New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-13
MAGAZINE RIFLES FOR THE ARMY
DANISH GIN NAY BE ADorTED-AMERIcAN
WEAPONS TO PE TEsTED-ENGLAND
AND THE NAVAL REVIEW.


Washington Feb. l. (spcciaD.-Thc boari oi ArhS
officers which WAS recently organized to examine
and test magazine rifles. with view to the "oopi"n
of one for Use I'm the military service. naN. a'' 'Pc'
the Krag Jurgkcnscn gun, the Invention oil Il p@'''"
officer and that arm Is now the approach "''',,'''
PATTERN II was the intention OF the "fdla'c ""'..'
War Department, 10 begin the Manufacture III '"'S
gun immediately and In the new Army Appropr''''i
Lin rs II missed the House 100000 was mad" aV'ii
alta t,r this pur1,ose Wien this bill considered
bv the senate Committee Apr pliatons no htth'
onpc.ltinu was expressed by members OF the con-
mittcc 10 the idea OF adopting foreign gun "''ii
further efforts made to seclr" one Oh uo" -S''
inv,ntion 4 decision nf the committee was not
rcocbd until several of its member, had looked into
the merits OF the question ana examined several
American guns which appeared 10 nave "o'"'" P'"
tical advantages.
Tho senate committee appropriated $lOo,oDo WIN
which TO manufacture magazine guns. but adh"i u"
provision that part of tlin' sum shall be cNpu u
until such rifles Of American invention rs may he pre-
,cntcd for test within the next Sixty days SHAH
have been tried. The House committee has since
then agreed to insert practically the same provision
I'm this bill In case American inventions presented
i for test are not acceptable" the 100000 may De
devoted f. the manuiactur" Of the hias'oiS"'H" '
gun. Tic Appropriation bill etlpulacs mat u'" h'ari
of Ordnance and Fertilization. ana rot Spe. i' po'ri
~ Army officers as heretofore, shall DO the judges
and House committees meets general ana pa'H0tlc
desire that the troop, Of this country Sall be ar'l
with n gun Of domestic invention.
No reflection mp n the falme,, or iudrin nj Of tn"
heard which adopted III" KiHg JoI ghriS"i gun is III
tended n member Of The senate commit B." .1id yes
,crday: we prefer gun Of American nv'n''on' I'll
thing, being Equal. and believe that one can be
found
II app,ar. upon inquiry ~ tie Navy n'pFim'h''
that there no foundation for The report that England
had indicated her int'atl0n OF sending III" ll' us
Channel squadron t. participate in IL" naval r''''"
In tpn! On,ria~ a the Navy Department N""''
have been er atty plea ed however To lr abe !" con
firm .uch a rel Ort. FiS ana ha- formally accepted me
invitation of thi, country participate IN ~" fV'"'
and WILL doubtless. b" pr >'i'd bN Two or t'r ;
cr,,iablc ship. II T. expecting too much, however
70 fancy for u moment That. Ia View oil ENSUING ''''
ulceiion, In fypi and possible disturbances els"
,chcr. England would -,nd the thanAel rlu iron -
lar away from IL has" ~ -upu'e ~ wei n pt"TI-
non. "A, HAMPTON Roads AID New York. y Hia'ui
nf furr nor ~ the oouuiric, which hAN" N'c'p"l III
vita ion. to participate In tire rcvIr~ laf" Indicate" ue
number r. t1pr II v,.s>cl- which theN VIII '"hd .
Tir d pnrimcn' i. greatly graiihcd ~ ~" prom. -
u,,,il,udo al the NaVJl review. Ia addii u To VI
mrL Ghr-arll'- fleet 81 modern crui-cr- Nc."l~ rom
ih. following counrlc, VIII take part IN Tue anon IA
lion England France pain. Portugal linlY N lrH'
the Netherlands. iayi. FRAN ana 10" N~,nuh'
Popu De-. Necc fame from olcr c'uu r'- are i )""d
Z, 4. ia the near future.