Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07
full attention Of congress to the secre-
tAry's rel ort.
fhe A. my.
Gus NATIONAL DEFENsE.

The secretary OF var reports inst the
army at the date Of the lrst corso .idsted
re urns consisted OF 21S9 officers and
"a $40 enlist d men. The actual expendi
lures for the fs:sl year eoted June so,
1888, amounted 80 s4I, 165,l07 OF, of |
which sum IS. 15S, sl4 IS was expended |
for public works, Including river and |
hsrbor improv7 n enis.
The board Of ordnance and fo!iiicstions,
provided for under the act approved Sep
TENDER 90 lsst, WIS convened October SO,
1883, and plsrs and specifications for pro
curing forsings for 8, 10 snd IL iuch guns
under the provisions OF section 4, and also
for the procuring OF g2 inch breecn-losd-
ing mortsrs, cast iron, hoped With steel,
under the provisions Of section 3, OF the
said act, were submitted to the secre sary
OF war for reference to the board BY the
ordnance depsssznent Ct the same date.
These plans and specifications having
been promptly approved by the board snd
the se Tetxry Of war, The necessary au-
tnority to publish advertisements inviting
proposals in the newspapers throughout
the country was grantee By tie secretary
on Eovember IL, ana on November IL I'd
vsrttsemeEts were sent out to the differ.
enS newspapers desigusted.
The bids f3r the steel foreings are to
be opened on De, sn1ber %, 1888, and for
TIE mortars on D cember Is, 1855
4 board Of ordnance officers wss con.
vensd at the WGtervllet srsenel o. Octo-
Der (, 1888, to prepare the necessary
plans and spscif ;stioas for the establish
nent Of
AN ARMY GUN FACTORY
ct thss lint TIE preliminary report Of
| oh ~, hniIf
Tugs and Officers q1.s,ers WAS approved
| bY the board Of ordlsrcs and forlt1c =
lions November sac The specircs-
tiors and f)r of advertisements and In
stFuctions to bidders have been prepared,
and advertisements inviting the proposals
| for the excavation for the shop Building,
snd for cree ing the two SETS Of officers
20 qarters have been published. Tne
delsiled drawings and specifications
for the gun factory building are well 10
| hand, ana will be finished within three or
S,ur moRths, wlel bids VII BE- Invited
for the erection CT the buildings.
The tlist CT machines, elc IL made
l5.out and i! is ex 2ectsd that the plans for
the large lsthes, etc Viii be Completed
within about four months, snd after ep
prevail by the board CT ordnalcs aud,
tornficsticns bids for furnishing the came
will De invited. The machipos and otneT
tx ures will BE- completed SIS soon So the
saop IL in readiness to receive them,
probably about 1890.
Under tne provisions Of the army bill
for tee procurement OF
PNEUMATIC DYNAMITE GUNS,
the necessary specifics ,ns e now
being prepared, AID advertise
sue esrly in December. The guns
will probably be of fifteen inches
csIibre ana FIRE PFC =ctile that will car =
6 charge each Of shout 500 pounds Of *
p.oEive gslstlne, with ~ ii csliore pr j.c
tiles. The guns Will proosbly be deiiv-
ered in from six to ten months from tae
cs'e Of contrscT, go that sli the guns OF
tnis class thss can be procured under
the provisions OF the law will be
purchased during rhe year 1889
earnestly request that the recommends
lions contained in the secretsry's report,
gil CT which are In my opiaion calculated
TO Increase the usefulness and
DISCIPLINE CT TIE Army,
may receive she Consideration Ct the con~
gress. ATong these the proposal that
there should bs provided plsn for the
exsmiGatiou Of Officers to test their fitness
for promotion is u the utmost import
anca. This reform hss been be;or5 re-
commended In the report OF the secretary,
and It's expediency is so fully demon
Stratsd ty the arguments he p.esents In |
It's f2v2r thss tbs Sdoption should NO |
longer be neglected.
THR DEATH CT GENERAL SERBIAN,
in August Isst, vas . nstlonsl I'll ctton. |
rae army then lost the gIsndsss OF It's |
chiefs; the country los. q Grave and ex-
peIierced solder, wise and discreet |
councillor and o modest and sensible |
man Those who in sEy manGer came |
within the range 2f his personal sss0cis- !
tion Will Dever fail 70 pay deserved and |
wiling homage 20 his greatness and the |
glory Ct his career, bat they will cherish |
with more tender senslbility the living |
mem ~ Ct his simple, generous AMI coz |
siderate nature.
THE APACHE INDIANA,
Sh2ss renewal iTom theiI reservation in |
Arz)ps folio we'd the esp ure OF those Of |
their number Tho engaged in bloody |
sad mu.derCas rsi4 during part CT he |
years 1885 and 1885 are n y asld So pris> |
Gners OF war sc Mount Verr1R barracks, |
In the s,a,e Of Albania. They NUN 3ered |
OH n SIst day Ct OGsober, she date cf |
he las. report, So nen. ITO women, 20 |
boys Gn6 SO gitls, IL ell Ss2 psgaoEs. Tne |
comma ding { fiji :eF s:stes t1ss thsy are |
Ia good hesllh end conten led, AID tha, |
tics are ke ot employed as fully as Is posi- |
be under the circumstances, The children |
8, they arrive ct suitable age are sent |
20 the IaGiEn schools 81 Carlisle and |
Hampton. Last summer some CHARITABLE |
and kind people asked permission 20 send |
TWO escAers to the Indians for tha pur-
pose OF instIuCiirg the sGults as well ss |
ouch Children IS should be found there. !
Saca per mission WAS readily granted; |
accommodations were provided for the |
teachers and some portions OF the build |
logs st the barracks were made available |
for school purposes. The good worK |
contemplated has been commanded, ana |
The teachers ergsged are psld by the |
ladies with vaom the plsn originated.
REMOVAL OF THE APACHEs.
am not 9; ali in sympathy With these |
benevolent but iIjadicious people who |
are constantly insisting thst these In
dams should be returned to the reserys-
tion. Their removal was sn absolute ne |
cessity, II the lives and property OF citi- |
zens upon the frontier are to be e. ali re- |
gsrded By the government. Their con. |
tiLued restraint 81 . distance from the |
scene of their Iepee*ed and cruel murders
snd ousrsges il still necessary. I.Iss
mistaken philanthropy, every way i;ja-
sious, which promotes the desire
10 ese these ssVages returned TO |
sheir old hsunss. They are In ;heir
present location 50 the result
Il the Best jndgeu II Of those hsving CT
fsisl Responsibility 10 tie matter and dho
are by NJ msEns lac king il kiad consider.