The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13
FOR SHOT AND SHELL
FOR THE BIG GUNS.


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.rston TIE nssn al the fort are prepared
20 start q. . moments notice and are
prepared for suy ktnd~ of sersies. Ess
same preparations ara heiag made a. an
tue post. In tAe department Of the CHI
eEado
improvements ~ KEY West
WASHINGTON. March iz-cfvll Ea-
ssnser A. j. Aenocal has been detached
from the League issand navy yard ard
ordered 10 Key West. This !. regarded as
significant ss6 - indicaslng purpose
or the part OF the navy department 70
make immediate and considerable TN
provements at the naval stasioa ia Key
West.
Al present the North Atlantic squadron
Il obliged 20 defer making any repairs
that cannot be done aboard sslip. as that
state Of affairs could not be permitted 10
ex.st il tine % trouble.
Brig. Gen. John Wilson. chief Of engin-
GERS Of tas war department.. returned to-
day aftes trip OF over 1909 rifles. which
he accomplished inside Of one week,
Naturally his visit 10 sousbsrn coast
points IN which extensive fertilization
work Ia In progress has excited much CON-
msns Gen wllsou declined. however. 10
d.~.sa.s Ia any way this phass OF his trip
ArstIl~r,m~n Ordered 20 the sosth.
JUNCTION CITY. kan. March Ia
or.lsrs wsse received az Fort Riley this
afternoon st O'Clock. detailing the three
batteries OF artillery at this post 10 the
South.
Battery Il. Of the Fourth artillery. Capt.
Anterior. goes 10 Fort Monroe.
Battery r. OF tho Fourth. Capt. Taylor.
goes 10 Savannah.
Battery r. OF The Fifth, Capt Riley. 10
New prtoans-
The orders arc such that |, viii compel
tAe msvsmsnt Of ihsse bAtisr.ss 70 ,hsir
new station not later than Wednesday Of
next weels
MAJ Randolph. who Is 10 command Of
tho artillery post at Fort Riley. has not
been ordered elsewhere. There y great
excitement here and at Fort Riley.
TsIegraphsc reports stating that the
troops are already en- route are erroneous.
Proposals fer Transportation.
CHICAGO. aIateh I-Quasiermaster
0enesai Lee. OF tbs army department Of
the lakes. is u,aking arrangements TO
transport batteries Of arsilsry now At
for:s In the West to the Atlantic saaboard
and the Gulf OF Mexica. Today the West
era railroads having headquarters Ia CHI
caxo and ST. Louis and other Western
cities wese inviscd to telegraph proposals
for transporting batteries Of artillery from
Fort Riley, kas.. TO Fortress Monroe, Va;
another from Fort Riley 10 New Orleans.
and asthird from Fort Riley 10 Savannah,
Ga. Each battery consists of ave officers.
aaxts i've met, tfts -eevea horses and four
guns. with caissons. battery FORCES aud
camp eaa.ppase. and will require one
Pullman car two tourist s,sspeFs. three
palace stock cars. three Dat ears and six
ffetah, ears. Zach battery Is 10 be run.
men. horses, guns and property together.
In one train of one or more sections The
equipment mus, so through from the
ready To leave Fort Riley at noon March
Is
Aetna Works q" Run hay aud Might.
VALPARAISO. Ind. March IL The
Aetna Powder Company has received an
order for leo tons of pp@ aeg aad ~ tons
at dynamite cartridges frefa The war de-
pasts,eiss The works sln be run day
ana night-
Government Cartridge Factory.
WASHINGTON. March T. Representa-
tives Russell. ilnl and spsrrs, OF cennec-
tlcnt. were bsfars ths naval committee OF
the house to-day 10 oppose tao recon
menda,ion az the ordinances bureau for the
establishment ef a government cartridge
factory. The bureau recommended an APP
Precipitation Of tSo.0eo for this purpose. The
business az making cartridgea Is a large
Industry ia Connecticut and Rfsosie Island.
and tbs representatives from these states
opposed she provision fer government
factasy as menace TO their ewn indus
tries