The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-09
1888, was slOo,O2l, $40 IS. The amour,

from The treasury during the fiscal year was
SS,22S, 703,543, leaving a balance of $31l,-
25S,O63 In the treasury, subject 10 requis.
ition July LIST, 1884. The secretary of war
submitted the report of chief OF engineers
as to the pract'cability OF protecting our
important cities on the seaboards by forth
fcstions and other defenses, able to repel
modern methods of attsck. The time has
now come when such defenses can be pre-
pared with confidence that they will not
prove abortive, and when the oesible re-
suit of delay in making such preparation is
seriously considered The delay seems mex
cusahle, for the most important cities, those
whose destruction or capture would be a
national humiliation. Adequate de-
lenses, inclusive of guns, may be made by
the gradual expenditure of $60,000,000, a
sum much less than a victorious enemy
could levy as a contribution. Aa appro-
pristion of about
ONE TENTH OF THAT AMOUNT
is asked to begin the work, and i concur
with the secretary of war in urging that it
be granted. The war department is pro-
ceeding with the conversion of ten inch
smooth bore guns into eight inch rifles, by
lining The former with tube of forged or
of cooled wrought iron. Fifty guns will be
thus converted within the year. This,
however, does not obviate the necessity Of
providing means for the construction Of
guns of the highest power, both for the
purposes of coast defense and for
the armament of war vessels.
The report of the gun foundry board, ap-
pointed April I'd, 1888, in pursuance of an
act of March 3rd, 1883, was transmitted to
congress in a special message of February
9Th, 1884. In nay message of March 10Th
1884, / called attention TO the recommen-
dstion oil the board that the government
should encourage the production of 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 established for the fabri-
ton of guns from such material. No
action having been taken, the board was
subsequently, re-conversed to determine
more fully the plans AID estimates neces-
sary for carrying out Its recommendation.
1t has received information which indi-
Gates that there are responsible steel man
facturers in this country who, although not
provided at present with the necessary
plan, are willing to construct the same and
to make bids for contracts with the govern
ment for the
HEAvIEsT GUNS
adopted to modern warfare. III gusran-
teed order of sufficient magnii ude, accom-
panied by positive appropriation extend
ing over a series of ye-rs, shall be made by
congress, all doubts as to the feasibility OF
the plan being thus removed, renew my
recommendation that such action taken by
congress rs will enable the government
to conduct its own ordinance upon
our own territory, and so to provide the
arms ment demanded by consider atoms Of
the national safety and honor. The report
of the secretary of the navy exhibits the
progress which has been made on the new
steel cruisers, authorized by the acts or
August 9Th, 1882, and March Sd, 1888, OF
the four vessels under contract; the Chica-
go of 1900 tons, more than half finished (;
the Atlanta, of 5000 tons has been success
fully launched and her machinery Is now
fitting the Boston, also of 5000 tons is
ready for launching, and the
Dalphine, dispatch steamer of
$4,000 tons, is ready for delivery
Certain advise criticisms upon the designs
of the cruiser are discussed by the secre-
tary, who insists that the correctness of the
conclusions reached by the adversary board
and by the department has been demon
strated by . recent developement on
sHIP BUILDING ABROAD.
The machinery of the double turreted
monitors, Puritan, Terror and Amphitrele,
for under the ACT of March Sd,
1888. is in process of construction. No
work has been done during the past year
on their armor for lack of the necessary
heN
still remains unfinished at
the navy yard in California. 1t Is recon-
mended that early steps be
and 10 provide also an armament for the
monitor, MantonOmah. The recomuen-
dations of the naval advisory board, APP
proved by the department. comprise the
of one steel cruiser, OF $4,000
tons; one cruiser OF 3,OO0 tons, two
heavily armed gunbOsts, one long cruis-
ing gunbost, one dispatch vessel, armed
with Hatehkiss cannon ones armored ram
and three torpedo boats. The general de-
signs, all Of which are calculated to get the
existing wants of the service, are now ad-
yanced, and the construction OF the vessels
can be undertaken when you grant the
necessary authority. The act OF congress, ap-
proved August DIN, 1907, aulnori1eu INC
removal to the United States, Of the bodies
Of Lieuteoant-Commander Geo. A. belong
and his companions, OF the Jeanette expe-
dition. This removal has been
SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED
by Lieuteuants Harder and Schultz. The
rem aims were taken from their graves in
the Lena Delts, in March, 1888, and were
retained at Yakuisk until the following
winter, the season being too far advanced
to admit of their immediate transportation.
They arrived at New York, February 10Th,
1884. They were received with suitable
honors. In pursuance of the joint resolu-
tons of congress, approved February 18th,
1884, navel expedition was
fitted out for the relief of Lieutenant A.
w. Greeley of the United States army and
of the marty who had been engaged under