Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-03

Jun ony y, 80 a-o 30 49, - a. :I ~,
oeen co .u ,s.;e "a IA soe- s.a s,s
were aesua.y Ia SiIouaaao e anu .ho
IN cer1inca'es 9e ,as n;,,,n .ns
VI .no sos.I,, .,,, ~e
IN IN sucn recommen s ealnesuy concur.
recommendations ask the careful attention of
the Congress TO the secretary's report
Il THE ARMY.
The Secretary of War reports that..the army
at the date Of the last consolidated returns
consisted OF 2,1s9 officers and "a, $40 enlisted
men. The actual expenditures of the War de-
partment for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1sss. Amounted 70 s41 1s5' l07 or Of which ,um
60 "a s,e 20 uas .xn.ndad Co.. nnb,;c worls
;rciud;nN 49, "a harho. ;p,nrar.monts
..The hoard ~ ordnance and fort;f,cst;ons
nror;aeJ for nnaer tha act annroved Sentan,-
her 90 last was Convened octaber an 1SSS and
,ians .md sroo;Sca.;ors Co. ,ro~nr;n, forc;mgs
For q 10 and 70 inch onns uppder nroy;s;ons Of
section and aiso for nrocurr;ng IS.incb
hreech. loaa;na mortars castr;ron hooned Nth
steel. under the nrovisons Of section 3 of the
said act were sribmitted n the Secretary of
War for references To the hoard. by the ord
nance Recruitment ON the same date These
plans and specifications have been promptlv
approved by the hoard and the Secretary Of
War the necessary authority To publish odyer
tisements inviting proposals in the news
papers throughout the country. was granted
by the Secretary on November 10 and on No.
vember IS the advertisements were sent ont to
the different newspapers designated The bids
for the steel forgings are to be opened on De-
cember 20. 1888. and for the mortars on De-
cember Is, 1883.
AN ARMY GUN FACTORY, ETC.
board Of ordnance officers was convened at
the Watervliet arsenal on October 4. 1888. to
prepare the necessary nlans and snecif;cations
To- tho MAINTAINING 20 o-,,,, go,
w ."e esa'S ~, =, an army gun iao.ory
at tnat point. Inc preliminary report OF this
board, with estimates for shop buildings and
officers quarters, was approved by the board of
ordnance and Notifications November 6 and g.
The specifications and form of advertisement
and instructions to bidders have been prepared
and advertisements inviting proposals for the
excavations for the shop building and for erect
ing the two sets of officers quarters have been
published. The detailed drawings and specifi-
cations for the gun factory building are well in
hand and will be finished within three or four
months when bids will be invited for the erec-
ton of the building The list of machines. &c,
Is made out, and 1t Is expected that the plans
1or the large lathes, &c, VIII be completed
hthn hS l3ur hunns, anu a.;er apprSyal
for furnishing the same will he invited The
machines and other fixtures will be completed
as soon as the shop is in readiness to receive
'nTn': propaoiy aDGu. uiy. io9V.
nrocnrement Of nnenmat;c dvnan;, o o,, ,U the
necessary snac;f,cat;ons ore INV hano nraYarad
and adyartsements for nronosais vii ;Ssne
early in December The onns will nrobabjv 10
81 * ;ncbes caI;har and 2ra a rra;act;Ie tbot
will carry charge each of about 500 pounds of
explosive geiatine with full-cal6er prolectlles.
s;r 10 ten fran tba dat re ,h ir rom
tract. so that all the guns of this class that can
be procured under the PROVISIONS of the law
Will be purchased during the year 1889.
nta;mnd =; feiuess enaa .ne reconn,lehua1iolls ms
which are in nv on;n;on c.icniotod 10 IN
erase the usafnineSs and d;sc;nI;ne ~ ,ba
army NAV receive the cons;der alton Of ths
Congress Among tboso A. nronosa, 49,
there sbould he nrovided a nIan for the exami.
nation of ofticers To test their fitness for nro-
motion ia of the utmost ;mnortance This 70
form has been recommendad in Tho ranorts of
the Secretary and ito aynad;ancv "a 20 fnliv
demonstratei Inv the srgnment bc nresepts in
ito favor that ito adont;o5 should nj lonaar ha
neglected
of oiN' shhnpAN
In august last was national afhlctlon. The
army then lost the grandest of its chiefs. The
country lost brave and experienced soldier.
a wise and d;scraet counselor and q modest
,a.o,~,LIo 49,. m, ''
anu sensioie man ihose VINO In any manner
came WITHIN the range OF his personal associa-
ton will never fail to pay deserved and willing
homage to his greatness and the glory of his
career; but they will cherish with more tender
sensibility the loving memory of his simple.
generous, and considerate nature.
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a., .''
whose removal from their reservation In Ari-
iona followed the capture of those of their
number who engaged in a bloody and murder
ous raid dprino a mart If tbe yeor. ,sa, and
zoo. VIZ 100 INV
iooo' are ho" neio as Prasohers Vi WAX AT MI.
vernon barracks, IN the state OF Alabama.
They numbered, on the 3lst day of October.
the date of the last report SO men. 40 women.
70 boys, and SO girls. in all 3S2 persons. The
commanding officer states that they are in
good health and contented, and that they are
kept employed as fully as is possible in the cir
cumstances. The children. as they arrive at a
suitable age, are sent to the Indian schools at
Carlisle and Hampton. Last summer some
charitable and kind people asked permission
to send two teachers to these Indians for the
purpose of instructing the adults as well as
such children as should be found there Such
permission was readily granted. accommoda-
lions were provided for the teachers, and some
portions of the buildings at the barracks we're
made available for school purposes. The good
work contemplated has been commenced and
the teachers engaged are paid by the ladies
with whom the plan originated.
I am not at all in sympathy with those
benevolent but iniudicious people who are con-
stantly insisting that these Indians should be
returned to their reservation. Their removal
was an absolute necessity If the lives and prop
erty of citizens upon the frontier are to be at
all regarded by the government. Their con-
unned resIalnt az distance from the scene