Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-13

may devise.
THREE PER CENTS
The 3 per cent bonds OF the Government IN tf,ss
amount OF more thsn 500 O03 COO have siIles nv
las 81 a. message been redeemed by the Treas
NY. LAs ponds Of thar issue SIN Outstanding
amount 20 9 little over 500 OooH0O eIort o'r7s--
IoutLn o1 which VIII be retired through the opera-
t0Is "a ---s SINKING Iund during the coming year.
NATIONAL BANKS.
AS these bonds SIN CONTINUES the chief bssts for
the cLreulatlou9of national banks. the Question
Of how . avert the contraction OF tie e1Irenev
caused By their retirement is one Of ConfsTfIT m
Creaslng Importance. It Seems Ia - Nv
conceded that the law governing tbSf 777effer
eZacts nom the banks exeessiVe- seerritV e1S5
that upon their present. bond deDosits & I1r5r Oh
culatlOn than = now allowed may Be rTanted
with safety. hope mat dc On vbieF, 9p-sSs.5
the Senate at the last sasion peFT1ittine tha ie
Otnotes equal 70 the fses value of de deDoeifad
bonds, VIII commend itseif 70 he er55roSsi 81 ne
House Of Representatives.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
1nthe expenses Of the War Department. the Sec
rotary reports e decrease Of more than S9.OOOOOO0
OF which reduction 10000 vas efeeted in the
expenditures for the riVeTs and hsrbon 81 zoo Ca
IN expenditures for the QGartermasterss Depart
mentt out SIDE Of that Department the annual
expenses Of ell the Army Bureaus proper (eEceDt
possibly the Ordnance Bureau5 are substantially
charges which cannot be materially diminished
without g change In the numerical strehglh OF the
army. The expenditures In the QuGrtermaster's
Department can readily be subjected to admins
tratlYes discretion, and &c is reported by the Sec
rotary Of War that as aE5sult Of exercising such
discretion on reducing the number OF drought
ing and caring forsuch animals is now S706,O6590
less taan Il was in 1882
The reports OF the military commanders show
that the last year has been notable for its entire
freedom rom Indian Outrages.
OKLAHOMA.
In defiance Of the Presidents Proclamation of
July LIST, 1884, certain tntruders sought 70 make
settlements In the Indian territory. Ihey were
promptly removed by detachment Of troops.
ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM.
During the past session Of Congress a bill to pro.
vide for q suitable IRE proof building for the
Army Medical Museum ana the Library OF the
Surgeon Generals Office, received the approval Of
the Senate. Atsimilar BILL reported tayorably 10
the HOUSE OF Ese3Iea!lJd ayes Dy yS % us COM
mittees is still pending before that body. 1t is
hoped that, during the coming session. the meas
ure may become law, ana mat thereafter lInLn-
diate steps may be taken to secure place OF safe
deposit for these valuable COLLECTIONS now IN a
state OF insecurity
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
/ The funds with which the works for the im-
prOVement Of rivers and harbOrs were prosecuted
during the past year were derived from the appro-
priatiOns Of the act Of August ID 1884, together
| with such few balances as were on hand from
! previous appropriations. The balance in the
Treasury subject 70 requ1sltlOn July Isl 1873, was
SIC OIL 1885. The amount appropriate during
/ the fiscal year 1884 was $l3, e63i6.27r and the
/ amount drawn nom the Treasury during the MS
/ cal year was S. 225 70354, leaving q balance OF
81 258 063 in the Treasury subject TO reauiiLiOns
/ July LIST 1854
NOTIFICATIONS.
/ The Secretary Of War submits the report Of the
Chief Of Engineers as to the practicabiJy Of pro-
tecting our Important cities the seabOards by
Ratification and other defenses able to repel the
! hnodern methods of attack The time has now
/ ZONE when such defenses can be prepared WI ID
! confidence that they viii not prove abOrtiVe, and
when the possible result Of delay in making such
preparations IS seriously considered, delay seams
.nexcusable For the most Important cities, those
whose destruction or capture would be National
humiliation. adequate detensess inclusive Of guns,
may be made by the gradual expenditure OF
enemy could levy as a contribution. An app O.
priatiOn OF about One-tenth Of that amount Is
Er1ga N hoe he Vrnu
Secretary Of War In urging that II be granted.
