The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-22

Chicago, Oct. H.-The Officers OF me
United States army constituting the
court % inquiry 70 examine into the
facts connected with the alleged III
treatment of Private Hammond BY Cap
tain Lowering OF the Fourth Infantry.
arrived a. Sheridan today and began
their work OF investigation. AS the
senior officer OF the court, Colonel ST.
mon Snyder. OF the Nineteenth infan-
Try. opened the proceedings and took
charge OF the examination. the mem
bers OF the court were in dou5, as to
the length OF time I; would require them
20 finish the examination ana make their
report 10 the war department.
FOR RIVERS AND HARBoRs
Washington, Oct. I-Gene-sl Wilson.
chief OF engineers OF the army, has
made his annual report 20 the secretary
OF war. II is devoted 20 me sorunca-
tons and river ana herbo- improve
ments o: the country.
The estimate for coast dessnses Cor
the years 1S9s-9e are as follows: Gun
and mortar batteries s., 900: pur-
chase OF land for Qualifications $50. 900:
protection, preservation and repair OF
fortifications 5000: sea walls and en-
oankments $4,000; torpedces Cor har-
Dor defense. for the purchase OF sub
marine mines and necessary appliances
10 operate them, for closing the chan
nels leading to our principal seaports.
for needtul classmates. cable galleries.
etc, to render IL possible 10 operate sub
marine mines. S50. 900.
General Wilson says that during the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1897. there
IVES expended on river and harbor i'm
provements s13.46l .65s. For the fscal
year ending June 80. 1899. his estimates
are: Continuous work authorized by
congress SiS.S76 o07; <or other work not
provided for by continuing contracts
S29, 452,153.
The principal estimates in detail FOL
low:
Upper Mississippi river. removing
snags 100000; Improvement between
Ohio and Missouri rivers $500 900: be
tween Missouri river and Minneapolis.
sS26, $50; lock and dam between St Paul
and Minneapolis 1897 ,S57: reservoir al
the hesdwaters, $40. 600; for improving
the Mississippi river from head OF the
passes 10 the mouth OF the Ohio river
including salaries and clerical office,
travelling and miscellaneous expenses OF
the Mississippi river commission. ST.
s93, 1888.
For improving flarbor at New Ma
drid. No. $1,000; Memphis. Tenn. 1885,
900; Helena. Ark. $4,000; Greenvllie,
Mise, 800, 200; Delta Point. La, $780,
900: Natchez. Miss. and Vidalia. La,
S3l I, 900; New Orleans. La. 100000.
For Improvement at head OF Atchafa-
laya and mouth Of Red rivers. La. $780,
900. Total S2.9s6. 1873.
Missouri river above Sioux City. Iowa.
s7O6.67 Missouri river under the COM
mission 5000. 900: Usage river under Ms
souri, commission $4,000.
Minnesota-Duluth har5or tl102. no;
Red River OF the North S37 $50: Agate
Bay. 81. 70s.
ennessee-Cumberland river below
Nashville. $500. 900; Cumberland river
above Nashville 81 900, 600: Tennessee
river above Chattanooga $65, 900: Ten
neSSsE river D-4DH AlltL LdiiHtEt S-sNyyf-
900; Little Pigeon river $4,000.
Ohio-Ohio river and MusIS.ngum riv-
er 81 OO0, 900: movable dams Ohio river
$685.. 900: Indiana chute. OHIO river. S24l =.
9i7: Toledo hsrbor $500 900: Sandusky
har5or SIS. 900; Huron har5or SIS 900;
Black river har6or, SIS 500. Cleveland
harbor $3.50. 900: Conneaut harbor 1895.
600.
New York-Buffalo ha-5or Ssfs.75o.
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Locks and dams. Monongahela river.
$685. 500: Allegheny river. $4,000; loc1s
and dams. Herr Island. Allegheny river.
$3.50 600.
Kentcky-Green river 3s5.s75; Ken
lucky river 1921 900.
ulincis-ChicagO river 500. 900: Calu-
met harOor $500 Oc0: Calumet river $780,
900: Illinois river :375.O0o; Illinois and
Mississippi canal $3.50 $50.
On the subject Of Publications. the
report says:
The great range OF modern hig5 pow
er guns. compels the establishment; %
defensive lines a. distances from the
cities and hzrbors considerably greater
than heretofore deemed Necessary. At
many narbors the sites o. the older
type WORKS are a: distances from ire
oojec.s % be protected Insufficient . al
nit o. a proper defense under modern
conditions. A. Othe- Es-5o-s and areas
OF the Oh sites. when otherwise suitable.
are too small - accommodate the mod
err detenses. Tasa cqu.s.ti0n o: sJit-
able sizes. has. Therefore. been Deces-
cary feature q the construction OK a
modern feature % sescoas, defenses
The operations attending TIE scqgi-
s,tio1 q sites are frequently ATTENDED
b. o3.ous and unavoidable delays. a
several points where fcsenses are ~
gently required &. has been impossible %
proceed KIN -1e.r construction f1-
want % the Necessary land A Number
o. inp1-.8n; sites EtlI remain 70 e &C.
qg.reI 20 carry OK ths approved pro-
te-ts. snI s118.f ~ secu-e5 a. p-.gnp;-
y as 27ss.5,s. 20 taa; NJ delay may b.
sx7er.erce4 IN ne construction O. re
ern2szceu-1ts zae1 saats be-one avail
a5le A. appropriation .; geo 90 -
earnestly requested - acquire ne 22r-
caase q res sztez-"
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