The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-12-04

Synopsis Of tho Annual Report Sub.
mitted BY Secretary Robert
T. Lincoln.
A Statement Of Expenditures, Appro.
priatiotis, and Estimates
for the Year.
Condition Of tho Army Rivers and Har.
bom Ordnance Signal Service
The Greedy Party.

The annual report II tho Secretary Of War
the s'a ST Ss, ssr June ~" ,. 70 h.se sssa
j. ialloNa salafi,a, ehn,haent expenses. and
poata.s. ss,ifp,A,se: hilli.trl estshlish,nent,
ianle M" Nun ,a"ivS,ns river and narbof i'm.
psovememta, Au,.es,h-s NJ; miscellaneous oh.
ierts, tsssdoGAan toll. s,.-,.STasl which
,'om tho Treasa'". hn, rrsiiicd under TIC ia
OF March 4, tsin, to tho Subsidized Pacific Rail.
teaaa Tor Transportation services rendered tho
SSr ssSss Ts. s sas ssr 's t he sa,ra.
Tho \, Ersr,aih.s " .s.| Year ending ,,,m
snnr ~ ssA metc =, io,aws' ssMfis s. q snn.in-
envy. Az, TN I'M MT rahlis works, Including river
sSa ss II s,,. , S. i ! s %.srsl
The estimate. tyr tho ,ssa. Yea, ra"'ns Juno N
and nsr anS ms military .s,ss
hsfths Utilize sthkss tne'a tinu river and hArhor
inprn, cntents, AMI haA seAecast fortineations,
@ y. m'ss'''srn ns u G y, ~. nss.
year isSa sse he,nw thoae for isss will rev exa
erp,'ens, tho prmcies! increase being for forth.
sS. and a. o .sas yo s, O. ss".
Home for Disabled soldiers. slaa.o,s
The reports .af military commanders show an
unprecedented quiet aMuna Tho Indians, there
having hevh vncttrd turing the year no ,lis.
tnrhanee IL cause the tiftnw ~ n single musket.
The rcticv ot concentrating thu many small
trpntisr ontnostS In lafsef permanent stations,
which tho rapid extension u RAILWAYS has made
feasible, has brew continued a. FAR IN tho Ap.
rerria'iess Tor hatr,ek. ssa quarter. would
greatly Increased eennomy Of sarph and the
/ Improvement. If military discipline.
The superintendent VI the Military Acaiessv
At IVES, Point reports an Improvement IN the
tome ami discipline ~ the eosns, and tho Sccrc.
tary leco,nmrndS the rtgil enforcement OF III,
s,aa,. which ls.h,ai,, the .s,ara 70 the sead.
or conduct, except anon the recommendation .,
the Academic noart lilo recommends, also
tina, professor 4 law :, the sane rank and
charge vi tho instruction IN legal principles now
given al the academy,
The Interest amans the students IN schools
hS the forty eiitcers assigned to this work by
tho tepSrthaent Ii steadily increasing. Out ~ 4
total sesss :, AZ Az, I, nes snn .,
artillery drills during the last wear
The Secretary fecummends that thirty five
WARS q h,an.shls and faithful service IN ,ns
tired list, and that the term " enlistment b,
reduced nom five To three wears a-A means o
seasms The aamsst q f. a,ssr.,sn. 81 men ma,
for the service and the contemplation Of tn,
present contract " enlistmcna
The acting judy as Aasssats General rsrnrt'
during the YEAR Ia IN a.ass which h an increass
over last wear Of sass number III convictions 10,
s,aS,s, s II s SS,ns |. am =,
increase ossr last year OF i,esa, making tota
increase u trials by cearts.marttal OF i.aeo
sa aS'ss a - s asa a S se s rnns s am
~, tSSa laANS
The ivpeys II the Qaas,crmastcr General,
las, nsesi war ,esrc ssmstssa in the Treasury
| a. balances applicable to expenses OF PRO,
| wears, the sum Of i,sas,s saei There was ap
asaas ~ t ss military ,na rSs,s and
/ for read To National Cemetery at Chastanoo4A
/ Tenn, The balance unarawn on the y III 81
luns, lsss, was q, las,SsasL
fhc report ii tho comm,sssrs General .,
/ Subsistence shows total expenditure the las,
tsesl YEAR vi SSsls,sss ~ IT which Si,aoa !.
