The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-14
WAaHiNGFjE.
CONTRASTING coNaRsssMEn
Wks want 10 80 Behind tho Eetutna--
Report On ths CenOlticn Of the
Army--Cona 6ere SsSara 0a
tbs Nav What lite Needs
arS---ApP Iintmests.

WAsgINGToN, Nov lS.-Cammodor,
Montgomery secsra, chi5f Of the bu-
raau OF ordinances of thu navy dspars.
y eut, In hts nuaGsl report to the see
retSr, OF the navy, submits estimso
Tor expenses of me nsXy hscsi ve3r.
which glSccs thcm q, 81 l6S S42
Among tta itsmg are iNei, to.
uateriglr, lcOoc, POt.eTies, neN
yres for ak ships new In service TO
ware the general Grmnm NJ OF tug
| navy, NithuOdorU secondary D3.terlss
aut small alils, proof OF EsvAl gnt-
Sud their 9ppeaisges, sud tho eats0-
| lishMeuG q proving ava rangira
gcoupdE, SIP ,750; $3.50 00O is askeG So.
tne geoSrul expenses ot the
to-rSdo boss snt euto-Mo
nile tosped0es; Se010O0 for ordnance
unf f., 1896 eco tor outn. for ihe eGri-
tsn, Terror, Awphrituute ard &0uA-
d noc, $S7 81 for tte armament ut
fuur new vessels authorized a. the lGtt
session az Congress,
Then follows the report OF the ge'
suits OF trials OF caunoC and expert
menta with ioreiyu ard dsmasiic pow
dsra, showing favorable 70 ulia from
American powder; experiments
with shells sr0 reported, among theui
that OF contToliaG this action OF KAN
eoas0a ghcu Usad in aFmor-piayGis >
shell. with Eucess. Uuder tho hsatl ip !
arm nnout nj uev yvEsQls tbo ruplr,
has the iull0wiuR:
Since tho laat rap0r, Avs 6Injk and
,wo inch breeCA-loaii 4, high power
steel guns h2vo beuu completed a. IN.
ordGauco department Of the Washing
ton navy >Erd, and are noW
IA tDc naval advance prov
Ing ground, where hey perform
satisfactory work, and ssy
ersl will DO mounted th,
Atlanta when ready TO reaeiv,
lhem. Nineteen sets Of steel forging
tor 6-iuch here's, made by tbs hid
vSio steel company passed inspection
leaving one set stiU 10 30 delivered
or the two priyatH works eudar COO
re, TO machlne sniah and assemble
iorsiaRa turaishsd BY the Su
rear, the South Boston iron wurh
leoslyed six tst5 Of 6 inch fargipSs
I enJ tao W0tG Point Foundry aea3aia
factory prcgreas, and Will hav
scvsrNl G.nch guns finished bsfot
/. long. Flrgiugs for { Inch guns, {
be mSehinsd by ;bsns Gompanies, il,
9r-lved lroR Sir JCseph Whit worth 4
o ca, Msucseatsr, EAglsud, aud III
two additional chase rings fo
each 6-mcA gun OF th
A'lauts END Boatua have recantl
Dssn *rdGrsd from tho Midvai5 S.ue
company are yot TO ha received, aige
Trich tnesa gnHs can be speedily fl
n IshoO,
y The hroad-siSo oarrisg1F tor The A.
e lsnts aud Rotior are 81 iniBhej, an
d the 8LrslsJIe carriages are beia
n pa7hea 80 rapidly ab p0sslsls. Con
msuCer Sscard says:
"tGe thi ed-rete ships last built vi
- Jnoa sea boats, ans Ia the s,loht la
b. DprtHut rGspectA good example
81 tho hsst olgss OF wooden v0ss sl
They Will lGy. some yoars, and mus t /
p depended upon 10 do moss 81 the woi
% OF tho navy until ssatficisnt mum b,
Il Of tkd new ships arc bul
II Rppesrs dssirGo!a tn
u they shonld receive msdsl
=, srm9nent ss tho impressi,
~ tnsy produce without &c lie sligl
~ Tiers .re eight Of tho class reterrei ,
- TINT mo hurssu mas submitted og
mates tor Elk, assuming that two IA
:" become nerviceGblo bsfors the Erm
. | mCu1 cbUtU % pfopSfdu,"
the report smbodies . Iattor yro
=. tho inspector OF ordnance IN cher
:" OF cho proving ground Vt AnuRoDlt
= sgitius forth tho uuncitihilitv ~ y
- position for proving gToupd, aud {
&" burssu caused tO be madO to suI
msbile torp3dOss ON tss dosigu OF Ga
v tA's Il. hOwell, Uoit,d States nav
T',Rls wore made with two iu /
. petumsc and NowpOrt harhor, shn
o ing thai they possess yaluabls ana
~ lee. Thu purchase OF syiu turps
" suSJ 'rom celebrated In,ser anro,
as q model, ia egein ursed.