The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12

~ POoOS VI OILS uetnDco- - ~
for the armament of war vessels you b
report OF the gun foundry board the al
pointed April 2, 1883, in pursuance juncti
the act of March 3, 1888, was transm;. all thi
70 congress IN my annual MESSAGE if the
feD. o. 1921 1871 IN my message only s
~, i0of 0"iicu attention J, How
Inc Iecomnenualon OF the BE- e for
the production by private steel wors
the required material for heavy cam.
and that the government factories PaSsei
Tor the army and one for the no. .o.pi
should be established for the fabricat; lnssea
OF guns from such material. No acS. U
having been taken the board woS aGaA cars fl
quent1y reconvened to determine ~ oria
fully the plans and estimates necesu~. stops
for CARRYING out its recommendations }sbing
has received information which indicaJ Yin 6
mat there are responsible steel - Bis pi
factories in this country who, ~,
not provided at present with HNJ
cessary plant, are willing to construct ka@t%
same and to make bids for contracts wit III
the government for the supply of the r.
quisite material for the heaviest mt "
adopted to modern warfare, if a ouaprs1
teed order of sufficient magnitude u
companied by a positive appropriate
extending over a series of years, Shall
made by congress. All doubts as IN u
possibility of the plan being thus ~ t
moved, l renew my recommendation tn
such action be taken by congress- IN
enable the government to con54 -.
own ordinance upon its own ~territ1es$t HcH~
that go to provide the armaments 4
manded by consideration of nation Wei
safety and honor.
The report of the secretary of '
THE NAVY
exhibits the progress which has bee
made on the new steel cruisers author
lied by the acts of Aug. 9th, 1882, sxfr.
! $ '5o5 ss ; s.: ' : m ss e . 's s! '' " S& Ss &C. s1Si
Atlantic, 5000 tons. hg
been successfully launched, and his ma
chinery is now fitting. The Boston, ala
of 1000 tons, is ready for Launching Sit
and the Dolphin, a dispatch steamer
81 800 tons, is ready for delivery. Gen
tain adverse criticisms upon the desig.
of these cruisers are discussed by II
secretary, who insists that the corrat III.
ness of the conclusions reached by d. b
visory board and by the department hp ~.
been demonstrated by recent dev9h-z2& $3.50.
ments in ship-building abroaqS
machinery of the double turreted7A I0f
ors "Puritan, ''Terror'' and AN Annt,
,,no, conl,acteu lor unuer the& do '
Nv WIN i0' Dtth uOllI uf
ng the past year in their armor, for LAD Pull
)f the necessary appropriations. A four The
RSi%s unfinished il H' at the navy .
1t is recommended 1&.[V
'arly steps be taken to complete thes YOU r
'essels and to provide also an armamen Don't 81
or the monitor 's~Miantonomoh.'' TIKI Dinner
recommendation of the naval advisor
'oard, approved by the department
omprise the construction of one se Yum
ruiser of 4 800 tons, one cruiser of 800 Yum
ons, two heavily armed gunboat4 OD
lght cruising gunboat, one dispatO We;
rmored ram and three tornedo bost. DRAFTED
he general designs, all of which areeI. very !
ulated to meet the existing wants ofhs keep t
.ervice, are now well advanced. andtsxx If the
of the vessels can be urA &GgM tn
iken as soon as congress shall or ~N Vt
authority. x6T
H ARCTIC EXPLORERS.
The act of congress approved August, n
nited states of tba hodios of 7 ;outoosn trouble
ommander De Tono and b;c comnqn. #procee
ms. of the ss.Jeanneffe,, exnedifnnh which
his removal has been accomplish era4cs
ieutenants HARDER and Scheutze - TIN u. Roc
mains were taken from their grave i terribl,
e Lena delta in March, 1888, and wer |'Findi
at Yakutsk until the %followin; cines t
inter-, the season being too far advance purcha
admit OF their immediate Transporting which
!; z 70 ,. d 5ssS, @ T sSss. q they ssT were as.1 3 Co. IL
joint resolution of congress-, apr,
bruary 10, 1884, a naval expedite Last
: nlteu ouI ioI .ne reLei oi LleutenaA Forepa
i of the party who had been engaged oon
ns at Tadv Frankiin bav The aes Tallma
SISTED of the steam sealer ssThAs. III. CT
in England; the "B4r. My Il
chased in St. Johns, N. F., and th Forepa
llert,' which was generously Din nal,
led by the British government. Pm .
rations for the expedition wG Is Z
,mptly made by the secretary of We
Wy, with the active cooperation of B patient
of war. Commander Goe. xCer Pic
was placed in command f'A" =
and Lieutenant w. H.. Nm chaH q
command of the 'tBear.' IE -o"vu
rhetis' was entrusted to Commadq nculci
0 was assigned tbe sunerpI ing out
dency of the entire expedition cuniar.
mediaeely upon its arrival at Upes Dlscov'
Tx the fleet began the dangerous "a u .ltient
ion of Melville bay, and, in sfs Xsil.
ry obstacle. reached Littleton 49, urimps
June 22d, a fortnight earlier than al tise on
sci had before attained that point. CmE,s tinloni,
same day it crossed over to ,Ssdica
where Lieutenant Greelo<
other survivors of his party were High
cred. After taking on board the H. single
and the bodies of the dead tbe relied cards, b
,s sailed for ST. Johns where they their ma
we'd on .Jnne 17tb. Tbev w,ars .Aeir me
received at Portsmoua -
,n va A stS iSs, ana al New ionTSs.A Often C
led Of tba fnrnan liz ~ oou asS NM II dific
,rs were mt On sboro ~ uarrr', inveter
nd and. with tbe evcention ~ on, new an
oh was inferred in the National GENE. let, ref
=, they were forwarded thence TO tb three-c
ination indicated by frlendsn TsH MCfica