Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-07


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uhieb has 0perated 50 beae1siaily 10
auF Navy DepaFimant e. veil e. n
soms branches 81 TIE army.
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Ihs sa53set of aoast oefenses and
foEtiHcattoug has haau fullY and oars-
fully tEsatsd b ths Bard on EoFlidaa-
tigu, whose report vas submitted Is the
ianl session 81 Congress-, but Ne con.
a1E1eEIun woEk Of ne kind Fs8ommend-
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inq tae1 yaar from the iaek 81 1pnFopFi-
ationa gof sueh parp0ses. Ths 80 eS-
leg eondition Of car sea ooaat and lard
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ausinatiGnB made m1as oonwiuas a Ell
that esrtniB Of oar oisias nnrsad 8 ths
Fepof9 of lhe Beard ooala b fortified,
and that w0Ek o. the most important 81
these forfiaoatious ehouId Be- com
nleneed e. once. Ihs WORK ms been
thcEcmghlg ogazidered and laid oua, ~
TIE eeoFotafy Of War reports, buf al 4
delayed N default OF congressional 40
ton. Tbs absolute necessity, JUDGED b
al standards Of pFudanoo and foresight.
Of CIR preparation for az effeotual re-
aistancs against the aEmored ahiua and
sleel guns Of modaFn construction which
may threaten ths cities on oar coasts, 6
20 apparent that hops effective steps
viii y taksn il that diEsnfion immedi.
ataly. The yaiaahle aud Suggestive
iEeatment % thiA question b ms score
tagF Of War u earnestly recommended
70 The 0onsideF&sicn Of Congress.
TIE APACHE CAMPAIGNS.
II September and Oosobsr last shs
hostile Apaohes, who. aadsr the leader
ahip Of 0sronino, hid for eighteen
nonths been on the war path, and
daring thai time had committed manv
mafdezR end been The oausa Of constant
terros W the nelllors OF Arizona, anr-
rendered 70 General Miles. she military
eommandeF Whe succeeded General
Greek IN the manaqanent aud dfreotion
Of their pursuit. Under the terms Of
their surrendsF, - then reported, aud
n view Of the understanding which this
mugdeFoGs savage eeemed % entertain
Of the assurances gwen them, Il was
considered best 20 impgison them 10
auoh q mannor as 20 prevent their en-
RA4inR u sucA oatFaRes aRain, instead
Of trying them for murder. Fort Pick
ems having been selected as 5 safe plaos
Of confinement. all the adult males we're
sent father, and will Be closely guard
ed e. prisoners. In the meantime the
residne Of she band. Who. though still
remaining np0n the reservation, were
regarded a. unsafe and suspected OF
furnishing aid 20 thnss on the war path.
bad bsen removed 90 Fort Marioa.
Tia women and larger children Of TIE
hostiles we're aiso taken there, and ar
fanRementG have been made for putting
the children Of proper aga in Indian
schools.
The Nasal Departments.
The report Of the Secretary Of the
Navy contains detailed raDoFt az tbe
condition % bis department. with sroh
e statement Of the ASTON needsd 10 i'm.
prove ne same ~ should CHALLENGE ~
earnest ettention Of 0anefesa.
TIKI srRxSoTH or THn NAv1.
The present navy Of the united states
aside from the ships IN course % cen
glfuellon, consists Of: -Fourtaen
slnRie tlfssaaea monitofa. noae Of which
arr 81 The present time Ia 4 seFVioaabla
condition he batteries Of thess ahips
are Obsolete and they can aniv Be Pnl1sd
apou As auxiliaFy ahips ii harbor -.
tense, aud then only alter saoh Al ~.
pendtaFe apon them a. MIGHT not -
deemed tasiidahle.
+ ceocnd-FJvs fourth rate vesssla Of
sraall TONNAGE, only enc Of vhiob vas
deaiRned ~ . var vessel. and an AZ
which are aaxiiisry merely.
Tsird--E Wenty-a seven cruiEinr ahipa.
three Of which are buiIi 81 iron 81 mali
tonnage, and twenty- fanr Of wooa. or
these wooden vessels. u h estimated 81
TIE Chief Of Construction af The Nav.
that only three will Be aervioeahle b.
yand q period Of slx years, q which
ume y may ~ said that % tie present.
naval force nothing worthy the nams
viii main.
AAA AAN NEAoAtNs
an the vessais7aathoriEea hesesofore
are undeF contract OF n coarsa o. con
slrnetion. exeeps The aguoFed shipa. re
tor-psdo and dynamite boais aild ~
cruiser. AZ 70 the last o. thee. the biis
we're In excess af the limits axad ~
OonareeA The construction Ia the
unitsd staias % aFmof ana Gun eel 4
q Qnesaian which ID aoems nacaaanFv e
oettie a. Al early day, 4 TIE arraoreS
var vessels ere 10 b CONSISTED Win
these materials Of homa nanufactnre-
THIS has been tie sabisct af inVeSiiVs.
ton b tWo Special Commiatsaa az O~n.
Rreee within the last three years. The
report Of TIE FonndFy BOARD. a. fhe
beard ca FeEii1catio1a. made il Jan
naEy last. and the FepoFi % the 500,
COMMITTEES q the ~ Houaes rnaie a
TIE last ssAsian of CoaEreaa have sntiFalr
sxhAastea The sab sot, 80 far a. ugviinf
naFy Investigation b involved. and IN
the@a Feeommendations tkev Ara snb--
setntaailY agreed. that In tie event ~,
teo preaeat tnviiAtioa % The DeuaFtmTrt
les bids % furnish saoh Of this uaatnrial
~ noe aathoFtssd, sAaH fail . induee
domestic manafeeiareFe % 1naerlnks
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otess sseps are taken By CanrFsss a. -
coaatng session, TOE Seeretary oanteua-