Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-11-01
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
A Statement From the General Manager
of the Baltimore and Ohio-Ihe
Board of Ordnance.

The Mexican government has decided
to send delegates to the international
Monetary Conference at Brussels.
A statement has been received at the
War Department from General Manager
Odell OF the Baltimore and ONO rali-
wav. which shows that in case OF an In
vasion of the United States four trunk
lines leading to New York from the west
could land 100000 troops within thirty
hours, with horses and all necessary
equipment, and at the same time move
enough commercial supplies to meet the
current needs of the country.
The chief OF the revenue marine serv-
ice in his annual report enumerates the
services rendered by the revenue cutters
Corwin, Rush and Bear and Fish Com
mission steamer Albatross, temporarily
detached, in patroling Behring Sea and
inforcing the modus rirendi. To Septem-
Der 30 the Bear had cruised more than
lO. 600 miles in Alaskan waters, and with
the United States steamer Adams will
remain as guard In the vicinity OF the
seal islands until December next. The
entire revenue marine service has cost
during the yearly 81, 1000.
The Board OF Ordnance, which has had
the duty OF adjusting the smaller caliber
rife sights and other details of the new
magazine gun for the army, has handed
in an in eresting report. The new
weapon, which lie q modification OF the
Krug-J orgensen gun, will be made al
Springfield, Mass, at the national ar
mory for the army and marine corps
The navy will also change its rifle tc
correspond. 1t is hoped to have some
OF the new weapons ready by January !
The caliber OF the army rife will be re-
duced to thirty, the weight of the bulle'
will be 220 grains, and the charge viii
be from thirty-six to forty grains o
smokeless powder, or such less weight al
will give the above bullet muzzle We
locity Of about 1000 feet per second.
Domestic violence in some States ha
rendered necessary the use OF militar.
in support OF the civil authorities. say
General Scho6eld in his report. Idaho
military organization had not reached
the strength necessary to cope with |
formidable instruction involving de
struction Of life and property, as in tn
C9ur d'Alene mining region. Wyoming
also had to employ national troops Il
prevent conflict between armed partie
Of citizenp. Other special services rem
dered by troops in various parts OF tn
country are involving much labor, ex
posture and hardship. Regarding small
arms and field artillery he says whel
troops are furnished with magazin
small arms they will be as well equippe'
as any troops in the world, and urge,
that no time be lost in supplying sucl
arms. The General speaks in approving
terms of the beginning made in fortify
ing our coasts, and recommends an al
tillery reserve and other matters.
A dispatch reciting the troubles expe
rienced by American merchants on tn
Gilbert Islands was shown to Secretar
Foster the other day. The United State
commercial agent in the islands has mad
no such REPRESENTATIONS to the Depart
ment of State. The Secretary says tina
early in the present year the department
received communicate n from Kin
Tebu Rein of the Gilbert Islands pray
ing that the United States establish
protectorate over them. The depart
ment did not act upon the application
for the reason that it was the establishe
policy of the United States to decline t
extend its protection by such meant
Certain aspects OF the case resemble
the Samoan controversy, and, althoug
the Department OF State felt obliged t
decline the request for protectorate,
may be assumed that all legitimat
American interests in the islands will b
fully protected.