The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-07

ceTLlln o. our e o. named ~ the report OF
the board should be ( rtif 4. and that work
on The most impo tsnt Of these fort fcaiiots
thou d be commenced At once Thu work
mas been th roughly considered and laid out,
the -~toretaiy Of " ar reports, but is delayed
in e Ault Of rongras ional action. The bb-
solut necessity, JUDGED By all standards Il
prudence md tore igbt OF our preparation
for IN effect al resistance again the ar
mored sbirs q d steel guns and mortars Of
modern construction
WHICH MAY THREATEN TIE CITIES
OF OUR COASTS
Is so opparent tina. ! hone effective steps will
be taken in that dir ctiOn Immediately The
valuable and suggestive I eatment f this
question hy tn Secretary Of v 1T Is earnestly
commended 70 I G consideration OF the Con-
gross. in September and OetObe- last
THE HOSTILE AP ACHES,
who, under The Leadership Of Geronimo, had
for eighteen months be n on the warPath,
and du ing thai tic Q had com nitIed many
murders ant heen the cause o. constant ter;
rors 10 the settlers Of rZ ma, surrendered
to Gen Mil 8, the military commander Who
succeeded Gen. Crook in the management
aud direction Of their pursuit Under tho
tern Of their surrender. Ss then reported
and in view oft e understanding
WHICH THESE NUMEROUS SAVAGES
seemed to entertain Of the as urancss given
them IL vas considered best to imprison
them, in snch manner as 10 prevent the r eyer
eng. ging In Hrch outrages again. Instead OF
trying them FIR murder, FOri Pickens hav-
i'm been selected as a safe place Of ~coDine-
ment all to adult males were sent thith.r
and will be closely guarded as prisoners. In
the meantime the residue Of the band, who
though still re- aiming upon the reServat, on
wefe regarded as unsafe and suspected OF
furnishing id to tn Sc On the Warpath, had
been removed t. Fort Marion. The woman
AID larger children of the h~Ostiles were, also
taken there, and arrangements have been
made for pu ting the children Of proper age
in Iud an schools.
THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE NAVY
contains a detailed exhibit of the condition
If his department with suoh a stateme t OF
the act on need d to improve the fame as
| should challenge the earnest attention of
Con- ress. The present navy of the Unit d
States, aside from the ships now In course OF
construction, consist of:
First-Fourteen single turrcted monitors,
none Of which are in commissiun nor { the
present lims serviceable. The bs' teries Of
these Oh ps are 0bsOl to. ard they can only
he relied npo as auxiliary ships in baIbor
defeu SO, and then sfte such an expenditure
upon them as might not BIO deemed justi-
Etcond-Five fourth rate vessels Of small
tonnage, only one of which was designed as
a war vessel, and al OF which are auxiliary
merely
~Third-Twenty seven cruising ships, three
of which are built of iron of small tonnage,
and twenty-four OF wood
0fthese wooden vessels it is estimated by
the Oh Of Constructor of tine Navy that only
| three will be seTvioeable beyond a period of
six years, AT which time it may be said hat
of the present naval fol. nothing worthy
the name will remain. All the vessels here
to ore authorised are under contract or in
course Of %c0nstru tion except the armored
| ships. the torpedo and dynamite boat and
on o uiser. As to The last of these the bids
were in excess of the ! nit liked ny Congress-.
The production In the United I ties o ar
NOR and sun steel . a question which it
seems necessary to set le at az a,ly Gay, II
the armOred war vesse $ are to be completed
with tho;s maieri lsof hon ma ufo% etures;
this has been he subj ct OF investigat on by
two boards and by two %special committees OF
CONGRESS within the last three years.
THE REPORT OF THE GUN FOUNDRY
BOARD }
IN 1884. of the Board on Fortifc cato 1a m de in
January last. an he reports o. the select
com mittees Of The two houses made at the
last session Of ConsresS, have entirely ex
haustet the subject so ar as preliminary in
vest,gstinn Is involved, and in their recon-
mendations they are substantially agreed.