CHANGING TEE GUNS.
The War Department. Is proceeding with the
conversion Of ten-inch smOOth-bore guns into
gight1nch rifles by lining the former with tubes
of forged OF Of cOiled wrought iron. Fifty guns
will be thus converted within the year. This,
ing means for the construction of guns Of the
highest power. both for the purposes Of coast
'defensess and Tor the armament OF war vessels,
THE GUN FOUNDRY.
The report OF the Gun Foundry Board, ap.
pointed april 2 1888, In pursuance OF the act oil
March 8, 1888, was transmitted to Congress in g
special message of February 1884. In my mes
sage Of March o. 1884, called attention 10 the
ment should encourage the production by private
steel works of the REQUIRED material for heavy
cannon and that two Government factories. one
for the army and one for the Navy, should be es
tabIished for the fabrication of guns from such
material. No action having been taken the Board
was subsequently recOnYened to determine more
IuIIy the plans and estimates necessary
Z
It has received information which indicates tina
/ there are responsible steel manufacturers in thi
! country VINO aLtnougn not proYlded at present.
Wa necessary pI anus eE 9lltAns 70 eonstruc
the same ana TO make bids Tor contracts with the
, Government for the supply OF the requisite mate
al for the heaviest guns adapted to modern war
/ Fare II q guaranteed order Of sufficient magn1
kude, accompanied by a positive appropriation
kxten dina over series of wears sfsil ~ made b7
COngIess. All doubts as 10 the feasibility of tn
? plan being this removed, renew my recon
imendation that s6ch action be taken by Congress
nj l q HHaanr
own ordnance upon its own territory and 50 Il
provide the armament demanded BY cOnsidera
OF the Secretary of the Navy exhibits the prOgreE
which mas been made on
: THE NEW STEEL CRUISERS,
authorized by the acts Of August 8, 1882, and
MarCn 3, 1888; of the four vessels under contract
! the Chicago, Of $500 tons, is more than hal
nnlshed5 the Atlanta 900 tons, has been success
the Boston, also Of 900 TONS is ready for launch
Ing, and the Dolphin, a dispatch steamer Of so
clzims upon the designs Of these cruisers are dis
eussed by the Secretary, who insists that the cor
rectness Of the conclusions reached by the AdVis
~ BoaIu ana Dy me De parILnenEs mas been dem
Cnstrated by recent developments in ship build
ing abroad. The machinery of the double tuErstec
Jracted for under the act Of March g 1888 Is I'D
/ proc IS Of construction. No work has been don
Cu1lLlg the past year on their amor Tor lack O
necessary appropriations. A fourth monitor, the
/ MOnadnOck, still remains unfinished at the Nav
laEu "a C'il1Oi4lla II l recommended tlas early
steps be taken 20 complete these vessels and %
Provide also an armament for the monitor Man
tOnoinen. Inc reconnIns ndaEons OF the EsVal
Advisory Board approved by the department
/ comprise the construction of one steel cruiser ID
45JO tons, one cruiser OF 5000 tons two heavily
armed gunbCats one long cruising gunboat, one
1 dispatch vessel armed with HOtehklE9 cannon,
one armCured ram and three q Fledo boats. The
general designs. all of which are calculated %
meet the existing wants OF the service. are nov
well advanced ana the construction Of the YES
sells can be undertaken as soon ag you shall aranf
the necessary authority
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
The act of Congress approved August 2, 1882
/ authorized the removal to the United States OF
the bodies Of 1deu5euamt-Commaude Geo. w.
belong and his companions, Of the Jeaunetta
expedition. This removal has been successfully
accom- lished By Lieugenauts Harber and Schultz.
The remains were taken from the Lena delta iu
March 1855 and were retained Ct 8akuisk until