Ss ss anu Il ~ y s sSs,S sS to Mes W
This il hsllesed ~ he tho emily SUM lost to IN
TrSs>mss hy the dishonesty Ut any nessoa in
ssa LA II dishonesty aas,ss the ' presca, al
mlNi>tssssen, the snsas emaessled have hecs
ressesei U the s@htN apprens,asesi by Con
! ., the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, ssse,s,s,s
MAS expended en rho ohio aud its tributaries,
/ anu sis~s> A.. "a the Mississippi. leaving an'
The total namesr Ut official demands upon
+ the division ot NNests and rsnssens during III,
WAR sas Mtoensst,ea ~ to the cause Of death II
p,al reSres,ls II tavaisds WAS essas, heanc sssS,
less than the number II similar applications
aaslaS the previous wear laelsdsnc the ss,ss:
Ill the tsss n~eal war the total number OF cases
10 he aisreset ~ MAS s>sa
81 the new esScs, S,stawese rexeaved from IN,
CammtsSsoaes ~ Pensions, A.S> nam the Adsa'
taas oenersl ~ the Asmy, and No frem mtscel.
lahsaNS sa0rSvS>
RepsNs hsss seea Furnishes. u the proper aa'
the Commissioner ii hasssa~, 49, - the Aa
intSa, oeNesSl> AMI "a IL miscellaneous april
esnss, lesslnS S>sa GASES u lie Searched ans
rspofscl On, In addition II the aumhcr OF ~
pesss sease stated a. furnished the Commits
~suaes ct Tensions i,arN have hesa nsvisAsea Ans
furnished II the sane eaaeer by the admits
uatlxv anti miscellaneous branch IT the ossssa
MsS,ns = total es ss.ssN sceests IN icassca case
furnished aassas The war
The tseavsal In his report, accounts
serrssassl eSasasssaes that esaesrs as tn
array he psrMtsses 10 furnish the bends u 40
Spasoyed guaranty cNsslsas,
The chief u engineer shows the assecns neSes
shy IL hsSMaiaS al ense the construction Q
exaSss aessa>esS Steel tarts and tarsetS 10 scsIs
gems which send lrascesslc wvssasnS te'
asse ike sans, Win machinery 10 load an,
manipulate tnessa, sSnnos I've butt IN The time u
easesaN would gssr After the cessation II a,ese
The lSslsaes in the Treasury July /. isss 10
lnpsesiaS Asatsoss AM stNsss ~as SlssNsl. sta,S
Tie amount Appropriated far IN NaS N,sia
Ma S~ss~eN "A, keastax Aalsacc ~ SAiis,
s>ssss IN the 1ses>asy aaS /. ISL % the L,
l4sesS enumerated in thu river and harhos NJ
worthy II Improvement During the year end
ing SesNs> \ l>ss, the channel III the South las
NJ tho Mississippi River WAS maintained aaas
tNs maintenance al the rass and $sasssa In anses
ess va the 81 ,sNssss sys aises w&S latd Mr., Had
making thn total sxlsaassase Tor the isnrross
asent - the latter DATE SAosA"a -
The SECRETARY asSws Coasse~S 10 make iii
! sFal saa permanent appropriations se,tae crs
nance del sssaasas tor the purchase Of ga
vassS, tn sassacemsns ~ helaS fairly rcmane1
ssel tor oaslSyS nex~Ssss II calSrge the
plants satssseatls 10 l,sossase steel in masses
construction The manufacture and test
/ experimental gua~ will require te0g ~ n,
, Wa = sna rscsar. alton by 'oasrcs> IN NAL
ias this afAFsss Gastloa Sai vSsa hlSaanS Govern
. Meat gaa fsvtarses ~ Sccasv within reasons
Tile slsae essivteas satsas =; saass de:ens
hatias this Congressional action, The aep&r
saeas j. psacee<ttaN with the CONVERSION
savash~essss suas into RITES nfss will ec TIN
, converted this war.
The sv&l and entsgasse II the areeas rels
T expedition rscvsse the highest commendssio
sMd y sssosuGs uesea>e u entered AGAINST q
ASSERTION II the chief signal offcer thar aft
the arrival a. the Pveseas party At 81. John
Sxps. IL i~~s there was stu time to send sui
caens eeiet To send al expedition with such IT
/. tsgasson A. e0uaa I've made alter the mtssale
} September, the Secretary thinks, would hs
hesn Practically useless hrsons whose exp
rssace and SsnaNs give their opinions wcig
0 ~yre uussalieSi BY the Secretaries ot War ~
= The Nass, and tA@ conclusion reaSh.sl that n
, tlsf mesi favorable conditions = seSssa co0
not have Gese further naftA that Ssasoa Tn
ls~rnasiA. loant ssN miles fruan lastlsts
Z Island. Nhleh distance Is impossible Tor hoa
n CT ~AcA-e~~
Tie isn;xs~Slhs.lss of Overcoming tho sissscs
: tits uf ansskc travel by laaa Was isla
Y tFatsi hs the fact tnat iwo~thassis OF the Gree
PARTY starved To death Al Care Saline with
pounds os aeat untouched a. CAPE Isabel
thirty miles distant, and - r~sions Al IAtiles'
Island, ahNn1 the same distance. Int sepzfas
hs smiths Nauna. Commander Sehles. Of i
ssrrxasy exr edition. Ia his ofsseasi res.r1 20 4
d. navy department. said: In view Of the dssass
tu the I-aas Franklin H2s expedition nj c.
= SAisine. and the conclusion of the departme
IT lat Asar that IL was amFas stieatie 10 ~smd q
q other vessel north after tlae hantaes return
~ JnEns. SRI. IL fsssk. with the report OF
loss If rhe fruuea<. would stat that the -
= winter ia Melville lay Ma the most severe e
. ssFal reed Tor thirty wears
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