th'
miiuats insufficient to provide tue arms nm
izaii'us hul Keep th' rganizod iorrcs IA prop'
caud.ul z. lI' thntcioro recommends uu ~
Tn, paymu-ter-G eu-ra recommcnls tia
such l'gls|at % be had rs will reIuire that va
. ctncie- occurring IN thc Ihy Department b
nlcl ly apl .uir'mo-i from the CAPTAINS of n
( | iine or from 81 .-e who have served a. A.
| dtioual PSuasfrrs. Special reference Is -
p ior The - lishuirui ~ the annuity scheme
% Upon "A recon. itsr'ition of the subject. Mr. Me
q Gary gives i his -muhatic approval;
| hta 4 Ian al
= total eases q death in III army during q,
: year. from all causes. as 2i6. or about u u
1000. OF these III died Of disease AMI l5o q
N"ual.,S,. IN, H. ,hraiti ,,oirt ni,S1ng
nl hrIIS,,ns roll y h' ~, vs.
~ ~ ~ Z ,, T. ~, 80, ,b ar,,,,, tn, -, q a..
rious losses during the prcvalenco of the dread
sa fH'f ta t1- o year sa'S among % the % clns Of IN
, '2C'tm.' W., linton .,j C,pf,darot. WI
s r.'.0rts ~" ~ ,,e foot6 Srrretarv saV..
1 ThS records Of tho war Of tho rebellion. botl
Cf1tun "i,,,,n, aioftlcntn,v 'rhn ,yor
Of coliscfing reports Of baitlcs hy Union roni
: ntnr,isr. vvTirh ,rar. NOT nri,,innlfy f.rwarl~
Z | 10 this office. Iaa been unrrmittingly pros.
p | entnd since tha close Of the war and a yer
IrSn,,gb H.. r,ediun, II cnrrrsnnndence Thor
r are yei some iInp"rtant reports missing. bu
D | Lnpas are antartt'usi ~ nr1,urinv thrm
e. mond M tha time NJ its capture were hrougl
y hero in 1888. and have boen carefully arranged
mo agant rrcantiv anpointad hv me- G.t
e. N,ret1- i Wri,6t has been assiduously an
o. "-i,-me, - I'1 ~ ,h 49,, H., ,,',t III
\ IN ,,,rt, tr..ting uensrs reatir5 to i6i
sil ~ rbr-,,,.b n rar-i II AMI liberaI undn,
n,ti,,i, ,rtI the S,,,, Nam n siaritai S,',iat,
VII - ,,i,n a.v.r.l ,th.T n,ssess ,rs ~ sii,,
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trHai ~ ~ tinry ~ tba v,'r The d,.nnrtmrr
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r,iI tVd1 Dn,,,i - n'sttnr sy.iamaticaily ai
o | ra",,o1 10 .',n az eInoinS action Lv Cnngrss
III a;,,obi ~ tn IL sn Ths annronrinfion
Il | 49,, Lr 80. al baVa Laap Tor pt,.nering r.
10 ,ui1i,,atinn n,,t t,r nubltshing AZ a rommenr,
10 49,, i, ~ i,,t, rsntion submit ihnt t
n tnl,vi,, Wv ,lan woniJ generaIiv he thonght Nh
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. =, That the secretary OF war De autlorlzed an
y directed To submit 10 Oohgiess, AZ ms ehrl
b convenience. the reports oi military operation
Il ana battles, arraligeu hccorllhg, 70 lhe s}uul
II mrnt ol the compiler rs approved pS TIE SecI'
q taryo Or war. ,..,.t
lhat = De hpptopIlatci 70 ttlht copl'
c for distribution 10 librarlesi &';i 10y m"mprrs
Congress, = copies lor the ire11ldehl OF W u,
e Of the Goya,rnment, 10 be distributed 10y the So
retary 81 war; anu -, copies 10 DC sou ny th
Public Printer, al small advance on Cost prlH
!. al private sale, the proceeds ol su.n salts 20
available Tor the prosecution ot me WORK
is collecting anu preparing Olher rccOrds lor pul
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