IL the ev'nt toat the pre.ent invitation Of
the department T "a nids to furnish such Of
lis material as is now authorized shall fail
to ind oe domestic manuf otutets to Inder-
take the i'Tee expeni tue required to pre-
psro 'or this new manufacture. and no other
steps are taken by CONGRESS at its coming
session. I ececfeiary contemp ates with dis
Ratis ct.on the necessity o obtsinings abroad
the armor and the gun steel for the author
iEe ships. 1t would seem desirab Q tn u the
wants of the army aud The navy i, this re-
9 I'd shou d he reasonab y . ct, snd that by
uniting their contracts such induoement
might be offered as would resu I in occurring
the domestioAtion OF these important in
t~eres,s,
THE AFFAIRS OF THE POSTAL SER.
show marked and gratifying improvement
and lite transactiOna an condition are
given in the repor Of the Postma ter General
which will be laid be ore you. The re luctiOn
o toe rate Of lett . stage in 1883 rem
der ng the postal revenue ina 0 Iuate to
sust in the expenditures and business de-
pre- scion also contr butinR, resu ted IN an
exec s of loss tor the fiscal year ended June
80, 1885, OF eight aud One-th I'd millions Of
dollar; an additional check upon receipts by
dub ing tue measure OF wei ht in rating
sealed oprrespenhence and dimin 'shing one
hall the charge for new spaper carriage was
witn the be inni G of the past q cal year.
Will the constant demand -four territorial
devel pDent and erO Ning pOpulat on Tor The
extension and increase o, ma lac litiss
and machinery NC IS tates steady annual
advance in cutlays, and the car full o N
OF q year ago upon the rat 4 OF eXpeudi-
ture then existil 6 cont, mp ate th9 una
void ible au menta ion OF the dehcit noy
10 the last fical year by nearly 50, 900, 0O6,
the anticipated revenue for the last year
failed Of real.zaiiln by bout 1000, but
pope. measures Of economy have so eats-
that the total deficiency in fact fell below
that Of 1885, and at this time the incr sase of
revenue is gaining in ratio over the in
crease Of cost, demonstrating
THE SUFFICIENCY OF TIE PRESENT
RATES OF POSTAGE
ultimately TO sustain the seryice. This ia
the more pleasing b cause our people enjoy
now both cheaper postage proportionsbly to
distan Q and a v ster and more costly SER
vice than any other UPON the I'll be Re-
trenchment has been effected in the onst Of
supplies; s0me expenditures uuvsrranted
by law have ceased, AID the OutlAy for mali
oarri &c has been subjected to beneficial
scrutiny. Atthe closo Il the las 6soil year
the expense of transportation on star routes
stood at an annual 7 10 of cost less by over
$500, 900 than at tie close Of the previous
year, and steamb at and mail m essenger
service at nearly 500, COO less The service
ten ed BY. the establ shment OF new
Offices. increase of routes of
delivery couyenienees and additions to t6s
railway NAL iaclites in accordance with
the growing exlgencies of the country and
tho long eltabli he'd poll y Of the Severn
mont. The Postmaster General calls atten-
ton "a, the existing law tor compensatlng
method may be devised which will prove
more just TO tho carriers and beneficial to
the government, and the subject appears
worthy OF your cOuhluerAtl0n.
TIE DIFFERENCE5 WHICH AROSE
during thu year with certain Of the ocean
team hip companies, have terminated by
the aoquiosoence Of all in the policy oil the
government, approved by Congress, in the
nostal appropr alton A. at its last session, and
the department now enjoys tho utm st SER
vice afforded by all vessels which sail from
our ports upon other .ocaan-a service
gener lily ad quate tn the need of our
Intercourse. Pc itlons have, however, been
presented to tho department by numerous
merchants aud manufacturers for the estab.
lishmeut OF q direct service to the ArEen-
tine Republic, and for semi monthly dis
pa ches 10 the Entire Of Brazil and the sub
ject is commended TO your cOnsidarat on. 1t
is an obvious duty u provide the meaus Of
postal communication which commerce re-
quires and with prudent forecast OF r suits
the wise extension Of 1t may LEAD TO stimu-
lati1 4 Intercourse nd become the harbinger
of q profitable tr fho VII oh will open new
avenues Tor the dispositir n Of the Irodu is
OF our industry. The circumstances OF tho
cou tries at the far sou b OF our continent
are such as TO Invite our enterprise and
afford tho promise Of sufficient advantages
Ia in .tify an unusual effort 10 bring about