The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-30
CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
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WAsHIS0ToS, November 29.-Chief Es.
,sy OF the Naval Bureau Of Construction
and Repair, reports the amount appropri.
,,sd for the fiscal year ls79-'s0, 81, 500, 900;
.mouu. expended, 81 400, 900. The report
liza, the present number and class OF
rs.sels comprising our navy as follows:
IN commission, steamers 20, sailing ships
! monitors s, torpedo boats 2, total 43; In
ordinary, steamers IS, sailing vessels 5,
monitors Z; receiving ships, steamers 8,
sIiIinp ships 5, monitor /; store ships,
stsIners j, sailing ships 8; on stocks,
steamers s, sailing ships l, monitors 4, iron
eisds 3; repairing, steamers 0; at the Ma
Ml Academy, sailing ships 8, monitors | /;
NPubliC Marine School, sailing ship /;
F,g, Of all kinds ct yards and stations 20;
,oiSl number OF vessels, l39. ..--
In concluding the report, Chief Estey
nyss brief inspection OF the foregoing list
oiypssels will show the necessity OF an In
S,pRse in the number OF efficient vessels
of The navy. The finishing Of five moni-
t,n and two cruising ships now com.
,peuced and the Improvement and repairs
IA The Dictator, are OF the first importance.
| pspecslully recommend the building Of
,E9 MmOred ships Of displacement, $500
TONS each, and OF three unarmored gun
b,ils having displacement OF 700 tons.
The estinEted costs OF these vessels under
,bis bureau is $500. 600, but an appro-
nri,,iDp Of only 81 500, 900 will be required
EIr the first year. The appropriations
G,ked for this bureau during the next ses.
dim Of Congress are summed up as
iolIoWs: For preservation and repair Of
yessels, purchase oil tools, materials, ETC.,
br finishing the New York and Mohican,
Isd repairing the Dictator, s., 500, 900; for
building three gunboats, and commencing
the work OH two armored cruising ships,
3l,5OOOOO; for finishing and repairing
monitors Terror, Pufiton, Amphitrite,
NUnSdnock and MiRntonowhs, So, ,l22, ,SS6.
TOTAL appropriation asked for 81, ,l22, ,S36,
Chel Shock, of the Bureau Of Steam En-
dnesriug, reports the amount appropri.
stbd for The dscal year ending June 10th,
1850 As $500, 100, and the total amount ex-
pended S794OlS. The department. under
he coguizanCe OF this bureau at several
navy yards are reported to be in good
Working condition. Commodore Jefere,
CbieI Of tho Bureau Advance, submits es-
anates for the fiscal year Of 81 and 'S2,
Iggregating 5000, 1891. He says our first
md the most pressing want Is guns OF the
IItest and most approved system. AT pref
sat our ships are principally armed with
iaoothbores or smoothbores converted
into rifles. The converted guns have
roVed very safe and efficient and use
hEser charges than baiore, the conver.
ion giving greatly increased velocity,
nlge and accuracy. The progress OF gun
construction has been so great as to reduce
USecond class the entire armament oi
nAyies in the world. But this has been so
recent that only needle guns have been
made and there Is not at this time q single
dip Sdoat armed with the latest type OF
Elective advance. He recommends the
nee ol the larger class machine guns as Of
great value against the attacks OF torpedo
aoIts.
General and Mrs. Garfield left here to-.
dly in a special car for their home. They
Eefe accompanied by Congressman Towns.
end, Of OHIO, Richard Smith, OF the Cin..
tnnStl Gd.stk, II. G. Urner, President OF
ihs Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce,
Ind Major Swan, OF the U. 8. army.
The Treasury Department to-day Issued
$4,000 silver certificates on the deposits
dgold made In New York. $780, 900 were
iaued on similar deposits on Saturday.
General Walker, Superintendent OF the
AuSus, characteriZes as entirely errone.
Vus the recently published statement that
heHoneyior the censua OF the Indians,ha
Iiy.n out, and that the work is failure.
He says one-third OF the money set
INtt for this service has been expended
md that while 1t Is yet too early to deter
nina the exact degree OF success which
Till be attained In certain directions IN
which Au effort has been made for the
tnttime to obtain important information
lepecuDg the Indien tribes and pands,
hsknows no reason TO doubt that mucn
alhe way Of valuable results will be
chained, and aaserts that no one has the
light to declare the work failure In any
lutcular.
A telegram from Berlin informs the
Me Department that the cases OF the
laeticans, naturalizsd citizens. who have
lsen arrested in Alsace and Lorraine, on
aGrges OF owing military service, has
Aeen decided in accordance with the
tlim Of this Government. The release Of
Well has been already reported, and 1t is
low announced that In his case, as well
u In the previous one Of Geters, all fines
md penalties imposed by the German
Government have been remitted. "
General Miles has arrived In this city,
aud II Is generally believed that his ap.
Polnhnent as Chief Signal Officer Of the
Amy, with the rank Of Bhgsdier;G General,
will Be a. .nounced tomorrow. ~ ~
The resident, Gen, Sherman, Secretary
Rlnsey PoAtmaster-G General Maynard,
Third Assistant Postmaster. General HaZen
and Mr. r. P. Hay es left here this evening
lSt Easton, Pa, 70 be present OF the re-
tsiication Of Pardee hail.